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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-4-23, Page 24-ai-) + +'M+(4 -'(i -).t+,:. +} +:( 0,43:("+)+):(+0+ 4-t•:+K+3.'+ +).14A Mouse of Mystery OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE ?M—A+3CffK443i+i + 1+ ti-3:£+1Cf+'PSE+-37+04+ E+'CE+ ttV,'+ f+ f+3 +30E ci1APTl'.13 v.—(Continued). "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 0000000-000.000•34> '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.