THE SCRAN TON TUIBUNE-SATUIWAY MORNING, MARCH 2a, 1S95,
10
3 T
. i.i ..nvrli
1P; VrTpd VeTr"b, 'lu, rBeme,.;Jn,I.aeou. with
their appearance lu the loading dally journuls of the lurgo cUlca).
CllArTKU I.
"Oh! my neiKliu-i'!" i'iicl a fair wo
man as she li-aniil over the side of lur
irnmiokt.
A fitriiiK of upiilx. lliik.d and Met In
Kol.l, had h.'cn luMseiiecl from he"'
throat, and hail (Old down Into tin
water of tin- liiKoon, midway l-t W'-oit
tin- Mdo and tin- city of Venice. I hit
the koiuIoU was movliiK swirily i ' ' j
the Impulsion of a rowrr fori- and alt.
and, though Hey Mopp.'d a row mo
ments after at lier cry, the .spot where
l had fallen was already passed and
left In-Ill ml. She was vexed and pro-;
VoUeil. She had many jewels, hut Ihe
opal necklace was an heirloom, and of
lino and curious workmanship. The
KolldolielS did their Pest to lind II, hut
in vain. They were In the deeper
water or the sailing roads, which were
marked out by the lines id' poles, and
the necklace, a slight thirn.'. had been
borne away by the surrcnt setting in
from the opo soa.
Neither of the men could swim:
many Venetians cannot; but they ;;''t
i.vcr the side, and waded up to their
waists in Hie water, and with their oars
struck and sounded the sandy bottom;
but the lagoon, which has been til'
Kiave of so many, kept the drowned
opals.
V will go hack and send diver?,
(die said to her men who, wet to their
' waists, were well content to turn the
head of the goad. da hack to the city.
They wore whip- clothes with red
sashes and rod ribbons r.-uud their
straw lulls; they were in her private
service; they steered quickly home
again over the calm waterway, and in
and out the crowded craft by tie
schiavone past the customs house, and
S. CI. agio and tin- Salvalure. until
they reached a palace on the t Ira ml
canal, which was their mistress- resi
dence, Willi poles paint. -d red and
white, with coronets on their tops,
marking the lamli!u' stairs in the old
A'eiietiau lasliioii.
-I have p. st my opals Pi the water:'-
she
the
- cried to a friend who was on one m
balconies of the first llo-n-.
1 am glad you have lost them, r-
Plie
.-d her friend. They nr.' pierres in-
ma
ilheur."
Noiis-iise! Th-y were beautiiul. ami
they were Ninetta l.aranigr.i's. j r
Carbs great-great-graiidmother; tiny
wet- ..in- of her nuptial !: -' ' !'"
tired v.ars ago. Il-f l..rtr:iit hans in
tin- I'.ell.- Arte. She was b .uttiful. iind
had a tragic fate. 1 must h ij the ic- n
dive ami ilr.-di..- till til -y nr foiin-l.
Th-- water is s-. rhallow. I i.-iunot
think h-.w th- y have vanish. "I s.. c-.in-plel.-ly
in suea a ne-m. n; of lim--."
fin til" morrow, wli-n ii known
ii.,,ie.l, Vi-i-lee i hat Hie in n an-1 g1
Verio
1 1 1 1 1 1
111 the
e Wil-
.-ions o
jewels,
th- pla,
w.rk- d
1,11.1 it.
m- n all
a had l...-t hol
ers h.irri. d to
e. t
it
had dropped and
s-ltn.usly from ilayln'.'aU to
-ail. -is and I'.sli. rmeii and boal-joiuii.-
in the search, in hot,.-
to merit
th.- r- war.! she promt--.-.!, i.tu
of lll' in HUeceP.led. Their I ''-
no on
f,.rts Wei- us-l.ss. The tenacious
wat-i- would not yield tip its prey. The
op lis were gone, like spindilft.
In tile, hollow of an old oak pil- th"
i. pals remain--! all wint-r long, lying
like bird's eggs in a n--st, whilst the
restless waters washed and swirl, d
alcove its sanctuary. The worn stump
of the wood had kept its place for c. o
turies. and many a corps- had drifted
j.ast it outward to tin- s.-a in days when
the whit- marbles of St. .Mark's city
had run r with blood, ft had once
be.-n the b.o f i s.-a siiriiv. of a
madonna of the w at. I s
boatm-o i-assing' i.ad in v
Maria Virginss s.i dear P
to whom tin-
k.-ll HP- Stell-I
Msh--rmeii and
sailor:-.
Hut lie- paint- d shrlin- had 1
appi-ao-d. ami only tie-old pi.-er
ber, down uiub-rii.-a'-li tie-
ns dis-
of tiill-
wab-i s,
"I'vc Lost My Opals In Iho Water."
rooted In thf sand amongst the ribbon
weed and mussels, had had power to
resist the fori i s of the tide and tempest.
.All the winter Ion;? the old pile kept
the opals safe nnd simml.
j lint one ilny, when the pouch nnd
' pear nnd plum trees had in turn burst
Into blossom on the isles, nnd the (locks
or km 1 Is who had survlvi il the stress of
famine anil fold had returned to their
feeding places on the outer laRoons, n
large Iron ship rnming from the lilaek
sen Kfive a rude shock in passing to the
old ouk pile; the top of it under the
Mow parted anil fell asunder; the neck
luce was washed out of Us hiding place,
find, cnrrieil tn the lu-nvy trough of the
Pteamer'8 path, was flouted ashore up
the crocks into the long Krnsses and
reeds beneath the Devil's bridge at Tor
cello. The yellow water Iris was then
flnwerlntf, and two little reed warblers
were nostlnff anions the lla(?s, as the
opals were drifted up under some hem
lock leaves anil there rested.
"I think they are pkss, but they are
nil strung toKother," said the warbler
to his mute. I
"They look morn like the spawn of a
fish," said the llttlo winged lady, with
Ff-orn.
A water rnt eame up and smelt ft
them, -then went away disdainfully
they were not good to eat. For birds
nnd beasts do not rare for jewels; It Is
only humanity, which thinks Itself su
perior to them, which sees ntjy value In
utones, and calls such toys precious.
There Is nowhere In the world any
Brass richer than that of Torcello, and
forget-me-nots, honeysuckles, and wild
roses grow down to the water's edge
nnd around the hoary stones of tho de
serted isle. '
"What a God-forgotten place!" said a
young man as he sprang from a boat
on to the bunk by the bridge.
t
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, C-j
l
E3y OUIDA.
- htpil bv Bacliellpr. Johnson & I
Bach-
"Torccllo was the mother of Venice;
the daughter has slain her;" replied an
older man as lie laid down his oars in
Ihe boat, and prepared to follow his
companion.
ilis foot trod amongst the hemlock
leaves and was etilaugled by them; he
stooped, and his eyes, which were very
keen, caught sight of the string of opals.
"A woman's necklace!" he said, us lie
drew It from tinder the salt seaweed
and tin- dewy dock leaves. It was dis
colored, and had sand and mud on II,
and boil- little traces of its former i
beauty, but he recognized that II was a i
Jewel of worth; he perceived, even'
dulled as they were, that the stones
were opals. i
"What have you there '."' cried the
younger man from above on the bank. I
"The skull of an ai-chiniandrlle'.' .
The other throw Ihe necklace upon
the grass.
"Von Would have been a litter Under j
of a woman's collar than 1."
"Opals! The stones of sorrow!" said ,
the younger man. gravely, as he raised
It and brushed off tie- sand. "It has
been beautiful," lie added. "It will he I
so again. It is iml really hurt, only a j
little bruised and tarnished.
"Ij'-ihI me your glass." said the
younger man. The glass was nf strong
magnifying power. When it was hand-
o
i
"Why Will Von Speak of Heath?"
I t.
little
til- ,
r.-ad
him he
marks
10. I i ol
aloud.
looked thi-.uu-h it at some
n tin- baci: of the clasp of
it'. "I.aranigr.i. IT""," he
"I.aranigra is a Venetian
nam--.
"Th.-r
is n Ca" Laranigra on the
f'ltand can
dan. You i
oil t'o- seen
Iviranigra
til. It is ii, xt to the I,are
olmired its M.M.rish windows
n. I story liiis nioniing. Carlo
'lied .voting. He lias a widow
w!io i;
ilaogli
only twenty jio.v. Sic- was a
r "f til- duke of .Monfalcone. a
if th-- Tr- ntiiio. but pure I t ii-
la.nilv o
i.ms i.i blood. Th
mountains above f
r place is in tile
iri.-.ia. It must be
sin- who ..was tlu'a necklace,
loom, probably."
an
heir-
"Take it t
with imliff,
I i-rhts.'-Tin-
young
"Ah! who
conie'.'"
Wlial.-ve
h-r.
nee
Said the
"I CO
finder i
le you
r it,
my
T lane.li.-d.
knows what
they may be-
- they m
,' Income
ippreciate
they
that
,'i r.
oils. I do not
f r-e.vard."
llyV" said the
ly y-.u!"
kind ..
U-i
so I pi
"N.i;
Tim
opals
gl .'I--S
I'le'lSil
young man.
"If
; I pity you,'
young mail
hi his hand
ho had olo;
said the elder,
tood still Willi the
; with a wlilsn of
ed Hi.- sand in a
re "!'!' I hi. in ; th
pearly softness
and tin- n.5--.-:i t.- flame ,,f the stone be
gan I" i-how hen- a ml there; two alone
of their number were missing.
"f'oin.-," said hi:; romp iui.ui, with Im
pati. ii.--. "Put that brok.-n rubbish In
your pocket ami let us go and see the
e.-nhi dral and S. l-'osea, for it will soon
grow dark."
They went, without visiting the basil
. a, back to Venice jn iK. twilight which
deepened into night as they drew near
the cit. ; Ihe moon was high and Hie air
still. They dined in tin- spacious rooms
set aside in tin- hotel for Andn-is. When
the dinner was over he rose.
"Will you come'.'" lie asked.
"Where?" nsl;. d 1 lamer.
"To the Cii' I.aranigra," said Andrels,
with a boyish laugh.
"Not I." replied D:ini-r.
"A rived, n-l, t tu n." .-aid Andrels.
I hit In- lingered a moment.
"It will not be fair to you," ho said,
"for me to take tin- credit of having
found this necklace."
"Whatever honor there may be In the
Salvage 1 oc,p. II, I 1.-H yi, willingly."
"or course I shall tell her that it
was you."
"There is no need to do so; T am a
siiuire of flani'-s. She will pn-r.-r a
Sicilian prince to u plain man of sci
ence. However, you must llml the lady
first. The true owner lies under Some
moss-grown slab In some chapel crypt,
no doubt."
"Why will
hale It."
you spenk of death?
"Jlale it as you tuny
It will overtake
you.
He looked nt Ids companion as he
spoke, and thought what he did not
speak:
"Yes; strong as you ?ire, and young
ns -you are, nnd fortunate as you are,
you too will die like the pauper and the
cripple and the beggar!"
The rellcctlon gratllled him; for of
the youth, of the beauty,' of the for
tune, he was envious, and with all his
scorn of higher Intellect he despised the
childlike, happy, amorous tempera
ment, and the uncultured mind, which
went with them.
"If I had only his wealth," he
thought often. "Or if he only had my
knowledge!"
The sun was setting behind the
Istrlan hills, and they depended on
their own ours to take them hack to
Venice In the rose-hued dusk, and, a
few seconds .later the splash of the
canal water beneath the balcony told
his companion that the gondola was
moving.
t was twelve o'clock when Into the
empty brilliantly lighted room Andrels
entered nnd came across It to where
Darner sat on the balcony.
"I have found her!" ho suld, with Joy
ous triumph. The moonlight shone on
I I ' Vi-
-1 ' -
his dark, starry ' eyt-s. his laughing
nioulli, his tall llgure, lull of grace and
strength like the form of the tired;
llerines In the Vatican.
liiun.-i- laid aside hia papera with Im
patience. "And she has welcomed you. appar
ently '.' It Is midnight and yoa look vic
torious." Andn is made a gesture of vexed pro
testation. ' Tray do not suspect such tilings. 1
seal In my card and begged her major
domo to say 1 had found her necklace.
She sent word for me to go upstairs
that she might thank me. Of course
my name was known to her. .She had a
duenna. It was all solemn and correct.
She was enchanted to lind her necklace.
It was un heirloom which I.aranigra
gave her. lie was killed In a duel, as 1
told you, two years ago. She bt very
beautitul and looks twenty years old.
even less. 1 was vry honest; I told her
that an Kugllshmaii who was (raveling
with me had had tho honor of Uniting
Ihe opals; and she wishes to see you to
morrow. 1 promised to take you In
prima sera; you surely ought to be
grateful."
Darner shrugged his shoulders and
looked regretfully at his papers and
pencils,
"Women only disturb one," he suid,
ungraciously.
Aiiilrcls laughed.
"It Is that disturbance which per
fumes our life and shakes the rose
leaves over It. Hut 1 remember, to al
iraet you a woman must bo lying, dead
or alive, on an operating table."
"Alive by preference," s.ild Dinner.
"The dead arc little' use to us; their
nervous system is still, like a stopped
clock."
"A creature must suffer to Interest
you'."'
"Certainly."
Andrels shuddered slightly.
"Why did you save me?"
Darner smiled.
"My dear ii luce. It Is my duty to save
when I can. I should have preferred
to li t you alone and studv your natural
powers of resistance ill cnnllict with
the destruction which was menacing
th. in. Hut 1 coul. 1, not follow my pref
erences. 1 was called in to assist your
natural powers by affording them nrtl
llelal resistance; and 1 was bound to
do so."
Andrels made a grimace which signi
fied disappointment und distaste.
"If my mother knew you looked at it
in that way she would nut adore you,
my friend, as she does."
(To lie Continued.)
.. . .
KAILRO.VI) I KiUKl-S.
Some Idea of the MugnitiiJo of the busi
ness of Transpoi tat ion.
Statistics just published show' that
the mileage1 of the railways of the globe
at the end of 1WI2 was .(ll.41(i, tn- one
mile of railway to every :!,T,!i Inhabit
ants. The smallest railway mileage Is
possessed by I'uerto ilico, which has
only 11 mll. s; the largest by the I'nite I
States, which, with 174.7S4 miles at the
close of imu, were far ahead of any
other country. Next, but at a great in
terval, comes (o-rniiiny, with L'T.I.'m
miles, followed by France, with :'4,IUS
miles. The I'nlteil Kingdom comes
fourth, with l'ii,::j."i miles, and llussla
lifth, with hl.iif.ii mll-s. There are In
Knropi.: altogether MI.:'.Ml miles of rail
way : In North and South America, 1!1S.
!U0 miles; In Asia, only L':',:'!i!l miles, of
which IT.TiiS miles are In JSritlsh India;
in Australia, U'.Csa miles; nnd in Africa,
7.-J12 mil.-s. Tin- islands or .Malto. Jer
sey and Man have, between them, I'.S
miles. I'crsla has but 24. Hawaii ii'I
miles.
li.-lgium is far ahead of other coun
tries with regard to the length oT rail
way lines per InO square miles of area,
standing at 2t.6 miles. The rnit.-d
Kingdom follows, with lfi.7: then Hol
land, with II; Cermnny, i:!.2; Switzer
land, l:i; France, 1 1.6: and Denmark,
with S.l miles per loo sipiare miles.
The southern countries of lUirnpe are
not well provided with railways. Italy
has the most. 7.7 miles per loo square
miles; and is followed by Austria, with
(i.S miles. Spain has only 2.4: Kuropcun
Turkey. 1.1; Russia, I mile. The 174.
7SI miles of railway of the 1'nited
States represent only (i miles for every
Inn squaii- miles, and tin- 17,7iiS miles
of Dritish India 1.1 mile. The lowest
figures in this respect are the 0.2 mil.-
of South Australia, the Transvaal, Asia
.Minor, Keuador, Frazil, Folivia, Para
guay nnd Venezuela. These countries
are wide apart, but they resemble t ,-u l i
other for want
i r railway enterprise
The mil. age of railways per pi.Onil j know,' said I, 'you had better ask the
inhabitants is given In the Hallway ! ticket seller.' He continued to ask
News as follows: "West Australia j questions until another venerable cltl
comes first with 11 l.S; Queensland next i Zen relieved me from further trouble by
with r,r,.!i miles. Yet West Australia has j calmly telling me the man 'was deef us
only fiiiu milesof lino, while lliitish India 1
with its li,7iis miles, has only 1.1 mile of
railway for every lO.ooK Inhabitants.
As a contrast. I'.iitish North America,
with Its 1I.S70 miles of railway, pos
sesses :;n.S miles for every 10,000 popula
tion. The two countries worst off for
railways are apparently Japan and the
Dutch Indies, the mileage to every ln,
niio inhabitants being In either case only
0.1. This, of course, leaves out of the
comparison China, which, with Its vast
territory and hundreds ol millions of
population, has only 121 miles of rail
way." i:.u:al to tin: i:.mi:k(;i:n:v.
An I nelc Who .Matched Ilis Nephew's
t Itlihernlclsm w ith Interest.
From the New York Ib rnld.
A y ig Irishman In want of a llve
p .:iid note, wrote to his uncle as fol
lows: "Dear I'ncle: If yon could see
how I blush forslinme wbll" I urn wi ll
ing, you would pity inc. Do ymi know-
why? ISooaiiso I have to ask you for a I
few pounds, nnd ilo not know hew to
express myself. It Is Impossible for me
to tell you. I prefer to die, send you
this by a messenger, who will wall for
an answer. Helieve me, my deanrt
uncle, your most obedient and affec
tionate nephew, . P. S. Over
come with shame for what I have w rit
ten, 1 have bum running after the mes
senger in order to take the letter from
lilin. but 1 cannot catch him. Heaven
grant that something may happen to
stop him, or that my Idler may get
lost!" The uncle wns naturally touched,
but wus equal to the emergency. He
replied ns follows: "My dear Jack:
Console yourself, and blush no longer.
Providence has heard your prayers.
The messenger lost your li tter. Your
ulTecllomite uncle."
A Vnssnr Valentino.
Vtissnr Maiden, ilalnly, i-hissio,
Coring o'er formation, basic,
Tangent, cosecant und sine.
Who Hliull he thy valentine?
GihIiIohs, fair, of erudition,
If you Bf-orn not the tradition
(if the good Saint Valentine,
Chief of Cupid's postal line.
Hear me once, ere Art anil Science
Harden thro 'gulimt all compllnnre,
Ci'iislilng out, 'neath culture's swny
All olmervnnoo of tho duyl
Wilt thou turn aside from learning,
Sin I In upon me, sighing, yearning,
Anil I accept this hulling rhyme
Jf I get It mailed In time?
New York Herald.
Every day symptoms of illiicstlve dis
orders'acid stomneh, illstresi after eat
ing, burning at pit of stomach, , dull, henvy
feeling Hurdock Hlooil HI Iters mover fulls
to correct any, troubles ol this turt.
What of the
Why Lord Rosebery's Resignation Would
Probably Imply a Speedy Dissolution.
The appended letter to the editor from
a valued Scraritonlan, J!r. Thomas A.
Aubivy, once resident In London will
bo read with particular Interest,
in view of the unstable condition
of the Koscberry ministry hi Kng
land. The writer of It says: "Your
comments on the Fngllsh political
situation In a recent Issue contain a
statement, which, as It stands, Is liable
to create a wrong impression as to a
point of constitutional law in Knglnnd.
The statement to which 1 refer In that
the resignation nf Lord Itosebery would
ii ssltate a dissolution of parliament.
"This Is erroneous, as far as relates
to the law mi the siibjjeet, inasmuch as
parliament can only be dissolved by
command of the sovereign, the death of
the sovereign, or the expiration of the
st.it titory limit regulating the duralioii
of parliaments: and the resignation of
a premier, or even a whole cabinet,
does not In Itself or of necessity Involve
an appeal to the constituencies.
Cases in Point.
"During the ivlgn of the present
sovereign many ibises might be cited
win-re cabinets, supported at the out
set by a working majority in the repre
sentative house, but having in course
of time been defeated on mime more or
less vital question, by the abstention,
defection, or other action of their ad
herents, have resigned their seals of
ollice, their places being taken by an
other cabinet, usually the outcome of a
coalition between the secessionists, and
what Is known as the regular opposi
tion.. The most recent case of this kind
on record Is that of tho fall of Glad
stone's ministry In lxs.".
"Coming into power on a gigantic
wave of popularity In IS.Mi, lie formed
what was then regarded as the most
powerful Fngllsh ministry of tills cen
tury, but even his magnetic Influence
was powerless to hold together for any
length of time the heterogeneous con
glomeration known as the Liberal par
ty, and with trouble it Ireland, Kgypt,
Smith Africa, In fact all over the world,
dissension and then defection eventu
ally accomplished the downfall of both
cabinet and party. For six months the
Conservatives, wlih Lord Salisbury at
their head, assumed the reins, but like
all other stop-gap governments, hold
ing ollice without power, they were un
able to initiate or carry through useful
legislation, and soon thing or their
thankless task advised the crown to
dissolve pallament. Thereupon fid
lowed the general election, tho out
come of which was the Introduction of
Gladstone's first home rule bill.
History Repeats Itself.
"Now ill some respects the position of
the Liberal party today Is parallel with
the case of 1SS5, and in that fact lies
the only justification for the statement
that the resignation of Lord Itosebery
woult. necessitate an early dissolution
of parliament. The Liberal party has
n'ways demanded that Its leader shall
be i hosi-n from the ranks of the Com
moners, and have his seat in the rcp
lescntative chamber. The Radical sec
tion, now too numerous to be entirely
ignored, with reform of the house of
lords at the head of their legislative
programme, were therefor naturally in
censed when, on Gladstone's retirement,
Itosebery wasjockcyed Into the premier
IWDEK IS A MOD WOUD.
That Ts the Conclusion of a Theatrical
Ad wince Agent.
"I was standing mi the platform of
Hie station at llinghaniton awaiting
the arrival of the local train, when an
old man approached. He wanted to
get to New .Mill'ird. where his wire's
sister lived." saiil the advance agent of
a theatrical company which will shortly
be seen In Sci-antoii, to a Tribune man
yesterday.
" 'What time floes Ihe train go to New
Jill ford?' he asked. 'Six o'clock," was
my reply.
" 'Does the train stop there?" 'I don't
an mid
"I had In physical research learned,
and have also heard that a certain
species of venomous reptllla known
commonly as adder Is bereft of the
sense of hearing, nnd Intuition told me
that he had reference to this grade of
snake. I requested him to repeat he
did so und it was 'udder' again. In the
meantime th" old mail began a con
versation about bank failures In Hing
hnmlon. His subject was a man who
had evidently had smallpox, Mr ha not
only showed the murks, but unlimited
fortitude In the discussion.
".My 'udder friend expectorated an
Immense amount ol' yellowish liquid lu
the snow and continued: "Yes, he's
deef; born so. I knew him at school up
In Deposit. He was pnoty fair on
liearln' lu them days, but that Is more
than thirty years ago." 1 was anxious,
however. In learn more about the snake,
so I asked him if he had ever seen nil
'udder.' 'Well, young man, 1 can't say
as to that, bat I've heard they are
powerful deef. reiluips I don't natural
ly penioiinee that word noeordln' to
Webster, but If you had a new Set or
raise teeth a in I a big i hew of tobacco
In your mouth. I'll bet you don't get it
right once out of ten.'
"The train came In just then, and as
he helped the 'deol" man aboard, he
yelled so that everyone could hear him:
'Cy, don't forget the third stop, turn to
Ihe right and its the fourth house.1 1
fell to musing on the expression as
'deef as nn udder." Sly conclusion was
that lu the nnntomy of the cow the
udder supplies our lacteal fluid, but
this bus no hearing on a 'deef man'tin
Icsh he Is addicted to drinking milk.
However, It Is Just ns good as the word
adder, only It'H not used so frequently,
but may be some day, especially If we
nil get to the false teeth und tobacco
chewing stage."
i-DWAKi) i:vi:ki-tt.
How Ilo Paid uiul Trained Ills Secretary
When Senator.
Kdwhrd Everett, while a senator from
Massachusetts, was a curious study.
Ills secretary said once: "Mr. Everett
was never-falling In kindness and cou
slderatcncss. I remember I got a pair
of new shoes once, and they squeaked.
I tried to walk softly but the softer I
walked the more they squeaked. Next
morning, coming In, I found a nice pair
of slippers sitting besides my chair. I
took the hint and the slippers and
neither of us said a word.
"His feelings were preternaturally
delicate. 1 1'ecelved no salary or wages,
but on 'honorarium,' and ho was care
Future
ship, without their knowledge or con
sent, and for twelve months they hnve
P'-en In more fir less open revolt. Home
rule Is still more or less to the fore,
but ao much time and energy having
been wasted over that to no purpose,
th-.- party Is now crying out for at
tention to other matters still nearer
home; nnd such questions as Welsh dis
establishment, Kngllsh local govern
ment, parliamentary procedure, man
hood suffrage and payment of mem
bers, to ull of which the party as a
whole Is pledged, have each their separ
ate faction clamoring for precedence,
and agreed upon nothing except to dis
agree as to any method of procedure
llkdy to result in concerted and unit
ed action.
Lord Itosebery, therefore, presents
the spectacle of a leader out of touch
with his forces by reason of his con
nection with an unpopular and non
representative chamber, devoid of the
inlldence of a large section of his
nominal followers, unable to control or
combine the struggling factions among
those who acknowledge his leadership,
faltering and uncertain in his own ex
pressed opinions with regard to a
lomestic policy and fully aware that
his unlltness for the post, obtained by
Intrigue and retained against the
wishes of many In the party, Is hourly
working the ruin of that party. Add to
these things the fact that, except for
ladstonc, who for the moment cannot
be reckoned as a factnrMn Kngllsh poll
tics, there is no man in the Liberal
party who under existing conditions
would assume Its leadership, and that
the Conservatives could not hope to
form a successful coalition with any
other stray faction, and you have the
reason why the resignation of Lord
Itosebery now would necessitate an im
mediate dissolution. .
What of the Result ?
'What the result of the general elec
tion will be the most experienced politi
cal campaigner In either tarty will not
venture to allirm, though at present It
seems Inevitable that falling the re-ap
pearance of Gladstone In the fight,
the Liberals will encounter certain de
feat, by reason of their want of cohe
sion and for lack of generalship. Num
bering many men of great gifts and at
tainments among its ranks, the Liberal
pary has yet no one who can arouse In
Its hosts the true militant spirit, or can
display such personal enthusiasm and
staying power as can W. E. Gladstone,
even though Hearing four score years
and ten. For nearly twenty years,
since Disraeli retired from the lower
house, he has towered above and over
shadowed all his contemporaries, so
that the oldest and best seem but as
young, untried and Inexperienced men,
who now, In the hour of party need, are
unable to command the conlldence of
their fellows by reason of their Insig
nllicance as compared with the great
ness of the lender who for over hulf a
century has occupied the foreground In
every political battle.
"It would be Interesting to speculate
further as to the Immediate destiny
of both great political parties and the
men who must inevitably come to the
front after the coming general election,
but I have already overtaxed your pa
tience and space."
ful never to pay It to me In person,
lint on the last day of each month there
was a little heap of gold and silver
piled by the side of my inkstand, and a
neat llttlo receipt made out ready for
me to sign. I signed It, laid it on kis
desk when he was not looking and it
was never mentioned. He would some
times dictate his letters over and over
again until they suited him, und he
would say, "Take notice, now, this Is
no criticism of your work. I am cor
recting my own composition. 1
"l never could get inquiry' right. I
would think the accent on the
second syllable as he wanted
it. and then when I came on
to speak It, out would pop the accent
on the tlrst syllable. He restrained his
rage undi r these provocations beauti
fully, but one day he came perilously
near scolding when he turned to me
with ti bland face after one of these
blunders and said: '.Mr. J , will you
kindly go to your room and close the
door and Fay inquiry' over and over
till you are completely satiated'." "
-Spirits
Go 1'p.
The legislature ot New Caledonia has
aroused a storm or Indignation among the
colonists by placing heavy additional
duties en alcohol, absinthe, gin, whisky
and tobacco In order to raise revenue.
PEOPLE WE KNOW.
(From Geneva. N. V., Courier.)
It Is a pleasure for us to present to
our render:, the recommendation of to
estimable a citizen as Ellas Dols.ui, of
this place, knowing when he says that
he was cured of rheumatism by the
use of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, It Is so. Rheumatism, is
caused by nil, excess of acid In tho
blood, when It becomes settled In the
Joints the patient endures most excru
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condition when he began the use of
Favorite Remedy, and like many others
who have followed the same treatment
he was cured. How many poor suffer
ers there tire today who would give
their fortunes to be relieved .from the
terrors of this awful complaint, not
knowing that this valuable preparation
can be obtained of every dealer In
medicine. Mrs. Dolson, ns well as her
husband, has a good word for Favorite
Remedy; says she, "I have been
troubled with Indigestion nnd palpita
tion of the heart, and 1 used Fuvorite
Remedy nnd was entirely cured.
Gun of our local physicians in spenk
Ing of this medicine, recently said: "Dr.
David Kennedy has produced In Fa
vorite Remedy the only nntldote of uric
ncid, nnd the reason It cures such n
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specific lu diseases
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ordered liver to a
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cases of habitual
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m It is surprising how cheap
i ages oi Quaker Oats are
i more man oatmea in mite v hpttpr.
VI Bold only in 2
to our patrons:
Was'iruim-Crosby Co. wish to assure tlicir mrtnv rat
rons that they will this vctir ho) J to their usual custom
of milling STKICTLY OLO WHEAT until the new crop
is fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and
owing to the excessively dry weather many millers are
of the opinion that it is already cured, aiid in proper
condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will take
no risks, and will ullow the new wheat fully threu
months to mature before grinding.
This careful attention to every detail of milling has
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ranJs.
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