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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-08-30, Page 6de, haat *Oft ON+A+A4314M+0- +Kk+A+0+0€ +A-la+-q+0.+0+0.!M+A+0.*!1'7‘17f-l' 7,7n - taal 'dam evao teace yarn Leta 7L?:3. KAI ($4140 Se. A TALE OF SOUTHERN CHINA, 41%,+344-0-+Kii40-+A4044:00.4V+31+7004-&(+):(10;14 1143:41) CIAPThRXX?WL The worst crisis was apparently past, tend Lerd. Beaten had hard worlt to realize that they had come through with tieing colors. How they were to go back again was another question entirely, and one that might present some tough problems; but the time had not arrived for them to wrestle with what the future helda- rather should they rest eontent with the glorious success which had rewarded their present efforts. If Kai Wang had been able to steer their ship safely through the breakers • on this occasion, surely he could be trusted to, bring • them over the •next difliculty as well. Besides, it was not Plympton's usual method to borrow trouble. Why cross bridges' until they h,ad reached them? The collection of high-elass mandar- ins and, their attendants had been fairly dazzled by the meteofenee passage of the strariger and his suite. Doubtless they would begin to com- pare notes, now that the coast was clear, endeavoring t� discover who the other was, what his. corning •migat enor- tend, and whither he had gone. These were important questions, and whea an exchange of ideas and suspi- cions had been effected, perhaps some- thing in the be of an awakening might take place. Plympton hoped not. Ile did not fancy having that mob of soldiers and retainers- descending upon them, filled with fury and a desire for bloodshed. Should such a wretched' contretemps occur, it might be possible they would find considerably more difficulty in leaving the Forbidden City than they had encountered in entering it. Sometimes it is harder to drop a bur- den than to assume it.. The suspense Must have borne par- ticularly hard upon Avis, and Larry was glad more/for her sake than his own when the fact became patent that the old idol -maker had piloted them through the hostile assembly without even one hand haying been outstretched to detain them. Perhaps such a move, however, clever and bold, could never leave been silc- caesfully engineered in .any land under the sun save China.. Here suet a wide 'domain eidsts, peopled with tribes and petty nations, that dozens .,df different languages' are sleeken, It is impossible for a Cantonese Chinaman from the South to under- stand a native Of Peking unless he has been peculiarly, educated as a linguist. Sueliathirigs as this sometimes serve to a good end, and our friends certainly had cause to rejoice that they exiated. The wily roe Wang knew thos pas- sages like a book, and could get more benefit from his knowledge than most men. • Tenting eharpla several times, he plunged down a flight of stone stairs. This began to look like business. If the prisoner were in a dungeon, this must mean that he was below the •tturfaee of the ground, and the sooner they peregrinated in that direction the more speedily 'would they accomplish their end. The big Erigliehman had taken part in numerous dangerous grays . daring Ins checkered career, but he could not re-' member one that contained quite as ex- citing elements as the present. Had he dared to • give it serious thought, to have remembered how cruel and relentless the Chinese were toweed those they coneider enemies, and how sacredly they were wont to guard this holy of holies, the Imperial palace in the heart of the Forbidden City, he must have been more or less appalled at the • magnitude • of the task they had Se cheerfully assumed. But men of his stamp are not accus- tomed to looking back, or even counting •the number of barriers to be crossed, when once they have put their hands to the plow. Thus far . from the central palaver chamber through these marble passages they had not suffered through a lack Of illumination, thanks to the liberality that abetted to govern the actions .)1 those in winise hands the lighting of the place was gitteri, and who certainly del - did tbernseattes on this particular night. When the steps leading to the sub- terranean depths were reached, how. ever, this generous policy came to an end. • Below all looked gloomy and for- bidding, Evidently the governor of the palace did not desire to attract attention, to- ward this parr, of the great building, lest some of the visiting mandarins,' in ex- ploring the place,, discover the d'ungeone prematurely. •, Doubtless mottt, of them sooner or later 'would make the acquaintance of these strong rooms. • It is the usual fate oa Chinese petty rulers who incur the severe displeasure of the authoritica at the Northern , Kai Wang apparently atticipatett Suet eueb. a call. Doubtless he had it in view when he Minna the lantern into Larryte hand. The little man had inwardly maligned' that same antique affair more than once when he banged it against his shins in eventing; but he was now to receive the reward. that would compensate for all tiu ilis done in the fiesta Where they had carefully descended the flight et stelae the' guide called for a light. and Larry, prodneinit a match, rieon had the 'tolerable lantern Spat- tering rigain, roar tte Wee the illuminatirig pother of that earn() lanterni no One felt late finding 'fault witat it, since their object was eceemplishecl. At least they could make sure that no yawning abyss opened at their eeet. This wad,what Larry dreaded worse than -anything else. • He had heard so much of the traps which Chinese in- genuity laid for trespaseere upen royal property, that imagination aept him constantly on the alert for such dan- gore. 'Kai Wang did net drop an Iota of his haughty bearing. and from this fact Lord Beckett was of the opinion, that they had not seen the last of their enemies. Perhaps guards were to be encountered in these gloomy corridors, • especially upon this • night when weighty matters seemed on the tapis under the imperial roof, and the will of the woman twhe reigned back of the throne was about to find expression m the way of a quiet change of puppet sovereigns. • 11 the mock mandarin had this idea in his mind, subsequent events instilled his extreme caution. ' They heel not proceeded far, and made only a couple ot turns, when a dim. light was discovered -ahead, beside which the figure of a Chinese soldier could be seen. Perhaps he stood at the door of the dungeon to—which they, desired to ,find entrance. • Lord Raekett did not know,. and. could only give a shrewd guess. But something seemed tp warn him to get ready to enact his part in the game.• '. It had•been previously arranged with the clever guide in ariticipatioa for just • such a condition as now confronted them, • ana • the big Englishmanhad volunteered to take care of any pilgrim whom Kai Wang might desire to remove from their path. - All he wanted was the signal, and he felt able to • guarantee the result. • A man has to have considerable con- fidence in himself to be able to thus dist • pose) of such,. matters before the emer- gency arises. • Plympton did. He knew the prehensile power Of his strong hen& and had no _fear of the re - atilt once fie was given the order to act. So, while, Kai Wang at once engaged the sturdy guard in animated conversa- tion, and by means of some .cOck-and- bull story, poesibly connected with the Owego of empeabrsor the reputed mar- riage of Li Hung Chang to the great dowager queen, aroused his startled interest, Plympton worked his way to the rear of the urasuepleibus Man. Beally, it quite disgusted the English man, the Chinaman seemed so softa mark. He was accustomed to rating obtsacles according to the difficulty ex- perienced in avercoming them; and yet he could notifor tais reason refuse to accept the ear prize the god of war heel delivered, to .hirn. Meanwhile Kai Wang was asldrig question, having succeeded in arous- ing the •wonder of the guard, and awed him also with certain statements walch he delivered. • , Perhaps . the amount of inforrnatiein which Was to be gathered It this Way would, 'not be at all startling, for such men of the line in the , Chinese army are, as a rule„smost lamentably stupid, andignorant of all important occur- rences, •having just about sense enough to drill after a fashion and make fair soldiers. ' In China the mass of the army has been under foreign °Moue and learned many of the rnetb.ods that go to stamp the soldiers of' Germany and England as model troops; but the lack Of intelli- gence hampers the Celestials in their ambition to vie with the best, Lord Beckett coolly selected his hold with the CO of a cannOteseur,and na sooner did he hear Kai Wang give the prearranged aignal, in the shape of a slight cough. than he„went in to win. Perham the soldier on guard believed a ton of rock had suddenly .fallen Upon his head from above, or his gun taken upon iteelf to open up a premature battle On its own- account, making him the first victim. The chances were, howeeter, that he had little time to indulge in even the meet trivial speciflation. ' Plympton had h.uried • ids full weight against the fellow while taking hold f his thiek neck. As a football player at Oxford lie had 'learned the science pf *making juet Suele a forward plunge,. Many a time bad Plymptortaate a full backforced, his way through the opposing tines witit the ball. Nor was this the first time in las' life • that thee() c011ege tactics had served biter well. Such an termite must inevitably nese the day he decided on araining.hie inuecular abilitiee. The guard crashed down. Ole gave an involuntary little cry and turned her head.' possibly believing • that it might be deemed necessary to finish the wretch in order to advanc• e their cause. Had Plympton raised hie eyes to Kai Wang, ire the eladiators in the ancient arena did to Caesar when an adversary was tinder their knee, he would doubt - loss have found that worthy ready '‘o *utter the *fatal, decree of "thumbs down," eince the idea of mercy Is mat dom found in the Chinese lexicon. But Loyd 11ae,kett did not take his • °Mere fvorti emit ttourte when it came to autchery, and hence, havirig 4thohed hid victim into a „state of uileon 'Mae- nees, he proceeded to bind Iiiia. 'CliAlatEll lercy may, baa quality that Le tio _ _ .• - tree feardare nee iretent Hyatt/den tied:heel tlict wee. tauten and elaaacti hie (teat R7o ir;jr.J69, catteate Lee en it. rateiteeelatteg veentamaze heetadei Tao reSait Wa.5 EilDMCArdae nadenetie, many eneee, tined:vete mete nate deep anti ferapenetrabte, an -wet Stygiati have atteenid tae dietatees at their lteata aa its data -age,. to overcome the eau:lea-en of their neat aaathat was a?" a5lied Larry, fear- atin have, lived to leitteria vee,reat baeine fully, for even ho anetv A.V;13 Wozaild not eadetieel rearee tedierd theta) emelt leave uttered sueia a ory terattete ehe heti. tteraereire CMCM;e3 W%a wetee that beat made tome eitecovery. to oppectiaate to Inuandee iretotised I eaey a than," eiee euretwertea, eager- eiaon. taern. akeitaps need Raelielt tartenit Lein tatia ;YZsaallere taca "41t le'nent what. caanece.he =5e -tattle aTilo way we came?" ostted Tamp - °Deem the paheage." evea white fitubbpra-dy refueing to 8Ce, ton, hell&ing they bad been followed the "ahums eiteWeP of ° th a ideanialeata faaaa the nreat palaver central 'chum- med nastilyeecuting the fallen foe With ber by etaina atilliaaarS7 Of 4 manderin e piece of native rope that cadre fortun- WitO bed ctuspicionee etely to his holed, .he erese, beeatiling "No, no in the other quartea—further heavily. drat, Kai Wang never said a word, but his "Then that is a rialit, for •if1 have look mas, one of reproaeho 'at.; thou,gh LLO gueseed the intentionsof our friend, it could not unolerstandl - how any one is ins design to let nothing escape us in could harbor scruples 4gaiust tatting a that quarter," deelared the Briton, evorthless life that had been given into calmly. their hands by the fortune of war, His 'confidence was enough in itself to especially when safety demanded such restore any shalcen feeling of belief in remo\ al. the ultimate result of their campaiagn. At the same time he realized that A men who thoroughly believes in the Plympton had carried out his worlt success awaiting him does much to grandly, and was a man well -fitted to bring about the very result for which decide for hidaself what line he should he strives, since such confidence is half follow. f, the battle. Kai Wang dropped down beside the Larry was not quite so easy in -lits fallen guard, and his' hand hovered over, mind. his heart. He had vague feare lest the other might sapepast them 'in the dark. "I say, Lord Beckett, would you mind giving me your hand? By lave! now we can stretch quite across the passage. way, don'tcher know, and prevent the waseal from getting to the rear," Lord Beckett saw the point, and did not hesitate to give the desired grip; all the same, he was not -altogether off in his mind, knowing what he did of these Chinese soldiers when cornered, and hew apt tney are to copy their Malay cousins, who, open knife in hand, run "amuck," slashing right and let. To be centinued):. NO CAKES WEBB MADE, . At first Plyrapton was under the im- pression that the" Chinese guide meant to carry out his own ideas With regard to removing a living obstacle intheir successful march forward. - • Then he was as heartily ashamed of, the suspicion when he saw Kai Wang suddenly hold up a big, rusty key, that was secured to the girdle of the soldier by a leather thorig. ' Larry's excitement inereaeed when he saw by this that they'were given then - tree to one of the cluageons,. at least. As he held the wonderful lantern ttdw, his one aim was to discover 'a door, and this proved to be an easy problem, since the light ,disclosed such an object only a• few yards devaa. Kai Wang had also discovered the same, and advanced theatrically upon "George," said the young bride, "I'm it, armed with the' ponderous, key, going to make some rock -cakes for tea which was of a siee.to make a creditable this evening. But you must promise me weapon of offense, should the occasion you won't say that theyate not as good arise when its service' in tbis line were asyour mother used to make." really needed "If I eat the cakes, it's a promise that It was a• moment of some euspense. I can't help but kepi'', said George, Even Larry held his breath -while the gravely. key was being turned in the rusty -lock. "Why, a she cried, "what do you mean Kai Wang took the light, and as the by that?" door swung aopen lee held it up, while "I Mean," he answered, in a hollow every eye in the little group at the door voice, "that dead men tell no tales." eagerly endeavored to see What lay be- yond the threshold. • Plympton ha& a glimpse of a thin - Laced Chinaman reclining Upon.a divan, and apparently either asleep or dead• . Something about his rich silken vest- ments and the gold ornaments to be seen upon his person aroused a vague suspicion .in his mind. As for Kai Wang, he seerded to te shaken by the sight like -a mulberry tree in the wind. • "Wait for me outside, Cluiuren of the West," he said, quickly and hoarsely. So he stepped into the place, taking the lantern with hire, and left the trio in the appallinggloom of, the 'corridor, for the guard's feeble light had been overturned and extinguesbed during the scuffle that followed Plympton's on- slaught. • Naturally, when tb.e door closed be- hind Kai Wang the three crept closer together, and hands were outstretched and groping for each other as though in this way to gain reassurance by person- al contact. "Courage,' said Larry, as his' hand drew Avis closer to his sturdy little form. Since he was all she had to. stand between herself and harm, he must be protector -as well as cousin. "This is very queer," remarked Plympton, with the air of a man who was puzzled; who suspected, and yet could not auite prove the facts wholly to his own satisfaction, • "What tis?" asked Larry, eager" to be M at the hunt, if there was one. ' "Our friend's actions. Why doe e he desert us, even temporarily, and go in to see that remarkable prisoner?' say it's queer, and not altogether fair. Still, a have a, suspicion—you know Kai Wang is a Li Hung Che,rig man, heart and soul. • Didn't you recognize th.e gaudy chap on the divan, Larry?" By lovet I failed to see his face," exeleimed the 'little man; "but •I'm be- ginning to have suspicions myself. remembering what event is t supposed' to be taking piecehere to -night. "Well, Jae my honest convictionthe man in yonder is the fallen Emperor, that he has been given 'a sleeping po- tion and carried nue, or else lowered through some opening, and that a new ruler reams in his stead, though it may be weeks or months before the true state a affairs will be known. so secretly are alt, such events carried. on under the flag of the yellow dragen.". The impressive manner in which Plympton spoke carried conviction with it. "Granted that this is true, what does r know some time ago I assigned all my it . matter to us One man is, no better property to my -wife, to—to keep it out thaof. the hands of -of people 1 owe, you teem another M the Imperial chair, se 'know?,, "Yes." "Well, she's taken the long as 't, woman's erder8. are °JAY° 'motet and gone off—says she wen't live with me because I swindled my credi- tors/' "Can you give me any evtaence, in re- gard to the eharacter of tile deceased?" saki the judge. "Yes, my lord," replied the witness; "he was a man without blame, beloved and respected by all men, pure in all his thoughts, anti—" "Where did You keen that?" asked the judge. "I copied it from his tombstone, My lord." • EXTRAVAGANT CONSTRUCTION. .• The 'rails of the Mexican Gulf Railway are laid on mahogany sleepers and the bridges built of white marble. In West Mexico is a line with ebony sleepers end ,ballast of 'silver ore drawn from old euines beside the track. The engin- eerp constructing tb.eee railways had no material on the route, and found it cheaper to use 'these seemingly extra- vagant materials than to import the ore din.ary kind:: ei......NATURAL ARM -CHAIR. A gardener in Korea has formed a natural arm -chair by twisting a growing vine to •the required shape. It is also studded with seeds of the gingko tree', Which have grown intoethe fibre of the vine. After -the chair was fashioned in this way it was cut from the ground, dried, and polished until it resent:bled mahogany. It is 3 feet 4 inches high, 25 •inches wide, and weighs over 100 POUnds, MEALS FOR NOTHING. • A curious custom is still in force at Norwich, Ennland, in virtue of which, on three days in the year, anyone can claim a- substantial Meal for nothing, The only qualification ie that the apple, pants shall repeat aloud in St. Giles Church a prayer for the Sovereign's ITealth. Afterwards ihey partake of a meal of broth, beef, and byead, finiehed Off with a liberal allowance of beer., FAMILY ANNIVERSARY. A* man named. Lambert was married recently At Gorgier, In the Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland, on the sameday that his father' and mother celebrated their silver wedding and his grandfather • and 'grandrnothee their golden. wedding, 1 atn4rt is. twentytteve • yeta's old, his fatheaFforty-eight, and his grandfather eighty-nine, • Mrs. Marmadulce Brown was entertaining some ladies at a select five, o'clock tea, and • her little son Jacky, whO had been exceptionally well-behav- ed, was in higli feather. "Ma," be said, tee cake was being handed round, "may I have some tonguerpleasera, "There isn't any tongue, Jacky." "That's fun - nit!" said Jacky. "I heard pa say there would be lotof it." • 13rannigari--"What's the mattefr, ,Wil- likin?" 'Willikin—"Matter enough. You by the.mandarins. who fear her titre419 and crawl on their stomachs before her.° "Tiare. All we batate to tateret is that the palace should be such a scene of turmoil on this night, whiclymakee Our task the more difficult." • . 'fliunder 1 I don't like this. why don't Kai Wang come out ef that?" ,and Larry geve a eouple cf smart rape on the door to call the atten- tion of the other to the fact that they waited. • "Feel around with youe food end See it the fellow is still lying Where I 'left him," said the Wilma a little ansioue; for the game "was in just euch a condi- tion, like itialiornet's coffin;'Suspended in space, that a very little thing t,vas re- quired to turn it one way or the other. And when Larry, groping with kb Oa on the spot the guard ettas emit. posed to oecupy, failed to discover any- thing, laird Beckett. unable to Stand the euepenee longer, Witched a *mita and dvae aide to taide -to his eatin' satitifaction Orate the fallen stadiee, lay like a Intim- neydeteathed in liemptrapet It ,wae AViS W110 Uttered afi. exclama- tion'. and her tone wee SO full of state t tied eurpriee, yeea OVeirti Ot alarm, that on 4 14 ONTIWUE: ,Thoso who are stalnInge tbosh and strength by regular treatoo moent with Scott's Emulsion should continue the treatment In hot weathers ernalter dose do dwhl11.4" " nuritwonal14141 *son. I 'Agra': laitslarti*:;*. Toronstoc,v62:!..607401r,2:rfr :144.410., ' —41. ANIMA. A kia BE WISE and have a Glass of MEC ixiw,tsb Whenyou feel --warfin a; small piece :of lemon wilt -add to the 'flavor.' LEAD' PACKETS ONLY 4". SAututir. ctireeptr 114 t*4‘111 +t++++++++*++++++++++± t About the Farm t, DAIRYING SUCCESSFULLY. 1 became interested in dairying as soon as I was old enough to understand the details and take h.old of the work, writes Mr. E. A. Vandervoort. From the first I was determined to have a herd of pure-bred Holsteins. I was brought up with a herd of Jerseys, my father owning a fine lot of pure-bred cows, but, they were not my choice. When I.was old enough and had saved a little mon- They are watered at 11 o'clock and fed ey, hought three Holetein calves,* a hay. At 4ca.m. they get their grain ra- bull and two heifers, much against the will of my father. This was really the foundation of my herd'. I do not tie to cows with great ofticial backing, but business cows that have proved to be large yielders and high testers. My herd now eomprises '75 head of purebred and grade Holsteins. I have stuck to the Holsteins an these years, because I believe they are the beet alleyou,nd ,dairy cows for a farm. el. lay thie from experience, for I have Owned, a good many • cows of other breeds, but fine! Floisteins superior to any other breeds that have ever 'been en my place. Thy are long and large milkers. from his best aged col,vs. 1 believe in keeping young Stock growing thriftily, and this is the secret of success in most cases. I usually breed my heifers from 18 to 21 months old. " My mature cattle are kept in a base - meat 50x120 feet, My buildings are shown in the • accompanying illustrite nous. These are equipped with cone crete walls and •floors. • The guttees are cleaned daily. The cows are bedded with oat straw and sawdu.st: I do not think a dairyman, can be too careful about the sanitary conditions surround- ing ' his herd. Clean tows and clean stables are negessary for best results. My cows are groomed daily. „The ana mats are Let out of the stable every day foe water. My COWS are fed grain and milked at 4,30 a.m. After the mielcing,is 'finished they are given their allowance of hay. •Pure-bred bull calves sell readily, but 1 do not Make a practice of gelling my 'heifers. My bun' calves are sold at from $25 upward, the prices depending on pedigree back of them. One of my registered Holstein cows, Nancy Par- thenia Jewell, gave in 360 cotsecutive days 18,200 pounds milk. The best daily record was 76 pounds. She was not fed especially for this reeord, but was with the rest of the berd, under the same conditions, and was milked twice daily. I have several other cows giving over 60 pounds millc.eachtper day. One twp-year-old gave 50 pounds in one day and. tested 4 per centbuild' fat. an 1905,i4he average test for my herd was 4.2 per aent. The bull at the head of my herd is Sir Pauline Paul Colanthus, 2740. His dam has a record of '78 pounds Mille in one day —tad 72 pounds butter In seven days. The sire of this bull is the son of Pauline Paul 2d, one of the highest testing 'cows 61 the breed. My bull has never been beaten in the show ring: I do not believe in inbreeding, but when one has a 'good bull, it is better to keep him as long as you can withbut, in- breeding on the members of the herd. Every dairyman should get the best sire that he can buy, from ,a butter and milk strain. By saving the calves from the best cows it will not, be long before a good business herd can be bunt up. • CARE AND FEED OF THE CALF. I prefer to bave the largest number Li my cows freshen fa the fall. I leave the calves with th.e mothers until they are about 24 hours old. The calf is then :taken away and taught to drink out of the pail. For the first three weeks feed the calf six quarts new milk per day. I then commence to add a little Oil meal and wheat middlings scalded. This is increased as the calf grows older and after ten weeks the milk is grad- ually talcen away from it. As soon as the calves are, weaned I give thole to drink a mixture of oil meal watch has been scalded and water. Dry grain is also kept whom. reach. This Is com- posed of wheat,• mixed feed, hominy and Buffalo gluten rafted equal parts. They are also given what hay they need to keep them growing. For the first two years 1 give .my young stock the beet possible care. This is a vital period during taeir lives and to get a' good dairy cow or even a good brill, special attention must . be paid to the animals during this time. I select, my heifers' so as ,to have them give as mach milk as my father Used to 'get lion and are minted at 5 -o'clock- and immediately alter are fed silage, My grain ration consists of equal parts • wheat, wb.eat mixed, feed, hominy and Buffalo, gluten., add 25 pounds oil rneal to every 300 pounds of the mix- ture. I. feed from, eiglit 10 15 pounds to catyher, clay, according to thetsiee and capacity of the animel. • • The ebuntthesamellis.Pashewb t' intiil6"c'nboar.n, auntnot sofedbot so much grain. He is exercised daily ' and onnbein'ga let out in the 'yard is tied •cents t..oe asVivngeinif pole repa'r 'quart •for- .rny mine My average ually proeffictiot is over 600 quarts. • SILAGE A SPLENDID FEED. I - have Tour silos :with a capacity et Over 500 tons .1 have found si•lage very satisfactory and would not want t� run• my farm without 14 at is a. mystery to me that farmers do not .understand the , great value of silage more than they de. • A good silo, properly managed, is one of the beet paying investments •a marl can have on his place, especially if he has cattle to feed. -I plant my silage corn in •drills, fertilize it well, and usually cut it before frOst. When' pun ting it into the silcalt is cutin half- inch lengths. I usually feed 25 •pounds eil- age per cow once each day. It is my custom tel feedtsilage in this meaner from the tirne.they are put in in the fall..4 •until they areturned out to •pa•sture in the• tshiprniinchm. •00 farmers make a mistake by not keeping pure-breds. There are too many scrubs on farms tbat are not paying for their feed. It_ costs less to keep a good tcew than a poor one, to say nothing of the satisfaction of having an animal that is kept at a profit rather than one- that is not: paying for her feed. With 'good silos and proper equip- ment, one-halfmore cows can be aept an the same sized farm than when con- ducted without them. In addition I find silage insures a steady flow of milk.; as,' well as •being a gond flesh producer' when fed steadily. AIA;RIAA 0.0.11.14 .HOW TO, SAVEtTHE YOUNG. Fairies still play a prominent parrin life and .belief of the Irish people. • it is lucky to spill milk, a servant assured her mistress, when she once dropped jugful. ',Them little -people win be pleased with th' sup -pare Lavin them," she added. - It was the same servant who said' that the good folic were very dainty in their habits, and would not touch anything that was spited or dirty. "Let Me tell Ye," she continued,. "Me own little nephew in the County Tipe perary, a' lcively young b'y of three weeks, was pinin" away, an' th' poor - mother was distracted to know what was Edna' him, till she called in a WO. - man who had th' name o' bead, wise— an' she told me sister th' fairies was takin' 'child. i • "'An' what'll I do?' asked me sister. • "'Smear' him wid dirt,' said th' wo- man, 'for whatever's annyvvay dirty th' fairies'll lave after them. "Me sister' done that, ate' tin, young Child recovered, lei. when they seen tit' dirt th' fairies let him be." 1 • 1;lveetan- -esed att-faai—a-nt at- enaateitittiee- eiereada • ' V tli eteeLaneet Tho Na6Pidpuoly1 John, Artie, oe, a: eaoi bine—Not yet, .sorre— ife. s'vt ' •