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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1903-10-29, Page 6Oflifittlf 4144e41.a>04a34 tib? gtl444S463X+ .44a:44/<Qw41g4114TceK4Weilcl .E4ef A T OB, THE WAT.ERMAN'S SONS. tYf 11, calf roxistriid5°arrnaioaood4.444A0 z'getettlgriectices24 :(EQ,1!c.1<L144 w<<u' <tr/ri- "What! you 'dare to dtfy me?" said Gorman, with an air of assum- ed pity. "A pretty case you would have to make out of it. You fill your shop with combustibles, you warn your tenant upstairs to get out of the premises for a time in a way that must be quite unaccount- able to Tier( until the tiro accounts for it), and your own clerk sees you spilling turpentine about the place the day before the Sire occurs, and yet you have the stupidity to sup- pose that people will believe you when you denounce me!" Poor David Boone's wits seemed to be sharpened by his despair for he said suddenly, after a short pause— "If the case is so bad it will tell against yourself, Gorman, for- I shall be certainly convicted, and the insurance will not be paid to you." "Ay, but the case is not so bad as it Looks," said Gorman, 'if you only have the sense to hold your tongue and do what you are told; for nobody knows all these things but you and me, aad nobody can put them together except ourselves—d'ye see?" "It matters not," said Boone firm- ly; "I 'won't do it—there!" Both men leaped up. At the same moment there was a sound as of something falling in the shop. They looked at each other. "Go see what it is," said Gor- man. The other stepped to the door. "It's only two of my wax -dolls tumbled off the shelf," he said on returning. An exclamation of horror escaped Shim, for he saw that the heap of shavings had been set on fire during his momentary absence, and Gorman stood watching them with a'demoni- acal grin. Boone was struck dumb. He could not move or speak. • He made a feeble effort to stretch out his hands as if to extinguish the fire, but Gor- man seized him in his powerful grasp and held him fast. In a few seconds the flames were leaping up the walls, and the room was so full of smoke that they were driven into the front shop. "Now. then," said Gorman in a fierce whisoer, "your only chance is to act out your part as wisely as you cars. Shout fire! now till you're black in the face—fire! fire!! fire!!!" David Boone obeyed With. all his might, and, when Gorman released him, ran back into the parlor to try to extinguish the flames, but he was 'driven back again, scorched and half -cooked, while Gorman ran off at full speed to the nearest station, gave the alarm, received the shilling reward for being first to give the call, and then went leisurely home to bed. more the lire -escape was seen coming up 'trite lane like a rampant nw'nMer of the antediluvian period. It was received by the crowd with frantie cheers, because they - lta;l jest become aware that a lady w•as.asleop in one of the. upper rooms, which were by that time 'unapproachable, owing to the lower part of the stair- case having caught fire. . The fact was made known with a sudden look of horror by Miss Tip- pet, who,• with Emma' Ward, had been • rescued from the first floor window by a gallant policeman. Dozens of tongues and hundreds of voices 'directed Sam Forest to the right window. He pointed his es- cape toward it, but so vigorous was the uninvited assistance lent by the crowd that the head of the machine went crashing through it aid dash- ed. the frame into the middle of the room. To say that truss Deemas was hor- ror-struck by such an awakening would bo to use a mild expression Miss Deemas cast courage aria phil- osophy to the ':lags, gave herself over to abject fear uttered a piercing shriek, dipped her head under the bedclothes, and,. drawing her -knees up to her mouth clashed. her hands over them in agonm*. '40ome, ma'am, donh't take on so;. no time to lose; floor's gain': down!" said Sam, He cou:gghed as he said it for the smoke was getting thicker every moment. Shriek upon shriek was the only answer vouchsafed by the terrified Eagle. "lie quiet my goon lady," said Sam Forest in a. voice of tenderness; but ifhisvoice was tender his ac- tions were the reverse, for it was now a matter of life or 'death; so he grasped the Eagle, bedclothes and all, in his arms, and bore her to the window. Sam was eousilerate, however, and polite even in this ex- tremity. xtremity. He begged pardon as he wrapped the bedclothes round his victim„ and lifting her into the head of the escape let her go. No swoop that the Eagle ever made (mentally) down upon base, unworthy, arrogant man, was at all. comparable to the descent which she made (physically) •on that occasion into the arms of an expectant fire- man ! She held her breath, also the blankets, tightly, as she went down like a. lightning -flash, and felt that she was about to be dashed to pieces but to her surprise soft cushions re- ceived her and she was immediately borne, by another of these ''desperate men in helmets, into an adjoining house, and left unhurt in the arms of her sympathetic friend Miss Tip- pet. But where was David Boone all this time ? Rather say, where was he not ? Everywhere by turns and nowhere long, was David to be seen, in the frenzy of his excitement. Con- CH•_1PTER TYVITT. science -smitten for what the had After David I3oone's first alarm done, or rather intended to do, he was given, other voices took it up; ran wildly about, making the most frantic females screamed aided it. and in a desperate efforts to extinguish the few minutes the hubbub in Poorthing fire. Lane swelled into a steady roar. Before the fire was put out, poor Among the sound sleepers in that Boone's eyelashes and whiskers were region was Mies Deemas Mips Tap "ignnd of: little )lair was Ieft on hie pot, on the very first note of alarm,head, and that little was short and bounced out of bei' with an ennpha- frizzled. tic "There !" The energy with which Miss Tippet sprang to the floor and exclaimed "There !" caused Emma Ward to open her eyes to the utmost possible extent and exclaiin ";Where ?" ;Without waiting for a reply sbo too bounded out of bed like an india rubber ball. The repetition of the cry "Fire ! fire 1" outside induced both ladies at once to become insane. While these events were ocourring the cry of fire had reached the ears of one of London's guardians; our friend Samuel Forest. Sam was a calm, self-possessed man.. But, al•• though self-possessed and cool, he was not slow. With one energetic effort he tripped up and floored the conqueror with one hand, as it were, while he put on his black helmet with the other, and in three minutes seeing that he aid not recover con- Alinost superhuman efforts had been matte by the firemen to save the house. But so well had the plot been laid; so thoroughly had the combustibles been 'distributed and lubricated with inflammable; Iiquids, that all the engines in the metropolis, would have failed to ex- tinguish that fire. There was a shout at last among the firemen to "look out !" It was feared one of the partition walls was coming 'down, so each man beat a hasty retreat. They swarmed out at the door like bees, min were all safe when the wall fell -'all safe, but one, Joe Corney, who, being a reckless man,, took things too leis - only, and was knocked down by the falling bricks.. Moxey and Williams ran back, and carried him out of danger, Then ore tS. of . e 1 Any Ulceration, Eruption or Irritation of the Skin is Curable by Mears of Dr. Chase's O itrnent» There is no guesswork about the results obtainable from Dr. Chase's Ointment. With all medicines taken internal- ly there is more or less uncertainty as to the effect, because the condition may not be exactly as indicated by the symptoms, but if you have a sore or wound and apply Dr. Chase's Ointment and heal it you can see with your own eyes the definite re- sults. It is because of the certain results accompanying the mei of Dr. Chase's Ointment that this great preparation has come to be. standard the world over, If a 'dealer offers you any other ointment, does he do so on its merits, or does he not rather try to melte a sale by saying "This is just as good as Dr. Chase's?" As a matter of fact, Dr. Chasers Ointment is now se universally used that few deasoes think of offering anything else When a ger° is sought for eczema, salt rheum, old sores or piles. There is scarcely a town, vil- lage or side line in this whole land but can point to some case in which Dr. Chase's Ointment has made a remarkable cure. While this ointment is best known on account of its extraordinary suc- cess in curing the most torturing skin diseases and the most distress- ing fortes of piles, it is also useful in scores of ways in every home for the cure of scalds, burns, wounds, old sores, chafing, skin irritation, sore feet, pimples, rough skin and everything for which an antiseptic, soothing treatment is needed. Dr. Chase's Ointment, GOcents s a box, at all 'dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Company, Toronto. To protect you against imitations 'the portrait and signature of Dr. A. W. Chase, fhe famous receipt book au- thor, are on every box of his reme- dies. soloustaeee although Vee breathed, they carried him at once to the hos- pital. By this tient, David Boone, persister beingmail, was in aha ragingg fever. The tenant of the house to Which he. hail been taken was a friend, as well as a neighbor of his own, --a greengrocer, named Mrs. Craw, and slie turned out to be a good Samar- itan, for she insisted on keeping Boone is her house, and nureillg hint. Next day, D. Gorman happened, quite in a casual way of course,, to saunter into 1'oortbing Lane. "Wel';' sad, ain't it, sir ?" said sympathetic barber. "ITe was sick a stroll dog, too. He'll be quite 'a loss to the neighborhood; won't he, sir ?"• "1 hope ho won't," snid Gorman. "I hope to• see him start• fresh, an! git on better than .ever, poor fellow; at least,, I'll de all 'I can to help "Ah ! you"ve helped • hint already, eh', More than once, I believe; at least so he told Me," said the bar- be'r, with an approving nod.Well, so have T,, 'returned Gor- man modestly; "but the may bo as- sured that any trifle he owes ` rue won't be cal'ed for just now. In fact my small loan to him is an old 'debt, which I height have got any time these last years, when lie was flourishing, so I'm'not going to. press hien now, poor fellow. He's rill, you say ?" `Yes, so I'm told; -rather serious too." "That's very sad; where is he ?" "With Mrs. Crowe sir, the green- grocer," "Ah, I'll go arid see him. Goat day." But G orman's intentions, whatever they might have been, where frus- trated at that. time; fox he found Boone in high fetor, anis quite'delir- ious. ITe .did not, however, quit the house without putting, as he ex- pressed it at least one spoke in bis wheel; for he conducted himself in such a way toward Mrs. Craw,, and expressed so mernh feeling for her friend "and his," that the made quite a favorable impression on that worthy woman. Ire also left a sovereign,, where -with to purchase any little luxuries for the sick man that might be conducive to his health and comfort, and went away with the assurance that he would look in to inquire for him as often as he could., CHAPTER XXIX, Mr. Thomas Tippet beaming and perspiring as of old, was standing at his bench, ohisel in hand, and Willie Winders was standing with Ms back to the fire, and his legs pretty wide apart; not bocauso he preferred that 'degage attitude, but because Chips and Puss were asleep side by side be- tween his feet. Standing on the ;'earth, as we have said, Willie related to his friend all he knew in regard to the Cattley family, and wound up with an an- xious deman,'d what was to be 'done for them. Mr. Tippet, leaning on his bench and looking into WiIlie's face with a benignant smile, ssid— "Done, my boy ?" why, help 'em of course." "Ay, but how ?" asked Wi'lie. "How ?" cried Mr. Tippet; "why, by giving 'ern money. You are aware that I stopped their allow- ance because Cattley senior went and 'drank it as soon as he got it, and Cattley junior is able to sup- port himself, and I was not until now aware that the poor daughter was killing herself to .!upport leer father; but as I do know it now I'll continue the allowance and increase it, and we shall give it into the daughter's hands: so that the father won't be able to mis-spend it." Mr. Tippet's visage glowed with ardor as he stated this arrangement, but the glow was displaced by a look of anxiety as be obseved that Willie shook his head and looked as perplexed as ever. "If that plan would have availed I would have tried it long ago," said he, with a sad smile, "for my income is a pretty good one, thanks to you, sir--" "Thanks to your own genius, Wil- lie, for the very remarkable and proli&'c offshoots which you have caused to sprout from this 'dry old root," said Mr. Tippet. "Not the less thanks to you sir," said Willie, "but Z—a bliss Cattley positively refuses to accept of money from any one in charity, as long as she can work," "Ah 1" exclaimed Mr. Tippet, shaking his head slowly, "pride, simple pride, Not laudible . pride, observe. She deceives herself, no doubt, into the belief that it is laud- able, but it is not; for, when a girl cannot work without working her- self into her grave, it is her duty not to work, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege, of her friends to support her. Truth is truth, ;Willie, and we must not shrink from stating it because a few illogical thinkers are apt to misunderstand it, or be- cause there are a number of mean- spirited wretches wiio would be glad 'to. say that they could not work without injuring 'their health if they could, by so doing, persuade their friends to support them. Why, sir, Miss Cattley is committing suicide ! and, in regard to her father, who is dependent on her, kho is committing murder—murder,. sir 1" Willie . admitted that .there was much truth in Mr. Tippet's observa- tions, but 'did. not quite agree 'with bim in his sweeping condemnation of Ziza. "Ellowever," continued Mr. Tippet, resuming • his quiet 'tone and benig- nant aspect "I'll. -consider the mat- ter. Yes, I'll consider the matter, anil see what's to be done for 'em," ITe leaped from the bench with a quiet chuckle as he said this arid be- gan to saw,vigon'ousiy, while Willie went to his desk in the corner and applied himself to an abstruse cal- culotiere considerably relieved in mind, for ho had unbounded belief in the fertility of Me. Tippet's smog ination, and he knew well that what- ever that old gentleman promised he would fulfill, (To be Coptinateii.) `"� 'F; a �l; yr �•='r` a° y °Q.=d; �tifi•Q3y�o #n� FOR FARMERS 311 r• ,s.,.anaolcr and Profitable . p Hints for the Rosy Tillers zd; of the Sou. e'�'t+aa{�•a sw•dir�,•n� i•Q•ir;.•j�.e•ia�'+ i�•m•afc UP-TO-DATE FARMING. Ono thing the tip -to -date farmer will work hard for, and that is to have his farm buildings as .conveni- ent as possible. The amount of time and strength used up in doing work in unhandy barns, for instance, is astonishing beyond belief, writes a correspondent, Not long ago I was • hi ono of these unhandy barns, I was impress- ed by the tremendous loss of energy the owner of that farm sustained ev- ery time he fed his horses and cattle. Every pound of hay he fed his horses and cows' ho had to lug by main force from the mow far along the floor to a pitch -hole down which it was push- ed and then along an alley until the mangers were reached. Think of that! Take a man who was not robust in health, or in case of siek- noes when the boys and women folks may be corm>elred to do chores, what a piece of work it would lie to feed a lot, of cattle! The straw shed in that burn way just as unhandy. All straw used meat be carried fifty or sixty fact before teaching the stables: Now, a little foresight would have obviated all this unnecessary ln.hor. When the barn is built is the time to fix things for the titan who feeds the stock. In our up-to-date barn we have the hay come down right in front of the cattle, it only being necessary to pitch it from the snow to the big floor whence it goes di- rectly to the feeding alley. Even this is work enough for us. The straw shed is within six feet of the horses. No hard work about bedding the horses there. THEN IN THE NOUSE, too, how terribly contrived aro the rooms in many houses! Not long ago, I was in a 'rouse where the kitchen was hardly big enough for a woman to turn around in. My wife said it never would do for her. The stove took up the most of the room, and she being a woman of generous proportions must have •a little room for herself. The sink, table and cup- board utilized almost all the space the stove did not monopolize. Every farm house should have a good big kitchen. If we are going to shorten any of the rooms let it be the par- lors, but it would be a great mis- take to do even that. Then, the water should be handy to the kitchen. I have in mind one farm. where there is no well what- ever. Every drop of water used for coking purposes must be brought from a spring, as much as a quarter of a milo away. I have personal knowledge that the man of that farm' allowed his wife to lug water from that spring most of the time one winter, when the snow was often knee deep, and that she contracted'. rheumatism from which she has since suffered terribly. I believe such a man should be arrested and punished severely. But many of the rest of us fail in the respect I have men- tioned, perhaps not to the extent this man ilid, and yet, we should move very careful provision for the needed water supply of our farm houses. The well shoteld be near to the kitchen door, and easily approached. No woman or man either should be expected to carry water up a flight of steps. It is much better if one he situated so that he can bring the water into the house FROM SOME GOOD SPRING. How much work this will save for the house -wife, who can tell! While the farmer is getting his up-to-date tools for use in growing his crops, he should not forget to provide everything as modern for his wife as he can. More than ono farmhouse is as bare of conveniences as those of fifty years ago were. This is not right. The man who will put all needed money into farm tools for his own use and neglect his wife who is expected to keep up her end of the work, ought to bo ashamed of himself. What should the farmer's wife have in the line of conveniences in the house? A good kitchen table upon which to doe her making of pies and bread; a sink to wash dishes in; an ironing board, a sewing machine; a low table at which she may sit down to cut out and make garments for herself and family; a large cupboard for dishes; a place to stow away ket- tles basin and kettle covers; and ,plenty of low, easy chairs to sit in when sewing or doing similar work. These do not cost much at present. They may be purchased one at •a time if the farmer does not feel able to get them all at once. By getting now and. then some such things for the housework, in a little while ev- erything needed will be Supplied. More than one woman has been broken . down physically by being compelled to do her work under 'dis- advantage. Most women aro ready and willing not only to 'do their own work in the house, but also to lend a hand when outside work presses; and it is not right that slie should be required to scrub any way she can in the house and then HELP HER HUSBAND OUT. But no farmhouse is complete with- out a shelf for plants in • winter and a stand of some kind for then in summer. The farmer who is handy with tools can himself fix up a nice stand and also rig up a shelf in the hay window, or in some other sun- shiny place for the flowers. Tt sometimes seems as if the farmers of the country do not understand the value of plants and flowers as they should. So many farm houses are bare of these beautiful things! But they may bo made the source of much happiness. 'More; they may be the means of knitting the hearts and lives of the young folks to the farm. This is a point not to be overlooked. The winter months on the fhz'ra rood every possible source oSat attraction, n e ,. andflowers far r that direction. . ii sgorh ria c n What shall the farmer's wife have o ' n or flower shelves? T think she should putt there a pot or two of geraniums. She should have fuchsi- as, the rich begonias, at least one calla lily, the fragrant mignonette, and some of the more delicate form of the cactus, These anyway, and if there be room, as many of the other kinds • of house plants' as she loves. For the yard outside in summer, there may be pansies, sweet peas poppies roses, hollyocks, snow balls, dahlias verbenas phlox, poz'tulaces, candytuft, sweet willlam and the beautiful petunias. It is not so far from the big barn, for which we plead for better conveniences, to the House with its flowers and plants as might at first be supposed. Both have their merits and no up-to-date farmer will overlook 'them. • DAIRY NOTES: Now is the time to prepare to turn off the unprofitable animals be- fore the cold weather comes. It totes loss feed to fatten in warm than in cold weather. The great secret of profitable sil- age -making is to know just when the corn has reached the proper stage. Corn is in its best condition when the cars have just reached the roast- ing stage. if the corn is put in the silo when too green it is less nutritious and the silage becomes too sour. if allowed to pass the glazed stage the stalk bocomee.s too dry and woody. Avoid hoth�extremes. Get the silo filled before the corn is struck with frost. While filling the silo keep a man in the silo spreading and tramping the edges near the wall. It is imperative that the edges and corners be well packed. in finishing run oat straw through the cutter until the whole surface is covered about a foot deep. Weighing is not necessary. When beginning to feed throw off the straw and manage so a laver can be fere off every day or two and there will he no moldy silage. Po not Cut down and feed in sec- tinee. Tt will spoil. Feed out properly and there will bo no waste. Remember that cows can not main- tain a good flow of milk on short feed. Never forget to kick after the comfort of the cows and see that every storm finds them in their stabs. If you have found by testing that you. have an unprofitable cow in your lierd—a robber—don't soll to an unsuspecting neighbor, but fatten her and send her to the shambles. 4 ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM. There Are Great Possibilities In Its Use. The end man at the minstrel show who informed phir. Johnsing that far- mer Brown had bought a dynamo which he was going to use to shock his corn really made a practical sug- gestion. The fanner, it is true, can't use electricity to shock his corn, but may find it useful in many other ways. According to a writer in the Engineering Magazine the pos- sibilities in the use of electricity in farming are very great. Be says in part : "It has been clearly -'shown, for ex- ample, that electricity, far from in- juring vegetation as had been alleged actually aids its 'development and under certain conditions exerts upon it an influence analogous to that of electro -therapy upon the human sys- tem. Beyond this, there are many applications of electricity 'to be made on the farm. Tt wid be enough for the present to cite, as the most ire- portant : First, the lighting of the fields for night work, and the light- ing of the farm house and its out- buildings. Second, telegraphic and telephonic communication between farms minimizing tho 'disastrous • of-, focts of isolation in sparsely settled districts like certain parts of South America, the Congo,, etc. Thir'cl the supply of a motive power highly adapted to agriculture—that is to say, economical, divisible into small units, easy of transmission, and 'de- man'ding • little oversight. Trolley lines to the markets would relieve the overworked horse.'. TIE TOOT. THE IHNT. "Yes," she said, in answer to something he had said, "the old songs are very beautiful." "Beautiful!" he exclaimed, enthus- iastically! " 'beautiful' hardly de- scribes them. They are—they are-- well, re—well, compared with them, the songs of to -clay are trash, the veriest trash." "I agree with you; yet the old songs sometimes contain sentiments of which one cannot wholly ap- prove." "3 think you are mistaken." "I will give ' you an illustration. There is 'Dome, Sweet Home,' for instance. You surely do not agree with all the sentiments it contains?" "Why not?" he asked, warmly.. "Why not?" "Because," she said glancing at the clock, which was marking the hour of eleven, "because there is a line in that song which says, 'Tliore's no place like home.' You do • not be- lieve that, do you?" • Then ho coughed a, hollow cough, and arose, and went silently out in- to the night. Piles To DfOre to you that ffi"Z Cbaso'e Ointment is acorttaie and absolute ours for Cady and every form of itching, bleodingand protruding piles, tVie manufacturers have gnaranteedit Booths itnoni lain tho daily press and ask yourninele beta vvbatthey thiak eta, You oan use it and ell dealers or'efeenebsewsos not G o, To ant , o CyierOLo;. Dr: Ch se's Ointrnent COUNTRY OR TOWN ? Which' of the Two .A.xe Best Adapt- ed for the Growing Boy ? The town and country have their advocates, but, for tho growing boy, in spite,of all the advantages of com- fort and culture the town offers,, the country seems to be, without 'doubt the best place. His growing powers of observation aro exercised upon a ser- ies of natural wonders and his hand is turned to manly a practical cozh- trdvallee. I e 001110s into contact with nature and living things as the city boy does not. }Tc is laying up a store of delightful mammies that later will bo. a source of im- mense 1>leasure to Minn while the totvn-brod chi/WS Mind can.gatlzer no such . treasures. "ITh moves," says the London Spectator, "in set. and ordered ways, oven as the stars in their courses. Certain walks he goes, demure and restricted;'ho trots. sedately beside his nurse, or lays a gloved stand in hers. Shouting and running aro forbidden. Shops, and people, an;d 'traffic, in etermil monotony of noise and hurry, are all that is offered for leis outdoor consideration. In leis nursery he romps and roysters, • but the whole breadth and depth of out- door life are denied to hien. All his years, whatever he may achieve or aujoy,e he will be vacant of those glorious gains, barren of those gold- eie memories, which are the inalien- able heritage of his country cousin." COUNTRY BOY'S ADVANTAGE. Turning to the country lad, the •Spectator thus expatiates on his rare advantages : "Meanwhile tete country child is laying up a store of retniu- isconce that wire be a companion to hila to his latest hour. The seasons' are no empty italrneS to tum; each has its unique and proper 'delights; none is inferior to another. Day add night are his, especially, that lumin- ous mystery of summer night which is the haunt of vague romantic vis - The sunriec he knows, and the sunset, and all the unimaginable expanses of bare heaven, visible from rim to rim. He is far-sighted, be- cause there are such untrammeled 'distances for his sight to travel; and yet. he may be a Leen observer of minute detail,, expert in the tiny variations of insects, birds, and flowers: At four or five years old his sense of adventure wakes irreprs- sible,, leading • him' into paths of peril and punishment, and runaway episodes with impotent conclusions. He- • may shout and gambol unchal- lenged along the leafy lanes, his legs and pis lungs vying in exuberant Vitality none to say -him nay. "While his sisters are weaving daisy chains or tossing cowslip balls, ho is immerseid in the precarious ecstasy of 'hunting pig nuts; or is away with elder boys to the trout stream, to return rosily triumphant. Be excavates piratical caves in the sandpit, or jogs a seesaw on 'deftly poised timber. His little garden claims devoted attention; he is an adept with rake and hoe, and car- ries his first fruits of cress and radishes in. proud ti ibute to a prouder mother." IN SEARCH A PARASITE. • Expedition Goes to Congo to Study Sleeping Sickness. Recently a little expedition, the results of whose investigations will be of great importance to science, of great value to a commercial and colonizing nation, and, possibly, of the greatest benefit to humanity, set out from Southhampton, England, with the smallest possible elourimdt of trumpets- The expedition is that which the Liverpool School for the Study of Tropical Diseases, has been enabled, through the assistance of the Bing of the Belgians, to de- spatch to the Congo, there to study, chiefly, the causes of sleeping sick- ness. Researches have recently been ct•rricd out in Uganda by Drs. Cas- tellani and Low in respect of the parasitic origin of this strange dis- ease—'which first throws its victims into a state of progressive coma, and then kill's them—and Dr. Castel- lani, in a recent paper to the Royal Society, tentatively attributed • the cause to a parasitic' Trypauasoma, whioh he found in the cerebro -spinal Auld of s ufferers. But the cense is by no means well established, nor is 'the means of combating it found, and meanwhile the sleeping sickness is sweeping off thousarfds of victims —"is devastating 'districts and terri- •tories," said Sir Alfred Jones yes- terday—and indeed one of the reasons urged against_ taking :Uganda nae tives to the South of Africa for labor is that they might take the sleeping sickness with them. For these reasons, if not for these alone, King Leopold offered generous finan- cial assistance to the Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases, if they would send out an expedition to the Congo to study tropical diseases, and to recommend proper sanitary measures on spot. The offer was accepted, and Mr, Dutton; 'whose work is the suppression of malaria on the west coast at Bathurst has only just ended, Dr. J. L. Todd., and Dr. C.- Christy are now on their way there.. Ci 4 AS STATED. An amusing story is told concern- ing a young lawyer who went before the Supreme Court to argue a case in which lie was both counsel and de- fendant. "I once heard an old French ad- age,"said ho, "which says that he who argues his own case has a fool for a client. Despite this, howovom', I pro- pose to present the 'defendant's side in this case, as I know more of it than anyone else." Then he proceeded to offer his argu- ment. Before he went back to his home he asked a friend to notify him by wire assaanastI ' Court's decision woe delivered. Later he received a tele- gram, which read:-- "01d. T� rench adage confirmed.." "Know thyself," says the philoso- pher. Yet bow 'diemppoint.ed some sten would be if they know them- selves. A BRAKE FOR SHIM Interesting Experiment Near 3Kozr°' treai.. rt ' 'las h'e-'• httl vrI o 1 �," 1 O C nrri "The ar adhan g Gently equipped: one of its vessels-' the steamer Euireka, plying on inland waters• -wit)' a ship brake," says rl'ho Scientific American. 'As the name indicates, the brake is intend- ed to cheek the speed of a vessel. It can also lie utilized to assist in tiu'li- ing about in a limited shipway Dur- ing a recent trial made in the St. Lawrence •River,. near Montreal, the steamer was 'driven ahead. at an in- dicated Speed of eleven knots an hour. Steam was then shut oil, and, simultaneously, the brake on oath side opened, Tbo vessel camp to a full stop within a distance Aqua, r lt, Tbrakes tenontohoclosedown,; engthehvesselhe soh attwerehead until the original rate orapeed was attained, when the engines were re- versed and the brakes opener', with the' result that all headway ceased after she had gone but 50 feot about her length, In manoeuvring the Eureka at full speed she was turned also within her own length. with one brake thrown open. An examination of the hull and brake mechanism after the tests s'howe'd ap- parently no harmful strain or other daxina•ge, and in oporatipg the brake no jar or vibration was observable by those on boaukl. "This new form of brake is placed, on the sides of the hull, and in its. construction and method of attach- ment to the Ship resembles somewhat AN ORDINARY RUDDER. It extends downward from the extreme load lino ofithe vessel to the bilge keel, convenience of stowing and hauling the necessary area being secured by making the brake. rela- tively 'deep in proportion to its width. The gate, as it is called,, consists of a stout plate of steel, heavily reinforced,, which is 'hinged vertically to the vessel, and normal- ly, when not in use, is folded snugly.__,,(( against the side of the ship. A "k series of heavy steel struts ars pivot- ally attached to the back of the gate near its outer edge, and also to a series of sliding plates which are arranged to stove horizontally in covered ways, built into the 'struc- ture of the hull. When the gate is folded forward against the side of the ship, the sliding dilates are, of course, at the forward end of the covered ways, hut as the gate is re- leased and thrown open by the pres- sure of the water as the ship travels forward. the sliding plates travel 'backward in their pockets and com- press ompress the water that is contained within the covered -ways. "At the rear end of these ways is a number of orifices, which allow the water to escape gradually as the gate, in opening, pushes the slides backward. The forward. edge of the gate is secured in place, when U. brake is not in action,• by a sem catches arranged in a vertical shaft The rod on which the late is hinged is provided with a. bevel gear by which the gate' may be started to open. The method of operation is as follows : When it is desired to stop the vessel suddenly. as in the event of a collision or when making a landing, the catches that hold the forward ends of the gate are. releas- ed, and by means of the bevel gear the gate is slightly opened. The pressure of the water 'then catches on the forward edge of the gate, swings it out to the full -open position sud- den jar or shock being prevented by means of the water cushions at the back of the slides. The movement of the brake can be controlled en- tirely either from the bridgeaer.from. the engine -room as may leashed.". AMUSED CECIL RHODES. D "Cecil Rhodes rarely indulged in a hearty laugh," says an engineer who formerly lived in South Africa, "but once in the early diamond days at Kimberley I knew him to almost split his sides at the following, story, as told by poor Barney Barinato:— "At a seaside fair a tough old salt was gathering itt pennies by the ex- hibition of a peep -show, which .he had rigged up himself—beads of br'o- ken ginger -beer bottles for peep- holes, and a queer arrangement of lights and optical illusions within. A little girl with pig -tail braids stand- ing out horizontally behind her head had paid her ' penny, and on tiptoe gazed at the wonders to be sten through the magic beer bottles, which the old showman explained in response to her eager questions. " 'And what's that blue light?' the asked. " `That's Napoleon crossin' the Helps.' , 'b1y! And what's the yeller light?' " `Oh, that's Missus Napoleon.' •" 'But what's the big red light?' " 'Red light? There ain't no red light.' `14'liy, yes, there is a red light, sir; and it's growing bigger and big- ger.' ` 'Wot? Dere, you stand aside, missey, an' let's have a peep.' Ile looked, then threw up both hands, and roared: 'Crikey!, Me whole bloomin' snow is on fire!' " WILLING TO DO HIS PART. ' An old farmer once took tea with a former Duke and Duchess of Buc- cleuch, at Dnt nnlanrig Castle, his grace's Dumfriesshire estate. His first cup of tea was gone al- most before the duchess had poured it out. Again and again ]tis cup was passed along to the head of the table. At the sixteenth cup the 'duchess became uneasy about the supply on hand. "ITow many cups 'do you take, John?" she asked. "ITow many do yo gie?" .I011n ask- ed, cannily. : ' rl Figures may; not lie, but 'a, swd ilu mathematician may be able to jug- gle them to some pur'po'se.. A farmer Vas stoppoc• 'taking this local paper, He wrote 'to the 'editor asking how to get rid of Waapri, The soothing answer cane in the next issue of the paper, "Kill out.„