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“(I in t ore W11. reuuu'k 'oqlor of (hp 06w me- hu eggs wail do more to keep peace during ha In than no 93 watol far he; has made In DC .aypiness,” mm: roam > .9001}, ‘ 1a g to forgive lrutu. )8 l‘l new inve rod _v drew tove my axing of fort 1e '(‘t‘l THIS lunar“: E EGGS. :nvultion, hug Pn thorough), actory. Nit; “Hug an cried, " nizw the an nd [Ir-t rueâ€"con!“ qu wlpg he]. . my childg' hat be has h 18 bngaat. poor gt r1!” ’1‘ stands be thick- 0H fixed with VHS havo a; mean. i" In tell IOU gratitude un» in H RUE \\ Ibo-Ir 1'0. N {‘88 the \ea r- ll still ’A In, I” That sort of thing makes one fee? quite young again. and I allowed my Lon-P to become distinctly sentimental. "Ah. my dear M135 amy.” I mur muted. With a. well simulated sigh. "ws old bachelors miss a great deal in life ' What wquu I not give to be'onoe again If my nephew had been a man of the world, he would not have ‘inade such a blunder; but you cannot put olvl heads on to young shoulders, and when a youthful head is under the in- fluence of ayouthful heart, which, in its turn is subject to the disturbing in- fluence of the tender passion. there is really no telling what complica- tlons may arise. And so it came to pass that before dininer was half over these two young people were engaged in as pretty 8. little quarrel as 'you roulvl well wish tosee. 01' murse. neither of them supposed for an instant that I or anybody else had heard a word of their dispute, for their conversation was carried on in low tones. and to all appearance 1 had been listening with deep atten- tion to the voluble utterances of a formidable lady on my right band; who was laying down the law On the subject of the extension of the tran- (311.150 to women; but in the course of an acquaintance with what is $50 appropriately termed “Polite Society.” oneamuires the valuable knack ofcar- mug on the conversation with one person a‘hile one's attention is really mainly occupied with something which is going on elsewhere. "You are perfectly right. Mists Cres- well." said Gerald stiflv, “I had no business to say what I did about a gentleman who appears to be such a particular friend of yours. Please con- sider my remarks as aithdrawn." And with this he turned tohis right hand neighboufiday Walshe, and commenc- ed to chatter with a really surprising degree of animation. Poor little. Miss Creswell was for the moment placed at a disadvantagelor. however much she may have desired ‘to retaliate. it was rather a forlorn hope for her to attempt to make Gerald jealous by commencing a flirtation with me; but there bappenm! to be no- body also available at the. moment. and a woman is valuable of any folly-(when she. is angry. with a man whom she really likes, and, to my intense amuse~ ment. little Amy. actually began to make the experiment. I laughed in my sleeve when this were child. whom I remembered in abort frocks. Opened her feigned attack upon me; but I minusiy did my best to help the situation along hand~ .0111er and I really felt quite grati. find when preson‘tly I observed that Gerald’s sninnted amversation with Miss Walshe was beginning to flag. end that he was casting gfances of un‘ mistakable surprise and annoyance in my_direction. my nephew Silt DCXt toono another at dlflll‘l that evening. I we a discreet but interested ob- serwr of what $00k place. Al: hough I am myself aconfirmed old m. h lot. and consequently little versed in 'llz'. art of detecting the symptoms when indicate the existence of the ten- dn' [minions in others. yet on thisocca- Imn 1 Sit\\' quite enough to convince me ‘3‘.) know the land lay. When Gerald Lek .1 it his neighbor, her eyes Mere iluns ilemurely cast down, butwhe'n ht“ .riz» happened to bedirected else- wliurw-she would steal a shy glance at km; in of the corners of hereyesâ€"and lir'. Amy certainly hasvery nice eyes. 1' his aluays appeared to me that th- i-uurse of true love would TIMI min-'lily enough but for the wanton v. .. in which lovers create obstacles tn 'ixw fulfilment of their own desires. ": It Gerald wasno exception tothe wintry run of lovers in thisrespect lmn lizul cause to realize, for me and An. ('remvell had a tiff at dimmer hw wry evening, which, but for a by p, inspiration on tillepart of the wr :' of this simple tale. might have crawl-l in their permanent estrangeâ€" m. It was all on account of acer- is ' remain Lat-Mere. of whom Ger- i?! % «'ln't “happen to approve, and who im‘ h-nn l‘orsome time paying mark- mi tuition to Mia Amy Cresw'ell. igit young lady didn't really carea 921V! :1 f’)!‘ the man in question, but \Il- :wt unnaturally resented anyat- rw: :r-f on Gerald’s part to put a stop :,.. mar intimacy with him. Accept my “MW‘. for it, if you want to 'throw a unumn into another man’s arms. just wine that other man in her hearing. If my nephew had been a man of perm-Ac m» in ahurry that the fact in mm untirely to mere chance '1 m; (kw-swells were staying at the am»: \lhemarle for stew days,andit a; 1.1 a significant fact thatGeraldwas ”mummy; smiling the club commis- ,i m-iire uith little notes to that hotel. 1 “Mm therefore. in theleast sur- pr‘swl the other evenimgmoon after we tum-l at the Willards’ to dinner. to be“ the Creawe‘lls announced, and I luuziwl in mysleeve when Icalled to mm the sudden eagerness which my (“Thaw haul sham in calling on {the “a; mix. when he found out that they wore frivnda of the CPBBWGHS. [ lun't pretend to know 'how these 2th45 are managed. but somehow or amvr it happened that MiasAmy and [4.1” H'flfess to be able toseefur- 1'; . '35» l brick wall than my neigh- h.),-._ 'I_l:'. it really required noextraor- d.:; m. «1.», run of intelligence topercein {inf r‘ ‘~ g yhew Gerald WIBVOl‘y much w 1“ with little Amy Creawell.‘ “1.. r; we young people 01 Opposite ,\,.,- Jen-gin different partsottown invitations to the same houses L‘”: m; ,x s:_1.-i-essive evening. you won't MI W IHE IHEPHONE my nephew's age! I should know hov. to us? my opponrltunit‘iga.” ‘.DI‘.' fi‘.. ._ I In C ‘ â€" â€"â€"â€" â€"â€"--â€"â€" “But you aren’t really a bit old. and. bgsides men never understand us a but until they have had twenty years' exgerjesnpe of the world.” Undoubtedly this remark was in- tended as a side shot at my nephew. but that youth grave no sign 9of having heard the remark “I fear that we never really under- stand you thoroughly." said I: “the study of your charming sex islike the Stild)’ of a book each page of '“”thh I‘et'mires pages and pages of explana- LA--- “I think you put that rather nicely." said Amy reflectively; “but isn't it only a. pretty excuse for a. man's incon- @1993!” “Have you read much of the book?" asked Amy, with a little aide glance ou‘g'of the. come; o£_h*er grey 93°52- "I never got further than the first chapter." I replied with asigh. ”And what did you fimd to prevent you from getting further?" “I found that twenty different wo- men might possess twenty different sets of charming qualities, all so deli- oiouslv attractive and so eminently de- sirable that for the life of me. l could not make up my min’dto content my- self with any one of the dear creatures to the exclusidn of the rest; and as. Imnfor‘unately the custom of the con-‘- try in which we live does :not [permit a, man to he married to more than one woman st 3 time, I am obliged to ire- math 3 forlorn old bachelorâ€"I love too_ much to love exclusively." _ “Mv dear young lady." said I, laugh- ing “constancy is only another name for narrow mindedneas. Suppose. for instance, that I had been married ten yea rs mm. what would have been my position at the present moment?" ‘ u a I â€"(â€"10n,t Stamens.” ' quite; " understand. Mr. “Miss Creswell is evidently unaware of her own attractions," said I; "there is a, marginal note. Destructive to pre- vious attachments against. your name in tho book of which I was Speaking." “You musn't talk nonsense," said my little. neighbor demurely; butmetwee'n ourselves. I fancy that she was not parfijggularly' vexed at _th-e ilnmUGHdO. "What about men from a woman's point of View?" she continued present- ly. “Are you meta such parago‘n‘s that we poor women must be satisfied “with ashare of one of you?" “There are not enough to go around." I murmured. “Suppose now that we started the thoory that no man possessed more than one or two of this many virtues which a perfect man should assess?" continued. Amy, ignoring my interâ€" ruption ---_. . -- 0‘ ' “That's just the difficulty." said I. “We are all so sadly unequal to the requirements of the case. Either we are too young or too old. :too tall or too dhort. too amiable or too exact- ing. too ardent or too cold «:00 ugly or not handsome enough}: emce." “And you yourself, Mr. Steevenn?" “‘1 Rant." said I.‘W’i-bb a. regretful glance. at my pretty companion, “that in theme days most ladies consider me too old for anything but a:§t011â€"gap." Upon my word When I mm to you [almost begin to feel tmat you are right and that I am not so very-old, after all." “Is it a pleasant illusion. Mr. Stee- "And how dB ym‘f yourself {ea ‘00 that poinfl" - .a. . ‘ “Is it a pleasant illusion. Mr. Steeâ€" vans?" ”I has its drawbacks." _ ”Which areâ€"“4" said Amy, raismg her; _pretty_ arched eyebrowgz, -l -â€"v-u-.-.u_ “My- sn9p’hew is one of them jhst now." said I, glancing at Gerald, and in truth the boy's rueful countenzmce did rather take the edge off my ap- preciating of the situation. - Poér little Amy's lip quivered: -Bui. she replied. "He shouldn’t; have been solxqrrid about Captahn Lachfmere.” “He-’3 horribly cross to-nig‘ht," said Amy. “and it serves him right!" “Of course, he ought to, especially as you said that the gentleman “as tone of mur part? cular friends and that youwliked him so much?" 'You mustn't take. everytlhimsg which a, woman says about one man to an- othgr _mun _tuo literally? We men were left to enjoy 'our cigars and, as I puffed medit'atlvely at an ex- cellent Havanna. [really felt, atpeace with all the. world. “What a delightful irl that. ii'me Miss Creswell is l” smid to my nephew aslve were driving home, “Tell me." said Isud-deuulny looking full at my little neighbor, "does it give yog plquuge t_o makg him‘unhappy?” I fancy that the young lady in ques- tion rather enjoyed Ler tr uni N ha! r Amy. for Gerald was an eminmilly pre- sentable youth, and before Miss (.‘res- weil had appeared upon the scene he had flirted a good (’eal with this Miss \Vaishe. And we a]! know that, how- ever mniabl: a girl may be, she does not. as a rule. regard with sincere cordiality the rival who has supplanted her in the heart of a man. And so the situation stoognwhen it_ was time forum to demrt. "So you appearedv to think.” said Getâ€" ald drily. “For my part I hate a" ”o wom 8-D. “I hate him!” said Amy, pouting‘, “and if your nephew had any sense, he would know that." “It is perhaps wise to allowa libelal d scount, " I agréad_ At this momemt Mrs. Willard gave the signal for the ladies to retire, and our conversation was broumht to an untimely end. Poor Gerald sat in moody silence, and when we. joined the ladies he declined to notice. the vacant seat next to Amy and went over to where that twicked little flirt, May \Valsh‘e. was sitting. and commenced quite a voiuble con- vetmation. “I have no doubt Captain La<hlmcre is a very charming man. " said I: ‘but “At your age. my dear boy, such sen timonts, are_ really incomprehgnqible.“ I u1aintz'1inol w but [still contend was a most exemplary expression of grav- ity, and asked my nephew what had oczurred to cause him to take such an unfavorable View at the sex. “ Wait until you’ve boanlreated by a woman as I have.” said Gerald gloom - ily_. “ She's a heartless little flirt." repli- 9d Gprald fiercely. “and I've done with “ It struck me that you were making the running fairly yfree with M35. Walshe." I observed casually “Ti-é't'sâ€"tKé-"m th'uné." interrupted Til’m'rlon me; there is a subtle differâ€" earliest. but Amy must know that I love her." “ You have told her so, I suppose i" " Well, not exactly ; but she knows it as. vigil as though _1_th $1099 80.", "I've finiéhéd with the girlsisaid' Ger- ald gloomily. “ and I'm no}: flows to see her again 1! I can help It.” For the next few days Gpraid acted upon this resolve, and certamly during that time he was not altogether ade- sirablo companion. ”'Arter‘foifi'sr five days of this kind of thin . 1 came to the conclusmn that it was eeirable for me to do something to help matters along a little. as any- th‘umg would be better than the con- tinuation of the existing state of at- fairs. I thought the matter over carefully one night, as I smoked my u_sual after dinner cigar. and by the trme I had finished m weed I had decided upon my plgm oampai.g'n._ vâ€"v â€"â€"U . " Oh, juét so.” said I; “ still mumps, 111011 were a, lit_t1_e glorq gxplicjtâ€"" Amy was omoping because Gerald made no attempt to 6% her. and my nephew's manner was daily becoming more and more moroae. If. Gerald's mamma had been in town. or If the girl had had a. mother to whom she could have confided her trouble..the whole thing might have been put right in five minutes, but as things stood. there was every chance of thesg tyvo‘ misguided 'Vv-J --‘v v.â€" youn. people ending their da 3 .. 810 Ab essgdness. 'y in sin “Well, then. you might oome with me and leave a. card at the \Villards’; fwe haven’t been near the house since we dined there last W'édnpsglax. replied my nephew. quite unabashed. "May \Valshe knows that_ I am not in It reallyâ€"rum; too ebsurd. Here were two foolish young people, genuinely fond of one another. and yet determined to quarrel about a perfect- ly trivial matter. simply because both were too proud to make the fgrst .over- turee to bring about a ‘reconcllxagon._ 7‘ \Ithl-t fine yéurg plans for to-mor- row. Gerald ?" said I. “ I haven' t any." replied my nephew, m99g1_ily_. " I am sick of the whole farce of so- cial intercourse; but I'm ready to do anything you like. Uncle Jack." said Gerald indifferently. Gerald's was clearly a bad case. I rose from my comfortable chair. put on my hat, and overcoat and stroll- ed down to the club. It really was a strikino' instance of self-sacrifice on the pa rt 0? an old fogey. for I hadn't the slightest personal de- sirgnto g9 out that night. _ - When I arrived at: the dub Iwent straight to the telephone cupbnard and rang up the Hotel Albermarle. Miss Creswell was “at; lwme." - I had made up my mind to attempt a manoeuvre which {equxreq some little figpsse forthq _!_-.:ecurmg of fig success. “ 0h. Amy," I replied. in the most. be- seechinvg tones Iwuld muster. ”don’t Speak to me like that; I’ve been so mis- embie ever since we quwrreled the 0tht}!‘_ night I" I awaited the reply to this question with considerable anxiety. Presently th9_l_i‘ttle~bell rangz“ _ I fancied that I heard a. little excla- mation of pleased surprise but whether this was so or not 1 could not. be posi- tively certain; however, the next sen- tence which reached my ear through the instrument was spoken in tones of perfeqi; unconcepu. "Miss Creawell {vill be at the tale- 0119130 jn a minute." “ That only serves you right," came clearly through the ear trumpet; but 1 fancied that I caught two little words in a much lower bone. that sounded like “ Poor boy I" Presently Misa Aqnwy’s voice came faiently along the wu'e “Yes; who is it I! “ Is that you, Amy 2” I replied boldly. “Yes; who are you?" “ Gerald Steevens," said I; with men- tal reservations. ' “What is it that you have to say to me, Mr. Steevens?" u) ,ut, Amy." .I continued, " don’t. be so cruel as to say that you won’t for- give me. for it was only lmczmse I am so fond of you that l was so rude the othqx; eye n‘ing._"_ “That would hardly be proper, I'm afraid; besides, you see, you could only kiss my ear, which would not be very satisfactory. would it? A'nd how do I know that. you are the only person at your end of the wire '4" “â€"1 prémise," said I; :‘hut l WiSh we could leH and make frxends " “ I swear there's nobody except my- self.” said I equivocally; “ besides. you might put the trumpet to your lips." “I shall ring off if your say another word.” “Don’t do that," I entreated; “the operator might intercept my mes- sagef‘ "Well, then, you must not talk; non- sense.” , ‘1 was never more serious in my life,” I replied; and reall it was rather a serious situation. or an old bachelor getting on for fifty to be talking nonsense at one end of a wire with a, charming girl of eighteen at the other. “ Well, Gerald. you were rather bor- rid. I think; but, if you will promise never to be unkind to we again, [will forgive you [or Lhi-qonee’f “I hope you will find your visit amusingifl ”I s 1311 be calling on the Willards toâ€" morrow afternoon, ’_sa_id_ I. “I shall if somebody else happens to be there.” “Somebody else will think it over perhaps, though it wo_uld serve another somebody else nght if she didn’t.” "But you were just as bad with my Uncle Jack," said I. "I’m afraid that he is a dreadful old flirt, but he really is rather nice. Do you think that I could make him really like me?" said Amy. laughing softly: “This is getting rather 1nterest1ng, thought I; but I only replied, ”For shame! I won’t have Uncle Jack’s affections tampered with. " ‘Perheps he likes it," suggested Amy. ‘ It’s not good for him,"- said I. “Very few nice things are 800d for one.’ “But people ought not to he teth' “0, “Very few nice things are good for‘ them" “Possibly he would not take quite} “It would serve. you right if I ' said no,’ Gerald, after the way you flirted with May Walshe the other night.” “But. we are friends again now. Amy,” said. I, tenderly._ ‘ 0. ' “ Oh. that's quite a. different thing.” gglied my nephew. (unto unabashed. he’s . an old data: {Endâ€"1133;; ‘13“; ,W‘fluii forgune me. Don’t you!" “Possibly,” said I laughing. vâ€" av“-- been unh ' because 'of'our little tiff?” my "Miserable. And you!" “It’s very vein of you to ask that quantum, Gerald; but perhspe I have been a. little bit sorry." “Then, Amy, do you love me! just; 0. wee scrap!" _ “That’s a. very improper question to ask a. girl through the telephone; in fact, L think the whole of this conver- sation is very incorrect, and if you ever breathe a. syllable about it to anybody, I’ll never speak to you main? 11 I’ll forgive you for this once. Do you promuse ” “With all my heart," said 1. “Good night, Gerald." “Good night, dearest," I replied. I could have sworn that the soft lit- tleeoumd which followed Mice Amy’s good night was not caused by the hanging up of the receiver; but before I had time to try a. little experiment on my own account, I was disgusted to hear the voice of the o erator at the exchange asking whe her I had done with Numtberâ€"-. “The severity of the punishment would be proportioned to the heinous- nesa of the crime." I replied. “I will never allude to this incident gain as long.” 1 liy_eâ€"-even_to y_ou_."‘ _ __ “Numberâ€"-â€" has done thh me, I’m afraid,” said I; and before the puzzled operator had time to ask what I meant, I “rang off.” There are some things which one cannot explain even to a telephone operator. I walked slowl home. “There’s no foo like an old fool," I thought, as [ felt about with my latch- key for the keyhole; “ unless it’s a young fool,” I mentally added a mo- ment later. as [observed poor Gerald gazing disconsolately into the dying embers of the fire. “I have been making love to a charming girl,” said [ cheerfully. Gerald was rude enough to laugh. “And I flatter myself that she wasn’t altogether displeased with the performance,” [ added, with, a self- satisfied air. “As for you, you young dog I” [ proceeded, severeiy, “ you ought to be ashamed of yourself. What business have you to be sulk- ing here at home, while a pretty girl has been wearing the wil- low for the last week om your ac- count?” " \Vhere have you been during the last hour?“ said Gerald present- lyi- “How do ‘you know that?” said Ger- ald, with the nearest approach to cheerfulness that I had observed in him for some days. “A particular friend of hers told me that; it was 80," said 1; i'“but if yofi ever dare to let her know that I told you, I’ll disinherit you as sure as- my (name is Jack Steevens." “I should deserve it," said my negbew. l‘ ‘- I A h Of course, Gerald and Amy Cres- well met at the Willards’ the fol- lowing afternoon. and Amy’s manner was so cordial to my nephew? that the dear boy was firmly convinced that she was tryLng to show him how anxi- ous she was to make up their little quarrel-. . . .. . A A week later their engagement was W911“! @nn9ll1909d” L, LI,',A A Rich English Girl Fell in lawe with a Burmese Win-n an Exhibition. The scent of this story is in. London, but the talé itself comes all the: way from Rangoon. it is tpld by the: Run- goon Times, which prlnts it on the authority of no less a person than a deputy commissioner. "' _â€""J lw'l‘he beetâ€"Bf it is that to this very day each believes that the other took the first step towards a, reconcil- At‘cording to advice»; by the Fimpt'vsa' of China (hoTera is. raging in Jaaaan i the mortality is terrible. Dr. (,‘harhin is lenming famous for his tnahnent, of thaws affe'ied. His presvriptinn (0n- sists cf muriate of quinine. tanni ' arid, and morphine in powders. The vures from this preaxription are saii to he. marvellous. iation. A showman took a few Burmese fam- ilieslolllondon, where they gave an idea of village life in the Crystal Palm-.9. There was one young and handsome Burmese, who won the love ofayoung woman of education and wealth. She has acres in Mahlsmne, a plave in Dartfort, fruit gardens outside of (‘an- terbury. and other possessions. She is twenty-eight years old and nice looking:- ‘ l‘ " '. ‘ __A __A ,,__ ”"’C7' The Burman and the English woman met, nightly, drauite the protestation of her friends. \Vhile the fireworks were on they used to walk around the pa- vilion and make love to each» other. The most: active effort, of her friends could not keep them apart. The Burmese were stranded. and all of them, except the fortunate younsr man, who won an English sweetheart. had an experience in the pmrhouse lie- fore they were sent hank home, The young man was sent hat-k rath- er hurriedly, and perhaps the friendq of the young: woman had something to do with it. But she would not. relin- quish her brown sweetheart. An order was sent. to Rangoon to find the Bur- man and ship him to London immedi- ately. His pzmsaige has been prepaid. The Burman was supposed to he, work- ing in the jungle near Mandalay when the Rangoon newt apers printed the story. Anythin but a compliment to 301m one is imp ied in the following adver tisement. which a French provincial journal yglflisl’l‘es: _.-Aâ€" n - ‘__ LA__A --A.‘J'A ' Uul laur- I?‘OR SALEâ€"One monkey. two poodle- dogs and a rarrot. The owner. Madem- oiseYle I... being about to marry. has no further use for these animala. DR. (‘HARLOIN'S CHOLERA CURE A QUEER ADVERTISEMENT. RANGOON ROMANCE. will pgomigq {he} faijhfully A FRENCHIAN. THOUGH SIGHT- LESS, CAN SEE. Sl-Ilu use on Recordâ€"scrnuxc 8!»: at a Blind Farmer W“. I Wonderful Olruciorv Organâ€"No (Ila-cc for Input- tire. HIS EYES ARE IN HIS NOSE Many asked this (1th 1nd WIltr' ed in vain for a satisfactory answer. It mph persona. however. will look in- to an old book. whidh wan prinmed et Numamhorg. in 1702. they will find a mound of a case very similar to lhet recorded in the Paris journal: This 38‘0 an account. at a men who can use through his nose. This extraordl- nary person. it seems“ was born blind. and by systematic training has been Qualified to make his nasal organ (It. in some measure the piece of his eye.- The story was reed tar and wide. end It. 3 safe to say that the mnjority of modem gave mus credence to it. E:- traordinary things are deny happen- bug, but. most oi' than) are conceivcblo. and hence credible. BM. how is it pog- aivblo for a man to see through his and it is the work of the dlstingnishâ€" ed Garman scholar. Johann. Zahn. Cop- ies of it are very ram and the one which was consul-tied in the present in- stance was found in. the University 0( Bologna. TWO STRANGE ACCIDENTS. The man who. according to Zahn. could see through his nose was a farm- or. While he was still an infant he met with a serious accident. whirl] ro- sufl-tod in the loss of his right eyes. A few years after he fell from a «Merry tree. and 10m. his left eye. His nose and left; cheek were terribly mangled :11. the same. time. and it. was a year lye-fore the wmmd was healed. _ When hook is entitled “Oculus Artificalis To- ledioptricus Sine Telescopium Est.” hévgzis 56,511 fiddfi’h‘ to go out. of doors the blind lad wound. Hit in the garden a’nd wnnn himwdif Ln. Chafing. _ I'm" ”w- â€""-J l- w.â€" hxa noticed the some umaccountahle pheo Iromenon. 'Week after week and month after month ha looked for thing my of light, and. strange to say, it not only never faizled him. butt, as time passed. it grew more constant, and mom potent. untiif, at: the end of five yeam. he was able to see all (vhjw-m within a masonalfle distance. Here. however. is a curious fact. He was able to see all objects on the ground or in front of him. lru‘t he could not \- 'g ‘- NOQ‘BHL, 715; hie: {a‘maied that. he saw through his nose a dim ray of Iligm. He was naturally puzzled. bul‘nggit day '“ â€"â€"â€"'__ see any objects above him. Zahn voubthed for the truth of thfise Blataâ€" ments and said 1hab the distinguished physician. Heinrich Spezius. was also mady to make an’ affidavit. as to their truth. « ‘ BOTH EY EBALLS DEST ROYED. Sceptics may say that the man was shammin-g. but, as both eyeballs were lost. it is diffi'lu'lt to see how sham- ming was ssihle. Of course. the man may have magined that he saw ohjects on the ground or‘ in fromt of himet. apoordipgfio Zahgx, he wa§ sufmected ""l"""'o 'â€" 'l‘here must he some expianation of (hits amazing Menomenon, and. if there is reafly in France now a person who can see through his nose. he certainly deserves to be made the subject of serious study. é II. :4. «menu: struggling Agata“ an Ava- lanche. 01' (hr “ Queer." The United States secret service hu- reau is stxuggling with an epi femi': of (ambit-9 feits. Hardly a day passes without the arrest of from one tohalf a dozen persons detected in passing spurious netes or silver Coin. It is evi- dent that there is a large volume of munterfeit silver afloat and that the :.-irru'.at.i<:n is continually being diluted with that sort of material. When tie-m ('eriificaieis were first put out expert: engravers predi'ted that, mun- terfeiters would be tempted t2! resume activities. and the result shows that they were not wrong in their pro- phevy. As works. of art these certit'i. rates may-he very fine, but for pur- poses of money they were shorkingly defivient in many of the safe-guard: Whil'h the department had pmvided against munterfeiting. Govexnnient (lete tive< have been in- stru' ted to he on the watch for logug siiver dollars the tip having teen given the 'lfreazury l)e1.artxnent that a move wax living made in some mys- terious an‘l unknown quarter for the minting of sunh dollars on a large a a'e the coins to have the same mnunt of silver as the genuine. and t: he in exa~t similtude of the min tearing the stamp of the l'nited Hates minte. Thus far the department has not heen able to lo ate any of this illi'it‘ product. and it is not l:elieved any of the bogus dollars of that. sort are yet in (-imulatitm, but that is no guaranty that the country may not at any time be flooded. with them. At the prexnt price of Silver bullion there is a margin of 6‘! cents on every dollar privately minted. Then there is no hope. dovtor? ask- ed the fair woman. her face bedva with the team of a great grief. None at all, answered the sum 3, murmuring. ‘H‘ow she must love My 7 ' in a soft asido. You are sure? Perfect? sure. Wall. ['1 risk it. I'd lute. though. to buy that bit of black 300“ Ind have him at well on me. {561â€"1 of?“ eye witnesses that. hia wan not_imposing_o_n them. _ .. . A; Paris paper published t tow LOTS OF COUNTERFEITS. TAKING NO CHANCES