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CHAPTER V.
The crisp brown leaves were fall-
ing fast. Their short span of lift
was otulod, and as fluttering sooty
one by mho to the ground they rest-
ed poacafittly on the bosom of mo-
ther earth. The bodges began to
droop and their foliage to wither;
the luxuriant woodbine's long ten-
ds sllrlv't111ed and shrank, too flow -
'their pretty hoods, and tho
We, clothed In autumnal
and yellow, did its best
aspect of vegetable do-
alroady clusters of wlz-
rries betokonod the
of another hunting
ngst us, loving the
togs," and enjoying
rtuno wherewith to
in its delights, has not
(deed in such yearly re -
pt oms
o-1ptonhs of nature's wintry
lee 1 trite a glad heart at
f ditches, and
tripping of
ns
frosty
a w•e11-
ig thirty
undulrtt-
tt:gshire
s when
o train
• ithin
-th a
torn
r trav-
wooer,
of tho
that for-
th' llrst
en men,
t
It
7111
JO" -o V PUN rtrxrP waw `IIB
..."e.01++.q tflea, scarlet coats, . irtt-
leas leathers, IIIlmnrulate tops of ttl ' '
Inst fushlonablo hue, (►red ties wheys
scoissahaberir neatness compelled ndr3f -
ration lot tho (lofttiess of tho masa l -
lino fingers that 110(1 tied them;
while ton fair sex. not to bo out-
dono, done rd the latest triurnph in
the way of exquisitely fitting habits,
moulded to the IOKuro by artists of
such repute ns Messrs. Ilohne, Creed,
Stechlebttch, and Co.
.
`e.ertfholess cub houhtinq was in
g. anti HO grcat had been
the sport already shown even at this
early period by Sir Beauchamp Len- `
ard's hounds, that several of his!
stnunchest supporters and keenest
broth•'r-sportsunen, congregating
diffrerent parts of tho world, had put ,
in an appearance In tho hopes of a',
few preparatory gallops before the
ota•ning day.
Therefore the little town of Fox -
Mgt on
ox-ington wns waking up from its nano-'
al condition of stagnation, throwing
off its summer slutubei: , and putting' I
out that nir of life and general ac-
tivity which characterized it during
thy' montha of the hunting saaaon.I
For some weeks past, every morning.
weather perm•tthig, ret an early hour, t
long strings of sleek conditioning
hole+, enveloped from ear to quar-
ter in worm hoods and tnonogramed
clothing, were to be seen sniffing the , t
keen air through their distended nos-
trils. and looking wearily around !b
with sidolong glances, as giving an $
occasionsl switch of the trill they b
marched demurely by. Lato on in
the (ay. somewhere between morning!
charge, and the merits and dein rite
of their employers.
Tho inhabitants of Foxington just
now seemed to have been seizoi with
a sudden fit of Clennlinoss, and on
all sides the scrubbing of doorsteps
grown green through damp and
disuso, too forcing open of
paint -stuck windows, their
adornment with smart whito cur-
tains, and the free application of
whito-wash, betokened the expected
arrival of visitors.
The town of F oxingtop itself was
a small, old-fashionod, unpretentious
placo situated on a level flat, round
which tho country rose gently in
overy direction. It was bounded on
tho north and east by a sluggph
brook, which in summer time reveal-
ed a muddy, unsavory bottom, but
which during hoavy rains was apt
to overflow its banks and inundate
the principal thoroughfare, in %vltich
tho best -patronized shops wero situ-
ated. At these, thanks chiefly to the
ignoranco of the bachelor element of
the community, who so long as its
ants were gratified cared little for
to cost, most of the necessaries of
ilk 01.'!1 be purchased at truly ex-
ortionato tutees, greatly exceeding
those of tho iri:�ropolis.
If some individual, more venture -
501110 or long-headed !haw his fellow"
attempted to remonstrate on this
propoutorous state of affairs. ho was
well snubbed for his pains, On sleek
tradesmen either explaining blandly
or expostulating indignantly, but
In either caro with similar moults.Tho foo roared disconditod, the hon-
est vendor of goods triumphed and
continued his prosperous career; for,
as Mr. Morton this saddlor, who, hav-
ing contrived to amass a large for-
tune, was looked upon as a groat
authority, Hugely remarked to his
friend and neighbor Mr. Coseley, tho
opulent grocer, when discussing tho
matter confidentially ovor an (naming
glass of whiskey -punch, "The. long
and short of tho 'ole thing is this,
Cowley: them as can nfTord to 'tett
run 'milord to pay like gentlemen,
and them as can't had better keep
emay. They're no good to nobody,
find nobody wants '01(1 in this part
of the world. It's all very well in
your provincial countries, but wo"—
with an unmistakable intonation of
prld� "vv o aro a cut habovo %hut.,.
And Mr. Merton 'Minted his capa-
cious chest, and looked as If really
thought himself and Mr. Cowley, as
1oxingtonlnns born and bred, super -
tor to all the rest of mankind.
Stich sentiments, howovnr, appear -
'd to Mr. Cowley fraught with so
touch common-sense, that they elicit-
'ei his entiro approval and most cor-
liul sympathy, at the saute tithe
enceuowing hitt( to maintain his
tariff of prices unaltorod, and by no •
means t0 tuake that ehnnge in the
cost of black popper and loaf sllgnr
which in a tweak moment he had
•ashly conteinpinted, but which he
low clearly prrceived was quite un-
worthy of hit(.
Mr. Cowloy's shop occupied a'
"eminent position half -way down
he high Street, which terminated
thruptly inn an open space or sort'
of spiels! surrounded by red -brick
looses, in the centre of which stood •
ho church, a building laying claim
o great antiquity and architectural
entity. It was built of solid gr.•v ,
tone, from whose crevices sprang
undies of green (loss and lichen.
'Phe windows were' gla1bit1
with lvv-icroo n a
f short, goods and chattels of overy
description, displayed °!tier on the
ground or on rudely constructed
booths, round which rho neighboring
earners with their wivos and dough-
ters congregated. HIero, too—pre-
sumably for t he sake of cheerfulness,
that of cleanliness or quiotude being
out of the question for this ono day
in every week—were situated the ma -
pretentious -looking dwellings, over-
shadowed by palatial stables some
six times their own size, which in
Foxington were considered the hunt -
Ing box proper.
Sorne of theso houses had been od-
dly named by their imates. Tho
Snuggery and The Rotroat woro only
(Urn.** : ey a handsome stono-(aced
sanlnary for yoning ladies, whereat
the daughters of opulent grniier» ro-
ccived a !thornl education; while
sono eccentric individual, doubtless
of the uraseulino sax, had actually so
far outraged tho proprieties as to
christen his abode "Tho Loose-
l3ox." Others again rojolced in the
high-sounding, and it nu►st bo con-
fessed somewhat inappropriate, titles
of llellevuo Mansion, 1(eauchnmp
House, etc., while tho sporting ole-
ment found vent in Fox Villa, Covert
Lodge, and Hunt Hall.
On the evening of Thursday, Oc-
tober the 22nd, 188—, four sports-
men wero seated round the dinnor-
table of tho hospitablo residonco
known ns "The Retreat." A bottle
of sixty-eight Lafitte—wormed to a
nicety—%vas being h•eely discussed,
while the quartotte, rondered thor-
oughly comfortable In mind and body
by a most excellent repast, gavo
themselves up to the pleasure—no
slight ono --o( talking over in all its
bearings, and from overy point of
view, the brilliant sport afforded that
very morning during a racing five -
and -twenty minutes ovor the cream
of the country by the flying ladies of
Sir 13enucbamp Lenard's pack, who
by good luok had happened on an
old dog -fox in an outlying field, and
wero not to be denied.
"ily JoveClinker, my boy!" ex-
claimed Terence Mc(lratii, a plump,
volatile little man about fivo or six -
and -thirty years of age, speaking in
a strong brogue, whlcli displayed his
nationality, addressing himself to his
host, t► tall, good-looking young fol-
low, "that's what I call something
like a run -a downright clipper from
start to finish. Could not have been
better had It taken place in the mid-
dlo of the season instead of during
the cub -hunting. Bedadl but I never
thought for ono moment, when Pret-
ty bass stole through the hedge into
ton stubble beyond, and enticed all
t ho young hounds after her, that
there was going to bo such a deuce
of a scent! Why, too beauties flew,
litorally flew," concluded Dlr. Mc-
Grath with Hibernian enthusiasnm.
"7 -hey certainly went an uncom-
mon pace," assenteed the others, "It's
not often ono seek hounds travel fas-
ter, even in this country, than they
did to -day."
"Faith! hut that's true enough.
The paco Was something terrific.
(lad!" sad Mr. t1t'l rath thumped
tho mahogany triumphantly by way
of giving forcibin expression to his
words, "old Jubipin• land to bustle
ltt0t10 and p111 hist best leg forotnost
to live with thntn l( till, ut till."
"Without wishIng to wound tho
natural pt•ido of a master posses:}og
r.0 dlstlntuiohod on tinitnnl," return-
ed ('(Mono! Cliakor r!wIbli a good- 1
humored sarcasm, "May I be allow- t
ed to inquire which iJ old Juniper's I
hest leg? It st►•ikeS nu; any selec- 1
tion would be most 'Idiots under 8
the circumstances." h
"Come, shut up, J ' one of s
your chaff." t
"Well, but 'Perry," the t
of her laughing, "yout, t
that old .Juniper's f
!who knew hit riend's llttlo harmless
weakness by heart, and regarded It
with tuttg.ttiniuunus iudulgenco. "It
is very evac'r,•ttt, 'ferry, that too bril-
liant ncrv'o for Which you aro so
renowned has not disappeared since
last winter;' I only wish I co'tld
say the sank for twine. Increasing
years !Heavy dinners, Rite nights and
long/cigars are not particularly con-
duy ve to courage, so it is pleasant
to your caso to witness so gallant
'.11 exception. Fut awfully glad, old
chap,"—with a (overt wink at the
other guests—"that, according to
your own account, you were so well
up, and really saw something of tho
run. It would bo hard to say which
of the two deserves the most credit,
you or old Juniper."
"Iionors aro easy," rcturnoci Mr.
McGrath. "But"—after a moment's
refloctlon, during whiob ho appeared
to dotoct some hidden irony in his
companion's spce(dt—"I like your
cheek. 11hat do you mean by say-
ing, 'according to my o'xn account?'
Isn't it good enough for you? Do
you doubt my word? Do you con-
sider the capable of exaggeration?
Have you ever known nue distort
facts or speak anything but the
truth on all occasions?"
"Never," replied Jack Clinker with
ludicrous solemnity. "You aro a
perfect specimen of candor and
honesty."
"Very well, then," continued Ter-
ry, working himself up into a state
of excitement, "perhaps you'll admit
I've not, hunted hero all these years
without knowing us much about
hunting as my neighbors. faith!
but there aro some people born so
sceptical that they will hardly be-
lieve
o-lieve their own mother brought thont
into tPio world. and I really think
you aro one of them, Jack. Once
for all, let ino tell you it's not In
my nature to mngnify anybody's per-
fottnanoes in the hunting -field, least
of all my own; and what's more, it
is not always thoso who talk the
most, and who puff themselves up,
who aro too best sportsmen."
(To be continued.)
HOW TO ('RIPP.LE RUSSIA.
Powers Cnn Make It Helpless by
Cutting off Its Money.
An article on Russia publirthod in
the last number of L'European, a
journal of international influence is-
sued in Paris, has attracted no little
attention in the European press. The
author is a Daniell publicist, 13Jorn-
atJcrne Bjornson. No asstunos that.
Russia is an undesirable and clangor-
ous clement in Europe and Asia, and
as a means of thwarting her further
advance proposes that other nations
stop supplying her with money. Since
1899, too writer estimates, Russia
has borrowed abroad $700,000,000
with which to build fleets and to
inaintniu an army no hos than to
establish too gold standard and
build r'ailw'ays, and M. Bjornson
acinus to take it very much to heart
that. "the larger part of this foreign
gold, which has rnnintained the Rus-
sian institutions and served its plans
of opprossion and of couquost, has
flowed front the country of "liberty,
oqunlity and fritternlly..' "
"It is admitted In France and
America," M. lijorusun goes on to
say, "tont without Preach gold tho
iussiun lostitut 1011 would [moo ;one
o smash long ago. No centralized
tower, even the best, is, for any
ength of time, eapablo of governing
o nanny and vari.rd peoples. No
and, no !antler how powerful, can
trench 'ter such an onormous terri-
ory or unite no many contrary des-
inies, emitted by varied a itnatos and
!y numerous racial and religious 411-
erences. But what the boat govor 7
neat, what the most powerf
snot perfor I
are not much to '•0551
..hof „'rtfi�•-'Od
'
91'1
FOR FARMERS
Swotisble and Profitable
flints for the Busy Tillers .•}
of the Soli.
CROSS BREEDING FRUIT'S ANI)
ORA INS,
In the breeding of giants the t.ernt
cross -bred is usod when referring to
tho cl•osses produced between differ -
out varieties of the same species,
and the word hybrid when speaking
01 now forais, ebtatucd by oroming
talteh plants as are goncrally regau-tl-
od as distinct species. The imutts
obtained Nona efforts at crossttig or
1tvltritkrfteq depeltd much on (Jho
C411'0 taken in cujahictinf; the opertt-
tion. Ill a general way, it is bo-
liovtxi by many experimenters that
crones in fruit inherit their consti-
tution largely from the pistillate or
fentalo parent„ oldie the quality and
flavor of the fruit. is moon influenced
the other sox writes Prof, Wm.
Saunders. influenced
The tools eequired in cron9 breed-
ing are few, but a steady hand has
an iumport:i nt bearing on the SUCCORS
of the work. Tho following is all
that is needed : A pair of finely
pointed forceps, sono camel's hair
penults, !taper and gauge bags largo
enough to inclose the branches on
which the blossoms to be worked aro
srituatod, twino for tying these bags
in place, and a few wired labels to
att.sch to the brandies on which tJio
number of the cross or other parti-
culars nary bo written.
In all efforts at cross fortilizing
papor bags aro recommended for
covering the flowers on acoo.unt of
the closeness of their tcxteare. Pol-
lon gra loos are sometimes blo'a-n
about by the wind, and are in most
Instances til vt ry minute What they
would pose readily through the flu-
ent gauzo. With grain, tiro paver
bags hav'o been allowed to remain
on until tae close of Lilo neavon, but
with fruits or flower• after rho fruit
or seed in so far advna►ctxl as to be
bayonet the posesibllity of further in-
fluence from pollen. the practice has
boon to replace the paper bag with
ono of (loo geturef whinh will give free
access of air and light tent tutus pro-
duce healthy do'rlopmeilt.
In choosing flower buds to work
on all tthosu wl►ieh aro Partially
open :Mould ho rejooted, also tilos°
%Mich are very iumnrature, too aim
being to work on thuso which are
so far ado:snood as to bo nearly
ready to opt'n. ]laving chosen rho
flowers to he operated on, renrovo
carelilly with the ftnoly pointed for -
cops rho floral covering», calyx and
corolla, without bruising or injur-
ing rho internal organs. The stam-
ens with their cantle's( are Dien torn
away, leaving the pistil orpistils
expo1xxl. 1Vhon all the floworg select-
ed have been tuts prepared, they tare
at once inclosed in a paper best,
which is God to the brttneh until
pollen front the other variety to bo
used in the cross Is secured
IIOW 'l'() WOJtK Willi FRUITS.
In obtaining pollen from the ap-
ple, pear, plun,. cherry, strawberry,
Mad:berry, go ehel'ry•, ole., it can
genortlly bo' hI. 1 in sufficient C105n-
lity and of ton' In abtntdo,teo, i1
branches web • provided vsitih blots -
Nom bu+;Ls wile: t aro jtvt. about to
open, oto out told placed to n voseteI
of water, in W sunny pInre indoors.
'Ilio nt,LhorOusually dischorgo their
pollen In Utoejtnortting, and by light-
ly pinching Mani hetwr'en the finger
and Goon , the fertliv'Jug powder
Cnn se n small loathe
aurfa.rhoe It .oil wit►nh
for *id by
a. �rit
which have been prepared for fern-'
lization are opened again in succes- 1
Sion and Ow uoft feathery pistil is
gently touched with ono or moro
of tho potion laden antlers from the
otJhor variety, until a perceptible
quota lty of the for tili'ing powder
has been applied, %%herr the flower
MSC is again closed.
After all Uro !lowers in a proparod
head have been operated on, it is
wrapped in thin paper and so scour
od by tying as to pr•ovent tho po
sibility of UCCCS9 of other poll'
As a further procautieuu the cov
head Is then tical toI o
of 11111111)00 Cane we
hre
ttntx)u(-1ted o.ntij harvest t
any kernels %%enroll-h'uvo been
will be ulat'.iro and nary bo r
gottiterod. Nada keno') when s,.
alto followin..p season will form t,
starting point of a new variety.
In creesit.g difleuent sorts of bar -
lay. the head should lee worked bo -
fore it is Itchy out of the ahnatJt, as 1
natural fertilization takes place
oarlior with this grain than with
%v11ant. In cereals the single
plant grown too first year
will produce heads all aliko
and these will usually reeem-
blo closoly the variety on which the
kernel has been produ ed. Occas-
ionally, however, it will to some
extont tako aftor the plant from
Which the pollen has horn gathered.
LONG, WAIT FOR 'l'Iis!':M '1'O GROw
I1 the cross has been :successfully
'nettle, the grain (Alaimo' from too
plant of rho first year's growth,
when sown the next. season!, will us-
ually produce difforent forms, some
resembling ono parort nisi some the
other, while other pleats will pro-
duco heads more or less intermediate
in charactcn'. After selecting the
most desirable typo or tYpes from a
cross n11 eater forms aro (tiFrnrdod,
and only those rotainexl front year
to year which are true to tho type
or types selected. After set -oral
soairons of careful selection the typo
moonily beconws fairly permanent.
N'(trintions will, however, still in
some cases ocensinnally occur; thooe
tlhoull,i be wat.o!led for n.nd separated
toll enover they nppoar if the new
grain is to he preserved true to the
chosen type.
in efforts to cross cereals many
Whites may be looked for, and with
nl1 the skill w'hic•.h trained hands
can bring to hear on the work, the
ripened kernels nro always fow com-
pare( with Um number of flowers
operated on. A partial record of
the crossing which has been done
on wheat at the Canndii:n expor}-
tnnntnl fain shows that iron 1(150
flowers carefully worked, only 230
kernel» were obtained, about, ono in
ovory eight.
BER
H
t e
1 "1 have n. ,1 ,
!scud to raise only $Ii ,Uta more to
Clain► �te grtult with which tie ('uu-
adian (lovernunent wifl help my en-
terprise. Partintnent atithori:'od t) e
Ooveiwiierit to site mo $00,000 as
soon as I had raised a similar
amount. With the financial feature
s0 !early Assured I think I shall have
litt:e eifilculty in raising the $18,-
000 I still need. Then I shall have
$190,001), tehich is all 11equi,o.
"You now no; purpose is to en-
ter the Arctic Ocean through Behring
Strait, to get tato the lie and drift
poleward. 1 shall not (lo as othor
eaplorero have clone in entering' too
Polar sea for the same iurpose. I
shall trot el to the oast to meet the
whaling feet for the purpose of as-
cortaining just what tl a couaftion of
the winds has been for at letat it
month pt et loos to my arrival. As
an old sea captain I consider that
this information will bo of valve to
mo as r'etermining tho place whore it
w411 be best to push into tho ice for
drifting in Gm most northerly ditoc-
tlon.
"1 shall be very careful to avoid
being caught in heavy ice. I shall
steam along the edgo of the ice to
flr:d where it is thinnest. 'Thin ico
will show that here a lead has open-
ed and another lead is likely to 01 on
along this lino of wcalnless. It ntuy
Lelit ane to got a good way ►:o. th in
a short time.
"Do Long made the mistake of pot-
ting into tie he too near the land
awl to the south of the great polar
current that tots to too northwest.
Name!' pushed into the ico In the lee
of tho New Siberia !stands, when
1'o was cut olT from the it.fluence of
the current 1111, aftor months of de-
lay, he finally got into it. i shall
try to avoid all land obstruction1i.,
"By ontorirg the Ice hundreds rep
(riles east of the point whcro 'parr
son entered it I have ever reason t
exi ert, from all the ext.ot'ience tet:
has been gained in that region, 111
my vessel will drift much tot -Oct
or
tine n t f n11 1
tutt1'.ot 'r
( t
ant u r e1
I inn, if the drift does not tale not
across the North Tole, I behove my
sledgo journey to the polo will not
bo o'er 100 tnl'es.
'My v(sisera ay driftfrom three to
fid-; ears beforci•ej,.l-oach tho pole and
T sha 11 be prepared be six y e
on (1 a way if nec.t.mat
Nan en's men is going oh
I shall Irate a (list tat: crew
tcientiflc staff, sixteen 1-1),•.0•
to d. I shall 1 avo tc•indr•e
n large supply of sledges to
aluminium and wood. I int
lute fterrors t soutldiugs nn
lest mons. specimens of the
torn and to tasty out a
of scieutlfc work." ,.
Capt. Rei nier's reputat
r.avigotor is tory Sigh at
End tn':ch exferien n in t
1,nbraclor and other r•
north Atlantic. Nans•en
u cool and to did t
CITY WITH A KENT ROLL.
London Owns houses Inhabited by
Many ('!Arses.
The municln,nl ownel:Jiip of dwel-
ling houses in London, England, Is
making t apld progre.u, to je.dgo by
the annual isport of (Ito London
County council.
Daring the lust year the council
completed a (I ol.ened set enteen new
blocks of awellirgs, and twenty-four
cottages, sufficient to n^e'outmoduto
'i,:neel persons. 1t tho end of Mimi)
it owned 3,881ltcneme:its (containing
µ,Ai.{ looms) n'.d 324 rxthlclot, 81-
foldivg ac(wnwlodell o n for 111,428
t'eroonw, 'Ilea% is a population
eno•igir to till a town lit o Canter-
bury or 11'i :chosier.
The goo s lei:t-,e'.11 of the council
iv $I0f.,•1:1:,, un i,.crcaret'for the year
of $U1,:;:t5. '1 bo year's wor;.ing
sI owed a stir' las us reitarete the
dt%ell• "'I ' 0. interest.
0