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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
SORRY HE SAW HER FIRST.
Game Of Hide-and-ssek at a House
Party and lts Sad Ending.

oaNVu " Flluu-dNu-Otok NJ FIOuuc
Party and lts Sad Ending.
II was not so very long ago that a
jolly party OF young men and women
from the capital went on a weekend
visit to Miss Dash. whose father has
q country house not a days journey
away, says the Washington Post. II
was not the sort OF house party you
read about in smart" novels. They
didn't play bridge nor hunt; they
romped like a lot OF children. Mr..
and Mrs. Dash we're away one evening
and II the house had not been very
solidly built It would have been torn
down. Nobody ever heard such rol.
licking laughter. such mad scamper.
ings as went on. Somebody suggest.
ed hide and seek. The young people
hid in the attack and the cellar and
In every possible place between. A
normally sedate young man was the
seeker. He galloped about madly.
shouting and searching lie opened
every door he saw and in one room
his keen eyes espied somebody trying
TO hide In n bed He pounced forward
and seized the figure.
Get out OF that he cried. "Tye
got you. You can't hide from me"
Wild shrieks and the noise OF com.
bat rent the air Furious irvective
and stammered expostulation brought
the rest OF the party in no time at all
The usually sedate young man had
found the cook and nothing he could
say had any weight with her She
came OF fighting stock She BACKED
his eye and-well that's why the
Dash country house Is now minus q
eoOk
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
Credit and Debit.

Credit is the foundation OF our com.
mercial fabric; debt is its damnation
Yet they must travel together.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
Promoted.

A family OF the Newport set, who
number among their occasional guests
an Austrian count. took on new par.
Tor maid. She was hardly up to the
everyday handling Of titles, and was
evidently much impressed by the i'm.
portance OF the visitor for she was
overheard by member OF the family
to ask another maid, in an awestruck
tene:
is the king coming today"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
Prizes for Inventors.

Among the prizes offered by the
Paris Academy OF Science to invon
tors Is ore Of 100000, founded by
Pierre Guimann, which is TO go TO the
person who finds a way Of communl
eating with the inhabitants Of another
planet Another prize-the Breant
awaits anyone who discovers an IN.
fallible remedy AGAINST fsiatlc chol
era.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12

Canoes are gems formed from
precious stones, having two distinct
layers of strata OF different colors
The darker stratum is left to form
a background. the object to be repre-.
sented being left in relief by cutting
away the surrounding parts. The
onyx is generally used for this pur.
nose
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12

In recent years several wealthy Par
sees have married European wives
and brought them into the Parsee fold
Now the Parsees have decided that
they will admit no more converts
Even the children OF the Parsees mar
ried to Christian mates will not be
recognized as Parsees.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
DON'T FORGET
Parsees Bar Converts.

A large 2-oz package Red Cross Bail Blue. only
cents The Russ Company. South Bend. Ind.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12

over one million acres Of land I'm the
uintah Indian reservation will be
thrown open for settlement August 2Sth
Registration begins August LIST at Grand
Junction Colorado. continuing tin August
u. From Denver. Colorado Springs or
Pueblo, the Colorado Midland Is the short
est route to Grand junction or reserva-
tion points. Write g. II Speers, c. y.
A., Denver for booklet giving informa-
ton regarding land, rates. etc.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12

W'TIIWTV TIITIV UNIT
Come from that darkened corner! You're
the imp who In my ear
For thirty years has whispered. with
fevcrish lips Of fear
That the thing 10 get was money. tho
stun that men most prize:
Don't think I'm longer blinded by the
glamOr Of your Hes.
For you're mighty liar. and the thing
10 keep f. health.
And 4 has Q value greater than all your
boosted wealth:
Aud another che Is honor, and some more
are truth and right:
can hardly bear your presence amongst
ms guests tonight
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
A WOMAN'S ORDEAL
DREA0S DOCTOR,s OuEsTIONs
Thousands Write 70 Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, and Receive Vsiusblo Advice
Absolutely Confidential and Free

There can DO no more terrible ordeal
TO a delicate, sensitive, refined woman
than TO be obliged to answer certain
questions in regard to her private ills,
even when those questions are asked
by her family physician, and many
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
Forbidden Guest.
Come dom that darkened cnrnerl Yonl

The following verse from % recent poem
on "Our Christmas Guests discluscs "a
delicate little hint:
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12

Many a man lives like a lord be-
cause his wife's folks are willing to
stand for II.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
TREWIR.

Dnia 15-go bm. zmar} tn
s}awny Jezuita baron Ham
merstein. By} on %pierwotnie
protestantem. Odbywajac stu
dya %prawnicze ma uniwersy-
tecie W Momentum pred
mniej wiecej so laty, gdy
%znajdowa} sic W bibliotece,
:ujrza} ksiazke z tytu}em
Symbolic. Mniemajac, re
tre66 tel ksiazki dotyczy sztu-
XII, kt6ra sic bardzo %2ajmowa},
pozyczy} sobie to ksiazke.
Ale ia go przekona}a o praw-
dziwoSci religii katolickiej,
DO to byla symbolika Mohle-
ra, " kt6rej zestawiona i po-
r6wnywana jest nauka kato-
licka z protestancka. Pre-
szed} vice ma lono Koscio}a
katolickiego i wstapi} do "a
konu Jezuit6w. Napisa}, po-
tenn wiele bardzo pouczaja-
.cych ksiazek.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
NIEMCY.

Ma co narodom obca kul-
tura, kiedy prusko niemiec-
ka jest najszczytniejsza W
Swiecie! TAX %razumuje re-
daktor pisma ,,Statistisch
Vierteljahrschrift" kt6ry
ma przekonanie, re prusacy
zle czynia, dajac zbyt wiele
kultury obcym narodom, a
otrzymujac W zamian' tylko
() silly robotnicze, lud MILO
dziezy p~ozwalaja czerpat nau-
ke niemiecka i wywozic ia
do swoich KRAKOW. Zatem ma
ley utrudniac m!odzie6som
sposobnos6 kszta}cenia sic ma
uniwersytetach i wyzszych
:zak}adach naukowYch i ogra-
niczac ich pobyt W Prusach.
- Powyzsze s}owa, - to juz
prawdziwy blk pruski!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
NADESKXNE.

Ku ko6cu Sierpnia poroz-
syfano zaprosiny ma przymu-
sowa wystawe. Me by1o co
robic,' tylko p6j66 ma try
dni i widziec piekne okazy,
jake to ,,tloste lopy, reby i
swynie." Ia to obiec ano nam
|lepiej dogodzic ma najbliz-
Sym jarmarku..
Go zyje goraczkowo przy-
gotowania robi.
Ma Bridgporcie Antek z
Marta czeka tvlko na mani.
ne pieczone kazusy. Jest
bowiem zarny a droga dale
ka. Ma samym jarmarku ME
wiele bedzie czasu do posi}-
ku. Trzeba co kupic cd bic.
dy, a przedewszystkiem bye
ma posiedzeniu cechu. Roz-
matte sprawy musza bye
z%a}atwione, szczeg6 lnie ob6r
nowego cechmistrza albo
zatwierdzenie starego. Czech
liczy peine cwierc wieku, wiec
srebrny jubileusz obchodzic
bedzie n%aturalnie czysto' pc
<swiecku, DO skoro zywe
rzeczy p6jda W parable, to
ME ma mowy o duszy ludz-
kiej. Co ~najwiecej pilnujacy
porzadku i poganiacze zalj-
czajac siebie do rzedu stwo-
rze1 ludzkich wstapia ma
chwilke do kosciola, by sta
rodawny zwyczai polski ME
prepaid ma zaWsze. Gdy
ob6r cecbmistrza wypadnie.
jake tako, to sprawe cennika
tygodniowego trzeba bedzie
rozpatrzet, czy regularnie
podawano W MIN ilosc ME-
zywego inwentarza i pc jakiej
Genie by1y sk6ry. Czech must
mice wszystko W porzadku.
On kosztuje wiele nakladu,
ably ma przysz}osc uchronic
sic bankructwa i by inwen-
tarz lepsza otoczyc opieka, to
czech ~podwyzszy W prawny
spos6b kopytkowe Cd kazdej
sztuki.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
ZE sWIATA
].
!: g :
RZYM.

w chwili, gdy KoSci6l W
Francyi zaczyna przezywac
easy podobne do tych, jake
przezywa} "a %pierwszej rewo-
ldcyi, Stolica sw. mySli 0 POM
nozeniu mu chwa}y przez u
znanie meczennik6w. 24-go
czerwca og1oszony zosta} de-
kret o mecze6 stwie IS. "a
konnic Karmelu W Compieg-
ne g~ilotynowanych (scietych)
W Paryzu 1890 lipca 1893,
10 dni pred upadkiem krwio-
zerczego Robespierra. Sprawl
ia jeszcze "a Leona XIII, W
grudniu r. 1902, rozpoczeta
zosta}a. R6wnoczesnie wyda~
ny zosta} dekret podobny o
s}ugach Bozych Hieronimie
HermosiIla, biskupie i wika-
ryuszu~ apost. Tonkinu
Wschodniego; Walentynie Be-
rio Ochoa, biskupie i wiki. ap.
Tonkinu srodkowego; i O Pho
trze Almato, wszystkich
trzech z zakonu kaznodziej-
skiego (dominika6skiego),
oraz O ich toWarzyszu, m1o-
dym krajowcu J6zefie Knang,
umeczonych "a Ware podczas
wielkiego przesladowania r..
1861 W Armainie: - Wkr6t-
-ce przypada 500-tna ~rocznica
zak}adu niemieckiego st. Ma
ria dell Anima. DaWniejsi
wychowahcy zastanawiaja sic
juz mad tenn, jak ten obch6d
urzadzic.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
AZYA.

W pa6stwie chi6skiem
zn6w jakos zaczyna sic bu-
rye, O co tam zreszta ME
trudn6, gdyz posp6lstwo chih-
skie ME jest zadowolone re
swego po}ozenia i moze ma
wiele W tenn s1usznosci. Po-
doono miano zamach popel-
mic ma zycie cesarzowej chif-
skiej W chwili, gdy sic uda-
la do latowego pa}acu W Pc
kinie. Sprawca mia} bye pc
wien cz}owiek 'przebrany "a
zolnierza; "a ten czyn <mia} go
|przeszyc bagnetem pewien
zo1nierz. z otoczenia cesarzo-
wei, kt6rej mic sic zreszta
ME stale. TAX donosza.z chin
skiego miasta Tieutsinu.
w m~iejscowosci Tal-YeD-Fu
W prowincyi- Szan-Li wybu-
chic pcwstanie. Mandaryna
zabito. 1000 regularnego VOL
ska mia}o precise do powstah-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14


ka6skich, jake Bismarck
lswego czasu tax goraco po-
lpieral. Rad berlihski wyda}
ldotad tyle ma kolonizowanie,
;ze przypada ma kazda rodzine
10 tvs NIX, a to poszczeg6lne
jeszcze wyzej rosna
DO o uspokojeniu murzyn6w
mowy ME ma. W6dz murzy6-
ski Witboj drugi Morenga,
o kt6rym donoszono, ze zgi-
nal, zn6w pc zaopatrzeniu sic
W MATERIAL wojenny "a gra-
MICA kolonii, przez kupc6w
dostarczajacych i'm broni,
wkroczyli re swiezemi si}ami
i niepokoia zafogi niemieckie,
a walka wre ma wielu punk.
tach i jest podjazdowa:
Kolonie to kosztowa}y Rad.
berli6ski juz 400 milion6w, a
Rad ma wiecej jeszcze wojsk
pos}ac. Dzieje sic to bez poz-
wolenia parlamentu i ma
przysz}ych posiedzeniach to-
goz bardzo ostre beda pre-
.m6wienia pos16w. Jedynym
mozliwym warunkiem spoko-
ju zgody by}oby, gdyby
Rad opanowawszy to kraje,
by} sic stara4 }ag9dnemi rza-,
dami zjednac sobie murzy-
now a ME narszi} ich sobie
brutalnoscia znana pruska,
kt6ra korzy sic pred si}a,
ale mad s1abymi znecac sic
VII
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
POLSKA.

WarsZawa. Strejkujacy TO-
botnicy starli sic z batalio-
mem k%olejowym, .odkomen-
d%erowanym do obs}ugi :linii
kolejowej.
- Ruch ma kolei warsaw
sko wiede6skiej jeszcze ME
usta}. 49, w Kodzi strejkuje
oko}o 10000 robotnik6w. -
Strejk wybuch1 tel czesciowo
W zag}ebiu weglowem.
- Aresztowania ME usta-
ia. Dotychczas aresztowano
$4,000 os6b. Poniewaz vie
zienia nawet W cytadeli pre-
pe1nione, umieszcza sic obec-
ME wiezni6w W koszarach.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
r Ma SPRZEDAz

czysto polskiej osadxie i Lofty "
miesoie, salon j sEtor generality Jest
zaraz do sprzedania lub wydAierza.
vienna, ktoby ehoia} : togo skorzy.
STAG to mole kupi6 Tub wydzieria
swic to wszystko pooling ugody jak-
najpredzej Zg}osid sic pod adre-
sem A. 3. Trzebiatowski, Little
Falls, MINI. ~Qblizszych szozeg6l6iw
mozua< sic dowiedzie6 cd p. Teoila
Derdowskiego, kt6ry objezdia pol.
skie osady(-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
ZWiedzcie skfad
Choeate'a ola dok4ad-
zbadania styl6w
W k%ostyumach, pfasz-
~korzuchach.

ZWYKkE posiedzenie "a
dy miejskiej odby}o sic W
.zesz}o tygodniowy wtorek
wieczorem, ma kt6rem prezy-.
dent Hess i wszYscy alderma-
hi, z wyjatkiem vice prey
denta Mallery, byli obecni.-
|Braciom Griesel JUL. Ebe j
Edwardowi Hausman wydano
|licensye.
Aplikacyi G.. Fockens'a 8
wydaniu icensyi ma zaloze-
ME salona PREY 4tel j Main.
III. ME uwzgledniono, 2. po-.
|wodu, u So obywatei 2 sa-
siedztwa przeciw. wydaniu
akoWej protestowa1o. w
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
Z~ATRZYMANY w DRODZE

ZATRZYMANY w DRODZE.
Jan lak6b Graf z HamiltoDa, Ohio,
pisze 0 nastepujacem ciekawem ida
rzeniu: ,,Kazdy " naszej okolicy
dale nalezyte saufanie zas}ugom
ORA Piotra Gomoso, na kt6re jest
.wielki. pokup. Pewnego wieczora
.gdy szed}em do domu Z pud1em
,Gomozo re stacyi kolejowej, kobe
.ty %formalnie zastapi}y' mi droge,
tax ze ME przyniostem AMI jednej
bute1ki tego lekarstwa do domu.
Wszystko i'm sprzedalem." Ora
Piotra Gomoxo Jest do nabycia, n
miejscowych ags4tow. Jeieli ME
ma zadnego v wasEej okolicy,
piszcie do Dr. Peter Fahrney 8
Sons Co., lla-lle So. HoYne
ave-, Chicago, III.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

nieszczescie
wydarzy1o sic podezas wysta~
wy stanowej W zesz}o tygod-
NOVA Srode pc po}udniu gdy
F. R. Setenthal i iona jego,
pochodzqcy z Eau Claire,
Wis, wypadli z w6zka, wiel-
kiego ko}a. Ferris wheel".
W6zek znajdowa} sic W ten
czas ma najwyzszem miejscu
gdy sic z}ama}o siedzenie.
PAM Sebenthal W kilka minut
pc spadnieciu zyc przesta1a
ajej MAJ zlama} reke, noge !
ma bardzo pokaleczona g}o-
we, lecz Eye bedzie.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

Fabryka szkfa Richtera i
Sp6}ki wyrabia rok rocznie
miliony flaszek, kt6re napel-
niane cudotw6rczym Pain.
Expellerem, ~niezr6wnanym
srodkiem ma reumatyzm, ma
SWAT ca}y So rozsy}ane. DIAL
SEE komentarze So zbyteczne.
Cena Is i SO cent6w.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
Dom ma sprzedaz.

Ca!y z ceg1y %budowany
dom niedaleko cd polskiego
koscio}a W St. Cloud Mimi.
re studnia j chlewem, spree
dam "a Is set dolar6w. Kto-
by mia} zamiar kupic, prosze
sig. zg}osic do mnie pod adre-
sem Franciszek. Wystrach,
Avon, Mimi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

miesiacr Sierpniu spotrzebo-
wano' 900 galon6w wo-
dyi skolektowano $107,95,
= komitet mostowy oznaj-
mil, il wzgledem petycyi pod
pisanej przez SO farmerow
wiskonsi6skich, przeciw pod
wyzszeniu ella "a przejazd
przez duzy most, dotad mic
ME zosta{o. "postanowionem.
= Uchwalono wyp{acic ivy
k1e miesieczne rachunki "a
roboty i t. p. W sumie
$4,479.65. Ia skrapianie
ulic wyplacono $1f3.54.
Zadane odnowienie drogi
do Homer om6Wiono z ko-
misarzami powiatowemi i po-
lecono inzynierowi miejskie-
mu przygotowac plany iod-
powiednie specyfikacye; kt6-
re tenzA uz mia} przygotowa-
ne j kt6re pc dokladnem zba-
daniu zostaly uznane "a do
bre. Recorderowi polecono
og}osic il ~przyjmowane beda
oferty ma posiedzeniu rady
miejskiej rs. ,Wrzesnia o
godz. 8.30>wieczorem. Miasto
i powiat odnowia te droge. =
Posiedzenie odroczono ma
diva tygodnie.
Kazdego sic zapra-
sza do >~.zwjedzenia
-Wielkiego nowo urza-.
dzonego sk4ada Choa-
tea, zape}nionego TO.
warrant ~nadzwyczaj-
nej wartoSci ola ku-
pujacych podczas
.wystawy %ulicznei.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

posel baron
Komura i minister Takahira,
kt6rzy pc sko6czonych u
k}adach wracaja do domu,
przejezdzac beda W niedziele
II. W~rzesnia pociagiem kolei
burlingto6skiej przez E. WI
mona.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

z tym t%ygodniem
r~oZp0cZYna sic II
Choate'a ~otwarcie wy
stawy .j~esiennej no
wych towarSw i IA
bryk'acyi:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
: KOLONII AFnYKAN-
SKICH.

Znawca stosunk6w kolo-
nialnych ~niemieckich baron
Nettelblad podaje bardzo u
JENNIE wyniki ola niemc6W v
opanowaniu Wyb1ze5y airy
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

w sOB0TE zeszia po5eg-
nal sic z tym swiatem S. p.
Stapis}aw Polus; pogrzeb od-
by1 sic W poniedzia1ek O die
wiatej z koscio}a sw. Stani-
s}awa Kostki. Zmar}y choro-
wal przez dluzszy czas ma
suchoty.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
.POtrZ cha MlOdzie1C6W

do uczenia sic t~elegrafowanla
i rachunk6w kolejowych.
$50 do 500 miesiecznej pensyi
po zdaniu egzaminu Tub ME zadamy
mic "a nauke. Robotnik6w potrzeba
wielu. Easze szes6 szkol SO mai
wieksze W Ameryce So endosowa-
ne przez kazdy urzad kolejowy.
Najlepszy czas do rozpoczecia jest.
teraz. Piszcie pc katalog.
MorseSchOolOfT elegraphy
Cincinnati, O., Buffalo. N. vi
Atlanta, Ga, La Crosse, Wis.,,
Texarkana, Tex, San Francisco,
Cal (Piszcie do kt6regokolwiek =
powyzszych miejscowosci.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

WELL. KS. J. Wojtowics z
Grenville S. Oak. i ks. H.
Daszkowski z Owatonna,
MINI. bawia W tym tygodniu
u KS pxoboszcza J.: Pachol-
skiego.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14
WlADOMOSCI
: MIEJSCOWE +.

u W szkole sw. Sta
nis}awa. Kostki rozpoczela sic
W Grode. Dwiescie dzieci no
wyc4 zapisa1o sic ma ten rok.
lynn. czasowo, dop6ki szko1a
ME zostanie wykohczona,
dzieci beda uczone W base
mencie.< '.-A
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1905-09-14

Odwiedzcie ChOa-
tea z powodu nowoS-
ci " %jedwabiach, to
war6w ma suknle, i
Obsad6w.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-21
How to Become Disease PROOF

1t has already been suggested that
the appendix should be removed from
every infant as a routine measure But
this is clearly insufficient, says the
British Medical Journal The surgery
of the future must include far more
than this. The tonsils and turbinate
bones of the nose must be cut out, be-
cause they may harbor germs. What
Arbuthnot Lane calls the human cess
pooP' Chat is the large intestine) ;,
must be removed along with a consider
able part of the upper portion of the
al1mentary canal, because it won't be
needed wnen we begin to live on M.
Berthelot's tabloids and pills. The
too readily decaying teeth will be
pulled out in early life and the germ
proof store variety inserted. The failing
human eye will be anticipated by
spectacleS in early youth. Deficient
moral sense and degeneracy will be
treated by ventilation of the brain and
removal of the offending areas.
Thus protected against the perils of
civilization, the man in the coming
centuries will be able in his journey
through life to defy the countless enc
mics that seek to rob him of health
sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-21
Quick Hit a Strong Factor.

Some of the noblemen of Europe owe
their present positions and stations OF
honor to the presence of mind and fore
thought of their ancestors during ex-
tremely critical moments. A hiccough
for instance, is the cause of the Kim
skyS prlncely rank in Austria. 1t
seems that during the midst of some
great court function at Vienna the EN-
press Maria Theresa had the misfor-
tune to hiccough so violently as to
cause, not only herself, but her court,
great embarrassment. In the midst of
her bewilderment young Count Kinsky
stepped forward, and with q most
clever assumption of intense mortifica-
ton and humiliation, asked her pardon
for his breach of good manners The
Empress received his apology with not
only good grace, but gratitude and be
fore long the young nobleman was be-
slowed with high court honors and
decorations.
Another story IS told how the EN-
peror Napoleon III when out hunting
one day, being very poor marksman,
fired at a pheasant, but instead hit
General MaSsena, destroying the sight
of one of his eyes. No one could doubt
who had fired the shot, but General
Massena turned round and soundly be-
rated General Berthier, who had been
standing behind him, which castigation
Berthier at once accepted and appeared
overcome with remOrSe. Napoleon was
grateful to both for thus shielding him.
and overwhelmed them both with
honors and dignity.
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THE SCANDAL OF SIGMA.
BY WILLARD.

warm men and women into laughing,
applauding human beings, not ABOVE
joining in that last swinging chorus
of the others, and one could seeeta
Pont street. but the cotton-helds or
Louisiana. Lady Bloomfield's own
high cackle rose high above the
voices of the others and one
could see the men drawing breath to
demand an encore, even as she rose,
flushed with the excitement of her
success, from the piano, and she
heard, all across the room the mana
ger ask who she was. Two minutes
later, someone brought him over and
introduced him, and they stood by the
instrument, talking quickly and earn
eStIy-So deep in conversation, indeed,
that Sigma would not be interrupted
to sing again. 1t was only when she
looked past his broad back that she
caught sight of Verney, nonchalant,
eyeglass in eye, evidently not at all
upset by her reckless Interpretation of
| the notorious negro melody.
eyes, of course 1 will.' said Sigma
to the manager 81 should like it
and she nodded to Verney over his
shoulder. Her smile was brilliant.
Half London was in the stalls of the
| Bacchante on the great benefit night
| and the boxes were taken by select
parties who thought the auditorium
a little public for the light of their
presence. / was tickled to see the
duchess levelling her glasses at Poppy
lie Marchant when that young lady
danced : the conger-eel-dance in ait
of the charity, and admired the toler
ance of her attitude. Lady Jane was
in the box, too, and Sir Wilfred ant
sister, the one who married into the
state; but Sigma herself was not pres
ent, and, when I went round to pay
my respects to her grace, 1 learned
that she had pleaded a headache ant
stayed at home. The cause, Thought
was not far to seek, as Sigma would
have persisted that she had lumbagt
if it would have saved her accom-
panying a party of which the duchess
made one.
Batsburg had tacitly promised thu
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1.-TWO thousand a year is not great
ancome," said Lady Jane, ironically,
~Still, it rescues dear Noel from abso-
lutte want 1t was SO nice OF his god
person, too; indeed, 1 mistook her for
the dreSSmaker on one occasion when
she came to can.and I am afraid she
slipped off my visiting list quite
year ago."
"That is a pity, since the whole fam
lily are inclined to canOniZe her nOw!"
said Sigma dryly. However, she does
not seem to have borne malice, as she
has promoted Noel to the position of
an eligible"
Hardly eligible, my deari Two
thousand goes such very little way
unless one Ewes in Bayswater or the
country. Poor NoelI''
'-Oh, did not mean among usi" said
Sigma, with laughing sheer and a
glance out of the window at the re-
special bic Sloane street trees, decorouS-
ly dusty though just in bud. But
possibly some young person in the
middle classes may take pity on him
now, even though it means Bays
waterr'
Lady Jane glanced rather uneasily
at Signals straight young back, which
was all that presented itself to her to
help out Signals meaning. And Lady
Jane was often at loss to know
whether Sigma was in earnest or iron
1cal She was beginning to think
with despair, that when her Youngest
daughter talked sense-the sense OF
Sloane street and the duchess, il
meant revolt, and would end in Sigma
doing some dreaded and unconvention-
al thing, such as wanting to take uI
profession or refusing a really SOUND
oHer, for instance. Sometimes-since
his god-mother had behaved in such {
really laudabIe manner-she though1
with sigh, that even two thousand ;
year and Bayswater would be better
lived in terror. If Sigma must marry
a poor man, better Noel, who was
somehow, so satisfactory to all thu
FAMILY, than one of those younger son:
with whom the girl delighted tt