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age in which we live. As for you
led design ems tale of nae, Lunt that there
for Urns. thi''g in it! elonteUls 1 have
at, u otos %%hell heroes, he. o nes, plot: an
• `~ 1 !ih.s eyelhei ki.'g'l'e s, were alike ubhut•rellt
. Ste re hint graciously. But one's t':endliest friends ur
it w ary to the rtbru0-'•, who will net believe that. One*
she gaily. "What would have be- lady Eustace, looking round up
rd Ler if you hadn't Leen on the and e.t• e. with the tiny teapot
pet just as those treacherous cobs were tiagi•ul:y in one mas-ire hand,
playing her false? Poor Cecil she hasn't !'1e oteer pints her tale, "1 wen
touch nerve at any tine, but to -day holiday to a house that shall lie
se las to have finished her. She cer- less. I went to r,frt'sh my tired
lain:}• owes you n debt of l.'rletitudc." It vas deep in the ci,wstry.
"Saha is determined to PWC. [ur n ,thing thouglit thyself [echinate in ray
it seems. She felt weighed demi with tion of a bra Itiig spot.. 11o1d
care unlit she had repaid nae the utter- that here, if anywhere, I shout,' a
most farthing of the Trilling sunt she P!e who %weed seek to make n►
was ebhgod to borrow trent me. By- py. So far 1 guessed the Truth.
the -b. e," lo,.king; ke.nly at his cousin, were filled with designs for m
"wily is she obliged to borrow? Am I Tare, and, to start with, they ga
to undeestand That That fellow -7" t! sitit••g room to myself, to wheel
"Dees a woman rover leave her purse o' the oiler guests were to se
at home?" %v.th an evasive smile. "Are trance en pain of death—or a
we all so me h.(C•ral that you—" mention in my ijext book! Pert
"1'h_re is more than that in it. Some- illutie, they arranged, was to be
thing in her manner betrayed her—" for live long hours in every dry
cud
to
r 1 was b
time ..• •. til
'h
. r
Sn whc
(�unlelh11hg, in your manner will be- 1,
tray you eefore long," thought Doro- wretched brains for fresh ideas.
tea, bel with u w istLim rarely exercised (tide for in ,, who craved only the
by her, she kept the thought to her- the shock of ,nen,' and w•In's° s(s10
self) was to forget, for the lisle being
"You study her very carefully," she such things as pens and ink, and
said de►nun•ly. %%ere in the world! I went to that
'I hope not. Not purposely at all said the novelist sadly, "for rest;
events. It would lee en impertinence it inore fagged. snore spiritless, t
%rest her or any %roman in that way. Lad ever been in 'my life before!"
taut 1 confess I pity her and feel St. John broke into laughter.
for her " Ile paused. "I 'could net resist a glance at Lady
feel for her- as 1 new r felt for any other
woman," he said. earnestly.
Ile horie.tly nu ant, and wished to
c,.nvey the impression, That what he felt
for her wlas compassion for the life
%the led; but his words were certainly
lttchosen, and Dorothy laughed a lit-
tle.
"You are frank to fault;" she sold.
"And let the add—if. Indeed, you wish
to b• a friend to.her--distinctly Impru-
dent."
"You misuudetl,tand," said he, with
e slight frown.
"If 1 do, that is your fault, not mine.
And. indeed, I do not misunderstand—
$o far." with a meaning glance at him.
`laud 1 warn you that others may." She
pawed. and then went on in a lower
tone, and one tinged with deepest re-
gret: 'She is very forlorn, very solitary;
elle calls for one's tenderest care."
"Dorothy!" began he, sharply, but she
checked hint.
"It is all true what you think," she
went on. "Thai—that man never gives 'we live.' She had given the
her n penny! Isn't it a shame?" Her special eharni of it a moment a
cheeks flushed angrily, and her eyes 'was bound to explain to thein th
sparkled with righteous indignation. et side. "Nothing is reniembere
"Ile pays her b Ile but always insists yond to -day. except." with n si
on seeing them first, and though she t nsc:ous merit that overpower
is ever beautifully dressed, it is only like the breath of a grampus,
'hecni's • he takes a selfish pride in hear- special few who dwell upon
ing his wife called the best -gowned wo- iihing when they get it."
than in the county." "Ain i a special few?'' demand
"It is well his pride runs that way; Blair al this moment. "I must
but di you mean to say she [las i o icnow no one who can apprec
'allowance?" ' good thing better than IIIc. 1 a
"N )1 a faithinge and it Ls co nwk yard there was that vol nu vent last
for the poor little tiling sometimes. ethal 1--"
Now to -day, for example—of course 't ( But her•', fortunately. somebod
Would have been nothing if she could - txl Feil off.
have one home, and got her own ,nen- ' "Cha insatiable reader," Lady
ey, and sent it to you; but In feel she 'was roaring deeply, Ws the ani
shooed first explain eterythin4 to hiss, author.: dread 1 eyend all othe
aid l'e under compliment to him fur sooner is one book finished t1
vault every other wife would regard ;is matter t4wt' soul -satisfying it in
u r:gl.t- that is galling. 1 assure you --and here she looked as thou
there were tears in her eyes when she of hers would satisfy the souls
ask0,l one fir that ini.errilee 1w;:•turd• ; lios—"up he takes °wither,
sixpence. Olt! i fell as if such a man through it, at railway spew', an
e: Franc s Vi reker should be ground el 10 its successor. Not one 11101
death." spored to the joys. the griefs,
''And how will s11e repay you?" IILs guish. the Indignation, of those
e p•ession was cold, almrst stern. and hemlines just flung aside; th
"She will still have to ask him for i1: had been their Inithful c0l1lp11111
but Thee it will be for me, net for you." tet Ili" \cry heist a whale long,
"And what difference will that make"" 'four hour-. Verily we write for
"Oh. nonsense!" said she, reddening. reg;enera'e public."
"1)o you mean to say ghat you haven't lady iaistace wound up her
tenni she is jealous, or pretends to lie gee and her teapot at the sante t
jealous, of every roan that speaks to '1'ti're was not another drop o
her! That is why I would have you tie in the het!er.
careful, Hilary. Ic.st you stake her life Mr. Blair, 1 regret to say, w
,1111 mora unbearable to her, instead el vulsed with laughter; the nth
plries•utee. : )il'—to Lady Betsy, who, better sense or taste, and only
e.e i111 some others, had strolled up In stared at her.
them,„ Is lit, re no lea to be had any- "You have been kindly used,”
where? I Imre hien pining for mine Beer nt last, w he was without
for the last half-hour." "1 have been slighted. yes.
"Il:e c ming,' said Lady ileetly. ''I must harden themselves to mL
b ft wird that a special consignment t:on who veluMierily yield their
should be left here till called for. It le the work'," said Lady Eustn
appears it w n t. lime. long to wait. a resounding sigh.
(:ecil," ginning at Mrs. Ver. ker. who "Don't mind '0111, they are all
Ind come welt her. "base you. hae leen of you,' said Mr. Blair, regnr
en the verge of tears ter len minutes an nngi y nudge from Lady Ile
or so; but here it conies. I.ndy Eustace, feared 11e was going to far. g
1 know you never forget who hakes not haw (carol, however. Lady
t.ugar and who desn'l, will you pour hnlirrly agree.' w•;th the s
Out lite t at' thrown out. and learned upon
' "I go on the principle that every well- !lar of it. "When one does
r(ggulated person takes sugar." said agrcable----
Lady blushes in her deep yeeice. that Ilere Lady' Messy put an end
would have mad.' her fortune on the "Agreable!" she said. Sh
tragic stage. "1 declare that sentiment lei and so placed her
t'fure lifting the teapot, and 1 goner- person that Mr. Blair was exa
ally find that no one says n word tic was nowhere. "Exp erie
nt;a est the tsegar alter orals: 'Sweets tli ght me 11 at 10 I'e a strolls'
(.i the sweet,' you know. Eery one person one should have no 0
1. -re take sugar?" one's own. That %r'u1Jn't
She looked round. There was not a Lady Rtislaee, would itY" with
diesenllent murmur. and she laughed. /'able mt'e, and an emphasis
'Told you so!" elle acid. hi her mill keel that snavive person 1
1'nssoon. "Though 1 do Think 1 might "O.:e should simply be a mnchl
have been let off duty now that 1 am of to ogre' with evereleele.
flown here for n rest." I.Ieine. 1 agree with everybod
"Beet! is such n think known to take: Intent. 1 can tell you. .
you'" ask,'d Mr. Blair, "Awesome belie through the stream of pull,
have been heeded down to use Ilial in this little county place wt
r.Ieep and yen are two- that never tlo Ung one's petticoat=, one lin
yens eyelids cl.ta,' In slumber: and really them up pretty high. 1 can t
Henan one remembers the number el "\Vhich leaches the lesson
torr:,s of ttcli.en--the yearly amount of less one has pretty feel, o
les --you 'hug ug on the London market. never be censorious," put -in
ane is sound 1 i believe the bibulous mildly.
Isle." "Even that wouldn't be sumclent; the
"Ole Is never bound to believe any feet may (esee;e notice, the face never,"
thine. That is the
6. Miller. what he was atout, finished another
glass of brandy. and went, with the
others thwart's the drawing -room.
Makes a Fortune' Cn!oncl se .(l, in a line frenzy, caught;
O I : h„ Id of St. John au,l iseired his indig-
♦' lialu"n 11:4. he c.at:;.
o Started a fYears Ano teeth !b "_\ dawned uni.a0ncr!y fe l:,,er. sir.
♦: capital, andnd Veers
weeteo)s Nearly Bt. Jure! he ought to be cut by the'
j; 1 One Ilundcd ed Clerks and
y♦ i Stenographers. county. end so he would lout f -,r teat
M '
l:oor little wife of ties.
"%Vtt., ave her to him':" deniaisied
Until • few years ago tics. Cora B. � g
Miller lived in •manner simalar t,. that Ill' mild Sir Henry,who was as angry'
• of thousands of other very poor orris. n a; It was possible for him W leo.
of the average small town and ri:lag,•.w )a,' said soine-
.al::Ciel ".Vl impecunious I
tiered t• env elan:Lug by. with a shrug.
s WC'. ".% ras ally pia!' growled the Col-
i ere% [t. rely. ' 13y Gorge! he ought to
have swung for it; but ha only died in
his bed two m .rills afterwards."
I "Pity he dldna die two months b'-
; fore." sad Sir 11:nry, who thought Ihls
so neat that it nearly restored him to The latter, as a rule, was a host in
this wtinted good humor. 9►in►sc11.
i "Anil have you heard—hnve you Ile was api)urently paying extravvo-
loael," said the Colonel, drawing St. gent court to the pretty coquette, aid
elm indite, "that he has sent that poor 'Mrs. Mackenzie, wlm was always .til
(•rit of a [;lack Sandy to ;nisei'? Some the look out for parts for her rather
*mall p':arl:ing affray. Icy Jove! sir. int; o; ible uieees, regarded him keenly-.
you should have seen the convict.•.l She knew his name was Blair, tied that
measlier:s eye when Ver(ker sentenced tie hail Coale to the country with St.
Jehn, vho was, indeed, a e(41Liin of his.
she knew also 'hit he had leen making
\ •olent love to Rosa. her eldest niece, at
the hist tennis Offer they had been tit,
but, bcyottrl this—She could ask Lady
Classy about hint. Lady ltessy was. of
course, his cousin also. and Codd give
her a wrinkle as to the young man's.
social position, etc. She dropped inlet
n et sy satin -lined rest and proceeded
male soon the king -suffering Ill would fall lei L. interrogate Lady ltessy.
d by ri-e Ill, more.
only! thst "\\ hat became of the girl'!" said he.
moll"[tan away to town. some people say.
edy, :\nye► ,w, st:e di appeared. The father
pro• . smashed her up one night when the
eai1ndcd troll► came out. and she vas gone next
w so tnur:►!ltg. They are a gipsy lot. 1 be-
i
Deco : licwe, and net up to much good. In fact.
1.
uild• there's no doubt. between you and ole,
Fan: thst the fellow is a blood -thirsty scoun-
s.1° dell: but yet one can't help seeing he
v:us badly used. Ton my soul!" said
used the Colonel, "'lis my opinion 'I would
hero trice a clever fellow to de.•ide which was
stall ttie bigger scoundrel of the two. he, or
edy (•ur resg.eetcd friend inside, who has
that just sent him to prison."
sire, ' "1 %v:sh something could be done with
rites N'erelcer, for his wife's sake," said St.
man. J lin, in a low tone.
men "\\•ithnitre the miserable drunkard!"
,10.• ',aid the Colonel contemptuously, who
'never took anything stronger Than
water. "Tell you whst," in a confiden-
tial way. "when Black Sandy gets out
again, if 1 were Vereker, I'd keep niy
: weather -eye (open. But you see, n fellow
perpetually fuddled can't keep an open
eye! By 'eve! sir, when they put such
renews as that on the bench, it's n
surer sign than any that the country
!is going to the dogs."
"1 wonder whit tic is doing now?"
!said St. John uneasily. Both mien walk-
ee into the larger drawing -room and
rooked apprehensively around them.
11• was an intense relief to one of
thein to find that Mrs. Vereker was sit-
ting alone. partially hidden by a heavy
Satin curtain that hung near her. Ve-
rcker was standing on the hcai(hrug
Looking down nt Dorothy Aylmer, who,
dainty --.west, in her simple white robe,
was lying back in a lounging chair,
with lowered lids. and a dLSlinctly dis-
dainful expression on her pretty face.
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NZALMS =LTCInr, core 'X%
general air of would-be contempt that
rely meant c, query — and 'tr. Blair.
him to a inoitti4)1ard tabor. Ther,
was nettle. murder, and sudllcn death
it—specially murder. 'Peon my soul!
I felt for the rascal, when 'I remember-
, ctl eye rything. Vereker of alt men to
lle &wn u 011 Filo. S11c11 confounded
:-h:i'pitess, c 11-ideriig what has conte
In and gone." Isere the Colonel began to
rned ! wink so hard watt his left eye that it
to a 'curled to St. Jelin in a dull way that
sy, who returned it with a valla
fort at not understanding its
Where was now her theory abol
'novelist" Where were the chart
her empty room, her pens, her in
on which she had so depended
means of ensuring the eternal 1
neva of Lady Eustace?
"It was cruel," said Dorothy.
possessed quite a talent for bein
to fall into the breach at any mo
"But one must suffer for the
very often, and those three %
martyrdom of youn5 gave, no don
the world an incalculable pie
What was the name of the bool
arose from It!"
"I hardly remember. 1t- was it
my maiden (dines." said Lady Et
sinning even whilst she deeply go
Poor woman, she couldn't help i
ture, not she, was answerable fo
basso profundo of hers. "And 1 d
everyone else has forgotten too.
is the worst of this rapid age in
a In
down
docs
cry.
any
send
a B.
etre
peer)
cine:
wo-
long,
omen
e of
8o
other
oto
• be -
Id, a
essy,
word
lould
As
outs,
siting
bendy
tad a
,tit I
It oc-
- men
how.
encled
ml•eer
is le-
anly.
"111y
rough
tee'!"
t they
at an
draw -
ring
d got
silent.
host
would
knew
nt or-
trong
n -
been
n his
effect
of the
1, It
ow to
as his
lana,
rman-
dinner
given
steree
e Was
ur hr -
u' end
n(I the
ndere1
d him
craw -
ruined
s soul.
him.
iirricei-
Sotne
1 short -
table.
1 smeri-
ehlened
• draw -
eagerly.
brandy,
loudly.
l eibjeCd
living
se well
sin as
et there -
question
0v. that
Vereker
Into the
e matter
by so
vicious
wrath. rind grave Ina r.'ass a zest In hi=
insulting retorts. Finally Sr Henry
was 41rawn ?way, and Ver•1.'r. who.
V nugh in a dsnger:,us in -),sI, :till knew
epic's' choral of the said Farquhar, who had Nat come up.
(l'u be C,vitinued.)
*1 L> I41,1'Ij•1'Il44' 4'P I4.1 -:t
Z t_
rhe farm
' i•fl 444-1H '!" I.1"1"1"1+1
CAIIE OF 1)1t.\UG111' COLT'S.
"A farmer wrote to its the other day
to the effect that he was having trouble
with his colts cacti winter, allhuugh he
always kept then, in a warn1 stable and
fed theta all they wanted in the way of
grain and hay," say's Ur. A. S. Alexan-
der, of Tho \\ 1 -cousin Agricultural Ex-
perimental Station, in tete Farmers 10'-
view.
"\\'e think it safe to advise this man
that his very Is:wiline'ss of intention is
proving most injurious in practice. In
fact. it is no kindness to keep colts all
winter in a warm stable. This is against
the hoe of uulure, and when w•e break
(hose laws we need not wonder if we
sa
lt.
havo to stiffer the punishment as a re -
"The draught colt. yes, every colt,
should run out of doors just as much as
possible during the winter lime, provided
plenty of food is furnished to maintain
bodily heat, supply the extra heat in cold
weather, and at all times keep the colt
growing. Outdoor life on the contrary,
will in winter mean sure stunting of the
frame if the colt is made to subsist large-
ly upon wind the straw pile .supplies;
and that sort of treatment and -feeding
are far los common, with the sure result
that draught colts fail to develop inl(4
She was p!ayin ' with n huge fan that the large animals passible from their
she \waved to and fro indulenlly, yet
breeding and needed in the market to
make the high prices. which should be
the sure reward of the breeder of such
animals.
"Afore than two hundred pounds is lost
with u suspicion of rising anger.
"You and I hold such entirely differ-
ent views;" she was saving. in a clenr
kept running out hi' dear,!:. all the pure
an' his tunes can care for, and ilia'
'mews circulttte:m.0f pure blood, - and
when blood i. pule The' enter .yam;'111 .:
healthy, while robustness and stuwiltn
come from exereise in the oeen stir and
trim the go.,d digestion so inductd. 'lhs
stable colt prone to every et?sonnei
klAro.lt to the young g,r'w•:ng I:or-e, tci.l.
besides this, the tttt anal Iles': •-.e:iircei
during be win'cr tine l;ke'y t , ,i -s.•i'e'111'
in the minim 1• %%Oren the Cees 1'-lt.,d to
grass, and that food, as ellen f ley na-
ture, 40:111S Ilse l ow -01. and ke,iry s, 01141
effete tire'Iers til the Ix,dy ;we Psn,wn oil.
"los,.int of the warm 1';i1r -wai err as
a mile by reason of poor v. woo t 1: ilia
prntec; Ihenr ag,ltnsl w, -t.: u w ni:: 1, ;'ll
\Outs, and care should lie taken tire tae
Mier be not itlk)w'ed 10 b0 .1110 foul nut.
wet. ' n0111 cronunI) 111 roug tl-
i;);,r thel'hcrc 15 Coll lhruugo 1h winter uu hay lr,,ei
fielder alone, nor in pampering 11iu1 in
heel stable o11 Arcing feeds. lie sh,iu!d
lett n natural life, bel have at all tants
an abundance of foods calculi:te:l to kcc;i
hint steadily gaining in weigh! nt cud'
season of the year, tint! then he will turn
out a 11110 draught 11(11-0 \\•lett the time
h sell him e
, u I collies around."
C:\IBE OE h\VES AT LAMBING
Aly plan requires Thal when the lamb-
ing season' is nt liana the ewes should be
mere closely confined 1111111 before, not
allowing them outside of a yard connec-
ted with their -stable during,' tete day, and
closely housed at night e.t,n the wt'ather
is cold, says Mr. J. S. Burns. At. this
Unto the shepherd's vigilance is in de-
mand, for the ewe Ihnl fails to raise at
least one lamb curtails the profits. A
little attention at the proper time often
saves a lamb.
If a lamb becomes chilled and i5 un-
able to nurse, don't lake it to the fire, as
is often the practice, because a sudden
heating is almost sure to cause death.
But use a piece of soft blanket large
enough to fold several times. After be-
ing thoroughly warmed. fold the Iamb in
It. leaving a breathing space. If possible
pour half nn ounce of waren- milk into it.
A bottle with a rubber (nipple attached is
very convenient for this purpose. When
Ibis has been done leave the lamb and
its mother 10 themselves, anti the chances
ore that in half an hour the lamb will be
on its feet.
FARM NOTES.
When sparrows become too numerous
and destructive, it may be necessary to
reduce their numbers by shooting, trap-
ping or poisoning.
The great need of wornout soil is
humus; the great need of soil whose
productiveness has begun to show signs
of decreasing is 11111111LS ; if the supply of
humus is maintained the fertility of the
soil will also bo maintained.
Se-wismen of questionable reputation
eontcmplunus lone, without troubling it weight in developing colts on the will continue to meet the demand for a
herself 1n look at Vereker, who wascheap winter phut, and it is that extra cheap clover seed as long as farmers
gazing at her with n most nbjectinnable weight, which if present, would bring buy and sow it. Their harvest is on
ndmira'ion, ito frowned heavily, yet the best profit In the tnnrket. It is worth. elisei the best grades Inc worth 515 to
rt'tl looked nl lice in Uir dull brulnl way' at least, twenty -live cents a pound after $20 a hundred pounds, tis they promise
that was all That was lift In 111111. the colt gets to be three years old, HMI 1.1 be when fanners w•tinl theno to sow
"Lo here!" said he, thickly. "I'11 it cannot be produced by feeding after next spring. o,n't insult your clean.
tell you something. I'm not such a fool
high-priced funds with cheap imported or
as yeti think ole. 1 can see through
you. 1 know what's in your mind this
Tnnu•nl, for all your pretence at court-
esy. You're railing me a damned g(1-
conditi.neel fellow."
"I assure you, you cxneg;erate—a lit -
Ile." said she, coolly. "1 never swear!"
Her meaning flashed through his dull
Strain.
Pi la! I see. You were always a saucy
elle," sad he. Ile paused for n mo -
trent, then: "\\'ell. I don't care the devil
11lint you think," he said, politely.
:Hiss Aylmer rose, without haste, and
crossed the ronin 10 where \irs. \Inc-
kenzie was sitting.
"what's ho done mow!" demanded
Ilial veteran with Ute liveliest hope.
She turned up in Dorothy, who was :.
little pole, one of her satirical old
c,mile3,
"It's absurd. permitting such a per-
son l0 go about without a keeper,'
said Dorothy. angrily.
''Go ion, my clear, go on," said the
old lady, joyously, with growing expec-
lutein.
"Ile is quite unaeeounlablet Tht'y
(,night to lock him up."
TUNNEL UNDLF CHANNEL
111P1t1CTlt'%UIE :=rTt1'Ks:ii n%YB
tri-%-; ',Itf11o►st_.
the stunting has been done. The colt or
adult horse may be fattened up to full
weight perhaps, but work will soon lalco
ort the feat and the make-believe draught
stands out in all his dwarfed imperfec-
tion. The feeder, knowing these things,
sometimes is randy to argue that less
feud is required when the colt is confined
to a warns sbnble ; and this is true. Ile
also will assert that the colt will grow
large and sleek in the stable, but stunted
and hidebound out of it. The first state-
ment Ls probably true, but the second
does not necessarily follow, provided gull
feeding is given. And the plumpness an.:
sleekness acquired in the stable are of
little ndtailtigo and often a positive
detriment, beea use they surely point to
weak constitution and inevitably 10 im-
pure blood, and, under these conditions,
should a disease such as a colt distem-
per (strangle) attack the animal, he
speedily succumbs, or the disease fails to
rutin a benign course and takes on tint
terrible furor of trouble known as 'irreg•
ulcer strangles; characterized by forma-
tion of abscesses at various parts of the
body nway front the submaxillary space
under the jaws.
"\Ville a colt is growing in frame he
need not become plump. and a heavy
coat of hair is needed to protect him, it
he is made to withstand cold. If he is
"The righteous law.. of our tight 111•
1!t island won't permit that. You can
luck up a thief, or a vendor of papers,
car a seditious orator; but the drunkard,
Use greatest pest of all. society- lets go
•free; nay. even tolerates. fuel tries to
blind its eyes to his detects. be he rich
end of god Firth. Bah!' said Mrs.
Ma,'kensie, with an eloquent sniff.
"Well. but you haven't told me, illy
(fear; what has our social nuLsance
teen doing nowt"
"N'.Ih:ng. Nothing to signify in the
suns total of his vires. fie utas only
leen unlearabl• coarse; he--" She
inughed angrily. "Ile only swore at
me."
"Pouf! Is that all? \Vhal a trifle lo
make n fuss about," sold the old gos-
sip, indignantly. Clearly she considered
leer: elf done mil of a good thing. "Any -
eine plight do that! But one expected
better things of Vereker. (leavens!
Leek nt his eyes. I do pity that little
motee of n wife of his to -night."
"Poor girl," said Dorothy, sadly. But
Mrs. Mackenzie wanted to lie amused,
not to be drawn into a sympathetic
mood; .she. therefore. picked up her
shawl and other belongings, and nlnreh-
ed across the room to where Lady it ssy
was :sten ling nn the hearthrug, talk -
Ing In one of the neighboring squires.
On her way she passed an ottoman.
a small one, that was filled to overflow -
mg by an extremely pretty girl, with
a ga%. nlise-heviuus fa'e, dark, provok-
ing eyes, brilliant complozioo, sad a
home-grown grass seeds. Huy the best
obtainable, regardless of price. They are
cheapest in the end.
Manure can be applied in just the right
quantities will the fork, and it is al-
ways left ire a coarse condition. 'there is
no way in which it Con be so well ap-
plied or so cheaply handled as by the
use use of the manure spreader. All
kinds of 111(111110', including ashes, lime.
and plaster, etc., ore readily distributed
by this machine. 11 is torn to pieces and
spread evenly and as thick or titin as
clay be desired, and w ilhnut any hard,
I,.tc'1'ieus labor. From the time the trans
leaves (lie yard there is no stop until
they return with the empty spreader. It
spreads as fast 1LS the 1011111 will walk,
and is automatic ; the driver, from the
seal, regulutes the amount to be spread
by means of n lever, 111141 the manure is
applied as evenly as snow can full in a
Mill air.
Piens to Connect Entilaud and 1'ranco
Date roar 1h,ulired 1'curs
Il:-ck.
1l is now more lean a century since
the problem of bridging over or burr,w-
eg under the English Channel was first
,c, iousty ant:teed by engineers; find
:nary 1111(1 mnrvenous are the schemes
!hat have Sh)ee hit n devised. In 1802 \I.
Mathieu, a great French I:ngilieet, - n•
ceived a wonderful idea of a submit'rool, through which coaches could 1
driven from England to France. The
tunnel was to be ligldtd by oil Imps
and to be ventilated by a series of
shafts rising high above the surfuee of
the wa'er. But the scheme was hope-
lessly improcticolae; for, apart from the
pine danger front one or more of these
-hafts being de•-lroyed le. the waves. a
fine of closely Wined shafts drawn ucr053
11,e Channel w•uul(' prive is serious ole
stuck) and menace to navigation.
I1111I)GE SC11E\IES.
P.epually int!'o-.-:bre were the bridges
des rneel notch later. n model of ono
.1 iiclt was to he seen at the Paris Este-
: -,tion seventeen y'enrs ago. 'Phis bridge,
which was to tin!: Folkestone with Cape
e airelez, was to be supported by 120
;die-, to weigh 1,4 isi.000 tons, to cost
seer ,£34.000.01). and to take len y• -al's
lu construct. But. apart from the -nor-
mous cost of this structure, which
.1 ,sme(1 it to financial 11)ti .re, its piles,
which would have iuvelvcd so touch
danger and dilllculty to vessels passing
71 t'1 constituted
dawn t
e. h nn ,
u , and 1
I
an insuperable objection to the scheme.
TUBE IIAIL\\'AY.
Another project, (loomed to- failure,
was that of ttvo English engineers. who
proposed to construe( a tube Taiaway on
the bed of the Channel le tween Dover
find Gels-nez. The tube, which was to bo
11 feet in diameter and only 4 inches
thick, was to be late in 10-1001 lengths
secured to the bottom by screw -piles;
and thh thmtunnel the
[rains wrougere to bise subcompdhtlderged by pns�ed
air. More ambitious, bu; equally in-
effective was the plan of M. Castanier. a
French engineer, who proposed to lay
two parallel lubes on the sea-bed. con-
nected at inte1•:els by h•anst• ria lubes,
and with a station halfway across on the
Verne Rank,
Among ninny other visionary projeals
was one of a submerged bridge. on
which a platform carrying n train wits 10
run across the Channel; urn' timelier for
a submarine bent to run on rails laid
un the sea -bottom.
PBEsEN f SCIiE \ME.
When you henr n married woman say
that nil men are alike it's n safe bet that
sho faced the parson with the wrong
man.
Sam : "[tow comp it i'ele hinkhy kin
afford dery clothes Base : " Why,
doan' yo' know ? f'ete's gut two wives."
I
Most people know that if they have
been sick they need Scott's Emul-
.i'lon to bring back health and strength.
But the strongest point about Scott's
Eirnulslion is that you don't have to be
skit to get results from it.
It keeps up the athlete's strength, puts fat
en thin people, makes a fretful baby happy,
brings color to a pale girls cheeks, and pre-
lim** musks, colds and consumption.
Food Is concentrated form for sick fled
jigs& young and old, rich and poor.
And it (contains no trap and too alcohol
ALL MD0019T11 S. AND •1.00.
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Thirty-one years ago the present
Channel 'panel scheme carne into teeing
with the firunation of the "Societe Fran-
cais° du Tunnel Sous_ naFin"; and. with
the approval of both t►te English nil
French Governments, work was cone
menccd on both sides of the Channel.
In France n capital of .1:SO.000 WAS sub-
scribed; a vertical shaft wits sunk rehear
the village of Sangalte, about hall -a•
dczen miles from Calais. anti the tuned
was comrnenccd, which was successfully
driven about 11 mite arab r the sen. On
the English side a beginning was 1141140
with three set,arn:e tunnels—one <,f half
n mile from Abl.ol's Cliff, soothe: from
the Dover side of Shakespeare's Cliff. and
the third and longest. a 7 -fool Itntnel
extending for 2,015 yards. front a shall,
16(1 feet deep. stink near the west end of
Shakespeare's Cliff.
Unfortunately, the project excited
alarm in the mililnry authorities, %vim
feared invasion. A joint committee of
the !louse of Parliament Was nppeiited
to consider the schcnn'. and when the
prospect of success wee assured the were
was slopped.
LIED OF TIIE SEA,
Thal the scheme is fen-ihle is beyond
doubt. Beneath the Channel. from shore
to shore, there extends a bed of "grey
chalk." consLsling of chalk and clay, and
quite impervious to water; and through
'his bed. at a distance never less than
10O feet below the water. a perfectly safe
and (Try tunnel con h(' driven at an es-
lirnnle(i cost o1 £;i,(l0!o,fe31. 'fie propose•
tion before Parliament is to construct
two tunnels. 60 feet apart. with n third
for draining purposes. 'these tunnels
would be little more than teem;• miles
long, and when completed, as now
seems probable, it will be possible
rench French soil from Ikiver within
half an lieu', and without any of tho
physical qualms which now afflict
across-CIIanncl traveller.
TOO IiIGIi FOn IIIN.
"There is nothing." lie snit', as he' heel
the beautiful girt in this strong embrace,
"Mal 1 would not du re for you. There is
no danger 'tint 1 would not willingly We
for your dear sake. No deed world be
loo hazardous for me to undertake, with
you to urge Inc on, When 1 look into
your eyes, Genevieve. try herrn !raps
and becomes the heart of a lien. Aly
whole being is thrilled. 11 seems to me
imbued with the spirit of a knight of old.
All, darling, 1 can well understand how
the nobles who stet in the lists long,
long ago were willing to risk 'heir live
when the colors of those they loved Weill
fnstenwl to their Shields! 1, 10 0. rn111d
be: a I.icnrelot, with you. my Genevieve,
tet urge me on. oh ! if 1 alight but have
en npportultty to prove---'
"Balk '." sho interrupted. "1 dear pnpa
roming in. \\'hy not ask hien for rues
now? You will never hnt'o a better
chance. I'll go and meet him in the hall
and semi htni in, and you can ---"
"No, no r he hoarsely whispered.
"For }leaven's sake don't do that ! It's
thirty fMet from this window to the pave-
ment ! When 1 mention the mulles• to
your father, 1 want to do 11 s`to+new•thlig
on the ground -floor." ..
PROVING 'i'MMF STATF.\II.NT.
Mr. 13 rens- "Men say lint--"
Mrs. Bings aid !Ars. Jinks—"\\'hatevcr
I: Ls, we know that 1t is a libel."
Mr. ihnks- -"1 was going to avy that
tnen seM that taconite all f deed 11
arca."