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A month had elapsed since the
fatal day on which Leah bad read
her father's letter. She had made
up her mind now how to act. The
doctors had agreed that Nettie
would not recoter until she hud
had change of air, and it was ar-
ranged that, when the first breath
of warms weather carne, the fancily
W4Tl to go to the south of France.
The Duke and !tintless of Itosedene
were already settled there, so that
there would be a "home party" after
all. '!'here had been some mention
of the wedding. Leah's beautiful
face had paled, and a wistful look
had conte into her eyes. She said
that the wedding must be delayed;
there could be no thought of marri-
age when Bettie was in such a fra-
gile stute of health. She spoke
calmly, and smiled when she remem-
bered how little any one knew of the
pain at her heart.
The general had demurred slightly
when she refused to hear of the mar-
riage taking place, as had been set-
tled, in the spring.
"Delayed marriages are always un-
lucky, Leah," he said to her.
"Mine will not be so," she re-
plied; and he wondered at the
strange smile on her face.
He had thought a great deal late-
ly about hie favorite niece—she was
so terribly changed. Ho tried to be-
lieve that it was duo to her anxiety
concerr,Ing Nettie; but that was
Ama hardly possible. She had such a
strange expression on her face. IIe
could not understand it, though he
watche.l her keenly. One thing in
particular struck hien. She never
spoke of the future, and her interest
in everything seemed dead. She
laughed and talked; but, to his eyes,
there was always more or less of ef-
fort when she did so. Her face
., would flush, and the light in her
eyes was too bright.
}fettle noticed nothing; her one
great relief and source of gratitude
, was that she would not have to go
through the trial of seeing Sir Basil
%gain. The doctor had said that
she must go to Mentone as soon as
possible, and that in the meantime
she must be kept perfectly free from
all excitement and must se'(' no one.
Sir Vasil and Ilettie could never
suspect that their secret was known
to„ Martin Ray; much less could they
imagine that it had been revealed to
Leah by her father. Whatever Rho
did, they must believe it to be the
expression of her own feeling, the
result of her own thoughts; they
could not attribute it to any influ-
ence brought to bear upon her. Her
life just then was very quiet, owing
to 'fettle's illness; there was neither
visiting nor the receiving of visi-
tors. Had it been otherwise. the
p
strain in u on her would have been too
great, and she would have given
way. She lived through it, longing
at morn for night, longing at night
for ruing. Her heart was dead
within her, she scarcely ate or slept.
There were days when she scarcely
left her rootn; when she sat there
stunned, de.+.(•d, bewildered with the
weight of her own sorrow. the grief
1' ring ever and ever deeper into
4,7r heart.
No ono guessed her secret or im-
agin'•rl that, though heiress of the
vast wealth M Sir Arthur Batton,
and acknowledged to be one of the
most beautiful women in England,
she was, nevertheless, one of the
most miserable and desolate of
human beings. 'There wore times
when she reflected that she had read
of the agonies of death, of people
lingering in torture, unable to die;
but steely no agony had ever been
so prole,nged as hers. She saw
every day the man whom she loved
so well, yet who had preferred an-
other to her. She had to meet him,
to appear ns usual with him, the
horrible pain of wounded love and
Jealousy gnawing like it hidden can-
cer in her breast. And every day
she and to minister to the sister
:t•I10 had 8uppinnted her, to cheer
mid soothe her. When she was con-
sulted about the eeveraticrus and int-
prutecnis at Glen. whit hshe knewew
well she would never see. site gave
her itnsWer plainly and clearly. With-
out a break in her voice, she chose
colors and ornaments, and talked of
harntunions arrangements, 00(1 them
went silently 10 her room to under-
go the agonies of despair. And
when Sir Author talked about the
future, shoutnext year, when she
would be at Glen, she always replied
to him with a smile—but that smile
was sadder than nnv fears.
As the (Ings pneted, she grew thin-
n'r and puler, and her eyes bright-
er. She m•ver song. She had never
touched her piano since the rending
of the fetal letter. Her interest in
everything wee (lend. She spent
mayore three before the picture of
Z7r•netu• than in any other place. The
terrible repression told upon her. if
(the could have spoken of her loss, If
she could have eased her heart by a
flow of passionate tears, It would
Rate been better. But there was no
such relief; fe was all speechless,
the k, unchanging sorrow. Great,
silent woe looked out of the dark
fyt•s.
"I wonder," she said to herself,
'if 1 hove accurately measured my
strength.
All the arrangements were made
for the Journey; the Duke and Duch-
ess of Itosede•ns were awatting anxi-
ously the arrival of the sisters, when
a complication arose. The member
for the county bad died suddenl%
and this brought about. the very
opening for which Sir Basil had
longed. He was determined to con-
test the election, to secure his scut
in Parliament, and thin to make
for himself fauue and Ole name of a
statesnuun. 11e was horn for tt; po-
litics were his vocation. This was
an opportunity not to be lost. With
sone exertion, and the help of Sir
Arthur Hatton, he felt sure of suc-
cess. 01 course he could not accom-
pany the sisters, as had been ar-
ranged, to France, so it was decided
that Sir Arthur should take ' them
thither and remain for a day or two
and then return at once to help with
his canvass.
The mews affected the sisters differ-
ently. Ilettie had dreaded the jour-
ney with Sir Basil, yet had not
Liked to raise any objection. Leah
had told herself that she should take
her last look at hos beloved face on
English soil. She made no remark
when Sir Arthur told her of the
change in their plans: and he was
blind enough to think that Iter sil-
ence arose from some little resent-
ment against her lover—so little
idea had any one of the true facts of
the case. They thought Leah very
quiet. for some days after that. Who
could guess that in her own mind
she was bidding adieu to the place
she loved so well?
Once she asked Sir Arthur to drive
her over to Glen—Sir Basil had gone
to London on business. The general
was delighted at the request; he ze-
juiced to think that Leah took so
great an interest in the improve-
ments.
As he drove her along the road
he jested with her and teased her,
he did not notice that she sat by
his side, cold and pale as a marble
statue with such an expression of
bitter pain on her face as would
have startled even a stranger. She
was going to say good-bye to the
beautiful house that would never be
her home now. She wanted to look
once more on the lavish decorations,
at the rooms prepared for her,
which she would never use. She
tried to picture Hettte there—Nettie
with her sweet face and golden hair,
who would be so well suited to this
dainty, picturesque home; and she
wondered as she went through the
ronin, whether, when Basil was es-
tablished there, with Bettie as his
wife, he would think of her; whether
he would remember her and her
great love; whether any idea would
come to him of her suffering or of
her broken heart.
."You look very tired and ill,
Leah," said the general, in deep con-
cern.
He had caught a sight of her as
she carne from the room that was
to have been her boudoir, and Rhe
was off her guard. r
o n d. He was shocked
at the white fare and the (lark, hag-
gard eyes. He kissed her lovingly.
"My dear Lcah, what is the mat-
ter? Is there anything more than
fatigue?"
She raised her brave face to his—
he never forgot the look or the
voice, and snid,—
"No, there is nothing wrong; and
I have done nothing which could
tire me "
She looked round for the last time
upon a scene that she was never to
set• main; and, as she drove back,
she felt thatthe linin at her heart
could never be sharper.
CHAPTER Lill.
"There is something strange in
itliss 1latton's fa.eto-day." said
Leah's maid to her confidante, the
housekeeper. "No one seems to no-
tice nnything wrong about her; but
I ant eery anxious, She is so thin
that 1 can never make her dress(:n to
fit her now; and she is often so col-
orless
ol-
t
o Irss that o i have to►u
use p( der de
rose to make her presentable—she
who had the loveliest bloom in the
world."
"I see the change," returned the
housekeeper, gloomily. "She thinks
too notch of other people. 'There is
nothing like taking care of one's self.
'She hits studied everything for Miss
Het We comfort, but 1 htrve never
heard her speak of herself."
I "i cannot make it out." said the
maid. "1 am sure she has not been
to sleep n11 night; she has sat up.
saw depth in her ince when 1 went
into the roots."
"I should think there is nothing
wrong between her and Sir Basil,"
remarked the housekeepr.
"No, 1 ant sure there is n:tt," Was
the reply. "They nre to be married
wh it she c s hock frotn France.
Still 1 ant unhappy about her; there
is something the molter, I am quite
sure. One night I had to go to her
room, nnd she was moaning in her
sleep like a dying child. and 1 have
never seen such n face ns she had
when f tv.ut into her room this
morning.
For the (lay and the hour were
come. fir Basil was to go with
thetn as far as Dover, and see them
safely on hoard. They were all four
to start by the midday train from
Arley lit London.
I,eah had measured her ntr, ngth
thnt morringl and found it rapidly
failing
"I could not live through two
more days of it," she said. "Thank
!leaven. It is almost over?"
She was passive, while her maid
took all the pains she could to hide
the shrinking of the graceful figure,
the pallor of the beautiful face. She
must keep up appearances while she
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FORT ERIE MONUMENT TO THE DEAD OF 1812.
was in England, among those who
knew her; but, whcrt she was across
the sea, she could give way, she
could droop and die as she would—
but not here.
She bade farewell to the grand old
home where she had been so utterly
but so falsely happy. She stood for
some time on the terrace where the
passion -flowers grew—the spot where
she had peen her lover first, and
where her heart had gone out to
him. She kissed the bare brown
branches. They would live again;
they would be covered with green
leaves and starry flowers when
leaves Rail flowers should gladden
her eyes no more. She kissed the
pictured face of Aenone, recalling
every word that bad been spoken be-
tween
o-tween Sir Basil and herself on that
clay when they had stood in front of
it. It wad like parting with a liv-
ing friend. She stretched out her
hands with a great cry when she
took her last look round the room
where she had spent Ruch happy
hours. All earth and air :-eemed
burning lire. Oh for rest, for change
for the coldness even of the grave?
Those who saw Miss Hatton's face
whet. she left Brentwood never for-
got It.
It was a strange journey to Dover.
Sir Arthur was the only one who
talked. liettie avoided either look-
ing at or speaking to Sir Basil, and
Leah could have laughed in hitter
amusement at the scene, Sir Arthur
spoke of his nieces's return, of the
marriage, of Glen, of Vasil in Par-
liament, and saw nothing wrong.
They stood together on deck at
last, a blue sky above them, the sun
shining on the white cliffs of Dover
and on the sea, which was almost
as smooth as a mirror.
Sir Arthur took Hettio to the
other side of the vessel.
"They will have so much to say
to each other; lovers always have
We will leave them alone, Ilettie."
So they stood side by side, the
deathly pallor of Leah's face hidden
by her veil. A terrible calm had fal-
len over her. She loved Sir Basil
still with her whole heart; she
could have knelt clown there, and
Have covered his hands with burning
kisses and burning tears. She held
them for a moment in a close grasp,
while she looked in his face for the
last time. The solemn shadow of
eternity lay over her.
Ile wns telling her something
about (l len and about Parliament.
She did nothear the words. '1'o her
the moment was solemn, as though
her soul were on her lips, and her
eyes were fixed on his with a
strained. lingering gnu. How well
she had loved him! And he had
tared nothing per her; be had pre-
ferred some one else. Ile Was ask-
ing her if she was sorry to leave
hint. and she was unable to answer
hint. The ogre Ai's were quite stiff
land cold.
Then there came a shout, from the
sailors. All was in nattiness; those
who tt•ere for shore must Ienve. The
I
moments were ntn
*bered; her eyes
never left him, her hand still held
his,
"f must go," he said. "Good-
bye. Leah."
iie bent down and kiseel her lips.
lie strrted to find them so cold.
"(food -bye," he repeated. "A
plrnsant, prosperous journey. Leah,
and a happy return."
'•Geed -bye, Basil; good-bye my
love," she said, and the next mo-
ment she was looking over the wa-
ters alone.
The rest of the journey "was like a
dream to her, and she never awoke
from it until she stood in the salon
of the villa nl Mentone, and snw the
duchess regarding her with tearful
eyes
"Great Heaven." she cried, "thin
is not Leah; Alin is a shadow! I
thought it was Ilettie who had been
ill,,,
"So it was. 1 hnve not been 111,"
said a voice which the duchess hard-
ly recognized ns Leah's. "1 am well,
but my journey has tired me."
"What can be the matter? What
has gone wrong in the girl's life?"
thought the kindly woman "The
only thing that she reminds me of
is n flower brol-en by It tempest."
When chance gave her a few min-
utes alone with the general. she
turned to hint with an anxious Ince,
"Sir Arthur," she Raid, nhruptly,
"What has happened to Leah?"
"To I.eah? Nothing," ho replied.
"Nothing!" said the duchess.
"Are you blind, that you cannot
sec? She has death in her face."
"My dear duchess, you exagger-
ate," answered Sir Arthur, laugh-
ing. "She has not been well lately;
sho has tired herself by nursing Net-
tie. Besides, the journey has been
a trying one."
"Nonsense!" said the duchess.
"That will not account for the
change. Tell me—for I am her best
friend—is all right between Lcah and
Sir Basil?"
"Yes. The wedding has been de-
layed on account of nettle's illness-
but Leah does not mind it. Vasil
would have been with tis now but
for the Parliamentary business."
"And you are quite certain that
there has been no misunderstanding
between thein?" pursued the duchess.
"Certain? Most assuredly! Vasil
caste with us as far as Dover; and
you should have seen the lovers
parting! All is right there."
"Beautiful Leah Batton is going
to die,': said the duchess to herself;
"and nothing will persuade me that
all is well between her and her lov-
er."
The general did not feel quite so
sure that all was right when ho
parted from his niece. She was not
looking well, certainly, and the way
in which she hung round his neck
with kisses, and murmured words of
gratitude struck hint.
Tho duchess made one effort to
win the girl's confidence. The fam-
ily had been a week at Mentone, and
Mettle was already mut.:. better.
"Leah," sho said, gently, one (lay,
taking her hand, "you know I have
always been your best friend. I love
you with a great affection, and I
atn more than distressed about you.
You aro not. happy; will you tell me
why?"
Leah bent. her head and kissed the
kindly hand that rested in her own.
"I ata as happy as it 1a my na-
ture to be," Rhe replied, gently.
"Tell tae, Leah, is all well with
you and 1-ir Basil?"
"All is well," she answered. "Dear
ducheris, I have nothing to tell. If
I had, it would be told to you, my
beat friend."
Her (trace of llosedene was not
satislicd.
"If there Is nothing to cause you
any unhappiness then I am convinc-
ed that you are altogether out of
health. No girl could look as you
do without some reason for it. You
have cornpletely (hanged. (Every one
is asking me what is wrong with
you."
After that Leah took a sudden re-
solution.
There was in Mentone a celebrated
English physician, Dr. Evan Griffiths
—a skilful, prosperous man, very
popular entotg the invalids and the
Engle h at Mentone. fie lived with
his tnoll:er in a pretty little villa.
Popular as he was. he had never
married It was said that he had
no time for wooing.
Pr. ,
Griffiths sat
O evening, as1 r. Iff a
one c i
s.
alone in his study, the servant an-
nounced a young Indy. She had
sent no card and had given no
name, but looked trey ill.
At firstthe doctor felt nnnoycd.
lie had no liking (or tnysterious pa-
tients, and felt it hard that he
could not have one cigar in pence
over the Lancet.
"Show the lady in here," he •-uud,
impatiently.
But his impatience 'died away when
a tall, closely veiled woman cnnce
in and stood silently before him.
She did not speak until the ser-
vant had closed the door, then she
raised her veil so that he could see
her face and he wns startled by its
delirnry and wonderful beauty.
"I know that. 1 ant calling at an
unusual time," site said. "1' thank
you much for seeing me. i have a
question to nsk—a question of life
or death. Will you answer it?"
"If i can," said the doctor. "Docs
it concern yourself?"
"Yes ,•• she replied.
And then she felt that death and
not life would be the answer, if he
could judge from her fare.
(To be Continued. )
Curious, but when a man gets old
he chuckles over his youthful
depravity, but. appears to think that.
of the present generation abonin-
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AEItATiON Ole MILK.
By titration of Milk we understand
the exposing of milk to air, of the
fort ing of air into milk, writes H.
H. lkran. The theory of the prac-
tice is that the oxygen of the air
pun ilie.: or improves the milk and
u' the same time gases or volatile
oils which aro in the milk are en-
abled to pass away. It is true that
it the air to which the ntilk is ex-
posed or which is f•-: tett into the
milk is perfectly Suet., the result, un-
dcubtedly, is an Mit-raven-tent in the
flavor and physical quality of 11►e
milk. But in many cases the air is
not puto and that often as much
harm as good is clone.
Now to my mind for a than to
aerate milk in a barnyard is one of
the worst things he could possibly
do. 1 epcak from experience. We
have milked our cows in the yard,
which, I think, is kept a good deal
cleaner than the average barnyard.
We have put the aerator over the
fence, milked the cows and have let
the milk run down over the aerator.
Tho result was that we got some of
the worst milk we could possibly
have.
Unless the air is pure, I think it
would be best to cool the milk withe
as little aeration us possible. The
chief benefit from aeration, to my
mind, is the opportunity that is
given for any bad flavors, arising
from ur.deairablo feed, or indigestion
on the part of the cow, to pass
away. There is also a certain
amount of cooling which is advan-
tageous.
The cooling of milk I consider to
be the ,post important point. The
advantage of cooling is that it pre-
vents the growth of bacteria or or-
ganisms which are apt to develop
bad flavors in the milk. There are
two ways of cooling milk. One is
by the maximum of exposure to the
air, and the other is by the mini-
mum of exposure to the air. The
first method has this advantage,
that you cool milk quickly.
'Fit E DISADVANTAGES.
The disadvantages are, first, that
you inust have water elevated or
under pressure In order to use the
ordinary cooler, and a great many
farmers have not such n water sup-
ply. The second disadvantage' is
the labor of lift:eg tate milk up to
the cooler and of washing the cooler
afterward. I feel free to say that
the majority of fanners will not
undergo the labor to do this work
properly. Where it is so difficult
under our conditions, I think it
would he almost impossible under
the conditions of the ordinary farm,
because there would be too much
work. To lift the milk up, to let it
run over the cooler, and afterward
wash the cooler. is more than rho
average man will do.
Then there is the difficulty that by
using such a cooler you expose the
milk largely to the air, and so run
the mune risk as in the use of the
aerator. Any form of cooter which
cools the milk rapidly exposes it
largely to the air. And, while this
gives an opportunity for the gases
and volatile oils to pass away, im-
purities are apt to be absorbed. 'I'o
overcome this difficulty, various de-
vices have been suggested to cool the
milk.under cover. 1 believe the best
plan is to set the cans of milk in
cans of cold water. 1f you have
running cold water at a temperature
of 40 or 50 degrees. you have the
ideal conditions:. Nhere that is not
obtninuble, ice will be necessary in
order to get the milk properly cool -
el Inthatcase e ave the milk should be
sufficiently stirred, while cooling, to
bring the cool milk from the out-
side of the can to the centre, and so
facilitate the rapid cooling of the
milk with a minimum of exposure to
the air
XARIOiJS WAYS Of STIRRING
have been devised. We have one
used in our dairy, but it is not
wholly sntisfnctory. A young than
called n' my oflice not long ago
with a mechanism for this purpose.
it was something like a clock; there
wns a big spring, the unwinding of
which was regulated, and which. in
unwinding, Ret In motion paddles
which would keep the milk stirred,
We like best to call
SCOTT'S EMULSION
a food because it stands so em-
phatically for perfect nutrition,
And yet in the matter of restor-
ing appetite, of giving npw
strength to the tissues, especially
to the nerves, its action is that
of a medicine.
Seed for fr.. sample.
SCOTT & BO W N L, Chemists,
Torose°,
Ocazio.
lot and $i cal all doquitisk
preventing the cream rising, and fa-
cilitate the cooling. Milk for fac-
tory work should be cooled at a
temperature at least below 70 de-
grees. Where the milk is paid for
by the fat content, the owner is as-
sured of better and more uniform
tests, if he will stir the milk and
lacy the cream from rising.
POUIJI'ItY AT FAIRS.
The poultry department of fairs,
both stale and county, should be in
the hands of a practical up-to-date
poultryman, and should be Man-
aged in the sauce liberal manner as
the regular winter poultry shows.
The time -worn idea thut anything is
good enough for poultry is past,
thanks, writes Mr. 11. 1'. Schwab.
Roomy and uniform coops should
be provided, in a well lighted and
ventilated building. The education-
al side of all displays should be em-
phasized. A building with plenty of
ED GLASS IN FOOD.
Trial About to Open at Some in
Which Several Aristocrats
Are Involved.
A murder trial, involving several
prominent urt.,tmrate, and resemb-
ling in eumt- of its features the fatu-
ous Muiri-liuumurtinl ruwtlty' cusey.
tt'ill shortly be (1.,•n.•tl ut I'istoja.
Italy, 'there the af,au• has created
an immense sensation.
The trial relates to the suspicious
death of Signor Arturo Colzi, a well
known sportsman, and sun of the
immensely wealthy Cavalier') Vincen-
zo ('olzl.
The latter was separated about
four yertrs ago front his wife, the
daughter of a noble Florentine fam-
ily, and has since been living with a
married lady, who wits lucidly
known as "Lit Belle (crlotta."
Arturo Colzi, who was on most
inimical terms with his father's lady
friend, having recently died under
very mysterious circumstances, two
of his friends informed the public
prusee'utor that Be111e tittle ago
young Colzi surprised "Carlotta" in
the act of opening his father's safe.
SIGNED CON FESS 10N.
Colza there and then forced her to
write and sign the following confes-
sion, which he afterwards showed his
friends:—"1, the undersigned, was
surprised in the act of rifling the
safe of Signor Vincenzo Colzi, and I
further confess that I have been in
the habit of doing so for years."
This confession was subsequently
shown by young Colzi to his father,
who destroyed the paper in his pro -
Bence.
daylight. with uniform and roomy Since then "Carlotta" has, it is
coops will insure proper classilica- alleged, Leen taking every opportun-
tion and permit the visitors to see ity to wreak her revenge not only
and to compare the birds of each upon Auturo Colzi, but also upon
variety, to note all their points in his wile and child.
form and color, and to learn that On repeated occasions the Colzi
something besides RI7e cuta a very family discovered the presence of
large figure. They can thus learn glass filings in their food.
the required standard form as well Finally, Arturo Colzi was attacked
as color; they can then Netter see by a painful and lingering illness,
the great advantage a standard bred
bird has over the mongrel. for every
eye, no matter how slow, will see
the uniformity in the size of the
standard bred bird as well as better
note the form of body. In the males
this denotes strength and vigor; and
in the females profitable qualities,
both as regular laying and for mar-
ket purposes. 'Thus proper classifica-
tion is really essential if the best
interests of the whole people are to
be served.
Every bird should have a class of
its own and compete singly for a
prize. The old custom of showing
birds in pairs, trios, etc., is an in-
justice to both exhibitor and exhibit-
ed. .fudges in those cases generally
favor the male bird; in fact, some
hardly look at the female, so a real-
ly grand hen shown with an indiffer-
ent male is hIrdly noticed, on ac-
count of the nferior male, while if
she had her due and single classifi-
cation prevailed she would win the
blue. Ily single entries we mean to
have a class each for the cocks,
cockrels, hens and pullets of each
standard variety. The price of entry
which, despite a skilful surgical op-
eration, ended in his death. Quite
recently one of the doctors who were
in attendance on him confessed that
Colzi's symptoms had shown all the
characteristics of intestinal trraise
tion, probably due to the presence of
glass filings.
PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT.
In the course of a preliminary ex-
amination in court he added that
Colzi's wife and children were. in his
opinion, suffering from the same dis-
order,
ieorder, but that Signor Vincenzo
Colzi's lady friend, who was very
highly connected and exercised a
great influence in society both at
Pistol(' and Route had threatened
that she would ruin hint if ho gave
expression to his suspicions. Iiia
conscience, however, would not per-
mit him to maintain silence any
longer.
The Indy has been arrested On sus-
picion, and is now awaiting trial.
Poisor)ing by means of powdered
glass or diamond was common in
Italy in the 18th century. Benvenuto
Cellini (1500-1371) relates in his
should be as cheap as it is possible autobiography an attempt on hln
to make it, while the premiums by powdered glass in his food when
should he liberal. and conform with in prison. It was also one of the
the expenses of the exhibitors. They famous Borgia methods of poison -
should be large enough to allow the
exhibitors to enter three or four
birds for each class,ss thus making kinR
a
fine display, and if he wins have
enough to pay the cost. I have
known men to win all the prizes of-
fered in several classes and still not
have money enough to repay them
for the entry elude, let alone the ex-
penses of shipping. etc.
How different with the horse, rat-
tle, sheep and hog men. In most
cases they pay a dollar or two and
enter as many as they wish and they
stand to win on each entry Iron $5
to $50. And this is not all, for
in •many cases the animal is eligible
to compete in several classes and
may win from three to five premium
and all ,good, heavy ones itt that.
In
The poultry men have long enough
contended with conditions really be-
yond end
it
1 the selection of
endurance. nrer•.
(a judge the desires of the exhibitors
should be heeded to ,he extent that
a capable nun, one of experience, be
chcsen A msec of such caliber will
chnrge his price and prove his
wort h. 'Ipt clay
The t the farmcu�s'
counnittee and of the nacre -n -year
kind of judge and the judging is
past forever.
COMPLE'TIlD PROVERBS.
"Opportunity knocks once at every
I Y
P
mm's door," but often melee' sure
the man is out before knocking.
"it lakes 1Wo to make a quarrel."
ilow about husband and wife, who
are tete?
"A fool and his money are soon
ported," when the fool has friends.
"Whatever man has done 'Han can
do" better.
"Look before you leap" out of the
frying pan into the fire.
"(honesty is exact to a penny,"
but not alwnys to larger antounte.
"The best things are not bought.
and old"; they are stolen and kept.
"Pity is akin to love," but kin-
ship dues not always signify friend-
ship.
"The second blow slakes
fray," but not if the first is
placed
"'1'here'e ninny n slip 'twixt" the
cradle and the grave
"Everything cornett to the man
who waits," except that for which
he waits.
"A fool is never wrong"; few of u',
are.
"He who hesitates" when lying "is
lost."
"Until a man find', a wifo he Is
only half"; thereafter ho Is still
less.
Folling In lave with a girl's voice.
a millionaire has just married her.
Some day he may beer too much of
1t,
the
well
ing.
g
WAYSIDE OBSERVATIONS,
Sun spots—freckles.
Experience is the mother of wis-
dom.
It Is more blessed to give than to
beg.
The dove of peace flies with leaden
wrings
An empty honor is full of dissatis-
faction.
Death may be slow, but he finally
catches up.
It ought to be accounted a crime
to kill time.
Some social lions are merely don-
keys in disguise.
It's funny how a shirtwaist !.cit
makes a nen walk.
The swell headed man has a stuffy
air about him.
The oftener a man loses his teutptr
the snore he has of it.
Life is a comedy of errors; a trag-
edy of disappointments.
Some people have nightmares, even
while
sleeping unthc
their opportunities.
After the gossip has told it all and
added a good deal to the original
story she ends by saying, "'There's is
whole lot that I don't remember!"
Marriages are made in heaven—and
unmade on earth.
If a singer's voice has a fine range
it may succeed in making her a fat,
pocket book.
As to whether "a fool and his
money are coon parted" depends al*
together on how much he has.
A man who 15 tired of the world is
no more to than the worideis of him.
It's strange that there are very few
boys these days who wenr patched
breeches.
I'KACEE'UL Tilt :S AT LAST.
Nell -1 stn surprised to hear that
their married life Is to peaceful.
When they were engaged they used to
fight like cats and dogs.
Belle—Yes; but they don't Ree near-
ly so much of each tither now.
"Are von theookery Expert'?"
inquired the dyspeptic-loo'.ing call-
er. "I am," replied the gentleman
addressed. "What can 1 do for
vei?' "firstly, what will dissolve
a chunk of lend in the human »tom-
ach? Secondly, won't you please re-
train from publishing recipes for
plum -pudding hereafter?'
"Do you believe history repents
itself?" asked the anxinus waiter.
"i certainly do," replied the custo-
mer. rising from the table, after hi!
meal. "Well, a gentleman who was
here yesterday gave me a dollar
tip," said the teniter., looking side..
trays "Oh, well." said the patro,,
buttoning up his coat to lease;
"perhaps he will be in again to-
day