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II. Bnmour had it that the iattest adâ€" dition to the static! the Boathouse Inn owed an old score, and was work- ain even at that price. Be ad a very long body and very short legs; this physical peculiarity being further much emrhisisel by a coat which had 0408 been blue. the 101.3 tails reaching half-way down his podgy-looking calves. He wore a frowsy mouse-counted wig and a bleary owl- like expression of wisdom that evi-. dently covered the most dense stupid. ity. He carried an ample supply of snuff in his capacious waistcoat poc- hats; and, extracting it some imes from the right pocket, sometimes trom the left, with his thumb and linger, sonorously inhaled a portion and tin .g away the remainder with acon. temptuous flirt of his fingers that sent a tiny ceoud floating over the: pewters and glasses in a manner that was peculiarly distressiul to poor 10p. ers with a squearmsh StomJCh. he invariably met the incoming coaches and post-chaises, hauling forth to the travellers with a very strng Welsh accent upon the superior accommoda- tion of the“Boa house.” and. seldom left the stranger until he had elicted. a verbal reply, after Which he at once turned his attention to someone «:1: e. he was the coistant butt of. the com- pa..y in the “Boathouse’ taproom; but he appeared quite ig..orant of the fact notwithstandng the very personal na. ture of the sames levelled at him. finm “Now then you old Webb nip" _r:m, you; 1511‘.th z y..ur :tumps; gun “n . . (1 over at the fur- your 240?. deIeJ _a|_ - r. .- nu lrnr h "]"Qlf JUU, Du~lgv¢ JV..- _- your pacc. bawled a drover at the fur- end of the room. the speaker h.m;elf being so thoroughiy Welsh that he couH with difficulty mm; himself unâ€" derstood. A um. The Frenchman was greeted goodq bumouredly by several of the come ‘ pa y moat. of whom, huwever, emh b t- ; ed some reserve owi.xg to the presence ' of the lady. This vauiahed immedi» ately, however, and a fisherman, far‘ goee in axe, rose unsteadily to his feet, add in a jocular su'uin aHemptel g the li..es, “Says Boney to Johnny,” c. g The foreig..cr, Still smiling im'per- turaby. ordered a. bowl oi pu ch "for his good (funds to «hank .he. heaith of his Ole daughter,” whom he had brought over to see the country, and who at the remix-k bestowed a langud smile upon the company. i i _..'I -....-v W-.. -_- --__._ ,V The arxival of the foreign lady and gentleman had an effec; upon the new waiter. For a momeuL his ‘sxipshod ma..ner seemed to drop from him", and he received the geemus cruer axmost with a.acricy. He took s.uf£ from both pockets in quick succession, and gave a quick nod of acquiescence; but dropped anmost at o..ce into his (MS. tomury listless manner, anl shuffled from the room eveu more iimply lhiin before. AfLer placing the bowl on the table before the Ere..ch.man, tbs waiter hat dOWu on a new: seat at the oppas‘i side of the tame; but the toproom fra terniLy of the “Boathouse” were not wont to stand upon etiquette and the action attracted no attention. The glasses were filled, and an 1 elderly packetman rose to his feet and ;’ began to e..paLiate on the {am that,: anhough he was a Frenchman by t birth. Floggy after a l was :uch a: good fellow that some of his ancestors must certainly have gone over from E.-.gland; when he suddenly stopped} and a thrill ran Lhrough the room, 5 for a strange and powerful voice. and Â¥ a voice. moreover. that thrilled with? authority, was suddenly nglifted above the word: of the toast, Looking down, they saw that the new waiter-‘8 elbows resced on the table, and a pair of long-barrelled pis- tols were levelled from them. directly at the heads of the» foreigners. His face was completely transformed, as his keen glance rested. on the cower- ing pair before him and was so light- ed up with animation that he was a]- most 11: irecognisabie. Hi 8 figure, too, Seemed to dilate, as, without a. trace of the Welsh accent, there rang out the words: “I, William Shoae, an officer of Bow Street, call upoaall loyal subjects of King George here present to assist me to take into lawful custody the bodies of Jean Colat. who, it appears, is known here as Froggy. and his accomw plice. Comte de Bordenave, who are wanted for high treason and for the cold-blooded murder of John Bradley, an officer of Bow Street. from‘ whose custody they escaped two months 3890?.” This address appeared to be partly given from memory and partly ex- tem'porised; and long before it was finished.several of the comp-any had rushed before the pair. and pinned them firmly by the arms. upsetting several glasses in the procese: The Frenchman showed his teeth like a wolf caught in a trap, and the Count turned ghastly pale. and look. ed as if fascinated at the officer as he spoke. The latter rose to his ibet, and laid his pistols on the table, adding solemn? 1y as he diSplzxyed a sealed warrant to the company for a moment, and drew out a pair of handcuffs ' “Ay. poor John Bradley, as true a comrade as ever drew the breath of life. May God have mercy upon his soul !â€"murdered while doing his duty. Many a ride he and I had together, and many a time have our barkers spoke out together as the honest lads, highwaymen, stood at bay in the moonlight; but this is the first time to have been upon the track of a "You pigs of Engl ignme I broke out as the darbles c1 sis wriSts with a snap. will em you up soon.’ I I ! n‘h‘ dirty! foreigner. I hope it lastl” W111 eat. you uy 09v»- "Not him, indeed I” growled head. “You talk like a ha’pen' with no leaves in it. We’ve g« ile one-armed man 35’“ warm ions for him if he tries any 3 mg over here.” “As for your Nelson,” said ti in broken English and with ' ‘ h! bah 1’ DFGL Vu‘ w-VVv “Now, gentleuien,” sai gheerfully, “there’s. no pl lng arguments thh ae gate lads to help me \‘ Chester, where I shall t proper escort to London start you shall drink health in the best bowl ¢ lng CODLUprâ€" klvv..- spat out bitterly as he. spoke. . “Now, gentlemen,” sand the waiter cheerfully, "there’s no profit in hold- ing arguments with dead men. and these are no better,” with a slight gesture of his thumb across the table. "1' shall need three good stout Park- gate lads to help me with 'them to Chester, where I shall be granted a Drover escort to London; but before I start you shall drink the Klng’s health in the best bowl of punch that our good host Johnson can brew.” He threw a couple of guineas on the .0119, of the fishermen Opened .the lat- txce window, and, taking up hrs glass without a word swilled its contents on to the beach. . The remainder followed sult; and the officer, picking up the bowl, step- ped briskly across the room and flung the liquor after the rest. -‘ - - - w L“ “mod hrisk- on to the Beaten. . l The remainder followed suit; and l the officer, picking up the bowl, step-1 ped briskly across the room and flung“ the liquor after the rest. . '7; "Now, Mr. Johnson,” he added brisk- i the waiters and guests from the oth-'; er apartments, thronged the entrance! to the taproom, “wash this well out"? and brew us a mixwre that won’t disgrace the Kings health.” ‘ At this juncture there was a sudden{ commotion among the group and etc-E clamations of horror. in the midst of; which the gigantic figure of Uncle" Staggered into the room. His beardl was matted with blood and sea-sand,- and a dark blot surrounded a large; slash in the breast of his blue shirt: His face was ghastly pale, and as he; reeled .into the room and rested heav-I ily against a settle he gasped out, “Al, drink. mates; for the love of God, a. drink! I’m 'dyingl” .A glass of brandy was held to his lips, while a down voices asked who {had been his asailants: ‘ _JAâ€" uau Wuu u-u w»--.wâ€"â€"~V “Ask them varmints,” he replied as f the neat spilit darted new life through t1 his veins. He pointed to the shrink-l ing captives. "Boys,” he continuedfi, addressing the crowd, “there’s a big " :French schooner loaded down with ‘ farms for the Irish put in under Tin-l ker’s Dale, and I suspect they werei only waiting tor this murderin’ p‘airl {before they went on their dirty er-l Irand to Ireland agen our lawful King tâ€"ood bless him .-â€"for 1 seed madam ‘~ theer a-bogin’ at um with the lantern, though I cid not think what it meant. till she were heating it into my yoorl tould head! “Three flashes and a} flash it were, sure enough. Billy? 'Whitehead,” he concluded, turning to ’, that individual. ‘ T “‘Three flashes and a flash’ were the last words of poor Jack Bradley, ejaculated Shone. “Tth the words meant mischief of some kind we knew, l but what kind of mischief it was we | could not make out.” “I” D rv- ww- ..Bu.he111vere the ohly ones entrusted .xxith the secret outside our own set, Eand they’ ve been doing a sort of sen- ' y-go Eup and down the river ever) Enight since. Now, just before I came in here Litu enant Lottingh 1m march- Eed Up to the‘fiRed laon.’ with over :twenty redcoats bound for Dublin ECustlte with to-morrow mornings packet. What I have to prOpose is this that we take these soldiers down the river in on- boats at once, get Earound the schoone1 in the dark, and ’sarve it like we sarved the two passen- : gersz’ ‘ ‘ 3â€"-___ 1L- .1.” “Gentlemen,” sail \Vhitehead, rising? and sternly bottoning up his coat us;' he Spoke, “we are all friends here now; -â€"leasuvays all but twoâ€"and 1 can do; no harm by stating that. the secret; order sent down here by Captain Monk ! was to keep a sharp lookout for' ‘three flashes and a flash.’ No one seemed to know what it meant, and; no uoubt the same order has been sent ' to OLher ports. Uncle, here; and Jim _-.L- I v-..â€" A hearty cheer broke from the com- pany. The Frenchmen cursed; but in a few moments the crowd moved out, the prisoners closely guarded, and the officers walked'in the .rear. The handy-legged ostler and host- Johnson alone remained. JAY v-..â€" "Well,” ejaculated the former,-“I always thought as them' Bow Street runners were runners; but: blow me if that old gentleman. could run for toffee 1” 9";va - “Tnomas,” sagely rejoined mine host. "Master \Veqsel isn’t muchof a runner like to speak on; but he dines off‘ Muster Hare oftener than thee or me." “‘4' The whole population of Parkgatefi inclufling the strangers within their gates, remained on the quays during the night. In the early hours of morning the sounds of distant mus- ketry, sometimes in the form of an irv regular rattle, and occasionally in a solid volley, could be heard by the listeners grouped about the blazing tires. By-:md-by it ceased, and a young sailor declared that he heard three faint cheers. A.“ C v-.- w A few hours later, as the “Royall, Prince,” coach climbed the steep sum-P mit of the Boathouse Hill, en route[ ‘for Liverpool, the driver suddenly {reined in his steeds and listen- ied intently; then the "outsides’q iturned an attentive ear westâ€"; : ward, and transformed their ileft hands into the ear-trumpets used ;by primitive man. Five “insides"â€" ithree ladies and two gentlemen-step. 'ped quickly upon the road. and rapid- tly‘ followed their example. Hearty {cheers were continuously rolling from end to end of the Parkgate lParade; and in the briet intervals iwhich intervened what seemed like a staint echo floated in from the west. I[wart]. A ‘ ‘7 » _~A, The dawn began to break beyond the distant marshes, and in the faint light appeared a large schooner in tow of {any a score of small boats.» rowed by dark figures with a sprinkling of red uniforms with white facings. Some half-dozen_ reg-coats__ were drawn up 01‘. LL 2“ galth‘évt-iggkâ€"éfâ€"tvh'e“_s¢hooner, with theft lieutenant. who later on came out of Waterloo with a musket-ball in his foot and a captaincy} and several manacled figures lay on the_ deck of Englishm en 1" FIOSZY d man.as’ll warm his on- if he tries any pig-kill- near them. One or two more figures there were. who lay even more still, yet were not pinioned. As the echoeder drew near the quays the shouts of the conquerors. and of those who awaiLed them seem- ed to ble :d in one mighty cheer. .The driver’s whxp-lash described an “they have Inanaged that all right; and the Parkgate lads will have more prizefznoney than they can spend for i There has always been an Unole 'Meaior at Parkgale. and, to all axpi. ‘gpearazices, there always will be. The : ‘present Uncle, who related the above as I sat in the Stern of his boat, watchhg his thirty-foot mussel-rake irisi .g and falling in the vasty deep- at Dawpool. assured me that whe.i his. gra..dfather ”coached it up- to Lon- do-1” Mr. \Viiliam Shane informed him that he had brought him up to town ;‘not so much to give evidence in, the ‘treason case as to witness an execu. tiox at Tyhurn in which the central figures were one Jean Colat and a cer. tai 1 French aristoar’at known as {Soâ€"mm de Bordezmve. WHAT HE SAW ON THE COFFIN. An {Expressman‘s Story About Carrying a (harp-c on the Front. Platform. “I do not believe in ghosts. nor am I , particularly nervous.” remarked the 2 express messenger, "but I once was .50 positive that I saw a spectre that I was troubled with insomnia for- masy nights and I thought I never 1 again, "it was back in the 808 when I. was {ruining We made a small station Eone evening about dusk ani' found on 'ch53 platform. as 1 had been advised, ‘the grewsome pine box, telling its ;story of some u..£ortunate who had igoae to. the mountains in a vain 'gsearch for health. It so happened Ethat my car was full 'and plan as I knight I could find no place for the ’box. The train conductor came up to find out what was the cause of the delay. 1 told him of my predicament. ?He was equal to the emergency in an instant. bit!” said. The suggestion was a gool one and in anotha moment our dead pass. eager was aboard and we were roding over the prairie. ‘ “it so happehed that Ihad a car ‘ with a door at the end. About 10 o’clock show began faang and 1 tell you iL came dowu thick, it was milâ€" . night when I thought. of the corpse. ; It would never do Lo lose it and the jolt of the train might jar it off the piatiorm. The Light was clear. 1 speed the door. As u swung on its hi-.ges 1 looked out. Then 1 slammed .thc door wiLn a ha g on 1 “umped buck 3i L the car. .I was perspiring from revery pore- add tremohug 1.1;: a leaf. 1 “What had I see“? Why, siLting {boit up-righL on the coffin, with his iha ds 0 rushing h s knees was the iwhiteSt ghost any man eVer saw, .1 EStOUd 1” pm: when UL) xhc car, li'l'eb'O- ilute. I looked at my Winchester, then 31 realized it would be of.“no use :agai 58$ 3 spook. “budJeuly the door opened and xhere «mm mv ghost. it was a tramp cov. “budtleuly the door opened ana \nefe - stoou my ghost. it was a tramp cov. l ered with snow from head to foot. He stood there blinking at \the light for Q a moment and then saizl: ' ; “Say, Willie, you ve ketched me, any. '; how. can’t you let me get warm afore % you turn me off?” Did. 1 let him ride? 2 \Vell. l guess. If I’d been going to‘; New York he could have gone with me 3 l’m the last man in‘ the world not .to 1 show appreciation and gratitude.” BRlTAIN MOURNED. 'In January, 1842, a British army of, 4,530, with about 12,803 camp follow- ers, was completely destroyed by the Afghans upon the retreat from Ca- but. But one'Englishman, Dr. Bry- don, reached the British garrison at Jelalabad. to tell the tale of the aw- vq‘w_-V V fut disaster. Nevertheless, before the; ' end of,September in the same year,l an avenging British army had'capbl turetr Cabui and inflicted severe run- ishment upon the Afghans. ‘ During the Indian Mutiny in 1857' the British garrison at (,‘awnpore, numbering .10», was massacred. with; over 1.00 women and children. In the: first day’s uss'iuit of the British on" ’Dethi in that year.they lost sixty-six: officers and 1,101) men. This was: nearly a third of the attacking force, while the assault had only resulted in {the capture of one-sixth ofthe city. ' Yet another attempt to take lthe city a few days later was sue-g I cessful. l ‘ In the Crimean War a blunder of someone caused the fruitless charge” of the Light Brigade upon the Russian 1 alguns, from which only 198 out of 607 leavalrymen returned. The British lalso twicefailed in attempts to take '2 the Redan in front of SebastOpol. , Nevertheless, Sebastopol was taken. ' On July 27, 1880, 730 British soldiers - and three native Indian regiments, a ' total of 2,500, were routed at Kushk- - i-Nak-hub, Afghanistan, with a loss of .' 1,100 and two guns, but ample revenge l was shortly secured by Lord Roberts. 3. l l TROUBLE SOF A WESTERN PAPER. “\Vx hapxg” recently said a leading I article in an American paper, apolo-' getically, “that our rxadxrs will par- don thx appxarancx of this wxxk’s ‘In- txlligxncxr.’ and thx sxxmingly mys-i tyxtious absxncx of a cxrtain lxttxr.i Shooting Sam Bibbxr yxstxrday camx into our oflicx and announcxd that as in: was going shooting. ‘and had no am- ‘munition; hi: would likx to borrow 801111: at our typz for shot. Bxforx wx could prxvxnt it it: had grabbxd all thx lxttxrs out of flu most important box and disappxarxd. Our subscrib- xrs can hxlip in rxplxnishing our stock, it all thosx who wxrx shot by Sam will savx thx chargx whxni it is pickxd out of thxm and rxturnr it to he. Nxvxr mind if it is battn‘nd a 'littlx.” the front platform,” he 'Are Infantile Maladies Compulsory Ills'?â€"No, certainly not. There is no law' of nature that compels a. baby to hate thrush, or take convulsions whilst teething, and after that to run the gamut of complaints from measles toscarlet fever. .1 say emphatically that. ‘disease can be avoided, but it rests wholly and solely with the mother. If she looks upon her off- spring as nuisances or necessary evils, good-bye health, and welcome to doctors and disease; but if she is a sensible, womanly woman, and loves and respects her babies, the medico need be an unknown quantity, and ill- ness will be conspicuous by its ab- sence. Teething, with ordinary care, need not be a time of anguish and tribulation of spirit; there is not the} slightest need for your child to suf- fer trom conxulsions, or \to sleep badly. How_Lo Avoid Themâ€"The way to avoid illness in your home is by prac- tising Care, Camden, and Cleandness. .Tnes’v are the important necessary 'gfactors for successful life. Recol- ilec'c there are two words that must be unknown to us, and they are Trouble and Fatigue. We must hound them out tram our vocabulary, for they are imposs‘xme words in a: W'ell-I'LOUIath hous.held. Oi course the mo‘her must; nOL lie in bed of a morning: she must be up and about, quick, active and alert‘ Three 'lh'mgs That a Mother Must See to Hermit-No matter how good and carefm a nurse you may be bhss- ed wiLh, there are three things that it behooves every mother to see to hersexf. She must bathe her baby every day; she must, see that his _L.._.,- A” kn bowels are regular; and, above all‘ be scruk..u.ously particular in seeing that all the articles used for the prepara- tion of his food are Spotlessly clean.t Lirt},~ bottles and unclean saucepans are largely the cause of the great in- fant mortality wnieh is such a dis- grace to us as a nation. I have known in several cases, the: most pain- fut and dire results ensuing from a careless nurse feeding babies from dirty bottles. It is carelessnessjn this respect that so frequentty causes ,"thrush." b‘au.ty as the nurse may be, how much more to blame is the ;mother; tdr it ought to be her tproud. . est privilege to see herself after these matters. A careful mistress makes careful servants, and Vice Versa. It is impossible to expect strangers to be particuar if an example of neglect [and thoughtlessness is set them. 1 The Imtortance of Cleanlinessâ€"The greatest factor to health is absolute cleanliness. It is impossible for a baby to be heaithy and sweet tem- ycl‘ed umess he is thoroughly clean. He should be bathed every day of his 0‘ ,__.j LA 1L0 Duvusu "v _---__,__ ”die from hem} to'foot; null adbwed t.o sylash and lack m the water to 1113 It is hardly worth while to cook squash purposely for griddle cakes, bu; often a portion wiEl be left over, not enough {or another dinner, but it, day be uLilized in many ways, and reappear at the breakfast or luncheon 'table. SQU ASH. MU b‘b‘IN S. Mix one cup of sifted squash, two‘ tabespoons of melted buttrr, one-half teas'p'ooniui of salt, one-half teasycon of cinnamon and two rounded table- spoons 01' sugar. Stir in one-half cup or scalded mxlk, and when cooled add one well-beaten egg and one cup 01‘ flour mixed With two level teaspoons oi bakmg powder. Mix weélAand add more mnk if needed to make a thick drop batter. b‘ill buLtered muifm pans?" half full and bake m a quick oven’. .ml Broil the steak, which should for this dish be'at least one and one-half inches. xhick; buuer and season it and place iL in :1 km covered 'dish. Over the steak you will-place the onions, prepayegl as fol-lows: Sfice very thin __ " C,.-_1 A‘A-lv‘" I“ ylcyaLvu uu 3v..v.._- __.V_ _ _ a half dozen onions and fry slowly in | pork fat half an hour; then add half a , cupfu‘ of boiling water; cover tightly; and simmer for half an hour longen; \Vhilc- cooling season “ilh salt and I pepper. Allow the steak covered with: the onions to stand in the dish tightlyI covered for five miutes before serving. DON’T WASTE COLD FISH. 1. Fish Fritters.â€"-The remains of any boiled fish c‘an be made into tasty. cakes or fritters, as follows: Remove all bones from the fish, and put it in a pan, beat it up with a fork and mix: with it a small quantity of grated: bread-crumbs, a little very finely- ohO‘P'Ped onion and parsley, pepper, salt and a couple-of well-beaten eggs. Put some lard into a tryingâ€"pan, and, when quite boiling, drOp the mixture intuit in small cakes; try .them alight brown on both 'sides. They can be eaten hot or cold. Tinned salmon, treated in the same way, make deliciâ€" ous fritters; of course, the liquor in the tin must be drained off before using the salmon. - As half the con- ‘tents of the tin will make a goo) dish ct fritters, the other half- can be uti- SQUASH Gill DDLE CAKES. BEEF STE AK AN 1) ONIONS. which should for izefl by pouring spiced vinegar over it, when it will keep good for some LIEYS: ..4 __- s A. Q n -- .1 :2. Cold Fish Cu Idaâ€"Melt one ounce of buLter, add one ounce of flour and a quarter oi a pint of milkâ€"let it boil and thicken. Then stir in the flouringâ€"lemon juice or vinegar, salt, cayenne, a little anohovy sauce. Last of all add about a breakfast-cu'p'ful of cold cooked fish, cut small. When cold, shape into bails, egg and bread- crumb them, and fry in lard. . Select fresh onesâ€"the size should} be nearly uniformâ€"cut off nearly all? the stalks and arrange the mush- rooms, neatly, gills up, in a pie plate. Sprinkle with. pepper and salt and lay a bit of butter on each. Bake about half an hour, basting often with but- ter and water so they will not dry up. Serve in the dish in which they are baked with maitre d’hotel sauce, TO P RESERVE A BROOM’S USE- ’ FULNESS. t Every housewife knows that the 1 broom is damaged as much by sitting t in the corner and behind the door on 1 the brush end as by use. And yet a 1 string in the end of the handle is al- 1 ways breaking, and to set it with : the brush end up means that it will ‘ tumble over inside the next five min- ‘ utes. I saw a device the other day that was quite ingenious. A couple of large spools were fastened to the wall just far enough apart so that their flange would not allow the handle of. the broom to drOp out from between them, yet would readily al- low, it to pass between them. They were placed just high enough from _ the floor to allow the bottom to hang, l inverted, of course, upon them and not touch the floor. The broom is quick- : ly and easily inserted and removed. ' The idea can be carried to the stable; 3, for the accommodation of patchforks, and to the (toolhouse for shovels, spades, axes, sledges, etc. No tool 3 will be lost or in the way if given t this kind of a rest. The spools are " fixed. to the wall by means of large " t spikes whose heads will hold the spools S in place, yet. not so large but the '7 spools will act as a pulley upon them. POVERTY-STRICKEN PORTUGAL. UL UULUuLuu yvuuvwwuvâ€"â€" __,,_ . __ miles and a colonial population of 9,- 148,707. In twent y years she has gained dominion over 96,695‘ square 'miles of territory and 5,015,124. sowls, g When it is considered that Por-z !tugal’s home area. is but 36,038 square ,miles and her population but five mill- 1ions. it can be seen that by far the {largest‘paort of her territory is in 1“} evwv rvv-oâ€"v her colOuies.W1n fact her possessxons are twenty-two tunes we area of her little home country. The colonies are ruled much as the Spanish colonies. by governors-general appoint- ed by the crown; who are really al- most absolute rulers. Despite the im- mense amount of territory in her col- onies, the cost of maintaining them - â€"-â€"-â€" --.L:nl-. UHLU §g DH “9 VVHV more than eats up the revenue which she derives from them. The same is the case at home and the consequence is that the state is burdened with an overwhelming debt. Taxes ran high ' L‘-â€"A .‘A‘:I.A UVUL "mmlub “W -. .7 , _ so much: so that the 'men: have'notiéeé- ably emigrated from the country to escape the heavy drain. A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY LOT. The Portuguese are a happy people, however. perhaps the joiliest, merriest 1360ple of Eurqpe. taking their time about everything, little worried. 8350?- ‘118 life as they go. In' their travel that this is due to the fact lthat the men have so ' largely BAKED MUSHROOMS. and .of the nineteenth cen. Lgal finds itself a bankrupt ribly in debt and beCOming my year, .This little st‘rip try lying on the western the Spanish peninsula, has L great influence in the his. ;he world. Her explorers Vu VVV’ Vâ€"vâ€"â€"v- - _ square gsubstance in. the hope .of producing an i A‘” ,. ideal exploswe. Boxhnette’s famous 1 static . , , . . : , tpowder, compounded of the ammonium -, on, 9‘30:- 'salt and patassic chromate, was made ' ld total iin 1860, but found 'to be too sensitive. square Ib‘ontain‘s mixture, in 186:, caused a 3 n of 9,- lament-able explosion, which led to its I he has ibeing discarded as a military explosive. ; _square[Des1gnolle was more successful, pro-z 4. sowls, ‘ducing a mixture! which was favorah- ; :t Por-z :1); received, and is still in use in; the l isquare fh‘rench army. thong largely supi- ‘ ve mill- planted by melinite. This last famous iar the explosive was invented by M. Eugenel ry is in tTurpin, and consists of a mixture of l colonial {fused picric acid and nitrocellulose dis- l mes the ‘; solved in ether and alcohol. M. Tan 3 The lpin has produced many patent modi- Y- . . . . Spanish ifications of this mixture, or whichlyd- appoint- ' dite is one. The allegedfabulous pro- ally al- parties of the English explosive are the im. .p'robably only imaginary. When mel- her col- linite was first put forward, equally as- 3 them tonishing powers were claimed for it [e which by General Boulanger, but these havel same is not been jUSllfled. ' Luddite has not been effectually tried in warfare, and authorities declare it to be little dif- ‘ ferent from melinite, with which the Boers are well supplied. , By the de- composition of the picric compounds by explosion carbonic acid gas. not per se - a poisonou3 gas. is evolved. In asmall ‘OT- and inclosed space ‘this gas will prob- y people, ably suffocate animals. but! it is dilfi- merriest cult to see how: it can have any death- air time dealing WOWTUBS .11} the open veldt. :d, enjoy. Omng to the terrific explosive force it travel of the compound the shells will have a he fact wide range. certainlvt a. radius of 100 largely I 31113- vailways is looked upon .as a frightful cate of speed, and one hula to be deâ€" air'ed. They would rather gqmore slowly, taking in all the beautles of the landscape. -- ‘ 1‘-â€" ‘AAnJâ€" .uv ouuuuwrw Portugal is said to be the most illiterate nation of Europe, notwrth. standing the fact that she has good schools and good school laws. More than 80 per cent. of. the population are said to be illiterates. .Yet the Portuguese are hard workers at times, lThey can be seen on the streets carry- ing tremendous bardens on their hitdé. Especially is this the case amOng the women, who also do most of the work on the farms. It has been suggeSLed that this is due to the fact that the men have so largely emigrated. The army of 30.000 men is raised by conscription. This fierce can a: raised in war times to an effec- tive fighting strength 6f 100.0J0 men. The navy consists of 1 ironclad cor-t vette. 6 corvettes, 14 gunboats, Smoni- tors, 10 sloop gunboats, 2 armored transports and 4 torpedo boats. ALWAYS HARD UP. The financial condition of the coun. try is deplorable. Sooften and so largely has Portugal ‘been‘ compelled tBâ€"Sérvrow money That her debL is over her head like the sword of Damocles. For not only has she‘t‘no ‘way of gratis. ! IL _L_. fiv- uvv v__J _.~1 . ing money to pay off what debt she has, but she is couSLantly getting further and further into debt. Time after time has the cabinet been dis-1 solved because it has be :1 unable to cope with the financial fficulties of the nation. in 18338, the revenue 'amounted to 55,105,878 milreis, one milrei is equal to $1.10. The expendi-. tures for the same year were 55,034,- 844, a good record for her. and yet that is a pretty close margin, whenit :e undargfnnd that: her oublio debt is vuuv -w v- is understrorcid'ihét‘ her ptfblio debt is what it is. In 1894; thg public. debt amounted to 658,205,469 miireis, ex..‘l elusive of the floating debt of 21,786,â€" 000 milreis,’ 0f the debt. 254,639,230 is rep-resented in securities held in foreign countries, chiefly Germany and England. This, then is in realixy 9. great big mortgage on Portugal. iwhich the country is bravely strug. {cling to keep from being the millstone that will put her out of business. A \VAY OUT: OF TROUBLE. One way in which she could pay of! some of her debt. _perhaps_most of. it, is to let her colo-1ies go. By grantingl rights to Germany and Great Britain. 5 «he could raise a sufficieat amount of ‘ money to at least tide her over the biggest part of her trouble. Delagoa.‘I bay is of immense strategic importance 3 to all of eastern_ autl southern AfriCa, , Vb Vw-w‘vu-’ v.’ and there is no doubt that Great Brit- aia would be willingto pay a big sum for its possessio x. Germ my would likewise be glad to have some of the other African possessions or some of those in Asia, although it is doubtful if the latter would satisfy German de. ihat'will put; her out of business. A \VAY OUT: OF TROUBLE. One way in which she could pay of! some of her debt. perhaps most of it,‘ Another danger, too, threatens t is to let her colonies go. By granting poorowounded who may be left lyi . : rights to Germany and Great Britain, 1 untended all nightâ€"the cowardly she could raise a sufficient amount of . . - money to at least tide her over the‘cruel hyena creeps from ht? 18*“ a biggest part of her trouble. Delagoa .1 slouches across the battlefield. '1‘ bay is of immense Strategic importance 3 bruteâ€"rare ”0W ”1 I‘m-a} but comm , to all of eastern and southern Africa, = enough further nor t.hâ€"‘s the scave. and there is no doubt that Great Britâ€" : ger 0‘ Africa. Ede pitches 0‘.) what . ‘ aid would be willing \to pay a big . 1.13191633' and his 1°93 teeth, set .m. sum for its possessio l. Germ my would 2 Jaws so powerful that they can "3°: likewise be glad to have some of the '; theleg-bonc of an 0" as “35‘” as 3"“ ' other African possessions or some of ; a {libert’ max“? short work. . 2;! those in Asia, although it is doubtful’ hieryone has read 0‘. 1.1“; “t”? if the latter would satisfy German de. ; r3131 midi; I'm“ stolrlmsh “huge, ou; ' sire. For several years rumors. nay 1 the asd .530 mont 3’ aye N-etn 1° ireports, have been spread abroad every 2 mos; 311159613“??? 2? ‘ ‘1 E‘ ‘ t so often of the cession of Portuguese g at kernel .fin 0d “:11 35°80“: or colonies to other countries. Semi-of- 1‘05? f’“ got‘es'lan h‘“, e . ms, . ' ticial denials have, of course, been I ” 05: 0 <3” I? \Of . awe filfvildeefto j =made, but it is also true that there once. 31" ‘1‘ “ ‘L’avn thud rb . i'would be good reason, to prevent an certain fl (1:?) digreeausse Tiosi‘ngfert; enraged populace and revolutions, for $13.6:3u‘0n whiéhb of 0011.58”... Portugal’s endeavoring to 'keep the 1 My aim: camped ’01. posted-Lara deal as dark as possible until it suited % ironstone which attracts the f as)” iher pleasure to let it become known. l and ‘ii‘ many cases their toes age : diversified: dgfritfiitigglitgearytfign 25 “id Siam“ With PM “mum “a“? t ; ' these Same star ms raise the rivers :shut up shop. --in winter mere seams of Luid W" through deserts of sun-caked clay- {roaring torrents, and that so quickly “run A. ITS BITE IS DEATH in twenty minutes. - vynfifmn A ‘Y“ “5‘ YM‘TC‘ The Gases of Lydditc and the High Ex- ploslvcs to Which It. is Rotated llsne [he Poisonous Effects \i hicu Some Supposv. It is very frequently stated that the ; lyddite shell contains a certain com-E pressed poisonous gas, which, when ex- ; ploding, means death to any living? creature within a radius of 1% yards (some even say 400). This is an addi- i l l i tional lifeâ€"devouring agent to the or-. 1 i dinary destrucaive powers of the shell. This statement is no doubt an exaggeration, as the use. of such shells [wouid be in violation of the rules of. gcivuized warfare. 'i‘ne com-position of ilyddite is held secret, and it is there- Efore impossible to give any details re- fgarding it. Competent authorities. ghowever, have no ooubu' that it is only ‘a modification oi me-linite, the author- iized explosive used in the h‘rench and iGerman armies. This much is known. athat lyddite stands between that ex- !plosive and thorite, a newly invented [compound They are all tompounds ‘of picric acid or trinitro-pnenol, a ‘pale, yellow, crystalline powuer, with :an intensely bitter'taste, and possess- l\f___- 0““ u" """" J ~--'-' - w ing marked toxic qualities. . Picric gacid is an old compound, having been ; discovered in 17:55 by the German chem- }ist Hauumiin, wno obtained iL by act- ing on muigo with diluie nitric acid. 3A1; presem u is largely mu nufacLured zby naming cagboiic acid wiLh siropg ilmcric acid. Since the early fifues u. chemists have experimented vyiih this LYDDITE AND MELINIK ___ MUTUAL 'DZSADVANTAGES.; ENEMIES OF BOTH THE AND-THE BOER. Mons, Snakes, Hyenaâ€"Extremes of Ila and (Twirl, and Even Flies Are Some 1 the Dangers of South Africa. Trooper Fenton, o! the Britit South Africa Podoe, is reported dea from wounds received from the claw and teeth of a lioness. This ha} pened near Tuli, just across the Lin 9090 River from the Transvaal. L101 are getting scarce further smith, bl ithere are many other creatures a: l or even moreâ€"dangerous to our me To lie helpless and bleeding on dusty hillside, waiting through less hours till the stretcher-bead find and bring him in, is the territ ordeal which must sometimes beta our wounded. But fancy, it you on the horror of struggling feebly a1 vainly with shattered leg to cm from the deadly vengeance of up Esonous snake whose haunt the I dier’s’ fall has disturbed. According to a letter from a ‘1 correspondent, this is vs hat has actu ally happened in Natal to more than one of the fallen, both Briton andg Boer, All through South Africa .. pecially amongst the great boulde that strew the kotjes-anakes abo . “The scourge of Natal” one writaj calls them. Of. these, three sorts a ' .1 common enough. They are the puff-i adder, the cobra, and the rock-Wm? The latter, unless of the largest s: --it grows to let â€"â€"is not dangerous; the ox her two are. The puff-addern-i only at. long, thick, flat, repulsive-n1 smatches the ground exactly. But ‘wheu trodden on it strikes like lilash, and that many cases are on recuru teams being caught fox-ding and SWEPT CLEAN AWAY ‘ before being able to reach the ha: Some of these rivers, too, are ' haunt of the hook-tomhed, ir: jawed crocodrie, and woe betide bather who ventures into such Stream. “- - -'HA-1 -..;| th' 1 Parties wishing to enter the print-1 Z ing office at this season should begov-E erned by the following rules: Advan " , to the inner door and give three 6' itinct raps or kick the door do {The “devil” will attend tothe ala _. 1,Yon will give him your name, posh ; office address and the number of yeari iyou are owing to: the paper. He will 'admit. you. You will advance to . ‘centre of the room and address I leditor with following counter ' ' iExtend the right bond about two .. n. - 1.1.“...3‘ Quill-L5; wvâ€"vv_ Horse-sickness is a thing we bound to hear much of before this a is over. The Western forces will i it most. Much of the vexdt is sou ‘ -â€"i.e., has poisonous grasses grow“ on it. Animal‘sâ€"both oxen and he esâ€"that graze on this' surety sic and die. ‘1‘ All messages through from the leaguered towns agree that flies a . far worse than Boer bullets and shel Just common, ordinary house-flies and bluebottles, but in such numbers. that they literally blackeg walls and ceilings, render sleep after dawn im- possible, and make eating or cooki " a misery. ' 91 Dchuu Luv 5- v __,___ a- - _ from the body, with the thumbi fingers extended, the thumb and. (162: finger clasp‘mg a $10 bill, drops into the extended hand of editor, at the .same ' '- WU! LV. , “Were you looking for me!” 1 editor will grasp your hand and A bill and pressing it will say: "'2 bet 1’ After giving him the news 0: earning your locality you will be {I mitted to retire with a receipt for’ obligation properly discharged. The greaft loss of life incurred byrtl English troops is mainly attributafl to the charges they have had to mat across open Spaces in order to (In KUUbU VII-v vâ€"'â€"â€"‘ , kopje. In order to minimize the deat roll it has bah \nggested that 31:: before a ,chjrge takes place smol‘ shells should be‘fired, {which wou‘ tnmporarily bade the kngliah‘soldiex NEW USE FOB. SMOKE SHELLsfi RULES OF ETIQUETTE. are on record of