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NLY A FARMER'S DAÛGHTER. ~ÇIk 4L MRS. FORRES TER. p1 '1 ÇRÂ1'TER IX.-4Cootinued.) Ms. Cîsyton tunnel awsy ta tisa otage. T'he party t VsIon Vole Wou breathlng'sud efttbis wlte te an onintenripteai coun ~.lAdy Marlan Alton on hine' lu- versatiar vils lier friand. But ail the *ee e er annier', engagement badsatie ho ieas trylug e't iear ee-ay word IMta to iadn Vl andi cerrieti er off tbat passeal etween tisae; hlir erwaamfo te [smode. and tisante tsi psy a VIit te aal mindel te ha trics frosu jealocy anti1 OUerýle Francis Claytos lied lat the. suspicion. Foceewas pemectly avare that1 dW altèe f or Loulou. MisChampione sha wu@ listeuine', ae ste Imppeti ber ba" jni on. la tise hope t wlnunne'jiaie to a whissper, snd flilsted sway la bu* Lard Hlte tblsais-Iginte; bu' a very aninîtel manuer vitIs MnHast- nvui ai abeotound escha day atîs-actine' Ings. Vs-snris Cisyton vas eraduaiiy le-1 lits moe Sud mos-e talier cousin, saccousinge'i-ons. AI tis eand tihtis-ird mei endure it no loages-. Th isslit t actt lieas-ose. Lady Gramcfrirns wlic ae ladhal nsici- "It la ina ta put on yeur rloakt," ha »«We - urit grat esilte. bal bee a ssin lu lanssondupisesst vales. £mue wihtems itriotfc "Wby, dean?" e-d Fae. bat-me' opi tic -witis languidi innocence, "are jeuafaraiti That smmc e-ne' vhile Lady (mate i shah taka ral? Yeu are nst Douaiy va« la 'ber ownu tle santtiomn ealîne', 80oicitoas alountme." Wbslfed tnattaI t hanrlues-andinluau- "Ias-des-ad the cens-aga early, sud I doi 1vewu te ber "anbme Ina" tise girl wenî au net choose my bornes to le topt seait- Md iht th. Iors. iag," lha repliaI, sarscal>- diguin e alot ýlAdy Gres ot-el up antiunsiaIetlier idW. snd t i bcsisedulIagein. wiil' M. -Cia-toamiadtoward the dIrn, te' diti not seens brigitt anti heamîne' ouI ie vite resumel ber conversation1 4aE vast bar vaut-aise s'as nesvous, anti eith more animatiason aven. asim enterteur ataint ounlier tas-e. "'Ara yau canine'?" lia exclamaI, turmu WVbM l le, My loec? You have beau lue' impasicntiy. ,ooybgr"Tiare vas such tender coletI- "cotini" ratouel Fea, nonclial- tOla I the tan. tuat lil vas ton muais for ""ntiy, ralsine' ler eyebrows. "My lear ***baev«eatrune eves, sud tise teurasancis. visat couiti put sucis an iiscundi lSaIIianti fast. ides imb yoîam beai?" 4e0 Ladàis'raee, In am g iaraîr' Taehab satal edwith Indifferente, sud, "GtuIee. ml cild? Yeu bav-e ntuliti vorse, ridicule, lis uaturaliy tisageeaehle 4m eins home?' ta any man; but il matie Mn. Cle>ton,1 a111 %nut tlist.bat iun us, ,,iad sulkty sud III tamisi edsi choiidy ias, y"ini b angry vlth me sud oaen i on- pertactly ama eitli age. tr'e me. lle about Lard HarolEns' "Msarion, ara youscani? -le Wlalred ail, uars-ouiy, sndi s "Cernluy isst." 09d"uacl came loto tisa heurt ofthtie "TIen 1 shahi go ailne. Henry eau Qe lady, fer' abe vas vary tond ai her get you s fiacre whan yau teet disposil M50ieW. ta toiiow me.'"Asdthle amiable buebaul ~Nràout Harold,. my ten' 'flat the box. *Ma" ER.nil asketi4a.ked me ta mur- Mni.Cîsyton wss as bittear anti sngry h, i this moraine'; anti, oh, Lady ase a igli-spîriteti womau vaulti ha noder [am so srry rtise cirtsmathances: lut aise vent on tait-- «Berr tuat ho auketi yeu ta marry lue' ta ber cuopanlon very tact, ta cunreal ii b ler annoyauce. Elie vas tra pruand ta "Betaau-lntie.d Lady (insee, I neyer mat-e any allusion ter s asots treat' tioMt et sncb a thîne'I tisouglat bis ment etflier; ansi M. Hastiue's appeareti -@"dme matie hlm so tan beonti me. I1unltaehava naticeti il. But lie fait tan tbftdfthoa vas tlindta me, juat frtam ler keanly. le ie IInet qite juatity lier. saeamnd"eu lIt-e 'u, tuaI 1 on thint- aisebai bebavat i wlaly, but ha MUWUIM n i fa trange t cousine'fute sav vhat the man svas, so l t ter. moor U t* vasDot ousdIte.- muet have beau sonsa cîmone'undarcurrant - l' 1 yndosaIt love hlm r, oi bittes-nec. ta chauge the lriglit. gondi- 'I is Me lhIaitvery mugi-i coulti ual tempereal, sunny, 11111e tainy ha . hati -ub elit. haela sa. goa-bo, sdean Lady tuovo farmanly la lie indiffarqoàf, pro- Gises, 1coinl et mars-y hlm."sud the s-ut-lue' vman oetotanigita "'Ponr 11111 aare CainaI dova. girl!" b. thauglil u te ilisaf. "I lare *Tb " l'hq oabava ratoseti sn" ay elehasa. oumit oui b istime tisat 'l, "lid hm lhe lrtb-i coualnt de- moisay loae't bine' happines.." 1*e Mm," M .CI ton emaine ountil tise 6fth LAd t.issu il ota cadd idaaIlaslaed on aeilvas haIt oves, than seast-ad Errol s-la*yGrasea Farqubara mindt UaItuer. ta e If bles-sesvaut vas i0 tie hall. He t5 a fletielMe'noble ant i hgh-mnteln lat7he box, sud ettresl Imoat Immedi- - W rla 151 atne uscb a positian andtitely. " Wo'h aieibecanuah.ctii net love tué "My brougbin la t yaur disposai, Min.i »Wý A are voridly siitali vmnClytoin, and yeur servant la just calline' '*av* *ov beld smciiromanliel oDI7 it af." an5d, tuoehîtueh girl a frai She thant-el hlm; aud ha put ber cloat- M t lbel e*eo8Ldy (;race. caesseully round ber, and gave heerliie tbe , as à morcutas'y ats'uggle lu eurt, aIbetore aie ros. freinsher tsat .Go-ih, leslwe h u 'iyta wi eai.saiti aveetly. "I tink sealetinlutise csmriée'e. "Matey thants ~ laa dne ult rI'ht Ifyautee ~ fonryleur-tinsely aid. WiiI Yeu tome Sod laii doncquit m imd tIflu cannasulovesaeus tu-morrow aI aur btai?" rerail? wn mnd tat lu cano îmove ie pronseel; sud ai pas-due' h.oiaei bâis aut as'e 700quite sure? Harolti li es- handilonger lthon la etmctiy uetassany kW 9s0 &goti; ha le handeons.,anti lalnwsngod-. tib-'ont You not ta vaigla evenytulue' Thvidm fe' geod- etinbytth la ~ elu Ii tuoo-ugily betore you de- Tiedy tertermta'Stis afflter pema Mr. Hatings callati an Mn,. liay- a~ 1k.hlm I -aSecthie bu i o ntotn; anti M. Ciaytan, \ espetat'tise1 t-;ev lin-,!r speatI mar btry d s- iel, wac purpaaely et bome. Foi'hti Wte ot arr blni cno- anal up visen M. Hastings waaaoun- ue14 PZ l7 . i ' ued.She al a aayc lit-ad hlm; nov in 1 i todeil.ars'y"y,1tan rlooelinass ant i sary aie rnes]hlm n 1amse. y frmy boyscast-,.antiseadean aid trianti. Hem mauner vas 9 aboilAbava been velIcontent te lavre :,ail liamnanacordial iccuse &cise veld y" Ur I fiera, tea auuy iser huaiaul. And lsth te nd-heerteti vonan Irak "Mr. Hastings. I am lelîgiteti tae sa t1aeubie' irilnluber armesant i leu; I0 hwvasjueont ehe' uis- fighttnily bar- OM luid basrheati an thae tisaIhs'ast. aI and i m1 hbpe yenaugin'a visie a" c51. ta eheuret& centent.Tiser, budget ut neya." vas.. goal leal mos-a tait- before tue two "I muet est Birutt er My aid fieul, quittai antilil vas settieti that WinitnetiLady Mes-ioa," hlians5weed. 'I canmaI *.ai go laume thetDeit day but ana, torgi-e nyeelt for ny reaneuaDot05 qinsi taytera a rosivaa-s; andthosn daine'aulstugi. *0 sbolé psy Balan Vaiesuaotuen viil, "Anint is ies-ryiweli. tlant- 700. I board VinelArd Haroldi ahaulî have lat But tron han tilumos-usng. Siae ays alie la &,Mdi Harold lett tuat vary da y, a tter sec- draadtatiy du ith -tîoat me. sud le lougine' --ligendaticonfodîne' in hie, ast. Hic part- tesec u~ s hart tgain. hg 'waa'de vere: 'I oftsen tiint- bmw ab@ muet miss yan. eAÂnatdoyou tu-inkt teee nauy bope j inoo t wonden sisadotac nul remain tbiabc15 Ul *s-, toma ta tare ton mai" vîtu you.- S Ladly Grece tIssaI list oraiseatanti "Se ele oulti. e'ally, but M. Cisytun - stroi e isbondti ery toidrh. ont lt lies. Ofcourse, it we have a F "I cmnnot tel.My bo, but I ans afnetiti diffeaca af opitnaise tat-ec ny part. s mot' antibcliaya>sonellilue'rude s-a ler, sud - the le offeutedl eiaIfDt eo, Franclu?' CHAPTER X. Mn. Chsytou mutteredi oumethise'aboust Beventeea mosthe have elupseelInce a nothar-is-lav haine' lad asagis, but s rrol Hastine'a baoias-astian the dock- oh an aant-in-law vas mas-e thasi auybly *ua Enone. bt-me' tiowu fuit te Med' bergaises] ton. trrasela, andt uine' aioftue ici n "Anti as useîsimauy la allogathar às tan âwe loel no daeply. Ebe ves nul a vons usriai apesuiotissu.' rjoinal Fee, viti e a10thine. h, len-sha vas onll a tresis, delîgltul suile. "you essut, oaiceuarse, leu« girl; anti in lier mveet, simple tata mare tison yaa hargaiu to-can you, nelty lai tise tha rm aise bal ion tue meas Mr. Hastings?" ait the vorîti. Errol vas ly snaoimenus pIsieneet le' Ha vitzstayine' ton a mouth la Paris lue' maIe s tiirI pas-iy 1tenatrimaniai te the. vay homandslthe brilliaut so- diffamntes. and miouan effart ta e-bauge di yha mlxedti Illavi-ry plesant the couvrsatia. ~ar bis long isolation. *"Have yass senau o.a ine' ai Lady 1!e-sIghtt, a, wuv&atameetanuhos-aGrec Farquisar laîciy, Ms-a Ciayton'f", <iPat aheuaopen-a volnan vlaouubchaokat-d. latilalvaja Ute. but vho ailatneer *"She wssebirenul a nontli ega; anti BOMOMel9sechàisam e hlmsaiseh titiaicse iaadapteI surI a seet, sisasmine' evss, vlla ber pretîyasesumpîlan ai girl. Tisey are lit-enoliser snd daugis- Matrunkooti.lien sahaulsvasoet- teand ml asco hat saîBala aid laokworm. jq>W iestalnly, anti abc t-ev 1. àaredy Sis'C' ytau. seana quis-e tat-en vîtuber. *0eoâtlueuance faui n ad inaip 1 vis yleu baltisen blie s onan, I OMMni haogs'tetul te ana Whio couid ntot b. knovyou o voîhave beau lu lave with lisai haIppy. Adl itu a strone' intereal, bar." Vtzy ha.nly avakaneti, Mn. Haue'a 'I thoughl Mn. Hastings knev MIe. valed tisaI s-ise'lto Mn%. Clayton'a Eyre," lutes-posei Frsncic Cîan-an At ipare bi. ail esente, I ecoiacI beos-lu esir usmea TIse huisauti anti it, vas-a agetlaer connectadinlusoeastory usbaut meeting ele.. lh. former wv aurîninntentiy lu a vooti." -'t'ami h bis&laset a vas-y siavy ot-me' Errol stantd slse'buiy, ansi il uiglilhave aupfnaersy, tue latter leasi ibock-in- bleuefncy. lut Feae crs-aily tisouglit a >: #feuanlly, vitis sas-sue' erpression ai deeper colon cam a ioabis brouzel tare. .aOàseisanti vearinesa ounlien prctty Mn. Clet-tota aaei ta iint the semae. *ti Mb airs prettier, penls, Ilion tor ha prous-eIes inluhie ussual amiable 10eire t.act saw bar as Fe Altos; lot Banner: geidua, More pensive, and lies- hauly vas 'Sie sud Ers-stssa reawfuiiy seet eulaMedab tise magnificenre t han jae'. ou encli tien seien mse ses-s-eayiug aI ti.rth ole 1las-e ssy tisa seil l e à 4l seg glad yoen bas-e raise!" Mn,. niail-h. Lady Esarcena msqoite ire.' Cblten &ait, guie'up lu Erml'a taca, elle tein l;isut sof coursais ea shackIlu 4.yetdlxge bndulta bis gestie pres- lad une ion hlm." *qewJevastzsnoduil. Noue ai my frins "*Frasns." exclamari ic Itfe, "boy ieA bien op te sec me, and Msr. Cîsyton yau easgas-ate! Yhua t-ow Wiif'el neT- 19l-asesinatei by seule loveiy areatume o as-e]s for hordnHalad. Sise wun't - ge tâà' tuaI lie bausiso eyee for auj- coufegs il, lot I1niquita cs-ae lia matie MW edu.Franis,ab@ heconlineel, tonch-ler Dsuoffen. sud thet aise retused i hm. Mgibes' hocbai--"Frncuieni, astIus i ar e iII eet lies- i ha rausbeip It" doaIer..""DiI os gay tisaI Lady Graca lied Mr. OlSton laal.ed serageîy ai bier, stiapted lies-. Mro. Cîcytan?" giathon h. gava a aurhy recognition ta. "Vas, morss-a sbn a yca lge; inleel, U, Beaing. bton h a9m6smssI. ua es -u1mti tued to go n.e tthin, becaoe the Woqld bot ackgowledse er tather. lb bae proisei ta con.e and stay wlth me when we get batik ta town. You musi came andti eet her. "t shall he-very-eppy," stammereti Errol. CHAPTEII XI. Errai Hastings, riding towacd tise Bois de Boulogne, pondei murs on what he bad heard. He was surprised-ie trieti ta halai-e ha wae pleaseti; but Somte'sow or atisar bis satisfaction wes fDot s-ery genuine. Miss Eyre lied rerisinly made s ortunate step la lite; truce he lied iost a ietber wbam she had loi-ad, but tisen she lied gaiuad a triend. iu Lady Grace F'arquhar. SE wouid gel iutiaduced into goad Society, and peras-ps, but thet was net a trein ot tisoiuclt lie cas-ad te toi' iow. lied uat Ersiue airaady been at ber feet? Mn. Hastings' solllassuy was eut Short hy seelug Coi. d'Agolar welking Iisueca 17 alose' the Chsamps EIysees. lHe drew rein iustaratly. "D'Agslar!" ha cried. "Haestings,"' exciaimied theaaihe-, and they esook bauds warniiy. "t ttiaugbt sou waré bath witb yaar regimeut," salid Errai. "I bave a moutb mare les-e, aud my brother asked me tae juin i es-a, and se i rae." A greet msny questions camec lto Er- ral's basti that lie would bave iiked ta as- Coi. d'Agisiler et once; batl'aovr- saIon is ucither easy narr egreesîla whan carriasi au witis s pedestrian tram the altitude utfsaisorsa's back, paclaly svisn rour stead is restive sud Ilu iul "Camne op te my halai ta nighi. d'Agal- las-, will au ?" Mr. Hasisa said. 'Vas-y oeil. 1 suppose yoiî ara gaine' ta tise bail at the Emhassy'i" 'Vas: but nal hafara twelve'" "Then l'Il look in about tan." And the twa men partad jouI as Mrs. Cisyton roliad pagt Ilier handsama car- niage, drawn by higli-steppine' liasss. Sh@ looked lite s iavaly uitile Esquimaux an- seloped inlier sait white tus-s, and she gava Mr. Ilastings a brighttsailie, snd tise wsva or e deletei giavesi littie baud. Sise bad uat alsers cd Col, dAgui- a c. Sixteca monlbs liai]passed suns-e lie day wiseu tbay id sidden logethas- down the 4ývenue ai braad is'asad cisestiuts et Eudon Va'e. Sha was flot aýtered ot ael s- nis, il 411 nat sean sa in the mamn- tary glauce ha lied caught aoflier soli face. Wamss e.thau utlerly beertleesi Could se hava livad ail thase mauths wit scadisbatatul, coutemptible wretcb as Cisytan, sud stili go aunasille' sud flirtine', end gIve no aigui? Col. d'Aguilar knaw nana af the particulars of tise msr- niage; lie lied mot aveu beurd that ais, was heppy; liad bI ut nmet bar once, sud than sha bsad lait lin et lier huahand's command, witb as suile on bar lips. H. lurned sud walked becli anhappy endi resenttui. Mr. Cîsyton, a@ wall as bis wste, was protaundly ignorant ai Col. d'Alui s arrivai lu Paris. or liaeisoald as soon bava trustaI bis wifa alose io thet fiue cis-y, as lie would hava waltad willlue'iy iisîtlutoaiethe cage ai tisa lion ln tbe Jardin das Pieutas. ('Ta ha centliuad.i MISS COSTON IN BUSINESS. Fh. le Ný Artive Hsd of Comcpany the al .ke. shae atn sIg.salc Iu 1840. wbeun Benjamin Flranklin Coetoa was 19 years old sud waa lu tise Waahiugton navy yard, haelied mazy taike wlth Commodores Stocktou andi Stewa.rt about silgisi gnais et seL Tise reanît was tisha liittd Up a labora- tory sud set about the wark et makine' what are aow kuowu as tiie Coaston sig- nais, whicb are in use pretty mucli ai os'ar tise worid sud are flot confruati ta tise ses sud lakes alone, but are utilized by rallro.aie, talegrapli couipanies anld ailier çoucarns for pu'p'osee tiiet wara Rot draamed aifliy thise uentor wbeu hae began bis werk. Coiteu ied wison leie a !2yeaces oid, leaving bis invention, fLot iully de- veloped, and his wiie, .knioing bi.s tormulas anid plais, cotatissuati wber le lait off sud lu turu transmitted tise Iunveutiens ta ber son. tise laie William F. Coston, who cerrled onf the busiie"a unetil Augiiet last, wiuen hae dled as tise rosuit ai RD explosion in bis ieboratory au Staten laouaji. Mr. Cession tres- nsdtted the formulesasd patente ta hie daughter, Miss Aline H. CoStan, who la 21 years aId. Mies Cestei a s a Iatlisat slispsad tu seli ont lier luteests lu loir enlirety, but balug a epiriteal youaui xemsn oie tact a second tisouglit on thaensatîer, with the restit tisIa se reached tise conclusion that there v'as fia reauo wby ase elaulai fot carry onlise huai- nashersit.To tla.ts andi absorgan- izeti e stock comamti receustly, sud wsts sas-oral memtbars ai ber tatnily a&sas- hoiders sud corporate oailicaslacasn- dasetlue'tise businesselheraicomie' ree'ularly te ber othte lu New York and Malitainlue' a eenereias-as-rsi fthe ts wartesuad laberatory au Staten Ilandut. Tisa prtnciple ai tise Caston signal ls a Serisofi differeat colorad ligîts, buruet Iin succession from tiosa se cartriaige. Tise dIffarent alteruate com- binatious of celer correspond tu nomn- bors lu a code boot, sud differeut code boots are made for commercial and naval slips, for relireede, for telegraps Unes, otee isete-sa-Ing service, tor the ieke marine, for diffareut yachst clubs, fer tise regular army, tbe National Guard, as u so rts. Mises(losien, hika other members ai the. fazuly, liaa beau brouglit ap ta kuow thé buaiuess tlioraughly and Inl studylue' lit ises heceme esomewlist ex- pert as a cbamlist.-New York Sun. Devîces te Pc avant ollisions. 5luau Engliali waterîng tewu, whlera Ltise sîreeëts are narrow lu samne quer- JOHN BROWN'8 BIRTI4PLACE. MKovment tarte t laPerpatuate 014 Nev Englaxa nd Faisouea. An association, calledtheis John Brown Association, bas beau torme5d for the Purposa of purchasîne' anti preser'dng tise al bomesteat i etTorringtou, Conu.. visere John Brown.,lise notaI abolition- lai andi martyr, was boruTihe use las stand unienautati fon many yeare sutdIrelie hunters ihave carrieti avay sany of lie fixtures, but an antila te ha Placedt t this vandallam by the assecia- -tien. The Brown liometeal bas beau lu ex- latente a çaulury sud a blfaIsud bas beau bth allue' place of muy fains- Ilaes Who ,trial u t- eeouI su existence zom mUOWwNB iEir .O from the. stony and stubborn acres at- tach.d ta hILuIn1798 Owen Brown. fatiier of the. abolltlonlst, moveti loto It after baving triedt t malte a lIvIng lu Cther parte of New Englanti. Here lu 1800-on May 9, ta hae exact-tise future martyr waa born. The tirettflve years of hise lIe were spent wlthlu lis abelter. The Browu@ bail more or Iess dlaim to tise titi. of sons of New Engleuti, nor I... tban arpgenaratians havlug tîlled o Its soil i nce the. coming of tise May- flower nearly two centuries before. lu 1M0 Owen Brown foraook the Eat &and settleti la Hudson, Ohio, where hiet son recelved i@hl early education. la 1812, secnring a contract In supply tise army wltb provisions. tise Brown tamn- lly took up its aisode In Detroit. Later the son settled lu Richmond, Pa., wbere Prestident Jackson appoluted hlm post- master. In tise subseqisent stermy years of bis life John Brown settled for a time lu Massachsusetts, but Torrington and list villity knew hlm no mare. Now thse people are arousad to retain tisa fume wilctheaccident of hirtli conierredt an Torriugtan. DU MAURIERS NOVELS. Hars'y FairnIsa' Talk un Indirect C..e fi Their C'eattàa. Henry Furniss, tise caricaturist, writea as iollows In Harpers ot bis acquelutauce wltis George du Maurier. "It la a curious tact tisat 1 realiy1 neyer lied a sent aiiotted te me at thet Punch table; 1 always seti In Du0au- rier's, except ou tise rare occasions when lie came îa tihe dinner, wben 1I moved up oui Ih was aiways a treat1 te bave Du Maurier at 'the table.' Hei was by for sud away thse cievereet couvarsatbonallat oi bis time I ever met; bis deliglttul repartees wera 50 neat and effective, andi bis darlug chair and bis criticismas obrigiit aud re- treshing. ** "Du Mariersa extremeiy claver con- versation struck me the moment 1I Joiued tise staff of Punch. As I wenti part of bis way ta Hempsateadi, we sometimes ohared our cab., sud lu oue of tisese journeys 1 mentloneti my con- viction that he, In my mmnd, was aj great deai more than a humorous or- tist, andi If ha wouid oniy take up the peu serlously tise world would hea al the mare Indabtadto ithm. Hie tld me tîset Mer. Jamea bai for Soule time saldt nica tisings of e sîmilar character. "About tanntinys sftarward 1 receivad1 a lette: saylng tisat my conversation lias hati an affect upon hlm, sud that ha was tartIng hise ttnovei. Sa par- haps tise world la really ludebtedti t me, lndirectly, for the. pleasure oi rea&-t ing 'Peter Ibbetaon' snd 'Trilhy.' The tact le that ha bai, wlth Burnend sud mysali, just vliteti Parts, tise tiret time he had set foot lu tise gay lty since hie youih. Many thlngis ha saw hati Impressed i hm, andi 'Peter Ibiset- eon' wee the reent" HOW THE OTHER BAND WON. t They N[atie tise '-Bilenst" Mesahe, oif kival Organisation a Naisy One.. "t once helaasged te a country baudt wi-bn 1 weu a youugster," eald tise teik- atîve man. "It was great skort andi no man bas really Jiveti unie.. lie bas beloogedti t sucis an arganizatlan at soeaperlod lu his lIta. Tisera was a great rlvairy between tise baud thal 1 was a metuber ai anti one lu an adi- joiulug tewn. Wben the rivalry was et white heat a baud conist was bld lu e oeighisorlng towu. %W. were both enteredt u the samne clase. andi ouly esk- ati fora free lelti anti no favori "Now. theecluse that we isere entereti lu calieti for bande bavlng at leanix.l1 teeu members, antitbl, hast w. canîtide star soulo; te te"u for taiellt was itteaim es Who nu4oeefaod bOw.ta lu tiespair, untlU 1 concelval a happy ldeL Thons vws an odd icharacter l,-. lue' lis e tovu vhom eveny one tallaI George. He vas anly hAl-wltted. anti bal attaehet hIlsaI t t aur band. mak- lue' hîisosf generally useetl by curry- lue' our mouaItandti tne'car, et our band roons. My plan vas in fit hlm eout vith an Instrument ecurely cartel, anti trust tn luck that the decepîlon vould net ho notîcedl. "But the plan provoti a mont dînas- trous ene. A manstan oft herival baud aeelng the youth proudly canrylue' a haro. mîstrusiel visai va vare Up ta, snd, gettne' the boy aside, lie liaco,- eredt he cork sod polaie Il ouI. "Wlien va starteti plainsunlutise great conleat." coniluedth te tait-at-lys mano, accordîne te tise Detroit Free Prss., "I becs ne avare ai anra tisat soeaonela as mat-lue'horrible dis- corde, snd. turultue Arounu. I discor- aredt t my borror tint tise haiÈ-wittel youtb, Immeuseiy proul oi bis pont- tIon, vas illine' bis Intsrument ta tise fuIl extent ai bis long pover. Itle isendly necessary la stats that va titi ual vin tisa contest", SKILLED IN MANY SPORTS. Lett-H"aded People Are Proiclent tin wu"s thât Autanleb One. Il la ual vIsa le pote ftnsas a slat- baudeti boy er girl Tisy may des-alop qualitias thtl are unaltaluable by tisai. whi sue thelr right banl. pretarably. Chiltren vise have a mlan Ino t is bab- Il et usIne' their lait hantie sheulti not ha taoe'ht ta do violence to a strengly implanted Instinct anti use the rlght baud vhethan tisey vîlI or no. Snell e traiuing net 0017 lufllcts upon tise clilld a unelnsa ameunt et haraisblp anti luconvaulauce. but may do blIn se- Mous lujury.as-an to e lprisine' hlm ai tise pover of speechs. Accorîlue' ta tisalatent aclantîfi dils- caverlas ail sauner ai bas-oc usy ha wroue' ist l the brein hy the adop- tion et thia mîstalten metisda etteacis- Ile at-bandes] cllldran ta use tise rie'it baud. This dlecos-ery la tise reenît ai expert- mante lately made et tise University ai Chicago, visici las gone mure deaply ino the madern subject oai "chilI tudy" tiss uest ofthtie unlversîtlas, it te Profassor Smedley, lîreetor ai tise departmeut ai padagogîcel Iv-esiga- lion, seho bas maIe tise mont fruitful expas-Imautsvis-b aise leftI oas]e. Hlidstas-ama t at by for tle great- an mnjorltyofainolisers Icot-eltapan lait-landeduese as a defect ta bcie-- cama et auy raît sud tisaIt tc chIld ivea lu cousequcoca forcedto isea muaI uncongenlal cysten ai tralinng. Tise greeter nunher ai chislînan so traînes], sys l'roiecsor Sinediey, arae defactive lu speechs. lty udeavortue' to sulsli- Iota tisauseft fsha riglît baud the uic. balante o et tiasn is ledllusbeti anti besîdeg producîne fas- lassa mannail ex- ts-rlty s-le pais-r oi speechs may also lie itaîsred. It le aiso a malter of record s-at eft- haudeti persans ara lu gamas etfat-i more profitcut shan tisase se-o ae- rîglit-bandaI. Ilils Geuroeiay. An emusîne' story le laId by tisa Bap- tiel Commonwealth ot a banaar bell lu a Weotern City. Amnn'tise teatures of the auterlalument vas as frimsbient etali. ta visicis charitable danare cou- tribulal supplies, lu ordar tisat ai tise money tat-cu luaosiglit represeol clear profit. Tise lady lu chsarge equese aegit for Ibis pumposa tram Mr. Bîllînga. a mounvisa vas bats Weil kuovu eud wealthy, but not tamaus for lîberai gis-lue. To ber aurprise elie recels-ad nazi day a note la tise affact tisat ha a s endîne' ber a simiain ai beat sud tva ai tanguas. The aseamoroînge ielady iappened te go te bar bulcisan.- isa aisa aup- plile tise iamliy ai Mm. Blîlluga vitis ment, anti sitar gis-g luemi a large.on- dar ior lierstaîl, abie ast-es]If bhim- sait weuiti not lit-e ta gIs-e han sons- shune'. 'I abolI.s-amy much. ma'ama." re- pliedtha bottier, "but yestarday I gave te Mn. B.iling at islerequest, far daIs vary purpase, s sirlaîn of beif andt lIma ai tongue&." Here is a novel trick and one wbIcis never. talla to afford muah eMutailneuet at an evening party. Twa persona kfLeel on tih. grôUad et a distance'ai &bout tbree feet traus each other, andti t eacà in giron à candis, of whlch one ahouli b. llghted. Tise right or lait foot ai eacb. as the. case ns» b., la tii..te b. beld IÎY bis free band, the resigut belng that tise estire welght of the. body wUIirat on the ther knee. The persan hoklng thea uniigbted candi. moet then try ta ligbt It at the. otiier one. Tat tuis ilno es"taek cas. v.ry ,ailly b. sucer- tained. Dindineimng lu Stature'. an scwcs- iupelnamanta. Wbeu a san casses ta grov ha beginé sn1 -a liosSsi ismn la dimîniali. Such la tise conclusion e 1AsueJaion te liniseî'tli i Eev mi-i wilh a German physicean bas arrn-ad, Staîr Boas-I af Esîsaiziîloo bas maIe sitar sevaral asiatta' caraiui tady etor sa as--acasi$îi<TVi(1400 os er ls the uhlet etIteasu bigîtMe 0 s e amin tax - ssessuient tor tiehIe s-e. Il la assertad, bagin Id erov emellar i lu 'As.st al uft1s-icadsiltion fouls upeu tbair tlirty-fitb year, aud voman a (-soot Coîsiy, $T,01iOOIine' valuut littie bera tliey are 40. Men, boeves, tion pî.îs'esî poas caîpitalstocoraicasp- stop groviie' visa tisay ara 30. anti for ratisous. fis-e or si yearsthiar stature remiains 1Ms-. esd Ms-s. J. i. Bat-s'er clciss-stcs stetiausnry. Te isast deereasas, St flr@i thair gotlden uedsing in Gaiena, haisone' s-amy lowly. isut attervard more rap, bean nias-iel lu Londosnt, Engiausi, fity lIly. ye'. aga. Th'e atte'ndants seho ottls-iat- ed as t s-b,-wed.iiue' recsý-lstuos valsaIon Patient Jane. tise iaîîpy cauple sibris they saîteti an "Jane alvaya ioule tender tise b.d fer the pathwi-y of lufe toiectlae' a blai cen- a bure'lar.'" try #go. "DIl shaes-aer sas Ou,?" IJobsi P. Kehlan. agesî 0, anti Mra. "No. Bottsise lis-es lu isepes."-Cleve. Sarais ConSfel., 's erra to bave beau landi Plain Dealer. marnie at Pana, but vian tliey apper ___________________ eti belote lhe miisoer they tiecideti Z'e Big StbrLau R ver wr. too aId te val. Mn. Kellar matie BS~tBubeiacRive'. lte liide-leri a pramentof ai P O Inlucabh The Intiea Rives'. l InieIIo 2.200p tbelahlmtt ~îiIe lalen8h<sul~ranasIOu ~ sud Un$a a. iM-. at eatali', tshea EIQMTII ANNUAL CONVItNTION HELO AT SPRINGFIEL. Gov. Tales and Speek.rSls.mauMk AddrisesesUrg'hcug&chant ]Reforie- liaserImportant QueStIon. I5ieeuae -New Aseocbtton Ohlcers chassa. Sxrlegdeid corresp.oatience: ltepa-esentatiaem' Hall waa fililedThora. day ai-anise' whau tise torty-palghhsanau- 4i -meeting ut th. Illinois tate TeacbeWa Association oppned, wit tiseGornero et tise ttea un the Speaker ofthtIe Pair- ty-seeassdl Geiscrai Asuemhiy ounIlie plat- fote. lias Gui. Vates sud lSpeaker Sherman strongly aîvocaledth ie bett*ev meut of tiese chlsuestea in10Illinois. Thé meeting %vsa opaned wlth tise presenta- lion et a gavai lu tise presitiant et' the assotiatian, David Pelhaley. The. pre- sentallon wag made hy tormser Prealeet GreinanutfEat Aurora, Tise attend- suce wes lage, over 1100tanchers haIne' preeent troua Cicaego. Dr. Jaukin Lloyd Jones oi Cisicago our- prilaad tiseasesociatian by damandine' that tba chiaritable Institutions ut tise Blata that bal leeu eso4iished for the educs-' tian ar detective sud definqueut chilltren ba es-s-calIframe tIsecontrolaiftise Stata Hourd et Cherilies sud ha Incorporateti Into the educaiesal systeus. Hia Idies wae thsat anstitutians lu whicis blinti or olbarwiee ds'faclisa chilîsan are laughit shiald hae reaaoved tramn tisapisne of pol- itite. lis asIdrtas ses, nut on the pro'- gran.bat lia waa li-ietatspesIt anti bis piesnme-t a isearty reception. Mr. Jones epoli eeretaise ciltiatisdy section. His sîdreas toiiawed atidreases iy Dr. J. C. Gordon or tise State &ch"o for lise lest, Frank f.H.all ofaithe sehool for tise liusi and <'harles C. Krauekopt, wiso spolie ofthtia sefectz o ai iseeguof ebidran lu the ('hicaga seisools, lia,. Mr. joues' tsîik îisalî largaiy with tue wark ot tise luverali.'court. lRe spoaeet the cisitnuau s biaag 'ssuoraal" aocil- ly. <O8 blaalt ar île-sa chilsiran liespro- tCsldag.l ast lheir cduscs li,,n ile mtI- tloons %hoi-b was-,' aowu as cbaritable os- pesi-a , i ule-jr c iaai cr anadistanding ins ili- Stsîs. Tlis,- csuty sasslsesit'section bal sassirus-àdsc-oussisouathe aubject af ts'aciuaeagriultaiure su the cosutry ssolApImper onaise subjet isy W, il. Kiîisrey, ueai'riteýndcnt etr 'enry 'outy. aainagusralted,]i-lic c slinl wislis Salscflass.isse lertel et St. Clair Cesiisuy. Sis-san aof(iampaigu Countl anidtGairdaner ,f ValotaCounay ssr ct' he h-acii'rsý .'Slivriat, ais-at Sisioama bll the field agnaut theýii,- nt h,' ,siiuselrelsisian aI- vancs'sitis eave-aisg e' icase sy Speaker Shermnan tisat i ucauntry gsaboulabel boas neglas-ted. Mr. Shiswen daclareel tiaat tisa coutry achoois hadll e-en nagles-tesi and that, als a geni'rei proposi- tion, sbey wane mach boiter off tissu tisa mare lîralcatious si-bonislu tise cities. At tisa meetings af tise other sections tise r'gilar programe ware followad: 'The EState Teacisers' AssoIation Fni- day niglit eh-o-led tisa folios inie'ofcars: Presideut i'. M. Trac-y. Kankekee. Firals isi-icai î Montgomery Moore', telvisiire. SecondViel'csiat.lnE. Whit' urcli. Salem,. 'riird Vt'ic-id-tM.Ai ilieiha- ter. l'eria. Secri'tary duel M -NIssis ihý, ('ias-bon- le. Treasarer-J. 'NV. isos.litesle, ttsllrsadsi -cs-t.-iiry da -ilS. Roc- acter, t'hicago. itirectors Mrs. t'arosline Grate, litts- field ; K.- St a lssis, llsi uts-Charles Blanchaîrd. Wlsi'ssoi:Ms-a. Agnes M. Harding, iasag;M. S. L B s-Iuri, ('h. -ega. OBu, r'. 55 irves'lectîsi ta thle svariosesec- tionseas f,l,1,wa: IlîGilt'I SC >l0, u-î:'CTlus 'resient-J. .F. lias-li - RockeIsl.and. Secretar)> MNargalret lwe-, i'ontiac. Fxs-s sîts se C('osstee-.Ni. Nitsruey, NsasssF. Miln-slo,. tarrolltou. Au- nai- l"-l'.Oakliaid. lit iEIINl'E IENE'SEC'TION. Pi'scdsent- Atri d a iaSIsringisC '1. Ssc-selsry 'ilMas-y E. Sl -, Niclissî e sugli. Exsuiic (ssis.ic ilt. T.Mor-gsau, JsIas . .. Il. Sss s C. lcs:,Ji. M. Sussler. tsiiîî, ('omo1i1stýtc 5, Ils-iise i' sr-. oiStsssiy -is'srgc RIllSîssi su aid it.r T, sga C'ssssss11,' se a[sn Ib-s. l-asiug lis- sle -.1. IL. Gr Io-.,s-and NV ILlsu-s. 111 'lN PLS'SECTlR"IN. I's-s-pssst s .1 . -i. Ii isssals. 's~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I I5Irsoi Iilss l laius, N sstos.1. M. Aies- yitscaors- Com-sus ' iise-s'J ..iHughess. (ents-sia, S. A. 1). las-s-s. liss-ssou; EI. B.lis-sîsti. Nsss ton. A.sail, r, Vsia-..iuaiz ss-i lisss-L,. Presistls t -'.B. A isîsirosg,Aussi Viv sei'--isa .N E JslsaaEs t Secreso ry 'ilsiMars-y Clssrk. t>catsar. Executi-e Coiasiitts'e --s. P'aulina Il. Mssstlc.SîciosI iý. -sa rusC. Camtp- bail.,tsincoln; Nil-sMss-s'Sy t-e. Mon- mauth. lu the msasningai) s addresa 15 Dr. Ed- mud James ufthtietUnisver'sity ai Chicago waa rea etiiaore atha fesîration hy Dr. Ira W. Hawert, also of tise University af Chii- cago. iThia wss ollowel -seisisan address by Geor-ge E. Asdames! Chicaga. The topis- dsaru'sas-d suthe trainuiugaiflise 3000e' for sp*'ifitcollings.. In tise e ruine' Charles F. Tlwiue'. prseaideuofetais"ies-s Rs'rve tUniversity, 8polse so "Tise Tceoier a Farce !il Civil- izution." A rse.lotson apslras iaie the et- farIs ai E. G. Caoley.spsriteuds'nt ai tisa Chicago acisools. ial, is fight for tree text books wwsooiopsesi sud Andrew Car- negie's offer tue eablisb a national uni- verOsty waa cousmeusies. Amoai Oue Neigisiors. Au epdenie ot tyîslasid tarer ia report- es i atKaut-akee. senator Wellington or Ma4«a Isavingen a uncainsartable time et lit. boit tram lise Itepolcan Party last kicked up beantisa ettrlbuted .1te have comsit eolleis Iwo Sate. Antibe -.bas neyer bon0 défli uiteiy esatdW 1ie 0- X-. WK.I t h .î a at WliIa(à* al. as reponteti, that thi eeloisu ai the Presdent was 'a mattiet ail S. dîffoeW bien. H10 elm leeclinedte as~ or *Mrlm Il anti Marylandi tIOPU Proceeded te pnnish ite, hlm hlm £ram their clubs. Weiiiagtaa hae'W comae a peaulmist, aud h. bue~ enaegh naîtuar ta try ta justy k -Ê mon ta regain tie tavor lac has.noa 91.1.7lesfot. On the atiser baud, D)emocratu Are givine' genatanMcr UW lte Bail sioulder smincee cboeli Yb lu organisea asemi Itepablican Party ila-' Bouths Ceralita. Th. secondusav ofut alepreaint seMal"a et Congres@ Sen- tar Letige anti l.jite« s7- an slou an street car t0#011101- isounil tor tise slwn taonhatel d tdUIL They were a strit-lngly diffaenat 11MO anti yet tise wealth ofi crisbu a m t beau enviati snd ireqoeutly ecaueese* opus. Tise two chIattes shoot tise a«MUt ai tise day, sud seesaad abliviana et tue tact tisa:tisaeconuloter ai tis ecas' va standing patlently lu front oet hemsvalS' lase'o tolain tare. Lotie w as raltae 1» alils.It. lie tartel taaal tral lea 0. pocket, thea lu enathar. Senatorn HauSa pulel hart- tihe apurcueskeirta aetlai' Prince Albert sud began a m.arcb tain- soif. Haisua tounsi c rougb-laaklua jaek- t-aife and tour s'aller biaIde. Befatée Lelge brought osai a geol match eate and a nui fie. Tbs'o Hennua ot-el nt Lotiga. Loe'.e loakal et lianes, andi bath coutils- ual tise searcis. eantualîr they Pro- duceti sai-n tenta hetween thins. The conductar, satine' their mis lesI.andthle dictînguichel cîssiarancetof L.odga. bd tataI, lut finOslly reasaisa for aiese5est cents, aiti tisa cannent: '11retuani- ber 705e. ju Ige, anti yen tan pay me lhe oaher lis-ee he l ima you ride." The colection ut animale, eilî. dames- tir sud foreigms, ai tle White Hanse, là laine' enlarged l ans aily isy new as'- ris-ais tram distant places. Tise Postanle aud the pas-rot have now beau juineti by asaue roussies-. c inautera. anti, ai abough is iîusaîlsa an mise, Iraks capable ai o ionisge' adinpîio'sip ln tise iasth- erwaiglit clams ipitel agalual an aiVef- cary of its kind. Itt s tue pi'operty et Karmil itoosevelt, te whoe Il vassent, ais vas the Preesdents ppeasns, by soffe admirer lu tle iSouth. Tic Rooselt bey. vouldIti ute a8u"tisa roster LUigt, bat of course athe Presidant yl net per- mit an exhibition ot thi I. tlu lu os'lasear tise White Houma. lHe yildati ta K.,- mit's eppeai.lissoeveas, su tar as te hbave a emailicoop aretel at ths e uth aide of the mansion. The passons andti h parrat are daine' val1. The bIrd le a Bra- sillun o!ragorens plumage. hrongh tts'e Southe America ly Clones Page Bryan. île United States minister, cuti apeake Spunis vwilliflueuey. One of!thîl oaksutrton stonies taîtila cannecaiena Il aona ai Presilent IBonne- "I-t'cstar dinnes-. tat'isonereaumen la ta Ibis affect- It aispesars tisai ither lotan- tioneliy or oties-wlse the guensainviteel1 lu the linnes- incluee a dozen or mare Si-naturesilho ae-e rsis for thais- long speechsea s-iaeavr they laslalge lu gen- es-el delate. Diue inte siner Presileul Itoosaeli lad tle convsrations on ta con- grausianal tapies asti cumaenteti ireeli, epen the bs'auty andI aftèttlvcneas ai shart seeches ansi limuitaIlebote. lis tisa aeâetsiiet ssss' ostPrasîdeul Hao.e- i-als slarps-sl an(]sitbadirectples tor short speechs's lie was interru<stas by tise s enes-abla Senotor l'îttîîs ut Alabama, klowl in suecataniai circles as "Olt Coua- fuisasis" wvisemuant-el an biscrtrah vy: "Mr. Pneu I-dent, I lant tisint- yen sel ns Iong-wi-sdad tîlleeva a vary gond ex- Amsple lu yaur irai message ta Congres." Ei-eryoue et tsi' table gtierel tise point, sn or tes sfeu-mmnsnuth îe lauglivas os thie trcsàlent Fosodassuta as nd foad frauda la île t'nitii Stau-s. soya a cheiseeat con- îaected silis lbh- A;zsissîisral Department. une c nationals scandai. Some of tise States have dsoncs-la as'hy con ta cor- rect lia absases aifse iicises-erybotiy bas a rigit te coseplain. littaile atras'bonti at tise national gavemument muet bc laid on tise offeuderu. Il la tilfilcuit ta gel butter thisbo ltter, lard tlat lo lard, caffea t isl cofice, s inegar tist aIl vin- egas-. etc. A mats standus asilan chance. t e'etting maple synîap os- huney when ho busys gaula laisleti seiti tisose ahuries nome. If a man s ayeo baie oabhanse- radisis le docu net gel il. natal Wisen ha wauls ta lssy a pot of nosterd ail that lia ges an acdI paste cumpoaudeti ot flour os- tuiles-s eartb. t might rn oven thie liet ofitoadstuif..I1 oulti uel b. cure that tise anas-tllu soat-d witlt tata steaks snd spariols ucisope. l15s-sids'nt Rooaseveltlias undar way au aînout comsplele reosganizatian ai thse Treaaary Depertuient. Sacretany <Gage ls la relire. His rasignation yl mena the relis-amant otftise Ibreeasistent see- retaria, Milton B. Ailes, O. L. Spaîtiluaý anul H. A. Taylor. George R. BitivaiL cullecterofuthîe port ai New York, bas, iseen natillal lisat bis piste wlII becomeg vacant lu the eprîne' and hi. sugceesear, lu tie persan of N. N. Sîrauahan ot Os-- wega, lias beau aismat. Wilbum IF. Wgke-l mai ateîpnaisar ut New Tort-,lias already leen rcnoval and lis place tatas hi George R. Wbiteieeid. Thsorns"l.- Fitcbir, commiasioner afIimmigration et, New Vorntsd su alpaoite orAssistant- Secs-ctosy Taylor. will retire asmsoen m lai, succea'.er eau ie tounI.llis IB-" Robers, Treasurar outhIe Unitedi States- uans faomer edilor ansi propriator aotr - ljtis'a Morulu rIsal. la eziiectat toy--