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Princess Louise 0‘ uroditors at Nice havil‘ Rinks; and clothes I Prince Philip. who is! l divorce from her- After spending ” the torpedo-boat M which recently sh coast. t he «h oust th» HritishA in: she ( 7m uniy mak ’mur in «>qu (it the 3:. wlurt" the) amvuivnt Baton Full the 311381 t.) hunt for And 1 Sunnik ‘nn :3. 1:12 w-uh [Winn ‘lw 5km; ‘he Heb“ 7").1 “fan-my. 10'! m I 4: grltn gums! 1: Mod VI 3.111}; W». z'uzm‘ {1'36 '1; 113 HVt'I‘ .I'J‘i‘ .. ‘Lfllnrmeci n\ff;.‘t'l'\' «9 qmrmr-dm‘k; 'Eu' IULDE m the mythha ' “I '01» detail. up ’ with “88rd to the m1 VOWEBE REED... '"ofi, Major it was a cotton suit, a world ‘ - clinging his thick if. , . .11“; it down again. “unis moment to look “curbing that. made amigo and delight. ,urbosrd how, not more Mn" and steaming ‘ was a great ironclad ' rin the sunlight ml and brass and “lam. a big mound on each side of her of smoke pouring nlored ’thwartsbip little guns peering tops. and from her straight out like a it]: wind of her speed ; muting of the British ‘ amost majestic and ““680 that, at. “I" o'er. that ”car annual. on ....._ m of manner at Mb hardly able to M. with a com- uhimselt. he bolt.- 'n like a. rabbit Walmost at nnce “agitation came to ito where the Major flyming at the bar- m his daughter. hath shoulder. say- Ifl!“ shall have her bhtly. Had you not «the ironclad was I tho wash from the lhu the Hebe roll likes to receive UM: those friends " Stole burod for a min- m henough to " hitP-headed "'1’ the bridg ‘y' “P came the 0000 more even Pdfime had he A 55A ST ORV 0P TO-DAYo av 10” w ARTHUR BARRY, mg- Rawal Silent , stop, 2y put infe :- faces in- "â€" ‘- '“r""'â€"v "“0111 beginning to end or both your experiences. interest and romance 111m 9“?“ other close.” remarked the 0::- tam as the old gentleman finish 3 Y" the castle. But there-and the .OId .‘I'xjur turned a rich purple. “11“)“ “My hair in his moustache Visnby Quivered. and bristled with “80 33 he wt itâ€"tbe men, finding him “991938 W practical purposes. made 3‘J‘mmy links" of him, forcinghim to scrub. wash Up, sweep decks, and 8039"!” mm on them. At first be had Ind}? nnmlv refused: but after the "mg" gr‘rS” had manhandled him Pmtty ’°' Vf'rely, and, as one micht 8‘13”, put him in actual fear for his life, he h‘d thought it beat to submit. until at last mm» the chance 0f 080890 from the Omaha Smith. late of Vanoo‘m" 3' C.. hui no“' the prom“, 0f 3 DutCh' Er‘l‘g‘lishp firm in Capetowp- _ wt up by the barquentine. and then. M his rage and disgust. the 089““? affecting altogether to disbelieve 1118 “Dry. and remarking that he W88 Probably an escaped convict from the --\n«lrlmans or some other penal set- “Pmt‘nt. confiscated the boat. jewel- ”3' and clothesâ€"which latter he had ‘Atkeuyff and dried. putting op ipatfi‘d was; no sign of any squall rising. Nor did' he once hear the report of 3 Elm- But. in any case, without his 813-33» i-ww by day, he would probably have UHH .0f the vhfiéh‘râ€"ée‘ Enits 418“ by the luuzlnuers~and sent him forward In: His tumble had. happened. it appear- wl. exactly as I guessed. In the very m of unbending the painter. over- rmancing himself. down he went, He biwuwd' on coming to the surface. but 1!? murse, in vain. Then, giving up 8“ “Wine of regaining the brig, he swem it‘ter the boat, already some consnd- vmhle distance away, and at last reached her. but too exhausted to do ”U’thing' more even if he had known W’W. When daylight broke he could W nothing of the Hebe. She must have *wen, he thought, sailing for some time after he fell overboard, for then there Quim ignorant of how to manage the V‘u’. fer, he appeared to have sailgd .er- nun-ally hither and thither until pick- On the quarter-deck of the Alexan- «ir'i. we were met by the Captain him- .wlf, who conducted us to his pri- vate cabin. whence, presently, we wruld hear the thumping of the twin wrows as the war-ship forged ahead (“t-Iain. Refreshments were placed on the table; and. by the captain’s wish. The lieutenant sat next Helen. and was evidently making the most of the short time at his disposal. But you mustn’t think that I was the least spruce uniform. Not It Too often on jealous of his good-looking face and had [seen the love-light in my girl’s ”3'93 for that; and even now [caught A. look in them, as they momentarily men mine. that assured me of my .be- ing able to launh to scorn the Wiles 0f the whole British navy if necessary. I “0-880 Our étor}. telliné it shortly «ml with few details, to the time of the \Iajor’s leaving us. when he took it up. “Let her come !” said the Ma’or to the Lieutenant. “Let her come! ou’ll have the whole of the Hebe’s crew to- gather; then." «and myself followed; and the boat was about to push off. when Nan, thinking we meant to desert her, gave '1. dismal Meat and clattered down the“ steps. landing neatly on the knees of ene of the Jacks. _-._ _ -vu“uu I As he spoke Helen rose through the ;companion beside him, radiant and smiling, her soft brown eyes spark- ling with joy and affection. .And though palpably astonished at the love- ly apparition, the young fellow rose to the occasion. as the Major introâ€" duced him, and said something nice about such an unexpected honor and ,pleasure; adding that, as his instruc- tions were to presently return and hold the brig until things were settled, Helen. had better accompany us to the Alexandra. At that moment there was a loud report from the cruiser. and a long curl of smoke went eddy- ingr from her side. ' “Ah!” exclaimed the lieutenant. “the barquentine won’t pay any at- tention to our signals apparently. That wi I help her to understand what we want. Have you a gangway for the lady. sir?” he asked. “If you have, my men shall soon put it over.” There was one lashed on the for- ward house. a very comfortable one; and at a word some of the men tumb- led. up, and had it over the side, them- selves remaining to see that the brig didn’t run away during our absence. Then, offering his arm to Helen. he. w- a... UV “010", “U helped her down the steps with a grace and ease and Skill born. I doubt- ed not. of long and constant practice at Sydney. Auckland, Hobart, and other stations whose fair ones love every- thing able to sport the sign of the crown and the foul anchor. from the captain to -the last-joined midshipman. with an enemy and thoroughness that make those ports par excellence. the happy hunting rounds of the service. The Ma jor--st l grumbling, but in a lower, quieter note now that the first blow-off of angry steam had escaped â€";tnd myself followed; and the boat â€"â€".' In a minute aboét â€"full of men drop- ped' into the water. whilst a string of bright flags fluttered up the war. ship’s halyard? â€"-a typical unusn navy man, clean- shaven,. bright-eyed, alert. Stepping aft, he saluted us, saying: “Captain Murray's compliments. gen- tlemen, and will you both come on board Her Majegty’s ship Alexandra. ?" A...‘â€"â€" ‘ have every satisfaction. as soon as I learn your story. Meanwhile we will signal the berquentine to heave-to,” and. turning. he said something to an- other officer beeide him. ,“ ~ In the an» M“ u'nahlé'to discern .the bri'g at a Wu.“- The Major acquiesced. fully though. He we. teach those “confounded nets. :And he never. to forgot the indignities j A â€" --- hum. tro1 was, his quarter-boat had been ruined by a shot from the brig; his voyage de- layed by the action of the cruiser ; and. taking things all round. he hOped. when he got back to Capetown, to receive thumping damages against both the owner of the brig and the government. And, actually, when things came to be dissected cooll , it seemed, somehow, that Captain Jan Beers' defence was not wholly without reason, nor his threats without possible foundation; nay. that, in one way of putting it, he held the big end’ of the stick. Captain Mlurray evidently thought so; for, af- ter an aside with the Major and an- other with Van Beers, the latter came forward and apologised handsomely to the Major for his most unfortunate mistake. And when the Major. accept- During the sort of informal court- martial now held upon him by the cap- tain and two of his lieutenants, the fellow protested, notwithstanding the indignant snorts of the angry Major, his belief that, when he picked him up. the latter was no better than an escap- ed convict who had stolen both boat and jewellery. If. he argued, making a decided point, there had been any ship's name, even, on the boat, he might have believed the story. But what with the quantity of provisions in her, the traces of occupation by sev- eral men, and the improbability of any vessel carrying such a craft upon her decks as asserted by the Major, why, he acted, he submitted. as most captains would have done in his place. As it Seeing that there was no help for 1t. the other got into his gig, and in a few minutes was conducted by a sub- lie'utenant to us on the quarterâ€"deck, carrying with him the Major’s clothes and fallals all intact. "Come ono‘board, sir. at once,” re- peated the heu'tenant sternly. "Or do you. wish me to send’ a file' of marines to; you 8’" vuv-u â€"-'v V to say in. die Houéé "5130111 my being shot at. first by him.” pointing ta me. “and the!) ‘by you, in this free-and- easy fashlon." “I’m a British subject," his name was Van Beers, replied the 'other sulk- ily, without stirring; “and I'll see what prmeyr and a few of them have for the topsails hanging in lumps at their heads; her foresail, fore-topgal- lant-sail, and royal were all clewed up; bopsail-yard on the capâ€"everything conditional and complete. At quarter Speed only the Alexandra steamed alongside and hailed. The same tall, dark-whiskered fellow, pointed out ‘by the Major as her captain, replied. star- ing hard at his late captive standing near the first lieutenant. “Come on board, sir,” said the latter when his question relating to the bar- quentine's \name and port had been an- swered. “and bring this gentleman’s prOperty with you; also your Shlp'S papers." . Alexandra.; but their cap- tam 13 still under the doctor's care. enamt say our shot seemed to have done ___ VOW-6‘0 ““0 1131.531? nearly spent. had been ten in her. )mpany. The An- he flames spread- any preparations . c.. were out of lat could be done up one 'o: and Sick Manâ€"I am afraid I can’t have you any longer. doctor; my money is all gone.. sician. cheerfullyâ€"Oh that Family Phy _ doesn’t matter. I‘ve Insured your life in my favor. i gible torpedo may be regarded as an explosive mine. moved, directed and of electricity. f some .01.“ the tual warfare, but it is safe to say that their use will certainly hasten the day when war will prove to be so destructive and so terrible as to be avoided. if possible, by all civilized nationS. LUV VLVVU‘ 5w..J vvâ€"-- -7 pedo. Moving and steejring â€"itsel.f in reaponae to electrip currents sent Utmyw. V‘w-“a vâ€" _.__ Heavy charges of high explosive, called mines, are so distributed and connected by cables to control-sta- tions that it is difficult to imagine a hostile; ship or fleet traversing awell- organized mine field without destruc- tion or most. serious damage. _ Another terrible engine of destruc- tion fOr use in defence of harbors is the electrically controlled dirigible f0.“ A modern mine field for coast or harbor defence is an electric adapta- tion' akin to electric blasting in which suitable fuses are arranged to be fir- ed by a battery current sent at will from some control station by the In addition to this application. elec- tricity. is now put to many other im- portant 11368 in the conduct of war. Moreover, new applications are con- stantly being found for its varied ca- pabilities. The Val-Ions Ilses to Which the Electric l’luld Is Now Put. The electric telegraph wires over the land, and the cables under the seas, in times of war hecome of untold value in the quick transmission of despatches to and from the forces in the field. Distance is annihilated; important mo- vements are executed with less de- lay and a war is itself shortened. “Ach, vell may you ask! I vent in- to (19, room. and vat did I see? A long body roll up in a blanket on de floor, and a cray head on a portmanteau." For forty years the block and blank- er't had been the squire's bed, summer and winter, in health and sickness. When travelling, as he could not carry abowt his tim!ber pillow, he used the host substitute he could devise. Once he was Mrs. Byrne's guest in London. and as usual, retired to rest at nine o'clock. The German maid. not sup- posing that he had retired at so early an hour, went into the bedroom to take in the can of hot water. . She gave a. scream and rushed out. The next morning her mistress asked an expla- nation. Mrs. Byrne. who narrated the inci- dent 'in her volume, “Social Hours with Celebrities." on surveying it, remarked (In the anomaly of a bedroom lacking a bed. “I've long learnt that a bed is a use- less luxury." said the squire, drawing from a corner an oblong block of oak. two feet lon . ten inches wide, eight inches deep, iollowed and polished in the middle. Then he pulled down the striped blanket, rolled it around him. and lay down on the bare boards rest- ing his head on the block. “There, that's my bed! It’s soon made, and I'll answer for it none of you sleep more soundly than I.” The bedroom where the squire slept. and also prepared the specimens in his natural-history collection, was in the roof. and opened to the rafters, Across a stretched rope was thrown a striped blanket and his working clothes. The furniture was rough, coarse and scanty -an old deal table. three crazy chairs, a. deal clothes-press and a bhest of drawers. The floor. deal boards, was uncarpe'ted. map; on the Floor. and Used a lock for a Pillow. An old Highland chief, finding his youngest son, a mere boy, sleeping on the battle-field With a hugh snowball under his head. kicked it away. exâ€" claiming. “What do ye want wi' a pillow? I'll nae such efeeminacy in my family!" ‘A similar aversion to “efeeminacy” marked Charles Water- ton, an English squire, who in early life had wandered through many lands. as a naturalist intent on making col- lections, of birds, reptiles, insects and wild beasts. Slept on the Floor. wvv“ “I! ‘8- Lu tne man-o’wvar’s boat. and the time came for saying farevi'ell. had she not s‘ald. her hand close grasped in mine: ‘ Come to 'us quickly. I shall feel each day a month until Ieee the Hebe again. Although you are losing your shipmate do not ‘believe but that she will hold you fast 'in her memory l" last, the luggage having been put in- to the man-o’owar's boat. and the time cagne for saying farevi'ell had she not mld' her hand (Elma Grant...) :_ _...-_- A ELECTRICITY IN WARFARE. A FAR-SEEING DOCTOR. THE SQUIRE’S BED. (To Be continued.) FOU; but the loa- Clothirig Dealer. after reflectionâ€" Shakey. mein son. come here. Your 019 tader is no good any more. You dakesharge. Igolaymodowntotip. Clothing Dealer. snappishly~No; gapjt shgnge no Qwenfydpllar pill. Meek Strangerâ€"Can you change twenty-dollar pill! ' Meek Stfanger. hastil'y leavinéâ€"I’m sorry because I wanted to buy one 01 thoge eighteen-dollar overcoats. I was unable to leave my bed. I see- ured medical treatment and the doctors told me I would never be able to walk again. I took medicine they prescrib- ed but it failed to give any relief. I took [patent medicines but they did not help me. [Having noticed an ad- vertisement in a paper for Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills, I concluded to give them a. trial and they gave me relief from the time I commenced using them about the first of January last. I have taken ten boxes. I am now able to go around without assistance and do all my housework." Dr. \Villiams' Pink Pills cure by going to the root of disease. They renew and build up the blood, and strengthen the nerves. thus driving disease from the system. Avoid imitations by insisting that every box you purchase is enclosed inawrapper bearing the full trade mark. Dr. W“. liams' Pink Pilis ton Pale PeOple. Mrs. Wm. T'hew, who is well known in the town of \Via'rton, was a sufferer from heart trouble and articular rheu- matism for a period of fifteen years. Lately her condition has so much im- proved that a reporter of the Echo called upon her to ascertain to what cause the change was due. Mrs. Thew while not courting publicity, consented to give a brief statement of her case in hope that some other sufferer might be benefited. She said :â€"“:My joints were all swollen up three times their natural size and for a year and a half Joints aml limbs Were Swollen Tum ‘l‘lmes Their Natural Sizeâ€"The Sula-er in Bed for a Year and a llalf. From the Echo. Wxiarton, Ont. Oh, it is very nice to live in the sub- urbs. said the other man, but wait un- til you get to pushing the lawn mower. and all that sort of hard work. I won't push the lawn mower. said the man who had just moved. My boy has never run one of them. so I made a contract with him thlt if he’d. get along with his last year’s wheel I’d let him run the lawn mower all summer. Withersâ€"I did not see your daugh- ter at church yesterday. Deacon Knox -I am sorry to say that she went bi- cycling. I think she greatly respects your opinion. and it may do her good when I tell her you expressed sorrow that she did not attend divine worship. As Withers was with the. girl on that bicycle ride. it is expected they will have “ such fun ” when next they meet. That was a thrilling sight at that lodging house fire. said the shoe clerk boarder. I got there just in time to see three men jumping out of the Win- dows. Nothing remarkable in that. said the Cheerful Idiot. The air is al- ways filled with flying rumors in war times. Doctorâ€"I just met your wife. That medicine I sent her, by yom seems to have benefited her greatly. Dumleyâ€" Sent her? Why, doctor, I thought you said that was for me, and l was in the hospital a week after I took it. Jasonâ€"I called at your place last evening. and your man said you were« n’t at home; but I saw you at the win- dow. Dixhyâ€"Yes. but d’ye see. there are times when I don't. feel at home in that house. Please. sir, won’t you give something to a poor cripple? I have no money. If you haven’t any money what. are you walking around here for doing nothing? Why doh’t you go to work and earn some? Danger in Delay.â€"Carrieâ€"Would you advise me to marry the first man that Proposes? Bessieâ€"By all means. Don’t wait that long if you can help it. Amateur Photography. Daughter - Where have sister and George gone! Fatherâ€"I’ve sent them into the dark room to develop their affections. With an We to the Summer.â€"Regi- naldâ€"I wish you wouldn’t keep putting me off this way all summer. Gladys- Then give me the refusal of you till October lst. Could you suggest some suitable badge for our “Don’t “'orry Club I“ asked the typewriter boarder. How would a pine knot do? asked the cheet- ful idiot. Testing Him.-â€"Bagleyâ€"Do you recol- lect that 85 I let you have about a you: ago? Braceâ€"Perfectly. Bagleyâ€"That'a 8‘00d; I see your memory is all right; how’s your eyesight? Jack, feeling his way,--I-â€"I wish we were good friends enough for you toâ€" to call me by my first name. Jane. helping him along.â€"-Qh, your last name is good enough for me." mayâ€"Why don’t you hunt to! “(ii-I Inn never mt ernoughnnoney together ter buy a huntin' aunt. pert! in a year. What did she do! She anticipated him. Angry Managerâ€"What do youmenn by smiling in that death scene? Acton â€"-\Vith the salary you pay. death seems a pleasant relief. - CAUSE FOR SUICIDE. SUFFERED FOR YEARS. "i