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r o < i 1, 4 â- L •^ •I ^ ^ < « 4 4 ^ â- Â» 1 ^ > V - •« 1 1 :"•â-  #tt*<eH»«H««hHOhKhH>f iCW>>»>»>»4-C^^ : rH-ChKHHO-* )l Hi OR THE STEWARD'S SON CHAPTEft XXX\IU.â€" (Conlinued. "You will have an opportunity of wit- nessing the scene." he said, quietly. "Roiuoinbei', I havfc your promise. You ajid lire I'erndales wi'l be nt the Court ill ten days from nowâ€" thats Ttiursduy week!" "Oh. yes," said Jack, "that's under- stood." "Very well. Till then 1 am Cyril Burne." He suppressed a sish. "Jack, â- 1 wish you were the curi. oiitouml it! You'd' malce a much tielter peer than I shall." ^ Jack Wesley laugtied cynically. "Miss Norali wouldn't Itunk so," he retorted. ".My dear boy, don't repine. Wo iiuist all bear our lot cheerfully, whatever it may be. I sympathize with you deeply, deeply; it must bo so trying to be an earl wilh ever so many thou- sands a year; but you must t)ear your heavy trouble like n man, you know. . And here's the hansom at Uisl." Cyril hurried to the door as if he were goj^g to catch a train and hadn't n niiniitc to lose. Then he slopped short and B'.rust his hand into Hie breast pocket of liis beautifully-ruting (rock ooat. "Wliafs the matl.M-? Palpitation of the heart?" demanded Jack. "No," said Cyril, gravely pulling out a lonft blue envelope. "I was wondering whether I had forgotten this," and he tappoil it signitlcantlv. "Oh, UiatV all right. What you'll for- get will be the rinj, " "iNo, I shan't," rttorted Cyril, and he took it out gingfcrly from his waistcoat pocket. "C43me along, come along!" "Certainly, but allow mo lo lock the door. Are you afraid the church wtl! run away,( or tht, Miss Norah may change her mind?" Tlui church wet^ stdl slmiding in its secludeil comer, ami Norah liud not changed her mind, for after Cyril had been [lacing up and down the small ves- try for ten minutes, while Jack h«ut been ct«atting wilh Iho clergymanâ€" a young curate, who really did seem to enjoy Uie fun o( thiti Blraiige marriago â€" Lord and Lady Kemdate arriveit with the bride. Cyrilâ€" and i>orhaps Jack, tooâ€" thought she had never looked inoi'C lovely thsfi fehe did m her simpla dress of quiet 1,'ray, her giorious eyes downcast, her hps jusi parleil by the quick breaths of mingled joy and shyness. Kor hiTseK she still felt as if she were twovitig in some strange, delicious ilrcaiii, and it was with a start she heard the young curate luuruuir sollly "Xra we readyf Then Cyril and Jack walked up to the altar, antl l.oiil Kenidnlo drew her arm within his and followed. There were no other witnesses Ihan these dear and tried friends, except the invitable pew-opener. Norah felt as \t the Ihrobt'uig of her heart could be ItcaiM all over the little church. In his soft, suave voice the curate per- fonned the ceremony; she felt Cyril's dear hand clasp hers as ho sliiipJHl the "^ilaui ring of gold" upon her (iiiger, Mien, leaning upon hi* arm, they led the way back to the vestry. "My wife!" slie heard Cyril mumiur in her ear, and as she rais«>tl her eyes to his shyly, he bent his head to kiss her. But I.oi-d Keriidule put u hand upon his arm quickly. "Kxeuse me," he .said, "but I think you are trespassing upon my privilege!" unil Norah, blushing and smiling, presented tier chiH-k to him. "^llmt's my rewanl for giving her away," said Lord Kerndala, ki.<sing her Imnd also. "Gotl bless yuu. my dear, and make you and the man you have chosen as happy as we all wish you!" While this pretty little ceremony liati been enacting, the eurato had been get- ting out of his surplice and fllUng in the cerlilloate. "\ have dispensed with my clerk's ser- vices this morning," ht> sai<t, making n great fass with the blotting paper. "Now erâ€" Mr. Burne, will you sign, please','" Cyril wrote his name. "Wilfrid Avon Cyril, K;irl of .Vrrow- dale," and the curate covend it quickly with the blotting puper as he turned to Norali. "Hcif, if you please, my Incly," he said, tlun slammeiviJ and tunuxl red. Itiil Norah did not notice hi'' confusido, or, i( she had done .so, would Imve altri- biUtH.1 it lo his having addivs.S(Hl her by tho tillo she had boiiie, and, l>cnding down, wrote her own name. The curate foldetl the i-ertificale Iw o or ' lUroo times. "Will you â€" er- â€" " he said. addivs.<iiug Noruli, but looking at Cyril. "(live it to niv," he said, quielly, Imt wilh downcast eye.s. "1 have some pa- pci-s of importance hero; I'll piii il v, illi U«>ni. It will Iv sure n(4 lo be losi U«in," uiul he look the envelope from his pocket, inclosed llie certillcale, and lasleiied the envelope securely. As 111- dill .so he divw a bretilli of re- lief, and glanod at Jack, who smiled aignillcanlly. and softly clappiHl his hands. Tlien Ihpy went back lo Hie eurriflge. anil were rattled oh lo C.rnsvenorSqmiiv, while what lady Keriidiile cnlltil "an apologj-" for a wedding breakrast awiiiird them. r. was certainly nol « large parly, but what they Uicke(i in numbers Ihey made M|> ill happinoss. Tli» n(wly-niarrii'«l pair were niitural- Uf t>io Intent i.-pon each oIluT to need much nicrrimeut, but, though Uiey did not need it. Jack had got a lair supply on hand, and for the first time in liis lift forgot lo be cynical, and was content to be genial and amusing, and, as Lord Fenidale remarked afterward, displayed such a vast talent for tntertaiiiing that he might have made a fortune on the stage if he had nol been iu a fau- way to make it as a poet. Indeed, the breakfast could nol have been a greater success if there had l<en half a hundred guests, with the usual compliment of bridesmaids and the stock speeches. The health of the bride and bride- groom was given by Loi-d remdalo. and. tliough he did not make a speech, the way in which he spoke North's name and looked at her was worth as Jack uoclared, "a dozen set orations." and l^yril's Thank you, sir; thank you. dear Lady ferndalt, and you. Jack!" spoken with a suspicious moisture in his joy-Ut eyes, was pronouncetl by the same critic just a perfect hit of elocution. All through the meal Lord Ferndalu kept watch and guard over his loii;;i:e. and it was not until Cyril had 'glanced at his watch and said tii.-*! the Unie was getting shi)rt that he -said, wilh a mis- chievous twinkle in his eve: "I suppose you won't take a very lono holiday, .Mr. Bunie? You'll be wanting 10 get back to work, eh?" And Cyril had, w... a niarkctl incrca<5e of color, munnured .soniithinii inaudible, and hurried Norah oiil nf the room. She and Lady l-'erndale disappeared to- gether for half an hour, and then tti.''y came down. Norah attirtd. in a travelhng dress and a set of sables which Lady Kcrndale had produced at the last mo- ment. Both wome«i wen? rather red about the e>fs, and .Norah clung to her friend until tho la.st niomeiit, whet> Cyril standing btside the cab door, hold Jnck's and Lord Ke<-ndale's hands and whispt-rcil : "Hemeinber! The Court, fhursday week." 'then Norah tore herself away. Cyril put her gently and tenderly into tho cub, and Jack and Lord Kerndule having Ihmg a tiandful of rif* over their met clothes, [ they drove oiT. Norah leai\ing forwar.l and waving her hand until the cob turned the coiner and carried Ihcni out of sight "Well." said Loiil Kemdale, with a sniile and a «!gh, "There goes the pretti- est and sweetest girl in t'hristendom!" "And the liesl and warmesl-heane 1 man!" re.sjiondcd Jack, loyally. "Ci(xl bless Ihem both!" said Lady Kerndale. with a sob, and she ran in and up lo her own room that she might en- joy the "good cry " she had fully de- served. The two men went lo ihe smoking- room, and mixed themselves a soda and brandy, and talked over the strange his- tory of the young couple and llie sur- prise which awaited one of them; but presently Jack grew very silmi and thoughtful, and Lord Ferndale, noticing it, .^iaid: ".\ penny for your thoiighls, Wesley. ' Jack raised his head, and there was i grave earnestness in liis handsome, in- lelUrctual face. "A penny for my thoughts? You shall have them for nodiing. But stop, la give you a guess." "You weren't thinking of the young peopleâ€" your face was loo grave for that, " said Lord Kerndalo. "Let me see. wert- you thinking uf that scoundrel, Guildford l$erlon?" "Well, yes, partly," said Jack, "To tell you the truth, I was thinking of some one else, I was asking myself a ques- tion Uiat has worried me a great deal lately. I was vvoiidcruig iil the moment wheri- thai jouiig girl C.yrd was sup- posed lo have run off with could be. The question that lv)lliers me is: 'Where is Beccu Southlf' " "Biiva .'<outli!' said Lord Ferndale. "Ah, yes. Hidden avvny somewhere, I supfio.se. IVrhaps here in London-' -iind quite near us. Ill be bound,'' and lie sniiU-d, "that fellow t.!uildford Berton km.ws." "Yc'i," said Jack, grimly, as he lit another cigar, "^es, I think Mr. Ciiild- fold Bertoii knows. CIIAIMKIS \\\1X, Nine davs later ('yril and Norah were walking along the parade at Torquay. 11 is siiiiinier and sunshine at Ihi^; Kngli.-.!! Naples when llie rest of England is coweriag before the \\inlr> bla-st, luid these two young iKX)ple walUiil arm in arm iiiuler the bright rays of King Sol, saunlei'iiig as slowly as if the month w<ri> June in-tead of November, Nino days of perfov'l happiness will wnrk miracles, and in lliese nine days Norah had Ivist all her pallor, and was as blooming a biide as oven the most (lassionale of lovers could dosiiv. In do<\l, il was not Ihe Norali who watched, mile and weary. Kr^iile tho ,s.ickbed M her siippasod lather, nor llie Norali Hying from Ihe Court and cru.shc»l by the fear of Ciiilloford HerUin. who walked with springy step and oivel lio.-nl; but quite a different Norah, with the iwse of lioalth on her cheeks, and ihe light of happiness in her eyes as she leaned upon her bus- land's arm. "And you don't ask mc why I want you lo go back lo the Court so sudden- ly, tleaivsl?" t'vril said. " "No." .she ivpliiHl, liirning hor lovely eyes upon him IrusthiUy. "\\ by .should I? Didn't I promi.'.e lo obey- -and obediince inraiis asking no questions. If you don't wish to tell n-e why we arc i gouig there lo-momw, why â€" well, don t. I am qmle satislied!" Cyrilâ€" there happened to bf no one in s'ght at the momentâ€" bi'nt down â€" he hadn't to bend very lowâ€" and kisoed tiie soft red lips. ".Norah, I always suspected that I had married an angel, now I know il! Will it be painful to you to go there, dearest?" Norah thought for a moment. "No," she said, softly; "I was very happy ttiore sometiines, and Iâ€" well. I grew to love the grand old place; .inil will you mind my saying that I shall I feel rallier sorry when I think to-morrow I will be Uie last lime 1 may ever see •I i again?" I Cyril was silent tor a moment. I "Perhaps it won't be." he said, giiard- I edly. "The new earl mayâ€" well, may bfc ! friendly, and in-.-ite us now and againâ€" [especially as you have surrendered all ( that money so readily." I .Norah laughed gently. I "I don't luiow that it would be wise to ' be too intimate wilh coi'ls and cnmit- i esses, always excepting the dear Fem- I dales! Don't they say that professional 1 people should keep to their own class ? i Perhaps if you knew loo many 'swells,' as lack calls Ihem, you would grow lazy jand disconienled. \ou see how prudent I am becoming,'' and she laughed. "Cvril." "Wear I "When are we going to begin house- ; keeping, dear?" she asked, nestling closer â-  to him, and looking up in his face with I a deUcious gravity in her eyes. "I can't ; loll you ho\v an.xiou.^ I am to begin the ! part of the economical wife and house- I keeper. I think I shall lake lessons <.n j cookery â€" would you uiiud'.' â€" and 1 meaa I lo waich every pcimy. Shall we beâ€"? I don't laugh, sir!â€" shall wo bo very pbqrl i .>».nd, 1 don't care if we shall be- â€" " ! Cyril colorexi. She was treading oa j very delicute ground for him. I "\\'elL erâ€" not very poor a.'s incomes j gn," he .said. "You Know what Lord â-  Newall is going to pay m-~- for the pic- j lures 1 am tinishing? And there aro i plenty of comniUsions in hand. No, I I rather think we shall be»â€" well tolerably off." "Do you know. I am nol so glad as 1 ought to be? I Irjd set my heart upon ! proving mysi'lf a miracle of ixononiy i and management. But never mind; at I any rate, we shall have to be cartf'il. I I bUpDOSe?" I ""^Veilâ€" erâ€" yes!" he said, ami at once I began lo talk about the journey of tho i nion-ow. I Tliey started quite early the next day, I ajid Norah ca..t a wistful glance at tho I sunny watering place as the trail* I moved out of the .station. Sh'« had been I so supremely and perfectly happy there. ! vou see. It was a loi\g journey. at\d ib.ey did no! arrive at S-^nlleigh until laic in Ihe afi'Tnoon. "Shall we stay at the Court or Ihe inn, or are we going to Ferndale?" a.^U^-d I Norah. with a smile. "You are very I iny>teriMis in voiu' movements, sir! " "It all depends, repli<-d i-yril. "Any- I how, hero is the Court broughum. I Would you mind sloymg at th" Court. j or would vou prefer to go on to Fern- dale?" 1 Norah was puzzled by his imuiner, but ' kept her prvimise. and retrained from 1 asking any questions. "1 should like just what you like to do," she replied, and. uf course, he put his arm round her and ki.ssed her. They reached Ihe Court, and .she was stricken dumb with surprise a' tho s-.ght of Ihe Ferndules and Jack, who, with Mr. IVtherick, were grouped in tlu hall, evidently anxiously awaiting their ar- rival. "W hy, what does it all n\oan?" she ex- claimed, as she Hew to Lady Ferndale; with a little cry of delight. "Why are you all hereâ€" why are we here? Has the- earl come back? Mr. Fetherlck. .surelv^ you don't mean lo k<vp me in the dark?" "Nol for a moment, my dear younti lady!" h>' â- â€¢espoiidenl. wilh a little cough of bewilderment. "1 should bo only too j glad to enligliicn you in ri^spev-! lo Ibis I '-Ihisâ€" mystery; but I'm a.s much in the I dark as \ou aiv. All I know is that I ; have i-ei'eived a communication from the iearl " They had moved into tiio { drawing-room by Ihis time, and he s'ood , in tlie ceiiiro of the group looking from I one to the other. "His lordship has I written staling that he has invited you I and Mr. Bunit- and our good friends here i lo dinner lo-niglit. and thai he holies lo I have the plea.'«i>ie of nieeling ihem. TIse note nMchcif me tlus morning, and contains ju.st that and nothing more!' .Norah rtMiiainwl *ileul and open-eyiNl, i looking from une lo Ihe other. I "It's very myslerious," said Lady Fern- j dah\ with" perU-ct giavilv. "But. at any rate, whether the missing young man I puts in an appearance or nol. 1 hope the dinner will bo all right, for these young people must be terribly hungry. Come aK.iig. dear, thciv is liarely time to diV'^!' .Vnd she curried Norah off. 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W. \Tri.i, Editor Vorkton Katsrynn. 5<md iv.iat'il for pariicnt^us ol eoinp'jfiiliou to ouriitfaroac ofie«. M> IT NOW. â- ay be x ;;ij.-iua:i eli&B^ la yoar cars-.* .-. THE ataeUMI PgaLllHINC CO., L:ml£«d. WentrMl, Toniito, Wanicsg, or THE STORY OF NICKEL .\ visn' TO Tin: u\i;(;f>t mckkl I>FJ>0*n' LN JIU; WOIUJD. Uow The Ore I- H.':uo\ed From The (jroond- Before U Keuches the SiiieUcr. To realize in some measure what has been accoinphsiicd in such a short lime as has elajised siueo Ihe discoverj- of the nickel dcp.Mi?s at Sudbur>' it is n«.H.es- sarv lo recall that m I-*?!! Copper CliC was slili a wUdenie.ss. the ground was covered with a laiigle of fallen Ircna and thick underbrush, tlnx.ugh which pro- ask wiiy you jocV..>»- Csa- trpect>"At «fe«rt?Te<lB-uV-dva«wiT leHs ~ytj: pines that lM>re testimony Ut llie terrible destructiventT^s of Ihc forest tires of forty years l.ofore. .•Vt Uie present tiniv perhaps live Iho'isand people directly or indiree-!ly draw their Uving fi-om tho ores dwcoveTcd i!« this wilderne'ss. From Sudbury ;ls a cen're a cirelo of twenty mires might be dcscribe-il lo the norllt and west th;il would contain ahnost all Ihe nickel to Iv found on the North An;encan continent. 'llie only ev.uence whie:h the ore gives of its presenc* beneath the surface is a r.xl du-.ly slaia on Ihe rocks, known as "gozzan." or. as the G-.-nnan's call it. "iron hat." Thi.s is cau.sed by the rust of the i:"on oiv. which t'.as slained Ihe gi'uvel and oeifieti'.ed it into a con;{lc«n- enite in wlii.jh the pebbles 3r8 imbedded lik'j raisins in a pudding. The glaciers long ago scrnpeil away gi-e.it quanUties of tins ore. and .spreant il over the coun- try to the sou'ii. Under this cuppijig if "gorzaa" the unalloyed ore is reve.^le'd UARnAROLS .\I.\NNEH5>. "Wailor," called a m.in who. after rushing into a reslurant, soattxl himself at a tatile and proceetleU lo fuck his i.'apkin under his cliin; "can I got lunch here?" "\es. sir.'' ivspondod the dignified waiter, "but nol a shampoo." l'l!OCItK.S.<I0N IN ni'SiilA. "W hat do you think will come ue.>;t?" a>ked one Hu.ssiun oUlcial. "1 don't Know,' an'^woiwt the other. ".My viK'ubulary is alK>ut exhausUxl. We've had a strike, a riot, an insurrec- tion and a rtnolutioii. What comes al- ter revolution?' Cta LU NOT FOOL HIM. "You say he has grown whiskers since vou last saw him?' "Yos." "How did you recognize himr "Py my umbre'lia.' A ni'.lt'.UT SHlNlNi; MINliRVL ui the bliC'v diori'e. Tho ore o.T'irs in large masses, oi'on .'^vv-'ml liuudre-d t'<?e! ill width, which lio usually lietwecn the black diorilo on the one >idc and the red grimi'fc ou ti'.e other. .Vs a rule most of the nickel depcsils .ir.mnd iudbury ore v.nrked as "open pits." which m'-an.s simpiv that a hole is (hig in the on-, and i:iat around tins hole air drills are set up, preparing tho wiiv hir the use-^if djnainile. The ore as it is breiker. off from the side b/ ti\o explosions of dynaniito fal!s lo the bot- tom, whore il is loadotl into train ears and earri.-rl lo the shaft, which ii« sunk on one side of the ore pit. This sfWI serves lo hoist the Oi\ to the surface and lo the too o( what is known as tho "rock house."' As you stand on the n>e:k at one side of Hie I'leighton mine, the largest dtposit of nickel in tho world, you see l>ofoi"e you an i:i'mense I'll fun- "nelle.1 like Ihe nioiilh of a volcano l''rom this pit arises an inces-sant clack- ing and throbbing. Clif.wing ',o the >idt ; you see the men at w v'v with air drills. At the bottom you see w!;at at the dis- tance looks like a small army of pig- mies, loading the ore in'o Ih. [ram cats. Beside \ou rises up a lowering slnic- lure not" unlike a grain elevator. This is the "i-ock house." An in-lino*! rail- wav leads from the top of Uns sinio- lure anil disappears inU) the shaft which is cut through the rook beside llio me. \s vou walch a square bucket, or "skip ' .IS the miners call il, emerges from the pit and starts up the incline. As il passes up il touches a lever, A Sllftllt WHISTLE SOl'NDS, and a .second after you hour the rattle of the ore as it fulls from the overturnetl "^kip" into Ihe top of Ihe rock house. \nother sov-ond and 111.', "skip" rattles down again and disappears into the earth, and every few minutes Uie pro- cess is repoal.xl. Meanwhile the drills are at work on l^e sides of the open pit, \< vou walch there comes a sudden rush." .Men atv seen scrainbhng up the pit sides and r»'iiiovuig the drills. A few minuios more and you see the mon running lo cover behind railway cars or under Irvslles. I'hen somel>ody calls "llie'" .\ tremendous explosion IoIIovns, which roverberales like Ihe discharge of a batlerv of artillery, Ihc ore, which has lK>en displaced bv the dynamite, rattles down tho .sides of the pil wilh a noise like Ihunder. Then tho men rolurii and again take up the work of loaduig Ihe tram oars. Let us climb to the top of tho tre>slle and -see what is going on inside the i-ock house. The building shakes as yyu as- cend the stainvay that rises on tho out- side. .V crunching noi.-o tills your UK's. ,\s you enter the building by a Iil tic doorvvay all see-nis darkness. .-Vs you pcHM- Ihi-ough the gloom somelKMlv yells at vou. YOl JlMl' INVO .\ tOllNKll. A SKond later Hie building trembles as the ore car, which you had N'en watch- ing oulside\ dumps its load of a Wui or so of broken rvvk on tho spot where you had be«jn standing. The house i.-> lighted up with a milium sparks from the con- cussion. .\s tho car disappears on its downward journey half a doion men rash forward with shovels and fe»>l lh« ore into Uio gaping m.iw of the insa- tiable crtisher whicii th.-obs and pulsate* like a tiling alivo. As you peer Lolow you see the ore failing in fragmenU from the size of a man's flst to that ot a boy's niarulc into a revolving scre-en. This scixvn Is perforated with holes of various si'zes wiiich serve to separata the ore and classify i', dropping each si^e into the bin prepare<t to I'vccivo it. .VI a lower level under these bins are openings at wliioh workmen from tune to titt'.e, by operating levers, allow th« oi-e to tall into tldl cars which past along in sections to receive their loid' .\s you watch '.*»"'» puts you nolio about Iwo-thirds • "*â- > •♦' coarst' ore about It cite coal used ir ing houses, tilled with a as English HE D. Three or four csho with a much finer ot dust. This i.s catleti "i. guess ttie derivation f< The ore is taken direc t>> the "roast yards" i These lie about a mile It tiie vUlage and pre^st nt peril.. de'presiimg scene of oarlUly to be found in C:tnada. SUlu Dante aitd Milton will iiiid no dilLu^ in selecting appropriate quot^ttions. .Mo-it of aii, perhaps, it recalls piotur«s of the Vulioy of tho Hinnon. that awful defile of Old Jeriis.'i'tenL. in wfuch it •« .siiul great fires Wt-re kept e-onsraully" biirnuig lo consume the reiuse of Ihe cily. Krom tiiia \'alley of the Hinnot\ is do- rived the word (iokooina, which is usual- ly translated "Hell."' On one .side of n line of railway iisod for Uie transporla- t'on of on" rid»> <»re«l In lis of barren rock. covet^Hl herr and IJiere with gaaai sJtiletons of while birch and L'tiuarac, alt dead â€" one is tcnpled to qtioto witt Owrles Lamb : "\;i silent and a)! Jamned." On ttse oHi.er side Ii'v^o windrows of or« In square beds stretch in seemingly end- less e\'ension. lV"iise yellowisti-whil» clouds of smoke rise tr,>in thesi' piles anii drift la/jly to tho h-^nzon. These are the roast yaj-ds. wliero the sulphur is roasl- •yl out of the on'. The oiv as it is taken from the mine contains al>out Iwenly- Tivfc per cent, of sulphur. When it reach- ;"S the roast yards it is unloailcd on foundations of cordwood about eighlee* inches thick. Each l;t>d carries from t.300 lo y.<*rO Ions of ore. The coai-ae ore fonns Ihe bulk of the pile. On lop ot this is placoil !''e "ra^igins" and on top of this ag'iin 'he "tines." T^o wch'hl is Ihon ignited. Tho div .s«v)n takes fire, and if lefl alone will burn for nino months or a year. Vs a rule the ore 's left to burn fi-')ni thi-flt" to four months iH'fore it is I iken lo tho smel'or. B» this roa.sting Iho porconia;:e of sulphur is reduced from ij per cent, t.) fnjm ten lo Iwelve per cent. The sulphur t\iine< HIV fatal to vegotation. and for mik-a around tho landoscapo presents a seen* of naketl desolation. It is said th<it sulli'' cient sulnhuric aoid escapes into the al- niosphere every day lo supply the whole of Cjinada. As yet the problem of sectir- iiig liiis waste and converting it to com> mereial use has not been solvevt. AI.MOS^r A SHOCK. Uncle C.liurk'sâ€" "I don't know as yo« will thank me for inlerefering, Ellen, but Ihoy tell me this Mr. .Mastuiian yon are ginug lo marry is utterly worth- less." Ellen- "Why. l'nch> Charles?" liicle Charles -- ",\'.>t in a pecuniarjr sfiise, you know â€" he's got nionejr enough â€" but from an inlelligent point ot view. " Ellen "Oh. I'ncio ("harles, you don'l know what a tiini you gave tue*." Ihe life world and There is on!\ one place in whoiv you can live a happy that is inside your income. NolJiiiig delights some people s<.i nmcte (IS to bo a.skod f;»\ors; it gives them di> muoh ploiusuiv lo ivfu^o. .\ wi-niHii's idea of goexl luck is l.i lind a pair of socks iu the pile lh-»l doesnt noeil darning. "Father." said Ihe inquiring youlh, 'wh-ii a lien sits on an egg tor lluve vvivks and il d<.in"t hatch, is Iho egj4 spoiUvl?" ".Vs an article of diet, my son, il is honceforlli ;» failniv. but f'U- inili- licrtl purpo-ses it has its Um>s." SIranger al tho dixnl--"l am Irving Ia find a lady wlio-o married nai;i»' I bar* torgullon. but 1 know .â- <lie lives in this neighborhiTod. She is a woman o.!>ity doseribod, and perhaps yuu know tup - a singularly b.viuliful cre.itur<', wilh pink and white ct»i!;pl>'\ii»ii. .sisi-siiell lars, lovely eyes, and hair siu-li a.', a goddess might envy. " S<.-rvrtnl "Heall]» sir, I don't T<now â€" "' \'oico ;fn.i". ;-,-;iil rt stall's)- "Jane, fell »he g<!i'i"i'>n IU Ic down in a niiinilc.'* /.: 'Z