AS GOOD AS GOLD. a carpet-bag o} floral pattern prevalent in sue cles at that He was fair and ruddy, bright-eyed, ana slight in build. possibly e passed his advent coin- fase in at the scene, had not cided with the discussion ee which event this history x been enacted. But the ipa meioa tolament lneoand barwhanente some inquiries of the pther bystanders, anil remained listening. When he heard Henchard’s closing smil he door of the hotel, where ‘one of the waiters who had been serving inside was now idly leaning against the doorpost. “Give this to the Mayor at once,” he ee odes in a cs note, beth-—Tane seen ove- danurendt path the faded, Selina? by their subject and by ize one for those Tt was quaint and nor ter took ye tell me of a respec at's Vadis Uieaei aaceciate than this?” The waiter ised indifferently up and down the “Thay say the ing of Prussia, just bate, Se every eed ase ie Sera Ine iaNe Meter med to be, thanked an and eter on in the direction of the King of Prussia afore- ly more concerned about inn than about the v was disapp iy doy tie sivest ne wate lett thet dood! eae Elizabeth-Jane saw with some interest the note brought into the dining-room and handed t. Henchard looked at it carelessly, un- folded it with one en and nee it Jee gh. Thereupon it was ¢ the unexpected oe othe nettled, clouded aspect which had held jon of his face since the sub- ject of his had been broached, changed itself into one of ar- read the ame moody, but fitfully (iar as that fe @ man who has been capt By this time toasts and speeches haa given place to songs, the wheat sub- ject being quite forgotten. Men were heads togeth flexuous and. vertical Paslentls thinkin, The, clock st Jane_turi evenin, said. ft a eta Rt Ewhat do ‘opose to of ‘sed to find how i had become. murmur: _ chard and that’s a all I wanted ‘That's se at for tonight at any E ‘ane replied. soothing to-morrow ee is’ best to do ‘about hum. The question now nott—how shail we find her did not reply, Eliza- beth—Jane’s mind Spey oe t wor waiter, the of was an inn of moderate charges. tion one person was probably. good for am other. Tats go where ‘the young man ‘thas to,” she said. “He is"respect- able. What do you say?” Her and down the street in tho mean tite the wars ‘8 aes fulness, stated, “conte to hol whisering to his his 1 igh | bet bor to Areas tunity to leave the as ee just aft departure of his wife my Bens a eat otf Fe ler. gi man ee oat of tO table | \y window, and —passage- in | Been from where ne sited. Havin kept his eye on it for a while, he si trolled tn that direct his immutable house of accommo. dation for man and beast built: of mellow sandstone, with mullioned wine ws of the ater mark- icular fr t Sica aps side tl ‘therly, at the es while Phe PRES | nie and his uss oohgs and and gti ‘awing on, mother.” she | her one Jane, di Tf there than sing] dy. Eatie Mayer aikal Sead asee ti vestibule of the Botel with hie Hands it e corporation, iV: i rade , in fast, in for that thepe het at a cere ane quite forgotten, not only the Mayor, but all tied veal poli: tical, religi and social differences which they felt y to tain i ated ce this, the yor boxpte 5 when the wait- er ae overcoat, went out and stood un- eo jestants: then, lowering the dig- ble by! batt he, le muttoning m holland coat over his shirt-front, and in other ate himself down to his or- dinary everyday appearance, ed the fi done “ ss Gees ages eh ane <F enor wit th do,”” said Elizabeth- al “He wrote it himself, sir, as he stood the window.” wrote il . Is the Ee ne had quitted, But eno doubt that he was full lea, whatever i€ might be. e door Ls bin on Sate a thin ‘bok, as ever: Y passer i of Bi bx igs the Sie gases iat eet, Sach d it person of two. dim only—in b 5 other ee Sor - Phas was | y on aber ed au polars ene he Iendlae eae on a sein a paraly: be the ‘sunny aide Drs he st. mag fe and bis charger had ca ars fam ae split; ager d_stood without the inn for much as he enter- CHAPTER VIL. and ber eased er to that, ‘shoulder to es with € optional. vould have been orere optional it for the “orders” of the lanalagy, who sat in the ae ear, with which sl beard thi thi in ‘another which ag vised this this | of the eit wae Srl girl, it was a = sonal. comfort | Scope , but with a iting « ore bearers, 3 Dserv into it, when in a'liquid state, and irl ee i eity ee girl lown pair’ é: Koa on tie charg Sh = rangrments a, tego Elizabeth ro coun Villages; but, though Casterbridge was tat fechlosahs "tae Pasta aoe eer abe: can y Dasa te tia eiperarees the ‘tray? If it is, you can mr up to him. The front room over this. Elizabeth-Jane, though p RENT, ingly postponed serving and applied to the ¢oo! itchen, she Brought ont ite tray of supper viands, an it ups to the nae tient aleatan’ The accommodation of the Bing of Prussia was far jous, despite the fair t ground it covered. The uarters for is being at was aban- and _ twelve-bushel Tete connpecstiqe) Human bein ees ime before home-brewin doped sd by, the smaller vietuallers, in’ which the ill re juite close to allot hot 0. light caught it, and how Moe OL SA eer iocdie ile or down that was on the skin at the back an fraly curved ow alt r. tannidge thereupon said, with’ a considerate peremptori te @ and her mother haa bet- er take suppers if they meant £5. have an! Elizabeth | fetched their, simple pro- visions, as she had fetched the Scotch- aa in. an crest Position, with lips parted. ean Stee Na co eg ea A TERRIFIC ENCOUNTER. Farting hn ’ ua ests oes paiycmrngp ice wee at gies B Faster and f came the laa discriminately, er run-|” ‘The meaning of this bat inane Ws Seer Whale eek louden: nine no slight aek oF having thelr toes |ent. “ithe room allotted to the two wo- | echoed ‘the strokes on the water iba had. ato ved as a dress- | Fal times the spermer, with a mighty eee and the jae ale of the ing-room to the Scotchman’s chamber ; t, rose clean out of the sea, half fang, % Prussia, though somewhat dif-|as was evidenced by signs of a door ol | dragging the jasper that had h cl ny ote fen account of there |communication between them— now | his baauths of the water with him. but way to both, | screwed up and pasted over with the | He t but for an instant, eae Naps neverthes perseveringly sought | wait . But, as is trequently th pita However, an opportunity to gain who : art iw ich sea ea, cantrbridee & h hotels ‘of a higher preten. reath of wir sufficient’ to. allow | coe Levon the tray, and her “Avno% #" said the girl: eevee nr ‘he | Mayo: us fhe wanes in Susan Henchard’s fone might, have led an: pe Segoe S aiainpeions of fut 2s the girl was, to surmise some KKinshi other whi wots he.’ t. accounting ior paige man and Hene! g en- teted the ian:‘while ‘elisatethJane was 5 Ge etek with careless Unished supper.” mines! Ye needn't go, si Seat. e almost doue, no ‘dittereues at all.” med to take the seat ae have some inventions useful to "tbe fear tere veloping heere.” res be Continued.) ——————— SHORT ALL AROUND. = tien into the vital Dest of the doomed ten tl ‘came "vTtres uently eajereas tizabath we w ua rson but he | 2g: mi net Sonnection than a th admitted sim- ip as ot eri iy talking in the | & ae aguaes chamber ic Uns Lee have not | ., iny me and it makes | FIGHTING FuR HIS LIFE. LEVIATHAN OF THE SEA SUCCUMBS 0 A JOINT ATTACK. Swordfish and a Jasper Monster Sperm Steamer’s But It Eaded in Death. A whale fight is one of the most re- vo) The com! of mighty leviathans of deep is grand |to Ch dim jive. In ae those hi have pean fort rh to wit- actors in a whale true, or Sperm, whale fo the ich hin 2uallowed thes was on a recent trip of. the *Gsien ‘steamship view this tragie scene of ocean li! THEIR MANNER OF FIGHTING. ‘Twas a wondrous sight that met the Biercer each m Sperm whale anu his two deadly oppon- : Ly ents. “he manner by which the ja whale and sword tish attack the sperm- er is ar: iar one, and as Why there is thac deadly hatrea between these monsters of the deep remains solve ‘The jasper whale grasps the sper whale “by, the lower, jaw, while is dealing b! ss to the Sovernesth, Zaps apt es pass, and becomes necessary tor the spermer to ‘su 2 10 the si rice to breathe, the ute. | Helent- jasper, and equal- y as Aire! ae os reo o the sword- eapon enters whale, tor one -housand ever esoupes from this éncouriter, The sporm- er at tirst simply lashes the water in indignation, buc the, lashing- increases in fury unti comes amilky oe his was the. condition of ai- the oD) jae ot the eet ve peek ee exciie- ment the crew sengers wateb- ed the proceedii ‘im to renew with struggle for life. ue seemed as if sot iF} ‘ute or fish for the pre- ‘will live in the memory of fee saw it as long as life shall NO PURE GOLD IN USE. well-known jewel Feuiytae carat rt is ae Berea it is called, is too soft, and will wear juch faster than the owners of Whale Kitt a |} Whale In View of a Game Fight, | i white. qv ment became the struggle between th 2 | a “Gold, when réfined from impurities,” - |says a wel ‘and al- | ti loys of inferior metals, is denominated | Pure. This “MILITARY BALLOONS. England ts Spending $12,500 a Year on ‘periment The ae ee of Military Ballooning at and Purest quality, made ee uate ae an phurie acid. is: the aes apat at Nedra ts hy en ee The tri rogressing sai isfactorily, be iho clearioas aaa cor tainty of the dynamo on peasibieals prevail over the chemical process. compression of the wee advi Ne markedly in Se phe of saf- ys ike manner, ma teel containing ae have been ved in material, and rendered ie ry years have carefully ised before recharging, and very ef- epee precautions are taken sons are delivered two wagons Will Bs adoption 0 of * gold-beater skins he’ substan weighs only valve Harte hemp, and w Hemp, and weighs 1_pound to the honk ard of it with a splicing, stretc! © | round two pulleys will stand 500 ERUNDS: Sas ascending with observing instru- the been the meyer ¥ the ex- Hes ee Pees thus be be got into Rrra TINUED TAKING. Irate Patron—You adyertise to cure ‘consumption, don’t you? MORE MYSTERIES NO’ Quack —Yes sir. I never fail 5 RE ARENT SS Le ie roe cine AP Bhilosopher. ine tlor Regsarsaant Want on eee UNCLE COTTLES WOSIN |=: “Tm going to sy mates Tim!" Uncle Cottles sat very upright in his Gohate un bpoks with an alr of invincible facia “What, again?” drawled his nephew ly. Again, sir? When was I married be- fore?” “But this isn’t the first time you’ setea te crt ieee nae = ericemont tha hat impressed him fav- ‘Maud, young, dark, and good-looking, with private income, mony 5 Replies were to be sent to hoo Be ae ‘the office of but he con: rigs that should Pelli bis favor: vie. send Bavertisement tll, from feeling it just to test the going to do it, uncle; that’s Wie Leet Be. or “Mastowre T meant,” ‘Tim explaine know | began to succumb to fresh fears for bis the favored lady?” future and became “It’s Miss Sybil Holt, Tim," said Un- Se ee er ee ee writing,” he ele Cottle, confidently. “* The most love- | argued. “If I change it ly—the—the—ob h! I'met her the oth- | dogsn't seem good enough, ged ‘er evening at Mrs. Dynham’'s silv ‘ wedding party and she—er—aquite seem- |p. ved il the impale wae Rae ed to take tome, Im older than abe |come and said nothing of his age, If is,” he fide pensively, ““ but I look a oi sie render ee faltered chimaelt that the al presence would Vanesioche her rand avert good ten years younger than I am; ait “Sune exiles oung Tim reer oe eeibals without hhaza: . He wi past ee age and Tee Reg bodied little gentleman, with short, sdumpy ee and a Band moon-like face, wi ression was of im- Cottle managed to propose was vet I wrote to that widow—you remembe: 7 Gh me, wilt Gennes ankles saves answered. You didn’ to have “Ah! If you bad you couldn't forget tee an aunt you'll be proud of, jingle.” im. hoped he pene Uncle |atames to. the postotfice you help- | thi met e to insecure i irst ney te bay ‘swater coed to be left till called for. to see uncle,” out a frost I needn’t tell ‘Merrows any. his roject had cooled onsulera nal it eo ole ing to see his uncle on the following Saturday after 7 es oe at the postoffice agai not ther displeased that there was still no letter for him. He decided ‘hat satisfac- his epistle had not creat tory impression and that he should bear it. Cottle had been his guardian ever since he was quite a boy, but since he the jea'ous eye of a sole proprietor who gine want anybody to meddle with Vanthiaguly“yelatees tb complain ed to his crony, Ted Merrows, as they sat at breakfast next morning in a chambers they tenanted in co “What's his is mine. He's said so its . houg! if he has childrer—there'll be no meat fats Vc reettok is ‘They were both reading for the bar, | but ‘Ted Merrows put aside his paper for oment and Parts all his intellect at the service of his frie “What's the use of ooking black | pice aBat he’s never seemed so determin oultivating a “Gone so far as that !” exclaimed “Then I'm afraid “nothing mri shal L “Bian ane her it wasn't ctguetts and that he ought to write first and disclose his sentiments got al wished hi n't written—felt ad been i pertinent and she fent Ne 5 i meets her and mentions it “He daren’t; I know him too He'd so ashamed and ‘ie pe Ayers he'd run away at the sight of ber?” “Well, you've been lucky so far, but Be on t a ae onl like Lae orever,” eee as ry ti a shines.” Don't they? All heiresses are not society. pone of them Saint bo to get there and they advertise. They portle n't tieman with nothi wid e is now, He's dyeing his hair a it will a aes “You are old en ‘y and bg as your unele’s sole tee oud be. dovta eeg | uable article in. the mai t if he marries you'll find yourself on the shelf among #1 d Se he ra corner a little beyond the , he was surprised to run int eous in a new. waite reise position he fear- | ®, | ential eee aie aay is not ’ leountry roads WAKING OF G00D ROADS. Neate MOVEMENT Ft FOR BETTER HIGH- CAN NEVER BE BURNED DOW s would be swamped first. wis, there fe has lectured to county councils interested in re~ satisfactory on resid- w out some hi CAME TO STAY. the agitation for was ¢ Coane sod expense of frighten their Panes and give inso- lence in retur! fo-day. the Hood realla movement It is a serious problem, i com- mercial prosperity of the country. The bicycle sports are being found to con- sist not of sports, but of business men and w ntlemanly ' tourists ito | using Mae Bs preference to the railway se latter, many of reso | went 3 ‘nel, biel — o babes eae f eae enrs area them reports WE the s wealth ot ths cou -oun- ay tr ours, an i was tee When you called last T was | try of oa ale mat: | “Ont ele i e not mere! Se aneayt but Leos oe ae eee emer | 7 jing ite ateice ok Mie or nese: MEANS OF TRANSIT. jing the affairs of Holt. ; Yes.” uaa Cottle winked his left d his nephew on the |SoaldG ex exuberantly. * | ing te arrie To ‘iss Holt?” faltered: Tim. “No,” lengbed Unele Cottle. “ cele never It’s the kek a ‘Mrs. Net- ley. on remem r we She answered my letter ‘that evening, an hour patos you called.” confused to grasp what ‘he, heard. But you said, ammered, “that |if Miss Holt ejected’ you you'd 1 on you, and—” "a her letters”. said, Unole Cot- rae self. He thrust the ‘Tim’s hands, and he read it saben ee they FF you care to call on me Son you. I egret | to bur. pri- Yate! arash ‘phish 1 I have Sakon from the Yours truly, Eh Maud Net ae tley.” ain't it,” be Sears ‘s_all he could not see “ What aoet ae a mean ehant 5 your dress?” he was, nervous bad gett Month. I'm going round to the vi- car’s Some with me. And T say, ai ‘and give Joomy and reckless an said be would’ Why shouldn't het He Hie fie ta Mother—If you marry Howard it must, be on the plan. I can- must b elopemen ‘was arrang- ae he | t. hs | the active had ut this was “| Museum or its con! spite farmers and their, son their vives and, daughters, are everywhere hing yr bur te i talciag its u ofthe ety, but Te is ing it eyance along side, not reat car, but also’ the farmer who delights i in ditening wheelman, and the bie “tbieycle talk” reform has ieee Pein aeoteyet dustrial aA Toronto, no exbibit of more marked, interest than that under the auspices GOOD ROADS ASSOCTATION the lanes township of Extrid Jt bas resulted in operation of an rod law letter rable term of sears: All amoun! Soluntany sub any “section poner ity. h is not nicely gravelled and graded. Road dt is ing @ Popular movement. The road ques- tion is being discussed on the whole continent, and this is a matter in which Ontario has an an opportsns ity to take a step in advance ‘American cous- ins. AT THE Ie MUSEUM. How the Great panniers Is Protected borate Precautions es evil of any sort could befall either the In the matter of that there are twenty- vlve~ inspector, two sergeants, oes a men—employed ere aaa and in various parts, and five during the night. “As to fire,” said don’t think it make “y WAYS HAS COME TO STAY. ing, aa case by = m3 ie ariehh supply a out. ‘acura is ere ‘= iterview With Provinelat Rend Tnstrest | oenoatlt u the nied yard. in front. Does Not Mean Increased Taxation. of tie 3 2 holding 8,000 A .. | gallons ; while further supplies are stor- aw Campbell vomibeal Bast |e Spree a map Ayr) ing. structor for Ontario; has been kept con- | firemen, in iy trained b before stantly busy by various municipalities | he takes up his duties, were that wanted information about pate SN ee oe fire drills best they could improve their lines of phon to | _Host—No; We ,invited you to filk the Guest—All with me. realize small chance st ti vided for coping with it at the B British Museum. There i ‘a nook or cor ae ties so = no chance Mu- seum being bi own “None whatever; nor any building ear it, for that matter. For they look after them, too, hardly less, care~ fully. And the Fire Brigade. people ere fairly astonished only the other y to find how promptly a 1 blaze which mie in Montague street had been extinguished by THE ah it FIREMEN. ‘hey Ww he spot with their hose it work and t ibe fire under control be- firemen had concealment is out of after closing, Mr. Col- paeey ae maven’, D ta’ eal hroug! looked up, and then the ‘hole | process: bs hie ark ae nm hour later—this precaution being di- rected against fire rather than thieves, READABLE PARAGRAPAS. A Few Items ‘hat May be of Interest to ey Hamburg 2 be is taxed accord- to his size; a little tax for a little ae and a ae Linton, the profes- sional tere of London, his wheel, jack, was led’ behind the ‘Some of the towns of Germany have their water pipes made of ‘eas, Be tected with an asphalt covering, vent ‘The Leer is crowded only in spots. ‘Phere are still 20,000,000 square miles of the carts ‘surface that Have not been on ower of toads recently fell on 3, to te alireed track in Topeka, Kansas, and so impeded the progress of a freight train that it came toa bread contains less nutriment than brown bread is a mistake. So the it Parisian says M. Girar chemist.. An ‘ic tire-pump, with soe icy baetie saddle, is a es ecg the rider is ‘on His ‘saddle>air e forced, into nails Feime tre dys ds his fingers, and As chet “ant ot Phe. of his hired No tes care of them. He has ov hundred wives. In ee a Pinal vineyard, Souther! the largest brandy sll in ia tie 3 world. it is Regine a ina E 15,000 gallons of wine andy ast twenty-four hours: The names of kewaylored ea in Lauben, Prussian ‘are printed, Il you,” the said, with sparkli eves, you should see ‘those lots, an the British tee Why, as for the locks, ie, for he aight ‘or 4 oui man one of the galleries, , OUR INFIRMITIES. is the fretting youl a ye shoe “phat 1 nears) s the journe, 30 WoD- bas vasyontct = the aes in heaven’: hear robin’s hae It wart this we Because of that en ST tenhis in the shoe. ft ane the ee poe we cannot hear t makes so sadly incom- We nadie far awa: ear We Hyrapaters our eat ethe * music is To our unwillin ing ear, Because of that faint note we cannot ita ACR y Ww ‘ It is the tty failing of our friend | ‘That. sake 3 us blind when we his Bale is San thorn has eon should: way amend !’” With scorn we ory toboth the roseand friend. @ | it is the voice for which we wait in vain That spoils the chorus of the world’s jlause : The praise 1 gives i Like a. sea in pain hat beats pon te shores, be- ‘Our hearts will only deign by vary | TO call that: praise for which wo wait Tei is the galling fetter on the wrist That. ae the heart and jg tat Intent upon its links, our eyes have Those greater chains that keep us from our goal. These manacles we ki We shrink fetters on the writ It is the one dear face That comes between oe areas eyes oe let us not lose Thee pone of that loved face we eannot SS ea A LAUGH ON LORD Urry aaa ainster, ave meaning to et PR his ye occasion, began vy ie te has been pares that a a it etter of nora ‘This, of tht down the house, and during @ volley of Tatighter and cheers, Palmerston d- the lost thread of his speech ante finbed with his usual ease and flue: Gi right. I've brought upon. the perf ich Col- | lins waxed eloquent with all the pro- | feeeinet ent! the ex-police- life are shown; a We will 2 see the rose the children ‘and heaven Nias a are fairer—only we | nose 7 the sight that to us is not is shiop. A Detroit ounces, aS aN as- tonishing that a young lady \ Ghat city had a needle enter her waist | about a year agg, and that it te | ly worked its way out of the of a@ young man who dwells in another | city. Tt is the custom in Bulgaria for new- 0 Te married women t main silent for Ly a month after marria; errs | addressed by their husbands. When it lesirable c ry restr ion to be 1 ntly removed, he pre. sents a gilt to her and then ‘she can. ‘tter to her heart's bat Gaderer ors several = the wives en daughters members. ac- ey Wi was curtly informed, “For conduct sak coming a lady, but unbecoming a ress.” LI HUNG’S WEALTH. It is Said to Have Been Overestimated— ‘Why He Winked at Mr, Foster. is told in cles, aceor a Washington letter in the Chicag Times-Herald. Whether or not it is accurate in all particulars no one seems tale is as followst— ern wor! ‘hen, as ene Li Hung Chang was all man- ner of questions, ond a 5 Bae prin he » if her husband was not a ee pay and a yery rich man in his own try. Foster replied modesty sident himself, “ But Mr. Foster is not wealt: fact, he is a comparative- ly man,” Mrs: Foster frankly ex- plained. Li shook hi . “You say ter has been Minister to Mexi- i in, a Special envoy to Spain, and Secretary of State?” “Yes.” “And he is still poor?” “Yes, comparatively sa ge eng ene = 7 a : from of say ur going accumulated afew: ad vost lat a pluto- ey ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. poe Gn. oe ae PeWailer—We hace, waiter fasereeie (aii Shes, re susceptible of being fried.