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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1898-2-24, Page 6zr m IIXBTEB, AI)uncli flir• I t the hell door, lila!, O. child poem:ling ci ta, with etreng Bete. Iteef ed ex At tee eame time er riaging of the bele See was eo near the deer she op- eaed it berself. Whet a deseent from Mee. an Bleee &weeded breed the Mount of Transfiguretion to the common life of earth! Witlee the vestibule sto4 two boys la rags and dirt, one bare-headedheat- her a ruse, in Ilk dirty- hands. The oth- erwith yellow emir, greet blue eyes. We wants to am tee lady." said he. ".aut that aetet ray lady," exclaimed the bue-headed by "we want a the pretty lady," "Gertrude, is this one of your ad- mirers?" eked. Mrs. Van Meek', beck- oning Gertrude to the door. 'leer's the one,' shouted. elm. "Yes. tell ber," prompted Sammy. But little, Jim was suddenly overoome with shyaess. Fortunately for both, Serainy was brave eaough to state, "Him wants someteing to eat for Su- sie., end some chips." "Wbo is. Susie?" inquired Gertrude, gen.tly. "Auntie. could they go around to est etair-case of her beautiful homeslew- dreeettee lier gloves. Lightly triPPiate dewn •after ear came her VOW niece. "Pm ready, aentie," said. she, "end I thiter joints waiting at the door." "Tohn," said. Mrs. Van Bleak almost eharPlei "I AM going to week to church." "Petsden nao, auntie, it is my fault. r EON Sohn asked rae aa hour ago, ass mistress going to church?' and I an- swered 'yes;' be Must have taken my answer as an order for the carriage." Mrs. Vaa Bleek had eat apert that boar for preperation for the early emenunion, arid e part of thet pre.- esratioas virus to he a Jeisurely walk the, kithen? laey are shakiag with cold, and must eave some brealreast.• to tee church. It irritated her to find " me this way, little boys," was the ii so small a thing one of her Plana kind answer; and tut careful steps frustrated, but with a sweet change of and dazed eyes, they followed. the la - manner she said., "We will. ride, Ger- . dies• trade—I waated to walk, and 1 keaew batigaminovlittle Marcaree through the us.g weariyly with her crutda, you. *vvoulzdn't mind; but eon:Le, now. aad Jim, In a loud whisper, said to Sammy. "Do you think Su.sie could walk o11 one o' them th.nge? It was the mothers ear that heard this time, "Is Susie—lame?" she asked with quivering lips. vvalt1 Won't you wear my flowers? She can't walk none—lies abed, A look of surprise was on Mrs. Van ma.eee." "Oh! mamma!" exclaimed little Mary Bleak% face wean she saw her little as if the thought of it were es a keen Rana daughter hurrying towards her pain to ber. on bee orutches with a bend:, of sweet "Won't you go into the dining room violets in her hand. She sat clown a.ncl pet, aral mainma will come directly to brea,kfaet—and—yes, I will tell you dear," At that Instant a door at the end a the. hall opened. and a child's voice called; "Mamma! Oh, please, mamma lifted ber into her rep, pressed the brown ringlets beak from the deli- cate face, anti kissecl h.er softly. "Mary niy ohilelle was all she said.. "I couldn't sleep, mamma., and Es- telle let me get ap and be dressed. I knew you were going to church; and see, I have been into the green house with Estelle to get these for you to wear, nay preolous mammal" Her little fingers were fastening them on the sealskin garment, and she was saying, "Aren't you glad. my fit:w- ine can go to church though I can- not?" The drive to the church was in si- lence. Gertrude knew well that pain of heart was betrayed. by the pallor of her unnt's face. The mother's poor heart! The hour's struggle for a fit- ting frame to come to this Holy Coln- paunion, and. then, a moment of child - rashly weak vexation, a. sting of pain- ful rebellion against God's will, caus- ed by the unexpected meeting with her crippled. child. She had tried so hard to. eat out of her mind what the physician had said. the• caty before, but iaow, over and. over the words said themselves in her mind, "It is incur- able; there is no other alternative than —early death.. or years of painful treat- ment.' She set her lips tightly an.d crushed her hands together in, her muff, and set in elle,nce. At the church door she got out of the carriage without A glance behind her, went with haste Into the church, and. letting her niece fee into one pew, purposely chose an- other for herself, fell on her knees and fried out her agony with bitter teats; etrength the "heo,venle benediction" Of the Blessed. Sacrament was hers. Her soul seemed uplifted to endure for Hirn who bore for her His soul -pain. Outside jean was arranging the fur robes of the carriage, taking out each one. and. shaking it, for he had plenty of time a04 little to do. He did not tee that one long-stemmea purple vio- let was shaken from the robe on to the stone walk. He did not s•ee that a, little boy in rags greedily snatehed the flower as it fell, running as if afraid. of paraule aroun.d the corner. He did not see. What was a violet left cae a cold pavement? What was a. ragged. boy with freezing bare feet? What, to a respectable coachman like ,Tothat So Sohn arranged. and then re- arra,nged the rich, warm furs, and waited. The, boy's winged feet sped; by his alley -route he had, not far to go to resell a. tumbling Wooden block and a basement room. At the head a the meaty, Sammy, his boon friend saluted. him; "I sayi a posy! give us (met Do Jimee "Give us-ene—don't yer see as one's ell. I got;" and then more gently, "this tura for Susie,- Even Sammy •yielded to that argument, and added only: "Bat tell a feller where yer got the posy. Jim." "Up to t'he, church, ea the mimeo. Some, Lady dropped. it oat ter her hut- toa-laoIe 1 reokon.- Dovvn the icy, rtokete steps went Jim into the miserable rnom. He paused for a seconci as if to accustom his eyes to the (gloom, thea seed softly to him- self; "Ma not 'home yet, Susie not evoker, neither;" and. after laying the clover on the temoh, went swiftly up the Nteps and out again. "Ma ain't home. yet. There wenn no supper last night, and Seale must have something to eat somehow." These words were to Sammy whom be had. overtaken - They had. ran on—it was too ating- lag cold to walk --until. the evenue was reaeh,eri. They .stopped a moment, an angle oif the church sheltering them from the wiad, two pitiful little waifs. ringlets peeped under and through the ragged knit eap 05 ,Tim's bead. Sememes red head had no cover- ing. With eching hands in their trotreers. pookets, they etood there,Lal- first on one benumbed foot. then on the other, these two little boys, no xnore than. five or six years old. -tte breakfast and °tips we wants, iittaray, yet Sunday% 8 raighty herd da.y M. find breakfast; hut ehipe"— "My boots, elanl—the posie.s1" end ani - netted by este impulse they dashed to- wards. the earriege. ' Lady, gives -Ene 5 pete—plesee, mate - etre sale Sarno:ie. The elder Lady did not hear the pleading voles; Gertrude, with it smile like a mummer morning, took the buncb of mesa from her own cook, di- vided them into the hands of the, two eltadren, and got into the carriage at - ter her aunt. An hour later ilifre. Van. Sleek was s.estin deeeendiag the stitiresse into the handsome heti; she had been on her knees Le ,ver/lleH prayer; her [saute - hal fa,i ItLI loot ies stetattess and ate sadrieSs t‘aft softened with tee new oodoe. goeued et the Blessed Sacrament. teere osentaa peetitillect wet of rap tee more anont Susie when I come. Down in the kitchen she went; or- dered a warm breakfast. for the two boys, and another to be packed for them to carry; also a basket of coal. "I will oome, to -morrow to see your sister, little boys," she seed. "Jiaces sister, ma'am, I'm only his pard," ventured Sammy. Mrs. Van Bleek smiled, and her heart ,1stmalyfull of pity as she sent them 0 "It may be all a humbug, Gertrude," see said afterwards, "but they are such little fellows! And. oh, G'ertrudel it may be I am doing for Mary's sake instead of the Master's, but the thought of that lame Susie makes my heart ache." Gertrad,e aaswered: "No, no, auntie dear, blue eyes as honest as those can be trusted.' The following day, early. they set out, and svi.th many difficulties found the "Barn Block," which proved to he the Brown Block. • Jim was on the orazy steps, evident- ly waiting. A delighted grin was his welcome, as he went down the steps and pushed. open the door into the room. How dark it seemed! Ger- trude bug back, the cellar odor al- most thetring her, but in a moment ehe followed her aunt who was dain- tily stepping over the muddy pool that the melting ice on the steps was send.- ing into the easement room. What need to 'describe the place? In that great city there are hundreds like it; and oh! that the angel of pity might entereach one as it surely that morn- ing visited thesel In a. corner, under a small window, lay Susie, on her mach. The. only sunshine that would enter during the whole day wasjuet lying across the guilt. "My poor tittle girl," Mrs. Van Bleek said softly as she came close to her. "Are these eim's ladies?" was the reply in a cheery voice. "Can you sit down, maeam? jinn, is the chair clean?" Susie raised 'herself on her elbow, and a. faint color came into her thin face. "Tee chair"—there was really only one; that was the mother's. Susie never needed one, and ,Tim—the floor was good enough for him. A box that Sam- my had brought in was used. for fuel the day before. Susie's wretched bed was tbe only other resting place, therefore Gertrude stood. 'How did. you find us yesterday, Jirn?" she ask- ed. "Sammy an' me ru.nned after the kerridge, ma'am. 'Twits Sammy what ,wanted to go and ax you for some - thin' for Susie to.eat. But I 41arent." Meantime, Mrs. Van Bleek ha.cilearn- ed all Suete's sad story. As a Little child she had walked—that is, hobbled about—then the father, an • honest bricklayer, died—their mother drank, and. drank oftener after father died; and on.% Susie was very ill—that was two years ago, and she had never walk- ed. a stela since. She was eight years old now, elle guessed. Ttheir moth had. been gone now two days and three nights. Dear little Jim was so good., int what could such a little fellow du, except to pat her face and say, "I love yore Susie?" And there on the window still, in a crack- ed cup, were the roses and the one violet. But they had brought to -day a large boa& of violets and Susites nose was buried ia their sweet depths as she talked—a warm breakfast too, which they made the children eat im- raerliately. They Messed Jim a mo- ment, and when he returned Sammy was with, him. "Gertru.de," maid Mrs. Vaa Bleek, "there certainly is work remaining, vvisich must he done by the individual Christian. "The Associated Charities no doubt make spasmodicattempts here. Tee W.C.T.U. leave thsir traets here and the drunken mother lights the Lire with the,m. From all that Susie tells me, 1 judge that the "Gold Cure" has had the mother for a patient. A. 'Methodist Benevolent Sojell' semis olothing—most of which goes for drink. What is needed is the. rersistent v. erk of one peesondevoting lime and mon- ey, espeoielly time, to a case like this. (Meek God, .1 liege the 1 will find the time." Afterwards in her home, with her precious little daughter, just Jim's age in her lap, gibe told as rauoh about her visit as it seemed best to pour into surd" eare, • Mary's eyes overflowed with. tears; "Lerae, just like mebut she can't walk? Hee to lie• in bed, and hastet any mamma, like my mamma?" Then, self a new thought milted her, "Can't you: be Susie's niturmo„ too? You know just how to he a mattorat." "KY Precious childt" said Mete Van Meek, folding ,Mary more closely in her arms. "and..Tim'S and Sammy's inaninin 58 %vett—Yes, what fun," laughed little Mary. merrily. In etc:Ably what wety Mrs, Van Meek kept her unspoken promise to be s neether io these poor children, along story only Wwildtelt, hilt la pert the story must be told. Sadie% needs ad -Steeled to ber inmost heart. --Susie first must be helped. The spootalist whom him Van J31eek had consulted for her own. Mary was persuaded to take this pitiable little Susiess case, The tlrunken mother was pla-ed in a house of reforination, The little boys were admitted to a Church home, and Susie, a happy, pe - tient sufferer. lay in 0.• leapital cot all the winter end spring days. Three tittles a. week ars. Van Bleek made the cleld a visit—end such varied visits! She read to her, sang to her, tauget her Church hymns, told. stories drew ead painted pictures for her, brought kiedergarten playthings for her, but first of all gifts as a beau- tifut baby doll from Mary, just the right sae to cuddle in eer erne at night. The, dearest thing she could do for Susie was to tell ber all tee smallest trifles about Mary. 'What dress did Mary have an to- day? Has she- walked dovvuetairs with , her ortitce to -day? What kind of flow- ers did Mary pick in the greenhouse Wore. brealrfast? 'Which Dolly did Mary play with. her baby 'Sweetie.' or her lady -doll, 'Elise?'" PEES OF THE r .41 orproEas AND ORLW ALWAYS FACE • TO PACE TH WI, DEATH, ill War Their Tasks Ara rerkast even. su Peace rat 'flutes art Error 'Nzeans nese:melon — In arroluPuslianiv lbe • Imes ere Battle Ship tire Torpedo Cunt Is mire to be Destroyed, There are rery few people wet° re- alize the dangers braved by the naval officers 504 crew engaged in the- tor- pedo service. Tele is, however, the most dermas-0rue branch of the neer, .for there is not a moment either in peace or war when the varous torpedo boa,ts are on theie cruises that the lives of every troul aboard are not lin imminent dos - ger of dreadful deafet The slightesterror15 bxtedlitag thiese crafts meant certain death. for officers end crew which la ease a war the only thing which the men in the torpedo service can look forwerd to le the (seance of esceplog from the napiel firing guns Patiently and cheerfully Mrs. Van of n LaitutsMp, fecal Newell in endow_ Bleak answered all the claildish ques- . . orimg to sunk with it tore eons, sometimes holding the siball ere: the l • ittle white hand: in hers, and always ace, boat bas drawn her fire at close range. miring the de/beee-featured face, that Any cats acquainted with the modern waS daily grovving prettier. And all navies of the world.will instantly re - the time Mrs. Van Bleek's care enfold- ' e,d this little atm, Eva tinue when alien that slush a. hope is at hest a for- am came the nurses stem given special lora one. These apparent dangers have instructions to omit nothing that served to attratt mueh attention money ceuld supply for of thes the c°1211°rt -to the torpedo boat service, anti ebere Meanwhile. many so-called ditties— are ana,ny who do not believe in send - weal duties—were emitted or defer- ing alwal uipon missions of such immin- red by' Lrs. Van Bleak. Society said, ent peril for se little that ca,n be gain - "Strange that else should shut herself ed by it. Even recognizing the full in so inuoh. with her little da,ughter." "Yes, she is a. sweet child, and it is a strength of what the torpedo beets cari terrible affliction that she is a crip- do, many believe that torpelo boat war- fara is doubtlessly the most terrible "boomeraag" style of fighting con - (salvable. The crew maw annihilate scatber to th,e, skies en opposing force, and in a few instances live to tell about T I NE lit would be to sink Witte, the battle sett: and die gioriously„ knowing that in the3r deaths they palled down,. tbe eu. may too. So cartaila is it that slim. °bailees of Hying Can be eavected by the officers and crew a 8„. torpedo boat thet it bee come to he an aocepted estimation that 60 to 80 per cent. a the tensed° boats engaged in attacking cruisers and bat - tie ships will go to the bottom. with every soul oat board.. It is e service of death in war theme; or dreadful die. oonefo,rt in time of peem. ' TORPEDV. Pie, but then, since the disease is real- ly inourable, Mrs. Van Bleier will have years of care—and, yes. how mach bet- ter for her not to shut herself in so, and brood over her trouble:" Not one person knew that the work for the individual Christian" wheel she !it. It is many chances to one, how - had set her heart and hands to do was that y ne will themselves die in that which made it necessary for her 1-"u"- to withdraw from the social life where after all, she was not needed. And so the -winter days were divided -between these two dear children. Many, many times, during the win- ter she had. regretfully said ne to Mary's entreaty to take her to see Su- sie, and eaeh. time it had been almost as hard to disappoint Susie with "No, I couldn't let my darling come to- day," therefore it was early spring, a day all blue and green and golden, the. mita they halve wrought, victime of their own patriotic. 'brewery. So little Is there to make life bearable en these torpedo boa.ts that in the Eng- lish navy they are obliged to pick men for torpedo boat service and give in- creased pay to the entire crew and of- fixaers of the flotilla. It is impossible to avoid this discom- fort. The torpedo boats are construct - when attics Mary was carefully piped ed. primarily for speed and their light - in the luxurious carriage and. driven nese, narrow beam and. shallow very slowly to the hospital. • draught., while enabling -them. to make It could not be anything but a happy foie speed im calan weather, makes them moment when Mrs. Van Bleak saw the shy pleasure in the faces of the two little, girls brought together at last; but the next brouget a pang of pain that froze her heart. At one glance she saw how welI and. full of health Susie was growing—and, alast alasi how fra- gile xt flower her own Mary was. It was then that her heart first knew its craning grief. She went quickly into an adjoining 'room.. "See—see, there is my darling—and—and, look at Susie! God forgive raele Down went her head, on the shoulder of the sympa- thetic nurse, and passionate weeping relieved a little of her anguish. When she returned to them the lit- tle girls were laughing and chatting about the playthings and. flowers Mary had brought. "I wish I had Moe, •cratoh.es like yours," said. Susie. "P'reps you will bave," said Mary. "And. maybe they'll let you. stay in. this bulul hospital sometimes," added Susie, "end Mary, I love your mamma sal" i "Course you. do," answerea Mary. There were very few more visits ex- ohange,d, then followed weeks when Mrs. Van Bleek's visits to the hospital had to be substituted by Gertrude's, and then there were long long weeks when she never went; fortunately at that time Susie was so greatly improv- ed that the physician permitted her twice to ride to Mrs. Van Bleek's herrie. • Once only, and, for/a brief time, she saw Mary, then a wan little sufferer en the bed from which she never rose again to health. . The end. came when the leaves were crimson and. golden. Mary was ta- ken to Peradise. Susie lived here many years, and her Life was to the end. a. laessing to many ether's. Mrs. Van Bleek gave that portion which would have been her daughter's, had she lived, to found a "child's hospital" where treatment should be especially Provided for all spinal diseases. In due time St. Lefery's Hospital was erect- ed., "To the glory of God., and in 'lov- ing memory of Mary Van Bleak." CHANGED HIS MIND. Western Hunter—If you bh,tak °iv- ilizatior: a. failure, and. want freedom froni all few, all social restraint come with mie to bhe rootuntalus. My bed, is of boughs, any table a. box, and my chair a keg. Socialist—Dat suit me. SDat suit me, Vera you get ze beer, eh.? etunter—It is not a beer keg but a, powder keg. Sociellet—I—I stay me here. A LUCKY YELLOW. Mrs. Stuerptongtre, querulously—Here you are. earning next to nothing, and our old neighbor, 1VTr. Quickwit is mak- ing 00,000 a. year. • Mr. 8—Lucky test Quickwit. Hs got a, job as travelliing atelesmate end is away freni home ten reon.ths ill• the •v wan • A A.z-Anvo..00.....v.vtommootwaturcomar--amenuram.sencogreorm amm mousness is caused by torpid liver, whieh prevents diger.- Mot: and permits toed to ferment and puttee in the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache. , lusomina, is and, el Ifor blood poisoning, Hood's II•IS , are relieved, bilioitfeve s r Pala stimulete tise stomach, rouse the Wet ur hoadticht4dissitiONS, tent lePettels, 0 1 t te eeld hy ell druggists. woos army Int es ta 6 with eidocea earsosparilla almost umashalbutable in- bad weather. In e recent trier of a, torpedo boat across Una Atlantic it was found. im- possible for days at a. tini,e to light a fire ha the cook's quarters. The offic- ers were SO. CRAMPED IN THEIR CABINS That they were forced to sit with their feet propped. u.p against the sides of the boat. Every one on booed., during rough wea.ther, was hurled from side to side of the narrow steel tube unttl all were a, mass of bruises emd. °antes', ons. To cap theie troubles they slept witk the unpleasant knowledge that be- neath them were sterecl explosives suf- ficient bo blow theni beyond the clouds. The dismanforts in, tune of peace are ba.d enough, but in wag times the tor- pedo boa,tarn,ay well be called the for- lorn hope of the fleet. Enough has been seen of the dangers to show what small ohaners there is of the boat's crew Being through a torpedo duel. The most tragicel eveet of recent navel battles in wallah a torpedo boat took pert occurred. on the nleht fol- lowing the battle of the Yala, when the Chinese ships ha,d sought shelter in a. convenient, by, with only a small outlet to the sea. Through this open - leg a. Japanese torpedo boat stole dur- ing the night to the attack. The emi- rate:War of the Chinese vessel:, Tine^ Yeen„ and a, number of tike crew, were an deck, expecting some attack. When signaled byobber vessels that the tor- pedo boat bad been sig,etted the Ting - Yuen began to fire in bhe direction whence she ealme. The smoke from the guns made itt impassible to see, the at- tacking boat, end the cormanancl was giv- en to cease firing. The Chinese came mender next discovered th.e torpedo boat ebout a ;hale mile distant coming at full speed toward the ekaip. The glum crew immediately opened fire von her with all t•heer machine and rapid-fire guns. it was sons seen that s'h,e was full of seat boles, through vvhilch es- cap,ed clouds et steam. T.he japenese succeeded,, dilOtWeVerr, in disc,hargiing hier torpedo. A. dull, muf- fled report aanotanasd the explosion un- der the Quarters of the sh".a. A column of water waa thrown this aer where the ship was struck, end an examina- tion below showed blata,t the protectinre decks and twatter-tight door en the bulkheads were leaking becily and the shipwas gradually smking. She was got under wily and rua into a, mud Walk on the other side of the beat where an examitnetion ova the following day showed thet a, hole five by eight feet, hadbeen blown in the bottom of the ship, end that she was PRA.CTICaLLY A. WRSCle. Ail her compartmeatts were, filled with water wad the fires extieguished. As the weakest was bitter cold,, 20 de- agbeyeenodsmbeelrow zero, the sixd. to . ip babe Ths fete et the crew ist the torpedo host was simply appealing. She was disoovered the following morning Cord- ing in the beg. Tee first _men who hoarded her found what was left of the crew frozen to deathon her decks. The engineer, maahlinist and fireman be.et scalded to death; through the cuttiaug of the steam pipes by one of the smeller slucts from the tnaehilne glans. They were all laelow (leeks. The eldef engineer was faustal team the batehlwey of the emgine roma, frezen stiff. It was evident, however, that he had, died from the scalds a.sid burns. Out of the entire areW a 14 men not one escaped, In bite war betweet Chili) sad Pera it was Ffilleven that tertiblie as were tor- Pedeee when they- got here on a yea - eel's side the claatlioes were ell in or 04 of the torpedo boat Wog sunk long before she vskis nem. enough to ilia any damage, while, if elle auemeded Lfl die- obarging her detidly missile the ohences of ber getting awee afterwerd were fe-ivr. The bed tive erew meld expeot 13 PUNNIGRALIS. 4 -my (shyly) ---"So, En compassion, I • —I --kissed. him." /Mande —"For ity's sake I" ele—"13vat you might in time learn to like me." Slie—"Ie is not impossible, if you. will keep out of my sight. "Do you know 1. don't think much of Deawson," "You don't have to. You own size Mawson lip in two seconds." • He—"She told me I was the light of her heart." She—"Then what?" Ile -- "Well, her old in,an came down and put the light out." Her Father—"Have eoa heard my daughter sing,yourig man?" Edwin ner- vously)—"Yee-s-sir—but in spite of that —I should like to have her, sir." No, I never take the newspapers home; I've a 'family of grown-up da,a- ghters, you know." "Papers too full of ?c.rime, eh?" "No, too full of bargain sales." Edith — She singe like a canary." Bertha —"Oh, nol a canary begins .to sing when people commence to talk; people commence to talk when. she be- gins to sing." The Missing Evidenc.e — Hattie — "Maude doe.sn't show her age at all, does she ?" Ella—"No; but you can see where she scratched zt out of tho fam- ily Bible." Sallie De Witte —"Do you play whist, Me Lange?" Willis Lange— "Me play whist? Well, I don't think," Sal- lie De Witte—"Ah, true 1 I had for- gotten that," "Does that baby of yours talk yet'?" "His mother says it does; but if it is talk, then the kict has invented a new code or slang that wilt make him fam- ous." His opinion—"What are you. doing, Jimmie "Reading tle dictionary through." "How do you like it?" "Oh, some o' ele words is good, but others hain't much sense in "I should like to know your inten- tions, sir," said the old man to the youth who had been calling on his dau.ghter with great regularity for a long time. "Same here, replied the young man promptly, "ra, like to know yours." 'Is your sister at honie, Willie?" asked Willie's sister's young man. "No; I heard her say she was engaged this afbernoort—but don't be frightened; 1 don't think it's a rnerrying ebgage- meat." Ethel—"Have you noticed bow Lord Slabsides drops his aspirates ?" Pene- lope—"Oh, but that's nothing to the way he drops his vowels—papa soya he has got mere than a dozen of his a Dollie—"e wonder why love is re- presented. always with wings?" Mollie —"They are for biro. to use in flying out of the window when Poverty comes In at the door. Don't you know that much?" • "I have received. nineteen proposals, In the last two months." "You don't say 1 What a large nuraber of suit- ors you. must have. Whom were the proposals from?" "One from Cha.rete and eighteen, from. that French count:" "Brown is a luoky 'fellow. He has so little eter for music that he doesn't know one popalar air from another." • "I'm better off than Brown.. eau recognize one of •tbein before it gets started. So 1 bave a °hence to run." "You will marry a. tall, dark gentle- man," sald• the fortune teller; examin- ing the lines in the fair 'hand- J'That doesn't help me any," despairingly 're - Plied the lovely blonde Who had called to consult her. • "All sik of themare tall, dark gentlemen!" • • impatient customer—"I thought you advertised quick lunches. I've been waiting for mine for nearly half an hour":" Weiter—"It do take a little time to git 'em up, boas, but it'll go quick enough after you gits it, trey ain't de kind slat las' long.", Mr. Romans—"I tell you what, baby brighten.s up the houseand that's a faot." tete. Practickel—"Yes, we've hadeto keep thegas burning all eight ever since. ours was born. you. think that glasses tend to weaken the sight ?" asked. Col. Still - well's friend. :tend slaw pensive con- sideration the colonel replied: "It de- pends, ah, intiality on how many you take." ANOTHER REPORXER. I heardit aU iazd, the father to his dangihter et the breakfast table. 'You iriseed that been so mercy times that 'lied to keep treat:by the groes. •shocired, r win, justified. peva.. Fie declares that every kiss t give him mikes him abet- ter men, and 1 purpose woricin.g ear: tho,roege reform. A.r4r, HE REQUIRE,. A. Beaten uo,luientan, Count Rambun- Eery, ba.s written to Mayor Warwiok, of Philadelphia, saying that he hos a good-looking son, 24 yeare of age, who vitiate to xnelte•te Philadelphia, woman bis wire and a Countess. All he re- quires is beauty and. a (Joliet $8,000,000. STORM • For Infants and Clilldren. Tito to. sheik signature 1,3 fl ovary move BLOWN 111, 11. S. WARSHIP- MAINE EXPODEs 11 •HAVANA RAI.030E. The Dead Number About 200 — • stsrite:terozit— iline Itats rite welgosio' Took Place Porwerzi Waller the Meer' Quarters -- Suratistog es to tsetse o A dieepetch falai ITavarte says ;--ut seatterea end teen hulk a the teattee States battleship Maine li,es nt the bat- ef Havana harbour, a tomb for at' Last 253 of her crew. 1515, was blosser up at 9.40 o'clock (01 Tuesday night by en expkiaiton wee for- ward melee the =ma's quarters. Her Slagasliale is further back betvveen the Cowl bee:leers. Some of bee watch and ,a few of the offivera and crew wee were en shore eseeped.' • The expiesion whitesh•oret tho city from one end t to tee other creetea tee wettest excite - meet. All tee elect:es lights were put out by the sheer. Vire engines rushed from. one direetion to another, and no one knew' foar certain froixzi vvIblen di:- ectiota, the explosion ownae. Soro.e start- edethe report tiatt it was the arsenal), others said it was a ahold, and it Was not untie 11 o'clock thatt the real melee ValaVESSignic.". EL'SAPPEARANCE NOW. • Ths Maine at has time a the ex- ploaleaesvas :unahor about 500 yards erom bee arseuelt, and some 200 yards from the floating' dock, Her steel up- per deck forward thas been eompletely lifted and turned ower on her star - booed. side. None of the big gune in the turrets are visible. MB is alightly listed to, port, end all: forward. of .her massive crimes for unloading ship's boats have oumeletely aasappeered. The beg, fusunees 115 flalt upon the twist- ed and gnarled ken breves and pieces of steel deck. From tbee funnels eft the stile seems to be intact. She has Settled until the water has covered the. top- of her superstruature, Lund the stern searciltigllet auti. eine X8.4, id -fixing gum took over the wafter just below therm CAtTrAE 011' TI111 DISASTEZ, It is .reported that the disaster mess du.c to the explosiozi of the boiler of the dyinatme machine on board the Maim. The first explosion is said to have been oaused by over six :hundred tiepin& of gun cotton, and the subse- quent explosion is alleged to have been caused by shells and cartridges. • THE WORE Ob' RESCUE, All the navy, the fire brigade, and. the neve" physician.% were immediately or- dered our duty. Stretchers for the use of the wouladed were seat to the scene by the fire brigade, the hea.dquar- tars of tbes Red Cross- Society was call- ed upon, to seati four stretchers, and. metzu were sent to patrol the scene of bhe disaster, wad piok up the dead end wounded. The Spanish =wiser .Alfonso welch was anchored close to the A/feline lowered her boats and saved 37 of the crew of the Atnericaa warship. WORSE DISASTER PREVENTED. Lieut. -Commander R. Wainwright, of the Maine, was half undressed at 9.30 o'ciloak, p.m., and was walking in his cabin, next to thee of Captain Sigs- bee, when the explosion °marred and put out the eleetric lights. Lieut. Wainwright then lit &match and went to Captain Sigsbee's cabin. The cap: tale,18 appears,lbed been thrown from: his bed, but was uninjured. Teey both went on deck, and ordered raeil tO flood 2,500 pound e of gun cotton wbioli were on board. The order was carried out T.be men never returned, but Havana was saved from a still more terrible explosion.. The la.rge munber of deaths •reported among tlae crew is said to' be due to the faot that many of them were areleep below at the time of the explo- si'on, Most of the officers saved were dining on bolted the, Ward line steamer , . 'city cif Washirigton. • SPANISH CRTTISER IN PERIL. The Spanish oruiser, Allonfo XIII. was for some time after the explosion in great. peril., and her mooring tackles were sleeked away, and. ahe was an- chored at a greater distance from the burning warship. She then. lowered her boats and took part in the work of re- scue. Tlx fir.st of the American sailors 15 reaeh the Machina wharf were svvim- ming. Three sailors who escaped fell senseless just as they reached a plazo of safety. One ef the Maine's officers, weo is being ea: et for a,t the ear:Item headque.rbers, is seriously wounded. Tee is very you.ng, end. Es believed to have been the officer on guard et the time of the disaster. • PLYING PI:80E8. Some of the wreektege of the Maine fee on board the Clitsr of Washington, and knocked two Itolee 15 ber deck, The chapleen of the Nairne, Rev. Mr. le •P. Chadwick, went ox board the Altana° XIII. Le order to minister • to the wounded. A. Spare:el naval °fem.: said 'that Captain Sigsbee was the last tO a/MALMO the sinking ship, nt he retnained alloriguade the wreck au long as it was possible to do anything in the way of rescue. ' THE CAPTAIN I NTRIt VI KWAlf)• . Captain , S igebee, in terview ed this evening by the correspondent of the Assoniated Prees with refer eni*e to the oeu.aa of the terplesion said. —1 coal - net yet. determine the ceuse, but loom- peteatt investiguaors witl deride wheth- er the explosion was produeed from an • interior or exterior amuse. • li rannot •say anything until Mier, stick an in- 0,"Itigi°nizcon alt,h"isTiritio til4ut tuioy nntuipato the deoisien, nor do 1 wish to make any unjult esterna,te of the, reaeon for • the disaster." IET.E ICS/DWI. Suaday School superintendent— Can any little bey iti the elass tell ine any- thing ithou.t. Tyre? •• • 'Little 1)oy—Yes, sir; Mine busted one day last summer when was out on triv like anti. had to hoof it home. As a blood maker, blood .urifier, health giver atici Sy,s- ,en renovator Manley's •:elery-Nerve Compound is In rivalled. "The eruptions on the fAce. Parr • tionlarly heve heewremoved, tux • the trouble my back as well, an I feel like a new num. X cortege reauleee Celery eoneromet better teen :lector's medicine Ter ieed and • liver troubles, as it luni proved so • in my case," • Isaiah Leffler r;aerford, Out. • Price .arients per Box, or 6 Ix:reeve At • eutagists, 1Vialled Op Receipt' of Price by 1'. MILBURN & CO., Toronto. THE EXETER • TINES tra• OF ANT GUARD SHOOTS PRISONER. Two Prisoners Try to Escape Front Minx. • sten Penitentiary. A despatch from Kingston, Ont., says :—William Carey, Elgin county, serving ten years in penitentiary for arson, lies in the prison hospital with a grievous wound in the abdorn.en, Re was shot by Officer Gibson, who ran hira dow.n while trying to escape. Carey is Dewitt 27 years of. age. It was about 4.30 o'clock on Tuesday after.noon when 82 convicts were lined up under five guard, and. marceed from the quarry to the prison. • ESCA.PED IN THE SNOW. Alt Union street crossing, While the snow was swirling around the mor - lag company. Carey, and a fellow -con- vict, W. O'Connor, from Hamilton, made a dash for liberty. They hurrlea along Union street, followed by several guards, the leatence of the staff has- tening with the gang to the prison and giving the alarm.. The fleeing men were ru.n down, by Officer Gibson on the property of the Sisters of Se Mary - of -the -Lake, • FIRED IN SELF-DEFENCE. The felerui curled an axe and. club, and as Gibson came close upon them they turned end put themselves ea defensive attitude. Gibson, in self- defence, pulled hls rifle and blazed away, a bullet piercing Carey in the abdomen, and. in an inatant fellow - guards arrived, and both of the liberty - seekers were seeured, and. transferr- ed to the prison. 3 MAY BE FATAL. Corey is seriously, if aot Wounded. He had bean in prison since June. 1894, His companion, O'Connor, aged e7, was put in prison in july, 1890, for five years, for robbery and assault. Both' were robust fellows and would have fought bard for liberty had not Gibson used his gun so effectively. EIGHTY-SEVEN DROWNED A'I•rransatiautle Steanter Goes to Pieces Orr • Canary island. • A .despatch f.rotra Teoeriffe, Canary sees Campagnie Generale Trimeatlantique line steamer Flachet, bound from Marseilles for Colon, waa totally wreehed da Alnaga Point, this island, at dna oalook oft Wednesday morning. aer caetaiu, second officer. wad eleven of her ,crew en.d one pas- senger were sexed. • Thirty-eight of the crew a54 eorty-nine •passengers were lost. t DU:RING A TIMOR FOG. • The Plcushet struok our Anaga Potat during a Wait* fog. Heavy weather prevailed at the time, via the steamer some broke in two. lilis small steamer Sueu brought the 14: survivors to Santa Crate, and after lending them returned to the mews of the, disaster to entitle, vou.r to render furl:leer assistanoe. HEINZE ROAD TRANSFER. AIIIIIIMCATUI111104 W1101 tine Canadian Paeido no re Been ening 1)14•ted, 1. desrateb from lituntreel saysi— The arrangement between tho and Per Ffeinze. for the tri.nefer of the / latter's railway ante smelting inter. - esti in the Roeeland mining district to ectutpeny hes beers completed.. The le agreenienl. lee been eigiseiebut it still take .e. eouplA of menthe in metre tile transfer of the property. The com- pany will therefore very soon he in a poeitiert to ovary out. its pledges to the mining people of the distriet. Mr. Sliangisnessy itiateS that the 0. P.R. Ea not goti.ng into the Immin6s5 to 1119.1(4 any rtsouey oat of the atriellen.g, 10.1 woulit provtao the facilities for the miners at what it cost them, The' C.P.R. fully realize that in order to make profitable the minima or the lower grades abounding in the i.Coot- ettay distriet, it would be ritemssery 10 give the tainerS very inttott r`heaPer Income of getting out the ore, and thak will be cl.oue as soon rui possiblkr al titaiXe....0400;n1 to ow sigtfitmae deirt;e,'L ihourP *1.44Vfaso ciaa..gtsoverzolut