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TA I Some boxes YAL . . ,run to seventyâ€"two bunches. About ~ l 160 of these boxcsgo to make a ton. ' _... _, _ ‘With a little ready reckoning it can CHAPTER IX.â€"(Cont’d) . “It is over,” she murmured. “:I‘hc wrctch has..poisoned me.”’ And she fell. They all rushed to hrr relief. Their cares were un- availing. Her beautiful eyes openâ€" ed no more. She was dead. - A ,month passed since the catas- trophe which closed so gloomin this strange history. Alice _and Robert are not yet married. They wear mc urning for the noble woman who reunite-d them. But their marriage is arranged, and is to take place in fay. The death of the countess has never been avenged, and it is pi‘oâ€"_ bable never will be, for Villagos disappeared the day of the crime, and all trace of him was lost. He had fled to some land frequented by the rascals w1105e chief he was, -â€"bandits who prepare their crimes in darkness, profiting for conceal- ' Robert de Carnoel only accepted 0R, ins fiERlTAGE OF MADAME l l ' l I ready to leave St. .- lof the United Kingdom. , [capacity of each box. - , leasily be ascertained ited large sums, to be deducted De- llsmglé brooms haw, to be gatherm ftre the succession of, Robert de‘ duringfhe course of a season. Carnoel, 'who was made universal lcgatee. And Madame Yalta left Maximo Dorgeres a bracelet and a ring, more precious to him than all the riches ofthe world; it was all that remained to him'of a woman slightly known, but passionately loved. ' , The countess passed into his life like a meteor which blazes for an in- lessons of Spiritual import; the Stan}; and {11551.1’130311'5’ leavmg 3' Saviour Himself tells us to “Con- lummous track in the firmament. Siam. the lilies.” To do so as He The memory Of thls eXtmngth directs would save His followers Star-W111 never be effacefl from the many fears and much unnecessary hcart of Maxune, who is not yet anxiety. console-d, and who, to recover from so violent a shock, is projecting a wa< Voyan'c round the world, “ ‘ ‘ . Y ‘ _’ ‘ Pefhaps in some farâ€"off country LITth PADSâ€"(ll1 ALI} Hung. 1,, ,' ‘I. ’ '0. .. ‘.',_ _ I I .-c will meet Jules Vignorx, cx’pia Habits Which writers Tmmght ting, by a life of toil, a moment of . . w shameful weakness. Coutlu'cd to Best hark. in cultivating these God’s handiwork are quiet, God- f-earing and prosperous. to one writer they “were ever re- markable for the innocence of their lives and the purity of their man- ners.” . In the flowers we may find many Mark Twain’s habit of writing in ment by the criminal toleration of the heritage of Madame Yalta tolbed in the latter years of his life governments. , The Nihilists abuse what is most sacred. They dishonor the right of asylum. It was not Maxime’s fault if the infamous doctor was not punished as he deserved. He pursued him .vithout losing a minuteg but the Cd hand- cov.ardly knavc iad taken his preâ€" cautions in advance," and was not countess have all-Ilch Paris. It, “'as kno'wn that lill'lfz- has £0113 “'ltfl lJCl‘ llllSUQIl-Cl. t0‘\\ras engaged in to be found. hestm’v’it “DOD t110130011 The AVChue ’ has. called attention to some of The de Fl'iedlau-il lI-OIWC is for sale, and j peculiarities of composition among the proceeds of the sale are’to be Emu-her authors, devoted to a hospitalfor those dis- Milton never could write his uhli'Cd by aCCidGRt- The WOI'kah‘poems unless his head was thrown mutilated in a factory will owe an E as far back as 1,055,131,, and his eyes asylum t0 the Woman Of the SCVCT' looked upward. Maturin stuck a' wafer between his eyebrows when he was working, notonly to show his servants and household that he .of the Jus- The servants and allies poison had been mixcdbv him in 3.: Algeria; Kfll'diki has til-k0“ refuge i also to'hclp him to concentrate his prepared glass of water foresaw, doubtless, countess, who ' l - r . her approaching end, for the even- Sultan, ing before she had written her will. She had forgotten no one who had served her faithfully or who had loved her. - .Madame Pi'riac, Georget, Kardiâ€" ki, Justine and her husband inhcr-_ LIFE IN FLOWER-LAND . (By Mrs. F. L. Ellis.) Every Briton loves flowers. . 'No one. nee-d be an artist or a poet to understand and admire their infinite beauty, for ‘to babes and sucklings, as well as to' the- wis-c and prudent, they unfold their treasures ofloveliness. , Thirty miles from the Longships Lighthoum at Land’s End are the- Scilly Isles, where nothing but flow- ers grow; Who could be unhappy amid such fragrant surroundings? There are six small islands and about 100 rocky islets in this pic- turesque and interesting group, and at this season of the year, when Nature everywhere is burst- ing forth into newness of life, they. are gay with beautiful bloom, for LILâ€"mm great and important floricultural industry. _ ' The first consignment of daffodils was sent to Covent Garden Mar- ket, London, in a bandbox. was fifty years ago, when daffodils habitants of the islands. were rare, and it will astunish most l the Scilly Isles are the centre of a : our national life for the in Constantinople, and gives fcnc .â€" ____.__.â€"â€"â€"- l l 1 faculties. . ing lessons to the subjects of the Glover was best able to compose G’COIfgCt has altered Pia ballad while he was walking in ship-boy’s school, and Madame Pi- the garden of a friend, and (16.3- “at .15 esmbhsh'e'd aanl'Gshn ' stioying' her-flower beds with his But Galcpardin hasa-emained. _M. Gang [Hmong-h Mezcray work.“ DOI‘S‘CTCS has when hlm for CaShler only in the daytime, he had to have and the safe is Well guarded candlelight- in the room while he THE END- wrote his histories: Rousseau found that his thoughts came most free- 'tliat grew so'plentifullv and were?” flail \i’afififreg iln iheswo?dgs thought to hinder the" cultivation atfiesffiuizéefilmv 0F otherjthifgs‘ Present.” Six nien’ motionless while engaged in £31011] IPStht 01,. 1115131131910“,ltlzought. Ampere could work on thought it worth while to assist the, his problems only While Standing fifzwers to grO‘Y' lhey expemment’ up, and thus he anticipated the cd, \and met With the success abovegdesk of those modern writers who 17?C01'd°d- SO that’ unknown. 1L"Ols’rand at their work. Ampere was themselves’ the. people Of Selliy’du the habit of writing down his who .through failure Of the *Shlp'thoughts in enormous letters. bl'lll'dmg Industry and the kelp Havdn never set to work on his ti‘a'dc had been reduced to. great, scores without drawing on the ring poverty, found wealth at their veryggjv‘en to him bv Frederick II. and “001" The secret was not 10pg‘Paesiello was in the habit of covâ€" kept’ for When the rest Of the lsUering himself with bedclothes before 'landcrs got to know that bulbs n . a , . 11 . me could be had for the mere uprootâ€" 3:21.12” lea y “pa ing, and that a little pains and atâ€" tention would turn them into pro- fitable material for market, they set to work assiduously and laid the ' foundation of an industry that has not only. contributed plentifully. to and happiness, __>E COMFORTHIN THE JUNGLE. Everything From Soup to Nuts on . ,h. but practically saved the islands B'g Game 1119' from ruin. ' When the Duke of Connaught It is needless to say that those six went hunting big game in East Af- pioneers of the bUSineSS are held rica, no unnecessary hardship was That in pious memory by the present in- permitted to mar the pleasure of the outing. Unusually comfortable The Scilly ISlandS. being in the tents were taken alongâ€"spacrous of our readers to be told that form;- south of our weather protected and loftyâ€"with a, good bed, furni: that consignment the forunat-e and enterprising islanders received no less a sum than £5. _ But even those farâ€"seeing people, who were the first to recognize a COllntry, are, 0f COhl‘SE‘, favorably ture and a bath. Even the dishes Situated for flQriCUItm‘e; but eV'Cnlwcre not metal, as usual, but crockâ€" that fact does 1101? render them OD' cry and glass. Supplies for the larâ€" tirer free from bitter blasts and dcr were carried on the backs of the nip 0f “'illtef- Means hm‘e had sixteen pack mules and fifty don- market value for the new popular to be devised therefore, to protect keys, Twenty-five sheep were. tak- yellow-bloom, could scarcely have the flowers from dreamed of the extent to which the that at certain times of the year and deer, wild of the daffodil would sweep over the islands, dense, well- cultivation the COM Winds cu to supply meat for the party, duck and other game afforded variety. Five cows grow. So enormously has it, in,tiimmed hedges being constructed accompanying the caravan supplied fact, increased that in the height of to break their force and temper the season, which would be now, as their severity. many as fifty tons of blossoms are sent to the mainland in one cargO. commences as What fifty tons of flowers actually represent we leave it to our readers burst into bloom. Sometimes when, to imagine. . During the past ten years export of flowers the buds are slow has more than has to be fresh milk daily. Here .is a sample menu: Soupâ€"Buffalo tail. Fishâ€"«Fried barbel. Entreeâ€"Mutton cutlets. Jointâ€"Roast guinea fowl. Sweetâ€"Stewed apples. Cheese. Coffee. What is known as the .“season” early as January when certain varieties of the flowers owing to unpropitious weather, the in opening, Nature assisted, so artificml laid in, some one way and some an- other, with a. few in the centre, un- , til the stalks are‘ hidden and the whole becomes a pleasing picture of , pretty and sweet-smelling blossom. . ‘After the flowers have been cover- ' ml with paper theilids are carefully nailed down, and the flowers are ’ Mary’s . by lsteamcr for the principal markets Thirty-six bunches is the average how many The people whose lives are spent examples of According composition, but, Builds Strong, Healthy, Sturdy Youngsters; To serveâ€"heat in oven, pour hot milk‘over .it and salt to taste. Sold by all grocers, 13c. a carton; two for 25¢. __a_ - _ - a_. M. ._. _ _._.. .,,,,â€"‘:â€"â€"â€"T-â€"â€"_h_â€".__f?__=:= 7- U. Saitho power thus acquired to cry ‘Hands off!’ to the white man. “The insrstence by the Americans V on their rio'ht to trade on e ual 'A BRITISH NAVAL EXPERT’S terms withcthe Japanese in llcfan- ~- OPIKIGN. churia and Corea; the treatment of . the subJeets of the latter Power on yâ€"-â€"-- the Pacific slopeâ€"either of these causes of disappointment will pro~ vlde Japan with a ‘casus belli’. at the desired moment, and one which will, in all probability, put her in the right in the eyes of the world. Writing in the Daily Graphic, Thfl Japanese know how to apply Gerald Ficnnes, naval expert, con- the art of jiu-Ijitsu to international sidors that war between Japan and Pontics- the United States is inevitable, and JAPAN DESPISES AMERICANS that no European power will take H A . ' ' par . The British-Japanese alli- More dangerous- Stlu’ the Jap' angle will not be renewed in 1915. allege a]; full oflcgntcmpt ffor {Km}; .r a w crican rarr ant ounccâ€" or ac SELS WAR WITH JAPAN- of nationalospirit, or even of true “Japan will,” he asserts, “in the nationality, which they discern in last. analysis, .fight the United the Americans. They have a pro- States very much for the reason found disbelief in the war worthi- tl‘at prompted Bismarckto fight ‘ ness of the American navy, and an France.” acute realization of the fact that He admits that if Japan to-day the strategical situation is over- .crdered Germany out of Kiao-chau,l whelmingly in their favor.. It is the Kaiser would have no alternaâ€" objected that the Japanese are too 'thC but to move out, adding, how- poor to fight. When will people ever, that in such an event the old recognize the fact which all history European league would revive, and yteachesâ€"that it is the poor nations, lbcrmany, France. and Russia would not those who have grown rich and overwhelm the Mikado’s people. comfortable, which fight? The “But,” contends this naval ex- l Prussia of Frederick the Great, the :pcrt, “Europe is not. going to lifelFrance of Napoleon, were poor. a finger, I imagine, when war “It ought to be so obvious as not breaks out between Japan and the to need saying that it is the naâ€" ,-U121t.ed States, to save to the latter, tion which hopes to gain something, gt-he islands of which they deprived l not the nation which is p1'eocc11pie~' Spam. Europe has 3. ‘Monroe doc- l in holding what it has gained, which ~trine’ of its own; and it includeslis tempted to war. Japan is rich ithe determination to leave the Unit- enough to afford war because, diâ€" stew inw'thcir own rcctly or indirectly, she will make red States to Juice.” war pay for itself.” The Conflict is Inevitableâ€"Japan’s Growing Dislike for - Americans. THE OPEN DOOR. “The situation may be quite biiefly defined, though I do not pre- tend that the definition exhausts |all the elements. The white 1151- Captured in limo-China timis demand the open door in the Brought to France. realms of the yellow- man, while ‘ claiming the right- to close their own door to him. Japan will" ac- cept either alternative, but not ‘ both at once. For the present the United States stand for the embodi- ment of the white man’s position. “Great Britain, bound by the tie»: of an alliance for the next few y-cars and remote from the danâ€" gers which bulk so big in the eyes of Americans, Canadians and Au- stralians, is out of sympathy with, or is at least lukewarm over, the pclicy of exclusion which her own children in the Pacific consider vi- , , . tal to their national safety and ecoâ€" mmclshlps' The Other plilsonerf on nomical development renewing their rations immediateâ€" “Therefore there exists a certain 13' handed them to CQ'Ba for dlstm‘ community of ideas between the butioll and She laid.down irqn re- m,“ sea ,mtionsvof the Empire and gitiations for the prisoners’ life on the United States, which may eas_ board. Her word was always scru- ily become perilous to the unity of llulUUSll’ l'esllecwd- the Empire. In our enthusiasm for C‘O'Ba’ 5‘ Small hard'fa‘ced W0" common defence we must never for~ man 9f “bm‘t thiFt-Y’ enjoyed the n?" Iget that common defence postulates I Dutatwh 0f ’1 Wlt’Ch among the 1”" icmnmon aims and common policy. MRS, and She fel'0010u’31y ha‘fiedthe I “The Japanese. alliance expires White men- ,the" the pusoners' gin .1915; it cannot be renewed. If landed it was She Who “ETCth ircnewal was possible before, it be- lJl‘Olldly at their head, taking “"3 {came impossible when the Ameri- the SlighteSt “Otice 0f the cro‘VdS ‘can 'lleet visited Australia in 1908 who watched the debarkatiou of the- and suggested to the people" of the prisoners on their way to the Ila: commonwealth that Codlin is their die Re, in the Bay of Biscay. friend, not Short. If no conflict arise between now and then to make the name of the Pacific ocean an irony the British navy, reinforced PROFIT INSURANCE.’ bfv 1“ 11? 11,0133: 3' good number 0f Profit insurance is a comparative-- ‘fleet units, cont-1.1b11ted-not only 3,, new thing. in England It has by Australia and New anland, but only existed for three or foul, ._..._....._ ‘ .. .A A WOMAN PIRATE. and In the steamer Admiral Ponty there arrived at Marseilles recently with a party of Annamite pirates and malefactors a remarkable wo- man, one of the wives of the re- dcubtable pirate De. Thain, who has given the French so much trouble in Indo-China. Co-Ba, as the woman pirate is called, exercise-d a-dominating in- fluence over the pirate king and his followers, a power she even pre- served throughout the voyage, which the prisoners made in a specially constructed iron cage built Hunâ€"{rm increased demand has naturally af- 'bcen shipped from St. Mary’s, the trebled in quantity and. in all pro: means are employed, so that the bability, doubled in value, for the waiting markets may be supplied. The work of “bunching” the fer-ted the price. Within the three flowers is generally done by women months of the present year it is es- and girls. Twelve stems of one til'llated that 500 tons of white and variety constitute a “market yellow narcissi and daffodils have bunch.” Even young children are able to help swell the family income largest of the islands. from which by working amid the blossoms. print all the produce is marketed. Their lot is surely one to be envied This is a wonderful tribute to the by the hosts of little children who “*5!” ON A HOT DAY. Growl and the world growls with YOU, - Smile and you hear but sighs, For the. crowd will sweat And the crowd will fret. . . When it’s 90 and on the rise. “â€" aisc by Canada, South Africa and India, will once more earn for 1t-,thaordinmy self the blessing bestowed on tho pcacemakcrs. The Pacific fleet will live up to its name. It will be exâ€" - pensivefbut it will be well worth I while. CAUSE FOR WA R. “The Americans live in a fool’s paradise in this matter. years, andin that time has become- successful. As the name indicates, it insures the loss. of profits after a business has been stopped by fire or some kind of dis- aster. nor. an accountant, and their average pr< fits for two preceding years as- . It is operated in this man~ v The books of the firm applyâ€"i log for the policy are gone over by richness and productivcncss of the soil,_and represents about the limit “of the islands’ capacity, even when it is remembered that all the land the Scilly Islanders are adepts at available for the cultivation of flow-, packing, cars is brought into use. rcvert-helcss true, that at first the ' [precluce would spoil, and the _ Strange it undoubtedly is, but‘dustry be quickly ruined. live in the grime and darkness of slumland! ' As would be expected of them, 'surmunom out; 0.1 eiq noncont mos" no can; qfiiq c quum noA‘ ,1 This is thirst-y weather. Even Were it otherwise their the mercury is filling its glasses in- higher these days. A woman need not- doubt her hus- white band’s love if he refuses to allow Each box is lined with ‘ “They appear to think that the ccrtained. The firm is then allow- Japanesc are, and must eternally ed to take out an insurance based be, grateful to Commodore Perry or this average profit for having Opened their oy'stei',,in(liitlis. six months, or ayear. If willy nilly. The Japanese are only a fire. an earthquake, a tornado, or grateful in so far as contact with i any catastrophe destroys their busiâ€" tlic west has for three - armed .their handslncss the insurance company pays . against western greed and aggresâ€" them for the time they have bola ; farmers tried to get. rid of the bulbs, paper. The bunches are carefully‘ her to eat her own cooking. sion. Their main desire is to use insured the profits agree-ti- upon. a