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'Urimermis
The March of the White Guard
By SIR GILBERT PARKER.
CHAPTER X,
On a beautiful May evening Varre
Lepage, Jasper Hume, and the White
Guard are welcomed at Fort Edmon-
ton by the officer in command of the
Mounted Police. They an to enjoY
couple of days, before they pass on.land reaphet. Hence orth you will de -
Jasper Hume izato go back with serve at.
Cloudein-the-Sky and Late Carscallend Varre Lepage raised moist eyes to
and a number of Indian careers, for the other and said: "But you will take
this is a journey of business too.' bac,k the money I got for that!"
Gape Toujours and Jeff Hyde are -WI There was a pause, then Jasper
press on with Varre Lepage, who is Hume replied: "Yes, upon such terms,
now much stronger and better. One. times, and conditions as I shall here -
day passes, and on the followieglafter fix. And you have no child, Le
morning Jasper Hume gives instruc-1page?" he added gently,
tions to Gaspe Toujours and Jeff Hyde' "We have no eluilel; it died -with my
and makes preparations for his going fame." clear bugle call sounded in the square.
back. He As standing in the Barracks Jasper Hume looked steadily into "Yes, dear," she said, "we will be -
Square, when a horseman rides in and the eyes a the man who had wronged gin the world again."
inquires a a sergeant standing near, I him: "Remember, Vane, you begin CHAPTER XI.
Varre Lepage had arrived at the the world again. I am going now. By
Eleven years have gone since that
Port A few words being out the: the memory of old days, goad -bye"; found satisaactory in your case, and
fact that Rose Lepage is nearing the and he held out his hand, Varre Le- scene ee'as enacted in Edmonton, and horizontal portion and held it to ahe
the scene rises for the last act a that light, laughing at their incredulous avoid this trouble.
Port from the south' being determined' age took it and rose tremblingly to
drama of life winch is connected with faces as they saw the rose -like outline No matter how hard you use your
the brief history of the White Guard. and the star of seed pockets. hands you need never be ashamed of
A great gathering is dispersing "Now theseknow" she them if you faithfully carry out these
from a hall in Piccadilly. It has beenyou will ,.
promised as she sat down with a paper few instruhtiens. I am syeaking from
drawn together to do honor to a mah personas eapenence for have proved
An her band. "These are the names of
nuts and apples. Pll toss a peanut
to the first one calling out the right
answer." Then elle gave these ques-
tions:
What apples are these?
I. What we do when we reach a
goal. ( Seek -no -further.)
2. A sovereign. (King.)
8. Used after butchering. (Smoke-
ho4u.seA.an'
old-fashioned flower. (Gill -
flower.)
5. Part of an animal. (Sheepnose.)
6. A fur. (Astrakhan.)
7., One of Coopers novels. (Spy.)
8. Manufactures locoinotives. (Bald-
win.)
9..A. kind of shoe. (Russet.)
10. Where' we do all hope to go.
(Paaadise.)
11. Found in rivers. (Crabapple.)
1.. A month. (May apple.)
13. The mast beloved apple. (Apple
of the eye.) .
14. The apple that is never swal-
lowed. (Adam's apple.)
15. The sweetest apple. (Love ap-
ple.)
attractive little booklets. These were
16. A color. (Green apple.)
17. A sharp apple. (Thorn apple.)
Coimaitot
I not be mended." Just then his hand the open door. The Sa katchewan tried to get a bate from a row °tap les
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away; and after that she greev to love
the successful, kind -mannered genius
who became her husband. Oven in this
happiness of hers, eitting once again
at her husband's feet, she tie:eight
edtli a tender and glowing kindness
of the man who had cared for her
cies sn years ago; and who had but
nee' saved her husband,
IIe has not succeeded in life," she
re: sated softly.
Looking dowu hee, his brow
buening with a white heat, Verve Le -
pa -e said: 'Tie is a great man, ray
44/ am sure he is a goo4 man," she
added.
Perhaps Varre Lepage had borrow-
ed sonie strength from Jasper Hume,
for he said almost sternly, "He is a
great man."
His wife looked up, half -startled at
the tone, and said, "Yes, dear; he is
a good man—and a great man."
The sunlight still came in through
Apples and Nuts.
ne Social Sixteen was to meet with
Nan, and every one knew it meant a
jolly evening. She knew the secret
that something active starts an eve-
ning well, so each one was required to
balance a peanut on the small end of
art apple and, placing both on the back
oe h• ig clenched haled, carry them
' across the room and back. Then they
touched the book that he still carried
in his bosom, and as if his mother had
whispered to him, he continued: "I
bury it all, and SQ must you. You'will
begin the world again—old friend—
en ? p
flowed swiftly between its verdant that swung from the curtain rod be -
banks, an eagle went floating away to, tweeri two rooms. Next Nan passed
the west, robins Made vocal a solitary , sheets, of paper and pencils.
, tree a few yards away, troopers mov- , •
I
"Draw taro views a an apple," she
ed back and forward aeross the square
th h 'fralit th Fort for a' an s a • Y and n hen and her chickens came ilut- , one w en s cu n a
tering to the threshold. The wife look- up and down, the ether egress." -
ed at the yellew brood dra.wang close They did their best, but their ignor-
to their mother, and her eyes grew ance •of an apple's construction and
wistful. She thought of their one baby the lack of bobanical observation
-asleep in an English grave. But think- amused and vexed the
contestants.
Ing of the words of the captain of the er
White Guard, Varre LePage said, "We eawaYs ate mine too quickly to
will begin the world again, my 'wife." studY thern," complained one victim,
loss his to the others' inimense delight.
She smiled, and rose to
Nun collected and looked ()vex the
forehead as the hens and chickens
hastened away from the door, and a Papers.
, "You girls really have made apple
sauce," she aamittesa "for the vertical
sections are quite good, 'but the others ped hands are caused by the soap used
—look! Didn't you ever see the apple for the same soap does not agree with
blossom in al 9 " d If d a thin all skins. Use a make that has been
order "
bekmvarm water for this eleansing the
entire year, and dry well to keep them
from chapping,
Keep ready a solution composed of
equal parts of rose water and glycer-
ine and immediately after washing
them, just before they are uite dry,
rub in few drops of tilts mixture, If
it is net eonvenient to have rose Wa-
ter, the pure glycerine is very effec-
tive for keeping the hands soft and
free from the traces of grisne. Some
people claim that glycerine does net
agree with their skin. For those with
which At does not, a honey solution,
mutton tallow, ler a good skin food
creara may be used, rubbing it over
the hands while they are still damp.
Any excess fat remaining on the sur-
face after thoroughly rubbing in may
be wiped off with a towel,
After drying the hands, gently push
°back the cuticle of each nail with the
towel. It is well to get a complete lit-
tle manicure set, and with this give
your nails a good manicuring once Or
twice a week.
Sometimes skin irratien and chap -
to come on arom Ahovanne to meet is feet, and said, "You are a good
her husband. The trooper thinks she, man, Jasper ,Hume. Good-bye!"
is now about eight or ten miles away; 1 The Sub -factor turned at the door.
but is not sure. He had been sent on "If it will please you, tell your wife
ahead the day before, but his horse, that I saved yeu. Someone wall tell
having met with a slight accident, he her; perhaps I would rather—at least, who has achieved a tmumph in engin-
had been delayed. He had seen the It would be more natural, if you did eering scienee. As he steps from the
di platform to go he is greeted by a
party, however, a long distance back it." He passed out into the heat
in the early morning. He must now sunkine that streamed into the room fusilade of cheers. He bows calmly
ride away and meet Mrs. Lepage, he and fell across the figure of Varre Le-' and kmdly. He is a man of vigorous
said. He was furnished with a fresh page, who sat and said dreamily, "And' Yet reserved aspect; he has a rare
horse and he left, bearing a message begin the world again." individuality. He receives with a
to the loyal wife from Valve Lepage.' Before JasPar ume mounted, al- quiet cordaality the personal congratu-
Jasper Hume decided to leave Fort! most immediately after, to join the lations of his friends. Re remains
Etanonton at once, and to take all the, White Guard now ready for the jour.. for some tune in conversation. with a
White Guard bads with him; and gave ney back, Jacques sprang upon him royal Duke who takes his arm and
()raters to that effect He entered the and pushed his nose against his mas.. with him passes into the street The
rocm where Varre Lepage sat alone, ter's heart. And once again, and for Duke is a member of this great man's
and said: "Varre Lepage, the time the last time that we shall hear it, club, and offers ham a seat in his
has come for us to say good -by. I rem: Jasper Hume said, "It's all right, my brougham. Amid the cheers of the
starting at once for Fort Providence.", Jacques." people they drive away together. In -
But the other replied: "You will And than they started for the 'north side the club there are fresh congratu-
wait -until my wife comes. You must.
There was pain in his voice.
"I must not."
Varre Lepage braced himself for a
again. As they were doing so, a she- lateens, and it is proposed to arrange
dow fell across the sunlight that an impromptu dinner, at which the
streamed upon Varre Lepage. He Duke will preside. But with modesty
looked up. There was a startled cry and honest thanks the great man de -
heavy task and said: laspar Hume, of joy, an -answering exclamation of clines. He pleads an engagenrent. He
if the time has come to say good-bye love, and Rose Lepage was locked in had pleaded an engagement the day
It has else come when we should speak her husband's arms. before to a well-known society. After
together for once openly: to settled A few moments after and the his health is proposed he makes his
in so far as can be done, a long ac- sweet-faced woman said: "Who was adieus, and leaving the club, walks
count. You have not „let my wife' that man who rode away to the north away toward a West -end square. In
know who saved me. That appears as I came up, Varre? He reminded one of its streets he pauses and enters
from her letters. She asks the name me of somebne, but I can't thenk who a building called "Providence Mane-
d my rescuer. I have not yet told it is." 'hers." His servant atands him a cable -
her. But she will know that to -day, "That was the leader a the White gram. He passes to Ms library, and
standing before the fire, opens it. It
said: "My wife and I send congratula-
tions to the great man."
Jasper Mune stands for a moment
looking at the fire, and then says sim-
ply, "I wish my poor friend Jacques
was here." He then sits down and
writes this letter:
"My Dear Friends:—. -Your cable -
Jasper Hume's face was wrathful, and not stay and let me thank him! Poor gram has made me glad. The day is
remained so till the other sank back fellow: poor jaspar—Hume! Has he over. My last idea was more success -
in the chair with his forehead in his then been up here these ten years?" ful than I ever dared to hope, and the
hands, but it softened as he sew this: Her face was flushed, and pain was world has been kind. I went down to
remorse and shame. He began to see struggling with the joy she felt in see your boy, Jas ar at Clifton last
that Varre Lepage had not clearly' seeing he
husband again.
grasped the whole situation. He said1 "Yes, he has been up here all that
In quieter, but still firm tones: "Nod time."
Lepage, that matter is between us I "He has not succeeded in life,
two, and us alone. She must never; Varre!" and her thoughts went back
know—the world therefore must never, to the days when, blind and ill, Jasper
know. You did an unmanly thing: 1 Hume went away for health's sake,
you are suffering a manly remorse.: and she remembered how sorry then
Now let it end here --but I swear it she felt for him, and how grieved she
shall," he said he fierce tones, as the was that when he eame back strong
other shook his head negatively; "I and well, he did not come near her or
would have let you die at Manitou her husband, and offered no congratu-
Mountain if I had thought you would lation. She had not deliberately
dare to take away yoar wife's peace' wronged him. She did not know he
—your children's respect." 1 wished her to be bas wife. She knew
"I have no children; our baby died."' he cared for her; but so did Varre Le-
jaspae Hume again softened; "Can page. A promise had been given to
you not see, Lepage? The thing can- neither when Je.sper Hume went
when I tell her all.
"When you tell her all?"
"When I tell her all."
"But you shall not do that."
"I will. It will be the beginning of
the confession which I shall after-
ward make to the worlde"
"By heaven you shall not do it,
Coward! Would you wreck her life?"
Guard, the man who saved me, my
wife." He paused a moment and then
solemnly said, "That man was Jasper
Hume!"
The wife rose to her feet with a
spring. "He saved you! He saved
you! .Taspar Hume—oh, Varre!"
"He saved me, Rose!"
Her eyes were wet: "And he would
Amazing Skill in Restoring Paintings
Some years ago Sargent's portrait
of Henry James, displayed at the
Royal Acadenay, was badly hacked by
a cleaver wielded by a suffragist. The
work of restoration, which was en-
trusted to Roller, was not overdiffi-
cult.
The canvas, after the painted sur-
face had been protected with tissue
paper, was placed upon a slate table.
The back was then. covered with a
sticky fluid, which was pressed
through to the surface of the picture
with a heated iron. In this way the
convas was contracted and the cuts in
It closed up. The canvas was finally
relined, and any spots where the paint
was missing, were filled by the re-
storer with a special preparation.
There are men who follow the pro-
fession of picture restoration whose
Ability is such that they are able to
restore old paintings of value that
have large holes in them, or in cases
where the material on which they
Were painted hangs in threads, More-
over, these experts can, when neces-
eery, transfer a painting to a new can.
vas.
If a picture of which the cazrvas is
cracked, torn or rotted with age is
'landed to a clever restorer, the first
thing he does Is to egrehase AeW
Careats the Wile ;gin it Me Old one.
Havieg obtained Ole, he glues a sheet
of stout manilla paper te the picture.
ale thee, carefully scrapes away the
old canea.S. Thia is a job that may
occupy him for several days or weeks
if the canvae be a large one. Having
removed all s of canvas, the
eroimee item whieb the paiet lies are
tekae seey by eea ents or gentle
scraping until nothing remains of the
original but the fragile shell of pig-
ment adhering to the paper.
Then the new canvas is covered with
the strongest fish glue obtainable and
pressed firmly down upon the paper
bearing the picture. As soon as the
painting is firmly attached to its new
foundation nothing remains but to
take off the manilla paper. This can
be done with hot water, and the sur-
face of the painting has only to be
cleaned to look as bright and clear
as it was when the artist painted it.
In days gone by many masters of
brush painted their works on wood or
panel. Several such works brought
to light during recent years have been
Lound with their timber badly decayed,
and in order to preserve them it has
been necessary to transfer them to
canvas.
Haquiri, a French artist, was, it is
thought, the first successfully to trans.
ferea. panel painting to canvas. He
glued a sheet of paper over the sur-
face of the painting and afterward up.
on this a line layer of muslin. When
the ghee was quite dry he planed down
the Panel until it was of the tyinness
of matchwocel, when he sereppestee the
remainder vita e., laria, flexible knife.
eat—done, the mere elein of color held
together by the paper and muslia Was
left, and, it was a, comparatively eaey
taek to glue this to a canvas and re-
move the paper and muslin.
If an old piettire should lack a pole
tion of ita pigment this may be re-
placed by an artist with colors from
a (wash, but swnei,imes old but worth-
• less mantines are Wed l'or the pur-
pcee,
week. It was the t Irteenth, his birth-
day, you know, ten years old, and a
clever, strong-minded little fellow. He
Is quite contented. As he is my god-
child I again claimed the right of put-
ting a thousand dollars to his credit
in the bank—I have to speak of dol-
lars to you people living in Canada—
which I have done on his every birth-
day. When he is twenty-one he will
have twenty-one thousand dollars—
quite enough for a start in life. We
get along well togetker, and I think
he will develop a fine faculty for
science. In the .summer, as I said, I
will being him over to you. There is
nothing more to say to -night except
that I am as always,
Your faithful friend,
JASPAR HUME." _
A moment after the letter was fin-
ished the servant entered and an--
nounced, "Mr. Late Carscallen." With
a smile and hearty greeting the great
had plain red shades. A low basket of
man and this member of the White
Guard meet It was to enterbain his I flaming Virginia creeper that trailed
old Arctic comrade that Jasper Hume' over the polished table was the tenter -
had •decained to be entertained by so- piece and narrow red ribbons ran from
ciety or club. A little while after, the basket to each place.
seated at the table, the ex -Sub -factor
the truth of my advice here given.
Stay -at -Horne Girl.
There is a girl in our tow -n who is
kept at home pretty closely by the
care of an invalid mother. Money was
not plentiful in her family and she al-
most never had any spending money
she could really call her own. So she
began casting about for some means of
turning her few spare moments into
cash.
She could make clever little pen -
and -ink sketches and she Wee a good
cook, :but it took her a long time to
connect these two accomplishments.
One day it occurred to her to make lit-
tle booklets of her favorite recipes and
illustrate them with sketches showing
the different operations and the fin-
ished dishes.. .
She got heavy brown wrapping
paper and cut it into sheets five inches
wide and seven inches long, which
were folded and tied together with
bright -colored wrapping eord, making
decorated with a cover design in ink
with a few dabs of water -colors, and
on each page was a recipe with the
18. An impudent apple. (Apple accompanying illustrations in the
sauce.) . A corners of the same page. The recipes
19. A sign of eonfusion. -(Maiden's were plainly printed in ink. In one
blush.) book were cakes, in another salads, in
20. It gathers in the crops. (Hare another candies, etc.
vest apple.) I When a supply of these were ready
21. It falls from the sky. Mew she mailed them to a women's ex -
apple.) j change in a nearby eity and soon had
-
Nuts. orders for more. Now she supplies
1. Part of a house. (Walnut.) several exchanges in different cities.
2. Abbreviations of :two boys' She told me recently that she is plan -
names (Filbert). nmg to have a new set of recipes eaeh
3. Two nuts from the dairy. (But- month, so her patrons may have a new
ternut, cream nut.) booklet frequently giving those recipes
which are in season.
4. Found near the, sea. (Beech nut.) '
5. A letter of the alphabet. (Pea-
nut.) Cinderella—Minus Cinders!
6. Part of the `body. (Chestnut.) About 700 years B.C., there lived a
7. A girl's name. (Hazel nut.)
8. Good to drink. (Cocoanut.) maiden, who, though not called "Cin-
derella," was undoubtedly the person
9. A tough wood. (Hickory nut.) represented in the popular fairy tale.
10. A quick look and a girl's name. It was during the rulings of one of
(Pecan.) the twelve Egyptian' Kings that this
A box of chocolateacoverect nuts was beautiful Eastera girl, Rhodope by
first prize and a papier-eriaehe peanut name, came under the notice of the
filled with small candies the booby. then known world. •
.By this tune refreshments were in Rhodope had remarkably small feet.
order and Nellie table was duly ad- One day, whilst bathing in a river near
tnired. The candles sat in big hol- her home, an eagle is said to have
lowed out apples on small doilies and swooped down, and playing the part
of the fairy godmother, snapped up
one of her sandals which was on, the
bank.
Carrying the 14ttle shoe off in his
beak, the bird le -reported to have
dropped it immediately in front of the
king, and, naturally, the little sandal
soon attracted royal attention.
Struck by its size so small, and the
daintiness, too, the king vowed he
would find out the charming possess-
or. Messengers were despatched, and
the country was scoured for the foot
thee the shoe would fit.
At length Rhodope was discovered,
and the shoe placed on her tiny foot.
After a triumphal conveyanee to the
king's palace, she was made queen to
her royal lover, "King Psarameticus of
Memphis,"
said: "You found your brother well,
Carecallen?"
The jaws moved slowly as of old.
"Ay, that, and a grand minister, Cap -
"He wanted you to stay he Scotland,
I suppose?"
"Ay, that, but there's no place for
me like Fort Providence."
"Try this pheasant. And you are
Sub -factor now, Carscallen!"
"There's two of us Sub-factors—
Jeff Hyde and myself. Mr. Field is old
and can't do mueh work, and trade is
heavy now."
"Yes; I hear from the Factor new
and then. And Gaspe Toujours?"
"Ile went away three years ago,
but he said he'd come batic. He never
did though. Jeff Hyde believes he
will. He says to me a hundred times:
"Carsc.allen, he rnade the sign of the
trees that he'd come ,back from Saint
Gabaielle, and that'e next to the Book
with a genet. If he aloe he'll ,long and pointed, nor is it good taste
come." •
eperhai3,6 he will, carseaneth And to have them fairly glistening with
CIoticleinethe-SkYl"
"He's still there, and comes in and
smokes with Jeff Hyde and me, as he
used to da with you sir' but he doesn't
obey orders as he did these of the
Captain Of the White Guard. He said
to me when I left, "You see Strong.
back, tell hint Cloud -in -the -Sky good
Indian—he never foiled. How!'
Jaspar Mirn Valged hiS glgSg With
"The last nut to crack," Nan as-
sured them. These held inexpensive
lingerie clasps for the girls and negli-
gee cuff links for the boys.
"It's thought and good use of ma-
terials that make a happy party,"
said Nan to 'herself, and she smiled
as she closed the door. •
Well.Kept Hands. .
A reasonable amount of self-respect
and pride in ones personal appearance
4s a great asset to any girl or her
smother. As the hands are just as in-
dicative oa character as the face these
should be given erapulous care, that
they may always look weir -kept.
."But, how can this be done bar wo-
men who have to &Pall kinds of hoase-
hold drudgery?" someone will Belk.
By well kept hands I do not mean
that it is necessity to have the nails
polish, A soft white hand with nails
long and tapering As usually a sign. of
the incompetence of its poseesser. In
fedi it is a sure sign of idleness and
a waste of much good time to keep
it see
By an attractive hand, t mean one
that is • stnoOth and firm; the 'nails
free from, dirt, eut routid, and fairly
His Idea of a Joke.
At the foot of a ateep hill stood a
sign board on which the following not-
ice was printed:
"Danger—Bicyclists and autoista are
b.ereby notified that this hill in dan-
gerous and they are cautioned to comedown slowly."
Appended tb that were the equally
funny lines: •
"Any person not able to read the
above will have it read for hint if he
call on the hlaoksmith who lives
around the corner."
A Scotchnian saw this notice and ex-
plained to his friends that the point of
the hike was that the blacksmith
smiling and thoughtf al eYeet "To close, and the quick noshed hack, might not be at honae.
Cloud -in -the -Sky end all who never ,Keep a stiff brush on your Washstand,
fotget!" seid • teind,iwiib it, strut) your, hand eiel nails,
(The aeeeltaler it lea , at lcaet en z a it dry, Use, Minarsra Lininient Mal:0 00143,
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Slings and Arrows.
It is easy "to deal a wound that ilea
gers," in the way et a word written or
spoken, and it is a careful (Mea=
l
whetleer it pays.
Times there are when one must as a
friend speak out, neither fearing nor
favoring, but usually these are great
and rare occasions, the more impres-
sive for the restraint and reticeuce of
the speaker the rest of the time. The
00111111011 scold is as little heeded as a
few more hailstones in a storm upori a
houseroof. , He or she 10 perpetually
at a war of words with this our im-
perfect creation; and so what mat-
ters a tirade more or less?
But when one who oelclom remon-
Orates bids us look to the error of our
ways we give heed, and perhaps we
are contrite and amend our practices.
We know that the stricture was ut-
tered for our good and that the speak-
er was heavy with grief. Whereas
the habitual scold found a sort of
amusement in the tongue-leehing.
Of all deplorable means to drive
home an argument or to point a Moral,
sarcasm is the worst. It is not too
much to say that none who is persist-
ently sarcastic is beloved, The sar-
castic man has an ingrowing sense of
humor that resists the edge of any
witticism that is directed againet him-
self. He winces under the same treat-
ment that he ruthlessly accords to
others, But he does not seem to learn
by the acuteness of his own anguish
the pain that' he imposes by his own
sharp sayings, ,
There are always gentle, sensitive
folk whom it is easy to victimize by
some, cruel, stinging epigram that shall
win an immediate laugh at the cost of
the pain inflicted. Hardly ever is an
epigram x-aore thee. half true. Smart-
ness verifies nothieg. There is noth-
ing quite so clever, fact, as to bring
out the best quality there is in an-
other: Those who are beloved are not
seeking to shine in a starry resplend-
ence by the eclipse of other light.
They encourage the others to bring
out the best that in them is. They are
guiltless of "snubs" to a budding as-
piration or a tender promise. They
are without a sneer. They do not try
to think of -hateful things to say that.
are sure by their malevolence to in-
furiate their object and wreck his self-
control, and so spell his humiliation.
None is more contemptible than he
who pours on a work in progress his
asperities, and, 'Vier). it has survived
them all, withholds his praise.
,
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_ The Thanksgiving Secret.
Once counted I my little store,
er
Whe was to others given more?
Why were their 'lips with honey fed,
While I had labor's hard-earned bread?
A weary, hopeless task seemed living;
I could not bring to God thankagiving.
There came a poor man to my door,
shared with him my scanty store,
When lo! my sense of want had flovre,
And rarest riches were ray own!
I seemed with heaven's own manna
`• fed,
What blessed•joy there is in living!
I brought to God my glad thanksgiv-
ing.
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COAL FORESTS IN
PREHISTORIC DAYS
WHEN FUEL BEDS WE
BEING FORMED.
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Interesting Process Continued
For Several Centuries
With Interruptions.
The coal beds that furnish us with
fuel were forined during an age when,
conditions on our planet were vastly
different from what they are to -day,
Tile crust of the earth'was in a very
unstable state; it was shrinking with
many incidental convulsions. The at-
rnosphere was heavily charged with
water -vapor, and soloacled with me
banks acid as to be almost unbreath-
able.
The sun was bigger and much hotter
then, and temperatures all over the
world were higher than in -the torrid
zone at the present time. Most of thia
country was covered witli swamps. All
of these circumstances, of course, were
wonderfully favOrable to the develop-
ment of plant life.
What is now the state of Pennsyl-
vania (whence comes Ontario's fuel)
'was an area corresponding typically to
this description. It was a flat region,
devoid Of mountains. The great rangeta:
of the Appalachians bad not yet been
uplifted. Indeed, large parts of it are
formed of carboniferous beds folded
into long ridges which must originally
have been flat. o
The steaming, vaporous landscape,
over which were scattered many shal-
low ponds, offered everywhere to view
an extraordinary luxuriance of vege-
tation, consisting mainly of plant
forms unfamiliar to us to -day. Ex- •
tremely abundant were gigantic moss-
es resembling in kind our little club
mosses, but vastly magnified, attain-
ing the size of forest trees with trunks
sometimes 130 feet long and ten feet
thick. These contributed more ma-
terial than any other plant to the coal
that was to be.
Giant Thickets of Ferns.
In the muddy ground, forming im-
penetrable thickets, stood monstrous
reedlike "horsetails," delicate of foli-
age, with stems twenty feet oe more
. in height and ten to twelve*ches
thick. Above them towered groups of
palmlike tree -ferns, each, one bearine
a huge tuft of magnificent leave
its top. Of ferns of other kindet,
was enormous abundance, as may ee
judged from the numerous irapres-
alone of them found in the coal -bear-
ing rocks.
One of the commonest plants in that
epoch had stout branches that grew
downward from a short trunk, develop-
ing long rootlike processes which
floated in the water or trailed in the
mud. The under -clay of every coal
seam is usually filled with these root-
lets. But space is lacking for further
description. Suffice -kt teesay that more
than 500 vegetable species that helped
to make the coal have been identified,
Among them were gingko trees, which
nowadays belong exclusively to Asia,
and also pines.
In the slate strata immediately over-
lying coal seams are cethmenly found
impressions of twigs, leaves and even
nude The softer beds of "cannel"
coal often contain entire trees, with
foliage and seeds, all transformed in-
to the kind of fossil fuel we burn. A
chunk of anthracite suggests no like-
ness to a plant,•but, if a slice of it be
cut thin enough to be translucent, a
microscope will readily show its vege-
table character.
• With rich soil, unlimited moisture
for root and leaf, a temperature more
than tropical, and an atmosphere laden ,eie
with carbonic acid (which is to a plant
what oxygen is to an animal), no won-
der that the vegetation of that ancient
epoch flourished, Growing, falling and
decaying, each succeeding crop made
the bed richer for the plants that were
to follow.
Why Coal is Found in Layers.
This Process did not go on without
interruption, however. It might con-
tinue for several centuries, and then
vast areas would sink and remain for
a long period covered by water. From
the -water sand and slit would be de-
posited. Then these areas would
again become land, resuming their
former luxuriance of vegetation, only
to be resubraerged later on. Thus the
coal to -day is found in a series of
layers, with strata of rock (represeht-
ing the deposits of silt and sand) be-
tween,
Buried beneath water and rock (8,1r
being excluded thereby), and subject-
ed to pressure and heat, the woody
material underwent a slow smothered
combustion, and was time transformed
into coal. What reinained of it was
mainly carbon. An everage chunk of
anthracite is about 95 per cent. carbon.
Bituminous coal eontains about 38
per colt of volatile matter; whence
its :muskiness: In good anthracite
there Is only about 3 per cent, of Ouch
matter; it is for this -reason an, al-
most smekeless fuel. All of the Pen-
nsylvania anthlacite was originally
bituminous coal, but high heat And
groat pressure drove the volatile .mat-
ter out of it. •
, In the Pottsville region of Pennsyl-
vania the average total thiekness of
aathracite seams is 120 feet. This re-
presents an original vegetable depos-
it at lenst 1,200 feet thick. One can
imagine the enorshous length of time
that mug have been reatiii(ed for the
evowtli of so vast eeecualetity of weedy
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