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IYNOPSIS 0F PRECBDIXG 03A!- °-â€"Bex Lyon eecretly marries by Brooks. They are nepereted by force of circumstances on their: wedding day. Daisy think: that Re: he cut her on. He is true but he- lievea that she is dead. According to ; M.- xnother’l dying wish he engages lumen to Plum Hurlhnrst, the daughter by the first martial? 0‘: the meter 0! Whitestone lien. Mn' Hurlhnrat’l second “rite, whom he loved better than the first. died and her child is supposed to have died mth her. After seventeen years' I'll- wco, his dying housekeeper contes- lcs that his child did not die, but was stolen. He sets out to find her. Plum was responsible for Deioy’s re- moval. Lest“ stanwick, her tool, threatens to expwzu her if she Will not marry bun. She defies him. Daisy a‘tcr many viscissitudes de- termines to visit her Uncte Jothmt ”11114 .11 and is cart-d (or by Detective Tudor whose aid is sought by 1th. Hurlhurst in sc-urcb for his missmg danrahtnr- misv 5918 out [0 Stop- I I“ a“, UV . . 95" J-‘nwnw' ___ naval. Lest. s ' ' â€"â€";~ ~ fihn'atcns to gm’xnfi‘xkh 1:; :33; .5133 repeated the words With amour, IOt. marry him. 580 defies him. . “381138 1133811. her gleaming .cyes fair- Dam, after many fiscis’imdes de- t ‘y. acorcjnng poor little Daxsy's pale, (ermine; to visit her Uncte Joanmt fright-cued tact. , hm All and is cured {or by Detective ‘ 1” 7°“ be" 1118. Daisy Brooks!" Tudor whose aid is sought by Mr. she screamed. ”Y9“ loved Rex Lyon, nurlhurst in 391er for his missing an-J I have yon bun from yw‘ You daughter. Daisy sets out to “Op ,0“! queen 1t over Whitestone Han, thc mzu riagc of her husband and ; but I shall not care. I shall be queen Plumzz fix telling Mr. llurlburst that ' 0‘, 8.03.3 heart, My? home! ”13°33 “ she is [KL-X's wife. Tudor reports ' gpnous revengez’ that she '14 Mr. Hurlhurst’s long-lost‘ one “0990“ short for mpt 0‘ daughter. Plum; . discovered in g breath. and Basil Hurlhurst mtcrc CCnfi'roncu with u \VUfllln who proves. milked he“ . . to h- Hurlhurat’s first wife, and who: . I have to mform you yrm are qmtc u-zh Hum. an» m n' a his daughter. ! ff‘.""â€"’k“n ”mm." ”8 "PM“, “”315" and Mk" a"gar on iind'ur' him marc‘ “Ir. Raqxford 1‘an 'w’" mt marry ° i on tu-nnght. (or be is already mar- ncd ' ';° . . dgun fwd to my littls d " he produced the certificate as ho CHAI’TPLR XXXXX.-Continucd. tspoko. laying it on tha table. , thought her dead,” he continued, sim- “Th:- thou ht mails "d . I‘ g H " me ply. “I ha“? sent for him to break Ito!» m: vh' ' ‘ ' ' 'r' ' ' ‘ :IJ {rum as [130' hr. 8 arms, the startlmg news of Daxsy’s pr98~ -~ A-..“ ”ml .1 "met him here every CH APT ER XXX! X.â€"Continucd. “The thought maddcncd me. I 3 do!» the rhild from its moi hvr's arms, 1 ud fled. I expected to ace the papers i (III of the terrible dead, or to hear1 you had betrayed m9, a stranger, mother. 1 ancr understood why Bail Hurlhurst did not attempt to recover his child. - ‘7..- .‘vvv w- “1 took the child far (tom here, placing it in a basket on the river brink. with a note pinned to it saying that l. the mother, had s'unm-d and had sought a watery grave beneath the waves. 1 Lcrecncd myself. and the waves. 1 matched to see the child, as l bronchial in ‘ .w -"£.'v~.’v _ ,, watched to see what would become; the child, as I saw a man's form ap- hprouch'mg in the distance. “I fairly caught my breath as he drew main 1 saw it was my own hus- band, 4v om I had so cruelly desert- ed years agoâ€"your father, Plum, who never knew or dreamed 01 your cxirxcnce. "Carefully he lifted the basket and -â€" . who never thew or dreamed of your exiatcnce. "Carefully he lifted the basket and the sleeping babe. How he came m that locality 1 do not know. I found, by some sirange (real: 0! (ate, be had taken aha child bcme to his “Again, a low terminal to visit .ailwn a startling .urprisc presented ? I ham: beli'chd in DUI]H ID'9 V \,.,L._-___ _ _ : - - , ' . All uncen- nc'uus of U»- sxrunge manner in which than: two men‘s lives Ind crossed each other. I found Basil flurlhurst had - nsband, 9nd your father, John Brooks, (01' Pluma ,woxnm ' L bum‘c a“ .wc-mjn did not heed her. "1 dated not betray my identity tum. but 11ml quickly from White- monn Hall; {or I knew, i! an came to light. it would be proved without a ' re not the heiress 01 # __:..| klnn_nvpd and ‘ l mw a young girl, blue-eyed and goldop-baircd. winging like a lurk in hiring of Whatesme Ball! Even it she cried, oxult'mggy, "aha will never reign here, the uns- trcss of \V’Mtestone Ball. She is dead.” r. ... __2-.! - -hna‘nfl voice “Sot exactly cried a ringing voice tram the rear; and before the two .wamen could comprehend the situa- tion. the detective sprung through the silken curtains. placing his back firmly against the door. "You have laid a deep scheme, with a cruel veno (canoe; but your own weapons are turned against you. Bring your daughter forward, Mr. Hurlhurst. Bro-2133." “Save me, Plums !" she gasped. "It did it for your sake!” ‘ Basil Hurlhurst flowly put back the curtain. and stepped into the ' is long-lost. daughter 1 to his breast. Daisy’s arms were‘ clinging round his neck. and her go]- den hoad rested on his shoulder. She - 1931: 1 Ida she had blighted with the kceaeyt fwd moat cruel blow on all. 383,}! flnrlhurst was the first to! ho" hsa - . “all not neck redress for yonn double m. Leave this locality at once, or 3 .3, "pant the leniency of my doâ€" - I hid you guiltless. Plum,” . m, gently. “You are not my w yet I have not been via-tint in ‘ â€" - â€"- hâ€"“a van. 1 shall make Heiress and Wife. gave a terrible I I.-- a me, Pluma !" aha gasped. 'or your sake. I Hurlhurst slowly .put back “‘ "‘ and steal)? || It.» w‘ â€".â€"~ few years later, I de- visit Whitcstono Hall, “ling and unexpected utoditself. Since then cry, but the tuture com- "mama. my cuts“, Brooks, brokenly. arms. But the so U."â€" oxtending - 1118 tort with your father.” he said, indi- cating John Brooks who stood pale and trembling gt his side. “Plnma. my Child,” cried Jclhfl veins. ‘t‘ujo “Your child!" she ahrieked, ingly; "do not dare call me that Whu care I for your cotton or for M'hitestonc Hall 1” she proudly, drawing herself up full knight. "You have alway: u -, A .. "I -L- -..:, ingly; “do not dare call me that again. What care I for your cotton fields, or for M'hltestonc Hall 1" she cried, proudly, drawing herself up to her full knight. “You have always ham! m7, Bull Burlhurst," she cried, turn- ing haughtily toward him. “This is your triumph! “'11th the next hour I shall b: Rex Lyon’s wife." She repeated the words with aclear, “118108 laugh, her flaming eyes lair- iv ~curclllnS! poor little Daisj's pale, ply. the startling news of Daisy mute, and £1 expect him here excry moment.” . f "l’luuuf cried Daisy, unclaspmg bz-r arm from her father’s nmk. and ' ' 3 over go where her 5rjval stool,.b;cautnfully, proudly. de- 71mnt. “forgme me for the paxn l have cumcd you unknowingly. 1 heiress did not dream I w‘asâ€"anâ€"an- --or that Mr. llurlhurst was my fath- or. I don’t want you to go away. Plum-l, from the luxury that has bevn W exth and be my sisterâ€"share -â€"or that M‘ er. 1 don't I’lum't, tron your»; stay my h'Lm‘t'.” ‘ or O. -13 little tender hca: cri: (I 1: l8“ Ilurnmrst, mo .lc‘xm Brooks hid his h inth. Bnil Hurlhurst was struck Win: the terrible grandeur of the picture who made, standing there in her mag- nificent, scorntul prideâ€"a wealth of 3" jewels flashing on her throat and 1" breast and twined in the long; sweep- ing hair that had become 10030an and swept in a dark, shining mass‘ to her slender waist, her {lashing eyes far outshining the jewels upon which 'th: softened gas-light- streamed. Not 0' we gleam of remorse softened her many (ace in its cruel. wicked beauty. Her jeweled hand suddenly crept to the pocket of her dreas where she had placed the vial. “Open that door!” she commanded. The key fell from her mother’s nerveless grasp. The detective quietly picked it up, placed it in the lock. and opened the door. And just at that inatant, Rex Lyon, w' letter in his hand. reached it. l’luma saw him first. “Rex!” she cried. in a low, hoarse staggering toward him; but. . he reooiled from her. and she saw ' ' his hands; and instant all her treach- d; and without another ‘ her cowering mother. 3 Rex did not seek to detain her; his ‘ eyes had suddenly fallen upon the gol- ° den-haired little figure kneeling by rt Basil. Hurlhurst's chair. ‘ He reached her side at. aeinglo 'p' bound. “Oh, Daisy, my darling, my darl- ing!" he cried. «an-itching her in his arms. and straining h:-r to his breast, 's as he murmured passionate, endear- Dd ing words over her. 9r Suddenly he turned to Mr. Hurl- burst. “I must explainâ€"” “That is quite unneccsSary. Rex,‘ my boy,” said Mr. Tudor, stepping for- ward with tears in his eyes: "Mr. llurlhurst knows an." It never occurred was doing there. Be .A. Jun! rnatnred him his beautiful. Daisy’s golden head neStled cloaan on his breast. and two little soft, white arms, whose touch thrilled him through and through, stole round his neckâ€"that was all the answer. 9 a made him. John Brooks had quietly with- drawn from the room: and while Bail 7 H. â€" â€"-A-‘1“u clawing finrlhnnt tender hearted angel!" rlhurst, moved to tears. m hid his face in his was" struck with Jl‘ of the picture there in her mag- and expectant gigsâ€"eta to unfold to‘ :9 v; them the marvelous story, and ”'i0 0 plam wh the marriage could notio The : live place, the detective briefly ac- . : ome. O quamted Rex with the wonderful;. 9 story 1 O . . u . . C. .. I ”"3“ and “'°“ 17°“ “he“ "“‘eeemeeemueueeeneue ! were simple little Daisy Brooks, and now that you are a wealthy heiress . in your own right, you must not love SALADS ‘LND SANDWICHES me 1836-” Hindoo Salemâ€"Arrange tour 61b“ Daisy glanced up into n" handsome of tomato on a bed of shredded lettuce- gangs“??? .3 lace as She whisper- Pile some shave celery on two 0?]: “Wu can mt ::*°:::”::::h:m°“t“ 2:33: :3: WEI. unless it 18 to love you more and small pieces of tomato and s with , more." : And for answer Rex clasped the lit- French (11153.38- tle fairy (still closer in his. arms, kiss- Tomato and Cucumber Salad.â€"Ar. . mg the! 1033' “10“”? 0"“ a“! over 1 range alternate slices of tomato and . atsaint as he lauzhmly ”We“ h°lcucumbctx until six slices have been , was more fortunate than most tel-‘pued one on top of another, arrange i lows, b31133 10"" and husband all mion lettuce leaves and garnish with one. , ;: . Re- mnnt created an .nizuegeszm new“. 5 “339° “"0" 39°93 the. fluttering) one minute before usinE- - n --â€"â€" “A m‘l‘i‘fi I face went down among‘the waitinz D ‘j ‘A J V“. Re him x we. even‘ loath for a to let. Da' moment 183' 198 . Eve vo was firm. “I shall take her to my room and? convert her in no time. at all into al veritable Cinderella.” “£11m! is the pretty young girl that carried me from the stone wall. and I have loved her so much even since. even it I couldn’t remember her name,” cried Birdie, clapping her hands in the greatest glee. i In the din of the excitement, Plumal Hurlhurst shook the dust of White- stone Hull forever from her feet, muto tering maledictions at the. happy 00-- cupants. She had taken good care to secure all the valuables that she could lxuy her hands on, which were, quite a fortune in themselves, securing her from want for life. She was never heard from more. Eve Glenn took Daisy to her own room, and there the wonderful trans- formation hogan. She dressed Daisy in her own white satin dress, and twined deep crimson passion-roses in the golden curls, clapping her hands â€"â€"at Daisy’s wondrous beautyâ€"1:143â€" ing her, and petting her by turns. “There never was such a little fairy of a bride!” she cried, exultantly leading Daisy to the mirror. “True, you haven't any diamonds, and I haven’t any to lend you; but who Would miss such triflcs, gazing at such a bawitching, blushing face and eyes bright as stars? Oh. won’t every one envy Rex, though!" “Please dcn’t, Eve,” cried Daisy. “Please don’t, Eve,” cried lJ'alS “I’m so happy, and you are trying to make me vain." A few moments later there was a great hush in the vast parlors be- low, as Daisy entered the room, lean- ing tremblingly on Rex’s arm, who look-ed as happy as a king, and Basil Hurlhurst. looking fully ten years younger than was his wont, walking. proudly beside his long-loot daughter. The storm had died away. and the moon broke through the dark cloudsa lighting the earth with a silvery radiance, as Rex and Daisy took their places before the altar, where the ceremony which made them man and wife was for the second time per- formed. Heaven’s light never tell on two such supremely happy mortals as were Rex and his bonny blushing bride. -‘ “ A_--L ”I IUK. Outside of Whitestone Hall a mot- double romance. Cheer alter cheer rent the air, and telegraph wires were busy with the Startling revelations. The throng around the Hall pressed forward to catch a glimpse of the pretty little bride. Young girls' i Laughed and cried for very joy» Moth- . ers, fathers, and sweethearts fervent; ly cried; “God bless her I" All night long the young peopm danced to the chime of merry music, and all night long the joy-bells peeled from the turrets of Whites-tone Hall, and they (seemed to echo the chorus of the people, “God bless sweet little " he long-lost heiress and wife !‘ BADEN-PO‘VELL'S RUBEN 12.5.5. During the campaign in South Africa, last year, 69.0ch Baden- Poaweil tapped a telegraph-wire, and heard the Boer commander Grobler ask General Botba to send reenforce- lambs at grace. as the British bad oorneruu ”unb- elated by the Lon-' This story was r don papers, and Baden-Powell way much applauded for his strategy and good luck. But one Little girl, five years old, had opinions of her own concerning the exploit. She listened very at- tentively to the account of the pro- ceeding and to the approving com- - he elder members of the family. Ind when they had finished she said, decisively: Well, I think it was very rude 0! him (to listen. ‘ H “-1- ..“‘ ‘ Raga; Little girl, had opinions of her the . exploit. She li Doctorâ€"Y ed I advise you to send your annly to the country Patientâ€"But can't have my bus- Doctorâ€"Of course notâ€"you stay in the city and get a nest. btfing her by turns. ' was such a little fairy she cried, exultantly to the mirror. “True, any diamonds, and _ I LLL'S RUDENESS- yea! 3’! Monte Carlo Salad.-â€"Remove 111119 from grape fruit, add an equal amount of finely chopped celery and apple cut in small pieces. Mix with mayon- naise, mask with mayonnaise and gar- nish with cooked carrot. cut. in shape-e and truffles. Pepper and Grape Fruit Salad.â€"Re-l move the tops tram six green pep- pers, take out the seeds and refill with crave fruit pulp. finely cut celery and English walnut meats. Use one-- halt as much celery as grape fruit, three halves of walnut meats and if liked one half teaspoon of finely chopped green pepper to fill each pepper. Arrange on chicory or let- iuéé leaves mayonnaise. Groen Mayonnaise.â€"Mix one tear- spoon each of mustard, salt and pow- dered sugar, add a few. grains 0! cay- anne, tho yolks of two eggs and one- half teaspoon of vinegar. Add very gradually onc and one-half cups of olive oil and as the mixtua'e thickens diluto with vinegar and lemon juice, adding in all two tablespoons. To one- half of this amount add one-quarter cup of heavy cream beaten stiff and color green with color paste. Frenoh Dreasing.â€"-Mix three-quar- ters teaspoon salt, one-eighth tea- spoon of paprika, two tablespoons of lemon juice and [our tablespoons of olive oil. Noiaette Sandwiches.â€"Scald one-half cup of milk, add one-half cup at boil- Lné water, and when lukewarm, threc- l quarters of a yeast cake dissolved in three tablespoons of‘lukc-warm wa- ter, one-half tablespoon each of lard and butter, two tablespoons of mo- lasses, one cup of nut meats, one-half cup of white flour and enough enâ€" tire wheat flour to knead. Make and bake the Same as ordinary bread. Let the. loaf Island 21 hours -then siice as ,thinly as possible and put cu'rrant jelly or orange marmalade between. Cut in fancy shapes if liked. German Snndw.ich'es.â€"Spread slices of zwciback thinly with jelly or mar- malade and {sprinkle with finely cut English walnut meats. Z'wcibackaâ€"Cool one-half cup of acaldcd milk until lukewarm, add two yeast cakes,- one-halt teaspoon of stock and one cup of flour; cover and lot rise until very light, then add oneâ€"quarter cup of sugar, one-quar- ter'cup of butter, three unbeaten eggs and flour enough to knead. Shape like finger rolls and place on buttered she-ed: in rows two inches apart. Let rise again and bake 2-1) minutes. Cool l and slice. As it is hard to find a‘professional paper hunger to go into the coun- try, many women do their own pa- pering. .The professional hanger in my childhood was a woman, and she went about town and country doing: the paper hanging, writes a eorres- pondcnt. The houses were low studâ€" ded to what the modern ones are, making the work much easier. I learn-ed from tlus lady how to paper rooms, and have formerly papered some of my own rooms with a sister’s help. An amateur should select pat- terns that match readily. The cheap- er papers put on easiest. Trim from the rolls. the widest mar- J gins. All the rolls needed should be trimmed before beginning th» job. Make the paste the day before, using 'three quarts water, half cup sugar and a little glue dissolved. in the wa- ter. KVet two pints flour to paste and stir into the water when it boils. :Mix thoroughly and remove at once lfirom the fire, as cooking spoils the .sticki-ngrquelityLPlace a long- board on it and cut into the desired lengths, making sure the figures match. This is done by placing the first piece cut ' : on top of the roll, the figure on that same figure» below. Turn all the pieces cut face downward on the board. leaving the margin of each a little} beyond the edge of the other. I Take a paste brush and apply the paste evenly to the uppermost piece. ; Catch the bottom part way up, mak- | ing the piece shorter to handle. Begin lat some door and work from left 'to iright. Hold the top of the piece in your fingers, and by the aid of a istepla'dder stick the piece to the top lot the side of the room; or as far 'up as will be covered by a border. The latest is not to have a border. Take abrush broom, sweep the paper down with long, light strokes. If; wrinkles appear, pull up from the bot- tom and sweep them out. Make sure your first piece is put on straight and exact as the following ones will follow, with no trouble. . Now, take the next strip and pro- ceed as before, matching the top fig- ure with great care. Trim off the iahed the sides of the the border, out into an the ceiling in papecred done before the sides HANGING WALL PAPER. Violet! have become W and serve with green '{t 'shSnm be of the room. excellence the flower of fashion in the city, and almost every country garden that has a flower bed at all, boasts its clump 'l of violets for early spring bloom. But how few dream of the possibility of having these favorites all winter, ex- 5 cent by purchasing them at a fabu- 1 lens price from the florist. This luxâ€" 1 ury is, however, not beyond the reach ‘ of anyone who has a bit of groundi‘ and even a very modest income. I This is the way one young lady). manages to wear violets all winter,3 and she takes care of them herself. In Mag she pots her young plants, leaving them to grow in a partly‘ shaded place all summer. In Septem- ber they are set in cold frames. The plants begin to bloom in October, and bloom until rpring. A good plant will reduce 5'), the more prolific kinds several hundred blooms in a season. The frames were placed in a south- ern exposure and every pleasant day lifted the sashes a trifle for ventila- tion, and in extreme weather covered them with heavy sacking, and also for further protection banked thel earth closely around the frames. This is a little trouble of course. but one . that no lover of violets will regret 3 since it is so well repaid. The best and most prolific double violets are the Marie Louise and the California, the last named being of immense I In tendon Crops Are Raised 1: a Band. or An open Umbrella. Many people have such a deeply rooted love {or flowers that they will go to any amount of trouble to raise a few blooms even under the most apparently impossible circumstances, says the London Mail. Instances of this occur in the East- end of London, where sometimes the only available garden is a barrel. In order to make the most of this, how- ever, it is bored all over the sides with holes about two inches in dia- meter, into each of which a plant of some description is placed, in addition to those planted in the usual way an the top, so that a good display is obtained, in the minimum amount {of space. These barrels frequently look very pretty and effective when all the plants are in bloom. The statement that there are. gar- dens under bedclothes is supported by no less of an authority than that of the Very Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester. A district visitor in the Midland, when calling upon a poor wo- man, noticed how few were the cover- ings to her bed. Upon being asked, she admitted that she had another blanket, and was remnnstratcd with for not using it, as the weather was {bitterly cold. It at length transpir- ed that her husband had taken it to cover some plants he was rearing in a tiny greenhouse, in the hope 01’ ea 7- ing them from being KILLED BY THE FROST.. ' Surely devotion to flowers could hard- ly go much further than this. Not a few suburban householders usually find their gardens just out- side the scuilery door, and they ex- ercise their horticultural ingenuity upon the tiny slip of ground in which the considerate jerry builder has carefully buried his superfluous half- bricks. In various parts of the coun« try, notably at Nottingham, there are cottage gardens three miles away from the residences of their owners, so that when visitors are invited to ” come and have a lock around the garden” it means a somewhat lengâ€" thy exeursvion. These allotments are, 1 however, greatly appreciated and carefully attended, despite the fact that the time taken in getting to and from them plays and havoc with 0 their owners’ scanty leisure. 0f gardens in cemeteries, there ap- pears to be only a solitary example 8 in this country, the one which Sir Joseph Baxton of Crystal palace fame formed at Coventry. . Gardens may be made on open um- brellas as far as obtaining a substan- 1 tin! crop of mustard and cress is con- 31‘ corned. It is only necessary to open ad the umbrella, wet it thoroughly, and S sprinkle the seed over it. If the fab- t- mic is kept damp the seed 'will soon P“ begin to sprout. and in a few weeks 7 __I-_I ~___- ‘1. “VB.“ iv 'vr- - _ a nice nuantity of the salad, may be cut. The same thing may be done in a dinner piatc with the aid of a strip of an old flannel shirt, apiece of felt, on' other similar cloth, provid- ed it is kept moist. CURIOUS CITY GARDENS. THE SHEEP’S CONGENIAL HOME. Sheepmen are agreed that low, wet lands are not congenial sheep quar- ters. In countries where there is ex- cessive rainfall these animals do not succeed, and hence rarely are found in such sections. H5311. dry, hilly country acorns to be peculiarly adapted to sheep husband- ry. Sheep seem to delight in roaming over the grass-topped mounds, bluffs and mountains. and it is where the topography conforms to this descrip. tiom that they quit-e largely are found. I’uno While broken land is regarded as better for theep raising than level or prairie land, it is nevertheless true that on the latter some of the best and most widely known flocks ate found. No other climatic condition seems so unfavorable to the sheep industry as rainfall. Cold rains penetrate the very marrow in the animals’ bones, and unless they are properly housed when such rains prevail loss follows. Sheep -like to make paths over hills and close along the brook's edgeâ€"the y like a picturesque country. That they are naturally inclined to hilly land is attested by the fact that they I_‘-__. III-Ill IO] wv-vâ€""â€"_ '0 climb upon barrels, boxes or bales of hay in the barn, and when chewing their cud in the «pasture stand with their fropt feet resting on a little rice if it may ‘be found. W; In- v-Vâ€"tvâ€"v â€"_ , ring In. at the pit'a mouth. dgainst‘ . ‘ England, and 8:. 2d.‘ in France,. cheapo“ fin“ Aus‘tlria. ayer. party at area gathered in raoms of St. George's hell.. Weltmin- ster Bridge road. any: the London gChmnicle. They were the husbands } with drunken wives. and they had met E for the purpose of forming a society 1 ‘ to secure legal protection for them-1 ulves and others in like case. ‘ They were mostly superior work- ian-enâ€"cne might h'lVo been Stephen Blackpool stepped straight out of the Pfizer. of “Hard Times"-but others were evidently in a better position. They had all the same tale to tell. r “ t was to be May day all our [305," said the chairman. "when we took our I girl wives tochnrch. but this curse I The! 0'9““ ‘ SUFFERING BRITISH HUSBANDS. of drink has broken our hearts and ruined our homes." Although the company was small. the organizer of the meeting. acabman with twent)“ five year:.' experience of a drunken wife to look back upon. gave the as- surance that he might have got many thousands to attend. But some ‘eould not come because their wives had pawned their only decent suit of clothes for drink. Others did not cam to make their affairs known! in ‘ any gathering of their fellow" man; a number could not afford (0} take a long duurney to Westminster. For grim tragedy there was noth- ing to choose between any of the tales unfolded. Some had left their wives in bed. recovering from Satur- day's bout; all dreaded the effect of the mother's example an the chil- dren, ESPECIALLY '1‘ [IE GIRLS. ‘ One workingmzm had bought back his» howschold effects six timea in twenty- five years, his Wife. having sold: them article by article [or drink. “Here," excl limc'l nno her. with dramatic cffnct, “is what 1 found he- tore I left home this morning." and he produced a bundle of (Meaty-five pawn ticketsâ€"mute witnesses of a wrecked homo. 'iV-lwvuvu "‘1'..." “I’ve got hundreds of 'cm," said a weather-beaten cabman: "I sell 'cm every six _r_non_t1m.f’ CI. 0 ‘2_A_._-â€"L mn- my-.. _-._ mm And so Mr: terribbe indictment ran its course, but with a strung chival- rous sentiment in it. ‘in spite of its thercencss. "I love my white." said one; "my wilie is a perfect angel when she is sober." excl-uhmnd another, with the emphasis of strong conviction. ' “\Ve married these women. and we cannot utterly cast them off," said “" u“..‘-'\lâ€" w.._v_ cannot utterly cast timm off." 5:1in a g-cntlcmanly young follow, “but we. must have more protection than the1 low at present gives us." If them was :my dissent to this “casting! off" 59.n- tizmmt it came from a mum of thirty years' experience. who admitted he was w-oary of it. His wife was in drunkard, and he said, with some- thing like a wail in his; voice. "My daughter. a young Dung of twenty five, only lately matricd, hafi boon! led anvay by he: mothur’s example. and is wow lostâ€"lost." One speaker nuggcsted the forma‘ than of a sort of isolated community of mm) with drunken wives. and, in the ultimate resort. emigration With the children. leaving tho women as a bux‘dvn upon a country which would give no remedy to the men. It was agreed to form an association. to be calkd “The Husbands' Protection So- ciety Against Drunken Wivvs," and “MLâ€"m: on”... UU'JLJ llbltdu-vu p..- .._._ to agitate (or an amendment tothe Bishop at Winchester's Habitual Drunkards' bill. which would put the husbands on an equality withthc _ l__. MEDICAL DECEPTIONS THAT CURE. In Many (‘moa Imagination It»: More “and Than Ilrdlctno. \Ve are compelled to deceive our pa- tients, .said one of the doctors at (1 great London hospital the other day. By doing so we can often (-ttectcux'es for imagination is in many cases more liildaly to do good thing all the modi- cimes in the world. There is in this hospital at. the pres- ent time a young man who has not slept for (weeks without first re- ceiving a hypodermic injection of pure water. ' ting a quarter otf a grain of mor- phia Mitb each injection. and as he has not discovered the deception the treatment works like a charm. I (had a patient a few months ago who was suffering from imaginary paralysis, and who could not; b0. bone-r fined by the use of drugs at the elec- tric current. By prearranged plan. he was informed by a cd to be interested in h magnetism, not electriciiy, he needed, and sin-co then he has shown marked improvement under the constant application of a wooden magnet painted to resemble the genu- ine article, -_._‘ nrnndn" nn Now and then a c amusing phase. 01 eased the idea. that growing to her side, : pron: under the tre: her. Then I made cine ing drugss 311‘ dered to take the first day"! That medicine can? lutely no reflect, b1 1y nasty. so that cage 0:! faith cure. journey {urn cut! U’3.W.0nâ€"Deuuu- fully! Although I ran over two pe- dqgtrians and three bicycles and knocked Uwo waggons into a ditch. my motor was not at all. injured, an I arrived just on time. I Mrs. Nubbionsâ€"My husband is a perfect brute. Friendâ€"You amau on. Mrs. Nubb’nsâ€"Since the baby began teething. nothing would quiet the little angel but pnmnc bis‘ papa'a beardâ€"and yesterduy he want and had his beard flawed 0“. J a:w son-How d1} :1 then a case presents an phase. One woman poe- s idea. that her heart 'was 0 her side, and, did not im- ler the treatment accorded an I made up some medi- aound of. the most nauscat- L, and the patient was or- takc doses hourly. After day's treatment she said well enough to go home. licine 02mm have had abso- eflect. but it was intense- at) that it was purely a bagd of un- ' dii your automobile cut! Da.w.anâ€"Beauti- TRIBKS or TELEGRAPH. IKSTAN CBS WHERE 11' HAS BEEN 0! USE TO THE SWINDLIR. much ingenuity and may cocon- pl'mhntents. and ho to the loot men In the world to overlook en implement that would be at the slightest can to him in his profession. It in not an r- priaing. therefore. that he shout! turn even such a ‘ medium as the telegraph to his man uses. says London Tit-Bits. In the spring of [at year the hon: keeper of a certain Yorkshire equiv. who was spending o («I week: in town with his family. received tho following telegram. signed in he! master's name: " Surveyor and assistant will u- tive toâ€"day. Make them comfortnbh. and give tacilitiu inspecting hon-I and land.-â€"Bâ€"-" ery preparation (or the entertainment of her master's guests. who arrived early in the afternoon with luggsfl which suggested a stay at some week- inatead of a few hours as she had anticipated. Still. she was far from suspecting anything (wrong; and as they were very courteous and amb- ahle gentlemen exerted herself to the utmost to entertain them well. and personally conducted them over the house. When. on the following morn- ing, they and their luggage left. “N was unteignedly sorry to lose them. although not reluctant to accept the sovereign they gave her as evidence of their gratitude. FOR HER HOSPITALITY. It was some hours later before she missed certain small articles of value [mm the drawing-room. and in he: alarm reported the matter to her master. together with an account 0! the eurveyor'e visit. When he made his appearance. as quickly as a train could bring him. it was to discover that his Bate had been ransacked. and that the “amiable" and self-invited y, gentlemen had taken away with them several hundred pounds' worth of his property, including some valu- ' able jewellery that had been in tho family for generations. I I L ‘U‘usl; -wâ€" u-rw--___ In another case a well known noble- man wan the unconscious mans 01 assisting a criminal to evade fiction. \Vhilo hi3 yacht was lying at South- ampton the captain received a tele- gu‘um instructing him to get up steam and prepare to take a friend. Captain 8â€", to any destination in named. AA “‘- aâ€"9 LU ll“; ‘wuâ€"-â€"â€"wvâ€"â€" â€". Bofowe the captain had. time to ver- ify the telegram Captain 8-â€" can. on bond, and proved to be a man of such distinguished appearance and charming manners, and so intimate- ly acquainted with the lardly own- er of the yacht. that all suspicion was disarmed. After a sulgufarly ple'tnnt voyage Captain Sâ€"- was landed at Santnnder and it was not until «h’u return to England that the captain of the yacht [discovered that he had been the vio- “MVV'V‘Vw --â€"-V tim of a forgodmteâ€"legâ€"mm, and had unwittingly taken :13 passenger a man who was very much WANTED BY THE POLICE. Only a few months ago a firm of London atockbrokers, who had sold certain shares for a country client. received this telegram on the eve of settling day: " Pay £100 to Eâ€" 5â€". who will call to-mnrrow; and rank balance." On the following morning Mr. Sâ€" madc his appearance. and in suppdrt of his identity produced n telegram from the: client saying that _ _-‘.IA --_.--‘ ‘A w..,....... ---__ -_- __ _ _ the brokers had been authorized to pay him £100. The. amount was duly paid and the balance remitted to the client before the discovery was made that Eâ€"-â€"â€" Sâ€"-â€" was an unposter o! whom the client knew nothing at all. although. as subsequently appeared. ‘the police knew a great deal about him. In another case where a stock brok- er had Iold certain shares for a North of England client he received a tele- gram just before despatching the cheque: “Don‘t Bend cheque. Coming to town. Will call." On the following day a pencil: called. introduced him- .. -- «u- . _ .. m... mm: m h. self as "Mr. Aâ€"," and mined to I). paid for his shares by “bearer" cheque as ho had come away without bil cheque-hook, and wanted to pay away a large, sum at once. The cheque. fur {several hundred pounds, was made payable to hem: and was cashed within a few minutu. It was Some days later. when tho country client 'wrote to ask why tho cheque had not been sent. that tho stockbroker made the discovery that he had been the victim of a. daring ‘ swindle“: and impersonator. 1 The rarest and the costliest of gem though not always esteemed the most beautiful, re pigeon's blood rubies, fine opals and diamonds. that are pure but shed a distinct glow of blue or qp‘mk. A very perfect. pearl of gen- erous size and lustrous akin. tillth 3 rarely beautiful golden-green. wu valued. unfiet, at over £1“. A fault- less green pearl in very are. A cur. ioua stone in tho Alexamhrite. It is a dark green stone that in polished ’cut. and set. my like a fine topaz at amethyst. in large showy rings, wroundod by diamonds. By the light of day the Alemdrltoe has no - apochl bunt] have its fine luntrc.bnt ' directly It “aft of artificial light I “like: the dull stone. deep gleams of . red tluh our at the quay-anal under the an or in the tirehgnt one '- nurunt of thin vagary would n- 40.0th pronounce it a ruby. ' nor :WHOLLY LOST 5mm 03'. How is your Shakespeare Ciub get. ting on! .1 . Oh. we talk about Shakw 0.081, RARE AND CI'RIOUS GEMS.