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P.l UK S«X. ic I'l. viucc Merchants Toronl TORONTO 01 sWannia ?\A.CTURE ONLY latedWarj erns, combined i arability and LTON ONT. ilver Plate S OK THE HIGIIBST OK-^D* "F I -ATED WARE MARK. S GlARAVTEBj ^ENT SYSTEM. ilEesenre: SOCIATIOI ofO.nrJa: "'•^""'S! ,.tl):-osit.andundcfW« .epr.rnnent at Ottawa- irited. Address, t;e;:eril MaDa««^ ins .*trc«i F-i-*' '** .1 not rowui m«: '7 •" _nf-*'H ttle ol my ««»"2!iSn»» ,. It «•» TB» B*^^ â-  .AddrosBB. B.^ ORDER OF IfiE WttE BY E'HEJD iifl:. i*'«'" *m*te so good as to sit ifyofl "" ,, l^^"lf.Hn'^ather mysterioua vis- Lj[Oi^"' I'lity There was some- rsjinepeT^' ^bout the strange wo- Uicst ff«r obedience, she seated i-'»'*-"Li3"estor}-totell"l8odore b»^«* ^F^r a long while now I "• .Jne over your welfare. Do lb**" **l,rnal or rude in any ques- meper^^^fll^^-e me, I do not for K^Xh to pain you; indeed, on isent "J^igh to do you a great ser- r ,^ her head gently. " Per- Lii"-fg^, veil to have as perfect ' " i tween us as possible. ou al- *^'fr;"*me. 'will you be so '"to teU me to whom 1 owe this l'^°^f'j'!t^er visitor in interest and "'"rhis then, was the beautiful whom Ma.xwell had of*en ,he princess to whom the fatal Z owed allegiance. Had it not If you will excTue me for a moment and pennit me to see this Linda Deapard, I will introdnce you to yonr brotbet in a few mo- ments. Miss Ciiarterie, liave I mission " yoju per- |[i5on. about Lrnoi been Then she for her and Wi' Frederick would have been Isodore continued lier DO*- "" I'itd r5 the other's thoughts Snopenbook. "Believe me. iriLn Mr -Maxwell would never llt^tentt'oKome.- But if I am to must have your confadence. n tell you your lover is in England I'tieeD VaoUni, and never came to see me " lilmed with a little ga^p. loipos- He would surely have written. it is perfectly arrived yesterday. or written, had 1 Kaid echoed haughtily. plans had not (;vertheles3, 13 he only iiiavecometoyou, Lddenhim." Irbidden him,' Tuse thiag.s were n^ ready," Isodore ti-almly " I did not take a journey ceat the hazird of my life, to rescue km a gre;it danger, to have my Lthe last moment. If ifc [ifrme, Mr Maxwell would not be alive ' Isodore could not restrain herself Lly to conceal this touch of womanly sface softened strangely. " I have ioivoi- torgive me if 1 seem cold, I'Mve been severely tried lately," she "You do not know what a load you laten off my mind and yet perhaps" le stopped" abruptly lier thoughts (i in the direction of Le Gautier, and inz how she coukl face her lover Iji yet,"Isodore repliedâ€" " and you t.waway out of the difficulty, into tie miserable schemes of Le Gautier lliiced you Uo I speak plainly, or |ii(inore explicit " (.'indom shot went home Enid's law crirns'ju to the fair curls lying rioreliead. "You speaJi plainly s!ie taltered. " Vou need say no hm daz:d and bewildered by your tsslkuow ledge." twill be clear enough presently. The bare dark now but I see rays of light |d there. Do you .study spiritual- po, Enid answered, puzzled by the iiiess and inconsequence of the ques- "I ciunot say that I have. But your father is in tlie house, I shall p-ito see him. \Vill you be good |mo ascertain if he can be seen " â-  I tcli him he is wanted on superna- ^li'.s, he will come." Enid smiled as JS the be!;. " It is his craze. " I'Mi I'.-.ih p iu5e, the baronet entered and. like his daughter, stood in- i Dy tae visitor s perfect beauty. He ' low in spite of his age, he was a t SI the_ beautiful still, li- looked tip =^I.v in the perfect eyes, and waited • "0 speak. |» Geoffrey, you are a swindled, de- pan " ® me ' the startled baronet ex- at this unceremonious opening. 'A deluded. T: Who by? Im- K the conjurer, L- Oautier. " â- '»toy stared iu opeu-niouthed am- i';evea the breeding of the 'narteris- °»' rue to this occasion. Enid's l^eoaeleap, and theu bsgiu to be.it " aewas coascious of some cooi- taoMof the deepest interest to her, r«friwuh impatienc " for Isodore to time ago. 'Wuington, rliniin you went to a house 1 ou will please correct 5-e»., !['°" •'"' t'coftrey. Daring ^^n=e there you saw " '^^estations • "»ia things, r daughter' «rsome several start- you were commanded one of which affected happincEs, and mU y ^^PP'a=cideut,'were equal- '•Sv"I'%^'"'" Am I right?" "tjotZ; .u ^^'â- "'^^t g*sped. " And «;^r ru^r" 7'^^ ^^ carried out to Ij.; i believe" â-  'f«» common, vulgar, barefaced ""*tsch;me "^° ""' in defence i.r. =• 1 cannot agree with "ill a'itier" ,!^Pfove ev, I am not talking niag T „"J" ^o;d I say. This ^^ifesta-*' "" Haddington, and 'Waet """""' °^ whatever ***Cm?r;" Atttiebackof 4^- PtS'^°'":°^eJ-*e Window ^T3T^ for the manufac- .i'^o'Xiihin^ • ^°^' ^^^te were mani- [.te3ti».j .°S ?n conciQgjgjj the girl tef°^*.»ho « ^^" ^«" *°d yo'ir .•""^^«f yonr l^t^ ^*® married, is at '" S^^'^^^^I'^daDes- the accident in t^efe*° ff 1 uncomfortable, "fewaac]^-.?. twinge of com- f»"^h«bSnH?f '"'"S so horribly Kl^"anrt "^*°'^^*»^*ry tale," â-  !.^'4i^:»/?i„^?p--^ *Mil* mZl' ^^^ ^eness to my '*tTeti!??.«t. Am I mad that I " You have my permisrion to do anything which will clear up the wretched mynerv,' Enid cried passionately. •' Even now, I am totally at a loss to know what yon are speaking of. Go Do anything you may desire, so that we can have a little quietness hereafter." Without another word, Isodore vanished, leaving Sir Geoflfrey pacing the drawing- room in great perturbation and casting un- easy glances in Enid's direction. He was not convinced yet, but his doubts were troublesome. " It is all nonsense," he ex- claimed. " I saw with my own eyes " " Your brother. Sir Geoflfrey." The baronet looked up, and there, stand- ing in the doorway, saw Isodore, holding by the hand a figure dressed in a slouch-hat and enveloped in a cloak. For a moment, he staggered back in amazement it was the lost Ughtred to the life 1 " This is the long-lost brother," Isodore continued. " Linda, throw your hat away, and tell Sir Geoffrey the tale you told Lu- crece. Listen, Sir Geoffrey, and you will hear something entertaining, and Miss Charteris something that will restore the bloom to her cheeks." Linda Despard pushed her hat aside, and stood, half-boldly, half-timidly, before the startled baronet. There were tears in her eyes as she looked at Enid. "But what can this possibly have to do with Ijo Gautier?" Sir Geoffrey demanded. Isodore waved him aside haughtily. "Much, if you will have patience," she said. â€" "Linda, you had best commence. We are trifling." There was an air of command in these words there was no disputing. Enid sank into a chair pale but collected, the baronet standing behind her, looking anything but comfortable. Lucrece took up her place beside her mistress. Isodore stood through the interview. " Well, I will do anything to help that angel of mercy who has been so good and kind to me " the actress commenced, with a gratefal glance at Enid. " I tried to do her a great injury but, thank heaven, I am not too late to save her yet. I am much to blame; but this is a hard world, and there are times when a few shillings are a godsend to me. It is not a long story. Lucrece here, and Isodore, knew my hus- band, and how he used to treat me, beating, half starving me, and taking all my earn- ings to spend at the cafes. Well, I put up with that life as long as I could and then, after one awful night, I left him. I came co England, and brought my boy with me. After some hardships, I contrived to get a situation in a London theatre under a new name. It was only a small part, for my im- perfect English was against me. One night, some months ago, as I was comins out of the theatre, I met Le Gautier. I had known him in better days, and though I was not ignorant of his character, it was pleasant to hear the old familiar tongue again. It ap- peared he had been in the theatre, and. re- cognised me, and waited to say a few words as I came out. Time went on, and he was really kind to me. Through his influence I obtained a rise of salary, and I was grate- ful. What he really wanted with me you shall hear presently." The narrator paused a moment here, and looked round in the eager faces. Every soxmd could be heard distinctly â€" the ticking of the clocks, and Sir Geoffrey's heavy breathing. " One night he came to my lodgings," the speak- er resumed, " and then he asked me if I had forgotten the old spiritualism tricks. I must tell you that once on a time I travelled the continent with a company that played ghostly pieces, such, for instance, as translations of Dickens' Christmas Carol, a simple thing, a mere optical illusion, what yon call Pepper's Ghost. I told him I thought I could remember, and then he made a proposal to me. I never hesitated the pay was ' too good for that. I was to meet Le Gautier at a house near Paddington one night, and go through the old tricks for a gentleman deeply interested in spiritual- ism. I learnt my lesson well. I was first to personate the better self of the spec- i tator, and afterwards the spirit of his i brother." I "Ah " Sir Geoffrey exclaimed. "Go on I "I interest you now. I thought I should. I knew at the" time, to my shame let me j confess it, from the things I had to say, I that the spectator was to be got into Le Gautiers power. Well, the night came the simple apparatus was fixed everything promised well. I was a bit nervous, for 1 was out of practice, and I wanted to see what sort of a man the victim was. While they were at dinner, I looked into the room, and there I saw the gentleman whom Inow know to be Sir Geoffrey Charteris. When I saw your credulous face," the narrator continued, addressing the baronet, "I was no longer afraid. Presently, when it be- came dark and they sat over their wine, I listened till a word agreed upon was uttered by Le Gautier, and I commenced. Jirst, there was some music, sounding strangely enough in the room, but not to me^^ for 1 played it. That was simple to an unbeliev- er with ordinary nerves then came flashes of Ught, also easy enough and when I deem- ed I had created a sufBcient sense of fear, I entered the room. It was quite dark by that time, and I was dressed from head to foot in close garments. I touched Sir Geoffrey on the face and whispered in his ear and once when fte showed signs of un- beUef, I clutched him by the throat and nearly strangled him.-Sir Geoffrey- if I make a mistake in a single particular, cor- "" You'are perfectly correct," the baronet answered, flUing scarlet "Pf»y'J^ tinue. You do not know what the suspense is to me." • " Had you been quick and strong of nerve you would have found it out then for as it was vou grasped my arm, covered in wet il'sK, a^ crSpy iLig to touch m the dark even if you know what it is. -Lnai wi the 8t pLt of the performance, and S^e r^l bCiness commenced m«rnest Le Gautier led you to a roomat the back of the house, a room draped m bl^t cloth, and seated you in a ^^^^JJ^J' daring yon to move at your penL 1 wona erl did not hugh at this; I did once o. wo^ It undOT cover of the mcenae%^* ^^e; from bdiind yonr chair. Sir Gwrf^ avf, the cortaiaa Were pulled bick and a nurror ezpoMd. I stood upon a pedestal m tte window, behind another mirro.-. The lUnaion was perfect, and all I hfid to do was to aak and answer questions. 1 got through wie first part of the performance well enough but when I had to personate Sir Gco's brother, the case wa* different Had yon, nr, been calm and cellected, you must have discovered. I personated the spirit of your brother, desiring penance for some fancied wrong done to my children and to heighten the effect, two ragged little boys were introduced to personate the dead man's starving and adandoned family. Frighten- ed almost to death by the fear of being haunted. Sir Geoffrey, you promised me anything. You promised to join some League, the meaning of which I do not know, to carry out your dead brother's work and last, but not least, that my good angel and preserver there should become Le Gautier's wife. The illusion was perfect, and a littleof Le Gautier's matehless ventrilo- quism completed it.â€" And now," the speak- er continued, running forward and falling "it Enid's feet, " let me implore your for- giveness I My benefactress, how grateful I am that I have been able to serve you " " I have nothing to forgive," Enid replied. " You have taken far too- great a load off my mind for me to reproach you now." " But the whole thing is inexplicable to me," Sir Geoffrey exclaimed. "How did you manage to impersonate my late brother so accurately " Linda Despard smiled and pointed to a photograph album. " Easy enough with plenty of these about. What simpler than to abstract a likeness from one of these books and give it me With my theatrical training and knowledge of makeup, the task was nothing." "I am all the more astonished," Isodoie remarked, " that the audacity of the com- mand relating to Miss Enid did not open your eyes." "But you understand Le Gautier profes- sed to know nothing of what had taken Elace," Sir Geoffrey explained. " I even ad to broach the subject to him. He never by any chance alluded to it." " Such cunning as his always proves too deep for simple honesty. I need not ask if you believe what you have heard, Sir Geof- frey " "Indeed, I do. â€" Fnid, my child, come and kiss me, and say you forgive your fool ish old father. Ta'«e me away into the country, where people cannot find me. I am not fit to mix with men of sense and, 0' Enid, as soon as it is convenient, tell Varley to go into the library and pick out all the works he can find on spiritualism and bum them." " You are sure you have forgiven me " Linda Despard asked Enid timidly. "From the bottom of my heart. You have done me a service to-day which I can- not forget, or indeed ever repay â€" And to you, Isodore, if I may call you so, I am grateful. You will pardon me if I seemed harsh or hard when you came here, but I have distrusted every one of late." " You have no cause to thank me," Iso- dore replied simply. I am afraid I must confess that it is not entirely upon your be- half I have done this thing." " I care not for that. I shall always re- member yon with gratitude." Isodore turned quickly from the window. " Le Gautier is coming up the steps," she exclaimed. " He must not see me here now, or everything will be mined. I must see you again before I leave the house. Where can I hide I would not have him discover me Uow for ten thousand poundc " (to be continued.) ABraveYotmgLad. A letter from Borne to the Philadelphia Bxdle tin says the return to Italy from Abys- sinia of Cjunt S alimbini, Major Piano and the twelve-year-old son "of the latter, who have been Ras Alula's prisoners for so many months, has created a consid?rable sensa- tion. The chief interest is perhaps centred upon the boy, who is described as having displayed the courage and firmness of a man through all the vicissitudes and hardships endured. The only time when he broke down was, it appears, when chains were put upon the prisoners for the first time and he found himself fettered hand and foot to an Abyssinian lad of about his own age who was to be henceforth, sleeping or wak- ing, his inseparable companion. But he soon recovered his sangfroid and helpless as he was physically, soon established a sort Jf ascendency over the negroes who used to cme and go to his hut, and would rate them soundly if they displeased him as they some times did by coming to beg for some of his clothing His father had managed to keep for him, as indeed all the prisoners tried to do, two or three jerseys, to be worn one over the other as a protection against the dangers of lyinT on the damp floor of their prison huts after the tropical heat of the day. To thU the boy proably owed his complete immunity from illness during' his imprisonment,; he has returned quite bronzed and hardy- looking. He had other advantages, though, which were not shared by the elder prison- AVKI A woman's heart goes out to childhood, thank goodness all the world over, and Ras Alula's daughter took compassion on the brave Uttlc Italian boy, and did all she could to soften the rigors of his impriEon_ ment. It is certain that the fierce chief would have aUowed no other Uving being to interfere with his jealously guarded host- ages, who were only relebused, as perhaps Se reader may remlmber, in exchange for a thousand rifles belonging to Ras Alula, which hitherto the Italian officials had not aUowed to pass. He still retauss Count Savoiroux, and, on the remonstrances of Major Piano and the others, who, at first refused to come away without their unfortun- ate comrade, he bid them begone or remam at their own perQ, for he had no more to say to them. But young Emanuel Piano had, it appears, adieux of a softer kind, for he shows with some pride a Uttle gold cross which Ras Alula's daughter gave lim, say; inff • " Think of me when you are m Italy. ^^' A Wife's Explanation. Violet Ma, how do people know that if â-  anian in the moon Mother (sadly) Because it's always out nighta. iii^ilSy^Si^^*;! 8k«a Bttttin's aoqitrelntwaaawaje^, 'BKia eVi a bud W« Spvvnisn emig; lY«'«r was more i;lortdus thame e«9*j«a TiMw auurfit-^ uiinstter* pen or toafoe. BehoM I frOiD diveraepMiiued faUMh, On wkioii perpetual shines the son, Come in oUation-Iadea tiands Tbe Xxv^UiM Britain's mig^t liaa won. As tribntM to oar Mo.lKr-Qaeen (Milliona revere thij sacred nameX W' oae rdgn no equal eartli hag seen, WlMm God liaa ble.t wilh fadeleaa tame. Rejoice, O every g-va of Britain s crown Exult, ye continents and islee, exult Tour Qoef n and Empi»8 with your myriad tongues Poor oat thanksgiving to the Kihk of kings, Wlioae hand uplifted to a orospf rous throne The loved of monarchs, thus so long- to rule in equity her great united leolm And nourish with maternal aff^^ctioa The chitdien other crown â€" the fosterid ones. Whose orphanage adoption claimtd of her. A centuiy's halt lias known her gracious reign Sinoe coronation honored England's throne. Age has been temper d by the grace rf God, Thus far to cherish with auspicious life Toe person of our Quern through strife and peace And He who bears and answers earnest prayer Has had reicard to supplication, made By f aitlitul subjects' intt rceSsi ve love. That, winged by faith, has sought the mercy -seat, There with an idl-prevailiog voice t j call Jehovah's benediction on her head. What need of retrospection, since we see The goodness of the past reflected now The dernier shades of blessings once enjoyed Mingle with those otsuperseilng grace Wtiich follow in their footprints. Lo, they oome To Queen ani people in a thousand shapes, Fathered by projects of her btatesmen's thought In davs which were and then were not, but which. With h!artB o' rfilleil with gratitude, we bless. Yet, thoupfh reviewal of the past be spumed. That grief shall not invade the joy we feel, There ri-e the phantoms of the lovtd, ber^ From her and us. who ji love and reverence join To welcome to these scenes of festal glee, E'en though in silence we may mourn the fact Tnat they may not be seen in outward form To satisfy the sense of mortal sight. We think not when gay paaeantriei we view Of earthly pomp and secondary joy; And grieve for them who cannot share with us The feelings which these splendrous scenes inspire, That, mayhap, thev ore witnesses of all. And are hut piined thit we know not how close They sometimes press to ujand kindU thrills Of glows of heavenly bliss, which blindness oft Attributes to the gladness mirth instils. 'lis well. God is not God if we can know As much as He t. f souls disincarnate. Beyond Atlantic's leagues there is an isle Whereto, as pilgrims on a holy-day. Such devotees who honor th'ir d?scent From ancestry whose origin was there, (Wbence sprjng intrepid pioneers, who fought, vVres;ing from savage-haunted wilderness The homesteads no forefathers left to them.) Find an attraction in a central source And from the seaboards bounding many strands, Scattered o'er earth's circumferenced climes. They peed in caravans through wswtes of sea Toward the Mecca of their dreamsâ€" England, The sh'ine of all her patriots loyal zeal â€" An Empire's heart, that fills its arceries And veins with throbbing energy of life. All.are not pilgrims some must be content With orient glances where the pilgrims go And local ebullitions of their joy In th^ir own land and way. So thus do we, Through the one minstrel celebrant, address Our homage from the Land of Lakes to you, Our reverend Qaeen Our fervent prayers InA'oke on this your gladsome Jubilee A brighter crown than gold and precious stones â-  To your exalted head adorn and 'tis A hilo of God's blessings imaged down In reflex of that one imniortil crown Life's noblest purpose 'tis for us to win. And which. God knows how much we crave it. Queen, For you, \yhen you in heaven shall celebrats Your everlasting, tearless jubilee. Glondland. BT CL.WTON PARKHILL. Have you been to that wonderful country That lies far in the skyâ€" The mystical realm of Cloudland, Where the mouutains are piled so high Would you visit that beautiful kinirdom Where the e ves and fairies dwell Who come to us at the nightfall To sport in the jingle and dell The tempests are far below them And rains and snows never beat But the softest of sunlight ever Warms this land for the spirits met t. They sleep all day 'mongst the cloudlets Till the sun slUes towards the West Then they wake into light their torches Befoie he 6h*ll sink into rest. Have you seen the sunset glories Light their mountain? in the sky? 'Twas the radiance from their torches That illumed the land on higti. Then they come to us with the twilight, They bring to the babies sleep To the lals and lassies love dreams So sweet that they wake to weep. To the housewife they bear rontentment, And they soothe the husband's care They bring ur.to eaith onl.v blessingsâ€" These spirits from Cloudland fair. Have vou seen the elfin ladders Let down from the morning sky. When the boys said " The sun's drawing water," The girls laughed and questioned them " Why " The girls knew better than they did 'Twas tbe elves going back to their home, And that is the way you must travel. If you're anxious in Cloudland to roam. Eemedy For Ivy Poisoning. I havealways been extremely susceptible to the poison of poison-ivy and oak so as to give me great annoyance, unless it is immediately checked on its first appearance. This, coin- mon washing soda accomplishes for me, if properly applied. I make the application by saturating a slice of loaf bread with water, then cover one surface with soda, and wply to the eruption, the soda next the flesh. When the bread is dried by tbe animal heat, I drop water on the outer side so as to keep it thoroughly moistened and dissolve the soda crystal in contact with the skin. This, you will perceive, is merely a bread poul- tice the bread being a vehicle through whose moisture the soda reaches the humor. 1 find that washing or bathing with soda water, even continuously, will not suffice widi me. My skin requires the heat and moisture of the bread in order for the soda to act on and neutralize the poison. I rare- ly have need to retain this soda poultice for more than thirty minutes on any affected part. No pain ensues. Formerly I suffered for weeks, as the poison would spread all over my body. Now thirty minutes mea- sures the duration of its exhibition. wore «ltttBS under a trw Mar Bt^^anowa, Fik, CB 3qmIi^ imaSa^ niwa i% m m a t mu k hsf Vujjtk ming. They were horrible burned. aad Uoodeeied faom tiuiir mmnda. They win proMth^ die. TJriitning etnuk aew a tree aAainat whkm a negro bdy wae leaning in Atlaata, He whirled around two ot three timee and ran. After running some distance he stop- ped and went thrmigh the same spinning motion. He has been cr^xeA ever since. Three months ago W. M. Morohiaon, of Nova Scotia, who had been ill for some time, awoke in the nia^t and found that hie tongue was paralyzed, and that he oonld not swallow anything. He has just died after fasting rinety days. Up to a short time before his death he was cheerful, saying that he was quite willing to die. A Rockland smoker bought a cigar the other day in one the stores of that city, aud on smoking it found a small gold ring on the inside The cigai was Pennsjlvaia make, and it was evidently not a prize, as the box had no lottery atcachmeur. The only way to account lor the find is that feome lady cigar-maker accidently rolled her ring in the cigar, it being evidently a lady's ring. Seventy years ago Henry G Idemeister, German, enlisted as a voiuuceer iu the Uau- seatic Legion, a free corps of 3,0C'0 men at- tached to the Northern Army under the command of the Crown Prince of Sweden. Gildemeister now lives in Bunker Hill, 111., and will be 93 years old on Saturday and recent news from his native country leads him to think that he is the only survivor of the famous 3,000. This remarkably pleasing horse story comes from Inyo, Cal. A load of hay was put in a yard, near a stable. A horse was loose in the yard, two others being tied in the stable, the door of which was open. After eating a few bites of the hay the loose horse appeared to remember that his com- panions were debarred from the feast. He cook large mouthf uls, carried i into the stable, and placed it before the other horses. The most accomplished butler, valet, and maid servant combined is a Chinaman w the employ of the rish Timothy Hopkins of California. He wears bji Oriental costume of silk of great magnificence, takes care of Mr. Hopkin's man^iion in a quiet, unobtru- sive manner, as pleasing as it is effective, has charge of the wardrobes of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, and when Mr?. Hopkins dresses for a ball lays oat her costume, selects her jewels, and never makes a blunder. A newspaper in Nonticello, Fla., says that W. P. Belliger, going home the other even- ing, was overtaken by a slight shower, and then heard a jiggirng sound as something like a hailstone s' ruck him on the head and fell to the ground. He struck a match and found a silver quarter bearing date early in the eighteenth century. "Mr. Belliger is a gentleman of veracity, and no one doubts his statement. He is satLfied there is a rich treasury above." A charming and unique friendship is said to have sprung up between a young German, and a young Frenchmen in south Holyoke, Mass. Neither can speak the language of the other, and both are ignorant of the En- glish language. Under ordinary circumstan- ces these young men would be lifelong strangers, but fate has thrown them together as roommates in a boarding house, and, though unable to converse ether than by gestures there has sprung up between these young men a friendship of more than ordin- ary warmth. It is related that some Americans recently going through the Jardindesplantes of Paris stopped to look at a big rattlesnake in a ca^e. It lay motionless, apparently asleep, but when two of the party who lingered be- hind began to speak in English it moved, lifted its head, and gave every sign of in- terest. They told their companions that the snake understood English. Tne whole party then returned to the cage. The snake was apparently asleep again. They conversed in French, but the snake ngiade no movement; then the ladies began to speak in English. The snake started lifted its head, and show- ed the same alertness as before at the sounds The rattlesnake proved, on inquiry, to have come from Virginia. A small boy, swimming with others in the Erie Canal, near Clyde, suddenly yelled with vigor that " so'thin' had hold of" him. He scrambled ashore, and the something proved to be a small snapping turtle, that had grabbed him by the leg. His beak had gone through the skin and some of the flesh of the boy's leg. These animals never let go their hold while there is life. In this casethe jaws did not open till after the head had been cut off. The wound made by the turtle's beak was not very serious. The boy wrap- ped a handkerchief arouud his leg and stare ed for home, csorying the turtle. Undeveloped Powers. A large part of the failures, the disap- pointments, the inferior work, the poor think- ing, the shallow reasoning, the lack of kind- ly feeling and syTnpathetic action which afflict mankind is due to" the lack of nourish- ment afforded to the faculties. Theyarestarv- ed, consequently feeble and inefficient. Men plead the lack of time to enrich their minds, to stimulate their powers, to feed their moral natures. As well might the bird With droop- ing, .wing and declining strength plead that he had so many flights to take in mid-air that he had no time to pick the com from the field or the fruit from the tree to sustain him in those flirhta. A Family Anans^ement A family in which there are a number of men who come in at different times during the latter part of the evening, and who gen- erally go to bed immediately upon getting in. Was troubled for a long time by the ques- tion that worried each man when he came in as to who was yet out. As every one was generally in bed mere was none to answer the question, and the arrival was at a loss to know whether to lock the front door for the night and put out the lights, as he would do if all were in, or not. A tour of the bed- rooms was necessary to acquire the desired knowledge, and this, it is needless to say, became more annoying each time. At last a happy idea was found. A small board of hard wood, on which was neatly painted as many figures in a row as there are persons in the family, with two rows of pe?s tjeneath each, one labelled "out" and the other "in," was placed in a rather abscure place in die hall-way, where all the fanuly can readily see it, but where it will not attract the eyes of strangers. On each peg is hung a small brass ring, and now, as each one goes out, he places the ring hang- ing under the number assigned to him on " out" peg, and when he comes in the ring is himg on the " in" peg. Thus a glance at this board tells just who is out and who is in, and a " long-felt want" no longer exists in the house. A Fair Financier' " Oh, Nell I Isn't it lucky our legasies wore only four hundred doUan " " Lucky when we expected, at leas^ ten thousand apiece " " Bat don't you see, dear, if we had had •li that Papa would have inveated it. " r ;^ i J f -: t t • 1 1 !â-  i' in^i^. fM- m iV^ ^ii^ijii^MMiuMiiti