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IISCZLLASBOCS. It is repo found in large well a said mebii'yielding from 7.000 8,000barrelss day. Thisisshesdofany thing Canada could boast of most oily days. a. long way, however, and probably, deal on the way. During the bar of medic-JP": as the actual orthodox M. D' . delight to term them. have made fortunes simply by their skill in advertising, while a large number of men of rare scientific aire- ments have been always in the - ground simply for their lack of sdvertis“ tng enterprise. “A word to the wise,’ etc, etc. few years a larg There are evidently some pretty smart . negroes in the United States as well as smart Yankees. Tao last one reported got wealthy by his teens- in buying a strip of land along side of some aristo- cratic residence, where he was sure to build the worst looking cabin the darkey could think of. The rich neighbor was sure to buy all such an eyesore at almost any price, and so the real estate transac- tions went on with very handsome mar- gins of profits. The World prints a list of New York widows and single women whose united wealthissbout8123,000,000. The wealthi- est are : Mrs. A. T. Stewart,810,000,000 ; Mrs. E. D. Morgan, 85,000,000; Mrs. Marshall 0. Roberts, 85,000,000; Mrs. Edwin Stevens, 87,000,000; Mrs. Paran Stevens, 83,000,000 ; Mrs. Moses Taylor, 86,000,000; Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, 85,000,000; Mrs. James Brown 83,000,- 800. The richest unmarried lady is Catherine Wolfe, 82,000,000, who also leuls the .ist in noble and unostentatious charities. . Holloway, the great London pill man, is dead, leaving behind him a fortune of millions. His patent medicines were pro- bsblyas good as, but no better than, those compounded by thousands of others whose business it is to prepare healing remedies, but Holloway succeeded in amassing a great fortune, while many others with superior medical knowledge have barely managed to live. His fortune he pro- bably owed more to printers’ ink than to the superior value of his pills. He adver- tised princely, and whatever real or imag- inary virtues there were in his medicines was made known to the world, by the best medium of communicationâ€"the ad- vertising columns of the family news- papers. It is reported that the Kingston Loco- motive Works Company intend to extend their business by en 'ng in the manu- facture of composite 'ps. If such a branch of business can be successquy es- tablished in Canada it would prove a very great benefit to us. The Kingston Com- pany is a strong and energetic one, and it is probable that it would be as success- ful as any other in such an important ex- periment. It is evident, however, that. not much of the actual manufacture of iron ships can yet be done in Canada. We have abundance of iron ore, but in the absence of any iron smelting works or even of fair prospects of their estab- lishment, not much more can be expected here than‘ the more putting together of materials actually manufactured some- where else. The doing of oven this much on anything liken large scale would prove quite an addition to our present business industries. In both German y and France, pork from the United States is pracically forbidden admission. The ostensible reason is that United States pork is infected with dis- ease, and is not therefore fit for human food. ()ur Yankee friends, however, assert that this is a more pretext to keep out their competition, and that no actual l‘ntulon wrists for any such restric~ tions. The cry is now being raised at Washington in fnvor of strung retaliatory mezmurcs being adopted. Nem'ly the only chance of retaliation lies in prohibiting the importitiun of wines, brandy nnd beer from the two turns-Atlantic countries. If such it system of rctnlintion u'ould lun’o tho effect.- of materially diminishing the consumption of those kinds of strong drink, good might ultimntcly Come out the prcuunl. “ uuplunsnntncss.” The fact is, that in the United Stall-s the system of homo protection adopted has so much tended to annoy and rcstrict all importn- Lions of fm'uign mnnufncturcs and pro- ducu, that it is no wundcr other no- tlnns busidus (icrnmuy and Forums nro resolvcd to discriminate ngniu Amori can prmluctions. Sunni ulm has been wisely remarking that umnanmfs should be rmvidcd for the pour on y'all its food. 'lhcrc is no doubt a vury‘grcnl dual of Sound wisdom in that saying. Man's intellectual and social \vnnts must be supplied as well as his nninnl needs. In mnny instances if healthy and innocent amusements for idle hours were properly supplied there would bc loss urgent demand for food supplies than there now is. Maury is poor fellow now goes to the bur-room as the (mly place of amusement or rccrcn- tion available and there his Iuoncy is spent that might othcrwisu procure the necessary food. it Would he. therefore, an economical thing as well as a humnnc thing to umko liberal provi great want in our nature. As it is those who have plenty of money at. their con- trol arc pluntifully supplied with places, and means of amusement and recreation, . but it is quite otherwise with the really poor, and especially so as regards the sternum and childmn. .‘iosrly all places of amusements, even those nominally Inc, are too genteel both for their tnstcs and for their personal presence. What with the skill of lawyers in too often cheating the gallows of its just duc, ‘ and the tardiness of the courts in the ad- ministration of justice it is to be feared that the pnscm system of punishment for murder d we not exercise such a sal- utary influence on many concemcd as it actually should. The remark holds, es‘ pocislly 'os'ul lll reference to the l mtcd States. It scents now to be a rd! under. stood fact scmn the border, tl. u. alluuet any murderer. no matter huw ci-ur his can may be, can manage to aLu‘u on u. section at least ayesr. if he 0‘ he in "Hull can only mmmand money it s an. 'u krcp the lawyers at work. Clevt. uu you nuy be very mnvcnient to one who “urn"... nstsly gets into a tight plan». out no “way instance! they are too sucwulul in their ‘ strangers: toserve wellthc un'll "musics. In 1353 than were 1,4“ murders lmard of andbat ltblegsl executions tin-.â€" mm 350' all! Ibotlt film: | m. of nVcry {on " escaped execution, and pm'uhly in more than one half the entire number 01m ' ' . it appears that in cases at lcsst Vigilance~ Committees took the law inn. their own hands and hung some one, u hetber they always happened on the right man or not. It is not much to be wondered at, under the dmmstumea, than them were 814 murders more last year in tho M 3.. blic than «lining the year More. Ca- 3:: the present loose system of adminia W ‘mtaes,’ 't is one than da fashion. will airlines in bags hers-so of but the words flied Arthur'smindwith the brutal «inc. lather thoughts. ." «(on petutleumisbeing -"‘siesinRuasia. One The news has travelled like mostlong stones,it has grown agood O nuns. “quarks" and “humbugs,” l I leven the man's fierce anger, in her crav- t sinn for this i l g l l Two Watches. BY H!“ A. GOODWIX. One watched the dawning of the 5 car. The fadnm stars left nothing save A winter morning cold and drear. And snow upon a new made grave. Then bitterly. "How can bells ring. And men chotcel As lies the snow U a her breast; llfe's sorrows cling 0 hearts left helpless In their woe,” Another llfted trustlul e as, And smiled to see the wn seals. “ \1y love is safe lnparadlae. Koreansheknow mytoilsnd pain; Her very resting place ll white, As her pure soul, but dearer wn, What stars of promise in out n ght! How gentle God is with hlsown " â€"â€"â€"‘M {-F OOâ€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€" CUPIDITY AND CRIME. CHAPTER XI. " Where is Nora i” like a far-off echo of the question put to Cain; and the answer of the first .nur- derer fluttered to her lips, but found no it be to meet Arthur Beaupre's searching eyes, and try by excuses or evasion to es- cape their merciless scrutiny. How much I or how little he knew of the terrible tragedy and its real cause the girl could not guessâ€"enough doubtless to condemn her and hold her responsible for much of the misery and madness it revealed. “there is Nora l" the man repeated firmly, coming a step or two nearer, and speaking in a low tone. “ What spot of earth has she found refuge in to-day ‘l" “ She is not here," Cristine cried faint- ly. “ I have only just read the dreadful story in the paper. Captain Bruce is ' ralyscd and dying ; my mother has bibken down under the blow ; I am quite alone. give ! I am punished for my sin.” “ Pity you 1' 'he answered, with a laugh that made her shudder. “Pity you, when I still see Nora’s face as I saw it last nightâ€"when I remember the cruel trap into which you betrayed her I No, Miss Singleton, am not saint enough for that." “ You saw her then ?" Cristina asked eagerly, forgetting even her own fears, ing to hear more. “ Before or after '1" “ I saw her in the evening. ()beying your telegraphed instructions, I reached Stoke Vernon between six and seven o'clock. I found Nora. on the beach, told her my story, and heard hers. Your drama of revenge could have worked to no better deuoucrm-n, Miss Singleton. Lord (is Gretton found us toggther, and took his wife away." 0 spoke with studied calmness, but Cristine saw great drops gather thickly on his forehead ; and her own heart sank within her. “Oh, Arthur," she said, clasping her hands in ionutc .entrcaty, “ forget who I am and how I have wronged her ! Tell me only thisâ€" did Nora do this dreadful thing 1" “ If she did,” Arthur answered sternly, “the sin lies less at her door than at yours. You drove her mad among you; and if, in her madness, shcâ€"â€"â€" Oh, Heaven, it. is too horrible !" The stron man broke down with n wailing pitiful cry, and turned away his face. “My poor Nora, my innocent loving darling, Heaven has forsaken you indeed l" “ The wages of sin is death 1" Cristine had sinned cruelly and selfishly, and her wugcs were paid in full. The bitterness of death indeed was here as she listened to that anguished heart-broken cry, and knew that, though all the world might flock in to comfort the stricken man, she alone. she, who in her way had loved him Well and truly. she must. for shamc's sake be mute. I’erhnps the sharpest sting of all the many that pierced her aching heart lay in the thought that her sin had been so vain. She bud parted Arthur and Nora forever indeed, but. quite as effectually had she parted Arthur and herself. Never would the blue eyes that once had looked on her so kindly hold anything but loath- ing for her now. would Arthur Bcnuprc forgive her. utterance there. Useless indeed would! Oh, Arthur, pity and for.1 l l l 1 g . y y Never till her lifc‘s end i herself defiantly erect ; l “He has not been here? have gone to him I" i Cristine shook her head decidedly. “ He is not, in England; I am sure of it.” " Well, there is no more to be sai .” Arthur moved toward the door as he spoke, possessed by a feverish longing to be up and doing. He would willingly have gone without another word; but Cristina stood, not accidentally, but of set purpose, full in his pathway, and until she chose to move he could not reach the door. No impulse of pity had stayed the de- nunciatory words upon his lips. He felt nothing but the loathing for the traitress at whose door he laid all the misery that had come upon him: he felt onlytoo weary and heart-sick even for anger; he was anxious only at all costs to escape from Cristine Singleton’s presence. Yet a. harder-hearted man than be She may l It seemed to Cristine's exerted fancy min,“ have been moved to pity the I: wild~eycd white-faced girl whose machina- tions had recoiled so terribly upon her- ) self. She looked with a new-born pitiful .humility into the Worn haggard face ; she {tried to speak, but the words died away lin an insrticulnte murmur; and, acting on a sudden passionate impulse, she flung herself upon her knees, caught the as- tonished man's hand in her own, and clung to it with a sort of desperate en- ergy, while great scorching tears, the first lshe had shed that day, mined down the white upturned face, and wild reckless words come brukenly from her pale quiv- ering lips. " Arthur, listen to incâ€"for a moment only Z You do not know all, or you would perhapsâ€"â€"â€"-" “ I do know all,” he interrupted stern- ilyt' “and that is why I am pitiless to ‘ you. I know that you kept back my letters, that you suffered Nora to believe me dead, that you urged and drove her into a marriage that she loathed, and that â€"â€" I cannot speak of it ; my own words madden me. Let me pass, Miss Single- ton, if you are wise." He tried to shake off the clinging clasp; but, without actual brutality, he could I not succeed. Cristine’s slim fingers only tightened their grip as she cried, between the sobs that shook the slender prostrate . figure with no feigned griefâ€"â€" l " Yes ; I admit it all. I have sinned; i but am I not punished now '1 Arthur, for , pity’s sake do not look like that 2 It was i for your sake. I think jealousy turned my brain. I loved you so truly, so dear- ly l Ah 1" She sank lower still, and hid her face with a despairing cry, for in a fierce ro- vulsion of disgust Arthur Beaupre shook himself free, and stood over her with a flush of angry scorn upon his face and hot indignation in his eyes. “ Loveâ€"~fnr my sake 1" lie exclaimed, with a. fierce incisive scorn that struck like u knifeâ€"struck straight to the girl’s sore heart. “If I had not loathed and hated you before, I should hate you now for those words.” “ That is enough." Cristine rose to her feet, and spoke with a sullen com- )osure. “ You shall not hear them again, and I will keep you no longer. Only tell me this before you go. All that has pass- ed since you saw Nora. last has made no difference in your feelings ; false as she has been even to you, guilty though she is on love her still I" “ With all my heart," Arthur answered fervently. without 11 sccond’s hesitation. “ Wrongcd and wretched as she is, I love her still. I may never see her again : but, for her sake, I shall love no other woman till I die." There was something of relief to his overwrought feelings in the utterance of this fervent confession of faith. Some of the old brightness woke in the deep blue 0. es, the rigid lines around the lips relax- ed, the whole face seemed to soften in a transfiguring glow. Andin proportion to the softening of her companion's was the hardening of Cristine's face. The look of penitential pleading vanished With the tears she brushed nvvny indignantly. She drew the bright eyes regained their steady glitter, though the Crushed, humiliated, suffering as she lids were still reddencd and the lashes had not thou 'ht it in her nature to suffer, were wet. nzed silence waiting for him chambers of Cristiue Singleton’s soul had and at last, with an effort, he been thrown widely open; Fate might she stood in to speak ; In that decisive moment the mustered the anguish that possessed him 1 have wrllcd that it should receive angelic nud rniscd his haggard face. “ This house will be watched of course,” visitnnts ; but Arthur Bcnupre was piti- lcss, and there entered seven demons he said ; and Christine shuddercd at the worse than those that dwelt with her be- dcspc they implied. fore, she will never reach it now. yct. pour mnddcncd child, what other rc- fugu can she find ‘1" “l tliought"â€"â€"Cristinc nervously over the suggestion-“ that pro, and remember that it is r misery she had come to An hour perhaps in he Vuu." “ llmvcn forbid 3“ he cried quickly. "That would be madness, and Worse smilct than madness, indeed. It would give u motive forâ€"â€"5 Once again be broke down in s spasm tuf fierce pain. lcould not force his tongue to utter th words that linked Nora's 11 last and must of crimes. went on, with a look of quick reliefâ€"- “ llut she has no clue to my where-.‘rnental she cannot even find me, even Ill . abouts ; ' she would." i “ And what shall you do now?" i he replied. .plaee tomorrow, came to see Captain the rug f His lips twitch was no news to hi ht~ v 30“ ‘3!- er I" ‘ more concentrated the E ” And Mrs. Bruce is a Vance t Where is your 2. With a little weary stu idly, as though the questions ems her. “ Vance l Nora knows." .How unconsciously the familiar words Of course it will be a dreadful disgrace to slipped from her lips: With what a strangeness ‘ ’ theyfellonher ssrsaodthoseofthsliateningmsn. The Nora of when: she had been mean! y'domtowhomshchad y new, it Mahatma-“truss! sssssilcgetoaamshermthateasyevery- rntc calmness of the words and all f fore “ As she has not come bc‘ ness and jealousy And revenge. Strong as he was, hoI _ e credulous of his own words. sine with the But this time‘srtruck her the pulse was for a moment only; hcltable; but she went on, “tic back to Stoke Vernon at once," "The inquest will take, and I must. be there. Izaaainst her already. An hour ago, as Bruce now, butâ€"" I “Captain Bruce may not live through ' L" pushed back her fair hair and stared half bewild- things as hard as that have Paws as fair as Nora's have I do not where Vance is. shone from the felon’s dock, necks as 1 her- â€"demons that filled her with bitter- nnd eager longing for “ You love her still," she echoed, with slow and cruel emphasis; “then I still '2; voice trembled hate herâ€"remember that, Arthur Beau- your work. ago I pitied her, I loathed my- self ; now " She used with a strange sneering 1: filled the listening man with ' chill forbodings. “ You have done your worstâ€"you am- ,not harm her more 1" he cried hotly, i though all the time he felt miserably in- With cruel force Cristine slender hand upon the as pitiless of the pain she gave herself as of the anguish she dealt. out to him. “ Can Nora afford another enemy ‘1 She tie a. fugitive from justice, the police are lun her track. Yes "-as she noted the ; ashen hue of the bronzcd face, the quiver ‘ of the firm lips-u“ she has a world in arms “ Wait l" l physical Heaven is my witness, I would have help‘ ‘ ed and shielded her by every means in rmy scaffold 3" As the last hideous word fell on his car, an irrepressible cry Beaupre's lips. It was echoed by a shrill laugh from Cristine. gesture Cristina struck home. “ Cannot you bear the thou ht ? Well, before now. delicate have felt the hangman's hand. us, but-â€"â€"-â€"" I l Arthur heard no more. lshe 1’38. malignantly over the pic ture of Nora's power; now I would stir neither edslittle; 5“! lbaue'l'hnnd or foot to save her from theâ€"- m ; he simply bent his: head, and brought his brows together in d i broke from Arthur An At last she had n borne Woman as was. he dared not trust himself “5.13" ”‘3‘ ‘h" “$3.3; e anger me vn ‘scarelesssoafidenocah‘mn, asshe exalted FENELON FALLS, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEB. agony and death would have driven him in a moment to lo at her ass and silence thh cruel lips. \ xthout awordorlmk, as pushed past her, and it!“ 01“». l l to debate the question now. asst, and, whatever she might have been, The cool freshness of the night-wind played upon his heated temples as he, walked along, hardly knowing whither he? went in the violent agitation of hisi thoughts; and gradually, as he left the house behind. and amped from the over- powering horror of Cristine Singleton's presence, his brain began to clear and his fancies to assume something like coher- ency and shape. Had he really harmed the girl whom he wouldâ€"oh, how more than gladlyâ€"have died to serve and save ? Should be for her sake have played the hypocrite with Cristine, have seemed to pardon and trust the fear-born penitence that made her humble herself at his feet 2 He could not tell, It was even useless The die was Miss Singleton was once again her step- sister’s vindictive enemy. would tell only too gladly all that she knewâ€"and how terribly that all would tell againsi the fugitive bride Arthur acknowledged with a thrill of sharpest ugony-mnd help, as she said, to tighten the rope around the slender neck that only yesterday was clasped by the delicate bridal pearls. “ Ob. Nora, my lost darling, if they have not tracked you down already, where are you hidden now? Oh, Nora, if I could stand by your coflin to-night, could look upon the calm dead beauty of your face, and know you were safe from shame and pain to come, I would thank Heaven as man surely never thanked Heaven before 1" Again and again the passionate wish came flashing through his brain, cutting the thread of every thought and negativ- ing every \vildly-inmgincd plan with the suggestion of the only possible hope. Yes â€"â€"in death only could he see 2|. champion for Nora nowâ€"in the grave her one cs~ cope from the doom that awaited her here. One thing alone was absolutely certain and decided amid the wild confusion of his thoughts. He must return to Stoke Vernon at once, must learn for himself all that there was to learn, and even force it. himself to be present at. the inquest. He had little hope of hearing anything that would clear Nora’s radiant image from the thick mists of horror and suspicion that had gathered round it. Seeing, as he did see with aching persist- ency, Vom’s face turned in that wild back- ward glance, hearing, as he did hear, the constant echo of the cold cutting tones, the sharp stinging words, with which the doomed man expressed his sense of the wrong done him, and his determination to avenge it, he could not and did not doubt that he had left a mad woman with a hard and cruel taskmaster, and that, driven to actual frenzy, Nora. had struck the fatal blow. She was madâ€"that explained all, that was the sole satisfactory key to the enig- ma; even the man Who loved her best ac- cepted it, too hopeless to find another, even when, like angels pleading for the unhappy girl from whom cvcn love shrank with horror-stricken eyes, memories of Nora’s unfailing gentleness and unselfish patience under injustice and o pression came thronging into his mind, bi ding him reflect how pitiful was her heart, how soft and womanly her nature, and asking with imploring passion, was this the girl to stain her hands with blood, to fall at once from childlike innocence tn the worst depths of crime’! Even when these gentle comforters pressed upon the miserable man, he thrust them harshl from him, and put them to silence wit. 1 the one convincing sentence that held more than the bitterness of death to ltim â€"â€"she was mad. " And even "â€"so the divine faith with- in him argued stillâ€"-“ even supposing the sweet nature warped and the clear brain unstrung, Nora. was Nora still. Suppos- ing patience. faith in I-Ieavcn’s mercy, and hope of earthly happiness, all had left her, she would have killed herself, and not. her crucllcst foo.” But he only :rnswcrcd, thh u. dogged self-torturing persistencyâ€" “ We cannot judge herâ€"she was mad.” I CHAPTER XII. Never in the course of its uneventful existence had Stoke Vernon been so proudly conscious of occupying a pre- eminent position in the eyes of Europe as it was on the day following Lord dc Gret- ton’s murder. From the Coroner, n fussy muddled aeptungenarizm local lawyer who joggod along in a lunndrum manner through the ordinary business of his office, pronouncing that drowned sailors had been drowned and scolded children had meet with death by mimidventurc in a fashion that satisfied cvcrybmly, but who felt now that a. more difficult bask had suddenly been thrown upon him, and must be performed under strange and keenly critical eyesâ€"4mm Coroner Stcync to the village constable, every one felt vaguely uneasy and inqwrtnnt. The re- sponsibility wus honorable, but it was very great. Stoke Vernon was oppressed by the load. The village itself boasted but one inn. That filled at. once, as did every local lodging; and then the crowd of strang- ers more or less connected with or inter- ested in the case overflowed thcsc narrow limits and descended upon the adjacent town. The regatta week. the annual harvest of these quiet West-country folk, was as nothing now; the visitors from London would pay thrice, four times me much as their accustomed lodg- ers. And naturally; for what was a strength and skill, besides the grim tragic gone I A thousand wild tales and conflicting rumors spread from mouth to month while Coroner Steyne and the twelve good men and true who were sworn to assist. him in the inquiry climbed the green slope that lead to clifl' Cottage and looked with awe-stricken eyes upon the face of the murdered dual. Yes, Alberic Grant, seventh Earl do Gretton, had been foully murdered; on that point at least there was no doubt ; and, as the jurors out from the death-chamber into tho long dining-room in which their conference was to he held, their faces were very grave and stern. The first witness called was the man- servsnt who had made the terrible dis~ covery ; and his nerves, not unnaturally. aminer than Coroner Steyne would have found it difiicult to extract a coherent at from his lips. S on Of its irrelevnncies and ammo. die interjection: however, John Hicks' mere summer holiday, a simplc trial of! drama on which these strangers came to lar a load for it. had been so shaken that a more skilful ex‘ ‘, of C) d. 1884 l l l NO 49. l l l tale commenced somewhat as follows, and the jurors followed it with breathless at- tentionâ€" “ 1 am Mr. Dahnsyne's servant. 1 never saw Lord dc Gretton until yes- terday, but received Mr. Dalmayne’s inâ€" structions to wait upon him while he was at Cliff Cottage. Lord de Gretton arrived yesterday with her ladyship. He was in very good spirits at first; but the ser- vants thought her ladyship looked very pale and sad for a bride, and there was something wild about her eyes " Here Mr. Hicks was somewhat sharply reminded that he was asked to describe the circumstances attending the discovery of Lord dc (iretton’s body, and not Lady de Gretton's aspect as a bride. But the in- terruption so palpably bewildered him and scattered such few wits as he still possessed that lie was allch-l to proceed in his own fashion. “ Soon after they came, his lordship rc~ ccivcdsomclettersandtelegrams tlmtsccmâ€" ed to disturb him ; and shortly after that he went down town, leaving her ladysliip alone. Ilcr laulyship's maid was very in- dignant at this, as she said it was not the way to treat a bride ; but her lndyship did not seem to mind. She sat in the msc- room for a little time, and then walked down by the private path to the son-shore. About half-past seven Lord de (lretton came back, and was ver_' angry to find her ladyship had gone out. He followed her, and about half an hour later they came back together ; and.” said Mr. Hicks, looking up with a. sudden gleam of intel- ligence, “ we soon made up our minds that there had been a terrible row be- tween tbem." ‘ “ Why I" As the Coroner put the curt question a thrill ran through the assem- bly, and all in it bent fun-ward eagerly to catch the answer. “ Because they showed it in their looks. Lord do Gretton looked more like a. tiger that a. man. And, when he spoke to her ladyship, thcrc was a sort of snarl in his voice that made one's blpod run cold. But she did not seem to mind She walked straight on beside him, as white as n corpse, and with a. most dreadful look in her eyes. She passed us all without a word, and went into her own room, not leaving it even to come down to dinner.” “ There was no further quarrel, then, that night '2” “ I should think not, sir. His lordship dined alone. and spent the evening writ- ing letters. I saw no more of him until the morning, when I went to open the shutters in the little library, and thenâ€"” The man paused with a strong shudder at the ghastly recollection his words evoked, and then went on lather more hurriedly. “ His lordship was lying across the white rug, at the foot of the chair in which he had been sitting. Hel was stabbed in the back, but his face, with all the sun on it, stared up at me. , His eyes were wide open, but he was quite stiff and cold, and all the carpet round him was soaked with his blood.” (T0 in; CONTINUED.) __ ._.. *.__‘-»_..'â€"____ The Grand Trunk and Temperance. Two weeks ago we took occasion to" refer to the dangers railway travellers are exposed to because of the fact that some of the employees may not be at their best while on duty because of their drinking or smoking habits. It is glad. to know that Mr. Spiccr, the Genernll Superintendent of the Road is doing all: he can to promote temperance amongl those under his control. In 1883 he in- augurated this movement by first signing a total- bstmencc pledge himself, andi then issuing a circular inviting all others on aged by the Gr. nd Trunk to do so. n consequence of these efforts hun- drcds have taken the pledge, and the whole staff is probably now much more sober and carcful in consequence. The following circular was issued by the General Superintendent at the com- mencement of the New Yeah-â€" I would ask you to. consider very seriously the advisability of Joining our temperance movement for the new year 1881. In my circu- lur, December. 1880, I said ” there were a good many reasons specially nppllcnhle to railway cm ioyces for nbstnfnlmz from the use of m- tox eating drinker You have the lives of the public nnd the safety of persons and property entrusted to your care. requirin ' at. all times the utmost possible caution an vigilance in the performance of your _dnty. .Again. rail- way employees from their liability to night work. irregular hours. ex sure to nll kinds of weather, and from the oollsh and ex on- sivc custom of ” treating." arc .cxpos to much danger and many temptations. Even asecngers have gone so far as to offer, and in act. urge. conductors and brakeslncn, when on duty, to take drinks. and have been the cause of trainmcn'sdlsmissal from the scrvwc. I am sorry to say that I have had to deal sum- marl] ' wrth such cases as have come to my know edge. I only wish I could deal as scvercly with the perhaps good-natured but must thoughtless and inconsiderate passen- gers. Men subjected to such temptatiops, at any hour. are safe only as total abstainers. The "one glass more” often has the effect of making a man careless, sleep]. and ladlft’crent to danger. if not worse, at a time when he needs to have all his senses clear, and wide- awakc for his own and others’ ssfct . on] to refer you to thc Offence sat sly you that I am speaking In the best interests of every emplo cc of every grace. and in the interest 0 t. 0 company and the public. in urging you to become total abstain- crs for the new year lamâ€"w. J. BI'ICBR. Sup~ crlntcndcnt. .â€"â€"â€"‘ee.«-->N’â€"â€"â€"-â€" She Knew Illm. Mrs. Slingchin ut her head over the fence. and thus dressed her neighbor, who was hanging out her week’s wash- ing :â€"â€" “A family has moved into the empty house across the way, (:3. Clcthcsline." “Yes, I know." “Did you notice their furniture 2" “Net rticularly." “Tvro ands, and I wouldn’t give a dol- I have Cs ts 3 I wouldn't put 'em down in my itchen. And the children 1 I won’t a] ow mine to associate with 'cm, you bet. And the mother! She looks as if she had never known a day's hap incss. The father drinks, I expect. oobad that such people should come into thisneighborhood. I wonder who they are l" “I blow them." "Doyon’l Well,l declare? Who are they 1” “The mother is my sister, and the father is the superintendent of theâ€"Sun- d‘, whpainfOOLiil ed Sonia-n7! A ' pause cusu .â€" e Journal. 0‘..- W A Japanese student at the University Berlin has been appointed assistant to the Professor of Anatomy. and the Min- ister of Public Worship has approved the Warrant. No honor equivalent to is midyet to have fallen on a China- , man in any European institution. . ing : O rculars to I’ BATES BY CANXIBALS. The ncrrlble Fate of a snlpwrccked Crew â€"The Sumvor's Story. Capt. Tuttle is now 71 years old, and his experiences have, drawing it mildly, been somewhat varied. He was born in New York state, and Worked on his father‘s farm until he was eighteen ycsrs old. He became infatuated with the glowing tales fold of a life at. sea, and made up his mind to join a ship. He did so, and since that time, with the excep- tion of the two years and six months he was king of the Cannibal Islands, and since le‘l, he has been at sea. A Tribune: importer called on fliculd “shell back " the cx-king last cvcning. Hc related his story of how he became king of the Cannibal Islands in n gmphic uuumcr. In 1838 the “Essex." a ship on which Capt. Tuttle was, was wrecked. The crew took to the boats, and after drifting about for about twenty-five days the one in which he and scvcnothcrs .vcre \vnscast on one of the Cannibal Islands. lm- mcdiately thou ntire boat's crew were seized by the natives. They were all killed except Capt. Tuttlc. The reason why he was not killed with the others was licnusc of his unusual height. A few (bye afterward the ruling king was devoted, and Capt. Tuttlc was inauguratâ€" cd in llS stead. 'l‘ u: reason Capt. Tuttlc being saved by his unusual height (heis six foot three inches) was a strange superstitious belief of the natives. Several ycnrs previous one of the kingsdicd. Before he died he said he \vuuld return again in another form and color. l'p to the time that Capt. Tuttlc appeared the natives loookcd for- ward to the second coming of the dead king. When Cnpt. Tuttlc landed he was measured, and he corresponded in every way with the dead king. It was be- lieved that there could be no mistake in the man, and he was therefore made king of the Cannibal Islands. He fought. several battles with the islanders, and was victorious in all of them. He built a church and preached to them in their native language. By this the natives be- came somewhat civilized. Two years and a half afterward Capt. Tuttle took his departure from the islands. ' Capt. Tuttlc said that the islanders were very fond of human flesh. The ren- son why they have a liking for this kind of food was because of a belief existing among them. One of their kings was quarrelsomc, and frequently had disputes with the other tribes on the islands. He told the islanders who were his subjects that they must eat whom they killed and took prisoners. He wanted them to do this because if he did so their opponents would be decreased in numbers. He be- lieved that if the dead and the prisoners were eaten they would not return in on- other form to give them troublc.â€"--1h'nl'm' Tribune. _â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"‘ee4o--> coyâ€"~â€" 'l‘ruth about Tobacco. In a report of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Liege, by Dr. Lebon, the fol- lowing conclusrons are presented : 1st. For every 100 grains of tobacco used, at least one-tenth of n grain of nico- tine is absorbed. 2nd. The diurnal quantity of tobacco consumed by an ordinary smoker isnbout 300 grains. 3111. The effects of tobacco smoke arc the same as those following the adminis- tration of nicotine. 4th. The resinous liquid which condon- ses in a pipe is almost as poisonous as pure nicotine, and destroys the lives 0f animals rapidly. 5th. The liquid condensed from the smoke in the month and lungs, contains ammonia, nicotine, fats, resins, and col- oring matters. One drop of this speedily produces paralysis in young animals. 6th. In men, small doses of tobacco smoke excite the intellectual faculties ; repeatcd doses produce palpitations, disordered vision, and decrease of men- 01? To this may be appended the follow- “ Dr. Willard Parker, jr., No. 41 East Twelfth strcct, New York, sent a certifi- cate to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, stating that James J. Sullivan had died at No. 110 Henry Street, from ‘poison- ing of the system by tobacco.’ Sullivan was only twenty-six years old. He had been employed as a bookkeeper, and he had used tobacco so constantly that his system had become impregnated with nicotine.” We expect that many will snccr nt these facts, and light a fresh cigar, to quiet the touch of nervousness, which will involuntarily come to them, While fora moment they fear that “there is something in it.” It is indeed a and fact that this growing evil must straw its athway with physical death before men will heed the facts, and science, and the pleadings of reform. .. s --...,~... â€"-~ Zobehr Pasha. The Cairo correspondent of the London Standard says:-~-~“A curious and almost comical illustration of the kind of confi- dence placed by the Egyptian Govern- ment in the servants it employs in fur- nished by the case of Zobehr Pasha. Af- ter having been virtually a state prisoner, with n certain amount of freedom for the past ten crisis, am appointed to the cununnnd of the black contingent of the Soudan cxpcditirmnry force. With characteristic motion how- ever, his wife and family Were to have been detained at Cairo, to serve in some sort as hostages to insure his good be- havior ; much as he himself was formerly kept as a guarantee for his son. A few days a it was discovered that he had sent 0 his wife secretly to Suskim. As soon as this discovery was made Zobehr was arrested. He was again set at liberty, but is, I believe, still under sur- veillance. If under these circumstances he should eventually take the command to which he has been nominated, the gov- ernment can hardly be surprised at any subsequent act of treachery. Inded, they will almost of the manner in which all the tribes of the Soudan have been alienated by a policy of alternate bribery and forceâ€"of rash confidence tempered by irritating mistrust." ”4-?“ ”~â€" Alwsys behind hand zâ€"Tha wrist. 'csrs, he has, since the Intel . . _ , ‘ after some hesitation l’w" 'l'hcrcujmnthc ancient dame took have invited betrayal. This ; is but an individual and typical instance} rmsmnms. The man who began k ‘ a diary at the first of the year-is s l coping it. but he now uses the pages as cigarette 1PM ' Out westthe cellar is the place to goiu time of cyclones, and when a man has a barrel of cider in the cellar-it's surprising how many times a day he thinks there‘s a cyclone muting. Clerks who shovel snow of the side- walks are splendid mathemeticians. They can calculate within the sixteenth of an inch whens their employers' sidewalksbnd and the neighbor's begin. Johnny came home fnuu school the other day vcry much excited. “What do you think, pal Joe Stewart, one of the big boys, had an argument with the teacher about a question in grammar.“ “What position did Joe take l" “Bis llsst position was across a chair, taco own. . Young Yeast declares that he has been mum-tuning his boanlinghouse mistress for the last six months to have a pitcher of ice-water in his room, but it was not till the first cold snap that she acuunmo- dated him. Now, he says. he finds it on his washstsnd every morning. There was a young man out in Arizona who once declined a pressing invitation to favor ssclect company wrth a song. “Oh, really, you must excuse me,"hc said. “I tell youl can‘t sin". I don't come of nainging family. IVhy, there was my old father; he used to try ‘Old Hundrcd,’ but he had so little car for music that he never gift inorc than ninety out ufthc tune." Scene, jmsmflico in Rome, Elderly pru'ty wishes to register at letter. Elderly party: I want this letter registered. Cl::l‘k: Si, signor ~ il spcditoro, signur. E. 1’. : Yes, I'm an American, and lwish you’d register that letter. Clerk : Mn il spcditnre, signor, In norm (in despair). Jones (who has overheard tho convenin- tion: Ilu wnnts your name. E P. ”I (gives name and turns with it sweet smilc to Jones), they labor under at great dis- advantage here, they don't understand our language." “I'd like you to return my saw.” said a carpenter to n colored man. “llnsl got. yer snw l" “I suppose so, for you bur. wwed it.” “An' ain’t I dun fofch it back?" “No, you hnvcn't." “Wall, l tell yer, l horrid dat saw for do s'pmmc cor't knocked do socks ofl‘cn dc cibil rights bill. Dc law or. it stnn's now, says dat a white man nin‘t got. no monh rights dun a nigger, in fuel, dnt dn’s jos d5 same, habbin' right-fur right." “That has nothing to do with my saw." “Dc mischief it don’t! Ycrhad a right to len’ it, didn't ycr 2" “Of course 1 had." “Yns, wnll, dnt's one right, un' 1 bus aright to keep it, dnt's nnudcr right. lood-dny, sah. Whencbor yer want for discuss dc ccn’stution 0' do country, blow ycr ho'n nn‘ I’ll be dnr." W-..._.._.â€" . w.o 4 â€" .- -_..._._ PERSONAL. Queen Elizabeth of Rouinnnin is a painter of some repute, and writes us well as a. newspa or reporter. Senator aulsbury is called the Lone Star of the Senate because he is the only member of that body who has never bcou married. An notion is proceeding in Dublin against Oscar Wilde for n sum due for thc unacsthetic commodity of manure for his farm in Cnug, County Galwuy. The ceremony of translating the rc- mnins of the late King Victor Emmanuel from their temporary burying place to the chapel on the I’nnthcoMok plnco ru- ccntly. They Were about to bury it rrnndchild of Gonernl Turner, of Mcinp lie, when some one insisted that it should be bathed and slapped on the back. It is now olive and doing well. The Empress of Austria ll‘tfl ordered that her stables in England bc disinnn< tied, as her physician has forbidden her to hunt. The Empress is now devoting herself to literary work, poetry being her spccinlty. She luvs started it printing press at the Imperial pnlncc at (io- dollo. The women of England are \vnking up to their privileges. ln Oxford, at the ap- pronch of the municipal election, the Indies summoned n mcctin r of the women voters. Mrs. Prof. Max fuller was the shnirnmn, and the wife of an alderman made an able nnd (eloquent speech. So says the Pall Mall lbw-(Ir, which np~ proves of it too. Alexander Dumas wns one day the guest of Dr. Glam], in. lending pimt.itioner_in Marseilles. After dinner, while the cof- fee was being handed round, thchost r0- qucstcd the great novelist to enrich his album with one of his witty improvisa- tions. “(.‘crtninly,” replied Dumas, with n smile, and dmwing out his pencil lu- wrotc, under the eyes of his eiiwmitiei', the following linos: Slncc llr. (llstal come to our town 'l‘o curu (licenses casual and heredllary. The hospital has been pulled downâ€" “ You flattcrcr'.” hcrc exclaimed thu doctor, mightily pleased ; but the poet went onw And we have made a. hr uc cemetery. .. .--â€"â€"‘oc<-.vb oo-â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€" (‘onfederatc Christmas Com-r. It may not be amiss to rcnwmbor, while chccrod by the supernbundanl bounty of the Christmas of to-da , how different were the experiences of t is half- starved Confederates who had to decide between ”long nwectnin‘" and “short swcctnin'." It won in East Tcnnossou that tvm of “Mr. Longatroet's crittur company" not at the table of an aged hostess. The coffee pot contained coffee made from persimmon seed. The hmtess did the honors. At her right appeared It plate which contained a cake of maple sugar ands bowl of sorghum molasses. She poured out twocu s of coffee, and turning to one of her Visitors politely in- quired : “Mister, will you take long sweetin' or short sweetin' in yours 3" He did not know the difl’crcncc, and timidly . replied; “Short swectnin', if you please." up the maple sugar, bit off apiece, dro pod it from her mouth into the coffee an passed it. With mus] gravity and courtesy she addrmcd the same inquiry to the other Confederate. He knew what "abort sweetnin' " meant, and said with‘s sweet asrnilc : “bong awcctnin', nudsm, if you ,plcsse." Slieimmcdistel stuckhcrfcret 3 finger into the bowl of molasses, with that sweetened finger stirred his cup and then passodit. “00‘. What lie learned. “Freddie, did you go to school to- day l" "ch'rn." “Did you learn anything new ’5" "Yes'm." ”What was it, my boy i" 3 “I got on to s curs way of gsttia' out ‘forsnhour, by stufln' red ink up my nose." Baroness Bartlet-Cantu is the owner of the smallest y in the world. Bela 6",”er o age‘and stands 13 inches high.