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CHAPTER VIIL—(CoNTnruin.) ' “It Is of no consequence," replteil the rormer, turning to the marquis with some quiet remark concerning the .weather. i The count bustled sway from the ioom. The countess then earnestly inquired concerning all the turbulent movements in Pails, and the marquis was much impressed by the good sense ,ind intelligence of her remarks. "What!” thought he, "is that obtuse l.anguedoc ignorant of the superiority of the wife he treats so slightingly? ’ He might have guessed that this very superiority was cause enough for slight from such a little nature as the count’s. The count came back in the highest spirits. • 'That is as remarkable as propitious," observed the marquis. Are )oU sure this man ha« means of observation?" •'Certainly: a more faithful, trustworthy fellow cannot be found In all Europe.” The countess and her daughter exchanged glances. In the face of their knowledge it was certainly painfully ludicrous—this complaisance and selfsufficiency of the count's. The marquis did not lose this little by-play of dumb talk between the ladles. ■\Ve must not be over confident," said he, "there is too much at stake to peril it lightly.” "Oh, no,” responded the count, rubbing his hands briskly, and acting like a person just emerging from a nightmare of horror into perfect security. But we can afford to take Pierres word, 1 will give warant of that." The countess opened her lips, and 'hen closed them again, casting at the same time beseeching looks at P elide. The latter spoke at. once. "But, papa, I do not in the least khare your confidence. I can tell you something that will shake your faith in (hat odious At. Pierre.” "Odious M. Pierre! yes. that is it. Your ladyship has used my absence skillfully; you have instilled into the girl your own absurd and shameful an tipathy to my favorite agent!" ex claimed the count, turning angrily to his wife. She bit her lips ere site answered, w ith the utmost coolness: “Felhde will assure you her prejudices are her own. But pray let us leave so disagreeable a subject. I think I hear the bell which summons us to the dinittg-room; 1 am sure you must be ready for the repast." The marquis gave her his arm, and Eelicie went out with her father. The latter recovered his good humor at the table, and drank to the health of the future Marchioness T)e Berri. His daughter received it in silence. "Edward should be here to respond, said the marquis, gayly, "but I trust a week from this will give him the privilege." The ladles retired early, leaving the gentlemen to their wine. "Mamma,” exclaimed Fellcie, "what is to be done? Papa will never credit our story, so obstinately does he pin his faith upon M. Pierre. And If we tell it, he will carry it at once to M. Pierre, and will not that ruin all?" The countess sighed bitterly. “I cherished the hope that he would at least give me credit for veracity. His mistaken confidence in that villain will greatly embarrass us. It will never do to risk the destruction of all by allowing M. Pierre to hear of our discovery. I see only one method.” "I know what that is. mamma. Wait until Emile comes, and ask his advice. I shall look for the flowers every morning and noon. It seems best to me,

also.”

"You have guessed my decision. And about the marquis and the marriage, Fellcie?" The girl dropped her head against her mother’s shoulder. "I am a coward, mamma, after all xuy brave talk. I dare not oppose my father’s will. Besides, since Emile has seen him and pronounced him worthy. I do not feel so desperately miserable." The countess kissed her fondly. "Dear child, Heaven grant there maybe no risk. His falher is very prepossessing.” "Yes. I wonder how he came to be so intimate with papa, ho Is so differ-

ent."

"Hush, my child, do not forget your tilial respect.” Fellcie accepted the reproof without comment, but as she contrasted this careful respect of her mother’s with the tantalizing behavior of the count, she found it impossible not to reiterate her indignation mentally. The next day the two gentlemen rode over to Frejus, dressed very plainly, ind quite unattended. M. Pierre watched them ride away with malignant glee. “There go two simpletons on a fool s errand," muttered he. “Do they expect all the people to come forward and Inform them of the intended revolt ? Much wiser may they be on their return."

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CHAPTER IX. HE marquis looked grave as he again entered the drawing room, and the countess hastily inquired: "No ill news, I hope?” "Nothing definite; but I am painfully anxious for my son’s arrival. I don’t fully share the count’s conllHannA Thora waa A ill

on some fat es to-day,

on others a suppressed exultation. which suggests to me that Parisian doings are not entirely unknown. Some terrible thing has happened in Versailles, for one man muttered, when he thought the count was too far away to hear, ‘What do you think of Ver-

sailles? How many are left Guards?' Ah. madam, 1

thing horrible!"

The countess sighed, but would not add to his disquietude by the revelations in her power to disclose. The days wore on into weeks; the weeks became a month. Continual re- | ports of additional horrors arrived, but 1 no sign of the Marquis Edward. In vain, also. Lady Fellcie strolled off morning after morning, to the meadow bridge. No longed-for blossoms appeared. If Emile lingered much longer the chilly winter winds would despoil them all. The father was restless and miserable, and dared not return to search for his son. The count, too, grew anxious and less confident. It was a terribly trying time for all. The countess wasted away fearfully; the suspense seemed consuming her very life. M. P her re still remained with them, and outwardly everything proceeded calmly; but what a feverish tide surged and throbbed beneath the assumed mask of indifference on all

sides.

The count and his noble guest were pacing the terrace just at twilight one October afternoon, when a ragged figure, in a rough peasant blouse, came slowly up the avenue. The count lifted his arm in a gesture of rebuke for the presumption, but the forlorn-looking creature gave no heed, only hurriedly approached nearer. Suddenly the marquis with a sob of relief and astonishment rushed to meet him. "Edward! Good Heavens! In what a plight!” “Yes. my father. Thank Heaven, I have reached you at last, but 1 am nearly dead with exposure and suffering.” exclaimed ihc youth, and as he spoke he tottered and would have fallen but for the father's outstretched

arm.

They carried him into the house through the balcony window, to save the prying curiosity of the servants, and so came most abruptly upon the countess and her daughter in the little parlor they had used constantly since the count’s return. Lady Felicie’e first view of her betrothed husband was certainly not a very flattering one. The pale face,the disordered hair,the rough, stained clothing might well change poor Edward's appearance. She retreated ip dismay, and left them busily restoriug animation to the half insensible youth. When at length she;summoned courage to return, he had been moved into an adjoining chamber. Her mother came out. and flinging her arms around her neck, fairly sobbed. "What is it, dear mamma?" exclaimed Fellcie. "Oh, my child, what horrible times have we fallen upon! That poor youth has narrowly escaped with his life. He has been In prison all of this time; he escaped the day after a fearful massacre. The palace was sacked, the Guards cut down; more than twenty thousand souls sent into eternity. The pom king and the royal family are close prisoners. La Fayette, himself, is denounced, and has fled to Germany. The whole land will be steeped In blood.” "But now the Marquis Edward has come, we shall all escape,” said Felicie, soothingly, alarmed at the fixed look of anguish on her mother’s face. "Heaven grant it, my chiiy; for you, at least, may there be safety, but a wild foreboding has seized me; 1 cannot shake it off.” "Hush, hush, my precious mamma, my blessed one, you are nervous and excited. Perhaps, Emile has come, likewise. Oh. do not give way, you who are all my support and strength.” The noble mother clasped her daughter closely in her arms, closed her eyes, and Fellcie saw her lips moving in fervent prayer. After that she smiled calmly. It is indeed wrong in me to frighten you, my Felicie; the weakness is over. Whatever it may be. 1 accept my fate humbly, as the portion dealt out to me by Heaven." How often afterward did these thri!ling words return to the tender daughter! How much comfort and grace did they pour into her bleeding, mournful heart! “Some one aided hint. It was a strange name—the Gray Falcon, I think he called it.” “It was not Emile, then. Somehow l fancied it might be this which detained him so long.” At this moment the count came into the apartment; he was fairly trembling with terror. "Make ready for instant departure, Violante,” said he; “the moment Edward is able to be moved, the marriage must take place, and an hour afterward must see us on the road to St. Joseph, where a Ashing vessel lies waiting for us. The marquis and myself have converted everything possible into diamonds, and we shall not need to burden ourselves with anything bulky. We might take the plate. If it can be packed without discovery by the servants. No one but M. Pierre will know of our movements, till too late to hin-

der.”

“M. Pierre!” exclaimed both mother and daughter, in horror. "The old story!” ejaculated the count, angrily; "one would think at this awful time you might put aside narvaralt V."

“Count Languedoc. If you confide iu that man. you are ruined; the horrors which come, whatever they may be.will lie upon your own conscience. Believe me, 1 beseech you, for this once In you* life. M. Pierre is the leader of the band who wait but the signal for murdering us all," f-led the countess, sternly. “A pretty accusation to bring forward against a faithful fellow I have known and trusted for years; he is as anxious and alarmed as any one of us.” “He is an artful knave. Indeed, if he has won your confidence so thoroughly that you will accept his word in contradiction to your wife and child," retorted the countess, bitterly. “Oh. papa. papa, believe us," cried Felicie, “we have proof of his treachery, we heard with our own ears, we saw with our own eyes—" ‘ Tell me precisely what you accuse him of, what is your proof?” ”1 will gladly do it, If you will assure me that you will not carry the story to him." j* “Ah,” sneered the count, "you will not allow him the opportunity to clear himself. 1 shall give you no such assurance, for I should certainly allow him to vindicate his honesty." The countess wrung her hands. "Perverse to the last! Immovable as a lock! What can we do?" “Obey my instructions, get ready your dotbing. and have a bridal dress for Felicie. It shall not be said a Languedoc was without fitting wedding garments, even in such a time us this." The countess and Iter daughter went silently away. What could be done to convince him of the folly and wickedness of his conduct? Edward was feverish and too ill to rise the next morning. Much as this delay distressed them, there seemed no other alternative than to be patient. But they were careworn, anxious faces which gathered around the breakfast table. Immediately after the meal, however, Lady Fellcie came flying to her mother's side with sparkling eyes. In her hand she held a small nosegay of wild flowers. "Oh, mamma, I seem to have found strength and safety. Emile is certainly nl hand." The countess’ faep brightened likewise. "You found them on the bridge?” "Yes. yes. What if we go to meet him there at the tree? You know since ni> father's return, the ghosts have forsaken tlie woods. He may give us valuable Information." "I will think about it. It will be diffirult to elude your father’s observation, and he would peremptorily forbid our leaving the house. Yet it is worth the trial.” "You do not look equal to it. mn ehere mere. How wan your face has grown! 1 a^nost think I have courage to go alone, rather than that you should venture." (TO HU COXTINOBD.)

Tti<‘ Anelent IjHton of Ireland* The ancient laws of Ireland, compiled about the time of the conversion of the island by St. Patrick, and known in their completed form as Cain Patraic, after the missionary, were curious In many ways. There is no trace of Roman law about this old Brehon code, which, modified by St. Patrick, lasted as the law of the Irish quite down to Queen Elizabeth's time. It is like the old German codes in that it makes everything a matter of fine. Wken a judge on circuit, after the English fashion, is to be appointed by one of Henry VIII's viceroys to a new district, the chiefs beg to know what is his eric, in order that they may pay for him, in ease their people "put him out of the way.” And so it was in the fifth century. St. Patrick found a law of compensation existing, and he did not succeed in altering it. He attempted to do so, for he got sentence of death passed on the man who soon after his lauding threw a lance and slew his charioteer. "The man was put to death for his crime; but Patrick obtained heaven for him.” "Therefore,’’ quaintly adds the old commentator, "as no one now has the power of bestowing heaven, as Patrick had that day, no one is put to death nowadays, but has to pay his eric.” The basis, then, of Irish law was compensation. If any wrong is done, and not atoned for, the sufferer, or his tribe, has a “right of distress" against the criminal or his tribe. The seizure, whatever it was, was lodged in the public pound; and both parties went oft to the brehon (judge) to get the case settled by him. The judge heard the witnesses and gave judgment, which was usually religiously respected. A commoner had to give a chieftain notice by fasting before his door 'or a given time, after which a seizure could be made. Undutiful children were forbidden to inherit property; for leaving a mad woman at large there was a fine of ten cows, and for idiots not dangerous of five cows; a kinsman’s crime could be visited on his father’s, mother's or foster father's tribes. There was a certain exemption from seizure. No man could be deprived of his harp, his chess board, his raiment, his wife’s lap dogs or his children's playthings.

TALES OE BIG \YK A LTH

GREAT BAGS OF COLD BROUGHT FROM ALASKA.

Wild Storlen of Klmidyke Field Over * Ton of Glittering: Gold llrought Hark on One Steamer—Good Advice for Prospector*.

(Special Letter.) HE tales of fabulous discoveries in the Klondyke district of Alaska is creating the wildesl sort of excitement

_ I \JI v-acii rilit'UL ^ in California, Washington, Oregon and other western states. But w ith the news of the glittering wealth comes

the announcement that persons who would go to the new Eldorado should “lock well before leaping." for starvation is liable to overtake them before the golden harvest fields are reached. On a steamer from St. Michaels, Alaska, which arrived at Seattle, Wash., the other day, there was on board gold nuggets and gold dust that aggregated in value over $1,000,000. This belonged to 68 miners who were returning from the new gold fields. Of the 68 miners aboard hardly a man lias less than $7,000 and one or two have more than $100,000 in yellow nuggets. One peculiar feature noted is that the big strikes were made by "lenderfeet," while the old and experienced miners are suffering indescribable hardships and privations in Alaska and the northwest territory, and have only a few thousand dollars to show for their labor. Fortune seemed to smile on the inexperienced men who went into the mining districts late last year, as nearly all of them were fortunate. The stories that they tell seem to be Incredible and far beyond belief. Instances are noted where ‘single individuals have taken out, in two and a half months, gold to

the value of $150,000.

Clarence Berry, of Fresno, Cal., went to the Yukon In 1800 and prospected

American Transportation company, which runs from Seattle to St. Michael and there connects with the Yukon river boats, cannot carry more than 400. Those who start from 'Frisco or from Seattle as late as Aug. 25 or Sept. 1 will not get beyond St. Michael this year. The number of people who can get in by way of Juneau is limited, as the snow flies by Sept. 15, and Indians cannot be procured to pack the supplies. Of course, a man can go in "light." as old Alaskans say. that Is, parking on his back 50 or 60 pounds of grub and blankets, but few will make the venture in this way, as they would be helpless should provisions become scarce. One of the Alaska company's officials says that not more than 2.000 more men from the states can reach Dawson this fall. These, with the 2,000 miners scattered along the Yukon river, who have already rushed in or are on the way, would make 4,000 strangers added to the June population of 3.000. These 7,000 can be fed, but a larger number would create a famine. Last year, with only 2.500 on the ground, there was much pinching for food, and

'' v; - PROSPECTING FOR GOLD, rations had to be doled out to make the supplies last until the first steamer came up In the spring. While there | is much talk about going at once, it is doubtful whether 'Frisco will contribute more than 1,000 all told to the boom. The men who are eager to try their fortune are deterred by fears of starvation. Mr. L. B. Rhoades tells an interesting story. He says: "1 was among the fortunate ones, as I cleared about $10,000, but brought only $5,000 with me. 1 was the first man to get to bed

and the hardy who have money enough to buy a season's provisions and strength enough to withstand the extreme cold. Those who were in the gold region of Alaska have been able to withstand everything, and are now returning to warmer and more civilized climes with plenty of money. In the summer the miners find the climate delightful. Those who do not care to fight the rigors of the Journey over the divide north of Juneau reach the gold fields by the steamer route along the Yukon river. But the fight for gold is one in which all the natural forces of winter are combined against those who seek some of the conveniences of cities. EATING FOR HOT DAYS. lleuHtiful DUIipw Thut «'nn It* l*r«*|tar*«l With Little Fire. "During the hot months," writes Mrs. S. T. Borer in the Ladles' Home Journal, "the diet should consist largely of dainty, cold, lean meat, green, succulent vegetables and fruits. It is a popular fallacy that the free use of sub-add fruits during hot weather « auses disturbances of the bowels. No diet is more healthful than ripe fruit provided it is properly masticated and swallowed before or after bread and butter, but never with it. The lighter wheat preparation, such as farina, wheatlet and glutena. should be substituted for the heat-giving oatmeal for breakfast. Cook enough one morning to last two, as they are just as palatable cold as they are hot. While fried food may seem a little out of place In the warm weather there are certain light dishes that may bo utilized for breakfast. Cornmeal or hominy croquettes, or even rice croquettes, may be made the day before and simply frieil at serving time. Squash and cucumbers may be dipped and fried. In the chafing-dish one may have chipped beef, creamed or fricasseed oarbecued beef, cold mutton warrne 1 in a little tomato sauce, and dishes of eggs, such as omelets, scrambled eggs, creamed eggs or poached eggs. Fruit, should he served in a flat dish, with, if the weather is particularly hot, a little chopped lee sprinkled over It. Fruit that is very acid should not be served too cold. Powdered sugar and

PICTURES FROM THE LAND OF SHINING GOLD.

No Orphan Asylum in Australia. Australia has no orphan asylums.

Every child who is not supported by parents becomes a ward of the state, and is paid a pension for support, and placed in a private family, where board and clothes are provided until the fourteenth birthday. After that he may he able to go to work, In which case the pension is placed to his credit until the age of eighteen, when he becomes a citizen, with a balance due to him from the state to begin life with. This inculcates a humane, charitable and responsible spirit In all residents, decreases the chances of pauperism, and places every young man on a fair and

square footing w ith the world.

several years without success. He returned home last autumn, was married, and took his bride to the Klondyke last November. He is now at Portland with $135,000, the result of a winter’s work. Frank Phiscator of Bnetoba, Mich., is another lucky miner. He went to the Klondyke last autumn and is now returning with $!(6.027. having worked two claims with nine men three months, and he still owns the claims. He was one of the original discoverers of the Eldorado district. Although most of j the passengers are returning home with plenty of gold they all advise and urge people who contemplate going to the Yukon not to think of taking less than one ton of grub and plenty of clothes. While it is a poor man’s country, yet the hardships and privations to be encountered by inexperienced persons unused to frontier life is certain to result in much suffering. They should go prepared with at least a year’s supplies. Alexander Orr says: "In winter the weather is extremely cold at Dawson, and it is necessary that one be warmly clad. The thermometer often goes 60 to 70 degress below zero. Ordinary woolen clothes would afford little protection. Furs are used exclusively for clothing. Dawson is not like most of the large mining camps. It Is not a ‘tough’ town. Murders are almost unknown. A great deal of gambling is done in the town, but serious quarrels are an exception. As a gambling town I think it is equal to any I have ever seen, and this, by the way, is always the test of mining camp's prosperity. Stud poker is the usual game. They play $1 ante and oftentimes $200 or $500 on the third card.’’ Albert Fox said, when asked his experience: "My partner, Arthur Cook, stayed by the claim and will remain till I return. I brought down 300 ounces; that will be over $5,000, as it will give more than $17 an ounce. We sold one claim for $4.'),000 and kopt another which we will work when I get back. I wouldn’t advise any one to go there this fall, for people are liable

to go hungry before spring."

Careful estimates show that the Alaska Commercial company cannot transport more than 200 persons to Pawson this year, while the North

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rock gravel and to discover that it was lined with gold dust and nuggets. The rock was seamed and cut in Vshaped streaks, caused, it is supposed by glacial action. In those seams 1 found a clay which was exceedingly rich. In fact, there was a stratum of pay gravel four feet thick upon the rock which was lined with gold, particularly in these channels or streaks." Mr. Rhoades said that at one time flour was $45 a sack. The stories of the great gold find are surrounded with

CLARENCE BBRRY the frozen breath of winter, for the new gold field is almost within reach of the Arctic circle, and the miners are snow and ice bound for six months in the year. Fortunes await the daring

cream should accompany the fruit course, lu the place of chops or steaks we may have eggplant, broiled or fried tomatoes, panned tomatoes, a dainty omelet with peas, omelet with asparagus tips, or with parsley, following the fruit. Corn oysters and corn fritters may also take the place of meat. Coffee, tea, chocolate and milk are, of course, in summer, as in winter, the breakfast beverages." Verdi on of the Story of l.uxarus, A colored exhorter, enlarging ou the impossibility of rich men getting into heaven, said: "Look at Latherus: When he wuz on de arth lie ax Diwees fer de crumbs dat fall froum his table. En what did Diwees do ter him? Ho call his dorg. Moreover, en sick him on Latherus. Latherus put up a purty good fight, but the dorg licked him! Den Diwees wuz so mad dat he took a fit en died en when he waks up he fin' himself in hell fire, en he look troo de skylight en see Latherus en Father Abraham In a huggin’ match, en he call to Latherus ter turn on de water en he’d pay de bill. En what did Latherus say? He des lean over de banister en holler out: ‘Go 'long, man. en shet yo‘ mouf. De water wus cut off on de 19th. Milk en honey is de ties’ I got!' ”—Ex. K<*a<ly for a Itrtnru Trip. A Georgia moonshiner, in Jail for illicit distilling, wrote this note to his son-in-law: "Dear John, I’ll be out o’ jail an' free in thirty days. They done broke up my last still, so please buy me another an’ have it fired up an’ ready for business by the time I gil thar."

Tv*o Not**.

A Brooklyn bandmaster, in the presence of 10,000 people, at a park concert, held a cornet note for 125 seconds. A Chicago man held a promissory note for 125 months, but he isn’t bragging about It. When he went to sue he found it was outlawed.—Ex.

SNAKES FOR MARKET. A RANCH WHERE THE SNAKES ARE GROWN FOR TRADE. M,>n«\y In the Hnclnrw—HiitrhlaiK «»nt Hauler* and Adder* Th* Hlc-.i-*. Un.lnms I* Done WI h ('Iri-ii***^ Feeding the Kept lie. RDM the New York Sun: Along tha warm and honeycombed limestone bluffs that line the Zumbro river in this land of wheat and creameries are the homes of vast numbers of snakes. In the early days of settlement of tha northwest there were myriads of all the sorts of deadly snakes known to North America to be found in this neighborhood. Today there are more snakes caught for circus companies and other buyers here than anywhere else in the country except in some of the lower counties of Florida. All along the Mississippi and tributary streams where snakes are to be found they are caught for the Rochester farm and sold to O. W. Estes, a young man, who runs the snake farm and for several years has been making a success of the ven-

ture.

Mr. Estes also carries on a snake hatchery, something after the manner of a hennery, but considerably more exciting. The eggs produced by his stock are gathered and laid in the sun on the sand, where in time they hatch out youngsters fully as lively and venomous as their parents. So far this year several hundred have been hatched, and all have thrived on the treatment given them by Mr. Estes and his assistants. Many of these young snakes are reared for sale, and others are used for food for the king snake and others that eat only their own kind. So far this year about 600 snakes of th« more valuable varieties have been shipped from this farm. Not only are circuses and menageries customers of Mr. Estes, but in many cigar stores and saloons the reptiles are displayed as attractions to custom. A few days ago a rattler six feet long, eight inches in girth, and with twenty-six rattles was sent to a Minneapolis saloonkeeper for his window. Rattlers are inexpensive things to have about the house, for a healthy reptile taken in the spring will need no food for a year. The rattlers in confinement are now becoming blind preparatory to shedding their skins. The wild rattlers do not shed their skins quite so early. The food given these pets consists chiefly of gophers, frogs, rats, squirrels, birds and rabbits being added occasionally. RUSSIA'S GIFT TO ROYALTY. The tail Sit him I’uiil to Kraml Duke. uiid Duchrufle*. The correspondent of the London Times at St. Petersburg has obtained from official sources some interesting facts as to the income of the Russiat: royal family. It appears that Emperot Paul I. set aside a vast amount of land ed properly under the name of the imperial appanages for the sole benefit ol all grand dukes and grand duchesses not in the direct line of succession while the sovereign and the heir appar ent, together with their respective fam ilies. were to he supported out of the funds of the state. These appanages ol the imperial family now cover the enormous total area in different parts ol Russia of 21,000,000 acres. This includes 15,000,000 acres of wood and forest, producing yearly more titan 5,000,000 rubles. The total annual revenue of the Imperial appanages reaches 20,000,000 rubles and, with forty-six members of the imperial family to support, the expenditure at present amounts to a yearly average of more than 5,000,000 rubles. The appanages are distinct from extensive private property and from the crown or state domains, administered by the minister of agriculture, and they do not contribute toward the annual expenditure of the imperial court, amounting, as far as It can be ascertained, to about 15,000,000 rubles, nor toward providing dowries for imperial grand duchesses. Before the emancipation of the serfs, the appanages possessed 800,000 peasants, who paid annually in land and poll taxes for the benefit of the imperial family nearly 3,000,000 rubles. The department of imperial appanages has since become the largest land proprietor, the largest agriculturist, the largest wine-producer in the empire. Its industrial enterprises in timber, sugar, cotton and other products are growing on a proportionately large scale. During a century of existence it has furnished the collateral branches of the imperial house with altogether 236,000,000 rubles. A Wiae Jutlg*! There is a venerable and benevolent judge In Paris who at the moment of passing sentence on a prisoner consults his assessors on each side of him as to the proper penalty to be inflicted. "What ought we to give this rascal, brother?” he says, bending over to tha assessor on the right. "I should say three years." "What is your opinion, brother?” to the assessor on the left. "I should give him about four years." The Judge, with benevolence: "Prisoner, not desiring to give you a long and severe term of imprisonment, as I should have done if left to myself, I have consulted my learned brothers and shall take their advice. Seven years."

Our first duty is to ourselves — to keep body and mind in good working order. The laws of health were never so well understood as now.—Rev. Chas. G. Amos. Disciple, Boston, Mass.