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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1905-11-16, Page 6• +0 IIONIOH0 +),4101+*ti0i40+0E+0+),•30E+0+1 NI,iNO4IO01• 1 1 REGINA FAIRFIELD; OR A TERRIBLE EXPIATION. 0 1 iia+Lii*+ck+0+*+*+*+f0Ei30i♦?7E+*+*+*+3Ce+0 43)+A•ICF♦ CIIA1''1'EIt VI. -(Continued!, 1 CHAPTER VII. need not say that during my "Regina! my dear sister! I cm de- r, throughout all the external "witted and astounded to see you! um.tances of my visit, my \rhenco conio you? How conte you? mirtol, and feelings were intenvely But hero! before you reply, tako this rested in tho sinister mystery easy chair, anti -give Inc your bou- t enveloped the untortunuto Wall - ms w ddcttn n th'g to tended dud to Wale, w bilev e cryth,ing helped to ten, is not to bo suppos+'d that all I read and heard at Hickory Hall not greatly increased my anx- upon my sister's account. An- rr cause for uneasiness(( I had al- luring my residence at hickory I, and. in fact, front tho time of having written to lleaina of my posed tisit to Virginia, I had once heard front her. Notwith- ding I had written two or threo tt•s. I had received no answer. I led this proceeded from a feeling t*cntnumt, on her tart, upon ac - of my visit; but I also feared he might bo ill or unhappy. reaching the university, how- ound one letter from hoer, recent date, awaiting mt.. well, had got all my let - t I had enjoyed my visit ,*coldly rvga•etted that sho ad the pleasure of my so - that of ►ny friend, Mr. at Christmas, but hoped penratcd at tho end of the term. That was the first had ever mentioned Woli- n any of her letters to ate. that she did so now only for rpose of drawing me out. I my duty to enlighten her as that I might countermand the order I was able, which you may for refreshments, and, if wo had not. as not much. I sat down already breakfasted, sho would join to her a long, long letter, us at that meal. I said that wo foolscap pages. and giv- had not. and sho lett as. det.aikd account of all *_hat Breakfast for three was served in • since my leave-taking of our parlor, and in halt an hour Ile - n literally all events in gina entered, every vestige of fa- Itgang was concerned. I tigue and discotnposuro fled from her I speak rho truth. Her 'lofty sealtd this letter, and, countenance and bearing, and she, prido' sustains the highest senti- ving it in my desk all night attired in n plain but rich morning ments of truth, courage, generosity, out, and -consigned it to dress of India muslin, looking txau- fortitude!" es! By a pieco of opinion tiful and gracious as ever. "I have never seen her 'fortitude' !feeling, irrational and erratic During breakfast I made no in- tested yet. It is that which I jy of Wolfgang's own, it ap- quiries concerning the motive of her dread." 1 to mo the work of a spy to extraordinary journey at this par- "You 'havo seen her fortitude test - to his domestic circle and ex- ticular time, when sho knew I was ed!' not even in this sudden and se- al! that 'I saw there to the so soon to return house. I rightly vero reverse of fortune?" construction, and that., too, conjectured that sho had a sumo- "No, only her courage is testod woman he loved and esteemed what it -no -thy explanation to make; here. Sho met, tut has not yet all others in the world. At besidoa which, the waiter was in at- borne, the evils of this misfortune. determined to think again tendancp, and wo could have no 'I did this, and resolved never confidential conversatio;t in the pro - t unless circumstances strict- Bence of a servant. nded it -unless, in fact, ho When our meal was over, however, enew his suit to my sister, and when the waiter had removed ay of which I proposal to the breakfast service, set the room ery sort of obstruction. I in order, and retired. Regina seated resolution never again to herself in the cosy-rhnir, placed her ory Hall, and never again feet upon the footstool, summoned Wallraven to Willow hill. Wallraven and myself to her side, poso that I could doter- ani, in a calm vole.+, and with a is course without loop composed manner, informed us that dearly loved Wolfgang; our agent, using the great power in- r+esolutiun, growing! t duty as it dirt, now . as well as sadden, the strange fellow. !n was to ho our entity. During the rut Wallraven applied "And what Is that?" "Ah, you have! You do not see, "The Christian ministry! I shall do not acknuwledgo that it is pride immediately curtail every unneces- that keeps that high, pure charac- nary expense, traduce my lining ex- to so sl tluut from evou conies• pease, reduce myself to the severest tional meatiness." economy, convert all my per,unal (To be Continued.) effects that curt possibly be dispensed ,-,_ with into .ash, and commence a MAXING RUBBER SHOES. course of theological reading." _ "Fairfield, you constrain my ad- ))deny Processes Required Before inirationt havo you, then, no pain- You Wear Theist. ful regrets for tho past -no gnawing anxiety for rho future?"The muting of a rubber tihoo is :::„Roue for myself." not thu commonplace affair that. "You astonish mel'+ might le supposed. It take "nine ut ? men to nuke a pin," they say, but •'l1'ell? to nada' a rubber hhuu it requires "I•'or another—" many more. "Well? 'For another' -for whom, Tho crud(' rubber goes lirst into F'airt:cld'' Unto you boon falling in the hands of tho grinder, who p14u•s love? Though tont •could scarcely the huge hathery biscuits in the happen without toy knowledge, as Jaw's of ponderous cylinders that we have been so inseparable -but. quickly grind town up. It canoes yet, is it. so?" out, no longer in balls, but in huge "No, 1 have not fallen in love. Of lumpy shoots, like Shu unwashed course, you know that; and you fleeeo of a ah,ep. These shouts go net! Plato your feet upon this foot- should 1 n:nv also tont. I speak of to tho drying roots to remain about. stool! Yon look weary! You rode toy sister!" said I, seriously a month, only to bo again run all night! R ho oscurcxl you'? Nay. "Your risatrr • he ox.laintd, inthruu i i hugo stcv;l rollers, from what 1 thought a very natural sur- prioto Your sister!" "Certainly -my sister." "Aral why, pray'?" "Is it so strange that• I should feel anxiety for too Futuro of Bogiva after this serious reverse?" "No, certainly not -assuredly not! do not anrwt•r! You look 410 ex- hausted! have a glass of water first, or -a cup of coffee? Wolfgang, my dear fellow! -but no! 1 will run!" It was something like this tirade of ejaculations of astonishment, joy, lovo, and solicitude that I recoived my sister, placed her in the loung- ing -chair, set a cushion under her feet, and ran off to order refresh- ments. which t hey come out much thinner and smoother. They aro then ruts through a set of rollers togeih r tvith a web of cloth, making the rub- b:'r fabric front which boots and shoe~ aro constructed. Tho cutter takes the sheets of rubber clot and with tin patterns cuts out th Lxcusa me! i -my thoughts fly oc- t'arioun pieces for too different style cai•ionally, and I spoko, perhaps; ra- of hoots and shoes. ther in reference to my own base IThe maker next takes the dile rtn of mind, and from my own point of PI+-'etw and puts them together, forte ins; the boot or shoo over woo( e lasts, without a stitch or a tack as all too overlapping edges aro ad hesivu and, wino) once rolled dowr firmly with a hand roller to forc out too bubbles of air which migii cause u blister later on, they ar taken to tho varnishers, who, sur rounding a small squaro tablo with a largo pan in the centre, dip their brushes into the pan and apply a coating to tho shoes. Placed on iron cars, they are pro- pelled along an iron track into a hugo oven, where too temperaturo is about threo hundred degrees. A con finement of many hours is requirod to accomplish tho vulcanizing, which is tho most deli•-ato and troublesome procoss of all, for if too temperature our of the world---" should reach a few degrees too high, "Come, Ferdinand, my roverond or fall a few degrees too low, on a friend. don't anticipate the privilogo single "latch" thousands of dol - of the vestments! For tnyself, I tars' worth of rubber boots and adore the 'lofty prido' of Miss Fair- ghees would bo rendered practically field. It is indissolubly entwined worthless. with tho most exalted virtues, which could not exist without it.!" BUBBLES. "You speak like a lover!" Tho main issuo-front the water- works. The ntett of matrimony is one et the "union." Money talks, and the languago of flowers says "marigold." Tho female locomotive engineer would havu lots of followers in t.er train. The light of a girl's life is expected to put himself out to please her. Even a color blind man knows when ho is in a brown study and feels blue. Courage oily moots calamity brave- I A fellow who is as straight as an ly; it takes fortitude to endure it arrow ought to make a nice beau. strongly and patiently. Coura;di It's to no man's credit to say that dares misfortune-fortitudo sustain(' he live:(( on it. it; courage—" Every limo the pipe organist plays "Courage is acute fortitude, and a tune he puts his foot in it. fortitude 14 chronic courage, you The chances aro often against the ('assn, o,edtcally speaking!"person who is never willing to take "Fudge!" any. "Certainly! I begyour It is a cold form that has nothing Y• pardon, but 010 cloak of friendship to warm Fairfield. for cutting short, both it your sermon on pride, and your oth- It takes tone to do some things -- I was absent some fifteen minutes; view. than from yours. Go on, dear and when 1 returned, followed by a Fairfield! Denote mc, though my waiter bringing in colee, +etc+.. and a thoughts fly, they only circlo round chan{t,erntaid to tako Miss Fairfield's and round you and your interest, wraps and receive her orders, I my brother. Go on, I pray you! found Wolfgang standing by Regina's Tell mo all your cause for anxiety." '•Regina, then. I could very well support my sister in a small way; or, at moderato outlay, I could os - side, stooping over •iter with a countenance beaming with happi- ness, his left arrn caressingly en- circling her shoulders, his right Widish her at too head of a now to-- hand ohand clasping hers, and she no long- male ltcadtmy-but—" er pale and weary, but blushing with "Well, my dear friend?" pride rued pleasure, as ler radiant "Iter haughtiness of heart unfits eyes wero veiled beneath his ardent her for dopondenco upon me, or ser - gaze. Ifo drew off as wo untorod, vitudo of others. This lofty prido and each resumed composure. Regina, troubles mo the inoro that I havo aroso with her accustomed stately no sort of sympathy with it -cannot self-possession, and, attended by the understand it. fully; and, as far as I chambermaid, retired from the ronin do, utterly condemn it. Human to refresh herself by a chango of prido is folly, or insanity. The Savi- dress. saying to mo, en passant, ion! and metaphysical essay on coo- a term in jail, for instance. Tho pugilist prefers a pound et prevention to any amount of cure. Two speony lovers are a pair of spectacles easily seen through. It isn't always slang for tho math- ematician to say, "Well, I reckon." There's no megaphone big enough to nutko some persons hear the vole.), of conscience. Tho chief end of than, in many casts, seems to bo to make both ends meet. Sometimes the newsboy takes after his talkative mother when ho peddles, gossip. Itt slavery days, the auctioneer didn't scorn to think it unmanly to knock down a woman. trusted to him, had convert. -d all rago and fortitude, becauso the for - our property into cash, and fled rner wag ill-timed, the latter eissenti- with it to tho West Indies! That, ally unphilosophical, and both would too, lust when in a few weeks he 'have run to I know not what ten=th. knew he would bo called upon to de- .Now, then, let us return to the thorn liver up his trust. By this piece of !attractive subject of Miss Fairflold. unpnralleled rascality we were. left- "1 was saying that I have no own- dy with unparalleled no. not "beggard," nor "penniless," Pathe with my sister's pride. I do as predicted that he quit^. Wo might havo betwor•a ns in not understand it, and it troublon high degree, and, pocket monnv, jewelry, and persons) m^ for her future." tho term canto, this appointments, setas five, or six thou- "And I repeat most emphatically fulfilled in his high- s recoived marks of •the most distinguished no and the warm eon- g'eat Inns, but of our attorney's spirit, which is not assumption, nor of his companions. t ((('coos(( had astonished who predicted great and, I think, Bur- en himself, and, with distinguished, and the ng the warm-hoartod on him, as itwere, by surprise. ho rates, combined to looked positively aflame with joy! I cold, resorved ria- had never seen any exhibition of triumph like that in him before. ((sett hien so nearly What did ha mean? Before I had tad mo to go with limo to ask, his obstreperousness Hall. whore he said was reined in, and his tcaUrres lorc- sorno months irrevi- ed into -an expression of gravity. abroad. I declined. itegina further iufortnetl me that shall be abased; and ")'ho meek the every opportunity sho had availed herself of the oppor- shall inherit the earth;' 'Pride goeth the civility, whi, h I tunity afforded by the journey of before a fall, and a haughty loonier do. 1 do not know how tho (tight Rev. Bishop L--, who before destruction.' You doubtls►s ()lotion would have held was traveling rorth to the canyon- will give n;e more eontentpt for what his eminent suraas, too tion. to join me; that sho had writ- you will consider weakness. than sand dollars -that was all. that 1 adorn that pride!" At first I was too completely "You are an onthusiast." stunned by the news -not of our "I worship that prido-that lofty great villainy -to fool the roal sharp- ;arrogance, but a calm, majestic, un- ness of our rtLsforhins cnnccious assertion of her own in- n turned in despalr and looked at estimable worth; of her own omen- Wallraven. How would ho roceivo 'tin!, unalienable worth; of her own the news of his friends' calamity? '+'ssential, Unalienable royalty: the When 1 first turned my eyes full up- tritmn royalty of transcendent beauty, goodness, and genius!" "Oh, you are road!" " 'Honor to whom honor is due!' " "Yes, but that is not to bo haugh- ty. Ile who spoke these words, said also: "rho humble shall Ito exalted, and the proud shall bo brought low;" 'dto that exaltoth himself id him,ten to warn me of her approach -a credit for tho fear of (:ud; but I and, mom than all. Id , elated mood, wero letter which, by the way. I had neo- castes(( that Lhawe things trouble inn to bring about a hopo- er receivalfor my dearest sister. It ((.erns to in buy sentirnnnts, had Miss Fairfield then excused heroelf, ane that her severe discipline has al - and left 115 to seek needful repose•. ready begun. i do hope---" out of the (Iii scion - an As soon n r she heel gone. wolf, "Pshaw! hitch! Nonsense! Don't, t decided for time, perhar.0 gang, who had, With difficulty, re- preach! You're not in the holy or- ernity, rho talo of my ill- strained his excitement all this tone, dors yet!" exclaimed Wolfgang, In- ister, And ovrrwhe Inlet! not Impetuously threw himself down bo- tertupting 1110, in a husky voice and sorrow. I had not heard side 1)1e, and, claspin4 and as if 1 with nn agitated manner. Ina for a month. nod was had been his sweetheart, exclaimed, J looks -,1 at hien in surprisio. g to feel ('seas}. I grti•w vehemently: Iie shuddered twice or thrice in for the day whorl I should "My brother! my heart! command his old way, got up and walked to Ian my journey homeward to my utmost powers and resources - the oinflow, and said: ragain command rhe! Half of my father's "it seems to me you aro croaking wealth is mine when I demand It; this evening, Fairfield, to say no - leaving the university et the it is yours when vete want it!" thing of a very unbrolherly sever - he terra, Walirnvrn and my- "Thank you, thank you, thank ity to a trait of character in your taken tit (vmr slot) Import- you. I stn not overwhelmed by this only sister, which i for ono cannot 1. a hotel, nhere we were misfortune, (leer Wolfgang, though I consider n fault, but must look up- ' engag••d itt preparation.' am in danger of being so by your on with high respect, evert when—" respect' iv- journeys, and whoI'-"srt•d goodness." Ho atopp^cl abriptly. SW turning over in my "Ano you will let mo serve you?" "When carried to excoos?" ion of inviting or not "Not to the fanatical extent, or in "Vett, sornothing of that sort," ho to Willow Hill. the milliner that you propose. mY said, with nn involuntarywrithe of day of our ser dear Wallrllvd•n. You aro excited h y his beautiful lips. !rayon and my- this news even more than i ant. My A twinge of remorse wrung me for her in a par- dear, generous fellow, le quiet. As an instant. i felt that I had been Jointly, when, lyou perceive, neither my suer nor severa with the foible of my dear Mon whatever, smysolf is driven mad by this mi;- Regina, and that it was not only y thrown open by fortune. I shall exocuto now a plan ungrner,•na, but unjust, to speak cf flounced Miss Fair- that I have often thought of, even her fault in her atn.'ence; so I hasten - extreme astonish -sin my days of indepand nce, and In eel to say. Regina, weary and' doing so, enter a line of life for "You know that I have no (retor- t fair and proud l whirh i have at times hsd a strong nal inensib!lity to my sister's noble Otto tho room! �Inclinntion.'ccharacter, Wolfgang!" f for delicious Flavor OP L A NATIONAL MLMORML WILL BE ERECTED TO THE LATE DR. BARNARDO. Work of Saving the Waifs to be Continued as a Tribute to His Memory. It is proposwl to raise a national memorial fund of 3.'5130,000 to curry on the groat work to which tho tato CEYLON GREEN TEA lA'. li11inhtil gavoe.his lila. lord grosses, the pre/ it:cnt c.f the lieu►' -t, 2!!r. 1Filliatu 1larkor, chairman of the council, and Mr. ituward Williams, is absolutely match less S -Id only In Lead packets, 40c, soc. and 6oc. per pound. Highest award St. Louis 190.4. 111+144444044.44144+M+44 i4IJ•j' 4.4414fet-1 +44 TheFrm THI': FARM AND TIIE HOME. Many a than has left his farm to work for wages in a town, and tho tendency ds becoming stronger. Nb admit that Otero are sumo advant- ages in a town, other things being equal, over the country; but in tho tnain thing -that is in making a good independent living, there is no comparison. If wo took one hun- dred men in this community of towns that were farmers boforo they becurno workers in industrial pur- suits and compare their condition with an equal number of farmers who were their near neighbors be- fore o-fore they forsook fartning for the town, wo may Lind that the farmers' property is worth far more than that accumulated by the town work- ers and that tho fanners have now a year's food for themselves and their families stored away, while ton town workers, if they have thei living fully paid up to date, a doing remarkably well. The farm ers without material loss can go along until spring by merely Uxdin his cattle and fording and providin warmth for his family. If tho work ors tried that the most of them would be paupers before spring came LiVE STOCK NOTES. If it is noticed that tho cockerels aro beginning to worry On) pullets, separatethe U i. soon s a - tone cock.- k erels begin to crow, they aro apt to pick and worry the pullets, aid for the benefit of the latter, tba sexes should then be separated. A good dairy cow, tveigi'ing 1,000 pounds, will consulno in twelvo months about the -following amounts of home-grown fa,•ds: Corn silago, from six to seven tons; from ono and a half to two tons alfalfa or clover hay; from fifteen to twenty bushels of corn; and from thirt;y:. ivo to forty bushels of oats. '1 b -'re aro cows that consupw inoro than 1 ho abovo' amounts of feed, whilo, on the other hand, ((onto will not eat quito so nwch. i(ny er other roughage is neces- sary for every taste, is digested principally in the small intesti:.es, docs not retrain in the small stom- ach -which holds but 1;} gallons when full -goes to tho largo inttts- tines, and is thole carrier! through- out the working day. Hay fisI lib- erally to a hard-workod horst) be- comes a positive burden during working hours. It cannot bo prop- erly digested, and is simply lugged about as an extra load, causing (lis - r comfort and yielding no benofit. re Owning or hiring an enclosuro call- ed a pasture, and turning tho coo( t into it daily, rimy bo very Much L, short of giving her enough to eat. g Just hero many dairymen, as well _ .as keepers of single COWH, make the mistake of supposing that a cow is • that sort of mechanism upon which They must work nearly every work- ing day and the loss of the pay for oven one day's work is a serious in convenience when they conio to nettl tho feed pressure can ho rai-<'d or lowertsl as morn or less milk is _ wanted. This 151 an expensive mis- o take. When tho season of flush pas - up their debts at tho end of the month. It appears to us that the great drawback in tho country is the lono- lincss of the farm home. Man is, first of all, a foetal animal. In many of the old settlements in Europe the farmers live in communi- ties, that is, as we understand, the church is 4113. centre with the houses, cottages and stores clustered about it. The farmers go out each day to their farms and return at night to !their villago horses. Take, for in- stance, any one of many coon -mini - ties within the knowledge of almost everyone in this country of from a I dozen to a s' oro of farms. What is to hinder these fnmilies from living , within stone's throw of each other? ''Prue, those of thein that do the work of the farm would have to go daily from April lst to November 30th out to their farms, but they Iwould not Ivo to go farther than the day laborers, the mechanics or the clerks havo to go In tho towns; and their children would bo near the 'school and tho women folk would !havo tho advantage of social Inter - 'course, so necessary to overy wo- ;man. with their neighbors. True, in this country the church could riot in every case be ninde the centro of the community; but the s-hool could lice. During the tvintc•r months, the pasters and their flocks would bn scar togother. There would be solid and substantial benefit in this. Of roast. wo admit drawbacks, but tho social intercourse, the tnutual soli help, the eommuulty In a dozen different ways of conferred benefit, would in our opinion outwetg;ht the drawbacks many tirnea over. BOTII MIS'PAKEN. Minks. -When I first snot you, sir, I thought you wero a gentleman. Spinks--And when I met you sir, I was sero you wero an idiot. Rinks -Well, let's shako hands and make up. I'm willing to admit that we wore both mistaken. R BOTH One disease of thinness in children is scrofula; in adults, consumption. Both have poor blood ; both need more fat. These disuses thrive on lean- , neMs. Fat is the best means of overcoming them; cod liver oil makes the best and healthiest fat and lt1:N1•:WIN(3 01.D PASTIMES. If tho old pasture lands aro to continuo their past produrtiverloss it is necessary to observe some means of recruiting the crop as well as avoiding overgrazing while 1t is at its best. Thern aro doubtless thousands of pasture fields that are not available for any other purpose than graziig. In many cases they have been stockist! rte heavily and the sod has been allowed to get into such a bound condition that the pro- ductivoncss of tho fold has Icon vastly redwood. Tho probIunt !hat confronts, tho termer is to de•viwe Rosie means by which the usefulness of those pastures may ho inrre•asr,l. A disking or thorough harrowing( will do much to stimulate to a grouter growth. Many of the roots may speak, that further development ((gems to be entlrrly out of the gnes- ion. Dragging and breaking tip the surface tension will r+duce the "sod - mond" condition by cutting up a portion of roots, which later drrorn- posed and become plant food for uccec•ding crops. els short a thin- ning process takes place that is tighly advantageous to the condoton of ton pasture. Such a disking to- harrowing will ,e productive of better results', nr- ording to many of our beat ton horities on the subject, even though )(thing eloe is done. It is advls- blo, however, to go further than a nere disking and sow a new supply ,f grass seed. Thls Fhoold bo a nixt IMM composed In rgefy of hlun- rass or other grasses thnt have ren found to be woll adapted to he locality. Sorb attention to the 'ordure is sure to to. prrxluctivo of xcollent returns, with the reonit hat it is only a motto's of ►Imo hon the «all kept pastor,. will have ocome ono of the most valoroble chis of the fare, SCOTT'S 'A1 : EMULSIONI`t is the easiest and most effective •t form of cod liver oil. hero's a natural order of things that shows why Scott's Emulsion is of so much value in all cast's of r scrofula and consumption. Moro fat, more weight, more nourish- g ment, that's why.• I, Send for free sample. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists ?tweeto, Ont. $OC. e.4 $I.00 :s s it n All fossils, G towage passes, or when the charac- ter of the grasses so changes that from the ainount the cow can .gather or contain front grazing she cannot asstsil.tta enough nutritivo tub- stanc) to supply her needs of tnain- tenanco and production, rho milk flow subside:, and no subsequent feenlin; can profitably regain the lost volume during that period of lacta- tion. TROOPS BUTCHER NATIVES. Wholesale Executions Carried Out in East Africa. The following details havo 1•.ecn r.- ceived at Hamburg of the court-mar- tial and execution of natives at. the south of German East Africa. On loo return of the Governor of tho district a nu►nher of the uatlte prisoners were tried by court-martial and condemned to death. As a re- port had been circulated among the population that the rifles of De German troops could not kill, it was decided that 21 of tho prisoners should bo shot, instead of being hanged. Tito !nen were Immediatn.y executed. Tho prisoners wero escorted to an open space in the forest and station- ed in groups some distanco apart. '!'hese wore then blindfolded, and each group was shot down by successive rifle volleys. 'I'ihey met their death very calmly, with the exception of ono man, who screamed with terror and fought and struggled to the eel. Ho was bound to a tree and sh ,t down. After ton first volley +t was found that several of rho fallen men worn still breathing. Tbtesu wero killed by freslt rill(' shuts at close quarter,. The dead bodies worn allowed to lie unburied for reteral days. Another court-martial will be held shortly, when a batch of ober a hun- dred prisoners will teceive srupt,•ice. FACTS ABOUT OUR TRADE. Great Increases Shown in Last Quarter Century. Canada's total volume of trod.), year ending June, 1901, 401 mil- lions. An Increase of five millions Durr 1903, and fifty trillions over 1902. Canada's voluno of trade has more than doubled in ten years. Canada's total revenue, yenr big .lune, 1901, 70 trillions. Canada's revenue, 1870, :'i mil- lions. Canada's expenditure, 1901, 55 mil- lions; 1870, 14 millions. Canada's surplus for year ending June, 1901, 1.1 millions. Increase in Canada's trade in 20 years, 1873 to 1893, thirty tril- lions. ',acreage in Canada's trade, twe!te years, 1893 to 1901, 230 milliois. Canada's imports for 1901. 231 millions; exports, 211 millions. Sipco Confederation tho exports during 28 of the 38 vears were greater to (treat Britain than to the United State.,. Canada has a foreign trade ono - fifth as largo as that of the United States. At Confederation (10 per cent. of Canada's export trade was to the L'nited Stater. 30 per cent. to Brit- ain In 1903, 58 per cent, was to Britain and 31 per cent. to the Uni- ted States. Canada's relative percentage of commercial growth for seven years, 1895-1007 was 107 per rent., as Against 47 of United States, 2(3 of Britain, 39 of Germany, 21 of eti 1- -mss too treasurer, havo issue a Puccor. ful appeal for support for this uwvo- 01094.. "ller Majesty too Queen," nays the appeal, 'In a most gracious rriossit'e of c•oidolenco on tho death of 11r. Barnard°, 'that great philanthropist, woos(' existet:ce was devote to alto- vialing the suIerings of all poor and forsaken children,' rays 'that his s1 • tii lifelong tt k nY k o t up as an everlastina triituto to his memory.' Thu council feel that in thio suggestion her Majesty oxpru,sav the feelings of all who have support- ed the iistitutIotss. •'A memorial ((client° is called for; and surely the most fitting recogni- tion tt Dr. Itarn:u•do's uiioue e:or- vices to the State and to humanity would bo the establishment of his life -work upon a per:nanoat basis. Tito council feel assured that such a fot•rn of memorial would have had tho hearty approval of 1)r. Itarnard% himself. The Honle:r ohich ho found - el appeal to no se-tiniulet'est, but to the wholo Empire. D •ring the past forttslgl t, Roman Catholio has joined with Protestant, aid Churchman with Nonconformist, to an unbroken chorus of ro,ret and sympathy." FUTUItE Oh '1'IlE IIOAMES, After pointing out that up to De- cember 31, 1901, the total number u[ children rescued, traiicd and }:lac- ed out in life by too Homes was 55,9(32, tlrn, appeal states that the liabilities now existing may be sum- marized as follows: Mortgages, £11)r),5(M); ,spar ial loans, LI2,000; Collodion llabilic1 s, 014,- 000; tradesmen's accounts, builders' contracts, Ells payable, interest created on mortgages, £99,700; and overdraft at bunk, £23,800-a total of £2.19,000. "Against this amount must he placed as a set-off value of the built- ings, which, according to rcc,,nt val- uation, forst an asset. null in excess of all liabilities. "'1'o place the future of the Homes in a position of security tho council ask for a National Memorial Fund of £250,000, and they earnestly Commend this appeal not only to nll who lovo lotto children, but to all who are concerned for the wolfaro of tho Empire and for rho coitinu- ance of this great undertaking of or- ganized rescue for tl:o Leticiit of so many future citizens." An interesting personal reference to 1)r. Barnardo states that his abili- ties as an organizer would have plac- ed hits at the hood of any business to which ho might have devoted him- self. Yet, it is added, it is only just to his memory to state that frown tho founding of the institution In 7860 until 1883 Dr. Barnardo served the Homes in an honorary capacity, and himself contributed to tltn funds. lie maintained himself by his privato medical 'traction and by his pen. In 1883, owing to tho failure of an agent, ho appealed to his committee to givo hint more time in which to develop his medical )•r;ctico as s means of private income, and Ito pro- posed that a co-director should 14 appointed so as partially to set hint free. The committee, recognizing Dr. ltarnnrdo's unique abilities, thersir upon engaged the whole of ha '.ere vices, am! arranged to l ay him .0000 a year. Dr. Barnardo reluc- tantly gavo up his title of ltonoraty director, but ho never ceased to re- gret his old relations with the Humes and quito recently to gavo notlsa that he would in future accept un1y a notch smaller sttni. TIM E KING'S TRIBUTE. Tho following is an extract from no letter sent to Mrs. Itarnnrdo by his Afajesty the King through Lon: Knollys: 1 stn comtnantt'sl by the King t• convey to you the expression of lar sincero regret at the irreparable lues which you have just s'rstnined, aid the assuranco of his deep sympathy with you in your great sorrow. His Majr-sty is glad to think that yott havo ton satisfaction of knowing that the public are shovers in your affliction; and es rcgnr:s the King, r n•t• ho L..tir m•that hes a a r tosr • ho c say ways recogni'.d the immense benefit which 1)r. ltarnardo conferred 0.1 poor and ((estltutu children ',yid,. un- tiring energy, by I -is constant devo- tion to the object of bis lits, and 111 Itis courage and perseverance. Mrs. Ilnrnnrdo 1s propariig for publication on tehnit of the family the life hiotory of the lute Dr. Bar- norio. This not hod .ed biography will embrace a full record of resr,li ac rk amongst waits and strays. Mrs. Barnardo will bo glad to receive any letters, documents, or information in too },osscoston of anyone, w hitch may be helpful in snaking this work ann- plete. • JUST LIKE A WOMAN. "John, a !toddler carte around to41110 - tiny !telling stove polish. ile was a very agreeable krntleme.n. Why, ho tniknr) so pleasantly about the weather." "You don't any, Marin?" "Yes, es, and I bought. a pac.ego. Then ho complimented the baby nod I bought another package." "L'm l " "Presently he said our vestibule was kept In better order than any :n the neighborhood, and then 1 nought another package." !'Great tent!' "Botts* be left he said hi thought I was your da'ighter indeed of to.- ing old enough to ho yn•ur t•Ife. 'Then I bo'gi.t 1hrest add,'imu,l peckngeo. Oh, ft don't do rcny herrn to encour- age a real gentlemen when you meed otr�„'