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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-4-2, Page 7gto:(4-no-A+3 +3(+ 4+A+)E+i +:(+•):4-):f4-3E+rf+ (+ri+xf+1 +3 +o+m Housc of Mystcry OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE t +>x+)+ +#a•watt+ + +31 :++ t• •1;+ (44:4+tI-ani-aKa annalaiadafearf CHAPTER ll,—(Cantlnued), were wide open, and by Item site, of cetnet', knew that 1 was awake. "Are you better atter you'. sleep?" the edlwell�•uttivaied voice Inquired -concern- y. " Very much,,' 1 answered, raising myself upon my elbow. "But I have troubled you far too long, and will go, if you will kindly Instruct your servant 10 rail me a cab." "Oh deer no," the voice answered pleasantly, "I couldn't think of allow- ing you to go home at this hour, and In your weak elate, too, It would be tnadness. Continue your rest, and you will be quite right again in the matt- ing,' 'You nee extremely kind.' I protest- ed, "brit t1 really couldn't think of re- maining longer," "Would you like to repay ate for what you so very generously term kindness?" she asked, 1I so, f weuld only ask enc 'lathe favor." "Certainly. 1 will grant tit if it lies Within . my power," 1 responded, "Well, it Is that you multi scribble your name here, 10 this birthday book of mine, It will be A little souvenir of this evening,' "But I cannot -svelte well note -a -days. i can't see, you know," I protested. "But you can wile: your signature. If the hnndevelting is uneven I will for- give you, in the circumstances," the Voice saki merrily; and a moment later she placed a pen with a handle of ivory cr pearl within my hand, "What day of the month?" inquired the sweet voice. "Tho second of July," 1 answered, laughing; and my unknown friend, hav- ing opened the book at that page, guided my hand to the paper, whereon 1 scrawled my name. She took beth peat and beak, and by the departing swish of her skirts f knew that she had left me and had passed Into the adjoining roost. A strnngo picture arose In my mind, Was site beautiful? At any rate her sum 'undings were elegant, and her low musical vele° was that of a young and refined girl of twenty or so. 1 listened, lying there helpless and sorely puzzled. Again curious whisper- ings in subdued tones sounded from beyond, but almost et that same mo- ment some one commenced to play up- on the piano Cihopin's "Andante, Spin. alo," which prevented me from distingu- ishing either the words uttered or (he trend of the discussion. For several minutes the sound of the piano filled the room, the touch, light and delicate, seeming to be that of a woman, when, of a sudden, there was a loud smashing or glass, and n wo. mans shrill, piercing scream rang out, accompanied by the solutd of some heavy object es it.iel! to the floor. In an instant the music ceased, and al. the same moment i heard a man's voice cry wildly— "Good God! You've—why you've kill. ed her." Next second there sounded a rapid scuffling of feet, n chair was overturned and broken, and front the quick pant- ing and muttered ejaculations it seem- ed as though two persons wore closed In deadly embrace. In their franitc, desperate steuc,'gde they advanced into the roost tvptere 1 was, end 1, atilt ut- terly helpless, with only a (leek void about me, raised myself hr horror and alarm. Tho man's words held Inc ap• palled, Some terrible tragedy had °Courred. My kind protectress had been murder. ed. The other two parsons, whoever be y were, fought fiercely quite close to Inc and I could distinctly detect (nom the vain efforts to shout made by the weak- er bat the stronger held him bythe throat, and was endeavoring to strngle him, 1)f a sudden there was a quick, dull thud, the unnlstatathte sound of a heavy blow followed by a short agonized cry. "Ah -hl" shrieked the voice ofh son struck; and at the son ofthe por- ta instant a great weight fell. back inertly upon me as 1 wns lying, nee.rly crushing the breath from me. I passed my sensitive hands over it quickly. It was the body of" a pian, Blood Iran warm over my fingers, lie had been stabbed to the heart. Although 1 opened ply eyes, alt was, of course, 1 utter blank before ata, Yet I felt instinctively, as every bila l per" -on docs, the presence of some one 10 my immediate vicinity, and present- ly utter long reflection, 1 suddenly asked— "Where am 1? What has happened?" "Yeu Have been run over, and your head is injured," answered a strnngo Harsh voice, hoarse and altogether curi- ous. "But tell inc. Your eyes have a ourlous look In theme. Can't you sea?' "No," 1 responded, "Unfortunately, 1 am totally blind,' "Blind!" gasped the voice, in appar- ent amazement, "'Then that accounts for your accident" "But where am I?" I inquired eagerly. "You need not trouble, f assrue you," answered the Voice, pleasantly, 'You are with friends." "Then 1 am not In a hospital?" "Certainly not, flaying witnessed your aocldent, I run trying to do what little I can for you." The voice, a mans, was low-pllched; and, further, it struck Inc as being die. gutsed, ?lay I not know the name of my good Samaritan?" I inquired, "The name is entirely unnecessary," the voice responded, "From your card case 1 see that your name is i-laaien, and that you live in Cssex Sla'oot Strand," "Yes," 1 answered, it ons evident, then, that Whoever was this permit who had taken compassion upon me in my helplessness, he had already been through my pockets, "flow long have you been blind?" the race inquired, !mem and deep. 1 knew that it wa,s disguised by certain of the syllables being pronounced differently to various Words. My homing had for- tunately returned to me again, and Those who are blind are quick to detect any unusual sound, however slight it may be. "For a year or more," I answered. "Anel docs your head still pain you very much?" Inquired the voice, while al Ilit same. inement I felt a cool hand placed upon my theohhing brow. In an instant I seized It by the wrist, 1'he hand tried to Wrench Itself free, but not before I had tali, the slinmess. et the fingers, the rings upon them, and the softness of title palm. It wns a woman's. She had cleverly di"gutsed her voice to cause, me to be- lieve Ihat it wns a man's, I placed my right hand upon her arm and felt It bard.Upon her wrist was a curious bracelet, thin bit strangely pliable, evi- dently made of torte tngentoisly work- ed aad twisted wire, I could not recol- lect ever having seen shoe a bangle upon a woman's wn'ist before. The arm (vas bare) her streets were of st'k. My nurse was evidently in an oventng toilette "Although I cannot see you, madam, i thank you for your kind attention," I said, a !rifle piqued that she should have endeavored to mislead me by her voice, She drew her hand away quickly, wish a slight cry, as though annoyed at my discovery. "1 witnessed your accident," she ex- plained simply, in a sweet, veli-modu- lated voice, evidently her own. By her ' tone, she was no doubt young, and I wondered whether she was pretty. Truly this evening adventure of mine w.as a ourlous one. ear' 1•Itiw did fl happen? Tell. me,". I Urged.' ''You were Creasing the road, and were knocked down b,,' a nab. My doc- tor ,has already examined you, 'and aye that you are not seriously hurt, It is a mere scalp -wound, therefore you Nifty rest content, and congratulate yourself upon a very narrow escape." '1 congratulate myself upon; facing into the hands of a friend, • t said. "Oh. It is really nothlhgl" exclaimed the voice of my unknown hostess with een educated accent, "1n a few hrntrs ypou will, no doubt, be all right, hest, ttnd In tris horning the carriage shall take you home:" "Tlion it is not yet morning? I In. qulrod, vaguely wondering what hour 11 might be, "No, not yet," The response sounded afar off, and a I felt somehow that my strength was suddenly failing me. A heavy, drowsy feeling crept over me, and my mind e, seemed filled with conflicting thoughts, Until suddenly, and quite unconsciously, f •fell asleep, the .coal, Soft, sympallie. lo hand still upon my brow. \\Alen I awoke it was with 'n refrain ed feeling. No one Was, however, in ty immediate vici ilty, My kind pro= eciress hod telt me, yet f heard voices 7e, cenvarsatlon In the edjoining room.` The doer communicating was caned. but there wns the, untnistalcable pot) or n chnm,pegnel•coric •and a jingling Of hie glosses that told of festivity, el whose house, 1 wondered, was I a guest? Already 1 had inquired, but lied been refused Information, ,ri00 S nt - y the voices ware hashed, and I could dis.tingutsh a women ienying. e. tell rou S he's 1 )Ih td— stone- llth1 if you doubt me, holdthat beforeo ,?„face. end" see if • he PInelcs." ,his r A man's voice sounded in ti. in grew!' In. response, then all was silent. Only the dialing of n clock somewhere Ilene broke the stlhriess,, \Vhispees, bice )osv, .stisprrkus ,ex chanties of cu0iic1 nice, soon afterwards my ears, Tho dam' end Open, rl tell' e w u m booth silently, and a few seconds: Inter 1 fel(til k at my csecks, the salt handl of my. rrnte'r'r's even) and !mow Ih 1 the ; es; e, n ext nee a'pon my forohri J, r 1p) siLlntcasn.an t, ,, ,a , „I, ,,.,. ,v s, 5:e�1 nee l rye., tin;t, ] - Giiimg at CHAPTER 111, The weight of the inert body oppress- ed me, Inc!• in sti'Iving 10 extricate my- self It slipped from the couch and slid to_tbe•-ground. I ratsod myself quickly. u01 know- ing 'whelhor next moment I, too, might be struck down, The faint sound. of some onto moving' stealthily across the Lhdck-plle carpet caused me to sit rigid, holding my breath, 1 heard the lrovenitent dislinol- I,'. and etiriqusly enough it sounded ns though it wain a woman, for (here Was' just a faint rustling, as though her skirls flailed upon the ground, My quick ear told mo that i )hael'fi p on was e,ppronehing, 13y the panting breath I knew that 11 eves the assassin, Wes s ) 1, hoc; to Mil ticbn? I tried to anti nut, i.ul In ilial moment of agony anal homer my tongue refused to nrlicuiatC, 11 stormed to cleave to the t'o..1 of my mouth, 'rhe sound of nee—emelt erased, and i kttety 111n1 111e ]uncut wns quilt ricnse lo me, 'My ryes were wide open, bold fixed in ex, ecf•tntl horror, sany tmnc'tldng being held a leis 1ne11es from are, in an instant the wards That had been spoken by toy prakcIress .rceurred Ie me, She had derlarrd to her conapan- ions that I was Mind, and urged then t/ test uta by hold;ng semcilting to my bend. !'ileo was now bring done. Tho truth of ury statement was being proved, pos- s(hly by e revolver being hold to illy Inc. It so, my only chance of safely anted fn Unfitrichtng coolness, luny pe- sll'on Was certutnly a 1110st unenviable 011,. For a few moments the pealing heart of the assassin thumped close to me; teen, npiren1ly saVetted , Die unknown person moved off it sibnce without uttering a single, word, My first impulse cvas to Jump up end limed the progress of lire 0555551? , but 00 1'00ect1os I saw that to do so would cit nl,v do. byblhixi to inesviteIWdas?eath, What could Only could 1 sit and listen, teeing to distingutsit every detail of lite mystery. Yes, I became convinced more titan ever that the person leaving the t'ooln was not it man -but a woman. Could it be the same individual whose cool, sympathetic hand end only a quar- ter of an hour before soothed rune brow? Tito thought held me dumbfounded.. 1 had ell along believed that the as- sassin had boon n man, but it was cer- tain by the swish of sUkea flounces that It was a woman. As I listened I heard the click of an electric -light switch at the door of the room, and a couple of minutes toter a heavy door Closed. From the bang of the knocker I knew nub the eireet-docr had been shut by some person who had left the hoose. I still sat listening. Ail teas silent, Only the low ticking of the clock broke the dead stillness o1 the night. The mysterious Wan]an who had thus made her exit had evidently swtehed off the light, leaving inn in total darkness wail the hideous evidences of her creme, For seine short time longer I listen - ea my cars open to catch every sound, t,u1 hearing nothing, 1 new knew that I was alone, Tilcrcfo -e, rising In my feet, I groped about until any hands touched the prostrate body of the men, end as I did so he heaved a long sight, and a quick shudder ran through his frame. The wound lied. evidently not caused instant death, but, placing my hand quickly over the heart, I found that it. had now ceased its Leaning with Um Tonal spasm. S:otvly, and with utmost carp, 1 pas - ed hnih my hands aver the dead man's face in order to obtain some mental picture of his appearance. His hair seemed thick and well parted at the side, his features those of a young man ,loosen save for the moustache, which was long and well trained. He was in o✓oning clothes, and wore in his shirt a single stud, which, to my touch. seined of very peculiar shape. I tried M make out ifs design, but in vain, when suddenly 1 remembered that if I took It, it might afterwards give me some clue do its dead owner's Identily,- Sr, I look it from the stiff shirt -front and plead it In the pocket of my vest. His watch -chain was an ordinary curb, 1 found, with a watch which had the greasy feet of silver. In his poelc- els were a couple of sovereigns and some loose silver, but no letters nor card -ease, nothing indeed to lead me to it knowledge of who he really was. In pauto }oeket I found a small pencil -case, and this I also took for my own pur- oses, Half e. dozen times I placed my hand upon his heart, whence the blood was slowly oozing, but there was no move- ment. The blow had been alined with such terrible precision that ha had been struck down ere he could utter a single word. Illy investigations showed that he was about twenty-eight ears of age; pro- Lably fate, by the softness of the hair and moustache, with even teeth, rather sharp jaw -bones and cheeks a trifle thin, Having ascertained bis much, 7 groped forward with both hands In the db'ection of the ween wherein the wo- man had been so swiftly done to death. ft was to darkness, f hale no doubt, but to me darkness was of no account, for I was ever In eternal gloom, '1'ltc furniture over which 1 stumbled hero and there was covered with sills bro- cade, the woodwork being of that smallness wbich had led me to believe that it must be glided. It was without doubt a fine spacious drawing -roost where I had Leen lying, for the dimen= sloes of lire place ware quite unusual, and iho objects with which my hands came into contact ;were always of n character magnificent, and in keeping with the grandeur of the place. • The house was evidently ono of those Ane mansions with which blue \\'est End of London abeuncls, and certainly this apartment, even though 1 could not sco 1t, was the name of comfort and lux. ury, (To be Cont.nued.) DIViNG FOR FiSII. Method Employed by Native Fishermen in an Incite Stream. A unique method of fishing Is ern - Paved by natives along the Panlaung Rivet' in India, Two dugout boats aro employed about thirty feet long, tush. two ,nen with lung poles, one ih the bow, elle other at the stern punting the boat along,: 'they strelCh a long rope made of banns boos and plaited grass about a hun• erred yards long end weighted about every. ten yards with 'big stones. This they let down into the water, and the fish. auto frightened towatel, the hank. The divers then jump > In three ! t at a time, semateing down about twenty seconds. They carry gaffs nbnut eighteen inches [ring nofl fishhooks with cords attached, When they Strike a fish they let go the gait and lila fists: is hauled up in the boat, A big fire le lighted on the river hank, std silo men warp's themselves before it When not diving> Wile -."011. Totln, did you see the love- ly necklace Mfrs. Mown -Jones got` from her tntehued?" Ilnsliund--"Yes, and the lovoly bill Ilrown•Jolles got for i11" A PAPER FOR CRIMINALS JOUi1NALIS'fTC ENTERPRISE ANI) SKILL IN RUSUTA. Skill Consists 10 Keep'in0 Veda Cover and icnterprtsn !n 1aecpt'nq tieing. Tilts is the ago of speculation in jour- nalism us !n other things the tverld recr.. Nearly every trade or profession has lis organ. But in this ancient city of Moscow an editor hos discovered an entirely new field for newspaper mien. .(,rise, which appeals to a numerous clientele, writes a Moscow correspon- dent, Has . paper, which made its first appem'ance only a little while ago, is called Bosatslca Gazeta which interpre- ted means "The Sar¢ -tooted Mail's Gn- zetle • it is a weekly journal, consist• Jug of one double sheet of printed mat- ter. It is ostensibly run b,e th'eves and vagabonds for tate ifenefit of thieves and vegubonds. The Leak el its contents Cs emntsts of contributions from burglars and other folk who prey upon society, lir whtoh they describe their success- ful exploits, Its tone Is humorous and racy. The text Is enlivened with comic sbetches, some of which aro uncommon- ly well done. Unless the pollee suppress 11, it bids Lair to have A PROSPEROUS CAREER, It is not lacking in advertisements most of them of it dcoldedly uniqu ehnraeler. In the latest issue, for In stance, a young roan announces tha "Leirig full of energy and leinperame ;end leaving a loving heart, he seeks life. partner In the shape of a youn lady with small means,' The adven mice goes on to say that "having prac lined housebreaking fr'om his tcnde youth he is now, at five -and -twenty es expert a burgia• as any to Moscow And can, therefore assure his wife com ,feet and even luxury,'' Answers to this advertisement are to be addressed care of the :newspaper office. The office is stunted in the Nildtn- ska, a shabby enough street, oppostl< .t small theatre, it is a private flat, and its email di ensions—a room over kking the courtyard—seen( too big for the ta1)le, chair allyl stove which fur- nish It. The Chair is occupied by a shark -headed youth with long, black hair, intelligent eyes and an odor of greasy sheepskin end stale tobacco. He always says the editor is out, and coi'r- tribukus are invited to leave their of- ferings on the table, where lie an ,empty vodka bottle, a tea -stained pieco of blotting paper, and a few. cigarette ends, In a word, the management of the paper Is wrapped to mystery. No- l'ody knows where it is printed, least of all the police, who have been on its track since the first number appeared. It Domes out once a week and costs flee kopecks (about eel; cents), The number In which the advertise - moat referred to above appeared also cenlains a racy account of A JEWEL ROBBERY nsdced limn tvlutt be wanted with 411,. 000 roubles that morning, "Of course Nicholas had given the jeweller's letter to another Chum, Who )Molded as respectable as yOU like, and who gave It to lire jewellers wife. She asked him a few qupsUons, satisfled herself, by his answers, that he had come Iron her 11Usband's shop and gave liim the looney. Ile handed it to Nicb e as, who was waiting near, and drove io the ;hop with it. This fs 110W f gat newwovvv—vv,.„ ONTHEFARMj TUE D;\11iY HOG. The dairy' hog Ls all intneetant kW - or upon the dully :yarn, Ise uses the aim dearest earl and diamond collar waste product and turns it unto goo:! in Moscow, end paid for it with the money, ft may seem like heresy to iewel:er's own tnonov, And Itsorns at tray such things when hogs aro selling 1110 leader, of Iho Boselska Gazeta have for less then $4 per hundred pounds, hone a letter trick, they can Ie'1 aboht but in spite of the fa w,. et Perhaps another tent 111 toll them is a good animal to tie lo, Totem have ,how 1 got the sahlr lhnrcl general's been sew before end have gorse up, cloak; but Moscow is getting too hot 'I'ltere Is no question but than they will for ane, so f'fn going somewhere eiso rise again, livery dairyman must raise for a time" none or less corn, 'There will natural - 1y be some that does not go into the soil, The logical use of this is feed. �'h•i !; i I f I i f 1• F i.f I i"F r 9 it r1# my 11 ee lila hogs, ,supplemented with rsgparated mitic, est iaile it the milk t is separated ui-on the farm. You cnn get a few cheques front such practice that will pad the bank account remark - only, fret the cows pay the expenses of the farm and put the hog money in the (bank. That is rho way to make 4 dairying pr'Atabte, *+11-11-11-1.41-1-1-+++++++1/44 PROFIT ON HENS, FADS AND FANCIES, 1 have ]sept thirty -lire hens a whole Tear in a yerd that was 10x75 feet, and Fashionable strapper;, are wearing the profit from them was appeoxlmale- lacod tan boots with heavy gloves to ty *2.25 each, Writes Mr. Miller Purvis, nalab them. had ben !.reeding poultry more than In both gowns and ht is lino tvaisis 'twenty years before 1 did this. f knew the lung shoulder effect is the !ad of Il: experience how o - titre a omerrt, ton l care inandm, This knowledge came through snaking Now lain and storm eats are 011, mane' mistakes and iearning what to nt ginerc,us, comforlubio affairs oitt big do as well as what not to do. I want a armholes• t': 'tell my readers Crow to avoid ilio B Atsecls w'lnught in enornet are Nolo ynislaiccs I have made by telling them iouablo on halphns, beetles and spiders hr ilio Plainest we, Lcing freely used, of thea fowls. y how to take Care r Ono of the laleat heart's ntauifesta- , tions is their exlenaleit into the snsli BEST LAYERS, eftocls at • Mont and back. Arnim g the new 'border tin Metals, Shantmigs are offering a wide ehvteo of artistic design and owlish color .l. Fashion H ints. committed sono time back in Moscow. et is weRten in vigorous Russian, which the following Is a loose transla- tion. Phis unknown thief says: "I wanted to gat hold of a very fine pearl and diamond collar priced about 00,000 roubles, which I knew teas for sale in one of the best jeweler's strops here. So t dressed up as a general who had lost the use of his right arm in the Japaneso war, end taking my chum Nicholas, I ragged him up as my order- ly. I don't want to tell you the Jew per's nate; but I will say that his wife's name• is Natasha, and that ho ]las the way of keeping a lot of money at home —he. lives away from his shop—like all us Russians, tvho would rather put our fcrttrnes in a mattress than a bank, 'Well, 1 and Nicholas got into one of the bolt sledges to be had for money in Moscow and drove up to the jewel- er's shop. I was dressed in a fine Petersburg cloalr,:,lined with sables, like the best generals in the empire. When 1 entered the shop, my orderly welted just Inside be door looking about with his mouth wide open, anu twirling his fur cap in his hands, just like all the orderlies who go shopping Extinct their generals to Moscow. The jeweler was all smiles evhen, after buy - ,ng and paying for some trashy Ihtng oath a couple of roubles, I carelessly asked it be had any pearls, adding that 1 plobablyshouldn't buy them that day. Amongst othen's he brought out to ro tie at ti 1h be gl< ,(,11 m ho o11 he ha and de ,gi n• In iso die Este the wh ire ing , g tvh wit trPa oll bac In 'x45,0 up clew wile ,end W11a fie 112 1l THE COLLAR 1 WANTED get hold of, and said it cost 50,000 ubles. I pt'otested that it was too ar for my purse and began looking cheaper ones. But I ea1n0 bade to tie • beauty over and over again and e jeweler seeing 1 wanted the thing, gen to bargain. 'At last, atter half an hour's hag - Mg, ho agreed 10 let It go for 45,000 ubies cash, if I would take it at once. course I said I hadn't so much oney en rite and didn't care to go me for it, Iso fell into the trap at ce . and offered to send a messenger could trust wtth a nolo. I told hint, ndiing the collar the whole time and miring ft, that 1 ootlld send lay or rly, but that my wits would never ve hint so much money on a verbal tessago and '!0ei, as lay right anal was a sling, I could not write. Then he ggesied that he should write al my Cation, I dictated, as far as I can tehctri-et', Se words, My beloved Natasha, glue man who brings this 45,000 roubles, toil you will 11111 in the place where tways secrete rely 0101ney, Your Lov- Ilusband, tchoh N tS 'who _lilh0 Ktr , at be was to 10 with ft, went off aid Ile ho gone o e 1 solid 1� 01 talked about the g cis and almost decided on a cheaper nr, so that, by the time 'he carne ktvithth money, »atr 'in jeweler t o • 5, was n fever lest 1 ahotld not spoad that 00 roubles, and had the thing paekrcl with all haste, 1 paid for it and Vo With Nicholas ,and the toiler S'T'RAIGHT 'TO T1ll1,,STA'TION, re we, get into the Petersburg Mein Iron) there to 'Berlin, I lean guess t h: state the jeweller WAS 'In linen Wont horn, banning with joy tint ad sold the n okinec, till his wile As a rule the hens with fila larger combs are the best lavers. A bright ,rad comb, Yaeger than the average, is There iS lay - plenty almost always borne by the best lay 1 y of evidence that stripes at. This is also true of. the mlost mis- wall within at month or so have to y -end oedemas hen. Pick out the hen that ds to checks and plaids, first out 01 the house in 'the moulting As result of the fashion for printed ; and 'last in, the one that digs up the patternsadapted, [or stencilariing has cots.me to be 1 .garden and destmys the flower beds, vous garmenI and the chances are that she is among A distinctive feature of the latest goys n I the lost Iayens Ll the flock. fashion is the general suppression t 1 the separate 'bodice and stele, I THOUGHTS OF PEACHES. Paski blues and Copenhagen blues The peach borer, whose 1,a are extremely popular for evening c sats. s everywhere, is 'a "cinch;"nte hasma Light bronze greens also are wolf Liked. a'emedy In a hatpin or piece of wire A There seems every preopect alfa1 this pre'c'nttve is better and easier. the slm- year we shalt see the soft Indian cash- plest busing wood ashes termed into a mere permanently restored to feminine paste with water and planted on the favor. The striped collar, embroidered with Colored dots or eolorecl pattern, is the most popular of all those now offered in the shops. There is a slight tendency toward crude colors. Afternoon frocks aro seen of brightest royal blue, apt'tcet, violet and pink. Among the worsteds alt striped piec- e.; with (vide checked borders, which 01110 in white and brawn, white and blIn ue, white and old te se, etc. A farmer o•riios as follotvst--"in a them Spite of coafsthe a Inc sneey m�1lAcc 1't managing large number of old shingles I put about Japanese armholes will Continue a half teaspoonful of treacle through 1100 spring and summon, 'rho two-piece tailored suit Ls being replaoed by the gown with Ihe separ- ate coat wrap that harmonizes with 0 in color, If not in material. Fringe that is all mode of crystals, of gold brads, loth tubular anti round, and of silver and colored ones is being dedicated to the adornment of the mo- dish sash, which is assured ot a futun'e mom 'brilliant than words can 55y. An u pp -to- a d to underskirt fora tailor- made gown has two or three bands of fur on the full flounce, the fur be- ing of the same tone as the skirt. Japunese designs, toned down In out - lune and color for the western taste, are among conspicuous new features in the early spring dress goods. Dainty striped silk parasols In blade and white, blue and white, etc., will be. exceedingly smart for street or car- rago ltso the spring and summer, TILE LITTLE COAT OF FASHION. trunks. The peach tree, as ell fruit men know, should be planted on a north slope, as i't is very ambitious and never Loses 1.Is youthful enthusiasm. It am - spends to every brief period of warmth, even in winter; hence its great buds, aching for an oporiunlly to open, are nipped and destroyed when grown on ,a south slope or 10 a partly protected bsrtuation. RATS. on each, 'and on that with my iocket- knife I scraped a small amount of con- centrated lyre, I then placed iho old shingles around under the stable Boors and under the cribs. The next morning 1 found forty dead rats, and the_rest left the farm for parts unknown. I have -cleated many farms of the pests in tate same way, and have never known it to fail;' FARM NOTES. Keep the bearing wood of grape vines as near the main trunk as possible. The small onions picked from last oeasen's crop may bo used es sets this epring. One-fourth of an acre planted to slnail fruits and properly eared for will sup- ply an average family throughout the 0eason, but the land must be reasonably rich and kept In good condition by thorough culUvniian. When lire lames are three or four dasy ,cid, give the sheep more grain, about a quart a day, and be sure to make a Of Iho little eoatees which so engross place for the lambs to oa'l, separate the. Canadian woman there are no two from the sheep. Their feed shoal be ways of regarding them. They. are al- of the sane kind of d together charming, and they ere chic be kept where the lambs cannel should without being too pronotinCod. Some will. get it at ot Rpm nee quite plain, and others are The draft colt costs no mere to sire, about as elaborate --even fussy -ns they delfts into usefulness often at ono year be, but, no matter—It is their duly old, behaves wen and nec,is no file in. to appeare simple,' and therein Iies the surance. pays his board, and does not difficulty. ,Two" examples will Ilius` lead the boys into tomptalton. He rare -- Mato. A. motlei to serge has'the front ly falls to bring a quick sale at a g and 'back cut in one piece with n oar- price a yoar younger than almost any crow cross-over vat horn edges and other type of horse. If you are fol arm sides Aniseed with wide silk braid, looting this farming for a business the kimona sleeves. Another model of silk craft Got is the one you waist, 11 you and cloth has the Lower portion, Which" have plon'ty of money and don't want s Ls of the cloth, is a cutaway -coat style, any more, you can perhaps afford to 11 while from tate front and centre back brand for Taney. to Iho arnl side there is a'shirriq . a 6 of Geese calla eat corn and oats, but til soft taffeta held with fancy brand. This toed of 0. more bulky character is pre- 1 it, in effect, an Eton over it eutaw•av, fared. !'heir livers are large, piropon tt and yet in spite of the shirring the tionalely, and they have eery.lerge dl- g Lines are simple. gestive capacity, They prefer Lass, Nothing is more effective than the espeolelly clover, and some weeds, s lacecoalswhich are made in. one piece,as such see purslane, are delicacies. Ground be except the sleeves, which are frequent- rain ;moisten e q g ;moistened with thine is , an le syo r ly merely sleeve caps or epaulets- The in the ca•ly part of the year, and a s newest ferias of these snout coats is little gromul meat added is always of tl cutaw'ay, and they are found quite advantage. '('his ground gmain mayb tie often ns a pert of a negligee cos• l he cc e, oats, corn, bran ar middlings, Once tr tome as for formal ones, 'Then tlhere a day on grain, with sralded clover are the little Mee blouses whish are Lela ni ht is sutlboiont. u • of eel 1 with a band of gold or silver ii - senoras During [avertible be s seasons turn ducks gond geese on grass, n encs, and others which. are outdo hip- end give no other food, Too much .el length ,vile the front tames rounded, rain r'evenae eggs from i g p gg hatching. ch HEALiB THE FRETFUL DABY, Fretfulness In an intent is 11 danger - and Indicates that s'umu'tttltlg is wrong with either the and or fns 200. hem. The child is sick Or 10 pant or tfisretn5r.lt, or else 11 plus been allowed, through poor management ben the me - eine or nurse, to cwltruot a peevish habit, An infant which to manifestly ill is( likal5' to be fretful, 'but in this ease the fretfulness is obviously a symptom ot the disease. But there are many other cases In which this condition Ls not dtstinotly associated with disease, yet there tont lie same cause for it, widest should Abe searclloct for and removed when found. The most common. causes for fretful- ness are pain, disoomtort and. hunger. A great variety of conditions, spina eS- VnenB, othersobscure, mite -produce. pain, It Ivey be duo to beginning dist • ease of the opine or in the hip or some other joint, in such a case, which Is vary rare in a well-nourished infant, but does sometimes occur, Losides the fretfulness and occastonai saran:ng fila during the day, the baby is apt to give n mount now and then In its sleep at night. The child who does this re- peatedly every night, or nearly every night, should be very carefully examin- e 1 as to ire spine and Its joints, In on 'der that diseas., if prevent, may be detected early and treated promptly, Another uncommon cause of pain fn the young infant is inllammafon of the ear, In this case the pain is usually very acute, and finds expression 'n screaming rather than mere fretfulness. Infantile scurvy fs ncoompanied by great soreness of the muscles, which causes the child to cry pitifully when- ever it is taken up or handled in any wan, alost Common/y, however, the fretfulness of pain Is duo to indigos - tion, eviden"ed by vomiting, constipa- tion, or diarrhea, \Vihen the milk Ls deficient in tat the baby is almost always constipated, and then, alth mush apparently in goad health and well nourished, it will be in a con- tinual state of fret, The correct on of this may lie secured by a mare gerler- eus diet on the part of iho mother, or • the edhin'slration to the baby four or five times u day, just before feeding, of a few dress of oil shaken up to weak solution of bicarbonate of socia or Intik of magnesia, Temporary relief may be obtained by wa.t'm application to the abdomen; nils will quiet almost any peevish infant for a time, at !.east, Dis^onifort from creases in the cloth- ing, the rubbing of a frayed edge of cloth, or the srraIehing of a enncealed pin will make the ee•rotes. atempered Lnby peet'ish, hunger will naturally slake a baby peevish, hut It is had practice to slop the child, mouth with milk or give elm a "comforter" to suck upon whenever ire nu'bas. The Iretfulr-eis itself should not be treated, but tis cause should be sought for end removed,—Youth's Com- panion. HOME CURES. it necessary for the wheel boy to take medicine during absence from Immo let mother put the rattle -0d amount in a emelt vial, narking the hap to take on the label, using a sep- arate vial for itch dose. ThLs method insure; a correct menet neral and ob- viates necessity for currying a spoon or glass. A good way to give liquid nourish- ment lo a sick parson who is unable to sit up is to buy the straws which are Used at line soda fountains, or the rubber lanbing which tomes far infants' use, and can be purchased at any drug steno. One color can lie used Mr medi- cine and the other tot nourishment, so as to avoid mixing them, To cure a cold on the lungs, take com- mon brown paper, spread with lard, and grate nutmeg thickly over the tap mud lay aver the lungs. \\'car until the paper wears out. It has been icnowm to are iho worst kind of a cold, Curti fox' Nausea, --Tulse some common field corn and parch it thoroughly with- rut burning. Then grind fine or pound up fine with a ha finer, Take lure or them tablespoons of this and pour over it a cupful of baiting water. tot this stand until it settles, drain oft water, and give to patent to drink, n swal- low or two at a time every few minutes, DONT FOLD YOUR AR\L5, By folding your arms you pull the houlders forward, flatten the chest and npair deep breathing. Folding the dos,rtcross the chest o-0 flattens ht down tat it requires In conscious effort e cep the chest in what should be lis aturttl posttlon. As soon as you for. et yourself down dtxhps iho chest. We cannot see ourselves as others us, it we could many of tis would ashamed of our shapes. The l.osition u hold your hotly in meet 01 Um time ton becomes its natural position. Co.n mousey folding your arms acrose the. ch will, develop a flat chest and a under] back. Hiro ere four outer htnis which should made habits. Keep the back of the cele chose to lira back of the cellae' et • possdbte• limes, Aitt'ays lousy the at tarllrer la the front than row other 't sol the nnl.erior body', i)ruty the damen in and IIil Int h ' it ln4 III) d Untea to eh clay, Tante a dozen deep slots alhs a doze i nn titles Ca Ch days :000.0040"0041604440046,44.004-44.044 The effect of ,Sc'o ' �� �a' Emulsion on thin, D a� C ' e hfldr en is a ' yy f>n �ryrfcai It makes thorn plump, AC 1�1 iritic .dl. rosy, f happy. It contains Cod Liver 011, Hyptn hos lilies and Glycerine, top p y , make fat, blood and bone, and se put together that it is easily digested l' by little folk. ALL 'DRUGGISTS; 50o. AND 511.00 60:094.44 pat at. ea ,re tint crowns s,e1n 00 let ittct'enatttg in size, Sonia of the 010,1; gigahto crowuls have nnttowbenne, white in other bets tellt troWns end brims 11e0 enormous, One of Inr pretties! upryms is made Men a square of }melterelict linen. It is particularly pretty t 1 wear when maU•puletinyp the festive chaling dish, Jatnly 1111]0 Frenchy ends of etotan. ne and a portico! to match wall be seen with while or colored linen end pigi)l skh'la on next somison'S SWIM ar 1'!