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lady Scallermnunl’s Jewels. " Good morning, Sir James," exclaim- ed Lady Soattermount, as she entered her husband’s study one morning after breakfast. " I hope you slept better last night i" “ Humphl" gruuted Sir James, look- ing up suspiciously from his paper. " What do you want now?" “ How mistrustful you are, my dear!” observed his Wife, placing her ample, but well-preserved figure in the nearest armchair. "What should I want? Is it not natural for me to take an in- terest in your health?" " Perhaps it is; but it is far more natural for you to take an interest in my purse.” ” My dear Sir James!" exclaimed her ladyship. reproachfully. " How often do I see you, except when you want money, I should like to leOVV I" L " Well, my dear, you are so exces- sively studious, and have so frequently desired that you should not be disturb- ed, that, of course, we do not worry. you unless we are obliged to." “Oh, yes; I dare say, you are won'- deffully thoughtful of my comfort,” remarked the old gentleman, satirical- ly; "still Ishall feel obliged if you will come to the point. What do you want i" " Only a little cheque, dear." replied Lady Scattermount. ” What more money i" cried Sir James. angrily. “ Certainly not.” "But, my dearâ€"â€"," commenced her ladyship. , " There are no ' buts,’ about it." inâ€" terrupted her husband. “Your extra.- vaganoe is ruining me, and I will not submit to it." "I only want a hundred pounds,” pleaded her ladyship. "On-1y a hundred pounds 1" repeated Sir James, becoming more and more ir- aféf "Only a hundred pounds! And what do you want that for, pray 2" "To pay Morton's bill and one or two other little accounts which are ov- erdue." "It’s false, madiaml It‘s false!" ex- claimed the old gentleman, pulling out a solid leather-covered note-book. "For- tunately, I always keep a record of these little things, andâ€"erâ€"erâ€"yes, here we are. You had a hundred and twenty pounds on the seventeenth, on- ly three weeks ago, to pay Morton’s hill and other small accounts." " My dear Sir James, what is the use of being so particular with regard to a few pounds '2" expostulated her lady- hip. You have plenty, and you cannot possibly take it with you." ‘ “ No; but I can prevent you wasting it while I live." answered Sir James. spitefully; “and by Heaven, so I will! You don’t have any money from me toâ€" day. madam. to pay your gambling debts." " Lady Scattermount changed colour 3 ' little, which was visible. even through her make-up. but she did not lose her self-possession. " And pray, how do you know that .I wagflm money to pay gambling debts W1 " . " Ah, I‘kinow,” lied her husband." with a malicious c uckle; "I am get- ting on in years, but you needn't think I'm silly. Oh, dear no, not by any means. I know all about it." " Well, what if you do '2” retorted her ladyhiip, defiantly, " I must have some amusement; I can't sit reading silly old books and papers day after day all the year round, as you do.” " Well, you may make up your mind that you are not going to waste my money at the gambling table, and so I should advise you to find some less expensive amusement.” " Don't be _too hard, Sir James." answered his wife, warning-1y. " Remem- ber that by your harshness you have driven your only son out ofthe house. Don't compel your wife to seek refuge with strange-rs also." " There is no fear of you, ‘ seeking a refuge with strangers,’ Lady Scatter- mount. of it; mt you are far too clever for that," responded Sir James. with a mocking smile. ” And as to my poor boy George, if you will take the trou- ble to recollect, it was you who caused me to turn him outâ€"and as I have of- ten thought sinceâ€"on very insufficient evidence, for being a spendthrift and a gambler." " Insufficient evidence, Sir James." repeated her lady'ship, angrily. “What do you mean?" “ I mean that a young man who has a very small allowance may visit a moneydender to obtain an advance for other purposes besides gambling. and that possdily a young man's stepmoth- eir is not the most unprejudiced witness against him who could be found." Lady Scattermount glared at her lord and master in silence for about a minâ€" ute, and then. qui-redâ€" " Are you going to let me have this money 2" “ No ; I am not,” replied her husband; ‘ "and you may take that as final.” "Very well. then," said her ladyship; and. clenching her teeth and compress- ing her lips, she quitted the room. not forgetting to hang the door after her,- ln the most approved method introduc- ed by the angry woman. It was the old, old, tale of faults; on both sides. Sir James was eco- nomical even to meanness, while her ladyship was lavish even to extravaâ€" gaiice. entertain at home, neigwould he :ic- couipaiiy her to any-place of amuseâ€" meiit; nevertheless, he would not ac-i knowledge that lie was to blame when. she iiiude friends for lii-i'self who led her into evil ways. Lady mount was seated in her bedroom on- the arm of the couch, biting her iliumb nail and Sivinging one foot to and fro. as she endeavoured to think out the: problem of how she was to raise suffi~ ciem money to pay the Dowager Lady Mingery the ninety-two pounds which1 I only Wish there was achance . in a husky voice, in-‘ The old gentleman would not - 'Sc:itter- l l l l I l l l she had lost to her the previous .even» ing- at the house of .i mutual friend. One suggestion after another arose, only to be dismissed us useless or 11114 practicable. when suddenly her wanderâ€" ing glance fell upon her {unaliogany jewel case, which was standing on the chest of drawers. ‘ “There's enough there to name the money on over and over :1 din," She thought; “and I have had suc i had luck lately that it must change soon, and: then I could redeem them." Jumping up she opened the jewel-1 case, and began to look over the con- tentsâ€"rings, brooches. earrings. pend- ants, bracelets, and necklaces of rubies, sapphires pearls, diamonds. and other precious stones. "\th shouldn’t If" she thought; “it's all his fault.” And. as she lieSi- tated, she liiippcned to remember that since she had left her room. the sweep had been employed ihereâ€"in fact, on her return from her unsuccessful Visit to her husband, she had disturbed the grate. Surely the Evil One must have put the idea into her head, but she seized upon it at once. Obtaining her handbag. she trans- ferred the whole of the contents of her jewel case, closing the lid after her, but leaving 1119. km‘ iu the lock. Then. proceeding to the fireplace. she stretch- ed her arm up the chimney and pressed her hand against the sooty side, care-a fully holding back her sleeve so that it should not be soiled. She then return- ed to the chest of drawers and made tlwo or three blurred marks on the white mat on which the jewel case was standing. Having washed her hands . and emptied the basin, her ladysliipde- scended to the drawing room. and ring- ing the bell ordered a cab to be fetched. “Tell him to drive to the Marble Arch.” she said to her servant as he closed the door of the vehicle. . On her arrival she paid the driver. and, waiting a few minutes, called an- other cab. and gave the Coachman an address not far from Lincoln's-inn- fields. "Jonas Dingle, Solicitor," was the name on the door-post, and, entering the office, Lady Scattermounl. inquired if Mr. Dingle was in. "Yes, madam." replied the "what name shall I say?” 'H‘er lad ship hesitated a few mom- ents. \V at name should she give? She had been Mrs. Berger when she had previously had dealings with this man, so she ave the clerk that name. Jonas inglc was a. human spider, but the years of moneyâ€"lending. which had turned his face into a mask and his heart; into stone. could not prevent his eyes 5 arkling with malicious pleasure when he perceivel who his visitor was. "Good morning, Mr. Dingle,” said her ladyship, seating herself opposite the solicitor, “I am in a little temporâ€" ary difficulty. so I have come to you tto borrow some money on good secur- i ." y‘Ohl it's my Lady Scattermount, is it? Well, well, I never thought I should have seen you again. You didn't treat me well, you know, considering that I found on the money to get married with? Very shabby! Very shabby! However, business is business. How much do you want, and what is the security i” The proceedings did not occupy any length of time. or Dingle was agood iudge of stones, and in a few minutes Lady Scattermount departed with a cheque for five hundred pounds. and the clerk was called in from the outer of- fice to make an inventory of her jewels. On her return home she found that lunch was waiting for her. and Sir James ready to commence; so, instead of going upstairs to take her things off. she removed her hat and mantle in the dining-room, and sent for her maid to take them away. "Ohâ€"and here. Jane.” she observed, handing the woman a couple of brace- lets and a brooch, "place these in my jewel-case and bring me the keys." "What’s the use of having a jewal- case unless you keep it locked Ishould like to know?” snarled Sir James. "I forgot thfifln’ this morning, dear, ” answered her ladysh'ip. sweetly. "Forgot! You are always forgetting something! It's lucky for you that your head is properly fastened on, or elseâ€"â€".” "Oh. my lady, they’re all gone l" cried the maid. bursting into the room. "All gone i" repeated Lady Scatter- mount, in horrorâ€"stricken tones. "Im- possible !" “The jewel case is empty, my lady, and there isn’t even as much as a ring left." Sir James dropped his knife and fork, and looked for amoment as though he was going to choke. Recovering clerk; rhimself with an effort, be exclaimed. “Don't sit the-re like a dummy, wo- man! You've lost the jewels through your own carelessness, and the least you can do is to try and recover them! Send to Scotland-yard at once. and in- form the police." In a little over an hour Inspector Drillett, of the C.].D., was surveying the scene of the theft, and after due deliberation he turned to her ladyship's maid and inquiredâ€" "Have you had lately 2" “Yes; he ewe t this chimney this morning." was be reply. "I thought so,” observed the delec- tive. pulling out his note-book. “Just oblige me with his bible and address, the sweep here please." "I think we’ve got the party. 111'- lady," he continued, turning to Lady Scattermount. "But p'raps it will be as well. just for satisfaction's sake, to have a look over the house, and inspect the servants’ boxes.” Amide vast amount of only half-con- cealed indignation, the C.I.D. officer slowly went from one room to another, her at the top of the house. Here he discovered something that seemed to interest him, and he inquiredâ€" "VVhose [room is this 9” "Miss Millet’s,” was the reply, “Th; young person who reads to Sir James, <and writes his letters.” “Tell her lwant to see her." In a few minutes Rose Millet, a blueâ€"eyed. golden-haired young wo- man of about four~ziii(l-twciity, made her appearance, not a little upset by the imperative message. "[33 this yours f” asked the detective, holding up :i large gold locket, which had the Scattermount crest in enamel on the back, and the initial J. S. in rubies, surrounded by diamonds, on the front. Miss Millet became very white. but in a low voice succeeded in answering “Yes, it is." "Where did you get it from?” inâ€" quired the officer, with increasing sev- erity. until he found himself in a small chamâ€" < housemaid, who was cleaning up ihe imme and take me out of this horrible V l “Iâ€"lâ€"T can't tell-you," replied the poor girl, now growing as fiery red as she had previously been pale. "Then it is my painful duty to ar- rest you on suspicion," said the in- spector. "You are my risbner." Lady Scat lermmmt (ll! not care whb suffered so long as sus‘iicion did not rest upon her; and Sir .lee9, beyond grumbling at the inconvenience attend- ing the loss of his amnnuensis. did no- thing to prevent Rose's removal. so ’in due course she found herself in ‘Hollo- way gaol. As soon {LS She had recovered‘ from the shock she obtained writingâ€"paper and envelopes, and indiled the follow- ing epistlezâ€" “My own dearest George,â€" "I have been locked up on suspicion of stealing Lady Scalteniiount's jew- els. and all because the detectives found the locket you gave me in. my room. rind I wouldn’t, tell him where, I got i! from. because you made me promise not to. Oh, dear, George! do please place, or I am sure I shall go mad. With many kisses, ever your own» lov- ing Bose." George Scattermount had read this for the third time that morning, as he sat on the high stoll facing the counter consuming his lunch at the City re- staurant, when a young fellow entered, and. taking the next stool to him, ob- served “Hnllo, Geiorge! How are you, my boy? I saw your charming step- mother yesterday. She came into our SEIOVV to raise the necessary on her jew- e 3." “Good Heavens! you don't mean it," exclaimed George, trembling with ex- citement. "Tell me all about. it, old fellow." Then his friend, who was Joseph Dingle’s clerk, entered into full parti- culars of her ladyship's Visit of the pre- vious day. Haslin thanking him, George hur- ried away and jumping into a cab, drove to his father’s house. taking care to dismiss the vehicle at the corner of the street out of respect for his father’s economical feelings. Sir James was at home and would see his son, so George was shown in; and, without heating about the bush, he at once enlightened his father as ti) the whereabouts of the family jew- e 5. Sir James turned as many colours as a dying dolphin, and then, holding . out his hand to his son. observedâ€" "I have been thinking lately that perhaps I did you an ‘injustice, George, in condemning you unheard. Now tell me, my boy, what did you want money for so badly as to compel you to seek the assistance 0 fa moneyâ€"lender?" "I didn't want it, father," replied George. "It was for Lady Scatter- mount. She begged me to _help her, and I promised to my nothing about it." "Oh, that is too much," exclaimed Sir James. "But there is one thing more which requires explanation. How did Miss Millet got hold of that locket which was your poor dear mother's I would have sworn that girl Was the soul of honesty." “So she is, father,” answeredGeorge. "I gave it to her when she promised to be my wife, but as I did not want the engagement known I told her not to mention it." "Well, well! Upon my word! Ybu sly dog, you! Not but what you might do a great deal worse. She is a gogd girl, and not 2.1; all extravagant." O Lady Scattermount no wresides at Monte Carlo, where she is a well- known habitue of the tables; while George and Rose have set up house- keeping for themselves in a little villa. them periodical visits, and gives his at Richmond, where Sir James pays daughter-in-law lectures on the econ- omical rearing of babies. FROST 0N SHOlV \VINDO\VS. A‘ jeweler, whlo found that the frost on his showuvintlows interfered for some hours of the day with the inspec- tion of his wares, by the passersâ€"by: took a 1-4-i‘nclh pipe of brass, bored small holes in it abdult 1 inc'h apart, and after bending the pipe to fit the bottom of the window, fastened it to the sash around the lower edge of the glass. Then, attaching a flexible tube from one end to the gas fixture, he turned on the gas. The light from the little gas jets warmed up the winâ€" dow and the frost disappeared. The lights also served indirectly as an ad- vertisement, and any number of peoâ€" ple looked at the Wlludow in passingi who would never have glanced that way but for the unwanted line of lights. The same object is frequent- ly gained by having a small electric fan motor in a display window. it also serves a double purpose, keeping - the air in the win.de in motion, and so preventing the deposit of frosi on -the glass and catching the eye of pe- destrians by the perpetual movement. of the fan blades. SOLDIERS’ BEDS. Different Kinds ’I‘Iial Are llsccl In l-lurc- pcnn AI-Inlrs, The soldier’s bed varies notably in the different European armies. Accord- ing to Dr. Viry, the following are the principal varieties, in which, perhaps, we, may see the reflection of national characteristics, says the Medical Record. In England the bed is hard ; the soldier lies on a thin mattress that rests on canvas stretched over a trainee. In Spain the soldier has only a straw bed, but he is allowed besides this a pillow, l two sheets, 'twu blankets, and a covered quilt, sometimes even a cover for the feet. It is almost sybziritic. In Germâ€" any and Austria he has a simple straw bed with one or two covers. neither sheet nor mattress. ln Russia, until recently, the soldier slept with his clothes on. on a camp bed; but now or- | (final-y beds begin to bc used-the re- sull of contact with more civilized counâ€" tries, Afi‘er this, it‘ cannot be doubted that the French soldier‘s bed is the best of all, with its Wooden or iron bedâ€" stead, a straw bed. a wool mattress, sheets, a brown woolen Coverlet, and an extra quilt for cold weather, Thus the bed of the French soldier is the sofle of all soldiers' beds, as that of the French peasant is acknowledged al~ so to be the best of all European coun- tries. DEPARTMENTAL STORES. THE BAD EFFECT THEY ARE HAVING 0N COUNTRY TRADE. Toronm mu! “oiiircal lllllllonnlres Trying to (‘onlrol the Trade or Canadaâ€"Small Slorc-kecpcrs Being Driven out of Business ~llllrllng Real Estateâ€"Tho People Have the Remedy In Their 0wn Hands. The time has arrived when people ,musi. make up their minds either to submit to a condition of affairs in which a few millionaires in Toronto and Mont- real will do all the retail store trade ,of the. Dominion of Canada, or there must be an uprising of public senti- ment. against the great departmental store monopolies. As it stands now the retail merchants in Toronto are being destroyed and there is not a town or village in the Province that has not had its local trade injured by the great stores in Toronto, while at the same time. and despite that reputation for cheapness which has been built up by each store at. an expense of $20,000 or $30,000 a year for newspaper advertis- ing, no corresponding benefit has been conferred upon the city of Toronto as a trade centre nor upon the people who do the buying. Like any other monopâ€" oly this octopus is in the interests of the monopolisls. \Vhether a man lives in Toronto, in a large town, or on a farm, he is de- pendent. in a. measure upon his neigh- bor. \Vhen one dies and the man who lived next door comes forward and says, "He was a good neighbor," there re- mains very little more to be said about the deceased in the way of praise. No higher certificate of character could very well be given. The man next door had "neighboured" with him in the back yard as well as on the front stoop and if there had been anything nasty about the late lamenied gentleman the man next door would have found it out to his cost. A good neighbor is one who does not steal your wood. nor poison your dog, nor smash the fence for kindling, nor make noises in the night, nor let his hens into your flow- ed-beds. nor tell tales of your private affairs. A good neighbor is one with whom you are on reciproeal terms in all the courtesies of lifeâ€"exchange for each other’s advantage all sorts of con- veniences. doing for each other many thoughtful little things. A good neighbor does not merely stand on his own lot and refrain from doing you injury. You work each oth- er mutual good. If your house catches fire he rushes in and warns you. He piles in with an enthusiasm equal to your own to quench the fire or to save your goods from loss. He does this because he knows you well. likes you and has your real wel- fare at heart. Moreover. your welfare and his own are inseparably looked to- gether, because if your house is burn-â€" ed down his own will almost undoubt- edly be consumed also. ‘Even if his house is far enough away to be out of danger, the value of his home will be reduced if your house is replaced by a cellar full of ashes and burnt timbers, The proprietor of the departmental store is not your neighbor. Let me illustrate what I mean by a case right here in Toronto, but one which is exactly parallel with a town or village or a community of any kind anywhere in Ontario. Ten years ago there were great stretches of commons lying north. east and west of‘what was then the city of Toronto. Since. then. these commons have. been built up With residences and places of business. Take Spadina avenue north of Knox College for instance. That was open country not long agoâ€"now it is a town of itself. Those who own property there are inâ€" terested in the values of lands and houses. Those who live there are inter- ested in the conveniences of the neigh- borliood. The drug store is a c0nven« ience. if a member of the family takes ill in the night. you can go there and rouse the druggist from your sleep to get you what is needed. If you wish to find anyone's address you go to the drug store to consult the city direc- tory. You wish his telephone now and then; you buy postage stamps there.- He is a member of your church near. by and contributes to its support. He pays local improvement taxes and helps to make the street smooth for your carriage or your bicycle. He is your neighbor. You are useful to each oth- er in ways you do not pause to vonsiâ€" der. Yet. when you go to a departmental store to buy your perfumes, or soups, or patent medicines :i few cents cheaper than he offers them, you destroy the vitality of your own neighborhood. If his business declines he must reduce his expenditures; he must give less iothe local church and its schemes; less to loczil charities: he must shut his hand. if he is forced to assign. the local butch- er and baker get only 30c. on the dollar for what he owes them. ’l‘heii they, too, must hedge and scrape to make up this loss. llut perhaps you or your son or your brother may clerk in a downtown wholesale where that drugâ€" gist had an account. That wholesale house gets only 30c. on the dollar from that druggist, and ten other (lruggisls having similarly been forced to assign in ten other parts of the city, it folâ€" lows that the wholesale house must as- sign also, and all its clerks and trav- elers be, thrown out of employment. The trade cannot absorb them all. The rate of salaries is reduced by the fact that these expert applicants are trying to wedge in somewhere. One wholesale failure causes other houses to cut down expensiveâ€"they grow timid and parsi- monious. ’l‘liey dismiss a couple of travelers. They double up work in the office and let men go. To follow through all their ruinificaiious the con- sequciiccs of these failures would be, impossible. but it is safe to say ibis, that a tremor goes through every part l ‘ :11 store A The policy that can thus kill adru store can kill off any other kind 0 local store, and the injury is almost as great. The concern that was pat- ronized in preference to the local stores has no memory for faces. You may deal there twenty years, yet if you lose” your situation and are penniless in the middle of. winter you could not get a loaf of bread on credit. Whether you flourish or perish is all one to the un- seen power that owns the department- It recognizes only one face-â€" the face of the Queen on coin of the realm. Take a town fifty miles from Toron- to. If you pay the loeal merchant ten dollars for an overcoat, perhaps he pays it to the doetor for attendance. he to the druggist for drugs, he to the butch- er for meat. he to the farmer for muti- ton, he to a laborer for digging a well, he to another, and so that ten-dollar bill serves the purposes of trade in and around that town indefinitely. But if you send it away to a departmental store for an overcoat, that. other over- coat lies on the local merchant’s shelf, and that ten dollar-bill may never again enter your community. The real value of this point lies in the fact that the profit in the sale of the overcoat goes to an institution in a distant cityâ€"an institution that has nothing in, common with youâ€"and that profit is lost to the merchant who helps to keep up your schools and churches, your sidewalks and roads, the man to whom you can appeal in an emergency to play the part of a neighbor. In the year 1870 less than 19 per cent. of the population of Canada dwelt in cities. and in 1890 the rate had grown to nearly 29 per cent. This change was largely due to the development of agricultural machinery no doubt, yet if rural Ontario is to be deprived of a large and ever growing percentage of its people. and if on top of this the cities are to draw away from the dwindling towns and villages an everâ€"increasing share of their shrink- ing trade ;‘ and if the cities, growing. ever more tpopulous and dominant in the trade 0 the whole province, are to contain only three or four mammoth stores instead of three or four hundred. have we not here all the materials for such a monopoly as the world has never seen? ' The monopoly of the mercantile trade that is doing so much harm to the towns of Ontario is conferring no bene- fit upon Toronto, because the profits: go into the hands of only two or three firms. It is doing no good to the de- luded people who are giving their trade by mail to departmental stores because the towns they live in are losing vit- ality and they are unable to make a! good a living as they used to do. No business in a town is so prosperous. no land is as valuable as it was, whether built upon or vacant. Farm property falls in value as the prosperity of the nearest town or villa e wanesâ€"Mack in Toronto Saturday . ight. BONHEUR’S CAREER. Rosa Bonheur has just published her autobiography in Paris. It appears that before she took to painting she was ap- prenticed to a dressmaker. Then she be- gan coloring kaleidoscopic views. Her first picture was a bunch of cherries. Later on she made copies in the Louvre. where her strange costumes and inde- pendent airs won for her the nickname of “The Little Hussar.” The "Little Hussar" grew rapidly. In 1853 Rosa Bonheur exhibited the “Horse Fair," which was bought by M. Gam- bard for 40,000 francs. It was exhibit- ed in the United States, and brought in 300,000 francs. "In 1858," she says, “I bought the property of By in the heart of the for- est of Fontainebleau, twhere I still live toâ€"day. I gave 50,000 francs for it and built a big studio. The Emperor gave me permission to hunt in the for- est around my own park. I lived there happily. receiving the visits of a few intimate friends, and working as well as Icould. In 1805 I was busy one afternoon with my pictures. I had up- on my easel the "Stags in the Long Rocker,” when I heard the cracking of a postillon's whip and the rolling of a. carriage. My little maid, Olive, rush- ed into the apartment in a state of excitement. " 'Mademoiselle! Mademoisellel’ she exclaimed. 'Her Majesty the Empress l” "I had just time enough to put a petticozit over my trousers and to take off my long blue blouse and replace it! with a velvet jacket. “ ‘I have here.‘ said the Empress, 'a little jewel which I bring to you on the part of the Emperor. He authorizes me to announce to you your enrollment in the Legion of Honor.’ “The Empress kissed the new knight and placed the cross upon the black velvet jacket. A few days afterward I received an invitation to dine at the imperial court in Fontainebleau. 0n the appointed day they sent a gala car- riage for me. I went to the wrong door when I arrived. and came near losing my way, when M. Mocquard came to my relief by giving me his arm. 1 was seated beside the Emper- or, and during the entire repast he spoke to me about the intelligence of animals. Then the Empress brought me out upon the lake. "At Foniainebleau I live like a peas- ant. I get up early and go to bed late. ‘ Every morning zit an early hour Imake a tour of the garden with my dog, and after that take (I drive in my pony cart. in the forest of Fontainebleau. At 9 o’clock I am sealed before my easel. and work till 11.30. Then I breakfast very simply, smoke a cigar: letie, and glance over the newspapers. 1 take my brushes again at 1 o'clock, and at 5 o’clock I make :iiiolher excur- sion. I love to see the setting sun be- hind tlie great trees of the forest. M dinner is as modest .is my breakfast. finish the day by reading. I prefer the books on travel, burning. and history. "Before commencing a picture I study my subject ihnrouglily. prepar- ing in "self for it by {All intuitive and carefu observation of nature. I seek the kind of sky and lillld suitable to my idea. andl never make a single fea- tuire before studying it. Elly only guide is the desire l0 reach‘truth and simplicity as closely 'zis possible. Study ‘and work never tire me. They are ltd-day, as Ihi-y have been during all my life, my greatest happiness, be- cause assiduous work is the, only 1hing that will bring uric near the solution of the problem, which is perhaps iri- soluble, of ever-changing ll‘lllll‘E'. It is a problem which. more ilmii any other. elevates the mind by filling ll with of the business body of this city of Toâ€" ronto. thoughts of justice, goodness and lcliurily.”