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1 "All the dreaming is broken tbrou,gh:! Both what is done and undone Irue, | Nothisg t steadfast, notbing is trn«-.’ ReiP in Piptontiote hn .. â€" velore she did. An uncontrollable trembling came over me, for Mark stood by my side. "Will you play Lord Severne‘s acâ€" companiment ?" asked Lady Yorke. "I would rather not," 1 replied. "I will," said Lady Severne ; "I like to play for him." Was he thinking of her or thinking of me? Not of me. He could not sing such words to me now ; for the song he bhad chosen was Sullivan‘s beautiful "MÂ¥ Negrect EEanuk 1 It comfiorted member that before she di Q{embling caim stood by my sia 1 "Lord Severne } and a perfect ear, marked turning to in Italy," . fuse here? \ ic 0 _ ~ T eeâ€" #twe Wwihk soctened. the hard metallic light had died from ber eyes. 1 liked her better in that moâ€" ment than I had before. Then 1 beard Lady Yorke asking Mark to sing. I remembered the rich cheery voice that hud EKGHNGE Olttl HMBNY Enite" Sumcs sead our lives over The brilliant face hard metallic light #Â¥OGK 1 BkaXk haw 1 that true, so weak longed to cros pa‘in away. T to me ; Lady & my side. "How â€" exawi face be mine in the rest touched him. All tho women were nothing : ows. They bad no ide; ing figures, I heard \ Mark was there alanas There was a wher. my song worda rang th Dearest Heart AnNd, wee wait That an And Though Whi "And dre stil} s Their fra dead : Ou i WINUR H I breathed no wor But the onward y« drear, And i knew, by t pain. That a sweetness t again LOw, Will be Aund clos tke soft summer rain, keep its _Oory green 8A #lin my song dow 1 'lX)de at I file stood awmt roou W / Im C "Unce more, Miss Che *""Yours songs are so Sa« they take me out of th more, if you are not to I had forgiven Mark since, but the longing w maka him feel, to pierce some little of the anan picr Down de, gate s s tween was I dreaming, or did my own voi(-el ed to r dic away in a wail of painâ€"die in a‘ed her longâ€"drawn titter sob # she sa Lady Yorke was near me, and Isaw . tracted ed me . tears In her eyes. 7 ۩"> TR » my carling, the small white hand, That gathered the barebe!! was nevâ€" er my own, But] faded and passed to the farâ€"off and, And I dreamed by the flickering flame alone. I gathered the flowers and I closed the leaves, * And folded my hands in silent prayer That the reaper Death, as he seeks his sheaves, Might basten the hour of our meetâ€" ing there," ‘Wab I dranmbua« sw abyL .. i. 4 P never refused to l” said Lady Y or _Vnce more I was watchin fringed eyes, Bent orey the Tasso upor And the f4itr face lushing surprise, , At the passionate pleading from me. Ab, Ruby, my darling, the s hand, nevey "Once night. The dust on its cov brown ; As I held it toward t A withered flow‘ret dawn, Wwas only the wraitt wend Which a dear dead h of old Had placed ‘twixt the to read, Acd the time when m was told ; And memory sweet, t Bweet, So oft flooded mine ey fu! tears Bs the dry dim harehbel my feet, Recaliing an hour froi yeare. i quiver of had made tears that eve ink that the love of cold and dead to me UNDER THE LILAC TREE | e m s‘eep, «ead love lies buried d ed it once in a long em osed the eyes and veiled »ned at him. The handsome proâ€" tood out clearly and distinectly. od gazing through the long winâ€" t the night sky. Ah, yes, I would him into feeling! And this was turi of the vhurc-h-y'ard sod. ping and watching. 1 pray and eams of the past, like roses, shed igrance around my cherished ange i may open mine in IF in life come back to ‘‘er ol pain pass over his made him feel. Then so k a woman was I that 1 iss the room and kiss the The odor of violets came Severne was standing by miné me just a little to reâ€" had known that long ‘ An uncontrollable over me, for Mark to me ol her or thinking of He could not sing now ; lox_' the song he â€" 209 ‘CugIing was upon me to t feel, to pierce his heart with le of the anguish which had ine. Never mind what I sufâ€" I could send my words flyâ€" barbed arrows across the gain miglht se no word and I many love alone ittle stir in the room was finished. The last ourh my brainâ€""Wilt rest of God." I had 1 those other men and hing to meâ€"onir shad. in my } DEAD LovE 'a dear dead hand in the days again an bhour from the love songs, to sing for Yorke, "why : beautiful voice idy Severne reâ€" the throbs of mortal the rest of ( the leaves of abook last Miss Chester," 3 ntity TS ad fled toward the _w_gniné light SS Uhester," she said. so sad and so sweet, t of this world. Once not too tired," 3 buried deep F are falling un 1ass0 upon her knee, e flushing with sweet as watching her deep harebell skimmed past wraith of a woodland 1 shed no tear, ooked dark and irt, in its last cover lay dusk and w but to ret fell rustling on‘y shadâ€" the golden which never eyes with regretâ€" not very long my news of love saw mo1 ut as sad as ong ago here be. pages she loved me rod reâ€" the fa memâ€" that broke me i Wiondt s 42001 ton, and a favorite place of I was with Lady Yorke in doir haif an bour before the starting; she was telling me ; letters, when Lord Severne the door. Seeing me there, h €nter. Lade v_l... _ CCEGe, been invited. Lady Y upon giving an ente should not soon be firstâ€"class military t the chief attractions looked forward to the It had been decideq Abbey of St. Ninian ruin only a few miles TOH, HmMF ® Fnutain.. _ and instincts sha Jealousy, but I sa Une morningâ€"it in May, and the ginning to bloomâ€" ed. Many of the c vanished As yet I suspected tangible reasons fo dowy fears that 8 had watched Lady â€" aA dan,. / _174, LOTd Severne came to ie door. Seeing me there, he did not iter. Lady Yorke went to him, and ‘ spoke in a low tone of voice to her. could see that they were both angry L L _ n 7 C006 Co AC THe€ Ifâ€" â€"tended, Lady Severne was not wiliing. _ I did not go to any of the picnics. Lady Yorke seemed to understand â€" that 1 _ was neither well nor happy just then, â€" and she was very kind to me. I noticâ€" ed that once or twice Lady Severnse was a‘sent. She remained at bome while the others went. and on those days I saw uneasiness on Lady Yorke‘s face, and misery in Mark‘s eyes. On these occasions Lady Severne remained secluded in her room, and her maid in strict attendance upon her. That maid, Martha Glyde by name, was a puzzle to me. Prim, relicent, never using two words where one would suffice, kind, but with never a smile on her face ; gentle. yet with a certain grim mannerâ€"to me she soon became a living mystery. I thought it so strange that a young and beautiful woman like Ladly Severne shou‘d preâ€" fer a grim, oldâ€"fashimnas" 11304 PI 2s never exchanged were as perfect time we broke th lence was when hoped I would for his presence, but leave Westwood ; tended, Lady Sev, T did not go to an Yorke seeamed to was naithaw c..l Iridialais â€"tuliiiaisntiics ce 1. 5.54 29 i _ When she had gore 1 looked long an« & earnestly at Mark‘s wife. What coule be wrong with this beautiful woman | Nothing with ber moral charaster. of _ she would not be here at Westwood. With all hep noncbalance and in liiferâ€" ence, there was no prouder woman liyâ€" ing than Lady Yorke. She would not have associated with a duchess who had a hlot on her character. There could be nothing of that kind. I saw no blemâ€" ish in Lady Severne‘s manner. She was lively, animated, but not ‘fast‘; she was witty and clever, but not ‘loud.‘ I lost myself in conjecture. One thing only was quite plain to meâ€" that there was something wrong with Mark‘s wife, and between them there was no love, The days that followed _ were busy ones. The month of May was bright and warm, Lady Yorke enjoyed picâ€" nics and several were organized. Whatâ€" ever flirtations were going on had no interest for me;i I saw only Mark and Mark‘s wife. Ho and I never spoke, we never exchanged _ even a look; _ we were as perfect strangors us _1* vet Wa both ‘gl'anced where Lady Savar, e Ki cce n Gr WHCH L S&t with aching heart and tired eyes, longâ€" ing for the hour of dismissal, Lady Yorke came to me again,. ‘"You look so tired, Miss Chester," sha said, "{ will not ask viaim ta alw. ds Later on that with aching heart ing for the hour Yorke cama tn m j _ j,.0 me, and I watched hushand and wife. There was something beâ€" tween themâ€"some shadow. She seemâ€" ed to me half alraid of him. He regardâ€" ed her closely. He was ill at ease if she said much, if she laughed or atâ€" Lracted much attention. He remindâ€" eep worw wl esc o . P ine light and tha flowers, the fair | faces and jewels, swam before me. It seemed to me that I was faint and ill | with the odor of violets. I went from the piano to the other end of the room. ’1 could sing no more that night. _A | tall jardiniere filled with exquisite l white hyacinths, which stood near afâ€" forded me shelter, and from bebind the | white fragrant flowers I could see and ’ hear all that passed. Lady Yorke came to me there and said that I must rest. ' ‘"You musical people take so much, out of yourselves," she said. "You 'throw your whole sou!s into your songs. Look at Lord Severne. Who is’ his ‘dearest beart,‘ I wonder ?" "Lady Severne," I replied, quickly. But Lady Yorke shook hber head. *"‘That is a marriage I cannot underâ€" stand," she said, slowly; "but I beâ€" gin to see what Lord Severne‘s secret 18." I would hava given worlds for courâ€" age to ask her to explain her words, but I did not dare to do so. She left me, and I watched hushand and wife. There was something beâ€" tween themâ€"some shadow. She seemâ€" od to me half afrary _ _ .1 * .5 u0 Seem The light and tha faces and jewels, sw seemed to me that I with the odor of vio! the nlano to tha ath. Lne grave is cruel, the grave is cold, But the other side is the city of gold, My dearest heart, my dearest heart!" The A4Gtay ...‘ 3. _ â€"1 _ TVACr own words, bastened to change the subject . en she had gone I looked long and ‘stly at Mark‘s wife. What could rong with this beautiful woman ?¢ ing with ber moral charaster. or vould not be here at Westwood. all hep noncbalance and in liferâ€" Iinowes seeie se i ie o0 . "The time is weary, the year is old, And the light of the lily burns close to the mold ; When the roses come, when the roses €0, One thought, one feeling, is all I know, My dearest, dearest heart! e Lady Severne in her and diamonds was the But your love for me, and my love for you, My dearest, dearest heart! "When the winds are loud, when the ues wi_nds are low, ‘ °_ ",wasiness on Lady Yorke‘s misery in Mark‘s eyes. Op sions Lady Severne remained n her room, and her maid attendance upon her. id, _ Martha Glyde by name WWe oaA~ l0 * Then he told me that rould forgive the intrusio nce, but that he could stwood as soon as he had ady Severne was not wili ecteéa nothing. I had no ns for any of the shaâ€" hat surrounded me. {| Lady Severne with eyes! sharpened by love and! L saw notbing wrong. | â€"it was almost the ?ast‘ he June roses were he-’ mâ€"a picnic was arrang»| be county families hai! ady Yorke had resolved: h entertainment which ; m _ g 1 7and was one of ns and every one he day with delight, ed to visit the old n â€"l‘a magnificent fe r@ s 5) d "â€" "resn facte and otsteps. Moreover, I my own mind that yea 0 ‘ m strangers. ‘The rough eur rule forgotten m _ Woodheaâ€" of resort. e in her bouâ€" the time for me about ber ed, Miss Chester," t ask you to sing." across the room to is !" I said. { be wrung from | s of heart. s orke. "It is a| i _ canker always I irest rose," and | 0 her own words,| 4 a the subject. z" _look‘e_q long and | ," me that he intrusion of _could not ber white velâ€" the centre of Oi un i y I found that Lady Severne did not leave her room that day, nor did she join the dinner party in the evening. Lady Yorke apologized for her, sayâ€" ing that she had taken cold through being out on the terrace on the preâ€" vious evening, but that she hoped she would be better on the morrow. 11 | _"Miss Chester," she saidâ€" and the | effort to speak calinly was n great | On*â€""do not try to come in. You will | on‘y make things worse. Believe me, there is nothing the matter. Lad_y | Severne is often hysterical.â€" She is not ill, but she would be annoyed if she knew you were here." I went away, but I retained my own belief that the scream I had heard was not bysterical. I wondered if Mark‘s wife could be mad : but I was not aware that people could be mad one day and sane the next. S1 ened was ed. "It is Lâ€"â€"Misg Chester, ~ matter,‘" 1 replied. ‘‘Nothing," was the curt "But, Martha,. I heard erne scream. am sure s} let me in." ed out A mt vaiy, _ "C1A08LE froze the| white bear blood in my veins. |_ Above th Was it a cry, a shriek ? I could not clearly eno tellâ€"only that it was unearthly in its| The lady borror. I knew by the sound that it | having now must have come from Lady Severne‘s| ters and ca room. iask if ther Half frantic with fear, the next minâ€"| about the b, ute I was rapping at her door. ,’a-ny uncann "What is the matter, Lady Severne?"| M assuri I cried. "Ara you ill? Are you hurt?") an unblemik There was a moment ef deathly sil-"(*d the phot ence. I turned the handle of th« door ; aforesaixl, e and found it was securely locked., | ander whict "Who is therep Manthas Arl j _‘ il, plodt LÂ¥ * e 33. 005 O CSCCind LOwer & was strurck by the unusual silence There was no sound of visitors or serâ€" vants, but profound stiliness â€" no burry of footsteps, no voices,, I went to the cedar room, opened the wardrobe, found what J required, and was on the point of reclosing it when I beard a sound that almost froze the blooad in my veins. Was it a Cry, a shriek ? I could not telL._anlso snok s The next An bhour afterward I had finishad my ’writing and began to Pack _ the parâ€" _cels of clothes that Lady Yorke bad wished me to send away, My rooms wara in the part of the house called the "Queen‘s Wing," Lady Yorke‘s suite of aLartments was in the centre of the building : whi‘le the rooms set apart for the guests were in the western tower. Some of the clothes I wanted were in one of the wardrobes in a spare room. Crossing the broad corridors that led to tha «... 08 , Te 1 remember how calm the day was. d ] The sunshine was delightfully warm, thl and as the drowsy musical hum of the C.] bees as they worked busily fell on my At| ears I thought of that beautiful line: Sâ€"~| "The bee is betrothed to the broom." y The birds were silent ; there was but a faint murmur of the wind; the house "| was strangely still. Many of the serâ€" "| vants had gone to the Abbey to be o| in attendance. _ I could hear quite â€"| plainly the rush of tha river in the disâ€" 1| tance.and the tapping of leaves against the window glass. Once or twice I fancied that I heard a most unusual 1| soundâ€"whether it â€" was a â€" laugh, a scream or a moan, I could not tell, for ; | it was gona almost as soon as heard. ; | I went down to the library in search || of something that 1 needed â€" for my writing. On the grand staircase T | met Lady _ Severna‘s maid, Martha | U@lyde, and I felt sure that she had the key of a bedroom door in her hand. â€" | She was taking some soup, I thought, . upstairs, for she was carrying a covâ€", vered basin. Martha had _ always & j grim smile for me. I was one of her | favorites. i# stopped impulsively. | "How is Lady Severne this mornâ€", * ing ?t" Y asked, and the smile died in a moment. A hard, cold, impenetrable look came into the honest face. "1 am st sorry she is il!," I continued. £ "She is not"â€""ill," the woman was * going to say, 5 am sure. but she checkâ€" & ed herself and substituted "well," 0 "I am sorry," t said, "for I knew of she wanted to see St. Ninan‘s. What is £ itâ€"cold or headache {" 6 "I must make baste," replied Marâ€" bs tha, ignoring my question; "ber ladyâ€" ar ship is waiting." and she brushed PaSt pr me with far less ceremony than usâ€", Â¥al. > ‘Good minenins Tâ€"1" io V < N¢At moment M the door and _ white and angr "How is Lady ing ?t" Y asked, a moment. A har look came into : sorry she is il|,/ Lady Yorke had left me very busy. I had many letters to write; I had several gifts of food and clothing to send away, some music and books to select, and I promised if possible to visit a poor woman who lay ill in one of the cottages outside Woodheaton. More work was before me, I feared, than I could get through, but 1 beâ€" gan with a good will. 1 tried hard to keep my thoughts from wandering, but they would stray to Lady Severne.; Why had shs not niade one of the picnic party ? She had so often talked about St. Ninian‘s Abbey and wished to see it. Why had she remained at home ? She could not be ill, or we would have‘ heard of it, and 1 remembered that Lord Severne and Lady Yorke had| spoken in anger rather than in sorrow. | It was perfectly clear that there was a mystery, but what was the nature ; of it I could not imagine. ) Â¥ 1008 . 1 was not there, and her husband‘s dark handsome face was clouded and disâ€" tressed. I was weak enough as I watched him from afar off to stretch out my hands to him with a longing cry. ‘"Ob, Mark, my lost love, what has gone wrong with you ?" been unusually gay and animated. Inâ€" deed, Lord Severne had hovered near ber _ as though be feared her high spirits might "carry her away." What then could be wrong this mornâ€" ing? His voice when he spoke to Lady Yorke, was full of pain. ‘ I was right, for when the long line; of carriages sturted with their loads | of gay pleasure seekers Lady Severne| I knew that it must be something about Mark‘s wifeâ€"my instinct told me soâ€"but I could not solve the mysâ€" lf,ery. On the previous night she had "Â¥ou must write this for me, Miss Chester," she said quickly ; "I am vexâ€" ed and grieved;" and she walked to the window, and stood for some minâ€" utes looking out. C hi HF in wad dn sioabty e trirts 66e e relarcner dsc : 44 in a sddthing voice, ms if she were tryâ€" quiver, but he spoke no word. There ing to comfort him. Shortly n.fterâ€"fwu & murmur of regret, for several wards he went away, and she returned / of the gentlemen present there could to thke writing table, with a crimson | be no attraction that evening. f1 on her face and an engry gleam| . m Conti inu‘?.fi eyes. I saw that her lmn(li; k o e .ontmued j I trembled so that she could not ho her xgn. She flung it impatiently upâ€" WEATHER AT DaAWsON CITY. { on tfb table. & e ’ask ntic with fear, the next minâ€"| abo rapping at her door. !a,ny 3 the matter, Lady Severne?"| H \re you il] ? Are you hurt ?"' an 1 as a moment ef deathly sil-‘(*d t irned the handle of the door | afor it was securely locked., | amd there?" Martha Glyde callâ€"| take yos Spined. Mn Lagy Yorke spoke| saw Mark‘s face twitch and his lps in & bing voice, as if she were tryâ€"| quiver, but he spoke no word. There Ees Ww Sn ies io ie i io Â¥ Cogrpinre Th * puonional CE cole hat led to the "k by the y no sound of profound angryâ€"yes sys . 0o 2 en I heard Lady am sure she is â€" hester. What is Martha had half opâ€" I saw her fare ; it ‘>â€"yes, and alarmâ€" CHAPTER XIV. TORONTO 0 the western tower, the unusual silence, d of visitors or serâ€" ind â€" stilinass .__ no _no voices,, ar room, opened the 1‘0r 1 ! a most unusual was a laugh, a could not tell, for as soon as heard. library in search needed _ for my _ 23 1 F * s maid, Martha that she had the r in her hand. soup, I thought, carrying a covâ€" reply ill. Do the No: down Didn‘t somebody telephone just now & 0 CCC# ENMV Td [ o‘ten expressed his preference for the room im which the camera saw him. | Comparison of notes proved the photoâ€" !graph to have been taken on the day ‘of his dreath infi atelnliity buicsoda d l io c w him | °C Peef eaten would create a giant | [ _ _ °C "I woith the camera saw him. | ox 79,380 pounds in weight and more | Comparison of notes proved the photoâ€" | than sixteen feet high. Compare for a ‘graph to have been taken on the 44y | moment this monstrous beast with the _of his death. Hiny baby that will eat and digest the ' <<â€"â€"â€"«@l#pâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_.â€"~â€".. ffurmer at a rate of one pound a da y s m | in a lifetime of sixty years | ’ A CURIOUS APPOINT_ME‘\T: ’ If to the meat consumed one adds The appointment of exâ€"King Milan |a daily portion of half a pound of fish, as Generalâ€"inâ€"Chief of the Servianurmyl there wili be an addit'ional amount of is assigned to a curious cause. King | 22000 pounds. There is also the little Alexander‘s mother, exâ€"Queen Natnliefitcm of 10,000 eggs to be considered, it seems, set such a pace in dress and | The amount of sugar and salt consumâ€" court festivities that the Belgrade hus-, ed can only hbe superficially calculatâ€" bands could not stand it. They remonâ€"| ed. In estimating the amounts on the strated with the King, and, as the surâ€"| basis of those declared necessary for a est way to keep PNatalie out of the | year‘s provisioning â€" to the Klondike capital, her spendthrift bushand was and multiniving thas. 1... C , MIQ invited back. i L uy _ C ECEAVIAIAOHEY § jed the photograph with th ; aforesaix, explained the ciroi !undur which it, like the rest, takem, and asked what the ow | houss made of it. He glamc 'p.hmugraph anmd instantly iden ‘old gentleman as his brother, surcumbed to amputation of [ a fow weeks after the operat | The deceased gentleman ba ’constant visitor to his brother often expressal hi neatu.ll . _ . / | OÂ¥ given up her su ters and called upon the pr ask if there was . anythin about the bouse, or if he had any uncanny storlks connec H» assuring her that the an unblemithed remutatine \a hay., 4 _# MCFP IOP answer returnâ€" ed a batch of Prinls, assuring hber that bers were the only negatives be had reâ€" ceiÂ¥ed from outside for some little time, and dreow her attentilon to the defective print, which showed the sitting room which had been the lady‘s favorite, and thereimn a very old man with a â€"long white beard. Above the wa‘st mis qsu h lX in To this the lady r tographer was mal photographs having the rooms contaimed |_ After waiting a week . f plied for regults and was all the negatimes were sa one, and that one was b fied in order to bring ou: feet of the old gentlema; chair." This is the latest thing in ghost storirs., A lady took a country house for the summer from an acqua‘mtance, and, either because she liiked it greatly or because she wished to sen‘d pictures of it to relatives abroad, took a number of negatives outside and inside, and baving no mind to do the developing and printing berself sent them to a professional photographer, ‘ The De veloped Negative 4 naa,.41 __; C"16 HOre again in about a month, when I will send you the obâ€" servations _ for November, December, and January. The month of November was far colder than December, which latter, for this frozen region, has been exceedingly mild. The lowest temperaâ€" ture so far this season was during the: last few days ol, November, when the‘ thermometer went down to 47 below zepro." 4 DIFFERENT DIRECTIOX so many people going out I would estimate the num gone out at 500. Our of stampeded, as they say he August, and we have bx night and day to keep : gradually getting behind. expected to leave here ag a month, when I wil} sen : servations _ for Novembe and January. The month was far colder than Dece latter, LGr this friivan wan lady dissembled Jor waish is up at Big Saimon River, and Judge McGuire with 1400 Ths of mail is at Little Salmon River. The provision scare is not as great as it was ‘in the fall nartlo a. ulc oh. M | four days to the amount of 7.5 inches. | The first snow was on the 8th, In October the temperature fell to 1 below zero on the Ist, and on seven other occasions below zero was _ reâ€" | corded ; the lowest, 9.5 below, occurred | on the 28rd. Temperatures above the | freezing point were recorded on but | eight days, the highest being 40, on the | 10th. There was no rain, but snow fell on fourteen days, the amount being 8.1¢ inches. Ice began to flow on the Yuâ€" kon on the 18th, and by the 28th it was running thick. SsOME NEW NOTES. COur observer at Dawson City under date of January 7. 1898, says "There has been no regular mail out of bere since we came in in the summer. Three men came down the river two days ago with official mail, and are starting out in the morning with official mail. Maâ€" Jor Walsh is up at Big Salmon River, and Juuine Mrdliniea «rieL comm. ne. £ In August, 1897, the mean temperaâ€" ture for the month was 53.7. the highâ€" est temperature recorded was 84.5, on the 6th, and the lowest 19.5, on the 8ist. Frost occurred on ten days. The !first. temperature below freezing was on the 19th, when it fell to 26. Rain fell on 14 days, but the amount was very emall, the total for the month being only 0.42 inches. ) In September the temperature was below freezing on all but eight nights, the lowest, 0.5, occurring on the 30th. The highest temperature, 62.5, was registered on the lst. On the 28th, 20th and 30th, it did not riss above the freezing point. Rain fell on nine days to a depth of 0.51 inches, and snow on four days to the amount of 7.5 inches. The {irst asnow was an tha 6tb metody call you up t ust now ? was my wife; she call. * Old Probs " Gives Some Interesting Inâ€" form atton as to Climaie, Meteorological returns received at the Toronto. observatory from Dawson City, give interesting points as to the weather for the 7th, 8th and 9th months of last year. | yxr_; . ‘ °7 "Ce Supâ€" keep PNatalie out of the spendthrift hushand was be lady replied that was making a mist ~ ‘2ne ‘ne rest, had been ed what the owner of the _it. Me â€"glanced at the d instantly identified the as his brother, who bad amputation of both legs fter the operation. genmtbleman bad been a r to his brother, and had 3 CA le To msC at Littie Salmon River. The n scare is not as great as it the fall, partly on account of GHOST‘Ss PHOTO. il he hwf1v0$'e‘r'];;;;¢i s connected with it. f Ub:a;l. the house bore © "PEK oOr two she ap, and was informed that S were satisfactory but e was being "intensiâ€" bring out the legs and entleman in the armâ€" a week or two y_ [ 7 o AeCno@ uuve THG e n al on _ F. »CAAm Amis # int were recorded on but To: 0':.:.“ Butter and ‘Al-u( Halt n! pots of mustard ap the highest being 40, on the c raly eese, Besides Condiments and : Of Pepper. The qua. : was no rain, but snow fell s ‘t’!l is more variable, days, the amount being 8.1 Interesting calculations made recentâ€" Ulfw would be aboy began to flow on the Yuâ€"| 1y by a German statistician go to disâ€"| "“I‘ms’(‘ and pear ab 18th, and hy the 28th it prove the wel} l»h-'! f feet in size TY z5 thick. C “e worn adage of Goldâ€" | so hlg.und heavy tha ME NEW NOTES. f:”mt:’..thz;a man wants but little here j ea ied o . o had ho uns s cuiati e ver at Dawson City under that‘4 n w?.nu-; a good deal, and f Hon of uour:u,at::; f¢ uary 7, 1898, says "There is made evident by the quantity | bread, a D odng _ on ) regular mail out of here| O 1004 he consume sin a lifeti _4 is nda of m ie in in t] ie h etime | of fish, two pounds wn the ril:f’eiu{l\g(‘)ledralyllh:;: :pfeiiioo;]i t'hat ies io form: the basis ;i{‘lfll‘a:l;l C h.a!f C i 1 § i y x + | ea Nes epy h mail, and are starting out| jn, ; in m es fomewhat SUFPMS | five a:d :;:..‘tl' C Pou ng with official mail. Maâ€" Ing in regard to weight and quantity | or almost a l(;:ll in“““ '\Il%;z at Big Salmon( River,|!8 the substance consumed in asingle ; three and Ihrn;o-»[m;‘r': it(t(l;ul::] wnt,hR_uOO lhs of | day by the ordinary human being with | years. saimon River. _T 5 y F } Ennide . re is not as great as l}: t healthy lppetl.te. When the quan”"prii}.utldb ‘(Hl?ume;d b all, partly on account of ties consumed in weeks, months and | )a}f pl(ma r;'“[ oo Of aay ::Ilet g(t');ng OUt’over the ice,| Years are calculated and presented to ing, as uu(x)f-h '\‘:‘n”rr‘ (;( e the nu t & Fast mua« ter. h 500.° Cur :,’f’f;‘:,; tllx]a:' f’::: the eye in striking contrast to the conâ€" | day, and perhaps a pin they say here, ever since :?m‘er., the effect is little less than ’\l:x::.'a,“? P in a 2i o th wethu.l\('e been â€" working artiing. ,'w dqgn::_ r}',,, ‘;{‘). ; y to keep up, but are| LOaves of bread, as big : o4 n‘ PE five }E{lg !’ehind‘ _The mail is | the result. Th a n..:lfocd.s:nl.l‘()liies’ are t ‘8;“:::"&3'- '-““1! 1 .h.“ n egative Miscovered a I less Body, there were no legs, ed _ ber feelingsâ€"â€" ber summer quarâ€" the proprietors to 0uU up by the she called me x204, LOOK a number _and inside, and do the developing sent them to a n, she producâ€" the portrait ('iroums(u nees the phoâ€" uar Lima¢1, . 731. ___ *AÂ¥ â€"CAICHUISE 1 _ * ':uu;l @ht struck him and he ed. In estimating the amounts on the | .. ith ~Mi x M t \basis of those declared necessary for a The rich Miss Goldrocks I will wWED. year‘s provisioning â€" to the Klondike t , F and multipiying them by Sixty the reâ€" g,:, ;?;m l:zf‘f‘:'ul:l'; :n';t..:)h“' sult will give 9,900 pounds of | sugap 'l.‘H'U.R »» and 1.650 pounds of salt. This would ‘Alas !" saig be, "then I m# wat die !" be sufficient sugar to sweeten the rain H‘s sou! went where they s y souls failling on an acre of ground, There FRI would be enough sait to model the figâ€" "\wel w1 ures of ten men overtaken by the meflz’ofi’,“xf‘:!_’j"&'.&“ *oart and hat. of Lot‘s wife. a Leg T. p_rc.___ s_ _ FHp HEHNCTS Wagons, | _ Taken for granted that an ordinary | consumer eats daily for breakfast two ,l.si(-os of ham or hason, for iunch a | veal cutlet and for dinner a half pound ]of beeflâ€"an estimate by no means exâ€" aggerated â€" the following startling comparisons may be evolved : ‘ 4&A Drovk or oxExn. 4‘ The rashers of bacon, ranged â€" one | | beside the other, would extend for | threeâ€"fourths of a mile. It would tukel an hbour and a quarter to walk past ‘Lhe line of cutlets. The beef would reâ€" | | solve itself into twenty oxen and the | [ POrk into a like number of pigs. ’ Summed up the combined quanlilies; of hank" amkme t en odeiyros 1 | _ Vegetables consumed in the s | period present a no less formidable ‘ray. In sixty years one person vours a ha‘lf million peas, and if t} were imagined in a single pod, it we take an bour‘s tramp to traverse length of the giant vegetable. less massive would be the carrot c sumed. Lettuce leaves, by the sa calculation, would cover the floors twelve rooms, while the quantity cabbages, beans, and minor vegetab would fill twenty farmers wasons. if one eats daily about three potaâ€" to@s, with a combined weight of oneâ€" fourth of a pound, there will have been consumed in a lifetime a giant potaâ€" to that would almost fill a rallway pasâ€" senger car, and so beavy that a corps of porters would be unable to unload it. , THE BREAD wr EAT In sixty years, therefore, a man consumes daily at least a and a half of bread food, in th of bread, rolls, biscuits, etc. Tt bined quantity for six decades weigh about 66,150 pounds. _ M into a loaf of bread, the giar would occupy a space of 440 cubi The startling analogies are of th« nature to delight the hearts of docâ€" tors who maintain that men are accusâ€" tomed to eat far more than is necesâ€" sary to sustain their bodies. The calculations given below are made from eslimates of the food consumed by a person in a lifetime of seventy years, with a healthy appetite for solid and liquid nourishment. With & proper allowance for the years of infancy and old age, when the amount consumed is decreased probably one half, the estimates are based on a term of sixâ€" ty years. Loaves of bread, as big the result. The quant eaten in an ordinary li normal man, when contra in the original form of ; assume the proportions vian monsters, Monstrous Gxen, Miles of Cutleis and Stxâ€" teea Foot Cigars Consumed in a Lifetiime MAN‘3 GCREAT APPETITE ASTOUNDING RECORD OF HISs TREâ€" MENDOUS CAPACITY. Lumber, Shingles and Lat In Stocl. es o 7 e NV Sel Ew CW NP SV SEK AYYNY 16 uoi) wWo LC nNow pnp.t" to FILL ALL ORDERS PROMPTLy We keep in Stock a large quantity of Sag Doors, Mouldings, Flooring and the diffey,‘ Having Completed our New Factory we are M â€"_ eCSeifk ent Kinds of Dressed Lumber for outside sheetm,. Our Btoek of DRY LUMRE is very Large so that al) Ordey can be filled. "Ce consumed in the same / resent a no less formidabile arâ€", sixty years one person de-;’t half million peas, and if tbea'e" gined in a single pod, it would | t bour‘s tramp to traverse the ; f f the giant vegetable. .'\'o'i,, ive would be the carrot conâ€"| . Aettuce leaves, by the same | * bash and Door Factop es n on n ts n 99e r:uway PaSâ€" | _ ‘The sand needs to be clean, fine,. and so beavy that a corps | _ is hest rould be unable to unload ‘_s"““i' pertectly firy. and I.,.“ P im the oven until warm. The flo consumed in â€" the same should be fresh and perfectly dry '1" a no less formidabie (L_|, Sprinkle an inch of sand on the y years one person deâ€"; 1 4 x million peas, and if these | *n h;).d this rl;:mer bottom side : d in a single pod, it wou‘ld ! the left hwd_ 1y the ltem near s tramp to traverse tbei‘tiower. and with the right hand l Oy O bgetable: " ~ N0 linâ€"the somd around it, holding ste Wiar mo he Lh!;a ca{rot ind fand working the sand all around x.cellemes, yl tt:e aum}* flower in such a #s to Bupport vould cover the vors o hu%ala und keep bho“”fl PS 8 & na , while the quantity Ofill shape owe! ns, and minor vegetables | *4 8"4¢. w 2»~C1s, Lherelore, a hea!thy mnes daily at least a pound of bread food, in the form )lls, biscuits, etc. The comâ€" ity for six decades would â€" 66,150 pounds. Moulded of bread, the giant loaf y a space of 440 cublic metâ€"| CCE L salt. This would to sweeten the rain of Eround. _ There »read, as big as houses, are The quantities of meat ordinary lifetime by the . when contrasted with him ‘a! form of pigs and oxen proportions of â€" antediluâ€" °_ ‘ne amount consumed robably one half, the based on a term of sixâ€" BREAD wr EAT, r8, therefore. a henlthe | time of seventy yet-u's,( appetite for solid und: ent. With a proper ) lcia‘ly calculatâ€" amounts on the necessary for a _ the Klondike by sixty the reâ€" nalogies are of the the hearts of docâ€" that men are accusâ€" more than is necesâ€" startling I tall:; dlntyisntaic :râ€"g Spur in k lie ‘rson eâ€" ; 1 d if these | tom. hold â€" , it would ! the left h verse the ‘ flower, am le. t N9 / in the sams Tro conâ€"| 4 s the same fflfi work i o Wns uy CCC Eoo ADQ bye bad very Httle ho MoOX, .h.l"Thjs cash." said he, "won‘t pay â€" my of dues, 1€ | T ‘ve nothimg here but Jns and i: TUEs." :' A bright thought struck him and he K salld : * 1 "Tlve rich Mizs Goldrocks I wi}} e WED, e But when be paj M‘Glu‘ttohgr, y | She lisped, l"‘{’7':11'11111 said "No, a THUR 1!* \| Alas!" sait, he, "then I ro at die t" : fleses! where they y souls _ _ uis cce . _ _ °T NEretey Cns AK The Coromner upon them l' Thve year ‘For Wird ‘timge anpp,,,1 _ °C ie L0 give them ,time enough., When <ry the dish must be tipped | very careiully and the sand allowed ta tun ‘out, 1f amy samd should cling to the flowers, blow it off carefully . Ferns can be dried. and very delicate ones that would not press well. \Whitse ,f!nwers 100K rellnasic,‘ _ "D n was beset w And he had ve» N G. & J. MceKECHXNT let or and | fifty kKeep on until the pan is full . each flower must have a space around it. Now add more ~sand. set in a warm place behind the kite stove, or in a safe place out of d« in the sum* Eoume â€"flowers |Titty years reach the bundred and ninâ€"teep monster rolled cigare sixteen feet in length feet thick, beside w hich would resemble a verit cigar smoker consumin; vorite brand a day wo lifetime smoke a giganti ’than sixteen feet lony g and a half feet thick 1 4,410 pounds and would tion power of a steam en As the smoking habit sary to existence, it is e much money a smoker course of years, A pipe sumes in alifetime a }. _ Jaken all in all, a he !‘a good appetite and ; consumes in seventy 3 | and a balf tons of sol l foods. If the consumer | pounds, he will eat an his lifetime 1,280 times | 'l'ransforming all this mechanical labor, the st would be sufficient t« tons one foot from L] to raise the Forth Bri burgh, which weighs 204 to a height of 1,.235 feod Excluding the first ta a lifetime, the quantity consumed by a regular Lucco C aw®" eveadmemsmait FLOWERS DRIED 1x bat ..,,,, 33 ~ CC ADG Â¥ery delicate hat would not press well. \Whitse s look yellowish and yellow, seayâ€" pink retain their color best ar was gloomily begun itlie Week‘s a poor man‘s beset will bi}} and dum, _bad very lttle longer; it Pm ooo t per day, about fiv» a year, and in seve; quarts. It would tal times greatepr than ar et to hold such an am sSTORY op A TONX opr BUTTPR To complete the total j; only necessary to add a ton and a round of cheese aboy in weight. Nor are condime overlooked, â€" when it is re that the dabbing of mus; 1r sprinkling of pepper are con; sixty years. This adds to 1; pots of mustard and TOourtee of pepper. The quantity of j en is more variable. I‘he app time would be about fifteen vrange and pear sbhout three half feet in size. The plunm so hbig and heavy that the man eaten it would be UnNADIe ta m years. A pipe smok i lifetime a half ton dry i!n t A WEEK clenl from rth 1B eighs > 1235 1. PUR, J1L wou would talke am engipe 1: habit is no it is casily s right hand sif bolding steands all around th s to support th Gers in & natur an It n week give (f 1 &1 SAND £AT. h a.lway.." 4 MoOxX, my kitchen SUXN, some n | y D would iy Ofn-l“n. gh ning, and OUndg t eat. Â¥) CLT Ki hg Lorenzo Barne: Carabridge. 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