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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-07-05, Page 2• Love Came Too Late; A MAN'S FAL13 E HEART. CHAPTER XXII. Leaving (:ovine for a brief period, we roust return to Estelle Marshall, the yr ung girl who /net Witt► such a tragic fete, us Gilbert Forrester supposed, on the. bridge on the night of the terrible steno. There never were truer words than those which tell us that "Man proposes, t ul God dispeecs." It was so In the case cf the girl who was lured to so cruel a fate on the bridge which was under- going repairs. As soen as her flying feet had touch - cd the loosened planks, they gave way beneath her weight, and down she went with a cry of horror, into the black depths below. She fell but a few feet, owing to the fact that the men who had been engaged in repairing the structure had built a wide scaffold beneath it, upon which to stand while at their work, for the danger of the labor had caused them to take every necessary precaution to guard against death in time black gorge fathoms of feet below -where a fall would mean instant death. The girl lay ur on the scaffold, stunned, bleeding, and ton terrified to even cry out or move 4 muscle. All through the raging of the terrible storm she my there, like one dead; the Flanks of the bridge overhead forming a roof which sheltered her front the fury of the storm. All night long the storm raged madly; the thunder roared and the lightning fla-hed about her in great, blinding flashes. Lying there in terror too great to t car to move. the girl reviewed the hor- rible situation in which she found her- self erself She felt that Gilbert Forrester knew full well the condition of the bridge, and had detihcrately planned that scheme to rid herself effectually of her --forever. ile had not answered her horrified cry for help -he had fled -not even return- ing with lnnterns and assistants to learn her fate. She turned the matter over thoroughly to her own mind. and could come to no other conclusion then that he had de- iteerately planned her destruction, and lied carried it out when he proposed the rare over the bridge-- look at it In what- ever light she would -and there -slowly ani surely --the girl's Intense love for Gilbert Forrester turned to the deadliest hate. "i will devote the life which has been sj ared me to revenge upon him for to- night's act," she whispered over and r.t Cr gain -clinching her hands tightly b gather -but she did not even feel the pain the indentations of her nails made In h. r soft palms. AI length the morning broke -the Lrirht, gladsome day which was born of That horrible night of Morin. When it was light enough for her to dc•tinguish objects nbout her she gazed around, above and below her, In terror 100 greet for words. The sun rose high in the heavens ere she could control her nerves sufficiently tc intik° the attempt to climb up on the hcauis and make her way to safety. This she accomplished, however, and lite in time to avoid the workmen who were coining down the path to their labor upon the bridge. The girl could hardly control her rage [when she beheld the many danger sig- nals with which the bridge was pia - :anted. Gilbert Forrester might toll her until the day that he died that he did not snow the condition the structure was in -of cour-e he would say that -but she mew getter. She read the truth plainly- he wieberl n be rid of her fon ever -and, of course, e,h sure that his diabolical scheme had succeeded. She drew into the shadow of the trees mobil the workmen should Nees, known ng tint was the best \env to avoid !yonder and comment al meeting n stranger. a woman, on that lonely path •i the early /morning hour:. :\s she stood there. set-eenr•I by the treat trees more then a Century nlrl- ce•e;nK• without being seen, and hearing their ennver.nfion vie they passed -she ea: ,startled ley the /name of Gilbert For- rester mien their lips. "Cues: tint yeeling chap wac Imrr•ing trever'd the seinen to rateh the New York eepress." remarked the /man who wile speaking. "and I for one nin'1 sor- ty: 1 don't like hie !nee. and 1 wus sor- ry to hear !het he was seittn;.e ?tis cap for 11111e C«rine. the old lewyei-s pret- ty danghfer." They walked on. leaving the girl Standing hidden by the Trees, pondering Meer whet she had heard before in the Ifer first impulse haat been to reach the depot end see for herself if Gilbert Fr.rt•ester intended boarding it --then an - ether Iden carne to her. In her pocket she ani reef a letter of lend lie tion to Lawyer 111rlomv--U wee 1 clever forgery, purporting to ince been written by the hand et am old friend Estelle Marohall ceunteil upon her tt rew,lness in carrying her plan to a lnish. !liming learned that 4;111..01 For- rester was at Linden ilall, she hnd con. Coiled the :most Airing of sehcrnes In Ingrntiete herself into the lnwyer's houonicld daring Gilbert Forrester to betray her. She sot upon a fallen Ing and I -ender - sl tens nn t enrnestly neer the condi- tion of affairs which h vetted her. If Colter! Ferrester hnd left Linden Hell. her miseelon there wee at an end --she had no inelinelten to go there. On see'ond thought, she remembered 111 teat Forreeter had said sn eneering. ty to her nt the Kentterky Ian vete "Hee is a mvi4nwer not yet forty_ Now. ff you were to retch ham nn the metrl- ►remninl hark and wed hint ww,t mlgit Bron affori to marry. for hrt is net strong physically, end hu a malady - heart disease, 1 hear -which might car- ry hien off at any time. "His wealth is considerable -a third of it, at least, would run up to a cool million," The words seemed to haunt the girl. "Now that 1 aryl here I will try it," she muttered. "It will be a daring plot for a fortune -1 can do no more than fall." Smoothing out her crumpled robe, and wijing the dark stains of blood from her hands, where she had hurt them in fall- ing, she walked hurriedly down the green path, and soon found herself at Linden Hall again. The colored servant looked a little as- tonished at seeing a lady visitor for his roaster at so early an hour, but adrrrit- tet her, bowing her into the library. She had not long to wait ere the roas- ter of the house made his appearance. He saw before him a most beautiful young girl, and the chivalrous Ken- tuckian bowed before her. "The morning was so beautiful 1 de- clined to drive here from the village, preferring to come here on foot," she said, In the most beguiling voice that he had ever heard -asking. in the sane breath: "Are you Mr. Richard Barluw, or Linden Hall?" Again he bowed in his most stately manner. "1 have a letter for you from an old friend of yours," she said simply, as she handed him the missive. Ile glanced at the signature first. "Why, it is from my old friend, Cot. Molesworth," he exclaimed, in pleasant surprise. They were but a few lines and read AS follows: "To Richard Barlow, Esquire, Maysville, Ky. "My dear Richard, -'this will intro- duce to you Mise Hawthorne, an old friend of my family, who has chosen your village to recuperate in- from the eidous duties of school teaching -until September. Any courtesies you may extend her will be duly appreciated by ore. " BIOLAND MOLESWORTH." The lawyer held out his hand with a hearty laugh. "Short, and to the point -how like Moleswor•thl 1 do not believe he ever wrote three words where two voted answer in his life. Welcome to Linden Hall, Miss Hawthorne. Where are you stopping?" he inquired. "Nowhere, yet," responded the girl; "that is, I left my luggage lit the village hostelry over the hill, but I-" "I shall send for your hn gage at once, my dear young lady," he said, arising and touching a I e11; "we can;cut 'allow you to stop at n village inn -any 1 friend of the Molesworth fancily roust be a friend of mine -the hospitality' of Lin- ; /ten Hail is extended to you as long as you will stay with us, my dear young Indy. Now 1 pray you to make no pro- tests. I will hese none. I assure you that we can make you a deal more corn- ferinble here than you could possibly he at a country inn --and then, i do not consider it a tit place for a cultured young lady In which to while away her surnrner vacation." efisec Estelle Hawthorne- neeording to the name She hnd given herself -was profuse In her thanks: said a great deal about trespassing, end so forth, but, in the end, ronsenled to remain. "My daughter. Corine, left home only In.t night for a short sojourn," he said, 'hut my niece, Miss Alice Warren, Is here, rind will do everything in her pow - e• to make your stay with us pleasant.' Miss Hawthorne WAS profuse in her thanks. She had a doubt, even before she saw Miss Warren. whether she wrnu ll Ink!, to her ns kindly as her iinrle cid. Iter fears proved quite correct. Froin the moment the clear, hnn.st r}es of Alice rn.lea upon the face of the Land -sane young stranger she did not frincy- her. thought she mune! have hardly Inlet why. it anyone had pit the ques- hon to her. rilePTER 11 V, as 1,111. a few hours all. r the ad - sent of \lies Hue thorns ut Linden Iluil that the f.ict was diecusertd that a for- mer sere:nt %%horn Lawyer L'eu•low had conversed with had brenrght a fearful cuntigien to the ,minutes of Linden Hail. "How shall I ever forgive myself ler tweeting upon your remaining beeenth agree with yeu that this stranger has •asrted her arts over our master, as sun as you and I are /landing hero. 1 meant to speak to Mrs. Sheldon, We housekeeper, about my suspicions, but she would pooh-pooh them, and declare 1t was all my imagination." "You ought to see how master's eyes follow her about; he cannot reit or sleep unless she is sitting at his bedside and /he can make him steep whenever she wills hitn to do so; that Is what I base wy suspicion on, that elle is exerting an hypnotic influence over trim, and ha L foe weak and 111 to resist lt." 1 think sire has set her cap for mas- ter," said the first speaker. "1t was only yesterday that she was asking Inc how much property about here master owned." The servants' fears were but too well grounded -Miss Hawthorne had deliber- ately laid her plans to capture tho wealthy owner of I.inden Hall, and had brought alt the Influence she could com- mand to bear upon hire -bearing upon that end. At the end of the first week, despite his distressing illness -although the ma- lady had touched him but slightly - Richard Barlow was deeply in love with the lovely, dark -eyed stranger. He had passed through the season of early youth with its hot flee and its romances -he had always told himself that his heart was burled in the grave; that there was nn second love for him; but now -all the old life seemed suddenly to fall from Trim in the presence of this beautiful girl, and his heart, which he had be- lieved dead. began to throb with new life -as the vine and the rosebush, under the genial warmth of the sun, recover from the frost of the cold and the snow which enfolds them -when spring draws near. He was not so old but Chet the vision of love and marriage thrilled him as he contemplated it. "Wlty should 1 live a lonely life like this when the world offers solace from sorrow -with another mate? As a tree may bloom a second time, so may the heart," By the end of the send week, Rich- ard Barlow was so enamored of his beautiful gue;4t that he determined to ask her to remain at Lindon Hall for all time -as Its mistress. The doctor who had attended Mr. Bar- low in his Illness praised the nursing he had received at Miss f Iawthorne's hands In no measured terms. "You have much to thank her for," he went on, enthusiastically. "I never saw one more devoted to another than she was to you -one of your own family could not have been more watchful for your comfort -you were entertaining an angel unawares, it seems, when you pressed the young lady to remain at Linden Hall." 11 was then and there that the lnwyer took his old friend• the darter, into his confldenre, telling him that he agreed with him sn heartily and entirely that he had serious thonehts of offerlrt her . his heart and hand." "I hope that you mny win her," re - riled the doctor -who had a weakness fc r lovely women which tie had never been able to quite master --and ho ad- mired Miss Ilawthorne exceedingly. "My ouly worry is regarding Corine" murmured the lawyer, turning restlessly In and fro on his pillow. "i do not know what. she would do 1f f even broached such a subject as marrying again to her." "Men make n great mistake In permit - 'Ong their children to dictate to them in matters of that kind," declared Dr. Pratt. "in my opinion, marringe Is the one singer( on which n omen should exercise hie ower Judgement. and refuse to he In- fluenced by his family -for his happi- nccs Is vitally cnnrerned hy it -not theirs, gcnerally speaking." Again i.nwver Barlow agreed with hien-and concluded to please himself in the mistier. and not consult Corine. Ile studied the matter neer long and rarefully, and the end of his reflections were that there wmild he no future han- peneee for him without Niles Hawthorne by hie side. Ills nicer. Alice \Vnrren, had always been his chief enunsolnr -hut this was ore of the matters thnt he felt that he /cold not talk over with her. And. be. Fides. she had seen nnthinr whnlever of Miss Hawthorne duringg her stay at Linden Hall berausn of her Illness. No: he would talk with no one- -he wnnld follow blindly the dictates of his own heart. There WAS one other whom he would have crosulted, hnd it been on any ether //alter on earth. and that was Jelin Roekledlze. lin felt glad Ihnt John wee debarred for the present from visiting Linden Hall - and ---though he would have scout- s( 1 the idea that he could be jealous of role whom he loved so well ---he often foetid himself wondering if Miss Haw- thorne would take a fancy to his hand - seine young Into partner were she to be tin often into companionship with him. Not that she could will hien from his faithful devotion to his %%Kul It ale Corine-still, men's hearts were strange things -They hnd been known to veer completely around, lee ore now, when a congenial young girl appeared upon the scene. tants r.of?' exclairiied Lawyer Barlow,' twn.ng awny from his gces1 in Ihei i r eatest of grief. 1 f "I beg that you will ant allow that tc trouble you a particle, sin' ehe nein ) tamed. "1 asiure you I ani Immune.', f from the disease, having once passed through iia trying lire--ind 1 was fur- t lunate enough to come faith from it a unscathed. I ermsider It fate that :ant rre here. for the reason that 1 cnn min• Mer (0 the w en's of these w•hn need I care." "Yoe nre an angel," exclaimed i.aw- yer Barlow, hnskilr. Ihiriiigg the nett few days which fol• t leered, Ales* Warren WAS 10o 111 to see q much of the lovely se anger, but the 1 maser of tinnier! Hall wus more fav• oted. No !rained wirer: had been pree'nr- nbfe. so. while Mrs. 'hetdon did her best 1 m Zook after nit of the members e( the household who had been stricken, Mies Nnwthorne to k ev,:lusive charge of \1r. Barlow. it was In those nems that her fetal influence over him 'wenn to bo maul - feet to these sherd then/. "I could elmo t h'lteve she hes cast n spell over master," one eervent whit• pared to another. "he line been a chang- e t man ever since she ernssed the thres- hold. \Vhatever will Mise Corine say %hen she /arm's home. and Se.s hew fend her father Ms grown of the lwv.ly strnn:er? SM will not be plea.ed." "I have heard a groat deal about hvp- noUsm,• declared the other, 'end "1 will make sure of the Jewel 1 have ouud by asking her to be mine at nice," he: cenciuded. And that very at- ernoon he put his deternuuatiun into coon, His joy was beyond words when Miss km11ro•ne gracefully accepted tient -i to could hardly believe in his own good or tune. "4;an one so young. brnuliful and e'uhle as you. Estelle, really care for ire ---nod. especially, on sn short me t,ninlnnce?' he murmured, wistfully t coking eagerly into the dark. beautiful I mind that you are to wed a widower, Estelle, and that there are two more who must love you for my sake -my toy, Gordon, who, luckily enough, is oft for a tortnigtit's fishing, and the pet of tate household, Corine-whore you will be sure to love as soon as your eyes rest upon her." 'But will she love me?' murmured tate young lady. "You know, young girls of your daughter's age have severe an- tii:athies against -a stepmother." "Then she must maks haste to over- come them,' he declared, with resolute promptness -end the clever adventur- (Ss, looking at him from under her long lashes, decided that the willful little hoy- den, Corine, of whom she had heard so couch since she had been a member of that household, would not have matters all her own way hereafter, at grand old Linden Hall -and her triumph was great when he declared, in almost the next breath, that among her wedding gifts should he Included Linden Hall, if sho fancied the old place. "If 1 fancy ill" echoed the girl, seiz- ing his hand and covering It with rap- turous kisses; "why. 1 love it -ay! love !t a fame word; I adorn ill" And she told herself That she must marry him quickly, while he was in the notion of doing all this. (To be Continued.) ELECTIUICITY AND SERVANTS. Newer applications of the electric motor are now available for the house- hold which, perhaps, are not so gener- ally known. Electric dishwashers can be had, which relieve the necessary pro- cess of all its drudgery. The electric iron greatly lightens the labor of this port of the work. Knife cleaners and grinders can be had which are electric- ally driven in the same way. Yet thls does not by any means cover the com- forts to be had from the use of this small servant, for many other uses are being found for it which contribute to the comforts of all. Electric hair dryers are now available for those who need them, and electric vibrators for those whose systems are benefited by such stimulation. It will probably not be long before electric sweepers can be purchased, which will not only make that labor easy but entirely prevent stirring up dust. in tact, electricity htds fair to convert fhe home into a palace of luxury and assist mightily in solving the servant problem. "MR. HENRY'S„ DEVICE. At a polit'cal meeting the spankers and the audience were much annoyed and disturbed by a man who constantly called out, "Mr. Henry I Henry, Henry, Henry 1 f call for Mr. Henry I" After several interruptions of this kind during each speech, a young man ascended the platform, and began an eloquent and tmpnssioned speech In which he handled the issues of the day with easy famili- arity. He was in the malst of a glowing period when suddenly the old cry echoed through the hall : "Mr. Henry 1 Henry, henry, Henry I 1 call for Mr. Henry i" With a word to the speaker, the chair- man stepped to the front of the plat- form and remarked that it would oblige the nudlrnce very mush if they j-entle- man in the rearof the n a hall would re- frain from any further calls far Mr. Henry, as that Lent! man was Then ad- dressing the meeting. "\ir. Henry? is tint Mr. Henry r carpo In nslotr shed toes frorn the rear. "Thunder! that can't be him. \Vhy that's the young man that asked mo to call for Mr. Henry." A HOMELY HINT. "Yes," she said. in anewer to some- thing he hnd said, "lire old songs are very beautiful." "Beautiful 1" he exclaim; d, r nlhus'as- ticnily ; "beautiful hardly describes therm. They are -they are --well, com- pared with thein, the song; of to -day aro trash, the verl-•st trash." "i agree with you, yet the old songs sometimes contain sentiments that one cannot wholly approve." "1 think you are m'stnken." "f will give• you an Illustration. Therm is John Itew..rd Paine's 'Nome, Sweet Home,' for instance. You surely do not agree with ail the sentiments it con- tains?" "Why not?" lie asked. warmly. "Why not ?" "Incause," sho smut, elnnefng at the meek• which was marking the homer of eleven. "hecnu.e there is a line In that song w'hi h says. `i'h, re's no place like home.' You do n ,1 believe that. do ymt Then he enugh' l a hollow emrgh, end arise and went s:1 ntly out into the night. MAKING Si'.\RlbO\\'S The Japanese are ruthless in their tampering with Nature. If they decide that they went a bird or en :mime! of certain shnpo or color they set about ninnrifae luring tho article. sn as to speak, by the exercise of exceedingly cle- ver Ingemlity and untiring pallenee. Here, or example, Is how the awhile sparrows are produced. They select a i.oir of greyish birds, and keep them n white cage In a white room, where they are nitended by a person dressed In white. The omental effect on n series of generations of birds results In com- pletely white birds. They breed the do- mestic cock with enormously long foils after the sante principle. They fleet select a bird with a gond tall. giving him a very high perch to Bland on; Then with weights they drag the tail down• wart, enrrying on the some system with he finest specimens of his deseenrinnts ill a tall ehnost as long as a peacock's produced at last. face. t "1 Was drawn to you hy a power which I 1 could net reset. nt the first moment WC MM.'. she replied. knowing full well that this answer w:n1i!d plense him het- - le than tiny one she emelt ninkc. For an hem nr mnre he talked to her' enthusinslirnlly et how hnl,pv he world make tier lire -but she tont( no interest in what he wee saying mill he began In fell how much of his ((whine he would make over to her ns her marriage por- tion. "flow Cenerons and kind von are. dear Nfr. flnrinw." she sobeed: "ey yeeir pr o potted deed 1 am well nssered that you must love ere truly." "1 love you as Ihn'sr!h 1 rrnmll never he elle in Inve at;si'm" he (leeetered. 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Years.ago we thought the ewes must not be fleshy before dropping lambs, writes Mr. J. S. Woodward. Iu fact, we used to rather scrump thein on feed. but we have learned better. They should have good pasture, with abun- dance of fresh water all summer and be salted at least every week, or better still, have the salt mixed with turpen- tine in the proportion of a gill of tur- pentine to a peck of salt. This should be placed in boxes under cover, so that the sheep can eat it at all times. 1f the pasture gels scant and dry, the ewes should have access to a field of rape, or in absence of this be grained every day, using a mixture of wheat bran, linseed /meal and oats. Enough should be fod to keep them thriving, or at least keep them from fulling off in flesh. They should be looked after often 1) see they are free from disease and ticks and so kept until put Into folds, which should be as soon as the first solid freeze. It is poor policy to allow ewes to run down in flesh, and after the grass is once frozen solid, while it may 011 their stomachs, it has very little substance and almost to a certainty, lite ewes will he found losing weight. This should never be allowed. As soon as put into Ihe folds they should have a daily ra- tion of four pounds silage to 160 pounds of sheep, with all tho clover or alfalfa hay they will eat up clean. A little wheat bran every day will keep them thriving and furnish material for the growth of the lamb. If they hove plenty of silage, mangeis or turnips, no fear need be felt of constipnfion, caked ud- ders, milk fever or any other trouble at lambing time. if lama s b tri to drop in October, It is well to nt once pert liar mothers and lemhe Into winter 101.13. in fact, ewes might to be orINI from the fleck a few days before their lambs are due, and put up. 1f the folds are as they should be, the ewes will he mt,rh better off and ran he more cenvenlently looked rafter and theist/ince rend -reel if needed. If the ewes have been cared for as in - (floated. they will need vert little atten- tion and the Iambs will come strong end healthy, and It will rarely happen that one will need any help, but it is well to have an eye on every newcomer. It should be up and looking for its din- ner within a half hour. and the young- ster be assisted in getting a tuste of its /mother's milk. Alter It li once on ft.s feet and it hes succeeded in surking a little milk, about the only care necessary Is to see that both the ewe's teats ere unoletructed. it will sometimes happen that the first feces are thick and gummy and will ad- here In the surrounding w o e1, sn as to prevent all pass:ig,' from bewels. in this caF0 they shoeild ba renieve:d. the ports washed clean in %%emu water, wiped dry and oiled with castor oil, or even lard. Some shepherds, in such cases, give a teaspoonful of castor nil in some milk. but 1 don't believe in dosing sheep when other means will nnswer ns well. The above treatment seletnm fade. When the lambs begin 10 come in nnnthers nn empty pen should be pro- vider] end as soon as the lamb Is 811e to follow fhe ewe. it should be put into the pen. When 20 ewes rind Iambs have been secured for n pen, nbother shout be vacated and filled. Thus the lernhs In ranch pen ere nearly of the, same age and it will he much better then to hey, young and old all mixed rep and the stronger running over the younger. CUTTING AND CURING CLOVER HAY. i have found that when clover le cut at Just the right time and properly made Into hay, It makes one of the ver/ beat rough feeds obtainable, writes Me. M. C. Thomas. If, however, the clover Its allowed to stand too long before cut- ting and possibly received a shower or two during the process of curing, tt Is practically worthless for feeding pur- poses except u a filler. TM proper 4 time to cut clover to matte the best hay is just after it comes Into full blooms and a few blossoms have begun to turn. At this stage it contains the greatest amount of feeding value, but if lett standing longer it begins to get weedy and is much less palatable. Clover is very similar to wheat and oats and just bfore the grain begins to form tate s'raw contains the elements that will go to help form the seed and the straw has a very low feeding value after the seed is ripe. \Vhen clover is ready to cut, I usual- ly do the mowing in the afternoon. Il the weather i; showery, I cut it just as soon after tho rain as pasible. By so doing I hive been able to make very good hay between showers. The next forenoon after the dew has dried off we go over it with the Tedder. In the afternoon before it gels dry enough for the leaves and blades to crumble, it is raked and put into medium sized shorts, where it remains until the next morning, when the shocks are opened and left until afternoon, if the weather Is fair. 1t is then hauled to the Lara and put Into a tight mow. When the weather Is such that we can carry out these methods, we are always ccrtatn to have a splendid lot of first-class clover hay. 1 have foun•1 It almost Im- possible to adhere 10 any iron -clod rules, as atmospheric conditions have so m'ich to do with the, vnrk. Every fernier. therefore, has to Judie condi- tions and do his work accordingly. PRACTICAL DAIRY MITIIODS. Standard gain feed consis's of wheat bran, ground oats and corer meal. 5 ,nr'tirnes tile is varied by the nddullou of a email nme,unt of linseed meal. T11., amount of gr.ein diet any c ,w receives depend, upon her digestive capacity, the age and length of time she has been in milk. We prefer clover hay to tim- othy. in general. emus get one-third bu.hel corn silage each day. They are curried and bru,hed and kept clean. in the most Severe we ether they are out but a short time, and are driven nround a circuit, which will make perhaps half a mile. When the weather is milder in winter they are allowed to take such ex- ercise as they feel dl-pcs ed lo, and may remain out for two or three hours rr mere. Sugar beets are cut up Into y - inch squares and one-fourth bushel n day is fed le each cow. Th.:re is always a lump of rock salt in the manger, so the cow can have 1l whenever she Cows •hue to calve within a few weeks are each given a Lox stall in which they run hese. Our method of fastening cows in milk in the atolls Is ono that anew: great freedom of move- ment. Armin(' tato neck of every cow there is a wide strap on which there Is an Iron ring. into this ns the cow !gore Into the smile a rhaln Is fastened be means of a snnp, the snap being in the middle of the chain. 'Ila.: awn ends are attached each to a ring sliding up end down on n rod nn either side of the stall. The, floors are of cement. The cattle eat tram the floor. The board across the stall in trent of the entreat ran tie rosily raised end the floor al- ways kept clean and sweet. —, LONG;ER. [1C'1' SHORTEST. A signpost at Ihe f irked road O( Terme stoid trim and grey, And to the post e traveller strode, In d ,nbt which was the way. Ono road led up the stony hill, The other roll led down ; fhe downward road to Luckyville, And tip. to llnr.lshiplown. T'wnrd l.uckyville he set tit, face, Yet even as he turned, A Traveller running from that place tlis hopeful oyes di -cermet. He waited till the o'h er came, The steeper mad to tele',. "Is Lnckyvllle," he said, "s -i tame, That you its Joys forsake?" "Not ao," the stranger quick repaid, As up the hill he went. "Thatign was wrong; t Ilsow, I've The rash exp•rtment. going lip tate stony hill; Already I've beau down. I And the way to Lueky's'1lts is round through ltardahtptewn Many a so-called smart man snarls tn.1,=2 of his alleged smseiaeas. Z RUSS WOMAN OF TO -DAY WORK FOR THE GO%'I:ItMI f.fT bill THEIR (0L's.TItY. They Will Tike a Prominent Part I the Future --New Occupations Opening. The active part which the ladies of the Russian arietoe racy have taken lately in helping the Government to the beet of their power by giving their services as telegraph and teleptioneLworkers, leiter sorters, etc., coupled wit ie sig. nilicant fact that in the programme re- cently published by the revolutionaries they demand equal suffrage for men and women, causes us to inquire whal,lo the position of the Russian women of to- day, and to wonder what part they will tike in the tremendous upheavals which threaten their country. That the part will be a very great one there is no doubt. \Vhen we realize how immense is the influence women wield in time of war, we cannot but heel that the attitude of Russian women is of the greatest im- portance. SHE IS SENT ABROAD. It is little realized how large a part flusfan women play In the politics of their country. Moreover, their influence over the men is increasing every day. 'the young aristocrat is by no means the sedate, demure demoiselle she was thirty years ago, who received her education in a convent or from a French or Eng- lish governess in her own home. The modern girl is keenly interested in her country's welfare -how could she be otherwise? She nttends public and pri- vate meetings, with or without her par- ent., knowledge. At the latter many revolutionary top:cs are discussed, which would bring her within the arm of the law were the ever -watchful police to discover thein. Indeed, 1t sometimes happens that the head of a Russian noble family is warned that his daughter is in danger and under police super- vision, and this is the first intimation he gets of her political propensities. She is quickly sent abroad, or shut up in a far -distant country seat, to medi- tate on her folly ; but the mischief has been done. SENSIBLE AND BRAVE. Russian women have long been known as energetic, capable workers; honest, straightforward, sensible and brave. How brave, few but their menktnd !:now, though the fact will probably be patent to all the civilized world shortly. They have fought steadily for educa- tional advantages, which the Govern- ment has as shadily denied them. At 'est the number of young women who left Russia to study abroad was con- sidered had for the country, and they were ordered to return under pain of exile. Courses of lectures far the higher education of women were opened at St. Petersburg by order of the Emperor. They were given by the most learneet men of the university, who.*f1'oived the greatest sympathy and willingly gave of their hest for a trifling salary. It is pathetic to read of the heroic struggles which are being made by Russian wo- men to obtain a university education. \Vhen too pour to do so they take pupils or even go as servants, in order to find the /means. The men students are as generous and sympathetic as the pro- :essors, and often c aeh the we.rnei.for nothing, besides helping {hem in every possible way. The women who attend the lee:tures are chiefly the daughters of professional nun. Numbers, however, ;till study abroad in order to e -cape the Barra -sing regulations of the Govern- ment. They eke out a pree•arious liveli- hood, often living several in a room, their condition di(( ring in no respect iron► the working girls of the country in \vhlch they aro studying. ♦-- A NEW RAIN-G:\GF.. The northwest roast is noted for its rainy season, which includes about all the year. An English prospector for roll in British Columba retorts a similar condition in that prole e. The account - 1 the "precipitation' g.v, n Ly on Iris man of the party affords a new standa e( measurement.r \Ve travelled on coif rtably enough, with the usual de awbnels of mosqui- toes and sand -flies, for some miles, as - •ending and de:nceeding at Intervals the sides of the hills as we followed the river, until It came on to raa heavily. rly. The mein rendcr:il miters very dis- agreeable, the s! rim 1•, -'hs 1 crani° sticky and almost daug /nus In many places. but there was nothinee to be done save t -e plod on 1111 we reached our stopping - place. Down it came, he avily and more heavily. till we were soaked through. The sky looked ns if the rain would never cease : and Pat. ns a nun win had !ravelled the country hetr•re, was rip. peeled to as to the chnneei o1 an im- provement in the. elements. "Well, thin," said he, "1 t clave 1110 great univrroal deluge arose in these parts, it rains that herd here when It manes it. it's wet eeins wail/ likely to have for a few (lays." "Rut do ver mee') to s'?w'fin! it can go en like this for long?' "Well. sure. I've :ren it rain nho'e hero fur a week, In elhrops as lig ns n shin lin'-yrs, an' frena that to rislht•cn- pince.." 1 1.••11••=.1•...- N _ -- HUMAN ODDIIbI; A person's eyes are out of Pte in teen cases out of five, and 011n eye 18 s.iP* ig. rr than the other in seven persons out of ten. The right is also. es a rule, higher than the left. Only one per::nn in fifteen hes perfect ryes. the largest ppeeroentage of derives( preyciling among teff -hatred people. 'fir' iumeltest vpel:a. Bon of sound can be d.stingmmished het. ter with one ear then with both. The nails of two flngrrc never grow with the same rapidity. that of the unite eager growing the fastest. were. fiat Of the thumb grows slowest. 1n (iffy. four canee out of one hundred Ihe len Ng 1. aborter Own the right,