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(TBANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY MARY STUART SMITH.) Eugene wanted to beg, beseech his friend to desist from his purpose, the aim of which he oply dimly suspected, but already it was too late. A skirt rusfiled outside the pavilion door, and immediately afterward a. y_oung lady crossed the threshold. 1,; 1.. -J-__n _.. __-__ Countess Antoinette Arneu was certainly one a. mere sight'of whom was sufficient to 'ustify the passion of a young artist. Her all, slender figure was possessed of truly goetic beauty. Her pale face was illumined y a. pair of dark eyes that shone with the fire of feeling. and her classically arranged black hair floated down in long curls upon her white morning-robe, that was richly embroidered, and fitted to perfection. Her hearing was that of finished elegance, and yet there was a. certain something about it that betrayed the feet that the Countess was perfectly aware of her own attractions angelsfings upon the world. She held out her hand to her cousin in a familiar way, while she only responded to Eugene’a greeting with a smile, and then said, playfully: “ I expected to be the first one in the park this morning, but; 10! I find you gen- tlemen here before me, doubtless holding a. most important conference." . -. ..-r Herman shrugged his ahoulders. “ Im- portant. yes, but utterly fruitless I I have been laboring for the last hour to convince Eugene of the necessity of accompanying me on my trip to Italy.” “How is this, Mr. Reinerh '2" and the young lady’s beautiful eyes rested wonder- fngly and reproachtully upon the young painter. “ Are you still heeitating? I eonv sidered your journey a. settled affair, and odhfidenbly expected to meet you in Rome n'ext wmter, an Herman's side." Eugene kept silence, darting at his friend a. look halt threatening, half of entreaty, But the latter must have been wholly unconscious of this, for be quietly ana- wered: “You are mistaken, Nettie, Eugene has altered his plan. He declines the trip and prefers returning to his native town, in order to set up a. modest establishment there. and lead his bridgâ€"_â€"” “ And lead to the altar his bride, a. young lady of the place, just as speedily as possi- ble threafier,” said Herman, finishing his sentence, without being in the leash thrown off his balance. F‘TfieEHafi l” menaoed Eugene, who had hitherto attempted to interrupt him, but in vain. The effect of these words upon Antoi- nette was something frightful to behold. At first she turned deathly pale, and as though bereft of consciousness, her hand sought the heck of the armchair in order to save herself from falling; then her face suddenly flushed crimson, and her dark eyes flushed with a. light that made her beautiful face look almost ugly, as she fixed them upon Eugene (who stood there almost senseless) with a. look that was almost withering. Then, summoning up all her power of self-control, she turned from them both to the window, thus shielding herself at least from Herman’s watohfully observant eye. HERMAN ’S CHOICE : He felt indeed that a thin} party would by superfluous in View of the explanation that he was sure would now follow, espe- cially as Antoinette had already given sufficient evidence as to the true state of her feelings. "1â€"1â€"6 piofiad up his hat from where it lay on the table. mifxéfiéérme for a. few minutes. I forgot to give an important order at the castle. I’ll come back directly.” He need not have troubled himself to find a. pretext for leaving. since neither Antoinette not Eugene seemed to hear a. word he said, and so, young Count Amen, who had an abhorrence of scenes so-oalled, and foresaw here the approach of a stormy one, made haste to leave the pavilion, the door of which he closed behind him. ' The two left behind stood opposite to each other in the beginning. without exchanging a. word. Antoinette was still struggling for self-command. while Eugene found not a word to say in his own defence. He was divided between pibe toward Her- man, and shame at the painfully humiliat- ing position in which the latter had placed him. The Countess it was who spoke first : “I regret, Mr. Reinerb that I should just; this moment have been made aware of your engagement by my cousin, else I should long since have offered my congrat- ulations." WT’he frozen look, the coldly cutting tone of her speech aroused Eugene from his lgewilderment, and he made a step toward er. T{For Heaven’s sake, Antoinette, do not spin}: _to me in tlggt tone .1" . , ‘Wich a. proudly contemptuous gesture she waved him back. “Sir, you seem to forget that you are spggking fig thaICQuntess‘ Arum.” .. ‘She oould not have chosen words more insulting. Eugene turned pale, and his sense of self-respect being aroused, once more his lost spirit returned to him. Wounded to the quick he returned: He bowed, and moved toward the door while Antoinebte looked after him unstead- ily. She felt that she had gone too far, that at least she should not have spoken thus, and quick to repent as to give way to anger, she called him back. “ Reiner 1” He turned half around. " I await your orders, most noble Count- ess ‘2” We stood within the corridor ; 1mm jusn steppul imhle the mil To get my tickets, when I saw The state of matnors and turned paleâ€" I had put on new clothes throughout Upon this jaunt with her to come; I’d brought this heavenly creature out, Leaving my pocketbook at home. “ Pardon me, most noble Countess! It is the first time that you have found it neces- sary to remind me of the chasm that lies between us, and I give you my word that it shall be the last." I stood there vexed and mortified; ’Twas cruel as it was absurd ; Then did a little gloved hand glide Straight into mine Wichout a word, Leaving a. dainty portemonnaio 01 gold and pearl most quaintly made, From which, scarce knowing what to any, I for the evening’s tickets paid. Now it was all over :with the pride and self-control of this passionate woman, who, tote“ the truth, possessed no large share ofeither. Aocustomed to yield to every impulse, she sank upon the sofa, and broke out into a violent fit_of weeping. When I sat down along with herâ€"- .“Now, don't look so annoyed," said she ; " Of course mistakes sometimes occur, And people lose their property." Confused I answered : “ I agree, But must feel vexed about is. though ; What’s ours does not belong to me ' -â€" Said 3 e, “ Why shouldn’t it be so ? ” She spoke unthinkingly, then blushed. “Oh, do you mean is? " straight I cried. My wild delight she would have hushed ; Afeoble "No" in vain she tried; But I’d not hear it, so at lastâ€" "Yesâ€"just to keep you still,” said she ; “ There, there, don't hold my hand so fastâ€"â€" The usher will be sure to see." Eugene heard this weepmg, and stood still. He looked back, and seeing that lovely, tearstained face turned toward him, in another _minute he was at her side. 7‘71'30 you shed tears, Countess? May I speak with you? Antoinette, will your condemn me unheard?" - H This time no harsh repulse followed hls assumption of a familiar mode of address. She looked up at him still struggling between anger and love, but Eugene saw that he must plead his case, and lost no time insett-ing shout it. "It is true”: I am engaged; and this Put Nauru-fl in His Finer. A Novel. wretched bond has been the eerie of my life. YSbu'n ago, when I mid a visit to my netive town, 1 renewed my acquaintance With a former playmate. She was an orphan, lmrdly anythmg more than 8: child, and I believed myself to be in love With her; her guardian urged me to declare myselfâ€"and she became my betrothed. I know I acted preeipitetely, but wore my chain, and would have continued to wear it patiently, had I not come here and seen you, Antoinette. From that moment began the long and frightful struggle between duty and passion. I must tear myself away from you, from every thought of you, if I would not succumb to it. Let my gifts, my whole future career perish within the narrow limits of your contracted circle, let despair fasten upon myself bound by the vows of a. joylees union. What is art, or life itself to me, it I must needs renounce my". He had spoken with ever-increasing pas- sion, and Antoinette’s tears had ceased to flow, auger had yielded to pity, and when he had finished all reproach was swallowed up in the agony of losing him whom she loved. Countess Arnau was not the woman to admit the claims of a stranger, when they came in conflict with her own. ..._-_, -â€"_- ._ 7 n “ Renounce ?“ asked she softly with low- ered eyelids, but there wss a. suggestion of infinite sweetness in the tone with which she said this. 0 “And why so ‘2" “ Can you still ask? May I then venture to woo you ‘2 1 am poor you know ; I have nothing but my art. while you occupy so exalted, so brilliant a. positionâ€"” His burning glam; ‘auib rested upon the beautiful woman, gave the lie to what he said about renunciation. She looked up at him and smiled. “Antomettel” In an outburst 0! pass- sion he threw himself at her feet. “ Give me this hope, give me the certainty that you will be mine, and I shall burst my letters, cost when it may. Tell me that you will marry me in spite of your high rank, in spite‘ of your name and family, and I will overthrow all barriers, and wrest fortune from fate, if need be, by forcel” "-751.11; "Iâ€"églvfree, Eugene, free as the Winds. Had ng fgrgotten that ‘2" Antoinette stooped down to him who knelt before her, her eyes glistened with the light of love, and at that instant she was ravishingly beautiful. "I dread no barriers. In a marriage of cold conven- tionality I should have tasted the empti- ness of wealth and show ; no, I want only love, only my Eugene. Free yourself, follow the bent of your genius, and when your first work shall have won you the name of artist, then come and receive the price of victory I" The freshness of the morning was over, and the noontide heat of a. June day was brooding over the village that lay about a. mile and a. half from the castle, where Count Atneu and Eugene Reinert were at present visiting. The mail coach that had passed through the village about an hour ago, had put off two passengers here, an old gentleman and a young maiden. Their close, narrow quarters in the inn seemed to have proved equally intolerable to both, for the old men had taken a. seat in the back-yard, while 'his companion had step- ped to the front door, end was thoughtfully looking at the environs. nu 1,,u, Alnn The village was as still as death, the people, for the moat part, being busy in the fields, and only a troop of children were to be seen playing in the middle of the wide street, undisturbed by the burning rays of the sun. From afar off was heard the rolling of carriage-wheels, and immediately after- ward an elegant hunting chariot came in View, as it turned the corner of a grove of trees. The coachman sat on the back seat, while the gentleman himself guided his spirited steeds. He must have seen the children playing there; but if so, was of the opinion that they saw him, too, and that it was their business to get out of the way, for he drove at a very brisk trot right through the middle of the road, although there was plenty of room in the wide street for driving on either side. Upon his approach the little troop did indeed disperse to the right and left, just as speedily as possible; only one, a little boy, probably about two years old, remained. sitting quietly, per- fectly unconscious of his danger; and when the terrified cries of the other chil- dren seared him up, the carriage was already close at hand. Now, at last, he made the eflort to rise, but shocked, and still unused to running. he stumbled at the very first step he took, and fell down just in front of the horses. u , Ln: MAL. The driver of the carriage, who had only at this moment caught eight of the child, immediately pulled up the reins with all his might, but the fiery animals. checked in full career, did not stand at once, but took 9. few more steps forward, and the child seemed lost. Just then the young girl darted forward with the rapidity of lightning, snatched the child from under the very boots of the horses, as it were. and, with him in her arms, sprang out of the way. She had been none too quick. One minute later and the horses halted; but their boots stamped the ground on the very spot where the little one had lain. The child while the danger lasted, had been perfectly silent through fright and stupefaction; but now, finding himself in safety, broke out into a. loud fit of crying. Count Arnau gave the reins into the hands of his coachmen, jumped out of the carriage and drew near the two. “ Has anybody been hurt 7” he asked quickly. “ Not I, but the childâ€"" Without wasting another word, Herman took the little fellow out of her arms, examined and felt him all over, not very tenderly, but Very thoroughly, and speedin convinced himself that not the slightest injury had been sustained. . “r. "171‘s Ifi'hdtfiing," said he. calmly. “ He was only frightened; be comforted, young bowler! you pave _m_g.de ?._}l§c]sy escape l” Carolessly he set the child down upon the ground, who. awed by the severe tones of the gentleman’s voice, had become silent and was now gazing up at him anxiously, with wide open tearful eyes. Count Arnau then turned politely, but coolly, toward her who? saved the boy‘s life. “ You have shown a. great deal of cour- age, young lady. I could not by any possi- bility have brought my horses to a. halt in time, so that without you the little fellow must have been lost.” As he made this speech his eye quickly and keenly scanned the person of the young girl. It was a very youthful creature that stood there before him-she,might have been sixteen years old, at most only seventeen ; slender, delicate, and very simply clad. By the violent movement made in picking up the child. her round straw hat had been displaced, and now hung loosely on her neck, allowing the hot noonday sun to pour down upon her head and reveal all the glory of a. rich suit of golden hair, that was brushed smoothly back from her forehead, but twisted up In magnificent braids upon the back of her head. Perhaps the brilliant light thrown upon her, at this moment, may have given her a peculiar charm, for her face was not exactly beautiful, at least not yet, although the lines of future beauty were already discernible in her features. As yet they were soft. undeveloped, and utterly childlike; the only thing that lent to the face a peculiar fascination, was a pair of superb, deep blue eyes, of unusual, almost puzzling expression. There was an earnestness in them, not at all commensu- rate with her sixteen years; nay, more than that, a shadow, such as generally augurs a whole lifetime of care, sufl‘ering, and burdens untold. It is true that, so far, the young girl’s countenance had remained untouched by it'â€"â€"her childlike forehead showed not a fold, the mouth nct aharsh line, but in her eye there lays. dark, deep shadow, as she now gravely and. CHAPTER III. reprqaghfully,_l_i_{ted in to the 009p}; 71‘" A huma‘fi'life seems a very little thing in your animationâ€"you make but lighi- of thifi dangeg.” Count: Arnau looked astonished upon receiving this unexpected admonition, and measured his youthful monitress with a. long look of amazement. “6 Why, {zfiéirbroi'fiifi hound and whole," said he in a. deprecating tone, “ he is only ctyigg for the lgve'of 1t.” 1 u ,,,1: -_',__°_~_ V, V V ,, “ But one minute more, and he would have been under your horse’s hoofe.” ‘ Herman shrugged his shoulders. “ Would have been 1 Why, it we were to grieve over everything that might have happened, the day would not suffice for our lamentations over all sorts of supposable cases. By good luck no harm has been done-your courageous interposition has relieved me of an unpleasant responsibility. I am very sorry to have frightened you.” “ I am not frightened." The words sounded cold and sincere. It would seem as though the young girl felt hurt at the manner in which the Count had treated the whole accident. She knelt down beside the boy, and endeavored to cleanse his faCe and little hands from the sand, which, happily, was the only trace left of the accident. Herman stood still, and gazed upon her. He had hitherto held the conviction, that, with the exception of his grandmother, who, in consequence of her masculine, energetic character, he hardly deemed as belonging to the female sex, every woman must either fall into fainting fits or convul- sions at the sight of danger, and was extremely surprised to find her asecond exception. “I am not frightened,” had been her declaration, and she was not so, either. Her face had retained its natural color, her hands did not tremble in the slightest degree, as she gently and dexter- ously accomplished her task, in short, dis- playing now as much coolness as just nowdshe had shown prompt presence of mm . Now, the door of an adjacent house opened,a.nd a. day-laborer’s wife,wretch- edly and tight untidin clad, with dishev- eled hair, and a. dull, meaningless face, came forward to take the child out of the stranger's arms. The Count felt in his pocket. ..- A L_:_.4 m.” E “The child came very near being run over by my carriage ; take better cure of him in future. Here is something for your fright.” _.- . . ISAI,I.AJ .--r.._ u The woman’s etolid features, which had scarcely shown a. sign of eolicitude, grew animated at the eight of the bright doller, which was offered to her in a lordly, care- less manner. She courteied low, thanked the noble Count, for his goodness. The young lady had half risen from her knees, her large eyes passing slowly from mother to child, and then again to the money that the former held in her hand; then, she suddenly rose, turned her back upon the group, and, Without wasting another word, set out to return to her hotel. _ “You see the harm has been quickly atoned for. At all events, that woman blesses the accident which has brought her in one day the wages of a. whole week.” With a. few hurrieti 5%st Herman had overtaken her. The words had the sound half of s sneer, half of a sort of apology. The person to whom they were addressed closed her lips tightly together. u 1-,,,,: LL..L A -. _..J -v ., _-_. “ I would not have believed that a. mother could have shown so little self- respeob as to allow herself to be bought- off in that style from anxiety about her child." Herman smiled sarcastically. “ Self-respect! In a. day-laborer’s wife 7 I beg your pardon, young lady, but you must; certainly come from a city, and know nothing of our country people.” ,,,A.lL__ :_ “ We can learn to know what poverty is even in a city, especially when we are not separated from it by so broad 9. gulf as you are, Sir Count." Herman hit his lip. “ I think,” retorted he, quite sharply, too, now, “ that the culture which sepa- rates you from those people is just as broad a. gulf. Have you really such intense sym- puthy for these poor, stupid country folk ‘1” An .mLA AHA r---J -~- -â€"--- :Hr - . - “ I have sympathy for all who are wretched and oppressed.” “ Really 7” Meanwhile they had reached the inn, Where the young lady slightly inclined her head, and would have put her hand on the door-knob, had not Herman been before- hand with her. He opened the door, ushered her in, and followed her into the puhlic parlor.‘ . u u a .L L:... :_‘ -.... r ----- r ------ She paused and, looked at him in sur- prise, with a forbidding glance which made it; apparent that she did not; wish to pro- long the conversation. But: the Count renewed it in spite of this. ‘ 'I‘I' .:, A “ Really ?" h‘eiiépieatedmhen adding, in a. somewhab piqued tone: “It seems that vou count me among the oppressors. I hope you do not accuse me of havxng seen the child and driven over him purposely 2” “ Nc ; but you must have seén tfie wfiole troop of children. Why did you not drive out of their way ‘2: “ OE viilage children ‘2” cried the young Count, thh such unbounded astonishment as made it evident that such a. thought had never dawned upon his mind. "Am I to drive out of the way of children who are my uncle’s aubiectq ?” The idea evidently struck him as some- thing quite preposterous, and the young stranger seemed to be on the point of reply ing. but suddenly paused, and bent forward in the attitude of a listener. A half sup- pressed cry of joy escaped her lips; invo- luntarily she threw up her arms, and was about to rush off, when, all at once, she remembered Herman’s presence. A deep blush suffused her countenance as she slowly let her arms drop, and again stood still, as though rooted to the ground. The Count had followed the direction of her glance, and now discovered the cause of this sudden change, for Eugene Reinert entered the room, after pausing to aska few questions in the hall, and approached without taking any note of his friend’s proximity. “ Gertrude! You here 7” She flew up to him, holding out both hands, with a radiant smile, that fairly illumined her youthtul countenance, but one low word from her mouth seemed to tell him, at the same time, that they were not alone. Eugene looked up and almost gave a start. “ Ah, Herman, is that you?” A moment of oppressive silence followed this reunion. Amazed, Gertrude looked up questioningly at Eugene, who, with pale face and visible embarrassment, retained her hand, without speaking. Count Her- man silently leaned on the table with folded arms, and gazed fixedly at the pair; at this moment the harsh, unamiable fea- ture in his countenance became disagree- ably.prominent. ,.. . -. ... n,.,,,r .._,_, , “ Pardon me, Gertrude,” began Eugene finally, with difliculty composing himself, “I expected to find you alone. You are acquaintedâ€" ?” - ‘ n n Y vv-‘I‘flfiarihterrfipted she promptly. only met this gentlelnan by agoidgnt.” IE seemed‘toaégsrt; Eugene; a. terrible effort of self-control, but he took her hand and led {191: up to_t1;e (length? n . ":IA Gertrude was about to respond, in like manner, to Herman’s very formal bow, but she had no sooner heard his name called than a. shudder passed over her frame. A deathly pallor suddenly overspread the countenance that had been just now so bright, and her rigid, wide-open eyes were fastened upon the young Count with an expression that frightened Eugene, although it was perfectly enigmatioal to hjm. -u, m‘ , A n 7‘ betrogfiérd,rHerma.n. Gertrude, my best, most intimate friend, Count Arnau!’ ‘I‘V $13545}; {He Vmaftter, Gertrude? What AA _ . . __ _. . ... N. .1 n """ s "filic'hingl Nothingi” She evidently strove to conquer herself and succeeded in some miaaeure‘ but that; renmiued, as ever in retreated as though .rn‘sluutariiy turnher and furnher. fimwxug Eugene almost forci- bly along with her. Iiormzm turned abruptly on his heel. “I wil‘; not disturb your firat interview with your betrothed,” said he, laying a. sharp, scornfu] emphasis on the last word. “ I tun on my way to the castle. Au revoir then I” lack With a hasty salutation he left the room and stepped out into the open air. “ That â€"that then was Gertrude Walter, Eugene’s betrothed, the little village maiden, who seemed so repulsive to his noble friend, because she stood as a stumbling block in the way of a man’s career, and threatened to drag him down to her own level.” Yes, indeed, he had pictured her to himself as something entirely different, and yet there was a strange contradiction between her childlike appearance and her very unchildlike way of expressing herself. In neither point of view did she meet the Gount’s approval, on the contrary, he was angry with himself for having allowed himself to be struck by this girl. And then â€"â€"why did she hate him? Herman was much more quick to observe than his impulsive friend; he knew very well that it was neither fear nor dread, but quite decided hatred, that flamed forth from her eyes at the mention of his name, a fierce, glowing hatred, such as he had never before seen on the face of a woman. What reason had she for hating him ? “ Pshaw l I can well imagine how Eugene may have betrayed in his letters, that it was I who was perpetually denounc- ing this match, and Miss Walter now sees in me the hostile element that threatens her happiness, and accordingly honors me with her hatred. ’Tis a pity that such feel- ings should be excitea by so trivial a. (muss l" The Count’s lips curled contemptuously; it was in the worst of humors that he got into his carriage, took the reins out of the coaohman’s hand, and drove off at a. very fast trot. His countenance wore a sinister, defiant expression, as he urged his horses to the top of their speed, but on the out- skirts of the village two old women who were in the road, and were doing their best to get out of the way of the gentleman’s carriage, saw to their great astonishment that he turned aside, and flew past them at a. considerable distance. To be continued Debut of a Princess. (London Letter to Chicago Tribune.) The two eldest children of the Prince of Wales are now at Lausanne with a tutor. They are there chiefly for French. After their French is perfected they will spend certain holidays in Germany for conversa- tional German. All highly-educated people in England speak these two Continental languages. All the royal children are ex- ceptionally accomplished in language. The eldest son is the duller and much the soberer of the two. His beautiful character is that of his mother, and great hopes are entertained at him. His life is singularly pure and thoughtful, and he is said to be a great joy to his parents. The second voung Prince has his father’s blood in his veins, and sometimes breaks loose in frolic like a horse colt. The oldest daugh- ter, Princess Louise Victoria of Wales, has just passed her sixteenth birthday. which has been celebrated With unusual honor and festivity. The Princess of Wales, it is stated, means to make this a very brilliant season for herself. Her eldest daughter will be brought out next year, and the lovely and gracious Princess will have to stand up by the side of a grown-up daughter, and perhaps no mother quite likes the suggestion of rivalry which this fact raises and never lays to rest. Good breeding and good education are the tradition of the royal family. The Prince Consort was a gentleman, and a. very scholarly and intelligent gentle- man,and his children when very young began to etudy with definite aims and by the most exact methods and under the wisest of guidance. No femily in Europe has more rigid hours of study, from oldest to youngest, than the royal family of Eng- lann. The purity of the English Court is worthy of all praise in itself, and especially as giving a. clear and crystal tone to Eng- lieh social life. Foot-and-mouth disease to a. considerable extent: has broken out about Mulliugar. Last year 89,566 emigrants left Ireland. This is an increase of ugwu‘rds of 10,000 cogpagegl Wiih 1881.: . nr 11- 1: 2d Ll._ ME. Johzi' 'Bagweu. of Marlfield, in the county Tipperary, and East Grove. Queens- town, that] rchqtly,_ag_e_d 73year5." 0n the 14th March, Mr. Sterne, Manager of the Newoastle Weat branch of the National Bank of Ireland, blew his brains out. with a. revolver. There died at Chelbenhum, lately. Mrs. Murray Simpson, second daughter of Major-General Henry Green Barry, ot Ballyclough, in the count-y of Cork. ‘ A Peter Murphy, the cmman who bought Kavanagh’s horse and car, has sold the horse used in the flight from the park, and again an the attempted assassination of Mr. Field, for £80. Mr. Trevelya-n stated two weeks ago that the coat of working the Irish Land Act up to this time had been about £200,000, and the reduction of rents through its means had been over £200,000 a-year. A shocking affair has occurred at Kinge‘ bridge Station. Dublin. 0n the 13th, Mr. Tidd, paymaster of the Great Southern & Western Railway, an old and trust-ed official of the company, blew out his brains at his residence there. He had just parted from his son at the time. There has recently been exhibited in the Circus of the Champs Elysees, in Paris (we learn from La Nature), a curious example of the ability to remain a considerable time under water without asphyxia. This is “Miss Lurline, the Queen of the Water,” as she is called. The aquarium in which she performs consists of a large rectangular vessel with glass sides (the larger about 10 feet long by 7 feet high), and filled with water which is slightly tinted green, and is strongly illuminated by means of five or six oxyhydrogen lights. Miss Lurline dives, swims, lies down and eats at the bottom of the water, passes between the bars of a chair, etc. At a certain moment the music ceases, the girl draws a few long breaths, then lets herself sink to the bottom, where she kneels on one knee, crossing her arms on her breast. A man outside stands with watch in one hand and hammer in the other, with which latter he counts the half minutes by striking. One half minutemone minute -â€"a minute and a halfâ€"two minutesâ€"two minutes and ahalfl During the silence, interrupted only by the sound of the hammer. the minutes seem very long, the spectators are painfully intent, and expe- rience a relief when the diver returns to the surface. To appreciate what is implied in passing two minutes and a half without taking breath, let any one (says M. Kerlus in the journal named) make a small ex- periment, holding his breath as long as possible, while watching a seconds watch. Few persons reach one minute; the ma- jority are obliged to take breath before torty-five seconds have elapsed, and it is only exceptionally and with much difliculty that some attain one minute fifteen seconds. The fishers of sponges, mother- of-pearl, and of peari oysters in the Medi- terranean and elsewhere do not ordin- arily remain under water longer than two minutes. It has never been authentically observed, watch in hand, that they effected a voluntary immersion of more than three minutes. The mean time is one minute to a minute and a half. Side Show Science. Late Irish News. 1930 use of seaweed in kilnm an an article of food Is not new to the peoole who dwell along the coast. in the T‘erybest of mice they consume a considerable amount of the choicest varieties for medicinal purposes. That which has the greatest popularity grows luxuriantly upon rocks that are submerged during high tide. Tle savmg process is a very simple one. At low tide the wives and daughters of fisher- men gsther it in baskets and spread it in such a way that it will catch the sun. The effect of this treatment changes its greenish color to a dark purple,fand it is then stored in bags. 0n the western coast the people call it dilusk, and-sell it to summer visitors. As an appetizer it is considered very efiective. It is a common sight at the western watering-places to see the children munching it during the mid-day airings on rock and heath. But as the effect of this kind of seaweed is to increase rather than allay hunger in those unaccustomcd to its use, the natives of the coast line cannot be expected to derive much nourishment from it as a continuous diet. As a matter of fact, they do not. A woman in the County Clare, a few years ago, through the deser- tion of her husband and her inability to walk to a village a few miles distant, was compelled to subsist wholly on sea- weed. She ultimately died of starvation, and the stomach was found to be almost full of seaweed. In the County Donegal, according to the latest cable report, the residents of the vicinity of Gweedore,a little postal village, have been driven by the scantiness of provisions to make the principal meal of the day on seaweed. It is, therefore, not surprising that every house has one or more of its inmates on the sick list. If the kind of seaweed which is known in this country as Irish moss,‘ and in Ireland as carrageen, was more plentiful in Donegal, the suf- ferings of the people would not be so great. That is really capable of affording a much more agreeable and nutritious food than any other of the five hundred or more varieties. Scores of peasnt women live by gathering it from the rocks in summer. They spread it upon the grassy slopes near the ocean until it whitens and hardens in the sun, and then pack and ship it. It is like Irish “ mild-cure” baconâ€"too valuable to be kept for home consumption. Carra. geen is still used by well-to-do Irish tam» ilies for blame-mange making. It is first steeped in cold water, then strained and the liquor boiled in milk. When poured into moulds, sweetened, and flavored with lemon or vanilla, it becomes as stiff as corn-starch, and far more palatable. Before its medical virtues were proclaimed to the world the peasants of the coast had it nearly all to themselves. During lat-e years they have been content with an occasional meal.~â€"Ncw York Times. ._ A n.‘_un ooh-on ’V H up Making Gand {Khmer-Mango “19!! XI. The loss of life in India. due to the ravages of venomous snakes is almost incredible. Yet Consumption, which is as wily and fatal as the deadliest Indian reptile, is winding its coils around thou- sands of people while the victims are unconscious of its presence. Dr. R. V. Pierce's “Golden Medical Discovery ” must be used to cleanse the blood 0! the scrofulous impurities, for tubercular con- sumption is only a. form of scrotulous dis- ease. “Golden Medical Discovery ” is a sovereign remedy for all forms of serolulous disease,or king’s evil,such as tumors, white swellings, fever sores, scroiulous sore eyes, as well as for other blood and skin dis- eases. By druggists. When 9. man has earned the respect and confidence of his fellow-men, it; ought to be paid over to him before his heart atarvea. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N.Y.:‘ Dear Sir‘,â€"~I ha-ve to thank you for the great relief received from your “ Favorite Pre- scripcion.” My sickness had lasted seven years, one of which I was in bed. After taking one bottle I was able to be about. the house.â€"â€"Respectfully,AMANDA K. ENNIS, Fulton, Mich. The mania for mdultemtiou is so great that you cannot buy a. quart. of sand and be sure than; it is not hmlf sugar. successfully treated by Worfd’s Dispen- sary Medical Association. Address, with stamp for pamphlet, Buffwlo, N.Y. The Pennsylvania Legislature has also enacted the law to punish a, person who treats. another to a. drink of liquor of any sort. r HE POINT 0N WHICH THE CELE- bmted Abernathy most insiated was the STOMACH, and through that import‘ ant organ he maintained that all diseases could be cured. The truth of this observa- tion is evident when we reflect that the whole aim of treatment in all forms of debility is to correct errors in nutrition arising from failure of the digestive apparatus to convert food enough into healthy blood to maintain the daily wants of the system. For the cure of stomach troubles we have probably the most reliable remedy yet originated in Dr. WHEELE R’S Phosphates and Calisaya. A young man writes: “I have usad Mack’s Magnetic Medicine and am much pleased with the result. It has cured me after doctors and other medicines had failed.” Sec advertisement in another column. ‘ A scheme is proposed for hghtmg the Whole of the Swiss Canton of Vaud by elec- tricity. The motive force would be derived from turbines of 5,000 bdrse power at Vallorbea, and the water supply being constant and abundantit is believed that gas, which is very costly in Switzerland, may be entirely diapensed‘rwith throughout the district. 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Your clock may break down, your watch get cranky, but the sun never makes a mistake here. When it disappears from sight for the night it is 6 o’clock, and you can set your Watch accordingly. In one part of the city it is the summer season andin the other part it is winter. The present dwellings in Quito in architecture have degenerated and fallen farshort of that old gigantic race of Indians,who with theInoss of Bern, joined their cities by massive and grandly constructed highways. There still exist vacant remains ct colossal buildings on this roadway of palaces and fortresses with walls so finely cut and closely joined together that between these massive stone blocks there is not 9. space sufficient to insert the edge of the thinnest paper. In one old royal alaco of the Incas gold or silver was use for cement. If the journey is long and difficult to reach this old Span- ish town there is much to compensate one’s troubles in its interesting structure. It is ten thousand feet above the sea, and con- tains some sixty thousand dwellings. I am almost afraid to say how old is this ancient city, for it dates for back in the dark ages, when the “memory of man goeth not to the contrary.” When you realize that everything of modern invention found here has been brought a six days’ journey, through difficult mountain passes, on mules’ backs, then you understand how highly luxuries are appreciated. In this way all the supplies from the outer world and all their exports are carried. There are in Quito scores of beautiful pianos brought by ships to Guayaquil that have been carried on Indians’ backs this long distance of 300 miles, up through mountain passes 10,000 feet above the sea to their rich owners in the city.â€"-Gor. Rochester (N. Y. ) Democrat and Chronicle. 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