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CLLAP1'EI( XV.—{Continued).
To Mrs, llyng, who is of almost as en-
joying a nnturt ns her son, mod whose
-spirits have boon raised to a pitch even
higher than thele usuul one, by the dis-
proof of her presentiment, i1 is all ono
'where she goes, so Mut she is taken
somewhere, to see something. They
.stare up at the big young David, and
.slnnd before Fra Angellcu's Ineffably
happy Paradise, which yet brings the
tours to the hooker's eyes, perhaps
out of sheer envy of the little blissful
sunits dancing and frolicking so gaily,
or pacing so softly In the ussnred jay of
the heavenly country. They look at
Uotticelles 'Spring;' fantastic wanton,
with how wildly flowered gown, and her
lupful of roses. The room In which she
and her jnyoue males stand, with Iheh'
odd smiles, Is ono Of tho snulle of the
galley, It Is rather a narrow one, and
has en open window', giving upon a little
.court, w'Itcre, In a neglected gurden-
•close, wallflowers are growing, and
sending in their familiar perfume. Tho
sweet Venneta saints in floe picture hung
on the wall directly opposite, and the
rapt Madonna, must surely smell them.
If they do not, It must be because a
young couple, he and she, who are lean-
ing out in Huge eagerness to enjoy It,
Woo intercepted all tho timely fra-
grence. Jim's eyes aro still on the
'Spring," and ho is thinking half -absent-
ly how little kinship site has with th0
guttered green women, whom his nine-
teenth century disciples present to the
,cunflding British public tee representa-
tives of Sandro B(Iticellis manner, when
his attention Is diverted by hearing the
volee of Mrs. Byng at his elbow addressr
ing Him in an excited tone ;
"\\'he, there's Willy I Do not you see?
There! leaning out of lint window, end
aha—whu is the lady whom he has with
him ?'
Jim looks quickly In the direction in-
dicated, and at etre recognizes a slender
grey figure which to -day has not, us-
sunted its white holiday gown. Eliza-
beth, whom Ino had been pitifully pictur-
ing lying heart struck on a sofa in the
seclusion of her own little entresol,
probably with lowered blinds and tear -
smarting eyes, is leaning on the win-
dow -ledge with her pock to the pictures
—site whom he had always credited with
63 delicate a sensibility for Art, with her
back to the pictures, as if the live pic-
ture which Byng's eager face presents
to her pleases her better. A sense of in-
dignattun at having been 1riciced out of
his compassion—who had ever seemed
to need it less then the suave little figure
ahuu4 whose blonde head a Tuscan sun-
beam, stolen through the casement, Is
einueuusl,; playing—makes !tint forget
to answer the question addressed to
to hien. until 1t is repeated In a still more
urgent trey.
"\Vho is she? \Vho can she be? Have
not you an Iden ? Ile has not seen us I
Had not the bettor creep quietly away?
Most likely he would rather not meet
me; el could not bear to make him look
tonlisl 1"
The suggestion Ilmat there en he any-
thing cnkuhtied to put Willy to the
blush in being discovered in conversa-
tion with Miss Le elarchant has the
effect of giving Burgoyne rapidly back
his power of speech.
"\\'hat nonsense!" he cries, almost
rudely, "I wish you would not let your
imagination run away with you so, end
of course f know who she is, she is an—
on acquaintance of mine. I-1 presented
Willy to her; she is Miss Le Merchant."
"Miss Lc Who e" repeals the mother,
eagerly; catching tho name as intper-
fecll;• as wo usually do a name that Is
twinre:tar to us, proving how much of
Imagination and neonory trust go to eke
out all cote hearing—"a1 acquaintance of
yours. is she? Oh, then, of course"
(drawing a long breath of relief), "she is
all right"
"All right !" echoes aim, with an un-
conscious snappishness of lone, greater
than ha would have employed In de-
fence of the reputation of any other lady
of his aoquuintunce, probably because,
ever since the dray when Inc stood an Un -
wiling eavesdropper by that well on
l.3ellosgunrdo, a rltdeous tow volce had
been whispering to his own sick heart
that perhaps sho is not "all right 1" "All
right 1 of course she is all right."
But she is lively I" cries Mrs. Byng,
not paying much heed to (Inc testi em-
phasis of he' centptntion's asseveration,
and continuing to store at the unwitting
gil; "what a dear little face 1 but,' (Inc
alarm returning s%gutn into her voLeo,
"le it possible that she 1s here alone with
hint'? If so, of cow•sc, she Is American.
Oh 1 do not say that she Is Anre'(oiun."
"Of caurso sho is not" answers 13111-
nyne, halt laughing at the plaintive in -
of 11(5 lust appeal; "of course she
is all that there is of most English, aid
there is hoe mother, as large as life,
within a yard and a hill of her, there,
do not you see? looking at the Littleton -
dojo."
Mrs, Byng removes her eyes fent the
daughter, and axes then with a 600 001'
lees degree of helmet upon the then In -
(heated parent,
"So lint is leo mother, Is it? a very
nice -looking woman, and what 1tnt111l-
tul white half, Mrs, Le-- wl(ul diff you
any their name was? Ao I Willy has
seen us, poor boy!" (laughing) 'how
guilty he looks 1 hero he comes 1'(
n e young 1000,
And In point of fact Ili
t Y ,
1 b
Iu,ving given a very indubitable sheet
and sold something hurriedly to his
companion, is ,seen advancing qunsl-
ourelessly to meet the Iwo paracme, the
object of whose oheervuton he has Inc
some minutes 50 unconsciously been,
"Is nut this a coincidence?" cries Mrs,
Demo, with a raptor nervously playful
uccenl; "it is a coincidence, though 11
may mit look like ounl lett do not he.
(druid; we know our places, eec are not
going lo olfee In jolts you 1"
"What should 1 bo afraid di' replies
the young man, the color•—nhvays ns
randy es a school nils' to put tum to
shame--nmetling In his hnndsotno
simile cheeks. "1 atn lilt) the Spanish
hldaigo, who never knew what leer was
till he snuffed a candle with els fingers.
So you and Jim arc having a happy day
nutung the piolures. leo not you liko
'Spring'? I love Iter, though I am sure
she was a real baggage 1
But this ingenuous attempt ioedevert
the current of his parent's idetiS into
(another channel Is scarcely so success-
ful as U. deserves.
"Will not you Introduce me to her?"
:she asks eagerly, and not heading, evi-
dently not even hearing, the empty ques-
tion contained in the last half of his
speech; "does she know that 1 010 your
mother? Will not you introduce 1110 to
her?"
1L seems n simple and natural request
enough, and yet the young than percep-
tibly hesitates, Ile even tries to turn it
oft by a clumsy and entirely pointless
jest.
"Introduce you to ho'? to whore ? to
'Spring'? 1 ant really afraid that my tic-
quaintanee with her scarcely justifies
such a liberty 1"
A look of surprise and of natural an-
noyance clouds the cheerful eagerness of
Mrs. leyng's face.
"Is that a joke, dear?" she asks, with
a rather vexed smile; "it is not a very
good one, Ls it? Well, Jim, I must apply
L3 you, then; you can have no abjection
to presenting me to your friends?"
"0f course not, of com•se not," replies
he, with a stammering unreadincss,
which contrasts somewhat ludicrously
with the acquiescence conveyed l,y tits
words, "1 shall be delighted, only—"
"Only what? Ah, here they comet
they save us the trouble of going after
them."
As she speaks, indeed, Mrs. Le Mer-
chant and Elizabeth are seen nearing lite
little group, but it Is soon apparent that
Iles movement on their part is by no
means owing to any wish or even will-
ingness to mnalco ..rs. Byng's acquain-
tance. It is Indeed solely duo to there
being no egress front tho room at That
end of it where tinny have been standing,
so that, If they wish to leave 11, they
must necessarily retrace their steps and
pass the three persons who are so busily
discussing then. 'Piney do this so quick-
ly and wllh so resoluta an air of not
wishing to be delayed in their exit, be -
staving a couple of such smileless auud
format bows upon the two men, that it
would have needed a much more deter-
mined obstruction than either of those
gentlemen is prepared to offer to arrest
their progress. In n moment they aro
through tete doorway and out of sight.
Mrs. Byng looks after then with Iter
mouth open.
"1'hey—they—arc obliged to go home,
(hey—they are lin a great hurry 1" says
the younger man, observing the dis-
pleased esionisement expressed by his
mother's counlepunce, and with a lame
effort at explanation.
"So they seemed. when first wo caught
sight of them," retorts ,she drily.
"They—they are not going out at all at
present, they—they do not wish to make
any fresh acquaintance; oh, by -the -bye,
i forgot something I had to say t0-1
will be back In a moment 1"
So saying, he shoots oft in pursuit of
the retuca(cd figures, and Mrs. Byng and
he escort are again left tele -a -tete.
"Are you quite sure that she is all
right?" asks the lady, looking at Jim
with a penetrating glance that he does
not enjoy, "because. i[ so, wily was sho
sa determined not to know- mo?''
"How can I telt?" answers he, fealty.
"Perhaps —who knows?"—laughing un-
mirthfuily—"perhups she was not sure
that you aero all right I"
CHAPTER XVI.
"Totts les hommes so haissent neltle-
ellemeut. Jo mets en fait quo sells
savaient exaclement co quells disent, les
urs des attires, fl ley aurult pas qualres
amts dans le monde."
Although efts. Byng always seeeees of
bliss Wilson es"Amelia," and le ac-
quainted with every detail of that young
lady's uneventful history—thanks to a
long series of direct and interested ques-
tions, addressed through a considerable
number of yea's, to her friend Jim, as
to his betrothed --she hos no personal
acquaintance with the latter. She Is so
deterntlnod, however, to repair this
omission, now that so highly favorable
air opportunity is presented as their
C(m111011 stay In the same small city,
that Jim is powerless to hinder her from
arranging a joint expedition of the two
ponies—herself and her son on the one
side, and Jinn with his future wifo and
sister-in-law on the other, to Caregg(,
on the afternoon of the same day as had
witnessed her abortive altenpt to ark(
i;lizebelh Le \lurchnnt and her mother
to the 1151. of her acquaintances.
Amelia is, for a wonder, free from
h1u(0 claims, Syhtlla being more than
usually bright, a kind friend loving
lenity provided her with a number of
the leaned, containing a detailed ac-
count of on oprrnlion, wlnleh 11 seems
1101 over-senguiun to expect she may
( (self be 0111e to undergo, We till have
now Blue ilosco, and to "undergo opera-
tion," as she 1011(0(coily phrases ft, is
Syltlla \V(Is011'8 hilt (lose. Cecilia is
likewise
disengaged. The latter circum-
stance is mute' Mr not unmixed re-
joicing, 10 Jin, Cec'llin;t future connec-
tion wtlll himself bring too close for
bin to relish the thought of her some-
what pronounced wooing of Byng being
exposed in all lis naivete to the ale50 11
good-huutored eyes of Ryng'e mother.
Tent lit title he wrongs Cecilia, '1'(11; gar-
clel -perly al Iho villa of Ueliusgua'do
had proved he her that the (fruit is thus
too high for her fingers to roach, end
that plinesop1y, whlcit lied enabled lien
genuinely to t51tis11 the wedding•enke rf
the cnn who heel jilted het', now lendhn;
leer In ley In heart the stwiesetic
offered by Jim, to 10o11 at the young mean
n., poor women look at ditunonds, Iho.
3011 one 01. two trilling gnllunh'tes, foe
0111011 1(1 11110 ran judge her harshly, ale.
leaves 111111 alone even though out of
gwtd-nature, and feign inveterate for. u
of habil, he gives her several openings
to make love to 11im.
Tho day Ls One of oven lialy's best, no
011' as 001) us feathers, amt full of April
0does--a height guy sten. The 0111(1 aro
rushing MIA leaf; llhey that 11.11 flays ago
tomcod such hopeless sticks; little ju(ey
leaves uncurling and spreading on '('11,
0 lee trees, t e.
nail Ili mull u3' h.1. , remit! wln..h
ON THE
VoVeleeedecotAeolleotereeoeforeeneWeNaM
KEEPING EGG (110 0I1DS.
1 have kept p0Ahry for ince' 24) years
and have always kept careful records
0f their performance al duly 1. !be egg
of S
111. h writes 1.r E. M. Santee. e cur
1:01 mndevstanul why any prudent wan
o1. woman 5hunld ever Intl to du 61. !l3'
theytwine, aro rushing mut loo, at 110 careful n le, -lion non ran easily stumptris 1phant coil of the goring. 0103' 1(1,1101 chnrnclrc•isine upon bus
The party call
of tic uumm�agivil,le Hoek, It is just es oust' to Lrertt up n
number of ilia, hits to ha divided he- hack of heavy layers as In change lite
Lwmn Iw'o flames, 5•h'ueuf eIrs. eye;, e- 0)101 )r Uni 5(1(11)0 01 the egg by Mee.
pursuance of her deLm'nUnnUnn lu know 1 lion. This rtutnut he done if no records
are hopt of 1110 work of the hefts.
The lisp nest is the ideal method. but
1 hove about abandoned it berause of Me
queetiol of the extra Inbar required,
depnnit(ng upon pen records, and then
Ing that Cecilia has viriunily nbnndun,,rl about Attunes, 20 taking out of lie
lIng pen overt' len that has not
her stilt, is glad to lapse into Ids own 1110
reliaclions. 1115 exnmpin is fugi,acnd by bagL uonlyls n lh cp(asseln L,tsf6 1010-
31111, whose temper is ruined by being alone, One cannot afford to be i nor-
ngain obliged to defer the (uest he is ant whether or not. Itis bons are paying.
still feverishly anxious to piste), ding at I ran readily see now a typical het
the shock o[ leo morning's ruccling at crank might keep hens because he ca-
che Acndemua. jnyed their society, but I have passed
They refuel the villa, and leave their that stage e of the pine. A friend lid
vehicles, sled to Urink MIAMIAtwo of the 410 for fancy hen and lien the nis-
prmnnially Med Plnresttne cab -1101515 arable ingrate did not ley an egg In the
will pace n pause of rest, and, having four yews w
shaken or[ n tiresc•ntn would-be lagtinfs s she was kept. A few boarders
de place, desieuus to embitter for them
like tint in each pen will go n lung way
the sweet day and place, they stray at t word eating up profits.
will through the garden among the clip- I' one conducted an experiment rm.ped laurels, the cypresses, the gorgeous n year lwith several different.oneiulles
Tod rhododendrons, while beds of 'nig- 01 ions, charging 0500' particle of fond
nanellc send forth soon n steady wave 00nsunal and crediting emelt egg lael,
and then
• th
of poignant sweetness 0s makes the
ruling pence at. the liar,
sena of ache with ecstasy of pleasure; fol the end 01 the year computed the
and over the eonservalnry hangs a wis- fond cost. One variety hnd given etc
bola so old, so magnificent, with anent a egg; at a food cost of G„ cents a dozen,
!league of gime, flower bunches, as
while another variety had cost me 12?
feces an English breath away. '\'hey go cents a dozen. The work of keeping
over the villa itself, pass through rho lint creed was worth all it coal. I
room, and by tate bed where i.urenzo, keep the first variety now. Let PO
with the grotesque grim Mee, Lovenzn \vrong conclusions be drawn from this
the \lagnuiccni, gave his last sigh, it statement; 111nl experiment slid not set -
would metre death even 10000 difficult to ho the Earl 11101 the variety I now keep
face than ho is already, If one [bought f1. IncILest va'loly for all people; but
one should have to meet him under such hlmply that my methods of feeding and
e catafalque.boring fnr poultry are best adapted to
As they Issue out ngahh from the that breed. Keeping records alone made
house's shadow into the sun -drenched it possible for mo to know that feet.
garden, Mrs. Ilyng joins Burgoyne, who On Brookside farm I breed poultry,
is walking a 1111(5 apart, eersey cows and hogs in largo unm-
"I like Amelia," elle says, confdenlial- hers, end each years results In each
ly, "such a nice pillowy soft 01 woman ; depertmnent of farm woelc is enrefully
not 100 clever, and oh, aim, poor soul, recorded. These records shoe inmedl-
how fond she is of you I" ately if there aro any weak spots of
It must always la pleasant to hear management, developing. They oro the
that the one absolutely good thing which more valuable, os I have to depend
this life hos to offer is lavishly heaped wholly upon help and do not e,en see
upon us by the person will' whom wo the place as often as 1 would litre to.
are to pass that lite, and perhaps plea- Otte poultry record blanks are very
sure is the emotion evidenced by the cenple. We have a sleet exit inches
silent writhe with which Jim reoeives for each pen, ruled like a checker -beard
[his piece o[ information.
Iho black and w'bile squares.
"Not, of course, that sho told ,eite in so Ai the top are the months of the year
many words," continues Itis leen, per-
ceiving that her speech is received in a
silence that nlny mean disapproval of
any intrusion into (he sauetua•y 01 itis
affections; "but one can sec with half an
eye; poor Amelia, she beaned all over
when I said one or hvo little civil
things about youl She worships the very
ground you tread on 1"
Ile writhes )gain. "t hope that Is one
el your figures of speech,' he answers,
constrainedly.
Aurelia, insists upon o e ipyitg 1110 (lest
in tete-a-tete with hilss Wiesen, wi((10
Cecilia and the two men [ill the other.
The latter [Palos but a 1111.111 fund,
liyng le, Inc hem, out of spirits, and find -
The not unnatural result of lite lone
in which 110 utters this sentence, no less
than the word$ themselves, 1s to quench
the lino of Mrs. Byng'- benevolent eulo-
gies, and, as she canit01 at once hit upon
another topic, and is by no means sure
that her countenance does not betray the
rather snubbed disma,' produced by tho
reception of her amenities, she (s not
sorry when Jim presently leaves her.
Being, however, of a very sanguine dis-
position, and seeing hint a lithe later
sitting peacefully on a ga•rlenseat be-
side his fiancee, She hopes that her
words, though not very handsomely re-
ceived at the thee, may bear fruit Inter
for Ameba's benefit. "And he always
was very undemonstrative;' she adds to
herself eotlSnlaIOrfly. "Nobody would
have guessed that he was delighted to
see me Ills morning, and yet, of course,
Inc was."
Tho sun is growing visibly lower, and
the Ave Marin conies ringing solemnly
from the city. '1'110 seat to which Jim
has somewhat remorsefully led his lady-
love is a stone bench, shaded by a
honeysuckle bower, Close to a fountain.
Tho fountain Is not playing now; but
round about it first a :nation wheels,
dipping in the water the end of nue• fleet
whip; then a little bat premnhu'ely
ells, for it is still broad daylight.
Broad indeed and bounteous is the day-
light of Italy, Around them is the lush
unmown grass; full of 'homely Malde
towers, huller -cups, catch -(lies, daisies,
rugged robin, while from save bush
neat* by a nightingale is pouring out ell
the lntnite variety of her ravishing
song. She says so many different things
that ono can never feel sure that one has
hoard ell that s110 has to 5153' Jim leans
back listening, with Ills hands behind
his mead, steeped in holt-voluptuous
sadness. Ho is oppressed by the thought
of Amelia's great lore. is the nighl(n-
gale's splendid eloquence really rho voce
of the poor dumb passion besldo
lent to Amelia to plead her cause? 'lino
higit-town poetry of (ho idea fills This
Wet with nn Inmginalive yearning
10I11dt1C5s towards her. Ifo is in the act,
of turning to free her, with a more
lover -like speech on his lips than has
hovered there for years, when A111e11a
herself anticipates 1um .
('1'o bo continued).
EUROPEAN PEACE.
A longue 01 peace already pretty well
exists lin Eueo110 by virtue of ctrcutn-
slatcee. Austria-Hungary is full of do.
matte dissensions; Russia
is slowly
y
grinding herself to pieces by the attempt
to maintain an absolute and tyrannical
clonestio system, and Is 11p to her eyes
in debt to France; Fenneo has a 50001
maty millions invested In Russia, and
cenn101 do otherwise titan shape, her po-
cky SO as io 1111(0 the investment good'
Germany is beetling a great navy, and
the completion of this task Is of far
more importance to her than any mill -
Lary I
lay adv , while o a 1 that Italy anti
Gaal. Britain Vett for ne is to 1)6 101
alone.
and on 1110 sido neo the tlaya of the
month; so that ono sheet nnsw-cr5 (or subdued signs of Jealousy. One day
the veer. \Vhen filled, fill ere bound both dogs disappeared end were absent
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A !WELL NAME.
Mrs. Casey—"An' pial did the dieLbor say ailed ye?"
Mr, Casey—"Appendirili:�."
Mrs. (:ashy—"Ooh, worts! 01 knew he'd say Malt ye worn Riot new Sun-
day suit."
ed and yet it can serve n good inn•pnse,
espec'alfy when hay is high in prirsn. Ont
tslraw• is better (nr feeding than wheat
straw. It 000(11110 three limes as anal
prullen end Iwieo as much fat and ful-
ly as much digesliblc carbohydriucs
does wheal straw. In the feeding of
straw. give your stock more grain than
otherwise to make up for totality of
Ghraw, This feed will carry stook
through In winter and even horses will
do a reasonable amount of hid spirit
ern an oat straw ration, If you have
!dairy cows to feed, you can feed silage,
het teed, or nhaff mixed with it end
your revs will 1:0 likely to conte out in
the spring in a very thrifty condition.
4
DOG TRIES TO DROWN RIVAL.
Instance of Brute Assassination—hieal-
ousy Mainly the Cause
Of premeditated eves of brute 1ssas-
innlon there are several reme koble in -
statuses on record. They manifest the
faculty of contrivance, of motive and of
inductively mein -elating cause end eC-
fucts, which, if not aclunlly human rea
sorting, comes perilously near to it.
I have more than one record of that
character, says a writer in the Nil Mail
Gazette, this instance, for example: A
few years ago I was on a visit to a West-.
rnoreland clergyman, and was accom-
panied by a favorite Seolch terrier. It
made itself agreeable to every member
or the family but one—a large New-
fcundland retriever flog, who showed
Together. They aro easily made, and the
time required. 10 make the record is
certainly not ]tell a •tu(nute a day fey
leech pen. No one capable of staking a
success of lite poultry buslnrss will over
diseonL'nne keeping such records after
once trying it.
BRISTLES.
Select Iho breed you like the beat and
slick to it.
Hogs ori fond of wend ashes. The
ash contains }tone -matting material and
the charcoal regulates digestion. -
It takes good winter quarters and
00 01(51 feeding to make a profit of late
fall pigs. They must not bo stunted.
Give lhuso stunted pigs a Mlle exlrn
care by themselves avid get (hem into
the pork barrel as soon as possible,
Have you tried feeding limited quan-
tities of bone meal to the brood sow?
It Is just the thing to feed when 01111110
is unavailable.
For scours in pigs try crushed ants
end barley slop. Bun 'through a screen
io remove hells, Place In a (rough whore
pigs can get at it.
Pho most profltable way to teed bar-
ley to pigs is to grind IL and make it
into a thick slop, adding one-fourth
tntddliogs for pigs, and half middlings
for hogs.
Look after each pig individnelly. A
general look won't aeric, It's just lits
a big [gully, each has his or her tndi-
\'tdual need. Get on good terms vv(Iln
tint pips; They know [heir friends,
Provide hay racks 'or feeding alfalfa
or clover to hogs. Cul this in ford lots
and keep well Ulnad al alt times. it
the hog is given n chance it will cone
pretty close to selecting Its balance ra-
tion,
Mango in hogs is not difficult to cure
unci seldom causes death, It is caused
by a pnrestle undea the surface of the
skin, which produces irritation and later
n scab. This Is contagious.ious. The best
!treatment is to wash the pigs in soft
water end soap, then rub in dry sul-
phur. Repeat in a week. A third treat -
Went, is seldont'neoessory,
IIENOLOGICAL APHORISMS,
Music hath charms, especially hen
music.
Spence is not goldcu in tho hen.
The loafer the hen the smaller the
profit.
Jack of all breeds and master of none.
Orel is in virtue in num and in fowl.
No egg of its own accord gels Mtn
a scramble.
Beneath the newly planted garden
theta Iles the r` sweetest worth.
h e
Medium sixecl eggs do not necessar-
ily h'esutl from fending m(.ddlings,
A specially flung 01 Inc a clergy-
man is a surplus rooster.
Speech is sliver In the hen. She ihas
laid iter daily egg.
Two essentials et the hen's toilet are
pin dust bath and p n [ralhers.
A lazy loan And the poultry business
shnuhd never• marry. They w011'1 agree.
No matter hew well behaved a hen
'10)13' be she may get into n stew.
Neither the loudness tor the duration
el the cackle is an index of tine size of
the egg. Soul:Alines there is none.
OAT STRAW 0013 0(1(0,
To the stockmen tete 050 et one straw
tat food rs,nnet be so Welly eotntilemf,
-
from the hoose more than two hours,
when the large one returned bonne alone.
1 was anxious aeout my own and
went in search of it, and passing through
the village I meta gamekeeper whom
I know well, carrying 1t in his erns,
the poor brute being snaking wet and 'n
a very exhausted state. IIe revealed the
cause. While sitting on 1110 bank of a
river about a utile from the parsonage
he saw Rha Iwo dogs, appnrenlly out
for a friendly ramble, approach to the
waters'do on the other side; they my
down close together, and in a few min-
ute; he was astonished to see the big
dog soddenly grip tate terrier by the
bade of the neck and leap into the water
with It. Them to about two feet rf
water It rlelfteralels stood and held the
terrier under the surface.
My friend saw tont there wens nothing
but death for 015 dog, but as he could
not cross the river without going around
by a bridge nearly a quarter of a mile
away, he fired a shot close to the head
of the would-bc canine aseossin. '1'1111
startled it and, letting the terrier loose,
R sprang to the hank and bolted home.
My friend then ran around by the bridge
and when he got up to the scene of the
meditated murder round my dog lying
en the bank In n very exhausted state,
just paring had strength enough to
crawl out. \\'c have hese 0101.1ve, con-
trivance Io realize the motive end skil-
ful ciellbe'ntion In the operation; and
if that is not reasoning I slimed b0 glad
of n definition of "reasoning" which
would exclude such a performance.
I have records of a similar nature—in
,air cnses the outcome of jealousy, and
mainly manifested among marionette
of primary gregarious habits, especially
the (tunny Canidae. That arises from
the early fierce s'cugglo for life, more
especially the struggle over prey. As a
matter of tact, although the dog was the
first wild animal domesticate:I by man,
It still display's 5everol of its far off pro -
historic trails of wild life, and title Is
one of then(; roundltg and worrying
sheep is another.
Jealo"Sy over food or partial ('nvorit-
ism to others is rare among the cat
tribe, rind their leisurely consumption' 1
food is anther shriking (raft of their
ancient habit of solitary hunting. The
habit of domestic cats becoming invet-
ernto poachers 1s another evidence of
the "old Adam" still surviving.
—Y,
CHICKENS A PENNY APIECE.
A Cott' for S1. O and 48 Glasses of Boer
for Two Cents.
Two cents or its equivalent would buy
a peer of chickens --ie. the fourteenth
century. her the value of [Ivo cents ono
Could acquire a go (0 ill for a Clnrist-
mos dtnner— in the fcuzlceuth century.
A penny would purchase a dozen
strictly fresh eggs ---in the fourteenth
Century; while for two cents the brewer
was compelled by law to sell three gal -
lens of beer the equivalent of forty-eight
glosso.,.
A man could buy (Inc finest fat sheep
for twenty-four cents. A cuw was more
expensive, says the Mechanic, but one
dollar and a halt would buy the best
in the market, while for a fat hog ono
need only part with eighty cents.
Wheat sometimes fell os low as forty
cents a quarter, plough after a great
storm or in a time of grievous ranine
it would rise es high as four or five dot -
lore a quarter. Still at these. prices a
good many pounds of bread could bo
bought fora penny.
Past u1. and 111111) a lands were ridicu-
lously cheap—two cents an acro for the
termer and twelve ccilIs all acre for the
latter 'bo'ng considered a fair animal
rental. Draught horses were a drug on
the market at seventy-two cents each
and oxen at one dollar and twenty-five
cen's. In the days of the second ilenry
111(3' dollars would have equipped a farm
eIlh three draught hares, half a dozen
oxen, twenty Cows and two hundred
sheep, Ieneeng a balance of two dollars
toward the payment of the rent, which
would he perhaps five dollars a year.
'Ibe other side of the slorv, so far es
the laboring ratan is concerned, comes
111 the following figures. 'Throe cents a
(lay was considered good wages for an
ordinary laborer. L'v011 a4 harvest limo
four yenta was the highest amount ex-
peled,
ffouse rent was so low that the Lord
Mayor of London paid only 44.80 a year
to his landlord. The Chancellor had
all annual salary of $102. When a fa -
then sent his son to a university tour
cents a day was looked upon as a cam-
ferlahie allowance, with a margin for
such luxuries as wine at eight or twelve
cents n gulton,
A salary of $14 a year was considered
munificent. King Edward VI. gave hie
daughter on allowance of 4.4.80 a week,
with an additional $247,00 a year for
the maintenance of Iter eight seevanta,
e
SHIJitE,
Casey (after Riley lead fallen five
stories)—"Are ver, dead, Pat?"
Riley—"Oi nett•"
Casey—"Shure, yer such a line 01
don't know whether to belave yez or
5111."
Riley—":Share, that proves 0('m (lend.
Ye wudn't darn call me a liar if Oi wur
elolvol"
REFORMED,
ller Hiusbnnd (angrily)—"l was a fool
when 1 married you."
its Wife --"Aren't you a fool still?"
Her Husband—"No. I am not."
Ills Wits—"'Chen you should congrn-
'tilate 111e upon my success 115 a re(oren-
1.r.
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Rapid changes of temperature are hard
on the toughest constitution.
The conductor passing from the heated
inside of a trolley car to the icy temperature
of the platform—the canvasser spending an
hour or so in a heated building and then
walking against a biting wind—know the
difficulty of avoiding cold.
strengthens the.f' EmulsionSc'o>ftr
body so that it can better withstand the
danger of cold from changes of temperature.
It will help you to avoid taking cold:
ALL De1vOOISTSf 500. AND $1,00.
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HEALTH
P1tIIVENTION 00 OONSU\MPTION.
Alli 'ugh file now method of renting
rousuntp(ion by open air and full feed,
ing, which bus becc:ne 0f talo so gen-
eral, has nrr,emie:died wanders in the
5.113' of eurlu g, ar at fast of arresting
•e•• e 'n>d
Il+? ,111 1100 ut Inn, rltsrusn, It fs d sU �
to by prodnelivu of still grater good to
11111 race in pt'evenihrg this terr
Scourge, 7'110 bl+tial Uuat tubel'culosislbia
can be inherited hos been generally
ubundonrd, but the fact realms that (110
Child of tuberculous parents Is In dan-
g,r (lo may n,,t aequtra the disease by
direct heredity, but he often has a legacy
of n " Ii •m.1 restyling power which pro-
demeses hint to the utteelcs of any infee-
tIous disease; and as 10 is peculiarly ex-
posed M tuberculosis in 1110 home wlero
the malady prevails, IL is no wonder
that be Sooner or later acquires it,
That Ile may be saved from this fate
denuuuts the eo-ilperuliun of tvo per.
sons ---(1Imseif and .ho person who Is al-
ready a sufferer. The sick person must
use file groaned, care to destroy tial ex-
pectorated natter, and also to Prevent
contaminating the air by a bacillus-
laden
acillusladen spray when lie coughs. The spu-
tum should be deposited in a special re-
ceptacle --a paper napkin which can bo
Immediately burned, or a cardbuard box
which curt be used a number Of limes
and Then thrown into (Inc fare.
When coughing he should hold a
handkerchief before the face, and In
speaking he should nevem stand very
close lo the person nldrnssed, The suf.
ferer
u -
ferer should never kiss any one, and in
receiving a kies should offer the cheek or
the forehead.
Napkins and handkerchiefs used by
him should not go into the common
wash, and for additional safety they had
better be of paper and be burned utter
use.
Tho person who has not yet the dis-
ease, but who is predisposed thereto,
should follow the sante rtu(s as one who
is being treated for the actual disease,
although perhaps Jess rigorously. He
should sleep In the open air, or at lease
by an open window, and should be out-
doors as much as possible during the
day. The hours of study should be
short.,—never at night, --and the time
spent in school cut down as far as pos-
s(ble.
The food should be very nourishing,
with plenty of butler, salad oil, and
°flier digestible fats, and a glass of milk
should be taken in Iho middle of the
morning and of the afternoon and short-
ly before bedtime. The source of the
milk should 1.,e known, for that from a
diseased cow may be itself the carrier of
tuberculosis germs. Fatigue should be
avoided and the hours of sleep long.
11 a child Inas adenoid growths they
should be removed, and deep breathing
taught until it becomes a huhlt. Bath-
ing or sponging with coal or cold water
should be a daily morning habit. In
short, everything should be done to
strengthen the natural powers of reels -
lance, and to build up a good cothstilu-
iten,—Youths Companion.
DIPI ITIIERI:A.
Diphtheria is a preventable disease.
Proper preventive measures are almost
invariably followed by the limitation of
the disease to the first case or cases.
When diphtheria gels away from the
primary cases and makes its escape up011
I mil • omel)od • is t0 blame.
lea community, somebody
Keep away from the sources of the
contagion. Do not go where (Inc disease
Is, if you can help it; and above all, do
not let your children go where it is.
Permit no one to come to your house
5.110 has been where 1t is.
From the dwelling end its vicinity
'ankh all sources of filth, whether of the
ground, of the water, or of the air. The
ground under and around the house, if
not naturally dry, should be thoroughly
and deeply drained.
Diphtheria does not cone from far
through the air, therefore do not shirt
up your house tightly, thinking thereby
to shut out the disease. By so doing
you shirt in the poison of rebrcathed
air, which paves the way aid makes it
easier for the poison of diphtheria to
claim your children. Let the sunshine In
by day, and the pure air both by day
and night. When dtplither(a is preva-
lent nvotd all crowded gatherings; es-
pecially keep children from such places.
What is apparently only a common
sore Menet in adults will sometimes give
rise to a1 outbreak Of dipb111ertn in chil-
dren; therefore, in all cases of sore
throat, prudence would dictate caution
in using dishes which others are to use.
A kiss 10 a child under these circum-
stances may be (ho unconscious' signa-
ture of the little one's death warrant.
When diphtheria is rife, keep frons leo
children Jew's' -harps, harmonicas, and
n
otherimlh. 11(ngs which gu from n oulh to
Be sere that the tithe:big
wafer anti
the milk are pure.
TIi1111011iST's RUSE.
Bogus Captnfn end Men Carry Oft lsx-
plosives for Molting Bombs.
A daring revoluliona•y coup has re -
plosives
10 the 001(0(0 of n ton of powder
and a largo quuul(ly of ryroxilln berm
the Govet'uhmctt Arsenal near Sl. Peters-
burg,
A detachment of artillerymen with
wagons arrived a1 the factory one morn-
ing, and the "captain" in charge pre-
sented nn order tor the removal of the
slol•es.
Tho commandant nt Iho arsenal so.
opted Iho order without, question, and
detailed )t number of WOrlouel to nssist
In load11ng the powder and pyroxllhn an
the
w,
Duringagonsthis operation 1111 captain of
artillery chatted freely with the cent.
q
When lin transfer wn
ndant. Wh n t
rna
finished tho Captain saluted and rodb
away at the head nt his Wren.
It afterwards transpired that the cap.
Lahr end his nje, we p1edntbes of rho
revolutionary qptly, and that the order(
Was a counlerfelt. Tho wagons had heel;
constructed to resemble Govcrnlnenl
transport wagons. Tho bogus captain
and his toren played their parts so 1160e
feetiy that het the slights,( suspiolon
was aroused. '
Tito exploslves wilt be used by chi +
teri'orlsts flet fu8Zp.utaetnring bombs: