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Or, Married to a Fairy.
ClIAPTNR, XXIY,-(Continued).
ForX was jealous, passionately jealous,
of mY beautiful wife, Wad 1 believe the
one eeason for which I 'was anxioue tO
retttra ,to ma native land. was *et Seg4
lislimen ae a rule de not da,rebo look at
a pretty vanusei-at leaet, viten her hue -
bead is aaouteavith he lovemakiug
stance which characterizes the Faenele,
alma or the Itelia,na ogee. It Vita not
that Lill* flirted conspieuously
other meu. It was only that I longed
with all my soul for the key to ber heart,
to be mine': and •that 1dreaded beyond
everything lest it might eve.r be stole
frora me by anothes,
liad elm a beat? I eometimes aeked
znyself,r wad she incapable of loviug as
a man would 'wish to be loved? Lees thee
two years ego Nicholas Wray had pro-
nounced her to be an "(Maine, lovely and
soulless, and I wee sometimee alumet
alined to ageee with aim.
.A.ria yet, one day, shortly after we set-
tled in Pais. viten I arrived from Elie -
land earlier 'than she expected, 1 eund
Ater in her TO0111 1)1ing stretohed upon the
Moe with ber hands clasped behind her
head sobbing as though her heart would
break.
All tae explareetion she eave, 'when I
caught her up in any erme, and implored
her to tell me what 'troubled her, was
that she "felt dull without, me," and very
soon she was all emiles and gaiety again,
enjoying a shooing excursion, a restaur-
ant dinuer, and a visit, to the opera,.
From our seats; ;that night I remember
I recognized Nicholas Wray in a cheaper
Pala of the house and presently seue,ht
him out. His greeting leas cold and con-
strained, and he flatly declined to come
bark -with me and speak to my wife.
"Mrs. Hervey and I don't like each
other," he said, 'and the less we e,ee of
eaeh other the better. Why don't you
take her to London? Its not fair to her
to keep her away from town; looks as if
You were asionned of her, you see."'
That view of the case had not occurred
to me, and, vexed as I was by his words,
I saw 'there might be cometaing in them.
. A week later we took possession of our
new home. Lilith was like a salad with
a fresh toy, flitting about, full of delight,
dancing from one roma to another, too
much -leaeed and excited to require rest
or feel fatigue. By her consent I had
reinstated 1Vrensbaw, who was. punotili.
vasty polite to his new mistrees; 1 ale°
retained Rosalie, and engaged a cook
and -peal:or-maid. With GO small an 4G-
tablishment, as Lilt* urged, I could af-
ford to gratify the desire of her heart,
"to ride in her own earriage," as she art-
lessly put it.. So the neatest of victori,as
was bought and Metalled in our etable,
and' Mx a time the use of ;it placed Lilith
In the seventh heaven. But not many
days after its arrival, Lilith and I, as
we were driving up Regent Street, 13assed
her old instructress, Mrs. Stanhope Mor -
Land, in a modest hansom cab.
And Mrs. Stanhope Morland gave us
both the c-ut direet.
At this, Lialth, with her -usual absence
of pride, wept outright. then and there,
in her pretty osirriage in the crowded
street and. wben we xeteched home she
would not be comforted. •
But another surpriee was in store for
ne that afternoon. Before I had kissed
my wife's tears away, a carriage drove
Oa to our door, and a visitor was ;shown
bite the drawing -room.
The -vieitor was Lady Margaret Lorimer.
CHAPTER v.
"Your coasin, Lady Margaret!" cried
forgetting her teaxs in her aston-
icament. "She has actually come here to
see us! Or. rather. to see you, I suppeeer
There was no toucher either jealousy or
bitter -flees in her tones, only wonderraent
not unmixed with awe. The latter in-
flexion vexed me, Why should my wife
be overwhelmed with the honor of a visit
from my eousin?
"She has come to see you," I eaid
• 'Lade 3 call upon the lady of the
house. not the gentleman belonging to
"Oh, you'll have a lot to do teaohing
me all that social stuff," Lilith observed
placidly. "But I can't bave her quiz me
with theeo red eyes. You talk to her a
bet until I ,corae Dicky, dear,and get ber
into a nice good humor. And don't talk
too ma* about being happy with me,
for if you do ehe is sure to hate me, as
she was once eo sweet. on you herself."
ailhe broke off our engagement—"
"ah, I dare eay! But you won't per-
suade me ehe wanted to! Remember, I
Was under the sofa, all *at time she was
talking to you in the studio that morn-
ing, and anybody could see with &elf an
eye she was in love with you."
She ran off, laughing, to her dressing -
room, while I elowly descended tbe stair's
to the drawing -room. There were certain
expreeeions Lilith constantly made use
of, which, though neither very slangy
nor very vulgate were sufficientjar
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to
upon the ear of a sensitive. person. And
Madge was critical and seneitive in the
extreme. I kn:..w that, and knew how my
wlfa's absurd habit of calling me "Dicky,"
for no reason in the world, but that,
was going to be christened -Richard," af-
ter m- father, until at the last moment
my great-uncle's names were substituted,
would surmise and vex her.
-Adrian's too grand. I shall fee sno:e
like a relation and an equal if I call you
'Dick,' " Lilith had said, and "Dick," or
"Dicky." I ever was to her. Her trick
of calling every one by nieknamee amus-
ed me, ae did meet of her ohildish ways.
But then to me -whatever ehe did was de-
lightful, and I wae only apprehensive
leet her impulsive ways might be uu.
favorably commented upon by the hy-
percritical Madge.
AnotJaer reason, and eine which I hard-
ly dared to own even to myself, made me
seoretly regret. Madge's visit. She was ;so
terribly elear-aighted and so . keena
judge of character. Would she net realize
• that in eur married life Lill* and I
played the tarts quoted in ethe dreary
Fkencli Proverb:
"Il v a toujoars un qui liaise et no qui
tend la joue"-there is always one who
kiesces, and one who is kicood."
nroold she not, in fine, with that keen,
far seeing gaze -of 'Lena realize that the
fire of my raeeionate love tipent itself In
vain upon rny wife's friendly indiffer-
ence, and that, worehip Lill* as I did,
die for her ae I would, I was little more
in her life than a "tory nice man -who
Paid for everythieg and Wail always
aind"
With thecae tarmehle In my mind, 1 en-
tered the drawing -room. Madge l'OGO at,
elgbtef tne, end came forward with frank
tordea lity. •
She laid not altered aniteb in six -months'
time, and yet to nit ehe seemed changed
froin the Madge 1 used ,to know, Her
hair ivae a darker ehade then it had.been
it fashionable net-brinen tint, wheel Wein
admirably with her briglit skin and the
faernovolored velvet gown elle was wear-
ing. Three thinge struck me ;Mora her
--for one, *at sae lopked more tban her
gee, nearer ,thirtyy than five and twenty;
for enotaer, that every linis of her taco
wee fiill of meanine. of *might., and of
feelinta and. or is, tbied, that there wae
is aistinatlen about her whole bearing
towlieh T had formeriy beentoo well
areneeelted tr, etacially remark R.
• Sere wee eliaking me by both hands,
relOrie law 1 W.Ict. xsnd inquiring miter
Lai*, beeas. 1 had thee to feel quite at
ray- web her aeniii.
*Toon i eo dreadlielv ill," Send
i ifIll't •':<j)?10, Ltet, he
bard.iy roae atewhere neve',
that ;rue?"
"'Cep Lex() Cat, Ittoler iv; •:11? Itidisc4t
It Iv aril:, too L•rtm."
• w wirer 1in ea Thal lie
raged beta care if be tott‘cl?"
Madge Etiolated.
"Well, it isn't, quite true," she edmit-
tea at last, "but it will be when he Wines
to a reasonoble frame 'of mind. He will
per,sist in thinking thae you jilte4 me,
and broke any heart. Now, do I leek like
it?"
She laughed, -and it enddenly stench ine
that her isiughter hang false. Looking at
her, for one brief flash 1oeught in her
dark eyes an expression of intense pain.
But almost before I lied time to realize
that Madge hen suffered cruelly•and was
suffering atibi, he had broken into lively
chatter abotit taus life at the various
foreign spas to which she had recently
accompanied her parente for the euro of
their respective ailments,
"Felon is really ill," ehe declared, "but
there, is nothing in the world the matter
with insane but diamond e on the breisk
slate voung Duchess of Anninster cut her
out completely ,itt tile state conceit in
Berlin laet mouth, and P001' mama alas
been ill -with temper ever since. To
eoothe hex, I have to aWear the duchess?
diamonds -were paste, But abuoing ber
doctors does bee eo ninth good, that it
wouldn't bo faie to tell hex notating is
the a:natter with her.
"It le delightful to be listening to your
alb -acid tonatee again," I eel& "Lilith
is union impressed 'with your visit, and
Is changing her frock in your honor. You
-you will be kind to her, I am sure,
Madge. She has no mother and no era
maukind at all, not even any women
friends."
"Rind! 'Wily, of course I will," she
Geld, turning upon me with a lovely
amiee, though tears shone in her eyes.
"I hair she is so beautiful that only to
see her is to love her, and --oh, Adrian,
that is not vour wife, is it?"
For Lilith had ,entered, looking moat
falralike in a tea -gown of silver-graY
orepe, which fell in long, narrow pleats
from, her throat to her feet, and -was
caught loosely round ,tbe waist with a
girdle of ohaeed stiven
Medge's tone eves one ef horrified
amazement Her eyes were fixed upon
Ltlith, and they .expressed recognition as
clearly as those of any wife showed sur -
Pelee ,at her reception, and. even some-
thing of fear.
Lilith crept towaxd nae, pale as death,
ae though Madge's cry of startled eecoge
nition were an indietment againet her.
"Is this your coueiri, Lady Margaret?"
she faltered, with white lips and loweeed
eyes. "Won't you introduce me?"
By taie time Madge had had time to
recover herself. Never once had she re-'
moved her eyes from Lilibles face, but
she advanced to meet her now with per -
feat volitene,se, if with no geniality.
"I think I have seen 'Mos. Hervey be-
fore," elle said. "I -remember that I
'thought I recognized. her photograph. Did
I not have the pleasure of seeing and
;speaking to you at Lymhurst, in the New
Forest, rather more than a year ago?"
The queetion was ,addressed. to Lilith,
and at first elleited no answer. Turning
to her in surprise. I perceived. tbat even
her aims 'were colorless, ,and that Ghe ap-
peaxed to be trying to ,speak -with dry
lips and words that weld not come.
"You are not ill, any darling, are you?"
I exclaimed, slipping my arm about her,
for indeed I feared. that she would faint.
"No, no," she anuttered, "not 111 at an.
Only I -was so puzzled and startled when
Lady Margaret, gala she knew me and
had. spoken -to me. For I was quite cer-
tain that I had never seen her before."
'Really? I xaust have been mistaken,
then," Madge returned. "Or possibly you
have forgotten. Have you ever been to
Lymhurst?"
'Not since I went to school,' -murmur-
ed Liith, almost ina.udibty, -with lowered
head and cheeks that had suddenly grown
crimson. "Before theu I may have been.
I-emy ,father -we---"
Sles stopped short in deep confusion,
and guessing that she was ashemed of al-
luding to those old vagrant days, 1 came
to her rescue.
"Lilith used toeravel about a great
deal formerly -under her father's care,"
I explained, "but she would rather not
be forced to talk about those sad old
(lees."
"That is just what I wanted to say,"
Lilith exelairned, with a grateful look at
me.
And we both left Madge in the wrong.
The interview begun thus inauePiciouse
ly was a conetrained one on all ides.
Lilith was clearly 'On her beet behavior,"
spoke in monosyllables -with rather au
affected intonation, and seemed to have
no opinions on any subject. Only once
sclid ,she break into her natural vivacity,
and that, was when the talk turned to
theatres and to the merits of a certain
dancer Nyhom site and I had seen in
Paris.
"She can't dance really v,a11," exclaimed
my wife. "Sae only moves her feet and
head."
And, epringing up, she was about to
give an illustration of the etyle of the
dencer in question, when aim, and I, eoo,
caught Madge's, brilliant dark eyes fixed
upon her with go etrange an expreseiou
in them 'that Liiith stopped sheet in the
dance ehe was beginning.
"I -I ean't do it myself, of course," ehe
etainmered. "But any one can tell what
I mean."
"You can dance, then?" Madge asked
sweetly.
And Lilith, with a vivid blush, denied it.
When Lady Margaret left, ,after taking
tea with us, I accompanied her to the
door. Candidly, I did not want her to
come again, and I was both embarrassed
and surprised when ,she assured me very
earnestly that she wanted •to see a, great
deal more of my wife, and hoped that,
th,%yhraiiagnhat obneceottitawgaIrmraufreiteansdks:
Adrian,"
eseid, 'pausing. on the threehoId. "Do
you ever eee anything of Nicholas Wray
now?"
"I exehanged a few ward -with hiin in
a Paris theatre Decently; t.,hat was all.
I .non't even know where he is,"
-Whatever you do " ho'sada impressive -
ay. "'lever ask that' man to your house.
Drop him .altogetber. He is a bad man,
not a, person you *mild let your wife
meet."
"Poor Wray is e great admirer of
yours," 1 protested; but Madge turiled on
me quite fleroely.
"Hie earl:rime:on lo an insult!" she
emid. ''.11 You have any regard for ine,
any consideration for the honor of your
few ily. you win drop the mail altogether."
"Do you mean that his lias insulted.
you?" I asked, astonished at her vethem-
,
She +vas eilont for a moinent, Theri ahe
ened•
"res. lie has insulted me. And, as I
regard you now ae a brother, for ray
slake you meet never nice& him, Cioed.
bYt"
CHAPTER XXVI.
And. now began a time in me life -which
I experience the greatest difficulty in de-
scribing. as X believe that those who
know me beat consider It either inexcus
Mile or hempTieable.
In me own deft -Pee 1 Pan ottin state
that I Wakk alwayo, is poor hand at, agates
and business ,detaile; that, 1 Iota us to
new found my income sUilicient for MY
reettirements; that 1 was malting money
easiest'. having smtnaged to hit the public
teete; that I not unnaturally eoneidered
about -four 'housend a yamamply suf-
ficient for a ehildieso married couple.,
with four servants, it coaohinnn, and Iwo
hori,e,‘“ nod, ebeve all, that 1 adored my
wire, and belief in her VOA to me a re.
Whorl wo sewed first In otir 11PW lioese
t was doEirons of Providing Lilith with a
housekeeper, .to take an domestic, derails,
such ax TOOittaff attOt thcitccadnti and,
regulating the expellees, off aer inexperi.
need txaiisls. not this arrangement (.11 -
Ibis wcsog not hear et
"roil know how 1 hate wonicp, Di91pky,
deitz,,," she pleaded. "As it is, lime not
muo,a authority 'with the servante, eiceepu
026 Psrlsrsnaisl, was) is only eighteen
Beth 'Gook .e.,11,4 Rosalie holly zne, rather.
Oh, of comae, 1 shall tetioli '1110111 10 "0'
51)001 no in tialie, hut not it you inter -
fore, or if you, put ;Seale dreadful old wo-
Me11 over me head, to worry tee and pet.
ane, mid treat me like si anti be-
fore my own ;serve -tits, Besidee, I under-
stand ,all about kl000unte, 1 really Alta aOb
bad 'et •aritliatletic, and deing eione amuses
Ma"
. So she had hex own vow. But thee&
we lived eimply enougit, we hardly enter-
tained at all -for Liiteli cold velar get
over her prejudice against her own sex,
or her constrained and awkward -mammals
artiong ,tthein, and I eould not iet her ale.
pear ,at xeceptions where the gueste Were
all inen-tlie money isimply flew in eur
household.
wae ,ary much oceapted about tint
tint° with the 'One -man -thew" soda
lead been induced to give, chiefly by
Madge, who had. set her ateart, upon it,
Undoubtedly, Ale was right, in taat ale
Bella Street exhibition of my marine
paintinge was One of the most successful
shelve that season, Mid not ,ouly -wee
splendidly reviewed, but eert.t lip both my
name and my pricee, not a eingle picture
being left uneoid when the ga11ein4 wee
closed.
There axe many reasons, iadeed, why I
have never, either before or since, ,done
such good work, as during the first Por'
tion of my married life. My Uncle Oar-
cheeter's allowance of a thousand ,a, year,
aud tale admiral's leoacy of teve that
amt., seemed waolly inadequate to sup-
ply the needs of a lovely -wife with a Pas-
sion for diamonds, who refused to look at
a gown mikes it camp atm Peale.
LEI* -was so beantiful in her' brave
=Tan', -So lia-PPY in speuding nioney,, end.
eo fascinatieg in her wheedling for more,
that I could refuee her nothing. Iudeed,
to refuse her ehecke for her pretty ex-
travagances brought on, es 1 soon dis-
covered, flte, not of nagging, or .sullefnees,
but of it silent despair very • pitiful to
behold. 1 could not bear to see my
maaelb. fairy creep away to her room,
tears xolling down her lovely face, to
leek hereelf in end weep en solitude.
And money was easily, earned, -even if
it eatailea what I least liked, the neces-
Gitv for constant flying visits to the eea-
coast. while Lilith, who .professed her-
self tired of the sea, remained in London.
Not only the spur of making a fortune
for Lintel's elender fingers to equender
urged lite to put forth my best, but <I
certain eonelinese of ;semi, which grew up-
on sne as the days and weeks of our mar-
ried life ,slipped by, and. I still felt no
nearer nor dearer to my wife, made me
turn to my art as a solace. Thus I threw
myeelf heart end soul into my work, ,seek -
lug in it something I could not find 111
life; .a,nd in the siecond year of our mar-
riage I completed the only picture of mine
In vehicle the ,sea ie made eubordinarte to
the human figure.
Matthew ibinold's "Forsaken Mermen"
inspired me, and any picture was called
"T,he Fereaken Mermana Wife." Only'
Madge, I think, knew what 1 meant bY
the work, ,and in consequence I could not
bear to see her ffooking at it.
(To be oontinued.)
PRESENTED AT COURT.
Some Interesting Facts on. Society's
Most Envied Ordeal.
One of the greatest events — and
incidentlly one of the greatest am-
bitions—of it Society girl or woman
is that of presentation to the reign-
ing monarch.
Girls are presented to their Ma-
jesties when either they "come
out," or o11 their marriage, or oil
the occasion of an honor being ac-
corded their husband orrIanfily.
Every woman wishIg to be pre-
sented goes to Court under the
wing, as it were, of a lady who has
already been presented, this latter
person being held responsible for
the character of the lady the pre-
sents. AnyOne who has received
the Royal favor of presentation is
permitted, in her turn, to present
another. •
These presentations take place at
a reception by the King and Queen,
called a "Drawing Room." Several
of these are held at Buck.ingha.ari
Palace during the ,season.
It is difficult to say in this cosmo-
politan age exactly what social stat-
us is necessary before one can claim
presentation to the sovereign. The
whole -arrangements are under the
supervision of the Lord Chamber-
lain. This autocrat, in his office at
St. James's, gives full particulars
to anyone desiring presentation,
inquiries into 'blieir claims anii pre-
sents them to their Majesties for
approval.
Dress and the inevitable curtsey
are the two main points with which
the person about to be presented
has to contend. The wearing of
feathers and trains are matters of
strict Court etiquette and censor-
ship, and the curtsey makes' or
mars the ceremony, -
Girls uutiringly rehearse the
whole proceeding, from the time of
entering the Royal presence till'the
exit, under the direction of a cele-
brated teacher of daneing.
Excitement, takes many forms
when, fully arrayed in her present-
ation gown, complete with gorgeous
bouquet, the girl Or woman about
to be presented obtains a glimpse
of the dazzling scene and the bril-
lianf assemblage within the Throne
Room.
Entering, slue walks slowly- to-
wards the, centre o,f blike room, where
the Ring and Queen are seated up-
on a raised dais. One of the strict-
est, rules is that no one shall stand
tdulN6irahe
r7itintgt:t,a
rJlic
tpresenations. The dis-
tance between each lady walking
towards the throne is so judged
that every' one is slowly moving all
h
arcfully spread
out behind her, a,nd her bouquet
in her right hand, the debutante
hands her card to the Lord Cham-
berlain, who stands by the side of
the throne, as the lady before her
is bowing, The Lord Chamberlain
announces her, whereopon she
curtseys first to the Kiog and then
to the Queen, and gracefUlly moves
on. Retiring backwards has been
ab°1s
Asjsibleci;ien,rs the exit a page skil-
fully gathers lip the beautiful train
and places it over hes left arm. A
few more steps, and she is out of
the Royal presentessLondori An-
SWers,
ENRICO 0USO,
The Great Singer Gorgies Uis
Throat with Salt and Water.
Thousands of operasgoers and
PI,gers -have often wondered how
it th4t Canso, the great tenor,
is seemingly neves affected with
throat trouble. This season, for
instance, he has sung many more
performances than his contract
called for, and not once has he dis-
appointed his audience because of
cold. Before he returned to Eu-
rope recently hetwas asked how he
managed to do it. He gave this
explanation ;
In the first place I have a, normal
throat. In the second place I take
normal care of it. But that does
not mean I never have any trouble
with it. I am Subjeet to slight colds
in this changing climate,. How-
ever, they do not impair my eing-
ing. There is no reason why they
should.
I don't hesitate to say that 90
per cent. of the vocalists who as-
sert they are unable to appear be-
cause of colds do not know how to
sing. If they did, they could sing
over their colds, .as the expression
goes. Whoa my throat is affected
I am able to coulee -al the fact be-
cause I have 'had Years of experi-
ence in doing so.
Naturally, as I earn my living by
singing, I have to keep my throat
in the very beet poseible condition,
before I sung. It allays the pangs
of hunger for one thing, which is
most important, as I eat a very
light dinner before a performance.
And it also clears the throat. Of
course any acid fruit has more or
less the same effect, but I find that
an apple is most satisfactory.
In addition to these simple aids
,I always carry a, box of throat loz-
enges, which I take from time to
time. These lozenges, which are
made of glycerine, menthol, euthy-
mole, camphor and oil of cinnamon,
To this end I 'gargle it several times
daily with a salt solution—plain
table salt and warm -water. This
makes a natural solvent for mucus.
I smoke a great deal, and. I find
this gargle is of great benefit
overcoming the bad effects ca,used
by tobacco: If I did not smoke I
Enrico Caruso.
doubt if I .would ha,ve to use the
solution except on rare occasions.
I frequently eat an apple, too,
tend to relieve hoarseness, huski-
ness, and bronchial congestion.
They have a sort of refrigerating
effect on the throat, and there is
no doubt that they are of great
benefit_
No Faddist.
When I awaken in the morning
the first thing I do is to try my
voice. Invariably it is a, trifle
husky. After seven or eight hours'
sleep, one's circulation is poor and
there is considerable mucus in the
throat, but a cup of hot vraher or a,
cup of ooffee relieves that in very
short order.
I know that,many singers employ
very elaborate moans to take care
of their throats. But they are
usually supersensitive, and the
means they employ are more valu-
able for their mental than their
physical effect. I need no placebo.
Freezing one's vocal chords with
ether and Moto= may be done by
eccentric prima donnas, but I do
not believe in isuch treatments. If
a, simple salt solution will not re-
move all hoarseness, nothing else
will ,do so either without injurious
afWerhactisfr
ifets.equently called throat,
trouble by singers is 'simply ner-
vousness, and no amount of spray-
ing with preparations can aid that.
To remain in one's room all day
before a performance, to speak
only in whispers, and to have a
throat specialist always in atten-
dance are merely the fads of high-
strumg prima, donnas and such male
singers as are akin to them. A
normal man or woman has only to
take - norxnal care of his or her
throat to have it always in good
condition.
The shoe salesman should look
out for slippery customers.
"I want a pair of button shoes
for my wife." "This way sir. What
kind do you want sir ?" "Doesn't,
matter, just to they don't button
ill"trhehack."don'twcsnt, to brag about my-
self. I've done many foolish things
in my time, but I've been wise in
one way," , "Wliat's thatV
never 'had the ides, that I could
paper a bedroom myself."
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Good Beef Cattle,
The blook is the ,supreine and fin-
al *est of the beef animal that will
deliver the highest percentage of
good outs, and ,show refinement ip
parts that are not edible, in order
to reduce waste. Fineness of bone,
lack of paunchiness and a small
head are thus desired by the but-
cher, but the steer with light bone,
small paunch arid a frail head
would be unable to go throagh the
feeding period and make econouni-
eal gains, writes Mr. 3'. L. Tornaey,
Even though the strong, vigor -
Otte, capaciorus feeder may not turn
out at the finish into the exact ideal
of the butcher, he is the one that
puts on the largest and steadiest
gains, endures heavy feeding for
the longe,st lime, finally finishes out
tbewhieethbhe fh. egsrte:percentagetest-weight, ansi PYirkaelde's
In Selecting feeders, there is per-
haps no point roore important than
the back. A 'vide, ,stre,ight, strong
back, with a well sprung rib,, is es-
sential. The girth of the 'steer
should be large—that is, the dis-
tance around the body back of the
shoulder should be as large as pos-
sible. This means more room fol•
vital organs and insures a better
constitution than is otherwise like-
ly to prevail. Associated also with
a large girth is a well sprung rib,
making a wide back on which there
is room for the deposition of a large
quantity of high-priced meat. There
is also greater depth of chest and
greater digestive capacity with a
large girth. ,
The head is an excellent index to
the character of the feeder, because
there is a relationship between the
different parts of an animal's body.
The eteer with a wide head has
usually a good food capacity fer
putting a large amount of flesh.
Usually the steer with a wide hea,c1
will grow thick through the body
and wide across the back. Width
of muzzle is also important because
it indicates eapacity kr food con-
sumption •and kr good breathing.
The neck, although not choice
meat, is thick and short on a good
steer. The shoulder should be even-
ly covered, compact and wide at
the top. ,While width of shoulders
at the top is a mark of a good
feeder, steers with extremely wide
shoulders should not be eelected for
they are usually coarse. .The shoul-
der should blend smoothly withsthe
neck, leaving no crease or definite
line where the neck and shoulder
meet. The rump 'should be long,
wide and level. A drooping rump is
undesirable.
ThS coupling, that is the distance
from the last rib to the hook, or
hip point, should be short in ac-
cordance with the general oompact-
ness desired throughout. The steer
should also be wide in this region
and well muscled, with no indica-
tion of being swaybacked. This is
the region of the loin from -which
cuts are taken.
Select steers with short legs, for
short legs increase the amount of
offal a-nd increase the killing per-
centage. .Also, short -legged ani -
male do not travel about much.
They thus save their energy and
use their feed for gain. A strong
bone without coarseness is to be
desired. Too much refinement is
associated with a weak 'constitu-
tion. '
Symmetry of outline or balancing
of parts is a very important point
in selecting steers. By symmetry
is meant a general uniformity
throughout with no part out of pro-
portion with any other part. Depth
of chest should be balanced by
depth of twist, and width of shoul-,
ders should be accompanied by
width throughout.
In addition to the foregoing
points, the steer should have a pli-
able skin of reasonable thickness,
covered by ,a heavy mossy coat of
hair. Pliability of skin and mossi-
ness of coat indicate thrift and
general well being. Thiekness
skin and hair indicates good sons
stitution.
Deef Cattle on the market are
elassed according to the eounnereial
use for wMoh they are adapted.
01409 designates the use to which:
nn anima2 is to be put. Grade ins
dicates the quality or degree of fits
ness of the animal in that class,
The same grades, prime, choiee,
good medium, fair, coniwion and
poor or inferior, ran down through
the classes and the best tattle poor- (
est in the order above nallled,
The highest percentage of good
outs and the least -waste in killing
are the qualities desired in beef
steers. In eelecting feeders, how-
ever, a strong frame with plenty ofas-
room for vital organs, must
chosen, for the steer that would
kill with least waste might not be
strong, enough to put on the great -
esti amount of flesh. economically. A
wide, strong back, great head
girth and smooth covering of bones
are essentials in a, good feeder, The
head is an excellent index of the
power of *a steer to make economi-
cal gains. A side view of the body
from hocks ancl knees to back bon'e
should Show a well filled rectangle.
The general form should be cores
pact and deep and broad. Short
legged animals are desirable. Good
balance or proportion are usually
bought at the big markets or from
local buyers. High priced land
cannot be profitably used to raise
steers. When to buy, depends
largely on the buyer's equipment,
the amount and time he intends to
feed, and on the oonclition of the
steers,
It costs more per poundt) fatten
a steer than the extra flesh will ,sell
for eansequently the selling price
for the whole carcass, must be
enough greater per pound to pay
the loss on the added flesh and
make a profit. The difference be-
tween the cost price per hundred
pounds of the feeder a,nd the sell-
ing price per hundred pounds of
the same steer when fat, is called
the feeding margin. There must
always be a sufficient margin to
brea,k even. A greater margin
means a profit. The necessary mar-
gin depends on the- cost of feeds,
the ability of the steer to make
gains, the initial cost and weight,
distance from market, season of
year, the length of the feeding sea-
son.
Cattle are usually fed GO to 90
days as a longer period often does
not pay. It is the best to select
that grade of feeders which seems
at the time of buying, to offer the
widest margin, or the quickest
gains in fleskon a narrower mar-
gin. It may ,sometimes be better to
fatten thin stockers up to the but-
cher class than selected feeders up
to prime beef. Selling to a losok-1-1
buyer isusually the best policy un-
less one has two or more carloads
to market. However, shipping 10
the market has advantages as well
as risks. The best time to market
is when prices are going up, for
there is a keener demand.
34
Meaning of ‘`IlalfsMast."
Ever since flags were used in war,
says the Yorkshire "Post," it has
been the, custom to have the em-
bleni of the superior or conquering
nation above that of the inferior or
vanquished. When an army found
itself hopelessly beaten, it hauled
its flag down far enough for the fla,g
of the victors to be placed above ib
on the same pole. That -was a to-
ken not only of submission, but of
respect. In those days, when a
famous soldier cued, flags were low-
ered out of respect to his memory.
The custom long ago passed into
common use,. The flag flying at
half-mast is a sign that one is dead
who was worthy of universal res-
pect. The space left above the flag
is for the flag of the great conquer-
or of all—the angel of death.
Damaged Victor.
"Where's your little brother?"
"He hurt himself."
"We were seeing who could lean
out of the window the farthest and
he won."
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