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All Unexpected Confession;
Or. The Story of miss Percival's Early Life.
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heir to some property. and he then Lay,
asked me to r bin,, saying that d- "To begin with, I was present at •
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he wished to reward nee foe my kind- Miss Wellington's marriage to thee Hr m
ess by leaving it ti, me. I was late Lord 1rvingtuu---"
oor and homeless and entirely de -1 ••\you! and who are—you 1" de -
No class of stock esu he mere t GER
cheaply kept. The writer for Many
yei.rs successfully wintered a Nuck
of breeding ewes in an open-faced
shed, with unthreshe,{ peas. thrown
into the rack twice a day, us their
only provender, andthey kept in
'4,,1 eenditiun. and produced
, own efforts for emended the woman, insolently.
• support. 1 wanted an educe- For a moment the gentleman's• i +N♦♦N♦♦♦�♦♦♦�strong, healthy lambs, with Heyer
♦ l a case of goitre, and always l,lenty
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pendent upon my
e,t
tion, and. although 1 did not feel strong white teeth gleamed ,tl i•
that I was entitled to such a re- antly beneath his silken tneustache
ward for my services, the sick man a; this rude interruption.
(To be continued.)
f 1 le
"AWE IS L NOISES."
strenuously urged me to grant
his i.s
request, I finally consented. But
it was net until after was InaC
a' his wife that I discovered he was a
CHAPTER lees—(Cont'd) ! i►anions to be seated. when Frank titled Englishman of great wealth, Hotel Guests' Complaints Were
�• , • me to re- l eIIge1`—bo5like—to tell the wonder- and that I should octets- a high po• Never Pressed.
Lady Irvington, allow p I fol news, blurted out : sition in the world. He had pur ;\ story used to lir told fifty years
tent you to some more of your "Mother! Madge! how' blind you purely kept those facts front me, ago of a newly rich, overdressed.
eountr} Hien," he observed, his ge-are ! Don't •ou know her ? ('ant lest I should shrink from the re- ntuch-bediunu,nded dame who but also against scab or other dis-
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sponsibilities before me. He died bounced angrily into the lobby et a ,use of the skin, while the increased
the face glowing with pleasure from s,,u see it s--
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e fleece,
the belief that he was contributing Frank, how excited you arc : about thirty -right hours after the fashiotuble hotel, '(nnd demanded
growth and quality of the
greatly to 'I ther's enjoyment in \`•hat are you trying to say ?" Mrs. ceremony, and the following Sat- of the clerk that Iter rooul be c•hang ,,wing to a healthy condition of the
thus surrounding her with a how* Cushman began, reprovingly, when urdav I sailed for England, with ed at once. The clerk told her po- skirl, Hoorn than repays the cost of
atmosphere : she anti her eyes swept up Mr. King, his attorney. I immedi lite) that it would be impossible the treatment. As a ruin , the dip }
"Mrs.Cushman, of Xew York stoppedwondering stet entered a good school, where to do so, as there was no vacant ping of the lambs a few days after the lambing season, nor after, if a , fence, the supplies necessary for
Lu i to Esther's face with acarrying on a prolonged war against
]I' (' sl tan and Taster for diene years I studied most. dill- room available; but that if anything Lite ewes are shorn in the spring fairly liberal ration of oats and
fairly well answers the purpose, as bran be given them, though roots' a l.ur peen
ticks, leave the closely -shorn ewes are very helpful to ewes when nurs- t 1 h
an:t seek shelter in the longer wool tug their lninhs, hut should be spar -
of the lambs. But, as a precaution ingl• fed before lambing. as an ex -
against skin diseases, it is wisdom Cres of roots fed at that period of-
t.: dip the whole flock at. that sea-
son, or at least to pour on the ewes,
and rub in, a solation of the dip.
For a small flock, a dipping tank
ma'• be made of plank. either
tongued and grooved, or lined with
zinc or galvanized iron. If used
only for dipping lambs, it need not
he more than 4 feet long. 2'/•- feet
high, and 20 inches at the bottom,
spreading to about 2! .'. feet at top.
A slatted drainer is used, placed
at one end of the tanks, on which to
lay the lamb while the surplus of
the solution is squeezed ottt of the
wool, and runs back into the tank.
In the case of a large flock, and
where it is necessary to dip ewes,
as well as lambs, a much larger
tar•k and draining device is 'trees -
Lary, and the outgoing end of the
tank should he sloping and slatted,
so the sheep can walk out of the
tart! and up to the drainer. But,
by good management, a flock can
be kept clean by dipping the lambs
in spring, and pouring the solution hoot -knife. He was discovered ly- pared the entire cost that a Con-
orthe entire flock in the late fall ing on Wimbledon Common. He tinental to war might entail, yet it
or the bekinning of winter. I'Sor had been employed at Smithfield would enable the countrye
this purpose, the advertised pro- Market for twelve years, but was over the first fewe days and to tided-
L,rietary dips are generally satisfac- discharged through slackness of over ter the first blow without de -
tory if used according to directions. work. since when he, with his fam- minilay, before its foe had been able to
'!'he. solution should be kept quite il•, had drifted to the verge of star- make the necessary preparations ',
warm while being used, as • it t•ation. His late employer having for detente. Elaborate plans for
spreads more thoroughly over the ]. tl the provision of
surface of the skin while warm.
The pouring may be done from a
coffee pot, and one quart to each
grown sheep is generally sufficient.
'1'o make rapid progress. the ser-
vices of three men or boys is re-
quired, one to hold the sheep, one
to open the wool at intervals of
four or five inches, and one to pour
the solution along these openings.
Tlt , sheep is first placed upon its
rump. its back resting against the
knees of the holder, while the wool
is opened down the brisket, belly
and thighs ; the animal is then turn-
ed first on one side, then on the
h while the wool is opened
, of milk supplied for their lambs.
TREATING FOR TICKS. ('lover hay is the standard proy-
It is essential t+, the health mel , ,,.;:•r for sheep in winter. and ter
t! •ft of sheep that they be treat•• 1 ,•.-, t•efuence in feeding, is hest
n
for destruction of ticks and oth •1• �, ,red over their pens. The ewe
vermin twice a year, namely, in tlee• e •.l will do fairly well if fed well-
spring, soon lifter shearing, and ' saved pea strew up to near lambing
the late autumn, before time when they should have roots
MANY READYFOR WAR
MI N. -tltlls. 1'1{O% istONs AND
Fl \IIS ON II NIt.
The Only Country in the World
Thal is .tlua?'s Prepared for
Da tile.
If war involving l:ernutuy hheuld
be declared the men liable t inili-
tary service would wee ten -
selves at their respective he•tdquar-
ters all over the country ; the hors -
again in id u c
Poing into {tinter quarters. tin••}l or :t light ration of oats daily. and es, wagons, carts, etc., which in
tri ntuu•nt is not only necessary as they would be better for this all time of peace have been noted
safeguard against ticks and lice, through the winter, if pea straw is down by special officers as ser'Icn-
a 6 els But the able would be requisitioned. The
the only [udder available 1
1nn+bs should baso clover ha., some quarters fur the advancing army,
sliced roots and oats, or n n►ixtlrc' also selected in time of peace,
of oats and bran, to keep them would be prepared for t he recti p -
growing Hoots are not n Hetes- tion of the various contingent*
sit ' for the ewe fleck previous to ( along the line of invasion or do -
City, iss - u. in look.
Cushman." faltered M d rho gently. To tray I have been pre- were amiss in her present loom
1heart d cease its I ] all; "I told 1 u ti ted to the queen—have mads i which ua imati•
"Mamma."
a gd, t c
Est ter s seems too c yo sented my could be rectified, the man -
pulsations the moment her eyes fell
now ocomprehknded a
she looked like some ono we knew ; debut, so to speak, and for introduced was considered cd ondent would cnd of the must de -
party,
upon the faces comprising this it is Esther!„ time have been publicly terabits iso in the house; sure nothing
party, but she recovered herself be -
"Impossible!" burst from the by the name 1 bear."
fore the ambassador had finished startled woman's lips.•I "How exceedingly romantic!" important could be wrong•
speaking, and then found herself Yet,even as she spoke, she was sneered Madge. who was consumed tli"Important e ! indigrongl!"y. echoed
ed
looking straight into the counter convinced of the truth of her (laugh- ,with jealousy to learn that the girl
ante of the woman who had tried to ler' statement. !whom she had once so snubbed in now, I should just say there was.
make a slave and a dredge of her, She realized, at last, that the her own home was so superior to I'd have you to know I'm fond of
• respect, and occupying music, and I have a sensitive ear,
some flee years previous. wondrously beautiful, elegantly her in every l and staying here purpose to
She bowed courteously to each, clad girl who stood before her with a position so far above her own. go I'm the opera andeifn you purpose
t
and. was quite relieved to find that
that air of refined self-possession "And you are really Lady Irving a fter hearing Putti at eight, I'm
neither Mrs. Cushman nor Madge had once been her despised sear►- i 1 1 d 'd Frank
appeared to recognize her, although
ton—a titled lady!"
they regarded her curiously as it
there was something about her that
was intangibly familiar.
"I am charmed to meet Lady Ir-
vington," said Mrs. Cushman, with
a bland sntile ; "but if she is an
American, her name surely is not."
A spirit of mischief took posses-
sion of and inspired Esther to pro-
long the farce, even though she
knew that discovery must inevitab-
ly follow, for she had caught sight
o: Frank Cushman's look and start
of astonishment the moment she had
spoken, and felt sure that he had
instantly discerned the truth.
"That is true," she politely re-
sponded to the matron, "the name
is purely English, nevertheless
America is my native land."
Evidently Mrs. Cushman now
found something suggestive in her
tones, for she scrutinized her more
closely, while a look of perplexity
swept over the face of Madge;
whereupon Master Frank gave vent
to a quiet chuckle of enjoyment, and
bestowed a knowing smile and nod
upon Esther, with whom he had al-
ways been very friendly in the old
days.
He had known her almost instant-
ly, but how it was possible that
the poor, despised nurse and seam-
stress had become transformed into
this titled and brilliantly beautiful
lady was more than he could com-
prehend.
"Alt. then of course yon have
married an Englishman," Mrs.
Cushman resumed. "In what por-
tion of the United States did you
reside before coming to England t"
"My home, during most of my life
was in California."
"California!" repeated the mat-
ron. with another start.
: sat ' . going to tit. u , with a squealing
l ] had listened to her story with g g p 1
stress and nursery maid. , tt to
What could it mean? How could absorbing interest.
anyone account for such a remark- "I suppose I ata," replied Esther,
able metamorphosis? smiling at his eagerness.
f "And are von very rich, tool"
"I am afraid I ant," she answer-
ed, with a little sigh.
" 'Afraid!' Well, that is a good
one! What do you mean?"
"I mean that the possession of
great wealth seems a heavy respon-
sibility to me."
"And have you a large estate,
with a big rent roll and all that?"
eagerly inquired the youth.
It was like the transformation o
the ugly grub into the gorgeous
butterfly.
"Yes," said the fair lady of Ir-
vington, gently, "I am Esther; but
I did nbt wish to tell you before
those people."
"I should think not, indeed !" re-
torted the haughty woman, with
spiteful asperity.
Esther lifted a wondering look to
her. "Yes, there is an estate, and—
Her only object in making the re- "Oh, where? Has it a high-
velation private had been to save sounding name?"
the woman and her children the Esther laughed out musically.
misery of betraying their chagrin in "I am afraid, Frank, you
the presence of the distinguished looking for more romance than; siduity the iny valid aliery da , and
dude-
people around thein, a circumstance there really is concerned with my jlighted
tu
which would surely have subjected story," she said. "My home is !concerts. at. which I'aderewski play -
them to unkind criticism,but now called Irvington Manor', and it is ed ravishing
c [ the aDeccompaniments
Resztoo
the woman's insolent tone and man -not many miles from London." brothers and Madame Sembrich.
Her showed her that her motives' "I suppose it is verygrand."• I But other persons in the hotel soon
•"ith hand sent in complaints of the "awful
noises" proceeding from 'Madame
Modjeska's suite.
They were greatli disconcerted
when they were informed of the
source of the disturbance, and the
complaints were never pressed. In-
stead, it became noticeable that
most of the hotel residents soon
fround errands which took them
through the nearest corridor when
the "noises" were in progress, and
if no one ever fell so far from good
manners as to listen at the keyhole,
"That was, perhaps. because a key-
hole accommodates but a single ear,
and there are as yet no rules for
precedence in eavesdropping."
_-f
A DREAM (l.tT.
Repented Appearanees Premonitory
of Disease.
amateur on the other side of a thin
partition next morning—well, you
don't know me!"
"I ant sorry Madame Patti has
annoyed ynu. said the clerk,
suavely. `'She is your next-door
neighbor."
The late Madame. Mndjeska, the
Polish actress, used to relate a
somewhat similar anecdote. Among
her friends she numbered those
other distinguished natives of un-
happy Poland, Paderewski, Ma-
dame Setnbrich and the two De
Reszkes.
At a time when she had been ill
in London, they were all there ful-
filling professional engagements.
As her convatesenee progressed,
they visited her with affectionate as -
n • nation,always kept In
readiness, would be issued, am e
country, says McCltu•e'y, would be
prepared within a few hours time.
This exactness of detail is carried
ten has an injurious effect upon the out to such an extreme that even
iambs -they are carrying. causing the necessary money required at
tieen► to come weak and flabby, the outset is kept on hand. In tho
lacking in ambition, and subject to so-called Julius Turm at the fort-
qr itre. an enlargement of the thy ress of Spandau near Berlin huu-
roi•1 glands of the neck or throat, dreds of sacks of gold containing
a disease tubi; h in some years proves 12{1,000,000 marks, part of the
fatal to n considerable percentage Franco-German war indemnity, are
of lambs snot) after birth. To avoid jealously hoarded for this purpose.
Ode t rouble, it is well to give the
eees ample room for exercise in
winter, and mainly dry feed.
had been entirely misconstrued. "It is a fine old place,
"Esther Wellington," she went some grounds surrounding the man -
on, with white, set lips, and with a cion, and an extensive park—"
sullen fire in her eyes as they rested' Mrs. Cushman here arose quiver -
upon the regal figure and pure, ing with anger, her face deeply
flower-like face before her, "what flushed, her eyes blazing.
shameless imposture is this'? How I "I have heard quite enough of
do I find you masquerading here, ; this romancing, she freezingly ob-
at one of her majesty's drawing- served, "and I do not hesitate to
rooms, under false colors?" I say that I do not believe one word
Esther flushed at the woman's of the preposterous story. Of
overbearing tone and manner, but course, Esther, I have no means of
without losing in the slightest de- i knowing what kind of a life you
gree her self-control, she quietly may have led since you left the shel-
returned : I ter of any home and recklessly took
"I do not quite understand your your fate into your own hands; but
allusions to 'imposture' and 'etas- the idem of an English lord marry-
querading,' Mrs. Cushman, and 1 ing a girl in your position, and ele-
would gladly have spared you this, vating her to such n one as you
meeting, but since it was as unex- : claim to -day, is too absurd for crc-
petted to me as to yourself, I could dence. You may have been able to
only try to cover the embarrass- hoax people in this country, by your
ment which I knew most inevitably assumption of the manners and title
follow the revelation of my identi- of a lady, and your lavish display
ty by withdrawing a little from the of finery, but you cannot play any
crowd until the first shock of sur- such game upon me, Lady Irving -
prise to you should have passed." ton' Irvington Manor, and a big
rent roll, indeed ! Faugh ! I'd like
CHAPTER XXXI. to take a peep behind the scenes
While she was speaking, Mrs. and know just hole all these jewels,
velvet and lace are paid for."
Cushman and Madge had stared at Esther's face will like sculptured
her with rude curiosity, mingled nimble --every atom of color had
with bitterest envy. Her elegant
been driven from it by the unpar-
was choice, her manner elegant allele) instill so spitefully convey -
have
refined, showing that she mist ell in the woman's teff words
hate enjoyed the best of education -Madge stood by, an ugly sneer
s.
al advantages since leaving then,, lips, reins showing her
more than four years previous. curling her 1
Her apparel was of the richest;. to be thoroughly in sympathy with
her jewels of the rarest. her mothers insolence.
They had been quick to observe But Frank was crimson with
and acknowledge this, whatever mingled shame and indignation.
they might believe regarding her "I say, mother. that was down-
ie life. right. cruel of you----" he began,
pearl n in
"How exceedingly considerate'" I hotly. when he was interrupted by
mockingly observed Mrs. Cushman, the sudden appearance of Mr. Hum -
when Esther concluded. "How Lett King, who, with a menacing
about your owls desire to conceal look mien his stern face and in his
from the public the knowledge that eagle eye, confronted Mrs. ('ush-
you were once a nursemaid 1" man vs ith a hearing thnt made her
"Mother' how can you talk so to involuntarily clever before him.
Esther' i am sue i( was eery kind ''Mndunl," he said, in a tune that
of her to wish to save you such n actually made her flesh creep, "vol
hock," frank here burst forth in will be very careful hereafter that
"Mamma. does Lady Irvington
make veei think of some one whom
we used to know ?" Madge here in-
terposed.
She had been intently studying
Bether's face. and had begun to
detect startlingly familiar lines up-
on it.
"No --I don't know --and yet.--"
the woman began, when Esther, see-
ing that a denouement must soon
follow, and wishing to says thein
the embarrassment of betraying
their ►nortification in the presence
of others, interposed with wonder-
ful tact.
"There is an empty sofa," she
leuu►rked, indicating one near thein
that had just been vacated ; "sup-
pose we occupy it while we compare
notes upon home life. Mr. Cush-
man, will you act as my escort thi-
ther'" she concluded, turning to
Frank, who could have fallen at her
feet and kissed the hens of her robe
for her sweet spirit of charity and
feer according to hien the honor of
acting as her attendant.
He sprang to her side and offer-
ed his arta.
"Frank :" site breathed, as she
gave it a friendly squeeze with her
white Kleted hand, '' 1 see you know
inc. and I cannot tell you how glad
I ane to Ree you once more."
•'I'•ther," the buy exclaimed, in
n delighted tone, under his breath.
' • I say you are an out-and-out
trump! But what on earth does it
all mean?"
"I will tell von presently," she
returned, smiling kindle ince his heartily. and bestowing upon hint a chnnlple,n ; "that girl a titled la y
perplexed face ; "hut how did 5011 brilliant smile that brought a quick or the realm!"
h:lppen to discover my identity so flll`h of pleasure to his face. •'What. i "Exactly, mndnn►."
clnickl '1" yen say is true. 1 nm in no false ] 'And do von imagine for a 1110-
••liv your voice. nnd that little pc,titiin, here in London, she con- nient that i nm going to credit such
trick yen always had of sweeping up tinned, gravely ; "nnd I will tell nn impossible story as she has just
in n certain tray when ! "u, briefly, how M ligappen to be - rehearsed to me ?" spiritedly de-
your eyelids \ i know, after leaving mended the matron.
•„ I t t the facts
oils kinds, which 1 Rcid t0 wealthy ,slightest degree, madam," coolly
its fur their ..wit and their ser- 1 returned the lnmyer.
MISERY OE LONDON'S POOR.
Magistrates Deal Tenderly With
Victims of Cruel Want.
Three unusually poignant narra-
tives of poverty and slow starvation
were related recently to London
(England) magistrates.
Arthur Davis was charged at the
Southwestern Police Court with at-
tempting to commit suicide by cut-
ting the veins of his left leg with a
By law this war fund can be used
only for requirements that arise at
the outbreak of or
DURING A WAR.
Directly war had been declared
the Reichsbank (State bank) would
take charge of this war treasure
and is authorized by law to issue
bank notes to three times the
amount, that is, 360.000,000 marks,
or sufficient to meet all require-
ments until loans are raised.
Germany stands alone of all coun-
tries in the world in being financi-
ally mobilized for war and in pos-
sessing a war fund. The amount
may seem insignificant when com-
s
honest indignation, "and i ant s',it- you (10 not repeat the remniks you
ling to wager almost any amount have just. nettle in cennectie,n with rearetie,
e ,i itwStt(nocllen Ker beingenly occurred
lve(l(0Inc
troubled
that there is no imposture or mas- Lady irvingte n
querading about her position. I "Lady Irvington derisi'ely re- by the phantom cat. For the first
know Esther right well, and that peated Mrs. Cushman, nettled al- time the meaning of the singular
she in above deception of any most beyond endurance by the dreamIthdawned
e en npg i Inc. prcmoni-
kind." clear. incisive tones and menacing
"Thank yon, Frank," said Esther lnngunee of lather's unknown intor dream.
(' r nceooflttdI haddanger-
ous
b e n
d ons growth in my throat. It lead not
progressed far enough to give me
any pain or even to cause disconn-
fort At the same time the nrannic
changer it involved hnd produced
Reneations plainly felt by what psy-
chologists call the subconscious and
manifesting through the suhconsc•i-
ons to the ennseinllg in the form of
n symbolic dream."
NOT PREPARED. •
"Some years ago early in the
summer," says H. Addington Bruce
in Success Magazine, "I dreamed
that while out taking a walk I was
suddenly attacked by a huge cat,
which clawed ferociously at my
throat. That was all there was to
the dream, or at any rate that was
all I remembered on awakening in
the morning, and naturally enough
I dismissed it from my mind as no-
thing but a dream.
"But when I found myself dream-
ing the same dream again and
again I began to wonder what sig-
nificance it would possibly have.
Usually it varied, greatly in minor
detail. Alas, however, the climax
was the same - the cat had inc by
the throat and was biting and
scratching viciously. Altogether, I
dreamed this dream not less than
a score of times in six months.
"Shortly before Christmas 1 took
a eeld which settled in my throat,
affecting it so badly as to require
the attention of a specialist. Much
to my astonishment it was then dis-
covered that a growth had been de-
veloping for some time and that an
immediate operation was necessary.
"Several weeks later, the opera-
tion having been performed success -
offered to give him work, ,e mag-
istratethesinews allowed named
his chw•harKe. have been compiled by Germany's
A laborer named \William Rough must prominent bankers, and the
ton was charged at the Guildhall
danger of being compelled to cease
Police Court with frequenting
operations in a prolonged war for
Wood street for the purpose of lark of means has been reduced to
stealing front vans. a
Detective Sheard said when he All German forts and f rues s
minimum -
visited Boughton's lodgings• he are armed and equipped to er-
found the wife and three children flowing with ammunition, supplies,
on the verge of starvation. He stores and provisions, so that they
bought food for thein. Ne had made are road for the outbreak of hos
inquiries, and ascertained that two tilities and could undergo prolong
former employers gave the man ex_ed sieges. Such forethought is t►e-
cellent testimonials. They were stowed on these preparations that
very clean and industrious people,
and bath willing to work. THE VERY BREAD,
ether, w u e ► Sir John Bell dealt with him as a dark brown kind called konimis
lengthwise of the body, and is then a first offender, and hound him brut is especially prepared to keep
tet stand while the wool is opened over. He requested a Salvation of fresh for weeks.
the whole length of the back, from facer in attendance to try and get Millions of the so-called eiserne
tail to heed, and the pouring pro- the man work, and said the woman ext encu, or iron rations (the soldi
cess completed. By this process, a should he looked after and food
flock of 60 or 70 sheep may bo treat-
ed in a day or six or seven hours,
ar ,l the owner will feel more com-
fortable, as well as his flock, from
the knowledge that the animals are
true front blood -sucking vermin.
and their skin in a healthy condi-
tion. calculated to increase the
growth of wool, as well as of flesh.
volt were startled. won't i here. t 8 you t
the madam and Madge rave when I your house 1 went into business; "Your belief or disbelief cannot
of the case in the
von tell them '"
for nnvsclf, making aprons of suet aft c
"Hush!" said Esther, gravely,
''that is why 1 brought them nerd. 111(1
g tants' nee. in the home. where I Mre. ('ushntnn began to lose some
away from the crowd. 1 did not , '
lodCed there was a sick gentleman. e! her excessive color.
wiser thein p se made trangenrr
able in the presence of %11•nngers. ' ' He seemed te, be peer and friend- sei�iinly f„ cunyarcr vie of the fact,('
e proof would
They had now reached the slfa, lees, and I tried to be kind 1.e him,
Lead lather furncii to ask her c•oitit , tieing many little thins fur his cunt- she proudly retorted.
At_
found for her until such time as her
husband was at work again.
A constable who gave evidence at
Highgate Police C'uort. against Mrs.
Beatrice Haggerty, twenty-one, of
Antill -road, Hot.tenham, charged
with peddling without a certificate,
said the woman, who had a baby in
her arms. was trying to sell post-
cards. "Her baby was famished.
We gave it some waren milk," he
added.
The woman's 1►usband said it
seemed "real hard" that ltis wife
should have to sit at home with two
starving bairns while he was look-
ing for work.
Air. Fraser Black --"She must.
not do it. She will be discharged."
He gave the coua missionary
money for the use of the couple.
WINTER FEEDING OF SHEEP.
Nc farm stock ran be housed
more cheaply for winter and feed-
ing than can sheep. Any old barn
or shed with a roof that will keep
tetetn dry answers the purpose prac-
tically as well as an elaborate and
expensive building, provided the
ewes are bred to produce their
lambs iir April or May, and for the
average farmer there is no adtant-
age in having the lambs come ear-
lier. If one chooses to prepare for
raising show sheep, or eater to the
earls• land► nlnrket, which latter is
very profitable. provision must be
made for keeping frost out of their
quarters nt lambing time. but that.
need not be expensive, as double -
boarded walls. with felt paper be-
tween, will make the place perfect-
ly safe, and n cheap class of lnnmber
will answer the purpose. Sheep
thrive better in open. airy quarters
tha i in close, warm buildiugn. and
prefer to lie out on the {fround,
even in ender, as long as it is dry
and cleat.
Mother, may i gn out to skate'.
"No," my darling Sue;
THE EASY MAX.
"Sometimes a miner dal is easy
an' good-natured," said uncle
Eben, "spoils the disposition of rounds were fired from a single gun,
at an average speed of 450 shots a
minute. for a cnttple of eta •
gent showing no signs of wear.
rs' food in war time), are kent m
stock, and countless field travelling
kitchens attached to every brigade
are kept in reserve. The barracks
are crammed with accoutrements,
rifles, bedding, tents, etc. ; and suf-
ficient stores are in constant readi-
ness to equip 2,000,000 men with-
out fresh supplies being ordered.
Everything, even down to the laat
button on the last soldier's coat, is
ready.
Officers who have been premed, at
the trials of the new machine gut
are strong in its praise and earnest
Iv urge its adoption. At Juterbog
the great artillery experiments+
camp near Berlin. these tests have
been exhaustively carried out un-
der conditions as nearly appioaeh-
ing the grim realities of war a. can
possibly be imagined.
The simplicity of construction,
solidity and cflieieney of the new
gun are astounding. According to
reports iron •iulerbog, eee,000
several other people dat Inas to fight
bis battles fur hint."
"But. Bertha, it was only last
month that M paid a dressmaker s
bill of fifty dollars, and hero is an-
other one for tldi,; month for forty
dollars."
"Well. dear. you see that shows
that I nisi beginning to ape nd less. '
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by ripelning thedi-ease germs. It wards ott the
trouble no matter how (her are exposed." Ab-
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WHENCE THE WIliS'fL1?.
Seventy-five years ago the steam
whistle ens udknes1,. in those
days engine -drivers were provided
with a small tin horn, which they
blew as occasion demanded Ate however, they - ttl-
eass blow loud entr• ems
despite the ttnrnilf 1, . n reef
ran down a farmer's earl, an d ub
terly destroyed one thousand eggs.
a hundred pounds of butter, two
horses, the vehicle. and the driver.
When the hill for damages was pre-
sented to the railway company (Ilal
rnanag'ng director sent fer Georgei
Stephenson. Stephenson ponder•
rel. Then he visited a musical i
slrnment maker, w ith the 'r
that he constructed a horn tt
screeched must terribly when bl
by steam. And successive gener
dons have toned that horn down in-
t'+ the familiar whistle of teelay.
EP who says he is react), to die
fat truth often mean' he is ren:
to kill.