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( 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
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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.
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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."
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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
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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. After
other %enter e have been tried and 41(5'
appt.intmrnts snlfere.l. the lar►n will to
f. and a sure retreat.
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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."
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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.
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