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L0NTELQUARITC1I,V.C, Bj h. BIDEB HAOQAED. 0 Do, iqulrej 1 said tbat I wanted to holiday, auu tuut uln 1 00 holiday to .i ..... t.m" at.rl l:o.,. 4 u a mauner tbat evidently infant I 1 . .(nndhllllitluihdt.M. f ' ,i.lV of the transfer of the mortgagee !"'' i. .. . u. nu ,l . found himself wandering vaguely t tlm vait r!mn,e ' 109 Coliuderies, J ....Mdivine. himself lu the least lie been recoin mended by tome traveled tiilual iu uoisiiiguoiu vu wagiug . IJveiT01 treet itatiou, which be found .1,. help of friendly porter. Thence y .. t fur the exhibition, but, being of a Lent raind. thought tbat be would do well f hn money and walk the distance. So . i H.,J .111 k. ... j .... mn nm-nest coniultation with a. , "H l. lr a fHlia Kitlir-h an km.. LDiaUl U W " lf laoded bim t the Royal Oak. Hit !., adveutui-ea we need not pursue; i:it it to my that, having started from bit fljsatS, It wai past 7 o'clock at night o be finally reached the exhibition, more -oughly wearied than though be bad done .odAiy't harvesting. Ji,o n rule red for a while in continual lufof liavipg bis pocket picked, seeking liog niacUlue aim uikwhtuij none, Ull . i h be found himself In the gardens, i,n the electrio light display was in full -j DOU1I wijt6 w u,, iui ll npi 'idamn night, he made a difficult patb to ...fivt inside the building, where he sat Lusts little table and devoured some very I luiif Mora 'name him, for bis weariueus was great, jte doied. YaKiitlr. through the muffled roar and L of voices, which echoed In bis sleep lied ears, he caught the sound of a familiar a, which awoko bim up "all of a heap," M jfierwnru saiu. i uo name or "vueei." bout moving bis body be opened bis U At the very uext table to bis own were Ifni two people, a man and a woman. Ho t;ed at the latter first. She was clad in 1 0w, and was very tall and thin and tierce Lids; so fierce looking tbat Ueorge invol- urily Jerked nis neaa oacx, ana orougnt ith naiuful force in contact with the y. It was the Tiger herself , and her com- L lion iras the coarse, dreadful looking man Fed Johnnie, whom sbo bad sent away in ; cab on tiie nigm or our. quest s visit. -Ob." Johnnie was saying, "so Quest Is L covey's name, Is it, and he lives in a city illed Boisingham, does ber is be anool tnlf (rich). Rather, answered the l iger, "ir only one Lmake the dollars trickle, but he' a nasty, L bny, be is. Look here, not a cent, not titer have l got to bless myself with, and limit ask bim for any more not till Jan- I i i. li ..ii r brf. Ana now uiu guiug w uvo uu wan Errl I got the sock from the Musio ball L-t week because 1 was a bit jolly, and old Lomueon. the conductor, wanted to drop I per cent, on my salary because he said I iJutdraw as l used to, ana iuai I was get- :j old and ugly, do I just caught bim one nb tbe handle of my brollie that made bim L nan, and the beast bad me up for as- jli, tud it was forty shillings and costs. :,d Don I can't get another billet any ..v, tnd I've got a bill of tale over the fur- :ure, and I ve sold all my Jewels down to i ticker, or at least most of them, and Lre'i that brute," and ber voice rose to a Lbdued scream, "living like a fighting cock Ld rolling in 'oof while his poor wife is t to starve." "'Wife.' Ob, yet, we know all about Lit," saiJ the gentleman called Johnnie. A look of doubt and cunning passed across b woman's face. Evidently she feared that ehad said too much. "Well, it's as good a name as another," she kid. "Oh, dont I wish tbat 1 could get a ipof bim; I'd wring him," and she twisted r Ion;, bony band as washerwomen do keo they wring a cloth. "I'd track you to," said Johnnie. "And w, idored Edithin, I've bad enough of this mming show and I'm off. Perhaps I shall k in down Fiailico way this evening, i-ta." Well, you may as well stand a liquor Ctnid the adored one. "I'm pretty dry, an tell you." "Certainly, with pleasure; I will order a Waiter, a brandy and soda ror inn iy x of brandy. If you please; she's very I- .oat and wants support" (lie waiter grinned and brought tbe drink, dthe uian Johnuie turned round as though f pay him, but really be went without do Ueorge watcbed bim eo and then looked bin at the lady, whose appearance seemed fucinate him. "Well, if that aint a master one," be said Himself, "and she called herself his wife. did. and then drew ud like a slue's borna fug me, if I don't stick to bar tiU 1 find out t more of the tale." Thus ruminated George, who, be it ob rd, was no fool, and who bad a hearty wkeand misirust of Mr. Quest. While he ru wondering bow be was to go to work, an Pipected opportunity occurred. The l iger N mushed ber brandy and soda and was ppariug to leave when tbe waiter swooped Ma upon her. Honey, please, miss," be said. "Money I" she said; "why you're paid." "Come, none of that," said the waiter; "I Ntt shilling for tbe brandy and soda." hilling, do youf Then you U have to '",you cheating, white faced rascal, yu. B? friend paid you before he went away " "Oh, we've bad too much of tbat came," the waiter, beckoning to a constable, to torn in spite of tbe "fair EditbiaV very iroiu and pointed protestations be went fn3Eivo her in charge, for It appeared that uaa only twopence about ber. 1 bis was 'rte's opportunity, and be interfered. 1 wink, tnarm." be said, "that tbe lai pt with you was a-play Ing of a little game. Ilurml. . , . . . , n - prmeoaea lo pay me waiter. "baying t little game, was her gasped infuriated Tieer. "If 1 dont play a little paeon him when I get a chance my name r w toith d'Anbigne, tbe nasty mean oeasi me "Permit mn. mrm " nu! Oeoree. nuttini filling on tbe table, which the waiter took f n went away. "1 can't bear to see a real ,"7 nke you in difflcultv. ""elL vou nntianun. von are." she . "Sot at all. marm. That's mv war. And , roarm, won't yoo have aootberP I Jjo objection was raised by the lady, who soother, with the result that tbe became. F- not exactly tipsy, at any rate not far off it I "oniy after this tbe building was cleared. N George found himself standing In Exbibi Tyu with tbe woman on bis arm. ou're going to give me a lift borne, aint inarm, for mr I mm said George, fibiug as he thought of tbe cab fare. croruingiy they got into a hansom, ana d'Aubizne havinir civen the address in "CO. Of Which Omnrvn inltantlV mad a note, they started, wme In and have a drink," tbe said, . toey arrived, and accordingly be paid 2-balf a crown it coat him and wered h omtn witi simper Into tk "dfddnc q '"5 . wm. ( oere the Tiger bad another brandy and fter which George thought she was Q a St sute for him to prosecut bit juries. , "onderful place this London, marm; 1 ' " "at Un hrm mtnrm. aiul hxd DO idt I thould Bnd folks to friendly. At I "'"".'"irig to my friend Laryer Qness, ? " Bowngham, yesterday" dUoo. What'a th.tf" ha auL "Do TO tie old man r "Jou mean Laryer Quest; why meonrsi . wid Mrs. Quest loo. Ah I she's a pretty "Sine is," Here tho l.u .... .... berent abuse which tvd h! be bad a fourth brandy and soda um B "U be' rf?;r'i hi 2T siJl. he richr she ked. a. she put devn tb. "W'batl Laryer Quest, Well, 1 thould sat tm'f? bl'n 1 " ng." burst out Um hombta woman, with . aid 0f drunkM tears. "Starving, without a shilling to pay hbf 1d,ik' myeddrt to v UJ7 ln luxury w,th ,notuw You tell h,,u that I won't stand it; you tell him that .f he don't find a 'thou.' pretty quick I U let him know the reason why." "1 don't quite understand, marm," said orge; "tbere't a lady down in Boisingbam " It the real Mrs. Quest" "Us liefsb, .hrieked, "it's a list He married me before be married her. I could have bim in the dock to-morrow, and 1 would toolf 1 wasn't afraid of him, and that's a "?Pme' niarm- 00,08 ' ' Oeorgs, "draw It mild from that tap." "You won't believe me, won't your said the woman, on whom tbe liquor was uow be ginning to take iu full effect; "then I'll show you, and she staggered to a desk, unlocked It, and took from it a folded paper, which the opened. It was a marriage license, or purported tt to be; but George, who was not too quick at hit reading, had ouly time to note the name Quest, and tbe church, St. Bartholomew'e, Hackney, when she matched it away from bim and locked it up again. J! vat a marringt licenu. "There," she said, "It isn't any business of yours. W bat right have you to come prying into tbe aiTairs of a poor lone womauf" And she sat down upon the sofa beside him, threw her long arm round hit neck, rested ber painted face upon bis sboulder, and began to weep tbe tears of Intoxication. "Well, blow mo!" said Ueorge to himself, "if this ain't a master oue! 1 wonder what my old missus would say if she saw me in tblt fix. I say, marm" But at that moment tbe door opened, and in came Johnnie, who bad evidently also been employing the interval in refrohiug himself, for be rolled like a ship in a tea. "Well," he said, "and who the deuce art you I Come, get out of this, you Methody, parson faced clod bopper, you. Fairest Eilitbia, what means luisf By this time tbe fairest Edithia bad realized who her visitor was, aud the trick wbeiwhy he had left her to pay for tbe brandy and soda recurring to ber mind, she sprung up and began to express her opinion of Johnnie in violent and liiieions language, tie replied In appropriate terms; as, according 10 we newspaper reports, peopie whose healths are proposed always do, and fast and furious grew tbe fun. At length, however, It seemed to occur to Johnnie that be, Ueorge, was In some way responsible for this state of affairs, for without word or warning be hit him on the nose which proved too much for Ueorge's Christian rortiearance. "You would, yuu fat lubber, would youf" be said, and sprung at bim. Now, Johnnie was big and rat, out jonnnie wis rather drunk, and Ueorge was tough and exceedingly strong. In almost less time than it takes to write it he grasped theanominaoie Johnnie by the scruff of the neck, and bad with a mighty Jerk hauled him over the sofa to tbat he lay face downward thereoa By tit nor. nuiu convenient to bit band, stood Ueorge's ground ash stick, a peculiarly good and well grown oue wmcn ne nau cm, niuiaeu in Honham wood. He selied It "Now, my lad," be said, "I'll teach you bow we do the trick where I come from," and be laid on without mercy. Wbackl whackl whackl went the ground asb on Johnnie's tight clothes. He yelled aud swore and struggled in tbe grip of the sturdy countryman, but it was of no use, tbe asb came down like fate; never was a Johnnie so bastinadoed before. "Uive it the brute, give it him," shrilled the fair Edithia, bethinking her of ber wrongs, and be did till be was tired. "Now, Johnnie," be said at last "I m thinking I've pretty well whacked you to dead. r"erhapt you'll be more careful bow you handle your betters oy aim u. seising bis hat he ran down tbe stairs with out seeing anybody, and, flipping Into tba street, crossed over and listened. Tbey were at it again. Seeing her enemy prostrate, the Tiger bad falleu on bim, ap parently with the fire Irons, to Judge from the noise. Just then a policeman came up. "I say governor," said Ueorge, "the folk ln tbat there bouse with the red pillars do fare to De a-murdering of euch other. The policeman listened to tbe din aud then made for the bouse, and. protlliug by bis ab met, Ueorge retreated a. fast a. he could, bit melancholy countenance shiuing with sober sati faction. CHAPTER XVIIL IDWARD C0B8IT S1KT8 WITH AS A0C1DIHT. On the day foilowiug that upon which Ed warS cWbad been UBrr.rleiTnto wnsfer ring the Hanham mortgages to Mr. Quest, the colonel went out shooting. He had on tbe previous day become tbe possessor of a new bammerlessgun by a well known Lon don maker, of which be stood in considerable need. He bad treated himself to this gun wtenbecamelntobi. aunt's little fortune, but it was only Just completed. The weapon was a beautiful one, and at any other time it would have tilled his sportsman s heart with joy Even a. .1 hen be put it together Erd balanced it and took imaginary shou at blackb,rd. in tb. garden, for a forgot his sorrows, for tbe sorrow must In deedbe heavy which a new bammerie- gun 1" a maker cannot do something toward ZZ ning. 80 o " " m0nimg f ta n and proceeded to do tb. unrb by Bis gun aiiu j. Wibiv informed, JpTto .boot of "d PUtU" new weapon to tbe test VAmmrA It was on this same morning that Ed Coy gT. letter which duturbed bun not YL It was from B.I1. Quest, and ran 1 "T, M. COkWT-WfflJo. , clover .nd see rue this .1 ternc-n about o Txil ex, you. so.amtur.J'' w.ll no. itr-bil... be-fUd-battoda ' BaKuE 'was at the pr-eut Junctur.U.e i k h wished to sea His e. d"b. fear a i ouTon Z other bd b. did not know what ttamtgnt Uirean ud got bis price, and be knew tbat bs KhTng more to Imr , jealous woman has no pnot, and if be did n Z ber,. might. , .bicb be could not estimat Ate i oooWy anxious to give ""Z crass'"" of hit inumacf with the uuesw UtHe country town tike tolsingnaro, abere all bis uiovemvuta were knowu, might, t thought, give rise tosurmiiM aud suspicion. So, albeit with a famt heart, he determiwd to go. Aciwrdlngly. at 3 o'clock precisely, be was shown into the drawing room at Tb. Oaks, lira Quest was not there, ludeed, be waited for ten miuute. before sue came in. She was very pale, so pale that tbe blue veins on ber forehead showed distinctly through ber ivory skiu. ami there was a curious intensity about ber manlier whicb fnttbtened him. Hbewaa very quel also, unnaturally so. Indeed; but her quiet was of the ominous nature of tne silence before tbe storm, and woen she spoke ber words were keen, aud quick, and v.vid. She did not shake bauds with uim, but sat down and looked at him, slowly tanning ner self witb a (tainted ivory fan wnica aor tuut up from tbe table. "You aeut for me, Belle, and here 1 am," be said, breaking the sileuca. Then she spoke. "You told me tbe other day," so. said, "that you were not engaged to be married to Ida de la Molle. it wus uot true. Yuu are engaged to be married to ber." . "Who said tor be asked defiantly. "Quest, I suppuMtr "I have it on better authority," she an swered; "1 bae it from Uitade la Moi,r Her self. Now listen, Edward Cossey. Wnuu 1 let you go I made a condition, and that con dition was tliut you should not marry Ida do la Molle. Do you still intend to marry Ler1" "You bad It from liluf be said, disregard ing ber question; "then yuu must have spoken to Ida you must have told her every thing. I suspected as much from ber until tier the other night You" "Then it is true," sb. broke in, coldly. "It is true, and in addiliou to your otuer fail ings, Edward, you are a coward and a liar." "What la it to you what I am or what I am notr be answered, savagely. "Wnjr busiuets is It of yours! You have no rold over me, and no cbiim upon me. As it is, 1 have suffered enough at your hands aud at those of your accursed husband. 1 have bad to pay him thirty tbousaiid pounds, do you know that! But of course you kuow it No doubt the whole thing is a plaut, and you will share the spoil" "Ah!" she said, drawing a long breath. "And uow look here," be went on "Once and fur all, 1 will not be Interfered witb by you. 1 am engaged to marry Ida de la Alolle, and whether you witb it or uo 1 shall worry ber. Aud on. more thing 1 will not allow yon to associate witb Ida, Do you un derstand muf 1 will uot allow it" She had been holding tbe tan before ber face while be spoke. Now sbe lowered it and looked at bim. Uur face was paler than ever, paler than deatb, if that be possible, but in ber eyes there shone a light like tb. light of a name. "Why notP sbe said quietly.- "Why uotf" be answered savagely. "I wonder tbat you think it necessary to ask suob a question; but as you do I will tell you why. Because Ida is the lady whom 1 am oing to marry, and I do not rboot that -he should associate witb a woman who is what you are." "Ah!" tbe said again; "1 understand now." At that moment a diversion occurred. Tbe drawing room looked on to the garden, and at the end of the garden waa a door which oNned on to another street Through this door bad come Col. Quaritch, accnnipunied by Mr. Quest, tbe former witb his gun under bis arm. They bad walked up tbe garden, and were almost at the French window wbeu Edward Cossey saw them. "Control yourself," be said in a low voice, "here is your husband." Mr Quest advanced, and knocked at tbe window, which his wife o'wned. When be saw Edward Cossey be hesitated a little, aud tbeu nodded to bim, while tbe colonel came forward, and placing bis gun by tbo wall entered tb. room, shook hands witb Mrs. Quest and bowed coldly to Edward Cossey. "I met tbe colonel, Belle," said Mr. Quest, "coming here witb tbe benevolent Intention of giving you some snipe, to 1 brought bim cp by the short way." "That is very kind of you, Col. Quaritch," said sbe. with a sweet smile (for she bad tb. sweetest smile imaginable). He looked at ber. There was something about ber face which attracted bit attention, something unusual. " W bat are you looking atr she asked. "You," he said, bluntly, for they wer. out of bearing of the other two. "If 1 were poetically minded, 1 should say that yoo looked like tbe Tragic Muse." "l)o if the answered, bursting out laugh lag. "Well, tbat is curious, because I feel like Comedy beinelf." "There's something wrong with that wo man," thought the colonel to himself as he extracted two couple of snipe from bis capa cious coat tails. "1 wonder what it tor . Just tbeu Mr. Quest aud Edward Cossey passed out into tbe garden, talking. "Here are tbe snipe, Mi a Quest," he said. "I bav. bad rather good luck. I killed foul couple and missed two couple more; but tbeu I had a new gun, aud oue can never shoot so well witb a new guu." "Oh, thank you," she said, "do pull out tbe -painters' for me. I like to put them in my riding bat, aud I never can and tbem my- I self." Very well," be answered, "but I must go into tbe garden to do it; there is out light enough here. It gets dam so toou uow." Accordingly be stepped out thi-ougb tbe window, and began to bunt for lh. pretty little feathers which are to be found at tbe angle ota snipe's wing. "Is that the uew guu, CoL QuaritehT said Mrs. Quest, preseutly; "what a beautiful one!" "Be careful," he said; "I bav.nl takeo tb. cartridges out" If be bad been looking at ber, which at tbe moment be was not, Harold would bav. seen her stagger aud catch at the wall for support Tbeu he would have seen an awful aud ma levolent light of suddeu determination pass aensn her face. -All rinht." she said. "1 know all about giiua My father used to shoot, and 1 always cleaned his gun, auu sue iuu m ujm up and began to examine tbe engraving ou tb. lucks. "Whatisthisrsh. said, pointing to a lit tle slide above tbe locks, on which tb. word "safe" was engraved iu gold letter. ()h. that's tbe safety bolt," be said. "When you se. tb. word 'safe,' tb. locks ar. i..ri and th. min won't eo off. You have . ,h i h ltf.lt forward before vou con lira. 8or she said, carelessly, and suiting tb. .,4inn to the word. "Yes, so; but please be careful, tbe gun la loaded.'' , -Ygs. I'll be careful," sb. answered. Well, it is a very pretty gun, and so light that I believe 1 could stout with it mi sell. Ueanwbiie Edward Cossey and Mr. Quest, .ho men walkiug toward tbem, had sepa rated, Mr Quest going to the r gbt across tb. ao to pick up a glov. which bad dropped the eras, while Edward Cossey slowly sauntered toward tbem. When be was about DIM paces off be too halted, and, stooping little, looked abstractedly at a white Japanese .hrventhemurn which waa still in bloom. Mrs. Quest turned, as tb. cplonel thought, to put tbe gun bai k against tbe wall. H. would bav. offered to take It from ber, but at tb. moment both bis hands wer. oocupw - trading one of tb. "paiulers iroma snip TkM m.it thina tbat b. was aware of waa followed by an exclamation or rather a cry from Mrs. Quest H.droppwd tb. snip and looked up, just ia tirm to se. tb. gun. which bad leaped from ber hand witb tbe recoil, strike against th. wall of tb. house and fail to tb. ground. Instantly, mm bv instinct or by chaor. b. never knew, be glanced toward tb. plao "ber Edward Cossrv was sUJidtng, ana saw was bis fac was streaming with blood and that his right arm bong helpless by hi aid Evtsi i,i hr saw hut pot hit uninjured band to u ned and. without a word or wuuou sina down on tn grave psuaw (TO II 00TCIB. FOREIGN 30SSIP. French school boys wear uniforms, and every institution of learning has its distinctive dress. Female barber are numerous In Sweden, and many of them own the shops in which they display their skill as tentorial artlats. It Is stated thst there are 0,!fl physicians In the empire of Japan. Tbe population of the 'country Is put down at about 40. 000. 000. In Rueno Ayres an opera box for sixty nights cost 17,000. Coal for range or fire-place Is from !8 to 140 per ton. You may go to tbe circus for t-V&O, Shoes are worth from S10 to 111. Portugal bas a fnmale bull-fighter. Ror name Is Clotilde Mejstrllc She bas practiced ber bull-flghtlng only since lsst April, yet is wonderfully ex pert tn the arena. At ber debut In Oporto sbe killed two bulls, and a week later In Lisbon she killed two more. llerlin bss established perambu lating post-offices, which are a great suocets. The msll carts drive In elevon different directions, deliver local let ters and sort letters oollocted while they are being taken to tbe general post-office. There are 5M authorized guides la the Alps. One hundred and ninety-four of thorn bave taken a regular course of Instruction in their profession and bave received diplomas. Thirty-five of them are between sixty and seventy years of age, and six are over seventy. Edmund Yates writes tbst SOS elks were shot during last year ln the for ests ot Norway, the majority of them being taken In tbe district of Namdals, where tbe forests are let to English tenants. The annual rental returned to the Government from these foretU Is equal to $300,000. A new eleotrlcal steering appar atus bas been successfully tested by tbe German Government on tbe Iron clad Konlg Wllhelm. Tbe claim ot tKa Inventor tbat by this apparatus tba captain can control the rudder from tba bridge or from any point on deok Is aid to bave been thoroughly estab lished. A state grant ot 8,000,000 marks bas Just been msde for the extension ot the telegraph and telephone lines in the Germsn Empire. Of this 8,099,500 marks are to be devoted to tbe town telephones already existing, 600,000 marks to the erection ot new ones, 1,- 928,000 marks to .new telegraph lines. principally in the country, 761,900 marks for improvements In snd 87,. W0 for extensions of the pneumatio postal services In Merlin and Hamburg. Tbe French Society for the ITelp of tbe Wounded held Its general meeting on June 13, under tbe presidency ot Marshal McMahon. Since the war of 1870 the society has distributed 128,000 among soldiers and sailors wounded in war. It bas lnoreased its ambulance material to the value of 84,000, and bas organised temporary hospitals, railway station hospitals, and ambulance serv ices on a footing for war. It has trained numbers of lady nurses, bearers, etc. Tbe sooiety bas now 42,000 membeta, and the yearly subscriptions amount to 4,000. t LIFE IN HELIGOLAND. Qoawr Customs Obtersed In the Islaaal from Tim. Imm.morbst It must be noticed, however, that their Sabbath' beirins at six n. m. on Saturday, when the church-bell Is tolled, ' and end on Sunday at the same hour. : Formerly no vessel could lesve port be- , tween these hours. Marriage cancels every other engagement, so that there ean be no breach of promise brought against a man when once be is married, The inhabitants bave a strange nut- ; torn on New Year's Eve. They thon perambulate tbe streets with broken pots and pans, which they place before their friends' doors, and tbe man who has the largest heap before his cottage is considered the most popular. I The people rarely lock their doors, but when they do they leave the key where It can be reached by any one seeking admission. i The flsher-gtrls bait the books and carry tbem in a large wooden basket filled with ssnd to the fishermen on tbe beach. This is bv no meant a light burden; yet they may be seen cheerful ly chatting with their companions at they march oneard witb woolen shawls over their beads. The streets bear En glish names, as Leopold, Berlin, Church, Augusta, Thames, Sborto Brlen, Prince ot Wales, Princess street, etc. but tba natives bave their own names for them. Heligoland ha a small prison or lock up, but tbey rarely lock any one up, at tbey do not care to board the prisoner. There is also a small cottage hospital ready tor use lf necessary, but patients are few and far between. There is also a poor-house. More poor people live rent free. The plan adopted 1 for parent ana cnuaren to go oeiore tne magistrate, wnen tne iormer resign ny little property iney may possess voineir children, who in their turn promise to find them in food. When the busbsnd dies the wife takes bis property, and at ber decease it it equally divided be tween tbe children. Tl ere are no horses or donkeys on Heligoland, for they would be useless there; but there are eight sows and about thirty sheep tethered and milked; tbe milk being considered superior to tbat of cows. There are three police men, the junior being known by the ex tra amount of gold lace worn by bim. The coast-guard consists of five Eng lishmen, who are not permitted to act as constable. There are also sixteen active native coastguards, and sixteen in the reserve. When there it a wrecw tba whole island claim tbe tslvsge. Most of tbe inhabitants are behind with their ratea, but they are never prose auted, for when a settling take place after tba season Is over what remains la left In hopes ot being recovered next year. Tba doctors are engaged to work on wrecks, and then old scores are wiped off and tbe balance banded over ia them. Tbe natives only are per mitted to rent small potato patches, which are much valued, but the gov ernment reserve most of tba land tor ttolr own porno. London Timet, In Massachusetts the birth rate ol the native population it 18 pr 1,00(1. while that of the foreign population b more than M per 1.000, which It eon siderably higher than that of any othoi ountry. The proportion of deatlu among th. foreign bom, as compared with the patlrwa. Is one to three. w-Mrt4HM aariaaaj. Augustus But Clara, ice-cream at a dollar a plate is pretty expensive. Clara (haughtily) Tbst Is enough, air. I do not believe yoo are a plumber taU. Tba Juts. NERO. On. ? th. Moat Rratat Fallows Thai Eva KalMl a Orwat I'eaniry. Brltannicut, bit brother by adoption, a boy of fourteen, la in the way; ht) it poisoned, thank to Loouita'i art, tt dinner given by Nero. Suetonius re cord tbe popular belief tbat tbe motive to the crime was no lea a professional jealousy of bit voice than a politic- fear of hi ambition. Tbe first dose only nade tbe boy very sick, whereupon Noro acnt for Locusts and chastised ber with bit own band. She excused bersolf; a stronger loae would bave been a quicker method certainly, but a more public "At It," replied Nero, "tbe Julian law bad terrors for me," and competed ber, there and then, to concoct tbe strongest and most effectual mixture the knew. This wss offured to s goat; the goat lived five hours, to their great disap pointment But when s drsught wss produced by their joint efforts, which proved the instsnt destruction of a pig, then an Invitation was sent to llritan nlous, lie foil dead at tbe first mouth ful. "Tbat epilepsy bat carried him off at last," said Noro, and no one contra dicted bim. These were strange doing for a model young Emperor, but of course Seneca, lbs Stoic, knew of t'uem; there was no cause for alarm. Ills young pupil does not poison only; he dances, he sings (and that execrably,) he prod uoet elab orate euphulatio verso, he drives chari ots. Strange and new as It was, what did It matter to the populace? No more than tbe murders of Agrlpplns and Oo tavla, mother and half-titter, since they oolnoidtl with schemes (or remit ting the publio taxes. There Is no sud den frenxy to account for the growth of crime within Nero; all Is orderly, pro gressive, a conscious rske's progress, from the good young Emperor to the orowned victor of Olympla among bis claqueurs. It may seem strangoly per verse tbst Nero should hsve been loved, lamented, adored. lie killed bis mother, he killed men by oompsnlea; be even, writes Juvenal, oompoaed an eplo poem yet be was not loathed nor an object of repulsion. Great criminals are mainly admired at great, aspiring, possessed. Noro, who bas DO.be of these, was not admired, but loved. "Even now," asys Dion Chrysos torn, writing in tbe time of Trajan, '"tlyen now the people long for bim to be alive." And women, who could not bave given themselves up to tbe vulgar brutalitlot of Tiberius, clung with real love to Nero. I'oppwa, whom Josophus call a devotee, a refined nature, who a delicate Inclination toward Jewish piety; Ante, tw horn some have thought a Christian, Nero's first love, and lov ing him past death; the two nurses who prepared hi body for burial; the un known hands that for year threw flowers on bis tomb all these loved bim with varying but with evident love- Wacmllllan't Magaslne. THE TEXAN COWBOY. Be la Bold, r.arUs. and Oenwrnus, with Nollilng Small About 11 1 in. Cowboy life bas in the last few years lost much of its roughness. Tbe cattle barons hsve discharged most of the men who drsnk, and bave frowned so per sistently upon gsmbling tbat little of it Is done. Cards and whisky being put away, there ia small temptation to dis orderly conduct; so It Is only when tbey reach some large olty, and are not on Auty, that they indulge ln a genuine spree. On the ranches kept under fence they bave little to do when not on the drive or in brand'ng-tline, tbe cattle being all safely Inolosed. But they at line close in and tbe damages. Buat take their turns riding, which means a tpection of tbe fences, repair of all breaks ' and Where night overtakes tbem, thore the sleep, staking their horses, and rolling themselves in their blankets. These rldot of Inspection take days t accomplish, for there are ranches ln Texas which extend in a straight line over seventy-five miles. Those ranchos which are not kept under fence neces sitates more work. The boys must I then keep their cattle ln tight, and 'while allowing them to grate in every direotion, must see tbst none ln the ' many thousands stray beyond tba limits of their own particular pastures. They go then In parties, scattering over the territory, for they must cover bun- areas OI inousanus ui were a iu uaj. It la not a life of hardship, and payt wall enough. Every thing it furnished to them free and of the very best, and tbey are paid besides thirty dollars per month. Each party stays out from two to three weeks at a time; but tbey take with them tbe finest of camp wagons, with beds and bedding, cooking uten sils, the best ot groceriet of all kinds, and as axcelent a cook as money oan m ploy. Tbe prairies are full of game, and their rifles are over handy, lbe ji(. u (rM) fascinating, and peculiarly health v. Td6M m,n M exceedingly chivalrous to women. thli ieerni to be a trait born in tbem. at much a partot their moral nature at it it of their physical to bave small feet, for it is seldom tbat a genuine Texas cow-boy can be found who bas not tbe dittlnguiiblng mark ot a handsome foot, and bit boots sr. to him all tbst tbe sombrero is to a Mex ican. He will deny himself many pleasures, be will go without a coat, and be seen in most dilapidated attire, but bis boots most be of tbe best and most beautiful make that the country can afford; high ia heel and curved of instep, a fine upper and thla sola, fitting like a glove, and showing tba handsome toot to perfection. Take the cowboys at a class, they are bold, fearless and generous, a warm hearted and manly set, with nothing imalL vloious nor mesa about tbem, and Texas need not be ashamed of tba brave and skillful riders who traverse tba length and breadth of ber expansive prairie. -L a Bar by, la Harpar't Mag atlas. la Ye Oldea Trsaa. , Wa remember the time when a small Spanish silver coin did service all over tbe United State a a 12J-cent piece, and one-half the site a a 6,-cent piece, and both were abundant and wore popular than the dimea and bait dime. Tbe were th days of small thing, fraction of cents being carefully calculated, a method which was aided by tbe large number of half cents ln circulation. Merchants' ledgers bowed many entries for 01. 12 and 18f cents, and from tbat np to 874 cent. It was a common prac tice for merchants when tbey were short of half cents for change to give half a row of pins in the place of one. Common cigar sold everywhere four for a cent, and many a time have we seen one, two, or three cigars banded over tee counter 1 tor fractional chsAga. Ooshea Time. THE EMPEROR AN INSULTER OF TRADE. Bow U. Abased th.t'nndi-ne.nfsColur4 liaalvr tn Hh. A negro had a number of fish exposed for sale on a table placed near the edge ot tbe sidewalk. A white man came along and, bending over, began to sniff and snort "Whut's de matter wtd you?" the ne gro asked. "Nothing; I was only smolllng of these fish." "Whut you want to come roun' yere amellln' o' 'em fur? Da ain't yo' proper ty. Is it the right thing to do, goin roun' de neighborhood a-smellln' o' udder folks prorty?" "I smelled of tbem to see lf they were fresh." "Whut business Is it o you'n wbudder da fresh ur not when you ain't got no In trust in 'emt Is dst de way folks does whsr yon wut raised go 'roun' to so wbudder thing dat doan 'long tor yon Is fresh ur not?" "I didn't know but what I wanted to buy one of these fish." "Now you talk In' like er mano'de morclal life. Yere'ser One feesh. salt; dlsyere wall-eyod pike. He's mighty fresh ain't been outen de water mo'n ba'f er hour." "How long had be been dead before tbey found him?" "Whut's dat sail?" "I say bow long had this fish been a corpse before the rum a ns were discov ered?" "Uo on erway frum yere, now; go on, case I doan wanter hatter hurt you. Feesh lay in' yore flutteriu' fltten tor kill bisa't sn' you wanter know bow long he been dead. Go on. " "Fluttering! Why, the files hsve blown bim." "Yas, an' da'll b'ow you, too, ef yon doan go on erway frum yere. Times bard ernuff wldout yon comtn 'roun yere 'sultln' de trade. Uo on, case ef you doan I kaln' keep my ban's often you much longer." , To toll you the truth, old man, I don't want fresh fish. I am a manu facturer of Llmberger, and I use spoiled fish to flavor the cheese." Huh, is dat whar dat 'fume ooma frum? I sorter thought so long time ergo. Yere t er feesh right ober yere, sah, dst's been dead er good while. Smell o' bim. Ain't be loud srnuff fur you?" "I don t want that sort of fish; 1 wsnt wall-eyed pike about like thla one. I'm sorry he's so fresh, for when I find a fish that just suits me, I am willing to give almost any price tor It" "Yas, sah, dat Is a monat us line feesh, sho's you live. Msn come long yere jes now an tola ma be tuok bim outen da water 'bout haffer hour ergo, but I knows dat man. and I reckon dar ain't no bigger liar nowhar. Come try ter 'pose on me datter way. W'y, dis feesh is been deal er weok, at leas'. Jet' smell o' him. Ain't be got de 'fume sn' de flaber?" That's all right, old msn. I hsva found out what I wanted to I have dis covered that you sell rotten fl-h, and I am going to have you arrested." "Didn't I toll you dst ef yon didn't get erway from yere I couldn't keep my ban's often you? 8pen' yo' nights la ttealln' bullot-boxes an' den coma arroun' in de day an' 'suit a man's trade. Git outen de way ur I'll bit you wid dls feesh you dun slandered." Arkensaw Traveler. A Hilda Awakening-. She had been rhaimodiilng about Browning for nearly an hour to young Mr. Waldo, aud as she sat there In the flickering firelight, shading ber ejus with one shapely band, h tb.ugbt he bad never seen a fairer picture. Bh. was alsnit to go on, when her little brother oimiiiI Hie door. "Feneloiw." he snld, "can't I bave some oi tbem cold beans you put away to eat after Mr, Waldo goes homer New York bun, Rxleauatlng Clreumslaeeas. Magistrate (to prisoner) You ssr, TJncle Rastus, tbat you took th. bam because yoa arsoutof work aud your family are starv ing. And yet, I undentaud you bav four does about the hnisn, Vucls Rastus Ye, sah, but I wouldn't arsk my family to eat dogs, yo' honah I New York Bun. The Evil el Proeraatlnetlaa. TJ had Invited ber around tbe corner for some oysters, to which th young lady did full Justice, and on tb. way back to th. bout be laid bar. tb. pitiable condition of hit heart "I am very sorry, Mr. Bampton," sb. said, "but I am already engaged." He bowed his head. "I regret that yoo are so deeply moved," the tirl aaid gently. "Ab, yea," be responded, and bis voice bs traved genuine grief. "I should bav known of all this earlier la th evening. "-NsW York Sun. A FlietMineaalljr ItlnfV Man. "I think that IiigbQv I th. stingiest man vtr created. "Wbyr "H. waa recently ilrk and fell Into trance. Ills friend supposed h waa deadand put him in a ouflln. He returned to life how ever." "Welir "Well, now be't brought suit against tb undertaker be -suae be won't tak. th. toffla back." Nebraska HUte Journal A Delighted Audlanra. Amateur Actor 1 think I wa great hi that death scene. Charley. Charier Yes, indeed, old man. Why, when you fell back and expired, and your lifeless form was earned away, in appiaus was fairly deafening. I never saw tuch delighted audience New York Bun, Tb. Laaarr KviL Omaha Wife Nearly time to clean boos araln. Uushand Mygracioual Let It go this year, can't youf "Imnosaible." "Wall, I'll tell yon bow to fix it Dool auua.; w.'U mora." Omaha H arid. "Ko," said tha eomedlsa, "it isn't as easy aa it look a I Had my task a vry bard ana. It struck aa a aa laughing matter wha I saw yea at tha theater last Blgat"-Whltoa Pott atMB.ts and klr Rliaped With t7apr dented Nlmpllelty. Many ot the bonnets ornamented with flowers only sre fresh and tummor-Uke to the last degree, being mado of the lightest rush, like basket-work, and left onllned like the rose-stalk bonnets of last year. Some of these sre all of brown rush, some of green and brown mixed, snd others of silver-white twigs thst look exaolly llk.e birch bark. Tbe owers used upon them seem, If pos sible, a better imitation of the real than ever. One pretty bonnet ot pale green rush has a trembling, dellcato cluster of valley lilies plaoed quite forward, so that some of the sprays droop over the balr, and In tbe heart of the pure white cluster nestle two rich, red rosebuds. Clusters of mountain daisies are used, sndollon blossoms snd buds that look just picked from their stems, with "blow or two to com pinto the illu sion, and "dusty miller" leaves sur round carofully-sbapvd groups of cowslips. Aocordlon-plalted tissue paper In del icate tints Is used for concealing ugly red flower-pots containing blossoming plants and vlnea Tho covers are so thaped that four points arc visible. with corresponding hollows. Tho shape is slipped over the flower-pot at tbe low er portion of the cover, and owing to Its power of expanding and contracting, fits the pot large or small alike. A band of ribbon tied in a generous bow on one side is the additional ornament and serves also to keep tbe cover in position. The vaodyked upper edge gives a lighter, airier appearance than a level edge would do These are very tasterul and Inexpensive substi tutes for the covers of China silk, snd make a decoration on a table at a gar-don-party tea that is not to be despised. rink, sea-green and primrose paper covers look pretty with blossoms of tea roses, mignonette, and white carnations. Blooms of uniform color are, however, preferred by many. Skirts ot summer toilets are shaped with great simplicity; many of them are elaborately trimmed, but a great portion for general wear are garnished with ribbons. A pretty gray mohair figured with minute silver dots was re cently finished, which showed seven rows of black velvet ribbon on the skirt, graduated widths being used. The corsage was correspondingly trimmed. The waist waa rounded rather than pointed, and from the aide seams there started bands of velvet, like hoops to a barrel; tbexo lnoloslng the waist and reaching nearly to the ahest, a yoke be ing worn above. Another similar gown of shot pink and white alpaca was made with three rows ot velvet ot uniform width at tha lower edge. One side of the corsage waa arranged tn diagonal folds, which crossed the waist and fastened at tba lett side. Tbe ether bait of the bodice was trimmed with rows or velvet put on slantwise, one starting from tli shoulder, tbe next sloping from tha arm-hole, and three remaining strands reaching from tba team under the arm and terminating at the waist lbe edges of tho corsage and collar were piped with velvet.- " . A f.uu.mrlljr ol Celluloid. Insurance men ssy that when thoy are called upon to adjust a loss caused by the burning ot celluloid they are abso lutely compelled to take the books of tba owners unless they have evidence to show that tbe books bave boen made up fraudulently. When a ploce of cellu loid burns up every thing that is in it passos away Into the air and disappears. Tbo substance It made undor patents owned by an American company, and it l composed principally of oamphor. A gentleman connected with tbe company which manufactures all the celluloid artloles sold tn this market snd furnishes the bulk of all that are told the world over lays that the product of the com pany's factory last year was valuod at 11,600,000. "Suppose now," tatd the person making tblt itatemcnt, "that our f aotory thould burn, or that the store la which we keep much of our finished produot should burn, there would not be ln either case any moans by which tba tnturance company ooulddotormlne, Independently ot us, whether we bad sustained a loss of a hundred dollars on eellulold or a hundred thousand dol lars. "-N. Y. Times, CuuiumI Igtiurativw. When one see dally, as one does, tha criminal oarelessness and lgnorsnoa with which tbe babies of tbe world are treated by tbetr mothers, one wonders tbat tha raoe bas ever managed to live through its teething period. On this last awful Tuesday a woman got into a crowded elevated car with a small baby ln her arms. Of course somebody gave bar a seat and ahe took it holding tha baby down across her knees. In tplta of tha day tbe little thing bad a vail over IU face though Just why there thould always be a fixed and eternal relationship between vails and babies la one ot tbe marvels ot oreatton. And It bad on not only a vail, but a heavy wadded coat aa well, and there It lay la all these wrappings on its mother's lap, with a perspiring mass of humanity close around It, too low for a breath ot fresh air, and it gasped and panted while that mother sat up and thought herself a kindly disponed and Christian woman, no doubt What the baby should have don to do Itself credit waa to die right then and there. A proper tplrlted baby would. N. Y. Evening Post 11. Went 'Tbat waa an awful thing tba editor ot the Wbanger bad In the paper against you." "Yes; and I'm going for bim right away." (Later.) "I tnppose yon went for tbat editor In hot haste," "Well, yes. Yon see I called at tha office, and be told me to get He is a powerful man, so I went for him." Light, Th. InMMUlateaelM ol Lira. Husband How about that batch ef funny matter? Wife It all came back. Husband And that article on "Bow to Write Joke?" Wife It wa accepted. N. Y. Sua. "rolaaalonal Ooariaay. Mr. Dnnlxl John. I think - tbere't ft burglar down In tha balL Mr. Unnlzl Let bim stay there. Thr' nothing he can take except tbat umbrella 1 borrowed from Jouee. Puok. And now It bat been discovered that Napoleon L was a German at least la origin. M. Peyre, in bis new book, "Napoleon L et Son Temps," furnishes document to show tbat Napoleon cam from a German family In Genoa, which belonged to tbe Qood party (Buoua Parte) ln Ghibelllne times, and subse quently settled ln Corsica, where it adopted tb party ntoknama aa its sur name. It la said that the French would much rather be told that tbe great Na poleon waa tha devU thaa that he waa a Btraaa