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CHAPTER, VI.- Continued. who was always so kind and gentle to
them.
:And she tonehed it with revereut " -ow. they love you, Audrey 1" said
thanes, her husband, as the traiu steamed met
"I wou1d. k..ifIt thIlla anything, ray of the station. "I am almost jealous
a them."
"'eau might be jealous ot one, she
replied, "but not of a. crowd'
Ihie raised her hand to his lips.
"My darling," he said, "I love you
with such a pure and perfect love
that jealousy is not possiblee to nee."
They talked so happily and lovingly
dreaming of tbe tragedy that
would he played before they. saw Row-
an Abbey again.
lady," cried etesia. Grey.
' She saw a book-wamost the only one
there -thickly covered with dust. It was
turned. over at Adelaide Proeter's beau-
tiful "Legemei, of Provenoe."
"Lady Villi' it admired good poetry,"
she said., Inueitagly.
She saw a pretty little satin slipper
and a white late shawl. She could not
tell why, but she did not like to touch
them. As sits medthere she shudder-
ed.'
"I cannot tell what it is." she said,
sioaly, to Mrs. Grey, "but there is
something is the very atmosphere of
thee rooms that saddens me. I wish I
had not seen them -it is as though
CHAPTER VIII.
Feel:lama:Ile London opened its arms
to receive Latly Villiers. She was not
presented at court, but she never ask-
ed the reason. It was sufficient for,
her that Sir Roche hal not mentioned
the matter. •
.
One lovely morning in May Lady
-
I tars sae alone in the drawingeroom
some one lay dead here. Close the of her London house. Sir Rothe came
rooms. I shall never want to see them lin with a please
itga,in." . i "Audrey," he said, "I have met an
told friend of yours who is anxious to
Some weeks atter this she was in Idle 'renew leer aequaiutance with you."
ilintry wit a Six Roche, looking overlookedup at him.
some music when she came upon asoug I did not know that I bad any old
that she anew wen.....witerneuthans I frienes in London.," she said; "they are
1 all new ones."
'Message," . , 1 "Ladell
eookhaven claims to be an old
"1 know that," she said, taking It
U13. • I "Lady Rota:haven ?" she repeated.
She saw written on it, in a flowing I "Thee that is Bertha Hamlyn's name 1
Is she in ton?"
alien baud, the name "Elodie." She 1 "Yes and very desirous of seeing
•epeated et, aimed. i you. 1 like Lady .Rockhaven herself
.. whet es eeeatieui name 1 Have you I ve eey well; but she has a algae of
owl, a sister or cousin caliect Modie ?" iIi,j1,•cilenzilennf7r eithom I do not care. I
She wondered. why he saould take I of thera, here,
lir wetyoninytnzdruedrannyy.
be musk m abruptly from her hand. :They are most at them very fast, and
"I did not know there was anything I talk loudly
about horses and eo forth,
in this house with that name on it 1" III thee' do no woise." .
he eried. . . . 1 On that saute day Lady Roekhavea
; , !called, and professed great delight at
a iehaiie I" she mid again., "It is a , seeing Audrey again, Lady RoekleaV-
i eautiful name; it reminds me of the 1.7; did
dd not quite
a peosit;i,ons seox her.self, but
loa of a river. eVliee You have dee ' • quit "lull her,
She
I wanted to climb higher, and it struck
Al mane the song!" :her that in beautiful, wealthy Lady
He hal torn it into pieces anti trample I yilliers she had found. the medium.
ed them under his feet. I Shortly afterward a ball was given
"I hate the song. the name!" he eried, i
at iRqoak House and. t Lads Rockhaven
"Do not speak Of them again." ,• Durisitg the• :.an e.tuiehdee.
. attended it.
•
.
She was very quiet anti subdued for
smile time; the stane had puzzled and
troubled her.
Several other things lagan to puzzle
bor. She was the idoi of half the coun-
ty but there. was one family that had
iiever called upon her. the Letsoins of
ilurroweale. She noticed also that they
ere never invited to meet them. and
1(15 woutiered why. She asked Sir
itoehe attouL it more than once, but he
al a as t e meted an evasive answer.
Dna morning; she saoke ot it to Lady "She is Lady Glenarvon now. I sup -1
pose. She was Lady Tirwell soaae Lime
Moleton., who was a great, friend. of saxes.,
hers. Why has she changed her name?"
talking to tbe Countess a Northention
e vben a lovely, golden -haired woman,
most exquisitely dressed, crossed the
ball -room on Lord Rockhaven's arm.,
"Who is that P' asked Lady Villiers.
"Meat a beautiful fare! What a lovely
w oman1 who is she ?"
The Cauntese.of Northendon shrugged.
her wh
1outiers.
"That is the. fault I find with Lady
Rockhaven. She will not keep her
balls select. That woman has no busi-
ness here. I am not a prude, but I do
aot care to meet such people."
"teelio is she?" persisted Audrey
"Why have the Leteums never called., asked innocent Aucire,y.
an me I" she asked. Again the countess shrugged. her
:,
"Have they not done sol" returned.shoulders.
1
"My dear Lady Villiers," she said.
Lely Itioreton. 1" do yor never read the divorce cases?"
"Nu," replied Audrey. "They avoid! "Never." answered Audrey, empha-
me-they neaer go where 1 go. It tically.
"Surely you must have heard of that
•
seems so strange." one-' Tirwell versus Gleriarvon ?' It
Hee quiek instinct told her that Lady has been discussed at every breakfast
elo: mou (waded the question and table and in eyery club in London.
I never did nor could understand the
woule not answer it. . ••
' right or wrong of the matter all that
"Do telt me,' she said; "if there is .e haw is that Lady Tirwell chea :pear -
really any reason, I should. like to ed under a cloud. Now Lady Glenare
Irnow it. aron has suddenly appeared, and :the is
an imagine no reason," was* the received everywhere: She has neater
reply. "unless it be that they are very lien to ttourt. The line must he drawn
somewhere; and Id° not thine. any di-
reegions antt look at life in a very
voreee would be unlearned there." 1
eel ;me light," Lady Villiers listening with great
Lady t oilers opened leer beautiful rs w.
eees very wide.
" Divoreee r' she repeated, " You do
"Thai is IA, bat I like," she cried.
"Bee i (await undermand why the fact mean to ea'y that that beautiful
lady as been divorced?"
of their beiree eery religious should pre- What else can I mean ?Lord Tirwell
vent them from (tailing upon me." is abroad somewhere, and she has mar-
ine) Moreton looked tuworafortaele. ried Lord Glenarvon."
"Some persons are so strange," she .
4.udrey looked up in such wonder
said. in a half apologetic tone, "and that her companion was struek.
have sueh old-fashioned ideas." " Do you really mean," she said, "that
"1 eannot imagine any ideas. be they that lady has two husban Is living?"
us old-lashioned as they may. which The muntess laughed.
-tout(' prevent any one from calling up- "You are so delightfully simple, my
on me." remarked Audrey, proudly. dear Lady Villiers. Of course she las-
That same evening Lady Villimaput- n't two husbands, the law relieved her
ling her arms caressingly around her 01
one and she took another."
hue. an i's nettle, said: " The law maid not ; no law could-
"Roehe. could you give a. reason why - •
alvin.e law forbids it 1" cried Audrey.
zogal ted religious people should- not " ft is mon,strous! I did not think sucb
visit me ?" things were permitted in a Christian
' Sne never forgot the flame of anger
attentzop..
in his fain.
land."
•'I cannot.. Teal me what you mwo eo her uoral,ean, said the countess, half sa ly. "I read.
Aultrey." be said. and hear of divorce. cases eontinually.
She repeated her t.onversation with I could tell you etories of divorce i hat
latly Moreton. He cried out angrily would frighten you -of false swearing,
thief. he would not allow the Leisoms of conspira,cie.s. of persecution -of wo-
10 come nem. them and that Lady More-
ton was a woman without wieelneen m
ruined bomes."
men with broken hearts, of en with
sense- Tele did not grow ealra again un- "Why do people receive such atom -
he saw no suspicion there. tie looking into the eyes of his wife, en?" asked Audrey. "I would not.
There are no words stronger or more
sacred than these, " Those, whom God
hath joined together let no man pat
CHAPTER VII. asunder e i'nere can be no doubt as to
Christmas tame, and in accordance what is the tight, course."
with their promise Dr. Brooke and his 'We. cannot diseuss the question in
tale spent 1 t at Rowan Abbey. It any a ball -room said the countess,
doubt had lingered in the rector's mind As she. spolre Latly Roekhaven acme
it was now dispelled; if any lingerirtg to them and the countees went $.1,V. ay.
fee r, sun/Li:ion, or dread. had shadowed "Audrey," said her friend, "1 a ant
ha thoughts aliont his I,eautiful (laugh- to introluce you to Laly Glenare on ;
ter. it now ceased to exist.lt was she has ben inquiring about you, and
elicin that nothing could be More pros- is very anxious to know you."
pious or bright than her lot. There Never in her tire lead Lady Villiers
was no skeleton in the Villiers cup- looked so prowl, as. when she reneed
leard. After a pleasant visit, the lac- her head ane gazed 'with calni eyes
tor went away quite satisfied as to his into the haedeoine fac,e of her hostess,
ti aught er's happiness, "T must decline, Bertha; I do not
Spring cantle, with its fair, delicate wish to make Lady Glenarvon's ac -
loveliness. and Sir .Roche found that he quaint ante. rbeg you will tot moat ion
would have to spend some time in town. her to me ; 1 decline eeritiedly to know
"1 shall he sorry," he said, "to Rave her." -
Rowan. Audeey. You hfiVe taught me Perhaps Lady Rock.havenes emptier
,o love tbe place. 1 feel now that it had been a iittle ruffled ; she looked
is my home; irey sweet wife has bright- eery imeatienie ; , •
ened it until it seems to me like an May I ask why 1" she Raid, .
geethly aratiee: e 'wonder if you will " Yon know why, Bertha ; and allow
like renieon, Audrey ' me to add that I wcinder you should.
"1 .shall like any, place where you. melee such a nonan your friend. or in-
ae e.," she answeited, "It is not the vita her to your house."
platie-ee is yea that make home." " Will emu tell me why, Lady Vile
11 was a sigh,t never to be forgotten, liers t" elm; said, "I have a great de -
when her ladyship the beautiful young sire to beer the reason." '
111:,StIOSS ol Rawan. left the abbey for " You know the reason; 1 eave just'
London. Sir Rothe was -Waal:led incere, heard it, That person 'whom you t all
than lie like i to own. The poor and rade Gleaarvon her--oe, sliame Eer-
the chile -en throegial around her lady- thee that you should make Inte say it 1
elle) 108a,v good -by to her, 'They her rightful husband living ebroal
wanted. 11011e:ea frober-maly to Jook she is a divorcee!"
once more an Lae beautiful age of her " This is anyeeing," laughed IA ly
THE
EXETER TIMES
Roeitleaven--but for the moment she
hated the wonan who, she felt was
rigat. " You, nay dear Lady Villiers, de -
olive to know Lady Glenarvon because
she is a divorcee! This is one of the
jest e of the season."
"I do not me that it is it jest."
"But I do. What a capital story to
tell everywhere 1 People who live in
glasshouses sbould not throw stones,"
"I do not live bi a glass house,"
said, Lady Villiers proudly. "I would
rather have died a thousand timethan
have gone into a divorce court."
Lady Roekhaven, seemed suddenly to
recollect herself. " 01 course I know,
Audrey, that divorce courts were not
made for such as you ; but, all the same,
I would not, were I in your Place, say
too much against divorce."
"I shall never speak ot it without
reason Alld I shall tell the truth," she
said.
"What exouse am I to make to Leder
Glenarvon ?" asked Bertha.
"Maks no excuse; I ane quite will-
ing to abide by w.hat I bave mid. Why
should you or I seek for false excuses?
Wear frame a pretense that she must
see through ? I think she has acted
wrongly, and I decEne to know her."
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CRAPTER IX.
Lady Villiers was standing in the
cruehroom of the Royal Italian Opera.
She had, been the observed of all ob-
servers during the night. Once, on
looeing aronnd, the house, she saw La:1y
Cimarron watching her intently; she
was on the opposite side, looking very
lovely in a marvelous costume of black
and •silver. Several gentlemen were
in the box with her; and it was evi-
dent that Lady Glenarvon was manes-
ing theni greatly by some anecdote she
was telling.
More than once their eyes met, and
Lady Villiers flushed with annoyance;
she was merciful always in her judge
znents, but to her puxe and innoeent
mind there was something revolting in
the idea that a woman over whom such
a shadow hung should set herself up
in high places to receive the homage
and admiration of men. ;
As she stool in the crushroom Sir
Roche looked at the fair face of his
young wife, He mistook the sadness
for fatigue,
"You are tired, nty darling," he said.
"11 you do Mat mind my leaving you
for a fees- moroents, 1 will try to get
the carriage at once."
She liked afterwart to remember that
she had looked with a loving smile
into his kindly eyes -that as he re-
leased her band he had held it lovingly
in his grasp -for aft.er tbat hour the
world was never the same to her again.
As she stood there a group of peoe
ple passed her. She had a confuse,' no-
tion of white silk, of black and silver,
of pearl gray brocade brushing past
her as a slip of foldel paper was thrust
into her hand, she could not. tell by
whogt. -
"Von threes- down the. gauntlet 1" a
silvery voice hissed. in her ear; but,
when she turned awning no one was
near her -the group of ladies had. pass-
ed.
She looked. at the paper. "Read this
when you are quite alone," was writ-
ten in large letters across it. In a
moment it oecurred to her that it was
some begging letter from one who
wanted help -she had many such: she
placed it in the pocket of her dress,
and resolvel to read it when she reach-
ed home.
Sir Roche bad promised to spend an
hour at, bis club with a famous trav-
eler who bad just returned from a
long exploring tour in Africa. When
he saw the pale, tiredelook on his wife's
sweet face, he said:
"Audrey, I shall not go to the club;
I will go borne with you."
But she would not hear of it. '-
el- heard you promise Mr. Miles,"
she said, "and you must gee'
le drove with herr as far as the club.
and sat with her hand in his, He kiss-
ed her face, and said that he must take
more care of her, that she must not
go out so much. And. when the car-
riage stopped at the club, he kissed
her lips and said, laughingly, that he
would a thousand times rather go home
with her than bear of Miles' exploits.
Some instinct made her bend forward
and say:
"Kiss me again, Roche."
He kissed her again, little dreaming
that it was for the last time.
He ascended the broad flight of stens,
thinking of the sweet fern, the tender
lips, the dear voice, and almost wish-
ing Miles still in Africa. while Lady
Villiers drove home.
She did not (wen the note until her
maid left her and she was quite alone.
Then she unfolded the paper and read
the cruel words , that stabbed her
gentle heart.
"The writer of this advises Lady Vil-
liers neat to say anything more on the
subject of divorces, as she is making
herself and her husband a jest at winch
all London laughs. The writer ( an
bardly imagine La ly Villiers to be
quite in ignora,nee of the circumstances
under which she was married, but if
it should be so, Lady Villiers had bet-
ter get a qopy of the Times, for Thurs-
day, the Fieh of April, 18-, and among
the reports of the divorce cases she will
find one that will not only surprise
her, but will close her lips for the
future on all such' subjects."
To be COntinu.ed.
DIABOLICAL REVENGE.
Mrs. Gilson -You know how uppish
1VIrs. Wilson has always been with me,
and so conde,scenaing whenever she has
had to speak to me? •
Mr. Gilson, dryly -1 have heard. you
speak of it.
Mrs. Gilson --Well, I met her in town
to -day, ant I had. the peeasure of tell-
ing her that ber skirt was hanging
an ineh below her dress.
HCS PECULIAR ACTION.
Farmer Hernbeak-I'm afraid Uncle
Jason's mind is fallen'.
Mrs. Horniceak-What makes ye
think so, Ezre? •
Farmer Hornbeak-Why, he stood
around all thel tinee the ineetin' house
was burnin' clown, an' never said a word
about where he thought the fire wee,
when he first Seen the blaze.
wee_
REVISED.
Teriene-Well, what is to be ethe setae
Sect; of your graduation ,tesay-e" Be •
weed [tie Ai PS Lies I.taly
Itis Valedicaorein-No. ',F,eyonti 1 he
tIaalleto. Pass Lies the .1:cleri1al-ea"
1 A TIGER'S CLUTCHES.
AN INDIAN OFFICER'S ADVENTURE
IN A JUNGLE.
replaced tiptiveby a Tiger and 41trzled Off by
the Benet, *et Living to Telt the Tale—A
• chalice Meeting With a Niitive Hunter
aka a Vette Service That SitVe His 11,11'41.
is one thing to hunt the tiger and
quite another thitig to have the tiger
hunt you. When 'Stripes,' hunting on
ilea own. account, pounces on a man the
vietim has a. poor chance for his life.
That there are few men wile, can tell
of such an experience is needless to
say," said Capt. E. A. Arbuthnot. After
the cigars had been, lighted a guest
who had knowit him twenty years be-
fore in India, had pressed him totell
tho story of his tiger advaature there
andthe Captain had consented.
"The thing occurred in the Dabrah
Doolah• distriet in Aseam, where I had
gone with the idea of becoming a tea
planter," continued the Captain. "The
beglnning of the adventure, to tell the
story eompletely, was my meeting a
shikari named Dassa likethua, on. the
morning of the day when I fell in with
the tiger. The word shikari, you will
understand, means native hunter, a
tigerehunter in particular, I was on
ray Ivey that day to look over a tract
of junwly land whit% I thought of
buying and clearing for cultivation,
When on passing Dame. Balhua's house
I saw bin sitting in the doorway and
he was in a peck oe trouble.
"His old East Inclian Company's tawny
musket, the gun with which he hunted,
was lying across his lap, and he was
FUMBLING AT THE LOCK.
Ile wanted to go oat into the jungle
that day, and here washes gun hammer
out of gear, so that when he pulled
it back it would not catch and stay at
fall cock. I saw at once what was
wrong with the lock, and chancing to
have with me a watchmaker's file, I set.
the thing right in five minutes. Balhua
was very grateful, and I tode on, leav-
ing him carefully loading the gun. I
don't wish to get ahead of zny story,
but will say hena that my stopping
to help Balhua out of his trouble was
the means of saving my own life that
day.
•"This meeting with the ebikari (gear -
red about an. hour after daybreale
went on my way, and by the middle
of the afternoon I had seen all I cared
to of the tract of land I came to view,
and was ready to, return to EnY bunga-
low. Of the two servants who accom-
panied me 1 had left one with my
horse a mile bark, where there was •
some shade and grass, 'The other,
who was with me, I sent to the man in ,
the rear direnting that they bring the
horse round by the road to a point
where I would meet them. The man
started off 011 a run, and after watch-
ing him out of sight, I took my way
along a jungle path toward the point ,
an the road NI:bare I bad appointed
to. meet them.
"The jungle growth through which
the path led was made up largely of
bamboo grass taller than my head. In-
terspersed with the grass were elumps
of bushes, low -topped korinthe trees,
•and here and. thereta taller tree. Now
that I was -alone the thought came to
me that F should feel more comfortable
if 1. had kept my rifle by me, for, it
bein,g rather heavy to carry, I had left
it with the servant, who had charge of
the horse. But I was not mueli. dis-
turbed. by
ANTICIPATIONS 01? DANGER 1
as I strolled along the path, taking my ,
time, for I expected to have to -wait ,
Lor my men at the roadside. •
"The thing came suddenly, without'
warning. There was a strange mov-
ing of the grass and -bushes a few feet
away to one aide of the pate, the tall
grass parted to left ant right in a
furrow that came straight toward roe, ,
there was a loud, deep -throated roar-.
and the tiger had me. I was standing
stock still staring at the moving grass,
for there was no um in, running itee ay,
as he came out on inc. . There was one
glimpse of paws jaws, a 'ad white
breast all plunging for me, and then I
was flat an my back in the path, with
set in my left eh:adder and right side.
the tiger crousiletng upon me, his claws'
The loin.g feelers at his nose brushed my
fate as he set his teeth into my shoulder
in one sharp, crawling bite, apparently
to make sure that 3 would )ie still.
"If the tiger had been alarmed, or
wounded, if he had overtaken me run-
ning away, or had 1 struggled -I
should have been killed out -right. I
certainly expe.itecl nothing else, but
the tiger, not repeating the bite,
lifted his head as if listening,. Some
wind in the road may have made him
fearful. of losing his prey for seizing
me by the ehoulder he swung me clear
of the ground and started away
through the jun•gde in long, swift leaps.
I weighed at the time 135' pounds, and
the tiger carried me along as easily
as a cat would carry a squirrel.
"It will probably sound strange to
you, although a similar experience has
been related by others, when I say that
frozn the raoment the tiger leaped on
me I felt no pain from teeth or claws.
Neither'did I, after once the brute had
seized me, feel any keen sense of fear,
although perfectly conscious of all
that was going on and of what seemed
the certainty that I should be imme-
diately killed. Perbaps the best ex-
pression of my condition While 3 was
in the tiger's power would he to say
that. I was in a laypnotic state, for
can compare ray sensation with no-
thing else.
"The tiger ran perhaps fifty yards,
then, stopped, laid me down and crouch-
ed, watching me. Presently he pick-
ed me up again and started on through
the atingle, this time walking, bearing
the menet with my legs dragging upon
the ground. Coming to an open spate
he laid me down, and, backing away
Lor' e distance of two or three yards,
lay c,rouehed, ,•
WATCHING ME I.NitlieNTLY,
after the etnalenei7 Of a at abet pJaye
\vita it raouee. •
"From tile 1)(zeit111nein li a 1 111)
email took 'etritiet t Ina; 1t•ii;;• 1W !'",Y e
,
and could see the alerting in and 'out
of the tip Of the supple tail. Then
as with every second I expected the
tiger to leap upon, rae and tear me
there crashed in the jungle's
the loud report of a gun, close at hand -
1 saw the tiger leap to his feet, whirl
toward the sowed. and he roared once
EI,A he reared hirneelf almost upright on
side
hnitadruglgeligsn:g..the.n fell over on his
"It was from the old firelocle that I
had set in order that morning -the
East Indian Company musket of Dame,
Helium that the shot had come which
saved my life. The shikari lead found
the path the tiger was acoustomed
to take in going frena las den to the
nearest watercourse to drink. In a
thick -leaved, tree overlooking this path
he had built a platform, and from this
he bad 'watched daily for a chance to
shoot at the brute. Waiting here this
-aafrleirinhaen,eairnextphe•ectelderqueaDimdeer ldarteagVglienWg
me along by the shoulder. ' When he
saw the tiger drop me in the open space
and lay himself down at a little dice.
tame away, the i3hikari fired at him,
aiming at the head, for be knew that
if not killed outright the first act of
the brute would be to kill me. The
tiger, struek in the ear by the heavy
bullet, died almost in his tracks.
"After the shot was fired I lay still,
not feeling sure that the tiger really
was dorie for, until I saw Dassa Ballautts
comae toward me from the tree, When.
lifted my head the ellikari was start-,
Jed for he had thought that 3 was dead.
But he come to me seed lifted me by
the shoulders so that by turning my
edheaadnIheiouln sdideeee the tiger lying stretch-
" can trouble you no more, sahib,'
said the shikari. 'The tiger is dead.'
"The shik.ari mantel my jacket and
examined my wounds, and then went
down to the road to intercept my ser-
lvvainthts.themBy mtyhe wounds
Painful. While one closhfeNthVeCeraenslegerevtbataninctkgs
rode to the nearest bungalow for men
and a litter T lay, watching the shikari
skin the tiger. It was a young animal,
full grown, with a glossy, beautifully
marked skin, and terrible teeth and
claws. With the skin and the Govern-
ment hounty and the hundred rupees
teat I gave him Dame. 13albutt bad no
reason to complain of his day's fortune.
I was taken out of the jungle that
night, and to ray home the next day.
I had a bad shoulder, with fever, that.
kept rae laid up for three or four
weeks, and I did not regain the full
Iusetehisenfkmlygortigoefttamrnami.dor years. But
CLIVTE OF THE YUKON.
infortnntion ou the oulttleet for Intending
Prospectors.
The precise terciperature of the Yu-
kon territory has hitherto been an un-
known quantity, and a record for a
Lull Year both in summer and winter
will be of considerable interest as well
as of great value to those who are
going* there in a few months,
record was taken byMreWillialla Ogil-
ken front that.
vie, and the following figures are ta-
January, 1896 -Lowest temperature
68 1-2 deg. below zero; highest at Olie
um., 3 deg. below. Mean temperature
for the month, 40.71 deg, below zero;
at one p.m., 32.09 below. The greatest
e:11md 69
dt deg0! bPeinlow”. during this month,
February- Lowest temperature 64
1-2 deg. below zero; highest., on Feb 20,
32 deg. above zero. Mean temperature
for the month, 35.42 deg; below, and at
below; highest, op Ielarch 15, 40 deg.
above.
one p.m., 28.74 deg. below.
Maxeh-Lowest tettiperature, 38 deg.
April -Lowest temperature, 26 deg.
below; highest, 51 1-2 deg. above. The
record In this month showed it differ-
ence between April 7 and Aprir 16 of
seventy-seven degrees in • the nine
days, April 7 being the coldest and
April 16 the mildest days of the mantle
May -Lowest temperature 5 degrees
above zero;
highest 63,2 degrees.
June -Lowest temperature in this
month was 28.8 deg, or three below
freezing. It: sank three times l'elow
the freezing point in this month. The ,
highest temperature was 81 deg. w hi 11
occurred on June 30'. It rose ten en
times above 70 deg., and twenty-two.
times above 60 deg, during this month.
July -The lowest temperature was 33 1
deg. above zero, and the highest 81 deg. '
It went below forty-eight times dur-
ing the month and, above seventy
thirteen times. The greatest heat, 81
deg., oecurred on July 1 and 2.
Angust-The lowest temperature was I
27 deg., and the highest' 76 deg. It went -;
below forty thb•teen times, and above ,
seventy seven times.
September -The lowest in this month ;
was 4.C8 degalmen zere awl the high- 1
est 63 deg. above. It went below forty 1
on twenty two different eays, and 1
ram above sixty on six different days. 1
Oetol-=-The iowest temeerature. t
was 1 degbelow zero, on Oct. 5. The '
highest temperature recorded was 51
deg. During this month it only went
once above forty.
November -The lowest 'temperature
ozeuered on Nov. 20, when it fell to 36.
deg. below zero. It was below •• zero
twenty-three 'days out of the thirty.
The highest temperature recorded was
221-2 deg. above zero. •
December -The loarest temperature
recorded was 44 1-2 deg. below zero, and
the highest, 10 deg. above..
In January, 1897 the lowest record-
ed temperature -was 55.07 deg.• below
zero, and it went under 50 deg. below
zero six times, and 40 deg. below zero
and under nine times. The highest re-
corded temperature in this month
was 10 d.eg. above zero.
, The ebove record for twelve months
willgive those whe intend- to 'go to
the Klondike a fair idea of the weath-
er they must expect. The :longest con-
tinuedoold spell . experienced by Mr.
Ogiiwie during the tWO WintetS he was
in that territory was tor. eight days
during ,vvhich it ilia met rite above 68
deg belove zero.
A DEFINITION.
Johnny -Papa, -What is a faction ?
Papa --It is a term used to deseribe
that section of the party to which you
do not belong.
JOYS OF PROSPERITY.
As you never work, Slowboy, I Can't
understand why you :take such an ten-
terest in trade reports."
Well, when other men are prosperous
find it eaeier Lo borrow money from
thele.
AN
ASTOUNDING CLAW
D. POW.ELL'S EXPERIMENTS WITH
DISEASE GERMS.
de Says That They Ho the Uuutzux System
Good — Swallows the Dead lest Bacilli
111 Pro f or ills Theory.
Dr. Thomas Powell, a leading' phy-
sician of Los Aeageles, Cal., claims to
have actually taken into his system
during the past 10 years the germs of
the deadliest diseases for the specific,
purpose of shattering the time-honor-
ed theories regarding the transmis-
sion of contagious eomplaints from one
person to &nether.
Dr. Powet1 has deekied that the time
has come for giving to the world the
result of his experiments, evbicla be
claims have been a complete and unqual-
ified success. Here is the doctor's
statement of the result of his defiance
of the power of germs:
"Before going into the details of my
experiments with the germs of viru-
lent diseases, I went to preface my
Statements with the explanation that
do not declare the germs to be harm-
less in ale cases, What I do say is that
a person to whore the germs of a par-
ticular disease are likely to prove dan-
gerous must have a predisposition to-
ward that partieular disease, suck pre-
disposition being either hereditary
or acquired.
"3 claim that disease germs are ut-
terly incapable of successfully assail-
ing the tissues of the living body; that
they are the results and. not the cause,
of disease; th'at they are not in the
Least inimical to the life or health of
the body; that, on the contrary, it is
their peculiar function to rescue the
living organism, whether of man or
beast, from impending injury or des-
truction. They accomplish this by
bringing about the decomposition of
that obstructing matter whieh consti-
tutes predisposition to disease and cause
11 to be passed out by the blood.
SWALLOWED THE DEADLY GERMS.
" For 10 years 1 have worked on this
theory, and the results achieved I now
give to the world, 1 determined, in the
first plave, to experiraent by inoeulat-
lag, not an animal whose hold upon
life is exceedingly feeble, as' is (bat of
the rabbit or guinea pig, but the hu -
roan body. 1 matte the experiments up-
on myself, iheu upon merabers of my
own family, and lastly upon suth pat-
ients as were within the range of safe
experimentation. 1 ieneulated myself
with the most virulent typhoid
bacilli Obtainable, having first eradi-
cated from my system any eredisposing
cause ter this disease. The result was ;
entirely satisfactory, no evil ensuing
beyond the usual eoreness as in vac-
cination. Then 1 took into my system
the typhoid bacilli, and, no typhoid fev-
er making its appearance, I repeated
the experiment with diphtheria germs,
without the least perceptible effect.
" In order to make the exeeriments
still more compiete I cultivaled. the
germs of diphtheria and glanders until ;
there could be no doubt of their val-
idity, and took them into my system.
in the presenne of two reputable phy-
sicians. The outcome was precisely the
same as' before.
" Then I made the, greatest trial of
all. In the presence of 25 physicians .
took first, the bacilli of typhoid into
the stomach, inclosed in gelatine cap -
sales; and, second, the bacilli of diph-
theria, by both the vaccination method '
and subcutaneous inoculation.
"Examinations were afterward reale •
by the physicians referred to of the
pulse the temperature and of the re- !
seiration, and it was unanimously de- ;
dared that these inoculaVons eroeue-
ed no greater effeet neon me then I
mighe have been expeeted from a like
quantity of water.
EXPERIMENTED UPON °TITERS.
"In order that there should be no t
possibility of doubting Thomases de -1
elaring that the experiments were sue-
cessful only in my cam, and that 1 bad
in some way been made contagion- ,
proof by nature, I singled out frona
among my patients two who appeared
to be fit subjeets for similar experi-
mentation, end, with their t orteena-put
them through the seinat course as I
had undergone, with less virulent dis-
eases. The outtome proved that my ,
calculations were well founded, no evil;
resulting in their case any more than ,
in mine. ,
" I am progwessi ng I oward it climax '
in my opposition to the greatest dela- 1
sion of the world's history, which will
consist of the most astouncliag and
conclueive denionstration ever ine.de in
the establishment of a scientific pro-
position. So confident am I thaL the
scientists of the world are at fault in
their germ theories that I challenge
any ,onc to bring me the bacilli of 'any
disease known to the 'medical profes-
sion, and I eromise to take into my sys-
tem, in the presence of any jury of
physicians that may he selected, germs
that have been cultivated into deally
activity by the usual processes. all. I
ask is that, I may be given time to era-
dicate froth my ystein any eredisposi-
lion to the disease that the germ re-
Pre`eeefflpshY
Ihsicians in whose Presenee DT.
Powell has matte the experiments are
arranging to have a great and:con-
vincing test made by Dr. Powell and
any one wive is willing to submit to
the ea,mii
e noculaton as he has done,
in, oder to settle tforever the great
question of whether or not a supposed-
ly contagious disease can be transmit-
ted from one tersoa to the other by
•the medium of germs.
• SOMnBeet7n,OomNa Dee:: It
The World's
Of course every Brjoa
one time or other of t
toewnet. Nod
radjoining thif: ihme
ni
a very Jaw structure a
of feat, it is regarded a
eimen in England; but t
more wonderful clocks
day, perhaps not in size,
in their skilful mechani
The most wonderful
iwormIdagisuittreeeemay
he
hnibetemlinSt
tsi
the fact of this colossal ti
ing no fewer than Wiest)
It indicates simultaneously
daa at thirty points on the ea
face, besides the movement of
around the sun, the phases of t
the signs of the zodiac, th
over the meridian of more t
stars of the northern liemisit
the date according to the
Greek, Mussulman, and Rob
dare. The 'works took two
Put together after the cloolt
sem in detached piece.
land to Russia,
A certain watchmaker constructed, a
eloek whose mechanism represents,-ev-
ery
fmittiratulnlreraile
inut"'va,ystation. all stthaean.ctiv
lties
telegraph operator sends te despatch',
the doors of the station open, the sta-
tion maseer and his assistant appear,
on the steps, the clerics open the win-
dows and distribute the tickets; sieve
eral travellers rush toward the train
that -comes in at full speed. In shore,
until the train has gone the usual stik
of such stations is ;exactly reproduce,
ed.
As the train leaves each automated'
returns to its peace, and for a quarter
oceixtopek' adacna: dimensions illmruepenortinei or nsr
Sit.l h nnot known, is peaceful.hubThe
it is said to have heel six years' labor
ANOTHER REMARKABLE CLOCK.
Is that made by Villingere the elook-
maker of the Black Forest, Germany,
It shows the seconds, rainutes, quar-
ter hours, hours, days, weeks, months,
seasons, years, and leap years, to the
last second of the year 99ditt, besidea
iteenhiosatndofhoitshieorriceenstikcoancotms.hal, geograph-
There is a celebrated clock towel* at
• Berne, in Switzerland, The approaeh of
the hour is annovneed lay the crowldie
of a coek. At the same time may be
• seen at the very tint of the tewer
I Ina)aet::sclinadakine coat of mail striking the
• Ahades;tielize.owahlothurhslecir7:trriilk ?lin it
large bath
the towep, thei
Log strings of carriages
up every hour for the occupants
• witness this interesting spectacle.
4s.
was galhgoaanntleartlia4rte,
in Paris, The hour figures are cope-
ttie
mealier wheels revolve by means of
gpoesaerd eohfainbrsi,ghl jtulty ipulaia_teN,NI.acrsaonuki ys, fActllr
-traction. The cloele kept excellent time.
and struck hours, leaf and quarter
hours, the real mechanism being coll..:
coaled in the base,
AL the time of the coronation ef the
Empress of Russia at Moscow, in, 1724
she was presented with a watch as
wonderful in every particuler as the
famous Strasbourg do*. On the, op- ,
posite side of the tirne-keeping
there was an exaet. counterpart of the.
holy sepulchre, with a carved image of
the Roman guard, the scene being view-
ed through the glass in the case. Upcne
opening the case the imitation stones
would roll away from the mouth of the
miniature sepulchre, the guard kneel,
angels appear at opposite sides of the
opening, and at this tirae the music
would begin to play, in soft:
strains, the Easter songs so well known
to all Russians. The watch only weighed.
seven ounces. The maker of this won-
derful pieve of mechanism is said to
have worked ueon it almost unintere
ruptedly for a perio i of nine years .
NEED OF SYSTEM.
Washer W02/30,11.--PleaSe,1111110
armlet& your waste
tee
TRE MERRIEST DAY.
Then do not select the merriest of
the 865 days for your doleful reeollec-
lions, but draw your chair nearer the
blazing fire and if your room, be small- s.
er than it was a dozen years ago put a
good face on the matter and troll off
the otei ditty you need to sing and
thank God it's no worse. Look on
the merry faces ef your chilaren, if
you have any, as they alt around the
fire. One little seat may be empty ;
one :eight form that gladdened the
Lather's and mother's pride to look up-
on znay not be -there. Retleet upon
your preeen.t blessings, not apon your
peak misfortunes, of which all men
have some. Your Christ ' •
merry end your New Year a happy
one. -Charles Dickens.
1101 AND COLD PENHOLDER
An ingenious Frenehmaa bas atent-
ed an article which he terms " a hot and
cold penholder" 'The holder' consists of
a cylinder pierced with three: small op-
enings tit. its upper Fart, ail& Moaning
for winter use a combustible carbon'
cylinder, or for ennuner a we. 1 of
sponge on cotton impeegnated -with it
sol.ution of sal eunMoniace• To " start
up the NVOl`g in wintee time the car-
bon cylinder is lighted and placed in,
the holder; the other cylineer with the
nib is slift on the latter, ant I be etie
per tube is then fixedi over loin hi
SUI111110r, the chemieally saturatad wad
produces eufficient cold to keep the
hand cool bywisiag the •ben.
'
AS lel TS SAF]) , IN rel JONI)] le Le
uronnIra'araggles-lein yer gib el,
poor critter somethin' ter 'eine 1
Mrs. Coldnoee-1- will if you'll go °War
i•hert, to the claim an dig up a doze
en gold nuggets
PRACTiCAle
Thane tile ine,trueter in co()Ite ryl?at.
TO11- NV,', I I, ake it to 50111e WI(' else peace ea it we!, 1 g de,;.; ;;;11 e eu
-
,Ah ehe PraC)tiCa] took?
n tieve iou some, one e Ise's a as . d [eine i a it.. bona 12 tha et pee
jeleroe 12 you ivill meet ag teat Way she kaawe, 2; dierioW paus for beetfie
get more oi tienge. • au:alines t • '