Exeter Advocate, 1901-6-13, Page 6WICKED GIR
/3Y afAltalr CtseSCIL RAY.,
Derry had snoWn a prompt disdain
• when Oliver's name had been, men-
tioned to her, yet she was recelling
hie presence in her fether's studio as
if it had brought happiness to her.
And Ella was to be further eurpris-
ed! Oliver had bees' leuaging
against the old oak. tablee.teasing
Tess with +, his whip while ehey w-
eals , ,
ed for ti rinnose; new he wise alert
and briels, his, whole form, as well
as his, face' seeming full of eager (te-
r
sire,
Otiver was just, going' to drive
Primrose a,nd ale to Arundel and
eoend the park and then put up and
stroll by the lake," Ella explained;
"knowing 1 should like it, he IMMO
early to, fetch rile."
''Primrose is going, you say?"
queried Derry, longing for Miss Das -
set's advent..
Yes, clear.''
"Thor'," looking straight into Ol-
iver Basset's eyes, which were fixed
upon her with undisguised solicita-
tion, "will you take me toe?"
It gave. 'Derry no surprise to see
her ender blush over this outepoken
request, for she naw she should have
done so in Ellaas piace, and how
could Ella understand that it had
(coNgIN't7Bn.)
Xhanisfulaess if you tell me .thi is a
dreani!" sh
! "Why ould it be a dream? You
have no right to say that eort of
;thing, Derry, 'ebout year, — thank-,
fulness,"
A sueldea fire blazed, in Derey's eYes,
.is she forcibly put away ooe thought
and seized another, Hee 'whole atti-
tude as 'well. as eepression semed
changed, though 4lie had not moved.
:"You Can not know Oliver , Basset,
H
Bile. e is—lie adnitres' every' girl--
may girls, .1 mean, elect he cam not
really love Ohs Ella, You will
ehange. You will not do this?"
"Oliver cares for me. It is no -
'thing against hirti if he has cared for
other girls before. 110 will not
again.
' "He cares for your fortune "
cor-
rtod Derry, every word an effort to
her. "Only that. knows you are
Mrs. Martin's heiress. He knows
rwi bo rich. He courts your been hard to her -when she had
seem.-
ortune.'' ed to ask it with such ease? Ella
. "This is not like you, Derry,r ob- scrutinized her lover's face to see,
served Ella, in genuine astonishment. hew he received this demonstration.
;14:',How can you even pretend to know of her sister's forwardness, and she
these things?" saw that he must be annoyed, for
, "I know Oliver Basset." he at once turned away and went to
, "I recollect IIONV that you told me the door; but then he had heard the
so," rejoined the younger sister, re; wheels. Just then Miss Basset cense
her pointedly, "though I fancied you in ready to start, and her delight
'must have been inistalten when -I at. findieg .she was to have Deery
Seen(' that he himself never mention- .with her (for she aturally suppose
ed having met you," ed they two would be throWn' to-
; "Does noththat prove what I say? getherY was recompense enough to
Would not it have been m.ore honor- Derry for 'the huiniliation she had
manner would have Small light wagonette which 'Oliver
I
able to have told?" inquired Derry, imposeil upon 'herself. It was a
Her strange cold ma
Jrevealed to some that she was fore- had elected to drive, and evhen he
ing these reasons, but it did not to had assisted Miss Hope and his sis-
i!her sister. "He did me the honor, El- ter to their seats within it, Ella
la, to pretend he cared for my fever maths a shy feint to follow them.
,nbove that of any other wotnan in "Will you not sit in front with ute,
the world." as yesterday?" he asked, and she
; "Then that explains your odd idea. blushed a pretty assent. '
'jealousy is always unjust. But 1 To Ell's surprise, the party never
can forgive it, Derry, it is so oatur- fell into couples. Primrose had, in
'al. But on which plea" (with a her thoughtful way, taken the seat
'smile) "am 1 to dismiss Oliver? For behind Oliver that the sisters itaeht
[his dishonor in not telling me he had be near each other, and every time
night
(his
with my sister among others? Oliver spoke to Ella, he had turned
l'''cir his general heartlezsness in have enough to include Derry in -all he
;Mg flirted with a hundred others? Or had to say; he even looked sulky
!for his mercenary motives in finally when he found Derry and ; his sister choosing me, not to flirt with, but to chatting independently. Sometimes
, . .
;woo in earnest?" he
en turned only to address
1 On any, on all," Panted Derry, Derry, or to listen to her, for after
1"so that you dismiss hire. Oh, Ella, the first mile or two the road was
;let me bnplore you to do thisf" ' new to her, and she had pleasant
. "You are cruel," said Ella, tears of , fresh eeteasees to make, and had to
real alarna gathering in her eyes.
1"What right have you to say to me tell hire of her modest little drives
with Amos, and how he was invarica-
,
that Oliver wants only my fortune?'' bly seized ,with alarm when they op.:.
"May I prove him? May I?" quer- prouched a gate lest she should be
id Derry„ eagerly.
too terrified. to 'old the 'orse.
"You may try," with a laugh.
"And I feel quite sure," comment -
"If I can prove it—if I can show
ed Ella, "you scare' him more by
you that he admires another woman
pretending to be in a panic."
more, will you be convinced?" cried
Merry, feverlshly. "Will you reject t was a beautiful day, and a
' e ." beautiful drive, and when Primrose
Basset said the way to Arundel had
"I know the feeling girls have
When a rich one is engaged," observe never seemed so short before, and
looked .lovingly at Oliver, feeling.
that it was his restored preseuce
evbieli had made it so for her, she
found he had looked &Way from elS
his companions, with. again 'the dus-
ky color rnoun,ting to his forehead.
Egen during their stroll, and
during their rest end lunch
beside the lake, the party never prop-
erly divided as parties do when two
of the four are affianced lovers; and
when the time came for starting
homeward, Oliver suggested to Ella
that, as the road on the return jour-
ney would be new to her sister, she
might possibly wish her to have the
front seat.
"Thank you," said Ella, "I was
going to propose it."
But the gentle words stung Derry.
Heatily she drew back, not only re-
fusing to take the seat beside Oliver,
but even changing with Primrose so
that she should be exactly behind
him. .
"I—I shall have to do things I
hate," she said in her miserable
thoughts, "but there is time.'
And then, as if relieved of a weight
which had threatened her, she indulg-
ed herself in silence, as, through all
the previous hour's, he had dreaded
doing. When they reached the Tow-
er, they all went in for tea, loitering
over it; then when Derry rose to go,
Oliver coolly observed that Ella
could have a further rest with Prim-
rose while he saw Miss Hope to Her -
rack's Beacon, and that they tevo
could walk to the Pines at their lei-
sure, as he was going to dine there.
"If Miss Hope will accept my es-
cort," he added, more humbly, Ella
thought, than she had ever heard
him speak before; but the it seemed
less -happily too.
"I need no escort," said Derry,
briefly. I could take that short cut
acress the downs now blindfolded." ,
"Then you do not wish tue to
come?"
"Oh, I do," (childishly,S, "are you
ready?"
As she knew he must have seen
the change in her since the time when
he used to plead in vain to accom-
pany her anywhere, she lilted him all
the better for alluding to it. Indeed,
she hoped he despised her for it, as
she despised herself.
eci iI1a, patiently. "They never think,
it possible that she is loved for her-
self. Now I must go."
Once more Derry-, in piteous ear-
nestness, and now with tender loving
words, entreated her to break off her
engagement with 'Oliver Basset, but
even while she pleaded, she knew Ella
would not consent. She even knew
It was not natural to expect it.
"There is only one way," she cried
to herself, wearily, when she was
left alone. "There is only one thing
I can do."
But apparently she shrunk most of
all from this one thingeshe could do,
for again she had sought Elia, a,nd
pleaded to her, before that miserable
night when she had to give up all
hope, and to form that determination
from Which she had ahrunk with such
abhorrence. She watched the waae-
ful night dawn into a fair spring
Morning, and rose very pale and very
sed, but with this new resolve strong
and steadfast in her heart. She had
!promised to go soon and see Prim -
rote Basset, and she would go that
tvery morning.
She made her way slowly along the
green slope of the downs that any
fon() seeing her would have thought
'that she was idling away the fresh
Morning hours, rather than carrying
lout a determination so hardly fought
over.
"It will seem more friendly to go
,early," she said to herself, pausing
the fir grove and addressing Stev-
en Basset's dachshund, who generally
;followed her in an indifferent manner,
!while he constantly seemed to be
!watching and waiting for his mese
!ter. "You must not come, Fitz, be -
;cams° you always argue evith .Tess,
,and—" but 'she did not finish that
reason even in her thoughts; her ne-er
resolution would break down utterly
11 she permitted herself to remember
%anything Steven had told her. She
rust no longer let her thoughts
touch him.
, The heavy arched door of the Tow-
er stood wide open when she reached
it, and she heard voices in the hall
'before she had seen that her sister
iand Olieer Baeset were there. When
?she entered with her light free step,
and the sunshine lingering in her
lovely hair, they little guessed how
lpainfully her heart was throbbing, or
that the delicate blush was born of
loathing, for herself.
"Mr. Oliver Basset, Derry. My el-
der sister, Oliver."
Ella went as formally, through tbe
introduction as if she had never been
told that these two had met before.
Oliver bowed, his features a little
stiff, but a suspicioue duskiness
snesinting slowly to his hair, but Der-
ry held out her hand, the pretty cap -
'able hand that he had watched at
!its busy tasks.
"We are not strangers," she ex-
plained. "Mr. Basset has spent many
an hOur with dad in the studio ill;
home, and has often_ bestowed on me
valuable criticism — and 81,111 more
valuable baskets of stra,wberries. We
once oven managed the cream, didn't
we, Mr. Basset?'
'"You sent 2110 for it."
, Ella glanced from one to the other
in zaniest pathetic surprise. Oliver
had never spoken to her of these
'visits, yet he was looking delight-
ed to hear them spoken of now,
4
"You have made me very happy
to -day, Miss Hope," he said, as they
walked together. !"After your cold-
ness 10 me in town, it is little won-
der that: in your kindness to me here
Scarcely recognize you."
"I scarcely recognize myeele- she
anewered, coldly, and then was silent
as a picture rose before lier jf this
careless, handsome, self-satisfied
young man seated on an old cloth -
covered pedestal in the studio, gra-
ciously offering her all that he had in
his power to offer; stnd of how, be-
neittli her chill' unmoved refueal, ran
O rather, regretful wonder evhether
11
would ever be possible to her to love
any than 80 clearly as , she loved her
father. Then vividly, strongly, clear-
ly, followed a picture of the old mill
in the beauty of the star -crowned
night, and --- but ,she forced that
memory away, her heart throbbing
in its great pain,
"May I ---may we call for you when
st'e take aaother delve?" Staley were
a•ithin sight of Itarrack's, and she
I id Stood to dismiss her eedort.
ey I getioponts you?" heeedseted,
4g,
enlboldened by her 'shalisle thati'saa
and their coeteast to the ,unvarying
refusale of old tietes, "And, Primrose
was telling me easterdayOt he 'Wen
on, eagerly, she wished you would
come °titmice to the Tower."
"If you like te call when Prim-
rose does," said.Derry, with gentle_
nonehalaace, "I will show you a
photograph of the little group at
Which you last saw me working," '
"Thank you," he replied, with in-
genuous delight, but; yet with a sur-
pre's° he did pot attempt to con-
ceal. Then he watched, her out of
sight, ,before he turnea homeward
with a new light in his eyes,
It scarcely astonished Derry to see
him at Harrack's next day with his
sister, nor to find that they .brought
an invitetion to her to meet Elia at
the Tower in the evening—it seethed
so natural for theni to svish to make
the party into a quartet! She ,went,
and as Mee, Martiu'a brotighamwas
sent for Ella, St was also natural
that Mr. Basset should walk - home
With the sister for ,whom. 'no broug-
ham could be sent. ..
PART vit.
csApTER 1.
So the sseelis went on, .until one
day Oliver Basset told Derry that
the hours he spent with her were the
only really happy ones he knew, and
that as she had given him hope once
more„ tvOuld be doubly cruel to
rob 'inn of it. That if he would
Move accept tlie love that had been
elitatys hers, he Would go at once
and honorably fell all to Ella.
"Honorably!" 8110 echoed, with
such scorn that he, not utederst
ing that the scorn she felt was for
herself, resented what he thought she
showed for •him, '
Hotly he. explained that he had
tried to be honorable, .oven in asking
Ella to be his wife, because --then
.his careless young face paled, and he
halted. "Derry," he cried, breaking'
through all formalities, "you know
that but for that awaful deed which
my cousin Steven acknowledged your
sister would have been happy .now.
POor Steven!" in his companion's si-
lence. "Poor fellow! But you can.
never .guess what ,thef confession was
for.me, 1 was so miserable a man.
betore. I had a fear toosterrible for
Inc to utter even to you —though
God knows I fought hard egainst,
it.''
"You' feared your poor brother
had taken his own life.
understand," said Derry, though
she did not understand. the
horrible fear he had had. "But
you must forgive me if I say nothe
int; seems to me more terrible than
suspectrnes"—she caught, her breath
quickly. Enen her thoughts -could
not bear the touch cif Steven's name,
and to utter it was hinpossiblea
"Steve andemy brother were not
good friends," Oliver went on.
gThera might be a thousand excuses
for Steven, As the poor fellow can
neeer explain to -us now, we most
give him 'the benefit of every doubt
and every excuse., But, Derry," in
her inexplicable silence, "may I have
an answer? I hake been trying
again and again to say this tO you,
and you have aliesays evaded ma."
sh.e queried, lif tine her
eyearows. "You have written me
no letter."
"I3ut I have been telling you how
dearly I love you,
-If you write to Inc I shall of
course have to , answer," she inter-
posed, but as for 'what you e'ay,
how can remenilier?"
"Then I will write," he said, his
.whole face brightening in his great
hopef illness, "a rid you will not keep
me long in ,tush,earable suspense,* I
know"
He expected a gay answer, but
he could not complain that she said
no word, when she had given him a
smile; for he did not see that the
snsiling lips this time could not
brighten the sorrowful eyes.
Orr the very next day Oliver's let-
ter was given into Miss Hope's
hands. He reminded her how he had
loved her long before he had known
her sister, loved her first,, loved her
only, all his life. And then follewerl
his regre.t for the rash step he- had
taken since, assuring her that the
instant she gave hira permission he
would confess all to Ella, 'arid was
quite sure she would only too wil-
lingly rejeet him when she knew his
Whole heart was given to another.
Oliver would not have relished see-
ing the disdain on Derry's ,face while
she read his words; but even - less
would he have relished seeing her in
the abancionnient of her miserabte.
self-coetenintt
In the very hour she received tbis
letter, be/ore allowing, herself for
furthhr thought (was not her heart,
already sick with thought?),she
went to the Pines, 'snowing that
Mrs. ItIartin scarcely 'ever left her
roots' before noon, and that she could
therefore ab an early hour be alone
with Ella, Sarah Eales met her cn
the stairs, and turned arid led the
way silently to her young mistress's
own sitting room., then occupied, her-
self noiselessly inthe background
.until Derry said, in her straightfor-
ward wa
"Sarah, I want to be alone with
my sister, and I have not long to
stag. G'o away, will you, and don't
let ue be 'disturbed."
If any one had been .watching.the
wurnanlArltil a groundwork of sus-
picion, they- would have detected
that after this frank little coot/naiad
she was more unwilling to leave the
girls together than she had bee.n be-
fore: but as Ella.. by her silence, in-
cloreed the requeet, she hael no ex-
cuse to linger.
"tasu will be Nveary to death of
my imi,ortunities, Ella," her s iter
said, as soon as they were elone;
"but a must; risk that, You still
scarcely call be weary svith my
torte ltle wear in ese. You re mein -
ber that I said Oliver Bas-
set (lid not love you as your lover
should? As Miles did? Oh, Ella, try
to think of Miles only yet! Let Oli-
ver go!"
"alilee is lost to me," quietly' pa-
thetic.
"A is or give lit for' every word
that soloists unkind—hut, indeed, in-
tro 1.3g, COXTISetTeSse.)
se.
THE GREAT WITITE PLAGUE
SOME WELL-KNOWN PACTS ABOUT
CONSUMPTION.
Ibo IlltOst Frequent Canso of Death
fti Ontitrio-lVays in Which the Getne
VIM rater the .System-ilints on the
Prevention Of Consumption.
The, report of deathin Ontario dar-
ing March last, ehowS a total of 2411
aa' comnared with 2480 in February
and 2330 in March, 1900. The increase
of 81 over laeit year is even largos
than 11 appears for st represents‘ree
Porta from 87 per cent. of the popu-
lation compared hvith 95 Per cent. last
year. Over 84 per cont. of the
(teethe from the principal contagious
diseases during March resulted from
eoinsumption. Thi e is now universally
admitted to be the most frequent
cause of death, About 8,000 Canae
diens' annually ale 1.LS victiro.s. Emin-
ent authorities claim that the year-
ly contributton of the United States
to this ecourge, is ever 150,000 of its
inhabitants. Each year the ,world
yieldhp over 1.095,000; each clay .3,000,
of its' people, as a sacrifice to .this
plague, The interest in the ,war
which is being waged againet this dis-
ease istincreasing very slowly; It has
properly been celled "The di,eease of
the Masses" on account of its great
prevalence among, all classes of pea-
httici when et is knewn that 'ordin-
ary precautions 'of cleanliness and
disinfection will curtail its ravages,
it ie veryestrange, that more aggres-
aive mea.eares are not inaugurated to
check its epreed. There are three
ways in which(h germ, of consump-
tion may enter the human system:
First, by being inhaled or breathed
into the lungs; seeond, by being eat-
en with tuberculoeie food; and third,
by the penetration of inberculosie sub-
etances thaough a wound in the skin.
PREVENTION.
Th'e beat medicine knawn to modern
Science is prevention. Infighting such
diseaee as consunaption, too much
importanceacannot .be attached to the
neceesity of keepingtin good health
and ofetiourrishing the bodywell with
good food, Sunlight and fresh abe Tub-
erculosis or consumption i truly an
infectious dieease, but whendts char-
acter iff properly understoOd-and in-
telligent precautions taken, it may
readily be guarded againat. To check
it entirely requires the cctmbined ac-
tion of a wiee Government, trained
physiciane and an intelligent people.
The dieeaee iS altogether too' fre-
quently contracted through the care-
lessness of consumptives, or the un-
ecaupulousness of meat dealers, far-
mers or slalrym,en, or through the
bacilli that eiven withi the beet inten-
tions on the part of the ,eanitary au-
thoritiee and their co-everkerS are
likely to escape detection. For those
who are prediebeeed to this disease
rough :weakened constitutions;
wisdom of (proper physical exerc
frequent bathing ond abundance
strong food taken to .the limit of
geetive power ite well understo
Lord Beaconefield once aaid " that
atmciepheTeio which we live has in
to do tvith humatn happiness thap
the accidents of fortune and all t
acts of government". These celebr
ed words have) a special meaning
thoee, suffeasing svith or predispos
to coneumption. Familie,sln which co
.sumpti.ves live should endeavor
have the Surroundings of the hou
as sanitary as possible. They shou
never allow stray dampnees or obje
tamable adore to poieon the air, n
should healthy individuate be allow
to sleep in the trooms.occupied by co
Stenaptivee, without. first having t
carpets, furniture, 'bedding, etc., the'
oughly dieinfec bed. • Coneurraptiv
should have individual eating ute
site which should be place,d'in boiling
water after being need. Although tub-
exculosie is a communicable disease,
it is distinctly preventable ; that is
to say, if we adopt simple and easily
applied 'measures of cleanliness and
dieinfection.
THE GOSPEL OF CLEANLINESS.
A modeen &scientist hassaid that the
gradn of civilization of any people can
e accurately to.eaeured by the am
ount' of soap they use. The truth h
wished to eraphastze is that as' peo
rae go towaeds cleanliness, they as
c'end the Scale of civilization. To b
absolutely clean in one's person an
to live in clean and wholesome SU'S
T011ndlilgS is the greatest safegua.r
against contagious and infectious dis-
ease. This is especially true with re-
ference to consumption or pulmon-
ary tuberculosis,. The consumptive in-
clividual even at a period when he is
not confined to his bed may expece
torate enormous quantities of bacilli,
11 this expectoration or 'spittle is care-
lessly'. deposited here and there so
that it has an .oppoirtunity to dry
and becousae pulverized, the leaet draft
co* anotion Of the air may cauee, it
to mingle svith the dust and thus'
prove a means, of infecting those who
are teMPOraTilY or permanently en-
fe,ebled. 'Such a condition may be in-
herited from., parents,, or acquired
through alcoholism or drunkenness
or through intemperate ehabites or
theough privation or , disease.' ,,The'
consumptive, if be is ,careless, may
aeon find that his, 'clothes, his hands
and his, Weeping apartments are, all
infected with disease gems, and he;
not only spreads, the disease wherever
he gc-ree, but, is in 'constant danger of
re -infecting himeeIf. He (should see
to it that ha 'doge not endang.et the
livea of 'hie fellow -men. If he expec-
leeratee re,cepteele intended for
the purpose, which may be cremat-
ed aftea ease, he reclucee this danger
to a minimum., Ia. Ude connection, we
o direct attention to one of
est uncle,anly habits, indulged
tonne people, viz., 'spitting in
places. Me,ny people s it
any-
'vheee, everywhere and aliveye. I1
the habil were only filthy, tt would
not be ao objectionable, but it le one
of the moist prolific means of propa-
gating .dieease in every community.
Spitting on sidewalks for la dies'
daessee to wipe up and carry into
nett' homes, or to drat into duet end
float in the air, spitting ,in pub!ie
halls,, conneyanoes, places of arause-
ment, en floare, carpets, in dark tor -
nese of giotele and Private dwellings.
:should cease, if tve ever hcpe to check
the wavagee of euell diseases as con-
asaup Lion.
KEEP IN 0001) HEALTH. ;
A perfectly 'healthy noun or Memel&
is in very little danger of contract-,
ing-that dread dieeaSe known' as cone'
suuseption or tuberculoeisa. Their- pow -
era of reeistence 1110 Snell' teat the
germ 1 ailed or thrown off, but ev-
eryone ahould take at; least ordinaey
greeautiane and. avoid becoming in-
feebed. The, dietiaee manifests itself
iti eo Many different ways that it
is very cliff ic itl t to coniba t : 11 is
found in the throat, in the bones,
in the boessele, in the joints,, in the
limbs, in the foam/ of his disease and
in many other forme', in addition to
thit meet prevalent, namely, con-
aumPtion of the lungs. Too little
eanphaaieha.s been put upon the ime
portal:tee of cornfortehte clothing, in
relation to good health. Women es-
pecially Should be careful to wear
clothing which will permit free and
deep weepiratery movements. They
should be com.fortable, in every par-
ticular. Again, ladies cannot be told
too often tb abandon, the unhygienic
fashion of trailing dresses, at least
in the &street. They should be beave
and ,elioes the world that they care
Mere for .their own health and the
w,elfare, of others than for the 'clic-
tate,s of fashion. Whetj one considers
hoiw. Many millions- of dangeiroue 'ba-
cilli ani, .iniero-organtelne are . ga tla
creel up with the dust anel brought
into the house by pais' unhealthy mode
of slreas', further 'argument is hardly
necesseary to' prone that the wearing
of trains ig absolutely dangerous.
Why should dresses be made to
do the sca,vengerte dirty )vork ?
The question of ventilation should
receive far more attention -than is
given it at present. Most buildings
where people congregate itt . large
numbere are not well ventilatecl. This
is especially true of places of amuse -
meat. Workshops, and schools chould
also reeeive 01010 careful attention
in this regard. It has, been stated
that the modern tendency to over-
heat private dwelling, is' very injur-
L0110' to health. 'People should not
breathe the Suffocating air which
comes trona the ordinaey hot-air fur-
naco. Thetre should always be a con-
etant inflow ..ef pure air into the liv-
ing and Weeping rooms. If 'people
would sleep with their windows open
it is' peobable th'at the death rate
trona consumption would be reduced
at least 25 per cant'. .
As an illustration of the beneficial
effects from fresh aar during sleeping
houre, May be cited an inStance•of
the' principal of one. of the leading
collegee of Toronto who was suffering
from oVerivork and general debility,
who left his bed one sultry nigare
laat summer and stretched himself on
e cot out on his verandah. He felt so
mach better- in the morning that he
decided to spend the next evening in
the same place. He has continued the
practice not enly through the eunee
neer and fall menthe', but every night
in epite, of the svinter's storm and
bitter cold. The result is that noW
hk enjey-a robust health and is do-
ing mega work with greater ease than
svae ever possible ',during his prey -
the bus, histotr-y.,
ise, Thosee, tv,ho are predisposed through
of weakened constitutions to ' disease
di- should spend the greater portion of
ocl. their time in the open air. As an
the occupation, farming and gardening
ore cannot be reconamended too highly.
all In fact, the tmencEof the'population
he from the country to the city should
at- be eevereed and people _would pro -
to long their lives; and inerease their en -
ed joy.ment if they would spend more
ne t' e fields anc. woods, stud
to ingNatuee's Stecrets and learning t
se firit principle .of life, namely, 'how
Id ke,ep 110good health.
c -
or CON,SITMPTION AND DISSIPATIO
ed Ti was Joseph Cooke who said th
n- "eliesipated," Meant " '" dizzy-pated
he which was his, tvay of emphasizin
re an 'important hygienic truth..
es . weaken one's system through an
n- foaon.of ,dieeipation is practically su
tide. Itae difficult enough to susta
good health with the best of ca;re
yet, many people keep very late 'hour
deny themselves adequate rest, gorg
theme'elves 'with in cligostible feod,Pc
son th,eir Systems with spirituou
drinks ancledestroy their physic,' v
tality through participation in a
sorts. of questionable amusement an
actu 1 '
EXPENSES Of` OCEAN LINERS.
tVtiat It Costs to Ault tho Steamehlp
Deutschland.
It was printed frequently , just after,
the swift Cunarders earn° Out that
they were riot spaying ships.
Was believed by representatives of
the German lines, but it is riot So.
The sea express, even so mighty ce`
coal consumer: a5 tile Deutschland,
does pay, and pays well, in the sea -
eon when traffic is the 'heaviest, on
the Atlantic. It is estimated that
it costs the Hamintrg line' about
845,000 to run, the Deutschland
across seas. "Ithe largest item of ex-
pense is that of coal. She sends
through her four monumental funnels
every trip vapour representing
$5,000.. Tisch there is the bill for
lubricating oil, and the cost Of the
ship's immense laundry. In the sea-
sons when the cabins and the steels -
age are crowded,, the ship's washing
usually consists of nearly 2,1,10nOk?
pieces, including table linen, b4
ets, sheets and the coats of the stew-
ards. The laundry bills fora single
trip vary accorm
ding to the nuber
of passengers carried, froM $300 to
$500. There are only two ships in
the service that do their ,washing'
aboard -the cruising yacht Prinzese
sin Victoria, Luise and the excursion'
steamship Auguste Victoria, both of
which have electric laundries. , .
Next to the cost of coal is the ex-
penditure for wages, The bossed of
the Deutschland's crew of 557 per -
'sons, the cost of providing her 700
or more cabin passengers with
meals the wages of -the commander,'
1101' officers and the chief engineer
helP to swell the list of expenses.
The commanders of the German ships iltst,
receive more pay than those of either so'
the American or British lines.
Aside from their regular wages,
which range from $1,5po to $4,000
O year, they- have a share in the
earnings of their ships. On the
British lines the captains receivG
from $1,500 to $6,000 a year with-
out Perquisites. If, at the end of
the year, a British commander's
ship has inet with no accident, he
gets a bonus. The. British lines
think this system of reward has a,
tendency to make commanders more
careful. The pay of an engineer on
the German lines ranges from $1,200
to about $2,500 a year. The pay of
the British engineer does not differ
materially from these figures, but he
also receives a bonus* if his engines
run without accident during the
year.
--
DEGENERATION OF -THE FRENCH.
itaphl Decline in the Vitality of the
Itepnblie Alarms French:nen.
A few years ago that, volatile and
and patriotic French statistician
Jules Bertillion (author of a system
of identifying criminals and expert
witness in the Dreyfus case) emitted
a doleful cry which SnOUld ilaV
Startled WS countrymen. He ex-
claimed that the French people and
the French language were doomed to
early extinction; that in 1859 the
long declining birth rate had fallen
below the death rate, and that there
had been an actual loss of populoe
tion. From the beginning, of the past
century the birth rate of France had
been dteadily falling, while there had
been no appreciable decline in that
of the other European nations. The
French tongue had ceased to be the
language of diplomacy and of polite
society in other lands. Although at
the beginning of the war , of 1870
y- ance and Germany had the scone
he number of soldiers, in 1895 Germa,ny
to I was able to put in the field twice as
many men as France could com-
mahd. M. 'Bertillion also ooted that
there had been a corresponding fail -
at tire to increase the value of French
," exports because there was no growth
g of worker's. - '-
To That there are Frenchmen who
Y realize this declining tendency is a,p-
ie I parent from the occasional efforts to
in ' reverse the tide, as ..when the Gov-
; eminent has been urged to give a
s, bonus to persons who marry; to
e place a prohibitory tax on bachelor-
hood, to bestow prizes on the moth-
ers of twins', etc: To promote mar-
riage (and especially the union of .
11 mnn and women of superior "physi-
que), the' late Count, de Pierrecourt'
has left to his native city of Rouen -
ids entire fortune of ten million
francs, 361. condition that every year
a bonus of 820,000 shall be given to
the tallest man and woomn who
shall marry each other.
voe. 1,1 ane were anxious to
prepare hia' system for, the germs of
e
tuberculosis or consumption it would
7
be difficult for him to aelect a more
derect method. The disease germs do
not fasten themselves l'eadily upon
healthy org.ans' especially when they
d
e are supported by pure and strong
d
blood' but they make dissaitrous M-
a e upon weakened organiems when
the. ystein is, far any reason, in an
enfeebled condition, Alcoholism. is re-
sponsible for predisposing a great
many ea,see to pulmonary consump-
tion. !Even the children of alcoholic
parents are particularly susceptible
to tubercular 'diseases. Those who
plunga into all forms of cliesipation
become exceedingly careless as to
their personal habits, particularly
,with eeference to cleatalinees. This
condition anakee them clou.bly suscep-
tible and et the eame tirne highly dan-
gerous, to those with whom they
'come itt .corntact. Di9sipation zrieans
weakness,wealeneas means di8ease and
disease rneans death.. A note of warn-
ing cannot be 'sonteded too -loudly or
too long to this' generation to ab-
stain from ,,weakening the body and
thue avaiti becemiseg the victim of
"The W.hiteiPlague.”
Ti be Continued,
HE THOUC1HT IT WAS A
BONE,.
A Parish beadle was lately much
essorcised at the appearance of a
.strange otd gentleman who whcn thc
sermon svas about to begin, took an
ear -trumpet, in two parts, out of
his pe -het, and began screwing them
together
The beadle 'watched hire lin lit eicle
prOeess 'was' completed, an,c1 , then,
abealtitily going up, he whispered;
ye mauna ,play that here. If ye
dale; turn ye cot1
t :r a
the in
an by
public
When ProPertes is held under what,
is knatn as gravelkingi it' means
that instead of passing to the eldest
it will be.equally divided betweeh all
the .children,
e mento
,
DANGER AHEA.D!
A knavish -looking fellose wa.e once
charged before a magistrate ,with
stealing a. pair .of trousers. i The
evidence against him not being
strong enough to convict hint, he
wars, acquitted, after a patient inves-
tigatien of the case., .The accused,
hlewever, to the surprise of every-
body, resniained in the dock.
,Thinking be could. not hear, or
din not understand the magi_s,trate
decistoss, the lawyer who had aeen de-
fending hitn toad him Its, wee at: lib-
erty to go about hie business, if he
had .any. The nsan, however, ehools
has heed slightly, but -did not move.
"You ane (lathe rged. Why don'
yogi go?" aeked the Sawyer.
,.the time the court !was imarly
empty, and the nom:seed, leaning for-
tyhaspered t6 his defender;
I can't bo -ave the, dock till all the
witneeses against, me cies) gone.
Why? asked the man of Paw.
Because of the trousers,: anewerecli
the other. Don't you understand? . )
Moat certainly I do not! said the
eoliciter. Whet about the trousers(
Only, title, sir -I've got them. on! .
TITE OPTIMIST..
When I am. in the deietiet's chair
do not roake a fuss;
I thank re'y lucky tstars I'rn' not
A hippopotamus-.
When carelega ,poigtere: sheash
trunk,
I do not. rave, and rant;
Put Mentally I -Say' I'm glad N
I'M!. not an ,allephants ,
When /ley, new ,sheee are hare! anl
And.,iYajinfully ,impede
My w4'IJ l'et`mlit& ar.ad thPri,le,
rat InOt, a. centipedes ,