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erds hpassed the papers down the ts3,ble inusrclier ?," tit()) artidstileaded bitterld,y. •
ra. See for yourselves," Saying these other. " And who is thie Visci I ans to
OF TliE LEAGUtilivni,;,
frl turn, though the Whole thing Wee a , till his face alinoet eeeted upon his breast.
from aa 0 hand. , Maxwell tea ing them , a varint ewe 8 head 'ewer ees lower
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whow. thth, was a. puzzle to him. He could , "Yo' know hilil ' )1t1 Paid. "lie was a
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ouly see that the assembly were in deadly goocl friend of ini'ne once, ?aid his crime is
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OFIDER
FARM
CHAPTER X, triumplusetly, touching the clasp of her earnest concerning something he dtd not the one you. are contemplating now— iso e.
precious insignia, the spice of roniance in Y P ? B' .1 , I 111 iYe Me Some rude awakening ere long. The papers were not auessed the doomed Mall to be Carlo
the affair appealed- to Le Gautier's natural, information of the utmost value. They passed on until they reeched the Preeident's Visci ?
) ) to -morrow night; the busi- hands again. With great ease he burnt k "Carlo Visei--any friend my more than
,
sentiment. He might it may be thought bold a =mail
have had sornething similar made; but it 11055 is pressing, ausl a special envoy is to go them at oue of the candles, crushing the brother? I must be mad, mad or dreaming,
b . a a e a i a n f. e„ to ROOM. The undereskieg will be one of charred ashes with his fiogers, I Lay feel hands upon the best friend man
"You are all agreed," he staked. "What ever had—the noble -hearted fellow vslwee
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Besides the eensoletiee recoveriug the cloak.—" Do not you see how he is within understand. He was destined to have a dice to orders. Is it possible you have
15 They 11/111 draw lotS, but
aimile in hie poseeseion ; and he knew, or extreme danger.
Buspeoted, that the esan bore private marks the choice will fall upon Frederick Maxwell," is your verdict to be ?`' Alta hlte a solemn purse was mine, w o taugm m
known only to the Supreme Three. At all " Ho ,17 do you know this?" Valerie ask- echo came the one word, " Death !" Sal- 1 who saved. my We ; and 1 to eta) him in the
hazards, therefore, the device must be re- ed. " I do not understand your mission ; va.riali alone we silent and as Le Gander dark because, perchance, he refuses to serve
covered, and perhaps a little pleasant pis- but it seeme to me that where every man ; took up the cards before him, his deathly ' a companion the same I Never ! May my
time enjoyecl in additionhas a stake at issue, it is his own interest to pallor seemed to Increase. 1 right hand rot off, before I iujure a hair of
After lsee the matter conducted fairly."
ong cogitation, La Gautier decided "It is well—it is just" Le Gautier said Carlo ViSM'S bead ;"
" You 'Rey think so ; but perhaps you sternly, as he poured the cards like water 1 " Then. you will die yourself," Salvarini
to keep the appointment, and in accordance.
with this determination, walked to Charing will thiuk differently wheu I telt yon that trom one hand to the other. My friends, . put .
y.
Cross the following night. He loitered Le Gautier is, for the evening, President we will draw lots. In virtue of my oflice as "Thu I shall die—death comes only
Along the broad stoneplatform for some time of the Council. It does not need a vast Preeideut,I am exempt; but I will not once," Maxwell exclaimed proudly, throw -
till the clock struck nine, idly speculating , amount of discrimination to see how the ei
od stand out n the hour of danger; I will take ing.back his heed. "No sin like that shall
upon the people heerying to and fro, and will be. Le Geutier ia determined to marry my chatice with you." ratam my soul!"
turning over the books and papers on the this Enid Cherteris ; and much as she despis. A murmur of applause followed. this eenti- For a. moment the two men were silent.
bookstall. At a few minutes efter the hour ee him, he will gain his end if he is not ment, end the cards were passed round by Salvarini broke the silence. "Listen,
arossed." eaeh, after being carefully examined and. Maxwell," he wad. "1 am in a measure to
"But what are you going to 40 7" Valerie duly shuffled. Meeawell shuffled the cards blame for this, and I will do what I can to
asked, horrified at the tnfamousiplot. "You in his hands, quite nuoonscious of what they serve you. You must go to Rome, as if
will not allow an innocent man to go to his might mean to him, and passed them to you intend. to fulfill your task, and wait
death like this ?" Salvariui, there till you hear from me, I am running
"1 shall not, as you say, allow a good "No," he sail despondingly ; "there is great risks in helping you so, and you must
-man to be done to death,"i
Isodore replied fate in such things as these. .If the lot rely on me. One thing is n your tavor ;
with the calmness of perfect conviction. falls to me I bow my head. There is a time is no particular object. Will you go
"The peat isnot yet ripe. Le Gautier is not higher Hand than man's guiding such deed- so far, for your sake and mine?"
sufffeiently hoiet with. Ms own petard, nies as ours; I will not touch them." Say- "Anything, anywhere I" burst ont the
This Maxwell will go to Rome; but he will jug these words with an air of extremely Englishman passionately.
never execute the coimnission allotted. to !deep melancholy, he pushed the cards in (To BE ocesuneuena
him; I shall take eare of that.—.And nbw, fLe Gautier's direction, The latter turned
mind you are out ot the way, when Le Gan- back his cuffs, laid the cards on the palm of
tier comes to -morrow night," one hand, and looked at the assembly.
Valerie silently shivered as she turned "1 will deal tlaem round, and the first
over the dark plot in her mind. "Suppose particular card that falls to a certain inclivid-
you fail, Isodore," she suggested—" fail , nal shall decide," he said. " Choose a
from over -confidence? You speak of the card."
matter as already accomplished, as if you "The dagger strikes to the heart," (vane
had only to say a thing and it is done. One a foreign voice from the end of the table;
would think, to hear you, that Frederick "what better can we have than the ace of
Maxwell's safety, my husband's life even hearts ?" He stopped, and a nuirmur of
was yours.!assent ran round the room.
"
"Yes," she answered calmly; "his lite l It was a thrilling moment. Every face
is mine. I hold it in the hollow of my , was bent forward. eagerly as the president
hand." (stood up to deal the cards. He placed one
;before himself, a harmless one, and then,
CHAPTER XI. {with unerring dexterity, threw one before
'every man there. Each face was a study of
In one of those quiet by -thoroughfares rapt attention, for any one might mean
between Gray's Inn Road and Holborn a life, and low hoarse murmurs ran round
stands a hair -dresser's shop. It is a gosidias one card after another was turned up eaad
enough house above stairs, with capacious , proved to be harmless. One round was
rooms over the shop; below, it has its :finished, containing, curiously enough, six
plate -glass windows and the pole typical hearts, and yet the fatal ace had not appear -
of the tonsorial talent within;
a wins •ed. Each anxious face would light up for
he looked up at the clock, and then down
again, and his heart beat a shade more
quickly, for there, standing by the swinging
door leading to the first-class waiting -room,
was a, loug cloaked figure, closely veiled,
Walking earelessly in the direction, and
approaching, he looked at his watch as he
muttered : "Past nine -110 sign of the East-
ern Eagle,"
Byway of answer, the mysterious stranger
raised her hand to the clasp of her cloak,
and there, in the centre of thefastening was
a gold moldier%
Le Gautier's eyes glistened as he noticed
this. "You wish to see me?" he said at
length. "1 must thank you for"—
If your name is Le Gautier," she inter-
rupted, "1 do want to say a few words to
you. --Am I right, sir ?"
Le Gantier bowed, thinking that, if the
face matched the voice and figure, he had a
treasure here.
"This is no place to discuss this matter.
If you can suggest any place where we can
hold a few minsites' conversation, I shall be
obliged."
Le Guatier mused a momedt ; he had a
good knowledge of London, but hesitated to
take a lady to any place so late. The only
suggestion he could make was the Embank.
ment? and apparently this suited his com-
panion, for, sowing her head, she took the
proffered arm, walked out from the station,
down Villiers Street, and so on to the water-
side. Le Gautier noticed how the fingers on
is arm trembled attributing this to nat-
aral timidity, never dreaming that the emo- dow decorate withpale waxen beauties, oment as the owner's card was turned
tion might be a warmer one. He began to rejoicing in wigs of great luxuriance and up, then he fixed with sickening anxiety
feel at home now, and his tongue ran on ac- splendour of colour; brushes of every shape on his neighbour's. At the end of the
eordingly. "Ah ! how good of you" he ex- and design; and cosmetiques from all nations, 1second round the ace was still absent. The
claimed, pressing the arm lying in his man dubbed with higla-sounding names, and war- I
tenderly—" how angelic of you to come to ranted to make the baldest scalp resemble excitement now was almost painful; not a
my aid Tell me how you knew I was so the aforesaid beauties, after one or more eta
-1word was spoken, and only the deep breath-
. . ng ave evidence of the inward emotion.
rash, so impetuous ?"
" Men who carry their lives in their hands
always are,"Isodore replied. • The story does
not need much telling. I was in the liar -
seal at the time, and had my eyes on you.
I saw you detach the insignia from your
watchchain; I saw you hand it to a wo-
man to stake; in short, I CSU put my hand
upon it now."
"My protector, my guardian angel I Le
Gautier cried rapturously;iand then, with a
sudden prosaic touch, added: "Have you
got it with your
Isodore hesitated. If he could only have
seen the smile behind. the thick dark veil
which hid the fe.atures so tantalisingly 1
"I have not your insignia with me," she
said; "that I must give you at some future
time not now. Though I am, alarmed for
you,'I cannot but admire your reckless au-
dacity."
"1 thought perhaps you might," Le Gau-
tier observed in a disappointed. tone, and
glancing at the clasp of his companion's
cloak.
"That is mine," she explained, noting
his eager look. "I do not part with it so
recklessly as you. I, too, am one of you, as
you see. Ah, Monsieur le Gautier, how
truly, fortunate your treasnre fell into a vro-
znan s hands!"
"Indeed, yes," he replied gravely, a little
puzzled, nevertheless, by the half -serious,
half -mocking tone at these last words.
"And how grateful a.m ! Pardon me
if, in my anxiety, I ask when I may have
it
" may be some days yet. It is not in
my hands ; but be assured that you shall
laa.ve it. I always keep my promises—in
love or war, gratitude or revenge, I never
forget. —Ancl. now I must leave you."
"But you will at least tell me the name
of my benefactor, and when I shall have the
great felicity of seeing her again."
"If I disclose myself to you my secret
must be respected. Some tinie when I
know you better, I will tell you more. I
live in Ventnor Street, Fitzroy Square.
You may come and see me any night at ten.
Yon must inquire for Marie St Jean."
"I will come," Le Gautier exclaimed,
kissing the profferedhand gallantly. "Noth-
phaetons. But the polite proprietor o Slow y, one by one, the cards dwindled
"The Cosmopolitan Toilette Club" had away in the dealer's hands till only seven
something besides hair -cutting to depend lwere left. It was a sight never to be for -
upon, for Pierre Ferry's house was the Lon- I gotten even with one chance for each; and
don headquarters of the League. ' when the first of the seven was dealt, a
As he stood behind a customer's chair' in !simple two, every envying eye was bent
the "saloon" snipping and chatting as bar- . upon the fortunate one as he laughed un-
bers, especially if they be foreigners, always steadily, wiped his face and hastily
will, his restless little black eyes twinkled filled and swallowed a glass of water.
strangely. Had the customer been a man Six five, four : the last to the President,
of observation, he would have noticed mie , and there only- remained three cards new—
sman after another drop in, making a sign to one for 6a1varini, one for Maxwell, and one
thie tonsorial artist, and then passing into an , for the suggester of the emblem card. The
inner room. Salvarini entered presently-, Frenchman's card was placed upon the tab!;
accompanied by Frederick Maawells.„,h-oth , he turned it up with a shrug which was not
making some sign and Passing 00. Pierre altogether affected, and then came Salve -
Ferry looked at the newcomer keenly; but a rini's turn. The whole room had gathered
glance of intelligence satisfied his scruples, 'round the twain Maxwell calm and collect -
and he resumed. his occupation. Time went ed., Salvarini white and almost fainting.
on 'until Le Gautier arrived, listless and cool, He had to steady one hand with the other,
as was his wont, and in his turn passed. in, like a man afflicted with paralysis, as he
turning to the barber as he shut the doorbe- , turned over his card. For a moment he
hind hizn. "This room is full," he said; "we 'leaned back in his chair, the revulsion of
want no more." 'feeling almost overpowering him. His card
Ferry bowed gravely, and. turning the hey . was the seven of clubs.
in the lock, put the former in his pocket. I With a longing sweepthrow, the Presi-
That was the sigilal of the assembly being dent tossed the last card in Maxwell's direc-
complete. He wished his CUStMer8 good".tion. No need. to look at it. There it lay
night, then closing the door, seated. himself, 1—the fatal ace of hearts 1
to be on the elert m case of any threatenedi They were amazed at the luckless man's
danger. utter coolness, as he sat there playing with
As each of the conspirators passed through ' the card, little understanding as yet his dan-
the shop,. they ascended a dark winding , ger ; and then, one by one shaking his hand
staircase into the room above; and at the solemnly, they passed out. Maxwell was
end of the apartment, a window opened inclined to make light of this dramatic dise
out upon another light staircase, for 'play, ascribing it to a foreigner's love of the
flight in case of danger, and which mysterious. H' e did not understand it to
led into a churchyard, and thence into a mean a last farewell between Brothers.
back street. The windows looking uP°11 They had all gone by that time with tlae ex -
Gray's Inn Road were carefully barred, and ception of Le Gautier and Salvarini the loa-
the curtains drawn so as to exclude a.ny sin- ter looking at the doomed man saldly, the
gle ray of lighb, and talking quietly together rr• enchman with an evil glitter and a look
were a few grave -looking men, foreigners of snledned triumph in his eyes.
mostly. Maxwell surveyed the plain -look- I "Highly dramatic, at anyrate," Maxwell
ing apartment, almost 'bare of furniture, observed, turning to Le Gautier, "and vast -
with the exception of e. long table covered iy entertaining. They seemed to be ex -
with a green cloth, an inkstand and Paper) tremely sorry for me."
together with a pack of playing -cards The
artist's scrutiny and speculations were cut "Well, you take the matter coolly enough,"
short by the entrance of Le Gautier. the Frenchman smiled. "Any one would
f think you were used to this sort of thing.,,
To an acter of his stamp, the change o
" Ishould like to have ht me of
ye call SO
manner from a light-hearted man of the I
world to a desperate conspirator was easy , ose e pressions, .1 11XV7 rep le . ey
mg save the sternest duty shall keep me enough. He had laid. aside his air of levity, . would make a man's fortune if he could get
from Fitzroy Square." . 'and appeared now President of the Council them on canvas. -What do you think of an
Academy picture entitled 'The Conspire-
" And you will respect my secret, ? I, too, to the life—grave, Stern, with a touch of
d 11, te d tors ?"—And now, veil' you be good enough
am on the business of the League. You hauteur in his gait, his voice e i era • an
) itt e
his whole manner speaking of earnest deter- , ° explam is
mination of purpose. Maxwell could not ' His cool, contemptuous tones knocked Le
but admire the man now, and gave him Gauger off his balance for a mornent, but
credit at least for sincerity in this thing. . he quickly recovered his habitual cynicism.'
/ICAO and. Suggeetiena.
Do not be in too nitwit hut ry to plant.
There is a world of labor spent for nothing
In piling and forking over meanie.
A solution of " Persiau insect powder" is,
ie some cases more effectual than the ground
article.
As the pasturing season is now well forward
we desire to again call the attention of
stockmen and especially dairymen to the
necessity of providing pure water for stock.
Which is your beet cow? Don't know 1
IlelomWiliika.t do you keep cows for? Milk is .it ?
esrtrrth, her keep, and 20 per cent of het'
products, and if possible pay its way in sell-
ing
to establish dairy schools which shall
train students in the art of making. dairy
How much milk must a cow give to make
ing cheese and better made from purchesed
The British dairy farmers' associatien is
We only approve of sawing off horns as a
necessity. We admit that it is cruel, as we
admit that castrating is cruel, or breading,
eta. We also think that calfhocel is the
proper time to do this everk, as the tissue,
bone formation, and nerves of sensation have
not attained growth.
!Olken Physic.
A golden rule is—" A maximum of nu-
trition with a minimum of digestive force," a
typical article by way of illustration beingisn
egg. Albumen, present in both the yolk
and white, is rendered practically indigesti-
ble when subjected to a severe heat; hence,
a, fried egg would be no more value to a sick
person than an old kid glove. We instance
a fried egg because fat is hotter then water,
and so the egg ia hardened to a greater extent.
Here is a digestible way of cooking an egg:
Break it into a small cup, slightly buttered,
and set this in a saucepan with enough boil-
ing water to come half -way up the cup. Put
the lid on and at once remove the saucepan
from the Are to the hob or fender, so that
the water is reduced to a lower temperature.
In six minutes, more or less, according to
the size of the egg, it will be cooked—just
set, that is. Slide it on to a piece of toast,
or boiled rice if agreeable to the patient.
The egg may be cooked in the shell in the
same way. The process is then known as
"steaming;" five or six minutes is the aver-
age time required.
Raw eggs are frequently ordered, as when
they can ba taken and retained by a sick per-
son they are extremely nourishing, simply,
because the albumen not having been hard-
ened is soon digested. Many, however, oan
not take raw eggs as usually given; that is,
beaten up. with milk or wine. The follow-
ing mode is a good one; the appearance of
the dish being nice, an invalid will often be
induced to try it ; it is free from oiliness,
and clean to the palate. Put the yoke of
an egg into a basin with a teaspoonful of
white sugar and a tablespoonful of orange or
lemon juice and beat lightly together with
a fork. Put the white on a plate, and add
a pinch of salt, then, with e. bread -knife, beat
it to a stiff froth. Now as lightly as possible,
mix all together in a basin; then, as lightly'
transfer it to a clean tumbler which it will
nearly fill if properly made. This must nob
stand in a warm place, or it soon becomes
liquid, and loses its snowy look.
Any fruit -juice can be used in place of
orange or lemon, or even brandy, if the doc-
tor has ordered it. Those unaccustomed to
beatingwhites of eggswillfind that a pinch of
salt is a help, and also a current of air, near
the fire or m the open.
Gruel needs care, and it requireslong cook.
ing; fine oatmeal should be boiled an nour at
least, though twenty minutes is the most
some people give. When it is made with
water (in cases where milk disagrees) lemon
juice, as a flavorer, is perferable to nutmeg,
spices being often irritating to the stomach.
Cereals, as a rule, require long cooking
for the starch grains to have time to swell.
Some kinds however, in use nowadays, are
" steam -cooked" before packing; this kind
will not need so long. Arrowroot is often
simply mixed with boiling milk or water,
then served; but if returned to the fire and
simmered for two minutes it is much better.
Years gone by this food was regarded slavery
nutritious; now we know that, as its main
element is starch, the nourishment is but
little. But it has this to recommend it; it
usually agrees, and is readily digested: it is
also often very soothing in an irritable con-
dition of the internal organs.
Anti -Poverty Societies.
.
At the present time, when there is a, great
fuss made about Anti -Poverty Societies and
what not, itis well to remember that almost
every person has one of the best Anti -Poverty
Societies at his own door and within his own
reach. Let him work up to the measure of
-will guard my secret?" Isis ability in some good, honest, line of in-
" 013. my life ?" VMS the fervid response. &Istria, and let him take cars to spend less
—"Good -night, and au mow. than he earns. What a number of people
"On his life," Isodore murmured as she are too lazy to work, and because of this
walked rapidly away in the ou of the"Gentlemen,"he said, in sonorous tones„ "There will be a pendant to that picture, idleneas are poor, while all the while grunt-
' ' directi ' '
Temple Gardens. "we will commence business, it you please. 'called "The Vengeancef' or, if you like it ing about tbeir luck and wishing it were
It was a beautiful night, the moon hang- I shall not detain yon long to -nights for I better, "The Assassination " ' o
he rel'ed
different. What a number more who do
' - 1
ing behind Westminster, and throwing a, have business of grave importance myself. . with a sneer. "Surely you do not think I work spend all they earn withoue any more
thought of the future than if they were
glowing track along the swift rushing river, Will you take your seats ?" 'dealt these cards for amusement? No, my
chickens or dandelions. They are poor,
dancing like molten silver as it turned and The men gstherea round thetable, drawing friend; a life was at stake there, perhaps
switched under the arches of Waterloo. up their chairs, Le Gautier at the head,and , two." of course, and why can they wonder at
Its was getting quiet now, save for the echo- everyeyeturneduponhim withraptattention. 1 "A life at stake? Do yott mean that I that? They fool away their money
ing footfall trom a few hurrying feet or the From an inside pocket he produced a packet am to play the part of murderer to a Man on whiskey'
beer, tobacco and so -forth
shout of voices from the Surrey shore. of papers and laid them before him. 'Bro. ' unknown to me—an innocent man ?" and. then want to have a share of the say -
Soft and' subd u c d came the hoarse murmurs thers," he asked, "what is our first duty to "Murder is not a pleasant.d " L
wor , e' Ines of their more careful and industrious
of the distant Strand; but Isodore heeded the League ?" Gentler replied coldly. "We prefer the neighbors. It is ass well to understand first
them not. In imaginatien, she was stand- 8 "The removal of tyrants 1" came from expression as lest that God never intended idlers and remove" as being more elegant,
ing under the shado'v of the grape -vines, every throat therein a kind of chorus. "And and not so calculated to shock the nerves of spendthrifts to share in the earning,s of
the sunny Tiber down at her feet, and a death to traitors !" added one, low down novices—like yourself. Your perspicacity other people. Many perhaps ought to get
man was at her side. And now the grapes the board. does you credit, sir. Your arm is the one larger wages thanthey actually do, but thet
were thorns, the winding 'Tiber the sullen , "You are right, my friend," Le Gautier chosen to strike Vied down." ,i.; to reason wher, when they have earned
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Thames, and the hero estanding by her continued. "That. is a duty to which none; ” Gracious powers 1" Mare -ell exclaimed, ,,„,ueet w8ea„,ege"'eeK4r-relege eethee:V,41211,1d,'1,813extd
side, a hero no longer, but a man bo be de- can yield. I hold evidence in myhand that falling back into his eliair feint and dizzy,. , eeerte "e-6 "4e8* AL eue °virile em. lirem
spised—and worse. As she walked along, we have a traitor amongst us—not in the i "1 stain my band with an unoffendinag °11`r64 "erle.47 year what a lot of reckless,
briey among the faded rose -leaves of the room, I mean, but in our camp. Does any 'inan's blood? Never 1 I would tile first. I reinelleee Teases Would goon he incleperalent 1
past, a hand was lid upon her arm, end Brother here know Visci, the deputy at never drearrit—I never thought-- Sal- Arid thee/ tare el P0f;ing ilI need 1 They aro
Valerie stood Ilefore her. Rome ?"
The proper application of manure is a mat-
ter of great importance to each banter, and
one teat will beer the closest thought and in-
vestigation. Different Soils require different
treatnient undoubtedly, and. what may be
good for one soil may not be best for a dif-
terent soil,
When scientific agriculture is supported
by practical farming, then will a new era
dawn upou the tillers of the soil, and pro..
gressive farmers will hail with delight the
establishment of experimental stations as
one ot Pe movements to raise farming from
the place of drudgery.
In a discussion on farm economy by menn
bars of South Branch, N. H,, grange there
was quite a difference of °Fallon. Some
thought that true economy demanded the
best tools and machinery, others, that it was
not economy to purchase new tools as long
as the old ones work. All agreed that it
was extravagance to fail to properly care
for the machinery one might have.
Row to get Oomunercial
The New York Sun tells the Canadian
that if they want a commercial union with
the United States they can get it, but onlyin
way, and that way is by political
union. The Sun is not an especiel oracle,
but in this we euspect it voices pretty cor-
rectly the general feeling among the people
of the States. To think of being bound
commercially to the States, and. yet politi-
cally to remain an integral part of the Brit.
ish Empire is t00 absurd. Dreamers and.
theorists may please themselves with specu-
lations of that kind, but to practical poli-
ticians or even to men of average common
sense, it is scarcely worth serious discussion.
That the Sun threatens Canada, with con-
quest if she does not mind her p's and q's is
quite a different thing, If Canada does
only what is right and fair, and what by
the law of natioes she is perfectly justified
In doing, the Statee will think twice before
offering to conquer her. And, if i spite of
justice and honor they did proceed that
extreme procedure, it might help nada
wonderfully in the development of public
spirit and of a degree of selfreaance in which
at present it is to be feared she is sadly
lacking. But the very talk of such a possi-
bility is wicked, and uncalled for. 'Why
ehould Canada awl. the States quarrel?
What good could be secured by fighting?
What. gain could the States expect from a
conquest velaich might give them a very un-
pleasant North addition to a far from whol-
ly settled South ? The interests of the
people of the two countries lie in trading,
not m fighting with one another, A war of
six months would cost more in money, to
say nothing of laves, than would buy all
the fish ca,ught on the banks of Newfound-
land for the next hundred year&
European. Armaments.
The Statesman's year book for 1581 gives
sonie very strange statistics about the debts
and warlike armaments of the'chief nations
of Europe. There is no use in going into
details, but let our readers try to realiee
what is meant by saying that the aggregate
public debts of the chief countries of Europe
this year amount to £4,684,480,000 or more
than twenty, three thousand millions of
dollars. The interest every year paid on
this amounts to rnore than a thousand
million. Since 1886 these debts have in-
creased more than ten thousand millions of
dollars and the interest is now much more
than double of what it was then. The
amount of this enormous sum, spent on war,
or on preparations for war, may !seamen from
the fact that more than one fourth of the
whole public revenues of Europe is absorbed
by the armies and navies. Some countries
spend less than this proportion but others
spend a great deal more. For instance,
Britain spends more than a third of all her
public revenue on the army and navy, and
yet to hear some alarmists speak she is
still defenceless s in the presence of her
enemies. Even Russia does not spend the
same proportion of her revenue on warlike
preparations as Britain does. And what is
the gain? The gain is simplyan enormous
loss. Britain has a peace a f 151,867
men on which she spends more an ninety
millions of dollars. Russia has 757,238 on
which she expends a hundred millions. To
pay interest on national debts and keep up
their armies and navies Europe spends every
year $1,973,800,000. The United States of
America. pay for both $90,000,000. Can any
one wonder that the people of Europe are
poor? And yet some hot heads would urge
Canada to start a standing army and thus.
enter upon the same race of insensate folly
and crime.
Is there no means of making goats profi-
table in this country? It is simply because
goats breed freely and live without care
and yields rich and delicious milk, that no
one can possibly afford to breed and handle
on a large scale? Is it possible that these
hardy creatures cannot be made to pay in a
dairy for cheese -making? lf their kids were
kept at home they could be made to graze
on the roughest ground and would return
home to be milked.
Ewes that present signs of scarcity of
milk either before Or after lambing need
special attention, remarks the London Agri-
cultural Gazette. Good lambs are never
reared unless they receive a favorable start
in life. It is advisable, however, to bring a
good flow of milk upon the ewe previous to
lambing, not after. A few roots, a ladle fresh
hay, and about one pound of grain, consist-
ing of bran and oats, if fed daily, will pro.
duce a wonderfully beneficial effect in pro-
moting the flow of milk in the ewes.
There will be a great increase in the
amount of fodder corn sown this year. The
advantages of soiling cattle become more
and more apparent after a season of draught
such as too many of us experienced lastlyear.
Good corn fodder is an excellent food with
which to piece out dry pastures. With a
good supply of such fodder cattle can be
kept in the barn during the heat of the day.
There they rest in peace, unaiaturbed bythe
murderous flies that wear the milk and flesh
out of them in the pastures. The labor
spent at growing and handling a crop of
corn fodder will be well spent.
In feeding corn fodder and straw to milch
cows, the deficiencyin these will behest made
up with bran, and I would add two pounds
of good wheat or rye bran, the latter is. the
better and the cheaper, to make the mixed
fodder equal to hay. Then I would mix four
pounds of corn -meal and four pounds of bran
if the cow would digest it and consume it
profitably, and give half of these with cut
fodder morning and evening, with fodder
alone at noon. Coarse middlings are some-
what richer than bran in starch, hence if
middlings are fed, the cornmeal may be re-
duced to three pounds daily.
varini I did not think „eott wejaila r6ad Tte 41, brit 611feity' FP/ thereeelVee. Lar,
eektitititheifte weatid be
"T thought yoti were going to walk ever The assembly looked one to the other, into 1" dreese elipeer ainl
me," she said. " I knew you would re. though tvithout speaking ; and Maxwell " I warned. yon," tire Italian mei meant
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turn this way, and came to meet yen.— noted the deathly pallor ripen Salvarini's fully. "As ler as I dared, / told you whet
Have you seen him?" face, wondering what, brought it there. the consequences would tee"
'Yes, I have seen him; and what I have The President repeated the miestion, and "If you bad told me yen were a pr4 .
heard, does not alter my feelings. He is looked round again, ati if waiting for some .callona, bloodthirsty recirtieteree I ehoteid,
cold and vain eellous and unfeeling as ever ° one to speak.
not have joined you. "f, lifte every Etigifelee ,
And to think I once loved that man, and ; " eees, I know him. He was my friend," . man, aro the friend of liberty as renele ,ee
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trnstecl him 1 The Poor fool thinks lie hes ' Salverini obsetwed in melancholy tones. , you, bet no ecievardly deaetethitest for ettee, r hey' leeteeieeeelee hike aA,;r1 r'01800'S A weer
made another comniest, another captive to "Let us hear what his fault Is." ' Do your wont, end tette What =ay, e defy ret's ite "L.* gprego, pitil, cure, wourd not he
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his bow and epear, Under the cover of my "He is a traitor to the Order," Le Gen. 'yen 1" Wi'eilieleiIiletei;le deg' Mt del;ere a, bottle. A
veil, I have been studying his featuree, tier Continued ; "and as such he moat, diei, "Atetieeto theme tiztrio-Afc,,,," Lp3Garptior rroir,i siT40,11i4% erffittlit ete weight in gefd, and
It ia well he thinks so; it will 'help me to His crime is a heavy one, he went on, look- '". exclaimed fiercely ; " er we. eleellhotel A, norpyiltwo ..,rp; i'll,:k* 1;04.1.- t,17P(AY fa the ,''we'rt,e1
my revenge. --Valerie, he is going to call up. leg keenly at Maxwell : "ho has refused to Connoile and terve yea the Fa,n-Le.. erher: fee' garivig a ofti, tD 0065 na.""ig'' 1000 inc to morrow night at ten o'clock." obey a mandate of the Three." , I are your ordera„ 1 era yet* oupeader- IC,tee reeS INgleeeetefee f?Aerefilli6iefee lee 01.6 tele e te '', le Me
" tiiit:eOnsider What a rash thing you are " Death !" B11011ted the voices in chorus them, ansi ohoy.„ lleiVea, tiva"---1-tOttop- 1.44 MozliP4'914044401, tt 6tidil,oh', be 8 w
doing. Beside, how is it going to benefit again—" death to the traitor 1" , ped, folded his arms', galrl 1n6kui MA=611 zlowymii3O Widt So potg fint a'f rapifedly,
you er injure him ? He svill boast of it, he " That is your verdict, then ?" the Presifull, in the far;e for ,a moto:nt ; thtic acernely geteellteetee,gieeolteeetel• f.,(,,,r, 16 e6nts. Why
will 'talk of it to his friencle, anti injure dent talked, a great shoat of "Ay" going up Aruptly upon hie heel, tInitteel the to ol% aeefiiieyrtteedeert laSiNf, heetlee eZ".i centre.
yen." i rep y ..--- It IS proper or ,you tO sse his watoottf, ano,osr woro. go'M 17 al ttiVe•g 0 ea ce'Amtry ocalcrs
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"Not While 1 have this," Isodore etied ranee' ; nye nnTht be steen in spite of our Maxwell and his friend cerefreneed eeele CP; Peilaieeeit noeve riefri Olt 0--NsrVi1ine.
tyfago in any. possible; .goolal dorelitien
rercelee lst‹l'evieed eith.er by afe Gco?ge., or
itteerpevsivC,. keit it is right and proper'
ght?",' 611,1:17e.,
telierta TWIarg Etottle,
Wealth Beneath the Waters.
The memory of the loss of £200,000 of sil-
ver and gold will survive the drowning of
1,000 souls in a coup. There was the Lu -
tine, for instance. She was of thirty-two
guns, commanded by Capt. Skynner, and she
went ashore on the bank of the Fly Island
passage on the nicht of October 9, 1799. At
first she was reputed to have had £600,000
sterling, in specie on board. This was after-
ward contradicted by a statement that "the
return from the bullion office makes tne
whole amount about L140,000 sterling.
The Jews,
The number of Jews all ov a the world is
put down by the best statscians as about
seven millions. Of these Europe has up-
! wards of five millions, Africa one, and Asia,
1 Australia and .America the rest. It is cur-
ious that in America where there are so
many openings for business there are said to
'be all told only four hundred thousand Jews.
But it may beasked, can we believe that the
number mentioned contains the whole of the
Jews or their descendants They are no-
toriously a prolific race and longlived. They
are scattered everywhere. They have been
persecuted everywhere. But for genera-
tions they have had rest and quiet. May it
not be possible that vast numbers of them,
bymarriage and otherwise, are being absorb.
ed by the people among whom they dwell?
The east of Jewish features among profess-
ing Christians is very common. Itis to be
seen in Canada, in the States and in short
everywhere. Is that not a sign of Jewish
blood pervading and modifying even the all.
conquering Anglo Saxon? Very likely it is.
Very likely some some who hate the Jews
with a perfect hatred have Jewish blood in
their veins. The negroes are, to be sure, not
Jews, but even the negroes of this continent,
in spite of all the outcry against miscegena-
" If," I find in a contemporary account, , tion, are becoming rapidly assimilated, and
"the wreck of the unfortunate Lutine should in less than a century a full-blooded negro
be discovered, there may be reason to hope on this continent will be a curiosity.
for the recovery, of the bullion."
In the reign of James II., some English ad-
venturers fitted out a vessel to search for and
eveigh ont the cargo of a rich Spanish ship
whice eed been lost on the coast of South
Aro-' wa. They succeeded and brought home
£300,000, which had been forty- years at the
bottom of the sea. Captain Phipps, who
commanded, had £20,000 for Ins share, and
the Duke of Albemarle £90,000. A medal
was struck in bonor of this event in 1678.
There was a very costly wreck in 1767.
She was a Duteh East Indianian and foun-
dered in a storm within three 1ea4ttes of the
Texei, taking down all hands but six and
£500,000. The price of four such armadas
as that of 1588 went down in the last con-
trary alone in the shape of gold, silver and
plate. She was the annual r gister ship, as
the term then was, and had in her 500,000
piastres and 10,000 ounces of gold on ac-
count of the king, and twice that sum on the
merchantsamounts makitig her a very rich
dhip Shefoundered and no man escaped to
tell hoer and when.
In the same year the Dutch lost the An-
toinette, eti Indianian, and. with her sank
2700,000 beeicleo jewels of great value.
Ths Royal Charter is the most notable in -
sI the wreck Of "treasure" ship that
cat tr.W now eall to mind. She left Aus-
teethe with 8e50,000 in her. Of this sum,
says Merles Dickens in his chapter on thie
dreadful ehipwreek in the "Uncommercial
Trevelee," 400,000 worth were recovered
et the time of the novelist's visit to the
epee, whete elle had driven ashore. —London
%telegraph.
WhtGooa the Mosquito Does.
A writer elaime to have found out the use-
ful point of the mosquito. He says
found out the real miesion of the pest by put-
tirig e lot ef the wigglers into a, hogshead of
water and, filling another hogshead, into
Which no wigglers were pest. The second
hodsr weter soon became foul, while the
first, remained sweet, showing that onr
eweinpri would more often become seerces of
cliseaae were they not infested with mosqnie
thee,"
A Lover of Fine Cattle.
Mrs, De Hobson (at the cattici show)—I
think it is a delightful exhibition •, but you
don't seem to care for fine cattle, John.
Mr. De Hobson (who is Somewhat bored)
—Yes, I do, my dear, when they are cook-
,
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When Girls °right to Marry.
" No," said a fond mother, speaking
press dly of her, twnty-five.year-old daugh-
ter---" no, Vary it31111 old enough to marry
yob.. She cries „whenever any oepescolds
her ; and Instil she becomeorrdened
enoogh to reply vigorously oho le fit for a
wife "
A Pug Dog.
is a herd, herd man who ean sae a dude
leading a pug dog through the streets with-
out feeling that there aro times when the
doge mat be aehatned of the eompeny they
are foie:eel to keep.
inke--" Yoe believe SC Patrick drove the
snakes from Ireland," Mike--" Vas, oir."
Jinks—" Now, juat look at it a moinent.
Where could lie have driven them to ? Mike
—"Bedad, it's meself that 13000
drove thins into the whiskey."
Every statcs of life lies its own leirdships
—the private and peaceful exietenee of ad-
vanced civilisation as well ite the life of the
soldier or pioneer. They differ in kind, the
former having fer greater variety and com-
plexity, and the later more cettainty and do.
finiteness ; but both may be equally cermet.
ed and prepared foe. finked the peaceful
citizen 1100dS T001'0, TIOt less, of nols prepae-
istion than does the warrior or the explorer,
because he allow e not from what quarter ot
in what form hill herathips may come.
nee& to gird h imself with etrangth ate
courage to meet it deeveity melee tiety of ite
emeerotto eletpae,