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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1906-1-25, Page 2*t -o+ f:+ E+3Ci+ot f+);(4e(t?rt+3i+ ffa+1i s -i..:: -4-):4 4-tii + i LIR 0. 8kNTE!Gll OR THE STE'WARD'S SON 104-04-044:(+):E+):(+3:f44.144:E4 044:40+04 043:4-tit+):4)1+ 40:11 CIIAPTL'R XXX. Por days Norah scarcely left the earl's side. Paralysis does not always destroy life; it is sometimes satisued with killing the brain, depriving its victim of the use of his limbs and rendering ' him helpless and expres-1 sionless as a child. The earl had lived a life of ex-! teenio, quietude and care for some years past, and it came to his assis- tance and leapt death at bay; but ne was speechless and almost helpless. I Gradually a slight improvement set in; they were able to prop him up, with pillows, and it seemed to Norah' that, though ho could not speak, he understood what she said to him. She noticed, with the improvement in his strength, a certain change in his manner -if indeed, anything so hi - expressive could bo called manner - toward her. She found that his dim oyes brightened slightly when she spoke to him, and often In the night watches, when she thought him asleep, she would find his eyes set on her fixedly, as if he were trying to remember or say something. She would havo loved her father with all a daughter's love from the first nt,oment of her home -coming; in- deed, she had loved him though he had done his best to freeze all ten- derness within her; but now that he was thrown upon her care the treas- ures of lode and tenderness in her heart welled out toward him, and she toyed him as only a woman can love the being who is dependent upon her. The nurse and doctor, who had looked upon her as just a fashionable and perhaps spoiled beauty, were inwardly astonished at her devotion, and the doctor declared that it was not he, but Lady Norah, who. kept life going in the feeble, stricken frame. Guildford Berton remained is the house, and, as of old, transacted all business for the earl. Every now and then ho paid a visit to the sickroom, and stood beside the bed murmuring words of comfort tott 1 old od maw•n such dat l a s r ti nes the earl fixed ed ltiy eyes upon him with a strange look which Norah could not interpret; but he never attempt, ad to speak, and showed neither plea- sure nor impatience at "his young friend's" visits. hlr. Petherick had been sent for directly the improvement set in, and tried to awaken a gleam of intelli- gence in the old man, but failed. The earl looked at him witb. the same vacant, fixed stare, but displayed no recognition. "This is very sad for you, my dear," said the old lawyer to Norah, his eyes blinking behind his glasses, es ho looked at the lovely face so pale and patient, and recalled the young girl who came so brightly in- to the sitting -room of the Devonshire cottage. "X am afraid you will knock yourself up. They tell me than you scarcely take any rest." "Oh, but I do, and this is not hard work sitting hero." "The hardest I can imagine for a SEE D TIME 2e experienced farmer has learned that some grains require far differ- ent soil than others ; some crops need differ- enthandling than others. He knows that a great deal depends upon right planting at the right time, and that the soil must be kept enriched. No use of complaining in summer about a mis- take made in the spring. Decide before the seed is planted. 1e best time to reme- dy wasting conditions in the human body is be- fore the evil is too deep rooted. At the first evi- dence, of loss of flesh Scott's. Emulsion should be taken imme- diately. Thera is noth- ing that will repair wasted tissue more quickly or replace lost flesh more abundantly than Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes and builds up the body when ordi- nary foods absolutely faiL We lvtt( send you • sample free. no sure that this picture fn the form. of n label is en the wrapper of every bottle of Elnulslon you buy, SCOTTM. CffIMISTS t Toronto', Ont, see. and ger n1I deugalete young girl so fond of open alr as you are," he said, shaking his head. "It is a groat responsibility. I wish the young viscount were here," he added, gravely. "Can he not be found?" asked Norah. Sbo had heard a great deal of this nephew of the earl, this young man who would be the next earl -perhaps so soon! -and master of Santleigh Court. "It seems so strange his keeping in hiding all this time. Surely be must see the ac- count of papa's illness in the pap- ers?" "Yes, he would if he were In Eng- land," said Mr. Petherick, thought- fully. "But I'm afraid he is not. You see, he is a most extraordinar- ily erratic young man, and unless ho chooses to comp forward and declare himself, I'm afraid wo shall not find him.' At this moment Guildford Berton en- tered Lite room. "You are speaking of the vlscountf" he said, in a low voice. " Every effort is being made to find him, Mr. Pether- Ick." IIave you advertised in the news- papers ?" " Well, no. Not yet. I scarcely -you see, the earl may recover -1 mean suffi- ciently to be conscious of what is going on, and 1 fancy -indeed, I am sure - that he would be extremely angry if we took that step." Mr. Petherick shook his head. Besides," said Berton, "1 ant certain Lord Santleigh is not in England. and unless we know to what part of the world he has betaken himself, we can scarcely advertise " Mr. Petherick was still afraid of the earl, and he shrank from taking the responsibilily of advertising such a pub. lic hue and cry. "Perhaps we had better wait a little longer. That is an extremely sensible young man," he remarked to Norah es Berton left the room. "I don't think t ever met a clearer head far business, and he appears to have neen very ldnd and - attentive." "Oh, yes," assented Norah, trying to ut some warmth of gratitude into her P tone,and failing. "Mr. Berton is the closst friend papa has, and has done everything since he has been ill."' "Very kind, very kind, indeed," mur- mured Mr. Petherick. He went up and touched the thin white hand lying on the coverlid by way of farewell, and the earl looked at him, and from him to Norah. I-er-almost think his lordship is trying to speak to me. I feel certain he knows me. Do you wish to give me any instructions, my lord?" he asked, anx- iously; but the earl stored at him vacant- ly as before, and Alt. Petherick, who remembered his client, a stalwart young men, coughed, and blew his nose, as is the fashion with men when they are nearly moved to tears. Standing there, looking al the wreck before him, he for- got the many slights and snubs he had endured at the hands of "the super!lnc earl," and recalled only the best side of his nature. A most just and upright man, the earl, your father, my clear," he said, with a suspicious falter in his pipy voice. "It distresses me more than f can say to see him In this condition." And lie went his way, as sadly re- gretful as if the earl had been tine sweetest -tempered of mon and the mild- est of clients. When a fortnight had passed Norall noticed a certain vague restlessness 10 the earl's glance. It Is something he events." she said to Lhe dontor, with tears 10 her eyes. "And I cannot think what it Is, though I try for hours at a time. Do you think he wants to get back to the Court ?" " It is possible," replied Sir Andrew, "At any rate, the change may do him no harm; indeed, it may benefit him. Try, it, Lady Noah -that is, it you wish to." Now, Norah did not wish to get back very much, though she could scarcely have told why, it certainly would scent es if it could matter very little to her whether she sat in a chair beside his bed In Park Lane or Santleigh Court; she would nut acknowledge to herself the true reason -that at Santleigh Court she would not have to live In the same house with Mr. Guildford Berton. Ile had been very kind, as devoted bt the earl and herself as a man could be, and yet-- --1 She knew that he never entered the room but that a chill swept over her, that she could scarcely meet the glance of his dark, sombre oyes with- out showing the repugnance which his presence awoke in her. Lady Ferndale was favor of the removal to the Court "London is the worst place in the world to be 111 in, dont•," she said; "and I'm thinking of yourself, too, You will be able to get out into the garden, and on the terrace. Oh, yes, let us take him beck. Poor, poor old mann I used to laugh at his proud, haught,v, King George airs; 1 wish lie's lot me laugh at him now I" And her eyes filidd with tears; not so much for the earl as for hoe dear gh9, as she called Noralt. Mr. Guildford Berton, as usual foak charge of all the arrangements; got Ilse invalid carriage, ordered the special train, had another invalid carriage in readiness at Santleigh station, and be - hayed, as Lady Ferndale said, as if 110 were the earl's son. "Iioalty, dear," she said to Norah, " Guildford Berton has behaved wonder- fully, and he fills me with shame and remorse. Not one man in a thousand would have demo It In a better manner, Ito makes no fuse over anything, how- ever tnuch trouble It may give him. I wonder he hasn't insisted upon silting. up with the earl 1" "Ile has, but that wee, my pince, Cady Ferndale, and 1 could not 15sljfit it to any one, not even ,to Mr. Guildford Ber- ton," 'fire, 68040: from Park Lane'In the Court did the earl neither goodnor harm; but es Norait stepped ,out, on the balcony on the evening of their refute she drew a deep breath of thankfulnos and relief, and tried to persuade hersel that it was because of her fondness to the grand old place that mho wits so gnu to get buck. As she stood looting on ism stone tai and looking sadly and wistfully act the velvety lawns to the woods two which the autumn mtsl was gathe'In in a thin, vall-like cloud, Guildford Be ton carte out and stood beside her. "1 have come to say good -night," h sold. You -you are going home?" sae Norah, "Will you not remain 111 night?" she added as cordially as sh could. ""Thank you, no. i don't think I shat be needed; indeed, you will not allow 01 to help you. But if 1 should be, you wit send a message to the cottage, will yO not?" "Yes, I will," responded Norah, and her tone was more genial than usual, for she could not help remembering all Ile had done for the earl and herself. " 1 should like to try and thank you, Mr. Berton," "Please do not. I have done so Mlle." "You have done a great deal -every - put in Norah. "Se little compared with what I should have liked to have done 1" "' When my fattier is well he will ne able to thank you bolter than 1 can,' said Norah. He cannot thank me half so well, even if I deserved or desired thanks. One word from you, Lady Norah, out- weighs d world of gratitude, and would repay Ire for the sacrifice of my life." Norah flushed. "1-I must go back now," she said., " I should like to say good -night to tho earl," he said. The earl was sitting up, looking none the worse for his journey, which, hal been rendered as easy as gold -the great smoother of all things -could make .1. Ile glanced from Guildford Berton to Norah and back again, and his lips twitched. " fie seems no worse," he said. "In- deed, 1 brink the change has improved him.' You are beater, papa?" The old man looked al her for a met- menl, then al the pale, sombre face be- side her, and his lips twitched again. "Do, you think -sometimes I cannot help thinking -that there is something on his mind? Something that ho wishes to tell me of you ? Ile looks from one to the other of us so strangely." Guildford Berton was silent for a mo- ment. An idea startling in its audacity, flashed into his mind. "Can you guess what it is?" Novell asked anxiously, forgetting in her eager- ness that it was Guildford Berton she was addressing. Still Ile remained silent, and Norah, struck by his silence, looked at him. "You have some idea. Please s tell ea eme what it is It maybe something that ne wants me to do fr tum. What is it?" " Yes, I have an idea," he said. "But" -he paused -"I do not think I can tell you to -night." "Why not?" asked Norah. "Not to -night; he said; "to -morrow, perhaps. No, Lady Norah, I -well, I have not the courage." "Not the courage I" repeated Norah. "No," he sald. "if I told you my in- terpretation you would be angry; and I cannot afford that you should be angry with me." I do not understand. Why seould i be angry, Mr. Berton" " Will you give me your promise that what I may say to you shall not make you angry with me?" he asked, in a low voice. " I do not Think you would say any- thing that would make me angry, Mr. Berton," she said, quietly. "Then I will fell you. I have your promise, remember, Lady Norah I You asic me if I can interpret the expressinn which the earl's face wears when he looks from you to me. The answer bears reference -close reference to you." "To me?" said Norah, mechanically. "Yes," he said, looking at her from under his eyes. " Will you carry your mind back to the night of the earl's seizure?" Norah inclined her head slightly. "You will remember that I carie in late, and went to the earl in the library. I went to consult him about some busi- ness matter, but I found hint strangely averse to discusstng it. He seemed to have something on his mind. i have no doubt that the presentiment of his com- ing illness was upon him, and It was only natural that he should be dwelling upon the subject nearest his heart -your- self." Norail,s hand event forth, and found the earl's and held it. " fie spoke of you, Lady Norah, of the joy and comfort your plwsenc0 brought him, and then" -he paused and hesi- tated, but it was too late to draw back, and with a covert glance at her he wont on, smoothly, softly -"and then he spoke of myself." 110 waited to see if she would speak, but Norah remained silent. "The earl and I have been suet close friends for so long, Lady Norah, and Ito was, so quick to notice any change in the demeanor of those about him, that it was not surprising he should remark an alteration 111 my manner, though I have tried L tido t from i o i m him, from all. That night he asked mo what It was that weighed upon 1113 mind. I tried to evade the question, but he had diecovercd the truth, and he frankly charged me with It, Can you not guess its nature, Lacly Norah ?" Norah shook her head. "Ile had been watching ma, it seems, mrd had caught u glimpse of my heart, though I thought that I had succeeded in hiding ft. Lady Norah, the earl, your father, asked me as bluntly as his cour- tesy would permtt, 11 the change he had observed In me had any reference to you -and I admitted IL I told him the truth. 1 confessed that I loved you, Lady Norah 1" Noraie"'s hand chrtnd tightly on the eaat's. and a shudder shook her. Slue 0ot,ld not have spnlcr:n to save her life., but simply eel, her ryes fixed upon .11110 with wild incredulity and amazement. "The c0nfeesion teas tvrlmee from me I 00(11(1 not Wive kept, it back; but even as I tned0 it I felt bow hopeless was the love whiali 1 had fought against and had fondly trusted 1 had hidden from every atm., 1 knew --1 havo. flavor for. gelten•--1110 differenoo In our positions, 1 t'calto 11 now, this moment, as keenly as 1 Revs over done. But there is no gull' ton wide for love to brldiger I had ei't my 'wart upon Ono ns far above. ata ne Lhr amt's in 1110 heavens., But. though 000 any &geode .of ever tette h1ng the t eters, ono (any love them and look up to s' them with longing eyes, You hnve been my alar, Lady N0rat1, and 1 have wor- n sniped, I worship you still. That was my Li confession, Lady Nda'ah, and 1 expected to hear born the lips of the earl a de- f annotation of 013 aid/wily and -a dis- ooe missal. 1 walled patiently, as a Mini- ,. nal walls for the passing' of the sen- , fou: o wideli will ensign hint to li1elnng ,.. misery, But It was not pronounced. The earl was no't surprised. Hemtmimr that he had discovered niy secret unit 0 read my hemi, He wits not surprised A and --he was not angry. Heaven knows how much above my poor deserts he es- u teems Inc I So much that, in piece of h condemnation and rebuke, he. spoke•-• 1•ieaven bless him I" -he looked grate- fully toward the wan, dr'aw'n face lying back on the pillows -"he sponte words of comfort and encouragement. All, Lady Norah, none but I and those dear to hlnr can holly appreciate the nobility of his nature 1 It was 1 who shrank with unfeigned humility from confessing my love; it was he, the noble father, who, consenting to forget the difference In our rank, bade me hope." Norah's gaze grew more full of horror. "Even more that that," he went on after a pause; "he was good enough to tell nue, with all the frankness of a father, that he had seen my love for you, and that he would not only give his con- sent to my suit, but his eouuenenee and generous approval I Lady Newell, 11 is with the sanction of your father, with the knowledge That I have his best wishes, that, I kneel at your feet and avow my love I" and he drooped on one knee and held out his hand to her al- most in the attitude of worship. "I-1 have surprised) you. alarmed you! 1 should have prepared you, and ycI -att, Lady Noreen, surely you can- not have been blind to the love I bear you. During all these months you must have seen !row completely and entirely i have been your slave. There is no hour in which I have not thought •11 you; no moment In which f have not striven to flnd some way of proving my- self less unworthy of you, Yes, though I have tried to crush the love out of my heart, and have told myself that there could be no hope, no gleam of hope for me, I could not succeed. Such love as 1 bear for you cannot be crushed; 11 Is the life of a man's life; it abides with hit unto death. I could no morn help loving you than 1 could help breathing. Think, then, with what joy I heard that noble - hearted man tell me that 1 might plead with you, might lay my love and my life at your feet, and, if 1 could, win you for my wife 1 Lady Norah. It is not only I wtto speak and implore you to say ' Yes; but the father who loves you and whore you love." "It -it is false 1" beolco from her lips. "You doubt me 1 You disbelieve t" ho murmured, sorrowfully, "You say that-LhaL nay father sanc- tioned consented—" "More thancllon.d an r s heti- d, so ly, pleadingly. "Must I"sal tell you all? You force mo. Lady Norah, it has long been his wish that you should be my wife 1" Heaven above knows whether the stricken roan, whose presence Guildford Berton had disregarded as completely as if he had been already dead, heard and understood; but at that. moment a sound like a faint moan broke from his shrivelled lips, and, as Noah sprang up and turned to him with a cry, a shudder ran through Guildford Berton and his face blanched. Ilut in a moment he had shaken off the dread which had seized upon him. You see, you hear 1 Ah, if' he could speelc-and would to Heaven ho could I -he would bear me witneee," It was a fiendish stroke, and its very audacity made it successful. Norah looked into the earl's face, working with a piteous effort to regain the pow•er,,of speech, and she accepted Guildford Berton's interpretation. With a low cry of despair and horror she flung herself down, and hid her face upon the old man's hands, for ho looked across her at Berton, his face still working, but with vacant, expres- sionless eyes. "Norah, for 1•ieaven's sake, for Itis salve, do not -do not treat me like this I What have I done -what ane I -that you should shrink from me?" He stopped suddenly and started, for a voice, 0(1(11' bis to his own ears only, seemed to whis- per in ghastly tones, " Murderer I" "Norah speak to me. Tell mo that you forgive me, at least. Is it such an unpardonable crime to have loved you? Ah, how could I help it? 1 who lived in the sunshine of your presence—" "Go-go 1" dropped from her lips. "You -you will not hear me?" ho said, hoarsely. "I-1 have heard you," she sold, al- most inaudibly. "If -if he could but speak i" he mur- mured, sorrowfully. She turned to her father, and caught at his arm, na if imploring him to recall his consent or deny ht. " Why should you hale mo so? is 11 -- it is because I have come too late, be- cause there is another ?" "You shall not speak another word to me 1" she said with parted lips, her breath coming fast and furiously, her Given an 0 portu Ery Ceylon Natural GREEN! Tea will prove superiority over ail Japans. Lead packets only, dtc, 50c nod OOc per Ilb. By all grocers. HIGHEST AWARD S'i'. LOUIS, 10011. its hands clinched tightly. "levcn-even If all you said be true„ it would make no difference. Take 013' answer, Mr. Ber- ton. l" -she caught hoe breath and spoke slowly, with a hanteur he had never seen her exhibit before-" I cannot marry you; and now, will you go, please?" "Is that the last word between us? You choose to disregard his wish, Yom fling my love 1n my face I Do you think that I um the men to tante such a dis- misal quietly, patiently? You 1t11Ie know—" He pulled himself up, and bent toward her imploringly, " Ah, for- give me; I don't know whet I am say- ing. Sly heart is torn and rent by your coldness, your disdain. Have pity on 1110. Norah—" She moved forward slowly, painfully as it seemed, and her hand went to - we'd the bell. "Stay l" he said, abruptly. "I will go. But for God's sake, have some mer- cy! Do not let us part like -111m tills. if 1 cannot bo what I would to you. at least do not take your friendship from mo." His voice grew cooler and more composed, "Remember hoe much I stif- fer by your rejection, Lady Novell, and -and let that plead for me. 1 have spoken wildly -madly; forget what 1 have said, and -and -let things be as they were between us." Her hand dropped from tate bell, and, cringingly, like a whipped dog, ho tried to take her hand to lift it to his lips, but Norah shrank buck beyond his reach and pointed to the door. "I -I will try and forget, for his salve,' she said, with dmiculty; "but go 1" Then, as he left the room, she fell for- ward. her head bowed upon her hands, and one word broke from her lips : "Cyril 1" (To be continued). ty,z%szosen.cozz ON THE FARR ;(1 y9„ rr�� ti �I W ' --�{� t//�� >� . gge�tt � �v Gs d�°(laobss zz,z CONFINEMENT OF CATTLE. The last few years the policy of closely onlining dairy cows during Ile winter, and even during the entire year, has grown in favor; upon the ledger and milk check" this demonstration has found its proof. To the unwary and to the intensely practical dairyman these very tangible evidences are proofs enough; but to the far-sighted breeder the practice presents objections that seem to have a deeper importance than the casual observer may lake notice of. The practical man in any line may work on with marked success though he be regardless and even ignorant of the deeply working fundamental principles that govern his occupation; yet his ig- norance docs not excuse him from fac- ing abnormal conditions that offended nature may sooner or later impose upon his business as a result of his short- sightedness` On Impoverished farms are certain re- sults of rash methods with nature. Soil that, has been building for thousands of years cannot endure the depleting ex- travagances and unreasonable culture of the present and the past. Neither can the constitutional vitality of man and animals stand radically unnatural con- ditions without consequent degradation, One after another our groat prisons are being condemned as verltabel snares of human life; this because men is consti- tuted to breathe nature's pure ah', not the contaminated vapors of absolute con- finement. THE COW QUESTION, then, is whether cattle may bo subjected to entirely artificial conditions indefi- nitely and still preserve a health that, is above suspicion. Not a fete renders will recall the humid and violated atmos- phere that they have encountered upon opening the doors of a well-filled cow stable on a winter morning. To the closely confined cow this Is often the constant condition. The recent prevalence of bovine tuber- culosis is ntt'ibulod by many to close entitlement. All the well-defined cases of this disease that have come under 111. observation of the writer confirm 111: theory, Last summer the writer at. tended the slaughter of elg11teen animal: from three differeul barns in which lb. cows were housed to an extreme. 'Pies. animals were subjt:clod to Iho tuber culosis lost and every row showed tuber odosis in n more or less marked degree Excuaalve confinement, of course, can nal create the germs, but provides tit. ideal conditions for its (ilssentinnlli(1 from a diseased member of the herd. The best official herd lest 0f Holstein Friesian cows made In )hlo for severe years was of six cafes ihnt spent tie entire day 111 a barnyard and two•, stabled only et night. This test war conducted during the coldest weather ell February, but the taw's went out stere day. The owlet. of these cows Is r strong believer 10 this practice, and el. 11(011glh Ills barns are in a large city, h, never shuts the cows in except nlghut and lied weather. It should be kept prominently in mIndl that the fresh'nir now Is the vigorouo- cow, and tho one that ran transmit I her calf a constitution fit to carry with success and to perpetuate those estimable qualities and characteristics that the zealous enthusiast sometimes seeks io stamp in his herd where health and vigor of body are neglected. HEIFERS YIELD 01C11E11 MILK. The production of nlillc and butter fn( by dairy cores under normal condition:- increases onditionsincreases with each year up to the fifth and sixth year's, when the cow is al her best. The length of lime she will nmain- tai11 her maximum productiondepend:- on ependof her constilulioal strength and the care with which she is fed and handled. A good dairy cow should not show any marked falling off until atter Len years of 0g0 many excellent records havo been made by cows older Than this. The qual- ity of the milk production by heifers 's somewhat better l r i stlhat of milk of olde • cows•c- 1ren • of n e- t for w t(u d a decrease o tent! l two-tenths of 1 per cent. in O n o wo-len isone p the average fat content for each year till filo cows have reached full age. it is caused by the fnca'cas° in the weight of the cows with advancing age al miv rale there appears to be a parallelism between the two sots of figures for the 5111110 cotes. Young animals use a portion of their food for the formation of body tissue, and IL is expected, (herefore, that heifers will require a larger portion of nutrients for the production of a unit of milk or butler fat than do oldie' cows. After a certain ago has been reached, on the. average about seven years of ago, the Mod required for the production of a milk of batter fat again increases as re- gards dry matter, and the digestible components of the fund. A good milk ('0011 of exceptional strength, kept eater favorable conditions, whose digestive system has not been impaired by over- feeding and crowding for high records. should continue to be a profitable pro- ducer till her I.welilh year, although the economy of her peoduction Is apt lo be somewhat reduced before this age is reached. FARM NOTES. Carriages 'should be kept -in a dry, airy place. Thee should bo a moderate amount of light, oihertvlse the colors wilt bo affected. Windows should bo shaded to prevent direct rays of sun striking the vehicle. Fifty acres snake a good farm, and with much less land than this a very successful business any be carried or if ono adapts his crops and methods to the number • of acres, and even if 1L is rough and broken it may be made to produce a good deal toward a comfort- able living if judiciously inmengocl. There are factories which grind up con cobs into ureal, evidently for the purpose of selling it to dealers for adul- terating feeding stuffs. Another means of adulteration is to screen out light oats, which have very little kernel within the hulls, and mix such low-grade oats Willi serf for grinding the product being called ground corn end oats, Of course, It is true to name, but unfortunately such a mixture is of 111110 value, No woman can hope to remain young forever -unless she's an actress. L 5'9' E'\13S!GH Through Coffee I)rim: llg, Some people question the statnents that coffer hurts the delicate nerves of the body. Personal experience with thousands prove tine general statement true and physicians have records of great numbers of cases that add to tha testimony. Tho following is from the Rockford, 111., llegintec-Gametic.; Dr. William I.anghorst of Aurora has bean 110at(ng ono of the queerest cans of lost eyesight ever in history. The patient is 0. A. Leach, of Beach Cottu1y, and In the Iast four months lie has deo. Weed with all of the specialists obi ut the c0uli.lry (incl has Id lust returned home with the fart impressed, .10 his hind that his case Is frameable. A portion Of the optic nerve bee been t'u1110de rendering Iris sight se 1101110d that leo is unable to sod nnylhilig before him, but 'he.can see plainly anything et the side of him, 'There have been but fav cases of ods kind betnre and they have been caused by whiskey or tobac- co. Leach has never used either, but Inas boon 0 great, coffee drinker and the speoialisls have decided that the case has been eausod by this. Leach slat. ed himself that foe several years he had drunk three caps of coffee for break- fast, two al noon and one at night, An - cording to 11)0 records of the specialists of this country this is the first ease over caused by the use of coffee. The nerve is ruined heyond aid and his ease is incurable. The fact that mel(ese the ease a Veer one is that the sight f0rwaal has been lost .and the side sight bee been retained. Ae0ardieg In the, doelo''s sinlernrnl 1110 young plan will Rave to give up coffee or the rest nl hie elglnt will . follow . and 1141' rnrirr nerve be t'ldncd,--•fingister-Gazette Let it be .remembered 11181 the eyes Indy be oltaoi(0(1 in ono nese and Lilo stomach 111 the 01 her, while in others it may be the kidneys, henrl, bowels ur general nervous prostrailon. The remedy is obvious and should be (1(101)1.0(1 before too tato. Quit colica, it yah show incipient dis- 0680. It is easy 11 ono can have well -bolted Postural Food Coffee t0 805111. for the hot morning hevoroge. The Wlbllh rawal 0f the old 1(1(1(1 01 0011,0 fist is doing hhn (111101 and tiro supp�ly of /he elemanb lm the P0altan which Natul'e., uses to rem the brolcon down nerve netts, Ins11(0.4l(1 quick return to the old joy of strength fetid heo1111, and les •well w•arlh while to he able again io "do things" and Wel wail. There's a reason ter yooi?00o o-o-ooq•ce0000Oc'Cfee01 YOUNG FOLKS Oeseenbocsoocn•o n o ceeeee 0o-o-O*O- A QUESTION, Little Lamy Lockett Site hadn't any pooled - No pine to carry anything at alit White Lucy's brother Manny Ile has so very many, In which to put his marbles top or ball, That when he's 111 a hurry '17s sometimes quite a worry to !end 111(1 0110 lel walls among them all. 11, Now why should Lucy Locket Not 11010 a little pocket - 1 handy Rifle hoakot in her dress? And why should brother Bonny, Who doesn't need an many, 130 favored with a dozen, more or less? The reason, if you know it, Do kind enough to shute lt, For really 'lis a puzzle, 1 confess! C1'1A/.1' PICTIIRES, "Never mind if it dors rain. Mamma rhvays thinks of something extra nice (or rainy clays," said Herold. "I havo thought of something now," oak! mamma. "Gel some pieces Of u:lotln brawn paper for Frankie and tulle llelen and some of that pretty green cnrdIOard for Esther and Mabel, Intl you and Leon only use your scrap- books. I will pick out soma old maga- zines, and Leon may get some paste. Esther you any lake the cloth off the .1111108 table, and spread out a0(11e (1CwS- hapers. i an going to show you how in slake oozy pictures," The children run to celled 111e things, and mnnuua se11 Harald for both pairs of scissors And the shears, and Esther for some empty boxes and covers to lay the parts of pictures ht. "Nov," said mamma, giving the things round to the different tiles as she spoke, 'you may cul the brown paper Into sheets about six by eight inches; you may cut the cardboard tido same size. "Now n11 of you little ones may cut out the pictures of everything in the ad- vertisement peps that is alive, but don't try to cul them close to the picture; let the older non, do that. Haroid may punch the sheets on one end, so they ran be tlsd logntller to nuilce a book when they are done. You could slake a Book at first, but if you spoil a page it looks belly to cut It out, so 1111(0 sheets best." Then mamma cul nut severnt pictures quickly, and cut nil their heads end arms and legs, putting 4110 heads into one box, the arms into another, the legs into a third. and the bodies into a fourth. Sometimes s hr left the arras tv[th 11(11 body, as it would remit some of the bodies to have (Item cut oft. As soon as nll the children had pie - Lures enough to out so there were quite a number in each box, mamma gave a body In each child, nod then while one was picking out a pair of legs, another was choosing arms, and another a head. As soon as anyone had a picture ready he pasted it on his eheet ur book, and a crazy -looking sot of pictures Lhey were! Tho little children's rrr0 Iho fmninst, for somenines they placed fora where hands should be, foul they made the burly turn one way mid rho head an- other. Sometimes a girl lied a dog's head, or a num had the body of it child and the skirls of a women. One bay drawing a sled had the logs of an us- h•leh. 'Pity were all surprised when !Veggie onnno to set Um table for luncheon. LeL's send these pictures In the relil- dren's I•Inspital," said Mabel, "and they will make the children there laugh, too." OLD-TIME BU'I'LTR IS 01IT. !!dale Servants in Emden(' Replaced by W'auet, "Women are Lest raplaoig teen as servants 111 the houses of the wealthy," is the opinion of Miss No'n Berisford, tvito has a large clientele among the ser- vants and employers of the West -end ct London. "Men servants havn had their day. l'lonsemaids and perlOnnaids 51111 are required, but chefs, Melees and inter servants generally are becoming to en increasing extent luxuries of the past." Nor is Miss Bertsfoanl's experienne exceptional, The old idea of an "estab- lishment" no longer obtains in the mod - elm smart set, who prefer tic irrespon- sible life of flats and hotels to the caro of a large 110)1140 of semens. Tho proprietress of ono of the oldest estabitshed registers in London, whose principal business is to provide moults for the • servants' halls of aristocracy, tells the same story of smaller estab- lishments. / "1 have on my metes members of men servants of irreproachable charac- ter and with mortis of continuous ser- vice," she stifled, "w'ho, though thr.,y have occupied respousimin positions ht houses of noblemen, ere ready to take anything that otters, Wene ng the out- look for the man servant nut of employ- mont is about as had as can he. Enter- taining In the hotels and restaurdnts has killed Ilia prospeete of tate upper class Weald, "A gonerallof ago the men servants in largo houses hn•nritibly brought. np their children to falloff til their ova footsteps, but now the gal, are going into the postoflka (Incl flee boys aro be- ricnpMgnartnrsyainasetadtliiacee.sty1cdhwggaUylry mneliurecanvge enis- gaged a smart peeler Mudd to take the Mime of the old -Hine butler, with excel- lent results. Kea?ping dcnvn expenses is one of the mail reasons for the change, toopi11000mmfn h menthe ssevmltsng n prnl'ing naiioronskifororabrtno lax on a smelt but highly fantod town lnnusm, while, there also is the queeliotl of laxation, whi011 fail:- on those who employ nett amynntg. CARE Ole '(illi 11014SE. The fanner should t'enunnher that the stomach of ihn torso is 11)111111 and lume,n should 1x) eacofu1 in see. Ih1(1 his 4111111111s have feequenl rh'inl;i, of gond, pure eve tor during 1111 dr,y, This is rsprrinll1' needful daring the ,'1111111rr when (inn dosis nro hot find dee It is no eosin, far 1101 hors° In go from morning 011111 Minn 01' night tial it 1.1 1,11' a Man, 1)111, WO find many (..trPl'su farmers oonn'c•1- 110g 1110111 .10, It is not ihltmene Irrnl- mend and the 110ra .1,5 Lel fdlhhU ,ti servant 10 he defiled seal a smell Iavur.