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''What will you pay".
"Now you are tallcing• businese.
What have you to sell? I can't ax
an amount till I know ; I dort't want
details, Yell needn't show Year baled.
too much, but 1 .mut know if it
inakes a' powerful lever,"
ar'eighta 'Malawi,"
"OS, its a w
Aelcroyd said NVITh a S111110,
"It muet havc beer, to enable yen
to get that cacique, What is fig A
wcAllielatica1;:d shook his' head; -
"I'm gled. That weeldn't have
been 10101i1 nee to me, What would
he the effect of the Ilse of this in-
('),I..,alatichl Y°° P6ssessi" ' '
Iferriecia 1 and irretrievable
rein'ta the Bari," Ackree'd rePlied•
"How would it affect :Lard Here-
, stl '1" h ' ' sked "Is he con-
'a a e • '4 ' ' ' '--
corned directly?" ,
"No but lie wohal naturally sue.
fer wile . hie 'father."
"That is so. if this information
ie of the „awn yo, 33,y / will pay
' ,, •
you--
Ackroyd maim forward expect-
antly. joel eyed him keenly, and
finally °eine to the' conclusion that
.
no smalasum would tempt this inan.
"I will give you a similar cheque
to this," he said at lase, .
"Twenty-five thoueand pounds?"
he said breathlessly. '
,a-aeser
"It's a bargain," .
Ackroyd impetuously jumped to
his feet ana held eat his hand. Joel
looked at it contemptuously and he
shook his head. ' ,
"This is a business transaction,
Mr, Ackroycl, he said grimly,
' •Ackrayd's face flushed hotly, end,
for a moment he WAS about to speakithe
angrily, but he quickly changed list.
mind, Ile went to a safe and took(
out the cipher letters. Ile then re-
teemed' his seat. . ' ' .,
"Scene. thirty 'ears ago,".he be-
.gan gravely,, "Lord ' Wolverholme
was sent by the 'Prime Minieter to
s , - • e•
a Petersburg on'a delimit nego-
dation' with the ,Ressian• Govern-
,
ment. It appears that the Earl was
heavily in debt. and he was iost
about to marry. Ueless he could
find a. large sum of money the mar-
nage would be broken off. The
, lady to whom he was engaged wee;
el high rank and poesessed a good]
I clod of money. The Earl did nob,
know which way' to turn. To cacti
the story short,. a Russian official
got into communication with him
and offered him a large aribe to sell
his couirtry. The Earl accepted the
b ,A3 " ' .
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' •Joel. rose to his feet, and his face.
plainly showed the pleasure •which
this t t t e him '
is s a emen gav i . .,
"Can you ,prove it V', he demand-
ed hoarsely. -
"The evalenee is. here," Aokroyd
•
said, placing his hand on the- let-
tors.
"Let Illd see• it," ' '
"It's a cipher„ but a simple one,
1 will explciin it to you."
, For a moment Ackroycl hesitated
to Teethe papers put of •hiseaosses-
' but h - 1 it el t h could
sion,e now c la e cou
erase .3-oel, for he had come to the
c.onclusion, that he was not acting
on behalf of the Earl, so there was
no danger of his destroying, them.
t?" 1 k
, an you make 1 null" he AS -
ed. .- • '
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Yesayee, Joel cued impatient-
ly. . - -
' For a while all was silence only
broken b the heavy breathing. of
o two men. asoo ,a
th t 7 At 1. b Joel 1 a d
up, and his face 'glowed with eel-
mph. - •
a . ,
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"This was written y the late
p ..m minister a, .
ri a
Ackroyd nodded. .
"It mese be true or the Earl
would not have lee 'you blackmail
h' ' I - 'II le tl .‘ I tt al
im. WI eeep eese e ers, Mn.•
A.ckroycl."
It k tl'cheque-book d
' OB 00 Oil 11S an
filled in a feria • .
, . ,, • •
"I will retain the letters, if yen
don't ,
inin , r. oe . You „go o
d M J I Y t
• bank and bring the clothe
here," Ackroyd said suavely. ..
he spoke seis e. n
As 1'I laid b' Iia d o
the letters. which J'oel atilt grasped,
and tlie two men laced one another.
'Us you like," Ieel said incliner-
-ently, "a will be back in a quarter
,
of an hour, Don't go out."
, • ,
An unholy joy aenzed Ackroyd
when he was aleme. A airtime was
once more in his geasp and this
time he would not dissipate it. A
-1. • f . 1 • d and he
qua' el o an IOW passe .
kolced impatiently at the clock, He
le. i ' .g to gro , nervous
was eg anill ' ' • 14
when to his • telief Joel bustled in -
t
..c, the room.
He pelted a Oundle of crisp notes
!rem' his pocket and , flung. ehem
down on the table, .
"The letters please," 'he Said
, .
curtly.
'
Ackroyd took up tat, notes and
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methodically counted hem, while
Joel watched him with a grim smile.
. "They're right, I suppoie," .he
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said operatically. "I thought so.
i/
Now let the have the letters. ,
He teak out his pooket-book end
Placed ilicin carefully in Ono of the
compartmenth• '
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'atictoe morrorig, ear. Acereem.
Let me.give you 4 word of warning.
.
Blackmailing is a dangerous game
to play. You 'have* twice been sue-
. •
easeful, bee be careful of else third
's ..._'s an ttnittelty nuni..
tr, t Ib
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ben;) , ,
aool nOdded curtly ansi. then a
thougbe goerned to stkike MM..,
"ley the by, why did elle Earl
part with elle cheque before he got
the letters ?" he asked. •
A. face flushed, and lie
' '
hesitated to reply, e '
"Oh, 1 undeestaral," Joel con-
Untied, "Yoe did give them up and
got them back again when he faint'
.
cis,v1e1.;,, .Airlelerfeyadc.,,;vell OA blaCII10011QT,
He hasteneel from the lama and
entelesa eleasiecatereadraeraialeeama
waiting below. • e
Now, My eIcor,d Heafecastle; -I
think you will sing 1;0 a different
thee. I hold the' whip hand," , ha
.
cried triumpliently.
.
. (To be continued)
COSt Of 410 aliTifi' With euch an epa
demie ie enoramee, and the Seere-
tery ef,, Aviculture is, Wang foe
ealerr-ainea'afaraaae-alialirefieletiehleeof
e500,000 for this Werke. a
:' Th'e Lot ePidealie ' in tha States
occurred in 1902, when 4,401 aria
nialc were killed, and the owners
compensated to the amoura of
$12e,908,57. ' This outbreak lasted
elevee .montlie.--Prol, le 0. Her-
riaon•allaaedotetald College, in Palma
ee s Advoca e.
. '
,
al INFOIMI
"The physician attend:
'"?letgaLl'61:::••raen$eiy;1130eadej sonco' rn:frys.
rallying frorn an attack of
.
Emulsion, Iv' hich I have
• been taking every winter
.
einee, I find it most valu-
able in strengthening and
building up' one after a
severe illness. I have not
had rheumatism since the
time mentioned above and
I owe it to your most. Valu=
able Emulsion. It is my
. fife now, and makes me
'strong and healthy."—R.
PICARD, Grand Ligne,
Quebec. •
,..
For two hundred years be -
' fore Score's Emuesiceer came
Cod Liver Oil was used for -
rheumatisha
A9
Sc tte S
R. 0
e
M 1 1S1 a at '2
is modernized Cod Liver
.1,
01, , the purest and best oil
' partly predigested, made
palatable and suitable for the
. ,
. most delicate child or invalid.
' It enriches the blood, tones
up. the entire system, and
. drives out rheumatism.
ENERAL
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, LittcKaps ,ot 491,-1
A 'f.:1.:11i-:ruoWs'o":4.1cidPhIa4L
three. tons cm its back,
,Tlie quickest growing
Weald is the audeeei i
been. It is said to have
to grow GO feet in tare
Stveden and NorwaY I
countries where preet
grown man can read an,
eerie (*wee next in thi
Steam has, by no n
eailing vessels obsolete,
number of teem in the a
65,934, as ageinst only a
era.
The Duke of Porelan
gallery is 230 feta long
more then a quaetor of
is the finest; private ga
world,
only one whitenhatli0e,0,400ey,010:2:
tate only 500 beds.
The peasant of the
France spends on food :
of five an average of 1
day.
The German Empero:
be twenty-fourth in the
cession to the British
Denmark's army is 1
in Europe. It costs ,
head, against .$565 spc
taiu.
In France, for the ;
wearing men's trousers,
Government charges w.
of about $10. •
The United States no.
seVell typewriter fact
these export $2,520,001
typewriters in a year.
' Champagne served ea
table does not bear ar
that none of the gem:
what brand he is drinl
The thronation, thee 1
the Empress of Russia,
•
It weighed only 16 ounl
worth $6,000, or 0375
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rfie Heals Most oun s
all
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' A Tale of Love arid Disappointment
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FOOT-AND-MOUTH'
mi.
eae
ease in
.
blocking
clank from
Union
-
the atteneion
'ciammanita,
Sovoral
'of this
Foot-and-rneuth
celled
lent and
Ile, sheep
mats being
.Symptoms,—The
bom.s are
ins
lack of
tee there
of the
are quickly
of the
moath,
and of
teats.
month
ate or
exposing
profuse
follows,
egg—and
aninme
Pail? • in
steeled
'
fetid.
The
"er..haere
i t
c'
ulcers of
ease
horn.
filth, further
the hoof
Rime
- P
walk
cages
I respiratory
land death
The majority
I are mild,
I treatment,
er in
I Infection
cletacks
cases
Such
drinking
male,
what
animals.
I, be
ma -
, alence
'
en Berlin,
considerable
sinners
°vet,
f •
acre on
-
membranes
bursting,
ations
'
' for five
great
Ny io ma
1
itatingly
and -mouth
Cases
buttermilk
infected
-
jeot of
searea
, .s
which
been Eotieed.
Govern
sion th
the disease.
a
Ibab they
casual
experiments
ion ehat
an
words,
that even
scopes
once,
bey of
on certain
by invisible
a •
Provention.—Tbe
taken
disease
of titock
exclude
a 11 who
context
. In -Europe
agoroue
lie
P° e
a °cacti
in
1: b'
land being
'''
.Nvlio, in
as a,
a a"
to remain
was present
lai
__siname.on
. bliOroughly.
encleavor
tii the
Imola
PerksOtion,2,
United
melba;
are slaughtered;
ate indenanifie
two-thirds
of the
State Peeing
clisinfeetloti
era! Government.
,
. . P
- •
. •
.1_,
atesen-
the ljnited
of all
.certain
into Canada
and
inquiries
disease,
Aphthous
contagious
and
peeticularly
usually
appetitie,
may
milk flow.
followed,.
muscous
the skin
the skin
The eruptions
may
tongue,
a red,
a.nd
often
I
finds
eatin.g,
and
•
.
anuetules
useisi, 11
um:ULU'',
the f7
, feet,
From
may
in such
on their
the disease
encl.
occurs
and
and
about two
in
man,
of such
cases
the
and the
similar
A
instanced
f f
o ootatn
' '
CxernianY,
in that
with the
the
of
left
The .
days,
weakness
d 13
e an
pronounced
disease.
of infection
and
milk,
affections
so mach
but so
ceases
-mit appointed
ae
investigete
.
were
organism,
they
the disease
inierobe,
the organism
-the
cou la
Since this
investigators
• ..
°LOOT
• microbes.
to prevent
is to
in the
all vieitore,
attend
- 1
viti
1 f
y en
The writer
ion
vio'ni't
mg steppe
f d
oeme
certain
. ..
in
foot-and-mouth
in
Fa i
to s
slaughter
paying the
This
State
out,
of
cattle,
is
kiaowayaaave
.
- - .
DISEASE,
' ee a
°a,- r.ea."
. States,
ehipments
atates
has
' '
of the agricultural
aha,s
as to
•
disease,
Fever,
aieease
swine,
sueceptible
generalspiv-
slight 'fever
and in-
be some
These
by
membrane
between
of the
or
be on the
and they
inflamed
continued
glairy—like
a bl oo.y.
much difficulty
.rumiliation
the breath
on the feet
.y asnmda Iler
on
t,ing
form ' and,
extend t
exposure
infection occurs,
be entirely
a eondition
enees.
k
extends
digestive
in five
of cases,
respond
the animals
weeks.
Man.—The
and there
infection taking
usually occur
milk of infected
symptoms
in •man
very good
during
d -moue
in
number of
city suffered
e o arac e
h e
tongue and.
-the mouth,
very painful
acute al -these
and left
for a time.
abliologist,
neves iga ion,
' a t'
it
through
.
cheese
are also
have been
bacteriological
far the
.
the disease
In 1890 the
the
In 1807 they
unable to
but
were of
ws,s
or,
was
most powerful
no IOW)
t • al
discovery,
.• have
diseases
usual
the spread
arrest all
affected districts
and
or'are brought
eh •
o infected
such measures
1 b tl
orcec y
'remembers,
whilst takinga
of Berne
7 d b y a
him that
he
point,• •
the • distri
that locality.,
must be carried
Many Governments
p ,
tain out the
of all lneectea
owners
is,. the
teovernment
All 1nfeeted
and the
d to the
the appeaised
ill some
the rest. The
also paid by
Naturally,
woe
,
•
f thi dis-
e ea 's-
'and the
.
of live
of the
attracted
reeultecl in
the nature
also
is a vairin--
of cat-
young anie
' and
mach eat-
diminution
troubles
ereptiOns
of the
the toes,
udder and
pustules ne
lips, pal-
soca burst
area, and
salivation
white of
The
d T1
an
' d
is im-
• becomes
end ucl-
than those
breakiiig
in.•thei
ender the
i a and
o m 1
end
shed.
will often
In acute
•
to the
tracts,
to six days,
•
however,
to proper
recov-
dithase
are many
place.
from
ani-
are some-
to those of
ee.ample
- '
the prev-
i disease
I ,rupting
1895. A
milk con-
from
ri a r i
s lc e tp-
mucous
which, on
ulcer-
lasted
.
a sense of
The
Virchow,
un es-
h
to be foot-
beeber,
ma ,
de from
on record.
the ab-
re-'
organisin
has nob
German
a commis-roofis
causes of
reported
find any
from their
•
the opin-
cauied by
in other
so minute
micro-
• •
its pies-
a num-
reported
produced
measures
of the
movements
to
quaranLne
into
anima s,
' ' i
are
't
le sam ary
me
walk
Switeer-
' 1' '
po icemen,
sh i Id h
°' - he
would have
t for ten '
e , •
disease
out
disease
',horseback.
an
some dome.
,,
method tne
ate
herds
oWners
extent of
value
eases the
Colt of
the Fed-
the
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CHAPTER' X. I
,clueyd left; the Castle aim'
.1's cheque in his pocket, but he I
not feel altogether comfortable.
could not parer in London in
e to be eble.to pay the cheque
his bank, . lie could not cash
a -Joel's bank, for it beat natal,-
r been crossed. Ile therefore
I a restless nigbt, but as soon as,
bank opened its door he enter-
and asked to see the manager. .
I waet this cheque to.. be speci-
• eleared," he said as he handed
area
'he manager looked up in sur-
se as he read the itenotiet.a
Mather a large cheque, hut the
.wer is -good for 11,a he said with
mile. "I can clear it ba noon
narrow if .that will 'do'?"
'ill be satiseactory.
Yes. That w
appose you don't mind if I draw
ate headred .in the ,raeautane."
I am afraid 1 can't 'd° that,"
inenager replied, after , a mo-
at's hesitation. "If a bulidred
l do ?" ' • •
'Yes, that will be sufficient.
scl morning."
'he notes once in his pocket, Ack-
d'a spirits rose 10 a Wonderful
ace, but his mind was ,not quite
y. He bought -En evening papas
w.hich he• found a mention of
el Weleeeholme's illness; to his
ief it was •stated that he was a
be better.- ' '
'hen came a disquieting idea.
"at if the Earl were. to confide.in
a and get him to stop the
clue, for he may have discover-
that he .(Aokroyd) had succeed-
in regaining possession of the
her letters during the time that
was unconscious. Ackroyd nom-
bed himself ataith the thoaght
t the Earl would not dare to tell
his treachery. to Joel. No, he
• he was safe,
lut he found that be could not
a so he preceded to amuse him-
1 by spenclina . the hundred
tads: The luxuries, that pover-
bad compelled him to deny him-
!, he immediately indulged:in to
full. The finest cigar§ that
. . . .. .
nay could buy, expensive •jewel -sent
yr,: andaa visit to a Bond Street
.or. where he gave ordees thee1nEngland
onisbed. the tradesman.
'I shall pay hale.*I'ell 1 ta3,' on
I the balance -on delivery,' •he
:I curtly.one
No necessity for that, sir, wa s
respectful reply, but the tailor
uld Probably have required it
.1 had not been suggested, and
croyd smilea grimly.!
.A,
Ie determined to have a night
oymeut for he was sure that he
eld be 'unable to sleep so he
vd his.treek to the Carlton He-
and engaged a table for dinner
the restaurant, He required
ry delicacy in and out of season -
'
I his choice of wine was made
liainuch deliberation and a keen'
i aiation of enjoyment
-el- • '
re hacleree intention of boarding
.
ill-gotten gains, for he was al-
dy making -plans for increasingb
m by speculation. To his i v
-°-
foun 1 that the 'cheque was duly
teed,. and thee the sum of near-
twenty-five. thousand pounds
ed to his.credit. Ile revelled in
possession. .
o do Ackroyd justice be was not
the least mean, for one of the
i • ,
1 things that he did was to me
uotor-car and drive to a littlebut
tage a few miles frem London.
• 'to
:re he was received by a win -
C
red woman,. with everY sign 0'
:lane joy in his presence. -
,
Well, Nan, how are you getting
!" he asked cheerily. .
Sadly, sadly, Master Julian,"
replied. with a shake of ben .
Sorry to hear it, but things will
meter now. I ale arranging that
a shall have thirty shillings a
sk for the rest of your life,"
God bless you, Master Julian;
i have been. SO killd ta an old
nan," ..she said sobbingly. ,
eul inded healed been kind. She
1 his cad earth who hadafallen.
evil days, ' and in epite of his
•erter, Ackroyd had managed to
s her sialleient money to keep
out of the workhouse.
:e left With her blsings ringing
•
his eerie and this in a manner
ved to soothe the qualms of con-
Ince that had been ;pricking him.
:ow he launched forth into every
1 of , extravagance, Re took •
misers in St. James' and per-
sed a motor -car; each morning
drove into the laity and sp,ecu-
Id on the. Stock Exchange. A
e for eiches had seized hini i he
• not contene with the thousands
t he bad he dreamt of beemn.
1 ,
a finencal magnate. .
ram the oetset ill luck followed
„ .
In Ins spectilatiens, This only
saved him the mote for he now
an to, plunge heavily. to kecom
[self for his losses. The usual
Alt ensued, and in a very sheet,
e he found' that his feabalance
Iso bank was well night depleted
did net stop ec, cense:lee his po-
an, fee he was governed ,by the
!bang fever that p05ee85e51 him,
the time ,eaiekle, came when he
. ,
had but a few hundreds left, Then
ae steed aghast 'at his unwise
duct, .
"If I had but investea the Money
, et four per oent. I could have Bead
in comfortfor the rest of my
while now•I am nearly as badly
as' I was befOre I, got the cheque,"
! he growled to himself.
He had just risen after a
'night. Bis breakfast lay untested
on the table.; around him was every
sign of wealth; his room was
,,
ishly furinehed, and the dressine.
gown he wore .was of silk:
His Pervant entered quietly.
' "Mr. Joel Joeeplie wishes to
you,' Im said respectfully.
"Not at home, not at homee'
cried hurriedly'.
But Joel had anticipated such
move; and he had followed closely
on the servanae heels. e
"I won't detain you 4 minute,"
he said as he pushed open the•door•
"Aelcroyd. rose and angrily told.the
' servant to leave -the room.
"What is the meaning of this
,
trusion 7" he demanded curtly.
"Simply that I desire to see
Mr. Ackrnyee"
. aoel lead emphasis on the name:
, ewhat do you want?" .
- "May I 'sit, down? Thamks.
see that I stated your correct name
when we met at Wolaerholme
tle. I rarely make a mistake,"
Joel' said,. as he took a seat
' a :
Made. himself comfort ble
' ."I think we can do business
gether," he continued genially.
have uee for you, end I am peeper-
ed to pay handsomely," he
on.. "Please • understand -that
come in a perfectly friendly.spirit."
"On . that own account, .Or
Of another 1" Ackroyd asked:with
keee look. ' ' '
b 1 't 1- but
cady _own a so u e ,f,
.,
business does not concern
- a ,e, . -
. "Come to the point then,"
rovd cried impatiently. •
' ece*I.
e I I • H ' •h
Ai p easure. ow much
•-
you want for peer -held-Oyez Lord•
Welverholinee" he replied coollea
s ar e vio en 3• as
Ackroyd t t d ' 1 tl '
words reached his ears.
,,i don't understand you,"
blurted out as soon .as he had
. .
coeered his elf -possession. •
"You understand me perfectly.
on wan
Ilow much do a ' t?"
"What hold .have I over Lord
Wolverholrael" Ackroyd began
aeasiy. .
":".".
"I aim aCkine you a question,
If h . d
Ackroyd. ow rime o
want?' •
"Don't you think you ha,d better
be frank, Mr. Joel? It will shorten
interview considerably."
our ,
1"0't:
"I am perfect y open with
1want to k ow how much
, . a .
want. .• . .
"DO you know what you want
a 1" Ackroyd asked slily.
117oel thou ht. for a moment.
' 3. I dg " .1 d
"No o not ie . rapped
, . _,celebrated
at last.
, "I ti ht What 'f I
mug se.i s
nave nothing to sell?" . a
roy
"YOu will be a. liar, Ack .
joel said genially. ' •
"How do. you know that I have
.
3 with Lord Wolver-
any cennexion a ,
hohne 1" ' . '
Joel did not s eak bit toolc
, p ,
hJ
equo from his pockea .
is epee, s en
c "Th.endorsement • k 1
se , e alme c leg
If. Th E" a' handed ' I
over to you. What was the
. .
7" J 1 d d -1 --
sideration oe man esc .
1. • v manner had dialapeared
"'" - . ' ' ' s. ' .
there was menace in his voice.
. ge eo or. For
Ackroyd chan cl I P
few minutes lie paced .to .and
' - in thou ht. He had great
claaP. .. forg•- , t t
admiration JOOI S as u emen
d 1 - t 1 t t : his
an . he 'wanbed o aseei am. s
tive in thus appreacbing him.
..imes.
b I If' f tl
ie on e ia . o le Lan, or
theie sometaiu 'behind it thee
did 'not 1 -now '1 g ' '
( 1 t' • t b •
priva e 1181110$
1 al.' NIVIa betav on the Eanl.
transateaoi .1. efi i
Myself," le .said rm y.
.„ ,
Yes, I have . heard it • termed
businen," Joel said musingly..
have also heard it called by a harsh-
er word," lie added empliaticallya
a you bad much better be frarik,
foe, is will pay you.
• "If I understood your object?"
° a° see ''''' a a
"I d t 1 v th t ancerne
3mu as long as you get the money.
Yoe are 'broke,' and in cenfidenco
you won't got amothee penny oat
the Earl, he hasn't got it."
"But he could fina it," Ackroyd
said „stately,
"Not so easily es I care I
h d 1 "
pay an some y.
"Firstdays,AS
you must tell nie, what
In c a , now any-
makes yeti th• I th I. I k
thing,'' • . •
"With 1 ' It ' 11 •
p easere, IS rea 3 veil
simple. I kite* e,oe lied in saying
you we,re not Ackroyd when. we
at the castle; 'beat was suspicions.
Than / am pretty well informed
to what goes on in the City; 1 heard
of your sadden accession to wealth
and of your gambling, I took
band in that,' myself, and 1 ihiek
la,accountod for a ',enlace of your
had investments, -for I emit !neve
the markeeevhen I chocese, Finally,
1 eatamed aly cheque back from
flyti 1,,,n1c. VOlfl' 011dOrSOltlent
4,*....
HOW APS FIGHT A, FIRE
- • ' . -
— •
FLIMSY STIlleCTGliES arENa-02
TO CITIES' SAFETY. • .
-- -
Am Antiquated Hand Engine
- ' • •
' Manned by CI t' ...
. . tan eee ,
Firemen.
Travelling in the Island Empire,
'one 5505 the old, mud -walled,
thatched -roofed liousee of ten cen-
titries. ago. But in the cities they
are giving place rapidly to a more
modern feria of architecture, The
tile . itoang has superseded the
thathhing, and the mud walls are
Coveted with black plaster, Tin
anti,. e.° er are seea in place of the
1)13 -and crude eaves of baan-
i..'n'nr,uall - ,
.-- •
Than changes, however, eave not
been effected so much by foreign
Maul ances as might be supposed,
but eatber because of their bettor
eotection ' againet fire. Earth-
Pcritak s and wind -storms (taphoone)
ars :constant, source of danger to
the Japanese but flee is their great-
est menace. 'Enough to fill the
toutest heart with dread are those
5 fi .that utter-
frequent con agratious
1 d hundreds,d ft
y estroy , an o eia.
thousands of homes, Tokio, the
ca ital Ilea been extly reduced to
P ' P • 's
ashes on several occasions. The
method of construction insures their
caw lli against all except the
est severe seismic 'disturbances
and wind -storms; but the use of
candles and poor oil -lamps, rest -
' un ven floors for lighting,
mg on e
' hibachi (fir'e boxes) filled
seed small..
-.foi beating
with glewing charcoal, • . g
p,urposes, make danger from fire
doubly probable.
A 1 ost Japanese houses - are of
s n
d b 'lt lose t o-
only one. storey, an ei b c
gether, a fire in one may . era clown
a street or an entire clastrect. A
, - . - a .3
large fire in a Japanese city i a
sight
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.
The writer remembers ono he saw
in a small northern town, far from
•that,
the beaten track of tourists. I weal
staying at a small native inn, and
at the time of the first alarm was
reading by the light of a tallow
candle.
' Th 1
e ancllord came in with many
a - b dapologiesf • inter-
ow bows an °1.1 . a
• - 0
th honorable form ner s
1011T110d medita,ton . on sti pets
which no doubt his (the landlord's)
ignorant mind could not even are
a ' 'I ft 11 b • • d- to state
agape, anc im y begged
that the house next door but one
was on fire. By the time that the
ceremonious host. finished his ha -bb
rangue I had gathered up any tooth
. •
d a ' t
belongings, dumpe t em in omy
two travelling eases, •ad heel thein
ready to move. '
At tl t • t the courtyard
. le en lance o e
I met my servant, who, with others
ase attached to the inn. was
of his el . ' •
loudly lamenting, but making no
effort to help put out the fire,' note
. . 1 fae_
raging with• fury. pulledmy ,
totnee inside the door of my. apart-
and pushed him down on my
ment, .
h could be-
luggage, told him that e
his fate or • ray to his fox.
moan a
h Iwished,
god of ate as pan° as ae .
that if he raised his low -born
tels until or-
person from those chat 1 b ,
dered to do so be WO.IIIC , e elan! ed
a '' -1 eeti
alive by his .most in ulgent a
1 i d-heartecI'Master
aal ' •
Then I ran out of the gate into
1 t lateras
the street, anc a moment wthe
being literally carried . - • rd
fire I don't think my feet touched
' .1
the geound mare than two or t iree
t. Ever one was healing a
' a • .
red -paper lantern.,_ with his name
t Thi 1 e
and address on 1 _ a lumen y -
clone at last deposited me. up
egainst an antiquated hand -engine,
just in time togat the full benefit'of
A BREAK IN THE HOSE.
. .
I • t ' t 1 '
But I was too mucm. in ercs et in
the proesedings to mind niy drench-
lag' At each mid of the engine
long bamboo poles, with retl-paper
lanterns fastened to the top, were
. . a
sot into the gamed. The men who
- •
were pumpieg water from the•well
sang, or rather chanted, a dismal
eppeal to the gods of fir.e and wind.
Men, women and children rustled
into the burning leeilding, and caine
. • •
th t I t th
oet agam with v ia ever ey could
lay their hands on; 'bet, as far ae 1
could sec, they put everything itt
a ante place.
• ' T
Touriste in eapan uP, to 1898s
wendered why the following clause
was inserted in their passports : '',It
is forbidden to tetanal a fire on
" T -, ' • '
he leasoe foi this
restriction WAS that only the Pre-
sidera of the town mile; permitted
to go to a fire on horseback, Ib that
he might better direct the work of
the firemen, end be recogaized more
easily as the chief,
The sixth hoesfrom the one
afire was torn dow0 rapidly. Fire.
men steed on the toets, of the ata
joining hoeses and threw laege
;tones, passed to them by men 00
ladder's. the more quickie to raze
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ALI, DRUGGISTS
Elt::::adow,.„07. itillt 3a 117:Nuab''.
' isa.araicaeacemeefeeteenewa,
' """sai*aa '
SCOTT itc130WNE
126 Wellington St., W. . Toronto
Spitzbergen is one
the burning dwellings. All the
--e
le liv-
friends and neighbors of people
in the irumediate vicinity called
at their houses, and left cards...on
which were written offers of protec-
eion to them, should their homes
be endangered or consumed. These
calls usually are returned the next.
morning by the recipients •of this
.
kindness. .
At the fire, which was consider- .
ed a small one, eighty-nine hoses
were destroyed. After a fire, near-
h d
ly. every near -by house not erne
sets out a large cask of saki (rice
wine) from which friends and ac-
qua,ints.nces help. themselves; A.
•
good time, bordering upon revelry,
is kept up till the next morning. It
is rather • singular with so
many strangers • about, and rough
men freely enterieg different hous-.
es and shops, • ,
THINGS ARE RARELY STOLEN.
.
One reason for this is that an ar-
tide stolen from a burning house,
,
ol io a. one e
f • 1 in daneer of burning,
-
is thoughl. to. bring down the curse
of the fox -god upon the culprits.
Aft' the fire was conquered I
returned to the inn., which had been
in no peril, as the wind was blow-
. .
d' ' d 1 1
mg en another irection, an ounc
my servant where I had left him.
...
1'multi
ane"boy,"as ma e servants, no
matter how old, always are address-
ed in Japan, seemed to think that
his master's possessions and even
'
the inn itself, had been saved
through his pagan prayers., '
At the present time, in large ja-
panese cities, ordinances and regu-
. ..
lotions to a certain extent govern
the form of construction of houses.
Nearly the whole house is built at
the carpenter shop, and taken to
the site and sot up Few' nails are
•
used, but the posts and dovetailing
are ingenious and effective. The
` ft•st ith a large beam
i built, w .
for the ridge -pole, SQ fashioned as
to enable the house to sway anti
give in time of earthquakes. Sup-
porting the roof are upright posts
.
set six feet apart, and jollied by
split -bamboo latticework tied with
rice -straw ropes and hailed in with
.
piaster. These uprights rest on
a eh t th I •
A o A e 'scaly
four- 3- ouis, s
part of the house is at the top ; and
during an. earthquake or wind-
storm the . house is able to give,
which would be impossible ±1 21 was
et a solid foliadation. At the back
of every Mega store, and also in
homes of rich men ' A fire -proof
.. . ' " d •
warehouse, called a go- own, isian
auilt, in which are kept mei•chan-
disc. or family treasures. Foreign
rooms are being added to the homes
of the rieh, rather in the form of
reception than every -day living
rooms,
Some of the hobles have built
beautiful palaces; but it is to be
noted that usually they live in their
Maul -led Japanese .suite.. All the
new Government • buildings tire of
foreign architecture, and as the J.a-
pamese rarely ettertain at their
own homee eb' was found necessary
for the Government to erect official
residences after the foreign dale
of construetiom
The native houses, 1 shoela have
remarked, have no cellam, and aie
• '
built a little above grouncl, on an
average of about two feet, It may
he aclaed that the ,Tapanott carpeu-
ten prepare a superior kitid of
scaffolding, qle roof once up, the
entire house is surroenceed with
poles tied together and pr elected
from Lima weather by straw awn
ings, Timbers, plaster and other
materials ere not eareind from one
plate to imotheie but passed from
blma to hand from the around,
countries as yet unclai
. nation. Anyone may c
fe 'rid in the cliffe thee
An Italian nobleman
belongs to the Austrit
has for several years b
his living as a crossing
Vienna.g
,
The greatest piopor
of officers to men in tine
at the capture of the Re
tie office ere lot
three t TS W
•
twenty- wo men. .
Statistics prove that :
thad of th letters car
l• a aa . . .
world's postai seivices /
to, and read by En;
. . , ,
a people.
. has one mem
f • 10 e'
hament for every ,e,
Ireland one for every '
laud one for every 8,974,
. for every 9,613.
In England and Walec
our o e pope. a ior
in to f the ' 1 t'
t in the Poet Off
coun .
Bank, in Ireland. one 1
in Scotland one in elev
Under the Austrian
sixty 'ears c
every man ,
7 equal 1
led to a pension eq
the amciunt per day eel
earned during his work
In South Greenland t
. _ , a
la h
the haeraa on w ic a.
her head denote,
1 . •
condition of the wearc
she be maid, 'wife,. or w
In some German tcw
t t 1 1
are allowedo rave
local tramway cars if tl
der a certain height, wh1
ed on the doors of the •
Turkish women do nee
control of their private f
til after marriage. Afte
can dispose 'of one-third
out the• husband's consc
A dog lives on the av
ten to twelve years, a .
ten years, a rabbit abo:
squirrel or hare about e
fox about fourteen bo sat
. The rate at which the
run 111 an emergency is 1
Some will cover as, mi
miles in six hours. Eig
an hour is an ordinary
Empir ,
'The British e
United Kingdom only col
3,500,000 of people of
scent—that is to say, c
forty of its total popul;
In a paper read befon
ity Oraginzation. Sock
stated that there were 1
•
fewer agricultural labor
band tl there were
ago. .
The inodern bullet vil:
carcasses of. three horse;
sion at 550 yards; of four
distance; or kill a man
Mg through the trunk
(roe.
Without losing a sin!
seven shepherds recent
fioolc of 14,000 sheep It
ge, in Queenslencl, to F
New South Wales, a dial
miles, •
Ladies are forbidden
trains to their cheeses in
by a new by-law peseta
nicipality of Bodenbach,
undee a penalty of a II1P
ot $1,10,
It is not so very lee
coppee was iteed in Swc
chief -medium of exchar
times merchanta bad to
barrows with them who'
to receive paareents of
There is a wad flowei
whith is the exact flea
a leitaimitgaara; The
, ,
groom Imo wings Are a
calor theahront is yells
heed' and back ere tare
oi4g• Whiek
arn.
r, can carry
plant in the
species a
been known
o months,
re the only
cally eyery
write. Ba-
reePeet•
eane made
The total
orld is still
,561 steam-
's picture-.
anti cover&
an acre, It
lery in the
people, boa
, and thee
South of
or a family
sun cents a
is said to
Hee of sue -
Crown,
e cheapest
nly 0120 a
nt by Bei-
rivilege of
the French
men a tax
bas forty -
()ries, ant
wortb of
the King's
y label, so
ts can toll
ing.
recented to
was of fur.
es, yet was
par ounce.
of the few
ed by any
lig the coal
0.
, who also
n nobility,
en making
?sweeper in
ionate loss
battle was
clan, where
to every
early two-
ried by the
re written,
lish-speak-
er of Par -
10 electors,
,177, Scot -
and Wales
about one
has an ac-
ce Savings
n: ten, and
en,
poor law
Id is entia
o one-third
iota he has
g clays.
he color of
woman ties
the social
r—whether
idow.
s children
ree on the
may aro nia.
eh is mark-
ehicle.
come into
Alines un -
r that they
of it with-
nt.
erage from
at nine to
seven, a
ight, Dad n ,
teen years.
Zulus can.
stonishing,
Ica as fifty
ht miles in
eat.
utticle the
tains some
British de-
nly one in
tion.
the Char -
by it was
ow 973,000
ors in Eng -
fifty years
pierce the
5 in owes,
at hall the
[thee 'path -
of n thick
le, amine',
y drove a
om talateu-
arrebri, in
ance of 000
to wear
the etrects
by the mu-
le Atestria,
einem fine
g ago that
den as the
ge, and ,at
telt° wbeel-
they went
cult stens,
Teekey
1 image of
breast is
deep rose.
W end the
ietl Weak.