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CHAPTER XVI.
'rate adjoining room was, t -found, in
the front part of the house—ti rather
snail one, lined on one side with books,
but furnished more as a bettdpir than a
4brary, for there were several eusy-
hairs a work -table and a Piano in a
corner. At this instrument the mysteri-
ous player had on that night sat exe-
outing I. ho iin'ts "Andante Spinato" the
moment b -fere IL became interrupted hy
some (rogio and unexpected spectacle.
1 glanced around and noted that the
furniture and carpet were worn and fud-
eJ, that the books were dusty and evi-
dently unused, and that the whole place
•presented an air of neglect, and had no-
ticing whatever in keeping with the
gorgeousness of the other handsome
apartments.
The glasses were, as Mrs. Anson had
sold, lying beside the blotting -pad up-
on a small rosewood writing -table, 1
took Iberia up, and, having made a tour
of ins
e, lion a the
T
was about to leave
place, when suddenly, on the top of
some books upon a sheif close to the
door, I espied a small volume -
The curious incident of the birth-
day book occurred to me; therefore I
tole down the little volume and hued
that it really was a birthday book. No
name was inscribed on the Title -page as
owner, but there were many names
scrtbllod therein. In swift eagerness i
turned to the page of my own birthday
—the end of luly. it was blank.
I shod pondering with the book still
in any hand. Tho absence of my name
there proved one of two things, either f
had not signed a birthday bole at all,
or, if I had, it was not the one 1 had
discovered. New, (here are frequently
two birthday -books in one hoose, there-
fore I resolved, ere I gave the matter
reflection, to prosecute .my investiga-
t•ons further and ascertain whether there
was not a second hook.
With this object I made a second lour
around the room, noting the pay.tion of
every article of furniture. Seine 11111,S!C
lay scattered beside the plana, and, on
turn'ng 1t over, I found the actual copy
of Chopin's "Andante" which had been
played on the night of the tragedy. The
over had been half torn nway, but, on
examining it closely beneath the light,
1 detected plainly a small smear of
blood upon .it,
'Ttuly the Mous) was one of mystery.
In that room several persons had drunk
champagne on that memorable night
when blind Fate Ica me thither; in that
room a woman had, according to the
mens shout of alarm, been foully done
to death, nithouglt of this latter fact I
was not altogether sure. At any rate,
however, it wns plain that some tragic
event had prevlouely lateen places there,
es well as bl that ro:.m beyond where
I had reclined blind and helpless. it
was strange also that the apartment
should remain neglected and undusled,
as though the occupants entertained
some dielike to it. 13u1 i had been ab-
sent long enough, and, returning to
the drawing -room with the missing
glasses, handed them to Mrs. Anson.
Hicitntan had, in my absence, crossed
to Mabel, and was sitting beside her in
earnest conversation, therefore 1 was
come oiled to scat myself with my hos-
tess and the Irritating Woman and chat
with them. But ere long I contrived
again to reach the side of the woman
whom I adored, and is again press her
Dr an appointment.
"It is far better for me to write to
you," she answered, beneath her
breath. "As I've told you, we have so
many calls to make and cards to leave."
"Your mother tells me that you have
n box for the Prince of Wales's on Sat-
urday night., and has asked me to join
'cu,f1 I said,
' Her eyes brightened, and I saw that
she was delighted at the prospect. But
she experessed a hope that I wouldn't
be bored.
"Bored!" I echoed. 'Why, I'm never
bored when in your company. I fear
that its tete other way about—that T
bore you.,'
"Certainly not," she responded deeisi
very. "I very soon contrive to give per-
sons who are bores thole conge, Mother
accuses me of rudeness to then( some.
notes, but I assure you i really can't
help being positively insulting. Has
mother asked you to dine on Saturday?"
"Yes,' I answered. "But shan't I see
you before then?"
"No; 1 think 11 le very unlikely. Well
have a jolly evening on Saturday."
"But I enjoy immensely those walks.
across the Park," 1 blurted forth in dose
on tion,
"Anti 1 also," she admitted with a
sweat frankness. "But this wick It is
utterly ,impossible to mance any arrange -
Monts,"
Mention of the theatre afforded me an
opportunity of pulling to her requestion
pilon which, during the post couple of
hours, I had refected deeply.
"You've. et 0 •o, Ie'erl lo the Ezhi-
bitten nil Earl's Garet, Ruin]; here in Lhe
Pmntolie vide ley," I .old,
"ivo only bon emcee" site answered.
"Although we've had this I ors, nearly
two vat,, otlhlb'llons dont nppenl to
me very much. i wns i1iere et night,
and the guidons were Prettily Weiner
&led, 1 thought,"
"Yen,,, i said. "With Iht exception c1
lir': gardens, Iherc Is Inr'o' much paste-
board scenic ,rhea Ieuepesrpal n'Lc-
al Lhat eerie lel line ' f m it tains ''ver
which the eternal. rw Milan'k runs?
Those sue E.seine mount in•, rope inled
blue, grey, or purple, with ties of snow,
hero, within my personal lcnow•le lige,
care duly. rIt the Alpe, the Perouees, ilio
Rockies, the Atlas, n,t taunting ha;P
a d ren o nr noire ":"
I to ,7c lenge,"
g
Seo tattier",. sitwly farming ',tereeli
tile
�eCv Or male 1 had ebrained 11 ten bee
oma lips a 111051 ittiport&I1t fact in the.
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inquiry I intended new to prosecute,
namely, that this house had been her
home for nearly two years, Therefore
It had been in Mrs, Anson's possession
at the lime of the Lrogedy.
Since the moment when I had' first
reeognized that room as the one in
whleh I had been present on the night
of the mysterious assassination, the pos-
sibility hid m^ro than once occurred to
me hat Mrs, Anon might have unwit-
tingly taken it ready furnished alter the
committal at the crime. Such, however,
was not the fact, Mabel had asserted
Chet for nearly leu years she had lived
there,
Again, even as i sat there at hoe side,
deep in admiration of her magnificent
figure in that striking toilette 0f coral
pink, with its soft garniture of Inco and
chiffons, I could not help reflecting up -
en the curious fact that she should have
recognized the dead man's pencil -rasa,
And she •had, by her silence, assented
to my suggestion that he had been her
levee That little goldpencil-case that
I had found in his pocket when he lay
dead at that very shot where we were
note sitting had been ono of her love -
gifts to itini.
The mystery hourly grew more puz-
zling and bewildering. Yet so also
each hour that I was at her side I fell
deeper and deeper in love with her,
longing always for opportunity to de-
clare to her sorsa of my heart, yet ever
fearing to do so lest she should turn
from rtes-
Our unexpected meeting at Grosvenor
Otte, Mid I had received that letter
from my anonymous correspondent,
combined with the startling discovery
that it was nclually in her house that
the mysterious tragedy had. teen enact-
ed, that in that very room the smart,
relined young man who had been her
lover had fought so Aercely for life, and
had yet been struck down so unerring-
ly, formed an enigma inscrutable and
perplexing.
The •mystery, however, did not for one
moment cause me to waver in my af-
fection for her, I had grown to love
her fondly anti devotedly; to adore her
as my idol, as the one who held my
whole future in her hands, therefore
whatever suspicion arose within my
mind—and I admit. that grave suspicion
d'd arise on many occasions --I cast it
aside and fell -down to worship at the
shrine of her incomparable beauty,
Miss Well's parr:age was announced
at los!, and the Irritating Woman, Watt-
ling and jingling, rose with a wearied
sigh and took her leave, expressing her
thanks for "a most delightful evening,
any dear,"
Mabel, michevtous as a school -girl,
pulpit a grimace when the nausea of the
bangles had faded in the hall outside,
at. which we laughed 1n merry chorus.
With Hickman I remained len minutes
c r so longer, then rose, also declaring
ghat it wee Lime we left. The grave
manservant Arnold served us with
whiskies and sodas in the dotting-ro m,
Lund, Mabel having helped rue on with
in covert -coat, we shook hands with
cur hostess and her daughter, and left
in company.
The night was bright and starlit, and
the air refreshing. Turning to the left
after leaving the house. we came im-
mediately to a road which gave entrance
t' that secluded oval called The Iloltons.
I looked at the nine -plate, and saw it
was named Glisten Road. It Hurst have
been at this corner that I had been
knocked down by a pesstng.cab when,
en my first adventurous Journey alone,
I had wandered so far westward,
1 turned back, and noticed that from
the dining -room window of the house
150 had just left any occurrence at the
ccrner in question could be distinctly
seen. Edna had explained that she had
witnessed my accident from that win-
dow, and in this particular had appar-
ently told me the truth.
The rem'nrkable and unexpected dts-
covertes of that evening had produced
a veritable tumult of thoughts within
my brain, and as I walked with Hick
man t took no note of his merry, irre-
sponsible gossip, until he remarked-
"You're a bit preoccupled, I think.
You're pondering over Mable's good
Moles, I sup])0se7"
"No," I answered, starting at this re-
mark. Then, to excuse myself, 1 added,
"1 was thinking of other things. I really
beg your pardon.'
"I was asking your opinion of Mattel.
]Don't you thine her exta'emely hand-
some?" •
"0f course," I answered, trying to sup-
press my enthusiasm. "She's charm-
in"A splendid pianist, too,"
"Excellent."
"IL has always been a wonder to me
((tat she has never become engaged," he
temerleed. "A .girl with her personal
charms ought to make an excellent
Match."
"Inas site never been engaged?" I in-
quired quickly, eager to learn the truth
about her from Leis men, who wns evi-
dently an old Mond of lite family.
"Norex factually enteig'd, Thare have
been ono er two 11(ile leve -e finite, I've
heard, int none of then teas really sole
ettofli,"
'o'ri been lucky telae who merited
her,' 1 t'ettlfiketl, 91;11 striving 10 eon.
cent iia: intense in'orest l fent
l.ti 'it;.1" he Obeid. "1 slionld rather
think e, in nanny ways. 11 is imp'.rs-
eilaci for n girl of her epe-
leafy
1 nttl and
Y
ai rhurncl;'r 1, go altottl, without,'
le to of reluws !citta) int lofo with h r.
"o1 l laplielt 'I ). know that she heeds
1' em e io 1. 0.1' 01! evens 1111.1o11,,p.'
1 mill d nl this nyserllrtt of Mit, turd
o t lnli!ed myself that nn, the
y
ewe Wm; for hail'she tial oxpt e d
phvu�in'
111 Illy rotlu•n!n n•h'p on it"1•,
wiles' leu! mole elm,1 ler nentl:s.ott
that the victim of Lha assassin's knlfo
had been her lover, I returned to the
subJeot, In order to learn further facts.
"Who were the men with whom sate
had the minor love-affairs—any one I
know?" 1 inqulred..
"i think not, because it all occurred be-
fore they returned to live in England,
he answered.
"'!'lien you knew them alueoad?''
"Slightly. We met in a casual sort of
way at Pau, on Llte Harlem, and else-
where,,"
"Both mother and daug'tter aro alike
extremely pleasant," 1 said. '!n high
splt,ts Mrs, Anson is sometimes almost
as juvenile as Mabel,"
"Quite l0 , he
laughed. "One
would
d
nevelt* 1 heve that she's neurly sixty,
She's as vlvaciuus and merry es a wo-
man half her age, I've myself been
surprised at tier sprightlhtess often and
often,"
Again and again I endeavored to turn
the conversation brick to the identity of
Mabel;s former lover, but lie either did
not know or purposely refused to tell
me. Ile spoke now and then with an
Intentional vagueness, as though his
loyally to the Ansons prevented hint
f'orn betraying any confidences reposed
in
him as a friend of the family. indeed,
this cautiournass showed hint to lee a
trustworthy Tuan, and his character be-
came thereby strengthened in my esti-
mation,
stienation, On first acquaintance 1 had tn•
sternly experienced a violent aversion
to hint, but now, on this walk together
along the Fulham Road, I felt that wo
should probably end by becoming
friends.
He walked with long strides and a
swinging, easy gait that seemed almost
military, while his ale of careless merrt-
ment as be laughed and Joked, smoking
the choice cigar which the man had
handed to him in the hall just before
out. departure, gave him the aspect of
an easy-going man -about -town.
"I fully expect, my dear fellow," he
laughed—"1 fully expect that you'll be
falling in love with the pretty Mabet
if you're in her company very much.'
"You're chaffing," I protested, echo-
ing itis laugh.
'Not at all," he asserted, "Only take
core. Love -making with her is a dan-
gerous pastime. deviltstl dangerous, •I
assure you,"
Dangerous to We man's heart --eh?"
"Yes," he re.spondeif In a vague tone,
glanoina at rno aurious.ly; "If you like
to put A in that way."
"We iiad passed from the Fulham
Road Into the King's Road, Chelsea, and
at that moment he halted suddenly at
the corner of a street of high, regularly.
built houses, most of which were in
darkness, saying—
"I live down hero. Como in and have
a final whisky and soda with me; then
you can take a cab back to the Strand.
There are cabs all night on the rank in
Sloan Square."
I fear it's too late,' 1 protested,
glancing et my watch, and finding it
past One o'clock.
"No, no, my dear fellow, come along,"
he urged. "You'll want a drink before
you get hornet" and, thus persuaded, I
accompanied him up the street to one
of the high houses, each exactly similar
to its neighbor, with a flight of hearth -
stoned steps leading up to its front
door, and et deep, grbny basement pro-
tected by a few yards of iron railings.
In the hall, although the gas had
been extinguished, there remained a
small hand -lamp alight, evidently placed
there for his use. This he took, and
occnducled me to a front room, upon
what the landlady of such a residence
would term her "drawing -room floor."
The house smelled close and stuffy; the
furniture of the silting -room was cover-
ed with plush which had once Veen
crimson, but which was now sadly worn
and badly moth-eaten; the threadbare
carpet had been perforated in many
Paces by hot cigarette -ends carelessly
thrown down, and Utero was a general
tat' of disorder about the place which
seemed incongruous with my f'riend's
smart air and general demeanour. 1
believed hint to be a gentleman, yet
found teat he lived in a not over -clean
ledging. To the practical Londoner,
whose fate it is to live in "diggings,
apartments in the neighborhood of the
Brag's Road are notable as being both
dear and dirty.
He threw off his overcoat, tossed his
hat aside, and pulled tip a long, com-
fortable wicker -chair for me. Then he
opened the buffet, and took therefrom a
bottle of whiskey and a couple of sodas,
with which he proceeded to mix the
drinks, his cigar -stump still in his
mouth, even though he talked all the
time, recounting some amusing stories
which caused me to laugh.
I could not quite make him out. The
remarks ha 1et fall while, over aur cof-
fee, we had discussed the chances at
roulette led me to the suspicion that he
was a practised gambler, and here in
his rooms I detected evidence that he
was fond of sport, of betting, and of
other games of hazard.
We had lit fresh cigars from his own
box, and as he sat in his beg arm chair
he lifted his glass to me merrily, ex-
pressing pleasure at our meeting,
"I hope," he added, "that wo shall
meet very often. But take niy tip, my
dear fellow, and don't fall in love with
Mabel Anson."
Why he should emphnslzo this wvarn-
ine just .as Channing had done struck
me as very curious. It might be, of
cout:se, that he was in love with her
himself, and regarded me as a possible
rival, This, linked, was the impresstoit
conveyed to nee by his words, and it
aroused within me a vague fooling of
distrust. That, guide sinter glance
witen'1 had been introduced still ling.
erect in my memory,
"I rant think why you should so re-
peatedly warn Inc," I remarked, laugh-
ing with affected amusement. '7t really
isn't nicely that 1 shall fall in love with
rte made re response, Ho only puffed
sfe.w'y el, his cigar, and smiled aynleal-
ly through Rao vett of smoke he created.
t
replaced 'my cigar in my mouth --
f e my friend wns evidently a connote -
sem of flavones, and this was an ex-
adient one—hut at that instant any
tongue, as f twisted it in lay mouth,
came in contact with the cut end of the
weed, and 1 full. pricked as if by some
s]'nrp pain', °Moldy 1 motor=ed IL and
osnnttnril It cleanly, exclaiming—
"Do they wrap up needles in your
erns? 1.1:fid•' And 1 passed it across
c 1'131; indicating where, protruding
II'nnl 111e olid, wither I had chewed oft
with the ctiltet' on ply Wit Lebgumri, wns
(la' 111'13' point of either a needle or a
"Exlract'dinaryl" Iia eJaeuleted, taking
it from my hand and examining it ore.
fully.
But ere a few moments had elapsed
1 felt a strengo sensation creeping up-
on me; a curious chillness ran down
my spite, my tongue seemed swelling
until it Tilled my mouth, and 111y brain
felt aflame.
"Ceeell" 1 cried, springing 10 my feel
la alarm, "Why, I believe f'nn pet'otn•
ed1'
'Nonsensol" he laughed, His voice
seemed to sound afar off, and his (leg:3
face slowly assume an expression of
evil as he sat opposite, intently watch -
in me.g
A sudden dizziness seized nut; a sensnt
of sharp pain shot through all my
limbs f1'ot1t head to toe; my serves reel-
ed, 1 could see nothing distinctly, The
man Ilieleman's ugly visage seemed
sanely to fade le a blurred, Wood -red
mist,
At that same instant my blood was
ft•czen by terror, for I felt convinced
that this abrasion of my tongue had
been plonnecl by ray companion's dev-
ilish Ingenuity, and that upon thd
needle -point had beret placed some bane-
ful sulistn-nee, the action of which was
rapid and certain. I saw it all, now
that it was, sitisl too late.
With a wild cry I stretched forth both
hands to steady myself, but, staggering,
only cluleiled the alr.
Then a strange and utterly unaccount
able thing happened to me—stranger
than hos ever happened to any other
living man.
(To be Continued,)
--sees
DN THE fin
FEEDING COWS GRAIN IN SUMMER.
There is a time dulling the summer
months when the average pasture is
very short. During this time the milk
cows must be fed something in addi-
tion to grass. Many formers eenlsider
that a ration of grain will do this bet-
ter and more econotnically than any-
thing elso. As a rule this is not true.
Theta aro conditions under which grain
very largely has bo be reeled upon for
supplementing the pasture, but under
axone farm conditions it has been de-
anonstarted that the feeding of grain
dering'l'he summer months Is not user
ally a profitable proposition, Green for-
age crops should be raised. In other
words, summer pasture should lee pro-
vided. Fodder corn make; 'an excellent
feed during the early tali months. A
rale -Lure of barley and oats, often nutices
a desirable summer peslure and experi-
ments indicate that such pastures are
more economical than grain feeding,
- Some years ago the ICansas Expeni-
ment Station allowed one lot of cows
the run of a pasture without grain. An-
other lot was pastured and fed six
pounds of a mixture of grain composed
of one-third wheat bran, one-third corn
meal end one-third ground oats. At the
end of the test 11 was found that the
cows at pasture receiving no grain, gave
larger net returns than those foci gt'atn
Ln addition.
At the Cornell Experiment Station,
New York, cows at pasture were fed
six to nine pounds daily of grain mix-
ture composed of 100 pounds of wheat
bran, 100 pounds of cottonseed meal
and 15 pounds of mall sprouts. Several
tests of this kind were made and the
conclusions drawn therefrom were that
the feeding', of grain did not yield in-
creased net returns.
A. number of other tests might be
cited, but the conclusion would not be
changed. 'Phis does not mean, of
course, that when the pasture is unable
to supply en abettd'ance of food for the
stock that it is not better to feed grain
than to ahem the cows to run down,
but 11 moans that pasturing, even if an-
nual .pasture crops must be used for
tiding over the season of short pasLure.s,
is more economical than grain feeding
cc- partial groin—feeding. 1L must be
borne in mind, however, that unless cows
giving a heavy flow of milia have an
abundant supply of good nutritious
grass they will not be able to get the
requered amount of nutriment, In such
cases some grain should be fed in addl-
tlon,—Pa{'mgr's Tribune.
GROW RAPE FOR FORAGE,
Though .as yet grown in a limited way,
the rape :plant is rapidly gaining In fa-
vor in this country, anaiuly though the
instrumentality of our experiment sta-
tions whioh have brought fit prominent-
ly to the attention of stockmen, The
Dwarf Essex is the variety commonly
seen. In some instances, birdseed rape
hiss been sown, resulting in a product
of no feeding value. Rape may be sown
a1 any tine Mem early sluing until Au-
gust, the seed being seattercd at the
rale of three or four pounds an acre
broadcast, or, if sown in drills, two or
Ramo pounds to the •acre.
.Cultivation is required only when
505111 in drills. Tike crap its Harvested
by turning stock directly into the Pape
field to oonstumo the abundant, nutri-
tious leaves and Men
es which arg the
parts eaten,
Rape is highly ,enized by some foodera
of cattle for furnishing a succulent feed
during the fall months and preparing
trent for tvintcr, 1t hes also Loan fed
to dairy cows, but :must be u.sod with
mitten as et taints the milk. It is well
known that rape has a very considerable
value for feeding swine, espeaially dur-
ing Lhe earlier stages of fattening. This
fend .is lnuoh relished by ,pigs, Being
succulent, IL distends 'the dig,.s{ive tract
and prepares it ler lite heavier grain
feeding which follows, On shop farms,
rape will And .its largest use. IL can
be tial le all classes of sheep with ad-
vantage and since, the 'animals harvest
lite deep, the cast of feeding it is inslg
nitteent compared with 'tile returns.
Within eight woks after seeding, the
plants -are large enough for use int
(hey aro (hon fed off by Werth
sheep tlh'cclly into the field
the Menge at will,
The rape crap, which
grow anywhere at some,
your, s nil men l
i t 'en il t
t 6
stockmen a,5 well won't
II is pradtleOd nt stria
and ure end
Pitt, ' Mona lof MAP
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and suecul"ncrl ef w•lieft are highiY O-
ne cieL.•d by cattle, ool,e'cially ishoep and
wne, —Peet, henry ill "Reds and
heeding,"
FARM N0l'FS.
Farntet:s are learning that the prollts
d
I.11.! 111,0 +h pendIt ,u' 'eiy upo11 the
lows regulating comuu'ra', finance,
Lt'un.eportation, taxation, etc., and that
these heves depend largely upon the
class and eharawk'r of the men who
mke them.
Taho fanner should endeavor as much
ire lee -able to prodttt'o these pie...Wets
of would not onfy produce u, good
rat int rchn lea .et l e ,tt }r
tit t c a 3 e b I t s mso
p
Lads tint wail o1 pr"ciat as little us
possible the fertility of the soil.
Many femme tie not apktcatr 1i see
I.he nr oetity tat Itetaping Ih suftot eif
tit•, a,lt l nae, \v l,en w•e rometnh=r Int tt
(Jenne is ns needful in contaet we, the
e';•oto of the plant its endemic acid meth
the leuves, we Mall have no dilit''ulty
in seeing how keeping the surface of
the ail loose aeasie the crops. It ren -
dors the sail more callable of receiving
Ilse .heat of the sun, interrupts the eve)).
oration of water and cauS5 the sail to
b. warmer,
In cleanin" farms of the mast h»u-
blesousi weede it Ls 0xceelingly u opit'L-
ant that the weeds lee alt dastrnyed, The
present mistake farmers make probably,
i;; in leaving a remnant. They adopt
only wholesale methods of de -eine -wen,
having no faith in these retail methods,
n spudding end hand -pulling, without
practicing wheel, to some extent no
farm in line world can 1•e !rept clean, A
Held is perhaps, subjected to the bare-
[aitow process. It Is probably (,lowed
a number of •times during tae season,
and nearly all the conch grass infesting
le
n
1 ndeserved,
t s ism b.
But nrem-
nant s left.la ie an therer
t a d which at on .e
sets about re:overing pas esslon, and,
very probably, in a few years the couch
grass is quite as troublesome In that
fleld as at first.
IDYLLS OF TI1E STARS.
(By A. Banker.)
When we look upwards lowarda the
deemed canopy of the midnight skies
scintillating and fleshing in all its
glory, the innumerable, sorrier array of
starry orbs fa/resplendent in many -hued
fires, same gleaming in effulgent splen-
dor, some, plunged deep in the Illimit-
able abysm of space, less vivid in their
coruscating lustre, and satne, sunk even
further in the ,profundity of that mys-
terious infinity, but mere points of light,
we note that the brighter of these glit-
tering suns aro arranged in fantastic
design which by the exercise of a little
imagination may in tome coals be re-
solved into the constellations figured
en our celestial globes.
These cons'ellations, or asterisms,
were, with a tete exceptions, named' by
the earlieet ct ilizcd nations of the
earth, rho Chaldean and early Greeks
especially, in honor of mytholopicat or
real personages whose deeds of valor
end heraian Lltey desired to esamnentor-
ate. Thus the .(range fable of the birth
of Clylemenstra, the beautiful wife of
Agameamttn — whose death -mask, of
solid gold, found in her saerophagus, to-
gether with that of Agamemnon him-
eolf, may now be seen in the fine muse -
em at Athens—is commemorated ley the
constellation of the Swan; the mixture
of fable and fact In the legend of the
rescue et trio fair Andromeda, the daugh-
ter of a King of Ethiopia, by an imag-
inary being, Perseus, who stew the sea -
monster wlto was about to devour her,
has been handed down hien age'to age
ever since that dim, far off epoch im the
early history of the world in the eon-
slellatiens which bears their names, and
also in bhose of Casstop ea and Cepheus,
Andeemtdas parents; or the achieve-
ments of Auriga, said to be the inven-
tor of horse-drawn chailots, of Opitlu-
cus (,Esculagius), reputed to be the owi-
gma..or of the healing art, or of Orion,
a nighty hunter, rest or imaginary it
Is impossible to say, whose constella-
tion is allu:lcs to by that ancient writ-
er Job himself; all these, with many
others, form a memorial written in glit-
tering letters of ore in the skies of hea-
von of the achievements, some real,
some doubtless fabulous and legendary,
of the mighty heroes of old.
But there is one gorgeous constella-
tion, perhtaps more brilliant and
more mag elleent than any other in the
entire expense of tate universe, a con-
stellation out of the range of vision of
those aneictt pioneers of astronomy, for
it is far down to the Southern Hentls-
phere—Ute Southern Cross—which Corn-
metnorates, nut the real or fancied
achievements of poor mortals, but the
wondrous sacrifice of the San of God,
who on the cross of shame made expia-
tion for the sins of all believers by Him-
self suffering the punishment due bit
diem, And alt who. would gain a ear -
Iain imlteritanoe in the Realms of Glory
have but to plead that propitiation before
the ttuenc of the Almighty, conforming
their lives, of course, to His laws.
"You say, Mrs. Sibley," said the girl,
in a low, thoughtful, Ilhis-is-o-serLous-
melter sort of Lone, "that you have loved
me tor five years and have never dared
tc tell me 14 until to -night?" "Yes," he
replied. "Well, 1 cannot he your wife.
A man who has no more courage than
that would pretend to be fast asleep
while a burglar stole his baby's shoo;
Fashion
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al.le 1"k fr'1• '•hrlr$•nir'I * H•11^drtl„t„14
FADS AND FANCIES.
Stell neeklaees [roan Iienolulu are
0.11.tii' real Mewling,
hte;mttutmi5ltkri
xsckotiots-clever on anything
ng
In dresses strp e are used to any way
that ones taste pray dictate.
1I m+lkcreh:efs us well us pare -Sete are
afe n berde^ed.
S+,in' low cut sires are bordered with
nue ow bunds of contrasting leather.
Black silk steel:Mgs and patent leather
Gn,iltpi are to be much worot with dressy
easterlies.
Pale blue cation voile makes a pretty
and inexpensive dancing dress- Lo' SUM -
mer resins,
Panay oats air bordered with inleys
anal hats are Labored with contrasting
hal&facings.
Salk muslin gowns with cloth hems
matinee the rage for heavy finishes fur
the bottoms of shirts.
A novelty in hosiery is a pair of black
sills steck:nge inset with a lute of Chan-
tilly lace bullerfLes,
Pongee makes the nicest dust coats
kir those living In the suburbs, who And
such a wrap indispensable.
Tebaeoa brown ties, exactly mateleng
the linen suras that were sa popular
with women last summer, aro being
worn by men,
Owls—the vh.
!e bird, h
ead, b:dY
ane
claws—t1bn a. smart icghorn
hat at a
natural color with an underrating of
brown chip.
,Medallions of lace and embroidery,
which for a couple of seasons hove been
le disfavor, are again making their re-
appearance in the mod'sh trimming.
A stat of green straw limed will blue
straw and trimmed with a high crown
band of blue taffeta, together with an
uprising shaft of blue aigrettes, tipped
with green, fs cenlsidenmd stylish.
The only note of color la a gown, in
many cases, is the addition of a large
1cse, which is worm in the centre of the
corsage, and which, both as regards
size• and colur, is the exact twin to that
in the hat.
A dressy hat for wear with a dark
blue tailored suit is of dark blue straw
wtlh its crown encircled with a garland
oP red and pink velvet sweet peas, end-
ing in front beneath a'sltotetan• bow of
dark blue velvet ribi:on.
So .pretty are the Juvenile adaptations
'CI present modes that the most of us
wish Lihal, lute Peter Pan, the had never
grown up. One charming little dress
which is designed for a girl of from 3
to 6 is of blue Scotch gingham trimmed
with bordered bands and blue ribbon.
Thr kimono sleeves are tucked horizon-
tally after the fashion of the grown-
ups, and the plain front bresdlh reas-
serts the popularity of the panel.
Same of the most attractive of mus-
lin freaks ora those which are inlet with
narrow valcnc'.ennes inset Con, while the
spaces between. each bend are =Mold.
eyed in darned peas in washing silk, in
sizes varying from a dime til -a quarter.
At, overlapping chain of dots ou'1]nes
the graduating :panel in front of finely
out muslin, which is continued an to
the bodice in the farm of a square bib.
M
SENTENCE SERMONS.
Living things need no labels.
Stiff necks often sugpart empty heads.
Charity is simply love in its workshop.
11 is easy to slip im on polished mau-
nets,
A high aim may tall short, but it
never fails.
Iie who is not afraid of sinning had
better fear suffering.
It's hard climbing to heaven with a
load of haired in the heart.
Heaven measures our wealth by the
love we invest in other live,$.
The life that Is full of work gives the
woods small chance to start.
You can do little for men when you
think of them as "the masses."
There are n.o great opportunities far
those who regard any as ,slnall,
It's slow business carrying a oroolced
yard -sticks on alto straight, road.
if you cannot trust your friends you
cannot be trusted with friendship,
There es only one way to find ease in
your work, and that is to. put heart in it.
The recreation that makes conscience
squirm is almost sure to be desecration.
When heaven puts a smile on your
faoo it will telco more than a shower
to wipe it off.
Every rook we hurl at a good man is
torn from the foundations of our own
reputations.
There is almost sure to be some sin
lugging at the heart strings when the
saint, has a long face.
It's a good deal easier to write guide
books to heaven than it is to make good
roads there.
When the fruits of secret sins come
L' the surface the hypocrite begins to
talk about the mysterious ways of Pro -
oedemas
GOT 'WET,
"How did you got that awful cold?"
"At the June wedding. I was struck
M the face with the bride's shower bore
quota'
r
'en Like It.
• Children Thrive On It.
Children Grow On It.
1 Wheat regulates the sy5tetie and keeps the
'bet and clears.
ry 11. Sold by all grocers,
HEALTH
INJUSTICE TO CONSUMPTIVES,
Ln the past few yetis the public
lenow'ledge of the nature et tuheirouto.
Ms, and of tiro means by which it i
sRra+d, has leen gt'ratly incerieed.
It is universally rotogptized
tee tha
t
tine is n in w, s t •a�e et* 44
teeing cennuui aled Been the side
9
the well. and That an tiatluslru.+tad or
tarot's consumptive is it menace to the
G,lemma: Ly in which he lives. 11 fs
kv,wn that his expecl/neti,m contains
the germs of the disease, and that of 11i
IS recklessly deposited on the lle,ora of
public buildings or in the strut it dries,
and the bacilli which it ccnLains are
carried 'hy the dust to the throuts and
lungs of others.
So much has beers said of this danger,
in the effort to styppr';ss the dirty habit
of 4 xi eetoratlen, that the pelletize has
begun to swing tie fur lira other way,
and the belie/ is gaining gt'ound that
the consumptive, no matter what hie
h,hels or mode of life, Is a pe.5.11 to be
shunned•, •
Thee is cruel, and adds an unnecessary
weight to the load of suffering the con-
sutntptive has to bear. It has led to tha
barring of health resorts against the
subjects of tuberculosis, to the discharge
trait their positions of wage.eannoil
who are affetkd iS rho slightest degree,
and even to alempts to isolate the. tub-
erculeue us If they were lepers and
pariahs.
It is time im hums a m the name f anis
n
Y
t
hetnrethin was awl on the of
so
stile, and 'thttttshe public ehould be ltod
thee a consumptive who is cleanly in
his habits, and is careful Lc destroy the
expectorated matter by using paper eadi-
kins or ,'goclally devised oups which
can ire burned, is in ne sense danger" -
cue to his fellows.
A properly conducted sanitorium, 111k-
rrl with tuberculous patients, 1s indeed
one of Lhe safest places for a person
with a supposed tendency to the disuse
to reside.
A consumptive should not sleep in tale
same lied with a welt ,pens -,n, esptota11 I
0 child, should refrain from kissing
others, should net use towels or eating
utensils'in common, should not talk
while directly facing his companion In
ciec ptxoxhnily, should hold a hand•
kerchief before his mouth when cough+
trig, and should observe the well-known
rules regarding expectoration. • That ie
all Lf he is careful to observe these
simple preeautiens for the sake of ht
fellows, titopublic has no reason to strut]
him.
He can live et home, can mingle with
hi's family, and go into the society of
other's without the Slightest fear of do-
ing them harm. His lot, Mee that of
any sick person, is a hard one, but it
should not he matte harder by the ig-
norant and unreasoning fear of those
who belie misint.•rpr'eted the well-entgnt
timed warnings of physicians.—YouthB
Companion.
HEALTH HINTS.
A skin that is dry and Day is much
relieved by throwing a handful of salt
Into the bath wetter.
In gargling the throat it is more welly
accomplished by sticking the tongue out
slightly, which lets the medicine back
lute the throat.
For terseness of feet or numbness of
legs, place a teaspoonful of salt in tate
palm of each hand, dampen, and rub
vigorously for a short time, -,and rinse
in clear water,
Wear sutfciont clothing. Remember
that flannel underwear often saves a
doctors bill, and that warm stockings
and weather-proof bee's ane cheaper
luxuries than bottles of cough mixture,
For bilious headache take the juice of
a lemon before breakfast, but you must
not put any sugar in A. Always sleep
with your window open; it is very bad
for you to have it shut. You wilienever
feel refreshed in the morning 1t you do.
Take plenty of open-air exer04so and live
on a plain diet•
Those subject to sore throat will find
the following pt+oparatton simple, eh
and highly efficacious when used in th
early stage: Pour a pint of boiling water
OR thirty leaves of the common sago
and 1eL the infusion stand for an hoar;
add vinegar suifiolent to make it plea-
santly acrd, and honey to taste. The
mixture should be used as a gargle twice
a day. There is no danger if some of
tt Is swallowed.
Here are a few hints to cure flatulency.
Be moderate with your meals, and take
(hent dry. Drink a glue of water the
Mist thing in the morning, the last thing
at night, and ono and a halt how's be -
fere your meals. alestdcate your food
thoroughly, and avoid much starchy
material end dishes that you know to
be indigestible. Green vegetables should
telly le taken sparingly, Indulge In as
,much open-air exercise as pcssib]e.
Hot water quenelles thirst in most ill
stances better than cold. Taken, regu-
larly at the rale of one glassful halt an
hour before meals It promotes digestion,
and in catarrhal eonditiofs of the Mom -
tech is raconmtendod by Physicians, r,
has also Leen Tiled as a remedy for in-
somnia. Constipation Ls frequently the
result of an inadequate supply 01 wa�,r.
One of the reasons .people thrive tit hy-
dros is that, besides any medicinal pro-
perties elm springs may (possess, they
drink lnu'ch more water than at home.
to
1•IE KNEW.
It was afternoon, end thus sponte the
teacher of the village school;
"Naw, boys, lite word 'stal) et the end
r iln
[ a word means re of.' 'Thus wo
have Afghanistan, the the place of the
Afghans; also Hindustan, the place of
the llindus. Now, can anyone give inc
another instance "
"Yes, sir; said the smallest boy,
proudly, "1 cal, llmbl'el1aslaat, the place
for wtbi'ellasi't
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