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THE PAINTER OF PARHA; _ OR, â€" THE MAGIC OF A MASTERPIECE. "Once. Duke, when the count had maile two ur thrco rui>id and impel u- OU.S lunges, 1 cillod upon him aguin tu desist, and I usud liiiiguuge like this. Said I: 'Count, if you persist, If you driv» me to the verge of dan- ger to myself, I shall kill you.' These words, whi<;h in the great anxiety of the moment I meant for a solemn warning, never, so help me heaven I drtMiming of doing him mortal barm, the marquis would torture into a deadly threat on my part. I ask you, do you l)elievn me "t ment that the officer ha<l arrived from the council chamU'r, and that his pris- oner was demanded. "Duke!" siiid Zoooni, speaking quick- ly and eagerly; "if you should in your heart desire that my execution should bei put off to a day in the future â€" suy, one or two weeks â€" you would not hesitate to do it!" "No, I would not," replied Antonio, promptly. "1 hault you. If I am condemned and Bentcncmi, as of courKe I shall be, you will come to me in my prLson before "Yes, Zunoiii," replied the duke, I th« order for my e.\e<ution is issued?" promptly uud frankly. "I l>elieve you Implicitly. I firmly Ixj.ievo every word yuu have spoken. Uh I I wish it lay in my power to save you ! Hut, alas I â€" " "Hay no more, my lurd. 1 understand the silualiun fully; and I know that till) law of the hind ducim.s me. Fiut ] could not jest if 1 thought you tie- linved me capable of the crime your brother -woulil fallen upon nir. ' "I do not believe it, siiiBor ; I have not l)elieved it from the first. 1 may t«ll you â€" no wonl Steffano could have spoken, had I heaj-d no denial from your.self, would have led me to believe you cap^jible of such a deed. Hut." the duke went on. after a short pause, trying haj-d to put on a cheerfulness whioh he did not feel, "it Is not impos- sible that there may be hope yet. There may one chance. If you can "1 ^^ill do BO withi ut fail. And, once more, let u,s hopeâ€"" "No, no; I know what the decision of (be court will be. Signer, I am realy."' This last to the keeper, who there- upon leil him to the door, where two arme.d men, of f ioers of the council, took him in charge. , CHAPTRW XVI. ( "When our hero was led into the spacious chambei' of the court he found it comparatively filled wilb intcrcst- e>d spectators. Intelligence of his ar- rest had spread rapidly, and u speedy trial had been looked for. His appear- ance was greeted with no marked de- monstration on the part of the assem- _ bly, though a cIo.se observer might prov&â€" if you can cause the council to have detected various shades and vuri- believeâ€" that the killing of IJenaro was oua directions of feelings. fully a purely accidental; that he furiously third of the as-semblago were of the attacked you; that you did not once patrician class, and it was plainly to seek his life. Init that, in the end, an 1>© seen th;it their 8ymr)athie8â€" such acci:k'ut, uiiforseen and utterly im- as they hadâ€" were with i ho man who pos.sil)le to prevent, caused the fatal had been slain. A few of them re- resultâ€" if you ca-n show to their satis- ga riled (he prisoner with signs of re- faction you may be spared." : grel ; and uiiolher fewâ€" a very fewâ€" "Ah! Duke, Duke, you are drawing lookivl upon him kindly. Kviilently Uix>n your own goodness of heart, up- they had heard the truth from the old on your own senae of justice and right, sergeant, or had conversed with some You know the cluiracter and temper one v. ho hud liei-n witness of the deed, of Haion Doilcro and his asscM-iates. '1 ho others of the audience, by far When they have hearU the story which the mujorlly, were of the plebeian claH.^, Steffano has to tellâ€"" and, aa was natural. sym|>athii.ed with •'Ala-sl' broke in Antonio with a the accus«vd ; and, fiuiher, iney were groiin, "h« hius told it. He told it last not Imckward in showing it. T.ut their night befure they matle out the order sympathy could not ^erve the m.m to for your deleulion and preferred their whom they .'o rculily gave it, though charge." ^^^ kindly looks he met upon many "Well." pursued the prisoner, with a an hoiie.st and intelligent face served gloom he cv-uld not overcome, to lighten his heart lor the moment "knowing all you know, can you, hon- aji;|. <all up a grateful emotion. cer In waiting, brought a small bUuik lx)x, with an opening in thn cover and through this aperture each JuKlice, in turn, beginning with the chief, drop- ptiil hU slip of pEpvsr. Then tb^ clerk takes the box, and, with it in his hind, mounts a plat- form which lifts him into the view of all in the chamber. The officer who brought the box now commands sil back In a manner be abonld remember ever after. From the prison our marquis made his way to the office of the Council of Twenty, determined, if poesible, to know ^|hen the hanging was to be. He found a clerk and two or three minor officers in the place, but no member of the council. The clerk could tell him not bint;, for the simple reason ence I and for the next twrnly seconds i that he hid nothing to tell a pin might have been heard to fall In the spacious room. Pretty soon the chief justice makes a .li.'iial to the clerk, an 1 he proceeds As a final report th« seeker after knowledge resolved to vi.sit the chief Justice at his dwelling. He would not ask the duke. In truth, he dared to the final scine. He lifts the cover not. He feared tu excite Antonio of the lx>x and tak.-s out a slip of ] further while Zanoni lived. paper, which he holils up, and reads aloud what he finds written thereon. "Guilty! Death I" And as he goes on, to the next, and (ho next, until the seven slips have lieen drawn forth ami their veri'ir.t announced,; and in the end the chief arises in his place, nn 1 the prisoner is ciilled upon to do likewise. Then in a voice which he has trained to reach the utt rinost depth of Tocalizatiun, he pronounces To Be Continued. A TOUCH NG INCIDENT. Palhetlr Scrae In One of the rabao <'lti«a. Hunger in its acute stages is said to destroy natural affection and all the humane instincts, leaving nothing ".iufin Zrinoni! You hive been duly' but selfish animal frenzy. This effect and impartially tried Iwfore this aus(- . ^f famine is, of course, the same in .ist tril unal on the chirge of a ^vi'-j^e yjetiais as in adults. Oc- ful murder of a noble of rarma. Jhe; ' ' ' => court unanimously declares you guil-i ca-sionally the finer feelings seem to ty! It also condemns you to remain unbrutalized. When these are manifested in adults, lx>th admir- dcathl' He added no supplication to I the^ ation and pity are aroused in the ob- amen for mercy on the soul of the unfortunate man. That wns nil, an I , server ; but there can be no more ap- wilh Ihif the prisoner was removed i pealing sight in all the terrible ph-n- from the chamlier, wh'^re he was plac-l omena of starvation thin the altruism ed, not in the airy apartment he had; ^. ^ ^ . ,.^^ ^^^ j^^ previously occupied, but in a deeper,"' , , „ , and more gloomsome place. Yet It saw in one of the Cuban cities. was not such a dungeon as he badj In a recess of the wall l>etween two expect'^d. It was of good size, with a| angles of a public building crouched large window overlooking the river, a » . „ tu: ... „â- : „-.ki„ v>.. „,,..,., , i 1.1 * 8f)me twenty or thirty miseral>le nu- ronifortMMe bed and respectable furn-, ' ' Iture. He learned later that it wsig man beings, in all stag s of emacia- an apartment intended for nobles un-| tion. They were "reconc.ntrados." der chirge for political crime, orj ^ i^jy ^j^j ^ bright smile upon wealthy men shut up for civil offen-; ., , .i.t„/_ ces who could afford lo pay for com-! ^'^ ^""^ *='""'' •^°*" ''"' ^'^P" "' ^ fort. The duke had procured him the ^ large hotel near-by, and passed along favor. j tiie street. Uer smile faded when she Not long after th3 trial had clo.sed | caught sight of the hopeless group, th- clerk of the court wailed upon Ihj i ^nd she stood still in pained and sU- duke with tb" warrant for th" execu- ,„^ \ . . . u tion of the prlsnn-r just rondemn»d, I «°t pity. The pi»r wretches stretch- requesiing bis sign-itiire. His grace I ed out tbdr hands, and the little ones tof>k the document and told th- me.s-i ran to her and lifted up their pimh- senger li" would give his decisinn to th? council wb'n in a«"-fii'>n. id faces, begginis for a coin "in Uod's estly and UJiderstaudingly, tell me to hoim 't' The court had not wailed to enter with a fl< urisb. The chief justice was \ f-\v hours later th" president of th' Coun.-il of Twenty, toirether with' Centlvoa and pesetas were bestowed ten of his colleaKues. were with lb-'' freely from the lady's purse ; but duke in his chimlKT of audience. Th-y ^^^^^l distressed her more thaji all was had transacted th» business of st.ate ,,. â-  • ^ j .i, / r on h.nd. when R.n.n Dodero n^ked ^^^ '^r-^^'t" "H'""*? "''"" 'k" ^'"'" "^ Antonio when Zanoni was to he exe- '*'"' '"^',* «"â- '; "'>!â- . ""^'f '^'^ ^"^"^ py,^,l years old. whi> did not move nor â- riignors." sail! the .,uke frankly. "I f'"'"' .f^^ ^-^ ."'^'^ *h'.Tl"°„ ", h 1 have a great favor to ask at your ^^^^^ "'"""" ^'"'J'^''"; "^-^ '"^ "° ^^- hand.,. For myself I desire that his K'-*^""''' »l'P"!^nl'y Jj^'P'^'" executir>n may lie put off for a few days at least." Th.' Iviron looked at his colleagnen and thy looked at him. By-.Tnd-by he a.sked : "Ila-s this request anything to do wllh further exnnilnatiim Into lh'» guilt of the prisoner I If it his I must â€" " S'oi) !" interrupted the potentate, something in th' proldenl's look and lone .struck him on ih- in- 1 ant ns "ig- nlMeant. an I It led him to ask so [niinledly tint a refu.sal to nns«er "Perhaps not. And yet, it is a in his seat when the prisoner entered laying not to l.e forgotten, and which wi'h six of his companions of the coun- H'ery man in your .situation uiuy hon- <"'' "* associates, and that may account Mtly re[>e«t to him.sclf. '\\ hile there i"r the quietness of the assembled Is life there is hope.' I can say no sp<'ctators. more than that; It is not xuoih." Iheic is no need tluit wo should At thiM point Zoiioni bent hi.s head In prewsnt in detail ibe proieedings of thought, and to jeiuained for aeon- '•he court. The prisoner. Juan Zan- lidei.ible time, the duke nieautiiiie O"' painl«^r. was duly arraigned, the wailing patiently, and with Hue hym- charg»> un.l the .specifications read hy palhy. He started to think once more * clerk afl<;r uhiih he was aske 1 if ho »f the fati' that had sit his ilear ward J^''-'* Kuiliy. lie pleiuled in u clear, tiee from a great danger, liul ho put '"â- '"» mid resonant tone. "Not Guiltyl" It away as unkindâ€" as tiea<-herous. Aye, And then the I rial proceeded, he told himwlfâ€" and he meant it â€" that Zanoni, through llie keeper of the U he coul.l save the man, if be could Pristm, hu<l < ulled upon a legal friend give him back, at that very uinmitiit, ^" condurl his caus«s, and bis counsel to life and liUrty, he would do it, and w;i.s piew-rit by his side. The duke rl.sk the saving of bis ward afterward. ^'•-1' "ot iu the room, or be was not Or iM'ihaps lie uiigtil make I he puinlor Mslble. 'I he attorney who coiidiu^t- proiuls«> uevcn lo .see the princess again •"' '^f proseoulion, member of the the pric« of the l'a\or. On the whole coumil and u man po.s.st^8sing an that would be the best thing that abundant flow of language, prcsi-nted eould hapiKvn. his side of the case. According to bis ,Hy-and-by Zanoni looked up uiid y><*ws of the matter they were there spoke. '1 here was a dceii earucslness »m|>artially â€" without fear or favor â€" In his voice mid a new light in bis ex- ^s.'mbled lo rxaiuine, candidly unil preasivo eyes. i '"'o Ibe facts utleiiding one of the "My lord, I have a question lo ask "losl foul, wicked, luise, cowardly, of you â€" 11 question to me of deepest ''rutal, cruel, cold-blooded, dastardly import." j â- â€¢id fiendi.sh murders that it hud ever "Ask what yuu please. I will answer, '^•'•"' ^'s misforlune to contemplate, u, , r, . , ., • ,- , , if 1 cun." Iho AIaiqui.s«! .^teffiijio Krui.e.so, bro- 1 '?" ,V '""."' '" «"'"-V; ant though I "It is not inu.hâ€" iierhaps to you '";';' of I'";. I>uk" Anionic, wa.s the first | ^'"•!"'' "."' V"^ >'"" to In-lieve Ihit 'th Drawn by her great, pleading eyes th',> lady went to the child and offered a coin. Th<i hagg.ud little creature glared at it a moment, and then, snatching the money with a wild shriek, darted across the street to the nearest store. Directly 8h'3 returned with a loaf, smelling it ravenously un>l almost licking it with her longing ton..;ue : but shd did not taste th' tuead. Uun- uing to the wretched woman lying on the ground with h.'r little ones. Kh'> thrust the loaf into her hind and I then threw herself on her face in the would \f next to impos.sil)le. , . ... i i- • -.i ^ â- â- U-.H MaroulH Steffano given vou '''"*• ^'» ''"."f »"' ^'hivering with ut such )u, ide.af Has h' sought to "in- terg.lf. Ih- lady was deeply affect this pi isoner's fate ?" He ii.iited a few moments. ed, and si-eing a soldier, wh'> seemed not wb'illy unsympathetic, sb • asked i fliience in any w,iy with regard to durlnt'*'''" '" bring the generous llltle which .-.s Wore, lUrun Dodero look- j ''j'^^^J''" '^"ii..^'''" f^'irr' '"""'>â- , ^?. el at his collcigues. while his collea- '^e h..tel. Ihey shal be cared for," gnes Jr.>ked at him-th'n he went en. I f^' «""'• I' /?nL' '^^ f fs ' " with th.' weight and force of consci- ! " «»'« " ';"'';*t'"« .VT „ " ''J"; ous rectitii.le In Irx.k and tone. , reme power of love even over mortal "I see, sipnors. (bat he has. Kar he| "i>KU>«h. it from me tospenk against my )>ro1h-] er; yet, I am juKtifie.l In tellintr you. in the present instane that his in- centives nre not good; his desire is purely .«mlfi-ih and iiniust. I give you my word tint t nm firmly convinced nothing. 1 think my trial is to lake I «""««« cille.l ; and the court cnsented | ?!"â- '" '[">"^'>'< •â- oii'd infu-'nce me in ploie this foienoou. ' I 'iiat he, should Ui allowed lo go on anJi T' 'p""' degree in wi hing h. rm to "Yes; leu oclo.k was the hour nam- I '^'" h'« story of the la. i.^,, »a-1i.' b.uUa " ' '"U'l"''; .Vet, hi'* dealh will re. »d. It is near at hand." | l>e«Mi eyewitness frmu first to. last 'Aye, very near. Now, Duke, will I''" "lory cjin !« im.igiiied. ' VV'» \vi you tell me, if 1 uin coiKlemiied to *•"yllo^v«ve^, he was wi.so in the telliuiK die, will you see nie again f" More than once he really forced "Certainly, if you desire it." : U'ars iulo his <i#es. Ha was a fin- "Wh'it I meant wa.s, if you would lie Lshed actor,; and b.' simulated grief permitted so to do." i *'"! anguish lo |)erfection. He inoie 'Ah I 1 now uiiilerst.jind you. Yes, j """i inlerealed his audience; hethiill- tbeie is no power cun keep me from i *<' and idectrified ; and when he cume any par t of my prisons, nor from any ^' I'i" peroiaticm, where be pictured pris/jner whom I chooise to visit." the loving, trusting count, beaten ".-iiupposo, " pursued the painter, "it'''.o»n by the ilastani betiuyer of his should l>ei your wish to |juI off the exe- 'ife's holiest joy, then piclurod his oulion of tiro sentence of the court for a time, could you do that, or cause it to bo done f" "Yes." The duke hiul reflected a Utile before iw ujiswered. And he now puuse^l iigHin. Presently he went on: "lly a jieculiar fiction of the law the Duke of Pariiii is <'Ustodiaii of the lives of his NUbjeots, and no |M>,rHon, no mat- ter what bis office, iiiu' how criminal, can ba exeeutixl iiiilil he shall have signed (he wari.int for his death, or, I ho'l lielter say, iiiilil be has endors- etl it. 1 lielieve the privilege of the dealh, ami there for a brief splice pamwwl, fully a third of bis hearers were in tears. Then cjime the final word-a picture of the murderer. "<io<l have mercy on him. I I can not I" At that point, us he lesuMied hi.-- .seat, a groan burst from the assciiilded people as from one Iki.soui. The coun- sel for I he pilsouer cro.ss-questioned the marquis sluijily ; but in no purl â€" at no pointâ€" could he shake him. Ills lies had Iwen fully committed, and no falscliiHid was too glaring, no untruth tix) Uild or absurd, to cause duke to wiUiliold bis name for cause] him a moment's hesitation. has been exuici.sed but twice since Ibe law was so framed. M'y grandfather, who preceded me on the thnme â€" my father, ulas, did not live lo bold the iicepterâ€" my giainlfiilher withheld his endorsement from the death warrant of a mun who bad lieeu c^mvicled of murder, and he did it upon the assur- ance of a iH'rsoii iu whom he had en- tire faith, that the man supposed lo have been inuidered was still aliie. And it wi proved. The members of the council were very indignant wiih the old duks when he announced his delerminaliun ;bui fiunily troubles hud Hoftened his heart, and be was not to swerveil from his puriNisa." "I suppose the council forg'ave him in the emit" "Y'es; but they were never quite pleoMMl, after all. More than one of th<\m <l«H'li>r«d that an lnno«'ent man hail IxNtter bo exes'uled than that a law ut the realm should be set at naught." Kefnre further remark could be made the keeper appeared with the unnounce- The prLs<mer was not allowed to speak for himself; il U'lng u natural supposition of the court that a mun who could commit it, nmrder would fubricjite any number of ftilsebiKulH to conccHl his guilt. His counsel, how- ever, told his story, us far us he wns allowed to go, .simply and truly, and it had a marked effect on a portion of Ibe audience. Three of the city guard, who had l>eiiii engaged in I ho prisoner's arrest were cjillod to testify. They clearly swore to the killingâ€" or, two of them didâ€" because they had seen it ; but when their answers liegun to tell un- mistakably In the prisoner's favor thi'y were Ineimtinent ly dismls.sed. There were no arguments t>eyond I hit; no charge by .the judge ; no- thing but the decision of the court, which wa.^ arrived at ns follows: Kttch of the neven judgeoâ€" the chief and hLs six associatesâ€" were given H small slip of blank paper by the clerk, upon whick they wrote. Then an offi- LIKE A SENSIBLE MAN. â- ow Ibr rrlare »t Wnlen Cnndnrt* llinf •ririn rrlVMir Lire. The prince is not what commercial men would call wejilthy. but he has plenty, and his establishment is man- )ve a source of deep concernâ€" a] aged on strict and careful principles. â- uree of diinger. in fact, from iny,|( !,„» been aswrted that members of Way. With this assurance on my part, will yiMi not grant me the favor I ask i" The iMiron and his rninpaninns con- ferred ti>gellier for a little time, and finally, without further question or remark, unininiouslv granted his re- tuesf. If., t hulked thrill kindly, and shortly thereafter the auillenee was at an end and the session closed. the royal family travel free of expense. The truth is quite the opposite. One of the Prince of Wales' heaviest items of expenditure is the cost of traveling. Wherever they go liotb the prince and princess are very lavish in " tips." The idea prevails here and there that the prince has siiecial privileges in re On the morning of the next day ^„rd to bis visits to the theater. The Marquis -Steffano was iistir earlier 'bin usual. Fie proenri'd his break- fast nt an hour which the servants thought wonderfully out of .sea.son for him. and then proceeded to the prison wh'r,' he fi.iiml the keeper just arriv- ed. He hill ronie to lusk when Zanoni would Ih' hinijed ; and he a.sked with an eagerness that appeared well-nigh orntal in the estimation of laiigi Sfarnccinl. whose respect for him, we are already aware, was not of n high order. Fie looked at the visitor re- flectively; nnd If the latter had Ix-en lefls Minded by his own self-sufficiency, he would have seen lb" lurking con- tempt thif curled the close lips and shadowed the watihful eye. The offi- cer answered after a i»uso : "Vou must ftsk the noble duke that question, signor. I can not answer "Has not the order for his execu- tion l>een Issued t" "In nil pioNibility, Signor Marquis, his lordship, the chief justice, attend- ed to his duty. U he did. the order issued from the court yesterday. I can only teli you it has not tieen sent to me." ||And you know nothing of it?" "I know nothing of the order, sig- nor." Steffano saw clearly that the keeper would not trust him with the seorets of his office. He was very angry, but he could do nothing to help the matter, 1» could only resolve, In his own heart, that if the power should ever l>e hi.s he would pay the man only privilege he has is that of lieing a royal patron, though there is hardly nny privilege managers would not grant to so constant, kindly and syiii- imthetic a.supporter of the stage. When the prince desires lo go to a theater a l>ox is Issiked for him through an ag- ent in an ordinary way. U what is usually understood to l>e the royal Ihix is ali^eaily lHX>ked then the previous purch.iser is politely asked to waive his right, that is all. Whenever this is done the waiver is always sp«'cially thanked in a letter from the prince's secretary. Years ago, when the prince wa.s known to have Ixjokoil a box, if he di(4 not arrive in time the curtain was kept down, and his appearance was made known by the band playing the national uutheia. When this came to the knowledge of the prince he was very much annoyed and requested that lK>th he and the princess should be treated exactly the same as any other playgoers. Their royal highnesses in- variably arrive iu good time, nnd where a separate exit is provided always rev main until the fall of the curtain. There are theaters without a private entrance; at these houses the prince leaves a few minutes liefore the fall ixf the curtain sbnply that his carriage may not disturb the ordinary arrnngo- menta at the prinoipal entrance. No- tx>dy, in fact, can be more courteous and considerate than the prince nnd prinoesa on these ami all other coca- si luui. i STEAIGE CASE. ~ MR. JAS. CROSGREY. OF PORT HOPE, TELLS AM INTERESi'INU SIORY. HI* Blgkt LcK Swvllen M Tkree Tlues Il» Kniural sixc- llcera Fallowed a .d fa* alraranda Hair Doclun' TrtaUuent lulled (•lielpHlBI. From the Port Hope Times. . "It wa^-i nearly lui large as ^bat tele- phone pole." The e wo.ds were u. ed by ill'. Jaa. Crocgrey, for eight years a resident of Port Hope, Oat. Mr. Cio grey is In Ibe employ of Mr. R. K. Scott, who ba.) a feed store on 'Wal- ton .^lreec, and is well and favorably known iu town and vicinity. Less than two years ago Mr. Cio grey was ihe recipent of much sympaiby on account of a tevere affliction which befel h.m, depriving him of the vua of his rifcht leg, and from doing any labor excapt a few odd days work. His recovery wa^ wrought so suddenly and complete- ly thai the Time.i considered the mat- ter would be of tufficieni interest to its readers to obtain an interview with Mr. Cro grey. In substance Mr. Croa- grey told the following story of hia illne.sK>â€" 'In Ap:il, l^»i, I was laid up for ieven wcti with typhi.il fever, and after I recovered f.om the lever, my right leg Ix-gan to twell. It was very painful indeed, and In a few weeks it was three times its natural size â€" nearly as la.g* as <hat telephone pole," and he pointed to a stick of timlier ten inches in diameter. " Notb.ng the doctor did gnve me any relief, and I cont»ilted another with the same re- sult. I suffered for nearly five months when I noticed that the swelling began to decrease and I became hopeful of recovery. But the improvement only coniinued for a short time and then the swelling Ucame greater and two l«g ulcers formed on the inside of the leg aU>ve the ankle. These ulcers were right through to the bone .-ind you could put that much into them." and Mr. Croegrey indicated on his thumb an object an inch in length. "For the next year and a half I was treated ly fi.ur or five doctors but my leg and the ulcers were as liad as ever. The dcciors pronounced the disease phlebitis or inflammation of the veins. l"hey didn't seem to know what lo do for me. however, and I despaired of getting well." Mr. Crosjrey's relief came in a strange manner, almost by chanoe one might say. He tells of it 'his way: â€" "I bad a reHtive livinff near Teeswaier, named William Dap- tist. He heard of my condition and sent word to me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. His reison for rerommend- ing them he stated was because they bid cured him of serious trouble in both legs, wheji all e..*e had failed. I decided to try themajil in less than five weeks the ulcers were com;»letely healed and the swelling in mv legs ilis- appeared. The ulcers never returned and mv leg is Just about as sound as the o'her one. I know that Dr. Wil- liami' Pink Pills alone cured me when doctors and all othars medicines fail- ed and I am willinij that Ihd det.iil-i of my Illness and cure can be made known." Jlr. CroigrBy who is il years of Oije. Is -now at work evorr day", f.hs nature of his work I hit of lifting: heuvy l>ais of flour and feed, is proof i)f iig rom'dete recovery. He is a IPe Inngr friend of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and never lets sn opiurt unity pass of speiking a good word for them. TIw above statement was sworn to liefore the undersigned at Port H <ps on the 17th day of Febni.-vrv. 1898. D. U. CIIISUOLM. SOLDIERS NOT NECESSARY. I'nraNalluB !• Im. Prepared tw ContlB (raclrt. There is no ground for believing that until the human race ends war will end. or for supposing that the feelings which really ciiuse war will ever be extinguished by arbitration, or that small armies will ever aguin do the work of large, says the London Sin-cta- tixr. The net ions must, thei'fore, if they are to be safe, be oigiiiixed for war. and Ihe object, in the interest of their permanent happiness, is to re- duce the burden, and the misery, and Ihe waste involved in that gre;it fact to the lowest practicable point. Noth- ing would re<luce it so much us certain- ty that exceedingly short training, training which our grandfathers would have considered worthless, is sufficient lo furnish an army with good rank and file, so that, in fact, the barracks may not lie requiieil for the military pre- paratii>n of the iua»)es of a iieople. Hven n tJerman army would think the ronqueal of Switzerland a serious un- dertaking, and there are in Switzer- land no private soldiers by piofession, except artillery. Kven in the lest di»- ciplineil regular armies the duration of actual service with the colours has m our own time lieeu extraordinarily reduced, and we see little evidence in the Franco-tierman war that compara- tively raw recruits are so much worse soldiers than the older men in the re- giments. The Americans have tested the theory for us again, and they havs fimnd that with good officers and an able staff three months' instruction turns out men competent to fight great battles against regulars, and the prob- lem nppr<i«che8 nluch nearer solution. Kvery nation could defend itself if three months' drill would make sol- diers, for every nation if it pleases can afford artillery, supply departments, .and a sufficient body of edur^ited of- ficers. It would lie poesible. in fact, to mainlain great armies for defence without developing militarism, which would lift one of its greatest burdens from the whole of the white r«oe, whOi in fact, wxmld give their lives to sol- diering only when rvjuirsd. % I