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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-9-13, Page 7A 160100 IN MOTNRWS VAR WIEN NURSING AN INFANT, ANO IN 080 MONTHS 7817 00104 SIFORS 09.11' rims, -9007-PS SUFFLIS9 TRAI 115011.1 0050080714 ANO sourtienMSNY SO ivitosseartv POP tHR NI:MAW OF 0009 MOTHER Antis CHILD. Sehd for free sampir, SCOTT St SOWNg:h1'3o, Toronto, Ontario, soc, and $1,ao t11404;1;11;1s. WAWA ••••-•••• MIX,f4"):44r(+3:4r-4. 3:4+0.4iNfat 4.' E16, COI 0 A TALE OF SOUTHERN CHINA. CHAPTER XXXIII. finding fault with 11, Since their object was accomplished. AL least they could make sure that no yawning abyss opened at their feet. This was what Larry dreaded worse than anything else. fie had heard so much of the traps which Chinese in- genuity laid for trespassers upon royal property, that imagination kept him constantly on the alert for such dan- gers. Kai Wang did not drop an iota of his haughty bearing, and from this feet Lard 'Molten, was of the opinion that they had not seen Um • last of their enemies, Perhaps guards were to bo encountered in these gloomy corridors, especially upon this night when weighty matters seemed on the lapis under the imperial roof, and the will of the woman who reigned back of the throne was about to find expression in the way of a quiet change of puppet sovereigns. If the mock mandarin had this idea in las mind, subsequent events justified his extreme caution. They had not proceeded far, and made only a couple of turns, when a dim light, was discovered ahead, beside which the • figure of a Chinese soldier could be seen. Perhaps he stood at the door of the dungeon sto which they desired to find entrance. Lott Racket!, did not know, and could only give a shrewd guess. But something seemed to warn him -to gat ready to enact his part in the game. It had been previously arranged with the clever guide In anticipation for just such a concittlen as now confronted them, and the big ,Englishman had volunteered to take care 01 any pilgrim whom Kai Wang mighl desire to remove from their path. All he wanted was the signal, and he felt able to guarantee the result. A man has to have considerable con- fidence in himself to be able to thus dis- pose of such matters before the emer- gency arises. Plympton did. He knew the prehensile power of his strong hand, and had no fear of the re- sult once he was given UM order to act. So, while Kai Wang at once engaged the sturdy guard in animated conversa- tion, and by' means of some cock-and- bull story, possibly connected with the change of emperors, or the reputed mar- riage of Li Hung Chang to tile great dowager queen, aroused his startled interest, Plympton worked his way fo the rear of the unsuspicious man. nearly, it, quite disgusted the English- man, the Chinaman seamed so soft a mark. He was accustomed to rating obIsacles according to the difileulty ex- perienced in overcoming them; and -yet he could not for tuts reason refuse to accept the easy prize the god of war had delivered to him. feleanwhtie Kai was g was asking questions, having succeeded in arous- ing Me wonder of the guard, and awed him also with certain statements which he delivered. Perhaps the ameamt of information which was to be gathered -In this way would not be at all startling, for 'sun men of the line in the Chinese army are, as a rule, most lamentably stupid, and ignorant of all important occur- rences, having just about sense enough to drill alter a fashion and make fair soldiers. In China the mass of the army has been under foreign officers and learned many of the methods that go to stamp - the soldiers of Germany and England as model troops; but the lack of intelli- gence hampers the Celestials in their ambition to vie with the best. Lord Reckon, coolly selected his hold with the eye of a connoisseur, and no sooner did he hear Kai Wang give the prearranged signal, in the shape of a slight cough, than he went in to win. Perhaps the soldier on guard believed a ton oi rock had suddenly fallen upon his head from above, or his gun taken upon itself to open up a premature battle on its own account, malting him the first violins. The chances were,, however, that he had little time to indulge In even the most trivial speculation. Plymplon had hurled his full weight against the fellow while. taking hold .f his thick neck. As a football player nt, Oxford he had learned the science of making jusla such a forward plunge, Many a time had Plympton, as a full bacic, [tuned his way (hough the opposing line§ with the ball. Nor was this the first Ume in his lite that these college ladies had servedhim Wen. • Such en amide must inevitably bless the day ho decided on training his muscular abilities. • The guaru crashed down, AVIS gave an InvOluritery little cry and turned her head. possibly believing Ma 11 might be deemed necessary to anish the wretch in order to advance their cause, Had Plympton reised his 008 to Kai Wong, ne the gladiators in Ilse ancient arena did Lo Caesar when nil adversary was under their Icnee he would (Muhl - less have found tha.t worthy ready to titter the rata! decree of • "thumbs •down," sine the kale of mercy is sel- dom found in the Chinese lexicon. But 'Lord Reckon, clicl not take hie Orders from such a semen -When it canis to butehery and hence, having choked its victim Into a, state of unconscious - noes, 110 proceeded to beul him. fo • The worst crisis was apparently peat, and Lord Beckett had hard work to realize that they had come through with flying colors. How they were to go back again was another question entirely, and one that might present soma tough problems; but the time hod not arrived for them Lo wrestle with what the future held— rather should. they rest content with the glorious success which had rewarded their present efforts, • If Kal Wang had been able to steer their ship safely through the breakers on this odasion, surely he could bo trusted Co being them over the next difficulty as well. Besides, it was not Plympton's usual method to borrow -trouble. ' Why cross bridges until they had reached them ? The collection of high-class mandar- ins and their attendants had been fairly dazzled by the metesithee passage of the stranger and his suite. Doubtless they would begin to com- pare notes, now that the coast was clear, endeavoring- to discover who the ether was, what his coming might por- tend, and whither he had gone. These were important questions, and when an exchange of ideas and suspi- cions had been effected, perhaps some- -thing in the lino of an awakening might take place. • Plympton hoped not. He did net fancy having that mob of soldiers and retainers descending upon them, filled with fury and a desire for bloodshed. Shoula sucli a wretched contretemps .00001',, it might be possible they would find considerably snore difficulty in leaving the Forbidden C,Ily than they had encountered in entering it. Sometimes it is harder to Mop a bur- -den than to assume it. The suspense must have borne par- ticularly hard upon Avis, 011(1 Larry was gtnd more for her sake than his .own when the fact became patent that the old idol -maker had piloted 111001 through the hostile assembly without ,even one hand having been outstretched to detain them. Perhaps such a move, however clever and bold, could never have been sue- .ceosfully engineered in any land under the sun save China. Here' such a wide domain exists, peopled with tribes and petty notions, that dozens of different languages are .spoken. It, is impossible for a' Cantonese •Chinnman frcnn the South to under- stand a native of Peking unless Ise has been peculiarly educated as a linguist. Such things as this sometimes serve to ft good end, and our friends certainly 'had cause to rejoice that they existed. The wily nal Wang knew tiros pas- sages like a book, and could get more benefit from his knowledge than most 'men, Turning sharply several times, he plunged down a night M stone stairs. 'This began to look 11110 business. If the prisoner were in a dungeon, this must, mean that he wps below the -surface of the ground, and the sooner they peregrinated in that direction the more speedily would they accomplish their end. The big Englishman had lakeii pert its numerous dangerous forays during his -checkered career, but lie _wild not re- member one Unit eonlitin.ed quite as ex- citing elements as the present. Had he (tared to give it serious thought, to have remembered how cruel .and relentless the Chinese were toward those they consider enemies, and how sacredly they were wont to guard this holy of holies, the imperial palace in the home, of the Forbidden City, he must lutve been more or less appalled et the magnitude of the task they had so cheerfully assumed. But men Of his stamp are not accus- tomed to looking back, or even counting the number of banters to be crossed, when once they have put their hands to the plow. Thus far from the central palaver ehninber through these marble passages they had not suffered through a lack of illumination. thanks to the liberality that seemed to goveen the actions nt Mose in whose hands the lighting of the place \yes given, and who certainly out- did Ihemeelves on this particular night,. When the steps leading to the sub- terranonn depths were reached, how- ever, this generous policy came to an encl. 1301001' all looked gloomy and for- bidd in g. Evidently the governor of the palace did not desire to attract attention to- ward this part of the great buildingalest .10mof tile visiting mntidarins, in exploring the piece, discover the dungeons preniaturely, . • Doubtless mast of them sooner or Inlet' Would make the acquaintance of these strong rooms, 11 is the usual fate of Chinese petty .rules who incur the severb displeasure of the authorities at the Northern opt - tat KM Wang apparently anticipated just such n. call, Doubtless he had it in view when he thrust .1.118 :lantern into Lerry's Mine. 'rite Mite man had inwardly maligned that some antique affairmare than once. when he banged it against his shins In Lavaildhg; but he was now Co receive the reward - that. Would compensate for all the Ms done In' the fiest. When they had 'carefully descended the flight, of steps, Um guide called for a light, end Larry, producing a match, soon had 'Me Valuable lantern Sputa teeth g n gain, Poor as seee elle illuminating pewee CHAPTER XXXIV. Merey May be a quality Maris net sI that Satales Idween, no one IOU like drained, biasing bins Wise gives and lam who [Av.,' when both parties 10 the deal are civilized Mega, cepable ill appreciating its wondrous powers. In many oases, however, men who have allowed the !Whites of their heart to overcome the prudent's of thelr rem - son have lived to bitterly regret having practiced rneroy toward these eemi- barbarous enemies who were not built to appreciate the kindness bestowed upon Mem boParhaps Lord Beckett might be in this He knew what chances he was taking even while stubbornly refusing to see Ilia "thumbs down" of the Idol -maker, and !tastily securing the fallen foe with a piece of native rope that came fortun- ately to his hand, he arose, breathing heavily. Kul Wang never said a tvord, but his look was one of reproach, as though he could not understand how any one could harbor scruples against taking a, worthless life that had been given into their hands by the fortune of war, especially when safety demanded such removal. Al lire same time he realized that Plympton had carried out hts work grandly, and was a man well-fitled to decide for himself what line Ise should follow. Kai Wang dropped down beside the fallen gutted, and his liana hovered over his heart. Al first Plymplon was under the im- pression that the Chinese guide meant to carry out his own ideas with regard to removing a living obstacle in their successful march forward. Then ho was as heartily ashamed of the suspicion when he saw Kai Wang suddenly hold up a big. rusty key, that was secured to the girdle of the soldier by a leather thong. Larry's excitement increased when he saw by this that they were given tile en- tree to one of the dungenns, at least. As he held the wonderful lantern now, his one aim was to discover a door, and this proved to be an easy problem, since the light disclosed such an object only a few yards amity. Kal Wang had also discovered the same, and advanced theatrically upon it, armed with the ponderous key, which was of a size to make a creditable weapon of offense, should the occasion arise when its service in this line were really needed. It was a moment of some suspense. Even Larry held his breath while the key was being turned in the rusty lock. Kai Wang took the light, and as the door swung open he held it up, while every eye in the little group at the door eagerly endeavored to see what lay be- yond the threshold. Plympton had a glimpse of a thin - faced Chinaman reclining upon a divan, and apparently either asleep or dead. Something. about his rich silken vest- ments and the gold ornaments Lo be seen upon his person aroused a vague suspicion in his mind. As for Kai Wang, he seemed to le shaken by the sight like a mulberry tree in the wind. "Wait for me outside, Cluieren of the West," he said, quickly and hoarsely. So he stepped into the place, taking the lantern with hire, and left the trio in- the appalling gloom of the corridor, for the guard's feeble light had been overturned and extinguished during the scuffle -that followed Plympton's on- slaught. Naturally, when the door closed be- hind Kai Wang the three crept closer together, and hands were outstretched and groping for each other as though in this way to gain reassurance by person- al contact. "Courage," said Larry, as his hand drew Avis closer to his sturdy little form. Since he was all she had to stand between herself and harm, ha must be protector as well as cousin, "This is very queer," remarked Plympton, with the air of a man who was puzzled; who suspected, and yet could not quite prove the facts wholly to his own satisfaction. "What is?" asked Larry, eager to be in at the hunt, if there was one. "Our friend's actions. Why does he desert us, even tenipovarily, and go in to seo that rennvolcania prisoner? I say IL's queer, and not altogether fair. Still, I have a suspicion—you know Kal Wang is a Li Hung Chang man, heart end soul. Didn't you recognize the gaudy chap on the divan, Larry 7" "By Jove! I failed to see his face," exclaimed the little man; "but I'm be- ginning to have suspicions myself, remembering what event is supposed to be laking place Isere to -night.' "Well, it's my honest conviction the man in yonder is the fallen Emperor; that he has been given a sleeping po- tion and carried neve, or else lowered through some opening, and that, a new ruler reigns in his stend, though it may be weeks or months before the true stalc of affairs will be known, so secretly are all such events curled on under the flag of the yellow dragon." The impressive manner in which Plympton spoke carried comection with it. "Granted that this is true, whet does it matter to us One man is no better than anteater in 1110 impeteel chair, so long as that woman's orders ere obeyed by the mandarins. who for her threats and cra01'1 on theie stomachs before Ite,t.r"r un. All we have to regret is that the palace should be such a scene cf oli this night, which makes our Risk the more difficult." Thunder 1 I don't like this dark— why don't Kai Wang mine out ef that?" and 'Larry gave 11 couple c 1 smart rape oethe door to call the atten- tion of the other to the tact that they wtleiFiceceli around tylth your foot and see I he fellow is sill 1 lying where I left him," ,sold the 11111011, a little anxious; for the game was in just 8(1111 (1 condi- lion, like Mehemet's conln, suspended In Space, Mel a very little thing was re - (mired to thee 11 0.110 way or the other. And when Larry, gropine with his toot ors lee spot the guard' was sap - posed to occupy, failed to diecover any- thing, LordIlackett. unable to siand the suspense longer*, scrolled OE vest's and was able to See 10 his 01/11 satisfaction that the fallen Seidler lay like a mum- my, Swathed in 'hemp lope, 11 was Avis who utteeed 1011 Miclama- lion, and her tone was Se full of star- tled sutprise, yes, even of larm, that on irnaplitteo "Ate Milian Plympton • dropped the wax match and clapped hie foot on it. The result was immediate darkness, deep and inpenetrable, almost Slyglan in its density. "What was 11?" asked Larry, fear- fully, for well he knew Avis would not have uttered suoh a cry unless she had Made some discovery, "1 saw a Inarl," alre answered, eager - "Where?" "Down the passage," "The way we earner asked Plymp- ton, belleving they had been followed from the great palaver central chain- ber by sante emissary of a mandarin who had suspicions. "No, no; in the other quartera..further on," "Then that, is a right. for if I have guessed the intentions of our friend. 11 Is his design to let nothing escape us in that quarter," declared the Briton, calmly. Ills confidence was enough In itself to restore any shaken feeling of beliet In the ultimate result of their campaign. A man who thoroughly believes in the success awaiting him does moots 10 bring about the vary result for whicll he strives, since such confidence is half the battle. fanny was not quite so easy in his mind. He had vague fears lest the other might slip poet them in the dark. "I say, Lord Hackett, would you mind giving me your hand? By Jove 1 now we can stretch quite across the paasuge- way, donacher know, and prevent the wascal from gelling to the rear." Lord Beckett, saw the point, and dkl not hesitate to give the desired grip; all the same, he was not altogether easy in his mind, knowing what he did of these Chinese soldiers when cornered, and how apt they are to copy their Malay cousins, who, open knife in hand, run "amuck," slashing right and left. (To IA continued). JUVENILE HUMORISTS. Essays Mich Reveal the Comic Side of School Life. Here are a few extracts from a book by Fleury J. Barker, on the "Comic Side of School Life." In an essay a boy wrote—"The tur- key is king of the goose, and most other birds, but, the eagle can fight it, It Is like a very big cock, 11 IL wasn't for the tail. It is not cruel to kill a turkey if only you take it into the back yard and use a sharp knife, and the turkey is yours. "Turkeys lay very dear eggs what you can't afford, but they do not give butter or milk because they can't do it, not 11 they ?reed three times." A boy's visit to the Zoo brought forth many strange definitions. The skin of the hippopotamus, we are informed, "is so thick that it can stay in its pond all day without the water simian' through." As for the elephant, "it look; as 11 (1 couldn't all of it die, it is so big." Of the cat an urchin discovered that "when you stroke this tame quadruped by drawing your hand across its back, it cocks up its tail Ince a ruler, so as you can't get no further." Bue perhaps these remarks on polite- ness are the most delightfully inge,nu- ous—''Never eat quickly or you might get bones in your throat. My father knows of a boy who got killed over ids Sunday dinner. Tho greedy boy was picking a rabbit's hend in a hurry nncl swallowed one jaw 01 (1, and my father says he was choked to death there and then. Be very polite over your meals, then, especially when ins rabbits. Since my father told 01e that, I have always felt very queer over a rabbit dinner. I don't talk much, and don't ask for any more." A definition that won a little girl the inspector's praise, despite its strange- ness, was, "Turf, sir, is grass and clean dirt, stuck together by God." GERMANS TO PAY MORE FOR BEER Many Have Resolved to Beeorne Total • Abstainers. What the Germans call a "Bierketeg" (beer war) has broken out in large dis- tricts in the country, and threatens In spread over the entire Fatherland. Last session the Reichstag voted ad- ditional duties on beer. The impoSi- lion was most unpopular, and was re- sisted to the utmost by a large ma- jority of the House, the members oral lcnowing that the consumers would hay: to pay it rather than the brewer:. Roughly, this extra duly amounted to about 3 marks per hectolitre. What was foreseen has 00100 to pass. The brewers have raised their prices on an average about 5 marks, thus making ex- tra a ether .profit of 2 marks per 1,000 lathes, and the publicans now want to charge 5 pfennigs per gloss extra, which makes an addition of about 100 marks on 1,000 litres, or twenty times as muels ae they pay the breweries. For the present, the fight is largely natifined to the brewers and publicans, The brewers have Mengel a ring into which they aro striving to squeeze the entire trade. In a number of import- ant towns that Leipzic, Ilene, Erfurt., Cassel, Hanover and Frankfurt Ilse war rages merriiy. The conflegratien will undoubtedly apron to Berlin, end people by the Ibolisand are =king rash promises to ebeinin wholly from beer renter than pay the enhanced prices. The mnrket 001150, both of breweries end pablie houses, has risen since tile increase of excise duly passed by the nelebsteg, awn.. 90.121¢021.161470ft Ear trt. X.' 2P-LTIERZO I_- Ths is the paramount feature of GEYIL.C.iN GREEN TEA Free from dust, dirt and all foreign substanoes. Load Packets only. 400, Geo and 60e per lb. At all Grociers. HIGHEST AWARD ST, LOUIS, 130e. AfaeketteleicaAlteatirseeMotee~e4~ IPI HE FARI WV"AAI fAlitiN'ESTING SOY BEANS. The !nettled of harvesting soy beans aill depend on the WO that Is to be made of them. When grazed clown by sheep or cattle, it is eimply a matter of turning in the animals, But cattle waste much of the crop, hence, if grimed down by this class of stock, the animals should be removesl waren they have sat - lofted their needs. Swine and sheep may be given access to the crop at will when the season for grazing has ar- rived. Of course, with swine, that sea- son is not, until the crop is practically InaiaurrieM Vis methods ot harvesting the crop have been practiced, as for in- stance, cutting with the field mower, self -rake reaper, the !tinder, the corn harvester and the bean harvester. Which or thee° modes will onswer best will depend largely upon the way in which the crop is grown, and the exact use that is to be made of IL The mower is Wet suited to harvesting a crop broad- cast and to be cut, for nay. The self- aake reaper can best be used in cutting the crop for hay, for soiling, Inc silage or for seed. The binder is best adop- ted to harvesting the silo crop, or the seed crop, but can only be used satis- factorily in harvestiug tall growing varieties. The corn harvester can best be used when the beans are grown in the line of the row with corn for silage, but may also be used in harvesting tall growing varieties grown in vows without admIxture. The bean harvester is only used when harvesting the crop for seed, and is exceptionally well adapted to harvesting the small varieties. The cutting of the crop for soiling may begin at the season of Gerry bloom, end continue until It approaches ma- turity. For soiling It Ls probably at its best when the pods are forming. For silage the crop may be harvested any Ume from full bloom to early maturity, but culling toward the latter stage is preferable'sine more grain is then fur. nished and the greeter tvoodiness 01 1110 stems is less objectionable when fed as silage than when fed as soiling food. For hay, the mop should be cut when in full bloom or probably a little later, but assuredly before !he leaves begin to fall. Soy bean hay is not easily cured. If the plants are much exposed to the sun otter being cut, many of the leaves MO be lost and the stems do not readily lose their moisture. Much handling in the curing is also attended with. much loss of leaves. The ailll ,71)01,11d be to out when free from dew, to rake when eualetently wilted after the tedder where one has been used, and to put up in small cocks narrow and high until cur- ed. In these it is usually necessary to let the -plants remain for several days. The crop is not nearly so easily damaged by rain as cowpeas. The average yield of cured hay is about Lao tons per acre. As the stalks yield up their moisture very slowly, there should be no haste In storing oe the mass may heat and spoil. This may be prevented by stor- ing the bean hay and some kind of ee- - real straw in alternate layers. This will also improve the palatibility of the straw. The hay when well cured has a high feeding value. The crop may be threshed with the .hall, with the bean thresher or with the grain separator. The bean thresher does the work well, but Is slow. The grain separator when used calls for a readjustment of the concaves and of the teeth of the cylinder, to prevent break- ing the crop. On good land the yield is fully 20 bushels per acre. - The beans must not be put in deep bins or they will heat and spoil. PASTURING MEADOWS. A common practice among farmers of 11(5 (1005001 dny, and 01000 so the eastern fernier, le to pasture the meadows as soon as the hay crop is cut off, writes lair, Wiley. 11 18 an 01(1 practice and e bad one. It has been practised cur generations, but not to such an extent as at present. To turn stock immecii- ately upon the meadow is a sure ruin- atton of next year's mop 01 hay and re- lieves the farmer but little in the long run. In July and August pasture gels short especially in tr, dry year and to fro.e.eas.setaaoae.a.09 esagasaSeeast41 HEALTH DIRTY MIL Tho importance ot ventilation and Of a constant supply 01 fresh air in living - rooms and wherever man abides, whe- ther sleeping or waiting, tura often been insisted upon III these articieS, Without air life is impassible, and unleSe that air be moderately pure, health cannot be maintained, although 1( 10 aStonish- ing, and a proof of the wonderful adap- tation of living beings to MOM environ- ment, to note how great an amount of contamination of the air can Ise borne with seeming impunity. There are two forms of impurity (01 the air—gaseous arid solid. The gases, those resulting from exhalations from see the green grass growing IS indeed a the lungs, and in, city houses from the great temptation. On very Kell soil I do little unnoticed leaks from the gas-pipeS not say that it is not proper to paature, and from defective plumbing, are the providing that Use young shoots are most injurious. For the removal of given a chance first to gain size and , these, free ventilation through open luxuriant growth, 1 windows and open fire -places is most Every farmer should sow plenty of ; efficadous ; but 11 is of little ser - fodder corn in early spring and sum- , vice in the removal of the other kind of mer so it can be fed during the short- 'impurity, that is to say, the solid mir- age of pasture. In a great many dee- 1 ticles of matter—dust—which are always tions, no doubt, farmers have learned ' floating in the air of houses as \yell es from experience the folly of early pas- in that of the streets. turfing of meadows. 1 believe it perfectly , A, beam of sunlight entering through right to allow stock to graze on mowed in half-closed shutter snakes visible this I have observed in a great many in- I particles, the wonder grows that the 1, 'dust, and as one looks with startled eyes meadows not earlier than September stances when winter set in that the ,beam which lights up the floating providing it is not carried to extremes.on the ' ground would be gnawed as smooth iis I, a house floor. This leaves the young' - 10ufndgsusatreanowoliamgade solid by this stream I have a number of neighbors, success -!r„,„„ ihn, Fortunately the nose and the moist lin- in with every breath. plant roots unprotected and the dam- i ful in a. way, whose first act after moving the hay re.:1 i.,,n:of ..i.h..e., air tubes are designed to Mier the air by arresting these particles be- am enter the delicate &tr- ap done Is extensive. has shown this is very unproatable. My - ' work well, but not perfectly, . and Um chambers of the lungs. They do their of live stock thiesylohialfae. ill eLepreYritelielnede the grass for ninderately short inter- il meater the amount dot dust the more isnun:cainerdst atobpiglehl ta tection to the roots some soil rebuild- ' carpet -beaters coal -miners, potters, Na maroon engaged in dusty tradeS— . vats at a thee. In this way there is 1 ytocrinopsutrieleasainietaeoredpiirtog. i Owlets, fell-workers—often acquire disease of the lungs from the inhalation year. method is to allow ;se mart lo pasture] they fail in their tune on. of dust. Dust particles are injurious not only mechanically, but also and chiefly be- cause they act as carriers of diseasa- AMAZING WEDDING. — germs. Since 11 10 impossible to remove dust Couple Married in London While Living entirely by ventilation, it is necessary on Continent. t0 do what is practicable to prevent its Inquiries by the Zurich (Switzerlani) dissemination Mrough the air. Settled I f th police have brought to light an extra- dust is ugly, but inoffensive. But when ordinary story of the alleged marriage church of a couple who al the we -mean ng g 11 I but i norant house - in a London wife flops it into the air w lh a ea er the time were on the Continent. duster, site only rouses the sleeping M. Blarek and his wife, the latter of lion. 13rooms and feather -dusters aro Austrian 'nationality, were recent! - discovery that the couple had been, married in a remarkable method. Y ar relics of barbarism, and shouiclebe ban - the mop and carpet -sweeper for floors, rested al Zurich as dangerous Attar- ished. The damp cloth for furniture and chists. Investigations resulted in the sent papers relating to themselves to a t & m friend in London, who, it is staled, woe • ness. These gather up the dust. and do them to a clergyman, with the result Tag , or best of an the 'MU= proceis, are 5 h odern civilized agents of cleanli- brated, although. the bride and bride- not simply scatter it in the air, where it Companion. is invisible but pernicious.—Youth's 1 hat the marriage ceremony was cele - groom were at Zurich. English mar- - riage laws have become notorious in Switzerland, adds correspondent, and the term "married in England." is one of reproach. It is possible that an explanation of the corresponclente message may be found in the unscrupulous personation by paid agents of the couple who de- sired a record of their English mar- riage. The marriage laws of many Con- tinental countries impose restrictions not known in this country, such, for instance, as considerable length of resi- dence and the consent of parents. Here, with a residence of under a month, it is quite possible to be mar- ried, and such marriage being con - finned by the foreign Consul is binding in the country from which the visitors come. Hundreds of couples visit Eng- land for the purpose of a speedy mar. riage. it is quite possible, therefore, that an imscrUptilous agent in London might procure two persons representing them- selves as the couple whose papers were in his possession to go through the mar- riage ceremony. When it was corn- pleted, the papers and evidence relating to the marriage might be forwarded to the real couple, who have all the time been on Use Continent. CLOUD -SHOOTING. "Cloud -shooting" is becoming a regu- lar form of artillery practice in many Continental countries. The object 01 11115 atmospheric gunnery is to dispel threatened hailstorms, The most, rec- ent form of gun is a funnel -shaped bar- rel of iron with a broad muzzle,"so that Ihe discharge shalt be distributed over 00 large a space as possible. The effect of the discharge is to create a small, but powerful whirlwind, whiCh, 11 is found, disperses clouds that would other- wise descend In hail. So strong is the gust of wind sent upwards that it some- times kills or disables birds flying at great heights overhead. • Tilitl "alemnia, can I go to bed an ho tir earlier than usual to,riightf" "All haw earlier! What toil" "I want to say itw prayers for three weeks ahead." OPEN.WINDO W INSURANCE. "Clothes'and particularly beilding, said a London specialist in lung dis- eases the other day, "should be allowed to 'breathe.' The ventilation of unused wearing apparel is not only essential for the health of its wearer, but it pro- longs the life of the clothing so treated. "Bedding — sheets especially—should have all the air possible. It is much healthier to have your bed lying about in disorder all day than to have it neatly made half an hour after you have left it. Always see that your bed is thor- oughly cold before it is made. "Food, again, should always be kept in a draught. Ask any butcher how he keeps his meat fresh, and he will tell you by keeping it always with a strong air current peeing over it. "Too much cannot be said In favor of efficient ventilation. If I had my way I would have every window made in the 'French window' style, and the worm they [Med the b. -ernes the better. Those, who lived behind Mem would be all the healthier for It. "Open windows night and day form the finest insurance policy that any man, woman or ehild in a big city can ever hold." SIMPLE CURE FOR NEURALGIA. A simple method of curing facial neu- ralgia is given in the Indian Review. It Ilio neuralgia Ls in the right side of the Ince the left hand should be placed in 8. basin of 'water as hat as can be borne. Or if neuralgia is in the left aide of the foce then the right hand should bo placed in the -tot water. It is asserted that in this wily relief may be obtained in less than five ininutes. Tho explanation is that the (WO nerves which have the greatest number of Me- ttle nerve endings are the fifth and the medlars nerve. As the fibres of these two nerves cross any impulse convoyed to the left hand will affect the right side of the face, or if applied to the right hand, will effect the left side oC the face. This is on account of the crossing of the cords, • NEW REMEDY FOR ERYSIPELAS. The of Christian •Larseri of Elversgaard. Norway, were buried by an avalanche that, crushed the roof of the house but tailed to break through the upper 1100r. It imprisoned eight per.. sons—the farmer's relatives and two hired boys—for ten days and ten nights. The larder remained accessible. The captivehad merely been cut off from thele fuel supply. When released they reported that the redaction of tein4 peralure had cured a 0850 01 eeysipelati- and three bad °Olds. 'The erysipelas patient had been given up for lost, but CoMpletely ectoyeeed before the end of the sixth day. Caller -9 have hero event' bills widish are long overdue.". Ilarduppe Idesperately)—"I =Seery to say that Oar cashier Is out in -day." well, it doesn't Moic 1711071 (Vienne& i'll tall nod ney thaaaa 01innee ellffietal date. Coed dityy