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. ': Z. r) l- t yam FOLKS. «» .-~â€"\ a.» c.~~.~~~~\\w THE LITTLE TRAP ROBBER. When a boy, I lived on a great farm in what was then the backwoods of Canada. In those days the country “‘85 full of wild beasts and game of various Kinds. Bears. wolves. deer. lynxes. fox- es and raccoons were very plentiful, as were wild turkeys and geese. grouse, quail and many species of wild ducks; while pigeons used to visit us once or twice a year in flocks so prodigious as often to obscure the sky for hours by their wondrous flights. Through the whole length of the farm ran a large creek, not only well stocked with fish of many sorts. but to which also resort- ed great numbers of muskrats and ‘ninks. and. occasionally, even otters \nd beavers were to be seen there; so but. altogether, the place was a verit- ‘vble boys' paradise. By the time I was l1 years old, I had become a fairly skil- ful trapper, and could even shoot pretty well for so young a boy. In the begin- ning of September, when the fur was getting good, I used to set traps, baited with clams, crawfish. piecrs of meat or he neck of any bird, for mink and nuskrats. just beneath the water's sur- face. along the edges of the creek. Each trap was tied by a long string to a peg set in the bank; and when one of the little animals was caught it would at once take to the water; whence, though always held down long enough to drown by the weight of the trap, its body Was easily recovered by simply hauling in the cord. Mink pelts were at that time worth only 50 cents and muskrats only 12 1-2 cents each, yet I made quite a little money by this fascinating pursuit. One morning in-Novembcr. when I went to look after my traps, I found that one of them had been robbed; and on closer inspectionlknew, by the color of a lit- tle fur sticking to its jaws. that? it had contained amink. Now, we boys. as well as older hunters. considered it. the meanest of all things to rob a trap; hence I could not imagine who had played the such a shabby trick. But I owls determined to find out if possible; so for several mornings I got up long before daylight to, watch my traps.but. never saw any one come near them. At the side of the public road, half a. mile from our house, lived one of my father’s laborers. whom I will call Hawkins. His little boy. Johnny, just my own age, was a )layinate and a great favorite of mine. thn told of my loss he seemed fully as angry as I could wish, and very earnestly. though not grammatically, exclaimed: “My! don't I wish we could ketch the feller what done it 1" And we did catch him. About a. week after this my father sent me one day to the coun- try store. two miles away, to get some trifling household articles. While the merchant. who, of course, knew every one in the settlement, was putting them up. he carelessly asked: "Does your lit- tle chum, Johnny Hawkins, own a gun ll" "Why. no." I answered. "His father has a big, old-fashioned. flintlock horse- pistol. and Johnny is always wanting to shoot it off. \Vhat made you think he had a gun. Mr. Peters?” "Oh’, because he came in the other day and traded it. mink skin for some powder and shot and a flint." "A mink skin 1" l echoed. "Why. Johnny has no trap; neither-has his father. \Vas it a fresh skin, Mr. Peters l" “About two days old, I reckon. The mink had been caught by the neck. for I could see the marks of trap-teeth on the flesh side of the pelt." “\Voll," ,l rejoined. "mtiskrats and minks are sometimes caught that. way. \Ve often set fox-traps for them,and then they're pretty sure to get some part of their bodies in; but mostly we catch them by the leg, in a common rat-trap." "The little chap's borrowed a trap somewhere. I uses, and gone in on his own hook." said the Storekeeper; "any- how, it was a prime pelt. and I allowed him a big lot of ammunition for it, besides throwing in a couple of liquor- ice slicks.” Now it was my foxâ€"trap that had. been robbed; but I had sens-c enough to say no more to Mr. Peter's. though I know what he. didn'tâ€"namely. that Johnny couldn't have borrowed one nearer than five miles. and that if he’d really can ht. a mink. he would have told me of is luck the first thin . Still I could not bear to think that it) had done such a 1110:”). dishonest thing. and I thought the bedst way was to ask him about it; or. after all. some one else might have stolen the pclt and given it to him ;and be. wanting to keep the pistol matter a secret. might have put off telling me. Oh. how ldid hope that he wim inno- cent! On my way home from thcstorc. Istoppcd at Mr. Iliuvkin's house. The father. mother and Johnny were at din- ner. while the 2â€"yegir’old baby sat on the floor. daubing its face up with one of those thick sticks of liquorice" in vogue at that time. Boy-like. though actually trembling with apprehension. I c e to the point at once: "Johnny." ll asked. "who gave you the mink skin that you traded to Mr. Peter's last \Vedncsday i" ’ The next moment I was very sorry that I'd said anything. for Johnny burst out crying as if his heart. would break. and then he said: “Oh, Willy. I did steal it out of your trap; I wanted powder and shot so awful bad â€"-and-â€"andâ€".i couldn't. eat the trap -â€"ag'in." "And didn't Willy give you that liquorice the bab's eating i" asked the mother. "No. ma‘zuii." subbed the poor boy- " m: it from Mr. Fetcrs.” "(.h. dear. oh dear! my son's a thief and a liar l" moaned thr- iifflicted wom- an. and she. too. lvgtiti to cry, while Mr. Hawkins stcrnly grasped a team- ater's whip from overhead. But I pleaded so earnestly that he did not use it. as he had intended, upon repen- tant. trembling Johnny. The sturdy la- borer was. however advise as well as a merciful man. Ila know ihat this erring eon mast, le taught a salutary loswu; to, after a minute of grieved Iilenoo. he deereeil that Johnny must work two Saturday hatholidays. pil- ing brush in the new clearing in order to honestly earn 50 cents to pay me for the peltâ€"which the little fellow faithfully did; and after that there was no betterbo anywhere. “'henm mo“- ther from w om I had no secrets. card of the affair. she gave Johnny employâ€" ment about the house before and after School each day. so that he was soon able t obuy a set of traps for himelf. Moreover. she carefully watched over the. child and tau ht him many things which he could earn neither at his own home nor at the rude country school. _And Johnny repaid her trust- ing solicitude by a course of unvary- ing honesty and an always exact and cheerful discharge of his little duties, as well as by a love and devotion as great as he had now learned to be- stow upon his own hard-working mo- [1161‘; While to me he more and more became a dearly valued friend. Like myself, John "Hawkins" is now on the snowy side of threescore and ten. Many years ago. after the death of his parents. he removed to lllinoxs, and at the present day is the wealthy and respected owner of a grand prairie farm in that fertile state. I have Vis- itcd him and his surrounding colony of descendants several times during the last decade. On one of these occasions. . en referring to old times. he feel- ingly said: ' "Friend, “Will, I owe all my prosper- ity and happiness, first, to the fact that my early misdemeanor was so promptâ€" ly. detected and punished in a \vayfio Wisennd impressive; next, to the divine charity and good counsels of your sainted mother. I often think that if the robbery of your trap had remained undiscovered I might have become a confirmed criminal and ended my days in prison. But now look around you and laceâ€"thanks to His mercy and the forgiveness of those against. whom I trespassedâ€"h‘ow the Lord has blessed my old age." ' And blessed indeed I deemed my ven- erable friend to be. as I witnessed, on Thanksgiving day of 1895, the joyous gathering of children and grandchildren at his home. and noted the love and reverence with which all regarded him and his aged wife, who ever and anon softly crooned to a third little "Johnâ€" .ny,” the first greatâ€"grandchild of the honored pair. “GOD BLESS THE UNION JACK!" â€"- Bishop flat-[zen Praises Britain's 'h-cnt- niciit of Her ('olonles. At a recent meeting of the Metho- dist preachers at New York, Bishop J. C. Hartzell, who was elected at the last General Conference of the Church to succeed Bishop Taylor, retired. as head of the missionary work in Africa, ad- dressed the preachers on the outlook in his new field of labor. The Bishop spoke of the long struggle which has been caried on for hundreds of years by philanthropic and Christian people for the moral, mental, and social eleâ€" vation of the negro, and reminded his hearers that the colored man had prov- ed to be a willing and industrious .pu- pil and grateful for the efforts in his behalf. Of the future of Africa Bishop Hartzell said: ‘ "It. ismsual to refer to Africa. as the Dark Continent,’ but. in my mind, Af- rica is the land of promise, the coun- try where the missionary will win his grandest and greatest victories in the uturea God. in 'hls wisdom, has held the veil _of mystery, over Africa. and will continue to do so until the civil- ized nations can be entrusted with its custody. \Ve 'hear a good deal said about the gold and silver question. But, I tell you, there is 1,200-mile stretch of gold-bearingrock in Africa, with 353.â€" 000,000,000 in Sight. already, which will settle the whole matter and keep the ratio between gold and other coin me- tals at the proper figure." 0f the attitude of Great Britain to- ward her colonies and missionaries, the Bishopuspoke in warmest commenda- tion. God bless the Union Jack!" he said. "I want to see the troubles be- tween the United States and Great Bri- tain settled, and settled quickly. May the day come soon when the flags of the two nations shall float together from the same staff, wherever there is a strategic paint between civiliza- tion and barbarism." TRAINED CHAMELEONS. â€"â€"â€".â€" What a Little Girl Accomplished Willi Two of "11' ltcptllcs. Much has been written about the beauty. the stupidity and the vicious- ness of the lizard tribe. and I want to sayaword about the intelligence of the chameleon.alittlc reptile belonging to the great lizard family. and in size the antipodes of the alligator. its big broth- er, writes a correspondent. The incident I now relate came un- der my personal observation, and dem- onstrates that the chameleon is sus- ceptible of education and can be rank- ed with animals classed much higher in the scale. of intellectual development. Miss Henrietta Keene. a little lady of 12 yeiirs._liiving in Philadelphia. was presented With two Florida chameleons, and she at once began instructing and educating her. pets. By continued gen- tleness and kindness she won their con- fidence. 'and at her call they would rilL‘t‘_Ihell' heads, listen and then come running quickly. Soon Ilit‘)‘ respond- ed to their panicsâ€"Ilrinton and Baby :â€"-and nodded their little heads know- tngly. She then taught Illth to stand up on Illt‘ll’ htnd logs and put their little forepaws together and stand in the at- titude of prayer. looking solemn and closing Illt‘lf‘ eyes: at. a signal they would quickly prostrate themselves, roll over on .their backs. iind_pretend to be dead, lyin without motion. until told to rise an embrace, which they would do With every Sign. of joy and pleasure. W THE QUEEN'S. TRAVELS. Queen Victoria in her long life has traveled very little abrmd. {She has never been in Russia, Denmark, Aus- tria; vaeden. Norway. Spain no} Greece. She has never yet set eyes on any 01' her coltmiw. not upon any part of Asia, Africa or America. tlc Squadron Is to be Doubled In Strength. A report is current to kiddo naval circles at Halifax that Great Britam‘ has decided on what. is considered the most. important measure, so far as the de- fence of British North Anterioa is con~ corned, that she has ever taken at a time when the nation has not been en- gaged in war. It is stated that the squadron of warships now known as the British North American and \Vest In- dian fleet is to be separated into two divisions, and each division brought up to surpas the strength. which so far ins been maintained for fthe singte souadron. On efieet will serve for the defence of Newfoundland and the At- lantic coast of Canada, while the other will make its headquarters at. Bermuda and look after the interests of Britain in her \l’est Indian possessions and pos- sibly those in South America. This step means that a powerfulI leet of British warships will be found in Can- adian and \Vest Indian waters the year round, \vhereas‘at present. the summer months find the ships on the Canadian and Newfoundland coasts, while the other half of the twelve months is spent in the \Vest Indies. Heretofore during summer time. it is not. unusual: to have one or two of 'tth‘e smallller ships of the squadron cruising in the West Indies. The division of the North American staâ€" tion. in the manner indicated may not. take place until next spring, but it is probable there was a good foundation for the statement of a. couple of months ago that Halifax harbor will con-lain at least_ one member of hue British fleet this winter. One of the most m- teresting features of the. story that. the naval servrce will be doubled and more than doubled, is the statement that the flagship for the British North Ameriâ€" can division will not. be the battleâ€"ship Renown, but it will be like mighty ship of war, Royall Arthur, one of the great monsters of Br it ain'snavy, and that slhe will bring the new Vice-Admiral: with her to coinmamd this division. _\\'hen.t.he VicenAdmiral' now command- ing, Sir J as. Erskine, leaves this station in a few months his flung-ship the Gres- cent, wtll return .to England. The div1- ston of the station will of course mean two British Vice-Admirals out this Side of tlhe Atlantic. One of them will be 811‘ John Is‘lsiher; who \Vi‘iill be the other is unknown, but his flag-ship will be the Renown.~ To keep the officers of the various ships attached to both dwisi- one familiar with the waters of Brit- North America and the: West In- dies is said there will be an. exchange of.d1vismns every eighteen. months, the ships on the Canadian coasts gomg to the West Indies and vice versa. The big cruiser Talbot, which recently came to Halifax from England to replace tth Magicienne. will, it is understood, be one of the West Indian fleet, and her place at Halifax will be taken by anoth- er shlp of the same class. The recent additions ’to the British ships in Am- erican waters have alu'eady greatly strengthened the squadrony and it is uite certain that "y next summer reat Britain willh‘ have on this side of the ocean the greatest fleets she has ever deepatched across the Allan-tic. The ships have already begun! to take their departure from Haiilifax and Bermuda. for the .winter.‘ The Tatilbot and Intre- pid having sailed this week, but the flagâ€"ship Crescent, With several:‘sma.ller vessels Wl‘ll remain for some weeks yet. DIPLOMACY'S TRIUMPH. l , -â€"- flow a British ('oiisul (sot. Rid of an In- coiivcnicnt Gift. A Consul. who, for a short time, re- presented Grcat Britain at the Per- sian Court, tells that when he arriv- ed at ’l‘cheran, he was met outside the city by the Chamberlain of the Court, who, in the mime of the Shah. pre- sented lhim with four elephants. The Consul, who had only seen an elephant inside a menagerie, was paralyzed at his situation, but managed to express his thanks for the Shah‘s great kindâ€" ncss. After he had been presented and had assumed the duties of his office, his greatest official burden was the care of his elephants. . Belief came in a few days, when the intimation reached him that the Shah expected a present in return. "Certainly," said the Consul, as a smile wreathed his face; "I have only teen waiting to secure one worthy of so great a ruler." That afternoon he proceeded in state to_ the_pulace and presented the Shah \vith five_clcph:ints. The Chamberlain seemed to regard the animals with some degree of suspicion. but. Oriental po- liteness prevents the inspection of a gift horse in the. mouth. and, anyhow, the extra elephant removed all doubt. :"I‘hzlf extra elephant cost me £25," said the Consul. in telling the story afterward, "but I considered myself well out of a bad scrape at the price.” i A SHIRT DISABLES A SIIIP. The big Dutch liner Amsterdam was disabled the. other day by a flimsy lit- t.le shirt. which happened to become wedng in the steering gear. A passen- ger innocently placed this bit of cloth- ing in an winning in the side of his cabin which he mistook for acloset. A moment. later a terrific shock was felt throughout the vessel, and the ship began to wabble helplessly in the heavy sea. The crew were at once set to rip ping up flooring. breaking down cabin walls. and did not discover the. source of the disturbance till they had done an immense amount of damage. HE HAS THE \VORD. So you have gone into the white- washing and fenceâ€"1minring‘ businem. lhavc you. Uncle Chrismphert ‘ Yes ssh; 311' when you'want any- lihinc in my line you'll find my studio in: Nu. 44 Strawberry _Alley. BRITISH WARSHIPS. Mon at Bananaâ€"at the North Adan HARTYR. HABIT, rumor. “””m““‘m The Heroin: uni the Win: W of a CARE OF PLANTS IN CELLAR. can. Lad". of (mum During the cold winter months thel Lil-i3 Minna}, who is reported to great majority of people have only .mve teen killed in a skirmish in the their cellars to depend upon for the pre- province of Puerto Principe, Cuban servation Of the plants they are “kecp- “11,5 one of “rust picturesque fig- 1118 OWN" bl“ if the cellars 31‘? warm I ures in the patriot army. Mirltbel- was and intelligently “88¢ there is Seuer'ioriginally a farmer of humble degree. any 11? Clinically in bridging mOSI OIQindustrious, mes-able and obscure. the alumni” Plants t0 the Den 8885011- :Some years ago his favourite brother At this PeriOd “’9 Plants “‘3 Testing. ’was charged with the murder of a. and should be given the least possible Spanish official. This brother was amount of attention. The cellar is aiwmmut wealth or influence; his con- good store-house, but it will not. rootiviciion seemed certain. Liria saw how cuttings nor grow healthy plants. Himatters stood, and in a reckless spirit they show an inclination to grow, it of self-sacrifice declared that he was is better to retard than to stimulate the murderer and that his brother was them. \Vater Sparingly. and only in.innoccnt. After making this declara- such' quantity as to keep the plants itioii he fled to the mountains. from drying; and in case of very tenderl The brother was released straight- plants, it is better to depend on benches {way and the police set about. a search rather than the cellar bottom. as a very lfor the fugitive- Lilia, however, was little dampness will often cause milâ€" beyond pursuit. He had taken refuge dew. However, it is well to i‘emcmbcr in the fastiicsscs of the mountains, arm of the law cannot die from over-care as from neglect. And yet amateur floriculturists and gardeners persist in watering and stim- ulating their plants, without consider- ing that doxmant roots cannot remain wet. without rotting, and that. those desiring sleep grow irritable when kept awake. \Vhen some of the plants die they wonder, and then redouble their deadly watering and careâ€"taking. And the strange part of it is their incred- ulity as to their agency in the ruin. I remember that my own first winter as an amateur cellar floriculturistcaiis- ed me the loss of more than two thou- sand choice young plants, and yet it was years before I would confess to Ifnyivself that I had "been culpany carc- .u . The great secret of keeping a mis- cellaneous collection of plants in accl- lar is in trying to promote rest, ruthl- er than retard it. In the case of most bulbous plants. water should be with- held entirely; hydrangcas. otaksa and Thomas Hogg. all aloes, and nearly all large tub plantsâ€"rubber trees, orange and lemon trees, palms, azaleas, and the likeâ€"may be watered once or twice, as the soil .gets very dry; geraniumis and begonlas and fuschi'as need very little water except when they are in small pots; then the soil should not. be allowed to get quite dust dry. But it IS always better to err on the side of dryness than of too much moisture. Large geraniums, indeed. may have the dirt shaken from their roots and then be hung in bunches to the rafters or put in barrels, and so long as the roots are kept dry and away from currents of air, they are all right. Late in the winter [most of the plants will wake and begin to send out tiny green shoots; if they have been stimulated this will occur too early,and the shoots will be frail and finally die; but. if a judicious course of retarding has been practised, they can generally be put outside in time to save this new growth. that ten times as many cellar plants‘where the __ USEFUL RECIPES. German Coffee Cakeâ€"To two cups of warm water add one cake of dry yeast (previously soaked) or one small cup of home-made yeast and flour enough to make moderately thick sponge when well beaten; set in a warm place to rise over night. In the morning heat three cups of new milk, remove from the fire, put in one coffee cup of but- ter, add mixture to the sponge; also one cup of sugar, one tablespoon each of salt, cinnamon. nutmeg and lemon extract to suit the taste. Knead well into a. loaf and set to rise in a warm temperature; when light, knead again and set to rise; then when light put in shallow pans about an inch thick and let rise till light. Moistcn with milk and sprinkle with sulgar just be- fore placing in the oven. Potato Pieâ€"Potato pie may be made by lining pic tins with ordinary pie crust and filling with! mashed potatoes seasoned with; a little fried onion an summer savory. Put on an upper crust, and bake from twenty to thirty min- utes. Serve hot. A Delicious Hume-Made Candy.â€" Three glassfuls of granulated sugar,onc and one-half glassfuls of milk, butter the size of In egg, one half cake of baker’s chocolate; boil until it burdens in the water, remove from the fire, and beat until it begins to sugar; pour into buttered pans, and score like ca ramels. _â€"-- SAVING LABOR BUT NOT HEALTH. There is a mania in the air for doing each thing in the shortest possible time with the land expenditure of thought. and effort. We look back at the slow and laborious processes our grand- mothers tiscd in preparing food as we do upon the stage coach, whichre- quircd as many weeks to reach a given point as the. fast. trains to-day consu‘ino in hours. The housewife hails eagerly each new promise of “ready in two iiiin- utcs,” “saves fire and time." No one stops to ask if the new food is as whole- some as the old. if the mode of ire- paration is such as to ensure the first utilization of its initial nutrition. FRESH TOMATOES ALL \VIN’I‘ER. Few lioiiswives know that with lit- tle trouble and expense. they can have ’ fresh. ripe tomatoes in January by takâ€" ing care of the green ones. The green tomatoes should be carefully wrapped separately in papers and 8 read out up- ~on shelves. or t c floor o a dark. (told closet, where, however, the temperature should m above freezing. lf k t in this way. the vegetables will sowly ripen. When they are required. for use, expose them to sunlight and heat. for a couple of days. and you will have toma- toes as firm and nice as those offered in the markets. and at little expense. I'm trying to git back to me pore old mother. She ain't seen me fare for ten years. I guess that is the truth. Why don‘t you wash it i I 0 reach. After an unavailing search of a. few months the Spanish Government declared him an outlaw and put it price on his head.: Deprived of the means of learning a. awful living Mirabel fol- lowed the example. of Manuel Garcia and became a. bandit. Again and. again the Governiiieut raised the re- ward for Mirabella capture, and sent out expeditions with orders to capture him dead or alivw, But this one RIC-I of fraternal devotion thud endeared him to ‘Lhe country people, and none of them would betray him. - rHIS HAIRâ€"BREAD’I‘H ESCAPE. Mirabol lawless career with impunity. usual: one. He would waylity wealthy Spunislh pituitch and even high govern- ment officials and hold them for run- som. Several times he was within a. hair's breath of being- captured, but, thanks to fortune, his own boldness, and the good \VilI-l of the country people he always escaped u.lhlla.l'llletl. One night. he lay at tho house of a. rich intuit, pursued his His system was the them were his bitlcrcst enemies, and all would have been glad to capture him and deliver him toa certain death. By the good will of bite host he was allowed to escape undetected. . Like other bandits of the romantic type, Mirabel made it this boast that {he never harmed a poor nianâ€"a‘some- what empty mcr'ificc, but one which in- creascd his popularity. When the pre- sent-revolution was mooted. Mirabcl dc- voted {himself heart and soul to the cause. I POSED AS A PATRIOT. He now no longer posed as ii. bandit. but declared that ho was it patriot who devoted ‘bhe proceeds of his czidlliaig to the cause of freedom. Meantime lie was carrying on negotiations with the Span- ish Gen. Illusco. IIc declared that on the receipt of certain money he would surrender himgifl'f and his followers to the authorities. As a. matter of fact he never ‘hfld the least intention of fulfills ing his promise. When the revolution broke out be snapped his fingers at the government and joined the patriot army . His negotiations, however, had raised suspicions, and when just before the revdlution began, a number of per- sons suspected of disaffcction were thrown into irisoii, it. was openly (le- cJarcd that It iraliel had sold the plan: of the insurgents. 'l‘hc. accusation was groundft‘ss anti it did not hurt. his popularity among the wilder spirits of the south, who wished. to make him their leader. The patriot-s of the nox‘ilh however, were bitterly opde to hiiii.i They opt-:ii-ly branded him as a traitor, and lltllnt‘tl for their candidate Marine". Garcia. Nei- ther was chosen. Soon Garcia. was kill.- ed by the Governman troops, and Mira- bcl became lvadcr of one of the many gucril‘lti liamtlrs \vfiiioli have given the Spanish such trouble throughout. the war. The Cubans in New York declare that. 'llie rcnrl Illirabel. is still alive. They say that Miralie'li could not pos- sibly have been at Puerto Principe at the lime he mat-i said to have fallen. HOW GOLD WAS DEPOSITED. Gold fun he Introduced Into Stout-n Ii, finch n .‘llntincr in; to Defy llctcclloii. An exhibition of lllt‘. greatest interest to mineralogisfs and practical miners in-t‘elation to the IllilK'I] airgucd question as to how gold was originally deposit- ed in nui‘iferous quartz is reported from the imperial Institute at Edinburgh. Scotland. J. C. I". Johnston. of Ado:- ,L'iidc, Australia, who has given great ' attention to the subject, exhibited rlwtfle invns of iion-gold-bearing stones in \\'lll"ll I)!‘ has artificially introduce-d gold in interstices and on the face in Mich a iiiziiiiii-i' as to defy detection, even by skilled experts. Some of [these Flflrt'l- man Wen- alliown privater to wvi-i'al distinguishai geologists, who t-xpriwsml 'gn-ni bllrpl‘lM" at the rtatiuirkublc char- later of ill- exhibition. The discovery flnnt- years :igo, that gold could be in- durml to (ll:[)')$ll from its mineral salt to the IIil‘lflillt' hiélla on any suitabl.» balm, Mitili as iron sulphide, led Mr Johnson to I'Sl‘mrllhf‘lll with vt‘il'luth salts of gold, and by which be has pro- dnced "lust natural looking speculum of auriferous quiriz from stone which from previous .‘l‘wity contained no trove of gold. Moreover,.rlus gold, which [wil- strains iih' stone in sin-ii a tlioiniigh manner, assumes some. of the: more. mi, turn! form-4. in one: =p4ciiiivii .~liuwii the gold not only app-ears on lilo' aur- facc, but penetrates each of ill" lain- inaiions, its Wit: proved by breaking “'hile this know-lodgi- of how gold ua': probably ,deposiiwl may help lumin- gesi how it may be ccunoiiiicaily ex- tractccl, th- thought. also occurs until a water for harm it. won be. in un- .:-u-rupuloiis triads. for the fraudulent l'kdfing” of 1mm; while in the room below were‘ dining twenty government, officials. home of