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The Brussels Post, 1908-1-16, Page 6Fie04-04-04)0•4-0-4.04-,0-4-0-1)-04-0+0 their position told ine that only one-.- + if wipe -could pOSeibly have been ex- PoSed, and the operator had had no time to eerneve It to the back hi order to pass on another to take its place. That Wit, Conclusive. But had the firet plate been exposed? I was not long deeiding. The neees- savy elieinieels were soon running over the surftere of the. glass In a thin filni, arid OS they did eo it quickly lecame evident lhat plate lied been exposed, and, what. was ils,re, Wall satisfactory' results. The eilletet was very Ind's. heel end imeerlitin al limb but it Wila with it assumed a iomplete form, Now my heart lomat le beat fast, end I could leer ly Lold petle steady, rity hand trentied i. 'Mere was no mistaking the) remit of that fatal ex- posure now. Thc ligure ef a men be- came lime) end Inure (Retina, Lookl he ;time:wee 1.1 be in the ect 1 owning away; a pistol wile 111 116 hand, point- ing upwastel 'Good henvensr' I cried, "Glover's murderer! Glover, them must have seen Win, end was just in tine, to get a snap at him, NA lien lite 11 110 saW 111111 Iv was being watehed and lived." WI La 1, wild in 1 aginalleii my fright, was unhurt. I ran out or 1 a Silenl, witnees to the Identity of the shop, leek the Ind from the strangers murdiver. I could now bring jus - arms, and grasped the 011015 hand- I the) the lean who had ehot my friend; begged of him to accompany me into I :Markt Le the lileaila 4.4 avenging nis death. 1 he reward tor.)—S200. would be mine as well; and liOW thank- ful I should be for the money at this lime of the year. There would be no need to feat) for the coming wadi:r— ite worry as to ev-ere food and fuel were to come from. All this 1 thought cif as I still AA alehecl £200 Reward 10rr )4-0+04-04-0+0+0+0 4eeeet-e)+O-1: Little Archie waS our only child; and very pmeions to Us. The gratitude ef Loth oeself and my 'wife can well 1e3 1111411tAl W4ten. 1 toll 01.11, bt..y WaS ouvi., courageously snatched hum death by a evangel,. • My photogruphic esthb- lishinent woe in the High Street of a bonteen euburb. One day, whilst en- ffilkted 131 teieg hp .small parcel Of "cabinele" for a eustegnor, eves elate - lot by a seream from the sI Sol, fol- lowed by sheies from the paseere-by. 1 rushed to the windOW just, in lime lo eeti pati of eerriage-horsee about to trammeth ple my boy ter eir feet, when a man sprang front the pavemenun t d caught up Areliie. hi his arms. Another inetent, and the little fel- thee must have Leen either killed or severely injered. Archie, save for the .tte„e. Deve,„4,01.„ bele is my han.e the ehop—to see my wtte—to let nie try and thank him; but he woultl not hear of tiny emelt thing. Could I see him again? Veoulet he leave hts ad. (trees? But o. be would hear of no. thing, and he almoet pulledhis band out of mine and hurried away. IL was a great worry to us lo think we could not in some way prove how the plate, with eager gaze, becoming gra teful we were to him. I described plat -nal, and platnatz In a few eeconds bill, to Ine' wire) end Nee' b°111.1(INP a my practised eye would be able to dis- sharp look -out in hopes of seeing the - cern the features er the man himself. plucky strangee who had kept.. our 'Yes, yes—the magic chemicals were Arehle eery rev us onee a.geln. Some twinging tee man nearer andnearer months passed bv, and we neilhee saw le; Justice. 1 bet4 wia plata up ta aatau him nor heard anything of Mut. It was toward the erect of August, and trade was getting slack. I was ruminating in my shop One <ley, when my old friend William Glover came In. William woo a butler in a large West - end mansion owned by a wealthy bachelor, and had acquired a liking for photography. "Ms Bradbury," he said, cheerily. "you're looking as dull ns some -of your iPlaees. Wharst the mutter? Trude bad?' "Couldtet be worse," I said. "Well," he replied, "1 can relieve you of a spare camera if you like to lend me one for a few weeks. ra pay you, of course. The fact is, the geverner's going to Scotlane, and. as be dispens- es with all fornielity when in the High- lands, he has decided to leave Inc to hask in what little London sunshine ls to be found itt the early days af Sep. loather. I shall have plenty of spare time, so I thought I'd borrow a Camera from you and try my hand. You might develop the plates for me?" "With pleasure," I answered. "Why, 'VC got the very thing, one 1 use for Out-of-dooe end Instantaneous work, as handy and portable a little camera as I know of.' Web, we soon fixed up matters. The eamera I lent to GluveT was one hold- ing a dozen plates. As one plate was exposee to take a picture'by a me- chanical arrangementn it coIti be taken out and put ut the back whilst another was slipped up in its place, and so on until the whole twelve were used. They could then rest in the camera until wanted for) development. Glover put the camera under Ms arm and, thank- ing me, went happily away. I never saw poor Glover alive again. 1 learnt, the story of his death from the evidenco at the inquest, at which I had to attend as a witness to testify as to how he came lo be in poeeession if the camera found on him at the time of Ills death, kle was murdered. His ntrister—Mr. Hugh Franklin — being nway in Scotland, end 'his house being deserted save for the presence of the housekeeper end butler, the opportunity Was s.cized upon as a favorable one for oeminitting a robbery. Poor Glover's body was found in the garden, and lhe portable camera I had lent him woe lying on the lop of the glass con- servatory. It was presumed—and a very possible .piresumplion—lent he had climbed te the Lep of the framework of the con- servatory for the purpose of securing a better view of the grounds about the house, when tho housebreaker or house- breakers had caught sight, of him and bad fired. The whole robbery was one ot considerable daring, eneried out in 'trout daylight, and the Oder or thieves, having probably been frightened by the presence ot what, might have appeared te them lo he somel.ocly watching their actions, left, without lakIng n. single article. The shot aroused hors.. and Glover centred 10 a fetv nen- mentS without having given uttertmee lo a single word. A verdict of "Wilful murder againet some person or persons unknewn" was returned, and Mr. Hugh Franklth. by whom Glover 1111S 11111C11 th10 light which came lintough the small perm of rod gloss, Mereiffil Heaven! I knew tho.ee lieavy.set features and elose-cul, beard—I knew him—I enew hinil Tho murderer of my old friend, end the Irian 'ho gaved my child from (kath were one and the game! 1 clutched at the side of the stone sink. and my eyes; nmet have wall -nigh teen starting from my head. I demist look at the face. again—It Was there, leo too terribly true --it was hint! What should 1 00? Once more. the seen° of my boy's ieseue passed through my brain. I could see It as vividly as on. the very day it happened. Yet ()pease, tins the words, "A Me for a Me," rang in my ears. Bow should I het? He saved our child once—an only child. Was 11 101' me to sat* him now? But lie was 11 murderer, and that hor- rible word seemed to be shouted out by a thousand tongues. I breathed more freely for a moment. I found relief in the thought that per- haps he might never cross my path again, that the world was wide, and wo should never meet face lo face. In my heart even then I prayed that it might Le .go. Just as I Was 'lumping on the posstbilities of never see:1)g this num again I heard the hurried foot- steps of my boy Archie coming up the stairs. "Papa, papal" my little one cried, healing at the door with his hands. "Papa, where are you? Open the door, referred to the man who had "saved Wm from the leanses,e—LOnden Sits. SHE WON AT MONTE CARLO A LITTLE, BENT OLD WOMAN WHO PLAYED FOR YEARS. Papa," With an effort I asked the boy what be wanted—I told him I wns busy end did not wish to' be disturbed. 1 stood trembling, elle,ging to a wooden ledge for support. 'Tut you must come, papa." my child cried. "He's come." "Who—who, Archie?' I asked. "The gentleman who saved me from the horseg, papal" I nearly fell. My head was swim- ming—I knew not where I was. That mart here—to my house. I listened and remained as one in a trance, and with- out the power to move. 0 was rny own child's voice. He was calling to him e. come upstairs, end a heavy footstep was approaching nearer and nearer. Should I go mad? Think of it, ohl think of IL. lefy Innocent child alone outside with a murderer, perhaps h hold- ing is hand, perhaps in his nrms. I must act, and at, 0000, In moment of lime I seemed to live through the conflicting arguments of a year. I had promised this man would pay lum Melt some day If ever it were in my power for saving my child from death. He himself was In my power ,now. Should I turn his saviour and save him from the gallows? My Archie wns tapping louder at the deem Only ono thing could testify to this man's guitt—the picture on the plate, the man In the net of flring, the efelike prosentement of Des features. MY' boy 1255 calling Met name. I raised Inc plate abeive my head nnd threw it heavily on the ground. The plate was broken into hundred atoms; the si- lent witness was desteoyed for ever. I rushed to the door, turned the key, •ture opened il. There was my child respected. offered a reward of £200 holding his hand. I picked ,the boy for the dierovery of the perpetrators III, In nlY erms, and the giffity man of the deed, seemed to realize 111110 my notion meant. Ile looked et ole fer a moment and would have spoken. "Not a word, not a word!" I said, I left the MOM in which the inquest was held, carrying the camera, wIth me. If there was one men I respected breathlesety, I pointed to the eninera more than another it was Glover. 1 on the shelf. mid his eyee wendered to - would therefore have liked to be the %yards itflis fnee went, deadly pale, ene bo linve diecovered the man respon. nnd for nn ineltmt, but only fee nn in - stele 1,0v 1110 death. Week after week .lant, I thought lie seeme 1 inclined to passed hy and November ceme-ea per- 111150 his hand ngninst nu: rind the boy ticulerly bad perled of lhe you, for our lit my aces. 130.1 his eyee fell neon business. . The reward of 4e200, ion. the pletiee of broken glees on the floor. , would hove been very welcome just A wild light of iliefficitil joy EL up bis then, but I 'thought Ihnt 11 would never fns—lir enw end knew rvevything. fell , to niy lot te Ilnd who mureered "no, 11110'," I said, "go wibliolit poor Glover. "A life kir s Me," 1 Feld word, lee my turn new, rind 1 have Id myself, and 1 woukl like to see the indeed mild y1111 beck the debt. I owed mon bung who killed bine" lee, 1 enne hike your hand, One morning I was in my dark room You envy nie n life once, I give you finishing it smelt ceder, when eudden- ,tmin ewe new." fy I caught 61.;i111. cI the eamertt 1 had 1 51 '110(1 him hurry down the staire, lent to Glover lying en 0 ehelf. I had Now rind merlin lin kneed beet; at me never lonehed it &rem 1 lind brought and the boy in my mime, but he must 11 back egriln• from the ineuost, and it have rend 111 me faro !Mit wheel pre. wee now bestrewn with duet, 1 steed vented him (rem !poling line spenking, fel 5111011301)1 with the box in ney hand. Ile disrippeored. end I hive never 001 looking al ft enrionely. "I wonder if eyes on lein trom that (ley to flits, flloVer 011II 84.1000011 01 taking any plc- I told my wife everything—my child lures?" t Sold to myself, WaS leo yeimg 10 enderetand, hill 1 By thee Lime 1 hod removed the beck fitink somehow lir Itmei have felt, In ' 1110 hox out of whieh the platee were taken. There were jne1 a dozen, and 1111 1110" Viand, an Aged French Wo. man, Won Thousands et Francs. Nearly every one who has been te SOME COAL STATISTICS OUTPUT or pluNcapAw, PRDVCING CoVINTmus cOmPARED. Or at Terilettes Production Per Capita Exeeede That 01 All Other Countries. Mr, Lien! 11.'1-ge, es President ef the 131 bL'.h Need .1 ieradie has had kubles 11130 1111 11111 113 the produedon, tem.' e0:4150011, enj.„ rte 1011 experleol :001 i 1 the Bettish 13mpire and the prineipul :Monte Carl.) has heard of itlattifiut teeleto countrice fer the year lthei. Nereid a little bent old Emmett wietatii, effie oteettietioli or (est in. the United wittew, taa)ee ke, years, "Ntainum" Viand played roulette omit Kingdem, clermany and the litil led States Was greuter 1111111 in any Il 0' ,Illy 11'ulit 111,.01Laig until night. 1,1el. yinT. The 10141 kaliplIt Of the betide eYes. twitelling nerYouslY, 'saw United Kingdom anelunkti lo '251 [(11),- 110 but the itery tilt ne 1,1 rell into toe or •2111 licerease (ATI, ,11105 of leis 11111e Mind flint semethieg very ter - the (eel. As they wffielted her. etagget. Mg from the gaming tables late at night eiopte piled her. Her whole soul, her life, seemed ab- scrieel in the awful desire or winnhig. Tee ced evenitue al• limes lestheavily— Mr here thon sbp regained her losses. For a long lime she was enabled to live anul coullime her ievcrish. pursuit or the genie. I.ALIGIITKII \VAS NIOCKING. One night, the old wom.an lost nearly lore stere. tie sho passed from the ,Iespair bit her eyes, her atter:lien was attracted by another wheel. She slopped and beet GV.01. Lilo table. Again end again the wheel spial around and slopped. The old .1A:onion's eyeS spark- led A flueli suffused her pullid cheeks.. 1e1521ee5t ions. In efermany the pro- thmtion amounted to 135e/00,060 tons, 11 1:0500,0111 Leos inore tban in the pievious year. In the United Slates the quanitily prodtteed 'einem:led to nearly etheeo,000 tons, thus exeeeding tho out- put. of 104 by NEARLY 11),010,000 TONS. The production of the tinithe Slates 111'15 122('011.14 that of the United Kingdom le nearly fifty per cent., but the pro- duelion or Germany 1•0111.0.011 IS ,•1113 ',eft enethalf and that, of Franee and Belgium Meet e 5 rather more thun a quar!er t)1 the )t duction of the United ielinielgetent, um s cepared with its papule- tThe production of coal per hoed In As the United Kingdom still surpasses that sho left the r 'OM SIW her hai ds. and hoe laugh -m shrill, meek- in the United Slates. 11 amounts 10 iog ciiiiel:10-51,1r11ed the ganieeters us 4% eme per person, while in the Unit - oil States 11 is leather more than eee oininoue, uneanny. "Beller watelt the old woman 1" one of Pie official looloeuts Micl a deteetive. De foiinwed "elainina" \laud ti her betel, 1.10 listened ouL'il oI heti door. l'here \vne no alaienhig sound. ln o hort while elle extinguished her lights and miclently bind retired. RAKED IN THOUSANDS. • The following evenirg she reuppeared 111 the gaming hall, nee eyes still smirk - led, Mir cheees .were still flushed. \\lilt 1112 43.O10 MWETLII netcrimis gamesters. They approached a table. "elamma" 'Viand began to play. She 114111. The gamblers, wile bad RED TAPE IN FRANCE. Requeseeef Governor for Trifles Involves 2,427 Documenta. A red-lepe recorti has been established by 111.0 FM110 Colonial Department. Some eighteen months ego the Govt.:epee of Martinique found that lie needed seine pins Illid 0 CoVICSCrOW 1/1 his office. 110 Sent for Ins eeerelery tied asked hint to gel them. The secretery pointed out ilud, ;my such expetelithre must, senetioned by elittielie or the Colonies. The Gov - voter :neer:tingly telegraphed ie 111115, "Pietist? s111{1 al °two (410 and onedialf !Jimmie of pins end thei cerkseeewe," The ;Minster serif the telegraie bo the Actountants) Dej'erileeni »se, approxi_ mate estimate of the ;Alley to he in.cur- red." The elect accountant nobel leat, la his (minion, the expeuse weuld l'N(TSSIVO, ol septette that his tt ife did not use eci ninny pins even 10I' IltT 1114151 1I1 5501. SO 110 5111 illO tele- gram and the note to the diretitur of the tiolitical Department, tvlio (trete ttp ieeer. and on the whole, favorable, report, of the Governor's chummier, 011,1 thought the request, for the pillS WaS l'easaltable ir they were not purchased al cut exerle- tent figure. The dossier next went to the Conlon- sion of Purchases, which was divided its le whether the pins should lie bought by privnto contract or otherwise. They filially decided on the former, and re- -turned the dossier to the Political De. partmenl, which sent IL nuelc to the ae- ceuntents, who passed it on to the min- ister, who thought the purchase should not he mule by private contract, and Sent it back to the accountante, whe transferred it to the Political Depart - meet, who handed 31 on to the Commis- sitener of Purchases, which decided after The scuttled vessel had lamely sunk all that private contract was not Ina befove he idiot Iles. Riles &rut and best method, end sent the huge dosster bock to the Minister, via the Political Departnient and the accountants. Then the Aiinister eanctioned the ex - tune per head, penditurr, rind after more joulneyings 111 Belgium it amounts to 33ie, tons the dossier returned to the Commiesion pec heal, In Gamily to about 2eej, tons of Purchases, which was given a free erul 10 Femme to under one ton. Mind, By this time the Governoes tele - elm provisional flgume so far avail- gram bad been travelling for fourteen able indietete, that the largely increased months, -and was buried in Um midst of production ef 1000 was accompanied by 2.627 documents concerning it, while the AN INCREASE IN PRICE, pins in the bundle were nearly as num- erous aS the Governor needed. immunling to 4 .pertect per Ion In the United Kingdom, 334 pence per ton in Germany and IX pence per ton in the SEARCH FOR AN 110111. United Sillies. The last year for which information Annuity to Heirs of n Man Who Hid Charles II, is complete the number of persons em. loved in mining, alove and below Diligent, systematic search is being made by a firm of Loudon solicitors WOMAN 'ESCAPED FIEND egfedelelekeleivislefletelenleistellelsfil) '111811111011 EXPERIENCE WITII A elteltDelltitlit AT SEA. Ctow of Central America» Schooner Erulatly Murdered by a little:Breed. eliee Else- Neriegan, of the islathl 01 Willa. nem' leselitres. 4122,0 ono of p,. )ple ;th. 11131 111, lilbit eteecoti- ee ()impel, going hoe: Willa to True - vale, 1,4 buy 01141 . 'chore Was $709 111 111,1 01pLaill'S 1+11111i 14•1' 1110 11111.,lti1.,,e ‘,1 io 01111e, TIliTO 10Z1T elowaeny half-breed, ithert etedii, in the field, twined with 1 \\Meheeter mid del'isentely piannol Lim .seeure the tummy, eiceril, while 1110 crew went M the cabin, and sled ll:o 111114 Med. Ire 15CI111 It the money uiul debited up to the tea, laid 05 4liemwuth Cro came up rem th,. 10414.•,:i14, 110 SI211I. them all tlown litco tutiey dep. 11 1.411 Ile tilitil of lite erew to souffle the sees 1111d tailed flittl lis 80011 i 111< cVil 114-441 MIS There reitiainee Miss, Morgan and liar friend, Mrs. \\ eller 11,, -Ns, W11.1 wila ell 114v way 141 hut. hit-leeid, (eviler ol O store ut leutten. Metiers father was a neg)o J1C0ell. and the LaIrdeced know 1 <ihbu woniee well. Ile eocapellea them 0 i111'urk d1i buiumu Hie schoon- er's dory, cr emelt. Isett, and pushed Maned het' money, watched. Sho played md, ewein the United States was 020,- 0 'second time and won and a lined bine united itine gsnin 837,100 and ana won. The gamblers looked on e", amazed end saw the old woman raking in thousands of francs. During the evening the old wenitin set by lite table, playing persislentiy. Her winnings doubled, trebled, quad- eupled and piled up about bor. DieTECTIVES BAFFLED. The management became alarmed. A consultation was held. Special detectives were sent to watch her. Seores had gathered about the table, • loohlug on breathlessly at her wonderful run of luck. The detectives reported to the management that "Mumma' \laud evas playing a certain combination of num- bers that inveriably wen. One of the directors _besought the 01.1 tvotuan to desist playing. 'rho hank would be broke. ho declared. She smiled and continued to play. CONIPRONIISED FOR $300,000. The director offered her $50,11011 te cease playing. Ile doubled the figure if elle would tell him the secret et her KM- CeSS. Ile importuned her to 18125 62110,- 0011, 0.4250.000, (.111y reaSe waging her successful baLlle foe gold. Finally, 115 offered her 53J0,100. Ac- cepting thls, "Mamma." Maud, gather- ing together her fortune, told him very quietly (hal in passing the table tho night before her quirk eye had delinifed lhal tee ball of this perliteilar wheel slopped at a rertnin place et regular intervels. The niannikeTS CSaluilled die Wheel, 101111d Hint il Wag 0111, of order and can- gratulated themselves upon tiering eemprornised with the old woman. CONVICTION MEANS DEATH. Terrible Mortality in French Penal settlement, The French convict, who, II rimy be revelled, was sent to the French email settlement, Gniana, rt, couple of yeaes ago foe robbing the Csenploir Wiest:online, revently died on 1115 return lo France. Al the time of his death he was engaged in writing his memoirs of prison life. Arcording to Galley, the French penal settlement is brides for th.e convicLe who have not ncquired notoriety, for those whose memo ling felled to interest the 1)110110, end whose cenclemnalion has peeeed unnoticed. These mifortunale ecinentOs are eon!out to perform rtdo tusks under a broiling son, to ninke rofuls, deer the bush, end build fortifi- cations. They nre devoured by Insects, herrassed by inhuman jailors, and the headships they endure may bo guessed at from the statement 'node by Galley LIRA out of 00e contents who arrived in Guiana from France last ;hey. only 50 are now alive. 'rile remainder died iron' privatione, or mot thealmene Another statement which seems alines; ineredible ia that while in Atigest last the penal settlement minded 37,000 eon. viels, lo -day there are only five 05 six thonsand. '.rhe otherq have suecumbed bo thc climate or the rigors of the ler. elide life they are obliged lo lend. Rid the other class Of convints, the Illustrimis (riminate. the milliore of set-11;1110nel crimes or audacious robberies—thoee Nt'llOSe .eXp1011$ have °reunite] columns in -tee. newspapers and bind been talked 4111/1111 for \weeks, these 800 Well 1001CCd oiler arid carefully attended in. They rm. taken to Ilia 11CS (111 Stint, a verb lehle Eden, 'where Me is mlything hersli, and are given light Leeks in the prisons. rrs SI !SINKING DISPOSITION, "TIIIS Mlitl 11 140 small for MO TIOW," 511111 Dubley, "it's funny how wool shrinke," "010 11'5 net eo Meange," replied his wife, 'You told me 11 was limb's wool, mei yell Meow what 0 timid crenture lemb is" --e A reilvey ermine ray roughly be nil to be equal in etrength te 000 ribla lend happened ter he never egairt homes. Germany 403,300. Ae regards the output per penson em- ployed, the United Steles takes first piece elth an output. of 560 tons per pereon employed. The United. Kingdom eels sorond place with 282 eons, fel- lowed by Geemuny with 242 Ions and Frence and Belgium with 202 end 160 Ions, reeecelively. The (1isp:tellies are due no (MUM to the proportionate use ef eoul culling machinery. DOGS IN FRENCH Allen% 'rltey Will be Trained to Search Ice Wounded. 11 has been decided to enlist dogs in- to the French army. IL is hothead they can perform a service of very great im- portance in time or woe and perform it with greater efficiency than can be ob- laintd through any other agency. leis service is the hunting up of eoldiets wounded in battle and the conducting le them of representatives of the hos - pital. eeeps, so that (bey, luny 10001.1 ai the earliest poesible moment the eue &al tthl of \entre' they may be ill 1100.1. A Iltile over a year ago Surgems elnjor Blehetonne persuaded the Bed thoss people of his district to under - lake the training of a dog for the pus pose of seeing how dependable the area - was chosen lice lure would lurn out to be in suceorieg weAttn(tiloegd ceottiliTceitesN, oily the training, and it was she who WOri the dernonsteation mtl Brequet. This in- telligent brute, when ordered away to search for a wounded soldier, bounded over the ground at a gallop:lee woe. derful sense of small at once indleaf- ing M her the direction in WhicJt the supposed unfortunate was to be Seurat. Having feund the object of her search, she gently removed Ids cap j and, re- turning with it toward her trainer. trolled 150 to 200 metres away froni trim and waited there until he came up lo her anti put on her Mesh. Then she turned about quickly and unerringly conducted her trainer .te 1110 wounded man.Several limes Nelly was unable to teing-back an object. of equipment. In those caees sho cipproaelied her train- er, and, halting near 111111, barked soft- ly. Tho dog's foals wore, PerforMed al night as well as in the day time. GOSSIPY. About. one woman in a hundred 10 fond of retailing gossip. The other ninety-nine handle it, at wholesale. A novel proposal is occupying the at- tention of a special commission of the Paris Municipal Council, In the form elf 0 -scheme to construct a series oh moving platforms which are to form a circle in the centre of Paris under- neath the grand imuleverds and the Boulevard 130 Germain. it le proposed tn have three running roadways mov- ing al different verde. PaSsengers would step oft the fixed- pavement to ;ea plefform, and from that In the faster ones in 111111. A 15151 has pcoved that getting on and oft the plefferms is as easy as boarding an oninibits. To hang let tlie great courtof the Post Oltice Department 10 Washinglen a flag will soon be mode which, it le 'believed, will lye the largest, in the world. 11, will 1* 60 feet long by about 3.5 feet wide. The thirteen red nrid while stripes will Call be nearly 3 feet wide. TIM cost will be $200, Willi 5. view fe encouraging efficials and weekmen on the Imperlitt Govern - Mont Railways, the Government have eelablished a fund ream which ttWards are. made to Men W110 inVent any .ap. Mince which May be useful in rttth way practice; $3,150 tone peid to ern- pleyee lasi year from LIM fund, ,e01" for the heir to an annuity granted by (111alleS 11. to a farmer named Pendrell, who sheltered the King after. the disas- trous Battle of Woecester. "Honest Iliehard Pendrell" earned fame as the Staffordshire fartner wno, with the assistance of his four bro. thers, risked death at the hands or the pursuing Roundheads by leaner King Charles among the foliage of an oak tree—famous as "the leoseobel oak the soldiers searched vainly for him at Os foot. The gratitude of the King loolc a practical form. Upon his return to power lie rewarded his preservers, end, hieklentally, wreaked a eulitle venge- alum upon Ids 0110111105 by taxing ear - loin Rouodhead lands to produce an ennuity or 5500 Mr Diehard Pendrell and Ills descendants. From those distant times the King's annuity has come down through :even. generations, and a recent motion be- fore the court, Itrenouneed it to be per - [villa'. In the year 1850 two persons were sharing IL But, desiring a sub- stantial -sum lo take them abreact, they sold their life interests in the King's grant. One of the two, Robert Mac- Inren, is still living—an old man or 50 ycare of age. The other, James With- ingion, who left England in 1800, 00111- plelely ellsappeared. As, at lhe presort!, time, he would be over 00 years of aga. it is. 1,,iSurned that, Im Is dead, and the ealleitors' search is for his son—if he bed one. Should this heir be discovered and his identity pmvol he will receive, in amnion to a portion of the annuity, a considereble sum of money which bas been accumulating. Preserved in the archives of the M- eow" Office is the origenal document of leing Charlee granting the annuity. It teens the "Greet Seale" of the King. and Ls headed, `Annullyes To Ye P,en- Melts." - ee7 TRAINING SLUM BOYS. -- Cinque Experiment By en London Barrister. An interesting experiment in Millen. Ihropy is being made by Mr. C. E. 13. Young, a barrister, qf Dalesford, 1.11 OxLo rtglerItti , ,a1Etenghlitisncl.pati 0110 0 and his faith in bunion nature that he In spend ing his life and (111 0,000 a year in train - lug boye •bo be good citizens. While woelcing in I,ondon on com- mittees who were Inquiring bile the cendllion of the poor, he became con- vinced that no public effort could deal quite adequately with the question, and he decided to launch oi11 on lines of his owe,. On the lop or Kingdom III% near his bonne, 10 bas built what is PtarkacticlubleYreaC‘51'101N`yilr 31.TEllt 000101151e,20t0Indbohyso from the poor districle or London, lie clothes them, educates them, and teaches them n trode entirely at his own expense, The feature' of his Sys- tem is Beat no punishment is allowed, 1111 l'OlieS all the theory that the way to make et boy 0 gentleman is to expect htm to he enc. elle Young is himself a man of culture, and he thinks that by eurneundIng by freni London shims with refinements, some luxiirles, mad the open alai be con get rid of the ithltettino lenceorfeLsalb their slsrtnistti leylife.1 in e, but thene is little doubt that he manu- factures, from 1011)11 18 Often unpromie- ing materialonn who can erten a good If a boy decides Met he 'meld like Le go lo Canada, his lent is paid, Mid he is given work 011 'fnerns which Me, -threw her overheard. Ile shot Miss /delver), tho sele sitivivor, in the arm. Wounded as she W:IS Ate lenped into the sea. FEIGNED DEATH. The murderer, as she swam may, began Ito iniploee her to come 00011. Ile swere that he had come to his rum- ses, and thee he wag filled with. re - 11)0150, The 'dory was several mile.; nom :11,1CO. and Mee etergan, although a magnificent ewitioner, did not believe sbe could melte her way to land, wounded as she was. "PromLie me, in the name of Cmde she demanded, "that you will not kill me," "I'll take my solemn ontli that I will net litwe you," the murderer replied. She swam up to the lout—ond she was MareOly W:lhin TatiCh when Me Gill struck her a steneing blow on the heal. With the little consciousness left her, Miss Merger) comprehended that her only leme lay in feigning death. Sbe lot herself (lone like n cornea. McGil), after regarding her eiosely for a space, concluded that she was done for and 'rowed awny. A long time afterwards. the islanders found her on the beach, almost insane from exhaustion end surfering. She Tiad swum Ihe whole distance, but, on reaching the horror of her (135. p50101100 had so broken her magnificent, eptrit that she was afraid to move for fear she would eneounter the half- breed agnin. They 481113111 11101 Iwo dnys later, and reflecting that the law of Gana for- bade 'coital punishment, they first Plannod lo iburn him alive. lint, the UllEans, inereifut even in their hottest want, compromised on a simple hang- ing. le SAVED BY A BET. Determination to Win Saved Colonel Bay's Life. The power of human will over the weakneses of the human body has sel- dom been more tureeusly exemplified than in the following instance. One ct ,the bruvost officers in. Lorci Welles- ley's Peninsular army was Colonel Hay, who, however, was as notorious for his love of gambling and hotting as for hie deeds of daring. At Salanianeea he was struck down by a 'bullet, and loy upon, the fleld apparently lifeless. Two brother °Meets -coining onomf thorn exi°iiPllioorrirallray, he's gone al, last!" [lo had scarcely uttered the words, when a faint voice canoe up from the, gt°.)1113d "P11 lay you a level litindrect lie's not." The colonel had opened his eyes, but they looked glassy with dun, and it seemed but, a case of minutes. "Enter le," be went on, "and you, Captain Marston,' addressing the 8e0- "Talte()11111,ecqvu'il':005 owriaoensien, his eyeltde Mopped again and he lay motionlees. Major Windeote the one with whom the bet eves made, at onto had the col- cnel conveyeel 10 the' hospital, IL \Yes found to be .a very grave case, and af- ter the patient had been restoneel to con- sciousness by moans or restoratives, 1110 fleeter told him there was 5 ball in Ids Leek which could only be extracted by 1 1 ;02'1' 8/eNT171.1'3,S1,°1NIvelnarnti";011," added the .surgeon, "that you will very probably dla'ilfunanckyrbeidl; will bet me fifty peunds en 1110 event I'll consent,' said the col- onel, "Send Mr Windsor, and 101 en- deavor to persuade him to make it "uhbemjoiy11 le oragu. it\S." Ts seni, for and agreed tothowetexws. ..Naway with you,t, cried bile cello,h000101pie'lrattioenn•IN,vdttste. 51 mice commenc- ed, and the gallent gambler paesed umplurntly threligh the ordeal, while the mejer, who was a generous felletv, paid the bet with the titmoet satisfac- ticionijall ,yccolOnel,Hay used 10 say, when relating the story, "but for thtit bet I should be a dead man !IOW; it Was only 'My determinttUon to win it that kept me Young ovine there, - In Abyssinia it 15' considered a celree If 1 lad prefers to stop In England, to smoke, lite law forbidding 1111.116 - he is tnlight hew 10 be o ftirmee, bricic- eo was tit, first intended to peevent lnyo, blacksnlith, earpentor, clerk, lath prieele from smoking Irt chinch; but 01. agriceltural laborer, or rt. pbotegtet. 11 was 1511011 km literally, end noWea- plier, and in due Erne Week IA found dnys even foreigners. have to be cere- for h10. tul 1101 141 he eeen Woking, Fashion lints. )fieleiseekelvleived-lefeletelel-leteieleledi FASHION NO'rES. 11 Is a very opparent fact that beadee end 030aq:hill3' glass tithe betide, Wive re. plasit spangles ilO e0111111ii 11:111!' ''1 1111, 11111s1 Models !UT Veiled Willi not, ,111111.older0(1 40114 these gime. teeds. As 11 change fruni the sec:Hemel 1111431113 (51 silk wheel have -e mint Seen 4,11 111118, biere a new trimming consisting of a 11.11.1mil of ribbon mils, wired and edged with eins, iiiiYArirdirevn\VfIt(111151Ii:liclils (Jar I 543111 nsiei.('s clIge11('10-1t11 lilted with vclvet satin. Many hats l iii.,t,),,uitIte()tian luilryo1187100 side, after the eigh- Silk and satin are no longer stretched, hut glued 011 the lraine, and two shades, cutruce, ttillhoe vrietitas1.1e1 tile Other below the brino itlatress, U1 tsiorlinirlo1110 1,157,1110gyeztoirialen , illuattcolilainfe th coulrusling color is now quite "deinocle." 'Phe erowng are becoming lumpy and huger, very high and very wide, and some or thew have comparatively 1101'- t'010 others LIM gigantic la ttivh Some of the fOrenloSi modistes aro making minty toques, especially of fur. The great, fashion of the 111001501 is Mr natural', undyed ostrich plumes; but feathers of all kinds are the rage, p1*- vided they aro long and handsome. Fen- ib,tentimgsitol‘esve,11110.0, ere in great favor for c With the exception of the reappearance - et the long sleeve end the ripened cling- ing skirt, there is not inueli chenge la the fashions since last winter. The shoulder seams aro pructleally the snipe, the Japanese effect being still greatly ice vogue. -Skirts are inure Mose 111111113, \ otherwise stinilar, 11111 84) the modes that ' twevailed last Wilitet• ant by no means t i°f dale epeads I.:1 1. lietlrat bus not come as a sin)prise, for the semi -empire waist which prevaile ilicessurily invited ite oppearance. The "lupe plombruite" gives length, and these long slcfrls ole very. slightly gathered into the waistband and no. clinging on the hips, The colors that will be mod Ibis winter for dressy afternoon or reception 5010118 ore flamingo, geranium, nasturtium and different shades of raspberry and straw- berry. These at* very fashionable col- ors, especially in stipple cloths. Very. long and close fitting are the skirts worn in one of the last plays at the Odeon, one cestume shows a white cloth skirt and epricolecolored jacket, after the style of tt man's morning cold, trimmed with passetnenteries end black buttons, faced with Halt satin end opening on, lc it black waielcoal of satin, \Vafslcoals are the rage et prmint, also buttons which appear on a dress in MI sorts of unexpected ways; they nre irsitally COVel'ed with the meterial the dress is made of, and aro repealed 011 the scibuToeuasil,douternrcoss,a0‘.\is7i schlemerieis, kt. iin ihIste:rottpirthaeranais- ca regularly al, the beginning of every winter, are again to Um fore, and seem to be 111010 liked than 'ever, eepeeially in very soft, shaded and shot, effects. They. are used in plaited skirts, accompanied by a braid -edged, Scotch looking _coals in plain eavy blue or black serge. Tho latest, bats are wreathed with fkwe.rs or foliage, and autumn foliage and chrysanthemums are great favorites et present. Fancy birds, marabout and gourah feathers aro the Lemmings that ere most, "recherche" and are very ex- pensive. Nut, and rosewood brown 1100 1.11C COICTs that seem to be most, favored juls'then0nivasienulnirlileiliboTietrvYler insplr-es some of the latest shapes, but the wide toque seems to be coming greatly to the fore. Combination of materials is decidedly the thing this season. For example, lake the use of trimming hems of brand - cloth, velvet, or silk on skirls of various materials. The idea is really of Japan- esc origin, es are so many of the fash- ions of the present, ;ley. The fashion designees have mode an -• extremely clever 0543 of this foney and ore putting broad hems of plain meter - lei, often contrasting in color end al- ways 111 texture, at the foot of dressy skirts. Another attractive use of this new hem 10 for evening wraps of broadcloth, Mee. . re silk. These are quit* often finiehed with a hem three or four inches deep, made of bt'o__.adclolhp, in white,' pink, , blue or any light contrasting color. SLEEPING BEAUTY FOUND. --- French Mote:nests Discovered Wolnan 'Wrapped in Slumber. Returning home at night from a day's sheoting, a rarly of motorists on 111C n1n VOEld between Sens and Pont - sur -Yonne, France, SOW by the light of their lamps a body lying across the Toad, The ear was slopped a. few feet from the body end the motorists, among whom was n Paris barrister, got out. They found a young WOMC113 of markable beauty, fashiennbly dressed, bit a heavy sleep. The roads were muddy, but her boots were spollese. She appeared to bo in perfect health. Tho left hand WIS bare; the eight gloved. Older the arm wee a seise- , etoted,wstanillepteonobIting i d 11111110 01 0 h'lxIs hs woman), in which were wrapped some English books. Hier linen, was marked "Alice." lier dress was immectilate. She carried it retienle ectleining 0 pow- der puff end ether 'toilet articles, The motorists took her te the near- , set village, where she awoke anci called for her mother. TheIl oho cried, "My watch, my jeweler' T miteuto later she realized that she was among strangere and became suddenly silent, Cloddy questioned, she would offer no explEt- Lion Of bow she came lo be upon the read, but gave accounts of her Identity Whiell were quiekly , proven 10 .be en- tirely Wee, There it tee Mee lo the mystery Mt yet, but 11 Is stiggeeted blial (110 W.0. 10511 tvas drugged, roblied end then placed Upon the read by rho inelehlO, tors the hope that she Wieuld be rtIll (Vet' and killed by eome Meting Ve. hicle.