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The unconscious lora, in the mean-
time. was speeding en her way to Iter.
Site was in a tirst-c:asti (lineage,
ind apposite tier sat the man to wheel
she nu:>,• bek,nged. She. had heat ed o
sigh of relief on getting in when she
p(rce:ved it )•lung; cavalry officer al -
14 tidy occupying Ill.' r.ed velvet cushions
in one corner, w:le, et bight of her, in-
stantly threw his cigar nw•ay.
The train r!lslud on through the
snowy, nwnotoisuus It:ndscape; rata' kept
titer eyes persistentl) closed. Two of
three tine:s sire raised her eyes wilt a
Kmidden retort, when her husband ad-
dressed some Indifferent question l4)
her. She felt win out In body and
m)nd, as if she were (in the verge of ri
sl4 e•r•e illness. She could no longer
think clearly.
She cle.pet her hinds together, in-
side her muff, and '311 the confusion (.f
her thoughts she asked horrible things
of Gel!, to whom she wns praying.
A railroad 11rrident—but then .o
many innocent people must suffer! But
is it there really eo great a sin for a per-
son to take his own life?
She saw the radioed before her; far
dower in the distance the two lines ran
together, and there, at the end, shone
two glowing rid sparks, and the sparks
tame nearer and nearer, and she wait-
ed with ft wild joy for the hissing, fiery
er.gin(• to crusts her, as she lay there on
/h4' rails. She slatted up again; a
Shrill whistle; the train slopped and the
tcnductor sho,tted out the Marne of the
Million. The carriage -door as opened,
rind "Eight minutes here!" was the an-
140unceilieni.
Try re ens a confusion of yokes out-
eidc; nun ran ;about the platform, talk-
ing end shouting; the (rain hands went
ak►ng the train with the oil -can, and
retnide l on the (wheels; freight trucks,
tiled high with trunks and boxes, clut-
tered eking. At hist the noise subsid-
ed a little. and tate conductor put his
head iit•e the carriage to count the pas-
senggers—he was going to shut the door.
"k there, a Ilerr Adalbert lecher
from \\'este•nherg here?" asked a fele-
praph-messenger•.
"Certainly," replied Becher. 'What is
ft?'
"A despatch, sir."
"What?" Ile took the paper. unfold -
til it and read it, and a look of dismay
spread over his countenance. Then
he looked °close at tore, who hid list-
lessly watched the proceedings. "it is
nothing," he said; "your brother sent
it for a joke --I will tell you rthout it
tomorrow morning." And he smilingly
biruck her muff milli his glove, and
thrust the paper in the poo!:"t of his
fill 4'oat.
She niade no reply. What was it to
her? She"iurned her head to the win-
dow and sat% the lanlerns 011 the station
disappear, and the lights of the city.
And they went en and on through ihr
wintry landseape. Once she looked
round at hint; he had settled himself t:•u<t happiness. good fellow " hands clenched. mid in her eyes a ter-
rible lock of bitter hatred for the marl
oh., now was frying to Open the door
teem the seitsids.
"Why.
I. r:0, what nre you doing?
1), "just row- 1 hardly know you------" isn't i1 yetir husband that------"
- She slopped. The wailer came in: She hell her n10't►cr's arm with a
laking the hug.' tray from his shout- Seung hand as she attempted to elicit
der, he began to set the table quickly the doer. "5 erne," she said, "take me
And nolscte-sty. to 1 teen."
It scented to i:orn ns if her limbs "\\•h , I ;s. whit e
violets streruniug from r1 large beuquct
of her faosrde. tette fkove s.
Iltit she did no notice this. She
missed mechanically over to the wlrt-
slow, and looked out oil the street. Iler
husband's voice came to her as if from
a great distance. 11e ordered the sup.
I er, Winkled because the houquet was
ret elegantly urrringed, and deelar(d 1t
was ns ecld as 11 timet. "Bring the tea
ell or:ce! We are half frozen after such
journey: aren'l we, wife',,,
At length eke was Alone with hire,
end she turned toward him. Iler mare
rier :rented to have gained a sudden
(!00•3eion. She leaned against the win -
de w; her Nee stood out like ivory
against the dark red velvet of the cute
train, and 1;4•I' eyes followed every inure-
ment of her husband.
Ile had just opened the Trunk, and
then lie went to 111e looking -glass, close
lecstde Leta. Ile laid down, ern the
mar•Ll4 console before it, his cigar -case.
his nate-hock, match -box, meerschaum,
rand the papers out of his pocket, and
arranged his beard with a dainty comb.
She Availed for hint to speak to her,
with a beating heart. but with courage.
She thought she had mule up her mind
what she would say to him, quite calm-
ly; she would ask him how he knew
that she loved that other man, and why alarm. The old mnn has probably drunk l 5'(" S but it is r►)t(getiter too high in
lie. as he did know it, had still dared too much champagne."f pri:c to justify feeding it.
1.: stretch his hand out toward her? Lara put her hands before her face,
and would tell hint that she was thus and suppressed n cry 4',f horror.
fcr•ced to believe that in seeking her When They reached the station she
lie had only desired a suitable mistress escaped int., n Indies' earrings., and
there she lay during the journey. de.
sr.airing, praying. demanding only t4►
find hill living. to look once more into
those dent, faithful eyes, only to hear
her nate.' on^ -e more from his lips.
The train reached \\'estenherg alnut
midnight. She encountered an ire %rind
stet^hed out of her hand with a half- Mt'
muttered curse.
"My father!" she screamed.
She tinting up arid ru.14e,l to the door.
There she felt herself detained.
"Cnrrlc, 1 Ora, ►lull t 11111kr 41 Seene -
for llease,1, suke! 1t can't 1•e ,.t0 %cry
Gad," he 4'r ieu, er:ulb4n with 11n�er
41 dread.
She natio h m aSwity end stood helots.
!'int trcnlhling ilt every 11nib, and wit1
h.i rror in her eyes.
"That was the joke." 5110 gasp5.l.
"ihat1"
All the brutality of hitt concealment
fsshel upon her at once. She tried le
sl eak - tried to to:i hint that she despised
hire nated 11int \vhn would have de-
,,;';ved her of her father's last leo►k, but
no word crossed her lips. Silently she
turned may anal walked to Ills. door.
She heard his word,: "1 \v rued! to
save yeti from 54•t row, child, (loll
knows y4)11 %wild hate heard it 545411
enough. \Wh.'re are you going? Ne
train leave: now. 'Ara. what will 1114'
! (ople think? Confound it! 1)o be r0a-
rsenable!''
She vas ah"edy flying down Ih,e cor-
ridor, *id she hurried out 1tu'ciugh the
goat vestibule, past the wondering for-
ger•, i11'o the street.
"Tu the Anholl station." she cried to
the nearest cabman; "1 must get the
express train to Hamburg."
"It goes in half an hour, rnndnin."
"wise fast—for !le'aven's sulk"''" she
ertrcated.
As she was getting in she felt her-
s:'If supported, ane! her husband sprang
after her into the cnrr.age,
"hell \t•:II allow rue to accompany
you?" he asked sarcastically. "Only on
account of the people, you know. 11
is not (•ust••nlary to rim away from ones
husband in this sudden manner. 1I 's
11 charming evening, Ion! And what is
it all ab'ut? Of course it is exile a false
he Farm
BRAN Oft OATS.
In considering the %lour of a food to
be used iM cvnn,ct1011 with corn to rock('
.i h 4llanced rutic,i► the c•hole0 is mainly
governed by the amount of protein it
(villains. 'There is, of course, a differ -
ems, 1n foods with respect to their prile-
lulility, till! 0f a nun1b4 r of foods 1114)-1
cmur1only USIA 10 balance the coral
1.414011 for dairy cows, the protein cote
14 nt Is the prime factor, and the object
i • t(. select the one in wl►ieh you can
gel the greatest amount of protein kir
Ilis least money. 'I'tivoughout the corn
bell corp hirnishe.. the cheapest base of
a ration for any haul of stock, 111)1 the
problem of the feeder is to get the
heripest ! elem.(' for It in the way of
taken to have regular helms and not feed
more at tiny tinlo than will be eater
clean. Irregularity i1 feeding and c'
veenilly Lclw(°t-1 meals, is the mos'
fl iril(4,1 source 4.f uldige••tion. It is: who'
ails idle horses which wilt often brew
poor with hay rilways before thele, bu'
w heti beget e, fatien so Scan e� put 1(
hard work and given grain. It is 11o'
the grain att..grther, or even chiefly, thus
r.:akes this difference. At 1115 Werk, 1M•
tierce that Iles been idle .s famed Pi ea'
ie regular hours. Its slo,nueh has (lime
L • relieve itself of its load, instead ..f
t. ing constantly e verloaded.
AN I'MF I'fa:'f1:1)
1'115 Sisirr, 5Ir11•o.ed 1111' Illhcr Dead
Long Ago.
\Vhi!e lis ing in Omdurntnn, the sI(•rv-
;sh capital 4:f the Swim!, \tr. J. K. (iif-
len, the author of "The I:g 1•11;.1 Su-
dan," tio!ed a pntheli:• .1e cd, to elle h
he gives as illustrating the (11.1)4 . f
tinny families during 114.• Malidi die
ttrbances, when thousands of %Aunter)
were AA Wooed find thousands of chit -
pet Lein 14..041. As between bran and elrer, left fatherless by the 'terrible Pal-
o:As. bran fie r 1 i.hes not only mato ))n)- t'es.
Lein per ton, but it is cheaper per Ion at \\'e had a women tarrying water ter
Present priers. 111 100 portals of hrd11 th€ !mixing of 1114 -tar. She was as black
there are 12.2 pO nde of protein, and its es coal, but she had beautiful teeth,
retrieve ration. 1,y which is meant the and at hn;cs, ellen for face honed up
ratio between 1110 earls,-hydrales and with a smile, sees 1411114►st hands.;,iir.
ilee protein, is as 1:37; that is, for e5 cry But poverty 11141 leen her lot. rind it
1x' Ind 4.f protein !hero are 3.7 fwlulds was clearly minnifest all over her bony.
(•f cartel -hydrates or fat material. In I;nlf-nnkert trolly. She was werltt end
Ito► 1.ou:uls of oats thele are 9.2 pounds 1.t U•
4)1 protein, and its nutritive' ratio is 1:112.
r unshed. and when resting gtiietl)
'11110 nutritive of corn is 1'1.7. 11 will Joel a look of sorrow and pain.
readily be seen, therefore', that 3140 (ran Just b4fute ,icon serve clay she was
will more nearly Lalllnce the corn rationslar)ling I,. (ire the (1(34)1' when another
that oats, and the fact that bruit can he o0lt1H11, px•rhaps a lillle older 111011 s110,
end cheaper per ton 'ladies the ch; ice but with the same Hark skin and Winch
l•ct eel hi -an and outs a very easy one. the same features and (xpr•ess l0 1, crime,
(rats alone tvilhout any other food inakcs tip and suddenly held out 10111 hands
e. very nice I:ulttll('l'd 1•utkoi) for mills t''wiiid ollr 5vitlr►'-(•erri4 r. 'T'he'n, 5v)1h1-
cul a word or c•ry, o.r without nn expre.-
s:en of any kin(!, they elnsped ench
oiler and heeding each ether 1•y the
BREEDING E\\'ES );ABLY. liens's, their leolies son)hig and tears
literally streaming down their cheeks.
'The best 5vay to get the ewes to hr' -ed I was amazed, but the Igen waked
early Ls 11 wily that has been tried lay a 1l5vay• eppllr•ently indifferent to the ira-
nunlber of most successful shepherds. pi, scene. ,Ocensionnlly they would
I! ofie ns follows:— glance at the t5v4) women. but not for
About two weeks before the liege That l••ngs, Finally one of the women cried.
you wish to breed the ewes, change them ...unlink (k►4t!" and b0.th i
le different pastures, clover preferred, , wee p ng.. star
and c4.nrrn4nce feeding them outs and a
little shelled corn. Not very much c(,nl,
just a da'l► of it. But begin to feed the
°'Sues heavy. hat) will have to com-
mence feeding rather light, but in two
or tutee (hays. us 5(34,1 as all the danger
ie past from s'.•ours, feed the ewes all
that they twill eat. Let the ram run
With them( nights. (rive the ewes plenty
of fresh we!! \valet.
It a not much bother to get the ewes
to brlet'eg early in September if This me-
thod is folt--As•ed. and we have known
Of a few (11.505 where limbs were mop -
red early in Jant,ary. The first year is
Where the trouble comes i11. getting the
esses to breed early the first bile. For
the ewes lull are wanted to be brad early
Ass► will say that the best thing to do is
te wean the 'midis early, put the ewes on
a good pasture and give plenty of good
ricer well water.
'Then when tl►e lime conies that you are rep :r:e 1 as feeling over the spend
wish to ''reed. put the ewes on a change mania of King Allbnso is riot entirely
of pasture and follow the method we unjustified. Alt nso is very keen on
Wive 'stepped out in regard to lite feel- calving his Hilt-uI)44,lie fist.
Ing. Ile' has on 50:0115:01 driven his car
al hrealclIeck 5p1((1 from Madrid to
COST OF Pi1Oi)U(:ING Mll.K. \'entr► d4 los Iteyt,, the hunting pin'?e
After n ye'ar's ob:cervetions U1111 Ihr (f the K1ng,�4 of, Slain. 11 is a [nvorlte
d41iry he' -d nt (;t)rnel3 University, I'll,(. lest of ill: to s tee 011e .I! 11is Iloble5
11 11. \\•ing; rendre, the following; con- v Io Ls not pat•ti'ulnrly fend of g.nag
elusions reputing (ting the food cost of pro-
ducing milk : c then turning ••n all the )ower he can
1. Willi a fnirly good herd, carefully
fedi and kept, milk can be produced foe
( c. a cwt., and fill for 1Br, a pound for
the eaist of food consumed. 41•; use. As he is not very heavily built
2. That indiwi(il.als of the same breed and a• he crouches doe. n In the seat
Vary liar.' Widelyin mill; and huller eller the meaner of the teeing; chaut-
pt'O(luction than do the breeds iheite f1 He he 14x►k5 sminll 1111(1 o izcrlcd w hell
selves. to the nu'o.
3. The large animals consumed less I1I 5Omewhnl sallow and expression-
peunds of dry flutterinl per 1.(K0 pounds less face !joie u!► when he is 14104)1.
live weight a clay than (lid the smaller
animals.
4. 'That in general the hest yields of
(tri were ohlnlne(1 from (ow: that gave
or his house. She would certainly con-
scientiously do her duty by hien hi that
1i-.9pect, but beyond thatl-
1ler thoughts were' checked suddenly,
rine) a deep flush overspread her facer.
Ile had seized her hands, and was
leaking; with smiling tenderness into
!:et beautiful, angry eyes. Ilis 1oik.s , as she left the warns e4mpe. SIle drew
se4'rued to her like an insult. j her veil over her face. ens, hurried
"Do not touch ire!" she cried, freeing across the platform into Ih4 well-known
hu -,-self hastily. "1--"
But she could not g f on.
"(:eine. ),c►ra," he interrupted with a
lrtug;h. "It Is my turn to speak now."
And standing a little way off, he leaned
against the glass, and began to speak.
IL sounded like a school -boy saying
l'is lesson. A long stream of words
flowed past Lira's ear's, on ihr' trust length reached the little house. 'There
that married people should have in one, was a tight in her (other's sitting -room,
another, that site should have in him— tart in the adjoining bedroom holt) wiu-
yes, tnust have, for he was n good fel- 4'.4.5ws were open to the cold air.
low—"ii very pod fellow, upon mfy She knew what thnt meant. end she
word, Lora." Only one thing he could vas so overcome that she hardly had
Lot bear—such a haughty expression as strength to pull the bell.
it pleased her to put on, and especially And then steps slowly apprinched
14. -day. And it was his earnest desire (rem within, and the d')or was opened.
Ibex neither stood before her, holding
the lamp thigh above her head.
"\I•urlrma!" cried Dora. gazing at her
mother. who seemed to have grown
street that led to the town. What 41XI
she care for the low mutterings of the
nine who strode after her- -for the
fierce winter night. which New ice and
Flow info her face? She had (Illy orle
thought --her father! She fairly flew,
14 axing her husband far behind: and
breathless and full of dread, she •1t
to make her happy. and lie loved her
madly. and lie soul(' insist upon it that
trust was the chief thing. and, as far ris
he was concerned, his heart lay open
t•(•fore her. Ile was ala ays rt good 'el- years older in the Inst few hours.
l•.w, ate! she could twist 1►):n round "Lora, is it you?" cried Frau von Tol-
hc•r finger if she only went the right I(n. "But you arc too laic."
way l0 work. Thin the young wife turned. and
She could not follow him closely: 'h" pushed the Lull in 1110 outer dor.
(only heard the frequent words, "Love, Then she remained standing, her
cc,nlfortrihl), and, tired of her silcntr. ilea lips. which had been scornfully
Le had g;ottc la sleep. She looked at 1• 14s,ed t:)gether, opened when at length
his (nee with her great. searching eyes. " Ceased. 1 must have lisle to learn
all expression of disgust about her h, put my trust in y)u," she said quirt-
W1111levele. firmly -closed lip... 'Then she
1e4,k..1 at the young officer. 114 was
ggtz,lg-' fixedly at her. She blushed
crnisele 1.s if he might have guessed
her th4,ilgllls, and she quickly put down
her 0eil.
"A nneleshe prayed again. "o would no longer support her; she sank •'x,,, 141nl
. 1unn,8! 114 shalt not. he
(;1411 .1,1•1(1)!'' a miracle to save tie! 1111) a chlor, frightened and ertl;heel by 11•a,t net " she (teetered: "hr must not
Every moment it became clearer In the pililost expression of her husband's ., , 14, pr1,,a. • :1111 'hr •del a• her lather
her that it would not be possible for her j Vie• tv/'t ho \0110 nu\w slr)Iking� angrily I.1, r ul the stairs 5)111 her, and snnk down
mut down. 31. like a !maddened nninlel.
to endure existence with hint; that her she fell that there oils 110 esca ►e for lit the drnth-Led, nlid laid her face en
dissg;usl for him one shongger limn the p Ihr 51i(f..,.11 1111(15 4;( the ofd men. and
"hal sense, of duty, which had kept her r'4r: Thal 5110 had Ix'en foolish to 1113110 Litter le.ii's 1••11011 down her checks.
up during her engegerrtenl. Ihnt• had
VA', n tier e'rength 10-(1a3' to niter "1•es,l
a! ihr altar.
'the Irvin slowed up in the station at
It( blit,
"'fere we nre:" cried Adalherl, wak-
ing ill.: he offered Lora his arm. on
wheel she laid the lips of her lingers,
tied 14%1 131•i. 14) 1114. carriage which was
to tike them 14) 1144. hotel. after n short
dies Ih4•y stopped nt the (1001- (if the
Kai<e) hof. In the entrance the usual
welcomes from the wailers of the hotel:
the rooms were oestrus' and lighted.
they weir. assured. and 1w0 55 niters
end n porter hastened to lend the way
upstairs.
Agasi (lecher offered his ram to
wife. She overlooked it. and seized
o 3111
lenging eyes through the great
IArues of glass out into the street, In
w 11ieh the life of the great city was
fl• (5 ing( by. men and carriages in mil-
ks.. eonfl,I.,n. (111, to go out there, to
LI' able to fly away through the strnnge,
urekn••w•n streets- far away to that poor
111110 heusc ••f her father. Inert to be
hidden r►way forever! And 14) know that
the present was only a horrible dream!
"Lora."
"lar on." she 0111.1 h')nr•.5ely•
Iter instead of yielding to her wish,
Ile drew her arm within his own, r(mil-
1nggl) , it is true, but Impatiently and
f'•ughly, and held it pressed tightly
$gnn1'•t his side. as he accortipaisied her
up the sluir:s.
She submitted. Behind 111en1 clines
the miler. with the wraps and tags;
lefere then) were 1114' wattcr$.
The rooms were on the second floor.
A t,4'nttenlan and a 1:rdy came tee old
114411 ell the reed Smyrna carpel of 110
terreler, both young and both happy.
Tile gentleman 1531'. humming a song;,
end iris pretty wife. clinging clo04+ly (0
/les artm, (1st a wondering glance. as
She passed. on I.ora's deathly pale
aounkilan.•e.
Tho. w!tite:• ►n Ito/ meantime hail orien-
t!
e 41. • r. and she crt)ssed the thres-
h! 4 f the ete'g.lnt tittle salmi, which
'veined tel Offer Ler a warm Weloome,
Iteit11 Its eraclltvgg Wood-flrc, the tea-
MD10 all sprees:. %M41 111e fresh odor o.f
I1.ere 00,111.1 be; That he hid his rights.
enol that it would 1►e useless 10 appeal
to his delicacy or chivalric feeling. she
(cared hint. his laugh, his fleshing
She k4•pt her hands folded in her lair.
het (lead Lent down. A horrible long-
ing for her father seized upon her al
(}'1110' 1; Stn,mi,l''loving(n,fell (��h< 0,, A RNFUMA f1SM R
FGIPE
11(31 55 ah on: granted --she was 111
lost helm. in her father's leer little
hoes:.: 1111 eo—she had not wished it
to 1• s..
To be Continued.)
mnn had 'teen the only one who had
1511 11151 she was saerifleing herself:
nm
She sece(1 still to hcnr his question:
"1.41rn, are yell sure you will IN' happy
t.Ith hire? 'fell we the truth, IHy girl!"
She could see again theu►rr4►w1111
1. ok, the Inst she had met. as she 100k -
cd out of the earring., once more up to
Ills' wi1dO5• nt 551,X11 he stool. 'Chis
farewell gee' Figs hid moved her .so
sheingcly. as if it were lhetlasl.
She started up. The whiter land lett
1114 pane: she looked at her hmst'and
1n des! oration.
"1 slipp0S0 503) have been eonSidering
1. 5t to eent'nue your delightful speech:'"
hr ;red with a disagreeable blandness:
11 so. my love Ilut \vhal if youshould at length make up your mind
l•) take off your hat and come to the
bible? You can continue your first. cur•
loin lecture quite comfortably during!
the areal. 1 amt a num of great patience
and won•ler(ul consideration for such
a beautiful women -111 n Avoid. a very
geeel fellow." 11e laughed. and turned
!(1
lho Inlle 1.1 inspect the dishes.
She dist not hear anything else he
seed. 11er• eye's reeled on a half open
t'nper on the console. At first the blue
litters had no significance for her she1. all, quite mechanically:
would see' 111)11 n1:s4 (Gene
at 0,11 •e. "Itt'Df)I.I'll."
Even now she •1(•t net eomiprehend.
She atretched out Ler hand for the pa-
per, as she might halo .lone for a news-
paper, to read it, whi'e the others were
eattngg or writing.
"1 do not feel like eating anything.'
silt murmured, unfolding the gaper.
"Papa—apoplexy—ff Lori would fee
him alive. Mei must rnrne tin^i; at once."
She had read it at length, and un-
dcrsto4,.l it. although the dcspetch was
•
1'iii; ' 1111: 1111. sI111'I.t: 110111;-11 %11E
111%11 ill: 1'01 11'4E1.F ,
1111y II1r Ingrcdieenle: froni .tn) Druggist
in lour loon and Shake Them in n
iholllr' 10 \fit.
5wc';-known authority on (llesiina-
stn g.5 ••s the readers of n ;are,. 'I'o-
r•eeute d::)ly paper the following t•alu-
al.le, 5 el simple and hnrinless preserip-
tc n. 55le,-h riuy ene can ensily prepare
at home:
Fluid I:\lrnct Dandelion, one-half
nines.: (:nr1p(nlnd Knrggon, one ounce;
Compound ound Sy rue Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
\fix by slinking well in a bottle. and
lake n tensp)oonful after each meal and
a' bedtime.
Ile strifes that the ingredients can 1.e
(1 1151ned from any good prescription
1 bern,ney at small cost, and. being n
iwreg;etable extraction, nre harmless 10
. ke.
'I'Ii1, p! las1lt)t 1111\1U1'e, if taken repl-
ier?). for n few dny5. is said to over-
c4rnc almost nny case of Rheumatism.
The i►ain and swelling, if nny, dimin-
i'hes with ench dose, until permanent
lesu'ls nuc obtained, and without in-
juring the stornod'. While there are
rr.env sn-eallc(1 itheuntnli5m remedies.
patent nlcd!cincs. etc., some of which
d.• give relief, few really give perma-
nent results, and the nb' vs. wiil, t3o
dcubl, be greatly nppreciated by ninny
sufferers here at this time.
inquiry at the drug stores of even 1110
Small towns elicits the infr.rrnation
that these drugs are harmless and can
he bought separately. or the druggist.:
will unix the pres:ription if asked to.
(.1 one nt the ether.
I appronched 111.1 risked tate c;:use 4►f
this jou or grief. whichever i1 was. that
:.o overcame them. 'Then (;ne of them
14.ld me the story.
They were sisters. They lied married
111 KhnrtInt and lived near each other
in the days of General Gorden. 'then
crime the '.11nhdi, and Khartum fell. and
their husbands; "wase, killed or lost 10
them. They had Iden separated and
made slaves .1 < ther men. Erich had
sepposesl the 4.Bier deed long ago. 13y
accident They had met that day.
--q.
ROYAL CHAUFFEURS.
Alfonso of Spain, 'Who Likes to Speed
and Carlos of Portugal.
'i'he Marin which the Spanish nobles
feet to make the trip with hint and
gel while on the way.
when h:' drives he nffeets the small
ca;► with ear tippets which raring dirv-
ing, along. Ile tikes the pathway
through the Puerta (14.1 Sol in Madrid
In daring fashion and his level sub.
'eels scuttle cut of the (way es rat►tdly
at lens! 1l fairly iarg;e flow of milk, as eve). the \ladt•iicn•o c n le made to
5. In general the cows consuming the hurry.
most food produced both milk and fat Curiously enough, the: King docs net
nt the lowest rate.
G. For 1115 pmdurtinn of milk and fat
Clete. is 110 food so cheap as good pas -
hare grass.
LIVE STOCK NOTE`.
11 pnys 10 have n horse that is n (1st
walker. Such are more valuable than n
fns! trotter.
Make your px,t.ltry run the gauntlet at
ince'. Ik) not let pity fowl into the hen -
le use !his winter finless i1 give's 1,1 111150
4.'
immediate or future profit.
Barley 1s unsurpassed as 11 feed for
lite
production of !Ian bacon. (tat, also
leer most excellent. I'sas and helm` pro -
(hese good results. and nixed with grain
r:r•e es.'eedingly A altlalile.
It new4r 1181'R to let sheep 1,4Cht the
winter thin. \\'hen the pristine gels
short begin on the grain ration and
keep it up till the sheep are in g.r d
order. They will winlsr feller and hn50
better lamb% bye and bye.
(:ewe that have leen pnntpered o ill
no! d) '.sell 1f pt,relinsed rind taken t•,
1' oyer solder quarters. or If fed dry feed
oe poorer quality. They fire not used to
it rind can not stand it tie n rule. A
cow that lac been !.epi riolIr 115 n fam-
ily cow. and fort her nle es. of .Nips 11,1(1
lean hem lite house every slay. \\ ill not
do well when transferred I4'. rt large
dei iry.
Although the prnctr"4 of in -rind -in
bleeding hos its 0140011P1115, ss ho 0)11),11
!hal )1 eanceS a e.eli,'ndw of COnslit)1ion,
a pr'(ti'lwsili .n to disease; never 111e -
less. ihr furl rertlains that nil great
hreecders have folio'.'sI it to a welder or
1055 extent. rind it is supposed for 111e
pl.rpos4' of retaining ond fixing; desir-
able chararlers, which have been devel-
oped hy medificd conditions.
Growing new feathers is quite as try-
ing to a fowl's .)stern ns laying eggs.
1:1 fact, it 18 n more exhnustive process.
It is true 1t Is no injt.ry to the fowl 1c.
1051- her feathers; They drop out very
easily; but one (must remember t11111
there are new feathers behind the old
ores, anel it requires a heenilhy condi-
tion of the system to grow thein. 1- 'd-
ing libernlly. (herefore. is more impor-
tr.nl during moulting lime than at any
other. Even if the fowls lny on a little
extra flesh 11 will benefit them find as -
1st thein In their moult.
In feeding all animas Care should he
possess a Spanish (3(110133411 i!4. There
is only one factory of • aro in Spain,
that of the C! 1111)1!1(11 Ili.pano-Suizn in
11113 00151311. it may be that bemuse 0 f
the eternal conflict between I:-51iliarl
11)111 Catalan the King does net went to
nl.prar as favoring the (:,italans by us-
' n ern. of their make.
The other 11•erian tnonorch, king ('ar-
!.,.; c►f I'(►rtugnl, i5 an amateur of the
nutemobite 1.,o. ile does not do so
much driving himself ns Alfonso, ter
dos he go at such s lw•e.l.
'Eke more rotund and elder Po.t I1
guese memnrch needs a good hill climb-
ing car in Lisbon because it is a sery
hilly city: Even he does net Ii10 to
'raw' up hills. and occasionally One of
1''e royal cars goes roaring uptown .et
a greet rate. In \\inter this is a pretty
(L.nger•ou: pastime, because the streets
are apt 10 lie slimly.
FOii (:U111N.; ':1111,1ii.A1NS.
The French 1115•• a happy method • 1
curing chilblain', end thiel they use
when the weather begins to grow coif!.
First take half nn ounce of white w 11x,
1 ox marrow one ounce of h'rg-►s lent
(one ounce. Take your mistime 311.1
i '-tt it slowly over 1110 lire 1531(1 ..lir
s.,tts iii slei►ping till your 5ux has
melte!. Then strain through a fine
c101h and when bedtime conies spread
(tie soft pasta 4'n 1he chtlbrains nn•1
wrap line handkerchiefs round the toes
loud fingers.
THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER*FEATS IN H RVESTIt Gi
:-;91$E E\Pt- ItIf!' eFS o f THE t:0.tS I
311' 1•11Mkl:1:.
1 -
lis •alit) and Death in Ill • Lonely Tower
- :he 111i.11 of Itird, by
Muhl.
A 1'reri•h. w•r1'4'r, telling of the life of
11.e Iighlls►ttat' keepers along the rolt51
r
Brittany, thinks it strange that any of
;11011 esr•ape ivau nty. '1 he system of
14 lief that Inr%ail, ill this O'Iniiry tiles
r►,, a eluioute 111 in 1110 1'r'('nrh srt� r •e, a31d
1' 1t11 sls.r1 31114'1'\'ill+, Iltlllllla i11►i11't, 11
I tench n4( h iighth(lus0 keeper may spend
felt) t) yea1 • of his life tending the lamps
r1 4)e slut ,n, with u s ing;le ex►lll►ank►n,
.,red that station nutty be on rt tuck out
,,l ihr 0111111)101 vl' Uio Illy of 1(is('ily,
1.14.11 Dual, 011)1 upl►I eft only to (4144'
As rt matter of Mel the mels (.(141) 41)
1.1Y'o)II41) 111Salte or at tenet (105.0:0p mono-
urunia. Sometimes it take, the fort„ .1f
hatred 411( each oilier.
11 one -ease. at '1•rr4'nnee, one (f 151.,
Im.1 5514• fou;t •tho ('nm' ;t
IIe•ril til. 511,.1nd1 ill r'4 S10mtJHlynSi'55 (o 531..`►1:(13.
!yleg (laud in Its led with a long, l.• eai-
ielad4d1 knife through his irear•t. ilis
t•.erlllalIi011's :eery was that he had "er1-
1uit14'41 suicide titter a long period 4.(
melancholia. 'There 51135 110 proof t.0 the
4 .1111ary, hal idler examining the w(n.nd
1!11' auttlurities 014 tebted the truth ee the
story.
(ht 11110111er ocra.i4;1, where (:►iher x111(1
:4•M 1471(10•(1 an tsalat5d bacon t.,gether,
1110' yetlrlg 111:11) 51;55 seized 55')11)
AN ATI'A(:h OF ACUTE MANIA.
\\•hen the lisle came lo light up lir
plaided himself in front 4)1 the stairs\ay
te, the Innlertt 131111 refused to ailo\v his
father to ascend.
'111(4 01(1 meth attacked 11)1 5011, rind
Plating he c0511d .ULdu4.Iii11 in 114) ether
!het the lighls 07) \5.1134.11 ro
ninny 111(s depended night he kindled,
strangled turn 1.. 4,°11111. The rnext da)'
to'
signalled to the shore for help and
gave trimeelf ftp to the police, telling
whet he had done.
Si. kless 117)41 death ;WC 110 strangers
ire the lighthouse. There is, ninety-nine
limes nut of n hundred, no chance of
ur(cti^111 aid and the well 13)1111 prescribes
from the neelicill`rhest for the sick one
a: Lest he can. Ile also does (144.ble
duly until his partner recovers or relief
0011105.
'Thele' are net infre(lucnl cases \when
ihr surviv.r has to sew up his dead
r•.nnrade 311 n llaimite'1: and inunel his
weighted 1„.41y fr•o11 111e rocks 11110 the
sea. '1 11.'11 come long; nights of lonely
watching.
Tn winter litho the lamps must be
hulled and the clockwork kept going for
fourteen 1.^. fifteen hours. The lantern
15 unhealed except for the glow of 1114'
lamps up in its ceiling end the Govern -
'tient 113e5ws the w•rtl^her no chair
LEST iIE F.11.1. ASI.EEI'.
"filen \\ Iia 11 day comes it in•ings no
1.051 to the 'e1tiary elan, for the lamps
:mast be replenished and glasses and re-
flectors polished.
it is no wonder that weird fancies
,'tune to the ,us'n. They hear voices
ceiling leen the seen and see drowned
ellen milt women 1.sd- iilg 311 ;at then)
!1.44;1 the 1 i-eakers. One of their horrors
1• of the t.irds +hit heal ngainst 1110 N‘ hi-
d( \ws of the lantern at night attracted
f y the glare.
Just a, is the 01154' Willi our light-
houses, the feathered armies that mi-
grate nt night beat against the wails and
1 nlronies of the t•ea. •.m-. 55 ill) their
swn,g;s: 11)1dash ng!ailsl 111' pari' : (1f 1111'
lar,ter•n, 5441mu';)ill's l,reaking U1,• g;hlss
ss ilh their M'rlks. As their eye, ellitie in
the glare they seem 16 exprSS, anger or
hlcxr.11hilslin(',•� 1., the men within.
(hie of Ihr' most pitiful stories of light-
11ouse lits is tom of 111e ke'eper id four
e') Fiuisterre, 5110, kept all 1114,10 11 s!u-
linn ,nn 111 1) 4)14114.d recto n c4ruplc el t1i14
4.11t from the stint,'. hit so surf beaten
that only once a month or 54) WAS 11 is ai.
sent elft 10 11 with supplies. The cabin
in which the keeper made his ito,ne 5w115
4 11 the shore opposite his lighthouse end
the recreation he most enjoyed we -
welching
watching it Ihrnllgh his fete's^opo. Ile•
could see Ill•' people go in rind out and
the children playing it) (reel of it.
1114 day he 511w Sonic'111i11g1 nattering
from the d4 orjluh. Ile ons puzzled.
Then it flashed on hint that it was a
crape • and 111111 some one
\WAs I)I:.\1) IN THE 1i0I;SE.
Was it his meth's% he wondered; ler
55lfe, or one of his daughters? 114)
eemiled the children 1111er 111 1110 day awl
I!,ry w.•re ill 1i011•
The wind 1,10'5 and the ts-8ler ragged.
No trent could cfln1(' melt 111111 and h4
r ;•tc•h(vl the crowd of synlpnthizingt
friends elute find go. 'flien he sate the
funeral. Ile recognized 1111 cure nt the
head of the procel•si•►n hy his while air-
io!eee 011.1 the niter boys walking beside
h•n1. 'Then came the coffin carried by
*i': men.
As the mourners walked after it he
strained and strained his eyes trying 10
ielentify each and thus delcrrnino the
missing one. 13111 in venin; ill walked)
with bowed head; 1110 wui)14n :S face-
were, buried in their handkerchiefs; the
men held their lints( !ohne theirs. il'-
(sold make out nothing ehnmaeteristie.
The men who, eight days later, ii'kssI
(heir lives ((4 t+r)w out to hint and hr•eak
the news of his wife's deallh found him
e physical fined mental w reek from sleep-
less 1lnxicty . Rut he had keel .11 light
burning faithfully n11 the lithe.
The French lighthouse keepers receive
fret)] 700 t0, 950 francs a year -8140 to
8l90. \\'hen 1110) nre 541111 0111 they 1 -e -
lire e•,1 n reiv.4o71 of 14...so :, m(.rth.
0•0•
The effect of malaria lasts a long time.
You catch cold easily or become run-
down because of the after effects of malaria.
Strengthen yourself with Scoff.,
Ematslon.
It builds new blood and tones up your nervous
system.
ALL DRUGGISTS, doe. AND 111.00.
.•
I'It4►11 1'1!•:1.!► '10 0\ Es IN 111111IY•-
St:l 1:` 11111 1
eacat Record tat ahi1•Iicd in England!
During 1.3,1 tear'. ilarte.1
Operations.
Clever work was clone at 111o••hley, in
Ille ngri.•ulturol comity of \\'QrTster, in
'II. early days of last September. .k
(ismer and a miller co-operntel with the,
4-t e(•t of ascertaining ho' ' quickly
grc►�131141 wheal c�uuid l (' cuu%rrtl'd 131(5•
bread, says l.ondnn '1•!t -Illy.
They lira of x111 had to ctct this :eal.
\\11'511 5505 actually ►rutin. un 111• clef
1• 1, � ,
then 11 had to be properly thrashed, and
after that ground in the mill. Thee it
was ready for bread -making; and That•
ill(' experiment was on 1 u3►re 1111111 11111-
1 :0 seals. is proved by the fact that ti
41e70n loaves and a email batch cake.
55 e re duly and perfectly baked.
131erceli110 Its it may seem, within
1,1(11 4(n h4.ur 1(11(1 54%531 lmemutes 41( 1110
title' Awh411 the \4%ilel t. 514(5 (1''55 iib ill the
field iL wli- pont crlesl into peel, whole -
sone bread.
A season or two be ore e fairly sn)nrt •
harvesting feat was perfurtmet in a Sul -
!elk !tench. A local farrier carted a
field of w heat in the morning, thrashed
it il► the afternoon, and to the evening.
54.1(1 (111(1 5X1350.1.0'-1 it to ri local millet'.
Tt►c latter forthwith run a portion of
the grain through his mill, and,
WITHIN '1'\\ EN'1'1'-1`(11 11 Il01'RS
of the wheat being taken from the field
in \5 hick it was grown, had scud the -
It. Ur that had Leta jtanuficlur•ed from
it. That particular season had been one
of rho wettest and most, unfavorahlo•
ever known, so lits wns probably a re-
of
in qui••k work rtt tho lime.
L'et1 in justice to l.inrolnshil•e it must •
be stated that this great wheat -growing
county has ►cele smart harvesting;.
achievements to its credit. S4► far back
as six seasons ago wheat at Thorney
was cut, thrashed, and 5(111 the satne-
4hly. fetching 29s. per quarter.
At Slow•gnte, loo, the same season,
some wheat was cut• sent 14) the Mill,
Made into: flour, and baked into bre'ad,-
nei in the course of a singlo day. Caen-
erally s1►ent(ingg, however. the wheat is-
nl)1ch better when it is allowed to stand
in the field for two or three days after it
has been cut, to harden, though, d-
e/mese, if the object is to establish a r(' -
cord in dealing; \with the grain, this is -
impossible.
Worcestershire has yet Another har-
t e'11ng record t•', boast of. It 5('em1S that -
lie iIIlIllbitlults of Powick, a parish ad=
jar• nt to
'1'11E CITY OF \WOIICES. ER,
haws' the right of grazing over extensive•
cenimOn lands in the district every third
year.
lint daring* a r'CCCIII Uur, when 11►0
prixilegle shauld hate beentnthe'irsi they
5414' d41►rIxe41 of it try5the actiolrn of (5541•
tenant occ(,pier's in the intervening years
ill t►Innlingg and growing a crop of
v, heal 81341 oats on the land.
Kneeing hew slr•oegly their notion
was resented by the parishioners, the
offending 1s"Piin deemed discretion 111
better part of valor 1)1d cul their crop
late at night. carting the grain away in
vehicles with 111131110l 5140014 while the
villagers were all asleep.
\\ hen Ihe� 111114)- 8554`1:4 to the mol ling;
1154')' rcnlii4ol how Ih4 11)dn1g(Iit 1►nrve5l- '
ing; had thwarted thine leut all they
could do wits to forward a string pro•
test to lend(:nvcnlry and Earl Iteau-
el/r,tt,m► ;watts( Ihr mristl'e of the eem-
(►tun. 11 was the first lime that nli5lnight
ner•vesli/1g had taken place in the
minty.
C 11
y
1
- — 4.
I'F \7 S 01' 1'O1.11:1: 1104;4.
4.
111 rink folies. i)o!, I:onlpcliliotl Won-
derful Ialiei:•nr) is dhow n.
1n the Paris 114 tic('•dog coltnpetilions
lust held, seine of the most remarkable
(rats ever pe eferrred by animals have
demonstrated the cllia'isitcy of dogs as
maxillary 1-513 •r. All of the most 'em-
elt.; dogs in France, 110h1(nd rind Bel -
glum nre taking prat in the exhibitions,
end crowds 51111ch the dugs daily (\hen
they are taken into the streets to dis-
play their ability. -
One of the French dogs has ehown
3 (,5011 nn exc.-114•n( sleuth when It
.s Ines to catching burglnr.s. In one of
'he competitions, the dog, n large hound,
s'. -as sent int() n bowie to search for n -
"thief." 114' smelt about is'•er•y room in
the place and there storied to jurnp
from a window. AS the hound put his
bend of the (window• he sriw• 1111
"burglar" en the roof. The dog prompt -
1y clambered to the roof doer the efiw05
and captured the r•rinllnnl. Ile drngg!ed
lho rnnn to tate ground and held '•1m
VII the o(Tieeer arrived.
Alhus, who claims the title of •-hanl-
pion p(otice dog of the world. yesterday
Attacked a man 5%111 Interfered Will)
hill while he wns guarding some eon.
lroband goods which lied b.csn taken
from a "smuggler" and lett in his cnt•e.
•Tilt: I1E15 11'1' OF (:i.OUDS.
In the summer, when everybody is(l13.
,k,..rs, the r10u410, like the stars, usually
ntliict more attention than in the win-
!, ,- sertso,rt. A question 111111 is then often
risked is. "114)51 high are the clouds?''
\tiny %prying; answers hate been given,
rind, in furl. there is no fixed height for
any 1,1)51 of eloud. Some remarkably
interesting nlcrisur4s of the height of
•'loudS have recently been n1nd0 at
Vienna nn in1Cnu)ua method. Doe -
lineIlheden 5,1 the Vienna olsrr'. a!4•ry
line taken nd%nntnge 4,1 Ilse extremely
t'rillinnt light falrni'h5.) for 1115" great 11-
Inr,uinnted foi,ntain recently ere •15.1 ht
Ihnl rily, ity moons of a projector ho
found Met tt beam of light could le sunt
a') to the clouds, pr'(uluclogg upon them
a luminous r5p(il rnpaill1 of being eh -
served simullano(-111 1y from p oinls en
the chill; two (,i :lave tildes apart. Iry
'((;ell nM^rvntions the height of car'
eleu(ls of the cirrus 5nriely was (oi
10 les as !mut) as 10,000 meters, or nearly
33.U10 feel.
A man's reo11teil en is no 1.errr kir
being grunt a dg±.,t.
Courtship s' the first sir►,. 11,•-1 s►. ,•;
moony is 1111 rest of the