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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1909-08-12, Page 2In Uocxpceted €oofessioll; Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. r a person living, by appropriating a 1 dollar or an article that did not belong to me, least of all my uncle, whom 1 loved most tenderly. But there was no appeal; ho would not listen to a word from me; and so I went out from my home, literally penniless, and more wretched than I can express. But I had a good education, and I soon obtained a position as iustructor iu an insti- ;tution in a large city not many miles from my former home. "A year went by, and ono even- ing 1 strolled into a well-known ��m; .theatre, where, during ono of the having administered his medicine, intervals between the acts, I was he had recovered his composure. CHAPTER '(VII. from my lips; but that was a habit amazed to seg my brother in one of "Sher—Harold's wife—ouly lived recent! • acquired, caused b • brood- the boxes and beside hien a dark, about five years after their marri- 1:sti,cr s color deepened as Mr. iiia over my wrongs, and mingling brilliant -locking woman, who was age. Report said 'eat ho was not Irvin; Fpoko of relating the story of his life to her. It embarrassed jIj with then who had become as reek- %,caring the very jewels I was be- kind to her, for there were no chil- her to think that, because sho had i less as tn� myself. My uncle—my fa- !laved to have stolen!" dren, and ho wanted an heir, and titer's older brother, formally ""Oh Horrible ! «'hat did you 1 was glad when I heard that sho incumbent, hint, lig should feel it ado ,ted us both a on tho death ofEsther,was dead " he resumed, in a some - adopted upon hili; to reveal his ! p do? exclaimed excitedcy. our parents. Ho was a man of "1)o 1 Why, 1 simply loaned back �' hat constrained tune. `'I had one iii''If to her. means and occupied agood positionmy g , friend --a young lawyer--whp re - "If you feel that I am worthy of p ! in chair and laughed, for in )' g •our confidence---" sho began, in life. He had never married, had- my heart, I had known all along mained true to the after my ban- b ' ing been jilted in life by a coquette that Harold had been at the but- i:=hment, and he kept lie informed when he interrupted her. —whom,it is said, he worshippedcif everything of importances that "My dear child, I am sure I dotom of the plot for the sole purpose ' --and this experience apparently of becoming the onl • heir of our occurred in my former home, until not know who could be more mor - g y he also left the place. It is three thy of my oonfidence !" ho said, tnacle lout distrustful of all women. uncle's property ; now, 1 was doubly with visible emotion. "lou have By his servants and employees ho sure cif it, and it, amused ore, in a years now since I have Had any proved yourself the good angel of ttas regarded as a very austere certain way, to think what my news of either my uncle or my bro- my life, and I ani deeply grateful though extremely just man; but to uncle's consternation would have `ear ofid I shall thotn againproI) know nevertva me he seemed one of the most kind been could ho have known the t to you' and lovable persons I ever knew, truth, and that his family jewels my days are numbered, and some "Oh, pray do not attach so much and between us there existed a c�no will shortly bear thein the W el - importance to the little I have been were being sported in public by a able to do," Esther responded, and ' p'rit of good comradeship and con- beginning on- woman of questionable reputation comp tidings that I am no longer be innin to feel quite uncotufor fidence that tnudo life very pleasant as I knew Harold's companion to in the land of the living.' table in gnaw of his xalted opinion to tae, up to a certain period. Pos- l,e•" Oh, I hope not ! Esther breath- to her. "I simply could not help `t}ply this was owing to the fact ''But you could have had her ar- edtic lookly,uponsslielbent eomaan!on athe- nd that I was named for him, and hep coming to you when you were in arrested with the jewels on her per- yet she knew that he epuke the had always manifested a deep affec- tion such distress—I should have been tion for mo. Ho was also fond of son, and thus proved your luno- trot!►. Harold, mybrother,but not in the ccnce. Ul►, why didn't you?" (lues- ''It will perhaps be better so," tioned Esther, breathlessly. I,,, responded, with a sigh; "and Fame way ; and, as we grew older, P Harold became jealous of Ire, "Ah! but you see that would yet. I wish I might stand vindicat•- especially after he learned the fact have created a 'scandal,' and niy cd in my uncle's estimation before that my uncle had made his will, uncle had said he would rather lose I go. My little friend," ho added, .bequeathing to tae, his namesake, every heirloom in his possession after a moment or two of thought - his estate, even though he had gid- than have his honored name so in- ful silence, "I wonder if you would on him its equivalent in personal volved. 'Thus you understand my accept a trust from the ? I want property. From that time ho be- !lands were tied, and I was forced to leave some papers and a few .gan to work against Inc in an un- to let the play play itself out to the souvenirs to be returned to my un- derhand way. Whon we were in end," was the bitter response. cic' when all is over. Could you college together he managed to get "But I managed to face Harold, bear to be burdened with such a me into various (crapes, which, with his favorite. on my Hay out grewsome errand ?" somehow, always got to my uncle's of the place, and thus let him know "I will do anything you seise,' ears before I haan opportunity that I had discovered the truth, Esther replied, with quivering to confess them myself, and, of and the look of mingled hate and lips. course, arousol his displeasure and rage which he bestowed upon mo It seemed terrible to her that the made him suspicious of mo. After I shall never forget. man must die without having his we left college, and returned to "After that I was ill, and lost my innocence established, which his assist our uncle in the care of ids position. When I got better I found hrother triumphed over hien in bis estate, incidents were always occur- it hard to secure another, and, be- ill-gotten wealth. ring which seemed to reflect upon ginning to get discouraged, I grade- "Thank you," said the invalid. me iu various ways; and, while I Belly lapsed into dissipated habits. gratefully ; adding, "I will tell you 1 did not go down all at once — 1 more regarding my wishes to -mor - had too mutt self-respect for that. row. I am tired now, and think it I wandered from place to place un- time I went to rest." ti, I finally came to New York. Esther arose to go to her own When I had business, I attended the it, and was myself ; but I have not been fortunate during the ten years that have elapsed since I was banished from my home. A little over a year ago I had another se- vere illness, and upon my recov- ery I was so broken I found it im- possible to get employment. ; and as a last resort in niy desperation, 1 took to gambling. I had just left a gambling house, where 1 had lost my last dollar, that night when you came upon me so unexpectedly. 1 could not pay the rent of my mis- erable lodging. I could not even buy myself a breakfast the next morning. There ens no one to Care whether I lived or died, and in my temporary madness 1 was on the point of putting an end to my wret- ched existence when you saved rue ft om committing the awful deed, and then so unassumingly slipped that five -dollar hill 1i,ts, my band. Your voice sounded like my mo- ther's, and touched a chord in my heart that had long ceased to vi- 1'001) FOR 01,11 I'F:Ol'1,E. ',rate, thrilling mo with a desire to live—to redeem myself and be a mall onco more. After that I could never again contemplate the Fin of suicide, even though 1 knew this heart trouble, 'which had gra- dually been developing, would t•ve�itisally prostrate me and end my life. I often wished afterward that I lead made you go to the light a :o that I could see your face, and thus be able to recognize you if we ever met again. I knew I wile! never forget your voice --that would ring in my nicinery as long as 1 lived, and many a time I have longed to hear it again. more than i can tell you, even though your eorris---that you, 'a girl, struggling kith the wod, would rot see a man a greater coward than herself'— stung me keenly. Then your deed ef charity did me good, apart from my sore need pecuniarily. It Fhowed 1110 that the Divinity, in which my mother had believed, was still reflected in human hearts to bless the world and rescue Ni retches !Ike me. It saved me morally, and made me resolve that while I lived 1 would never again di,h<,nor rho Lame that I hear. 1 turned my hack upon all my old haunts and sought for work. I found a place in a store as bookkeeper at a fair salary, and there I remained until rheumatic fever again marked me for its victim. I was not able to leave my bed, when fire drove me from the house where 1 lodged, and 1 sought a shelter here. 1 found fnr more than that.'' the man con- cluded, with a smile into Esther's beautiful eyes. which were now full of tears --''I found the little woman who had once been my greet angel. and who has again proved herself to be a true friend in time e�1 need." thing of hint since that night at •••44+++++++++•••••4++ the theatre?" (• • "Yes, I heard that he inarriecl a —a sweet girl, that Ah, it is time for my drops. May I truuli.e you to get them for me 1" the in • - t slid questioned, and breaking off his narrative suddenly. Ho had become deathly white, and Esther, observing it, feared ++++++++++N++++++++++ that the excitement of tolling her se much of his past had been too BEWARE OF THE BULL. severe a tax upon his strength. She While the percentage of bulls sprang to wait upon hire, but by the becoming vicious or disposed to ate time she resumed her seat, after tack attendants or other persons is not large, it is the part of wisdom to adopt a system of management of such animals which will restrict the danger to the minimum. Three cases of farmers in Western On- tario being attacked by bulli were reported in the local papers last week, resulting in the death of two cf the victims. And the probabil- ity is that in none of these cases was the bull considered dangerous, as in each case the animal was (;ranted the liberty of the barn- yard, a course which should never be allowed where the least sign of a tendency t., viciousness has once been manifested. Instances have been known in which bulls which have never been known to show bag temper have suddenly become dan- gerous, and unsafe to be trusted afterwards. Prevention of this dis- position depends largely upon tho handling and management of the Lull when young. Kindness, com- bined with firmness, should be the him, across rocks, holes, tussocks, basis of treatment, and when the through high grass, thorn ser tb, least, disposition to ugliness is no- undergrowth ; turning hits, shep- ticod the animal should bo kept herding hire, heading hint this way pc►ted to be at work. They Wore securely tied by the neck, and also and that until he is brought to bay.not discovered by their families, ras e I•y the ring in his nose, and when For his part the lion is no seeker they were constantly i ringi:ig their taken out of the stable for any pus cf quariels; he is often described he es' home. 11 hat they really Foxe a strong staff should be used, in accents of contempt. His object did. was to to tho house of a securely attached to his nose ring. throughout is to save his skin. If, Polsh woman who was keeping the bull that is violently vicious, un- being unarmed, you meet six or sed• school.' She is a 'finished' pick - less ho be a very valuable one had en lions unexpectedly, all you need rocket, and she taught them mo - better be sent to the slaughter- to do, according to my information, p house on short notice, as it is fol- is to speak to them sternly, and ly to take chancel with such a they will slink away, while you brute. If the animal is of great throw a few stones at them to hur- value he may, with some degree of ry them up. All the highest au - safety, be handled by keeping hint tborities recommend this. securely blindfolded, which will But when pursued from place to not seriously interfere with his place, chased hither and thither by feeding or usefulness. Bulls should «heedling horsemen, the lion bo- bs haltered and taught to lead conics embittered. First he begins when under six months of age, and to growl and roar at his enemies, have the nose ring inserted by the in order to terrify them and snake tinio they are a year old, and thus them leave hint iu peace. Then he early brought under complete con- darts little short charges at them. h to ti-ol. but they never should be sub- Finally, when every attempt at The girl who picked it up still stood jetted to abuse, as in some cases 1 eaceful persuasion has failed. he in her place, and when the loss wan they have been known to resent pulls up abruptly and offers bat- discovered suspicion at once fasten - such treatment, and to hold a grudge against an assailant. Cau- tion in handling such animals is he hirm I wretched not to do so, knowing you had no ono to wait upon you or make you comfortable." "Nevertheless, your willing spirit does not detract from my obliga- tion to you," her companion insist- ed, `'and if I were the possessor of a fortune, instead of being the poor miserable beggar that 1 am, you should have every dollar of it, as a testimonial of my gratitude to you." - "Oh, Mr. Irving, I wish you would not so overrate my pour ser- vices t" said the young girl, look- ing really distressed. "1 was only sorry that you could not have a trained nurse." "Yes, doubtless, I was a fit sub - Vet for a trained nurse, who prob- ably would have done his profes- sional duty by mo, for the heavy fee he would havo charged; but no amount of money could compensate knew that Harold was the culprit, for the true kindness and self -do - I was too proud to vindicate nny- nial which you have exhibited, in self at the expense of my brother. assuming the caro of an utter In this way a coldness gradually stranger, and a good-for-nothing g grew up between myself and my wretch at that.".uncle--I began to realize that he "Mr. Irving, I am not going to Ent here and hear my patient called bad become suspicious and watch - such undeserving names," Esther tut of me. returned, looking at him with an "One day, how well I remember air of playful indignation. it," Mr. Irving continued with a She had really become deeply in- spasm of pain contracting his pale terestod in this stranger, whose face, "it was my twenty-fifth birth - fate had, for the second time, so day, and when we went down to singularly fallen into her hands. breakfast we found my uncle ter - He was a fine- a distinguished- ribly irritated. His face was like an looking man, with his clear-cut, iron mask, it was so set and stern. high -bred features, his classic head, " 'I have been robed'.' he ex - and a certain air and bearing that claimed, in a voice of thunder. warn almost courtly, like the knights " 'Robbed!' we both repeated its of olden time, of whom she had startled tones—`of what?' read. '' 'Of some of tho fancily jewels. "Well, I will not offend you any The casket containing them was in more, nor embarrass you further a private drawer of my desk—it is with expressions of my gratitude— gone! Its contents were worth a although I sincerely wish it were great deal of Honey.' in my power to givo you more tan- "I was greatly shocked, for I well gible proof of it," ho said. with a knew that Illy uncle sacredly prized sigh of regret. "It is a great pity all heirlooms far beyond their in - that a girl like you"—his apprec'i- trinsic value. I expressed my sym- ative glance resting ippon her love- pathy for his loss, 81141 suggested ly face and figure -"should be that a detective be employed to in - obliged to toil as you du for a vestigato the matter. Darold cag- livirig." erly seconded the proposition, and "Oh, but I love to work," said offered to go at once to secure the Esther, with animation. ''It is a officer. The man returned with him long time since I have been as hap- and the house was ransacked from pv us 1 am now, in pursuing me top to bottom for evidences of the business; it gives one such a feel- robber. It was a suggestive arm ins; of independence to know that suspicious feature of the affair that ono is able to take care of one's nothing else had been stolen, al- beit" though there were other valuables "Yes, no doubt; but I am sure that might easily have been taken, you aro worthy a far different poli- while it was also singular that the tion in lifo. 11 1 were a well main, drawer of the desk had not been and had the means, I would like to forced, but evidently opened and .relocked with a key. 1 will not go into detail, Miss Esther. I will curtail a long story by telling yea. that the empty casket which had contained the jewels was found •snugly tucked into the chimney - hole in my room " "Oh 1" exclaimed Esther, aghast, ' how terrible' how erne] 1" "Yes, it was cruel," her com- panion rejoined in a bitter tong, "for the discovery deprived me nt once and forever of tt hat I valued more than all the world—my uncle's affection and confidence. Of course I denied all knowledge of the mat- ter ; but such denial was worse than useless, with the evidence so strong r.gaili't me, for it made me appear a liar as well as a thief. My ap- parent crime awl treachery were intensified when I was adjured to restore tho stolen jewels and in- sisted that I could not, since I did not have them in my possession. ,My uncle would not allow any pub• lic action to bo taken against me; he said he would prefer to lose every heirloom in his possession ra- ther than have any scandal arise it connection with the family name; but he discarded ine, then and there, telling me never to darken his doors again—that thenceforth my brother would be regarded as his ole heir. and ho hoped he would perp tuate his name by rearing a race f honest men and women. "It was a horrible sentence, be- (a11sc so unjust. I was an honest mita-11 would not have wronged ad•,pt you as a sister, or daughter, give suit a few years of study and travel, and thea you would bo fit- ted to grace a palace, my little fi itnd." "Olt, dear," exclaimed Esther, With a nervous little laugh, and cov- ering one burning cheek with a slender hand, "cannot we talk of s��tnothing else 1 I thought you were guirg to tell mo something about yourself '1" "Does it annoy you to be told that you arc beautiful, Miss Es- ther !'' hs r companion inquired, with 1111 amused smile. tese ►w:;s very tittrec:ive, with that t+..., air a.ld blush. ' l ars) nut beautiful," she gravely rctiirucd, "and it 15 rely about two years ago that 1 was celled 'a per - feet fright.' " do not know what you may Kase been two years ago, little wo- ni:an.•' Mr. Irving c.bservcd, as he studied the dowucast face atten- tively, "but I do know that to -day you give promise of becoming a very attractive menian. If you were the daughter of a millionaire, 1 should predict for you a very bril• !'ant future. however, since the subject is disagreeable to you, we will drop it. And now for niy story. "At an early age. I, with my c my brother, elm was two years my junior, was left an orphan. My father was a clergyman. You would never have suspected it --would ,sou, little gyri ?--Iudgin fr+n the $irofaniti wbish ver eve eard room, but before she reached wisdutn, and it is safer to be suspi- door there carne a knock upon it. cious than over trustful, for when Opening it, she found a gentleman once roused they are terribly dan- gerous, and a than with any wea-. pon short of a rifle, at a coasider- able distance, is hopelessly handi- capped when attaceed by a bull. liness and convenience. Have a house twelve feat wide, t! feet high at back, b'; feet in front. In building huuses always aim to keep thew very low at the back. At 2 e feet above %lie floor is a dropping board, and six iru•hes shave this the roosts. Twenty-four hens to a 1,ouse is the most profitahlc. Yvu n ill get more eggs with twelve to a house, but at increased cost. FIGHTING .t LION. icon. Winston Churchill 'fells of His Experience in Africa. Nothing causes the East Afri- can coloniet more genuine concern than that his guest should not have been provided with a lion. The Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill says that a failure to produce a hon preys on the colonist's mind until at becomes a regular obsession. He WOMAN TAUGHT THIEVES , SC110011 1-'011 Pll'til'O('1KETS 1Y ('111('A(0. Polish Woman Had "Pupils" Whom She `crit to hepartmeut Stores to E ,1J, Four thousand childreii't; fear go through the Juvenile (;ollirt of Chi- cago. Probation Officer Henry W. Thurston believes that next year this number will be lessened by 1,- 500 because of the work of the Ju- venile Protective League. To most people this league is a name, only—vague among a multi- plicity of other philanthropic titles. To those who know, it is an organ - feels that some deep reproach is lard ration of first aid to the p(►lica. upon his own hospitality and the It. already patrols Chicago by dis- reputation of his adopted country. tiiets known as "leagues," which : uivide the city into 16 sections. SCHOOL FOR PICKPOCKETS. "It was only the other day," says Mrs. James A. Britton, secretary of Ire "My African Journey," Mr. Churchill tells something of the pursuit of this noble game. This is the way in Which they hunt lions: First find the lion, lured the "league district" which extends to a kill, driven from a reed -bed g from the Chicago River west and or kicked up incontinently by' the south to Taylor street, "drat we way. Once viewed, ho must never fc and a school for pickpockets be lost sight of for a moment' t. hich would only bo matched by Mounted on ponies of more or less that in `Oliver Twist.' 'i'here are approved fidelity, three or four dar- ing Britons or Somalis gallop after a c•l.iluren up to girls old enough La work in the department stores. Some of them were supposed to be nt EChool, and the others wero sup- thods which were proof for a long time against the police. DEPARTMENT STORE. "Their best field was the depart- ment store. One girl would go in and stand near women who were shopping at the counters. As th© woman customer would lay her pocketbook down on the counter the girl would take it, but her con- federate slipped along by her at exactly that minute and took ib from her, going on out ofthe store. standing without in the hall. "Can I sce Mr. Irving?" 1►e be- gan, when the int alid sprang to his feet with a startled exclamation. "Bert, old boy! Is it really you?" he panted. "Yes, Buss; and I've come to tell you that your exile is over— the truth is known at last. and I aie to take you back home with all possible dispatch." Esther caught, this muck as she Flipped softly out of the room and closed the door, a little smile of triumph en her lips, while the two old friends were absorbed in their mutual greeting. -How glad I am that his wish has been realized." she murmured, as she went slowly upstairs to her chamber. (To bo continued.) "Oh, what a sad story exclaim- . (1 the young girl. tremulously. i can hardly conceive of one's own brother being so heartless --so base ! Have ,son ever seen or heard any - Care and Thought Needed for Those of Weak Digestion. In many households, even where the utmost if family affection is felt, old people often suffer from lack of knowledge on the part of those upon whom falls the duty of providing and preparing their foot!. They are not, as a rule, able to digest or assimilate food in the same way as in their earlier days. They will do better with birds, ra- ther than what is known as "but- cher meat." if they w alio early in the morning, as is frequently the habit of old age, a cup of cocoa or warm milk will frequently en- sure sleep again, an egg or fish for breakfast, the most substantial meal in the middle of the day, af- ternoon tea, and e!i light supper, sucl► as pigeon, an omelette, or something of the sort. An import- ant part is to see that all farinaco- c.ua foods aro submitted t4) a high degree of temperature for some time so as to render the granules 1 starch easy to digest. Meat may 1.e. minced or pounded to a paste. Both beef tea and milk are most useful; but, few old people can di- gest raw fruit, and when stewed a pinch of bi-carbonate of soda trill do much to reduce the acidity. If fat is necessary it will be best to give it in the shape of cream or but- ter. Well -made jelly is a most ex- cellent form of food for those whose teeth are not in the same condi- tion as in their youljt, HOG SHORTAGE IN BRITAIN.. A writer in the Scottish Farther points out the possibility of a pig famine in the near future. This he Lases on the stoppage by the Local Government Board, from January last, of the import of pig trimmings which cannot be clearly identified as parts of the pig, and which amounted, in 1907, according to the official returns, to the enormous sura of L2,992,551. This was prin- cipally used in making up sausages, which supply will now have to bo drawn from the home bred pigs. To fill this supply, the correspond- ent estimates that 482,000 addition. el pigs will be required, while in- stead of being in a position to meet the new demand, the decrease of breeding sows by the number of Seeeee in Great Britain and Ireland during the past year tends to ag- gravate the shortage. This is of great importance to Ireland, where the pig trade is so prominent, and everything, says the Weekly Irish Tinges, p(►ints to a ready demand, at rapidly rising prices, during the hcxt few years. English butch( Es have been complaining fur 54)111*' time of the difficulty in securing a sufficient number of pigs for fresh - pork purposes, and this new de- mand will greatly increase the scar- city that has been felt. Between the requirements of the bacon cur- ers and the additional market for fresh pork there should be a good outlook for pig -breeders, and re- munerative prices are expected by the swine -raisers of Great Britain and Ireland. THE GOOD IN HER NAME. "That's Skinner's wif'." said Gaussip. "They say she didn't have a very good name ellen he married her." "Well, he seems to think it's very good now," replied Wise. "Yes 1" "Yes; he's put all his property In it." tie. Once he has done this, he will run no more. He means to fight, and to fight to the death. And when a lion, maddened with the agony of a bullet -Bound, dis- tressed by long and hard pursuit, SENT "PUPIL" TO ST`OItE. or, most of all, a lioness in defense of her cubs, is definitely committed "Another plan was to sect one to battle, death is the only pos- of the `pupils' into the store to sible conclusion. Broken limbs, work. She told ',he others when broken jaws, a body raked from end the shop girls got their money, and where to go in order to find them `off the floor.' The girl pickpocket would go in on pay clay and mix in the crowd of shop girls as they came in and out of the cloak rooms and rest rooms. Tho shop gi Would have her pay envelope i. her apron pocket, and the littl pickpocket could easily get it. "The strange part of it was that there was great pride among the girls about the way they did their 'work.' The Polish woman picked the thin fingered ones to steal out el the apron pockets, and one girl that we got sighed regretfully when she told me about the others. 'fly fingers are too thick and ugly; I can't do that kind of work,' she said. That tl.ey were doing any- thing mean to take the wages away from the other working girls never had occurred to these children. 'I only got. one (Iarncd cent,' said ono girl, ((Alinee ,shout one pay eneve- logo she had robbed. ed on her. She was searched, and nothing was found, and then the woman made up her mind that she must ha -:e lost her pocketbook bo - fore entering the store. to end, lungs pierced through and through—none of these count. It must be death, instant and utter, for the lion, or down goes the man, mauled by septic claws and fetid teeth, crushed and crunched, and poisoned afterward to make doubly BUM. LIVE STOCK NOTES. .1 handful of shelled corn mixed with the grain ration of cacti horse has a feeding value, and causes the horse to masticate his food Netter. A good formula for spraying the eows is the following : To one quart of kerosene 8(1(1 a tablespoonful each of oil of tar, fish oil, carbolic acid and oil of pennyroyal. This mixture, thrown in a fine spray on a cow, is death to flies and mos- quitoes. After the clay's work every night, the shoulders of the work team should be thoroughly washed and dried. It may bo that you aro tired, but it will pay to leave tho fields half an hour earlier and groom your team. You will have bettee and truer horses and bettor and more work out of them. Was the inside of the collars and pound the padding into shape. Heng mustho kept dry, have a ple floor anbreathing space, fresh air, ventilation without draught,. 1 building aim for comfort, cleat - '1'0 KEEP EGGS FRESH. )iethoil of Preserving Them for at Least tight Months. Fresh eggs in cold storage at 31 degrees Fahrenheit undergo little if any change, ter this temperature ie sufficient to limit the ac•tivities and prevent the growth of the more common bacteria. The problem of preserving eggs by excluding air has brought forth rutnerous methods. German inves- tigators several years ago conduct- ed a series of tests, keeping the eggs for about eight months in some 'twenty different sways, and 'spud that Immersed in fit for use. Wrapped in paper .... Rep.c. bad Packed in bran or coated with paratline .. .. .. 70p.c. bad Immersed in sol. salicy- lic acid .... .. .. .... 50p.c. bad Coated with shellac or collodion .... .. .. .. 40p.c. bad Packed in weed ashes .. 20p.c. bad Coated with vaseline or immersed in a solution of water glass or limo water, none bad. brine, all were un - 1' IVIS:-t,I: T THEATRES. "Another plan they had was to 'rush' the five -cent theatres. A wo- man would be selected, and in the 'rush' the pocketbook would be taken. Tho girl that got it would lass right on into the theatre, w I►ile the others would still be in the crowd. Of course if any ono Was suspected and i-earched it would be one (if these. The danger and daring of it appealed to al them, and they showed their chi irhness in the stories they told. ' "One of the little girls was ar- rested and kept two weeks before Frons these experiments, as well she would tell Where she lived. t,s many others, it has been found 11 hen she got back she told her leo- that a solution of water glass offers 1'le that elm had been taken away about the best method of preserving ' 11 to a house in the woods where eggs, aside from cold storage, the walls were lined with gold, ar(1 Water glass is the COMn1On name kept there by a beautiful %mean. for potnshium or sodium silicate, This is only to show tow ehilai-n r• any of them Were " d how the Polish woman had n c d to tit ' r evagination in teaching thein. '1'i:eye and is obtained in the shops in the form of a thick liquid something like glycerine. Ono part of this to nine of sterile water stakes a have all of therm been put in the House of the Good Shepherd or is preserving fluid of the proper strength. The eggs should be packed iii a clean, sweet vessel, and the solu- tion poured over thein until they aro well covered. 1'reserse'l in this way in a cool place, they will keep for months and often cannot be distingui'he(1 in appearance from the fresh article. It is generally cencecled that they lack the flavor of now laid eggs, but aro in no way inferior in nutritive valun. Tbe Employer ---"Young mans 1 don / see hot wttb your salar,►, on oat) gftord to ikolcs el}ch ea - Y T I — n'/� 1 N tug to bat a bigger sallies" eur home on Ewing street nov•. ••r some place where they can be help- ed as well as watched." A 1►RLARY LAND. The cceintry from Jerusalem the Jordan Valley is as dreary desolate, as could be imagined. T e hij'- ieek like great banks of rock sari Not even the Sahara thelf leak, were forbidding. It is e —country hoot inhabited.' tins vtilderness into which the scapegoat was driven We ars all glad w• Jeat, but not)* of us could be ia. udd to go agai•.