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The Brussels Post, 1908-2-27, Page 73 -3 X4.04-0-nt-FX4+3 -4kffnfftf$3l$3;P1:0-Xl'd' +-44+-XS f+ 0-ni4- i+:Bf AN'S RYFNGF 'OR, THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER. 0 CHAPTER XXVlt•--(C:ontlnueo). "1 cannot believe it," site 111 1101111100d 41, tiro solos time revelling her past fears on the subject, "It is your fancy - it cannot bc." Eileen tossed her head. '9L 1s Iruo. Ile close her and left .me. If Ile were to return and beg me lel marry idle I would never consent is do so, Resides I-1 Macy we should not have been happy logether, it is good thing this has happenel after all I have done my best to keep hilt, bill failure -has met me on every side. However, his bride wilt not be the worse for a term of Imprlsom$ent, since he seeks an alliance with such a family." She turned away quickly, anxious to •end the conversation. ant] also to hide the !ears she could no longer keep !Sack. Duncan bad left her, end she had given him up in a moment of baffled rage when jealousy had blinded her self eentr4 but for all that she still loved him, and knew that no other man could ever flit Itis place in her heart. She guessed why Lord St, Aubin bad looked ao elated since his return, and Sully realized that he would propose to nor again. And although she did not love him she meant to say yes, to accept him at once and to stop all tongues from guessing at the true stagy rf Duncan's dfsappoarnnce, from know- ing that she had been put aside for Sunbeam, She entered Lhe aviary as self-pos- sessed as though she had no such thing as a heart, and smiled al St. Aubin. "Well," she exclaimed, "and you ceuld not prrsuade then to return? They aro still resolved to do thele best for Sunhesm, 1 suppose?" "Just so. Whet is more they have already effected her release -on bail She was at the hotel with them. They must have gone straight to a magis- trate." Sho clasped her hands. rSluo ivas there! You saw her?" she murmured. "flow did they do 11! 1 thought that they could no nothing yet, and—" "With influence and money one ran work wonders, Lord Cruse and Stn - Male saw Sir George Cade. They man- aged everything quickly, When 1 got to the lrolol, Ledy Cruse had fetched Miss Green and she was there -and-" Ho hesitated, noting her sudden pal - Ice, the flash of lief dark eyes. "Did you speak to her?" "No. She was in another room." Ills ;Wanner and the suchien drop in his voice awaleenee her latent jealousy and fear. "Was she .alone -then n kind of pri- soner of state?" she queried with a nervous Lille laugh. i3o Voiced away from her, for the paln in her fano hurt him. fife longed to kiss 11 all away. That she could care al. all hurl him nearly as much. It dnmed his nrdor. Then, seeing that she waited for him to arelk, he, cleared his voice and mur- enured:- "With-forgive me, Eileen -for gaoler, Sinclair-[ saw then as I left. Sho was—" He paused again. Sho had laid her hand upon his arra and held it so tight that he could have cried out with the pain. That she was conscious of the gesture was visible also. Ile realized That with. a sinking heart. "Go on," she whispered with stiff $pa. "She was— "In, his arms," he replied, with a strong feeling et reluclmlce, A shiver shook her from head to foot. end for a second silence felt between them. Then she laughed again, "So I suppose, Me," she exclaimed, "1 sent hien to her -I sent hila to the thief. He went from me to her, For she had stolon him also." He put Ms aa'nt round her qulvorhng body and drew her gently Mee his 0111 - brace. "Eileen," ha murmured, "I told you Chet seine day you would come back To me. f did not know then that Lhe clay was so near, that my heaven was se close. Hado you come, eweet,.at lest?" She laid her head upon ihis breast. "Can you take me-imdw(ng how things are, that he -f weft not tell. you -I want, no one 1:0 know but of course you guess----" "1 could horsewhip him nowt" he ex- claimed, a gleam of anger in his eyes. "If you ask too to I will. But for Dns reef, what does it matter? I have al. Ways wanted you, Eileen. None can love you es 1 can, none can worship you as 1 do -I do not tisk for love now. 'hat 1 will wait for. Give me the right to claim you before all the world, That is all I ask." She looked up into his face. The love she hod tonged to read on Uuneme's was wr111en largely there, She !knew Mai was itis only world. And yot sho felt cold and Isere. Her waited still bled; and his love could never heal :t for her, "I will give you that;" she whispered, "only t would like .poople, to think Dun- can lett because of Its, Also 1 well l0 male hien sore --not by your horse -whip. Meg, that \wild tellfoo much --• but through her, _ That gh'1 mash not es cape' her punishment, '1'he Mars must pproeinhn'hier guilt:, they shall both sill. ler, they owe ole that, 1 dais year help." Ifo rooked seriously mato her eager eyes. "1lnt ,you meter would not Mem the child.'' If she is 10000001, and: 1 believe she 18, you vvouad note--" -" "She3g net liniment," sho a'eiorled angrily, .ttate+ting herself up, and sbalnp• • • • • R • Mg her (001, "She -!s guilty, But even of she were not, surely she owes rue seinething now. Duncan has left me 10, her, Ile must soo that all will not 1,1(1 easy for him as he thinks, Let the world know what she Is, al an eve nes. I 'do not 'ask you to do 1110011, merely to interview reporters, to pt41- oladnl iter guilt, t, help ine to carry nils through. Then, when all is over, 1 win be rows." - ' "But, my dear, wily not be mine wile. out leis lronble. Leave them alone, let justice lake its own course, and snakill whet happiness (ho gods may have left you, with nie." She shook icor head impotently. "That or nothing, Jim. You help mo la do what I want -IO punish a man who has behaved badly le me --in my own way -end I'll marry you. You refuee, and I won't." He sighed. After all she did not asic much. Only, to persecute a young fr;en-iless girl, instead of lighting an able 11511, seemed puerile to him, and even mere, He (1id not like Lt. Besides what good could it do. Semler or Tat- er things would right themselves. lie started at the thcughl. Sooner or later things world right themselves. So, after all, what (.1141 1t matter if fie gave the promise she asked? "Yes. 1 will help you on diose con dittoes," he said. "Did—" She hold up a pinyful finger. "N0 reservatb mn, Jim. 1 ani not an evil d -or. I do not ask you le commit a et ime " "Nevertheless I ant about to commit one new ---a a'ald upon ,yrtu' lips," he exclaimed, with a ronlented laugh, as ha seized her umeelsling chin 111 his hands and bent his face to hers, CHAPTER XXVIII. The sun shone brightly Into Ikitty's kitchen, and tiro canary In the window welcomed it with a song of delight. Deily looked up at tate bird roproaeh- ful ly. "How can you sing dile° that, you lilile flint-hearte" she asked. "Ilave you suite ,forgollon Sunbeam? '['his wea- ther makes me miss her mere, for it is het' weather, when her hart shines like gale and her eyes dance like the sun rays pouring into your cage. But now, for ail we ki:ow, she may bo cry- ing her eyes out. God lcnows what tt'oabie she may be in, and I can't get LI her to conef,rt lien. Ali, if only Bill would come back and telt me where she is I'd go to her like a shot. But lie's changed. His heart used to be soft once; now it's tough as leather," Sighing heavily, she settled herself in her chair and picked up the morning paper, It had not yet been opened, for Bill had not returned since the night before, That did not trouble her. Site was used to his ways, and knew that he had probably spent the night in Gentleman Dan's company. Also he had the pearls 10 dispose of. The sooner they disappeared, the easier she would Teel. The article she was in search of when she opened the paper soon caught her eye. She read It breathless, The head- ing was exciting enough; "Meelerlous Disappearance of f;ady Cruse's Pearls , Daring Burglary in Broad Day- light.... Was Sunbeam mentioned? The words danced before her as she read: ". . The burglar himself has escaped, it he ever existed . , . Itis sup. Posed acoemplios, a -young girl staying fir. the house, has been srresled." With a loud cry kletly dropped the paper and started up. The canary Left eft singing, and hopping to Iha side of his cage peered down Inquisitively as his mistress' paced the floor, her hands elaspod over lier capacious bosom,the tears rolling clown her cheeks. "I told Bill he'd gel her punished in. steed of himself, Yes, I told him so. i .Mille knew I -spoke the truth," she sobbed. "But she hasn't betrayed hint atter all, spite cif alt, -011, my precious lamb, my darling baby- that I loved, to think you sbotticl come to this, Just for all the world as though you .really are BI11's flash and blood," She slopped before a small photo. maple of Sunbeam, and taking it lip kissed it with quivering lips, Tho girl's sweet face smiled back reassuringly at her. "0h, decry neer exclaimed I-Ietty, "of course you'll be shut up, sure as fate, my treasure. If they let you be arrest- ed, of course they didn't care far you, se Sir llalph cunt have said anything --or !f he did, it's made no dllferenoc, 011, if only he was Mittel What on - earth made him roll over the cliff Ilke that, when he was going to be wanted? 011, my lamb, how ran I save you?" Her eyes fulling on the tell-tale paper, she started towards it wil•b o low ex- ciitmation, and picked it up eagerly, For of course it contained the ilforinn- Irm she �ha leael thirsted for, the nrinie of the pima Sunbeam wn.s in, - "Reacicley Petrie," she reed slowly, half aloud. "Wherever's tial? They don't say. so Ill be honed they'll know at any: stollen. 7110 n1 is nearest 01e; 1'11 get slye thinks on and go, 111 Igo it her at once incl fell them all Mout her, if eteressaiy. mein if 1111/ tante me Mr (Ming so 1'fierwarhls. Rut I won't beirny hint. 1 know nonage all 111 those penile, crime Mein! I only wish they were 1vt'lc where they fir -t Mem tram, even tM"uph, Ihr,u:rh their, I know Where In 1111 my derlfine, Yen, I'll go to her, They mine Mame me for hav- ing loved her, en 1 they 1111181 see ne sbrn;i been well caroti . for 211 the lisle, A4 ter 1711, 1 daresay 1 •shall he hack he fere him, if they t10(1't leek nee up," leaving arrived at that decision, site went upstairs and prepared for .her journey. Before leaving her room she Unloolced ie drawer, then a box within 11 Mem which she took one or two 8ma11 pareol0, These she fetched in a hand -bag, with whish she returned to the kitehen, and laking down the ca. nary's cage, said: "You shan't starve, you little reseal, for all Por In a hurry to sere Sunbeum. though 13reoklty Park may no scores of notes sway, I'll tell Mrs. Grogan to look after you, and now I'm giving you double wane you deserve to malke, up ter the loneliness that's coming to you. Good-bye, sing again, and never irmtb!e it you don't ,see both your rots• Mosses again," Slue turned Into the. street, locldcd the 11•'or, curied the lcey bo the neighbor who generally Look care of it for her in cease Rill returned cluring her ab- ean00, and set off towards the busy thoroughfare with a quick walk. But as each step took her further Wield, ler heart sank more and more, whilst the difficulties ahead cropped up 00401. HON caul(1 silo rebus^ Sunbeam now I y tcllingi what had been kept for en P,ng? net would have nothing to do with lite pearls and the burglary, there - 7.1`e It could niter nothing now Sure beam was in the hands of the police. Besides, without Slr tlalph and Bill to hank her up, 10111(1 her word be taken? flight not they all say the tale was n hoax? And even if Lady Cruse did believe her, what good ws,uld she de? For if Lady Cruse cared fer Sun- beam ever so little, the girl would not have been arrested. Also, It was pos. sihle that Lady Cruse knew everything after all, and hated Sunbeam -was ashamed of her -would thank no one for repealing the tale. She slackened her pace and cooked (hatefully around at the crowded pave- ments. avements. She felt tired and bewildered, also full of despair. She had actually thought of betraying Bill, for that is what her Intention amounted to, seen in broad deyhght, She would have to mention Ithu anyhow, and the huc and cry would sound for him nt once, even if she kept, hack her knowledge of his ✓ IsIL to precktey and his theft of the pea cls, She was nn old tool to have thought e l it. Luckily she had come back to hat' sen:ps in lime. She would go home and try to forget about Sunbeam, or when' 13i11 'come back ask him to save the child. How he was to do that she could not Ieil. But he was full of re- ceurse, and would and a way. Re would not give ,himself up, of course; but then she did not wish him to. She had reached the turning into Euston station, and paused. looking through the gateways with wondering eyes. The flow of vehicles costing and going f.Irmugh was ceaseless. Sho scanned the faces of the occupants stupidly. 11 only she could see some one who could help both of (:hose she loyal. She laughed at the thought, Hew could she expect help from any one: ---she, a convict's sister and a wo- man without acquninlatices? The noise of the nettle was making her silly; the sooner sire got out of it ttie better. She turned away, not without a lurk- ing wish to creep within and tisk where Brockley Park was. But then some cne might overhear her, and llous, even indirectly, find a clue to 13111. Willi that his guilt could not be doubted. Itow stupid she had been to imagine she could go there without betraying ht,nt She sprang nervously back from the curb as a hansom jerked up and a young man jumped to the ground, ex- claiming:- "why, x- claiming:"\Vhy, Mrs, Green, I have found you at last!" And before she could realize whether she was glad or sorry to meet him, her hands were clasped by Duncan Sht- clatr. "Mr. Sinclair[' she gasped, remember- ing her wish for help with a little thrill. of delight,- though at the same Lisle Mee also recallod her past simpicions of him and her subsequent deception kevards ldni with regard to Sunbeam's disap- pearance, "Why, sir, who would have thought of our meeting here, and—" "\V''loo indeedl" echoed Sinclair. "And yet I've searched high and low for you. Her eyes scanned his taco eagerly. What did he mean? A sullenness chased the smile from her lips. "Conte, we can'L talk hero, and I've heaps to ask you. My tine's my own, and 1 daresay you .are In no hurry," Cs'ntinued Sinclair, "There's a quiet little hetet over there; come in and have something while we talk of old times, and--" She drew Meek Auer face frigid. "Indeed, I've plenty to do, Sun- beam at home expecting mc, and—" "Then I'll take you back In this han- som, \Vhni's the address?" She hue -dated, crimsoning pain.fuliy, His hottest eyes pleroed to hoe soul. She felt a sudden inexplicable shame for doubting loin. "I would rather not drive," she slam - neared, "I'm nervous of hansoms ever since I rood of the Mystery of a Han- s= Cab. I vowed I'd never ride 1n one, nor In a four -wheeler eltltcr,' she added hurriedly, as sea saw hien glane Jirg back as though In search of one. A smile flickered across his knee as he dismissed the hansom and took her erns imperiously, 'Miss Green, I assure you I'm sourer detective nor rogue," he murmured in her nslanishecl ear; "I'rim merely .your friend, S'ttnbeantl's." - fermi!, heartanal itipt to her mouth, and Mare moistened her oyes, "But-- she stammered, allowing him to leaa her um'eslsttilgly. "1 must go house, 1 know you ora very idled, mod---" cit is about Sunbeam t want (A speak. to yon,' he !interrupted, his oyes resting kindly on nor hot troubled face; "I come 1x(,111 ilex Iv 1011." 511 1;1131,8,1 111 astonishment, 115 r:,ni fi„ni Euninaam? \Vhri1 mold 1a mesa? Snr,.heam was al 13raeleley hall with 1 0dy llama; whet 11ad he to do with theni?---unlees Hill wee right and h,: was n deleetve, tier lens eheol0 violently Nemeth 11x1', end .sire heeled heavily on his arm. The 1h•rol, with fie 'troy welled Roasts told seething 11111/1117 111554 of letn1a11ty 0wam iannd b witlovingrly: Nor COAld 0110 recover thought nor senses until she found her- self half reclining 011 a 5011011 In a quiet room, with Sinoiah' holding a glasae to her ,lips, She drank Will -slily, then loolcod up A4 Etat whit wonder -Mkt oyes. (To be Continued.) DRINK PLENTY WATER TIILL:S BOW TO CUlll, RHEUMATISM AND T'IIE KIDNEYS, Gives Readers Advice -Also Tells of li Simple Prescription to Make a Home - Made Mixture, Now 1s the time when the doctor gel,', busy, and the patent medicine menu. lecturers reap the harvest, unless great care is taken to dress warmly and keep the feet dry. This is the advi:o 01 an old eminent authority, who says 11ta1 Rees inallem and teldney Lrouhle wen- Mer is here, and also tells what to d ne case of an attack. Get from eny goad prescription phar- macy one-half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ounce Cgmlwund Kam gen, three ounces Lompeund Syrup Sarsaparilla. Mix by shaking In a bot - t1.: and take a teaspoonful . after meals and at bedtlme, Also drink plenty of water, You omit drink too much of it, Just try this simple home made mix- ture, and don't forget the water, at the first sign of ,Rheumatism, or if your back aches or you feel that the kidneys are not acting just right, This is said to be a splendid kidney regulator, and almost certain remedy ler all forms of Rheumatism, which is caused by uric acid in the blood, which the kidneys fail to eller out. Any one can easily prepare this at home and al small cast. Almost any druggist in the smaller towns can supply the ingredients named, as they are commonly used in the prescription department. ILLNESS OF THE CZARINA MELANCHOLIA AND COMPLETE NER VOUS BREAKDOWN. Strain of Lite at Russian Court Too Much for filer - Her Testate are Domcs'ic. Tho Czarina has disappeared from public view for some time past, says the Russian correspondent for the New York Journal. At first It was intimat- ed that she was suffering from the ef- fects of a particularly stubborn case of influenza. But when her seclusion be- came prolonged it was bound impos- sible eo conceal any longer the real state of affairs, and it was reluctantly admitted that ,she was far too ill - to take any part in the festivities of the St Petersburg season; that her malady, though not dangerous to life, was likely to prove of lengthy dursiiop, end that it was mental • rather than physical, consisting of pronounced melancholia and of a complete nervous breakdown. When one recalls to mind all that the Empress has had to endure since she went to Russia as a bride, it is not astonishing that her nerves should have given way. Her alliance to the Czar was unpopular with the people in the ftnst place. For It was known through- out Russia that she had entertained the strongest isind of scruples about ahem dontng the Rrolestsnt Churoh, in which she had been reared, for the orthodox Greek rite, end it was reported that her converatan was not sincere. FOLLOWED BY ILL -LUCK. Then, too, her marriage may be said to have coincided with the death of her father-ln-law, and when she cane to Russia as a and 1t was to a land not of rejoicing but of mourning. The tragedy which marred the festi- vities of the coronation at Moscow, casting the lives of thousands of poor people, eves likewise a shook to her, and, moreover, served to ' associate her in the eyes of Me Russians with misfor- tune and ill -tuck. The many disappointments which she suffered herself and to which she sub- jee1ed the nation, before finally giving birth three years ago to an heir to the throne, were construed by the manses 1:1 her husband's dominion as a token of divine displeasure. Her orderly German and Bpglish ideas -sho had been to a great extent brought tip by her grandmother, Queen Victoria of England --caused her Lo rebel against much that She' found at the Russian court, which served to antsgonizo not only its members, but oven the princes and princesses of the royal family against her• Polftcali,y, too, she fotmd herself In conflict not only with her husband's Mlnistors, but likewise with. her rela- tt es, For she encouraged him in all his progreasive and liberal loaninge, which were strongly disapproved by the various grand dukes and grand duchesses, most of ahem champions of reaction and of unimpaired niitocrncy. Arid she has nowt the mortiblcutan cl seeing 1141 her policy has proved a failure, Anti that iter pelltloal allyice to her taus n ha d isMarl r clop y regarded as to a mensut'e responsible for : tate chaotic conditions that have prevailed for the last tyvo years In the domin- ions of the Geer. - FEARED ASSASSINATION, Finally, there has been the perpet,r- ai and ever haunting dread of the -a5- snssinntion of her husband and of her little ones. She teas seen her Mother. in-law, Grand Duke Sergtus, literally blown to ple005, scorns of her Meeha :1's Mani,l:ers, assrt ofgoiels and trusted generals of Els entourage laid .IOW 117 nssassine, while time nod again would - le regicides have been found and cap- tured among those of thole eolaincrs In whom she and the ltmprror have re. posed the greatest 0onaden le, and upon DOGS FOR SCOTLAND YARD MAY 111; INTRODUCED INTO LONDON POLICE HEADQUARTERS. Canines Are Used by the Pollee of Every Country Except Great Britain, The mantillas at Scotland Yard have Men serbously discussing the use of dogs r,:• the constable's companion and help, Sir Edward klenry, ivlto, regurcls the in- novaton sympathetically, considers the only crucial objection to be the senti- mental prejudices of the public. Dogs are ueed by the police in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels, New York and 111 all the COulineniu1 amides, The. fron- tiers are patrolled by dogs, and as a- 11u1•k of the growing reputation of the olllcial w,lich-dog, (t cormuitte! appointed ty the French tovorrrrrient is now con- sidering their Insportull in, Meier Rich- ardson, the pianos' trainer and breeder oe lflese dogs, has just rite-t'avcd u request for more dogs for Peterhof, for deten(1 nig the (neap of the, Cznr and patrolling tlr, park, and two of hit; dogs aro al- ways kennelled in the Sultan's palace el Constantinople, DOGS BEST SUITED. Two breads of dogs are need for two distinct purposes, and, curiously enough, the best of both are bred in England, al - meet aha only nation that does not use thein. They are used for executive work and for criminal work, and the favorite sects 41(0 Airedales and cross -bred bloodhounds, - Scientific tests prove that Airedales can hear, roughly, 400 yards further off Man. a man, Hamburg 5l4115111s just publlsltod show that Lite minor offences hay° fallen since their Introduction from 150 to ave within a given period, and burglaries have been much reduced. The dogs aro only used at night. They are coesidereci abroad valuable in towns but essential hi the country. USEFULNESS PROVED, A list of police court cases just re- ceived from Germany contains the report of a success in two departments. A thief, hidden in a garden, was found by an Airedale under a small bush after the police had made a vain search.; and in the town a would-be murderer was Minted down by a blood -hound. Mr. Haldane, who has recently been approached, has refused to experiment with dogs for rho army, though they are now used by some officers in the volun teens-, But Scotland Yard would be dis- pesed to try them if they were assured 0t public support. On this point they. have qualms. ee SECRET OF BUGGED IIARE. A. Marvellous .Discovery in the Paris Catacombs, A discovery made in the Paris cats- cembs is puzzling a number of scien- f 's The whole south of Paris is honey- combed with catacombs, ,et which a small portion is used as a receptacle for the bones from old Paris cemeteries, A professor from the Natural history Museum started a few day ago to car- ry Out experiments umdergreund. IIe entered the catacombs, beueatk the Jar. din des Plantes, aacossipaniel Ly three laboratory assistants, an engineer and an attendant. - The professor event in the direction of the Boulevard St. hlichsol. After a time he came, span a large pyramid -shaped mound which obstructed the passage. Bolding torches close to the mouse,. the party discovered that the pyramid was composed entirely of cats' heads, numbering many thousands. Those en the lop were freshly cut. The mount had evidently been accumulating for years. It seemed entirely inexplicable how the bends came to bo in an unfre- quented passage underground. While the scientists were puzzling Meer brains and trying to Imagine the existence of a sacred sect of religious fanatics, the engineer unl0kl0(1 a plan o1 the catacombs. From this document lhey discovered that they were under the premises of a well-known cheap res- taurant which makes a spocfai feature of jugged hare at popular prices. Close by an air -shaft passed through the cel- lar oI the restaurant en question. whom they had bestowed the utmost favor and even affection. All this is surely enough to shatter Ibe nervous system of a keenly senst-. ave, high strung, warm hearted, and brilliant woman seclh as the Czarina, whose only moments of happiness have been when alone with her husband and children, and whose appearance at other times, especially at court emo- tions and in public, hes always been characterized by a look of mingled shy- ness and intense seriousness, Indeed, approaching almost to mournfulness. saNtee ON THEFARM e THE SUSSEX FOWL. TTtls le a very old breed, ono that has been kept in the south pastern oounliei of England for over ono hundred years, ft is ciosrly allied In bloodtothe 1Sng lista Dorking, and probably- deseereted ham the 01.1105 o'igind stock, As a table fowl it can hardly -be extolled; if that were not a0, it certainly could not have survived es long 115 it has Jn a county -like Sussex where aro important ieclustry Is the raising of the finest table few.a the world pro,iuo s, The utility poultry keeper has in the Sussex fowl a valuable breed, and there are not many on -either side of the At- lantic which can excel it in dimmed usefulness. It Is pre-endnently a table fowl, and although the trade definition "Sussex fowls' refers net 0.3 _m1111 10 the 12•(4-,1 es to the manner in which the bids are fattened ar1,1 dressed tor market, it Ls a fact that most. of tate [kiwis which are sent le market from the Sussex fattening districts and sold under the famous name of Sussex fowls" ore of the Sussex breed. Its qualitirat!ons are: good size, breadth, Isngl'h and depth et breast; fine small boric; comparative smallness of waste, delicacy of flesh, excellence of flavor; tendency to early maturity, propensity Sc, fatten readily, and an important point to the British market: whiteness of skin, teat and lege. Tho Sussex fowl cannot be considered as amongst first-class lavers, yet it has been [mond that by selection their abtil- ties in this respect can be brought up high without in anyway impairing their table qualities. One point very much in its favor Is Lhet it is a good winter layer, and no table fowl Is worthy of the name if ft Is not possessed of this attril"rte, because winter eggs are re- quired for the hatching of early spring chickens, and it 4 bowl will not lay when Its eggs are most wanted for early latching, it will be of leo service as a table fowl. The eggs are of more than average size, white in color with seine - Limes a cream tint SAYING HORSES. In teaching a horse to be fearless or any strange and therefore he him alarming object, there are three rules of conduct to which there Is leo excep- tion -never speak sharply, never use your whip and never urge him forward with a tight rein. A frightened or nerv- ous horse is psychologically the equi- valent of a frightened child, Would any one in his senses expect to cure his child's timidity by scolding or whip- ping him or by yanking hive suddenly by the arm? It Is Impossible to condemn too strongly the pulling of a horse's mouth and laying the whip smartly across his. back, which is the practice usually seen and p' puiarly advocated "to distract his allenLion" when a Morse shows symp- tans of alarm at an approachtng ob- ject, such as a motor car; a greater mistake or one more productive of fu - hire lnouble for the driver was never mad. • HOW GEESE ARE FATTENED, The following method of fattening is adopted by the English goose farmers: Geese in good condition 311001(1 be shut up in a quiet place, shaded from light, whero they cannot see other geese at liberty, and should be kept there from twenty io twenty -ave days. It is bene- ficial to let them out for about fifteen to thirty minutes the first thing in the morning and again in the evening about dusk. Tha meals they get should be nutritious and a mixture of barley meal, wheat meal, a litho cornmeal and betted potatoes given twice a day is good. About the last ten ar twelve days it is advisable t0 mix a little finely chopped rough fat with the meal. This has the effect of plumping them up, rendering their flesh much more pala- table. A trough of clear water should be supplied the birds after the evening meal. EGGS THE BASIS. Egga are the toundaton of the poul- try business. No otter branch is any surer or more profitable in the long rung There is money in broilers, roast- ers, ere., but without eggs they could not be obtained. 'The more eggs a hen lays the more prltlt there is for the poul- try raiser above the cost of feed, labor, etc. The more eggs a pullet lays in Its maiden effort, Ilue more eggs tt will lay in its second year. Ottawa will tax the salaries of anvil servants this year, which will make a difference of 920,000 In the city revenue. 100430 "'°000 3 00' `0000: r 4 A iC,oston schoolboy was tall, s'lec^,k and sickly. His as'nas were soft and flabby. He didn't have a strong muscle in his entire body. h sician who had attended d the family for thirty years prescribed ,S'cot's Ernalaion. NOW To feel that . .-a1 Ila boys>Ali !tri int`1 would think he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. ALt. DSRUGGISTS: 01100, AND $61,00. -14011414 ez1+24(140:scK),H4 X00 • cedeleMaeleteletilleinefeniAmlethitt Fashion Hints. :ya4 TRINKET SUGGESTIONS, For tyle truir the gold and jewel trim. - eled combs are no longer eonaidered In 1110 very 1,031taste, esp0040ly 10r young girls, The plan, molest'-uilored combs and phis for the monde girl and those 111 dant shell fur the brunette are correct, The combs -"rc usually baiter Mee ivllen made with plain tips, without knobs ,ir 0111 LW decoration. Tlhe Milton pins are ua'id by girls who wear - their bull' up. TM lap part of these pins turn lack over the hair in a llat piece cif shell, like a large button. The eiteot 13 very neat. leer !keeping in flying ends of halt, alio,, there are eerie -mem pins of amber --strange-Woking things. that screw in - lo the Bair In spired 1aslifen, so that cne wsnrid Tear they slight nater coma cut egrtin. But they tire, metaet, com- paratively easy ,c,1 adjuetanent and they are admirable for keeping the hair neat. nett buckles for wear with flne silk bells are in geld, silver or mother of pearl. They are most al:tractive rvithout (tan" settings, The geld and silver buckles are chased or engraved In. charming designs, The mother oI pearl buckles ane very Mee for linen belts 0" for those in white colored 'silk. An idea which has been followed out be some girls for the sleeve' links of their morning waists of the taller -made variety is to get the plain mother of pearl buttons which are sold for wear+ in men's evening clothes. These Ora fiat buttons, just like those which are sewed on shirtwaists, only finer, and c't rnore attractive design, They are small in size, and when used in tailored shirtwaists they are exceedingly nea6 and at the some 11111e smart looking. APPLIQUE LACE. in the new application of Irish cro- chet the woman who 11kes to do fanny work that will produce a striking eUeoi without toe much la.lor has the means at hand, 'J'he expert worker will make the patterns herself and produce now designs, while the more amateurish onnqg can unpick the patterns loom the old pieces of valuable lace that have be- come too worn for use. Irish crochet, appliqued, as its 114010 implies, consistsi of gatderns of Irislh crochet lace appliqued on Brussels net. Tha net, which must be the best pro- curable, is cut to the required shape, then a coarse thread is darned through. the mesh of the net about one-u:gllth o1 an inch from the edge all around. Ilia line representsthe straightening line used in ordinary Mist menet lace and to werlced over the same way. On this} groundwork of net the patterns are am piqumi by arranging and tacking diem carefully in place, and allerwards sett/ ing them neatly all (mound on the back of the work. Many women possess cad pieces at Irish crochet which. regretfully 'are cast aside as unweerable en account of the filling having worn away, as this is thq portion that always wears out first. 11 they well examine the Tare they proball-- ly will find many of 111e patterns still are geed and can be given a new baser of 11te by unpiclkfrg frau thorn the ree mains of the surrounding filling anis after carefully cleaning them applique{ them. Heavy Irlah crochet lace is not so suitable as the lighter makes, anti the finer the net the lighter the lace patterns must be. For a bolero, jacket, or dres IN( ,strongest make of Brussels net ha the best. Care must he taken to have thhk patterns perfectly clean before apply!; them M the not and to keep the wor free from ll.ngermarks in the process of - making. This easily can be done b keeping a small piece of tdssue papa - between the fingers and the work. Ldng strips of lace or insertion should hats the /trashed portion rolled up and cased In paper as soon as itis worked„ in this way it will be kept tree Irony dust and look as clean and crisp 4§ It should when (intellect. STOCKS FOR TAILORED WAISTS. With Use tailored waists and skitter wheal now are fashionable conies et d0men(1 for all kinds of stocks. Theta attractiveness depends so mote on thetO freshness that a generous supply its needed. If one is handy with 'the neadlc a great many of these ,pretty trifles mayj Le made for utile expense. One chic stock is made of linen. The collar is made of the double materia and there are two shaped pieces u angle linen embroidered, These piceat re the width of the collar in back and tiger t0 the fl'ont, where they are are nglh wide, They lap in the front anti button. One pisco 1s 501 in the end ode' he collar, between the two 'plebes of Mtn. Tho ether ptcca is finished neat. y and Is fastened le ilia lop and Moll, tem of the other end of the ccliar, Thte eaves a long opening like a large buttt I enhole. The first end passes lhrougte his. The tab- yet Is made of two i leaped strips of hien, single pieces,: n Sinned u ,raider This a disj ed by rel. y tlY net is separate and ellps between the colter and 1110 hultoned ends, one end„ Any simple design may be enhrold- red en the ends ofhe tai, lenbrele armee end of the tab an one sloe, and be other end en the opposite side, so' hat when `Iapped over Um embroidery' 'Oth ends of the tali 1i11 lee right side 111. i.ovely 51001111 can he made fres 910oes t a man's worn (3111 wiile'Test, • SWARM:: de TOWN. Will.-"TltOso tee fellows wol'ic 11111d Mg." Jiti---'cls that eight?" "Yes, evlty, hardly a day poses that )07 don't *sling' sotnpllod;,'r