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Exeter Times, 1904-9-8, Page 7.e"'Oet4e,it Esete,0441ktilefiesesfettetttettsentteteetteiesesktfetKeeetete4EteseeestaZ KING ,OL ert te ele Or, Kinship Between Ilan .anci Florse CHAPTER XXX..—(Contillued") Wold All this animosity fade away often they niet, like a, mirage in the elenteet, hien suow in the senshine, or would it lead to grave results? She never paused to consider. Each liour bte absence °illy tormeti freeh ...link in the cletia of undisputeble itlete agairest him. was a fragile -looking inan, of dimin- utive height; but what he lacked in pleYsical stature he apparently .matie up for in self-eeteene, "Yes," answered ICate, with en ir- reprensible smile, "awfully jolly. Quite a pleasant aurprise indeed, at least, so far as I am concerned." .onsn reew, you know, Miss Brew - And now the day of the Foxington saw, you're too flattering. 1 only Tient Ball had arrived, and he was wish a feller could believe what you fanning back to be present at it. hay- say. but you were always up to some in tonn himeelf away from the kind of chaff." (hairie of -Mise Pony Paton's society "Chaff, Captain Fitzgerald? I was ate( overcome his filial anxieties for never more serious M my life." the time being, But she would greet Ms vanity was not prof against Into very coldly; she would not aseertien. Ile beanie tt with low Min to imagine for one second sself-sutleMetion, and said sentimene tiett that elm was glad of his return, tally— she had longed for a sight of "1 really began to thinle I WO.3 I teen or the sound of his voice. nevaw going to see you again. It eat folly was over and done with, St'elliS Such an age eince we met," kept firmly in abeyance by a strong!, "Yes," said ehe with brutal sang teal ineulted pride. Yet with cliar- fried, without an 4014 of answering oterietic contredietion she appeared rernance, "not Sinee we used to it at a diaphanous costume of white ounder the trees last Season in Rot- , elle, with a single rew of pearls ten Row, cotontent upon the fasbione, cirnd her neck, and ner hair dressed and arrive at the conelusioe Captain 'neatly and close to the head, be- Fitzgerald was the bestede-eseed man enuee once, nmethe ago, when they tu London. I remember. Why, feet met, lie had told her that lie CAA even reeall the pattera of that' iouglit "women looked to better 'dear little bthe and white scarf you osilvantage so than in any other way, used to weer," evrept. perbaps, j riding -11t." It "Awl those were indeed llePPY certainly seemed mid elle Omuta re- deyee" traid 1e, heeving langaleh- member thie Pow, when his opinions ing sigh, "DO you (WANT think of t -ad become A matter ot complete in- 'them I wonder, Miss Brewsaw?" creme, and still more odd that "Have I not just told you so, C^ S1101110. "IneW her reflection in the t aes with a feeling of triumph, and 'su,kIezm essereptiou that glee Poi- miglit' not hone, probably bunj not. a good figure, and that lone' Clinker said be placed this advantage far before A Pretty face. Ente's tonne and neck were White and rounded ,like polished, alabaster, per - butte Miss Polly's were red, mottled, and countrified. There was some eatisfaetion to be derived from the thouglie. Aud now that the time had arrived 'en $he would see le again her heart relented a little. was just possible that She might hex° judged him too hastily, that there might, he some extenuating eir- orastariece. She would listen to him at any rate, hear what he had to say, and yes'—if he asked lier dance with him once or Ulric°. Sfae would not admit even to benself that the soul -hunger of lova was upon her, but so it was all the Seine, al- thouett she disputed the fact cleverly under a, variety of different pretexts highly ereditabet to her imagination. The two girls had persuaded Mr'. Tryon to tun down from town on a, few days' visit, and once moro fill the role of cbaperone, Mrs. Isorrester, whom they first ,asked, regarding all such frivolous arnusentertts with un- mitigated conternitt. "No," silo de- clared, "luta It been a good sale, a borsteshow, or oven a t,ravellirtg cir- cus. I Would have escorted you, my 'dears, with pleasure, but a ball I really cent, much as I should like to oblige. Such festivities are quite out of my line." The Sport Lodge party arrived early on tee scene, determined to derive all the enjoyment possible from the evening's amusement. Mary Whitbread was in a state of absolute beatitude, for during the afternoon a No, no heart," she answered de - magnificent bouquet, quite bridal inicidedly. "Certainly not. Hearts in its virgin spotlessness and purity of lthe nineteenth century have gone to color, had arrived in a wooden box, 1the wall altogether. The great god, with' her name written on the card- 'money, has 'usurped their place, and board label in largo letters, and al- people find the comforts, and luxuries though the giver maintained a strict of life a very convenient substitute." incognito, she recogoizea Mr. Gra- Ile looked at her with rather a home's handwriting. Slip carried it conscious and disturbe'cl expression, now, with a flush of happiness- ting- as if her speecli had been specially di- ing her pale cheeks, and making her, rectell against himself. in her black, 'ball dress, look posi- ."You have a way of saying thing, tively pretty. now and again, Miss Brewsaw, cal- Tbe ball itself was held in a large culatetl to make a feller feel awful - and lofty room, specially set apart 13rsmall," he said; twirling his moustache uneasily. "Fellers 'don't every year for the purpose, belonging' to tlie.,enterprising proprietress of like it; you know." the Rest and be Thankful Hotel. The "No," witli a mocking glance. walls were gaily decorated with scar- " 'Fellersnever do ,like home let and white draperies, festoons of truths. But tell xne, Captain Fitz - flowers, and a vast array of wax gerald—just betwee,n friendS—do you candies, while the red coat e of the %yaw' feel 'awfully small'?" .rnen and the bright cost -times of the He was one of those 'men for whom ladies added additional color and she could feel no rpectwhatever. cheerfulness to the scene. The room Slie. could not help seering• pert things was coraparatiitly (ninny as yet, and to him, they came so .naturally. He the smooth shining boards looked' colored a little, and said, not with - very inviting, while the musicians' out annoyance— "Dash it all! That's hardly a fair question. You., can't expect me to confess rny own weaknesses, even to you, Miss Brewsaw." "Have you got any?" "Aw! notv, come, you know; I real- ly wish you'd, drop it." "Drop it? Drop what?" she ask- , a strawberry-creara carnation in his ed innocently. . Witte/Thole, the very 'latest thing in. "Ohl all that chaff. ,Let's try and , collars, and an immaculate shirt- talk ..sense." front. fully maintained his repata- "By all means, Captain Fitager- tion as an exquisite of the first wa- ald. Will you begin?" ter. At the present moment he evi- "There, now you're at it again dentlY , regarded himself as most' worse thdui ever."' ,creelly insulted by being dragged to me! you're terribly bard a eonnsey ban a,.t mach a ridiculously to please to -night. T. did not know early liour. He was standing lolling iron were so hurry, and had developed PP against the doorway, Stroking tho thiS new phase of character." ends oF his long, silky, flaxen mous- tache with an air of maraistaleable boredom on his vapid but well-cutr ftnres They assented unwonted 'anintatign, however, on Kate'S ap- pearance, and, advancing hastily to- wards "her with an erapressoment as • eomplimentery as it was unusual in $o 131ase and eccornplished a ladykil- , ler, he EMS— "ANV!. really now, Miss firewsaw, this is a pleaeaw," shaking hands ydur good opinion." ``Lhough not, PerliaPsa al- She termed her heed ea y, opening together ..aa unexpected One, as 1 and 'elest.ting ,her fan with nervous though t, I should most likerY see You fmpati once.. edt.e looked back now here tranight. Ass -fuller ollSt-nse-oting th aetonishment to a tinie when an Old til4s,,'sort '01 ; she had, considered this cenotydseecied ain't it?" • iconeeil ed 1itt1 Man rathOr good fun CoPtain Pinsgeratcl edged inSiratat-1 than (4.11QrWISC, and when Ids vapid ingly to, her sada, as he spoke, rfielspeenhes had caused a certain do You wish me to enumerate tlie number and color of your voats? Lot me eee, there Was a browa ova and a grey one, and a bleek one, end a rattier aeethetie but very choice dark greee"— "What a memory you have got to snre," luterrupted be admiriugl assure you, Miss Brewsaw, I of - look bask to those jolly days. ti wish it were possible to recall past," very pernicious practice, Cap - Fitzgerald, and a most foolih nprollteble one. It would be tar better to tura your attention to the present." This was the first opening slier had given him, and he was not slow to prat by it. "That's what I intend doing," he said blandly. "In fact that's what came here for to -eight. 'Faint heart,' you know the rest." Nate gave a little mieehevious laugh. silo rat zo contpunction in teasing so univensal an admirer. Her mirthappeared to nettle him somewhat, for Ito drew himself u with an injartid air and said— "'Pon my wore now, elise Brew - saw, you are too bad; you really are. I never met anyone so unseutimen al in al' Inte days." because, luckily for rny peace of mind, 1 car efforci to look back -upon our Rotten Row expert- ences with tolerable equanimity? You are exigeant, to any the least of it." She was in a bitter, mocking 1:in- n:tor that night. "Just the same as nears 1 see," re- turned Captain Fitegerald, quite un- daented by the riff -hand manner in which she received his attentions. "Practical and charming, full of life, but, alas! no heart." sat tuniag their instruments and idly turning over the pages of the dance music about to be played. Some- what to Kate's surprise she almost immediately stumbled upon an old friend and admirer in Captain Fitz- gerald, whom slie had not met since last season in town, and who, with Ide began to feel irritated by the Per sietent levity of her resporieca -And if I am huffy," he said warmly, "are you •not enough to make nee so?" "I humbly beg pardon. I was, not aware you •possessed so "ensitive a nature." . This was too , "You /nest 1(now," dn-,Ivered„ `thew greatly I value and eetecus amount of amusement. Insensibly she found herself making mental comparisons between. Captain Fitz- geralds small fragile form and the sturdy, upright one of somebody else teemeebody else whom was watching for and wang for with ever-increasing anxiety, and whose non-eppearanee effectually prevented, he front enjoYing the present site- ation, Where could he oe? Why had he not come? , Had he changed ' his mind et the last 'xitoment, and remained by Miss Polly Paten's side? She was hardly eonseiovs that, Oagn tain Fitogerahl bad ehifted his posi- tion anti Was =sing her features e4"trelle /Y1My for your thoughts." he exclaimed after a prolonged pause. She started and blashed up to the very roots of her hair. "They are too trivial to bear re- petition," she answeredligntly; then as the music struck up, and, the strains of en enlivening waltz rang through the room, she added, "let us have a dance instead. If I re- reember eothiog else, at least I re- member how beautifuley you dance." A eolliPlimeet from her was quite sonleient to restore him to good - humor, for if be were vain he Was at t,b0 some time as easy to please and to soothe az a child. In this in- stant,c He also knew Kate Brewser's Praise to be sincere, for Captain Fitzgerald was one of those pamper - e4 darlings wlio le asked everywhere, knowe fateeleeable yootig woniert the eeoro eimply on Account Of the udorable way in which he trips ver the :smooth polished boards ef ball -room. 'Mien the waltz came to ae end he said to lOatcsa. "Iit your card quite hill. raa tewsaw? That was perfeetly dMno rid I want to make sure of another Atte or two before see neve gave them all away." "I am not cngagell at all at tares-, ent," sine raid honestly. "Whoa luck for met Well, ers come erst served; I shall Oa awfully Weeder Pee take ederantage of the situation." Ile was as goad as Lis word, for lie took her card front her and Ailed in his 714rae for every single waltz Paroughout the evening. Euto just need at it when he.returned it to site said eoollg, "though ttering to my vaidtte this will never do. Yoe lieve saerinced your- self altogether, and I ebould beve every young holy In the room tear- ing ant my eyes with envy mid hate retl if X were to monopolize their pet. dancer entirely. There," drawing her pencil trough the names, "I have left you *lumbers soven and twelve," "And is that to be all? No more, when I have travelled ft hundred miles to catch a, glimpse ot you?'4 "Well. we will see later an." Sho lied NO intention of engaging inn self formally throughout the ev- ening uuLfl Colonel Clinker arrived, She evotdd wait and take the initia- tive front him. if he were to ask ber to dance, and she had not one bort -to give hem, then slie might feel sorry. 'agree was plenty of time yet, nod iS when be came alie elected to prove to him that two eould play at the game of flirtation, that her feelings were not Seriously involVed„ and that sho had borne his departure witli tolerable equanimity, why, then she bad ouly to lift up her little en - ger for Captain Fitzgerald to rush to her feet. Sho did not care two- pence about him; but if Colonel Clin- ker behaved badly he would do as well as anybody else with whom to pass the weary hours of the evening. Thus thinking, slre chattea away very civilly, so that on her return to Mrs. Tryon Captain Fitzgerald took up a poeition close to the doorway, from V.hence he devoured tier with Ms eyes until a fresh partner came up and carried Ler oa in triumph. She was a favorite with the men, and never sat out very long. But though she danced with the merriest, a, dose observer might have noticed a wetchful expectancy of glance and rummer which rendered her gaiety forced, her enjoytnent only essuneed. For as the minutes passed she kept thinking, "Oh! if he had cared for rae in the very least lie would have come. No doubt he hates balls, con- siders them a bore and a 'nuisance-- niost hunting men do—and will turn up for an hour about supper -time, Just say how do you do, and go oft again. I wish to goodnese 1 had .never CO2110 to this wretched place— that I had never set eyes 'open him; at least I was happy and light-heart- ed then in a way; a.nd now my life seems all at an end, and nothing left worth oaring pr.", Poor Kateshe watehed, and wearied, and waited till she grew sick at heart and faint with deferred hope, till number twelve came round and Captain Fitz- gerald for the third time appeared to claim her. "What an awfully jolly ball this is to be shuaw-I" lie said witli nn- u,ut enthusiasm. "Good floor. music, eaide' sqeeezing her hand sig- nipcantl y, ''good partners. What mo re can a Teellar wish f or !' ' "Yes, ewfully jolly," she sent dre- arily, thought her whole face belied the words, for the light had;died out of the beautiful 'grey eyes, leaving them cold aud weary, and the full lips were pressed tightly together with no expressian of inward suffer- ing, luckily lost upon Captain Fitz- gerald, who, warmed by the exercise of 'dancing and frequent &amebas of eliempegraQ, felt in that elated .spirit when tbe small troubles of others apt to 711ahe 111.1t. a very stig,ht irn- preesi On, even if they make any at alllee and Kate twirled SM,Ool.thly roinal togellees their steps, if not their l,lioughts, being in perfect uni- son, while Captain Fitogerald glowed and beamed under the joy of feeling the girl be imagined himself to be in love with so close to hien and meditated, directly the band • left off tlrat very char mi n g see rt of Weld- tellferS TIONV waltz alai relapsed into a less dance, inspiring etraim avow- ing for tee fourth, time the hopeless passion under which he labored; and Kate, looking- clierming in her white drese, bowed her head every now anti again in stately assent to his frovel-, one small talk, too utterly wretchecl to plunge into argument or bandy unnecessary words. (To be coati/med.) TIrfe, HOLY RUSSIAN ICON, Play an Important Part in, the Religious Life of Russia. In the war news coming from the Russian Side "icons" have frequently been mentioned, and teeny persoue must have been puzzled to know, filet what an teen was, and, secondly, i÷k+k+l++4-ktt-H- he 4+44+14 4,4-WleTelt+44444-44444444 l'entre QUACK RASS. There are several methods of pro- eedure more or les* similar that are followed in killing cenack grass., The first, thing that should be done in any PA -'5P is to withdraw from, the what part it played in the war. Au ead the largest possible number Of icon is simply a religious picture, the undergroued steins, or root- gerterann of singularly little artistic stalks, This may be done by plow - merit, and the subject usually rePte- ing the land and then harrowing and eeeted is either a Russian saint or Cron,s-harroveing from two to four solurrhceeliv,Veailirstgii!nr: ottllahl:err1131'ee' I (1:i sIJI,I?ieasnas°C hCahurrrelit- eat nt barrow, r: uria„nabridYw titvii ici4htsh lalreasgt:e ein4t744 QoatEot- feoe bi the worship of graven. images is as large a portion of the roots es alen' but no °I)Jeuti°4 Is 01445 possible. These should then be to anything represented PD, at fint gethered end carted from the field surfaces, so iconS are permitted in the nen, burn form of mosaics, enamels, !aerAting,e, — ea If this is done in late summer or early autunm. the pro - or prints, They play an important cess should 'ha, repeated he the fall„ part in the religious lite of Russia, at which tnee the plowing and bur- eau! are to be met with everyerbere-- rowing may be given as toraterly, or in churches, public offices, shops and private houses. pittoso to be_ the, /and may be simply plowed aed come an icon, In. lt5t, be blessed by a lweratnyltt otallifi.°011rgobeotIlsedvaTtubcieltif°ronzeolch.eyiare i priest, and t es then regarded nat only as an ereameet eta as an encee. the spring there should be another ler in the werehip of the Greek Plowing given, and harrowing re - C web. Icons are also worn ou the peated, for tbe purpese of removing person, when thee teke the torte of a st111 ntnri) roots. plaque or of a book with two leaves. With regard to tite crop Alraost, every soldier carries one on should fellow any etteh treatment a his bosom, rela when be pray e he outlined above there is o difference takes out his iSOn; and, opening it, In practice. Some prefer to sow kzieelsl down toter° it as Lefont por- dowo jo the Fall with a very lanivy table altar, It will be rernenibesed grain crop, which will aet as that General Hegel/Mien, before Ids iblunket during the, next spring and departure for the Far East, was pre- permit of working the land early ranted with scores of irons at the the hallowing stenteer. Otbers con - different Piecee he Ilsited, end Mare" time) the treatment by cultivation than one priest at the battle of the 'tjeeeeen the spring planting in corn, Yhaeluhebsaof orealhoilst tbe merregiment as It went u uteether 'potatoes, or scone oer crop which ac_ton. Every regimeet has ne. erne eetseesstoettoe ot ego geese 'admits frequeut cultivatien, and 'Then, too, ft le set Pimple that , farmer with a baramar and, 134Wp ,AZIO steel pieces as may he fointtl itt almost any- scrap -pile, ean boled eutetantiel aleph- Viet wtil sta. Tlits first requisite is a good- sized, wellteen.structed trough buiit preferably in a V-eliape. The width of the side boards will depend upon the size of the hoge be fed. A small treugle with six-iucli twartle, way be 1,1:7ed for the wee pigs, arid 'twelve or eixteeeteinch stuff for the largo eliotes arid breetlieg-sows. Tiun sire of pieces should depend upon the weight of tlie ardxnals, and tlie etrain likely to coine On the frame, For hogs of ordinary weight 0 piece oi two by four laches sherrld be Imed for the ridge -pole, and pieces 000 y three or two by two taches for tgie guard bars. These should be accoSelY naildd to the side of tile 'trough, and if a permanent trough in the hog -house, spiked to the floor to prevent brealang Tiie np- right, rnily spiked -should be empt- ier stout to eecure endwise rigidity. For delivering, $10P to trougli, a. spout or small trovgli should b arranged to enter at the end of the ced-trougli. title arrangentent, when the tits -tepee between the bare has been properly aditietext to the ' f the annual, one can. get to the rough between each space, end nil sidewise crowding is, eventually preveated, . letterlificotioes for ;thee are eatisfeetoly for feeding el t I end Weep, An well as a g inst poultry' getting iete and scattering the wed onto the ground. Yr, that eueb. trough wil ay for all the trouble and rred. ROWERS OF 3..A.DIANT. Nw Fuel Invented y Feigns Engineers, "A fuel called radiant, to be use in connection witis gas and other fires, has been invented by tvso young eughicera of Southend, says The LOS'' 4on Deily Mall. Tbe inventors elaizn for ratitext : (I.) That it gives treble heat. wlth the some gas consumption as an dietary gas fire. (2) That it takes, up the caxboui /wide frone the eir arid purities the atmospbere. (3) That it does away with the unpleasant smell gee= oft by gas nres. (4) That it burns brightly like coat fire, 0) That it is as cheap erec and le inexbaustibte. The two yoang inventors are coot nectesi with ono of the largest firms of gas engineers in the country, and bave been eXperimenting for years with a view to producing a fuel such as radiant. Radiant will tate the place of the asbestos or ereclay balls and will, it is said, give out, an in- tense beat. It ie inacle from mater- ials that are uow waste product e of chefalcal works. Shortle, the new fuel captures the blue tame, witich at present is lost, and converts it into inteuse heat. Radiant is also said to possess the power of retaining heat to a very great extent. 'WU Whieb 4,8 unuiplants* the rows by batat-lioeing or voted caley a banner when the regietby itumost Such trea,ttnent aane this, that it will bring 5ueceS to ly result the complete ereditetion of tree grase, the few plants which re able to come up in the row e of any cultivated plant beteg easily ills- ned of by Ilan& Althotteli tbis . large amount of labor to upon a single field, one shoul e'er be discouraged from attempt - it on that avec:feria It is much: Us of Good News Beceivecl Fro taper in the long run. to do the Calgary, Atla.., Whieb. Brougb.t Job tliorougldy. at the et4sease of Toy Into Zifo, nt goes Into battle. the exlon peeettglattay ottto een ssmost mews. the Ruesian 'er.tutt. A LE nit YRODI OP3 IIB 8 Here is a sincere and unsollcited letter intim an Englishman w10 was abmost led to take hie own We on ecount of what be suffered from, cluing piles. 1.Ie had doctors' ad- eo stud reruedies to no end and aft r sixteen years' of suffering was without hope of recovery. He tells in his letter how be accidentally beard of Dr. Chase's Olutmeet. 114r. eerialttzx u leonagtTia, Margate, n4. ledmintscirs, liatee te Co., Toreuto, Can., Dear Sirs,—I feel it my euty to write to acknowiedge the great good Dr. Chase's Ointment has done for me. I had sufferesi from itching piles for over sixteeri years, and Suflered badly at that. 'There have been times when I could end would have put an end to it all if it had not been for the thought of nteetin,g God. Some peOple may *trait 1 ani stretelx- ing it it point, but those who have suffered as 1 have will know. . At other Wilco I have felt X could take a knife and cot ()twee- the parts until I came to the bottom of the evil, but thank God it to nil past. It Was quite by ateideet that I eame to know of Dr. Chase's Oint- ment. I have bad doctors" advice and remedies to no end and could not say haw much 2. spent in that sixteen years. I lila it Calgary pa- per sent to me and there 1 saw your Ointment adeert,eet. It just met my case, us it said for itching pies and saved paiefut operations. As I could not get Dr. Chase's Ointment from my ehemist, 1 wrap to my brother, Mr. H. Shelley of Calgary, Alta., arid be sent me one box. Before I had used one-third of the box I was perfectly cured by this ointment. I am sure you will be surprimd to get this letter from this corner of the world, but I felt it my duty to acknowledge the great good Dr. Chase's Ointment has done for nee. You are at liberty to make use of this letter as you see at. .A.I1 I should like to vay to anyone who suffers from this dreadful complaint is I know it cures. With many thanks, I remain, Yours respeetfullY, T. Shelley. If you enclos'e a stamp for reply, Mr. Shelley would no doubt gladly answer any question about his case. 13ut there are similar eases alAon„se your own friencIS and neighbors with whom you can have a personal in- tEwview. Ii you are not acquainted with the merits of Dr. Chase's Oint- nient you will be surprised at the cures which are being brought about in your own neighborhood. No pre- paration has ever been more heartily endorsed by people who have used it and none has ever been so successful in cueing piles. Dr. Chase's Ointment, BO cents a box, at all dealers, or Enchuanson, Dates & Co., Toronto. LARGEST 011A13, In the Americae Museum of Natural History is a wonder of merino life M the" shape of a gigantic Japanese crab measuring 12 feet, making it the largest crustacean in the 'world. The specimen is a type of the spider crab, which inhabits the wa,ters of the group of islands forming the rn- pire of Japan. The body - portion of this mammoth' crustacean is the size of a half-nushel measure, while its two great arms, eontabline saw- like teeth, called 'pincers," could easily encircle t'he figure of, a mare its eight legs rek,,,mble huge ' bamboo poll, and are extremely elastic. 0 considerable labor at the start, than ly to half do It and have the ine thing to contend with year aftei' year. In the latter esiee not 00 11, must extra labor be performed but the yield ot the crop is frequent- leseened by reason of the grass In the land. Again the extra cul - tit -Delors given not only do not in- jure t,he land, but in nine eases out ot ten will be a positive benefit by putting the soil in better mechanical condition and also by destroying other levet' pests besides quick graes and tbe noxious influence of these others in our ogriculture being isi,arcely fully realized. Iraistal.-e. If he prefers to get the of thoroughlered Iowls will make no leggs in the spring all will he well, but he must expect to be ridiculed BUYING PURE IlitEltIDS. A farmer who buys a trio or more by some of his neighbors for paying el. or $2 each for fowls. Neverthe- less, these seine farmers and neigh- bors will promptly come forward with, a reeuest to "ehange eggs" with texe when they desire to hatch chicAS the next spring. If a farmer buys eggs of the pure breeds, he buys stock, the eggs being eiraply the em- bryo chicks. A farmer who desires to improve often goes too far sometimes,. . In- stead of depending on one breed he begins with 'two or more. His in- terest will be satficiently strong for a year or two to keep tlie different va,ritties separate, but in the course of time he will Undertake to save labor by turning all the breeds out together. Theo the down grade be- gins, arid in a season or two leis fowls will all be crossbred witli no uniformity or fixed characteristics. If a farmer desires to improve, let hire begin with purebred mates if he does not wise to purchase a trio or more, but stick to one breed. If be gets a male every Year, Mt it be of the breed lie originally selected:. In -two or three years he win have the necks uniform and they will grow better and better every season, and at a cost that is almost insigniOcant. If neighbors desire to improve, let them co-operate in purchasing pure breeds, and if they refuse, then he should compel theist to pay him for his enterprise, when they mil witli a sitting of eggs from mongrel hens to be exchanged for something bet- ter. A dollar or two invested in pare breds will make a 'difference in the quality of the stock and the num- ber of eggs laid of more than ten times the cost of the birds purch- ased. IMPROVED TROUGH. One of the greatest troubles with' the, hog is that be is so irrepressi- bly hogah, When you feed him, he apparently feels in his inherent duty to crowd every other hog as far, and forcefully- away from the feed ns pos- sible. When fed grain on the open floor, he takes it upon himself to cover as omen as lie can, to keep noseing and -pushing his fellows, of- ten to his owe loss of food, since more or less is wasted by his rude "table inanaers." When fed slo in the trough:, where he complacent- ly stands lengthwise, and if not sat- isfied with that, leers himself down, gulping in his own and the smaller ones" share lentil too full even to grunt, when he will stretch out for sneoze if .the troegli is big enough, To avoid the waste of feed arid to give ail an equal chalice to se- cure their Share., this device is as tDood as, if not better then, any. !I EERY OLD NEWS Bei' NAIL steROUT Ariel/ AND :MI$ rBorL reeearrenees ig the Reigns Supreme in rp.ereial Worl Niue hundred and exty that:SSA peeple„ enter London every day trove pigt11:aaelto..37:1,47bonist.dhQinn. twelve miles of Sts There are 391 railway paseengee Daring the patst twelve months thie Calais -Dover turbine Steanaer quell* has. carried 100,009 passeenVrs. The Westraineter City Connell ha.* deeded coutribute 48,000 toWallidit the cost of widening Piccadilly, Derilane Cortnty "Agricultural Soci:e ety has had an oiler from an insure once company to insure the Society! egainSt a rainy show d -ay. Lrdualeoisobteielgaxiszirocimiase054;rmlrom,:i4 a04,rr:lie purpose of rindeleg ,eulletrhavl; cemeteries, at tete rate Of Z400 pee The Zoological Gardene in Loudest ire just acquired four Japaseggi S. One Of their chief pecultere. at the tali is ranged to in nring twelve hones an average 0: don Dridge, and 24,920 Wier South* IlSrlf,3:Istrti‘rldsoate7Plae4edge„ng:54,130-P3-55edOVer Lovve4nri, ibe Playing' -Lennie with Ids at hie rettedeace Longton, isbu %Weak well-kitown etertho are manufacturer, fell dead tree* e rt failure. peer lanteate there else eats, no dietrict Ylintorret at open-air preetchenge for the rigeta Seeras to be the, view that 014 the peer folks bave souls to be eteett ed. Some a50 representatives of Wile workingmen's clubs, .trz‘VO been * entoyirier four -days" bolideterie were entertained ley the Intere uationai Committee et Arta:atter* ansi o 1 bodies. The toilets Empiro is eciietresa the ,SaaS One Settee front the fe4 that the Imperial *hipping eloure limb= 11.134 vesaeis, of' 10,0080-0 Itturtnorisesesbirmarenzat bat the %tux* The Arebbieliop of Westanbanter Una become total altatedecr, lake Car* dbital Manning. lie has r000tplized iba havoc made among Lis flock by drontiennesn, and as be mrest, prettele estotalfem to thrive who need It Ea s sledded to practise it as well. In St, 011avVs Grammar School, *outhwark. Mr, Itushbrooke, the tad master, has enforced a rule theti no boy Ebell be given a prize in any subject ealess he is arobidexteroott and can write with each head, with equal facility and neatnees. A eheque sent by the Xing to ,re horticultural society near Winder:di yu'as miesed by the village clergymen Who had received it, but after a 41.11 - gent search it. was discovered mum. pled up in a fireplace, witere hed accieleetally been thrown with ttomet torn. earyelopes. There are at presenttbetween thir- teeu and fourteen thousand cabmen in London. No fewer than 47,400 are tieleS have been left in cabs, and conveyed to the iost property- ale" ,Arriong them were 21,008 umbrellas, 4,552 bats, 855 pairs a gloves, gov-- oral bleyeles, and a long list of era tides of teething. ' DOG AS CASH DEPOSITOR., TakesnuNasin7tenersislitionngey-Tritop,B.rnir "Rags" is the name of a little Mongrel dog, not prepossessing ins appearance, owned by Mrs. John IL Murrison, whose husband is a bootee keeper in a tannery at Middletown, N. Y., where the canine spends much of hie thne, but, nevertheless, thief dog, owing to this remarkable Intel- tlimnngen.ee, is highly prized, by his miss "Rags" makes a daily practice of visiting the local bank where he ao- potiits the money of the firm Where Mr. Morrison is engaged. Ile has 'developed an instinct almost human. He will not allow anyone to handle, the deposit book after once taking it in his mouth, save the bank of- ficials and bis rriaster at the tan- nery. Rolls of bills ha "Rags' mouth are much safer by far than in° hands of many men, who would be trusted witli this important errand.. Another pastime of this remarkable dog is to visit a pond near by his home, and with pole in moutli swims out to middle of stream and there fish for specimens of finny tribe. Superintendent tarry IL Hayes, ot the. taamery, was wench* past the pond recently, when he. thought to have a Httle sport with "flags" by pretending to burl. sex:teething into, the pond for the clog to go after. The dog jumped in and, swimming to the centre of the pond, was seen to plunge about for a Minute and then start to swim back. • The action of the dog -excited Mr.. Hayes' curiosity. He came to the conclusion that "Rags" had sudden- ly become ill, and. was .upon the point of going to the rescue when. in the -mouth of the dog Ee saw a long pole :from whieli a lino was trolling. Now and then there was a violene jerkinp, of the pole and line welch almost • pulled the, dog from sight. bat the jSucley little, felloW finally reached ilie bank in an • exhausted condition. in. its inouth was a 15 - foot pole and a line, on the end of which was .4.3 large catfish. `HowGaErreMY-IoNuGg:OttNineIe\:.Eoulj?L". skoa Johnson of young Tomkins, whom he met in the street the other day, "Fiesterate,'' was the inan's reply. ''What , are you , dein ge' ' further queeieci 'delusion. - "Vm niedieal diseeto ei n - "A inedicel (elector?" "Yes; yon see (Erect ri elope a patent MedieSne, hoaee.", One LUNATICS LET LOOSE. Forty of 'Iltere. Terrorizing a Small. To-wn. The inhabitantsof' the of Atessa, in the Proeince of Chieti, Italy, were thrown into a state of panic on Monday evening by a party of forty lunaties, who were eetrained at the railway station without, no- tice and set tree. Tney wandered about the town, committing all kinds of eocentricities and frightenerl many of the shop- keepers atel other residents nearly out ot their lives. The mayor telegraphed to the per- fect of the province for an explana- tion. in reply he learneti that the provincial council, owing to lack of funds, had been obliged to close the lunatic assluin and send all the in- mates home to their feud:Ike. Those who were eneltiimed and without re- latiese had been sent to Atessa, the neareee towe, and set free. This extraordinary act of the pro- vincial COSOCI1 itas been ieferred to the government at 'Rome, so that prompt action may be taken in the In the meantime the homeless luna- tics are wandering "about the Town of itt.e.a, in a lialfeltarved Condition to the great annoyance arid terror of the inhabitants. SCOUTING- WITH 'TELEPHONE. Scouting with the aid of the tele- phone has become one of the fea- tures of modern warfare, and is now being made -use of by the Japanese. Two scouts proheed from the lines toward the ettamy; one, the observer, is, a skilled army officer, whct makes the observations, which are trans- mitted back through a telephone incI paid out from a reel carried by an electriciau of the signal, corps. A ground return is used, the ground be- ing made by thrusting a bayonet or hatchet into the earth and attaching one of the lines to it. The electrici- an carries a battery on his back. He also makes a connection and does the talking. A special conductor is used which will stand the rough usage. In this manner a scout truly be able to stay out a long time and give valu- able information witlioat being ob- lig-edtomake a number of hazard- ous trips to the front. The dentist is one of the few peo- ple who can fill an aching void, slam= Dn. CHASES f) CATARRH CURE gmktol.P. ti sent esectao the dlseased ' parts by the Iniproved Blower, Heals the elcera, clears the hit passates„stops droppings la the throat and perresteeres•Curc4<, Catarrh and Hay Fever. Blower free. 'All dealers, or Dr. W, Chase Ifedir,Ine Co., Toronte :Ind Buffalo,