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The Brussels Post, 1907-7-25, Page 2r+++++.#+++++++4 44++++++ 'Now," $aid Mr, Pim, when 1. had dismissed Alastin and loclost the door of rny private roont-"now, Ole. coheir, please ma over the facts of the isibbery, again," 1 Deflected my theughts, and as suc- cinctly as poesilee repeated my Mena 'to the detective. "For reasons that I need not men - Sir Joshua Harvey had decided to part with his famous sapphire -blue dire mend, which, its pet probably knew, owing to the extreme rarity uf ite celor and size, ie one of the most valuable stones in the world. Ile wrote to nte last week ilia he intended parting with it, and instructed Ole to set about finding a purehasee with as 111 Ile delay and as secretly as poseible. Sir Joshua did not, ,want the world to know that he was selling the diamond. On ac- count of its enormous value he did nra entrust it to a messenger, but, brought it himself this afteenoon and handed it irare Iny keeping in this very mai. was standing by my table 'and 00. Joshua was seated le the -chair you are now occupying when ihe diamond changed hands, Ile placed the case riti the table, and I opened it, examined the iskme, and replaced it en the table again." "How long did it remain there?" "About three nauutes. In addition to the safe in the corner, I have another safe known only lo myself. Martin. whom I trust implicitly, does Tiot know of its existence. It is here," And, walk- ipg actoss the 00010, I touched a panel which slid brick and revealed a small fireproof safe built into the wall. Mr. Pint examined it carefully, "Han! Not over -wisely placed, is 11? The winduw is ditently upposite." "The other walls were not 'thick eneugh," I answered; "and, besides, if you will look out of the window you will see that there is no poesibillty my tieing overlooked. I cannot afford to take any risks." ThiS W115 true. No window faced in my direelion, and I had a clear nutlet* chwn a narrow vista lo the traces of Stsiuses a quarter of a mile away. Mr. Pim looked out and nodded. "I continued; "Directly Sir Joshua de- parted I placed 1141 diamond in the safe 1 have Just. shown you, and locked it with the key attached to my watch - chain. Nobody creed have seen me, and until to -day I thought no one eVell Iti.eW OF the existence of this second safe. "Sie joslum Mft at 3.20, and at four I had anether visitor. 1 do not intro - o0(0 my clienle into this morn except the matter is one of importance. M four Martin came and told me that a Me. Cornwallis wished lo see me on private business. The name was unfa- miliar to nie, so 1 followed Marlin into the shop." "Was the privet° sure open when Martin came In?" "No; it was closed and the panel &awn. When I left the room I also took itte unneceseary precaution of locking Ihe door. "Mr. Cornwallis wns a 111111, middle- aged num with speetaeles, in appear- ance like a University professor, as, Oa teed, he proved to be. lle had beceight for My inspootion au antique brooch of 1104 exquisite workmanship, which he Ind lately bought in Algiers under pe- culiar circumstances. Antique jewellery is a weakness of 1111410, Mal I may cIaini to be something of an authority on the subject, 1 examined the bmoch careful- ly in the shop, wId it tilled me with ad- mire lien. 'There wag 801110 symbolic scrceiwork that particularly moused my curiosity. 111 the eotirse 1 conVersaliOn, Prefessor CA rIlwallis admittod Mat 1m might be induced to part with it. In ceder le di-rusS iornis and make a better exam's'. ahem of the bowel' I asked the profs' soy to aecompany 1110 into this mom. "t subm:11.0d the brooch to a Natter exantinittion. and my desire M possess it was intensified. After further dismis- sion the prefeeeor agrOed 10 leave it, in toy hands foe a week, ,ter that 1 might natio a Diethyl. study of it; he named a price thal mem very high, but still, from 8. colleeter's point of view, far below the real value. "Our inlerview Meted al least half an hour, and 1 inyeelr saw 111111 to the door (1 1110 shop." 'Did you leave ihe breech on the "I did, Mil (Shortly I returned 1 plata eb it in the private safe beside the case centaining the dianemd." "AIM then?" "I sat down nt this 111111e tied begen to write. Then 1 remember feeling faint and roll, and Men all le a blank linos I woke to find Slerlin end Dr. Al- lettby'e partner in the room, the former Main at no ttith n ,seared face, the latter kneeling beside rae and holding ma, syoss "3 felt herriltly stilt end DOM, but my bsein 11)/110 dents Nly first, 1(10a WM; 11151 3 11111 been drugged and rob- bed. 1 lookod petrel and then fell for 'Me key Of 111e safe on my 4diatn, Safe Was undisturbed and the key was 111 its place. "As 80011, 1474 1 could dismisx the dale - 1.01*, 1 did ana sent Martin utd, of the room. 'A terrible wave of nnueett „swept ovee me again, mid 11 WaS SUMO minutes Inforn I could. wnlIc across 1110 mon) In the wee', sae,. "I slid Lack the panel end tinlookerl the clooe, Tho case containing the sap. r:liire-b!ue diamond end oleo the breoch lIlol disappeered. Then I knew lhat 1 bad boon lvivard; lea bow- how?" Me.Pim waistied 801313', rubbed the palms of his hands together, anti stet.- od Intently out of the window, ellavelou nothing lo sny?" 1 moaned, "Good hem tele, 11100, don't .3011 under- einncl? 'You llave the story; fell nio whore yoil Mink I hay() "won tri,A.;0,1, ss you think 111111 1 ent the culprits' The 811.110 or the last Jew hours had Leen 100 1111Jell Mr ine, and I fell, my pr. WPM Of 8011.18811111(11 41101041 11 10113'o Tire 1filie man withdraw lits griee from the wtnatoes anti looked fixedly at me. . 'Gently, Mr, Cohen, sio-getillyt .We Lave yet lo bear what happened when yott fainted. I think Martin had better 1s11 his own story, and WO shall then have the available fuels complete." 11. "Now, Martin," I said, "please tell Mr. Pint everything glut happened froM ,the time you drecovered me tore in a faints" • "Woll, air, a few 1010111810 altar You had seen. the gentleman out of the shillit 1 wee! tip to your room to get the leiter I knew you wished lo have peeled by live o'clock, 1 'mocked at, liso door, and as you did not reply. 1 went in and Mund you lying on the floor by the llible 10 a dead fault. ely 11051 thought was robbery, but everything seemed .11 order, I then loosened your collar and thied lo revive you, but yew. breathing frightened ine. sol rang the hell fOr 0104 01 the assistants." "You did no1 leave the room?" "No, sir; I stood at tho (1001., and es soon es I 50 44' Clarke I told him to run M the nearest doctor's and bring help at once, Clarke WUS so alarmed that he didn't stop to put on his hat, but rushed round to Do Allenby's, and was just going to ring the hell when the doc- lor drove up," "Dr. Allenby?" "No, sir, las partner. Dr, Allenby was. away, but his partner came along with Clarke at once," "Ile drove. I suppose?" "No, sir; Claeke said he bad dismiss- ed his Carriage belOre he had time to tell him what was wrong." "And you stayed with Me. Cohen all the lime?" "Yes, until the doctor came. As soon ne be began to examine hint 1 satv his ince lengthen. 'This is serious,' he mut- tered- 'Here, youl fetch strong am- monia 03 quickly as possible; don't waste a second!' 1 was thoroughty frightened, and I ran as hard as I could lo the nearest chemist's." "How long were you gone?" "About five minutes. Clarke returned to the shop, and when I got back the (lector 0138 supporting Mr. Cohen in his arms. tie forced some of the spirit, be- tween his teeth, and s0011 after Mr. Co- hort began to revive," hIe. Pilo again whistled snfily :and rubbed his hands gently together. 'That will do, Mr. Niartin,' he said. "One moment, though; 1 presume you knew nothing of this robbery until Me, collets tohl you of it later?" "No, sir; 11010' COUla 1'1" "Quite so. Now, Mr. Martin, one word of warning. We don't want this :n the papers. Keep an absolutely 811. cnt longue on what, has occurred. The thieve.; may count on the robbery, not tieing diseovered until to -morrow. lf so, all the better for us." As semi as Martin had gone, Mo. Pim turned sharply to 111e. "Now, Mr. Cohen, I must be busy. First of all, '1)0053 go and see your do& toe and Professor Cornwallis, What is the ferzraer's name?" "Paterson," I replied. "Ile hos just lately joined Dr. Allenby. Ile 1 0 tall, ,lark man, with a sallow complexion lind a short Week moustaelie." Nis. Pito gazed thoughtfully out ef the window, seemingly lost in medita- tion. Suddenly be turned to me. "Kindly lot me examine your hands." Astonished, 1 held them out. lie Molt- ed at the palms, and each finger separ- etely, with minute care. Then, 0414111' 81(113' satisfied, he let then] go. "Well, Mr. Cohen, you have been the victim of the cleverest conspiracy it has heels my good fortune to tackle. You Id, me thal you have already warned by wire eVery buyer of precious skews in this country and on the Continent, 80 the diamond cannot be disposed el by the ordinary channels. llhal is WM Mind, I don'1 make nny promises, litil 1 think I shall be able. to recover it for you. Al any vile, if 1 don't lay my Minds on the thieves before two days have passed toy name is not Pim. Take heart, Mr. Cullen, end Lefore twenty - few. hours have- passed you shall hear from me." Ile would say nothing -more, and with this aseurtmee I had to be content. 00 far 1 C011id sec there was ohs& lutely no clue kr work on, but Me. Pim eviden117 thought otherwise. I felt that my future depended absolutely on the aeunien of one man, Mr, • Edgar Pim, fes unless Sir -Joshua's diamond could tor recovered I was hopelessly veined. HI. An account of the dreadful anxiels. I suffered 'luring the next few hours up to the recovery of the stolen diamoud may be well omitted. For the ptirpos.os of my story it ati best to let Mr. Pim lake 1141 the Uncurl. end I will, therefore, give Mr. Pint's napralive MS 1 heard it from him n Poe clays later over the cigars and wino. rho fact, of your plaelng the din - mond hind brooch. In the sieeret safe, Mr. Cohen, yeally made waters a good (1Mal enster fro me. Only yourself and, possibly. unknown to yott, Merlin know of the safe; therefore at nest sight only you and Marlin were implicated. "You youeseif had nothing to man and everythieg to lose by the disep„ pearenee of the arhelee, and Martin has been with you for ilfteen yeers. The third possibility tons that the exist- ence of the secret stile had liven dis- covered by someone else. But how? Well, no sine eould enter this tetoto the door without your knowledge, so, 13 11(3' theory were correct, 1.1 must haver tern by the 4v 11114)40, Ibut ats examine - lien of the window proved (het no one itad attempted an entrance that wily, therefore the secret of lite eaM must have been leered, by someone from out- side," "Hut I am riot overtooked," 1 olticiel- ed. "'the nearest, window fecing rny way Is a quarter of a mile off, in Bel - Mut' Street." "lexnelly; and in oscine to find out your movements n very powerful lithe storm would be necessary. Now there are three whadows only form which a good View of your room was poesibie, end. I know Huth unless 1 had got on the Wrong tack, behind nne of those windows 1 should 111101 what 1 wented. And, sure enough, al 10, Milfour Street, 11 too wa44 a pnely lodging with strong astronomleal testes, fle had been there a feet/light, end, with the -aid Of 14 pow. errul 'telescope, your eeeret movemenle had been watched end noted. Thie 41811. 11111118.11 tons out, when I ccilled, but as he Was giving up 1134 10010)1 1 wns able to Seek ovee them Abotit Bone feet Leek Inn Ilia winslew were the marks er a tripod on the carpet, and Under, neatli the bed 1 caught a glimpse tif file end of o brass eland peeping out ed a broWn-paper paineL 1 had eeen enough to buttery 1110 that I was on the 1141131 traek, so I resolved to delay our astionotnetas deperture for it few days, and 1 fel Burt one of' my birds was safe. "But them were others -two more, at least. Of course, it was • pretty tvell known that Sir Joshua • Harvey lout been going the price a let lately, but his intention of selling the diamond could only have been made known le the thieves by someone at flastedene patio 1 theve.fore set the WireS 10 WOrk to find out if any change had occurred lutely 111 the domestic arrangements at tile Park. There wive none, but Sir Joshua's private valet had left that interning for London on. account of the sudden death of imis father. "Well, Mr. Cohen, the rest is sitnple, "11 did not take long to discover that no ale of that name s8 description liv- ed at the address your professor had given, and that le Goenwallis had been assigned the dangerous task of clearing the thild for the actual robbery, When you Were examinimg the brooch you pt•ielted you hand." "By Java!, I exclaimed, "you are right.' It was hut the slightest scratch, and 11001 I remember that Professor Corn- wallis jogged my elhow ever eo slight- ly. We were standing together at the window, examining the brooch. And the brooch was poisoned?" "Exactly. They knew your weakness 41 1' antique jewellery and relied .'n somethieg of the happening." "But the actual robbery -how WU that effected?" "The esnifederale who had been watching through the telescope then took up his part. It is only a sheet dis- tance from Balfour Sloes! to Dr. Allen- by's, and De. Allimby'e 'partner' aerie - ed just in the nick of lime to intercept your clerk at the front door. Accord- ing to your story, Dr. Paterson was the only men tett alone in pow mem be- tween the time the diamond was placed there and its disappearance, and 11 was a very simple deduction to infer 11181 he atoms could have moved We valuables velum: Marlin was out of the room. "Dr. Paterson, by the way, is a short. therk-seL man, and quite unlike the num who enacted his purl. But youe de- scription esactly corresponds with the appearance of our buddiug Astronomer [loyal in 13ulfour Street, whom you will to.movrow have the pleasure of meet- ing again. • "You have, hy the way, lo thank him for saving your life, for J think you would certainly have died from the ef- fect of 1110 poison if lia had not admin- istered the antidote. "As you already know, we recovered the valuables in Balfour Street, and bbr Soshutes valet at liarwich, whence he was: apparently starting to bury his Tether at Antwerp; but I tun sorry to say that up to the present. our friend, the professor, is still at largo. "Tho whole plot wus amuzingly de- t(r, and at. the same time amazingly simple. It had ono weak spot. They had to chance your sending to 1)1. Al- lenhy's for medical assistance, If 'your istilis had gone in the opposite direction, the whole thing would have Inflect. "If therolthery had taken place from your ordinary sato 16 1)1141113 have taken longer to find the thieves. As it was your secret safe was even more secure than you imagined, and enabled ine 10 start with the right clue straight off, thus helping rue to elucidate the mys- icry."-London Tit -Bits. FUNERALS All_E TOO GLOOMY. 11101111 Pastor 'Would Have Them !Bore Cheerful, There is al least. one man ln London who is in accord with Mark Twain's kens of a jolly funernl, The Rev. Frederick Spur, ono of the lest known Baptist pastors in London. startled the mourners al the funeval of one of the deacons of his chimes 011 Thursday by ofilciating in a grey suit Cr elolhes. The other day -rho reverend gentle- man, who Is the minister of tho Maze Pend Baptist Church in the Old Kent need, gave his reasons. "In the first place," said Mr. Spurr, "1 du not believe in death, and I thInk mg how to live instead of preparing how to die the world would he a bettei. place, "I am heartily slek af the paganism that is connected with a good 111003' Cleistian funnels. If We honestly be- lieve that a good Christian has gone into a higlen and truce life, why 011ould we wear clothes "even suggestieg that he is dead and clone with? "11 40118 01101104 Dickens' protest in col hts tteirke, and in future I will not ecnrIttet funeeels in a black suit. 1 mould palter wear a while cassock - surplice! than a blue& suit. "In this parliculav case the deceesed was one or our demerits. He was 1,2 years or age, anti ti 1111101 who had been good Christian ell his life, lie died or old ago So al his funeral I wore 't grey suit, and wo sang an E'aster lornm. "1 cio sett believe in wearing black al all, I know one me in which a 111I111 and w•iiman horied them 01111(1. They rind their family were dressed in the deel'esi black, und hod an altogether too expeneiM funeral. Thal, night trey were both intoxicated, "Invidenis of this kind are sthiply gruesome, end 1 0111111 alwayS contend agaiest 1118 enste of money on rune& els, especially for buying black clothes," .34 UNFOBTUNAM • The gtlest. (at the front door)-"Ite etv- t'l:1y kind of y&to show 100 way (il1, 'rho flask -Not at all. Its a pleasure, 1 (1183I10 you." WISE JINKS. "Milts says his wife is Ms right bend." "Well?" "Sometimes he doesn't let his right hnnd know what his left hand is, do.' Mg," "Mader," Sakt Ito, "Pin A 01031111 fir 111. eomnia. I can't sleep if there's the 101151, noise -such as n eat howling, kW in. slalom," '"rhi8 pOWder Will be effective," replied the pliyeician. after tempound- ine preseription. "When do I take it, doctor?" "You don't 13110 it, las arsen- ye, Yott 41100 it to the 4)81 10 a little Fashion H nth. WIMPS FliOCKS POPULAR. That guinipe Meeks are being worn another season and 111111 they have eon. tented 111 populartly despite constuel use Lire facts that go to ShOW 11014' well they meet limo demand of the summer girl, and especielly of the young sum- mer girl. Everywhere these smart while gublllpeU 41004118 aeeinbteymingotisffaed 11 11(11 P111'17111150t'5 of dtt linens and cottons, mid the separate blouse unrelloved by some rent of ti guimpe is rarely seen, Pink linens made hi this faslaon have been set apart al- most exclusively for the adornment of very young girls and girls who nee not yet old. The color Is almost invariably becoming to their fresh plait and white skins, and later on, tvlien sunhurn gives them a darkee lingo of coloring, the white hlouse WOrn underneath will still make the pink suitable. There Is a peat fancy for embroidery on theseheavy linen gowns, scallops worked, aeouno the newc and down the pe, fronts and to finish off the suggestion of a sleeve. Usually this Is done in 11101.- ceetzed linen floss 0) mate!: the shade 03 1110 linen 08130113', though occasionally a vevy pretty colored linen dress em- broidered in white is seen. 11 the waist is cut with a round oe pointed effect, showing only a little 03 1110 111111 othite underblouse, then the embroidery de- sign may be elaborated across the front and carried (town to within three or foul. inches of the waist liae. Because the guimpe idea itself is not n product of this season it was ennsidered necessary to offer something ow in this popular style, and 1110 outing costume fol. young girls is now enjoying a reign that promises to live longer than a single St11111.1101'. It suggest,: a "Peter Thomp- son," with less of a salter eta than this universally liked costume for girls. The skirt is pleated, while the blouse has pleats to match coming Inlo a wide bell which holds the two pieces together without requiring an additional belt. The neck 03 1110 blouse is CUL well away from the fon11 and finished o•itli a roiling col- lat. of equal width and cu3 off square across the front. From under the points of this collar comas a tie of the mime material as the gulmpe usually, or else of contrasting material and color, and this is tied very jauatily ln 1, sailor knot. The sleeves of this practical costume are built on the DU shirtwaist order, though they end a1 the three-quarter line and have unstiffened Ournback cuffs to match the collar. Under this Is worn a V01'3' simple white guinme with just a Int of lace on the collar and apparently without sleeves. This has alinady be- come 11 prime favorite with • girls . for tennis, booting, and all the other out- done sports. In order In make ir as pmelioal cm possible it is offered in self - colored linen. For other occasions gowns showing the undethlouse all the way to the bell in front run being worn. The waist for these is cut awn), in front in a long point and ttsually the armholes are wide enough to let the blouse show to 101111111 two or three inches of the bell., This is a attle newer than 1110 round necked one mid its 1111115 5140 excellent for girls whose flgures are the slim ones associated with their age. nether fancy blouses axe 1001.11 underneath these, those with trimming showing on the entire front being besl adapted to the cutaway jumper. Sleeves ncei required, though bands of lace or embroidery applied flat in kimono style add to 111e _effec_tof the bostutne, EVERY LITTLE THING. Pompadour silks make charming even. ing gowns under trensparent overskirts 011)01111 (insole's net or spangled tulle. Al a relief feeen the ubiquitous brown theee is a medium tint of rather yellow - tell green, known as "Litioul," which is seen In Many of the new summer silks. • Underskirts me growing more and move elaborale,,and broad ribbon plays an important part, in them. Many are of peas] de suede, with deep silk flounces, while while batiste petticoats eve much trimmed with insertions of Ince and minutely plaited batiste and mousseline do &Me. Trimming of altemato rows of eibbort and lace insertion is seen on some of the late summer silk models. A new trimming for afternoon or even- ing dresses is of chenille (towels, •espe- cially in while, in combination with llsi for eXalliple, SINN, rake petals, silver berries or silve.r foliage. For indoor gowns or °taboret° tea Owns the broken ot. primitive Greek - key pattern is much used as a trimming, Some of the new hatpins con truly be regarded es jewelry. ono or the naval. ties 0100 a large head of tortoise shell, set with rubies and diamonds. Still anothee was incrusted with turquoises and diantends. iniermlngling of flowers in con- trasting colors is a 'charming treatment fo . summer hats when the colors ere chosen wall discrimination. Dark crim- son roses combino nicely 1‘,1111 a tow sprays of Whilst jasmine. Clusters of gardenias look well with Neapolitan vio- lets, • anti another favorite combination Is of ,Ityleileths mixed tvith small bunches 00 10085 roseS and rosebuds. Navy 111110 is More in favor than it Wns 13 1110 begtnning of the scoson,nepecial- ly mised With ceude green and man- darin. ANSWERED. Two • friends returning from a tale evening gathering notieed a Chinaman. The following exchange of remarlts tot - loved ; "I. wonder whet BIM Chinaman is doing up so late," 8014 one, "Shirts, 1 SUppriee," 'came the ansWer, ALNIOST CIMONIC. "Alit" said the doctor, anetwous dys- pepsin. Is 11 n ense of long stfinding?" "Yes," replied Ille patient, "that May hnvO sonlethIng to do with IL" "What do you mom?" 'Long standing. I'm a 01e10110100" ^^ WHERE THEY MAKE .CORAL °RNA., , .- • M-ENTS (31-1 Fr Patter, you're just too coar for anything( The necklace le k--) as pretty as It. can bo -and, ob, Ws Of moral, tool" "I'm Mail you like It, dear. I }might it from a charniing old lady In Torre del Greco, a delightful nom town on the 13ity of Naples and not far from. the city of Naples." "Do 1.e11 me all bout it," pleaded Alice. "Very Walt Puss," laughed her father, "I do believe you'll find it elate interesting. "Last time I WEIS al sunny Italy had oecasien to visit Naples, and, while there, the thought came to me L. take a look at the coral ilsherieS, so I traveled along down the coast to Torre del Grew., "Nearly all the men of the town are employed in coral flailing, while the women do most of the work in preparing it for market. "Down under the waves millions of the tiny animals labor, secreting the CoStAL 73,0111.LEos hard substance that forms the masses and branches of coral. "This coral is gathered by the fish- ermen from May to September. "When it Is brought home, women first _carefully separate the branches accoeding to their size and their color, which varies from black to white, passing through all shady of red and pink, "Next a division Is made, according to quality, into three grades: best, medium and inferior. "Then It passes on to the women who cut off the long branches with immense shears, and from them to the polishers, who remove all the rough, sandy particles that cover the outside, by washing the branches in Iline or grinding them on the emery wheel. "Women pierce holes In the coral, 1.1911141 a contrivance that somewhat resembles a sewing machine, the needle of which is kept cool by water dripping constantly upon It, "After this preparatory work, it ta put In the hands of men who turn it into the shapes of those beautiful ornaments we so much admire. "Engravers make the finishing touches, and then the article is ready for sale. All the people of .Eastern countries, especially India. and China, are fond of wearing coral ornaments." "Ves, Indeed, It is interesting,'( said Alice, when her father had concluded; "I never icnew before that It toolc so much work to make a coral necklace. I shall appreciate thls one all the more for knowing its entire history." TUE PEOPLB.0P INDIA. flow the Teeming Millions of That Country Subsist. India supports 300,000,000 people, the statistics state. The total -number of the white population is 100,677, anti of Eueaslane 87,030, making, with officials and Ninnies a total of 300,000 Euras- ians and Caucasians. Of the dark skinned natives 200,000,000 are support- ed by agriculture, 50,009,000 by tho in- dustries, 5,000,001 by commerce, 5,000,- 000 by the twofessions; the balance are desenclenis. The native ryols or farm- ers understand no need of change from the practises tha6 have been in vogue for hundreds or yours, suelt as using the forks of trees . for plows. The 50,- 000,000 supported bythe industries ore of like tempee. They livo, in buts. without furniture, withant cernels or rugs, A few yards of cotton comprise the wardrobe of both male and female, 'the WM-nen wear anklets, rings in their noses and ems, and 00010 of the men wear ring8 on their greet toes and arm- las,and go barefoot the year round. '1110 princes, maharajahs, 'rajahs, mai, Warts, paeans, balms, nnd ontive pro- fiseional mid 011.11 trades people bave money with which to buy whatever they require to please theli. fancy or meet Mete actual needs. This_ class builds expensive houses, residences, and busi- ness houses, and provtdes 3110101 with modern conveniences when it is practi- cable, and with litenishings that • am usually rich and expensive. One TIM. havath recently had built fee birn a brass bedstead that cost 11,500. They use tho finest and most expensive carri- ages, highest, priced Mows and har- ness, and buy without regard to cosi, musical instruments, pictures, ant04 nry, autos, jewelry, precious etonee, silks, satins, linenit, mulls, laces, old trImming, and other fineries. Many a man who looks wtso can't make a living 0.1 11, 11: doesn't necessartly 3011030' ihat man ts tiny good just Incense he's DS good aS his. word_. •• . Aunt -"'You only v1s11 1110 when yam went money," Spendtheift-e."Weli; I 001.11(103 come Much oftener, cotthl .11 It ims been calculated that out of the population ot Me globe, about 1,500,000,- 000 In all, there e0e net'ee 1111101) fewer than 3,500,000 afloat on seas or rivers, It Was in 1018 that Iho AnietacenS re- ceived the right to fish along the "Frontal ehore" of NewMundland, It wae this right which has Caused • the Oriels be. Omen Newfoundland and the United Steles, ?Ming Man-"You.-er-reMernber the engngetnestheing 1 bought of yoti yee- terday?" Jettoiller-"alee; whelas Wrong ollh II?" Young Nfan-"Nothing; but there's soniettang wrong with lhe girl. Would you mind taking it hack MIO giving MO 13 set of Old etude Idr ur PROPHECY CAME ROT KING IIAAKON AND 'ME FORTUNE TELLGG. Prince Carl of Penilittrit CIMMItti Mime Without (1111.1110110 11(8 1AM0111100, AilloUg tho Many \\Tied prophecies 111111 Moo !wen uttered with regard to icings and minces, ilie 1011011'111g 011e about, King .1 Matron, which ts eUrroul it(1414(11113' vol1 itt1111:S, 211111)4'111:111.tio s211111)4'ent of the London Louder tette 81017. in 1800, lInalion, then Peltier, Charles of Dentuatet, was cruising in the Medi. theranean Oil the eorVelle "lieinidtti" us a member of the senior class of the na- vel school. ae1))4.1v"11111(4; Pluteti tslci.lek) allritep1152(1hrist °crlit1u11111-, libudiedius.bred, went ashore with the other o The boalswein, who bad knocked ithottl all 11)0 1)01141 in the Mediterranean, had told lite young men Mut in a cafe 111 the Calle Oilmen there W110 1 ball 11. Mut fortune teller, Delores de Isle, ( gloat eepulation. lit the evening they, of COUrsP, all met at this particulne cafe, and Prince Charles (who, neon!. lug, to the strict orders of the King, Ills grandfutheis WaS in 00 way distinguish. 111110 11.0111 his lentitee cadets) went up In Dolores and asked her to tell his for- tune. The palmist took his han(1 and scan- ned the lines attentively. SUDDENLY Stlla 1)1)EW HACK, and in a trembling N'Olee said: "Bud who might you he, yeung gentlemanl" "Oh, the some us my (=rectos here, a Danish naval cadet." "Show me your hand again. Perhaps there is a mistake, Come hit() the cor- ner yonder, under the lamp." There Ilm prophetess spoke to the pence in a low lene, so that 1110 others could not hear. Presently the young man ramme(1 to his friends. Ile Was deathly pale. No ono ventured to ask him what had happened, and almost inimedlately he got up and left the cafe. A month later, when the cruise was f°:\riapienlaunigdenth 1 .e(11:11)0a011.1negs gave his felend Ilerdebeed a. sealed en- velope, and merle kiln promise to keep a Meld until he should claim It egain. la the CV011i of the prince's death Iler- debeed was to break the seals and rend the eoatents. "Thereia is notea down word for ‘‘ who, Doweos &owe sow we. 11 Is, of course, ell nonsense. But still, betwixt heaven and earth there ars mysteries -hypnotism, for instance -- which the wise have not, yet fathomed.' • On the envelope was written: "Ma- teo, 1600. -Carl: Ten years later, in ;July, 1000, lietele- ehut ie the close an1.1 bealed_hireets kept coming to his Infird. Theo all ()nee he started with a sudden thought. You could see he did not quite Ince the thought by the way he scowled up his forehead, nod Ile muttered to himself, as if in answee, "No, rm not going to do it. • School will bogie pretty soon and 1 want all spare time for myself. I'm not going to bone into work in. vacuities NV e fellow I never. satts" Rupert said this to himself, but the next time lie SOW 300 he COMM by way of greeting, "Say, Joe, old Miss Owen tennis someone to pick and puck low early harvest apples, and take purl, for their pay, I was thinking if wo 4141 it we might sell otm share of the apples and use the 3noney toward a rallwey ticket for that Pete you WeS telling me a "Jolly I"•exclaimect .Toa, "we'll take the job. I never Molted or packeci an apple, but you show me how and I'll learn." "Tam paws easy eau g h aua 40" W011(101111g Wad W011 di) 111111 our ap- ples. Miss Owen sends hers to Chicago, but it takes so long to got the mittens, and we want the money right nway." "Joe thought a moment, n'licre's all itilemaseeh, ppeeloyiiraleps \este, etteobsigalatiltleolniasoton11101, apples. They'd be tine to roast, when they had ct bonfire on the hearth, if we only had some swee1 coot, too." "011., we've lots of sweet corn. Flul," hesitating, "I never sold anything that way, I don't know as 1 could." "I can, then," said Joe. "I've been to market and I heve soen how they do, we'll rub up the apples, toe, and make there nice and shiny." A few days later' the boys drove up rival. the hotel at Lakeland, their' light wagon Masted with baskele of peen 8011 and shining harvest app(es, 41)1(1 pelting O besket of each by theeleisitticemolf1018lieit1111.)ceeitL, slittrilf(101‘101tIllintog 4741111 for km, but looking eugerly over 1118 amt. And sell, to be sum it clid. They had taken pains to ,11113111)klecl..e'et14111111101138.011°°11yli ainnsav 11 gl 11111its 1.1 Inc( the season, but Weee so eossoand glossy that hardly anyone but omitted 801110, and tile corn 0408 the very thing for 11 hotline roast. So it was Iwo right hearts that (hove honiewatel, "My 1" exclaimed Itheert, "I didn't think we'd do so well ; you're tM top 1.0 Sell. Mul 1 don't mind 31tellad; l ciidw010 11cen :10counting the 'money, "Nor 1, ell her. Another Ira) end we will have more 111011 enough, and they Itioli8del°aCtaill1111e0 f!tfanyini' 111 1118)100 then Rupert, • spolre again, "And a fellow's happier, Ion, 10 be doing something for somebody elee 111:1» to be just 3)1[1111111g of buying a good lime kir himself." Store still clid lie 11111111 so when one clay a white-faced lad stepped fmin the cats at the little 811111441, 8114 beld 0111 1115 hands lo the two welting him. "011, boys," 401111 3111110 ellake in his 10100, "1 don't knew how to thank you for 1111.4. It's -sally, We' almost like heaven," "Drunk again!" said e Seollish 1)18 4118' traM le the pvisoner before 11111. "Five shillinge es seven days." "Och, shore,' h aid lho prisoner, who was all leieltwo. men, "I have only Iwo shillInge to the werlt11" "Alt, %octet," returned the boil. le, °ye nouns jist gang le prison, If 70 lindne got dennk yoUr meney, yo wad lute had quite enoug11 to pay the fine." HOME. agfx********Amm SOME DAINTY BEG-BT.:B. sh.awhorry nusso-Bake a eponge cake In a elecle itiould, turn out and cool ; fill the Centre 11,1111 Whipped ereilln, end put a quantity Of hulled Melees all mound the outside, Javan(' Soup.- Into hulf a pint of fast - honing, Meer gravy souls or atrong heel tea, drop lightly one dessertspoon- ful of reernieelli; shunter gently until molted, Pour into a bot soup plate, and Men ready a poached egg, neatly trim- med ; 81341 into temp carefully, do ad to asoid breuldng. Seeve 111 01100. Mayonnuises-Put the yol11 of a raw ogg Ink) a Litwin, with pepper, snit clod_ several deops of vinegar. Mix these well togethee, stirring one Wriy 041311 tt Wood- en SpulJil. (leaduelly acid roar table- spoonfule of select ()II, stirring all the time; when the sauce is 1,011, Illiek re- duce 11 10 the right consistency geadual- ly with vinegar ; season with pepper, salt and made Interlard, and keep in a mot plum.. Poor lanighle.--Talco slices of stalo hreact 11011 an inch thick, and cut each into finger -shaped pieces. Soak the pieces of bread in 1111111 long enough to soften, buti chit no1 tweak them. Drain. tho pieces through a BieVe, dredge with flour, and fry in boiling dripping until trimly browned 011 310111 fiides. Place these on kitchea paper. le drain, and suave with tem Put between evara Iwo slices, and white sugav sifted over. Lamb's fry IS 0e13' delicate if 'nicely cooked, and superiue to entas liver, which many nonsider a delicacy. Boll one pound or lamb's fry in plenty of water, drain it, • and dry In a clean cloth. Put a little linely.chopped par- sley with a teacupful or breadcrumbs. Brush the fey over lightly with tho yolk M. an egg, roll into hreedcrumbs and parsley, then fry for about five min- utes in boiling fal. Serve vet.), hot with a good thick brown gravy poured round. Lemon Cream without fleece:IL-Into a clean stewpan put a pint of 1111111, the grated rind of three lemone, half a pound of sugue, and one ouren of gelatine, white, has been soaked in a small (1iun- 1113 water ; slowly dissolve these over the the. Then cool a little, and stir in the unbeaten yolks of three 04141.11, place 13 on the flee, and beal, 1111 11114 eggs eur- ; strain through flno muslin, and, when cool, add the whites of eggs beaten to it stiff froth ; stir all lightly but quickly together for three-quaelees of an ham. whilo stirring, and put the jam al 16 pots. Strawbeeey Charlotte Busse. - Rub lightly a, round nundd or deep round cake pnn, with a little olive o1,1,efoniddoinn 111)18011 lady fingers split. Beat till stiff a pint of cream, and then stov.1y a level tablespoonful of gelatine Zs - solved in half a cup of cold water and stirred into enough Werth crethe In make 31 smooth, half 13 cup is pionty ; this Is try be cooled, of course, before putting it in. Sweetest it to taste, and put it Ink) the mould ; set awuy for two hours, turn out, on a plotter, and surround ihe berries rolled in storms The cream may Se colored with strawberry juice, 11 11 is desired. HINTS FOB THE 1101,113. Waell furniture before varnishing with hot table heels lrt storing awns. stove pipe, brush over with a gill each of linseed oil and keeo- tome ; a teaspoon of turpentine. To 0101111 spots on leather, make o. paste of mealy potatoes, ainegar, tur- (110,01,1.11110 and tie), mustard; rub off when Use a flour sack tied ovev the brusll end of a 1)1'00111 10 Wipe 11011 pope". Clean grease -spots on wall paper with dry bread, • To remove grease ,spols front carpets usc. a little pure ex gall. To clean willowwave scrub with salt wake.. and wipe dry with clean cloth. • Good soap 15 11 little more expensive .10. 1)113', hot, if weit deled before i11. needed foe acsubbing, it will save the hands. - Air lhe house thomughly if you' de- sire its inmates to he healthy, espeetally 01 winter, open, opposite doors for live to fifteen minutes. \Viten 1110111 appeats tough add a table- spoonful of villager lo the water oe gravy ito •which it is cooked, anti sim- mer very gently. To dealt baths end bedroom ware rub with dry salt, on a 4138148 03 coarse (lapel, This removes all dirt, does not injure Me stirrer:Round leaves all bright end shining. Silk cannot be successfully honed out without first sprinkling IL with water, rolling it up tightly iit 11 bowel, and let- ting 11, rest, for an hour. lf the non is at all too hot it; will 11111(14' the silk, SO it 111011111 !lest be tried on a scrap of old material, 'Ink stainson leather may be removed by several applicntions of weak ,solutiott of oxalio acid, This shnuld be painted over the staln, and, after a few, utes, be wiped oil. When thoroughly, dry, 101)en1 the process, To Clean sponges. -Put lido a basin or warm water it small piece of wash- ing socla, Lay the sponge into this and seek fm. on hour 00 rrono; then squeeze through tills walee several dines, llinsh well in cleat), • gold wilier and •hang sponge in the sun lo cloy. Piquant Stsuce foe keeping, awl trhielt ninkes a good relish for colcl 100411, is prone:red ae follows ; Steep three ounces; of sult, two ou»ceS 01 scraped lenses raffish nod half an ounce of ginger its three pints or boilIng vinegoo Stand 1111,, for twenly-foor how's, then straits through thick muslist, molbottle ror use. A. elove or garlic will be found a great improvement, to lite !drove ingredients. An old-fashioned Ionic fee the hair, Which was very popular some thirty cit' forty yeers ego, was sego ten. This .4111)4110 menction &tea, does vetoer- VlatS In 111111t1141 rho 104 , Met Irt some often has been known lo (111 11043 locks which heve become stretiked •with grey. AL 81100111 be merle very shong by 51001.'111g the (tried tenors and carefully .straincel, while Iwo loblespoonfuls or bey tems may be added to (1 quest of with the further Addition of 8 Very 111110 perfittne, Tho ten should only "nada 31010 (ha dried letwee.