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Passing Pleasantries, Teacher; What is the worst thing about richcf? Pupil; Their scarcity. She: I notice Dr. Singleton calling at the house of t-hat young widow almost every CtqLy. She must be pretty ill. He: Not ill; only pretty. Husband: What did you think when you heard the chandelier fall in the night? Wife: I thought you had been detained on "business" again, and were getting upstairs as quietly as you oould. "What made you quit the club, Bill?" "Reason enough, I can tell you. I worked five years to be elected treasurer, and then they insisted on putting in a cash register." Browne: How surprised we should be if we could see ourselves as others see us! Towne: Yes; but think how surprised the others would be if they could see us as we see ourselves!

"ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT" I A Bridgwater boy, aiged eleven, named Davis, during an inquest on the body of an eighteen-yoar-old youth named Amery. admitted witnessing the drowning of the latter in the River Parrett, near Bridgwater, whilst bathing. Ho did not say anything about it until questioned by a police-constable several hours afterwards. He explained that he was too frightened. The Coroner told him he had acted like an idiot, and he was severely censured.

-=- I A Wise Mother i knowing the grave risk,- that ? knowing- the grave risks that inevitably follow unchecked i] H constipation, never neglects it in herself or her family, but 11 ? instantly relies upon the corrective influence of California !a || Syrup of Figs. She prefers California Syrup of Figs because if g| it is the remedy that can always be depended upon to act H ■ promptly and beneficially, yet without exercising that drastic B 1 weakening effect so injurious in violent purgatives. H A L -g IA If "NATURES PLEASANT LAXATIVE" ■  ???<  ? ??"S? overcomes constipation gently and Egg 1??? ?   < ? naturally. It cleanses the system, j| P 1 C?? corrects torpidity, promotes regular £ | ? ????? ? ?'??? '?  AT—functional activity, and perceptibly H ? ?????? strengthens the org-ans at fault. H ? I ? Children like it immensely because §| ifri IkM $ its taste is so delicious. BR By ISiifsJfi. •: I nist 0n I-,avingCal; f"m:a" ::>.TlIp of Figs, and £ y x\ fl # it A r. X\ in blue. which appears &H i 5|Sd-.i. V r ■ fl i ■■■■■ AO\. "Calho'n,a" packngt. @ i/i »fi: I V: fy. "i ^v' look for this trade mark fef n\ I^S L 1I% f JK^3< of Chmists, 1/1: & 1/9. i ■only on the genuine (9 /j"Nothing- conduces more to § y >>vM a Happy Home than r^4 AsJ&f Healthy Children. i

For Women Folk. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES A lump of camphor kept in the drawer or chest in whi-ch silver is put away will pre- vent it from tarnishing. To got rid of rats prepare a mixture of oatmeal, sugar, and plaster of paris. Rats devour it eagerly. The piaster of paria not only kill them, but acts as a desiocaitive diainf octant. Dry Haddock Skin the fish by holding in front of the Are a few miniates, hit it hard on the table and peol off skin quickly. Have boiling dripping in the frying-pan, and cook for 6ix minutes gently. A groat improvement to the ueual way of cooking haddock. Haricot Bean Stew Half an ounce of butter, one pint of haricot beajie, one large onion, salt, one tableepoonful of semolina. Dissolve the butter in a pa.n, then put in tho beans, which must be well-soaked, and a quart of water; chop the onion fine, and add it to the other ingredients, and simmer until tender. Stir in the semolina, and continue stirring fOT a quarter of an hour, simmering slowly all the time. reathei1 Buns Half pound flour, Zoz. sugar, one teaoSJPOOn- ful butter, one egg, one teaepoonful cream of tartar, half a, teaspoonful taking eoda, a few drops of essence of lemon or vanilla, a little milk. Rub butter in flour, add sugar and crea.m of tartar, beat the egg, add flavouring to it, mix the soda in milk, add egg to dry ingredients, and enough milk to make a Ft iff paste. Pile in small heaps on greased oven- eh-e.'f, and bake in a quick oven about ten minutes. To Iron a Blouse Without Creasing Let us call the eide of the table where you stand the front, and the opposite side the back of the table. Begin by ironing the neck oi blouse, then lace, if any, on the wrong side. Next iron the sleeves. Now turn the blouse, having the collar or neck at your left hand, placing it sufficiently across the table to be able to iron comfortably, com- mencing the eide furthest from you, working towards yourself, and passing your work further to the back of the table as you finish portion by portion. By so doing you have no part hanging down the front which you have ironed, therefore there is no possible chance of any getting crushed after once having been ironed.

PRIEST AND PUGILIST I Tommy Burns gave an exhibition bout with Pat O'Keefe in aid of a Roman Catholic institution in the East End of London, last night, and was congratulated by Father Bernard Vaughan upon his splendid fighting qualities. Father Vaughan remarked that they had had a. splendid object lesson of physical and moral discipline. As they \va.tched their champion in the round. they thought he was going to put Pa.t O'Keefe to sleep,' but he gave an exhibition of soe-lf-discipline instead of one of self-glorification. Boxing and fencing should form an essential pant of the curriculum of every boy's education, Father Vaughan added. Boxing was not brutalising, no matter what I people might "My.

ARMED SUSPECTS I William Stalworfchy, 25, of no fixed abode, and John Lowe, 17, were charged at Croydon yesterday with being suspecits. They were found loitering in Upper Norwood, at four o'clock yesterday, and it is alleged that they had house-breaking implements, heavy sticks, and firearms in thoir [JoO!3Se8&10n. Lowe, it was stated, had a six-chambered loaded revolver, and Stalworthy a loaded rifle. Each prisoner had a whistle, which both said were football whistles. There was a. third man who eseaped. Prisoners were remanded. j' ■. n itrndm, »*> • •

BASEBALL To-Morrow's Matches and Referees. I DIVISION I. Newport v. Grange Tompcrance Institute—Mr. W. Barilett. Grange E-arbariar.s v. Grangctown-Mr. E. Evans. VENYLOA v. Grange Alblom-lr. J. Gmvin. DIVISION ill. Plymouth Kochs v. C.rxLff-lr. F. C. Ley. St Saviour's v. Newport lL-Ir. R. E. ;arman.. Ecath W"loo;h v. Canton—'Mr. R. BoriJctt. Eoith y. Cardiff RO¡XWQrj;:r-u. G. Smith. Liandough v. Pill Harriers—Mr. J. Milos. Dlv.unOX .JI1. Canton AVaudeicrs v. Gasworks—Mr. A. Uuree. p(Ist-offtee v. Grange Old Boy-Mr. F. Dvke. Cardiff 'Ve-t End I. Cu-erpliiily Ill.¡ÚrtAJ-Mr. J. Tucker. yeiiArth T, Cardiff Centrals—Mr. G. Robinson. Bury Liberals v. Grange Liberals—'Mr. W. Broome. mvMOX IV. s],tm..ad 'Institute v. Splott Athletic-fr. H. Vincy. St. Alton's v. Hewellites—Mr. A. IIowclI. Marions v. Splott Wœlej:tn.Mr. A. Hill. Anchors v. Adult School Rovers-Mr. F. Good. (All matches piaytd 00 the gToomds of tho first- named clubs.)

FOREIGN MAILS I To be despatched from London to-morrow, June 6— OUTWARD. Morning- To United Statei, &c., via Southampton. To FSyyt, via .Ma.riUœ. To Canary Islands, via Southampton, per s. Ttntagcl Castlt. To TanertfTe. v!a. Spain. Supplementary mails to Coylan, Straita Settlements, China, and Jayja.n, by Frcnch packet. Sixp pi "military mails to Australia and Now Caledonia, by P,,mcb pocket. T:Y -NWei?,tl pag;. Colony, Na.W, Tr?nsYa?I, and Orange Biver Colony, parcel mails, via Southamp- ton, per g. Walmer {;ast.lc. Afternoon- To Madeira, C'po Colany, Trensvaal, Katal, Orange Biver Colony, Ny?azland, &c., via ??OuLhamptcm, per Wa.imr Cotle. To United States, Canada, Bahamas, Bermuda, Mexico, British Honduras, Republic of Honduras, Salvador, Guatemala, China, and J-apan, via Queens- town, per s. Lusita.nia. Supplcrrervtary rnaila to Jfew Zealand and FIJI, via Vancouvsr. Evening- To Ca? Vtrd Islands, R?o de Janeiro, Uruguay, ArscriWiie li<?iyublic, J'alkland Islajids, Chile, and PeT ?i V 'I Li'bmi, per 5. Ortcsra. To Para and Manaos, by British packet. To Martinique, Guadeloupe, Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Pacific, ic., by French packet. INWARD.—Due To-morrow- Fxotn Orange River Cclony, Tranevaal. -Natal, Cape Colony, and Madeira, via Southampton. From United S:t<-s, Sfc., via Quecnstovm. From Un.lted Staitoe, &c., via Plymouth. I'Virn Urusuay, Argentmo Republic, and Brazil, by British packet. From Canada, by Canadian packet. From China and Japan, via Vancouver. From Straits Settlements, India, and Egypt, via Brindisi.

LOVER BOUND OVER I Thomas Hipwood, a middle-aged man, was charged at Bristol yestsrday at the instance of a young lady of prepossessing appearance, with, uttering and publishing1 a libel. Trio coniplainianit, whose name was not per- mitted to tra.n&pire in court, said that she was single and in a situation where she had been for years. She did not wieh to be acquainted with t,he defendant any longer, oji-d llad repeatedly told him so. She Nv-a.9 afraid that he would annoy h.er-ye.ry much afraid—for she had received many letters from him. The C"ierk read two sentences from the letters: "Instead of my getting locked up, you may get looked up," and "I do not want to make any more trouble than I can help." llr. Inekip said it was unfortunate tha.t the defendant had set his mind on being married to complainant, and she did not think fit to comply with the wish. The defendant was bound over to be of good behaviour.

COUNTESS AND TUTOR The secret enga-gemenit is reported a.t Berlin of Countess Hertha von Bismarck, the eldest liviug grandchild of the J.= Iron Chancellor, to & young theologian of humble origin wno was just about, to enter the evangelical priesthood. The young man has been for several years engaged as private tutor to the children of the Countess WiIhdm von Bis- marck, widow of Pmi?e Bismarck's second son, at Castle &choeah'?.uc<;n, the estat-e where the founder of the German Empire once lived. The tutor had endeared himself not only to the Bismarck family, but also ?o .ne noble fa-mily of Von Arnim, of whIch OJ. Counter Wilhelm is a member.

GOLDEN SHRED MARMALADE is the most tempting dainty that can be put upon the breakfast table. It delights both young and old. Robertson—The Only Maker.

Paint Works Fire CARDIFF BRIGADE'S TIMELY EFFORTS Superintendent Geen and his brigade were busy iu. the early hours of this morning fighting one of the larg-est. fires that have ocourred in Cardiff for some considerable time. They received infor.m.ation just before five o'clock that the premises of Messrs. Black- lock and M'Arthur, paint and varnish manu- facturers and oil refinera, situated in Col- lingdon-road, Cardiff Docks, were ablaze. The steamer the King and the brigade, in charge of Superintendent Geen, were quickly on the scene, and upon arriving found the premises well alight. The roof wad in flames, and the road was filled with black smoke, which issued from the premises. The sparks from the fire also fell in showers om. to the timber-yard close by, and one small fire broke out here, but was easily extingntehed. The hose cart from the Dociks station also turned out. The brigade quickly got to work, two lines of hose being worked from a hydrant on the eide of the West Dock, and large jets of water were played on the fire. The presmisea contained immense quantities of infljaamnabie material, which burnt fiercely, and it reflects great credit upon Superintendent Geen and his brigade that they had practically got the fire extinguished by 6.30. To prevent the flames spreading to the adjoining premises a line of hose was taken on to the roof of Mr. T. Wills, boilermaker, and played successfully on the fire. The centre of the building was completely destroyed, and the roof also fell in. The fire .spread to an adjoining shed, situated botwi-en the offices and the main building. 111 one portion of the building there was a large. number of barrels filled with oil. and oaly the timely efforts of the brigade saved thcoo, for the door of the room in which they were placed was burnt away. The fire was witnessed by a large number of workmen. The brigade are again. to be commended for the splendid manner in whic.h they worked, and it is practically due too their efforts that much more damoige was not done. They received valuable assistance from the Docks police, who played on the fire from a. hydrant in Oollingdon-road and another on the dock side. The ertent of the damage hasm-ot yet been ascertained, but it will probably amount to several thousand pounds.

WHY THEY CALLED HIM 'KITTY' Sir GeniJle Cave-Browne^Ca.ve, the cowboy baronet, who has just returned to this country, tells some amuemg stories of his adventures out West. Porha,ps the most amusing of all, however, is that which deals with the origin of his nickna.m.e-Ki,tty. The foremaji of a certain farm had a daughter. As she was the only girl for leagues around, she got used to constant proposals from her father's men. Sir Geaxille proposed, as a matter of course, "and she turned me down," as she did the others. She was a good girl, straight -cvnd splendid, and, when some young ass of a newcomer on the ranch varied the usual proposal with an invitation to elope, the foreman's daughter rode down laughing to the men's bunk-house, and told us all about it." I was clean-shaven, and it was proposed the young fool should elope with me." They eloped. And Sir Genille edged the love-lorn towards a barbed-wire fence, where the boys were lying in wait. The boys started shooting, to see how near they oould go." Sir Genille bolted, and the would-be eloper was tried by a summary court, of cow-punchers and, got a hot time. Hence Kitty." Tit- Bi Is."

To-morrow's Racing KEMPTON PARK MEETING. -The ST. MARGARETS TWO YEAR OLD SELLING PLATE of 200 sovs; winner to be sold for 50 SOTS. Five fur- longs, on the Straight Course —The WINDSOR CASTLE HANDI CAP PLATE of 500 sovs; the second to receive 30 sovs. Five furlongs, on the Straight Course. ys st lb Lord S-,LviWs Fallen Angel .Gllpin 3 7 8 His Majesty's Pearl of the Loch ..R Marsh 3 6 12 Colonel Fernvick's Muffin Boy Sherrnrd 3 6 7 Air f Nelke'o Oooktail Pickering 3 6 5 The above have au-i'lved. Mr J Buctianin's Elfin Hovel ..Major EdWards 4 9 0 Mr A B Bo<ven'a Sophron R Chandler 5 8 12 Mr F B Hunt's Little Flutter F Hunt 3 8 0 Mr H Lytham's King Sapphire Woottoa 5 8 3 Duke of Portland's Tho Loaf W Waugh 4 7 13 Capt M Hughes's Levanter Da,;es5 713 Lord ljcherter's Jack Snipe 6 I>ariing 3 7 9 Lord llchester's Maupas S Darling 5 7 9 Mr A F Creeswell'd The Spider J Powney 4 7 4 Mr It J Farquluuvon's Mildred..Farquharson 3 8 10 Mr J L Dugdale's Dusty Lad G Edwards 3 6 9 —The KINGSTON HANDICAP PLATE of 150 eovs; the second to receive 20 eovs. One urne, on the Jubilee Course. y 1St Ib Mr T R Badger's Fern down Peebles 5 6 4 Capt M Hughes's Hyme-ttus .Davies 7 9 Mr R J Farqu.!lar"6 Scarpia ..Farquhaieon a 7 5 The aoove havo arrlvea. Mr S Darling's Fugleman .8 Darling 5 9 8 Mr J Buchanan's Acciaim Major Edwards 4 a 0 Mr Derkul's llamrnura-bi 8 Darling 5 8 4 Lord H de Walden's Marozzo Major Beitty a 8 4 Mr J R Opposer .Hornby 4 7 6 Mr C E Howard's Fruitful .8 Darling 5 T 5 Mr r Nelke's Summer Pickering 4 7 3 Mr C J Merry's Double Thnieh .Brnime ;) 7 ;) Capt M Hughes's Southannan .I)1Vies 4 7 1 Mr W Goodchild's Crusader Sherrrd5 71 Mr A E Bowen's King's Courtship h Chandler 4 6 13 Mr F B Barlmg'e Lady Desmond Barling 3 6 9 Mr H Ilea.?man'e Whistumg Rufua ..T &mith 668 Mr ii A Wigan's Aubergino 6 6 Mr R Wootton's Muscoea .Wootton 4 6 6 Mr P Gieeson's Protector .Glee-ron 4 Ô 5 Mr E Cohen's Nancy Leo F Darling 4 6 2 Mr E HUfu'l'ó Pirate's Girl Carter460 Mr li Wootton's Mitral Wootton 4 6 0 Mr F Lynham's Plats Power Lynham 4 6 0 air R W Griffith's RoyaJ Deamoad R Sherwood; J 6 0 —The ADDLESTONE PLATE of 150 sovs; the second to Teoeive 15 SOVB. OTIC mile and a half. yastlb Mr J Buchanan's Sand Stono .S H DarJing 4 8 10 Mr F B Cravtn's Sir Peter S Darling 4 8 10 Mr A P Cuniiffe'B Sainte Toucha Lewis 3 7 0 The aDovs have arrivari. Capt C P B Wood's Beitlllon P Hartigan 5 8 13 Mr P Nelke's Dutch Pickering 4 8 ll> Mr G Thomson's Jacxo Staunton 4 8 10 Mr C Dould's Lady Forfar Robinson 4 8 7 Mr W M Singer'* Laomcdia Taylor 4 8 7 Mr R Monro's Devao Pickering 3 7 7 Lord Rosebery'a Kniphtlight F Pratt 3 7 7 Sir R W Griffith's Potomac R Sherwood 3 7 3 Sir R W Griffith's Lapwing R Sherwood 3 7 3 Lord H do Walden's Bird of Prey Capt West 3 7 3 Mr J W Larnach's StrangwSys Sanderson, jun 5 7 3 Mr H Lytham'e Wild Georgia .Wootton 3 7 ;) Major J D Edwards's Wavora Major Edwarde 3 7 0 Mrs Loates's daudian .Loa.te8 5 7 0 —The KEXTO COURT SELLING PLATE of 400 sovs; winner to be sold for 300 eovs. One mile, on the Jubilee Course. y»ct 11 Mr P NpUte'a Lam-ier Pickering a 9 3 Mr Å L Son of the Marsh S H Darling 4 9 1 Mr W Raphael's Ronna D Waugh 3 7 8 The above have arrivost. Mr G Parrott's Truffle de Perigord., Sherrard 6 10 0 Mr H M Hartigan's Knrer Sort ..F Hartigan 6 9 3 Mr C B lsmay's Carueo Robinson 5 9 3 Capt F Forester's Golden Saint Fallon a 9 0 Lord Michelham's Chestnut Batho 6 9 3 Mr JL Dugdale'a Druoua G Edwards 4 9 1 Mr JFalc?n'g Milford Lad Fallon a 9 0 :ir} l:lfristg Kufus T t I Mr C Wudia's Veno blajor Morris 5 9 0 Mr C J Merry's Beeswax Braime 4 8 12 Mr W G Langlunds's Kilbeg JiightingiUl 3 7 11 Mr L Robinson's Rambling Rcctor ,.Brewer 3 7 11 Mr G Thon:non's Double A Staunton 3 7 11 Mr R Wootton's Lady Brenda Wootton 3 7 11 —The REDFERN TWO YEAR OLD PLATE of 800 sove; the eeoond to receive 60 eovs. Five furlongs, on the Straight Course. at lb Lord Harewood's Mincian G Chaloner 811 Mr E Dresden's Self Control Archer 8 2 Sir R W Griffith's Sandy Ackland It Sherwood 7 13 Mr W Clark's Victrix Brcwc-.r 710 Mr A Stevens's Nlvi Stevens 7 10 The above have arrived. Mr H J King's Humoriet  L??h 811 Sir ¥ g\ lU;rt;;I;¡;(irth 8 11 C iraugh 8 11 Mr H G Fenwick's St Nnian .Gurry 8 9 Lore Wwtbury's Water Jacket Farquhaxson 8 9 Mr J Byrne's The Lieutenant Couch 8 6 Mr Fairie's Lady Viota Taylor 8 6 Mr R S Sievier's Father Vaughan Martin 8 6 Col H T Fenwick's Somabula Sherrard 8 6 Mr H Trimmer's See See Walters, jun 8 6 Major E Loder'a c by JJeomond—Veneration II. Gilpin 8 b Mr H Trimmers African Marigold WalteTS, jun 8 3 Mr F W Cobb'e Skylark J Clement 8 2 Lord H dt V.alden's Drupe Major Beatty 8 2 Air J H Lawrence's Garrogie .Robiu6OI1 8 2 Mr L Neumann's Yerney Gilpin B » Mr G Turner's Port Meadow Private 8 2 Mr J C Sullivan's Balliva Sullivan 8 2 Mr W Hall Walker's Foidcrol 8 2 Mr W Bass's f by I'ortmarnock—Misa Gunning Taylor 7 13 Air A Bates'e Lunatic 7 13 :\[l' n DGtt..rilj' &I'r;ng.Private 713 Vr T MaY'l5l1court .T Cannon een 7 13 Lord Derby's Tertlum Quid non G LamMon 7 13 Sir R \V Grififth's Tocher R Sherwood 7 13 Lord Harewood'e Dew .o Chaioner 7 13 Mr H J Hunt's Iron Firate Ditcn 7 13 )Plr S I)arl:,ig',s Bell S Darling 7 13 Mr W B c by C;lpoMrer-Isis Bello Lewis 7 13 Mr G Edwardes's Dollar Princees Major Edwardu 7 10 LATER ARRIVALS WILL BE FOUXD ON PAGE 3.

JUDGE AND GERMS I To a doctor who produced his own Bible when taking the oath at Southwarlc County- court yesterday, on tho ground tha.t it W!3.8, "an age of germs," Judge Willie replied: "Let I them come. I am so forgetful of them that I live in health."

SPARE WELL AD SPE.ND WELL." Wton vol bllv ENGLAND'S GLOBT MATCHES you "spare" Time, Patience, and Money, and "epend" well bQcause you gM the Aome of Value. Every match Strikes, LierM*. 'md Burns perfscuy. M? *t St L?,e? uiory" Match W'?rD. Gl. <e2<?? STE MN.8 IBRF.A-D- Stran?emtand ?Hamria'ao. e«64—5 

I Women Deceived I MAN WITH TWO HOMES AND TWO FAMILIES A remarkable story of a double life—or, as alleged by the prosecution, a treble life—was told daring an inquiry before Mr. Justice A. T. lawrenoo at the Berks Assizes yester- day. Walter Lucas, with a number of aliases, was indicted for having feloniously married Sarah A.nn Compton, his wife Elizabeth Annie Collie being then alive. Beyond this there were two charges against the prisoner of th-eft from his employer, Mr, Edward George Barnes, of New Windsor. Lucas pleaded guilty. Mr. Crane to un, for the proeecution, said that, although prisoner was but 33 years of age, his offences oornmeuoed in 1889. He bad been in disgrace in various parte of the country, and had held positions which he had obtained by means of forgsd certificates of charaoter. The oase in r&gard to bigamy, remarked Mr. Cranstoun, was a very bad and painful one. Miss Compton had been courted by prisoner for three years, was of very respectable family, and everybody believed that prisoner w,as a bachelor, as he represented himself to be. The prisoner's conduct was generally bad, as in addition to his wife a.nd Miss Compton, he had lived with another woman, and had two homes and families at each. His Lordship thought the crime of bigamy a very wicked one. As prisoner had pleaded guilty he would say TIO more, but passed a sentence of six months' imprisonment with -bard labour in each case—eighteen months in all.

STRAIGHT FROM THE ANIMAL A City geoMJemam having taken a small farm in the country as bein,g the correct thing to do, -as well as to get a. little fresh air, had incited some of his friends down to see his new possession. Having viewed the domain, and noting the absence of e-reat-are life about the place, one of his friends remarked;- "With a mice, open place like this, I wonder you don't have some animals about, as is usual on a farm; some cows, for instance, eo as to have your own butter and cream. "No-o," diaiwled his host;" don't eatre a-bout butter or cmian." Some ohickens or ducks, th<m. You surely like fresh eggs?" No-o, don't oare for eggs. But I've some- times thought I'd keep a, sheep. I rather like kidneys for breakfast."

SPRIGGINS ROUSED I Mr. Sprigging is somewhat remarkable for his grandiloquenoo of language, which ren- ders his society an object to be sought by those who are inclined to make merry at the eccentricities of genius. "Spriggins," said one of these, "you are a fool." "Sir," said Spriggins, with great dignity, "I seldom pretend to extend gratuitous advioe to gentlemen; but permit me to ob- serve, sir, that a reiteration of the senti- ment you have just uttered might not prove conducive to a convalescent state of your personal individuality." Spriggins was evidently roused.

SHOP RAID BY ARMED MEN I Yesterday two raeti entered a tobacconist's shop in Anrtrixn-roal, Bedfast, and while one of them bolted the front door the other gripped the lady attendant by the throat und Prc-oontcd a revolver at her head. The lother ma.n rifled the till. The lady et.ru gglod, and succeeded in escaping by the rear of the premises, when she gave the alarm. Eventually a doctor on his bicycle ran one of the men down. While this man was being conveyed to the police barracks the other man with the revolver came on the scene and fired at a sergeant. He then escaped.

70 WEDS 27 I The romantic marriage of an elderly Harrow barrister a.nd a lady clerk employed at a coal office at Harrow Station took place y-reteaxluy at Roxbeth Church. The bride- groom, Mr. John T. Prior, of the Red House, Harrow, is nearly 70 years of age, and the bride, Miss Ada Stiles, ie 27. Mr. Prior had been paying his respects a.t. the humhl-e cottage of his intended at ISTortholt-road, Harrow, for over a month, but the date of the wedding was kept a profound scored. At the close t,he crowd gave the couple a cheer, and they left immediately for their honeymoon.

THE ENGLISH SUNDAY I The Lord's Day Observance Society has written to the executive committees of the Franioo-British Exhibition to submit various reasons against Sunday opening. In addi- tion to oausinig an increase in Sunday traffic and Sunday labour, the society states that Sunday opening woteld seriously weaken the hands of the many Con,tinental reformers who axe earnestly s-t-riving to secure for their own people the restful type of day so long associated in thei.r minds with the name of "The English Sunday."

DOMESTIC ETIQUETTE .1 In a workman's compensation case heard at Westminster Oounty-court yesterday, plaintiff's counsel wanted to get in evidence as to what the workman, who was killed in eL "tube," said to hiB wife when he went out as to where he was going. He based rthe application on the ground that it was a husband's duty to tell his wife whero he was going. Deputy-Judge Beven excluded the evidence. Counsel: I submit it is part of his social duty. The Deputy-Judge: NO.

LEAP THROUGH A WINDOW I Alfred Knight, a tailor, was committed focr trial by the West Ham magistrates on Satur- day on a charge of breaking into a house in Bomford-road, E., and stealing a quantity of plate. It was s.tated that Knight, when surprised by the occupier, Mr. Watson, jumped through the dining-room window, smashing two panes of glass, and the win- dow-frame. Mr. Watson and his son, clad only in their pyjamas, gave chase, and Knight was captured.

KILLED BY FLYWHEEL I A dreadful accident at Messrs. Grimshaw's cement works, North Hylton, near Sunder- land, yesterday, resulted in the death of the manager, George Trett. Some new machinery was being tri-ed in, the presence of a lax g-e com- pany, when Mr. Trett, assisted by another man, put same belting on a flywheel. By some mischance he was caught on the wheel and whirled round to a terrible death before 'the eyes of the horriiiod spectators. ■"

I AM TIRED OF LIFE 11 II Sarah Barge was charged at Weston yester- day with attempting suicide by throwing herself in-to the River Avon. A laundress, hearing a splash, saw the woman in the river. "With assistance Burgo was got out, and when asked why she had got into the water she said. "I am tired of life." The defendan-t was remanded in order that her mental condition may be inquired into.

TWO PREVAILING MODES II Speaking generally, there are two modes of the moment: the Directoire, giving a woman a tall, slender, willowy appearance, with no definite lines, and the tailor-made coat of straight cut, fit-ting, but not follow- ing, the lines of the ag?TO. Seen en silhouette, the wearer of the sheath frook, accompanied by the correct large hat, resembles a giant sunflower.—" Viola" in The Throne."

LADY KILLED BY A TRAIN II As a train was approaching the Great f Eastern Hallway Station at Koraford yester- I day a well-dressed woman was seen to fall | in front of the engine, and was instantly 1 killed..The woman, who was a stranger in I the town, is believed to bo a lady of some || position-

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To-day's Short Story. I A MYSTERY OF THE STREET. The drama which I am going to relate to you took place a score of years ago in a town concerning which I will not bo definite, •lest you should too accurately fix it. It was ten o'clock on a summer's morning. The sky was blue, the pavements dry, a canary was singing tenderly and melodiously at an open door, azd the students of a school of art were tranquilly wending their way thither. About ten minutes to ten a man of middle- age, with the app-oaj-anee of a countryman, and an honest, pheasant, if stupid face, turned into the hall of the school of art. His embarrassed manner and hesitating steps eufficienUy indicated that he was not one of the habituea of this sanctum-,sewred to the beautiful in art and to the mischievous in youtii. He aeked to be directed to a certain studio. He knocked timidly at the door. At the end of some minutes, during which lie heard some shuffling and stamping about the studio, a grave voice said to him, Cotne in," but hardly had he pushed open the door when a bucketful of water, deli- cately balanced above the lintel, inundated with a sudden shower bath, the unfortunate and stupefied visitor from head to feet. But the pupils immediately rushed to him and poured out their hypocritical apologies ,and excuses, saying that they had taken him for one of their comrades, which was hardly credible, as they had carefully inspected him through a slit in the door before telling ih-im to enter. Then. in order to dry this poor drowned suost, they made him take off his coat and trousers. While the clothes dried dce to the fire, which took a long time, fcr one of the students, fearing that they would scorch, elily watered them from time to time they questioned the worthy countryman. He was the uncle of one of the students, he was passing through the town, and came to pay a visit to his nephew, thinking at this hour he would be at work. "Your nephew never ro--ae3 before eleven o'clock," the leader replied, "he has a.n affection which prevents his rising early." He is ill?" 01:1' no, to is not ill-he is in love." "Ah!" &aid the uncle, who did not quite I under stand. ^Meanwhile the other students, who were whispering together and evidently plotting something, stirred up the fire till the atmo- sphere of the studio became intolerable. "How hot it is," murmured the good man; "are you cold here?" ".No, but it is because of the model." "The model?" "Yes. one who poses for us. To-d?y. I?t me Bee. it ought to be one of our councillor." What; I thought it was always hired 11 men ? "Goodness, no, not at the school of art; the grandest personages come to be immor- talised by orr pencils, and it is "urn. an honour that we admit only men admirably I made and of hig-h social standing. See, hero is this sketch on the left. ho who is seated holding- his foot." Well." "That is our M.P." "You don't say so." And this tall, thin man to the right, who is scratching his head— Yes, yes." That is a late Lord Mayor." "You astonish roe. Is it really?" It is I tell you. The only thing is it is annoying to have such high personages for models. because they aro very often extremely xittrranctnnl." Another student interposed: "Ah. that's true for instance, here is a whole morning wasted." "Oh, if this sentlema.n would," paid a third, "• what a great kiadrwps he would do us." said the astonished countryman. "It is true he is admirably built, quite the j Sgur». "I do not understand you." Xo. my dear fellow," said the leader. No, you forget that, though no doubt a very! wortny man., periiaps he docs not) occupy a f position Vrha,t, the uncle of a 7)upi! ,I,t the school! art. What j3 your social position, sir, or calling?" Mine? I am a church warden of my P-ari-oth. "Ah, you are a churchwarden, that make*! all the difference. Nov, if you only would. Do let us be^eeoh you, the more so that it grows late, and that, besides, your clothcs are not yet .sufficiently dry-lol, me implore you to lot u, work "I disturb you then?" No, to study from you." "No, no. no. what an idea." The oonnty councillor has done it for us." "The county councillor." "Do you doubt our word?" The uiscussioii continued for ffo-tno minutes in tn:s rtrain. At lust the good man van- qtushed and flattered, agreed to divest him- self of his few remaining s-armentf;. But just here an energetic knock was heard. One of the pupils went to the threshold and just opened the door a crack. Hfave-n.s, it's Mrs. Julia Adams." "Will you walk in?" stammered the painter, without, however, opening the door any further, because, as a matter of fact, there was no one there at all. "Oh, oh!" shrieked the poor countryman, Hide me, quick, hide me." "Here, here, quick." said a Ettidcnt open- ing a. big box at the bottom of which wore some pieces of cloth, and into which he threw the still damp garments, "jump in here for a minute and we will got rid of this lady quickly." The foolish fellow got in. Hardly had he crouched down, half stifled and cramped, when the students turned the key and lifted the box lip. With definite precaution they descended into the street, put the box down before a large house, and having turned back the key unlocking the box rushed a little way off to see what would happen. The Do-or man. who had understood noth- ing of what had happened to him or where lie was, at the end of a quarter of an hour gently raised the lid, and his rumpled head E.pipeared, and his eyes &Hed. with anguish surveyed the street. "Ah," y(?U?cd an old lady who was pasf;m? along the opposite pavement. "A head, a beheaded head." And che fainted in the arms of a student who was loitering on the watch. The box shut down, and decided not to open again. While the student carried the old lady into a chemist's, two policemen who were chatting philosophically as they came along the street stop red before this box, which impeded the traffic. "It's ridiculous," sa.id one, "not to have taken in their ash-box at this hour," and he rang the bell of the house before which the box was deported, and ordered the servant ■ to remove the a.sh-box. j The footman came out, protesting it was none of his business?, and the three men stood deliberating about this mysterious box. The students crept up apparently much inte- rested. We must break it open," said one of the Police. "Oh. wa.it till I get away." cried clrtudent, Perhaps its dynamite." This supposition immediately cooled the zeal of the guardians of the public safety. who added:— Yes, probably. We must first report it to the inspector, and one of them was about to go and inform this official white the other remained with the footman to watch the mysterious chest when the old lady, who had recovered from her swoon, came out of the ''iieuiist s and assured tne two p-olicem-en that she was certain that only a few minutes ago she had seen a head, a decapitated head, sacking out of the box. "Then it can't be a.n infernal machine," sa.id one of the sergeants. Perhaps it. a a suicide," suggested the second. It must be opened, concluded the first, and he stooped to raise the lid, when from the interior came a cry;— "No. no. don't open it. There's somebody in it. Please take me away where I can dress myself," the voice wailed. "Take me in charge anywhere out of this terrible street." The lrurt act in the mystery was represented by two policemen solemnly carrying the box to the station. Tne lid kept wobbling up and down as the countryman -alternately opened it to breathe and to tell his ta-le of woo or close it to avoid the glanoe of a passer-jjy. The students are sorry they did it now.