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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1897-9-30, Page 6DoCTORJC fine, and all feel an exhilaration after the bad atmosphere in the Plaza del l . Toros. Just opposite the museum the senor gives a signal to stop, and or - By ST. GEORGE. RATIIBORNE. ders the delved to wait for them, Here they spend quite a time with eotri lenge. • pleasure, far the museum contains a Au inch or two out of the way may onderful collection of rare paintings. • be the cause• of a aniline, but Jack is As usual' quite a crowd . is in at- tendanee--strangers in Madrid al- to- novice in the study of anatoitiy, and ways make :for the museum the first knows just where to find the heart thiaa,g. Here almost, all of the old every time:. Po the point. of Pedro.- masters are represented, from Rubens Vasquez s sword Presses s upon the and Murillo to Raphael, and the artis- black satin skin, vanishes lane view, tic mind finds enough fora long con- and a foot orf the weapon is buried in Witted feast to cover several days. the body of brave old toro. The People are still crowding in, cone - great beast pushes on a yard or so, ing from the bull -fight, many of them stops, trembles, teggers--a mighty travellers. A • shall- admission fee is theta seems to make the very ground charged, somethingfinds one seldom quake—the terihle pull is down --blood in the art galleries of Europe, though beats from his mouth—the Toledo the attendants must always be tip - blade has snapped off uni'er his weight ped. but halt oz it :• s.l:iins buried. in his Jack is interested more in the love- quivering body. an.l the deadly point iy woman at his side than the pictures has undeut •liy p1 reed 111- heart. in the gallery, nevertheless he man- lehea danger ;:aenaneei him, Doctor ages to find fault with several mas- Jae k was cavi. terpieces, and express a plebian taste in the midst .;f the wiles plaudits .that for modern Lagting --bits of exquisite greet va' a �s' a . 1 < dJ""s not for an landscape, espeoia!ly when there is ailat3rit :lee it 2` l.::cal rle i>rEBe1 ``un e animal ill fetus. You see, Jack's ee meld. a .:a on, e..•w n, he sect ,„„ artistic education has been neglected, the•,re;, 1•.:,e "s our t 1lle_ :Lid as a general thing he secs through cin the stili sten, n ',lit lying; af.f- the eyes of the nineteenth century, Ti a1, la:tiiee� ;;: l•t' .. .; yx.?SS' 1'>. tile: Bearer.. and not with glasses three hundred non of Clan ac*t *'ri.:•r-: al, est.>r 4ears old, 1' hie:h ac. unts for his love of nature, and repugnance of gloomy whin11 are 1:..e s eeepeee eee tl.e bar- painting,e,, no matter holt- valuable. rit4rS, lc :.4 ly. the eater era ie.1 mail - 111 front of one. however, he does ner that • stutael rientranced—it is aMurillo—" Re - In anetll . eaearee i, ,. . - ,:a'neel t+rues, at 11:e V ,11." The colours of his 1.1 _... a 1" e T. IlY iii,'^ gar" garments and aetlnre , the well with tents. :.tee the ".:3"r that he is • its bucket, the maidens i11 the fure- brt cathing hard, no •'n• • us a.,I ffe» tiny- ground with their loveliness of form, thing :,Clore, him t„ te.+el of the enteeunt- riature. and manner, and the turban- er whirls hN has ,just figured in as the i ed Oriental attendants farther back, leaditl ehlrt.c'tt•i attending to the e•anlels, make a Don Carlos as bends over and squeezes + bright scene that holds the eye of the his handl uttering; waren praise, but I most ordinary observer. Doctor Jae It hardly knees whether 1 As Jack turns to make some remark they come from, his heart or not. to his companion, he comes face to There is a, seenethiug e _e21ar Cata- ;t face with the ratan whose glance he lina's ey s and faun that gives the lie 1 caught at the bull-tight—the Turk. to his words. This time he gives as good as he re - Mer'. edes says nothing. but if looks eeives. The pasha stops and speaks can convey the language of the soul, to Mercedes. Jack's eyes are upon then is her sil.•ne'e eloquent indeed. her, and he notes a singular fact, In Presently she tukt•e her little lace kir- ' his rambles through the South -West - chief and relieves 1 s!+ecic of blood from ern States he has more than once seen South -West - the face of the 'ittle•riti cn, who had , a, rattlesnake charming a bird, and gone to what seemed like death be- noted the manner in which the poor ause et a w . ina i`s whim—het-sem Ne feathered songster buttered near the one notices the a t, fora sic:., b U has reptile, advancing and retreating, yet been entered, and the chutes and plea- dors ie s- lacking the power to break the spell, dors ars goading him --nu one—ala ! and bound to fall a victim unless help intuitively Jaeh's epee eh00t a tideway s 9 came. to the seats of lemeue gvaff a the mem- Somehow he is impressed with the idea now that such a, scene is being bers of the Ttx •I.itih cn lets see and ' enacted before him. Mercedes laughs when %Ia catehee the tdatet scowl of Abelallah Pasha,, 11e knows that this day's work has gained for him the hatred of an usieetli+ttiaae 1,rini:e, who will descend to any depth in order to win the game. He wraps obi the hilt of the sword in a newspaper weld, he takes from his pocket, intending to place it among his trophies, as a souvenir to remind him of this affair. Shouts arise, ter the scene in the arena is the old familiar one of charg- ing bull and tl<•••ing eludes, but the animal is only rill ordinary specimen, and soon wearies after hurling one wretch into the er' wd, when the dart throwers appear, east their ribbon - decked missiles, and decorate torn like the prize cattle at tihristma.s time in Old England. At last the second matador comes cut, makes a. bungling stroke, and has to repeat the job before he succeeds in finishing the animal, to the disgust of the audien ere, who, in derision, loud- Iy cal! for the American, to which ap- peal Jack, of course, makes no res- ponse. There are other bulls waiting their turn. but the s pentacle has become tame to many in the audience, who admire bravery such as the American has shown, and empty seats begin to become frequent. Jack himself is tired and disgusted with the business. Still, as long as the ladies make nu complaint, he does not offer to withdraw, but welcomes with pleasure a suggestion from Don Carlos that they tiet+art. The arena is again being cleared for action as they turn away. Jack notes the fact that the Turkish embassy has also departed,and the thought in his mind takes the shape of a speculation a.= to a Nether he will ever Iook upon the face of the pasha again, little sus- pecting the strange train of events that lie in the near future, and which must bring them in contact. They push through the crowd. Everyone recognizes the American as he passes. A few scowl at him darkly. Pedro Vasquez has friends, and they instinctively hate the man who accomplished that in which the matador failed. The exit is reached. A crowd is pouring out. Jack, in the jam, en- deavouring to protect the ladies as much as possible, feels a slip of paper thrust into his hand. He does not know who placed it there, and care- lessly slips it in his vest pocket to be examined at leisure, doubting not but that it is a note from some amorous Spanish damsel, who imagines she adores him because he has been too agile and shrewd for old toro. Jack long ago tired of these little affairs. The girl who wins him must be wooed, and not do the wooing herself. CHAPTER V. At last they gain the street crowd, already swollen by those leaving the pavilion, and as the word goes around that this is the brave American who slew the most terrible bull ever seen in Madrid, and deeded the reward to the poor of the city, murmurs of ad- miration arise. Don Carlos secures a vehicle, into which they all crowd, and soon the more quiet streets of the Spanish city are gained, where they con converse at leisure. The elder gentleman speaks again of Jack's bravery, and the sen- ora. joins in his praise, but she who was the incentive for . the act says never a word in connection with it. This piques Jack exceedingly, and he begs the others to say no more—that it did not amount to a great deal, aria way, as he has seen bulls even more fierce in the land of the Montezumas, which remark brings him a quick glance and a smile from Mercedes, who has not forgotten what she said when comparing the animals of the two countries. The ride is oontinued along the beau- tiful Calle del Prado, for the day is to • face, though just at present his mission in Madrid seems to have some sort of connection with her. He wastes no more time, for twill! this chance meeting is auspicious. It must be, acoepted as a harbinger of success, Politely bowing, he asks : " I beg pardon, but am I not ad- dressing Miss Avis Morton, of New York ?" She freezes him with her • look, and drawing up to her full height, re- plies : That is my name, sir, but I have not the honour of your acquaintance." The manner implies more than the words would signify, and some men might have been abashed, but Doctor Jack always did prefer to hunt dif- ficult game, and was never known to fish in any well stocked preserve, snatching his trophies from the wild mountain brooks and lakes, where they had every chance in their favour, Somehow he likes Avis Morton from the word' " go." Her looks and man- ner charm him, and now her words add to the zest. Here is a girl worth the winning, and lucky the man wbo may wear the wild rose. Jack has no fear regarding his re- ception when he tells her what is on his mind, and yet he does not hurry about it. Feeling so positive on this score, he seems to think he might as well enjoy watching the various shades of emotion play over that ex- pressive face before showing his own trumps. " We have never met before, Miss ' Morton, but in a foreign country the lack of an introduction does not stand in the way of people becoming ac- quainted when they hail from the land of the glorious stars and stripes." She remains as frigid as the Polar seas, and probably there is no one who can assume this character with. more hauteur than the New York girl of society. Jack looks in vain for some sign of relenting. His first attack has not been a very brilliant success. " What you say may ordinarily be true enough, and at some future time I may be pleased to know you, but at present I am in search of my good friend, Madame Sophie. You will ex- cuse me, Doctor Jack, if—" " Ah 1 you know me !" he cries, de- lighted to hear his name fall from those lips. . She colours a, little, then laughs, " Well, to tell the truth, I heard the gentleman in front call out your name." " Good gracious ! were you there ?" " I travel by the old motto of 'When in Rome do as the Romans do,' and it would never do for me to talk of Spain and say I had not seen a bull- fight. Besides, do you know, I ac- tually enjoyed it a little. Perhaps away back I had Spanish ancestors— who knows ?" Dector Jack has but one idea in view, and this to keep up the conver- sation, for although Avis has declared that she must not stand and talk with a stranger, like many of her sex, she does exactly what she declares she will not. Perhaps this Is due In part to the singularly attractive qualities of the American doctor, and the fact that he is a countryman, which goes a great way when abroad. " Strange how I failed to see you there, when I examined the foreign booth carefully a number of times, looking for—an acquaintance," he slowly utters, coming very near a slip. " We carne in late, Madame Sophie and I, just as the manager was offer- ing two hundred something or other 'for anyone to conquer that terirble animal. I assure you, Doctor Jack, I felt proud when you accepted the challenge, and declared the fact that you were an American. But I was afraid you were going to your death up to the time you began to play with Taurus, when the truth managed to steal through my brain that you were a master hand. Where did you learn such a game in our country ?" " I was a cowboy in Texas for sev- eral years, but it was in Mexico I fought bulls for amusement and pro- fit combined," he replies. " Ah ! yes, you said so in your lit- tle speech. I had forgotten—the events that followed confused me. So You have been in Mexico ?" looking at him with some admiration, for al- though she has declared that she ought not to talk with Doctor Jack without some form of introduction, or, at least, the presence of the duenna, she continues to do so. Truth to tell, there is a peculiar magnetism about him that draws this girl; he is just such a brave man as she has always declared should be her knight errant if ever she had one. His gallant work in the arena has put a seal upon her eyes, and she does not see that which she would not. " I was in Mexico several years in the mines. That is where I made my money. Besides. I have roamed over the whole world. There is probably no country under the sun where I have not hunted wild beasts, no pro- mirent city I have not explored." " And, I presume, with the usual vigour that characterizes your sex, you can boast of a flirtation with a pretty girl of every nation." Doctor Jack is quite taken with her boldness, but he admires chic, and laughs in reply. " What would you have, Miss Mor- ton ? I have an eye for the beauti- ful, and admire nature in whatever mood I find it: They tell us woman is the loveliest work of all, and I must be blind, indeed, not to notice what is patent to all men. Besides, 7. have always been judged something of a connoisseur of a handsome face." This he says with a meaning look, but Avis, quick as thought, turns it aside. " So I perceive," with a glance be- yond him in the direction of Mer- cedes, ""she is certainly one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen." He turns ,red, although he does not know why he should, but somehow that clear blue eye seems to confuse him. She evidently believes Mercedes, still talking to the Turk, to be his latestlove, perhaps his affianced, and he almost shows a ludicrous haste to undeceive her. " Ah.! you mean. Mercedes—Senorita Gonzales. I' never had the pleasure of an introduction until we . met at the bull -fight. Her uncle, Don Car- los, and myself have done some hunt- ighrly, but there' is something in her manner that betrays concern, anxiety —fear of this man. In the ordinary case it has always been Jack's Dlan to shoot off the head of the serpent, and save the bird. Pere haps the may have an opportunity to do something of the same sort here later on ; Ineanwhile he will keep his wits about him and watch. The pasha. says something in a low tone to Mercedes, who, turning quick- ly, introduces these two men, born foes, i3oth bow gravely, but neither extends a hand. The pasha, in ex- cellent English, makes a remark aleiut the dexterity of the American in regard to killing a bull, and what a foothold he already has upon the ladder of fame if he cares to carry on the business, to which Jack, un- ruffled, replies that he had rather prac- tice his skill upon something more hu- man than bulls, and has a mission in life a little above the feat of living upon the plaudits of a fickle Spanish audience at a bull -fight. Just at this moment Doctor Jack's eyes, in ranging past the pasha, fell upon something that gives him a start. It is a face --one such as Mur- illo would have loved to paint. The girl is not a native of Madrid. Her face, light hair, and wonderfully bright blue eyes, together with her costume, and, above all, the way in which she carries herself, stamp her as a New Yorker: It is generally true that there is an individuality about the New York girl that can be detected even by careless observers, and Jack could never be called that. He excuses himself to Mercedes for a few minutes to speak to an ac- quaintance, he says, but, truth to tell, he has never set eyes on the face of this American girl before. In his pocket he carries a photograph, and watching his chance, he takes this out to compare the face with that of the stately girl who saunters about, swing- ing her parasol carelessly, and seem- ingly indifferent to the fact that she has been separated in the Crowd from the companion who acts the part of duenna. " There can be no mistake. I won- der how she will receive me, and whether my story may be credited. Well, here goes, at any rate. My chance has come." It is easy to understand now why Doctor Jack's glance roved so often in the direction of the foreign quarter at the bull -fight. He was Iooking for this face. Perhaps, in comparison with the wonderful features of Mercedes, this American girl could not be called beautiful, but there is something bet- ter about her features—they are full of expression, animation, and life. One might go a long way without discov- ering a face that can compare with that which Doctor Tack fastens his eyes on. These two are the opposites of na- ture as revealed in womankind—the one with olive -coloured, velvet skin, magnificent features, hair and eyes as black as midnight, real figure, and the jealousies characteristic of the Latin race ; the other fair, frank, fearless, full of love for a frolic, tender if need be, but always her own true self. What a choice for a man. Such a thought flashes through the mind of Doctor Jack as he looks at the girl before him, but time is pre- cious, and the golden opportunity may not hold out. He has by this time managed to push his way through the crowd, and is now close beside the divinity from Gotham. Indeed, if he but chooses to do so, he might touch her. In- stead, he waits until she looks his way, a trifle annoyed because she is hem- med in by a group of natives, and her silk attire in danger of being crush- ed. Their eyes meet. Jack half smiles, and is amazed to see, her start visibly. Does she know hire'? Impossible, for he has never before met this girl face ing together up in the Pyrenees. Yes, she is a lovely creature, but, do you know, I prefer a being of a fairer mould. These Spaniards are jealousy condensed, and I should always trem- ble for my life if wedded to one of them." "Oh ! you would have to give up your flirtations, that would be all," and a killing little look accompanies the speech. Doctor Jack finds himself upon the defensive, and although the situation is a novel one to him he rather en- joys it. One will accept thrusts from a certain hand in preference to fa- vours from another, and although ten minutes ago Jack had never set eyes on this bright ' New , York girl he is already interested. (To be continued,) A Pansy Bed. There is much pleasure in store for those that have never owned and stud= ied It pansy bed, and even more for those that know just how much joy is in such a possession, If you have a hotbed, sow pansy seed there in August. Transplant until they are five or six inches apart. Protect with mats on outside and paper on in- side during, cold weather, or, instead of paper, give a light covering of leaves, which should not be packed closely. Give air and light on warm, sunny days. Very early in spring the proteotion may be removed, and, if carefully wa- tered and sheltered from the noontide sun, the pansies will soon be blooming. As soon as the frost is out of the ground they may be transplanted to the garden. Make the bed rioh with old, fine, sta- ble manure. Give them a sunny situa- tion, I say, with all deference to writera wbo say pansies need a shady position. Mulch the pansy bed with chip dirt, chopped hay, lawn clippings, fine ma- nure from the bottom of the heap or, better than anything else if you can get it, is wood earth or leaf mold. A good mulch and plenty of water, and we have no sunshine that will hurt the pansies. They bloom earlier in spring and remain in bloom later in fall in a sunny situation, but possibly a sheltered bed would give more and larger blooms in midsummer.—Viok's Magazine. Bythium. Chemical investigation has brought to notice recently a new element called bythinm, according to an announce- ment by Theodore Gross in the German teohnioal organs. A fused mixture of silver sulphide and silver chloride is electrolyzed in a nitrogen Atmosphere by using platinum electrodes free from iridium. In this melt is found a dark gray powder, insoluble in aqua regia and in ammonia. Fused with alkaline carbonate it gives a melt soluble in hydrochloric acid, from which hydro- gen sulphide gives a brown precipitate. The yield of this new substance is said to be 5 per cant of the original sulphur used, and, from the fact that there is a corresponding loss of sulphur, it is con- sidered that this bythium is formed by the decomposition of sulphur. It is ad- mitted, however, that since there is a small, or 8 per cent only, loss of chlo- rine in the electrolytic reaction it is possible that bythinm may be formed by the decomposition of chlorine. Future experiments with this new element will be looked for with interest. Morganatic Marriages. Morganatic marriages may be con- sidered to have had their day. Their deathknell has been sounded by the judgment just rendered in the Lippe- Detmold succession controversy by a specially organized tribunal, presided over by the ven arable king of Saxony, dean of all the sovereigns comprised in the federation known as the German empire. According to the deoision of this court—the decrees of which, by previous arrangement, are binding upon all the states of the empire—morganatio ,unions on the part of parents or of more remote ancestors are no longer to constitute any bar to the succession to the throne. This being the case, it nat- urally follows that they cease to entail any disqualifying consequences in all other partiomlars, and that they become identical with ordinary marriages. The tribunal could not logically come to any other conclusion. For if mor genetic marriages on the part of ances- tors had been pronounced sufficient to disqualify from the succession to the Drown it would have been equivalent to a judicial declaration that at least sev- en -tenths of the thrones of Germany were held wrongfully. Indeed, there is a question whether if Emperor Will- iam's argument bad been admitted his own children could have been permitted to succeed to the throne of Prussia, since a by no means remote ancestor of the present German empress married a servant girl, from whom her imperial majesty and her numerous children are descended.—Vogue. A Liberal Corporation. Grateful Citizen—I was delighted to read in the papers that you had refused to raise the price of ice. President Ice Company—That is true. We shell mane nouhange in the price. '1'he only change will be in the. lumps.—New York Weekly. Avoiding Risks. Gladys—Papa's going to give us a check at the wedding instead of a pres- ent, Tom. Tom—All right. We'll have the cere- mony at high noon, then, instead of at 4 o'clock. ' Gladys—Why, what for, dear? Tom—Banks close at 3.—Detroit Free Press. t The Proper Way. Laura—I get so nervous trying to pass pedestrians. Flora—It is notrouble if you know just -bow. Allone has to do is to wab- ble one's wheel until the pedestrian gets so scared he can't move, and then he is as easy to pass as a post " `I■fSi7 z�3 nokmrr-w AYRSHIRE. Good Type of Cow of This Pretty and Ese- fol Breed. Ayrshire owners and breeders do not make much noise about their favorite cattle, and we do not hear half so much of these Daws is of the Jerseys and Guernseys. Yet when we remember that the cow which 'icicle the world's record for greatest quantity of butter in a given time was an Australian cross between Ayrshire and Shorthorn we wonder that the pretty cow with the polished, black tipped horn is not more advertised. One fact none oau deny concerning this breed—namely, that their milk con - CHAMPION KrusiiIRe tains more cheese producing substance in proportion to the total quantity of solids than that of any other dairy fam- ily. We have heard lately of a man whose cows were mostly Jerseys, but who wished to improve his herd. He therefore introduced among them au Ayrshire sire. In any oase a cow with the dairy form of the one in our illustration can- not fail to make a big record in the milk pail. This cow is a favorite prize winner among Ayrshires. By the way, let us have some Ayr- shire mills, butter and cheese records kept and published. Farm Separator. The Creamery Journal is bent on mak- ing dairy farmers buy separators. It says: It costs $1, 50 per tub to haul the but- ter in the :milk from the farm to the creamery. We know of but two creameries in Iowa that run routes where it costs less, The average will be considerably more, probably not less than $1.75 to $2 a tub. The average haul will not exceed six miles. Here is the great loss under the pres- ent creamery system. This is the great handicap in the strife for cheaper pro- duction. The simple statement that it costs twice as much to haul a tub of butter in the milk from the farm to the cream- ery as it does to pay the freight from any Iowa point to New York city seems almost absurd. Yet it is the simple truth: Were the commission on butter at 15 Dents per pound, three times the present charge of 5 per cent, it would not be as great an item as is the cost of hauling the butter in the milk from the farm to the creamery. When it is understood that it costs more to bring the butter in the milk from the farm to the factory than it costs at the present freight rate and price of butter to ship it from any Iowa point to New York, to pay the commis- sion on it and then ship it to Liverpool, the disproportion of the charges becomes apparent. We prophesy that in a few years the dairymen will look back on the times when they hauled loads of milk to the creamery and bank, and paid the big money it costs for doing it, as most ridiculous. The endless discussion in dairy pa- pers of the cost of transportation, cost of selling goods on commission, wages of butter makers and cost of insurance is in the aggregate trivial in the face of the fact that in many of the creameries in Iowa the cost .of hauling the milk at this time is over $;300 a week. CHEESE PROCESSES. introducing a Starter, Adding, the Rennet and After. If the test is made and the milk is found to be working so slowly that it will not be ready to set for mare than an hour after heating, a starter may be used to advantage. I have found that by ripening milk more than au hour i there is considerable loss of butter fat owing to the rising of the cream. The 1 Stirring of the •milk with .tbo rake, churns a portiou of the milk .into but- ter, and there is a considerable loss of butter fab iu the whey. A starter is a small quantity of pure Four milk, not too thick and free from foul odors and impurities. The amount 1b of starter required will depend alto- gether upon the acidity of the milk in the vat and also theacidity of the start- er,and I would only recommend its use in extreme cases. In applying the rennet it should be diluted with from 2 to 3 quarts of cold water to 1,000 pounds of milk. The amount of rennet used depends entirely on the condition of the milk, the quali- ty of the rennet and the time of year. For fast working curd I would advise the use of a little more rennet, cutting the curd earlier enol cuttiug it finer. Enough reuuet should be used to co- agulate the milk sufficiently in from 85 to 40 ]minutes. After the rennet has been added a thorough stirriug is required for from four to five minutes. The cream may be kept down by floating a dipper on the top of the vat and pushing it from side to side for a couple of minutes. When it bas been sufficiently stirred, the vat should be covered and kept perfectly still until fit to cut. The time for nutting oan best be de- termined when the curd will break clear over the inserted finger without showing traces of milk. Caro should be taken to out the curd evenly, so that the heating of it may be uniform. When the curd is properly out, it should be gently stirred by hand to free the sides and bottom of the vat from the particles of curd. Heat should be applied very gradually at first and in- creased, as the whey separates and the curd becomes firmer, until it reaches 98 degrees. I would not advise heating a fast working curd any higher than 98 degrees. If it is heated, say, 100 or 105, the heat has such a softening effect, for the time being, that the curd does not dry sufficiently before the whey is dip- ped out, and it then mats together so quickly that it will be impossible to drain it as dry as though it had only been heated to 98 degrees. The curd should be kept stirred and not allowed to mat until the aoid has developed enough to remove the whey. For a normal working curd the acid should show about one quartor of an inch on the hot iron test; for fast working curd I would not allow acid to develop quite a quarter of an inch be- fore dipping the whey. The ourd should be well cooked, so that when a handful of curd is pressed together it will fall to pieces again. When this stage is reached, the whey should be removed and the curd hand stirred until it has a shotty appearance and will squeal be- tween the teeth. It should then be piled up half on each side of the vat and about 8 or 10 inches deep. When sufficiently matted, it should be cut in pieces about 12 inches wide, and repiled every 20 or 25 minutes, to free the pools of whey, and turned out- side inward, to keep it warm and heat uniform throughout the and. The beat should be kept as near the original tem- perature as possible. until there is a sufficient development of acid. This can be done by keeping two or three pails of hot water in the vat at one end. When the acid has developed suffi- ciently to show 134 to 2 inches on the hot iron test, or when it has assumed a silky or velvety appearrinoe, it is ready for the salt. The milling should be done 20 or 30 minutes before the salt is add- ed, and the curd well aired, to reduce the temperature to 80 degrees before the salt is added. As soon as the salt has dissolved and the curd is back to its velvety appearance again it is ready for the press. A very moderate pressure should be applied at first and the force gradually increased. If the pressure is too heavy at the first, there will be a considerable loss of fat. - When the curd has been in press an hour, it should be taken out and the hoops removed and the bandages fixed neatly on it to make the cheese look as tidy as possi- ble. • It should also be turned end for end in the hoops the first thing the fol- lowing morning to improve the appear- ance. The cheese should receive from 20 to 24 hours' pressure, after whioh it may be removed to the curing room. Just a few brief points on the Dare of the curing room, which is a very im- portant point and is very often neglect- ed. The room should be kept clean and sweet with as much pure, cool air as possible, in order to secure the best re- sults. The temperature of the room should be kept as even as possible. About 85 degrees is best. The room should be neither too damp nor too dry. If too dry, the cheeses are liable to crack under the bandage or on the ends, for green cheese contains about' 30 per cent. of water, so if the atmosphere is too dry in the room, the cheeses will lose moisture rapidly and cracking is the re- sult. If the room is dry, cold water may be sprinkled around the floor, which will help to keep the "room cool. If the room is too moist, the cheeses are liable. to mold and this will soon spoil their appearance. The cheeses should be turned and wiped on the shelves every day. The shelves should be made of good, clean pine about I% inches thick and wet!. supported. The shelves should be a lit- 'tle wider than the cheeses, so that they will not project over the edge, If they are allowed' to project over the edge, it will very soon 'spoil their appearance. -Address of Professor A. A. Tory of Manitoba Dairy School. Dairy and Creamery.' When cream is allowed to get too sour before it is churned, the butter from it will contain white, cheesy curd specks. When they are present after churning, draw off the buttermilk and pour into the churn enough weak brine to float the butter. This must be done while the butter is in the granular state. You will find the cheesy curd specks, being heavier than the butter,. will sink, while the butter will float. It will not be many years, perhaps not later than 1900, when all large dairies will use milking machines. ' Use only fine dairy -salt and sprinkle it in when the butter is the size of grains of wheat., As to quantity of salt, anywhere from half an ounce to an onnce to the pound, according to the taste you cater for. More people prefer half an ounce than an ounce. Many again want three-quarters of an ounce of salt to the pound of butter. Consult your customers' tastes in the locality in which the butter is to be consumed. The author of the United States bul- letinon butter making and salting, says. be has found the butter will be more evenly salted if it is taken out of the churn, laid upon the worker and part of the water drained and pressed out. Then he spreads upon the level butter surface upon the worker an ounce of salt to the pound of butter, afterward working in the usual manner. He al- ways weighs both butter and salt to get -the quantity exact. Butter in the granular state is salted „in the churn after the milk has been drawn off and the butter washed. The writer in the United States bulletin prefers first to take the butter out of the churn, spread it upon the worker and then salt it. We give both these ways, so that each may adopt -the plan that seems to him best adapted' to salt evenly. aesei