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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1907-10-17, Page 6liF 0 0 • 'as o.o I -42+0 40+0i +ow+0+0.044) 4 o-1►•>4.4) OR 0 • THE SACRIFICE ; FOR HER FAMILY'S SAKE. ME+0 *411:pati.0+0**+901+Ci1i0t+0+0+0+0+40+0�o4-o+o+0+04 Ce 1.111.111 X. 1s4.1us e she leaned back Involuntarily: mei Then her husband spoke the 111.:4Frau Pustorin Schontarg; trent un• tvor.l he had utte1'ld r:'tr.ee -llu' "1+'s easily to her w irldow. it had struck ail the altar. Puir.tnag to the dormer twelve a little wile before. O+,►side,u �•: iude,w, d,tngf while coverlet was spr t ad ot• r "'elms 11,1 gardens and the street. It was the is the only who t�'fat5e d an ltd d of Dccerttrher, and u clear winter lit italron l.) our ��,'►l+iu,g;, 1 �►ri,; uutl ski stiseed down on the city, as it i.t '•`t• eart't biatuc Fin,, (ta:a we? 1J" we,uld hied out en un extra IeaUch of blue ;c heir& felt uncenifertably de trot) to -day, cause•' it was the wedding -day of the h? h.vellest girl in \1'estenbcrg. The iron ho?" she with quivering gr,14 of the Becher Turk stood wide tsps• sive), and trent the two t.nvers of the Ile smilingly pinched the little ear. villa two nage fluttered gayly in the which shone ro.sy 1.eneallt the bridal omit, vcil. and as she tucked her head At this inument a cl-'scd landau rolled pt►tiently aside, his eyes began to cut of Ihe gateway, the coachman and change; there was a malicious exp)re's- leotlnan in vi.lct livery tt•ith silver sent in ttteun that was in strange con - trimmings. In it sat Adalbe'rt Becher, trust to his still sn,ili.►g face. "Little bridegrooin, still l,utloning leis hypocrite," he whispered. holding her groves. The church -bens of St. Mary's bund in a tig.;ht grip, "do you think 1 nd just begun to ring. y4)ur little secrets ate not known?" "1 wish tie were at hornet' sighed the The flush which still tinged her Frau Pustorin. At that moment 1)r cheeks gave place to a deep pallor, and es.ltumbt'rgg opened Ihe garden -gate and her eyes looked at him in horror. walked straight into the gulose. But what! Ile knew her secret, and yet instead of conning to speak to his MO- slit here beside her? "What do you titer, as usual, he went upstairs. mean?" she stammered, while her heart "O heavens. if the day were only seemed almost to stop bating. over!" sighed the old mother. Nay, nay, my pet --a girl's fancy He immediately shut the window, up- '17cey usteaiiy have a dozen on a string. stairs, the east wind • brought such a Itut pray don't make yourself ridicu- deafe'ning clash of church -):ells into 1 torus; you must snake up your mind to hie lonely moot; then he sat down at be a little more familiar in your man- l.is writing -table. net to me, and, rmoreove:•, don't put "l .should have done better if I had on to -day that cold, haughty air, which gone to Husow," he muttered. has pleased -you to ear while we were After awhile his mother looked in at engaged, or else people may think we the deer. S!:+' could not keep still ere not happy in our marriage." 4l•.,r: nstcirs. "Well, my boy, won't you lie lauelte.l loudly at his own wit. ante to dinner?" and offered his hand to help her out. Anil this was his greeting to her as "Yes, certainly; immediately." her husband! She fell ashamed, as if emit if you have 110 appetite, (foul farce yourself to eat," she continued, silt- lutd recx'ive,d a blow• in the face. with a *lane:e at his agitated face; "and A few titinutes later she was stand - just see how d.tzzling;kthe stn is; just ing to receive the congratulations ('1 let t rue draw the curtains, " l.e guests. She sat at dinner as if she ''1'1►ete -so, were .stunned; she scarcely heard the and she benevolently shut out the vlew of the street. "You ought to go and c4.nvcr.sation, the toasts, the general up- of a tong walk. Do you hear'" roar of a wedding -banquet; it seemed "You mean well, mother -but oh, do to her as if site did not belong to it. lei tic alone!" he entreated, The Ii ppant tones of that voice were still sc,unding in her ears, as it had just 1(,uched upon the most sacred of her Lora was standing; in the small, over- st ul; she: knew now what she had long; heated salon of her parents, in her Fri- st.iiuccte(i. llutt this man beside her dal dress. They had all gone to the was of a law nature. And she had read church; only Katie' and tt sh)g1 frlend something cisa in his glance Wtilch were wailing here with icer for the overpowered her with indescribable bridegroom. Katie had never token her dread, that he would torture her, in his eyes oft her sister, all day; Lora look- tally desire for revenge, through all se sa strange under the white tulle t:er life, because ho had discovered - veil and the green wreath. She had (;(d aione knew how—that her heart gnc►wu so frightfully thin, and her face Cid not belong to hire, hut tothatother; Lad become so small during the few that she; had only consented to become weeks ;ince' her engagement. She stood his wife out of bitter necessity. there like a statute, grazing at the little She tholeght of the evening when she stove, a+ if she could read there some- Fact expected him to come and ask for thing that deeply interested her. he her hand, and he did not conte; then miracke (-sat ld only happen l" ,he she had begun to believe In his Inagma- thoug,►ht, and her finger, suddenly cites - Frau Becher had at length ap- ed convulsively on the stems of her boa- tel of orange -flowers. "God in hes- peered and made his excuses; he had, R unfortunately, come hack ill from a lit - Nen forgive me for the sin, that I can- rte excursion; and Rudolph, wiw conte r.•_t forget that other; that my heart 3 a few nlinliteS afterward, looked at her ,., Sirene r than my will!" This ways her s, strangely and compassionately. Ile 1! total prayer. The will was 1 tare ---for many a night she had wept over it -she had honestly struggled with herself. She had prayed f4 r u merciful illness, in order that the wedding might bo put off; she had played for death; but no illness had come and she still lived --lived to see this dtey-atxl the church bells aero ring - leg for her wedding! At this n►eenient the bridegroom's car- r?ag,' (hove up, and behind hint lite one dcslisied for the brideslmaids, and im- n'- dilitt;►a; after Becher entered. Lira diel not look up from her bou- quacl, but took his nrnr itechanicnlly, and let hire lead her away. A curiOUS crowd was Mending 1 efere the dour, sand heads were thrust out of tall the w dithers t4) see the bride. Presently ehe was in the carriage, the fte,tninm 1111 111.• ie,im of Isle r.in,pie white silk (lie -s inside, and they went off at at g;nilt)p teew•ord the church. Here, tool, the large building %vas crowded with retiree. The weedirsg-g;ue sts were stand• trig bear the altar. AS Lora mounted Ihe altar -steps her eyes fell 011 11et• fu- Iher's face, ns he sat in his whe'e'led (hoir. 'fears were rolling dellen the cot,) man's checks. "It is for your saki',' she said witty to herself. She looked at her !nether, too, but she kept her eyes down; an ashy pale- ness sprc'nd over her features. Katie smiled nt her sister; she looked very weneanly In her pale yellow cnshrnet'c (helm wifh scarlet carnations in her (hark hair. it was a zoately wedding - party; there w'e're many uniforms and rn,81y rich dresses. all of mid:h were oieshene by Fiats 1i1t•ie 1a Ik•e l,,'r, who tad :strewed all the diamonds that she possessed on her cardinal )moire dregs. L4.rri s hrother, too, with his wife. rind her elder sister. with her "everlasting( lover," were there. The ilechers had desired that the wedding should be as magnificent es teissible. , No; no miracle occurred: The clergyman began 10 speak; in her earn sounded the words "iWiil►ful- n4,sc---41111y--forbeartnce;" her thought.( Were l()., 0011 111134\1 to fellow the three,' of the discourse. All at once she f„and herself kneeling, :snd iter lintel lay !n n burning hnnd, which also trembled: blit• felt a ring put oft her linger, and slit uttered a "Yes,” which the pastor had dictated to her; and then her head drooped lower, as if the tine old vault - e 1 ceiling, w'itt, it.: pe;,len stars. must hill in nn(1 crush t 4! , for during{ to Ile in this holy place. She stood up agZ'nin. The notes of the ()lean rang out; "God hieM our gtoing cut and ranting in," sang the people, and suddenly she became quite calla. It w•::s a strange feeling to go out en t r= urne through the flower -strewed Isle of the church. post all the staring crowd'. 11 was an over she was the wife of this other 111111; she' tt0li141, yes. she would (he her duty; she )lust not astray from this path with a single thought, and (kid weuid help her. Then they drove it, ku'ir new home, `Aar they •p)'lmsetAui fit• 16(1bonberg wife, which weighed heavily upon her heart. What if site 'vere to see her father for the last hire to -days Whet if he were to die while she was tar away from hien 111 Italy? She anx:ous'y s.ught her miulllr's eve's, but the o1,1 Ludy did not look at her. The pa. -.tor hud jtee ',reposed a toast t4the young couple, the. music fell dash ng among the sound of the voice's, end the guests ci'ede'd round Iferr and Frau Becher, with their c•liatun- !)1.g;ne•g;lasses, This taint', her new nr.me, whirl] some one spoke in jest, :.eunded like a warning in her ear's. O (toed! Ate had thought she had more strengthl 1 "Did you he ar, Lora, what the Herr Pastor staid.'' asked her bust arid. 'WW1 you brink Ire means abet the faith w hici the w.fe owe, her husband?" :\n,1 he leugl:t'd as he touched his glass to hers. Sh,' did not kook at trim; she felt like c traitor at this moment. Not one of her thoug,ht., was for him! At la -t when the dinner was en -t r, sl,e u its led t„ tt i- room by her molter, 14► &•tinge lex bridal dress for her travel- :.);: costume. The Reims which she w its 14) occul,y were hands(unc, 8n11 r,,a,guilleently lilted up; they looked on il'e park, and the sun wits just going dawn iu .1 splendor of crimson and scut -let behind the trees, and filled the cosc)• boudoir of the young wife will, it warm, rich light, and cast a rosy glow over her bridal w•'.tile. It was the some sun which sole through the curtains in the little study ;,posits, and rested on the man who was wandering restlessly up and down there. Frau von Totten did not speak a word ne she took the wreath and veil off her dcught.r's head, and belied her on with the dress of dark green cloth, trimmed with beaver, in which site was to travel. The neither was thinking of her own wedding -day. and how different slie hail 1.ten as a bride, quite different frena this pale, apathetic being before her. "There, my darling; here are your gloves and your muff; and now, Lora, conte and ki-e met'," The lovely, apathetic face bent down to her mother. "Write soon. and write ale that you are happy," sobbed Frau von Totten, Meowing her arms around her daugh- ter. "I shall think of you, and pray for your happiness--" - Lora shook her head gently, as if she ireant to say, "Don't bake the trouble; ;t is in vain." lfer husband's ,voice now sounded out- slde the corridor. She shuddered and pressed her !,ands against her temples; there was a fright- ful despair expressed in this slight movement. Her mother did nol see it; she had her face buried in her handkerchief. Presently he carne in, already in his costly fur, and his eyes rested in snuff- ing triumph on the pule,drawn fea- t,eres of his young wife. Frau von 'Tol- let. quietly left the chantb-er, and, in ti,4 next room, sl:e snnk down on the sofa, and buried tier face in the cush- ions. A few minutes later a carriage rolled up to the door, "My lora!" she sobbed, "my sweet, precious i.oral" The music and the noise of the crowd e.l guests could scarcely be heard use stairs; no one disturbed the mother itt the tears which her anxiety for the wel- fare of her child drew from her eyes. "Oh, God, grant her peace!" she pray - cd. "She took him because she could (lid notappearuntil the next da) At not do a thei w u ,and 1-1 accepted ted rho noon the urttjor received him, and in a sacrificer few minutes she had been called. Then, Si.a sat thus for a long time. She diel kit /Cone with hint. she tr)ld him quietly net look up till her eldest daughter tied frankly that slit' hail acrepts(1 his stood before her and said, in a strange! proposal only in the interest of her tarn- trembling voice, "Mumma, opine down; fly, but that she would strive to be a papa is not at an well." true wife to hit): more she could not She got up quickly. "What is it?" hap - promise. she it.�ked in terror. "What has hap - 11e had smiled, kissed her luted, and penevl " said that hr' v.oul(1 114)1 aslc fur minre id "p think it is only a fainting-flt, main - pt esent; and thereupon she had left ma," and the strong girl put her arra Min to call her pnrents and her brother round the trembling woman, and ped bud sister. The neaj4n had wine brti►ught bei downstairs, where the major lay, :n and when the young couples health un4.tonsc.ous, on Frau Eifricda's canopied had been drunks- the bridegroom took um ilei departure, in order, as he cde':tareel, The sons, the son-ln-law, and Aunt le give his mother the joyful tidings. 11'oista were standing are,und the bed, If cit, however, heard him whisper to rind a doctor, %eho had happened to ne Itielolph, "i've gob a splitting Leal- present, was busy about the old roan. ache, 'Totten." The house had grown deathly stent; In the evening, the family meeting hick place at the Ilt:che•r,. She could remember little about it now, except Meat she received a great many pre- sents. and that she hail listened to long' the yc►ung couple, the old gentleman thor-ity, whose entire rq)utation, it is cxgelanati4)n, from her mother, mother- hod limped up to the window. supported said, was established by it. to -law, and Aunt 5felltt i. nbout her by his eldest daughter and tier beln,th- A druggist here at home when asked bre usscaut and tveddingdr4s.:• She c,l, They had both heard 1)111 murmur stated that he could either supply the i:new that she had , ora' lo drive Wilts 1eI.orn1" and suddenly he had torn open Ingredients or prix the prescription for Fret! Eifrida and her betrothed every Iiis teniform, which he yore in honor our readers, -also recommends it as (lay, and all this appeared before her of tine day, and fell nggainst the wall. harmless. pike the pictures in a kaleidscope, ant Ills .son-in-law had just been in lime 8!te sat her,' nt her wedding! dtnmer, to catch hint. Only one thing stool out from among "Apoplexy," said the doctor, at length. R(11' DRUMMERS. the chaos with horrible cicarnees-her "IS it dtng;erule? Miisl he die ask - De Beller Business Than \Mn in South Ore 13e'ctter's arra, to nriake? her bridal she were in a dream. calls. She WaS always like 1111 automsa- "My dear rnadnrn, Herr von Totten ton beside prim. And '-o he had taken is an old man, and not very strong; het clown the street in which the gyni- 1.u! he may possibly recover " nr►Siuml stood, to call on the direct(,r end his wife. She Was not conscious (i; it until she 5100(1 in the courtyard (,f the st:!lewd, under the bare? old 1511- (1(ns. Afternoon school was just out, and too twilight of the N(►vember. (lay lilted the cloisters as slit' went up the steps, and there, in the middle of the marrow stair. way. she had t,uddenl). f41uud herself opposite him. - it s('en,c•d 14) her as 11 1114' earth she►eek under her as tie went pael 1101', teat in tinsel, without petting his eyes l'i'st u;on her. She was obliged ten hold fast to the balustrade with teeth hinds. and When sht' got into► the young Frau 1)1- rector't house, she had sat (here ttith- ctlt spent:mgg a word, wretched to body rind mind. site knew new. 111nt the man whom she had hetrayc,l whom she lntd )leen forced to betray. despised her. At this moment her eyes sought her father, as it she would renew her sstreug;tit and courage by a sight of him. lie sat oppxlsitc, beside the laughing and chattering frau Elfrieda. There was an expression of suffering on his face, as if it was well difllculty he kept 111., and he did not sieak; he was rot - ling bits of bread between his nervous, trembling fingers, and now rind then he hastily carried st glass to his dials. Could he he Ill- worse then usual? A sudden tear creno over the young leer in the nt:aje '."t) even Frau that course by malt" C'olilda's eyes were bright with tears. The mother was upstairs, k►. ding he- sale her head husband, holding his hind. She could not comprehend even nevi hew it hull all happened. "Where is Katie? ' suddenly inquired Helen, ct:ecking; leer sobs. No one had st , it her as yd. "\\'7s t)'e not there when papa diedY'� Net one knew. "(:nod heavens! she does not know yell" "When dinner was over 1 saw her In the yellow boudoir.' remarked the licu- lcnant. "She looked pale; perhaps she was not well." Helen went up to Katie's 50010: she footing the door open and all the draw- ers :n the bureau cleared oa:l and every- thing bt great disorder. Kal:e had gene quietly 1r,111e, immcdiotc'ly after the diss- ect.; she fe1tu►d it frightfully tedioue ttnt4,ngg the wedding party, and hud no c1Cs;re to dance, as she Herself declar;-t, \\•Iten she got Pack to her own tittle room, she had changed her dress ;.t once, put on an apron, and set to work .at once in great haste. She carried all her posso'ssi4►ns, great and small, her kicks and her clothes, upstairs into l.c)ra's deserted mons. flee cheeks l.urned in her eugornsee, and her thougghts must have been fur away, for stte put verbena; things ill the wrong !dares, and then pushed theta impati- c'r.tly away. I1,)w stupid it was that 1 -ora should have masted upon taking the nice id - 11,' old writing -'.able with bar to her new home! Katie would have found it so eenvenit'nt. Rut one thing at any rate she could not take with her, and that was the view from the little window. And Katie went toward it and looked out at ttie snow-covered roof of the old g %mnasium, which towered high up against the evening sky, and a smile of triumph palled her full lips. She had now what she had so long envied her se9'er the possession of, and she threw herself an Lora's bed, pulled the cov- ( rlid over her. and fell to dreaming - the same dreams that Lora had once taken delight in here, only that Katie's were wilder and less restrained. And she laughed and cried as she lay there; she was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she did not hear the tread of )ten's feet on the stairs, nor the hurrying le find fro, nor the outcry of the Mlle )raid; she was standing under the shady trees in front of a little louse, listening to a i,assionate, manly voice, and she felt a kiss upon her lips. "For heaven's sake, Katie, where can you be?" cried her sister's voice in her ar. The young girl started up suddenly. Ihave been )toting into n n rr.orn," she replied carelessly; ''then I went to sleep." And she put out the remnant of the candle. so her sister should not see ltcr burning cheeks. "11 was so horribly stupid at that wretch- ed wedding," she added. "Come downstairs, Katie." said llelen. "You dent knew what has happened 1e us -our father-" she sobbed aloud nn') leaned against the post of the door --our ft. .er is ---dead!" (To be Continued.) ;THE KING OF PORTUG.:L r11+4440.0440•0411144/ RIAJE TY CCN sWEAK kiEvm The L.►NGLAGES. ii ---.r------' THIS IS SAID TO HELP MANY. Get from any prescription phnrma4 cisl the following;: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half Ifas Translatel Shakespeare Into Portu- gueee--1'rk•d His Mand at Null Fighting. it is only during the winter months that King (urteis maintains anything a1pronching regal stale at 1 isbon The summer!'enerally finds hila at the fash- ionable watering -place of Casettes,where he may be seen any morning 011 1110 promenade in his favorite ds-t'ss-un l'ngli-h Norfolk suit -or in a suit of white duck. Tw'iee a day he bathes, for tie is a neigniticent swimmer, tied the afternoon is devoted to tennis or motor- ing. It vas while touring lhrotieh Portu- ga' in his motor last year that an em us - in, episode occurred. A crowd had gtehered at a .small town to see Itinl puss. Whenhe arrived, however, he was unrecognized, and the crowd was amusing itself watching an old peasant werllan whose basket of eggs had been upset hy 1110 jostling of those about her. The King left his car and askedherwhat was the matter. '"l'hcy say the King is coming there to -day," she replied,"and these idiots are waiting to see him.One cannot even do ones daily work with this crowd wailing for A FAT LAZY FELLOW who does nothing and spends his time in eating." Tito King gave her a coin to remember the "fat. lazy fellow" by, and withoutwaiting to watch her as- tonishment he t•ianishee in his cur. King Carlos begins his day's work at six in the morning. and all Slate af- fairs are settled by midday. After P. light lunelune!'a stroll round thestables at t! , Ne'eeessidaves Palace will probahly fellow. These stables contain upwards of three hntndrc 1 horses, neve of themperchased in England. Dinner follows at seven, and v4 ry often on the table w•il' appear the King's fuvorite dish- heef boiled in English fashion. Whenori his first visit to England he vas a -ked 1.y King Edward, while staying e ith the late Lord Salisbury, what had most impressed him about this country. 11' replied smiling, "i think your Eng- lish beef is delightful." Sri he has since added to his kitchen staff an English clu'f, who receivoS rise equivalent of gi.900 a year in return for his skill in roasting and boiling heef. King Carloseats iris pleat without vegetables of any kind, and washed down with copiots draughts of !Jersey water, for IIE DRINKS BUT UTILE WINE. His love of sport has more than once led Trim into some tight corners. On one occasion during a dinner -party he )lade wager that he would pluy the hart of a hull -tighter, and, contrary to the Por- lugg,te:se custom, the bull should appear in the ring wiihout the protecting pads affixed to its horns. Although he de- cided to do so in^ognitn. his identity wasSoonSUn a public secret, and the theatre was crowded when the King npeared in the ring and the bull was ushered in, The bull at once charged at the soli- tary mon who stood waiting for him with Ihe darts. As the Feast apr4)1Ci1ecl .1 Kingg (:ark„ swerved, noel, in doing; so, ounce; Compound KSrgon, one ounce, sli;'p cd and fall. The crowd shoaled in compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three horror, and an assistant appeared am(1 +ounces, lured the bull away by waving; 1115 scar - ounces. a and take a 4 for rt moment. Al - Shake well s a l 1 d But oil ca ► Bt le. Y 1• teasponful dose after each mea! and most before the King conrld recover the at bedtime. hull was chv"ging at him again, find The above is considered by an emin• 1 there was nothing for it but to snake for ent authority, who writes in a New the barrier, which he leaped just as the York daily paper, as the�bnest prescrip- • infuriated beast crashed into the we od- 4ion ever written to relieve Backache, ; work Kidney 'Trouble, Weak Bladder and all King; carols is a roan of ceurng;e, and forms of Urinary difllculties. This mix- a feu', y„r ag;o, who° driving in the lure acts promptly on the eliminativetoutskirts of Lisbon, he saw• a rt.f!ian, tissues of the hidneys, enabling them knife in hand, maltreating a young num other filter and statin the urict acid blood %%hese lite was in danger. in a ng num vtiic taus matter from h the se glife jumped out of the carriagemoand which causes Rheumatism. with his stick Some persons wti suffer with Ihe emiclions may not feel inclined to place KNOCKED THE Rt'PF1.\N DOWN. Much confidence in this simple mixture, Then qui14, coolly he sent hi, coachman yet those who have tried it say the re- for Iho polio', white pts' ren+ained hole. sults are simply surprising, the relief stopped. cd, and the merry Leing effected without the slightest in- the. n ll►c music laid 1 P fiery to the stomach or other organs. pests stood whispering together, in the Stix some and give it a trial. it cer- re'ception-rooms, about the Sad event. Minty conies highly recommended. It When the carriage drove sway with is the prescription of an eminent au - The Lieutenant followed the dnctor, who went out to give some order;. "Herr Doctor, how can my father live?" "Perhaps an hour-perlueps till to- me►rruw• ne)i,n. Herr i.k'utenant." "Can he px►ssibiy reg;tin his consci- otesmesss:" '1t is possible -yes." America. A very interesting note on they co)m- niereiat traveller its South America is supplied by the ibrilLsh Consul at Per- tin►lnr''o, in Mitzi!. Advocating the e\tended employment by British Bross of properly -qualified ropresentetives, ha remarks: "It Is of great Importance that they 8h4►uld be of agreeable manner and pre -once, which qualilicalioits possess The young officer thanked hien, am' I,e're a value far !eyeful what is win- g►eet his hat and cont in the hall. Ile Wily attache(] to them in ordinary mat- ters of business. Mere boys conte here as travellers 8041 (14, astonishingly tt-ell, principally fru,)► Ihe' tact Istat th,•v etre cheer)', g4.4:d-hmnered, and celf-e'<)nfident, while (,Icier, more reserved and experienced seen 4d buiin('$S hove frequently 10 1•:, reenter)! with a far smaller share of th.. Ise -lees- for Which they are com- peting. "The Miro lance of establishing per - sena) friendly relatinns with buyer.; there cannot he overstated; travellers hove conte -here on apparently hopeless errand•, trying to push leisiness that I,,a• alrc:lilt been ndequntely and saslis- it,clksi'ity e'.taleli.h4•,i. and vet have g elle away milli gg'ssl orders arid a new eoen- nl'cli4en on n firm haste. knew that lora would never forgive harm it he olid ilnt send her word. Three hours nfter'ward a carriage drove slowly up to 11,e major's house, end the (l)ing Marl was carried up to his room. Ile had recovered conscious- ness once more, and had -asked 'or i4,rn. A carriage had been sent to the sta- tion for the six o'clock train; it was 1Is tight that tlis' young couple must re 1urn, fur Ihe lieutenant had sent the dispatch to the newest slntie;n, at tthich 111.' train would stop for n fess' ininulers, if it t'0ac'hed Becher, ns it un- (!(ubfc'dly w• illitt they could return .it (ince by the train which crossed Ito' other one al ti'at pe.int. The carriage came hack empty. Tile eyes < 1 the dying nom herd rested 4Y)ntinuntly on the deer opposite his Teti. lint she wheel h•' sought came r,e'•) !o kir~; him ,11-e rr:. re. The 501)- fled e'i1tl!'1et•`1 - 01 Ihe house were silting 1 - ''e -r tri the little per- -----9 SEEKING AN EASY Ki)t-1:AT1ON. 1.'.lrn only in the Se'hotel o! 1:'.peri,'nee," "1 s.and come of them want to ta'ce ing the bully until they returned. On two occasions, also, he has saved drowning mon, and Queen Amelia, his wife, has saved three, one of tth•rn being n 801140' who stud broken his nein. Unlike the majority of those in the upper grades of Portuguese society, King Carlos detotes severtil hours a day to study. The result is that ho can speak seven languages fluently, 551111e he is also n clever artist in water -colors and a eeulptor. Moreover, practically all of Shakespeare's plays have been trans - 'riled Into I'orlugttese by hitt, and he has also shc.wn his love of literature by writing a two -volume history of his 1.o,eple--a 'risk which took him five years. --London Tit -Bits. SiMI1.Ait1: Y. Stuhb: "Yes, the Taney gardener has named his special radish after Inc wife." Penn: "Rather a warmcompliment. 1)td ho say why iie did so?" Stubbs: "Yes, he said they never agree with Mini." NA'I "\\'lint ! a dellnr a pound for ten?" excinirned the CUStorl,er, "Isn't that 1)0 sleep?" "Yea, ma'am. answered the .hone'sl groccryman. "uil tea is to sleep. CEMEN'r ON THE FARM. Willi the wonderful d, l e !opulent of the Portland cement industry during the past fifteen yeses, conies the 11)4)51 ideal building material ever produced. This is the beginning of the "Cement Age." The price of lumber is advancing to almost prohibitive figures; it is, there- fore, natural that it substitute material with the advantages of moderats, cost, durability, and beauty, should be devel- oped and looked upon with favor. 'lo -day cement can be successfully used on the farm in the place if wood in the construction of floors, troughs, gutters, tanks, ditches, drains, wag::s, posts, building blocks, etc. Prof. 11. \I. Isuiner, of the chair of farm nrechr.:nies, at the Colorado Agri- cuitteral College, makes the following valuable suggntions :. Cement --Use nothingi but Ile, best co- ntent that can be obtained. It should be in a fine• powdery condition and contain • 1 NORWAY KNOWS f MILLS 1IIER FOOOD GIVES seOKSE,\!E111 GOOD PtiYS1Q1!lr5. The Custom: re I'oed of the Nation is ut the Seup end W. A Order. "rhe strang.'r in Norway," sa- 5 a re- tt•rned traveler, "is fer.•.biy struck with the superior physique of the nation; he steels a race of large -honey, fair-ha:re'd men and women, and his elec.! wonder is the absence of ill -formed and under- de'veloped people. When the vigor c.f the Norwegian winter is censiderod ono !s likely to useri1x' this physical w•'tt he•,ng; to the survival of lite fittest, But the splendid physique is a!so due lien!- only to the widespread system of physical det•elepinent in Logue. but to the peculiarly suitable food eaten. "Thr customary food of the nation is of the soup and stew order. Tett, te.- sults in a large quantity of nourieh,iit•nt t�4 ing taken 111 '1 liquid form, and ren- ders the diet 4)11e easy of digestion. Na. tions employing food lit more solid shape require mere liquid in the form no lumps. Cement should be stored in et drink; but this unfortunately leads :1 dry place, as duns ness is an element t(, a dilution of the digestite fluids and of gfrent danger, pr renders theta umleble to $ 4 lone) 1118 solid Sand -The sand should be clean, f(.e►rl in 111.' n«'cessary coneem'ra'ed Sharp, and not too fine. I1 should be .s'tile. i1 is thins a niaattel' of no sur - free, 1E0151 108111 or clay, OS these will prise that few Norwegians suffer from lend to destroy glee adhesive quality and iedigest:on; indeed, it is easy to see t" retard the setting of the cement. (:lay that many of the dishes, as the result rinsed with the sand may be removed of their mod.' of preparation, are to by washing. By sharp sand we )lean 111111 the AN EXTENT PREDIGESTED. edges of the grains must be sharp and "In this connection it wav►u1d be well not round or worn off, as will often 1,o to point to the effect upon the nations the case with sand found in the bed 41f a teeth. Naturittly, the possession cf stream. Coarse sand is better than tine perfect teeth is 11 guarantee of salis- sand. Fine sand, even if clears, makes a factory inastic•ition, the first stage in px-orer mortar or concrete and requires the assimilation of food. But the na- nwre cement to thoroughly coat. the tune of the food taken determines to n Irisins. A large proportion of lite grain., largo extent the condition of 1h4' 1110- sttoutd measure from 1-32 to 1-16 of an isurs. This idea is borne out by the nice 111 diameter, S,111rt' (Inc sand is necessary to help fill the spaces between the larger grains, thus saving eeinent. Water -1 -he water used shelled lie fact that in Norway, where roast icest,t tete the exception, the condition of the teeth is nearly always excelient. "The' Norwegians. above all things, and free from acid:; or alkalis, under stand Inc art of preparing fish, Per staking; the best concrete, add just Onc of the most appetizing ways of enough wetter sn that whe,l alt the c4 -'...en" eating this :illicit* of diet is as fish. e (, s the form :u i • well taut ed ce t e inc f m rd � �the I t •boned and 4 5 for fish is bion t nil_ n,eiisturt, will sh1nv on the surface. ,.IL' pounded and stewed after being rel'.ed into balls. Meatballs are prepared the same way. When meat _does appear it is usually under the guise of txaled mutton, and tine dish is generally fol- lewed hy prunes stewed in tapioca. "The natie,nal Saturday's dinner will T►4,t appeal very appetizingly to our minds. for it consist_, of raw pickled trumping is it very important op,eratien and the quality of the work is depen- dent two') how well this is done. Un- less this is thoroughly ae 0:11ptished the concrete i3 likely to be honeycombed and imperfect. especially near the forms. Proportions -For ordinary farm con- strection, as the snaking of floors. walls, walks, gutters, etc-, the following pro- portion is to be recommended: 1 part herring (pickled in brine'), w•it11 raw on- ccment, 2% )arts clean loose sand arid' i'•rss and boiled pxl1atoe't. The Norwc- I 5 parts louse gravel or broken stone. glans claim for it that in this form Io: floors this should be tamped in to = none of the nutriment is lost.` An inl- n depilt of from 5 to 8 inches. This Ported dish, which bids fair aleo to ne- should be finished with a surface coati come a national dish,resernl►ling 'oils 1 to 1% inches in thicktee;s, comlx)sed 1 I'c'drida,' which Is made o: flaked cod, of 1 part cement and 1X to `2 parts of 1 ul(ed withsliced po.atres, 101/0/10 s, clean, course sand, mixed. Nearly all 81141 nett gravy. constructions which come in contact`1Suliper is a hearty meal, taken )bout with water should be coverei with a 7 in the evening. neater at least as rich ns the proportion last named. For engine rouse:relioen, 1 part cement, 2 parts sand and I parts broken stone is best. In estimating the amount of nia!:tial necessary for a certain conslruc;ion, do net mala' the mistake of thinking that a mixture of 1 barrel cif cement. 2'l bar- rels of loose sante and ; barrels of gra- vel or broken stone will make 83; bar- • • ;concrete.' 'fle s: nc will fill 11►e. t I ► 1 r ! of v4,iels between the gravel or broken 810110 end the cement gills Ill( voids be- tween the grains of sand. The tidal amount of concrete will he but slightly more then the amount of gravel or brrekeu stone used. 'l'o make one cubic yard e)1 concrete of the following proportions -4 plug c t,,ent. 2% part, sand and 5 parts gra. vele-requires ahuut 1St l;arrels of Ce- ment (5 sa•:ks), 3'/ barrels of sand, and (1 ' bnrreis of gravel. )fixing. lie very Careful in nteasur- ing the pr4,px,rtions. Mix the concrete ns ncnr the place it is to 1►e used nc p os- sibie. Use as soon ai mixed. no not. rnix too mue'ls at once. Measure the sand first. and spread it to an "eJavier s a nixg l,e►x. 1,11100 th., cenreetnllt 4111 I,eli1► and tuinrn it with O shovel at least lhr,'e' fitness. '1 11,11 add Ill.! brok:'n stunt ut' gravel which has previously been wet, and 111r1 ile W1101e n'. least three tines. Begin to add the winter 011 tli.? second turning, nut too much nt once. A sprinkling pot is bel- t-' than a hose for adding the \valet', as it doe's not wash away 11►e cement. (;otnrrete work should he avoided in freezing weather, as frost datnages it. Where it is absolutely necessary to do the work nt this lime. n small amount. o! salt added t4) the water will prevent freeeiJeg: this doe; not damage the con- crete where used in t 11t0ll quantities. An oleo'^tion is sometimes rais•'d that c4,ncrete f1 s t i nnei w•:1115 ore toe) smooth and become slippery when wet. 'Phis fault is Inrgely dot' to the fact that the finishing surface was completed with I steel smoothing trowel instead of a wcnden trowel, or smoothing hoard, which would have left the surface rough. This fault is )Iso overcome in a great measure by dividing the wearing 4ter- face into small square's )bout four inches en each Bide by means of triangular grooves three-eighths of an inch in depth. 'This not only slake- n )14'111 np- penrnnce, but furnishes a good foothold n; stock, ASK I-XI.I1E11. "William." said the teacher 4/f 111" juvenile clans, "Willi Is n syntax' ' "i don 1 ',now," t'epliexi the little fellow, it's the lax on whiskey,- 44.4.41440444. .Scott's Elan ulrlon strengthens enfeebled nursing mothers by increasing their flesh and nerve force. It provides baby with the necessary fat and mineral food for healthy growth. ALL DRUGGISTS; eOo. AND SIAM. AMONG THE VARIOUS DISHES ,n customary use are meatballs. e:tiad (herring sa'.itd suede of pickled 114 rring, onion, sage and parsley, minc- ed and eaten colt) braised fish and po- t,itocs, served hot, and steaming dried fish. "During 'kaffe' n great variety of farcy breads and cakes fire eaten. Tho Norwegian bread is varied in its cook- ery. Hut the chief item of domestic economy which appeal to the stranger ate the great variety of dishes, tho Ic nggthy time devoted to the prepare - hoe of meals and the e':trenie care and ciearliness of the housewife, with whom nothing is CM 10•) nsttc11 trouble. "One cannot rut admire the sensible way in which the temperance question is dealt with, for Norway possesses i:on-alcoholic drinks which are not pala- table merely. ha delicious. The fruit syrups are things to be desired, and the imitations of intoxicnnts are really at- tractive. T11i.4 is a common-sense Way of dealing with intemperance. The 'alcoholfrik' liquid most frequently c'runk is known s►s lvateroel,' and ap- pears to be ran unfermented malt beer, aerated without being objectionably ga?sy. It is sweet and nutritious )nil otherwise much resembies good stout. 11 is said that the Nortvegi0n who leaves his mother cnuntry has notch difficulty in assimilating our foods and That h actually pines for his native diet; but a month of Norwegian dietary to the n veru }. +e stranger indrtcee in hint n long - tug for something he can really 'put hi. teeth into.'" I:I,1N1: 1'11)1: ()F !SO(I li.1Sl'� (ani the Church Guide It, We. an English Bishop. • "Socialism is the t.dc (1f a grent r:iovcment, which. whether we like :1 or not, is going to he the !nese r cerre'nt of the life of the people ..f I;r. al Bri- tain in the twentieth century." This was laid down al lite (blurt) Congress at Yarrneletti. England, Ilia ether day by the flight flew. (:)-sue► Gov. doll Lang, IHishep of Stepney, w•)l., cell - "There is an nhundnnce (ef luxury, Lut there is an appalling ahnndnnce of p(.verly. The nineteenth eelitury f ►r - get that It k not enough 10 pi -educe wealth !mistily. ' 11 is eya:nllr import - not how it is to be distributed. Iteart en► nes Hound 1) ('('5115', nnei conte of u i WC 100111P it. The nine) ' it'h eenttiry was a period of individunle',m nnei rn,tl- pc•tile►n. The twentieth re•nlury will Ieke its place ns the era of `eisellism and ceeoperntion.' \\'hat, he reeked, would 1.' the f:hure•h'j r,tlilude toward the tnnvemcrit. It eeutd not he one of ltle mere op;).,:i. 11(11, 'the question w•ns net whether the Church could arrest It, hud whether through the influence of Christ it re 'i1,1 laad and guide it, whether if could I ,i rr,ade a,�(radunl fruitful uaotcmen! •f te a tlln�i('0 rind elangcreeis one. and whether it would he n rite s ement e t peace or violence, justice or lopiel.rt'. 11 apes (:(111,1 1)4) l,e•r►ib'srtu, we would hnto still more 37c►nkmy shim&.