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Q u "What would your lather a, to Bil this t" "Oh, daddy in very unsiblo. He will think just a l do.-" than does. I u- auro “him it you will a, th'," "Rose, t his ls . “an. nn unexpected. temptationt" "Tonptntion l" “I should any n joy that nukes the humble. In it right for no to have such happiness!” "You dear, dear Larry!" How did you conceive of this ides t" "Oh, l have been thinking but! tor days. Do you know the Collect for Whitsunday' It is very wonderful. Wnit, nnd ril gnaw it to you.” k .. She brought him an open prayer-boon and left the room. “hen she return- od In was lying on the sofa, looking (my and unclean. Rosa sat down and put her hands in his. He studied her snug (see for name accent}: u. ....... - -v- _.._-- "Sweetheart. hue your father eon-1 vinre-l you that your plan in unwise t" "Ah you don't alogezher under-tend my daddy. What do you think he and t" "What! Did he consent Pt Larry at up. . "He say! I have gone to the root of the matterr--that l have the right idea of marriage. Larry, he is going to nt- tend to all the details. I don't like details. 1 think the fairies have 1 nice way of doing tttinte-jus) by wav- ing a wand. These are daddy'e plans. We can go to the church in the morn- ing "bout eight o'clock and he married. Then we can take the early train for town. Mr. Proctor baptized me', he would have married us, anyhow. Daddy end grandma will come to town with no. and I can stay at the hotel with them. so " not to inconvenience your mother. And, Larry, I have lots of thime. Deddy any: to do everything quietly, but properly, I have a new tame-dared suit that I can yet,' h A _ . ,EAL .. a in "I think I an dazed with all an: madness." "I wish I could mat. you smile." “And [have shadowed your brigh! “co." "Not you. Larry, I want you to pranks "rnessomethirttr. May I do just a I please for-tor two or three days! Afterr that, I will do as you wish" - - »- u-.._:..|. n..,._ .Klal Illa“ . w--- -_ .77 .. “You remind me of the Spanish pro- vorb: 'A woman's advice is no great thing, but tho man is a fool who doesn't take it.' I think, love, you can awn}; lic; vol: New” The next alternoon Rose met Pow- er» an Madison Avenue. He looked eurpr‘hed, then delighted, and turned to walk with her. speaking earnestly: "I am so relieved to no you! When "I am so relieved to no you! w did you ttet bore t" "I have just loft the train." "You look so well. too. You good not to put on black." "Oh. I couldn't do that! I din hope." . n G, on. was there ever I die! You don't mind if this!" .. -- ‘2‘! "No. I want all the light I can so. on the subject." "I can tell you that it is a pretty dark one. Such n burlesque on wealth. A man with more than he could conveniently spend. losing his reason in the effort to become richer! t can understand poverty drivintro man cruy." "Perhaps it does, only we don't hear of it." y“ - - - A‘__n.l- ..._ '" II. "True. This Is a most terrible en- tanglement. Nothing can be done to save anybody or anything! If Everett were proved to be dead. why, the estate could be administered and something might be saved out of it for his family. As it is, such matters are at a stand-, still; and meanwhile bis paper in ma- turing. He hsd quantities of it out. You see, with him speculation was a mania. He was like a jugular with his tops in the air. Bow be keeper, them up is a mystery to everybody but i himself. Everett was a master of the _ nrt. He understood the fifth rule in ariimstio--substitutiyn. Take money from here and put it else“ here, but keep all your interests in good shape. The people at the bank are close mouthed. Ttwt admire Everett and are true as steel; but they have themselves to think about, and they ' protect his paper. I offered Larry all Iowa, but he told me it would he a drop in the bucket." "How good-tmy trenerourr--rou aret" "I am glad for his sake that you are here. The boy is simply going to pieces. He takes this to heart so much more than his mother and sister seem to." . - --- 4-,L_A AL- "80 is a man: results may to." "Yes; and ho was working Bard when the blow came. He had reached e point where any mental shock was bound to unnerve him. It is hard to my what the and will be. It is well for him that he has you to think of. By the way, when did you nee him? I was at the house this morning; but he was out ot town, and Mollie didn't seem sure of his whereabouts." “lie is It home by this. He stayed with ue yesterday end came down with us today. We will he at the eame house" "I may call this evening?" "Do. " we have to no out Ill leave e note end you can follow us. It will only he to Mrs. Erorett's." "You will be here for some time!’ "I cannot tell. It ell depends upon what I ,ars.Ao. - - ___ --e-, A; ... .Il-I. . -r.- -wee "You! What are you going to at- tempt t" . =, _-- " n- Dan-nu- La "What did 'ou W” In" mound the s." (Continued.) CHAP'rrm XIX. all the light I can get over lunch a mud- ind if I allude to ream-es what the l cling to all this are "I did what you had d him all I had, to trite." "And he refused, I lupposof Unless you are a fairy with I gold mine at your disposal." "No; 1 only wish I had. I think fa- ther made him some such proposal, but in vain. Larry is not willing to take money from where it might be missed." "Pray. what did you give tsim-in your: gonerosity and phyla -. -_ ..---. I - our: JV“. B‘""‘""""l ---" r - "Nothing. You know, Ht you can for a person, that is one thing.' Mr. Powers, you are so kind and true that I am going to tell you something nice." "That would be a novelty, l swearl' "Larry looks 3 great deal stronger- that is, . little more hopeful. This is our wedding-day." “What! You are going to marry him At this crisis." . . "I have done it. This morning, in our own dear little church. we were married. Whatever happens, at least I am his wife." Powers caught her hand. “You are . good woman! This Is the most jar ful news I ever hard. I congratulate 2"e'ip"" I thank God for Larry's Ba 0 " They walked for some distance in utter silence. Powers Yang Mr. Poun- ce's antique bell and waited until the heavy oatro door wn opened for Raw It was her privilege to be taken to 'whatever room Mr. Pounce might buppen to be in, so she followed the servant to the pretty rosewood cah- inet. The old man had just found a treasure in the shape of a cup. He was rubbing it with chamois and hold- ing it to the light. His eyeslightened at Rose came forward. "Well. l clvclzirel Why. when did you arrive?" "Just now." . He, drew forward a heavy chair with a high, Gothic back, and Rose sat down and took the cup from him. He was in an ec‘tasy over it. ' ' Bil-U. . "I knew you would he glad to hear it. To-night you will come to see us t" "That's an old, old pattern, out of date for centuries!" . The sunlight had fallen on her ttair. and whl. she examined the IMP" "l suppthc you know altabout this tttti_irouble,", ltose_§ai_d. (“will ...., "I know 'about all I can to -. we ' It is only one case in thousands. You'll find them all over the country. Some men are in such a hurry to 'get I therel' Look at me--Prn twenty yeBrs ! older than Everett, and I haven't ' 'got tht're' yet. Why "ouldn't .he ( muire haste Mowirt This idea of enJOY- l ing the blossoms and living off the fruit of other men's trees i.siietstroriu6 our \shol-e lusineas system. I tell you, the, prospect ot making a fortune suddenly ivy one brilliant stroke in apoculation is demoralizing the whole community. Our young men are blinded by the few dazzling successea. anl become so unsettled that they are unlined for everything. By Jove. you can't find a young man who hasn't a little hole in Wall Street where he drop; his aavingnl Ever- ett was going in for a big harvest. 1 had some of his paper offered me a few days 130." "Is it too late to buy itt" "Oh, no. It he gets back within a day or two he can pull through. He can at least get an extension; but tt' man with his ability and reputation can always borrow money." (, "You think he is living‘t' _ "Yes. He had no more Idea of sui- , eide than I have. This world pleases , me. I have no desire to leave it. I t don't concern myself with what peo- ' ple are calling the 'Unknowab1e.'I l think that the good Lord of the pres- , out can take care of the future. I t have no sympathy with these loud- , mouthwl infidols who propose to pull f away our tried hulwarks and leave ! nothing in their place." - . "Father sayst hat these attacks on Christianity are periodic. and al- wurs came a healthy reaction." "He in about correct. I remember when Tom Paline's works were startling In with his fine theories. That was a long time ago." " don't know "guppone that Mr. Everett does not come buck within a day or guy?" . in}; -tihiid,Giattirn will be in a by! way - You gm, Jie _ has _poyrowad heavily from the bank. That may. break. The directors only have hisl none. and there is now a rumor! abroad thai he holds some of :heir 39-! rarities. That borders on the fooliah.t if not altogether "isrhonoralilta. You know a bank is not ju<titied in loan-i ing it man its seeurities in exchange. for his noun. You can't understand: the thing. but it looks bad for Ever-i ott.” l 'But it 'tn nm loo late to save every- thing--his eredit-his fortune. If " could do it. another can." "Yes. if some one with the money Would come forward. It's an old story! I have seen many a house Co down just for the lack of a few thou- lurk of dollars judiciously placed at th" right moment. In Gert, my child, I failed once. I learned A lesson - bitter, but good.” "I want you to save Mr. Everett. 1 came here to-day to, 883100 lo do is." Mr. Pounce stared at Rose for some seconds: then he stood up and walked about the room, stopping st intervals to look at her. She met his glances with steady eyes. “What put such an idea into your hetul't' , a lr' iiruifnT lte-l'i Yd: You mold do i wiihottt losing nag”: ng_in the end." "Yes I could. But why should It The Everetts are nothing to me. I never liked them. The: have all the sill: characteristics of our main-n Rose put her-hand on the old man’s had done. I offered of American. They despise their own country; they ape foreign people end manners. Nothing here is good enough for them. They no ebroad half the time, wasting their Policy. nun tut! In”, T.--.. -_-,, _ I am told that Miss Everett in looking ' for a nice hitrhmrundlastt title! What ( pleasure would there he in helping such idiots! Poverty would he thebest l thing for them. It would cure them _ of their follies and bring them to their senses. That boy that you engaged yourself to may have brains. Let him use them for the good of his family. Anyhow, they have their gown friends. I never aspired to their select circle!" 1 "i suppose it requires so much. But, indeed, you are misjudging them in some wars. Mollie is engaged to la young fellow named Burrows. Be lis in Mr. Everett's office. He thinks ieverything could be arranged if you would help him. Mr. Powers has of- tered all he owns." "Just like him! He’d give away his head if it were loose." "ll would be worth taking, Ithink." "Who sent you to me"t "No one. I was told not to come; that it would he useless." , “Still you came." t "Yes. I found out last winter that . people were entirely mistaken about you. I think you might do this simp- I ly out of good nature. Perhaps, if i you save the Everette from disgrace . they will reform and adopt their own country." , “You haven't broken off your en- - gatterneptt'l a "I've fulfilled It." , "Pray, what do you meant" "Why, Larry and! were married r this morning." a "You m-xrriei him this morning! Why wird sort of 't girl are rout You took him in his misery! He let 'ross 1 do it? I thought such women were - out of date." 8 "Like the pattern on a china eupt a Oh. no. Nature repeats herself." 0 "So this is your 1vedding-dort" ., t AI|DU an“. ruIva-u- -_ - Oh. no. Nature repeats herself.” "So this is your 'wedding-dart" "Please don't speak and look as it I were an object of pity. I am proud and thankful to be his wife. I want to keep bright and strong for his sake. If I can't help him in one way I may in some other. He has done nothing wrong, and it the worst comes -whr, we can live our life somewhere under the lstars and make our own happi- netri " "Stay a moment. A girl like you shoull have a. bright wedding-day. Let mo think Powers offers-.1 all he had- the widow's mite, eh! You gave him yourself. I have learned something trr-dar. Young people are a great deal better than I suppoxefi twat"' lIu-u "6|,ch bun-AI - u-rrv-_ bun-ted. generous, thoughtful. "slf- sreNfieing to the uttermostl You poi ass t u\ ol T-Llsh on 'd tarh St is a nice sirtut to have. It came honest- ly to you. My girl, because you prov- ed your faith in me this day, and for no ttl her reason. I will do all that you ask. Come, come. now. No tears to- day, How does the (song got 'Tears for to-morrow, but kisses to-day.' Will you give me just one kiss? There- I wnttt you to smile. Rose - Rose 1",1fsr/1trctett is your name now--rou must. have a. wedding-gift." . I "Oh, you have given me all that I Want!" "And you must have a proper cele- bration." "0h, never mind about us." “See here, little woman; I fancy you have. been living for days in e nightmare of horrors. Isn’t that Bot Now, the first thing to be done is to communicate with your husband. We'll go down to the library; I know ot no- thing so conducive to rest and reverie as a wood tire. I'll carry out all your wishes. The messenger will be ready as soon as we are. Come." _ - . Feeling somewhat dazed, Rose fol- lowed the old man and sank into 9. great arm-chilir before the blazing logs. She perceived his movements and actions and heard his voice for some minutes with a sense of half oonseioumess; then she felt surprised at his business-like and rapid proceed- ings. He had seated himself at his desk while he talked. furlou- Nunou [tainted by Alanine?!" on Their Show. The German drug store is always a mystery to the traveller when he first becomes one of its customers. The apothecary's department, which is only one feature of our drug store, is an independent establishment in Ger- ‘many and is devoted to the filling In prescriptions and the duties of the‘ npothecary. The "droguerie," quite a separate place; provideshalf the arti- cles customarily found here in the drug store. It is to the droguerie lhll one must gator 501p, toothbrutshes, (drugs in the pure, and all of the arti- cles not dealt in by the apothecary. The division may be a convenient one after the mysteries have been master- ed, but i: is confusing at first. I Anot her peculiarity ofthe txpothectrr- ies is that most of them have names displayed. That custom dates from “he earliest days of their history. One I of the most famous in Berlin closed its (doors the other day, and the incident "recalled some interesting facts. The old names of the shops have survived ito some extent. although the purely lfantastic names have given place to ', others better suited to the commercial I nigencles of modern times. The city tic-day possesses 164 shops of apathe- icaries, and many have adopted names Ttaken from the street, square or re- igion in which they are situated. There "iare fifty-six of these, and nineteen areI , I known only by the names of their pro- ~prietors. Nineteen are named after , birds. the eagle having ten named in ' its honor. There are " sorts of eaglel‘ among these ten, black. red and whiteu i Other names include wild animals, mr- ' I thologiesl names such as Kittens and i IFlora, and royal titles like Friedrich l I and Augusta Victoria. Most curious are , those called after famous historical Trt1ll'e.ri'ii',' my l.' as Arminius, Roland l _ and Siegfried "'9 difference be- tween the em ' in Berlin and the o [ present is thy _ ' t'.i(fal disappearance "lot the French uputhccaries. In 1780 t _when the first count was taken three I out of twttrttr-one were French. Twelve e of these original places are known to- n i dasr " the names thor hare than. BERLIWS DRUG STORES a moment. A gig} iilre zen no -JUteHNES TORONTO To be Continued. tol- Jimmy and Jane Those were their ntunetr--ahntnr end June. Everybody in the village knew them; they had many friends; yet :11 screed with wonderful unanimity that they were two of the strangest individ- uals ever seen. Jimmy-his full name we! James Bradford-was a bachelor of about fifty 10%". reputed to have a stocking full of gold and silver coins. which he kept in i his feather bed. He was a noted hater of women, and seldom spoke to one. Jane-or more properly Miss Jane Green-wt" called an old maid, lived in t tiny house by herself, and had aholy horror of the biped man. Her age was "uncertain," but her fortieth birthday was of the put. Jimmy took life easily. but was op- posed to ostentation and the modern acceptation of the term "luxury." He dressed without regard to fashion, but within the bounds of ruspeotability. Be even rode out in his own carriage but it was by no means smodern vehi- ole; it had done service,he would proud- ly tell you, since his grtutdttrther's days. quite scantury Ago. Be cared little for books; society he abominated, because it was spoiled by admitting women, and of the tew diver- sions that went to make up the sum of his life’s pleasures. fishing held the place of prominence. Eves6 in the pursuit of this gratifica- tion Jimmy was not free from harass- ment, for he was obliged to pass‘by :tho door of ooottage occupied by nwomnn in order to reach the river. The wo- man was no other than Jane. One bright afternoon in Seutember. Jimmy was lounging along the river bank when the splash of ours in mid- stream fell upon his ears. He looked in the direction of the sound, and then a. acowl wrinkled his forehead. Jimmy was lounging along the river bank when the splash of ours in mid- 5112:,ng :re,.t'tttr,t'/,lrhli'l; Jr,'lt"dy stream fell upon his ears. He looked a sheltered spot beneath a wide-spread- in the direction of the sound, and then ie,'. rillow tree, Namath? bob restore . . er 0 consciousness. .u s e o n- tb yioll tytlri his forehead. Em: her eyes the first thing tf/h",',',":'; Humphl he muttered, "that old i her gaze was Jimmy's (we. maid, Jane Green, is trying to row over l "O, my soul!" she gasped, “Oh”. to Ned Brown's She'd better he to . U???) I inlthe {323" 03(9)?! Evilé)net" . . ' . ' ' r w I l l ' e roe . home. drinkin tea. Most likely she'll ll ain’t the "E,)'.,) an: nor 'ld kin I'; manage to get drowned. What atuse [him as I knows on. An' you're show- she makes, splashin’ en’ nappin' about.' in' mighty little appreciation for hav- ru __tt_9 ___ Lin I:nn uvifk on nnll'f' ‘in’gnyopf lif.t saved. glean tell ye"... He pulled up his line with an angry jerk, put afresh worm on the book, and then cast oat the line again, with an outlay of strength quite unneces- Barr unless to give vent to his indig- Qation. The "apltushin' an' flappin' about," in- stead of dying away in the distance as the boat nearod the other side of} the river, grew louder and more dis- turbing, and half in wonder, half ang- ', or, Jimmy looked around again. l, "Drat the luck!" he cried. "It she ain't gone an' rowed right smack inter that eddy-the only one within two miles at that. If that ain’t jest like a. fool woman. Pd like to know what 'tis like." Just then his attention was at- tracted to his line, and Jane’s peril was for a moment forgotten. A forcible reminder came in the form of a. loud piercing scream, followed by a. frightened appeal for help. THE DEAD YAKUB AND ms PoLLoWERs 88510:; THE KnAuPA’s BLACK FLAG. The finest heroic display in the dervish ranks was made by the Khalifa's brother, the Emir Yakub, who, with his fo)lossysrt, ggthgfefl in a dying mass rgund their stand- Inc LL11" Ianuu, WIIU, "Ill! "In lVllUv‘ula‘ sun-‘4 v.“ ... a u. I.“ uuuAvw .v....- ...‘.. an...“ ard and proudly faced the leaden hail. As Yakuh expired, several of his wounded bodyguard raised themselves and fired at our men. They were promptly despatched. Slatin Paslr. witnessed the death of his old enemy and captor,Yakub. who recognized him THE END OF MAHDISM. " " . -- ' - - “Here!" cried he .trrer. out a rope, ita.ou Ie?, want . 1 - - _. - a h at hand, and a row ......_ -- brought him as near the eddy as safe-l ty permitted. l “Here!" cried he, trrtuptryn.tr.1rv, as he threw out a rope, "ketch hold of that, it you don't want to drown." Miss Jane bad been so occupied with her fears and struggles that up to this moment she was unaware that assist- ance had arrived. At the sound of his voice she turned quickly. Ber hasty movement caused the boat to go down, but slfe clung heroically to the oars and regarded her would-be rescurer with a look of horror. “Merciful powers! Jimmy Bradford, of all men lemme drown!" "Don't be a taruation fool, Jane Green! Ketch hold of that rope an’ I'll pull you out." _ “Never!" cried Jane, spurting out a ‘stream of water trom her mouth and meddling desperately with both hands to keep afloat. ""I‘hen I’ll pull ya out, anyhow!” ejaculated Jimmy. " never knew any livin' woman had such grit. You're too plucky for fish bait, " I'll save ye. whether er no." Despite Jane's gurgled protests, he . ,_a s-. Ihn rm, formed lug yuun lllv w-vu, - if" - "Wall," said Jane, after a moment'r thought, "perhaps I was a little too harsh. I a’pose there are was: bein‘a - -. . .u, ‘L__ _.n__ I..- on the face of this airUt than you he. I reckon you'd ha' better not me drown, though, than to set all the tongues o' scandal waggin' against Jane’s pale face changed in a mo- ment to udeep carnation hue, and her tone might have indicated either real or pretended reproach as she replied: "Shame on ye, Jimmy Bradford, to make fun of ionistortunatt' an' de- fenseless woman. I'll go home this minute." She nose, trembling and weak, and attempted to walk away,hut stagger- ed and was obliged to grasp a branch of atree for support. "You‘re too plucky a woman to feed fishes on, an’ too good looking, to." Juno’s: mle face changed in a mo- v-"§6h:;evibo “Rial: to go home now, Jane," said Jimmy, approaching. "You'd better atop awhile lgnger." ,w, a... ........v. "I didn't say more'n I meant, Jane Green, nor more'n Pd say another time. I never knew before that women had so much gumption. Bat if you're bound to go PII give you a, boost, for you oouldn't get there alone. Here. take my arm." "An' set the hull town to tnlkin'." cried Jane _ . . tiii, "ro'ii"iiiiiiiGraile inore mi of me, I s’pose," said she. tartly. "No, thank you. Mr. Bradford." -__ 'th -- - _., I --." 1..“- "’Taint beat. that they talk," retort- ed Jimmy. "The first. one that says a word ag’inst you will feel that." ex- hibiting a hard and formidable fist. After considerable persuasion, Jane was at last induced to take his arm, and off they walked, a most singular looking couple. l atone“! the slop“!!! C..--------- Ti,TTertyee.,ts,t,2,tt,t.S don't aka cold after yer duokln'.” all Jimmy u may reached the band's homo. "You'd better make you name - ---= An' " vol'li ia" ginger 1 - to it ulna. --_ -- bot since: at to - I - to it I'll drop in to no how you an." Jane agreed to it ooyly. turned away, with new feelings lingering in bi- b _ .- ‘~ 4-" a nine Jane queen w u. w,.,, --" turned away, with new and stuns! feelings lingering in his breast. "Blast if she ain't e plucky one.” he said to himself. " never see I wo- man before that bad any sense. She'd make a. good wife tor efeller that lik- ed women folks.” But a month later found her the wife of a man who did not like women folks, and that contented individual wu no other than Jimmy Bradford. In! mam-'- Inrllal - In Quite. DI" (ere-I “1-3. With the victory of Adam in Much. 1896, Menelik leaped into Europun fame as a new puppet worth phyla: with, says the London Daily mu. m. armies had humbled Italy and enlarg- ed his territories, his vanity w” ripe I LL-..- m... for ambitious schemes. adventurers ready um upon it. up- .-. Menelik. Nexus Nun-ti. "tl of J usdah," succeeded John II. In his earlier years, as King as am». he had won successes against the wild Galla tribssmen, sud wss. known " s wily subject; and by 1898 he had sub- dued by (one or craft s11 the DanaQUil| of the coast and Gall” of the south to his rule. After his victories miss! Itair In may be excused for imagining that bt - --. .. “-l-“A L- n [U BIB Hutu. After his victoriee min-t Italy ha may be excused for imagining that he in the "King of Kings." while he I: old enough to remember the retreel from the Soudan of 1885. "sd-ttes do oeived by it. The Negue is handsome for " Abrminitus--witt1 e clever hoe uni cruel mouth. A were] of no men ability, he out put em,” tishtlna men into the field, and he he: elmya large bodies of. troop. operetiu against the tribe-Inch of the eouth or ‘the dervishee. The Abyssinian in e born tighter em I splendid shot, u the Iteliem learnt to their cost; while at the end of the war there were known to be 100.” MODERN RIFLIE IN THE COUNTRY Menelik is anything but looking u common sense, and he no reportoe to have a wholesome tear of the Bot dan expedition; yet he has not been able to resist the magnificent tempte- tiuns of Prince Henri d‘Orleans to rule west to the Nile, north to Kassie. and south to Lake Rudolf. That is why It the present time Abyssinian are threatening Gedsret. Res Maakunnen. is on the Sobat. and M. Leuntieff is being painfully dis- I illusioned in his wide domalns tn Eque- l toria. It would he a mistake to imagine Menolik an autocrut without u rival, and a greater mistake to suppose he does not know it. Those who know Menelik have a shrewd suspicion thet the Governor got his Equatorial pro- vinces because they were too trouble some to keep. The Callas are always fighting. Only in October it took two expeditions and many men to reduce the King of Kan“. In Jane, 18W, the Somalia cut to pascal a force of 8,000 Ahyuslniuna. while in 'Ugaden 200 would-be -Lnx-collecton were promptly mannered. No doubt Menelik smiled in hie sleeve when he heaped his favour. on Location. In Abyssinia proper Menelik in stronger; but the Abyssinian is tur- bulent and treacherous. and divided. moreover. by bitter divisions. TRIBAL JEALOUSIES. Menclik is a Shaun. and the favour he shows to his tribe, the Ambara. in bitterly resented by the tribes of 'l‘igre and Lasts, who are the better warriors and horsemen. More important are. the religious differences, Menelik in no bigot, but he has an unpleasant way ot baptising new conquests at the point of the sword. _ The French influence in Abyssinia has had two ends-to annoy and ham- Per the English in the Soudan, and to carve out a French proteelorate on the east of the Nile. Nor has she alto- ttether failed. She may yet succeed in embroiling Menelik with England at Geduret. whither some time ago an Abyssini-ln force Watt marching, which will now meet S,00i) successful Egyp- tians. And Bum-humps left French offieers/ behind with Rae MAkonnen on the 8obat. But Menelik is not likely to press on either at Geduret or Fan-bade. In the swamps of the Nile the hardy Abyssin- ian mountaineers die like flies. while Kassala in really beyond his natural boundaries. and his treaties with Italy show that he knows it. NOT ALL BEETLES ARE BAD. The common ground beetle devours cut-worms in great numbers, and the soldier bug and the wheel bug are not- ed for their predacioue inx'lincte. They live upon whatever worms. slugs and innects they can find in the garden. Even our wasps are great ineect de- stroyers. and if we could overcome our natural prejudice against them we should tind that they denarve to live. They will nut sting one unless cornered or frightened in some way; but they ‘will destroy tent caterpillars end ulna. i,' the dozen. Fond Mbther--mus Signor Arturo, with whom you have been dancing all th conning, At [at declared his in- taxation" In] t - _H_o (belated he. would Lu " we: mar as HUMBLED ITALY Think goodness: What did DFX‘LARED ms INTENTIONS A and then won and - to tru, L ion II. in 1399. " King of Bhoa. and Jim! “PULL. Authorized " NH up f2 ISL": 0m" tgatta, DURHAM M THE GREY mu: . per your. can nun mu: IESEBVE FUN . [00:111. tun-on! 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