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AS GOOD AS GOLD. ^ CHAPTFjn I. On* evening of lat« summer, l»eforo th« present, century had rcailuul il« thirtieth year, a young man and wo- man, the latter carryinR a child, were ai>proaching the large village of Wey- don-l'rioiTB on foot. They were plainly but not ill clad, though the thick hoar of diiat which had ac<-umulated on their nhnes and garments from an obviously long Journey lent a disadvantageous sbahbineos to tiieir appearance just now. The man waa of fine figure, swarthy, and stern In aspect ; and he showed in prof Lie a facial angle so slightly inclined aa to be ulmust perpendicular. He wore a &hort jacket of brown cordu- roy, newer th.xn the remainder of his suit, which was a fustian waistcoat with white horn buttoins, breechers of the same, tanned leggings, and a straw hat overlaid with black glazed canvas. At hiti back he carried by a loojied strap a ruAh basket, from which protruded at one end the crutch of a hay-knife, a wimble for hay-bonds twlng also vis- ible in the aiierturc. His measured tq>ringleB> walk was the walk of the skilled countryman aa distinct from the desultory shamble of the general what wUdom's in fashion that "a should come to Weydon for a job of that sort this time o' yi'.ar 1" "Thon is tlieie any house to letâ€" a small new wHtage just a bullded, or such like?" asked the other. The iJeflsimist still uialatained a ne- gative ; "I'ulling down is more the na- ter of -Weydon. T tie re were five hou-ses cleared away last year, and thre.e thU; and the fokes nowhere to go â€" no, not BO much OS a thatched hurdle ; that's the way o' Weyilon-Priors." The nay-tjuflser, which he obviously waa, nodded with some superciliousness. lj<x>klng towards the village, he con- tinued, "There u somethinK going on here, however. Is there not?" "Ay. 'Tis I'air-Day. Though what you near now is little more than the clatter and scurry of getting away the money o' childr«n and fouls, for the real business ia done earlier than this. I've l>een working within sound o't all day, but 1 didn't go uj>â€" not I. 'Twaa no buslneHS of mine." The trusser and hU family proceed- ed on his way, and soon enUired the fair-field, which «howcd standing- plac<w and i>ens where many hundreds of hor.seis and she^-p had l>een exhibited and sold In the forenoon, but were now in great jiarl taken away. At present, aa their informant had olnerved, but little real busimvw remained on hand, the chief Iwing the sale by auction of a few Inferior anim-ils, that could not otherwise l)e disposed of. and had tieen absolutely refused by the better class of traders, who came and went early A REMARKABLE CATCH. A FlKli MoTf Bearing tb« Appearance of Tmlb. Mr. Jones had come home very late after a day and a good part of a night on the river. He woke very late the next day and Ihad a lumpy feeling about his head <aud an indistinct ret^ol- lectlon of the manner in which he got home. "Wonder if my wife is onto me," waa his first thought, and it was the feel- ing that he must keep up appearances l>efore his family that induced him to shake off his disposition to remain in bed. The countenance with which hia wife greeted him was not reassuring. "I congratulate you ou the unusu- ally good luck you had on your fishing excursion," were her first words. Mr. Jones was not sui'e whether she meant to be sarcastic or not ; and be had not the slightest idea whether he had brought home any fish, but on the chants that he might have done so he anawered : "Yen. luck waa pretty fair." "Fair! Why. Mr. Jones did youcount the number of your fish 1" "No," said Mr. Jones, weakly, didn't ; did you ?" HEALTH. CQIVIJVER OIL. Cod-liver oil for medicinal purposes abould be a ijerfectly limpid yellow thick oil, and while having the peculiar, characteristic smell and taate, should be aljsolutely free from rancidity. j Like all fatty sulwtanees, cod-liver oil \ has a tendency to cause formation of : fat in the body, and so to improve Ih^ quality of the blood. But it ia a very ', complex sul)stanoe, and the iodine, | phoHphorio acid, and other substances j which it contains, may account in part | for the remarkabJrt effects which its uses nearly always produces. Cod-liver oil ia useful, and is exten- sively employed in almost all kinds of chronic di-seaae attended by wasting. Sufferers from scrofula in its various j forma, from tuberculosis, chronic hron- i chitis, chronic rheumatism or general] debility, referable to misery, overwork ; and underfeeding, are all likely to be lienefited by a persevering course lips, the method consisting In rubbing slowly with a piece of ice the mucous membrane ot the lips and the mouth, the rhythm of the motion correspond- ing aa much aa po&sible to that of nor- mal respiration. In the cases observed by Dr. IJrae the reault waa a return of reapiration, very strong at first, but with the contmued application of the ice Ijecoming very regular, quiet and de«!p. The ice used in thia way ia said, moreover, to have a general se- dative effect, and this quieting action haa also l)een employed with success in the treatment of cerebral troubles. A Vienna physieian ia said to have ob- tained equally favorable r&sults witji this treatment in cases of asphyxia. of! cod-liver oil" Then in combination with creosote, it often exerts a po.sitively wonderful influence in wjnsuniption, es- pecially in conjunction with change of climate and intelligent nursing. In all catiea where the administra- , tion of cod-liver oil seems desirable, the r i point to be first determined is the at- ' titude of the patient toward it. Can he take it with impunity, and, if so. "I did. There were jiat 43C of them." can he digest it? .\nd are there nol Mr. Jones' eyes stuck out. Could it j conditions, such as diarrhoea, hemorr- 1 be poBsilde ? 'iet it would not do for huge or much fever, any one of which j lal>orer i while in the turn and plant > Yet the crowd w,-ia denser now then during the morning hour.s, the frivolous contingent of visitors, includidg jour- neymen out for a holiday, a stray sol- di*'r or two home on fui lough, village shopkeepers, and the like, having lat- terly flocked in ; [x-raons whose acti- vities found a (X)ngenial field among the peep-ahows, toy -stands, wax-works, inspired rnonstera, disinterested medi- cal men who travelled for the public good, thimlile-riggers, nick-nack ven- dors, and readers of Fatt*. Neither of our i>ede-st rians had much heart for these things, and they look- eil around for a refreshment tent among the jnany which dotted the down. Two, which stiMid neajrest to tlieui In the ochreou^ haze of expiring sunlight, seemed almost equally in- viting. One was formed of new, milk- hued canvas, and Iwre red flags on its summit ; it ojinounw'd 'Uood Home- brewed IJ.!er, Ale, and Cyder." The 1)1 her was less new. a little iron slove- |)ilK! c;ime out of it at the l>ack. and m front apmared the placard. "Good Kurmity Sold Hear." 'riie man men- tally weighed the two inscriptions, and iucUned to tlie former tent. "No â€" no â€" tlie other one," said the wo- man. "I always like furmily ; and so do(« Klizalielh-Jane ; and so will you. It is nourishing after a long hard day." "I've never l;iMtod it." said the man. However, he gave way to her represen- tatloiLs, and they entered the furmity- Ixxith forthwith, A rather numerous (xniipiny appeared the iii-...'b iw..,. ji , I wllhin, seated at the l<iw narrow tables tne mans bent elbow aluiout touched , that ran down the tent on each side, ner shoulder, for she kepi as close to M^"^ .'•'" upper end sto(xl a stove, con- hls side us was iKwsible without actual ' '^^"'"K " ehireoal fire, over which hung oontrai-t â-  but Hh« ««...., ..,i . i. I' '•"'.'J*'. <hree-legged crock, sufflcient- iZ/7.r, J . f».-me4 to have no ly p,dished round the rim to show that looa ol taking hia :irm, nor he of offer- j "- '•^'M lu.ide of Iwll-metal. A haggish iug It ; and far from ('xhibiiiiig surprise r"'*'.'^"'''' "^ alM)ut fifty pre.sided, in a at his ignorinif silenc* «h.. .,,„v.. ., i . 1 white apron, which, as it threw an air r<«3..lve '*''^'"« "'7'"* "*" â- ''I'l"'''"'! to I of re«,i.,clal.ili(y over her iw far ua it r<«3.ive It ,u, a natural thing. If any I extended, was ma.le .so wide ius to rei word at all was uttered by (he little i '"'"â- '>â-  round her waist, group it waa ' " the woman in short clothea and blue boots of knit- K<-pt from" burning" the ildxTurirof i-o^ ted yarnâ€" and the murmured Ixibble of '" ,'*"', K^aiii. niilk, raisin-s, curranU, the child in rejdy of each foot there was, further, a dogged and oynioaJ indifference, per- sonal to himself, showing ilstdf even in the regularly interchanging fuatian folda, now in the left leg, now in the right, as he paced along. What was really peculiar, however, in thia couple's progre.sa, and would have attracted the attention of any oaaual observer otherwise disposed to overlook thejn, waa t he j>erfect silence they preserved. They walked aide by aide in such a way as to suggest afar off th« low, easy, confidential chat of people full of reclprixiity ; but on clu-ier view it could Ix- discerned that the man w:is reading, or pretending to read, a IwUad-sheet which he kept be- fore his eyes with some difficulty by the hand that was pa-ssed through the hodiet-strap. Whether this apparent oauae were the real cause, or whether It were an assumed ome to escape an int«rcour.se that would have been irk- â- ome to him, nobody but himself could have said precisely ; but his taciturnity was unbroken, and th«* woman enjoyed no wx-'lety whatever from hia presence. Virtually she walked the highway alone, save for the child she bore. Sometimea him to show surprise. Still. there was some elation in his voice when he said: "Beautiea, aren't they?" "Oh. yes, they're pretty enough," said Mrs. Jones, "but why did you go to bed without taking your fish out of your pockets ?" "Out of my packets I" echoed Mr. Jones in amazement. "Yes." said Mrs. Jones, sternly. "Is would prohibit its use ? ^ Great care must l)e used in forcing i the oil upon sensitive or deranged ato- 1 amchs ; but by ingenious niani{>ulation j it can t>e made palatable even in such cases, provided there is no other ol)- jection to its use. Sometimea a piece of salt taken into the mouth juat be- fore the oil, and another just after it, will obviate the difficulty. Varioua emulsions containing aroma- it possible you don't know what you tic waters, yolks of eggs, or equal parts did bring home f Look here I" j of glycerine and a drop or two of al- And, taking him into the kitchen, mond-oil, may all Ix^ experimented with. she showed him a pan heaped full of dead minnows. "Where did those come from?" gasped Mr. Jones, as be looked at them. "I found them," replied Mrs. Jones, "in the pockets of the clothes you wore yesterday. Every pocket waa stuffed full. I suppose they are your catch. Shall I have them fried for your breakfast f" "It'a a trick of those confounded boys," waa the only explanation Mr. Jones could give, aa he seized bis hat and fled from the house. ach She slowly ho 8 an occasional whi.siK..r of ", n ' ' «<> "''nLs "f the pot. 'I ho to 111., ,.i,ii.i . ' I lull wra-ix' of her large .spoon was audi- to the cluld-a tiny girl ble thruuglinul the tent as she thus The and what nol that coinixwes the anti- (jiuileil slop in which .she dealt. Ves- H<'ls holdintr the .se|virate ingreilients nIikmI on a wliile-clolhed table of boarila anil lr<'sll(« cli«<^ by. The youni{ luiui luiil wiiumn ordiTed ft l>asln eadi of the mixture, steaming h(>t. and sat down to consume it at leisure. This waa very well so far, for furmity, as the woman had said, waa â- un wlii,-h ...o.u . •" " ~ nourishing, ,ind as projier a food as •un which made traiLsiwrenciea of her co.ild Ik; oblauied within the four st^aa; eyelKls and ncHtrils, and set fire on "'"iiKli. to those not acciLstomed to it, her lijiB. When rflie pbxlde.l (,ii in I lie ""', Krauis of wheat, swollen :us large chief-alnicBt the onlyâ€" attrac- tion »[ the young woman a fa.* wiis its mobility. When she bx^ked down side- ways to the girl she Ivcame pretty, and even handsome, jvirticnlarly that In the action her foatur.« caught .slant- wise the raya of the strongly colored Bhade of the as leiiiim-piiia, which flixiUMl im its sur- â- he b..,l .h ''"''«;â- ' ••'"'â- ""5' thinking, fac<, mighlhave a deterrent effectT'at â- he had the hard, lialf-ai)alhetic ex- firs'- pression of one who deems anything ""' 'here was more in that tent Ihan poBslble at the hajida of Time and II!f,'h ?|L '/""r'-f "'r 'â- '""• ""'' ""^ '»•"!, Cb,-Lnci. «vn,.„i .^ I, ,â- . wlin the Instinct of a pi>rverae charac- Luancc except, |)e.rhaps, fair-play. The ler, scnie.l ii .luickly. After a mino- Urat phase was the work of nature, the '"'? n'taok on bus Ixiwl, he walehed the Beoond prcjpably of civilization ' jiaRs priKwdinga fnun I he corner of That the imtn and woman were hus -' *â- '"â- â€¢.-"."'• ""^^ "'" «-^'""' "''-" "'">"'' band and wife, and the jwrenla of the S"^""'. ,'" x,"""""; 'here could be little doubt. No other th^ui such relallon- Bhip wo-uld hav«^ aei^ounled for the at- niaspliere of domes! icily whicdi the trio .Hirried along with them like a nunl.us as tliey moved down the road. I'he wife nicnlly ke.pt her eye.s fixed ahead, thoiigh with lili!,, inlere.st- ttie ac«ne for that matter Iving one that mi«ht have Ix^ii inalehed at al- most any spot in luiy country in Kng- laiid at this time of the ywir ; a nmd neit her -* - 1 i . •traight nor or I and oilier ,-alKt treli ""J!..*''.';l' '""â- â- '•â- 'â- 'â- 'I by hedgea, had crooked, neither â- red Ijy hedges, getallon, which He winked to her. and pissed up hia bi.siu in rei»ly lo lu^r m>il ; when she took a bottle from under !lie talde. alily nie.usured out a quaiiliiy of il.s ctmti'iits. ._iiid linH'd tile siiiue ' into the. man's furmity. The liquor ixiured in was rum. The man aa slily sent Iwck money in ixiymenl. He found I he coni-oclion, thus .str(mg- ly laced, much more to hits .satisfaction than it had IxMsn in its natural state. His wile had observed thi^ proceedings Willi iiuK-li miea,siiie«a, liul he persuad- ed her to have hern laci-d also, and she agreed to a milder allowuncii after some uilHgiving. The man finished his Imain, and call- ed for .uinllu^r. the rum Iwiiig signal- led for In yet slroiig<T proiHirlion. 'i'he effect of it waa soim apparent in bus manner, and his »i!V bm Imi sadly |x'r- e<dved that Ir sI renuoiLsly sleerihg off !he rmiks of I he liivnsed liquor-tent she had only got into Maelslrcun dei>Ihs here amongst smugglers. Tne child iH'gin Id prattle impati- ently, luid the wife more than once .s;iid lx> her hualiond, "Michael, how about our lodging? You know we may have trouble in getting it if we don't go sixin." liul he liuned a deaf ear to these bird-like chirpinoN. He Ulked loud to the oomjKiny. 'iTie child's black eyes, after slow, round, riiminatiug gaz»\s al Ihe ciuidles when I liev were lighted, fell logeiher; then they oix-ned. then shut again, and she sU^pt. (To lie Continued.) vated s|H>t in I hat"\1!recl'ion!"'a8 ' "yet CAPITAL UNDKB THE SEA. bcreene<l from view by foliage. When Asked onee what was the capital Ij-- the outlying hiiu.s<« of Weydon-Priors Ing, not lost, iml in the form of pro- Emld juat Iw descried, I he family group duetivo capifil, at Ihe bottom ot the . a* met by a lurnii>-h(«ir with hi.s hoe sea, Sir .lohii Pender re|died ; "About pn hia shoulder, and hia dinner-Uig siis- iltl.tXlO.tWU. Ihero are 11 cables across liended from it. The reader promptly ) Ihe Atlantic, lielonging to five com- Ijlanced up. , l>anlea, cxwtiiig nearly £14,7,'iO,f)00, but ''Any trade doinf; here?" he asked Ihe dividend piiid. owing to comiH^tilion, ublegmalioally, designating the vil- ! is only 1 per cent. 'Ihe three eoni- lage In his van by a wave of the bronci- i iianiea. Knslern, Kaatern Kxlension iind â- licet. And thinking the lalK>rer did , Mouth African, have together a iiiile- not understand him, he added, "Any- | age of .'iLS'^B, and the aggregate capi- thlng in the hay-lrius-sing line?" i tal la over i:tOOilO,()00, on which divl- The lurnii^hoer had already begun ' denda of from 5 to 7 per cent, have •hakiBg his l)e.ad. "Why, save the man, ! Iieen paid." had entered the blackened-green st,ige of C(doiix that the doomed leavea ixuss tlirough cm their way to dingy, and y.d ,,w, and red. I'he gr.M.sy margin of the Ixuik, and Ihe mwirest hedgerow ,7^,^' I "r"' l>"W''«red by the dust that had Imhui stirred over them by fiMly vehicles, Ihe same dust as it Jay on tlie road deadening their fcxit- falla like a airp.a ; and t Ris, wit h the Rforeaaid total al»ence of conversa- I 'L u '**'?'' "^'•''â- y extraneous sound to tie heard. Kor a lon(5 liiu,, there waa none. Ix!- fond the vou-e of a weak bird singing I trite old evening .*.ng that might doubtless have l,„n h.-ajd on the bill II the .same hour, and with Ihe s.df- lame trills, quavers, and brevets, at iny sun.set of that seascxn for ctmturies untold. Hut an they approached I ho village sundry dialant shouts and rat- tles rea<h<Hl their THE GREAT KRUPP WORKS. II U the Laruest tjunbll^hmrnl »t Ihr Kind In the World. Mure than 1,250,000 tons of coal are consumed yearly by the famous Krupp Wcn-ks at Kssen, Westphalia, com- menced in IPIO by I'eter Kriedrich Krupi), and now in the possession of Herr t'riedrich Krupp, memlx<r of the Iteichslag. The establishment consists, a<'cording to the Kisen JCeitung, of two steel works with fil«Mi Ues.semer con- verters; four sU-el works with Siemens Maj-llii (jpen hearth furuace«i ; Iron slewl and brass foundries; puddling, melting, reheating and annealing fur- naivs ; draw lx>nctu-.a ; a hardening and temiH-ring department; file manufac- tory; rolling mill for plate.s. rails and tinja; railway spring and whe«d manu- fa»dory ; steam hummers, forges, axle turning slutp, lK>Ller shoji, eiigin<M;ring and rejxiir shot's. Hesides the alx>ve and m;iny olhicr deixirtments at Lssen. con- nected with the iu.'Lking of cannons.there ore ste»'l works at Annen. in Westphal- ia, threfl i«lliers in We.Ntphalia. be- sides ixirticipation in several others; 547 iron mines in Germany, varioua iron mines at llillxio, in Spain ; fcmr iron works. Including one at Uuisburg, one at Kngers, one at Neuweid and one al Siihn : various quarries of clay, sand- stone, etc.; four st»vuners, and artil- leiy ground al ld«'.pi)en, Hanover. I lu> projMirly owned extends frcmi 971 Iwctaiea; and the numlxir of tumds eiu- ployeil in the luiiios and steel works is 2,'i,301. 'Ihere aie altogether l,.">tKl furnaivs of varioua kinds, 3,()tHt engines and m.othine llxils. 2:i roll trains. 111 sleam hmimeis. t wo hydraulic presses, 'JUS slalionajy Unlers, 421 sleam engines, iei>ie«'nluig together a force of 33.- I3U Ivoise power, and 431) cranes Includ- ing travelers, having a collective lifting p>>wer of 4,0li2 ions. Tiki total leiigih of the shafting Is 8.8 kilcxius (5 l-i miles), and lliat of rail- ways, standard and small gage, Hij kil- OIU.S. (,^3 miles), worked by 32 regular trains, with 33 locomotives. The an- nual ctmsuinplion of coal amounts to 1,2.")3,1()1 tons, and tli.it of lighting gas to 1L'.(I1MI,0()0 cubic meters. « hll,. there are 573 arc and 1.804 incandescent elec- tric lainjis. A HTINDREI) MILLION SLNS. A peep into Ihe heavens through a telf\scoixi ia a ix-ep into the very deplhn of mystery. With such an in- atruinenl one may gaze uimn UM),00(I,I10() stars, each of them a burning, blazing suu I From what little we know of cre- ation we cannot but Iwlieve that each of thesHi suns is giving light ind heal lo a train of plan«^t3. just In I be same niannor llial our sun gives li^cht and life to his own little flock of Worlds. Ileyond thtwe 100,0(10.000 suns there may be hundreda of millions more. Thus they may cominue '.system after .sys- tem and world.s without end." Verily, we may say with Uichter's dream man w ho was taken on u voyage by an angel llirougb the depths of sikico : "Kncl there i.s none, neither wiia there a Iw- giuning." AMBITIOUS. 1 wijsh Jolm, that you would get nominated for some office. Why? 'I'hon all the |n|>era would print my pictureo and de.scril>8 my gcnvns aa they do with that detestable Mrs. Thomson, whose husbnad is running for soiuothlng. Sometimes it is necessary to liegin with a sinj^le small dose daily, gradual- ly increasing the amount as the per- son l>ecomea habituated to it. In infanta, or in cases of marked ema- ciation and weakness, in which it would l>e difficulty to give the oil through the mouth, it may be rubbed on the abdomen and chest. REST CURE. A dlstingu'ished American physician has devised and elaborated a method for the relief of a large class of persons who, while suffering from no apparent organic trouble, have fallen into a condition which is more or leas alarm- ing. In nearly all such instances care- ful study reveals the fact that owing to some severe strain the vital forces have lieen exhausted, leaving the Ixxly to perform its various offices. Under this method of treatment, the rest cure, as it may l)e called, it Is i neceasary that the patient be kept in bed from three to six weeks, according to the nature of ibt c.ise. The room should Ix) bright and airy, and easy ! of ventilation and cleaning. Adjoin- it should lie a smaller room for the at- tendant or nurse, who with the dot;tor| ia to Ih> the patient's sole coni|>aniou. | Even the memlxTs of his own family | are nol to lx» admitted, since visitors | of all kinds necessitate the physical and menial effort of conversation. In severe c.ises the patient must lie I fed, and on no account should lie al- ; lowed to sit up. All reading shimld be done by the nurse, and if the imtient be a woman the hair should be iire.s.sed by the nurae. Two mejusurcjs ari necessary to take the place of the ordinary daily exer- cl* â€" massage and electrii-ity. Ma.ssage m.-iy lx» employed from half an hour to an hour every morning and after- uotm. Even the faiv and scalp should not Ix! neglected. Once a day every musi-le of the lx)dy should bti gently .stimulated with the electric current. Neither of thette measures calls for the exiH-ndiiure of an ounce of the pa- tient's nerve foriw, and at the same time the general nutrition is increased. The remainder of the rest cure (in- sists in a carefully prepared and syste- matic course of feecling. combined with bathing and other hygienic measures. The IxMiefita to be derived from this pirt of the programme are to \xs found in the regul-irily and the simplicity of the daily liv'ing. A defininto hourly svlu'iue must l><> arranged and strictly adh<«red lo. Very few if any drugs are needed to .supplement the treatment by the rest cure, but entire charge of tne patient should Ih» left to a competent physi- cian. NlK)N A.S NATVUIK'S DINING HOUR. Persona who keep close watch on themselvea are of the opinion that the hour of noon is the most critical perio<l of life. At that time the human frame undergixt.s serious changes. The sto- mach h:ia disp;>.tched the morning meal and sends scouting parties out in search of another. The eyrvs and brain are on the alert, and there ia a sort of all- goncneas pervading ihe anatcmiy that sh.trpens tlie facilities and puts a new edge on the teeth. If is nature's din- ing time, and everylhing alxnit the healihy man or woman i.s, attuned to the deiuoliiKiii or enjoyment of what i.s called a "giKjd square meal." Those who p,iy heed to the prompting of na- ture at this divine hour have their re- ward in gcKxl apixitile. ^ood temper and exixillent cligtssiion, whi.di ia conducive to all the good that fUvsh is heir to. Hut these w'ho, following the imperious dictatiw ot fashion, defer the hour of dining until all natural longings are dead, and have to l>.i resurrected by adventitious aids, lay a train of evils and dlsiHHuforts which soiuier or later becoiiie the plague of their liv(>s. It is a well-known fac5t that the noon din- era are healthier and si longer, and have Ixitter chances for long life than others. MEDICAL VALUE OF ICE. To the already multitudinous melh- oiis of utilizing ic« in therapeutical practice. Dr. Hart hold llr.ie. a German ph.vaician is now credited with its suc- (-,'.s.sful use tor inducing respiration by idacing Ihe article in coutaot wah the IS WORKING HIS PASSAGE HOME. S«B Of a LoBdun Baaker AcUmg «• Maker OB ibe Umbrla. John Henry Swales, the son of a Lon- don banker, sailed from New York on the Umbria the other day for Liver- pool. His name was not on the poa- senger list, but the chief engineer baa the following entry on hia books: "J. H. Swalea. English, 29 years old. stoker; shipped Aug. 21, 1896." Mr. Swales, at this moment. Is in the firercMm of the Umljria. stripped to the waist, shovel- ing coal into the fiery maw of the ves- sel's boilers. Thia is interesting chief- ly becauae, when Sw.ilea crossed the At- lantu; before It was as a cabin passen- ger cm the Luoania. This was in April last, and Swales with a pocketful ot money and -. light beoj-t. was coming txu'k to join his wife. She is a nieos of the bite Sir Philip Kgertcm, Ixirt., the bead of an old Cheshire family, and ot Mayor Egerton, who represented Chea- ter in parliament for many years. Thia waa the beginning of the end far Swales. He landed in New York and re- paired to the apartments where he had left hia wife. She had gone, leaving no word behind. The housekeeper could tell the husband nothing except that INlrs. Swales had beein joined, soon after his departure, by an elderly woman whom she addressed as "my lady." They had gone away together. It de- velops that the woman's marriage with Sw.-iles was frowned on by her family, and tb;it all efforts to effect a reconcii- latioD failed. Thereafter things went from bod to worse with Swales. Hia money ^ave out, and, for the first time in hia life, he learned what it was to want for food :is well as shelter. He waa able only to procure an intrcxiuctloa to the chief engineer of the Umbria. This officer waa shipping two extra stokers for the homeward voyage. Ua gave ooe of these hard posts to Swales, who was glad to get it and say "Thanlc you." hat in hand. And so he goes home, working for the first time in his life. WHAT BLIND MEN Da A Blind Klrrrle Bidetâ€" FoBBdrd n H asram â€" VIdal, Ihe itcalplor. One 19 sometimes almcMt Inclined to doubt if seeing is. after all, so neces- sary a sense as it seems to us who enjoy it. Blind people oan. If they will, do ao many things which we are apt to regard as r«<ierved for men and women with eyes! One of these ia a blind geatluman of Paris, who has taken to riding the bicycle. He does not, indeed, at- tempt to ride entirely aluue, but it accompanied by a fnend, who touch- ea him or hia wheel from time to time in such a way as to assure h'uu that be ia getting in no one's way, and that bis way is clear. Other blind persons have done things as re-markalde as this. M. Edgar Guillieau, a blind man who founded a museum for the blind, waa able to rids u, horse, swim in the river, go atwut alonu through the 8<.reets of Paris, and even to explore without a guide through thjN precipitous mountain re- fion alx)ui Cautereta, in the P)renees. le also wrote and publiabud two vol- umes of poetryâ€" not so remarkable an achievement for a blind person, since poetry and l.lindneas are often found in company. A still moro remarkalile blind man waa Vidal. the sculptor, who. indeed, learned his art while seeing, and lost hia sight at the ago of twenty-eight. llv was not discouraged by this calam- ity, l>ut lieoame a successful sculptor of animals. He was so proud of hia triumph over misfortune that he sign- ed all his works, "Vidal, aveugle" â€" Vi- dal, the blind man. John Marchant Mundy, an American blind si^ulpt.or, is the author of a statue of Washington) Irving, at Tarrytown, N .Y.. which has lieea much admired. LIFE SAVING APPARATUS, Lire Kan Whirk lo to Take the riser ut BoaU In Hhipwrrrk. An Innovation in life saving appli- ances for seagoing ships is the bridge life raft. This raft, which ccxita f2,250, and weighs six tons, replaces 10 Ixiats. casting 17.000 e>ach, and weighing with fittings 35 tons, rhe raft would carry the same iiumlxvr of men as the lioats. One of these rafta fitted to a vessel 48 feet bejim is 21 feet long and 3 feet deep, and forms toe top of the bridge, the raft's deck b.lng the deck of the bridge. The raft, which ia built of steel, carries -100 men, and in addition to Ixrlng divided into 60 water-tight couipartments, is provided with air- tight lockers for water, provisions, sig- nals, etc. The nominal time occupied in launching the. raft Is 45 wconiLs, al- though in a recent tetst on board an Kngli.<h warship, it was launched, with 2(X) men, somewhat under that tune. Unlike boats und.'r davits, this raft will nol go down with the ship, for if there ia not time to launch it, the movement of a pair ot levers allows it to simply and automatically float off as the ve.sael founders, and if she h;ia a lust on the raft launches itself clear. UIVKR THAT PETRIFIES. Extraordinary qualili-s are possessed by the River Tinto. in .Spain. U hard- ens and petrifies the sand of its Ixsd, and if a stone falls in the stream and aliKhts upon anolh'ir, in a few months they unite and bwome one stoto Kiah oauuot live in its waters. m