A WO OR, A BROTHER'S PROMISE ad CHAPTER XIt. With what seen cine rome | into welter o tike a cobra), hew many won before his onsct--the Stina forth here of these things would serve It is onough say. that -- soul was glad within him wh he ; saw the Tast of» tho Socom behind the city walls, leaving that onthe road they cared not to think on. The forlorn hope of Pal- metto had we 8 ress : the vintage of victory was thelrse: . yet, truly, a price hud been pnid. price was tho hea o lato in the day, when the fight was won, half in happy wonder at his ae good fortune. Good fortune ho counted it to shed blood for Mad- daioma's sake, and best of all for- tunes to dic for her. Nay, since there could be no gleam of hope rand that he might over have the who already held the heart--what fortune was there to seek but this sock at least take with welcome of open arms and laughter at the core? But + yet--the work to be done Fiven as ho laughed his eyes closed to tho whirl about him, and when te awoke it was to feel a lean Mep- histupheles of g surgeon stirring up be furnace in his wound with a porceluin-tipped probe. = torture of digging out the bit of lead he bore with tho smiie that ileneed his lips whon he fell, and grimly silent he took tho surgeon's compliments on his fortitude. His first spoken word was Alasdair tho faithful, who in obedience to the "Don Miguel. " 1t re old man oe to the front. "Senor Grant "Shall we resume our--conyersa- tion ?" "Asp you please, seno "Thon we shall. T is -- tho hour of battle broke in on our taik, just as | had demanded from you a retractation of co'tuin light remarks made gbout «ier Majesty ask you again to withdraw those remarks." Don Miguel looked stubbo "Otherwise, as 1 said eters, I mt st give you the Le. The matter Il nim, as you see, i from = performing *, and pccorcing to usage I must to the senior general, bet not. 1 shall not, hand over my. command to one who lacks loyalty towards her Majesty, in outward bearing or speech, in thought or sfijrit.'" "Surely, Don Miguel's Migor in the mY of to-d ay------' vegan Tornielli. Pr. morn r 'nnswer." "] withdraw--as regards yourself, Senor Grant." "J did not ask for that: I do not ack for It. y demand concerns--' o not withdraw, and I shall not withdraw one werd of what -- 1 said concerning her Majesty. I have the usc of my cyes, sir. 'Tn, gentlemen," said Tiector, white to the lips, 'l call you to witness that 1 give Don Migwel the lie. As soon as I am recovered from my wound I shall places myself at his disposal. If he "Insists on im- mediate reparation, I shull strive to mect him. In the meantime Lo re sign command in favor of General Ramiros. Your discretion will tell you. Senor Ruamiros, how to deal with Don Miguel Your servant, Generalissimo," and with his -- left band Hector saluted as 'he tay. emand an audience of -- he ae d Majesty, when | mountable, and, il engaged to be her tutors. boa a were 'alone, not' the * Hector and mace ursatural tumult storming in haewast of en To tor had c ficult moment of his life--far more trying than second when the bonds-of restraint fell from him like smouldering flax, and Maddalena o he knew--for he four hours, justification or palliation. Yet w either justification or Palliation ? he thought. Why does a thin necessary to seek excuses for loving a woman, since the facts that she is she and he is he are inevitable, insur- loving is the most constantly natural of all phenomena? for ever, the the palpable night grope and find iis mate, and Love triumph by sheer persistence of vit- ality against the thousand Torque- das of Fate. So thought Mector, and the thought braced him ty look nt Bravo with honest eyes--the whole 3 love shoWing in them t=! brain, lurk the impression Bravo might bold him culpable, one might hol@ a thief whose rough ngeis had tho intent to touch treasure, even if they had not actual- ly cl on To Bravo the moment was all Paln. He loved Maddalena as the apple of his eye. He loved Hector just ao much. The difference in af- fection lay not in degree, but in alena was the donghie: his own empty life-- and yet, there was Palmetto and tho ultimate hap- piness of thousands, the stilling of rivalries = the gathering into the road of freedom a whole weary omatie. He gazed. ge after the retreating generals, his thoughts ees, hovering desirous the sweet blossoms of rom- and again returning 4 to tho white honeyless flowerage of S duty ' and so, resolute with the ten- derness of full knowledge, he came d took him "Tector," he said, a ~ name for the first time, i-th Queen - told me ail. All . Every thing." "My love "Yes "Her love 7 "Yos "And last nigh?" iy _ 'every thing." wn Ol "Well, what' of me 2?" "You condemn us--you grudge us our how--hnowing huw impossible it all is ?"" 7 = er condemn nor grudge, Txke ti----- er. t to blime me or help "haing "She is th e Que a Again T say, she is the Quee "here was * gile nee for a few mom ic] = ta "She told you ?" 'My heart is running over,' snid 'I must speak, I must tell my heat fifend tho new secret of my life. . He-tor,' she snid, 'Hector' le the next eee she was sobbing on my old should I more than half fear- ed this L peped agsinst it, T pray- ed ogninst it. ,ong ago, in Lon- don--that very first night when you caine to the palace in Bloomsbury-- IT feared tt. Y6u were young, hand- some, of a gallant nature--the kind of man that takes u young maiden's yeurt = cre She knew nothing of men : ad seen only old fellows iike susenlt =e I had Yes, I * erted Don Miguel. 'I shall not submit to be superseded in this -- Som pe for the -- Con- high-hauded ae. I shat----" | Unsency. | hen tho occasion aris A look from Hestor per onl the suid I, 'I shall deal with it: the new wenecaliexiieia, He advanced to- |™82 must be removed--he shall be wards Don Miguel. remove |. 'Then you came. arly "Qonsider yourself under artost. and caily I thought I saw this forc- General. Your sword, sir. And |Sbadowed. 'We will walt,' sai ' now be good enough to retire to it; a the be ah Ne the -- nee . ; ; it js doze ho shail go." An wou your tent, d remain there until I Save kept to my intent, but I have shall acquaint you with the course of action to bo pursued,"" They made ea lane for him At the tent door be faced Don Augustin entering. 'Wel met, Don Miguel. Her Majesty has heard of your enthus- iasm to-day. Alas! that it was not moro productive of success. Majesty honors the will a9 much as the deed, and she bade me convey Ler thanks to you and press your hand for -- grown to know ;ou--nay, son, 1 huve come to love you Don Augustin !"' more, my 'I know that you are big enough of soul to go of yourself when work is done. You will return to your world in the whirl of London : you will not forget--no, no: you are strong enough to live on the memory of your great Bre when you loved and were loved by a queen. From your dista Aon you will look across to Palmetto and eee her live for her ¥rom Ba summit of his in- juced sclie Don Miguel looked people, a finer queen becuuuan she down on gt dwarfed chamberlain. |9Tank tke cup with you: a finar our pardon, Don Augustin. T]}aqneen, a stronger woman, bhe.ause may not accept her Majesty's thanks --yot. am released = fro arres "Areest |" '¥ shall be honorer! to receive them. My generalissinso will er- plain. Acios !"' The amared Bravo wheeled on the generals as Den Miguel swung haugh- wy to his quarterr. Arest 1!" he cried. 'Ar:est," reiterated Ramiros. "Senor Grant, perhaps you will make miatte:s clear to Don Avusgus- tin." "A ord =sdoes = it,' said Ne-'tor catnip. "In the heari: ie: gentJemcn and myself, Don Miguel uttered remarks reflectin; on the honor of her Majesty. IT demanded a withdrawal. Tle refused to budge Instead, therefore, of handing over my -- to Don Miguel, I resigned them i favor of Geaerst Ramiros. General Reaniros has placed him un- der arrest. That is all." '"Vhat is all!' flamed Don Augus- tin, "that is-all! What di¢ he say? Her Majesty's honor! What did he Bay "Gentlemen,"' "it is better should hear the bréke in Ramiros, that Don Augustin story from Senor Graut. Our presence may be a bar j}me a pro to freedom of speech. We will "eith- 'l know what you would ask," draw, ad said Hector "You will stay,' shouted Bravo. "Well?" "As seepatiseto said Ramiros Kg t as soon as this affair is fin- quietly, "I ers from her Majesty, <-- (rom her Wajesty only. ~~Come, genilem: whatever she has given you you have returned threefcld. it were posible! There® old eyes would desire to see nothing hap pier--if only it were possible; but it s net, it is net lie tuwk Ifector's foe band and presed ait with a sximpathy and ten- ce ness «ne did not Inok for froin the ivled chimmberlcin oe. wouder, perhaps, how it is hat Fonm not foli_of bine for you, lod with wypdbrotdings, hot with anger Listenin a word I tell you 'the seeretl of iny ble, the reason why Ioan nde in wy old age, wifeless aud chile Ma neat Cha is qll the world yous ber nother, a faiver Madclens, was all the world to me-- her ppiht d heeps use living now for the aug! te *r. How cun 1 reproach, woh, Fi my self dared to lift my cycs £0 high ? The old man rose and paced the tent for a few moments in almost vain attempt to master the emotion the unbosoming of a old. But after a little he grew calm, help- ed more than he knew by the silence which Hector preserved as more fitt ing than any speec "Now," he said, "you must make I shal! depart ?°'. --" it too heavy. a demand ?" "It is my own proposal," cr ome the most dif- |ily."' ajesty. usty must not know oe ¥God knows I would ne her 'this cerns her : Penn with jousn a =~ circum- stances, and | me : . Tre telling, aid not take. lo "And n " paid your sojourn at Friganeta. Jt may ican ithe spring that moves Don Miguel Hoctor had no grent liking for the task, but-he thought it best to' give the whole story of Asunta's desper- | 1, ate proffer of her love, because he felt that the usually easy-going Don Miguel was but the merest puppet in his daughter's rovengeful han "Ah! -- cried ravo, truth flashed on him, "sho is vipor we have nursed in our bosoms. Yes, the Queen must know: we men aie powerless to deal with a woman: only a good woman can oppose and - lovercome this devil. I must back to Caldera at onco.' But Dong Augustin was saved his journey. here was some clamor outside the tent and the voi.e of a woman was heard, and immediately thereafter entered Alasdair to nounce that Donna Asunta demanded uudience of Hector Hector looked to Don pg a somo dismay, only to see doep t ble In tho old man's oyes. Hach waited for each to speak : the silence was eloquent of perturbation. Ere they had found words, or even thoughts to express in words, Asun- ta forced her way past Alasdair, and although sutnewlixt disconcorted at the presence of Iravo, began to pour out invective and wild impre- cation "Ahi *® you shall pay dearly for this, Senor Don Gereralissimo Grant m Nowhere! Not content with insulting the daughter, you insult the ri _ scum of an adven- turer! Yo "Dona semi. !" thundered Bravo, "Dray remember who you are! not make me forget that you are a woman. Dog not force me to have vou removed ! Do not make me lower od S i) woman "What oor I for your ideals, blind | dotard ! If you cannot sev the peril that threatens Palmetto, gy take steps to avert it, I cun--and J will-- even though I go to prison with my | UPon the British throne by virtue of father at the order of this--can- his birth, This fact is rather curi- nile {"' pointing to Hector whero he viel py one considors how ~ Maw ay. 4. come to occupy tho throne Evon if her words did not pro- a ie 'P russians, The srandation of claim her access of madness, nell tho sagan of erienle. now merged W looks left no room for doubt. j in the. punpire of Germany, makes sur- | eves glared with fury, now 'fasning D William I1., is tho nto anon stecling ito nt of Frederick Bar- 8 cold vindictiveness that wo g, who bought from more appalling. Hi 'true and 1 distort with " b which ,is.n mus¢ "her 4 face" in other words, temples -oillowed wit m those days, however, tides of passion. i Brandenburg--one of the small apa.c t States of Germany is called this way, a step that, and never same name--and this Freder- Hoctor and Bravo, frome slight return oe .. old imper- i is nearest to it. 6 Kaiser bases his claim on hat 'a Woman may succeed throno, as the Salic int ig not in force in England, oth- conde 'ictoria would oe havo suc- pe Willi e of o a int 'Queen' 5 ac Waleor's 1 mother, who was a Pritcoss Royal of England, be- camé'heir to her mother, Queon Vic- ofve. It is a pretty story. And there is a moral to it; that if Queen Victoria had not become the mother of sons, and "eoubequently, Sere. had been no Prince of Wales eceod her, January 22, 1902, » tho Kaiser would proneiae Pye become King of Eng- land peror of India. But ise a as the chances aro that Succession Act wonid havo noon Or, what is sio Act of William boen-revived--an Act which stipulates that 'the crown of Fngland shall roe main in perpetuity in possoseion of the descendants of Sophia, FElectress id Hanover, who was the pranddaugh- | cr of our the British crown would. mauintane the death of Victoria without male issue, have to the present liv- ing descendant of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, son of George ny. would have u BUYING A KINGDOM. The timists of our realms the leat - have formed of Palnetto le t Queen Victoria diced without issue, .Teresa, Princesa of Bavar the Legitimists style "M I1l., h y baing the lineal descendant the Stuarts, who occupied the Britian tbrone before it passed to the ouse of Hanover. Tho Kaiser has always had an cye 1b: y the tick, tho former Bargrave, became the House of Hohenzol- | founder of tho present occupant of the Gorman throno, then, rules by~virtue of natural disquict, were more than alf fascinated by her ury; but peer el whom none gardod, ood alert by the door, ready to spring upon her should her madness break the last bavfter of restraint. "It is unliko a lady of oe to sal Au- gustin, "and it the dignity bi an Ortona to speak thus of a wounded man to his fae.' "Lady a she enecered. " lady. I have shed all that tinsel, am a woman, and 1 a justice-- but where to look for i » whom shall I appeal ? To o. Queen his r s =o a T apa it? shall I repeat oth is is treason the cruellest I"' ie Bravo. Ot I have the courage to say it again! My father had the courage to say it. and you send him to rison. I am ready to go there, too. Why don't you send for your gaol- ers? Have you no fetters for me?" gustin, "Dona Asunta, would you havo the whole camp -- you sid "And why t everybody know--let all Palmotte know--that one of Palmetto's daughters was in- sulted by this smooth villain, casts her off when be finds prey willing and rendy to d his Let all Palmetto know it--then I may get justice." "Justice, Dona Asunta {"' At the sweet round of that low voice q thrill of surprised horror ran through Hector and Bravo, for it was tho Queen who spoke; Asunta herself was struck out of madness for a moment. Bravo turned tro voice with unutterable sorrow In his eyes--how he would have given ali his remeinitny days to have spar- ed her the scene that was now in- ovitable. And Hector--torn between the hewing happiness of the sight of her, of the sound.ef her voice, and terror that she shovld be drawn into this sorbid braw!--Hector for a moment covered his eyes with his band. "YT waited for you, Don Augustin," caid Maddalena asice in a low tone, 'until I could emlure it no longer. T sent vou to biing me news of--of my wounled general. I regret that I troubled you with my orders : shall not err again, sir "O! madame, you are unjust !" But she had turned from him. "You spoke cf justice, Dona As- unta. I am here." But the flame had gone down to a sullen smolder. She held her peace. ta wrong your Queen cannot set right ?°' =n no answer. on Dona Asunta, what fs tne | anguatiet Who has wronged you?" question was oil to the an, Like a lightning flash, the an- swer leaped hot with hate and the hiss of malevolence. "You. "12 " the Queen, wrong you {"* not the Queen--you, hfs |i (To be continued.) "celal language of might be described as a "'good specu- lation."' THE KING OF ITALY sits on somcone else's throne. For- ty years ago Victor Emmanuel's grandfather was styled King of Sar- | dinia. The late King of Italy was Adelbert, who was deposed, but this political act took place a longer | = back than we care to investi- ate, We pass it over and como Sardinie The fathor of the present ia Italy ascended the throne of dinia (a stnall island in = Meditor- ranean) as the descendan an am- bitious man of ha Alexander type of conquering her Was a man titlo in the iitele kingdom of ne one of ites dukes. Spain, with- out asking the people, gave this man, Amadeus, the throne of Sicily. Five © veors afterworda Aimaceus thought that. as Sordinia was a Savoy, lorger place than Sicily, it would be | all the better if he ruled it: and hav- ing put the matter in the hands of one of the big Powers--Germany, to wit--Charks VI. at once agreed with c his. protection of the proceeded to Sardinia, progress--a_=s-: Ve Royal one--was, from fear, allowed full scope. The road to the throne was ope gg in double-quick time, and as ward Amadeus gave Charles Sicily. This .occurred only a century and a half ago. And the lincal descendant of 'Amadeus is the present Victor Emmanuel III. of Italy A DANE FOR GREECE, The King of Greeco is a Dane, everyono knows. Ho is brother to Queen Alexandra, being a son of King j T Christian of Denmark. o make room for George I. of the Hellenes, Othe, the then ruler of Greece, and a Bavarian by birth and parentage, was devosed, and King Christian's son put.on the throne, Sth June, 1865. It came about through a civil war--or. moro strictly speaking, an insurrection--during which the lives of the reigning king and queen were sought t the monarchs escaped unhurt. Tho insurgents thereupon proclaimed Prince Alfred (the late Duke of Edinburgh, who reigned over SaxeCoburg) as king, but the young nrince refused the throne. ; Alfonso XYII., popular little king though he be, and manly at that, is not sitting on tho throne of his forc- fathers--that is, he is sitting "i the Te Preten Don to be king of Spain, and thousands of S aniards m. The trouble dates instead' of his own brother. Alfo is the of that daughter, known to history as I la " whilst arlos, whose name pa read so often in the papers, he descendant of Ferdinand's bro- of Sere who, through the threats |Napeleon L, was passed over. Al- vain sounds idiotic the There- | which has be: re a Naypothosts hardly worth re- |, as ) said IG fonso XU. ia tr 'grandson. of Tn bella," "CLEVER SAXE-COBURG. of he Bolgiuns' --a distinction with a ei A revofution started -t and their nie. |P 1 Dutch* sovercign. A Saxe-Coburgian, Prince Leopold, became its ard King and the present sovercign is s ° that monarch. Ferdinand of Bulgaria sits on a throne which was found for him by the wiles of diplomacy. He is an- other Saxe-Coburg prince, a family been over ready to fill vac- ant thrones up and down Europe. Ho succeeded one of the Hi Alexander, who sitting on the throne seven years. er UNDEEGROUND LONDON. How -- Hundred Miles of Sew- s Are ianaged. The averago Lond oner is possibly euawrere oe nearly 500 miles of situated beneetts his feet ae 'this insluiton only the large sew- t and machinery alone cost $40,- 000, 000 sterling. he threo main sowers in the Met- ropolis: run Pict Fleot cred to bey Mills, ae "toni Fintrow oy Old Ford. Connected with these are a multitude of smaller sewers measur- ing ge ge 12 feet. in diameter, which mak ndon one of tho best-drained cities in the world. A thousand men are employed all the year round, not even excepting Sundays, in keeping London proper- 'ly drained, and the stupendous totul is every It might an unhealthy one for the men engag- , but this is not so, as the sewage 'is " treatod with protaphioighate or -- and lime weter, which clarifies it it passes to the gront reservoirs | rondy to be taken awa | During a wet summer --_ which draws end the rain e expect eer beside thero being a number of channals which are only gro le of Hfting 135,000,000 gal- |lons of water to a height of 40 foot every day, which in other wo rds, im- plies that London could nover be de- stroyed by floods. j At Barking, where the sludge enough for a small tug-boat to pass down. Hero the sludge, after being |chomically treated. has to go through enormous iron cages, resembling gi- gantic colanders, which keep back so- lid objects, such os pieces of wood, old boots, and so forth, whilst not | infroquently valuable articles of jew- ellery are found wedged betweon the pect to find engaged pect are luxuriously fitted with cosy tho men and lighted throurhout by electricity. Sach barge carries 1,000 tons of sludge, jend when fifty miles from the coast the cargo is distributed over an arca {of several miles Connectod with the sewer undor iLudgate Hill is the old Roman sub- terranean bath, which is the oldest don, and must have been in existenco long before a single brick of the present City was laid. {At one time it was approached by ;a subwnav, but this has long = since disappeared, though the bath, which meast some 14 feet to 16 feet, across still remains. --- --- 2 ----_-------- JAPANESE COURAGE. The little men of Japan who have ared to face the Russian bear givo the world many thrilling stories of courage, and many of clever stra- tagem as W One of the powerful nobles of the 'olden time was forced Ite flee from his enemy in haste. Te 'hid in a barrel and was borne away iby servants, who, mecting the cnemy, id nat tho barrel contained food. 'If there is anything living in it there will be blood on my sword,"' the nobleman's encmy, |thrust his weapon into the barrel. It went through the hidden man's legs and made a terrible wound. But ho, with quick thought, wiped blade on tho hem-of his garment as it Was out clean and he was not discovered. | -- > MIKES DISCOURAGING QUEST, Mike is a married man--a very inuch married man. Ue has marriod fewer than four times, and all wives are still to the fore. his | at the Dublin assizes, where he tried for bigamy and found guilty, his experiences have not been alto- | gether sntisfactory. The judge, in passing sentence, expressed his won- j der that the prisoner could be such a hardened villain as to del lude 50 many women. "Yer honor," said Mike, apologeti- cally, "I was only thryin' to get a ne, an' it's not aisy!' * ------ #- Wife--Well, T think, for one---- Henpecked husband (interrupting)-- think for two, dear Ella--If a man were to kiss you on one check would you turn the other? Stella--I should try, but my mouth might get in the way | Western countries; that {t is moro de- é churia, Russia makes a taken away in sludge |" that the occupation is; UY "the pumping chur and | 'th According to Michnrel's own eecount was | unanimous con- a ty a ppiniee in England, wait fe for the matter of that, in most almeast sirable that Bara rep bo oe of {Manchuria than | NReferon made to the poatbiites -- Manchur- ro man- they fail to define tho momentous ity in those By oxerting all her forces, first for acquiring and now for retaining Man- bid for the of one of tho vastest wheat-producing arcas known in the history of the world, an area _ which,- when fully opened up and developed, will bring about almost a revolution in the international division of la- bor, and will change Britain's' do- pendency on er produce of the Amer- lican wheatlanc into a -- on Manchavto Huneine harves East will ge West, and = tho West will not like it. This is not an exugger- ated anticipation, not a paradoxical ti of theoretical notentiall- tics. r the agriculture il the immense valleys of the Li the Sun- gari is a thing alveaiiy in existence, while capital. railways, and steamers will extend it Jeyond the dreams of the most vivid imsyinuation. Concerning the land *ntered by tho Liao and its tributaries, some 62,500 square miles, the United States Con- sul in Niu-Chwang says that its larg- est part can bo cultivated, and that almost ev Chinese Enstern Railway passes is under cultivation. It already exports some $10,000,000 worth of foodstuffs each year; its soll of sandy loam, so easily worked, which to-day produces more pulse and millet than any other part of the world, will lend itself prominently to wheat production of the first quality BAD CROPS UNKNOWN, over fro and trade _ " prmatderationa may. be, pregnant vag of Russia's activ- be acre through which tho; 4 A memorial has been placed in the was a native of the town. The ee telegraph Birmi is few r section will ba ig gar to the 5 by the cent lime that the labor markets in the colony are so overcrowded that the estab lishment of rélief workers for the um employed is sugges Under the a of = Britisa FA Empire roposed hold a British "iepire Exhibition is London the Princé of Wales p Mr. Charles Townley io in the theatrical rid "Geo rn") hag ewes twenty-three eur' service as superintendent reg- istrar of Islington. crease of crime in the ni nt of South Stafiordshire during e@ past year. The total offences were ; fowes by 3,000 while there wero 00 less charges of drunkenness. "Iam paralysed" was the logend ona card worn by Jeremioh William- ps of rg anaged h the police "station window an Oo two months' imprison- at, The United ColViery Company was awarded, at Abercorn, £3 damages sed he and ea themselves from work notice from December 3 to December 6th, The local Government Board has sanctioned a loan for the construc- tion of a breakwater at Walton-on the-Naze to prevent further @¢ The lands that are drained by tho Sungari aro specially adapted for the | cultivation of wheat. 'The oan mei always been grown thero for consumption. Even with the promt | primitive methods, thirty bushels to the acre can be obtained, and bad croachment of the sea, which threat- ens to undermine the abyroach to ' the pier In ccordance a "resolution ot canted by the oead | Council, the. body lof a Hast stings man who had commit- {ied suicide at Old Town, was refus- in the Boxhill mortu- crops and famines are y known Already a promising milling indus- | has sprung up at Marbin, which, | besides the cheap river transport, aoe two railway lines to the sea. This town will soon have 'mills running, ) of 4,600 barrels of four. Anil there are more mills in other parts of Man- a. Now, if this enormous-dovelopment could be brought about by means of white colonization, even the most ra- bid eptentea could not help favor- ing Russia's possessfon of Manchuria. It arr simply bo ao caso of Cau- casian versus Mongolian. But a white colonization is impoa- ble. These fettile valleys are al- ready occupied by a race of tillers of soil, Even if Russia repeated over and over again her horrible methods ;of Biagovestschensk, she could no 'kill hose Mongolian peasants., millions of China's population would soon frustrate her e i. What she is py to do if she is given a free hand is to develop the country with moncy borrowed from other nations to ensure, if necessary, the labor of the native husbandmen by making them serfs or predial slaves. She will then swamp the world with the produce of the country, and at the samo time exclude it from having a due share in that increased wealth which is sure to pour into Manchur- In. Ultimately, by enrolling «tho Mongolians under tho banner of the White Czar she will dictate terms to the civilized world. -------- ee , THEY LIKE FRESH AIR. Japanese Keep Houses Open in Summer Winter. and The Japanese attribute their re markablo comparative fmmunity from ------ to the fact that the ter very frecly. Another autyoct on which tho Japanese necessity for plenty any form could be hecunteil + onthe Japanese cat fresh air with even more gusto than they do food. The samurai of old rose in the morn- ing to pass ~ into tho outer air there to take a ntimber of deep breaths. Th ce time of the ing up. est. In the coldest nights of winter air circulates through tho native house wi-hout interference. If the sleeper feels chillod he adcs moro led clothing. But the passage of | fre h air through the entire house is | nager preventod. *kon a Japanese suffers from in- fsomnia ke gets up and gocs out inte the open night air, and if there is uo bi near be climbs to thr top of it. But insomnia is very rave in ys Rice the Bikado's wings] ee oe aaiensininielprasi . INGENIOUS SPIDERS, The Koyel Society sg 'ntly a by Mr. DU the Pei jlin, whi in London was 1ined with an --. ft of living in hatin ct vecek, of n spi mim nlly. hoiner n low-water tmtarks. '"bhis leocstien is setected, no jdoubt, hecause it abounds with food that these spiders; prefer. when the tide is in their homes are covered with water. Instead of de- serting them, however, the spiders solve the diMiculty by inecans of close ly woven sheets of silk, which they stretch over the entrances, and with- in which thoy imprison sufficient air to keep them alive during the time that they remain submerged. "Your worship,'" said o solicitor to the Pench, 'everybody knows that T an, incapable of Jending myself to a inean cause, '"True, your wor- ship,' chimed in his legal opponent, "my beperen friend never lends hic- ten | <i with a daily capacity | ry, --_ remained in the street for half an ur An pron of typhoid fever has occurred in the district of the Strood Rural 'District Council, Rochester, 8 patients having ng pe:sons against At Norfolk assizes some of jury were going to toss to see who could be allowed to leave the court; ultimately the matter was de: ided without tossing. Mr. Justice Chan- neil said he did not think there both services, By will be no opening ceremony. rsons of previously oe life who suddenly committed an of- fence that brought them into the custody of the police should be med- ically examined, said Dr. Waldo, London coroner, in a lecture on "Ine sanity in its medico-legal aspects." During his life the-King has borno ree distinct names. For the first poy ied years he was "Albert, Prince of W hd n -his accession _ his' Ma. Hberms reverted to a single namo, "Edward VI.' ------_4------ THE SAME COLOR. Scene--A railway carriage. Eng- lishman (address! Yankee in op- posite corner)--"E-xcuse me, this ls not a smoking carriage.' No roply. Five minutes later (more brusqucly) --"I must really trouble you to put out that cigar.' Still no reply. One minute later. "Hang It, sir, if you don't ad that cigar out I'll ve you remo Still superb indifference on part ol stops. Englishman uests removal of Yi cooly:, "Guard, exa:ino | that man's ticke -- s third-class.' ard does so, finds the statement the other occupants of the carriago. After the train had again started another occupant, unabiy to restrain his curiosity, asks: "Ifow did you know what tickct he had?" Yankeo (with a yawn)--'Saw it sticking out of his wai Same color as my own [i ~--_----- LHEY LIKE TO BE UGLY. s if gong? had not been unkind Tibetan woman. height- ens her ugliness by smearing her face with"a horrible black a to keep her skin from crackin tho ery wind. Her dress-is not different from ker husband's. Ber crowninf glory is ber buir. Plastered dows with butte + en _bsast of small braids to which falling to the h of her garments. It is of iP seg strips of red and blue cloth joined horizontally by fron bands ard ornamented with countless coral and malachite beads, tilver coins, and tiny belle. The one foctic thing about q Tibetan lady is the sound of her gong--a soft, melo- raney Dans the grotesque ness of her le eiercnncne LIFE AND DEATH, The mortality from consumption in German cities is*now but four-sev- enths that of twenty-five ycars ago. Since the Paris underground rail- aquarium that are dae wine to be more than 600 years old A recent atudy of infant mortality in France thows that out of every 290 of bottle fed, 'and 594 self t = cause; he wm Ways gets cash dow of infants to whom solid food had been given toc car flag-stones over it were only held by oaken boards, which had begun to. rot. ter, {rom the ppet-ts- the rs, itegues oil behind into a =o is fastened a great yey henddress u