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CHAPTER IX.
Very few soldiers attain military
honors so early as General Sir At-
thur Hatton, K.C.B. Ono ►!tint; was
certain, he was born a military
genius, as some men are born ports
And other. painters. Ifo had 1 sera
a soldier In heart from his earliest
childhood --from the day he first saw
a Line regiment vase through the
eitreete and heard the band playing
-Rule, Britannia." the sound of
which reified a flame in his heart
was never extinguished.
I
shall be a soldier, father!" he
cried out to Amos Helton.
"1"nn shall it you wish it:' replied
the old lawyer. And from that day
the lad's vocation was considered a
settled thing.
It Das his sole delight. He went
through the preliminaries with hon-
or; he studied hard; it was prophe-
sied of him, by those in authority,
that he would prove to be a genius,
an honor to the service; and the
colliery, they told hive, wanted such
neen.
llc WAS little enure than a boy
when he obtained a ronuuission in
the army, and the young ensign
started with every prospect. in life
bright before him.
Fortune smiled upon him. Before
he had been very long in the service
his regiment. the Queen's Own Ran-
gers. was ordered to the I'unjaub.
HIo was appointed to some small
military command, one that required
tact, courage and skill. In a few
years he had made his name famous.
When the Queen's Own Rangers went
home, ho remained, and a post of
greater Importance was given to
hien. After a time ho distinguished
hinu. '!f still further, and the Gov-
ernment was not slow to reward his
ser v i coil..
He was made a general after a
brilliant action In which he had
shotvn great personal valor and had
saved .the troops from n crushing dis-
aster. There was .not a man on the
field. who would not hove risked his
life (r the brave Commander who
was tin carpet knight; for he did not
show others the way to victory, yet
shirti till danger himself. His
,sized handsome face and tall
figure were alwava seen In front, al-
ways in the midst of peril, always
meeting death face to face. He was
the type of officer whom men follow
blindly even to certain destruction.
By his courage and gallantry he
rendered a great service to the Vice-
roy of India, and in return he re-
ceived the Order of the Star of
India. The motto of the Order was
one rngraven on his heart.—"•Heav-
e•n'S Tight our guide." Slowly but.
surely be mounted the ladder which
Lads to fame. He was made a bar-
onet, and soon afterwards the Order
the Bath was given to him. He
e thorough soldier; he lived for
refeesion alone.
aad found time. In tho midst of
is occupations, to ►narry—
gh General Sir Arthur flatten
ever made much pretense of having
married for lover—a rich widow, Lady
itotirgoyne, whose huahand had been
tin.. of the wealthiest Hien int India,
and had left the whole of his for-
feit.. to her. The fair widow herself
!Ind given the first sign of preference
for Sir Arthur. She admired the
enllant soldier, with his bronzed,
hnndeetrie face and flee figure. She
gate him to understand, in It l'O tl
Mild of fashion. that she liked him.
•Hitherto Sir Arthur had not given
n thotigbt to love or marriage. -Ile
luuleotl upon matrimony as some-
thing not quite fitted for It soldier.
111• wondered a little when ho heard
of officers amt privates marrying. He
murdered yet a little more when he
thought of all that the wives and
mothers had to suffer.
He was amused, rather than other-
wise, when Lady Bourgoyno cont.
!mewed to woo him. When she first
t•egatr to distinguish him by her at-
teFntione, he was timid and half shy,
wholly amused, and quite ignorant
of what to do or say. Lady Bour-
gnyno managed it all for hlut. Con-
sidering that she was at that time 1
one of the twist popular and wealthy
women in the whole presidency, her
aeirnirntion and evident liking for
the general created no small sensa-
tion. She married hitt at loaf; fur,
oddly enough, in speaking of the
wedding, no one ever remarked that
the general had marrled Lady Bour-
goyno.
They lived together happily for
many years 1,ady ]fatten was unit
of the best and most submissive of
wives. She simply adored herr hus-
band. and lived for his happiness.
He severed to be always more or
leas surprised at himself for having
eruct rind. When Lady Hatton died,
she left the whole of her enormous
fortune to him. Sir Arthur missed
his wife; ho muuinod for her with
all sincerity; and he lived on without
knowing that his heart was still
sleeping, and had never awakened to
tho least knowledge of true love.
Before his marriage he had received
the letter written by his sister, and
it had touched hien deeply. Ho had
loved little Doris very dearly. She
was but a child when ho had loft
home. yet he retained the livolist and
most loving memory of her. Ile said
to hitnselt, when Ito read the latter.
that he would most. certainly at-
tend to her wishes. But It %vas a
difficult thing to do. Ho was thou-
sands of miles front home. and his
time was incessantly occupied. Ile
delayed front day to day, not quite
knowing what to do, until at last
the letter was put away with other
papers and forgotten. 'then came tho
busiest part of his lite; he married.
lost his wife, doubled his fortune,
and resolved upon returning to Eng-
land. He resigned his commend,
gathered together his wealth, and,
to the great regret of all who know
him, sailed for his native land. IIo
had spent tho best part of his life
In India, ho had accumulated much
treasure, and ho determined that ho
would- spend the few last years of
his life In ease and onjoyment. Under
the heat of the tropical sun, and
amid the discomforts of a tropical
clime, this had boon his ono idea,
the one dream la which ho had revel-
led—to return home, and in the heart
of his native land, fairer to him than
any other on which tho sun shone,
snake for himself a perfect home.
Everything succeeded as he wished.
The princely mansion and estate of
Brentwood were in the market, and
the general's solicitors declared that
he could not do better than purchase
them. He did no; the grand old
house, with its magnificent grounds,
it.s woods, and streams, bocame his,
and he was proud of it. Brentwood
stands In the beautifully-Wocwied and
picturesque county of Warwickshire;
the lovely Avon runs near it, great
hills crowned with trees stretch out
on either side. llrentwood Hall and
Brentwood Park have been famous
in picture and song for many gener-
ations. The general was pleased
with his new deeignatinn—"`fir Ar-
thur Hatton of Brentwood."
Many people wondered If he would
marry again; but the general had
no such intention. Ito know nothing
of house -furnishing or decoration;
but he gave carte -blanche to Messrs.
Carson and Son. the famous uphol-
sterers, the result of which was that
he had ono of the most magnificently
furnished houses in England. He
had a correspondingly heavy bill to
pay. 1L' looked at it, sighed, won•
derod what his wife would have
thought of it. drew a check for it,
and forgot it. When the Hall was
ready for occupation, ho took up
his residence there. All his papers
were sent to hitt, and, looking over
thein ono day, for the purpose of
arranging there, he found his dead
sister's letter that hnd been hidden
away for so long. Ile re -read It
with a smothered cry of self -
Is Your Liver to Blame ?
Here Are the Symptoms Which Tell of a Congested
Liver, and Indicate the Need of
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ou ntay have he'adttche and di,izi-
►h ee, palns in the limbs. feet•ritd'i-
nes', yellowness of the eye nntl skin,
depression of spirits. end irritabil-
ity of temper
The tongue is coated, the appetite
is impaired, digestion is dernngeetl,
e bowels are constipated. and there
th ► o
1
are feelings of fullness and soreness
o1.,.111 the liter.
• ,reat is the influence of the
lit,•; et the other organs of the
Holly. that once it 19 deranged, the
w-h.'b• system seems to he uteaet
't11e•r•e are no means by which you
can o quickly and certainly obtain
relief frena torpid. sluggish liver ac-
tion as by the use of fir Chase's
Kidney -Liver Pills.
Ito.' pill at bedtime, and the result
is s thorough cleansing et the alter-
ing and excretory systems. and now
vigor and regularity for liver. kid•
r.(•yl and bowels.
No family aredlelne has been more
-ectensively used Ia Canada than Dr.
theme's Kidney -Liver Pills, and none
has such a reputatioa for reliability
slid crrtaltaty of action
I;nliren tails action a( the hirer by
this well-known treatment, and you
ensure good digestion and regular
action of the bowels --the foundation
of good (health.
Mr. Rogers (.'laity. farmer, Chep-
stowe. Bruce County, (int.. stntes:—
"I have used 11r. Chase's Kidney -
Liver ' i.
c I'll s, and would say that
there is no medicine that eglinls
thein as a cure for stomach troubles,
biiioustnss, torpid liver and head-
ache. i was troubled n great deal
with these piltnents before using 1►r.
Chase's ' Kidney -Liver
Pills. and they
have proven wonderfully successful in
my Case.
'1 would not think of le•ing with-
out a box of thew pills in the house
anti whenever t feel any svnietet►la of
these disorders 1 talar one of these
pills grad they set one all right
again. I can strongly recommend
Dr Chase's Kidney -diver fills for
the troubles rnentimned above' -
Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver fills. one ,
pill a dose, 25 cents a box, at all
dealers, or Edruanson. states fir ('o
Toronto. 'rtes portrait and signa-
ture of Ib- h. W ('haws, the fate-
ou. a esterst honk slither. ire o'1
• ,.1.1 LON..
reproaeh. He had forgotten itall
these years.
He determined to stake amends at
once. lie loathed tho name of Mar-
tin Ray. Amos Hatton had not
spared his daughter's husband. arid
tho strength of his hatred had been
imparted to his son. Sir Arthur
Hatton had tho utmost cuntomnpt for
one whom in his own mind he al-
ways called "tho demagogue;" but
he felt Inclined to love and adopt
hie sister's children.
It was by no means a diJticult
matter to find out Martin Ray's ad -
dream. The general had been struck
at once with the proud, delicate
beauty of Leah, and the promise of
fair loveliness In lfettio. It was not
strange, he reflected; for his sister
had heex► beautiful. Ile saw at once
that there was something wrong be-
tween Martin Itay and his eldest
child. Her words puzzled him. "1
have been praying," she mitt, "for
some one to deliver me from this
furnace of fire, amt heaven has sent
you." Ills heart went out to the
beautiful trembling girl who had
come to him, and chosen Life with
him. She should be to hits—so he
swore—as his own- daughter, his
heiress, the groat cnmlort of his life.
Ile loved her, and was grateful to
her. 1'et ho admired Ilettio; the
memory of her, aft she steed with
her arras clasped around her father's
neck, her exquisite tenderness, her
calor decision, were never forgotten
by him. Itoth girls had noble na-
tures; of that he felt sure. But,
as he drove away from the house
with his beautiful ninon in hie care,
he neket1 himself which had the
nobler texture of the two --Leah,
whose whole soul had rebelled
against the teaching, belief, the life
of her father, who loathed the task
he had wished her to perform, who
had been thankful to escape, even
at the risk of never seeing father
or sister again; or Mottle, whose
loyal, tender heart had clung more
closely to the father whom Leah
abandoned.
.Whicj was the nobler of the two he
could not. decide. Ito admired the
beautiful, proud girl who would
sooner sacrifice the loves of her life
than become what her father wished
to make her; ho admired her rebel-
lion against what she believed to be
mean, false, and unholy. ltu achnlr-
ed the faithful love with which the
younger girl clung to her father. ire
could not tell which ho thought the
nobler, which ho admired the more?
but one thing was certaln—ho loved
Leah bust. Leah had chosen him
and the life he was ready to offer
her; Hottio had refused both, there-
fore he would always love Leah
best. • Still his heart yearned • over
the girl who had her mother's blue
oyes.
"I must be content," he said to
himself. "After all it is fair. I
have one child, ho has tho other.
Even Doris herself would scarcely
have caroti to sen hint deprived of
both.'
CEIA PTEit X.
(lettere' Sir Arthur lfntton and his
niece tvere soon settled in their now
and uragniflcent home. To Leah it
seemed as though she must be in the
whirl of a dream. Her otvn story
was to her very much like one of the
fairy tales that had delighted her
when she was a child. "I am a real
Cinderella." she said to herself, with
a smile. But in no way did mho ro-
sentble that humble little maiden.
She was proud of her mother's name
of Hatton. of the good old family
from which her mother came, of the
blood that ran in her veins 'tom her
mother's aide. Mho was proud of
being true to herself, of being loyal
to what she believed to be right
principles.
The compact made between her
uncle and herself hall not been brok-
en. The name of Ray had been giv-
en up and she had adopted that of
Hatton.
"We will have no false pretenses,"
the general had said. "You are my
ac.opted daughter and heiress, but
every ono must know that you are
my niece. I ant In the place of your
father; but while ono lives who
claims the title I should not like to
usurp it. You are my niece, Leah
Hatton: and, as wo aro discussing
the subject for the Inst tinto, let me
say that, ?should you ever wish to
marry. I will myself tell to your
future husband what I think he
ought to know of your history. You
must not do it yourself."
After that, nut another word was
spoken between them on the subject.
People wore not curious. it ens
Sunlcient to know that. Leah Hatton
was the adopted daughter and heir-
ess of General ral Sir Arthur Ilatton,
K. C 11., one o1 the wealthiest and
most famous then in England.
Leah was troubled at first when
she saw the tnagniflccnce of the Itotne
thnt was to be hers. She imported
her fears frankly enough to the gen-
eral, but he smiled lit thein.
"My dear Leah." he said, "no wo-
man can he more than a ladye—inn
bo more than refined, well-bred
graceful and accomplished You are
all those. Von will soon be accus-
tomed to the new life: Son will adept
yourself to it naturally. If there is
any little detficiency in your know-
ledge of society matters. you will
Inset it Ir' studying attentively 1 ho
habit- rt,tef manners of these about
you."
From the first moment she entered
him house she Wns, he told her. eat
firstt- mistress of it—there tans no
appeal against her authority. Most
girls of her sire would have been too
young for such a position; but Leah
was older than her years. 1t was a
marvellous change for her. from the
small. ;1 w house in a dull street
to thnt grand old mansion. where
everything ha+poke the pride of
wealth and luxury Some young
heads world have levee turned by it.
Iters was not. She fell into the po-
sition so naturally that no one
%venni have tirel:'t!'d that she hail
ever held tine tither bliss 1fulton of
Brentwood wee finite 5 rblt.•ret f stet
from 1 seh flay
Sir Arch', h•., 1.h.tied in he sliest
munificent manner. Ile had taken
Leah first to London. It was a
novelty for !dm to have the charge
of a young and beautiful girl.
"You must have everything leo--
feet, my dear niece," he said. "be-
fore you go to Brentwood. The
eyes of servants are so quick to
notice deficiencies. We must have
a wardrobe. a case of jewels, and a
lady's -maid before wo go home,"
Leah purchased just what she
would, and Sir Arthur presented her
with a superb suite of rubies.
"I have whole boxer; ut precious
atones at Brentwood," he said; "and
you must choose froni them, Leah.
Moat of them were spoils, I believe,
once in possession of Sir George
Bourgoyne. My wife left. them all to
me,"
"That rat has a magnificent sound,
uncle," she returned--" 'whole boxes
of lrreeious stones.' "
"My dear," he said, simply. "it
is true. I could not enunaerntc• the
treasures that my wife possessed. I
do not care about them rnvself. 1
alaliee the sacking of cities, but Sir
George did not. My wife had shawls
worth any money. Jewels of every
kind, the finest satins, the rarest
lace. She had embroiders- and silk,
,ornaments of gold and of ivory, ent-
Ibroiderow of silver and of gold. I
have never known what to do with
thorn, but now 1 live theist all to
you."
" e'o "ate," she e'.clnitned•—"all
tl! se treasures tit ate! ('nc•le, you
mutt think oveC it: perhaps you may
want thorn some day. You might
marry aguiu."
"Never." replied the general calm-
ly. "I have the greatest respect and
veneration for all women; but I shall
never mau•ry again." lin was about
to add that ho had not intended to
marry at all, but he stopped Mini -
self. "They aro all yours," he re-
peated. ''They have not been un-
packed even yet; hut when tee reach
Brentwood, they shall be put in
your possession. India was it land
of treasure, Leah."
"My life grows more like a fairy-
tale every day," she said to herself;
and from the depths of her heart
canto a great sigh that she could
not share her treasures with Ilettie.
(To be C'ontinuod.)
WIIV 'I'nE JAI'S ARE DWARFED.
Measurements taken by surgeons of
the Japanese army show that tho
Japanese smallness of staure is duo
to an almost dwarfed condition of
the legs. This is probably duo to
the fact that. from early chilhood
a really unnatural way of sitting is
constantly practised. The adult
Japanese is accustomed to sit wltlt
his legs bent tender him. As soon
as the child is old enough to be set
inion the floor his legs are bent un-
der hint in imitation of the custom
of his elders. This, in time, dwarfs
the growth of the limbs. Actual de-
formity is less common among the
peasants than among scholars, mer-
chatts, and others of sedentary haln-
its.
SI1.1:N1' JAPANESE WOMEN.
Japan has it.s communities of sil-
ent female recluses. There is a con-
vent at a place called Yunakawa,
about seven miles trotn Hakodate. A
matron of some fifty- years presides,
and her instructions aro implicitly
obeyed. 'Phe women are all young,
ranging from sixteen to twenty-aov-
en, and some of them aro described
as very beautiful. The building
stands in a farm of some 250 acres,
but the worries do not engage in any
agricultural work. They spend most
of their time Indoors, and they ob-
serve a strict rule of silence.
4
MIRRORS USED BY ANGLERS.
Rather a quaint idea combs from
France, where anglers aro in some
waters using a tiny mirror attached
to the lino near the baited hook.
The idea is that the fish, seeing it-
self reflected', hnatens to snatch the
bait from its supposed rival. Very
miecteaful results have been obtained
through the employment of this sim-
ple device.
NIS 1111
MIIY THRPI[?
If not, something !must
be wrong with its food. If
the mother's milk doesn't
nourish it, she needs Scor'n's
Estui.sioN, It supplies the
elements of fat required for
the baby. if baby is not
nourished by its artificial
food, then it requires
ScoU's
Emulsion
half .t teaspoonful three
or four times a day in its
bottle will bring the desired
result. It seems to have a
magical effect upon babies
and children.
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PROFITABLE HOGS
In selecting breeding stock, one of
the first and essential considerations
is the breeding, says Prof. J. 1i.
Skinner. It is important alike to
all classes of breeders. The know-
ledge of the breeding and ancestry
of the breeding herd enables ono to
tell to a reasonable degree of cer-
tainty what tho offspring trill he.
il•"urthormore, the prolificacy of theherd may be influenced by selecting
brooding stock from such strains as
have proved to be of value in this
respect. It is well to select animals
whose ancestors have goad breeding
and feeding qualities, anti in tho
case of tho purebred herd, they
sltould come from noted families and
strains that have achieved success
in both show and sale rings. 'These
have intrinsic merit anti sell utore
readily to breeders.
While pedigree and breeding are
important features in the steloction of
breeding stock, individual merit
should bo kept in mind. Too many
aro inclined to buy pedigrees with-
out em thing back of them. Having
considered breed and breeding. one
should decide on- the type of hog he
desires to breed and then pay par-
ticular attention to the form and
quality of his animals. The most
profitable type will he ono which has
along with good breeding quality,
plenty of bone. good sirs, and at
'the same time, quality and early
maturity.
Tho females should be, of good
1 size,• have good lines, have a straight
.and slightly archei hack. short,
bread head, large deep heart girth,
, well sprung rib, strong legs of medi-
um length. Some will prefer young
sows and others old. On this point
successful inert differ. Much depends
ton conditions. Where one is lero-
ducing pork for the market young
sows may be most profitable if pro-
perly mated with a mature male. On!
the other hand, a tried sow Is usu-
ally to he depended on, and the
breeder of purebreds will not give
her up until she has begun to go
backward. The breeding of young
and Immature animals is likely to
lead to en(Ievirable results, such as
lack of size, lessened vigor, impaired
breeding and feeding quality.
Having selected the foundation. it
Is important to breed so the pigs
will comp os clear the memo titno as
poreahle, as uniformity means much.
both in feeding anti on tho market.
ilero a ain the time of breeding will
depend on conditions and surround -
Ings. if a breerier or showman, very
early s!ering pigs are worth two or
thr a times es much as late ones.
Such men can well afford to pro-
vide suitable shelter and sufficient
protection to save the youngsters in
severe weather. The pork producer,
,on the other hand, will doubtless
'find mere profit in pigs which are
farrowed after the severe weather is
tover. ns they require less care and
attent'
DYNAMITE 1'OR STUMPS.
Take a crowbar anti rnnke a hole,
not touch larger than the bar, under
ono side of the stump, giving the
bar such a slant that the end of tho
holo will be nearly under the centro
'of the stump. Measure the depth of
the hole to determine the length of
fuse needed. Insert one end of the
fuse in the percussion cap fond with
a knife indent the edge of tho cap
to prevent the fuse from drowing
out.. !Unfold the paper covering the
dynamite cartridge atone end and,
with a sharpened piece of wood,
make a hole in tho dynamite largo
enough to receive the cop with the
fuse attached. insert. the cap, (old
the paper covering down around the
fume and do tightly with u strong
cord to prevent the fuse and cap
pulling out of the cortridge. 'Then
push the cartridge down into the
hole under the stump.
No topping is necessary and would
he uaelest in soft soil. Light the
Oise and retnovc to a safe distance.
In a few moments the stump will
rise in the air, free from sofa and,
probably. i in Iwo tu more pieces.
This method succeeds well with hard-
vowl and chestnut stumps, but not
with large pines, as their roots are
so long the slump risem far erlotlg; i
to allow the force of the explosive
c
to escape and then falls lack and
is held by the ends u( its long roots.
Dynamite ran be ltattdled in this w•coy
without danger, care being taken
not to g,t't it too warm. It freezes
at. 10 degrees and cannot 1►e explod-
ed until thawed, which should he
done by it gradual proeess; keep low
temperature.
('Alt!•: oh' Yftli5(;
Ti., those whit raise hruilerp, the
Care of the young chicks is of the
utmost Importance. ('hicks for
broilers should chip the shell alters,.
tho last of .fanuat'e . 'they note'
Irereive earefei a'temli"u It. !r •r;
them safely to marketable size. The
use of modern brooders • imizcs the
difficulties. 'rho first few days of a
chick's life is the most critical peri-
od, clueing which we must guard par-
ticularly against cold and datnpness.
If raised by hens the coups should
be placed In a sheltered place, pre-
ferably
iro-ferably a shod, where no cold winds
can strike them. It is well to have
a small covered run attached to
each coop. Muni the chicks, are
taken from the nest, grease with a
mixture of sulphur and land to guard
,against. lice. 1f there are any weak-
lings separate theta from the others
or they will probably be injured or
killed.
During the first week I fed finely
crumbled bread soaked in milk, says
Mr. N. G. Saxton. As the chicks
grow older, I give them ground
oats, bran, finely chopped treat
scraps and milk. Supply theist at
all times with fresh water and grit
in the form of crushed oyster shells.
Given proper food and guarded
against cold, dampness and lice, a
large percentage of the chicks
hatched can bo reared safely. Con- i
stant caro and attention and a tho'-
;
ough knowledge of the busineaus are
requisite.
Occurrences in the Land That -
Reigns Supreme in the Com -
The
Tho western arnt of the Admiralty
harbor at Dover runs •1,000 feet to
the sea, and the last block has jwett
been laid.
No fewer then 1,7011 out of the 1,-
208 members of the Heywood in•:jj��-
trial Co-operative Society, LintrWl
are women.
By order of the Array council tate
„Wormwood Scrubs ride range, the
ec'ene of many notable matches, is t.e►
bo permanently cfused.
One of the mast famous riverside
hostelries, the Weir Hotel, Sunbury -
on -Thames, has been almost entirely
destroyed by fire.
Weathers of the fancily of the late
Mr. John Innes are to dispute the
will in which he bequeathed X300.-
000 for a tnuseutn at Merton, Sur-
i r'cy}',
int a thickly -populated district be-
tween Newcastle and North SIelds a
forge otter has been.' found killed by
the "live rail" on the electric rail-
way
Th,o Bishop of London, at v. meet-
ing in Marylebone, nlentionod that*
72 per cont. of the inhabitants of
the metropolis never entered church
or chapel.
In order to obviate shouting by
young teachers, acrd lessen the num-
ber who sutler from throat affections,
the London County Council proposes
to provide lectures on voice product
tion.
After considerable discussion the
proposal to run the Bournemouth
Corporation tramways on Sundays
has been defeated by a largo major-
ity, only four votes being recorded
im vor.
MayfaIsland now possesses a fog-
horn which can be heard eighteen
miles away. Several similar ones
are to bo installed in neighbors
lighthouses to safeguard the ah
entering the Firth of forth.
Tiverton Education Committee has
decided to snake permanent the ar-
rangement by which a monthly half -
holiday is given to any school under
its jurisdiction in which the attend-
ance averages 90 per coat.
It is proposed to commemorate the
generosity of Mr. Edgar Speyer in
coming to the relief of the sulierers
by the failure of the Needham Mar-
ket Penny Bank by erecting a drink-
ing fountain in the village.
Following the practice of the Am-
erican railways, the North-Eastern
Company have created a special de-
partment for dealing with all claims
arining front freight anti passenger
traffic and injuries to passengers.
With the sale of the late Duke of
Cambridge's library by Messrs Sothe-
by, the whole of the effects have
been disposed of, the gross amount
realized being about £110,000, or
which £5,000 was realized by tho
pictures.
'BLOCK SIGNAL SYSTEM.
Only Way to Prevent Loss of Life
in Railroads.
Writing of the thousands killed
every year in railroad accidents in
the United Stotts, Leroy Scott.
makes the following indictment of
the companies:
It is proper to say that the great-
er safety of Itritish lines is very
largely due to almost complete re-
liance on signals to guard their
trains against occident.. Since• the
block system would prevent a largo
part of the appalling number of
collisions and their resultantstpkiries
and deaths, why then, it islitnevite
ably asked, is not this mechanical
supplement to discipline forthwith
installed on every railroad in the
United States? The answer is nim -
Because it costs money. A few
of the bt'st roads are installing the
system. The other roads excuse
themselves by saying that their bus-
iness has mo developed in recent
years that they have enough cars
and engines anti branch lines to
handle it all—so there are many
more prossing matters to be attend-
ed to before they can afford to give
attention to block signaling. That
is, they tnust. arrange to carry more
passengers before they can altord to
make safe the passengers they ore.
now carrying.
Ilut, in fact. would it actually cost.
so much more money to block signal
the roods of the United States? 'Ito
number of collisions during 1901
was more than (1.(1(10, and tett.. loss
iu pven;: ryas 'e ihan $:x,000,-
00(1.ro1Ye inn outs guess how much
more the railroads lost. in demagog
paid for injuries and depths. Per -
halm another live million. Now, this
telt trillion, nr its fru' greater part.,
could have levet saved by the block
system. in ten years collisions cost
the railroads abort 5100,000,000.
•I'ttis amount, would conte very near
covering the cost of block signaling
the t'onds of the United States. 1lero
then, is a simple problem 1f this
railroads were now to instal block
signals. at the enol of feel year's what
will have been the ar trial cost to
the railroad coiiup,tnle'..'! Nothing
Ansi think of the lives thitt would
not !late been lost ana the injuries
1 hal is oulel itnt 1)05,' been -sire re d!
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A Mf11'N'I'.1IN 01' Ili
in the State of I►nrairgh
Is a great mountain. 2,000
nbit9l is shift to I,r•
1 th1rt•
1 e
tr ' ►, 1 1 n e I ht 1i r 1 v t 1 t ni t_ wile
Outwit solid free, and IS at the
litre•-rtunrters of 0 mile in thieknaw.
This iron nue:wain hiles for home
years been the encs of iron Inane•
fact.'arers, who have winded to gel a
'tete.. of it, and Pe work it; but the
Government has steadily woes s to
allow this to be drone (Datil 1,''en11y,
when a contract wits entered trite
between the (;overnnnee, and semis
New York capitalists for the e.p.'i'n•
tion and development of it neon a
(partner -Alp basis. The ore Me aicmr*
from fhis mountain is said 1.• yield
nitwit 47 per cent. price Ire
THE SCOTCH COLLIE:.
It is n fact concealed by all that
mean has no friend more faithful than
the dog, and no race of clogs are
more faithful, intelligent and watch-
ful than the collie. A well-bred col-
lie is as necessary an adjunct of the
farm (especially It stock farm) as
many of the machines we pay long
prices for. The collie is one of the
liveliest dogs on earth, over ready
for business, ever reedy to do his
toaster's bidding, and kern to under- t
stand all orders given, with an al-
most human intelligence. 'Phe collie
scums to take naturally to keeping
animals in their places. and to
know as quick as the owner when
stock are straying on forbidden
ground. Collies take to herding
sheep us unturally as a duck takes
to water. At the last few years col-
lies have become quite the fashion
as a city dog, ani no dog will be
more of an ornament or more useful
around a city home than a pure-bred
collie. They are bred both black
and tan and sable anti white. The
height of fashion in marking is
sable with white ring around the
neck, narrow, white strip down the
face and white points. having bred
black and tan some years since, ant
now breeding sable and white, and
my fancy leans heavily to the latter.
SOME MiXF•D MJ';TAPii011S.
British oratory scans to hate D0
distaste for mixed figures of speech.
Various "hulls" of this sort have
often been lard at HO door 111 mem-
bers of Parliament. Iters aro some
modern instances of Parliamentary
:epees of this sort:—
"Sir, wo aro told that by this
legislation the heart of the country
has been shaken to Be very toeneln-
tions."
"Atnong the ninny jarring notes
heard in this house on military af-
fairs this subject at least must be
regarded as an oasis."
"Tho interests of the employers
and employed are the same nine
tines out of tem—I will even say
ninety-nine tines out of ten."
"Our tongues are tied, our hands
aro fettered, and we are real~
beating the air to no purpose."
"I will now repeat what. 1 %vas
about to say when the honorable
member interrupted me."
'The West Indies will noir hale tt'
future which they Dover hall in the
peat."
A thorny subject which Inas long
been at hono of contention among
Its."
"A slumbering videato which at
any moment r, spark might set
aflame."
"'l'hc honorable member would de-
nude tis of every rag of the principles
which at have been proclaiming from
the housetnps."
"Alt! 'i'he honorable member (gimeo
site shakes his head at. that.. Itut
he can't shako mine!"
lart•isters are usually creaked ei1.11
possessing accuracy of speech, but.
some expressions recently r•o;nn•ted
indicte that. they are capable of a
blundering use of words. A member
of tate liar, in his opening speech for
the defence, said:—
"Gentlemen of the jury, the case
for the Crown is n mere ,kelton, for,
as 1 ahald presently show you, it has
neither flesh, bleed.
nor bones
1n1
It."
.1 heli -k 'it member of 1'nr•liit-
fnent informed the lionse that ne
"oral agreement is not worth the
paper 11 is written on."."
SAI'E:1'Y iN MiNES.
Whether as a ceteequence of the
excrciee of greater core, the employ-
ment of mere or better safety devic-
es, or whatever else the cause may
be, it appears from etatietics recent-
ly published by the British ifome
Uflin• that the IIen1Ia rate from acci-
dents i,t coal -mines and efelarl•ie;s is
greater in the United states tuna
smaller 11, l''tne tee 11 a,eywhe•e•
el.... 'Ih•• trtl.• per 1,1.o1 pets ens 1'
', 9' . r:, ..,r ti1;1te n,,.) milt
t I' .0 1 e'ar:r•• 1r 11'.' United Nem
• .. ,.nl., 1 est deet .te 1;• 1111:11s, 1
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