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•. ; WU®>” : ■ I : CHAPTER XXY’lll.—(Continued.) ~„ Valentine Graeme would nut hear , B “' .'mproml*-- He was stsge-insn-,Ll wa» especially bent upeu these « ;““ iu being a success. Nor had he X feat- for the result. Colonel 51*1 was one of the best amateur I - in India and particularly good at ‘XenX. which was the principal M rt of the email comedietta they ha< while Jane. too. had considerable 5,..., M she had shown at Simla, “rhe’first rehearsal she had with < olJrrrinsep wee a decided atlure. She h .j sotic through the pie<e with Vul rime several times and hud been proXoed by him letter-perfect. Now she -incd her cues. stumbled over the aimJL t sentence*. »“•> b F hcr f PUpral , awk ' | wrJneas and stupidity sent down the tn- i thniiasni of the atnge-mauager to zero. \ r was the next rehearsal more prom- i Jane spoke her words correctly | but infused no spirit into the part. And thi, time Colonel IMnsop was also imnrscticable, repeating bis lovcr-hke Lwhea with parrot-like precision, but avoiding carefully any sentimental inflection. Barry Larron, who was generally presnt when they rehearsed, guessed the rcu- , aon of the stiffness which was mutually assum'd whenever any tenderness was nquirtd He knew that they loved each o'her still, and therefore dared not trust | themselves to pretend what they really | felt. Yet he did not give up hope. And so the evening arrived. The time had been so short that they had no fulldress rehearsal: and the station, being a small one. would scarcely furnish an audieoce for two performances. "It will be only for this once, so wo can make a supreme effort,” said Colonel Prinsep to her as they stood alone in one of the wings waiting for the rising of the curtain. She was trembling visibly; but as he ipoke encouragingly she tried to smile. “Yon must not lie nervous,” he went on. "After all, it is only acting, and no one will misunderstand if you throw you•elf into your part, as I know you could." The bell rang; and a minute later she «u called to go on the stage. A atom of applause broke from the audience as she stood before them in her old-fashioned, shori-waisted frock aud undal shoes, her white arms almost hidden by her long mittens, and her brown hair gathered on to the top of her head with a huge comb. The enthusiasm inereaued when Colonel Prinsep eame on. boyishly impulsive, and betraying the lore he felt in every glance and gesture. And Jane was so daintily coquettish, so bewitching even in her declared heartlesanesa, and again so pathetic in her despair when he left her; and the curtain fell as she laid her head on the table and sobbed aloud. They were encored vociferously. Jane responding to the call, led on by Colonel Prinsep, her cheeks crimson from excitement, and her eyes still red from the tears that had really fallen. Then the band played during the twenty minutes’ interval, which was supposed to be equivalent to thirty.years. Jane was now a sweet old lady. Quakeriihly robed in plain gray satin, prematurely silver-haired, and leaning for support on a gold-headed stick. Her voice, which before had been so joyous, was mibdued into habitual pathos, and manner and appearance both spoke of the aadnesa which hnd pervaded her life. The years had dealt very differently with her lover. The romantic boy had grown into a crotchety, matter-of-fact, anddle-aged man. Y'et her loyalty never faltered, though it was keenest pain to see how entirely ho had forgotten the events of the past which by her had been *> treasured. Jane was acting almost beyond herself. *t was all so like a dream that for the moment she believed it might be actually rtie that she and Stephen Prinsep had i "i the after-time of their own life, *he loyal as her nature was, he oblivious o everything save the merest details of tune and place. In his careless, boisterous way he dea -''d she had never loved him, and as e F Put aside the doubt, nn accent ts ,A , and ,pn der came into her voice itn- oD *' I’ r ' nsp P himself forgot that Im T a 'h’ n K' and involuntarily glanced er / ace ’ There he saw the whole the ” T r ’ tten Ro Plainly that he was on frn m P ?!. llt ,° f answp ring very differently book- Recollecting himself, he o recall his part, but for a moment failed. toV' P came to their rescue, and fn ._ » 11 apiH'arcd only a momenwn of their parts; but to K'frrn.i i Se who wcro looking on it hi. lin C, ' ar Pnou F b - Major Larron bit *’D with rage. »i."T wll ° had noticed, and underniaml r< a ■ I,ilßßt ‘d, had no such com- “?!“ of facial expression. dJL"’',"" 1 ■'?’ Ilis <>> ' CR T larfn K. his face moved i • Wlll , * lp 'dolent passions that him l t!”?’ Bev p ral of the men around hecdo'a ,k h' lll curiously, but he never hi. i Kin ‘ h p rn ' v and knew only what wa. J Vn?'"> T had ,bown him. The play her In o aud when Jane had spoken uweer S .t Worrt "h” allowed her glance to by th. s uudipnpe ' but it was arrested tall a '' rßt object on which it fell—the Jacob , ''l y ni an< ' * iaßs ‘°n-distorted face of hand'’ , Rl !’‘ddered so violently Hint her ttctMt h' lnK ' n o 'onel Prinsep’s, he deoff thn » r nK ' ta, don, and led her at once down l,,s e .* nire Quickly than was laid vwt in the book. #ded V S | trange thing about it all,” cento ,' nc ( ’ rap me that same night him . L,,rron ’ ' v,| o rode back with their best i <luartpr8 > “was, that they did tail in Jt l st wberc 1 expected them to “e love-making.”

Humph.’’ ejaculated the Hon. Hurry, I aud made no other remark. chapteiTxxix. A lovely morning in November not November as it is known In England, with leaden skies aud bleak, biting winds that whistle mournfully among bare trees but November as it is in India, warm still, yet gratefully eool after the exhausting heat that has gone before; the sun shining iu the cloudless heavens, brighthill'd birds singing in the leafy branches, . all nature fluttering and trembling beneath the caressing touches in the ambient air. It was the "th of November. Jane never forgot the date, though the thought had crossed hcr mind several times during the morning how uneventful the days were, each resembling the other in its dullness. Nearly a week hud passed since the theatricals, and she had seen nothing of Colonel Prinsep. Though the weather had been fine, once or twice there bad I been a shower of rain in the evening. The <doek had just struck four on that especial afternoon of that date, when she heard footsteps in the veranda. It was | the hour Stephen Prinsep hail generally I chosen for his visits, when they were engaged; and she thought it might be the Colonel now. But when a few moments passed and no servant came to announce him. she opened the sitting-room door and went into the ball. No one was there, but almost Immediately Mrs. Knox I came out of the quartermaster’s writingI room looking Hushed and put out. A native camo running from the adjoining compound belonging to a house which, on account of the reputation it had gained for unhealthiness, was unoccupied. and now formed a convenient short cut to the parade-ground, Ixmking up with casual interest, Mrs, Knox’s attention was arrested by bis terrified expression, and she stopped short in her complaints. “What is it” she asked, sharply. The man, a respectable-looking servant of the Mussulman caste, was for some time unintelligible by reason of his fright, and could only fold his hands and implore pardon for the fault he declared he bad not committed. It was only after an impatient cross-examination that Mrs. Knox elicited the fact that a "Sahib" was lying dead some few yards away. “More likely tipsy,” was her contemptuous observation. It took them some minutes to reach the spot indicated, and then when they came within a few yards of it, Mrs. Knox hurried on, to spare her daughter what might be an unnecessary shock. Hut as she came up and saw' who it was. she forgot every consideration in her own horror.' The first glance had assured her that the servant's supposition was correct —the man was indeed dead; and as she had swiftly scrutinized bis features another truth was borne upon her, that he had not died by his own hand. She could not repress a scream. “It is Jacob Lynn murdered!" she cried, and turning, was just in time to catch her daughter in her arms or she would have fallen to the ground. "Mother, say he is not dead! It can’t be true! He is ill, hurt; but not that—not i that!” Against her firm conviction Mrs. Knox knelt down, and laid her hand upon his heart, his pulse, and even upon his forehead. from which the blood was trickling slowly down. He was warm still, and for a moment she thought he was alive. She raised his head upon her knee, and sent the native for water in the almost forlorn hope that it might be of use. For the first time Jane acknowledged the good looks which to every one else had been always patent; and looked upon him with pity that though in nowise akin to love, was yet so tender that the tears came welling into her eyes as she thought of his lost opportunities and possibilities of good. Whose hand was it that bad struck him down? The question fell ujion her mind’s ear so clearly that involuntarily she turned to see if any one had spoken. They were alone still, her mother and she, with all that remained of the man to whom she had been engaged, and to whom she had been so dear. He would never vex her more! She wished she had been less impatient of that love which she had never valued. Now that it had vanished from her life, she felt it ns a loss. Y’ct only a week before she dread- | ed his very<prcsencc, and begged Stephen i Prinsep’s aid in delivering her from his attentions. "I will get rid of him somehow, never fear,” he had assured her. Was it possible that in that lay the answer to the question which was troubling her? Had he taken these terrible means of removing Jacob Lynn from her path forever? Oh, heaven forbid! Mrs. Knox laid the bead of the handsome hussar gently on the ground again and rose to hcr feet. "It is no good. Jenny—he is dead!” And as she spoke some troopers from the barracks came running up. Full of conjecture as to the cause of his death, they surrounded him at once, and as they did so, a sudden remembrance struck Jano that, before their feet had obliterated it, there had been the mnrk of a boot so distinctly printed on the soft, sandy soil that n triangular cut in the sole hnd been clearly visible. There were no such marks on the boots of Jacob Lynn. . , . ■ The only clew lay in Janes keeping, and it seemed to hcr ns though the footprint had been seen by her alone—that she, who had been the indirect cause of his death, might be also its avenger. A court of inquiry was convened by the Colonel, bnt nothing transpired at >t beyond the fact that the murdered man had once been engaged to marry the quartermaster’s daughter. Tins lent to the affair an adventitious interest, and public curiosity was proportionately disappointed when it was decided that to call Mrs. Knox and her daughter to give evidence would be needlessly distressing th "l)ied by the hand of some person or

persona unknown,” was the rerffW. And no the mutter was allow rd to rest. The deceased had nn relatione to Insist upon further Investigation, and the gen. era I opinion seemed to be that nil Inquiry would lie of no avail. It had probably bom u drunken brawl; and even If there hnd been any witnesses to it, a feeling of loyalty would prevent them from saying what they knew would ruin a fellow soldier. They would indeed be apt to look only too leniently on a crime that, though so fatal In Its results, had yet Iwen accidental, and not the fruit of mailer. Y'et his death had lieeii n great ateo<’k to the whole regiment, and the sympathy felt was uhown by the number of tlmsa who followed him to the cemetery. Most of the officers Were present among tin 111 the Colonel and the Adjutant and just us the service ls>gan the wife and dough' ter of the quartermaster canir up quietly and stissl beside the grave. Mrs. Knox was darkly dreanod, though not actually in bluck, out of regard to the melam holy occasion: but Jane was in rigid mourning, and her pale face looked the whiter by contrast with her sable gown. The quartermaster was not wfilli them and when the funeral rites were ended Htephcn Prinsep moved toward them wltt the intention of seeing them home. Bui Jane, with a gesture of repugniin<-e that lie could not understand, still less account for. shrunk back behind ber mot bet and drew her quickly away. For a moment their eyes hnd met. nnd the t'olom-l st<s>d inert, utterly ineapablu of s|HM*eh or action, tranottxed by the look of fear strangely mingled with contempl that she hnd cast upon him. When he recovered himself, she nnd her mother were out of sight, nnd tht troops moving noisily away reminded hint that there was no reason he should r<« main behind. (To be continued.) THERE WAS A DISTINCTION And the Hitherto Moral Young Mai Got the Heaviest Sentence. When Lawyer Charles W. Brook' practiced at the bar in PliiladelphU years ago he one day was called ujhii to defend a man in the I nlted State! district court before Justice Cadwalla der for counterfeiting. Mr. Brooke'i client was a young man who had nevet before been charged with crime. Hit companion was a well-known counter felter. who had served a term of im prisonment. Both men were convicted When they were brought to the bar so: sentence the old offender was the tirsi to hear the judgment of the court. Jus tiee Cadwallader, who was an oldschmd gentleman of punctilious jmlite ncss, said. In a mild tone: "Mr. Jonea you have been c/ivicted. unfortunate ly for yourself, of the crime of counterfeiting. Very justly, Mr. Jones, the law prescribes a severe penalty sot the offense for which you have so unfortunately been found guilty. It becomes my duty. Mr. Jones, under the law, to pass sentence upon you. and I therefore, under the circumstances and in consideration of your having upon a previous occasion been found guilty o! a similar offense, sentence you to the term of twelve years’ imprisonment,” Jones stepped back, and Mr. Brooke’s client took his place at the bar. “Tour honor.” said Mr. Brooke, "I would like to call the attention of the court to the fact that this young man has never before been convicted of a crime, and has always, up to the present, borne a most excellent character." "Very good. Mr. Brooke, very good,” said the justice. Then to the prisoner: “Young man, you have doubtless heard the remarks that 1 addressed to your partner ■ in this offense. It is unnecessary that I should, therefore, repeat them to yon. It becomes my painful duty to sentence you now, and I will likewise send you to prison for the term of twelve years.” "But, your honor,” protested Mr. Brooke, “my client has never been convicted before, and has had an excellent reputation. There surely should be some distinctiou between his punishment and that of the other man, who is an old offender.” "Ah, that is quite true, Mr. Brooke," said the Justice. "I thank you for reminding me of it. There ought to be a difference surely, and there shall be. Mr. Clerk, make the sentence for Jones sixteen years instead of twelve. Thank you again. Mr. Brooke, for reminding me of what J overlooked." —New Y’ork YY orld. The Deadly Railroad Mortgage. It is said that the late Samuel J. Tilden was the inventor of the modern railway mortgage, with all its deadly [tossiblUtles of foreclosure, receivership, lawyers' quarrels and general wreck and disaster. It was a diabolical invention. It has made the fortunes of thousands of lawyers and has proved the undoing of many thousands of stockholders aud bondholders. The lawyers have a pudding when the railroad gets Into the hands of receivers. The comptroller of one of the great transcontinental lines, now run by a United States District Court, told me lately in New York that it tad cost the I>nst year $(100,000 more to operate the line under the receivership than it would have coat had it boon run In the regular way by a board of directors. The lawyers got moist of this big lot of money. A lawyer told me in Milwaukee the other dny that there is no law whatever authorizing a court to operate a railroad and that tfie practice has grown up during recent yeora without any sort of statutory provisions regulating it. A judge now takes a railroad, appoints receivers, required them to account to him, Issues orders to buy rails nnd locomotive*, to conHtruct new roadbeds and bridges, to make or abandon leases, to pay Interest or not to pay interest on bonds, and practically absorbs in his own person all the functions of president, directors, auditor, treasurer and general manager. He is only a lawyer raised to the bench and he knows nothing about railroading, but he runs the road year after year with the absolute nutliority of a czar.—Chicago Times-Herald. Silk hats have a muslin body as a basis. From two to six thicknesses of muslin are employed for the brim and one or two for the top and sides.

FOR THE FAIR SEX. ITEMS OF INTEREST ON THE FASHIONS. Mushroom Shaped Hate •• Study Your 7Dreus.*An Angora Cat Ferm-.Russian Female Doctors. MUSHROOM HIIAFED HATS. Hats of the (lalnsboroiigh and mushroom shape uro the order of the hour. A smart Gainsborough has a high flut<*d crown of Tangerine velvet with n steel ornament In the immediate center. The brim nt the back Is cleft, nnd tilled In with black plumes nnd satin taws. A mushroom uhn|w- is of black velvet trimmed with blnck rlblrnn nnd feathers, and with striking rosettes or nasturtium colorist velvet byway or color. STUDY YOUR DRESS. Girls ought to study harmony in drossing. The hair fluffed out over th rars is very Is-eoming. but that st. is not corns. with n sailor hat. It makes the face look ridiculous. Moreover, nautical headgear should not be ornamented with flowt-rs, feathera or rhinestone buckles. Speaking of Incongruities in dress, I saw a woman in a Fourth avenue car dressed In deep morning, or I presume site Intended to ta, but she mis-md the point by wearing a pair of big solitaire diamond earrings. She might as well have had a red feather in her crape bonnet AN ANGORA CAT FARM. Mrs. YY'. D. Thrasher, of Covington. Ky., has a cat farm on a small scale at her home. At present Mrs. Thrasher has only alsmt twenty cafu. Mrs. Thrasher raise) only one- breed of cats, the Angora. The features are the soft, white, flowing fur and the long, curling tail, which make the animal an object of mu- h admiration. The Angora eat is quite valuable, Mrs. Thrasher having recently sold a pair for SSO. The cats are raised in an apartment arranged a great deal like a dog kennel. They re<ptire much care, and. like a high bred dog. will develop according to the attention given them. RUSSIAN FEMALE DOCTORS. A medical college for women is about to be opened in St. Petersburg. Many Russian women have taken degrees in foreign universities, but have not been permitted to practice in their own country. One of them Miss A. Bogolubsky, native of a mining village (Necrhinsk’.l in East Siberia, having taken the degree of M. D. at the University of B< rne in iss”. was obliged on her return to take the position of nurse, and in this humble capacity bravely worked f< t eight years. On the breaking out o' tne cholera epidemic in 1882 she begged and obtained permission to labor among the masses of suffering pcisants wl.o had migrated from different parts of Russia to settle time, t-'ome ol the districts were so cot.gesKsl that thousands woidd have been v it tout ‘:nv medical aid had it no, '»c( n for her untiring energy. On her return to St Petersburg this year she ptesected a petition to the emperor, and re<-( i' -d permission to take a degree in Russia, which gives the right to practice In any part of the country. Tie urgent necessity of female physicians is but too apparent, eonoidering the many tribes (Tartars. YeKU'es. Tur)-e«tans. etc.) whoso women tire prohibited by the laws of their religion from receiving medical treatment Iroui the opposite sex. THE GIRL IN YELLOYY’. An American girl who is passing the season in London is called "the girl in yellow,” because site wears nothing but gold color in the evening. A gown recently worn by her is thus described: It had a very full plain skirt of yellow corded silk, while the bodice was fashioned of accordion-plaited chiffon, with a slight fullness to the front. It was trimmed with bands of gold galloon, three of them being drawn down over the front of the corsage, while one band was placed down the sleeve, reaching to the elbow. Two rows of this same adornment were used in the back, and the entire effect of the glistening gold against the soft yellow chiffon was charming. It was finished around the shoulders with a narrow band of marabout, and this was also used around tlie sleeves, at the ellsiw. Y'ellow satin stockings and slippers, with a tiny gold buckle and a great fan of yellow gauze, completed the toilet. KEEPING SLEEVES FROM GETTING YVRINKLED. From the fertile brain of Mrs. ('ora Urquhart Potter has emanated an idea for a contrivance for hanging elaborate gowns. It is likely to gain popularity among women whose wardrobes Include dinner and ball gowns, which require more than ordinary care. Mrs. Potter's contrivance solves also the problem of how to keep big sleeves unwrinkled. Her scheme has been admired and used to advtintage by those who have seen it in London and Paris, and now New York is ready to see it and Improve on it with true American ingenuity. It is made of light wood, and is about twelve feet long and nine feet high. It has a canopy, curtain and a carjtet or rug of stiff muslin. There are two rows of hooks set at intervals, easily accommodating the spreaders for the large sleeves. It will hold about fourteen gowns, giving each one ample room, with no chance of mussing or crushing. These tiffairs might be converted into pretty accessories for tt feminine sanctum. Suppose the frame were of white enamel with Its delicate traceries of gold, with chintz or cretonne curtains of white, introducing the Empire or Louis design to carryout the order of the room. There need

he nothing ugly about it. while Its value N unlimited, ns every woman can readily see. Mrs. Potter has an excellent nrraiigoment for carrying ber hat* while traveling. One largo trunk Is derated exclusively to them. Square frames, made to fit the trunk, have four cloth sirups, to which the hats arc plum'd. These frames ure then slid hi so the crowns of the hats lie facing the ends of the trunk nnd are therefore In A firm position without touching ut any point, ABOUT DRESS FABRICS. The mohnira are tilling the demand for present wear that wus catered to by crepous In the spring. Not that crepon has lost much In favor, though it has almost lost Ha identity In the charming new weaves that are being shown In the shops just now. Urepon In every one of the new shades will be worn Just alout as much ns ever, but the deep crinkle will bo missing, nnd Itoucle effects will take Its place. In fact, the l,ewest ( repons look it g(s»d deni like tine Turkish toweling, and over this ground work are brocade effects, the whole forming n charming combination to allure Hie reluctant dollar. Another crepon Is worked In large pattern with Hue cut Jet. It is warranted to ruin every bit of hard wood polish in the house, and to strew beads, like acts of klndncra, iu waste places. The mohairs come In a most remarkable number of styles, most of them very pretty, a few rather outre, and some decidedly absurd and quite impossible. To see them lu all their treat points, and bad as wall, you must test the (rowers of endurance of the nindded-tingered clerks. You cau't make much mistake on mohair, though, for it is a lasting friend, if you are but careful in selecting the colors. Rands of trimming are to ls> worn nt the foot of dress skirts again, but not the old |dain band of velvet or braid, nor yet of silk or satin, but a giddy. gaudy spangled band of netting, on whit h ittqrossilde birds aud impracticable flowers are embroidered in glass beads, jet or tinsel, as the case may be. These w ill Ire adjusted over crepon and mohair, over silk and velvet, homespun and cheviot. Y’ou can readily see that the fad will die a natural death, for anything much uglier could acarcely Ire imagined. The real affinity of jet and spangles Is smooth satin or silk, and when you apply either to any other fabric, you make Urth common. It is even tried to outline plaids with spangles of like colors. The effect Is tragical! You will see a good deal of that sort of tiling on the stage, but not much off of it. and the woman with it on is probably answering some advertisement of “chaperonage for rent!" FASHION NOTES. The round waist of the fashionable gown is of fancy velvet in some light color, and the hat and muff, of plain dark velvet, the same shade, have n fur trimming. A little band bonnet of last season, with its door-knob bunches of flowers nt the tips, can be made quite up to this season by setting lace falls just back of the said door-knobs. The mock jewels are still used in the modem settings, but their popularity Is waning a little and something odd and antique, or at least, copied from the antique, Is preferred. A really undemonstrative hat may be made picturesque enough to satisfy the most triumphant belle by putting a flaring double rutile along the edge niade by the Joining of the sides and top of the bat. Many of the caps are rather Henry YIII. caps than the Tam but they are all becoming, and when matched to the overgarment, to the lining of the clonk, or. as they in many instances are, to the gown Itself, the effect is most happy. A decidedly up- to- date ring is the all-gold seal ring. Massive gold rings, with elaborately carved shanks are set with sard, bloodstone and other seals. 'lnhere is a fad now for rings composed of tiny hoops sot with small gems; the fancy also continues for little linger rings. These take on the forms of scrolls, plumes and coronets, wrought with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and pearls. Marquise and cluster rings are count- [ ed with staple styles. Y’ery handsome changeable crepons : are used for dinner nnd evening dresses. A stylish model in green, fawn color, and old rose Is made up with accessories of spangled green velvet and rich ecru lace. <»f all the gay and brilliant fancies nothing eclipses the petticoat of gorgeously plaided taffeta or surah silk. The newest stock collars of plain satin or plaid chameleon silk ribbon have a large butterfly bow at the back. The rage for chiffon for accessories, and for waists, sleeves, and entire gowns, is as great as ever. A cape of green velvet with sable trimmings may be made even more dressy by the addition of lace arranged at the throat in jabot effect on both sides, with two crushed roses as a finish. While babies should always be kept warm enough, it is important not to | wrap them so closely that they are uncomfortable. Ths makes them restless, | nnd they are liable to take cold when | they are taken no.

Theater nnd opera enren of light velvet are eluirtulrig. or crushed roue ve)« vet with sable nnd lace trimmings. Next season will witneaa n shirtwalsted world of femininity. So steady Ims Is'eti the popular growth of the shirt waist Hint leading exclusive mnmifueturers of men’s furnishing goods are entering largely this season on the fabrication of women's shirt wulsts. Manufacturers on nil sides report at this early period unprecedented orders from ull part of the country. There has of late been a good deal of discussion about reviving babies' caps. This is partly on account of health, and largely because of Hie noticeable tendency of the ears of children to stand out from their heads. The daintiest caps are made of muslin or of soft silk. Crocheted caps are pretty, and lace Is a taautlfu! material for this purpose. The cap should tit the bead closely. nnd neeils but Hie very smallest amount of trimming, n Ince or cnxbeted edge being quite sutliclctiL The most popular ring, at the moment, is doubtless the hoop, with from three to seven stones. Why They Needed Muscle. A proportion of the blne-Jsckets of nn, full rigged ship were necessarily athletes. The “upper yardmen" In a I nc-of-battle ship or n frigate were exeeptiomil men in this way, and much more so. pertaps. Just about the time H at sail power was receiving its death warrant than ever before. These young men hnd to race aloft to m-arly the highest points, at top speed, eight er ten times a week, when the ship was in harbor, to keep their heads and maintain their breath while "holding on with their eyelids.” as the phrase went, and manipulating with a careful and measured order of action the various and intricate arrangements for “crossing” or "sending down” the royal aud top-gallant yards. It was all done in full speed, for it was universally held that the upfier yardmen gave a character to the whole ship, and that one which was foremost in the exercise was ever considered "the smartest ship in the fleet.” Tin- upper yardmen were always the coming men. They had most opportunities for distinguishing tin inselves, were tin* best known, and were most under the eye of the authorities. They developed great muscular power in chest, shoulders and arms. Their lower extremities suffered, and one always knew tin* men who had been upper yardmen by their tadpolelike appearance when they were bathing. But in the modern steam line-of-battle ships and frigates these extremely athletic specimens formed a very small minority of Hie "ship company," and none of them could lose his turn at being ujqicr yardmen so long as Hie ship's reputation depended upon Hie sliced with which Hie upjier yards were crossed and sent down. In harbor Hie rest of the blue Jackets had the handling of the yards and sails for exercise once or twice a week, but at sea the use of sails for propulsion grew less and less important, and most of the work aloft was more of an excu ise and less of a necessity. Pranks of Scottish Fairies. There still lingers a widespread belief lu the north of Scotland that the “fair folk” or "gweed neeliors,” us the fairies are calbsl, still live in the hills, and during the first days of convalescence a mother must be zealously guarded lest one of the "wee people” come and rob the child of Its nourishment. Sometimes they succeed in carrying off the mother. Here is one of Hie superstitious legends: A north country fisher had n fine child. Ono evening a beggar woman entered the hut nnd went up to the cradle to gaze Into the eyes of the babe. From that time good health left It. a strange look came into its face and the mother was troubled. An old man begging for food passed that way. YVhen he caught sight of the child he cried: "That's nae a bairn; it's an image, and tin* gweed-folk has stoun Ills speerit.” Thereupon ho sot to work to recall the fisher’s bairn. A peat fire was heaped high on the hearth and a black hen held over it at such a distance that it was singed and not killed. After some struggling the hen escaped up the him. A few moments elapsed, and then the pai-ents were gladdened by the sight of a happy expression once more on the child's face. It throve from that day forward. A Small War. According to a Los Angelos (Uni.) paper, a number of Los Angeles men have received a concession from Hie Mexican government of the island of Tiburon, in the Gulf of Californin. A company of three hundred men is being organized under the command of I. 11, Polk. Each mini is to receive $250 and 100 acres of land, after the island is conquered. The money for the expedition is being put up liy Colonel Bradbury, who inherited a million or so a few years ago. There are only about 100 male Indians on Hie island, but they are said to be such valiant fighters that the Mexican government despain'd of subduing them, and has offered Hie Island to Bradbury and his companions, if they would undertake the work. It Is the intention of the Tiburon Conquest Company, as the new corporation is called, to establish a republic of its own and have the United States establish a proteetorate. It is said that Mexico has consented to this. One of the objects of the company is to establish a great resort, and lines of steamers will lie put on from both Yuma and Gusyair.as.