The Herald, 1904-03-25, Page 31
But It t Obel upon him—no food, no
sleep, no rest would bes take—this
•constant warfare that kept every
nerve strained. It seethed to him that
if ho once gave way,. ;even if only
for a moment—if : lxc '' opened Ms
heart to the dreadful sorrow await-
ing to be admitted—if he °Loeed his
eyes in rest --pie must die.. Colder .and
harder and prouder he grew, shut-
ting himself. and
'his' sorrow in icy
reeeerve ; and at. last Mute grew • so
znisserablle about him that she Beni:
for Evelyn.
• 1'. must. talk to you, Eve," sh'e
saxid, "o'r -my heart will break. I do
not like to distress my -husband—lie
le ill enough ; and if. Felix goes on
like this much 1ong,,er be. will have
a terrible illness, or he will cite.
What is the matter with iiim, Evo?
He does not eat or steels ; , he looks
like a •man who- has been stunned ;
•• he ;grows so hard and cold that 1
• am almost afraid of'him. He does not;
well open Ms heart to me ; he avoids
me ;he dues set even look at me—he
wiho used to Love me so well. What
is the matter with him, Eve ?"
- Eve looked very ' pale and sad,
her sweet face • was cloudeiL; but
Kate, in her distress, did not not-
ice it.
can tell you what is, the mat-
ter," she replied ; "I heard it this
. afternoon. Violet Haye has gone
to London to be married.;
` Kate cried out that it ,wvp,s 1m0os-
0bic—that• it could- not be -Violet
Hoye was betrothed to Felix. '
"It is so," said Eve; "Aunt Sane
told me about it this afternoon,
and, fearing you would be in great
trouble, I calm° to you at once.
Violet broke off her engagement
with Felix some short time since.
. and she is gone to London, to be
married.'
"Married to whom '?" cried Kate,
In hot anger for her boy's.sake.
•'1 do not know—she hors so many
admirers; but I • believe it is some
very rich man. Mrs. ITaye Is al-
most wild with excitement about
It. Silo 'told my aunt the day• be-
fore they starred." And then res
mlemberiug howl. helix loved Violet,
they both wept together.
t1 understand it all now," said
Kate. "My poor boy has hidden it
frons us lest we should know what
he suffered. Evelyn, dots heaven
punish treachery ?"
"1 aur afraid •so•," oho replied, gent-
ly. "You °Kay that Felix has grown
nava and cold. r'11 rue where he is,
hie c,t .en thee!' hearts—shut all tender-
n.esss,'• all love, all affection: _ ".away
from them. They change their whole
natures. To-$ueli persons. God's ileal
ing COMM n{on, curse, not a blessing.
"Such sorrow, pa mine nine: be a
cerise," be' returitei:d, sadly.
"By no means. You know the old
Saying, 'sorrows are bat blessings in
.disguise.' Who can say in after veins
what guise their Borrow may. wear?"
"But„ I loved her so dearly, Eve—,
and; 1lave lost lite". be Said.
"I know, that you ,loved her ; but,
Thelia, has there -never been ,a miss'
taken love ? II'ave you.. never heard
of, a ..man ' idealizing a *onion and
Worshipping in her virtues tha,t she
never possessed? The irerys fact
that Violet could prove false to -you
proves also•;that site w,as unworthy.
,of your love, that yon'thought her
possessed' of ',qualities quite - foreign
to her, and that she is not worth
all this •passion of regret." -
"I Loved her," was ail , be ans-,
wired.
"I know, dear friend, •T know,"
and Evelyn's voice wad sweet as the
cooing Of a. dove, '.`.and it , 18 de,
terrible . grief to you. Felix, :be-
cause we 'are' such dear and true
friends I am come to talk to you
about this sorrow. There are three
ways in which men Meet Borrow.
The w.ei>ekr part Of them fly at. once
,to drink, .to dissipation, to a reck-
less kind 'of `'despair; they have no
nobility. Yoe are above that. Oth-
ers harden themselves; they shut out
ail .love and sympathy from. their
hearts; they grow, cold and proud,
so that no kindly influence :reaches
them. Others — and, dear friend,
believe. me, these are the noble
onus — • accept sorrow, ' as part
of the discipline of life—as a gift sent
from Heavers. and While they accept
it with humility, they bear• it with
dignity. It makes them noble, grand-
er, and better. It is an education'
that prepares them for heaven:
Whileli of the tierce classes will you
join, Felix Qf'
"The last If 1 can, Eve," 11e said,
slowly. }Se looked at the Light on
Lor fair face.
"Believe me," she went on, earnest-
ly, "w,o shall not .know with we come
to die what great sorrows.do for us,
and then we dial' thank Heaven for:
them. There Is something weak aura
cowardly in the idea if being, beat-
en by any trouble. This world is :u
battlefield„ and we must fight nobly.
t,tilalt I maser go and see him.' The temptation to yield weakly to
"1 e:.ie at the oflice," replied Mrs. a great grief is one of the hardest
,Eon„a:tttta. "Do go to ]Tim, Eve. He svas~1 that comes to us. It would be so
always.: fond 01 yousalte alwttyS trust-
ed you. Go and try It you can com-
fortblm•'
'A slight sluieiow, of rain came over
the •esv.ent face. ; it gassed in a minute.
"Yes," she Kelt', 'thoughtfully, "he
that her= rlareiits ' had talked to tier gra,nde.tir for • which site ', had sold
and argued with hes •soffit she had tterselt;°Bats not the powei to soothe
been overruled by' them. Still at Lii. hers The eem'e'm•oon shewit inta,•the
fold --1111 but llimeelf—anew that
—Violet was going to ruar'ry' Sir
Owen ; it had been kept (parte socret
I'o 'some time, but' now the daywas
fined —the "fourteenth of September
-and there could' no longer be any
secrecy'.
.T. •ho whole place was in a ferment
over it. There , was to be a grand
dinner given to all the tenants, to
all the servants and dep; ndents ; and
the bell-ringers bad beentold liow
Ina,n3 times a inerry'" peal was to be
-rung on the old church hells in hon-
or of the, bride and bridegroom. The
only; persons wTxo. nothing of all
this ,. were ,the inhabitants of Vale
13'ouse—•tbe -invalid. 'Dither who saw
no or7but the doator,ttnd Eve Les-
ter, te'h:o k]ndly, industrious young
step -mother, •' and' the young ,loser, iliac., He saw the people; gayly dross
ltimsealf: Flo'. one eared. to speak to ed; all" going :in the.•saaue direction.
thein on such a subjeel and they" a ere He wondered ed ,lf there vas a,fete any -
'the 'ant '!to hear ,01 its Even Evelyn, where,' or ,.any fall+_ that he had for -
who never -shrunk from tremble, gotten. It was' the fouiteenth- of
September. — -no, , • ho could not
remeiiiber that it differed at all from
any -other day. IIe . sa;wsthat it. was
a very lovely; morning; there''was
bright sunshine, a. sweet western
wind, while all nature looked blithe
and gay ; still: he" doelcl • not -under-
stand the commotion • In -the' town.
room where Eve Lester knelt,her
fair face raised to the evening ekies,
praying; heaven to 11eIp the man she
loved through the bitter (tour of ills
pain and desolation. IC . elione into.
the room where Felix sat writing.
because he could not sleep and was
,unable to find rest in anything ex-
cept work. The silvery moon shone
brightly over all..
Felix 'worked until Ills tired eyes
could see no longer, and then he
put away Ills papers. He had busi-
ness for the morrow, and, if be could
not sleep, be said to himself that
lie might close his eyes and think
of that.
He went - to the office early the
next morning, and it stru.ek him
that there was an unusual stir in
the streets. A band of music passed
sln•unl from speaking .lo- them
.about it. '
• 7`elitt Wottdereil,, one .night when.
elle ' came ^to .Vale• fonse, why she
was so ^'kind, so.,tepder, and. clam-
' passionate to , him, whey she hov-
ered round him- like a mother over
a sick •child,• why ,sho. spoke such
low, earnest Words to him—so no- He went into his, office—even the
ble, so beatuiful, that his whole clerk Was not there.- •W lth'out loss
sbti1 "seas' stirred by ,them.! ' • of time • ile went:*work •busily at
"'xFelix," ,she. -Rad, "Listen to tliisti' his papers. Tia!' Surely he was not
mistaken as teethe.: ,chime •of the
-
olil church' be11s.sierady,•.rhes • were.
chiming pot an eve, xds.y obLme--
s'urely ho''lxeard- a burst 'of 'jubilant
melody, a clang. of „ At Siful •'sound 1
He opened. the ..window'un¢1' the rich
sunlit air. • ..-
'•It is like the 'sound dT • wedding -
bells," he rthbught`o
t '-•iximself, " but
no .. one hais 'been••'marrriecl. from
here." ' : . •
.There • was'• something patlie'tie•in
the• hhndsoneej: wondpriug• face lean-
'ing from the• wiridq , listening to
the• •bells that weer), ringing his
'death -knells
.He sail], to liinisr if that it was no
business of his, that she:must go
on Witte his. wet': ; litershould know
It Urea verse .1 read last night hi
,
it poem , of 'Adelaide Anne Proc-
ter's.; I copied' -it to' road, to yon
becauee I thoug;ttt it so • beautiful."
She was sitting by his, side in the
attitude that painters of old gave
to guardian angels; .se full' of love'
and protection., In her• sweet,
clear voice, she reach' to him: ,
much easier for you, n lix, to lie
down and die than to.do battle day
by clay, and ea have to live your
icrrow 4:town."
"Yes, it wouht, Eve," he replied.
"A soul that Ilas never ,suffered is
always it -lasts,: ilia. I will.go and 100 I but a pauny soul," she said. The.
what I can do fr: iiim," ; strong and noble soul is the one that
Eva, weaker! gently through the passes 'through the furnace of fire
warm. ; iient streets. Many hook^rl n.f- Ind comes out pure gold —not base
tor men ice she svcnt on lu'r n,i:: ion or metal or gold with an alloy —but
meyi:y.—after the tali, gx teaful fig- ; pure, refined, true gold. Phe myls-
tu'•o in the simple ietatoii,t dros11, 1111'i eery is hvhy. Men and women must all
plii,in, pretty• hat with the broad I suffer; but that we shall' never fa -
brim. 41n her fair, ,:wve+c:t face, as, she thorn. We only, know that Godsends
walked /hung, t1 &eking what she t pain—even to •$is best beloved Iie
should s7ly to him, a b'dutiful lig
&one+•,
She sent into the office without
any aainatuitement—She had done 'so
eines, dee was a. chile?. Only Felix sat
theme, his pale, haggard face 'bent
over his papers, a ebadows, like death
In his eye eze. He looked up in wonder
1t bis visitor. Eve, with, her sweet
Saco and :strange light upon it, looked
like, an angel conning to minister to
"Evelyn," lie said, "you are an un- find n. voice—it will die with me, and
expected visitor." be buried in my grave."
She went round to him and stood "What lia,s your sorrow clone for
by the side of Itis chair. you, Eve?" he asked settee a time. .
sends pain."
Something in the brave face and
the brave, patient voice touched biro.
He looked scup at her ss�u}ddenly'.
"Surely,., Eve," be said, "you have
bad no sorrow that you should spealai
in such a fashion,?"
She smiled, and he thought how
tike,ller face was to that of pictured
angels.
"Yes," ble said, " I have a great
sorrow; but It is dumb—it will never
"Felix," site said, "I know, what has
happened, and I am; come to comfort
1 out'
" •t"1oix fort ! 'Comfort scorned of
deavil,s,' the poet sings. Eve," he
la.uglied; "what comfort can you
give me 1"
dlo took the papers from' his hands,
and seas startled on that warm day
by ,find his fingers as cold as death.
,tidr,o held them in her own—her sweet
oyes Pilled with tears.
" sllcillx, you must not harden your I me."
Again game the beautiful light on
the sweet face.
"It bas opened my heart," sbe re-
plied, "it has killed all self-love, it
bas made my love and pity, every
one who has suffered, it has taught
me that life is but short and that
heaven is my true home." •
"It shall teach the the
same," he said, "if you will
hells rrie, Eve. I loved, her uo dear-
ly that my loss has almost killed
€ttc,af"t against me, dear. You must
not keep me outside it. We have
been such true friends—such dear
friends always. Do not be hard and
ookl and proud with mo, clear friend."
"1 'will not, Eve," he returned,
gently. "Ilene -en bless you, Eve!"
"Listen• to me a. little while, Felix,"
sho said, and her voice stole like
it strain of mace -t- music over his tired
soases. "No man can know a
greater sorrow than this sorrow of
years. The one you loved and
trusted hn,s deceived you. Violet has
been 'false to you."
ble ,shrank bank 'with a cry at the
ground of the words. Sho only; clasped
his hands tho mare, tightly.
"Never mind the plain, Felix," the
eiaid. "It is right that you should nta-
(u;stom yourself to hear the words
and not shrink- from• them. Violet
has peeved false to you. I kttovs how
you loved :her, and 1 know the words
cut a;ou like a sharp knife."
"It is true, Eve," he told her, In a
law volae; "it is quite true, She halal
forsaken tnec." ".
"It is a terrible sorrow," she said;
His pride anal self-control gave
way; he sobbed like a child.
"My dear old friend !" said Eve,
aod, as simply as a child night have
done it, she drew his head upon
11e1' arms and -the first teens lie shed
over the great sorrow of his life fell
kis dls ministering hands.
" Who is •the" angel that co'nieth ?
• Pain 1
Let us arise and go forth to greet
him,. - . -
• . ,Not in vain
Is the summons for••us to meet him:
. 110 will stay,. '
Arid darken our •sun •;
•lie will -stay
A'delsolate night, a weary day,
Since in that .egmelowl bur work is during' "the • till• . Why the : bells were
lone, t, rung. • He, Went to bis papers again,
And in .'bat ehaeloss;e
-ur crowns a:rt' but it , was impossible to write;
won• wll• 'h
• . the air s, us full:fulls.Qf• ••_•music*,
Lst uis ostay still Le hisbitteral- the gap • 'ews`eet chime' "rang
ice Out every moment. ' Ile • oould not
Slowly into .our hearts is poured— . Write ; .11.., was •s: thotigh•re: thousand
Blessed is he, that cometh • • gay and airy. ,shapes Wero'•flitting
In the name of the Lord !'" round • him- .!Shere was. 'one- consola-
tion—the"It is very beautiful,' hr Enix;t,i, when . be•11-ringing• could not last
-it must stop •soon. Ile could not
the ,sweet voice eea,snd—lt was as work with • t'hat 'Mad, ' merry music
though a,stra,in of solemn mu,sio -had iillirt •the air; but he could go and
died away—"very beiautiful 1 •I ohhtall ask 's heA. it alt meant.•
-
reme,mber the angel of pain, and It. eves strainge'ti1at •tfte first ,per-
aehow. iiim -a brave; faco, I hope, sxllen •son , he saw ages rt•he vicar's, wife,
.per -
he tomos;. Bat tell me why you taieirk lirs.''Hunter.� ••'He .asked her why the'
to 1n:^ iu this strain to night '?It may, bells were ringing,"and, weenielook
ba only my fancy, but ,it liars c,,eemed' ed 'et: tiro, leer eyes. filled :with tears.
to )1}0 that on the face of every roan:, • ;..Ishey ring .for ,so • many things,"'
and woman I have' inet to -day lI liar o ,.she replied, "hory can '1 tell• • which -
read pity ; it must be fancy, but it it . isea ' -
•
s0•em5- to' ine so strange." ' >1e' Massed 'on, Hurt as .he' •walked
She: could liege told hire that. every away she looked, at him eiasely,wliile
mails, woman • and • elaiTtl .ill . Lilfottl noiYsething• Bike` a sob. nose to,•. her
knew that on the.. atiorrow ', iolet lips. -
Haye was to marry. it Owen•. Sho Beautiful .women are • beautiful
could have told him also that theca fiends ,somet'inte„' 'said the vicar's
was none among them who. did nots wife to' 1lerself:•.ef would not have
fret sorry for Bim and indignant with [lone such a thing.;" •
her. Fella: •thoag;ltt' her strange ; but he
"I lied almost began to tear that Iiad almost •°crises to wonder n.t any-
the,re was; something fresh concern- thing. Then he met his olii friend,
Ing that unfortunate will," he. said Dr. Ludlow.' IIe stopped and spoke
—"people h ve b'en so strange with to iiim. '
me. It.cannot be my lovo story; no "I ought to be very busy with my
one 'knows all that. People all- Work," he•said., "but inose •bells dis-
Icnow, of course, that Violet has tract m0. ,.I .ho.we had to put away
gone away to London, but I do my writing.. ' tV.hat are they ring -
not think any one out of our own ing for, doctor?"
Household knows that she has brok- And the ]duel -hearted doctor look -
en with me." ed sadly at lain.
Eve could net tell him; she could "Have you 'not hoard?" he said.
help him ; she could strengthen his "No—I near so little—I am so
heart and has mind, but she could busy always. What is it for?"
not look at him and say, "To-
morrow will be Violet's wedding
day." She turned away - sick at
heart when she . remembered the
treachery, the cruelty, and the de-
ceit—sick at heart that she could
not take the w;h'ole burden uponbBabies are .not naturally trouble -
herself and suffer for him. She sDot some le boy should be bright, active
sayyve enough, "T,het she could not' and happy and a joy 'CO your horns.
to him : TJ1a girl • yourfor love pot 1VPon baby is troublesome you may
whom you are breaking heart
depend upon It ,ikon is some of the
thinks so little of you, so little of p
your pain, that she is going to many minor ailments bo.tbering him.
marry to -morrow, the man, above These can all be overcome by the
all others, whom you' dislike." use •bf Baby's Own .l'ablc:t$. Proof
She talked to hint again in the of this is given by Mrs. C. L. Mar-
shall, Falkland Ridge, NS, who says :
"I am pleased to state tbta,t I have
used Baby's Own Tablets for my
children with great Success. I
think the Tablets the very best medi-
cine for all the ailments of small
children and would recommend them
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Baby's Own Tablets erre consti-
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'Worry wears a man out quicker
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morning laziness, that wakes• it dlf-'
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CBII.P TIER ,XX.V
From that clay a change came
over Felix Lorvsctale ; lie went home
evert that 'lame evening an altered
tu,arr; 11e opene:cl hits heart to the
love and sympathy that Kate had
showed hint. The proud, stern cold-
0080 fell from him—he took the
children in his arms and kissed the
little faces. Ste saki to himself
that chiklree of his own would
never climb his knees—children of
Ills own would never gladden his
heart.
He did not suffer less —but it was
In another fashion now. Ire worked
harder than ever ; he said to him-
self that if it were possible lie would
drown his sorrow in the hardest
Work he could find. And yet .he did
not know the worst ; he only know
ate be Continued.)
TROUBLESOME BABIES.
same strain, of the grandeur • and
nobility of sorrow, 'the bravery • of
bearing pain, the cowardice of fall-
ing under a burden ; and then, when
she left him, she whispered to Irate:
"Be very kind 'to him 'to -morrow,
mad -re. He will ,stand .•orety, In need
of It."
But - eau Kate said not dream what
the words meant.
The harvest moon tlia,t night shone
dOLVn aeon many different scenes. It s1 iro¢', hrr.n.l; illy colds and destroy
crept into a, superb room in London, int; tint; im In feet there aro none of
where e Sir Owen, fitu::ihed with love 'Lb(' 111111"alin eat° of childhood
and seine, 1.0,14.1, with many an oath, •
to t choice circle of friends, how be which 111e Tablets will not cure
had, outwitted the lawyer and 0111.11 d Sold by diem:gi,te or may be had at
off his bridle. , "r,d• a box by writing, dilv:ct to Dr.
"X si;r.11 have soma fine amusement Williams Medicine Co., .Brockville,
with him wit :n I return to Gars- Ont. —�_ _. 1 ,
w,001," h,o re,edi. "Ho m'u,st have bacn
as vain as Narcissus himself to think. VERVE AND NERVE.
that any girl would prefer Tutu to
1118 fri•'.:nis ,1renk axis costly winos
an:1 ainpI •ualscl hi;n—orc:h; ignoble,s•n-
timemt, each meads idea—until they
could do so no longer.
The noon looker in at another win-
dio'sv—th,o will- tow of a mngiiif.cont
ohta.mb:ir, wllet'clu Iay all the details
of •c. superb bit 'nt costume --a lace
veil of ppri:ele,ss value,..a wreath •of
orange blossoms, mate satin shocs,
and white glove:', with a dress that
was a triumph o1 art. It shone on a
pretty w,hito bel wh"reon a young
tidy lay—on god a1 h:aii' that was all
disheveled and lying In s Ikon proflrr
Edon over the pillow" -- on a fair
and b^ar.utiful face all stained
with teems; for on this even-
ing • something like remorse Iiad
"no greater tsorrow, could have he- that Violet had broken her promise, come to Violet Haye, and she had
fallen yi' x. But, Felix, do not let it and declared it impossible to marry wept with a wild cry for the lover
harden yon. People treat the visita- him ; he had not the faintest notion Whom she had bartered for gold.
don of sorrow Iso unwiitciy. Some, that here was really any wealthy Even the diamonds, the costly gems,
ovlti�e¢t the sorrow fells to their lot, lover at hand. He believed firstly the rich finesses. the wealth , and
•
le THE LAND 0' CAKES."
Confections as Varied as Chrysan..
tbemums in Japan.
The, 'Japanese' are fond of sweet-
meats, and they possess the power
of making cakes and confections out
of -the m0 t impossible materials.
Tbeir artistic sense, too, enables
diens •to give, a certain beauty even
to these perishable dainties of the
table, Where natural forms are Imi-
tated both the design and coloring
of the lea or flower are carefully,
copied from titer original.
.J:apaneise cakes are divided Into
two classes, the soft and the hard.
The•"soft kind are made of beans,
pounded into a, pulp and well sweet-
ened. This pulp is enclosed in a cov-
ering of•rice'dough, white in its nat-
ural, state, but usually tinted with
some delicate color. Some are round,
soim?. are Ufa -mond -shaped, and some
in the term .of leaves and flowers.
There is one curious cake, frith o.
n1a,50 of brown bean pulp folded In-
side -al• thin layer of rice -dough and
wrapped in• a. leaf. When there is
a full moon tho ecntimenta:l 'Japan-
ese take 'evening walks to enjoy the
s'glit of it.;,and every here and there
itine•ra,nt venders of sweets are cry-
ing, `•T,sukinii (tango!" "Millet cakes
for looking at the moon !" 'Fuse
cakes are mane round, of miltet-
ddongh, with or without bean -pulp in
the centre. T,i;ey are usually eaten
warm.
¶1:e hard cakes are made of sugar
and rice flour. They are dry emir,
powdery, like the biscuit that the:
Ecu Queen gave to A1'cc in ''Through'
the Looking flaw.' Another famous
c,a1.e, "A soba," is a sort of macaroni,
made from buckwhtiat. I1 is boiled
till it Is soft, served in a, largo bowl.
and eaten with ,say. A mountain of
"salsa" speedily .becomes rs molehill
under tl:e vigorous attacks of a hun-
gry Japanese armed with chopsticks.
Beans are used, too, for making
jelly --either nice little round lumps
of, c:1o,r, tra; •spare::t j:,lay, or a th'ek,
dark red stuff, called "yokan,' made
like very thick blanc -mange. ',ilius Is
cut into strips and eaten with chop-
sticks, or taken into the fingers; it
is one of the best nsveetmeats in the
world, and Is regarded as very re-
fresbing; and strengthening. "Ame,"
or "mizu-ami°," is a sweetmeat ra-
ther than a cake, and is a thiel:
lirlulcl something like molasses. It is
made from tvheat and is delicately,
sweet, with no suggestion of medi-
cine about it, though Japanese doc-
tors insist that it has the cora-•;
bined virtues of malt extract and'
ockl-liver oil. Besides the liquid form,
it is also made in solid oblong pieces,
very much like the '1nrkish %vest-
rue,a,te that are sold in the streets of
American cities.
A newspaper woman in a New Eng -
lend town was sent to report an enter-
tainment where amateurs sang, recital
and did other stunts. In her account of
the affair the womiul wrote:
"Mrs. Blank sans two solos with hair
usun 1 nerve."
"See here," railed the editor; "yna
mean 'verve,' don't you?"
"If you had heard the singing," said
the woman reporter, "you certainly would
know that I wrote it correctly."
"But it will make Ivfrs. Blank angst'
and we shall 'probably hear from her."
"Tell her that it was a typographical
error. That swill appease her wrath, and
all who heard her efforts will commend
the paper for its truthfulness."
"And so it came out in the
"Nerve." -New York Press.
paper,
Did you ever know a woman -whose
shoes,- according- to her own •statement,
were not two or three sizes too large?
DAMASCUS GUN BARRELS.
The Damascus gun barrel is manufac-
tured only at Nessovan ,:, near Liege,
Belgium, while the steel barrel is made
in Liege. Every barrel must under the
law successfully withstand the Gov-
ernment test before it is admitted for
sale. The g unbarrcls are made by the
workmen in their own homes and are
delivered to the merchants, who com-
bine the parts for the markets. It is
the universal understanding that the
United States is the best market for the
cheap grade of gulfs. 'L'lle two towns
sold $273,000 worth to the United
States last year.
DISAPPEARANCE OP THE 5011001.
BULLY.
Dr. Haigh -Brown, the master of the
Charterhouse, whose Seth birthday has
just been celebrated, says the Westmin-
ster Gazette, is one of talose taking the
view that athletics are not overdone m
modern school life. With the absence o£
games, he once observed, there would be
much more time of bullying and worry-
ing, whereas we now, hear nothing of the
bulla.
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