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Mouse of Mystery
OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE
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"But there has teem a lett-:We crime
•—a double 0111115 wnnilnittetl:" 1 pretest-
ed, "Sorel/ Ih0 pnt;,n sit"old i;nau:'
"No; all knowledge roust be kept front
them, she ateevele1 d - eleely. "I
wish you to understand ire perfectly
from the outset. 1 have sought you
hero In order le mime you Roel this
place, beea,tse you )tate ,'. lrvILtitlgie
fallen the victim el a most eastardly
plot. 'You are bird. defeteetiess, held -
less therefore all ' i:e' have not Marls
, t t
el stone must have cumprtssion upon
you, Tet if I iCseih you, ate' allow
you. to go forth again into the weeld
ou may, if you make a Maim/tent to
the police, be the ra"its of bringing
Upon me a catastrophe, dire and com-
plete."
Every word of her:; showed teat guilt
Was upon her, tltsil I not heard the
(swish of hor skirts as she crept train
the i.'ooni after seeking down that un-
known elan so swiftly and • ilenitly that
he died without a wird?
"Ansi if I promise In remain muter
1 queried, feeling 8nneved lhat she
ahouid thus impose upon the suet a
arassin
k g condition.
"If you promise," she snld, "1 will ae-
iwlept it only on one further condition."
And what's dent?"
"One 'which I know V011 will have
some hesitation in oeeepting; yel, like
the first, it Ls absolutely Imperative,"
Her voice showed troves of extreme
anxiety, and the slim hand upon my
arm trembled.
Sha tvns young, I knew. but was she
beaullfid? I felt +astinclively that she
was, and conjured up within myself a
vision of a refined face, perfect in its
tragic beauty, like. That of Van Dyck:s
Madonna. that I hod seen in the PIM
Palace at Florence In dose wet -rem-
embered days when I looked upon the
world, and it had giver me such plea.
sure.
"Your words ore very puzzling," 1
said gravely. "'fell me what it is that
you would have me do."
"It is not difficult," she answered,
"yet. the curious character of my re-
quest will. I feel, cause you to hold
beck with a natural caution. It will
sound strange; nevertheless, here, be-
fore I )tut the suggestion before you, I
give you my word .of honor, as a wo-
man who fears her God, that no undue
advantage shalt be taken of your prom-
ise.,'
"Well, expla,n what you dean."
"The condition impose upon you In
return for my assistance," she snid, to
deepest earnestness, "is that you shall
promise to raider assistance to a per-
son•who will ever remain unknown to
you. Any requests made to you will
be by letter bearing the signature
A -V -E -L, and these instructions you
must promise to obey, wtihoet seeking
to discover either motive or reason. The
tatter can never be made plain to you,
therefore do not puzzle yourself melee-
essarily over them, for it will lye all 10
no purpose. The secret—for secret there
is, of course--wlll be so well guarded
that it can never be expeserl, therefore
11 you conent to thus rendering mac a
personal assistance in return for your
life, it will be necessary to act blindly
and carry out to the letter whatever in-
structions you receive, no matter how
remarkable or )tow illogical they may
seem. Do you agree?"
"Well," 1 said hesitatingly, "your re-
quest is indeed a. most extraordinary
ane. It I promise, What safeguard have
1 for my own interests?
"Sometimes you may, of course, be
compelled to • act against your own In-
elinations," she admitted. "I, however,
'cart only nssure you that if you make
this pronlse I will constitute myself
your protectress, and at the same time
glee you solemn assurance that no re-
quest contained in the letters of which
f have spoken will be of such a char-
acter as t0 cause yeti to commit any
offense against tho law,"
"Then it is y'Ott yourself who will be
my nnouynhlus correspondent?" I ob-
rerved quickly,
"Ah, nol" sho answered. "That is,
of course, the natural conclusion; but 1
nlny as well at once assure you that
such wilt not be the case." '!'hen she
added, "1 merely ask you to accept or
decline. If the former, i will ever be
at your service, although W'1 must never
meet again after today; if the later,
that 1 will wish you adieu, and the
terrible tale your unknown enemies
have prepared for you tnitst bo allowed
to take effect."
"Rut I should be drowned!" I exclnitn•
ed in alarm„,„"Surely you will not
abandon niOl”
"Nol'if you will consent to ally your-
sell' With me."
"For evii?" I suggested very dubious-
Musiy,
No, for good,' she answered. ' 1
rcgtiire your silence., end 1 desire that
you should render ussislanec to one
who is solely in need of a friend."
"Financial aid?"
"No, flnnnc0 has nothing le do with
it The unknown person has money,
and In spare. It is n devoted personal
assistance .and obedience that Is lequir-
"Bet how can one be devoted to n
person ono has. neither 50011 nor
known?" 1 queried, for 'her \vmris lied
increased the misery. Ilei request was
More rernnrIsable than any 1 had hith-
erto' heard c.f,
The shrewd suspieian grew upon ilio
that this Ctlriotts effort Le secure My
silence was/ because of iter own guilt.;
that she into itIed to bine m+^; to a ooln-
boot In 1101' own nefe—!o',¢ .lntareSts:
I am quite welt; ware Cf 'pity sttrttge
nes, of the conditions I um itniosin
upon you but they are newssary,"
"And if f acoopt them will the mys-
tery of to -night ever be explained?" I
inquired, eager to learn the truth.
"0f that 1 know not," site answered
vaguely, "Your silence is required t0
preSeM'e the secret."
"But tell ere," l said quickly, "how
many persons ',tele tllot'e present in that
101" beside yourself?"
"No, not" she ejaculated in a tone of
hnrtvr, 'Make no further inquiry. Try
and forget alt—everything—as 1 shall
try and forget. Yuu cannot know—
you will never know --therefore it is
utterly useless to seek to learn the
truth."
"And may 1 not even know your
identity?" I inquired, putting forth 0ly
hand until it rusted upon her well -
formed shoulder, "May 1 not tench
ycur face, s0 as to .give 110 an inpres•
e'en et your personal appearance?"
She la.ughod at what, of course, must
have seeped to her a rather amusing
request.
g
"Give me permission to do this," I
urged. "If there is to be mutual !'tut
between us it le only fair that I should.
know Meeker you are y0Ung or old.'
She hesitated. I fell her hand tremb-
ling.
' Rememker, 1 cannot see you," I went
en. "13v touoh i can convey to my
mind an impression of the contour of
your features, and thus know with
whore I am dealing."
"Very well," she said at last, "You
have my permission."
!'hen eagerly, with both my hands,
touched her feee, while she stood rig-
id and moti n1 ss as a statue, i could
ken by thea contraction of the muscles
that this action of mine amused her.
and that she was laughing.
Her sarin was soft as velvet, ler lash-
es long, her features regular and finely
cul, like these of 50500 old cameo. Hee
hair was dl'eseed plainly, and she had
about her shoulders a large cape of
rich fur—sable I believed it le be. 'there
was no doubt she was young, perhaps
not more than twenty-one or so, and
certainly she was very handsome el
countenance, and dressed with an ole•
ganee quite unusual.
Her mouth was small, her chin Point-
ed, and her cheeks with a firm contour
which spoke of ilealtl and happiness.
As I carefully passed my hands back-
wards and forwards, obtaining a fresh
mental impression with each movement,
she laughed outright..
Of a sudden, however, she sprang
aside quickly, and left 'me grasping at
"Ahl" she cried, wildly horrified at a
sudden discovery. "There Is blood upon
your hands—his blood!"
"I had forgotten," I apologized quick-
ly "Forgive me; I cannot see, and was
not aware that my hands were Un-
clean."
"HS too terrible," she gasped hoarse-
ly. "You have placed those stained
hands upon my face, as though to taunt
me."
"With what?" I inquired, breathie.aly
interested.
But sho did not reply. She only held
her breath, while her heart beat quick-
ly and by her silence I felt convinced
that by her involuntary ejnculalton she
had nearly betrayed herself.
The sole question which octt5pied my
thoughts at that moment was whether
she was not the actual assassin. I for-
got my own critical position. I recol-
lected not the remarkable adventures
that had befallen mo that night. I
thought not of the ghostly fate prepared
for me by my unknown enemies, All
my thoughts were concentrated upon
the 000 problem—the Innocence or guilt
of that unseen, soft -Spoken woman be-
fore. me.
"And now," she said at last—"now
that you have satisfied yourself of my
personal appearance, are you prepared
10 accept lino conditions?"
"i confess to having some hesitation
in doing so," I answered, quite frankly.
")'hat Ls not at all Surprising. 13ut
Ile, very feet of your own defenceless-
ncas should cause you to ally yourself
with oleo who has shown herself to be
your protectress, and seeks to remain
your friend,"
"What mottle can you possibly have
for thus endeavoring to ally yourself
with ate?" I inquired, without attempt-
ing to disguise my suspicion.
secret ono,"
"For your own ends, of course?"
"Nut exactly', It is to our mutual in-
terest;, By my own action in taking
you in when you were knocked down
by the cab I have pleocrd yona• life i1
serious jenperdy; therefore, it is only
just that I should now seek to rescue
you, Yet if 1 do so without first obtain-
ing your promise of silence and of as-
sislaux, f may, for aught I know, bring
an overwhelming Catastrophe Lg10n1 iny"
self."
"You assure me, upon your honor
ns a woman, that no harm shall befall
1110 it 1 carry out the, instructions
those mysterious letters?"
"1f yott obey tvithout seeking to 0111•
dilate their mystery, or the identity of
their sender, no harm shall corns to
Wu," she answered ,solemnly,
"And regarding tete ,silence which
you seek fo Impose -upon roe? elay
f net explain my edt'en lures to any
friend, in order to ecronn.t for the blond
upon my clothes and the Injury to my
head?"
"Only if you find It neisolly neeessmy,
Recollect, however, Oral no statement
't•hateeet. must be made to the. • police.
1-'00 tnus.t glue en uudol'talcing never
In siLvulge to them one single word of
what oceul'rtl last night."
!'here was a dart silence, broken only
by the lapping at Itis 0'01010, Which had
already risen and had flooded the Ohanr-
ber to the depth of about 1110 MOWS,
The plica was a veritable death-trap
for being a kind of cellar and below
high-water mark, the Thames flood en
.•
by a hole near the floor too emelt
to permit 1110 escape of a lean, and
would rice until it. reached the roof.
"Come," she urged at last "Gh'e me
your undertaking, and let us at once
get away from lis terrible place."
I reniahted siient, Allv.!<,us to come
and save my life, i 115terlhete.es enter-
tained deep suspic:e0ns of her, because
of her anxiety that I should give no
Information to the police. She hod
drawn back in horror at the sight of
the blood of the murdered num! Had
she net by her besilalion admitted her
own guilt?
"You don't trust nae," she observed,
with en air of biller reprol'eh,
do
"Nonot,". "1 answered, very 4113411Y;lly; "1
"You .are at least plain and outspok-
en," she responded, "But as our inter-
ests are mutual, 1 surely luny presume
to advise you to occepl the conditions.
Life Ls better than death, even though
one may be blind."
"And you hold back from me the
chance to escape from this s1o\' but In-
evitable fate unless I conform to your
\wishes?"
"1 do."
"Such action as yours cannot inspire
confidence."
"I aur impelled by eircumsLances be.
yond my own control," she answered,
with a momentary, tousle of sadness.
"If you knew the truth you certainly
would not hesitate."
you not tell ale your name?"
"No. 11 is useless,"
".At least, you can sn far confide In me
as le loll oto your Christian name," 1
said,
"Edna,"
"And you refuse your surname?"
"1 do so under compulsion."
Tile water had by this time risen rap-
idly. My legs had become benmbed,
fc" it now reached nearly to my knees.
"Why do you longer hesitate?" she
went, on. "L'ive ale your word that you
will render the assistance I require, and
\v' will at once escape. Let us 10se 110
time. Ml t11is seems strange to you,
I know; but some day, when you learn
the real reason, yeu 'twill thank me ra-
ther than think ill of my present ac-
1:051sP
Her determination was, 1 saw plainly,
the outcome of some terror which held
Iter fettered, and 1 knew that, in order
1 save myself, 1 must give her 1"O
promise she had so persistently desired
11 extract from ale.
Therefore, with sudden deterinination,
prompted mere by the natural instinal
of self-preservation than by any des':,
to assist her, I gave bee my bon:! Of
secrecy.
Again she sighed deeply, as though
released of some oppressive weight by
my words. Then our ban I; ceisoed In
mutual trust, and without further word
she led me to the opposits side of the
noisome. cellar into which my 1 mentos
had cast 5110.
"You shalt .never regret this (kr'is•
fen," she assured me im rl strained
voice, trcmblhlg with enlotioo•—"se'-er,
never'!"
And with a sudden m010111ent she
raised my hand and touched it tightly
with her dry, fevered lips.
CHAPTER Vi.
This hnpuLsive action of hers was as
though she were deeply indebted to
ale I stood motionless in wonderment.
But only for an instant. Sho left my
side for a moment, and from the sound
that escaped hor lips appeared to be
struggling to open some moans of egress
from Etre place.
"Remain where you arc," sho said,
"and 1 will return. 10 you hl a moment.
The tray out is rather difficult, and i
shall be compelled to assist you." Her
voice sounded above me, as though she
had somehow climbed to the roof of
the place.
I heard the drawing of a bolt and
the clang of iron, then sho climbed
down again to where 1 anxiously
awaited her. The river flood had risen
alarmingly, and was still entering rap-
idly.
"Coale, let ma guide yo's," she sold,
taking my arm and leading me to the
wall, "l,fft your foot, sot" and taking
my foot, she placed it in a kind of nar-
row step in the rough stone wall, at
1Ile sante lime placing my stand upon
a piece of Iron that seemed to bo a large
rutin driven 10100 tho masonry. "Now
climb very ca'etully," she went on,
"You will find the other footholds if
you seek them."
Without hesitation, I raised myself
horn the ground ;slowly, with Infinite
care commenced to scute the wail, while
she renhaine.d below, wading ahnost up
to her \vast in water,
"Toke caro that you don't strike your
head,," she cried warningly. "Above
you is a small hole just largo enough
for you to get through. Be very care-
ful, and take your tine."
The one hand at liberty 1 stretched
above any stead, and found, as she de-
scribed, a square hole in the root of
the place, and, grasping rte stone,
eventually managed to escape through
at, finding myself at last standing upon
a hoarded floor,
i fenced to mote, not knowing what
pitfelle might bo Wnrre, inn; I heard the
voice of 5113' rescuer far below, asking
if I were all right, and to her replied
to the affirmative.
A few moments later she was again
at n1y side, and by the clang of iron
f knew that the aperture of that fatal
place was closed again,
1 inquired of her where we were, but
she, only roplted—
"I've, already explained to you that
to reel to nlucidale the ln,vstery of these
ndverlures of yours is entirely useless.
\\'o have promised to each other mutual
faith, That is, in Itself, sufficient."
'!'hen, taking my arm, she hurriedly
let me writes the morn, up salvo steps,
end Meng t'o long passages drat ran
el right angle., to each other, until at
tcnglh we emerged into the street
Where we were. I had not the slight.
est idea, 1 only knew that tee Were
iLeslde the rtvet+.btelk, for upon Illy
cars there 'fell the shrill elle:tie of 5a
steam -lug, and I could distinguish the
`'. ml
lid ct lnriwus factories and the rule
na;nl; of stealll•el'n)le,,
'Walt tier arta) linked In Inline, and
heedless of the water dripping tont
ler skirts. this unseen woman to w-lhorn
I had promised absolute ulxdicnce and
41.0sislauco 11tH a view to myself fallh-
fetniig the mystery, , lett me forward
through a tlu)nbet' of narrow turnings,
until by Ino bustle about ,lie 1 lonely
that we Must have renelied 11 main fond.
1 heard the appr1aching jingle of a
cable -bell, and the vehicle, at her de-
mand, pulled tip at the 11erb.
"We must now part," sale said, in n
low, earnest voice, "Remember that
in this reeledcable affair our Interests
nee absolutely identical. Any order
that 3011 receive you will obey without
seeking to discover the )why, or where-
fore, and above all, silence to the
pollee."
"I have promised," I nnseeres, for
welt of something other to say.
"And whatever may occur in the fu-
ture, recollect that I am still your pro-
tectress, as I have boon fo-day. I have
forced you to your promise, but 10'
that I aslc your forgtvrness, because fl
it essential, 11--" and she paused.
"If whatt" I inquired, wilt' quick In-
terest.
"If the mystery is ever le bo soh'e'l.'
"Are you, too, seeking the truth?"
"Yes." she responded. "But we must
not talk here. The condition of our
clothes Is attracting attention."
"I shall think always of the myslo"i-
ous Edna who refuses all information,'
1 laughed.
"And 1, leo, shall net easily forget
you—and all I owe to you. Farewell"
Iles' soft hand graepe,i mile for nn
iustan1, that some cool hand that east
soothed my brow. Afterwards sho as-
sisted me halo the cab.
(To be Continued.)
'1'
PRANKS OFTHESTUDENTS
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP STATUi:S
WITI' DYNAMITE.
Plot in 'Which (he Kaiser Might Have
Lest Ills Lite—Dramatic Scenes
In Paris. •
At Dublin it used Ie bo Customary,
at: eaolt recurring anniversary of the
Battle of the Boyne, for Nationalist
schoolboys to bedaub with pitch, when-
ever possible, the, statue of Bing Wil-
liam W. In revenge, the Trinity Cot -
lege students upon one odcasien did
likewise with the Parnell Monument.
Whereupon a gang of the "bhoys"
made a concerted atack upon the beau-
tiful Trinity College Graduates' MemOIl a),
and would have wrecked it but for the
opportune arrival of the police.
Far more serious was the alLen)r t to
destroy, by meads of dynamite, the
German Nationel Memorial at nudes -
beim, on Seplesnbet• 28111, 1883. Bight
students altogether were implioated in
this, of whorl, however, only four Were
of German birth. The explosion was
timed to take place at the moment of
dedication, and If the plats of the eon-
spll'ators had not miscarried the whole
of the notables gathered round at the
time would have been ]tilled. These in-
cluded the ,present Kaiser, his grand-
father,
TILE EMPEJ1011 WILLIAM,
and oyer a swore of other Sovereigns
and Princes, to say nothing of some
40'1 members of the Imperial German
Parliament.
The conspiracy, in fact, was not very
unlike, in its inception and intent, to
our own "Gunpowder Plot." Only it
came far nearer to succeeding. The
fuse was fired and actually burned
down to the detonator, but the dyna-
mite had got damp end failed de ex-
plode. It was dug up by acctdent-from
under the plinth by some workmen
many months afterwards, and three of
the students implicated were arrested
and hanged. •
A like fate, too, overtook four of the
seven St. Petersburg cadets who, in
1005, tried 10 blow up the Alexander I.
Celt:ann, which occupies the centre of
the great square opposite the Winter
Palace, hl this case neatly a quarter
of a ton of dynamite tv00 used, a C011,-
Po
cu.pia of drosktes being utilized to con-
vey the dangerous stuff from.1110 house
to the chief of tho conspirators to a
cul-de-sac at the back of the palace,
whence it was carried by hand 1e the
base of the column in the dead of a
DITrl rlLY COLD WINTER'S NIGHT.
But the .police were on the alert, ,though
invisible, having been informed of the
plot by a traitor, and 1e whole gang
were surrounded and seized just as
they were In the vary act of applying
the match that was to send the magnl-
flcent memorial soaring skyward,
Ona of the most dramatic scenes in
the maty nuts enacted during the Com-
mune in Paris was the march of the
Quarticr Latin students against the
Vendome Column, which they attempt-
ed to overthrow, Their efforts were
vain, however, although they toiled
hard with picks and orowbars from
Darty morning till late at night. But
next stay they relul'ard to the attack,
and being reinforced by a number of
sappers and ruiners from the reeolu-
ticnnry National Guard, the huge mass
01 Length toppled and. foil. Tho impact
with the ground broke IL pinto ,several
piecos, but offer the destruction of the
Commune by Moc\tahon and the estab-
lishment of The Republic it was success-
fully repaired and set up again in the
pesiti0n it now occupies,
The destruction of the images and
monuments In Antwerp Cathedral by
the students of that city was tho im-
mediate cause of the great popular up-
rising which, after years of
. BLOODSHED AND IiORRORS
inntnneroble, resulted in the overthrow
of the Spanish power in that potation
of Europe, and the ultimate rise of the
Dutch Ttepubllc,
To an ex-andat of mixed R•ttssitin and
ON THE FARIVI.
RAD 1`1o\XORS IN CHEESE,
A 00inn1On cause of bud flavors In
cheese is contamination of dairy Melt•
stns, Probably, more trouble is caused
by unclean utensils than in any other
tray, as milk and els products Ls a most
Invertible medium for the development
of ell kinds of germ•lite, Vessels of all
kinds that colic In confect \vial mill
sl once become infected wall bacteria
1 bey become lodged in the Crecie an
Crevices and settee of cans, pulls, dip
pegs, and strainers. If these utensils
are not thoroughly cleansed and scald
el immediately after hr*hag used, they
will soon become filthy and foul -sect
ling, writes U. 3, 1015elnan.
)ivory thing coming in cenlnct will
nttk should be thoroughly washed with
hot water after being rinsed out sirs
with lukewarm Water. Sonia washing
pr'eparntions should be employed. end
a brush instead of a rag should be used,
'!'hen they should bo scalded and put
out in bile sun and pure air and lei'!
there until required again. Old er
rusty cans or pails should not bo used
ut all, as many of the worst flavors
come from thls- source, on' account of
riot ,being able to cleanse there proper-
ly
Another' source of trouble is the re-
turning of whey in the cans, many of
the whey tanks are never cleansed nor
aro 11 -layover ever emptied from one end of
the season to the other. Consequently
there is a foul smelling mass which is
only, aggenvated by the addition of a
fresh lot every day, to help t0 swell and
add to Ilre number of undesirable bac-
teria already present. 'rhls filthy, reek•
ing stuff is put into the cans and taken
beck by the patrons In a great tunny
unsex as I have seen for myself, it i,
left in the cans until they are wanted
again, (lien they are emptied and rinsed
cot with cold Water', and the fresh,
Warm milk put in. This in its turn
becomes contaminated. After all this,
some people will expect the makers to
accept such milk and make good cheese
from It. tf they do not they get the
blame for it.
Again, perhaps, certain bacteria are
present only 1n one or a few patron's'
mills. 'these are not destroyed by the
temperature employed In the ordinary
process of leaking. After being mixer!
with the whole tot of whey in Ina tank
they become distributed through the
mills of all the .patrons supplying the
factory. If these cans are not tlor-
oughly washed at once it will spread
among all tlse patrons and in this way
al, the mill, Will become contaminated
through the medium of the whey. Tho
Lest way to overcame this difficulty is
to thoroughly wash the tank at feast
Throe limes a week and by scalding
the whey. There are several advant-
ages to be gained by so doing, viz.:
It will increase the value of the whey
for feed; there will be a saving in cans
us they' will last longer; they will be
easier to clean as the acid content is
much less; the fat will not come to the
surface, but will be held in suspen-
sion.
Tho cans besides being easier to clean
will smell much sweeter. Again, the
chances of contaminating the cans are
less and those flavors which appear l0
grow in sour whey will be prevented
from spreading among the other pat-
rons. 11 will take very little more fuel
to heat the whey to about 7.00 degrees
and the increased value would more
than repay for the extra expense. The
patrons would be Well repaycd even
If they had to pay the maker for the
difference which should amount to not
more .than 51.00 each.
'!'here is one way at our disposal as
regards the Improvement of milk deliv-
ered to the factories. That is by pay-
ing for it by the fat system, or fat and
casein system. By this system there
is greater encouragement for a ,pakron
to deliver. his 11!111 in a better condi-
tion, for he knows by so doing he Is
going to get what It is worth, it pays
him for the extra care,
\larch or April. Seine of 11." advent.
ages are Istat sheep that urn in good
L. l r'iv' better r Ino warm daye
cvI Ill a Ill 11 tau d
� I
y
of spring relieved of their w liter (eats,
while the new wont gi w'S rnpfdly, en.
surfing a heavier 110,'1.' fat next ,Pe5t'.
J'tcics and 1181', if pl300IIl, 5150 mora rend•
sly got rid of, and the work is dote 511
a time when other farm work is nal
l,ressing,
1'!te nbjeetlon may he raised that the
difference in the market pries of wash
ad 111141 unweshed w011 is ',u goal 11)ai
!here may Le ti considerate,los; from
shcurin6' wn\m,h'td, lu nn 11. r Lu this,
It may be Mild Ihnl if the �1i1f.'mnc, is
nut more than 0110 1h,ri Mow is 111)1"
ff a.u,y las, 115 1ha pis',! 1 woigbt of
110+ lintvushed nearly' luake, u, t,n' the
i
d dtfferenre in prlGt, And we cdrtim that
buyei:s, 0s a rune, take 1111 unfair ad-
vautLage in nlnlchlg the d,se etre. greet.
er than one-third, though the thrifty
11;ckntakor 1(111 not hes int'' on tttsl. Count 10 s11e110 early and unwashed
knowing frons cal,4,041104+ [tint 11.,± 0u11-
1 fort and thrlfl of his ,sheep• and 1151!
increased growth of two. Irked, will
t mere than nuke up fer the apparent
I. as In the sale of lin 1'' u", and 1115
pock \will 1110150 n I nueh 1x01100 ;Mowing
with their 1111100 Peps it tie fail when
sales are principally 11de. 'there i,
always Some risl. 1-1 the 11„1111 of 1)1'
men and the sheep in 1.11111' washing,
and some risk of loss front lie sheep
being cast ou their 1>u else In the wenn
siring days while rei'hing t0 bite al
t'jl1 e8I ng ((ells, though with proper
treatment, dipping hl spring and 1011
there should be praelicelly no feel,.:
\Vhe lro1
ngiv 1hele eay' iavlr
i5 oilef thyellsng sheep 11
•91,ll111) gt•loo sl eun-
-
dlt'nn, Wit Woul'l 11111. 71-5 ,sI n igly ad.
\'Ise ago lust elrtaing tl,;n 3 :00.5140')
cr hree,ltng M)'.') a*ru•Iw ti .3‘.;-,,11.11111,011,,,,115,11,741.0)
\1,011, unless
they are eLlher blanketed or kept in u
st'ru'm place for 0 week or two atter,
fad Illnao, in gond munditlu 1v1! lint
suffer if 12,•11i withal closed do' rs and
free front tit -ails for 2 or 3 days. \eel
eseeeeet sheep s hnris in Janney in
Ontario, and with no ill efhee1, but of
course 1110y vera lo'pl far 45 while in
warm baselllellt Montes t' eng
stripped of their f,xe"cs. :lsaftor, bruile,
where the sheep are kept in gond con-
dition the entire. !Melt may be shorn
before going to grass. :\ ra lly day fluty
to utilized for the purpose ef :shearing.
and the nock, lambs and all, d:ppod for
the desiruclien of lick.; 011 it claw when
the lend is too wet for reeling ,etere-
tions, or other work on the farm.
EARLY SHEARING.-
To many it may appear unseasonfl'blo
to write about sheep shearing, •while
chilly winds are blowing and /leaps of
snow are yet in sight, but 1hero are
generally 001110 balmy days in April,
when the rams, the last year's lambs,
if In good condition, and ewes that are
not due to lamb till on in May, may
be safely shorn, and will be the better
for It. Nearly all the most successful
breeders of sheep now make it a rule
l: shear at least a part of the flock to
German ancestry was duo the diaboli-
cal attempt made some three years ago
to blow up to Kaiser's gift to the Am-
erican people—the beautiful -statute of
Frederick the Great at Washington.
Finally, the wanton and wicket at -
took on the Kruger Memorial at P10'
1orin.would 005011501000 been Elio work
of some young officers who only a
short time ago were cadets at a mili-
tary college, and who hod apparently
forgotten that pranks possibly pardon-
able—or, at all events, not quite un-
pardonable -elder such circumstances
take on on altogether different complex-
ion when they aro played by men ac-
tually holding His Majesty's cormnis-
cion and hearing his unifortn.---Lon-
don Tit -Bits.
ALFALF.t on LUCERNE.
Bulletin Written by Prof. C. A. 'lavift,
of the Agricultural Corp.
A bulletin on Miele'. a5.' known as
Ial, rrnc, has 1X,011 written b y Prof. 1:,
A %avitz of Ileo Ontario :b;riculhu;ll
Cclb'ge and printed by the Ontario De-
partment of Agricullul'e. 11 is now
hying distributed end cupeds'can be ob-
1551110d on applieat.iou to f:, C:, dame,.
Depuly Ministir of Ageiculhtre, Parlia-
ment Buildings, Tor'nlo. The bulletin
giros the results of expeel tints con-
ducted with alfalfa for len years at the
Agricultural College, and should be
io the bends of 1111 fanners who intend
s•.1Wing alfalfa. The bulletin closes with
the following pal's gra pits:
Alfalfa should be v0l'y enrcfldly test-
ed on many farms throughout Oninric.
its large yields of nulrilieus faxed for
tarns stock, its perennial character of
growth, and its beneficial Influence on
the soil, are all features whish com-
mend it very highly for these farms
on -)which it can be grown successfully.
There are different ways of 111 tog
down a plot or n field of alfalfa, and we
!would suggest the following method ns
One w•hlcll Ls likely to give very excel-
lent result;. Select land having a clean,
mellow, fertile surface sell overlying a
deeply drained subsoil having no acidity.
Use large, plump seed, free from in -
purities and strong in germinating
power. Inoculate the seed With the
proper kind of bacteria, providing al.
ION has not been grown :successfully
on the land in recent years. As early
in the spring as the land Ls dry enough
and warns enough to be worked to good
advantage, make a suitable seed -bed
and immediately sow about twenty
pound& of alfalfa seed per acre from the
grass seed box placed in front of the
gsa.ln drill, and about one bushel of
sprieg wheat or of barley per acre from
the. lubes of the drill, Smooth the land
with a light harrow or wilt a'wooder,
and If Lt is very loose and rather dry,
also roll it and again go over it with
the )harrow or the weeder. As soon as
ripe, cut the grain and avoid leaving
it one the land longer than necessary,.
Give the Alfalfa plants every opportun-
ity to get a good start in the autumn
le preparation for tine whiter, If foe
hay,cut each crop of Alfalfa In the fol-
lowing year as soon as iL sties to
bloom. In curing, try to retain as nonny
of the Leaves on lite stems as possible,
and to protect the crop from rain.
Never cut or pasture Alfalfa sufficient-
ly close to the ground to remove the
crowns of the roots, and thus injure or
possibly kill the plants, if these direc-
tions are followed, the alfalfa may be
expected to 'produce large and voluaelo
crops for a number of years without ter
seroneding.
t+
Thn elovalor then doesn't think it
wg* ,ll run people tlowll.
The less a Than to abused the more
he doesn't amount to,
There is no '0x01150 for a elan mak-
ing tho some mislaice twice what there
aro so many other mistakes 16 matice.
The effect of mit tie 1414 a IoW ti
You catch cold easily or become run-
down because of the after effects of malaria.
Strengthen yourself with .S`coff'
ErnaLrlon.
It builds new blood y ,ed tones up your nervouiii
system. 4:04000,
ALL DRUCIOISTSi Boo. AND $1.00.
401400404.041444004014040.04)400.404.410400411
ellee0 0.0004lOC?tte1?04?0011-0, 011
YOUNG c�'+
/ OLKS
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'1'(1111 ti 1,t, fal)NS.
Therm neva'!' !sus a sin:10ov dog !hall
'1c11y; mai 1111 1.8) the wisest, lata that
0lel' a dog half 110 \would sit Lip and
h•ok 111(1 a jnrigr., and sena lieu's .11O
0ould In011 up 151.1 pt+lpl '" 11,:01, ansa
h.'em '10 of y, "\hill t%.)111,1 3'111 151(0
u, taro lie' d., lot' you"„
Ito Iced long bled; hair, anti although
h"1,.] ,Isatil.55wtelt"'lena,;csIting
or :,lauding, Ito \las t110 00,1 eI i s hrg
t'lllts p>lay'11N60 that tt cliit1 ,•uuid ttave.
,: stn not 051 lath'', bol a.; Mary'
l.11 , au„ u I "Il l0oko t 1.il 54001115,00 110
wnl!5 I ,u prowl."
\V1.'11er't' Mary Louise Marled out for
; walk into the pork of the ;street, or
ellen alt's 'tent 4,111 1w J'iin her Iri''ud.,
and ls,iv' a pi,tuslw(. (1111 (u Jumping
Ula'' rope, :,Inc hal 1 hal 11 say, "(.eine
of ng, '1'uby"' 4111') 'ruhy w',nid stake
1+il11seIf uud run to 1114• front door: and.
if Mnry 1.uulee was 1101 111111.0 ready, he
we1111•.1 ell by I1,) door until she canoe.
Do yul, header llu,l Macy Louise and
'felly were Ire 1.1.1a1 f' ieu,la. 111 all 1110
swrldY
And one day' something happened
1(111)11 made all the people in the nligh-
leatrood talk. Mary, Louise lead a little
tnby skier, whose 511500 was etarguer-
11' , and who did not know bow lo 101111C,
but Mlle could steed up by a ehalr.
One morning, as she stood holding on
ha
MO chair swith lira' bila 'hands,'robY
stalked up to iter std+' and hooked into
lee fame 111.,1 nv 11 110 slid, "Do not lye
afraid 1» 154), for f will protect you:'
Baty Marguerite lit sure put her little
Inv, over J'uby's nevi; :and held c1')sr.le
1' tiro, just as if she understood what.
he wanted to say. Then 'l'oby began 10
1v(111< 541010'!) assay 10x111 110 chair, And
little Maegueritts 1,015 her nest step, then
another, and another; and all the. tlnla
'1'ol>y kept. Ili-, eyes on her i1111e feet,
welching her a l sea could root full.
Presently Mary Louise cane tntn Llre
r,0111 and :sow 11, and ,1Inpperl 1.01. 11051410,
in delight, enol cried sal, "0, manta! 0
papa—'t'andnhn, grandpa --all of y'ott
coma Mee! Toby is Patting ilrc baby
bmv 10 walk!"
'rho Iil.pa and mann and grandma
and grandpa name running into Ilio
room. But Toby did lint c nit wend to
lake n.h"e of them, lad wal'S.'rl along
vera rl,nit, wnielling the tnbv'e delvs
04 walked along at h.e side with
her arta user his 110115.
:After they had walled ner ss lhernom
the lathy sal down on flue poor. end
Toby sl+,ad gazing al her and wa1:;ing
his tail, es nni'i as to say, if von nee
Lb ed. <t•ar lolls Matgnorile, 01'0 will rest
n svhii
end when 30 ore ready 1
will gerr you'tnolh"r lescop In walking."
+lid ,so a1 ih1 a110100sn I1.+" 1151') la,k
11 other Iwnik 15111. 'cony, 0nd !ho nett
dee site swaltmd roeuld 11e ream; and
It' day 0(101' sale Waliced olone,
New do ,esu not think Toby was a
0o,1 leacher? And would it net. be fun-
ny if Toby shedd adre'tice lo give
eels in in walking, and send hi; coal Io
alt the babies of his arquatnlamr,'t
r'trhaps he \veldt] sign Ilia mane Pro-
fessor Toby. and I do not believe his
prints would be very legh, bemuse he
i. so !Mel of babies. f ten 01100 they
would be quite moderate, Do yeti think
a hem n lesson leo much? i am sunup it
woulai ben gond way to pny him.—
Ynulh's Companion,
'TRAINiNCi Ti[E APPI;'rCFE.
The question is often asked, "Should
children 1)e compelled 1,1 rat foots that
leey dislike?" The. question Is ratter a
puzzling one, and there may be its many
views upon it as there are upon most
educational queries. A few decades ego
the question tens seedy rnisal, '!'iho
saying was handed on hent generation
to generation ilea "children should be
made to eat what was set before (hem,"
and that was 611 there was to lt.
The writer still recalls the teething dis-
taste witil which, some three times a
week all through his extreme youth, he
watched the bring on of a dertain hate -
fu' dumpling and gravy dish at the
school midday dinner. It was iho nter-
sion of his youth, and it would never
have been "downed" had it not been
fon the fact that be feared his plaster
more than he did hie qualms. l3Utout
of evil may tomo forth good, old hones-
ty compels 15111 to confess that the re-
sult of this ever -renewed battle between
hie tastes and his dumpling is that, with
the exception of parsnips, he can now
err anything eatable tvlllt resig etion,
if not enjoyment.
One would have to turn le a nursery
gemmed by an exaggerated f,lrnl of
mushy concision to obtain the compan-
ion plctur0 to this one, but undoubtedly
minty such nutlsorles aro to be found,
Here one may discover h: many likes
ansi dislikes as there aro young peoplo
In dorm them. beery ca11n01 boar unit.
Ion, and a special dish must be melees
el for Iso)' 01 chop day. ,lack dmcsls
soup, end Debby—m1 u1111(0.11111111o)
)lcannlloy craven•.
tletlecentu1) Bob hy—wall elIh JI51
11 is impossible to help n, certain long- '
Mg foe 501110 of 111' good old-fashioned
praulisc in, a rasa lila, this; nett whore
the, kind of food di5chiutnnied against
is a really necessory One in Hie dietary,
—15 mills, for exumpic,—the riild should.
he made, 151 110 olddashtoned phrase, to
"learn to like it.'
Children who have ends 151 the nt0ller
of food should never 110 ellowed 10 touch
food between locals, but sitouM always
go t0 the table hungry. Their.Ihkeo and
dislikes should never be discussed ha.
fore then, With plenty of water ie
drink between meats, n gond healthy
'hunger to 0550: to the table, and shnpl0
nursery .dishes appcti2ingiy sel'v,d,most
children will eat wi1,bout question Ilio
food set before Una, — Youth's Cont-
panion.
Rather' than Wear aid shoo leather
some people ride hely,tes,
Speak your mind tt you MM Met, but
mind how you speak,
There would 1)0 fewer ,lance s 1.1
piper had to be paid In.edvenee.