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-. DEADEST IS DEAREST, BY T. fUCSTON n.tTTRlbiDY. CHAPTER III. It was a, hot day in July* ye" nn '\ nine months after the oveuts recorded in the foregoing chapter. Balliiialack had no' changed for the better. If anything, tbere were more broken windows, more ragged children, more public-houses. The last, it U true, wore not so full as we have already seen them, but then most of the able-bodied men and women in the village were bay making in the water -meadows. The ring of the scytlie-blatle as the ragstone was drawn along it sounded on every -.ide, and the faint delicate scent of the fresh-cut hay per- fumed the air. If the village of B-illinala.'k could have been wholly wiped away from the face of tbn earth, the day and the pro- spect would have been perfection. As it waa, tbere was something depressing about the contrast. Charles Dardas was riding through the street on his thoroughbred mare. He look- ed many years older than when we last saw him, and his forehead was furrowed by lines that had not been there then. It was scarcely to be wondered at, for of late be bad had much anxiety, and many wakeful nights. Only three months remained of the two years allowed him by his uncle's will for finding a well-dowered bride, and he was obliged to confess to himself that he would find it difliculv to fulfil the condi- tion. As for M vry Davidson, ho had forgotten her. or rather persuaded himself taut he had. At first, he had attempted, by writ- ing long .iud Kiiecious letteis, to shake bur determination*; but to them he got no answer. Then be made a journey to Dublin and called at the house where she wax act- ing iu the capacity of a nursery governess. The servant told him she was not at home, j Having made two more calls with a like result, he reluctantly came to the conclusion that she did not choose to see him, and ac- cordingly went home, to busy himseli with the care of his fortune and estate. In the temper in which be then was, he was not at all likely to prove an over-indulgent landlord and so the people soon found. He quickly j became more unpopular in the neigh boiirhood th.ui even his uncle bad been ; for the old man, though hard as the nether millstone, yet took a keen interest in his neighbour's affairs, which often Mat- tered their pricie. And his nephew took none at all. In fact with few exceptions, , he did not actually know his own tenants , by sight. He insisted on their rents paid on the day they were due, and tint being done, he was satisfied. Ballinila.lt was not likely to alter for the better -in '.-r him. As he hiul set his heart upon money, money came to him. He prospered greatly. : His stock and shares rose iu the market ; | there were good farming seasons; and his j bargains in horse tleith turned out pn/es. The one thing needed now was a wife, with r dowry sufficient to secure him in the possession of the property for ever. Lawyer D had done bis best for him, j and had even gone so far as t) give him, in strict confidence, list containing the names >f all the marriageable young ladies of whose fortunes ho had personal knowledge, i It was not a long list, and the youug man j determined to pay a series of visits at ih- houses indicated and choose for himself. He found it easy enough to procure in vi bilious, forithc people., f W.-sinieith knew all about. The will, and had little difficulty in surmis- ing the object of the handsome Squire's "duty calU.'' As for the young ladies, they, as iu honour bound, etl'ccted perfect ignorance even to thuir own parents, won- dered " why that stupid Mr. DanUs calls , so often," and in their own competitors for with jealousy oi tho other competitors for the prize. Charles Dardas wa>< not a fool : , and after a year of visiting he knew pretty certainly that there were six girls of reason- j able ago, each possessed of a fortune over five thousand pounds, and any of whom would be only too happy to marry him ! And still he did not propone. Thn fact was that, like most human beings, he expected too much. As he could not have his own Mary Davidson and his uncle's snonev, he wished to have a wife as liko her as possible. As Mary Davidsons are scarce in this world, it was not at all likely he would find one. He had not the slightest affection for any of his heiresses the only quest on was which would be the most bearable with whom to pass the rest of bis existence ! At last, one morning, after a restless ight, he decided desperately in favour of her whom he considered the least objection- able. She was the daughter of gentleman- fanner living not fs>r from Mullingar Kllcn Cooney by name. Little w-is known of her father, beyond the fact tnat he had made his money somewhere in business, and had i bought very cheaply the estate on which he | now resided. But 'Lawyer D was well i acquainted with the money mutters of the family, and guaranteed the five thousand pounds at least. Kllen was a plump, good natured girl, not given to extravagant hab Its, and above all, not ' fa.it." It would lie bard if a man could not get on w.tb her as Uie mistress of bis house. Nevertheless, tho young man was far from buppy as ho i odeou t that ,) uly day to make his formal proposal. Do what he would to crush the nobler instincts of his soul, it was very bard to i.-onecttl from himself that ho was swim;; u most unworthy part. Not caring to meet any one whom bu knew, he put purs to his steed, and galloped tlwrough the village of llallinalack at a pace which caused the Tew people who were about to gaze ftfir him, ami wonder at the recklessness with which he risked the limbs of his valu able maro o the had road. When once fairly beyond tho houses, he allowed the spirited animal lo drop into a gentle trot. As ho reached tho tinning to the vicarage, he saw tbo Rector driving towards him in his car. There was lady with him, whom Charles Dardas thou-ht, from the casual glance he took, resembled Mary Davidson, f course that was impossible ; but ho was far from willing to- meet the Rector, who had paid him moro than ono call since h!j uncle's death, ami bad put before him ome most iiieomi-ii'enl home-truths. The young man again spurred his mare and galloped on past the turning. In hw baste, he did not no'ice that a Htono bad dropped from the arch of a culvert over liltlc stream which passed under the road. There wus no ex ciisc for his ev.rolosmie, for the stone had 1 . e i on* for a month or more, threatening i'i [MSSOTS- by by the dangerous hole left in theroadway. The farmerwho had emit rncted for the keeping in repair of that piece of the highway, had, as usual, cared far more for saving his hay than for the lives ami limbs of Her Majesty's subjects, and had rtponed the r,-p urs till the lirst wet day. was an unfortunate postponement, for Charles Dardai for Ins steed in her wild gallop put her off tore foot in tho yawning chasm. Crash ! down she came, breaking her leg in Id.- fall, and her unfortunate rider was pitched over her head and on tohis own. Where he fell he lay, motionless and sense- less, on the hard lo-id. ThoKector, and the lady with him, saw the catastrophe. He uttered a sharp cry, and whipped up his horse. She said nothing ; but her face grew very vhite, and she clasp- ed her hands together till the nails dug into the white llesli. In a few moments they bad reached the catastrophe, ami both sprang down and went to the, side of the man. H still breathed, slowly and regularly -. but there were no other signs of life. The lady seated herself on tho road and took bio head iu her lap. "Drive to Rallinakck, quick !" she said to the Rector, " and get a door, a mattress, anything to c-urry him boms on. I will lake care of him till you come back." He obeyed without a word, and she re- mained alone with the inanimate form n her arms. She looked up und down the road. There was no one in sight, and the Rector's car was far on its way to the village. Then she broke down utterly into a fit of passionate weeping. She kissed the pa! i.:. f again and again, on forehead, cheeks, and eyes. She culled to him by name and adjured him to look up ; but the set face, like a stone mask, remained cold irrespon- sive to her caresses. Then she joined her bands and prayed. It was not very long, though it seem- ed hours to her, before the Rector's car returned at a brisk trot with four men and an improvised stretcher. They car ried the body of Charles Dardas to his comfortless house ami laid it on his bed. The doctor, hastily sent for, made an ex- amination, and declared that there was a severe fracture of the skull, and that, in his opin on, t her- was uo hope whatever of the patient's recovery. " He may linger on like this for days, or weeks, "said he to the Rector, "if he is carefully attended to and fed regularly that is, supposing that you and he can eat ! But Nature can t cure a fracture of the skull nothing can except trepanning in such a case as this, and that would bu almost certain death, the bone is so cracked. 1 would leave him to die in peace ! " "He shall not die!" said the lady. " Help me, Mr. Clarke ! YUH do nut > lievetbnt <-o.l will let him die like this without a chance of repentance. I am quite, quite sure He will not ! I will stay and nurse him ; and tt t.n: doctor consents, I will have the beat surgeons iu Dublin to see him." "I shall be ..uly too glad, miss !" ans- wered tiie d.M-'.nr. " But I should advise you to leu ve him alone for a wbile, and see if he, by any miracle, recovers couseinus ness without any opeialiou. Trepanning. I am eouviui-ud, would only mean certain death. It cannot l>e put oil' too long unless there are signs of inllaiiiin.il ion setting in, or unless he is visibly sinking." " Do you think that you onghl to stay here an his nurse, alter all that was passed \l Davidson:" asked the Rector, draw ing her aside. Why not? He is not sensible; he will not know me '. ' she answered, with * sob in her voice. " 1 will leave the moment h recovers consciousness ; I promise you that." " I can say uo more :" said the Rector feelingly. After that came a long, long tmn- i weary and monotonous watching. I h inj.ired man took food without much dilh'cultv ; but his condition remain ed absolutely unchanged, lint for the regular, ilow breathing bo might have been i .K"II [! e.upse. As it was, he was more like a helpless automaton, wound up to per form one unvarying function, and capable of nought beside. Mary I'.n t.lsmi watched by hi.s side night und day. The doctor came now .uid then, saw no change, and went an. iv. And so the monthx drew on, and the <Kits began to turn yellow in the fields, and tiie nine days' wonder that had canned no much interest and gossip in the neighbour- hood was half forgotten. " I have had n letter from Lawyer I) , Mii Da\ i.Uoii," -uud the doctor, coming in one morning. " I understand from him that un'cxs my patient there is married by tin 14th November, he loses a fine property Do you not think it is time that we ;M.-I| to gel i surgeon who would undertake the tre- panning opeiation ? There is just one chanec in twenty tht it may cure him, and I have long given up hopes ol any miracle of na tun-." ' If it do not cure him, it will kill him ?" -aid Mary musingly. Yes/' It flashed upon her how en t ; rely impossible it would be for her to decide on such a ques- tion. II id -lie had her will, she would have been content to nurse him unconscious a* ho was for years, rather than run the risk. " You must decide, doctor," she said. " Then I will write to Dr. K to-day He in the best surgeon in Dublin." " I will stay by him till tho laat minute, anyhow," thought poor Mary re'oelliously. s'ie dared not think of what the probable end of her watching was to bo ! TH u days after, Dr. K arrived. He was a short, fat, fuaay little man, with strong hands and a clever head. He bold a long consultation wi:h tiie village practi- tioner, and then declared that he would risk the operation, as there was absolutely no chance for the patient otherwise. " I must havo two capable men to assist me, who won't faint at the sight of blood," he said, in his sharp way. " You'll do for "in-, doctor : but who else can wo get ?" The doctor's eyes full upon the Rector, who bad come to take Mary away. " 1 will assist gladly," said ho simply. " Hut I came here to drive Miss Davidson to the station. Is there any one who can do so if I slay here ?'' "Who IM Miss Davidson?" asked Dr. K sharply. " Not the lady who, 1 am told, has been nursing the patient," " Yes." the Rector answered. " There arc important reasons why she cannot pos silily continue her functions hero. " "Important fiddlesticks !"aid Dr. K . ' What i.-, more important than a man's life? Si PI girlish uonsensa and prudery, I sup- PI>KC ! I tell you, dii , if 1 have not a good nurse on the ( ' . I won't opeiate at all. .She sccmti to have a turn thai way, tuid she shall stay. You may just unbsruoss your trap." The Rector was in a difficulty. Miss Davidson had originally called on him to learn what news he could tell her of ( Tiarles Dardas. Hi: hud promised her not to be- tray her visit to tho young man, and now ho was on tbe horns of a dilemma. " I must ask her !" he said nervously. "I'll ask her ?"said the surgeon, and threw open the door of the si k room. " Miss Davidson '." be said, " " I am master here at present, being in charge of tbo ease I innst have a good nurse, an. 1 they don't grow such .-.11111111'. lilies in Balliiialack You must just make up your mind to stay." Mary looked at the Rector. His eye* vv.-re cast down, and carefully) 1 avoided meeting hers. A slight Hush rose on her cheek, and then subsided again, leaving it very pale. " Very well sir I will stay '." she said An hour later, all was over successfully. Mary had sat on the (lairs while the men were busy in the sick-room a mass of quiver- ing nerves, her ears straining to catch tbo slightest sound. She heard nothing but iniirmiii <! words, and occasionally the voice of the surgeon speaking sharply. And then at last there was a pause and a great stillness ; and alter that. came down the stairs to her, as to the prophet Kiijali, tbe sound of a null, small voice. " Mary !" it said. Then she rushed up tin; steps and into the room. Charles Dardas was lying on his lied as she bud left him palu and wan but his oyes were opon, an.l in them aguin the glori- ous light of reason. " Thank (iod ! Oh, thank Cod !" she cried, and fainted, failing on the lloor. " This is your nurse !" said the surgeon with great disgust, looking at the doctor. The Rector stayed with Charles till the evening. Perfect quiet had been enjoined, and he absolutely refused lo reply to any questions the sick man put to him. At last Mr. Dardas gave it up as hopeless, any ceased to worry his brain about time or place. The window was open, and the warm south-west wind st^lo in and touched his hot forehead like a kiss of peace. When he woke it was dark, and there was a night light burning on the table. By his side sat Mary Davidson, her busy ringers employ- ed in knitting, while her eyes followed the pages of a book on her knees. He watched her for u moment unobserved, and then she looked up, and her eyes met bis. " Maiy !" he said. " lk> you want anything?" she asked, standing up, and turning her face from the light to biile tho tell-tale blush that mount- ed i'i it. . "I Hunt ;"."'.-"* he answered. "Oh Mary ' csxi vim .?! ti.rgtvc me ? What a foul I have b"nn ' Don't go awiy and leave. me, or I shall die !" ' I will iiut go till iii.irniiig ; I promise you that ! " shesaid. " Bo- yi u MIMSI not talk now ; the doctor forebode it. l.iesldl, and try if you can sleep again," " I think lean, if I nol.l your hand ! " he said, with a faint smile. "Then 1 shall know that you are. here, and have not loft me. " She gave him her soft warm band, and sat quite, tier face still tinned away. He watched her for a while, an.l then bis weary ayes closed again, and he slept. 'real was the surprise, of the neighbours when tin: banns were published of ('harlua Dardas and Mary Davidson. No one knew I who iho bride elect was ; und the Rector, whose kind heart was brimming over with 1 joy, kept his own counsel. To the great Uiauupoiutinuiil of tbe pt; iplo, the lime of the wedding was kept a secret, and the cere- , mony was only witnessed by a few lucky individuals who happened to be in tbo vicinity of limy Church when the cars drove up. Hut Uiu news 1 spread liko wildtiro : and when tbu I bride and bridegroom left the building, tin re was ipnte a coiieoui sc of villagers as- nembled. und ttholi slum ITS of blessing were beji|H'.l ..n Mary as she parsed throiigti tiiem. I With the true lush instinct, they recogni/.- ed the f-i.-t in.t! ,i cbang.- had occurred, and that it promised belter for them nil. Cli.i; i.'s I Union paused at the church door and whispeie.l to his wifo. " Mary," ho said, " 1 have not dono my duty 'o these poor people ; I have been hard on them, and now 1 have lost the opportunity of ever repairing the wrong. Do you not think I had heller tell them I am sorry, an I that if 1 wcr-i their landlord again 1 would act differently? It is but poor reparation ; but 1 f 1 1 must do n. ' " 1 don't think you need, Charles !" said Mary sini'ing, "because because is not this the l'2th of November?" " Yes : but" "Oh Charles ! you never heard that my aunt left me seven thousand pounds when she died, three years ago. Of coursxi, 1 could not tell you. 1 waited lo ace if you wanted mo or your uncle's money ; and now you will have both I You are not angry with me ?" "Angry !" He took oft his hat, and look- ing solemnly upwards. " May God register my vow, thai since he has given me another chance to repair my wrongdoing in the past, I will from hen. .-forth look upon money only as a trust from Him to u< "sed for his ser- vice, lie h .is .een fur more merciful to me thin 1 have deserved." "That is true, Mr. Dardas," said tho Ke.'tor. " But which of us cannot say the same?" (TIIK KMi| rrr*ed lo Dritlb >> Ills Void. Of misers who rolled in their gold I have often heard, but it is surely a new experi- ence for one to die from the piessuro ot his accumulated spocio. A poor-looking third clais passenger in tbo irain from I'uris to Turin was a week ago taken seriously ill al tho latter place was ucurod. Ho was still alivo when Turin station was ruttchcd and was carried off at once to a sofa in the wait- ing-room whore he soon died. On examina- tion it was found he was wearing a belt con- taining no loss than .10,0(10 francs in gold, an.l death hail evidently been caused by the re of this belt with its precious con- tents. Tbe dead man had also rouleaux of gold under hi* armpits, though he was dre&'ed in ravs and so far no clew to bis identity has been discovered. [London Fig- li ii inx Kxllr<>.id Trnrk*. An electric device for clearing a railroad (rack of olmlnictionx is among the newest ideas. It, oowutt* ot a t rmngular steel fold- ing frame, over which a net is stretched. This is placed on the front of a locomotive and can be opened, at will, catching the ob- stiuction upon it. ODIM London has 15,000 cabmen. A panuile which kills forty grashoppers an hour is lo lie imported in large numbers from Australia. Klcctnc lights have been introduced into every house in Hummi rfust, Norway, the northernmost village in Kurope. The constitution of Ohio tiives thcCiov- ernor no veto power, a .list met ion enjoyed by no other State save Rhode Island. Soapstone is used in various ways. It gives color to rtibU-r goods, is used in paper to gain weight and in making tire- proof pain Us. Petitions requesting the Legislature to abolish eoutiaut work and enforce the eight- hour law are being very largely signed in New York. The glassmakers of Tliebes forty cen- turies ago possessed the art of slaimni: gloss and they produced the commodity in the ut nost profusion. At Heidelberg the merchants, in defer i the many Knglish and Americans residing there, will close their stores on Sunday, ki;"pmg open, however, from H to J A. M. and from 1 1 A. M. to a P. M. A I'ontiuc (Mich) man, who applied for a pension twelve years ago. sends u ponlul . i rd everyday to President Harrison tnd the ( '"iinuiKaionei ol I'ensioiiH in order to remind them that be is still looking for u. The newest remedy for seasickness is the homeopathic one of dunking sea water, .uid in Jacksonville KU., a number of fat men are getting rid of suprrllirjus fut by imbib- ing copious draughts of rum water. The term " Tabby cat " is derived from Atb, a famous street in Bagdad, inhabited by the manufacturer! of silkun stuffs called aittbi, or taifety This slulfis woven wilb waved ma- k ings > r watered silks, rosembling a ' tabby " cat's coat. In the Yoruba country, West Africa, the natives send messages by means of shells, feathers, peppers, corn, stones, coal, razors, powder and shot and many other things. The meaning of each object is known, and all of them together make up u sort of " code, " by which intelligence relating lo anything whatsoever may be transmitted. Some years ago a rich Glasgow merchant M lined Buchanan left money lo i.nil.t and maintain a suburban home for sixuxm un fortunate business i.isn or other deserving '.t i/eus of tnasgow, the only stipulation '.M ing that they should bear the name of Huciianan. Tbo place is now ready for occupancy. There is a park of three acres, a handsome building, accommodations for sixteen men in perfect style, ..ml an annual revuin.e of 4*1. IN*). The only thing lacking is impoverish."! liu. hanuns. There lire hits of that iiuino in the city, but none who needs help, and tho trustees are going to apply to the niurts for r ermiuion to instill unfortunates with other naini-s. AT THE n<MVT OK Dfciril. I . rni.ie rirusres sT Ike Ll Mrax- Ille III llii'.nirl film. n il. Some years ago, iu a small street, tbe workmen employed in the excavations at I'oinpuu discovered an empty upaoe of an unusual form, in which wore some skeletons, Crime disturbing them they called Signoi Klorelli, who was fortunately at baud. A singularly happy thought struck 111114. II.' hail tbe empty space rilled wi'.b liquid plas- ter of i'aris and repeated the process in tho cose of some other opening- whteti presented a similar appearance. As soon as the plaster was burdened the surrounding ashes were removed and displayed the perfect casts of four human bodies. All four aiu now iu the museum there, and a more singular au.l af- fecting sight is, perhaps, not to be seen in the world. Tbo plaster wu liaidencd around the ashes so perfectly in shnpe of what may IM- termed the mold formed by tbo fallen ashes round the living liodies that tbo whole aspect of the dying frame is pre- served, even to the minutest details, except that here and there the hones of the skele- ton within are partially uncovered. I'.gypt- ian mummies are bam, black and hideous, and arranged in an artificial posture for their burial, wbile in tin' exhumed Pompei- ians we see human beings in the very act of dying. One of them is tbe body of a woman, close to whom were found a large number of coins, two silver vases, some keys and some jewels, which she was carrying with her *-lien the falling ashes arrested her flight. It is easy to trace her head -dress and the material of i.er dialling, and on one of her fingers am two silver rings. Her hands were so clasp- ed in agony that the nail had pierced the flesh. With the ux -option of her le^ . the whole body is swollen and contracted. Ft is plain that si.e strove violently in her dying struggle. Her attitude is tht of the lust agony and not that of death. Behind her luy another woman and a girl, evidently of humble rank. The elder of the twn, possibly the mother, has an iron ring on ono of her ringers). The signs of a dying struggle are evident, but the death seems to have been easier than in Ihe case of the victim last described. Close to her lies the girl, almoil a child in age. The details of her dress ar preserved with a startling faithfulness. Ono can see tbe material and stitehing of her frock, the un- mended reals in her long sleeves, her dress over her head, to ward off the torrent of ashes, and falling headlong on her face had Tested her head on onu of her arms, and so died, apparently without a strangle. The fourth body is that of a large and powerful man who bad <al down to die with ins arms and legs straight und live.!. His dress is completely preserv.Ml, his trousom are close, his sandals are laoed Ui the with nails in their soles. On one ringer in an iron ring ; bis mouth is open, andwhuws that he had lost some of his teeth ; In* nose anil cheeks are strongly marked ; t he eye*) ami hair huvotlisappearwl, hutth.; moustache i.-iii mm. The wlmle sight is tragic li the last degree. After tbo lapse of eighteen centuries tbe terrible dealh seems to be en- aei ng itself before us with ail its iiip.illing 11- who knows most grieves most for wast- ed tune. BU--I* and 1't ide, generally, is at the bottom of all greal mistakes *"' '' '*'" ArnolJ, who by the way is Kvenvmegarbastoworkin order U> be meeting vrUh very fx,,r success , h,, , mtf tour through tne \\ust, lias been .on I sitTering the results of a war Li w. .. Ku,. Kti.iuetteis tbo invention ol wise men to , ia M , a Kngland. If the motherland should keep fools at a distance No man is so worthy of envy can lie cheerful in want. he that win. Sir rid win declares: " It would mean that roll ba.'k once and forever Kngland would the Russian ap- II. MI.) .-lollies moke the inipresson, butthey I prone" on India, nw,e central Asia to tin; . ion t make the m.tii. ground from one end lo I he other, P'-torn .... . to tbo KbunaU-s th'ii independence, thrust Don i lo* sight of an honorable enemy : ^ ^ , , h , f , h. II make a good friend. , {nm ^ ^^ IIlflla ' llce , P retcU e Khor No man ever yet minded hie own business Ma< inevitably cause a revolution in Russia. who didn't jal into liouble. j .,,! en ,i jn . overthrow ol Russia's power m liiiropv. On thn contrary, if Russia should whip ' KngUnd, Mr. Creed llaymon.l declares it would in\ol\e the whole world in war. and the United States would be oblige.) to take part in it on the side of I '.real Hrtsrff, even tli.-ngh, as perhaps M II ivmoiul lorgnta, during our war, in the hour of cur dnost Never put yourself in t ho power of a man who will kick a dog for fun. Two enemies to one frien.i is about the right done to make a man successful. There IH a groat deal of good Inck in in- dustry and a great deal of had luck in lazi- ness Never ask the de.-il to dinner unless you are willing to take him for a regular board- er. The niun who " knows it all w wouldn't be such a bad follow if he only k'pt it to hinisi If Home is next to the last place a man -an go. If I.e can't go home, no goes to the dogs. Just as soon as a man loses all his prop. ' u . then we all recollect at once that ho was always a fool. Two-tbirds of tho pity in thin world i" nothing more than a secret satisfaction tha' some i* worse off than we are. In order to lay up tresvsure in heaven it is unt necessary to prevent others with whom yon havo dealings from laying up a few shil lings on earth. extremity, Russia stood our friend v*.l Kn ( ; land did not. Certainly if there should bd war between Russia and KmjUii.l, l'rnue would IM! Iwund by her agreement with Rus- IN M II \ t I A ( lorman professor lecommends the fol- lowing receipt fora liquid soap for medicinal use in wounds, Ac.: One part of caustic. potash dissolved in an equal weight of water. To this add four ports of olive oil and one- fourth part of alcohol. 8tii Iboroughly for ten minutes, shaking repeatedly. Ailer about an hour mix with an equal quantity of water, tat it then stand several days, then filter it, and it is ready for use. It now requires but thirteen pounds .( wator converted into steam with a pressure. of I ?."> to 'Jit i pounds in the boiler to secu one horse-power with a, triple expan. engine. Hy tbo use of one-third more the pressure in tbo boiler an.l tho horse- power can bo doubled. A new parasite has been discovered which infects paper money and is found nowhere else. It is n. visible to the unassisted oye, does not attach itself to persons, but inulti plies at a rapid into. A peculiar inineial has been found in J-' l;1 i tana. When taken from the ground it In*, much tho appearance of iron ore, but upon being exposed to the air it takes lire and consumes itself. A Polish chemist has discovered that liquid oxygen is not colorless. In a layer of it thirty millimetres thick, ho tin.is that it has a bright sky-biiic color. Klccliieian Nikola Tosla says that the time in not far distant, when i \ -s ; will bo able to telegraph u eUiiir sboro without any direct connection. factor m case of war between Kngland Russia. The Chinese army is far mm-" t..r midable than civili/ed nations 'e uwr" ol and il would be used against Russia in ease of war. Mr. Haynioml continues : "Russia and the (jrcok chiiruh believ thftmselves destined to ibsurh all KunqM'. If Knmia devout s liermsnr " will sweep till over France, and l''nginn.i i an then he t lie only r.-.ruei of I'Yancc. I'i u uiskilv t lie whole Knglish speaking wo: id must tb.-n array itseu against l{-i-si in aid <>: ilv.li zalion. A nerie-v ni.is* aid. A: -.u. h a time there can )>e no Nniemln an.-o of the Revolution >r the Wai I |S1" " The army of tbo future, however, i iu China. I lx>liove tbatwlicu tho rigiu time .sjines Kngland will IH -o Russia with u million Chinese aoldiers le.l by Knglish odii-er-. In such n war of ennrso the United .States would have no pail. Imlii would lie the lx>no o: cunt eni ion, and China is more in- terested in upholding Kngland than Russia u thkt country. A merchant named H inibocck, atliratz, (hot and killed bis two sons, . .! >i\ md seven yearn, and then coiiiiiiit.cd suicide. Hamlxieck waa threatened \\nli lihndncss, and lusinmd bad bocome otlectcd with tbu droaxl of being unable to support hit child- A special from Berlin says the physiciam are uttering repealed warnings as t< dnnger of the 'inprofcssional ndnnnistini ion i'\nne, which ii largely used in nssni of intluen/a. H is ami. line e.l t!...t maiiv deaths \teic due to the excessive Ae of this drug. Tho Viceroy of Kasbgar, in reply to a re- quest from tbo Chinese I loveinuient, lias do- dared in favour of the Kn^lisli taking posses- sion ol i he I'amirs. (In in '...cs i :iat < 'iim.-i do all in her power at the si. Petersburg (KM* I lo attain this end. I that Jm-siinar's tnule with Indea will b ruip. ! ;: Russia acqaircs tho Pamirs.