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SYNOPSIS OP PRECEDING
CHAPTERS. --Margaret Howard, on
tele eve of departure to join her se-
cretly married husband, leaves her
child with Susan Rivers and is
drowned at sea. Susan rears the
child, Daisy, as her own, and dies.
Her daughter, eltugaret, alone knows
Daisy's secret. Lord Lisle seeks ais
child, and Margaret, taking Daisy's
birthright, announces herself his
daughter and Margaret Howard's.
CHAPTER X.
A month passed, and Margaret
found herself with every wish of her
heart saatified. She had longed for
rich dresses wherewith to adorn the
wondrous beauty that had been so
latal a. dower. She had them now
in abundance. Mrs. Wyverne selected
a. trousseau that might have suited a
.prineess. Lord Lisle wished thet,
neither expense nor trouble should
bo spared. She had longed for
jewel's ; her father gave her the
celebrated "Lisle diamonds"—con-
sidered by connoisseurs as some of
-the finest stones in England. He
lavished presents upon her—delicate,
glowing pearls ; opals of rare and
beautiful hetes • rich rubies, "flashine
red," emerald; with a rare, golden
light in their green depths. There
were times when she shut herself in
her room alone with her treasures ;
she took them from their velvet
beds, and placed them on her neck
and arms, and as she did so, and the
wondrous diamonds flashed like
points of eame, she smiled con-
temptuously over the ear -rings Ralph
had given her and which she once
thought were magnificent.
A French waiting -maid, who under-
stood her business and knew how to
make the most of Rita's dark, glow-
ing beauty, had been engaged to at-
tend ' her. Lord Lisle purchased a
magnificent horse especially for her,
and she was, in a very short time,
taught to ride ; everything that
love, luxury, or comfort could sug-
gest was always at her command to
the very moment.
On the day following her arrival,
Lord Lisle himself took her over the
Hall, showing her the state -rooms,
the picture gallery, the magnificent
modern apartments, the treasures of
art, the statues brought from Italy,
the gold and silver plate—in itself
worth a king's ransom.
He was proud of the beautiful girl
who swept through these gorgeous
rooms ; she said nothing of the
wonder they excited in her. That,
she thought, would show a want of
good taste. But when they came to
ee the picture gallery, and Lord Lisle
raised the heavy velvet hangings.
she stood for a few minutes in mute
surprise.
"It, is a grand old place—my fath-
er," she said, proudly.
"And a grand old race to whom it
belongs," he replied. "I know of
no family whose annals are so stain-
less as our own. Our men have ever
• been brave, our women pure. No
Lisle ever yet brought even the
shadow of shame or clisgra.ce upon
his name. The deepest regret of my
life is that your mother did not live
.to take her place here."
"Have you no portrait of my
mother ?" asked Rita.
"Yes," replied Lord Lisle. "I
shall take it to Italy with me and
have a larger one painted from it,
to hang up here. There will be no
sweeter, fairer face in the gallery
than that of Margaret Lisle.'
-They went on through the long
corridors until they reached the
eastern wing of the Hall.
"There are some nice rooms here,"
said Lore Lisle, "but they have not
been used of late years. Dame
Sybilla Lisle died here, and her por-
trait still hangs in her room. We
will go to see it. It is considered a
fine work of art."
But when they stood before it,
Leta, for one half moment, lost her
self -command, her lips grew white,
and a dark shadow dimmed her eyes
as she gazed upon it.
The face was pure and fair, with a
refined spiritual expression on the
delicate features ; the brow was
clear and pure; the violet eyes lus-
trous and tender bright golden hair
rippled over a white neck ; the sweet
lips were parted with a smile ; it
was the very face of Daisy—Daisy
whom she had betrayed, robbed of
her Weeknight and deceived 1
"I must have the picture removed.
It should be . in the gallery, not
here."
•
"Are these rooms over used ?" ask-
ed Rita.
"Not often," replied Lord Lisle'.
"A gem like this should not hang
here unnoticed. It is one of the fin-
est pictures we have. I must attend
to the remolgd."
Even salve spoke, Rita was think-
ing how it could best be destroyed.
Daisy's face resembled it so perfect-
ly that every one must observe the
likeness. Rapidly as lightning the
thought passed througb her mind.
"Grant me a. favor, dear papa,"
she ,said. "I like this picture ;
Will-
y'ou allow -me to have it in my own
room 1"
Only too pleased to deeply With
any request that came from his
darling ehild, Lord Lisle consented.
Before night the portrait of Lady
Sybiela Vale Was hung in her room.
'You like your home, then, Mar-
garet ?" Said Lord Lisle, AS they
steed upon the broad terretee over-
looking the fragrant flo-Wer .gatelen.
"Yes," Oho replied, gently. "My
only regret is' that X did not know
it years ago,"
-rt, hits zot been nand very long,"
sniCi Lord'LlsIe. "Yent ehoulcl under-
stand that Lisle Court tend the title
ate both enteiled, At, eny death they
• go to Philip., lee will be Lord
Liale." Ile did not see the dismeye
ed. eeaveselon that cressed .her tate,
but continued : "The estates of Heise
meir, in Seotlandaand Endsleig•ii, in
Yorkshire, are ray own. They are
not entailed. At my death they
will bo yours ; but Lisle Court goes
to Philip., together with all the fair,
broad domain that surrounds it."
She made no reply, but the words
were never forgotten.
Lord Lisle watched his daughter
attentively. Her beauty and dignity
charmed him. She never betrayed
any ungainliness or awkwardness of
manner. There was nothing in her
that told how the early years of her
We had been spent. Her accent was
good—she spoke well—she was quick
and apt in imitation ; but there was
a something wanting. Selz had wit
and repartee ; but Lord Lisle saw
plainly that at times in conversa-
tion she was lost. She mild not
speak of books—she had read but
little—or of pictures. She knew lit-
tle of art or of music. She did not
know the names of leading states-
men ; and occasionally Lard Lisle
detected a flush of annoyance, on the
beautiful race when she fele her own
deficiencies.
He talked long aud earnestly to
Mrs. Wyverne ; and between them a
peen was arranged which , they
thought would settle all difficulties.
Lord Lisle went in search of his
daughter. He found her in the ger-
den, sitting under the spreading
shade of a large cedar -tree.
"Rita," he said, gently, sitting on
the grass by her side, "we must have
a long conversation. How old are
you ?"
"Just eighteen 1" she replied, with
some little surprise.
Then Lord Lisle, with paternal
fondness, clasped her hands•in his.
"You must not be hurt or vexedat
what. I am going to say, my darl-
ing," he began, "and, above all, do
not think I am dissatisfied with you.
I am more proud of you than of
anything else in the world. But
there are a few little deficiencies we
must try to remedy. It is usual for
a young lady of your rank and posi-
tion to be presented at Court and
make her debut in the grand world."
"Yes," she said, brightly ; "grand-
mtunina, has been telling me all about
it. I am impatient for the time to
come."
"You must learn to wait," he re-
plied, with a smile. "It is on this
subject I want to speak to you.
You are only eighteen. I should like
you to devote two entire years to
fitting yourself for your place in the
world." He saw the keen look of
disappointment, and hastened to
add : "They shall be happy years,
my darling. I will take you abroad.
We will go to France and to Italy.
We will talce with us some clever
and accomplished lady, who will
give you what my mother calls the
finishing touches. You must learn
the names of great authors and read
their works. You must see the fin-
est pictures in Italy, and learn all
about the artists who painted them.
You must study the great world, its
code of manners, its forms of eti-
quette, before you go into it."
"I understand," she said, sadly.
"Nay," said Lord Lisle; "it is a
matter for smiles, not sighs. I ven-
ture to predict, Rita, that in two
years' time, wheh we return, you
will create a sensation not easily
forgotten. You might do so now,
but I prefer this time of probation.
What do you say—are you willing ?"
"Yes," she replied, "and grateful.
I see how necessary it is."
"Did you ever learn anything of
13111SiG or singing ?" asked Lord
Lisle.
"No," she replied. "My foster -sis-
ter Daisy sings."
"Ah, well," said Lord Lisle, "we
must never dream of blaming poor
Susan ; it was quite natural that
she should do the best for her own
child, -She has received a better
education than you ?"
"Yes," was the false answer. 'Mrs.
Rivers was everything that was kind
to me ; but she treated Daisy dile
ferently."
The words rang out. clear and soft
on the bright summer air, and .no
one was there to say how cruel and
false they were.
"That reminds me," said Lord
Lisle. "I am very anxious, Rita,
that your foster -sister should come
to live with you. I owe to her
mother a debt of gratitude that no-
thing can pay. I want to „do as she
did—make her child my own.".
No light of happiness came into
the beautiful face Lord Lisle watched
so lovingly.
"Of course you love her very dear-
ly ?" he continued.
"Yes," she replied, calmly. e.1
love poor little Daisy ;" but the
tone of voice in which she spoke ha,d
no ring of music—no enthusiasm:
"Is she plain or stupid ?" asked
Lord Lisle, anxiously.
"Neither," she replied, xnore earn-
estly. "X think her pretty. She is
very fair and gentle ; fond of read-
ing and drawing, Oh, papa, they'
were ldnd to- nae, but I was not
happy there. I should like to forget
the past, and Daisy would remind me
of it"
Lord Lisle loceced hurt and dis-
appointed, With her keen, shrewd
instinct she saw and noted it.
"Do not misunderstand me, dear
papa," she said. "Like yourself, I
feel all that I owe to Daisy's moth-
er. I 'Would cheerfully give Daisy all
that I have, but, 1—do not laugh at
ree—X want to be alene With you a
little longer. She is clever ; she
sitgs sweetly ; perhaps you might
love her better than your own poor
little Rita."'
,She looked so beautiful, so lovieg
and ellaretteig, that Lord Vele cheep-
ed her in his arms and laughed
heartily. ,
"jealoue I" he said ''''You a 0
positively jealous, Rita, I Well, your
!Piet sball not, be disturbed yet.
You 'tell Me Daley is with her friends
ket 1?161'0110. We may See her there,
and then we can arrange. 1 must
leave you now. I am going over to
Grafton Hall, Tell Me, may I con-
sider the matter settled ? Ave ' you
Willing to go abroad ?"
"I shall like it above all things,"
She said, gayly, "I shall soon learn
all ebout the greet world, papa."
Lord Lisle left her sitting under
the gratel old cedar -tree. As he Neat
down. the broad path he turned to
look once more at her, She was
srailing at him, and he thought in
all the world there wee nothing so
bright and beautiful es his da,ugh-
ter's face. When he disappeared from
Among the geese, trees the smile
died away, the brightness all feded.
A look of care and anxiety calm
over the clerk eyes.
"I Must do something," she said.
"She must not come here I No hu-
man evidence cart be brought against
me ; but that face will strike every
one 1 She must not come until I am
safe—until I am Philip Lisle's wife !
Nothing can matter then 1"
While the birds sung and tbe fair
flowers bloomed—while the sun shone
and the soft summer air' whispered
of love, peace, and happiness, she
sat thinking, scheming, and invent-
ing.
She had succeeded beyond her
wildest hopes. Her fraud led been, a
complete success,. There came to her
no remorseful memory of the clying
mother whose truseeshe lead betray-
ed ; no compunotion or sorrow for
the gentle girl from evil= she had
stolen home, love, and everything
else.
She 'stet through the summer morn-
ing busy with two thoughts. One
was how to keep Daisy from Lisle
Court ; the other, how-to win the
heart of Philip Lisle. The whole
ambition of her soul was centered in
that one idea—she must be Lady
Lisle—Lady Margaret Lisle 1 As she
murmured the name to herself a
smile rippled over her lips, for she
thought. of Ralph .Ashton and the
vow he had forced her to take. She
thought of him without love—with-
out anything but contempt. The
fierce, passionate love he had lavish-
ed upon her was forgotten or unheed-
ed. She disliked even to think of
that miserable past. She was to be
Lady Lisle !
Lord Lisle did not delay in making
arrangements. Before 'the end of the
week he had secured the assistance of
e clever, accomplished lady, the
widow of one of his fellow officers, a
high -bred, refined woman, who glad-
ly undertook the charge of his
daughter.
Mrs. Marche seemed instinctively
to understand all that was required
of her. She was to help the young
lady to acquire a polish and grace
of manner that as yet she had not.
She was to teach those little mys-
teries of etiquette that can only be
learaed from those accustomed to
good society. Far as lay in her
power, she was to cultivate her -
mind and intellect.
Mrs. Wyverne remained at Lisle
Court. Pedlip Lisle thought it pro-
bable that he might join his uncle
in Italy when he. went there. Pehey
were to go to Paris first and remain
there a year. During that year
masters of all kinds were to instruct
Miss Lisle. She resolved to devote
herself to study and acquiring 113
polish of high life.
To be Continued.
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FARMERS' INSTITUTE 'WORK.
Observations of a Trip to New
Brunswick.
Mr. Simpson Rennie, of Toronto,
in speaking of his recent trip through
New Beunswick in connection with
the Farmers' Institute work of that
Province, gays thSt the meetings
were generally well attended, and a
lively interest taken in his discus-
sions. Mr. Rennie also attended the
Nova Scotia Dairymen's meeting at
Amherst, on the 23rd, 24th and 25th
of January, and the meeting of the
New Brunswick Farmers and Dairy-
men's Association at Fredricton, on
the 28th, 29th and 30th, delivering
addresses on the "Cultivation of
Corn, Field Roots, and Potatoes,"
and "The requirements of the beef
markets." At both these meetings,
the delegates and others present ap-
peared to take a great interest in
the proceedings. "Judging from
what I could see in travelling
through the country," continued Mr.
Rennie, "very much more should be
done in the breeding and feeding of
both cattle and hogs, but before
very much is done, a better class of
animals should be introduced. Sheep
raising should be more extensively
gone into, especially where the land
is dry and rolling. Dairying is car-
ried on somewhat extensively •and
with fair success, but in some lo-
calities the isolated condition of the
patrons is found to be a great draw-
back to the industry. From my ob-
servations, thousands of acres of
land are only yielding small returns
for want of underclraining, but when
these things are better understood,
eonsideriug the intelligence of the
people, we may look for great
things in the near future,"
THURSDAY COIeONATIONS.
Thursday morning, 26th June, the
day which the King has chosen for
his coronation, is the anniversary' of
the day on whieh Oliver Cromwell
was installed as Lord Protector in
Weetaninster Hall. On that occasion
the dhair of Scotland was brought
out of the Abbey and used for the
eeremony. It is also notable that
the following English monarchs have
been croxvned on a Thursday : Ste-
phen, John, Richard XI. Charles I.,
James IL, William and Mary, Queen
Anne, George IV., William. IV., and
Queen,. Victoria. That is a fair col-
lection of lucky tend urilubicy mem-
Oche, whieh makes it difficult /or
any superstitious person to gather
omens from the day Chosen.
A school inspector esked a. Small
boy, "for What purpose is the Skin
of a OW useful?" tide tile sxnell
boy. replied, "To keep the beef in."
FOR FARMERS
Seasonable and Profitable''
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Hints for the Busy Tillers
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HOW TO MAINTAIN SOIL FERTIL-
ITY.
We ell knew that it is very 'desir-
able to have a fertile soil in which
to grow crops, for success in fern:L-
ing depends laegely upon the fertility
of the land, writes Mr. P. P. Peck.
Everyone knows of many once fertile
farms which are now not producing
half what they should—scarcely
enough to pay for the labor neces-
sary to produce a crop. It is more
profitable to farm so as to maie-
taiu or improve the soil than it is
to rob the soil of its fertility and
in the end bring. ruin to the owner
of the farm.
How is tills to be 'done? I believe
our greatest loss of fertility is the
loss of humus. A. soil without hu-
mus will not carry a crop successful-
ly threugh a, drouth. A clay 'soil
devoid of humus will be lumpy and
hard, and will not retain Moesture
very loag. We all know the effect on
the crop and the great amount of
labor required to prepare sueh a,
piece of ground for it crop. Hence
ana should be to farm so as to
produce and leave as much humus
in the ground as possible. This is
best accomplished by a, system of
rotation of crops and one crop in
the rotation should be clover, which
is oar greatest soil renovator. We
should aim to
FEED' EVERYTHING.
or nearly •everything produced on
the farm and if we add a little bran
or concentrated feed to the ration of
each animal and carefully save and
apply all the- manure, it is easy to
see that we shall maintain and pro-
bably add to the fertility of the soil.
Many advocate the plowing under
of green cedes, but unless a farm is
very much run clown I would not
practice this unless it be to bury a
second crop of clover or a, cover
crop' sowed to protect the ground
through the winter. A cover ergo
should always be sowed whenever a
piece of ground remains idle during
the fall and winter. Many times we
have a piece of stubble which we in-
tend to plant to corn or potatoes.
On this we can grow a crop. of rye
or peas and barley, either of which
will make a large growth and can
be plowed mister in time to plant
corn. This adds largely to the hu-
mus of the soil, and keill tend to
carry the crop through drouth with-
out injury.
As I said it should be our aim to
feed all or nearly all we raise on our
farms for the purpose of keeping up
the fertility of the farm, and I be-
lieve it to be more profitable to sell
our produce in the form of butter,
beef, pork, etc., than to sell it in the
rough. I believe our pro'cluce. fed to
good stock, will bring us more than
twice what it will sell for 'Oen the
market. For example, 1 can, feed a.
cow for 12ec per day and have her
bring in 25 cents or more per day for
butter alone, and I believe the same
to be true with all other
KINDS OF STOCK.
Many advocate the use oe commer-
cial fertilizer. Of course, the basis
of all our fertility is the amount of
nitrogen, potash and phosphoric acid
a . soil contains. When we consider
that an ordinary crop of wheat of
25 bushels per acre removes about
$8.75 worth of these elements from
the soil, and a crop of corn nearly
as much, we can readily nee that
when a soil is exhausted of these ele-
naents, it is quite expensive to re-
place them by using commercial fer-
tilizer. Now if we feed our crops on
the farm we can return about 80 per
cent. of these elements to the soil in
the manure, and .at the same get
twice the market value of. our pro-
duce. We can readily see .that it is
moreeprofitable to firm so as to im-
prove our soil, than it is to sell 'our
crops on the market and at the same
time be losing heavily in the fertility
of the soil.
I would not advocate eb.e feeding
of wheat, but, Would sell it and pur-
chase bran or cottonseed meal, which
is worth more for feed than wheat;
and has about double the manurial
value. If I sold much grain I would.
use commercial fertilizers freely, for
it is impossible to keep up the farm
and sell grain without their use. If
we grow all the forage crops we can
and feed them on the farm. caaefully
save and return the manure we need
have but little fear 'about the fertil-
ity of our land.
FEED FOR DAIRY •CArvps.
Begiu with sweet railk*and gradu-
ally replace it by sweet slcim milk,
adding a tablespoonlua of oil meal te,
take the place of the fat removed.
As the calves increase in size, .keep
oats, -shorts and hay before them so
that hey Will learn to eat all of
these. Young calves seould never
be given cold mile under any cireura-
stances, nor should too much milk be
given. Four quarts twiee a day 10
amply sufficientefor the first month
Alter that it can be gradually in-
crea,sed.
•,DIRT AND sciErTaE.
We' are very ecientifie in these
days, and talk or bacteria, beanie
microeoccus, Pasteurizing, sterilizing,
etc., and there is danger that we
Shall .1 ergot that scientific dirt is
just as bad as the Cemmen variety.
Dirt under a latin name is just as
dirty as in English, and requires
just as much soap and bat water,
scrubbing brush anti elbow grease as
'tbe old variety that our fathers used
to wrestle with before the days of
washing powders and concentrated
lye. We need no special sterilizers or
pasteurizers to keep the milk can
clean; leave all these ',complicated
machines . to scientific fellows, and
get the cans and dairy vessels in the
old fashioned way, as if bacteria and
bacilli hied never been heard of; use
plenty of water, soda, sunshine,
fresh air. Have your milk vessels
clean firste and think of bacteria af-
terward.' If your butter or cream
are off flavor, nine times out of ten
your stable, cow or dairy is dirty.
That doesn't need a microscope and
it chemist to And it; -only a thor-
ough cleaning, and the. trouble Will
vanish. The tenth- time -you may
need the help" of the export, but
don't ask for it until you have got
rid of the common dirt; then you
may look for the scientific variety.
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CANKER SORES.
This disease invariably appears in
young pigs from the time of birth to
a few weeks old. If not attended to
promptly it either stunts their
growth pernmeently or they waste
away and die. The symptoms are as
relieves: Sore mouth, swelling or the
jaws, With white, sometimes light
brown scabs, which later. .show deep
cracks. The scabs and cracks are
found on the snout, extending over
the head and even to the body and
limbs. In some cases an ulcer will
form at the end of the snout and eat
away part of the nose. In other
cases the ears may be (effected and
drop off. There is 'dullness, loss of
power hi the hind limbs, a tendency
to walk' on the fetlocks, disinclina-
tion to move. The pigs usually
stand with their backs humped up.
They either refuse to suckle entirely
or else do so in a half-hearted man-
ner. If made to walk and move
they will squeal as if in pain.
The young pig must first be at-
tended to by dipping the entire Jaead
in one of the following solutions:
Permanganate 'of potash, one ounce,
dissolved in one-half gallon of water;
or creolin or chloro -naphthol, one
ounce to one-half gallon of water.
These solutions should be applied at
intervals of two or three days. Be-
fore using the solutions remove as
far as possible all dirt from the
snout of the pig, or a larger amourrt
of the solution will have to be used
to get good results. The sow's udder
should also be washed with one* of ,
-these solutions -two or three times.
Disinfection of the farrowing pens
with hot lime water should also be
performed, as it has been noticed
that litters farrowed in the same pen
at. different times, have been affected
with this disease.
DH. A. Wq CHASE'S 0
CATARRH CURE , 0.•
is sent direct to the diseased
parts by the Improved Blower.
Heals the ukcrs, clears the air
passages, stops droppings in the
throat and permanently cures
Catarrh and Hay Fever. Blower
free. All dealers, or Dr. A. W. Chase
Medicine Co., Toronto and Buffalo.
A DREADFUL WARNING.
A timely solemn warning to those
who get their reading by borrowing
papers for which other people pay
the • subscription. "A man who was
too economical to take this paper,
sent his little toy to borrow the
copy taken by his neighbor. In his
haste the boy ran over a $4 s-tand
of bees, and in ten minutes looked
like a warty suramer, squash. His
cries. reached his father, who ran to
his assistance, and failing t� notice
a barbed wire fence, ran into that,
breaking it down, cutting a handful
of flesh from his anatomy, and ruin-
ing a $4 pair of pants. The old cow
took advantage of the gap in the
fence' and got into the corn field and
ldlled 'herself eating green corn.
Hearing the racket, the wife ran,
upsetting a four gallon &urn full of
rich cream into a basket of kittens,
drowning the whole flock. In the
hurry she dropped a $7 set of false
teeth. The baby, left alone, crowled
through tho spilled milk and into the
parlor, rubling a brand-new • $20
carpet. During the excitement the
oldest daughter ran awhy with .the
hired man ; and the calves got out
and chewed the tails off four fine
shirts.
TEE cEEEISTET OF poop,
should Engage the Attention of
Every Woman.
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"The Canadian Household Beene -
redo - Association," at its monthly
meetings held in the Board room or
the Technical Sehool, Toronto, is
making "The Chemistier or Food" its
special study this winter. The pop-
elerity of the 'subject was. decidedly
Shown at the last meeting of the pre-
vious season, when, with an attend -
01 over forty'members, the opine
ion of each, in turn, ' was asked by
the president, and this sebject for
the next -year's program was chosen
without t dissenting vdice—the gen-
eral desire being to devote =retinae
to this brench of the work, and to
Study- the subjects included, more in
detail, than had been possible when
only an occasional meeting during
the season had been set' apart for
dietetics.
The following program was printe'd
and distributed amongst the members
and 1.:1ieir friends, and the attendance
at the meetings has increased raid
the interest developed encouragingly.
December—FE:Sod—Digestion and a.s-
similatione Use of foods for body.
Necessity of variety pf foods.: Chem-
ical composition of foods.
January-- Water -- Properties of
water. Its function in the body, Use
of water in' cooking.• . •
February. — Mineral Matter—Carbo-
hydrates. Starch. Sugar. Chemical
composition. Cooking. Food Val-
ues.
March—Fruits, Vegetables, and Cer-
eals—General composition. Mineral
'Matter. Parts used for food. Mak-
ing -of breakfast foods.
April—Fats - and. Oils —.Different
composition. ' Adulteration. Meet
�f cooking. . ,
May -- Alburainems Foods—Flesh-
forming foods. Compoeition. Pro-
perties. Effects of heat.
The addresses, papers and discus-
sions on these subjects so far have
proved bright: and helpful and the so-
c:ety hopes to furnish synopses of
these for these columns from time to
time.
There is no doubt that the study
and proper understanding of the prin-
ciples of household economics should
engage the attention of. every woman
young lee old, and yet it is a strange
fact in this age of advanced thought,
when most people eine to keep the
mind well informed on the practical
subjects of lefe, that. health, and the
health -giving principles which should
underlie the building up of the home
are scarcely considered. Among the
leading subjects studied by the Can-
adian Household Economic Associa-
tion are the construction and sani-
tation of the house, witch includes
heating, ventilating, lighting, plumb-
ing, &c., With this comes, 11 ono
would have a. model home, artistic,
useful and economic furnishing
the care of the body, cleanliness,
diet, exercise, clothing, the- mental,
physical and spiritual development
of the individual; in fact, everything
engage the attention of every young
that relates to the health and hap-
pin.ess of these who live in our
homes. The selection and cooking of
food is one of the meet important
tools to ehe home -maker. Mothers
frequently, in ignorance, cater to the
taste of their children`instead of put-
ting before them good wholesome
food to build boue, muscle and nerve.
Sir Henry Thompson says "that the
selection of food is to be considered
in relation to a principle in which
we may certainly believe, namely,
that the aliments most adapted to
develop' the individual sound in mind
and body, shall not only be accept-
able to the palate' but that they may
be selected and prepared so as to af-
ford scope for the -exercise of • a reen-
ed taste, and produce a fair degree
of an incident pleasure naturally as-
sociated with the act of eating and
derived from the, study -of the table."
A PHONOGRAPH STORY.
A young cafe concertesinger recent-
ly applied to the Paris police for a
warrant against her former lover,
Who, she asserted, had. frequently
threatened to kill her. The . young
man was summoned to the pollee -
station, but . promptly denied the
charge, .and in the absence of con-
firmation of complainant's statement
the .Police Commiseat7 had. to let
him go:. The girl thereupon be-
thought herself of an expedient, and
about a,n hotir later returned to the
station with a witness in the shape
of a phonograph, She explained that
her lover's threat had been made
while she was .singing into a phone-.
graph and it had occurred to her
that the incriminating words might -
have crept into, the instrument in
the midst of her song. This proved
to be the case,and she had no diffi-
culty in reprodiacing the song before
the Commissary of Police. The
young man was. again sent for, but
this time time did not respond to, the
c
Iron can be drawn into thinner
wire than any other metal except
gold.
ly This Test t
.1f YoU Have These Symptoms Your rtlerves Are Weak and Exhausted—You
Can Get Well by Using Dr, Chase's Nerve Food. ,
Nervous diseases are little understood. They have long been enshrouded In more or less mystery by the
medical profession. Many who are fast falling victims of nervous prostrationparalysis or locerrtoter atax-
ia think that they etre merely not very wen, and will soon be around again—mo insidioes is the approach of
nervous diseases and nervous collapse. ,
Study these symptoms. They are for your guidance. You nia,y not have them all, but if you have any
of them your nervous system is riot up to the mark, and a little extra expendittire of nerve force may bring
the dreadful downfafl.
ittoleraece of motion, noise and light; twitehing of the muscles of the face and eyelids; fatiguing sleep,
Sudden startings and jerkings Ur the limbs; dizziness and fle,sb.s3 of light before the eyee; irritability and rest-
lessness in every part of the body; headache, indigeseion, feelings of weariness and depression, and loss of
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interest in the affairs of life.
So long as the daily expenditure of terve force is greater than the daily incorae, physical bankruptcy is
certain to result socaier oxelater. Nerve force must be increasedand this can 'best be accomplished b3" the
eee of Dr. Chase'S Nerve rood, because It Contains Mt concentrated forte the very elements of nature Which
go directly to forte nervous energy. Nervous ,diseasee do not right themselved. They Wine on gradually as
nerve 'force beteniles eithausted, and can only be cured when the terve force is restored,
To tecatinent foe nervous diseases has ever received such universel endorsement by both physicians and
people as hits Dr, Chase's Nerve Food.
In the press ef Canada yea Will find hundreds of earnest, lotto's telling of the wonderful benefite derived
from. Dr, Chase's Nerve Food. 50C a box, ,(1 boxes foe $2,50, at all dealers or 14 itnanSon, Bates & Co., 'N..
rout°,
VAXATZ Or REIN% WELL' rED.,
Bow Vood. Affects the Well-Bein
of Two Nstions.
At the present moment it most ene
ergetie campaign le being earried ozi
agabeet the progress of alcoholism
and tuberculosis—a campaign only,
too well jestilleci, both tuberculosis
and alcoholism have become veritable .
scourges, Against taberculosis
nuniber of measures, 'preventetive as.
well as curative, have been adopted,
but it is to be feared that only in-
signilleant results will be pie:allied
so long as only the healing of tile'
sick is kept in sight, - without at-
tacking the CallSOS *hit% bring' on the,
malady. Among these causes there
is one which occupies' the -foremost
rank, which determines nine -tenths
of the cases among the poorer chess -
es, and which has not. been brought
sufficiently into promineuce. 1 refer,
to the increase le taxation. .
If the death rate from tuberculosis
in France is compared. with that of
England, there is one fact which
leaves a vivid impression, namely,
that England, with a moist, foghlr
and cold climatee only loses 50,000
of her population from tuberculosis,
wherea,s France, with n, muoh ,more
heal -thy climate; counts every year
150,000 deaths from tuberculosis
among an equal population. •
Whence arises this difference? Ac-
cording to a paper red tn the So-
cietie de Cleirurgie, Fetes, by M.
Monet, it Arises from the fact that
the British workman is well fed and
that by keeping up his system with
wholesome and abun'dant food he is
eaaabled to resist and defeat bacillary
infection. On the other hand, the
French workingman is badly fed, and
under the prolonged action of insuf-
ficient arid unwholesome food, his
constitution becomes exhausted and
he is an easy prey to tuberculosis.
Nevertheless, wages are about the
name in, London and Paris, but it
must be said that they are by no
means equivalent. The fact is that
•living is incomparably cheaper in
England than in France—in London,
where there is no octroi, than in
Paris—and the difference
MAKES ITSELF FELT.
The purchasing power of a. piece of
51. 'is much higher in the United
Kingdom than it is in France. That
is because the English fiscal system,
Wisely farsighted, avoids taxeson
the substances most necessary. to
existence, instead of taxing them as
in France. Mutton, veal, beef, pork,
butter, coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar and
petroleum are dearer. in France than.
in England in the proportion of 11.
to- 21. for butchers'. meet, lf. 60c. to
21. 80c., as compared With. 51. 90o.
to even 8f. 60c. for butter,coffee, co-
coa and tea., to say nothing of Owl,
which is also much cheaper in Lon. -
don than in Paris. It is the same
with every kind of provisions; also
with matches, tobacco, waxematches, --
pepper and salt, whigh in France are•
taxed from 50 to 500 per cent above.
their intrinsic value.
Thus, a remark that has already
been made in regard to Barcelona as
to the increase in the number of tub-
erculous persons in proportion to the
fiscal charges applies to France,
which is the most highly -taxed nd.-
tion in the world, and also ranks.
highest in tubercelosis; is in the first.
rank for alcoholispa, and in the first
eank for depopulation. It seems,
therefore, well established that the
deadly taxation which in France
weighs so heavily on n.ecessarics of
life is the primary cause of the de-
velopment of tuberculosis, alcohol-
ism and depopulation. It has been
Sail that when the worlangman
France is unable to satisfy his hun-
ger he turns to his great -consola-
tion, alcohol.
What ought to be done, therefore,
is to completely remove taxation on
necessaries, to spare what is needed
and tax supeefluities. The remedy is
found in Sanitary provisions. The
cure is all very well, but to prevent.
is better. This method ought at
least to be tried. The issue at stake
rendere, it Well worth while, . inas-
much as to be on a level with Eng-
land (the country taken in compari-
son in regaxd to the mortality from
tuberculosis) there are 100,000 livea
to be saved every year, without' take,
ing into consideration the victims of
aleohol.
TALKING AT SEA.
The. marvels of wireless 'telegraphy
are great enough to render a recent
use of tbe system not sufficiently
wonderful to be extraordinary, per-
haps, yet the incident reported is
one which appeals to the imagina-
tion.
Two Cunard liners, the Lucania.
and the Campania, were crossing
the Atlantic in opposite directions.
Each, knowing the date of the
other's sailing, could make a cal-
culation as to the hour when they
would most likely meet. When the
hour came, the vessels were too far
aeart to sight each other. Present-
ly, however, the warning hell of the
wireless telegraphic apparatus in the
Campania tinkled, and the meleage
was spelled out : "Are you therZ' ?—
Lucania." And then the two vessels
still invisible: to each other, and; , as
-it was found, thirty-six miles apart,
talked for some hours, exchanging
experiences as to the weather, " and
finally parting with, the word •"good -
by" when theywei•e a hundred and
forty miles asunder. Such a con-
versation carried on between vessels
in the open ocean, separated by such
a, vast stretch of water, and out of
sight of each other, is an impressive
illustration & what Wireless tele-
graphy means,
A SCJAIICE ARTICLE.
A Parisian restaurant -keeper whea
had the honor of entertaining aleuse
siah grand duke -felt that the oppor-
tunity was ore° ot to be neglected.
• When the duke mane to settle ' .his
bill, he found a charge of tweeter
francs apiecc ox4 neaelY.four donee's,
for hothouse peaehes.
"What 1" exclaimed the astonished
nobleman, "Are hothouse peaches se
scarce, then, even ie. midWinter ?"
"No," rePlied the hest. naively
"bet gialid dukes noiOr