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Almost without consciousness she accom- panied Sweyn into the room where the two doctors waited with Anderson to test the extent of his recovery by this experiment. She stood before them cold and white and motionless as a. statue, with the (lead feeling in her heart of the criminal brought up for judgment who knows the fate mmitinJ him. The two doctors rose. It was the first: time they had met Nessa. Sweyn, with deep anxiety in his face, hurried through the E mm of introducing her. “My wife, D1‘.vHewet, Dr. Channing,” he said, taking Nessa’s hand and keeping it, in his. Her cold hand did not respond to his pres- sure ; she made no sign of understanding, but stood immovable before Anderson, wait- ing for him to recognize 1161‘ as hi5 wife. “ Is this your sister ? Sweyn asked, anx- ious to get the scene over and relieve Nessa. Anderson took timeyto consider, and then, shaking his head said : “ No, that is not my sister. Elsie is fair; not dark ; she is shorter and not handsome. This is not my sister.” “ Are you sure ‘2” “ Quite sure.” “ Remember, it is some time since you saw your sisterâ€"she may have altered," suggest- ed Dr. Hewet. THE ORDEAL. To shield herself, Nessa had declared that Anderson was her bro 3her, not knowing that he actually possessed a sister, believing that the disease which had deprived him of memory would be a safeguard against the discovery of her falsehood. By her owncon- sent to the operation she had abandoned her safeguard ; and now that memory was restored, Anderson had asked to see his sis~ ter and she was called upon to face him. “ It is impossible that she could alter like that. She is older than I am : that lady is younger ; she is not my sister.” “ Then you do not know this lady ‘2” “ I am not sure,” Anderson said, slowly. And yet I think»â€"” he paused. Dr. Channing interposed. seeing the in- tense anxiety in Sweyn’s face as he watched Nessa. “ We are taxing Mrs. Meredith too much â€"” he began. But Nessa. stopped him with an impatient movement of her hand. “ If you remember me,” she said to Anderson, in a. clear low voice, “tell all you know. ” Overwhelmed by shame, remorse, and despairshe was powerless to make any ef- fort of selfidefence. She felt that the end was come, her last resource gone, and that there was no alternative but to submit to the current of events and to be swept help- less and hopeless into the wide sea. where lost souls sink. “ I cannot remember all," Anderson said ; “ yet something floats in my mind as I look at y91{â€"” ‘V‘Isitnotpossible that youhud Lwosistersâ€" anothgrbgsides Elsie_?” $ugges§ed_l)r. Hewgy “A11, that must be itV!” Anderson said, quickly. “ Let me think.” He was silent a. moment ; then with awakening recollection, he continued, “Yes, I remember : before 1 went to sea, a lad, my mother gave birth to a child. I see the little one in its nurse's arms â€"before I ran away from homeâ€"~34 long while agoâ€"in the time that is most clear to me.” “ The time before your accident?” said Channing ; that is ten years ago. Then Mrs. Meredith could not have been more than eight or nineâ€"quite a. child. ” “ Then she must be my sister.” Turning to Nessa, the doctor explained that most of the events that had occurred since his accident had failed to leave any impression on Anderson’s mind and would probably never be recalled. Then, as Nessa was seized with a sudden tremor on hearing this. he cast a. glance at Sweyn signifying the advisability of terminating the painful scene. Sweyn led her back to her room, making no comment on what had passedâ€"say 111g, in- deed, scarcely half a dozen words. In her room Nessa. sank into a. chai“ Mull; owed her head, speechless with COIlfllCtlhs emotions. Sweyn stood by the door a moment, looking back at her in pity, and then left the room without speaking. Almost: before the door closed, N essa Started to her feet,resolved to take the cours shaped by her conscience. The interview hadfor a while restored her hope of evasion. It had been recognized that she might be Anderson’s sister ; the danger of his recog- nizing her as his wife was removed by the fact that he could never recall the events of the late past. But though "the opening of escape was offered her, she could not accept it. She could not live a life of falsehood with the man she loved. She had thought it possible ; the agony of these past days had proved to her that it was impossible. She must tell him all and go her way. From her wardrobe she took down the plain black dress, the plain bonnet and jacket she had worn in her situation at the Palace when Sweyn found her there, and which she had kept for the sake of dear as- sociations. She laid aside her afternoon gown and put these on. Then she drew off the bracelets from her wrists and the rings from her fingersâ€"all save her wedding ring "and put them in the jewel case Sweyn had given her. At the bottom of the box were the pages on which she had written her “Confession” to Sweyn. Should she leave them there with her trinkets for him to read one day when she was no more? No. She would do nothing new to retain the love she had forfeited. She would take them away with her that he might the sooner forget her. When all her preparations were made, she looked around the room once more and biting her quivering lips to choke down the passionate grief 1‘1th rose from her soul, she turned hastily away. The three doctors wveut déwn stairs, and sat talking about the case for ten minutes; them How ct 111d Charming left,a.11d Sweyn, going into his study, threw himself in his chair and waited. It was not long before the (1001‘ opened and 1_\Tessa came, as_ he expectgd she vyguld. “ I want to sheak to ybu, Sweyn, if you can give me a little time,” she said, stand- ing half way betwepn the do_(_)1‘_a.nd him. “All In}; time is yours,” he answered, seMing a chair for her. “U1... 6 “A She Sat (10“ 11 {canng her strength would 1. 21nd aftm 21 moment; 8 silence, said: “ I have done you a grevious wrong, and I have come here to make what reparation remains possible to me. I have been selfish and ungenerous to gou who have given me so much,” she faltcrcd. An irFesistible impulse led Sweyn to lay his hand upon her arm. She had not the force to resist his touch. THE BATTLE WON. CHAPTER LII. door closed, Nessa. Sweyn raised her in his arms and folding her to his breast, said : “ More than you deserve, beloved darling no! You have fallen into error and made atonementâ€"sinned and repented. You have triumphed over yourself, and there should be joy in heaven now over your victory 1” [THE END] “ You would not touch me if you knew all, ” she continued in faltering tones. “ You will shrink from me, you must des- pise me, when I tell you whgt I am.’ “ Sweyn, I am not that man’s sister! I am not your Wife ! I am his 1” “ God be praised for this !” murmured Sweyn, fervently. “ I have been waiting to hear you tell me this ;wa.iting with the sure conviction that your dear soul would triumph in the end. Without that convic- tion I could not have let you suffer in secret through the long hoursof night and day that have passed since I learnt all. But I would not rob you, darling, of your triumph ; I would not deprive myself of this great joy.” He rose to his feet andcried in pride, “ Now I can say my wife is honest: she cannot wrong me.” “ Oh, this mexcy is more than I deserve ‘” cried Nessa in trembling gratitude as she sank to her knees “ I ath waiting to lynear ; tell me quickly,” he said. “ Now that; my tongue is free to speak, you shall know quickly, my dear love. I know an. I have seen Anderson’s keeper, Hexham. In tracing Anderson with the help of the police, the villainousplot against you was discovered. This morning the whole case was laid before me by the man employedhyHeXhamâ€"amannamedGriffiths, who already knew something of your history. “ I know that you are my wife. You are mine and not Anderson’s. That was no marriage. If he had been free to make you his wife, such a, marriage as that could be annulled. But, he was not; free. He was already married, and his wife still lives I” It is certainly a very curious spectacle to see the mother country submitting the in- terpretation of one of her treaties and the defining of the Government duties under it to the Supreme Court of a British colony. This is exactly what is now being done in the case of Baird against Walker before the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. James Baird sues Sir Baldwin “'elker, commander of the squadron of the British navy in New» foundland waters, for damages, because Sir Baldwin last summer took possession of and closed Mr. Baird’s lobster canning factory. Sir Baldwin was acting under instructions from the Home Government to carry out to the letter the terms of the modus vivendi between France and England, which had been established, pending a. full settlement of the disputed claims of France to exclusive fishing and cunning rights on the coast of St. George’s Bay. Mr. Baird’s canning factory was on this French shore, and was closed by Sir Baldwin, because it was con- trary to the terms of the modus vivendi to keep it in operation. I d3 not understand,” Nessa. exclaimed, in pgrplexity. “ Bot if you know so much, you must know phat I am not your wife _1” But Newfoundland has never accepted this modus vivendi, and hasall alonf,r refused to admit the French rights which it recog- nizes. Accordingly the first question before the Court will be whether or no any such temporary arrangement between France and England is binding upon citizens of an autonomous colony having a constitution of its own, in the absence of any parliamentary legislation enforcing such arrangement. This is an exceedingly interesting question in itself, because it involves a judicial defi- nition of the amount of independence pos- sessed by the colonies. How far do the alliances and agreements of the Home Government bind the provinces? If Lord Salisbury chooses to agree with any of his neighbours upon a course of action in any matter are the colonies bound by that agree- ment before the Imperial Parliament ratifies it? The Colonial Secretary, who is the real defendant in this suit against Sir Baldwin, says, “ yes,” in answer to Mr. Baird's suit, While the colonists and Mr. Baird say no, and a colonial court is to decide. Further, the Colonial Secretary says, through Sir Baldwin, that the original treaty of Versailles makes Mr. Baird’s factory i1. legal, in that it exists in contravention to the rights granted to the French under this treaty. But here the question just alluded to again arises. There is no statute of Par- liament enforcing this treaty of Versailles in 1783. since Act 28 of George III was re- pealed. The treaty, therefore, stands as an agreement between En gland and France, which may or may not be binding upon New- foundland and her inhabitants. A decision of the Court in favor of Mr. Baird will thus mean that the colony is not bound by agreements of the Home Govern ment, and is therefore not bound to admit the rights of the French under the treaty of Versailles. Such a decision would be en- tirely in accord with the popular feeling, and would confirm the expressed intention to resist the French claims, in which event the Home Govelmnent would be forced to choose between the alternative of applying some measure of comeion to the colonies 01 buy ying ofl' France upon the best terms pos- sible. In View of this possible outcome, it IS rather surprising Lhat this case of Mr. Baird was not settled in 1ts early stages. as seemed likely, in which case these awkward complications would have been avoided. For reasons of its own, however, the Home Government seems to prefer to bring the matter to a. final issue. Accordingly Sir Baldwin puts in an answer which must be entirely satisfactory to the French, be- cause it practically contradicts the former English position. It asserts that Mr. Baird’s factory existed in violation of French rights under this treaty of Versailles. If the French claim that this treaty gave them ex- clusive rights upon this “ French shore ” be admitted, Mr. Baird was an interloper, and was, properly enough, removed. If, how- ever, as the English have always claimed, the French had only concurrent rights with the inhabitants of the coast, then this de- fence of Sir Baldwin must fall. \Vhat the reason is for this surrender of the tradition- al English position is not plain, but pos- sibly later developments will explain every- thing. MMI‘. Callqwfifg Is 3136 reBprt truert_hvat yo_u -e mauled ‘8” Miss Three‘Starsâ€"‘ ‘ No 5110):] luck I I’m even out of an engagement.” Colonial Relations to the Empire. Experience of the Steamship Coreau in a Great Storm. T] ,e recent experiment of the steamship Corean which, when threatened with destruc- tion obtained relief by pouring oil upon the troubled waters, is almost certain to arouse a deeper and more practical interest in this importmt matter. In all about sixty galâ€" lons of fish-oil were used for the purpose, thirty gallons being used on the single day 011 which the storm raged most violently. The result was most gratifying. Indeed, it is the opinion of the oiiicers in charge, that had it not been for the relief thus obtained the vessel must have foundered, They state that as soon as the oil reached the surface of the water there was tranquility around the steamer. The big rolling waves would come 011 toward the brave ship, bearing down on her with threatening attitude, but were repulsed and broken up before doing any damage. The captain is quite enthusi- astic over the grand etfect of the oil in quel~ ling the raging of the sea, and thinks it an example that all steamers should emulate, especially at this season of the year. That oil should have such a tranquilizing effect is not a new discovery. From the very earli- est ages its soothing influence when poured upon disturbed waters appears to have been widely known. Aristotle speaks of the phen- omenon and assays to give an explanation of it. Pliny, too, observes that among the oflicers of his fleet the soothing influence of oil was a matter of common knowledge and that the Assyrin divers were in the habit of sprinkling the surface of water with oil w hen they wished to smooth down ripples and to obtain a better light for prosecuting the work below. :Even the North American Esquimaux has long been aware of this physical fact, and in transpm ting his family from place toplace, always insures a smooth passage for the om oiak, or women’s boat, by trailingapunc- tured skin filled with oil from the stern of his kayah, which he propels at some distance ahead of the boat containing his wife and children. Among civilized nations, hOW» ever,the practice,which was never universal, early fell into desuetude, and for centuries little or no use was made of this means of contending with the angry waves. But within the last twenty years a. number of well-authenticated instances have been plac- ed on record as to the potency of oil as a water smoother, and it is safe to say that many vessels through its agency have, like the Corean, ridden out gales when others not employing it have either been for ced to seek port until the weather moderated, or have suffered great damage. As to the best kind of oil for the purpose, it has been found that animal or the heavier vegetable oils are used with greatest benefit. Minei 3.1 or fossil oils, w hich possess less vis- cosity and aie less oleaginous in their me- chanical properties, exert much less influence upon the water. The benefit of the oil 1s not that it reduces pereeptibly the size of the waves but that it prevents them from breaking, thus enabling the ship to ride upon them instead of being washed by them. The explanation of the phenomenon, as given by a commission of scientists who were ap- pointed by the governments of the United States and Germany to enquire into the matter; is, that the oil acts as a lubricant, thus lessening the friction between the Wind and the water, to which friction, it is well known, the waves are due. This anti-fric- tional force of oil can hardly be over-es- timated. The pressure of the storm waves often reaches the average of 6,993 pounds per square foot, yet the thin blanket of oil is sufficient, when applied under certain conditions, to enable a vessel to navigate through them in perfect safety, 1heir oiled summits raising themselves in sullen grandv eur, but never breaking aboard. One of these conditions is that the water shall be deepand thewave motion merely undulatory. \Vhen a shore-approaching wave ceases to find enough depth to impart to its neighbor its peculiar undulatory motion it is no longer a wave pure and simple, but becomes an actual moving body of \v Lter which n 0\ es rapidly forward until it breaks with U1 L’Lt Violence upon the shore , upon such wav es as these oil has little or no effect. This fact hasbeen pretty thoroughly established by numerous experiments that have been made in recent years with a view to testing the utility of oil in smoothing the approaches of exposed harbors in rough weather. In every case the result has gone to prove that the power of oil to subdue the force of the waves in shoal water, or to prevent the waves breaking in the surf is very small indeed. As to its beneficial effects in deep water, however, there can be no doubt. Here it is simply invaluable, as the experv ience of the Corean goes to prove. How many disasters at sea might have been averted, and lives saved had this means of reducing the violence of the waves been employed, can never be certainly known. But no doubt the saving would have been great. And now that its power for good has been demonstrated in a manner so convincing it is to be hoped that oil for use in case of storms will soon be considered as indispensable to a ship’sequipment as life- preservers or even the anchor itself. Citizens of the United States, rev marks an able contemporary, are gradually acquiring a more adequate view than for- merly of th extent and resources of the Dominion of Canada. A recently issued map of \Vest Canada and British Columbia, published in the new edition of Stieler’s Hand Atlas, makes an interesting and sug- gestive exhibit of the numerous and valu- able surveys and discoveries which we Canadians have been making during the last few years in their truly wonderful country. Upon it there appear lines stretching from near the mouth of the Mackenzie river south- east to the regions of Cape Churchill and Port Nelson on Hudson Bay, which indicate the northern limit of timber, potatoes, barley and wheat. Perhaps an even more telling way of stating it, is to say that by putting one leg of a pair of dividers down upon the city of Duluth, in Northern Minnesota, and swinging the other leg to the Northernmost point where wheat ripens, and then continue the swinging of that leg around to the Southwards, it would make its path 500 miles out at sea. beyond New York and like- wise beyond the Southern point of Florida. The graineries of the Saskatchewan, Atha- basca and Peace Valleys are going to play a very important part in the history of the Great Northwest at no distant day. It is thought that via Winnipeg and Duluth they will find Water transit via the Great Lakes to the ocean. The traffic of those lakes is already growing so rapidly that a. sober view of the actualities of the immediate future almost staggers present belief. Extent and Resources of Canada. 0lL 0N TROUBLE!) W. For some years back the idea. flias pre- vailed that the great danger in fever is a high temperature, and the remedies at pre- sent most popular in the treatment of the various forms of febrile diseases, are known as aitti»pyretics, among which are anti- pyrene, anti-fibrine, and a great variety of similar drugs. “'0 have, from the first an- nouncement of these remedies, opposed their use, for the reason that they have no hand in removing the causes of the disease for which they are administered. Prof. Can- tanni, of Naples, whose authority as an ex- perienced and observing physician is second to nocontemporary, has recently brought for- ward a very interesting theory respecting the relation of heat to fevers. It is not generally known that the high temperature connected with febrile disease is the results of the poisonous matters developed but the germ causes of the disease. The cure of the disease necessitates the, destruction of the germs. Prof. Cantanni holds that the elevation of temperature is one of nature’s methods of destroying the germs to which the fever is due, and that any medicinal agent, the adminis- tration of which has the effect to simply lower the temperature, is a direct damage, since it paralyzes the efforts of na- ture to antagonize the disease. This theory is one of great interest, and if gener- ally adopted, will greatly revolutionize the treatment of fevers. Dr. Cantauni recom- mends the use of water as the only safe and proper method of lowering the temperature in fever. The method of treating typhoid fever by means of baths, is obligatory in the French army. As the result, the mortality, which was 24 per cent in 1865, had fallen to 11 per cent in 1876, and to 9 per cent in 1883. There has been much discussion recently respecting the efliciency of sulphur as a dis- infectant for various infectious diseases, the efficiency of this method of disinfection hav- ing been denied by some physicians whose opinions have been widely quoted in the newspapers. Confirmatory of the results obtained by the State Board of Health of Michigan, we are glad to be able to quote the following from a work by Dujardin- Beaumetz, entitled “Les Nazwells Medi- cations ”.‘-â€"â€" “ Twenty grammes of sulphur to a. cubic meter (1.53 lbs. per 1,000 cubic feet of air space), destroy the different micro-organisms in a. moist state, but it is necessary to in- crease this dose if one Wishes to destroy some organisms in adry state. Infact since the last communications to the Academy, M. Berdet and myself, aided by M. Cham- bou, have continued these experiments upon micro-organisms in a. dry state, and particu- larly upon 'ztccine virus. We have taken from the pustules of vaccinia, scabs which we have reduced to fine powder, and placed in chambers where were variable quantities of flowers of sulphur. \Vhen a dose did not exceed 20 grammes per cubic meter, the vaccine powder did not lose its properties, and one could, by inoculating animals and infants, obtain a. vaccine eruption. “ “'ith 30 grammes per cubic meter (2,- 297 pounds per 1,000 cubic feet of air space), the results obtained were uncertain, some times the powder losing its properties ; but when the dose is increased to 40 grammes per cubic meter (3.06 pounds per 1,000 cubic feet of air-space), the inoculations are al- wavs inactive. So, then, for vaccine, and probably for vaiiola, if one dcsixes to destroy the contagious “ gei ms’ in a diy state, it is necessa'. y to double the dose of ‘20 grammes \1 Inch 11 e have already fixed. “ According to the experiments of Vailin and of Legouest, 20 grammes are sufficient for typhoid fever, while, according to Valiin, 40 grammes are necessary for the microbe of tuberculosis.” Raw meat has so frequently been com- mended as an article of diet, especially use- ful in various conditions of the digestive organs in both adults and children, that it is important to call attention to the fact that the danger involved in the use of a. diet of this sort is far greater than can be coun- terbalanced by any good likely to be de- veloped by a diet of raw flesh. Uncooked flesh is wry likely to contain the embryo of animal parasites of various sorts, such as tapeworm, trichina, etc. In addition, flesh which has not been subjected to a boilinom temperature is certain to contain germs, some of which may be capable of producing the most dangerous symptoms when taken nto thehuinan siomach. In our opinion, uncooked flesh should be entirely discarded as an article of food by either sick or well. Raw flesh is less indigestible than flesh which has been properly cooked, beside be- ing much more liable to produce disease. Physicians always order beef for invalids that is cooked very little, in order that none of the nourishment in the meat may be dried away. Lean beef ground in a, machine, salt- ed to taste, made into cakes, and broiled just enough to heat, is excellent for invalids w whom the doctor has forbidden veget- ables. A person in health may suit; his taste. lint all cold food slowly. Digestion will not begin till the temperature of the food has been raised by the heat of the stonmeh Lo ninetyâ€"eight degrees. Hence the more heat that can he imparted to it by slow mastication the better. The precipitation of a large quantity of cold in the stomach by fast eating, may, and often does, cause discomfort and indigestion, and every occasion of this kind lesults in a measurable irjury to the digestive functions. lee water drunk with cold food of course increas- es the mischief. Hot drinksâ€"hot water, weak tea, coffee, chocolate, etc.â€"â€"will, on the contal‘y, help to prevent it. But eat slowly, anyway. A famous doctor says : “ Eat a good bowl of mush and milk for your breakfast, and you will not need any medicine. Indian corn contains a large amount of nitrogen, has qualities anti-constipating, and is easily as- similated. It is cheap and has great nutri- tive properties. A course of Indian meal in the shape of Johnny-cake, hoe-cake, com or pone bread and mush, relieved by copious draughts of pure cow’s milk, to which, if in- clined to dyspepsia, a little lime water may be added, will make a life now a burden well worth the living, and you need no other Dlsinfection by Sulphur. The Domestic Doctor. Treatment of Fever. HEALTH. Raw~Meat Diet. Rev. Mark ’J‘rafton says: “ I am to-day as straight in my spinal column as a pine of my native state. At the age of 20 I was in the itinerant ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and when I had been preaching two years a phvsician said to me : ‘ You must stop preaching or you will not live five years. He has been in his grave 40 years; after this busy and exciting life of 60 years, I am here writing a word to my coevals, and ‘my eye is not dim, nor my natural force (much) abated.’ Why? Be- cause, with the blessing of God, I have watched the operation of nature’s teaching and obeyed the teacher, and taken care of myself. For eight or nine years past I have eaten no flesh of dead animals. For many years I have eaten whole Wheat or Graham bread. My breakfast is the principal meal for the dayâ€"«two soft-boiled eggs, 3. saucer of oatmeal, mush, bread, and one cup of coffee. My dinner is bread, a slice or two, a cup of weak tea ; at night, a half a pint of milk and a. slice of bread. I hardly know, from any sensation, whetherI have eaten or not. I have gained in weight, and suppose, unless some accident befall me, or I slip into some indiscretion, I shall be at last a cen- tenarian.” There are five women and one man, says the Montreal correspondent of the Empire living at 162 Amherst street who sleep every night in their respective coffins. For some time past the correspondent had beentold of a certain Dr. Jacques, a widower and grad- uate of the Victoria school of medicine, who, without obtaining permission from the ec- clesiastical authorities, had founded a com- munity at the number above mentioned, and in order to verify the reports as to the extraordinary character of the house in ques- tion, a visit was paid to the establishment. The correspondent was received most cordi- ally by the doctor, and while leading the way through the different departments of his singular little monastery, he related the history of the work since its foundation. Dr. Jacques has the appearance of a very sincere man, but is evidently touched on the relig- ious question, and, in fact, he admits that Archbishop Fabre is not pleased with the work he is carrying on. However, he be- lieves God is with him, and the ecclesi- astical approbation will sooner or latex descend upon his head. “ I made a bargain with the hon Dieu,” began the zealous doctor, “the year the smallpox raged in Mon- treal. I visited no less than twelve hundred cases, and in return God greatly favored the mission I have had in hand, viz. the adora- tion of the ‘ Holy Face.’ ” Amongst these patients was a family from St. Jerome nam- ed Aubin, and the father and mother, five daughters, the eldest 24 years and the youngest 13, now live under the doctor’s roof. The parents live like ordinary mor- tals, but the five children lead a life almost as severe as the terribly austere regime of a Carmelite nun. The house in question is not of modern construction by any means, and. when the visitor was shown into the court- yard in the rear the elder Aubin was engag- ed washing the doctor‘s Waggon, and his good wife was similarly occupied with the windows. As this worthy couple do not belong to the community proper, and conse- quently do not sleep in coffins, they were left at their work and the next floor was reached. The five sisters, as the doctor calls them, were found robed in red material, with a white head dress falling down over their shoulders. These girls have no educa- tion whatever, yet their medical protector says they are very learned in things per- taining to the celestial sphere. They retire at 8.30 and arise at 4, and al- though all Work for the house, the greater part of the day is spent in adoration and prayer. By the side of a nicely decorated altar stands a post about six feet in height, and upon the latter hangs an ox chain ten feet long, the use of which was explained as follows by the good doctor : When Montreal is given over to carnivals, to balls and part- ies and when the devil finds it easy to tempt frail man and womankind, it is at these sea- sons that the five sisters devote themselves most intently to penitence and prayer. This heavy chain is hung around each sister’s neck for an hour at a time, while they kneel in prayer for their sisters of the world whom destiny has thrown in temptatinn’s way. The doctor now draws aside a curtain, and a large deep coffin, painted black and cover- ed over with gray cotton, meets the astonish- ed gaze of the reporter. The cloth being re moved, thepillow isfound to be made of soft wood, and not a single article of clothing is visible. The five sisters sleep upstairs, the second floor being divided into a half dozen small, cheerless rooms or cells. The furniture in each of these sleeping apartments consists of a black coffin, a table ‘and a tin washbasin, the same absence of ,clothing being quite as marked as on the loor below. In reply to a question Dr. Jacques stated that the girls Would rather die any time than leave the community, and he rattled ofi" the most wonderful miracles that had been operated following a brief so- journ in his community. A brother from Oka had left his own establishment broken down with disease, and aftera sojourn of 48 hours at 162 Amherst street had returned to his monastic home in the Otland weighing 60 pounds more than when he left, and being quite unrecognizable by his religious con- freres. “In fact,” concluded the doctor,” far more miracles are performed here than at Ste. Anne de Beaupre, and everything has been done butbringing the (lead to life again. ” . r... n treatment to correct your nervousness, brighten your vision, and givw you sweet and peaceful sleep. 0 ‘he only recognition ofthis famous com- munity by the archbishop of Montreal is in the fact that Rev. E. Filiatrault, of St. James’ church, is spiritual director of the five sisters in question, of whom three go to communion ,every morning and two three times a week. After being deluged with a. phenomenal rainfall during the early part of the summer, California. is now undergoing the most severe dry spell that has occurrel n ten years. No rain has fallen since the month of June, and although the country has not suffered much as yet from the drouth, it has led to an out- break of diphtheria at San Francisco, where the sewers stand in need of being frequently flushed. The prevailing dryness is attribut- ed to the fact that the storm belt has been deflected in a northerly direction, and that the rains which should have fallen in Cali- fornia have been monopolized by the British Columbians. Talk about Women being flighty ! Look at bank cashiers. Montreal People Who Sleep in Coffins. A PECULIAR CothlINlT'.