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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-03-21, Page 6O 1 +0+0+0+0+0 +0+0+0+0+0+0+044,I-4(e4e``+Mrs. Cora 6. Miller M' f DARE H13? IMO OR, A SAD LIFE: STORY A o't-o4o40+04-04o4-0+0+0+ + +oo+o+o♦o+oi-o+o+O+ CIIAPTEII XXtV.--(Centt1uctl), On reaching Florence and the Anglo Americuine, he would fain enter and spend the evening with hies betrothed Ile has a feverish horror of being left alone wilt his own thoughts, but, she gently forbids hire. "1t would not be fair upcn father and Sybil's," she attys. "1 am afraid they have not been getting on very well tele- a-teto together all this wet day, and 1 should not be much good to you in any case. 1 feel stupid. You will say"— smiling—"that there is noticing very new in that ; butt ata quite beyond even my usual mark to -night. Good -night, dear. 1 humbly beg your pardon for having caused you to spend such a wretched day. 1 will never g`ve you another treat —never, never 1 iL test my first and lust attempt.' She turns from him t+ejcetedly, and he is himself loo dejected to attempt any re- assuring (+llsilies. She would not have believed hire if ho had told her that it had not been a wretched day to hili, and the publicity of Their place of parting forbids him to administer even the silent consolation of a kiss. And yet he feels a sort of remorse at having said no- dding, as the door closes upon her de- pressed back. Backs can look quite as depressed as faces: The lateness of Their start home has Thrown their return late. lturgoyne reflects that he may ns well dine at once, end (lien trudge through his solitary evening as best ho may.. (leaven knows at. what hour Bong may return. Shall he await his corning, and se get over the announcement of his bliss to -night, or put the dark hours between himself and it Ile decides in favor of gelling 11 over lo-nigIll, up to whatever small hour he may bo obliged to attend his friend's arrival. But he has not to wait nearly so long as he expects. Ile has not to wait at all, hardly. Before he has left his own room, while he is still making such lbiletto for his own company as self -rte eel requires, the person whom h•' ha/ not thought to behold for another four yr live hours enters—enters with head held high, wellwelljoy-tinged, smooth cheeks, and with n superb 181111) of love and l iumph lit in each young eye. A pnssit•g movement of involuntary nd- u►irafon Iravetses the other's heart as he .tks at hien. This is how the human anit tat en!ghl to --was originally intended to—look 1 Ilow very fur the average specimen has departed from the type 1 There is not much trace of admiration, however, in the tone in which he em- ploys for his one brief word of inlerro- gnllon— "AIrondy ?" "1 was sent away," replies Ilyng, in a voice whose intoxication pierces even through (he first toter small words, "they Bent me away—they would not let mo go I►rlher than the house door. 1 say 'they,' but of course she had no hand In it she, not she. She would not have sent ni' away, God bless her 1 It was her mother, of course—how could she have had tho heart ?" Burgesyne would no doubt have made some answer In little; though the "she," the implication of Elizabeth's willing- ness for an Indefinite amount of her lover's company, the "God bless her," give !Mu n sense of choking. "13ut 1 do sol blains Mrs. Le Mer- chant," pursues Byng, In a rapt, half- nleicnt key. "Who would not wish to monopolize her? Who would not grudge the earth leave to kiss her sweet foot? "'All 1 can is nothings 1'o her whose worth makes all abet' worthies nothing. She is alone r " • "Putt, at feast, Is not your. fault," re - plus Burgoyne drily ; "you lime (kine your best to avert Ihnt catastrophe." But to speak to the young man now is el as tnucl► avail as to address queaions er remonstrances to one walking in his skep. "II she had allowed me, 1 tvouid line lain on her lla-eshold all night; 1 would have leen the first thing Ilial her heawep- 1} e� a lit 1,0 ; 1 would—" Itnt Burgoyne's phia? of pnlience Is for the present emptied to the dregs. "1,.11 would have made n vert great loll of yourself, I have not the least doubt. \\ by try lo persuade a 'screen of e hal he is nlrendy fully convinced ? But as \ttss Lc \larclinnl happily did not wish you Inc a door -mat, perhaps It is hardly worth while telling me what you tweed have done if she hnd." The sarcastic woe -ds, 111 -natured and uneynnpalhetic as they sound in their tit n ri,caker's care. yet avail to bring 1114, %eontg dreamer but n very few steps (loess his ladder of bliss. "1 beg your pardon," he says. sweet- temperediy ; "I suppose 1 stn a hideous (sere In -nigh) ; 1 suppose one must nl- eays be' n iK,te M oilier people when one i', Ire'nu•nd eisly happy:' "B io reit your being h•ernendouely WIPP)* that 1 gnarrcl with," gre,w1z nue, teeny. struggling to conquer. • r ; ! least lino dOwu, the intense ih. " y of m tees Thal hie friend's Iligi,' - 1 revoke, "lou are perfe-.11y right in 1 .• • it if you eon matinee 1,1 compose ,' : i .: what 1 lsteeilsl le gind to arrive d: o sur par - heeler greens! leer it in the pre eetit case." '1 he que'tein. soldering It its tendency, has yet for sole dict lite selling off again VII Sprs ad pinions tutu the erripl'i, 9n. "\\'h,,l par!icntar g;Mand 1 Lav, ?" he re;.als, in n dreamy lone of ecelnsy. "Noll ask w1 o1 l,allicutar ground 1 lime? Ifo,) ever nny one mete. to Le so royally happy as 11' Ile pauses a ti emelt! co two. steeped In a repaeuro of oblivious reverie. Sten goes en. COI as one only half wnjce1J from n beatific vlston. "I had a 1 realtosfic That te-dny v:ould bs the culminating day—se nelleng lohl ■ e that teetcy a-ould W Tho dey and ) iii. up your seal in her earring, could you be so mngnitl- coldly gt:ner•uus ? l low can 1 ever ode- quately show you my gratitude?" "Yes, yes ; never mind that." "Then, later on, in the wood" -11' voice sinking. as that of one who 1i1 pronches a holy of holies—"when tha blessed mist wrapped her rotnd, wrap ped her lovely body round, .so that 1 was able to %Outdraw her from you, so That you did not perceive that she was gone —were not you really aware of i1? Did not it seem to you as it the light had gone out of the day ? When we stood under those dripping trees, as much alone as 11—" "1 do not think that there is any need to go into those details," interrupts Bur- goyne, In n hard voice.; "1 imagine that in these cases history repeats itself with very trifling variations; what 1 should be glad if you tell me is, whether 1 am to understand that you have to -day asked Miss Le Merchant to marry you?" Ilyng brings his eyes, which have been lifted in a sort of trance to the ceil- ing, down to the prosaic level of his mentor's severe and light -lipped face. "When you put it in that way." he says, in on awed halt -whisper, "it docs seem an inconceivable audacity on my part That 1, who but a few days ago was crawling et her feet, should dare to reach up to the heaven of her love:' Burgoyne had known perfectly well that it te09 coming; but yet how much worse is it than he had expected?" "Then you did ask her to marry you ?" But Byng has apparently lied back on the wings of fantasy into the wet woods of \'allombrasn, for he makes no verbal answer. "She said yes?" asks Burgoyne, rais- ing his voice, as if he were addressing scme one deaf. "Ain 1 to understand that site said yes?" At the sound of that hard naked query the dreamer comes out otitis enchanted forest again. • "I do not know what she said; 1 do not think she said anything," he nns- wers, murmuring the ttu►'ds laggingly ; while. as he goes on, the fire of his fond- ness spites high in his flashing eyes. "Wo have got beyond speech. she and i 1 \Ve have reached that region where hearts and intelligences meet without the need of (hose vulgar go-betwcens.— w•orels." There is a moment's pause, broken only by the common -place sound of an electric bell rung by spine inmate of the hotel. "And bus MIs. I.e Marchnnt i'enched that region. too?" inquires Jim present- ly with an irony he cannot restrain. "Does she too understand without words, o: have you been obliged, in her case, 1) employ those vulgar go-betweens?" "She must understand --she does—un- j, •ubledly she does 1" cries 13yng, whose ttrenkenness shares with the more ordi- nary kind the peculiarity of believing whatever he wishes to be not only proba- ble but inevitable. "Who could see us together and- be in uncertainly for n moment? And her mother has 601110 of her fine instincts, her delicate Intuitions; not. of course, to the nlraculous extent Met she possesses thein. in her they amount to genius 1" "No doubt, no doubt ; but did you trust entirely to Mrs. I.e Merchant's instincts, or did you breech the subject to her at all? You must have had time, plenty of line, during that long drive home." "Well, no," answers Ilyng slowly, and with n aIig:it diminution of radiance. "1 meant to hove approached it ; 1 tried to do so once or twice; but I thought 1 heeled—probably it was only fancy— that she wished to avoid it." "To avoid it "011, not in any offensive, obvious way; it was pmt!ably only in ray ima- gination that she shirked it at all - and I did not melte any great efforts. 11 was all est pterfect"--The Intoxicntinn gelling Ilse upper hand again—"driving nocng hi that balmy Hoon' of evening radiance -- did you see how even the Inrdy sun came oat for us? --with that divine lace oppo- site to me! Such n little face !"— his voice breaking into a Irermog--"Is not it Incond'I'ahle. Jinn, how so maedi beauty can be packed into so tiny n compos?" Burgoyne has all the lime lied his ttrughes in his lintel. the brushes tc•ith which he 1111(1 been prepnrinl: himself for his solitnry dinner. Ile bongs Hien] Clown now on the Ingle. Ilene cnn he put n period 1n the raving: of this maniac? t� end yet not Bit Illo►tinc cinder, \\'lot gives the sharpest petal lo hies present suffering Is the Don -doneness Thal he would have made quite ns greed n anon• int' !Omelet if he had had the chance. This consciousness Mishits n few drops of nrugry patience ileo hie tuire. as. dis- regarding the other's high-flown queue lion, he piste one That is not al 01) high- flown himself. 'Then yeti have not told Mrs. Le Mar- chant yet r. Elul the smile Bull the memory --en fresh, only half an hour old! --of letli 101'1,1410AS bus laid upon liyng's lips still lingers there; and makes his response dreamy and rewire "Na, no! yet ; not yet 1 She had taken one e f her gl,:wet off ; her little Mind lay, f.ains npr,nrd, nn her knees ahnost cell ►!i' way ; once or twice 1 thought of it, of taking poises ion of 11, of knees h. r mother In that vny ; but 1 die: net. 11 seemed—nut in the sunshine, tic longer in the sacred mist of that blessed tt'Ntcl—too high on audacity, and 1 did not 1" Ila slops, his eArds dying away into a t hisper. tee throat's ton narrow pas. sage ciokis! try the rustling ocean of his immense felicity. Burgoyne looks nl hum in sites!^.e, attain with n slit of admiration mixed with wroth. How has this commonplace, pink -and -while toy managed to scale such an altitude, while he Mansell, IA all a es a ortune Started a few Years Ago with No Capital, and Now Employs Nearly One Hundred Clerks and Stenographers. Until a few years ago Mrs. Cora B. Miller lived in a manner similar to that of thousands of other very poor women of the average swell town and village. She now resides in herr own palatial brown -atone residence, and is considered one of the most successful business women in the united States. Mrs. Miller's New Residence, Earned In Len Than One Year. Several years ng -1 Sirs. Stiller learned of a mild and simple preparation that cured herself and several tri.•uds of fe- male weakness and piles. title was be- sieged by so many women me ling treat- ment that she decided to furnish it to those who might tall for it. She started with only a few dollars capital, and the remedy, possessing true and wonderful merit, producing many cures when doc- tors and other remedies failed. tho de- maud grew so rapidly she was several times compelled to seek larger quarters. She now occupies one of the city', largest office buildings. which she owns, and al- most'one hundred clerks and stenograph- ers are required to assist In this great business. Million Women Use it. More than a million women have used Mrs. Stiller's remedy, and no matter where you live, she can refer you to ladles in your own locality who can and will tell any sufferer that this marvelous remedy really cures women. Despite the tact that Mrs. Miller's business is very extensive, she is always willing to give aid and advice to every suffering woman and has de,•ided to give away to women who have never used her medicine 510,000.00 worth absolutely FREE. Every woman suffering with pains in the head, back and bowels, bearing -down feelings, nervousness, creeping sensations tip the spine. melancholy, desire to cry, hot flashes. weariness, or piles from any cause, should sit richt down and send her name and address to Mrs. Cora 13. Miller, Box 5707, Kokomo. Ind., and receive by mail (free of charge in plain wrapper) a SO -cent box of her marvelous medicine ; also her valuatle book. which every wo- man should have. Remember this offer will not last long, for thousands and thousands of woolen who are suffering will take advantage of this generous means of getting cured. So if you are ailing. do not suffer another day, but send your name and address to Mrs. Stiller for the book and medicine be - for the $10,000.03 worth is all gone. his life, (hough with a better intelligence, and, as he hod thought, with a deeper heart, had but prowled round the fool? Why should he Try to drag hint down? On the peak of that great Juugfrau of rapture no human foot can long gland. "As I told you. Mrs. Lo Marchant [tuned me etway from (heir door," pur- sued Ilyng. "It struck ne—I could not pay much attention to the fnct, for was not I bidding her goodnight—taking farewell of those heavenly eyes ?—did you ever see such astonishing eyes 7—for four colossal hours—but It struck ale Hint her mother's manner was a little colder to oto than it usually is. It had been a little cold all day --at least, so I foncicd, Ilad the same idea occurred to you?" Burgoyne hesitates. "But even if it were so," continues Ryng, his sun breaking out again in full L•rillioncy from the very little cloud that, during his last sentence or Iwo . had dimmed fps lustre, "tiow con 1 blame her? Does one throw oneself Into tete arras of the burglar who bus broken open one's snfe and stolen one's diamonds?" Burgoyne still heeifates. Shall he fell the young ranter before hint what ex- cellent reasons he has for knowing that my filinl disposition on his part to Throw himself nn Mrs. Le \larchnnl's neck will be met by n very distinct 'resistance on that lady's pert, or shell he leave him poised on . 'The jag Of a mounlnin crag" till morning. The morning light will certainly see him tumbling at the least some few kilometres down. Ile decides generously to leave him In present pos- ses Km of his peak ; but ye!, so incon- sistent is human nature, Itis next siteceh can bare no (hilt but That of giving n slight jog to his friend's towering confi- dence. "And your own mole?" 11 may generally be concluded that n person has not n very pertinent response 10 give to a question it his only answer to that question be to repeat it in the same words? "My own mother?" "Yes ; you will write al once to tell her, i suppose?" For a secrets' the young man's fore- ihead close's, then he breaks into an ex- cited laugh. 'Tell Iter? 1 Messed rather think 1 sheets' I Do you suppetce Hint I shell lose a moment in telling everybody i know -- everybody 1 ever heard of ? 1 went you le tell everybody, duo—etery single soul of your acquaintance f' el 7•e "Tell Amelia ; felt Cecilia,"—quite unn- ware. in his excitement. of the freedom lie is laking. for the Ilrs' HMO in his life, with 111nse young; ladies' Christian names --tell the other t.ne—the sick one; tell' theca all 1 1 want her to feel that all my friends, everybody 1 know, welcome her ---ifold out their arms to her, 1 want them all to tell her they nre glad—you most of all, of course, old chap; she will not Think It is ell right till you have given your consent r' laughing again with Hint bubbling over of superlico s joy-- "do you know—i1 seems incompre- hensible now—but there was a moment when 1 wits mndiy jealous of you? I was telling her about it to -day ; we were laughing aver 1t together in Ilse wood,' Burgnwne feels that one more mention of that tvnrld will convert him into e lunette. quite as Indlspulatde as his companion, only very much shore dan- ges. "Indeeroud r' he says. grimly. "I should have Ibought you might have found a 1shore interesting subject of converse tion." Perhaps 1 was not so very far out either'—possibly dimly perceiving, even Through the golden hnze of hie own glory, the lack of enjoyment of his last piece of news conveyed by Jint's Ione— for she has an inunense opinion of you. I do not know any one of whom she has se high an opinion; she says you aro et ilependable," 'fhe adjective, as applied to himself by Elizabeth and her mother, has not the merit of novelly itt the hearer's ears, whish Is perhaps the reason why the ela- tion plat he must naturally feel on hear- ing it does not translate itself into "so dependable," repeats Byng, ap- parently pleased with the epithet. "She says you give her the idea of being a sort of rock ; you will conte to -morrow, and o i -h her joy, will not y'ou 7" "1 ani afraid that my twi;hing it will not help her nuicl► to it," answers Bur- goyne, rather sadly ; but 1 +!o nut Think you need much doubt That I do wish it. Joy"—repeating the word over ream- lively—"it Is a big thing to wish any one." The extre►ne dampness of his tone ar- rests for a few minutes l3yng's jubilant paean. "You do not prink that my mother will lo pleased Willi the news?" he asks pre- sently, in a changed and hesitating key. "1 do not think about it ; 1 know she will not." suppose not ; and yet"—with an ac- cent of stupefaction—"ii is inconceivable that she, who has always shown such a Haslet' sympathy for me in any paltry little bit of luck that has happened to me should not rejoice with Inc when all heaven ope----" "Yes, yes; of course," "Do you think"—with a gleam of hope --"that my mother nsny have Ivied to dissuade too because sine thought 1 was only laying up disappointment for my- self -because she thought it so unlikely that she should deign to stoop to me?" Burgoyne shakes his head. "Perhaps," he says, with a slowness of a amen who is saying what he himself does not believe, "a part of your mother's lislfke to the Idea may be in the fact of Miss Lo Merchant's being older than }•ou: ' "Older !" cries Byng, with almost a shout of angry derision at the sugges- tion. "\\'inti have creatures like her to do with age? 1 neither know nor care what her lige is. I1 you know, do not tell me! I will not listen 1 Upon that ex- quisite body time and change are power- less to work their hideous metamor- phoses 1" "Fiddlesticks !" replies Burgoyne gruff- ly "If she live long enough, she will leean old woman, and will look like one, I suppose!" though even as Ile speaks, he realises that to him This Is almost as incredible as to tete young madman whom Ito is so pitilessly snubbing. "But, however Hint may be, 1 Itsink you had better snake up your mind to sleet' ing the most resolved opposition on the part of your mother." "I believe you are right," replies.Ityng, out of whose voice his kind mentor has at last succeeded in momentarily con- juring the exallotion. "Iter prejudice ngainst thein, against her, always filled ale with stupefaction. 1 never dared ttust myself to discuss it with her; 1 was afraid that if I did 1 might be led into saying something to her, something 1 should be sorry for afterwards. 'Thank God, 1 have never spoken unkindly to her in nil any life!" "You would have been a sweep if you had 1" Interjects Jim. "1 never heard her give nny reason for 11, did you? IL wns as baseless as IL was senseless." After a pause, his voice Inking on again its inflection of confi- dent, soaring triumph : "But it carntot last—tt is absolutely beyond the wildest bounds of possibility That it can last ! After five minutes' lack smother will le at her feet ; 1 know my mother so well ! Not ono of her exquisite woys will bo lost upon her, and she will do her very best to win her I Jinn, 1 nsk you ---i put it to you quietly and plainly --1 know you think 1 ant mad, but 1 um not -1 and speaking quite rationally and coolly— but 1 ask you—you, an impartial by - slander --do you think Mat any human being, anything made of flesh and blood, could resist her—Iter when she puts her- self out to please—her at her very best ?" As Burgoyne is conscious of not being in a positon to answer This question with much snlisfacllon to himself, he leaves .11 unnnstvcfetl. (To be continued). ei• Mr. John 1). Roe'kefeller, jun., has re- sumed his leadership of bits now Urinous ihble class 111 111e Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York. Itis ambition is to have 1.00f1 men answer to Ilse rott- en!! of Ills is ntcniberAhip. At present the tole! is MMi. but \Ir. Itnckefelle'r spares himself nething in searching for new recruits. The son of the Standard Oil King hes been well taught as to the value of cash. As a boy he had a very small allowance of pocket -stoney. Cats hotel as high n place as dogs in the hearts of society animal lovers. Queen Alexandra awns several fine chinchillas end Persian cola. I'riftccss Alexander of 'Teck and Prince Maurice of Itattenberg also possess valunblo specimens. but the real cat -fancier among the Royal Family is Princess Vic- toria of Schleswig-Ilols1Pin. anti the only !loyal enllery is the fine n''w e.labliAled al Cumberland Lodge. This has been arranged on Otte most up -lo -dale princi- ples. and hes curtained windows and a front door, with a knocker and letter- box. The portals are slirnnounttd by a crown and the initials "V. S. 11." A romnntic story is told concerning Lord Kelvin:s marriage. When the fatnous scienli ,t writs on his schooner yacht Lolls Book!' in \\ est Indian wa- ters, he pall up a system ter simplifying the method of signals et sea. Ile asked Miss Crum, a hem he greatly nslmlred. and who w•ns the daughter of his heel, if she imslerslnod his code. She said site diel. "1f 1 (cent you n sikmt1," Ise naked, "from my yacht, d, poi think ► read it and c inlet n nes. e•, - would Try,' she respoi sled. 1 was sent. and :,he slot 'u, • e -e e1 a.. it out and in liansnntting the reteo. "t ue gasmen wee. "\\ ill eel) tato rt o 011(1 the UIIswer was, "lee." 4++44+4+4+4+ 4+4+4+4+4+ • ♦ � About the Farm •• • ♦ + ♦ • i♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦•►+ WINTERING OF BROOD SOWS. There is certainly great room for Im- provement in the selection and n►an- 0ge►rrent of brood sows in this country oft the average farm, wf. 'Phonons Shaw. This was veryrilcs apparePront In the comparative smallness of the lit - tore as found on many farms that were c eamined when making the awards on the fauns entered for the rill prizes. It is not possible to giro the average size of the litters as a whole, as Ihcre was difficulty in getting the exact in- formation. Parties who had pear luck in saving their litters seemed reluctant I.! give the figures except in a general way. I think, however, the statement would not be in any way exaggerated Ilial would claim that the uvelage of the litters reared was not more than four or five per sew. Some, of course, did much better, but some did not do t. well. The results given above are the out- come of improper breeding in a I nea- snre, to some extent of improper feed- ing, and in a measure it may be to im- proper care. The mistakes, or it nnay be better to say the mistake in breeding, is Mat of restricting breeding to young sows in too marked a degree. The extent to which this practice prevails is very great. It is based on the rea- son, doubtless, that young sows which Only produced one litter sell more rap- idly and fetch a Letter price than old sews. But this question will not be further discussed here. The most common mistake in feeding brood sows is that of confining deem in 'too marked a degree to carbonace- ous food. This food more commonly consists of corn, but may also consist of barley or rye. it is more conveni- ent to feed sows on such' food in the dry unground form, than to go to the trouble of grinding the foal and (ceding it in the wet form. and also of warm- ing it before it is fed. in some instanc- es sows glean utter cattle on feed and when they do, they get more corn fre- quently than is good for them. It may be answered that there are in- stances in which sows hove been win- tered successfully on a diet essentially corn or barley, and That they have pro- duced fair sized litters and reared them without trouble. Such results are en- tirely feasible. When a sow for instance ie in only moderato condition at the time of service, she is likely to produce a reasonably large litter numerically. When she has nil manner of exercise the pigs may be reasonably healthy when born, but the fact remains, nev- ertheless, that the swine are likely to be somewhat undersize when born end to be more or less deficient in size cl )lone. Moreover, if such a system et feeding goes on year after year, it will ultimately result in disaster. It but one food is provided In the form of grain it would seem probable that that food should be oats. but that is not the best way of feeding brood sows. The want of exercise does as much harm probably as the want of proper food. 1! the sow does not have considerable exercise while carrying her progeny; they are very liable to bo born as weak- lings. It is not easy In winters that are long and cold and stern to give sows enough of exercise. When given enough n• food to snake them feel quite at rest, they are much disinclined in very cold weather to take exercise end when they do fake It. they soon hurry away to the usual shelter given to them against the cold. One of the best ways of enforcing ex- ercise is to feed them a part of their food In the form of grain and lo set them to work gathering it by scattering 1! oter the litter of a yyrd. Or 11 they (moot be given access to such a piaci, by scattering Inc sante over hard ground in conte place not too much exposed to cold winds. This question of exercise Is greatly important. if they dp not gel 1: to any intent, there will be trouble of one kind or another at the lime of furrowing. A port of the food may be given ns outlined. It will not matter very much whether it is given as corn or barley, wheat or sots, rye or buckwheat. as it d loci n onla mport cf I1►eshoulfond. Tyne olhe'yr portionliited given as slop should, if possible, lie fed warn. al least in eels! weather. For mature brood sort 4, the bulk of It should be shorts or bran, or other food rich In proletn. If it can have cut cover or alfalfa stirred In Lefnre It 1.s steamed it will be further improved. Another cheap and effective way of wintering brood sows is to feel some grain scattered as above mentioned, and to tnnke the hulk of the other portion consist of sugar beets, or other field roots such as sows relish. \\'hen rt ,lee wintered it may not be necessary t& heat the food or uny part et it. In any event the atin should be to rear not fewer than seven or eight pigs, to the litter. Four or five is 100 email u number, 11 Is unnecessarily MOH. APPLYING FARM MANURE NOW. The making of farm manure begins - when the live stock go into winter quar- tet's. Every intelligent farmer believe% '.n hauling this ntnuare to the field and spreading it just us soon as possible, after it' has accumulated in the shed c- lot. In the full and early winter the Iall wheat is a favorite place to spread• this manure, especially where (hs' spreader is used. The effect upon the growing wheat and upon tete li!nnlhy and clover sown wilt the wheat fully warranted its use on this winter crop. But, the greater part of the manure making period comes in the last half of winter, and during tmuty days of early spring. weal, shall we do with, the manure to gel the most from ill If placed on :Ise sad intended for corn too late in the spring, there is serious• danger of diminishing the moisture sup- ply for the growing cf the future crop, shotrkl the growing season lack in els usual rainfall. The growing wheat is too large for the application of a top dressing of manure. A new field may be found that can use it to better ad- vantage. The field that hrs matured a grain crop and is now struggling to grow a crop of timothy or clover next sum- mer would certain'y appreciate at least a light top dressing of good barnyard manure. The plants are young; the additional plant .food thus given greatly increases their power to produce pro- fitable crisps. The rotten material placed upon the surface will act as n mulch to hold moisture. The !ride bound pas- ture welcomes a top dressing with ma- nure in late winter and early spring. it is only when (here is a lack of food supply or a lack of ino'sture that we find the wild grasses and weeds laking the place once occupied by our pasture grasses. Top dressing with manure the pasture - field or 1110 unprofitable meadows may sr encourage the tame grasses present that their larger growth may crowd out the red sorrel and other objectionable weeds that too often coma in just to fill vacant places. The chic( points to be kept in mind are That the manure is best utilized when spread as soon ne possible rifler it has been made, and that its best service conies from ifs use us a top dressing upon a growing crop. The new clover field, the meadow and the old pasture field would lee greatly benefited by a top dressing 111 1110 Tale winter or early spring, when Hie clover and grass plants are making their new start for their summer crops. —4 PERSONAL P \R %Gft:1PIHS. Gossip Concerning Bouts 01 the %%•orld'e Leading People. Among the lucky youngsters who wilt inherit greet wealth is the eight-year-old Marquess of Blandford. Some day This little fellow will be duke, a murqunss, Twice an earl, and twice a boron. ile will rule over 20,000 acres of land, and be Lord of Blenheim Palace. The Popo is one of the most frugal of men. fie receives annually a sum equi- valent to 8100,000 for tite upkeep of his establishment and his own personal ex- penses, hut so few me h's wants that the does not spent more than 81,000 a year on himself. Sensate, the eminent violinist, has refused $25,000 each for the two violins which he possesses. Ile is avid to have great faith in his "mascot," which is a small silver violin case containing a n►iniatute of the famous Guar►net'lus that Pngnnlni presented to his itillive city, Ge.nn. Mr, Arthur Chnn►herlain, the eldest brother of the great poltlicinn, is very unlike his brother in tinny ways. For one thing he is opposed to him in poli- tics; also he does not wear an eyeglass. Seeing, however, that n Chamberiain would not be a Chai nherinin without steno Intuuserisnl, he invariably swears the pinkest of pink neckwcnr. 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