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A broken Vow ;
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BETTER THAN REVENGE.
out if something cool 1 not be got even
temporarily -Arum h+.'r.
Odley watched her go, not witMut
some inward satisfaction. A., a matter
..t fact, Odley knew only too well the
.1 tlicultices with which Christopher
Doyne ttad to contend; and an iinpcc.in-
1e,U3 Aunt suddenly to be provided for
%vast not a iglu matter, trent her point
of view.
"I'm sorry for \fr. Dayn.•," sho
pawing In the operation of dusting
various cinell artickl:a, and watcl1Trrg
Lucy. '.As it ho hadn't got quite enough
t., do to look after himself, without
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CHAPTER tell. coloring furiously; and Christopher .4e -
Olive Varney ews,ke In the morning ceded on the spot that there had been
with a curisees feeling of helpleesites. nee very great amount of love lost be -
Sha lay for some titre, lhtnking over tween her aunt and uncle. "Your uncle
the business on which she had so kilted harlself, 1 believe,"
impuldvely embarked, and »•ting, for "What? Don't you know?" asked
tltee first time, that there was a pow. (•hrlelopher, staring at tier in amaze -
tidily she might not triumph so oom- tile"
.pletely and so nudidanty as she had an- "Not exactly," replied Olive, remem-
ta'lpaled. It was "it enough, of tering her Ie son. "\\'lien he found
eoe,'rcao, to have got into the 1►laru, and that all the Honey wars gone, he simply
to bo lying theta -a secret and ensu- left a letter for rno, saying that he M-
ei:wh•d enemy -within a yard or two tended to destroy himself. That is all."
►t the, girl; but to bo lying then, prat- „Yes -but suppose he didn't!" ex -
titan/ power:axes was a galling thing. claimed Christopher eagerly. "Suppose
And tier powerlrssntwj arose front the he was merely spoofing you, Aunt
fact that she was wlth.>ocst looney, altd Phipps. I don't want to hurt your feel -
was therretore to a largo extent at the Hexa, but trim what my mother always
enemy of those who were prepared to told aro of Uncle Phipps he we, such
ire charitable to her. a cheery, happy-go-lucky sort of fellow,
In her eegerneaa to get to work upon that he might have repented at the last
that achene Jaid down for her by her 1r10n)ent,"
other. .he had lost sight of the fact "It b quite unlikely," saikt Olive, fete
that ,tee had no scheme to work upon, ing hersell getting deeper into the maze
save that vague one that had been aI. everY rrotnenl. "Surely 1 ought to know
way, i 1 hie diseo.e.' and distorted mine. your uncle better than you( Now, i
Again, in corning Into lite place arta want You to tell me about this girl I
,at lightly declaring that she was Aunt have seen In the house," sbo went on.
Phipps. and penrdiles., she had lost "1" Is shet"
Fight of the obvious fact that Chrleto- "Lives in the house," saki Christopher
pe'e'r Rayne must be called upon to sup. shortly, as he went on with lea break -
port h. r. And, so far av Olive Varney fast. "Why do you ask, Aunt Phipps?"
wan oonceaned, Christopher Deyne was "Oh --1 am a little interacted in her,
a stranger. She must, of course, utterly front what i saw of her last night," re: to accept his charity; yet, on the plied Olive carelessly. "I am portend -
other hand, she must accept that char- ee of her, because you suggested last
div if she would remain under that root. night that you were in love with some -
Altogether, Olive Varney began to tee! one -and I thought perhaps it might
that she had made rather a muddle of be -
lhe business to begin with.
She racked her brain to find what
was to be done. There was no one on
whom she Doul;' call for help, because
cf necessity the matter was a secret
one, which concerned herself onty. Im-
possible to claim that aunt of stoney
which had been hoarded by her father
tor lhie very work; because that sum
was locked away in a bag whtch could
-only lel claimed by Olive Varney, or
by someone who knew her; and, Oflvo
Varney had vanished out of the world.
•1mpoeeeiblo to go to the reel Aunt
tl'htpp.s, became that feeble eel creature
Iliad apparently no money evert for her
own wants, and nothing to give save
her femme-whte;h Olive had already
-:stolen. Thrice galling to think, when
,y.reaently a knock sounded on her door
And a trash young voice summoned
'"Mrs. Phipps" to breakfast, that sho was
ti oat the fond of hero enemy. But
That enemy should pay a bitter price
tor alt this later on.
Chrl`ttopher Dayne missed hie usual
ow breakfast in his room -missed,
above all things, the bright preseence of
1 ucy with the tray. For tiro oonsclen-
lious Odley, making up her mind that
relations should not bo parted. and that
above all art aunt and a nephew mfgb%
very well breakfast together, had had
breoakfast for two laid in a room down -
delve so that Christopher, a little be-
wildered by the feet that lie had been
told that breakta. t waa walttng, went
elewn, to find Aunt l'tilppss looking out
et et wineow and waiting for him. Ne
closol tile door, stopping ids cheery
evhiat)o Leen sheer nervousness, and
sevyneed /lowly to the table.
' erno.1 morning, Aunt," seal Christo-
pher, hes.eattng a little on the title, and
tve)ndotr'va` to (Ind that Aunt Phipps In
dsylut eht was eo young. "Did you --
die you sleep well?"
"Not very well: she repttod, seahn;
beraelf at the table. Then, as he eat
demi. she suddenly grasped the corners
of the table, and stared across at kiln,
end spike quickly.
"You sell something lest night about
having 'o look alter we -to provide for
Ube:" aha said, In a low voice. "I have
lain awake all night thinking about
that; t never intended that you should
do anything of the kind. In fact, 1
don't went you to trouble about ate;
1 shall bo able to provide for myself?'
"Don't you trouble about That, Aunt
Philtges," said Chrlatopher, with more
elee.'rhiinos.,' than bo felt. "You've been
good enough to oonle all this way to
break ball news to me, and I can't very
well turn you out, you know, and !cove
you to shift for yourself. Please let me
hive some breakfn.,t, because I'in dread.
lolly hungry. Ard don't you worry.
We )hall rub along somehow, never
(en r."
Wtr rt could he said to a young man
et ti ;.; .;tamp, who simply refusee,t to
be e e e ,te. and calmly appropriated
Bee t ..,t,g aunt of hie as someone to
to !.eek•d after and poitectttl' 01ite
Varney felt a hot bluish of shame nt
the theughl of how willingly' CIO in-
n•t rutty he ac 7epted her. and of Trow
'meetsn an.l fraudulent a thing site really
e. ss, r.) rnalter What her perp. se 'n
coming there. "tee was glad when
presently he spoke, leeg:lining to ask
eine, .. 'Iut St Dns.
"t e'1• want to revive painful me-
te ' of cow' --e," Ile began, abrupt-
.' 1, t wbat did talc:•' Phipps die of?
Sietk 1 01:;••e• -.e vo,1 were awfully cut ftp^"
t • , a bh w, et ceitres.a .' 1 lithe
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"My dear Aunt Phipps," broke In knew where to find him now. 11e had
Christopher hurriedly, as he rose from said something about it when he start -
the fable and buttoned his coat across et out that morning; and she knew a
certain area which ho must cover. And
yet, in contradictory Cashion, she tried
h tell herself that she was not matting
cut with any hope of meeting him; sho
pleaded in her own mind that exerclse
ears necessary for all of us, an.t that
she .had lately neglected It.
So that It happened that Christopher
Doyne, ooming, as the ettadows were
falling, out of Fleet Street, saw a little
figure going on In front of hits. No-
thing unusual in that, because it waa
the figura that every other likely figure
during the day had resolved Itself into
-only to end in the disappointment of
discovering that it was someone else.
All the more reason for getting home
res rapidly as possible, to find her wait-
ing. 14e strode along, with the proud
knowledge that do would be able to
tell her that ie had received a sum --
ort account --front a busy gentleman in
his shirt sleeves, who smoke) bad cl-
gars, which he took out of a drawer
In his desk where he apparently kept
them loose. The sum on account wus
only in silver --but it made the more
noise in his pocket on that account.
And then, all In a moment, a grow-
ing, heart -beating, disturbing familiar-
ity about too little figure before hitt.
With a heightened color lel strode pa..st
it. turning his eyes slightly towards it;
stopped breathlessly at the dear reality
grown out of his dream. 'fere sho was
--In Fleet Street!
"1-I was in the neighborhood --\(r.
Rayne," she faltered, even while the
little shabby glove was h:rprtsoned in
ltls panel. "And 1 tl.nught it might be
peaselble That yoit night ---after such a
hard, disagreeable day ---be Doming
lionio about this time- and that yo.i
might -. 1 mean that i might- --"
"And you came down en the (liana..
of meeting met You dear girl! No --
1 won't say I'm sorry. because leen not.
Think what life would be like if, after
every disagreeable day'. i found you
walling hero for met Think how i
should be flippant with the editors, and
haughty with the doorkeeper's and of-
Aoe boys. And you've brought mo luck;
Grlmes, who has paid me quite a aub-
atnntiel sum to -day, must have known
you were In the neighborhood; nething
ciso would have soflenett him. Lucy--
iyou don't mired my saying 'l.iie ' like
that -do you? It's such an easy name
when you're tired)."
"You sty it very olden --Chris," she
replied, looking straight into his eyes.
"Let's conte down thro;igtt the Tem-
ple." ho said. taking her arra sudden-
ly. "I've pot quite it lot to say to you.
And 1 want you fir,.I." the scent on. as
they turned away from the roar of the
!raffle of the streets ---"I want you first
t.. tell me why you came here to -day.'
"Breams) 1 was sorry. Chris-beeause
1 thought about you. trying so lard and
see direrlull : and I thought ,tiorhape I
haJn't been quite nice to you this ,horn.
ing-hadn't sold all 1 wanted to any:'
entries pet what i't•e been thinking
about yon, !ele'y." he replied. "Its no
geed; w e -- ntp)r rant fight Against J1.
teen :1 w•nntod to. Iles never hap -
pew ! rs r.' to anyone; 1 mean the
heel ;l a el is n pro1110 jumping to -
wilier a that. at different ends of
Landon."
01 deter bre • ve it Inns,'.' she said. ".Ind
what 1 united to 1)11 you was We: that
whatever troubles you leave. I will ah-
s) ayes he sorry for Them-nlw•ays he giad
when Ihings gn well wilh you, meet alien
the world *miles upon yon. as it must
del in lime, 1 want a friend so much
myself. Chas's."
Oh --wondrous City of Brenna! Alt
the harsh end hard outlines had faded:
the muddy oil Thome! flowed thre :eh
a city built for invers--net-er fit to hold
anyone eb4', And through that city ---
by mean.; of enchantedommnibuses that
hail never been cn swift or so cont(! r-
etitle Worre, and had never been pitot-
oe. by aitch weondear)) or such sympe-
tlelie conductors.- (:Aria took her home
t•e flatways' Gardens, And iingered
quite a long time In Groenwayq' Gar-
dens, in the ahndows, to tell leer mens
tiring. that only kwvery understand.
(1'0 bo Continued,)
1'n: glad, after all, I never listened to
any of them burning words that were
poured Into- my ear:,. Nloo tiring to
have married a man, ta)vever willing
and )iarlworku►g by nature., and to
have had Aunt Thie and Uncle The -
other and Cousin What -l; -it dropping
in to tea, and waiting fur breakfast, in
a manner of speaking. Besides, it'll
be a bit hard on poor Mr. Rayne it at
some tante or other Ito should ca.,t the
eye of favor, as you might say, on some
young ludy--Just anyone who might be
atopiing in the same hoes() liko-"
"She seerns very rico,"-rroke In lercy
hurriedly. "and it won't make very
mu eh difference to Mr. Dayno, when he
really begins to do well, will it?" she
added, with a sigh.
"That depends, Miss 1.ucy," .said Od-
ley. with a oornical shake of the head.
"It a party thinks about getting mar-
ried, sante as I've thought about il, or
been made to think of it, so often --
that party ought to count up all the
relative* fiat, and Ilnd out their parish-
es, se as to know who'll bo borrowing
half-crowns, an' who won't. But I
must say I'tn sorry for Mr. Dayne,'
Someone cis° was sorry for him at-
e, someone else thought of hint, toil-
ing about in the neighborhood of Fleet
Street, and climbing narrow wooden
staircases, and being refused, or put
off, or generally told that he was not
wanted.
. Let ft be, saki at once that she had
taken so deep an interest in all he did)
and know en well in what way ho did
it, that sho fell pretty certain- that site
les chest, 'for the future I have but ono
cbject in life -•to work. Save for nec-
e.csary moments which must bo snatch-
ed for eating. dressing and slumber, I
shall work. I shall, In fact, become a
mere rnachlne, to turn out so much a
day --and even so much a night, it pas•
sable. Which reminds me that 1 am
wasting time. Make yourself comfor-
table, Aunt Phipps --and good morn-
ing!"
' 11e wa.a gone before she had tints to
reply to hint. and he left her with a
very uncomfortable fe'e'ling in her
breast. She was going out of the room
herself, and had actually opened (lie
door, when the sound of voice,' out-
side stopped her; still with her Lend
upon the door, she drew back and List-
ened.
"And everything has come right for
you. Mr. Dayne, eh?" it was the voice
of Lucy Ewing, and Olive sliflene.t at
the sound.
"Well, not exactly that," replied
Christopher, "i should rather say that
everything has come remarkably
wrong. 1 thought 1 was going to be
rich; but it sums my money has all
gone, i em the richer only by an aunt.
It'll be a good thing for me in the long
run, of course; alt geniuses start that
way at some time or other, so that you
tee I'm on the right path. No ono ever
heard of a rich genius, so that if this
money had happened to come to me It
rrightt really hat•o upset everything -
mlghln't it? Now I ata going doen
to the pnosalc neighborhood of Fleet
Street, and leen going to make one or
Iwo people there aware of the fact that
Ina alive. And, 1 say, Lucy--"
The voices became so low at this point
that Olive Varney heard no more. She
clascd the door and stood there think-
ing deeply -wondering In what fash-
ion she should set about the work she
had t.ndertaken, Evidently (hero was
some better understanding between
Christopher and the girl than she had
imagined; that use of the Chrestlai name
was .startling, What it it ehoukl prove
that the news she had brought oon-
cerning that loss of fortune had roused
the girl's aympathiee for (:hrettopher
Dayne' What if it should helper' that
she who w,ulJ so willingly lime wreck-
ed too girls life shook' be the very
:trans of putting seine new Itappiness
within her reach:' She hetelenet at the
thought, and beet her batlike together
se' qtly in I.er helplessness.
"tfortey!--I mteet have rnoneyf" site
wh spered to herself. "1 am tied here -
an object of charity until 1 can get that.
I can see moself failing in everything
1 undertake; 1 can ace myself reduced
fe weeding to Them for the means to
l cc.
What shall I do' -to whoni can
1 turn?'
Whatever else happened, Olive felt
ihat she riu.st nl kassl be able to pay
her way in that tempo; every instinct
within her revolktl at the Iden of ac-
cepting hospitality from the hands of
anyone. and above all, from anyone
connected, however remotely. with
levy Ewing. if. n• was more Ihnn pro.
b:tblo, Christopher Drone fetmit it dif-
ficult to pay his way himself, Olive fell
that she might actually be living el
the expense of Lucy Ewing, in seine in.
definite way. \(to,ldcned at the thought
of thne she (Waite tied at lost I,) go
to (1••' neat Aunt Ph I'I.c, and to find
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You catch cold easily or become run -
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Emulsion.
It builds new blood and tones up your n rvoly
cystern.
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I ll;1.D-CdtOP CO.fP1•:1'rzION Itl: ;ul,A•
1'1ONS.
In 1907 th,o Minister of Agriculture for
Ontario, by a special appropriation, :mule
provision for the carrying on of a com-
petition in standing field clop;, for ten
agrlcuteural tlecieties. These compote
Inc ns were so successhil that an Increa-
ev a appropriation for thio year has been
provkled for u similar purpose. The
cengtetitiollei will be htntted to onetime
(hod societies, and should more than
(hie number apply for 11►e grant, the
Iwo societies first applying In any ooun-
le will be selected. The competition hes
t , be carried on by the cooperation of
Gee Agricultural Soeietios Branch of the
Ontario Department of Agriculture and
the Seed Branch of too Uuinlniurt De-
pt-et/tient of Agriculture.
The main objects are:
(1) To stimulate a greater interest in
the growing of first-class Gold grain.
(Yi To encourage the practice of grow-
ing seed kir next year's crop in a field
by Itself, using only the best obtainable
seed, sowing it on the cleanest and least
prepared land, allowing it to tepee, and
threshing and storing it separately.
(3) To obtain pure seed, Le., treefrom
other varieties, the presence of which can
test be detected when the crop is grow -
Ing.
(t) To encourage the use of seed from
heavy yielding strains.
(5) To promote the sowing of seed
from clean, vigorous crops of uniform
stand, with bright stft straw.
(6) To encourage careful and intelli-
gent farming and the production of
seed froe from woods,
The hearty 000peration of all convert-
ed Is urged to furtlter this rnnst impe,r-
tent agricultural work, which i; either -
treed to add materially to the wealth
end productiveness of the tams of telt,;
Province.
Below are r'ultse, regulations, and en-
tre form for use of societies:
1. Nature of CompetilOoneerompeetflions )hall be limited to ono crop, to
by selected by the society, which should
be the ono of moat lrnportenre to Iho
farmers of the district. Entries for com-
petition must eonslst of a field of net loss
than five acres, and where lead., and pre
tribes are entered, the mininumn plot
nct less than one acre. Selection must
le made from Uaa following crops, viz:
Spring, fall or ileoee wheat; oats, bar-
ley, corn, peas, alsiko clover, red clover,
pc.tatoes, been, or any other crop pro-
duced tor reed In Ontario.
P. Compellloro.--Competition shall be
limited to members of Agricultural So-
cieties, and the fields entered must not
be more than fifteen milers tram Its head-
quarters. Competitory shall be allow -
to make entry In only ono society,
and but one entry can be made by each
competitor.
3. Society's Entice,.-Snc'teticls dnsir-
lie; to enter lata ooinpetitton must notify
the Superintendent not later than the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, and must make
itee. loss than ten entries nor mono than
twenty-five.
4. Individual Enlrlas.---All Individual
entries must be forwarded by the Secre-
taries of Societies to J. Leckie Wllsnn,
Superintendent of Agricultural Soelo.
lies, Parliament Buildngs, T'ononto, be.
fore the FIRST OF JUNE, 1908.
5. Societies may, if thought advls-
nblo. charge competitors an entry tee of
not more than ono dollar.
Prices. --Telt) Ontario Department of
Agriculture will reontribute 830.00 In each
society, on condition that prizes in the
amount of 150 be offered, these prizes
to be not less than 815, 812, 110, *B, and
8.i.
The Seed Branch of the f)orninden
Department of Agriculture will provide
report judges for these competitions free
of cost lo the societies.
SEQUENCE. OF SOWING SPRING
(MAINS.
cultivation. One -wrack intervals ...see
alit'n.d
tett ween sucaeri5ive duke's of
seeding. '1'lio second e'-oding, end ale),
as it happened, (Ito fourth seeding, of
cannier produced a higher yield of grain
per acre titan was obtiuiue,l from the
first seeding, in the case of spelt, tiow-
seer, there was very mai ked deem.tee
In the yield of groin as a result of later
seeding. The results of all the expert -
mettle in sowing spring grain ut differ-
ent dales, ioint to the fact that enuui'r
reay be tsow•n later in Uro spring than
any of the oiler canal:. fncieknlalty.
the table of averages shtnv;e tial )tuner
greatly outyie,tla) spelt. hr ne) instates,.
.Ud
ilk) spelt show a superior record to
Pio enuner, not oven in the on,,, of the
Met seeding.
FEI.LEI) \Vrii1 DIFI'IUULTY.
Mahogany furniture, which has of late
1 ren regarded with disfavor, i3 once
attain becoming fashionable, 1e' cis now,
however. uteri, expensive than in for-
mer years. The supply of Liu; woo,t to
plentiful, but the difficulty of obtaining
it is great. 'rite tide's do not grow in
clt,.stors, but singly, in the honduras for-
est. Even thou they are so hidden by
undergrowth that it takes a practised
eye to pick them out. Round the base
of Uro trunk am large spur:,, 1., avoid
which the tree-lellera erect a scaffold,
upon which they work. ''tris means that
the true is cut through at a height of ten
it- fifteen feet from the ground, leaving
much valuate wood, which Le, under
present conditions, allowed to go to
waste. The system of labor Le also pe-
culiar. Workers aro hired for ono year,
and three monlb' wagers must be paid
in advance. Those are the laborers.
Expert woodmen are in charge',., who
ore paid according to the work they
aecomphah.
KINGS AT TIIEIR MEALS
iROYALTY DORS NOT AI.WtYS DINE
SUMPJUOGSI.Y.
%slu►t the Rulers of the World ILke to
Eat ---Their Favorite
Dishes.
The menu's for King Edwards daily
dlr:tem aro printed on illuminated candy
surmounted by the royal erne tend hav-
ing a view in irepia of V.'ind...or or of
ltuckinghrun Palace, according to tee
phaco where the King is staying. '1'10
neem! Le headed "Ilia \fujeisly's Dinner,"
says a welter in Town and Country.
Then comets the date, and after that Uio
notes of the deems. 'Phase are in French
and include two kinds of soup, two of
lash, two entree -..,s, two Moves, two roasts
one throe entr•eineLs, 'lettere is also a
sldc table with vark)us cold meals.
The King tines arranged his meals in
rather a carious fashion. At 9 cern. egos,
told rnoa!, toast ,
i and tea are .served in
Iris study. Luncheon of throe or four
lisle) Lr at 2 o'clock. At 5 o'ckx-k (hero
is tea with little cakes. At 7 it light
supper with cold moats, and lastly. about
midnight, a serene; supper with tnuny
French dishes.
Among King Edward's favorite dishes
L. a minute chicken on a rnorlsel of
toast. 'Those little permeate yield but two
or throe mouthfuls and in le radon aro re -
treed at almost prohibitive, pricclts. ilut
in the west of Ireland they are sold by
Larefoot ed pe nsant girls for sixpence
each.
The Kiwi i.s atstemkites in the matter
of liquid refreshment. Ile lakes a cock-
tail of his own invention made of a little
rya• whiskey, some crushed Ice, a small
souaro of pinoappbe, a piece of lemon
peel, a fey drops of maraschino, ditto of
champagne, a Jn.sh of nneestura bitters,
and powdered sugar literally
"''O THE KING'S T.1STl:!
When tlse table is set for n stale ban-
quet at eVinel,or Casllo it Ls a dazzling
sight. Only Meese who hive sten the
geld pantry can have uny ilea of the
eorohrful plate owned by the royal fam-
ily of l•:nglard. The o,lk'ctem Include)
leo gold dogs each threes feet high, for-
merly used as fire dog,; a scent fountain
in gold enamel Nettle Ilgures of Arabs
Experiments have been conducted al grouped around it watering their horses;
the Ontario Agricultural (:ollcge In malt 'kzens of lofty gold candelabra, salte'n,,
of five years by sowing spring wheat, wine c oiera and flagons hinumerabl,e.
barley, oats and pens on each of sit Among the curious cusuans whiclt are
dif'erent dates in the spring; also by so- said to survive in the maid household Ls
wing ernrner and epolt on each of eight that of not furnishing finger bowls to
different dates in the sprang; all by any geed.% except royalty. The custom
sowing winter wheat en each of six di- dales back l the time of the Pretender.
Nowa datrts in the autumn of the year, Those who eympaUtize I with bine had an
In order to obtain reliable and tepectic ingenious say of drinking Ihe health of
information regarding to boot tune Io tic reigning king, at Ihe stn ie time hold -
sow tee different classes of (sun erns. int' their glass over the linger howl, Illus
Oats, Harley, Spring Wheat and Pena. qualifying their toa.'l, "1'o the King- over
- In each of the five years in which this Uer water!'
ceperiment was conduced with oats, At Au.lrinn state dinners Inc menu Ls
barley, spring wheat nn i pea... the first nearly a yard long mil n dial) is s.'areely
seeding took place when the land was placetl ht front of one, before the court
waren enough to work to gond advnn- inarslinl taps This got.) cane on the tlnor
Cage. Otte week eats )dowel between i'n and away goes the dish to mnko way for
each two seelinga. unicse unfavorable the next. Upon ordinary occasions the
weather compelled a change of a day or Emperor lakes Iii, meals alone, each ono
two In lite date of seeding, The grain being brought to him on a tray. Itis
nus Belton on each of six males in cart dinner consists of four coulees, his litrl-
year. the average of the first date being cheon of two. Neither butter nor sugar
April i81h, and the last date Mny 23rd. is ever allowed nn his private table.
In yield of boot grain and straw per When iheir Loyalties of !Mesta .line
acro', tiro highest results were obtained without guests the dishes nee of the most
Wan the first date n( seeding with the snnple, even bourgeois. description; ire
spring %%heat and the barley, and from Czar, although n hently ender, prefers
the second dnto of seeding with lluooaLe ample food. When the repn,t assumes
and the peas. it was ob<erved that, as a ceremonial form the rui,ine is of the
11.e dale of seeding was delayed, the most elalorate character, 'rhe chef's
percentage of must in the resulting crop staff number:; over 1.200 persons, and
was gradually increased, with only one these Inelade twenly-four ()ffeers of the
Alight the ntporta nice of sohinK pringe results iw indicate
tin 1th, fnfyvf thenen secondthe handltand
hird
burley. outs and peas In the order here rank,
given. shirting will' Ihe spring %heat,
end finishing with Ihe pens. An exceed-
ingly important lesson may bo learned is no light task, and in spite of all that
from the reruns of this experiment, is said about the Kaecr.s Spartan habilis,
e ),leh show that, for every day's delay there aro few monnrchts who keep morn
n the seeding atter the first week had elaborate tables. Ile )las no fewer than
praised In Meth the seeding took pace• four chefs, n elerman, nn Englishman,
1►.ero a as an average decrease of 56 an Italian and a i'renclhmnn,
pounds of oats, 53 pounds of barley, 44.1 Each of these chafe tuts Ilia staff of as-
p -units of epring wheat, end 23 pounds eistante, while In addition there Ls an M-
ot peas. per sere. disidnal who may eafely be de,scrtbed as
In ee'h of the past five years emmer seuaage maker to the Koi;cr, Ms Mryet-
ame spelt have been mown on eight diff- fy Ln very fond of the huge white M
njo
erent dates in the spring of the year, by furter sat$age and tee it sstpply► of that
making the first sou ing in each season made treat every day in Ms oael kttc'heri,
AA early es the land was luitstrle kir 1Vlien engaged in n.alloestvi:tutlib'my
FEE DINI;
THE GEIt\f \\
I:\fi'EROR
on a big tlekl day, these bailif,rtene and
brr•ul, washest .town with lager beer, tn-
i;.riably form the K•u..er's !unclesm.
The dealt dearest to Ute h'ar't of too
Kanter is saue'kr:illl, Nerved will
/Eco and baton fried together. 'the
kaisers cooks are etc e'lly luntted ki r.,
gt.nla talde aspen,.)+, mei aro never al-
lew,d more than a oortaut ,un, for each
perste* it meal, unless of coulee there is
a sieeu dinner, when the entre:ince is
nutdt nein) liberal.
King C.arlus is not , a.';y I.) .a,h'rtain and
ler hes ono loyal trill: wire h IS not ON-
ncUy becoming t 1 e► ptuk,.s.lpm.'r. (once
hie lip leen teteli it a glee; That got.''
nah,t 1e) replucr.l; ltt-,'nty sloe meads
twenty glucee,, trill much wveet,eof goal
liquor and twonty-fold work for the wait-
ers.
i:wg Carlos tete eirtosl IL•a nepulation
of basing the hangri.nt of nonan its. 1l.s
there chief mettle aro celttasal and le' (ele-
11..' exist without it snack every too
Noun;. Ile alienee ink) thea hetet met tea
r...r feta ellen (tis tour strikes, ,tad It ie
teen hint' that Inv tea, ones seen in an
automatic lunel' rem on a I'arin honk-
s are gulping five cent sandwlelrs, to)
h,.ndry lo eager) tie) delay of chic ties-
tuur•dnts,
tieing very tat, King (;tris i, forbid-
tkln by his physician., to eat much meet.
I1•: dLsolto s Uro .ioctors, ttowev r, and
rs especially (on•1 of beef, of which
LIE F.A'rs GltleeT Qt'ANTrl'll•:s,
When Ito visited England, a few years
ego, Ito was stopping tit Lord eiliebury's
country seat, where King Edward wire
also a west. Ono day at dinner King
Cellos was leaked what had in,pre;,,es1
him
most during his short stay ut Eng-
land.
Ito replied thoughtfully, "Well, 1 think
English -roast beet is very delighUui."
"Olt:" laughed King Edward, "purely
s)mollauhg elso lin., urlpresscd you as
well."
".\h," was thee reply, "of oours.'. The
teiglielt boiled beef &Lso le delightful."
The Shalt of I'crsia uses a dinner ser-
vioe which is encrusted t) ilii preseotts
stones, and the kitchen appointments at
Palace Jr► 'I'eliern11 ono echos! at
$5,400,000. The Shale* kitchen is of
marble with pillars of onyx, which give
it the air ranter of a b►iquet hall than
tato pinee wluere his olaborato rlinnete ar.l
propar.ld. Tito stove is of mnesive sil-
ver. as is n„ erly everything else, clown
to Id..) smallest kettle.
In the hole of King Georg, of Greece
Ibereo are two principal nx':11s. '1110
lunclteirt is a heavy meet, rather after
the German fa-ihw)n. The King has an
extraordinary taste for enutbm broth,
which grea.sy compound figures al-nonr•ly
e•,ery dinner given at Ila) palace. Ilia
Alojosty le a big water at too two peineei-
rat meals, ani Is not pleased when any
dish does riot come up to what it ought
.0 be. There are no k' ti (hart thirty
c ek.t and undercooks in the royal kit-
chen, the majority French; though there
are always some Germans, and, of
course, a small staff of Greeks to look
atter the curious Oriental sweeuneale and
doeser•ls, which only 'Turks and Greeks
can make and of which the Kett; is a de -
tout admirer. At half past 8 there is too
dinner, it function ).,belly similar to the
lune.h,on, \\ hen there are 00 guests of
distinction the after dinner hours are
pri+s'sI to the most bourgeois Welton.
Tho private kitchen of the Sultan of
Turkey Is a veritable fortes's, consisting
to n small chamber situnteel 4► the tight
of the great entrance, and it guarded by
burro' windows and
AN .111MO11 I'I.A'fED (NN)lt.
Tito 000k officiates under the ever welch -
fel eyo or the kelanbjht ba -hi, one of the
rierst weighty functionaries in the '1ildiz
Palaco at 1 ntstanluierpie; for the henilh,
t o very biro, even, of the raker La at his
mercy. When enoke.l each dish is fast-
ened with red eat bearing tie official
seal of the keiardjlti. and trmaina her-
metically closer) unlit fhe seals are broken
in the, Sultan's own presence.
The Sutter is not a {treat eater, for Ile
kills his appetite with the number of
cigarette, its anu,1,ete, and he lakes hi;
meals wherever he Uoppens to lie. Seor,ts
of people from the kile'hen follow the
meal in proloissiein into the imperial
clamber, and often Ilse kelanljhi Ls )•e-
gi•el,led lu Mete seine particular dish be -
kr) the Sullatt partakes of it.
For breakfast tine Mikede is perfectly
satisfied with n bowl of bean soup and
a few oiler dishes, but his dinner usu-
ally appears in splevutid style, in Fenn
twenty courses, although he ulsays de-
nounces it 9A a 11-s'e!si esiravaganee,
\\ leen trey olliciel (cost is held--Ihe
cher, v blossom viewing part)' nt the
1<5etih,katta Il.rtaniral Garden or the
c'ey..'untheunn,r party at lite. ,1krt.nkn
palace, for instnncoe---he will nnf spare
any ecp'nse in preparing an elegant
European banquet,
lilmg eeopreal of Belgium la A n,o,st
h•,:gal ,pan and int" most paitieninr es
to hi; .diet of all the (little). Ile rises
et 6 and works until 9 reeleek, .)hen his
)Wily brrakfeet muscat% of a lathe bread
rend sw•eet't, Jrnr►. Jelly or marntnlade,
somellmes a little frull and n cup of lea.
Itis lunehoon is still more eirnple, wet
quite often h'• este no hincheen, ilia
dinner In the ev,_.ning consists of tut
/emits. never more. prepared in the
plalneel mann. r, and he cut-, ateeett.ey
nothing after dinner,
eV \I(' .\ND Si'R\Y$,
l:xperienc,e keeclie: a few and fools
maLint',
Tn fent or 1.1 worry le as sinful aR to
1u
A woman eetdorn get.+ ofd enough lo
Admit ,'ho i3 old.
Most women are able to transform a
yawn into a srnlle.
Don't tell all pet know, but try 4)
know all you tell.
\luch is done in the name of friend-
ship -so are m&ny.
1'ew people conceal their personal
qe alibis when they nee good.
Yost email boys wonder at one time
rr another what parents are for.
to the headache next morning.
Many a man's goon Intention. are fres
it one good opportslnity slips past yo
Jtul He low andrab the next.
it Isn't a sign Met a cat has t• Or Ay bee.
Ca'a a aha C3rr'141) her p'lr'r, %I'll her
heti WbgeA tTer% ta satkated w t1e' tete
414 lie ti59,L begin to ba sorry for
?FROM CONNIE SCOTLAND
AOTE4 OF IN1Eltl:al' I'10' W
RINKS A',D 12.,ll:S.
What Is Going On in the ilighlands
and Loela.ds 01 Auld
Scotia.
.1n epaleritle of scarlet fever Li rag.
tag at l)ounne.
At Perth the price of e;ual ties been
reduced le Id. per cwt.
(;muse moors in north Perthshire
are said to be in good demand.
It is alleged that too poisoning ol pot
dogs Ls prevalent in one district of Ld.
inburgli just now.
.1 child eight months o!'1 at Falktrkt
was .crowned by failing born its cradle
(ret, a pail of water.
.l generous response has been made
to the appeal for fund., for tiny relte�
v( the unemployed in Ayr.
I.eitti is getting a nuich desirrel im-1
provem nt-a lane between Dudley,
avenue and North Fort street.
A tine vein of copper ore has been
slrtu:k hour Gkmluee, and mining e3
expe tee to be fairly brisk there.
During the year the Govan crops 01
Dee Salvation Array Poor Chi1lrens
Breakfast fund have supplied 15,000
ideals.
Influenza is rampant in Slirling,shlre
rind the impne•s sen Ls that this ties
been the most trying season experience
el in years.
On the farm of Cros.sburn, near Tee•.
on, tenanted by Mr. David Slevensoh, i
a Leicester ewo gave birth to four heal-
thy Iambs. •
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company,, Ayr
employes have agreed to contribute ea I
per month per roan in aid of the Ary,,
llespital.
'rite caretaker of Burns \fat:soleui-i
Dtunfrie.s, wants en increase of salary.;
Ile .says: "Last year there wcro oven'
6000 visitors, but few tips."
Galashiels Savings Hank celebrates
Us Jubilee this year. It was formed hi!
1FSa and only one of the promoters,'
Mr. A. L. Cochrane, Is alive.
Rapid progress Ls being made wttfi
the arrangements for the new Dundee
electric station, end contracts to the,
amount of 8105,000 have been placed.;
Arrangements are 'sing male wile.
A view to having women students;
placed on the saruo footing as mate:
students in the Edinburgh School all
Medicines.
it was reported to the Edinburgh,!
Public Health Committee on a recent
Tuesday that a ratan had been edmitte
to the Edinburgh Royel infirmary sets,
doing from glanders.
At Coatbridge Dean of Guild Court1
Met weak plans were passed for a new)
h+gher•grado school to bo erected In!
Albert street, Coatbridge, at an tett.
mak11 cost of ;*1,000.
Mr. John Stewart tewnrt Clark has sul,acttitf•
eel 110,000, and \fr. James (;oats $5,000
le the fund of the U. P. Church for the;
building of churches and manses tri.
the Ilighlands.
The County Council of Mid -Lothian
aro taking action in regard to the at.1
legot pollution of Cobbinshaw Loch.
due, it is said, to pumping; and coal'
washings from a neighboring pit.
Fainters in the 1.othiani report that
much of the land Ls sodden and un.
workable, and they are afraid that Mei
recent stormy weather will make seed
lime lurch later than was expected,
At \la•yhill the otter day a cashier,
returning from the bank was kroeke4%
wndo n and robbed of a bag containing(
the men's wage'. In the loot pursuit
lie dropped the bag but got oft him..
self.
David Tysnn. 60, miner, i.ennettnwn„
ornnmltled suicide in his house in Main!
street recently by placing a gelignite!
cartridge on his head and exploding
it Ito had been out of work for omeg
t:►ne, and suffered front depression,
1:01.1) STOLEN BY %IINEt1�3.
Forth 01 Then Practised Everyv. here
Plundering In Siberia,
SIaii.sticans compile tables of the
world's production of gold yearly, but
at admit That it is impossible 10 give
accurate figures because not a Mee of
the metal is stolen and never figure,
in the returns of production. In a
country like China. where the 171(103•
try of gold mining Ls poorly organlze4'
and controlled, this source of error in
the returns of output is very important.
Prof. de I.nunay in his recent book
c•r. gold says that the geld indietry in
no country escepee the evil of th,w.ery.
Gold stealing goes on everywhere, but
int» extent of the evil varies according,
to the country and the efficiency of the
supervision over ruiners.
Gold from its nature Ls easy to Meet
rend to .sell. In lite 'Freiman! it is es-
timoled !hat from 5 t•, 10 per cent. of
all the gold eaunclad trout the urea
et Ihe Witwatersrand are stnte•n,
The gold thiel is able in .,tent nn a
larger scale in such a cotjritrc s, fit.
Ir ria, where, lee miners are more is..let.
ee I and corrilption Ls rnoti aemntnn.
Tle:re the thieves even venture 1 i lam.
per '.,ne lt:n os with pork supt'rintere
dents w•ho for a share • f Ion (rickingi
ti i!1 glee favorable opportunities for
creating. Acrordtng to air. teeny)
slalemerels in his book on gold mining
in en,te'rn Selwer n, the quantity of got.
sho;en from Sil'r:an mines is not best
then 20 per rent. of the entire output.
in 1896 4.000 adventurers drove the
reining companies and their empble.ere
from awl gold district of Ion loyal
itiver nn.1 w•n,he,l nal a large amount
of R't'd before They finally lied on Ine
afhroach of a regiment of (oesackl.
Not IS particle of the gold they nene4
leas teen included in the figures of taro.
duction.
It was found also in lt.91 That gs4
mining Meng the harder between frets))
Guiana and Prate. lettere the pieces
were remarkably rich, had been car.
rie.1 on ter scvpval years without en)M1
sup,,rt 3'ri alta' ver, aril not on
mne9+
of Ihq ge!.' was incleded in the efati.I
M. Von**. finely jer.s are not Ut
ot
to 4 prascr•fbg donteoltc j"'eclat