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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-02-07, Page 2+040+040 ♦ o♦o+ c +04 0+e) +o +o+o 401 e+0+O+0+O+0+040 DARE H13? OR, !► SAD LIFE STORY 0+0+040+0-+o+o+o40+ +0404-040+ CHAPTER XX. There Is always something in the na- ture of a mountain in a night that is interposed between 114 and either any promised pleasure or any threatened pan. In loo cnso of pleasure. we are naturally lot a hurry to scale it. m order 1) see In'.v full of sursldne and flowers l; rite appy valley on tho other side ; and in the case of pain, we aro alt icei, 4Iy icss eager to ascertain Bows dant Is the abyss, hoof clothing the aw'anrp, how luhgty the waves that wait u, 1411011d the dusky hill. Burgoyne Inas no expectation of find- ing nnylhing agreeable cn line further slopeeof his inountain, and yet the lime seems lotg to in, till lio has climbed its crust, and sudden down its oder tilde. Early and splendid as e. the new light that takes possession of him and his shutterless bedroom, Ito upbraids i1 as it laggganl; and the hours that pace by till the oee appointed for the explanation of y'eslerdny's mystery seem to Thin to hobble on crutches. What can Amelia have. to shy to him that needs such u clomp of preparation? What can have turned Amelia into a Tragedy Queen? ,\\'hat miracle can have made her take the iniperativo mood? leer It was tate imperative morsel unquestionably which, ormt•ary In all precedent, she had nlado use of when she ltd cotntnnttded hire, most gently it is true, since. being by her nature gentle, she cut do nothing un- geiilly, to leave her. He absolutely laughs at the topsy-ter+inees of the idea. What can she have to say that requires Co carefully selected a spot to say it in? .'–a spot where "it does not. matter If ho docs break down." AN hat. in Hea- ven's name. can she be going to say that Inspires her with such a cold-blooded in- t•eution Beforehand of breaking down? Jim's state of mind is something thnt of the Baron's In "On no badine pas avec I'aniour," on hearing that his daughter's everii had been turning snnier:saults in a field of luzerno. "Non, en verde, anion, mon one, jo li y comprends Moo - lumen! rien. Tout cera mo parait ane conduite desordounee, it est vrai, ►anis sans motif confine Sates excuse." If she were any other woman, he should as- cribe her behavior to some tiresome but pa -sing tantrum, evoked by his delay in appearing? But hi the past eight years bow nolo)' hundred limes has he kept tier waiting? and has she ever failed to meet bion with tho sante meet: good - humor that has not had even n tinge of repronehful forgiveness In it. As she herself had said, "hr all the=se years how often havo I been angry with you ?'' He has been angry with her times out of mind. angry with her on a thousand un- just and unkind cormts; angry with her foe her slownees, her bad complexion, het want of a sense of humor; for a hundred things which she cannot help, that she would have altered–oh. how gladly --if she mule, 1 But how often has she been angry with him? In vain Ito searches his memory. (toping to overtake aconic instance of ill-hltniyr, or even pet- lislines, that may make tho balance, be- lw•trI them hang a little inure equal. But in vain. She has never been angry est ire Hint. And even 110W neither her !., nor her Hunner --whatever elso of tkll tinge and unparalleled they may have eetiveyod–llnve onnvoyed tho idea of anger. ilut if not anger. what than can be the cause that has produced a change, so ;startling in one so little given to input• /sive notion or eccelltricitiee of emotion? (nn sho these heard anything about hitt? .ttrylhing to hies thet'nslil? lin n'arcites conscienco, but whether it be that Altai organ is not a particularly seu:dive one. or that It really has no dnmingting lasts to give up, it Ls silent, or almusl sn. i Irl has perhaps been rather slack in Bis ettendn►ce upon her 01 late, but at tel• own biekling. At his visiles to the 1.e tttamhnnts no one quid lake exception. ,i:••sated ns they So obviouidy hnvo treed 1•e philanthropy; and his converealiuns 1. li Eliz:tbe•tli--how few- and scant l his 1 i t heaves n rebellious sigh at their ',wily –might be priiclainied without .•tci+ion at the market cross. (ger thoughts nre our own. null are, more- eo+rr, so '.afcly teeletreked in 0111' 111111416 What lie does not think it worth while to inquire whether, if hie future wife could liave Innlced in and seen the rcelive fan- cies c:apei ing sarldlelo,s and bridleless. Msece site night have been Instilled in assuming n crouching altitude and a b,'rrrnlfully couunan(ling manner. Ile is ns far as ever from solving the leteetem, when --for one:e in his lite be - fere his lime at the rendezvous–he piesents himself at Ile familiar door. It k opened to hie by Anrelln herself. She has often done it before, seeming 1., knew by instinct his ring from Tial eel any other person, but to -slay the fa- miliar action di -concerts hint. Ile had extolled to to received with o cermet- 81111 pomp of woe such as yesterday :had Feeined to threaten; and here Is Anr'in looking eeaclly like her °rlirn- n1y Self, except That she 6 perhaps m- etier more carefully dressetI than usual; Lit Ilial may Ise due to the fact of her s fortire n c n su(ucd the duel mg., the r l li h i a ire -hi calico gown. which the high sum- mer of the Italian April morning went. L ju+'ify. \\ tether i1 be due In the en. lino gown or not. Mere is nn intiepot• able 010 of ggnln nI out her, and she Is Pinning. A revule:on of feeling comes over the than. to whom her tragic sant• ewooning air. had Liven n wakeful night. 11 wag n tantrum after all. Then, ea %corm in n teacup. And now her corn - nom sense has cnme to 1110 r'ecue, rind ehe ham seen the folly of quarrt'1linq with her broad end butter. These 10- Cectiona naturally do not translate Ilrem-solve, into reepnneivs' 'mills on les face, hitt 'he does het scent 10 notice hi• dour Ionks. "1 Lave a plopesat la make b yuu." she says Min smiling. "Father Ls so well this nlnrnine. gusto easy, and ho has been wlt.eled into the sitting -room, IC See S) liilla. She has been very good tibout hint this tune. and quite believes that he has been really bad." "flew good of her," comments Jint grimly; "it will be so eaey and so amus- ing he play at having a swollen toe, would not it:" "And so," continues Miss \\'flson, wisely Ignoring his fleer at her sister, "1 alit perfeeily free, and 1 waist you to ,aka mo somewhere, some utile drive= (r otprd:tion; you ser," with a concili- atory gland at her own modest finery, "i counted upon your snyiug 'yes;' I dressed so as not to keep )vu walling." Every word of this sentence confirms Burgoyne in the idea implanted by her first addiess. This is her amu•ide, and she is quite right to make it. But she would have been More right still if Iter conduct had not rendered it necessary. Aurelia Is not the type of woman who through lite will grin notch by pouts. Perhaps, by -and -bye. very kindly and delicately, Ito may obliquely hnit this to her. ,But at that he 6a)•S tetoud is thio rather stiff acquiescence conveyed in the words : "11y all means. service." "Anel now where shall we go?" con- tinues Amelia, shutting thio door behind her and beginning to crass thin hotel courtyard at ids side; "flint is the next thing --not to any gallery or church, 1 think. if you do not mind; 1 say such stupid things shout Ari, and lho•noro 1 try. the stupider they are: let me go soniewhero into the country -1 can understand Ike country. 1 am not afraid of saying stupid Things about it." Into Burgoyne's mind conies the odious thought shut Ito would not put it past his betroth to say stupid things even about the 'Tuscan landscape, but he only awaits her decision in a respectful sileuco while helping her into a flacre. "11 would to n sin to beunder an, mot lo -day but this one," she says. look- ing up to the immeasurnbte azure bridge ab,t.o her head; "would you iniad–couki you spare litho to go to Fiesole?" His only answer Ls to repeat the word Resole to the driver, who, with the in - cellulite tiny poodle -shaven dog beside Mtn, is awaiting the order as to his des- tination. It is but a little way to Fiesole, as we all know, but yet, cls tho slow hired vehicle crawls up tho steep ascent, welt the driver walking alongside, or even lagging behind, there would be tern0 and opportunity to say a good deal. But Amelia says next to nothing. Perhaps the trent makes her sleepy, for it is 80 hot, so hot between Ute garden walls, whero thio roso hedges are beginning to show a pale Ousts of plenteous pink among their multitude of green burls. Young, indeed, just born as the ruses are, the highway dust has already pow- dered them with its ash—toned white. Ilo does not know it al the time, but Ihoso dust -filmed rosebuds have found a Ione fn hie memory front which no after - sights, however numerous, mill dislodge them. They ha to rracied the village, and left their carriage, and begun, silently still, to ascend the sleep, lana up which the feet of most of Europe and America have In tuna climbed to tee, the famous view that rewards the little 1 ant quite at your eaturrd mid grateful to Jun. es the out - (tune of UUe awe• and hoot, tlt.tt exceed- ing te,uty enmities 011 the 1iuutan heart, Lul by-and•bye, as it is prolongt-d be- yond Me limits thud seem to hint tit or uggrueable. It begins to get on his thee s. After having su genuinely and v uittunly alarmed luta, has she brought hit here, without any (•xpressiens of regret or re- morse, simply lo strep herself in a silent luxury of selfish en;oyinent? A1 - ter brooding resentfully on hie idea for u r,ohlsidcrablu time ho translates it into speecr;. "I thought that you say to me ;'" It soegna as if her soul had gone out dile tho son and April -painted chnnt- pagne country, and Mut it is only with an effort and a sigh that site fetches it Houle again : "."o I have." "And ,ow much longer am I to wait for it?' There is no fn(lienti0n of any capacity tor patience in los lone. She bring,. her look buck from the shining morning city, and fixes it +wist- fully upon hire. "Are you in such a hurry to hear?" Tho pathetic streak in her voice, in- slead of conciliating, chafes hint. \Vhat 6 rho sense of this paraphernalia of pre- liiiiliiUi es? \\'1►y not cone to lite point at onco? if iudeul Otero is a point -41 feel of which les begins to entertain grave doubts. "I do nut know what ,fou call hurry," he replies drily, "1 have lora awaiting this mysterious utterance for sixteen or seventeen !touts." Iles• hallow cheek takes on n pinky lingo of mortification at his accent. "You aro quite right," sho ani Hees quiehiy; "1 have no business to keep you waiting. I meant to tell you as Soon as +ve got here; 1 asked you to bring me hero on purpose, only—" "You told ino that you must make the communication at some place where it would not platter if you did break down," says he. rather harshly helping her memory; "you must aliew that that was not an encouraging exordium. I)o you look upon this" --glancing; ironically round --"as a porticulurly suitable place for breaking down ?" Again that pain -evidencing wave of There Y' is such into color flows a to eC face. 1 h an unloving ntoekery in his displeased voice. "1 shell not break down," she rephles, forcing herself to spent( with quiet com- posure; "you need riot be afraid that 1 shall. 1 know that yesterday 1 was fool - 611 enough to shy the very words you quote, but 1 was not quite myself then ; I did not quite hnow what 1 was saying; 1 had only just heard it." "Il? \\'hat it's Is this a new riddle? For Heaven's sake let us hear thio ans- wer to the first before we embark on any fresh one r' "It Is no riddle," replies she, her low patient tones contrasting with his exas- perated ones. "nothing could be plainer; it. was only that I happened to overhear something rather–rather painful–some- thing That was not intended for me." His angry cheek blanches as his Thought ilius arrow -quick to the ono sub- ject of his pertenial apprehension. Some one has been poisoning her ear with cowardly libels. or yet more dreadful hull's about Elizabeth 1,e !Merchant. Fort n moment or twa his tongue cleaves to Ilie root of his mouth, then he says in a lone which Ire uselessly tries to make ono of calm contempt alone : "If you had lived longer In Florence you would know how much importance to attach to its tittle-tattle and cancans." She shakes her head with a sorrowful obstinacy. "This was no little -tattle, no cancan." Iier answer seems but to confirm him in hhu hortible suspicion. "It Is astonishing." ho says. in a stran- gled voice, "how ready even rho Lel wo- men are to believe evil ; what --what eeidcuco have you of the truth of --of these preeinus stories?" "What evidence?" she repeals, fasten- ing her end eyes upon hint–"lho evt- dencc of ny own heart. 1 realize now that 1 have known it all ming." Bend by the light of his fears. lhLs re- sponse is so enigmatic that it dawns upon hint with n flush of inexpressible solace that perhaps Ire may bo on the wrong truck atter all. His ideas are pre- cipitated Into such it state of coalmen! by Ills blessed possibility that ho can only neo in a stupefied tone: "Have known what all along?" She has tinned round upon the stone bench upon w high they hat hitherto been sitting, side by side, and. as he in had soielliuh, to effort. fast the cottages, whose inmates, tranquilly sitting in their doorways, or leaning idly ngninst their duotpo'ls, !rive probably seen nit Mal is illustrious, nnluriotis, history -making of the day. pies pnntingly. Le Ther, a prime minis- ter. n princess, a pool, It prima donna, of the time, that hos not toiled up Om path to the w'elconle rest of Iho bench on the high plateau, or Rho hill- side? Jin and Amelia are certainly not likely to figure in the annals of their time. but the peasants look at their w111h as much or as little interest ns if they were. An Immortal. 'metes his inunor- lttlily Is printed on his back In letters as large ns lime that 11ipinutre (:olmnn's nm tart to thio w'otItt, lute, to the yule gar, very much tho air of one of them- selves. Our friends huve fondle! the haven of the scone seal, noel, Ilanlcs to the earlinrxss of the hour, have it all to themselves, cavo for a Trio of .unburnt women of lite people. with handkerchiefs Tied oter (heir tame 41 heads, who tease them to bol straw 111111d -screen+. Anil when 111^y invo bought a couple, mid made it kindly but distinctly evident ilial no nmuunt 01 Worrying oil' induce Veen to buy cony 111 u'' el, it Riese leave them In peace and d, sc•'nd the hill again in search of newer icline. They are alone under the sky's warn azure. Ile- teenih their ryes spreads ono of these nobly lovely spectacles that Italy and spring, hand in hand. alone can offer. '1'o some. indeed, it may seem Ilinl the praepeet from the Itelkesguurdo side of the valley is even more beautiful, retire Resole, silting so high as she times, dwarfs the opposite hills, and makes the looker lose 'their wave line. They seem flat In cotnparisein, the plain npl,rnrs wider, the beloved city more distant, and (lees not show the same exquisite the. liminess of separate tower and spire and palnee. But yet such a comparison is mere carping. \\ hn can wish for a sight tunre 111%in(1) mune(' and fair than Itis from the bench alcove I• iesolc ? Not It breath of smoke dares to hang nbn111 the glorious old town, ditnning Its Iusile. and between them and It what n spread o! nhnnifest color, of more "initig1e11 hue" Than Ito rnintsnw's "punned scarf (Mph slwlw." Tho mosey timed, olives, tssl- light and gghoell)', even in the dazzling tadinnce of Itis superb morning hour, with the blinding green of the young corn about their gray feel. the cypress taper• flames, the gay white house. terrace - gardened, and, nlrnwe all. the vast senile of the 'I'HQ('nn heaven. At fleet Ame!ia's muteness seems 1)1e eagerness of his Ilsl.nhtg has (10110 the .ntie thing, they are 110W opposite t 1 ono another, and ho feels 118 well ns sees her hungry eyes devout,ng itis face. "That you aro sick of me," she answers, in a pearl -wooing whisper. "Ail lo death of me --that was what shit said." 11 is impnsSibto to deny that Bur- g eytte'e first impulse is ono of relief. Ile has been mistaken then. Elizabeth's secret is In lite same slate of pre ",tresis s11fe-1y as her enemy's departure fern Florence hod lett it in. Iles second ion' pulse ---our second impulses aro mostly nre best ane;, equally free from the head- longsness of our first. and the cold worldly w i,tionl of the third ---is one of genuine indignation, concern, and omnzcrnenl, "'.\ but ? who seed' nights -1 thought 1 wou:d gn into Ile! Bootee and rtes,, 50 as to be quite flesh by the lime you cane. 1 fun•ied it was nut unlikely you aright be a little late." Isis cun'cience, at the mete. 'Atonal reproach of tId. palie111 sup),45111on, ns - Winds hlut of its existeucu by a stutp prick. flow many limes has Iter poor +unify s uffcnd the bruise of being long iit:st at the rendezvous? "I discottt'ed that chair by the window tinder lho curtain, the ono a hero yuu Bund one." "Went. "11 was so quit t there as cveryybady was tho garden, shut I suppose) I fell asleep, ut last 1 retuenbee nothing more until suddenly I heard Nies. lfyng's voice saying—" "Saying what 1"' "ilea son +vas with her --he had brought Iter in to have some lea; it was to tern that silo was speaking. she was aelong 1111,1 111-1011t 1110, whew 1 sva.s ? where he had left mc? whether he hind seen mo lately? And then she said, '1'oor Amelia, Jim really does neglect her shamefully; and yet Ono cannot help being sorry for him, lo,; it was such child-slealiug in the lirst instance, and he L. evidently dead sick of hod it 6 so astonishing That she duxes not see it t' " There is something newel terrible in the calor distinctness with which Amelia repeals the sentences that had laid the curd -house of iter happiness in the dust. Certainly .she keeps her pl'umise to ,hint to the letter, she gives no sligtiteet sign of breaking down. 'flit:re is nut a tear in ,her tor, flet' her eye,not a quiver '1to A Lht u moment's pause, she continues: "And then he, Mr. Byng, answered, 'Poor soul, IL --it is odd ! Sho Irsok huve lite hide of u hippopotamus.'" Aurelia had finished lier nnr•ative, re- peating the young noun's galling com- ment with tho same composure as his mother's humiliatingly compussionata ones; and for n space ter solo auditor is absolutely Incapable of making any Cri- ticism upon it. fie is forbidden. if to had run down and very poor In Iles wished it, to offer her even the nnlue had good blood front the best st amends of a dumb enelearnent, by the !Inc country. Two years age. 1 reappearance on the scene of a couple shutter flock. 1 have gees. of the sun -scotched peasant tormtilt another ilrl attention and the best with their straw trust -screens. 1t is not personal disposed of all the poor likely that those so lately bought should now hove a splendid bunch. '.a have worn out already; but ;et 1)103' ro- especiatl,�, they gave Ire soon•• 1 . new their imporiurtitiee with such de- lifting returns. They are n ver !remitted obstinacy, as If Ihey knew this some as well as hardy breed o to be the case; 1111d it is not until they 1 get great pleasure ns well a: are lightened of two more, that they Barin for Item. 1 am now +cin rvnlsent onto again to retire, leaving tho trendb . Of these, GO ewes err .vi, warm bright plateau to the lovers–il in- deed they can bo called such. (lo bo continued). Invest in Coal Stocks efore money has been made from invest ng ut Coil Stocks at low price.e Matt from any other class of investment;. SZTY .dT OMT 107 British Columbia Amalgamated Coal Company Stock AT 25 0$NT$ •felt Wont. COAL • COAL COAL 'fl►is hes been '9e) cry from lee Atlantic to the Needle and although every coal mine In Canada and the United States is shipping every pound of Coal Ihey can produt'e, still tl e' demand tar exceeds the supply. For- tunes will be made during the nett few )ears by inveo,itng In Coal Stocks t trios. The It Columbia Antalgglinnled Coal Company control oder 17.l)( ) acresatl000f vahtabin Goal Lands si�ltated in rho famous Nicola valley, Drawl Columbia, about 180 miles iron) 1'ancotn'er, iii. C. \\'el only hove n lia►ited a►+001.1 that we. will sell In blocks of 10J or over al the above price, To any ant: who inknds ivesting in these shares we ndvise you to wire tis at once stating the nui ger of shares you wok us to reserve. then remit by express order, hank t aft or registered maul. Write for booklet giving frill information about kola Cod District. For further Information u•( le er wire to immediately. SHHARP diIRVINE, Brokers, :1: ;G' Spokane, Washington \\'e l+a ns our reference ti; regards nuc ;landing Clank of tduntrezl, gpokaue, \Vasldngton. iii+++++++++++++++++{r++ • t► } ♦ ♦ Abool th$ far ♦ m i j*++++++♦++++++♦+++ EXPERIENCE \\'I.1'H Sll1 E 1 infested in a small flock of pt Cheviot sheep five years ago, wr' I:Idridgge. They were sot ,le CITY OF StItDI\ES. Stavanger, in Norway, Produces 16.• 500,000 0.- 500,000 'Pons a Year. it is the business ride of fishing that is most important to Norway. The canning and preserving industry has grown to such an extent in recent years as to become n great factor in the pros- perity of 11►e country. Stavanger is the great centro of this industry, and to its rapid development is largely duo the fact that This delightfully situated and picluresuge town has nearly doubled in population in the last 10 years. In this connection the canning of timelines is perhaps the greatest feature, and it any place 13 entitled to the proud distinction of being the "city of loo sardine," Is is Stavanger. There are in Stavanger some 12 firms devoted more or less largely to the curing and canning of sardines, which aro imported in increasing vol- ume every year to various parts of rho world. 'Ten years ago the output from Stuvnngcr was some 2.000,0iX) tinea. Five years later the output had increased to 4,0011,000 tins. and so rapidly has the in- dustry grown since then that the output this year is calculated at something liko 1b.501,1xn0 tins of 11.1 sized. Upon being lander, at the factories, the fish are at once placed into large tubs, which have a strong inrush of water front below to keep lite itsh in motion, and so give a final cleansing to them. They are then transferred for a short lime to the pickling tube, well chnrged with salt, Hid are then entrust- ed to women, who sloe over thein through the eyes on to steel roes. 'I'11e rode with the suspended 'lett are arranged In frames, which, when fully charger,; are placed in cl►nmhers over burning oak logs and fresh bark. This serves to euro the 114)1 and give to then, n bright color. They then pass to n body of women mei girls, all wearing while cups and while pinafore aprons, who deftly decapltnlo and gut ihenl w•tile suspended from the rods. without having to handle them. Now the fish ure reedy for canning, and i11Ls is done b: a body of women, tho tins being freely charged wilh the best olive oil. The plus are next hermetically :sealed in powerful machines. mud oro placed in bolters and subjected to slenrn preesure for Its put'ptlse of sleriliting the 11311. Finn'ly the tine are Inbellel and packed in cases ready for despatch. 'I'hn whole process, from the taking of the lhh from the water, is the work (ef only a pew hours. There Is not a par- ticle of solder about the tins. The hasp (arms part of the lid. anti by 1110nns of a key placed In Iho hasp the 111 is un- rolled. In a word, if the Chicago Issef trade has revealed the evil possibilities cf tinned steals, a visit to Stavanger shows whnt care and cleanliness can be n'sochatcd with tho cunning industry. "Nits. Ityng." ill s stupefaction deepens. "Mrs. Byng–Mrs. Ilyng 1011 you that 1 was sick of you? Sick to death of )ter?" "Oh, no" she cries, even her emotion g!is ing way to her eagerness to correct tai -apprehension, "she slid not fell rue .en 1 How could your imagine such n Using? She Is tar, (tar too kind•henrtcd, she would not hurl a fly intentionally. and would be extesedittgly pained If she !Weight 1 hail overheard her." Ile shrugs his shoulders despairingly. "Je n'y perdi 1 611e told you. and the cid not {ell you; you heard, and you did not )icor:" • "I ani telling it very stupidly. 1 know," .he says, apoingellenlly, "very con- fuwvlly; and of course i can't expect you t , understand by instinct how it was." She sighs profoundly. and then goes rni quickly. and no longer looking al him. "You know she took me to the party. lint when we reached the ,lila. 1 foetid Ihat she knew so ninny people and i so few IMO 1 should only ixe n burden In her If 1 sept continually by her side. and ne 1 v -.a- rather tired– yo►1 know that 1 1 ad Hol 10011 in beteefor two or three .'-bred 1st Mr. ewltat but .ins in .ought them 1 cart'. nes- I t year, y ggra- hund steep. nen 111 ring !1t h 1111111) due in February and March. Thee are In fine condition. 1 nm fretting alfptlfn n:id clo4er hay and bean tops for roughage. 1 t(l_so give tl:ern a grain ration once a dayieonsisl- ing of whole outs, brine and oil meal. They were fed pumpkins in Ur• late (all. 1 also feel turnips, small potidoes or carrots once or twice a week. 1 think some sort of root crop is very beneficial and 1 find my sheep do especially well when fed along these llnees. This is es- pecially true when the ewes aro suck- ling their lambs. At This time of Ilse year it is impossible. of course, to have grass; and some succulent feed like twits of some sort, ie very necessary. I think dipping is very important. 11 is almost impossible to keep sheep in good condition if they are iulest,et with ticks. 1 usually dip my sheep as lute in the fall as lo•sible. 1 select nevem sun- shiny day for the work. i al -b, dip then, a second limo in the spring after shone - Mg. I give close nllention '•3 my ewes at lambing lime. As soon n: they have had their lambs they nre separated from 1114 rest of the flock and kept in a small pen by themselves until the Iambs are three or four days old. Chttiot ewes usually give very little or t trouble, as they u►nke good mothers, �n•u.lucing strong limbs and supplying an abun- dant yield of milk. Cheviots may nes. be as printable as sumo other bresels, but 1 find it more satisfactory to raise one large; strong iemir than two undersized (nits. Many of my ewes have twins. least winter 40 gavo me 62 Innlhs of which 111 were rue.e.d. As soon as Iho Iambs ',rein to e:el, they ane given a mint by themselves with n creep sc, they can run in and out a. Ihey please. They are tett as much grain as they will eat three knits; a day. The very (rest cklver hay Ls kept in the rack abovo them so that they Can nib. ble as much ns lh'y like at all gimes. The troughs are fixed so that lite lambs cannot get into thein and disturb the grain. At first they are tett ground rlr►tc and bran, pater, cracked corn, Brnn i+nd oil meal. As env sheep are kept in very warn quarters, 1 shear them as early as March 15 In April 1. \\•e usually .Rhear by hand, clipping then, ns closet• a: pos- sible. 1 believe the hand machine would to advisable, as i understand that it is giving good success wherever it l+ 1110.1. 'IIP) Ileoco of enc,► animal is wehthel and n record Is kept, so that 1 kn .r the amount of wool that each sheep pro- duces. Inst year. lite fleeces neeraf;e:et al•out seven pounds each. I wiped then tel average more this year, as 11se noel( on the whole Is in better condipen. LIVE S'I'Orie NOTES. Feed the poultry a variety of feeds. Corn is nil rept, as n port ration in win- ter. but it you want eggs. they need a feel with a higher per centogo 01 pro- tein, like bran. oats, middlings, with plenty of grit and w Iter. hives stinted never ire (need Inward the north. In northern latitude§ a not 111- ern exposure In wirier i nhnost sure) to result to the loss of the colony, from the rigorous north wind blowing in at the entrance. and the cnNlnetnent of the bees, Caused by Ila entrances being shaded on mild, sunny days, when the boos In the hives facing southward fly freely. Avoid the habit of keeping the horde's manger filled with hny all the Ism'. Oterfeeding on hny is quite liable to cause heasos in horses. 'fbo trouble In the respirnlory organs Is eirnply it result of the disease in the digestive organa. A horse with the heave; Is in very much the same condition ns a person with dys. peptatn. Ono of the most (Nommen eahues Is overfeeding on coarse, overripe, woody. indigestible hay, particularly clover hay. CAIBI: OF 111100D MARE A`I) 4.irl.T. The care we give the marc is Ile Vein - dation on which we are to rear t,0 fit - Inco horse. After having made n selec. tion of the kind of Miele wo will to pro- duce and hit mg mated the snare. she may continuo doing her work as usual. she will be Much ',ober num it elle re. mains idle.Asa coming motherers o should have the best of cure and careful grooming, 'There can tie no rule for feed- ing that will lit every case. ','here is 110 better ration for a brood more Iluut toile and bran, mixed clover and timothy hay. During the winter if mare is Idle. site should be turned out for ceercise in lot every day lint, .s it is stormy. When spring work 1t'l:irrs site may lake her pluco in teem, if worked carefully. If lcry stumpy or sloly ground Ls to bo broken, better not twirl; the mare heavy with foal, as the jerking might cause abortion. Do not hurry the mare, 05,11 I( very busy, as in such condition shit crtnuol stand as hard work as usual. When the mare deeps her foal it is the safest plan to halo an attendant if pos- sible. In case the cord is Ino strong. it must be tied with a strong string. After all puleetiorls have stepped, cut it with a sharp knife. Watch the foal for a few days and see that it nurses property. Dona allow the snare or colt loo much exercise for the first Iwo or three days. Alter Ibis the man and foal may have the run of pot during rho night, but keep them in the stable away from the flies during lite day. �-Jj4-- THE IDE.\I. BIOGRAPHY. The Life of the 01. Ilon. W. 1:. Glad- stone, by the Hen. John Morley, in two volumes; $3.50, post paid. 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