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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1904-6-30, Page 6_t#S, Rate. -So far you have eitpressd yon a pretty etrong clue, if followed +Seises, i - a ,no op Men, up in the right direction." ea 5 " "I say," returned the girl angel- And what do you call the 'right .ei 1lYi -that if Snyone belietves I have directn• ion,' say?" !taken an anfair advantage over zny "Your GSM power & astuteneee -will probably lead .yon to diecover it, :tura the eV which. the Earl present -t Mrs. Forrester, without any aid from /oed me with. It wouid afford me no a, cileintei'ested party like znyselfe" ilsleasure tvitatever to keep an article' "Times mean!" retorte4 silo testily. i Which. I had not honestly won." 1 "Why oan't you tell me straight out 1 4':D00:t think of parting" wt li the like a rnaa what you know., instead i prize, my dear," broke ie. Mrs. FOP., oX gil leg Veytt to mysterious hints?" / 101,14414 rester good-naturedly. "You beat "But aupposing I know 'nothing?" ' ne all fair and square, and whoever "Never mind about that. You su- ss to the contrary speaks an tine epect somebody, I can see. superiluoias. '1 i " 1 ("tt'uth, Ring Olef had everything' "Well, arId if I do I have at least eiSy preposterous.' settled at least half a mile from safficient wisdom to keep such su- bnore oreibln' mate.' 1 spiem l one to yself until they prove li e ift- , what ley ea:thee 1 wa"t'Irli, auk You, Mrs. Forrester," Said , cerreet." with a lieart.v glance at the1 "You ore a regular Solonion!" ex - l' IrrtQf,81,1,11h!, ' old lady. "Such an assertion gives "claimed Mrs. Forrester with a, species ,I Me fresh heart. I wish howeverluir , to ; of rectant admation, ler Captain ed to behave. i t - , : say a. few words to those here pres- ; Fuller's terse logic, although it im- way of nen! • , ent about the ninfaii: advantagebe- ,Preseed, did not pienee her altogether. nee„,,, ee„iin ,fore alluded to. I believe every (see I It wes 110t agreeable thinking that he truth, it , , aware that owing to me- fall I was , the gin -Rieman was behind the sceries, nlY 49'"er ble t rid -ty horse myself be- and not only knew more than he F,11114 0 e A A • all we coo sides being utterly ignorant of all, those to impart, but also more than v91g1:"" triUe''" , 1 naters connected with racing, and , elle did. Such a state of things was 7... OS $hUttmd tnc , that Colonel Cli4er," her ince grew i, one which gate birth to grave dis- ineighborS, I am quite willing to re - A .t. ;sigh, eon tveer, Blar and Lady 'al for her e III Wile rir,SSIO0S Q For au her betore torn/al.'s edines ett the e last carriage of its crzett- seat. and f Solemn- ly in her gem COA "that r no Fie4F;int. publication as ail of tdies have and deridad, impos.sibla U ;von an that tle n de Mow tlth rol- a be work 411111 siry It gni- cc h anal slit of a:tuth c `s. drew herself up 1,0, e red as she uttered his neme, sattefaction, and exasperated her ex - ▪ 1°1414 Irew Is.°1411 most kintlit- and good-naturedly came " tremely. redit. But in spite , etv, asslIttanttt Being leaner the .1 lay claim to no such exalted z-aturo and retiring men- imprees'seeciel rules had keen preteations," returned the Captain then laid down With reference to the iatl- la with mock InanilitY, "although I (1,. or s cu4 to l'‘,41"""th ',.,„"`',".' as" eteeoliehase, and also ot CsWiti flatter myself din szo through, a, ',„"ar":" ers were at liir'rty to prepare their stone wall as eheirlY 05 lutist Peri - '11 ht"re.” liorsts in awe way tlisy might deem ' ple. Still thet's not sayieg much." ;kg,: 1) • s t gladly mailed zuyself of hts **And vou reatee to help Ise?" per- • •""-• Lodv prof;ered eetaices, dreouiing that SO 24 ee. of her smiling freckled gotta- doing so / was isolog myself Open and phnup 11tth iivre, looked ":" to. a, horrible chorge. Thet Coloieel inch an aristocrat, l'Clinker's aid proved ale ineetiumble dive not necessarily follow, be- eavantaee, aandt: t,ut hat a trifle is petty and vulgar. r xraeeif at it T Wittt gelltV ter) Mrs. Forreeter, returning te the charge. "ITOSIT COltiti I refese? I merely profees my inability to discover a. Mystery' which puzzles you all. Why ShoUld 1 bo seprosed to poes,2,ss en- loene rower to irritete. et rine act oi ntentionalun•atr.95T perner incorma,aon. ' creaaelettialf14,0/:::157e*flgh:ghglit i/Nt.tfill; &In -'s 'Altogether. I can't help feeling, "You are tantalizing to a degree." however, that Stleh a statement eught restorttd Mrs. Forrester, "for either r to have been made I -mill:, un- you are a perfect impostor, or else the per person who advarieed It is you take a delight in keepieg Us ill VII to come forward arid sub- tbe dark. However, I for one won't te the truth of his creel as- be kept in the dues. I shall not rust That, at least. 1 thiuk I till 1 elecidate this matterand hrld right to dereend." out who the author or aiithoress of peke <Netts'. but eleaele end, the offensive ertiele was. And when ns she usaally did when I ntake up iny neind I generally SUC•• earnest. She p(es,,s-v,t1 h ceeli in the long run, I tirtul,y bo - that rare gift of 1$nth- Uevo in the power of volition; there - Web ro nes itself telt and e ' with a highly expreasive shrug oixrd M the fray with a quiek •�fl that seemed to indicate sit- vatien to the public feeling. urse not," assented Lady 'i "I did not ;men to ea that we were not article. but only be --two entire - Attica wad emelt may t variance that w 331y differ ,theories. ,Izebi their asad as1 said befOrin intore annoyed by this Mien believe be WO;zlei be wero lZ to tea -morrow' a change of 1ove1'zuuent taa tale deentr,y oa the of a, fresh election. Why, do you Lntrv he actually goes so far as to tulh of instituting an anthill for libel againstthis mysterious ineltnown, or falling him, against 51fr. tioildry. I would not be in poor Mr. Qmildry's 'hoes for something, I Plow that. 1 wonder t he already begins to qual•o?" '1"Sat almoSt afraid," Colonel Maker, "that theEar would hardly be able to SilONV $titlici- Mt just 00.2150 of romplaitit to melee out a clear case. It is altveys dila- colt to ben; Matters home to the OiTenslinfr PartY, and &though in our Minds there eon exist hut little doubt as to who the designated parties are, fail to See exactly how they theta - can bring the affair to any PrOatehie iSSIIP." i'SNItto jetekt yon tails like a Q. 't Said till's. Forrester bantering/et. bere and when did you contrive to pick up this aSt amount of informa- tion?" "Ahl if you bad had as nnieti to do with lawyers In your time as I had in. mine, perhaps you also might have amassed a. smin all sattering; of legal knowledge, and learnt then an action for libels a thing not lightly to be entered upon, oven although backed by the Earl of IHUntinShiDe. , I prediet that in giving till greater publicity to the affair we are unlike- ly' to meet with satistaction. The m answer we should receive would pro- bably be this, /or soething very like it: 'Foolish people!- You choose to feel aggrieved because the cap hap - happens to fit. How can you hold Others respotsible for such a result? No harm wets intended, general ex.- preea! nee ceriployed,' etcetera, etcet- era. Don't you understand how art- fully the argument might be extend- ed? No, Lady Anne, with all due respect for your fatlier'S opinion, we must not ha tie recourse to litination, but," and his voice assumed a tone of stern determination, "if we can only catch the delinquent before many days have passed, 1,hen we will take the law into out- own hands, and make the wi'etch smart if we cars" "Boded, jack! I agree with you altogether," said Mr. McGrath with considerable warmth,. 'tut what do you say, Miss Drewser?" turning to 14 5. ess re. tosTrieraX-eitten FARME f.I=Sunttblo need PrOtitnble . tants for the Busy Tillers •;, i el *be Sailo It*eir4reasee'.**-34,-X-enzt-werke***ifsl l)ING DAIRY COWS, The farmer shereld, as a rule, aim, raise the greater Portion of tiie teed fer lus stock. ou the farm, is the belief of Wilber J. Fraser, chief in "Dairy Husbandry at the Illitois Agri - 'cultural Coliege, and in a bulletin on i "Feeding Dairy Cows.' bo nages these suggestions to dairymen,: Since rough feed is usually rauch cheaper than grain, too much import- ance cannot be placed on Securing linY and fodder in the best possible con- dition. If hay is unduly exposed to dew and rain UM•ing the time of mir- ing. it loses much, both in, nutrition and palatability.. It is aleo import- ant that hay and fodder be cut at the proper stage, before becoming too ripe and the stems %reedy. Leguminous plants (these bearing their seed -s i POdS or lerruines), as clover, alfalfa, coupeas, beaus, ete.„ are rich in orotein and should be raised in stiffeunt quantities to skip - ply the neeessare. protein for the etocic. If the supply of protein i deficient mere feed rich in Out aub- stance shoeld be purchased to com. plete the ratiert. Grein feed should not initially earn- :. pose over belt the ration, and frenn that• to nothing, according to the ,tharacter of the roughage available end amount of mil,R given by the con-. In general it is a, safe rule to feed liberally to suit the require- ments of the icdil When cows have luxuriant Pasture during the late spring before the heat is eXCVPSiVe or the MPS, trouble- some the conditions ere as near ideal for (1047 SOWS as it is to obtain. The newer We en approach these conditioes tile ;rear around the bet- ter for milk production. It is. there- foreessrlitre' to the beet yields cord most economical results tliat SUCC111'. lent food be provided for cows dee- • AetiOn 110..‘ l shoulders, "if yon w00% help pathetic at the waset. „ why, 1 must help myself, that's 11 s madt °eking young e in width ly predoniin- •,ceived with. a 'oportioned to frank • blue go a long •g them of a er of oratory. plumed their their heads in approval. Never - CI from making t ons. Everybody tly perces de d of el Clinker's coo- t further comment d new of Scores of Severe s of Pe s That Were -+ _ ositively Cured by OiNTIVIENT. ver, brit few were fonnd to ilie,agree. seeing they NrVfe. And what do von thteml doing,?" 1 TIIE "Goiug straight. to the editor and 1 ered together with one purpose. "I wonder," said .r.ady Anne, who liettned attoztively to cash *3 (4 in turn, "wIt:,ther tier writer of this artiele was a man or a wo- man?" Tbe trestion ereated an immediate eiotecl be- creature as was to be found on the iroirt itching face of the earth. ars, "One day iny ciruggist, Sir. A. J. vas oialy Green -wood, a.dvised. me to try Dr. v treat- Chase's OinEinent, Which I did and ggist obtained relief from the first itox aacl ea-, enotnet complete cure with the second. My of retary p'eit Seenuble was caused by heavy lifting, nee of to erf reonsider that Dr. Ch:ase's Oint- Gibon. ' oinent would be theap at fifty dollars one ye box in view of the good it did for at gee et; ine. A feeling of sylripathy for ; others similaril3r affected prompts me to giVe this teetimony." Dr. C'hase's 60 cents a on, all ;dealers, or Edinanson, Dates Company, rl'oronto. To protect you against. imitations, the, though still not wholly convinced, by Porteait aed signatere of Dr. A . W. 'ithe offier's 'reasoning. Chase, the f a ri ous receipt book: au- , b , perhaps,' con Li eti Cap- , iinoe, are oe every 12Qx. tail ,Fulier ntentio ugly -to give Kin. Somehow the idea ot • an h•ing mixed up in the husinees id wet appear to have entered the beide of many of the company, end the mere suggestion provoked a lively discus:don. never even gave the matter a thought." said the ilTonble.,lack vivaciously. "Of course it's a man. and a COmMon man into tlu, bargains No lady would be capable of so mean an action." Are you quite sure of that?" aslt- ed Captain Fuller quietly. "Fositite, or at least as certain as one can be of anything in this world." glad you put in a saving elaese, for I've hnown women do very (peer !hinge before now-lciele °ter the traces itneasun neutliing but kindly, especially when once their jealousy was fully aronsed," "Do you mean to tell me serious- ly," said Mrs. Forrester, *.that you believe the culprit to belong to our own "1 melte no assertions one way or the other, although personally I en- tertain a very strong suspicion that a daughter of Eve soiled her fair lin- gers in the concoction of this very pretty pie." "Now what on earth ma -es you think so? Do you imagine that any woman, no matter how lowly lier po- sition in life, would willingly expose the sex of which she forms a part to such sweeping abuse and ridicule? Tile thing appears simply preposterous, and, bad as we may be, and molly of us are, we ,are not quite so bad as all that. If any distinct object were gained by such invective one might posSibly understand it, but there is none --can be none to my- mind." "And in so fancying', Mrs. Forres- ter," said Captain Fuller cooly, "you for once fail to display your usual perspicuity. Now I cart imagine a very distinct and conceivable ob- ject." "Really! Well, I admit you puzzle me altogether.. Go on." "I must put the case more clearly. Suppose, then, ,a certain lady to be actuated by feelings of the acutest jealousy; suppose that she had been outshone by a younger and prettier rival; suppose all her worst passions were aroused, and a thirst for ven- geance, at whatever cost, liad over- taken her, can you not •conceive that such a lady would not easily be de- terred by conventionalities." "Bet even then," objected Mrs. Forrester, "She would hardly satir- ize her own sex indiscriminately. She would content herself with the abuse of the one particular person." "And by so doing show her cards 1.0 all the world! No, no, Mrs. For- rester, a revengeful woman is 'lever - hen you give her credit for being, and one who is both crafty and ine.- licioes into the bargain, so long as the in:agates discovery impossible or improbable, will not stop short it ansthing. The very abuse of which you complain is, in my eyes, no- thing but a blind to throw you all off the right scent, and thus lessen any risk of detection. lf, ae I sup- pose, the writer be a woman, don't you see that the more the inveighs against, her OWn sex, rails and scoffs at it, the less likely is she to be classed as belonging to it? There is method, everi reason, in her spite, which, to my- mind, renders the whole thing exceedingly sianple." -There is something in What you say," mused Mrs. Forrester, shaken, It mai goad dee iree • .• dos largely supply the deficiency In available plant food. Without entering into details as to the nature and condition of the im- Meese stores of latent fertility con- tained ie almost all seila, it is enough to say that stirring, lifting, turning and exposing the soil parti- cies to light and ,air assists and hem, tens the Process of nature in con- verting this latent, Unavailable fer- tility into avatialile plant food. The word moose is derived from the Iereocii word manoeuvre, to move, to Work, to CUltivate, to enrich by men- ual labor, to till. Accepting this as a practical agricultural definition of the term, I have made it a point al- ways to manure by cultivation the soil that I have cropped as far as vpossible with eery suitablemechani- cal device at hand. Corrinlerciel fertilizer applied to a potato field that is not properly cul- tivated will show but a small pro- portionate advantage from its iAse. In growing potatoes I on never sat- isf ed with anything less thou the greatest amount of cultivation that I con. possibly give there, When growing a large Acreage I provide for teilrif'acouisuliieesulitzilvattbi3ulonlan.-ttAzo ii.dtng greet - LABOR ANI) x:up.t,,EamNa's, Feaecially at the time that the plant is 1114.1ilfr top growth, I stir the potato field. at least twicen. week. I would Imre the groend stir - ed in the potato Reid every cr* tient the groreul was suitable for Worhing, if it were poeeible, have my cultivator run ae close to the plaid oe it con without in - Poing the latrral root system, and even thist"at first T do not, heeitate to -disturb very 37verely. As tile sea- son advouces the cultivator is kept farther from the row to permit the eengestion of tie! One rootlets about the hill of forming, tubers, until fin- ally wily the immediate centre of the row is dug uP, to &low rapid access of rainfall through the 1,00ES, 51011 to the fieding roots. Some years ago 1 pleated on field oat bad not received any fer- tilizing materiel !fora number of , years three tert plots of potatoes. Number 0120was planted• fertilized and cultivated izt the usual way, that is.• three or four cultivations during tee seeeen. 'Ire ecutre plot, No, 2, 1 wets planted and cultivoted as No. •I, excelet 'that it toceived no fertilizer. domaneina, on explanation. shell There are two ways of providing thi Number tarea was planted as Net, 1. call at Zia. Quilma,,•'s occe aamar.„ sucemeat food --by •ellage and by and Ns, ;I. removing no fertofl000 but aroot crors• . „ row morning,02(1 iwast upon his re- , , an wetra thorough co:erse of cultiva- vealing who his oliectionable corres- I Il112'comParina• tne, ros'uls 0„41,1••1111." i tiou, Nonrer three was harrowed ponelent is Int several differ -tat o. petit nt sta ' four tunes lagore the1 p ant broke If ',you do and you will, preen tions it is found thet corn come-Boa- yourlielf even cleverer than 1 imerriu- ly yields about twice as much m - ed. But yoet won't get old Quildry tOruts rer acre es do root crops. Since roots require much ir,ore hand to give up any business secrets in a. l'• 3 • I. • • • ti • ground, after which careful and thor- ough deification was persisted in as oftert as weather . and aqua itious Of oil permitted. OI think the average hell'Y'• no's far too knowing- and, a • • ' .1 ' for the growing season 22.0.1 one col - too wide awahe for that eiluntrYi it is more eeenitralical for tivation at least every othei• day. ."\Ve shall see," said Mrs. Forrester tho Illthols fernier to get, the seem- Tho result was that froze. plot; No. proehetically, 401 12e1 e's no tinewing lent feed during the winter front corn 3 as 1a1,40 a yield ,r marketable ime what can be done till one tries, and silege then front root cropstatots were secured as from .No. 1, I mean to have a. real good try, any Silage is especially valuable 011 While Nosel yielded lees than oile.. ways' ' farms or in commanities vile" third the omount of either. This roegli feed is scarce, for more stock tionclueively' satistied me as to the If u"iPleoror caomuiriltnitZsilo"nalltIlelly.11,111rieitClnuPetklgyilpractical Value of soil fertilization ean be kept on a. given area of land en_ where tbe croies are mule into silage the lady did not overhear this throlzgli cultivation. pression of pitythan in any other wayosvith the same "(Sundry'," continued sbe, is like amount of labor expended. No farm - the rest of the sex, approachable in or keeping ten or more cows can af- ford to be without a silo. three ways -through his palate, Dairymen suffer greatly nearly through his vanity, through his self- ery summer by not suPPlYieg Proper interest. The first I shall have 120 green fecd tor their cows dui the OPpdiFtunity of attacking, but the two hot doe weather of inidsunneer. This last, are sufficient 111 theMselves to shortage of feed comes at a very in - insure success when properly mitered. Oyer olePortune time since the COWS ere Sometimes vanity predominates l eelf-interest, Sometircies self-interest already beginnieg to feethe effect gee of the heat and flies, whith. of them - over vanity; but a Woman with quite parceptibl'y lessen the wits about her can generally effect a, selves flow of milk, and if iced is cut short masterly stroke of policy 1331 ringing the changes on first one, then the at the same tune the shrinkage is otherMy acquaintance with certain to bo large, resulting in great . Mr. loth, for it is practically inmossible quildry has hitherto been confined to a few brief notes passing between us to restore the shrinkage during that and an occasional visitso that/ period of lactation. A continuous , have never ascertained which of these sUPPIY or feed is equally essential to the the suer:neer& 'maintenance of young three masculine :foibles absorbs larger.share of his composition, but and growing animals. A pasture will carry much more I shall soon discover • and use the , knowledge to my own advantage and stock during wiringearly summer to my own ends. If, by hook or by and fall than it win in the dry- wea- ther of inici-innunter. By helping it crook, I do not succeed in overcom- 'alring this season with partial ing Irr. Quildry's objections I shall out fall mmeasurably in illy own est hem_ soiling, the cattle have better feed i and more stock can -be carried on a tion, and have entirely to remotiel my °Pinions on menand the wheele given area than by pasturing alone. . within wheels by which they are on Such. crops should be planted as will , fluenced.mature in proper succeseion with " "Well, Mrs. Forrester," said Cap- each in Its best stage of growtbrn, tain Fuller, "if yeti succeed, 1, on my part, shall believe more implicitly than ever in the power of woman." And then oue by one her gnests de- parted. u.ntil Mrs. Forrester remain- ed alone. "What et slsr fox that Fuller is, to be eta -el" she ruminated. 'T bet ten shillings he knows exactly- who ha.s written this article. But when he talks of a woman who on earth can he mean? The paragraph is not de- void a certain coarse talent, but for once I confess myself thoroughly ;beaten. However, we shall see what to -morrow brings forth!" And the old lady, like 0, bloodhound on the trail, kept, twisting and turn- ing about each passibility in her mind, trying to make out a furious scent which should lead straight to the desired object; but although she lay a.wal,:e a goodly portion of the night, she failed to unrat'el the mystery. (To be continued.) -4 WHAT DID SHE MEAN? Mrs. Stamford hear you are trying joint housekeeping with the Lovejoys. How does it work, dear? Mrs. Mincing Lane -Oh, splendidly!, We never have the slightest disagree- ment. 1'. suring a continuous sopply of green feed :during the dr3r season. • KEEP THE FLIES AWAY'. According to experiments carried on in different parts of the country it has been demonstrated that the milk products of a cow may fall off 25 per centas the result of being worried by flies and mosquitoes. We have all seen cattle driven almost frantic i11 some seasons of the year by "these pests and lcnow that they have much to 'do with keeping down the flesh of an animal. Twenty-five per centmay seem to be a pretty' high estimate, but whe- ther true or not it' 18 a matter of humanity rather than dollars and cents to keep away these. pests when it can be done so easi13r and with so little expenSCs. To keep them away simply spray the cattle once or twice a day with a solution of zenoleum, lysall or other similar 'coal -tar product, using a sm&I spray pump as an atomizer. It is only a matter of a few mo- ments antl will easily repay the extra latter, at flie same thee greatly in- creasing the comfort of the animals, The stables should also be sprayed occasionally if cattle are kept in themlelany of the compounds ad- vertised to keep away flies are ex - Mrs. Stamford IIill-Ah, the nnye.. ,ce.11ent but slightly expensive. joys are .90 sweet and amiable. I'm sure they would put up with any -- thing rather than quarrel! POTATO CULTIVATION. In potato raising, cultivation, per- sisteilt, careful, thorough, of the neer- er-let-up kind from beginning to — close of the growing season, 'is the 2 W. A. W. CHASE'S essential of which 1 make a fea.titre, writes It. M. Winans. Admitting that cultivation cannot supply or be a substitute for commercial fertiliz- ers ar other manurial sub -Stances, yet I have demonstra,ted, to my own sat- isfaction at least, by nears of ex- perience and repeated eiperiments in the field that cultivatiet can and 0 .CATARRIII3URE... . I/ • parts by tho Inaprov ., f ' •rer. Is ' retit direct to se eirtetestia , passage, 110515d-,toP 'e,n,r4;1114 y Hoak. the'111=11, de ''',.illies threat iiiiel p,otatieiVeteures , Catarrh andtirtyreyo ..::,tves free. AlIcicaters,•or err.n. ertthato ; Mcittitne Co.. Toronto anc,'II.Itallito. The Iles:elan, way out Eastivitch, lie wears a seaSeltin capeki, Ills pants ere lined with woolivitch His socks are pure burlapski. 11 But he's a foxy guyivitch, An all-round dipioniatthi. Ho winks the other eyivitcli, lie iinowietil where he's atski. IIL He w.ants to be the starivitch- The chorus and stage-handski. He wants to run the showivitch, And. also lead the banctski. IV. The Jan in his chestiviteE; He's always standing patski. There's trouble in tlie ,a,irivitch When he gets at the batski. V. The Russian ought to knowivitch It's never safe or wisaki To judge of anythingivitcli Just merely by its sizeski. IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND YZW$ NAIL Amur .Tonx BULL AND MS BEOPIale. Occurrences in the Lana That • Reigns Supreme *in Oise iSona- mercial Worlen is proposed to provide an elee- tric brougham for the Lord Mayor of Liverpool in place of the present horsed earriage. To team the piase of the carbine the new short army ride has been supplied to the three Household Cave alry regiments, Sir Henry Irving has sent 0. contri- bution of ten guineas to the Hee- tor Meech:maid National Memorial. Fund, The fund now reachee £2,000. A Bristol clergyman, the Rev. IL R. Wilkins, has expressed himself in favor of Sunday football if it does not cause people to neglect publie Applications Tor separation orders are becoming so frequent in Great Yarmouth that a znagistrate declar- ed. that they would soon exceed the number of marriages. Time registering machines, intro- duced in theim place of time -boards. boards. the calm of SOO men and boys going on strike from the boiler shops of Palmer's eltinar yard, .Trow„ Vor his liberality towards the Ro- man Catholic couse, Mr. Richard Holchn, a brewer of Blackburn, has had conferred upon Itim by the Dope the Nnighthood of St. Gregory. A doctor who appeared io the Soutliwarlc County Court said he liad squandered a fortune of 4•,2,000 ia A few month% and was now keeping himself and his rour 01241(11012 012 1,1t, 0(1, a day. Mr. leze:derick George Dexter, who for the past fourteen years had been Inariager of the Winchester Gas Com- pviny, has committed suicide by Sheet- ing himself in the head with a re- volver. "Wife's hanged herself," was the la- couic onnouncoment made by Albert Rirk, living a Batley, to e• neighbor. lie then went away, jumped, iuto the canal at Shipley, and was drowned. "I am afraid. I shall not go to woeic to-cray," said a Wilcerhampton oilier to his wife. She said lie bad better go. Ile went, and during the day a fall of rock oceurred and he was Wiled. Aceordiug to a. decision given by he County Court. judge .at Newark, a boy's life is twice as valuable as 11 girl's from the legal standpoint, and the damages in the aetion were assessed accordingly, Great Britain and Frence have, ao ng - cordito the Wain, declined to as- sent to the terms or an international convention against Anarchists, sub- mitted by Russia and approved by several European powers, By an outbreak of fire on the bor- ders of Ashdown Forest a largo tract of pictureslue country between. Tone bridge 'Wells caul Crowborough was sadly marred, and gorse, heather and a considerable number of pine trees destroyed. Mr. Francombe, head -master of Red - entre School, Bristol, has received from ono of his boys a cane, orna- mented ‚with a bouquet of Bowers, and a card on it stating, "In thank- ful remembrance of many just punish-' ments received." Arrangements have been made • by the Warwickshire Farmers' Assoeia- tion to convey milk to Birmingham by motor instead of by rail, a start being made frora Meriden Cross, the spot which is supposed to mark the centre of England. The vicar of Whaplode, in his pat- isli magazine, asks the residents to note that he cannot approve of jam.- • pots being used to deeorate graves. • Even earthen.ware wreaths in glass cases are not approved of, and these, • when broken, will be removed. A Grimsby girl, who was to have been married shortly, was waiting on the pier for the return of her lover, a fisherman. Thh The vessel arrived wit flag lialf-mast. It then transpired that the young man -John Is3ronS, native of Chatham -had been washeit overboard and drowned. • VI. But lie will learn this soonivitch; The Jap will it in him knockthi, His basicski now if tmivitch- He'll give the Russian sesski. DIRECT EVIDENCE. The lawyer shook his finger warn- ingly at the Witness and said, "Now we want to hear just what you know, not what some one else knows Or what you thinlc, or any- thing of that kind, but what • you know. Do you -understand?" "Wel, I know," said the witness. with emphasis, as he lifted ono lim- ber leg and laid it across the other, '1 know that Clay Grubb said that Bill Thomson told him that he heard John Thomas's wife ,tell Sid 11u - fore gal that her husband was there when 'the fight tuk place, and that he said that they slung each other round in the bushes right considu able.' ENGLAND'S LARGEST HOITSE. This proud position is gerierally ac- corded to Lord Fitzwilliam's York - Shire seat, Wentworth Woodhoiese. Of this house it is said that the three principal entrances are so far distant from each other that visitors - are advised to bring three hats with theire one to be kept at each poin.t of egress. A house which is 600 feet long, has a hall ;in which two average suburban villas could be com- , , fortably- -placed and boasts a room for every two days of the year, is certainly large enough to satisfy any reasonable ambition. ' MISS Fitz-jonee (to Smithers, who has claimed first dance) -"You're tplite an early bird, Mr, Smithers!" Smithers (making "big attempt at Sometliteg gallent)-"Ah, yes, bah Jove! end I've. caught the worm', tool", • SENTENCE SERMONS. Aspiration always seeks service. Looking is the parent of longing. A loose life stover made a light heart. The aimless life cannot be the end- less life. The divided • spirit cannot do di- vine service. There is no comfort where no com- passion is. A ready nea.de religion is sure ;to be a misfit. A rotigli 'diamond is worth much polished dirt. The preacher who is all blow deals sinThiely0' Nbvliolowsp.ut pleasure first are the last to find it. The higher life is not found on the PeAnalig delal 01 1)12;ticwie Ve.ight is lifted up lie is sure to be blown away. lin meeting gets over it before elec- etii-o'I-it11.11adiiiligforilla:iv'sinIgn h itt,e 5(110021aniclaiseasi ti confessing the sins of others. • likSly to be scum than cream. The top of the cauldron is • more The man who is too meek to speak There is no promise of pardon for 1Viien a man is ashamed of his re- ligion he is generally justified in the feel'ih7 'l.man who neglects tlie iirimary cammt make up for it in the prae-er meeting. W031EN VDTIT.RS'. The I.sle of Man; of all places, granted the electoral ,,sufferage 20 wo- inen 18§0,' The Madras Presi- dency recognized' fentale -voters .in 1885. New Zeala,nci gave its woman- -kind the electoral franithise in 3893. 'Victorie liespassed a, Women's Suffer - age Iiill. And women!' have; a right to sit in the Ycbt ri nouse Aostralitee' '