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Isy^^ CI IA PTE R XXXI .—( Coni inuod.) Lord Baynehain went out and found the groom who usually helped the coachman, and he had heard all that passed. The coachman asked where he should drive, and her ladyship replied to Oulston, and he was to wait for as usual at the Bayneham Arms. Again Lord Baynehain felt relieved. Perhaps, after all, she was only gone shopping, and had been detained; there might be no accident, nothing but forgetfulness of time. lie resolved, however, to ride over to Oulston at once. He returned to tell the countess of his intention. She stood in the dining room holding a folded paper in her hand; and Barbara Earle, with a white, wondering face, stood near her. Lady Bayneham went up to her son; he saw that her lace was full of strange emotion, and that she spoke in a low. pained voice. “Claude,” she said, “come with me to my dressing room. Hush! not a word — the servants will hear you.” In silent wonder. Lord Bayneham followed the stately lady, and Barbara Earle went with them. His mother closed the door, and locked it; she then held out to him the folded paper. “Barbara found this on the floor of your wife’s room,” she said, gently; “it had slipped from her desk, and it is addressed tv you.” He took the letter from her in silence, and read it. They who watched him saw his face grow deadly white as he did so, and lie staggered like a man who had re-' reived a sudden mortal wound. Through : a red, blinding mist, he read words that burned themselves upon his heart, yet were all a mystery to him. “Claude,” the letter began, “I shall not wait for you to send me from you. Igo | now. You know all—you say you know all. Ah, then, you must despise me. You must look upon me with loathing and contempt; but it was not my fault. My husband, it was not my fault. I suffer for the sins of others. "You meant what you said, Claude, and I must go. I cannot write my farewell — there are no tears in my eyes, yet they have gazed upon you for the last time. In my heart there is a deep burning sorrow, like a sharp piercing pain; there is despair and death. You were my life, my love, my all; you made the sunshine of my life. I go out from you into utter cold and darkness, where I shall never see you more, never more! I may call you darling for this last time, and I lay a hundred kisses on the word as 1 write it. My darling, forgive me. Good-by.” Lord Bayneham read the letter again, and again, never understanding one of the sad, pitiful words in it. He realized but one thing—she was gone from him, and he should see her “never more.” A cry that Lady Bayneham never forgot came from his white lips. Strong man though he was, the earl trembled like a child. “Read that, mother," he said, “and tell me what it means.” Word by word the countess read that sad letter, her face growing white, as her son's had done. “What can it mean?” she said; “what can be done?” "I must find her!” cried Lord Bayneham. “Call all the servants, mother — rouse the whole place—we must go and find her.” Then his mother, going up to him, placed one arm lovingly around him. “Hush, Claude,” she said. “Your wife has left you; let us, however, save the honor of our house; cost what it may, this secret must be kept. The Baynehams have never known disgrace; let us keep their name untainted. What say you, Barbara?” “You are right, aunt,” she replied; “for Hilda’s own sake we must keep ail knowledge of this from the world. Do not be angry with me, Claude; but from this letter, which you do not evidently understand, I should imagine poor Hilda to have been seized with something like sudden insanity. No sane person ever wrote this. Have you any idea to what she alludes ?” “No more than yourself,” said Lord Bayneham. “I had better tell you all, and perhaps you can help me. Hilda would not tell me how her bracelet came to be in the Lady’s Walk, and I discovered quite accidentally that she had been walking there with some one. I went to her and told her I knew all——” “Well,” said Barbara, for he stopped abruptly, “what then?” “She cried out, passionately, ‘Do you mean what you said? Must I go?’ Not understanding in the least what she meant. I replied that I always said exactly what I meant. She cried out again, ‘Must I go?’ Just then I was fetched away for the duke, and have not seen her since.” “It is the strangest thing I ever heard,” said the countess. “I can only imagine the poor child to be insane.” "Who was with her in the Lady’s Walk?” asked Miss Earle. “You do not know?” she continued; “then believe me, Claude, she is neither insane nor anything else, but the victim of some mystery. I am certain of it. If all the world blame her, I keep my faith. But something must be done.” “I will go to Oulston,” said Lord Bayneham; and in less than ten minutes he was once more galloping along the high road. CHAPTER XXXII. “What has detained you so long?” said Lord Bayneham to the coachman, as he dismounted at the Bayneham Arms. “I am waiting for my lady,” replied the man: “she desired me to do so.” Barbara Earle had said, “At any cost, we must keep the secret;” and Lord Bayneham remembered the words. “It is all right,” he replied, hastily; “you can go home. I am sorry you have been kept waiting so long. Lady Bayne-

ham will not return with you this evening.” The landlord, who had shared the coach- j man’s wonder, re-entered the house, per- | feetly satisfied, and Lord Bayneham followed the man, who had been for more than thirty years a valued servant to his family. j "Dickson," he said, laying one hand upon the coachman's shoulder, “tell me ! all that has passed since Lady Bayneham i left the house.” "Nothing, my lord,” replied the man; "her ladyship told me on starting to drive to Oulston, and wait for her at the Bayne- ■ ham Arms, and 1 have done so.” “Where did you set her,down?” asked Lord Bayneham. "My lady stopped at the corner of Hill street, replied Dickson; "she went down toward Old Cross, and I drove on to the I hotel.” "Did Lady Bayneham say anything about returning?" asked the earl. ’ No, said Dickson. "Her ladyship never spoke to me after she entered the carriage. She looked very ill, my lord." ; “And you have no idea where she went?" interrupted Lord Bayneham. "None,” said the man. "1 have been waiting in much surprise, for her ladyship has always been so punctual." "Dickson," said Lord Bayneham. "I shall want one man to help me in what I have to do. We have some reason to fear i that Lady Bayneham is ill—is not quite herself. She has left her home and gone, no one knows where. Can you keep this secret and help me to trace her? ' "I can, my lord," said Dickson, quietly, lie made no protestations, but the young earl understood the good faith and strong reliance of those words. ' She wont down toward the Ohl Cross, you say," continued Lord Bayneham; "that is the road to the station, can she have gone there?” He went into the hotel to look at the "Railway Guide" which lay upon the table. His wile left her home some few minutes past two o'clock; at twenty minutes past three there was a train for Louden; at four, the express for Scotland; later on, the train for New Town, the largest junction on the line. His only resource was to go to the station and make all the inquiries possible. "How was Lady Bayneham dressed?" he asked Dickson. "I did not notice, my lord," he replied. “I remember nothing that her ladyship wore, except a thick waterproof clonk." "Take the carriage home," said Lord Bayneham, “and mind, Dickson, I have trusted you. You will be the only servant in the house who knows the secret of your lady’s flight; guard it as you would your life. Say what you like to the rest to allay their suspicions, if Lipy have any; and stay take this note to Lady Bayneham." He wrote a few lines just to say what he had done- -that he was now going to the station, and if he found any trace of his wife he should follow it up, therefore they need not feel any uneasiness a: his absence. Dickson he told Lady Bayneham—knew the truth, ami in any emergency they must trust to him. In the meantime they must shield Hilda ns best they could, for he hoped to bring her back with him. Lord Baynehain was not long in rise hing the little station, where he was wd! known, but he found it difficult to ask many questions without exciting curLs :y and wonder. Fortunately tin re wm a new porter who did not know his lordship, and to this man the young earl addressed himself. The porter had been on the platform al! the afternoon and remembered the Lon di n train, and that four passengers let’ Oulston by it, but that only two went by the Scotch express. There were perhaps twenty for the New Town train, but amongst them he did not remember to have seen a lady in a waterproof cloak. “A dark waterproof cloak, did you say. i sir?” continued the porter. "Ah, now 1 remember something. Just before the London train started, a lady in a long dark cloak sent me to get her ticket. She sat there at the lower end of the plat form, and sp^ke in a low voice as though slit were ill. I did not see her face clearly, because she wore a veil, but I thought I saw that she was very pale and had golden hair. I bought her ticket and saw her get into a first-class carriage for London.” The porter looked astonished when Lord Bayneham slipped a sovereign into his hand; and like a wise man he saw that there was something in it, and resolved to keep his thoughts to himself. “I am sorry, too, if he is in trouble,” thought the man, “for a nicer or more liberal gentleman I never did see.” The London express started in half an hour, and the earl resolved to go by it. That one half hour, spent in pacing impatiently to and fro on the little platform. seemed like an age to him. There were times when he felt that he must bo dreaming. It could not be possible that Hilda, whom he had loved so well, should have flown from him —that his sweet fair wife had left him. Why, only last week they had been at the station together. • i Now she was a fugitive—flying, he knew not what from —and he, trying his best to shield her and keep her name from the idle comments of busy men, was seeking her. The journey to London seemed neverending, but Euston Square was reached at last, and then bis task seemed hopeless. The train from Oulston had reached there about six o’clock; two other trains came in at the same time, and the station for some minutes was one grand scene of confusion; no one remembered a lady in a waterproof cloak —there were several ladies, first-class passengers, but no porter ’ remembered to have procured either cab or carriage for any tall lady in a water- ; proof cloak. The ticket collector was found and close- I |ly examined by Lord Bayneham. lie had ■ taken a ticket from a lady in a first-class ! carriage, a ticket marked from Oulston to ! London; he had not noticed her dress; he । remembered that her hand was very white j and she wore several costly rings. Lord Bayneham’s heart beat quickly; i without doubt that was Hilda, but where i had she gone? No one had seen her leave j the carriage or quit the station. In spite | of the collector’s testimony he was as ! j much lost as before.

He spent some long hours at Euston Square, but discovered no more. He had traced his wife to London, but there she vanished completely, and he knew not what to do. Then he went to Scotland Yard, for he had heard wonders of the sagacity of an officer who was said to be the cleverest private detective in England, and he told him the whole facts of the case, and offered him a large reward for any information he could procure. There was no more to be done. The detective told him to leave the matter in his hands, and promlsI ed to do his best. Tired and depressed, Lord Bayneham I wont to his house in Grosvenor Square. Although taken by surprise at his sudden appearance, the housekeeper soon sent up a recherche little supper, which she was I much disappointed at finding the next morning untouched upon the table. | During the day following he had one i long interview with the detective, and the i rest of his time was spent in writing. On the Thursday morning the chief papers contained an advertisement wherein “Bluebell”— the pet name he had given ' her in Brynmar Woods—was entreated to send her address, as there had been some terrible mistake; but no reply came to them—no news came to Lord Bayneham of the fair young wife. All at once an idea struck him. j Os i course she was gone to Brynmar, \®ere else should she seek refuge? It wa4&li&. ten o'clock on Thursday night who^g the thought conic to him, aml - r again until he saw mice more the t^F n y woods of Brynmar. He had hoped strongly, he had believed his search ended, but the Hal! looked lonely and deserted; ho knew by old Elpsie's face when she admitted him that his lost wife was not there. No. nothing had been seen or heard of the young lady of Bayneham. She had not been there. 't he earl did not wait either for sleep or refreshment, hut hurried back again, sick at heagt. ami more disappointed than he cared to own. At London he found strange letters awaiting him from Dr. Grcyson. the trustee ami guardian of his wife. He had received a letter from Lady Hilda, saying that she renoumed all further claim upon ti e E-rynmar estate^, or any of the money b qm athol her by Lady Hutton, and should novt receive more, nor apply to bin again. Lord Bayneluun, she said, would understand why, and he was to decide what should be done with the fortune she thus renounced. More bowild -red than ever. Lord Bayneham could <.nly agree v, ith his mother (hat Hilda must be insane. He understood nothing of the motives which actuated her. He telegraphed for Dr. Greyson to join him. but when they took counsel togethi r neither one i nr the other could suggest any solution of the mystery. lie then took Bertie t'arlyon into his c mtidem c. 'I he y ting member had found himself famous, ami his speeches were eagerly listened to. and eagerly read. He was considered, and justly, too. as one of the most gifted ami eloquent speakers of the day. and his career was now one of great ami it labor rewarded by well-earned success. But Bertie, his old friend and < .mtidant. could render him no assistance. He could throw no light upon <he subject. . Tin l post-mark upon Lady Hilda's letter was Lomh but. from that, nil agreed it was ;?■ >’, sa believe that sho was :i<4h® great ei;y. The constant anxiety of such arch began to tell heavily upmi Bsyneham. H - loot been tor several n^XifV without sleep, ami for several days with but little food. One morning as, with B> -tie t'nrlyon, he was coming from Scotland Yard, the two friends met Mr. Fulton. At the first glimpse of him Lord Bayneham clinched his hands tightly. After all, what ho had hi ar 1 of those ti.iibriisie.il nob - had been the first cause of bis pr» sent sorrow. But Mr. Fulton hurried up to him with a smile of welcome playi;:’ . hi- f; co, holding out his hand wi’h a few words of cordial greeting. There was something so genial and kindly in his manners that laird Bayneham’s half-formed suspicions died away at once. “How are all at Bayneham'." said Mr. Fulton. "How is La ly Hilda? Is she here with you?" Ho evidently knew nothing of what had happem-d a: I’.ayneham.* "You I .>k ■ remoly ill." ho continued. "1 hardly knew you at first. When are yon returning?” Lord Baym ham rej lied briefly, ami then hurried on. Only t; n days since, and this nii’n was an honored guest under his roof. What had happened since then? That morning he met several of his friends, who wi re all pleased ami surprised at seeing him. but grieved at his changed appearance. There seemed to be only one topic of conversation, the engagement of the fair and fashionable Lady Grahame to Mr. Fulton. (To be centinued.) Indian's Scorn for the Bible. Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, says that the Dakota Indians once held a war dance near a mission house. He went to Wabasha, the chief, and said: “Wabasha, you asked me for a missionary and teacher. I gave them to you. I visit you. nntrTfie first sight is this brutal scalp dance. I knew the • Gnippeway whom your young mLn have murdered. His wife is for her husband; his children are Ing for their father. Wabasha, the Great Spirit hears his children cry. He is angry. Some day he will ask Wabasha. ‘Where is your red brother?’ ” The old chief smiled, drew his pipe from his mouth and said: “White man go to war with his own brother in the same country; kill more men than Wabasha can count in all his life. Great Spirit smiles, says ‘good white man! He has my book. I love him very much. I have a good place for him by-and-by.’ The Indian is a wild man. He has no Great Spirit book. He kills one pran, lias a scalp dance. Great Spirit is i mad and says: ‘Bad Indian! I put him in a bad place by-and-by.’ Wab- - asha don't believe it!” Explosion of a Big Gun. During target practice at Shanghai I recently a forty-ton Armstrong gun in i one of the Woosung forts exploded, i setting fire to a neighboring magaI zine and several houses. Forty men ■ were either killed or injured. It is supi posed that the bre^ph of the gun, which i was loaded with slow-burning pris- ' matic powder, was prematurely opeui ed by the artilleryman.

ARMIES OF THE LORD. ERIGADE OF BAPTISTS MASSED AT BALTIMORE. fifteen Thousand Young Crusaders Take Possession of the Monumental City—Fifth International Con veution -Pan-American Religious Congress. Baptists in Baltimore. On the heels of the great gathering of Christian Endeavorers at Boston, and almost before their poans of praise had ceased to echo through the hind, came the assembling in Baltimore of the hosts of the Baptist Young People’s Union of America. It was the fifth international convention of the organization, and the 15,000 delegates, who brought with them nearly as many of their kindred, came from every section of every State in the Union, as well as from Canada'and from Mexico. Owing to the fact that Baltimore has no hall large enough to accommoofficers of the baptist union. John 11. Chapman. Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce. Rev. O. P. Gifford. Miss Ella F. II ligh. Rev. J. B. Cranfill. J. O. Staples. Rev. P. L. Wilkins, D. I). date so great a gathering, a mammoth tent was erected at the Madison street entrance to Druid Hill Park, which is said to have been the largest stretch of tanvasseverput up in the world. It afforded space for 12.000 chairs, covered a tract of land 325 by 195 feet, and was supported by poles fifty feet in height. Under the shelter of this great canvas 10,000 delegates assembled on the opening morning at 10 o’clock, when the convention was called to order by President Chapman, of Chicago. The devotional exercises, which "ere characterized by great enthusiasm nnd fervor, wore led by Rev. Dr. C. A. Hoobs, of Delavan, Wis. Braise and prayer occupied nearly half an hour, and welcoming addresses were then in order. Eugene Levering, of the Eutaw Place Church, spoke for the churches of Baltimore; Rev. 11. W. Wharton, of the Brautly Memorial Church,

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jpoke for the Young People’s Society of Baltimore; and response on behalf of the board of managers of the international union and the delegates was made by Rev. Dr. A. C. Dixon, of Brooklyn. The latter laid special stress upon the fact that this was the first time that Mexico had sent delegates to the convention, and gave an especial greeting to those from the provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. A rousing reception was given to the indefatigable general secrc tary, Dr. Frank L. Williams, when he took the platform for the purpose of reading the general report of the general managers, and after this document had been disposed of without discussion two brief addresses were delivered, one upon culture for service, by Rev. Dr. Wallace, of Toronto, and the other upon the Junior Society as the hope of the movement, by Rev. Dr. R. D. Grant, of Portland, Oregon. The afternoon session was prefaced by a praise service led by Rev. L. B. Thomas, of Colorado Springs, and the convention ; resolved itself into an open parliament at which systematic and proportionate • ' wr.a <ti»cussed by a number of speakers. A feature of the great gathering tyas the i attendance of nearly 600 young Baptist wheelmen from New York and Philadelphia, who rode from those cities to Baltimore on their wheels. Nearly 1.500 more wheelmen came from Virginia, West Virginia, and points in Maryland. LIBERALS WIPED OUT. Sustained Crushing Defeats in Recent British Elections. At the close of the polls throughout Great Britain 'Wednesday the returns i showed that 408 members, out of a total ■ of 650, had been elected. The results so i far are decisive, and all that shall occur : hereafter will merely enlarge the proportions of the liberal defeat. Os the members already chosen 296 are tories and “unionists.” Only 112 members of ail shades of the opposition have been elected. Os thisnumber but 70 are regular liberals of the Gladstone school. This is not a mere revolution. The liberal party is wiped out. It is not possible that out of the 210 or 250 members yet to be elected that party will secure enough to make a formidable opposition to any measure which the tory government may propose. It is probable that the Irish party of all factions will have at least half as many members as the liberal party, count- ]

Ing those distinctly so classed. This* is all that is left of the splendid, aggressive, jubilating, disciplined and formidable host of voters that followed the grand old man time and again to victory. It disappeared when he abandoned its leadership. So far as this country is concerned, none of its interests will be affected by the tri--1 or f h‘feat of either party in Great Britain. Irish-American sympathizers with the cause of home rule will regret its probable permanent defeat. But there is no ground to suppose that any different future would have been before Ireland had the liberal party won. Home rule hud been virtimlly buried as a party issue. fl ues ti° HS st issue between the United States and Great Britain will not cause serious controversy and will be peacefully settled. There is no threatening question to cause anxiety—nothing that will not be adjusted by quiet diplomacy. DIE BEFORE TAKING OFFICE. Five Members of the Fifty-fourth Congress Claimed by the Reaper. The Fifty-fourth Congress is but a few days more than four mouths old, and only seven months have elapsed since the election of its members, and yet there have been seven casualties in the ranks of the House of Representatives chosen last November, five by death and two by resignation. Those who have died include, besides Representative Frederick Remann, whose funeral occurred Wednesday in the Eighth Illinois District, the following: Myron B. Wright (Rep.) of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania District, Nov. 13, 1894; James H. Codding elected to fill the vacancy. Philip S. Post (Rep.) of the Tenth Illinois District, Jan. 6, 1895; place will be filled by George W. Prince. Andrew J. Campbell (Rep.) of the Tenth New York District, Dec. G, 1894. William Cogswell (Rep.), Sixth Massachusetts, May 22. Mr. Campbell was elected in Gen. Dan [ Sickles’ old district in New York, and his ’ successor is likely to be a Democrat. In I the other two cases there is no change ! expected in the political bias of the new | represeatat i ves. PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS. Notable Religious Gathering in Torento —Objects of the Meeting. Religion and education, the supreme forces of moral and intellectual progress, were the themes discussed before the Pan-American Congress of Religion and Education, which assembled at Toronto. This congress may be considered as the legitimate fruitage of the great parliament of religions of 1593, which set in motion and gave powerful impetus to those forces which make for unity among the people of the earth. The object of the Pan-American congress is to bring all who are interested in the spread of the true gospel into a closer association, one with :tnother, and into sympathetic relationship in all the great educational, philanthropic and reform movements of modern Christianity. The inaugural session of the congress opened at the Horticultural Pavilion in j the presence of several thousand citizens i and delegates. On the platform, which was handsomely decorated, sat Lieut. Gov. Kirkpatrick, the Rev. S. G. Smith of St. Paul, President of the congress; I Mayor Kennedy, and many other distinguished persons. The chair was occu-

pied by W. B. McMurrich, Q. C., of the Joint Local Committee. Appropriate addresses of welcome were delivered by the Lieutenant Governor, Mayor Kennedy, and the Rev. Dr. Thomas, after which the President of the congress and several other noted delegates made suitable replies. The Rev. Dr. Samuel G. Smith, President of the congress, returning thanks for the generous welcome tendered them, referred in graceful terms to the way in which the British and American flags were intertwined in the decorations, and amid applause expressed his hope that net until the crack of doom would the two be rent asunder. The Rev. Father Ryan of Toronto delivered a short and able speech. Archbishop Walsh had commissioned him to express his welcome and tender the | hospitality of St. Michaels' palace to the I delegates. Mrs. Gliarles Henrotin, of Chicago, I President of the Federation of Women's | Clubs of America, then addressed the j meeting. Rabbi Elzas spoke on behalf i of the Jewish delegates. The Rev. Dr. j H. W. Bennett, Akron. Ohio, spoke brief- i ly. Mrs. Lydia von Finkelstein-Mount- ! i ford, a native of Jerusalem, closed the : speaking. At the evening session C. C. ; Bonney was the first speaker, his topic ■ being “The Now Movement for the Unity . and Peace of the World.” News of Minor Note. Baron Schenck was accidentally killed at a race meeting at Darmstadt. Frank Kabatchnik, the Cleveland firebug, was given nineteen years in prison. Fire destroyed business and residence ; property at Oswego, N. Y., valued at • j SIOO,OOO. Congressman “Tom” Reed is riding a | bicycle nt Washington, but has not ap- ■ ’ peared in public. R. N. Taylor, au Ohio ex-Congr?ssman, । . has deserted his wife and fled to the J Sandwich Islands. Two negro arclight trimmers were ! killed by coming in contact with a live i wire at Augusta, Ga. A toy balloon caused the destruction of ■ the Santa Rita copper and 'ron mill at Silver City, N. M. The loss was SIOO,- | 000. At Russell, Ky., Charles Sutton, aged : 8, and Homer Likens, aged 7, were j drowned. Likens lost his life in trying to * 1 save Sutton.

Among the verse writers whom Canada has given to the world during the last few years may be mentioned Bliss Carman, Archibald Lamjjman, Charles G. D. Roberts, Duncan Campbell Scott, J. 11. Brown, W. W. Campbell, Frederic George Scott and the late George Frederick Campbell. The Spanish novelist, Galdos, who is called great even by his contemporaries, Is a bachelor of 50, who leads a very simple and retiring life. He has written twenty volumes of “national episodes,” historical romances bhat have been uniformly popular since the first of them, “Trafalgar,” was published in 1573. They form a continuous story of Spain's effort to throw off the yoke of Napoleon. Os her first visit to Nathaniel Hawthorne s famous home, the Old Manse, Mrs. Howe recently said: “The first time I went to see Hawthorne, I didn’t see him. I just got a glimpse of him. His wife received us in the parlor, and presently I heard a slight noise and saw a slim figure coming down tlie stairs. ‘Husband, husband,’ Mrs. Hawthorne called, ‘Dr. Howe and Mrs. Howe are here!’ Hawthorne bolted across the hall and out through the door, without even so much as looking in our direction. He was savagely shy at the time.” Americans figure largely among the staff correspondents of the London j Times. In addition to Mr. G. W. Smal- | ley. for many years the Tribune’s Loni don correspondent, who is now to repi resent the Times in New York, there is Mr. Stillman, the distinguished archaej ologist and art critic, who has for sev- ! eral years been the resident correspondent of the Thunderer at Rome, and Mr. William Morton Fullerton, a Yale mtn, is one of the two assistants of IM. de Blowitz at Paris, the other being Mr. John Alger, well known in connection with his history of the French Revolution. There will not be so many English books imported this summer as last. The reason is thus given: The internaj tional copyright law has made it more advantageous for publishers to publish than to import. Now the importing business is small compared to what it was. The English author, and the French, too, for that matter, is disappointed in the working of the new law. The foreign author had an idea that his everlasting fortune would be made when this law was declared. No law j is perfectly simple, and this one of international copyright is a particularly complicated one. Simultaneous publication is insisted upon, and that makes a thousand and one complications. Foreigners move slower than we do, and the American publisher is often not given time to meet the law requiring simultaneous publication. Bathing in the Sea. The season when the seaside will be tiie resort of most who are not absolutely indigent is within measureable distance. It is interesting to note in this connection, says Science Siftings, that sea bathing had its origin in England before 1750, when Dr. Richard Russell published his treatise on the virtues of sea water. The healing virtues of the sea bath were not understood, nor was the practice of sea bathing generally resorted to. There seems to have existed a horror of the sea; indeed, in ' mediaeval times a compulsory dip in its waters was a sentence often passed on the public offender. In the earlier decades of last century Western Europe suffered her.vily under “king's evil,” the popular name for that tuberculous affection which scourged all classes from peer to peasant Dr. Russell, a Sussex practitioner, had observed that dwellers on the coast used to drink of the sea water, bathe in it, even wash their sores in it, and bind them up with seaweed. Having satisfied himself as to the efficacy of the practice, he began to prescribe it for his patients, with most satisfactory results. His treatise resulted in our coasts becoming largely patronized by the ailing, and the demand for seaside lodgings was soon a growing quantity. This gradually spread to the continent. Then people commenced to see that fresh water was a good thing, and the vital importance of the skin as an excretor | of waste and greatly emphasized somei what later (in 1.834). when the morning । "tub” was instituted, and has since ■ acquired a world-wide reputation, i A Successful Expcrimeut. I A balloon equipped with self-regis-i tering instruments to measure the temi perature and pressure of the atmos- : phere at high altitudes was recently i let loose in Berlin, and came down, i with the instruments in good condl- ; tion. in Bosnia. The instruments showi ed that the balloon had reached an ele- : vatlon of 53,872 feet, over ten miles; I the thermometer had fallen to 52 dei grees below zero—the lowest it could • record. Another balloon, sent up later. | reached 72.9<X) feet above the earth, or I thirteen and a half miles. Not the Right Bite. He had been silent in thought for ' some time. At length he heaved a sigh. 1 which moved his friend to inquire what I the trouble was. “This wor. ain’t run I right,” he answered. i “Why, you ought to be happy. You've ; been away enjoying yourself. I under- । stand.” “Yes. I've been away, but I don’t see i much enjoyment: not in a world where ' tlie fish are so shy about bitin' an’ the mosquitoes too eternally willin'.” When we look at some men who say ; they were sent to save the world, we can't help laughing. He is indeed an odd man who never tries to get even.