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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1908-6-25, Page 7mr ' eft T 132+ f00.A+A+3:f+3X+iii+ E+• t+01 +0+ 4+14+X40+0+3 +3.f A House of Mystery OR, THE GIRL IN BLUE teief3i+3e+KE+;fie ee3neeneent+le-feeF 4-gefeef+3 +3CFF? #is+0S.+let ell+rf+lel CHAPTER XIV. Although many days passel, no word et apology oashc from my mysterious correspondent for not having kept the appointment. 1 watched every post Or nearly a fortnight, and as I received Pc es;planaLion, my euepicion regarding 3vteba's connection with the ateange af- fair became. of course, strengthened. WILIt heart -sinking I had taken leave of her on the kerb in ICensington High Street on that welt -remembered evening, feeling that the likelihood of our frequent Feting was very remote, especially now qt ahe apparently held mo in suspi- in this case, however, I was en, for within -a week we met A ale quite accidentally in Bond Street, d, finding her disposed to accept my nh an 'htP. 1 accompanied a ndedhor shop - le ,g, ha -e?.g, ar' 'spent an extremely pleurae 8llerlusan. Her mother was Palter tin- t*, ntill, .she explained, and that adeounled toe tier being alone. S e was dressed entirely In black, but with a quiet elegance that was &urpris- ing. [ had never known before that day how smart and chic a woman could appear in a gown of almorst funereal &aped. Her manner :towards me retain - eel nothing of its previous suspicion; •she was bright and merry,without that cloud of tttlhappiness that had sit strangely overshadowed her on the last •occastora we had been together. She possessed a clever wit, and gossiped end joked amusingly as we went from shop to Opp, ordering fruit for dessert, end flowers for table-dcooration, That her mother was. wealthy appeared cer- tain from the extravagant pr:cea which she gave for fruits out of season and eleelce hot -house flow+n's. She bought the best she deuki procure, and seemed .Wterfy regardless of expense. remarked how dear were same gapes which she ordered, but Elbe only ismited and gave her shoulders a little shrug. This recklessness was not done to im- press me, for I was quick to detect that +the shopkeepers knew her as a. good cus- tomer, and brought forward their moat .expensive wares as a matter of course. Although at first she declined my In- vitation, as though she considered Lt a yroach of the convenances, I at length persuaded her to take same ice wttn, me at Blanchard's, and we continued our gossip as wo sat together at one of the little tables surrounded by other ladies out shopping with their male en- •cuml•erances. I had, rather unwisely, perhaps, pass- e,: a critical remark regarding a. lady who had entered in an unusually strik- ing toile!•te, in which she looked very shot and extremely uncomfortable, and laughing at what I had said, she re - "Yeti aro certainly eight. We women always overweigh ourselves in our gar- ments; to say nothing of other and more fattening .things. Halt of life's Utile worrht5 accrue born our clothes, 'Fr'oin Tight tollar to tight slice, and loot forgetting .1 needlessly be -feathered hat, wo taloe unto ourselves burdens that we should bo very much happier without." "I agree entirely," I said, smiling at tier phitai aphy. "Sonic blatant crank :tent on teelf-advertisement might do et'orsa than found an A•nt-oraamentel Deese League. Just think how much of life's trials would at once slip off 0 man if he wme neither collar nor LLe— espeolally the dress -Lief" "And off a woman, if she were neither bolt, gloves, nor neck arrangement" "Exectiy. IL would be aetualiy mak- ing us a present for life of nearly an hour a day. That would he seven hours a week, or nearly a fortnight .a year I said; "It's worth consideration." "Do you rrmernher the derision beep- ed upon that {hue -saving arrangement of our ancestors, the elastic -side boot" she observed, with a merry smile. But. lust fancy the trouble they must have eaved in teeing and buttoning, Sewing on shoe-butone ought always to he done by criminals condemned to hard telwr, Button -sewing tries the consct- enteousnrss rind Lharouglaneee of the worker more then anything else, and fen certain oakum -picking cant be worse. iL alien tries the quality of the thread, more than unythinij else; and 0S to ootons; well, it treats then( as Suwon did the willies." The carriage met her outside the S'ores in the elaymark°t at five o'clock, and before sho took leave of me she rel chFviously asked— "Well, and how do you And me when i wear my mask?' "Charming," 1 responded with enthu- siasm. "Mask or no meek, you are sI - ways the same to me, the most charm - big friend I have ever had." "No, no," she laughed. "It isn't good. foram to flatter. Good-bye," And she stretched forth her small hand which I pressed warmly, with deep re- gret at part:mg. A moment later the footman in him brown livery assisted her Into the carriage. Then she smiled mer- rily, and, bowed es I raised my hat, and she was borne away westward in the stream of fine equipages, hers the smart- est et them all. A week later, having seen nothing oI her, I wrote and received a prompt re- sponse. Then in the happy autumn days that [elbowed we contrived to meet often, and on each occasion 1 grew deeper and deeper In love with her. Since that evening when we had stood kigeth:r beneath the street -lamp in Kensington, she had made no mention of the pencil -case or of its owner. In- deed, it seemed that her sudden identL- Mallon of it had betrayed her Into ac- knowledging that its owner had been her lover, and that now she was trying to do all she could to remove any su- spicion from my mind. Nevertheless, the remembrance of that crime and of all the events of that midnight adventure was ever within my mind, and I had long ego determined to make its elucidaLien the chief object of my life. ! had placed myself beneath Me thrall of seine person unmown, and meant to extricate myself and become again a free agent at all costs. On several occasions I had seen the cabman Weston the rank et Hyde Park Corner, but although he had constantly kept his eyes open in search of Edna, h's efforts had all been in vein. I had seen also the old ca.tdriver who bore the nickname "Doughy," but it turned oetthaLithad not been his cab which my mysterious protectress had taken after parting from me. One point, how- ever, I settled satisfactorily. On one of our walks together I contrived that the man West should sea Mabel,but he afterwards declared {hat the woman of wham he was in search did not in the least resemble her. Therefore, it ,WAS certain that Mabel and Edna were not, as I had once vaguely suspected, one and the same person. Sometimes I would meet my idol after her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, and accompany her across the Park; ad others we would stroll together in the unfrequented part of Kensing- ton. Gardens, or I would wake with her shopping and ,carry her parols, all, our meetings being, of course, clandestine ones. One morning in the middle'of Nevem- lee I was overjoyed at -receiving an lee vitae= foam Iters. Anson to dine at The Battens, end aooulpleof days later the sun of my happiness was rendered eom- rel' ee i"ee Simply a Shredded Wheat wafer, containing in the smallest bulk all the nutriment and strength -giving material of the whole wheat. Appetizing and always ready to serve. Delicious as a Toast.. with Butter, Cheese or LL: Fruits, Sold by all grocers. bRi.r, ,.,s.,x x, rs r,',.-. t,w .. .V:03.10 ;1,°., tai4 have a provential re ntation for style and durability. Dort't Fl ex . rn,tit l r you sob your nearest Carriage A};elt,'atl }el fail partimuhu's, or wild far No, F6 catalogue, showing our now and hondeomr designs int itjo8, Tho Oorsaby Oarrialeo Cele ieleTtiteeele T rterltoo. eresouserseesereeteeseieerseeseitearaseetzezemee LAUNCHES Qpsay Ceeileled or• Cabined. r own Inxke+snA p edovith our o engines. in all steels 22 to 446 fent. pedal bar- toR80feet We[invn Makes. Interaction.8 11urchaaers' oxpensee paid. CANOES Wo aro On- tario Agents for the well-known '"Chgatnut" Canoe. Beat quality. Sand for pparticulars of the "Chestnut" iincapsizable, unalnkable model. ENGINES Gasoline. Marine -2 to 70 -hip, Stationary 8 to 100-h.p, Large discount for cash. Write for cataloguee and prices. Canadian Sas Power & Launches, Limited, Toronto plete by Reding myself seated beside Mabel in her own home. The house (.os.essed en air et mag- nificence and luxury which I scarcely expeeted, It was furnished with• groat elegance and taste, white the servants were of en even note superior charec ter than the house itself. Among the homes of my friends in the West End this was certainly the most luxurious, for Walney seemedto have been literally squandered upon its appointments, and - yet withal !here was nothinig whatever garish nor any trace of a plebian taste, There was a combined richness and quietness about the whole place which impressed one with an ale of severity, while the footman who ushered me in was tall, almost a giant in stature, and solemn as a funeral mute. Mrs. Anson rose and greeted mo plea- senLly, while Mabel, in. a pretty gown of coral -pink, also shook my hand end raised her fine dark oyes to mate with a glance of pleasure and triumph. ft was, no doubt, due to her that I had been bidden there as guest. A red- headed, ugly -faced man named Hick- man, and a thin, angular, Leitatng wo- man, introduced to me as Miss Wells, were my only fellow -guests. The man. regarded nee with some suspicion as I entered, and from the nest I look a vio- lent dislike to him. It may have been his forbidding ,personal appearance which caused my distrust. Now that 1 reflect, I think it was. His face was bloated and deeply furrowed, his eyes large, his lips thick and flabby, les red- d:sh beard was ill -trimmed' and scanty. I•!e was Lhicic•.neciced; lis taco was fur- ther disfigured by a curious dark -blue scar upon the left jaw, and i could not help remarking within myself, that it nem fauns resembled• those of animals, hie was closely trilled to that of a sav- age bulldog. Indeed, I had never be- fore seen such an eminently ugly face as his. Yet he spoke with the air and perfect meaner of a gentleman. 110 bowed with refined dignity as 1 was ireroduced, al- though I thought his snele scernee sup- ereRiotus, while I was almost certain !bat Ile exebanged a curious, contemp- eLuous look with Mabel, who stood be- hind ate. Was iia aware of our little exchanges of confidences? Had he secretly watch- ed us in our walks along the leafy by- ways of Kensington Gardens, and de- tected that I loved her? 11seemed very much as though he had, and that he had endeavered to disparage lee in, her eyes. AL Mrs. Anson's invitation, I took Mabel in to•dtmler, and sat next her, while opposite us sat the deg -faced man with the irritating Waster. The latter was a fitting companion for hum, bony 01 countenance, her back straight ea a beard, her Lige uncertain, and her voice loud, high-pitched, and rasping. She WOre a number of bangles on her left \ristl one of them had. pigs and ele- pllants hanging on It, with hearts, cross- es, bells, and framed and glazed shem- reck leaves mixed in. Thal would not have mattered much had she not leen eating, but as dinner progressed the room grew a, trine warm, and she un- fortuntetely had a fan as well 05 lose distressing bangles, which fan, she rytlunically waved to and fro, playing the orchestra softly when fanning her- self, or loudly as she ,plied her knife end fork "click -ea*, jingle -jingle, llnk- lm-tattle, click -clack!'' until the eternal music of those pigs, elephants, crosses, hearts, and bells prevented anything beyond 0 jerky conversation. She fuell- ed end twisted' and toyed with her, menu, linkling and jingling the whole time like a coral consoler or an infant's rattle. Little Wonder, I thought, that she remained a spinster. With such an ireitat',ng person to head his household, the tinf0rtunaltt husband would be n candidate for Colney i•latch within a rucntle, Yet she ryas evidently a very welcome guest at Mrs. Anson's table, far my 9testess addressed her as "dear, and seemed to consider whatever post - tee opinion she expressed as entirely beyond dispute. I liked Mrs, Anson. Although of that extremely frigid type of another, vary formal and unbending, observing ail the rules of society to the letter, and prao scally making her life a burden by the conventionalities, she possessed,, never- theless, 0 warm-hearted affection for her ..h:ld, end seemed constantly solicitous et bet' wt-eifnre. She spoke with the very (aintest accent with 11ee "es,'" and I had, on the first evening we had, mel. at the colonel's, wondered whether she more of Scotch, or perhaps foreign, ex- traction. The generul conversation In the in'ot'val of the Irritating Women's orchestra turned upon foreign travel, find incidentally, in answer to an in - esteem question f put to cher, she betel me that her father Ihnd been Gorman,. hal the/ she had nearly all titer lite lived iii England. The irritating Woman spoke of going to the Riviera In December, whereupon \fubei romnrked— "I tope another will go loo. I'm try- ing to p isuadr. her. London 1s sl dull and mdsorablo in winter commuiel with CalnnrS or Nice," 'Yon know file 'Riviera well, I sup- e rnee?" 1 ingtitred of her. "Oh, very well," .she responded, "Mo. then ,end 1 Mee ;lpenl, foilr w1t4090 in the smith. There's nn place ti1 Europe 11 W:11100 bike the Oslo Anur—ns 111(3 French eel!, it," "1 mach prefer the Mean Riviera,' chimed in M'ss Wells:s higlvptched r,•icc.. She merle it a tont of 11 me' to differ tv.th everybody, "AL Bordighera, tlapodelatti, San Rema, and Alaeelo you have much better air, tie shale warniolt, and al, about half the .lrric'a, leo ho- tels In Neil and Cannes are simply ruinous." '('hon, turning to Mry. Amnon, ahe added, "You knew, dear, what you said tasi year" "We go to the Grand, at Wee, always,' answered Ivies. Ancon, "It i9 dear ci r- ttiruly, but not exaggeratedly 5o in nue Nelson with the other largo It dols" 'Moro seem of late to have teen a gradual rise In prices all alone the 111- viere, remarked Iileitman. I've ex- perienced it personally. Ten nr tits'lye years ago i lived in N(c0 far the season Mr about half what it coste mo now." 'That exeetly tones out my argument," 'x•ltumed the Irritating Woman, in tri- umph. "'flat fart is that the French Riviera has !wear= far too dear, and English peepte are, fortunately for them. selves, heginning Le sec that ey con- tenting their journey an extra twenty utiles beyond! N;ce they cam obis= just as gand accommodation, live bettor, breathe purer air, and not be eternal- I,v worried by (hose, gaudy tinsel -shows called Carnivals, or insane.attempla at hilarity miscalled Battles of Rower's." "Oh, date, Miss Wells," molestedMabel, "surely you won't condomn the Battles 01 Flowers at Noel Why, they're acknowledged to bo among the most picturesque spectacles in the world!" "I consider, my dear, that they are mere rubbishy ruses on the part of the Nicola to cause people to buy their flow - Gee and throw them into the road}vay, Ile only a. trick to improve their Made," We alt laughed. "And the Carnival?' inquired leek - man, much amused. (To be Continued.) THE CANADIAN ORDER OF FORES PERS THE TWENTY-NINTH 810N OF HIGH ANNUAL SES- COUItT, The Most Prosperous Year for the Order in ids History — A Large Delo- oattoln in Attendance, The twenty-ninth annual sesston of lb^ High Court of the Canadian Order of Foresters opened in the cliy of Niag- era Falls on June 9, 1908, with a large number in attendance, Including High Court officers and delegates repre- senting subordinate courts of every Province of rho Dominion. • After the usual opening ceremonies and the e.ppofnlancnt of the several standing committees, the Hight Court of- ficers submitted thee, reports, which showed the order to be in a lost Ilour- Lshing condition. eau magmas made be the order during the past year far surpassed 11101 of any previous year of its history. The High Chief Ranger, J. A. Stew- art of Perth, Ont., after extending a hearty welcome to the reprvsonLalivee present, submitted hes report, which was replete with facts and ngures relat- ing L0, the growth and, extension ot the order during the past year. On the 1st of January, 1007, the order had a membership of 64,055, and there were initiated during the year 7,912 new members, being an increase of 9'11 over 1110 previous year. During 1906 3,134 members lapsed and 409 diel, leav- ing a net membership at the close of the year of 08,424. The increase In the insurance reserve •'t the order during the year amounted to 8251,815.42. On January 1st, 1907, the amount, on hand in this branch was $2,- 174,872.45, and at tho close of the year 82,426,690.87. The amount paid in death claims was 5413,326.24, The Sick and Funeral Benefit Depart- ment is also in a flourishing condition. During the year no less a sum than 11.34,418.44, covering 5,903 claims, was paid in this branch. The amount to the credit of Lhis fund at the close of the year was $112,864.48. The high Chief Ranger in concluding his adda'ess, expressed the hope that the meeting would be a pleasant 0110 for the members and a profitable ono for the order, and felt that if ever there was a time in the history of the order when' the members should all feel inspired with hope and oonfldence in the future of Canadian Forestry, that 11111e was the present. • In an inspiring address fie urged 'upon the representatives to do all that in them lay to ,matte 1908.the ban- ner year of the order, Tho report of Gee. Faulkner, High Secretary, covering the general work of the society, was next in order, and showed in detail the largo volume of business transacted through the !lead office at Brantford, The menthe of insurance premiums recc{ved during the ,1•ear,was $$75,916.20, wlilah with the Interest on insurance account made the total receipts in the branch $635,149.06. 'There were 409 death claims paid, amounting to $4413,- 331.54, leaving the stmt of $251,818.42 to carry to the reserve fund, which al the close of the year was $e,426,600.87. The Sick and Funeral Benefit Branch ut the order else showed• a marked ad- vance. The amount of foes received during the year was $151,650.01, and In- terest $2,100,81. The total receipts 'amounted to 8153,849.82. 'There wore 5 903 claims paid, amounting to $134,- 418.44, leaving $10,431.38 to carry le the reservo fund, which at the close 0f the year nmounted to $112,864.48. There were 08,424 members in good standing at the cion of the year, carry- mg $69,053,500,00 insurance, There wore issued from filo High Secretary's Mees 8,064 lnsuranee teethe cotes and 7,965 membership certificates, or a local of 16,029, and in addit;on there more endorsements made on 1,455 inset' ance certificates. The report of Robert Elliott, high Treasurer, slowed Ihe funds o1 the ole der to be in a most salisfeclory con- elton. The neeeipls in the several hinds were:— Insurance, $665,149,06; Mete and funeral benefit, fund; $153; 849.82; general fund, $91,600.08; fetal receipts, $91.0,069.71. Tho total expendt- Lure in these fonds amounted to $642,. 807.60. The surplus income over ex- penditure amounted 1* $261,802,02, Ten ,surplus insurance Rinds aro In- vested nves ed 49 tOl1cw'in -- Ni nninlpnl and scliool deben- tures .,,...., ..,, .4.1,421187,889 50 Dr'mtnion of Canada :stook - 150,000 00 Deposits in chartered banks 20,000 00 Ctlre ne aeoeuribs in elite.- toted banks „ . .,,, .,,, 60,351 28 $0,426,690 87 The total assets of the order amount- ed to $2,587,037,70. and its liabilities 5lf,1/70,08, Assets ever liabilities, $2,560,01.62. Tho report of Dr, U. h4, Stanley, who has leen Chairman of the Aledioal Board since the inception of the order, shines that the death rale during the pas{ year was only 5.98 per iheusnnd. This be a remarkably low derail rale for an eider pow doing business for up- wards of 28 years, and stilt more re- morltable is the feet that, comparing the last half of the 28 years with the Iirst hall, the death rale Is in proportion of 5,17 to 5,07 per themeand. Timm were submitted io the Medical Board during leo year 9,874 applteatkms, c.f which 0,084 were accepted and the re- maining 700 rejected, The report of W. G. Strong, Superin- tendent of Organization, showed that during the year there were 7,91E initia- tions, the largest in the history of the ender. There wore 34 new courts insti- tuted, with a membership of 560. At the close of the year f)rere were 1,026 courts in the order, representing a membership of 68424. There were 447 courts in the Province of Ontario, 175 In Quebec, 59 in Nova Scotia, 70 In New Brunswick, 15 fn Prince Edward Island, 107 In hienitoba, 56 In Seekatehcwan, 30 in Alberta and 17 in British Columbia. Among these In attendance are the following: --J. A. Stewart, high Chief Ranger, Perth; D. Allan, High Vice. Chief Ranger, Grimsby; Geo, Faulk- ner, High Secretary, Brantford; Robt, 'Elliott, high Treasurer, Brantford; Dr. U. M, Stanley, Chairman Medical Beard, Brantford; M. D. Carroll, Montreal; C. E. Britton, P.H.C.R., Gan- an0que; L. P. D. Tilley, Si. John; J. A A. Brodeur, MonIreal; Mark Mundy, Galt, members of the Executive Com- mittee. W. L. Rebores, High Auditor, Brentford; 8. P. Hong, High Auditor, Brantford; W. Walker, High Registrar. Montreal; Rev, W. J. West, Hirer Chaplain, Bluevale; W. G. Strong, Superintendent of Organization, Brant' ford; Lyman Lee, High Court Solicitor, Hamilton; Hon. Colin H. Campbell, H•gh Gourt Solicitor, Winnipeg; D. E. MaKinnen, Disfrtet High rer, Winnipeg; R. G. Affleck, P.D.SecH.C.taRy., Winnipeg, and R. H, Shanks, P,D.H.C. R., Winnipeg. DON'T EAT EAT Wfl'rE MEN. Preference of Pacific Cannibals Rased on Superstition. It was only recently that news came out of the western. Pacific of ilio killing of a missionary on one of the Solomon Islands to de the funeral baked meat of a cannibal feast. Private advices from the official charged with the investigation 0i the murder comment upon Inc probability that rho story had come out to c:vJ:za- lion as a lace of cannibalism. Tile ms- s:enary het been killed, the writer said, ter trespassing upon the sacred pre- cincts of ono of the native secret 50- cielies while their solemn mummery was 10. progress, due warning of which had been given by the deep reverbera- Lon made by energetic swinging of the bull roarer. But Mere was no evidence of any sort to Meet the statement made by the mur- derers that they had not eaten the whits man. Their statement found confirma- tion In the condition of such of the bones as were recovered, fur each had boen brought to a high polh..,h and stained with turnnet'ie to a brilliant yel le w. The charge of eat;ng white mem seems very hard to down. Liven now, when every one should know better, it is Ly no means unusual to thud 1110 statement that the Hawaiians at itenlakeicuka ate Capt. Cook, yet they were not cannibals at all, In 111e western Pacifa, where cennebal. fern is constantly practised except un- der tho Immediate eye of whit: men, 't 's natural to be suspicious et pracli- t'gnars of such gastronomy, Yet it is highly improbable 'that a white man, who might be killed in the roost jovial way by these savages, would ever be eaten by them. Here is a piece of testimony on the subject from a sedate German who has lveL for thirty years and more among these cannibals of the Pacific, herr Parkinson of the Bismarck Archipela- go: g'Diming my long residence in these islands, "he writes, 'Than not yet been able to es't'ablish to my satisfaction a siege case in which white men, though butchered, have actually been eaten by the Melanesians. The bodies of the murdered have often enough bleu ens - monitored anct single pieces sent lo re- mote diathesis as trophies of tie per- petration of the murder, but as 10 the eating of any of these portals no de- finite informat m can be had.. 'It seems quite dimcult to compre- hend why the cannibal wito eats his owe kind should reject the white man as an article of food. Yet if we consider the senseless superset= of the Melanesian, welch ea my opine= has driven hien to cannibalism, because through eating the bodies et the slain he expects to e0me. into a full enjoyment of all the powers of hie who is eaten, thus does it be- come comprehensible that he. welt not cat the body of a while 11)011 whom be has killed because of his belief that the spiel. of the murdered men will exert an influence over him which he does not at all regard as desirable, "The late King cord of tite Shortland Islands once told me 1n answer to my question the not 'particularly flattering reason 'Spirit belong all white ratan no geodi"' In general one receives the lee - ply that the white man 0s meat does not Melo good. This 'I hold to bo a subterfuge under which the sly native hides his dread of the spirit of the stein," -. OLD ACOUAINTANLE, 1Telto, Rmmnell, I hear your watch hes been stolen?" "Yrs, but the thief has alredy been are rested. Only tansy, the alupid fellow. Mole it to the pawnshop( There it was at enee recognized as mine, and the thief Weis Iociced up." ONTHLFMjh iivkAAAANNAANwo—vsg RAPE AS A FORAGE CROP. Pastures will, In many districts, be short this year, owing to failure o[ the clover seeding last year, and the stock being turned out earlier this spring than Usual, because of the shortage of teed In the barns, 1t will, for these reasons, i,e 0100008007, 1n many cases, to provide some forage crop to eUppinnlent the grass pasturage and the hay crop as well. I''or the latter purpose, millet, or a mixture of oats and pens, will probably be as suitable and profitable as anything avail- able, but the seeding of these will be more expensive than usual an aceount of the advanced market prices. For for. age, there is no seeding as cheap as rape, the ,seed of which seldom rules higher titan eight to ten cents per pound, while two or }our pounds per acre 1s a suet - went seeding. For hogs, iambs and cal- ves, or other young cattle, there is no better pasturage than rape, though it :s not suitable for milking cows, owing to 1`s effect upon the flavor of the milk. The seed of rape is almost exactly similar to that of turnips, and may be sown with a turnip drill or rho grass -seeding at- tachment of a grain drill, or broadcasted by hand or with the grass seeder. If sown in drills with the grain drill, all tee openings except two must, be plugged, and the rubber tubes for these directed: to the hoes the proper distance apart, say 24 to 30 inches, to admit of horse booing, which will greatly help the crap and keep it free from the robbery of moisture by weeds. Rape may be sewn any time in June or July, and, in good soli, well prepared, In a favorable season, will be nt for pasture in six to eight weeks, It Is well not to turn stock, except hogs, on It till iL is eight or ten inches high, and better 'tor cattle and sheep if higher than this, as it is when the stalks attain the size of a man's fin- ger, that the feed Is the most palatable and nourishing. It is especially useful ss a late 1a1*pasiure, lambs and calves flourishing on 1t right up to snow fall, al frost does not injure, but rather im- proves its feeding value. On rich clean land a good crop of rape may be obtained by sowing the seed broadcast and cover- ing it lightly with the harrow. For this seeding, about four pounds per acre is necessary, but when sown in drills two pounds is quite sufficient. From the mel- dlr. of June to the first of July is, as a rule, the bast Ume to sow. but in a show- ery season a barley stubble plowed down after the crop is harvested, and the land brought to a fine 1(1th by rolling immed- iately after the plow, and repeated use of the harrow and roller, may produce a considerable crop of rape for tete pastur- age. Rape may be successfully grown en an upturned sod prepared by rolling immediately after the plowing and har- rowed repeatedly to secure a fine seed- bed rolling again before sowing. A thin- ly covered grass pasture, after being eat- en down, may, in this way, be utilized for a crop of rape. Stock should at first bs turned on rape when it is free from dampness from clew or rain, and when the animals are not htmyry, as other- wise, bloating may ewer; but when they become accustomed to it, they may safely Rept constantly upon it, though it is well, where convenient, to allow them, also, the range of a grass pasture. Ewes or older sheep are more liable to bloat en rape than ere lambs, which are very seldom affected in that way. If rape is sown in drills, and there is no better Man than by ridging the land (vitt a double -mouldboard plow, cultivation by Paeans of tine horsehoe should commence es soon as the plants are easily traced in the line of the row. This will destroy n11 weeds while young, and will stimu- late the rapid growth of the crop. Shal- low but frequent cultivation should fol- low at intervals. THE DAIRY COW A WONDERFUL • CREATURE. Building up n dairy herd is not so easy t., a man who has not the things ready made to his hands. 11 is this representa- tive of the great American class of farm- ers, who is earning his bread in Um sweat of his fate, who can iii afford to melee mistakes. He is the average, bravo headed, struggling burden bearer who ever should have concern that any mss' sage that is sent may reach him, says W. F. McSparren, Penn. To this man I have heard given the advice to sell and invest the proceeds in as many good cows as they will buy; but buying is the very last way to get good ones. My ad- vice to such a man would be to get into shape to teed those cows a good full ra- tion fora whole year. A cow may be better than she loops et' worse than she looks; rho only way to tell ono 1s to live with her. Get rid of the poor ones—they take the bread cul of our mouths but the more promis- ing ones may surprise you, with judicious (ceding. Put them to the testi shelter them from storms; be kind to them; don't try to halt starve them on a half dry Pasture but give {hem full round year ration. Send your .scrub bull to the but- cher and get ilhe best bull of your breed that you can buy. Tho dairy cow is a wonderful creature. From the food she eels she must maintain her physical well being, nourish har young and furnish Milk former master. Ther is a broad look In that last sen- tence, which it the farmer will take it. will help wondrefully in indicating to him how 11e should treat his cotes. It ought to sink deep into the mind of every farmer. betwill repeat (t: "From the food she eats 550 must main- tain her;physicnl well being, nourish her young, and furnish mil{( for her mestere—+p S.kikE THE BOYS. Boy's should hetau ghl,at, least by the temp they are sent to .011001, sOnluih'ng cit the .nature of the body, of the temp. talions they will have to face, and.4f the tearful eonsegtronces to body and seal 01 yielding to sin, Perenls will now bind thnt 'they have to content( against Sericite and powerful tem plitors for the conftirnco of their own children. Tole el mee are so contrary that they wet/1d refuse le tape whiskey if the, doe. torpleMerlbcd it. b+'lriir'k1.4"t**i"F*sll+i. Fashion Ilints. FADS AND FANCIES, This 1.s a dsy and 4 541150n. el coats. flews of lads+ now have a teach of coir 01 51 embrufder3' There is nothing English about n0W fashions; they are aleogether French, Noisy accessories as u rule ac''ompsnE the qu:eteet of the new LM(tde melee. Parasols of pink lined tan !'nen welt white tips and handles aro pretty tend fashionable, The long slat is called. the •palefet. The prettiest variation of 11 ISE in colored musthn, A ntoiclaen and bracelet of cameos, connected. with gold Chains, have ear- r;ngs to match. Two silver quills, caught with, a rosette el tulle, can be arranged to many, different ways in the hair. One of the smartest fashions of the summer is the long, halt -loose, ornate coat worn over thin lingerie gowns. The noisy waistcoat and, hat are worn with the quietest and neatest of suits. In Ano black or navy er gray herring- bone serge. The turn over oollar is as fashionable as over with a shirt waist or:shirt waist suit; bot it does not • belong to the jumper, The guimpe for summer d asses will he pretty made of embrokeseed filet net, of embroidered batiste or swiss, or of sheer lawn with a lace finish. Driving gloves of gray suede and soft blown leather are useful. The lea- ther paten is stitched to prevent the reins from wearing out the gloves. It was natural that as soot, as all the coral tones beoaxne the ultra -fashion, the revival of coral jewelry would• begin; it is now in tun forms. The new conventional sailor is a 51 - tie higher in crown than formerly, but Me brim is abov.t the same. The new ribbon- Ls a skeclat feature. Narrow silk caravats, wee long fring- ed ends of small silk covered acorns aro frequently the magnet to aurae( the eye to a modish 'confection of net and lace. Some of the hats leave such balloon, bomb, tymbal and cone-shaped mew= of 0suCtt enormous dimensions that the brims look dwarfish. in comparison with The college colons in stripes have dis- appeared and a ribbon the width of the crown has a plain foundation with the colons woven in a design not unlike these seea in Japanese matting. There seems to be a good malty mis- taken ideas about the materials used for guiirnpes. They are made of silks, china or taffeta, or embroidered cashmere, of tucked Lansdowne or Iined net. The hat itself treed not be the same color as the coat, but 1t should have rii-bon to correspond. Aa many of the new straw flats are faced with colored satin, this idea is used to carry out the color scheme. All over lace or wide lame insertion arc used es gu npes for handsome lin- en jumper frocks worn in the afternoon, but even then the guimpe is mere suit- able and really prettier when made of lace, inserted with 111001131. There is a rivalry between fluffy and soft trimmings, with regard 11 the now models, with a tendency onwards the lat- el', such es wings, birds' Motels, gol- den pheasants, parrots' tails, and quills. This Is true of hats of the simpler type. The flee, Sn100111 herringbone serge of which tee grain is so Ane that one can. not distinguish the warp and the weft are bong made up by the smartcul tail - Gee; it is impossible to have anything n ccr for the tailored suit than the fine faced cloth [or• the frock, Most of the firms aro now showing inexpenstve but pretty waistcoats of coarse colored Unset, bound with braid or a contrasting linen, and these are se Mee for morning wear, with a Iaflory 1.111 to match, justas the' brocade waist - oat and Ilewcry hat are pretty for the afternoon. Net frocks ere delightfully cool and attractive. Sensible women have made a practice ot always having one white oaten net frock for 8191111109 wear. it gees to the tub lilca muslin; is unlined, and when worn with colored sash or telt is pretty enough for any evening ocmaslon, The Brenton sailor with slightly roll- ing brim is a perennial favorite, And cranes this yoar in Panama in an ecru shade that is coot looking. This is massed with wilti flowers, buttercups, English daisies and cowslips, the soft greens of their foliage harmonizing with the pale tan of the straw. Long spikelike Mephistophies quills are a recent addition to the nlillinsery ntarlcet. Tleee quilts were more or kss in evidence in the early warier'tp but no one dreamed that they would be e- toit- e,1 al the new season. I-lowever there have been :o ninny surprises hi the last few weeks that now we deed not be sur- prised• at anything. + FRANIC.NFSS WITH D,AUGHTEBS. Plnying at hide-and-seek with our daughter.. is such a nnfstake. We can- not blind ourselves to bee fact that she • is changing daily, that every day adds to her development. Weenust be revere the( each Month and eagle year which, rollis over her head carries h01' closes' to womanhood. We know that elm doer{ not Zook upon Ito al seventeen as she looked 11pom 11 at fourteen, and she lcnews'{hat Wo know it, 1t es no use for us 10 stay: "0, Elsie is still a child, .S11,1 never gives a Thought to Luck !hinge." Eltsie is not a child any longer, and Inc sooner we 0990 peeling nt this game of h(dedtnd-seek wvitlh her 1310 better "1 tv111 be for us both. We want the brood, hill light of day upon all our Iliougghls And ail our deeds whel+e our daughters are opnoerncd. 'Literallyy, she trust be heart of our hearts 1:01 soul t our ,souls 11 we tvould see iter de- velop into true, noble womanhood wits a mind far above petty fiting> smilers tugs and deeelt,---Gabr'1ell0 E. Jaeleeea, ,Ifnney tulles, hut: it le not hoard In 110avarl, 53110 (1.11011 11 speaks Lhrouglt Zips whloh it Inas stirred to grateful ev9.