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,Jw .. ,4»... h , m by? Happening as we luckily did. to hit an empty market. the Ilehe’s cargo sold very well. And the hrig brought more than the Major gave for her; thus I found the old gentleman in the best of tempers. Nor. in all ways. ever did the course of true love run smoother than mine and Helen’s. The Major, after suti<fying himself respecting that little matter of kinship \\ ith the Somerset- shire Valiant-ea gave his consent at once. Helen‘s? I won one moon'it night ounder a clump of pink and white olean~ derw in our boat's garden. finding that I had made no mistake. and that her heart h'id long been mine. All I had to presa for was an early day. And we were married at, old St. George's the very next day. all Capetown coming to the wedding. together with the captain and officers of H.315. Alexandra. Cap- tain (‘raigie acted as my best man- weak still. for their privations in the boat had been awful. “Vallanee.” said he as we parted. “I shall never forget. your kindness.” I had been. curiously enough through influence exercised by one of thoe,ot her Vallances, then resi- dent at Port Elizabeth. instrumental in procuring the captain a billet in the South African "Harbours and Rivers." “But give the sea best. my lad. It's used you well on the whole. Don't tempt ‘it any more. It’s not. to be trust- ed : see how it’s served me 2" At Capetown we found Helen and hrr lathe-r. together with my old skip- put. all staying at th“ house ofa hos- pitahla friend ot lhk’ Major's, the same to “how Tippoo h‘lll been on his way whnn fate ovartook him. Our adven- tongs had naturally got noised abroad somewhat; and “ht-n we made our number to Green Point. our entering into tho harbour was a sort of trium- phant proceesion of small boats and steamers. I don't think. dear reader, that l have very much more. to tell you; and if I wind up in Ill! orthorlox fashion- getting old-fashioned now for a story of toâ€"duyâ€"it’s lecuuso [see no way. even did I so desire. of escaping such ending. l “in not. altogether a con- vrrt 10 the new style of story begin- ning abrupl 1y with "Smith was sick,” and ending quite as abruptly with "Smith died." 'I'heref'n‘v. l shill work this on» out right to th) pealing of th>se wedding-Mlle with the sound of wh'vh finishwl my last voyage as a. sailor. The cruiser had stood by us. And now, after' watching our start, her great screws began to thrash the wa- ter into foam once more ; once more the how wave rolled up till its salt spray wet ted the royal arms blazoned in blue and gold at her head; the red cross flag dipped; the Major and his daugh- ter. standing on the lower bridge, wav- ed to us: from somewhere in her vast interior a hand struck up. “Home, Sweet Home;' and my eyes grew a little dim as I hauled our ensign down for the last time. and the big battle- ship drew majestically ahead after playing her part. to us. of an ocean Providence. Nan stood with her feet on the rail chewing hn'r cud serenely; and to add some slight favour of the comic to it all. tho. burly. bearded ” Antelope ” at the wheel. pointing with great tore- finiger to the goat, grinned, and said: "Her looks A1, Mr. Vallance, sir. It. were me as give the ole gal a free passidge; an’. by what I hears, Inev- er done a better night’s work.” “ No, JOhDHOD. you never did,” Ire- plied. "I'm in your debt, and won‘t forget it; although. remember, itwasâ€" n't altogether for my sake you gave Nan a roving commission.” 1 don't know whether Nan can be reckoned as a bridesmaid, or rather matron; but. certainly she was present at the ceremony. And besides wearing a silver collar. a present from the Major. some of the Capetown lasaes had taken her in hand and gilded her horns from true]: to keelson. making a very gorgeous goat. of her. The Major’s gift, to us was a cheque on the Standard Bank of South Africa for the whole value of the brig and her cargo. running into four figures whose initial number exceeded "one!” And tanking Captain (‘raigie’s advice. my own notiona tending that way, to say nothing of Helen's. I gave up the sea. For a twelvemonth we stayed at (‘ompton-onâ€"Tor with the old foik. Then the Major. buying a great tnrreted, ,stmling place that he called the "Bungalow." at Combo Moham. facing Torhey. would have us go live with him and make his home ours. He is still lulu and heart» and wands much at his time I a certain club over in Tor- quy effected by the old Anglo-1n- din-I who ebound in that beautiful Nth-resort: “I. thummongnt the“ Thus it was in good spirits that I Inflated my new crewâ€"and yet not all new. for the three "Antelopes" made part 0! itâ€"and roused them round with a "Cheerily. lads! let's shave the canvas on her-everything she can carry! Those kites up there are. getting blue-mouldy for want of loosing I” ‘ D with I rush to the sound of my voice they jumped into her rigging. cast adrift. sheeted home. and hoisted till. under every mg she had. the Hebe Lay over to a light breeze as she had not done since I knew her. I]: u Wat; LCI , W» n v» up". "'"'aâ€" the Hebe. We'll sell her at the Cape. and all gu haul: together. Gad. sir. no more sets: I'll buy a farm, first!” And so on. and so on. until he was in the boat. Still, I was very well satisfied; for even his parting words sounded not withmt promise as regarded the fu- ture. _ _ in reply; but just then the Majors voice bro'n: in upon 11: with. “Now. tho. Vallance. my boy, time's up! A last and pleasant trfip to ye. Don‘t call me a deserter; but I‘ve had enough 0! THE LAST VOYAGE OF MARTIN VALLLANCE: Whine particular to say : but just then the Major’s A 58A STORY OF 'l‘O-DAY. BY JOHN ARTHUR BARRY, Author 0! '° 8m. Brown'- Bnnylp.‘ “ In the Great Deep.” oto. [Allele- Hellfire to be Taken Down .6an Ivy Stone. An extraordinary feat in church re- moval will soon be witnessed in Lon- don. Hidden away in the quiet recess of Great Ormond street. Bloomsbury, is an unpretentious building externally, which in reality is one, oil the most bea- utiful Roman Catholic churches in. the metropolis. It was built by the late Sir George Bowyer. once a wellâ€"known member of parliament and a chambera- lin of the pOpe as a temple for! the Or- der of Malta Knights of the Hospital- lers of St. John. of Jerusalem, whom the baronet was the means of reintro- ducing into England;. but it was also associated with the Hospital of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. next door, found- ed; by Cardinal \Viseman in 1,856, A The extension of the Hospital for Sick Children. close by, hampered the authorities of the smaller institution in a scheme of enlargement they had devised. and they accordingly agreed to sell their whole property to the other hospital and erect a new building for themselves in St. John's wood. This involved the demolition or removal of the Church of St. John of Jerusalem, and the question after careful consider- ation by Cardinal Vaughn. was referr- ed for final decision to the pope. who has now authorized the church to he taken drmn stone by stone and re-er- erted beside. the. new hospital in the district mentioned. The beautiful alt- ar and magnificent carving which the (hurch contains will he transferred. bodily. so that on its new site the building externally and internally, “ill have exactly the same appearance as it has at present. 1 Next time Icome to this house if she behaves that, way I’ll smash her face; that’ll teach her to recognize a gentleman when she sees one. I thought [would cure my daugh- ter of the extravagant fondness of can- dy by letting her clerk in acandy store. \Vt-ll, how did it work? Here’s her employer’s bill for what she ate the first week; either he is a ruined man or I am. Bill Butciwr was 0 illed to see a friend and “as admitted by a pert, disohlig- ing maid. In telling his friend of the diswspect with whkh he 11'"! been treated Bill “01km! himself up into a towming mge and contluded his com- plaint \sith: And 0’ nights. sometimes, I lie awake and listen to the sea calling at the foot of the tall red cliffs, feeling a faint thrill of the. wild longing that ever. mm and again comes to the land-dwel- ler whose way atoretime has been upon the great deep. But at such moments I m?!) to Heien lying at my side, or put my hand down towards the cot of my year-old son. And the sea. calls still! ‘But not for me. not for me! I have made my last voyage. The End. companions. he spins his tales of the Mutiny and the incident o£ saving the Viceroy's life. But the favorite with his military hearers is the story of his cruise in the Hebe, which, by dint of time, much embroidery. and frequent tellings. has assumed dimensions and aspect unrecognizable by any of the other actors therein. Nan. too. is well and thriving demeaning herself as a goat with a history should do; looked up to by the Bungalow dogs whom she keeps in order and greatly respected by the domestic animals of Combe Mo- FORC 1 BL P) TEACHING. MOVING A CHURCH. A SA 1) OUTCOME. A traveller meeting a settler near a house in the backwoods, the followmg colloquy occurred: Whose house ? Noggs’. What’s it built of? Logs. And neighbors? Frogs. What’s the soil? Bogs. The climate? Fogs. What do you eat? France and land-”Are mull! “flu .. A Parliamentary paper has just been issued in Great Britain settinz forth the naval strength of the POW°m° Th“ return gives the strength both in ves- sels built and in vessels buildinK and the figures are interesting. Under the head of battleships, Great Britain P03‘ sesses 52 built, as against 27 owned by France, 12 by Russia. 17 by Germany, 15 by Italy, 5 by the United States and 3 by Japan. The Dual Alliance thus has 39 to the British Emmre's 52. Of armor- ed cruisers, Great Britain has 18 France 9, Russia 10, Germany 3, Italy 3, the United States 2 and Japan 1. 01' pro- tected cruisers Great Britain has 95.- France 30, Russia 3. Germany 7. Italy 10. the United States 14 and Japan 10. Of unprotected cruisers Great Britain has 16, France 16, Russia 3, Germany 21, Italy 1, the United States 10 and JaDan 8. Of armored coast defence ships. Great Britain has 15, France 14. Russia 15, Germany 11, the United States 20 and Japan 3. As for torpedo flotillas, Great Britain has 35 torpedo vessels, 50 destroyer and 98 boats; France 13 torpedo vessels, no destroy- ers. and 211 boats; Russia 17 torpedo vessels, 1 destroyerr and 174 boats; Germany 2 torpedo vessels, no destroy- ers and 113 boats; Italy 15 torpedo ves- seLs, no destroyers and 142 boats; the United States torpedo flotilla is limited to 8 boats; Japan has one torpedo ves- sel and 44 boats. I VESSELS BUILDING. ' Turning to vessel building. which. of course. range from ships launched and having their guns and armor put on board to ships authorized but not .yet laid down. the record is interestinga Great Britain has 12 battleships build- ing to France’s 8, Russia’s 6,6ermanys 5, Italy’s 2,8belonging to the United States and 3 to Japan. 0f armored cruisers Great Britain is building 8. France 10, Russia 1, Germany 2, Italy 2. the United States land Japan 6. Of protected cruisers, Great Britain is building 24, France 10, Russia 3, Ger- many 8, Italy 3. the l’nited States 1 and Japan 6. In the torpedo line Great Britain is building 46 destroyers and no others. France 2 torpedo vessels, 8 destroyers and 38boats; Russia 28 des- troyers and no others; Germany one destroyers and 38 boats; Russia 28 des- troyer and two boats; the United States 20 destroyers and 22 boats; and Japan 8 destroyers and 21 boats. The statement thus set forth shows how rapidly other countries, especi- ally France and Russia, are gaining on Britain. At present the propor- tion in battleships is 52 British to 39 Russian and French; when all these have, been completed it will be 64 to 53. a gain of about 21-2 per cent. for the Dual Alliance. Further. the foreigners can now build nearly as fast as can the British. This rapid increase is still more disturbing for another reason. These totals of battleships include many very old craft of little real value. Taking really modern ships, built with- in the past ten years, Great Britain has now but 22, against 16 owned by the Dual Alliance; whereas when the building is all completed Great Britain will have 34 and the Dual Alliance 30, a very substantial gain for France and Rusma. DISCOVERY OF A \VAR POET Haw do you catch them, - This danger in modern warfare has long been recognized in Europe, and in the home army the. adoption of the universal pattern field service cap [or all ranks has been satisfactorily shown to reduce to a minimum the distinc- tion which formerly existed between of- ficers and men. \Vith British regiments in India the white pith or khaki helmet acts in a similar way; but in native regiments, where all but the English officers wear an Eastern headdress, the white helmet is a. fatal distinction. Capt. Norton. M.P.. in to as): names- tion in thefl‘ouso respecting the large preportion of British officers serving with native regiments who were kill- ed or wounded during the recent cam- paigns on the Indian frontier. says the London Mail. Capt. Norton holds that the chief cause for these lamentable casualties which, owing to the unofficered con- dition of the native regiments, might have become a serious menace to the efficiency of the Indian army. is the fact that British officers wear a dif- ferent head dress from that of the na- tive officers and troops under them: and are so rendered especially distin- guishable by the enemy’s marksmen. Capt. Numon holds that the chief Secretary of War to make the dress of all ranks when on active duty as uniform as possible; but it is difficult to see how this can he dune. as far as headgear is concerned. \Vith the sub- ject races of which our Indian army is compused the wearing of a partic- ular kind of headdress is an integral part, of their religion. while the pro- posal to make British officers adopt {he turban would be equally unpupu- ar. Sixty Years Ago fipnin {Din-red to Sell Cuba. Porto Rim. and the Philippine islands. The Spanish government is making great pretensions as to its purpose to hold on to Cuba and is rejecting with apparent sc0"n every mom a? that look“ to the sale of the island. It might be inferred from this that Spain had nev- er entertained any proposition that would alienate Cuba. History, how- ever, speaks otherwise. Capt. Norton’s question. therefore, seems calculated to bring the Indian army authorities to an impasse; but doubtless, if they appeal to Pall Mall the strong force of experts which has been applying a limited amount of brain power to the invention of user- ies of more or less obnoxious “ improve- ments" in military headgear during a long period of years. will be able to help them out. of Capt. Norton's difficulty. Encoui‘a/ged by the success of th? in- elegant and useless convertible fatigue cap, the experts should find it amat- ter of small moment to produce aspe- cies of universal pattern tropical head- dress which should so rnmhine the an- I‘earance of the turban with that of the, solar topi, and so amalgamate the discomforts and advantages of both that, while the British win? officer will lack like a native and the havildar and the naick fancy themselves almost white men. the wily Afridi will be able. to pick off either with equal far- ility and disinterestedness. About sixty years ago when Maria Christina of Naples was queen regent of Spain she offered to sell not only Cuba but Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands also. to Louis Philippe. who then sat on the throne of France. Sen- or Campuzano was the Spanish diplo- mat delegated to conduct the negotia- tions for the sale. while a Spanish banker residing in Paris by the name of Aguado was to look after the finan- cial part. The price agreed upon was 36,000,000 Spanish reals for Cuba, and 10,000,000 reals for Porto Rico and the Philippines. This would have been equal to a total of about $2,000,000 at the present time a sum which looks ridiquously small when the value of islands is considered. . Heâ€"Ot course! It n. “’8 coins to end in! The bargain was made on this basis. however. and the papers relating to Cuba were signed. notwithstanding some controversy over the manner and method of paying the money. But when the negotiations reached Porto Rico and the Philippines. Louis Philip~ pe began to haggle about the price. He could not forgetl that he was a trades- man before he was a king and his pro- pensity to “beat down" asserted it‘ self. He claimed that 10 000.000 reals was too much [or Porto Rico and the Philippines, and insisted that 7,000.000 _-__ -_.. uwu yuan: loWUO""" dealsâ€" were an ample sum to pay [or them. This amount he declared was all he would pay for the islands. and said that if it was not acceptable :‘the contract must be thrown into the.f1re." The Spanish diplomat. angered by what he considered royal meanness. suiting his actions to Louis Philippe's words. seized both the Cuban and Por- to Rico-Philippine contracts and threw them into the fire. and ended the nego. tiations. A BIT OF CUBAN HISTORY. Spain set upon Cuba WE; nominal, and' that the claim Ever liaithfu! Isle" will surrendered is at USUALLY. “"0? can see what you feel hotter than before. Don't eat meat oftener th day. and if possible em 110mm “hat. ever during summer ; mu plenty or bag. anus and other fruits and drink “ abundance of fresh Luttermuk 0r 8““ milk. Don't fear .tu Put all the ice cream you «1311. but rm; hey ly cooled Q“ and eat ”Wm 51. Don't make between 98111., and m. unless you mu keep pm of the sun’s rays during th day. rely 9 u Don't Wear clothing of a dark (‘olof in summer. and mrticulurly black: the sun's heat is greatly uhsz‘u‘hed by black; while white tends to dissipate its in. tensity. The ideal suuime-r dress for a man should be : Well-ventiiated. loos. straw hat; roll collar; light gray coat; a shirt that requires nu vest; wide trousars of some thin \shitish material; low tan shoes, and mu stockings. [Wished myself in ull'olln'r “0 Dome of the time, mil-«wiry will!“ 3d "19 1/0 undertake a lllllf’ work "33' blacksmith shop, but I “'35 {It for it, and after (lullLiI 1119' . ‘Vollld have to “P down: imlt‘P'l I ten felt like fainting. 1 war “‘1” to try Dr. “'illiums’ Pink Pills» “It?" [18ng a couple of l'UXPS. ”91 deCIde-d relief. The. pains “981m abate, and Ifell again as Ilium}?! Was not: all dreariness. By 1hr 1”“ had used six boxes I “715215 well ever, and able to do a hard day’s W at the forge withuut {ziliguwmd ‘l \"h.() kDO‘V any‘hing HIK’U'I “ lllij Smith’s work. will knnw wh'" ‘ means. Those who arp llnf well.‘ make no mistake in looking {or hf: Wrong!) the medium of m. Wilha Pink Pills. E m "“1“”. - Don't let a hut day go by “Mom taking an all-.over .(‘ula ham. 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Mr. J’ant-x- is m-ll kn M in the locality in “mt-h h.‘ hm. He 1? another of UN legit,“ \\ hwsr l't‘Slt‘r"a° hon to health adds in ill worulufi‘.‘ 0‘ Dr. Williams" Pink Pills. Mr. l’zmt‘.‘ related his story of illness and rammed health to areporter of thv lintm‘l'rlse' as follows-o" During 1112‘ last winter, 0“"“8. I suppose. to uvrrmu'k and im- pure blood, I became wry mud) T‘“ filmed in flesh, and had severe Pam“ tn the musries all over my body- I {Flt tired all the time. had nu tip!" tnefiund often fell so In“ spirited that {Walled myself in anathvr world- bome of the time. necrssity WIDE“: l a}! blacksmith shop, but I «35 PM {It for it, and after timing lht’ 3"b' would have. to HP down: imlt‘P‘l l‘lf' ten felt like fainting. I wa~' V to try Dr. “'illiztms’ l’ink l’iHS- “Dd aftnr “Sing a cnuhle of lrttXPfi. ”PM ‘ decided relief. The pains “983930 abate. and lfeltl again as though W was nnf n” Amnrinosfi ”V ”W ”We! 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