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(lh "WESTMINSTER."] LONDON, SATURDAY. Uriven tr) desperation by its domestic troubles, Lord Rosebery's Government sterns to have rushed to the conclusion that it tnay. perhaps, re-gain a part of its lost popu- lar ty by making a dead set against the Eultan of Turkey. This is, I am convinced, a profound miscalculation. However indig- nant the English people may be over the Armenian atrocities, it is not at all likely that they will let themselves be dragged into a ciusaae against the Turks to avenge the INNrOllb, of Eastern Christians. The danger is that the fanatics in the Cabinet, of whom Mr. Bryce is the chief—for in his most indiscreet speech at Aberdeea the other day lie talked the language of Mr. Malcolm iMacColl, and not of a responsible Minister— iway. in their recklessness, commit the country to a course of action from which it will bs difficult for her to retreat, and of which Russia and France will reap the advan- tage. Sir Y\ illiam Hareouit boasted before. Parliament broke up for the Whitsuntide holidays that England in her foreign policy is now actiag in concert with France and Russia. The statement was quits inaccurate, for England refused to take part in the pres- bure put upon Japan to make hei forego .some portion of t!je spoils of victory, and even such a Government as we have now in tiffice can hardly acquiesce in the impudent proposal of France and Russia to mortgage the whole Customs revenue cf China for a loan from any participation in which Eng- land will be deiiberateiy excluded. We have, however, by our maladroit policy at Con- stantinople drifted into a position which must be viewed with secret satisfaction by titatesmen at Paris and St. Petersburg, for the legitimate outcome of it would be a reversal of the policy of Pahnerston and kBeaconstield. Both these great men were es good philanthropists as Mr. Bryce and the other gentlemen who declaim about the evils of Turkish misrule but they also knew that it was their Sr.t business to maintain the national interests of England, and that, consequently, they could not allow the Turkish Empire to be broken to pieces. This is the traditional policy of England, and it is based upon the consideration that the rulers of British India cannot suffer the terri- tory from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates to pass into the hands of an unfriendly European Power. At the time of the Crimean War Lord Palmerston availed himself of the wrath of Napoleon III. against the iRussi-.ui 'Emperor, who had put a personal filiglrt upon him, to draw France into a com- bination against Russia for the defence of the integrity of Turkey. Lord Beaeonsiield, less fortunate, had to contend against Russia single-handed, and it is to his eternal honour that lie came out a victor in the strife. Now, France and Russia are, undoubtedly, acting together, and they appear to be using Eng- land as their catspaw to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for them. We hear of Eng- land taking the lead in demanding the accep tance of a scheme of administrative reforms in Armenia which, if it could be put in force, would bring to an end Turkish autho- rity in that province, and the Ministerial papers in London are full of silly vapourings about the presence of the British fleet in SBeyrout harbour, as if the use of force to omake the Sultan obey the commands of the three Powers were really contemplated. Well, the British fleet can hardly invade Armenia. Troops would be wanted for that purpose, and I suspect that there would be au amazing outburst of public indignation in this country if our Government sanctioned the employ- ment of b. Franco-Russian army to restore the independence of Armenia. Queen Victoria rules over 60 millions of Mussulmans in India, and how would they regard such interference with the rights of the Commander of the [Faithful at Constantinople? We hear a good deal said now about the Convention by which England bound herself to use her influence ■with the Sultan to promote reforms in Asia Ihut Lord Beacon-field never dreamt of using force to compel the Sultan to behave better to his Armenian subjects. The sole case in 'which provision was made by him for "Tinned intervention on the part of this country was to repel the invasion of Armenia by Russian troops. The policy of Russia never changes, and now she counts upon England as a ttocile instrument to fulfil her designs. It t<eenis to me to be the duty of the Opposi- tion, in these circumstances, to make a pro- test. against the tendency of Lord Rosebery's foreign policy. Lord Salisbury at Bradford touched on the question, but we want some much more plain speaking. Unfortunately, the Duke of Argyll, one of the leaders of the (Liberal Unionists, has publicly declared in favour of letting the fate of the East be decided by the Armenians. But it is, on this account, all the more desirable for the Con- servatives to let the country see that they have it foreign policy of their own, and there is a very strong feeling in Conserva- tive^ circles that the time has come for Mr. Pcilf.itir t.) speak out. I MACS the honour to be included yesterday aiivi'ir tli? guests invited by Sir' Thomas Sutherland. M.P., chairman, and the c.i-ec- tois oj toe P. :(nd 0. Company, to meet the fehahpda, at luncheon on board the com- pany's splendid new mail boat, the Cale- donia. A perfect summer's day and pleasant society m^ue the trip down the river from W estnun>ter Pier to the docks most jnjov- abie. and it JS needless to say that the hospi- tality extenued to us on our arrival left nothing to be ,desired. From the conversa- tions I had with the officials who have looked after )r.. Highness since he came to London I gather that the popular impression of his chaiac is incorrect. I said to one of them that th-y seemed to be killing the Shah- K:u! .ft engagements, but he replied that it was the other way about, the Prince was killing tii-). Tie takes a keen interest in all that guos fin a round him, and wants to go everywhere and see everything. But he does not un>Urst-.uid why he should be obliged to go to Birmingham to see the manufacture of big gin:«, and thinks they ought to be made in London. He is tired of State cere- inouiel, wants to see useful inventions wtiujli he can recommend for adoption in lus iiv. n country. Machinery attracts him greatly, and I don't wonder that he was impressed with the g'Vht of ih- raising and lowering of the Tower (Bridge bescu'es. Hardly anv of the Fnglish people on board had seen this operation per- formed before and they all agreed with the 11pinion expres ed recently by M. Daudet, that the Tower Bridge is the most wonderful expres- sion Loudon can provide of what modern science and energy can accomplish. The Prince (teemed to be much gratified with the warm reception given him by the Lascar crews of t'he DP. and O. steamers in dock. He is very rigid in the performance of his religious duties, and I am assured that the real reason why he kept the Roy',1 and other guests at Mr. Fowler's waiting for their dinner for three-quarters of tn hour on the Queen's birthday was that, the .Lay being Friday, the Mahonxmedan Sabbath, he was engaged in prayer for a long time after tunset. Yesterday he ate some meat, which his servants had brought from Dorchester House with them, and which was cooked on board the steamer. The two Sirdars who ac. companied him are less particular, and eat "-11 of nearly all European dishes, although they refuse to drink wine. Still, I have heard it whispered that a good many cases of cham- pagne find their way to Dorchester -House, and are consumed by someboay or oilier. One of the Sirdars, who is known as the "Uncle," although he is in no way related to the Prince, is a distinguished Afghan soldier, wito fought against tne British Army in most of the battles of the last Afghan War. When lie was introduced to Sir Donald Stewart he smiled and remarked that they had met before; but, as Sir Donald said after- wards in his quiet way, as a matter of fact he did not wait for the British troops at Aluned Khevi. En revanche, if he fought at Mai- wand, lie must have seen the backs there of a good many of our soldiers. The Shahzada can only be persuaded with much diiiiculty to speak in public, and then he says few words at a. time in a low voice and these are interpreted by Colonel Talbot for the benefit of the com- pany. His appearance has improved during iiis stay in London, and he now sometimes shows signs of being plea.,ed at the attentions paid to him. He has a habit, which is occa- sionally disconcerting, of holding the hand of tiie person he is talking to while the conversa- tion is going on. Mr. H. H. Fowler, the Secretary of State, who is blossoming into the moat ardent Jingo of the day, made a capital little speech, with just the note of sentiment in it that people like after a good luncheon, declaring that we intend to hold India, "come weal, come woe." The "Daily Telegraph" has fairly started the proposed national testimonial to W. G. Grace, with 2,000 separate contributions of ciie shilling each. Everybody will wish to give something to- Bhow his admiiatioa for thvi most wonderful cricketer that has ever lived, and Dr. Grace will, no doubt, be secured in the enjoyment of a handsome independence. A man of this .stamp Qeseives well of his country, for lie has given an impulse to the most wholesome and manly game ever in- vented. How the love of sport is ingrained in the English character Now that the masses of the people get better wages and enjoy more leisure than was formerly the case they show themselves possessed of exactly the same taam on which the upper classes have always prided themselves. There is no more remarkable sight than to see some 10,000 people seated round the Oval to watch a game of cricket. With what intelligent appreciation they watch every ball that is played, maintaining for hours together a critical silence, which is only broken at intervals by a slnut of applause at some good stroke or catch. The wide diffusion of a love of all sorts "of outdoor games, coupled with the multiplication of places of innocent recreation in the neighbourhood of London, is steadily destroying the curse of drunkenness in this country; for men, as a rule, do not drink too much except when they have nothing eke to do. I went down on Bank Holiday to one of the most popular resorts on the river. At Waterloo they filled our first-class oompart- men with thirteen grown-up people, two little children, and three babies. Coming back at night we faired worse, for we could only get standing-room in a third-class compartment with sixteen people in it. Yet everybody was good-humoured, and I did not during the whole day hear any bad language or see one drunken person. When we got down to our destination in the morning the father of a pretty child we had been talking to set her on his shoulder, the mother took the baby in her arms, and they marched off gaily along the dusty road. We met them again in the even- ing, father and mother still carrying their burdens, and the whole family were cheerful and smiling No doubt, their holiday in the country had been as full of enjoyment to them as if they had had every comfort and luxury at their command that money could buy. The International Congress of 1Eners held at Pans this week luus been marked by a notable decrease of the arrogant spirit in which the congress used to deal with industrial ques- tions. The growing influence of moderation in ^uch matters was shown in the sensible re- fusal of the congress to pass a resolution in favour of restricting the output of coal. The eight hours question has been left by the con- gress in the same state as before. It is pleasant to observe that the English delegates took a fairer view than their Continental comrades of the obligations of employers, and declined to place them under an obligation to compensate workmen even for those accidents to which their own negligenoe had contributed. Of equal importance with this congress is the great gathering of Oddfel ,vs at Swan- sea, which has rejected, so emphatically Mr. Chamberlain's plan of giving State pensions to all old people. Another conference to which a good deal of interest is attached is that of representatives of co-operative socie- ties. But, while co-operation in some branches of business has been an unquestionable success, the range of trades and industries in which it can be profitably employed does not widen as time rolls on. The distribution of goods bought wholesale and sold in small quantities to a multitude of customers is a comparatively simple matter. It is quite otherwise when the principle of co-operation is applied to the business of production, in which a higher intelligence is required, greater knowledge of home and foreign markets, and trained sagacity and ingenuity in meeting and often creating the public taste. Here the superiority of indi- vidual effort makes itself felt. There are a good many spinning mills in Lancashire which ara worked in a great measure on the co-operative system. These concerns find it a most difficult matter to pay their way, and rarely make any profits, while the private millowner who is himself an expert, and who employs the best brain power he can find, can still do very well in the cotton trade. I doubt if the archbishops are wise in asking for aid from the Imperial Treasury to enable voluntary schools to compete on fair terms with board schools. Such a scheme would cost a great deal of money and could not easily be carried through Parliament. It would be a much more natural policy to support voluntary schools out of the rates. Why should not every ratepayer have the right to say to what school he wishes his share of the rates to be applied ?

ENGLISH COURT SECRETS. Court secrets do not become piibli- property in a moment. It is many days since the Prin- cess^ of WaJes refused to represent the Queen at tne last -Drawing-room, but the gossips are only now In possession of the alleged reason for her absence. At first it was stated that the Princess was indisposed, but it is now rumoured (says the London correspondent of the "Manchester Mail") that she declined to attend the Drawing-room because a certain person was to be prese -ted to whom she iok objection. The hurried visit to Windsor was made with the object of sayim? good-bye to the Queen before her Majesty's departure to Scotland, but as the Queen did not leave Windsor till the Princess was back in to.n it is obvious that leave taking was not the purpose of the visit. The truth is that the Princess went to Windsor to lay her complaint before the Queen, for it was found that the name of the unwelcome individual remained on the list of presentations, notwithstanding the Princess's protest. Eventually it was agreed that the Princess Louise should hold the Drawing-room. e

FLOODS IN HUNGARY. At Swansea Pol ice-court on Friday (before Mr. J. Coke Fowler and Mr. F. Rocke) John Sullivan, a fireman, living at No. 5, Mansel- George's-steps, was committed for trial at the quarter sessions on the charge of assaulting and cruelly ill-treating his daughter, Elizabeth Sullivan, aged six, by putting her head down- wards in the North Dock and afterwards baat- ing her with a rope.-The defendant claimed that be was only correcting the child for con- tinually going to the dock. She led his younger children there and endangered their lives, audi he trLad to frighten her.

WELSH HJtEACH OF PRO- MISE CASE. At Carnarvon Assizes on Thurslxv (before Justice Lawrence). Ellen Evans, the daughter of a quarrymau, living at JJoIwy Idec-.n, c-ut <1 Thomas Williams, Tanyberllan, Gynin, Con- way, for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Eldon-Bwnkes and Mr. Jones- Morns (instructed by Mr. Jones-Morris- ap- peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. H. -u. ,n] (instructed by Mr. David Jones, Llannvst) for the defendant. Mr. Eldon Bankes, in opening the case, said that!; taLY in January last year the piui, tlif, who was in service at Cart re Melus, Conwiy, made the acquaintance of the defendant, who was a farmer and market gardener iivuig at Tanybtrllaiv near that town. He press xl for marriage in three months' time, but t.ie plain- tiff demurred, remarking that they ought to have more time to be better acquainted. A correspondence passed, and in one of the earliest lettfirs he wrote: -"Truth, believe me; I ?m longing for you. It came to me this morniig il-e the waves of the sea, and shook me immeroi'u ly. Remember, Jane, to be ready on a moments notice for fear some clouds of discord come between us to separate us." In another letter he wrote that he belonged "to the healthiest family on the face ol the earth, and later on he wrote—"There are two ex- tremes on the question of courting, as ir many other questions, and our duty is to try and keep in the midd:e between these two extremes. (Laughter.) Well, perha,ps I have said sufficient. about exteriors of love. (Laughter.) What if I went to the interral. to the old love, to the seat of love, the spring from whence true love starts in all its aspects -love towards God, love towards one's neigh- bour, and that love thatt neither language or word can describe, that is which is next to the divine love of all loyc-t.!ut love which is warm enough to dissolve two hearts n.to another, and tie in a knot that nothing can undo but death. Dear Jane, what think von of that love? Do you know my experience of that? If the water purposed to drown it, the fire threatened to burn, you could stand like Paul — (laughter)—and shout that you were more than a conqueror on the whole elements." (Laughter.) This letter wound up by inviting the plaintiff to sleep and dream of her "dear Tom," as he so subscribed himself. In another letter he wroti) being in aSca of love which nothing but death could cool. On Octo- ber 22 he expresed regret that. her "tender feelings had been bruised." but the fact was that "the love there was between us is fading gradually, withering little by little, and I have no explanation to give for that. There is nothing in you now more 'than there was in the start to cau&e this, and I can assure you that no other female has had a hold of my heart- I feel like a sparrow,, lonely on the housetop. (Laughter.) Perhaps Providence has something to do wi'th the matter. (Laughter.) Although you and I, perhaps, had thong-ht. to be together to the end of our lives, perhaps the Almighty did nob think it, "for your ways are not my ways," salth the Lord; but if Providence has ordained us to be together that is certain to take place, and I shall be very willing to fall into the order. (Laughter.) I was at Henryd lately listening to a lecture on "Love and Marriage." He showed the dreadful perilousness it was to venture to the married state without love, and the dread- ful consequences that are to follow it." But the defendant did not remain logn like a spar- row on the housetop, for he jilted the plaintiff, and in December married his servant: and when questioned on the matter in March, he had the effrontory to write the plaintiff express- ing his surprse "that lips which were able to heap oaths and curses upon the same being belonged to the same person;" denying that he had done her any worng, and that if she thought he had, the laws ^f Britain were at her disposition to do justice between them. Evidence in support of the claim was given by the plaintiff, a young woman of prepossessing appearance, and Mre. Humphreys, a neighbour. Mr. E. H. Lloyd, for the defendant, denied there had been any promise of marriage. As to the financitl position of the defendant, he had betti described as a rich fanner, wherqAfc he was really a very poor one. It was extraordi- nary how every farmer, when he came to be a defendant in an action, especially one for breach of promise, was ix>urtrayed as a most wealthy rn-Mi and rolling in riches. (Laughter. The defendant, in the course of his examina- tion, said that he farmed nine and a half acres of land, including a market garden. It wa.s his own property, but was heavily mortgaged. A colness had aris*n between the plaintiff and himself, owing to her allegation that one of his relative had been making disparaging re- marks about her. In cross-examination he denied having attempted to take advantage of the plaintiff, or that he had ever promised her marriage. The jury assessed the damages at ;t;100.

CRUELTY IN IN A LUNATIC ASYLUM A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says :-A revolting case of cruelty on the part of the keepers of a local lunatic asylum is reported from Clermont. Toward the end of last week an inmate, nampd Maitre, showed symptoms of great excitability, and, in order to calm him, the doctor ordered him to take a soothing draught. The poor fellow objected, and had to be placed in the straight waistcoat before it could be administered. During this operation he struggled violently, and so exas- perated his keepers that they struck him savagely several times, and allowed a number of other inmates standing by, who had become greatly excited, to handle him very roughly also. Ultimately, he took the medicine, and became quieter. Two days afterwards he uied. A post-mortem examination showed he had several ribs broken, and severe internal injuries. Two keepers consequently have been arrested on the charge of causing Maitre's death by their needless brutality.

ROBBING THE DEAD. Three soldiers of the 10th Hussars Regi- ment—Beake. Griee, and Griniths—were at Blarney on Friday charged before Major Hutchinson with having broken open the vault of Sir George Calthurst, Bart., smashed four coffins, indecently disinterred the re- mains. and stolen a ring from the finger of one of the corpses. The evidence, chiefly of soldiers, showed that the prisoners, with others, had been bathing close to the grave- yard. Some of them entered the vault. Beake broke the coffins and took the ring, which he handed to Grice. and disturbed the remains of Sir Nicholas Calthurst, Mrs. I'-gay Calthurst, and Major Calthrrst, the latter being clothed in uniform. Beake con- fessed his guilt and the prisoners were re- manded.

THE WELSH LANGUAGE: We are glad to learn that the Oxford delegates of local examinations at their meeting on Thurs- day decided to include the Welsh language among the subjects for the junior Oxford exami- nations of 1896. Mr. Owen Owen, M.A., High School, Oswestry, has been interesting himself in this matter, and his efforts in this direction have met with success. We hope that at this turning point in the history of Welsh education this desire of the delegates to meet the require- ments of Wales will be widely appreciated. The Welsh language has a prominent plaoe in nearly all the schemes under the Welsh Intermediate turning point in the history of Welsh education this desire of the delegates to meet the require- ments of Wales will be widely appreciated. The Welsh language has a prominent plaoe in nearly all the schemes under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, and this deoision of the Oxford delegates ought to lead to the establishment of several new centres for local examinations in the Principality. delegates ought to lead to the establishment of several new centres for local examinations in the t Principality.

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■iwwBwa—offnjRLiw.wii-iiiw3«im » SHOT HIS RIVAL DOWN. A JEALOUS LOVER'S MAD CRIME. Herman Hernandez, nineteen years old, who lives with his widowed mother at Brooklyn, in America, is in a cell on a charge of having attempted murder. The victim is John Sche- rer, 21 years old. A 22-calibre revolver was the weapon used. The shooting occurred at No. 23, Boerum-street. Scherer and Hernandez called there to see a woman known to the Erisoner and police as Katie Schwartz and Mrs. oertz. It is alleged that the woman greeted Hernandez coolly, while she kissed Scherer several times, and placed her arms about his neck. Hernandez, who v-atchecl these proceed- ings, walked up and down the room in anger. Suddenly he wheeled about, and, turning to- wards Scherer, muttered a threat, and hastily pulling a revolver from his hip pocket pointed it squarely at his rival, and pulled the trigger. The report of the revolver was followed by shrieks as Scherer fell to the floor with blood pouring from a wound in his face. Officers of the Stagg-street Station, attracted by the noise, appeared at the front door and ordered it to be opened. When they entered the par lour they found Scherer lying on his back at one side as if dead. Hernandez stood near by, with Le smoking pistol in his right hand. "Who killed this man?" asked the officer. "I shot him," replied Hernandez. An examina- tion by the policeman showed that Scherer WM still alive, and an ambulance was hastily sum- moned. The surgeon of St. Catherine's Hos- pital found the bullet in Solierer's nose, and, after removiijo- him to the hospital, extracted it. Small particles of lead were also found in both his cheeks. After a few hours at the hos- pital Scherer recovered consciousness and de- clared to the nurses that he was not injured seriously, and as dav dawned he got out of his bed, dressed himself, and Igft the hospital. He I' proceeded slowly to the poiice-oourt, where he appeared just as the doors were opened. As I Hernandez was led into 'the room by the officers Scherer arose from his seat and started towards the railing. He had taken but two steps when he threw up his hands, and. with a shriek, fell to the floor unconscious- Surgeon M'Namara removed the man tc 'the hospital, where his con- dition is considered serious. Justice Laimbeer held Hernandez to awa-it the result of his vic- tim's injuries. To a reporter, who saw iiini in ceil at the station, Hernandez told his story. He said lie had been mate on board a full-rigged ship until three moirhs When he left the vessel lie had quite a sum of money, a portion of which he gave to his mother. With the other he furnished a j/.a ;e for the w( man Sohwartz. "I loved the woman," paid he, ":111.1 when my money gave out I civj up tin floor. :tT,rl used to meet her at Boerum-street. I loved her better than I can ever love anyone else, and when f-he went to Scherer I became mad- d^ntd and shot him. !s le <1"110" Upon receiving a negative reply he Tp. marked, sullenly: — "Welt, I don't care whether he dies or not."

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r ZvVfifl A MAN AND WIFE WHO N:EfJJ SPEAK. fl An odd phase of human nature has1 be covered by Samuel F. O'Brien, of the American Humane Society. woman who has not spoken to her 1. 0 seven years, and who has not the sW? sire to have the last word with is dragging out an almost hermit- )^ p t in Allegheny. It was reported to U c after keeping his wife a prisoner in of their home for three years, Charles j \e a Bohemian bai4>t-r, had deserted hei her and her tifteen-year-old daughter 1 It was also reported that he had. abuse th O'Brien did not find matters as baa when he called on Mrs. Stasnoy, bu go a very queer state of affairs. Stasne. ^c]x to Chicago to join a Bohemian bant to play at the Atlanta Exposition. America with the band, and he 1. [ player. He gave out when lie. rber ftrg. would be away three months. Hjf WZ. he turned over to a man named W a-#" uipe j Stasnev was found at a sewing 1, .1. O'Brien. She cannot talk Eng her daughter Mary is an intellig She seemed like a frightened deer agoTit called on her. She denie/1 tha had abused hor, but added that wanted him to come back again. Ior Mr. O'Brien thou"1 it that she fi».th something. Hequestioned her about treatment of her mother. She said was never locked in the cellar, en. all of her time in the basement to father, she said, had never ^poKei ()r ,11 mother, nor she to him, either dire t0,. 0 rect'.y, for seven years. Both had s but neither ever asked her to take tit> the other. Mary said her faUl r Jj« America about ten years ago. A > sent for her and her mother. ^f+^n he^f » treated her mother all right, and tl ^fte to drink and neglect ihom. One • /;• quarrel, he told Mrs. Staev tW'. fcrfJV old, and was not a nice enough From that day t-hoy have not sp repr°?^V' Stasnev remained silent- under 6verfaji(' and withdrew from the room. » lti,,isba-nt -Ae^ ward sought the company of her a'v~<? n(4S he held aloof from her. She n tr' him, but sho secluded herself gll0 1^ and neighbours. So retired a life a gi that after a year or two her residenc known save to a fe\v | Stasney. Some of bis \vid%iet even regarded him a* tig ,f b'0 | Not onlv would they not eat at t -d for # I but the barber and his wife eacl ™ her or her own food. Mrs. Stasney s0ljc,er teT out among the Bohemians pporj sewing. She soon got enough to » r 0„t ut kf. After that her daughter f bought her mother's food and the f the his own. The daughter cooked and earned his nie-als upstairs to in a room back of the barber J Stasnev ate in the basement K -jjng et. thev lived for P€jvt!n yeorp, • jl-g el othei. With this skeleton aS a f Stasney was known to his frie (T(Jo<t jovial fellow. He was fond of a r and frequently had it. -With <- dr'yji<> it was different. Day after dav seeiiv^0 out her existence in the basemni^ one, except her dauglTter: never nj with those last cruel words her hu.~n ken to her burn in or into her b^r ^t{ too old. and not nice enough 7, roVl £ rh still ringing in her ears. f°r daughter she repeated them to tn t ti- the bitter sadness of them nlU^,ore' 1^' r<J as strong as wlien first they P 4I, She ws= 33 years old whwi nhe A them She is 40 now, and her 1V/ r*4^ >' though he looks younger. She jv- Jo > nblv si'ent woman, and she _hter. little as TKr-svble. Sbe told her I lh« talking, and not liother her w jje? There are traces of beauty on her :3nd worry have about obliterated daughter is n very pretty

A curious story Is bein^ told of and palmistry. A palmist was c* hand at a p.irty. Saul Wilde, ,ver* £ tflf 'fh0 "Tell me, shall I die in the zemth or shall I die an old man forgot^ a {0( palmist said, "I see in your h*11 iye^ie i, spell of extraordinary notoriety, M srood or for evil I can't tell- ? that you will die." In point of jLiist a scribe, who tells the story, the th*0, j. tbe ,p something much more startling whff Wilde was depressed and shocked to' it lady said, and it was he himself story afterwards, trying perhaps jneIJ' off, for he is the most superstitio'' Oi'^l The most effective way of taking '-I rnJ of J. well iu3 the easiest way, is in the 1 v? Emuiaion. Why not take it in the 0 way? Scott's Emulsion is I stomach, and it i;. readily assjaiil*'16^ } oil gees to waste. I r