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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1898-6-16, Page 7be lo • beee_._ee_eaeee_ee„bb.eb. ,,ee.eeebebwbbbb_b_7mbeebee.ebeebb._;b_b_b_b___b_ slialehl not bulge out tee Much. the S, tsbeuld be a a ;graduated oviel shape, %rid net 'round,. There is 'a pope • TREATMENT OF FRUIT GARDEN. $mall fruits axe very produetive, 'Writes DI, S. Perkine. It is sarprising bow heevily blacleberries arid ra•spbete eine will appear. A:vold orowding. The tendeney of these Pleats is ta multi. Pity enermauely. Consequently -where One one should. stand there are often. twe to sirx or even more. Do not nein, loot peeper tbliming and, triremingwitle all the small fruits. ;While it is well eaknown that very few novelties sure Imes older varieties, all things taken inte account, yet r like to make a few experiments each season with some of ;the more peoraleingeof the newer sorts f fruits. Do not invest , very largely not is it prudent to buy more than a few plants at first. Every fruit grow - ex is always on the lookout for soma-, thing better, so he should not be above leaking some pains to fully inform him- self. 1• ant trying some of tI9,e newer Pluras, such as Wiekson, Red, June, Hale ; the Red Cross currant and Loue don raspberry. I want to find out whether, these are actaally profitable Market &ales for my purpose. Each: man must rn,ake tests foe himself. ne • cannot 'depend upon others, convers- ant with diffeeent soils, location, 00E•4- ;11nm and markets, to d,ecide such quest - times foe him. The matter is strictly Personal and individual. •Foe a good, general, vvelleproven fer- •tilizer for all kirlde of fruits, give us n the oldpfashioned mixture of flour of boue and unleaohed wood aehes. This makes a perfect fertilizer, furnishing • nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid, • Itiiroduces fruit rather than excessive growth of wood and. foliage, and. what is mere, gives fruits of highest quality and most palatable. I get 'good color end good flavour, from this fertilizer. Mhe proportions may be varied. to suit different needs. -1 would. recoraraend two tons of wood ashes and one-half ton of bone meal per acre, the mixture to be applied broadcast and thoroughly harrowed or cultivated into the soil. It is a great mistake in manuring trees to apply around the trunks. Cover the entire surface so as to find feeding Iroota --e • ; THE REAL rAluir. . The Ikea' farm combines home and business and is as iridependent as possible of all other, •interests. It is a faetoty where xruost of the'necessar- les of comfortable living are produce ed and the minimum amount of supe plies is purchased. Specialism is the bane of the farmer, for it is a mistake foe him to bua anything he can pro- duce himself. Many of the unsatisface • tory results of modern agriculture come from buying too muck from, the stove. With §1.50 v -heat, 50c. corn and 25c. wool, conditions weie different, but even then the principle was the same. Now with beef, pork, mutton, eggs, potatoes, rice, beans and grains at distressingly low- prices, the necese sity is lixought directly home. ; Bet -tee cultivation, a restricted acret- age, more attention at home, to the • oanstrucktion of labor sexing devices. -in fact, less of profitless crops and more to eat and. wear of homeeproduc- ed material will mark an era of ime Prominent with the farmer. To me it is a sad commenta,ra on farm life to 'find a man with good land and a large herd of cattle depending on others for nearly all he eats and wears. The same conditions exist with the fruit growe er, the cotton planter, • and. the Fain • 'specialist. It is wrong economically and has been a prominent factor in rep diming independent country people to .,e, condition little better, than those who li. . eve ea towns, To quit fatoning 9,nd go to live in eines is no cure. It may be jumping from the frying pen into the fire. Bete ter go back to first principles and make the farm so fax as possible produee all • the necessities and comforts of life. In this we can well pattern after our Gan man neighbors, and also remember that it was upon this principle that the great prosperity of the Mormons was founded. Hold no more la,nd than can be properly handled •and thoroughly cultivated. ( ) eller Opinion that wail° dark boofe are incanted to be brittle, white hoofre inolined to be. sofe. High autliorities believe the opieion hes no foundation in fact, Whet has the neesenee of Plea - THE R,O$E," •ThoulehtlesimeSei often lode people to plant roses Mader the shadow of orerlianging buildings, or olose to large deefarooted trees • and the tbere meet or abaence of it in the bruin which suaround the coronet, to do. with the durability of tae born, of which it is a continuetlon? Perhaps the borse with the besb-formed and soundest foot of all •Peodiern breeds is the thorough- bred Hackney. • • ' SHELTER FOR CATTLE. The London Farmer thinks that "in England few subjeots of equal impotte erica to the faemer have occupiecj less attention than the provision of proper shelter, fax livepstoek in the field,s. The everage English farm.er has a great deal to learn, If he could, but appre- ciate the enoralaus loss which is cause ed. every year on this score alone, we are sure it would hasten a better era in liverstock management out of doors. Not a little of the success which has attended the Tearing and, feeding of Scotch, cattle is due to the infinite care wattle is taken to prevent loss of flesh, owing to the miserable conditiorks which so frequently pertain during the pas- turage season. The ,motto of every feeder, veto deatree to turn a good pro- fit Yearly, must be to keep all the flesh with which food ho.s clad the stock of the farm; and, •above everything, always keep the animals growing. Ea- ery pound of flesh lost during cold weaelier goes to the debit side of the cashebook, and every pound saved is so much gained. I PI 'VtLE EXETER TIMES • MIMIC NAVAL COMBATS° Now the 'emperor Claudius tratertained 'At the time of the Roman Empire, the love of eplendid spectacle, in which flowed freely the blood of husaan be - lags, found, gratifioation in na.val com- bats wheah were eihibited like other shows, by the Emperor. They were termed, naumachiae, and history gives k a minute account of one that tod place during the reign of Claudius. The scene of action was La.ke Fucino. Captives and criminals to th.e number of 1,900 were collected, placed on board a hundred ships, and drawn up in two opposing squadrons, called. derisively the R,hodians and the Sicilians. The ships were large triremes and quad- • exnes. To prevent the escape of the enbatants, guards were stationed round_ the lae and the rafts were guarded by towers and platforms, on which stood catapults and. other en- gines to command ;the fighting ships. In front of th erafts were arranged_ vessels from the emperor's fleet to com- pel the victims to engage or to mas- sacre them if they refused. In the mid - dile of the lake rose a silver Triton, who wound, his horn fax a signal and en-. coura,gernent to fight, while artificial monsters played round him in the wat- er. The rising ground about the lake was fitted with seats, like an amphi- theater, and was oocupied by an eager multitude, among whore wee Claudius himself, and the princes of the blood in their military dress, end the BM - press in a. splendid gold and purple robe. , The poor wrehee that were doomed to such ignoble battle, cried out to the emperor: "Hail, sovereign lord! We whose lives a.re forfeit salute thee." The eroperor answered, "Hail!" which the hopeful unfortunates took to mean that they were pardoned. Not so, for seeing that they delayed when the signal was given. -Claudius sprang from his throne, end tatering on his week knees ran round, the lake, urging them on byge.stures, and- threatening i them with natant destruotian if they did. not begin. Seeing that there was no escape, the poor victims to this brutal caprice attacked one another. At first there was little loss but warm- ing to the fight, on beconaing deeper - eta, they at length shed sufficient bleed to satisfy the spectators, and the lives of the remainder were vaned, GEMS OF GOLD. HOW TO SAVE YOUR CHERRIES. ' Persons having a few trees of cherp Vies they would like to get thorough:. ey ripe, and prevent the birds frorn. getting all of them, can a so bey hang. • ing, a bell in each tree -a cow bell, • sh,eep ,any old. school bell; any of them will do, and they are .genere t ally lying around farm houses. Then lie long pieces of binder, twine to ehe handle of each bell; and, bring the otlie r, eends all together in the direction of the house,, and tie all to one strand • of twine an thee by pulling it all the bells will ring. Have this line long en- • ough: to tie the other, end to a nail • near the kitchen dem or some convene 4• fent place where it oan be given free •quent pulls. When you ring the bells the birds will leave in short order. Of course they will return, but you must give them another, ring, and keep it up frequently till the cherries are ripe, beginning when the birds begin en the cherries. We have succeeded ,or numerous tinaes this way, even when •the trace are more than twenty rods • from tbe house, Try this Oen ; do not shoot your, good friends, the birds. • .HORSES' FEET. The London LiverStock Journal re- marks that a large, broad, foot, en- proeching to roundness, is no iedicae • eion of strength and -durability of the hoof-arather a Sign oe weakness, as tending to become fleteeoled. When eeen in a hone used fax riding or driv- ing, it may be tairee, as a rule, to be a sign of cobeaten or coarse blood in •one of his nealk anotietors, and. that; lie himself has probable inherited their eluggish tempeeeMent, .as well as foot • eonformatiOn; The wall of ,the hoot eniew One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.-Bulvver. Variety is the very, spice of life, that gives it all its .flavor. ---Cowper. Well arranged time is the surest mark of a well arranged nand. -Pit - mane Never was the voice of conscience sil- encedl wiehaule retribution., - Mrs. Jameson.•' The desire of appearing clever often prevents one becoming so.-Itochefou.- cauld. The true way of soft,ening one% trou- bles is to solace those of others. -Mad. de Maintenori. Pride, the most da,inge,rous of all faults, proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought. --Dillon. 0.; manj who possesses wealth poss- esses power, but it is a power to do evil as well as good. -A. S. Roe. Of all our infirmities, vanity ie the dearest to us: a man will sta,rve his other vices) to keep that alive.-Frank- lia, 'When) we o,dvarice a little into life we find that the tongue of man creates nearly all the miscbief in the world. -Paxton Hood. I give it as my deliberate and, solemn conviction teat the indivichml who is habitually •tardy ini tneeting an ap- peantment will never be respected or sacceseful n lite -W, Fisk. lirmargarsiresermattortormittememoseaux!***pritne.memit LJv'rr Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, mat petiole sour stomach, indigestion ate promptly mired by Hood's Pills, They do theft, wore easily and .thoroughly. In i i Zest atter keener pile, I I I s 20 ceets. all druggists, Prepared by 0. 1-.. Mod & Co., rawell, Mese The ord,y kill to 'take, with Ilood's flarsaparliia. ;quire and wonderment vvhy the plants are always covered with mildew, and why they do not blossom and grow as those in a neighbor's yard., where there are always beautiful roses to be seen. There is mob Mere in common, or shoued be, between animal and plant life, than is practically acknowledged by most of those yam strive to grow roses. Both derna,nd• for, their perfect development a sufficiency of nourish- ing food and drink, a aure atmosphere, a temperature as equable as possible, and thorough oleanliness. Roses will do well in any ordinary garden soil that is free from. standing water and well drained. When there is too mach clay, the soil can be 'made sufficiently friable by •the application of wood and coal ash,es, lime, burnt earth, etc. When, on the other hand, a soil is sandy, or too light, we mead be bring clay, meek, leaf mold, etc., to obtain sufficient bedy. This soil must, of emirate be thoroughly manured and worked; frequent spading will da a • great deal toward lessening the stiff- ness of a heavy soil. On no account attempt to make roses grow 18 a wet sleet ; if there be soh a place which it is desired to use, let the soil be thor- oughly drained by .sinking tiles to a depth of foux feet, or provide ia some other way for carrying off the water. Where it is impossible to find a posi- tion capable of being drained by tiles, from the ground being, too, flat, the coil may be removed (to a deektb of a few feet, and. atones, brioks, debris of any kind, thrown in, hua whenever the water can, be carried off in tiles, it is better to do so. . • All roses that come from the open ground should be pruned before plant- ing, or immediately after. Many per- sons who are careless, or not informed, set, out the plants just as they come from the nurseries; under such circum- stances the plants canna thrive, the sap has too many buds to nourish, and a weak growth ensues. The shock from transplanting liallSt be met by a shortening of both shoots and roots; the shoots being shortened, the number of buds to draw upon the sap is re dueed and a more vigorous growth fol- lows. Not only should all bruised roots be pruned, cutting away to the sound tart, but also all those large ones that are uninjured, fax by this they are induced to put forth small roots of fibrous nature, which are of great as- sistance in pram,oting health and, vigor of plant. Fax mildew, the best proved remedies are sulphur and soot; one of these should be applied the moment the dis- ease makes its appearance ; the plants should be sprinkled with water so that the substance applied will adhere, or Wee letit be put an early in the morn- ing while the dew is yet on the plants. Some localities are mu.cle more 'subject to visitations of this disease than thers, and in sach places care should e taken not to plant varieties that re kncmrn to be specially liable to mil- ew, as it is contagious, spreading from ne plant to a,notaer. Generally mildean makes its appear- nce in the autumn, when the nights row woe; at this season it works bat ttle harm and may be disregarded, ace the plants have made their grow - h and the wend is nearly, or quite Pe. Artificial crossing and hybridization roses is generally performed be" re- eving with fine scissors the stamens tbe flower to be operated on and en shaking over it the flower of that hich contains the pollen to be used., or y gently dusting it on with a careere- d to preponderate; but 'neither of ir brush. In this manner it is sup - sed that the characteristics of each re will be given in about equal mea- ure to its progeny. It is not uncom- la to cross varieties without remov- g the stamens, in which case the in- uence of the female parent is bailey - to preponderate; but neither of ese methods hane been accurately oved as to the nesalts. a a 11 si ri of of th be. Po so rao in 11 ed th P1r • FOR THE COOKS. DelicateCakee-The whites of four eggs well beaten, one oup of white su- gar, one-half cup of butter, one -beef imp of s,weet milk, two cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. • tA Little Veather Cake. -One cup of sugar, one cup of flour, one tablespoon- ful of meltecl butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of ba.king Powder, a pinch of salt and flavoring to taste, Snow Cake. --Three quarters of a cup of batter, two mine of sugar, one cup of milk, one cup of corn starch, two cups of flour, one and one-half tea- spoonfuls of baking powder. Mix the corn eta.rch, flour and. baking powder together, add the batter and sugar al- teenately with the milk, lastly add the white o/ seven eggs. Add flavor to the taete, Good, Bans.-Warak four cupfuls of the best breed flour until it is vvarra to the touch when the hand is stirred through ie Mix a third of a cupful of aofteined leitetex and three table-. spoolnattle ob sugar to a eoft cream, add a eupful of milk that has been (scalded and cooled until it is luke- warm, Add two eggs, first beaten very thoroughly together without separat- lag the whites and yolks.; Add also a large saltspoolafal of salt and finally the Beat• the batter mita it blisters, A great deal of the success of. this bread depends upon the thor- oughness of the beating, lost the buns rise for at least nine home, sr until they are about, three times their origi- nal bulk, Turn, the dough out on a Mitred board, Dredge, it lightly with noux and do not add any, more. Roll Qat the doleteli abokit two inches Oak. Oatt int° laree, biseuits with e cOffee etrp or a large tin either, Pet antelt a ttroilltrir 1/11ceosf orcilirroT inf.Mette.' calk4febtlf:, Lan them en a_ bieouit pan close toget- her and, let thena rise for gee boar in 54 werna place and. closely covered eo time the air ciannot reaoh them and dry their surface. It is a good plark to rub a littie melted hater over ktbe ton of each a the buns before they ere put ire the pan to rise. Let the ;bans bake, in an oven that is bot ;enough to balm bread, for twenty-five minutes. Brush them over eater they are bakea with a little syrup made by mixing a tableepoonful of sugar with •a table - vegetal oe boiling water, and. retain there eo the oven to become dry. ag y,olie meal a moss on there. as (when made for Good, Fridey, slob the top of each of the bans with a very sharp knife, just before they are put in the oven, making an even, green This orcks.s is sometimes colored with a little caramel or burned. sugar, so that it will be darker than the rest oe the bun when taey are baked. $tieffed Dates, -Carefully remove the Pits from /away dates and. fill the cavi- ties with pieces of marsh -mallow can. dies: One -.third of a marsh -mallow will fill a date., dieneleher delicious stuffing for' date e is a paste made of chopped peanu.ts, mixed with the white a an egg, powdered sugar, and a few drops of sherry. 'After the dates are filled with this mixtuxe, they may be rolled in fine sugar. Tekese are novel alynaprteopoatlh.esaaree • honbons, and very east - German! Caffee Bread -Cream two- thirds cup of white sugar, one egg. and a large spoonful of butter. Work into this•one pint of light dough, such as is ready to mold into loaves, The sec- ret of saccess is in the thorough mix- ing. The result must be a creamy, smooth batter, only to be had by beat. ing patiently. Pour into well -buttered cake tin -a shallow loaf is best. Sift over the top a little powdered cinna- more Bake irk a good oven, twenty min- utes. Eae warm. Potato ,Salad, -Chop fine half a small onion and one hard-boiled egg. Then add two small -sized cold boiled potato- es and chop into sniall pieces. Add one dessertspoonful of grated cheese, one dessertspoonful of oil and two of vine- gar, one-quarter teaspoonful salt and te little pepper and celery salt. Stir until the seasoning is thoroughly mix- ed. , WEEPING MEAT FRESH'. To keep fresh beef, nork or sausage all summer, prepare as for the table, fry very lightly, pack closely in glass, stone or tin fruit jars, cover with hot lard, seal and set away. When want- ed fax we, open; the jar and set where the lard will melt, than take out as much meat -.as is needed, reseal the jar and set away again, This is mach bet- ter than covering with lard in open jars, as the meat is alrnost sure to get strong in warm weather, and always does aftee a jar is opened if not .used at oncebut when sealed_ it keeps in- definitely. When pouring on tbe hot lard care must be taken not to break glass jars or to unsolder tin ones, and the lard should not be boiling. Those who have sealed fruit with cotton batting and know how admirably it keeps may per- aape prefer to Use straight, open- momitaed, gallon, stone jars fax the meat, as they would be a little more convenient than smaller Ina jars. If covered first with a heavy paper, out eukst1 tofit, then with two layers' ,a cottank batting tied on semixely, and over all a stoat cloth or paper to pre- vent the cotton being torn, it willk keep as well as when regularly sealed, and meats thus treated: will be as pal-. atable lath in the summer as though freshly butchered, • FLAVOR,T_NG Neer• that so many physicians are prescribing stewed rhubarb as a steady breakfast dish for patients who suffer from) liver troubles, indigestion, and facial eruptions in which such disorders of the stomach are apt to manifest themselves, it may be well to remind housewives that rhubarb, baving little flavor of its own, readily assimilates the • taste of anything which is cooked with it, and time the medicinal dish may be varied. in many ways. A few slices of lemon seasons it raost agreeably, two or three oranges cut up, peele and all, into twice as many pounds of rhubarb make a fair imitation of orange mar- malade, while half rhubarb and half pineapple, chopped and stewed together will eazily pass for all pineapple. In- deed,, it is a well-known fact that Eng- lish jelly and jam makers constantly use rhubarb in their manufacture in quantities of from one-fourth to one- half, according to the fruit which the rhubarb is intended to supplement. This admixture in no way interferes with the toothsomenees, while it rather increases the wholesomeness of the pro. duct. t • TALKS WITH 3/OTHERS. Remember thee nervous chilkb•en will net bear very =oh cold bathing; they •have not heat enough en their bodies be xeact against it. And. it is not a wise plan to give a baby a warm ba,th every day eittber. Two or tbree times a week is often enough. :Where a ]little child is inclined to constipation and, it is the desire of tlie mothee nob to begin by giving it medi- cine, Ithe following Simple remedy will be found effectual, and it ia tommend- able also, as ilt +mineable no dregs of any. kind:• Putt ehree trikeepoonfals of sweet oream into a our, or saucer, do not use ttn on the Steve,/ alloweng it te cook slowly till a, thick scam is esea on the bop. 'Remove thee, and, beneath will be found a thin pia Which give, • whet coolod in doses of a, teaspoonful et a time, till tae desired effect is produced. If elm ease is severar longer doses may be given without any bed results. So many mothers in their careful so- licitation for the babien health, negleet lo give Mem fresh air caeugh, for fear tbey will take eold. Now the fa,at is that every child. Shottild have the free)) air et least once a day 50 Matter :What the Anather is* ; A RARE JEWEL. "Strawberr• ies! Strawberries V Ene and freale please bay." • But Madeline Jaycee shook her he • "No -I do not want any, ehild." ,Aial the etrewberry ger/ passed • Madeline gazed eater her with s • elloelt-gray eyes, "Peer and proud! Proud and pee she murmured. to herself. "Ob, God e why wa.a I not yonder raga strawberry girl or even the child. w sweeps the croseinge,and. earns an h est penny now and then.? Ala ma new my bands are tied by marmaa's a Surd prejudices!, Well, Beatrice, wit te it?" Fax her younger sister lia.d co noiselessly in. "The bill from the bakereala.delin ",Ahother bill! Did you tell the m we had. no money, Beatrice ?" "What waved have been the us Middy? Of coarse, Idid not tell aim "And, marnma,?" "She does not know -she ie readi in the parlor; she will not let me men the tablecloth; she says it is not wor for ladies, Oh, Maddy, wbet shall w do'?" Madeline arose and began peeing i patiently ea and down the room. "Hash"• she cried; "there is aria at the bell. It is Mrs. Benjamin agai Go tell her I are engaged-busy—gon out -anything you please. No -stay -Perhaps I had. better see her after all. And Madeline went downstairs t where Mrs. Joyce set in faded silk an darned lace, witle white, wasted hand folded in her Ian and an erabroidere ottoman under her feet. "It is like a dream," Madeline said t herself. "And to think thee there i nothing in the hotese for dinner! Per bans ears. Benjamin will ask mamen to dine, and Bee and lean send mit ,for half a pound of crackers. Ws can eat PIS' thing !" And through her disjointed medita- tions her mother's soft:, sweet voice soundecL "To the White mountains? With you? My dear, Mrs. Benjamin, you are very kind., Ient sore, mad aladdy must use her own discretickn about accepting. D'o you. hear, darling? Mrs. Benjamin wants you to accompany her to the mountains as soon as she has secured a nareery governess for her dear little boys. atm. sure it would. be a cha,rin- ing opportunity fax you to see a, little of life, for circumstances, you know, preclude me from • giving you much varkiety.". Madeline looked op wit,h, a sudden glitter in. her eyes. "A nursery governess? I think I know of some one, Mrs. Benjamin, who wili stat you, if -if your; terms are at all liberal." "Three hundred ru year and all ex- penses paid," said Mrs. Benjamin. "I think it isn't at all stingy. Who is it, Madeline ?" yang lady -a friend. oe mine, ery ad, en, aa, r I" my nieed to au- v - e.". 5, e, ng d. n. Pp ci s a When do you want hell?" • "At once; and then we can be off be- fore the wilting weather conies in. You will accompany us, Madeline ?" of couase-of course. That is, if mamma approves?" And Mrs. Joyce smiled faintly. "How reedy the young birds are to fly away and leave the parent nest," she sighed. "Wen, it is but natural, I can hardly blame Maddy for being anxiotts to leave so dull a place • as this." "Mamma," cried. Madeline, passion- ately, "it is not _that. Oh, mamma, 1.2 L could only tell you!" And. she hurried oat of the room with a. choking gasp in her throat. Mrs. Benjamin did not like scenes; she looked. on with civil wonderment. But she understood it all -after a little • s • : , •• "The landlord again 1" cried Mrs. Joyce in her soft, well -modulated voice. "Mamma," said, Beatrice, hu.rriedly, "it's three months 'since he was here last, and -and dont' yau remember we clidn't pay him then?" Mr. Atheling himself followed an her footsteps. Mrs. Joyce drew herself dig- nifiedly up. "This intrusion is scarcely called for, Mr. Atheling," said she. "My daughter transacts my business affairs for me - my daughter, who, is now at the White mountains, or going there immediate- ly!, • "Ca,n I see ner ?" Mr. Atheling asked !meetly. "I presulme so, if you go to DIrs.Bruce Benjamin's, No.---, Fifth avenue." "Thanks, madam. Pray excu,se me for distuxbien you." Mrs. Joyce bowed with the air of an ex -empress, and Mr. Atheling with- eriew. "That's over, thank goodness," said she, and buried her nose once more in the pages of a book. Bet Bee was by to means certain fait it was over, "Mamma might bear some of her own burdens," she Murmured. "It isn't fair neon Maddy to send people there. Mr. Atheling himself walked along the street, with something a'f indigna- tion rising up within his breast. "Madeline J'oyee is a good end beauti- ful girl," he said to liteeself, "and for her sake I haVebrne lettli these people longer tlian I otherwise should. But - dress and gaiety and endless expenss at the. White nuelenteies, with a year's rent due that is altogether a, ditfereat matter. 1 have bemi mistaken in Made- line Zoyee, and the sooner she ender- sten& it the better, A mere society butterele-too proud to work, too fri- volous to atop and thinkl and T had fanciedher so different," • 3Irs, Berijamin'e tail footmen Pat on sugiereillous grin, as Mr, Atheling esked /oe Miss joyce. "The new nuesery golaness," seal lie. "areetales-second story, back, pleaee," Mr, Atheling, so-mewl:let eterprised, lad 0, 1ittl anneyed, aseeuded the etleireese by itimee/f. Tae door +sae half open, ami he eeel see Madeline Toyee, tt book in her lax and two or tbree cliebbe bea 3seieaasio:aisi.ng around her, evid.ently /Atkin on anything' arid everything but tbei ahe stelae(' aporimson and coneese et the sight, of the dark, hautteom f4Itsiltse kagleLvirit 8t0bewerleint," she gasped "Kos, yos-4 knew. We can not pay mitolje:steto,uainYi:le,ta:1:aatles:-Jave7tto-ok" 'her hand. "You are not going to the White "Yes, I am -as Mrs. Benjamin's war Sere governess. Only mamme does not know. It would break her heart, Dar Atb.elin„r?'. And the very first quarter's salary receive shall be forwarded im- mediately to you, lina,-" sii:irieladiyo:• 0,1nehla:1;v" ehemibautakrset4foyrotuh-, ixopul- misjudged you altogether. Will you "I don't /understand you, enr, &ba- ling," And then he explained. Madeline's ecarlet upper lip curved. "And you believed 'could go baleen - hunting, plecteure-seeking, while - white We owed money that we could not pay ? Oh, Mr. Atteling!" • Five minutes later Master Clarence lib:al:mixt:a rushed down to his Mother's "Mantra% mamma I" he howled,"come quick. There's estrange man whisper- ing to Miss Joyce and sties crying." But when IVIre. Benjamin reached. the scene of action the tears were all dried norpfnagnrdalefdiaarndealyin.e was smiling and col - "Oh, Atheling, it is you!" cried the lady, recognizing the wealthy land- holder. "And Maddy-" "I may as well tell you," said Made- line, softly; "Ma. Atheling has asked me to marr y inni, an •"And you will lose your nursery gov- erness," said Atheling, smiling. Madeline Joyce never gave up her honest pride. And she went to the White mountains, after, all, but it was a,s a bride. ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE. Is would Teed uto world In Resources • and its Debts Would Be Less. What gigantic possibilities would. en - ten the domain of the world's politics, should the mooted alliance between Great Britain and the United States beceme an accomplished fact! I With Spain, France and Russia com- bined against this great union of the Anglo-Saxon ewe the latter would have a preponderance in the • world wnich would practically render war im- possible and give an incalculable im- cPetuliioszattoall thie y. machinerof mtdern ivi The territory controlled by an An- glo-American alliance at its start would ae 15,040,400 square miles., or 6,000,000 squares miles more than one-third of all the land of the globe. • The population of this territory is 458,684,000, or, 200,000,000 more than one- third of the globe's total inhabitants. 1 VTR mu', WEALTH of the alliance, exclusive of India, would. be over a125,950,000,000. The number of miles of operateve railway is 258,246, not to speak of 16,-, 000 miles of steam and electeic railways in operation in United States eitiea alone, enough to enaiecle the globe sev- eral tines. The proposal of the TJnited States to spend a billion dollies on the en- largement and perfection of its ritivy would add another great, asset to the alliance, and the completion by Eng - lead of the railroad throkigh Africa., fteem, Egypt to Cape Town, would eelar tribute a link to the chain of ezn•pire of untold value and significance. The annual revenue of the .Anglok. Ameeican alliance would reach the sum of 41,717,745,000. A faint c,oncepe tion of this sum ca,n be gained from the fact that it would purchase 42,914,e 000,000 loaves of breed, a quantity of food. which would keep three million people from starving for a period of over, 14,315 deers, or thirtyrnme years, with a fresh loaf of bread fax every man, woman and. child every, twenty, - fella iiours.. The tonnage of the merchant ships of the alliance would. be 14,775,000 tons, w,hich is an amount equal to the come Joined weigat of all of the inhabitants of the Russian Empire, with those of France, th.e Netherlands, Egypt, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Sevecben, Nor- way, Belgitun, Switzerland, Greece, Denmark and Venezuela, allowing the average weight of men, women and children to be figured at 150 pounds. The total value of the imports for one year, into the territory of the alr Hallos would. be 4,170,500,000 this sum if converted into oneedollar bills aricl laid end to end would form a line of greenbecks over 555,555 MILES IN LENGTH, or sufficient to encircle the earth over twententhree times. The total exports of the Anglo-Am- erican alliance would be over §3,573,,- 454,500, not including anything expprt, sa from Cuba, Porto Been Hawaii or the Philippines. The total indebtellness of the allie ence would ambunt to ,S7,804,500,000 only °norm:nth of all the itidebtedness of every country in the world come puted in on.e lump sum., toed which Le 1898 amounts to $27,400,000,000. The 'regular army of the AnglorAm- erioarks would have a peace footing of 248,000 men, togethee with a uniform, ed and thoroughly organized and drill ed reserve, evhioh would easily bring the number up to 763,800 officers and men. Thee would be 'ready to fight in three days. So complete, is the volunteer sestem of England and Atnerna that 25,0000,000 nien could be 'raised by the,p of ebeese months, , • 1 A life Merely of pleaeure, or chiefly ol plcastrre, is always a poor arta worth - lase life, not worth the hiving; always ulasatiefeetlary in its bourse, elevays rnieerable Le, its end,,..-rT110040re Park- er I. *44,• •) odesty 11%""".0%/W44".141•‘,%"•04.0. Makes elioueende of wealea Miler in faileneet rather tha± tell their troubles to anyone. Te gnat Indian Woman's Balm ie a per- fect boon, 111 oueeti lacables, aorreets xnonthly irregee Igraine ainlisees the agonies of child -birth, nukes week etolieeh etrong, and renders life worth aftegnegeia$WAhalaS;S4,26 Pace so come per Box, or 6 for 53,o, At Druggists, or Mulled on Receipt otPrice 6$ T. MILBURN 4 CO., Toronto, TIIE EXETER TIM ES MANY THE RUSSIAN SOLDIER IN ASIA. Rertus a.aveSeibaiodusaitn'rosooRppllvero.xtruota• /hit; no:gm:tens:to g a great deal of the Russian army of Central Asia, and. the more I have seen of it the less pleased have Ibsen at the PeosPect of our Inddan array having tot encounter it, writes a tiorrespondent. I have never, feared/ the issue, because ani sunik thee at the last we shall Pull ourselves together, and wIth a mighty effort, repel the liiiissians. But the cost, the la,bor, and, the strain, will probably be terrible, and the nearer they approach to us the more difficult will became -the task. I once held tile Russians in supreme contempt, and, like• many Englis/3.men, believed that we could make shore work of them or any other foe. But the conviction has since sanirly and steadily been impress- ed on my mind that the Russian array is for fighting pureases, in every res- pect, the equal to ours, and in some respects would have an izn.menue 01 - vantage over as in the field. The men are all of one race, are stronger, more heady and healthier than ours; there are no native followers; they require less transport and supplies and fewer luxuries; have an inexhaustible re- serve, are nearer home, etc. I have visited Transcaspia on eight separate occasions, have seen the Rus- sian soldiers on and. off parade, and home traveled with him for weeks to- geth.ee in trans and in steamers. It is, indeed, chiefly on board ship that I have amused myself by studying him. And I have arrived at the conclusion that he is the most dooile, good tem- pered, till you scratchhim, pig headed creature on earth, as hard as nails and generally of superb physique. He is stupid and ignorant, perhaps, but he has apprehension enough to shoot straight, and to understand when he is told to advance or not to quit a post alive, and be never disputes .an order or complains. Land that, I take it, is sufficient for a fighting machine. He bee had no school board. education, and is, therefore, content with his lot and no lawyee. • , C STO IA For Infants and Children. Me fax. simile signature of a le ea 1.0. -Apt-/ every .creswc,41: armee GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. whose In New South wales Pay Owing to Fortunate Ctrruntstances, Hon. E. Vickery, a member of the 'Upper Chamber of New South Wales, in telling a Winnipeg Tribune inan of the advantages of that colony, says: The telegraph and tehiphone system is also worked ii conjunction with the post -office. The railways pay a divi- -ticked of four per cent. on the capital. invested, besides carrying all members of the Leaislatare free. But Mr. Vick- ery thinks) this is clue not so Mach to the profit inherent in these things managed by the Government, as upon two fortunate accidents, so to speak. Le the first place they have secured one of the best men in the world. to manage these roads. No betLer man eould, be found. He is paid what Mr. Vickery thinks is an ample salary, al7,500 a year, and he triatia,ges the lines well. The next fortunate acoi- dent/ is that, of cheap coal. In the interior, where the mines 'lave not the benefits of the cheap water transport of the coast, the railways get their coal for four slaillings per ton. On the coast they have to pay five shilliegs and sixpence. These are much lower rates then the oilier colonies can oh. tate their cone for, as it has ail to come from New South Wales, and con- eequently these other coloniesdo not run their railways as ecalieraically. leritieh sailers have been erdered by, take, Adteirejty to reverse the manner of leaking their trouiees, Hereafter the bow mint be tita at the bottoM of thCk e;e:ethttalioles instead Of the to, f4 tecia eleaeela,,OPre=elel.X.,aan, at Ohre Of 4 * irtAt?Or (Li