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CHAPTER XXVIII.—(Corlltnuede might have had a depressing effect upon Plymplon knew these Black Flags the adventurers at another time, when Wiper - feared nothin on earth, either sacred y ]stayed for a slake of lessor lmpor- or profane nothing could the wonderful lance; but just now they drew inspire - or lion train Kai Wang, who strutted dragon seen in the usual Chinese pro- along, rubbing elbows with those upon cession have been trnnslormed into a the street, as though to the manner terrible reality, breathing and born • indeed it must have been a terrible pesos, 1Pllaws woul'i popul'ar belief among those who made gladly hall the opportunity for a fight. haste to give him room that here was The Black Flags must, in reality, be a mandarin of the second degree at the Irishmen of China. least, followed by his retinue of ser - Lord Beckett also knew that It was yenta, and heading for the chief On- to thele sudden and fleece assault the penial peluoe of the Golden Dragon, In - partial 151101'0 of the other expedition tent upon some momentous question of had been due; also tine capture rr state. death of Dr. Jack ; and deep down in And in this way the tittle company his (Heart the gallant Englishman progressed until at lingth Kai Wang prayed that they might be spared the suddenly ceased to move torward. pleasure of running up against any of Waiting until the others were close these wild tribesmen. about him, he pointed to the stone flags It was Plyntplon's first appearance and whispered the thrilling words : before the public,. of the Imssr sane- "Behold where 11 happened—gaze tuary, 0nc1, as everything was novel to upon the spot whore Dr. Jock fell l" trim, he kept his eyes constantly on the alert, intent on seeing as much as the CHAPTER XXIX. conditions allowed. In days to come, should a merciful If the words of the Chinese guide were Providence allow him to escape from thrilling to Larry and the big English• this trap with his life, lie would like to man, It may be readily understood they tell the story of his adventure, end de- possessed unusual significance for the scribe that Sacred City upon which few other one who made up the party of foreign eyes had ever fallen, daring explorers. Besides, 1t was the part of wisdom on During the terrible weeks that had ills behalf to note the various stages of elapsed since she received the message the game, in London ,bat told her she was a Who could say what might happen? widow, Avis had seemed to cherish There wos ICai Wang, as bright and but one eager desire, and that was to bald a nen as iho whole Chinese em- visit the spot where Dr. Jack had pine could boast, and devoted heart and fallen. soul to their service, as his great sacri- Here, then, was the Mecca of her flee in coming up boon Canton to join hopes—here the place where his last the raid on the Forbidden City had brave stand had been taken, and his proven. , he was but one man, and hu- courageous spirit mot the onslaught of the Philistines with undiminished zeal. man al that In imagination she could see the man It was always possible that some- she loved better than her lite battling thing might happen to the loyal guide; against the horde of savage Black and if this came to pass, they would slags, holding his own to the very last; flnd thenmseives in a pretty pickle, lost and, perhaps she. could even imagine within the confines of the region whereleer tortured ears heard the wild shout it was death for them to remain. that announced their ultimate victory, That was why Lord Hackett tools his so graphically described by Larry. bearings with so much pains, and even Lord Beckett and the others stood went so far as to slyly mark a cross with folded arms and bunt heads. upon the door of the house from which What sombre thoughts dashed they emerged in order that he might through their several minds as they find the tunnel under the moat should gazed upon this spot, it might bo dilll- en emergency arise. cult to describe; but they were not un - A wise old boy Plymplon showed mixed with hope. himself to be, looking out for a possible As for Avis, no such gleam of sun - retreat even while resolutely pushing shino penetrated the gloom which sur - an advance. It is thus warriors aro rounded her. butt and renown won. That she was a woman of unusual From various coigns of vantage he powers they already knew. Perhaps 'had in days gone by looked in upon the Plympton night have anticipated some territory where "no trespass" was the scene at this climax, for he could for. watchword, and envied the moon- give even the heroine Avis had proven eyed Celestials whom he saw saunter- herself to be, should she allow her m- ing hillier and yon, never dreaming at serve to break down at such a critical the time when a day would come when stage in the game. his long -wished -for opportunity to in- Again he underestimated her quall- vade the realm of the gods would ties come, and that, toeing his life in his Not a moan, not a tear, nothing be - hands, he would venture to brave the yond a deep sigh, that seemed to come terrors that lay In the way. from a ]heart too full for other utter - These observations had at least given erica. him some knowledge of the lay of the She was on her knees. They saw her land. head droop lower and lower, us though Thus he recognized close beside she would touch her lips to the stones them an elevation known as Kingshau, that were still mayhap discolored with which foreigners had named Prospect the lifeblood of that brave man, and, 11111, because its top overlooked the therefore, as- sacred to her as the caba walls, and afforded a view of all Pe- or black stone of the inner temple is to king. the myriad pilgrims of the Mohamme- 11,was well within the boundary and dan faith, who yearly shake the tedious only a canal separated it from the For- journey to that city of Arabia where the bidden City. shrine of the faithful is located. Lord Beckett might have wished for 1t was a solemn moment, never to be more light from above to show him the forgotten by those who took part in many strange features of the Sacred the scene. City around hien ; but it was perhaps Then Avis arose. fortunate that no moon glowed in the "1 em satisfied," she said, simply. heavens, else they might have met "Then our duty is tosee you safely with trouble sooner than was otherwise back to the hotel again," suggested probable. Larry. They had speedily left tine moat be- Feraaps en eager inflection in his hind. and were between the walls of voice aroused some suspicion in her buildings. mind, which was already in a feverish Nowhere in all China could more state, owing to the peculiar conditions elaborate temples and pagodas be by which she was surrounded. found -than In this place devoted to 'Is your mission done here, cousin? royally and the sacred council of the You will not return, to risk your We empire. through sbnplo curiosity?" -slle asked, lice had been .batched all those etre- quickly. legit moves by means of which the nes And then Larry found himself In a tions of Europe had been outwitted it quandary. the past, until their play descended to Ile dared not answer in the negative, demanding a concession, and a naval and yet deemed it poor policy to tell or military base, as a fitting tribute in Avis all, lest the possible disappoint - return for real or fancied Injuries which mens, in case of failure, might work the heathen of the interior bed wrought cruelly with her. upon certain of their subjects; and be- "We—that is—it is our duly—ahem— fore this latter-day diplomacy, backed the truth is, cousin, Lord Sackett has by battleships and armored cruisers reason to believe an old friend of his is golnre, the puzzled Tsang-ll-Yamen being held a prisoner somewhere inside have proved as helpless as a ship with- the limits of this beastly place, and he out a rudder In a stores. thought --we all thought, to tell the 1t was historic ground which they wimple truth, that, while the were at 'it, were passing. The record of centuries we might as well see if we could get would prove very interesting reading 11 the poor old chap out in same way." It could only be written out In plain Larry believed that ire hqd clone, fair - English characters. ly well, considering the many difoul- None of our friends was just now at ties with which he had to wrestle, all concerned about this romantic and Still, he was much in doubt as to historical past, The dark tragedies of whether he lead succeeded in bis ob. ages had line interest In their eyes jest, competed with the success of the during Ills expesienee With the clover wo- •l!flan that just at present engrossed man bed not been of a character to In- tl -tole altenlion. spire confidence in his own ability, Nor cotfld It be expected that material Avis looked at hitt fora moment ns things could be forgotten because a holo though she were revolving some of Iragioat history surrounded each thought, in her mind, Then she burned marble block Composing bridge and to Lord Hackett, palace and council chamber. "This supposed prisoner—he Is lin old Yonder the Palace of Ileavenly Pur- fiend o1 yours, Larry says?" she re- ily embed its massive pile against the mnrkod, heavens ; and not far away stood the Plymplon was in a position where he Hall of Grand Harmony, where the int- could not deny 1h0 soft impeachment. perlal cabinet was in the habit of meet- ' "Yes," he replied, weakly, Ing at early dawn, to gravely discuss "it is noble at you to risk your life In What new mennees Ihed Como from diose the endeavor to Hid his mope." Imprudent sons Of Bella'. who Insisted "Nonsense) Only a Mlle thing, niter e harm n s the dell 111s and fortunes all; and besides, e. g g 1 nes r,t al r , w have merely halt the favored children of men, whose, empire was tate sent of the hmivorsc, welled by 511 nations. The fact 111111 ,seals Myposing stir• roun$Ings guarded them on every hand "Oh, pray don't feel any anxiety about us. We shall be so pleased to know you are in a place of safety through It all," he hastened to say. "1 cannot help it. My cousin is all 1 have left now, and hie welfare is of considerable moment to me. On the whole, dear friends, 1 must decline to return lo the hotel until such time as you can return with me. 'Truth to tell, I feel safer baro In your company than I would were 1 there atone." Leery was mute. lie readily grasped the idea that Avis dimly suspected the truth, Lord Racketi's first thought was to protest. To have a woman with (tum In the dashing exploit which, they meant to undertake would lessen their chanees of success. At least, with most w oaten IL must have been so. Then he suddenly remembered libel Avis was guile unlike the majority of her sex. Besides, what could ho say? \\'ho had a .better right to neonnpany them on this sacred expedition to vescue Dr. Jack from a Chinese dungeon, if he was to be found, than hie brave and devoted wife, who bad crossed oceans and seas when warned of the disaster that had befallen her reale? So the worths he meant to speak were never uttered, and the remonstrance was allowed to die a natural death. What he had seen of Avis told him her bravery would equal that of the best of thein. Besides, had he not heard how she reloaded Ilia ci•oapons of her defenders in the Spanish railway coach when at- taciced by brigands and Carlists, and on numerous occasions defied the ter- rors that would have utterly over- whelmed many of her frail sex? Perhaps it might be for the best, and. that her presence would yet prove a blessing to them. "AL any rate, his philosophy taught him to accept in the best spirit what could not be declined. "So be it; but f am sure you will acquit us of all responsibility In the Premises, should disaster overtake us, se keen disappointment be the only reward of our labors." "That is already taken for granted. Whatever your mission may mean, I am positlee that it is urged on by feel- ings of humanity and a desire to liber- ate one who is in captivity, and as such 1 call upon high Heaven to bless and prosper it•." Somehow they seemed to feet es though the blessing she invoked would help to bring their work to a success- ful end; and in this manner to begin with, her presence served to encourage them. Thus it was settled. Avis had her way and was to be with them in their assault upon lite royal palace. She seemed satisfied with the ar- rangement; and, although Larry be- lieved she had certain suspicions, not a question did she ask. Evidently she was content to leave her case in the hands of those who had al- ready managed the preliminaries so well. They could not but appreciate suet, confidence, and again resolved to Le worthy of it.. Kai Wang had observed this little scene in the drama without appearing to relax his duties of sentry one iota. Perhaps be was secretly pleased. Knowing Dr. Jacle so well, and hon- eying him as a good friend, he may have been proud to learn that Evans had so devoted and tearless a wife, one who seemed every inch his equal. Kai Wang was, however, a men of few words, in common with most wise men of the Orient, and he had grown accustomed to keeping Isis thoughts to himself. Where the very walls have ears this is surely a wise policy. He saw the little discussion was over, and concluded that their plans were to bo materially altered, since retreat had been postponed. "To the palace!'' said Larry, boldly. "To the palace!" echoed the maker of heathen gods. That was all there came of 11. No negotiations or consultations seemed necessary, since they understood each other so thoroughly, Avis east one look back over her shoulder toward the spot where had occurred the desperate hand-to-hand engagement between those bold adven- turers who had sought and gained an audience with the imprisoned Emperor' and the dashing fighters brought from the south to „guard the Forbidden City gates against conspirators seeking to overthrow the dynasty. It teas almost pathetic to see her evi- dent reluctance at leaving Lila place: and Larry telt a hump rising in bis throat as he noted her yearning, back- ward glance, mentally picturing Melt as he lead last seen hen—tall, stalwart, bronzed and absolutely fearless, and Bien striving to think what he might be if still alive, after weeks of dreary exis- tence in a loathsome Chinese prison, a wreck of Itis former self. So they moved along. In one thing, at least. fortune had been exceedingly kind to them. This was in the fact that they had not been annoyed by passers-by while gathered in a group around the scene of the former engagement. People there were upon the streets t f the Purple City. They had met them In squads; apd Kai \Nang oven declared 110 had seldom known such a suspicious bustle in the place 1 but just at that auspicious moment they seemed to ab- sent themselves in a very considerate manner; leaving the field to the little comphny of intrepid sates. It augured well for line future. Straws show which way the wind blows: and event a small thing like this betoken good luck. The easier stage of their venture lay behind, and they now faded the Jasper. ate part of the undertaking, Larry took a long breath, and nnen- tally prepared himself for. the, fray. Little Sian as he was, the warrior spirit swelled within his fano, as well as in Ilia Of his more bullty doInl'ade ; and he was resolved to strike -a loyal blow "Yoe poo' man," said the kind lady. in behalf of that beloved friend whose "Cant you find anything to do 7" Tate had cast such a shadow over his "NutUn', mum" replied Frayed a tope. In ly int tn. It clay not prove to latter clays. Franklyn. "But 1 gob a premise el be the poly al. 5111. In this sph'it they one and alt went work yesterday, "'Po Into me tuck In the hetet, and forward to solve the mystery of the '',low nice 1 What doing';" 1(, Q C tc Mum hem, means crossing for a first nem r ar s 4 double share royal solace, "Flagmen oil a c g d 1 g of danger for you;' (7`o be Whetted), Afiishlp litre what starts, unto•" MANY MYSTERIES BURIED PEOISL, . WHO Alibi MW iN NAME- LESS GRAVES, Unfortunate Who Do Not Wish ']'heir Friends To Know of Their End, Who was "Marie Dorval"? She was n worsen who committed suicide in a .Landon. England, hotel a little while ago, She left a letter, apologhing to the proprietor of the place for the trouble aha was causing ben, and no- thing more. She died absolutely un- known. No friends came forward to Mahn her dead body, says Pearson's Weekly, Not until she was buried did I1 trans- pire that "Mario Dorval" was a llussian conspirator, who had betrayed her com- minions, and had bled for her life. She had been hunted from country to coun- try, by the friends of those whom she liud sold to prison and Siberia. Final- ly, hopeless of escaping the vengeance of her enemies, she had committed sui- cide, and had done ail she could to die unlcrlowlr, because she was unwilling that those who knew her should learn to what an end she had come. Who has not read of "Mr. Nemo," the haunting Character In Dickensis "Bleak ,louse," who died under such peculiar- ly grim circumslanoes in a Loudon gar- ret? The man lay dead—dirty, neglect- ed, utterly alone. No one could guess who he was until long afterwards, when it came out that he had been an officer In the Arany, who had come to disgrace and poverty, and had done everything he could to die unicnosvn, so that the world should never learn to what, depths the had sunk. There has been at least one parallel to "Mr. Nemo" in real life. FOR MS DAUGHTER'S SAKE. An oIDcer, holding a high position in the service, was accused of a serious crime. He recognized that his own caner was blasted, and that there was no hope for hien. But he was willing to do anything to prevent his disgrace from daeicening the life of his only child. a daughter, who was engaged to be married. And he knew that if he committed suioids openly there would baa scandal and a revelation of the trails. So he ostensinbly lett England to travel in the East. Six months aftet•- ward ie was given out that he had died 1n Cairo. But the authorities knew that he bud dole nothing of the sort. For the sake of the innocent girl the truth was hushed up. But, shortly after the officer's disap- pearance, a man who seemed nothing but a friendless outcast was found, seU- poisoned, in a London lodging -house frequented by the lowest and vilest. Nothing was found on Minn to show cello he was, He was buried in a nameless grave, and the world never guessed his secret. A DISSIPATED LITE. A remarkable case was that of a famous forger, whose real name it would not be fair to drag into light. When he was sent to prison his two little daughters were too young to un- densland the facts, They were brought up in Ignorance, of everything, and told that their father was dead. When the convict was released, after half a lifetime spent in prison, they were happily married. Fie never went near them. For some years afterward he lived a dissipated, disreputable life under an assumed name. Frequently he was hard pushed, and could have obtained money from his daughters had he gone to them and told them who he was. But he never did. And when at last he' learned that he was suffering from an incurable disease, he destroyed everything that might have revealed his identity, and tonic to the streets as a common tramp. He died in a casual ward, refusing to the end to ,tell who he was. Vindictive malice was the motive for silence attributed to a man who died in the infirmary of a provincial prison soma twenty years ago. He died of consumption, and would tall nothing about himself. It was certain that the name by which he was known was not his own. A LOVE TRAGEDY. But years before two sailors had quarrelled in mid -ocean, and ono had knocked the other aveebonrd, and had been sent to penal servilude for life in consequence. And' some people believed that the supposed "dead" man had been remitted. had stolen back to England, and deli- berately made up his mind to live and die unknown se that the other man, whom he hated venomously, should newer be proved innocent, and should continue to eat his heart out in prison. The death of one of these "un- knowns" concealed a love.tragedy. A young country squire, whose life seem- ed full of every bright prospect, mar- ried a pretty but poor girl. Scarcely had they returned franc their honey- moon, however, when he had to con. stilt a doctor. With a staggering shock of surprise he learned that he wee dy- ing. And he had but a life iftereet in his properly. At Itis death all was to go to a distant cousin, and his, wife would be a beggar. He gave out that he was going to South America on business. keeping the slate of his health to himself. Instead, Els wife's brother wont. and for years sent letters Thome which purported to 00r110 from the dead man. For he was dead. lie had gone secretly to London, and there breathed his last among strangers, nameless and -unknown. FUTURE PROSPECTS, HEALTHFUL AS IT IS GOOD CEYLON GREEN TEA Lia not adulterated in any shape Or form, and because pure is healthful, Load Paokets only. aeo, 60o and eon per lb, At Ml Crooera, HIGHEST AWARD ST, LOUIS, 1901. SOME QUEER DISPUTES PRIVATE PEOPLE: AS T11111R OWN JUDGES AND JURIES. A Valuable Tree That was Claimed by the Proprietors of Two Gields, A strange dispute, and a still stranger struggle by way of settlement, was dis- closed in a Norfollcshire police -court a short time ago, says Pearson's Weekly. A valuable timber tree which end grown In a. hedge, the ownership of which was claimed by the owner of the field rn each side, happening to be blown downs In a gale, it, like the hedge 10 which it had stood, was claimed by each cf the rival landowners. The dispute was in no way simplifier) by the fact that the tree had fallen, with a delightful Impartiality, half in one field and half in the other, and each of the claimants was perfectly convinced that 1t belonged to him. Neither would listen to any proposal for a compromise, determined to enforce his full rights of proprietorship, or perish in the attempt. One claimant stole a march on the other at night by having the trunk de- prived of its branches and trimmed ready for removal. But he had not time to remove the several branches before his rival swooped down upon them and carried then all off, A NOVEL TUG-OF-WAR. There remained the trunk to fight about, however, and upon this a keen watch was kept by bout sides, until one of the claimants brought five horses on the some to haul it away. Before this Could be done, however, the other claimant had his team hitched to the trunk, and then ensued a tremendous tug-of-war between the rivals. One mo- ment the tree would be dragged Into one territory, and the next into the other and so the struggle went on for several hours. Eventually one side obtained re- inlorcemenitet, and as the result of a tre- mendous tug, the otter side's chain snapped and broke, giving the rival victory. Some Bene ago a really sensational af- fair was reported from Merthyr, which culminated in the appearance of an en. gine-driver, named Hopkins, at the lo- cal assizes cn a charge of imperilling the safety of the public. It arose out rf a veritable battle between locomotives at the Cyfartha Steel Works. From the evidence -given at the Trial it seemed that Hopkins, who was replen- !sisithg his stock of coal, refused to move on until be had finished .1,0 allow another engine -driver to obtain a necessary supply of water. A RAIL\VAR WAR. Doth men thereupon got up steam— in their engines as well as themselves— and lhrioe attempted to force each other back. In the two first encounters the obstructive engine proved the victor, but at the third "advance" the buffers got jambad, and the twice victorious en- gine was thrown off the metals. In the excitement of the struggle, the men seem to ,have forgotten that they were trifling with other people's property as well as safely. This extraordinary incident recalled a :battle royal which (oolc place several years before on the occasion of the open- ing of the Birmingham Extension and Stour Valley Line, when there was quite a marvellous display of locomotive and human force. The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway claimed running powers over the new line, which claim being repudl. aled by the Birmingham Extension pro. prieiors, the former determined to en- force. Some scores of locomotives were brought out on both Sides, each being backed by a small army of navvies with the lust of battle hs their eyes, A CORPORATION QUESTION, Tlie scene of this ludicrous and well- nigh incredible encounter was the via- duct at Wolverhampton, where the forces were drawn up in martin! array. According to the veracious chronicler of the event, the rival bodies of navvies stood and opposed each other on the viaduct licca infantry supporting cavalry. The fight was continued until several of the locomotives had been placed Hors de combat by being t'sm off the lines and plunged deeply in the bitterness of cleat, and in the newlydabd ballast. Some time ago a roost comical kind of fight wee reported from Sunderland. Having a legal right to connect its drain- age system with Ihat of Sunderland, the neighboring township of Fulwell essay- ed to do this at 0 point wilier( would have rendered it necessary for the bor. ough to enlarge its seta -Ice. This would of course, hive meant considerably in- creased expenditure, and, as the town. ship persisted, Sunderland actively re- sisted. As one of the resuiis, the rate- payers wore treated to the edifying spec- tacle of gangs of corporation men shov- elling the earth bank Into the Fulwell trench as Iasi OS it was thrown up ey the Fulwell navvies. As neither side would give way, this went on for some tine; and it was only after the Sunderland engineer had -made preparations foe flooding the trench that the Fulwell people were brought tc see the error of their way. Then they recognized the wisdom of coming to an amicable arrangement with their more powerful neighbors• There have been lights between public bodies for lite possession of more than one Irish court -house. Some time ago the Sheriff of Donegal wrote to the County Council, which had IIs °Moos In the Lifford Court -house, requesting that the Council clerks be reproved from the roams in the court -house, as the latter would he required by the grand jury during the assizes. The Council, however, would only give up one of the rooms; and, on the Sheriff seeking to obtain possession of the other room, the Merits intimated that they would only lie removed by force. 711e torte was soon forthcoming in the shape of a dis- trict inspector of pollee Rini a number Of constables, beton•: whose technical ex- ercise of "force" the Council clerks qui- etly beat a dignified retreat. TIIE FATE OF TIIE SWINE, A cunnus fight, the only victims of which were 7,500 pigs, occurred at Mor- avieza, fn Hungary, early one spring. Owing to the thaw having set in, the rivers and canals were in imminent danger of destruction by floods, parti- cularly from the Bega Canal. Though well award that by doing so they would inundate the lands of the Van Royal Dutch Company, the peas- ants determined La cut the dykes of the canal, a proceeding which the directors of the company resolved to meet with force. The parties met on the canal banks, and, after a short fight, the com- pany's men were driven off, the peas- ants afterwards carrying out their in- tention of piercing the canal banks and dykes. As soon as this was done, the pent-up waters rustled oul in tremendous volume and In an incredibly short space of time many thousands of aces were covered with water. In fact, retribution was nearly brought on the perpetrators by their wanton act, for the waters spread so rapidly that even they had to flee for their lives. In the flood's mad career the enorm- ous number of pigs above stated were carried away and drowned, while it was only by a marvellous escape that some thousands of cattle did not share the seine fate. The loss occasioned by the action of the pesants ran into many thousands of dollars, nor did they escape the conse- quences which the breaking of the ca- nal banks and dykes was intended to prevent; so They fought their funny fight In vain, and were almost overwhelmed by the element they had so foolishly let loose. NOT AFRAID IN THE DARIC. I used to be dreadfully scared of the dark, A year ago, when I was small, 1 never dared stir from the bright light- ed room, Even into the shadowy ,tall. And mother herself had to take me to bed, And promise to sit near all night, For once 1 woke up all alone in the dark, And it gave Hie a larrible fright. I thought I saw goblins up over my bed; 015, wasn't I cowardly lheni But my grandpa says I've grown to be brave, Like heroes and all manly mon, In the religious game the fans always want their pictures taken with the pen - mutt. SCOTT'S EMULSION server as a bNdga 10 carry the weakened and starved system Mewl' until 11 can find Nem support In orvit t>MrY food, Seed fur fres simple, SCOTT a SOWe1it, Chemie. crate, toe, cad dhoti ail bleu. \'fiSsns-- 1ou must s t Icnow something Omani not this. Wily eine yet soured'? g Girt—The just as scant 110 you, minus, only wool don't scare same ashair, HEALTH te4 pv444,$al'ild'ui14? DON'TS FOR IIOT WEATHER, Don't deny yourself 'of a let of thing$ your system Is accustomed to Suet be• cause they're notreeommended for hot weather. Don't eat a lot of fruit in hot woe thee unless you're sure the fruit agree$ with you, Sonia stomachs will not take nourishment from fruit, Dunt lake loo many 0o1d baths one less you're sure they aro beneficial to your circulation. Many persons are much more benefited by tepid and even hot baths than cold, even on the not. lest day. Don't expose yourself to the rays of the sun any more than you on I101p unless you perspire freely, Many a per- son conies back from the country with a fine tan color and the start of a skin disease under it, Don't rely on blocicberry brandy and the cathartics you are used to taking willy-nilly. 1f your system gets out of order in a humid spell see a doctor and find out whether you need cathe arlies or have an incipient sick spell corning over you that may weaken you for the winters work. Don't fight to sleep at night if sleep WOW, come. Cool the base of the brain with some toilet water by laying a cloth saturated with it on the back of the neck, or lake a bath if you knew that It agrees with you. Don't lie on the bed working up s nervous state on a hot night when you can't sleep. If you have something to read or can do any mild thing that you would do in the daytime do it to rest Lhe mind. Sleep will often come when lite brain is being exercised along dif. ferent lines than that of fighting the nerves to make them repose. Don't cut off your meat supply if you are accustomed Le eating meat and feel less comfortable for not eating It. Don't continue to eat meat in hot weather if fruit will keep up your" strength and iho system is nourished by it. Don't insist on having cold consomme for lunch or dinner If you feel better after drinking hot soup. Hot soup is the very best food some people can consume in hot weather and the one who drinks hot soup and perspires afterwards is far better off than the one who drinks cold consomme and sits dry and unmoist in his collar'. Yet there am those who would be ill after drinking hot soup on a hot day, and they should be very careful what they eat in any case. Don't eat melon for breakfast if you can still taste it at luncheon. Your stomach may be just as good as it eve$ was, but maybe cold melon doesn't ogres with it. Don't drink a cup of hot coffee for breakfast if a cup of hot milk will an- swer the appetite for a hot drink in the morning. Don't drink anything but good, clean water in the hot weather if you can get along comfortably on it. Don't be afraid to eat plenty of on- ions; they are nerve builders. Don't eat too much, whatever yes do, and drink lots of water. OBESITY. It is a mistake and en injustice to many abstemious folk to assume that all fat persons are gluttons or large eater's. Very many excessively corpulent peo- ple, especially women, are small eat- ers, while some of the most doughty trenchermen are gaunt and titin. It is not the quantity so much as the quality of the food one eats which dq- terminss the putting on of flesh. Yet it is not always the kind of food that snakes the obese, for some stout people eat very sparingly of sugars and starch- es, while there are large consumers of sweets who never put on flesh. In such cases it is a question of constitution— often of heredity, and not at all, or very little, one of diet. Another prevalent error in regard to fat people is that they are inert or lazy and never exercise. Of course exercise does increase the processes of nutrition, and so leads to the burning up of super- fluous fat, at the same time it causes an increase in the appetite, and thus tempts to the consumption of a greater quantity of food; so one thIng balances the other, and want of exercise along is not a very potent cause of obesity. Many very fat persons, are it is true, sluggish, but they have become so since putting on their flesh, for it makes a groat difference whether one carries one hundred and fifty pounds about when one walks, or whether it is necessary to propel half as much again, or even double the weight. It is a Tremendous handicap, and there Is small wonder, that the light -weights do the most ex- ercising. Obesity, indeed, is usually a disease, and not merely the result of laziness or gluttony. Its cause lies deep down in the animal economy, in among those mysterious chemical changes by which the food we take into the mouth is con- verted into blood and bones and sous - cies, skis, hair and brain cella. It clan often be warded off by a proper diet and node of living, especially if taken in hand from the very first and not al- lowed to get the upper hand; but the tendency to stoniness will generally per- sist through lite, and can only be modi- fied, but never removed. ' Any treatment for the radical remoVat of flesh should be carried out under the advice of a physician, 08 violent m0a- sures directed to this end may bo pro• duolive of teriibio harm. to. the constf• Ustion. BELGIAN PUBLIC-IIOUSES. Belgium, where public libraries are almost unknown, has' 190,00 public - houses. That means one public -house for every thirty-six inhabitants, or one public -house for twelve melt above sev- enteen years of ago, the publican in- eluded. During the last fifty, years the n ulaUun has increased 50 p ad ao per cont., and the number of public -houses 059 per Cent. Thingsunreal roe knee ghlaout. nes%,