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^ STORIES OF THE SEA By EDWARD JENKINS, M.P. Author of " Little Hodge," " Lord Bantam," "Ginx's Bab>>,"&c. tive oily, where she has figured for A, l,L w° •!?"• ^"'•'^ "^ tnetty Miss dn'w^ A.^M*^*"/: "^ ''"' Reverend An- Biag.d.,n. .iin,-.:ong. dln«-dn„g ;ni'„lte^"''-'^h .^oTTh^'rTn ''•^• ding-dung. ding-dong, , 'Jif'^-'-""'!^ "ff «.<h . h'rn n ^h ^^ ^ '°°"' rhf B.«il ship lianis(h;Ukan, SaUO , . " "i Ions, ttiptain Windlass, U.N.H., com- manding, had cleared the Mersey, ana CHAPTER I.. THK UINNKK BELL. mrlie.sl tender tie green-set river oanns. wiiu '"><•; i)ppk„.|.u , '= »"""' nine mis hHrming pinorama of wood and field, . ^"''n- a youn^ lady somewhi nd nianHinn.- with here »"<! .'here , j^""" °f '"' ;V -.ummors. in a dintr; of himlet : was running up Ihe chmnel for the ^ west of the Isle of Man. the breeze iM-ing light at N, K., unl her «|"e<i twelve knots. But for the thud and vibnition of her anew twirling 'n^ the great shift in mighty revoluimns â-  to Ihe splendid play of a pair ol ^ Penn's marvellous engines, whose en- oriiiouh eylindets oHcillated to and fro, with an ea.se and quietness that was i almost appalling to a spectator; and j but for the evideui-e of their eyeH. as | the green-set river banks, with thiir ch a the spires or towers churches, and all the other sweet fea- tures of English scenery, had swiftly passed from view, the passengers would snircely hive believed thmsil ve.H to be driving through Ihe water ne«rly at the speed of a racehorse- six hundred of them, with bag and 'â- "KK'ige, and some thousJinds of tons of inerchindise into the bargain. 1-e.ss than three hours before, the majestic vesael displayed from the pier, to the r«ger eyes of the last heitch of first-class paswngers, who were with much ado erabarking on the tender, her long and graceful hulk floating: out in the middle of! the noble river, the Union Jack at j the stern, the pennon of Ihe steam- ship company at the fore peak, her masts and spars sharply relieved against a black cloud, while the sun from its westering pith picked out Willi a golden burnish the complicat- ed tracery of tackle and stay, of rig- ging, rope and spar. The fuiin-l vomited smoke, which th" lazy breeze bore aft in a broad bl.ick ribl)on. and across the river cuuld be heard the bellowing of the grait steim pipe, as Ihe engineer watching hi'< guages. curl>ed the im- pilien^'c of the biiiitng doilers. The; liny tender, rolling in the alight ! •well of the river, came liowling; alongside with her deck crowded.! From iimid.ships to the bow of the) fi."nt vessel steerage emigrants press- ed to the st.-ir board bulwarks. lo| iVBtch Ihe embarkation of the few •cores of "felloe" passengers who (vere to occupy the luxurious cabins. ind enjoy if they were able the rich fiiri'. of the saloon deck. The canny Hcotch .-ind l,'anadian passengers, who hill gone aljoud by an earlier ten'ler. an ' hid s.en and "nobbled" their stewards and stewardesses, and settl- ed down coinfortnbly in lh:>ir cabins. and secured the best scats at the table, now peered curiously over nt the later nrriv.ils, with wliom they were to eat an! drink and talk and quarrel and vomit in fiiin<lly com- munity for (he next ten o'- twelve days. These nslure pcrsonH had al- rewidy studied ( h'" list of passengers which lay before the purser in the CI loon, an I had to some extent drawn (herefrom Ih-ir own rriticlusionf as to 111" ihinies of a pleasant company for th" voyage. Meanwhile, annidst tnucb uproar, im mense confusion, wholesale giving and disregarding of (onunanls, inurdenius hiiiving about ;in I pitching down of luggage, screams, oaths, angry words, laughter, shouts of captain, mates, stewsirds, and seamen, and no little ch--iffing from the levinthin to the rockhoit and bnch again, suddenly a bell clangs. "All ashore I" The cap- liiin roars from t hi" bridge to the ten- der, "(.'(i.st off there!" The steam rushes out with a deafening clanKOur tint drowns "good-byes." The tender, darting off amid a cloud of waving h inilkerrhiifs. a ml a feeble cheer. lakes away and leaves behind n few aching hearts and crying eyes; and then suddenly » little bell^, rings frojn the briilge. A' nihh'tellWv' fnyn bis Ikiq-I on a steel rod ;; itv4»«>l»eH'(ilowl.v. It moves I There is a Kfi;ond'.4, pause, s'rushinr, niiglii y'^rfi'lund tnioiigh the bowels ol the greftt ship.' a' quiver; sn I Ihe screw, at the bidding fif that llighl conimmd. twirUils lonsof iron fluke Ihrough resisting loni nf wjiler, just like n child's t4i|riwiniiini II In a breeze. Annn, with u shudder that thrills every h'Mrt on board, from ihe exjuTienced ' ciplain to t he new Mibin-boy â€" from Sij- Uenjamin Peoki- akin. ICCMt;., the sjyi?)! g(,f hi- niiiin, down to .Tohn iind fteVsy Smil h, (diililT ten ,t\t Johil <nnd jletXy' Btnit h fniM Dorset^j^li r«. stcoiitge pa.sSjtng-ei'S.'- yllio irA 'leaving st.i rvalinn, at ,hppip. tp risk il' hbroadâ€" t he levf it han' majestic- ally moves forward. â-  -•. ' rv, M.T" â- ",'" *"" 'I'-^f'-rned on the P-iddle-lHJx of Ihe tender, conspicuous 'y his great h iKht. waving up "nd .'h^';? with ?h""""'""-" P^'X-'-h'-ndker! <liur «ilh the un,.,inlv regularity of sfnunnh old man is g„in^ ,,ack to a wirkwifh"""'' k"" '" •"''• T>ord's st^e^dfasr'hea^t. «^""'^°--" â- We're off!" cries nonr iu.i„ jfj^g t albeit cries poor little grey (ravelling simw hit with . -y dre.ns and coarse Penn>net. „.hi.,Z"drrpyover''r; f^om ;:; bo' â- ""'"* -y-. as she'tak^s from her bosom ti well-worn locket a m?i"'"*^ ?" Photograph of a man^: a man not handsome, nnd made even gh-astly by (he ill-used sun which omK "" -"•â- '•' ively resents ^he work our to'";.T"',\-""''*''" «ho enrav- our to adapt him to their vile pur- poses., Rut she ki.sses (he glass (W pro(_ects (he picture, and her f^or lU hi|) company h her firsi-olass on (ho thin iron skin of the ship, the wild and wanton brawl of that metallic voice will sound like the crack of doom â€"it will thrill to many ears as if it were the demoniac howling of a spir- it of the storm, or like the hideous cachinnalion of some diabolical cynic silting at the tt>ot of the coiupanion, and laughing over the sorrows of the wretches who, huddled and cowering and squirming in their narrow berths, have that horrible sensation of going up to heaven and going down into the deep, so well described by a psalmist, and have become for (he nonce utterly indifferent where it might all end, if the infernal torture could only be straightway and for ever terminated. â€" But here, again, we must pull up our too active Pegasus. To begin, we were (oo retrospective; now we are proposing too far. For the moment, at least, when (his hideous jangle, inade- quately reported in our first sentence, startles the ship, the sea is smooth and the air is appetizing, and from nearly !ind I every cabin, wiih few exceptions, ladies and gentlemen and cads and counter- jumpers are streaming into the great saloon. In the broad, long, low room, with its row of round-eyed lights, its polish- gildeil cornices, and flashing mirrors, two tables are laid out on either side. Thu to the right, entering on the port side, is the captain't table, at the lop whereof sit those whom he selects for the honor (o the number of twelve, friends of himself or the owners, and distinguished passengers. On the left is the purser's table, frequented mostly by bachelors, old and young, and by leery commercials, who are married when at home, but are travel- ing for the voyage en garconâ€" a most lively table, where Ihe purser genially encourages a vast consumption of strong sherry and stronger whi.skies, where rough joke and broad story are never wanting; and where, however dark or unweaiherly (he day, (he men come up to (he call of the imp with the bell, the strong stomaeh.< of these prac- I ised voyagers ever standing out man- fully against the iierturhing efforts of Fim mn fickle nr. aving agreed to carry storm and wave vouch that «(e;;mVi" '""'''''• f'.""^^can| Soup is on the table. Mjiny of tho both con«l.nâ„¢ri?lT'''r''.' •'â- r" «""'''^'' •'« ««"""»• ^t^wards are h-r )uira;rj°:Ll!rr'"?r/.°-..'.7 '''•""''''>« "(.intervals ..f^cry ten per- Ihat photograph is one of her broth- IL "h ^"'^â- ^''"^ • ne'or-,lo-weel, â-  whom She has practically been keeping for y«u-8ou( of her Hn,,.ii ^L"!:.,..! whom escape ; t^h" a we:> America.; ( wo 8 brute Hm.ill earnings; from indeed now trying to DOOr inn Tk" ""'^ '"'" "'•'''l.' ^ the poor inn they s,uy,.,| „, ;„ |.ive,,K,ol. I Bol drunk, rmd struck her, for n..t i^ivlng him ih. few shillings she had kep. over to giv,. her a weik or ; chinoe of life [„ â-  wh an :h • left , in a ilrunk.n slumber, and all uncon- sciousol h/T so-rowfut pining ki.sses. l^re<i Heaven! what blco Hess and [ »)ie,lmg h«irt8 get linked together in Ibis mad world of ours ! T, n^ """-^ ."'' '". "â- â- 'y'* " s.'edy-looking "i.n With ,-, sharp, col.l. Jewish face. wb.i his re.stle.sfily moved to and fro among (he crowding steerage peo|de, «v.iling his f«,nu,es whenever ihey were gl,inoed at, however casually and • rawing low over his foreh^id a great. .Iirly.biown felt wi.le.iwake that lo..ks III to .sej-vo the gjoimy turn of a fam- ous night-prowling |;oe(. ,Klw,p|y has •niH man. .ind with incre«.sing re.sl- essness been wat.hing the arrival of the Wnciei : quickly 1«h his eye run over Us coriip.iny and taken a measure oi every mtin and wom:in on board; 'inxiously hr „,,,.., It,,, j,,e,,n,„,. ,,t I'-ngth deiwrl with its lightened load; engerly he watches the captain, lean- ing on the mil of the bridge before he Ri-es (he criiiral cimimand; and, (Jeep "nil grateful Is the sigh he heaves as «».• sees Ihe skipper'.s hand lis,- nnd g"ntly touch Ihe hut (on which sends «•â-  order for ( Iih mighty machine be- low to begin its labors. Ami now, drawing a deep breath, he smiles sar- doni.villy on ihe people around him. an' cries aloud. "We'r^i off!" 'Thank ««o<ll he adds lo' himself, with a "lualnt and profane stroke of plely. It IS th. gn.iitude nf a. heart evil mid lull of evil appreheniiions. "We're oif I" K,ya „ nian to himself in the (aijiliiin's cabin, f.vding t lie first inriil of motion, as, he Jjes i.ulh« veJ- *«•! sofa, and glanies round Ihe dark- ened chamber, where 'hln vril^t-Tlall pft'-' I'd up. in extreme c.>nftlV4i<(n', liiieit, veili.ses, rugH. sticks, and boxes-hat, dressing, desixilch, or othniwiso- inough for a batcH firt.fTicialsi oif a Wueen s ("(.nui»i«Mivii. "Hji ! -wiWe'ot^," .^Kenn, » d.rrr.re ' I ^„.- And hi! ( u rns . , his . /aoe.''^*«> '•*! (>«, 'Ku'shTftti "nd li.-s (hei;o ;w«»Vio4»^b.sw, 1. Oiu, occasionally grumbjing . |o ly^s. 1^ This Alan ha'r the"lih>iV ciibin in the' .ship, (in Ihe upper decfir, atarlartrd sulc al the stern enil,|Of (hernw of deck- houM's, which embraced IS IS US,UiU. In-these bi|l> ♦bssel!!, the cjibins of cai>-' tain, purwH-, doctor,: the Indies tipper saloon, and Ihe smoking-room, besides enclo.sing the '•â- .companion ' leading dt)wn to lb.>. spar-deck and its port and starboard line of cabins. The i;a|)- tain, for-.a â-  t^on'^ideifitioii, had agreed to give up this luxuriou.s |)lace tor thfe voyage, and. be .saliHiied.,.w4yi -(ijd great chartToom nmidships, under (he '.VVfi.are off!" says Air nenjdmiri,' ' "Tf, ? ''7 ^^ 'â- '"â-  '" "^T '{''"'^^ "^^^*^' with n slighl ••••••re qf-exrilemenl,, in . ." .* A" ,.,."'"r«.''"B' .â- ''^'' •>^-lj'»i?« hil'WiiH hi ' â-  - y cr.>,^rk .-,111, mi in-ii I >.v'Mif>a>H , - Tvuere sun «;i,„«V .,v....ii h>i.s been trying to leinn . nmoogst re,,! ^'y,, .",.'„ "^<'"''' '"•''•"1'^ l.heJ^^torW room ltttrv'(»s "of royalty, 'l^he a.cromplish-l ' ,. n . â-  ,.vi j, .-Vr. .â- â€¢â€¢;â- â€¢'. ment.s of nn aristocrat. -iii "•â- ' • 'i'»1'''"e '"11 1 11' ha've, gope over, the 'â- \Ve'r,w,ff'" s;iysMr>8flndv \re- "i,' "'"'"'' ''"f"â„¢ vv^^reTifJi'-'toout G„y,\-'- -' .1-- '= • " " . • •I'-"* Mi To the way of "dry goods" is . aoli), , lo. L lii ^'I'^r '':7'1»/"»K *'"> »<• yield the thrift 3^ .Scot., a hTridsonur H^'.^rrilit 2 . M ITl' *'t"C" "^'^''^^^ twenty thousand rtrtllars a year clear ""^'"'''V?^^'''!, '«"' '^"^'^V «very one profit. He spivik.s lo.va neat-looking "Y*-*^ ''•'"-."""""' "y**"-- ' ' liKle Sco(chwoman. with a blooming '•*"' '"•'•â- '<in of t he soul, I he illniier bell I facj< â€" Just now a trifle pale â€" nnd but (o-morrow aflcrnimn, driving, up bilgh' eyes, and a fine row of pearly lieyond Ihe north coasi of hekmd in teeth, whiih she displays to perfection 'he teeth of n nor'-wester, when that Bs hetwecp n sob. thrown after the madcap' villain stands there, anilTor tender, nnd a smile, meant for Mr- five full jniuutes bangs and jangles Gowkie who however, does not see it, Ihat brazen bowl aboui with a liiulal she faintly echoes, "We're off!" Hun- jollit^y, ariil over (he creak of s(ny and est INfetiowkle has just brought this warping plank, and the shivering t liu, I little woman from Aberdeen, his na- of the waves on the dead-lights and sons on either side of (he long (ab!es curiimsly exaiiiiiiiag (heir squads of victims, and forming esiiin.ites of (he probable amouni of ihe graluid-s when (he voyage is over. A bell tinkles, Ihe, rovers of Ihe soup tureens come off Hi'h a flourish. :h ir steaming con- tents are ladled out, and clattering siKxins and smacking lip.i give testi- mony rather to the appetite than to ^ ih- good-t. reeding of the general com- I pany. The benches are. pretty well j filled. I here are eighty-seven cabin I passengers on bf)ard. Here and there in the long ranks a hiatus is visibl", the empty ch lir of some invalid, or weak-stom.ich'd man or woman, or of .some one who.se sorrow at part ing is keener th in appetite. Thsre is also at I first a considerable blank. al the head of lh>! captain's table. Me of course is abs<'nt. So long as his ship is in the chinnel he will not leave (he deck. Uu( to the right and left of his seat sev- er,il places are vacant. The cards of ih" persons tu whom they have been assigned lie on the table-cloth. '*' "Wh»re are the swells f" said a coarse-liioking middle-aged man, with cheeks that looked as if il was no un- usual thing for them to weather an Atlantic storm, and who sat at the fo't of the captain's table. He ad- dressed a young gentleman opposite to him. tall, with dark hair and eyes, well-cut features, and a reserved imd haughty liearing. The young man lazily lifted his eyes towards the speaker, and >irtiiuired rather with theui t^an by bis tone ot voiceâ€" which was fa)i)iionably drawling ind monotonoitfr^'T Weijf ^ilTUorf. ^Vhlt do yiiu Biipan.»"; I ..,;••. ,.. i- "Why,, dtf^'l <yi)U sae," replieti the olhrfr. not luinJlug his fellow-travel- lers uiitnnei'i^ "there ain't any one at the bead of the table, where the swells .-it f , "Oh I" returned the young m.in, quietly applying him.self again to his .Soup. Th') -red-faced- man plied his spoon vig.irously and audibly. When he had dune, he renewed .the attack. "\o\i know, -I s'pose;' ihat only "the e.aptain.'s fi;i«j(vV< -anti- the -J*ristiwracy' are alliiwi'd t,) sii .in Ihe (..welvo first places?" " â-  •" •• - •Me-H'oK'lle-itXintlilUia: " â- '-llS"! <â- â- â- â€¢ ,---a- •â- '•• â-  '•' ' 'sfXTY^ YEAnS Ago wun.n siigiii •/•••'•e qf.e.xcHemenI,, in: ..:;,,:,, ViVjif";""'''iT •'^^, ^" ^"" histort'e, oddr^ssini hu dauKbtei* a ' Ji/';." ^ ^ "'^ «^f yh!"ly.^,; 9?'j;;tk«.''"y- young :ISr.ly of ei^^hM'n. fre<h from' a r.n'jlTf ''.''''''''' ••'*"' ,'.',','• "«'.«' rrack school near W'WJ-lsnr, where she ^i,!.'^V^!h 1 ""' "Wni'Ts' "ilmt 'hrs IS been trying to leinn . nmoogst re,,! ^'y,, .",.'„ "^<'."''' .'""''•"I'^ l.heJ^^torW room ,trv'(»s'of royalty, 'l^he n.cromplish-l ' ,. n . â-  ,.vi j, .-Vr. .-•;â- â€¢'. ent.s of nn aristocrat. -iii '••â- ' • 'i'»1'''"e '"11 1 11' ha've, gope over, the "We'riw.ff" s;iysMr,v8flndv \re- ""t,' .',',? """"'' ''"f"â„¢ wtf^efifJi'-'tA-outJ :.wUie: of Ihe firm j^ M«(3qwkic, and a.i,V,,>^\rr- '^''tf'^ '-""'" ^"^^' iddlemasM who k^i 'i ''sfote'- at ! f''V *„•*.!â-  .;^'''t'''? â- ^^".'"f""'. ''"<t nonto^; where ever/lliihg a man or "i" ,'"?"*','. "''"r'*-*^* .'hsking i.m.in can wear or use.^.or •wa.HU'nln â- ."^i , " V *^i ' ';''*"'-' ''"'^'**^"'' '"'''^ 'l-iiMMriiv Hnil V Bl/' <tii^i>lHMi> al* llrilNIi â-  '^...ir â- ;»•â-  ,-â- *'•«'»•••"• •••â- i. -rt.; .-..â- â€¢ N<)W ,t;hat t iKir*! . is i a-lk^oi^ increasing our ii^ililiiry ulienglli in t'aiuula.'wriles ji c<)rres(Kiudejll of i he> London Kmpirt), ', ||T?iy. P.<i.\nt .out thij^l sixly yoj^ra^gi;, nol'Wiy Halifax, but all Ciiij^asjli, Wi.i* .idoTfled' with ' rig'ini'eiits i:ii (he regu- law, -.Ind' there »veie' JriiSlo-st'enoUghTo make,, a V il^iu red >lii»e." Arouiiti -'thfr theii .jirovinijjis. ...Now . .1 he,i:.e. ^ m -nvt ;i,<lOO I'e'tJumr^ in tfifi wliuTe' Uominibn. .Thlr -feilUiwing i.s-.'it Ifsf of-Cj'^ftiiiTBrit's iind,:.w'hj)iiij. they -ft^-et /«t« ( iuosd iw l*!a'J:- .. .^ , . . . . ; ls('1)ii\e6<>utfiiatVls,'rhami)fy« Lower t'Auuda,, .;; â- ;!•(â- .". -..m..- i.« •V.w-j^ ..: 7lJii,, Uu.ssy.iii, ji«MUieul. . â- .,-,,•.,.,•. :, _;:ri/l HAtl.;(\l(i8lreaiu Ouarils,. Quf- liec'' â- â€¢â- â€¢. " 'â-  " â- " ' ' •''"'-" , â- ^- â-  â-  •â- â-  ^ .. '2nd,,.ltat.t. (Jreividier ''â- â- .t'JuiJ»id.s,;>r,iii piiiirle. . 81 h llegt. -. llth. lie»t,„^:J''uot, ,.SoreJ. . â-  l.')lli. licgl.' of Koot, lnJc-iiu-Noixi .... 'iaiAt â- Mgt.*'(ri!'i)ot: Halifax. (..^'i-Hih Ite^t;, .of li'oot; ftftmirivil.' ' â-  S2nit l(*g(,. of ii'oq(,,!;J(indwieh, â- 'IJimer (^h.'iVla. • . , ^ 'aiffei l{egf."of i'Oill, Aihherstburg. , ,..3f)HivH»fcl. of Boot; IiVklericlon: ' 371 h llegt. of Kout, H«(i£a,n. 43rrt Kefet. of Foot, Niiigi\ra t''ionlier. (KJrh H*gt. of Foot, â-  Kingston.' (Kith llegi. of Foot,..Sf. .Tohns.'L'.C. (iSJth Ite.gt. of Foot, Woodstock, NB â- 71st lit'tet. of Foot, L'Acjidie, L C 78id Kegl. of Foot, lllandford. S.lrd Uegt. of Foot, Kingston. SMh liegt. of Foot, I,oni;lon- i !I3 Regt. of Fool, Toronto. I of Foot', of .Foot, -Montreal. mwfa-x. The heart of a V^oman is her most valued possession, ^or it men strive. True snough it is tha,t.spnje of these same men . will assert now and then that the woman they love is heartless. Yet this is a mistake. There has nev- er been such a woman since the time of Eve. Every woman has a heart. [Phis is to be as literal as Mr. Chester in "Barnaby Rudge," -who remonstrat- ed with Ned for saying that he was about to speak from his heart. "Don't you know," he .said, "that the heart is an ingenious part of our for- caationâ€" (he cen(er of (he blood ves- sels and all that sort of thingâ€" which has no more to do with what you say or think than your knees have? The heart of animalsâ€" of bullocks, sheep, and so forth â€" are cooked and devoured as I am told, by the lower classes with a vast deal of relish. Men are â- sometimes stabbed to the heart, shot to the heart, tut as to speak- ing from the heart or to the heart, or being warm-hearted or cold-hearted, or being broken-hearfc ed or being all heart p^ havingno heartâ€" bah, these things are nonsense. Ned I" Strictly speafciiig, of course, Mr. Chester was rifsht. The heart, as the dictionaj-y has it, is' "the principal or- g.-tn of the circulation of the blood in man and other animals; the physiologi- cal center of the blood vascular sys- tem." Indeed, while the popular idea is that women are better hearted than men the male has the largest heart it weighing ten or twelve ounces when in his breast, while that in her breast is only eight or ten ounces in^^eigbt. From which it would appear that in weight at leaat an exchange of hearts l)etween men and women is not an even bargain, however willing the men miy be to make the deal. It is just *a well that the transfer cannot be' ac- tually made, for a heart should be of a c^'rlain size to correspomt with a certain weight, and one of thefre- quent causes of heart failure is that the organ is called upon to do much «ork for a tody larger than it should sui^ply with blood. The he.-irt is a delicate organ and easily gotten out of order. Aside from its province of loving, which is doubted by anatomists, its mission i» to pump properly serated blood to every part of the body. Th(^ biood that has cir- culated en;ers that chamlicr of the heart known as the left auricle. From this it [Kisses into the left ventricle and from that cavity is propelled In- to the lungs, where it is subjected to the action of the oxygen of the air, whereby its impurities are removed and it is a,gain made fit for its duties. From the lung it goes to the right auricle and thence to the right ven- tricle when it a^ain goes forth to make its tour through the system. All of thesei valves must I)e in per- fect order for the heart to do its work thoroughly. The slightest de- rangement is dangerous, and this is the cause of many diseases, as lack of the supply of life-giving fluid is ser- ious and sometimes fatal in its con- sequences Hearts l)eat more rapidly now than they did fifty years ago. So .says mo- dern surgical science, and the cause is said to be the greater mental' ac- tivity of the 0416, Cases of heart w-eak- ne.ss and hsartf failure are more com- mon than they were with our ances- tors, who led quieter and more regu- lar lives. Unusual exerci.se or strain of any kind is serious, and the un- trained heart frequently is unable to l)erform the work it is asked to do. Then there is a collapse and illness, or HOmetimes death. Womep are i)e<'uliarly subject to the.se violent emotions. Long and fa- tiguing journeys, overwork, too much dancing and other simple things that cause a strain are quite frequent with them. Thoy are so well known that no warning should be needed. Few hee<l them when given. Hence it is hirdly worth while to S|)eak of them. It: is a matter in dispute whether the he.xrt may be strengthened. Yet' strains can lie nvoided, and it is true that plenty of Tight, nutritious. food, e«jiwially fruits and juicy meats, are l)ene.ficial. The best remedy fqi; weak he-art. however, is to take tbrtfg^ easy This doesn't mean to l)e cureless. It means not to run. for trains, walk ra- pidly upstairs or 'j\iiM|i out' of bed. In- stead one should walk slowly, get up quietly, sit down whenever theie is a rhjincB during a shopping expedition and in other w^y.s show appreciation or your knowledge of the fact that every muiUeut yo"U save by hurrying is' apt to cost you an hour or perhaps a day, week or month of your life. Ky.s- tematic but raodej-ate exerei/ie is ad- visable, but it shp\ild be (akien under J he direction of a phy.siclan. What has been said about the et- â- fect of vioiefft strains or emotions uiKjn the heart sho.s clearly that the -poet's fear that ho will die of a broken heart is not the |>ure creation of a iomintio 4imaigination. People do die â-  of .hrokeit' h»arta. .or, rather of grief, ,J(loWiailPe'li>i4,jt, that'Naimieou, for in- stan^V. died of a broken heart, and *hat Horace tJreeley's death was due â-  ffl the same cause. In both cases it ^ true l,lijLJ, ,t^o.jiftternal complaints that were •"he ilii'txjt. cau.se of .deatji Mcmld nol'lft.^V^''I>e4ri so soon "fatal had it not tieMi 'fArifl6''(lii'prfession re.sult- ing f rom 'VJefeJrtV â-  Medical .scisnce htta tftoorded numer- ous though not frequent cases where grief has prostrated and brought on physical disease and death. Other 'animals than man hive' died from the same causes. .Flxaniin ilion made of Mpme animals that had died of giief has revealed that excess of blood in I he ab- dominal organs, with bleeding and tutiy generation, was present. .Shock or nervous depression will cause this excess of blood and result in hemorrhages. The blood vessels are contiolled by two .sets of nerves, one to dif.iie, and the other to contract ^hem. The brain center being dis- turbed, the Mntracting nerves do not a«5t and the blood vessels are exce.s- sively dilate. Rarely does grief thus cause death by injury to the true physical heart. But the mental shock may oaase a temporary suspension of the nervous ibipulse of the heart and thus brinir about death when the heart is weak. And, while grief may not be the direct cause of death, it may aid in ibrlnginff about death from some disease. An Engineep's Story* SUFFERED THE PANGS OF RHEU- MATISM FOR YEARS. Was Redarril In Wright From 180 to 13* Peuuds ills rrlrnilH F»aWd That â- Â«â€¢ roverj Was InipoititlMeâ€" Now Activelj- AlleudlUK to mn Hnllrn. ' From the Midland Free Press. Alexander McKenzie is one 'of th» well knuwn residents of Brookbolm^ Ont., where he has lived- for many years. A few years agu it was thought that an early grave would be his; oa the contrary, however, he is now stout and strong, and the story of his re- covery is on the lips of almost all th» citizens of th.it burgh. The writer, while visiting in the village oo«i4d not fail to hear of his recovery, and with the reporter'.s proverbial nase. for news decide<l to put to the proof' the- gossip of the village. The reporter visited Mr. McKeneie's home anjj was intro- duced to Mrs. MoKe»zie. Enquiry elicited the information- that Mr. Mc- Kenzie was noi at home, but when in- formed as to his mission the lady freely consented to tell the reporter of her husband's case. Her story runs liJte this: " Mr. McKenzie is 40 years of age, an engineer by profession, and is now on u boat on the lakes. About five years ago he began to â€" lael twinges of rbeumati.sm in different p.irts of his body and limbs. iTor a time he did not think much if it, but it' gradually got worse until the pain was such that he was unat)le to work. .iBd could not get rest at nights. / woull have to gel up. two or three time.s of a night." said Mrs. McKenzie to try and relieve this intense suffer- ing. Of cours' he consulted a physi- cian who p:onuunced his trouble scia- tic rheumatism. The doclondid what he could for him. but without giving any permanent reliefA. This went cm several years sometimes he would be some better and try to work, then the trouble would come on again and lie as bad as ever. He was pulled down from being a stout man of It<(> iiounJs to about 130. and was so (hin and miserable that all who knew bim th' ughi, il woula be only a matter of a short time until be would he in his grave. For foUr years did h" thus drag along a mis- erable e.vistence, unlil in the b^'ginning of 1H97 siiine one recommended Dr. William's I'ink Pills. Tired of medi- cine, with some reluctance he pri cured a Ikjx and gave them a trial.- Almost at (ince a ch-ange was perceptible and as be kepi on taking them, the im- provement continued, and he was soon able to be about. By the lime he had taken about a dozen boxes he was free from the slightest twinge of rh- umalism.and as sioui and stnmg as he had been before his afflictiim. So great is his faith in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ih.it when he left home re- cently l(J go up the lake foe thei sum- mer, he took three boxes with bim as ti preventative against a possible re- currence of the trouble. Mrs. Mc- Kenzie was quite willing that this story should be m<ide public, 'and be- lieves that .she owes her husband's lite to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for i'lale People. Rheunviti.sm. sciatica, neuralgia, (lariial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, nervous headache, nervous prostration, an. I diseases depending u|^on humors in (he blood, such .is scrofula, chronic erysipelas, etc.. all disappear before a fair treatment with Dr. W'illiams' Pink Pills. 'They give a healthy t'low to psile anil sallow complexions. Sold by all dealers and jiost paid at -SOc a l)ox or six boxes for ta.50 by address- ing (he Dr. Williiams' Medicine Co., lirockville, On(. Do not be persuaded to take some substitute. POt^KET FILTER FOR CYCLISTS. A simple pcKket filter,' which may save cyclists and travellers from dis- ease germs, is a short rubber tube with a mouthpiece at one end and a wire jielting at the other. Inside the netting is a small portion of pow- dered charcoal in a little net cell. Wh-n th? ihircoal end of the tube is inserted in 'the water, the germs are no( allowed to pass, and the chir- cixil frees the water from all irapurl- _ti 's whiih may tie contained in it. 'IK; tube acts, as a strow, throuKb . whiih th' Water is drawn, pufe^itid''- clear. It is a handy w.iy to drink from a briKik,- in taking a ride through the country one caljnot be sure of the purity of the water in strange places, and the filter is a safe- guard against all possible trouble. FA.'yrEST YET. rh,> extraordirlary record -lO.S miles .III h,ur was -made ab the .sec..nd."U;jals of ihe toctledo boat destroyer. .Hai l.ung. ju.st built at Elhing, Germany, by Ihe Schichau works tor t'he Chinese Government. The runs were made in Ihe open sea, between the lighthouses at I'illau and Hrusterort, which "aVe l» knots apart. Tho wind was fresh (five by t he. sostle) and I here w-aS'tion- siderable sea uu. The Hai l.ung ac- cording to the Kolnische Zeilung 'tra- versed the cour.se several limes." i ha iverige time for the runs being Si minutes iH seconds, which gives a H|>eed of 35.ii knots, or (is kilometers or .10.8 statute miles. This ex<e;v|a |,y Par any speed heretofore madei on the water, surpassing even the best per- formance of tho Turbinia. â- Â«*"%