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S Y XOPS 18 OF PRECEDING {.‘IIAlVl‘l‘thSrâ€"Guy Hartleigh leaves England to find his long lost. cousin in San Francisco. Sometime after the night Guy Was promising his uncle to go in Search 0! his cousin, a. party of young men, in a ripe stage of gayety, sat. in one o! the private rooms 0! a famous San Francisco restaurant, discussing the Burgundy of mine host, after having done justice to his cuisine. "1 say, Wilton,” said one, ”only two days more in which to save two days more In wmcn bu am"; your bet.” “More than I need. One day would be enough,” was the non- chalant answer. “What bet is that?” asked _ar_lothcr. “What bet is that?” asked another. “What bet?” they all cried with one voice. “Haven’t you heard?” “Well, if you all about at me like that there will be no excuse {or not hearing. What is the bet, Wilton?” "A thousand dollars, even, that I won't drive Mulda Carringlord to the Clifi House before the end of the week.” After the lust, remark he looked in- quiringly around the table, and then, as if satisfied that. nobody would ac- ccpt his oflcr, pushed his chair back and leisureiy arose. “Yemlvmust go. I have an en- gagcment.” “But you’ll be at. the theatre?” ‘ ‘I’erhups. ’ ’ ”You know it is ‘Romco and Jul- iet' tonight. It. is one of her best. parts.” "Not. goifig yet?" was the general cry. "The play won’t. begin for half an hour yet." “Is she so very good. then?” in- quired the one who had been ignor- ant oi the bet. “I have been away at the mines for a month, you know.” “Ask Wilton." The questioner turned his eyes on Wilton, who was putting on his coat, and the latter answered, in his indolent Way: "She's the best Juliet I ever saw. and I have seen all the good living representatives of that part. She has genius. Good-night.” “A nice business for you, Caryl Wilton. to be engaged in; but, pshmv! she interests me. I wonder if it is real virtue. or is she only doâ€" ing a link: skillful angling for a husband? I shall know below this night. is ovc_r._”_ _ - .1 n I.- 111‘; 'left them and w'ént out into the damp-driving fog. muttering, with a shrug of his broad shoulders: He walked leisurely to the Califor- nia theatre. where Maida Carring- iord was playing, and went around to the stage door. where he knocked. The door Was instantly opened, and he would have walked in without a word. had not the Cerebus there stopped him and demanded, surlilyzl “Who d'ye Want. t’ see?” 5 “Mr. Baker.” . “Come in here an’ wait. Jimmy. tell Mr. Baker :1 gent wants to see him. What name?” “No name. And. Jimmy, tell Mr. Baker :1. man wants to see him. A man or a gentleman; not a gent. Anything but a gent, Jimmy. IIur- 3111311139 grinned and rm off, while the door-keeper scowled and mutter- ed under his breath. half inclined to give the visitor a piece of his mind, ad yet yielding to the influence oi the e young and retraining, a wonder himself am he did. In (I I l A I’T ER II. Caryl Wilton with the, manner of a man who has had to deal with such characters before, and knows just how to do it. In fact, the pressure for admittance behind the scenes had never been so great as now, when Maida Carringtord was acting in the theatre. ‘IIV‘UV' v- “You wished to see me." inquiringly. ,9: ' L011!” ejaculated Mr. Faker- ‘lll. VJova--â€""_â€" _ Mr. Dusunte was the Romeo, and as Mr. Baker took a more careful look at his visitor he seemed to feel that he was not one of the gay young bloods about town who would be likely to be there for the purpose of trouhling his famous star. Mr. Wilton smiled quietly, as if compre- hending the thoughts of the manager and said: “Shall we talk here?" “No, no; come to my office.” He led the way back to the stage and oil to a little room in the left Wing. “Now, sir, if you please; what can I do for you?” “Mr. Dusante wished me to say to l you that he could not be here this evening “Nut tmmdcd be here! 'llu- mainager threw himself back in his chair and stmed at his vis- itor. Then he bounced up and cried ”V l IVI\ "chrthelcss, he will not,” said Caryl, with an amused smile. out, v ”What does this mean? 13 he ill?” “110 is ill, there is no doubt about, that, for I saw him in bed, and here is the physician's certificate, to bear out my opinion." Ho. {mm-led the distracted manager a document, which left no manner of doubt in his mind. “What am I to do?” cried the poor mam, running his hands through his hair. as: if dragging for an idea. ”He has an underâ€"study, has he ”He h not?” "Which he asked for at my sug- gostiun," was Caryl’s mental com- ment. Aloud he said, with an ap- pearance of solicitude, “I am very Sorry. Mr. Dusantc was afraid you might. be placed in an awkward po- sition. I think he said you had no- body also but. his under-study who could take his place.” “Yes,” groaned the manager, “and I can’t even change the play now. Why didn’t he let me know before? 1! I had known three hours ago I could have made some change.” “Which was exactly what ‘I Wished to prevent,” was the second mental comment. While he said aloud, “Mr. Dusante hoped until the last moment he could come. He did think of you, however, as this letter {mm him will prove.” He handed the manager a letter, which the latter took with an ap- pearance of grasping at the straw which he hoped would save him from metaphorical drowning. He tore it open and read it, and then turned to Caryl. “He Says you will take his place.” i “As a great favor to him, and out of compassion to the dear public." -- --- "â€" On the part of Mr. Dusantc, “lie says you are a better Romeo than he can ever hope to be." “He flutters me, no doubt." “You have played the part, then?” “Certainly.” ”May I ask where?” “In London; but I will save you the trouble of asking any more ques- tions by saying that I will tell you nothing about myself. If you do not‘ choose to take the word and judg- ment of Mr. Dusante, you will have to dispense with my services. Mr. Dusante thought he was doing you a great favor when he persuaded me to take his place. What is your de- cision? I am not so enamored of the part that I care to return to the stage unless it is in the cause of friendship.” The indifferent. manner did its work; and, with anxiety and humil- ity mingled, the poor manager beg- ged Caryl to take no offense, but. to assume the part, with the assurances of his gratitude for doing so. “Very well: but. I must make a condition. You will make no fuss over the matter, and only tell those who must. be told that I am a friend of Dusante.” “Yes. sir. It shall be as you say How about. dress?” “Dusante said I would find n. cos- tume that would fit. me in his room. It is one he had from London, and was too large for him." It was in fact. one which Dusante had placed in his room for this very purpose, after he had received no less a sum that one thousand dollars from Caryl in consideration of fallâ€" ing ill this night. It had been well planned, and was the last card in his hand and his highest trump. He could play the part well enough; he had done it often in London, and so well, that he had been offered almost what he would by the managers to go on the professional stage. It was not that which troubled him; it was the fear that he would plan; in vain. He did not care for the loss of the money, but he had an aver- sion to being beaten in an affair of this sort. He always had been suc- cessful with women, and he had never been at so much trouble be- fore. Young, handsome as Apollo, grace- ful of manner, and with a. rich bari- tone voice, Caryl made an ideal Romeo. The peculiar dress of the time suited him rarely, and when he came out of his room dressed and made up for the part, he was greeted by even the callonsod 11¢th 01 the ‘ stage with a murmur of admiration. The 111611183013 be here?” exclaimed the as- mzmagcr. “Why, he must. appearance with a. sort of anguish. exclaimed at. first sight. of bin}: Caryl saw him, and gave a. care- less nod, saying indifiegeptlyi "11 he acts as he 'looks, the au- dience will have a. treat tonight." “I suppose you told Miss Carringâ€" ford I was to perform Romeo for this one time?” “Yes, air.” “And did she take it. kindly?" “She only said she hoped you were equal to it." "‘Had you not better introduce me to her before we go on?” “I was waiting'here for that pur- pose.” “Then let us go, for it must be time for the curtain. I hear the or- chestra going it for dear life. Have I kept you waiting?” “A few seconds sir. Tim, ring up as soon as the first set is ready. This way, Mr. Wilton. Ah, here is Miss Carringford. Miss Carringford, Mr. Wilton. Takes Mr. Dusunte’s filace tonight." 'At the name of Wilton the peer- lessly beautiful creature gave at sud- den start. of proud indignation, flush- ed a. scornful glance at the new Rom- eo, and then said coldly: "It will not be. necessary to dis- cuss the business of the part with Mr. Wilton. If he has played it be- fore he will know the usual business. We can get along with that for one night. The balcony scene is the most important, and it would be im- possible ‘to instruct a novice in the business in-a few minutes." “But,” cxpostulutcd the manager, Mr. Wilton is not. a. novice. He has plged in London forâ€"” - He turned to Caryl for confirma- ti(_)_n_, and for dates and figures. “I did not say for how many nights, or when," said he, cooly. “I hope, however, to play my part to Miss Carringford’s satisfaction. I Would like to discuss the balcony scene with her, but if she prefers not why, let it go. Would you prefer not to be troubled, Miss Cari-ing- ford?” he asked in a most courteous manner. She did not look at him, but at the manager, as she coldly answered: “We must do the best We can for tonight. If Mr. Dusante is not well enough to 1111 the role tomorrow night, you must change the bill.” “Certainly, certainly, distraught manager. Maidn Carringford, with the slightest. possible inclination of her queenly head, drew away and left them. There was something like a flush on the handsome face of Caryl Wilton, but. he turned languidly to the manager saying: “When she is 'u little older she will make a good Lady Macbeth." “A good anything," answered the disturbed manager. "Only I wish these stars wouldn’t be so high and mighty. How can she expect. you to know the business she has put into the part?” "Don’t disturb yourself about that. I have seen her in it twice, and, be- sides, 1 got Dusante to tell me all he could think of. Don’t fear for me." ' “W011. you don’t, fear for yourself. If you had played it, with her a hud- drcd times you couldn’t be easier over it,” muttered the distracted man, as he hastened away to see that the first. act was going right. Most of the audience there knew as soon as Caryl entered on the stage that he was not the same Romeo they had been accustomed to, but as he bore himself with ease, and de- livered his lines well and with point there was no disposition to cavil at him, though he displayed no especial warmth. That, he was reserving for the meeting with Juliet in her father’s house. He knew the busi- ness called for a kiss. and it was part of his scheme to discover, by the actions of the actress at this time, what her resistance to his suit would be likely to be. He knew from her greeting of him that she suspected him of being the same Wilton who had sent her the costly jewels she had so scornfully returned; and he was prepared to find her the more coy on that ac- count. She had evidently too much pride or too'much confidence in herâ€" self to permit anybody to notice the comedy which was being played within the legitimate drama, and comportcd herself so artfully as to keep him at a distance without be-r traying the fact to the audience. 'She made no attempt to evade the kiss with which Romeo betrays his: passion, but received it on the check with a sort of dignity. which was not without its ell‘ect upon Caryl,l who was, after all, a gentleman, and who, at this, felt for the first time the unworthiness of his action in so following a woman, who now that he saw her so near him. he knew Could hardly be out of her teens, notwithstanding her wonderful gen- ius. After the first act was done, he? half expected some remonstranco‘ from her, but none was made, and he prepared himself for the famous balcony scene with feelings strangely ditl‘erent from those which had ani- mated him when he undertook what he now characteri7ed as his unwor- thy enterprise. llis short contact with her, even on that mimic stage, had wrought a revolution in his sen- timents, and it was with a serious- ness he did not half realize himself, that he took his place under her window. What feelings animated Maida Car- ringiord when she became certain that the man who so audaciously presented himself as the Romeo, was, in fact, the same who had been per. secuting her with his unwelcome at- tentions, it would be difficult to de- termine. She had had no difficulty in holding him at a. proper distance in the first interview, but she knew full well that in the balcony scene either she must be a passive vie-i tim or spoil the whole effect of the beautiful scene. Which should she doâ€"let the actress or the woman control the situation? She was still undecided when she stepped out on the balcony. She listened to his im- passioned words of love, delivered, certainly, with the force of genius, and, with no further deliberation, NOr w(i-id Caryl take advantage of her to betray any other than the re- spectful devotion of the true Romeo; cried the Caryl had abandoned his intention of speaking to her on the stage, but he had, by no means, given up his intention of having an interview with her. He had simply postponed it to a time and place which would give the advantage to her instead of to him. He played his part to the end, amid the plaudits of the audi- ence and the delighted praise of the manager, whose busy brain was full of the scheme of inducing this won- derful Romeo to take the part per- manently. But Caryl, having no part or interest in such a scheme. hurried oil the stage after the fall of the curtain, and changed his gar- ments as speedily as he could. The manager, who had been anxiously waiting)‘ outside his door, would have detained him to breach his fa- mous plan, but Caryl cooly pushed him aside, and with the remark that he was in a hurry, left the theatre. To be continued. ’nâ€"u” ..â€".â€"---â€"â€".¢â€"â€"â€" ..-. -‘o-.â€"_â€".- lâ€"~â€" W- “â€"- c - The scene went with a fervor that carried away the house, and urged it, to such a pitch of enthusiasm that when it was concluded a recall was insisted on with so much persistence that Caryl was obliged to lead Miss Carringford out to the iootlights.l Throughout the whole proceeding he eomported himself so respectfully as to free her of all uneasiness as to his treatment of her. But she could not let him know this. She bore herself with freezing coldness of! the stage, though she played her pait on it with all her wonted fire and pas- sion. E30“: 0! Interest About Some of the World's Great People, The biggest living man is said to be Mr. Lewis Wilkins, who is new arousing great interest in the scien- g tilic circles of Europe. Wilkins was |born on a farm near St. Paul, : Minn., in 1874. When but. ten years ' old he measured 6 it. in height, and new has grown to the tremendous |height of 107-1 in.â€"â€"just threehquar- iters of an inch less than 9 {trâ€"and {weighs 364 lbs. Queen Margherita of Italy is 11 yea: great lover of llowers, and is a most. gor. successful amateur gardenerâ€"her fat-g 'l‘ vorites being carnations, violets,‘ {Inn and lilies ol the valley. She has; es ‘ many interests, besides being, per-l the haps, the best educated Queen in cur. Europe. She knows Fuglish, mu: French, German, and Spanish thorâ€"i agu oughly, and is a good Greek scholar. inc. She is a very great admirer of tie-r Shakespeare, and has written a most gen interesting little book on his hero- 710 ines. | N01 It is, perhaps, rather a curious thing, that though the King is such an CXCUllcnt judge of horse-flesh, and so fond of the noble animal, it is years since he has driven himself. Neither he nor the Duke of Corn- wall has ever shmvn any leaning to- wards this pursuit, and it is not likely that the King will be seen driving his own equipage about London. On the other hand, the Queen is very fond of driving her ponies in the country, and all her daughters. drive; the Duchess of Fife especially excels as a whip. The Queen, however, has never driven in London. She prefers to ride in a Victoria. ‘ Dr. Joseph Parker is by no means a nervous or easily disconcerted naan but recently, when he was preaching in a leading provincial town, he was much annoyed by a dandy sitting under him, who, proud of a new gold watch, was continually pulling it out to see what time it Was. Eter- nity was the preacher‘s theme, and on and on he went, and out and out came the watch, till the poor divine could stand it no longer. In the very climax of his sermon he sudden- ly stopped, locking full at the offen- der, and quietly said, “Put up your watch, young man; we are speaking of eternity, not of time." Sir Edward Blount, who has just completed his ninety-second year, is the oldest Knight 0! the Order of the Bath. The greater part of his life has been spent in France, where he Was the chairman of the Western! Railway Company, the major «pore tion of whose movements forothc comfort of travellers was due to his initiative and energetic perseverance. Nevertheless, Sir Edward remained always English throughout, and one of his French interlocutors and fa- miliars was once pcrtinently remind- ed of the fact. “Sir Edward," he said, "if you were not an English- iman, what‘ would you like to be?" “Monsieur,” was the answer, “if I were not an Englishman, I should like to be one.” The new Italian ambassador to' London, Signor Alberto Panza, who has just taken up his duties, is a diplomatist by professionâ€"he has never been anything else. He is pos- sessed of a very intimate knowledge of European statceraft, and goes to England with the friendliest feelings: and warmest admiration both for its sovereign and people. Born in Turin fifty-seven years ago, Signor Panza, having graduated as a Doctor of Laws, passed at once into the diplo- matie service, and filled successively junior appointments at the Embas- sies of Athens, Bucharest, Berlin, Belgrade, and Constantinople. He distinguished himself by his conduct of aflairs during the Armenian out- break. his counsel being greatly val- ued by the other Ambassadors dur- iing that trying time. l “A St. Petersburg correspondent says: “The police who have to look after the safety of the Czar do not quite trust even all the members of! his Majesty’s household. 'l‘he mech- anism attached to the doors of the Imperial bedâ€"chamber and study has lately been so altered that only two or three persons know how the doors can be opened from the outside, when the Czar is within. In the study five writing tables have been placed. which the Czar is to use by turns. so that nobody knows exactly at what table he is working. For some time past the walls of the study and bedroom have been pro- vided with a steel lining, and they have also several secret doors."- HOW THE CZAR IS GUARDED PERSONAL POINTERS. In, “In“: lei. Cons-uptln II touch. [And to a Good Old Age-- lam-limit: of ”Inlclpnlltlu-So-e- Ill-3 About the National Stiltarlllll Association. cured 9 Dr. Know. who is one of the great- est authorities on the subject of pulmonary tuberculosis. says that the foregoing questtion can be answered with a’ very decided “Yes.” Of cm- ine'nt men of the past who in their youth or early manhood were declare-'1 to be consumptive, but who attainedl nevertheless a more or less advanced‘ age, may be mentioned the German1 poet Goethe, Napoleon I., and Peter' Cooper. Dr. Hermann Brehmer, one of the foremost German physicians was a com-sumpiive when he started the first sztnatorium for tubercu'os- is patients in 1859 over which be pre- sided for more than thirty years with. great success. His Ill-(St ce'c- brated pupil, Dr. D. '1‘. Tweiler, enter- ed his sma'tori'um as a consumptive. became Brehmcr's assistant, and has :incu been over twenty-five years ac- tive as a medical director of the L‘al- kenstcin Sanatorium. Franz-is Cop- pee, one of the greatest poets of mod- ern France, takers delight in telling that more than twenty years ago a life i-murance company refused to in-l sure him because he was declared can: sumptive, and how badly the com: pany ought to feel now. on account of having Lost. his premiums for the in- tervening years. There are thous- ands of such cages where people, once declared consumptive by competent physicians, have u'utimately recovered and pursued their vacation in life for years afterward with unim.p:~1ired vi- 'l‘hc atatistics of sanatoria for con-l mmptives.whe-re patients in a?! stag-i es of the disease are received. show: that 25 per cent leave as “absol'utvly cured" and 40 Do 60 per cent leave much improved, many of them bring again capable of earning thvir liv- inst. In institutions Where onty p1- tie-nts in the mrly stages of tho. di- mass are received, as many as from 710 {to 7': pivr cent have been cured. Not only lh) living. [mt the dead. give us ubwlube proof of the curubimy of tuberculoaris of the lungs. in (he post-modem examinations of many indiviuu-‘.9 who have died of other (lineages than consumption. healed "cars are med in the lungs giving vL-iblr; evidence of healedâ€"tubercu- 105:8. Statistics concerning this oc- currence .«dww- that the number of wch cas¢s dfswvered at post-marten: examinations is nearly 25 per cent. Dr. Knopf its responsible for the (clâ€"f lowing: “I do not think it an ex- aggeratiton to way that of all chronic! dis-«eases, tuberculosis is the movtl curable, and of late years the most: frequently cured." After thtwci glad tidings concerning the curati-l listy of tuberculosis in general andl particularly of the form. no vory much foaredâ€"Lubcrculo.~;irs of the 1'“ng it may be interesting to knowl how consumption is trctitcd and‘ cured. It is not cured by quacka, by patent medicines, nostruins or other tsmrct remedies. but solely and tax-1 elusivcly by scientific and judicious use of fresh air, sunlight, mater, ab-. tin-dance 01: good food, milk, eggs, meat, vegetables, fruit, and the help of certain constructive medicinal substances, together with very careful watching and nursing by skilled medical attendance. Not the mom beautiful climate, not the most delightful mart can cure the con- sumptive patient if he is not twiscly guided in his treatment. Strict Inc- dfcal (supervision is absolutely (ascn- tint- to guarantee a cure. -â€"-.â€"â€"A- ‘A .‘nâ€" Many people are asking to-day “What is a modern mnatorium for consumptivest" It is an institu- tion usually situated in a healthy 10-, caliity, somewhat elevated, relatively free from duet and traffic. Only pa- tients suffering from tuirercuiosis are received. The greatest care is exercised everywhere. in buildings and in Surroundings, to avoid the pos-l sibl'e transmission of the disease to employees.“ visitors or nc'ghboxs of the} institution, and equally great care is exercised to prevent the re-infection‘ at the patients themselves. The hygenic and preventive nteagsrures of these modern sanatoriu are so thor- omgh that it may be said one iii in less danger of becoming infected with the germ; of consumption there than anywhere else. There is no re- 'cord that any of the physicians, ‘ nurses or empltoyees in such an insti- tution have contracted tulmrculosis. It F3261]!!! be us that this is a very 800d proof of how 03.2,.in infection can be avoided when physicians and patt- ents work together to combat. the tubercle bacillus‘. Anethrr very in- teresting c'l’eervation is that in lo- calities where sanzitorio for consump- tives are situated, the mortality from this disease sunning the local inhabi~ tants has markedly decreased since. the establishment. of the institutions. The splendid hygenic and preventive sanzttorm UUUUILULCU Cullutvuv-- .vâ€" â€" __, - no danger can pascibhy arise from them to the surroundings. In Canada. practically the only first-class institution (or consump- tivcs is the Muskoka Cottage Sana- torium situated near Gravenhurst on the share of Lake Mukoka. ifhis famous institution has treated over 40-0 patients in the three years of its history and has shown results of the most surprising and encouraging character. It's reputation has be- comle worldâ€"wide. ' ' ' tunes '0! tbs Donyinion. from some consumption be positively 33 ”#34:” we, Patians have ram the varioua Prov- Dominion. from some United States. from Lu; Afrioa. _ Owing to fcéilent climate the expert mndical' shill omployod. It is rapidly taking {trot place uncut the leadim sonatarin of the world. It seems to u that ouch instituttonl should become tar more numerous In this country. It is very much bet- ter for public health and (or the P‘ti' ents themselves that they shouli be gathered into hospital: where this one disease is treated. Tho majority will not only be curod, but will re- turn to their homes as missionaricl of good health, informing their friends as to the two nature of consumption and instructing them how to check its ravages. The, «Mentions! value :of modern s-anator'ta is of the greatest important» and only when Ill"! "0‘ come numeroua and are patronized by 1111? great majority of those afflict- ed. will them be any (Lowrance that thts plagueâ€"the greatest enemy of mnnkindâ€"oun be stamped out. MUNICII’ALI'I‘IES AND CONSUMP- TION. A nmnicipaLity has exceptional op- porlumty for effective work in check- ing the ravages of consumption. The Statutes. especially in the Province of Ontario, are suggestive of local Inezh'ums which if adopted by the ma- j'nz'ity of municipalidea woull (stitc- nully check the (spread at tubercu- 101.“. There is no reason why the local Board of Hcallh in each com- munity shwuld not be empowered to examine for tuberculosis all moat ot- terei for 3.113 and wherever any is found dicmased. i‘ should be destroyed. The situation lumughoul the coun- try demands a must rigid periodical in-qncliom of all unimah furnishing mill]: and bullor to onusumcrs. the prompt mmonl of all {maliciouscllses and above all, a thorough control of the dairy in the interests of public .vaitalilon. E1011 municipality thou“ enforce strict: proh'ib-itory 1mm; with refer- ence to expectomtion in rmblict plane's, especially on the smlewtuks, in 1 [11111.0 hulk cmvm'ancm, etc. lioch 1. col community .hwoult mak' p ovi- siqn tor the proper disinfection of the roman and homo»; of due cased and 91 k consumpli vos; a! o for 1h.- p ri- odicai in rp‘ction of Ill-.3 children go- ing; to school. and than found to be {1130th should b3 removed and plac- ed under treatment. the National t1‘71nu.111uwn A :0 iution sugg'sts that {ouch muniu: .pal' ty (rganiza at cal I branch of th Associa ion for th~ pur- ipow of creating public opinion Mtith reference to these. very mmrttc a and to faci'fitatt‘ the diatii‘utiim of litt-ra- tum and th dollvvrimg of lz-cture-:, hexlth talk , etc. Thin [will mean pr ict1cal cc- 311._r:1tion with the na- ‘ tion1l aluminium in checking the ' Nor-trad of this (trout (1330.133. NATIONAL FANIT‘ARIUM ASSO° CIATI'ON. Grout. praiw its due Lord Strath. gCOnTt and Mount Itnyal, Sir William R. Lhrtf-nli'h. th! litt't Hurt A. Massey. ! \V. J. tinge anti tht' runny other lead- fing Chadian philanthropists who ‘ hitvo inauguratot and pu had so nonl- iously this muvt-mcnt. in huh-zit 0t ttlmse of our f-‘Iluw‘ citizens who are buffering from puinlonury tulercu- ‘10 is or consumption. In a short series of artiz-lcs preceding this. we . htvt- endeavored to throw some light ion the cha TMftfll‘ of the dimuse which this Aswaintion its striving to cum- :bat. Eminent physicians through {Canada are beginning to realize the ° magnitude and importunvt'o of this un- ‘dortaking and are gradually awaken- ing to the fact that. there its nu; ques- tion at the Leginning of this con- itury of greater mmnent. than thin Lord chonsfield has properly said "th'it p'ulwttiic health in the found» tion on which rvpocs the happiness of the peopie and the power of the country;" \Vhran it. its remembered that 40,000 or [0,000 of our fellow. citizens are immunity afflicted with this dread discus. of whom perhaps 7.000 or 81.0) dim, we can begin to es- timate the extent of its (instructive power upon our comparatively mangre pagination. It. may be taken [or grantvd that during the last ton years, between 60,001) and 70,000 of our ' ; people, the minority of whom were in ' the prime of life, have succumbed to ‘ this terrible scamrgc. Alf we sup- b I 7 D I D I pone that each individual was worth .500 per year to tho Stateâ€"doubtless, many of them were. worth hundreds of thouamnds of dolllrs to the State ~th: actual eoznomic IO'IS calculated on this basis is enough to “stagger humanity." \Vho can measure the. suffering, the privation, the poverty and the distress [oilau'ing in the wake of smch appalling mortality? The National Sanitarium Ax‘socia- titan took the initiative jn («raining incorporated by a special Am ofthc Dominion Parliament to c-~t:xLlish in- stitutions for tho tro'xtmont and cure of poms-us :ift'iixztefl with pul- m-cnary «ii-seas". The, trustem have cautiously Lut zoatm-iy pushvl the campaign of edutution and have on- deav-orod by precept and vxamplc to wake the people acquainted \xitbthc character of tuberculotxis or consumpâ€" tion. “'hon they stzn'tvd this move- ment, they were met with perioua «tis- CWt‘agement. and in fact by i-ti‘vnu- om appasiltion from many quaru-rs. Many people have th" i-mprccusion lhlt because largo-hearted, bmcxo- lan‘ly-m'n'ici m n 1‘0 mpnt, “'h'nh means 1 [1.11113 gm. .1, [by u by an star mo 11:93. l-mly-m'ndci m n to tor stun: moVe- nwnt, “'h'nb means wide-spread :.nd lusting goal, dry muyt beacluatcrl by s'n:'st-3r waives. Nothing 0.0qu he more absurd. Men wh.) an “1.1- ing to invest large sums of money and to devote their time. t.) intercstq srmh as ih's. deserve Um hr‘arty mm- p thyznl co-cp “9'01th 1": r...h'.- minded citizen. We. have UN! in- dividuflls and manizipallti-s will to. operate with this Association and the pub-Linc generally will I'm! its) aid in chwking the ‘prmd of consrumplion and in making provi~ion for 1h" iec. laticn. treatment and cure of (hon: gnawing from the diseasz. It is related that two persons. one of them a whcclman, and the other an opponent. of bicycling, Were dis- cussing the chances of injury through riding a bicycle. Injury? Pooh! I' vc been riding. three years, and I' ve had only one accident, and that \x asn 't serious. What did you break in that? Only a log. Only a leg! I should think that was enough {or any ordinary per- Oh. but it was the leg of the man who taught me to ride, N( )T SO SERIOUS. HOW 1'0 GET FREE TRIPS $0.8 SHIPS' PASSERGIIS W” DON’T PAY THEIR PARIS. M Van “lunch.“ m m and can” In has. -Innnnl'o-nnflunaovcrm Some time ago ant-an hit on aph- that not only enousd him to travel across “the herring pond" without paying passage money. but proved at the same time a very profitahlo source of income. With the help d ,ths» parser of tho vessel! on which ho :Bcneraily cruised be secured u lcrth withuut paying a penny. On the voyage he always posed a a quiet, unassuming man at inde- pendent means; he wouldwery often join in a quiet game of cards with ithe gamblers oi the trip. as a result "of M'hi'Ch h‘ nearly always mongol ‘to clear 3 mm far in nxcess of that 'mhicb ought to have been paid (or ’ his (are. N-r'odlvass to Bay he \vms one. of tho most skilful card-sharpen in exist- onco. In league “(1h him was tho p'urwrâ€"a very important pormnago on a liner, u all travellers will testi- {yâ€"who rm'eivmd as hush convoy t vary niccliula mmevery trip from the sharper. But murder Mill out. and eventualiy the whole truth of tho business came out, thungh not beforo the parser and the sharper hid nt (11‘ a fine haul from tbs umpxun‘ card-players win were their duo-m. A man why had booked big pussm to the States was one evening walk- ing dwm a quiet bye-aired in (South. lampbon. England. when he was from bx-‘hind and stunned by an un. wen assailant before he had had any time to (Island himself. M'hen ho cam.“ to but sues it w as to find} him- wt! lying, clad in clothlfl that “will. hnve diecracod a scanner-min in . misxrable attic. Fcolng ill 30‘ dizzy. b“. rose to his fleet and lotter- e-d out of the. house. will ch was a! empty onm He found man ho had been lying there. evidently dtugged, [or a night and a da'. that th-pwnt on which h:- hud boo ed his passage had nth-d. and that h.» was permits», tinfl ttithout any of hits belongings. Luckily he had a friend in Antith- ampton, Whom he was twin to 1'! ly on {for 1191;) and ae he was a Well-to-do man. the affair was not no serious as it might have been. Ear some time he thuttght that the outrage was ‘merely a common case of want . tut when he found that he had apparent- ly “In!!! to New York on the lint-r! on which he hid booked his passage. he realized that he had unruly been the moans of providing some within. who had smcmtulty tutor-mounted him. with a first-class (are to the Htutea. Neither did he ever moceed in tun- niug to earth .the author of the outrage. ' I_A_ One ufthn most impertinont triclm ever played an a steamship cumâ€"- puny was pa-rpatratud by a man and woman. The man had come aloard thp vessel-nan Amtralian liner -- and with him his wife, a pretty, (ash- iongnbly-drcvmd gill.hercyu red with weeping at the prospect o! saying good-bye to her humband. They were the most allmtionato ample czvnceivul I ~. Byottnders’vyel grew dim at my sight of so much LOVE AND AFFEOBION; s A! but (mm? the naming (ba‘tmall At Gloucester, some time ago, a man Was sentenced to one month's hurd labour for stealing a bottle at medicine that he had been asked to deliver by the ductor in the village in which he lived. Same month: after he was brought up on u simi- lar charge, and when in the dock mus asked what he had to any in do- fence. .vâ€"uwv - Well. your honor, he replied, I was asked by the doctor to Call again for another patient 8 medicine, and tho bottle Stood on the doctm' S desk labelled: To be taken as pcforu. wilt?“ hicchugod. amid roars of laughter. Witnessâ€"Ito looked me straight in the eye and Lawyerâ€"There, sir. you’ve flatly contradicted your former Stalcllunlt. Lawyerâ€"You said before that. he Witnessâ€"How so? bent his game on you. and now you'll please explain how he could Inuk you straight. in the eye with a bent gaze. 1 Witness (aim... Queensland lets certain lands to: grazing at so low an annual rental as three Indium on we, FL'UDI'IAI.Y POUNOED ON FOLLOWED 1N STRUCTION S t hing TOO MUCH FOR HIM