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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-06-20, Page 340= o.O.n.0+0.O.U. o.O.O.o.O �O.f•.0► DARE HE? OR, A SAD LIFE STORY .0+0+0+ o+o+0+0+04.o+c.+0O+0+0+0+ ( I1 l'1E1 XXXiit.--'Conlinucd). lir The sun has nearly loudest the sea - lino by this time, and In' sees, or thinks he sees, het' shiver. "You are cold," he says, solicitously : "you will get a chill," Sho looks back at him, half surprised, half grateful. at the anxiety of his tone. "Not 11" she answers, with a gentle air of ind111 I'(•nce and recklessness ; "caught never comes to harm 1" "Bet you shivered ! 1 saw you shiver." "1)id 1? It was only"-sn►fling-"that a wee) walked over my grave. Does a g o e never walk over your grave?" And once more she is gono. • He doss not see her again that day. Of the three places laud for dinner at the round table in the sallo a monger, only Iwo aro occupied ; hers is, and retrains, empty. Seto is not with her parents, and what is more, she does not appear to be missed by them. It fills Jitn with a'iiuiething of the .same shocked surprise a:: he had felt on hearing the cold and surly lone in which she had been ad- dressed by her father, to see Trow ►such nlOI'O and 11101'0 genially that father talks; how such lass morose his back looks than had been the case thl the previous evening. The next morning rises seperb in steady splendor, 01141 Om, on issuing out on the litllo red -tiled terrace, finds the ww•h0Ie strength of the hotel gathered upon R. Ewell the worst invalids, who have not shown their nose's outside their rooms for a fortnight, are sunning them- selves, %'r'ap))4' I in nppnrenlly unneces- sary furs. The Arabs and Turks have spread their gay rugs and carpets. and displayed their bits of sluff, their brass - work and (heir embroidery. They make a charming garden of color under the blue. Ono is lyttig beside his wares, in nn azure jacket and a rase -red sash, twanging a "gnnebri," or little Arab mandoline. Apart from the rest of the company, at the extreme end of tale ter - rare, in a place which is evidently hers h} presrriptrve right, close to the balus- trade. upon whose blue and white tiled tops her looks are lying, Elizabeth is sitting -olid silting alone, neither trucu- lent father nor frightened mother bar- ring approach to her. Ho makes his way al once to her. "You were not at dinner last night?" "1 hope that did not mean that you were 111 ?" leer eyes are not lifted to his -resting rather on the balustrade, through whose 'i:rced brickwork little boughs of Hou- ' goinvillia are pushing. "No, 1 wee not i11," she replies, slow- ly ; "bud 1 had made such a figure of myself by crying that mammy thought 1 had better stay away. When 1 looked in the glass," she adds humorously, "I thot.ght so myself." "i'liere Was 1101 notch sign of tears al omit you when we parted at Notre Dime d'.\frique." he says, brusquely. "No -burs -with n sudden lifting of her pretty lashes -"you know there is never any ntediwn in Inc ; 1 am always either laughing or crying; and. of course. see- ing you again brought -brought things bock to ate." She looks wistfully at him es she makes this leading remark. Ile can no longer 1111113 any doubt as to her wish to embark upon the subject which, even in the threee minutes of their meeting on the previous day. she Ind Benefit to nppmnch. If he is kind. he will enter into her wish, he oil! make her path easier for her ; but for the mo- ment 1►e deeps not feel kind --angry, ra- ther, and rebellious. le his intercourse with her to he a mere repilition of that which, although now seven months age. make, him -still ,writhe in the reeolleelinn of hi.s•later in- tercourse with Byng? is he again to bo spilled upon the skewer of r•'miniscencei of the Vallombmsa wood'? Never 1 11.' looks obstinately nway from her, towards where -first an Eyed Lank rises, with red gladioli Ikeverulg upon it ; then a little s)once of bare ground, Then a row of orange -trees; then some young stone-pinee, tinkling (heir heads against the blue to show what an ex- quisite contrast they make to it ; then, lapping,'. or seeming to top. lite hill. n white villa. with little blue jewels of sky, seen through the Interstices of the balite- trade on its ro.1f. its whitewash making 1110 solid wall of sapphire behind it l Ok even more deeperatel• and unnnmeal•ly blue then elsewhere. what n bole ! sapphire 1 turquoise! lapis 1 To wing poor shifts nre we driven to express it I flow could We de:scrihe Its glery Io n NOM rerson ? If to such a one the color of scarlet is represented by the seine! of a trumpet. surely this divine tint above 1,e run be rest conweytvt by ille whole Item ell• hierarchy of burning seraphs and \waif:ed nngele, harping and choir - Ing together. "1 always think."says Elizabeth. fel- •14 lowing the direction of his eyes -"per. haps it may lye fancy --lite! this parii^ti- la (verner of the sky is much bluer than nny other." There Is n shade of dis1ppoinhnenl in Mer time at his failure to lake up her challenge, but .hes Is far Mo gentle to make nny further effort in a direction which, for some reason, k disngreahle to him : and since he will nol follow her inclination, she is pliantly willing to follow bus. The Arabs have come in might to -day, and, no longer fearing rain, have ear - Wee almost ,Ihe wleoe terrace eilh their W11 MA. They hong over the low wall. and cover the red tiles; blue and purple. and Moslem green, and Venetian 1451 ; dazzling white balks. blinding in Imre blinding sunshine; carpels. em- broidered packets. fleshing Seek gold in the g''ld light. A pert English hiss is standing (Il' them. and so)ine disp0r- agtingty Mout (etch : nee can gest this 71. ,I. cheaper . at • • • • • • Whiteley's. i saw a couch better ono than this for half Ilio price at Mar- shalls," etc., etc. One longs to ask the "rniss" whether she saw the sunlight, and the cobalt sen, and mho glorified whitewash, with its amethyst shadows, for 7%d. at \\'hile- ley's, ton, and, if so, Wily site did not slay there? hurgoynes friend in the and skirt is beating down a one -eyed Kabyle, and having a happy haggle with hint over a Mozambique coat. "she des not get 011 ww111t her own family at tome, and site Iia, quarrelled with all he" travelling eompnnlnn. !" says Elizabeth, in a delighted explana- tory whisper. Wistfulness and disap- pointment bare alike vanished out of her small face, Whieh is 0110 ripple of mis- chief. "ilia fat widow to Iho weepers, who is preening herself like a great pouter pigeon. is trying to marry the wizened old gentleman in the bamboo chair. Sometimes wvo think sho will sur- eeod ; sometimes we think she will not , it Ls so interesting!" Jim looks deww•n et her with an aston- ishment bordering on indignation. Is this the woman Who cried herself sick last night over n:enories of the so recent past ? l► this mobile nature, is there nothing that one can lay Told of ? "Shimmy and I get an infinity of amusement out of therm." continuos she, still playfully, but faltering a little ander the severity of his Inuk ; "oh. we know a groat deal about (em all ; and those that we do not know about we make stories for r "Indeed r Ilia lone is so curt that the stream of her gaiety driers up under it, and she re- lapses into silence. looking towards the flashing sea, and the liens -tree, that is casting its now grateful shade. CIIAVI'ER XXXIV. "You said just now that seeing me brought things hack to you." It is partly remorse at having snub- bed her. and partly perversity, which dictate, this sentence on Jim's part. The perversity le, perhaps. the predominant elenient in his motive -a perversity %which, having chilled her away from the subject when she wvn& eager)). seeking 1111 opening to it, now forces her to re- turn to it. She starts a little. "Yes--ye.s," she answers; "bt.L brought things back' is not quite the same phrase; they" --her voice growing low and tremulous -"had not very far to come." The quiver in her voice annoys him al- most as much as 13yng's tears used to (1.t. "If you would like to ask me any ques- liens," he says stiffly, "I ant ready to answer them." "Aro you?" she cries hungrily ; oh. that is kind of you! bt,t, then, you n1- %tiays were kind, but not here" -looking apprehensively around -"1 could not trust myself to talk about --about him here ; 1-1 should break down, and no- thing," -with a smile that, though watery, is still hu»torous-"would in- duce me to make a fool of myself before the widow \Vadinan." Then, seeing him look at a loss : "(Ane indoors!" she says impulsively. standing up, 111141 halt stretching out her hand as if to draw 111111 after her. "Come into our salon - nu, you need not ho afraid ; we shall have it all to ourselves; father and mo- ther have gone out for their usual con- stitutional on the Boulevard Jlustiipha." Ilo follows her silently, and neither speaks till they. find themselves tele-n- telo 9n 11143 private apartment of the I.e� Merchants. - es•ze- I( Ls 011 1110 mz• l4-rha11SSee, It suite et three little while -washed rooms, trans- mogrified fnnn their original hotel nuke iln(eas by flOwer.< urid brocade bits. Three largo green jars on the chimney. piece. full of generous Lose-brencMs, end boughs of siiIVin and iriss, 111141 s(al- wart yellow jessamine. make the nir sweetly and lightly penfurnd. On the lal,le is a tiller 0f Tnuchnitz novels, dis- astrously old English papers. the little scurrilous Algerian sheet. and. lastly, Ellzabelh's wool khasket-the workbasket which Jim hid last seen standing on the floor in the entrsol, al the, Piazza trAzeglio, %villi its contents strewn all over his frlende's prostrate hotly. .tt lite sight n hiller Rn111e breaks over ht. fare. - "An old acquaintance!" ho says, mak- ing a muck salutation to it; "it Is in better order than when last 1 had the pleasure of seeing it." "Do you mean in Florence?" she asks, very slowly. "Yes"- still With Ihnl acrid smile - "after you were glom(', 1 had the honor of helping to park it to send after you. num afraid 1 was rather clumsy our it; 1•til, al tin)' rate, 1 matinged !tetter than he. 11y-ihu4bye, did you find any rust on your seiesnrs and thimble when next you 14041 occnsinn to use them? i'aor hay 1 he cried enough over thein to take ill the polish off 1" She tins sunk (town upnn the sofa, over which n gr'al woollen bilk. dyed with 110 ri; "'111(4114 411111 lints, is thrown. "I\. not sneer at me r' she says, faint- ly lou would not if you knew how you t rt me. i" hfe-- is h( --how is her' "Ile ►s 101 111." The answer might to be reassering bol there is eemelhing in the manner in which it is ntteml Ilial tells her that it neither is, tier is meant to be so. 11 is so nnlil)41us ghat her lips. after n feeble effort or Iwo. give up the tndert%or to frame tiny query. Ml her power of in- terrogation has passed into Mose eyes, nil et which her companion has been Alm 1•rilitnnll. sueces-fd in chasing (heir transient norninl mirth. "\When n min, says Jim griively, "at the outset of his life, gels such a taxer n; he did, If he has not a very strong character. i1 Ls apt to drive him eft the 11014, 14) give 111111 a .Move d"\vn\vani.4. "1 sea; and you think I have given itim a 511111(4 do\vllwarh?" There is a pause. Jim's oyes aro re- solutely turned away Irian the face of EUzabolh, upon whose small white arca twitches of pain ars slaking cruel dis- figurement. Ile does not want to have hie heart softened towards her. SO ho stares peroist.'ntly over the hand of a It usM01111011 praying -carpet, which, old, and still rich -toned, despite the wearing 0! pious knees, hangs 4)11 the wall. At length she spooks, in a key as low as - were 11111 the roost so entirely still - would be inaudible. "If 1 had married hint. I should have given hint 11 11111011 sortie shove down." Jinl 1101414 111.5 breath. is he about to hear from her own lips that secret hiclr lue has magnanimously resisted all op- pxa'ttinilics of hearing from other sources? 11ut the words that, after a passe, follow this almost whispered statement aro 1101 it ptlllfes.5ion. they are only an appeal. "You would be doing the kindest thing that you ever did in your life, if you could bring yourself to say that you thought I did it for the be41." Ile feels that it he sulamils hi; eyes to Iters, 1!;s \%III roust go with them ; he will hate 11 ; power left of dissent from any request she may Choose to make ; so lis still stares over her head at a scrim which hides the doorless entrance to 111e third room of the little suite. lino Iva!, flailed back. gives a peep through the little chamber, through its deep -limbed window to where a dale -palet slu ids 1..p straight against the sea. "1 could not pos.sibly say that unless 1 knew the circunislances of the case," lie answers judicially. lie hears n low sigh, not of impatience, but of melancholy aequieecence. "Then you must fit on thinking ill of me." 'lettere is such a depth of dejection, as well as such an unalterable sweetness, in her voice. that the wools of little Prince Arthur, addressed to Hubert, flash upon his mind : "If [heaven be pleased that you sliest(' use ole i11, Why, then you must!" Acer all, what power in earth or sky has appointee him her exerutioner7 "1 do not wish to think ill of you," he answers sadly. "Good heavens! do I need to tell you that? 1 have tried all along to keep nlys4elf from judging yeti; but I should not be human -you must know 111111 1 should not be human -if 1 did not ask myself why you did it ?" "tVhy 1 teff 1:lorol1aw?" ..yes.. She sits stock-still for a moment. the very little color that thew ever was in it retreating out of her face. "1f 1 told you that, 1 should be telling you everything. Ile is looking at her now; after all, he cannot keep iii.. gime pinned to the screen for ever, and, ns he looks, he sees m1 emotion of so transcendently pain- ful a nature set her little sad features working. that the one impulse that dominates him is to rase her suffering. Poor little docile creature! She is go- ing to tell hint her secret. since he exacte it. though it is only with a rending asunder of soul and body that it can he revealed. 11e puts out his hand hurried- ly, with a gesture, of prohibition. "Then do not tell tie." She sinks back upon her hail: with n movement of relief. and puts up her fine handkerchief to her pale lips. 'There is a perfect silence between them for awhile. Al his elbow is a great tin -English. unwvintry nosegay of aspho- del and iris. 1lo passes his finger ab- sently over the freakish, spikes. "l low did ho take it? flow did he lake it at first ?" Iler voice. though now tolerably dis- tinct. is stamped with That character of nre which fills us all at approaching a greet calamity. "Ile would not believe it nt first ; and Then he cried a great deal !"-with an accent. of astonishment even al the re- cc:lleclinn of his h•iend's tear -power - "and then -oh then, he thought of pul- ling nn end to himself !" Jim had meant to have mode this re- lation in a tone of dispass:onnlo narra- tive. but against his will and intention, Ai his memory recalls what seems 10 him the unworthy antics played by hyng's grief, 1114 voice lakes n snrenslir inflec- tion. Tho h1)rmr written on hie audi- tor's ince as he tillers the latest clause et his sentence rent], loins to himself. "1)o not bo afraid'" 1►e says. in a gone which has no longer anything akin to a e ns•r in 11, though it is not devoid of bitterness; "the impulse was a short- lived one; he is not thinking of pulling nu end to himself now. 1 can assure you of that; he is only thinking of how he can best amuse himself ; whether lie is much more successful in that than he was in the former, 1 am not so sure." Iler eyes have dropped to her own fragile. rngless bands as they Ile on her lap. (fib bo mntintledi. -'i• Lady Visitor -"I am sorry to see you here, my young -friend. You appear to have had a good education." Convict -"Well, madam. 1 have been through Trinity College." Lady Visitor- "Is it possible?" Convicl--"lees; that's the nelson 1'111 here. They caught ate as 1 was going through." "Yon cannel keep me down," shouted the great orMor at a political meeting; "though 1 may ire pressed below the waves I rise again -- you will find that 1 come to the surface, gentlemen." "lees,' said the el(1 whaler in the audience, scornfully. "you cone to the surface to blow." a A young min was being examined by a lige insurance official as to his family record. Among other questions, the f..11.w•ing wee asked: ---"Of what did %.•Ipp grandfather die?" The applicant i:eesittited it few moments. and then stemnlerd aft: -"l --I'm not sure, bull tlunk he died In infancy." Jones : "That was a scathing sermon n,4 mean non the person gave us last Sunday. Wonder what Smith thought about it?" Brown : "Singular ! 1 met Smith yesterday, And he said he'd Ilke 10 know yottr opinion on it." *+.+++s'++s..s++.+++++ •• • + + + ilt++++++++++++++++++++! GRO\\'ING AND SLAKING 41.1Y. Growing tray for market on a portion of a farm is a petite' s.1lution of the serious labor problem; since it Is 1111101► easier to gel several hands during the rush of haying than to get good, efici- cnl-labs for eight months of the year, writes Mr. J. G. Curtis. There are usu- ally one or more fields on nearly every farru in certain sections of the state which, owing to the heavy character of the sail or for various outer reasons, are m'et'e suitable for growing hay than f"u growing the several crops in a regu- lar rotation. Frequently, the net annual profit from the sn:a ;acreage devoted to grain and heed crops has proved to be as large as was formerly obtained from the entire farm, leaving the hay as akar gain. The American market to -day wants clean timothy hay and pays a price tar it out of all proportion to its real feed- ing value and it is good business to sup- ply Ilial want, although it is to be Meted that in the Ilent' future the cloy - ere and alfalfa will have their true value established in our markets. Prime timothy hay cannot 1.' grown for market at a good profit, because prime quality is invariably retitled- to a light and unprofitable yield, It should feather be our endeavor to grow a maxi- mum crop of good. clean, ►lumber.onc timothy and get it to market in the Lest possible shape. Let us not try to make s short cut by growing timothy os a catch crop in wheat u:' Corn, 1'11. 11 maximum clop cannot be grown in that way. We must give the timothy all the ground and on abundance oI food, ie we would get the most out of the croo. The following method, in brief, nes proved successful and profitable. Plow as early in aprinq as best con- dition of the soil will permit and turn ender a good Boal of Stable manure if possible. Apply air -slaked lune broad- cest upon the furrows at the rale 41 nne ton an acre. after which work the g►'iund thoroughly with pulverizer other suitable tools, about once each week up to August I. Then drill into the soil at least 3 itches deep and over the entire acre 1.000 pounds acid phosphate (16% avail- able), and 200 pounds sulphate of potash an Here. The reason for this heavy ap- plication of the mineral plant food ele- ments nt this lime is That it is wholly i►npossiblo to put Went In Iho proper place after the seed is sown. About August 43, after the final preparation of the seedbed with the .u;oolhing har- rewv, sow 20 quarts an acre of the very hest timothy seed that can he obtained. Sc wing ten quarts each way of the held with a wheelbarrow grass seeder in or- der to secure an even seeding. Work this seed into the soil about I inch deep by going over it once or twice with a light. smoothing harrow or weeder. (toll the held carefully al once, to in- sure full and even germination of the seed. and then watch it grow. Time and money thus expended is well in- vested. L. As soon cls growth stnrts in the spring. apply 200 1x111nis 1111 acre of ni- trate of 3nela as a broadcast top -dress- ing, 10 insure the young plants an abundance of available nitrogen for (heir use during the early spring and until the soil warms up and the na- tural store of nitrogen in the soil hu- mus becomes available. Now. get your mnchineny ready for haying, which will begin about July I al 3 pin. The following tools are sug- gested to facilitate This work: One mower with good, strong 5 -fool cutter ler, Iwo wooden frame tedders, two good hay racks, 8x10 feel, one good hay 10gqder and rake. one good horse fork. e\Trn knives. pulleys. knife grinder. whillletrees, hay caps and extra parts. Cut hay when in full bloom and be- gin cutting niter 3 o'clock each day. :'s the grass contains lowest percentage of 'Moisture at that time. Begin led - ding 111•• next morning at 7 o'clock and centime. until alxou1 10 o'clock, then rake into windrows and ted the wind- rows until ready to draw. Don't cock hay in the field unless absolutely neces- fiery. as it costs too much. \\'hen you do, cover the cock, with (411)' caps rt possible. Draw hay from field to tarn between 3 and 7 in the afternoon and sg•read evenly in the mow, reserving ene mow for 'likings and stained hay. About the Farm 4 LIVE STOCK NOTES. Seven days after setting a hen, candle Imre eggs and remove all unfertlle ones. Those that will hatch can be told by Pa germ which at that lime has line veins running from it. A correspondent writes: 1 put up a pig nine weeks old, weight 31 pm.nn1ds. and carefully weighed the feed for it. :t was put on n ration of bran, oats. buekw•henl and corn ground together and mi<ed with water; the pig was fed until it ons n t w day. past five months . hl, Ihcn slaughtered: dressed w•cigchl 102 ponds. It had eaten 3441 pounds el mixed feed, and cculd get walling1, eisc. This experiment 'I.8 conducted in winter. Ducks that are in roar condition • r that are nig well cowered with feathers should not be plucked. The rule is to pluck the feathers when they are "ripe," which may he known by the birds (!topping them In the yards er by test- ing; a few front the breast. the ripe. fea- thers having no blood or coloriel Ovid In the ends of the feathers. When in goal condition some ducks t ill produces feathers every six weeks. r even more fequcnlly, lunch depen.Lug teem Ilam food. FA11\I Nrfl'ES. \Vher.' w•ireww•orms alx.und in the sett, smoke the sets) corn Ihoroug;hly. The worms will IM it alone and Ihe eorn will grow all Its.. better ger lite smoking. It Ls unpsesibie to convince every fanner that he is a great deal better cif where he is than he would be any- where else; but we want to emphasize the great imprortnnce of holding on to the farm, whatever happens. 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Australia. fn One of the great secrets of success in fighting any hind of weeds is to begin the destruction of them as soon as they moseir above around, and not delay until they have become well established a!: over the farm, before any serious attempt is made to kill them. \\'hen s, me weeds, such as wild mustard, Il:islle and wild oats have spread over a Iran's form. it will take nearly all the farm is worth to eradicate them. 11 11.ey are taken in time, however. they iy Ix: easily kept in check, if not thoroughly eradicated. The secret in gelling a stand of grass 1.11 thin land is in hawing the soil firm, and having a supply of rotted vegetable matter al the surface. That furnishes the conditions wanted by grass nr clover. Where cow peas grow well the rich vegetable matter can be secured. Lime, where needed, phosphoric acid and a coat of cow -pea vines rotting in the surface soil will insure a good sod nine times out of ten. If the peas grow Mc heavy to be clopped up by a disk t crow, a portion of the 'vines should Se made into hay; but always we should remember that the peas are first to sup- ply a coal of organic matter for the sod, and enough of the growth must Lc left to do (tris. TIIE SUBSIDIARY COMPANY. How the directors oI a Railway Com- pany Reduce Their Profits. In considering the fairness of the talcs charged by the (tell Telephone Gnmpany Mr. Shepley emphasized the necessity of investigating the subsidi- nry companies before being able to de- termine the question submitted. It is ciearly impossible to decide, frorn state- ments of receipts and expenditures, whether a corporation is making fair or exorbitant' charges. It is necessary to scrutinize all the important items of expenditure, and to ascertain if some •1 them are not inflated for the purpose of concealing or surreptitiously dispos- ing of profits. 'rhe must familiar de- vice for accomplishing this purpose is the subsidiary company. end its opera- tions should be explained to protect the bublic from agreements with corpora - 1 ons based on an uuequalif!ed reslric- : on of their net profits or dividends. he profits can always be diverted to a subsidiary company. The directors e.1 a railway company. for example, finding their profits excessive and lik'tw to provoke agitations for the reduction esu rale;, can organize themselves into Li car -building company and through that supply themselves with cars at ex- orbitant prices. They can also organize 1 locomotive works to supply engines, ceiling mills to supply rails. and lum- ber companies to supply lies. These and other subsidinry companies, all composed directly or indirectly of the directors of the railway company. can enmity the parent organization with all things required for its equipment, main- tenance and the construction of new Imes and branches. The prices at which these requisites nre suppled can ersily be so inflated as to absorb all the excessive 'trellis of bhe railway eons pany. The reports of its receipts and .expenditures would show on their face l -,al it was barely sinking a fair return :.n its copilot, • although the directors and favored stockholders would ix' ale sorbing the excessive profits through their attendant cempnnies. Similar devices in manipulation rind ieeol(keeping have been practised by railway and coal mining companies closely assoeialed in their operations. When wishing to make the coal cone pnnies appear to be working on nor - row margins or profit they advnnee'd the rales for hauling and thus diverted Ihe4profils to the railway companies. Tc show that the railway companies were not burdening the public it was but necessary to !Ower their rale and •n•- Judge -"You are senlrne.d to twenty cure the t.ig profits Ihroush the c•,:1 )ears in prison. Have 34111 anything Ie companies. Mining companies an.] ss.yT' Prisoner -Yes. your honor. Will smelling r(1mp0nICb When ergunlurd 4.y you please eetel W •r•b ' , my wife not virt•lnfly the 1411114' men can ''. 11011114)e t:' wait dinner for ager late their arrangements that the profits can be obtained through one while the ether scents to be operating on narrow margins. 'Their agreements cin be (critter complicated if they have an identity of interests wills coal, coke, and transportation companies. These -instances show how the subsidiary company can be used to conceal profile. It eon also be used to dishonestly di- vert the profits That should go lo the general s!orkhotlers. It is a far more queelionable proceeding when the inter- ests of shareholders in n large concern are sacrificed to any subsidiary come platy Owned by a small inner circle.' There is no suggestion of any such op- eration in connection w'illi lite hell Tele- phone Company. \1r. Shepley simply points out the need of investigating the companies from which 11►e 11e11 pur- chases its supplies before Ise cin say with certainty whether or not the cost of equipment and maintenance is ex- cessive. The case and certainly with which such operations can be carried in 1111(1 the extreme difficulty of detecting them go to show the futility of seeking protection by limiting the net prMitts cf companies operating public services. Net profits can always be drained away through hidden charnels. -The Globe. ENGLISH CHURCH 111:1.1(:5. Dog Tongs. Gossip Bridles and Skins of iloltish Marauders. Dog longs nre oaken pincers nlo0u. four feet long that in the past were used by church sextons to pull dogs from ander pews. The dogs of Ihr pall fol- lowed their masters to church and made nuisances of themselves. If the sexton t'ieel to eject (herr, Iliey hid under benches or behind the pulpit, where they could not be reached. Ilenco the tongs, wwhi^h yanked them forth squirm- ing and growling with rage and distil). point11trnl. Gossip bridles resemble it baseball - mask. They locked on. and they were made of thin bars of iron, with n flat, leaf -shaped piece to enter the mouth and hold the tongue motionless. The bridle, were mode in two sizes. male and f'• male. 'I'Ite female bridle can readily 1.. distinguished, the leaf -shaped piece In 11; case being very much larger met stronger. A number of old English churches, says the New Orleans 'Times-1)einocrat, pre - servo proudly 15)111 dog longs and gos- sip 1 i idles. The lot.rist. If he will, may see this summer a pair of dog tongs, the nippers studded with nail points. in Den• blglishire's Gyllylliog church and in Hereford Cathedral. The Parish church of Walton-un=fhnnlns has n gossip bridle, and so has Ilanpslall Staffordshire. Danish marauders used to he flayed or skinned alive tit good old England, and (heir hides were nailed to church 1.1 Aors. 1Iadslock Church end copford Church, both in Essex, have doors cowered with hides of Danes. DEPENDS. "What's a W11011 like this w•orthr in- quired Ih.I caller. "Ten dollars." answered the dealer. 'Thal is an exceedingly rare and valu- able timepiece." "1 am glad to hear it. I have one ex- actly like it that I'll sell you for *3.' "Thal would overstock Inc. my frien,I. I couldn't offer you more than 413 icr it '' "Madam, you've already overdrawn your account.' "What's that?" "You haven't any more money in the hunk." "Hie hien ! A line bank, I think, to be out of money because of the little I've drown ! Well, I'll go somewhere else." OOO$O.Ota*$.0�0000440 That hacking u-'ttgh continues41) Because your :tystein is exhausted and your powers of i'esistart.e weakened. TLke Scof71 a to 1.0 n• it builds up and strengthens your Pn►ire sv_!Crr. 101 It contains Cod Li\'cr Oil nnd Hypophnsphitrs ao prepared that it is easy to take and easy 1.11 digest. A1.1, AND 11 (" a"r