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/>• STORIES OF THE SEA By EDWARD JENKINS, M.P. Author of •• Little Hodijo,' " Lord Banlani," " Glnx'» Baby,"ftc. CHAPTER IIIâ€" Continued. â- Kill me! Kill Bttel" mnrmurod Mr. Fesc There Is no harm done, papa, There was just a flaah of BeriouHneBM in the afpuker'i manner, anil Lord Penalebu;y, who was an astute young (.â- llow foi his age, began to be utraid (he joke wiu going too far. He sat up «ri»d Mias ArHminia, »'«f>ol'»'nK ?" and as umed a more sober air hilr and looking round, to sec that the nUter wan as Ktac fully di»iK)jed as pouiljle. "IVt my fnult. I rUBhe<i up- •talra in mj fright, and thit â€" tl>'»- gentlemanâ€" waa kind enough to take ehaj-ge of me. I oakod him to bring me to the captain's cabin. For fonio reiison or other that gentleman there bad left itâ€" and when he oame baik he â€"heâ€" locked the door before be discov- ered me " , . Araminla would have gone on, cut Bir Benjamin began to feel in his tonty feel tlie chilling effects of the wiiter in which thoy were Btandlng. "Take my arm." he said, curtly, to his diiughier. "I am infinitely oblig- ed to you, sir. whoever you are. for your att^tion to Miss Peakman. ane U -wMJr^oung and Inexperienced. "Not more so than I am, I "P«»t. returned the young man, bowing h n.?hlUy. "I »m glad to have heen <if any sorvioe to the young lady, witn » more kindly inclination to Aram- Inta "Nonsense. Corcoran. I give yo*> my word of honour I'll SJiy nothing about it. The fact is, In the excite- ment, you have majle a mistake. She is not on l.oard. It is imiiossible. Make yourself e.i.>^y. Come, 111 call up a steward. They mu t bail out this cabin, which is one huge footbath. Aa for that ridiculous old knight, and bis chit of a dauv?hter, and her stupid maid, we shall soon put tbem all ji|.;ht. Get into bed. my friend, you are shiverlnar feiirfuily. How did you get thit bruise over the cyet" Mr. Fex was soon in bed, and th« events of the day, acting upon an ex- citiibbi tem[)«rament, broui'ht on a slight atL-usk of fever. Hi.s servant being prostruted, aa gentlemen's gen- tlemen and ladies' abigails are by the weather at b«i, a eteward was told off by the doctor to look after him du lii'{ the night. This fellow, having notbinuc better to do than to listen to the patient's incoherent wan(lerinK.s, â-  r Mr. consA- ta- • , i,i„ f.ir dsuffbttr le^ooK'tated B theory about poo As the knight and h.'. fair daugbttr I -« entailed aeriou. . left the cabin, the youth «""» » ^..w oufnoes follow them, when a muttered remsik qu-noes, from the occup-uit drew him to in» CHAPTER V. â- ide of the leith. HecuUiht a glunp a jjy tjje morning of the third day the of the mans face, who with his eyes ,^,j„j j^.^j s[igj,;iy abated, although it â- hut appeared to b« groining out ^^^ ^^^ hi^.^jn^ what are termed m.ilediolions. "g'su guns' an I Ih.' o plain, who bad â- Uhut, toicoranl" cried^ the young ,,g^,,j y^, ^^^ better put of two nights, gentleman, seizing Mr. Kex by the ^.^^ taking a few boura' rest in the -•^ •â- '•â- ei. and t-haking him roUKbly. ch:irt-r(K)m when a lou I kiio k, fol- t on earth, sir, are you doing io,vi,,j i,y ti„. upenin;.' of the door and and travelling inoog, tool" • tjjg ins rtion of a dripping ^ou'-we3te^, m gone clean madl ' said Mr. rex,, tiimu. bed him. :ing straight up in the hed, ana ..|f yj,„ please, sir," said the intru- Jting with an unmistakable Dublin j^^ -niiy I speak to you, bir(" mt. 'Where on eartb-or at sea -y^ Mi-. Blackpoole, if it is any- fiom, my lord! ^j,j^ , ini|jortant. Com> in. " can't > ber â€" did you come U it is indeed youcfelfâ€" for 1 _ believe my own ey. s and ears." "1 ou«ht to ask you that question, Bir," .sail Loid PenuUbu y, laughiug- for it was he. "How comes it that the Mjialer in Chancery is off duty, and at bis age, under an a.ssuined name, per- fo.min/ these pranks on a steamer a 'thousnl mile-i fiom Lui linl " Overcome with the odddity of tlie thing, th.^ young man threw himsell on the sofii and laughed l.oiaeioubly. "Oh Coicoran!" he cried, tt length. '1 owe yuu a guinea. I was lying in tna proceeainss. Lord Pendlbu The intruder wa« the fourth officer, and he was followed by astewaid, Cadbuiy. Tliey both looked very lirave. "I think, sir," said tbe mate, "we've got bim !"" "(joi what I" siiid I he captain, whoie brain was u Utile disturbed by want of sleep. ""Ilini. sir; the murderer Kiinn, sir!"' "The devil !'" cried the copt.iin. "Where »"' "In your imbio, si'- 1" , The honest cipinin burst out in a when all colli pei>pi,ution ut tbe idea of his iav« cured qiKirters being occupied by an accused malefactor. "\\h»t. th-* Mr. Fexâ€" t" "IM. nime ain't I-'ex. sir." interrupt- ed til- steward, inuching his forehead. "He w.Ti look ill yesterday, sir, and I've been with him all night. He's been guing on lauibling most dreadful, the reputed out of his )wail to the new all about ot rour.iiil"" y no'^ded - - ,. .,. . K"ing on And that she got the divorce! I jusi like, a murdeier; asking God 10 Tbe pier norlded again. .forgive him. say ng ha'd diown hissolf, "And that she got it on f u! orned , ,,a;i|,nj „„, .jj,,, j^.^.,, ^,^ ,i,„ d«.,th ot •videnou gol up by lli^'t nursed at- a uinn of ili..\ niine of Mulrooney â€" lorney anil thi.f Muliooneyf' | thil, of rour.se, si-, would be the detcc- "I did not know ihit, (o.coran," re- tl.e_..,nl asking bis dearest Pearl to plied the youn< mm gri ely.^ ^^ ^ j foritive liiinâ€" hil woulil lie some wick- ed womun of his awjuaintnnce, sir." "Fox, Ki->l iViy lord, call ma Fex." dried the ten mt of the cabin, in a ludiofous aitenipi- to . pi ik low and fot to curry his vOicu thiou.;b the iliii. 'I've seen her!â€" Shs's Ibera:' and he pointed towards the thin malio,<any bulkhead which divided his cabin from that of Uie jiuiser ncit door. •What Mis "0<!li, dear I.K>rd P. ndle'i.ury, don t you mention the name now, ilarlinR, fo;' I'm at my wits" end what to do." 'Oh. it Is impo^silile: it's all non- sen-'f-r' "No, no; IcMik here;" anil Fex, alias Coicoran, vuuled into the water, and '•hutting the <li)Or, whihpered loudly to his filnd. "You know when that ter- rible, shook came, I was lying here (Ittiet enough, an. I thinkiuK I'd soon lie thioo tliousun I uiihM away from Duli- lin and the everlasting b.inter of the Cjslluandthe clubs, when I hivard the shook and roar of the water as it rnshed along the ilecU and burst in the two doors next to mine, ami oame tun- ning ill herethiougb every criiniiyaiiil CreviiM Hides "Does he iiniiwor to the descrip- tion f"' "'Kxnolly, sir," cried the officer and stewnnl in one breath. "And we've agreeij to divide the reward." "Humph I" said the c.iptain, throw- ing off his great wt«)Ilen nghtcap, »cr,ilching his head, screwing up bW eye. nnil taking nn observation of the • wii lucky men bobbing there liofoie hiiii, an I wish UK I o himself that they nii)/ht ever gel the reward they were Rti cock-.^ure of dividing. "'Humph! Wliit hive you done wiih this man J" "Hc"s still in Ihe cabin, sir."' "'Hut he'll run .away ; he will throw himself overboinl." '"Oh, nil, sir. He is very weak this miirning. ..Nnl l"v« Htiitionod six of til" w.itih un ler a iiuarterinaslor, out- side this door, wiih instruct icns to seize him if he tries to e.sixipe," said Ihe officer. "Very well. Mi Sl.iekpnole. Keep the gu.ird on un i. furl her orders. •â- ^'â- rve out (I biari' of pistols to the 1 ttu)U/bt wo were nil off for quarlerniaslnr, wiih orders to shuot and not liking the idea of the mtin if he becomes unninn igeahle. going down in my lerlh, I opened my If you wuni to rbi ynur reward. Mr. d<Kir and ran oui on the deck. At the .Stackpoole. you musi produce hiin Siuii- instant, on my life as 1 bold on dead or alive. Tt wi'l n^ver do to let here, she ran oui of the next ca' in, the him go overbfKird, you Itnow." puiaer's, in a Oeai undress f miliar to Mr. Slaclpnole Kinil'il appreciiit ivcly ttt-\ and she no .'oonor saw me stand- Hi Ihe cflpinin's shriwilness. nn I hoand inK there in iny own al fresco state, Mr. (^<iill)Ury, left (he h -nest iriiister to th.in she began to give tongue likea his own reflections. Th 'se le'lelinns •team fire-engine whi.slling for water were .myi him; liui pbasint. Ho knew â€"though, by tb* way, at the moment nulhing of any laws exc*pl those of there was plenty of that about. n.ivlifntion and cyclones, iind .such â-  'Tis hel "Tla hel' says she, covering scraps of bmil h'pi lnion ns pnrlicu- her eyes. 'I'ii Piter's ^host come repro.iob me, JusI as I .un alioul to perishâ€" Oh. Peterl Pi tell' iinl she trioil to lay hold of my arm. "•"Aroynt thoe!' says I. i''or 1 thought she was a ghost loo, and that m ly be we had each appeared to re- reproicli the other al our ilyiu;.? nio- menlB. And 1 nude a leip for cabin. I'aith, 1 <1» I't know whit's to come of it! There was a female on deck, there was ii (einaln in Ihe caliin I ran into, and tliere wag a female in poa.'-e.ssion of my own when I came Imly affect ed his ship and his iuiisdio- Ibm when in port. I'h- job in hind he ili'l niil rpli^^^h. If he were lo nitike a mi-deike he hid sense enough lo kn'iw 1' would I urn out very serioii-ly for him. This person who h.nd given him £K' for (he use of his cabin, he bad seen. He .-eenii'd to lie ri genllnionly the mnn; I he steward niighl lie quite wninir in his surmi.so.s. The captiiin Iherefoie resolved loart very cautious- ly, rie went down, .is sonn ns he had dres.sed. lo tnke tbe opininn of .Sir nen,i.Tmin Peakm.in. I hi knitrhi back, Theie are at least two people not Ihe best person In hive consulted, to be settled with, besides her second at the moment iind on I his pnrlieulnr husband, who mtiat he on board, for 1 subject. He hid nol yel recovered his was told six months since she was to equanimity, so severely shiken the be married aijain, You"ll stand by me i day before, nnd was ready to Iwdievo now, won't youf" |nnvlhlng of Ihe occupant of the cnp- Tho earriestne.ss o( the narrator , toln's cabin. He was terribly nlarmed pi'fuluned on the young lord an effect | to henr for Ihe first time from the Ihe r«vei«« of that lnlende<|. He , CSptnin's lips Ihnt there was a rour- 'ehouted with laughter. i derer on hoird, , "Oh, m) lord," sali,- poor Mr. Fex.' "That Is the man. Vieynnd a douVd," "It's nmu-'ing to you, but it's death to fwld he. "I nssurn ynu. Ciptnin M'ind- me. Now you know all aliout this, 1 loss, he behaved like ,i ruffinn. He need never show my face in llublin mn Into lady Peiiknnn's innids" rooin, «g»ir. Well, well, I miiy arrange â-  an! lurked himself in wiih my dnui'h- th^BK or two. and get over the side of ter'.s mill, a veiy propei young person the ship, for "twill kill roe, any way." I In rushing out agnin. hi' krorked mo down, and I sm still suffering in the chest from t he blow he gave me. Then he locked him.selt in with my daugh- ter, who happened to have been carri- ed into your cabin by an officious young fellow you have ou board, and but for the alacrity, with which he was followed up, God knows whit might not have happened. There ran biirdly be a doubt about it; that is the man I" Fortified with this opinion, which un experienced and impartial lawyer like Mr. Carpmael would have at once dis* oarded aa resting on no evidence really relevant to the question of identity, the captain ascended to his cabin, whort) the unconscious Mr. Fex lay,. in- vested by a small naval and military force. There he found uwalting him the fourth officar and Cadbury. tbe steward. They had been making a re- connalKsa noe. "He's lying quiet enough in bi.t Ijerth now, sir," said Cadbury. "All right, Mr. Stackpoole, you and Quartermaster Sincluir will follow me. Oadbury, you stay within reach. Tbe rest draw up oa either side of the door, and be ready at a call." Captain Windlass, not liking the job a bit, but pressing his teeth together and going at it with all lb? resolution of atroe Briton, turned Ihe hmdle of the door and entered the cjibin. His two aides-de-camp had followed, and on a sign from him close<l it again, look- ing sharply ail the while at the enemy, who, whatever intentions he hartiour- ed, looked mild enough as he raised his head and glanced at I hem inquiringly. Tbe dull light revealed a large head, covered with thick, dark hair, a fairly prominent proboscis, dark whiskers and moustaches, and a benrded chin. Over the left eye was a black bruise. The captain nnd Mr. Stackpoole nod- ded to each olher. The ten.-int of the cabin, who, as we have seen, was an Irishman, could not remark the mysterious demeanour of the; intruders without an observation ""Good-morning to you, captain,"' he said, reoogniz n? the latter. ""Are you wonting to refer lo some of your charts here f Vou"re quite welcome. Faiih I hope you're not going lo give as nn- 01 her fil^'ht like th.it we had yester- day." "I'm Afraid 1 ain going to give you a fright, sir," said the captain stern- ly, benlintf his brows on th^> unh;ippy Kex, un 1 transfixing him wiih a itlKidamanthine stnre. "Vnu ranrte on boord. sir, ind loik this cabin under Ihe name of Fexf" "1 did," stiys Mr. Fex, quailing be- fore the captain's eye. but not for the reason the spectators imngined. "Here, it's all out now." said Kex to himself, "uil over the ship ; and 1 need never look near Dublin and the Four Courts agnin.." "Is tluit your real name, sir," thun- dered the oapiain, sh iking a prodigious fist iu the directi'in of the cowurinK Kex. "On your oath, sir, is that ready your ntimef" The mcin who was thus called on to bear witness against himself bad nev- er seen cross-examination conducted in this way t>efore. He was demoralized. "Ah! yeâ€" yeâ€" wh.it is it you're after, t>iplain Windleâ€" Windleinass â€" Wind- I.IS.Sâ€" or whatever you're called. N\ hit do you meun. sir ?" "Is I-'ex your name, sii f ' raired the captain, in increasingly stentorian tones, lis he once again brought his fist in inuib mure alarming pioximity to Ihe I'ounlcnince of ihe suspect. "Grai ious heavm. deliver me !" cried Kex, silling upas well as he could. "If you must know, then, Kex is not my real name, sir."" "I thiiughi so, " s.ii;l the captain, tak- ing off his mji iinil wiping his licaded brow in triiuniih .at th.' adniis.-ion he twd extracted. He sat down on the sofa, hi-, gicuL knees couung up to a lin 1 with his wulch-pocket, and laid his huge arm on tbo top of the locker tieside him. "Now, sir," he said, "be cauliousl â- you oic our uilsoner. Quartermaster, show 1 h â-  I i.siois.'" The Hiuriled eye of Mr. Kex, ulias Corcoran, glanced n momtnt al a couple of 1. ng ship's pistols, large enough appaivu ly lo caiiy alwiui six- teen to th.i pound, .ind wi.h a shudder he tuincil his eyas lowMril Ihe c^ip.iiiii- "Wfeal <lo your .sjiy your name is, sir?" " Coreonin, of No. CO Lower Merrion Square, Dublin." ""Wh.it oihir narae.s have you passed under, .sir i ' 'Nun' wlialover. Send for my ser- vant, he vvi.l toll yiiu all about me."' "'1 dnro say," replied ihe captain, drily. "Uid you never he«ir of the name of Kiine, Ar I Kan.>â€" d'ye liearC" "1 dill," replied the olher, with the irrepio.ssible humour of his country- men. "He fcl l,,l hi.H broiher Aliel." The captain an 1 ihe two officers started and looked into each other's faco.s. "1 heir worst suspicioms were conlirmed.. "Viiur answer condemn^ you. you wretched m.iu!" cried ihe captain, "You evidently know all uliout it. A person nanisd Eugene Kaneâ€" Kayâ€" aw â€" enâ€" e» â€" a fugiii.o (rum justice, chiigeil wiih murde iir,' Mr. William I'hilpotts, Uinker, of huinlay, an I rob- ling the b.ank of five ihousiinl pounds sterling â€" IS on board this ship, and yiiu"re i h..v man !'" "Nonsense I" said poor Mr. Fex. breaking out inio h healthy and pro- fu.se iicr.spiratiiin. "Yes, sir," the niptiu went on. "We h:ivo tho description here, .Stackpoole h;ind me the description, and you and Mr, Sinclair si nnd by there ami tell off Ihe p;irii,ulars as I read them." "Ay. ay, sir 1" Captain; "A man." Ambo. A man he is, sir I tVptain. ""Of about forty-live or fifty ymars of age."'- Ambo. To a day air. Captain. "With thick black hair." Ambo Excitedly, Black as tar. sirl CVvplnin, '"Dyed to cover grey."' Ajnbo. Ay, ay, sir I "Dyed, ye blackguards I"' interrupted Mr. Kex, in high dudgeon. "'It never was tinted with a drop of anything but its nai ural juices !" Captain. Silence in the dock there, "Parted dnwu the middle." To lie Com intted^ ABOUT LOCKJAW. H«w tlij Troible K««liu, asd How a Per •oa AltarkMl Hhoaltl kc Trralcd Lockhaw, or tetanus, !• • disease which, fortunately, is more re€id alout than Been; yet it is not very rare, at ieaat, in its mild form. It occurs more frequently In children than in older people, and oftener in boys than in girls; but this is probably only because boys are more liable to cm. and scratch themselves, for it is after such in- juriea that lockjaw u.ually occurs. The disease is mure common in some countries than in others, England l;e- ing one of the countries, and Cuba an- other, in which it prevails to a much greater extent than in this country. Here, too, some states and some por- tions of states have an unenviable pre- eminence in this reigard. 'Ihe tioulle usually begins with a stiffness and tendency to contraction in the muscles which bring the teeth together, and with the progress of the disease it becomes imposiible to open tha mou^hâ€" hence the popular nami*, 'lockjaw." The other muscles of the f.ice soon become affected in the same way, and after tbem the muscles of neck, tbe trunk and tbe axtremities. According us one or another set of muscle.s is the strongest or most firm- ly contracted, tbe arms and legs will be tbrown into constrained po.-iiions, and tbe body will be bent forward, or backward, or lo one side. \S ben these fepasmsâ€" whiob are us- u.lly painful â€" are very severe and re- cur freqUiiQlly or even become con- tinuous, lelmus is usally fatal. For- luniiely, however, this ii> the less com- mon form of the dlseaue. lu the ususi milder varliiy ibe spasms are lea.i severe and less frequent, and soon, with proper caxe, begin to bei oiae less .,n 1 |,-s. marked until they finally ceaae entirely. l^ock jaw IS cau.seil by a pui::on ex- creted tiy A miciol>e which is found in ihe soil, e^-pecially in ibat near stables md iu manure heaps. This poison, which is somnwhat like stiychnin,: in its effects, is al,i,oi bed in- to the system through a wound made with a lusiy nail or other dirty object, or lhrou,{h u vsound which has been soiled with earth or lound up with a dirty rag. tSomntimes, 6.-,pecially in tropical countrie-s like Cuba, the dis- ease come., on ^fler a wetting or a sudden chill, even when there is no wound of the skin to far as can be seen,' or it may follow iiiecl liites. A person with lockjaw niu.it be kept perfectly quiet and shielded from any- thing that may bring on a paroxysm, such as a touch, a joli of ibe lied, or even a strong drau^j^hl of air. Tbe tre.'itment belongs entirely to the phys'.ciin for tetanus is too serious .i milaily and too rapid in its course to permit of Hiiy exiierimenl ing wiih doini^siic reraeiliiw. The fatal c.Tses us- u^lly biat only four or five d.iyi but th" milder forms msy coniinue for two weeks before recovery is roniplete. IMPOTERISHED BLOOD. CONDITION THAT PBEQUEKTLT . CAUSES MUCH SUFFERING. .Mr*. Heary tilVarA, ef KaatvlUa, Pravaa tk« Vsiai sr l»r. Wllllaaaii- nak nUa In Ibli HondKlan. From tbe Aca<tien. WolfviUe. NJBi The ci-se of Mrs. Henry GUford, ot Keniville, who some i>m« ago \ra» cured of a diotreasing malady through tbe medium of I>r. Williaiois' Pink fills, is of peculiar value aa illustrat- ing the rapidity with wbieh this r*- Doarkable medicine operates. A repre- .sentaiiv* of thii Acadien who called upon lira Gifiord the olher d.'iy toell- cLc informatioa, conceraing her cure, found her lo lie a very intelligent Lady, nnd a hearty advocate of the usa of Di. VViUi;ima' Pink Pills. Upon learning Ihe object of his call lira. Glfford expie-ssed herself as pleased at t he prut-pecl. of having an opportojft- iry to give publicity to bar raawrkabla cure. ' I h ive told all my friends about it," «he aiid. " but have often felt that It waa my duty to have a aiatamcnt of my case published in the papers." Thre* ye^ira ago this spring my sya- tem wsis in a badly run down stata. In this oc-ndiiion 1 was attacked by I heavy oold' and an enlarged tonsil «t greit size and cXfemo painfuineaswaa ihe result. For 9 weary months I was ixnibleto turn my head and ray health iiec^me such thiit I could not exert myself in the least. Several phyaiciana were c nsulted, but without the slight- ej*i benefit. The 8welling waa finally 1.1 need iiut the operation only aggra- vated the matter na my blixid was so impoverished that the incision did not htvil but developed into a running sore. Oeiipimdency seized mo and at times I almoet wi-hed that I waa dead. At laat by a hapiy chance I was advised to us© Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. After u.sing a few boxes the swelling dis- appeared and perfect health and buoy- ,incy of spirlta returned. Since that 1 ime Mrs. Gifford h ii had implicit oon- fidence in Dr. Williams' i'lnk Pills, md his used them for any physical disorder of herself or children with the same h:'ppy results. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills create new blood, build up the nerves, and thus drive disease from the syst-m. In Ilun- dre<la of cases they have cured after all ixher niedicinea had failed, thus estab- lUhingiberliim that they are a marvel among tho triumphs of modern med- ical science. ihe genuine Pink Pills are sold only in boxes, bearing the full trade mark. "Or. W'illiams' I'ink Pilla for Pale People." Protect youraelf frmn inipoeiiion by refusing any pill that does not bear IhA registered trade mark around the box. It in duuht send direct to the Dr. Williams' Med- icine Co, Brockville, Ont., and they will be mailed toyou post paid at SOa. a box, or six boxes for %'i.lC POOH Mfc.i\'5J PALACES. DeHerlpllnii of th^ M orknii â- ** Tav< run In lleluliim. The woikingmen's hostelriea now in priKreas of organi/.ation iu the principal llelgian rentres of populution, under the auspices of the Chuidaius of Labor, are deeerilieil as literally poor men's palaces. That of St. Anthony, just opened at Marchienni<-uu-Poiit, has on the ground floor a spacious hall with a stage opening on one side ot a restau- rant and on the <her off a pretty chajH-l. The dining rooms look out on a spaciou.s rourty;»rd and garden with various g.imes anil a kiosk for a band. A laundry with all the latest appli- ances, the building containing the electrical nmchiiiery and thj house in- habited by the chaplains who manage the Institution are attached to Ihe same building. The main structure consists of three flixirs containing ihe men'^ sleeping rooms, each furnished with a bed, a press, a tible and some chaira, all opening on airy corridors. Ihe ronire of eiich flour Ls occupiint by a sort of general dressing room, wtii lookiiiy-glaSBes ami water taps all around the wall.s, while baths can be had in the Imaeruent, and all is lit by elecrtic light. 'I'hise who wish to iKxtrd ns well as lodge can have food. washing and the mending of their lin- en fi>r twenty-lvvii francs a forliiight, nine idiilliiigs and twopence u wick Kor breakfivst they gel coffee nnd bread and butter and libit unn, and for the midday meal one plate of meat, halt a line of beer and bread and vegetables iit discretion. Coal miners who t^annoi gn home to dinner get cold provbiions to take with them. At 4 o'clock coffee and bread and butter ngaln, and ut .supper, vegctablos, some iLines meat, and beer in abundance. For evening entertainment there are billiards, rtiadings or music lessons for those who join the band. In order to iKwrtl it is not necessary to lodge in the Ln.stitutian and Ihe restaurant is (^K«a to any workman who wants a single glass of beer. THEIR MEANING. Two Irinhmen were walking along one of the main streets of Bolton, when they noticed a placard in the window of a sliop with the words, " Butter I flutter I Butter 1" printed un it in giant type. .Pat, said Mick, what is the meaning of them big strokes after the words? <)ch, ye ignoramus I snid Fat, sure, they're nienni for shillelngha to show that it's Irish butter, A BLACK EYB. «'«â- â€¢Â« erihr DlMoIaranuB and Bow It May n* Trenlnt. It is a curious fact that the pos- !4esBc>r ot a black eye is always bitterly a.shamed of his ornament, yet in nine- ty-nine rases out of a hundred it ia purely the re.sult oi an accident ; and even if it is caused by the fist of an adversary, it at least goes to prove that the sufferer faced bis foe. A black eye is simply a bruise, a I lack-and-blue ,s{M>t, of the eyelids and the paits underneath the orbit. Ail these ti.ssues being very loose and sponge-like in texture, the blood which escapes beneath the akin iu all cases of bruising, and constitutes the blnok- and-blue mark, spreads very widely, and causes great disfigurement. Somelimtw, if the injury has been s*evere, there will be an ejicape of blood lieucaih the membrane covering the eyeball; but the eyeball it.self u^u•llly escapes damage, owing to its elaalicity lud to the efficient protection afforded by the bony ring forming the edges of I he orbit. A short time after Ihe injury has been received swelling of the parts sets in Ihe skin is reddened anil hot, and I here is a feeling of tension, if not more or lesa actual pain. 'Ihis is the lime to treat the bruise in order to prevent, as far aa possible, the formar- tion of the "black eye." If nothing is done, the discoloration soon apiiears. first of a dark reddish purple color, and then almost black; later it fades off with a play of colors, i green, blue and yellow, until graduilly j all traces of the accident disappear. 'the first thing to do, and that as ' s.Kiu as possible is lo apply cooling lo- 1 ri()ni t(i the part. A good way to lo- i this is t> keep Ivto small handkerchiefs j iu s bowl of ice-water and apply them j alternately, squoe;«ed dry and folded I four-ply. As .soon as one handkerchief j gr^'vvs warm. It ahould be replaced by I (he other. ! Hy I ho end i>l the first day the eold j applications will have done all the ! goctd they '•un. and then handkerchiefs ! \vrung OUI of very hot watfir, in which I iKviax or I'oric acid has lieen dissolved, i ahoiiUl In , [ipUed. and "changed every minute or two. At the snnio time the discolored p' â- ; may be stroked gently with the finger for ten or fifteen min- utes at a lime every two or three hours. This is a tedious process, bnt it will ahoi ten the sufferer's periotl of embarrassment by three or four days, If persevered in. f A NEAV TERKOR. Hou.'iekoepar â€" Whiil's that horrible n- >ij9e i (Servantâ€" It's an Italian organ grind- er, mum, with an awful soi-eechy or- g»in. Housekeeper â€" Horrors? Give Wm some money quick, and tell him we love loheir him play. We oan't be too cvireful v"u knoiv. Maybe he belongs to tbe Mnfia.