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ttiliAPTER yt. reache& flee uttermost parts of; the earth
ere they - discover that 'he is a badly-
,. That remarkable meat, Kat Wane, Wanted inclieidual,
whao cunningly devised the wonderfulle' The diplomatic representative from
ugly images before which half 'of the ;Me land of the Neva knew what manner
ChineSe swarming millions daily pros- oe reputation Kai Wang had among his
,trated themselves, had long since aims- fellowe as a shrewd, up-to-date man of
tered the Englishi tongue—Indeed, save the time's, and instead of brusquely de-
fter nn oecusional lapse into the flowery mending whether it as true that The
stylo of hs.iteatile, he Used hater terthistetheleath. /kende-Oaf' - foreign
mar than Malay Whithe Uwe* bad beein devif, he beat around the, bush, ant<
spent within the confines of old Lon- preaching the subject half a &nen !times
don. much as a lightweight boxer Might
In fact, the Oriental pagen had been dance up to his antagonist and then
around the world, connected with The drop back again without ar exchange
English and American etrubaesies, and of blows;" because the coveted oppor-
discovered a thousand facts connected tunity was hardly ripe.
with his country's backward position ta ley degrees the Russian became confl-
the race of nations. dential, and sought to sound Kai Wang
Pernaps heAlad also learned that poor as though desirous of ascertaiaing just
old China would never amount to a where his sympathies lay in the diplo-
lion, of pins until her people began to matte battle that was on between the
tereettgaize the truth, and think less of 1 party of the Dowager Empress.and that
their gods and their dead ancestors, 00- represented by Li Hung Chang and the
cupying their minds more with tthe pre- puppet Emperor.
sent and future- conditions.' But Kai Wang refused the bait, know -
Some people may even be so uncleare ing full well where Count Petroskey's
table as to question the genuine nature sympathies lay, since the Empress
of Kai Wang's desil'e to lead his people favored * the Russians, while the pro
In better ways, bin it tnuet be rennten- gressive party, led by the grand end
bered that the Mongolian race does al- viceroy; lately home from his triumptial
most everything from the opposite tour, of the world, was dead set upon
standpoint taken by Christian nations, cultivating more intimate relations with
and, seen through, Chinese specutcle$, the Anglo-Saxon raee.
Kai Wang's procedure was the most Baffled after a long period of fencing,
rational in th.e world; he believed., that the representative of the Czar finally
by making his idols more and more found himself compelled to grow
hideous he could by degrees sinother bolder. = •
the desire for worship. Larry had He hedged himself" in with rare cun-
argued in vain—Larry, who, recognizing ning, . so- that there was always an
the perverse nature of John:Chinaman, avenue of escape, and then he launched
believed the Celestials adored ugliness forth. ,
even .as other nations worshiped, beauty, Kai Wang . actually showed signs ot.
and that. by the 'time the genius tof his' emotion when repeating the wonderful
friend produced a masterpiece of story of how the present Emperor,
hideous deformity, before which all having outlived his usefulness in the
ththee monsters must hide their dimin- eyes of,, the potent power behind the
istied heads in shame, the Chinese' ern = throne, might some day in • the = near
pire would rise up as a man and plunge future be secretly deposed or disposed
deeper into their idolatry because of it. of—it mattered. very little which—and a-
AndeLarry had long since concluded new Pharaoh be placed upon the throne
' that a native of the Flowery Kingdom who would not know Joseph—otheetvise
Was about as tough a specimen of the Kai Wang, A wise man usually gets 'n
genus homo, when it came to argu- out of the•wet, and it behooved the rich
Talent, as could be found. Maker of premiumgods to foreswearhis
He now ,turned thesearch-light of .his allegiance to the fortunes of : Li Hung
Intellect upon the plucidation-of the new Cheng, now on • the downward grade,
problem, and in his most diplomatic and form a new 'alliance with those in
manner besought Kai*Wang to relieve the confidence of that remarkable wo-
the suspense by winch he was well-nigh man whose word was really law ibe the
overwhelmed. . • • vast Provinces of the empire. _ . • h
Thus adjured, the master mechanic of Startling . as this announcement
the Idol manufactory Invite the rnyster- inigh.t..seernt it was, as •wise Kai Wang
foils silence that had :brooded over him well knew, but the forerunner of e the
since Larry's hemecoming, and pro- supreme demand up to which the astute
ceected to pour out a tale that migh Russian -led by graduated stages.
Imre made a Munchausen plush for When he .believed the proper time
envy. , had arrived to spring his mine, he did
Larry knew how to sift the sand for so with a considerable display of fire
.shining particles of precious gold, even works:
as mIght an experienced Balleret miner, He informed the merchant that sus -
and by thus reducing to plain English = picion had been aroused concerning his
• the magnificent court language which loyalty—that it was even said he had
the accomplished Kai Wang • dispensed been In league with those who were
by the yard, the result ringlet he sum- arrayed against:their reel sovereign, the
reed up briefly as = follows: Empress, and concerned in an atteinpt
Kai Wang had a visitor during his that, had been made some time In the
absence, last moon to smuggle the prisoner Em-
.
This in itself Was not So strange, for perore away, so that he could head an
there was seldom an liciur of = the da/ insurrection against the = = authorities.
thatt the front °Mee of the god make Kai Wang's experience as an aide to the
was 'not occupied by some reptesenta- great English -lighter, General Chinese.
; tive of a Chineee tradIng company de- Gordon, during the famous Tai Ping
hirous of holding a monopoly of,a cer- rebellion, had made him an authority
tent beand of brass or china' dehy in in such weighty matters. •
favorite Use among the communities of Finally, it was also = suspected that he
their section—Indeed, mealy a tune since had been harboring ene of the base con -
Larry's 'secret Advent under that hasp!spirators, a dangerous foreign fanatic,
table roof e clash had occurred between whohwouln.sen.all Chine by the ears if
rival claimants, and once it had even allowed his own sweet will, and whom
been necessary teto call in the imperial the authorities e desired to 'Suppress,
ponce to Tien the ,disturbance, which smother, rcause to disappear. .
threatened to wreck the stock In trade Then • came the demand—would Kai
of Kai Wang, and have the offenders Wang prove his loyalty, to the Queen
baled. before the yamaie'or courra, Dowager by deliveriag up the body of
jestiee. ' this ponichtus mischief maker, to-
.
Fancy thin thing in the presence of gether with what seditious documents
. such an assemblage of gods as the meet he might perchance have upon his per -
famous joss house in all China could son, so that the seeds of rebellion
not boteet; evidently there are times might not be scattered •broadcast and
when = reverence =18 due the graven briag- about serious disasters?
t image. and °there when the great joss About this time it may be assumed
represents so much money In there was a ,smile that was 'childlike
%reeled in more or lees precious metaland bland upon 'the ilisguieed features
This 'visitor who dropped = in upon of the little wearer.of the yelleav jacket.
Kat Wang was no ordinary individual': Laity could appreciate a joke, and he
he came not to spend his hoarded feels felt greatly flattered at the discdvery
for a monstrosity that was warranted that he was. an Object of so much solici-
t() seam all lesser devils from out his = tude to this high and mighty represen-
. donneile, ff preperly propitiatedtattve of the Great Bear. The recollec-
• When Kai Wang first tmentioned the tion of the terminus. papers that reposed
feet that hie caller wits a Russian, tso snugly within' the consulate eafe
Lariey's ears became •mtfre than ever gave 'him stftt Mere solid satiefection;
alert, and his nostrils dilated much they •. Might do with hint as they
after the manner oth the thorhughbred pleased, plihsicallyt but hie work could
war-horse as it seents the 'wen remern- not be disturbed; inifelt Very much as
Peered odor Of battle smoke. . did 1313m:trek when his.,enemtee at home
Juel theie atter iiis recent experlemco began to disturb him, ()Yeti to hostile
In the Forbidden City of Peking, a threats. "They, may hang Bismarck,
Iliteeian acted upon Larry as thei sight. but I inn cornea if the rope will only
of a heed is said to influenee the valiant bind united Gernittfly cheter to the
triteinifen who Visit D6nonbroolt Fair ; Pruseitut throne," = he Wildly declared,
he lied an overpoweriog desire to hit to the admiration of a patriot:hotting
lined. people. = ` •
instinetively he kneW who thie line- Kai Wang rehretel to eOrninit blmeU
elan ,was, end thought he eould ago- —the yawning' trap wee too 'evident,
poet the motiVe of his vieit. and he was ready to meet the enter.
Tinitile lot -lune he tntined up just an geney; indeed, long ago he had die
-
hone too late, since thenttalttidele dent- counted, this very climax,
einned and Sealed by the Ile solemnly declared his cronies had
wreletted Emperor in due fashionwere prevaricated; eine rival lieuaet dared
e tieing entirely deposited in the Sole of to 'injure hia great and ever-growing
e the Brithele coneuhe °Mee at that, idene trade in the favorite forty -line call
theta time. t family gedet e'vhicht inertial to hird, had
Si much for the eleutlitiOunde 'Of' PO- heal placed at ettelt a low figure that it
king.
was IkAlt porteilhe for Meltend every
It had token thern as lerig 10 traelt liemeehold 10 have One or a dozen ot
tharro to the house of heal Wang in these beautiee in &eery MOM,'
r.:*Itilori ate Avis P011altile.d 10 her joint; Itlie aetione were ever open and above-,
See, from London throtigh the h-tues baard 't(e all inenteehe 'bah Of late been
(heed. around Luta and the Straite of honored by tho lerneenee Under hio roof
hIctlarna. Itpi the China tt'ra. In tithe ret of a.- powerful, thetieth •oltehitly eeeert-
etteet they bear nettle eeektoblenee, to Inc mandarin front One of the prOvindee
eterne of „Awe oevn woadierhal defeetivee about Kwengoi, whet wag More deeply
nnitt Vilie,thrk10 `",to Milf"b 11U0' iCW tli ttneernedtveith regent to the; pnreltarte
en iamb falutita neat quilinling over ef a earrto Of )teueeheld gods whiell he
noinde that emteeen otO their , 6111(1 retail at n.nroiltetd thet villages- in
heleentnet, let the (nee, that lite criminal tti tiriedielthfli thin In anY ChttnI0 01
dynasty; indeed,, It was. quite Immatere
lel inhis section' who' reigned, since one
ruler cost them 10= tithes and ,taxes just
as much as another„ and they lied never
been fully recognized since, the "long-
haired" rebels overrate the southern
country.
The Russian being unable to accom-
plish his purpoR ,e,jther by cajolery or
threat, finally, retreated in disgustaehuf
Kai 'Wang never for a moment sus,
pected that in so doing he gave up. the
quest.
Russians are not built that way—they
seem to possess = some = of the persistent
qualities that mark the pursuit day and
night of the gaunt, gray wolf of the Si-
berlstennee, onee upon the trail of
game.
The leader of Cossacks waseure to be
heard from again, nor would he leave
the habitation of Kai Wang unevatahed.
"You have returned ,the = news is
communicated speedily = to = His = Excel,-
lency. = Perhaps this night there will
come tci my humble abode a swarm of
miserable vermin who live by the latife;
but what need liaVe I to fear when my
watch ,dog never sleeps—the electric
„current which charges every window
and doer so that no man- dares seek an
entrance twice. But as for you, my
illustrious brother, perhaps it is even
time you sought the • protection your
flag will throw about you."
Which was a gentle way of intimating
that Kai Wang = doubted his = ability to
hold out longer against, the °combined
forces of the opaositiora and would be
relieved if Larry' were able -to take his
future into his own hands.
"Yes," declared the = sapient and
shrewd little mandarin, "I shall have to
skip by the light ot the moon;• but re-
member, oh wise and sagacious Kai
Wang, I go, net because this Russian
'blunderer inspires me with =such a thing
as fear, since I have only contempt for
his lack, of sense; but my promise is
given to . Stand by Dr. Jack's widow,
and even, if necessary, to aid and abet
her in the = mad design of entering
where angele fear to tread—the inner
sanctuary of the walled city of Peking
—so that she may weep over the spot
where those devils of _Black Flags
Wound up = the earthly career of the
noblest = Rennin of= them all, prince of
goad fellows -and bravest of, the brave."
Larry was improving—a little more
study of Oriental methods and heeeould
give odds to the irrost seductiveVat-
terer -whose lips= had evet come In con-
tact- with the Blarney stone. =•
Whatever • the purveyor' to the wor-
shiping demands of a credulous publie.
thought of .this bold avowal, he -made
• a
.no. sign, nor did Larry doubt that when
the time for action came, bold -Kai
Wang, Gordon's old aide, would be
°found as willing= to= dare all In the ser -
Vice of Dr. Jack's widow as he had been
to accomplish great things +for that
hero himself.
Larry had not = studied him These
weeks for naught. Though disdaining
to show any haste In the matter of de
camping the little dude was quiteh
ready =ta make a change =10 his Chinese
address.
He had heard such arnaiing stories of
these = adroit Celestial thieves and
thugs, who, could steal a sheet from
under a man without arousing the
sleeper, that he = believed he would rest
easier if surro.undeci by. people -of his.
own race.
Thedisguisewas removed, and Larry
waft as happy as a schoolboy at heing
again free to stir his thoughts by sun-
dry affectionate forays = in the direetion
of his ears; nobody would ever suspect
what agonies he had suffered at being
demisted -oh -this Privilege,andnelsa the
chance to suck the head of his efllie.
He pad Made a small package of -hie
belongings, =and was ready ito wept
Kai Wang's gtlidance, for the merchant
had solemnly promised to = spirit' him
'away without the knowlecrhe of those
spies Who might be about, vhen the
ellenee of the night was suddenly broken
by a chorus of shrill cries in front of 'ate
repository of idols, and the clamor was
of such a nature = that =iV=was easy to be-
lieve an = angry mob head taken, posses -
/3101i of the narrow street.
'(To be continued).
t About the,Form
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• IBROor) tSows
'. 'Feed the 601V lightly 'for' at few tletts,
diet -Ore and after farrowing A Pure?
vt; rhaei.ns4the4rn't;e114togand'3honWeeviesie'b'%°$111t. fclbr°tArbei4e::
sealable,distended ,loy. bully fo'od, given,
0111,0goiesviottai ablihleriteoloPthl
producea10L' Ut nnowkdauipeincnontahietignatuerd'uDeit's
ehoehielly•important for' the brood sow.
Do not Iceee her on a, corn diet. Coen
should form only el very small part, at
the most, of her ration. A small amount
can be fed in conjunction wit1 mid-
dlings or bran t� supply heat.
The sow about to farrow must have
a shallow bed of finely cut straw or
chaff. , Pigs are Often cau.ghte in the hol-
low of a neep*bed hirtleabfithet tangledhin
the straw and are crushed by the
mother. It is Well to plane a fender in
the sow's stall so, that she cannot crush
the pigs ageinst the wall. Care should
be taken that the sow is not placed
where there is much noise or excite -
mentor she is liable to kill the pigs in
frying to protect them.
Do not keep the little pigs confined'
on a board floor. Theywill become
crooked legged and deformed if thus
treated. Let them run out of doors on
pleasant days. Get them out of the nest
and make them run about, for if they
do not get exercise they, will become too
fat.
When feeding have a° trough that is
low enough for 'them to get their noses
in and drink with the sow for in thee
way they will soon learn to get ,their
ownliving. Do not place their dorn in
a trough, f�' they will eat too fast .and
will not chew it. It is better to scatter
the grain around on the floor where
they will lathe topick it up and thus
take more thne. • •
• If pigs are fed in this way, they are
getting 1),bout •two-thil•ds of .their ivin
from the feed trough by the "time they
areoldenough to wean, and instead of
weaning being a revolution it will be an
evolution. *
Wean the pigs , when eight or ten
weeks old. Place in a pen that is not
close to the sow, for they will forget her
&roller if they gannet hear her squeal-
ing. .Give extra care so as to avoid an,e-
check in growth. • Give skim milk and
middlings, a little at a time, and*often,
as the pigs have beenused to taking
their food at will. "
Jo not feed /the sow rich food until
the 'milk flow has been checked. R ts
always best to let her depend on pas-
ture and water alone for food: And if
given good pasture and plenty ,of Ives])
water she will soon regain. her lost
flesh and will need no extra:food.-
tatilMelle.e.•••••1010•1•17re..21100
PUSHING EARL)! LAMBS.
. , ,
11 18 an excellent plan to have some
small pens in or near the shed.. As feat
-as the lambs come, they cam be re-
moved with = the mother, to these pens,
where they can be cared for mach bet-
ter that' if compelled to remain with
the flock. = An old-faehioned teapot, with
a round spout, on Which one can put a
rubber nipple, is convenient to carry
nliik = =frorn i cows that have recently
freshened, = and feed the little lambs, as
they seemeto require more than they art
getting from the mothee. The teapot is
also very convenient to set on the stove,
or hold in, hot water, to heat the, milk
for immediate 'use.. Care and attention.
Must be given all = the little details.
Fix a little creep that the lambs can
go through.' As fast as .they are large
enough to -take out of the pens and put
with the flock with their mothers, they
can, be -allowed to go into an adjoining
pen,' or room, = where they can be fed
some grain. =an and fine middlings,
that has been Sweetened a little with
aranulated sugar, are excellent.
As soon as they begin to _eat, leave
out the sugar and add oats to the eatliter
feeds; Feed only as much as they will
eat each half day and clean = the trough
:each' time before putting in a new sup-
telen Lambs are very fastidious Ann' Will
not eat if there teethe lead bit of dirt In
or near the feed.. Put some clover hay
where they can pia it over. Change
that which has been picked over for a
fresh = suppiy= often =•
Continue to feed both lambs and ewes
grain = asi:long as they are retained in
the sheds. If a regular and reasonable
supply of roots can begiven the ewes,
it will =help themto give a larger
101.1.0r011erwm.islirisimionownti,
WHAT EYEBROWS REVEAL.'
Character is Sahcetim by Their Shape and
Oualit)y.
The eare of the eyobrowi is part of
the general care of the forehead. They
must be heavy. They must he dark, but
not dark enough to be menacing; and
they met be love': Physiognomists at-
tach a distinet rinportaticc to this par.
ticular feature of the face.
The' nearer the brows approach each
other—without joining over the nose
—
the more the character is serious, deep
and solid.
The .rfurther they are set apart, the
daradter lobos force and solidity. When
they , actually join they,, denote intensity
that runs to jealousy, and very oftell to
craft.
A slender, delicately arched line shows
'modesty, tranquility, arid ,delicacy of
Min .
1
Si nder and straight eyebrol,vo indi.
cater ari operi arid gay character.
Short and much, arclied,c and when
thkY1 aire particularly heavy, they show
L ,c('urageous, enterprising and goAthenAl
t
Oita aoter. ,
II abated*thou, ought to blow bet.
forlthan to Order a pearl necklace tvlien
vo'= know = how I'm fixed..`"'' "Wife:
"Why, John, do you think I want 'aver*,
bodyto know how yOu're fhted1"
For Absolute Purity
OVYLON 'NATURAL GREEN TEA is supertsili
IOR TO:THEi'FINEST JAPAN TEA GOWN.
•
Leatti Pickets only. teoct sine Said 60a ;tettl At an oracera
111IGIIEST, AWAIID LOOS,. 9.04t*
amoutrit of milk and consequently push
the lambs along faster. Afterthe 'sheep
are turned out to grass and are brought'
in at night it is a geed plan to keep up
the grain feeding, leaving out the Mid-
lings,„ If :necessary, and feed the bran
*desirable to market the lambs
eaanlidfilyrtlittssey can be eithentilect' right 'along -
until they have attained the weights
that the marleet requires. To one who
has not followed this practice the re-
sults will be surprising. I know in-
stances where lambs have gained a
Pound per day, after the first month to
the time of marketing.
FINISHING 'STEERS.
•
After being fed all winter on dry
foods, whith to a = certain eafent become
monotonous to the fattening enimal.
steers = will frequently eat but little else
when turned suddenly upon fresh pas-
ture, te Unless • they are = kept 9ff the
grass for all but brief periods during the
first weeks, there will be a checking of
growth due to the fact that the succu-
lent grass has disordered the digestion
of the .aminals. At the same time the/
will consume more of tie fresh palatable
grass and will not eat enough of strong
nitrogenous or fat producing foods.
This calls = for careful regulation of
the diet _of *the growing =stecr When flest
put upon green pasture. Tliey should
leo allowed enoughtnalatable mixed feed
eto take the edge from their appetites, so'
1 they will not feed heavily upon the
grass when turned out. It has = been
found'Ulat a good•feed spf mixed •grain,
early in the morning, foltowed by soine
dry = roughage - will serve :this purpose
best. If thehsteers are then turned upon
the pasture they will not overfeed on
the green forage. At this time the con-
centrated meals and ground genius are
not as good as properly Mixed • whole
grains, fort the = mason that if :these are
fed in addition to the already extreme-
ly laxative fresh 'grass, the animals will
be ehecked in growth.
• A balanced ration cannot be said to
be furnished by. early = spring. grass
aione = This early growth is largely,
succulent 'grass containing practically
rio nitrogen tor any. pa producing mat-
ter. For -this reason conentera.ble corn
with some dint alfalfa hay or some of
the small grains, should form a part of
the morning ration'. The well mixed
feed composed of grain, such as oate,
basley, rye and corn isat this time to
beepreferred above one formed chiefly of
corn.
PREPARING TEAMSFOR WORK.
Horses jest taken' up after a long rest
do not need,muchegrain = at first,= but the
quantity =shouId be increased, little by
little, as time advances 'and, amount of
labor = increases. We should remember
that the system is net in a condition to
digest and assithilde ranch feed at first,
bid = that the capabilities will increase,
gradually, as the syatem requires, to
maintain it under the hinCreased effort
required to perform the = extra =ampunt
of labor: Increase in capabilitieS
feeding and capabilities for labor =can
be developed slowly at the same time
ander judicious management; = but = a
horse =th=at has = been idle any , great
length of time cannot be transformed
suddenly from the 'eon,* agi)by condi-
tion to a hardened tionditinn capable of
sustained effort and endurance,.
The'man who really has a love for his
horses and seeks to give them a :chance
to perform their part without injury to
themselves, as well as in a manner that
will be a profit to himself, will study
their, needs MAO varying. conditions,
as well as the character of each indivi-
dual horse 'so as to be ahle totmeet the
different requirements as they present
themselves. Such a man is alent, never
allowing the harness to gall, or for lack..
of = preper adjustment. He will not
Worry one horse or put, him to a Weed-
vantate beside the other. It is ,foo often
the case that the owner and driver of
the
the horses =need educating = and !training
first. Wheti failures and losses are met
with, many find = the man behind the
team is'responsible.
'SURE
"How did •Blenks = Overeome his in-
somnia?" = ==*. e.
• "Relay ,enough. = = Got = a job as night
vvalchmari,"
Throat Coughs
A tickling in, the throat; •
hoarseness at times; a deep
breath irritates it; ,--;—,these '
'are features Of ,a throat
cough. 'They'll very de—
ceptive 'and a cough mix --
lure wOn't = cure them.
You want something that
will heal the inflamed
membranes, enrich the "
blood and tone up the
system .6. . .6.
Seal S ,AMUISi On
• is just = such 'a remedy.
It has wonderful healing
and nOurishing power.
'Removes the cause of
the cough and the whole
system is given new
strength and vigor .6. ..
Send for free simple
SCOTT & BOWNE,' Clietthis
fromito,
re I $t.i. 411 druggisu
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Inter sting Gossip About Some Prorate
,
tient, People. .
, The King of the Belgians makes only
one appearanc„e at public worship in the
course of otomfIthwueaisiisccp
e oirearrThtisi,saor6tsliaencrlatyq,
Jibe throne,
Mr. George Summers Griffiths, who
was well-known on the Oxford Circuit
and in the Criminal Courts in London,
England, for thany years, as "the blend
barrister," has just *died. About twenty-
five years ago lie became totaily blind
as the result, of a gun accident; but
stuck bravely to his profession, going
on circuit regularly; -led about by his
.e'lliecArl.
wasConce travelling through Ireland
good told of Lord Ivegghe
' story is '
with the Lord -Lieutenant, and two' rail-
way carriages were reserved at a cert
lain station, The one for the Lerd-Lieu-
tenant and the other for •the distin-
guished brewer = The porter, sticking
the "reserved" label on the first carriage,
remarked reflectively, "An' that's for
His Ex.," and at the second carriage,
"An' this is for bis XX."
As a boy = ofh fourteen Mr. Thomas
Butt, who has just been refereed to the
House of Conn -eons, went .to work as a
trapper -boy in a colliery at Hazelweil,
in Durharir,= at 10d. a, day. Promotion
to. the position of donkey striver brought
an extra ede-n "My nome was two cjr
three'' Miles froefethe pit," he said, tn a
chapter = = of biography, some years ago.
"I had to gel up at four 10= the morning
to walk the distance, and the work was
so hard during the day that I may really
say that I spent my whole time abso-
lutely between work and sleep.
A resident Irish landlord with an' est
tate of e 30,000 or 40.000 acres, many.
quaint stories are field of Lord Antrim's
devotion to his home affairs. Someone
in great trepidation once told him that
somebody elee had seen the earl driving
three cows along the roadand he asked
for Lord Antritn's- authority to -contra-
diet a Story so derogatory tohis digritty.,
"The man was under a misapprehen-
sion," replie=d= Loyd Antrim; "11= was not
three cows, but two 'cows and a bull."
CROWN= LICE INCREASES CAPITAL
Progressive and Prosperous Canadian
Company—Low Prenaltrm Rates and
Liberal Policies.
Steady and • substantial progress ia
shown by the Annual Report of the
Crown Life, Insurance Company which
has just =been published. The Crown
Life has no'w nearly* $4,000,000 =01 high
class insurance in force upon its hooks
and = the total eurplus to, policyholders,
inclutting ttre insurance == =reserve fund =•
maintained in accordance =wltli the Gov-
ernment Standard, amounted, 'on De-
cember 31.st last, to $852,470.60. '
• The financial position of the Crown
1 ife is now being further strengthened
•the introduction of a large amount
of additional cash capital, whieh will
enable the management to materiallyi
improve the Company's business with.'
Directors from. the first has been to
rrofit to all concerned. The object if
the Dl
make the= Company = a euccess from the
policyholders' standpoint, and. this In-
crease in cash capital will speolally pro'
mote the tnterests of the policyholdera
of the Company.
The Crown Lite policies are indispute
able from date of issue and include
guaranteedloan, cash surrender and
paid -tip values. There are no. restric.
:.
tioris in regard to, residence, travel or
occupationThe premium rates of the i
Crown Life are lower than those chug -
ed by most' other companies. .
The officers of the- Crown Life are:
Col, The Hon. D..Tisdale, P. 'Ca K.C..,
M.P.,. President; John t Charlton, 1stl
Vice -President; H. M. Mowat, K. =C.,,
hncl, Vice -President; Randolph Macdon-
ald, Chairman Executive = Committetni,
Charles Hughes, A.A.S., Managing Dee
rector and Actuary* 0. T Mandl th 1
L.R.C.P., Edin., Medical , Directoni
_A, IL Selwyn. Market Secretary mutt ,
Treasurer; William Wallaee, Saperine
tendent of Agepeles.
HEAD OFFICE,TORONTO. I
An agency for the Crown, Life in fine:
district offers a splendid' opportunity,
for an energetic and reliable man.
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