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sCHAPTER XVll— Continueb. - Although Edith loved her mother, she was not blind to her peculiarities, gad she had long suspected that she favored the suit of Jem Stevens. Edith was more sensible than most girls at her age, and she well remembered tbe character that he had borne at school. —She had often beard her father, remark that the boy was “the father of the man,” and she thoroughly believed in the theory that the man was merely an older boy with the same natural character, perhaps in some instances modified by circumstances; thus, although Stevens was much improved, and made himself as agreeable as most men, she could not persuade herself to . trust him. Even had she liked him, th§re was a something which Edith could hardly have defined in the fond recollection of younger days, whan her girlish heart bad loved Ned Grey. The mystery of his disappearance had given a romantic interest to his name, which, although half-forgotten by many, was warmly remembered by her; and if she did not consider herself absolutely bound by the vows of a childish affection, she could at present feel no other. She did not positively

dislike Stevens; at the same time she had no confidence in her mother’s judgment. Accordingly she replied cautiously to her enthusiastic remarks. “My dear mother, ” said Edith, “I cannot think that you are serious. James Steveps has never said anything that would allow me to presume that I had gained his affection; neither should I wish for his love. Although he is certainly much changed and improved, I can never forget his conduct when a boy, and his unmanly hatred of poor Ned Grey. Ido not believe that boys realiy change in character when they be come men. They may be too clever and cunning tt# exhibit their true feelings, but the heart remains the same.” “Edith, my dear," replied her mother, “you cannot possibly know anything about men’s hearts* therefore your remarks are sheer nonsense. You must be guided by me in these matters. Do you not believe in conversion? Was not St. Paul converted? and did not he become one of the most faithful apostles? St. Paul must have been an exceedingly bad boy, if he ever was a boy, lor we hear nothing about his having been a boy in the New Testament, and I believe nothing except what is written in the Holy Book; but anyhow, he was converted; therefore why should not James Stevenson also have changed in disposition? especially now that he has succeeded his father to the estate?” “I do not doubt that you are right, mother dear,” replied Edith, who knew that contradiction would be useless; “but I have not the heart to love any man. In fact, I never did feel an affection of that nature, except—" Edith hesitated. ' “Except what? when? who? asked Mrs. Jones in the same breath. “Except long ago. I was very fond of poor Ned. He was only a boy of fifteen, and I a girl; but those were very happy days. Oh, mother! what can have become of Ned? Iso often think of him, and wonder whether he was drowned, poor boy, 1 'with my dear old Nero and the negro Tim, on that day when they walked on the beach beneath the cliffs and* l the tide came in!” “It is a dreadful mystery indeed,” ■aid Mrs. Jones, “but life is full of mysteries, my dear. For my part I have always believed that he was drowned, since I changed my mind about his complicity in your father's [ death." “That idea was too absurd,mother. My dear father, I know, wished to give me some advice about Ned Grey at his last moment, but he had no strength to complete the sentence. I have often thought of that sad night since I have been more able to r ? form an opinion, and I feel sure that my father knew that I loved Ned, and he would huve spoken to me about him.” “Well, my dear, he would, I am sure, have said it was a very foolish thing for two mere children to talk of slich nonsense as love; and as to Ned Grey, a poor little foudling, what in the world could he expect? He was a good boy certainly, but there are plenty of good boys. Now a good position in life is of great importance to a woman, and a good Doy has seldom a good position." “Poor Ned!” sighed Edith; “the last time that I saw him his fine Jponest face brightened up and his large blue eyes sparkled like fire as he vowed that he would win a position worthy of me. I can see him >now; that manly and generous heart that oould think no evil, and would even have forgiven Jem Stevens,and have made him his friend, if it had been possible to soften such a Oh, mother!" continued Edith, “do not talk to me of Stevetfs! When I look back to the past and compare him to dear Ned Grey, and think what he would say were he alive and knew that you counseled me to love his enemy, I feel unworthy of him, ifund almost despise myself that I Mould listen to such advice.” V The ooior had rushed to Edith's cheek and the tears to her eyes as she 1 thus compared the past With the present.and clung with fervor to the warm feelings of her youthful days “No, mother," she continued, “I Should be grieved to displease you, I,but my heart Is my own, and I can aot give it to Ned • enemy. " ■' Although Mrs. Jones was a weak

BY SIR SAMUEL W. BAKER

woman, she fras not devoid of a certain amount tact; and upon seeing that Kditff was not in the humor to be driven, she wisely determined to postpone hei*\attack until a more favorable opportunity /at the same time, with a pertinacity to her sex, she was resolved nottogive up her point, as she had persuaded herself Ijhat the match with James Stevens, of Heron Hall, would be exceedingly satisfactory. There were several families in the neighborhood who were anxious that their daughters should be intimate with Stevens ; thus, although Mrs. Jones would not have confessed it £o herself, she'had a feeltng of pride that would have delighted in their disappointment, phould Edith triumph in the love match. She accordingly closed the conversation with the following remarks, which were really sincere:

“Mv only child, Edith, do not worry yourself when there is no„ cause ; my only wish is to see you happy, and I advise you in order to ensure your happiness as far as I can foresee. Ido not press you to love James Stevens ; but as I feel sure that he loves you. I give you timely warning, with the advice that you should at all events not throw cold water upon his attentions. You may like him more when you know him better; and as to nis having been Ned Grey’s enemy, why, I feel sure, had he iived, James Stevens would now have been his friend. ”

On their arrival at the rectory Edith had a long conversation with Polly, whom she regarded as a second mother, but upon whose opinion she placed a much higher value than upon that of Mrs. Jones. It was natural that Polly Grey should regard Stevens with suspicion, as she had heard much of his character in former days from Ned ; but on the other hand, as she felt convinced . that Ned had been drowned by the rising tide, she had no feeling of jealousy should Edith form a suitable engagement with another person. Had Ned been alive, a marriage between him and Edith, whom she dearly loved, would have been the joy of her heart. She knew that Stevens’ position in life would be considered, in a worldly sense, as an excellent match for Edith ; but she was unable to give her other advice than to wait patiently until she should feel assured, not only of Stevens’ sincere affection, but of his altered character. Not long after this conversation, Mrs. Jones took an opportunity of sounding Stevens upon his intentions ; he at once declared his love for Edith, which, he asserted, had never varied since the time when he was a boy at school. He expressed his regret at the bad conduct of his younger days, and showed such con-„ trition for the past, that he entirely won the heart of the weak Mrs. Jonesr who, thereupon, explained to him the state of Edith's feelings respecting Ned Grey, and the resentment she felt toward him as his former enemy ; could that dislike be overcome, she did not -doubt that in a short time Edith’s heart would soften toward him. At this intelligence Jem Stevens turned deadly pale, which Mrs. Jones attributed to the violence of his affection, and hastily filling a glass of cordial from the sideboard, she insisted upon his swallowing it, which, as it was an excellent mixture of French brandy and bitters, he did without a moment’s hesitation. A few days after this explanation, Stevens, who daily rode over to the rectory, found himself alone with Edith in the drawing room. She had been singing at the piano with such exquisite sweetness of voice and taste in execution that even Stevens appeared to be touched with the softening spirit of her music. Mrs. Jones had prudently left the room, and as Stevens was standing by Edith’s side, as though enraptifred by her song, he gently took her hand and raised it to his lips, at the same time he said: “Forgive me, dearest Edith, but the fault is yours if lam wrong; your song has driven me from mv senses I can conceal it no longer! 1 love you to distraction! Say that I may love you, and do not make me miserable by a refusal! At this sudden declaration Edith hastly withdrew her hand from Stevens’ grasp,and, rising from the piano she regarded him fixedly and blushed deeply, while, with a trembling but decided voice, she said: “I cannot say who you may or may not love, Stevens; I have known you many years,’ and I used to think thut you loved no one but yourself." “Dearest Edith!” exclaimed Stevens, “pardon me for the faults of my boyhood. I acknowledge that 1 was often wrong and bad. Say whatvou will, and I will bear anything from your lips, except a word of coldness! Those days are long since past. Tty" me in every way and see if I am not changed; only in one thought and feeling I am the same: I always loved you when a boy, and I love you now dearer than ever, Edith!” Edith was for some moments silent; then, fixing her large blue eyes upon Stevens, as though to read his inmost heart, she said in a calm, low voice, as though she had screwed her courage determined!v to the task: “James Stevens, there shall be no misunderstanding between us; we have known each other too long for unnecessary concealment.' You say that you loved me when a boy; I did not love you, Stevens; but I did love Ned Grey—the good, generous, dear Ned Grey—whom you hated. If Ned

Grey were -alive, I would love no other; if he were poor, I am rich, and I should esteeqs his love as of more value than wealth or titles. I should consider it honor to be loved by one so good and true, so brave, and so incapable of a mean action as was poor Ned Grey, your enemy!” __ As Edith said this with almost fierce energy, her voice chocked with emotion toward the latter part of the sentence; then, almost overpowered with her excited feelings, she continued bitterly, “Oh why did you hate him? Why did you hate all good and true? one whom all loved? one who tried to .he your friend? one whom I loved, and now you ask me to love you? Oh, Stevens, we had better say no more; you have mistaken your own feelings!” Edith hid her face in her hands to conceal her emotion.

Stevens turned a ghastly white, and trembling from head to foot, he suddenly seized both her hands, and drawing them from her face while he held them firmly in his grasp, he said in a hoarse voice, with intense earnestness, “Look at me, Edith; look at me. and forgive me. If you loved Ned Grey, I have a secret that will distress you, although it be a comfort.” The blush that had overspread her features suddenly vanished, and a deadly pallor, that turned her beautifully chiseled face to marble, seized upon her. Releasing her hands from his grasp, she caught him by tbe arm. “Speak!” she cried, in a deep, unnatural voice: “what secret can Ned’s enemy know that he has concealed till now?” “I am not his enemy,” said Stevens, who looked like a man guilty eff murder. “I was his friend. It is now nearly six years ago that I was on board the Sybille We had lgft Plymouth the day before, and were bound for India. We lay to Off this coast to send a boat ashore with our last letters; it landed near Sanday Cove. When it returned two lads had been found on the beach, and the boat’s crew had pressed them into service. A black dog was with them. The lads were Ned Gray and the negro Tim; the dog was Nero.” Edith stared wildly at Stevens and sighed deeply. “Go on,” she said, calmly but despairingly. “Ned-was in distress, as he had no means of communicating with home. The ship sailed to India. We fought a French frigate, the Forte, which I have before described to yfcu. Ned distinguished himself in the action, and he was sent to Englnnd in the prize with myself. As you kuow, she was wrecked. I have never dared to tell you his fate, as I considered it better to let it remain a mystery. When the ship foundered I saw him and the negro swimming in the surf. I stretched out an oar from the boat to save him; at that moment a tremendous wave rolled over him, and neither he nor the negro appeared again. We rowed for some time backward and forward in hopes of finding him, at the risk of swamping the boat, but we saw him no more; both he and the negro were drowned.”

Edith sank upon her knees, and clutching vainly at something for support, she fell stretched upoD the floor. For the moment Steveus thought she was dead, and, teryified at the result of his story, he rang the bell violently and then endeavored to place her on.a sofa. In a few moments the house was in a state of excitement. Edith’s mother, Polly Gray and several servants were endeavoring to restore animation. It was some time before Edith recovered sufficiently to be supported to her room, when, as her mother was questioning Stevens below stairs, she threw ner arms around Polly’s neck and gave way to a burst of grief. When sufficiently calm to speak she described the dreadful story in a voice broken by deep sobs, and Tolly Grey became overwhelmed with sorrow.

CHAPTER XVIII. A few weeks after the supposed fate of Ned Gray had been described by Stevens, Mrs. Jones, who had felt deeply for her daughter, endeavored to renew the topic that was nearest to her heart. •‘A very gallant act, my dear, of James Stevens! Indeed, it was an act of generous devotion; he risked his own life, and nearly swamped the boat, to save poor Ned. He was Ned Grey's friend, no doubt; or, if he were his enemy, the act was doubly generous. Sailors are always gallant fellows. I am glad that Stevens was a sailor. Should I ever marry again I should like to have a husband of that profession." Here Mrs. Jones thought of Captain Smart. And then she continued: “You should make up your mind, Edith, mv child; if you lovod Ned, you ure under an obligation to Stevens for his brave attempt to rescue him. lam suro that the reason of his long silence upon Ned’s fate was his oxcessive modesty; he was over-sensitive and feared to extol himself. Your poor father used to say in Latin that ‘modesty was a good sign in a young man.' I believe that is in the Latin grammar. I wonder they said nothing about modesty in a young woman; perhaps the grammar was only written for boys’ schools. However, I am sure that James Stevens is a very modest young man, nnd I confess that I should like him as a son-in-law. Consider it, my dear child; forget the past as much as possible. We should always endeavor to escape from painful recollections; we should look forward and not back. Ned Grey was a charming boy, a gentleman born, there can be no doubt. I always thought so from the moment that I saw bis lovely mothers corpse. But

then he would have had an uphill life, full of cares and troubles. Death has released him. Think of him only as a dream of childhood, and make use of the present time. There are many worse than James Stevens, and in my opinion few so good. Heron Hall is a beautiful place. I don’t think I ever saw such magnificent oaks or so fine a park. Then I can come and see you, my darling child, and you will be perfectly happy. Don’t say no, my dear Edith. Trust to me, for I know better than you do what would tend to your future happiness. All this cloud about poor Ned will pass away„and the future will be as bright as sunshine.” Edith listened abstractedly to her mother’s glowing picture of her fut ure life. Since the day when Stevens had described the shipwreck and the death of Ned, she had certainly leant more toward him than before, and as his Visits to the reetbry had been constant she had often led the conversation to the sad event, dwelling with a painful interest upon all the details of the voyage, from the time that Ned had ii ret joined the Sibylle. With consummate hypocrisy Stevens pretended an extreme friendship for Ned Grey/and appeared to sympathize with Edith in her regard for his memory; he described with wellfeigufd admiration his courage in the action with the Forte, and also Ned’s daring act in plunging into the sea to save his life when he dell overboard in the voyage from England. These and many other anecdotes in which Ned was concerned, served to awaken a common interest between Edith and Stevens, which her mother lost no opportunity of supporting; nevertheless, Edith's heart was as yet free from all warmer feelings than those of a friendly intimacy. (to be continued.) •

WORKS OF OLD AGE.

Butler wrote “Hpdibras" after he was 60. Dryden wrote the famous “Fables" at 49. Sir Thomas Moore finished his “Utopia” at 73. Josephus published his “Wars of the Jews” at 56. Homer is said to have composed the Iliad after 60. Robert Browning wrote * 'The Bing and the. Book” at 57. Adam Smith published “The Wealth of Nations” at 55. Humboldt finished his giant work, the “Cosmos,” at 82. Hugh Miller published “The Testimony of the Rocks” at 55. Washington Irving’s “‘Life of Washington” was written at 72. ~ Danial Defoe was 58 when lie began his “Robinson Crusoe.” According to the Talmud Daniel wrote his first prophecy at 50. Thucydides wrote his “History of the Peloponesian War” after 50. John Locke finished the “Essay on the Human Understanding” at 58. Chaucer is thought to have written the “Canterbw Tales” after he was 50. Emanuel Swedenborg’s “Arcana Coelestia” was printed when the author was 61. Immanuel Knot’s “Critique of Pure Reason” appeared when the author was 57. According to tradition Moses wrote the book of Job at 70 and finished the Law at 120. John is said to have written the Gospel which bears his name at 60 Book of Revelations at 95. Juvenal first recited his satires in Eublic at 80. He was supposed to ave attacked the actor Paris, the favorite ofDomitian; was sent to Egypt to command a cohort of infantry, and died of vexation at this honorable exile.

IN COMMON METER.

I used t« dote on Kitty, 7; All day long I sung her praise! She was so oute and pretty, And had suoh kittenish ways. But, oht I wish that Kitty 1 } From kittenish ways desist: Alas! I’m to be pitied; She's soratefaed me off her list —Truth. His halt was in a bottle. And it soared him half to death When his wife inquired demurely If he fished with bated breath. —Washington Star. [‘Alas! alas!” Tom sighed and said; [■Lost opportunities are dead; Five years ago. If I had known. florlnda Jones had been my own. was afraid to speak the word. And now she’s wedded, so I’ve heard.” •’I wish you’d spoken,” said his friend, ‘‘l married her; you comprehend?” —Judge. It’s when we find him at his best He tells of what he caught: - The while his friends will sinlle and jest About the fish he bought. —New York Sun. The lawyers down at BtllvUle Are huppy as can be: They hire a man to wreck a train. And when a dozen folks are slain They sue the road and always gain A big contingent fee. . —Atlanta Constitution. “You live at the same boarding house with Miss Spouter, " said the young woman. “Yes.” “ That must be pleasant. n “Not exactly. ” “ Doesn't she exhibit bev talents?" “Yes; but her reciting puts me to sleep and her singing keeps me ■wake, so that it really makes it difficult to regulate my hours. ’’—Washington Star.

A Long Laugh Indeed.

If all the little ohtldren dear Wbo are glad vacation days are here Should a land In line wllSthelr books and alatet They’d reach across the United States: And then If they oountod. one, tiro, these. And langhed-what a lour, lone laugh 'twouk - tel —Youth’srompanloa

CHOLERA APPROACHES.

It Reaches Germany and France and Begins Its Deadly Work. Hundred*jof Cue* in Hamburg and Havre —Prompt Meunre* Taken to Prevent It Reaching America. A special from Washington published on the 34th says; The State Department has been advised by the consul- t>f the United States at Hamburg, Germany, that it has been officially announced that cholera exists at that place. The correspondent of that city states that there were 130 cases of

-cholera-'there Tuesday. Many deaths from the disease were also reported. At Berlin the Imperial Board of Health has appointed Dr. Koch and Dr. Rahts to con fer with the authorities at Hamburg inregard to the cholera and to arrange measures to combat tho disease. It is chiefly prevalent in tho Alstadt or old portion of the city, comparatively few cases occurring in the Ncustadt or hew portion. Every precaution possible is being taken by the authorities to iocalizo the disease. A number of new cases wore reported Tuesday . The Department of State is also in receipt of official reports of the alarming spread of cholera in Russia. Some time since the Consul-general at Teheran reported that deaths nearly reached the large number of 400 persons. He states that 500 cases had been treated by the American Mission Hospital, and made a strong appeal for funds from the United States The government having no funds for such purpose, has made public the correspondence on the subject between the Secretary of State and Mr. Watson R. Sperry, the newly appointed Minister to Persia. In ills letter Mr. Sperry asks consent to solicit contributions through the Morning Post, of Wilmington, Del. In his reply Secretary of State Foster cordially grants the request, and adds that he hopes tho appesfi will not be confined to the pcoplo of Delaware alone, but that the people of the whole country may have a chance to aid the American Mission Hospital in the good work. Following the report from Hamburg and Teheran comes information from Colonel .Williams at Havre, who says, there is an epidemic of Asi&stic cholera at that place.with many deaths, and advises an inspection of the fast-liner LaTouraine. These facts have been promptly communicated to the health officers of Staten island, and every precaution will be taken by them in the matter, especially in view of the fact that the epidemic has now reached twojjfjtho-most important ports in Efirope with which the United States has direct and rapid communication. Although no real fear that the cholera will reach the shores of the United States s expressed by tho authorities of the Treasury Department, they are taking ail precautions deemed necessary to prevent its Introduction. Circulars have heretofore been issued to customs officers directing the disinfection of baggage from cholera infected ports. Assistant Secretary Spaulding was in conference with Dr. Austin, who is acting Surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital service, in regard to further precautionary steps. The health officers at the ports of New York and Baltimore have been advised formally of tbe existence of cholera at Hamburg and Havre, as were also the immigration officers at those ports. Mr. Spaulding is atso in communication with tho agents of steamship lines looking to the adoption of some system of disinfection of the baggage of immigrants before embarking for the United States.

A dispatch from Reslid, in the province of Gillian, states that every dfy hundreds of persons are dying there from cholera. Reshd Is a very unhealthy place and sanitary methods are unknown. The population of the town is about twenty thousand. Most all the Imports are from Russia. A new disease is raging in Enzelie. It causes purulent swellings on the body and face, and the mortality resulting from it is very heavy. The same disease is caustngmany deaths at Ardabeel.a town of twelve thousand inhabitants, on the Karz-Soo river. Both towns have been isolated.

London, Aug. 24. —Cholera has undoubtedly gained a firm foothold in Germany, France and Beliglum. The authorities here have awakened to the fact that the dread Immigrant may land on the shores of Britain at any time, and they are now taking extreme precautionary measures at all ports. The port sanitary commissioner has ordered that a medical inspection be made of every arrival from Russia and Hamburg. Diity clothing and all baggage suspected of being infected with cholera will be burned. The Standard’s Hamburg correspondent says: Cholera has broken out in all parts of the city, though the outbreak is tbe worse in the harbor quarter. Yesterday 340 persons were attacked and 130 cases proved fatal Several of the worst in-fected-streets have been closed by tbe police. Professor Koch declares that ho has found several cases of truo Asiatic cholera. Twenty-nine cases were reported at Aitona yesterday. The thurmometer registered 07 iu the shade.

CHOLERA MAKES ITS APPEARANCE IX LONDON. London, August 26.—There Is now no doubt that cholera has at last on tered Eng land. The disease was brought here by the steamer Gemma, which arrived at Gravesend yesterday from Hamburg. It was reported that the steamer was InfocteJ, but the authorltlos, after examining tho passengers, allowed them to land. A few hours after, two aliens who had arrived In the Gemma, were taken sickThey were at once removed to the hospital at Gravesoud. where the doctors pronounced their malady cholera. Iu spite of everything that was done for them they died shortly after they were admitted. This fact has caused considerable anxiety but there Is no panicky feeling. The local government board and the health authorities of the various English porta will see to It that a more strict Inspection is made of vessels and passengers from Infected ports. The report of the death of two patients

■ . >v at Gravesend was telegraphed timxighoat the ceuntry and caused the health officeo at the various ports to bp be on the alert for arrivals from places known to be infected with cholera. To-day th« steamer Laura, plying between Hamburg and Lynn, an English port; arrived at Lynn. She was boarded by the health officials* who found two cholera suspects on board. ~ The vessel was at once ordered toputback to sea. Theofficers and passengers protested against such summary treatment, but tho health officers were abdurate, and positively refused to let a single person land from the steamer.

SOLDIERS HAVE IT HAXBtfRG. Hajujuku, Aug. 26,— Considerable excitement lias been caused among the military authorities by the appearance of cholera among the troops. Three cases of the discaso and one death have occurred in a regiment that was temporarily quartered hero. To prevent, if possible, the spread of the disease among the soldiers, the regiment ’.has been ordered to leave Hamburg immediately. They will proceed to some point ip the interior, where a close watch for the appearance of the disease will be kept on them. The weather continues intensely hot, and this, unfortunately, is favorable to the growth Of cholera germs. So many warnings have been giveu of the danger lurking in water that thousands of people have abandoned its use as "a beverago and are quenching tlieir thirst with beer and light wines. Lime juice and lemor.s are also in great demand.~~:~—^ BIX THOUSAND NEW CASKS IN RUSSIA, St. Petersburg, Aug. 30.— The cholera returns of yesterday show another upward jump in the number of new cases reported. On Wednesday 5,673 cases were reported. Yesterday there wero 6,322 new cases. Tho deaths ore also increased. Yesterday there were 2,977 deaths reported against 2,743 for Wednesday. In St. Petersburg there were reported yesterday 103 new cases and 34 deaths.

Cholera seems to have secured a firm foot hold in Hamburg. There were 4.9 new cases and 15> deaths Saturday, and 500 new cases and an increased number of deaths Sunday. The daily average of deaths has been raised frdm 8.7 to 330. In Aitoma Sunday there wero 47 now cases and 19 deaths. From all parts of Germany reports of isolated cases of cholera are received. There wero throe deaths from cholera in Paris Sunday aud 35 si Havre. One more death is reported from Engl and. * The prevalence of cholera In westers Europe is generally ascribed to Russian’s Inhuman policy of driving out the Jews, who carried broadcast the seeds of the pestilence.

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Election of Officers In the Supreme Lodge*. The Pythian army has a now Icador, George B. Shaw has retired and William Worth Blackwell, of Kentucky, has been elected to succeed him as Supreme Chancellor for tho Knights of Pythias of the world. For the next two years and until the next Supreme Lodge shall have elected his successor, be will be the Supremo Ruler of the order. His associates, too, have been elected, and tho new Supreme Lodge is complete. Thursday was election day in the Supreme Lodge, and as such was of moment, to every member of the order. It resulted as follows: Chancellor—W. W. Blackwell, of Kentucky. Vice-Chancellor—Walter B. Richie, of Ohio. Prelate—E. T. Blacmcr, of California. Master of the Exchequer—F. J. Willey, of Delaware. Keeper oj Records and Seals—R. L. CL White of Tennessee. Master-at-Arms —J. H. Lyons, Kansas. Inner Guard—A. C. Gardenier, of Now York. Outer Guard—John U. Thompson, of Washington, D. C. The Supreme Lodge of the Pythian Sisterhood has elected the following officers: Supreme Chancellor—Mrs. A. A. Yeung, of Concord, N. H. Vice Chancellor—Mrs., G. W. Bern is, of Worcester, Mass. Prelate—Mrs. D. S. Boyd, of Plain (Sty. Ohio. Mistress of the Exchequer—Mrs. I*. A Small, of Farmington, N, H. Keeper of Records and Seal—Mrs. F, McKinley, of Manchester, N. H. Mis tress-at-Arms—Mrs, S. L. Van wort, of Jersey City, N. J. Assistant Mistross-at-Arms— Mrs. A. J Mueller, o(J*rovidence. 1L I. Inner Guard—Mrs. A. N. Morrison, of Elizabeth, N. J, Outer Guard—Mrs. W. A. Dilworth, of Hastiags, Nob. Organist-Mrs, S. H. Barlett, of Worcester, Mass. Tbe English Tories aro bitter over tho re-olectlon of Joliu Morley, at Newcastle, as his defeat) was looked forward to ass blow to home rule. Governor Eagle, of Arkansas, is critically ill.

It Was No Go.

Boston Globe. ~ In a hall in Glasgow the other fit/ there was a lecture on “Marring® aud After." The lecturer said that men should kiss their wives as the/ did when they were a year or two married. When the lecture was over an old man went home, put his arms round his wife's neck and kissed her. Meeting the lecturer next day he said: “It’s no go.” “What isn't?” said the lecturer. “Weel,’ said the man, “when I kissed my wife she said: ‘What’s gone wrong wi’ ye, ye auW fool ye?”

The highest viaduct in the world has just been erected in Bolivia, over the River Lea, 9,8113 feet above the sea leavel and 4,008 above the river. A fish ‘’as big as a man" was seen In the Allegheny river near Pittsburg tho other day by an excited fisherman. * - f I V