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RI m1. ME 13318 ,r " :1. te" , W l/'\ - 3'. ,"., 4’” 4&1/ schold “our ms Ca, Ltd. ‘L’A H r And she extends her hand with the gesture vi an empn-w denouncing a slave. “You,” he says, moUtening his lips "I will go; yhy should I not , And yet, I would wait, if, by remaining, I could see you happy; for I love you, Jeanne, any what you will, overwhelm me "PP, may with hard and cruel words. I will gobeameleonldnot beartomyand no you ,rgetehed. Jeane, considet! there * yet time. l-l nut all you; for what team you have left you: home and tho Mio- of your hush-Id. I and micetureJdo not know, but I know that you eatqot return, or'if you Ibould do no. you will tind your place usurped By this time, if I know ber "I have not, fled from my home, Lord Lane---' am not nlono,' says Jeanne. "But I deny your right to ask any such questions of me. and I rvittse to answer any. If you have one spark of manli- It. left in you, you will rid yourself of presence. Go!” L h - - = . , I ,,, LA_.I ...:L A n "I am no coward, saw in my love for you,” he says, hoarsely. slowly, as if curry word cost him a physical effort; "and though I was mad, you have brought me to my senses. There has been some mistake, some cursed mis take!” he groans, looking at her re- norsefuly. "Why have you fled from the eatstie-whr, no you hery along t" "Stop'." he says, "there is no need. I am not the coward you deem me, Jeanne," "I an the Marehionesn of Fumble. Lord Lute," says Jeanne, erect and scornlul. - _ ard. Coward'." l An if she had struck him. Clarence rises _ and staggers away from her, a deathly palior spreading slowly over his face. "Coward!” he echoes. wildly. "Yes, eowardi" repeats Jeanne, pas- sionately, her face and eyes ablazc,; "Would anv but the honest coward that! "ver drew breath follow a woman and, insult her, as you have insulted me? You , love me. You are incapable of love. Men I love. not reptiles that creep and crawl along a man's hearth for months, to. choose the moment when they deem his wife alone and helpless. to follow and irveult her'. You level! You dare tell me that, and pretend that I knew it--- knvw it months ago'. So you think that I would have lived an hour in the same air you breatned, if I had known, guessed, dreamed of it.' Love you'. I loathe you.' I detest'. I scorn you.'" Breathless, panting, she confronts him. one hand extended as if to cover him with the scorn and contempt which ring in her tones and flash in her eyes. l larcnm leans against the balcony. his "All these months past I have been nuggling with my love, sometimes flat. ering myself that I had crushed itunder not: but when you speak it nlwnys win-4 again. and "or masters me. I hing it was the knowledge that you wrn not happy-that he was cold Ind Ind unkind to you--" "Ah!" comes struggling through Ivonne's parted lips. "\‘ometimes I hare felt that I could ny him dead at my feet; but my scorn ‘or the creature who could be cold to mu saved him: I pitied him, Jeanne! hut now I know that his heartless (-on- loot has driven you from him, hate him, hough he has driven you to met Ah, Immnr. when I heard that you had gone Ai'hout a word. without a sign, I knew i knew that I had been right to wait miontiy, and that the hour of my re- ward had come; and nee. Jeanne, my me. my goddess, I am here at your mot" and he kneels and c'lasps her "trt White and horrified, Jeanne lobks lawn at him. struggling for the power v" speech. She has not struggled to thrust him from her. not to shrink may from him. She feels rooted to the Tot. ascinatod by tne working. agitated 'nn- upturned to her, With such an agony "' appeal and prayer. At last her voice Ham‘s. hoarse and broken: "Are-are you mad?” she says, biting "u' lips. "re smiles. “Sometimes I think I am. Jeanne," he "ityn'. “But why need you be so fearful? l‘hvrn is no danger. The hour has "HMP. when I can speak out. To-morrow At shall be miles away; Spain, Italy, ulwrc you will; any place on the earth will he heaven enough tor me, if you are by my side." " - - CEYLON TEA can now be had mmhere and within as It can be purchased in Gold Label at 6oe per Ib., m at 4oc, Green Label at 3oe, and Brown Label at Me pg: but of course, the cheaper grades are not a fine ftavm high an elevation as the em. teas, The latter are of 6,000 feet above the sea level. ll arena LOVE AND l TITLE 1 i moving for a he stands up- the rail of the the cold sweat door. despair and arning hand. no need. I --.------ composed he handles his vapon, and keeps a wary eye fixed ambit opponent.- Gleaming in the dim light, the swords cross and writhe against each other with Thu-n 3.. ins! light enough to see each M heel-in fact, to fight. If there u any disadvantage in the matter of shadow. Vane has that disadvant e, as he is under that disadvantage 'opt;, the inferior swordsman; but cold 'llli TWNNS lu‘luguu, nun- mus. .u. ”a..." "Enough," says Clarence. a red flush coming like a stain across his white face. “Defend yourself," “CA: cold smile curves Vune's lips. 'Do you need to be called a coward twice to-night, Lord, Lane?” he {say}. "Every Word." says Vane. sternly. “(home your weapon. Lot these be as words between In." "As you will." says Clarence. And he takes the rapier nearest to hint. Vane takes the other. and they iall in. to position; then Clarenee dropping the point of his sword, says quietly: "You know. Lord Ferndale. that I am counted rather good at thiq game. This is n". time for mock modesty. Nex't to my mother. I am the host swordsman in England. I would not take an ndvanb "You have heard all," he says. 'And " tor-what follows 1'" "This," says Vane, and points to the case of rapiera which lies open a few yards from them. Clarence nods and bites hig lips. ' 'Good." he says. "You have heard all --all that has passed between Lady Pern- dale and myself.'" . - Jeanne's face, white as death, con- fronts him in uiringly. "Have you (Lean as blind to her pas- sion as you have been to mine l' Heaven help us both.' It is my turn to pity, Jeanne. Vane loves Lucolle as 1 love Clarence aha) s. and talus a few steps then stops. Vane turns and faces him--oalm, com- posed, but with an ominous glitter in his eyes. and a threatening tightening of the lips. "You here, Vane," says Clarence. "Bow --how long----" "hong enough to loam the extent of your villains." says Vans. Clarence throws back his head with a harsh sneer. All fear has left him now that ie is a man with whom he has to deal. Might, if I know him might. they, too, have fled. Lueelle will not have left this, opportunity slip-an opportunity she has been waiting for. no you not un- derstand y' you .'" "You lie, Lord Lane '." is all she says. He starts, and bites his lips to con- trol himself. Jeanne dam not move. does not hear, apparently. for a minute; then she looks at him. Arrived at the boltom, ho bows his head and stands in the cool broom), mn- tionless, as if to rowvvr hie airman]. Then he turns and without a haek. ward glanee, mum's for tho wood. Ire has uhnmt rpm-hm! it, has almost got into the shadow. “My: he feels a hand upon his shouldvr. For n moment Lnnl Imno thinks it is a vision ot his distcnipi'rvd brain. "Vane ." he says. With a gesture Vane silonoos him. and pointing to the wood, motions him stern. ly to proceed. "Arise." she says. mldly. ac if he wow some dog who had exhausted her pati- ence. "You are mad. indeed; and if you were not, if all you had said were true, listen to the last Worth you will ever hear from my lips. Lord Lane. I would rather be the life-long slave of him you traduee, living in his hourly scorn and contempt, cowering beneath his actual cruelty. dying for onv word of kindness from him. than breathe the air you breathe. Go I" Me nrisws-Uaggers feet, and stands lwfora: and manner of a man don ago. Bays. "Go'." Without anotlwr word he stoops and picks up his hat. and. like a man smitten with sudden docrt-plihnlv and hlimlnvss makes for the steps, guiding himself by the rail. Once, with his foot upon the step. he turns. but her extended hand scornfully distnisswing him. .su'ttttt to WV mll him to a some of manhood, and, stoutlying himself. hr- raises his hat. "Good-bye, Joanuv," he any. "Heav- on help us both." Then he goes down slowly, stop by step "Yoir--you love him!" he says hoarsotv, got into the shadow. win hand upon his shouldvr. Mechanically he ttttms, fronting him tho stern fa: CHAPTER XL] re and within the reach of every person Soc per 1b., Red Label at 50c, Blue Label bel at 2Se per 1b., all equally pure tea, " fine flavored, not being grown at as “ll! v" love him, and are produced at an elevation I loathe you !' she ruthor~~tn his her, with the faee Crushed by a sud. Ill ttt of Yam Port ', uerrlcc, and maxim“. I Ac, he stands looking up. it seems that {Hun inivn‘nl between this hour and the :lmur sylttut he hid her in his arms-his 'wife-pa-rl away like an intangible, Hrmihlml dream, tho gulf closes to yawn lhotwm-n them never again; ull vanish like clouds before the tmu---- thedoubt, distrust. coldncna, and despair. Between f him and the woman he loves so passion- ately-whom he adores now-lie only a i few atom. So great. so deep is his emo- tion, that he ulanat dreads to traverse them. f At last he goes quietly up the steps [ At last he goes quietly up the stops and stands beside the window. A form, whose every feature is grm'en I on his heart, kneels at the bed, the head bowed on the while, strained hands, the 'long. silken hair fallen from its bands and covering the bowed shoulders. I For a. moment he stands motionless, ' then he opens the window and enters the I The sound of his light step muses her, 'nnd Joanne turns her head, staring wildly. Then, without uttering a word, she ( reads in his face that the past is swept away; with a low cry. she holds out her arms, and the next moment Vane ‘is kneeling beside her, and has her i pressed to his heart. , "Jeanne-Jeanne'." he murmurs: "my darling.' my wife'. Oh, Heaven forgive line! forgive met" - . . Cool " his opponent, the mun he had so madly striven to wrong, Clarence his excitement and emotion have weak- ened him, and he finds Vane’s strong, steel-like wrist too powerful for him. Suddenly he quickens his tieree, and, working a faint, slips thy cruel ntool over Vane’s guard, cutting a long clean slit across his shoulder. nstantly the blood springs out, and shows redly through i the white shirt, and Clarence lowers his sword. "You are wounded," he says, "it is en- ough." Vane's face lights up up. "Coward,” he exclaims. l The next instant Clarence raises his sword, and renews the attack; but his i coolness has gone; white with passion, 5 his face is set, his eyes ablaze; with a 'muttered oath, he thrusts madly, and [ again the blood springs from a touch on Vartey arm. But neither pause, and next instant, as it seems, (‘larence’s sword falls from his hand. wrung from his grasp by a turn of Vancr'ts supple wrist. "mas-hush, darling!” he implant. iiii Eli-lit, 'TthaVoiilei; -waiiii" i lhlnx' - _ -___ - ___ .- "Jeanne, Jeanne, it is iiothing--motMugt I had not done tor "an. I kept " the: Women and the Ballot. 'JS"g,thLi", I-vane tell on tot. M darli it is trutment, reducing the dose to a spoonful (Washington Post.) . . . in y . y cg, . day. and mull, to . spoonlul - I" 1 AI women lawn" ue Btnrttttttfttg of I nov- “muting Chm nothing!. ' an, till tittalir I W” cured. at In the can": as yet um are subject to on the menu. But she will not be satisfied. I "When I was tint doctorlnl. t and to " {M dent of preludlu. their mm, " - "No-not." she gobs, panting. "Show m up um and overexcrt mull in In t- pumm- bu not been teste'. am than an» mer." And with eager ads she helps ttgtttittfri'Ttu'ttlTdla"tt."tll't and they will “nuke pod." Ali on no 1 him take off his ttttatt. "Oh-oh, Trtatet tt no helping me. and than, mere no. a: Jtttt%'",'U'li1"hUl'l"trl"lfa a: "Did m cm -1',til't look!” her M'.: kahuna: 2 a“: ' “I, tll “”_mlly nut It. It I: not no In. that 'mll 2SttttTLhtr1,'f,t . t. . J'ilT'ddlttAt.'tN'Mo'l'lt 'tt.t,ttt2tdtittt rtdNrtp,'dt to.“ mm motto PW! my mm with, my much. and, . at 'thge, 't -‘ 'r's a” etae,xrniietmrstu-mriit'ht' . ' '%tiiid5fiii2Wg V . I m“. 'UPertttqtt slush“ um”. Mambo“ .-W dl shirt,aadgoestoth-ttht.atmtd. "m"ih-tttstt"tstrottas'ge'it aiii"iEViir--th'atttuttaii. “when Three-five minutes pass. Suddenly she shrinks from him and puts her hand to her cheek, and, with a low cry of horr1rr,_tsta_ress at her finger}. _ - Shaken by sobs, she clings to him, her arms around his neck, her long hair fall. ing over his breast, and hiding her face from him; and over. all he can any, is: "Jeanne, my wifet.--any wife!” At last sho lifts her head and looks " him-one long, hungering look that cleaves through to his soul, then, with a little half-sob. half-smile, she lays her heel ngtingt his, and seems to ~sleep. . Vanc's hand trombles, hesitates for half a second at the fatal thrust, then drops, and Clarence is spared. With fold, mlarms Clarence stares as if he could or." With a sudden, long breath, Vane points his sword at his opponent's heart. Clarence knows the movement too well, and folds his arms: the sharp point touches, cuts, (won his shirt above his heart, and before him stands Vane, like death itself. not credit his senses; with point lower, Vane looks sternlraml silently at lim. 'riiiiii," {HAZE his-s/G/rar; him, and slowly buttons his wristbands. ""(‘Ela'iéri'clf siiiiiii,ras"h from a dream, and stoops instinctively for his sword, but arises without it. Clarence trembles and his face works. "Vane-----" he says, brokenly. "Filoee," says Vane. "Let there be no words between us. You can tell me. noth- ing that I do not know. We part here. Lord Lane. forever." Clarenee's head droops. "So be it," he says and he slowly puts on his coat and waistcoat. "You-you-despise your advantage.'" he says, honrsely. "I spare your life, yes," says Vane, “as you would not have spared my hon. '"Varm," he says. "I-T have wronged you. As you say, no words can better it or make things oven between us; but I will say this that I am not alone to blame. You have much to unswt-r for. If you have overheard all that has passed-- well. I say no more but this-had she been happy, no word, no thought nor wish of mine would have wronged you!” Vane looks at him, and a spasm of pain passes over his tnee, "Heaven forgive us both, as I forgive you; now go." And without a word moi-o, Clarence turns and is swallowed up by the dark. For a. tmiimrnt then he opens the room. Then he turns and looks at Vane with the agitation that threatens to master him. Having reached the steps of the bal- cony. he paur"'s. (lane from his face, mmpletvly ban- ialN‘d is the haggard. drawn look that has disfigured it so long, gone, vanished, is the cold, stern wrath which recently, crying for Te1W,Panees distorted it half an hour since. and in their stead is the dawning of a proat joy, which once more makes the face like to that which used to look so lovingly at tho wild, light- hearted Jvntine of the Nancy Bell. At the foot of the stops he panama, and, with luwcrnd head, waits to still tho tumultuous beating of his impatient lit-mt. Spoochlessly he looks up at the window whore had stood his beautiful 501mg wifn, vindieating her honor and vcpling so nubly, >0 bravely, the hummer. " he had “over eared for her, he " he had nm‘m‘ e.ared would have loved her to tin-n how impotuously In siouate adoration which stctmly 1mm. undo-r for _ l smooth ed their “PP", W ed their coats and wahsteottta, and the upper part of their bodies stand out whitely sgninst the darkness; Clarence has nlso bated his sword arm. With every nerve strained to its ut.- most tension, they fight; making and guarding the deadly thrusts, jealously watching for an opportunity. Cool as his opponent, the man he had 1Mho waits until his departing foot. steps hare dim] away. then goes hurried- ly in the J.ireotiou of the inn. Having reached the steps of the bal- UCS.','. mug coats t Both th men have waistcoats, l for her. he ruight: judge, urns the pas- has, boon so many weary nave remov- tttr, Ind the stand out as; Cinnam- l While Vane and Joanne were sitting side by side, heart to heart, making mu. ltual confession and receiving mutual absolution---though, after all, there was not much said that night-a few words cleared up the mystttry of their separa- tion and disposed of Lady Imeelle, and a few words on Jeanue's part explained her flight from the castle. It was good to see Vane Mart when Jeanne, point- ing to the inner room, whispered that the Princess Verona was there; it was also good to see his look of astonish- ment and dismay, when Jeanne, blushing land confused, told that llal had run , away with the same princess Every mother should watch with the greatest care the health of her. growing daughter. She is a. girl to- day-to-morrow a. woman. The happy health of womanhrxl depend" upon this vital change from girlhood. When nature makes new demands up- on her blood with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. 11in system is unequal to that. strain if her back .nvinrs. it she is pale or thin, dull-eyed or langld. Dr. Williams' Pink rill-. will give her new. rich red blood and tide her over the crisis. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will make her development per- foet and regular ---they will make her a. strong, happy, graceful woman. Miss Enerine Vilandre, St. Germain, Que, says: "While attending school my health began to give way. I sur. ferod from headaches and dizziness my appetite left me and I grow pale. as a. corpse. As the doctors did not help me any my father got me a. sup- ply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Be- fore 1 had used two boxes there “an: an improvement and when I had taken n. half dozen I was again in perfect, health. I believe all weak girls will find now health if they take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills." Thousands of growing girls: and thousands of women owe health and happiness to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They keep the blood rich and pure and regular. They banish headaches and sideachm and backaehes, and they bring, the rosy glow of perfect health to pale and sallow cheeks. But you must get the genuine with the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People," on the Wrapper around each box. Sold by all medi- cine dealers or sent by mail u go cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brookville, Ont. "Then I started to take It. I. taxma- tut " each meal tor several days. At the and of the tint day's dosing I did not notlco much change, but the second day I felt better, end that night I slept the en-. tire night without once waking. n thing! I had not done tor yam. I kept " the' treatment, reducing the dose to a yiiiiiy a any. end mull: to o spoonful - tow , an, till jinn!!! J. ya: cured. . ”when I in tirgt doetortnq, I and to m up hm no: overeat: nay-cu in u at- tempt to discover whether it in rally helping no or whether l tun-glued It. But tt wu helping me. tad than, rental .0. we". Lear, frttdset. It QLJ‘th-ln Pf n1 I had heard ot in Texas. That cure was the sand cure. It was strange that I should have suffered so long am 1 did be- fore I thought of it, but it came into my mind one day like gnaw. So l went Lo I new house tttrd [at a lime pan at and. and mm; It home, 1 had h cleaned. "About twelve or “new years ago I was bothered with stomach trouble. lt was the most unpleasant bEHSLllluu that I ever experienced. Nut severe enough to put me on my back. or to cause stutrp pain. but just enough to uauseate me. it seemed to catch me the worst at night utter I had retired. It Would wake me out ot it sound sleep, and it kept getting more and more frequent, 'intuly weakening the " that I nearly tainted when I no”. Then it commenced to bother me in the day time and l ilnally trot so bod that 1 could not carry a. bucket ot water. I tried everything imaginable. Then t consultol physicians without number, and Ind about. concluded that there was no help tor the yhen I happened to think It. a cure that She Should Carefully Guard the Health of Her Growing Daughter-Her Future Happiness Depends Upon the Change from Girlhood to Womanhood. Longevity Attributed to a Regular Diet of It. Young enough at 88 to break a. yearling colt is the remarkable condition ot Edwin Reed, tnthcr-ln-law ot George H. Ketchnm. former owner of Cresceus. And Mr. Reed attrlbutes his presenl pnysiz-al common to one thing, which many would all a tad. That is the use ct mind ln.ernauy as a. tnedieitte. Plain, unadulterated sand, tak- ett_tty tttts teaspootuul. _ - There have been a few sand advocates heard from at various intervals. but sel- dom is one met when tam: tn its remo- dial powers is so strong as mat at Mr. Reed. or one who so asAdttoitsly sucks to It. Mr. Reed's own story I: this: Vine had been so'hngrmsvd by his own love trouble that he had had no ees, npr Cars forlugybody {4593. __.. . Then springs up the woman, the wife. within her. With a low, inar.tieulate cry she stops him; with her own hand pours out the water, and, shuddering, washes tle. slight cut. "There, see! Look. darling'." be hn. plores, laughing to reassure her. "Why. it is not so bad as your firtger--Morr1 you remember? Look! a scratch. There. bind that around it no. and so; and now it. is all right. And, oh, Jeanne, I would have thought death too cheap a. price to pay. for this night's proof of Four dear low! There, my more tears. Come to me, Jeanne, my wife!" And slowly creeps my the dawn. . . it " G ' Q "‘And where is Ha.f now,' darling.'" he asked. "Gone to fetch you," said Jeanne, bending her face against his. (To be continued.) Quality Thy Name is Blue Ribbon Tea is made faultlessly. That is why it has outdistanced all others on sales and satisfaction. ONLY ONE BEtrr---BLUE RIBBON TEA. A MOTHER’S DUTY. HAVE SOME SAND. TORONTO I “I have met several persons who haw! glazed it, and many of them have been greatly benefited. I met a man in Texan when I was down there three years om, who awn nearly dead with dyspepsia. He ' had tried everything. and had finally come. i to Texas, as he sold. to doc. I told him ot my remedy, and in three weeks he mus . cured. or course. he kept on taking it at frequent intern-is, but he could always keep off the dyspepsia. You know who). I think about this doctoring and these physi- cians t Nine times out or ten a physician lookl at I man when he thinks he is hi and can't tell what‘s the matter. Then he gives the man some pills and shit! cod makes him downright m. Then he does know whAt's the matter with him and commences to doctor tor the medicine he gave him in the first place. “I hnvn this bowl tilled all the time." and he produced a sugar bowl from off the buffet, "and when I think I need some uni I tell tho Kiri to set it on the table. and just before I start eating 1 take a dtytre."- N. Y. Herald. u good an! of prejudlco. their “may " binders in not been taste '. Give than “no and ther will "nuke M." And O. VII the male-l Ind clerlal morn-hm. But the m will not be maul to m u- til thing!” (any It.. It It my. In}, In three worxrc-"dtrlieate from birth" is expressed a world of anxieties suffer- od by mothers whose babies have had n bad start in life. For babies who are ailing, pcm'ish, cross and unable to di- gest their food Baby's Own Tablets ace invaluable. They act almost like mgicmnd change cross, peevish children into smiling. happy babies. Mrs. J. W. Munroe, Sintalutu, N. W. T,, says: "I have used Baby? Own Tablets for two years, and wou not like to be without them. They hue changed our weak, sickly baby into a fat, healthy htt'e girl. I can warmly recommend the Tab. lets to other mothers.' And mothers have a guarantee that the Tablet: con- tain no Phonon: "trottthing" ME, at bargain! rug: They we absolutely safe and aways- do good. cold by medicine dealer! or by mail at 25 cents a box by writing the Dr. Williams' Manchu, Co., Brockville, Ont. Theso are all preventive meamtre.R, and after the vines have come into bearing they are subject io many dis- eases which require mu'rh manipulation and epra-ying to rowdy. Taken all in ell the business is as hazardous as truck- ing, and, eopsitlorim,r the inxgetmEEt does not bring in the phenomenal re turns popularly supposed. The plants that, are to be set out am smoked with tobacco powder to kill whatever insccts may be brought in with them. Authoritative Statement Shows They Are Not Phenomenal. (Philadelphia Record.) Greenhouse work, particularly when coming]. to vegetable raising, is a. good deal of a mystery to the uninitiated. The fancy prices which hot house fruits always bring naturally suggest large profits. The cost of maintaining a. hot house, providing for its heating and wire, consumes a large proportion of the gross returns. Just what can be aeeomplished with one or two crops which, however, are not the most profitable, has; been dis- closed by the State IIorticu-ltumlist of New Jersey. This authority ranches for the correctness of the figures gin... 'below. lie places the 00st of maintain. ing a green house 100 foot, by 20 fect at about $300 a year. When planted in tomatoes, the average marketable yield of fruit, based on an espericrwe of some six years. has been about 32 ounces per square foot. This fruit, com- ing on the market at a time when sup- plies cannot be brought from the south, and are not available trom outdoor crops, brings it very good price, some oi it highrr, and some of it lower, but averaging. say, 24 cents a pound. - To secure this rowh many precau- Lions have to be taken in the prepara- tion of the beneh soil, the maintenance of a. uniform temperaturv. the fumigar tion of the house, the spraying of the vines, and numerous other details repro- senting labor and expense. Before the houses are iillod they urn smoked. with sulphur for two days to kill any spores that may have survived from the pre- vious year. The benches are then filled with frozen earth to avoid tho possibili- ty of rant gall and to insure as far as I/ire'.'" the absence of obnoxious animal e. And as his quesItloner made an ugly grl- mace he snld' "You needn's laugh: it In a fact. You would never know you were taking anything at all. I tried name tritssu sand that I trot u Sandusky and red and tttat I got at Detroit, but it all has the same effect. so I am convinced that it doesn' make any ditterence what kind you get-lust plain sand. The best way to pre- pare it is to wash it "very day for about 11m days, and then let it dry between tmel. mum: on I an I good dose of the and, and than " uny- may." Asked an to " uni-nation at this peculiar tact, Mr. Reed laid: "t don't know mm'h uhout m-tem-e or any of that truck, and I don't Immune that my opus- ion amountn to much in thin matter. All I know is that It do” tlte work and that without any inconvenience. It. isn't haul to take. an tulip“ down easily. I think that it has some ettect on the coating nr the stomach. It seems to me that there must be something forms on the lining. um this hard, grating sand scrapes it on and gives the digestive juice a dance to get " tho tood and contents of the rtomach. It cer- tulnly is a great remedy, and. an 1 any, the beat ot it an is the tact that it is easy " take." Carrying the calculation} through on this basis, shown a net profit for a, house having 2,000 square foot of about, $428 PT, annum. ' N'ricur fROM BIRTH. GREENHOUSE PROFITS. E I Mr. Lula Chu Pak. attired in manda- ! rin's dress with feather and crystal but- ton, personally received the guents u , they arrived, and introduced them to his son, Mr. Lulu Wing Ching, the bride- groom elect, who also unwed in the matume of an official, but. was distin- guished by the red scarf Vita in crossed like a ribbon on hie but. while his headgear was a fancy grunge.- . ment in scarlet. l The approach of visitors was herald- ed hy a fanfare of drums 1nd Shines" ‘hnrns which people, even thou Icons- tomed to the blazed of public opinion. _ tsinee in embarrassment. The musicians . seemed to divine a guest. for almost. be- fore he appeared at the enggnce tn This was only the first. day of the marriage ceremonies. Mr. Len Ch Pak and his son had been busy receiv- ing guests, running hither and thither in order that none might be overlooked, from 7 o’clock in the morning; it wu now li o'clock in the evening and ttrr, eta-ted on their travels to the bride'. residence. There we: a big 'inner to attend in the evening. and them were two more days of these festivities. In the evening the mnjority of the guests who had been mount in the " ternoon sat down to a red Chinese din; ner in one of, the fashionable. Chimes manna“ in the city. Everth “atone bu heard and read of Moo-- stibuthttr Chinese fare wan to be (and on the menu. ' .tbt' [lot-Uh.“ it! t,?s)tirttt"dpM'gtahL'llat't bhcrtly before 4 o'clock the fireworks were set off, and the ears of those pres- ent were cracking with the din long em tho pyrotechnic display had finMiod. Thee" 'tho bridal prix‘eision was formed and paraded round the growth so that the guests might inspect the varied ex- hibits. In the course of the afternoon I goat gaudily dressed with scarlet ribbons was led out of the grounds and sent to the brideh house. The goat represented the bridegroom, which may seem funny from the Western point of view. It appears that in former days the bride- groom was expected to go to the hem-a of the bride in propriu persona, but the duties of . bridegroom are so oneronv. and fatiguing that I, substitute wan iound in the goat. Later in the day the bridegroom himself went to greet his bride. accompanied by an immense para- phcrnnliu of ornaments! sedan chain. homers. gongu, horn! and drums. Comparatively few Enrcpeans have had the opportunity of witnessing an pomp and eireutnstance which attend the wedding eeremoniee oi a wealthy Chinese gentleman, and therefore the invited guests " the wedding at the son of Lou Chu Pal: participated in . unique festival and enjoyed an Imperi- enee which was all the more interesting because of its rarfty. my the Hoag- kong Telegraph. The grounds were decorated for the ocrario" and the in- leriur of Ardmore was lavishly embed. lished. In the, early mowing. from 7 till 10 n. m.. Chin- friends of Mr. laut Hm Pak called and offered their con- gratulations. From noun till 4 o'eloek the Europeans were received and there was a. very representative gathering cf the civil serriee and government depart- meuls at Mr. Lam Chu 1Uk's reside”. Many interesting incidents occurred during the reception. At, one stage three little girls mounted on tshite pnlfreyn rode into the grounds of the house and presented gifts to the bridegroom. They were ambassadors from the bride, who thus made profitintory offerings to her future husban until the wedding cere- monies nre completed, but this " very much a myth so far as the educated class in Honk-kong are concerned. "Bid you ever he ouch long glove. a. that won-II is vesting! What-h hut- tan “a mm he: "in to at"! "Ardmore" they struck up the high end shrill sound: which set every one on the qui vim, Indeed one of the delights of the function was found in watching how different guests ,',f,le','tt,',',d to disguise their embarrassment. w en they found themselves suddenly on the stage, n it were. Before 1 o'clook the drawing roo- wns crowded with people, and the weather being beautiful, an adjourn. ment was made to the garden, where gents and tables were laid out, and the health of the bride and bridegroom toasted. Facing the garden were a lum- ber of scrolls bearing Chinese chum all uniting in wishing the bridegroom good luck. The walls of the Indies" room were hung with embroidered cmblematical seem-s. One banner, which a present to the bridegroom from the seolnr: of the Ellis lindooric School, of which Mr. Lu: Chu Pal: is president, bore a pictorial design of four generations of males. Tho senior was represented holding a pone- gramte, while behind the males was I Chinese lady, the whole scheme being an illustration of the bliss and happiness which attend n contented mind and I happy married life. The names of the donors of the banner were inscribed in letters of gold. yherhal scenes, which appeal an strongly to the Chinese mind, were on every side, and many of the guests spent a profitable day in examining the de, sighs and elucidating their meaning. The Chinese present, when they were not. catering to the wants of the Europeans, were engaged in telling the stories which these allegories represented. iv WNWwwH In the drawing room the guests was. introduced to Mrs. Lau and the India of the family. Mm. Lttt insisted that th. male section should quafi a glue of wine with her in honor of her son’s unr- riage, and there was a. right royal re- sponse to the invitation. Indeed, notlr ing was left undone to entertain the European visitors, and it is safe to any that a good many of those present learned, for the first time, what Chinese hospitality really means, and how 1 Chinese gentleman does honor to his friends. There was an abundance of le- freshmeuts, and to show how the comfort of the visitors was considered it may be mentioned that there were two drawing rooms, one where the gentlemen could smoke at their case, and another, It heautifully decorated apartment. where the ladies assembled and chatted with the host and hostess. WW“ -ireot0ooee “Que-yet quit. J. Chinese Weddirst Reception All tho War. Ont It not vmh" F3