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COMPLETED STORY. N'DERMOTTS TRUE: LOVE STORY. I Oh, the moment was sad When my love and I parted. Savourneen deelish eileen oge. —Old Irish Ballad. If This is not a romance of point lace and 4litamonds; it is not born amid roses and orchids, npr dces it close to the silvery chime of wedding bells. It begins under the black clouds of war and ends with the solemn mass for the dead, the deep wail of the trumpet and the beat of the muffled drum. It is the humble little romance of poor Tommy M'Dermott, private in the Fourth New Jersey Volunteers. Everybody in Newark knew Tommy M'Der. mott from the time when a tiny freckled boy he ran about, the streets leading the life of the typical Arab. He had no parents—he never knew what it was to have a. home. And he always longed for one—longed with all the strength of his desolate little heart. Tommy brought himself up and made his way until he came to be bellboy in a hotel, where he was known as a faithful and trust- worthy servitor. Among his friends was a lad of sixteen, night's visit. Her usual custom, after Lawrence Dunn, a bright, cheerful, open- hearted boy. To him Tommy confided his intense longing for some place he could call home. "Gome home with me," said Lawrence Dunn; "my mother and sister will welcome you and make you feel at home." In this little four-roomed flat Tommy I McDermott was made heartily welcome. The hospitality of the tenement is something) beautiful. And it was here that Tommy met the apple ¡ or the widow's eye, Nellie Dunn. Fair and ehght, she had a pair of bewitching Irish blue j eyes—those eyes in which tear3 and smiles are blended. A faint rose colour came and went in her cheeks. She had been sent to school and religiously brought up. She was net a flighty, frivolous girl, but sedate, and had sensible, serious views of life. She went out to honest service and saved her wages, and helped her weary, toiling mother keep her home. Neiiie was an attractive girl and had many admirers. A young man who had money saved up and good prospects wanted to marry her. But Nellie did not coquet. She told him squarely she did not love him and she should marry the man she loved. And that man was Tommy M'Dermott. But Tommy had not yet spoken. He was only a. boy of twenty and shy before the girl of his heart. He scarcely dared lift his eyes to her. The war broke out. Under the plain coat Tommy wore was the heart of a patriot. He enlisted in the Fourth New Jorsey Volunteers. "Can I write to you once in a while?" he timidly asked Mrs. Dunn. "Sure," wa3 the hearty reply of that kind soul. Tommy looked gratefully at the good woman who ha.d given him the only home he had ever known, and then he looked at her daughter, and he thought that perhaps some day—some gloried time—when he should come marching back from Peurto Rico or Manila—that this good daughter of a good mother would make a real true home for him. Tommy spoke then, and when he went away he was Nellie Dunn's sweetheart, and she had promised to marry him and make a home as soon as he should come marching back flushed with victory. Peace was declared, and Tommy M'Dermott, private, still remaine-d with the regiment at I' Sea Girt, and expected each day to be ordered away to Manila for active service. I His sweetheart's letter-; were his greatest happiness. And when Saturday week she wrole him a sound, sensible, wifely letter, he felt that he must go up to -Newark and see her I once more. Nellie Dunn does not flaunt this letter about—this letter which came back to her, crumpled, torn and stained with the blood of the man sha loved and for whom sh3 looked I forward to found a. little home. But leaving out the tender, sacred passages it says "I want you to ce good. I want you to be brave. Shun drink and evil companions. And save your money, Tommy, so WJ can have a little home." It is believed that Tommy thought, to follow Nellie's good advice, and as the first step to- ward economising went up from Sea Girt to Newark on a freight train. He wrote Nellie he was coming, and she got the day off from her mistress—perhaps the last day she could spend with her lover before he should go away to some far-ofl country. And while she wa3 making her simple pre- And while she was making her simple pre- parations to meat her sweetheart he was coming to her with a light heart, thinking only of the girl who had transforms! life for him, and who was going to make a home for him soma day. While trying to alight from the train at Waverl.v Tommy feii between the cars and was instantly killed. In the pccket of his blouse, just over his heart, lay ths letter of his sweetheart. By this poor little letter ihe j soldier was identified. He was brought back to Newark, and last Wednesday, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, high mass was said for the repose of the soul of this American Tommy Atkins. Then beat the muffled drums. And slowly to the solemn measures of the Dead March the procession moved to the ccmelerv of the Holy Sapulchra. Ths volley was firel across his grave. The thrill, swoet voice of the bugle flung its last good night towards the skies. I flung its good ni!l;.a.t towarù.s the skIes. Poor Tommy M'Dermott had found a home at last.

A WILD WEST ROMANCE. NOT ON THjc. RATTEEN OF BRET HARTE. He was a, tenderfoot from New York. No one, noting his pale face and slender form, would have given him credit for being a Hercules. His name was Theodosius Fitzallen. She was Loretta Devoe, only daughter of One-Eared Devoe, the public-spirited proprietor of Rocky Butte's thriving faro bank. The villain was Dog-Eater Ike, the scourge of the Sierras. He was a bad man and the camp bully. For years Dog-Eater had sighed in vain for Loretta Devoe. In vain he had restricted him. self to two quarts per day for her sweet sake, and had taken to washing his face fully three inches below the high-water mark. She would none of him. Loretta could not forget that her father, One- Eared Devoe, had won his popular and well- fitting nickname during a friendly argument (punctured by bowie knives) between himself and Dog-Eater concerning the proper number of aoes necessary to each deck of cards. Loretta had not read Bret Harte for naught. 80 when Theodosius Fitzallen appeared at the mining camp she felt instinctively that he was her fate. Theodosius's persistent habit of wearing his coat at meals and his preference for such effete J Eastern attributes as knives and forks in eat- ing (when every one knows that fingers are far easier to manage) had long since won him the derision of the rough miners. But the miuers, too, knew their Bret Harte, and, on learning that Fitzallen was a Harvard graduate, they kept at a safe distance from his fragile-looking right arm. •••••* It was a wild night without (or with, for that matter): but within the "Miners' Rest" Tavern all wu bright. Dog-Eater Ike leaned back against the bai, dreamily firing at his friends, with his two six- shooters. Every time a man was killed at the first shot the drinks were on the house. Dog-Eater's in great shape to-night," re- marked One-Eared Dsvoe to the bar-tender, as with some impatience he brushed a bullet from his honest face. "You bet!" agreed the barkeep, tossing a bowie knife playfully at the Bad Man. Just then the door flung open and Theodosius Fitzallen strolled in. An instant hush fell on the noisy crowd as the Bad Man and his successful rival in Loretta's affections came, for the first time, face to face. "Liquor up. stranger!" commanded Dog- Eater, shooting off Fitzallen's hat by way of introduction. "Sir," answered Theodosius, pale but calm, "I never drink." "Don't, eh?" sneered Dog-Eater, striding for- ward, little prepared for what was in store. Every man present pulled out his well-worn copy of Bret Harte and opened at the place where the tenderfoot thrashes the bad man. "No, sir!" Theodosius was saying. "I neither drink, smoke, chew, nor swear. And as a friend, I warn yoU-" As he spoke, Dog-Eater was upon him. Catching the bad man deftly by the collar Fitzallen brought his right fist crashing down on Dog-Eater's jaw. Dog-Eater shook his head; picked Fitzallen lightly up; carefully dusted the rafters with him, made free-hand drawings on Theodosius's heart with his bowie-knife, and enic-i by ising the Harvard man as a. carpet sweeper. Then. addressing him to the county coroner, as dropped his victim in the tavern letter box. "That may not be accordin' to Bret Haite,' he observed, "but I caikerlate it'll satisfy the most fastidjus." "My hero!" breathed a sweet young voice •bunding like an angel's scng in that sis-bitten assembly. "I am ycurs!" "Loretta!" gasped Dog-Eater. "Evenso!" she retorted. "Dog-Eatei- Ike. T know your past. I know you kiile I ",nr mother-in-law for the gold filling in her teeth. I know you've held up stages till yon va reduced J stage elevation to a science. I know you cheat! a partner or jump a, claim every morning before breakfast. I know, in short, that you're the villain of this story. But, as you've so far the villain of this story. But, as you've so far violated every tradition of literature as to slay I the hero, there is but one course let open to me. I am yours!" The willowy form sank lovingly against the villains marly. hreast. "I lost a watch this way once!" murmured Dog-Eater as he folded hi3 brawny arms protectingly about the sobbing girl.

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SIR JOHX LUBBOCK'S PET WASP. V I Perhaps the strangest pet ever kept by man was a wasp which Sir John Lubbock caught in the Pyrenees and resolved to tame. He began, "Chums" states, by teaching it to take its meals on his hand, and, although the tiny creature was at first shy of going through its table d'hote on such an unusual festive board, in a very short space of time it grew to ex- pect to be fed in that way. Sir John preserved this pet with the greatest care. True, it stung him once, but then it had every excuse for doing so. Sir Jphn was examining it on a railway journey, and, the door being opened by a. ticket collector, he unceremoniously I stuffed it into a. bottle, and the outraged Spaniard, not feeling quite at heme during the process, gave him a gentle reminder as to the proper way to treat a guest. The wasp was a pet in every seme of the word, and became so fond cf its owner that it allowed itself to be stroked. It enjoyed civilisation for just nine months, when it fell ill, and. although Sir John did all he could to prolong its life, it died. Many wasps have been under Sir John's observation, but he has never had such a genuine pet as this one.

I CHAMPION OF ALL ANIMAL JUMPERS. J The pugnacity of the kangaroo makes him a dangerous animal to hunt. Usually eight men ccmbine in a "set," as it is called, and put themselves in charge of competent native guides. When brought to bay he jumps like a cat for the hunter's chest, and tries to crush it with it3 feet. The hind legs of a kangaroo are so strong and powerful that one is inclined to overlook his forelegs unless lie happens to re- ceive a. blow from them. Then he feels as though a trip-hammer had struck him. To guard against this danger every hunter in the set" wears r, cfoss his chest a piece of matting about four inches thick. Sometimes it saves him. Often it does not. A kangaroo in fairly good spirits will easily leap over both horse and rider at a. distance of twenty feet. The persistency with which the kangaroo is hunted threatens his extermination in Australia, as the buffalo has been exterminated on the Con- tinent. Before many years none will be found except in museums. They are killed off at the rate of 20,000 or 30,000 a. year. Efforts have been started to protect the marsupial by legislation, but the farmer is against it- The kangaroo is a hungry anima. He will eat as much grass as six sheep. The kangaroo hunter ships the tails of the animal to London, where they are bought readily to make soun. About 2.000 tails a year are dis- posed of in this way. But the preparation of the skin for manufactury purposes seems to belong exclusively to Newark. Parisian and London shoe manufacturers get their stock from there. Some of the experts in the business make large profits. One man is known to have cleared JE800 free of living expenses in a single year.

REPORTER AND QUEEN. A Reuter's telegram from Amsterdam on Thursday says:—As Queen Wilhelmina and the Queen Mother, who had come here to-day from the Castle of Loo to visit the Rembrandt Exhibition, were leaving the waiting-room at the station, in order to enter the Royal train on their return, one of the reporters of the journal "De Echo," wearing the costume of a cyclist, advanced towards the young Sovereign and offered his arip to her Majesty. The man was immediately seized and arrested by the chief commissioner of police and another officer. The Queen remained perfectly cooi, and entered the train, which left at the appointed time. The reporter in question is a young man of 25 who is subject to occa- sional fits of mental derangement. On being questioned at ths police-station he declared he merely wished to give his arm to the Queen in order to conduct her Majesty from the wait- ing-room to the train.

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SUNDAY SERVICES. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL. THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. —In residence, the Very Rev. the Dean and the Yen. the Archdeacon of itanciaff. Eight a.m.: Holy Communion. Morning: Garrett in j?'; Litany; anthem, "Happy and blest' (Mendels- sohn; hymns, 7 and zii; preacher, the Arch- deaccn. Afternoon: Gadsby in C; anthem, "Wherewithal shall a young Man" (Elvey); hymns, 38 and 306; preacher, the Rev. Minor- Canon Price. Offertories lor Cathedral Expenses and Choir Fund. All Saints', Tyndall-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, the Vicar; evening, Rev. R. Compton Da vies. Vicar; evening, Rev. R. Compton Da vies. Eglwys Dewi Sant.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher — Morning, Rav. Griffith Thomas; evening, Rector of Llanfabon. St. Dytrlg"s.-S..rvices at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, Rev. E. Leah; evening. Rev. H. A. Cc-e. St. liltyd's. Crwy-road.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and even-ng, Rev. J. G. H. Ralph. St. James's.—Services at 11 am. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. L. Lewis; evening, the Vicar. St. J()hn'Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, the Vioar; evening, Rev. T. Reynolds. St. John's Mission, Queen-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. R. S. Plant; evening. Rev. Lancelot Lewis. St. Luke's.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. J. E. Dawson (Vicar of St. Saviour's); evening, the Ven. ArciO^aconCi Llandaff. St. Mary th I irgin.—Services at 8 a.m., 11 a.m., an,. 6.3') p.m. Preachers—Morning, Rev. G. Smallpeice; e7ening, Rev. W. Powell. &t. Michael's, liougei-row.—Services at 8 a.m. (lidy Communion), 11 a.m. and 6.3) p.m. Preachers—Morning, Rev. F. T. Shellard; evening. Rev. G. SmaLpeice. St. Stephens, West Bute Dock.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning and evening. Rev. A. G. Russell. Christ. Church.—Harvest Festival.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher;—Morning and evening, Rev. C. W. Lamport (rector). Baptist. Bethany, St. Mary-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and even- ing, Rev. W. E. Winks, F.R.A.S. Hope Chapel, Canton .-Services at 11 a.m and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning and evening, Rev. J. A. Jones (Porthcawl). Siloam.—Servicct at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. T. T Richard- xhe labernacle (the Hayes).—Services at 11 a.m. and 6 30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. C. Davies. Tredesarville. The Parade.-Servicos at 11 am. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and even- in. Principal Henderson (Bristol College). Victoria, Eldon-road.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. T. Lodwig Evans. Congregationalist. Charles-street.-Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. J. Williamson, M.A,; evening, Rev. J. Williamson. Hannah-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.33 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev F. R. Skyrme. Minny-street (WeL-R-Services at 11 a.m. and 6.-0 p.m. Preacher-Morning and evening. Rev. T. Hughes, A.T.S. Mount Stuart-Services at 11 a.m. and 6 Pm Preachers-Morning-. Mr: G. Rees (student); even.ng, Rev. J. John (Bethlehem). Neville-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. Robert Liioyd- evening, Rev. C. H. Shave. New Trinity, Cowbridge-road.— Services at 11 a m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher-Momm" and evening, Rev. D. Tyssil Evans. Richmond-road-Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.ll. Preachsr-Moraing and evening, Rev vv. C. Parry. Roath Park-Services at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. Preacher-Morning and evening, Mr. J. Evans, University College. Star-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 pm Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. J. Morris. Stacey-road.—Services at 11 a.m. a-nd 6.33 p m Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev E X. Jones. Wood-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Pre-icher-Morning and evening, Rev W Spurgeon. Wesleyan. Albany-road, Roath Park.-Services at 11 a.m and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning, Rev. W. R. Maltby; evening. Rev. A. P. Barley. Clare Gardens.-Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, jJev. T Miller; evening, Rev. W. Maltby. Ctwys-rcad, UathaY¡s.-Ser-.rices at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning. Mr. H O. Hobday; evening. Rev. R. Wilkins Rees. Roath-road.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p m Preachers-Mcrning, Rev. W. H. Parr; even. ing, Rev. Edward Smith. Union-street.-Servioos at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher-Yarning and evening. Rev T J. Pritchard. Victoria Park.-Services at 11 a.m.. 3 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, Mr. C. F Sanders; afternoon a.nd evening, Mr. Philin Stuckey. I English Ca-lvinistic Methodist. Clifton-stroet.-Service3 at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m, Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. R. T Rees, M.A. 'pastor). Frederick-street—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.3) p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. Daniel Thomas (Caerphilly.) Plasnewydd, Keppoch-street.—Service3 at 11 a.m. and 6 30 p.m Preacher-Morr-mg and evening. Rev. Thom-n Evans, of Bourne- mouth (late of Merthyr). Presbyterian Church of Wales, For- ward Movement Contra. Clive-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev Wat. kin Williams East Moors.-S-,r-, ices at 11 a.m. and 6.3D p.m Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev. H G Howell. Grangetown-hall, Penarth-road.—Services at 11 a.m and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evenmg, Evangelist Notman (London). Memorial-hall, Cowbridge-road.—Services at 11 a,m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning ajid evening, Rev. John Williams, pastor. Welsh Calvinistic Mothodist. Salem (Canton).—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning and evening, Rev D. Tyler Davies (Bwlch). Primitive Methodist. Dalton-street, Cathays — Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher—Morning. Mr. J. L Shenton; evening, Mr. T. M. Cottle. Mount Hermon.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Prcacher.s-Morning, Rev. A P Bellingham; evening, Rev. J. Miles Johnson. lIrunt Tab: r.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 n m Preachers—Morning, Rev. J. M. Johnson- evening. Rev. J. P. Bellingham. Mount Zion.-Sc.rvices at 11 a.m. and 6 30 p.m. Preachers—Morning. Mr. J. Wonnacott- evening, Mr. J. Webb. Severn-rDad.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers—Morning, Mr. J. Craddock; even- ing, Mr. S. Pinch. United Methodist. Cathays-terrace.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher.-—Morning, Mr. W. Morgan; evening, Rev. C. H. Butcher. Newport-road.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher3-Morning, Rev. C. H. Butcher; evening, Rev. G. C. Percival. Penarth-road.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Harvest Festival. Preachers—Morn- ing, Rev. G. C. Percival; evening, Mr R Bird, J.P. Biblo Christian Diamond-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Proachers—Morning, Rev. W. S. Welch; evening, Rev. W. R. K. Baulkswell. well Miskin-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preachers-Morning. Rev. W. R. K. Baulks- well; evening, Rev. John Page. Swansea-street.—Services at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Preacher?—Morning, Rev. J. Page; evening, Rev. W. S. Welch. Eomau Catholic, St. Peter's, Roath.—The Rev. Father Ignatius, C.P. of The Retreat. Carmarthen, will preach on behalf of the funds of the St. St. Peter's Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Roman Catholic Society for helping the pocr.

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COMICALITIES. "Things ain't like they used to be, Ovggsby. We don't get the tobacco we used to have, nor the wine, nor the music-" "X 0, Buckmasrter; we don't. J11 fact, the only thing that haven't changed are. the joKes in the papers. They're the same old things they always was." A rather amusing incident is reported from Edinburgh. A postman, going his rounds one morning, me^ a minister, to whose house he wa3 going with letters. The house being off the ma-n road, the postman asked the minister if L? would take the letters up himself. The minister usually offered to do so, but on this occasion he refused, saying, an he walked on, "The Government pay-i you to take them to my house." A few days later, when the postman was going up to the llOU:,C with the letter, ha met the minister running at breakneck speed down the road. "I'll take my letters; hurry- ing to catch the train," he panted. "Na, na, tha Government pays me tae tak' them up to your home," was the postman's sarcastic reply, while he continued on his way to the manse. A Cuban in Santiago, desirous of announcing to resident Americans the good quality of some hats he had on sale, consulted a Spanish-English dictionary, and an hour later a placard informed the public that These Hats are Virtuous." He had found that an English synonym for the Spanish "bueno" (good) is virtuous." Caller: "I sent you a poem about three weeks ago. What have you done with it?" Editor: I'm holding it. Every little while lately I get to thinking that we are not getting out as good a paper as we ought to, and then I take that poem and see how much worse the journal might be, and that makes me cheerful again. How much'll you take for it?" Can you tell me what sort of weather we may expect next month?" wrote a subscriber to the editor of a paper. The editor replied as follows: It is my belief that the weather next month will be very much like your sub- scription." The inquirer wondered for an hour what the editor was driving at, when hE happened tp think of the word "unsettled." H< sent the required amount next day. A man, with an armful of handbills, went into a little restaurant kept by an astute Dutchman, and asked permission to hang up a hundred or so on the wall. "Vot vos dose?" asked the proprietor. "Circulars advertising a cheap railway excursion." "You goes avay for a week or den days, and you goes sheaper as to stay at home?" continued the other. "That's it." "Unt you vonts to hang dose cirgulars mein restaurant in?" "Quite so." "Den mein gustomers would read dose cir- gulars?" "That's the idea." "Unt go avay den days or two weeks?" "Yes." "Unt mein gustomers don't eat dinners here vile dey vas avay?" "Well, they could hardly do that, you know," said the man, hesitatingly. "So I dinks. I guess I vont have any of dose pills hung mein restaurant in. Good-day, mein friendt."

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HEMLOCK HOLMES, AND LADY HONITON'S DIAMONDS. I have been robbed," shrieked Lady Honiton, calmly, aa her eyes ftdl upon the open jewel casket. Picking them up, she decided that under such trying circumstances she was called upon to faint, but was restrained from doing s-) by the opportune appearance of Hemlock Holmes, the great detective, who emerged from the upper bureau drawer with kodak and notebook in hand. Gliding stealthily to the thermometer, he care- fully noted the temperature, took a snapshot of the wall paper. and than, removing a false im- pression, carefully deposited two footprints and the lower portion of a wineglass upon the dressing-table. After smoking in contemplative silence for thirteen minutes, he rested his tired glance upon Lady lloniton's face, and thoughtfully re- marked, I am here, my lady." Closely observ- ing the effect of this startling announcement, he continued, 'There is a clue connected with this affair, and my name shall go down in obloquy to oblivion if I do not unravel it." There is my French maid suggested Lady Honiton, wildly. Ko," replied the daring detective, "you are wrong in your surmise. The simple process of deduction proves conclusively that an analysis of your faco powder w 11 reveal the truth." Then you do not think began Lady Honiton. madam, 111 my profession that is dia. metrically opposed to all precedent. I am even now engaged upon a monograph showing how numberless, despsrato criminals have by mental telepathy fathomed the r1ans of their pursuers and thus escaped punishment for their mis- deeds." At this thrilling moment the intense silence was fractured by the monotonous ticking of the little clock. Ha!" exclaimed the detective, "someone ha3 tampered with the firc-cscapc. All that is now lacking is the name 11 cl description of the thief. The appearancc of the window curtains convinces me that the l nJprit is either a man or a woman." "What wonderful insight!" murmured Lady Honiton. Do you use Apple's ficap:" the detective sud- denly inquired, intently watching her counte- nance. "Always," replied Lady Iloniton firmly. Hemlock Holmes leaned back in his chair with a .relieved expression. That," said he, was the only missing link in the chain which I am about to coil round the dastardly disturber of your peace." Then you are sure1—" began Lady Honiton, a.s she lifted a handkerchief from the stand at her side, and sank back with a cry of surprise. The missing jewels iay revealed where she had placed and forgotten them. I am sure," answered Hemlock Holmes, with conviction, that the correctness of my theory is incontrovertible."

WHAT BECAME OF THE WHISKY? At Littledsan Petty Sessions on Friday, Thomas Tressiker, of 25, King-street, Ply- mouth, was charged with breaking into the house of Captain J. W. Guise, of the Cliff ] Eroadoak, Newnham, and stealing goads to the value of £ 15.—Captain Guise said he was aroused at four, o'clock on Wednesday morn- ing, and found prisoner lying on the stairs. A bottle, which was full whiskey when wit- ness went to bed, was empty, and witness's pipe was lying by prisoner's side. The valuables and money were found in his posses- sion.—Committed for trial to the assizes.

THE CLOCK STRUCK ONE, TWO, THREE, and still the baby was not asleep. If it fell cff for a few moments with a troubled slumber, it woke up with convulsive start moaning and fretting. You had given it arrowroot, corn Hour, plain milk, but nothing seemed to soothe or satisfy it. Why was this? Because you had overloaded its stomach without nourishing it. You had given it whit it could not digest, what did it more harm than good You have made a serious mistake, but you ca-n rectify it to- morrow, and for all its babyhood by giving it Horlick's Malted Milk, which it can assimilate easily. It is- nourishment in its best form. Of all chemists. Pr;ce Is. 6d., 2s. 6d., and lis. A free sample will bo sent, on application, by Horlick and Co., 34, Farringdon-road, London, E.C. Send fo.- "Freddy's Diary," post free. PHILLIPS AND CO., TEA SPECIALISTS, Sell I a Tea at Is. 4d. per lb. which they guarantee to be superior in ail l-csped s to :1111. sold at "present-giving shops" up to 2s. 6d. per lb. Buy Jib. of PHILLIPS S__ls. 4d.' ;i,nd compare it with "present-giving tea." It vill at least be instruc- tive. and will^ op=m y our eves as to how the thing is done." There is really no ni.vsterv about it. It's a mere commercial trick, after all. e3 TMFORTANT TO MARRIED LADIES.—Send X Su-.mped Addressed Envelope for most Valuable Particulars aiul Testimonials (which are guaranteed genuine under a penalty of .El.OOO.—Bewarj of imitators—A. DASMAIL, Box 337, Langdale, Waltbamstow, London. Established half a century. e7104

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A Triumph of the Tea Blending Art— -s d is. 6d. TBA. Have you tried it? It is distinctly superior to the so-called finest teas." e2180—3

OUR | FREE GIFT OF BOOKS TO EVERY READER OF THE "EVENING EXPRESS." We are presenting gratis to every regular reader of the "Evening Express" one of the following high-class, cloth-bound, and gold. lettered standard works of English literature:- Shakspcare's Complete Plays and Sonnotss "Vanity Fair." by Thackeray; "The Caxtons," by Lord Lytton; "Ernest Maltravers." by Lord Lytton; "Alice, or tho Mysteries," by Lord Lytton; "Ivanhoe," bj Sir Walter Scott; "The Scarlet Letter," by Hawthorne; "Mary Bar- ton." by Mrs. Gaskell; "Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers." by Aytoun; "Jane Eyre," by Char- lotte Bronte. The books will be given away at the rate of 24 every day until every reader ha.s received one. Upon the top of the Second Page of the "Evening Express" each 'Jay will be found a number, printed in violet ink, which number will be different in every paper that is printed. Keep this number till the following day, and see if it is given in the list printed below. If your nnmber is given, take it to either or our offices at Swansea, Newport, Merthyr. or Cardiff, and yon will rcceiva either of thp above books. If you cannot con. veniently calli tear off the purple number and send it to the "Evening Express" Office, Cardiff, with your name and address and twopence towards the cost of postage, and the book chosen by yon will be forwarded to your address. No person is entitled to a second book, even though he be the holder of selected numbei, until every reader has received a book. Purchasers of YESTERDAY'S Evening Express" Bearing tne Following Numbers Printed in Violet Ink on the Top Left-hand Oornpr cf Pagrr> ? ir.-> Entitled to a Book: — 0O0371 050511 053059 053179 056S66 056318 056979 057271 031181 061327 011555 031733 031911 036090 036266 066354 036468 036330 070366 070600 071311 071801 072300 072770

A rKiKA.lv. OF NATURE, QUEER FRENCH FAMILY OF SIX- FINGERED GIRLS. It is a. good dsai of a question as to whether it is any advantage to have more fingers and toe3 than the laws of nature usually allow. Certainly there is none on the score of beanty. and the countryman who in France the other day brought three of his children who were afflicted in that way to a hospital was anxious that, with the aid of the radiograph, some- thing should be done to relieve the awkward- ness which was caused by their extra thumbs. The patients, who were successfully operated on, were Franceline. Louis, and Jeanne, aged respectively eighteen, thirteen, and eight, ihe two first had each six fingers and six toes and the last six tees, but the usual number of fingers. The additional lingers and toes were in every ease either in character like an extra. little finger cr t oe or like a. thumb. They never appeared as middle fing?rs. Ihe result of sucli prodigality on the part of Nature is not always as unbeautiful as might be imagined, for the disposition ^eems to be to fonferm as far as possible to the outlines of the normal structure. A hand may even be well made, as the French say. a1'd have a hardly noticeable extra finger, but when, thoy are crookedly placed they are not only unbeautiful but verv awkward. The Romans used to call those who had a supplementary finger sex digiti. There is a case cited in medical records of a child who had seven fingers on each hand and eight toes to each foot. But that was before X-ray times. Much interest has been taken in the'present case in French medical circles, largely. 110 doubt, 011 account of the advantages furnished for W3 study by ths radiograph.

NEW CHOIR FOR CARDIFF. On Friday evening a clioir was formed at Cardiff having for its object the cultivation of part-singing in its highest form. A strong committee has bean formed, with the Rev. J. T. Wordsworth as chairman and Mr. Shapland Dobbs as hon. secretary. Mr. T. E. Aylward was electod conductor, and the new organisa- tion will be known as Mr. Aylward's Cardiff Choir.

PHILLIPS AND Co,. TEA SPECIALISTS, Sell a. Tea at 13. 4d. per lb. which they guarantee to b.e superior in all respects to th ;t sold at "iiresenir?i\iiiK ihops" up to 2s. 6d. per lb. Buy ,11;, of PHILLIPS'S Is. 4d. and compare it with "present-giving tea." It will at least be instruc- tive, and will open your eves as to how the tlliJl" is done." There is really no m, stery about it. It's a mere commercial trick, after all. el

STEVENS' KREAD. STEVENS' BR LAD. STEVENS' BREAD. e7000 The Little English Liver 'l'onic.-Kernick's Vegetable Pin; dese, one small pill; Tjd., ls. lid., and 2s. 9d. par box -Of ail stores. A Triumph of the Tea Blending Art— S'liTTiLAPS'S Is. 6d. TEA. Have you tried it? It s disjjSjytly superior to the so-called finest eas-" e2130—3

For Boys and Girls. f- 0 f J The "Evening Express" Boys' and Girls' Club (established March 21, 1898) is formed for the purpose of promoting principles of kindness amongst young people, and for the mutual interest and instruction of its members. Boys and Girls, wherever resident, are eligible for membership, provided their age be not less than six or more than sixteen years. The Club is now 3,272 members. Intending Members must fill up the Coupon published e4zery Saturday, and forward it to Uncle Joe, "Evening Express," Cardiff. Their names and addresses will be published, and each new Member is entitled to a beautifully designed certificate. Cardiff members may call for their Certificates at the "Express" Offices, St. Mary-street. Gther members may forward one penny stamp for postage. Only Club Members are eligible to com- pete for the Prizes given in this column. The winners must apply to Uncle Joe personally, or by letter. Competitors mUSJ in every case append full name, address, age, and Club number, otherwise they will be disqualified. Uncle Joe is always pleased to hear from his Club Members on any matter of interest, whether relating to school or recreation, and he invites questions and answers. Unless notice to the contrary is posted in the "Western Mail" vestibule. Uncle Joe can see his Nephews and Nieces daily between 4.30 ana 5,30 p.m. (Saturdays and Sundays excepted.) Llitcle 3oc'#Clul) Coupon OCT. 22—29. I desire to be enrolled a member of the "Evening Express" Boys' and Girls' Club, and I hereby promiso That I will always be obedient to my parents, and kind to the aged and iufirm. iixat I will try and help less fortu- nate children. That I will be kind to animals, --at I will try and do something every day to make things happy for those round me. _——- Children desirous of joining Uncle Joe's "Evening Express" Boys and Girls' Club must carefully attend to the following instructions:- Take a piece of clean paper, write on it your full name, your age last birthday, and your full address. [Children under six or over six- teen not admitted.] Get a Club member to add his or her signature and Club number. Get your father or mother or teacher to add at the bottom his or her name and address. Pin or paste to the paper the above coupon and send to Uncle Joe, Evening Express," Card H-. If the above particulars are not complied with no proposal can be accepted.

Puzzle Hats Wanted. These peftple have had their hats blown off, and Uncle wants his members to put them cn agai i. Ihe member who fills up the picture in ink with the most suitable hats will get a nice book. Cut out the picture, put in the hats, add your name, address, age, and Club number, and get your father or mother or teacher to certify that the new hats were put on by you-no one else. Let Uncle have all attempts by Monday morning. HIS LAST QUESTION. Papa," said Tommy. Now, Tommy, I shall answer only one more question to-day, so be careful what you ask." Yes, papa," Well, 50 on." Why don't they bury the Dead Sea?" SAYINGS OF THE CHILDREN. "-Now, Harry," asked the teacher of the juvenile class, "what is the meal we eat in the morning called?" "Oatmeal," was the little fellow's prompt reply. Mr. Green: Now, I'm going to tell you some- thing, Ethel. Do you know that last night, at your party, your sister promised to marry me? I hope you'll forgive me for taking her away! Ethel: Forgive you. Mr. Green! Of course, I will. Why, that's what the party was for! "Run away to bed. Tommy; you are too big a boy to stay in mamma's room now." "No, [ isn't. I aren't near as bigger as papa." A little girl who had a fondness for long (vordu was one day playing school with her lolls. She was speaking quite emphatically, when her mother said: "My dear, do not speak so loud; it is better to speak gently." "Yes, namma, but jou see, I wish to make a deep ndentation upon my scholars." Little John (after casting his penny into the fund for the Bamalam Islanders): I wish I was L heathen! Sabbath School Teacher: Oh, rohnny! Why do you wish such an awful thing is that?" "The heathen don't never have to give nothin'—they are always gettin' some- hin' A little girl in Hillsdale (Mich.) petitioned he Lord for fair weather, and the next morn- ng the Lun shone bright and clear. She told f her prayer to her grandmother, who said: Well, now, why can't you pray to-night that J may be warmer to-morrow, so grandma's heumatism will be better?" "All right, I vill," was the response, and that night, as she melt, she incorporated this request in her little iraysr: "Oh, God, make it hot for grandma." Emma, a little girl of -even, was left to take are of her younger brother and sister while Ler mother was absent, and one of her uties was to put them to bed. Her mother eturned, and, on looking after the welfare of ho little ones, found them in bed with the hot. rater bag, although it was a hot night in July. why, Emma," she said, in surprise, "why do ou have this hot-water bag when it is so arm?" "Yvell, mamma," said Emma, "you ut hot water in it in the winter to keep us arm. and I have filled it with ice water so hat it will keep us cool."

CADBURY'S COCOA has a world-wide reputa- on as a delicious, strengthening beverage, and valuable nutritive food. The "Lancet" says represents "the standard of highest purity." lways insist on having CADBURY'S—sold only 1 Packets and Tins-as other Cocoas are ofteu abstituted fo«r -Jie sake of extra profit. e2 J r Justness S&trresistfsu R. J. HEATH and Sons LARGE STOCK OF MAGNIFICENT GRAND AND COTTAGB JpiANOFORTES AND QRGANS As Supplied to her Majesty the Queen and all the Royal Family. THE LATEST CREATIONS OF THE HIGHEST CLASS MAKERS. THE FINEST THAT HAVE EVER BEEN PRODUCED. THE NEW, HIRE SYSTEM. ENORMOUS DISCOUNT FOR CASH. SHIPPERS SUPPLIED ON THE BEST EXPORT TERMS. 51, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF. 70, TAFF-STREET, PONTYPRIDD. 31, WINDSOR-ROAD, PENARTH. MANUFACTORY: LONDON. a750 GEORGE'S PILE ANb GRAVEL PILLS. ESTABLISHED UPWARDS OF 30 YEARS. These world-renowned Pills hold the first place tn the wdrld as remedies for PILE and GRAVEL, and the common disorders of the Stomach, Bowels, Liver, and Kidneys. There is not a civilised nation under the sun that has not expe. rienced their healing virtues. GENERAL SYMPTOMS.—Pains in the back, loins, between the shoulders, and in the region of the heart, stomach, liver. and kidneys, con- stipation, wind, griping, colic, biliousness, sup- pression and retention of urine, pains in the thighs, palpitation, giddiness, depression of spirits, general debility, and other symptoms too obvious to point out. These Remedies do not profess to do the impossible—to cure all the ills flesh is heir to. What the proprietor, however, does claim is that, in George's Pile and Gravel Pills," he has discovered Remedies of the extraordinary virtues and efficacy for two of the most painful and common disorders that trouble mankind (Piles and Gravel), and their accompanying aches and pains: medicines which never fail to afford relief even in old and neglected forms of these complaints, whilst in cases of more recent date satisfactory cures may be confidently expected from their healing action. The three forms of these remedies:- No. !.—GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS No. 2 — GEORGE'S GRAVEL PILLS. No. 3.-GF.ORGF,'S PILLS FOR THE PILES. The Proprietor has in his possession thousands cf testimonials from all parts of the world, of ,hich the following are offered as fair samples:— From the originator of the movement in favour of taxing Royalties and Ground Rents I for local purposes:— I have looked over hundreds of Original Tes- timonials received by Mr. J. E. George. Hirwain, bearing unon cures effected bv his Pile and Gravel Pills.' The writers of these letters are unanimous in their testimony to the Marvellous Remedial Powers of Mr. George's Remedies. T look upon the bnndle of testimonials placed before me as a Satisfactory Proof that he has, bv his discovery, been the means of alleviating the pains of a multitude of sufferers. n. E. WILLIAMS, "J.P. for the Counties of Brecon and Glamorgan. From the RECTOR OF ALBTTRGH. "Alburgh Rectory Harleston. "Dear Sir,-T have found your No. 3 Pills in. valuable. and I Imow no Pi11", so effectual as an pnerient for those who. unhappilv, have a ten- dency towards constipation. I have been finxinus to write to you in testimony of mv erateful sense of obligation to you. You are. indeed, a benefactor to the sufferer. Your Pills have in my case (and I am now in my 77th year), if not added to the length of mv days. for that has been entirely in the bands of God. certainly contributed Inrarelv to the comfort enjoy- ment of mv life, notwithstanding a weak heart and a feeble frame,-Yourq faithfnlly. CHAS. W. LOHR." Sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors, in boxes, at Is. lid. and 23. 9d. firh. By post. 11'1. 3d and 3s. e2717 D ON'T DELAY IF YOU FEEL OUT OF SORTS," TAKE GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC. IT IS THE BEST REMEDY OF THE AGE. FOR INDIGESTION. SLEEPLESSNESS. NERVOUSNESS, LIVER COMPLAINTS, WEAKNESS. NEURALGIA, LOW SPIRITS. INFLUENZA. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS RECENT UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL: — 2. Rose Villa., Greaves-street. Rinlev. Derby, 5th September. 1893. Dear Sirs.—I herewith forward nostal order and stamps value 4s. 6d.. and will thank vou to kindlv forward to th" address en'ven a large bottle of your Oninine Bitters. I rnnv add that T have pravionsl" t-I-n yonr Bitters, and ^bt^ined benefit from the samo —Yours faith- fnlly. J. T7IRE.ADGOLD. GWILYM EVANS' QUININE BITTERS THE VEGETABLE TONIC, Sold everywhere in Bottles, 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each. Avoid Imitations. See the name Gwilym Evans," on Label. Stamp, and Bottle. Sole Proprietors: — QUININE BITTERS MANUFACTURING loi COMPANY (LIMITED), LLANELLY. SOUTH WALES. 26iPc RORWICKs iififiiBiy IJ'l Hill lie SU can ruwuoi# i NORTON'S ORIGINAL On!v BENEDICT PILuS. Only for Females. For Females. mHOUS\NDS OF TESTIMONIALS HAVE 1 BEEN received from all parts. Females of all ages should take them. They at once remove all obstructions, no matter how obsti. nate or from whatever cause arising. In boxes 7id., Is. lid., and 2s. 9d. Sent Post Free, under cover Id. extra, direct by the nroprietor, G. D. Horton. M.P.S. (from the Birmingham and General Lying-in Hospital), Aston House, Aston- road North, Birmingham. Agents:— Cardiff: R. Mumford, Chemist. Ac.. Meteor-street, Splot- lands. and On=t!e-road. Roalh. Merthvr: Willis, Chemist. Georgetown. Swansea: Lloyd, Chemist," Oxford-street. Newport-: Young. Chemist, High- street. Cannot he had from other Chemists. N.B.-None genuine unless bearing G. D. Horton." in red. across each label. Letters answered free. ^2967 ,Im'Jt¡ A meeting of beneuce.I clergy took place in the Water-lane Mission-room, Newport, en Fri- day, for the purpose of electing commissioners under the Church Discipline Act for the next three years. The proceedings were presided over by the Venerable Archdeacon Bruce. Amongst those prasent wera the Revs. A. T. Hogan, St. Teilo's, Abergavenny; E. Davies, Newport; J'oshua Evans, St. James's, Ponty- pool; G. D. Sparks, L'ndy, Newport; and C. H. Fardel' Llandennv. Usk.—On the propo- sition of the Rev. D. Wilkes, seconded by the Rev. Joshua Era.ns, the following rev. gentle- men were re-elected the commissioners:— Canon Harding, the Rev. F. L. 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IRON BEDSTEADS from 0 9 11 WIRE-WOVEN MATTRESSES from.—. 0 7 9 EXCELLENT FEATHER BEDS from. 110 6 BEDROOM SUITES from 212 6 DINING-ROOM SUITES from 3 15 0 DRAWING ROOM SUITES from 4 17 6 An3 not only in the Cheaper, but in the whole of thei" High-class Iron and Brass Bedsteads. Real Leather and other Dining-room Suites, Solid Walnut Bedroom Suites, Splendid Draw., ing-room Suites, Carpets. Floor-cloths, Hearth* rugs, Hardware, <to., Ac., have such immense Reductions been made as to give all Parch—sri tiie most J^STUJN JLStt 1.N G yA k11 FREE DELIVERY BY ROAD OR RAIL THROUGHOUT THE PRINCIPALITY AND BORDER COUNTIES. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES GRATIS AND POST FREE. AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY DISTRICT, BEVAN AND COMPANY THE ONLY CARDIFF ADDRESSES ARE: 21, DUES-ST., and 97, ST. MARY-ST c A-R D I F P i i 'r' ALSO AT— SWANSEA, NEWPORT, AND PONTYPOOL. Cratie Notices. ART D £ COBAIOS<" Ty DAVIS AND SON. T PAINTERS. GLASS OIL. AND PAPER-HANGING MERCHANTS. 11, QUEEN-STREET. DYEWORKS, ETC. 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FOR SAILORS' FRIENDS. FOREIGN ARRIVALS AND MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL STEAMERS. Free Lance arrived Porto Torres 20th. Vol age arrived Rotterdam 20th. Loyal Briton arrived Marianople 17th. Cyfarthia arrived Bordeaux 21st. Forest arrived Pomaron 2lst. Dowlais arrived Newport 20th. Collivaud arrived Bristol 21st. Merthyr left Copenhagen for.Drammen 20th. Aberdare arrived Bilbao 19th. Jersey arrived Bilbao 19th. Goldcliffe arrived Bilbao 19th. Frederick Knight passed St. Catherine's for Rotterdam 22nd. ,A foil wen arrived Rotterdam 21st. Margaret Jones arrived Malta 20th. Dor-dog-no arrived Almcria 20th. Larpool arrived Bilbao 21st. Thor left Gibraltar for Villa Garcia 20th. Jane arrived St. Nazaire from Swansea 21st. Leven pa.ssed St. Michael's for New York 19th. Crathorno left Odessa for Gibraltar for orders 19th. St.okesley left Havre for Newport 20th. March arrived Plymouth 19th. Eddie left Gibraltar for New York 21st. Illtyd left Sulina. for Gibraltar for orders 21st. Tintern Abbey passed Prawle Point for Barry 20th. Herschel left Hnclva for Glasgow 20th. Caperby left Newport 20th. Lackenby arrived Gaza 19th. Swainby arrived Baltimore 19th.

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