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Cushion 'l‘ops with ,igns, ready to hand LA.- £0 Shirts 75c flack sateen Shirts, I fancy stitching , sale price ........ boas, this sale dte Wool Blankets, 60 1 K‘s line soft. “ 001 finiSb. ..75 a pair this l.’8 [en's Heavy Elastic Wei L, leather ends, reg 1% Bleachcd ('otton Towels, ht, fringed vnds, 20 x 5 {Mar price 156 each 3 for ....... .. ... ........ - 'hite Wool Rugs for or sleighs, regular. 1 $3, this 51qu 'col Sweaters, 98c 1t a QUARTER, :atu: Bargains. .3 ; the Hveliest Eh: goodsarg Comforters 1.39 uku mice 15¢: each 25 31"01. a ’00! Blankets $1.98 Womens Worsted sizes, rmlar 35¢ Overcoats $7.00 Flannelettes 9V2c 'aving on These. in the Staple hepartment. sale price 24th. Braces ISC Sale. Wool Sweaters weaters 49c vvln-t. collar, ‘1" 'orters, large [lit ..---. . gâ€" ”Ll" ' 1 31 _... O , o. ”a on front, :: 75c 49c MCLENNAN 6: 260 People in Melbourne are beginning Io say that in order to do any good in Victoria. your name must be Clarke. The governor is Sir Ga Syd- en‘ham Clarke, the late agent. general in London was Sir Andrew Clarke;- tha richest squatter is Sir Rupert Clarke, the new Bishop of Melbourne 53 Canon Clarke, the most prominént' member of the Melbourne Stock Ex- ‘hzmge is Mr. A. Clarke, and “the hamdsomest Victorian matron” is lady Clarke Probably it would be difficult. to match this in any Angloâ€" ;‘izuon communitv in the world. Pie Filled With Live Bh-di. The new governor of British Gui- ana, Sir James Swettenham, is a man of original ideas, says a. King- ston correspondent in The Nashville Banner. He gave a. ball the other day, and at supper an enormous pie was placed in front of him. When he cut the crust, four and twenty little birds hopped out and flew about the room. Their feathers hag been painted in brilliant colors. At first it was thought that the idea. was to illustrate a. well known nurs- g'y rhyme, but it appears that this sort of bird pie is a popular custom an the Malaâ€"y states, when Si: Janna comes from. The birds are caught and passgd ground among the gué'ta, fortâ€"nae being supposed to smile upon all who handle them. in a neat, upright hand; is abad flatter; and revises to a. fair extent. 119 is not quite sure whether he pro- {ers novel or play writing. Perhaps the latter, because “it is such a. gam- ble." Surely there is some of the Basaendyll leaven in that remark; 1111 only outdoor recreation. Aer? ganja methods of work, he will Info nought of dictating, typing, phono- graphing, or any other of the mod- an author’s devices for decrusin his manual labor and increasln Mg wtput. He writes every line h sol! ,uu , uaa ”Wu Vuugnv- has no especial hobbies, though he is not averse from picking up a. rare piece of old silver, and is a. pretty constant first-nighter. Walking if tery of self, the same knowledge 01 men and affairs, the same well-bred coolnws and reserve, the same indol‘ cut, detached outlook on life, till. occasion calls for action, and then, one would say, the same capacity to rise and take his part. One cannot imagino Mr. Hope getting excited; on. can understand that he might very readily become “dangerous." But this far his life, so he will tell you, has been entirely uneventful. Ho deod, ahnost ascetic. Temperament- nlly. one is tempted to think that when he drew that. famous imperson- ator, Mr. Rudolf Rassendyll, ho un- consciously drew himself. This sounds a. dark saying, for what can the quiet, studious, stay-at-hom au- thor have in common with the roam- ing, daring, love-making, manâ€"killing impostor? Much. The same mas- 5â€"- 20. notch of Anthony nope. I.A.P. has the following pen fluid: 0! Anthony Hopezâ€"Ho in a. man of fair inchw, slightly but com- pactly built, clean-shaven, with light brown fluffy hair, in that state which evokes the barber’s halfâ€"pity- ing, halfâ€"scornful remark: “Getting a. littlethin on the top, sir"; large, almost prominent, grey-blue eyes; bmutiful teeth, and a. singularly charming smile, which lights up a. face in repose somewhat severe, in- MC Len nan 'It’s a regular nerve lifter, a perfect blond builder. uni-an. nan-uh- If you feel run down, are easily tired, If your nervesareweakmdyour blood is thin, then begin to take the good old stand- ard family medicine, Ayer’s Sampgrllla. , co. English Cutlery Catvers Razors Scissors Skate Came: sweepers ‘ Meat Cutters Axes Leather Mitts . Saws Hardware Coal and Iron Portzand Cement Sewer Pipe Curious from: In Names. Lowest Prices at 'SI’riJEam, menu, has. “rmâ€""Simwifl man. J.QAmOO.unn.lh-. 13755911 Mr!!!“ - - Sick Tâ€"WARDER, JANUARY 15th; 1903 -v- came on the spot the named of the King, and a. believer in his God, and Indiaâ€"nay, indwd, the greater part. of Asiaâ€"would think it only a. natur- al finish to the ancient ‘ legend i! Lord Cur'zpn had indeed in somaway or other unquir‘ed the incomparable Int 0! Stab admin oecnpx it gerbâ€" throne ”from the palace of She-Â¥ ' not a ba as soon as its mistress had start- ed. I will give a‘translation of the Arabic verses which follow: "And Solomon said unto his servants: A1- ter her throne that she may not i wonderful faculty of acquiring know it, to the end we may see wheâ€" ‘gu ther she be rightly directed, or whe-g 'are ' his remarkable career. thcr she be one of those who not rightly directed.” And when she was come unto Solomon, it was said unto her. "Is thy throne like this?” She answered, “As though it were the same.” Such perspicacity struck the King more than he had been disappointed by her when she took the polished floor of his palace for water. and drew her gelden robe_ above his knees in order not .to moisten it.» Nor, truly, Was it less than marvellous that the chair, . which had no equal in the World, Estrong antipathy to and which she had left behind in her Atrican 'court, ' her in such incredible swiftnaaa of As for the Queen herself; she' be- came on the spot the Vessel of the indwd. the greater part_ and a believer in his God, and a; woman in eyes. Spare of figure, and carrying single ounce of superfluous flesh, he is in appearance, as he has proved to be in fact, an ideal com- mander of native troops. He has a lan- ages and dialects, which has been of incalculable advantage to him in A Queen’s Antlpathy. Notwithstanding her Hanoverian ancestry. the late QUeen Victoria Was always deeply interestedin anything concerning the Stuarts. No one ven- tured in her presence, says Mr. An- drew Lang, to call Prince Charles EdWal‘d the "Pretender.” For the hapless and beautiful Mary of Scot- land she felt the profoundwt pity, which was -at least equaled by her Elizabeth. one day, the “Once when I was about fourteen, mother an'd I were at Her- gate. we went on hoard‘a'steamer. As we were crossing the gnngplank the crowd looked hind Referring to should be awaiting imh said: . manner in the palace at Jerusalem- and my at me. andthensaid'to sonic one edge can gratify the curiosity of hair readers will be to cite tram the Twentyâ€"seventh Sura. o! the Koran. it is there set down in the Prophet's straightforward style how the Queen of Shebaâ€"which, of course, is Sheba â€"visited King Solomon. The Lap- wing Hudâ€"Hud, one o! the King's feathered .messengers, had brought. tidings of that wise and powedul Empress of Ethiopia, and the J ow- ish monarch summoned her to his court, wherein he had arranged many, devices in order to test her sagacityq Among these one of them belongs to my present topic. The Lapwing has spoken of the Queen’s wonderful throne, made of ivory and gold, and curiously incrqsted with napâ€" phira, emeralds, opals and myster- ious inScriptions. .King Suleiman commanded the ‘ strongest of the J inns serving him to fetch this su- The throne of Solomonâ€"the Takht- iâ€"Sulcimanâ€"has been talked about in the East for hundredsâ€"nay, for thousandsâ€"of years, Many and many a square-topped hill or moun- tain, besides the remarkable emin- ence which overhangs Indus, near the Khyber Pass, is styled the Takht-i- Suleiman, the localities thus distingâ€" uished being almost as numerous as the footprints of Buddha. - LThat mountain, over ~t.h"e'”northwest bor- der, which perhaps has the best right to hear such a title, is linked 'with a beautiful story telling how the great King of Israel collected round his throne there all the birds, beasts and creeping things of earth and made them praise Allah and reverence Him with prayer, while submitting themselves humbly to himself as their Sovereign Lord an the earth. The Mohammedans to a. man believe that this really happened, and was by virtue of the magic name of the Alâ€" mighty carved upon the great sap- phir which King Suleiman were up- on his forefinger. As has been written : >Wot ye of Solomon‘s slgnet, graved of, a sapphire in gold, vaed with the grant name of God, writ on the blue of the stone? Wisdom and riches and power had he who that treasure did hold; Safe in the strength of the signet he at on his ivory throne. Only King Solomon knew how the dread letters did flow. What was the breathtng of Am where came the whispering Zod. “’hen he spake the ineffab'le word, the sea-Winds at bidding would blow, And the hills yield their Iron, and jewels and gold, at the naming of God. Many Hindus also agree with Mos- }em in believing in the preternatural wisdom of Suleiman, and in the mar- vels which he could perform As for the throne itself, the best informa- tion with which my limited kn'owlc ways, the natural home of remance. An instance of this is given in the report sent from Calcutta about the Viceroy, who, as even the Hindus know, is deeply interested in ancient history. The bazaars declare that Lord Curzon has discovered the hiding place 0! the far-famed throne of Solomon: that he will make emâ€" ployment of it as a seat of State during the Durbzu'; and that all kinds of miraculous events, bringing ad- miration, peace, and prosperity to India, will accrue from the fortunate hour when the representative of King Edward VII, sitting in the chair of Suleiman, receives the homage of the native Princcs'and potentata. kets and her than discuss over hookah and 'narghilah the glories tliat\will attend ithqilmperial occalon Tomsmm and countrymen chat about the mighty business when they meet, and the woniexitolk shopping in the streets, reclining at the baths, or trifling the time aWay behind the curtain, repeat to each other with wonder and admiration glittering in them dark eyes the superb preparaâ€" tions being made in and around the ancient Mogul capital. Moreover, When a. prodigious topic like this passes through the cities and coun- tries of Asia, fancies are let loose, and wild ideas put abroad, which show that the East is now, as alâ€" The ’story speedily contradicted. that Lord Canon. Viceroy,“ India, had discovered the long-lost throne of Solomon, was current long en- ough to induce Sir Edwin Arnold the greatest living authority on the traditions of the Orient. to write the following sketch in The tendon Tel- egraphzâ€" All Asia is talking abOut the great Durbar to be held at Delhi in four weeks’ time from _this. The peopr of her myriad States and kingdom, in thousands of her bazaars, her mar- MORE ‘OF13SFOWL6MON SIR EDWIN ARNOLD ON ITS HISTOBY AND IT S LEGENDS. anMQdoththans-mot than last for W of Your!â€" W Living Authority on Trudiâ€" timottho one» wntu' oath-Ion; Cuthory. ' I it Was A Queen’s Antlpathy. ne like Notwithstanding her Hanoverian Jugh it ancestry, the late Queen Victoria. was ricacity always deeply interested. in anything Le had concerning the Stuarts. No one Yenâ€"- an she tured in her presence, says Mr. An- palace drew Lang, to call Prince Charles :11 r0be_Edwavd the "Pretender." For the at . to hapless and beautiful Mary of Scott it less land she felt the profoundwt pity, chair. -which was -at least equaled by her World, 5 strong antipathy to Elizabeth. \ in her! Referring to this one day, the as that which he now fills in the ser- \ice of the British Crown, there is possibly no one alive who has seen more fighting in tropiCal Africa than he has; It is one 0! those curious anomalies 0! the army that an army oflicer may in his regiment hold a tar inferior rank to that which ap- patains to the position he may at the moment be filling. It is so in the case of General Manning. whose precise regimental rank in the Indian stall corps is but that of Captain. He has the local rank of Brigadier» General and Inspector-General of the military forces of the African Protec- torate. Like so many, perhaps most, of those who have soldiered successmlly amid the forest solitudos, the deadly jungles, and the miasmal swamps oi the West African coast- line and the hinterlands. General Manning is a short man, with a fair, reddish moustache,and fight grey-blue eyes. Spare of figure, and carrying not a single ounce of superfluous flesh, he is in appearance, as he has proved "to be in fact, an ideal com- mander Oi native troOps. He has a wonderful faculty of acquiring lanâ€" guages and dialects, which has been of incalculable advantage to him in his remarkable career. .The explosion of a mine at Chatâ€" ham, England, many years ago when Lor‘d Kitchener was in the Royal Engineers, injured his right eye per- manently. In walking or riding he does not use glasses, but poring over the great maps and charts continual- ly, he wears a. pair of gold-mounted pinceâ€"nqzi says Pearson's Magazine. Of General Manning, commanding the forces operating against. the Mad Mullah, The Pall Mall Gazette says: Although but thirty-nine years of age, and one o! the youngest officers who ever held such an appointment Lord Kitchener is not a. heavily- built man; he has a fairly broad chest. but like so many 0! our army officers, he has rather thin legsâ€" that is, in proportion to his exo'ep- tional height. He takes very little exercise, and gets through an amount. of desk work every day that. would make an English War Office clerk gasp for breath. He is usually dressed in khaki. When . I entered the room where Lord Kitchener was si’tting by the window, I was fascinatcfl by the thought of the power wielded by 1 a wonderful man who sat before me I!" the Present Hungry Hero of Great. Britain Looks and Dresses. In appearance Lord Kitchener ‘is a. tall man, about fifty years of age. six feet three inches in height, with heaV’y gray moustaChe, and .“nvs gray hair, which he wears ported in the middle; 3. sunburnt, kindly, rath- er chubby and determined-looking face, large steel blue eyes and Square jaWs are his characteristics. On all sidw of his room were maps and charts dotted all over with lit- tle flags to mark the position 0! col- umns in the field and the last. place where the enemy Was seen: these are removed by the commnnicr personal- ly as the news comes in. a dozen first-class battleships or pay the expenses of ’a -all War. The history of races and religions would indeed be romantically rounded if the famous throne had been found which was a seat of State for' the Queen of Sheba. a chair of dignity for the renowned son Of David, and disap- peared, perhaps, as the King of Is- rael himself disappeared, when the great Temple at Jerusalem was fin- ished. Who knows what curious and precious objects may not lie hidden in the Toshaâ€"Khanasâ€"the treasure chambers â€" of India and C(ntral Asia? And what, I wonder, would be the market. value of such a throne if Mr. Pierpont Morgan or Mr. An- drew Carnegie should desire to pur- chase it to make, perhaps, a rocking chair for the PreSident of the United States? . the dignity of any legend. The "Peacock Throne" has been valued by competent European jewelers at $4,900,000; andvthere are said to be ’on the gold, the ivory, and the eb- ony ofewhich it is constructed jewels of absolutely unequalled value and importance. How it has survived the financial exigencia of successive Shah: it is difficult to realize. or what will prove the ultimate destiny of an object which could build half and unique design of that article of the Queen of Sh'oba’s household furâ€" niture was the throne carried away from Delhi and its Hindu sovereign by Nadir Shah, the Persian. But we know where that is to-day; it is vis- ible, and even in occasional use. at the palace at Teheran. and is the property of his Majesty the shah, who has lately visited ourâ€"shores. It is nothing more or less than the “Pea- cock Throne” â€" Takhtâ€"iâ€"Taous; and surely it skill in workmanship and wealth of material could settle the question, rich and fine enough for nobody will ever know, what bo- cam 01 “that throne 0! Solomon" whereof the Koran treates as a thing which did once exist. The only item of Inperial upholstery which at all coincides with the splendor ht no one knows, and probably PERSONALITY OF KITCH EN ER. Young. But It Fighter. dthoGrdnd The first suggestion of a spree Was a. serious mien that he assumed; and now the gtiSIy foreman obsewed this menacing symptom in Slug 4's attiâ€" tude. He had been phalanxed early the night. before. He approached th- ”Huh!” he would snort, ”you’re bug-houseâ€"absolutcly nuttyf' and then the stream of metal would 13m: faster than ever, as if to contrmiiet the idea that there was any Due-â€" sity for linotypes. In spite of his genial airs, there was an unfathom- able mystery about the old print. When he was in his cups he écmoâ€" timcs grew confidential and hinted at" the past and his stormy life; but it Was eVidently a. shadow that he feared when sober, and a question along that line was sure to provoke a auras-(answer. \ Slug 4 always declared that all he could steal from the Shylock he gavc to charity. But he would not hold casesâ€"said it' was too much trouble to pick up a sub. when he “got up in the air." as he termed his sprees. fie preferred to sub. It egreed with an artistic temperament, he insisted. He could get all the work he wanted and was swift enough to turn twice as much as the average printer. When he picked up a stick it was muâ€" sic to listen to the steady "Click, click, click." OldSlug 4 never made a false move. And how he did hate anyone who had the temcrity to sug- gest that a. machine would be manu- factured some day that would set type! oldâ€"time newspaper man who rode his broncho into the Red Light sa- loon. aned him over the bar and attempted to make the half-savage beast eat the white-aproned bartendâ€" er. The guns of that worthy had no terror for the rider. The story was attributed to some 01 the lurid spawwitera of that section. Later Slug 4 was credited with being the man. He never denied this and oth- er more than one equally crazy kg was attributed to Darcy. I'rospering as a weekly editor, he married. His genius commanded him a place among men. Those who knew Darcy in those days received with astonishment the report of his eccentric career in later years. They did recall something about a misfor- tune that had overtaken himâ€"his wife and children had died suddenly, or something of the kind. 0! a con- vivial nature. he gradually drifted into the habit. so fascinating to some temperaments when confronted with sudden woo. But his sincere natm'e, his wholeâ€" souled generosity, endeared him to his companions. Drunk or sober, Slug 4 was a gentleman nnd scrupu- lously honest. There wns no alleged debt hewould not pay except the claims of the Shylock. He took a pride in beating tho man who hnd scalpcd his string at 20 per cent. discount. He would run in cold strings on this benigbted individual. Down in Toronto com. the story one day from Moose J aw about an He had not touched a drop {or four months. This was not unusual, (or Slug 4 was a spree man. or a periodical drunk, in the vernacular of the print shop. How long he had been cursed with the absorbing appo- tite his companions knew not. He Was an old roadster and had held cases on every daily Irom Hali- fax to Vancouver. He Was a swiit and very handy man to have around an office. Vague stories had noawd in from dillercnt parts of Canada connecting Slug 4 with a wild and varied career. Ilia right name was Dan-y as the stories went. and he had drifted out West in the early It was the eve of the New Year. and Slug 4 was plainly nervous. The old print had ushered in so many New Years with a. fierce drunk that. his companions did not. expect hgm to deviate from the accepted rule. And yet. they were hoping that. the popular old chap would pass the last day of the holidays without indulg- Ing. THE TALE OF AN OLD PRINTER THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. THE STORY OF SLUG 4 An Old Reeds“!- W‘he Bed Held Ceeee on Every Dally From. Bella: to Year center-A Terror for 3 While and u: Object of Pity Later 0:: Among Hie ’ Fellowsâ€"Ills Kev Year Resolution. gf‘All things come to him who waits" Perhaps was once a saying true; but now you’ll have to advertiseto make thedolla'rs come to you. In iicious, hon :st advertis- ing.‘ backed up with judicious honest goods at judicious honest prices accounts for the steady growth of this business, the sales for 1902 benting by far any previous record. There will be no let up upon our part to keep the growing time agoing all throngh 1903. Here are a few snaps placed upon our bargain table today:â€" - ToCflreaColdinOneDay mmmwhpuw THE N. HOCKIN SHOE STORE 50 pairs Men’s Fm: Rubbu: at ............ ‘ ................................................. “Opt-rs Won-cf: Fm: Rubbe s ailment ............................................... 5'0 mi 5 Gill? ic Rubbers, Sims 1! to 2.1! .............................................. (.h ldncn’s Buttoned Ovu'snoes, size 7, at ............................................ Chidre‘n's Bultoned Oversnocs. sizes 8 to 10, at ..................................... Missc.’ Buttcncd Overshoes, sin: n to 2, at ........................................ Misse.’ Buttcncd OverShoes, sizes 11 to 2 at ........................................................ 75¢ per pair Elven cases if Eargains Rubbers hne been sezurei by us this week, and they are selling fast Business Comes This Way. And Why? We desire to thank our many patrons for their support during the last few yars, and to announce that we are in a better position that ever to attend to all work entrusted to us. We would like to call attention especially to our present stock ot Cutters which for style, finish and strength are equal to any nude in Canada. Horseshoeing and Repairing attended to promptly. Charges moderate. William-st, North The marriage 01 the octogenarian Marquis of Donegall and the 22- yenr-old Canadian heiress. Miss Ger- trade Twining, granddaughter of a great ahipbuilder of Nova Scotia, in now said to have resulted from the peculiar advertisements which so startled London society for 80va weeks previous to the coronation monies. While the scramble for seats in Westminster Abbev was at its height. her alter many yesrs' search; she thought. I was deadâ€"killed, the night my 17110 and babies perished and my sorrows drove mo to drink." The committee stood with bOWed heads. There was a tear on Slug 4's cheek u the boys passed out o! the room, and the whiteâ€"haired mother buried ha face on his shoulder. In Gertrude Twining. Candis: Bell-cu, Got tho Dono‘uu Tltlo. A despatch from London, Biglund, the other day says: with instructions to explain to him that. the office needed him and pre- vent the contemplated spree it pcsâ€" sible. The committee caught up with him as he walked rapidly down the street. He seemed Wounded {or a. moment. then invited them to go with him. He held the paper pwckâ€" uge in his hand. As he passed into his boarding-house he untied it and He walked up to a silver-haired woman and placed the flowers be- nignly on her bosom, as he kissed her tenderly. "Boys, this is my mother; I have sworn on for good; I wanted to tell the boys that, but they wouldn't listen to-nlght. I hum Jusf. foupd i bimch ot'violcts was exposed. Hi: mom Was reached. Pedlar ups-anon nervously. 01: me eve of n dmnk Old Darcy always grew confi- dential with the foreman. as if the great, strong temperance men might nave him tram his 'spproarhing deâ€" bsuch. He would shrink into a. cor- ner near his den on such occasions. shiveringly. ss if trying to ward on the monster threatening his very soul. Then as he imbibed freely his nervousness departed, and he would insist on reguling exergone with his belief in strange doctrines. At such times he Was a. theosoâ€" 'phist. and insisted on telling the men in the next alley that this was his third appenranm on earth, and that the first time he Was'an Indian princess; The foreman observed Slug 4’. changed demeanor and felt that the old fellow Was of! for eno- ther drunk. The foreman spoke to the queer fel- low, but received the assurance that no drunk wu contemplated. But Slug 4’s manner was so changed that he spoke to the men on the stone and suggested that they watch him and if possible prevent him starting again, with the hope of eavâ€" ing him. When Darcy noticed the manner in which the boys regarded his seriousness he appeared to resent it. He grew more moody. He was not working that night. and this Was even more alarming, Then the galley boy told the foreman he had seen Slug 4 take something from his pocket and hold it lovingly to his nose. What could that be but a flask. and as Darcy wandered out of the composing room the father 0! the. chapel called a hurried meeting. "Slug 4's communing with the In- dian princess again." remarked one o! the subs. who knew the old men'- tailing {or liquor, with grim humor. A committee was sent after Slug 4 AN ADVERTISING YARN. BLACKSMITHS and CARRIAGE MAKERS Pedlar G: Emmerson 0|. 0. .0000. O. 00 II. .0 0.00.. 0.000. 000.00.. ................................. sc'c per pair OI OCOIOGOOOAOOIIOOIIICOOnI. 0 88 loot ?u Second. If in Stunned that the ill-fated P001111: Emma. No. 5, was running 60 mile- an hour when she struck the freight at ,Wanstead. How many people have figured out what this means? 60 miles an hour is a mile a, minute. A mile a minute means 1,- 760 yards per minute; 1,760 yards :1 minute means 29 1â€"3 yards. or 88 feet. per second. Just co:1.â€".é:‘cr for yo-Arsell what. a crash at this fixed "Only carried away a mz‘im-tny. boys!" was the; cheery lcspon‘v. “1.1 then the plucky man fainted. IL: had broken his tibia, but that and some bwises were his only injurits. A full 014.50 feet on to rocks and hue! The explanat‘on lies in the fact that the. punchutist struck the sloping side 0! the clifl and slitherpd down to the bottom. II. A. P. tells a story of one of the adventures of Stanley Spencer, the English aeronaut. It. was at Hong‘ Kong. and the ba!loon Was rent in mating the as?ent. llowewr, not to disappoint the (rowd, Mr. Spencer determined to trust to his luck and gave the order to let go. The bal- loon tht up. the hot air pouring from the fiSsure. The ane‘oid soon marked 600 feet, and the parachutist was beginning to get. ready when the balloon suddenly (ollapsod, and, afâ€" ter; vain endoaVCr to loom) the parachute, he fell like a stone. Dur- ing the whole cf that. {.111- he was conscious and felt. no fear. only a dim wonder as to when he would strike. TWiCe he turned Completely over and then crashed on to rod;- clifls 150 feet. atove the sea l("'\v':. Some Jack Tara among the horrnld spet‘tntors rushed to pick up hfs ru- mains and found him not only aim, but conscious. , ‘gAre you hurt?" they asked, the fatnityuf men deeply mom Story of the Pluck of stnnley Spencer, the English Aer-haul. ,an arm: apleared ‘in 't‘no London and New. York payers offer- ing the title of n1ar-hxonc~s. v. ‘1i(h, olcourse. indudtd a husband and the financially sought for pri\i‘.c'0 of a seat in the Abbey in return for the jettfement of '100, 000 upon the anonymous nobleman. It was soon a matter of general knowledge that the Marquis of 1h nc gafl “as the author of the udw: ti. 1.» went and was willimr to sxxop his title for a cash (amide mien. 11.5. Twining, who had the most ambit- ious aspirations for her uttmr'tive and wealthy dallglitcf‘, is aid to have placed herself in communica- tion with the marquis. An air-“ange- meat was made by “hi h the n .1110- man was presented to Miss ’l‘tVSning at the lsthmian Club. The tall, young Chna'dian bcnuty, a gully re- ga'l girl. made a deep impression on the patriarchal nobleman. and he was not slow in pressing his suit. Within five weeks of the day he was presented he led the “'ic Infilcy g1 adu- ate to the nuptial altar. The manquis has admit ted that hil advertisements, placed in the New York papers with the expectation of attracting an American hoizosh', brought no response. The proâ€"nuptiiil arrangements, it is mid, provided for a settlement of $40,000 a year on the marquis for. life. He is 81 years old and techie. He cannot lixe lung, and M15. Twin- ing is credited with having driven a rather clever bargain in procuring the exalted title of man-(hioncs: for .er daughter. Emmerson A BALLOON33T’S ADVENTURE. 50¢ per pair 25c pet pair 2'c per pair PAGE ~SEVEIH per rm Lindsay with