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Exeter Advocate, 1906-07-26, Page 2tee. teelierefeK`tee eineeee,e4rai'ee;iers404-eei+ WA seeeereeneeee ised teeehei neer, Lames- eratn, and elie frit &serer t9 3e3 Suet} a • as -4- li0 Enu5t 'b,,r, teeen ewes? fesen these .E .• ):( ereenee 03 -003n es eoseible, eo that + -Mei neve eruneunelinsee- he rainlit foe - g gee the ' eveies of that terrible night heel depeived him ef a. feinad and + .nracio lier a widow. I. 20 these two, eeteh.eencerinere fee the 'Other, .earried on a double part dueiser the -svisole ;dey.,eariel both were glen_ when ..datiniese . began to oreee „more settle 'over nosy 'Peking.' Beer another - day dawned,' 'please leleavene ; they wailed Aimee) meeeethe haeaecl .aree either won ene lest' all— „ .TALE OF r.8ourriipRg CHIN +Dee30:4-044ece-Ki+K(iieeKt-eiaieDireeeeKefiX+3ef-f+30.4-3ei411+3ei+04 fect+0+ celitePrEee XXV. The hen?. was indeed late when .Lerry and Lord Raekelt finally sepa- rated for the night. They had much ta talk over in the new light that had come to theili ;' ar- Ions pielcets were constantly offering a field fer dirr.eassion, and ideas were ad- varreed on the spur of the moment, only eer--ek)t,I.ee -See Le4titiTeet,,g0it't77-- - --- LarrY was transfigured, so to speak. HO seemed to have received new life, his eyee giceved and his While form was imbued with an electric zeal that told a newly -aroused .11ope. L'p to this hour he had never dared iudulge in the faintest expectation tb.at Dr. Jack could have survived the tior- raise of that night; he had, much against his will, felt compelled, to be- lieve the gallant 'American as lost be- yond' recall. The• more . he .considered Plymptan's theory en the subject, the stronger grew his h`opes. It was withal so reasonable. Petoskey and. his Chinese allies high in authority, knew a trick or two, and Dr. Jack alive would be worth ten times as much to their intereets as the satire iadividual dead, since heemould be made the medium for the transfer of the' contract—signed and sealed by . the ill-fated Emperor during that raid Ori the Sacred Palace within the Purple City—utterly regardlees of the Tsung- Li-Yamen or Chinese foreign, office. • It could be readily guessed 'that sleep did not visit the nervous little man in an,y large doses during this night, and that upon his cot he restless- ly continued the game of scheming and planning that occupied his working b.ours. What Plympton had suggested en- larged the scope of their adventure. It was no longer,a mere s,entiment•al journey, whereby Avis might satisfy a strange desire to look upon the fatal spot where the life blood of her dearly beloved Jack had stained the Marble of the imperial palace court or the pave 'without . Perhaps their mission would lead, to &puce more desperate game, entailing a,bold rescue. c. er . • The very thought thrilled Larry every time it flashed through his brain. ers were debarred; veneuresome men will take their lives thus reckless - 13: in their hands they Must not eonn plain if trouble eusaes. Ile was particularly sorry, because he ehanced to have known Evans person- ally and had a very high opinion of him. • Besides, as Dr. Jack was an Ameri- can, it would be the duty of his own treetteteneen• -Wee AM- theeneesee' deavor to effect his release, though the chances were, sudh a demand would fall flat upon the ears of the Cliine.se • officials, who would deny most vehemently that they bad ever held a prisoner in the confines of the Sacred City, and meanwhile secretly, make way with him. "The only thing I can. promise, Lord Rabliett, is this,” said the. official gen- tlern'Ser, in conclusion; "should you be so fortunate as to rescue your friend and reach this office, rest assured that the moment Dr. Jack steps under the folds of that flag over our door, ale the power of Russia ad China combined may nbt, lay hands on him again. And I will promise you a. safe conduct on board a British war vessel in the bar- gain." "Enough. A thousand thanks!" cried .Plympton, shaking hands in Ins usual vigorous fashion and then rushing away: He believed his work was cut out for him, and eernething within told that it was to be the greatest event in his al- ready checkered career. There was no use of appealing to the American minister, after what he had heard. He fully believed that the first d1plo7 mane move made would be the signal for Dr. Jack's death, in case.he was a prisoner in the palace dungeons.' That was Chinese treachery. • Upon the successful issue of their little project his Hie, really depended. Sheuld they ignominiously fail, there remained one dernier ressort. The papers! These might. be surrendered in ex-, change for the prieoner, -.yet a man of • Lord Beckett's nature hated to come to such a conclusion but needs must when the devil drives; and after a man has thoroughly exhausted all his resources, it sometimes becomes .absolutely neces- He was glad When inorning came, sary for him td bow down before cir- `since the time of probation had been1dumstances and let them ride over him ehort med. Another day. Larry, knowing that he was virtual- ly a proscribed personage in Peking Girdles, understood that wisdom would 'dictate a course •of seclusion on his part, or at least thee he be very coy about venturing beyond the European 'section oe the bastling Chinese capital. 'This had no bearing on Lord Beck- ett, and to him was given the task of arranging .such matters as would be necessary after their raid,. • It was indeed unfortunate that Pe- king wag' not situated. like Shanghai. on the sea, or like Canton, on a great rever. Had this been the case, the, flight 'could easily have been arranged by so astute a diplomat as Lord Rackett. Indeed it might' have been accom- plished much in the same way as marked, the flight al Dr. Jack and his. party from the Golden Hale when they had effected the rescue of Aleck—that brother of Avis who had been shut up in the dungeon under the palace of •a constantinople pasha—by means of a speedy steam yacht. , Such an element being entirely out Of the question in the present instance. tney were 'afimpelled., to accept just what the gods deigned to allow. There ie always one element of etrength In a case where 'a British sub- jectfinds difficulties crowding him on a foreign strand. This is the British arribusador or niinister; and should there be none handy, then the consul, with his sacred flag, will do as wen.. No one knew this better than. Lord Raekett, and his first move in the morn- ing was to seek an audience with Sir Claude MacDonald. To his dismay he found the minister was temporarily absent, looking up some matters that were In dispute with the riussiari representative, M. Pavlaffe • ' Of course he was represented, and full authority remained to carry out in • Ins absence all he might have ventured If at home. • • Lord leaelcett made, a clean bast of the matter, in order to get advice. The story excited empch interest, but hardly asvakened enthusiasrn. d know just where to draw the line be- tween his sympathy of Man for'neare and the button that muet 'Mark his action as a representative of a great, but at present Isolated nation, in. a etate to be easily' PUshed leeto a war with Hussite. As a Man he eouId sympathize with Plymptort, and wish him God -speed ha • his verdure. °* When,.hie advice was asked concern- ing the matter as a representative) of England's ambassador, he became as • Wilte as 0, MUM n sonie respeets. , True, it appeared an outrage that a gentleman should be 'eet upon, and eeither murdered or thrown Into a dun- geon, beet:tube, foreooth, he had oute witted the Russian and Chineete plot - fere who conspired to oeerwhelm Anelo-Atnerican tembination for the beading cht Chineze railreede and the working , of mime threaigh a rota ,eoneession. Then (40110 the ugly pad of It. Tito tinferentate gentleman had gone Where it was Wel) Igionckt ehatefereigier roughshod as it were. How he put in that day, -Plympton might have found_ it difficult, to tell later. • • • He was something every minute. of tixnee,emed. • Besides, he knew his actions *were being spied upon more or less, and he took it upon himself to undertake some extravagant things that were apt not only to puzzle those who watched,... but make their eyes fairly stare with amaze- ment.' Plympton had a vein of humor wider the. grim .exterior that marked his usual manner,. and • he made up his .mind that since these worthieswere seeking to discover a. mare's. nest, he might as well- arrange something to astonish them. • It would serve a useful purpose also, since in Vag this he would be apt to distract their attention from the real issue. •No one, could play the game to better advantage than this exile from London. He hadseen pearl divers,. menaced by a shark' above, stir tql the sand vio- lently with the. stick they carried, and bele the water filled with sediment concealed their movements' from the watchful ,enerny, change their, position and.•rise in safety to the boats. - More than once Plempton thought' theetvholeaffair would serve as a popu- lan if served up with the proper sauce at the -Globe, the Drury Lane or the Criterion theatres, in the world's metropolis, and the reflection broug a sriele upon • his stern coun- tenance. - • ' Still he was glad to see old Phoebus' smiling face drop near the western horizon, and night draw hear. • True, it meant that the time for planning was at an end, and action must take.its place. It has alveays been observed that when a brave man has figured out a dangerousnampaign, whereby he places his 'oft life in jeopardy, an eager anxiety takes possession of him to plunge into the whirlpool. See 'naturally - desires to know the worst, to face the music and either win out, or by losing, end all. At, least the suspense, which hourly. grew " mare oree—unbearable, aefolid be ended. „ , So Lord Beckett saw the golden sun set, bathed in a crimson field, with sensation of relief ; he felt very meth as might the warrior when, all prelim - beetles having beeneatisfactorily see fled, he grasps his trusty mord, swings himself line the saddle and starts to 'meet the foe. IV-Pimple:wee feelings were thus reckoned Intense what dould be' said of ,poor' Larry ? • lie had spent, an awfully wretched day; and secretly avowed that he had a ed ten Years since their arrival in e ing., ° Much' of his time was passed in the society of Avis, and he was compelled to be constantly on his guard for fear of dropping some lhints coneerning the matter which, it ,had 'been jagreed, be- tween teed letteliett, and himself, ehotild be kept seOret. A Mather -Of tintee he started to eay sornething,' 'and *Voted • then let lite voice die, away In a, mumble or end in etrange &vie thought la her heart hie recent CHAPTER XXVI. The time' for ttton had arrived. • Lord leaceett announced tine when he °erne in after th.e others had waited anxiously hours for him In •the ,little private parlor. Avis seated by the window where her straining eyes could catch glimpses of tlie shining roof of the mystic palace over the walls of the Forbidden City, and Larry tramping back and forwaed with the restless movements ef a caged tiger. 11,Witeitileffi-et,_94c:119vte,,thPeageny•of waiting was new to -be relegated to the pest. Everything was ready, Plympton had done his duty well, and . neglected nettling that would serve to enhance the chances of sue - cess of which he and Larry &earned. ,The two men indulged in a conversa- tion aside, during welch Plymptop told what he had done, and was assured on. the pare of the little man that he had been careful not to bqtraythe facts to Avis. Perhaps it would have been the part of wisdom to have taken her into their confidence, for Avis was a remarlcrible woman, and could have controlled her- self as well as Larry himself. . They thought otherwise, and yet her comfort was the sole motive that ire fluenced them—it would be such a ter- rible disappointment if there sb.ould be no prisoner, or in case, after effecting his rescue, he turned .out to be"eome one else besideher husbandDr. jaTcilice'se motive,s bad kept their lips sealed thus far, and they continued to influence them. -Should great good fortune await them in their daring venture, they felt assured it would be just as joyful an eVent for Avis its though She had an- ticipated such a thing, and wrestled dteaesrps.erately with alternate hopes and Nor did, they anticipate any evil re- sult. Both believed in the Maxim that joy never kills, as might the shed( of sud- den grief. • Lord Rackett looked at eis watch, It was the fourth ,time he had con- sulted bis timepiece since 'entering. "We. muse be moving," he said. - Larry actually smiled, he felt so re- joiced to know the game was open. "It is killing me, comrade," he said, aside, to. Plympton, and the latter could not but notice how haggardthe little man had become, th.ough some- what in doubt as to whether his, state of mind werecausedby anxiety over the uncertainly of Dr. Jack's fate, or his wretched condition as custodian of a grave secret. -Mercifully, Lord Beckett concluded the former was the. case. - "A few hours will relieve 3r4our old man. -Cheer up, and hope for at least a modicum of that luck which you have told me was almost invariably Evans'" portion in the past." - And Larry, realizing that much might depend upon him in the matter, reso- lutely threw aside thie_feeling, and be- came his old self. ' That meant a sagacious little man, ready to meet any, question, however puzzling, in the true spirit cif the tour- nament. Under Lord Rackett's guidance they quitted the hotel._ He knew where he was taking them, and how to avoid the espionage of those •cunning native apies who had been deputed to hover upon their track while ,they were in Peking. • Arrangements had been made with Foo Chong, the agent • of 'the Canton god -maker, to have his reliable guide at a certain niece, where disgulees and all necessary adjuncts to the desperate venture might be found. One thing bothered them. Would their presence in Peking cense the authorities to redouble their vigilance in connection with the walled - ire city? It did not seem possible that they could ' bave guessed in any measure what the real object of our friends cOM- ing to theiChinese capital might, be. And yet, 11 11 were true that the mys- terious prisoner of the palace could be Dr. \Jack, they might take the alarm, fearing lest he had been able in some strange way Of telegraphy without wires to communicate with hie friends, and thus the guards of the Purple City wduld be etrengthened,. besides being warned to keep on the watch for strangers: And then there was another thing that gave Lord Beckett 'uneasiness. He believed there ringlet be some measure (if truth in the floating rumor that reach.ed hirn while in Canton that the Emperor of China, was about, to be secretly depoeed by the Dowager Em- press and another puppet placed in his stead. flow unfortunate It would be, he thernght, if this estranee dumpwere destined to be made on the very night they had selected as the one on whieh their Venture might be put to the test. Well, the three sisters of Fate have *Coneiderabie to dawith all events in this world—chance seems to enter into every game of our life from birth to marriage and to the grave; and wise • people simply do their duty end leave .ette rest in the invade beyond their PIympjon,guided them eeifely enhugh 'to the dm °bled, rendezvous. Hero e.-11,‘ ma by a Chinaman Who "• ranoritied them that lie haU hve!I ih.t.likd by 14'00 Ceeng te nerve them in *the mattere, „ Lord Hackett entered into -e. little Con. !versation with lem, and seemed quite satisfied. 1' , Larry, however, eyed the (native with euet a little susPleion. tentinue", er, t+++++÷+t ++++++++++ I About th 44-' 444 -444 -Hi. 4 ' CHICKENS IN HOT WEA,THEIS. • If the beat results are desired, 'grow- ing chices eliould nave proper care and ,evitTlietnetsio4nfriunri.ne.4. jitho,eyasuoonaci.e.ern mi%tentilvaie.; portant that clean, and comfortable quar- ters be provided for theme Coops so placed. as to get'the.sun in tee Mornirie and shade in the afternoon will be found desirable. This will prevent the coop, from getting so thoroughly heated ns to make it uncomfortable at night. • Ilabit is strong in chicks and they will return eo an overheated or full coop, when they should be more comfortable and roomy quarters. They may not die it left to themselves; they will probably take to the fence or 'trees to escape from such a coop, but they win pay the penalty Peoeserowileele915 .e.resigete audeevealsee ness, -either at' that tithe, or later in life, for this lack of care on the owner's part. It is well to remember that chicks grow fast and a coop that had been ' plenty large enough for brood when , young, will soon become too ernall, and I overcrowding and.in consequence injury to their health and growth, will result. More room should be given at once if overcrowding is noticed. either by pro- viding larger coops or dividing the broods. If coops and brooders are cleaned frequently, little reason will be found to complain of that great peat, lice, which otherwise might be the cause 'of weakness and stunted growth. Not only it is iniportant that the coops be kept clean, but the ground in their ha - mediate vicinity should not be .alloweci to become foul. • It will be found best to give growing chicks as much range as possible,. „ If necessary to Gonfine,them, have at large yards ascan be provided. Chicks should be fed .from the older, fowls. If all are,,fed together, they wilt be apt to get an insufficient amount cif 1.food and the older fowls will receive too much and in consequence, become too fat. The chicks seem to get plenty Of grain, on 'account of their activity, but when one thinks that this activity is in a great Measure caused by their haviag to dodge llie pecks of older fowls, it will be seen that: they are not -allowed to pick up us much food as they have the appearance of doing. Regularity in feeding, is an- other important matter. If chicks are fed at certain times when On free range, It will be found that they will be near or about the feeding Place at the time and all will share alike, whereas if they are fed any old time, some May have, wandered off in search of bugs and in- sects and therefore miss their portion. Whiles I consider that after a certain age a• mash fed to the growing chicks Is a help to their development, if given for a change and in moderation., It will be found best to confine oneself in 'the main to dry feeding,' as itt the earlier stages of a chicles.life. One of the most iniporteat, things- to be considered during the summer is the water suPply. The water should be kept •In some vessel or fountain that will pre- vent the chicks from walking in it, or else the water should be changed fre- quently. The fountain shoeld of course always be placed in a shady spot and the water changed often. It is well to remember in raising pure- bred fowls that a growing chick, as it nears maturit•y, *ill in a measure molt gra.daally, so that it does not do to con- demn a chick at once for a few darker or lighter feathers than •standard, as these will be in all probability replac- ed by the •right colored feathers when the 'chick reaches maturity. e farm XT. IZS' 79117jEfaE1 This is the paramount feature of ene•—el . SUMMERING THE PIG. With the present outlook for good prices for pork, the producers can care for and feed the pigs, with, the assurance that they will be well repaid. The large supply of old corn available' to feed in connection with paetures, makes the op- portunity to secure a good* profit on the pigs that are on 'hand an ideal one. Grain, house slops, slain milk or whey, fed while the pigs get a goodsupPljr. cf grass and some 'exercise in the open field, will make pork cheaply and of the best quality, writes Mr. N. A. Clapp. . At present the system of pork produc- tion is a well-defined pne and generally understood. Instead of keeping pigs until they are from a year to eel or 2 years old before I begin to crowd them and ratters for market, I begin while -the pigs are yet young and crowd them along to a weight that the market de - mends. But few' are kept on the lama until they are more than ten months old, I now have two crops of pigs, one, in the, fall and the other durin.g the spring; Some who feed their pigs largely cn grain and crowd them to marketable Weights at six months of age, sell them in April and May. „Oniors. prefer to feed less grain through tee winter, let the pigs eat more clover, corn fodder, roots and Cheaper feeds, instil grass starts. They then make it rapid growth with the dairy wages, In which*to flix the meal or mill feed. A gond share the feed is gathered front the fields. This Method gives exdellent buteher's pork, and ie also an excellent plan to follow in producing the present, veasyanopelar bacon hog. Tip -DT along in this man- ner Can be ripened up and Mkt' during August and September, when good,pric- es, almost , invariably. prevail. The odds, and ends on the farm, that fUrnish e great evariety of feeds. are converted into palatable meat, that is eagerly eought for by the fastidious coneumere Of butchers meals and-baeon. This • Disease takes no sumnrieit vacation, - .11 you need flesh and strength use Scott's toritdsion summer ti fl winitr. , 4 to* sireptc stiOrrt *10Wift, ria;$0144. zoos* oliootilo. pre. kat $1440,6 s , I CEYLON QIREEN TEA Fron4rom dust) did and an foreign ,s08tauittei.' Load Panitota only., 400, see anth oipo per Oh At all drown., HIGHEST AWARD ST. LOUIS, 1,061.' yields a. liberal profit to both the pro- ducer and dealer. • Start the e pigs early in life, as the -weight can be produced cepaper \veil° the pigs are young- than later in life. Another ,,point worthy af consideration is establishing the thrifty habit, which enables the pigs to make more meat for .aagiveneamount of feed consumed, than those whose' stomachs have not been ex- panded and have not the habit of rapid growth and development. It is presumed that the most of the pip have had an Opportunity to eat a •Iong time before they are weaned from the sow. They have ben given an alma - dance of exercise, pure air and a variety of feeds which has taken them past the period when diseases of .various kinds afflict those that are closely penned and fed only corn. Now is the time to begin to feed for rapid growth and profits. If middlings are mixed vviti the corn meal, scalded and mingled with the skim milk, bUtterrnilk„ N.vhey ,or h,ouse slops and these are fed warm and in quantities which can be readily eaten up clean, at least four times per 'day, while they get a run, at the June grass, clover, raise or any of the forage plants that they relish, they are ready to make pork. faster ancl cheaper .than at any' time later in life: The spring pigs are the ones that can be utilized to consume the waste fruits from the orchard..and garden, glean the stubbles andibe ripened for market on -the poor'corn of the present year's crop. They will reach the marketable weight la the late fall and early winter. FROM THE TOMB OF ANTINOUS. - — Explorer Gayet Brings Back Some Rare Gilded Mummies. M. Cayet, the explorer of the tombs of Antinous in Egypt, has returned to Paris, bringing with him some gilded mummies tha like of which are not in any European, museums, nor even in Cairo. One was shdwn in the exhibition of 1900,- but was returned to some pri- vate "c'ellectiori In Egypt. M. Gayet is especially proud of one, which was call- ed the favorite of Antinous. He speaks lovingly of her dark brown hair, which clustersthickly like bunches of black grapes. In life she was on of the cour- tesans who vowed service to Antinous, the Egyptian Baadheis, behind whose, car she leaped and dancedesymbolizing the renewed youth of the year awak- ened by the caresses of the god Cif springtime. • M: Gayet discovered much even in the naine of this mummy from an adept in the hidden sciences, whose name he keeps a secret. He will give this man an object to hold and he can call before him its first owner. Gayet, tells a story of how he first tested this man by giving him a forged scarab, sp.ying it Nyas an- cient and had just been brought from a Lomb. The adept held the scareb in his hands and Gayet, who expected to hear some faked up story of old Egypt, heard with surprise an exact description of the felleh who lia.d made the,scarab a week before for him. Then M. Gayet gave the expert a Ting of virgin gold which had lain 2,000 years itt the tomb beside the favorite •ef Antinous; The seer blew lightly, in order to drive away the effect Of the later touches, and then pressed his forehead. Ile had never seen the cour- tesan's' 'mummy, but described the favorite as Abe was .wrapped for the tomb. He described how she danced in procession and tont an intimate story of her life as an, example of how she out of wantonness would pierce -doves td the heart with a long gold pin of her headdress. He told even the name of the dead woman, which was Artenin- isle. GOLDEN RULES FOR SUCCESS. Sir Hiram S. Maxim Gives Some Good . Advice. 4 ' In writing on "the Golden Rules for Success in Business," it would appear te me that I can only occupy the place of Lite "horrible example,' and point QUI what should be avoided if one wishes to succeed. Quite true, I have been suc- cessful in my profession, and have man- aged to hold on to a- Considerable por- tion of my earning. If, however, I had known as much of "this wicked world and of my fellow men thirty years ago as I knew at the present moment, I could have been vastly more successful. have been brought into contact with tvvo different kinds of men. One class hase_expleitectionseeand glad to say. that collectively they have made a great deal of Money ; the other class has attempted to exploit me, and have not done quite so well, *It 1.1 a very gond rule in business to have nothing to do with °nee relations. Of course, there might be exceptions to this rule as to all others ; however, I have never found an exoeption. Then, again, if friends or acquaintanees are in trouble, it, is a very risky business to, get them out of it. 'When James G. Blaine was told that a certain person was publishing the most outrageous Ilea about him, he though for a few moments, and ahen ever ti a he t of eer. ions trouble, and in both caset 1 they have not only repatd me, with the basest ingratitude, but, have done all in their power 14 Inflict upon. m* th* grotthet amount of Injury. reel Ruts thia If a, man' was under @entete nor deittk 1,14 said, "L cannot think of anything did for the man; 1 never did, hi fawn' in, my life. " Why then shoul wish to lie about me, and abuse m liwiee in my life I have gone o my way to get friends out or ver AL, - • • I should succeed in saving him from the gallows, he weuld never be. satisfiect. until he had murdered nae. I asked a very wealthy 'man on one occasion how he had succeeded in ac -4 cumulating such a vast sum of money.: Ile said, "It has been the rule of my life to rub up against men that have money; some of it sticks to me,. I avoid men than have no money." Another golden rule in bqsines$ le never to lend money wthout goosi se- curity. It is a very curious fact that people who would be ashamed to•cbeae' their grocer or their buteher, never think of repaying borrowed money. There is an old saying about a bird in tlte hand being worth two in the buster in money matters, however, "a dollar in the poOket is worth a hundred in thO bush." An American. once advertised that ha was able te inform anyone how they could get rich, providing they gent ee cents. His advice was very simple and direct: "Work very hard and spend a cent." A BRETON WEDDING. ••••••••• • Poor People Set Up Housekeeping By Presents from Friends. A typical Breton wedding is as eue. ous as it is improvident. So poor often are the young patr that the only way they can set up housekeeping is by pre - seats from their friends of food, ,flaxre turniture and money. The youth de. sirous of matrimony simply offers his hand to the niece of his choice. If she", accepts she must confirm her acquies- cence by drinking wine with him. Her father's consent is asked by proxy, the, deepty holding a piece of furze during the interview. The father usually offers an old- woman, a young widow, and a' child, beige° granting the request. On the eveddin,g day a cowherd leads round the village an ox -waggon laden*, with the wedding furniture. On the top' Of this load two maidens are seated, One spinning hempiand the other flax. The bride shows her fine breeding by making her friends draig her to church., On. either side of the altar burns a wax, taper,eand 11 18 ex.pectecl that whichever .of the two is nearest to the least bril- liant light will die first The bride, on leaving the church.; IA presented with a distaff to remind hers -- •of her duties. Tripe, butter, buckwheat bread, and cider form the marriago. feast, towards which each guest pays his portion. At nightfall, according to an ancient' custoin, thOnother gives her daughter a handful of nuts. The happy pair are serenaded, and are served with soup containing, crusts threaded together, in symbol of unity. THE BENEFIT OF HOSPITALS. - Bishop of. London Draws Lessons From The Mystery of Pain. The Bishop of London, preaching on Hospital Sunday at St. Mary's Church, Bryanston -square, Marylebone, •Lon- don., said that pain was as great a mystery to -day as eyer It was; but they. were learning more and more hove bet- ter to sooth and alley that pain, so that at the present time surgeeins were ablo to perform most difficult operations by; the aid of anaesthetics, whilst the per-. son operated upon experienced little or, no pain. There •were, Many who be - Honed that'pain was sent by God, that ° ANras an act of spite on lifs part, be- cause the persons suffering were net Christians. That he did not for one, moment. believe, for God was love. In creation, in the su shine, and in many, other ways the 'on of God was in direct oppositidn t cruelty. The fact, that there svere so many living to -day was a sign that God. desired to spread happiness throughout the world. They, had no right to ascribe pain to the dn rect action of God; it wae the result ef iniquity and the .power of Satan. Why, did Jesua weep if He did not recOgnize suffering as suffering, and pain as " v 11 A pain? • t* It was an object lesson to go, as htt„ did the other dayeinto one of the great; 6 London hospitals, and see'a poor mad brought in there suffering eyeful pa: and who had an operation performe.d upon him free of cherge by one of the best eurgeons of the day, whose fee outside the hoseital would 'have beeri a hundred guineas. The num wes given. the best of nursing,. by eflitilLniirSes without stint. , He (the Bishop), would. , for one edeeply Pegret the day when their great hospitals Were run without - charitable aid. 110 felt that the moment., eontributions were enforced by the' rate collector half the enthusiaere and love for hospital work would go. It would be a bad day for London when that method of securing contributions came into vogee. Hospital Sunday inspired brotherly love, and raised a halo of inerey, generosity and ' self-etecriflee, and made them feel that OW" 'Were fe1. low -workers with God in the allaying 01, paha and sOffering. TEMPTATION. Mgt Moth -It's no wonder you are troubled with Indigestion after eatint so much.. geoond IVIeth—t know. Rut It mill welt IastdOneble overeoatl A man hag r**ched the limit of *OM ftripOrtatidCwhes h*-te It*Usged l*Ith 0** iitooletio