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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1891-9-25, Page 62 THE QUED 'S PARDO 1)At'011ST011 Y. The Sel'elims of the children, ightencil by such a Menge moneier i white man, spared me the trouble of announcing my ar- rival to the &waits. They ruse with one scoorei and, making very unneeesoary WS• play of their dohs and spears, begaa :to slouch towards me in twos and threes. I took my stand under m huge tree, and threw tip my hands to show I was smarmed, tos cording to agreetneut. Then, acteated by somewhat tithed motives, I shouted in cam. mainline. tones to the aclvaneing daeuits " Lay down yew arms ! I will not speak with Ray num who approathes me with doh spear, or nun in his hand l" The elect of my inteeeh was far from satisfactory ; every nun) stopped, paused for a moment, and then slunk hack to the shade, where all oat down again. I did not likeshis. 11 deluded tlutt tne &colts were in no gotel-humour, and I wished my- self \veil out of the place. But having for- bidden them to etene near me armed, it would never do to rarest, and I sat down on the greeted to consider my next move. It was not left te me ti !woke one. Aftee twenty minute.) of hot ;linos:ohm the deceits a,ppeared to loves termed i,,me plan ef their own, Four men et•zy deliberately set up bamboo ttipcsis ant s; matted dewo to root their guns 00 them, in accordance with the Burman's proodee when he means to take a _good dni; then one man, carrying an anti- quated carbine, was pushed and scolded oat of the group, evidently eharged with 01, message to me. He came very slowly, and I could see 1m was in a terrible fright ; bat I was growing pan- fu1ly anxious to open negotiations, and rose to receive him, holding out my hands and trying hard not to look at those four levelled guns. " Come here," 1 mid persuasively ; " I have no arms." The man grinned the sickliest grin I have over seen on human countenance, and stam- mered tint something relative to my 1/107- 1u:tit/Wily (instol lam:Ally, small gull.) As well as I could make ont, Ms friends had sent him to ascertain that I had not 0 re- volver concealed about me. They did not believe -I would come without it, and would like to be quite sure. This was more reassuring. I held up my Lauds again, arid begged the trembling ;messenger to come ami satisfy himself. "Come 1" I soid as persuasively as I oould—"come, and look allover noes—Look ! I take off my coat, that you may see I have ao pistol.' I threw my7 karkiitteltet on the ground and held up my hands again. The fellow took heart of grace tool mime nearer. " Turn round," he requested. '"Chey will shoot yen dead if you kill me." '1 can't kill you," I replied shortly, as I turned slowly around for convenience of in• spection. ""I didn't come her alone to kill 0117 0100; I came to talk to Boh Klan about this matter of pardon." The man grunted an assent ; and having ascertained that the bulky contents of my - mat-pookets were nothing more dangerous than biscuit and cheroots, bawled to his oorepanions to "Coins 1" Those gentry then laid down their weapons and obey - 'ed, laughing and talking with insolent defi- ance. Five minutes more and I found myself the centre of a tightly.paeked crowitof squatting figores, who stared at me as though eyes could IdIL I did not feel easy by 1007 100005, hemmed in on all sides by ruffians to whom murder was child's play, and whose lives I had been diligently seeking for the past five months. No attempt to hustle me was made : but the expression on every one of the lowering savage faces toll how light a mord, how slight 0 slip of the touscue, was Asecessary to set them a1 my throat. Now aniimigni0 I eanght tome half -jeering obser- vation as to my helpless conditii;n there sin their midst ; and I was half tempted to hurl some scathing challenge to them which weulel ensure my death at once, and leave, them au inheritance of bullet or rope. All were talking at once, to me and at me, and moy patience WaS sorely tried before a mo- mentary lull gave me a chance of making myself heard. It came at last after the very worst quarter of an hour I ever spent, and I made my speech. In brief, I explain- ed the terms on which pardon woold he granted •, insisted atrongly on the increase of the Prinjanbee Military Police, then in process of organisation ; reverted again to the pardon 11001' offered, and exhorted them to take advantage of an opportunity that might not occur again, " Now, Boh Hlan," I concluded, address- ing the leatier, who was squatting almost on my feet," what do yon say? ' The man ran his finger nervously over the unsightly lumps on his chest which marked the spots where charms luta been let in ne• low the aldn, and said he would like to talk it over.' " It is good," I replied, breathing more freely. am here to talk with you,' "1 have here," said the chief, raising his a,rm and showing a puckered white sear, " wound from your gun. Hong Tait has a wound on his leg ; many of us have reeeived hurts from the police.' The Beh's referenee to wounds was fol. - lowed by a slight commotion ; half-aeclosen men stood up to show newly -healed bullet- womuls,and some, hideous supporting sores which made is sick to look upon. "Thepolieeguns have made these wounds," said Bolo Man, looking at Inc fixedly. Aly rising hopes sank to zero again. An ominous silence reigned over the gang for a couple of minutes, and I did not care to break it, "The police guns made these wounds," repeated the Bob a,s stolidly as before. The man was evidently playing with me, or trying to work upon the vengeful feelings of his men. If I gave their resentment 111030 10 batch, my life was not worth an hour's pur- chase. I felt thot my voice trembled when I spoke. " Those moil who have been wounded," I said, " be taken into the Govern. ment Hospital and mired. Or if they pre. for it. they shall 'have as much English medicine as; they please." wasunetterablyrolioved toseo the general approval these remarks evoked. The deceits bow a °leered, and in my heart I gave thanks for the Borman's unsha bide faith in the effioacv of " onglish medicine," foliowed up my advantage by lighting cheroot and after taking a p01! or two at it I passed it to the Bob ; he hssitalod a mo- ment, for smoking ono cheroot, turn about, is only practised among friends and neigh. boas ; but linelly he accepted it, drow a, full mouthful of smoke, and handed the tobacco to the man next him. A better understanding being now es- tablished, the (limits became anxious to hoar moroabout the intentions ef the Govern- ment. Over and over again 1 had to miter. ate that not it man who gave himself op should have a 'tingle hair upon his head out 0111 that they would be brought before tho judge and pardoned without delay ;and that I they Rhoda have nothing whatever to feu I nom the polite; after their release 1 they might hos) wherever they pleased and do what they liked. Altot' 1100 lo,ors' karl rI1000l'txlln 111111 peoiniee, 1 dre;v ant inv note -book owl asked Boh Hlan pointdilank if I should write down hie name ex an applicant for pardon. Ho hang back a littlo, let at length gave way 1 toed. soon I was taking down manes as last as 10,111,1 write. I was delighted with the success ef my foolhardy errand 1 but I wee not yet mot of the wood. " Now," I said, elosing my Wok, "there are still some [lien who have not asked to ;mine in. I will tanne back t co -morrow mod ' give them one more chant.% " Where 1110 700 going': demanded the Bolt cur(ly. " To my camp, ten miles limn hero," I )1.11011%.1.4. AVO the maim? them 1" " 'ertainly." A Mud murmuring arose from the crowd, and the Bob made no attempt to quell it, Clearly the information that the police were so eleee at hand disturbed them, " See I shoided at the top of my voice, " what would it matter though the police were here in this village? The will not hint you now." But the alarm was nut to be so easily al- layed. " You must strty here to -night," said Boh Man firmly, turning to me. "If I do not return," I answered, "my men will think I am killed, and will go quickly to Pyeemana. The Deputy-Com- tnissioner will then send five hundred 81511 mot 011101 301)." The Bolo laughed. " For how many months have you been trying to catch me?" he jeered, " But you 811;111 not go, How can I tell but that you will return at once with yoer police to -night, they being so near at hand 1 Now you know where mo may bo found, you will again try to shoot us." There was ne M•guinm with such obstinate distrust as this l.ttt the peeition was ex. ceedingly awkward. I could not go with. out the &suits' sanction, and to remain would inevitably. brine. out an expedition to avenge my imaginary murthr All 3 lo half -done, would be undone and more b • sides, before matters could be explained, " I will stay," I answered, recognising the necessity ; but you must send two of your men to my eamp 01 ith the letter I shall write, and them two men must remain with the police as hostages." ; was agreeably surprised by the Bolt's ready consent to this arrangement ; and without delay I sat down and peneilled a note to my sergeant, explaining my delay and bidding him detain the messengers. I did not sleep much that night. leo- copied a hut with the daeoit chief and a dozen of his men, ovho were as wake/131as I was. The outlaws talked all night about my visit to them, and the probability of the Government keeping its promise of pardon. They seemed unable to believe that it was not a ruse to make prisoners of them, and several predicted that their fate would be death or—even worse to the Burmese mind —exile to the Andaman Islands. Some boldly voted that I should be killed es I lay ;supposed) asleep, and that an attack should be made on my police camp, This sug- gestion found several supporters, and for an eternity Hay listening while myfate was ahnt- deeneked to and fro. In vain I listened for Bob Iilan's voice; either he was asleep, or held aloof from the debate, for Ile did not speak a word until, in the advanced hours of the morning, a hot dispute began between some of his band regarding their conduct on the following day. Then he delivered hie own decision, straight -forwardly enough. "Klemm, you ' Ile cried. " Listen 1 This Euglish police officee 1 oleue anti he cannot take auy man against his will. Those who like many run away. I believe the English has spoken truth, and I shall follow him to Pyeemana. Those who will may follow me." loot another word was said • and worn out with anxiety and fatigue, 3 fell asleep, I was up at clawn, eager to start back to camp before the deceit 'chief should change his 11115(1, I found that five of those who had promised submission had thought better of it, and had bolted ; but Boh Hien and twenty-seven of his men professedthem- selves ready to accompany me. I was a proud man when Unexcited into my camp at the head of this file of daooits. I need not linger over the sequel. The peg gave up their arms and assumed the role of prisoners with a good deal of mur• muring ; and their reproaches did not de- crease when they were committed to the lock-up to await their formal trial. That ordeal took place almost immediately, and they were set free on promising to be of good behavior for the future. The inoprossion this treatment made upon them was evidenced in a remarkable 111011- ner. Within a month of their dismissal, pordoned, no fewer than eighty-seven deceits came in voluntarily and gave up their arms. Thus my trip to Thongway bore fruit more valuable then I in my. most sanguine moments ever dared emtiomete ; but I should not cave to go through the ex- perience again. " [Tide xxo.] Rawiok and Hawiok Folk, Though the great body of the yeople fifty years ago laughed at and discarded the beglio stories of their ancestors, there was still a remnant left whose faith was un- ahaken in witchcraft and in fairy myth°. logy, in apparitions anti in omens of good, as well as omens; of ill. The latter had the preponderance. Scriptural proof was forth, coming in support of witehoraf t stories. The fairy survived long in the notione of old folk, many of whom had no doubts on the subject, for they themselves had seen them. I knew an old woman who uaed to tell about seeing it band of green -clad fairies disporting themselves one misty morning in the quarry at the Easter Miller's Knowes. A respeetahlo old man had no hesitation in saying that he saw a band of winsome fairies riding on broomsticks aronnd Nedie's oorn.ataek. There were two green airoular mounds known es fairy rings, situated on the north side of the Toviot, but them Were removed for the construction of Laidlaw's Cauld. The fairy devoteca could readil quote the lines of Hogg, and so settle alt disputes on the subject. Hogg says Sere, Ire who made teakettle man, A71d formed the world's stupendous plan, Who raked in heaven the sky so blue, Could surely 1111100 a fairy too." Ono ownswoman who was harvesting at Sunalawithill told me that she OW three pyots Ily norm her path on a, Monday morn. ing when she wag going to the hermit field. She knew it foreboded some ill, and when sho returned to the farmhouse about stoned a letter awaited her announaing the mulch)» and severe illness of her father. She set off at ono° to fsee him, and arrived just in THE BRUSSELS POST. Gus, to eee het; father bveatho hie lest, l This woman resided 10 pit ,whhowl ch.., ana ha(1 a tragie Mort; about, it wedding there, Tho bridegroom lived ill \Valter's N‘ ynd, end 04111.0 With hie party to t he mor- The ehrouie disorder which ix reported I deg* by 1 he welerside road, A rough 1 (malt in Ivoland, and hes prevailed Own) (luring 1 009.9 ill those days. This wm ea 1 1,0/Y m'ong the last ten yeara, has entitled the impres- t from a ceremonial point of 0100 119 it 0115 SitM 111111 the n nieffitural and industriel IRISH PROGRESS. Want tuts been sevomplIshed ta the :east Ten 11.4.4155, 10111 1,1 bo unlucky for a martnatort Niteroi iiit,mt8 a that unhappy country are at a poets. to go hy any haute wtty, Theretore, Ion. ebb, and the stem* deereaeing poptu 1 ihe totit lio 011018 80 113ra t"ilt"" wm by wn'Y latien has seemed to confirm popular tau of the High street, In this 8400 the 0111 in.0801.1).1 01 111, but the rc. tort of De Grim. omensustainol tta It pit la lion 1 for to 0 Homier did it bemme known in the home (if joy that the bridegroom boil 801110 by the back road than to glootn fell on the face 51 1.110 Mile. 11010, however, was only the lirst of the fatal forebodings. The next was the want of ink for the mgning of the marriage con- tract, The third omen was still worse than the others, and they were bad enough. The ceremony was being conducted In the light of ono of aminGo o ialfellow'e penny candles, when out went the light. Three times the light went out before the eimple marriage veremeny was completed. Then after the wc?dhling 01115 °VIA' and the guests had gone aiWax eteange sample were hoard 11110111g the silent watches of the night. This ill.fated marriage wee held on the Friday, the bride- groom became sick on tho Saturday, and 00510011(1 dead 011 110 Monday morning. Apparitions of every conceivable soap and substance were also staple themes of conversation, and so were haunted houses. A poet of the pevical wrote a poem entitl- ed " Cotler Ha'," in which are desevibod e, (DOS of ghastly horror. Youngsters ave ;amid to pass them Souses when on their way to work in the shops and mills on dark ovintee mornings. °arise of a Lawsuit, Not long ego an ltInglish clergyman was made the defendant in a lawsuit in con- sequence of 'lie ordering the postman not to leave a letter addressed to one of his meld -servants because it bore the prefix "Miss " before the woman's loam°. The contents of the letter which she thus failed to receive were of such importance that the demagog) claimed in the suit were placed at five hundred pounds—twenty-live hundred dollars, The letter was an offer of marriage on the pert of a prosporous young farmer, who waited a sufficient time for it reply, and thou coneladed that the young women's silence was to be construed as a negative. 'Motiler he married some one else does not appear, lott at all events the maiden lost the opportunity to change her name and way of life, and hence the lawsuit. The clergyman had very positive notions as to the impro- priety of addressing a serving 00051011 as Mrs. or Miss, 50 11 serving man as Mr., and had given it general order to the local post- man net to deliver at his house any letters thus addressed to his employees. The trial has been twice postponed, aud it is impossie ble to predict whet decision will be reached. The use of the pretix in question is much less common in England than in America ; if such a case were tried before an American jury the defendant would pretty surely be the loser. A11 American country editor is said to have offered to write Mr. before or Esq. after the name of any subscriber on payment of twenty-five cents extra on a year's subseription, while for fifty cents Ile would give the prefix colonel or general to any man who desired it. An English editor making a similar proposition would secure the enmity of all the upper and middle Classes, as they are exceedingly jealous of their rights and privileges, and could not possibly see the humor of' the suggestion. Five SeaSonable Receipts. CHOW -0:11000 013, MIXED 1.111<8110. One-half gallon best oider-vinegar, one- half pound of yellow mustard, ground. Mix the mustard with a little vinegar ; put vinegar on the fire, and vhen it boils'stir in the 01100101(1l and let it simmer. Then take it off 011(1 11 is ready for the vegetables. One-quarter pound. of mustard -seed, eight peppere, cut line ,• one genet of small onions one dozen cueumbers, one quart ot, lima beaus boiled, half done ; one quart of green corn cooked fear minutes, onemplarter peck small string -beans, one head of cabbage out fine, and one-half teacup of salt. Partly boil the vegetables 0000101 cucumbers, pep- pers and cabbage. Salt the cabbage and cucumbers, let stand ono boor; drain eff. Mix all the ingredients and boil five min- utes. A. DELICIOUS SII1,i1'.11/30. Mix together one pint of milk, one pint of sugar, one pint of water and one 311011 0)1 canned apricots rubbed through a sieve. Freeze.. Peaches may be used instead of apricots. Many people do not like lee. creams, and tins is a good substitute, as it is more nourishing than regular water -ices, and easy to make. EGG SALAD. Boil eight eggs fifteen minutes ; chop, salt and pepper them ; then take one teaspoonful of flour, one of sugar, one of butter, one of prepared mustard and half o oup of good vinegar; cook five minutes and pnur over the eg A FIG PUDDING. A half pound each of figs and suet chop - pod fine, and a half pound each of brown sugar and bread-orumbs ; six minces of flour ; two acid apples chopped fino ; a, half cup of sweet tinlk, and three eggs, the whites and yolks beaten separately. If suet is not at hand, use butter, creamed and mixed with the floue. Mix the sugar, eggs, and milk, stir in the other ingredients, put in a buttered mold, and boil four hours, nAnon 0011 etnoinsect, A heaping cupful of white sugar ; a half oup of butter ; a, cupful of hob water, (00101 11010 eggs, broken and stirred in. Put the sauce in O saucepan, placed inside of another larger pen containing hot water ,• lot it cook till it thickens; Add the rind and juice of a lemon. Extraordinary Attempted Murder and Sttioide A workman in 0, provinoial town, beilig unable to obtain any employment, at last resolved to kill himself and his wife 11,t the same time, The poor woman was not non. snitod on the subjeet, and holt husband thought the matter over for days together ore Ito hit npon what he regardet as a practical wity of solving the question of " to be or not to be ?" for him. self and for her. no determined linaIly on putting into everni!.e the plan, which, after 17111011 refleet 1.: had devised, Eemdarly every his wifo was in the Mb' 11 of awe( ell 'mind in front of thoit cottage. Af ' fast ito went up to an attic overlooltin, , doorstop, and as 80011 110 tile unfortuna to woman made 1100 appearamo los Li,V,Ah • himself out of the 4011 fell on 1 with sueb foroo that het leg was ly Other iejuries wore indicted 01O01,,15070d her reeovery extremely donieltd, 1 lihnself has loodain. ocl concussion of the s A, lioth bueband and wife a00 now in ! he:Thal. shaw, register -general, read before the Statistierd ond 10001111 Inquiry Society of Ireland, in June, and just published, 1100. 11101105 materials which go far to eontradiet this g noted conyietion, They show that nure 1um held its own in the last ten yeare, to.l. 'retain , with a diminieloing population, luta i In making its estimate he has divided the decade into two periods of five years 0001, and has made ins statement so its to cem. pare the averages of these two periods with one another, mod also so that the first and last yems of the dem& 0:1111 1,5 contrasted. Ills first point, is in 00(11101 00 vital matisties. The decrease In the first tive years of tho decade in the estimated population was e6,- 000, in the last live years 400010 per nannies In the average marriage rate them 0(0.0 it slight inerease. 'elle average death rate -was eighteen per thousadd. During the whole - of this time tho et el eration has been large. For the whole period it was annually 77,000. In I 890 the number of emigrants were lel,. 000. This would show that the country is in snob a condition 10.183' that the ind ustrial population is more inclined to stey at home than to go abroad, The ratable valuation of Ireland is fixed, so that there eau be no variation 0000311 111 the matter of buildings, but even here an increase of C23 1,000 is noted for the ton - year period. I11 agriculture there has been O decrease in tho average annual acreage of cereal crops. Hyo is the only crepovhere an increase is noted, though in the ease of barley there lots been an increase during the last three years. Pait, though the extent of the cereal 01035 10 less, the in- creased yield per acto front cereals in the last, two yeat•s 10 11 great tolvatom upon any mime two years in the decatle. The green crops have varied bolt little in aureage, and the acreage of potetoes has very 01101011111005000(1 This is due to the uncertainty of this crop in behold and to the inereased consumption of other articles of diet. The hierease of green crops is mainly attributed to 1110 00- 01118100 of the growing of cabbage for tho feeding of live stock. Flax is more ex- tensively cultivated thou formerly, and a larger extent of land is used for meadow and elovar grass, but there has been little or no substantial variation in doe yields of the green crops generally. The overtop yield of potatoes in 1 882 wEis 2.4 and 2.3 tons respectively to the acre, -There has been a steady progress in the con- version of tillage farming into stock farming in Irish agriculture during the last ten years, and every description of iive stook has mul- tiplied during the decade. There were 37,• 000 more 1100500 10 use than in 1 881, There has been an increase of 7,2 per cent. in cattle, and an increase of 82.8 per cent. in sheep, an advance of 32.9 per cent. in goats, and a, great improvement in the extent of the raising of poultry. There was 111 round numbers grazing equivalent to the extent of a fifth of 00 0001 got out of every two acres in 1890 more than in I881, which is equival- ent to adding about 1,000,000 acres to the grazing land of the country. In industrial directions nearly the same steady advance ie to he noted. The linen trade has slightly decreased, though it is now recovering. Whiskey and porter have thriven exceedingly well during the last ten years, and the 11101,51m08 in distilled spirits dut•ing this period has been at the rate of 38.01 per (lent. The therease in beer is 29,7 per cent. The o.hipping trade of Ireland has slightly fallen off, and Dr. Colinshaw states that the " fishingappears to be the one Irish industr,, which does not make any material progress." The Irish railways have inereaeo•I by 220 miles, tool the passenger travel has 1013001'. ed at the rate of 18,8 per cent., the receipts having gained 17.7 per eons, 0111011 moons on increase for the decade of 882 per mile The amount invested in Irish railways in 1 800 was an advance of nearly two millions 0100 111011 estimated in 188!. In 1 88 1 the de- posits in joint stock 1)0111<5 03010 C30,101,000, and in 1 800 C33,325,000, the largest sum on record. Tho sayings banks have increased their deposits 01.3 per cent, The assessment to poverty and income tax marks a slight decrease of 9 per cent. The letters delivered in Ireland have increased in number 21.4 per cent. The inorease in the number of postal cards is 06 per cent. The increase in book packets and cironlars is 73,3 300 001111. The nembee of telegrams has doubled in ten years. Tho number of the national schools has increased at the rate of 8,11 per cent, but tho number of pupils has not decreased in the sesnopropor- tion as the population. A decrease of 17.1 per cent, to noted in each thousand of the pessper population'but this abatement is chiefly confined to the last two years. This is substantially the economic sitution of Ireland to -day, and Dr. Grimshaw reaches the modest (=elusion in his essey that the country "hos progressed favorably in ma- terial prosperity during the decade." These statistics are DI welcome evidence that the Irish people who remain at home, if not im- proving rapidly in their industrial and agricultural aflairs, are more '8110111 holding their own amid social conditions that have been exceedingly hostile to their best me. nomie development. Increasing the Production of Gold. If the reports from Kimberly, in Africa be true, the world is likely soon to witness an important increase in the production of gold. It is said a new process has been in. to:educed thore by which BO per cent. of the gold in the ore ie extracted as against the 55 per oent, which has hitherto been near the limit of working ability on a commercial scale, That is, the miner could only avail himself of little more than half the gold which the assayers found in it, while now Imo it; extracting four-fifths, It is fair to presume that the now process, which is do. scribed as a not very expensive one, will bo introduced elsewhere the result being a reletive cheapening in tho cost, of production whieh will reduce the purchasing power of that metal. The company which is operat- ing the new process in the African gold fields la concealing the amount of ita profite, but they aro said tot be largo, sad if so the process is not liloly to met with it, so long as there aro " others:fields 110 1)0 won", Marriage in Righ Lite, There aro people in this eity Who toady after the rich, 'rho folloWing conversation took phtee on a Third 11,0001110 street oar; "fio your Lister is 'married 9" " Yes, met she did very well—splendid. von e0100 0,„ vanderbilt ?" " 011, yes ; tid she marry in that fam- ily?" Well, yes, al Erakr. 8116 liatile(1 11 nephew of V.,•• -bilto ebief cook. Ito is the driver ot -8, car."--ITexas Malaga, MD TALE OF THE SEA, Awful Sulrevings ef a shipwrrefted Crew. The last ;nail 10oln the 11.101 has brought information of the wreck ef the (Icemen Almoner Alarittnno in the Chine Hee" 1141,1 1110 timely rescue of tho paseongere and part of the mow by the eteamer of Leith. 'rho Marianne 0011.0 000:4171 Of 01,1(11,18 (000 tons register, belonging to Ts 11 einrieltsen, of Huston and was built Ito Sunderlaucl 110 10(08, Slo WM 00 0 voyage from Hamburg and o -1.08918 80 VlitiliVestook Ni00111,ielr, Witll a Cargo of about 1 1100 tons of general merchoudise, moil having three passengers on board. flaring toilett- e(' at Singapore, she proceeded on June tith for lfong Kong, whore sho was to take in a eupply of coal, About four olulock on the morning of dune 1 1 th, and while going at full iipeed, she ran right up on 10 coral reef, covered by about two fathoms of Inter, whieli proved to he the southern oucl of the Pentads Islande, about 400 miles frond:long Tloe breakers were hoard just before the vessel struck, and the engines at 011170 10. versed, but too late to prevent, the disaster. Altmann% were immediately 8111(011 to W.), to get the vessel toir Anchors were rue out, and about 800 tone of verge thrown over- board, but she t•emained feet. .Aceordi ngly it was resolved that the mate, moiled Hoy, accompauied by six of the crew, should attempt to reach Hong Kong in a email open boat fer itesistance, In view of tho 17010 001 aml weather, and the distance to 1,0 sailed, there was really only room in the boat for four men, or at Inost tive, but ROV011 blid to go in her, es there were only two loats for those left; behind—the captain, ten of the crew, and the three paseengera. They lef t the stranded vessel cm Juno 1.411, and made a south-west course for the first day, but the currents so drifted them about that they were afteewavds driven back within sight of the Manillas Then they tried to steer to thenorth.west, and for seven days they saw neither land nor vessel, and had to keep baling out them boat day and night. By that timo the only food left wee mouldy, sodden biscuit and water. Their feet began to swell, owieg to their cramped condition, and them outlook became date: indeed. On the Incoming of the 21d dune, about 1 20 miles east of Hong Kong, a manor- war passed them abo5t a mile away, They signalled if) her, hoisted a flag, and shouted, but the vessel mown:nett toe it ea WAN' without noticing them appal ently. A little later, however, a steamer, which proved to los the Hangehow, betted from Kobe to Hong Kong, castle in sight. It was at first thought by those on board the steamer that the boat was a Chinese fishing boat, but it was afterwards seen to be flying the Getman Hag. The Hangehow eame alongside the boat, and the seven men were quockly taken on board. Having told their sad tale, they were carefully tended till their arrival 111 Heng Kong next day, one or two of them being found to have at -droved so severely as to necessitate their going to the hospital. The German Consul at Hong Kong endea- voured to arrange for rescuing the passengers and part of the crew remaining on botordthe Marianne Wi1011 the small boat left on its perilous voyage of 400 miles. This, how - aver, proved somewhat difficult, as all the war vessels had previously been ordered up to the northeen Chinese ports on eecount of the troubles there. Ultimately it was ar• ranged by telegram that the Caroline and Plover should proceed promptly from Sings - pore to the scene of the wreck. In the meantime those on boatel the .111arianue were keeping a sharp leokout for passing vessels, They ran up a big white nag, ard hoisted three balls as A entesoi., toe nesTraces, 11y constant pumping the water in the after hold WAS kept down, and the conden- ser supplied thom with fresh water. This continued for more than It fortnight, the weather remaining line ell the 111110 1/11 that could not be expected to last much longer, As clay after day passed without bringing relief the prospect of help coming gradually decreased. They therefore re- solved that if assistance did not reach them by J11110 &nil they would take to the boat on that day. On the forenoon of tho 9901, however, a steamer was seen in the oiling, which on coming nearer, they found to be the Loneelot, of Leith. She lowered a boat and took Captain Hansen of the Marianne oa board. There he learned that just before leaving Hoeg l'coog for Sings - pore Captain Thomas, of the Laucelot, had heard of the disaster, and re- solved to look out; for the wreck on the 'trey In ease he could afford any as- sistance. Although it was eighteen days 011108 0110 went ashore, as has been said, he found the fourteen leen still on board. The weather by this time was beginning to look threateuing. It was therefore clecidetbaf ter consultation, to abondon the Madeline, and tho Mall Were transfert•ed to the Laneelot and well looked after till they arrived at Singapore. As it afterwards proved, the Lmicielot had rescued the people only just in time, for about a couple of hours after- wards very bad weather set in, and next morning aperfect hurricane 01010experienc- ed. For eight hours an eastern typhoon regod in fury, doing some damage to the Lancelot, and doubtless sweeping away the ill•fated Marianno. A Valuable Discovery, According to a wonderful story told by the European press, Monte Cristo's fabulous discoveries are recalled by fact At Rio do Janiero in Brazil, the engineer chit rged with the demolition of tho Castle of San Antonio has just diseovered bot its subterranean galley. ies golden treasures in Spanish coin to the value of seventy millions,in ono hundred and twelve wooden boxes bound with iron, four iron chaste, and sixteen seeks Besides the riohes in bullion a quantity of curious doeu. month were discovered, and roccipta signed by Jesnit priests, 11 10 thought that the im. mouse sums were concealeS by the Jesuit fathers about the year 17511, when they ovoid in fear of the Morquio de Pombal, who threatened to suppress their order, &aides jewels andpreeicous stones, an inventory ;vas found of the existence of fourteen hundred kilos of gold dust and nine hundred mod forty-five kilos in ingots, for which the workingmen aro now bnsily seat:thing. When Pombalchtimod the sum, the impeder of the convent, now 1.110 castle in question, hid the treasures in its cellars end informed the claimant that they must have been duly carried to Port:eget Hiatorirma assert that in consequence of this refusal the mitripith expelled the Jesulia front the kingdom. A. large quantity of jewels was also found in the parchment wools, Should tho rest of the gold dust and ingots be bronght to light, the total value of the find would surpass anything known in history. The Czarina will aecompany the Caro. wits when he visits Paris this autumn in ordor that alto may curb somewhat tho young acm's disposition to become a high SEPT, 25, 1.S91. oromaiMC, HEALTH. ^ How to Avoid Molting. Death by the elagging of the windpipe la 110 rteeldent In happen to hungvy per - Bona eating hastily, or to children, and calls for the greatest eolf etintrol and pre. Hence of mind on the part of these who are present The substance which eauses the (hotting may eithet• lm oo11 Joe top of the throats at the entrance to the gullet, or lower down. 11 118 the upper part of the throat, prompt action trill often remove either by thrusting the finger and thumb into the mouth and pulling the obstruction away, or, 11it cannot be reached so as to pull it away, 011)100,0 of whalebonea quill, or oven a pen. holder—anything at 'hand—should be clewed and pulled down as a, probang, so as to force the subetance clown the gullet. Tick- ling the back 01 (1,5 mouth with a feather, 90 as (0/ 31.0111100 violeut retelling, will some- times dislodge it, 000 sudden splashing of cold 00 0(01' 1.11 the face, u 11 Feb earisee bovolon. tary gasping. Should the patient become insansible before relief 00.11 toe afforded, it, must not be assmeed that death 1100 taken plate), and moll remedies as clashing cold water in the face and on the chest, and ap- plying ammonia to the nostrils should be continued till medical aid arrives. 'Worth Remembering, The juice of half a lemon in a teacup of strong black coffee, without sugar, will oftee cure a siek heetlaelle. The skin of a boiled egg is the best tome. dy for a boil. Carefully peel it, Wel: and apply to the boil ; it d1'0100 0118 the matter and relieves soveness. For simple hoarseness take a fresh egg, beat it and thicken with pulverized sugar. Eat freely of it and the hooraeness will soon be relieved, 'When your face and ears burn so terribly bathe them in very loot water—as hot 08 7011 can boar. This will be more apt to cool them then any cold application. Castor oil may be comfortably taken in hot 0111111, in a half•winegines of weak punch in hot water swootened end highly ilavorect with esaenee of peppermin t or wintergreen. A sure eure for inflammatory rheumatism is made by taking one ounce pelverized saltpetre and putting 18 111001 a pin1 of sweet oil. Bathe the parts affetttecl and a sound cure will speedily be made. Neuralgia in the foto hes been cured by applying a mustard plaster to the elbow. Foe neuralgia 111 the bead, apply the plaster to the 1 a d1< of the neck. 'rho reason for tide is that mustard is said to touch the uurves Ile mement it begins to draw or burn, and to be of most use must be applied to the nerve centers, or directly over the place whet% it, will touch the ailleaed nerve moot quickly. The custom, it) spite of modem1 senitary teaching, still prevails of keeping the ()map - ant ef o sick -room at all hoots in a darkened room. There is no sense in this ; it is as if the attendants were anticipating the death of the patient ; and, if the reason is asked for, it is as inconslstent as the ;mt. The reason 0011 113 offered is that, the pat- ient cannot bear the light—as though the light could not be cut ollfrom the patient by a curtain or screen, and as though to darken one part of the room it were necessary to darken the )vhole of it. The real reason is an old supentitious practice conneeted -with stnall-pox and other terrible diseases involving the exclusion of light. A more injurious practice really could not be 010111- .1 'l, as by it a great remedy is lost. Sunlight di Ibises through a voom end warms and clares the air. It has ro. direct in finance en the te Mute organic poisons— a distinctive influence that is most precious --and it 1100 a cheerful eltem upon the mind. Tho sick should 110VP1' gloemy, and, 100 the presence of the light the shadows of gloom ily, away. Happily this feet is now reeognb:ed in hos- vital plactice, and should be equally, so in pi irate Inactive. Water as a Redwine, '1'1)0 h 010100 body is constantly undergoing tissue change, Worn oat particles are east 0101(10 11011 eliminated from the system, while the now aro ever being formed, from the inception of lifo to its Mom. Water has the power of ineroasibg these tissue changea, which multiplies the waste prodnets'hut at tho sem time they are renewed by its agency, giving rise to therms - ed appetite, Which in turn provides fresh nutriment. Persons but Ilttlo accustomed to drink water are liable to have the waste products formeol faster than they are re- moved. Any obstruction to the free work- ing of natural laws at once produees tlio- eaee, which if onoe firmly seated, requires both time and money to cure. People atieustomed to rise in the morning weak and languid will find the cause in the impoefeet secretion of wastes, whioh many times may be remedied by drink- ing a tull tumbler of water before retiring. This very materially assists in the process during the night, and lemma the tissues fresh and strong, ready for tho active work of the day. Ilot \voter is one of our best rel./lethal agents. A loot bath on going to bed, even in the loot nights of summer, 10 (0 better reliever of insomnitt than many drugs. Inflamed parts will subside under the eon. tinual poulticing of real hot water. Very loot water, as wo all know is a prompt 011001(00' of and heals, if it is clean, as ib should he, it aids in stolen*, ing tom wound, A riotous or rotten stomach will nearly always gratefully receive a glass or more of hot water. Sunshine. Light la neeeseary to health. People who live in gloomy places, say state prisons for example, are always pealush, Owlet greet the twilight and the dark and what iniserable mopes they are. leagfes love the sunshine, and loow strong of wing they are ond how exultingly they soar. It is true that one may have too 1e0011 sun, as, for eiramole, in tho shape of coup de solid ; bnt It; is ehlering to see the sunlight, even whoto it is neoeseary to sit in the shade, How it enlivens us in winter, exhilarates 118 in spring, enhances our appreciation of the shade in summer, and Omuta us in glorious autumn. In September, when Old Sol seems to have stolen a few pale earl hem the moon, wherewith to temper his fiery glories, and all through gorgeous Oetober—noy, even in Nevem bet, and some. t!0110010p to mid-December nod of tea in windy March—how delightful is the sunshine of our happy latitude. A. blessing on Moo sun 1 "01 this great world both eye and eoul ;" source of life itlid health and beauty • type of tho light thee shall bo; symbol el the smile of God 1 Count) Montebello, the new Frenoh am, bitaSittlOV in 86. Petersburg; has tho repute thin of being ono of the best diplomats in tho service of Wane% "8o ono," onco said 1010050011 min Nice, in speaking of the count, " tuffierstende bettor then he how to els- solve an opponent in sugar wo;tor."