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CHAPTER XIX. that as yet he was not in love with
Thu general had arranged for the Leah, although it was very probable
that he soon would 1•e. "lfow is
it," thought her grace, "that he
does not lint) it unite The girl's
voice takes a ditierent tone when she
speaks to him, and her face is trans-
figured. Ilut Wien are proverbially
build!"
As they started on this fair morn-
ing for (:len, the duchess wondered
whether, on Sir basil's seeing Leah
in his own home, it would occur t0
hint that it would be an excellent
thing to have her there altogether—
to ask her to be the niistreas of the
place he loved so well, but from
which he had been exiled so long. It
was a suggestive situation certainly.
The kindly heart of the duchess
"My mother's health was so delicate ,grew interested in the alTnir. It
we received no friends in Italy." I would be a terrible thing for Leah
"I amt sure we shall all he happy," to love without being loved. "She
returned Leah, brightly. To her has just one of those passionate,
it seemed as though she were going poetical, impulsive natures that will
to spend the day iu some earthly , lead her to love madly, and to die
paradise. "I long to see Glen," she if she loves in vain." she said to her -
added. "I have heard so much of self. She watched the bright rap -
it." turous look on the exquisite face.
"I wish that more pleasant meet_ "Heaven send the girl her heart's
ories hung over it," he said mourn- desire!" said the duchess, and her
fully. eyes filled with teat's
And she, pulsing Ler lovely face Sir Basil stood at the outer gate
to his, said,_.- of the park to meet, then►.
"We iaTiclr drive the unpleasant "Welcome." he said --"welcome to
ones away for you and put other Glen!"
and happier in their place." He walked by the side of the car -
"You will do that," he declared, riage which held the duchess and
warmly, "it you conte often." Leah. The duchess was pleased to
And, although the words meant so see that he pointed out all the beau -
little, her heart thrilled with joy ties of the place to Leah, and listen -
at hearing them,. ed with interest to her remarks. She
She counted the hours until the had been ambitious for Leah once
day cams; and again the patience ,of upon a time; she had hoped to see
the maid was most severely tried her a duchess; she had hoped that.
Leah Hatton never looked more she would make some wonderful
radiant and lovely than on the day marriage. But now she felt that the
when she went to see the home of best thing would be for her beautiful
the man with whom she haul fallen protegee to marry for love. Sir
in love. Over a dress of pale, cool }3asil would be an excellent match
amber she wore black lace, and off for her. ifo was wealthy; even if
her head was a broad -brimmed hat he were not, Leah would have so
rich drooping f'lum.cs—a hat that much money herself that there was
a shade on the bewitching nolcnet orfor
rrh� to make The ,yuan
a con -
softens -el it, and made it more g g
ming than ever. She had no baronet was gifted with every good
merits, but :the «tore a \inrechal quality. She might certainly, with
Neil rose at her throat. The smut- her brilliant beauty atid grand pro -
mer day itself was not more fair. spects, have done much better; but
The duchess had been, she peisuad_ she might also have done worse.
el herself, the very perfection of with a girl of that kind, full of ro-
5 discretion. Since the little episode mance and fancies and strange ideas,
s of the passion -flower she haul made the first consideration was her hap-
no allusion to Sir Basil. She was piness•
quick to see and understand. With- She was startled from her thoughts
1•, out hearing a word, she knew that by a sudden exclamation from Leah;
this girl who had leen as ice and her face had grown pale, ttS it did
1 marble to all lovers looked on Sir always in times of went emotion.
Basil with very different. eyes. She "Look, duchess," she cried, "what
remembered the w.trcL; she had a beautiful picture!"
thought so foolish, yet a hich now The approach to Glen was through
seemed so•true, 'I shell know hint a magnificent avenue of beech -trees;
when I meet hint," Leah had said. they were not to be surpassed for
1 "I shall recognive hint the first oto- size next beauty in the country. The
Intent my eye hill on his face." She ntenue was wide and well kept, the
ir had laughed at the words and at the grass green and smooth. nmol, when
t idea. but she laughed no longer. it terminated, the full glories of
Could it he true—was it possible— (:len were to he seen. Now, with
1 that in Sir B.til !his proud, cold the sunlight falling upon it, it was
girl had found the ideal she had dazzling to the eyes of those who
waited for? The duchess was al- viewed it. The house itself was
most frightened. built of red stone, with white fac-
"I'-will have nothing to do with ings, and tho front of it was ()mut-
,
it in any Way," she said to her- ndented with rich. quaint carvings.
1 self. "I am not superstitious, but There was a terrace gay with white
Lcah has made tee• afraid. Supposing and scarlet blossoms, a broad flight
that she loves this mean with all her of steps, orttane'ntel with huge vas-
e heart. and that he docs not love es and fine statues, leading to the
her? No; I will not hurry it on or gardens below. In the gardens were
help it by word or look.." several superb fountains. the silvery
She watched and saw enough. She spray of which rose high in the air
noticed thnt, heedless of what Sir and glistened in the sunlight; the
Itasil thought or felt nbout it, Leah flowers were of every imaginable hue.
was learning to love him with all The whole formed a-leicture so brit -
her heart. She was a different be- tient that even the duchess could
Ing: t he calm and repose of true 1111p- not refrain from a cry of delight.
piness had come to her; there was "It is the most. beautiful place I
no more restlessness. Day by day, have ever s,•on,' she said.
her beatity,'under this new influence, "You would not think it was
grew more spiritual. Sir Vasil ad-
mired Miss Hatton. ile thought her
iinrltifrl and gifted; he enjoyed long
conversations with her: he praised
her voice and her singing; he liked
to tell her till his 'houghts and ex-
thnnge idea.; with her. But the
duchess, in her own mind, decided
whole party at Brentwood to go
over to (;len in a 'fay or two.
"I think," Sir Itasil hail said,
"that, if 1 could hear the sound of
happy voices and laughter once in
the old hall, it would cease to be
PPP haunted."
So the kindly duchess settled that
bothey should go and do their best to
happy and bright. They were to
drive over in time for luncheon,
spend the afterncen in looking over
the house ani grounds, dine, and re-
turn home in the cool of the evening.
fSir Basil was tit -talon; with regard
to the entertainment of his guests.
"It is quite a new thing for oto
to have visitors," he said, to Leah.
darkened by a tra.;edy," observed
Sir Itasil.
"Nor is it," said the duchess,
quick's'. "Life and death aro
everywhere side by side. You must
try to forget; think of the bright
side."
What Colds Lead To
Not the Lungs Only But Every Organ of the Body+
In Danger From Neglected Colds.
111111.CF%SE'S "or LINSEEDand TURPENTINE
Sly
e people booty that' such nil -
rjlnents as 'molls ed:1 and consump-
tion have their beginning in a cold,
het ell do net realiyo that other
vital organs of the body are almost
equally liable.
Not infrequently. colas settle on
the liver or kidney,. causing serious
disease of these organs.
In other cases colds hung on until
the t4;stem is run down and ex-
hausted, and sae 'cit in it fit state
to fall prey to contagious diseases.
l'he only safe tray Is to speedily
get rid of all colds before they be-
, come fastened on the system.
I This can be accomplished by the
use of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Lin -
reed and Tu2ientine.
This medicine hnr come to be con -
!littered indispensable la the home as
a cure for colds, bronchitis, croup,
anthema and whooping cough.
Urs. Wm. Rall, Bracebridge, (int
writer—" 1 can reeaatite id
C'hase's Syrup of Linseed and 'Tur-
pentine meat heartily for nen forms
of col.'s and 1 think that if every
family would nee it for their little
011e8 it wuulel stye Inns of hurry and
expense ns 1 find it prompt and bust-
ing in its effects.
"My three youncest boys had
whooping cough thi, 11iut r and we
could get nothing to help them until
I sent for Dr. Chase's ay sup of Lin-
seed and 'Turpentine. It arrested tho
coughs at once and they kept right
on improving until they here cured
at a cost of one dollar. That was
not n large hill for so dangerous
and distressing an ailment."
Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and
Turpentine, 2f1 cents a bottle, at all
dealers, or 1"dmanson, Bates A Co.,
Toronto. Te protect you ngainst
imitations, the portrait and signa-
ture of Dr. A. W. Chase, the famous
reeeipt book autbor, are on every
bottle.
Etiquette compelled Sir ilasil to
gine the duchess his arm as he led
the way up the broad marble steps.
She peeked at the statutes with ad-
miration.
"'Phis reminds one of Italy," said
Leah — "fu:rmtne's, flowers and
marble statues."
lie turned to her eagerly.
"You like it, then?" he asked,
anxiously. "1 think it is beautiful,
and 1 ale pleased :hat you agree
with nue."
They paused into the entrance -hall,
with its deep groined roof, its old-
ies/dowel stained-glass windows and
armor, its; stained oat. (looting and
exit les.
With graceful courtesy Sir Basil
bade there tvelionle; and Leah, look-
ing at his face, saw that it wast
deadly pal('
"Was this the place," she asked,
"where the accident—"
"Yes," he replied; "it was here
that my }tut sister uhod e
velo
-
eel
in 'lamest; and lust here where
these white lilies stand, she fell
down to die. lty my mother's
orders they are kept 1hea'e. When-
ever 1 pass, 1 stent to sea the fly-
ing figure again, and hear ray sis-
ter's cry."
Leah stepper' forward and stood
by the white lilies.
"Look tit tee," she said, flushing
alightly, "us I stand heros it trill
fill your mind with (tech thoughts.,•
It may well do so,' thought the
duchess, as she noticed tho unron-
scious grace and beauty of the girl's
attitude. Would he ever, ns he
passed through the hall where Iris
fait young sister had mlot so sad a
fate, forget the girl mow standing
there with her pleading passiontite
face, trying to snake sweet what
had been so bitter to hint?
"Thank you," he replied, simply.
"You have been kind to Inc. Miss
Hatton, (rota the first happy moment
I saw you; you add to your good -
nes by giving me a pleasant world there are one love and one
memory." over—half souls, she calls theist if
Leah's face showed her delight; it I you can understand the terms. She
was indeed pleasant to her to hear believes that she will recognize her
such words of commendation from half soul or lover whenever she sees
hint. Itut tho duchess said to her- him."
self, "Pretty little seen(,'--sertinien- "it is a very pretty theory," said
tttl enough; but there is no love, Sir Basil. "I do not. Free why any feed for eters bungled fennel*: they
Sir Itasil, on your side." one should object to it." He looked weigh; and r the ration of hay should
'Then thet other visitors reached the at her somewhat. eagerly as he
hall. There was a discussion as to asked: "And has she met this ideal be somewhat limited, nal, ever more than
f oper
pound three-fourths poday
the roof and the malice., and as to yet?" to each hundred pound's hay pof
the unto of a fine old window, and "That. is a question she alone can
horse, and the largest share of this
then they passedon to the library. answer. You must ask her your- given bar at. night. Speci-
Sir Basil made a eh: arming and host- self," laughed the duchess; and slue al pains bay should should taken to make
pitable host. As the day wore on, smiled to herself ns she thought she ilio• tenter
Leah was pleased to see :hat his had given him a veru plain hint. COMFORTABLE. OII't`Alihl: A'1' NIGHT.
face brightened, and that several (To he Continued.) The stalls should be dry and well
times it lost the melancholy expres- bedded at night with clean straw;
sion that had seemerl like a cloud
over it. Ile was very attentive to a hard worked horse appreciates u
her; he lingered by her side, Hud good bold as touch as a hard worked
man. If a good blue grass pasture
showed her the chief objects of at- is available, it is well to turn the
traction. terms; out about t) o'clock, leaving
The dllchl'ss summed up the whole t 1 th -p h
Situation briefly. Leah had loved
Aim at first sight; but, if ever he
learned to love her, it would be
after month f friendship.
het. exceedingly, set he never (beam - I« THE SECRET"
tel of loving hair. Ile wool l have
done anything for her, he had the
kindly affection of a brother for her;
ever elute she had stood by tho white
lilies in the hall, in the spot where
his. fair tulmg sister had died, she
hod t0 him in some measure taken
that- dead sister's plisse. Ile confid-
ed everything to her, told her, of
all his unwire, sought her advice,
was happy in her society. never rest-
ed long away from her, thought of
her with continual kindly affection;
but of love tie never dreamed.
'l'he duchess, who hate said to her-
self that she would not interfere, did
just this one thing --she told Sir
Basil of the splendid triumphs that
L. ah had achieved, and now she had
passed through three such seasons
as few even of the n►ust brilliant
beauties had ever experienced. She
told of the offers of luurriuge mado
to her• and how she had refused
them all.
"Why did she refuse them?" he
asked.
The duchess meant to •10 a kindly
action when she answered:
"She has ideas that are peculiar
for the nineteenth century; they are,
1 may ray. obsolete."
file looked anxiously at her, elle
thought.
"What ideas," ho asked—"if my
question may be answered?"
"I am sure I may answer it, said
the. duchess. "Miss Hatton has 10-
mtuhtic ideas that tire quite out of
date. Marriage, in these days, is an
arrangement. She 'night have been
Countess of Burberry if she had
liked; but she is ronotnt11', and will
never marry until she can marry for
love."
"That scene% to me right," said
Sir Basil.
"I an glad you think so," return-
ed the duchess, dryly. "But 'Miss
Yatton has another theory. It is
this—that for every person in this
01 a Cup of Tea In Per-
fection is revealed in the
use of delicious
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The
CARE OF 'rmIE FARM TEAM.
Mr. 'John Buckler, herdsman at the
Iowa Experiment Station, in an ex-
change gives the following excellent
advice concerning the mtaingesnent
and care of the farm team:
First of all, keep the teams in a
hearty, vigorous condition by liberal
feeding. Corn alone should not be
used, for it is very heating, and is
not properly proportioned as re-
gards
o-
gards nutriments. Oats are the best
food obtainable, but are usually so
high in price as to make their ex-
clusive use for draught teams ra-
ther expensive. Experience at. this
station has shown that a grain ra-
tion of corn, oats, and bran mixed
in the proportions of fifty pounds of
corn, tufty pounds oats, and twenty-
five pounds of bran, will give excel-
lent results as a grain feed for hard
working teams, and will cost much
less than oats alone.
'Teams at heavy work should re-
ceive
o-
ceive per day one pound of this
NOT 'I'O 11L DUPED.
A priest announced that a collec-
tion would be taken to defray the
cost ofcoalfor heating c c olive them nut all night. This increases
Everybody contributed but Tim thl, work of the teanm ,r, but the
Nolan, who gave a sly while as the horses thrive better, and will Inst
pante was presented to hint. The lunger than when kept constantly
s o priest, after service, took his par- ,,tnbl..l !'heir allowance of sirs
That day spent at (:len was one is'hioner to task.
of the happiest. in Leah's life, and Now, Tim," he paid, "why didn't feed, he veer, should never 1>e taken
atony, tieK to it that the trams are
the memoryof it 1111S to her like a you give something, if it was but groomed every Meriting. and alsolittle'?" — nt night, to clean off all the dirt
Winn satcnt from the day's work.
Harnessing draught tennis is an-
other trey important point, and one
so seldom tuentiomed that 1 desire
strain of sweet music in which there
was no dlscord
CIIAPTI'It XX.
"Faith, I'm on to seat-" said 'Pint.
"Whitt do• you rerun')"
"Oh, nothing. Just that 1'111 on
As tho days passed on, the inti -to yez, that's
mncy between Leah and the baronet "1`itit your words are disrespect.- to lay special stress on it. A large
fid. What do you mean?" shore of
presumably 1ntelliget>t
increased. The general grew warmly „Oh, faith, father, n -the •inn 1
attached to Sir Itasil. Ifo said— y g to farmers are very negligent in this
pull the wool iter too eyes, a -they- particular.
ing to Drake us believe yes wants the it is a common sight to ser
money to lots coal to hent the It
tennis going absent their
work on the, farm, or going to town
where they are exposed to the eyes
of so tunny, with the harness dirty
and gray, and put on in the most
untidy manner possible: the 1lridle
will be out of repair, with the
blinders hanging so low down that
a horse can look out, over the top,
giving a very untidy appeitra ►ce to
the heed; the harness is not well
fitted to the collar, the backhand
will be so far up on the withers as
to make the back look notch hunger
then it really is, the i.neerhing will
be hanging so low as to deprive the
horse of more than half his power to
hull back a loud, and in many eases
there will
NO'I` BF: A SiNG1.1'; S'1'ITAP
properly tucked in the loops provid-
e'l for that purpose.
At least once it year the harness
should be token apart —nny of the
rainy days of May will dt►---thorough-
ly unshed and oiled before quite
dry. This: Mill make the leather
soft and pliable, nn.l will mien hutch
to the i,pl'carnnce and wenr.n11 qua-
litis of the harness. Ens the rest
of the ycnr• the harness nary he kepi
in
flitted shape by `using some good
ha nests soap. giving Ihr hurnuvs an
occasional lathering with a sponge
and then wiping the snap oft with a
clntnp reg, thus removing all dirt
aul making the fineness look f•eeh
again. A mail; amount of metal
polish need on the nxtnntings, which
may he on the harness, to keep theta
bright, will aehl greatly In the general
nppenrance of things, and these Itttle
touches can easily he ghee in the
spare moments. which every teamster
bets. Above ell thinrc, have the
hnrness well fitteed.
lI(a: NOTES.
whet was a great thing for hint to
say—that, if lleavert had blessed hint
with a 8011, he should have liked him
to resemble Sir Basil. All the viii- church, an' ser riverence knows it's
tors—and they were many—admired heated by steam'!"
and liked him; he was a generui fav-
orite, and he spent far more of his
tinge at Brentwood than at (:len.
With every day that dawne'tl, with
every 81111 thitt rose I111d set, with
every Leight moon that wnxe1 and
Wuutd, L.t'ah'8 love tit -evened. The
world tuns as nothing to her; she quite what he had intended it should
became absorbed Al this ono passion be. "1 feel," said he, "that for a
—it was her life, her all. There are very plain country squire like nt,Y-
801110 to w.ho►n this iatnl gilt et a !self to address this learned company
great love is given. They are the 1s indeed to east pearls hefore
happiest.. even as they tire the niost swim." It was some time before he
miserable, they reach the highest understood why his hearers laughed
bliss that life offers, and they know sa uproariously.
the most hitter of its pains. No one
warned Leah. The duchess looked
on interested, as she would have
been itt nny trial of skill or tiny
struggle for it,tsttiship. She did
not interfere either by word or look.
She knew it was useless. She never
cense(' wumulerint, how it, was that
Leah, who hod refused so1110 of the
'rest offers in England. had given her
heart and soul tit first sight to this
elan.
Leah was hardly the Sante girl in
Sir Ih,sil's met—Mire; her fere, her
voice, her manner changed complete-
ly. her love transfigured her. 11 he
touched her dress :11 passing, she
trembled; if he touched her hand in
gre'e't int:, she resew pole uta the petal
of 11 abets lily; when site sting to
hie,. ell the pent -tip passion of her
reed seemed Ie go out to hint. Such
la world of lute lay 111 the dark eyes!
{it would ha' e been a t housauel t frees
het ter for 1 eah heel she never had
'such it prcity I/R.01} as that of seeps
'mei.? kw, or r l:,.i her mind with
skid not lues. \u misgivings tame
1 to her. no doubt, ,.r lever. Sh.' sever
asked
herself whether her great love
• w mil(1 he r. -t nrned. r he Weyer asked
herself how it w'onld sial: she liyel
eat ,rely 11 the pre...111. a nch day full
• of he ppm n'' '- of t'itel'est, of the
wall( } and elor1 of lite pnsvion (hitt
pease•-.e,l her. `I1.' had forgotten
that the\ weed' anon leave Iltent-
!wood. she haul m.rgotten that the;y
were going In besets A1.hey. she had
forge)) ten everything, .•xuept that
Sir Itasil was neer her and that she
lot ed him. Every dream. every
wish of her life was r.•nlieel. there
was no more to desire. She would
have been quite rnnt.•nt to are down
in the light n1 her gr"al love and
the. it seemed to her thnt all her
life haul been ordered for thin Now
!the haul reached the hns-.•n ..f rest,
never thrnhing that the ;tortes in
the haven alight he greater than
those! on the open sea.
It happens 8o often that a great
leve is lavished in tnin, sir 110811
saw nothing of Leals's. Ile admired
1
'At n dinner given by an English
noblemen an old gentleman rote, t o
Propose a toast. and, though his
opening sentence was enthuvlastically
applauded, itwag evidently not
A Slrbbela COM
OP BreacIIltis
yields more readily to Scott's
Emulsion of cod-liver oil than
to anything you can take.
When you awake in the
night choked up and cough-
ing hard, take a dose of the
Emulsion, and you will get
immediate relief when no
cough medicine will help
you. It has a soothing and
healing effect upon the throat
and bronchial tubes. Most
people know
Scott's Emulsion
as a great body builder, but
it is equally good to allay in-
flammation and care colds
and Violent coughing.
send ter Free Sample.
SCOTT A NOW`E, Chemists Terasto, oot.
114'gs will ent erre of nny con-
vent rated food than they con di-
gest.
Watch the droppings anti are if
nny fond is living voided in its na-
tural state.
1f hogs are overfed, and the atotn-
neh am) bowels are Tilled with fete
nit rrte,l f 1, then: will he a rank
amen.
'When hogs are doing right there
should be very little other.
Do not allow the breeding ROWS to
became too fat. They shon)d be
kept very thrifty, hut never fat.
To keep the !stomach in the hest
condition there 'hoed(' be some
fruits, vegetables or roots in the
ration.
Hoge shoetkl always hove access to
pure. ..lean water. if you have
niece trier' this you Rill be aurpris.cd
how grateful they ars for a drink of
pure Water.
Separate the breeding sows as
they begin to grow heavy.
A thrust or jars from a master
sow may cease the loses of the logs
and often the sow. too.
.h l5'p the pens clean and dry; a
slip may prove fetal. Keep a close
watch on each NOW, if any luck in
vigor and thriftiness Intl out why.
The sows should be petted and
scratched with a comb or coarse
btiLsh curd etude gentle ttrltl mun:nge-
able by these simple m'tealre. This
all counts when the puling coupes.
A quiet, gentle neither will make
her offspring the saatx•. Such ami -
mals are worth three tines as Hutch
as wild ungovernable 01109
Ground grain should be mixed
with water or milk, mai fed as a
thtck slop.
If the g'i'ait is allowed to Fronk
from one feeding time to another,
so touch the better.
Results show that the soaking is
as useful in increasing the feeding
value as grinding.
SAVING THE WANURE.
"Many farmers have their yards in
such shape that ruins carry a vast.
amount of liquids into streams, so
that when manure hauling time ar-
rives, they have, instead of good
rotted manure, n runs; of dry,
washed-out straw. 1f the sterile
fields of such Marmots could find
voice, they would rend the air with
wails of tnguieli at the loss of their
life-saving fluid. The proper way
is to keep all manure under sheds,
but if that is impossible, have the
manure yard lowest in the centre,
with ft Covered drain pipe leading
from the lowest point in the ma-
nure yard, to a cemented well on the
outside of the ynrtl, when the liquid
can accumulate in time of excessive
rainfall, after which it can lie
pumped out a little at time into
a spout leading to the manure heap
under the shed, thus hastening its
dccompusitior," writes Mr. Joshua
Ifumble.
"Try following this plan, even the
farmer with the inost limited uterine,
can always have plenty of excellent
manure, which is very potent in
maintaining the fertility of the soil.
An excellent way to preserve ma-
nure and prevent 10',11 of ammonia is
to add a small quantity of kainit to
the manure thrown out daily. Kain-
it contains potash and also common
salt. The potash is not in a caustic
state. us is the case with wood (11.21- interest. in the Irish peasant worker
en enol during the devonvtnsition of is again forthcoming. alis -Majestythe manure. chemical changes occur' has commanded that. the Irish In -
in which the kainit ie also broken du:dries Association, Motctnub
up in its composition, ca rising many street, llclgrnvc square, and nt Dula
ingredients of the manure to become pin, shall be known as the Royal
Irish Industries Association.
The 'loyal Nail Steam Packet
Company has granted free return
passages from Jamaica to the hand
of the West Indian Regitncmt, in con-
nection with the Colonial and Indian
Exhibition, which is to he held at
the Crystal Palace, London, from
May to September this year.
An interesting ducument has late-
ly conte to light in the Northampton
hist book of animal pictures, when lupe ldhrary, in the shape of an
suddenly he called out:— indenture doted 1638, being a re -
"Father, docs it cost touch to feed
IN MERRY OLD EItOLAND
..e.r
NEWS BY MAIL ASCU% J0111f
BULL AND HIS IEOPLE.
Occurrences in the Land That
Reigns Supreme in the Cots -
Sheffield
Sheffield hopefully anticipates that
the King will upeu the new building
of the eity's university, which wilt -
ins r(u)ns in October.
A contract is now I eiug prepar/'1I
for the put -cheat. of nearly Ilat) acres
of land for Harrow rchoul on the
crust side of harrow 11111 at a cusL
°1.1
1 £7500
.1oMt,0(hu.mttnan is threatening to
invade Birmingham in the capacity
of "public wa,hurtnun." Local laun-
dries aro p►•eparing a scheme of
Iie'1•e'l• oppositiOI&.
For the convenience of city Wren, au
trade ,Depart-
mentu 1 ►inch office of the {ke} urt-
utent of the High Commissioner of
Canada has been opened at 3 lias-
inghall street, E.C.
Dr. Waldo, the City Coroner, stat-
ed that last year there were 1684
children burnt to death in London,
and 1,425 of theses cases were owing
to the lack of fire -guards.
It is proposed to instal wireless
telegraphy on tho mail a».1 passen-
ger steamers belottgi,tg to the Korth -
ern of F1'lirx•e Railway Company ply-
ing between Calais alai Dover.
Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese
Ambassador, roney,xt his promise of
favoring the introduction of Free-
masonry into 'Japan at last week's
meeting of tho Empire League.
don's retail confectioners are
up in arms against the new Shop
YLonours Act, which, they say, threat-
ens them with ruin. It involves
earlier closing 1f a two-thirds ma-
jority of Shap -keepers so decide.
Notice has been given to the
Highways Committee t.1 the London
County Council of a proposal that
when a blind person travels on the
Council's tramways accotmpanicd by
a guide only one fare should be
charged for the two.
Ireland is to be helped to prosper-
ity by a chance of providing Lon-
don with some of the 3,000 cattle it
daily consumes. It is proposed to
have the cattle shipped direct from
Ireland to Essex, there to be fed
by the formers before renloeal.
Much mystery attaches to the
"aemwkufr," a small stone which has
been lodged in the British Museum.
lt. Finland the natives tell the Wea-
ther by it. Tlu'o1.gh absorbing the
moisture in the air prior to rain the
stone becomes black.
Only one European railway com-
pany, the London and North-western
won a gold medal at the St. Louis
Exhibition. This award has now
been adjudged insufficient for the
merits of their exhibits, and the
grand prize has been substituted.
"It will give me great pleasure to
do for St. Pancras what I have
promised to do for Islington,".writes
Mr. Carnegie to the mayor of the
former Lorough, "namely, to pro-
vide the amount needed to erect a
central and four branch library
butldin£ 10,"
I'ractigs,e'nl eviden00n,ce of the .King's
soluble, and fixing the ammonia as a
!chit. One of the greatest losses
that occurs in manure is the escape
of attutionia as it passes off in the
form of gas, which is imperceptible,
and gives no indication of ite loss
ex ept by its otlor."
HOW IT WOHKED OUT.
Ile had been gazing thoughtfully at
a lion?"
"Yes."
"How much?"
"Oh, a lot of money."
"A wolf would make a good meal
for a lion, wouldn't it, father?"
"Yes, I expect so."
"And a fox would be enough for
the volt, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, yes."
"And a fox could inake a meal off
a hawk?"
I slippers Fier."
"And the hawk would he satisfied
With a sparrow?"
"()f course."
"and a big spider would be a
gond meal for the sparrow, wouldn't
it, father?"
"Yes, yes."
"And a fly would be enough for
the spider?"
"('ertninly."
"And a drop of treacle would be
all the fly would trent, wouldn't it?"
"Oh, stop your chat 1er!"
"But wouldn't it, father?"
"Welt, couldn't a man keep a lion
for more than a yeor on a pint of
molasses?"
--,
JAPAN'S 1''OPT?LA'i`l0N,
lease by Oliver Cromwell of an an-
nuity of thirty pounds per annum
enjoyed by him for ttomc six years,
secured on "Smith's Meadow," (ot-
tesbrooi:e, Northamptonshire.
TIIE GOAT,
There was a goat in our town
And ho was wondrous wise,
He'd gulp a leather apron down
But never touch mince pies.
One day he dined on armor plate,
The next he dined on tin,
The former made hint gather weight,
The latter made hint thin.
Ile often me tomato cans,
And bits of steel to bout,
And browsed among the pots and
pans
And loved a flannel snit.
A couple that wan newly wed
Came where this goat was at.
And near %% heft, he was wont t o tread
They took a furnished flat..
One riny the t1 ifs some biscuit. made,
'I he goat nus passing by,
11' RIC one, he west uuaf•nlel,
ill knew he had to die.
I'llc popnlatlnn of Japan totals at And niter he was laid away
least 5,0(0,000 more than that of Whore grasses sadly wave,
Great ilritain. If you include For- They piled some biscuit there he ley
mesa and the other annexations the .'1'o mark his early grave.
Japanese people nnmbetuA 16,500, -
mo six years ago, and they were
then increasing by nearly 5111',n00 a
year. 'Japan also has some very big
towns. 'Tokio has a population of
about 1,500,000, Osaka between
800,(100 and 1)00,04)0, and there aro
about twenty others with a popula-
tion of more than 50,000,
+--- The skin of the men and women of
AFRAID OF WIDOWS, some nations is mush thfclor than
that of others, particularly in hot
countries. The Central African negro
has a skin about half as thick again
as that of a European. That of a
negro Is thickest over the head and
back --w itlently to forth a protection
from the sun.
'there urns a gnat in our lawn,
And he was wondrouts also,
Ile gulped a deadly biscuit (hien
Ilio jacet, there he Iles.
THICK SKINS.
She—"And you say you want to
marry me?"
He—"Yes, I do."
"Well, yo't must ask my mother
first."
"But suppose mho accepts me?"
"The reason" Field (uncle Thomas,
"that some stupid men get along
better than some smart ones is that.
they don't keep talking all the time
sad mails' stsesaies."•
Patleneo--•"VR1nt lovely hats she
Wen rs!" Pet ric(--"Ves; you know
her husband !s a landscape gardener,
wad be designs them "-