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nun; Uu u. muvunwâ€"a _._°,,_ 1y showed their undulatin summits, in the bright starlight, with Moel Fammauâ€"“ The Mother of the Hills,' keeping a shadowy Watch and ward over them. ,Clueters of tiny gems marked the whereabouts of lint Casâ€" i'le and town, and of the Ho ywall and other centres; but in the intervening Spaces the lights were few and far between. Non-consistent was the buzz of the Holyhead trains which now in- termittently steals across the !our and a half miles of estuary, and only the weird cries of the gulls and the shrill whistle of the curlews broke the .sombre silence which brooded beyond the quaye. The desolate outlook but served to Iccentuate the bustle of the thriving little port. Parkgate was at this timfx .mi em 'Inna afterwards. the print»: The night of November 5, 1797, was no replete with incidents for the dwellers at Parkgate, on ithe Cheshire chore of the Dee estuary, that for some time to come all local events of impor- tance were described as having taken place so long before or so long after that eventful evening. There had been a light fall of snow â€"the first snow that winter; but the busy traffic of foot-passengers over the Parade, and of wheeled vehicles over the roadway, had almost obliter- ated it. A5 often happens, the high- er Welsh coast opposite had first mught the skirts oi the snow-clouds as they trailed heavily up from the sea, and the outlines of the whitened hille of Clwyd, which under ordinary circumstances would have been invis- ible on a moonless night, now taint- The desolate outlook but serveu w Iccentuate the bustle of the thriving little port. Parkgate was at this time, eand for long afterwards, the princxâ€" ‘Dal northern gateway to Ireland, and ,ditions ebbed and flowed with the tides {Drâ€"to the delight of mine hostâ€"abode in one or other ‘of the sun hostelries '0 thickly dotted along t e Parade, until the Wind blew fair for the Emâ€" erald Isle. Every few yards there was an inn, fourteen have vanished within living memory; so that an almost con- tinuous stream of light was shed from the windows, and, where the snow was yet untrodden, stained it with ruddy batches. ‘ 7 _an-‘an{‘ Batches. The tumult which nightly attended the arrival of the London coach had subsided, and a quaintly-rigged Dub- lin packet, which had just discharged its cargo, rocked lightly at anchor a few yards from the shore; while, by the side of one of the red sandstone wharves, another packet was being rapâ€" idly filled with merchandise, prepara- tory to sailing with the morning tide. Several post-chains, bearing wealthy passengers, who preferred not to wait for the early morning coach, had set Off, with much cracking \of the postil- lions’ whips, for West Chester, as the ancient cathedral-town a dozen miles up the river was generally termed. The curtains of the large room of the Mostyn Hotel, now a flourishing school, were only partly drawn. and within could be seen a gay group Of travellers. The smartly-out coats and knee-breeches of the gentlemen, their spotless linen, powdered wigs, and pro- fusely ornamented court swords, couâ€" pled Wh their gallant bearing, marl:â€" ed them as persons of distinction; while the ladies of the party had their Bttractions set off by the rich dresses, highâ€"heeled shoes with learning buc- kles, powder. patches an other frivol- ities of the time. Several passers-by loitered to gaze at the fascinating picture thus pre- ented to their view; and on the road- way a straggling band of urchins were attempting to march in military or- der under the command of a slim boy of some ten years, who, by a brokenâ€" pointed cutlass, was gallantly leading them on to "fight the French." Not- withstanding their valour, and the snatches of patriotic songs, which dis- solved at brief intervals into shrill cheers, they did not court the shadows and never wandered far from the lightâ€" ed portion of the Parade; for at that time the name of the arch-enemy of mankind had given place to "Bonaâ€" parte" as a terror to smalhboys, and angry parents had threatened them with asudden visitation of the latter so often that their youthful minds in- variably associated him with,the powâ€" ers of darkness. To and ’fro the band of miniature warriors marched until at the limilt of une of their perambula- tions near the Neston turning they came face to face with an advancing wupleâ€"a man and a woman, Tile rtqu was rather over the meâ€" hlm height, and powerfully built, with ugh sloping _shoulde‘rs and long amps. uu°.. ~.vr._ _7, He wore a claret-coloured coat with numerous brass buttons on either side, and a pair of baggy breaches of the same material buttoned over his coarse blue hose. His heavy shoes were fastened with massive brass buckles, and a bright red silk handkerchief was loosely knoited around his brawny neck over a course but clean white linen shirt. His round swarthy face was clean shaven and heavily marked with smallpox. Tiny gold earrings adorned the lobes of his ears, and his small dark eyes were apparently per- petually twinkling with good humour. He walked with the lumbering trend of a ploughman, and the most casual ob- server would at once'set him down as a French peasant. He was accompan- ied by a tall and very erect lady, much younger than himself with well- moulded features of a somewhat aquiâ€" line and melancholy cast, and expres- sive dark eyes. She was well but plainly dressed. Her rath- er large feet were neatly shod, and several rings adorned the shape- ly hand which was employed in hold- ing closely around her a large circular cloak of blue cloth. Unlike her comâ€" onw-n v. gun, V.--...V panion, she walked with a firm. quick Dark as it was, he and the French- step, with which he kept pace‘ with man recognized each other. and the evident difficulty. lafteT held out his hand with an unâ€" The mm) was at once. recognized by easy laugh. "Uncle," hmv~v;r, lru h the army. and was hailed by them as. ed by. exclaiming breathlessly‘ "Out "Fruggy ;” while one of them varied of the road. Frqggy; our of the road. this epithet by calling out, "Boney, Then-'3 tron‘:le down at T'nker’; Dule' Bmwyporty !'.’ A dozen current witâ€" and if some of your dirty countrymen ilcisms fl the expense of Frenchmen don't get lodgings at Chester Castle New Waiter at Boathouse Inn generally, and alluding to their supâ€" inferiority to Englishmen. were hurled at him; while the leader pre‘ tended to dispute his passage with the broken weapon. The Frenchman caressed their boyâ€" ish heads with parental fondness as he pushed by with the words, ‘Gud boys! gud boysl Now let ze ledee pegs." Cries of "He has to run! he has to run I" pursued him as \he hur- ried along the Parade. His trading excursions, not to mention certain shady smuggling transactions, had brought him through Parkgate for many years, and he was well known to a. large circle there. ., ,J:_._ __ Soon the watch-bouscâ€"standing. as it stlll does. half-way out upon the road. as if it had elbowed its way for- ward the better to look out upon the broad estuaryâ€"loomed up in the smi- darknoas before the couple. at por- tion of it was roofed and glazed, to protect the watchers from the strong westerly galas, while the broad stone stops and the landing to which they led was open to the weather. 0n the topmost stair one of the local revenue officersâ€"a short, broad man, with bronzed face, peaked gray beard, and keen, bluishâ€"gray eyes, and with the general aspect of an old veteran-â€" Wa-‘l DOiSing a large telescope in a Slims 0111 the outer edge of the wal}, and closely scrutinising the black v01] which intruded itself between the quay and Hilhre Island. The shoul- ders of his semiâ€"military coat wera paWdered over with snow.and a heavy cutlass was tightly girt about 1115 waist. . The Frenchman made out the figure ' S while yet some distance away, 11ml he and his companion came to a full stop, and stood for a little time whispering together and closely scrutinising tha actions of the officer before! approaCh' ing the watcll-hnusn. Fully fifty yards away the Frenchman called. out In facetious tones, "I say. 111011818111”. John Bull Whitehead, what you look: out there for? Hla, hal you tink YOU * seeiNapoleorn coming alongâ€"elhl"? 1 l '92 fimflfl'm i 7 “v-.. __,,O “311110. Froggy, hullol" responded the watcher, closing his glass with a snap, "are you back again? Nay, Boney knows better nor come in this quarterr. I was watching the Gunpowder Plot fire at Mostyn ;” and he pointed; ovetr the estuary considerably to the left of where he had actually been looking. "If you squint across you can see 1t With Your naked eyeâ€"baggin’ the laQY'S pardi-n." Fmgéy followed the directigm. of the Officer's finger. and with dlfflcul- ty made out a small leaping tongue of flame distinguishable by its reddish tinge from the pale fixed lights on the Flintshire shore. "I wish I 'nve your eyes, the‘ Frenchman exclaimed as he moved. "If you could see what I was doing from where you stood, my old un, they didn’t make you a bad pair." the revenue man muttered to himself as he laid down the glass and began vig- orously to clap his numbed arms to- gether; adding, “I’d naythur tell you not no other frog what I was looking for." Then. as it refreshing his _1_ne11_nj 01‘?! “'Three flashes and a flash,’ that's the word they sent down. See a light I sau'tinly did; but see ‘three flaihes and a flash' 1 sartinly‘ did no . The Boathouse lnn marked, as its crumbling site still marks, the exâ€" treme end of the Parade; and, beyond the fields and the shores stretched away to the distant sea-coast. The Mostyn Hotel was patronized by the notables; the Boathouse Inn was freeâ€" quented by numerous sailors. fishetr- men, ostlers, post-chaise drivers. an- chor-smiths, etc., in addition to shoals of individuals of every known occupa- tion, who were continually setting through Parkgate. The large room overlooking the beach rang with song and mirth. A popular song with a swinging chorus was in full progress. and at the end of each verse the pew- ters rained applause upon the long on]: table with :1 din akin;to that of the shipwrights’ mallets in 'a graving- dock, while the old lattice-window ratâ€" tled in unison in its ancient‘ frame as the Frenchman and his companion passed beneath it, and crept stealthin into the diaran in the rear of the group of buildings, making their way to the opposite side of an unuseid lime- kiln some fifty yards further on. but the alias of “Ould Uncle" had heein After carefully scrutinizing the vicâ€" from her cloak, and, turning towards Hilbre Island, turned the slide of: the lantern four times, allowing a lengthy pause between the third and fourth flash. Out of the darkness, some five miles away, came like an echo four answering sparks of light, divided by similar intervals, and almost on the instant the bow of a small boat grated on the beach, and the solitary. occu- pant, a fisherman, sprang lightly ashorre. ' The new-comer might have sat for the portrait of a Viking. He wore his sixty years lightly, and his tawny heard was unlfecked with gray, while his tall figure was erect, and- he step- ped out across the sands with thr sup- pleness of a youth. 'Jo‘cn" was the‘ name given to him by his sponsors. but the alias of "Ould Uncle" had been welded to him in \h’is early boyhood, and had stuck to him; as‘ only a Park- Dark as it w man recognize lafterr held out easy laugh. "1 On the very brink of the tide, and eVen nearer to the guilty party \than the "Boathouse" itself, stood the 3‘ ng Row, facefiously so called; its I ter sobriquet of William and Mary's Row afterwards attaching itself to if iowing‘ to the. fact that a \Villiam and i Mary occupied each of the four humble l tenements. The sight dlisturbance. howeveu‘. had been unnoticed. The dim lights con- :tinued to burn steadily in the win- }dows; and so still was the. night that, ‘between the bursts of song, the air jwas filled with the moaning voice of ltbe surf, as it battled with the lCambrian rocks fully a score of- miles I away. toâ€"morrow, my name’s not Uncle Meal or." "Why. what the hangment l"â€"â€"h3 be gnu; and then, realizing that his op pennant was in sex‘iousrearnefi. h§10('k- At this point the female, who had been darting hither and thither about the combatants, seeking an opportun- ity to deliver an effective blow, brought the heavy lantern down on Uncle’s head with terrific force,, and rapidly repeated the blow again and again, at the same time hissing in French to her exhausted countryman, "The knife, foolâ€"the knife." ' ed him in an iron grip, and a deadly struggle began. To nnd fro and round and mlund they swung in a grim sil- ence, unbroken save by their panfing breath and the crunch'Lng sound of their feet on the gravel of the Leach. Before the last word had led: his lips the Frenchman had him by the throat. The struggle was short. In a few moments it; was the Frenchman's throat that. was being compressed, and he threw up his hands as he felt himself being borne irresistibly to the ground. A hurried consultation took place- By proceeding along the shore they fiwould almost certainly fall into the hands Olf one or other of. the coast-guard patrols. By taking possession of one of the small boats, and attemptâ€" ing to steer their own course: down the river, they would alm0st as cem- tnjnly stick fast on one of the num- erous sandbanks, with which the fishâ€"t ermen were; so familiar. Finally, they decided to obtain the services, of a fisherman and boat, and with this object they dragged the body of Un- cle into the deep shadow of -\the kiln, and rotraced their steps to the "Boatâ€" house." _._..-, i-‘_ V, The next moment Uncla staggered back, and crying out faintly to the merrymakers, "0 Lordl mates, help; I'm murdered I" fell like a log. The female stood, listening intentâ€" ly, to ascertain if the disturbance had been noticed at the "Boathouse," and the rFrenchman vainly tried to stifle the sound of his labored breathing» as he too strained his ears; but there was no lull in the carousal,‘ and a score of lusty voices could be heard uprosu‘iously lifted together in a rhyme which had become immensely popqu at Parkga’ta’: "Says Boney to Johnny, ‘I’m comin’ to Dover; And when I come over I’ll? be come. I'll be come.’ Says Johnny to Boney, 'You're com- ing to Dover; And when you come over you'll be overcome)" The Last lme was repeated several times with greatrgrustq. CHINESE WAY OF DOING THINGS Lord Charles Beresford narrated to the Institution of Mechanical Engin- eers some amusing incidents of his ex- periences in the land of the mandar- Lns. In the arsenal at Shanghai, where he noticed a Krupp gun clev- erly fitted with an Armstrong breechâ€" piece, it was explained to him that the operations had been rendered neces- sary by an accident, the blowing off of the original breech-piece by the Chinese gunners. Later on, visiting a fort in charge of a very clever manâ€" drin, he discovered how the accident had occurred. They were using a perfectly unsuitable powder for the 67-tox. gun, and he remarked to the mandarin that it would blow the perfectly unsuitable powder for the 67-tox. gun, and he remarked to the mandarin that it would blow the breech-flew off. The mandarin nod- ded, smiled and answered. "'Yes, it does.” The last time the gun was fired it killed fourteen men, so they loaded and fired another, which kill- ed twenty-four. These guns must have cost in mounting and breaching at least £50,000.” he coul-fi not remember how a men were killed, but he believed it was fifty." In a powder mi pointed out the danger of havinl windows open lest (lust should g( to the grinding wheel. and so pr! an explosionâ€"the very thing, he told, that had happened to the View; building which the presen replaced. To Be Continued andariu added that member how many t< but he believed that it n a powder mill helm anger of having the d dust should get in- km 'heel. and so produce a: very thing, hp. “'215‘ amened to the pre- C V: pre- one Do not try experiments with your health. If you are not. Well use only a medicine known to cure. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are not an experi- ment. They have cured thousands of people, who had tried common medicines and failed. to find health. Some of the cured are in your own neighborhood. NEW MINING INDUSTRY. CORUNDUM DEPOSITIS IN EASTERN ONTARIO. Mr F. Mission, Deleau, Mam, writes :â€"-“I can speak in the highest terms of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills as a medicine for rebuilding the syntem. Previous to using the pillsI was suffering from headaches, loss ofapperlte and extreme nervousness, which left me in a very Weak condition. The Quit work would fatigue me. I can now $3. , however, that Inever felt better in m life than I do at present, thanks to r. \Villiams' Pink Pills. Similar su erorgâ€"and there are manyâ€"will find it to their great advantage to use these pills.’ Do not take anything that does not bear the full name “Dr. Wil- liams‘ Pink Pills for Pale People." It is an experiment and a hazardous one to use a substitute. Sold by all dealers or post paid at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville. . Perfect Demand for Metal Abroadâ€"Great Pro specls for Its Development as Com- mon-In! Product. A valuable accession to the list of the mineral productions of Ontario is likely to result from recent official exâ€" plorations of the extensive corundum deposits existing in the eastern section, of the Provinm. Though it has been known for some time that this metal was yielded by the rocks at different points in that district, its presence in Lanark County having been discoverâ€"1 ed some fifty-one years ago by the late} Dr. Henry Hunt, and subsequent finds1 having been made from time to time, the, first thorough and systematic ex- ploration of the corundum district, with a View to practical results was that undertaken by Prof. W. G. Mil- ler of the Kingston School of Mines, who was engaged for the Work by the Provincial Governments during the seasons of 1897 and 1898. H'iis special report appears in the second part of the Bureau of Mines report for 1899, together with other papers treating of wrundum and embodying some imporâ€" tant facts as to the deposits of the meâ€" tal in Ontario, the demand for it abroad, and the prospects for its sue- M-,.e..1 onn!nnmnnt as a commercial oessful development as product. mum. Cl.va \rvuo ITS VALUE IN MANUFACTURING.E Corundum) is mainly of value as an abrasivejn connection with steel and iron manufacturesâ€"being especially well adapted for saw sharpening, roll grinding, spindle grinding, and surface work on hardened steel. Large quan- tities; of abrasives are used in the fac- tories of the United States, the prin- cipal sources of the 'corundum' supply,[ outside of the domestic product beingi India and Russia. It is difficult to get accurate statistics as 10 the yieldl of the American mines, as the produc-I eirs are averse to giving such informa'} tion. Much of the American corun- dum is produced in North Carolina, but! the supply is small, and though pros-g ting is being actively carried on in that State, there has not been much success in the discovery of new depos- its. English manufacturers havp some , .:__....+.. cum 1.1.15 . Pm u - â€"., w , in that State, there has not been much success in the discovery of new depos- its. English manufacturers havg some difficulty in obtaining adequate sup- plies of corundum of good quality. QUALITY OF ONTARIO CORUNDUM. n LL- Cnn+n The Ontario rock, from all the which are proourable, appears fully equal in the percentage of to any with which it will have tc pete. The yield of the Indian r0 very low, being but 8.5 per cent A! United States report gives ' cent as the avnmge from one and the material of :1 larger dept "4 oâ€"Aknl- vaguely said to average nyUuULJ .v to 15 per cent. of corundum. The qual- ity of the Ontario article is said to he sup9rior to that of the Indian corun- dumi and a sefies of experimental tests laetwwn the Hastings County metal and Ame rican corurdum and carhnrun- dumi made by the Hhrt Emery Wheel (‘0. of Hamilton, fully sustained the high expectations formed as to the Ontario product. Samples have been can be yours. WHERE ck being known as nep- This also yields oon- nues of aluminum, a In demand in the Unitâ€" IT IS FOUND Health 5 t 8.5 per 061“- ,eport gives 15 Der ge from one veip. A larger deposit is wage prpbably 10 rundum. The qual- rticle is said to be RUN’DUM. \ the facts ars to hf} of yield to com- sent to different manufacturers, both in the United States and Europe, and very satisfactory replies as to its sult- ‘nb'leness for industrial. purposes re- ceived. A number of wheels,1togethet with bricks, rounds and triangles made of Ontario corundum by different man- ufacturers have been sent to Paris, where they will be shown at the Exâ€" position of 1900. A BEGINNING TRADE. The corundum belt, which lies in the Free Grant District, has been with- drawn from settlement and mining rights can only be secured on lease. The Canadian Corundum 00., who have agreed to lease considerable areas, are under contract to expend $1000“) in developing the mines before July 1, 1902, and will make a series of test ex: periments to discover whether mater- ials of commercial value, especially al- uminum, oan profitably be produce from oorundum-yielding rook. Shoul such aprooess be discovered the indm ‘try will be established on an assured foundation and the remunerativeness 'of corundum mining greatly increas- , ed. A Few of Those Whlch Are Confident [he "th Fall“. The discoverer of prussic acid was instantly killed by inhaling one whit! of his own handiwork. Pure prussic acid is never sold or handled. The smell of it is always fatal. It kills not in three minutes or half an hour, but the instant it enters the lungs as a gas. The mix- ture ordinarily sold as prussio acid ls 98 parts wafer to 2 parts of tha- drug. Even in this form it is very deadly. A 20 per cent. mixture of the maid would kill neaa‘ly as quickly as if pure. Atropine, though it has no harm- ful odor, is so‘ deadly that as much. of it as would adhere to the end of a moistened forefinger would instantly cause death. Cyanide of potassiumx has a pleasant smell, which is ‘not injurious, but a. small quantity swallowed kills at once. Pure ammpma, if inhaled, Dav autu. \Vhen a carboy of nitric acid is, broken some one has to suffer. It will burn wood, eat through iron plates, and destroy whatever it touches. Such an accident once happened in an acid factory. Every one ran away, leaving the acid to amuse itself by setting- tiro to things. Soon it was seen that the building woild be destroyed and hundreds of people thrown out of work and four men volunteered to put out the fire in the acid room. They succeed- ed and came out feeling all right. Five» hours later all were dead. cause de 510 acid. Point is named Banana. Her owner is Mr. Alfred L. Jones of Liverpool. He began years ago to import bananas in a. very small way and peddled them from a wheel-barrow along Castle street in Liverpool. The business grew and Mr. Jones became rich. The seas are now spotted with his ships. The story is told that when asked what name should be given to a new ship he said: " Call her Banana; that’s a. pretty good name." \mm-cl by “9“ start Puldlln Can you tell me what sort of wean ther we may expect next month? wrote a subscriber to the editor of a paper, and the editor replies as fol- lows: It is my belief that the weath- er next month will be very much like your subscription. The inquirer won- dered for an hour what the editor was driving at, when he happened to think of the word "unsettled." He sent in tn required amount next day; A British steamer now at Lambert SOME DEADLY POXSONS. THE GOOD SHIP BANANA. a ammonia, if inhaled, would death almost as quickly as Drus- “or lilch Owner W110 Got “In idling Bun:an In Llw-nlool. UNSETTLED Siam has a pleasant