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I slipped alongside the captain, and lo looked at me, the wonderment on NI hoe coming out in the faint light. We were now close to the top of the “In, but as yet could not. command the passage. the continued wall cut- ting us 01!. Of a sudden I heard 1 soft “fig step, and. the window above dork- oaing, I looked up and. saw Mr. Tym. with one end flattene into a. splzyâ€" nadnowpassedi’ '7 - Ijanunedit h midway up .9. Wk, and gave 3 heave. fifth“ wood. but hath Q‘ thil first 3 ”“mm'hrackj 3â€".- nun-‘- den “She understands the matter.”I said luck to my companions. “Hand me the pry, ){ac Ivrach.” The Scotchman had fetched along M implementâ€"n short bar of iron, “We aré about to break in,” I con- tinued. “Yet, stayâ€"are you dressed?” “Yes, senor. Ah. the saints have heard my prayers!” “We must improve the opportunity," went on Mr. Tym, as soon as we were hirly beside him. “Yonder is the floor; Master Ardick, do you hail the merits, and then proceedv as speed- Iy as you can with the breaking in.” The business wanted no more dis- “on, and quickly we were all be- !oro the door. A very faint bit of light cue from the open keyhole. but all within was quiet. To make quite cer- wn that the door was locked, I first gently tried it, but found, as I ex- pected, the bolt shot. Stooping then to the keyhole. I spoke the senor-ita’s me, raising my voice as high as I I heard her give a lit-tie cry, and she gamed to have come up close to the There was a. little stir. and present- b’ the latiy’s voice, low and shaken, an- "ered: . “Who is there?” “Friend; lady. Capt. Sellinger and fibers that you wot of. We have come I. Geliver you.” “Airs well,” he said. in a sham-pins- ”57:71:11 of relief. "The coast is cleur.” _ This was such brave news that for is instant it fairly brought the cap- tain and me to a standstill. Yet only while one might catch his breath. We made a straddling bound of it to the top, Mac Inach close behind. meere' candlee, and all deserted and met. We did not close the door after II, both because the light was of some I. on! because we thought the act would seen: suspicious, though, indeed. the fellows had scarce appeared to no- tice In. One thing now puzzled me a little, which wae that. it seemed so hr]: at the top of the stairs. To be lure, the guard might have deposited Ids lanthorn, or candle. at the for end of the passage, but even then, I thought, some faint light would show. However, there was little time to think on this, even supposing it. to be of import, for Mr. Tym had already be- gun to ascend the stairs. We fell into his train, the captain firet, I next, and line Imeh lust, and all crept softly up. I now thought a faint bit of light was stealing down from the passage, he guessed that it might be nothing but starlight. I glanced as well as I could by the captain. and kept Mr. Tym’s figure in a vague way in view, teeling, with some quickening of the ‘ pulse. that it must now be soon that he would reach the top and come under the observation of the guard. The light. was long, but presently I saw hie figure cut out black and more distinct, Ind knew he was in the passage and obstructing a window. It was now cer- hln thnt there..wae no light, save of the cars, and this must be the reason why the guard had not as yet per- ceived him. He turned, for I caught the narrowing of his shape and imme- Ihtely the window was free again. “a now he had surely advanced down We were put them presently, none hailing us, end having gene out by the "mud door were at last in the hall 0! the stairs. Here it was dirk, save [or the little illnminetion of the buc- Facts 81 Fani All the latest and, f F‘H . COSTELLO. a W a“. h ! Anal-u c. All rights manna.) 2mm ”"01 tern, as I might say here, was the more obscure and the guard smaller, but it was the farther removed, and again we must pass the wings of the castle, where men were frequently dodging in and out. Finally, this gate gave upon the edge of the plateau, be- low which was the bold, exposed beach. The main gate, on the other hand, let us at once upon a considerable street, and this was crossed by other streets and was darkened in many places by ‘ trees. Mr. Tym this proved his wis- dom by preferring the chief gate, and, in brief, all went well, for we passed safely out. I was now for thinking the danger as good as over, and drew a great breath of relief, and spoke a word of cheer to the senorita. Mr. Tym, however, looked pretty sharply ,rback, and without stopping set us a quicker pace and drew on to the turn nf the first alley. I glanced down the street, seeing no cause for apprehen- sion, and thence fetched a look out upon the dairy, yet starlit bay, and still conceived that our troubles were nigh over. This alley would take usby I» ,guiet way to the water, whence it ofiht to be an easy matter to reach' the jetty and so the boat.- For the reason that this quarter contained 39 little wealth, we were in the smaller danger of meeting strap gling parties of our men, and, indeed, Mr. Tyxn here venturegi to relax the pace a fitfle, the which I was heartily [laid brake unm’e also. I. All was as we had left it. The buc- caneers were still sitting or lying about, save he who nursed his arm and walked up and down, and the haze of the tobacco smoke continued. We marched down the hall, I. as must confess, in some perturbation, and made toward the vaulted passage. It seemed an interminable distance, but, to my tremendous relief, no attempt was made to stop us, and at last we passed safely inside. The first part of the strain was now over, and with a congratulatory look or two, but no words, for those were too risky, we continued on and entered the court. Here we found the former disorder and confusion. some of the buccaueers straggling about laughing or roaring drunken songs, some ordering their arms, and others in groups talking. Morgan was not in sight, but. Tow- land‘s rival, the savage and hard- fighting Capt. Blyte, was sprawled near by on a bench. His back was luckily towardue.There was but a. single other captain in eight, one Steaves. who was lounging in the main gate. This last person, as I thought, was the oficer of the guard. for I noted that three of his company were close by, and that one carried a lanthom. Two more buccaneers. though I could not say who. seemed to be stationed at the other gateâ€"that is, the posternyâ€" for I could catch the gleam of their armor as they paced to and fro. Mr. Tym Wis Exot for halting. and led us boldly to the main gate. The pos- I touched my elbow to the senorita‘s E to encourage her, and in this fashion ' we slipped softly along, and without ! hearinganalarming sound reached. the i head of the stairs. Here Mr. Tym halted, but after a glance began to descend, and we, catching the noises now plainer from below, but still noth- ing menacing, quietly followed. ASI before, we found this rearward hall! safe and deserted. Mr. Tym gave a I glance back at us. as though to seel that all were ready,'and with a' bold step passed on and turned in at the door. Capt. Sellinger tell a careless pace or two behind and followed. I did not hesitate, but as I felt the lady tremble whispered to her to take heart, for there was but small danger, and so saying pressed her arm hard with mine, and with that we passed in. :r annum. We fell into the understood order. accordingly, and in silence passed out Into the passage. Mac Ivrach lingered I. little. and took the precaution to close the daor. and we were thus, for the time, in comparative darkness, the stars fetching the place out. only in a faint glimmer. “Say the captain and I go first," said Mr. Tym. “The lady and you, Ardiék, would do well to come next, and Mac [vrach can bring up the rear. We must all take care to stroll along care- lessly.” But this was no time for sentiment. We immediately withdrew a little and look counsel together. “There seem! to be no new phase to the matter." said Mr. Tym. “The senorita's disguise will still serve." “0h, senor, may Christ reward you! [ had all but given up hope!" “Why, it is all right, senorita," said the captain, awkwardly. He for- got that the lady did not understand his English. He gave her his hand Ind she rose, looking sweetly and [rttefully at the rest of us. As soon as the poor creature got the light fairly upon us, and espe- cially as soon as she made out. the cap tain, the ran forward and fell on her knees at his feet. the place with distinctness, yet one glance resolved nearly all. Just with- in the entrance stood the senorita, pele, and with her yellow‘hair falling down her shoulders. At her back were the details of the room, mainly a little cumbrous furniture and th'e scant drapery of the barred windows. OF OUR VOYAGE IN THE BOAT AND THE DANGER THAT FINALLY THREATENED US. My rest was .not profound, being vexed with hanging dreams, ud soon I came to I. ng’delyr conscious Mateâ€" ! mean to tho? state when I seemed to toy to myself: ‘This is a. (hourâ€"um I lay a considerable time in my place, my eyes shut but my senses fully awake. I heard all the small noisesâ€" the run of the water past. the smoth- ered churning of the leakage in the well, the clucking of the boom block as the captain trimmed his sheet. the gritting slide of one of Mac Ivrach’s shoes. and while my thoughts seemed about to become more active, as my brain was withdrawn from outward matters, in reality I fell asleep. This being settled, we three be- stowed some cloaks for beds and lay down. “I think.” saidé Mr. Tym, after a lit- tle, “that we may now venture to set the watches. We know not what strain may be put upon us. and we should rest ‘while there is opportun- ity.” “True,” said Sellinger. “Therefore do you three lie down, and I will take the first watch. I will call one of ymx at four bells.” The boat slipped along, and still we perceived nothing- alarm-ingâ€"‘that is. no Sign of pursuit. The lights behind us fell to little twinkling's and final- ly to a. mere streak of pale radiance. and the ocean with its vastnessâ€"long- ];eaving and glassy under the starsâ€"â€" opened up. The breeze was still light, but conmat, and set us sliding stead4 ily on. “Yes, lady,”-<I said with s. Bi‘h, “J knew it." “Gracias,senor.you put me in heart," she answered. with alittle smile. She took 03 her great but with a kind of feminine prettiness, as she spoke, and laid it beside her. I couid make out her features better now, and their wonderful perfection struck me with the former sort of wonder. “But, after all, senor. I should ocarca dwell so much on my own good for tune. Think of my poor friends! Holy Mother, was not theirs a dreadful fate! They were slainâ€"slain before my very eyes. But you knew it, senor?" She moved a bit toward Incâ€"as 1 might say in a confiding fashionâ€"3nd went on: “All favors us,” I said in- a cheerful tone. “But a brief while longer and our safety is assured." B5? this tintâ€"e we had madé a consider able distance into the bay, and the outlines of the shore had gradually sunk to an even duskiness and in- distinctness. All seemed to be going to our minds. and, having concluded these observa- tions, I turned to have a word with the senorita. She sat in her former place. ‘unxiously regarding 'the shore, bu! turned. brightening a bit. upon my Speaking. The captain now hauled in his sheet, saying that we would not pass too near the ships (it is doubtful if any ships were really taken at the time the city fell. The purposes of the story. however, require the introduction of a; few). and we began to run to the west. We did, indeed, give the ships. as well as all the lesser craft, a wide berth, upon which Sellinger seemed satisfied, and, coming about, the sloop’s nose pointed at last seaward. All was now quickly managed. The tide had considerably declined, leaving the sloop low and awkward to get at, and the swell churned her up and down, but we passed the senorltla. safe- ly aboard, and Mac Ivrach, who came last, tumbled in and shovedv off. As the bow swung round the captain gave a. pull at the sheet, and immediately the boom yerked out and the sail filled. We took a. long dip and slide, and on looking back I had the satisfaction of perceiving a great gap open between us and t jetty. So much of the business. It least, was assured. I uttered some exclamation of satis‘ (action, and Dona, Carmen was quickly on her feet, crying: “Oh, the blessed boat!” and we. hastened over. While I looked anxiously in the diâ€" rection whence the captain was to be expected, a gray, square outline broke out of the obscurity, and im- mediately growing proved to be the welcome patched sail. The captain now left. us, and I sug- gested that my companion would do well to test, which I found her a passâ€" able place to do by spreading her cloak upon the planks. “Tell the senorita she can take a long breath now,” said Sellinger cheer- ily. “I will but fetch the sloop, andit’s good-by to this he11~hole!” By this time we were all upon the jetty, Mr. Tym and the captain wuit- ing a. bit till my companion and I could come up. It seemed lighter here. The space ‘ about us was more open, and the clear ‘ stretch of water lay just before. The jetty appeared to be deserted (indeed, It was on old one, little used), and as far as could be seen not a person was in the neighborhood. The stars made some show in fetching out the expanse of the bay. which gave a wider boundary seaward than one would have guessed, and on the left there was a quickening to more and bright- er lights, where the ships and: small craft lay. I could now give some at- tention to the wind. which I found was ofli the land, though as yet. it seemed, not confirmed, and in strength hardly more than a. small stir. There was a moderate swell on. as I could tell by the slow rising and sinking of the ships. and the air was warm, with: kind of tropic smell and heaviness. might now hue than u) me It“... had we no minded. as we had- corne out to the water, but on the whole we thought it best otherwise, and so fetched yet again to the right, this continuing till the land once more widened,when I noted with joy that. we were close upon the jetty. “on, WAD SOME POWER THE GIFTIE GIE US. TAR SEE nonsms AS rrnEBs SEE Us} OMEMEE ONT., THURSDAY, FEB 21, 1901. I remark again: One line of Sabbath- school advance will be through an im- proved hymnology. ' Choirs ought to he the best pey’ win the church and [n the chance of your Sunday school booku do not let 'the angelic and the dlabolic etface the human. Oh, the power in a Sunday school book! Oh, the omnlpotence of a Sunday school book! ‘A great many at our Sunday school libraries in this country need a blessed fumigation and the infusion of a stout, healthy. Chriatian lit_era- Again, I remrk. the line of Sun- day school advance in this country will be through an improved Sunday school literature. I am amazed to see whet kind of books get into the Sunday school libraries. Sentimental love stories, biographies of generals who were very breve. but who swore like troopers. tniry stories. Oliver Optic, accounts of boys and girls more wonderful than ever livedâ€"books that have no more religion in them than "Hudibrns" or “Gulliver's Travels." The poor little darling goes home with her library book thinking she has heaven under her sun, but by the time she has read through the story of. love and adven- ture. she reels so strange. she thinks she must be getting lots of religion ! I tell you there is no excuse for getting sickly or bed books‘ in our Sunday school libraries. Time was when there was no juvenile literature worth any- thing. The best minds of Europe and America are now preparing junvenilo literature. Reject from your Sunday school libraries ali exaggerations, of life and all adventures that do well enough for the romance, but are not fit for the child whose taste is to be formed. and whose habits are to be established, and whose immortal soul is to be saved. Let not the fascina- tions of style apolozize for the lack of truth. Mistake not trash and slope for simplicity. Do not have your books'higher than the child’s com- prehension. or lower than.” its dignity. lFll'St. It will be through improv» ed Sabbath school architecture. In all our Sabbath school rooms let there be plenty of lightâ€"light clear and beautiful. such as God pours out of the sun every dayâ€"n world full of it; not crowding through small win- dows cobwebbed and steined. but plenty of light, such as puts the blue on the gentian and the gold on the cow-lip. and spots the pansy. and sends the mists of the valley in whirling columns of glory sky tall. and that at sunset pulls aside the bars of heeven until the light of the celestial world strikes through the cloud-racks and comes dripping over the battlernent, in purple and saffron and orange and flaming tire! Then. let such rooms in well ventilated. not; the bottled-up air of other Sun- days kept over from week to week! as though. like wine, it improved by age; but fresh air, such as comes panting off the see or moving down the hillsides, sweeping up the aroma of whole acres otwredclover top. Have the room bright end cheertuL In- troduce not the “murder a! the in- nocents." Have the ,lsce bright pictured. carpeted. The line at Seb- bnth school advanCe shall be amid pictured walls and over carpeted floors, and I give the command toâ€" day; Column, forward! Dress on the colours! File right! March! And there is no army that can stnnd be- fore you. The cowards will fly like thistle-down in a tempest. Until W. have in the United States and in Eng- land the right kind 9! Sunday school rooms. we will not have , the right kind of Sunday schools. Jonathan. with a 119. Went out to warn David of his danger. The shooting of arrows wan to be the signal. The inflammation havingbeen given, Jonathan has no more use for the weapons. and so he gives” them in charge or the boy to take home again. "And Jonathan delivered his artillery unto his. lad." Well. my friends. we soon will all be through with this earthb conflict. and we are going to hand over our weapons unto the children. They will take our pul- pits, our press. our offices. our shops our legislative halls. and to do bat.- tle for the eternal God. Who are they who are making Buddhism and Mohammedism blanch and cowerl Our boys! Who are they who are hoisting higher than the standard on which is inscribed the British lion and the Russian bear the more glori- ous insignia of the Lamb that taketh away the sin of the world? Our boys! And yet the Sabbath school has only just begun its work. I propose to mark out what Iconsider shall be the line of Sabbath school advance: The Rev. Dr. Talmage Gives Some Good Advice. A despatch tron Wuhlncton aye; Rev. Dr. Thlmage preached from the following textâ€"“And Jonathan the his artillery unto his lad."â€"1 Sam'- uel. xx: 40. ‘ SABBATH SCIOOL T0118. f? n. ~-â€"- (yr 1\ Au uuv v-uvu’ Ill“ matinee m; but chain that I remark last of all; the line or Sunday school advance will be through a more thorough public recognition. A great many people of my church like the Sunday school for one reason; it gets the children out of the houee long enough to allow them to take a good nap on Sunday afternoon. They have no idea that this institution takes hold of all the )mercantile, agricultural, manufacturing, literary, political and religious interests of the country. They do not know that this institu- tion is deciding whether we shall be a nation of treemen or slaves. They do not realize that these institutions are to make the thinkers. the writers. the poets. the enters. the lawyers, the physicians, and the clergyman of the land. “ J an hour and twenty minutes injures the child and hurts the cause of Chlrist. Children get worn out. and Christian workers get worn out. and they are unlit tor the other duties of the holy Sabbath day. Begin prompt- ly at the right time. Closerpromptly at the right time. You have a halt hour or an hour to do the work for eternity. Newer eoqwl or ecology the Sabbath-ochool. You cannot cn‘thh'ohil- dreu with the vinegar of a sour visâ€" age ; you may catch them with Gospel honey. Let your features all shine out the truth: "Religion has made me happyâ€"religion will make you happy.” Oh I my friends. we all need better pre- paration for our workâ€"I for the pul- Pit, and you for the class. Let us kneel down before God to-dey and ask for a new baptism of the .Holy Ghost. too late. and they will die too late. and they winget up in the resurrection too late. i! it is possible fur them to sleep over. Be promptâ€"not only prompt at the be- ginning, but prompt tt the close. A Sabbath-school that lasts more than and the leaf unfurla‘. and yet there are thousands at people in our Sun- day-schools and churches who are always behind. It you should happen to ace them prompt on any one oc- oaoion you would think It a phenomâ€" enon; you would have to look again and again. lost it were an optical de- lusion. The tact was they were born Be metal. A late teacher nukes Late clan. A punctual teacher makes a punctual clue. ‘Wlth wonderful rcguhrity the world mm. Hundreds of year: berm-e. the astronomer will bl] you what time the sun will rise and (at. The quecrut comet has a go further and say they are immor- tals. and after the sun has died of old age, and all the countless worlds that glitter at night shall have heed 'swept out! by the Almightv'q‘hreath us the small dust at! a. threshing floor.those children ivil‘ live; a: that this after- noon. an 'you take your place before then. look them in the eye. and as you see them. interested in: the lesson. do yum-"best for God and eternity. looking at each of the four. slaying within mu; "Immortal! immor- law, no that the philoqopher will tell yvu whnt night it will first appear. At Just the right than the bud bursts sleep, and la-,uzgh and write otes dur- ing the oervmc, and yawn, a\ get up. and alt down, and go out and shuffle Ethelr feet, and rattle the hymn books, are an intolerable nuisance. D have sometimes been afflicted in that direc- ‘tion. (And if a church has a precen- tor. orachoir, who love God and keep his commandments, that church ought to be grateful. But, if, music has so much effect upon grown people. it has more effect upon children 'r’l‘he Little feet will not keep stay with the dead march. Let every song he buoyant and quick like a battle attain, and no older voices linger and. hold the song back, and hang on be- hind, coming in different trains long after they are due. I believe the time will come when We will realize that that man did meme for the race who composed a good Sabbathâ€"behool tune than he who mamhaled an army or conquered an empire. Again; The line of Sabbath-school advance will be through improved in- struction. We have a great many competent men ‘and women through the country engaged in this business. but they are going to be more com- petent. What do you say 1‘s the first qualification! You gay a man must be a Christian. I do not agree with m I have baptized at the altar on the some day Sabbath-school teach- era and their classes. I would have every teacher moral and upright. That mat be an indispensable requisi- tion; but just as certainly an amoral and upright teacher came: into a Sabbath-school. though he be not a Chrintlnn. he will find himself in the path of eternal life. It in impos- etble for a. moral man or woman to sit down by a class of five or ten ohildron. trying to lead 'them into the [nth at lib without getting in him.- selt. Who I” thase tour‘ persons fluted before «you! Oh! you say, they are ban. or they ‘are girla. _I ta! !" ’ The arc-hid housea at Frogmore shows some rare plants, and the sac- I red been 011 Egypt was always visited I $in its flowering season "by its royal.x 1awner; few cultivators' succeed in ‘blooming it yearly. a fact of which2 her Majesty was justly proud. Ihe: ; palm horuseis brightened by the scar- ' ‘let flowers of the poinsettia, whioh' 1am cut in quantities for vase and taâ€" ‘ ble decoration. For maidenhair ferns the Queen had a fancy, and her priâ€" 1 vate sitting room- wes generally adorned by a fine specimen or two.‘l The advance made in all branches? of gardening during her reign inâ€"i terested the Queen much more than: mere discoveries like the telephone; and electric lighting. . It was; only a few years ago that she con-I mated to have electric lights in her ‘ various palaces. but She was 3.113- . 3' ready to make experiments in fl 1 culture and try any new methodd‘of growing fruits and vegetables. I Annmag the fruits cultivated under glass for Victoria' 5 special delectation i were bananas and strawberries, the e) farmer bearing fruit. the latter blos- naming. about Christmas time; and haeketfuls of filpe strawberries were picked every . February, for the Queen's table.i Grapes make a fine show at \Vind- our. The wineries, heavy with thous- ands 01! clusters ot.grapes. are n wonderfulsight. 'In these houses it is possible {156 igather peaches in .May, ’ and this is wihere over 12,000 straw- I berry plants are raised annually. .One I novelty in the way of fruit is the Japanese date plum. Here. too. or rather in specially constructed pits quite near. grow the pineapples, which are ready in lMidwinter, and are 011 noted excellence. ’Domatoes are never “dut of season" at Windsor,‘ 1 and the Queen’s gardeners are said to grow the finest green peas. beans and putatuaa in England. child she was not permitted to work in. the garden with bare hands. "Pur- hnps not," said the ping Victoria. “but you were nbt porn-.Princess pr- al of England. I was." hat was almost as familiar to the gar- denem of \Vindsor as were the carâ€" nation beds in which the sovereign was especially fond of working, unip- ping and clipping and weeding. to her great content and the gardeners' amazement. One “of the fan-nit; stories told of Empress Feeder-ink is that when she was a small girl she was assisting her royal mother in the flower beds. The Queen notieed that the small Victoria did dot wear 831'- denling gloves. 'and reminded her that when .she, the Queen, was a. The Queen's favorite flowers ‘were violets. and her greenhouses always boasted some in bloom. as the old as well as the new varieties were culti- vatod by her gardeners. - Roses 1m- der glass were also: a. specialty of the Queen's greenhouses, and the climb- ixng white niphefcoe was her Majesty's favorite. She also loved mignonette, wall £10m. bungysuckle and other hardy outdoor plants-and blossoms that were generally'grorwn in her young days. Victou‘in the Gbod had my bob- biea. She collected photographs, chime. and camel's hair §hawla. fihe prided hersehf on her mastery of Hill-- dostanee. She was an admirer of time cattle, and had a weakness for white and “cream-colored" horses. But abomeaad beyond all other things, Victoria. loved flowers. As a girl and as, a young matron she ’vas an an- th‘uaiastic gardener. 'Her his sun- Flower. That Grew by 30an Co -‘ mand. or your old dress and. refaahlon it. and'betore you get it fixed up a voice will drop from the ceiling, saying, ‘ I was naked and ye clothed me." We take this garland of beauty and joy, and throw it at thy feet. OLou-d Jesus! Thou hast invited them to coupe. and\ we bring them, our sons and dough-k team, and the los't ohflxiren of ‘the street. Here they are,\0 blessed Christ! They ask. They kiss. They wait thy benediction. The rays: of Jscopfor his sons so mgny_ 7!“! ago shall be my prayer while- I'l‘ive. 83d my prayer when I die: "Th angel which redeemed me from all 0 ' . bless in Central Africa. Go' out and gath- er them in. and while you are bless- ing them you yourselves will be bless- ed. “ Oh I" you say, “ they are not washed " Then wash them. Christ washed the ‘disciples feet and you can wash these children. “chef-9:; you say, “ they are uncombedm Then comb them, and become in the high- est sense Christian hair-dreSsers‘. "But,’Lyo_u say, " their-apparel is not decent enough for a. religious assem- blage." . Then'beg or buy proper garâ€" ments toughen. Take your olfl cost Go out and gather the children. The, are on the commons to-day, within sight of the spires of {our churches, yet they know no In re of God or heaven than if they ad been born VICTORIA’S POSIES. CHAS.W. 1, Publisher and Proprietor Ex-Speaker Reed; declares that be In! last something over 30 poum in weight during the last few months a 1 says the reduction in fleshhns done him a world of good. He reffisos. however, to make public theprescxjiption, it he uses any. Few public men ban: had so charming ‘1 home life as the late ex-Govemor Wol- mott of Massachusetts. Once. while he “I s in ofice, his very young son wasps]:- W at school Who was governor of Massa- Ch etts. “Papa says he is," said the boy. "bu he fools so much I can’t tell." Harry Vardon. the champion goiter. is thinking of becoming an American citi- zen. What an acquisition he will be!â€" Somerville Journal. When putting lace away. fold as little as possible. A good plan is to wind it around a card. as is done in the shops. The brass picture hangers (books) which slip over the picture moldings and hold the picture wire sometimes get bad- ly tarnished. They may be made as bright as new by getting some muriatic acid. putting it in a cup or tumbler and, after stringing the books on a cord. dip- ping them in it for a minute or two. 90 not get this acid on hands or clothing. The suggestion that Bernhardt would make a better ghost than a Hamlet is positively crueI.â€"Philadelphia Times. If the ruined prestige and e’iplode‘d/pre- tensions of the Castellane family were put into a rummage sale. the proceeds might help to pay for some of the brie-a- brac for which suit is now pending. .It is nretty nearly time for these unpleasant people to go into retirement. The coun- try has had a surteit or their doings The latest triumph in the industrial world is the stone lathe. It is 86 feet long and weighs many tons. A machine that washes and dries 8.000 dishes an hour has been invented, and it. is guaranteed that plates. cups. saucers and other dishes come out of the wash without a scratch. After “lurking as a locomotive engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for just 118.11 a century. Joseph West of Cum- berland; 31¢, has been retired on a pen: sion at the age of 73. In all the years or his employmcn L ' he never received the slightest injury, never had a wreck of any conseque'c. and at no time was a man '2? his c .. ‘killed. imam Wallace camphofl flew!“ has A been elected director of the Lick ob- ervatory to succeed the late James E. Keeler. was born on a farm in Hancock county, 0.. in 1862. He made a speck!!! at astronomy at the University 01’ Michi- gan under Professor Schaeberle. £00k the chair of mathematics and 853030111! It the University of Colcrado and later at Ann Arbor. The Prince of Wales recently had a pi- geon house built' near Sandringham cas- tle. where cax'ri :r pigeons are trained by experts. Be Tntends to put his pigoou house at the «hsposal of the British navy. Zinc is best cleaned with hot. soapy water, then polished with kerosene and coal ash. White spots on furniture may be speed- ily removed by rubbing with a rag dipped in spirits of camphor. General John G. Puke. who died re- :ently in Washington. was the last olficer to command the arm‘» of the Potomac. leneml Meade was 3p India: a few hours with General Grant :1: C31.“ Point W110! Kyd Douglas broke tlll'QUgh the Federal lines. of which Parke had to take com- mand. That was on Na." 25. 1865. Th3 battle of Fort Stedma 1. one of the most brilliant of the war. was also fought un- der him. The queen of H011 .nd has an enormous fortune. only a par- of which belongs to the era“ 11. To automatically indicate when a clock needs winding 8 toothed bar is attached to the winding shaft to rise as the clock unwinds. a lever being pivoted at the end of the bar to fail when the bar is drawn up high enough to clear it, dropping an According: to the dispatches, the wid- owed Qumn Margherita will after all take up oer home in Rome and devote her fimc and money to the intellectual culture and artistic development or her own country. She received under King Humbert's will about $2,000. and the state makes her a dowager’s allowance of 5200.000 21 year. The king of Spain has not yet been able to show either his taste or his pluck in riding. for his mother is so nervous about it that she did not even like to see him getting too bold on his wooden horse. The hour or the riding lesson on the real thing is always one of anxiety for the re- gent. They say that this fear comes from a prediction which was once made to her by a gypsy. G<\eral Sir Redvers Bullet. when a you.tb\ had his choice among all the pro- fESSiOIS. His relatives pressed him tn take Ul- politics. as he had a private for- tune. his ready response was. “I would rather I) a private in the least of the IIUC’PB’S f‘giments than England's prime minister.” John Béijamin Parsons. head of the ‘biladelphia Union Traction company. h s>risen flow a “$5 a iveek job” to a pas that piys him 330.000 a year. Sur- face fiat lines have furnished a peculiarly profit. ble field'L‘or executive ability, and the " Milan millionaire" is one of the most interesting of his kind, as he is the newest. Speaker Henderson is said to be dis- satisfied With the portrait for which he sat ‘a year ago. The face, he thinks. is a good likeness, but;he objects that the artist has pm: a. man's head on a. boy’l shoulders. Frank '1‘. Howard. a millionaire of New Orleans. has announcmd his inten- tion of giving to that city a sum of moxie: tor the erection and conducting of a mod- el school. ‘ Ernest Brenner. the new president of the republic of Switzerland. is only 44 years old. yet he is deemed one 913 flu ablest ot the international lawyers of Eu- rope. President M c-I-Eiuley has promised a make an address at the banquet of the II- linois Manufactun-rs' asaociation to be given in Chivago in February or March. Major Sam-Pinto. the well known A1. rican explorer, died the other day in Lib ban. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. MEN AS THEY PASS. PERT PERSONALS. _..x..q.¢.muflll TH E ROYAL BOX. PROGRESS.