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cWMMWQMWs/cfi STORIES OF THE SEA...- W By EDWARD JENKINS, M.P. km Author of “ Little Horlge,' “ Lord Bantam," " Ginx's Bahy,"&c. CHA PIER III. The ship had put into Lough Foyle, for Motile. 'lhe tender from Derry h'ld brought up one or two passengers. The m'iils had been transhirpetl. And crow the Kamschrttkan, bracing herself to the task, was rapidly leaving Tory behind her, running directly into the teeth of a nor'â€"wester. This night fell black and drizzly; the ship, without B stitch of canvas, and with her top- mr'lSt-B lowered, hurled on by the enor- mous pressure of the uttering screw, pitched her bow gallirntly at the'vhast advancing waves, ran up thsir sliding hosoms until she nearly reachcd thi- crest, quivered a moment up there on that dizzy height. and then plunging like a. seaâ€"mew or a porpoise through the tons of boiling these leviathan rollers of the deep,_iinrl shaking them off her shoulders in a hissing fall of foam, she darted down with dizzy vehemence to the bottom of the vast abyss which the rising mass had left. behind it. Everything hid been made tight, The fore hatches hid been battened down; the dead- lights had been screwed down on the engine-room and saloon skylighi's and the deck-cabin windows; the frddles were on the table in the saloon, and everything was in the usual trim for dirty weather. Bid as the weather was, the watch were busi'y engaged securing more firmly the trapaulins and tacklings of the brats, and in makâ€" ing everything as taut as possrble. Scarcely a passenger was to be scen. One or two brave fellows stuck to. the smoking-room, and tried. to be Jolly over their pipes and whisky. In the steerage only one man seemed to be able to withstand the general demora- lisation. It was the man in the Wide- awake. He was sitting neardhe top of the companion on the mainueck, in the coil of a huge cable talking to the steerage steward. A_fter comparâ€" ing some notes about his fellovaas- sengcrs at the end, he turned the con- versation to the saloon. i "You've a rare (lot of firstâ€"class pas: sengers aboard, haven’t you?" 3 "Yes," said the steward. "Most on ‘em wants to get home for Christmas, you see. It’s not a favourite time for crossing, but this is a new $1119, and l surf that czippedl .ei nod by captain’s a favourite, and so‘ a gOO‘l many on 'em hive been Waiting. I never saw so many afore, at this time 0’ year." "H‘dhl Anybody particular aboard?" "Well, there's a live lord among the rest. A young fellow, I believe, name of Lord Pendlebuay, but .1 hilven t seen him. Then there's old Sir Benja- min Peakm'tn and his wife and daugh- ter. He’s as rich as Creases. ‘Ihc us- ual lot, I suppose, commercnl travel-I lers, agents, and small tradespeopleZ “You say Sir Benjamin Peakman is rich? Has he got a valet with him? “Not on board this time. He gener- ally hasone when he crissesâ€"l here's a fellow, by the way, in the captain s cabin, Mr. Fexâ€"rum nameI ain't. 1th â€"he has a gcntleman to wait on him. “Do you think Sir B. wants a yalet ? That's my business, you know.’ “Oh! I didn’t know," replied the other. "\Velll I can find out for you. "Do. I know sometimes these Canc- dian swells lotik out for servants on board your ships." "Do you? Have you ever before, then ? " "Not with you," said the other, eva» sively. "Try a drcp of my brandy,' handing a flask. "You’ll find it extra 800d," he addcd, winking. "It came out of the cellar of my last governor. Mr. Crog, the steerage steward, highly appreciated the brandy and the jOke. Th-y untied his tongues little. “I say hie‘ grid” lowering his voice. though in the infernal din that was crossed filling the air from the fearâ€" ful storm “'i'hut and the rl't He and racket and groaning .and within, there was llttl" shrieking ‘ chance of their being overheard, ‘the captain's in a precious stew. Just as We were moving off from Grecncastlc, after the tender had left us, a little boat ran up frim the telegraph staâ€" tion there. A man in the stern held up a telegram. "‘VVhiit. is tain. _ H'Telegram to stop the ship.’ “‘Stop the ship? \thii for ’6' "‘You’ve got Kane, the murderer. on board.’ ‘ I " 'Nonsense l’ sh ruled the captain. H'I tell you, Capt'tin \\'inrllass,_ you have. Here's the telegram describing him.’ “'All right,’ says Quartermaster, there! ’ "'Ay, :iy, sir.’ "‘Heave out a few coils of the log line there into that boat.’ "‘Heave it is. sir," "\thn it was done, ‘Now,’ says he. to the telegraph clerk, ' tie on the paâ€" per and run your boat close, along- side.” "In another moment was aboard. "'Have you got it ?‘ shouts the capâ€" tain. “'Ay, ay, sir,’ "Ring went the. bell, “Full spced.’ Round went thn screw. The boat was: precious nearly upset, and We. could hear them soolding as we bore away. â€"Hzilloo, I s'iyl Look out; you‘ll go down the halchwayl" The Jewishâ€"looking man, who had been sitting comfortably enough on the huge coil of rope, was sutldvnly pitched over head and heels backwards inlo the waterâ€"way, and with another roll described a graceful parabolic curve, which landed him only a foot or two short of the. hatchwriy, with his shoulder jam against the combing. where he came to an anchor. The slew~ ard ran forward and recur:er him, 1p. seemed to be much shaken and ulLlIlllt‘tl.A it’l' shouted the capâ€" the captain. the telegram "Thch get down again into your crib, and hold on tight with hot lr hands. “by, you've knocked your weather cyc, and look like do itli. 11 '1‘8, lzikc fl S\\ii! of your own rcviver." “Oh. it's nothing," “\Vhere’a my hat t" in binding liitii the big wideawakc. the steward took a good look at him. "That‘s not the man!" he mutterâ€" ed to himself. “But he‘s a pl‘t'CiOlN sharp-looking un, now, one gcls u Still“ of him." Any observer would have agreed with Mr. Crag. The removal of the wideâ€" rrwake Il'ld revealed a most slrik-nu herd and physicgnomy. A head with an immense shock of carroty hair. which was in a state of great disorder. A forehead. Square, recedingr from great ugly brows. Bl'rck, kez-n, flashing cy‘s. gaihered inward. and completely cov- those. brows. A long p:il~‘ fricepvcry li'iciment telling of \t-cnU'lr rind resolution, and passion, and I‘llll" ing. A nosc sharp and thin. with a Jewish outlin-z a small mouth: it linFI n'irriiw chin; half whiskers at the side Of the face, of a peculiar sandy-red col»- OUI‘. Which oddly crntrasted with the darkness of his skin and eyes. The lmw 91‘ P'irt of the face shaved smooth as a child‘s. For an instant the man‘s eyes looked up boldly and peremptorâ€" “Y into those of the steward. as if to penetrate his inmost thoughts. But Mr. 01083 hid no sooner seen his man than every trace. of suspic:on vanirhed. 'l‘he stranger covered himself again with his hat. One eye was swelling" (lespt‘T' “lely with a blow from one of the iron Str'nchions at the side of the vessel. He made nri effort to relieve it. . " I‘m all right. now," he said, laughâ€" IIIEI- "that were you saying ’1 Try ii little more of this. I can till it again," "Oh. I thought perhaps you could help me in fishing out this fellow. lhere‘s a tremendous reward offered -â€"fl\"e hundred pounds." '.' “lhew l" said the other, jumping up brlSle. but, warned by the lDCicthr lY S-1_V<’1ge motion of the vessel tumbling into his nest again and hold- mg on firmly. “Have you got a (lesâ€" cription ?" His face was turned away from the slerrCL end his tone was one of inâ€" difference. but if Mr. Crog could have Deered under the dark sombrero, he “'OUld have seen on those singular fea- tures a mixture of irrepressible pain and anxiety. '3‘05," said Mr. Crog.â€"â€"“ ake care! Don‘l you go squirming about so, or you ll be off again I've got it here. The callf‘n gave me a copy of it. Evâ€" err Officer and steward has a Copy. It‘s >h'irt, you see, being by rt-iegrzipli. \‘r'e Wilél to have waited till the detective “"We‘l _ l‘y speciil boat from Derry, With the full description, and 11') one was to be allowed to go to shore. (Reads) ' A man of about for ty-five or fifty years of age, with thick black hair, supposed to be dyed to cover gray. parted doan the middle. Large black “'hb‘kem. worn a la Dundreirry, with hffiwy moustache. High forehead. l’lg el't‘bl‘mVS. Hack shining eyes. An “3991181 on chin. prominent nose. dresses handsomely in fr'ot-kcoal, or. said the other, "jhfln lmveling. in a tweed shooting Sdll- _Large diamond ring on left litâ€" lle fmger- Very powerful liuild. "’ecms about five feet or ten inches in height. Good address, and very 8911‘ tleinanly in his manners. Probably has a wound or bruise on his lL‘fl 83‘“ German, French, and Engâ€" "Vljell, you’ve got the bruise, way, Said Mr. Crog, laughing. "11‘s fortunate lwas by, to see how you got It. They're all so keen after the quarry, I'll bet you anything with tlJHl bruise you’d have been in quod in twentyâ€"four hours." ' “y Jovel" said the other. laughing loud and long. “'J‘ake, a man up for murder because he has a black eye! lou’ll be able to seize a-dozen of these fellows downstairs on that score before two days are over. 'lhere’s a garig of gamblers on board." 1.510. Is there i" ' Yes. I frund 'em out last night, I ve not been ,a gentleman‘s gent, and all QV'er‘l‘iurope, from Si. Peter'sliurg t0 Biarriti, not to i-pcak of Ilomburg and Monaco, for nothing." 7 Mr. (‘rog looked respectfully at his Jewrsh fi‘lcnr'l. This was the very man to help him to dig out the criminal from the mine of humanity below there. "ll ell," replied Mr. Frog, "there’s a hundred pounds for you if you iiit‘k him out, dead or alive." '11 hundred priinds, sir," cried the Olhm‘. 1n a coiitviiiptuous tone. “llo You suppose I'm going to share with y‘Ull (ll any less than half the money I I'll see you hanged first. \‘l'ait unâ€" til I‘ve talked it over with some of the. officers.” Mr. Crog was quick enough to St'l‘ that; the astute stranger had caug'lll him, and being a man of sense, he “greed with the fellow quickly, whilcs he was in the way with him, seeing“ that now it would be that or nothing- lllt‘y Shook hands over the bargain. and their the stranger tried to fix” to his birth. Ile Could scarcely move. “elk”. he slid, “I rim stiffl Ishzrl] have. to lie tip. I can see. “'ell, don‘t you be in a hurry about that fellow I shall stay quietly in my berth for a day or two. and listen to what get-s on. especially if this infernal weather lasts.” “lty the, way,“ said Mr. Crog, “what's your name i" "‘Stlllwater.” replied the (illlt‘l‘- ‘_J:1nie~r Frillwztt'u‘. I've given up my ticket to the purser's steward. so yt‘ll need n M lit/IIIPI‘ me about that I'll lHUli after myself." He crawled slowly down the hatch any i way, and limped along to the men’s. quarters, wlit-re he had selected the. must retired, the, darkest. tliltl most disagreeable lierlli in the ship. L‘Ill'il’flilt IV. Sir lil'rijvlilllll I.‘cal;rn.~n. K.(‘.l‘-‘I.G.. was 2i n: w knight. but u il -1 nl‘W dell)? l in the cruoniil world. Ills ll'lilit‘ b it: been :rswi'irted \\i h the lirn‘ness n3 poi i»~ or our [Hillw'lllitn'i it- possessi lit)“ for now very Il‘li‘.y a third of a t“'I\-l trii'y lIirii -nil :isitiie, he. kin-iv how; to ((lllf'i’dl his *hl‘t‘VV‘II’lb‘S and stern-l, ncsw tindct‘ on air of good humor illllll even of deference, which. if it l‘P-‘ Illln‘lt'tl one. t-jo much of rho sleek (ifâ€"l fcctation of a cat. lJK‘DI on :i hunting, cwnmim in n lllltlâ€"flt'flllt‘nit‘tl gar- :tlile. He was not a Irinilsorrre man. but ll" had large. let‘tli, and he show- ed tlicni with il(ll‘tiIlDt“.\‘l. He was alâ€" ‘van 'i (log ‘so «iii den. \\'tl'< at all (‘anls generally agr‘eeâ€", qubec. Everyboin commiseraled him lint everybody respccied Beirj'rnrin‘ t‘ezikmaii the more. I hey saw that he' w'ls not to be trifled with. Sir Berk, .li-‘min I’vakman was known. then. ‘01 be an iiblo ruin. a Sleiily. re-nlute. ctl man; at man who bid form i»! lr.-r people eyu'illy his uim< and: hisr manner of working them out. A trustwo tliy flIi‘erl. if it were worth bis while, but a. man whom if 3""1 (rips-ed. ll" would hue his lt‘Vr‘nlit‘Olll cf you in ~0ine way. (tll‘l, i»y general opinion. \\0ull not lie nrci about llrel iiieiiis lilll ulwoy: so oily. so acute, so .triiliou oi Ihc people hr dealt, with. :0 wide awake to their weaknesses and i .‘I‘Vlt‘Ilt to their wishes that all ll)" world. with a few ezxccptions, rc- l l I Il'ill 'lc'l him as the. “aided,” the . "lllff‘Sl." the "aliogethcr rnost attr:rcâ€", ll'xi” rrirn. ‘ Il=ricn when Mr. I‘ezikman. than :1 wv'iys ~rriilirig. llc snri ml to himself when hi was l,v himself. ri ‘. when. you was looking. 'i ll” truth “11.1w alway; saw everybody and one ytliirigr. Me forgot nothing. Ilis Il'l‘tn.l“l'>§ were in- variably gentle and cunt-i :ito:y. sin-(F i'rlly so. some people. sail. when It“ niein‘ nriwbi-f. way you stroked him. which tlrrl tb‘ feline analogy is not perfect. IIe bid licvn like this 1h“ tirne “'ll'n hn first t'IltHI'Q’HII from obscrigi‘y into :1 risble :Invl noticeable life. I‘eoplc in Qriclcc could rcmcm- ber liitri~iili~ti Quebec was the grcit~ cst commeri-iil place in Canada -â€" an plilVIES l\I:ii~v.li-ii-pv .‘lII'l Salt. It was said that ll“ hid ('HIllt‘ '1. that post from the Eastern 'l‘own-liips, where rn-‘ny :1 time h- lli‘l'l driven the team fli it dragâ€" ged his: l'uilr r's plorirrh.‘ If min ionâ€" cd :it all. that might to be put diirrn ta his credit. for never did p'ourli-lroy carry into town a gentler nii-ri or a more natural deference tll‘ln Runiy Peukman, when he deserted :igiicrik turc for commerce. He. was a lit: loy too. on] a sharp one. I’i: mother wsis descended from a. family of I“. K. loyâ€" alists, who had selected a home in tho colony of Quebec when, wi'li a thcy were nblitrcd cilh-r to flee the new republic. or to firm to es- tablish it. It tliit yriiirir.r linviy. who had rcccit‘c'l a tolerable education at a \i‘l"ge school. conducted by an honth I’retliytwiin Scotchni'in. was led to leave the tendâ€" ing of his. father’s flocks, :rn‘l try lri': luck at fleecing in a larger arena. The result ilil ll‘nflll". in some sen-c. to 1b" maternal instin't. Moder I‘cnâ€" ioniirr hiil b»-en brought up in a hard school. II‘ hid rarely h‘n lit-d money. “'h'm hi did see it be appreciated it. His small eyes dint-ed in his large face whcncver he hilrl it in his hand. The prop-risity of trade. of winning wealth, of keeping it, and making it grow, absorbed his Soul. There are Sui‘ll boys with factil‘i‘s obcrwise noble anil worthy. Iizid I such a hay I should pray that this dr‘\il might be cast out of him. n‘inc worse. I could (‘ll‘ i-h <(llnt‘ hope for a pofligate, prodigrl, debauchvvl. 01‘ drunken character: but the sierrin establishment in any hriiiiin being. by -'l Erildtial pror-ess from early youth in manliioi, of the trai‘in'r soul and SIlllll. with all that follows it of selâ€"i fislin us, hardness, want of Si'ruPlt‘y low subtlety of intelligence, bloodless heart. impenetrable (Miner-knee, con- suming hunger :inl thi st :ifti'l‘ weill‘h unit indomitable determination to pos- HP>S it at all hazardsâ€"present itnil fuâ€" rureâ€"is the most dismal anal hopeless perversion of a Godâ€"made Il'ttule lll’lt ll is possible to conceive, ltxitlier th in lhit, be happy to we your son making ducks and drains of hi: fortune. if yUU tire fool enough to give him one, and with some scraps of honour, of EUUd feeling, of ginci‘osily, of siili glowing amid the embers of his disordered being. However, this may seem to be. rather hard upon Sir Benjamin besides appearing to forestall or Dre- judioc the re dcr's opinion 0f hlm- \\ Iii-rpri-e it is to It" accepted (lirtinct- ly as in no way referring to him,lrut as an interlocutory and abstracted I‘cn miirk. for the relex'aIiCe and propriety. whereof there is ample precedent in numerous works", ancient :iril modern, admitted by all the critics to be PM- fcct' both iii matter and form. \oung l’ertkrnan’s policy from the first was like, that of the llritisli Gov- mischief: it crnmciit when it means Was a policy of conciliation. No one could put him out of tempt-r. llis mates could nerer bully him into a fillllt or tempt him to it harsh “0rd; hls ellll’l"5'~'l'fi, Wlll‘ll they swore at him snv liirii accept tlit-ir oath»- :is if 01‘ its ino I inrprirctioaili- ('UJIUIII‘JIS, by lllt‘ gt‘rlllt’iii‘s; with which li». parrictl their rudi- remarks, and the quiet Sltf'tlllllcsb' air-l the, crafty devotion will; wiricl; lln‘ insisted on carrying 011l his employers" cu.iitiiiti-l:â€"‘. llt‘ wiisont- day bit on thr- Lit‘rltl by :1 jack- loot rhio -.'rr ..i him by it t‘.1|ltillll of one Of his l'llllliliy'vl's' ships who was in led all an llolt'i II» picked it up, Sllcclfully returned it to Lllt‘ owner, Sfyllls’, "\\ hat lllt‘.S‘f.{t‘ Sllitll l give, 51", to Merst's Macwbzippy and Sallt' All this was very amiable. and to ’11 my pcisiins St‘elllt‘tl to llt‘ very praise- Wmtliy. And so it would have been, hid it been the natural Ul‘lllllflt'llt of a meek and quiet spirit. l-lul it was not. it was simply cunning of the meanest ordi-l’. Twenty years later, when Captain Uuiiilio was a Veteran, and B“Lilmiii Peakuixin had become a “Milli; partner in the firm of Macwâ€" ll'ippy, Salt, anl Pcakm‘tn, the old man was turned off at the first chance like 5‘ mulls“)! (log; and when he went to l’eakinau and pleaded his long service. and his six children, and liesou:."llt that he might not be sent into hopeâ€" lcs< poverty, Mr. Peaknittn, in his lllzindest manner and with the smile of an angel, said, "Captain Gumbo, Iain sorry I cannot Lord out the least DIOâ€" SDI‘CL Of our requiring you again. You lich perhaps forgotten a little iii- cident which occurred so many years «go. when I was a boy in this office 'lll you «er.- the senior captain? I wish you -,iro‘.-niorniiig, Fll‘." 'l'l;~ upturn told this ,wc-lil‘iy Colonist and a member of the . l . would have thought. be I'm Pd ‘1" “’1” ll my! Hhus“ and ‘tiiiiirstcl‘. jmaku certain l . l ., Ili- purre i. win hover , lelt‘lr . r quite; V fJ-(,mll'f‘l‘ll‘_\' of State, regarded him as the (irvjlnl liiiy for the shipping: hilllx't‘ Oi” sturdy love of Monrichv and 'I‘OIyl'In-r was by her impulsion, for I lcnow‘ con scieiii' *,r Peakman, ‘ lht‘y were blesings; he disirmed the. most ill-:eirip-det debtors to tire frrin,, and rcâ€" . :tiii'y :ill orei‘. a colonial cabinet was sent over to London to finincizil and politit-il ncjroti'rtions with the Home Governâ€" mcnt. be at once made his way. IIis (li'ful‘t‘nt‘i‘ just .-u7led lllt courtly ininâ€" ' \; his ability took those. who were men of l-usiness. 'I be whole Colorii'rl (lfi’icn, from the (itOIkQU‘IH‘I‘ to the Sec- pink of colonial slatearrandrip \Vlri-n he ll/‘Jl gone away they found he had igot a great deal more ou‘ of them itlr-n they could well defend in Parlia- riicnt. To be. Continui-d. â€"â€"‘â€"â€"â€" POST OFFICES IN SPAIN ('urlman Methods of unwilling Ihc Mallsâ€" ll'our Place In S 'll‘ll Lettcrx. A foreigner in Spain sees many irre- grllttrit tut, especially in th - post._0f- flees. In I’otes, a village of twelve . hundred inhabitants. in northern Spain. tlit\.ptx-\t.rn:tstci‘ wasan old man Whowas usually found asleep, and re» .sentcd being st‘rred tip to deliver a in for. In the larger postâ€"offices thi i blight of confussion is reached, because ritrisrl iii . q I’or Years This Trouble Rnfllcd l’liynlclnnn' Skill Now luau-stout! rind Easily l‘ur- can {he iicsull ol' Nell-:nltic ltciicm-cll. From the Advance, liiririptrille, Ont, 'lhore is apopular idea that rheuma- tism is caused by exposure to cold, and that some localities are infected with it more than others. scientists say that srrth coniliticns frequently pr0~ more disease, but from the fact that Iliisriilnierit. runs in Certain familiesit is shown to be. hereditary, and conse- quently a disease of the blood. Ir'reqiienily an individual in whose family rheriinirtisin has not occurred, ilea'i-liipstiie disease, and when adiag- noises of the case is made, it. is generâ€" ally i'orind thwt the ailment is due to a derangement of the blood. One such sufferer who has been ourâ€" ed is Capt. l). \V. Becket, wholives in the township of Oxford, Grenville County. Capt. llecket is the owner of 275 ucro:~‘,.’riid lives in abeautiful farm home on the. banks of the Rideau, some, thice miles from lieinpt‘xille. In addition to being a thrifty farmer, MI. Becker has taken an enthusiastic inâ€" terest in our volunteer force, and has graduated from the military college at 'l.'oronto with a first class Certificate, which entitles him to the rank of fiiujor. To a reporter of the Kempt- Ville Advance. Capt. Becket made the following statement zâ€"“h‘our years ago [was taken suddenly with rheum- in both my elbows and thigh (liléfl’l joints. The p.in at times was some- thing terrible. I took medicine and doctored for over six months, but con~ tintitzd to grow worse and worse. My arms from rho elbow joints to the tips of llll .iriger's became numb and but a prii iy St‘niilti in. an'l l tvas unâ€" able to no any work; in fact I could not lift my hrnl to my head. The [rain I suffered in my hips was almost: iin‘ieri rahle :inl my legs were nearly as useless us my arms. I had fi'eiruently rend testimonials where Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills bad cured this disease, and rletts‘rs are put into pigeon holes alphabetically arranged, according to ill)" fancy of the postmaster. “Mr. John Smith,” says Del-tor (Judi/w in his ‘Norlbern Spain," "will on enquiry, probably be told there is nothing for him. because the letter in ,siifely lodged under J., therioetmzister ‘having mistaken Smith for an addiâ€" ‘liorizil surname; but John Smith lit-sq.) will as likely be relegated to VI). and, unless the pristnlfifiitf‘l‘ is amiâ€" ‘cably inclined, your letter hasagood chance of remaining there, until the quarterly or annual clearance, when iit may be. returned throuin the dead letter office. I say 'in’ly'.' because suCh letters are considered troublesome, and have a knack of disappearing." Doctor Gadow, having oltiine'l an introduction to the. pOstrriaster of Potes ‘and exchanged ccniplinients withhim, lwasinvite'l to lOik through his SllE‘lVeF land take. his chxrice. He C'ime across a lletter addressed to a gentleman in (‘ttliezom a town at some distance from iPoles. ()n asking why it had not been ‘sent un.he received th‘sstztrtling an; swer: ‘That man is aforeignerâ€"is he , I v . inolJ \\ ell, numbers ofrtrunget's come :to I’otes, and he is as likely to turn lup here as at (‘:ibezonl" At San Sebastian, Doctor Gadow called at the post-office twice for a fregistered lr-tter (Xintztining a re and was asâ€" arrivcd. 0n lltll t ane from his lawyer. .sured that nothing had lprocuring a note. from the English rConsul the letter was forthcoming. l|\\'llll the exruse llli'ltlllé' post htidjust mine in. He pointed out that the local ilbislnlill‘k was five. days old; then the gpostnraster answered that as Gadow ,cnded with “w” a letter represented in Spanish by double "0“ or double ii I 1 _ii' the name was a difficult one to [pigeon hole. FR ENCH L A \V. Owing to a low and declining birth 'I‘tltf‘, which has reached apoinr wher Iit means an actual of some ‘20,- OtJil of prpulatiiin a year, France hi resolved to take care of “but rlsbe has. A law has therefore pnsed foililding any are to give so'ixi food of any kind to infants under tins year \ri'hiiut tlii- auihzrily ‘of .t qualified physician. Also the its. lof long rubber tubes to feeding bottles ‘is prnlrilited, because of the illffituliy of l(<"'1lttg tb‘rn sterilized. Since lh‘ul lhi- dratlis' in France ll‘lVl‘ L‘l‘ltt‘l'tlt‘ll tlrc llll'llJ<, and as there is no it ipe, of iii< cremiag th' prop rl’ilttll of l irtlis, whi lr if now 2‘1 to each 1,0,)0 of th‘ popula- ll'ill, lll‘ only hope is in prose'ving lb.- lives of its nr'iny children as p ‘EIUIO. lhi- health authorities ivxcr icise. tll‘ most arbitrary power in the ‘:~riiiei‘r‘isiriri of contagcous dlSt-tst‘~%_ an'l lli- llf'igistratcs are severe on thi s‘c who r'rilate the. sanitary regulations. lllf‘ >ystcni of nri‘k lIalt‘t‘tlti1L0n “hll'll the wellfire of thousands of children depends in Paris, is thorough and ef- fective. loss balii i. been written .._â€"_.â€"â€"â€" By a novel and ingenious system gold leaf is now made so thin that r25'l,t!00 sheets nit‘tlstlre only an int-h in thickness. 'l hin sheets of copper are placed in an electrolytic goldâ€"plating.r solution, and when a. gold film has formed upon them. the copper is disâ€" solved by a. chemical process, leaving the gold intact. ___.___ LUCKY FUR. 'l'UhINIY, PERHAPS. Jimmyâ€"Didn't you hear th- Sunday school I:-'l('l]'l' any ynur conscience is whit tells you \\ hon you do wrong? rllUlIlIYl)“â€"Il'5 a good t‘iizig it doesn‘t tell your mother. at last I thought i would ,try them as an experiment. Before I had complet- ed thii first, box I felt they were help- ing me. and after I had taken the pills a little more thin 21 month, the pain had entirely left me. and I felt :in altogethcr different man. I feel ‘XLlI<fl(‘fl there. is no other medicine could have wrought such a speedy cure, nnl I can truthfully say I met ‘li-- enemy and defeated him through ill” aid of Dr. \Villirims Pink Pills. Dr. \Villinms' Pink Pills are aspecL fit: for all diseases arising from anim- poverislietl Condition of the blood ora shattered condition of the nervom fnrcws u- liasSt. Vitus dance, locomo- t'or ataxia, rheumatism, paralyeis, sciatica, the after effects of 1a grippe, los< of appetite. head-robe, dizziness, chronic ei‘ysipelas, scrofula. etc. 'lhey ‘ire al~o espvcific for the troubles pé‘CulIYU' to the female syrtem. correct- in ' i rvgul .ritics ~upprerzsions and all forms of fern ll weakne s building «new the blood and res‘or'ln; the glow of health to pale and Siiliow checks. in the Case of men they effect-aradical cure in all cases arising from mental worry. overwo‘k or excesses of any nature. ProtcC' yourself ‘y insi~tintr that iivery box you pur- clris- brats the full name Dr. Wil- liams‘ Pink Pills for Pale People against imitations TiiE CURSE 0F ITALY. mice Every Two Ilium-s the Stilexeo “aims its Vcfim. Throughout the kingdom of Italy an lialiiin ltills .in Italian every two hours during tho en.i.e year by means of th: knife. Such are the offi.i.i.l sta.i,tics which were 10â€"day piaced before me by limon Garofalo, tice-presideiit and leaoing spirit of .h.‘ assotiation whi‘h, unler the presi- .ii:ncy of Queen ahii‘guedte and the patronage or" hing Humbert, has been formed to put down homicide by de- _iriring it of its all too conicnient rinl all too universal weapon, the ato- i-tir'sed knife. During Lh’,‘ 365 days of the year 1897 here were pan-ed on i‘ccOz'd 5.360 homiâ€" i-iiles by means of the knife. a total besides \\ hitli the list of killed in the .trnguinriy battle of Custozsza. and even in thc holo.:iust of Abba Carima iii Aiyminia, Eltikfi into insigrri.ic- nice. Italy is, in th‘l. engaged in a p. ISUIILl war Wlill li.:i‘self. “lilt'h costs lixi' on on average 5,0J‘tl lives annualâ€" .y. lh.- iet‘rgue or amocrittiin. which has Jllol lien t'or‘iiied iinre. lh‘ce royal .irrqiices his very iigli. y and clcverâ€" .y placed itself in coiiiiiiunii'ation with the vuriiim labor uni n: :.nl ll'tltll' a .,-.oi~i.irionr, and among the‘.i.st of rib.- l:il.0t associations to take. up the matter with enthusiasm and with .igor tits been :h- Union of Assoriiit- cal I't'in.‘ whih includes sortie of ihe most publicâ€" piiiied and ciieigetic or the workingniun of Rome. The league. likewise, has secured a promise Loni the premier. tlcn. I’el- loux. to submit to the legislature, when it meets again, a law rendering it a pen il offensi for any one. to carry one of those knives with which in n-arly every case murder is LitiI)‘ in ihis country. In ordci‘ to l't‘illllii‘ bow utterly inâ€" adequate th‘ tribunils have shown lllt‘lllnelvf‘n until now to put a plop to crime by means of ili.‘ lnil'c, Il may be irrcriliiineii that the itIIilIl'l averagi- Ul‘ lltiillir'i‘lei: in itvtly :rlwi' sut‘pzisais that of all the remaini‘iu 01‘ “1'th put together. l } .._,_ m“. _.....s... ' Airsh‘ps will rnly add to the trio-- Mes of irr'nkitiil. [Cu-:3; liirie -r H“ n starts iii a flying ii I: be will writ-iv :rlitiul h()\\' l" “Ul l'. nil,