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Jf III The Minister's Wife By MRS. HENRY WOOD CHAPTER XIV. (Continued.) The guests departed nt the sober hour of 11, and Lady Grace Immediately pre pared to go to her dressing room. The uoon had been making up his mind to tell her nil. "Grace, don't go up just yet. Good night, Gertrude; run on, my dear," he Bald. . . "Itylc !" uttered Lady Grace, ns the door closed; "you are not well. I am sure f It. Something must be wrong. What "were you doing when you were out of the loom so long to-night?" "Yes, Grace, something is wrong. It seems," he added, with a ghastly face, 'rts if I should almost die in telling you of It. Oh, my wife, how shall I tell you that I have been an embarrasesd man for years, and that now the blow has fall n." "What is the blow?" "I am arrested. I must go to prison to-morrow morning." So little was Lady Grace familiar with "arrests" and "prisons," that she could not at once comprehend him ; and when fihe did so, the popular belief seemed to l;e in her mind that a dean, so enshrined in divinity and dignity, could never be made an Inmate of a prison. The first emotion passed, they sat down close to gether on the sofa, and Grace poured lorth question upon question. Rylcl" she suddenly exclaimed, "you had an advance from the bankers a day or two ago. I saw you draw a check for two hundred and twenty pounds don't ;you remember? I came in as you were writing it. Is that all gone?" "It was the last check they cashed the last they would cash. The money was not for myself." "For whom, then?" "Well, I had to give that check to Cy ras to get rid of a little trouble. It was not much, Grace; as a drop of water- to the ocean." Whether as n drop, or a bucket, It seemed to freeze Lady Grace. "Cyras!" she ejaculated, scornfully. "What right have you to help him when you cannot nfford to do it? I shall tell Cyras what 1 think of his despicable conduct. "Don't do that, Grace. The trouble was not Cyras. lie has not had a shilling from me. He got the check to extricate another." "Another?" echoed Lady Grace, look ing at him. "It was not Oh, Ryle ! it 6urely was not Charles?" "Yes, it was," said the dean, in a low, sad tone. "He got into debt, and Cyras took my check to Oxford to release him. No one can be more repentant than Charles is; I do not think it will ever happen again. It was not his fault; he was drawn into it by others. I had the nicest possible letter from him this morn ing; he says it will be a life's lesson to him. I believe it will. There let us leave Charles' affairs for mine. Grace, this blow will kill me." "If you went to prison it would be quite enough to kill you ; btit that cannot be thought of. As a last resource, money, I say, must be raised on my property." "My dear, I thought you knew better than that. It is yours for life only, and then it descends to your children. The lord chancellor himself could not raise a .shilling on it." JLady Grace started up. ""Why, where are you going?" he ex clnlmed. "To my brother. A cab will take me there in safety. He must manage this. !Now, don't attempt to stop me, Ryle ; what harm could I come to? If you are afraid it might do so, come with me." "I wish I could. I am a prisoner." "A prisoner!" she ejaculated. "Here, In your own house?" "I may not quit it, except to exchange It for a prison. But, my dear, listen to reason. You are not likely to find your brother at this hour of the night; perhaps he is not even back from the races." "I shall go and find him now," she persisted. "Ryle, how much are you ar rested for?" "The sum that I am arrested for is about four hundred pounds. Rut now that this crisis has come, I shall not es cape without making arrangements to pay all I owe," added the dean. "And how much is It in the whole?" "Close upon five thousand pounds." Grace looked upon him; he was sit ting back in the large chair, as it seemed to her, gasping for breath. She saw how much the confession had shaken him. Running across the room, she kissed him fondly. "Don't distress yourself, my husband. Henry will see that all comes right. I'll make him do so." So Lady Grace went alone to the earl's residence in Piccadilly. He was not at Lome. His valet thought he might be at the club. Away to the club went Lady Grace. The earl was there. Lady Grace sent a message, which the porter took in and delivered. "Why, Grace, what's up now?" cried XLord Avon, as he approached the cab. "Is Berkeley Square on fire? Or is Baumgarten made primate of all Eng land?" "Come inside, Henry, for a minute; I want to speak to you. The dean's arrest ed for five thousand pounds." "Where's he taken to?" 'He is at home. They have gone out of their usual way," she said, 'and allowed him to be at home to-night; a man is there, and will take him away in the morning. Henry, It must not be; you must come to his aid. Will you go home with me now, and talk things over with him?" "No," said the earl; "I can't to-night. What with the day's racing and the din ner after It, I am tired to death; fit for nothing. I'll be In Berkeley Square the first thing In the morning, and I'll get Baumgarten out of the mess If I can, for I like him. Good-night." Lady Grace returned home. She was entering the drawing room when the but ler, Moore, came suddenly out of it to meet her, and closed the door in her face. Ills usually florid complexion had turned yellow, and ho spoke In a flurry. "Oh, my lady not In there, please. The dean Is taken 111, that's tho truth. I thought our ladyship had best not see him," She wared him asldo Jn her willful j manner. But at that moment Cyras camo out. Ho hnd just got back from Oxford, and It was his arrival which had brought about the discovery that something was amiss with the dean. "I am going for a doctor, mamma," said Cyras, and leaped away. Lady Grace went in, and Moore followed her. Leaning back in a low easy chalr.nl most nt full length, his head resting on the back of it, lay tho dean. His faco was white, his mouth was open, but his eyes were closed, as If in a calm sleep. Nevertheless, thero was that In his faco which struck terror to tho heart of his wife. She touched the faithful old ser vant ou the arm and cried aloud. "Yes, my lady," ho whispered, believ ing that she saw as well as he, "I fear it is death." Lady Grace knelt down, and clasped her hands round her husband. In that moment of distress, what cared sho who was present? She called him by endear ing names, she kissed his face, she be sought him to speak to her. But there was no answering response, and convic tion told her that there never would bo again. Never In this world. Cyras camo back with a doctor; curiously enough, It was Sir William Chant. A small mercy this, for Sir William was ablo to testify to the cause of death, thereby avoiding nn In quest. The dean had died from disease of tho heart, brought on by the evening's excite ment. And the world, next day, was busy with tho news that tho Very Rev. Rylo Baumgarten had been gathered to his fathers, and that the rich deanery of Denham, richer in those days than In these, was in the clerical market. CHAPTER XV. It was not an ordinary match ; It was something quite out of the common way; but Mary Dynevor was a girl out of the common way also. Not, however, as re garded beauty; In that respect she could not compete with her sister, Grace, or with her brilliant friend, Gertrude Baum garten. She was a ladylike girl, with a pale, serene face, very much like that of her sister, Cyrilla, whose love had been blighted ; her hair was of a rich brown, her eyes were violet blue; she was quiet in manner and calm in speech. That was the best that could be said of her, and yet it was certain that some unusual charm did attach itself to Mary Dynevor. In the past year, when abroad with Lady Grace Baumgarten, Mary had made the acquaintance of Everard Wilmot, an attache to one of the Continental em bassies, and the son of Sir John Wilmot. Exceedingly to her own surprise, he had asked her to become his wife. On tho impulse of the moment she went, letter in hand for he had mado the offer In writ ing to Lady Grace. "What am I to do?" she asked. "One word, Mary. Do you dislike Mr. Wilmot?" "I like him very much, and I esteem him greatly." t "And yet you come to me and demure ly say, 'What am I to do?' Go away with you, you shy, foolish girl." So Mary accepted Mr. W ilmot. Never theless, she felt half conscious that if she had had the courage to search out the hidden secrets of her heart it might have told her that her love was given to Charles Baumgarten. Some few years had elapsed since the sudden death of the Dean of Denham. It was a terrible shock, that, to his wife and children. His affairs were arranged by the help of Lord Avon, Cyras and Charles both doing also something toward it. A small sum of money, left to the boys by a relative, but of which the dean had enjoyed a life interest, they had at once sacrificed. Cyras had returned to New Zealand. He was still in the same shipping house there, Brice & Jansen's, and held a good position in it now. He had not visited England a second time, but wrote occasionally. Sometimes his letters would contain a pretty-looking lit tle check for Charles or for Gertrude. Charles had done well at Oxford; had taken honors and gained his fellowship. He was called to the bar, and lived at his chambers in Plump Court for econ omy's sake; now and then staying for a few days with his mother in Berkeley Square, Lady Grace's residence. It was February by the calendar. Judg ing by the wind, one might have called it March, for dust whirled in tho streets and windows rattled. But Miss Dynevora drawing room in, Eaton Place was cheer ful with Its fire and wax lights. Dr. Dynevor was rather In the habit of call ing it "my town house" when speaking of It, but It was his sister's and not his. His name was really Maude-Dynevor, though he was rarely called by it. Some people dropped the one name apd some dropped the other. His wife's family name was Maude, and when he married her he had bad to take it In addition to his own. When Dr. Baumgarten was made dean of Denham Dr. Maude-Dynevor was one of the prebendaries of the same cathe dral. The word "prebend," or "prebend ary," was then almost universally used for the higher cathedral dignitaries, "canon" rarely. Two or three years later Dr. Dynevor was made prebendary of Oldcburch, and quitted Denham. When Lady Grace Baumgarten return- d from her visit to the Continent and resigned his daughter Mary Into Dr. Dynevor's charge and laid before him Mr. Wilmot's very handsome proposals, the subdean was Intensely gratified, and was anxious to see his future son-in-law. Dinner was over and all were in the drawing room except the subdean. On one of the large old-fashioned sofas sat Miss Dynevor in her flaxen wig; her head had drooped on to the sofa pillow and she was fast asleep. On another sofa sat the three girls In a half-circle; and, perched on one of Its arms was their brother Richard ; on the other arm sat tho oung man who had dined with them. This was Charles Baumgarten. Near ly slx-and-twenty years of age, not very tall, but stately and handsome, he was the very image of what his father had been as a young man. Richard Dynevor was little and insignificant. ' 'Isn't it a shame!" suddenly exclaimed 7 Roglna Dynevor In tho subdued tone they had adopted for their conversation. "Sh says her limbs aro getting bad again, and that eho cau't chaperon lis to-morrow night I" "Itoglna," Interposed Grace, in a tono of sharp reproof; although Rcglnn was tho oldest, nnd sho was tho youngest. "I declnro that sho said It," returned Roglna, tho whole- party having Imper ceptibly glanced nt tho opposite sofa. ' "Wo were In her dressing room just bo foro dinner. 'My limbs aro getting bad again;' thoso were tho very words sho used." 1 I "Very possibly; but -there was no ne cessity for you to repeat them. Wo nro not alone." I "We are," said Roglna. "Who's Char ley Baumgarten? Nobody." ' "Nobody, ns you say," mtcrposeu Charles. "Reglna's tongue will bo tho bano of her life," cried Grace. "Of course wo nro used to Charley, but It would havo been all tho samo had thero been n room ful of strangers present. She says any thing that comes uppermost In her injnd." "Like papa," carelessly spoke Rcglnn. "Yes, but what is proper for papa Is unladylike for you," returned Grace, who liked to set tho world to rights. "Go on, Grade," laughed Richard; "Keep them In order. What else did. Aunt Ann say?" "Nothing. I hope it's not true, though, that sho is going to bo 111. Wo shall bo kept prisoners, as wo were last season." "I'd rather run away then put up with it," protested Roglna, fiercely. "It's not rheumatism but temper from which she is suffering." Charles Baumgarten laughed. "It is quite true, Charley: even you don't know her yet. I protest that It was half and half last year; a little rheuma tism, and a great deal of cross-grained fractlousness. If sho does havo this at tack, mind, I shall havo brought It on. Little Archdeacon Duck called this morn ing " "Archdeacon Duck who Is he?" Inter runted Charles Baumgarten. "It's the girls' name for him; sho means Archdeacon Drake," explained Richard. "Let her go on, Charley." "Well," said Regina, "you all know how Aunt Ann has been setting her cap at him, thinking, perhaps,, he might con vert her into Mrs. Duck the second. Tho little archdeacon was beginning with his foolishly complimentary speeches, and brought in something about aunt's 'locks, of which the weather, windy or wet, never disturbed the beauty.' 'Or if It does,' I put In, 'Aunt Esther can send them to tho hairdresser's to be renewed; she is moro fortunate than we poor damsels.' " I "Regina ! You never said it !" I "Inded I did. She looked daggers, and the archdeacon looked foolish. There's nothing she hates so much, cither, as being called Aunt Esther. I was de termined to pay her off," vowed Regina. "She had driven me wild all the morning with her aggravations. And now I ex pect she Intends to pay us off by having an attack of rheumatism." "A blessed thing for you girls if you were married and away," said Richard, cynically; "but you'll never find another Aunt Ann. I don't know where I should be for pocket money without her. I say, girls, I think Wilmot has landed." "Then, if so, he'll be here to-night," said Regina, "and Mary is as cool over it as a cucumber ! One would think " The subdean entered. Regina cut short her speech, and Charles Baumgarten slip ped off his perch on the sofa and took his seat decently in a chair. . In the presence of Mr. Dynevor his family put on their best behavior. Whether they felt who it might be can not be told. The silence of expectation was on all, and their eyes turned to the door as it was thrown open. "Sir Everard Wilmot." 1 Dr. Dynevor and his buckles bustled forward with his right hand stretched out. A warm greeting to the, subdean, a quiet greeting to Mary, holding her hand for a moment only, an introduction to tho rest of the party, Including Charles Baum garten, and then Sir Everard sat down. "Look at Mary," whispered Richard to his sister Regina. "Is she fainting?" Regina started up and turned to her. Mary's whole frame was shivering, and her face had turned of a death-like white ness. But she was not fainting. "It will be over in a moment," she murmured to Regina. "Don't notice me, for the love of heaven! Talk to them do anything stand before me draw attention from me." And soon the color came back into her face again. (To be continued.) KlKhty Year of Railroad.. We have yet two decudes to wait be fore we can celebrate the centennial anniversary of the birth of the rail road. It is a wonderful record, that eighty years of rapl(5 transit devel opment It has revolutionized the world, commercially, socially mm Intel lectually. The Atlantic nnd the Pacific have become near neighbors, the Inac cessible and therefore valueless plains of the West have been penetrated and brought into touch with the markets of the world. New York and Chicago, that In the pioneer days were weeks away from one nnotlier, are now but eighteen hours apart. The railroad hns entered Jerusalem ; it has pierced darkest Africa; It Is crossing the sands of the Hahnra; it scales the side of Vesuvius, It bridges the most forbidding chasms and tun nels through mountains and under riv ers. The whistle of the locomotive Is tho voice of progress! The rails over which It runs aro tho steel bands that bind nations Into a -great commercial brotherhood. The rapid development of the world along every desirable line since the lo comotive became a factor In human affairs is all the argument necessary to prove the railroad the greatest of all civilizing influences. A comparison of the past eighty years with the thou sands of centuries preceding furnishes an eloquent proof of tho far reaching, uplifting industrial, ethical and educa tional value of the railroad. Four Track News. Annunl I,oiicn Duo to Insect". If the iHiwer of the mosquito hnd not been proved to us beyond n doubt, we would br Inclined to regard tlio es timate of 7700,000,000 annual loss to our fnrm'jig Interests caused by In sects, which has been made by the De partment of Agriculture nH too start ling to be true. The following table shows the basis of the calculation : Producti). Cereals . . . $ liny Cotton .... Tobncco . . Truck crops Sugars . . . Fruits .... Kami forests Mlscellau'ua crops . . . Animal nrod- ucts .... 1 Annual Value. 1,000,000,000 r.;io,ooo.ooo 000,000,000 r:i,ooo,ooo 203,000,000 60,000,000 1:10,000,000 110,000.000 CS.000,000 ,-no.ooo.ooo Amount IC. of 1.0a. 10 J'JOO.OOO.OOO 10 63,000,000 oo.ooo.ouu 6,300.000 63,000,000 6.000.000 J7.000.000 11,000,000 10 10 M 10 1!0 10 10 C.SOO.000 10 176.000.000 Total ..$6,651,000,000 $503,100,000 Natural forests nnd forest prod- ,icts 100,000,000 Products In storage 100.000.000 Grand total $705,100,000 Such an Immense sum being well worth the saving, the department has In its employ n large staff of men who are studying the life history of tho pernicious Insects to find out where they are vulnerable. The work has been going on for some years and much progress has already been made. The cotton worm which formerly levied an annual tax of $:i0, 000,000 on the cotton crop, Is now con trolled by sprays; It has been proven that the ravages of tho Russian fly which sometimes have reduced the wheat acreage In Ohio 40 per cent and In Indiana GO per cent besides greatly impairing the yield of the remaining acreage, can bo considerably checked by planting wheat at seasons when the lly Is not bo rapacious; the coddling moth Is controlled by arsenical sprays and $i.'0.000,000 worth of apples saved as a result. The orango nnd lemon orchards of California have been relieved of the white scale which threatened to de stroy them, by the lmiortntlon from Australia of the ladybird, a natural enemy of the scale. Many other In stances could be given of the wisdom of watching the Insects. rouiwtow u A UK Eli, Hud Unpen, Blox (at the club) Did Borem tell you his last funny story? Knox Well, I hope bo, CltlerOInUliiir. The Apple Specialist. In answer to an Inquiry, gives the following Instruc tions how to make cider nnd keep it sweet : "In order to make cider the Juice must be extracted from the apples. This Is done by grinding the apples Into a pumice and thus pressing the Juice out. The pumice is laid up In hoops and held In place by old sacking made by ripping gunny sacks. It Is laid up In cheese form, ono above the other, and pressure applied at the top. The elder works out through the sack lug and Is caught In a tub. Hand ci der mills are made that arc excellent for tho work, and sweet cider may be had at any time. Ther Is no way to keep cider sweet without racking It off, drawing It from one barrel to another several times, letting It run through several thicknesses of flannel to take out. tho sediment. It must be allowed to run very slowly so as to keep nil sedi ment In the bottom of the barrel. When thoroughly purified the barrel must be tlugged tight and kept In n cool place. By boiling and skimming the cider It will keep sweet, but has a slight cook ed taste. We have made thousands of barrels of cider and have tried all kinds of schemes to keep It sweet and havo found nothing equal to racking off. It Is n slow process, however, and unless well done will not prove effectual." Four-How Corn Marker, Tho following suggestion, which seems a good one, comes from a farmer who has built and used one. Ho says: "This will make four marks nt a time on ridges or In furrows. To turn at the end of rows, pull gang polo out of hole, lay It back, fold up outside runners, and you havo Just two runners to turn, tho same as an ordinary sled. The sketch will clearly show the construc tion of tho mnrker. On stumpy ground, raise tho outside runners us when turn ing, and go right along. I'nrm Note. One-fourth of tho dairy cows of tho country do not pay for their feed, nnd moro than half of them do not return any profit. In nlno months 4,184,181 dozen eggs, valued at $805,487, were exported from tho United States, double the number sent out during tho same ierlod lout year. Alfalfa nn n Weed KIMnr. Probably no other crop, without single exception, presents ho many characteristics of value. Ab It In stud led more nnd more, and ns new experi ments nro made with It In different capacities, Its wonderful capacities be come more and more manifest. A vary eminent authority has discovered that It Is a weed eradlcator of unfailing power. This will seem liko contradic tion to readers who have been cau tioned olKHit weeds, and which will prove more destructive to alfalfa than any conibutublo Influence. Neverthe less It Is strictly true that the plant Is the greatest destroyer of weeds known. This conies not so much from any qual ity contained In tho nltnlfa plant, but from the Inability of the weeds to en dure having their heads cut off so many times In summer closuMo their feet. Tho most strenuous weed soon will succumb to this harsh trentment, while tho alfalfa plant will thrlvo all the better the moro It Is cut. if weeds can bo kept back from choking tho young alfalfa plants until they, tho al falfa plants, aro tall enough to bo mowed, tho question of weeds In tho particular parcel of ground Is settled. Therefore, It Is wise to select a weedy piece of ground for the alfalfa field, but before sowing the wed every pre caution should be taken to kill as many weeds as possible. This can best bo done by simply following tho oft-repented Injunction to thoroughly pre pare tho seed bed before sowing tho seed. If this be done, nnd the tract harrowed and rolled after plowing at a time when the tiny weeds begin to show green over the Held, and ngaln Just before time to sow, there will be tho cleanest Held on the farm licforo the year Is out. There are many weed Infected farms and many farmers who have despaired of ever getting rid of the weeds. Alfalfa suggests the means of riddance. C. M. Glnther In Agricul tural Epltomlst. Turkey Which Sold for 9170. Here Is a flue specimen of n Bronze Tom Turkey, bred In Massachusetts. He Is I! years old, and sold for $175. Dry ICnrtlt 11 n DUInfeefnnt, It Is well known that flue, dry dirt Is ono of tho best of absorbents and dis infectants. It Is also plentiful, nnd costs nothing hut the labor of han dling. It makes excellent bedding, If covered over with a few Inches of straw, nnd It really keeps the cows clean, even when used In the stalls without straw, as It Is easily removed from tho hair with a brush. A stall bedded with dry earth can lo cleaned out In a much shorter tlmo than when the earth Is not used, and, an dirt ab sorbs the'llqulds and gases, quite n saving Is effected In that manner. Its use goes beyond the stall. As tho sta ble should be cleaned dally, quite a large quantity of dry earth will bo used In the course of a year, and It will necessarily be added to tho heap Itself, yet Its presence therein will double tho value of the manure by pre venting Ions of fertilizing material. It Is a better absorbent than straw or corn stalks, and Is easily handled when the manure Is hauled to tho fields. Teatlnir lnll vlilunl Cotra. A circular by the Illinois Station em phasizing the Importance of studying the production of individual cows con tains records for ouu year of eighteen dairy herds In Illinois, Including 221 cows. Tho average production was 5, 010.0!) pounds of milk and 220.t:i pounds of butter fat. The best herd averaged .'(50,17 pounds of butter fat and tho poorest 142.05 pounds. Tho best ten cows averaged 888.75 pounds of butter fat and tho poorest 10,100.42 pounds. It Is believed that at least one-third of tho cows In tho ordinary herds nro practically unprofitable. A marked Improvement was observed In herds whero grading had been prac ticed. It was found possible to removo five cows from n herd of ten nnd there by Increase tho profit $7.02 por head. -vv 1101 Emperor l.Vo.i-.i.i. .. t ronmrknbl , tho MM.ti. a ,"""': taj " "Kvn. Lorn. o-i;.yri.,(Mn.,(foun ,,7itiff!ff.fe!?Hi 177U . """'"" kikwJ IZZJZ nk"a b w nn, "".-.iraijr 01 rrcHburj. 1807-i:ilmrKo ld by pflfl American hI.Ii.m. ' Ccntr(l ad 'rlKn,cJ.oia,, 1828-Kowlnntl StephCIWm, Ej nlnromlnl will, Jl.fjOnmo 1 ISai-Hoger 1,, Tail(7 of Mt , J came Attorney General of l 1&12 John 0. Clnll.n.in !.J presidency of the Vnt t,J 18.I.r Dade's mnnMcrc by the Stuj 1B.J7 Admiral (Jeorcc Dewey I born. is.tr '!- ..1...!..-. muuiucu I0 mf Unjrf IMG-den. Taylor took poiJ Ictorla. canltnl nf T.!iJ Col. Doiiinlinn. in mmm.,i.i! MUnourl volunteer, defeated 10I .Mexicans nt Ilrncetl, 1 (3.17 A ..I. ..1.1. 11. ... . .v... , unci, .MJi-ei-iader, n ucrtsl to the French. 1858 Now Adelphl theater, Lo 0K"tied. 1800 John II. Floyd of Vlryn.i slKtietl ns Secretary of War. 1802Tho Confederate utitM Sherman and drove Lira tack 11 first line of defcnue before fl burg. , . .Second nttack on VWi . . . .Gen. Sherman attacked I'd ernto works nbout alt tmlci IckHburg. 1SC8 Monby ('Inrk, a Iterolutloairl dicr, did nt Itlchmooi W, i advanced nee of 121 yian. 1S74 -Gov. Warmouth ntabb! aa1 1 I). C. Bt-vcrly of the New 0 Bulletin. 187(U-Tmln wreck at AihtaboW Highly killed nnd aiity Injorelj 18S0 Charl I. proclaimed KioJ I'ortucnl. 1800 Cnptnln Wallace and term tilers killed by Slout lad 8011th IJnkotn. 1804 Forty pen-oni iierlnhed bj f n ClirlHtinnH festival at 1 Oregon. Milk Vat. Of 810 samples of wholo milk analyz cd by u Canadian station, forty-live ' woro pronounced adulterated nnd j ciguiy-nvo uouoirui. this was moro unfavorable than tho results obtained In previous years. Twcnty-nlno sam ples of crentn examined showed per- iCS.oi. Tho author belloves that tlio following standard should bo estab lished In Canada: Whipping cream not less than 25 por cent fat, nnd tublo cream not less than 17.5 jor cent The government ni ducrd to the upper uou parliament a bill.. .It live inemui-rn u - : . now hoped tlmt the tipier hooMWHi . . i ...rrmfo Mil. I 1110 Ullivcriwti 1 ..r.l.ta FOttrra Several women ,1 Ilea- of Common, on 1 members nna wen '""V-rfJ In tho lobbies A numb.. J J 1 lon and were ' fw pay $5 lines, and went to J teen (lays. .uuti lVof.Zlno,who a.m tlve examination 01 i VckuvIus 111 "V""1.! from I dicnts Injurious . . , tnlnlng matter grains, grans nnd Tho return of the w . ucation bill to ti.o .lelil radical clmnK, eJ - lblj House wouiu , tku r1 omonrtmenlH hJ 0f the lo dlKsciitlns- from the ittg ktii4 make suci " ";" W0 for u rejected the bill '.."' and aodf tlon of plural voting w trades bill. . corrWpoi In an Intervlc with Belgium made nn ew ,Bd Vi.r Drobnbly there crime nnd cruelty w fc d to brln tl.o KU ' ' lltm HI treatment of nt e ol 1'oorer Instead 0 I Congo rcHpo..".- ur,, . t.ti.r twtent, eg" . col 01 Povcrnmem - talneu i negUm ; Tills means tlmt ' , fpl f 1 of Its obllKttt'on "