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Passing Pteasantries. "This bell," said .a. wll-meaning sexton, rhen showing th6 'belfry ct a.n interestiag charch to a party of visitors, "is only rung in case of a visit from the Lord Bishop of the dio'oeee, a. fire, a. Hood, or aj]y; such ca-hunity." RURAL ENGLAND. Mr. TuckweII, in his .Reminiscences of a Radica.1 Parson," tells, among other a,nec- dotea, the story of two miners walking through the park aA Cba-taworth. One said to the other, Wha,t should, you do if you had thM cha.p'6 incotine? Blowed if I know," was the ajtswer; but I should like to know what he would do if he had ours.' AND NOW. The old bachelor had been sitting silently atone with the middle-aged maiden Jndy for nea-rly 8fteen minut&s. Pina<Uy he spoke: "MisB M., you are.pretty-" "Oh! Mr. Q." "Y<M! axe pret——" "How can yo'n, aiT?" "I started to s&y tha,t you are pretty——" "Oh! &top." "Con'found it a.U, woma,n!" shouted the entnged mLa, rising and making for the dooT. "I waILted to aa,y that you aje pretty nearly Ia.s old as I ajn. Now I think you're twice as. otd."

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STORY FOR TO-DAY. The Watton Ghost. I Speaking of ghosts," said Donald M'Enight, 'I had a queer experience not long ago." "Tall it," responded his friend; it approaches the hour when ghost stones are meet elective, and I can promise you that you will never nnd me in a more believing mood than at present." "Thank you! I don't doubt it," paid Donald, drily. "Besides, the nre is burning well and the tobacco is good. Bring in your ghost. When and where did you see him?" "It was a<t the Wantons. last fall. Nod Walton's engagement to Louiae Thuraton had just come out, and I was one of the house party invited down to the Old Wilton home- stead to celebra.te it. There were eighteen of ue, a.U told—a, number to da:ont any hostess but Mrs. Waltom. Besides her natural qualin- cation, she had any quantity of room to stow us a-way in apparently. It's a beautiful old house, and very httepesting, too. It has a great deal of fine old carving and a, dungeon cell, and other scch conveniences." And a. ghost?" Yes, a ghost. Old Mr. Waltcm told us about him one evening. The glory dated back to the time before t.be Revolution. There lived with the Waltons of that generation a certain Stephen Trelease, a mysterious aort of fellow. Stra,'ngely enough, considering how they inquired into the history of strangers in those days, no one knew much. of anything about him. He led a retired, studious life that gave him a bad reputation among people who had not outgrown their belief in witchcra-ft. In fact, they seemed eo ready to punish him beforehand for the misdeeds which they were sure he would commit if they only ga,ve him a chance that Bbenezer Walton. who was too self-willed a man by all accounts to share even his neighbours superstitions, brought Trelease home with him, and established him there. He occupied a. large, low room under the eaves at the extreme end of the west wing, a.nd there he read and studied and experi- mented and added to his uncanny reputar tioR in viarious ways. The servants were always afraid of him, but he was evidently a harmtess studios fellow and a very grate- ful one. "The little Revolution waa brewing, and this house was a rendezvous for the patriots, a<nd there were plo-tting and planning and important papers were from time to time brought there for safety. They were hidden in a secret closet, whose location was known to only two persons—Walton and Treleasc." "Didn't Mrs. Walton know?" asked Bemis, practically. "There was no Mrs. Walton then to know it. She had died some years before. Well, among Mary's admirers was one whom Tre- lease especially disliked. He was a young Englishman, an attache of the governor's, and, Treleaeo belierved, a. spy. So, when the ruddy ga.llajit appeared Stephen's tall ngure and dajk, spare face were not far in the back- ground. We need not beMe've tha.t the visitor had deigns upon anythin'g but the daughter of the house to imagine that be found this surveillance unpieasa-nt, and that he was ready to reaent it. "A crisis came one day, when Ebenezer Walton was away from home. He had gone to a, conlerence with other of the leading ooloniata. Andiroa ba<d been making himself obnoxious, and I suppose it was a. relief to them to get off steam at each other, even if nothing further oa.me of it. "As the Englishman rode up to the door Trelease met him. 'Master WaTton is not hero;' he said, with a look that hinted tha.t. the guest might save himself the tremble of dismounting. But he swung himself from the saddle, with the remark that then he would chat with the daughter—a reply by no means soothing to Stephen's ears. He hovered around while the two sat and talked in the very room in which the story was told us, a.nd at length the guest asked hia hostess to show him the house. He had heard much of the nne view from the upper wmdows; and was it true that there were blind rooms in the oell&r which a stranger would hardly and? They were moving towards the door when Trelease interrupted. In the master's absence his ho'use must not be ahown to strangers,' said he grimly. His look and tone were a challenge. In the master's absence.' said Mary, gravely, his daughter has his house in charge and shows it to whom she will.' She took up a silver candlestick to light them in their descent. "'Faith,' laughed the visitor insolently, 'it would seem that the master is here after all.' Master or no nraattcr,' returned Treleaee, 'this house is nott open to spies.' Ah!" cried the other, with a quick motion of his hand to his sword; then, reoovermg himself, but that is a game at which two ca.n play. A gemtleman.' with a wave of his ha,nd towards Tpeleaee, who had turned very pale, 'who is admitted secretly to the Governor's ho'uee a.nd oonde letters in cypher to England ghcmid be slow to charge Others with bad faith. if harm beffall your fa,tbeT, and he be seized as a traitor to the King, you need not look fair for the hand which laid the toils.' Trelease sprang at him with an articulate cry,, but the other eluded hi m and passed out of the house. Stephen did not follow him. He stood there, white as the ghost he after. wards became, before Mary. Her eyes blazed. My father's kindueas is well re-paid,' sa;id sbe. If we have a traitor among us it is well that we know it.' "He lifted his head and looked at her-a long, silent look. Perhaps she felt its reproach, for she became even more angry under it. Perhaps even now it is too late.' she cried. My fa.tiher may be in danger.' "'Stop!' he commanded, catching her by the wrist as she sprang towards the door, I will defend myself to you, but here a.t your own nreside ia the proof of my good faith.' "He had kept a. cruel grip of her wrist, and as he nnisbed she fell down fainting at his feet. When she recovered she was alone. She never saw Stephen Trelease again. His 'body was found two days after- wards with a sword thrust through the heart. No one could ever prove that the quarrel with the Englishmam was renewed, with this result, but Mary Walton, as she tella the story in her dLary clearly thinks such was the case." Well?" said Bemis, as the other paused to re-light his pipe. Wel! resumed Dona.Id, the night this happened—tha.t is, the ru!?ht of the day of the RnglL&h'ma.n's viait—old Walton's horse ca-me home riderJesa, and his Blaster was found by the roadside stricken down by apoplexy. The secret closet ha.<3 never in ail these yeaxs been found again. When he told 'na the story Mr. Wilton stopped here, and then ea.id elowly, In it, if his story was true, lies the proof which Stephen Trelesse has been waiting all these years to have clear him o-f the suspicion cast upon him.' After a.H, you ha-ven't Baid dennitely whose ghost it is that the Waltona have for a lodger," aajd BemIs. "Just wh&t we reminded Mr. Wa.Iton," re- plied Doma.kL It was Stephen Trelease's apirit, which could not rest under tk auspi- cion cJ such ingratitude. He came to no pa.rt of the house but the room he occupied during his lifetime, but there he waited for someone to whom he couM reveal the wherea.bouta of the lost closet, but no one had yet learned it." "Mr. Walton took from the cabinet an old fashioned ailfer ca-ndleatick, and lit the ta.per, sa-ying: 'Bere is the very cajidleetidk with which Majy Walton proposed to light the EngJishnuLn into the da-rl: corners of the house more than a. hundred yeara ago. 'One has only to go up the centre eta-ire a-Iong the upper haH, and up a. few steps to the left, and enter the west Toom, where Stephen Trelease is waiti.ng.' He Ijfted the candlestick, and glanced inquiringly a,t Effie Blaisdell. She simply squealed, 'Winlock?' Be didn't feel that it was m his line. 'Carter?' The doctor laughed genia.IIy—a. ma-teTiaJistic laugh. 'Miss Brown?' 'Miss Webb?' Arthur? Sa.mbo? Wha,t!' he exclaimed, will no one meet this man and set his spirit a.t rest?' Just tihen Ixyuise Thurston a'rose. Give me the light.' aaad she. She came forward to take it. She was paler than oeuaJ, anft her eyes ha.d a. blank, fa.r-a.wa.y gaze. I heard Dr. Carter quote Keata. eotto roce:— 'And da.res not look behind, ocr all the ehajTn is ned.' '"Crive me the light.' Rbe said ag-in. "Nod laid hda hand on her a.rm. Don't go, Louise.' he begged. Her aaiewer was a. ewrft movement towajda the door, and we watched her aaoend the eta.irs and the glimmer of her light die' appeared. Then we waited a.nd waited. I think we all Mt & little q'oeer for some reason or other, a.nd we lea-med how long minutes can be. Fa.ther,* saad Ned, &M?ai?€ in tihe?door- ?ysty ?a?a<??!??a((i(??J?it?? going u.p there. Louise has been gone uf- teen minutes.' Let's a.U go,' sa.id Winlock. I think with such support I might find courage myself to peep into a. haunted chamber.' 'Amd, perhaps, all together we might find cocrage to come a-way again. Miss BIaJsdell thinks that will be the gTeo.t dimculty," said Dr. Carter. "He and I followed Ned closely as the latter: sprang up the stairs and hurried down an uulighted pa-ssage-way where an occasiona,! cobweb hang from the uncovered beams to a low door. Ned sprang forward, for there lay Louise senseless with her head on her aj'm, and the other outstretched hand white in the "He caj-ried her out ajid laid her on a. broad lounge in the upper hall. When she came to, her nrst question was: Which of you was the ghost?' You yourself. Miss Thurston.' suggested Winl<x;k. You were the only one that I sa-w.' And I am sure you scared us just as much as if you had been one,' added Erne. 'Ah, peTha-ps,' rejoined Louise, but who was the ghcst whom I sa.w? It was very well done; the actor need not blush for his work.' Miss Thurstoc. you do us too much honour,' said Dr. Carter; 'you suspect us a.t once of grea.t dramatic a.bility and a.n ethereal type of oharaetef which we do not possess!' You are all charmingly modest.' smiled Lonise. Was..no one of you a.baent from the parlour from the time I left it until you all ca-me up to the west room?' She looked at Ned for an answer. No one, LouLge,' said he. I 21m sure of it.' She turned a little pale. Then it wa'J-what was it that I sa.w?' Thwt is what we all want to know,' sa-id Mr. Walton. Who was it whom I felt-whom I M,w standing there at the edge of the pa.t<"h of moonlight? When I once Ra.w him I couldn't look a,wa.y, and then be caught my wri&t amd held it until I fainted. Who was it in the west room?' "'It was your fancy. Louise.' said Ned. 1/ouise pushed ba.ck her sleeve and looked a.t her wrist. My fancy hae strong nngers,' said she. She held out her wrist and, by Jove, Bemus," said M'Knight lea.ning forward there was a red mark on it, not imlike nnger prints!" She bruised her wrist when ehe fell," said Benrue. I suppose she did," said the other, settl- ing back in his chair again. Well?" said his friend suggestively, after a silence of a, minute. Well," responded Donald, Louiee sat there it was evident that ehe was struggl- ing to recall some vague memory. Suddenly she arose and laid her hand on Ned's sleeve. I remember now,' she eaid I know where the missing paper is hidden.' She led the way back to the parlour and we all followed. The room had a nne old fireplace, wide and deep, and a- nnely ca-rved mantel. The nre'plaee had a metallic ba<'k, bear- ing the Walton coa.t of arms, and the heraldry was growing sca.rlet under the heat of the burning logs. Louise knelt down a.t the hearthstone. Carter stood over her, and Ned Walton was on the other side. She laid her fingers on a, line of the delicate moulding of the chimney-piece nearest the nre. a'nd presently her nugers touched a hidden and the panel which formed that side of what was apparently solid mantle slipped back. And there, at the I bottom, of the uncovered nook, lay an old yellow paper. Louise ga,ve a frightened cry, but no one else uttered a word. Finally Mr. WaJton broke the silence. Take it up. Ned.' sa.id he, and let us see wha.t It is.' Ned stooped to pick the letter Ttp," con- tinned Donald. but it was brittle from age and heat, and crumbled into ashes at his touch. I met Effie Blaisdell the other day, and we fell to talking about the happening. She ha.d just been talking to Carter. Effie believes in ghosts. She says she can feel them behind her a.ny time she wishes to." And Carter doe<7n't?" "No, Ca.Ttor doesn't. He pnl!s his moustache, and is geTtera.lly decorative a'nd exasperating to—to Erne. He even goes so far as to sa.y. as one would like to be aaeured upon some minor detail, that of course that was Tre- lease's pa-per." But if it itasn't, his spirit must still walk. And has any one eeen him since?" argued Bemis. That is just Eme'a point," said his friend, smiling a. little in his turn. No, I must &dmit that no one has."

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LONDON'S WATER SUPPLY. I An tmportant Judgment. I Mr. Justice Joyce, in the Chancery Division to-day, delivoped a.n importa.nt judgment affecting the water consumers of London. For nearly twenty years prior to the taking over of the water undertakings by the Metropolita-n Water Board the West Middle- sex Waterworks Company paid a. maximum dividend of 10 per cent., and, therefore, under the provisions of the Waterworks Clauses Act. allowed a, rebate of 5 per cent. on the water ra-te. The Metropolitan Wa.ter Board now decline to continue the rebate, and the Chiswick Urban Council brought an action to compel them to do so. His lordship, however, decided that certain provisions of the Waterworks Cla.usea Act weira unwoTkaMe, and tlh.a.t the Wa.te(r Board might increase the wa.ter rate so long as they kept within the statutory provisions of their special Act. This decision affects a, very large portion of the Metropolis.

COLLISION AT SEA I A Vessel Sunk Off Hastings The steamer Terek, of London, outward bound from Liverpool, has arrived at Holy- head, ajid was during a fog in coUisioTi with; the ])ev<nip<xrt, of Liverpool. Tho former has. had her 8t<*m bad-ty da-maged. but nothing Lgi kn'own at Holyhead of the Devortport. The Livo'nLa., which waa in tow and bound! from NewhgLvell, to Dunkirk, sank three miles off Hastings laat night. The Li-verni& was in coHisMm off BeaQhy Eea,d some time a.go, Mid was taken to Newhaven, whence she was removed in salvage.

ELECTRIC WtRE SNAPS. Cardiff Tramways Section I Stopped About half-past one o'clock this a-ftemoon one of the overhead electric wires at the corner of Queen-street and St. Jobn'a-equa.re snapped ajid fell, but, fortuna-tely, no one was injured. The accident, however, ca-used some delay, as the whole of the traancaj'e on each side of the breakage wepa brought to a. standstill for about half an hour. Mr. Ell ie at once eent a breakdown gang with the motor'-tower wagon, and had the broken wire repaired.

BATHtNG FATAUTY AT LLANDUDNO j Mr. Egbert PnrneII, aged 32, ma1mg4er of an ironmongery eeta.blishmen-t a.t Lktndudno. and bekmging to Country, was batMng at laa.ndudmo early this moxming, when he sud- denly sank and was drowned.

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CAERPH!LLY BLAZE I Grocer's Shop Gutted. I A HELPER BADLY INJURED At 2.30 this (Thursday) morning a. are which had serious consequences broke out in the premises of Messrs. Owens, grocers, Picca- dilly-square. Caerphilly. The fire was nrst noticed in the shop by a servant girl, who immediately took steps to arouse the inha/bi- ta.nts, and to call a.id for putting out the fla,m,es. Unfortunately, Caerphilly has no fire engine, although the district council have for some time past had the provision of one under discussion. However, the police were immedia.tely on the scene with such appliajices as they po&sessed, and under Inspector Da.vies they battled vigorous'ly with the B.a'me's. Without a fire engine, however, it seemed hopeless that the na-mes could be put out. They had now gained a complete hold of the grocery and the shops were in some danger. The square in which the fire took place soon beca.me filled with people, ma.ny of whom rend'ered the police a.ssie't.a.noe. By four a..m. the fire had beea got well under cont.rol, but not before the grocery promises, which afre fully insured, had been completely gutted. One of the many helpers had the miaifortune to susta.in somewhat serious injuries. It is some years since Caerphilly had a. nrc as serious as that which occurred this morn- ing. Breaking out, ae it did, in the dead of the night, it is fortunate that the police obs<?rved it when they did. Otherwise, Mr. Owen and his family may have suffered serious injury. The premises in which the &re occurred have only been built a few yea.r8. It is estimated that the damage is from .E1.5CO to L2,000. FURTHER DETAtLS. I It. a,ppea.rs t.ha.t a Berra-ut girri, who lived <next dooT to the grocer's shop, raised an a.larm, and 'Mrs. Owen ra-n downsta.ira with her child and got into the street through the front door. Mr. Owen ecca-ped through the ba,ck-door. They were the only occupamts of the p-remii&es. The opening of the two doors gave the Hames a frMh impetns, and by the turne of the arrival of the police wit<h a hoeo and reel the nre had assumed a<la,nning proportions. The police, a.ide<l by a ba,nd of willing helpers, worked hard to oveTcome the na<mes, a.nd, as it was impossible to save thie grocer's premi&e's. their cn'orte were ditTected towards &a.ving the adio,iniug houses, which they 9U.cceeè.ed Ln doing. Mr. and Mrs. Owen are being housed by eome friecds. The man who was injured is na-med Edmund Siminonda, a ca.rpenter. His leg was not broken, but he &u6ta,ined a. eertoos cut, and Inspector Da,vie8 thought it advisable to send him to Pontypridd in a. tra-p. The work of the police deserves the highest pra,ise. Inspector Davies ecaJed the building and prevented the nre from spreading to the adjoming nsh shop, which was in immi-nent da,ng€r. I

Yawned at His Wedding BRIDEGROOM THRASHED BY THE I BRfDE A young BeJgiam, -mmed Deneck, who re- pented a premise to marry aa the wedding ceremony was about to be performed, now lies in hospital in a battered condition. He was engaged to Ccfleste Voison, the pretty daughter of a Bethune peasant, and the weddin? was Exed at the mayor's oNcc. Relatives and guests assembled, and the pair stood side by side before the mayor. When, however, the mayor was about to pronounce the words which would have made them man and wife, Doneck yawned. The mayor had never seen a would-be bridegroom yawn, and he stopped the service. Demeck yawned again, a.n'd an'sry whispers were heard ajnsng' the relatives- Then Deneck relieves the tenai'jn- I have thought better of it," he said. And I do not think I want to marry ab all." Then he started to leave. But he had reckoned without the Voisin family. Oeleste rushed after him, and emote him in the ear with all the force of her dimpled nsts. Her three brotbeTs followed suit, a,nd pummelled the recalcitrant lover until he shrieked for mercy, a.nd pleaded to be allowed to marry the girl. Finally he wae rescued by the mayor and, his o!erk. and taken to hospital. Jte is now taking proceedings against the Voisin family.

The Origin of Life. I VIEWS OF PROMINENT SCIENTISTS On the subject of Professor Burke's remark- able experiments at Cambridge with radium and bouillon, which it ig suggested may prove the possibility of "epomtaiiieous g'eaora.tiion," the Miowimgr mteTesting opiniomR have been given:- Sir William Ramsay:—" There ma.y or there ma-y not be something in it." Dr. Doyen:—"I regard sponta-neous generar tion aa impo's.ible." Dr. MetchndkoB':—" Much too early to draw ajiy conclusions." Profea?or M'Kendrick:—"The diif&culty will be to prove that the fluids were in the &rst instance completely sterilised." t

l" PETTY GODS "OF RHYMNEY 1 Chamber of Trade and Distnct I < Council At the monthly meeting of the Rhymney and Pontlottyn Chamber of Trade last night some strong language was indulged in with regard to what was described as an "a-boiQi'n- able nuisance" existing at Abertysswg in con. sequence of the sewage beds there. ( Mr. W. C. Price said the amount of sewage I that covered their neld at the time of the sports was very ob.jecti<ma.Me. Mr. Thomas said there had been ha-If a dozen CMes of disease as a. result of people, attending the sports on each a. neld. A new main road was about to be constructed, and it would be something scandalous to have a. main road by the side of a. sewage bed. A proposal was made to write Rhymney District CouncU with a. view of getting them to a'ha.te the nmaance. The Deputy-clerk: We cam ask t!heai. brtt we ca.n't dictate how this is to be done. Mr. W. C. Price: I think we have a right to dictate. They are only public servaJMs. the same ne we are. We look upon the district comMil of Khym,ney as so many petty gods, and that is a. thing we should not do at all. Mr. E. Johnstoa said the council were merely public se.rva.nts, and they should study the interests of the people. Instead of doing that they sneered at the chamber of trade, and pooh-poohed and ignored questions that were put before them. The chamber of trade phould endeavour to get men in future who would aetrve the m-tefreata of the ratepayers, and not be prejudiced, religiously or politi- cal!y, and he made a motion to that enect. Mr. W. C. Price seconded, and -Mr. Lewis supported, saying they had too many "dolls" in the council, and it was high time they had some "men." The motion was carried, and it was agreed to write a strong letter to the council on the subject.

I THREE VESSELS IN COLLISION I Beached Beneath Hastings Ctiffs I At midnight three vereele were in collision I off the Southern Lightship, near Hastings. One of them, thf Cla-re. of London. was badly damaged, and was beached beneath the cliffs I three miles from Haatinsrs.

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ROMANCE & TRAGEDY MOTHER-!N-LAW8 OBJECTION TO KISSING Leads to a Shocking Doubte Murder. Bebun in roma-nce, a.nd continuing in fa.rce, the story of Ama.nd Fourmy, na,val engineer, of his young wife Julia., and of his mother- dn-la-w, the highly respectable Madame VaJIee, of Le Ma.ns, ended in tragedy. Ama,nd, true to his Christian name, fell wildly in love when still a schoolboy with Julia. Va.llee, his headmaster's da,-u,-hter. Old Vallee gave up tea.ching, statTted in business at Le Ma'ns, and ma<te a fortune. Ama<nd went to sea, as na-Tal engineer, and tra,velled in etranse Ia,nds. FTom the Far East he wrote to the girl. who had not forgotten him. He came back, met Julia, again, told his adventures, and, like Desdemona. and Othello, "she loved him for the dangers he had passed, and he loved her th.a,t she did pity them." They majTied in 1901, a.nd spent two months of bliss in Italy. Now the mother-in-law comes into the story, and the st&ry becomes a. farce. JJajdame Vallee, left a. wealthy .amd masterful widow a.t the head of her late husb:a;nd'g business, which Ehe carried on with perfect com- petence, was intensely respecta-ble in her own peeulia.r wa,y. Amand, like a d'utiful son-in-la.w, wrote to her during tine honeymoon from Como, Milan, FIorenc-e, VenMe, Na.ples, ajid all the places whether honeymoon coaples usuaJly go. The burthsn of h.ia letters was, We are ma-dly in love wi-tih eeuoh other; my H.tti.e wife is a da.rLing" a<nd Julia wrote, My Ht.tle hua- ba-Tid is a. pet." Objected to Kissing I Why tell ma-mma all abou.t it? one might ask, a<nd 3fa-dame V,&I.Iee did object. Her objection, however, was not to kia&ing a,nd telling. that is to say, kissing one's wife and telling one's mother-in-law, but to kLsging altogataier. The respectable widow's ideas of propriety were not, perhaps, so stj*a<nge in France as th&y would be anywhere else. She wrote 6oMly to the brid&grcom, You appear to forgeit tha,t Julia, is your wife, not your mratress." When they came ba-ck from the honeymo&n they were to live wi,th Ma.dame VaJlee at her hOUEe, so tha.t she could look after them, Ama,nd bciicg given a. position in his mother-i'lllaw's. bu&inese. They were inatruc'ted by her to ca.11 each other, not "thou" ae be-fore, but you," and a.ll endearing epithets were tabooed. Madame Va.Hee could not tolera.te such low- bre'd fa.milia.nty in her regpecta/ble house. The girl wife, under her mother's influence, grew less aectiona<te towa.rds her huE-band, then co'lder a.ud colder. Fourmy, who I had had fever in the Far East, fretted and became irrita.Me. His mother-in-law taught i him how to drees, how to talk, how to be- have in society, and, finding a comic paper in his coat pocket, upbraided him for cor- rupting his young wife, their only child, a girl aged three, and the servant maids. All the money was Mjme. Vallee's, as be was often reminded. Hia Pockets were Searched Ntghtty; I I b I Me cna-nge 01 a sovereign given him for pocket money was carefully counted; he was not aJlowed to poeseaa a. key wherewith to lock up anything; and be wae forbidden to smohp. GaJIed day by .day, he had such a burst of fury at last that the mother-m-la.w WM fi-iglitened, a.nd agreed to a. compact. He and his wife should be permitted to say thou and darling to each other, ajid would live in a b<)Uise of their own next door to Mme. VaJIee. Af<eT that a'I'l"'ament A'ma.nd found tibaA 'hia wif. his da.u.ghter, and the servanis ha.d ,all their mea<!s a.t the mother-in-law's "on account of their hea.lth," and left him alcme. Evemtually Mme. Va.llee insisted on h&r 'da.ng-hter sha,rin? her bedroom, while a young brot.her-in-la'w slept- in AmaBd's &pa.rtment. The huaba-nd becajne more and more efmbit- t'ered, a,ad nna,Uy YioleTJt. "Poor child," he taLd hia little ?u'l one day, "I suppose you will be A Convict's Daughter Soon." I lie WMM Mr fo.ur weeks' service in the Army, a.nd duriog that time had not a. word from h.e wife, in epite of his anxious entreaties. Wh<m he came back be learned tihaA &he had com- m'SBoed proceedings for a. judicial separation. Re was refti&ed a<!mi.tta.iice at his mother-in- la-w's, amd sa.w Uc¡ither her, nor his wife, nor his ahUd. At last he obtained a, written. pro< nuse thaA h:8 little girl would be brong-ht romid to him. On the morning of the day on whjMfh she was to come he bought a, eeven- cha-mbered roToJvca* of unpro-ved pa-Mcjn. The servam-t arrived with the child, but found tbs fa-tiheir m such a state of exictetment that she went away again. Ama,nd followed to I Ma,da.me Vanee's house, found her with his wife, HM) obitfd, and the sefrva.nt, drew his !revotver, ajid. without a. word, Ared once, kiUing hia wife outright; a. secomd time at his mo<ib€T-m-Ja<w, who fell wounded; acd a third time at his little girl, whom he mis&ed, the eervamt halving had the presence of mind to throw the child down. Madame VaJIee, bleeding, rose, tried to escape, then fell exhausted, and her son-in-la-w despa.tched her with a. fourth bullet.. After this scene of butchery Amand, apparently caJm, waJked I st.T'ajight to the police-ata?on, hia re,it I still in his haaMi, and & GaveHimsetfUp I He was put <m his trial for the double murder at the L<e Msms Assizea. Fourmy, when examined by the judge, de- j nied having premeditated his crime. He said he did not hate his mother-in-law,' though "she tortured him." He bought the' revolver to ehoot hmioelf. If his child had not been taJ:en a.wa.y from him he would never have committed the murders. The judge, in accordance with French judicial custom, gave a detailed narrative of the scene of the double crime, during which the prisoner wept bitterly. Among the witnesses were medical experts, who pronounced Fourmy to be a degenerate," whose ner- vous system is shattered. His father died mad, and his uncle -and grand uncle both committed suicide. While in the Far East Four-my drank heavily. The clerks of the murdered Mme. Yallee described her house aa having become a hell upon earth after the daughter's marriage with Fourmy. The latter threatened to kill his wife. his mother- in-Law, and brother-in-law.* At this evidence the prisoner became furious, and shouted that the witnesses had been bribed to blacken him. The trial was adjourned.

New York Equitabte. REPORT ON THE !NVESTtGAT)ON I Albany, New York, Thursday.—The pre- liminaj'y reporb on the i.nveatiga.tion into the a,tfa,ira of the New York Equita.ble Aasura.n<;e I Company dra-wn up by Mr. Hendricka, Sta-te auperinte;n'dent of insurance, h'ae been pub- li)&hed. After cpiticiei.ng the past manage- in'en;t, aa well aa the new tfrost ma.na.gement agreed to by Mr. Ryan and his three truetees, the report a<dT<x;a.tag completo muttia.Maa.tioTj, with eleminajtio.n of stoc]: by purohaBoajta. price ornly commeosTirafte with dividend..M-r. Hendricka favours immedia.to Iegisla<tio'n esta-blishing a sta.ndfa.rd of m\ie.st- mcntB for insurance conipajiies, ajid expresses the opinum that investments in STibsidia.ry moneyed a.ad business cctrpoT'a.tione should be prohibited. All surpluses remaining a'fter paymen.t of 7 per cent. dividends on eqmt- a'Me etc-ck are decla-red to belong to the policy hoMers. The syndica.te traj]sa<cti<ms paj'tioipa.ted in by Messrs. Alexander a.nd Hyde a.re referred to aa notorious amd un- lawful. but Mr. ToTbe-11 is ex<mera<ted. The :rep<)yt finas tha<t only ten of the fifty-two direotOTa owned eto'ok in their own righ't, and th'sxt most of the others qualified wi.tih stock rea-Uy owned by Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hend- ricks aa-ya thaA the report, wttJh evidence will be transmitted to the Atto.mey-Gemera.l, who will ta-ke such action as he m&y deem proper.—Reuter.

THE BOWEN-LOOMIS SCANDAL New Yorit, Thursday.—The last has not been I h«a.rd txf tbe Bowen-LoomJe aca.nda.1. Follow- ing npoa the a<ppe.aJ'a.nce of Prasid'emt Roos&- Tetlt's letteT, Air. Bow€.n now prints a- state'- m<ot, tn Wthich he m.,ukes eario'us aspersions upon the character of Mr. loomiia, amd docla-rcs that President Roosevelt has been Mnjnot Hi deajimg with the case and ddsniissing him from .the diplomaftLc eervioe. He has lahtera.. he s&ya, to prove hia ch-arg,o agWnS't Mr. Loomis of questiio'na.No, nn'amcia.I, and commea'eia.I doaaidgry at Oa.ra<cas. Central News.

OF PRICELESS WORTH. ROBERT LEAKE, U. SUver-street, Btu-Batey, writes: -"I am pleaded to aay your pilla are of priceleae worth, &nd I wHI sound their pra.)Be wherever I go." Isn't it worth Ie li& to be campietcty rid of Baaaae, Lumbago Dropey. Kidney DiMMe, Gou.t, Sotatim, Gr&vef, Ac.? ROLDROYD'8 Gr&vel PiUa &re & postive cure. All Chom'sts, or post free 12 stamps. HOLDHOYD'S Medico Hall, ClecthemtON, Yorks. snum OLBA2!T!!rG.—We faoUttt.te tMe macesawy fMotton..Ztttb. 1M7.—1. )(UUay-áNe. OtMmya. 8an<t co<t.cMd. '1M FBOVISTON'S jiJKB IXBAB, txtt the Dkwb Tttdta: 4Q- ?M?

1HOMAGE TO HEROES. CURIOUS SERVICE ON THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. I Ninety yeaj'a ago the battle of Waterloo waa fought and won, and ea<Ji year a memoria.1 eervioe to the heroes who died in that terrible conflict is held at the Chateau d'Hougomont. A correspondent who was pre- sent at this year's service on Monday sends the following description :— I went this morning to thia shrine of English glory—English, German, Belgian, and French glory. This yeaj the ISMi of June was a Sunday— which was a.Iso the day of the week on which the battle waa fought- and the clergyTnan. having other duties to attend to, could not come, but to-day he came, bringing with him hM curate and a harmon.ium. In the little room—all that is left of the chateau—the room in which the flames stopped a.t the foot of the crucinx, which to- day &till etand.s over the door—a.n altar had been improvised and decked with Sowers, and at noon twenty or thirty people gathered, Rome by design, othera, Itie my&elf, by oha.noe. It was A Sotemn Gathering to render homage to the mighty fallen. Few worda were necessary to touch their h&arers to the quick. No great oration was nooded-();nly woirds, simple and direct—but those words were not spoken. Nothing was said of the -men who died at 'Waterloo, no specia.1 prayers were prayed, the hymns could hardly be cabled a-ppropriate, and the address might have been given as a sermon at any church, in any plax;e, at any time, with equal egect. The proceedings were not devoid of humour —humour, aa.ve the mark, on such a day! The harmonium had been placed by the aJtaj* and opened, but no one could play it, so the hymna were led by the curate. Then the good lady of the farm, a<n;dous to contribute her mite, brought two lighted candles for the altar just after service had commenced, but was hastily waved back to tho door. "Why did you not have the ca.ndLes?" aaked a Roman Catholic gentleman present. It was quite light enough with the sun," was the reply.

Compensation Claim I CORPORATION AND tNSURANCE I COMPANY. At a. meeting of the Cardiff Public 'Works Committee to-day, Mr. J. Ramsdale presiding. it waa reported th.a,t Thomas Mitcbell, whilst employed by the corpora.tion, met with an accident, and for compensation. The case was decided before Judge Owen at the laftt county-court, and his honour ordered the corporation to pay 15s. per week and coete, which amounted to about &ft<'en guineas. The man had been insured by the corporation with one of tb.a insurance com- panies, and this insurance the company refused to pay on the ground that intimation of the accident h&d not been given to them immediately the accident occurred, as re- quired by the policy. The Town-clerk said they defended the CaBe because the insurance would not take it up. Asked if the insurajice company waa not liable for the full ajnount, The Town-clerk replied that he thought they were. When the accident happened inquiries were made, and they were told that it did not come under the purview of the policy. Some months a.fter, when pro- ceedings were taken, they found the informa.tion supplied was wrong. Mr. F. J. Vea.U said they ought to go thoroughly into the wording of the policies. Mr. W. L. Yorath: They a/re endeavouring to take advantage of techmicalities. The Town-clerk suggested that he should be allowed to conduct further correspondence with the insurance company before the com- mittee took action. This was a-greed to. Alderma,n David Jones said whatever the present conditions were of the va-rioua in- surance companies they ought to get hold of a. company who would indemnify them in case of accident of every kind, or they would have this sort of thing happening continc- ally. Alderman Mildon suggested that the de- pa.rtmenta.l committee should dea.1 with the question of insurance. Mr. Yorath (chairman of the committee) said he intended doing so. and had requested Mr. Cornish (the chief clerk) to make a. note of it.

COU8EUM SKY SIGN. I Further evidence wajs tavern a.t Bow-street yesterday, in the adjourned case against the LomdOtn Cot1ú3eum (Dimited), who were sum- moned for fa-ilimg to comply with a notice requiring thefm forthwith to take down a sky- sign efreoted by them on the Colieum Thea<tre, oontra.ry to tha provis.iona of the IxmdOD Building Act. Mr. Fpa-nk MaAchajn, the architect who designed the buildiing, was oa-lled fo.r the defence. He &ajid tha.t tha earliest designs of the Coliseum showed a. tower at the sum- mit, whidh was surmounted by a. sphere eimiila-r to what was there now. In his opinion the globe formed part of the build- ing, ajid the tower would be inco-mpleta with- out it. The whole er.actMHi waa c.a.rried out under the supervision of Mr. Heywa.rd, the district survetyor, amd no question was ever radsed with regard to the oonatruction of the tower 00" the globe upon it. The case was a.g'ain adjO'UJrnoo.

To-day's Markets I CATTLE. DUBLIN, Thurs., June 22—Offered: 1,303 beaste, 9,076 sheep and lambs. There was a fair all-round selling market. Bullocks the turn dea-rer; other leasts about unchanged. Sheep and lambs the turn easier, but no great chajiga on best. Pigs dearer on short sup. ply. Beef, 46a to 58s, mutton, 5d to 7%d- lambs, 2Ta to 40s. MEAT. LONDON. Thurs., June 22.—Beef quiet- Scotch long sides 4s to 4s Zd, short eides 4s 2d to 4s 6d; English sides. 3s Sd to 3s lid; United States sides—Liverpool 4nd Deptford killed, 5s 6d to 3s 9d; American hindquarters (best) 33 lOd to 4s 2d, forequarters 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Mutton slow—Scotch wether 4a 2d to 5s 2d, ewe 3s 4d to 3s 8d; English wether, 4a 4d to 5a, ewe 3s 4d to 3s 6d; Dutch wether 4e 8d, ewe 3a 2d to 3s 4d. FISH. GRIMSBY, Thurs., June 22.—Poor supply from 55 vessels, for which there was a good demand. Quotations:—Soles Is 7d, turbot 5<i to 8d, brills 6d to 7d. lobsters Is 2d. salmon Is 4d per Ib; pladce 5a 6d, lemon so.lea 56 6d, whitings 2a 6d, live haJibnt IQg. de-td 5a 6d per stone; live ling' 3a 6d, dead 2s, live cod 4s to 6a 6d, dead 2s 6d to 3s, live skate 4a 6d. d<ad 2s 6d each; kit haddocks 18s, gibbed 24s, live 26s, live dabs 20s, dead l&s pen" box. BUTTER. CORK, Thurs., June 22.—Firsts, 83s per owt; seconds, 82s; thirds, 8Ca; &Tipernne, 86a; nne, 84a; choicest boxea, 87s; choice, 81s. In ma.rk- ket, 260 nrkins. SUGAR. GLASGOW. Thnre., June 22.—The omoia.1 rep<yrt says: Modera.to business don'e a.t steady prices. The prrvaie report aays: Good business done; prices steady. POTATOES. LONDON, Thurs., June 22.—Arrivals of new sorts on a larger sca-le, ajid met with a fair demand. Old qualities practically nnished. Quotations:—Evergoods. 45s to 5t)s; Up-to- Da-tea, 50s to 60s; BoyaJ Kidneya, 50s; Soot- tish Ma.in<ropg (grey soil) 65s to 70s. Dunbar (red so'il) 73M, Dunbar Up-to-Datea (grey so<il) 60s to 65s, Dundee 55s to 60s per ton; New Jersey, 9s to 10s: St. Male. 9s 6d; Cherbourg. 83 per cwt; Lisbon, 3s 9d per box. HAY AND STRAW. LONDON. Thud's.. Jume 22.—Limited sup- plies, and trade made fair progress at recent quotations. Quotations:—Best clover 72s 6d to 80s. inferior 60s to 70s: specially picked hay 80s, good ditto 65s to 75s. inferior 45s to 60s; mixture and sainfoin, 67s to 75s; and straw, 30s to 40s per load.

Topeh-a.m (Devon) nahcrmcn are coniplain- ing of ba,d tim&s. Only one nah was ta.ken by the 147 men who went <yut a- few days ago. prtn:te4 by the Western Mall Limited, and published by them at their ot&ce9, St. Mtry-atTett, CtTdiS; Castle B&iley-street, Swansea; Vtctoria-Etreet. Merthyr Tydfil; at the shop of Mr. W<Mtey WiUiama, Blidgend—a.H in the county of Glamorgan; at their ofrioes, 22, Rig1H,treet, Newport; at the shop Tdr. F. Caffrey, J,{<mmouth-both in th county of Mon- mofth; at the shop of Mr. David John, HaneUy, tn the ot Carmarthen and at their ofricei, The Brown, In the county of UBSD.u;wRli,; £3.40906.. ¡

I AN EX-PORTER I I CHARGED W)THTRA!N RIFLING I A rema.rtcaMe de&ign to rob railway pa&- sengers was described during the hearing of a case aft, Chester yesterd'ay, when Richard Henry Pa.rry, an ex-raUway porter, was !remia,n<ded barged with the ttheft of jewouery and other a-rtiot'ee. Detective Smz6rt, who kept watch on eevera.1 London and North-western, trains, said he found .PajTy tra.T'eUing' in a ra,ilwa.y uBfifofrm in the front gthaj'd's van between Crewe and London. At the ma-n's lodg'iaigs was a. quantity of property, which had been lost by pas- sengers. Rarry admitted that he had been travelling up &nd down the railway for over three months, and tha<t tbe jeweUery fouTid in hds boxes ha.d been taken from p'M&enge.rs' lag- ga.ge, together with suama of money. He had keys to unlock the doors of corridor carriages. and bunches of other keys. Wh<m a.rreated he was wearing va.Iua.bla jewellery, which he admitted had been gtole'n.

To-morrows Racing. I ASCOT MEETING. I -The ASCOT EIQH-WEIGHT STAKES (handicap) cf o00 suvs; wi!in&rs extra. One mile and a- quarter. Mr E H l 9 M E de st. Charvet Im FrMMe 495 Mir Iml:br'!I Batho 6 9 4 3fir ImL4e!r's Ponion  :C PDENaok y591 Mr Sol Jo&t'a ,Whitechapel .C Peek 595 Sir h Vin.ent's Dmnctt R 1 Mr G G Tod's Powder Puff M'Cili690 Carpt Bewickp.'g Wild Lad "Hug'h Pown 5 9 0 SiT Jajnoe Miller's Hotisewife .Blackwoti 4 8 15 A-ntonio Jenmings4812 L-ord Mr H J Kines EsquJre .Leach 4 S 6 Mr W M G Silver's Kuroki .A Taytor 985 Mr H S Mttohison's Btbujy H?Uick 584 l,otd Cirnoz,on's Nlissay?,j M'Naughton483 Mr J c:n:td' RByam 480 Mr George Fiber's Queen of the Earth Daj-HBg 3 7 13 Sir B CMSfTs LaTmne Mr F Lambton 471: Mr W R Wyndhajn'9 TaBULSba.B Sherwood 4 712 Mr H Bonas's Retrieve .H Chamber 4 710 Mr Sol Joel's Horn. Head .C Peck 5 7 10 Mr W X WymdhMi's Petar'9 Pride B Sherwood 479 Mr George Faber's Fineagtle .Darlmg 579 Ca.pt J G B Bomfjay'e Princess Iktal B .Sherwood 377 Mr G A Prcntioe'a Spmtimg- Minnow Jarvi" 575 Lord Ilarquhar's Prince Vladimir Mr G Ltunbton 474 Mr H W S Shilcott'a Matchboard .GuHy 572 Lord Cr&we's -Mmrliaom Po r tv572 Mr C SchtEsmger's f by Wolf's Ct&g—Nest- ing l'1)&y 472 Mr F C & Mpnzics'9 Atvth ?.BobinsMi 570 Mr 0 W Bta.yiKT'9 Fea.thor Bad E&? 570 Lord Westbu-ry's Premtore Marehe .Sentence 570 —'nM ALEXANHRA PLATE of 1500 sovs, for four year olds and up- wards; weight to ra.g'e; maxeg and geldings "H.nowed 4)b, winners extra,. Two mites, six furlofigõ, and 8a Y,%rd-, startrng at the Hunt CuT) Post. a.nd going once round. ysat lb D Faber's .Baker 5 9 11 HowOlrd de ulden's Beatty 5 9 11 Mj W Hall Walker's SMd'boy .EcbiBao.n 5 911 M J die I) 9 7 Mr S B Joel's Bachelor's Buttom C Pecic 697 Mr A Mr W M (J- Torpoin-t U S St. 6 G MNry Andrew .OWD. 6 9 3 Mr W M G Singer's Prad<dla, A Taylor69& MT R H Henning's .Browe.r 5 9 2 Cipt F Forestar's Lady Drake .Fajlon 592 Ma.j or Loder's Gilpiln 5 9 2 Hit Chat6wrth .R M:a.rsh 4 9 0 Mr I H FJowør &.Der 0 Mr J Bre .C 4 9 0 M die St. -Uary's .In France45 0 14 F C Schenkol's Mareen In Franica490 Duke of Ryda.1 Had Porter 4 9 0 Mr S -Da.rHEg''a J4hlUgon .Owner 4 S 4 -The WOKINGHAM STAGES (ha.ndi- ca.p) of 15 eov3 eacn, witJ] 500 abided; winners .;xtra- Six furlonga, on the RQ,)it Cup Course Mr P P Gilptn'a D,-Iaunay .OwTtfr 4 91.0 Str E Ca.Brol'8 Nsbot .Mj- F Lennbton 695 MT Sol Joel'a Imparial II.C Peck 590 J .}Ia.jQr Edwards 4 8 8 Forestor's Queen's 2 Mr A Oastle Jarvis 5 8 2 g?r E Vfnccmt'9 Count&fmMk .R Da.y 5 715 NET Cs8.rdas .J Cannon 6 7 12 Lord Fa.rquhM's Airtie .Mr G LMn!bt<m. 4 7U. M-ajor Eut>d.OO Loder's ld Look Hu Powney5710 a M.r Sol Joel's Whiteoh&pd .C Peek. 578 Mr J B RiB Lcrdshlp .Mortoo 6 7 B Duke of We.<JtmÏ1l6ter'¡¡ Grey 4 7 7 Lord M-r G ùó!.mbton 5 7 5 Mr J M Kfrm'a Newsboy .Ma.rtii!. 474 I,ord Sweøt. John .Da.rling 4 7 0 Mr G<*or?e Fobpr's BobrLMM Darling472; Lord B.ajnI'Itoa of Da.izell'9 Brother .B!n 3 7 2 Mr S DMlm'r'a D'N!'Cland .OwntT 4 7 1 M M Bot d.e R&me .In France 471 J\1T L F Sir .RohinSOD. 3 7 1 Mr C S PowTK-fby's St. EmIMon. Pa.rk<3 570 Allerton's Otherwiee Mr Nun Supertor Darling46 12 Lwd Crewe'l> ,Porter 3 6 11) Mr K Canning"9 G-rBy &recn ,0 W'allg'h 4 6 9 Lady Mr Mr H J Hunt's Trust .J B Tvief 467 Mr L JSTeumMn's Petit RI-ou .<}]!ptm 367 Sir E Y!tioemt's RfevM!)x .R y 3 6 7 Mr 8 Da-Ijmcls 'J'rippJ'Ilp,' .0000'1ler 4 6 7 Duke of DevoTMhh-e'i) OfMnmune .Gcod-wtn. 5 6 T Mr H J Hmt's St. Jcie J B TytjT 4 6 e Mr ,J;coœ's Biaveon's Ash .Pri"w ;) 6 6 Lord C3.m3tY<m's J<ni?!pnao .M'SM?h't.on 565 Duke of Pcrtiand'9 PMnacte .P<trt<?r 564 Mr =d Jolt's 'IQr.<;t00l9 .C Peck 464 Mr N C CoeX burn's Post Ka.rle W Eiaey 564 Mr T G Cartwr\gM's Lady Madcap T I.-e&deir & MT T G Mr P J Fiqtrioe Mr P P P<eM<-s's MMy Bf-He.Owaer 460 Mr H S (}ood.5<m's St. Trumpet .C ?fod 560 Lard Chhveonua 0 -The WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES of 15 sovs each. with 300 eovs addfed, for two year olds; oolta Sst lOIb, nllies 8st 71b; wmnera extra- T.Y.C. (nve furlongs and 144 yards). atH) Mr H LuMlmnpre'a Sprena.ta Wright 9 0 Mr T W BiMiMnm'a EMort W Niphfttntra.H 810 Mr J BuchMia.n'9 Xemntngton Major Ldmrds 8 10 Sir D C<)op6r's H)TH-rn.th .dtpin 810 Lord Dmeny'g o by 8 Mr S Darli'llg's Eamrod .Ow!Mr SM 1,oro JDawSiOn 8 10 Capt Gro-r'a Roekettw ]),arl" 8 10 Mr.T H Ilo-Lildsmorth's Pane JRyam 810 Bix D J J;¡,rdine's e by Rightawav-Qydee- Peacock 8 10 Mr J B JoeTa Prince WNJiMn .Morton 8 10 Mr J B G-arnack Morton 810 Sir J Kclk'9 Oa.TU90 Jajvia 810 M. r W B Roya Hem.1d J Omnon 8 10 Lord Brk,,Iv Pagcot's EVMive .Sentence 8 1\, Mr c by SadltB-, jun. 8 M Mr W M G Singw'a e bv Father Comfeaeor— Mwool Sandys .A Taylor 8 10 Lord Ife!rb".rt Va.n,co.Tompest'" Crest .Pickermg 8 10 Sir E Vincent's c by Stcccadc—NeeromtUitic R Day S 10 LOT'1 Wœtbury's Wiaeton .JenBtnga 8 M JA>rd Wolverton's o by St. Dre-1m R Mah 9 10 Mr W R Wyndham 'g Atht .R Sherwood ale Mr W R Vtyndham'e Mieliakon R Sherwood 810 Col E W Bairo's Queen of the Band.Enoctt 8 7 Mr H BanMto's Our Favourite .Morton. 9 7 r W BJ,<s's f by A Tayolor 8 7 Mr F B Cr?tv?!)'s Rachel .In Iredmd87 Mr A P Cun'I'iffe'a f by WiMfowler—Ma.g'nitude Fa.IIon 8 7 Oapt na.rp.M'a K<'a.Pri'vate 8 7 Lord Dfrbv's AujM'vf'rsa.ry II. Mr 0 Lambton 9 7 Cot H T FMiwick'9 f by Orvffto—Dart Sberrard 8 7 Lord &emrd'3 f by FIorizcJ II.—Lady Ca<M)y 8 7 R 'M'arsh. 8 7 Lor<t HamBtom <)f r,&Izol-.Ils H:<Tonshta)w BoMajCon 8 7 L<ml Howa-rd da Wa.M<-n CHodma. Beatty S 7 Mr T B WaterftoWer .Loo.tp.s 8 7 Mr S B Joel'9 Bitter PtU C Peck 87 MT S B Joel's Pafted C Peck 8 7f = S M J,artr.:y "Ü+'M>NC g'hton 8 7 Mr WB Purefoy'9 Na-mAoMt I" 8 7 Aline 8 7 Mr L :RObtnn'8 Df<TmFe .Brewar 8 T Mr C U Boee'a Pelo.na .Ja.rvis 8 7 Mr A &)KHer. ]un'9 Ooaa .?.Owmw 8 7 MI A&ted&U's f by Ocœu W&ve-L'Exoepeion aadl<!r. jun. S 7 &:T E Vtncmt'a UMJime ? R D?y 8 7 Sir B Day 8 + I Mr W HM1 WaIkN-'e GoUen Tajbte .R'o1>m,;1()u 8 7 Lord W est'bnry' s Smoke. J enII.I'ng!t 8 7 Dnka c< WestmiBatcr'a Ithoe .PortM- 8 7 Lotd Wctverton'e SlavMla B ALaj3h S 7 -The HABDWICTCE STAKES cf 2000 eovs. for thTee yea.r olds a,i d up- -tfaa-d?; weight for age; niares and geldings ¡ a-llowod jib; wiBnerp extra.. Swinley Conreo) (one mile and 3; half). y9 st Ib Lord Howard de Walden's ZiJtfMdel ..Beatty 5 9 12 Mr S B Joel's Bachelor's Bottoti .C Peck 5 9 12 1 Lord Farquhar's Airlie .Mr G Lambton 4 812 Mr«. yeumenn's L'Aiglon .Gilpin 599 Mr Retd WaU.M'9 TemplMnora .Doyle a 9 9 Lord Derby's His Majesty .Mr G LamMon 487 Lord Cama.rv<m'a Mi-sovaja M'Naighton 4 9 S Capt&in Greer's St. I)fty .DaTling 490 Mr B H Hennintr'a FtowM SeUer .Brewer 490 Mr W BMS't f by Juggler-Red Agnes A Taylor 4 S 11 Mr W Bass's f by CMMne—Streajn of Gold A Ta.ylor 4 8 11 Mr J Hill's Barbotte .AJ-mstron? 4 811 Mr E Dresden's FrctTer .Archer 4 811 Lord Crewe's PolvmelM .PortM 8 8 Mr L NMmMn'a LlangibbY Gilpm 388 Mr de Wead-Fenton's Vedas .Robinson 368 Mr W Baas'a Brother Bill .E&binsoa 385 Lord Farquhar'e Prince Vladimir Mr G La.inbton 484 Mr A Taylor's Papyrus .Owner 484 Mr Reid Wafer's LaBdeman .A Taytor 484 Mr W B Pnrefoy'9 Cya.n€im dementa 382 Mr S Darling's Bishopscourt .Owner 3 7 12 Mr J GTeWs Silver Wedding .Ic Ireland 3 7 12 I Mr G Faber'! Fincastle .Dariin? 3 712, Mr W Raphael's Sight D Waufth. 3 712t Lord EHMDiere'a Sotto Voce fll..J Dawson 3 7 9 1 Mr G Fa.ber'a Q?iecn of the Earth .DeLrl?g 3 7 9 Mr W B Purefov's En<xtadua .Fallon 3 7 9 j Mf S Darling's Cornstalk .OwnM 377 Mr H I Higham's SeMm .Gilpin 377 Lord Howard do W&lden's late of Kty.-Beatty 377 Mr W Bass's King Dullcan .A Taylor 377 Mr W Ba?s'a Elston .A Taylor 377 M do St. Alary's Kbi! Art .In France 375 M de St. Alary's Chouberstn .In Franco 3 7 541 Duke of Westminster's W?stMia.Porter 374 —The KING'S STAND STAKES of NX) &ov6, for two yoaa* oLda and up- ward&; w?igrht for a?e; ma,pee and ?Idm?a a-llowod 31b; aUowa-ncee. T.Y.C. (tive fur- longs 144 ya.rds). ys st n' Mr F P Gilpin's Delaunay Owner 41010 Mr H J Kin?a.OroMd .?.??.TLeact *.c < ? Colonel B Kinc?td'e Smith'a Mela.yr .Le&<? 410 1$ Mr Sol Joel'9 Imperil II. C PeOk5 Sir E Vincant'a Countermark —B Day ;!? M Cttinault's Bol de Rome .In France t)? Mr 8 DMitng'a Dividend ——?.—.jOwner a < Mr 6 Darling's Tripping .——.Owner Mr George Fiber's Nnn Sup&rtor .D&rtln? ? < ft S'r G<crge Thursby's Standen .G Edwarda Mr G Bdwa.rdM'a Knight of the &!trter ? M?or Mwtu<b < ? Mr T Jenmngs'9 Becieaticn .Owner 3 ? t Mr C S Xevtan'a Bouad Dajjoe .B?M?w?I 1 I Mi99 Ctmton's NiniM ?.ButtM-a ?t Captain Bettles'9 Giuism .?obtnMn ?? Duke of DeTonshire's AjdMMe Goodwin2' .1"7 Mr 0 La.nn'8 Soptwon Pmtt2611;0 Sir E Vincent': BeUarophon .ai..B D&y ? Mr J T Whipp'-i c by Galtoptn? LMi—Evetyn :I ?? Owapf ? e ) Lord Cadogan's FrusquinetW Colo21 Sir E YiBcemt?a CythcDt .B D?y ? ? Cr C P B WtMd'a .Norr!e .Pf<?erin? $ < Mr W B WyndhMi'B.NoraD? .B Shert?ocd -The Second Y?ar of the l'; SRCOND TRIENNIAL STA??.? 10 sovs each, with ?.00 sov? a<dded, ??.j,tt ? ye<M' ol'.ts; co.It<, 8st lC'!b, 6tliM a?d ?'"ee Est 71b; wianers Mtr& Hunt Cup ?? (aeYea turlongs and 1€6 yard?). fI. Lord CKWe'9 PolyTnetus .P<'? ? !Sir B W?ldie GriSth's Liao .B Sherwoo? t iLord Ilchester's GaJ?n? Arct'? J Mr L Neumann's HMgtbby .?.G'? !?' Capttin Greer'B GiU&nt?e .DarUM l9 Mr L Neumann's Petit Bteu .GilP? ell Lord IlchMter's La-uphing Gull 33?srify'g8 010 !sir E Caaad's Hortioulturist Mr F LambtOO0 t ?Lord Dunraven's DeMombe .B eher?oo" ? ? Mr B S?rwood's Frincesa Ikbal .0?'?' ? M" D<mg!M B?ird'9 Mond?min .ENOCO ? } Mr J CMnon': Dion .m.Hayh<? ? ?ir E Casse!'a Mcrnin? Hgtt ..Mr F IAmbt osi 0 Captadn Forester'a Graven Ima?e .F'?? e !gir J: W?die Gr.imth'a SMUa.B Sherwo? g Mr J E Houldsworth's Australian Wo s MT A J&nlM's AtlM B Ma? Mr E Lamb's Bobin Adair C waugi,0 ?Mr F W L&mbton's Repeater ..Mr G La.mbt<? ? ?Mr J Bobmson's Garcia Gurr3lI1 1M! J Bobinson's Mint Tower .Osborn ?? Mr J Bobinson's UlyasM T Leao? JLord St-mley's Stadthoi.der Mr G L&1l1btf S I: Mr Bctd Walker'a Dinnetord Doyle Lord Wolverton's c by Merman—La.Yajidula. 1. < B j? 8 Captain Laing's Padrone Je-irigo0 ?M-r H N B<'ddin?ton's norivaJ .me W&'? ? Mr H B Beddington'9 Pajnt Box .C waug2l980 ?Mr J CMcom'a Half Dafk .BMB? 9 ? MT E L&mb'a Cosetto .C WaMg ? I Major Eustace Loder'9 GilpinB0 Mr J Bobinson't Subway .G" S' Mr Theobalds'? Persmus .Mr G Lajnt)?'.? ?

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THE FAMOUS D'ARTIGAN I Gives a Few Facts about this Great Feat. One of the meet sensational and daring acts of the present day is that of "Looping the Loop." The tremendous speed which is attained by the rider when inverted at a height of .about 30 feet in the air, makes the feat most dangerous and accidents frequent. The following letter received from Mr. E. D'Artigan, who is at present touring :;n South Wales. proves the unequalled power o<f Zam-buk aa a healer for aU injuries. Writing from 37, Chipley- gtreet, New Cross, London, S.E., he says —" I do not think it would be poasi'ble to imagine a better healing balm than Za.m-buk. In my business of looping the loop I meet with some nasty accidents. I have had to use 74m,.buk, and have found a. friend in it on more than one occasion. Only last Friday night, when performing a.t Hulme, I was coming off the loop a-t a- rate of not less tha.n 60 miles a. hour, when my foot slipped off the pedal of my machine. I was thrown violently over, the machine Hying over me. My manager ran and picked me up, and found that I had sue- tained a severe laceration on the ajilde, exteTiding rdght up along fhe book of the calf. He a-saisted me to the dressing- room, and then went off to the chemist's for a box of Ztun-buk, which I happened to be out of at fhe time. The applica- cation of the balm was delightfully soothing, and it was astonishing to see how quickly t'he injury healed up. I was sufficiently recovered to loop the loop fhe foHowiBg night? and now tthe plaoe has qurte healed up without a sign of the in-jury left. I nr?t u.?ed Zam- ty after a nasty spill in the Coliseum aJt Leeds, and have kept it by me con- stantly ever since. Zam-buk is an excellent (hea-ling balm, and one can .lwa.Jf!d ?ow, 4t.

A GREAT D!SCOVERY. All Cardiff B3n3fHs I Two thousand yomrs a,go, the usnaJ w*y of healing was to anoint the body wi Home oil or balm made from the extras of certain valuable herba and roote. T- day we find the majority of ointments a.nd salves oompoaed not of pure vegetal extracts, but of coarser and leae effective ingredients in the shape of rancid anjUl!l<l fata and mineral poisons. Such prepaj"w tiona ha<re a positivctly hanrnful eKect' It was for long the conviction of ? eminent chemist that. inasmuch as tj' mstinct to rub comes from Nature, til?oo Na.ture herself probably had secreted away eomewhere the precise article ???g wdth. Be, therefore, turned eea.rcbÏng iitqaaries in the direction of the herbs and shrubs in the fore&t far from <??-? At length ra.re plants were found t?a ?hioh could be ext-ra?ted juices poeseBS' the astonishing power of crea.tin? 11401" healthy skin! When a-pplied to ? ????t Btyre, i,n&Mnmia.tion and diseaae ??°'- ? 0t once taken out, and new sound bosuoo grown completely over the a?ected 'place- To this unique extract were ?M?  juices and baJsama of high medi.?c?aJ merit; the whole w.as renned and cooc-?? traced eo as to inorea?e the P??°?-  e?oh element, and Zajn.buk, the 8''?'a',t h?a.ler. thus came into eristeIDce.. Zam-buk dispels pain, a.lla.ya inf!3,m3aw tion, a?rrests festering, drives a?? Out. aind prodmcea D?w, h?Itny ekin m? ??-? own wa,y. Aa a.n a.pplica.taon ??, bruises, burns, scalds. a.bra?on6. ??e?, poitsoned of festering eofrea. piles, ocze0a (acute, chronic, or gouty), psona?s. ul?rg. bad legs. ddseased imklea. eore b? scurvy, dajidruir, ac?p uTtta.Moa. e??. barber's ra?h. ?baces?s. boils, Pimpleo, hea.t BpotB. sunburn freckle. rmgworo'. running eoree. chafed sk "i n. r tiffneE-? 19ore aching feet, rheumatism. neura.Ig? tic, ?t?. Ac.. it i. unequal. AHcb?_.? 8eU Z&Tn-buk in on,-and-l?;?,;?:baJfPevny ojMi two-a-nd-?inepenny boxes (large FiZ?e oomt?Mne nearly four times M J1luoh ao the one-and-tiliree-halfpoenny), cr it ula-Ir be obtained post free from the Za.xn-buk c<Ø1 cany, 4. Redcroga-atMet. Lonåot4 B.O. —

FHEE TO ALL. The proprietors wish every ret?r <? ,,i, p& to test the merits of Zam-Buk entirely ?. ?nd offox to send agsmple box to SU ?,o nd ?,,t, oHej to aend & ?mple box to &U ? ?t?) coupon with Id. st?mp (to co"er ?" to tbetr of&eee. 16, Greet-stT ?_? <? tMS.?_