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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Times, 1898-2-17, Page 2• ou.not3 n goo. 1 go, sorry, derline, • Geed it. Oe ;sparse you. aroela slot wale to te•meel to, lien in any ewe Not that • I meant anathing like a•ppealing; I •theatgat only see giving hen, a, loophole a ()Bove. "Est:ape'?" "From this faoliesh engagement be- tween yea asad Lira whe.re love has no part en, either sidle?' "Oh, 1 see," seas she, ainel bursts out • laughing, . Stich • curious laughter— Jseghter ae extrane that it 'brings .teas to •her eyes. "Yoi thimk wouldbe glad a a abeam to fluid hlina spit free,a4an r 9 guess so rana from what you heve told, me., and the sourness of hie ex- ereesion, whenever I have seen you with him." • 'You. heve guesse,drightly," says she, stelediele tlie and looking down at aim, with pozted lips and brilliant ey•es. "I myself. ,ha.ve noticod. how changed he !las been of late. Ifee ie tired—tired of me." She laughs( again; it is the strang- est little laugh. "Feney itwo people virentitag, to got rid of eacili other, and not knowitng how to do it 1 But Isbell help thiun—I shall let hitm go free." "To -morrow, then, I shall speak -to your father." "To -marrow? Must you put Lt of till to -marrow?" She has •grown as anxie Vus now for hini to interview her father as she had been frightened about it - before. "Well—and sa.y everything. E4etetlailiag you eaa about ray—my dis- like to Sir Ralph, You might eveaa eell it hatred. Yon leno-w I told ycse. I hat- ed ham Yes, say 1 hates him." "I'll say all I know," says Eyre,. fer- vently. "Yonx may be sure I shan't let • single point be lost." "I mast go n.ow," says she, ristng, She iis Lookeng very pale and tired. "There are same things I roust atten,d to. I shan't see you agaim to-uight." eNot to -Wight! Why, it in ones, six gawk now!" "Six o'clock! Is it really so late? Time for all ilnvelids to be in bed." says she, smiltng, thouga half heertedly. "I expeet you, will be gled to get rid of me," says he smiling in turn, a,ncl by no meansbelieving in Ins wards. -Nob" returns she, shaking her head, "That is well, bemees as t'lliugs etand, you are not likely ever to get: rLI of me. ,But— 'What a hurry you ere in, Ducie I I suppose if the dot- e is to be relied on, I shall be able te move by the enc1 of the week e" You mustn't burry yourself; you must be careful not to undo all bbe geed work he leas done," says she kind- ler, hospitably. "And, to begin with, you ought to be in bed now surely. I shall send Patsy." She moves to the door. Patsy, the fectotumhas been in the habit, up to this, of helping, Mr. Eyre fromone ,room to another. At the door, how- ever, slue pauses, and Looks back at him. Her eyes are troubled. "You. needn't be uneasy," says he, legh,tly. "I'm all right; better than ev- er I was." "Yes, I think you do look better," says she, softly. "But there was some- tbiligreaconausedly—"I wanted to say to you; and you have put it out of m.y head." She turns again to the door, hese, eates again, and. again looks back at elan. "By the by, did I abuse him to you?" asks she. "Him ?--who? Oh, that fellow! An - !retell ?" "Well, you did, rather. Why?" He has crossed the room to her. "Oh„ nothing le letting him take her eand and caress it; eenly—it sounds aerrid, &leant It?" "Inset dime?" "Why. horrid to abuse anybody. It i isn't a, nice thing to do—elt? Your oth- er friends—the girls you know. lateen —who are in society, they wouldn't do weuld they?" "Do what darting?" "Why, speak unkindly of people, e,v-I en their enemies, openly." "Ole weuldn't the.y, though I" says Mr. Eyre, giving way to mirth. "My sena, yon dent know them! You elhould hear them som.ettraes, and"— with tender meaning and a laving glance, at her—"you shall some day, hopes; and, believe me, tb,ey will open your eyes. The way they abuse their eneuniee is erightfula-one is prepared to that; but the way thsy abuse their fritends—that's a surprise, if you like!" "T elesulcIn't like," says Duleimea, dis- pera,gingly. "1 know it. That's why 1 so love you," says be, frankly, "Well, to -mor- ' row, teen, Duloie," detaining her; "you give, me leave be try my—our luck to- atorroWS" "Yes," She pauses, end then. "Yes!" with sadden vehemence. -0h4 hew I amid like, to show hum, how independ- ent I am of him." "After ail, it is herd to be indeperel- erie of ones fabbe,r," eays Eyre. Mies .MoDermob stares at him or moment. 'Her {father! Then be turn e and runs away. It had seemed to her tazipeeeible to explain, CHAPTER VI. "Pee.a sereeetheert blithe and,' gay, • Vatter eat then feblea, fay liegh,t and airy.' •Site. is bright and, detannelra •Softie kite her golden hair, all other lease fersweate Little f airy 1" Mr bovine, broughe hie:leaf tet thaeougli belief is Duleineeett znisery, tieeelee upon t. Ithab shb bee been fora, et jinto eat eragagenteat with a !motet, obeeetitotatlike, Mae by !inertesetetry fee hlter eeeree to hi eu the oorreet readiese ot her history $o far. To 011tekr than bilntory ooeans to him also to be the •worle allotted, to bim. 'Her beauty has come aortae to lam meth n pereisteaey thee has dleraefed all other beauty re - or imagined, and tate plain- tive feats of, his pretty hostess has awak- ened in his breast a chivalrous desire to haza.rd all fortunes In her cauee. As a. feet be Ins fallen in love with her; :teat very seriously, stet seriously • enough to make hien embitioue of mak- Ina her hie wife. oonsblerble zest. its added to his passion by the belief that he, and be alone, can save, her frou:a a "loveless union"--thet is how he puts it—with another—and that a =est despicable creature, according to her element, The certainty that sbe is wearing Cher heart awa,y with grief— that joy is unknown to her—that she i$ fast geowing into a, state that will products consumption in the body --is eamewhat rudely destroyed by her an - trance into the old sohoolroemi next xnerning, alertly tater h!is own desc- ent into that time-honored tepartment. "Oh I I've snok news—such news 1" cries she, rushing in and. banging the door balled her with aa emphasis that makes his nervea, still rather beyond his control, junta again. It is evident she has ran to him straight with her news, whatever it is. Her pretty hair is flying all over her head, her eyes are sparkling. Smiles wreathe her charming lips, She is waving a, telegra,m, over her head. The very inearnittion of joy and fresh young life might be painted from her as she stands there, laugheng, triumphant. She is looking lovely. "A telegram from that fellow, break- ing off the engagement," decades Eyre, within himself. "It ia settled, then?" says he, quickly, "Oh, yes—a certainty this time?" "Then I 'needn't speak to your fa- ther ?" "To father ?"—as if puzzIecl—"eh, he eanaws of it! He will be glad. too I." "Yeas father ?" "Why, yes—yes—yes!" almost dauc- Ina up to him. "Do you think that be- cause they have had a skirmish ar two, father won't be eleesed. to see him? tell you he is pleaseall Aaud so will you be wluen you see my Andy 1" "Your what ?" Mr. Eyre has retreated to his chair ones more. "Andy 1 He's coming! Haven't you understood? He's coming to -day 1" "and who es Andy ?" demands Mr. Eyre, feeling a trifle aggrieved. Of course, he tells himself, he is glad of anything tba,t has tightened the burden that so hardly presses upon her. But that it should be—Andy 1 And such a very believed Allay to judge by appearances 1 What a name! Perhaps, after all, Andy is a girl: Andromeda— Anaromathe. Some people called. their &liken by queer -names, and Andy might be an abbreviation of either of these. "Not know Andy?" cries Dulcinea, liftiag, 'herr brows. "A. friend. of yours?" "Yes"—srailiaere "Eviciently a nice girl?" hazards Mr. Eylre. "A girl I Andy a girl! Miss BleDer- mot breaks tato irrepressible laught- er. "Oh, wait till he hears that 1 Why he has just been gazetted to the 18th H uzz ars 1" 1"--semewhat stiffy—"brother, !perhaps ?" "No, No, indeed. I"—as if if by no means sorry for the fact—"have no I:co- bblers ,Bat Andy is better than any brother." "Is the9 teall—disagneetably--"yea, haven't bad one., I don't quite see how yea can know that." "I've seen other girls, and heard what they said of theirs," says Iiieleinea, sav- agely. "Then this Andy is—" "My cousin. A.tucl such a nice one 1" says Miss McDermot, warmly. "Farncy you not having lueard of him! Well, when you ase him, you'll know him all in a moment. "H.e,"—happily--"is such fan I" "Is he?" "Oh, wait—wait! By the by"—bring- tag out her left band from behind her baek—"I had nearly forgotten, but I found these, and I brou.gat them, to you Violets! Smell them"—blerusting them under his nose. "Deleolous, aren't they? I found them under the ivy wall. Andy and I planted teemthere last year." "Andy and. you seem to be great friends" says he in a gentler tone, tak- ing her hand, violets and all, and hold- ing it. Souiehow. it hes come to him that this aerating child is not in. love with "Andy." however . &lig:Ural that young gentleman may be. "Oh, the best, the dearest 1 I don't disguise from you." says Miss elc.Der- mot, growing suddenly serious, "that times we quarrel. We"—thoughtfully —"quarrel a good deal svhen together. But when Andy is away from me—eh! then 1 kno-sv what a perfeet darling he is." • " 'Absence makes the heart grow fender,'" murmurs efr. Eyre, wisely re- fraining frem a smile. "And Andy, how does he regard you. ?—here ----and bh,ere?" as 1 tell you," says she, with r. fresh, delieious laugh, he makes him - sett abcaninable now and then. But wheat he is 't heree—oh, then, Andy Loves me!" elbould think you and he should always be 'there,'" says her °tympani - an. gravely. "Well, I don't. I'm delighted he's miming. Bless me," glaneilig at Lho °lock, I've only half an hour to eee Acme het sheets and thinge I And I don't believe Bridget has thought about lighting a, fire in his room, There! Good -by for a while, 1 tn,uet rum Heel kill me, if he finds himself without a fire en bis ream!" She %gustiest out of the room as she had entered it—like a heaerenly spring mead that brings only ley to the re- ceiver of it, Eyre. staring after, feels a„ qui& throb at hie heart. Whet a, detig,ht she is 1 How different from meet girls! And this cousin all heal— this Andy I No doubt he is a young Ad - west a "oilseed derling"—e, ereature hale /ay. hall maim and wholly cberm- Lae. Batt she is not In love with him So numb eam, be read hy those who rum Men be does see Andy, which is three belies later, hie estoniehment knows eit) bounds, A.utly Is 'Maud a reveleteoni 1110 f terh,ape the 'ugliest 11 E Yeaenle Irishmaa Olt record.; and that le saline a..good, dealt. As henesorne Irilsheseeneost andoubtedly are so in PraPertion are Triabe: lten hiciem,;ti. But iie Manners make al) for a era deal. geas is full of boahamee, brimming over Ludeed with the milk a human kindateee. la the eourse of the five seinute,s he is perelitted to spend. svitla lefr, Eyre., who le still conetaerea an ',eyelid, be fires off as meaty jokes as would Lave made a reaeouable supply for a, month with anybody else. Having then (said he felt he ought to go end present himsolt to 'ebe Me- leermot, who is hie euardiem, he beats a, retreat, dragging Dade tato tale cor- ridor outside as he goes. "I say, he isn't half ie bad, fellow; but he isn't fit te bold, a ceaulle to Sir Ralph," says he in a whisper, still clut- ching Duleie by the a,rin. "You know my opinion of Sir R,alphl" returns she, trying unavailingly to ex- tricate herself from his grasp-, "Girls never have an ()pinion worth ba'peany I" retorts he, letting her go with a disgueted grimace. Already ane at the quarrels! CHAPTER VII. ' "Honer's a mietress ell mankind pur- sue; Yet twist mistake the false one for the true." Eyre having received permission and being anxieue on his own part to bring matters to a olinaax, makes an early opportunity of reggesting a private in- terview with his host. The time chosen is to -slay, As wet a day as ever came out of the heavens, and the one after that on which Andy Mc - Dermot arrived,. There had been a hurried interview betweeni Eyre and Duloie in the morn- ing, in wheal the had. seemed down- hearted, and. dispirited, and inclined to Let matters stay as they were, bad. as they undoubtedly must be considered; but Eyee—fired with sorrow for her, and determined to save her from the impeedieg disaster that threatens her, na,neely, her marriage with that mis- creant Anketell—hed refused to listen to her fears, anid is now standing out- side The McDermat's private den, waiting for admission.. It is soon given. The don Is an awful agglaineration of things useful and. useless—princi- pally useless—bat beloved. as taping once belonged, to better days than these. In the ,naidst of the chaos sits The McDermot, calmly emokieag a, pipe thet could never have seen a better 'day Caen this, and. it Ls now as black as bleak can be. "Bless my soul, Mr, Eyre! You," says he, rising and pulling forward a chair for his guest—"you seat inc word, I now remember, that you wanted to see me. Feeling strong, eh? —better, eh? Have a. brandy and eada "No, thanlir.s No, I assure you. The fact is wanted to speak to yoix about your daughter." "About --my daughter ?" The Mc- De,rmat lays down bh,e decanter, and turn his e,yte.s 2 alt on Eyre. "Well, and what about her?" "It is a little difficult to explain to you; but—I Ita.ye come to the conclusion that your daughter is not happy in the engagement she has contraoted." "Alt!" says Th.e MeDe,rmot, wrinkl- ing his brows. "Is that all? Don't you. want to tell me you have fallen in love wibb, Dultenea—that she would be happier in an engagement with, you, end therefore you think her coining marriage with Sir Rale& Anketell an iniquitous errangem(ent?" "Not iniquitous so much as mistak- en," says Eyre, keeping bis temper ad- mirably, ander the other's ill -concealed sarcasm; "besiides, must it come to mar- riage 9" "o I bave been given to understaad by both parties." "Engagements have been broken be- fore now." "I date say—I know nothing of that,. I knew only this, that any daughter's engagement wilta. Sir Ralph Anketell shall not be broken" "Net even if it were for her good?" "Horsy should it be for her good?" "Happiness counts," says bhe younger man, quickie. "McDermot 1"—earnestly —"I should not try to disarrange your views far same daughter, if I could not offra es much as I should causc her to lose. I can make settlements." "No doubt, no doubt! That is mats ter, sir, for Wee lady you attay ehoose to marry." • " eust so; that lady is your daugh- ter." "There you make a • mistake. Mr. Eyre," says The IVIcDetanot, distinct- ly. "You will never raarry my daugh- ter with my consent. With regard to her own consent, thet is already for- feited. Her word, is given to another. And one word. sir; permit me to say that as my guest you—" "No, I shall not permit you!" in- terrutps Eyre, passionately. "Is every soared, earnest feeling to be ruled by society's laws? Your daughter is un- happy. Surely there are occasions when the best, the most honorable rules should be broken! And, knowing her unhappy—" "You are eloquent, sir," says The McDermot, with a reserved smile, "Forgive me if 1 break in upon your admirable dissertation on the weak points of society. You say my daugh- ter is unhappy. May I ask your author- ity for that speech?" "Certainly,'- hotly, "she herself hae said so " Excellent authority indeed I My daughter e—grrinay—" is evidently ev- en a greater foot than I thought her." "You rnisjuage her," said the young man eagerly. The wrietmot let his eyes rest o51. him for a moment, "I can follow your line of though , says he slowly, "The, woman who could. appreciate you eoula be no fool—eh ?" "81r says Eyre, frowning. "Put are you se sure of hee affect- ion ? Is every young girl's first word Worthy of credi t ?" "I desire to keep to the point," says Byre a netle haughtily, "1 oan offer steer dan,ghter a position. I, an my uncle's, death, shall inherit a title. I cirti offer her quite as urueti ae Sir Ralph can. 'Sir!" interrupe The McDertnot, sternly, 'if you make her a duchess, I should stilt aeolitee ,your proposal. Ma desugbter !me given her word, to marry Sir HMO Ataketell, and by that wora site shell abide!" To Be Conthined. 4'811,6 says that eince she married ehe has been through everything." "es, Her haebatel siva tho Same thing," EXETER, TIMES BY A. IIISTERIO118 BOND THE PRATT BROT.LIERS HAVE A RE- MARKABLE RESEP/IBLANCE, elliesv:Vin:eage ners Not 054 l'o4/4 Alike 1_1211110 olth e01:11;,e rly.iTtrirletto,;I:tsuttromiteitiettsjia;t1:: The eitroeg sympathy of mind ex- isting between twins, pratically am- ounting to telepathy, has long been .41, matter of scientific record. Dumas ha e treated. of it in his Story of "The Corsican Brothers," and now we have an interesting illustration, in tee case of the Pratt twins, of Chicago, Prank Fay Pratt and Fred Roe Pratt are as like as the proverbial two peas in a pod,. And. tee strangest part of it is that the resemblance is not merely an physical one. Their minds axe linked by some mysterious bond, and although the twins may be miles away from eaoh other each seems to know pet what the other is doing, and. even what he is thinkbag about. Frank Pay Pratt is a lawyer. The two brotbers dress exactly alike and are rarely seen out of each other's company. Since they were boys they have drearaed the same dreams, and thought the same thoughts. They ex- perienced all the ailments of childhood, ttiomgeet.her, invariably failing ill on the same clay, end recovering at the same Frank Pratt has made a study of the esoteric phenoxnena of mind, "1 know from my own experience," he said, the other day, "that there is such a thing as telepathy. I could give many in- stances, but the most remarkable is, Perhaps, what baepened when, I went to Eaglantl. It was the first tirae I had ever been separated from nay broth- er,ad then I was ebsent eleven week, "'When I returned my ship was to come in upon a Friday, Saturday or Sun lay. As a matter of fact the ship reached port Saturday morning. Sat- urday night, when I was sitting at din- ner at the Imperial Hotel, it occurred to me that I ought to call up my broth- er by telephone about a business mat- ter I was to transact while I was in New York. I went to the telephone, and the- girl said the line to Chicago was busy. I wetted a moment, and the girl said there was a man at the other end of the line in Chicago who wanted to get the Imperial Hotel and inquired for a man named Pratt. INSTANCES OF TELEPATHY. "The girl asked me if I was the man, Sure enough, it was my brother. He he called me up from Chicago, at the same moment I called him up from New York, He wished to inquire about the same matter that I wanted to speak to him about. Not only did he know had landed., but he knew I was stop- ping et the Imperial. - " I think this is the most remark- able instance of telepathy in my ex- perience. But teat happens every day. My brother will call me up by tele- phohe and begin talking to me about something I was myself thinking about. Or be will say :—' I called you up at so-and-so, and you had just left there.'" There is, however, another curious phase of this matter of sympathy be- tween brothers which is, perha.ps even more remarkable than the fact that they are able to converse by thought transference. It is this :—VVIsen Frank Pratt was in London, he was away for the first time from his brother. When he came back from abroad there was quite a marked difference in the ap- pearance of the two. Frank Pratt, it seemed, had gained during his absence, Fred. Pratt had lost flesh. The differ- ence in their weight amounted to four- teen pounds. In two weeks, however, they -weighed precisely the same to within an ounce. Frank Platt believes this was due to sympathy. What is still more remarkable is that the hands of these two brothers ere exactly alike, The lines of the prams ara identical, and the thumb marks ex- plode the theory of Mark Twain, in " Pedd'nhead. Wilson" that NO TWO ARE JUST ALIKE. Frank Pratt is it firm believer in palm- istry, having studied the science with a distinguished East Indian, now dead. Ile consulted a Chicago palmist the other day. Among other things the, palmist said:—" You heve a very dear friend, a very dear friend on the male side. He is a brother, a twin brother. And as yea were born very near to- gether, so ybu will dievery near to- gether, within a few hours, or clays at most, of eaca other. It is your fate to be linked together through life, and the one will not survive except for a short thne the death of the other." Frank Pratt is firmly convinced there is some mystic tie of pre -natal sympa- thy that links him to his brother. They have lived together as perhaps no two brothers ever lived before. Until they were twenty-five years of age they were never parted ter a single night. Frank Pratt believes that perhaps if they had separated when tbey . were children grown up under different environ- ments, thee might have had quite dif- ferent presonalities, He tbinks they might not only have had different rabies and morale, bat that they wooed probably have come to be diesimils,r in physical appearance. The mere ab- sence of a Lae menthe seemed to Make quite a elfference in etiena, but, the bal- ance wee restored again as soon as they were together, Statleuts of ceindnology in its pea- chologiera phases maty recall the case of Walt RUSK BROTHERS, o Philedelphia, They were the opposite of the Pratt twins In every particular exceet that Of Mental uxaty. • A psyeholoeist would have gone it - bo repaired it etti.dying the lives of these Vemarkable ewitee and In trac- ing out the intleeeces whioh Mily serv- ed to link their very 505113 together- Evee their mother, who olung to them svith a trite mothetes have throughout their brief (*ewer, steed in supersta ,e. Neils awe of the etrange beings whom she had brought to life. She said they were two bodies vvith one soul. Wien separated tbe one seemed to know by an ipexplicable inetinct what the other was doing. Their thoughts seemed to be owe On more than oue occastoe whee one would be in trouble the other, although far re- moved fame tbe Beene, seemed to know by ineultion of his brother', danger, and, guided by au irresistible impalse, would fly to his aid. So striking was their similarity in appearance thee eveu their most in- timate friends were often a 41.0es to tell there apart, At tbe age of nine- teen William was arrested on the charge of killing Job e AfeCool. When tee case ceme up for trial both the brothers appeared. in court. Thee looked so etuch alike that the jurymen were completely nonplussed. Witnesses who swore to the circumstances of the murder, many of whom had known the brothers for a long time, utterly failed to distieguish one from the other, Counsel for the defence entered the plea, of mistaken identity, anct so con- fused did the witnesses become in their testimony that the accused boy was acquitted. BRUIN GOT EVEN. low a Grizzly Bear Puitished las Foidish Tormentor. Tbe towa of Medicine Ilat isi Assina- bola, on the Cauedian Pacific Rail- road, had in 1804 an attraction ins the shape of a captive grizzly bear. lie was a hiengry-looking brute, about the size of an ordinary cow, and was ohain- edi to a post in the c43ntre of a strong log pen. The pen etood beside the tracks, aboat 200 feet from thc station, and a recent rainstorm had made a veritable mud -hole of it. • The bear MIS an object of lively in- terest and. cariosity tt th,e towaspeople, but more particularly to passengers of trains w?aich stopped at lefedicine.litut to change engines. One elay early in August thte east- bound overland pulled in, and in a few minutes the occupants a several (leaches were viessen,g the giezzly, who was shuffling around his quarters, looking very innocent, a,nd unconcer- ned. lets paws and shaggy gray coat were covered with rand, and Bruin was not a thing of beauty, still he appeared. contented and seemed to enjoy being on exlabition. _ Now, a miscellaneous crowd of men has, as a rule, at least ond individual in it belonging to the class known as "smart Alecks." This gathering was no exception and the aforementioned person soon manifested himself. lie Le- gan by grunting at the bear, and foll- owed that up by throwing sticks and small stones at him. Failing to ee- cite him by these means, he resorted to others. Fixing a handkerchief on a stick he flaunted it in Bruin's face, and tiokled him. on the nese with it, then • POKED HIM LW VIE RIBS; but, save an occasional growl, the bear did not scare to mind his tormentor. One or tvino gentlemen now advised the funny man to desist, suggesting that his bearship's patience probably had limits. Ignoring -the friendly %mining, the fellavr waxed bolder, and, coming close up te the pen, thrust ani ansa in between the logs. Then the leng-suff- ering bear saw his opportunity and im- proved it. Suddenly and with start- ling ,swiftness, he reared on his hind legs until he loomed high above the estenished man, and then, with a deep growl, of anger, he struck fiercely at bis persecutor. For a, breathless second the man stoed bereft of the power of motion; then, with a scream of fright, be tried to drew betele, but tod late. The enormous paw caught his arm in a glancing fashion, shredding his coat and shirt eleeves, and scoring several ugly scratches ia the flesh while an avalanche of mud and filth descended on his lucklese .head, fairly obliterat- ing his features, and thickly smearing the whole upper part of his person. The bear's revenge was complete. Swift and sudden justice had been meted out and with shaken nerves- and Juin-. ed clothes, the smart man made his way to tble, tram, while some unfeel- ing men in the crowd laughed out- right, 3.nd the grizzly lay down with what resembled a sigh of relief. The Canadian Pa-ific eastbound over- land, bore thatday a man wh veas not only sadder and wiser, but whose propensity for "stirring up the ani- rnais" had received it decided shock. AN EXPENSIVE CARPET. • The, most expensive carpet in the world. is now on the shelves of the Go- belins factory. It is worth £10,000,and waS mpele during the years 1869 and 1870, It was ordered for Napoleon Hie but was unfinished When the Franco- Prussian war broke out. What that war was finished he had, no use for it. „ Tele!, SECRET OE SUCCESS. "I have never torgotten," said Mr, Noggleby, " the wise remark that a young -man once merle to me, years ago. It was thie:'(Inc thing leads to an- other,' This was apropos of a further advantage that T ba,d beoaght intp view by a step 9 hail jt taken. The Moeal of this is—it has beee set, forth often may have nientioned it myself., hot it will bear endless repetition—thee if we would, sueceed we must keep stirring !" •A PROGRESSIVE wootrt. „,. 1,14,14.—Flow is Mr. lelueheatie getting aikiisg ? Hee isa, propesed yet ? Edith—No, but Inc is improving, ,The fiest might he ettlied, lie had the album in ilk; banas ell the evening; the sec- osiel night he haa thy pug dog in his arms; last tight he held. "Willie Ott his lap for an HOUSE BUII,T Oh HATS, Au ingenious batter of Parts eon- struettd a house of felt made oitt a 24,600 ()le hats. This house consisted of peeler, dieing room, and bedeoora, also a kitehert. It wee erected upon, er platform upon the plain of St, Denis, afte coud be tratisporteci tenni place to p aes), ' WINTER *WRINKLES. His DiStluctioa,—"Who s that; mili- tareeloolting • chap ?" "That, sir, is the hero of a rumored war." lik'Deifteheirr sotrt3°Isifilwt%aotfheVrieNrIt—s"I bad.(1°efloct wheat o " "I dn't eitber, It's bad for golf,' "I believe they claim there is less seasickness new than tier° used, to be." "Then I must have bad all of it," said tee returned voyager. To Pocticus — "Don't you think my pew het is a poem?" Posticus—"No." Mrs, Poetious .--. "Why not ?" Poeticus—"Oh, I'm Merely judg- ing by its price." Teacher (in geography class) —"John- nie, how is the earth divided ?" John- nie (who reads the foreign news) — "Don't' know; I haven't read. the pap- ers this morning." Mistress—"Mary, didn't you hear the door -leen ring?" 1V1eid--"Yes'm; but it's Probably somebody wants to sea You, My company always calls at the beak door." The Gift a Equiltbriaxn — "Aunt Emeline, weat is being well balaaced?" "Well balanced? Well, it is heying sense enough to melte more friends than enemies." Nurse Girt.—"I lost sight of the child MUM, and—" lVfothee—"Good gracious! Wily didn't youspeak to a policeman?" Nurse Gil—"1 wus speekieg to wun all the toime, mum." She—"Ilovv. would you punctuate the following: "Bank of England, notes of various values were blown. along the street by the wind ?" He—"T taink I would make a dash after the notes." As Advertised.—The Lady--"Cen.you match thi$ piece of ribbon ?" The Gent— "No, lady. You may remember that it was one of the matchless bergaina we ran last Monday." Iseantein (pathetically) —"Achl mine friendt, ven I sell you, clot suit for fife dollars I'm losing moneysla on Farmer—"You, be?" isaaostein— "Yes, mine friendt; it's inured for more clan dot!" "Mr. Showman," said. an inquiring individual at the menagerie, "can the Leopard. change his -spots ?" "Yes, sir," replied the individual who stirs up the wild beasts; "when be is tired of one spot he goes to another." . Equal to the Occaeton.—Peddier — "I have a mast valuable book to sell, ma- da,m, it tells you how to do anything." Lady (sarcastically)—"Does it tell you how to get rid of a pestering peddler ?" ,Peddler (pronset'y) --"Oh, yes, ma- dam—buy something of bine" Voice of Experience. -- Literary As- pirant —"Wliat steps are necessary svhen you want to get out a. book?" Boras (who has had experience)* —"Se- veral thousand stela will be necessary if it takes you, as long to find a pub- lisher as it generally takes me," One Woman's Way.—Mrs. Skinner— "Oh, but I wish I was a man." Mr. Skinner—"Why, "so, my dear ?" Mrs. Skinner—"I was just thinking, to -day if I was only a man, how happy I could make my wife by giving her a diamond necklace for a birthday present." Mrs K— had. engaged a robustenid- die aged colored woman to do some housecleaning. During the progress of the work, Mrs. X— said: "A colored man came along here one day last weak and wanted work, and I let him wash some windows, but he did not do the work at all well." "What fo' look - in' man -was he?" asked the helper. "Well, he was a big, strong fellow, and Inc had but one eye. He said that his name was White. He did very poor work," "I specs Inc did, lady. He's de was no. -'count in dis town." "Oh, then you know him?" "Know him? Why, lady, I's =heed to eine . AN INFANT GLOBE TROTTER. _ Travelled a. Thousand Nines for livery Month She Ilas Lived. Miss Dora Eunice Giffin is a charm- ing little maid of ten months, who ha,s' travelled at least a thmesaal miles for every mantle abe has lived, and is, be- yond rivalry, the champion infant: globe trotter of the world. Dora, who Ls the daughter of a missionary ia Egypt, was born at Asynt, and. began her wandering life at the early age of seven weeks. Her first excursion was to Cairo; from Cairo she journeyed to Alexan- dria, and then the restless little soul took the steamer to Marseilles, visited. Paris, ana then trav,elled. to London earl Oxford. Still pentiag for change of mem, the little nomad, now three and a half mcatbs old, crossed the At- lantic ana saw eTew York. Still ehe was not content, but, Ulyssee-like, must explore the United States,' which she Le now e,ngagea in doing. By the end of Dorale first year of life .she will have travel:lea a -distanee equal to huff the earth's eireumferenee. Wherever Dors, goes she draws a train of admirers, and, although she cannot relateheteris of her travels, her la roe eyes are eloquent with all sbe would. like to belle THEIR HEADS. Sizes of the Brain Itostses or Famous • nets. ' A well-known hatter who has for some years past bout interesting, him- self ie compiling a list of head sizes af emi tient men, reeieutly wrote to Mr. Gladstone; "1 send you a Cap which I thielt will prove a good fit for your head, SiZO 7 8-8. It may prove useful ite a traveling eap. As a hatter lake en interest in collecting sises of heals of eminent men. The following ara. a leer sixes of popular heads: Lord Chelmsford, 61-2; Duke of York, (15-8; Dean Stanley, 6 3-4; Emperor of Ger- many, 6 7-8; Prinee of Wales, 7; Berns and Dickens, '7 3-8; Earl Ruesel I, 7/-4; W IsL Theckeray ; 7 5-8; Dr. 'l'heinas Chambers, 78-4; Daniel:O'Connell," 8; Dr. Thonmon, Archbishop of 'York, fl easeati Hume, M.P., the financier, 8 1-2, Thi e gives you the whole scale, erotic). the 8n:tallest to tbe 3aegest known, 'Your favorite Mather Sir Walter Soot,t's, hettd getout' 1, Out Sever - clot Queen Vicaorinee head, Ernie is close view t onoe got, I take to be 6 7-8." EARLY STAGE SCENERY. In the early illieglieh plays a beard with a, 'name on it ihtliested the local - BRITAIN RE.Afil PITA IfA,R‘ BUT SHE SEEMS AL!iADY TO Haifa WON IiER poitrr caiNA. Apparent Success of ilier atentatte (Or Open. 1111111: otel 1Se 801—:15 ::0 Ilir 118Y"e Ir o�$ the MVO try of the Powerii The Vase Preparations for War That Nitglipadllitii Just Made. It is now pretty generally recogniz. ed teal the Eastern crisis had passed beyond the point of immediate danger, before the public was informea of its acute Wiese, writes a Londoe corral. pondent, /There is no longer much' doubt that England's perepaptory de* .. mand for open Chinese ma.rket$ has re-, . eeived what may be described as a tacit and tempcirary recognition from the powers, including Russia. The strug. e at sgo oti einl It of gosi SPra4oFc hn sf 1sount 111: ni es u of E'bi t hk at„ atChoileex nteifhe sexeiBeis.te.silerauteis:salssOiaria- • cute]. shrewdness, ought to profit much' pense of sh rivalry; and there is already evidence that she is fully alive to the poseibili- sditliieivs3isoiaofwntmhoyfe tshiteucahtiionnes. e E Tht;pgiraemheasofbetehn checked for the time being, but if Lord e Salisbury sacceeds in regaining the as- cendancy at Pekin, which he allovved to it wilt be ontolyRatusesniaormthorieise cYoseta.rMs eaagno-: time more complete details, of the vat preparations for war undertaken by the British Government are now avail- able. Inasmuch as the crisis is only postponed, and at any moment may become acute, it will be interesting to iinyrluicriarirtteesaokmeen.of the measures recent-. First, there were the preparations for calling out the Naval Reserve; second., mobilization orders were sent to the commanders of the home naval sta- tions, followed by similar or,Lers to corn- naan,iers Of stations abroad; third, the ocormaapnleiztaiotnionof of from the prompt A FLYING SQUADRON, which was to consist of not less than ten warships; fourth, the decision to increase the personnel of the navy hy more than 7,000 men, which is now be- ing carried °lathy the quiet enlistment of stokers aerl other classes of men; fifth, the increase of the arnv by 15,000 men; eixth, enormous purohases of steam coal awl a general replenishinent of stocks at all stations at home and abroad.; seventh, the elaihoration of a-- -- plan for an emergency squadron com- posed mainly of battleships more or less obsolete and old-fashioned, but ef- fective for home -defence. The last measure, decided upon this week, attracted little attention here, although it is not the least significant of the series, because it indicates the probabiliey, that England's foes, in the event of war, will include France, Of the seventeen battleships included in the emergency squadron, not a half dozen could safely be sent far from the home ease, and, as a matter of fact, most of thern wbuld be assigned to specific positions in the waters separ- ating England from the Continent. The 13ritish fleet in Chinese waters has been augmented since the trouble began by two powerful cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers. Other steps have been taken, one Of whicli escaped notice, even by rumor, namely, the des- pateh of orders to the commander of the Australian squadron, to hold in readiness for China, the four cruisers Mohawk, Orlando, Pylades, and Royal- ist. The defence of Australia was to be undertaken by a half dozen small vessele, together with five small cruie- ers, a part of the cest of which is de- frayed by the colonial Governments on condition that they shall always be kept in colonial waters. This ar- rangement was considefed safe because it was not thought that France, for in.stance, would be able te spare A. SINGLE SHIP for those remote waters, and if any were sent, they woeld not be able to keep the sea any length of time, owing to the impossibility of getting coal. • The report that the Pacific fleet WM; ordered to China was only partly true. The whole fleet was not, of course, to tie spared, but the seeond-class eruisers Aerapbion, Leander, and. Ph a,e1 On are now under orders to be ready to Feast, Further enormous contracts for tete- plies of steam coal have been placed. , in the past fortnight at Cardiff and other South Wales parts. I'liere has also leen a large amount of spamlative iniying oinf NC‘Oarra.leotion with the possi- IsiliUss Simultn neouely the north- rig lana cml trade has suffered depression, the only boom 1 eing in eVelsh smokeless coal, on accoun 1, of 112 OAVantagos w hi oh in war time are obvious. Welsh coal mestere have the idee. that if elInglanri goes tO Mar uo elritieli mercantile ves- sel -svile venture le put to sea with the ordinary soft coel with wheel they ete content in time of peace for it is a ners 'ern axiom that the less smokes tee molt wife It is aelieval by some optimistic dip - loneliest that the eaeine of th ee* in the far Ea 4E, hetweee Great Pried! n anti Russia., will 'have is favoratile effect: upon the near :Eastern deadlock tend perluzps make il possible to settle the ieterminable Cretan queetione Tlieso peinenti aee not hopelese that 'Preece , George will soon be eslealislied in the Governorebip Of tbe iinbappy island, spite the Sulfates groteste. e , • e Why' does you fa tii,er .tastst upon sit' • ; , • ttng ia flit back par .ret ing Itted, lca• beet, beau. 'Poor papal 9 Ire Le at eerftesiglitee, the t dee,' t see a sera t on ilie end of Isis nose. fril,61.1 there sees it 'quiet et,ttlechetige 4 itchi'kl Nalutatiorus