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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1904-9-22, Page 6.17171ViltraTIVOMMI.W1110.11.: NejtT van , 111J7.11.11.111 riccofLibcrty• OR, A MIDNIGHT CALL' 11StIVZ.E3.fl1'prnrli 11111.PJ1 lfinaltltit n n CHAPTER XIV, • There was a long pe,uee till the eound of the horse's hoofs died away. Bell was wcienag for ins • companion to sneak. Her head was . partly turned from him, so that he could wily watch the dainty beauty of her pxotile. She stood there cold and still, but lie could see that she was profoundly: agitated. "I never thought to see the day when I shoeld trust you again," she sand; 'et never expected to. trust, • any man again," "You will trust me darling," Bell said, Passionately. • "If you still care for me as I care for you. Do yen?" The question mane keen as steel. Enid shivered and hesitated. Bell laid a light hand on -her arna - "Speak," lie said.. "I am going to clear myself, I am going to take hack xxor good name. But if you ao longer care for ine the rest matters nothing, Speak." • "I. am not one of those who change Clod, pity me," Enid murmured. , Bell drew a long, deep breath. lib wanted no aasarance beyond that. "Then lope], the way," 'he said. have come at the right „time; I have been looking for you everywhere„ and I find you in the hour of yeur deep- est sorrow. When I knew your aunt last she was a cheerful, happy woe man, From what 1 bear now she is suffering, you are all suffering, ander some blighting grief." "Oh, ef you only knew what that sorrow was, Hatherly." "Matherly! • How good the old name sounds from your lips. Nobody• has ever called me that since—since we parted. And to think that I should have been searching for you all thea years when Miss Ruth Gates would have given me the clue at any time. And why have you been. play - mg such strange tricks upon my friend David Steel? Why have you —What is that?" Somebody was moving somewhere in the grounds, and a voice shouted for help. Enid started forward. "It is Williams coming from the stables," she said. "I have so ar- ranged it that the dogs are holding up my 'dear cousin, Reginald Henson, who is calling upon 1Nlilliams to re- lease him. If Reginald gets back to the house now we are rained. Fol- low xn.e as well as you can." Enid disappeared down a narrow, tangled path, leaving Bell to • limp along naineully in. her trade. A little way off Henson was yelling lustily for assistance. Williams, who had evidently taken in the situation, was coining, up leisurely; chuckling at the discomfiterra of the enemy. The lfaunds were whiaining and bayiag. From the house came the notes of a love song passionately declaineed. A. couple of the great dogs came snarl- ing up to Bell and laid their grimy !nannies on his thighs: A. cold sen- sation crept up and down his spine as he came to a standstill. "The brutes!" he muttered. "Mar- garet Henson must be mad indeed to have these creatures about the place. Ahwould you? Very well, 1'11 play the game fairly, and not move. If I call out I shall spoil the game. If I remain quiet I shall have a. plea- sant night of it. Let us hope for the best and that Enid will under - 'stand the situation." - Meanwhile Enid had come up with Williams. She lead her hand imper- iously upon his lips. "Not a word," she whispered. "Mr.. Henson is held up by the dogs.: '•Me' • must remaia where he it till -I give yoe the signal to release him. I know you answered his call, but you are to go no farther." • Wilhams assented willingly enough. re, -ereithing that tended, to the dis- corefeirt of Reginald Henson filled him with a peculiar and deep-seated pleasure. "Very well, miss," he said, demure- ly. "And don't you -.huery, •mise. This is the kind of job that calls for plenty of patience. •'And I'm really, shocking deaf to -night." Williams retreated. leisurely ,in the direction. of the etabl0s, bat his ma- lady was not so distressing that he failed to hear a groan and a. snarl- ing curse from lieeson. Enid tied back. along ' the track, where $he found Bell ,staucling patiently Witha dogs muzzle close to either knee. %Ice " was white and shiaiiig, otheewiee he howed no siges of fear. Enid laid -a hand on the head of either "clog, and they rolled like great catsat her feet in the letiehes, "Now come swiftly„" she whisper- ed. "There is na time to be lost," They :were in the 'ionise et hist, crossing the dusty Ileo:, won tee mopes ' dan.cieg -in the.. lanapreight, deadening. their footsteps and muffl- ing the intenee silence. . Above: the, stillness ,rose the .song, from the drawirig-room; from without; came the, restless murmur ' of the ,does. Eaid entered the drawing -room, Ben limped in behind her. The mu- sic immediately 'ceased; As Enid glanced at her. aunt ehe saw that the far -away leek had died frora her 'eyes,. that .the sparkle and brightness of reason were Aliere. She had come out of the mist aad-the shadows for a time at aun rate,. • "Dr. Ifiatherly Bell • to see you, aunt,". Enid said, in a low tone. Margaret }Raison shot up from the piano like a statue. There was no welcome on her face,' no surprise there, nothing but deep, unutterable contempt ana loathing. "I have been asleep," she said. She passed her hand dreamily over ]ler face. "I have been in a dream for seven long years. Enid brought me ba,cic to the mimic again to -night and it touched my heart and now I am awake again. Do you recollect the 'Slumber Song,' Hatherly Bell? The last time I sang it you were present. It was a happy night; the very last night in the world to me." . "I recollect it perfectly well,. Lady Latimer," Bell said. "Lady; Latimer! How strange it is to hear that name again. Seven. years since then. Here I am called Margaret Henson and nobody knows. And now you have found out. Do you come here to blackmail and. rob me like the rest?" "I come here entirely on your be- half and my own, my lady." "That is what they all say—and then they, rob me. You stole the Rembrandt." The last words came like a shot from a catapult. Enid's face grew colder. Bell drew a long tube of discolored paper cairefueny teed round a, stick from his pocket, "I am going to disprove that once and for all," he said. "The Rem- brandt is at present In Lord TAW- rner's collection. There is an ac- count of it in to -day's 'Telegraph.' It is perfectly familiar to both of you. And that beingthe case, what do you think of this?', He unrolled the paper before Enid's astonished eyos. Margaret Henson glanced at it listlessly; she was fast sinking into the old, strange obli- vion again. But Enid was all rapt attention; "I would have sworn to that as Lord Littimees own," she gasped. "It is his own," Bell replied. "Sto- len from him and a copy placed by some arch -enemy in my portmaateau, it was certain to be found on the frontier. Don't you see that there were two Rembranelts? When the one from my portmanteau was re - seared to Latimer hisown was kept by the thief.. Subeequeatly it would be •exp,osed es a new find, with soine story as to its discovery; -only, un- . fortunateln for the scoundrel, it came into eny possession." • • "And where did you find it?" Enid aeked. • - "1 -found it," Bell said, slowly; "in alionse called 218; Betinewick Square 13riglitone" A strange cry came from. Enid's Hiss. She stood swaying before her lover, -white as the poper upon which her eyes were eagerly fixed. Mar- garet Henson was peeing up a.ncl down the room, her lips muttering, and raising a cloud Of pallid dust behind her. "I --I em sorry," Enid 044 falter. "And ail these yeara.I have deeneed you guilty. But then the proof was so Plane I could net deny the evidence of my own anises, And Von aulden calele to me saying how deeply distressed he was, and that he would have prevented the catastrophe if he coulee Well?” ' A servant stood waiting in the doorway with wondering eyes at the sight of a stranger. 'Tan sorry, Mies," sne said, "but Mies Christiana is worse; ,ndeed, she quite frightens inc.. taken the •liberto or telephoning to Dr. Wal - The words seemed to beieg con- scioueeess to Margaret Monsen, "Obristiana worse," she said, "An- other IX them, ening; it will be a happy release from a house ee sere row like this. I will come up, Mar- tin." She swept out of the „room after the servant. Enid appeared hardly to have heard. Bell looked at her in- quiringly and with some little dis,- pleasure, "I fancy I have heard you speak of your sister Christiana," he said. "Is she' ill?''' "She is at the ,point of death, understaaa; you think that I 'rim pal - Oh, if you only knew ! Dut thalight will come to us all in time, God willing.. Look at this plane, look at the blight of it, and wonder how we endue& it. Hatherly, I have made a .discovery," "We ..acem., to be living in an at- mosphere of discoveuies.. Wbat is it? "e will answer your 'question by asking another. Yo -u have been Made the vialeim Of a, vile coixSprieaey..„For seven years your career' has been blighted. And 1 hale lost .seven years of my life, too. Have you any idea who. your • enemy. is?" "Not the faintest; but, believe me, I shall .find out .j time, And then--" A purple blankness like 'the lurid light of a storm -flashed into his oyes, the dineof his inbuth grew. rigid. Enid eaid a• • hand tenderly on his arm. • • "Your enemy is the common en- emy ee us all," she said. W e Ala\ e wasted the years, but we are young yet. Your enemy is Reginald Hen- son." ."Eiticl, you speak witli conviction. Are you sure of this?" "Certain. Nelien I have -time I will tell you everything; 13ut not ,now. And that man must never know. that you ha.ve been near the liouee to- night, not so reach for your _sake as Inc the sake of your friend David Steel. Now I can see the Providence behind -1 t , Math erly, tell me that you forgive elm beeore the others corae b ek " "My darlieg I cannot see how you could }lave a.ctod otherwise." Enid turned towards him :with a great glad light in her eyes. She said nothing.- for the simple reason that there,was nothing to say. Hath- erly Bell caught her in his strong arms and she swayed to reach his lips. ,In that delicidus moment the world was all forgot. - But not for long. There was' a sudden 'rush and a. tumble of feet on the stairs, there was strangd voice speaking hurriedly, then the drawing - room door; opened and Margaret Henson mine in. • She was looking wild' and excited and talked inco- herently. An ob‘ lously professional man followed her. "My dear madam ,•' 1 e was saying, "I Have done all I can. In the last Sew days I have not been able to disguise from myself that there was small hope for the patient. The ex- haustion, the shock to the systeria! the congestion, all point to an early collapse" "Is me- sister so much worse, Dr. Walker?" Enid asked, quietly. "She could not be any worse and be alive," the doctor said. "Unless I am ''ereally mistaken the gentleraen behindnou is Mr. Hatherly Bell. I presubie he has been called in to meet me? If so, I am sincerely glad beca.uni I shall be pleased to have a second -opinion. A bad case of" ae here eollowed.a long techuical pain() —"one of the worst cases I have over ' • "You can command Me, Enid," Bell said. • "11 I can." • "Nee. no," Eaid cried. "What am I saying? Please to go upstaire With Martin." • Bell -departed, nendeeirigly. Enid flew to the door and out into tho night. She could hear Henson curs- ing .and shouting, could hear the snarling clamor or the dogs. At the foot of the drive she paused and canoe Steel- softly .by name. - To her int-ense relief he came from the shad - Inde on a le Stone in Bladder. An Exceptionally Severe Case in NfifNch a Helpless Sufferer Was Restored by DR. CHASE'S KIDNEY -LIVER , Gravel or store in bladder is aimed the most painful ailment that eve!: , afrieted inankino. It is the result of deranged kidneys, the uric acid forming into herd suhatantes, which lodge in the kidneys and bladder. This horrible disease is prevent&l and cured by Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills. Mr. Dnniel Brown, English Inver, Ont., writes:—"Teor three years If • suffered from urinary troubles, par- taking of the nature of stone in the bladder .or gravel, and the pain which I each/red can ,scarcely be de-' seribd. .Was unable t do aty work, and frog tiers tly discharged blood, Though 1 spent hundreds of • dollars in doctors' bills I received no relief', and at last decided that I • Would never be eble to work again. "While in this condition 1 was ad- viecrl to try Dr. (Aries s Kidney - niter reins, arid though 1 had 00 h 111 theiP or in anything else I PILLS. decided to give tliem a fair trial. -After using one box I felt a decided bhange for the better, and after tak- ing five boxes' I feel like a, bow man. I ani entirely out of pain, and have no more discharge of blood. I can honestly recommend Dr. Chase' e Kid- ney -Liver Pills to any fellowesufferer, and will cheerfully v,erify this state- raent to anyone writing me." Mr. W. Bowen, Postmaster end station agent at English River, Ont.'writs :—"I have interviewed Mr. Daniel 13roven ef this place in,re- geed to hie long illness end cure, and hereby, certify that the testimonial es given by bilt is correct," Br. Chase's 1(idney-tiver Pills, e)1e pill a dose, 25 cents a box, at all dealers, or telmaeson, Bates & Co., Toronto. To proteet you against imitation e the portrait and signa- ture of Dr. A. W. Chase, the famous receipt book author,are on every box. OW. "1 am here," be oried. "Do • you want pie?" "Yes, yes," Enid panted. "Never more were your services reedell. My sister is dying; 'my sister must—die. And Pfatnerly Bell is with her, and, - you understand?"' "Yes," said David. vivid flash. of understanding bad come to him.' "Bell shell do as I tell hina Come "Held him up. dear doggies," Enid murmured. ' Hold him up and I'll love both of you for ever." (To be (Jontinued.) MONSTER CI AS -ENG INE. The Belgian gas -engine exhibited at the Si: Leuis Exhibition is a won- derful achievement. Prior to that no one had ever eeen a gas -engine of anything like 3,000 h.p. The same builders exhibited a gas -engine of 600 h, p. at the Paris Exhibition of 1900, which excited more interest and Comment thee any ether indivi- dual item at the Facia The one at St. Louis, however, reaches five temet the capacity of ilia Paris en- gine. Its fly -wheel weighs • thirty- four tons, has a diameter of 28 feet, and its rim travel§ at tile ',nee of nearly a mile and three-quartere per Minute-. A ineditim-sizhci horse can be driven through its colinclets, and its two pistons each travel 10 feet et every complete st)'oke, making 1.00 steokee per minute each, About thirty tons of aerie per day are con - Stalled in the ,generation of the gas to operate it. • dead in on minutes. The bullet of the night before had struck over the left eye and blown tlie piece of hone from the skull out of the ear. He "could not possibly have lived till sunset. but ,I thought, when I turned bin; up that I • was justified in shooting, as he looked so very much alive. I am afraid it took the edge off S—'s pleasure a bit, but he took it very nicely and he has the skin. We found the tiger not more than two hundred yards from where he was shot first. ' SHOT TeGER AND LEOPARD, Corporal K. D. Curtiss of 0, ,BoYal Milne Artillery, Umballa, gives en iriteresting account of ' a recent Sluices expedition by himself and 'a eornraele in the Den; where' OW obtained a tiger 1,0 feet 11 Indies long, "properly 'unia.sured, nefere skinning, and the larger of ti two leopards 7 feet 11 inches eNY, got "aline" heNerites, at ItaiWal in the Dun, and the head fores guard there said that he had nen heard of a longer one„but the boa ther qf Rajah number Slineh ha Shot one 10 feet' 10e- inches. * 4 * Several ofilcers who have insPecte the skin say they have tiever seen 14 equal. It has not 'a gerateli, an the claws and whiskers ere all in tact. . 'While waiting at Petri ziear sar, leer of us went to Shah Malt ornects tomb, sortie twelve Miles Off for a few days' bivouac. The eee ond morning, abeut claybreela, Nv thought we heard a tag, callin close to where we were sleeping. S S— and I nipped out after him. had kicked off my boots after a few Moments, as I was maein,e,etoo much noise. On turning around the end of a big lump of currant' bush I met a leopard on the same 'path about thirty, feet off. S— was on :the far side of another patch of 'etaff, •and the leopard was .watching him, for he never heard or sew !no:till I shot, It was the chance of a lifetitae, and I let libn have it in the shoincler. S--- rushed over to see what l licid fired at, but I stopped him with "Mind that leopard."' , The latter was stone dead, however. Later I went up to Delira Dun and got a special, permit to kill cerniaora there. We got into Italwalla on June 19. On the nttli was up a tree on the eiverbed, near the edge of the forest, about three-fourths of a rnile from the station. Ile saw a big pair of feet, legs and eleen the head. peeh out of the bush. IIe bang- ed ;at it and knocleed "Stripes" down. The tiger picked hirrieelf up and sprang, but missed, and went off into the jungle. S-- get- down and found plenty ot blood and 'a piece of bone as big as the end of one's .tliumb. We did not follow the tiger, as it was near 6 p.m., but started after hem the next nem -ping early, finding plenty of blood and traces where ,,he had rested -during the night. Firally Nye 104, the blood Mid had to crawl most of the time, no two of us covered' S— and the forest guard wlio-• were doing the tradkin,g. I left S— marking the lost blood and threw a circle round to the right toward where I could hear a monkey chattering in a tree.. 1. found a small nullali about 10 feet wide and 7 feet deep. Following this up flier° was, "Stripes" lying head on in clear flew some ilft,v feet away, looking over his shoulder and'snerl- ing quietly at My dog. He saw us (I had the head guard .with me) 'at the same instant that we setw hire. and palled hinieelf together; but I was lucky enough to hit him between the eyes aritcl knocked hint down (.500 express expanding bullet). He was . • ' TRAINING TORTOISES. "One of the most curious examples of patient training is a display by an old Korean boatman," .says corrcsporident, of a dozen drilled tortoises. 'Ile,rected by his, songs and a small metal drum, they march in line, execute various evolutions, and conclude:by :ell/Axing upon low table, ...the larger ones- forming of their (nen aceord a bridge for the mealier, to witic/Cihnfeat would Oth- erwise. be iniposSible. ' • When they have all mounted, they diepose ehera- seIvee in three or roar piles, like so. many plates.". NOT THE SAME KIND. "Are you well acquainted with Mr. Rigsby?" "Quite well. He is empeoyed in the same office as myself." "I think he is such air -interesting young man. He is always so melan- choly. He surely must have suffered some great disappointment" "Yes, he has." - "Oh, how romantic!' What wee it?" "Why, he expected a rise in his salary on the Int, and he didn't get CAITS11 FOR ALARM. 'Rising Politician (whose friends have given hini a brass -band sere- nade);—"My fellow -citizens, this spon- taneous' tribute to:a:41es me deeply. 1 am at a lots to find words to ex- press rey thanks. 'You have laid me under an obligation -I shall never, never be able to repay." Leader of Brases Band (in alarrn)— eBut dis vas to pe a roonish drans- anti on , mein friendt • DEEI'EST SOUNDING.. The deepest sounding ever made by any vessel was the United States ship Nero, while on the Honolulu - Manila cable survey:. • When !mar Guam the Nero got 5,269 fathoms, or 81,614 feet, only 66 feet less than six miles. If Mount Everest, the highest inottatain on earth, were see dope owyne iint8thsuismnihicitle, aitdeN0VOthladoi ,211,GO,0V2C feet, oe nearly half a• mile el water, Mrs, Jones—"I think it's the most ridiculous thing no call that man in the bank a 'teller.' " Mrs. Johnson • Mrs. Jones1—"Becculee he sirrePly won't tell at all 1coked One today how muck my husband had On deposit th&e, and he just latigned.'e from Tradition, and Adopt the use of CEYLON NATURAL GREEN tea in place of Japan. is Pura, delicious and beneficial to health. Sold in the same form as the celebra.ted “SALADA" Black, teal in sealer.i lead packets only, 25c and 40c per Ib. By all grocers. MElltammx11110144121111MM PORI /110101 MAKING CIDER AND VINEGAR. Commence with .the earlier ap pies as soon • as they mature, sorting them, putting the fresh juice, ab soon as made, prefer-. .ably in open tanks covered' with n thin cle1h to keep out insects, ad- ding fre,sli juice from time to time as made, . If tanks are. 'not available put the juice In barrels, leaving the bungs out and keeping them filled up during the first fermentation,,so that tlaie titroariotii(.els may work out througlI tie Por convenience have the barrels or tank raised from the greened about 2 feet, so that the contents may be racked off directly into other barrels with a hose used as a siphon or with a taticet. Reeking wIthe a siphon is a very convenient way, as it- is quickly done and saves much time and trouble. elose used for this purpose should be about inch in didmeter, stiff enough not to kink or collapse, and 6+ to 7 feet long. In usix raise the end of the hose about an inch from the bottom Q f the barrel „ which is being drawn from, so as not to disturb the sedi- ment which may have accumulated. 'When the first fermentation is ful- ly completed, end, the juice is settled and clear, it should be.racked off in- to, clean barrels and the empty ones thoroughly cleaned-, ready to be used again. These 'barrels should be filled only about three-fourths full, and should be racked up in a warm place for the winter. A furnace heated cellar is a good place, but a cool cellar will not facilitate vinegar making. If a warni room is not to be had, use a shed inclosed on all sides, so that it may be darkened in -warm weather to keep out flies, and from the beetles which bore into the heads and sta-ves of the barrels,, causing much trouble and WASTE F11011 LEAKAGE. It is not advisable to rank lap the ;barrels outside in the sun, as they will lee -apt to be infested with bor- ers and the sun will warp and shrink them and much of the.stock wasted. , The vinegar stock can be left in this shed during thie winter and al- lowed to freeze. I3ut as soon as it is thawed out in the spring the bar- rels should, be rolled over to thor- oughly mix the contents, as in the process of freezing the watery por- tion of the juice is separated from the heavier, and it will rise to the top and remain there when thawed out unless care is taken to mix again. „ This shed being in a position ex- posed to the sun, will become very warm -in the suirener, and the stock may be left in it until turned into vinegar. Remember that exposure to heat and the action of the air is what causes acetic fermentation, or the process of vinegar making. 'Mere - fore keep in a warm place, and have ;the barrels •enot over three-fourths full When the -vinegar is fully mad& rnck, off agara into other barrels for sale or storage, mixing the contents of several barrels sons to have urn -- fortuity of strength and color. If desired, the • "feeding process" rimy be used. Have one of more bar- rels three-fourths fell of finished vine -- gar t� start with. At intervals draw off a certain small amount for sale, or storage until wanted, and add the.pa.me amount from the stock barrels, being.eareful to put in no- thing but clear, sour stock. Thee, if in a warm place, will quickly turn to vitiegar, when the process may be repeatecl, •being careful not to- add too mueli at a time or too often; this to keep up the strength. Meet states now have laws defin- ing the strength Of -vinegar,vhich may be sold. These should be strictly complied with. To do till§ a vinegar test should be provided, which can be procured dheaply, with directions for use. Always remember that clear, sharp viaegar is what is wanted, and that low grade, cloudy good's ere not in deinand. ' CIDER FOR TABLE USE. In making cider for use as a hey- inergitetiso:r otrekaetegendtui. •aritiigniotshtediwreinettleyr opposite to that intended for vine- gar is necessary. Good, keeping cid-, or cannot be made in warm weather. l'or winter use it should be made as late as possible, preferably in freez- ing weather, oot of good apples, of course, and racked off after beitg al- lowed to settle two Ov three days, after which, if it can be ekposed to cool weather and allowed to thor- oughly chill, tben stored in a cool place, it will keep a long time with- out fermentation, When stored, cid- er is better ranked 'Up as directed for vinegar, and after it has lain any considerable length of time should be racked off when moved, The barrels should be kept fell and bunged tight unlese there is danger of fertnenta- tion, When vent Must be giVen. To be kept obsoletely meet for ct long time, cider me st go th rotigli pastourieing procese or else some I preservative inust, be tient peewee-. paratus, and the limits of this arti- cle will not allow of a description of the process. SELECT1NG• SEED CORN. Probably no farm operation is of greater importance than the early selection of seed corn. This is not- ably important,during a season when the corn crop is late and there is danger of injury from frost. This present season is no eXception to the rule. In fact, many farmers find, that ' the corn is greener than it should be at this time of the year, and that if early frosts come, seed will be in danger. • 'While the man who raises corn largeler for seed cannot do much; but depends upon the weather, the aver- age farther can, secure enoug,h for, hie own use without great difficulty, lAs ' soon as the husks begin to dry up he should go through the field and select the best formed ears, ph:inning of course, to get those of good size. While it may nbt be the best policy to select the big ears the aim should be to get those which are above me- dium. Do not gather this corn be- fore it is out of the milk stage. While seed may grow if gatnered thus green it is much better to wait until ie is fully ripened. There is little danger of frosts severe enough to injure the germ inside of the husk? until quite late in the season. The mere seed that can be selected in this way the better. . For ahnost every year the man who has seed showing a high germination test can readily sell what he does not need himself. At any rate, every farmer 'with 160 acres of land should gather at least ten bushels in this manner and if he can select 80, 40 or even 50 he will find it very profitable. SHOULD BE WE'LL DRIED. As soon as the seed is taken from. the field it should be piled on racks or spread over a floor in the attic or the mow of a barn. One ear slibuld not be piled upon another. In other words„ the cfais of corn should' not be piled more than one deepn whether on the reek or on. the floor. Goad- ventilation;"711/1St. be given a' room in which this corn is placed tol dry. . After it is thoroughly air dried' there will be little danger of initley! frorn•froet during the winter. • It is well, 'however, to keep close watch on the seed corn and should there be, any prospect of it becoming clamp or injured dering the winter, place; an -oil stove or a small heater of some kind in the room. A very small flame Nvill do much to drive ' out all moieture and make it impos- sible for freezing weatliee to do any, damage. The next best method of dryingl corn in a small way is toa. . place , box or a barrel in one end of the wa- gon at husking tinie, especially at. the very beginning of the husking op- eration, then if the husker will throw. in.to the barrel the best ears as he; comes to them, a fine lot of seed wil1! be available at the end of the 111'01 two or three weeks. This, of course, eliould be resorted; to at unloading time and' only thei best ears retained. These earS; should he then placed on -'racks or: on. floorsandshouldbe dried as not- ed above. Tee' selecting of s'eed corn by this'enethod Will be quite 'Satisfac- tory-, but . of course, there is. little more danger of it being •injured by frost than if' • the • farmer goes through the field the corn is ripe enough:for leuslcing. AUTUMN THE TIME. Only a few of our best farmer, realize the absolute necessity of greet care in selecting and improving geed: Too often this operation is neglect& and seed is only thought of in tlit spring after the corn has stood in al, kinds of cribs and has been. exposed to_all kinds of weather. It is then too late to make a very careful ot skillful seeectionnetaleas a reptile tht quality of the crop deteriorateee ea. ther than improves, as it certainly should. Only recently grain dealere have become interested in farm seeds and have asked local elevators to assist farmers in securing !settee, seed. This will in tirne raise thal. quality of the crop all around.. ' • LOOPING'. TWO LOOPS. The latest novelty in this line Is tele ieventioia of an ingenious Noneel-i mari, ot Berlin, Botta& by name, Nveio has 'constru.cted a double loOp, and happily performed the feat of paesing throng:1i it on his wheel. It is moat certainly the pinnacle of Mad daring, and will, at all evente, not, voy soon witriess a rival in popular. favor. 'In this new loop, file per-, Tonna, after he has passed throtighi half of the barge loop, and o itli hi head still doNyn, •netiet guide the' wheel into the smaller loop and ouel of it again, his head being again' turned toWard the earth, upon the. finishing arc of tele larger loop. • JUSTIC1D-IN SIAM. In Siam, when there is a qUestien:. at maw betwee.n two parties and oe scarcity of witnesses to OStablish 'the, truth in the case,11 is customary to resort to the Water test. Both para ties are leo aired to cl eve simultara consly mto deep water, and the one that stays the longest under is ticir indged the trutli-teller end gets the ezteg cider recadies considerable 0,p- venlict.