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Jane, seeing that her mother wa-s about to pounce upon her, run behind Mrs. Wig- gins. who slowly rose and began a rogress towards the irate window, remar ing as she did so, “ }{i’ll just shut the door ’twixt ye and ye’re hofl‘spring, and then ye kin so! .ye’re‘gmyers hen the tether side.” from the parlor. As there-428:3 no answer; the widow soon appeared in the kitchen door. Smoking was one of the unpardolr able sins in Mrs. Mumpson’s eyes; and when she saw Mrs. Wig ins puffing comfortably away, and Holoroft ightinf his pipe, while Jane cleared the table, anguage almost failed her. She managed to articulate, ,“Jane this atmosphere is not fit for you to breathe, on this sacred day. I wish you to share my_seclusion."_ 7 “Mr. Holcroft, you don’t realizeâ€"men noxeidoflano is my-pffispring, and_"-â€"_- > , vnrlulu vu Jvu nun-J III] VIUVVB, uuu "' “ Oh, please excuse me,” mid Holcroft, hutil passing out, “ I was just starting tor a wal .â€"I’m bound to have one more day to myself on the old place,” he muttered, as be bent his gtepq towprd an qplnnd pastpre. “Oh. if you put'it tlfat was?! I sha’ n ’t interfere between mother and 01 ild. But I anppoqed you a_m1 J nne came here to work. ” Mrs. Munipson was so overcome at the turn afl'sirs had taken on this day which was to witness such progress in her plans and hopes, as to feel the absolute necessit of a prolopged‘scaso‘n of'thought and. so“ oquy, ing-cFm' r. on his mother‘s Tap, until shaken into ant. ficlent consciousneu to be half dragged, half led, to the door. Once in the big, aprin . lees farm wagon he was himself again loo - ing eagerly around to catch another glimpse of Bessie Jones. Then, he was a big:: irrev- erent boy, eh ly and awkwardly at on mischief in t 0 same old meeting-house. Bade Jones no loafer turned end cured ct him, but he exult ngly discovered that he ‘7 I think I oughter work, and if you and Mrs. Wiggins will let me, I will work in tspitfi of inptlier." 'should hell: do tlie necesgary work today. There won t. be much." - Mrs. \Vi gins, relying on Jane’s promise to help, hag sat down to the solace of her pipe for a few minutes, but was about to thrust it hastily away on seeing Holcroft. He reassured her by saying, good-naturally, “No need of that, my 300 woman. Sit still and enjoy your plpe. I like to smoke myself. Jane will help clear away things and I wish her to. You’ll find she’s quite handy. By the way, have you all the toha_c_co_you want 2" _ .‘I‘ If y6u will enter the parlor, Iflwii'll exglg‘ln to_you fully my views, apgl':jâ€"_ “ Mrs: Mumpson, I have told her to help Mrs. Wiggins in the necessary work," Hol- crofl; interposed. “If I try and help Mrs. Wiggins mother’ll bounce out at me. She shook me last night alter I went upstairs, and she boxed my ears ’cauac I wanted to keep the kitchen fire up last night.” “ Vell, now, master, p'raps ye know the ”lowance down hat the poor-us vasn‘t sich as ud keep a. body in vat ye'd call satisfyin' amokin’. Hi never ’ad henougll tor keep down the ’ankerin’." “I suppose that’s so. You shall have half of my stock, and when I go to town ein, I’ll get you a good supply. I guess I I light my pipe, too, before starting for a walk." “ Bless yer ’art, master, ye makes a. body comf’terble Vhen hl smokes hi feels more but 'ome and kind 0’ contented like. An hold ’oomuu like me hain’t got much left to comfort ’er but ’er pipe. ” “ I’ll go wifll you to the kitchen and tell Mrs. Wiggins to let you help, and I Won’t let your mother punish you again unless yo_u_do wrong. f "What is she goin to do." “Rock in the par 01-. Say, can't I help Mrs. ‘Viggins wash up the dishes and do the work! ’ “Certainly; why not ?" “ Mother says I must sit in the arlor ’n’ loom Commandments ’n’ keep Sun sy.” “ Well, Jane, what do you think you cash} 90 6.02." ‘ .III DWI! Iw "VWHVIV I: II, "VI “DUN PIUIDUU’ ‘ uy, ” when she had a tomewhat extended communication to make. “Come to the do! room, Jane, and My {$qu say there, ” sud Holcroft, not un n “ S ain‘t goin' to cousin Lemuel’s,” said the girl. from the door. ohfiim goiu' h mind him." rel ndod haw aha pmscd rapidly on appre eu- dvel ' thrown the kitchen. but. 390““ 'on m dom'atep to nuke some overture- to Mrs. \Viggins. If that alt-tore dame was not to he prophistod, a. line of 5‘03"” ____ A..-" g“ 5'.“ ‘nnrn II RA" I) ot’ “ I’ll be hack in a minute," said Jane. A moment later she met Holcroft carrying two polls of milk from the barn-yard. He was about to pan without noticing her, but she :Flin secured attention by her usual preface, ” when aha kill. A lnrnnwhnt avian-"Int! “ Hi‘ll tr} 0. 1:!!! i0 brake anythink" â€"-and the ol woman nodded volumes at the child. '“ W9, fluwgi’sfflepued Mn. Wiggins, rendered more pacific by her bretktut. “ Don’t you want me to Wash up the diallagghgd put 'em away?_ I Ignow hoyv_."_ __ rmfort 'er but 'er Rip p.e ” “Jane," cplled Ira. Mumpson sharply “ I _tl_1iqk t1_m|;_you and your mqther both CHAPTER XLâ€"(CoxrmuunJ CHAPTER XXLâ€"JANE. v: vuvua Ilv uuu nvlllU‘lu medu without protest in the rec A DOMESTIC STORY WITH A MORAL. For nlon time after his wife's death, Holcroft he. felt that. he did not wish to see anyone who would make reference to his loss. He shrunk from formal condolence as he would from the touch of a. diseased nerve. When the minister culled, he listen- ed politely lmt silently to a enerel exhorte- tion ; then muttered ; when eft alone, “It’s all as he says, I suppose; but somehow his words are like the medicines Bessie took,â€" the don't do on good.” e kept up 1: e form of his faith and a He kept up the form of his faith and a certain vague he 0 until the night on which he drove ourth the Irish revelers from his home. In remembrance of his rage and rofanity on that occasion, he silently an in dreary misgivings concluded that he should not, even to himself, keep up the retencc of raligion any longer. “ I’ve fa len from graceâ€"that is, if I ever had any”~â€"-wes a thought which did much to rob him of courage to meet his other trials. “'henever he dwelt on these sub- jects, doubts, perplexities and resentment at his misiortuncs so thronged his mind that he was a palled; so he strove to 00. cu y himself With the immediate present. 'II‘o-dsy, howover, in recalling the past, his thoughts Would question the future and the outcome of his experiences. In necord- once with his simple, downri ht nature, he muttered, ”I mightes well‘lace the truth and have done with it.w I don’t know whether I’ll ever see my wife again or not. I don't know whether God is for me or against me. Sometimes, I half think there isn't any God. I don't know what will he come of me when I die. I’m sure of only one thing,-â€"while I do live I could take comfort in working the old place.” more At last, he recognized that his 1033 revery was leadin to des ondoncy and weakness; he rose, a 00k hmnelf half angrily, and strode towards the house, “ I’m here. and here I’m going to stay.” ha owlod. “ An Ion “I’m on m own Inn , It‘s nobody’a bus am, what am or how I feel. I! I oun‘t got decent, sensible women help, I'll He no longer went to the anxious seat. With this young girl, and many others, he was taken into the church on probation. Thereafter his fancy never wandered again and there was no other girl in Oakville for him but Bessie. In due time, he had gone with her to yonder meeting-house to be married. It had all seemed to come about as a matter of course. He scarcely knew when he became formally engaged. They “kept company" to other steadfastly for a suitable period, an that seemed to settle it in their own and everybody else’s mind. There had been no change in Bessie’s uiet, constant soul. After her words under t e shadow of the pine tree she seemed to find it difficult to speak of religious subjects even to her husband; but her simple faith had been unwavering, and she had entered into rest \_vithout_fear or lyisgiving. In brief, without ever having heard of the term, he WM an agnostic, but not one of the self-complacent, superior type who fancy that they have developed thempeives be ond tho tmmmela of faith and are ever rem y to make the \‘vorid (more pf_their progress. seat. From the way in which she sobbed, one might have supposed that the good, simple-hearted girl had terrible burdens on her conscience; but she soon found hope, and her tears gave place to smiles. Holcroft, on the contrary, was terribl cast down and unable to find relief. He elt that he had much more to answer for than Bessie; he accused himself of having been a rather course, vulgar boy; he had made fun of sacred things in that very meeting-house more times than he liked to think of, and now for some reason could think of nothing else. He could not shed tears, or get up much emotion; neither could be rid him self of the dull weight at heart. The min‘ ister, the brethren and sisters, prayed for him and over him, but nothing removed his terrible inertia. He became a familiar form on the anxious seat, for there was a dogged ersistence in his nature which prevented im from giving up; but at the close of each meeting he went home in a state of deeper dejection. Sometimes, in returning, he was Bessie J ones‘s escort, and her happi- ness added to his gall and bitterness. One moonlight night, they stopped under the shadow of a pine near her father’s door, and ‘ talked over the matter a few moments before ‘ parting. Bessie was full of sympathy which , she hardly knew how to express. Uncon- ciously, in her earnestnessâ€"how well he remembered the act lâ€"she laid her hand on his arm as she said “ James, I guess I know what’s the trouble with you. In all your seeking, you are thinking only of yourself â€"how bad you’ve been, and all that. I wouldn’t think of myself and what I was any more, if I was you. You ain’t so awful bad, James, that I’d turn a cold shoulder to you ; but you might think'I was doing just that if you stayed away from me and kept saying to yourself, ‘ I ain’t fit to speak to Bessie Jones.’ ” “ Her face had looked sweet and com ss- sionate, and her touch upon his arm ad conveyed the subtile magic of sympathy. Under her homely logic, the truth had burst upon him like sunshine. In brief, he had turned from his own shadow and was in the light. He remembered how in his deep feeling he had bowed his head on her shoulder and murmured, “O Bessie, Hea~ veg_bless you ! I see it all._” 133" 11w“, _, choice for a sleigh- of some farm wago: and boys and girlsâ€" thoy dmout than?!“ ed In likgmgzl‘in‘ 'â€"'â€"_' . ~~J ' d g 11 Julie less his occasional m- IL“m-nde when the long body choice for .m'woggon was placed on! runners, ._ men on women, and MY“ “1113:3113“ {grgelvesmwere peck- they slaw“ w. -.., Something like self- 0d_ h‘...1.l“:mS%o Holcroft even now, remem- bering how he had allowed his fancy much latitude at this period, pa ing attention to more than one girl besides cssie, and pain. fully undecided which he liked best. Then had come the memorable year which had 0 ened with a protracted meeting. He and essie Jones had passed under convic- tion at the same time, and on the same evening_ had .gone for_wsrd_ to the auctions ”Jane, do you think it's right to watch people so 2” he said gravely. “ She told me to. " “ Your mother?" The girl nodded. “ But do you think it's right yourself 2" “ Dunno. "I‘ain't best if you get caught.” “ Well, Jane,” said lIolcroft, with some~ thing like a smile lurking in his dee -set eyes, “ I don’t think it’s right at nl . I don’t want you towatch me any more, no matter who tells you to. Will you promise not to l" She stole towards him like some small, wild, fearful animal in doubt of its reception. “ Si}. dqwn there on that r9915" humid. She obeyed with a sly, sidelong look, and he saw that she kept her feet athered under her so as to spring away i he made the slighjsest hostile movemeot, The child nodded. She seemed averse to speaking when a sign would answer. “(‘nn I an nan-I .kn nnl’nt‘ n‘tn- :- mn- you 1" ‘ “ Not ucoldin‘ or cuflin‘ me." “ Are you willing to workâ€"do snything you can 2" In planning future work and improve. ments, the farmer had attained a quieter and more genial frame of mind. When, there. fore, he sat down and in glancing about saw Jane crouching behind a low hemlock, he was more amused than irritated. He had dwelt on his own interests so long that he was ready to consider even Jane's for a while. “Poor child!” he thought, “she doesn’t know any better and perhaps has even been taught to do such things. I think I’ll surprise her and draw her out a little. “ Jane, come here," he called. The girl 3 rang to her feet. and hesitated whether to y or obey. “ Don’t be afraid," added Holcroft. “I“ won't scold you. Come.” "Kinder'n anybody else. You sorter look at mo sometimes as if I was 3 mt. 1 don‘t s’poso on can help it and I don‘t mind. I‘d rut or‘stay hero and work than go a visitin' again. Why can't. I work out-doors when there’s nothin' {or me to do in the house 1" “IfI didn't séblavbr strike you, would y0}_1_ think _I ‘3'th king, then 2" U“ Ullllll‘ L was “Ill“, ‘llcll 5 She nodded -'but utter a moment a thought. said. " And 31 you didn't look no if you hated to see me round." “_l_)_o 301! think I've heen kind to you I!" _ - “Carl" I go now?8 she asked after a mo- mont. “ Not ct. I wont oo'osk you some ues- tions. \ ’as on one over kind to you 2‘ " I dunno. suppose so.” “ What would you call being kind to ..... O" ' Jane's scheme was not so bad a one but that it might be tried to advantage by those so disposed. Her matrimonial prospects, however, being still far in the future, it behooved her to make her present existence as tolerable as possible. She knew how much depended on Holcroft and was un- aware of any other method of learnin his urfioses except that of watching fixim. ot fearing and fascinated, she dogged his steps most of the afternoon, but saw nothin to confirm her mother’s view that any spel was working. She scarcelly understood why he looked so long at fiel , thicket, and 1vlvoods, as if he saw something invisible to er. Watching any one was a far more con eni- al task of the child than learning the om- mandmeute, and she hastened to comply. Moreover, she had the stron est curiosity in regard to Holcroft herself. he felt that he was the arbiter of her fate. So nntaught was she, that delicacy and tact were un' known qualities. Her one hope of pleasing was in work. She had no power of es- sin that sly espionage would counterba ance suc service. Another round of visiting was dreaded above all things ; she was therefore exceedingly anxious about the future. “ Mother may be right," she thought. “ P‘raps she can make iim marry her, so we needn’t go away any more. P’raps she’s taken the right way to bring a man around and get him hooked, ascousin Lemuel said. If I was goin‘ to hook a man though, I’d try another plan than mother's. I’d keep my mouth shut and my eyes open. I‘d see what he wanted and do it, even ’fore he spoke. ’Fi’s big annf I bet I could hook a man quicker’n she can by usin' her tongue ’stead of her hands." “ That will do, Jane, that :vill do. You little understandâ€"how should you? Please keep an eye on him and let me know how he looks and what he is doing and whether his face still wears a gloomy or a penitent aspect. Do as I bid you, J one, and you my unconsciously secure your own well-being by obedjence." “If you would only yield more to my guidance and influence, Jane, the future might be brighter for us both. If you had but stored u the Fifth Commandment lu memoryâ€"but forbear. You cannotsofar forget our duty as not to tell me how he behave at dinner." “ He looked awful glum and hardly said a. word.” “ Ah-h !" exclaimed the widow, " the spell is yggking.” “If {an ain’t 1 workin’ to-morrow, thgygfll _e nflvogae ripen," _th9 gig! rgmarked. eve nm child is so unnatural I” “I unno how to be anything else but wing} be.” repqud th_e gig-Up aelf-dqfence. “ No," assented Juno, “ I dunno nothin' about it.” “ What wonder, then, that I weep, when eve nmy child is so unnatural I” The child entered the parlor warily, keep. inn open A line of retreat to the door. “ You need not fear me." Mid her mother, rocking pathetically. “ My feelings are so hurt and crushed that I can onl bemoan the wrongs from which I suffer. {'ou little :uow, Jane, you little know mother's cart." close up my and the has done. I ooffta’inly con 0 enough to Iuppou any so .' J one not him with o lummou to dinner, lookingltpprohomlvol u bin Itom. gloomy hoe. rl. Muulpoon 1d nouppeu'. "Call her." he uid ourtly. i The "ten! J one rammed from the pun-lo;- - ~-~o uu-Junp-meuuuy. "sw- got. :zndkéyxl‘lgtg her eye. and up also don'twnu’t “ cry well." he "plied. much relieved ' Apparently he did not want much dinner. :Ither, for he soon curbed out. again. Mn. tViiggins was not utterly wanting in tho in- bu nous of her sex, and said nothing to rookjn upon her mgfimy'a abstraction. In the aittemdbxi'fi'éichii‘Jiénéd' ovary nook and cornor of his farm. laying out. he hoped, so much occupation for both 11de and thoughts as to render him proof against domestic pribuhtionn. He had not Bali-gone Ion before Mrs. Mumpaon culled in a pla utivo _voloo, “Jane." *0 .‘."-' ’ The an is mounted on a pivot to admit of considerable latitude of range, and it may be turned ver readily in any direction. A anieidis prov ded as a protection against arrows and spears. To prevent too great heating a water tank is provided, from which the water is fed through the casing around the barrel. A thousand rounds will evaporate more than a pint of water. “'e begin the publication of the Roccay Mountain Cyclone with some phew (liph hl- cultice in the way. The type phonn ere phrom whom we bought our outphit her this printin ophphice bhailcd to supp us with any ep 3 or caya, and it will be p our or phive weex bephore we can get any. The mietaque was not phound out till a day or two ago. We have ordered the missing letters, and will have to at along without them till they come. \ 0 don’t llque the loox ov this varietv ov apellin any better than our readout, but mietax w I] ha ) en in the best regulated phamlllea, and {pi the ph’a and 0's and X's and q’e hold out we shall ceep (sound thec hard) the Cyclone whirlinlg nphter a phashion till the aorta ar- rive. t's no joque to us-it'saaerious aph- phair.â€"â€"Rorl'y illommu'n Cyclone. The action of the gun is {utomatiq each cartridge being discharged by the recoil of the shot precedin . The cartridges are placed in a belt, an the empty shells are thrown out in front of the gun. The rate of fire is about 600 times a minute. With the shorter and smaller cartridges. the rate of firing would be about 700 shots a minute. The rapidity of the fire is such that at a thousand yard range twenty bullets will strike the target after the gun ceases to fire, while by ivin the gun a very hi h eleva~ tion, live un red rounds may be discharged before the first bullet strikes the ground. _ There are too many lawyers and doctors, and the only way of cutting down the sup- ply is for people to live virtuouaiy, eat whole- some, well prepared food. earn all they get and pay for it in epot,ceeh, and there will be little chance for the lawyer or the doctor to get in his work. It will be remembered that Mr. Henry M. Stanley was compelled, a. short time ago, to abandon his lecturing tour to take com- mand of an expedition in relief of Emin Pasha, the successor of General Gordon, who is at present supposed to be beleagured by hostile Africans near ““adelis, not far from Lake Albert Nyanzs. Before leaving England he provided himself with one of Mtgim‘s eutonratic machine guns. Mrs. Wiggifis shook with mirth in all her vast proportions as she remarked, “ Jane, ye can bring me my supper from the stove to the table 'ere, and then vait hon yeaelf." to glut them both in his market wagon on t e marrow and take them back to their relatives. His newly awakened sympathy for Jane quickly vanished. If the girl and her mother had been re ulsive from the first, they were now hi eons, in view of their efforts to fasten themselves upon him Eernianently. Fancy, then, the climax in is feelings when, as they passed the house, the front door suddenly opened and Mrs. Mumpson emerged with clasped hands and the exclamation, “Oh, how touching 2'â€" just_l_il_xe father and child I" His anger and disgust grew so strong as he hastily did his evening work that he re~ solved not to endanger his self~control by sitting down within earshot of Mrs. Mump- son. As soon as possible, therefore, he csr~ ried the new stove to his room and put it up. The widow tried to address him as he ‘ sed in and out, but he paid no heed to er. At last, he only paused long enough at the kitchen door to say, “Jane, bring me some supper to my room. Remember, yon on_1_y_ are_to bring it." _ A little later she, too, appeared at the kitchen door and said, with serious sweet- ness, “Jane, you can also bring me my supper to thq parior._” L ‘ _ - Without noticing the remark, he said coldly, ashe passed, “Jane, go help Mrs. \Viggins get sugpgr." ' Bewildered and ahushcd, Mrs. Mumpson rocked nervously. " I had looked for re- lentings this evening, a general softening,” she murmured, "and Idon’t understand his hearing towards me.” Then a. hep y thought struck her. “I see, I see,”s e cried softly and ecstaticslly :_“ he is strug~ gling with himself; he finds that he must either deny himself my society or yield at once. The end is near.” Holcroft wits maize than ang'i'y ; he was disgusted. That Mrs. Mumpson‘s design upon him was so offensively o n that even this ignorant child‘ uuderstom it and was expected to further it, caused such a. stron revulsion in his mind that he half resolve ' “ Why do you ask such a question 2” said Holcroft, frowning. “ I was a thinkin”'â€"â€" “ Well," he interrupted, sternly, “ never think or s oak of such thin rsagsin." The chi (1 had a miserab 9 sense that she had angered him; she was also satisfied that her mother’s schemes would be futile, and she'scarcely spoke again that day. She nodded and' walked bé’side him. At last, as if emboldened by his words, aha brote out, "Say, if mother married you, you eggldq‘t send up away, could you 3? “ Mother used to Wow people. It allns made me kinder slck.” Holorolt shook his bond, as if this child wee a problem beyond him, and for s time they set to other in silence. At last, he rose end eel , “It’s time to go home. Now. Jane, don't follow me; walk 0 nly at my side, and when you come to cal me at any time, come openl , masks a noise, whistle or sin es echil ought. As longns you are wit me, never do anything on the sly unflwe'll ‘getelong well enough ’ “ Womdn‘t they let you work down at Lemuel Weeka'a 3" She Ibook her head “ Why not !" he asked. "They said! wasn't honest; they said they couldn't trust. me with thingl, ’came when I was huggry I @001: things to out? II II',, Al A “ Wu that th‘ériwifjraumfigg Eekâ€"t4}! at other places !" “ Moan! ." “Jane.' naked Holcroft, very kindly, “ did mz one ever kiss you I" “ lln. all II-nr‘ .A ll..-“ .‘n-_l- 1‘ -II‘___ Juno us not oufliolontl pomo to m. Inge on he: dull-o (or bone. to“ and honest brad; uh. nodded. Bolero“ Imuod u be “#953: “ “’3'! "9. V9“ 99.9mm to W“ I” " 'Cuuo I 'won't' tool like 5 stay out In the house than. I want. to bewme’en when I’ve axis!“ to be." Genius Triumphs over Phntc. To Surprise the Natives. (m m: cosnxunn.) YOUNG “K mflsrlng [tom the efleces ol early svll hsblts. the result of lgnonnco snd folly. who find themselves weak, nervous sud exhausted ; also Mm- nns-soln sad 0|.» Ills who no broken down from tho effects of sbuse or over-work, and In sdvsnoed Ills lee] me magma of youthlul excess, send for sad Inn II. V. Lu n's Treatise on Discuss of Men. no book will be sent sesled to so sddrees on recs! 0! two 80. stumps. Address I. . LUBON. 41 Wemng- ton 8t. 3. 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Mrs. Len try‘s only desire is to possess ‘ fortune she fies made by her own exertions. People who ere subject to bad breeth, foul coated tongue, or any disorder 0! the Stomach. on It onoe be relieved by using Dr. Onmn'e Stomach Bitten, the old And tried remedy. Ask your Drum Midwinter viaitin cos mes merit-n cloth with vest, panels, skirt tr mming, collar and, cuffs of fur. X. Complaints have been made of the open violation of the Game Act in the vicinity of Cmelman on the Canada Atlantic. A large number of deer have been caught running upon the crust and are held in caprivity at. Canselmau, while a number of hounds own- ed there are permitted to run at large and have slaughtered several deer. M. Pasteur may well look to his laurels if the story of the wonderful remedy a ainst hydrophobia is true which a Dutch amily at Fame, in Holland, is said to have in its possession. For over a century the secret of the drug has been kept, and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant has onl heard of it throu h the garrulity of an 01 man in the neigh rhood of l’eize, who affirms that for 70 years he has never known a single case of death from hydrophobia. Beside s a large number of human beings, an army of dogs, cats, sheep, and cattle have been cured by the mysterious remedy, about which no- thing more is known than that it has a calm- ing influence on raving lunatics of any kind, and that it is harmless to such a de as that in a case where a double dose has een ad- ministered to a man bitten by a mad do the patient fell into a profound slee , an on awakening every symptom of the isease had disappeared for ever. ’Sqnlro Royal, the tax-collector of Taylor County, Pa., took out n well-worn overcoat to sell to an old clothes man n few days ago and found 8190 In bills rolled up in o sheet of note paper. The ’Squiro la confldenfi that the mono in his own. but he has no recollootlon 0 having plmd it in the pocket. Tadema is finishing for the Academy an exceptionally important and striking work called “ The “'omcn of Amphissa, ’ illus- trating Plutarch’s account of the way the Amphissian women protected the wornout Thyades, by surrounding them as they slept in the market place. There will be many figures in bold groups, and great study of architecture in the market place, with booths, fruit, etc.,‘ and a showing of open daylight and richly-coloured draperies, with classically beautiful faces, and the laurel- The attack on Mr. Raikes for misuse of postoflice tronage is pressed with great energy an some acrimony. The dis ute as a whole proceeds on lines too broa to be mistaken. Mr. Raikes has asserted his un- doubted authority as the parliamentary chief of a great department, and the permanent clerks, who rule the postoflice as the do every other administrative branch 0? the English Government, are in revolt, moving Heaven and earth tomaintain their mono - 1y. It is a struggle in which Mr. RaiEgs ought to win. . classically beautiful faces, and the laurel- crowned Thyadea, some of whom are still in drunken sleep and others awakening. In the Central Criminal court a men was convicted of hi amy, although he believed his first wife ead when he married the second. The news of his first wife’s death was, however, premature. She had rallied from a decided death strug 19 long enough to remain alive until two ours after the bigamous ceremony. The prisoner’s marital haste cost him four months with hard labour. A Dutch Cure for llydrophobia. It is whispered among the well~informed in Germany that the Kaiser is about as near his death as a living man can be. There is no belief that he can survive the spring, and it would be no surprise if he did not live to see his birthday, the 22nd. Few people get to see him nowadays, and for obvious electoral reasons the papers do not discuss his condition. Sir Charles Dillie in working up the Chel- sea electorate assiduously, attending all the veetry meetings. ettin names for registra- tion, and persona ly tel iug over voters. A wise Liberal politician told me leet ni ht that Dilke would be in the House wit in two years, and in the Ministry within five. The Rome Tribune print: a despa toh from Massow uh, saying thnt the King of paAb sain- ia, at the head of an army, is marchfngeo Goggiun and that he has summoned a por- tion of Ru Aloula' a troops to join him. In the general elections in POMQI the returns l0 far show the election of 108 Government and 38 Opposition deputies. TWO Repubdcans have been elected in Lin- bon. The Athemrum in authority for the state- ment. that the present Tory Government bu cut down the gtente to the British Museum bv 850,000. The allowance for buying print- ed books in reduced by $20,000. In 00 uonoo of the o coated by the mthqum the Matting" of Nice n. selling out At gm: uorlfloo. W médlntu luvs pronounced the doom of the hi h but. hit to bouuccoeded by the 605-0“ nnet. trimmed with lone. or small 1) onion“. covered in Finland. Numerous nude: sud "“qu huve boon urruwdin 00" A wide-proud Nihilmlo plot bu been d' - don with the connpimy. . ‘r £- Dr. am, a.» dmmguhhod German oph- thdmologm, I: dead. 0l1 BRENT FOREIGN ITEMS-