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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1906-11-22, Page 2+04-0+0+0+0+0+040+0+0+0+0+0+0-4-0+0•0+0+0+0+0+0 `EEVON;" OR, A tIOPELESS LOVE. +0+0+04 O♦•O+O+ O-♦O♦0+0+040v0+0+04 CHAPTER XI. 'fhe meeting between \11 e. van Slack "You don't mean to tell me they've ac- and her guests passel eft %%ilk less con - celled, Hilda?" strand on either side than might have Mrs. reel Stash'.; voice expressed the be en expected. Hilda, a thorough w o- grea!eet surprise. She was reclining en 1t►ct11 of the world, displayed a great it divan in the library of a cottage, thole- ileal of tact upon !hie occasi•in, as if in ing a novel in her ''and and looking at Ik'rlalice for the ironical remarks sli.e Hilda, who stood beside a aook-covered laid made to her brother regarding his table near the centre of 11 ie room, re- new aeq i iintances. She and her nen perusing Lute she had just read aloud. _her were astonished at Yvonne Durkee's "Yes. The answer is evidently in Mrs. beauty. "Miss Durkee looked very much I)tii-kees writing. She regrets that her as I thought she would," r•'naurkcd 1iit- tiu-band is out of town, belt say: dist (I't to airs. van Slack lute that night, she will be glad to be present %%-alt Miss "brit I never was so surpriee•l in my Durkee. \\'ell, it's just the funniest life as when 1 srtw 'lit \larquiee.' 1 thing I ever heard of." dent wonder Rutger ndiiiires her." Hilda sank into an ens-rhnir, and After the fir: t greetings were nt an looked at her mutate inquiringly. end, and an `lat: and Dare had en - "What do you suppose it means, gaged Yvonne in conversation, \lehe- tr.auma:'•" futile remarked impressively to Iter "\\ hv, i don't knew' exactly. futger hostess: urged are to write to them thts morning "11 gives me touch pleasure, airs. van asking them to dine with us to -night. Slack. to welcome you to I'atonket. The 1 told hien it was not at all en refile, but dullness of a place like this is a fug he used some vulgar slang like 'Every- which it takes a great deal to disperse, thing goes in curiuner,' or some such but your advent has already begun to herr•id expression, and I dill as he wish- drive nwnv the clouds which have eo ell. 1 didn't for n moment think they'd It ng 'itticd above our village." come. But 1 don't know that 1'in sorry. The poetess had spent at least en -hes the daughter of a marquis, you hour in perfecting this little speech, and know." "Yes. And I'm wild to ere her. Even Jchn Dare gays she's handsome, anti. you know, he's very critical about wo- men." Hilda said this complacently, ae though r.he were paying herself a well- deserved compliment. "\\'.11. yin really gelling warmed /lam t Rutger." remarked \lr•s. van Slack mu:iiigly. "Ile has Leen n"ting very etramgely of late. i ant glace that this hir. Durkee Is going to !Rho his wife to Europe so soon. ilutger keeps rile 011 pin: and needles ,all the time. You nev- er can tell what he's going to do next. i do wiser tae'ti get. married. 1'd feet so mirth easier 01)001 him then.." "1 1111111)11! If hie wife wasn't just the right kind of a woman. you alight have more to worry about titan you have eow.'t "Hilda. i1111o. you are sometimes ton annoying! When 1 on: a girl we didn't look at life in 50(11 n ('(l J-hlonded Way as you children do now. 1f you didn't read so many morbid novels, you wcu!t1n't get into such pessimistic ways of thought." Mrs. van Slack arranged the pillows at her head. and resumed iter perusal of "Tr•ictrem \'prick," It was a day of excitement to Rutger inn Slack. late In the afternoon the firs! issue of the Clarion antler its new neanagentent rt'aehel the startled Paton- kctanc. The town was thrown into n frier of excitement at once. Men read Dare's editorial to their wives. and then rtisl►ed off to F.dw•nrds': stere to gossip vi!h their neighbors regarding the c'larion's change of base. 'There were a kw among them whn agreed with the arguments ndvnnce.l l.y the paper in etl.pnsilien to sunu'tuary laws. brut the tninjority fell that Patonke•t lied leen in- ✓ illed. No waiter how sound alight le the pn itinn now taken by the Clarion. the fart that strangers had brought stout its orange of views offended the e• ncervafism of the village. Dnre and van Slack as they walked Pack in the entinge. began to realize fl►nt they had stirred up n hornet's ne zt, They pncce,l several groups of Paton - hum end, though no vinlenec was nt- tt milled ngatnct them, they cnuid lint Mchelable was di'nppninted. 'Perhaps help nvertlenring remarks that were t.e doesn't do flay mind -reeding on an di-linelty Ihrentening. per hap, van empty stmmae'h, she reflected. tlaek'el reputation ns a ptiititiet deterred' \\ell, 1'11 ask you wain after dinner. any fanalie at Prnhibitioneet (kern Biking she remarked in half-npn ingetice•oice. etarnrnnry vengeanceunnn the editors. And how do you' like 1 alonket.9she . e perhnpc n scheme for a more corn- centinued. turning to llilda. fele punishment than lay in mere per- "Oh. it's a delightful place. Miec Dur- Peennl chastisement was in the wind. At Lee. The scenery is a constant sourer all events. the young men were not inn- of cnjnyrncni," 1• OM. and r.en.•l:e.-1 home. net in I:i;;h Meh'lahle edged nway from Mfrc. van spirits by a good deal, but thankful Stack noel Dare, and putting her face That they hail escaped an unpleasant ease 10 Iiiltin'c whispered: "clave you ssihllily, ce-4 n the Clarion tnelny?" "Nei. it's here, but I haven't hnd lime \am Sleek hats given but secondary eenst.leration to the nffairs of the Chari- tie read 11." an during the days Ile had been In a ' "%a ell. don't eav envihtng nt►nut 11. stale of nervone excitement. the coir .• of of r;,•irse. but I'm 'Mayflower,' on the is Inca in a general way John Dare sae- sro'►nr! column of the fourth page. and file gueseieel. though he did not knew there's n hnd typographical err -}r in the ilrnt ni: friend was looking forward to fourteenth line. If you nre fond of d nncer•hnur with a longing which halscenery, i know you'll like it." aMhing to do with an epicure In admire - "No. mean the typographical error?" lien for the culinary achievements c f "No. no. the (mein! Ilei Mush: Mr. airm, van Slack's chef. [tare will know what we're saving. 1 "\\'ell, your friend: are cnming. Rut- et1Ppn'c vr.0 have to be awfully careful Rcr." eni.1 !Tilde as she met the yoeng w•1lh him." w1en in the hall. "�inrnma An;1 1 haveMild t started nervously. "Yes—nn— wen dieeliceing the question whether ee helve w ine for dinner." looked up at Mrs. van Slack with a se1f- eatisfied smile on her face and a rather patronizing gleam in her sparkling eye:. She vtt.s nttired in an old -fa -h- ie nett, black silk gown, while nbove her 1 'mantic curls rested a black lace cap trimmed with light -blue ribbons. iter titin face was unusually pale, but her manner was vivacious ruin inspiring. She evidently cherished the conviction that the growing fame of her own genius- was the cause of her and Yvonne's presence in the van slack's drawing -room. ''Thank you, Miss Durkee," returned Mrs. van Slack, in a somewhat distant way. "1l is always a satisfaction to !ie instrumental in atmospheric changes." Hilda, who had overheard all thee, could not repress a smile. "Mamma scents to have developed a vein of sar- casm n11 of a sudden," she said to her- self. "I wonder where Mrs. Durkee learned to dress so becomingly." There was good reason for her sur- prise at Yvonne's nllire. "Site had on a dress of foulard silk," said Hilda, de- scribing this occasion to an intimate friend a number of months later. "On n light ground flower -figures were scat- tered in graceful sprays. Cut low at the neck it permitted you to see the most beatttiful throat a woman ever had. Her antis were bare to the elbows. and her hands were perfect. The funny part about it was that she didn't seem to rea- 1 z:e the! .rte was beautiful. 1 fell In love with her the moment 1 saw her. And to think that I'd niadee fern of her! 1'Ie, never forgive myself for what 1 useetl to say 10 peer Rutgcer about her." "Come over here. \1r. Dare." exclaimed Atehelahle niter site laud recovered from tlee strain incident to the effective de- livery of her ripening neldrece to Mrs. van Slack. "I'm so glad to sae you again'. Now what do you think 1 have en my mind?" Dare looked lsten: l:ed. and Mrs. van Sleek glanced of Hilda as though to ask. "Is site crazy!" "1 am sure 1 cnn't say." ancw•ererl the }':•ung num politely, at he stroke:( his moustache, and prepared to fascinate 11a.' nervous little woman. "what's this. \'an'" asked Dare. "1\'he Ore your guests lo -night " "Oh. 1 thought it would to netbing mores than polite In have the Durkee= here In dine with ten yon know-; as they go to Europe co man. ac you and I take their place. In a certain ex• tent. in Petnnket. tee?" "Ah. ere." exclaimed Dare. smiling. 'that wee very thntrghtfut' an•t kind en your part. And what dig( you decide etenut the twine. Alice Hilda?" "\\'e haven't come in any cnne1i, teen. Mr. 1)t;rases w en'I be here. --only- his Wifte • rd ei'ter. \' hal shall we do, Rutgcr"" "oh. don't make any chanes'. Let's N,.ve what we usually do." answered inn Stark hurriedly. "They needn't drink anything it they don't want to.' With that, he went up to his room te dr. cs for the everting. "Well. Mee Hilda. how is the Decon?" e!• ed Dane, lingering a moment in It;e 11. "It's sn knd of you io ask," she re- turned snrcasticnlly, "1 Suppose you e ill feel very badly to learn that he's n ot espeetal)y well to -night, and won't be down." Dare walked musingly upstairs. "Mist! Durkee 1e my cue." be find to himself. 111 cultivate her." \\ he, what do you mean?" "Hush! I'll tell you some ntner time. Ile's looking at ue. Mee (tae such n e:range influence over me. 1 feel. as tlaoiigtt Ire mar:t know everything That comes into my head. i actualir try not to think when rte's around. Now. Mr. Dare. do tell ue how you like editing n nen spaper." And, art though she could not resist his ntagnetis;n. she returned lo his side. Mleanwhitc van Slack had hnd an ►p. portumty for a short tete-n•tete with Yvonne. "Il was very kind of you to come," Le said in a low voice, bending over her chair. Iter fate was pale. while dark shadnws beneath her eyes added to thce striking effect of her pate reran beauty. iter hair vas drawn lack from her b'cw and c fled closely behind her head. Site iNikcd tip at him, with a atn►ile on her warm, tied lips. "I promised you. monsieur. Yon did net think deet 1 would hr'ak my wird?" "No. but the joy of seeing you again see'nl, d almost too great to be :nine.' Tt.c perfume of her hair affected him. and again 1* WAS alone with her In Ma half-light of the starlit night. long- ing for one kiss which wouhl seal their love forever. ")ou speak gloomily. monsieur, u thought fate had ordained that you should not win happiness." She turned her soft, bright eyes to- ward lis fa.ee in a pleading way, as if she te<ougtat wvor•ds of cheer from hint. "Oh, what can we know of fate?" he asked, with n note of recklessness in hi; voice. "All Uuat we can feel certain of is that what must be will be." "What is the use, then, of praying to a failing star?" She smile] mischevi- uu'ly. "\\ ell," he- retorted, "a meteor is as ATPURE F 00D Is an Absolute Necessity for the Preservation Tliie arm of Our Well -bong. 44-1-1444+ 11 CARE OF S\‘ Mi. )ikcl} to heed our• ,:ul►plicr►tions as your Up until the finishing period young deity, the sen. Iiy the way, is that net swine should hate an abu►ul;utce of a strange instinct which leads us all to bulky, succulent feed, such as will de - worship something? Alas, for us mod- y. lop good (came and strong digestiun. erns, The world, 1 think, was happier There is ';opting I eltcr than trtiik and alien it had too many gods to worship mill feed made into slop, with a ration than now wizen it has none." of corn added. The anneunt of corn fed "You go a long way in your pee-si• depends on the amount of clover, or eosin. Monsieur van Slack. Your ppito- other pa -lure, that they can be given. .s i ley is depressing." And the pasture should be part of the "Forgive me. then. I dish not tnentt ration throughout the entire finishing t� rt fer to such topics. lint. }•►,u know, Iter':od. The practice of confining fat - t1 a great crisis aman can nnt1el haling swine I ria pen, or small 11 is, - ► w••ndcritao wht.lh•t life is ty•:rllt the ler- or should lee, a thin(, of lht, past. Stviric ing. Ah, dineer• is anniorneed. you can be kept :more healthy if allowed the will (incl are 00 optinust in it very 1111k' run of a pasture lot; and as a cense- while. A clever reef has 11 in itis power quence a better pork product can be In overturn our theories of the universe, produced. If the pa'ture is not avail- \frr.,. Durkee. Gcrrrrul phitus tphy nisi able, then milk and mill feed Feutild Fern+'h cooking are in eternal warfare lake its place, to balance the corn ra- with ane another,.. tion. 11 rugs corn is fed kr any consid- Giving his arra to Yvonne he led her eruble length of time, the systema be - to the dining -room. sante; feverish, the blood is dried up At the taleie \lehetal•le was delighted, and the product loses much of its juicy yet search hat awed. to find herself tcn•h rnceg, place,) next to Jelin 1)111 o. The poetess Brood sows that have raised fall lit - was dazed at first by the splendors ters should have the pigs taken front when) met her eye as she sealed her- them at least a month before the time self stiffly in the chair to whish Mrs. we expert to mate them for spring fer- vent Stark had directed her. ana won- mew. The practice of weaning the pigs, tiered whether anybody would ray and at once breeding the dare is a rmis- grace. "They're :awful extravagant take. 1t is scarcely possible to keep a about their glasses," she thought, grans_ .sow that is a good suckler from going ing nround the table nervously. "Here's down in flesh after the pigs have passed fine at my plate. Well, I s'pose it's city th.e age of four to /rix weeks. If t•reetl ways," when in this condition, it is unrcaenn- "And so you're to be left alone for able to expect the best results. She some time. \Ilse Durkee," said Dare •n should have time to begin rapid im- n sympathetic voice, turning to the pot's- provr•rnent. Nut necessarily fat, but ees, who vas eating her raw darns with enough to insure rigor and strength. a large fork. She should have plenty of cxerciee and "Yes, 'Saiuh and Eevon are goin' to good pasture. Her feed should be so Europe. 1 s'pose you've been there." balanced as to avoid producing a fever - "Oh, yes. But 1 (aon't care much for ish system. This is an important item travel. In fart. len thinking serieusty to be carried out. of settling down in I'alrnket." The sante is equally true of the boar. "You de+n't mean to say so? I'm en Ile should not be alimyed to herniae low glad! Perhaps we can get you to give in vitality; nor allowed to be on the de- readin•s. 1'atonhet nin't ever had a seending sale in flesh during the brecd- pyschntegical phenomenon before. Grew- ing season. but rather the opposite if port hnd a reader last year•, but ne possible. Ile, too, should have plenty wa'n't good for much. Greyporall Le of exercise, and under no circumstances awful jealous if we get you." atlowed to run with the sows. His pa -- Dare looked at her in nnlazennent. Plod lure lot and apartments 'hnuld be as she been talking Choctaw, he u.eultt much isoleted from outer swine as p0: - have understood her fully as well as tits s hie. Ordinarily ,one service is prefer - did. able. When breeders are kept and Van Tack had overheard the convey- treated as tibovo indicated, we always sation, and almost laughed outright. have greater assurance that they will "1 am sorry, Airs. Durkee, tent you produce large litters of strong pigs, the gn nn'ay se 5000," remarked \ars. cart delight of every farmer. Slack, as the soup was being served. Tiiilt:SITING FIELD BEANS.She had conte to the conclusion that tits daughter of laercabelec vas worthy of If you have no plow to pull the beans, the name. "\\'e should be delighted to ria ced to lull them by hand in this know you well." wily. Pull five revue one throw therm "You Lire very kind, madame. i hope into one row. This will give yutl a you will like Pntonket well enough to g.ed driveway between the rows, tied return next year." enable you to haul from the fleld, un - Yvonne spoke with stupid politeness. less you thresh In the field. Commence but her voice lacked its usual warm, early in the morning while the vines mellow tone's, are damn, then the leans will not shatter "What a sacrifice nt pride she here out and waste. You will find sortie made for ane!" thought van Slack, with plants that ere not ripe. Leave all such a self-satisfaction which was as truly plants standing as they will lower the mneciiline as it was unworthy. grade of your crap, if you mix these "Ain't they beautiful!' whispered with your ripe beans. Set emir niri- Mrhelable to Dare, looking at Hilda and chine in a convenient place and haul 1't cenne ncross the table. your kens to the machine with dis- "That's just what I was thinking." he patch. returned. anti his wards enggested to Run them through the lean thresher the_ poetess the pnccihllily that she might as fast as yeti can and get them into possess some mind-reading powers her- the sacks. (trying to avoid a shower). self. slower would not materially injure The hvn young women pr•- ented rt them, but it is is ttcr to step operations sharp contract to eneh other. The dark until tht seri has dried a our i•eans in beauty of ltilda's fare trek on an nodi- the rows. If you ace a little judgment tonal brillinnry Fe-i.le the less -pro. and consult the weather bulletin, you flounced coloring of the deliente-fenlur- should halve t teem sur.( esqc1lfy with ed Rretnnne. Rut Yve,nn••'s enuntennn'•o out rain. was of n higher type stem the Anieri- If the bean Ihreeher d.►es net tin good. spa's. 11 was more intellecfunl In mastclean work, it will pay to run thein and more symmetrienl in outline. Even t!areugh a fanning still. which will sep- atrc, van Slack was not blind to the feet orate tile' dceteeleve, emelt beans anti That her daughter lost an intangible will improve they gener:rt n(et:earanen something when her face was compared of your crop. Take ran rivernge sample e) Yvr-nn.' Durke', of your beans to the whcleeale hnu-t' Mehetal►le had now leegun to lake a end compare w ith your cnrnf•etit.;r and gnorl deal of practical interest in the use It yoltr ere -pp is clean, bright and plump. made i y the butler of the glasses et yen may with confidence commend n her piel. She drank her S.aeiterne with premium ah-,vc ytur rival. Of r.:urse. evident solisfnclien, einiael the Anton- 111: irTi1n•cxlily is subject to supply and tillndo suepi•'inu'ly. and, when the roost demand. as till Daher• ntcrcta.andl'e. came, Appeared to derive great pleasure I'ro:�ee'l tie alt,vr, only that you haul !resat the ehatnpngne. Gradually her 3'( ur berms to shelter. nr stark them in paws. Far yourtnh n fare last its paleness. her eyes delimit a convenient ( n e le I t. with almost feverish fire, and she talked if passible they will do better in fhe to Dare irateeeantly. Although Yvonne (sirn than in n stack or pen. as the (alt. did it - did not refuse the wine, she watched side of the stuck or pen is s'ibje`i to ow etebetahlc deprecatingly. It was eyi- fall rains and winter snow and dent that she was surprised and some- your hcrins an off enter. They are what alarmed by this bold and sudden where you e'an thresh them by lame desertion of Prohibition 011 lite part of at y• ur le:cure. the poetess. When all the work on Hie farm is "1 suppose. Mrs. Durkee" retnnrk.,el suspentleal, either t'y extreme cold • r Ililda. "that you will spend a good deal by the depth of strew on the ground. of lime in France?" Ilion proceed to thresh. The cokter the "Yes. I expect to. though we haven't weather the Miter, as the pods will great. made any plans. Mr. Durkee returns early and the beans fly all areun.l. to -night. and to -marrow we will decide while handling the old-frtsttinned flail will more definitely about the course of our give you such exercise that you will journey." feel comfortable in zero weather. Pro - Van Slack lost his color for nn instant, coed 1n spread the beans an the floor (e11.1 rarrveuely drank half a glassful of a1.o111 1 foot in depth for the first npera- chatnpngne. Ile had been iimeeua!ly ail- t on. When They have been thoroughly ent during the dinner, and his manner threshed, which you eon determine by - lied bad a dcpreesing effect upon every examining the hulk, fork them over and one et—aye Aletletab'e. iter loquacity. in- throw outside. Your cows will eat them deed, wee becoming uncontrollable. Dc- greedily. eerting Dare for n moment. she looked Conlir►tte the sante pencess by cover int fixedly at the ceiling. and. in a lone of the floor I4 inches deep. After t ee st'ppres-ca exeiiee:tient. said: • have threshed about four layers, remote "Yes. Eevon le goin' away, You don't the beano into nne corner of the floor. know how 1 shell mita her. She has or in large bn\e . until you have a kept me tithe for same yenrs—aclunlly sufficient quantity to justify you to run hept tree Wive. I have leaned ur►nn her them through n fannine mill. You will n: n faded flower relines against a prnt•nbly have to run them through the n,nrb:e piltnr. and now that the pillar mill 'wire. Uce screens nr that --1 mean Eevnn--k gain' to Europe. will let small and defective Means ran w hat k to t•erome of tate faded flowerr out the waste spout. Sack as soon r, s She turned toward Dare. a• though 'ic cleaned and market. wee tie ex.ly one present competent le answer suit a question. T11F. ART OF' At1T.K1NG. (To be Continued.) —.4 \\'AXTI'D somailiNG PR,1CTlC.1f., Stt$ar: "I love your daughter very much. Wont.: fail 10 express my feel- ing lowerds lier." Father: "Perhaps 11 would be easier for you to express it in figures." The art of milking is considered as being on a level with pumping water. e'e.. and yet thcr., are ninny paints met- e 1 to stamp n man ns a geo,1 milker. Tan tunny children are allowed to at- tend to This important work and m'tny of the chronic troubles ef the chess,+' Inc. t'r'y nrii.•innle right here. A gond ex- perienced milker can 'non tell if them something a rr,ng with the udder and Milk, and will not allow aucb 'milk to CEYLON GItI•IN TEL. is Positively " A'I riire Tea" Without Any Adulteration Whataoovtt Lead packets only. too, 500 and 1100 per IS. At alt RrooarJ. 1e delivered to the fnetery, but what c:ut y.,u expect of a child? Cleanliness i al+-olule:y collateral to good success in the factor Everybody knos this and yet ye,u can notice cows being milked that have udder:, covered will' dirt, initially, sansei by Itte sworn(► -like cenditinn of some of the l ai •wards. Anil the milk utensils, do they always gel the proper care? Are they always properly washed with hot water end leelel in proper places? Are they use! eeelieeiyely fur their purposes nt ,tae•' 1 thin!( not, or else the collection 01 things of all variations delivered with the twill, would not be so large as it Is. It seems to ale 'hitt it r:nuld be n step in the right direction 11 we would foll.+w the t•xnmplo of the dairy fanners in Switzerland, who arrange milk courses every year, where the proper care of cows rind the milking is taught in nil its important delaiLs. We certain- ly need something of this kind. SENTENCE SERMONS. \\'nrship doesn't wait for w. -:le. Faith is the foe of forninlism. Religion is a spring, not a cistern. Self-sufficiency does not secure effi- ciency. Sympathy is the master key to every soul. When a man's head hangs loose it soon bets sore. The intellectual blank makes the best religious.bigot. Though you are but a puddle you may reflect heaven. The only cloth That can claim divinity is the ceutk of charily. One does not Lecoine a saint by dis- covering the sins of others. You can run a business without cash, but not without character. Many n Son's solid vices spring from his father's veneer virtues. it's Letter to have a small cooky well done that, a large cake all dough. The pian who sneers at sincerity has taken a long course in the school of sin. The leirden you bear for another is the best badge you can wear as a Chris- tian. When a roan renlly has n treasure in heaven he doesn't ol•je•ct to paying taxes on it. The Faith to heaven is paved wi11t good intentions cr yett►llized into worthy acts. Some folks think they are holy 1e - cause a good dingier makes therm feel unhappy. The formation of n child's character is a greater work than the rc•ferrna1ieen of many men. It's possible to throw mit your crunnt-s TURK AND DIA'lf. 'WORSHIPPER. Story of a Pony That Could Fight (tet - e Ilis Than 11s Mrrgs Isere is a *eto►•y of a real charger. omitting at m.y w'induty in 0 Street 'n Erie ne:rr, writes (aplain Jtumes Creagh, kite of tee First Royals, 1 was enjoy - hg tt a few of the passersby, specimens of the in+trry tribes and races with which the sheets of that blit k nt town in A -i - Mai Turkey ale enlivened. A Turk, armed only w it:r a short yetagllen, and mounter on a black pony, assaile.l art unarmed devil-wor-Upper on foot with a lor•reet of coarse abuse, to which the latter i-elelied with great velul>ihty. The black pony, a bull-necked, fierce -eyed ural sturdy little brute with legs like a stag's, seemed to understand what was being sine, for he cocked Itis tail put back his ears, pawed the ground. and like a savage dog in a race showed hie teeth. My knowledge of Turkish being very limited, f was unable to un- derstand everything that the two mad- ly -excited ruflians said to each ether; but tate terms of abuse bandied agent were such as are only heard anions foul-mouthed nr•ientals. The Turk. drawing itis yalaghan, leaning fee -ward •.n the saddle and bend- irtg his heed and neck, prepared (r. charge the Y.•z-dee or devil -worshipper: l,it' the latter, a young fellow of splen- did physique and supple. lithe and ac- tive as a monkey. steeped down, picked up one of the large shines with which the street was fills d, and hurled it with all his aright at the Turk's hear. A, curet: es lightning lite pony reared straight tip. caught the missile on the cloth 1•rt•ast-plate protecting bis mas- sive chest, and. with equal celerity, corn- ing down on his fore hoofs, plat back his 11111'' cars till they were nearly bid- den, grinned horribly, and, with hie tail standing nn end and shrieking like a steam siren, flew at the stone -thrower. For a second I thought 1tiat the latter intended to butt the raging pony; but the almost ire=:secs tttil,le mrovernent v11' on!y a feint, for he dodged smartly past Bile animal's 11011• side, narrowly es- caping a thrust from the Tura's yoln- gh.an, and got behind. Arming himself v. th a ec:•onel stone was the work t 1 an instant; 1,111 another attempt to un- horse 1113 opponent by hurling it at hint from the rear was hetulkcd by the clever pony, who. turning round like a shot. slopped the missile in exactly the same manner, and as artistically as lie had dune the first. The sight was as interesting as a priee- fight, mutt worthy of gladiators in 11 nnipithealre. It only laded a few rriin- utcs; but; `lie contest write really 1,i 'ween the devil -worshipper and the pe.ny, for the Turk, t►nrring nn occasion- al cut nr thrust, only sat tight. till iti of coinfort in such a way (IS to make last his nimble opponent bolted through ttiern seem like cinders in tite eyes of a taai.rnw little door, and. within an ace other:• of being pinned in the teeth of this real Seine who think They are shev: ing the charger or war h irse, escaped with his hardness of their hearts by their sins life. are revealing only the softness of their` heads. I1O\\' TO I'AY ONI.1' HALF POUR DILLS. "i.00k" said the smart mean to the hotel proprietor. "I've just had an argu- ment with my friend here on a matter .11 terms, , and I want you to decide." "Fire :away," said the proprietor. "\\'ell. 1 told my friend 1 was coining down here to the office to pay my bill. My hill, you understand? Was that tight?" "Of cciurse. What did he contend?" "1 k' sited f should have said your bill. Ilow al,out it?' "\\'ell, yes, it certainly see11115 to be my letll. That , eents to be correet." "But you said just now niy bill was right." "Oh, well. it's Loth. It's your bill and il'e my bill." "That ;makes it our 1111. doesn't ti:e" "Yes," assented the proprietor, nnx- it.us to be rid of the than. "That's what it is --our bill." "That dccisien suite me to a T. Just you slake out my half of it, rind I'll pay it right away. There's r.othirtg like get- ting things straight." - --4 KILLED DV iflS FAMILY. '. ile, Daughter, and Two Sons are Guilty of Murder. The wife of an elderly roan named 111rgcr, who liver at Altorf, in the Can- t• n of 1'r•i, Switzerland, has ceenfessed that. with the useistance cf her le -year- old daughter and two younger sons, she i bleak bog in a blinding north -easter 1 s .41 MUST EMIGRATE OR DIE Utltk: 1)hTltl:_S Aeno\G TII!: Fi-IiI:R- MI.N OF 1.4'.‘e IS. Failure of the Uterine Fishing Puts. Many on the ♦ rrute of `;tart ration. Elgar \\'LIIttt) special corre tewutent t.a the 7.020e0 Daily Mail, writes from Stornoway, Scotland, as follows ;-- "tlundreds of tine young amen te.ve emigrated from Lewis to Canada and the United State` during the past few weeks. t'he herring lishtug has been a failure, and many hundreds more will be un the verge of starvation during the coining w inter, and !Must emigrate or (1ie."-- relegram frorn Mr. 'Galloway Weir. \II'., to the London Daily Mall. Thi; Is the island of the ( ►r a halo kingdom of perpetual (,overt sometimes men go away the east coast and come back with ' Wet wealth—lain or J:G(i'and more. aro are stories here of prodigious c es, aril these are tite things that fishermen who meet at night can thunk on hope- fully. opefully. ALWAYS P0011. The, i'le of Lewis is nlwr.ys poor. Such is its normal condition, nut n hen the fishing fails, as it sometimes .1ucs, sena-thing happens on the island that is almost too dreadful to contemplate. It w as the summer fishing that faile=d lois veru•— and because it has failed there are all sorts of innocent -looking resolutions on the agenda of the Moss and Cromarty County Council; resolutions that vaguely refer to special powers granted in cer- tain acts of parliament, to rates and levies that tell the average mon nothing. The poverty of great towns we know, but in London, as in other large centres, there is always the charitalele neighbor rr,und the cornier, and the bricklayer out of work !nay become a rued -sweeper :and live. But here is Lewis, cut o'.f from the world by forty miles of grey, tum - tiling serfs, with its salvation in the County Council that 'sits a hundred milts away—an unimaginative county Council that only believes what it Fres, and refuses to see anything—the fisher- men who can crash fish must go hungry I'► his nets and lines till the fish comae. ASTOUNDING i'O\1:IRIY. Undeterred by the smug resolution that this ;acne county council passel re- :•ently that "there is no evidence of un- usual (lestitulien in tate Isle of Lewis," 1 have come to see what normal destitu- tion looks like, and 1 have had a first glimpse. Please God 1 should never sco alinor-trial poverty if this be normal, for here in these islands of Great Britain 1 have- seen then and women living like animals in dens to which the home of the cave -dwellers is l'aradi-e. And peo- ple go walking about the sti'ee!s of Stornoway as if nothing were happen- ing. You see women procrastinating in !)rapers' shops and men drinking at ono of the Three bars. And you hear tate laughing chatter of girl,, and are im- pressed by the magnificence of the local magnate's castle, with its flagged tur- rets and its swe'c•ping lawns. NOTHING UNUSUAL. With these things In your mint) you etre inclined to Think that there is much to be said for the view expressed by the county cnuncil of Ross and "'somarty, and that there is no evidence of unusual destitution. There are 22,(014 people in the isle of Lewis, and a halfpenny rate on the rate able property in the whole district pro- aures—less than £er;. Take in the burgh of Stornoway, and lump them together, ;uttl the rifle would produce £G.3. So It is obvious that you can do nothing lo- cally; and that Ls why, being powerless, we became philosophical, and such of us. ns can afford to eat food fit for human consumption and live and sleep in real houses are :apt to see nothing unusual in the dreadful condition in which these people hve. TERRIBLE Si'RING. Five miles nut of Stornoway is the village of Tong. "Go to Tong noel Fee prosperity." said a guide. So io r•...t.; n murdered her husband. 'fhe men s t+ody was fr►und in the` Ricer fleu-5 the ether day, three weeks after the crime. Merger was persuad- ed to wrilk into a wood by his daugh- ter. and tt:.' mother and two sons. armed with slicks, followed. On e,u'.n a with her, h , la � the oust and 1 t. Pi woman struck hi:n i0 the ground with n Now en the head, and the rhiltlree then rained la'tews en taiga until ire tuns dead. Afterw nest they threw his body into the river. The family tins teen plated under erred and will to put en trial for mur- der. -�--♦— 'mow The strength of a her. -e is egnal en an average to tttat of Seven and a ball Ween. 44444444444 Rapid changes of tenrrature are hard on the toughest constitution The conductor passing from the heated insideof a trolley car to the icy temperature of the platform—the canvasser spending an hour or so in a heated building and then walking against a biting wind—know the difficulty of avoiding cold. SCOL e J Ei>na/J./on strengthens the body so that it can better withstand the danger of cold from changes of temperature. It will help you to avoid talent cold. ALL DRUOOIs1Tsi 10o. AND 51.00. d►•ot o to see the prosperous side of Poverty Island. Things are •.yell with Tong bcceusc of the potatoes, and not alone the potatoes, but the crop hes been a geed one. 'Therefore, Tent; will tide ever till the terrible spring rehire's, nr.•t the flirtation has to be decided, Shrill we oat nr sow, for we must go ngry to_ (cel the round? hood ag tete-erre swnamous rems 0 Yeennywill understisand better the abject paver ty of the people when 1 tell you that their live' are inede up of ono rrnsi•le's round of toil to snatch from trate earth sufficient to feed them, and little :nor'. 'they labor that they ►nnyl ;.•raw: they grow that they may eat; they eat that Ihcy Inn), hrtye the strength to tenor; and so goes the weary cycle. 1'itI\ii'1 !VC Lit'E. it is the simple life; it Is ane. the (,rimt- 1ave, srivage life. rind it Is the most dreadfully hrpele-s existence I haze Here is n home in the pre.=pernec vit. :age. imagine walls built of loose r.t•anes .its earth between. They rise fi'.e' to :is feet high. The roof is made of a woolen framework cov.•re•1 will of turf, and over this a ihatc:h n -There are 00 windows, but a itil t - he► roof lets out tate smoke of a pea tln'. Ineei•le there is n rough die inion w nil -t'pnrntes the lit ir,g-ronrn from the 1iSn:. ► rften ne not animals and Inmates slim* u common roost. SOME]1 I;Nei i.A(:Ii iNG. A certain drill-serg•`ant, wii•se se s'r- t•• had made 11.7n un(K.puiar with his 'rr,ops, was putting a fairly of recruits 'hrough the funerril sere tee. Open,ng the ranks so as to reknit the l,.aaagc of the supposed cortege bei. '.wen them. tate instructor, by way of 'tactical explanatit.n. walked slowly le wn tt;e± lone formed by the two rrenks, ley Ing ns he di•l so: "Now l'rn the corpse. Pay ettenti'n." flying milled the enol of the patty 1 e 'erne/ Mend. regarded there steadily tv:th scrutinizing eye for a moment r,p t t, tree's rrmnrkesJ: "Ynerr 'arteLs is right. And yarn' 'emit i right. but you be•crt-t g.,t that leek ct runt you it M 'eve,"