- A BEAUTIFUL - PIRATE By GUY BOOTHBY Author of “A Bid for Rep orea ney “The Marriage of Esther,” ete. (Copyright 1898, by D, Appleton & Co.) Suddenly es batter of naked foot bo- ind me 6 my ear, clad in fig- ured silk, His ‘pigtail enaled Hai way Bete eatiaal adorn let al eecaanentanion, and I noticed that he ae shell spectacles hey completely hid his eyes, gave a Pee effect to his other- unl Haeoneone countenance. faving dese nded from his equipage, he ‘iene his bearers and began to atump solemn: d down the land- ing stage, drawing aa and closer to tui tly he sum- joned up courage enous 43 accost me. | Lo my surprise he “What for you come here one piecee look see?”’ Not being an adent ‘at pigeon Eng- lish, I simply an “Dm afraid Edon’t ndersand you.” “What for you come Kk see?” 'm waiting for a friend. we an oor friend allee same Englees- man’ en, J believe he’s anHingliabmen.! “You go way look see chop chop?” Cee tae ae but that’s my own affair, I think.’ “Allee same smalleepoxee, I think.”” k what you please. ’? @ame one Bee atest PEELE Sc) to leave ‘him when he stopped me by sayi xcellent English : Dr De Normanville. nite eatietied,* Cool gracious! What's all this?? hy, at means that I have been try- ay you; that’s all. Forgive the decop- Hin lee the (arroreite oer ccr wriesian must be my excuse. Now we must be going. Here is the boat.” pies coe = large campan shot out oer and came erat Beaten Tivo cautions Recs eae if yo fal of your revolver. The men who ¢ jonk we are going down to eee ae not to be trusted, hence my di He ate me and Wari in hata ae li me, and picking up my bag I went down to him, Next mo- wide mie, a smal. ry tt the helm, and ushed off. Not a word was evoken, and in this Sarid me ey ou pursued Leite Sangoeeaaear of Jon eae cou m the blue and red aa eal) yy finally swept ont into the clear space that aes thi sampans, the boa’ and as we conld only see the mechanical in the w ment may be p the ae Sathont any fear of miscal- culati aie ienge cr eompanion, who had d since he stepped T could just see that we were approach: ak from the junk replied, and the answer being evidently sai Laurie we hitched red te a8 bats nine him to a place beside me. three aot 6 one was bendiny God,” they talked I heard the sampan push off = within and that I was wise enough not to re- rt. By this time it was nearly 2 o'clock. e wind was every moment freshening and a brisk sea rising. The old tub be- gan to pitch unpleasantly, A ee par repea roeh feo to than! that Iw ‘a good sailor. of spr P Sharp Pots ebrokevaree aa ay ead Lui Ee peat us to the skin and add- ing considerably to the unpleasantness Still, however, my it I not ae ‘with what struck me as increased atten- ‘ion. Seeing that I had had no oo a all that night it may not of much surprise that I pats elas to nod. cee myself away in a shel- fered o was in the act of indulg- when I felt a body fal) heavily against me. It w: ion who had aa asleep sitting up been dislodged by a sudden roll of the ship. He es e clea: (eee face against m: fext knew that the iaiintig fon inten- tional. “Keep your eyes open,” sabe ley. “Thore is treachety aboard. We pau have trouble bet After no n described could an occasion I tet my nae iow of my misfortune. ‘I gave your fair warning,’ * he plied calmly. “Now we shall probably both lose our iia what ever happens until you hear from me. That little pockmarked devil harangu- ing the others for’ard is Kwong F the most notorious pirate al whole length of the coast, and if we fall into his hands—well, there will not be two doubts as to what our fate will be.”” He tumbled aver on to his side with a grunt, while I shut my eyes and pre- tended to be asleep. It was growing cold, the wind was rising, and with it sea, Already group seated frog fashion on the for’ard. Their bd backs held gate fascination fcs mm But, as it coon hams out, my inter- them was almost my undoing. “Two cautions before we embark.” een so intent upon 6 me I should at Grannis wnenlion along the deck tow: where I lay. ae he ‘carried thin outd ot the wi as a noose just cable i Sauce bea Suddenly felt something touch my I lifted my head, and at the saine inet ie da pel ¥ was being strangled. How long a time elapsed between the = eC] ess ief as the SE ete lect seeing mm: bale raise himself. ‘Then came a aaah a loud report, a su singing in my ears, and I remember no more. % When I recovered my wits again, my 1g over me. > he ‘aia piously. ‘I for I looked round me as well “ o oot ef my side lay the body * he whispered | fro. “| cious villains, ceive fu Another bullet whizzed past My companion oe a low id then turned to m: m panior warn- eld in Masser eee ming, Thad no diffealty in guessing and from the way in which he turned en pated in cae ieee aie stood that he was explaining to the Ghia id necomity eats ae for exterminating us without dela Dader the bulwarke andi'e Utsle to the left of. where I saewas a stout iron bar come 2 fect 6 inches in length. Iman- aged to secure it, aving done. #0 felt a litte easier in my mi As I crawled back to agree an- lies croc reeked aig eee att me the same instant a bullet bedded ite! If i the ‘wishin toch’ OF sop left femle “That introduction,” said _m; imnpertarbable pai. Tae tres smi. “Are you ready? He’s got tue only weapon among them and five more cartridges left in it. by ms give no quarter, for, remember, if ‘ay win hey n pecs you none. ““Grazed my forearm,” he sai lm- ly, and ae raising his pistol, shot the eae so coolly deliberate as ae way in w he was picked off. more ‘tke rabbit shooting than alae el “wo cartridges gone!” said my meyer ny spoke a bullet tore up the a ile another grazed m “Four. Keep steady; he’s only two left. Look out then, for they'll rash us Gaereiuy. a Toould get anoth- Fe anch at them iit nat UO) Gorn taba grautet? siant syidence of man and, being pradent though pre- they had no desire foe ther proof of it. They therefore kepet in shelter. Sudienly,.wibhout any. warning, and with greater majesty than I eve: re- career Min Sater r ordin Place and forlorn sppearan ce. Onr 60 due east, and for this je moment "ard. I of tell iat this pie a mat iter of cer ¥ companion, aa certainly it aye Fy age 2 1g a matter of fer of tw bled to my companion’ nol and apparently as unconcerned as oveethe other was the prologne—this is paying off a little on her course, show: us the ruffians climbing on to the raised pon which we stood. To my hor- that they je a re-enforce- three more waited up- on the forcastle head to watch the turn of events. [70 BE coNTINUED.] Chinese Drugs. The employees in the office of the ap- praiser of customs were busy examin- ing a shipmeat of Chinese medicines, and the place smelled like a fertilizer fa tory. There were the ari snakes, the mip ot which would plump lizards, spitted on rods and ex- s, panded with slips of penton till they resembled ae rackets; long, slender Magee ith rehensile tail ; entipede flattened out and preserved of ‘sea a head like a horse and a bundles of c pasted on sticks; oans fall of Is as ik as prunes, hand- es and “yarbs" of pial ralyze Geter zor pe rected bottles of unknown mixtures which would para- lyze anybody. The 40 separate and distinct smells of the town of Cologne are nothing as compared to the odors arising from about $100 rojoneh Gt Gntuoas medicine, ich made some of the men handling tie eheesioe “Toul auiell mais 16 baa equisite in most medicines, and if the portion: the Chinese chonld be the best in the orld. Indifferent as to the Kind. He wasa fragile youth and didn’t dance all the dances. aides) ‘ssit it out,’? be said to his pretty par! Where?” ue asked. “On the stair Es they went ‘Up a little way and ant lows "'Wh-why, what's the matter, Mr. tackpole?”” cried the ee young ‘irl, for the young man hastily risen and was geeping for pete eae cosa not reply. His face was lived. His eyes vere rolled op, and with, of Shaking hand_he clawed feebly at the skirts of his Tuxedo. “What kind of an attack is it?”” she gasped. ‘At this question his voice came back to him. “What difference does that make?’’ wie ord he salve ioe pee himself into the men’s een how was she to know thatit ee an edinery carpet tack that the m: who canvased the stairs had cacslenty left standing on its head?—OClevelan Plain Dealer. ens and His Cat Charice estat heey : jes of bee side ae m, ae ae Hie Greatare followed: Dickens ‘about ‘a dog and sat beside him while he fates mone evening the author was reading ‘a small table upon which w: Tighted EHAIe CAG GEL He Sal Wan et his elbow. _Bidenly the light went . Dic i when sie that he tarned enddenly and found the kitten deliberately putting the light out with her paw. was lonely, she to be petted, and this wae’ her device for bringing it abou werruled I In a Georgia bee ae jee case inyolvi jackass came on for trial. ‘The attorneys after indulging in a fine frenzy entered the following, in- spied mot at the Bal ape we will take up a It eros asiee of section, country 01 It is of no interest to any, be it peep eH It begins and it ends with a humble Sacknan? nese the judge, hastily sum- g bis muse to his ai ater en- oe e the following « (Considered by ti ae ob bes les urd), And the motion eee the sentence, that asses.” Law Notes. ra & If the engagement Insta tong enough, grows s careless makes on breathes its REE OS. Globe yw dare oe “Tinta that we to be proud of our “Well,” Spee you know there isn’t much Peeewouaa se! Noah! He was the most famous Seviaitoe ‘who ever ex- He ra thi ith the cord still in his patey WINTER CELERY. to Store It—Late mi It is well to bear in mind that un- blanched celery will withstand several degrees of frost without any bad effect, but blanched celery is very susceptible 0 frost. For this reason it ae be much earlier than the other ter be left ont pte SR ape bee organ Ssaaitig’ sh le’ wesiber outline Tbe best time to put it in is from Oct. 20 Nov. 20, ane 9 tntitode ana th section of ci e foregoing timely rogues ion i a correspondent ican Gardening is added the deliea ta esta stn Waave Jota: After testing the varions = ethods x for winter for winter, and pla together (six or seven inches apart), and the plants abont the same distance apart in the rows. The ground is hedy- n driven in alon| outside giving the tops a inclination toward the central row, an aving the top: ial with the tops of the celer: is then banked up al ita heights of the mien nd made firm. ‘A ten inch board is then set against the 8 bi gether at right angle and ee are placed over the to Some straw is placed alongside of the when je ban cov- ered with leaves, straw and litter of any that appeals most strongly to my fancy is the opportunity of making what is essential to late keep- ing celery—viz, a late grow Fertilizer For Leguminous Plant pli tubercles, need no nitrogenou: fv, ‘but are highly seaponatve es salts, Th nue a eavy di mineral plant food of the of Device For Cutting Corn Fodder. ‘The sketch of a device for cutting d the crosspiece (B) shoul inch3s wide, for the hay knife to work BOX FOR FODDER. in, Make the box wide enough fora Hak ve atend in by the side of « ban: dle of fodder. Place the bundle in the cut corn fodder over whole The worst joke afioat is better than hese eae ae saved until it bas been sae spent. Never tell a secret toa woman who tells her om See is and his thentsical ability ue er 1 a ups good imitation.—Chicago Record. isted d only one boat, and ‘was homemade.’’— Washington Star. _ out two-' ie of ¥; SPRINGS OF WATER Dr. Talmage Draws Inspiration From an Old} ,, Oriental Story. Caleb’s Wedding Present to His Daughter of the Springs of Water --Wealth Without Religion is Worthless-- God’s Gift to Mankind. ‘Washington, Nov. 20.—Taking for his or mental Aoquirements, Of two evile s would. at sure happiness by thi th af she sword than by the length at she pocket! soutit tends Gly Aria be pave her the upper springs and the nether springs.’ ‘A Worthless Portion. fact is, that as Caleb, the father, gave Achaah the daughter, a south land, 0 God gives to us his world, Lam vor cana sorles out, “You must strike off witl cries out: the earth for his last Valter only ys: ‘I live the life When’ 1 artes tnsbe morning, my one effort is to work so Basa thas T can sleep iat ap gets to be iach ‘0 Joy in Wealth, Pick me out ten suc: wes officials, your bankers, i b eae whole wemmit sulelde beca are those who cannot bear the bur- because they have only a house where 1 a Pareetis worid knew | nae unlimit- he says, for the past. ‘south land,’’ and it ona off toward amen of scraeniay Gale! alan thi > ‘eonvanes God: hast give cakes . the upper springs and the eae origa," Pleasure of Religion. here shall I find words enough threaded with light to set forth the plans. ure of religion? David, unable to describe it in words, played it ona harp. Mrs, ni nding enough power in 8 that praise in a canto. Chris- le to describe Inyan, ul inary phraseology, takes all the thciatn of allegory, Handel, with music unable to reach the height ot the thome, roses Is up. in an oratorio. Oh, there 1s no life on earth so happy as a really Christian life! I do not mean a sham Christian lif ta real Chri here there is a thorn, ther hole garland of roses. ere there is one groan, there here there is one day of cloud, ke Shate vehtte stage; Abe lightalogs of hea- allies; ent ta Tsihe walk fort, @ cavalcade will crowd eaven. ‘or the vresent satisfac- woth wah iie) abaib depart and but my kindness green of hee the fire of aii of Comfort. ee I wish @ you lerstand the joy religion is to some of us. It makes man happy while he lives’ and glad when hi ith two upon a chair and bursting with dropsies, I Lge ii said, “What bas this man got to thank God fort’ Is makes she lat man leap asa hart and the dumb sing. ‘They say ia the off Puritan religion is \d joyless religion, but I re- eading of Dr. Go nritan, : ‘Ie this dying? Why, my bow swallowed up “Her ways are ways ot pleas paths 02." i tis ith d’* of this a not feel that you would have the spiritual comtort? ve Jesus Christ dl jess your table ounds and strew flowers ok consolation all cp aud ows tha gearat rit of your "Tis lin that can give jleasures while we live. "Pie 1 core a a supply ‘Sweetest oom: no i But I have ee, of monetat ai Bowling ree New York, ar is os ‘alleyrand ui ithout withoat ons mine m, Thane (hoe fnai thou bast | changing all the white, now crumbling, | and "the nether springs of spiritual oom- fort in this wor! tl for the heaven! Be: is ey tortie in this world, now bi of. The sun, burning | gradually in its socket. Changing, | zt more sen all T | ehan angio. a ieee mation of the the last upper spring: great change to come over the world even | infused into the mind of the heathen pses of Heat | that we cannot A sleep a oat into it. O Christian Se 5 ity aa cout cughh so peetiepiarceld soi ai BD P ged who blows the Pe or who fing soul wings and clasps them in triumph at the per springs. Oni ha Gea; 4 rainbowed with frases) wei Haar ati en ‘They are never sick there; asa hi toe ear the Fe ot the ter. anticipat Choese Your Portion. uh end i Lele stimulate you with E The Hindoos believe that Brahma, the gs gn vie Font things. He created | ‘water, it ts, ou back again to | 4) the duties ~* pork y irl lite the Eig rah ae and animals and meo en‘it. Out of b eglected see that world bat oye of a pe eat u wratee Vion een earth But while Brah- aS thie physioal’ oa spoken of in the Bible. not near enough to the earth and all things that are therein ‘soreads ont both jshall be burned ui | “Well” says 2 some one, “if that 1s 50, Xr the word is going froma one change ¢9 1°, jeesiiee: then har io ‘toil- tarbottermentt' ‘That is the point 1 ‘ie ‘deraption, then yod oan afford to toll and ray for the betterment of she nations, and for ‘inging on of that glorious volt in upon our time when all people shall see the salva- tion of God. want to guard you against misanthropic notions in a it you to take this ni pee jome with you: This world isa poor Hic to build on, upon this cope world! Build on God. Confide in Jesus. Plau f recidenoe at Christ's right bl come sickness or health, com h, all m aie all is the name of the God ef Cal bis 'datghver Ahan. Fania day offer a e ‘upper springs” of unfading and erlasting raptw Curious Calenda: some aria Hise ra Goad the y | calendar. No century can begin on Wi before and after February UNUITERABLE AGONY Endured th Mrs, Ellen Fox of St. Matthias St., Toronto. Stone in the Bladder Made Life Jette able-A Si ve Pills Cured H. onto, Nov 18.—Mrs. Ellen Fox, of No °3 St. Matthias St., city, jady well known and highly esteemed y a large and constantly increasing quaintanceship. For time she was a victim of ill-health, which pre d her fro forming her social and domestic duties, greatly to the re is world can give us. Tho fact is that | grot of her mai iends. panuoe eee 5) Now, ever, she is Ladin the Te isa changing. wo yeu know | most robust ‘health, and of that vie bord tonal on the back of @ j.6W she esca| tl cles of the ray aping into the | dscae that held her a victim is umusu- yale? The sAllegbantes are dying. The and lightnings are ashington and the ‘Catekilis, Niagara every bee te mibtreing shores is making mi j ally interesting, affording, as “edges, fous other instance of how @ famous }remedy—Dodd’s Kidney Pills—banishes suffering, wipes out disease, and brings vec ngth and happiness to every mere i bes used. of her case thus: “I aires te ‘Gat oatther tongue noe describe, and that racked my My trouble was ulpturing Mount quicker ighty and fritn and ol eatment cneration, but ee my Eee continu- nd wor “My cuferings, were era awful, nough to turn a 's 0: sends of cases tone e Blad- = bar of Gravel. They have never y are the only betes on fe unfailing cure for these eat Price any cents a box, at ot druggists’, or. by mail, on of ie bid hi Dodds Medicine Co., Lim- TOLD BY THE EDITOR, During a Holiday Ramble He Visits the Old Homestead. He Found Chang at Astonished Him, One of Which Deserves the Widest Pub- lication for the Benefit it May Prove te Others. From The Leader and Recorder, To ronto Junction, mito ‘Whe editor of ‘The ler and Re rder, during a recent holdiday trip thpagh the counties of York, Lufferin and Grey, cae few days at the old parental stead where ure a. ro give them as wide pablo as pos stble through the colunms ot ea and Record rk, He was atten some of the most eminent physicians in Detroit, but he received little or no benefit from their treatmet Change air was fine ally recommended,and he removes. 1 his family to the county of al slight change for the better was notice- able at first, but he soon d from the g doctors of the district in turn, Sleeplessness took possession ‘him, s wasted to & and advised him to go to if infant. Gradually his stré = ei his puree ite lmorpred, and “si new Ui » few month e he was doge pel idag the first ‘01 vhy I like them on earth ‘ror ‘baaing up the system; but Williams’ Pink Pills I Ma not ay t ‘weal Des alive to- day.” The years of experience has. proven that there is absolutely no disease lo a vty vine? ndition o! ood sh: nerves that Dr. Wiliams? Pink Pills will not promptly cure, pane from snaded to take ani it ot ame" Pink Pills cure when other medi- cines t Men-nteArma, suits of armor remarked e armor looks ‘but eit et that the waist measure here im'e a suit would be large enough for one of the Queen's Guardsmen.” reso many cough medicines in tell which to buy; ones a cold or any affliction of the throat we a Bickle’s Anti- Conrauiycive those who have used it think it is ier abead of all other preparations recommended for such com- SD eae Bai little folks like it as it is as pleasant as syrup. The Kuiser's Flying Trip, ° Bg cnn a kage en of having “done Egypt” in eight days! ‘The Germ: ‘Empress