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The Brussels Post, 1891-7-31, Page 22 LYNDON OF HIGH MITE, TIIE BRUSSBLS POST 1.10111.1.11.6111•10111•11WOMMIIPOOMMI AN OLD SOLDIER'S LOVE STORY. - By C. DEseAnn, Author of' When ti.e Title wow High," " The Artist and the :Moon," " Into to .10;ei.er Room," Ete., Eta CHAPTER XVII My brother and sistere are dead. They Ilea ehildren, I have eotr.itie, tints mitH rimer n.ty ..e 'run %Boy slIAlt. arc not ef my mune, and tho v ale strangers Early—very early- on t he following noon]. ing, Colonel Lyndon opened lois eyes. Curious dreams Mel been haunting hitu all eight. He had imagiiied the past few menthe, with all they had brought and taken, swept away, Ho Wae to soldier again ; he was lying in camp ; he was hooted and spurred ; his sword was by his side ; his can was open for the voice of alarm, And it velum flying through the camp, as lie had heard it mere than once. " The enemy ie upon us ! Every man to his place! " He thought that he tried to rise, but could not ; that his limbs were 111 prieon, that acme invisible power held him. fast. The men called ont to Mtn as they passed. "Do you want to die like to dog ?" they said, but he could uot move. "(live me it handl" he cried, " drag me up." And no elle heeded, With laughter and scorn they rushed by him to their posts. Then his heart trembled, and tears such as he bad not shed since he was a child filled his eyes. " Strength 1" he prayed, "strength for oue moment --for one on .ment, if I die the next!" He thought tha', even as he spoke, there was a pause in his trouble, and that one in shining garments, whose face was as the face of the Crucified, stooped over him, and a voice sweeter than music sonntied in his ears. " Wait," it said, " be comforted. Strength shall come. The day is breaking." .At the same moment, the bonds which seemed to be holding him in prison were loosened, He sprang tip in his bed, and saw the pale, wintry dawn stealing into his room. Events had he010 movingso rapidly during the past few days, ona his mind was so possessed by bis dream, that for a few moments the colonel did not remember what had happened, or where he was ; but present. to me. I ehttll never mermw, a ry owl there ig 110 CCIti1011 Why 1 Sh1/1.11, I 'keep itigh I have sold it." " sold Moth CU& 1" tried Lately Flora. Colonel Lyndon, hew could you ?" 11 atosure you, it gave me Do trollida. 1 smoother glad to be riot ot the respensibility. Now, Lady Flora, please Ileum to me. High Cliffe lies sold well—extreordimuoily 11.1 not depend upon it ulone, as .perhaps you know, so I am it rich man now. ' " I nan very glad to hear it," stoid Lady Flora, smiling faintly. She was it little sow. prise1 that the colonel should, at ;tech it tbne, talk of nothing but his own Minks. Ile went on, in to curiously Jhangotl 00100, " Yon see what my position is—to solitary Ulan, not young, whose life onay be tut short at any moment. What is money to me? I should leave it, 1 y will, to my young friends. If I wish to sec them happy during my lifetime—Letty and your Pervy, I mean —you would not deny me the pleasure, Lady Flora?" " Make them happy 1 I don't understand," murmured Lady nova Winstanley. " Do you not? But 11 18 perfectly simple. atn afraid I am telling you in a roundabout way," said the colonel. In plain words, I have some spare cash at my bankers' after this sale—about fifteen thousand pounds, I think. I wish to settle it upon them." By this thee, Lady Flora was weeping unrestrainedly. " What ix it? what is it?" said the colonel,. in great distress. "I hope have not vexed you." "You have only surprised me," answered Lady Flora through her tears. "My dear colonel, you are to perfect baby still. You mast know that this mact seheme of yours ly it all ceme back to him. It was the hrst 10 impossible. day of the new year, and he was on his way " Why 1818 mod ?" north to bring about, as hehoped, the happi• " Why is it mad ?" Because no one else ness of the young girl he loved, b it yourself would think of it for a =- There came to rapping at the door of his mum. " Arc you getting 'Ip, colonel?" sheeted Percy ; " tram shuts In half an hour." " All right ! I shell be ready," he shout- ed back. It was still almost dark when they start- ed, and the line being heavily encumbered with snow, they travelled slowly. Percy, whose mood was ot qnite so exalted as it had been on the previons day, Untold it in meet "Might tot that be one reason for its being sane? said the colonel, stniling. " But come 1 you and 1 ere old friends, and I am aura, when you see how near this is to my heart, you will not oppose me. I have just one other piece of news to tell you about Letty and then we will take Mr. Winstan- ley aud Percy into our counsels." With that he teld Lady Flora shout the five thou- sand ponnds—Lotty's independent fortnue his heart to wonder, now and then, over the —which, he stud, 10 held on trust for her. colonel's extraordinary goodness. " T? " It was paid over to me before I left takesuchtojourney as this at such a season? ' London," he stoid, " liv a friend of hers who he exclaimed, " and when you might be , DLit wish his name 'co appear.' troiet at home all the time It is really I " But," cried Lady Flora, in great nor - marvellous•" I prise, " Letty must be a fairy changeling. " You must remember that it was not so . Confess that this is a little fiction of yours, bad when I started," said the culoeel. " But, 'colonel. not are the friend." my dear fellow, you don t mean to say flout you, to young soldier, call this hardship? Cushioned carriage, foot -warmers, books, papers, ttbuedance of food, and ton 'abund• ance of good society. I call it luxury. her father. What her generous frtends' When you have seen a little service motive was, I cannot of course pretend to "I don't believe .1 shell ever see service in say. Now, Lady Flora, shall we call the English Army !" grumbled Percy., Percy in ?" "So much the better. You are giving "bit if I give my consent now—" she began " You will have our admiration ami re- spect, as you always have had, and always will," said the colonel, bowing low over the hand she held out to him. " Ali I" she said, with it deep sigh, "you can do whatever you like with us, colonel. Letty and ony boy are happy in having suelo a friend. But 1 do not know, toll the "Indeed I am not," answered ti e colonel, smiling. " WhatI tell youisthesimpletruth. The money was paid over to me. It is as truly Letty's as if the had inlievited it from hostages to fortune, said the colone "Don't quarrel with your good luck, young maaa." "If it it good, "sighed Percy. " That re. mains to be proved, you know." They reached the nearest, etation to Castle Ettrick late on the evening of the first of :January, and soon made their way across country. Lady Flora, Winstauley and her husband; whohad been full of anxietyabout the colonel, gave him the warinest welcome, and the re - return of Percy—he had left his home inhigh displeasure with everyone a few days before, ancl had not written since—was hailed with open delight by XIilly, -with quiet sat,sfae. tion by Mr. Winstanley, and with a relief which she tried ineffectually to hide by Lady Flora. " You are our good angel, alovays,"she sold to the colonel, as (Percy having been taken possession of by Milly) she seized the °open. tunity of speaking quietly Leber guest ' But I wonder how you managed." "To bring your son back, do you mean ?" said the colonel cheerfully. " That was a mere Decadent, I can assure you—doe to the weather, not to me. I have something else to speakto you about—you and Mr. something as my time is short---" " Your time is short : what do you mean, --colonel?" said Mr. Winstanley, who, de. lighted to have captured such a guest as the colonel in mid -winter, had been laying out all manner of elaborate plans for Ins amuse- ment. " You will not leave ns under to month, surely It " When you have heard what 1 have to say," said the Colonel, "you may not be so -.toady to keep me." " You canuothave anything to say that we shall not be pleased to hear," said Lady Flora ; but though she spoke courteously, her brows contracted. Was he against her too, he, as well as her husband, who would not acknowledge that she had done right 111 sending Letty away? with at If the vessel is large and open he effect haanlovertheed maned climbing Wes her son's future to be blighted because draws in the water from the surface with 'shows the rabbit in the act of elevating him - his lips without bringing them in contact self in the scale. with the dish. Sometimes negrolos pour water into their mouths. When drinking at ponds and rivers the water is carried to; the mouth with the hand. For some mystic reason it is considered bad to lie flat down when drinking from rivers, The fear ot being snapped top by a crocodile may have somethiug to do with the matter. Great attention is given in most of the tribes to the care of the body, The teeth are cleansed with a stick which has been chewed into to kind of brush. The hands are washed frequently, not by turning and twisting and rubbing them together ono within the other, as With ne, but by a straight up-and•down rubbing, such as is given to the other limbs. This manner of washing is eo characterietic that an African might be distinguished by it from a Euro - same—" " Here Is Percy," said the colonel. " think 1 must leave him to plead his own cause. He will be more eloquent if he is alone with you," (TO 11E CONTIVOID.) THE BENI THEIR TOWEL. A Glance at the Melee!' Savage's Manners and ItIre. At eating the negro, having always first washed his hands and rinsed his mouth, sits upon the gronnd, holds the larger pieces between his teeth while he cuts off a bite with his knife, but does not use both hands to hold food, except in gnawing bones. With the usual dishes Ile lays his right arm over his knees, and, reaching into the The Elevation of the Rabbit, pot, moulds the thick mess into lumps about An article in the Ifolxtrt hiereary gives the size of a walnut, which he throws into some very interesting and curious facts 0011' his mouth with a jerk without scattering miming the development of a uew sort of any of the food. To take out vegetables or nail in the rabbits of Australia in come soup he presses a hollow into the lump and quence of the animals' endeavour to climb dips with it. Politeness is shown to the over the wire netting used to impede their host or the housewife after eating by smack- progress in travelling. The farmers have ing loudly onotigh to be heard. discovered that the rabbits can harrow While the negro is capable of eating meat under the netting unless it is buried six or itt all unpleasant state of deeompoeition he eight, inches ender the soil. Moreover, is very sensitive agroinst some tastes, • and ; they can climb, or evidently intend to do so will make evident manifestations of his dis- taller a little training, and to this ond they like of them. He is careful about the outer are developing to nail W111011 will enable them matters in drinking. He will always rinse:to hold on while progress is made upwards, lois mouth &et, even when he is ontenselyiThis nail development has been noticed bo. thirsty. If the cup is not too small he takee fore in Queensland when the bark joist out it in both hands, and he likes to sit down of reach was desirable cf attainment, but to Hints fer the Household. tad napkins and ;dil tablecloths make the very best glass .loth. io nice way to stervo etiegotlegge IA le heap elThIBOAT,i ON_A±..EljAN .RIVERS. 503,000 MILES A AII.NUTE, They can he rut Together at .on 011 iteady rep righting. When (4 nt Belittle tad trouble with Portugal a w tile ago she t tongl.t it neeessary to policy II o Zooid ti River ito order 0: pm • teat Om rPish traders and teleeloitertee, who weve throttle:eel by the Perteguestoitt ces, she therefore hod two elittllowelnift gunboat to built. They are mere novel itroire tliitn a Mild be supposed free] the endure. letoeb of them is ninety feet in length, awl is made to boo put together at sea. In other Worth:, these IWO bottle were made ill tired • itbio oottIutt4 E velment. Were carried out to 1,00 how rapidly One of the bootie mild be pia together. In ‘4 comparatively still mot the fleeting Auctions were Unpile:I over the Ride of the essel olio by tete and fastened together, It ware felled that the whole operation, from the time of cone:mim- ing work to the moment when the little vessels wee running under steam, occupied a little less tliton twee t y•f our hours. The long process of riveting the sections and buinehing the boats are obviated in these steamers. The ',impose of putting them together at sea, is so that they may be already for of. Neely() operatioes,. should they enter the mouth of to river 111 the neighborhood of hostile forces. Of course, it would be im. possible on the Zambesi and on many other rivers for a European steamer to cross the bar, ra, nd theeefore, it is essential that the gunboat be put together before it enters the 6e These II tile boats carry nine machine guns, which is quite it formidable armament on the inIttnd waters of Africa. It has been found that stern wheel steamers are best adapted for shallow river navigation, and almost ell the boats which ply on the inland oysters of Africa are of tins type. These war vessels draw only about 18 inches of water, which is quite essential on the Zan]. best, for although 11. 10 one of the great est rivers in Africa, it is for long distances ex• ceeclingly wide aud very shallow. Fortunate- ly it has not been necessary to use the boats in offensive operations since they were taken to the Zambesi. It is quite evident that they have done good service in preserving the peace as well as being to safeguard and a protection in the event of war. meetele current Girdles the wow In 'three Seee togs. them in the iniddh, ef a platter, and gale:Ise Philadelphia seientista are preparing to them all around with thin gliees to f etimIt'eti• s anthem, whielo have beee dipped hot. melted n\t,', ;lin 1 etalQ,`;',t:,41c,,,,e butter, aiul then followed to frizzel slightly en a slow fire. the Franklin Institute, ity ceneeetions over the Allmon:, able to Liverpoel end return. Ex:au-LENT Temo're sum'. --tinet1ttttrt IttA reeent tt st appeared te W that tin tomatoes, one eerrot, tWo itt11 011ione, eleetrie curreet is to slow ee[ooli as compared ter size of out egg. Stew together titttil len- to light , toeing only ILI it to get over to Europc der and Ise,: through lo, sieve, Stetson to a,„a i„ „r Itt tasto with Dalt aaa th"te" tttLli the rate of only some four hundred thousand inilem a minute, while light ambles along alittle flour dissolved ill Water. bread sippete. at IL Ilitilion-trilloovotinutoe gait. The Cole 01 1111 CA'rel• -thitte it2 geed sized Philadelphie scientists who are proposing to euennthere (pared) titt1 foto. onions, Mix Mahn ittrther investigation are not satislied well, death off the add bier table- to give it the reems1 to eutolight, and hope epaulets omit, three (Aground pepper, l'our to prove tied the eleetrieal eurrent ir not hi three 1ttets of good eider vinegar. Corlt bantlictoppoul, is the swifter element. tight tttttl seal loiter bottling. t:Pdt:\ TINE l'I'1/1,111,1,--Mak0 1 he most recent experiment 4411h tile, id 110( lilt t'ollege, Mot:Wend. Thecurrent Otto _Rh tha _olio 01 four a„„a, a „mt. of mak transmitted ni Waft tranSfOrred to o'od sogot.), to wt.,. sn, o„.e.third ttf„, the eohle ot the Newfoundland cable station by means of Thomson's mirror galvtonentent lore of gelatine in a little cold water. Dia:. cm, sent across to the station at Liverpool, solve it by adding three-fourths of a cup of loot water. Add the gelatine itna whites and reLtu'lled 'to Montreal by the same of the eggs well beaten to the cold custard. Mold and set in to cool oltoce to stiffen. A rough test for the c etection of water In key In until! It ret111.110d to the lard consists ;n melting it in a test tube. If receiver in the Sa1110 oflice jest 1 second and free from water it becemes perfectly clear, 1-20thof o second had elapsed ; bat the while the presence of wn ilier causes a conditions were nOt; OS good as they might ue appearance. If present in large have been, home the further expeeiment to be made it, Philadelphia. The rapidity witl»vliith the cement travels tooter short wires with no delay, in- dicated unlimited possibilities in the direc- tion of practical tests. ProL Marks of the Edison Electric Light Company is authority fn,'the assertion that if the lobe ovas en - method, The dun:mice traversed, pertly by overhead wire and partly, by cable, Wea 8,000 miles. From the time the current lett the quantities it separates out on the liquid stands, brit where the two leave been well incorporated separetion only occurs most During the summer months meat is not a necessity, and pork and corned beef should be let severely alone. Many persons eat these meats, and drink ice water al dal', circled with a 0OntintIOLIS ea le a current then wonder "what makes them feel eo e ueer ” would travel the entire distance in e, 111112 over three seconds. At this rate a current would travel to the son, covering the enthe distance of 00,000,000 miles, in three and a ST11111,1 T3EANS.—Preparatory to cooking string beans break off both ends of the pod, and after stringent; ptore both edges lightly with a sharp knife. It shows a slovenly "In this age of science," said one of the and careless habit of the stringy fibres are gailtleln011 W110 will participate in the experi- left, and to fastidious eaters nothing can be mento," people have an idea that we know more disagreeable. 'fhe entire dish ts often so much now there is nothing more to be reecteel when the unpleasant and themeless discovered, Why, WO are yet in our botOtor of separating the strings is thou; eon- templatsd. In Europe, especially in Ger- man)', France and Holland, where by far the greeter portion of these legonr.es is con- sumed, they are used in the green state; if not for present use, they tore prepared en the, same state Inc use in the seasons when they Ilead to other and more startling expert - are rot growing. Consequently more care 'moots. The establishment of telephone tenn- is there taken in their preparation. The munioations between the hemispheres is French cooks have a method of cooking already being seriously discussed." them uhieh is regarded very fine and oven dainty. What is most desired is the green, juicy pod mane than the more meture fruit or, as we commonly any, the bean—for the pod tond the seed together are strictly in this sense the bean, The beans are thas taken iron the vines before the grains within tore ecarcely formed. When cooked in this state they are seasoned simply with pritne butter, salt mod pepper. Infancy as far as electricity goes. Now dis- coveries will yet he made, and we will live to see them put into practical nee, which will revolutionize the entire world. The ex- periment with which we are about tO make in telegraphy is only a feeler which will The Queen's Income, The Queen's income from all sources can- not be ascertained accurately. Her Ma- jesty's civil list, however, amounts to 4385,• 000. She also receivee the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster, which during recent years has averaged from 440,000 to 450,000 per annum. The details of Iler Majesty's " civil lot 'are somewhat interesting. The privy ruse gives 400,000 towards it ; the household salaries and homseholcl " expens- es " contribute no less than 41:41,2(10 and 4172,500 respectively, while the Royal County " tolons" furnishes 4:13,200 ; the balance of 48,040 is under the general head. Ing of miscellaneous, The ileov Domesday Book discloses the fact that the Queen's private estates extend over 37,372 acres, the annual rental of which is about 420,733. Some years ago Hem Majesty, acting under the ed vice of Lord Sydney , purchased. Olare• mont for the sum of 4:78,000, estimated at the time of being a little over half its mar- ket value. It is 110W said to be worth 4150,- 000. The Queen also possesses property at Cobarg, and the villa ITohenlohe at Baden. As to personal pro'perty, a remoter of a mil- lion was left to her Majesty by Sir lame Camden Neild, whose will was proved in 1852. But this will is only one of the many by which the Queen constantly becomes a legatee of magnificent sums left to her by her loyal subjects. As to rule, however, snob legacies are returned to the relatives of the deceased. 710 one about horn but herself hacl common sense ? " Plenty of time for speaking," said Mr. Winstanley. "Let I1S COITIO to sapper 11000." Fearful that Iter husband's easy-going wish to oblige everybody, with the:influence of the colonel, who, she taw at once, ovas on the side of the lovers, mightprove too mach for her own strength of will and common sense, Lady Flora contrived to see the colonel alone. After supper, when bei' hesband and son were having a, game of billiards, which she and the colonel were watching, she beckon. ed him into the drawing -room, and their talk began. In a few moments, she was thankful that they were alone, for never, in all her life, had she so completely lost her self•control, It WaS strange, for there was nothing im- pressive in the colonel's langtage. His worth, indeed, were of the simplept. As in his plain, soldierly fathion, he told his tale, he was vexed with himself for not putting it better. He began by reminding Lady Flora of a former interview betweee therm He had told her then that, he loved Letty Morrison, Ho had not changed : lie loved her still. This being so, Lady Flora would under- stand that her happiness was very near to his heart,. Ho had reason to believe that she returned the feelings of love and ad. miration which Lady Flora's son entertained for her. Could anything, the eolonel said, be snore natural? Then, for his companion's face was beginning to work dangerously, he proceeded to open out hisplan, "1 am thinking," he said, "of going back then these in turn develop into Ihes. Busse to my former life. It le the only life, I be- are said to be millions of these in the wheat lieve, that I are suited for. Perhape roe fields, but efo fax no visible sign of injury know that 1 have not any near relatives. having been caused by thorn, peon without reference to the color. The I sun is their only towel. Have you had many contagions diseases n yourfamily, ma'am ?" Lady of the House —" Oh, 7051 no end of 'ern, We've had the scarlet fever and the onetwles and the chicken -pox and the typhoid fever and the relapse—well, I guess We'VC had everything but the convalescence." Vender of Patent Medicine—" I have an excellent preventive for that " A new insect has appeared on the wheat in parts of Essex, Ont., county, and farmers are at a loss to know whet it is. It appears first on the stalk, in the shape ol black specks. These develop into ssnall insects' the colour of the bush on the wheat, and A Paper Hotel, There Beems to be praetically no limitation to the uses to which paper can be and is ap- plied. To tbe long list of artioles intended for personales() end in the smaller details; of construction In rolling stook, such as wheels, axles, &o., chore hasbeen added a more exten- sive application of paper to theneeds of every cley life by the building of a hotel construct ed of this material. This novel reeidemose, which has just been finished, and is situated in Htomburg, loas been made entirely of paper boards, which, ibis said, are of the hardness of wood, but possess ton advantage over the latter instates] in that they are fireproof, atilt desirable end being effected by impreg- nation with certain chemical solutions, A. Young Lady Despoiled. A young man employed toy a jeweler was arrested to little time ago in Paris for theft. It was noticed that he had been making presen ts far exceeding in value his somewhat small salary, to the many beauties who load captivated his youthful affections. Ina few months Ile was able to appropriate twenty thousand francs' worth of jewels. Half of these he had sold ; the other half -he had placed, not in a safe hiding place, but on the fingers, and around the nooks and wrists of Itis numerous fair acquaintances. Besides this he pawned the watch chains, bracelets and other jewels which people intrusted to his keeping. The young man Mined up. The One WhO has suffered the most through his confession is n. pretty little blonde, who has just had live hundred francs taken from her in the shape of an elegant pair of ear. rings, which hung gracefully from her ears, into width the delinquent had poured so many endearing words and reiterated vows constancy. France is said to be contemplating great things in connection with the omningWorld's Fair at Chicago. Enterprises of every des- cription are on foot, the two most note. worthy being the transference of all the paintings in the Salon of 1803, and the re- producing at Chicago on a large scale the 111X10118 Cafe Ambassadeurs, oh the Champs Elysees. Concerning the formes', the project is warmly supported by the French fine art commissioner to Chicago, who says that the transfer of the entire Salon across theocoan would raise the fair at once to a higlo plane, and lire the hearts of American artists. As to the latter the iclea is to lusve the noted. Parisian acre rbanteant stars and Mr, Vand. cringing ten thousand dollar HIV' to preside over the tables which will be constriteted to accommodate 800 poople le ca ry itttt itor many projects the government propoees to ask for an appropriation of a million and a half francs. .A. Flight of Eagles. A Ressian letter says t A curious and unusual sight has just been witnessed by the nhabitants of Bjelgorod in the south of Russia. A few days ago an enornmus flight of eagles were seen to Ily past the town and settle le an adjacent forest. Tho woodmen who were in the forest at the time lied in dismay from the plane. 11 10 well they did, for when these unwelcome visitors had taken their departure, it was found that they had devoured ten horses, several sheep, and a vast number of steelier animals, The ground where they alighted was strewn with feath- ers, and all the birds of the neighborhood have been so terrified that they Immo flown away. Only one of the eagles was °alight —a bird of immense size and belonging to to Siberian speeies. The eagles, which were several hundreds in number, flew away in to southwesterly direction. Tile peasents who sa,w this remarkable sight state that there were so many of them that for the space of several seconds their wings hid the sun from their sight. 140.XTOW Escape from to Burning Balloon. The unusual spectacle of to balloon on fire in mid.air was witnessed at Prague on Tuesday night. The balloon, which carried three passengers, ascended to a height of over 0000 feet, tot wide]) altitude the silk split, and the balloon sank with alarming' rapidity for 2000 or :',000 feet. A strong current of air then appeared to cheek its downward course gamete hat, but it continued to fall. To the groat alarm of the occupants it was seen that the deecent, was being made etraight; on an iron foundry in full blast., belch:lig forth flames and showers of sparks, The toeronaut being powerless to avert the clanger, the ear caught in one of the °him. neys and was immediately ignited. Mean- ovhile however, the descending balloon hrod attracted the attention of the people cm- ployed at the foonadry, and aid Was speedily forthcoming. To the amazement of every- one the occupants escaped 'uninjured. The accident was witnessed by to large number of people, tind produced_intense exeitement As broad as it is long—Mr. Dissy's home' ward stroll from the club. Champagne has gone up. This fact will prove a serious obstaele to its going down. An interesting decision hes just been tendered by theSupreme Court of lalichigan, touching the question whether the ambit - micas shall be exempt from the restrictions as to speed thais are imposed upon other vehicles When passing along the streets, Notwithstanding the plea that the business of ambulances is to respond to emergency calls as quickly as possible and that' there- fore they should not eoms under the ordin- ary rules relating to street traffie the Courts decided that they mug conform to t e lttwo imposed upon vehicles generally, "Tho public interests," it says, " do not demand that in order to &fibs& promptorlaimhtne efbItiootate person reuniting the nee of other persons may be run down and injured by the fast and Witless rate of speed of the ambulance in going to the assistance of the person injured." itmentiy, those inter- preters of justice has before them the well.tried and unassailable prineiple, " the greatest good to the greatest number," How to Take a Bath. . Everybody seems to have an idea that she is born with the knowledge of how to take a bath. As if cleanliness as well as godliness did not have to be taught either Ly example oe by precept ! The best sort of bath to take, best for your skin and beet for your brain—fer, after all, the bath has a great effect ost the brcoin—is a petty warm one, creamy, with soap-seds, into which you can plunge and cover yourself entirely. Thom after you Move scrubbed and rubbed until your skin looks like the proverbial milk, and you feel as if you would like to lie down and go to sleep, you want to take your tonic bath and that, is the shower oue —cold, as cold as cold can be. The first few streams will make you jump with fright, butt in a second or two you are absolutely enjoying the down•pour, and you come out of it warm and glowmg, feeling thoroughly braced up. "But," says somebody, " shower bath is too great o shook for me.'' Well, then, improvise such &shower as they give in the Russian bath ; that is, one beginning at the temperature of the water in which yOn bathe, and gradually getting cold. You can do this by filling pitcher after pitcherful of water and pouring the contents over your shoulders and ell over your body, and the slight exertion used in handling the pitcher tend to make you warmer and to moderate whet might be called the shock. The knowledge how to uso water and soap is easily gained'and the result is quickly perceived. .0. girl who is clean herself will soon have her sureound- ings 0105)0, 00 that the knowing hew to take a Moth urges 0110 011 to greater wisdom and gradually one leares how to keep a hoese clean, which is the first step tow ord making a home. And that is what every honest. hearted, affectionate girl hopes to have some day. Elopers (Based 1,000 Miles - A despatch from Shreveport. Lc,, says :— Mr. S. J. Sento and Miss Minnie Teagtunand Mr. Gus Little and Miss Mamie W.' George, all of Elan, Ellis county, Tex., concluded to get one.rried, but being met by tloe girlo parental objections, last Sunday eloped to Waxabatchie, olOSoly followed by the fathers of the young ladies. The young fellows got wind of the pursu- ing parties and at once left for Sardis, and went from there to Harris, thence to Deals, closely pursued all the while by their intend- ed fathers-in-law. At Dallas they tried to get married, but did not do so, owing to a lack of time. They hurriedly caught the train for Denison, and the young men, as usual, looked over the train for their pursu- ers, and, to their horror and dismay, dicer. erect them aboard in a forward car. All four immediately beat a hasty z etreat to the rear Pullman, where they secreted them. solve's. The girls' fathers looked osier the Wain for theileeinglads mod lasses, and at one time were within four feet of the objects of their search, but net seeing them they went back into EL forward ear, and the four chow four simultaneous sighs of relief thathoendeol as one. At Denison the young folks elnded the parents, one of whom went toward the north, the other toward the smith. Thee these four hearts that panted to beat as two and live forevermore in eonnubial 'bliss continued their rapid journey to Texarkaua, for there they hoped to have the nuptial knots tied, but becoming alarmed limb the twopursuers wore only twenty miles away, concluded to come to Shreveport, where they errived this morning. Late this afternoon they were married in the room of one of the gentlemen at the Phosnix Hotel by Justice C.1). Hicks. All the parties are well connected and well. to. do people, The fathers Of the girls swear vengeance. :In all they travelled over 1,000 miles on their elopement, ;slowly pursued.. The girle aro pretty, and are about 16 and 18 years old. They left on to -night s train for home. A Tiny Sermon. Nly dear girl, make up your mind that in the summer time you are not going to say one ovord that you cannot repeat to your mother ; that you are not goirg to do one thing that, when you are talking to your sweetheart, you cannot tell Min about- You 8,re going to have golden clays : them won't you remember you must not only be pnre in thought and deed, but you want to keep your name and fame olean and sweet 1 Personal Experience. "ltidwttttb Heiden, Champion Oarsman I says For muscular pains in the limbs, I have fottiod St, Jacobs Oil a reliableremecly. Ito results are the most beneficial, and I have pleasure in reeinnmending it from per. tonal experience." IMMO, ea Merit tlw ‘,1 11,1. ttr-' titit t11;;:s.0'1;;;I: s1,i ‘ Hood"s Sarsaparilla ,„ „ ore snro to ,toi hint 11 111'1,1.11C Itt'r1totiii'1".r,‘,1!'lke'll'','tilti"i ln1r1".1S-111174."'11..'iallg, 111111 o011111111111a i14 Itt T111,410,011100 writ Hood's Sarsaparilla Iso.,4.4.,t..1 by N111110 01 lit' 1'4411118T rfaIltatl.. Liao. Proportion itlid Propeot thed fit its 1W:111,111. 1111,1 y 1\ 1111'1111111111, 1.,,J11,./1[31 1111' 11.a.,1 14 tvlallaah Hood's Sarsaparilla 14 14,14 P1111W 10 Itself and absolutely un- equalled 11.0 I lood 1111,1 nett, it 1,1 for lenellint up We ovealt ttti,1 giving nerVe strength. Hood's Sarsapariiia pa;ty ,,t; drurgIW, pi six me ltyt'.l. 1100 it: tel., A poi lieeartee, Los en, :11ass. 100 r-,oses One Dollar A new ocean Greyhound has been added to t loose claiming the Atlantic as their home The new vessel to named La Faure:Aloe and belongs; to the French Transatlantic Com pany. She arrived in New York roe Satur- day, 270 ult., having made her maideu trip from Havre in 7 days, 4 hours end 32 mitt- etes. This gives ton average speed of 19.38 miles itn hour. Her best thty's work for the twenty-four hours was on Friday, June 20, when she covered 481 miles, toveraging 20.40 miles an hour. She 0a1110 Within an liour breaking all previous maiden records, the Fuerst Bismarck, which did her maiden trip from Queenstown in 5 duys, 22 hours tond 54 minutes, beating her by only, 57 minutes. La Fouraine is 0 magnifivent steamer, 5,10 feet in length, 57 feet itt w 0 On end has a depth of hold of 88 feet. Her engines are of 11,000 hot se power and can, it is said, easily be brought Op to 13,0(e). She lias all the latest improvements in marine construc- tion, and is dividtd into fourteen water- tight bulled:cads, which form to safeguard against sinking in ease of encident or colli- sion. She is especially, built for passenger traffic and coon accoon mediae 1,090passengers. Sloe is superbly gotten up both for comfort and artistic effect, anl is in no respect in- ferior to tho lioa?ing pakten with which she proposes to compete. "German Syrup "We are six in fam- A Farmer at ily. We live in a place where we are Edom, Texas' subject to violent Says: Colds and Lung Troubles. I have used German Syrup for six years successfully for Sore Throat, Cough, Cold, Hoarseness, Pains in the Chest and Lungs, and spitting -up of Blood. I have tried many differ- ent kinds of cough Syrups in my time, but let me say to anyone want- ing such a medicine—German Syrup is the best. That has been my ex- perience. If you use it once, you will go back to it whenever you need it. It gives total relief and is a quick cure. My advice to every- one suffering with Lung Troubles is —Try it. You will soon be con- vinced. 111 all the families where your German Syrup is used we have no trouble with the Lungs at all. It is the medicine for this country. 6.0. GREEN, Sole Man'fr,Woodbau,N.J. 99 John FranklIn Jones. TEE SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR. is :Vet Nosed to nearing Itritainis Earth- quake War Guns. The Sultan of Zanzibar presided yester- day tot the openiug of Cooper's Institute there. The opening ceremonies took place in the presence of the admiral end other ,officers of the British fleet. Ihere were crowds of natives present and the utmost enthusiasm was manifested. At the eon - elusion of the ceremonies a royal salute Was fired from the British warship with the resnit that the banging guns of the fleet so startled the horses attached to the sultan's carriage that they plunged and reared furiously, and were with difficulty restrain. ed by their driver from dashing away beyond control. The sultan bewildered by the roar of the ship's guns and alarmed by the terrified behavior of his horses coin- pletely lost his head , and, 'wringing to his feet, gaged around him in bewilderment for to moment, and then sprang from his car. riage, seriously injnring his legs (smi his head by the fall he ensthaned. 6.541101100019R6PRoa %Jacobs pRoMPT ICLoiC CURES PERMANENTLY hgumatism ACIATICA aCklikebeS allAches. nEURALGIAIL IT HA E QuAL. rr ISSAck inn