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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1907-3-12, Page 2t(+3 raft(( I?E^1 i i ? area)Cf4'-x#40+17(•4:(4.1:1+ -4- E 4:(+A+3 4:fcE • • • • A MN'S : 11.1.10111..11,010 OR, THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER. • Y:aeKaa);(4.);(14E4i ##k( i-e);(4-3a-aga.+Ale: eti4. 1fla4 (tie#r (t3 4A.11i CHAPTER XXrX,—(Conilrwed). h3 would be on maldng the discovery, Her protective lova for her erring bro- ther returned in full force. What he had done for Sunbeam he didnot know. But she felt reassured on that ,abject. She had never known Bill to deceive He moved uneasily in his chair, her, whatever ho had done to others. "Sunbeam?" he ejaculated.""\\'at And now her duty was to save tum. makes you think of 'or? She's out of She felt sorry for the suddenness of at altogether, though I don't say she mayn't epeek up for herself;" "She won't. 1 know her, and so do yese Why, Bill, you love her stili. And you ain't the man to let her suffer for aou. Think how we've pampered her, and think of where she may go for leve of you. Oh, whatever you mean by your mysterious speaking is nothing what we ought to feel for her—our goldengolden hatred baby." "Sett up," he snarled, his eyes gleam- ing angrily. "I've no time to talk about er. It's her dooty to return something !for all I've done for 'er, so 'old yer noise and listen to me—" "But you don't know the worst about ,her. That they've arrested her for stealing the pearls, and thet--" "Hang the pearls and you too. 1 knows as much as I wanter. An' Sun- beam 'll come out o' it awl rolght, you trot. As you say, I 'ave liked 'er, and— But there, you'll make me drivel loike "Of 'course I mean to stick to you,'" ache excleernal. "Whatever do you mean by saying that? There's no fear et your being caught. Sunbeam hasn't betrayed you?" the flight, and dreaded the long sea voyege. But in another land things would be safer, and some day she would s Sunbeam again. "You may be sure we shan't suffer ;or this. Sunbeam '11 be more use to us now than ever," were Bill's parting words as he went towards the door. "Bit out o' ibis as soon's you can," he whispered with a wink and his finger on his nose. CHAPTER XXX. The balcony of Menton Hotel over- hung the quiet market square, and was A favorite resort of all visitors. While it afforded a capital view of the town, especially on market days, its occu- pants were hidden from the gaze of the curious by the leafy breeches of a mag- nificent wisteria and the graceful foli- age of a vlrgfnta creeper, intermingling lovingly from base to roof of the old- yerself. You've to get ready a jour- for (a shinned building, There Sunbeam sat with Lady Grose Bey. We're gen' to leave England this ferry might; I've made all arrangements, ,teanks to the pearls. The longed. for ,(arm an' bit o' ground will be ours after alt. So 'eery up. We flit as scone possible." "But it's teo sudden, 13111; besides, we can't go away until Sunbeam is—" "Gammon. Sunbeam'll be well looked after, you bet. If you tare for me an' want a 'orae in your old age with me, ,you must do wot I say. If not, you can stay and get punished for ma about the Sunbeam bisness, and run the risk R' no 'oma at el] for I mean to quit this soon 's possible. 'Tatn't the furst totme you've rushed off in a 'urry, you're used to that by now, so the quick- er you set to work the better. We'll fold up our beds en' walk, an' shake off the soil of England from our 'eels afore midnight. You see, Het, I molght haye gorn and left you, not tethered about you; but you've anted square by nen, en' so I'll act square by you, long's there's a chance for me, there'll be ono for you—" But Sunbeam!" she interposed tear- fully. "She'll do, 1 said. Besides, wet good rejoice over that, It was far Lotter for can you do 'Or? If her 51017 come out, things to remain as they were, She could net be very severely punished, whilst Bill, as an old offender, would get penal servitude far a certainly. No, p he wanted to bear the punishment for the morning after Duncan's meeting with Betty. Sat waiting for her lover's return, her heart full of anxiety. For Duncan had not come back the night before, after all. They had received a telegram from hen telling that he was detained. How . and by what, be did not say. Therefore, small wonder that Sunbeam looked pale and troubled, and that her fingers trembled slightly over her dainty embroidery as she listened to Lady Cruse's cheerful enliolpations. "You may be sure he will bring good 'ROWS," exclaimed Lady Cruse for about ,the twentieth time that morning. "News that will save you Born all the publicity of to -morrow. I feel sure of ft. What else could have kept him from ooming back, so soon after his engagement?" She smiled gaily into the girl's grave face. "You will see that I am right,' she ,added, though with a sinking heart. "So try to look happy, my child." Sunbeam sighed es she forced a smile to her lips. For what would mean re- lease for her must also mean punish - anent for her father. So how could she 'ow can you explain the past? They'll b.: bound to punish you some 'ow." "But who will fell them? W113" should. that come out at all?" "Leastways, she's lost to us, stat him. It would be an atonement for her she? Though Dan still grumbles about ! recent unlilial behavior. T1 would show It, he's given up ghat hides of '1s. He'Isim that she still loved him, that she only wanted 'er to mike her work for was indeed grateful for all he had done us. I've made that up to him, and 'for her. And yet the ordeal of to -mor - ,eve re quits. But 'e might gess at the row's trial seemed more than she could ,truth about 'er, and try to sell us. But jaear. She turned whits at the thought I've rooked 'im." of it, and looked down tato the silent Ho leaned back in his chair, chuck- square anxiously. if only s'he could ling with delight. She looked at him get out of it without betraying her fa - puzzled. Then, realizing that he was mar.— If only— fna good temper, exclaimed:— Then she started up with a smother - "How? And tar all thea, why should ed cry of delight. we go away. and leave Sunbeam? She "Look!" she said. "Duncan is com- iovcs us, and would let nothing happen Mg. He must have caught an earlier to us." train than he said, and--" He shook his head. "His news is good!" ejaoutated Lady "I never trusts a female far, look Cruse, as she looked down and waved you. She's in a tight 'ole still; she may her hand to Duncan, who was corning give me up to save er skin, au' I'm too well-known to risk that. So were off. Later serape you can see 'er again that Is, If you come with me. Are you comm' 7" She met his eyes entreatingly, Her heart seemed torn in two. Affectkon and blood drew her to Bill, unsatisfied maternal craving to Sunbeam. She bowed ever head, "But you loved bei," she murmured. "You were so good to her. How can we go? How can Dan guess enough to tell her story? 1f they knew that, then I might say, let us go, 13111, she wants us no more." And if I said that by this totme ter- morrer morning she'll know it, what then?' lo' demanded. She icoked up eagerly. "How can that be—unlose, unless ,you-- Oh, Bill, I knew you loved her Anal would save her. You noble, good man.!" Ile laughed sheepishly, "The pollee should 'ear poo, Me" he mattered. "Me noble en' geed, by level But wiry tip, 1'11 tell you. all I've done when we're safe. Dan may yet scent s4mmut. But I'm level with 'im now." "What have you done?" she asked, her curiosity rising as Ise laughed again: "Saddled ins with the pearls. You see. they o'an'l be gel rid of easily just Pow. But we've made n geed exchange; or, rather, he, won't think 50. He wos drunk, as drunk as a lord, end I drag- Med 'im, an'— But 1 can't tell you now, ilne', short. Listen, I'm oaf now, et the ice' c atIt to nit -mo docket ' a boat a welts t pace , at'li land ma down the river. As for you, you must, feiler me by train, 'UM up. Dan may come and stop you --if .he finds out that eve got all his e . a left in the .arts' bTOomin savings n � p a of, flow long everyone know '11 you Ise?" ethein lit Aa ale sislened, the esteem n g Ofimminent dangerer res(ersc her tour- ego. Suit danger os the she was used and knew hole 10 cope with. tier eyes sparkled with amusement. baring its Biles deed sounded, H appealed to rse e0{11 Mittel"- She teras lad that her ns g Pian Ind been "eo"llced." Nothing Meld halve pleased her diore. Ilut, at the jaarnp 'linnet alto km* kiw deaperato ,axpraesed anything but pleasure, her laps pai'le:l to ul•tar no sound, It is true, dearest. You are free, Innocent, abs:rlved from all blame. They have caught !tint, and with him the penile." Him!" exclaimed Sunbeam lin a hoarse voice. "What do you moan, Duncan? Meting her distressed eyes ho rend Um thought that tortured her, and al- swered quickly -- "The burglar known as Gentleman Dan—they got him last night, quite late. Of course he denies it, but he is a known hand, and was already su- spected of the great bank robbery that took place some weeks ago—yeu all re- member that a safe was emptied con- taining several thousands in gold notes," But I do not understand," whispered Sunbeam weakly. "How could they accuse him of taking the pearls when he wes—" She hesitated, biushing. "lhey found {hem in his possession, darling!" retorted Duncan, smiling re- assuningly into her startled, puzzled Moe "And In his anger he let out ihal the missing notes had also been hid- den there• --he swore that he never touched the pearls, that he must have been robbed by a oomfederate and that " "Did he say?" interrupted Sunbeam, hor eager eyes compelling his atten- tion. "I mean did he—? No, it 'must be impossibie!" She leaned back against him with a little sob. It all seemed so strange and so inexpleablo, that her father was safe though the pearls were found. Had she been convicted her sacrifice might have been useless. Her cheeks glowed at the thought. Dan must have been waiting for her father that dreadful clay and have taken charge of the pro- ceeds of the robbery. "'You aro safe, at any rate, my dar- ling," ejaculated Lady Cruse, "Why need you worry about anything else?" "Because, oh, because, well you know who and what I am—this burglar might have been my father—" "And if I tell you that he was su- spected you must be brave, dear," said Duncan. "For whatever happened be- tween Lhe two men, he is safe. No one knows where Ise bas gone to. No ere remembers anything about him since yesterday morning, and Den was only caught lest night. He walked in - le Lho pit unwillingly. A detective was watching Bill Green's house — and caught Dan coming out of it. Inside there was no one, and—" "Aunt Betty? Oh, what has happened to her?" "She has gone also. She and Bill. Dan, of course, denied everything. He was taken up on the bank robbery charge. But when they found the pears of course the police were mad with de- light, olight, and the more he denied all lenew- ledge of them, and of Brackley, the rnore certain they felt .they had the man. Some one is coming to see you. le tell you all about it. Only 1 gained on him whilst •he went to the police station. for we travelled down together and t culled my informatiern from him." "But what kept you in town then?" asked Lady Cruse. Duncan's farce darkened. "I thought I should discover some- thing myself, and waited for that. But 1 was ml taken, although I do not lose alt hope of doing so," "But there is nothing to discover now," ejaculated Lady Cruse with a th- ee laugh. "This is evidently the end, and after a little while we shall settle down into the humdrum once more. Only who put the detectives to work, who suspected—" She hesitated and glanced at Sun- beam. But the same question filled the girl's eyes and she turned anxiously to Duncan. Ilad. he done so? And if so what could she say to him? She ought to feel angry. and yet the relief of her escape was so great that she could feel nothing but pleasure, though at the same tense somewhat anxious about 13111. Duncan's answer, however, astonished them all as he replied:— "St. Rubin I was told. Though how and why I know trio more than you.' "St Aubin!" ejaculated Lord Cruse. quickly towards (hem, and, despite the "But how the dickens could he guess bower of greenery enframing i'hem, had al—Bill Green—unless Eileen had told him Sunbeam's story and -- Lady Cruse clapped her hands softly a, she interposed:— Then Eileen was doing her best to help Sunbeam after tell How we have seen them and was waving his cap ex- citedly with all the appearance of being In good spirits. "How delighted he looks, Sunbeam! Am I not a good. prophet?" But Sunbeam did net reply, Fear misjudged hart Poor girl, I see It now. held her tongue and magnified the pos- Being young and intolerant slue thought :Abilities ahead, Wes her father cap- it her duty to prosecute and yet, all the lured? Would she gain freedom at his Uma she has Leen trying to find the expense? true culprit, or rather the one she She looked down talo the street, half thought probable. For of course, Sun - et std to 'move, her heeds lightly clasp !learn, I am not accusing any one, curly ed. Duncan had disappeared below, you know—" .;eon he would be with them, toiling "Mat a bad reputation brands a them what had haprenad i+s melee him man," interrupted the girl gently. "Yes, look so joyful. And she was afraid to it is natural that you ehould,all think, hear it afraid of seeing Mtn, afraid to stove and follow Lady Cruso into the room beyond. So she remained there alone. trying to quell the strange. miserebic feeling ere she joined the trio within, the feel- ing that was biller -sweet, fraught with anxiety for her father and Iietly, and hope that in some mysterious manner She had heon proved innocent, Me,isiwhtle Ludy Cruse had enlere,' the silting -room where her husband sat writing, his hack to her. She iaid her hand on Ills .shoulder. "Cruse.," she snfd. "Duncan is coming, he has Seine - thing le 1x11 us, something good i feel sure. You were night after all." "Thank goadnessl" ejaculated Lord Cruse, 141rowing down his pen and turning mind as the doer opened end nmsean entered, hot, excited, his feet benmt g., n "HTaveyou heard?" he began, glanc- ing eagerly front one lo Iho other. "01 course you haven't, evening papers don't get here at midday. Well, Crust, Wee is o e—and —" "Oh, Duncan what i s it7 Don't waste your time saying nothing. Tell es, we are dying to hear your news," exclatnt- cd Lady Cruse "Of (ours° yeu are. And Pally glad 1 am to be the flee to tell you that your pearls have been Lound, tlnd that-" A IoW oe from Sunbeam s Y , whet tsars lest entered the room Mopped f , piled h kn. He sprang towards her and nut his rirdrl mound her Waiste The girl'a white face although you were kind enough not to say it, that it was my father T teas try - log to shield. But it is not over yet, T am not cleared—there will be more to say, and—perhaps-1 shall still be accused of complicity or thought to be shielding someenc—" Duncan drew her to him. "That is all right now. here is the man who will prove thee, to you. You need worry 310 more, my dearest," to muttered es the door opened and a eer- vant entered with letters and announc- ing nnounceing their visitor. "But Aunt Hotly, Duncan?•' whisper- ed Sunbeam hurriedly. "Do you think shia is ante? That they are both—ywtt see 'things are not yet quite right for them. ITe—Dan, may—oh, what am 1 saying?" "Nothing theft T do not know, tny , g Y heart's own," n he replied, 5 ueez,m g herr hand reassuringly as the deloolive was ushered into the room. (To be Continued.) NOT IN TITC,I R CLASS. "1 teepee° your ttm!]y is its the ,octal swan?"• "1 Slimed say so," answered M. Curia roc. "We're getting so exclusive that I feel flattered if mother end the girls let me Meet to ono of their parties,'" Bed weather is reepeinsibfa fora lot e( bad humor, ?, ON THE FkRMS WeeseeeseeraAAAteestAAAealeferWAlf RAISING DAIRY HEIFERS. Every true dairymen knows that in order to raise strong, vigorous and bagh producing dairy cows 11is not necessary to keep them Sat during their growing period, In fact ft is better not to fatten the young dairy calves or hot- fees, but simply keep them In thrifty condition. Dairy calve., and the young stock should be liberally fed, but not given feeds that will fatten them. it 1s lickt by our best breeders that a Lulky ration is better for growing dairy enirnals than a ration containing a lr+rge percentage of concentrates. There is a reason for this theory and Are et Mulredge Pit, Buckhaven. Thos. practice. The good dairy cow must be Berry was fatally suffocated. FROM BONNIE SCOTLAND NOTES 01? IN I E!tEST FROM HER RANi{S AND BRAES. What is Going 011 hr She highlands and Lowlands p1 Auld Scotia„ About ;61,000 of damage was done by fire in the shop of Mr. Macpherson, draper, Mauchtine, Mr, Francis George, town clerk ef ,Banti', and county clerk of Banffshire, died recently, The present distilling season promises to bo the meet disesteems experienced for many years. About 1300 of damage was done by capable of tek:rtg a large amount of feed and converting it into intik. If an animal cannot do this she is not 1)10- fitable to keep for dairy purposes. ea in training young, dairy stock to carry dui their work they are given bulky feeds which tend to exercise their di- gestive organs. more. than the cencen- ir0'es. Perhaps it is not so much a employed workers' corrrrnittee. question of exercise, but the digestive This fast session 348 ,!.cicala (in- cluding 590 women matriculated in the University of Edinburgh. The building trade is in a stagnant condition in Elgin, and a numLer of masons and carpenters are idle. The approximate value of builtiieg worts of Edinburgh in 1907 is £646,818, as against £785,200 in 1000. Tse free mid-day nscai scheme to necessitous school children has been set on foot by Leith School Board. The arbiter has fixed £1,243 as the price to be paid by Dunfermline Burgh for Ilse old property in New Row. Ayrshire charitable institutions have benefitted by donations Irons the Soot- tish Co-operative Wholesale Society. Allan Lang. caulker, Leven Sh'pyard, Dunsbarten, fell 45 feet fire other day and escaped with slight injuries. Under the auspices of the Scottish Coast Mission, reading roams have been erected for ilelicemen at St. Andrew's. About £3,000 ef damage was done by fire In the engineering works of Crow, Harvey & Co., Sussex street, I inning Park. Dundee Gymnasium was burgled on me - though from a well-pcolecled source. the 5th inst., and a big amount of mis- We do not hear or read so much these done. The only thing carried alt these days on this subject, because 1 was a gold medal. nearly everybody understands that ice; During last year the Ailsa Shipbuild- water is not conducive to a large milk ; ing Company, Troon and Ayr, launched flow. Not all barns are equipped with 2v vessels of 10.778 tons, with engines inside watering devices, and many herds still go to the outside tank for drink. Since 85 per cent. of all milk consists of weer, it pays to encourage a free oonsumption on the part of the bow. Ono of the most successful dairymen I ever knew kept but, a few cows, but he took excellent care of those few. In winter, since be had no better way, be carrk:d a kettle of boiling water from the house every morning and look the chill off Lefore the animals were allow - at to drink from the half -barrel placed just inside the barnyard fence and near the well, from which it was filled by means of a wooden trough. Ills cows did not stay out of doors on cold days Mr. Jaynes R. Wood, accountant of the Union Bank of Scotland, has re- tired after 50 years' service. By a tramcar collision in Glasgow fast month' two men were killed and 11 persons seriously Injured, Over 10,000 people are seeking for work at Glasgow, states the local un - tract is distended more by coarse fod- der and hay than by meals and con- sequently the capacity for handling large amounts of feed is developed. Through use the muscles of the ani - anal are developed; by disuse they atrophy. To train a horse to Trot, he I; put on the track and trotted, there- by developing the muscles which are necessary to produce speed. The dairy cow not being kept for speed purposes, is not ira'ned upon the track, but by being forced to obtain her growth by esting liberally of hay, fodder and si- lage. She should have a Iraining'lhat• will tend to develop her digestive capa- city, thus developing her to perform tetter her function as a dairy cow. WARMING THE WATER FOR COWS. \Vaanning the water for milch cows results in more of it being consumed, When our first tank heater was intro- duced several years ago it did not take long to convince us that we got more milk than vve had been getting when the caws drank it unwarmed, oven of 8,000 horse -power. Imporl•ant schemes of cross -river com- munication, increase of quayage, and widening of the river has been subm"t- ted to the Clyde Trust. The report of Airdrie Savings Bane shows that the amount deposited dur- ing the year was £183,178, and the amount withdrawn £159,488. There died at Duchalage terrace, Crieff, Duncan. Kippen, late of Dowald, aged 09 years. Itis father was one of the famous Breadalbane Fencibies. Miss Bessy Stewart, for 25 years headmistress of Roseneath, Dumbart- onshire, school, has on retiring been presented wilt a purse of sovereigns. Dumbarton Castle is being pointed and at night water was carried to them out as a new headquarters for the Ter - 'u their stalls. This meant lots of work ritorlsl Army in the shire. The ancient !but he found that it paid to do 11, fortress is in a tumble-down and for - Warm stables, plenty of good food and sakon condition.. water will make caws do well even in the coldest weather. Salt Lt not keit, but it is essential to health, and should be regularly supplied to stock of all kinds. FARM NOTES. Improved methods of culture are spread broadcast over the land by means of books and papers. For this season farmers are more intelligent than the same class in any other coup- try. Few farmers now scoff at agricul- tura). information. Eighty-seven per cent. of milk is wa- ter, which shows the necessity of pro- viding in abundance for the cows, and it should always be pure and whole- sc,me. Water from a stagnant pool, or a well which gets the soakage from de- cay and filth, may have in it a poison that finds its Action in the human faintly. Herein Iles the advantage of nitrate ef soda: The nitrogen being ht once aval- able is ,promptly taken up by the plant roots, which force a vigorous growth during the forepart of the season; then the motion ceases, no nitrogen being left in the soil, and the fruit matures. Fer- tilizers applied to an apple orchard at this time would not produce much ef- fect the same season, but would appear 10 the crop of the following ,year, The results of a number of careful ex- amination, by eminent scientific men show that the total amount of ammonia brought down In a whole year in the rain, dew and snow is about eight pounds to an Sons of surfaoo, varying somewhat with seasons and localities; while in a crop of 28 bushels of wheat there were 45 pounds of nitrogen; in 2% tens of meadow hay there wore aG pounds, and 1n 24 tens of clover hay there were 108 pounds. The greatest benefit we have derived from the pres- ence of snow on our flelds, has been • in faoilitating the spreading of mance.' winter, iby drawing it over a frozen and snow -coveted surface, instead of in mud early in spring. NOTTTHE. KIND HE WANTED. . Ladle Willie ran away to hunt xed'+ skins, "Yes?" "But he did/It find any until his tether d finished i ked with keret." bad 1 okl doctorwas Depressing The w so p g upon lis little patent the essentiality 01 mastication, "My lad," he advised, no'rnaiter what you eat, always chew each mouthful thirty times:" But elm My .shook his heed significantly. "That wouldn't do at our house., doctor." "And "r ' not,myson?"13ecauso ld a1- tvly The rest of aha kids al - wale s bo hungry,h y would clear the table off before I got through with that one moutllfull' The annual returns of the Scotch. dronmasters show that last year the production of iron in Scotland was 1,- 408,1100 ions, or 47,621 tons less flan to the previous year. On Owen O'Hara entering an empty house in Douglas street, Cambridge, for shelter, ho lighted a match, and, a gas explosion took place. Ile wos badly burned and the house wrecked. The Seeforth Sanatorium, which has been built by Colonel and Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie, for the free treat- ment of consumptives in Ross and Cro- marty, and which' the founders have endowed to the extent of 81.00,000, was opened recently. The King sent a tele- gram wishing the institution success. '1 hist because a man says nothing Ise isn't necessarily a rawer of wood. Bank Manager (to prospective depose tor)—"Ou:r system, sir, I flatter myself, is absolutely period. You literally have onlytodrop your money at !he mem. Ler and go home without tvorrying.' Prospective Depositor—"But how do you guard against possible defalcation?" Manager—"Sir, the cashier is conflnetl its a boiler -iron cage with only one door. This opens on our patent dyna- mite scale, which is adjusted exactly to his weight, and if he were lo attempt le elope with the lightest bag Iso would surely bring a bomb down on his head." YOUNG FOLKS '('115 WIMr'I:II PICNIC, "What id 5. 'winter picnic; Aunt Edith?" asked Laura, "In this book 11 !ells about some children having a winter picnic, but it doesn't tell what they do." "Well," answered Amt Edith, "to- morrow Is my birthday, and I will ce- lebrate It by taking you and Doris Al- den on a winter picnic; then you will know just what it is." "Goody!" exclnhned Laura. "And may' I go and ask Doris now?" "Why," said Aunt Edith, thougldfui- ly, "I think an Invitation to a birthday party ought to be written, don't you?" "Perhaps it had;' agreed Laura. "Ansi you oar run out to the wood - shod and find me a nice smooth piece ef birch bark to write it on," se'.d Aunt Edith. It was not long Is fore Laura was back with tho smooth piece of btreh Lark; and on it Aunt Edith carefully printed, "Miss Doris Alden is invited to a winter picnic at eleven o'clock to- morrow,' o- nio crow: ' "That is lovely!' exclaimed Laura. "But you don't say where?" "You can tell her that we will call for her," said Aunt Edith. At exactly eleven the next morning Aunt Edith and Laura found Doris waiting for them rat her front deer, They were all warmly dressed, for it was a cold day in early December. Aunt Edith was drawing a sled, and on the sled were several packages covered by a large shawl. They went down the road by the schoolhouse and turned into a wood road which led in among big spruce and fir trees. The sun flickered down through the branches and made little dancing lights across the snow. The trees kept off the cold wind, and both Doris and Laura said it did not seem a bit like winter. "This Is the very place for a winter picnic," declared Aunt Edith, as they came to a little clearing, -where two groat ledges rose out of the snow. Aunt Edith took the shawl from the packages en rho sled and spread it over a smooth place near a large tree, and then ,put the clod On the shawl. "Thal is our d.in!ng-room;" she explained. "New you find me some dry twigs and small branches of wood, and I will cook din- ner right beside this big rods." It did not take long to start a fine blaze and put the potatoes to roast, and as soon as They were cooked, they all sat down on the sled with their feet on the warn shawl., and alo the hot potatoes end the little sandwiches which Aunt Edith had brought. Then there were some nice mince turnovers and big red apples. Aunt Edith put the faro out very care- fully, and Denis and Laura fastened an apple to a branch of a tree. "Sone winter -loving bird may be glad to Sind it," Aunt Edith eatd. "Now I know just what a winter plc - Mc is,' said Laura, happily, as they trudged toward home.—Youth's Com- panion, HEALTH LEFT-HANDEDNESS. The rause of left-handedness has long puzzled thinkers and the curious who aro atm, satisfied with aeeeptieg things es they are, but trust know why they aro, Why should ninety-seven out of every hundred use the right band by preference ter grasping objects, vette Ing, and all. the more delicate and in- tricate of movements, while the remain- ing three find the left hand to be the "handy" hand and rho right hand the wrong hand? Why, Indeed, should !tiers be any preference In the matter, anyway? Why not use one hand or the other indifferently? Ono is able to appreciate the advent age of this arrangement sometimes, when one secs those who are ambidext- rous, so-called. This name, meaning right-handed on both• sides, is Moor- rect. for in most cases they are really lefthanded on both sides. They aro awkward and often. vexed with what one might Gait manual indecision, hesitat- ing es la which harsd• to use, 'and then not infrequently using the wrong one, after all, or perhaps stretching out both together. If such a person has an ob- ject in each hand, ono to be kept, and the other to be ,put down, he will lie as likely to lay down the one that should have been kept and retain the other es to make the proper disposition cf the objects, This is an argument against forcing a naturally left-hanmled child to use the right hand, like other persons. If al- lowed to follow out his natural impulse, his left hand will become skilful, and he will get along as well as his right- handed brother, except that lie will be bothered more or less through life by the fact that tools and machinery are made for right -heeded people. This is not so much of a handicap as it might seem, for the left-handed person can rutin his right hand to sub- ordinate ubordinate acts, just as most o1 us train the lock hand to carry food to the mouth with a forte, and do other things re- quiring mare or less dexterity. Recently Doctor Gould, an oculist of Philadelphia, has shown that one is right-handed because his right eye is tho better eye, and that the child there - fere uses the right hand by preference bemuse he sees 1.1 bettor and can guide its movements. If by chance he is born with a superior loft eye, then just as na- turally he uses the left hand. By the use of the left hand the brain centre en the other side, which guides its movements, becomes better developed titan that governing the right ]rand, and any attempt on Um part of parents Or teachers la, force- the dominion of the right hand will only produce con- fusion in the brain—a confusion which will swear be wholly everocnie. Instead of being skilful and easy with the left hand, the child will en awkward Willi both.—Youth's Companion. !)PEN YOUR WINDOWS. "When sten liven in Houses us reeds they had constitutions of oak; when they lived in Louse; of oak they had constitutions of reeds.' So says an old writer to illustrate lift necessity of ven- tilation. The modern tendency in many in. stances is to live in houses so closely aonflned that fresh air, as well as draughts, cannot enter. Further, win. dews are frequently ruriatned so heav- ily. eaveily that sunlight which Ls atmost as important as fresh air, cannot enter, But it is not at all necessary to have the modern house unhealthy, and, by using intelligence end thoughtfulness, a well-built house can bo kept as fresh .and breezy as was ever the most pro- historlc wicker hut. Fresh air and sunlight—two of the. most necessary aids lo health—are free gifts to all, and they should not be shut out, etch if the first is inclined to chili one, and the second to take the color from furniture and carpets. FAMOUS BANDIT CAUGHT. Once Captured and Sacked a Town — The Terror of Spain. EI Vieille, the famous Spanish bandit, . bas been arrested at Buenos Ayres on the request of the Spanish Government. There is eager interest in the ultimate tato of the most p'eturesque of mode.n Spaniards, who has combined the ca- reers of poliltctan, philanlhtopiat and highwayman for many year.; past. Iiie 'office" wes a cavern near the old town of Estella. Here he carne to live in early youth, after leis employer, a farmer, had dismissed him, and et - ter he bad binned dowh the fanner's house in revenge. Worshipped by the populace for his generosity, the bri- gand was quick to Fee and use his ro- lltical opportunities. Mirthcinal and parliamentary candidates whom he fav- ored were certain of vileness - Candi- dates and local party leaders, theree fore, sought audience cif him in hes cave. Ile sewn controlled muni,ipat politics. and was consequently free' from embarrassing oltentions on -the part of the local police. HIS wife, her tern beautiful dangle tees end three, sons lived in n Enlenclid house at Cordova, enjoying all the lux- uries of wealth, including a carriage and pair, and ranking high as rnhsici- ans and art connisseurs. A fine pic- ture gallery anal library were included in tlmir house.; Letters and money a' - rived for the brigand's wife onoe month by monied messenger. Among 1Vfilo s ? reateat s lrcc? C - es' was the raiding of the tetv11 of Cie shalla,ewvh.ich rues set ablate et mice night by his men. white lin directed operations Prem a hilltop. 'This hr'Ought a punitive expedition against him. Il e wascaptured and m x isona i ht nm ted n i .rtv e p i fished mysteriously tom his cell. An- other• rent was.11sn robbing of a party of ten merchants of a total sum of eine 000. Less than flee !sours niter e theft .police visited 11To cavern, t+14 mites from the scam of the robbery,, and found Vivl.l.ro In a. drunken alae!). With relays at Menet a nn n re scab Tr olid Y C Potty trillea In form lla urs, and as inb - listed what Wee `thol,t a't ie be an t 0» podcabie alibi, HOME CURES. For Sore Throat. AL bedtime take off your stocking and put it arolmd you neck, laying the foot part directly on the sore part, and keep the sane on until morning. This is an, excellent s'omedy for sore throat. For Warts.—In a teaspoon put a lit- tle pure while lard; add twice the amount of sulphur, which will make a salve when mixed. Put on were tie cloth around it to keep well in place. If not disappeared in morning it might In renewed and left on during day. The wart will vanish without a scar In from one to three days. Onions and Pneumonia.—The follow- ing is said to be a sura Cure for pneu- monia; Take six to ton onions, accord- ing to size, and chop fine; put into a largo spider over a hot fire, then add the same quantity of rye meal and vine- gar enough to form a thiole pate. In lbs meantime stir it thoroughly, letting it simmer five or ten minutes, then put in a cotton bag largo enough to cover the lungs and apply to the chest as hot as the .patient can bear. 111 len minutes apply another, and thus continuo by reheating the poultices. In a few hours the patient will be out Of danger. MONEY 1N THAT, The lawyer likes to take a rest Like most of tis, and still The average lawyer's happiest When working with a will. 0 • 61454 (4)00414143.403,040290 413 CP 0 6§3 Rapid changes of temperature are hard on the toughest constitution. 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