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J- THE PAINTER OF PARHA; â€" OR, â€" THE MAGIC OF A MASTERPIECE' •Oh. iRiiljcll \ou will Ui»l tell biiu wli.il 1 Imve " "lIuHh! 1 «h;ill tell him nothln^•. He is nolliiiig lo mo; bu h:is mver Idfil iiiivlhiiiK luoli! llmii one nuimiK bunclivil"s,(>r frlendHâ€" ;ill held equal in my regiinl. M.nlelim, tlo .you le tru» 1(1 u»« and I will lio trup to you. And aw I will tell yuu what bad moved at' »o deeidy when you caiuo inio I be IwiniiiiB-ixKim. tjignor Zaiioni lyul biia telliiii? m« the «li>ry of Ins life. It wim the moat affwtiiig story I over heiir<l. I (Tik'e liiui my ayinpathyj and I fmve to Hviiipalhy my tears. ''•"|''' you iiorrow lui." l>it of trouble. lbi> »iKa.>r is the very .s<juI of truth and honor, (ind vou should know whether 1 am eapahle of piurtectinK my o«n gaod name anil rejiulalion. "There I Not uliotber word on the Bul)jec!t. Vou will he ready to set forth, UB 1 have said." , ,â-  The du.tuia promised; and shortly afterward the i)riui.eB.s left her. Am hour later, and while the ajfed oompanion wan jolting ready to ac- company her mi<*liesH. Marquis hlef- funo Roiijfht her auain. •Oh, Kint'or Marquis!" th" iH>or wo- man eried, when ho ha<l reniindeil her of the signs ho hid delected in ln-r face and in her manner, ami had driv- en her into a corner where she roust m,ike aiMn»er, "I assure you, on my word, it waK nothing. 'I he dearprin- C!Hs has explained it all. and ' •ill! IHd you tell her â- " "I told her nothing. It wan shi' who first Hiioke of it to mf. Kl"' s:":' " all. and 1 only anR.v.ired her que-slions â€"no njore. 'Jhat. is true, sjgnor.'" ••M.idelvn. look niM in the eye I >ow, t.ll me wh.it wua it the princess ask- ed you ?â- ' ..,11 •â- .She asked me how .Mh.- had looked when I ciine into the painting-room wh re sbj ;.nd .Signor Zanoui were ; and Hold hiM." And thin IhB Marquis went on ; nor did he give it up until be had gained from the utieily bewildered and de- moralized woman the whole story, ^be told him al.out th.' pallor and Icurn; onl Kbe even told Ibal the girl bad Um'u evidently startled at the inter- ruption, and had tii.d lo hide her face; hut to he sure she did not kno-.v â- he iviiH telling it. Also she let out the coK'iition in which sbu found tbo artist; ami, in her eiule.ivor lo picUirn his kindness and solicitude and hi.s uu:viely in tlie piinces,iH ljih:ili, she so far overdid it im to betray more to hi'r e.ipcr lialener I bin she ImU over thought oi couc. ived of. •'Uui. fcign;>r iVlaKiuis," she cried, in th.' e.nd, laying her b.md upon his arm. "r.-meiubcr thisâ€" she explained it all. 'J'h..re w.is no h.irm, no lUouifht of evil; all w.iti cKur aiid !drnpb\ and only a m.in wbiiS' own heart was bad could sre ; nylhing wrong in it." •You di'ur obi s;iiul I' siid Stcffano. with a light, cour.stf laitgh, "it is all right, lil.s-i yoti ! I see nothing out of the way in aiiy of itâ€" iiolhiupr at all. I am glad you have told lue. for no^v uiy mind is ua.iy. Ah I you are in a hiirry. Well, I Ii.lvo but one more word to say. Don't you l.oirow any trouble, und don't you interfere. 1)« »uri! the dear princess is able lo take caro of b»r.sell. t)f course you may « c Mhal they do; the veiy natuie of your office requins you lo do that, but you will not interfere. Irbould you do so it could only lrrii;ite Isabel und'woiil'l ilo no good. You umbr- m.ind me I ' •Vis Marqui.i. 1 think I tlo." "Then 1 will leave you to go your wpy. And once more, my good Ala- delon. I think you will (ind it for your interest lo keep the know letlgij of out' conference to youiself. ' Hlie Kignifieil tii.it she should do no; and UiMin ibal lie letl her, and made his «'ay ti bis own apartments, wbi re, if we folloiv him. we may iliscovei what he meant by the »l range c^iurse be ap- pears to have (•nleied upon. ilis aiHirtmmli were on the second floor ol a wing of the dnc.il iiabiee. overlooking the riier. They had been fui nisbi.'d by tb- duke e.\preasly for \\\» brotht r'H use. No paiais. no e.\pen.se id' labor or money, bad been spared. Tbey were, in (act. more siiniptuous, nmie taKli'fiilly arianged, more luaulifully deooialed. and mote coiurorlably (urn- islo'd thin were Ib.isr ol I be duke bini- Bi'lf. Antonio bad been conical lo take the quarters i>f bis father and of his f.'ithei's father; to take, them as Ibiy hail lake.n lln'.m; and be deemed Ibrm giKid I'lnoui-'b. Uuiing tlie tew brief ye;irs of bis man led life, be bild thouglil of buildijig .in enlirely new Ki'cti'in for bis dearly licloved wife and biinsi'lf, but her early death had put an end to the dream. Ill) intiiklucing Ibe duke lo the I'eiuleD we made n i mention ol bis baviiig been married. Jle took In himself a wifel u young and beiiuliriil girl, u bom bu loved dearly, .'uid who bad loved bini equally as well, two years befoie be assumed the ilucal .scepter. One hborl year she lived to ligbteji the caies ofi office and lo brigbleil and bless his life, Hnd then ileal h took bur from liiin. lie had never thought of luarriiiKe ftgiiin. ."â- "teffiino rnaehed the apartment which h>> made his (Miiumon reception and lounging room, and there threw biniseif into n ctiaii. •'.Now, uiy de.ir coiLnt, I think 1 hav« you on the hip I" be exriaimed alouil, al the sinio tune smiting his hand uih ca\ his knee. As sure as faith, the ' â- prinecHS has follQn in love with the ',uain't<'r. T knew sh>i would. Zounds I Think of liie offers of marria^^e that tiavj-.bei-a n)K^e. h»c->t^ we»Uli'fst no 1^ lihsl'; 'iviKl many of (hem young a( that, \\'Iiy has i<bi refused tbem. turning fr.im them all though thiy were obnoxious^ It wiis not be«'auso iihe had not the heart for love. No; for I can swear her heart ia a very magazine of inflam- mabbi material, wanting only the spark \,. lire it. At first 1 was surpiis- ed. puzzled ; I could not understand, but I can see now. .She was wailing for her idealâ€" for the man who com- bin"d with manly beauty the gift of Intellect; who could soar with her in- to the mystic realms of art a.nd iitcra- 1 ture and science. i 'lial and she has found him I Por- I dition seize the fello.v I I h.ite him. and 1 owe him deadly vengeance; aye. and I mean to pa.y him tool Yet I mu.sl admit be is the b.'indsomesL man i I ever H iw, an! I doubt not be is won- ; derfuliy well educated. i' faith, I 1 kirjw liim to lie a finished swordsman, I iiji I I nm Avilling to bdieve he is brave and gallant. Yet, ob, how J hate bim! I L t iiim serve my purpose with Is.ibel. '.ind we V. ill m.ike an end of him. I I must bring alH.ul a meeting between him an I l)<'naru. If I can only stir the count up to make an attack, the paint- er may fight. Per IJaccol He must bo a different man from what I take him »o lie if be will not fight. Ayeâ€" 1 have it. lie (li.sirmed me because much win? had shaken my nerves. Cui- seppe aill be ste.uly and cool ; and the man who meets him at sword-play must look to liims'lf. 1 think if the painter were piLsbed hardâ€" if a man like (iiii- s-ppe flen'irii were lo openly insult bim and attack him; or even were he to grossly insult and cbulb nge him, the fellow would fight, not w itlistaniliug the terrible prn ilty the law would in- flict u|Kin him in ciis> he should kill liLt antag.^nist. And if they should fight. I hough the cunt would give his opponi nt warm woik, yet, in the end, I .am very sure the painier would Jiill him." "I^iti MiM-col' he exclaimed, with a »t.irl that shiHik his fnyne at every joint, •'rtliat a consummation that would be! Zanoni sball kill Count i>naro. and then the headsman will kill Zunoni I And then, ah I and then lie rose from his seat at this {loint ain 1 iMiced to and fro a time in silence. At bnglh he BtoiJped near the center of the loom and finished the .sentence which h" had broken off so abruptly. •'.\nd then, my ch.irming cousinâ€" C4iii.sinl Hot hoi lb:it is g<iodl I wonder, if our genealogical line could be traced, how far we siiould l>e found removed? Ob. but »h" is beautiful, ami she is weallliy, anil b;-r wealth 1 son ly need. ,Vli I let th.- duke 1 ul know that she has really and truly ijiveii her love to the (lainter, and let that |iainter kill our gallini count, then the extcu- ti:>n r removes the |>ainter ; and behold, kIm is mine I j\liue, as sure us fate! W'vlU this- two removed, let me con- vince Antonio that the girl hail really loved tlie plebeianâ€" thai she bad been ready and willing to flee with bim to a loreign landâ€" and he will give mu her bind, 1 am sure. "Yes, I want her money. I doubt if there is an heiress in the dukedom mi wealthy. Her estate of Varona i» woilu more Ihiu a million crowns. I heard the duke sjieaking of the income of thai islalo; he set it at more than .MM' 111 scud i. Mercy on us I What a left for me! .Vud, by beaven 1 I can bring it to paK^ ! Let me but catch thi' lair piincisi in the trap and I will venture the r>«l. And noiv, to prove it, there must bo a way. Aye, and 1 will fin.l it. â-  lie then reHiimcil bis seat and bent his bead uinni hi.s hind; and thus h" sal for n long lime, buried in iirofouud- est thought. •Suild.nly he started as though a pet- ard hud buiM.ed at his feelâ€" sturti d first to i.n upright posture in bis seats his hinds half r.iised and tiglilly clos- ed; lii.s sensual lips compre.s.s-d ; his eyes, with a wild, friKhlened glare, gra.iiig Klraighl into vacancy, a;? Ihougii a ghost had aiqieared' in that ilireciian. Anon he aiosn lo bis feel an. I Biuoto hiM hands together. ll.ily Mother! What can it mean.' Is it a wild fancyâ€" a freak of imagiiitt- ti;inâ€" or is it naif .lly ."niu Marco! 1 miisi know. Wtiicli way sb.iU 1 turn f 1 "under what .\utonio could tell me ( •Shall I \enture? i'shaw I what dan- ger c.in iuipend I" A few minutes he passed to and fro ibeltn'^lb Oi I he rcioin. and lb ii went out, taking bis way toward the audi- eiii-e chaailjer. It «as time for tlie duke to have finished the hearings lor the day, and he ho|><^d to (ind bim in bis private closet. Ho was not disaii- p.,inted. 'Ibis cliwet was a small apirtni al. foimiiig an unti-room to the large chamber of audiimo. whither I ommitlee.ssomelinies reimiied for con- Hult.ilion, and where the duke might confer with one or more iiiteieslod per- »>ns on a subjeni noc for the public. .\n 1 here .^-teflano found his grace, ing.iged ill woiking over bi.s minutes of the hu.Hine.>is of I lie day, and alone. " \ntonio, do. I disturti you I H 1 tlo iKsitate not to say no." •'.Not lit all, .'•^tetdino, if you will not detain Mie Itmg." "Only a few minutes. " ".Ml right. Sit down â€" there. Now gv> ivn. U hat is it I" "I will tell you." the marquis gave just a moment lo the arranging of his tb<>ught.s. anil tlicii went on: 'Last evening at the tbiater 1 was appealed to by three young ladles lo enlighten tbem on what they deemed an import- ant iKiint. They were admirers it proved, of the worka of .Signor Znnoni. the jKiinter, and they had had a dis- pute with regartl to the land or realm that gave him birth. One said he was born in Milan; and anctther said in Home; and another declared it to have U'eu.fienoa ; w hi!n '.: forth who was not py(>«Vi;|it, had li^en (Kwilive that Italy w'ls not bis native Itind lit all, but that he h.id fir.st .seen the light in ^ii|Hiin. (if ouurs'i I could not decide for tbem. but I told them that 1 thought I could find the Hulutitm. and, it 1 did, 1 would in- form thettt. "So, trot her, I have come to you, thinking you might possibly know something about it. " •'in Iced, tteffano, ' returnetl ibe duke thoughtfully, and with a touch of real interest in lone and manner, "I know- nothing regarding it. I know (hat he has lived for a little time at !â-  lorence ; and I think he sjient a year, or more, in 'Venice; but be came from Home when he cume hither; and I have al- ways heard him spfak of Ktnui- as his home. I-'ut," he added, alter a little paus', during which he.' appeared to bo taxing his memory, "since you have m-nlioned .'^pain. I call to mind that there is. in certain wonls on his tongue, a decided .Spanish accent. Aye !'â€" with a brightening of the lyes and a quick flushing of ih" cheeks â€" "and f now remember another thing: I have heard bim uiieak of fpanish art OB of an old-limo acquainlance ; and â€" I rm very sure Lis first les.sons ia [Kiinting were from a pupil of Muiillo'a and at JIadrid." "Jljidrid ! ' echiH'd the marquis, with a start that shook him from top to toe. ••Yes. Hut â€" why does it slutlle you s> .strangly f ' And the duke regarded liim curiously, 8teffano laughed. It cost bim an effort, but he managed to tarry it oft without breaking down. "It struck me as il did, liecausc of a remarkable story- a story w ilb a ghost in itâ€" which one of the ladies told last evening, about a celebrated painter of that very city. At this juncture they were interrupt- ed by Iha entrance of a secretary. "Y'ou will have lo excusi me for the iires'-nf," .\ntonio siid. "I'.nr." he add- ed, after bis brother had ai isen, "we may deride, I think, wherever the man of whom we 'have ticc^n 6i>eaking may have first seen the light, that he spent I goo lly portion of bis youthâ€" perhaps to adult manhoodâ€" in fpain. At all events 1 .s,afely say. he received hiii first lesson in the art there." .\n i with ih'ii th" marquis withdrew. The moment he found hiiuslf .safely abin-' he stopped, with an expreision on his dark face and a far-away bxik in his wide-ojien staring eyes as though he siw, in the dim distance, an object that teriilied him. ""It can not be 1 " be «;»id to himself, after a time of thought. "No. .noâ€"' lb- grave swallo'ved bim up long ago 1 I'sb.iw ! I am growing nervous. A draught of win- will do me good." CHAPTKR V. Juan Zanoni hid arrangetl his eusel t>i> as 10 liiing his canvuH iuio a proper light ; had mixed upon his palette the c«lo.s he would wi.sh to use. and was standing belore the pietuie, his eyes seemingly fixed U|Kin i'. but without seeing il. It wus mi Ibe face there ouluiied that he saw. nor yet the (ace that had ueeu its model; hut another, and a different â€" a (ace to bim with an apothioiui, and, Ibink and struggle as he would, he could uul ttrive it from his Ihiiugbts, tio.u his inner conscious- I n.ss. Il was fixed theie and il would i not be uiiminated. bumelbiug tod him that he would not much .onger be permilied lo copy (rom tbo dear (ace of the; I'rincesit l»u- liel. His deep and all absorbing love- the iove Ibal bad b;'.o.ue .1 p,irt o. Irs ) life â€" this bad first led him lo the lie- I lief, and the adventure of tbi.< previous |eveniu,j had conlirmed it. If ihitL'ouiil I Uenaro had serioasly o ijeotrd to her jvir.iiing bis Biuli.>â€" of course ihe l^ul^- ji'Ct bad lieeo iut4>.ed U4ld Oihers had spoken of It. The iullueuce of .Stt;f- fano i'ainese couul no. l>e greai. yet as a brother oi" the girl's guardian â€" al.so as a relative ol tbj loved one her- self â€" bis opiositiou woulil have its weight. Aiilurully, the conflict with the mar- quis would be talked aboul and would teach the ear of ihe duke. A t>eeuiing fight with deadly weaix<ns. and one of ihe parlies a brother of the reigning piiiK'e. would lie sure lo take wings antl to assume HtartUug pioioniona Zanoni's fear was that, in whatever sbaiie the story miglii reai-h the ears of ihe duke, ihe name of bis beaulifu'. ward would lie mi.\ed up with it. I'hat, alime would be sufficient lo put a stop to the lady"s visits, and, per- haps to her .siliings; though his gi lee might ask bimâ€" ihu artistâ€" lo lake bis wmk lo the pala'.e. The paiuler';; ihoughla were wander- ingâ€"now upon the fiay on the river"s bank, and. unuii, to the uiioibeosizetl face â€" when ihe priuces.s and her du- enna ai rived. Zanoni was master of himself in the old servitors presence; and Isatiel, meeting bis calm, (liendly UA>k, wa,s equally calm and tranquil. .Viid beie ibe uriisi received a les- son. He caught th.' quick, sharp Itsik of the duenna â€" caught her eyes, with a livU-lale light in ilienn fixed on him- self; then tbey shot towartl the prin- cess, with a peue\raling gaze, again, upon biinseif, aftei which she .seeiueil lo lie trjing to see loib at one and the same t.ine. Had she saitl to him: "1 musi wall h you. because 1 have been bidden." she woultl not have be- trayed her purpose more plainly. However, Ibe princess got rid of her aftei a lime â€" sent her off into the waiting-n tint, and the do;>r was closed lietween tbem. with a heavy curtain hung against it. "1 suppose I can sit," the fair jno<lel said, trying to smile as she siioke. '" Vesâ€" eeilainly. W'e have nolbirig to do now with tlie piKsition." Thus s|ieaking Zanoni ttnik up the jialetl* and two or three In usbos; but Iki did not offer to touch the color ho had so c^irefully preparetl. A little while ho stiK>d, with the implements of his caUing. in his hands; then a iMir- ceptibte tremor shook his dame; his lips quivered, his eyes grew strangely bright with a warm and liquid light. Tear* were fathering in spile of bis ut- niiKst endeavor to keep them liack. At length the spell was brt>ken. He laid the pttletto and pencils iKick on the table and turned toward the sitter. "I'rincessI I can not I 1 can not! My hand will not oliey my will (o psint. Pardon me 1 Ub. pardon I but I muat speuk. "« He stood liefore htirwith his hands t ltisi>ed gazing »t her through tear.s that were well-nigh refvdy to fall. "Ui»: Piincessl Wildly, passionate- ly, madlyâ€" yet, oh! bow d««ply and trulyâ€" loved 1 With this, perhaps. last avowal from my lips, shall we regard the words sixiken yusterday as having never found utterance I Shall we be as we were 1.16 fore f Beflect, think of it all; l(X>k at the situation! calmly and understandingly. â€" at your exalted sit- uation; at my lowly, humble lot, my poverty and my garb of toil. Rememti- er., too, that were we to th^nk of mar- riage we must leave the land that gave you birth. To me it would be nothing, the wandering to another clime,, but oh, think of what it would mean for yout I.sabel, 1 mu,st not; I dare not. f will leave Parma; lean not live here when â€" when â€" " To be Continued. UNCLE SAM"S TOMMY ATKINS. He I* Vew !â-  XumlK-rs bal a Fine Fellow Pbyslntlly. Wo are so accustunoed to thinking and speaking of the United States as a "Greul Poiver" that it is apt to lx> forgotten that L'ncle Sam's army num- bers barely 25,000 men of all arms. There is no reserve, and the Stale militia, answering roughly to our vol- unteers are neither iu '.he pay nor un- der the control of the Federal autbori- t ies. The army proper is scattered over a Rpace of country nearly the size of Eu- rope; and Is biukeu up Into isolated detachm nts of one and two comi>ajiies each. Th.' m-n are used to gueriiliii In- dian warfare, ouJ are excellent scouts and generally first-rate shots. Of battalion drill, however, ih'y know little, never having had the opportu- nity of practising it; llie same may be said of bri^^de or divisional move- ments. This is scarcely .surpri.sing,for it is rare, indeed, that two regiments lie within manoeuvring DlJlA.NCi; Oi' O.Ni: ANOIIIER. Physically, the Yajikee "romniy At- kins" is .1 fine fellow enough; deep- chested, lull-throated, and hard as nails. You Mill never (ind, in a Unit- ed States regiment, the under-sized weakiin^K so common in many armies, Ihe reason is thit the high rule of pay attract to the colours many more recruits than are actually required, of whom, of courhe, omy the liest are en- listed, formerly m'O of any nation- ality were accepted, provitlod they ful- filled the ueces.sary physical require- ments and were willing to take the oath of allegiance. Of late years, how- ever, oniy Amei ican-born citizens arc sujiposed to be sworn in. Nevertheless fully o'\ i>er cent, are of foreign ex- traction. The term of tnlisiment is for five vears, the iwy for l he first two years iein^; at the rate of »i;» (Jf'i 12s.)c a month. Durinot his third year of ser- vice the soldier gets iU, «!.'» during his fourth an.l 81ti during bis fifth; while, sh .uld he decide to re-eng;ige for another five years, his pay is rais- ed to .$"-'0. (£1) a mi nth. Corporals and sergeants (fet $2 ami Ji> a luoniU ex- tra rcsiiectively. tn addition to bis ordiniry ixiy, which, it .should be borne in luinil, is sub.ject to no lU-duction whatever, each man is credited on en- listment with a sum of $200. (£10) "clothin? allowance. ' This sum is sup- posed to provide him wilh uniform, blankets, and underclothing during his five years' service, ami he receives in CAtnh, "uhon taking his disch.irge any Iki lance he MAY HAVK BKb;N ABLE TO SAVK. In addition he gets al>.ut £Vi "de- ferred pay, " an 1 a considcratile sum for travel lin;; expenses to the place where h- joined. Uiaiipline is very strict. All offen- ces are punishable by court-martial; individual officers having no ptiwer, as in ihe liiitish .service, to 'tell oft" an offender. There are no military pri- sons .ittached to the frontier iiosts. and the offender Ls kept in tht,- t'uirtl- room at night, and Kent out to tlo "fatigue dut\" about the camp by tlay. To prevent iiis running away a thirty- two (Kiund shot is fastened by a chain to bis left leg; and. iu addition, a i-entry, armed wilh a loaded rifle, is placed over him. with instructions lo shiKit him if he attempts lo tun. As has .already Iven staled, the men are, almost without exception, excel- lent shots. Th? reason for this is not far to .se.'k. Stationed (or the most part in a wild and unsettled country, rifle-practice, confined wilh us, so far as the in lividuil soldier is concerned, to a few weeks in each year, is with them uni-^asing, Th-re are no costly rani^s to inaiulain, nor is it necessary to erect liutts. 'The target, a pivper one on a framework of iron, is svt np outside the fort stixikade, and the .Hciuads go down and blaze away th«>ir hundreds of rounds liefore breakfast. Itesides this (here is usually more or less giiiw^ in the vicinity, and hunting luirlies are constantly iieing organized. This, then, is I he. t yv>e of man w ho will find himvU fai-e to face with the ( rooiM of Spain, and Ibot the Y'ankee will, man fur man, more than hold his own no one'Vjio known hiin cun for a moment doubt. THE WOUNDED IN BATTLE. HarxcoM Take as Bis tluBCM •• JkMjmm* Elite, It has been calculated that id all th» nuval battles of the world since I8ij2 the pro{>ortion of persons killed and wounded in the first twenty minutea only of the engagement averaged SH per cent. This pcrcentag-e certainly will Ije more than doubiod in the sea fights of the present war. In a ship carrying 460 men. from 25U to 300 wili be killed or disabled in the first quarter of an hour, fo lake an example. One shot fired by a Chinese ship at the battle of Y'alu. striking a Japanese cruiser, fairly killed and wounded one hundred and Iwiy men. la the conflLiioa. carn- age, fire and terror there is no lime to minister to the wounded. Kor them, indeed, there is hardly any chance of escaping death. The deck iie- iog swept by a. ....mlinuous storm of bursting; projecliies, there is no oppor- tunity to cany iheni be.o*-. While the combat is al long range., and the casu- alties few, they caA be laid behind lb* turrets, but wben the tuition i.sat close quarters, no alleatton can i>e paid to them. It should be explained that in an engagement at cb.ise quarters the bat- ches are closed with .so-called Ixiitla plates and no wounded can possibly be passed below. Mvanwhile aii parts of th..' ship abc've the armour belt, which only extend.- four feet above the sur- (a.-e cf the water, are Iieing riddled by gun-fire, and the number of casuailii^a is necessarily eDoriuous. Id such an act "ion at least one of the ves.sels engaircd is likely to be sunk, and that means death to all on l>i<ard of her. Her own boats have l.een knocked lo splinters early in the coni- baL and the siime fate has befallen the boats of her atlversary. so that the lat- ter, even if not otherwise occupied wi>ul<l not have any means of picking thi drt't^ning men up. fhese sugges- tions will make it evident that very little is to be done by* the medical de- partment in a lucdern sea fight. It is only utter the >o:iflict ba,s como to an end that the sur^..'oas, if they are still alive, find an opportunity to perform their duties. Surgeons, though noa-combatants, take as big chances as anybody in an up-to-date fight, la the battle above ins'^anctHl. Ihe compartment occupied by the da-tor of a Japmese ship was cleaned out by an explosive shell, and he and all bis wtiunded were utterly destroyed. A BLACKSMITH'S STORY. lie ii4-rniue *« Knn Down Tlinl Work Wn« .iline„l lni|Hi-.»llile-.|ll.< IVhole llixly Karl.rit Ullh PhIu. I'njm the Uridjj 'water Enterprise. Mr. Austin I'ancy is a well kn m-n blatdisiullh living at Paker Si itl.-ment a hamlet aliout trn miles from Briilge- water. N'.S. Mr. Fancy Ls well kit nvn in the locality in whii h he liv-w He is amilh'T of th- legiou whose restora- tion to h-'alth addn to (hj popularity of fir. AVilliams" Pink Pills. Mr. Fancy r-.Tateil his .-.tiry of illness and renewed health to areiorier of the Knterprise, as follows-â€" " During th,- la.st winter, owing. I suppose, to overwork and im- pure bljol, I bwanie very much re- duced in flesh, .ind had severe lains in the musi-les .ill iver my body. I felt tired all th • time, had no appe- til,\ and often felt so low spiritetl that I wi'^Ued myself in another world. .Some of the time, necessity compell- ed me bo undertake a little work in my blacksmith ship, but I was not fit for it, and after doing the job, vv lul 1 have lo lie down; indeetl lof- ten felt like faiiitin^-. I was advised to try Dr, Williaiu**' Pink l ills, and after usinij a couple of lioxes. I felt a decided relief, i'bo pains began to alsile, and I felt again as though life was not all dreariness. Uy the tim* I had u-ied six boxes I was as well as ever, and able to do a hard day's work at the forijc without fatigue and thoie who know anything alKiut a black- smith's work, will know whT.t this means. Those who are not well, will make ii'i mistak" in looking for health through ihe medium of Dr, Williams' Pin'i Pills. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure by going to the root oi the disease. They renew- and builtl up the blood, and strenijthen the nerves, thus driving disease from thv system, .\void imita- tions l>y insisting that every tjox you purchase is en -losed in a wrapper l«>ariui; the full trade mark, "Dr. Williams" Piuk Pills tor Pale People." AN t;oonomicat> stove. Young Hu.siiandâ€" Well, -my dear, did you succeed hn finding a stive to suit you ' Young Wif»â€" Indeed, |I did. Such good luck 1 1 got fi stove th«t will never ctvst us ill cent tor coal. 'I'he dealer said it wias H self-feeder. AN KVIDENT SCARCITY. Jinksâ€" Has tb«\re been any scarcity of money tin Kurope sineei the wiar with Spain Iieg.tn ? Winksâ€" There wa-s with lua. I had lo come bttck|in Hie steemga. HOW TO CURE CATARRH. .% Ilumrl.f Ri'Uieti.f WItlilii (Iu- Krucli a K»er> Sufferer of Thl» Itrcaii l»l^t•M^e. A New- York gentleman who read that a Paris physician considered lemon jui.e a specific cure for nasal catarrh and who was a sufferer from this disease, has this to siy about it: 1 quartered a lem^.n and stjueezed in- to u gobk'l the juice of one of the pieces through a coffee strainer to keep out the seeds and fibre, antt added a! much salt as ci.>uld kt piled on a sil- ver quarter, filling the goblet with warm water. As it is a popular li*- lief that if a iUse;ise of this nature is driven (rom one pa.rt of the .system it re»pi>ears in another. I gargled .and swallowed half a do/.en niouthfuls to keep the throat and stomach t red from infection, and snuffed the remainder vigorously up Ihe nostrils, pressing a linger against the nostrils alternate- ly during the opei-atiyn. This was in the morning, just Ivfoie my regular daily bath iu tei>id water. After the bath 1 now made it a rule to rub my chest, atidomen, thrvxit and head with a coarse towel sufficiently to get up an at^tive outside circulation.. . Il is no winonths sim-e I have seen (he slightest symptt>m of nasal catarrh, nor has the dreadful disease re-ap(i«ared iu 'the stt>mach, the thiout, or any other I part of the system. - (' ^ ^ .^ii../- ii^j^ XLv