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• 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
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; 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.
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' 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
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'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
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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.
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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.
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• 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.
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• 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,
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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 $27,400,000,000.
The 'regular army of the AnglorAm-
erioarks would have a peace footing of
248,000 men, togethee with a uniform,
ed and thoroughly organized and drill
ed reserve, evhioh would easily bring
the number up to 763,800 officers and
men. Thee would be 'ready to fight
in three days.
So complete, is the volunteer sestem
of England and Atnerna that 25,0000,000
nien could be 'raised by the,p
of ebeese months, , • 1
A life Merely of pleaeure, or chiefly
ol plcastrre, is always a poor arta worth -
lase life, not worth the hiving; always
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rnieerable Le, its end,,..-rT110040re Park-
er I. *44,• •)
odesty
11%""".0%/W44".141•‘,%"•04.0.
Makes elioueende of wealea Miler
in faileneet rather tha± tell their
troubles to anyone. Te gnat
Indian Woman's Balm ie a per-
fect boon, 111 oueeti
lacables, aorreets xnonthly irregee
Igraine ainlisees the agonies of
child -birth, nukes week etolieeh
etrong, and renders life worth
aftegnegeia$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,
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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. • ,
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For Infants and Children.
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simile
signature
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1.0. -Apt-/ every
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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
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