Exeter Advocate, 1908-04-09, Page 341p1+0+0+04040ele et/e0+0+l0i+t0 40+ 0 + 0l+i0 +0+ O +0+o+o+C 0 ltew►IecL however. that no statement
lou must give an undertaking never
le divulge w them one rungle word of
what (courted last night."
Them was u detil Sileutce, broken only
by the tapping of the water, which lied
alreoily risen and had flooded rho cham-
ber to the depth of about too inches.
The place was a veritable death-trap,
fcr, being a kind of cellar and below
high-water mark, the Thames flood en -
kris.' by a hole near the Poor Wo small
to permit the escape of a man, and
tomtit rise until It reached the roof.
"Come," sho urged at tut. "Give u►.
your undertaking, ani let us at one
get away from this horrible place."
I remained silent. Anxious to escape
and save my life, 1 nevertheless enter-
tained deep suipic:on., of her, because
of her anxiety that 1 should give no
information to the police. She had
drawn back in horror at the sight of
the blood cit the murdered Into!! Had
she not by her hesitation admitted her
own guilt?
"You don't trust me," she observed,
with un air of bitter repnoa':h.
"No," 1 answered, very bluntly; "I
do not."
"You are at least plan and outsepoli-
on." she re_epended. "But as our inter-
vals nre mullet, 1 surely nifty presume
to advise you to accept the cendi(i•ens.
Life is better than death, oven though
one may be blind."
"And you told bock from me the
chance to escape 'rem tli . •.tew bet in-
evitable fate utiles; 1 confo rn to your.
wishes?"
"I do.'
"Such aeldon as yours cannot inefer.'
confidence."
"1 am impelled by circumstances be-
yond my own a ntro)." she nnswered,
with a momentary touch of sadness.
"11 you knew the troth you certainly
would not hesitate."
"Will y-ou not tell me your flame?"
"No. It Ls useless.".
"At lens!. you can en far confide in mo
as to tell mo your Christian name," d
saiii.
"Edna."
"And you refuse your surname?"
"I do so under compulsion."
The water had by the; time risen rap-
idly. My legs had bee"mo benumbed.
for it now reached nearly to my knees.
"Why de you longer hesitate?" elle
went on. "Give nuc your word that you
will render the assistan'o I require. and
w•.' will at once escape. Let us lose no
time. All thin scenes arcane.) to you.
1 know; but some day. when you leant
the real reason. you will thank me rn.
Ther than think ill of n:y present ac -
tens."
Her determination was, l saw plainly.
the outcome of some terror which held
her fettered, and 1 knew that. In order
tc save myself. 1 Must give her tee
promise she had.so poerseitent!y de•ire+l
to extract feint me.
Therefore. with sudden determination,
prompted more by the natural instinct
of self-preservation than by any sasses
to assist her, 1 gave her nay boli of
socreey.
Again she sighed deeply, es though
released of some oppressive weight by
me words. Then our bait i; c!•rsoo: In
mutual trust, and without further a•nret
sho led n:o to tho oppositi side of the
noisome celt:,r into which my 'nems• s
had cast ore.
"You shall never regret tees (kris
kn," she a.¢; tted me in a aU••,ined
voice; treml'ia:g with emotion•- Le'-er,
newel" .•
And with a sudden n:ovee:uent shA
rnisot my hand and t,rtche 1 it lightly
with her dry. fevered Lite.
A House of Mystcry
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OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE
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CHAPTER e'. --(Continued).
"But tore hos been a terrible crime
-n double crime conutttttN:" I protest-
ed. "Surely the police should know!"
"No' all knn,wledgo must be livid from
them,' she answered decisively. ''I
wish you to understand mo perfectly
trim the outset. 1 have bought you
here in order to rescue you from Ibis
place. because you have unwittingly preserve the s.:et•et."
fallen tho victim of a most dastardly "But tell Inc," 1 sale quickly. "how
1.1.,1. You aro blind. defenceless, help. many preens were there present in that
kss. therefor* all who have not hearts biose beside yourself!"
of atone must have companion upon 'vXo, nor she ejaculated in a tone of
you. Yet i( I rescue you, and allow horror. "Make no further inquiry. Try
you to go forth again into the world and forget all-everylh!ng-us I shall
you may, if you make a atatement to try and forget. You cannot know -
the police. be the means of bringing you will never know -therefore it Is
upon me a celeste -The, dire and cone utterly useless to seek to learn the
pleb." truth."
Every word of hers showed that guilt "And may i not oven know your
was upon her, Had 1 not heart the Identity?" 1 inquired, putting forth my
swish of her skirls as sho crept from hand until it rested upon her well.
the room after striking down that un- formed shoulder. "May 1 not touch
knower wan so swiftly and silently that your face, so as to give Inc an Inipreo-
he died without a wort? sion of your persona} appearance?"
"And 11 i promise to remain mute?" She laughed at what, of course, must
1 queried, feeling annoyed that she have seemed to her a rather amusing
should thus inn n UGSt.
polo upon the such h Give me permission to do this. 1
harsaing condition.s� tn•god. "If then: is to be mutual trust
It you promise," fuho t her, 1 will nac-." between us it is only fair that I should
snit it only on ono further condition." know whether you are young or old.
"One whichh 1 know you will have
"One whatthat?' She hesitated. I felt her hand tremb-
ecrne hesitation in accepting; yet, liko ling.
the first, i1 Ls absolutely imperative." Ilemeniter, I cannot see you," 1 went
llor toce showed traces of extreme on, "By touch 1 can convey to my
anxiety, and the slim hand upon my mind an impression of the contour of
arm trembled. , your features, and thus know with
whore 1 run dealing."
She w.?," sho said at last: "You
young, I knew, but was she. "Very well
leeaul,ha1. I felt instinctively that sho .
was, and conjured up within myself a have my permission.'
vision of a refined face, perfect in Its Then eagerly, with both my hands,
tingle beauty, like that of Van Dyck's Witched her face e while she stove rig -
Madonna that I had seen In the Pitli Id and motionless as a statue. 1 could
tel by the contraction of the muscles
that th!s action of mine amused her,
mei that she wil9 laughing.
Iter skin was softt-as velvet, her lash -
e9 long, her features regular and finely
cut, like those of some old cameo. iter
hair was dressed plainly, and she had -
about her shoulders a large cape of
ricer fur -sable 1 believed it to be. There
was no doubt she was young, perhaps
rot more than twenty -dire or se, and
certainly she was very handsome of
oountenanco, and dressed with an ele-
gance- quite unusual.
Iler mouth was small, her chin roint-
eel, and her cheeks with a firm contour
which smoke of health and happiness.
Aa I cnrctully passed my bonds back-
wards and forwards. obtaining a fresh
m.7oln) Irnpreesien with each movement,
she '!nughed outright. •
Of a sudden, however, she sprang
abide quickly, ani left net grasping at
air. -.
"Ali!" sho cried, wildly horrified al a
sudden dt eovery. '"Ther-.• Ls blood upon
your tnnnds--hie blood!"
"I tend forgotten," 1 apoingizcl quick -
l• "Forgive me; i cannot sere, and was
not aware that my hands wer un-
cietin."
"It's loo terrible," she gasped hearse.
!y. "Von have placed those slainnl
hands up •n my face, as though to tuunt
that she intended to bind mo to a com-
pact in her own nefarious interests.
"1 am quite well ware of the etrnnge-
nes.; of the conditions I am imposing
upon you, but they are rtcx:esiary."
"And it 1 accept them will the mys-
tery of to -night ever be explained'" 1
Inquired, eager to learn the truth.
"Of that 1 know not," she answered
vaguely. "four silence is required to
i'alace at Florence In those well -rem-
embered days when i looked upon Iho
world, and it had given me such plea-
sure.
"four words are very puzzling," 1
said grrv-,•'t "Tell me what it is that
you wo❑i 1 have MO (do." .
"11 is r t .itmcult," sho answered,
'yet the curious character of my re-
quest will, 1 feel, cause you to hold
back width a natural caution. It will
sound strange; nevertheless, stere, be-
fore i p'at ate _ suggestion before you, I
give youmy went of honor, as a wo-
man who fears her God, that no undue.
advantage shall be taken of your prosn-
LSt,"
"e I, explain what you mean." .
"The condition impose upon you In
return for my assistance," mho said in
deepest earnestness, "is that you shall
Fri -mites to render assistance to a "per-
son who will cher remain unknown to
you. Any requests made to you will
be by letter bearing the signature
A -\'•l: -L. and these instructions - you
must promise to obey _without seeking
te• disc roar either motive or rcnson. The
latter can never be made plain to you,
therefore do not puzzle yourself uwreo-
c'sarIly over there. for it will be all to
na purpose. The secret -for secret there
1s, of ammo -will be mit well guarded
that it can never be exposed, therefore nee,.
if you eonent to thus rendering mo a
personal assistance In return for your
life, it will be necessary to act blindly
and curry out to the letter whatever in-
slrve:liens you receive, no matter how
remarkable or how Illogical they may
s':cm. De you agree?"
"Well," I said hesitatingly, "your re.
q+:sit Is indeed a most extraordinary
one. If 1 promise, what safeguard hate
I for my Town interests?"
"hum•'linhes you may, of rourte, lo
cennpelhel to net against your men ln-
• teinl'ons." :.he ndmtlted. "1, however,
ran only , --eine you That 11 you ninke
this pr • • i Will consUlute tny.self
v.••,r t r '.• •tr.•ss, ani at the mune time
g ,..• :. n t',le,iin assurance Ilial no 1'e-
re7est euretalnexl in the lettere of which
I hove spoken will be of such a char-
acter as to cause you leo commit any
off• n'e ngninst the law."
"'then 0 is you y.,urselt who will tie
my nreonynh•eus coricspondent?" 1 ob-
se-rvtd quickly.
"Ah. no!" :he answered. 'Thal it,
of coupe. the natural cello:te-ie n; tot 1
may as well tit om'o assure yeti Ihal
su,•h will n•il 1'e the ease." Then she
:"idol, "1 merely ask you to accept to
do lune. 1f the former. 1 will et .•r is
et yoi:r service. nhM_ugh we rtnrst weer
meet ng.en after to-dny; If the latter.
teen I will wish you 'Olen, nn.t the
terrible fate your unknown mantle's
1,.4
prepared for per muse be allowed
titii 1,n effect."
lel 1 should le dr. A%tied:" 1 e claim-
eJ in clarm. ".Surely you will not
abandon mei'
"Net if you will convent to ally yeour-
neill with Inc.''
"For eve!" 1 seugg''le.i very dubious.
ous;y.
"N.. for 1;e".1," she an.wcre 1. 'I
requtni your ...eerier. and l ile.sire that
3011 should render a:e:ent iter to one
who Lee rulely in need ..f a friend."
"Finaneiat ai.l""
"No. finance has n•ithing to do
11- Tho uneo sten t erson has money,
and to spare. 1t i.. n dev.'te,11 persenel
& t'.bmn,•e and a lel nee that is roper -
"Rut limo car. nne la' develei le a
pe't•a'n rno has neither Nen neer
1:n ovine' 1 querte I. f:r her %verde hail
Incrensol the misery. Iler r.gncst ons
mere rrrnarkatee than any 1 hail Mlle
Crim hears! of.
The mead sue'eeon gry W wase me
that We (turieue efinrt t o secure my
tune# esti tedium, of her vin rept;
"\Vith what?' 1 Inquire,, brealhlassly
trderestol.
But she did not reply. She only held
her breath, white her heart beat quick-
ly. and by her silence i fell c' nvinced
that by for f nyohuntary• ejaculation She
had nearly bel►•nyed herself.
fM' so'o question which -nc'nipted my
thoughts nt thnt mnrnent was whether
she was not the actual nssissin. I for-
got my sewn crilicnl p ositir'n. 1 recol-
lected not tho renrnrkable od%enturr.4
that hail befallen me that. night. 1
1tk,ught not of the ghns.ty fate prepared
for me by Wry unknown ',mince. All
my • lhoughte were concentrated upon
tie• (one problem -lite innocence or guilt
of that unste n, soil -spoken w•ornan be-
fore me,
".1nd now." stove snit nt Inst -"new
that y;u III%( satisfied yourself if nay
personal appenranc.', arc you prepared
t'. veep! the c.endtlh,ns?"
"1 c•mfe,: to having came hesitntinn
In doing so." i nnsweercl, quite (rankle.
"That is not at all sutpriv►ng. But
Ih.• eery fact of your own def•nceieee-
nes4 stetted calms you to nl!,y yourself
with one who has shown herself to be
your p rufere ... s. and seeks to remain
your friend."
"Mutt native can you fi ssib y hove
for thus endeavoring to ally yietirs if
with rte'" I inquires!, without U11e•►npt-
me to disguise tiny suspiN"ic.
".t ascent one."
"For your own ends. of course•"'.
"Net exnclly. It is lo our mutual in-
terests. Ily my own nclinn in taking
you in when you it •r' knocked down
by the cab I have p!enred your life in
ser•iouc jeopardy; iheref,re. It Li only
met that 1 shmhla now week to re.:eue
yeu. l'.1 if 1 do so without first obtain -
tag y.ntr )•r mise of silence ani of as-
seennee, 1 many, for :eight 1 know, bring
an e.icrvhe!ming catatmphe upon my-
c'f.'
"Vona n.cs+iro me, even your honor
ss n women, that no harm shall befall
ria 0 1 carry out the instruct:ens In
Moe mi .terinn4 Beller.'"
"11 wilhmrt eeekin1 ho chi -
retiree their mystery-. er the identity of
their sender, no herrn shall come to
yeti." she ancwer•ed eolernn'.y.
".And r, wending the silence which
you seek to hnpnae upon tae! May
I nol explain my nevenlnnes to my
friend, in oreicr k. eeconnt for the blew el
olein my t!e,t.Mes and lice injury to my
Mead"'
"Only 0 you find it actually necessary.
whatever must be made to the police.
CILLPTF.in \'l.
This inhpultivo action of hoe was as
though s!x Were deeply ind.d,t.rd to
mo 1 et.ut motionless in wonderment.
But only for an instant. She left my
a'de for a nvenf ut, soh i from 1t.o sound
that context her lips appeare+et to be
struggling to open some moans .,f cgre_a
from the place.
"Remain where you are." she said,
"reel I will return to you in a moment.
The way out is rather difficult, and I
shall bo onnipellel W egoist you." Iler
voice sounded above ate, as though she
had ons.•how climbed to tine teed of
the pin
1 heard the drawing of a bolt and
Iho clang of iron. then ::ho climbed
d(:wn ngn•n to where I anxiously
awnitiel her. This river flood had riven
alarmingly, and was :till entering rap-
idly.
"Come, let me guide you." she :;al•l,
taking nay aloe are leading me to the
wall. "Lift your feet, au'" and taking
my foil, she placed it In a kind of nar-
row .step in the rough stone wall. at
the same limo placing my hand toren
a piece of eon that seemed to be a large
tine driven into the masonry. "Now
climtl very car•fully." she went on.
"You will flnd the other footholds if
yon seek them."
\Vithent hesileUon. i raised myself
from (Inc ground s:-ewly, with infinite
can' commenced to scale the welt. n hale
she rent/thee! beery. waling almost up
to her wail in water.
"7-nke care that you don'l strike your
head." st:c creel warningly. ".tbuve
von is a mean hoe, just large enough
fir von to get through. Be very care.
tis!• and take your
The one iheti•, al liberty i stretched
nl,osA my head. and found, as she do-
ccrilnl, a ori eau ' hole In the roof of
the place, and. grasping the stone. 1
nventunlly managed lo escape through
it finding myself at last standing upon
a boarded noir.
keret to move, not kneeing what
pitfntl4 might be there, but I heard the
vole of my rescuer far below, asking
if 1 were alt right, and to her replied
in the affirmative.
A few moments later she wee again
at my side. and by the clang of iron
I knew that the npertero of that fatal
{•lice ens ctu;.d again.
i impend of her where we were, but
she only repps',1--
"I've eires,lt 'expliinAl 1. yotl that
11 s.'ek tee elite dela Ih' mystery of the.ae
netventunv4 of pones is entirve'y uael s.
'\e hove preemie 1 1.i each other mutual
L.tlh. Thal is. in itself. sufficient."
Then. taking my arm, she• hurrl4'd!y
kit me across the men, up *one steps,
and along two long passages that ran
at right on'leae to each other, until at
length we emerged into the strut.
\Vhete we were 1 had nut the slight -
eel solea. I only knew that wo were
Cetsido the t'iviet•baltk, for upua my
ears there telt the shrill whistle of a
steam -tug, and 1 could distinguish the
seine' of various factories and the nut-
ting W steam -cranes.
\Villi her anti linked in mind, and
hecdlese of the water dripping from
tor skirts, this unser woman to whom
I had prornlsed absolute obedience and
a•_sistanoe with a view W myself fath-
oming the tnyeterye led me torvard
through a number of narrow turnings,
until by the bustle about mo 1 knew
that we must have reached a main road.
i heard the approaching jingle of a
cahle-bell, and the vehicle, at her de.
neared, pulled up at the kerb.
"We must now part," she ►said, in a
'ow, earnest vok'n, "Remember that
in this remittable affair our interests
are absolutely identical. Any order
that yeu receive you will obey without
sct-king lo discover the why or where-
fore, and above all, silence to the
police."
"I have promised:" 1 answered, for
want of something other to say.
"And whatever may occur In tho fu-
ture. rocolleot that 1 ant still your pro-
tectress, as 1 have been to -day. i have
forced you to your promise, but fer
that I ask your forgiveness, because it
is essential, i1.--" and she paused.
"If what'." 1 inquired, with quick in-
terest.
'e'lf the mystery Ls ever to be s'li'ce.'
"Ate you, too, seeking the truth?'
"Yes." she rateponded. "Rut we must
rot talk here. The condition of our
clothes Is attracting attention."
"1 shall tpink always of the mysto,i.
ous Edna who refuses all informution.'•
I la ughell.
"And 1, too, Vein not easily fcrgt•t
ycu-and all 1 ewe to you. Farewo!t."
Iter soft hand grasped titin for an
lnelant, that same cool hnn.-t that and
soothed my ,brow. Afterwards sho as-
eisled tiro into the cab.
(re be Continued.)
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1 HE EXCELSIOR LIFE INSURANCE CO.
1907 a Prosperous Year.
The annual statement of The Excel -
filer Life Insurance Company issued re-
lcently. indicates a year of increased
business. The total Income was 1127,-
450. That the Exccls!on Life Insurance
Company is preeminently a poltcyhold-
era Compaff, may be judged from the
tact that for throe aucceastve quinquen•
hist periods it has paid very satisfac-
eory profits to its policyholders, and
further its reoord and present position
la unexcelled as regards those features
of the business which policyholders are
partieeah'arly f qreceded in -security -
Interest earn1i0g3 the highest in Canada
'-eoonomy in management, --an un-
para;leled low death rate.
The popularity of the "E'n'elsior Life"
troy be judged from the Net that thew
insurenee applied for during the year
amounted le 112,711,000. The fetal
amount of insurance now in force
reaches almost eleven and one -halt mil-
lion donate. Tho assets of this Cerrl-
pany nmount to $1,t11,t30. it has a
Reserve Fund lergc'y In excess of Gov-
ernrnent requirements. Although it
fists been only righte"n years In ex•
tstenc.' Th' Excelsior rite is one of the
Kling Comedian Companies. its auceass
is indicative of shrewd and capable
management. On Its Board cf Directors
nre• to to found the names of gentlemen
kltstingtsiched for their integrity And
'business capacity, It is largely owing
tt their executive ability that the Excel -
tem. i.ife occupies the high position
That it does amongst insurance com-
pqanies. Any one Ih:nking of Insuring
ever lives would do well to have the
lelese'asor flgtire on the penpxoatllon.
F'lest lnfermation may be nbtalne'1 nn
application to the }lead Oelee In To-
ronte. The Company want mood active
agents in every place where 1t Is not
represented,
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TiRE FOUNTAINS OF HIE: UI.I;r.
illy A. Banker.)
Until the last century the quest.on of
the un,sertieltty of the great flood wee
never rased, and kir naoro than four
li:orrsand years the who!. world-sci-
enlists, savages, literates. men of 'lie
world, everybody -believed without any
qucstton that the entire globe was see -
merged. Of tale. however, ht hes be-
' me the fnl-hhm with many to affect
1•, believe that the Deluge, it net a
myth; was certainty only a tocol Meet,
affecting but n limited reg.on. Although
it !s true that the wont creta, translated
in the It;blical r.eeeir't as "earth," is in
more then forty other places in S, rip-
Irre Milford' ea "iegi-)n." r,r 4't"e sV•-
nenymoue wore, yet the fact that "there
'-( scarcely any considernb!e me. of
men amongst whom there does not ex-
ist in snrn•' form the trn•tit:on of it
great deluge which de-tr•ycel th • whet'
human race ex•'epl their nen pregeni.
tore' (!:{iamb. En•,l.k and else that the
Different secular histories of the flood.
fhnldeen. f}ntvlenlnn and ether.=, pre-
sunx' a unieersat eae.tslmphe. would
indica'e lent really the entire globe was
siibmer_ed.
The -o hi'.1ori•n1 nernunts--tine of
which. d's.-nvere.l beneath the ru n= of
/the a"c ant Babylonian a lv cf sip -
pare, dates from a periel qua' six hon•
tired yemrs before Moses wrote -are
more prolix than teat ',f the Bible. and
furnish us with greater detail of tine
progress of let devastation.
We can imag.ne the scene when the
L.ng foretold cataclysm Commenced.
For many years the world hal teen
mocking the "preacher of rights me-
mos," prebabty designating the gigantic
c4 vereden ship which he was building
upon the dry ground. and fir away
from any acs, as "Noah, folly." or
s'.rnn such eontemptucus designation.
and wmrnTul'y rejecting all his warn-
ingo and appeals. At length he hes
entere,.l the great waist and is shut
to .Amid no sooner are he and his site
from danger than "the w endows of
teeven" are npened. and an appsa,ng
deluge •I••venis cenhnuousiy open the
domed earth. Seen the highways and
GREAT PLAGUE OF MOTHS
COSTING 11 keiS .Ill'tita'rti %till-LIO\ti
Ok' DOLLARS.
The Slate Ls Insaded .by Hordes of
Caterpillars - Commission
Appointed.
A moth plague which has cost mil-
lions of dollars is being fought it► the
Slates. This gipsy and brown -tail moth
teost is proving to be one of the great-
est ,plagues of any age since the locust,
now over Egypt.
The gipsy Wroth plague is due to the
carelessness of a scientist who lived
in 4fassachusetts some years ago. Tito
gipsy Ls a silk -spinner, and the scien-
tLct had an idea that by crossing him
with the ordinary silkworm he could
obtain a caterpillar hardy enough 10
withstand the oold winters.
Accordingly he imported a great
number from thatr native European
haunts, and then, unfortunately, allow -
',1 several caterpillars W escape. When
they got acclimatized to the east winds
of Massachusetts the mischief began.
It was a case of 500 caterpillars to each
f funis moth.
COMMISSION APPOINTED.
Soon a commission had to be ap-
pointed, which expended a million and
a hall dollars in ten years in a vain
effort to exterminate the plague. What
the result would have been had not the
Legislature in a mistaken fit of oconotny
suspended the work is a mutter of
speculation.
Last year indignant public opinion
and the openly expressed alarm of ex-
torts in the neighboring States brought
about the appointment of another com-
mission. The brown -tail had mean-
while been imported on some. rose
bushes frons Holland.
It L; a conservative estimate that over
SI,000160 will be expended in Massa-
chtietts during the next two years in
fighting moths.
The increased seriousness of the situ-
ation is roughly, indicated by the in-
orensed expenditure under the new
commission as compared with the old -
$1,500,000 in ten years, as against over
61,000,000 In two years.
The only method so far successful in
controlling the plague is that of direct
tree -to -tree work. Hundreds of amen
are going from tree to tree destroying
the moths wherever found.
Certain habits of the Insects aid in
this herculean task. Tbo brown -tall
caterpillar hatches In the late summer,
and as soon as the weather becomes
cold weaves a nest of leaves and silken
thread at the end of a bough, into
which he crawls and
HIBERNATES ALL WINTER.
These nests are cut off and burnt.
During the enter also the eggs of
the gipsy, laid in clusters on the trunks
cf trees, can be killed by painting with
n thick coat of crude cont -tar creosote.
The brown -tail caterpillar Ls an enemy
of man. 11 sheds its minute, wiry hairs,
and these, fleeting in the air, con:o In
contact with human flesh, producing a
painful, itching irritation of the skin.
Cases have been reported so serious
that the victims, with their faces sw•ot-
ler out of recognition and their eyes
closed, were obliged to go to the hos-
peal. The most helpful remedy seems
le be any cooling lotion, or, best of all,
ars abundant use of common vaseline.
An overwhelming number of moths
have settled down upon eastern Mas-
sachusetts since the plague began.
In the Infe:kel districts of the aub-
urbs the stench from the caterpillars
which have dropped dead from leaves
poisoned by arsenical spraying has fre-
quently been so great as to necessitate
reeinfecting with lime before the bodies
could be shovelled up ani carted away
by the wheelbarrowful.
II:STO11ICAi. WORK.
Father -"What Ls that book you are
rending. my son?"
Son -lea a story of a roan who in-
vested hLs tnoney in a Western gold
mine and lest every cent of it."
"Oh, that's all right. my boyl 1 was
afraid you'd get boll of some work of
fiction."
kott•!anJs aro mighty raging torrents
c:.rrying everything before them, and
en -coping off cursing coiled.' of men,
wiener' and children. And (as we ga-
ther prom one of the ancient records;
great carthg'hakes add to the horrors
of the scene; houses, lowers, everything
rivet -turned inti the wild watery con-
fusion.
And now, to all to the terror. the
founleies of the great deep are broken
up; a Iremend nus upheaval of the fixer
of the ocean impels the frenzied waters
en w -i1.1 and tumultuous chaos from their
ancient beds, and with maddened 'roar
cverwhe!m the earth in a watery ruin.
tial the good ship weathers the ase•
full stert►l-s, and they who were content
1e. obey the voice of the Creator float
on unhaimcit and erten have the whale
forth ane all that is therein as their
lr,her.lan'e.
trot so it will he at the "e•n1 '•f the
world." chose who. else the antediluvi.
tins, sw.rn minel nentennn the .Divine
commands will like them be carried off
in desrier; white they whet complied
with (hese behests. and lived the life
.,1 the righ'eeus, will threugh their Ite-
dernaor'.s atonement receive an inhere
fence in the gory.
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GRADING CREAM.
During the past season, ti•e at shell*
mouth have practised grading. The
cream was delivered to the creamery
by haulers. The cream was collects
twice a week on four wets., and once
only on the other four. Individual cans
ar.' used. Tho hauler simply brings
In the cream -the weighing and samp-
ling Is done by the buttermaker. We
did not seek to impose an ln►poseible
standard. We did not Insist that the
cream should be sweet, for No. 1 grade,
That would be well-nigh Imposslble.j
If 0 was mildly sour, of good flavore
and would run freely through a wire
strainer, ptovtdod 0 testeel 30 per cent
Anoy. 1f.armTettrat otisicnohtasa asegoovedssfaatpandirtaa.rtwscan
produce 30 per cent'
cream, and jceep 0 from three to five
days in condition, to grade No. 1, una
der tho test I have mentioned. Th)s In-
sistence upon 30 per cent. fat for No.'
1 grade caused a good deal of criticism;
and some dissatisfaction. It Ls hard
on the average fanner to realize the
importance of skimming a heavier cream
--over 30 per cent. --,and the benefit{
accruing W himself thereby. Durin
the past /season the proportion of No)
2 grade testing over 30 per cent., watt
only 3 per cent. We received 36 pct.
cent. No. 1 grade.
It creast grading is to bo used as
method of improving the cream 1)'
crepes, some kind of grade -card is dee
sirabte. Such a card should have the
patron's name, date and pounds of crease
delivered, grade, also the fat lest, It
the card is mailed. The card might have
printed upon It, In separate numbereef<
paragraphs, the common fault, of
emearn. and the remedies to be applied.
A space can be left for additional re-
marks, and attention can bo called tq
any paragraph. which applies to the
individual delivery of cream noted opo
!h r grade card. 'The grade card would
form also a receipt to the patron for
his delivery of cream. The sooner (Inc
patron knows how many pounds of
creast he is credited with, and what
his grade and test is, the better will
he be satisfied.
These are a few first year expert.,
ences In grading cream, It is perhaps
too soon to say whether the system is
an entire success or not. Wo may lose
a few patrons. 11 we do, they aro
knockers, and the creamery is better -
without them. The result is on the
whole encouraging. \\'e aro up against
a great deal of helpless (almost hope.,
less) ignorance, on the part of many,
patrons. Grading cream is not a pan-
acea for all the ills that cream Ls heir
to. it LS, however, an advance step i0
an effort to make better butter and;
mom of it. By its use. and by "patient;
oentinuance in well -doing," It will have;
its reward. --Mr. Gen. Matheson, in ad.
dress W Manitoba dairymen,
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Timothy is not good forage for dairy -
cow:; and not a profitable crop to grow.:
Early cut, nicely cured corn fodder Ls
valuable as affording variety, and 13
relished by the cows.
A greater number of eggs are pro-
duced when half tho daily rallons for;
the hens consists of boiled cracked cone
and vegetables, made stiff with an equal
quantity of wheat -bran and shorts, us-
ing sweet milk or the liquor in which
meat hag been boiled for mixing. All
soft food ahnuld be seasoned with salt,
red pepper new and then, and fed quite
stiff, and when the weather is cool,
rather warm.
Cools fel to fatness aro like pigs fed
en grain; it groduces too much fat and
not erough muscle. Feed your coital
clover hay, early -made, and They will
get the bone and muscle needed. and
will have plenty of strength, life and,
spirit Notice the heavy grain -fed,
horses and see how many are blind,
fLit nlie red an•i , here -lived. In the West
where grain fending Is lavish you wll)
fund blind/tees, etc„ in proportion.
Chilled limbs may be restored, :f
taken up in time. by being immediately.
plae ed in a bath of water. made as hot
es the hotel will bear. As soon as It
revives and gets lively, it should be rub-
bed thoroughly dry. If 0 will leen
suck the darn, the risk 15 over; but
should it appenr weak, a sniall dose of
spirits --say a teaspoonful of whiskey
mixed with some warm milk -should be
given. by pouring down lis lime t. Then
wrap the iamb in an old blanket, anJ
keep it in a room cnmfertably wenn
11I it recosere Lambs can be Festered
by these means when sm far gone that
they appear niftiest dead.
USE WIIiTE\WAell.
There is nettling like n good coat of
nhnteaya%lt for the interior of the toile-
Iry 1iou.e, regardless et )row the wales
aro made er finished. Whitewash is a
good eradicator of things nbjeclionab'c
about the poutttry house, tent 0 makes
the house look light and clean. It should
be Sprayed into every crack and corner,
not forgetting the neat boxes. A tit
tic (code Carbolic in the whilevs ask
will improve 11
A New Orleans woman was thin.
Because she did not extract sufficient
ncurishment from her food.
She took Scott's Etmul.rion.
Result:
She gained a pound a- day in weight:
AU. DRUGGIlTI. e0e, AND 11,00