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C1IA1'1'11it \'III. -(Continued.) "I don't know why I should," re-
sponded toed more puzzled, Cyril push- sponded Cyril, wondering whether his
ed the buttes about in search of
brandy, but could find none, and was
still searching when he heard Guild-
ford Mertnu's voice exclaim:
"What are you doing there? Como
away!''-
"I
way!""1 was looking for some brandy,"
Cyril said. "I think a little would
pull you round."
"'There is no brandy." said Guild-
ford Berton curtly. "If you'll Lo
good oneugje to wait. a moment—"
Ho stopped, and rising slowly stood
strange hurt was going to bo confi-
dential.
"You don't know. I suppose. that
I ant the son of the earl's late stew-
ard'!" went un Guildford llurton, his
eyes fixed on the ground.
"No," said Cyril, "I did
know it."
"I ant. which makes it all
more extraordinary that the
should acknowledge rue as his friend.
It is very condescending, don't you
think?"
It was a question which it was un -
holding en by the chair for a second ly possible to answer in one way.
or two; thou he staggered to the "Not at all," Cyril replied.
cupboard and, taking a bottle from "You don't? 1 fancy utast people
Um shelf, poured some of the con- do, and they let the see that they
tents tuba the medicine measure and do." Ills pale face grew dusky rod
drunk it. for a moment. "Rut it is easily e-x-
Altuoet blatantly his weakness pinined. I havo been of some sw-
eetened to disappear. and, after lock- vice to the earl, Mr. Burne, and as
Ing the door. ho turned and con- I have always refused to accept any
fronted Cyril with tho same oxpros- remuneration ho has paid me in an-
s,!on of restraint and reserve which other fashion."
had been so marked in tho morning. "I undeistand," said Cyril, still
"I'm afraid I've alarmed you," he wondering why Mr. Guildford Murton
said with a snide. who had looked ready to eat hint in
"You certainly have, my good the morning, should be so conuuuni-
sir. I hope you are better?" cative in tho evening.
"Oh, yea, I'm all right now. fray "Had you ever seen the: earl before
sit down." this morning?" asked Burton care -
"It is very unfortunate that I lessly.
should have -fainted just at tho mo- "No," replied Cyril.
went of your arrival; it was a poor "You were vcr`y much struck with
kind of welcome. but l'in very glad hint, I suppose?'
to see you, Mr. Burne." "I thought him extremely courteous
"Don't trouble to talk for a little and -well. 'highly polished.' "
while," Cyril said. "I don't think A smile. cynical and not altogether
you are quite right yet, and you'd pleasant. curled Guildford Burton's
better rest." lips.
"Olt, 1 ant quite recovered, thanks,' "Yes, lie is admirably veneered.
said Guildford Berton. "These at-
tacks don't last Jong and leave mo
as sue'denly as they conte."
"You appear to have got quite a
collecting& of chemicals in your cup-
board," remarked Cyril, not curious-
ly, hut tor the sake of saying some -
not
the
earl
Don't they say that if you scratch
the Itussian you find the 'Tartar un-
derneath?" •
"Well. that npplitet to the earl.
ilo is smooth enough until you
scratch him. then—" Ile paused and
shrugged his shoulders. "Did you
thing. "I suppose you keep then as ever hear of his nephew?" he asked,
restoratives?" suddenly raising his eyes and looking
"Some of them, yes," Guildford at Cyrii.
Dorton said. "I always had a taste "Who Is he?" asked Cyril. -
for doctoring, and I keep a few siun- "Tho Viscount Santleigh."
plo remedies by sie. We have no doc- "Oh, yes, I've heard of hien," ro-
tor nearer than Parkham, and I find plied (7yril.
the kind of things I keep useful "What sort. te a roan is he?" he
asked Guildford Burton.
"Ton my word, I'm scarcely cap-
able of describing him," said Cyril.
'rife unknown artists don't have very
close acquaintanceship with viscounts
but from what 1 have heard I should,
say that ho is considered something
of a fool by most people."
"I understand. Do you know
where he is now?" asked Guildford
Berton.
"When he was Last heard of he
was going abroad, I believe."
"I to must be a fool," remarked
Guildford Merton.
some books and a few pictures, and "Why do you say that?" asked ceteris 1 ing the beans to the fumes of btsul-
Cyril was rather glad to miss the Cyril, rather languidly, as if tho tegean empty phial, and, having tight-' theroae ands iwno corn
to imperative,
e,youngg p (+
bele of carbon in a closed box.
peculiar odor which pervaded the subject did not particularly interest 1v corked it, removcsl the hnndkcer horses than teen corn cut from tho
other rootn. his. chief from his fare. Then he coveredfield and g—�
Itis host turned up the lamp and "Because, though lie is a poor the cork with scaling wax, and, pinc food should dbel timed and y1hen everthe yt A NIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN.
got some spirits and glasses from a man, he has refused a las•ge sena of ing the small phial in a padded food trust be. made to keep the —
side•board. money." said Berton. "Ile hes rant pocket. inside his waistcoat, sank Climbers' Experience in a Terrible
1'' ,. back in the chair and smiled us one horse gaining from the first if he is
I have only one servant, the old through what property ho held in his to top the market. Thunderstorm.
woman whom you saw, so you must own right, and though the earl oleer smiles who, after infinite toil and
11 1 1 d
among tlto poor people here. Tooth-
ncht•s and that nort of thing are
their most serious ailments, and they
have got lit lite habit of canting to
me."
"I see; it's very kind of you," said
Cyril. "Your room smells quite liko
a chemist's shop."
"You noticed it? I.et tis go into
another room," and he rose. "I very
seldom sit here myself."
iii led the way across the small
hall into another room. which was
not quite so gloomy, and much moro
comfortably furnished. There were
"Oh, don't hurry," remonstrated
Guildford Berton, but (era would
not be persuaded to eeteeu his visit,
and his host accompanied hila along
the windiig,puth end to tho gate.
"Good -night," said Cyril. "1 hope
you will come and see uio some even-
ing," he added, us he was bound to
do.
Guildford Berton accepted tho in-
vitution at once, and held out his
hued. •
Cyril took it and almost started,
for though the night was warm and
genial, Guildford Merton'.+ hand was
as cold its ice.
"1f l wore a doctor," Cyril said,
"I should order you another glass of
whisky -hot this tine -anal bed."
"Oh, I'm all right. thank you. 011,
by the way, Mr. Berne, 1 shall bo
glad if you will say nothing of tho-
the slight indisposition under which
you found mu this evening."
•'Certainly, I will not," Cyril Bald.
"Ilut I think you rather urlderosti-
mutc it, if you'll ullow ire to say
so."
Guildford Morton shook his head
with a peculiar smile. "It was noth-
ing," he said. Good -night."
Ho stood at the gate in the wall
watching Cyril's strong lithe figure
striding away down the lane; then,
bolting the gate securely, returned to
tho house, and stood in front of the
chair Cyril had sat in, and looked at
it as if its tato occupant were still
there.
"Poor and proud," ho muttered,
"and handsome as the devil. .lust
the sort of a man to take a girl's
funcy. Hurn! I don't think you like
111e, Mr. Cyril Burne, and 1—" he
paused, and his lips parted slightly,
showing his small teeth in a thin,
white line, "and I hate you. You
Wray go your way and not interfere.
but. if you should cross my path and
become a nuisance`--" Ile stopped
again, and, after regarding the empty
chair with a sinister smile for an-
other moment or two, he took up
the lamp and the water jug, and
went into the roost in which Cyril
had found him.
Setting the lamp down upon the
table, ho carefully locket! the door
and fastened the window -shutters.
Then he took a large handkerchief
from his pocket, and, pouring some
water on it from the jug, tied it over
his mouth. '1'htvt ho unlocked the
cupboard door, and, taking down
two bottles and a test glass, care-
fully
arte
fully poured into the latter an equal
portion of each of the liquids con-
tained in tho bottles.
Lastly ho got a small phial, and,
first holding out his hand at amt's
length. to sco if it were steady, most
carefully and slowly allowed a few
drops to fall into the mixture.
Whatever this last chemical might
have been, it worked an extraordin-
ary change in the compound to
which it had been added, for it hiss-
ed as the hot iron hisses in the
tth's trough, and the color o
As a Thirst Quencher
There Is no other beverage oan compare, with
'1'11E 1101ISIS FOR •1'1I1 FARMER.
An interesting bulletin bus been
published by tho University of Illi -
nuts on the market classes ut horses.
We quote from it on the description
and quulities of the druft horse. It
says that there is ono standard use
for the draft horse, and that is to
haul enormous loads ut the walk
only. t-treugth is tho ono considera-
tion in tho draft hot se, and broadly
speaking, weight is the principal ele-
ment. 1f, however, rho utechunisIn of
the horse is to endure the strain ho
trust havo a strung hiud leg, espec-
ially at the hock, it heavy loin with
short coupling and a strong front
leg and dense hoof, because so large•
a proportion of his weight is, or
should be, in front.
With the draft horse It is not a
question of height. but of weight; in-
deed the nearer the ground he is the
better both for cervico and endur-
ance. To class with draft horses
an animal must weigh not less than
1,500 pounds in good flesh and ho is
all the more valuable 11 ho weighs
1,800, 2,000 or even more. Ile can-
not be too heavy if his "bono" cor-
responds to his weight.
Such a horse should be blockily
made with heavy bone, though
smooth; short in tho buck, close
coupled with heavy loin, rounded
hips, wido strong hock, fiat bond,
moderately short pasterns, medium
straight shoulder, heavy in the front
with full breast and logs placed well
apart, though not extremely wide.
The animal should carry a good cov-
ering of flesh, bo smooth finished all
over and manifest docility and a dis-
position to do heavy work with pa-
tience but. with spirit. Accordingly
ho should show a bright guild eye,
an erect eur, and a smooth, easy
motion at the trot. The good draft
horse is not expected to make spend,
yet ho must not be in constant
"quarrel with his legs." Because it
is easier to secure weight in fat than
in bone, caro should bo tarn to in-
sure heavy bone in extreme weights.
but this should not be done at the
expense of fair finish.
Draft horses of good form sell al-
most according to weight. except
that as weights increase prices rise
at a much greater ratio; so that ex-
treme weights bring enormous prices
if only tho bone is satisfactory.
Prices range from $125 to $800, with
an increase of about 10 per cent.
when thatched in teams. These prices
are sometimes exceeded, and stealers
insist that prices were never so low
that a span of draft horses would
nut bring $(300 if only they were
d enough
Ceylon Tea, which Is absolutely the purast and
most delicious tea the world produces.
Stook, Nixed or Croon. Load Paokote only. By all Creases.
Highest Award $t. Louts, 1804.
first symptoms of sickness to devel•:p
into disease.
If tho droppings of the fowls aro
not in normal condition give a tea-
spoodul of soda water (bicarbonate)
to each afflicted bird. In making tho
water use throe heaping teaspoonfuls
of soda to a pint of water. Follow
with a one -grain quinine pill each
night for three nights in succession.
Salt aids in the performance of the
various functlons of the body, as
digesting the food and its absorp-
tion of the blood.
It is said by those who tried it
that gin and molasses, oquul parts,
put in a bottle and well shaken bo -
fore using, is an excellent tonic
and preventive of colds and roup.
FOOT NOTF.S.
There is a good year iu front of
us.
Get out of the ruts.
Crit is better than grunt.
The num who keeps books learns
to turn everything to account.
Don't ship poor fruit.
A farmer, being asked what ho did
to get rid of the weeds on his farm,
said that he sold most of them as
mutton, at three and one-half to four
cents a pound.
Spray your ignorance with a 100
per cent. solution of study and ex-
periment.
:x-
perl teen t.
No one has yet conte forward to
claim that. modern eire is us good
as that put on the market a dozen
years ago.
'There aro men who ought not to
bo farmers. There aro fares which
ought not to bo farmed.
Tho proverbial expression that
"all things comp to hitn who waits,"
applies more often to the case of the
farmer than to that of any other
rima.
Worth working for -the alfalfa crop.
The farmers who pay the taxes
that maintain public roads, aro just-
ly determined that their rights shall
not bo wholly annihilated by tho be-
goggled
o-
goggled chauffeur.
quires a two -horse man to
alit 1 1(10 ga,a.
mixture changed from dullgray to This is par • excellence the horse for (nuke money on a one-horse lural.
6 The farmer with a well filled silo
bright crimson, then to a vivid the farmer to raise. Only the blood and a cellar toll of man cls is well
green, and lastly lost all color and of the bast draft breeds, and tho
b
become like water. heaviest and best boned stallions aro shod for winter travel.
But nt this point of its transform- suitable. Even then the demand for The question of production is often
cation n faint, but penetrating odor extreme weights necessitates the use more easily solved than that of
p selling the product after it is pro -
arose from it, so penetrating• indeed, of largo mares that aro good milk- g, I t'
that it appeared to make its way milk-
ers. In no other way can colts be duced. Right hero is where business
through the wet handkerchief, awl produced with sufficient bone and tact and hustle count.
Guildford Merton's pale face went feeding quality to attain the sire flet talre beans y worth dly i of oc for
deathly white, and he swayed to and and finish demanded by the markets. seed. Cook then! for the chickens or
fro slightly. 1•:ven then the youngster must be
With a muffled exclamation of sat- supphe.l with the best of feed in fe'''el them to sheep. If only a part
Istnctton, he skillfully poured the large amounts from tho very first. of tho henna me weevil eaten, the
lir aid ho had concocted in-! Plenty of good pasture, clover hay, weevils may be destroyed by expoa-
excuse the absence, Mn. Burne," he ed hive n large suet to cut off the iron ► e. has reacheda long -desired
esirc
said, entail, tied so enable the earl to
"1 nm too accustomed to waiting leave the estate to whotn lie plen:.td,
upon myself to require many ser- Lord Santleigh refused it."
vents," responded Cyril. '''That sounds foolish," said Cyril.
"You've emptied the carafe, I see," "Yes," assented Guildford Berton.
said Guildford Berton. when he had "ho forgets that the earl may marry
fetched it from the other room, and agnin or that he -the young viscount,
he went to the fireplace and touched I mean -might die before the earl.
an electric bell. Life is uncertain, and nioey"-Cyril
'rho old woman entered and Berton fancied that a sudden gleam flashed
pointed to the carafe and Made signs in the sombre eyes-"uouey is tan-
to her un his lingers in the deaf and gible."
dumb language. "Perhaps Lord Santleigh doesn't
"Your housekeeper Is greatly rare about money," suggested Cyril.
afllicttl," remarked Cyril, looking at "levcn he can't be such a fool as
her compassionately, and thinking at that would stake hien."
the same titne that it was the finish- "It seems scarcely likely, I'll ad-
ing touch to the gloomy little place, Writ," said Cyril.
and what a cheerful kind of person "Do you admire Lady Nornh?"
Mr. Guildford Berton must be to live "I think Lady Norah is very beau -
under such conditions. titin, yew."
lie was evidently of melancholy dis- "Yes," said Merton. "i suppose
pcisition, was suhjcct to fits and she is. I don't profess to he judge.
lived in a sunless house, surrounded I ata a little of a woman hater. You
by a high wall, and quite alone ex- know she only arrived last night. 1
rept ing; for nn old woman who was wonder how lung she. will remain nt
deaf and dumbt the Court?"
"Yes," said Guildford Burton rare- "What do you mean?" asked Cyril
lessly. "She isn't quite deaf, how- coldly.
ever, tho(lgh she'd tae dumb ne this "i meant how long would it be be -
table." and he struck 1t; "hut 1' fore the .earl quarreled with her. ile
thought it. easier to toach her the quarrels with every one sooner e.r
deaf and dunnb language than to be .later."
continuously yelling at her. I diaikc-Except ing with Mr. (IuiIAfol d
all noises." • Burton."
"Much more convenient," said, "Excepting with me --yes. ile is
Cyril. ''but -I'm afraid you'll think sure to quarrel, he always docs with
ale rather impertinent -len surprised all his relations; ho quarreled itith
nt your choosing such a person for his wife. Which is a pity, for Lady
your housekeeper." Nornh's make."
"The host kind of servants to "Why?" asked Cyril reluctantly.
have," Guililfrod Berton responded; "llee:nise there ens no settlement
"they can't din tho life out of you when she and the curl were married,
with their tangoes and they don't and the quarrel and separation pre-
carry tales. Besides, a younger wo- vented any being made afterward,
innn would be always gadding about consequently Lady Noreth is entirely
and' give mo no emu of trouble look- at the mercy of her father. If they
ing after her. help yourself, will should quarrel lie would leave her
you. end try these eignrs. 'They- pennile:'as."
and the liquor -are gond," he added, "i don't sec how this can interest
ttith tho shadow of a senile, "for either you or me, Mr. Berton."
they coma front tho Court. The earl "I didn't know whether you miea,t
is gleed enough to keep Inc supplied.' not regard her in tl.e lit hl of ,e
Ile raised him eyes and glanced nt wealthy heiress,'• he s lid, "(Icd 1
his guest to see %that effect, If any, merely inentinnell the matter 111 the
his words world produce, but Cyril cunrse of conversation."
merely nodded ns he said: "I don't think i cure to disen-s the
"Yes. it's a capital cia;nr. and 1 end's private affairs. lir. Beton."
nm sure the whisky is all right." said Cyril coldly, "and I nm sure 1
"I suppose you are rather surprised have no desire to learn anything con
-
that the Fart of .\rroednle should corning Indy Norah's."
bo so Intimato with so humble a( "Of course not, of course not," ne-
person as myself," Raid Guildford : sented Guildford Berton, with nn
Berton, leaning back in 1118 chair, but upward glance. "As you say, It is
riot looking one-half so •1► at ease no business of ours."
as )1;s e+isitor. w..J, 1hough In *het "1 didn't say so quite so plainly,"
1,inst cAnsf•,rtable attitude, had that ' said Cyril. "hut I certainly think
pert/Betty graceful air which is bornso. None whatever. it is later than
pit;, se,hps glove. II thought and 1 mot be going."
success.
('I'o be Continued.)
'I'HIE VOICE OF SINCEiIITY.
Children are said to be good al-
though unconscious judges of human
nature: and most of them do at least
recognize sincerity and detect pre-
tenso.
"Conte Isere. my little darlings,"
»avid the hook agent. She had a face
which belied her words, butt she was
trying to cultivate the little daugh-
ter of the wsmnan who had not yet
comm downstair». "I do so love
children!" she n(1(le(f, in a clear
tone, as she heard footsteps on the
stairs. "Rut you 800411 to like the
kitty better than me. Why are you
so fond of her?"
" 'Canso she purrs as if eh.' meant
it," said the little girl, calmly.
NOT A MAMTEIti'IErI•l.
A SCotchulen rho had married a
widow noted for her plainness was
accosted by his employer.
"Well, '1 hoi nay." said the latter,
"1 hear you're married. What sort
of 11 woman Is e n :r wife?"
•'Ne 1, sir." answered the Scot,
"se.• s the Lord's handiwork; but I
(retinol say she's just. 111s master-
piece."
"One never knows what will peeve!
it woman." "i'n1 nut so sure of
flint. Now, In the case of my wife
I've discovered, by careful study,
that she hies a great longing for al -
utast anything that. is just beyond
our means."
Patience --"1n that ring he gave
}sal ort with precious stones''" Ilea-
rico-- t't, 'ire lime few re on. F."
We Me hest to call
SCOTT'S EMULSION
a food because it stands so em-
phatically for perfect nutrition.
And yet in the matter eel restor-
ing appetite, of giving ♦nccv
strength to the tissues, especially
to the nerves, its action is that
of a medicine.
Sen 1 10, !rel Meer!,.
cCOT( & Bray r, Chea hu.
Toreneo, 1)1)4114..
s••c ,n 1,1 eo; e11 druggists.
All this is h like growing beef, It i
and these are the horses to prodelees not the expected dangers
on the farms. They can be produced which are the greatest menace to Al -
nowhere else to advantage, and when !tine clinnbcrs. Mr. W. C, Slinoshy
it is remembered that the draft horse tells in the Alpine Journal of a
is really the highest priced standardParty of three who set out to scale
horse in the market, it is easy the Dent Blanche with every reason -
enough to see what horse the farmer able expectation of a quick return.
should mise lie not only Hells for they were well equipped, were all ex -
y l,.e► a n.,..t perience(1 climbers in first -rale cot-
^rng;o none..
with the same caro there are fewer diUun, and the weather wag above
culls, and no training is required ho- reproach. Yet un unforeseen peril
yond light coillluoi work to fnmil- o`'e•rtook than, and not one of them
lnrize hint with the harness and with would willine;l,v repeat the expert -
time ing. The disposition of the enres of that night, !•;•aye Mr,
draft horse is so docile and his on- Slingsby':
We climbed up without an adven-
ture, and about four o'clock in the
afternoon we st,erte(1 to conte down.
The weather was perfect, and we had
no thought of mishap. We had been
descending for about ono hour when
• Ilus't of lightning called our «(tiii-
t.lon to a black cloud, which ad-
vanced toward us and caused us to
hasten our movements.
Suddenly, without warning, the
aloud fell upon us, dense and dark.
'the axes in our hands gave out faint
steady flame's; so did our glove v, and
our hair stood out. straight. A
handkc:chlef which Selby hail tied
over his head looked like a tiara of
light. The sight watt uncanny, but
Interesting. '1111' sparks and flames
It is a noteworthy fact that the emitted no heat and no hissing, but
cry of "cholera" comes from sections i felt an unpleasant t ibratiun about
where corn is rho train diet.
ceators have labored so long that he
works almost by instinct, and he re-
quires no special training to go upon
the markets.
DISEASi1 OF POUL'T'RY,
An ointment of vaaelino and sub
phur is a good one for scaly legs.
l'or canker In fowls alum water is
recommended. l'ut alum in the
drinking water.
The besttonics you can give your
stock aro fresh air and exercise.
Disinfect if possible once a week. It
is the only way to kill disease germs.
Disease collies to many flocks
through the drinking vessels. Disease
lurks in filthy water fountains.
A cure for sore haul is bathing
with snit %vteler and afterward an-
ointing with carbonized va-scline.
Another cure for more head or
chickenpox is nn ointment mudo of
two parte lard and one part keio-
8ene.
Cases of roe! have been greatly
benefited by placing a little bromide
of potassium in the drinking water.
The Dieted States Department of
Agriculture reel' nuuends in warding
off roup n decrease in the proportion
of corn and an inerense in the pro-
portion of meat food in Net daily
rut ion.
There is nothing better for a re-
cently contracted cold than a one -
grain quinine pill given each night for
three nights in Succession.
For sno.ving need Slight colds a
simple remedy is it tablespoonful of
kerosene in the drinking eater, to
he repented for several days in suc-
cession.
For limberneck n teaspoonful of
sugar diewolved in a wineglass of
water, a lot of which is s'puirtcd
down the throat of the afflicted fowl,
Is recommended.
While we are opposed 10 giving n
well fowl medicine, we can see no
reasonable excuse for allotting the
111y spec tee lrM.
One hundred and fifty fest of climb-
ing would take us over the danger-
ous part of our journey, and in
spite of the dar$:ncss we pressed on
to reach enfcty before nightfall. We
were all gated on n steel, incline► of
ledge, .clearing ashy the ice, when
all nt once lh.• mountainside appear-
ed to bleak out in a bla'c, followed
by it mnrz1olJ muflllal pearl of thine -
der, which seemed to come out of
the Interior of the mountain. tf a
great crevice had opene4 and tiro
buret. forth we should not have been
more am -prised.
sell,; (Intl Smith cried out, "My
axe is struck!" and each let his axe
go into the chasm in front of 119.
We were blindest by the terribly in-
trnee light. Rtnith had n broad
band burned h.elf-wny round his neck,
but aside from that we were not
hurt. There was nothing to do but
to Walt until the storms should pass.
1 he spectacle was so grand that we
even took a grim enjoyment. in It.
Ilut ell.•n ithad pastier! night had
fallen. and wo were prisoners until
morning.
We lashed oureelvcs to the rocks,
braced our feet on the small projec-
tions of the steep iaclane unit tried to
n;nke rho best of it. It snowed and
hailed and blew. We did not dere to
sleep, but kept our hands and feet
Inca ing all night bong. Smith was
eo dazed by the electric shock that'
he kept calling; its by wrong names.
At the earliest dawn we shade a
breakfast of frozen oranges and sar-
dines. Then we tried to start, tut
wo were so benumbed that wo were
forced to wait for the sun to give'
some hent. When it finally did blaze.
upon us and our stienss had disap-
peared, we rescued our axes and
started for Zermatt, which we reach-
ed at nightfall. A rescuing party
had just been organized to go to
our relief.
HARD TRUTHS.
Meant for the Man Who is Not
Getting on Fast Enough. -.,P0'
Why have you been in the same
position at practically the same sal-
ary for many years.
Very likely you attribute it to tho
partiality and prejudice of your em-
ployer or the man representing him,
or, possibly, to tho petty jealousies
or envy of your fellow employees. 11
is not altogether impossible, you
know, that the fault is your own.
Aro you training yourself in alert-
ness of mind and in ability to grasp
unexpected situations, to enable you
to 1i11 efficiently the place above
yours? If you are not, probably
oue of your associates is, and whoa
he is advanced you will say, "What
a lucky dog!"
Before that happens make a care-
ful diagnosis of yourself and set
what is wrong.
Have you the determination to get
on? Are you bound to get on? Do
you try to do everything a little bet-
ter than anybody else about you?
Are you trying to be more progres-
sive, more up to date, in your work?
Are you weeding out all slipshod tne•... -
thous and careless speech? 1)o you
write your letters els carefully and
effectively as possible? Aro you
neat and tidy in your business, and
polite and considerate in your man-
ner? Arc you obliging to every-
body? Aro you careful in your hab-
its, both when you aro at your
place of business and uwuy front it'?
Do you realise that somebody .is
watching you constantly, and that
your carelessness, your indifference,
your lack of nnebition, play bo rho
stumbling blocks that aro keeping
you back?
'fake a careful inventory of your•
self, check off the winning qualities.
and weed out the enemies of gout
advancement, and you will find node
ing to keep you back.
FOOD VALUE OF (, s STER.
Much Dissolved in the Mouth -
Rest Easily Digested.
An exchange writing on the food
value of the oystcr 811)8 interesting
experiments made in the Lancet lab-
oratory show the great digestibility
of the oyster.
When the oyster was crushed runt
placed in cold water about half 01
the solid matter was dissolved. When
the oyster was placed uncrushed in
the Mame medium ono•fuurlh of its
solid matter was dissolved. it is be -
believed that if the oyster be chewed
more than halt of it is dissolved in
the mouth.
What are the solids in the oyster?
They are the proteids corresl ling
to the lean of treat or the white et
un egg, fat starchy matters end gly-
cogen. 'Phis Iasi means (he sub-
stance which the liver manufactures
for future. It is very like sugar and
when wanted for use in changed into
sugar. it is thn substance which
makes tho oyeter sweet in the mouth.
But there are other valuable con-
stituents of thn oyster -what aro
called the glycoro-phosphoric conn'
pounds. Iled lrn1 men prescribe these
for Improving the nervous system. so
that a diet of oysters Is unquestion.
ably good for the nerves. 'they also
contain common salt. a little copper
and several phosphates, And taking
the whole contents of the oyster
shell. 0110 find e►Iniost everything
accessary for the food of the body.
First Little Girl-"JTy pupae 19 very
tall." Second 1 ittle (lir!-"11y- !mita
is ale tall as the garden wall," 1•'irst.
Little 0111 -"My pupa run look over
it." Second Litt 10 (.Irl -"So can
thine, %then he's got his hat on."
"What do you thine is the Wiest(
extraordinary ileventi011 of the agie?"
"'the phonograph," nnewcr(d Mr.
efeekton, promptly. "Tho wily that
machine stands meld talks back to
Maria, positiscly takes my breath
away!"
Slie-"Arthur, I showed papa thuti.t
poem you wrote about me." Tie --
"And wan he pleased?" She -"Yes.
He said that he was sntis(ied now
that at least you are not a poet."
"You soy you own discharged
from your formi,'r place for being too
industrious?" "Y1a, mem " 1 h
very strange. What i .1 yo : do'"
"1 went into the cener one• .toy panel
detente eho old wisp ice site*,"