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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1892-8-4, Page 6THE BAB ClIAPLAIN Caused Strife in Lord Salisbury's Household, ORGIES OF BAGH.ELOR'S HALL A GAIETY GIRL A COUNTESS. Miss Connie Gilohrist Becomes the Wife of an Earl. Warned by Friends he Escaped While the Police Were Looking for Him, A London cable says: The horrible scan- dal which has just been mentioned publicly for the first time in the newspapers regard- ing the immoral conduct of Rev. John Edwards has been known apd commented upon privately for weeks. The difference between English and American election methods could hardly be better illustrated than by this fact Though the family of Lord Salisbury, the Conservative leader, is unpleasantly involved in the affairin respect of conspiring to defeat justice even if in no more lamentable way, not a hint of the scandal has crept into print or been used for political purposes by the opponents of the Premier. The facts in the case are as fol- lows : In 1883 Lord Salisbury, while visit- ing Oxford, was struck by the ability shown by Rev. ' John Edwards, curate at St. Mary's. Soon after Edwards accepted an offer to become Lord Salisbury's domestic chaplain at Hatfield House. In this posi- tion he acquired an ascendancy over the ladies of the family to such an extent that both Lord Salisbury and his son, Lord Carnbrook, thought it advisable to protest Some dissensions in the family resulted, but finally the matter was ended by the appoint- ment of Edwards as rector of Essendon, about three miles from Hatfield House, of which living Lord Salisbury is patron. Edwards, who is a bachelor, occupied the rectory house, and according to village gossip frequent orgies took place tnere. The scandal that resulted from these doings gradually grew worse until a crisis was reached last May, and formal charges of criminal immorality were made against Edwards before the local magistrates. These officials, who were friends and bene- ficiaries of Lord Salisbury, and incidentally friendly to Edwards, took no action. The persons who were bent on exposing the scandal did not cease their activity, how- ever, and the police were kept advised of what was going on. On June llth, the tiny of the great Primrose demonstration in ailatfield Park, Rev. Lord WilliamCecil, son of Lord Salisbury, and. rector at Hatfield, was seen in earnest conversation with Rev. Mr. Edwards in the park. It is supposed that Cecil warned Edwards that he was in danger, as that same night, when the police suddenly descended upon the Essendon rectory, they found that Edwards had fled. The next day (Sunday) Rev. Lord Cecil con- ducted the service at Essendon. On Monday a warrant was issued for Edwards' arrest, the visit of the officers to the rectory on the previous Saturday having been made in the hope of capturing the accused parties in flagrante delicto. The same day that the 'warrant was issued, and before the officials had attempted to serve it, the Bishop of St. Albans arrived at Hatfield House and consulted with Rev. Lord Cecil. Edwards has not been seen since. The police were -unable to get any information when they arrived at Hatfield and Essendon. It is believed, however, that Edwards is now in Neve York, and the police of that city have been warned to look out for him. The Official Police Gazette describes the fugitive as fol- lows: Age 43, height 5 feet 9 inches, stout, pale, black hair, clean shaven face, thick colorless lips, good teeth, broad shoulders. The publication of the bare police record of the ease has sufficed to create a tremendous sensation. Owing to the severity of the English libel laws only the most distant hints as to what developments are in the background are indulged. in. A Human Fiend. A Montreal despatch says: A beast in human form was brought before the re- corder to -day and charged with inhuman conduct at home. Labrie was his name. He had been living with a woman for the past two years and the couple had a child 2 years old and another aged 3 days. Yes- terday the monster came home, seized the infant and flung the little thing at its mother's head, following up this act by a desperate attack upon the 2-yeateo1d. There would, in fact, have been murder had not the police intervened, and to -day Judge De Montigny expressed regret that he could not sendthe scoundrel to St. Vincent de Paul for seven years. Labrie, however, got 15 months in the common jail with hard labor and all present said that it served him right. The Earl of Orkney Imitates the Lax' of Clanearty. A Loudon cable says : Miss Connie Gil- christ, the ex -Gaiety burlesque actrees, who yesterday became Countess of Orkney, wore at her wedding a magnificent dress of pale bine bengaline, with a ruche of the same material around the skirt ; the bodice was of the same material, with cuffs and a col- larette of lace and puffed sleeves of roseda velvet Her hat was of straw, ornamented with roseda velvet bows and sprays of pale pink roses. The only ornament worn by the bride was a massive diamond brooch, and she carried a neat bouquet of white gladioli and lilies tied with white satin streamers. She was attended by her niece, Miss Doe, who was the only bridesmaid, and who wore a gown of dark corded silk trimmed with brown velvet, and a broad sash of brown ribbon en suite. Miss Doe's waistcoat was braided in pale pink satin, her hat was of brown straw, ornamented with brown satin bows, with sprays of varied blooms, and her present from the bride was a massive initial diamond brooch. She carried a bouquet of pale pink carnations tied with streamers en suite. The best man was Mr. Gerald Pratt, cousin of the bridegroom. The newly - married pair will take up their residence at Leighton Buzzard, Miss Connie Gilchrist commenced her life as an artist's model, for as a child she was remarkable for her almost faultless forrn. She is now 28 years old, and appeared for the first time on a music hall stage ten years ago, first becoming conspicuously known to the public through her portrait painted by Whistler, and entitled "The Golden Girl." The young lady had many notable admir- ers, among them Earl De Grey, Reginald Shirley Brooks, Carlton Blythe, Hughie Drummond, and she finally found sanctuary in the friendship of the very elderly Duke of Beaufort, who claims she is his natural daughter, and for this reason and upon this introduction she entered society. The new Countess of Orkney has always been a bold and accomplished horsewoman, and has been one of the most dashing and picturesque personages in fashionable hunts. It was on the hunting field she met the EarL Edmund Walter Fitz -Maurice, seventh Earl ot Orkney, who also bears the titles of Viscount Kirkwall and Baron Dechmont, was born on May 24th, 1867, and succeeded to the title in 1889. Wonders ol a Kaleidoscope. The following curious and interesting calculation has been made on the number of changes that can be made in the picture presented in that remarkable instrument, the kaleidoscape. Supposing the instrument to contain but twenty small pieces of colored glass and that you make ten changes each minute, at that rate it would take the inconceivable number of 462,980,888,576 years and 360 days to go through the immense number of changes that can be produced 1 Verily, the human mind shrinks from the contemplation of such immense numbers. We have no more of an idea of what such a length of time means than we have of the meaning of the word "eternity." According to another eminent mathemati- don, if only 12 pieces of glass are put into the slide it will take 33,264 days or something over 91 years to exhaust its varia- tions. The City Gawk on the Farm. A countryman tells this pretty tall story in the Cincinnati TimeR-Star : When in the city we do not act half so idiotic as city folks do on a farm. Why, do you know, last summer a student from the Cincinnati University visited my farm, and one day when I started to get some young potatoes took the basket from my hand and said he'd get them. Half an hour later he came back with an empty basket, saying that he had hunted all over the patch and could find nothing but blossoms. There was not a single potato on the vines. I thought he would drop dead when I took the hoe and began digging them out of the ground. Be said he thought they grew on top of the vinesa" A Warning to Foreigners. When American cruisers, with American creive and American pilots, cannot go for a &Vas outing without striking rocks, wrecks and sandbars, it behooves foreign Govern - Mentes to ponder well the dangera of getting into a squabble With a people who own the Atlantic coast, Hell Gate and Sunken Mead- ow. —Yew York Herald. Theta is a wide difference in horee menses and horse talk, • " le this your house and hoine ?" asked a peddler of a fanner as he saw him Loinfe Rome carpenter work at a pig " No, ' replied the feerrier, "I'm ortly boarding bete." IPLITCHTE'S BAIL HEAVY. Homestead Strikers Resort to Force to Keep Out Newea'nerltmen. A Homestead despatch says: The second skirmish in the legal battle between the Carnegie's teel works and the strikers was begun this morning before Judge Magee, when the application for the release of Bur- gess John McLuckie, of Homestead, was called up. After listening to the testimony and argument Judge Magee fixed the amount of Burgess McLuckie's bail at $10,000. Considerable excitement was caused in the neighborhood. of Thirty-third street this morning by the attempt of about 53 non- union men to get into the upper union mills. They were surrounded by a large body of strikers. No arms or clubs were displayed, but the situation looked serious for a time. One of the new men made a show of resist- ance and was roughly handled. But cooler heads prevented a disturbance, and the new men were finally induced to leave. Another altercation took place by the big gate An old employee tried to enter the mill, when he was stopped by a guard, and after a brief wrangle forced to depart without succeeding in his mission. At noon everything was quiet about the milL The strikers are anxiously waiting to see what will be done to -morrow, when the date for the old men to return expires. WHISKEY IN THEIR SODA. These Women Thought They Were Poisoned at Asbury Park. An exciting incident occurred in a Kings- ley street drug store in Asbury Park, N. J., on Monday. The clerk had drawn what was supposed to be soda water for some men, when a party of women entered and ordered soda requesting the clerk to hurry. He handed the concoction to an assistant who by mistake handed it to the women. "Oh, I'm poisoned ! I'm poisoned !" cried each of the women as she tasted the liquid. The frightened clerk then explained the mistake and admitted that he had Put whiskey in the drink for the men. One woman refuses to believe that the mixture she drank was not poison. She does not want to believe she drank whiskey, as she is a strong prohibitionist. The clerk is look- ing for a new position and the drug store proprietor fears every man that enters the store has a warrant for his arrest. PARIS PICTURE GALLERIES. Sights and Scenes on the Streets a France's Capital. POLITENESS OF THE PEOPLE, Visits to the Theatres and the Circuses. An Expensive Place. Little Miss Isabel has a weekly allow- ance, the amount of which depends on her good behavior, for when she is rude and naughty she is fined a small sum for each offence. A few mornings ago she trans- gressed and her mother fined her a penny. She erred again, and a second fine was im- posed. A third time the same rule was broken, and her mamma said: "Now, Isabel, I shall fine you two cents this time, and if you disobey me again I shall double it and make it four cents." "Oh 1 dear me 1" sighed Isabel, "1 think this is a pretty expensive place to live in."—Detroit Tribune. eador Statistics. The recent census bulletin giving the pop- ulation of the United States by sex, color and nativity in 1890 contains datit of much interest to the student of social science. Of the total population 53,372,703 were native born and 9,638,360 of foreign birth. Claes. ified in accordance with color, the white inhabitants of the country numbered 54,983,890 and the- colored 7,638,360. In the colored element of our population are included Chinese, Japanese and civilized Indians, as well as persons of African de- scent. OTHER HOLIDAY NOTES. ' HEN the Americans say that "Paris is short for Paradise," they must surely have been there in May. Then, if ever, come perfect ilays"—inParie. The chestnuts, one of its most noticeable fea- tures, are then in full bloom. The Champs Elysees are indeed a dream of beauty, the laburnums and wisterias are also at their best, in the Bois, parks and gardeum Every- thing in Paris looks so clean ; the many lovely buildings are so purely white, and the gilding about them so untarnished and brilliant. The streets are frequently and regularly watered, not by drenching water carts, but by carefully wielded India rubber "serpents,"so that one may walk about without fear of eoiling the daintieet skirt. In May the picture galleries open, the rival salons and the Societe des Beaux Arts. Of the two salons,the original one at the Palais de l'Industrie (Champs Elysees) was to me far the more interesting. At the Champs de Mars impressionism reigns supreme, and to the uninitiated has gone to strange, wonderful, and even appalling lengths! True there are exceptions, Carolus Duran, for instance, has some lovely works in the rival salon, as has also Madeline Lemaire, one of the best of the fin de siecle women painters. Paris possesses one de- cided advantage for strangers, in the nice looking little open Victories, with their drivers tidily liveried in brass -buttoned coats, red vests and shiny high hats. These voitures may be picked up every few yards, the charge being 2-1 francs an hour, with a small "pour-boire," as the drivers have, as a rule, more tender consciences than the London growler Jehus. One may, in two hours, enjoy a drive along the Champs Elysees and in the Bois'and see all the "monde elegant" to the best possible ad- vantage. For a change it is pleasant to sit under the shady trees in the Bois, chairs being amply provided, and watch—besides the passing equipages—the knots of people sitting about, and the prettily -dressed little children with their pictureeque bonnes. Indeed even the poodles—black, white, and grey, and thedignified Russian boar -hounds, the prime favorites for the moment of the Parisian belles, have their interesting feat- ures, the various modes of shaving the pood- les being a study in themselves, to say nothing of the gold and silver bracelets, and the ribbon bows, which complete their toilettes. There, as elsewhere in Paris, peo- ple look happy and contented, not the least bored nor blase, and there is something in- fectious, surely, in their gaiety and light- heartedness? You feel that, for the time at least, you can do with less happiness of your own, than in other more scrams and sober places. The Parisians, one and all, find, or make, time to play, and. enjoy their play to the fullest extent, not being ashamed to let people see their enjoyment. I was constantly struck with the politeness and grace of manner of the Parisians of all classes; one hears it called "French polish," "veneer," etc., but whatever it be it is pleasant to meet with. In the trams, shops, Seine boats public buildings, wherever you go, you find information pleasantly be- stowed, and your questions are courteously answered. On Sundays all the public ren- dezvous are thronged with pleasure seekers, the lower classes perhaps preponderating over the world of fashion and elegance. The restaurants, the cafes, the quartere where the bands play, are all • crowded, yet everywhere one finds perfect decorum, combined with gaiety and good humor. At the theatres there are some good things on at present, "Par le Glaive " at the Theatre Francais, "La Famille Pont-Viquet" and" Miss Helyett" are all favorite pieces. In " Miss Helyett," the heroine's part istaken by Mlle. Duhamel, one of the most bewitching and espiegle of he French opera bouffe actresses. The Parisian cirques, are in their way as en- joyable as the theatres. I went to the Cirque d'Ete, and was delighted with the horses, " chiens savants" and acrobats. Ham-Nill also, mounted on his prancing steed, went through his repertoire of songs. He is a tremendous favorite with the Parisians, who applaud him to the echoes, why or wherefore is a little difficult for out- siders to say. I was fortunate enough to go to the cirque CM a Saturday evening. It is on this night the dukes and ducheeses and all the celebrities usually go 1 In a letter like this, I cannot of comae begin to tell you of all there is to do and see in Paris. I can only assure you you will find three weeks fly as if on wings, and it will be difficult indeed to leave the enchanted city, above all, if you time your visit so as to be there " imWunderschoenen Monet Mai." —MAY Fix. ile There are three thousand female corn posiitore in the United States. Dora Summergirl—You told me you were a gentleman of leisure : and now you my you have to go back to the city on business. Launt Ennis—What I say is true. I am a clerk in one Of the municipal offices, and have to go back to -morrow to draw my salary. One of the beat tests of character is the conduct of a man away from home. The man who wouldn't go astray in Paris or Constantinople may be put down as toler- ably virtuous. The man who wouldn't lie to an Indian may be safely trusted to tell you the road to town. When a woman is in trouble she goner. ally resorts to tears. A matt does the, same thing, but his tears aro of another kind. DEATH OF THOMAS COOK. Whk4 the Ring Of Tourist•Travel Throughout the World. Thomas Cook, the head of the well-known firm of °amnion managers, who died the other day, was born in Derbyshire in 1808. In early life he was a florist and then a printer, and afterward a wood -turner. It was in 1841 that he first took up the excur- sion business. A temperance society organ- ized a picnic to meet at Loughborough. It struck him that the railroad company might perhaps be induced to run it special train from Leicester for their accommoda- tion and bring them back again. The com- pany consented. Five hundred and seventy people were taken at a ehilling a head, and on their return they were welcomed by a vast commune and treated as persons who had performed a notable feat. At once Mr. Cook began to be in demand as an advisor when other societies wished to use the new means of conveyance for the purpose of cheap excursions. In a ahort time he abandoned his trade of wood -turning and began to plan excursions as a businees. In 1843 he took 4,600 children from Leiceeter to Derby and back for six- pence apiece. In 1845 he carried out a bigger scheme—a trip to Liverpool, with excursions to the Isle of Man, Dublin and North Wales. Then came the turn of Scotland. The first Scotch trips were great euccesses, but .they were as nothing to the trips to London which Mr. Cook organ- ized in the year of the Great Exhibition,and in which he conveyed to the capital and back to their homes no less than 165,000 persona. This made his name and his busi- ness widely known, and made the railway companies regard him as an important per- son. In 1855 he ran his first excursion to Paris, where the first of Napoleon's exhibitions was then being held. A still more epoch- making date was July 4th, 1856, when the first "personally conducted" touring party left Harwich for Antwerp, Cologne, Baden- Baden and home via, Paris. This was Mr. Cook's first personal introduction to the German railways, over which his name is now so well known. It was not till 1864 that he began to open out what has been to himself and the hotelkeepers the gold mine of Switzerland. The euccese of these tours was secured from the first by the liberal policy adopted by the Swiss railway companies in homing coupons which left much liberty to travellers. Then, when Mr. Cook had settled his business in Switzerland, he began to look across the ocean to America; and, fortified with letters from Mr. Bright a,ncl Mr. For- ster, he travelled to New York and began to extend his system over the United States. Since that time the name of the firm has been a household word. It has known how to turn to its advantage circumstances whith might at first sight have been thought most unfavorable, such as the war of 1870, when Messrs. Cook organized a completely new eervice to the South and to India by the German lines. Of late years, too, the East, and especially Egypt and the Holy Land, have been their special prov- ince, and in the expedition to Khartoum it was they who were charged by the Govern- ment with the greater part of the transport service. Only last year Mr. Cook celebrated the jubilee of his firm. Many distinguished persona wore present at the grand banquet, and congratulatory letters were received from the late Khedive of Egypt and many more notables. A few days later appeared Mr. Fraser Rae's bask, "The Business of Travel," which gave a history of Mr. (Jook's firm. Princess Mary. Princess Mary of Edinburgh, who by her marriage to Prince Ferdinand will become future Queen of Roumania, is not quite 17 years of age. She has inherited from her mother, the Grand Duchess Marieof Russia, the clear Scandinavian complexion and blue eyes which formed the chief charms of the Duchess of Edinburgh's girlhood, and she has a genuine Russian aptitude for music and acquiring languages. In fact, the is said to be more of a Russian than an Eng- lish princess, fonder of her uncle the Czar than of her grandmother the Queen. Her really remarkable knowledge of music makeher a pitiless critic of her father's performance on the violin, which is not exactly that of a virtuoso, and the Duke is reported to have declared that he would rather have a Sarasate sit in judgment on his playing than his daughter. Growth ot Christian Endeavor Societies. It is the tenth annual meeting of this organization, which was founded in 1881 by Rev. Francis E. Clark, of Portland, Mm The phenomenal growth is shown by the following figures t Year. Societies, Members In 1881 2 68 1n1882 7 481 56 2,870 156 8,905 inn 11884883 .. . .. . In 1885 „ . . .. 80253 5100:906100 In 1886 Th 1887.....• 2,314 140,000 Ili 1888 • • 4,879 310,000 1n1889.. .. 7,762 481000 In 1890... . . ... ........,. 11,013 660,000 In 1891.. . . . 7074 1,008,980 In 1892 18000 1,100,000 Society hi necessary to a kianj even if it be only that of a dog. The Nobleman's Greatest Compliment. One wet, foggy, muddy day, a little girl was standing on one side of a street in London, waiting for an opportunity to cross over. Those who have seen London streets on such a day, with their wet and mud, and have watched the rush of cabs, hamdeoms, omnibuses and carriages, will not wonder that it little girl should be afraid to try to make her way through such a Babel as that. So she walked up and down and looked into the faces of those who passed by. Some looked careless, some harsh, BOMB were in haste, and she did not find the one she sought, until at length an aged man, rather tall and square, and of grave yet kindly aspect, came walking down the street. Looking in his face, she seemed to see in him the one for whom she had been waiting, and she wont up to him and whispered, timidly. "Please, sir, will you help me over ?" The old man saw the little girl safely across the street, and when he afterwards told the story, he said, " That little child's trust was the greatest compliment I ever had in my life." That man was Lord Shaftesbury. He re- ceived honors at the hands of a mighty nation ; he wars complimented with the freedom of the greatest city on the globe ; he received the honors conferred by royalty; but the greatest compliment he ever had in his life was when that little unknown girl singled him out in the jostling crowd of it London street, and dared to trust him, stranger though he was, to protect and assist her. Men carry something of their character written in their faces. Da.y by day the acts of life chisel their impress on the human countenance ; and the record there kept reveals the character of the man, and the history of his life and deeds. If world- liness, and selfishness, and sin are witten there, the keen eyes of childhood will not fail to find the record ; while, if there beams in that countenance the grace and peace of Christ, and the gentleness and kindness of the Lord, even children will be attracted. —Christian Standard. Temperance Notes. The first State to legislate against the sale and manufacture of the deadly cigarette is Massachusetts. Ignorance steeped in whiskey is a diaboli- cal prescription for poisoning is free govern- ment. —New York Tribune. The Missiesippi W. C. T. U. propose, they say, to send to the World's Fair a model of the Temperance Temple built of cotton in all stages of growth. Every Christian Matt 8110Uld teach the politicians that only that party that will wash its hands of complicity in the awful crime of the licensed saloon traffic by taking positive ground against it can expect his support and vote. ---United Presbyterian Assembly. The Sargent prize of $100 offered at Har- vard for the best metrical translation of an ode of Horace has been awarded this year to a young woman. Two years ago a young woman took it over forty masculine corn- petitore. It behooves the young men to bestir themselves. The recent christening of the Texas with a bottle of cold water in not the first in- stance on record. In Canada, over thirty- five years ago, a mailing veseet was to be launched. The owner and wife, the present Honorary President of the Dominion W. a T. U., insisted that the christening should • be done with cold water. 74. I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OE MEN." (By Mrs, F. M. floweret.) MY son" there was a pathetic) quiver in the voice. " What is it, mother? Don't look so downcast. I'm not going into a lion's den." " Alas 1 dear boy, there are lions in every pathway in life. I should feel so much safer if you were is Christian," " But I'm a gentleman, , I hope if not a Christian," and the young man straightened himself up proudly. " Yes—well, I can pray for you still when you are gone. Your mother's God go with you, my dear boy. You are all I have, the hope and pride of my life." She clasped her arms around him, and the old, old form of heart -breaking farewell was sdid—as old as the days in which mothers have parted from their sons, to see them go from home to the temptations of life in the great busy world. He waved his hand to her at the turn in the street which hid his home from view, and while she sank down by her arm -chair in an agony of tearful prayer, he passed on to the railway station. From the first few days the excitement of seeing the new sightsof the busy little city effectually drove away all thoughts of lone- liness, and his leisure hours were devoted to looking up its manufacturing interests,in watching the steamboats coming and going upon the great Mississippi. But after it time these things, so interesting in their novelty, began to get stale, and as the even- ings grew longer, an uneasy sense of quiet took possession of him. He had it room at his boarding-house—a box -like affair—the regulation bed -stead, wash -stand and chair and a rickety table its only furniture. No pictures or draperies to make it seem cozy or home -like, and he soon grew unutterably weary of its prison -like dimensions. Yet where could he go? He had is horror of saloone, and he had never acquired the habit of lounging about the stores. He had made several acquaint- ances among young men of his age, one of whom in particular had repeatedly invited him into a club, which in its associations was only a saloon in principle, but he had so avoided it and obtained for himself the • title of "goody -boy," in consequence • but in his exceeding loneliness he had concluded to accept should the invitation be again pressed upon him. " Come on, Baker, let's go out to church. The leading pastor in the city is giving a series of sermons to young men, and per- haps he'll have something for us." There had been a new recruit in the boarding- house ranks of late, a stranger like himself but of a stronger, firmer mould, and the two had felt strongly drawn together, to Harry Baker's advantage, The house was filled when they arrived, but a skilled force of young men were act- ing as ushers and they were taking especial pains that young men, particularly strangers, should be well seated, and one of the beat seats in the church was found for them. It was a strong sermon, full of pointed and helpful suggestions, and at its close the speaker said that in trying to solve the problem of what could be done for the young men who came from their homes to the city, that a number of ladies had offered to open their homes on stated evenings, for the entertainment of any young man who wished to enter the circle of an intelligent Christian family. "1 cannot tell you the pleasure it gives me to make this announcement," the speaker said earnestly, "and I trust that many of you here to -night will use the op- portunity." He then read the names, the number of the residences, and the evenings upon which each would entertain. ' We design that two or more Christian homes shall be open every evening in each week, until we have had time to prove our plan a success or a failure, and cards con- taining the list for the week can be had of the ushers." " Well, what do you think of it ? " said Harry Baker. They had each taken a card as they passed out. "1 think pieaching and practice have got a mighty sight nearer each other than they usually get," was Ernest Duncan's re- ply. " It's easy enough to preach against questionable places, and tell a fellow he mustn't do this, and he mustn't go there, but if they take away all these`thinge they ought in reason to suggest something in place of it. Shall we go ?' • "We'll let circumstances '' determine" Harry Baker was naturally timid and dreaded the entree among strangers. Fannie—Say, Charlie, • dear let, nie have it collar and pair of ()afro. Mine Etre all soiled. Charlie—Certainly, pet, if you will let me have one of your eashee and that last new tie a pure. aafamosolaatallin* pleaeantly aud innocently, a reeding evefl. nag and musical evening each week among the111. "You Will hells us to bring in other young men who need home influence, will you not ?" The dear, motheely hand we laid on Harry's erm with affectionate zeal., Yes indeed I will, Mrs. Wayne. You po not know what this evening has done for me," his voice trembled in spite of him, as he °entreated its pleasure with that which he had contemplated. That night was the turning point in Harry's career, as it branched out into avenues of usefulness and respectability, and as he and Ernest became interested tu the work, many others of equal need were introduced into Christian homes, and fur. nished with innocent and intelligent amuse. ment. When spring again opened her 'avenues of interest and out-of-door recreation to the unoccupied, the pastor made another an- no,u,nrammeiatgreatly pleased to report that the plan of opening Christian homes to young and homeless men has been a noble 'success, and I am persuaded that the ripples of in- fluence which have gone out from the movement will be immortal. In watching its workings I have noted one fact, how- ever, which I will bring before you as a suggestion: It has been those who have fished with open windows and bright, cheer. ful firesides who have caught the most fish. Do not shut your blinds and present a dark front when you hope to entice a wanderer ; rather hang out a banner with an illurni. rusted Welcome' upon it, and give the saloon no advantage of brightness or men- opoly of attractions for homeless or idle men." Monday evening they were both busy,but on Wedneedhy evening the subject was re- newed. "Come on, Harry, we'll dress and hunt up the places, anyway," said Ernestmoming into the small, uninviting room of his fellow -boarder. "Clark wanted me to go to the theatre with him this evening," replied Harry. "They're going to have an oyster supper afterward—some of the boys." Something you'd better avoid, if you'll take my advice. That is one of the lowest of variety theatres, and I don't fancy that Clark." "1 can't say that I do particularly, but a fellow must have some fun or fossilize." " Better fossilize than decay. Come, Baker, I'd counted upon you to go with me to -night." "All right, old fellow. I believe you're the safer man of the two," replied Harry, with a little secret rlief in making the decision. There were three homes open for the even- ing, and they found the first number ore the list readily, the blinds were shut, and there were no outward signs of hospitality. " Pshaw, do they think we are going to bombard such a formidable -looking castle as that ?" said Harry impatiently. " Come on, Duncan let's go up to the theatre. This Christian hospitality ie a failure." " Don't judge too hastily ; we'll go on to the next place." Very fortunately Clark did not cross their line of march for Harry would have broken ranks at the first fire of his sarcastic raillery, and an it was, Ernest barely suc- ceeded in holding him until the next num- ber wee reached. It was a pleasant cottage home, and a friendly light streamed out of the unshaded windows -91 lovely white-haired mother placidly rocked in an easy chair, and a bright -faced girl was playing a lively tune upon the piano, while a young man carried a rattling accompaniment upon it violin. "There's the place 1" exclaimed Ernest, heartily. "This looks more as if they were ready and expecting company," while a big, uncomfortable lump rote tip in Harry's throata-he had not even seen anything BO homelike since he had left his own white- haired mother. There was a little natural restraint just at first, but the music proved a bond of sympathy, and in ten minutes they Were chatting easily and joining in with the family pleasurea. Others came in it little while, drawn there by the spell of that friendly open window, and several plans wore proposed and gotten under way for spending the winter evenings WAS THE LAD MURDERED? An Inquest on is SuPposed Suicide ops Suspicious Circumstances. An Orillia, despatch says : Joseph Badge. row, a twelve year-old boy, was found hang- ing in his father's stable at Rathburn ose May 15th. The body was buried two daps later. Rumors of foul play were , in circu- lation at the time, but no action was taken until yesterday, when an inquest was held' under an order from the Attorney -General. A number of witnesses were examined by County Attorney Farewell, of Whitby, and the evidence proved that it was barely pos- sible for a boy 5 feet 1 inch in height to hang himself in a stable, 6 feet 1 inch high,,. with a chain 4a feef long; and that the body lacked all appearances of strangulation. The post-mortem on the exhumed body failed to show the cause of death, the re- mains being badly decomposed. The jury brought in a verdict that the deceased came. to his death by violence at the hands of a person or persons unknown. Further developments are looked for shortly. Subjects for Thought. We may talk and reason, we may reprove and expostulate, we may praise and blame,. but, after all, it is our own character, our own example the moral atmosphere in which we dwell that will act upon others w:th tenfold force. We may accept it as an aseured fact that those who come into inti- mate :relations will to a greater or less degree resemble each other, for without - intending it, they communicete their emotions to each Other, they inspire each other with their feelings, they transmit to each other their desires, and they can n0. more help absorbing them than the flower can help absorbSng the dew wbich descends upon it. The worship of a beauty above earthly shows is the highest homage of a true religion. Eternal movement is the charac- teristic and destiny of the modern mind. All civilization is a conflict of opposite ""te forces. To plant for the future is better than to war with the past. Life should be . catholic as nature. Beauty is the great - mediator between the flesh and the spirit. No use can exhaust the surnlees income of F the universe. It is because so few have definite goals, before them that so many fail; it is because • so many aim at impossibilities that so few • succeed '• it is because there is too much, wishing for success, with so little unremitted striving after it that so many end with• wishing ; it is because there is too much eagerness for speedy triumph that so manys end in defeat. It is not necessary for all men to be great' in action. The greatest and sublimest power is simple patience. Trust men and they will be true to you ; treat them greatly and they will show them. - selves great. Mens backs were made to bend, and the race of parasites is still in good repute. Audacity aa against modesty will win the battle over most men. A brute can face a sword. It takes cour- age to face a sneer.— Waverly Magazine. Cleansing Blankets. There are numerous variations in the - methods employed for the cleansing of blankets the first to be described being by the use Of ammonia. When the blankets are • ready for washing, pour into the bottom of - the dry tub half is pint of the ueual house- hold ammonia water, and over it lay the blanket lightly. Then immediately pour over sufficient warm water to entirely coveaan the article. This sends the fumes of theW ammonia through the fibres of the blanket), and loosens the dirt in a wonaerful manner. The cloth should be pressed a,nd stirred about in the liquid for a time, then remove to another tub containing simply warm water, of about the same temperature as that first employed, and again soused about for a time ; after which it is to be lightly run through a wringer and directly hung to dry. The same method of treament is to be pursued with each blanket, and the ands are not to be used a second time. Probably this is one of the most economical methods which can be employed, and the least tax- ing to the physical strength. Unless the blanket is very dirty, one treatment will give a perfectly satisfactory result. If there are spots a gentle rubbing between thes hands will usually free them from dirt. Burial Alive for Indian Lepers. Surgeon General Sir William Moore does not think that the terrible,disease leprosy is more prevalent in India now than it was in former years, in spite of the impression to, the contrary which led to the appointment of the commission now investigating this subject. Railways, it is observed, have enabled lepers to flock to the large centrem where they find better opportunities of living on alms. The only reason which may have increased the number of lepers is, he believes, the suppression by the British Government of what is called sumajh," or the burial alive of lepers, which was for- merly a common practice. This horrible remedy for the leper's sufferings was, we are told, always adopted with the consent of the leper himself, who—frequently declaring to hia relatives and friends that he was tired of lite—would ask them to per- form " eumajh." Then it hole was dug, and the leper emorted to the grave with flage, drums, " tom-toms" and other native Unmusical instruments. The leper was simply placed in the hole in it eitting pos- ture and the earth filled hue -London, Daily Tianta W�oden leere Oil railways last about s 5 yearm