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Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life.j
feelings that she would extend an
invitation to hint to become her
guest at Borne time in the future.
"Not at present," Esther return-
ed ; "1 ale to remain in London tlur-
ing most of the season, then 1 go
to the Isle of Wight fur a few weeks,
i with Mr. and Mrs. King, after
which they will become my guests
a! the manor.''
l ''It is a grand old place, 1.ady Ir-
vington ; in my opinion there is not
a fairer shut on earth," said the
crafty schemer, in a tenderly l 'gret-
ful tone, and with a grieved quiver in order to grow well• and be kept draft9. They must have a good
���� of his lips. in the pink of health. Each calf range for exercise but they must
UHAP1'Y:R \X1X. (('ont'd) !eased himfelf, and vanished, while Esther darted a pitiful luck at Itas an individuality, some calves have warm quarters fry which to
his friend was in the act of bowing him, while a feeling very like guia have better digestion and power to sleep.
She bad h&j it whispered that this low and acknowledging his pleasure
oppressed her and mantled her assimilate their food than others. Before you go into the poultry
drawing -root 1 was the must brilli- cheek midi a deeper flush. i 1'. nsequently, there can be no such business you should visit sonie well -
in making the acquaintance of his It seemed positively cruel to her as to a scientific nit
sot of the sal on thus far, and ser thing figuringestablished poultry plant, where
fainly the s. ares to her. was one of bract Out sister-in-law. than an Irvington and a direct heir (ty what amount a calf shall cat.
father's greeting was cold and should have been thrust out of the r you can seg and study its workings.
dazzling apl.:nder, with that spaci- The class of food which when oat I: so dein
ons, impale g room filled with beau- reserved, and she was just upon for
home of his ancestors, and his rights en—providing it is palatable —can g. you will gain notch in
point of turning away to usurped, bya stranger and a for p g 1 formation that will be valuable to
lieu! wome : clad in their velvet•, her friends, when her companion ei Her. g be
well
t feedingmust end. the n, but )°u in the future. You will see the
eaters, rice laces and costly jaw -R e R absolute necessity of Care and eco
•1�, with laces
arrayed in their arrested her with a deprecatory ges- He read her thoughts as easily ing of calves after they are four Horny in all of its branches, the com-
EepO' g court costumes of black ture. , as he could have read a printed months of age—most calves are plete knowledge of which is requi-
"Pardon me. Lady Irvington, page, and he proceeded to deepen psite to success.
vet, silk stockings and blazing he said, humbly, "I know I must t.weaned from milk—depends again
shoe buckles, and officers in gorge- appear to disadvantage in thus fore -
ling
impression he had made by cal upon how well they have been fed A yearling may be kept well,
ons uniform. pp ling up a magnanimous smile to in their infancy when milk was which means kept growing at not
She smiled to herself as she look- ing an introduction to you after chase the sadness from his face.their chief source of sustenance. to exceed from $2 to $2.50 a month
ed back to her humble life in Oak_your former refusal to meet me. I r'1 Am sure you will find it a while in stable, and for much less
Manyany a calf's digestion is impaired
find, where, for so lung, she had know, too, that I have been repro charming home," he added, "and I by feeding on skim milk wholly when at pasture. A favorite ration
been a drudge and a nurse, and seated to you as the black sheep of —I hope you will be very happy when only a few days old, or hav-
of
it pint of groutd oats, the same
compared her condition then with the family, and—and am obliged to there." ing been fed cold milk that was of bran and half a gill of oilmeal,
own the impeachment to a certain He bowed with graceful defer -erne -laden from being kept too twice a day, made into a thin reel
he' present experiences. extent. But during the last few ' g
And yet she did not feel in the once to her and turned to leave long before being fed. Thos, a tut with water and spread on the hay
least t41f-COAeciOLLa or nut ofe1 pisses ears I have begun to realize that her, as if his heart were too full to depends upon the salt's condition feed. if hay is high, feed oats
the way of the transgressor is permit of his saying more, just as when you start in to feed them at straw in its place if bright and
fur she was •well posted upon court hard," and to sincerely the
and soeial.efiquette, having made hart, 1 have long wanted regretto know Mr. and Mrs. King, having made four months of age. Some may be clean. Do not give the colts any
a bendy •f the subject, that elletheir way through the crowd, were strong and vigorous, of large size dusty food, and sec to it that they
rpt do credit to herself, her 5'°u, and tell you this; but, of seen approaching. and grow thin by reason of being do not become constipated. Lin -
course, having been prejudiced Mr. Kinglooked flushed and anxi- bred from strong, large parents; seed meal, roots, corn stalks and
frieada, and to her position.
She soon found herself the sen- against me, it is but natural that ons. ether small and weakly from weak apples are useful to prevent this
ter of an admiring and curious you should have regarded me with "Have you been annoyed?" he in- vitality in their parents, or of being danger.
aversion, and so shrunk from an quired, frowningat the retreating badly fed when young.
group of people, among whom there acquaintance with me. Will you try orm of her recnt companion. a general way, alfalfa hay and
was a certain Mr. Royalston, who q 3' ---
had secured an introduction, and to believe me when I tell fou that "Oh, no; he has been very affable clover hay make, generally speak-
Inwhc was tying to snake himself I would give years of any lite to have and agreeable," Esther replied. ing, ideal roughage for calves the ,
agreeable to her. the wrongs of the past obliterated'1 „How, did he happen to accost first winter of their lives. All they LONDON S FOOR COSTLY
Will you let the prove it, to you in
you, dear 1'' queried Mrs. King. will eat of this ; feed the red clover
He was young, good-looking, chat- „ y1
ty and entertaining, and she found the future i Esther told of the introduction, once a day and the alfalfa once, and —
him •pleasant companion. Esther had listened to these con- and also related, in substance, the one pound of mixed meal, made of
fessions with averted face, but now conversation that had passed be- oats, two parts by weight to one of SUM OF $•,8(10,000 SPENT ON
The first moment there was a 11511
in the general conversation, the she lifted her eyes and gazed stead-
ily and gravely at her companion. twecn Harold Irvington and her -corn, to every hundred pounds FOOD YEARLY.
young roan remarked, with his self. weight of calf will be about what
blandest smile: It was a trying moment for even "Really, I do feel like a usurper,"' most calves will require.
that sin hardened man to endure she said, in conclusion ; "I begin But feeders roust always keep in Six 'Pons of Tobacco—Soap Bill of
"Lady Irvington, I have been re- P
quested by a friend to solicit for that pure, steadfast look that seem to be afraid that it is not right for mind that food alone cannot grow
hint the favor of an introduction to ed to search his very soul. me to have Irvington Manor." up a healthy calf, colt, Iamb, or Over $100,000—A Regular
you; may I present him?" But he played his role very well ; "Pshaw : you over -sensitive little pig,any more than it cangrow a
he met it with a sad, regretful 3 Business.
"I am sure I know of no reason woman ! Don't get any such non healthy boy or girl. All growing
why you may not," Esther replied, Hatch : that
air notof onced huwmility
or sense into your pretty head," re- animals roust have regular daily The thirty-nne London Boards of
with gracious compliance. whereup- was well assumed, and calculated turned the barrister, with smiling exercise in order to develop muscle, Guardians, says the London Daily
on the wit schemer disappeared, impatience. "Harold Irvington is . bone and nerve force. The one who Mail, arc now engaged in dealing
a y to impose upon an innocent, trust a deep one, and if he has managed puts his young calves in a shed or with the hundreds of tenders sent
and thou the attention of the fair ful nature, and, involuntarily, rho
debutante was claimed by a fine compassionate, conscientious girl to imbue you with such scntinu.a►(s basement barn and keeps them in by the various contractors for
young fellow—a Capt. Rochford, of i he has only accomplished just what there from fall until spring may the supply of provisions, coal,
the Royal Guards, who observed: began to relent toward hem. be intended to in making your ac- have sleek fat calves, but they will clothes, and other necessaries in -
"I am told. Lady Irvington, that Still she could not forget the look - quaintance. He is a %illain, dyed � disappoint his expectations of hav- cidental to the feeding of nearly
there are quite a number of your of suffering that convulsed the face in the wool." 1 ing serviceable potent orales and 80,000 people per day.
own countrymen here this after -of the wronged brother, when he in,
are you not a trifle severe good dairy cows. Sterility follows DAILY FOOD BILL $10.500.
ma -
noon— having been presented by
had told her how a cruel crime had upon him'?" cried Esther, chiding- that kind of management in the ma -
their ambassador. Have you mebeen fastened upon him by the • l• ; j',rity M cases. A calf might far The bare mention of the figures
any of them?" jealousy and spite of this man, and, ` • "Nota bit of it. and, as your le- better have an hour's run on a win- suggest that the quantities con -
"No, 1 have not; but I wish that notwithstanding his present nppar , gal adviser as well us your friend, ' ter clay, even in a snowstorm, than siriiied must be of enormous dimen-
I might," said Esther, with some ent regret, and her desire to be hl -1 I would counsel you to beware of be kept shut up All day in a pen. Binns. It costs from 12 to l6 cents
nient, her tones were not quite cor- : him. But," the man continued, ;is The modern barns are, to an ex- a day, on the average, to feed an
eagerness; for, although I suppose dial. as she replied : ! a lighter tc,ne, "I am not going to tent, weakening the bovine fancily, inmate of a poor -law institution.
1 must henceforth regard myself as ''I am sure, Mr. Irvington, I do have this day spoiled for you by the not by the reason of the born, but The daily food bill, therefore, tuk
a good and loyal subject of her ma- not wish to cherish feelin s of en- !
g meddling of such a rogue. Come by the manner in which animals Are Ing the lowest figure, will amount
jesty, the queen, I contest' to a sec mity toward the only living mens there are several Americans Isere, kept in them day after day with- t., ft10,500 a day, or $3,S32,.'i00 a
ret yearning, now and then, for my bcr of I lel Irvington's family. I and 1 leant you to meet some of out exercise during the winter 'year. As a matter (.f fact it camas
Dative land and my own penpal." can understand that you must have them. Mr. Phelps, the American months. It is to -day so weakening - tc touch more than that.
"Indeed, that is but natural," looked upon me in the light of a ambassador, and I have become the vitality of animals ns to render' In addition there are about 5,000
the young officer returned, sa usurper and I myself realize hat } quite friendly, and he is waiting to them susceptible to all classes of indoor oflocers of all grades to feed,
thinking his companion 1 yeller than occupy a delicate position—
ever with that far -sassy look in her „ , { present us to some of his country- germ disease, tuberculosis especial- i and, allowing their food bill to av-
Iray do not speak of yourself in „
men. L . No animal will inflate the lungs erage 30 cents daily, the cost
that way," Harold Irvington inter- i He drew Esther's hand within his in a wnrnn barn to the fullest ex- i amounts to $1,560 a day, or about
•
posed, in an earnest tone ; "I con arm, as he concluded, and led her tent, neither will the heart action i $57,000 a year.
fess," he continued, "that at first ! toward a group of people on the op- ! send the blood to all parts of the The provision merchants' bills,
1 was very bitter—I was angry and I posite side of the room. A moment !system properly. This is not an ad- therefore, for the poor -law institu-
mortified to have been so repudiate ! later she was acknowledging the in-' vocaey of turning out a colt on a teat% for the year amount to near-
ed by my family, and a stranger put troduetion to the American ambas- winter day and allowing it to hump 13 $1,500,000.
in my place; but time has softened sadnr, who greeted her midi great ' nrcund all day. Not a bit of it, nei-
those feelings, and I am sure that i cordiality. and then presented her ther should it be turned out in a A SPECI:\I. BUSINESS.
you will reign gracefully and judi- ' to Isis wife and daughter. ' blizzard. But any ordinary winter ` The business of supplying the
ciously at Irvington Manor, while, They. in turn, int rodueed her to ' day a calf or colt is better out far London and suburban workhouses
if I had come into the miler:lance' several other ladies, %the, like her-' an hour or two than in the barn. with provisions is quite a special
by succession, the temptations of self, were enjoying their first draw- • Warm barns are good, but good one, and is largely in the hands of
wealth and position might have con- ing-room, and their attendants, sense demands that growing rni- about twenty fires, some of whom
Witted to overcome me. Relieve an'i whom she found to be very de- mals should not be kept in then secure scores of thousands of dol -
me, Lady Irvington, I can see HOW •lightful company. She had been constantl'. C. I). Srnend, V. S. lars' worth of contracts.
that the lesson was salutary—it ,.batting with then seine minutes In addition there are contractors
drove me to work for myself, and schen she suddenly became consei- who make a special feature of sup -
to strive to retrieve the reputation hAItM NOTES.
p ons of a voice near her that sound- plying workhouse and infirmary
which I had lost. Now, dear lady, ed strangely familiar. and, Outwit The introthtction of the Euglialn clothes. blankets, sheets, bedsteads.
this has not been an easy willlnfes- at the same moment. the ambascn- sparrow by its driving away the lit- hospital requisites, nurses' (ni-
sion far me to make, but you (tor again appeared before her, with flee native birds has been regpon-
forme, and a thousand and one
give me A chance to show the sin a lady upon each iron and renewedBible for more damage U; insects things the public hardly suspect.
verity of my reformation? \hill you by a 1ossng II,an about eighteen and weed pests than all other caus-
es combined. including cats„_and
me 1” a., be continued.) boys with guns.
Again Esther searched the hand The farmer has as much right as
yglpe, vet blase, face before her. -- — t— any one to wear n good suit of
She Vas as free from guile and"" THI'\f :1Li. ('llMr e' clothes and adorn and beautify his
suspicion as a little child, and she home. In fact. it is his duty to do
was toothed by his apparent hu_ In Schoenberg. a suburb of Ber-
so It is also part of his duty to
mility, while at the same tient she lin. (;ermany, every Lally is burn furnish good reading matter for the
e had not seen for same loin she etas unaccountably repelled by him. with a banking account. No Scho- fancily. We should strive so to ele-
Altnost at that lance instant she "I will try, • site said. with quiet enberg baby can help this, even if vote and dignify the business that
saw Mr. Rnyalston approaching her. Rracity, and then ,mentally chided 11 wants to The mumclpal regula- any man could be proud to say, I
d byf 1 1 herself for the onward ale r.ltn t_ 1 I t 1 tl-4 a
+♦♦♦i++++++4N++++r+♦4♦♦ /arsenate of lead, but when half people in London's poor -law inst► FROM ERIN GR
green or larger, according to San- t utioug lies in exactly knowing
Berson, five pounds of arsenate of w hat is wanted. Tenders are gen-
lead to 50 gallons of water is nee- (•tally according to sample, and it is
essary to prove effective. the duty of responsible officials to NEWS B1 V.114 I ROE llilEs
send back el ery article not up to the
LIVE STOCK NOTES. standard. Considering the euorn-
(tla quantities supplied it is a rare
For horses that are confined to (•ccurrence for these contractors,
the stable on dry feed, a hot bran whose poor -law supply work forma
mash once or twice each seek is an important part of their business,
must beneficial. to have boots at $1.20 a pair, and
Pigs are not well protected by N•(,Itten's list slippers at 5 cents a
Nature and to thrive they must have pair rarely fail to pass the test ac -
warm winter quarters free from cc•rdiug to sample.
` he
FEEDING THE DAIRY ('.\LF.
'There is no such thing as fixing
the amount any calf should be fed
beautiful eyes and the quiver of
tender remembrance that hovered
about her delicately chiseled mouth ;
"but I ant sure.'' he added, gal-
lantly. "if you will allow Inc to use
a hackneyed expression: 'What is
America's loss is certainly Eng-
land's gain;' and I trust that your
life among us may be full of sun-
shine and happiness."
"Thank you,"' said Esther bright-
ly, ''and I ant sure I shall be hap-
py here, fur my best friends are in
England, and every day I am mak-
ing new and pleasant acquaintanc-
es."
"You certainly have one of the
most charming homes in the
realm," her companion observed.
"Alt ! then you have seen Irving-
ton Manor."
"Yes, I have been there several
times during my life; my father was
quite friendly with the late Lord
Irvington's uncle. But I shall be
obU'g ally you to excuse me, as
a sig esior officer Iia sigsipJ l a;..,
"�uipl ,'' sal Estlh�ittr, and
as t e and -emit- y ung guardsman
bosed himself away, she turned to
look for Mr. and Mrs. King, whom
sh
accum Attie the man whose a , s• , yens _reside, that whenever 1e ani a farmer.
nervation had annoyed her in the which she experienced in slaking. birth t'T a child is ►ecarc�etl. t11e ofl1- T xtractctl honey, if brought to a
anteroom before her presentation. 1 tem x tnturc of not over 160 degrees
thi% compact of friendship. rials of the municipal savings bank 1 . .
''Lad} Irvinprton," the young mon Il, wan quiet( to rend her attitude shall i%sac a bank -book in the said Fahrenheit. bottled and sealed ;
baby's name. The city itself then while hat, will usually, if kept in a
uniformly warm temperament, keep
liquid for a year or more. But
there is a great difference in honey.
Some will candy much more quickly
than others. Cold atmosphere is
quite favorable to Candying of beth
extracted and comb -honey. Cel-
lars and cold rooms are poor places
f.,r honey.
The brown -tail moth is a serious
pest, and ie likely to spread. The
easiest and practically the only ef-
fective nu an' of artificial control
where established, is by cutting off
the overwintering nests during the
late fall, winter or early spring
and destroying the larvae aithin.
This. of course. can be supplement-
ed by spraying with an arsenical
mixture when the caterpillars .ap-
pear on the foliage in spring. When
young. according to lineard, they
may he killed • with the ordinary
strength sprits or 'saris green or
began, with ill -concealed cln1
rassment, as he reached her with i tar -
toward him, and a feeling t.f a rea-
his companion : "it seem.' strange I ent rage pit sassed him, a,e he rca-
that this duty should fall upon Ino,,lized that it would not be An easy
matter to win the confidence of a
deposits one mnrk (about twenty-
five cents) and immediately allows
interest. With this nest -egg the au-
ble allow me to present to you, e thnature that shrank so sensitively thoritiee believe that the parents of
Nereid Irvington, brother to the from contact of nll that wag evil. •the child will be encouraged in
thriftand that the baby itself sill
have n fair start on the road to
wealth. No withdrawals are allow-
ed in less than twt, year' ; and the
ordinance applies le all children,
whether they are members of poor
faniliee or descended from million-
aires. Rabies are popular in Schon
011berg.
—f'
late Lord Irvington. Mr. Irving-
ton, Lady 1; ington."
CHAPTER XXX.
:1 the name, Harold Irvington,
fel. upon her ears. Esther's cheeks
flushed to a scarlet hue, the vivid
• color thus intensifying her beauty a
hendredfold.
But by no other sign did she be-
tray that her composure had been
in the least disturbed, or that she
resented the mean advantage that
ha,l been taken of her by subject-
`asr_lrir 1•' this in(reduction in a
Nevertheless he had resolved to
play a desperate game, for the sake
of once more becoming master at
Irvington Maser, and so he held a
tight rein (Her himself.
"Have you been to ir1 ington
Manor yet 1" he inquired.
'Not to remain far any length of
time, although I have paid Ilying
visits to the !dace upon two or three
occasions," Esther replied. "1
have been at school during the last
three years, as perhaps sou
know."
'T'i'es, so 1 have heard. but 1 sup.
pose you will Bann re-npee the ma
ins! Aeecm- nor houee," he nbseryed, with a
catching quiekly rc preyed sigh.
'est est- Ile heped 4 , N, work tulvn her
THE it}'NEFICIARY.
Little Clarenro—"Pa, I honestly
(isn't believe it does the a bit of
),cod when yeti thrash Inc."
Mr. Callieers--''I begin to ens-
pect as melt. my son. but you
hate no idea how much good it
soinetinics dues me to thrash you 1 '
1.U\D'l: SHORES.
ilappeuiugs la the F:uterald 1311 et
Interest to Irish.
mea.
A shark wes receltei rit►:ght at
Carlingford.
Dublin has the 01.j11+ cigar nanu-
ASTO(NI)ING FIGURES. factory in all Ireland.
The ruiners circulated as to Rof-
al residences being purchased t1e
Ireland are declared to be without
foundation.
Norah Donovan died in Middleton
Workhouse, Cork, at the age of
103. She had been an inmate for
62 years.
George Boyle, a well known Bel-
fast business man was knocked
20,000 down by a motor near 1)unaghadce,
and died an hour later.
25,000
The death is announced of Colonel
5,000 Edward O'Brien, head of the lam -
1,600
3,000 fly that claims descent from the
4,000 kings of Ireland.
Probably the oldest woman in the
200
20,000 Co. Wicklow died in Ratliney rec-
4,000 ently in the person of Mrs. Mur -
3 ray, whose age was 101.
10,000 The Omagh Rural District pro -
050,000 poses to erect 114 additional cot-
tages, and to provide 1 acre plots
It is when ue go into the esti
mated quantities of supplies for a
whole year that a person gets some
idea of the enormous task of feed-
ing, clothing and caring for its 80,-
000 poor and its 5,000 indoor offi-
cers. The following quantities also
show what a big business is done
by these special contractors in sup-
plying the goods needed.
Suits of clothes .... .. ..
Pairs of boots .... ......
i)ozens of mugs
Dozens of knives ..
Dozens of forks .... ..
Dozens of spoons ..
Dozens of frying -pans
Cwts. of Lacon .... .. ..-
C'wts. of butter ....
Tons of Rant .... ..
Cwts. of Margarine ..
MANUFACTURED SI'E('IALLY.
Then come the cutlery and earth
enware merchants,who also ,make a
special business of manufacturing
or getting others to do so for there
the mugs. plates, and other articles
which are necessary to replace those
broken in large quantities every
year.
in haberdashery alone the St.
Pancras Guardians spend $1,210 a
year. It is not an exaggeration to
Fay that the London boards spend
$20,000 a year on buttons, cottons,
needles, and all the other articles
which corns under the head of hab-
erdashery.
The same can be said of institu-
tional linen drapery, which is quite
a specialized article, mainly sup-
plied by four or five firms who take
every year about $10,000 (rem the
guardians for their goods. These
merchants also know exactly what
the guardians want in the way Of
woollen goods.
DEALERS ARE HONEST.
The great art of catering for •the
feeding and clothing of over 80,000
Stones of beef .... .. ... 200,00(1 for each cottage at a ccat of $92,580.
Stones of mutton .... ... 80,E A large whale of enormous weight
Stones of pork .... ...... 8,000 and measuring nearly eighty rest
Stones of suet .... .. ... 3,000 was recently found near the Islantd
Fowls .... .. .. .. ....... 18,000 of Rosbeg, off the Donegal coast.
Rabbits .... .. .. .. .... 40,000
Tons of vegetables .. .... 7 At Newry, John Lavery, a post
Pounds of fish .... .. .. 2,700,000 man, was presented with a cert;fi-
Quartern loaves .. .... 6,800,000 cate from the Royal Humane So -
Pounds of jam .... ...... 480,000 dotty for saving a little girl from
Gallons of milk 3,000,000 drowning.
'Pons Of tobacco g There is every prospect of the
Pounds of snuff .... ..... 500 agitation on the Toulagee grass
A VERY GREAT TASK. ranch near Roscommon, being re -
Until one spends considerable newed and continued during the
time in the stores unci kitchens of coming winter.
the great poor -law institutions one An outdo ,r meeting was held in
does not realize what a task it is Dublin recently to urge that the Ir-
tc. feed the London ratepayers' pan- fall language should be ma ie a
per family. It is a work which needs compulsory subject in the new It skilled and good organization, but (lsh University.
there can be no doubt that if the Ar -
No trace has been found of the
difficulty of distances could be got whereabouts of Thady Onley, sen
over in the matter of perishable of James Onley, Kibnurray, who
goods a central supply store would left his father's residence near!;
save the ratepayers many thousands two months ago.
or pounds yearly. - The long -promised "Book of Ar-
_��_ magh," which was prepared for th s
N0 LONGER TORTURED
press by the late Bishop Is e d as
tar back at 1892, is to be issued this
autumn.
An industrial convention was
held in Monaghan recently wits a
view to re-establish some of,the olu
industries or create new (Arag
Monaghan County.
Sergt. Wheeler Thos P. Bennett, Flagons 197 years old, coPp2r col
It C. A., who lives at 705 Albert lecting ladles and old cnmmunio
St., Ottawa, describes the relief clips anti plates, were ',steel un
which he got from D. D. D. I're- the Presbyterian church. fees
scriptions: I entrwhen sotne repairs were made
y
•'It gives me great pleasure to commend ,
D. D. D. to snfferers from skin diseases. I'h.
e population of Ir_lan
For three years i suffered Intensely from about half a million less thee '
a skin disease which 1 developed on the
back of my neck. it grew continually and land, and yet the number :'f aid age
sometimes rest oft scales. Neighbors ad- pensioners in Ireland is 151,00 as
against 73,000 in Scotland, o; a •1if-
ference of 111,000.
Lord Iveagh, who is head - f t i.e
famous fire of Guinness, and seed
to be the richest matt in ties United
Kingdom, has given away nearly
two million pounds for charitable
purposes.
A man named O'Cal'rgbam. r
farmer, residing at Umrieaan, Coun-
ty Armagh, cot his wits s throat
and afterwards cut his cell The
woman succumbed to her wee.els,
but the man survives.
At Magherafelt, County iSewn,
the Old Age Pension Committee
cancelled 150 pensions which had
+ been paid since January 1st to per-
sons under 70 years of age. One of
the recipients was not 60.
BIGGER OCEAN LINERS.
A Serge: Wheeler In R.C.A. Finds Cure from
Agonizing Skin Disease.
vice. prescriptions, salves and expensive
blood medicines were lavishly used.
At last 1 found relief in D. D. 1).. used ac-
cording to directions. It required .fust one
bottle to effect a cure. 1 am no longer tor.
tured. so 1 have no hesitancy in acknow-
ledging to the world the worth and great
virtue of D. D. D."
Blood medicines cannot kill the
germs in the skin which cause ce-
zetna and other skin diseases.
Salves fail because they cannot pe-
netrate. D. D. D. goes right into
the pores, kills the germs and cures.
For free sample bottle of 1). 1).
D. Prescription write to the 1). 1).
I). Laboratory, Department WI.,
23 Jordan St.. Toronto.
For sale by all druggists.
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"Since alien are you living in
that hole?"
"Oh, I've only swapped houses
with the hedgehogs while they're
learning to fly !"---Life.
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White Star to Build Beats Nine
Hundred Feet Lung.
The limit in size in ocean liners
is always an interesting subject.
and that it has not yet le.en reached
is evidenced by the construction of
two new 890 -foot steamships, de-
scribed in Popular Mechanit'a.
These are the Olympic and Titanic
of the Whits Star Line. Thad• huge
ships are to be f,f10 feet in length,
tee feet in beam, and 61 in depth.
From the keel to the roof of the
pilot house they will have a height
of 150 feet. The freeboard at the
bow will be 52 feet, a height that
would stern sufficient to overtop the
spray of the largest waves.
A sectional view of the ne
show three interesting fe •
as imminRpeel. e s9 peelthe t ah t
court. and the gymnasium.
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4.
THE JURY ACQUITTED P.T.
An Irishman was arrested for
rtealing a pied of pork. The evi-
dente was all against hint, and ev-
erybody present expected that he
would be convicted. When the jury
cane hack the verdict was, "•
guilty."
The judge was angry.
"You scoundrel," he laid, "ju
a: sere as I'm sitting here 1 know
yon are guilty, but 1 can't do oth-
erwise then as the jury says!"
His ov.n lawyer, who had given
is i tlti case, said to him : --
"Tell n,e. I'at. how you got off
•sett free when I knew you stale
that perk 1"
"Welt, ye set, sort." sand Pat,
"inch mon in the jury had a pace•
l• the pi Truk."
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