HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1909-7-1, Page 7THE 1VIYSTERIOIIS KEY
OR, PLANNING FOR THE
FUTURE,
CHAPTER, VII,
Lady Bromley was astounded by.
the story told by Ellen Carson,
'which revealed the plot by whish
yehn Hubbard had possessed him-
self of the millions of Adam Brew-
ster, leaving Allison practically
'penniless. Thegirl herself was ig-
norant of the result of the e0nspir
soy which she had overheard..
"Arid did you not read about the
case in the papers?" Lady Brom-
ley asked, in surprise.
"Humph 1 I had no money to pay
for papers; and no time to read
them if I had," Ellen returned, in-
•clifferently,
"You do nob even know that yotir
•Cousin Anna married Mr. Hub-
bard?" queried her ladyship, in
surprise,
"No; I don't know anything
sheet any of them, I've kept just
as dark as I could, for fear of meet -
as one reason why
"No," said her ooinpanion, with
a sigh; "it is very, very sad; but
we must try' to he reoonoiled to the
fact. And even if she were living
she would not be directly benefitere
by snob testimony --the fortune
could never berestored to her; for,
strangely enough another heir his
been discovered, and heis about
to take legal steps to reclaim the
property,,,
"I don't know," said Ellen un-
easily; "I'm afraid of that old fel-
low; I'm afraid of Aunt Lu, too;
and as long as I can't do Miss Al-
lison any good I'd rather not he
mixed up in it."
Lady Bromley smiled pitifully at
her abject fear; it was evielentthat
the poor girl had been governed by
terror all her life, and now shrank
from a repetition of scenes which
had rendered her existence utterly
wretched.
Still, she knew that she wouel be
obliged to repeat what she had just
her, and she wishes to per -
e her to do it voluntarily, if
sible.
'You saw Mr." Winchester this
ning, did you not?" she inquir-
after thinking a moment.
The one you call Gerald ?"
Yes; that is his Christian
e;"
Yet; I saw him. Is he your
No; he is not a relative, al-
ugh I regard him as a very dear
nd. • He was to have married
s Brewster."
Her 1" exclaimed Ellen, with a
t, and now appearing interefue
n the young man to whom, pre-
ly, she had scarcely give) a
ght.
es; it was he who gave me this
y picture of her," said Ludy
ley, bestowing a wistful kick
the beautiful face, "and, I/e-
strange as it may seem, it has her shoulder.
discovered that he is the real Lady Bromley
to this Brewster fortune,of fle i ushed slightly. She saw at once
h Mr. Hubbard has so frachr- that the woman was coarse and ill-
y come into possession." bred.
I never 1 I °"1')11 1-3 say it "Madam,"she said, now address-
"Well,mixed-np affair!' ing her, "of what has my servant
was an awfully
cried the girl, with a been guilty that you should wish
g. , peered fair to detain her?"
"Indeed, it is; but it bids fair "Your servant 7" repeated the
ti. be straightened out pr,,,ty ef- stranger, a peculiar look sweepin
Y now, Mr. Winchester over her face, g
can gather sufficient evidence to "Yes, madam; have you been an -
prove his suspicions. Of course, I no ed b her in anyway?"
cannot explain it all to you, out if her ladyship, her ra ely queried
nqu is
you would be willing to tell in court ing eyes looking directly into the
what you have related to me to -day, flushed and rather disconcerted face
I believe the victory will be assur- before her.
ed.""No—but—l-- know the girl, and
"Did she love him very much?" 1 thought she had no business to
questioned Ellen, an eager light be here," was the rather stammer -
leaping into her eyes.
"Yes, indeed," responded her
diyrepmba cacsoseaam aver, a decid-
companion, with starting tears; Then, abruptly turning her back
"and if she had lived they would upon ady Bromley, she bent her
have been married just as soon as lis to Ellen's ear and whispered
Mr. Winchester could have settled a few fierce, rapid words to her.
this law business The girl shivered in her- grasp
as she listened, but her captor al-
most immediately released her hold
upon her, and, without deigning
another look at the quietly self-
possessed woman behind her, walk -
mo to do for him; only I wish she walk-
ed swiftly down the hall, and en -
me to know thim I only
I n't'Was sso (ered a suite of rooms which, until
within a few days, had been empty
(To be continued.)
t5to
-
•oonrt, and was one o peculiar in-
terest to New York people, some of
whom have been convinced that it
was a deeply laid plot from the be-
ginning."
"It was," Ellen positively affirm-
ed. "And"—after thinking serious-
ly for a moment—"you say that she
—Miss Allison—ought to have had
.all that money—that it was stolon
from her?"
"The money was hers—it was
willed to her by Mr. Brewster; but
the poor child was—killed--"
"Killed I Oh, good Lord! that is
too much I" cried the girl in a voice
of agony. "Did that devil kill
her?"
"Ellen," said Lady Bromley,
looking greatly shocked, "you must
not speak so irreverently. Where
did you learn to use such ctartling
language?" "Then I'll do it,"
"Oh, I have had chances enough "
y -
with animation. I would do Ellen,
an
to learn a great many things you any -
wouldn't care to hear about," she thing in the world for her; nobody
responded bitterly; then continued ever spoke so kind, or was so good
excitedly: "1321( tell me, who killed to me; so if I tell what I know it
her? ])id that mail do it to get will be just what she would wish
her money? Oh, if I thought he
(kid, I'd tell all I know to some
judge, even if they killed me for it.
tate next moment. He is a devil
there] I can't bear it! I can't
bear it I" she sobbed, bowing her
face upon her hands and weeping
afresh, like a grieved child.
• "No, Mr, Hubbard did not go so
far as that," said Lady Bromley
gently; "he did not murder his
ward. She was killed in a railway
accident while on her way from New
York to Boston. There is a mys-
tery about that journey—no one
seems to know just why she under-
took it so secretly and alone, un-
less sho was driven to it by her
guardian's cruelty, and went to
put herself under the care of some
rclativess. But very shortly after-
ward Mr. Rubbarel presented the
claims of the newly discovered Mrs.
Brewster and Miss Anna Brewster,
at the same time producing proofs
that Miss Allison had not been Mr,
Brewster's own child, but one who
had been informally adopted in her
infancy,"
Ellen was still weeping, althotigh
she had listened intently to what
her companion bad been saying.
Her heart was almost broken over
the untimely fate of the beautiful
girl who had shown her so much
kindness, and whom she had sec-
retly worshipped ever since on ac-
, ,cennt of it.
I have been amazed at what you
have tole] me to -day," her ladyship
• continued, "and fool sure that, with
'ibis exposure and some facts in the
possession of others, the charge of
•conspiracy can be clearly proved
against this Mr. Hubbard, who can
be made to :suffer for his crime to
the extent of the taw, I suppose,
Alen, yon would be willing to tea
tify in court what you have told
tae, if it should become necessary
for you to <10 so ?"
"Ab I but it wouldn't do her any "I can walk," said the girl with
• good now," sho dejectedly re- cut offering to take the piece of
turned, silver, "I've had to walk milds,
tlwafter daJG, Wndt' ••:jiff,,: a;,greet
bundle, besides,"
"But I do not want you to walk,
Ellen," saidher oompanion kindly;
"the ride back and forth will be
pleasant for you, you will go And
return emelt more quickly, and I
shall get my worsteds and silk so
much the sooner."
Ellen studied the fair face smil-
ing so brightly upon her for a mo-
ment; then she remarked wonder-
ingly;
onder-ingly;
"Well, I begin to believe that
there are some people in the world
who really like to be kind i"
"You poor ehikclI" exclaimed
Lady Bromley, .looking excessively
pained, /what a life you inst• have
led if you have always regarded
all mankind as your , enemies !
There, run away now, and you
needn't hurry, either, for I am not
piing to use the things until to -mor-
row morning;"
She took tip a book and resumed
the reading which had been inter-
rupted by her long conversation
with her maid, while Ellen started
ferth to execute her commissions
with a willing step, but with a face
that was still overcast with sad-
ness, for her heart was yet heavy
with grief over the untimely fate
of her whom she had regarded as
the "good angel" of her life.
It was nearly two hours Iater
when Lady Bromley's attention
was attracted by loud talking in
the hall outside her suite.
At first she did not pay much
attention to it, but all at onee she
started to her feet, with mingled
astonishment and fear, as a .sharp
bry, followed by her own name, ut-
tered in an appealing tone, `fell up-
on her ears.
She recognized the voice instant-
ly, and going swiftly to the outer
door, she threw it open, to find El-
len Carson struggling fiercely in the
grasp of an excited but richly dress-
ed and rather handsome woman.
Lady Bromley was a person of
queenly presence, and possessed a
face which, though refined and
sweet, was full of reserve power.
"Ellen I" she observed in a grave-
ly authoritative tone, "what is the
meaning of this disturbance? Why
did you call me?"
At the sound of the voice, the
woman turned to look at the speak-
er, although she :did not release
her hold upon Ellen.
"She won't let me go," said the
girl, .making another vigorous ef-
fort to free herself from the grip
at anything to help her. Oh, Lady
Bromley," she added in a troubled
tone, "why do wicked people al-
ways stem to get the upper hand?
Why do lovely people die in such
dreadful ways, and ugly wretches
Manage to have such good times 7"
"Poor child I" said Lady Brom-
ley sorrowfully, "that is a prob-
lem that has puzzled wise men of
ali ages; but some time, I am
sure, ib will be solved for us all.
Now you must wipe your tears, and
not cry any more," she added
cheerfully, "for I want you to go
down to Lord & Taylor's for me;.
then, when Mr, 'Winchester comes
home, you must bo ready to tell
him all this wonderful story. Go
bathe your face, change your dress,
then come to ale for a memorandum
which I will snake out meanwhile."
Her ladyship made this errand
purposely to get tate girl out of
doors and change the current of her
thoughts, for she had been 80 ter-
ribly wrought up over the disoov-
ery of Allison's sad fate she feared
the result of such a strain upon
her feelings if sho were allowed an
opportunity to brood over it.
She, realized that; her evidence
would be very valuable to Gerald's
cause, and she felt that site mast
be canned, her courage re-info/toed,
and her confidence thoroughly
gained, in order to prepare her for
the ordeal of a court experience
and the groes -examination she
would be obliged to undergo as an
important witness in what was like-
ly to prove a complicated and
sharply contested case.
Ellen soon reappeared, prepared
for her trip downtown, when Lady
13romley gave hor minute directions
regarding the errands sho wanted
her to perform, and then handed
her money for her carfare.'
TNr CBNAOENN ORDER OF FORESTERS
THE 'i'IIIRTIETH ANNUAL
SESSION OF 111011 COURT.
The Year INS Was the Most Pros-
perous in tate Ifist0ry of the
Order—A Large Delegation
in Attendance.
The thirtieth annual session of the high
Court of the Canadian Order of Foresters
opened in the city of Landon on Tuesclay,
Juno 8th, with a large number in attend -
0050, inoluding-high Court officers and
delegatea representing Subordinate Courts
of every Province of the Dominion, It
is just twenty years sham the Order last
mot in this city, and the event is an im-
portant ono, not only on that account,
but also owing to the feet that in this
city Piet thirty years ago the society first
saw the lightof day. Sere it neared tho
name` of Oanadfat, Order of Foresters. Its
founders were fortunate in the elmlee of
a name, at a tee euphonious and patrio-
tic. Mum then the Order has steadily
grown in importance, until its interests
are now firmly established fu every
Province of the Dominion, and its record
a splendid testimony of what can be ars
compitshed by Canadians in Canada.
After the usual oponiug ceremonies ere
the appointment of the several standing
committees, the. High Court offteers sub.
milted their reports, which showed the
Order to be in the most flourishing cow
clition.
The high Chief hanger, J. A, Stewnrt,
of Porth, One. after extending a hearty
weitmtue to the representatives present,
submitted his report, which was replete
with facts and figures relating to the
growth and extensiot of the Order daring
the last year.
The year closed with a motnbereiip of
�roRBe„1p. the Insurance Ito.
servo during the year azooilnted to 1302;r
249.67. On January 1, 1908, the amount on
hand Yn thio branch was $2,421,690.07, and
at the slow of the year 72,728,94044, There
were 392 death duties field, amounting to
$096,881,82,
The Sleir and kuaovel Bonoat depart•
meat le also in a nourishing condition.
During the year no loos a sum thee $134,.
171.88, covering 5,836 Maims, was paid 10
Ode brantih, The aptount to the eredtt of
this fund at the close et the year was
7142,506,70.
The digit Chief 'tenor, hi concluding
his address expressed the hope that the
sleetingwould be a pleasant one for the
members and a profitable enc for the
Order, and felt that if ever there was a
time in the history of Ole Order when the
membero should all feel inspired with
hope and conndoneo iu the Suture of Cana.
dime Forestry, that time was the present,,
en an inspiring address, he urged upon the
representatives to de all that In ahem lay
to make 1909 the banner year of tbo Order.
The report of Om, Faulkner, high Sec-
retary, covering the general work of
society was next in order, and showed
detail the large volume of bit/linos bra
noted through the head office in Brantl'o
The ampunt of insurance premiums
ceived during the year. was 7597,27
which, with the largo cum of 7101,853
derived from interest earned on inve
manta, made the total receipts to
branch 7699,131.49. There were 391 dem
claims paid, amounting. to 7396,881.82, to
Ing the large -sum of '7302,249.67 to ear
to. the Reserve Fund, which at the ale
of the year was 72,728,940.64,
The Sick and Funeral Benefit bran.
of the Order oleo showed a marked a
ranee. The amount of fees received d
Ing the year was 7159,139,61, and inters
earned 76,174.49. The total receipts, thor
fore, amounted to 7164,314.10. There we
0,836 Sick and :Funeral Benefit claim
laid, amounting to 7134,371.88, leaving 72
942.22 to carry to the Reserve Fund, whi
at the close of the year amounted
7142,806.70.
There wore 70,757 members in good sten
Ong. at the Diose of the year, earryin
771,176,500 of insurance, .and the membe
ship in the stoic and Funeral Bone
brunch was 43,654.
There were issued from the High Seer
tary's office 6,758 insurance certificates, an
6,047 membership certificates, or a total
.12,805, and in addition there were enders
meats made on 1,380 insurance certificate
The report of Robt. Elliott, Sigh Trod,
urer, showed the funds of the Order to b
in a most satisfactory- condition. Th
receipts in the several funds were: I
surance, 699,131,491 Sick and Funeral Ben
fit Fund, 7164,314,10; General Fund, $91
948.27, Total rgceipte, 7955,394.56. The tot
expenditure in these funds amounted
7625,897.29. The surplus income over ex
pendituro amounted to 7329,497.27
The surplus Insurance funds are investo
as follows:
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Municipal and school deben-
turee..... .... ..... ..............72,538,169 05
Dominion of Canada Steok 150,000 00
Deposita in chartered basks20,000 00
Current accounts in Chartered.
banks ............ 20,771 49
Total ... ...... ....... 72,728,940 54
The total assets of the Order amounted
to 72,928,399.39, and its liabilities 738,660.59.
Assets over liabilities, 72,889,738,80.
The report of Dr. V. AI. Stanley, who has
been Chairman of the. Medical Board since
the inception of the Order, shows that the
death rate during the past year was only
6.53 in the thousand. The average death
rate for thirty years is but 5,12 In the
thousand. There were submitted to the
Medical Board during the year 7,886 ap.
plieatious, of which 7.237 were accepted,
and the remaining 649 rejected,
The report of W. G. Strong, Superin-
tendent of Organization, showed that dur-
ing the year there were 6,697 initiations.
There were 37 new Courts instituted, with a
membership of 732:
At the close of the year there were 1,047
courts in the Order, representing a mem-
bership of 70,757. There were 490 courts in
the Province of Ontario, 178 in Quebec, 58
in Nova Scotia, 70 in New Brunswick, 15
in Prince Edward Island, 121 in Mani-
toba, 63 in Saskatchewan, 36 in Alberta,
and 16 in British Columbia.,
Among those in attendance wore the
fol-
lowing ;-J. A. Stewart, High Thee. W. Gibson,11stchic
Ranger, Toronto; Geo, Faulkner, High
Secretary, Brantford; Robt. Elliot, High
Treasurer, Brantford; Dr. tr. M. Stanley,
Chairman Mediaal Board, Brantford; C.
E. Britton, 0.71.0.17., Gananoque; L. P. D.
Tilley, -St. Sohn; J. A. A. Brodeur, Mou-
treal; A. P. Van:lomeren, McLeod, Alta;
W, 01. Couper, Montreal; members of the
Executive Committee, W. L. Rogers, High
Auditor, Brantford; W. Walker, High Reg-
istrar, Montreal; Rev. W. J. West, Mgt
Chaplain, Blnevale; W. 0, Strong, Super-
intendent of Organization, Brantford;
Lyman Lee, high Court Solicitor, Hamil-
ton; J. B. O'Regnu, Chief Agout, Province
of Quebec, Quebec; D. E, McKinnon, Dia-
triet High Samrtary, Winnipeg; F, H,
Davidson, D,1I.0.11,, Winnipeg, and W. D.
Dunbar, 33.II.0.37., Napiuka, than,
RAILWAY JEWEL THEFTS.
Employee of french Line Had In-
genious Meth oils.
Fourteen men, most of them em-
ployes of the Paris, Lyons and Med-
iterranean Railway, have been ar-
rested in connection with a series
of ingenious jewel robberies com-
mitted under unusual circum-
stances.
During the Winter many wealthy
travelers have been robbed of valu-
ables while en route between Paris
and Monte Carlo, According to
the confession of one of the pris-
oners, the robberies were effected
with the asistnnce of an accomplice.
in the luggage van of the express
trains.
One member of the gang would
travel from Paris to Monte Carlo
with a registered box in the van.
His accomplice in the van would
have a key fitting the lock of this
box, and on opening it en route,
wnitic] lied a l,rnrh of skelett,n isevs
by which be would gain arc ess lo
other registered luggage in the van.
Any valuables found truuld be
placed in the box, which would be
oarefnlly locked again, and subse-
quently claimed at Monte C'ario by
its owner.
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On theFarm
FEMININE DAIRY WISDOM.
If there aro no trees in theas-
tura large enough to afford proper
shads for the cows, a yell -ventilat-
ed shed should be provided.
Whatever causes the cows to
suffer will lessen the milk flow.
Cows suffer from intense heat, and
always seek shade in the middle of
the day,
The owner of cows must always
fight flies—or pocket serious losses.
Keep the stables and the yards
Olean, so that flies, and insects will
have no breeding places.
Lime wash all the stables. This
can be done with a spray pump.
Keep the milking stable darken-
ed and screened: and spray the
cows every day, It will pay in
dollars and cents, •
Stringy or ropy milk is caused
very often by drinking stagnant
water.
Give one tablespoonful of bicar-
bonate of soda in the feed or water.
Do not let the cows shrink in the
milk flow on account of short or
dried pastures.
When you have been doing any
other kind of work, wash your
hands, even if they do look clean,
before you touch cream or butter,
Good stone jars are the best of
anything to pack butter in, If you
use wooden packages, try to get
the best oak tubs. Have you good
wooden ladles for handling butter?
They are nice.
Do not let the season's work
interfere with the regular milking
hours.
PROTECTION FOR CHICKS.
One of the easiest ways to care
for numerous chicks throughout
the season is to provide coops for
shelter in the case of dashing rains
coming up during the day and
prowling varmints which carry off
the poultry at night. These can
easily be made of barrels with a
strip of tar paper over the top to
keep out rains and a screen may be
set over the front.
A couple of stakes, one on each
side of the barrel, will prevent it
from rolling about. A small stick
may be placed to make the front
set squarely on the ground. The
screens can easily be made of four
pieces of board about an inch in
thickness and two inches in width,
each two feet long and nailed end
to end to form a square. Tack the
screen over this.
We have found that the cheap-
est methods of raising chicks which
were
effective were thet
pro-
fitable. Drymoa foods hoses may also
be fitted up into nice little coops
at very small expense,
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Watering often is far better than
waiting till a horse is almost choked
and then letting '1101 have all he
can drink. Many horses are spoil-
ed by the latter method,
The sentiment against pampered
stallions and pampered bulls is in-
creasing. Idleness is the father of;
mischief in beast no less than in
man. If the bull were compelled
to do light labor to earn his keep
there would be fewer farm trage-
dies.
Every poultry keeper should
know that air -slacked line thrown
around in the henhouse will free
it from red mites. Some throw it
with a spoon; always use a tin can
with its cover punched full of holes
for a sieve. The hens at the time
are fed outside, and the doors clos-
ed. The lime is then sifted through
the air around and overhead. Then
run out and leave the Hens shut out
a few minutes. In a very short
time the air clears so they can re-
main inside.
Always try to get the combs that
have the moat eggs and the young-
est brood on the outside of the
brood -nest. It takes 21 days for an
egg to hatch out a perfect beo.
Then it will be about that long be-
fore inuch honey can be stored in
the outside combs, where it is al-
ways stored first. 13y this limo the
harvest should be pretty well be-
gun. and the bees are compelled to
work in the section, because they
]late no other place to put the hon-
ey, When bees once begin to work
in the boxes they will continue.
IIAt1XESS AND MACHIN FRY.
Moet farmers are wasteful in the
way they treat their farm her,
mere reel machinery. 'the costly
1l 000,' 4 are litre rate where the
list will settle on there ; and how
arely thiy aro oiled 1 lone w
0
Most peoplt will eto as you icish h
f it is 10 accord will their d
shes, p
with maohinery. A few drops o
oil at .e right time will save a lot
of grinding in the oearings. Money
Saved in this way is money earned,
and better than earned, for saving
is more of a gift than working, ten
times over.
WATCH THE BARN.
Take a trip to the barn before
bedtime, and see that everything
is all right with the stook, Many
times just a little thing like this
will save a cow or perhaps a good
horse from death. And if you hear
a noise at the barn in the night,
better get up, Don't roll over and
say, Guess everything is all
right,” Go and find out. You
may wish you bad in the morning,
if you do not,
.75
THE SULTAN'S CORER.
Forst Always Preserved—How
Ruud I. Signed, a Treaty.
That old grass hopperlike com-
bination of flourishes, the Toughra
or Sultan's cipher, which figures
on official documents, and all pub-
lic buildings in Turkey, will have
to be re -engraved with the name
of Mohammed V.
The inscription consists of the
name the purely Turkish title, of
Khan, and; the words "elver vic-
tor." But the form is always pre-
served. It dates from Murad I.
That redoubtable warrfpn could
wield a battle axe to good purpose,
but, like a good many other mon-
archs of his time, he had not mas-
tered the cunning art of the pen,
so when he had to sign a treaty
with the merchants of Ragusa he
smeared his hand with ink and
pressed it on the parchment.
The conventional cipher does not
bear much resemblance to the im-
print of a human hand. The three
upright strokes are said to be the
three middle fingers, But, such as
it is, it stands for "Murad, his
mark,"
In the Greek Patriarchate at Jer-
usalem is preserved a document
with a similar sign manual, the
actual impression of the hand of one
of the Khalifs.—Pall Mall Gazette.
IN TRT" LAW.
The Client—How much will your
opinion be worth in this ease?
The Lawyer-l'm too modest to
say. But I cantell you what I'm
going to charge you for it.
Tardy Arrival as Dinner Party;
"I'm afraid I'm too late, dear Mrs,
Smith." Mrs. Smith (effusively);
"Oh, my dear, you could never
come too late!'
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teed to be absolutely
pure.
Lobby's Vss9
Leaf makes a delight-
ful dish for Luncheon
and you will find,
Libbyr's
Mama Sausage,
Oorrearl oaf'
Poe° are Deans
araporafe
equally tempting for
any meal.
Have a supply of
Libbyv's in the house
and you will always be
prepared for an extra
guest.
You can buy Libby'»
at all grocers.
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HEALTH
014.0-140.44
I'ItOTEOTION AGAINST l?IfIES,
When, it few summers ago, Solna
public-spirited .eitizens and health
officials undertook to rid their
neighborhoods of mosquitoes, thpy
brought Upon their heads not a lit-
tle ridicule, as well as *0217(3 well;
argued objection as 'to the impose
siltility of exterminating this pest.
But they wont ahead, drained the
marshes and oiled the stagnant
pools, and now their neighbors, en-
joying almost entire freedom from
the scourge of former years, are •
ready to join in the good work,
This experience should .encourage
those who are urging a campaign
of extermination againat that mob
more clangorous foe to mankind,:
the common house -fly, or "typhoid -
fly," as the government entornoio-
gist suggests that it be called, This
is not the "amoosin' little critter"
that it seems to be, as we lazily
watch it, on a warm sumnlor day,
playing tag with its follows or tick-
ling the nose or bald spot of our
drowsy companion, It 1s a most
active carrier of disease, not of tya
phoid fever only, but of summer
diarrhoea of infants, tuberculosis,
and many other infectious diseaaes.
There is probably no other living
(creature that is responsible for
ono -half as many deaths as this
once -thought innocent nuisance.
Much can be done, of course, by
screens to keep the ties out of the
house and by fly -paper and forma-
lin solutions to kill them after they
have got in but here, as every-
where, prevention is far better than
cure. Flies breed always in filth;
in this part of the world largely in
horse -manure, but also in garbage
and the excrement of man and other
animals. They may breed in other
less filthy material when the place
of their choice is inaccessible, bub
then comparatively few of the eggs
hatch out, and still fewer of the
maggots develop into flies.
The best preventive measure is
to keap the stables scrupulously
clean and the manure in a tightly
closed pit. When this is not pos-
sible, the manure should be remov-
ed every week, since it takes tho
flies ten days to develop. When
this is done, the material so re-
moved should be treated with chlor-
in of lime or a solution of Paris
green, or should be spaded into
the ground, else the flies will hatch
cut just the same in the new lo-
cality.
All garbage -cans should be tight-
ly -covered, and vaults and cesspools
tieated regularly with oo peras or
World of lime. With these pre-
cautions observed by every one,
any neighborhood can be practical-
ly freed from the plague of flies.—
Youth's Companion.
KNOW THYSELF.
Each individual has peculiarities
of constitution which cause him to
differ in his needs from everyone
Ise. He should learn to know what
hese are and to obtain them. it
s in this manner he can increase
he suns total of his vitality. Vi-
ably is the word which is used to
xpress the strength and durability
.1 the human machine. The great-
' a person's vitality, the greater
is - power to resist disease and the
longer his life,
One is born with a certain 0mo000
f inherent vitality, If this sinks
elow the required amount the in -
ant cannot withstand the exactions
f existence, and perishes. It there
not enough reserve vitality the
hild will not live to attain adult
fe. People are accustomed to re-
ard this inherent vitality as a
atter of birth, heredity, a matter
hich is beyond control; but this
not 5o.
Often the weakest infant becomes
to strongest of a brood of chil-
1•en, for the very reason that the
areuts study to do everything pos-
blc to slake the child stronger,
line giving less attention to the
hers, Children are like plants;
ey thrive under certain condi-
ons and pine and perish when
050 are lacking•
Generally one can work out the
ablem of increasing his vitality
itself, but if he does not succeed
(would be greatly to his profit to
usult a physician and get diree-
10, rather than wait until be is
tually 111 before doing so,
Many make a practice of going
gularly to the dentist to have the
lith examined, in order to keep
em in a proper condition, How
itch sickness alight be saved if
roe, feeling that his health was
t what it should be, should in
let same manner consult his phy-
fan to obtain help in right ways
living, that his body might be
the most perfect condition pos-
le. If tins practice obtained'
sic would be fewer sudden
aths from heart disease and other
eeure conditions of the internal.
lana.
The essential of life in every hu•
O being is perfect nutrition, By
ich is meant that he should have
right kind of food, the proiler
cunt to sustain the functioning.
the organs of the body and the
tiny which is sued in the, daily
ployments of the individual. A
at deal has boon written and
rwhed on this ,subject recently,
it will have little effect if the
ividnal troth not find out what
se sayings have for him.
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