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A Housc of Mystery
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CHAPTER XIV.—(Contnued).
"Carnival" she snorted. "A disgrace•
Yui exhibition of a town's Lawlessness.
A miserable pageant got up tnorely to
attract the unsuspecting foreigner into
the wob spread for him by extarU.onale
halai-keepers. All the so -^called fun. is
performed by paid mountebanks; the
tarts are not only inartistic, but there 'a
always something extremely offensive
in their character, while the orgies
which take place at the masked balls
a; the Casino are absolutely disgrace-
ful. The whole thing is artificial, and
deserves no support al all from winter
vtsptors,"
Mrs. Anson, for once, did not agree
with this sweeping condemnation, while
Mabel declared that she .always enjoy -
ad the fun of the battles of flowers anti
paper confetti, although she admitted
Oat, she never had the courage leo go out
.on these days when the pellets of lime,
er "hard confetti," aro permitted. Both
Plelcman and myself supported Mabel
in defence of the annual fetes at Nice
as being unique in all the world.
Butte Irritating Woman was not to
'be convinced that her opinions were ei-
:ther til -formed or 111 the least distorted.
She had never been present at a Car-
nival ball, she admitted, but. It diad been
.described to her by two estimable ladies
whe, had, and that was, for her, sum-
tient. They were a pair of thous souls,
and would, of course, never exaggerate
to the length of a Ile.
Dinner' Over, the Indies retired, and
Hickman and myself wexa left to smoke
and gossip. He was certainly a very
.ugly man, and at tithes es.erted+ an over-
bearing cur, eri0rity in conversation; but
having watched him very closely, 1 at
:length arrived at the conclusion that
thus was bis natural manner, and was
not intennled to he offensive. Indeed,
over since that, first ancment when I had
entered and 'been introduced, Ile had
.shown himself to be very pleasant and
-affable towards me.
"Poor Miss Wails!" he laughed, after
the door had closed, "She's so infer-
nally positive about everything. It
-would be as good as all entertainment
do induro her to expound her views up-
on religious matters."
"Any angument seems utterly useless,
I remarked as I lit a cigar.
"Do you know Nice well?" be inquir-
ed, after reflecting n moment.
"I've spent three wdnkors there," 1 an-
.swered.
And at Henle Carlo, I suppose?"
"Yrs, of cOm'se,''` I responded, luugh-
ing. "I suppose scarcely any man goes
to Nice without going over to Monty
and risking e. few louts."
"Were you lucky?"
'So, so. One season 1 won ave thou-
sand francs. In fact, ['ye never Lost on
the whole sensor. I've always left the
Riviera w1.11 some of the bunk's stoney.'•
'Mien you can heartily congratulate
yourself," ire said. "I'm the reverse. I
,generally test, Do you believe In any
system nl roulette?"
"No; .?say are all frauds," I answered
aroma*,
]Except one," be interposed, "There's
one based on the law of averages, which
roust turn up in your favor it you're
only patient enough. The reason why
it is so difficult is because it's such a
long and tedious affair."
"Explain it," I urged, for a new sys-
tem that was infallible was, to me, of
greatest interest, I bud, in the days be.
fore 11y blondness, made a study of the
ahnnecs at roulette, and had played
carefully upon principles which had, to
ole, ap:!•eared most natural. Tho result
!tad been that with care 1 had won—
not article it was true --but it was bet
tee than leaving one's looney to swell
the company's dividends,
Tho system," he said, tossing off his
glass of cur0coa at ono gulp, "Is not
al alt a complicated one. If you study
111e e11n 1
,
p as enees of any table—you Can
get them from tie Gazette Rose—you'll
find that ehch day the largest number
of times either color cones up in suit
eeSs1011 is mute. Now, 011 you have to
do is to go to a table at 111e opening ,:f
the play, and taking ono color, red or
black, it makes no difference, stake up-
on Lt, and allow your money to accumu-
late until it Is swept away. If the color
you stake upon comes up eight dentes
in succession, and you have originally
staked twenty francs, your gains lying
o0 the table will demount to two thou-
sarut ave hundred and sixty [Ames.
Even then, don't touch it. The color
must, in the law of averages, come up
mine times in suressinn each day, tak-
ing the week though. If conies up,
you'll wits five thousand and twenty
francs for the louts ,you staked, and
then alienee leave the table, for It will
not come up 111110 limes again [het day.
01 course, this may occur almost at. the
'opening of play, ar not 1111 the table is
near closing, therefore it •requires great
dlatienee and con„nal attendance. To.
'day ftmaynotcon0 up nine times, but
it will probably conte up nine tines on
'taro Occ0s100s to -morrow, and so tete
:average nlerays rights itself,”
His theory was certainly a novel one,
;and impressed me. There might, I
th ,ughf, be something in dt. He had,
"Haver lied patience to try 11., he admit-
ted, but lie had gone through a whole
year's "perinanenoes," and found that
only on three or four occasions had IL
failed,
For holt an !hour or so ha sat lucidly
explaining the results of !lie stiuttes of
ilio game with the air of a practised
ginnbler, In these I became at once in
te:well—ns. every min is who believes
11"c has found tete secret of glow to got
'the right side of the bank; but We were
at length: compelled to put -Lawn our
-' Oigors, and. he rod the way ants the
drawing -room, where the Indies awaited
e
The room was a large, handsormo ane,
•
•
elegantly turnishod, and 111. by two great
Wraps, which shed a soft, subdued light
from beneath their huge shades of silk
and hoe. Mallei was aitting at Ilse open
grand piano, -the shaded candlelight
causing the beautiful diamond star in
the cella of her dark brown hale to flash
with a dazzling irrldescenoe, and as 1
entered citta turned and gave lee a sweet
smile of welcome.
A second time I glanced around that
seac:ous apartment, then neat instant
stood breathless—dransdixed.
I could not believe my own eyes, it
seemed absolutely incredible. Yet the
truth was beyond all doubt.
In the dispos:tionof the furniture,' and
is the general eppointments of that
handsome salon, the home of the women
I so dearly !roved, I recognized the very
room which I had once erlplored with
my keen sense of touch—the room In
which had boon committed that ghastly,
mysterious, midnight crime!
CHAPTER XV.
" How you men gcsstpl" Mabel ex-
claimed, turning upon the piano -stool,
and laughing merrily.'
"I wuen't aware that we had been very
long,`' 1 answered, sinking into a low
armchair near her, "1f so, I'm sure 1
apologize, The fact is, that Mr. Rick-
man was explaining a new system of
how to break the bank at Monte Carlo."
"0h, Mt'. i-Iiolemant" she cried, turn-
ing at mice to him, "Do explain it, and
I'll try it when we go to the Rivieera.'
"Mabel, my dear," exclaimed her mo-
ther, scandalized, 'you'll do nothing of
Um kind. You know I dent approve of
gent:bling.'
"011, I think it's awfully good fun," her
daughter declared,
"If you win," 1 added.
'0f course,' she added; then, turning
again to Hickman, she Induced him to
explain his new and infallible' system
just as ho had explained it to me.
The trend of the conversation was,
however, lost to me. My ears closed le
all sound, and now that I reflect I am
surprised that 1 succeeded In retaining
my self-possession. I know I sat there
rigid, as one held motionless in terror;
I only replied in monosyllables to any
remark addressed to ma, and I knew
instinctively that the color had left my
countenance. The discovery was as be-
wildering as iL was unexpected.
Every detail of that handsome room
was exactly as I pictured, it. The blind,
with their tcoen sense of touch, are quick
to form mental impressions of places
and things, and the general character
of this apartment I had riveted upon
my mind with the fidelity of a photo-
graph.
The turtlidure was of gilt, just as 1 had
detected from its smoothness, and oov-
ered with a rich brocade in wide stripes
of are green and dull red-brown—an
extremely handsome pattern; the carpet
was dark, with a pile so thick that one's
feet fell noiselessly; the three long win-
dows, covered by henry curtains of bro-
cade to match the furniture, reached
from ,the high -painted ceiling to the
ground, exactly as I had found them
.n my blind giopings. About the room
were two or three tables with glass tops,
in. trays beneath which were collections.
of choice bric-a-brac, including some
ev0ndertul Cleneso carvings in Ivory,
while before the fireplace was spread
the great tiger -skin, with paws and
head preserved, which 1 so well remem-
bered.
I sat there speechless, breathless. Not
a single detail was them wanting. Never
before, in all my life, had amazement
held ole so absolutely dumfounded.
Giese to where I sat was a spacious
couch, over the dente of which was
thrown an antimacassar of silken oro-
chel•worlc, It was covered with the
same brocade as the rant of the furni-
ture, and I stretched forth my hand with
feigned
carelessness and touched cad it, Its
contact was the same, its shape exact;
its position in the room identical,
Upon that very couch 1 had reclined
while the foul tragedy had been enact-
ed in that room. My stead swam; I
elesed my eyes. The great gilt clock,
w'itit lis pendulum representing the figure
of a girl swinging beneath the trees,
standing on the mantelshelf, ticked out
low and musically, just as It had done
on that fateful night. In an instant, as
I sat with head turned from 111y 00111-
panions and rely eyes shut, the whole
of that tragic scene was re-enacted. 1
heard the crash, the woman's scream,
the ew•e.stricken exclamation that fol-
low.:d in the Inner room, I heard, too,
the low swish of a w•olnan's skirls, the
heavy blow struck by art assassin's hand
and in horror felt the warm lite -blood
of the unknown victim as it trickled up-
on my haled,
Mabel suddenly ran her while fingers
over the keys, and the musto brought
net back to a realization of any truo po-
silton. I had al length discovered the
actual house in which the mysterious
tragedy had been enacted and II, became
impressed upon loo that by the exercise
of greatest care I !night farther be an-
abled. to prosecute secret investigations
to a successful issue, and at length solve
rho enigma
My eyes axed themselves upon the
couch, 11. was the very spit witea'e 1 had
rested, sightless and helpless, While
those strange eeenls had ,taken place
abort one, Was it any weeder that I
became filled with apprehensions, or
that I sat there petrified as one turned
to stone?
The square, aerie -green nnttanncassar
had been placed in the extreme centro
r f Ilio couch, n.nd sowed down in order
In keep it in its pieta, Where 1 was
sitting fortunately in the shadow, and
when Mattel commenced playing 1 rasa
—unsteadily 1 think—and emitted saly.
&elf open the couch, as being m0r0 cons -
R0'1 tole, Tittle while tlw womaal, who
held me entranced. played a selection
Noun the "'rrovatore,' I, unnoticed by
the others, succeeded in breaking the
stitches which tacked 6110 antimacassar
to the brocade. The feat was a difficult
one, for one does not care to be detelol-
ed tearing the furniture Of one's hos-
loss, Nevertheless, after ten, minutes or
as I allaceoded hn loosening it, and then,
as if by the natural movement of my
b ay, e'.'mmellced to work it rside.
The musio ceased, u1d even though
all my attention was not centred upon
my nyeettgatlons, l congratulated
Mabel upon ben accurate execution.
IH,cl<nlau wet standing beside her, and
tri father they began to search for some
piece he had .requested her to play, while
Miss Wells, with her hearts and ele-
phants jingling, turned Gs ole and com-
mewed to talk. By this I was, of
course interrupted; nevertheless, some
len minutes later, 1 rase, and naturally
turned,baol< to straighten the rumpled
antimacassar, In doing so I managed
to lift it and glance beneath
in 0.11 instant the truth was plain. Con-
cealed beneath that square of green
crcchetevork was a large dark brown
slain upon the brocade, 1t was the
mark of the life -blood of that thin, welt -
dressed, unknown victim, who had, fn
an Instant, been struck to the boatel
The shook of its discovery caused me
le start, but next instant i smoothed out
the antimacassar into its former place
wlllviut attracting any attention, and
passed across the roost with the emotive
M
inspecting an object witch I well re-
meanbered discovering when I had made
my blind search. Upon a pedestal of
block inarbel stood an exquisite little
statuette of a Neapolitan dancing -wo-
man, undoubtedly the work of same
Italian master. Without pausing to ex-
amine fe I took in lis every detail as f
passed. It was exactly as I had felt ,t,
and In the selfsame spot as on that fatal
night,
Beside the couch, as I turned again to
look, I saw that a large skin rug had
been thrown down. Without doubt it
had been placed there to emcee], the
ugly stain, of blood upon the carpet.
And yet there, on the scene of one of
the foulest and most cowardly assa=sin-
alions, we we00 actually spending 111e
evening quietly, -as became a respectable
household! The thing seemed abeelu'e-
ly tncrodlb'.e. A dozen lanes 1 en,ieavor-
ed Le persuade myself that the whole dis-
oevery was but a chimera, arising from
my disordered Imagination. Neverthe-
less, It was impossible to disgust from
myself the fact that in every de'ail the
truth was borne out. In that very
morn the unknown man had been struck
dead. The marks of his blood still re-
mained as evidence of the truth.
i saw that beside the high lamps at
that moment in use, there was a magnifi-
cent candelabra ;suspended from 111e
ceiling, and in this were electric lamps.
Then, at the door, I noticed the switch,
and knew that it was the sante which 1
had heard turned off by the assassin be-
fore leaving the !louse.
At the end of the room, loo, were the
fclding-doors, now ooncealed by ewe
thine. it was through those very doors
that Edna, my mysterious protectress,
had passed and repassed eo that inner
room whence lead come the sound of
champagne being unoorlced and the wo-
man's piercing scream.
Mabel leaned over and spoke to me,
whereupon I sank again- into the chair
i had previously occupied. She began
to chat, but although he beautiful eyes
ahold me axed, and her face seemed
more handsome than any I had ever
scan, the diamonds in her hair dazzled
my 'eyes, and 1 fear that my responsrts
were scarcely Intelligible.
"You are not quite yourself lo -night,
I think," she remarked al last, rising
Irons the piano, and taking [he low chair
that I drew up for her. "Are you un-
well?"
"Why?' I asked, laughing.
"Because you look rather pale. What's
the matter?"
"Nothing," I answered, as carelessly
Food,
Prod_uctt
Liby's
`i
Veal Loaf
is made of the best
selected meat; scientific'
ally prepared and even
ly balled by damp heat
in Libby's Hereat White
Kitchen. The natural
flavor is all retained!
When removed from the
tin it's ready to serve!
It can be quickly pre-,
pared in a variety of
styles and nothing makes
a better summer meal!
In the' home; at the
camp; ; and for the picnic
Libby's Veal Loa! is a
ing dish;
,
satisfying full of
food value that brings
contentment
Libby, 11IgP elft Libby,
Chicago.
Cobalt's Latest Big Flotation
The Chambers-Ferland Mining Co,
Oapitalization of $2,500,000.00—
Par Value of Shares $1.00-
300,000 Shares in Treasury'
Of alt the Cobalt flotations, past and
,present, unne has excited greater pule
Ile interest than that of elle Cltambers-
Ferland Mining Co,
Surrounded as It Is by or adjacent to
.such famous producers as the La Bose,
N,pi.ssfng and O'Brien, and !laving an
iccsnlicat formation with these proper-
ties the future of the Chambers-1"orlund
1s assured,
The La Rose, as a glance at the ac-
cumpanylag map will dlsolose, does not
surround the Chambers-Ferlan,l, but
Is surrounded by the Chambers-Fer-
land• It is known that the La Rose
has an enormous ore -body blocked out.
The La Rose veins are in the heart of
the Chambers -Farland and have been
(picked up in this company's workings.
The Niplssing Ls one of the camps
greatest producers and the O'Brien
,shipped last year over one million dol-
lars' worth of ore, The Province of 011-
lario received a quarter of a million
dollars of this by reason of its royalty,
in expectation of receiving similar re-
turns and by reason of the known rich-
ness of the 124 acres of the Chambers -
Arland Co., the government of Ontario
retains a 25 per cent, interest in the
;property.
In considering the property under re-
v,ew in this article, it moist be remem-
bered that this Is the balance• of the
acreage that was stalked In the early
days, when the entire Cobalt district was
•
open to the syndicate 0(tr whom this
41 nipany is named, Thia syndicate add
Ills Nipisshlg properly, The O'Brien
Mine, us Is well known, is owned by
Messrs, M. J. O'Brien and J, 13. O'Brien
and the 124 acres now owned h3' lite
Chembere-Ferland Mining Co, remained,
In the selection of this acreage the
syndicate certainly made no mistake,
To the east, south and west lie the
rich O'Brien and NLpissing veins and
the most valuable part of the right of
way lies adjacent.
The O'Brien, Nipiseeig and La Bose
are the camp's heaviest shippers and
arc probably tine highest ,producers el
silver hl the world,
The La Rose has undoubtedly the
largest ore reserve in the camp. The
O'Brien Is extensively devek,ped. so
much so, Khat the owners of this mind
have decided on the immediate are;.
lion of a large comment -Ling mill on its
'properly at a cost of 8120,000.
A rich vein was located on one end
of the property, near the main traveled
read, leading down into Kerr Lake
section, and rich ore was taken out and
sacked several months ego. The open
cul can be seen from the road. Then
followed differences with the govern -
meal, all of which have since bran set
tied.
Last year W. IL Linney, Formerly
euperinlendent at the Nipissins<. was se-
cured, I10 his familiarity with the Nipie-
sing veins would have been very valu-
able, Ile started to work, but. the min-
ers' strike of lust smiler caused a cas-
eation of work,
Superintendent W. I1. Jeffrey, three
ea!), of the La nese, has since Leen put
in charge of the mining operations and pewanteeseedesaitoW,Veretleaervee
two shafts are being ,sunk.
'1'ygtical high grade ore, and by this is THE
[hat
!�
meant high-grade ore 11101el of Cobalt THEcamp, has been enGounlaracl in these
ehafts and these shafts will be contixlu•
ed to depth, and by eites•cnts and
drif's a vast amount of underground
exploration work will be done, and in
Ibis way the rich veins already enamun-
t0re,1 stn the surface and blind veins
which alt:lund in this section of the camp
will be seemed up and developed.
As 0, 1'0(1111 the Atony rich veins now
being worked at depth on the adjoin -
int, mines named, and which amt kn'twrl
le
11111 leer this properly, will be en-
.rnuntereel and developed. Immediate
attention will be Auld to the veins de-
Ittitely develsped by the O'Brien, Nipis-
s ng, Le hose and Right of Way,
'!'hen this company also has (1n acre-
age extending on tine other side of the
T. & N. 0, Ry„ where the Nipiseing and
Temiskaming & I1ud.son Bay Co, are
working ricin veins,
The emphatic statement of a well-
known engineer who has examined the
plolerly is that there is "no partially
developed ground In the Cobalt district
Letter situated or has greater prontiee.
MiCualg Bros & Co., members of the
M• ntreal Steele Exchange of Montreal
are behind the proposition and it is well
!mown that their clientele is always of -
aerial something good and this hem's
conn,elien with the flotation is a guar-
enlee of 115 0100(085.
A comparison of the capitalizaton of
Chanleirs-Ferland with other Cobalt
aropt,el1ons, including the biggest di-
vidend -payers, laking into considera-
1ien the cf,mpanys superior location
and large acreage, cannot fail to inn
press the careful investigator.
On the directorate of this new cam -
army ore isfessrs. William 0. Chambers,
Arthur Ferland, William 13. Russell, R.
K. Russell and R. A. Galbraith, the ori-
gami ewnenc of the 1.1101erly and "d the
lorpissing. Mr. Jeffreys is the superin-
tendent.
(sketch of part Qf the Rich Cobalt District, Showing the Chambers.—Ferland Property and Adkoining Mines,
as f could. "A slight headache. But it
Leat passed now."
My eyes wandered to those curtains
of green plush. How I longed to enter
that roan 1,cyeatdl
At that moment elle toolc out her
hondlcerchiet. Eveir that action added
ec the completion of the mental pioture
I had formed. Her tiny square of lawn
and lace exhaled a sweet odor. it was
that of peau d'Espagne, the same subtle
perfume used by the mysterious Edna!
I; filled my nostrils until I seemed tu-
texicated .hy its fragrance combined with
her
beauty',
filer dress was discreetly decollate, and
Cts she sat chatting to me with that
ht
•1. vivaciousness bright ass which was so
charming, her white neck slowly heaver]
and fell. She had, it seemed, been striv-
in all the evening to et a tete-a-tete
g g
g
chat with ate, but the chatter of that
dreadful Irritating Wonsan and the re-
quests made by Hickman had prevented
her.
As she gossiped with mo, now and
then waving her hlg feather tan, she
conveyed to my mind an impression of
extreme) simplicity in the midst of Iho
most wonderful enanplexity, She seem -
cd to Lake the peculiar traits from many
charaotora, 011(14+x0 mingle therm that,
like the conlbinatien of Hues in a sun-
beam, the effect was 0s one to the eye.
I had studied her carefully each lime
eve had met, and had found that she had
something of the romantic enthusiasm
el' a Juliet; of the truth and constancy
of a Helen, of the dignified purity of an
Isabel, of the tender sweetness of a Viola,
of the self-possession and intellect of a
Portia—ceanbtned together so equally
and so ilarmeni usly that i could scarce-
ly say that one gttality predominated
over, the other, Iler dignity was impos-
ing, and steed rather upas the doren-
sive; her submission, though 'unbound-
ed, was 1101 p0sslve, and thus site stood
ethelly distinct In her sweetness from
any woman I had ever met,
The rollowing day was one on which
elle was clue le lase liar mltsie-lesson,
and I inquired whether I alight, as usu-
al, sheet tier and escort 11er across the
ark,
"You aro really very kind," oho re -
needed; "but I fear I telco up tar too
ranch of your tittle,"
"Nat at elle'I hastened to assure her.
"f always enjoy our walks together,"
She smiled, but a moment later safd—
"I fear that 1 shell bo prevented loon
going to Hanover Square to -morrow, as
I ellall be making calls with another,
We've been regleoting to call of late,
and have sued a !lost to snake,"
"Then I shan't see you at aft to -mor-
row?" 1 said in deep disappointment,
"No, 1 fear riot," sho answered, "As
a teeter of fact, my movements for 1110
text We days are rather uneo3taiila0
"But you11 write and tell me when
you are free?" I urged earnestly.
"If you wish," she responded, smiling
sweetly. Apparently site was- in no wise
averse lo my companionship, a feet
which had become to me more apparent
new that she had induced her mother
to invite„nte to their table.
I endeavored lo extract from her some
appointment, but she only whispered
Remember that our meetings are
clandestine. Dont let then overhear
alt. Let's change the subject." And
then she began to discuss several of the
latest novels.
She had apparently a wide Imowledgo
of French (lotion, for she explained how
a friend of hers, an old schoolfellow,
who had married a French baron and
lived 1n Paris, sent her regularly all the
notable novels. Of English
Wort, •ion loo'
g
she was evidently a constant reader, for
she told nee much about recent novels
that 1 was unaware of, and criticized
the style to a 01110er whieh betrayed
a deep knowledge of per subject.
"One would almost think you were a
lady nowellst, or a bock-rovtowar," I re-
marked, in response to a sweeping con-
demnation which she made regarding
the style of a much-belauded writer,
"Well, personally„ I like books with
5(10 grit in them," she declared. "1
can't stand either the so-called probiem
novel, or a story interlarded with dire
leek It ally one wants nasty probiems,
let them spend a few shillings in the
works of certain French writers, who
11101 out books en the most unwhole-
some themes they call imagine, and
fondly believe themselves realists. We
dun't want, these queue-de-stecle works
in Englund, . Let us slide to the old-
fushkon.ed story of love, adventure., or
romance. English writers are now be-
gnning to see the mistake they once
made in trying to follow the French
style, and are returning to the real be.
Ornate novel of aclton—Ella one that
interests and grips from the first page
Le the last."
She spoke sensibly, and f expressed
my entire accord with her opinion. But
fh':s discussion wes only in order to
(tide our exchange of confidences utter-
ed In an lnldel'tono while Hickman and
the two ladies were chatting at the fur-
ther end of the room.
The fragrant odor of peau d'llspagne
exhaled by her chiffons seemed to hold
me powerless.
Tho gilt clock with its swinging girl
Mat already stl'uok eleven on its silver
bell, and been re-echoed by another
clock in the hall playing the Westmin-
sior chimes, when suddenly Mrs. Anson,
with a book In her hand, looked across
to her daughter, saying—
"elabel, dear, I've left my glasses on
the table in the library. Will you land-
ly retell theme far ate?"
111 an instant I saw my chance, and,
jumping le my feet, ,offered to obtain
them. At first she objected, but finding
ree determined, said—
"Tho library Is the next room, there.
You'll [incl then, on the writing-table,
Mother always reeves them there. It's
really too ball to thus make a servant
of you, 1'11 ring for Arnold,"
"No, no," I protested, and et once
wont eagerly in search of them.
(To be Continued.)
People seldom Improve when they
have no other model but themselves to
copy,
You Won't Mind Warm Weather
if you eat Shredded Wheat, It does not clog the
system or tax the digestive machinery. Every par-
ticle of Shredded Wheat is easily and quickly
digested by the most delicate stomach,
Try It with fresh fruits for n week and note
rws its, 5-" g °1h
Sold by all giaeoeg,
KEPT IN MUST'S CANS.
In the 24111 Annual. Report of Wis'
sarin Exparfi nlal S1at10n 00n10 valu-
able 0101'11 has bean *•51141 lebartling thg
effect of different metals on the action
of rennet in milk. The effect of z•urety-•
cans is summed up as follows;
Mille kept over night In very rulsty
cans may require Irani 3 to 40 minutee
longer to cengulate then milk that 's
kept al the scene temperature, the same
lerglh of time in ears free from rust.
It was shown that leak placed In a
rusty pan for 8 hours at 88 F..trequiree
25 minutes to coagulate and contained
.171 per cent. of acid, while the same
milk kepi 11t the same temperature for
the same length of limo In a vessel tree
lean rust coagulated fn 1St minutes and
lead .170 per cent. of acid,
The reason for a slow or retarded a0 -
lion of rennet which oheese-makers 01'
ten exr eriunoe may possibly be age -
butted to sante extent at least upon the
aot1on of acid on i.1•on In rusty cans, and
mat entirely to the amount of and salts
present in the milk as was formally sup-
posed. Milk with more than 2 per cont.
if acid is considered unfit to be made
into cheese. At the same time it may,
be quite possible to accept from patrons,
milk which really has developed mono
ligan 2 per cent, acidity, but which can-
not be revealed by the acidmeter bee
ctheauseiron theof acidthe is canpartly, neutralized by
This is an important !natter. To
make the highest quality of cheese and
butter it to necessary to have all dal'
utensil% in good condition and free fro
is
uL. The quality e 1 depend
a great dealmorethan generally
on the condition of the cars in
which it is stored and brought to the
factory. The amount of Milt:e0 a of the
rusty iron of the can on the milk will
depend largely on the temperature, the
length of time kept in the can, and the
ailment of rusty surfacs of the can to
which the milk es exposed,'.
The Dalry Instructors have ahvays
made war on rusty cane from a sani-
tary standpoint. 1t 1s impassible to
keep them clean and the above para-
graph gives another strong mesal why
they should be discarded.
In taking up last year .the golooI 'n of
pasteurizing the whey the writer felt
that thins. would be one of the means t0
the end of preventing to seine extent at
least of 0015 becoming rusty. When
whey is heated properly and the tanks
kept clean it should go hone in the
cans comparatively sweet, and In that
case will not take the tin off nearly so
quickly as when the whey 1s returned
unhealed and sour, I still maintain that
all the whey which is returned in milk
cans should be from tanks which are
Rept perfectly clean and the whey pas-
taurized in order to keep it sweet. The
pasteurizing the . whey, however, does
nest mean that the leeks do not require
any fua'ther cleaning. They will require 1
cleaning just the same, but will be found
very much easier la clean and keep
clean.
1t is hood that the large number of
factories that have adopted this year
thesystem of pasteurizing the whey will
de the work properly so that a fair trial
may be given the sysleul. Heating to
temperatures below lee to 165 degrees
and heating two or throe days aweek
only will not give proper results, The
heating roust be done at the proper tem-
perature.160 to 165 degrees, and done
every day at the proper lime and that
is before the whey has started to take
en any more acid than what it had at
dapping and the tanks must be kept
ckan.—Frank Herne, Chief Dairy In-
structor, Western Ontario.
AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR CRO\VS
Each year as the season advances
cern growers are put to their wits' end
to stop the depredations caused by the
cruses, upon their corn. There are many
ways of combatting these destroyers of
yca1g own. Some keep then ire check
br means of scarecrows Of different
kinds, ranging from string strung
arrlund the field, to bright colored nags,
shining tin and dummy representatives
011e118,f 11151., These aro all more or less ef-
fcolive, depending upon the individual-
ity of the 01wws and their past assocta-
An effectual remedy, however, th t
will meet all cases alike Is the Move.
in • Procure from your
uggg
E
st,
a few
grains of strvehnine. With the
point of
a small knife, break open the small end
of a few fresh hens eggs, place a portion
of tho strychnine In and mix up the otn•-
tents of the eggs with the strychnine by
means of a toothpick or other suitable
instrument, Carefully seal up the open-
ings, with some wax, or paste pieces of
paper over the &.floc. Before you letire
at night, piece these eggs in the corn
Seed, slaking them In order that you
may be able to finds them the next day.
Before you have arisen the alert morn-
ing, the crows will be on hand in the
cern field.; and wilt readily partake ,c1
the da11lly, ihot you have provided.
Malce an early trip to the field and emu
wli' fled your enemies, the crows, stark
and stiff upon rho cornfield, or not far
from it. Gabler ftp the eggs that remain
in order that stock may not be po5on-
ed The writer has tried this remedy
and knows whereof he speaks. It is nn
eite0live one, beetles 11 is a great eat's-
faction to be able to tvallc mut 111 the
flails and quietly pick up the ciwws that
11ef0111 were so exasperating.
FARM NOTES,
Farming is one occupation that a man
can engage in with limited mane and
be ass•uri of a reasonable degree of
success.
One of the mast important features
of rood -making is proper c'n•alliogro,
Withered, drainage ft is impos linin to
maintain gond roads. Nol only nest
the Water 03111011 tants en the sui1aa bo
cisposoi of, but water front litgltdr"
giteakd Neal in kept tett. iislially rho
ditches will snowier Ail denlnage pilrpos-
ea but if ulna soli is springy the roadbed
will require, thorough drainage. The.
botboin of 3'1,a ditches should be al, least
threefeeLbeiaw iheeurforee of the road,.
and they should have s (rill ei ail least
one in 12,1. The 1otlonl should have a
u11if0rrn 51Jp0 50 that water will 1101
stand, flet 011 1l0w cif,