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ivcr.tiizg th ha retiItd
tit satitfactorily for -Mr.$obli
aid -0 least, so it enzed as
through his rose -tint
Ilis plans lied all dovetail
most beautiful ,intinner,
InovinSteeetety and en.
nragingly that hia temper had
• .sc*rely been Milled throughout
' tbe isrwsuit involving the Brewster
/trroperty, during
tier had. been characterized by an
urbanity and selt-liuMetenest which
seemed to bespeak a conscience at
peace with itself and the world in
general beesuse- Of duty Well done.,
Then, alnetst i'ininedia,tely, had
• ,followed his marriage with 'Miss
Anna, Brewster," a, romantic sequel
to thee remarkable ease as the
papers expressed it, and 'thus the
at. .,fortune for Which he had so
Jong ben scheming had-,eitelast
ectly into his grasp, and he. fondly
elieved that henceforth he would
sail over a smooth sea of prosper -
sty,, without a fear of even an un-
tewarel breeze to ruffle its calm sur-
face.
rldri-4ohn--Iftibbard--had--.1trown
young -looking and _eleboneir since
_.-hisinarriage. His barber gave him
the nicest nossible ea*e: steaming
and massaging the wrinkles and
crow's feet out of his kace
fully that the mart gridually ae;
-quireel x habit of smiling -fondly at
himself whenever he looked in the
His clothing was of the finest ma-
terial and of the latest cut; .his
immaculate; his one diamond
flawless; his gloves and footgear
above criticism; consequently, be
made a very presentable bride-
groom, and his forty years appeared
to sit very lightly upon him.
He also seemed to be propor-
tionately proud of, and devotedt
his handsome young wife, who ere-
Ated quite a sensation wherever
they went, and thils, "of -course,
ii-
ereased the importance of here liege
lord. Anna Brown had known all
SJI4 grew
• r,
, 1ight-,1leS'lle4t 4,IW
4:1411.11410 tiGtWhItAritr.'pA44 Parrilprliti:41
been her " deliverer from * giilling
lioeilage freshin, ilet heart, she ex.
ted herself to view him in every
ay; and thus, to all appeerance,
they were ii, very contented and de-
voted eituple, in epite, of the pal-
pable difference in their ages.
While on shipboard, they both be-
came very amiable," with their fel-
low voyagers, aiding very material-
ly in the amateur entertainments
,, ,
which were arranged for the amuse-
ment of their little, floating world,
ed , thus making many ,,friends
among the passengers. Arriving in
London,- they established them-
selves at the Langham, when they
went everywhere, sew everything,
and spent ruoney ad libitum.'
They "did" the principal places
es _interest in England, cotland,
144ePirrtlfittett-aeresli ,
channel to 'gay, delightful Paris,
Where they intended- to remain for
a, couple of months, then go to
Rome' for the remainder of the
winter.
They were _both in excellent
spirits. Mr. Hubbard was especi-
ll lie
was really becoming quite fond and
proud of. his etYlieli and --pretty
wife, and mentally asserted to Irina -
,self that he hadi never realized
what it was to live until now, when,
with more money than he really
'knew what to aci-withi-witir
care in the world but to live luxuri-
eusly, dress becomingly and grati-
fy every caprice of his own and the
smiling woman beside him, he could
roam withersoever he pleased, and
fear no man.
One fine day in .No ember they
bowled along the 1311130 th, beauti-
ful roads in their elegant, noiseless-
ly rolling carriage, behind a pair
of fleet -footed, coal -black horses, in
gold -mounted harness, chatting so-
cially and enjoying -every inoment,,
until they finally drove ostentati-
ously into the contlyard of their
hotel, where obsequious servants
sprang forward to open the carri-
quite * f!tterer, Mi _
pua reterted, Ali she merrily ortep
tat. to rii, eatilyostar /jai; isotram dass &nevi n
r
4 VOUS Of aCkIWWIt41$1114MI • tf'fi when ouce seen,
4 where have 3,-"Ou been all thi. . coxes which honeyee b tbis
ite.th
i.stotileditieettr,_teribiolusiltigy.,,,,,r9trar ress were transformed from •
intbitats-ofintbr and wild animais is * newly tqrived Anterinza to places for, devotions, .0ro,
41,1 the liousra Mr. A. A-. Nieholse 4ds of 'images of Bieldlueare ear
"Ala .Whete is ,ho fromt" ,
New. Tork.", ' IQ in-t*Irb94, htlireen,7teatslisliittiSlite:4)eriti.tt' eery
0 he yOling, or. il,1 $ t4r-e*A-40. it* Fittiiig., or tech'
"About tlor v .- . boul na en less silettee, 'No one, c:
e''' hut lqq'' • always " 1,4140 how.MOY 2114/1" of 41
, .Anua t, ve.;PiresSe, e:.eart en- flora ' '
.butet
riintubbetlasigoo . In u
se, sacra c, verns,, . Alin,*
as
i ' tati:ling*4 trifle. , retitar,kable ;,i ' ' Durmese ,shrine'
do not kPowt repliedbuilt,'D 4 rich man ilicati.ofkrin
nshins-slightliy. ‘1,"1 sOppolie it ts to hiS faverite"ged,,Nhicla was,erec %.,
7
the', natural, ctiriosity ot„ my 'sex: d on the very apex of *,fibelanch,
c?opping out," she added, laughing ing reck,",so formitlebte in appear.,
• ghtly. ane St to Strike terror to. the.
Ile etood-lookingiWher for a mo- heart` before .91,10 ear, carry 010 the
ment. . resolution to make the diffieult aa.
"Do you long for young ,eompany, eent., The material ' was tows.
Aimal Are you beginning to be a ported Jo the rock on the backs
little sorry that you have not a of men. and pulled to the top with
.,,paiiiiger husband!' he thee quer. hand -power by means of 'a rope.
led, *linger of nxiety in his tone:, To roach the to requires atoub
The giri bit h r lip with vexation litniis and stady aerres,, for only
at the turn their conversation hat tiny steps Were been cut in an *1 -
taken. very- well
satisaed with my most perpendicular wall, and a slip
husband,' thank leu,,, she said means a fall to certain injury, and
.
gaily, and yet there was a note in perhaps death.
her voice that, to him, did not ring
nuite true.
"Are you surer he gravely
asked. - Writer on Subject of Languages
"Why shouldn't I be eatisfied?" Reekoas Above Number. -
she eriedt as she isuddenly stretched' '
out her jeweled hands* before her, The _least learned are amarti that
,.
.znd
ed .1.ondly.:Fak;thertri,-,,them OSF-4'.--ltt.13'-'"i'.
Iv
' Iitk" YkiV .444 - U a ., 1t.
, t,
down litlier-AirarriefingAreeet IVO' •
I not have everything I want'l Do probably beyond the dreams of or-
dinary people. I
yott not do everything to make me
hapPY 1" The geographer Balhi, eniaraer-
'I try to, surely • but are you ated 660 which are entitled to be
really happy, Anna?'" considered as distinct languages,
There was the slightest possible and 5.000 which may be regarded as
austr-beforemsh---Teplieten "diaket8v- - '
she burst forth impetuously !" Another modern writer on this
- -:"I never wair-go- -happy iii ---my hied- .reckons --up 4,004 languages
life!" and dialects existing* and which
And she spoke only truth, for she have exi5ted's
was reveling in luxury such 48 she Even after we have allowed el -
had never dreamed of in those not ther of these as the number of Ian-
ry remote-elays when she and her guages we must acknowledge the
mother had toiled early and late at existence of many minor diversities,
making jackets for tirentyLfive cents for almost every province has a
apiece. ' . tongue more or les peculiar, and
well •Iteliev'e to be the
"I do not believe you ever were," this we maY
said John Hubbard, a smile of sat- case throughout the woIrd at large.
isfaction wreathing his lips as he Of the 660 distinct languages
'Passed on to his own dressing- enuraerated by Balbi, 53 belong to
Europe, 114 to Africa, 123 to Asia,
room.
417 to America and 114 to Oceania.
IMMO •
LANOPAGES,IDIALECTS LON,
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CHAPTER ' X. .
When they entered the brilliant-
ly lighted dining -room, and sought
their accustomed 'places the newly
arrived Ameriean was 'places,
seat-
theit.
ed at an adjoining table, quite near
Mrs. Hubbard shot one compre.
her life that she was inore than or- age door, -relieve "madame" of her hensive glance at him as her bus -
wraps and pretty trifles --trophies band directed her attention to the
oTber outing -:--and tallow in -WO unobtrusive individual, then re-
train as she entered the gorgeous marking, with her French shrug,
vestibule and passed on to the elo- that he "did not appear to be par-
vator, to be taken to her apart- ticularlY interesting, she paid no
ments. . further attention to him. They had
As they swept through the 'wide planned to go, that evening to the
entrance, John Hubbard observed a opera, to hear Nordica, as Margu-
quiet, gentlemantly appearing man, iiiite'in* "Faust," and both being
• in a, tourist's suit of dark gray, exceedingly fond of music, they
standing beside one of the impos-
uere anticipating a rare treat.
ing pillars. He gave him but a
Anna Hubbard, on returning to
casual glance in passing, but that her rooms, ,had just tied a ravish -
was sufficient to assure him that the ing little hat of costly lace and
stranger was one of his own court- .pluine5 upon her brown head with
trymen.this pleasure in view, and her hus-
After attending his wife to their band was in the act' of buttoning
rooms, his curiosity prompted him his gloves, when there came a rap
to go below again to the office, and Upon their door. John, Hubbard
glance at the hotel register. Yes, cpened it, to find, to his astonish -
it was as be had thought, for there, went, the "newly arrived Amert-
aM°118 the arrivals of the afternoon ean," Mr.- A. A. -Nichols, standing
he found the name of "A• A. Ni'll- cutside.
ols, New York City, U. ' S. A.. "Have I thehonorof addressing
"Humph! / wonder just who A. Mr. John Hubbard,. of New York,
A. Nichols may be?" he muttered
theughtfully, as he- turned away Cityr 'blandly inquired the gentle.'
man as le removed his hat and
from the desk and strolled into the bowed pojitely." ,
readilig-room for another look At "That is my name," somewhat'
the newcomer' , V he should be, r',c)' stiffly responded Mr' ' Hubbard.
fortunate, as to find les there- 'whose dignity was rather offended
He ripiet the stranger' almost 011- Iliecaustis an advance 'courier had not
'pesite'htm as he enteredthe apart- tieeik stol to solicit interview.
ment, sitting by 'lw.it w, left+. Mr. Nic*Nols itrunediatr pres4ted
It
reading New ...tikk paper. lael his es,sci, with an -air of deferende
ing himself in- Ili 11-11111VePlent p05:-; tliiCii at once smoothed the milled
tion, where he could have a good
. plumage of -the newly rich man be-
fore him.
' (To be contihaed.)
dinaril good-looking, and she had
ys ehafed soi-7Te y- against the
bondage of her poverty.
, Especially had this been the case
since •her father's death, for that
event had made it necessary for her
to share the treadmill life of her
mother, the combined labor of both
being hardly sufficient to keep"the
wolf from the door; therefore, she
had for a long time to forego the
-fratification of her vanity and taste
In matters of dress.
She had a fine form --tall, straight
and somewhat inclined toward vo-
luptuousness. She was a clear bru-
• eyes, dark brown hair and brows,
Smite, with brilliant, wine -brown
good features, perfect teethi and
!avidly scarlet lips.
She had acquired a fair educa-
Alien, having attended a high school
until the death of ter, father, and,
being quick-witted and observing;
she was thus eaabled to make • a
veryl.good appearance under the
), Changed conditient of her life.
When John Hubbard's proposi-
tion had opened, out before her the
prospect of stepping, from a hovel
to a palace, from homespiln to vet-
, vett and dianionds, so to spealti she
.t.itil.itteapeel for it as eagerly as
I 4iiirownuig tterson wuld.\\grasp at\ a
*Ora*, without giving a eingle
thought to the responsibilities of
ouch position, or the duties which
lay before her as a wife. Her one
desire was to get away from the
intolerable grind of her life, even
though that end could only s be
• *thieved -at the -moral' expense of
aiding ,and abetting. a :crime.
• Inimediately after the maturing
of John Hubliard's plans, and while
they were awaiting the movements
<if the &ult. Mrs. Brown ancl her
daughter had removed to a better'
view of the man, Mr. Hubbard
drew forth the London Times from
his pocket, and, using this at
screen, proceeded to watch the 7ob-
ject of his curiosity from behind
it.
But he taw nothing to Interest
him particularly or reward him for
Itis trouble; for, after half an hour
el apparently diligent rea4ing, M
A. Nichols ',methodically fold
lccality, where, establishing his aper, put. it carefialy in his
themselves under the name 6rPpocket; then, rising, strolled ilei-
trewgter, they had ciornfortable
recur% pterity to eat, and good And
, ta4efith though not ekgant, cloth.
.' iiig to wear, Mr. Hubbard, of
teuree, stapplyieg all Alio eeoessary
funds, for these changes.
Shortly after the Brewster case They glanced casually at each
ritIS deauled in their favor; Alona ether, and paged; then the law -
rage to her benefactor, . ler tient iltdilThrentlY 01/51, simply the
a glsolt.tooth harrow !nay be tie* la *lie hiswry Of the Oiler -Ott* the,1411 his f,1,)°°ti' xcet't whcn 11° "flung
willingly Wighted her hand in mar -
when, tor 4 telling Iiiinnelf that ethe ki ow pissed over the whoie betadeast,}1seetabers oboale en lee iuriiiree wiik,"ittatptre;:iiTteura,n,tnerreedtutrlineedbeli
the few dctys that. rent:ill:14A previ.li kteked like at tenimon neli.spaper pulverizing and destroying the, twee iirst coulidetco in the Niue of Coo*. „' wu°
oils to their departure for E'tirope, i ti,rrespondent, Jr,pertaaps, a wtit- email sprouting weeds, but}eloing Mae retesirr. thatlime *iis the iresent.! to hilli- Ile !as always ., riming
tri soi itspejegne.4darts;i, ho urio "twit ie. somebody, but never eeverely, and
they all went to live in one of the tit of artieljes tor rsome 11/34azine,,,, rte harm. to the strong corn plants,
. .0 'wn hotptg, 1,-,ilire ttzo bride inl. Erzt,„-nk,43 his own domittiug..he totnui, whether before or. Atter they hies teoreseitiaiieet tit dealt ttrat iwiten lor , Ifilati by n91..ineans disliketh 1f6 was ,
ef iiiAetimedi the ii ht. / the d _ te hedge ititt the better year et the Order. GICSnatilett Dicky Larrup.°' lint
' ley bttame absurtitAl il pros"; Mrs. Ilubbarsi lent putting. the fin- r 1,
, to outtft suitable fior iter , iolire8 tometl,... to a riviisiang toil. --- --eel rake ulaY ilwthii- samt; , fittie,;,,ters;trtet,s6ietai; :e''ketllerkarregolt•litileheiStro oithird"Srr OlivnleartSetiOrilfwesa,:erilse0tr10148t°o14:7
le. ( , ".
1 , A)I -,0.:.°4 Akiktrtf,h-V-,.-;-., r - rant-lifi .coriVri'aril. *liaoll la itt'ettige be o ' t till44.S. CO
riptii# I
, ,
,• .
surely from the place,. AS if wholly
notonkiont .of having been observ.,
:Some time later,' when .John
Hubbard 'was,. returning, to. his
re,.oint, he met the Amerian coming
,ilown the stair.
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rJz� • sea :say
oto' 'Sowed .Markeil
**ell* Th. ttlekti3Ot .of ri.Oeilred"
tee ths, ir0Or $1,59,13141. aid isitOreet
esrain115.174,40. 'The total ,receiptit,lhere.
pro. stuouutt4 4744314.10. There were
f.$3$ Sick sad "instal Beneirt elaires
wild, imam:Ming to 41$4.611.$4. Isevia$ $4907
S42.$1 -to carry to the- *eserve rand, which
At Os (Oar at tho ear sone:Anted to
$142,$$$.7*."
There were ';f7.757 taRsabsc* la goo$ etandj
ing et the dose of the Year. earryla
$71.171.$041- of Insuranes and the inember4
ship in the and Fitneral Beeollt
branch was 43.154. -
There were is:mod from the High Secres
tarre office $.1511 intaritace certificates. awl
nistitheireltip ternileates. or's total ot
WO% and In additiOn-there were endorses
mental esasle on 1.31$, laeurauee certificate&
The report .ef Itobt. Elliott. High Tress -
titer. showed 'the fund* of the Order to he
la a moot satisfactory, condition. The
MOO* in lb._ sororo tunes ware In
ranee; 09.131.41; sicicald siseersi stone
•
94L2
TOULt"r4:0010.9,, 05%31KM The total
expenditure la these funds itmonnted
• $625.07.29. The surplus income over e*.
penditure amounted to $30.497.27
The surplus Insurance funds are invested
as- follows:
Municipal and school deben.
-tures- . _ .$03,410"e$
-vow*
-Deposit* In iehartered basics-, 20,0000*
Current "moot:ate in chartered
blinks ......-........ 20.1714h
Total ...... .;....$2.74.940
The total essete of the Order amounted
to $2.92$.399.39, and its liabilities $32.66015
Assets over liabilities, $7411$.731110.
The report of Dr. 31. Stanley, who has
been Chairman of the Medical Board Gino
the ineeptiou of the Order. +shows that the
death rate during the pest year was oniy
6.53 In thb thousand. The average deatb
rate for thirty 'years is but 5.12 in the
thousand. There were submitted to the
Medical Board during the year 7.8,94, ap-
plieations of which 7„Wi were a,ecepted,
and the temairsing 649 releeted.
JOE CINADIIN ORDER Of fORESTERS . The report of W. G. Strong. Superin-
tendent of Organization. showed that der
- - lag the year there' were 6.697 initiations.
There were 37 new courts instituted. with a
"membership Of 732- , . .
,, At the close of the year there,were 1,047
courts in the Order. representing A mem'
bership of 7'0,767. There were 490 courts in
.• the Province of Ontario. 174 in Quebec. 5$
la Nover-Seetie4 70 411 ---New Brunswick, IS,
In Prince Edward IslimAr.121,__In.-Manis
ha. -43,411 -Sas *Mc seen. 36 in Alberta.
MIS Year 1903 Mettle -Ai and It in British Columbia.
• Among those in attendance were the fol -
perdue in the History of the..., !owing; --4. A. Stewart. High Chief ltangerj
Perth; Thos. W. Gibson, High Vice-Chie
Order -A. Large Delegation iiatiece Toronto; Geo. Faulktier. nig
secretary. Brantford; Itobt. Eltiot, Iligh
In A.ttendance. Treasurer. Brantford; Dr. 0.11- Star:deli
Chairman 'Medical Board. Brantford; 04
E. Britton. rat,oli., Gananoone; li. P. tt;
Tim thirtieth annual session of the High
i Tilley, St. john; J. A. A. Brodeur. Mons
Court ef the Canadian Order of Forestera 1 treal; A. P. VanSomeren, McLeod. Alta;
opened in the pity of Landon on Tilestlikr; W. It. 0ouper. 'Montreal; member* of tt
Jute Ith. with a latge number In attends 1 treeuthe Comelittee. W. X:., Rogers. MS
i Auditor. _Brantford; W. waieernieir Res -
once, „iticiusine High C,ourt, *Ulcers. and istrar. Montreal; Roc W. -si. west. High
delegates representing Subertiinate Courts 1 Chaplain, Bluevale; W. 0. Saone. SUpeis
of every pro,inti, of the ri-,mtaloa. rt 6 tligildaelteeotm frianialitroliiciar.altirrOrt;
is just twenty Fear* since the Ord" hot I '''ton:11.1. B. 071.4an. Chief Agent. i,ro:imnee
met In this olti. and the event is an itns of Quebec..Que ee; D. E. McKinnon. Dia -
portant one. not only on that 'account I rotraleytidiolitiag.h_4__Seen!_er_tes..tariv. inWalitioneripet. an: 4 lPik. 011:
.. PIII.C.it.r Naninka. Ilan.
city just thirty years ago the society first
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TILE •TifIRTIETH ANNilAb
'SESSION OF 11114II COURT.
ssaw the /ighref day. Here it received the
name of Canadian Order of Foresters. Its
PERSONAL POINTERS. ,
founders were fortunate in the chaise of
a name., at once euphoniou and patrios
,tie. Since then the Order as steadlir Gossip About Sone Some 01(the World'a
Leading People.
frown in importance, until Its Interests .
aro now firmly esteblislied in every ,
.
,The most beautiful and at the,
ii:riplerneedaatetit.iinicknuonsio.4117;1:11,,ciit: rbeoetyla tame time the most 'valuable hand-
kerchief' in the world is said to be:
ittroiebeise by truiadieus in Canada.
long to the queen of Italy. The
'Aft, tarap theta stirtinatITOretniog cerementiesiut, land
atts Do taie ot the several * deb adkerchief in question is an ex-
tant:metes,' tits Rick Court °lacers outs ample of the :earliest Venetian
eiltted their reports, width showed tliei point lace, dating to!ixeds the end
of ' the afteeeth century. The
Order 10 int tii nu, most lourisique. cow
0 0 ' '0
.\: rieeelis 'Art perfect pretervatnan,
' 'Tfiticiillilith chit? ,"ntZj. 4'..'sters: al it is vis\i ed at a2oemr, *tour
bf 1Pettk;1 Ont. after e *ding str\li 4'it a stateu thattwo America m I -
*skeins to the repreeentatIven iirese t. lionaires have offered three times
sutraitieit his report. width WAS replete
that 1811M for it. - -. -
frwith facts and ligures relating to tht
Americans- declare that there is
growth mid extension of the Order during
no "side'.' about Mr. James Bryce,
4,.... - ilia not year.
' MI* sago 44104 ividi a isemberihip of the British Ambassador at VOA
liust,-- Th• itiereeso In the tastraefee'Ini, ington. A visitor called on him pie.
FARM NOTES':
_ ...sys guile, Ow year amounted -to eisli Sunday 'morning, and Mr. Bryce
Too much importance has been 149.0. 00 4tittutity 1. 19011, the 'mount On met him in the ban and begged him
tacked to the reduction in rail- lima IA this 'branch was $2,4S.0017. and to "COGle thiS way, where We can
ad freights ?and teo little to the It the' C1000 Or the Year $2'72041"54* TheTe talk 'undistutbeil." He led the way
,Pessibilities ef an immense redilet ifire 3111 44101 44111111 Pl'id• 111111PIIPUnit A* to the library, and the first thing
tion in the cost of lutuling the sante titetetst. • ' , he did wits to take out A well.worn
'freight to the railroads. Th. ,aitii suit runero1 permit &Pert
( The young IttClilli, should be de.c use's is aiso lit il, aeoriesiiiir c6ueition. t4)bacce44111ehi and blvkeitetl h'ritir
pi ,fwhich lire proceeded tit), Ifill and
tiroyed before they reach the light. snDuisri7tetriiirirroalw k4eit:tustc*""u4w0117.11 11', litrioke. ,The caller reithied that/
The soil has been stirred for plant. tuts boiiick./Th. moottots to tho troat a this was whoa ,the Amhooss,dor wish.
Log; but within a . week it 'should ,, #
;*proutint; weds. WIth. small, ten - '
be stirred again to kill the young ;t73;4ittlitoc:itft::: ,41164441unte: :.coYne-,eAtrodIvinilit itnctilti°,thbee b'efligatlio4iturbed"
, . . about.
Sir Oliver Lodge was, apparently,
der plant*, the small harrow or 4,, ids itddromi orpre,,,ta 00 ttta, dolt the, when he . btAYS lit" school.
' cultivator may be Ilast'eti hetwten *meting weight 'ea'perortritseerbiseotoirecf6torr itth:t he was sinWtalltoelith biLe:dirisrig°!sc'h*ogoe
tizerrowsi or field crops; with large, skembirt lira a
. -strong focited 'Plants, 'like eery, 'Orden Ana iet 'alit ir totr there will isi jvh"' the matter "kept tbe exile
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every *pertains special trains, load
.ed with drums of milk from his herd
at "Leafy Terling," beautifu
Essex home, arrive in Loudon t
take the milk to his London shops,
The success of his lordship's dairyl
business may be estimated from th
fact that his employes invest their
money in thes, same at a guaranteed
four per cent. interest and a share
of the profits beyond the margin. r
The fact that l!sladame Emma
Calve recently sang, at the bedside
of a doctor who was ill and h
expressed a desire to hear her was
nificent voice recalls a eimilar itt
cident in ' the career of another
famous prima donna, Madame
Albani. Some years ago,.when she,
was on visit to NorvIch„ Eng-
land, an old gentleman, 47114)
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he might hear it again just once! .
more before he died. Although he
was a total stranger, Madame Al-
bani was so touched at hia request!
that she went straight to the‘
side of the invalid and cheered his
lest mei/lente,. with her -wonderful
rentlerinref-tire-heautiful
Sir Frederick Treves is popularly
supposed to have invented_appendi.
eitis, and it will be reniembered that.
he operated on the King for that
complaint in 1902. An interesting
story, by the way, is told in the
'Pall Mall- Magazine' concerning re
curions tip swhich Sir Frederick
once received. A sailor from Nor-
way had been operated on by Sir
Frederick in hospital. His life had
been saved, and, he had gone his
way with the hundreds of others,
who as a rule never call even to in-
quire who was the surgeon who "did
the thing." Late one evening a
timind knock brought Sir Frederick
himself at that ueusual hour to his
door in Wimpole Street. A tall,
gaunt sailor in thread -bare attire
asked if this was where "Mr. Treves,
lives." At his earnest request,
though somewhat under protest, he
was allowed to eeter. He -at once-
procceded_to-geti:out-a-jack4cnife,
and from the lining of the belt of
his trousers he cut out a small gold
piece and offered it to Sir Freder-
ick. Be had tramped all the way
from the doelcs to Wimpole Street
with his thankoffering.
MGM, YET.
"That," said Blinkers, as he gaz-
m1-fir astonisin:trent s
new hat, " is the biggest thing I
ever saw."
"Oh, that's!, nothing," rejoined.
Urs. B. "Just wait till you get the,
bill for it."
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