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Ueprned m hm“: accustomed avoca- tious, Viweu spem mun: time Lhnn usâ€" .ml m the liumry. quneuy, wuhuut no.3u or unplewuntnuss. \ulerm had managed lo take an uumumy .ruLu her. The Scraunis ueu-I' “cut to her now [01 orders, Innug found out lint, when they d.d :u, Lmy Ncslie invari- ably couuLcrumndeJ ihwm. sun," sum Lhu gm], Dummy. "Thy seem to xurgu that 1 .1111 5L.” hmrcss oA L‘anewuud." \uL, Lhuugb Lady Neslle asserted her Iu‘bonty, and but Arthur upheld it. Vwien was by an" Lhfl Uost loved. "Mil- dui" Kine Liuemllyâ€"alu was geucrms to hw' bermms; nuL. mlu Um quu'k iuaLinct m their class. they MW 111‘“. she was not a lady like Lhcir "own yuung mxsu‘uss.‘ um: AJvau .be thh bred manner. the wane good taste, the 1111‘ o. cumm.nm1 natural to one burn to rule. one was a [able and courteous one day, hnugmy and ILLI- periuus the next. bhe “ans either too xuluiliul' at too severe; she did uoL in the 1mm unusl'sluuu me scwuce m, gJyeru‘ng. There were ti‘mes when she wqud Iain haw» consulted Vivien. or naked her namskuuce, our Hm: sue .eurml showing her ignorance. It was 3 (act that the benutlul. bright. court- od dey hesLe. mistress or Lanceâ€" ‘voud.8tuo(l more Lu uweu ur Al‘- lhur's daughter len m all the Wund besides. 1'1de dark. pruu-u' eyes seem- ed Lo look ano the very deg:th or bur auulâ€"Lhuy seenwu to pace Lhmugh all disgujsca, u“ uJecLauuuu. th [elL un- easy lu th‘ll .a'u', sLuLciy pussnce; hcl‘ pretty pars and graces. winch seemed In churnan uL mncr Limes. suddenly appeared vulgar. Viviuu uutshune her as (be gnud, clear Light 0. the sun outshmes the dune at .1 taper. It was the uucuuscmus mJueuce or Lruth over .ulsehuod. of. u noble soul over an iguoble one. o! a lofty nature over a mean one. As t‘imn passed on. and their mutu- al dislike increased. Lady Neslie mudiâ€" ed. how she could hurt and wound air Arthur's uaughLer. One mornJJg. un- der Some 51.311; pretext, she paid a. “.5- it to Vivian’s apartments. More than once she hm kneel to obtain an entrce, but M183 Nealie would not consent. bhe hud a same 0. rooms oin the eastern wingâ€"rooms that she had chosen Lo: hersel.â€"aud she was ueLermuned that they ehmuld be sacred Arom all intru- sion. A5 Lady Neslie walked along the broad conndor, she met. Joan Hab- ley. Vivien’s maid. 1 '“Is Miss Neslle in her room f" she asked. And Joan was compelled to answer "Yes." "Shall. I say your ladyshfip is here 9" naked Joan. who knew how unwelcome Ill-(Ah! a. visit woulu be. "What is she gating there lotâ€"some piece of mischief or spite ?” she asked herself. "Ah, well, please Heaven, it will be my young lad)”: tum to rule gugne day l" "No. I will go to Miss Neslie‘s bou- doir," said but ladysbip; and Joan 101)!ng anpr her with a darkening face. The lucl was. that. on the previews Iveniug Lady Neslie had overheard Vivien talking tn her lather about a distant relative, Clarence Howardâ€"n distant cousin oi her mother'sâ€"whose photograph had been sent to Miss Nes- l'ie. She was showing it to Sir Al‘- thrur “w speaking 01'. it when- Valerie Wel'heard Lhem. In twenty m-inutes‘ time Marie reâ€" turned to tell thaw “In-llale that there .ws 3 very beautitul picture‘ of the late Lad: Ncslie, and that 'u' hung m \Miss Noslie‘a boudoirâ€"it usad to be in they Blue Room, but, when the pictures were removed item there, Mlss Nea- lie insisted on huving it taken to her apartments. "Miladi" laughed a mocking little laugh. and instantly made up bar mind. that. if it. were: pos- siblu to give Miss Nenlie something dis~ agreeable to Ill-ilk oi. she wupld do so. She wax-I jealousâ€"jealous of the dead wife who had bean so dear]: loved. and wlmse child “an; heiress of that grand domain. Dd her maid t0 a solemn consultation.. "Marie." she said,"l want you to dis- cover 101‘ rueâ€"first. whether there is a portrait 01' the late Lady Neslie; secondly, where it is. You can find out by a few well-'did‘ected queunons In the servants' hall." "It is a glonious face, papa," Vivien was saying. "noble, thought‘ul, high- bred. It is like my mother's {aceâ€",- In-d I have seen none so beautiful as hers. Have you, papa i" "No," repl.ed Eur Arthur. "that l bertatinly have not" And Vivien was Io delighted with the reply that she kissed him lovingly. as 01 old, before the‘young wi.e came between them. "My dear Vivien," returned Sir Arâ€" thur. earnestly, "whan you know more of lite, yuu. will know r1th a mum n0“- Ir :u-rgexa and never ceases to love his first love." And Lady Neslie. over- hearing the words. felt the hitterest huh-ed tor the dead mother and the Hviug child. “I Hbould like to see what the face was like that be thought so beautiful." .118 said. And that evening she call- od 3191' pmjth-v a solemn consultation.. "Th-at. Hoes my heart guod, papa," Ibe said. "I thought you had quite [cryggttgn my mother." So, with a sharpened arrow in her hunt and: a amile on her lips. she went into Vivian's room. She was so bland and smiling that it was hard to imag- in“ she could be so unkind. "I ought to odor you a thousand lapulogiafi, Vivien," she said. "I know ‘thut I an: lntruding. but I wanted tn ask you if you would muoxmnend ma poms really goof} book to read." Vivieu in; not pleasétf gt-vthe 1nâ€" trnsion, but she was always polite. She “lawéred rim“!- "I (in not kn'ow what your taste in iterature laâ€"I have not seen you read many books. Try one of Dickens‘." "I WU]. What a pleasant room this ha)“ “9335-118le 011 his Shoulder. boudcir 01 your: in] You have a "‘73" MM .100 h“? Why I did it b‘luwurs always [Through Storm and Sunshine lh' m. . . gram the rigmg mamyhul View (rum Lbu window. Hoyv loud you; are of flowers! Your room 15 Lull of them." ..l-VLV‘Ie flowers." assented Viv- "Tl‘ben Lady Neslle went to the door. as though aliuut to leave; she looked round the walls. -7 .' "You have some nice pictures. DBJF me, what a strange race that is! la it a portrait?" ‘ __\'he was Lukng at the pictured face 0: V.vien‘s moxhar. Vivmn made no answer. Lady Neslie walked up to it. "It is a strange .ace," she said, as (Ir-ugh studying it. "I do not like it; lhc eupl'rda‘i m is disngreenble. sul- len, and proudâ€"the eyes want intel- lgence. l hhru‘d} m. 5 ep such a pic- ture 'Ln my room. 15 this one ob your boasted Neslzts, Vi» ien i ' vaieu had grown while even to the very lps; her ungn' was so great that she was ILemlny speechless. Lady Nurl‘e luuknd at her. ‘ ll‘ve 1 annoyed you ?" she sa'd. quickly. "I am sorry. burely this is not the portrait 0‘ any one you care turf It so, I am sorry. ‘ I would not in ve sp ken o it hxd 1 known." V'vien's anger was [(-rrable. ' L dy N 51 e, ' sh s H, BL)“ 1y. "1hat i "I should. like to see them, Arthur,“ she said. "Perhaps some of the set- tings are old-nashioned. I! so, the stones must be reset.” \And one morning when a sudden shower of rain prevented their going Dout, Sir Arthur asked his Wit; and daughter to join him: in the library. Where the cases were all arranged for inspection They had never been touched since lhe dead L'tdy Neslie had (closed them, and Sir Arthur remem- bering that. looked gravely (it them. iVivien felt i_t deeply. is my mu bar's picture." "Your mother‘s! eAclaimed Valerie. "H m! sorry 1 mm! Why did you not 3 up me? How could I know 2 I always undersumd she was a beautiml wo- man." "That is my mother‘s portrait," re- peated VLvieu. "and you know it. You are very clzver. ley Nesl e, but you are not cleaer enough to deceive me, From some motrlve 0‘ your own you b we 0 me 11 are purposeny to insult me thruugh my dead mother; you have ach-mel your purpoSc. Will you oblige me now by leaving.me?” -L.dy Neal 0 turned scarlet with shlume at having bean detected. “I assure youâ€"” she began. "Hush! sa-id Vivien. calmly. "There is no need 101‘ further words: That is my bched mother’s pictureâ€"and she was as worthy o. honor and esleam- as yuu. are of cogtempt." But Lady Nesle had recovered her- sel by Lh.s time. She laughed. "\Vhat an absurd mistake! I am re My 8 rry. I must tell Sir Arthur. But it is .oolish of you to be cross wbout h, Vivien." That little incident simply deepen- ed Vivian's contempt for her father’s W1 0, while it incrwsed in some vague we; Lady Nesl.e’s awe 0: her, "Never mind," said her ladyship to herseli. “I have hurt her; but the vic- togy is got a great one. mter all.” There had been a slight disagree- ment over ths jewels that Vivian’s mo- ther hxd worn. At her mother‘s fieath they were all locked away; but it was the right and privilege of the reigning Lady Neslie to wear them, and Valene was not one to Lorego her privileges. Sir Arthur lmd spoken to her about the jewels. and she was an anxiety to see them. It happened that more than once Sir Altth had alscifpnken to His daughter of them. She found lhnt she was talking to the mirâ€"Miss Ncslie had leit the room'. "Théy are family hair-"looms," he héid said. "As I have no wi e to wear them. you must wear them, Vivien, wl‘xgn you come of age.” Thai promise he“ could not keen Lady Nexslle mentioned them when she trail. bgenjogge days at Lancewood. "Papa," she sa-id', “I can be of no ugg'hfife. _Vbe drid you send for me V” "I thought y'ou wovuld (lééist Valgrie In selecting what should be resetâ€"you have so mush mate i_q such things." .17 . “I can suggest nothing.” said Vivi ien. “They were my mother’s jewels. If I were consulted. I should say, keep them for her sake ijust as they are." nv‘ . "Perhaps you arevrifih’tr‘Vâ€"‘ééjduéir Arthur; but Lady Neslie cried. abrupt- U-i, “NO, I cannot wear them as they are. They wcmld not suit me. 1 should like these pearls arranged as flowers, and this huge, ol(l-im~hioned diamond comb made into a pretty tiara. They will not do for me at all as they are.” "Well, you shall please yourself, Valerie," said her husband. "They are yours It} went during your like-time. The girl's proud dark eyes were dim will] tears. It was inaxpressil'lypainâ€" ful to her to see what had been her mother's taken possession of after this fashion. She took up a pretty little pearl pvndant. "The lust.Lime i saw my mother she wore “115. I should like it. papa. I rememlwr taking hold of it. and she told me to mind that I did not. injure the stonesh I should lzke this." Lady Neslie, looking {1;}, saw the sohened expression on her husband's "Every time he sees that on his daughter‘s neck he will think 0.] her mother," she. said to hex-sen; and again a quick unreasonable jealousy of the dead came over her. Vivien Is there nnEtfiing thgpr than; you would 1.1m?" said. quietly, and fearful of betraying how keenly she was hurt. she quitted the room. Sir Arthur's face clouded over. "That was not very good-natured. little wile," he said; and 51m laid her hand uoaxiugly on his shoulder. "You. will spoil the set if you take that." she said. quickly. Vivien laid the pendant down. "1 will not take anything. papa," she laid. quietly. and fearful of betraying how keenly she was hurt. she quitted nee. ; 0 1y one person saw beneaththa sur- facc. and {hat was Gerald Dormun. Sr Anhur’s mantage 1nd considerably in- creased hm labors. B:.ore that Sir Arthur would at times answer a let- ter, uudd. his accounts. give nudience Ho his tenants; now he did none 0! these thugsâ€"mg uh 45:! upon the secretary. Sir Arthur was too deepâ€" ly engrossed with his wiIe. He had to attend to her wh and and capricw, and to escort her dunng her visits; he had not been so bus.ly occupied lnr years, Yet, though his work was incessant, Gerald sound tune to watch the course 0- events. dear. You do not know what a tenâ€" derâ€"hearted. earnest girl your daugh- ter is. [1 she hlld taken that pendant. every time she wore it she would: have been miserable; Lei". e me, I did it .rom kindness. I knew she might not understand iLâ€"buL 1 Luuugut you would. Arthur. let us hlve a beautiâ€" ful pendant made for herâ€"she will be plenpd." _ "My dear. generous wi e," said the easily persuaded baronel. "I hardy nge you credit 101' so much consider.u- liou. \V'e will send the order to Lon- don at once." i For the secret at this man's life was (bit he loved Vivien Nealie with the whole AUl'Ce of hls heart and soulâ€"lov- ed her silently, desperately, hopelessly. He never dreamed 01‘ any return; he i was content to luvtish hzis adoration on her, to pour out the love of his soul at her ieet. He had never dared to raise his eyes with love to her face. ‘Be worshipped her as pagans do the linr-ufl' hr.ght stars. He was not one ]of these who delude themselves. He never said to himself that he had tal- ents. and that he would work until, by his success. he should win her. He raised for himself no smith false hopes, he dreamed. no ioolixii dreams, he nev- er im-ugiued that he shuuid win her; but has love was so great that he was content to give all and look tor nothH 'ing in return. It was the very mad- lness of love-it was too great, too enâ€" tire, to have any alloy of selfishness, it" the fair proud‘young heiress had hidden him my himselifi at her feet. lthat she might trample on him, he {would have done so; had she hidden him give her his liie, he would have .laid it down with a smile on his Lace. He gave her allâ€"he asked nothing; he lwns content to live in her presence as .llowers live in the sun. He asked for {nothing but permission to serve her. ito live and die for her. ,He was crun- itent if from time to time she gave him 'a smile, a kind word, or even a kind lookâ€"ii she allowed him to dn some- Ething {or her that required both time land skill. Some weeks afterward a beautiful pearl necklace and pendant arr.\ed .ur VLVienâ€"but she never wore either. Though there were all the elements 01 strife in the household at L.1nceâ€" wood. yet all wtls per.ectly calm. Peoâ€" ple rmght surmise What th~y wouldâ€" lhey knew noLhnng ‘or cert-am, insen- sibly they ranged Lhe'meelvcs on eith- er sideâ€"they became partisans either 0. Lady Ncsl e or of 111:: heiress of meewoodâ€"but outwame all was (xln and gay. H: soon grew to dislike the new mis- tress 0i lenC8\V00d; beneath all her seeming canlessness nnd lightâ€"heari- ed gzlye y. he saw mallce und jealousy. E-ery slghi, every tri ling insult, (f- lered to Vivien made his blood boil. Ho had kept h's wordâ€"without ever in- truding. he had bean her most taIth< lul trend. In a thousand ways that no one save h'imsel; undel‘sLood be shielded her. He was care ul to Show her the greatest deference and re- spectâ€"more. 'u possible, during this the time 0( her downfall thin he had ShJWD in her prosperity. He always spska ot her and to her as though she were still mistress of the Abbey. \Vhenever she was not present. and he Dould make an opportunity, he spoke at her as heiress of Lancewood. It was not a presumptuous love, for he h-ad' never dared to touch even the hem 01 her dress. Once, in giving her a book, his hand touched hers. and it seemed m him that even that slight touch drove him ulmusL mud. Her beautiful face often bent over the same page with his own, her hair brushed his cheek; he trembled then like a man» seized with ague. She raisâ€" ed her dark, proud eyes torh'lmi once. "Are you '17“: Mr. Ddrmvzm 7" she askâ€" ed. ' He answered "Yes," and with un- steady steps hu lelt the room. "How madâ€"how worse than mad I am!" he cried. "Dear Heaven, how is it to end, this love of mine 3" He. saw no end to it but death: \Vell, man) a man (lied for less ; many a man had loved his life through. and met with reward. His fate was so differâ€" ent. "Only let me. live, and. living, love her!" he would my to himself. He had never betrayed this love of his. True, he. lnd made her some arâ€" dent speeches. He had talked u." liv- ing and dying for her. of thinking only on ht-r; bul, ~hen.»M.ss Nesiin was used to cumplimenls~5hu was accustomed to homage. It was nothing new for her to hear that some one was willing to Ilia fur her. There were limes “hen she was inclined to think the young secretary presumptuousâ€"when she lhvughl he was using words that only those whom she considered her equals should use. It was but natur- al, she. thought, that he should mfer her “hit all the rust of the world gave herâ€"praise and homage. If any one had‘ said to her that her] tather‘s sec- retary loved her with a love that was overpowering in its intensiLy. she would have thought it an insult. As it was. she had a kindly feeling for him. She placed; a certain amount of trust in trims He would be faithful to her. she thought, if ever she re- quired fidelity. She knew that it would be a pleasure to him to serve herâ€"no matter in what manner~but that he was presumptuous enough to love her she never dreamed. So '1)! kept his love in his heart, and ll grew there like a fair flower. A queen might have been proud of such devotionâ€"it was so deep, no genuine, CHAPTER XI. so entire. so utterly unselfish; it was the love of an arms: for his ideal.- of a musxcian for the most. cherished oft- spnug of his brain. He did his best to serve her. When the news 011 SJ‘ Arthur‘s marriage mme. no one Lelt it more keenly than: ‘he did. He would n thousand Limes iralher the endured pain himself than 'have awn Vivien surfer; and he knew [that nothing could cause her such in- |leusity on pnin as this marriage. 1!. was to screen her .ruw. Sir Ar- thur’s anger that he had \Vul‘ked so bud to preme Lor the bride‘s com~ iug home. He [Lu] both sense and Eel tuulrul. He knew that fighting against late wns wmse than useless-â€" iA V'hiea showed hcl‘ anger, it would be all Ibo wnrse 101' her. There was no course open to her "but submis‘siou. "H :d lbcen Sir Arthur," ha said to h-llnScl over and over again, "I would ranbu hue (Led leu cuulrauled this murrmge." Now that. it was (1009,31! content.on was usel.ss. He nover kuaw whelher his lovo'gave him most plodsure or most plin. There was never a moment. m which had dared indulge it. He dared not look lang ut the .ace he loved so well. I! be (bid so. hoping Llut it was unnotic- ed. Miss Neslie Would say. “Did you wish to spank to me, Mr. Dorman?" She wuuhl not admut, even in. the ut. must depths of her hurt, the faintest ldeu thlxt her lathur’s secretary pre- sumed to love her. 0.1%. as sue was crossing the draw- ing \room. a .lower fell from her hair. and he believing lhu she had not seen it. hustened. to pick it up. He took it in his and, whcn shu uxmed round why a. calm lace. and said-â€" “W.” you not let me keep it 8" he ask;d. 'l he prou l cul.n d.-e.p¢ued. "I beg you} pardon," she'said. look- ing at him with clear, cold, pitiless eynsâ€""I did not. undarstand." "1 will thank you 101‘ my flower. Mr Dormau." And with those proud eyes gazing coldly at him. he did not dare to re- peat the womb. With a low bow he phced are «lower in her hand and left Oblervuflonl and Cornell-ion. oi an owner I)! the Navy. In a modem battleship the captain in condemned to Imprisonment during ao- tiou In astocl conning tower 10 Inches thick nnd flfeet 10 lnchesin diameter, compared with which the prison of the Man With the Iron Mask was a palace. I tried the conning tower in the Mason chnmtta during the {list bombardment of Santiago. but soon abandoned it for the bridge, finding it diiflculi; to grasp all the varying conditiona o: the action from the narrow peepbolcs often blanketed by thick smoke. One did not feel really in touch with the action or with his own ship in such a position, and the movements of the men were controlled by an unseen spirit. 0! course, when in close action with an- other ship and a hailstorm of rapid fire and machine guns is falling upon your vessel. it would be unwise not to seek its shelter, but from great gun fire alone I prefer to do as we did in the civil war and to take my chance: on the b;idge in the open. Other commanding oflicers thought the same way. and at the bombardment of San Juan Captain Taylor sat upon the bridge of the Indian- nalmly smokinga cigar. Today the majority 0! men In a battle- ship are shut up In atight steel box in which are Immense boilers heating the atmosphere to n stifilng temperature and where they can only bear, but cannot see. They work away in their floating dungeon wlthout any lnsplrlng vision to lighten Sheir labors. It is related that during the destruction of Corvera’e fleet, when there was a lull in the firing on board the Oregon, the chief engineer came up from the flreroom and mid to Captain Clark, “For God‘s sake. captain, tire another gun so as to keep up the spirits of my men.” These devoted souls, (ar down in the depths of the ship. facing the fiery furnaces, knew only by the mound of the guns of the battle raging above then), and the heavier the fire the harder they worked. In order to realize the exhausting condition under which men fight in a modern battleship it is only neo- eesary to see them, when the hatches are opened after notion, ponr up from below, perspiring and half naked; to see wish whet relief they breathe the fresh air and how eagerly they run to have a look at the battery or ship which has been engaged. Modern science, with all its tremendous resources nud inureese of power. has not lightened the conditions under which men labor during actionâ€"Commodore Higgin- eon in Independent. Th3! shipload of mules will mm in forming a stable government in tho Phil- lppineI.â€"-Pictsburg Newn. 7 It is hoped that. the mublo at 110110 will take a few kinks out of the ciSy'I name so well u out of the inlurnnuâ€"Chlomo News. Common folk hive dodgod it for month. Now it must b. rocogniud and pro- nounced. It is Eelâ€"o-eel-o on tho islnnd of Pa-nay.â€"-New York Pm. If Aguinaldo in as great a. gen-rd u 1:. assume: to ho. ho will show MI strategic Abilities by keoplng out of a fight with Genml Lawoon. ' I! In nary u out, comm-m n “on the wound. If a "In, oompreu below. For din-rhe- I hblospoonful of raw flour In a [bu of valor, Man In twc doul, hulf an hour Ipnt. If poinonod. drink I plat of lukownm water whh I spoonful of manna. I: we of aphlm or Inudnun. dunk strong 00‘» and hop moving. Sam. 0]. who ha- trhd it nyl “m 21 two or thno dandelion have: be chewed baton golmz to bed t.th will induce sloop, non-am how nuvou at wand on. may THE MODERN SHIP OF WAR. THE PHILIPPINES. (To be continued.) 8IM PLE SALVE. T0 SUFFERERS FROM NERVOUSNESS AND HEADACJE. Q A Woman’s Advice There are thousands of woman throughout the country who nutter as Mrs. Robins did, who are pale. sub- ject to headaches, heart palpitation and dizzinoss. who drag along fre- quen'ly feeling that life is a burden. To all such we would say give Dr. Willinms’ Pink Pills a fair trial. These pills make rich. red blood, strengthen the nerves; bring the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks, and make the feeble and despondent feel that life is once more worth liv- ing. The genuine are sold only in boxes, the wrapper bearing the full name "hr. \Villiams’ Pink Pill‘x for His People? May be had frcm all dealers or by mail at 500. a box or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing the Dr_ Williams’ Medicine Co., Brook- viile, Ont; The Ceylon yellow silk spider has I body that weighs nine ounces. Fleus will never touch an epileptic, and will instantly leave a dead or dying per- son. The goldfish in a great coward, and a tiny fie with the courage to amino): in can frighten it; almost to death. The camel oannofi swim. It; Is an exâ€" tnordinnry fact this the moment it loam Ra footing in a “roam in turns our and makes no .fl'on to lava itwlt 1mm drown- in]. The population of Italy is 8,000,00019u than the populntlon of France, but Italy has more theaters than France and twin. as many as England. though the populk tion of the United Kingdom is fully 5,000,- 000 larger than that 01 Italy. These fig- urea. recently oomplled, re-enforce the claim long ago made by Italian “manger. that there are more theaters In proportion to its population in Italy than elsewhere In the world. There are approximately 1.000 plume of amusement in the United States. In Italy there are 443; In France, 437-, in Germany, 890; in Great Britain. 852. and in Spain, 5610. One uxplaneblon which has been oflaved for the very large number or theaters In Italy In that many of them are amnll atâ€" fllra and unworthy of rocognltlon an mob. Thls View 0! the case, however, In Inne- curaue, as In respect to me uoetlng oupne- Ity Itallan theatorl am rather larger than those of ouher countries. One explanasion o! the large number of theaters In Italy In :0 be found In chemo: than the cultlvntlon and appreciation ¢ I mnslo Ire perhap- more general In Duly than In any other country, and many 0] Elm nlayhousea thereâ€" fore are devoted not \ o the thoanrlcal but to musical entertainments. What are null- ad concert halls In England are thenmn In Italy leave. of the Niger. All English omen:- chm describes on. tiny mum of the mighty river Niger; “Cutting our wxy through the underâ€" growth. we crept will clmnbcred dawn the slippery slopes till we reached the immm and cum. to a mass covered rock from which a tiny rpring issue: and has made a pool below. The foliage at this spot; is green, moat luxuriant and beautiful, and IS one looks on the birthplace of the Niger is is easy to imagine rmle m. a dripping wall in some wood in England." Llama: no the one! freight carriers In mml Pam 'I‘ho usual lewd {or nn uni- mzu is about 100 pounds, 11' you put upon his back more than he can easin carry, ho quiot-ly kncrls 3nd will not budge um” ‘he load is reduced It In laid that than are, betwrev Mada- ar and the coast of IndIa. nbnm 10009 Inland- whhh u: mm inhabmd The Japanese nro capturing the uni umbrella trade in India Int) Ed Gaye-t People In the World. ANIMAL ODDITIES. g the mbe and Runn-