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The Brussels Post, 1909-10-21, Page 2Back to LiI aliti Love; 'WAITING TYROIUGI'WEARY YEARS. CHAPTER I. waters, yet seeming to "Happy? nothing. I3appy? Yes; always :quite "We had better go .now, i£ you happy; does she net look so? And picric," said the doctor, always of course quite harmless,•, We both arose to leave the room, laid the doctor in answer to my £"Good-bye, Marie,,' he said question; regarding a patient, cheerfully, laying his hand upon whose rooms we had just left. her head, 1 was on a visit of inspection to : His voice and touch aroused her the Good Sanaritap Lunatic Asy- from her reverie. turn, and young Dr. Bennett Ab- "Good-bye, doctor " she answer - bet was my guide through the in- ed but hervoiee sounded as if stitution. He was the third assist- it came from afar, or like the die ant surgeon there, a good looking taut echo of her voice. and good hearted fellow, with fetaI held out my hand in silence; and voice full of kindly sympathy, for somehow I fell into Marie's fav - and he was loved and trusted by orite mute way of communicating. nearly all his .patients, She smiled upon me with her We had made the round of the heavenly senile, and so filled my wards, and done homage to all the soul with ,peace as we lathe]; pees - self -fancied kings and queen, enoe. Hopes and heroes, and had humor- In the hall outside 1 said to the ed the "peculiar whim" of each ,doctor— morromaniao, when at length, at the "Mere is at least one happy in - end of a long gallery, that lcolceo mate. Is she always so?' eat upon the shrubberies and upon And he answered in the words the sea beyond, we came to the doer with which this story opened. ct a cell which the doctor opened, "She interests me more than any 1»r turning the handle, for it was one I have ever seen," I added. stet locked. "1 do nut wonder. Hers is the And now came a strange sweet strangest case I ever met with," experience. A sphere of infinite he answered. peace seemed to envelope me, the "What brought her here?" moment 1 erossed the threshold of "Mania, of course. Her mania that little room. being that she is constantly at - Its one window looked out upon tended and helped by the spirit of 'the evergreen shrubberies and be- her child, who prompts, in others, gond upon the open sea, over all the kindness that is shower her, which was shining the clear morn- causing thein to send her Rowers Ing sun. for instance, and who opens to her A large white china vase of rare tete gates of Paradise, giving her exotics sat upon the window sill glimpses of the glory within." pend filled the more with rich aro- "Was as it the loss of her child that ma• turned her brain?•' The room itself was bare enough, The doctor paused for a moment, but beautifully clean: with white- his fine face clouded over, and then washed wall, waxed pine Skov, and in a deep whisper, he answered white draped bed. gravely: On a chair by the window_ sat a g "She was aoeuacd of bavin:g mur- ,ycung woman who immediately dered her child." drew my attention, as the most I started with a half suppressed fragile and spirituelle being I had .scream, and shrank back with hor- ever seen or imagined. Her form, ror. Clothed in a flowing white wrap - There was silence between us for ;Per, was so a.ttentuated that the a moment, and then I recovered wander waw how it still had power myself and exclaimed with irre- to hold the soul withia it. pressible indignation— Her face—how ace hd wtthe falce foe spirit! "It is impossible! She, never, right golden brown hair eur]•ed no, not even in. paroxysm of in - around her broad forehead and snits', could havee committed such a crime-' shapely heat], and fell down be- "It is generally believed that she bind upon her graceful shoulders. did,however—but, of course in a Her eyes were very large, light fit f desperation," blue, soft and clear and shaded by "I do not believe it!" I repealed long lashes. Her other features with all the earnestness of my soul. were small and regular. Her tom- "Do you remember," enquired plexion was singularly pure white, the doctor, as we walked down the and transparent like very thin ala - long passage together—"Do you baster. But from those light blue remember the case of that Marie eyes and from that wan, spiritual ,Serafinne, who was tried at Pine face, beamed a calm and radiant Cliffs, in this State, for infanticide peace, ineffable and indescribable. some years ago?" "Iters is a friend Como to see "I remember hearing and read- gou, Marie, said the young doe- inn of it, yes." r \Nell, the woman Pre have just She looked at me and held out left is that very Maria Sera-hone." Ler little transparent white hand. I gazed at the speaker in mute She did not speak a word, but her astnishment for he s the of e whole delicate face lightened. and P Most farmers can estimate close - softened as she smiled on me with minute, and then broke silence by ly the number of bushels of grain a smile that reached my heart and 'exclaiming iucreduously; raised, and tell fairly accurately Seemed to communicate to me her "What : why that trial took places' y Lit w t least fourteen years ago, and the the number of tons of hay grieve, Cern heavenly peace. the girl at the time was said to be six- but when it comes to the really I sat downy besid the AndI;1t9rc1 and teen years of age. That would most important tant income of the farm ,yr.ung do to snake her now, if she were living, the produce of each cow, it's all a ,only remaining chair in the room.brook and the sa Oh, 1 don't "You have' beautiful #lowers thirty years old. And this girl can - know,, 1 get my,cileque each month, here," 1 said, referring to the rich nut be more than twenty." that's all I care about." exotics. That is one of the strange fee- l`,hile a knowled e of the total Again hot, Lair. wan fuse bright- tures in her strange cae. 1'thaor nhu weight of milk delivered at the enecl and •softened with that won- Islet two years she has been h factory is necessary, it never con- encul smile; she did not speak. ing Back again to youth and al iderfuvet's to the farmer the information Indeed speech did not seem to be most to childhood in appr,irane°' he stands in need of as to the pro - her mode of. communicating ideas. Put she, is in truth that Marie Sera- fit made by each cow in the stable. "Is she a mute?" I inquired in a Iinne who was tried for infanticide That information is absolutely f4:ntrteen years ago and who owed law tone, of the young doctor, her acquittal to the legal ability, necessary to him if he desires to Oh, no 1 no indeed :" he an - logic anti eloquence of that good fonsider himself a credit to his p.ro- swered. Then turning to his pati- pro- fession, a first—class. business -like a 'e • m dear, tell and great Ishmael Worth," fdairyman. Otherwise ! i -. Oho be lady id-' Itt•your flowers. 'fell �,n:t amaze me! I cannot yet fyin toads or delusive. averages credit thus story, ' I answered her who sends thein to you, will continue to anew the one or ,Marie." musingly, two poor cows in every herd to Come., I will convince you. 1 "My child," she answered in consume good feed for which no tone of ineffable tenderness. I will go into the drawing -room this profitable return is ever given. . never heard a human mice so suit, evening, and tell you the whole p In innny herds where no attempt iso liquid, so aerial. Thee.; two, story, as I have learned it partly at checking up individual pelform- word.s, "my childe, sounded like from herself and partly from. and, . has been made, there is fie. two notes of euldliars harp, others. You will acknowledge that gucntly to be found a difference of "Rhe is a good child to send you it is the strunge.st story you c,+'`i,I $30 to $40 in the earning power of aaueh rich floe ere,'• t said. r4' "Yrs," she answered dreamily. She is my angel, "Where does she live,, Marie';" I next engnired. She opened her light blur eyes so • wide that. they mm:ft 1.., blaze with shrtrhbtsrles, to the. part o£ elle • ai heft. fire es she answered-- yield .is close on to 8,000 pounds of "VT a (1rnt't yen know'! in Hen- building oecepird by the surgeon- , 'vett When I ,:hist my ryes some- in•rtarge.. Binet!, r see her homed, there ... a I may as well state here., to make polaris where WA] 1,1 me like nee hes nit clear, that I was a cousin of the it,e peat], with windows of c;rvstee surgeons wife, and then on my first and ,, ' visit) at their house, to spend the and doers of xih•cr, with gnrdrns t f celestial fruit and flowers all round, and -" her mice, 115 She spoke; had gradually work to whis- iers,'iind soonbetnmeinart.ir.ulate, floating in melodious, undistingn- ishable `notes. \\tt, sat in silence listening to her as we. uc,n d have listened to'the mrirrituring' of a brook, or to the t:ighing of a breeze, until at last her seism Parsed, and she sat with folded heeds ,and wide open eyes, gar,iny far out over the sunht see no- eousin Eleanor, his wife, was in Iter nursery, seeing her ellildren put to bed, and soothing her teeth- ing baby --duties that would employ her for an, indefinite portion of the evening, So that I was alone In the draw• ing-room, with the prospect of res Meaning so, until Doctor Abbott should cornu in and loin me, It was ass old-fashioned, long, low -coiled room in an old -fashion ed country House, adjoining whiten the new asylum had ,been bei,., when the old manor was purchased b;� the State for the pilr•pose The elector preferred the old house to any part of, the new build- ing,, and so, with his family, be' nose occupied it:. • 1 walked up and down the long, `low -celled room, now looking from the back 'window put upon the darkening wintry, elty,- anti sea, +over which heavy black clouds were rising; and aow pausing before the .enormous wood -fire :that was roar- ing in the broad old fire -place, and that the keenness of the sea air made it absolutely necessary even in this early winter weather. A storrn was rising,' heavy clouds Weakened over the sea, and the wind moaned areuud the house, I clewed the shutters and turned from the window for the last time, and Went and sat down in a low ,chair before the fire, with my feet Open the iron fender. 1 had sat there but a few .minutes when the young doctor turned the knob of the door, opened it, and quietly entered. "I am true to my appointment, Mrs. Middleton," he said as he drew a chair to one side of the fire and sat down. I thanked him, and .remarked that a heavy storm was coming up. "`That," he said, "would be a fit and proper accompaniment to the wild story I have to tell." And then and there, as we sat by the great wood -fire in the old ma- nor -house amid storm and dark ness, howling wind and beating rain, he told me the weird story of Marie cerafinne, first again remind- ing me that all which was super- natural and incredible in the. nar- rative, I might, if I pleased, as- cribe to the hallucination of the heroine. I tell the story as I heard it. (To be continued.) OLD-TIME PENALTIES. If You Called a Man a Liar, You Rad to Pay for it. In the past, if one Englishman ,called another a liar there was something to pay. The seventeenth century mayor, sheriff and city grandees generally were keen on this point of etiquette. The direct accusation cost 11 shillings 0 pence, ($2.76); the subtle hint, 0 shillings 8 pence ($1.60). And there was a reduction on repetition. Swear- ing, too, was promptly suppressed. in 1650 a law was passed laying down the penalty for a first-class offense. The fines were graduated. That for a lord for 30 shillings ($7.20), for an esquire 10 shillings ($2.40); while all "inferior person" could have a "few words" for 3 shillings and 4 pence (80 cents), NECESSARY INFORMATION. heard in your life; but you rnu: 'the hest itnd poorest cow. l+'arm- ftourer, sat down the amazing 1 era need to consider that statement ph.enurnena of the last tivo )rare ui' 1 carefully. In the Dominion are to her life to the fancies of her own, to found hells, let us say of 12 or namia." 111 cows, with a fairly good average e And so saying, the doctor guided , yield of perhaps as high as b, 600 mnut of the long hall through the pounds of milk, where the highest (.'hrirt.mns holidays. CHAPTER II. That night 1 weal into the draw- ing -room, its by .appointment, to hear the story of Marie 801,ounce from the lips of the young doctor. Dr, T3amilton, the 'surgeon in charge, was making his last even- ing tour of inapoettoos through the asylum, a duty that sant& occupy him far two or three hours. My milk and 330 pounds of fat; but where the lowest yield is only about 3,700 pounds of milk and 150 pounds cf fat. Such enmparisnes are only made possible by noting the actual performance of each individual' cow for her full milking period. Weighand sample regularly and make sure that each cow brings in good profit. 14Irs. Mulligan—"It's mesilf thot epeaks out me moind, Pat, as yez well know. Mier, Mulligan— Yis, Bridget; but it -s better ter think before yez speak, an thin kepe si- lent till yez ferg£b phlyat yez wus goin' ter saytu o+4 to s 4 On the Fars, 0 BROOD SOW AND LITTER. It will pay any fanner to keep a record' of the dates 011 which his sorra are bred, that he may know to a certainty just when the sown will fallow, and be urepered to take care of the litter, A few days before a sow ie due to farrow it is well toplaeo her by herself in a warm, dry place, where she will not bo molested, and feed her the same rations' she has been aeoustomed to, as a change in her feed at this time wouldbe likely to upset her or derange: her system. When she farrows it is best to let her alone until she comes out, and then give her only a drink of water. When she again comes out, give ber another drink and put e very little feed in it. It is important, to. be careful that she is brought to a full feed gradu- ally, in order that she may eat produce too great a flow of milk before the pigs are able to take it: it must be remembered that this 11 certainly the most critical peri- od in the life of the young litter, as a little too much milk from the sow at first is almost sure to bring about white sneers, which if pot Checked at once will soon cave° death. There is also danger by starting the milk too soon, of caus- ing the sow to become feverish, when ]ter odder will become hard and hot, and soreness will result, so that the sow will not let her litter suckle. This may either kill the pigs or so stunt them that they will not grow as fast as they other- wise would. After the pigs have got well started, say from a week to ten clays, the sow may be fed all she will eat of a good ration, but Pin - der no circumstances is it best to wake any change in.her feed, as had results are likely to follow. When the pigs are about three weeks old they will show an incli- nation to eat. At this time they should be given alittle of the same feed that the sow is receiving' and if it is to be had a small quantity of milk may be added. This side table must be placed where the mother cannot get to it, and the pigs should be given very little at a time and under no consideration should any be left in their trona Lr sour. Sour or stale feed is an abomination that should never be tolerated. Started gradually, the pigs can be grown very rapidly. if any changes in the feed trust be made they should be made gradually. At the age of three months they may le weaned by removing the sow from the yard or lot where she and her litter have been, and the pigs will hardly know when they are weaned. If one wishes to wean the pigs at an earlier age it may be done, but if the sow is a good milker, it must be done gradually, b,t removing the sow for a part of the day at first, then after a day or two she may be kept away for a whole day, and after a little all the time, until there is no danger of a caked udder or spoiled teats. After weaning, the pigs should he kept growing as fast as possible by giving then good feed and plenty of exercise. If one has the milk it would be well to mix the ground feed in it; if not, an addi- tion of the 5 to 10 per cent, tank- age will grow them about as well, and make just as large a pig for the age as if fed milk, and at Tit- tle expense, It is best to mix the feed quite thickly. Pigs that are fed toe thin slop have to drink too much to get what real feed they need. . As the pigs -grow older a little whole corn may be given them. In fact, a variety of feed is always best at this ago; but all changes must be made carefully, so as not 1c, upset their systems or check their growth. Pigs well bred and properly fed should easily weigh 100 pounds at three months of age, and at six months should weigh from 200 to 225 pounds each. MUTTON CHOPS. We hear much said about the good that sheep do clearing up' the pastures; bat there is such a thing as overdoing it. Don't starve your sheep for the sake of trimming up is brush lot. • Put slats across the trough to keep the sheep from fouling it with their feet. Give your sheep plently of trough room so that they will not push. and crowd each other. The breeding ewes should be kept strong "and thrifty. Generous and judicious feeding and caro mean satisfactory profits in sheep raising. No animal responds more genes-. ously to gentle care than a sheep, Rough, stony pastures will often cause lameness in sheep. Examine the feet for tufts of grass wedged between the toes. These will cause lameness. As the damp days of fall come on :get your sheep oub on, the higher ground. They will be healthier and do better. In selecting ewe lambs to keep i do their own, tot breeder'; only diose of good form that are hearty feeders should Ise ]sept. No profit ever comes from a slow feeder, The gaeateafcare should be given the selection of the breedieg ewes, On farms that need renovation sheep feeding is most desirable. Breed only from the beat, ` Al- ways use a pure-bred ram, '.rhes type of sheep that combines a large body with a good fleece is the one for the small flock owner• THE OLDEST LOVE LETTER. Addressed Over 4,000 Years Ago to the Writer's "Little Ewe." A love letter 4,000 years old has lately: been discovered in Chaldea, The lady to whom it was addresa- eel lived in Sippara, the Biblical Sopharvani, Herbeloved was a resident of Babylon. In chronicling this interesting discovery. the Corriere della Sera ref Rome calla attention to the fact that in eontrast to the position which women held, at the present day in that Irient they possessed +n antiquity a great degree of free- dom. In many respects the Oriental woman of antiquity was graced with as much privilege as is the. modern European woman. Parti- cularly in Clialdea she could parti- cipate in trade, manipulate her own property, be a witness before the court and be the guardianof her own children. Of the position of women in Egypt we know less, but doubtless it was much higher than that of the present Mohammedan women. L, one respect, however, it seems that custom has changed very slightly, for marriage was essenti- ally an affair of trade between the parents of the bridegroom and, those of the, bride. This is ascertained from the le- gal code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, B. 0. 2200. The future husband paid the price of the bride and her father provided for her dower and trousseau. Under these circumstances there was no such courtship as precedes marriage in accordance with Occidental ideas. Still one may believe, that many a love letter on papyrus or clay passed secretly between the hands of the bridal pair during the inter- val of their engagement. The newly discovered letter is written in city and probably dates from 2200 B. C. It reads: To the lady, Hasbuya (little ewe), says Gisseil Mardnk (the favorite of Morodaoh) this: May the Sun of God of Mar•duk afford you eternal life. I write wishing that I may know how your health is. Oh, send me a, message about it. I live in Babylon and have not seen you, and for this reason I am very anx- ious. .Send ale .a lnessage that will tell me when ysu will come to me, SO that I may be happy. Come in Marchesvan. May you live long for my sake. Doubtless the summons to come in Marchesvan is based on the writer's wish that she may have an opportunity to share with him the festivals of that month and the gayety that comes with them. Though Egypt bas so far failed to yield a single love letter, it can claim to have the most beautiful love songs, says the Literary Di- gest. Of :all the nations of anti- quity, it may most fittingly be called "the land of eternity." There death was only an incident of life, and woman was man's "be- loved sister" as well in the "hid- den land" as on earth. This beartiful side of the Egyp- tian character' is shown most clear- ly in the celebrated Song of the Harpist, of the year 2300, B. C., that probably was sung at the Egyptian festivals: "Gvaeiousl.y grant rtes days free 'from sorrow, Holy Father. Come nearer! Be- hold, ointments and perfumes bring w e unto you ; blossoms and lilies do we bring to adorn the neck of your sister --of her who lives in your heart, of her who sits there beside ycu. Come near finally. Music and song are greeting you. And the days of sadness --these have slink away and radiant joy is smil- ing and will senile tillthe day on which you will pass into the land that loves eternal silence." ''hying o11. his new trousers."-- Lilo. UP -TO --DATE. "Black or green tea, Mrs. Raf- ferty?" "Shure,,Oi've been readin' that pink toy as all the go. 01 think 01'11 be afther tryin' some of that," Many who want to clean up:the world are moro anxious to hang out their neighbors wash than to VOA DOT CONTEST Particulars for the Information of Contestants. Number of answers.. —15,200 Number of correct answers 3,102 Number of answers within 20, entltlec to consola- tion prize 12,601 Number el Watches given es prizes ......, ... . s There were so many more than we expected who came near enough for u Consolation Prize that the mailing of them was not accomplished quite up to schedule tine. The last lot will be mailed, however, on Saturday, October 15th. ppgg pppp ELLiS eabuhnl,li T ionto t.. A CITY OF MYSTERIES. Terrible Deeds Committed in Glas- gow, Scotland. Glasgow has been the scene of probably mere really world-famous murder mysteries than any other 'city of its size. Here lived Madeline Smith, the beautiful heiress, -.whose arrest on the charge of poisoning her lever, one Emile I'Anglier, created 'so tremendous -a sensation. The trial .lasted ten day's, and ended in the eminently unsatisfactory veridot pcauliar to Scottish law—of "Not. Proven." The luxurious hone of Madeline's aristocratic parents was situated in Blythswood Square; and here, too, resided "Pritchard the Prisoner," a doctor who killed his wife and her mother by the administration .r.F tartar emetic. He was one of the earliest of the '`slow prison- ers," and one of the cruellest and most callous. Then there was the "Broomielaw Mystery," a murder of the now too - familiar "trunk tragedy" type, the body of a young and pretty girl be- ing found in a box in the middle of the thoroughfare in question one foggy November night. Glasgow's mystery of mysteries, however, was that known as the "Saltmarket Affair." An aged dealer in antiquities, living alone with an old housekeeper, was found one morning dead in bed, his throat having been cut from ear bo ear, and all around signs of a fearful struggle. .Upstairs the old retain- er was also lying dead, shot through the heart. The street door was bolted on the inside, .and the ground -floor shutters were also se- ' urely fastened from within. No looney nor other property had, so ars r as could be ascertained, been taken. The terrible deed, ib turned out, had been committed by the deceas- ed's own brother, a worthless scamp, by whom the old gentleman had long been blackmailed, He had lowered himself to the level of his unhappy relative's bed- room by a r,,pe from above, and, having committed the double mur- der, had quietly made off, leaving everything intact, and intending later on to claim his victim's es- tate as the legal next-of-kin. This he indeed' did, .and the re- eultant inquiries led first to his ar- rest and ultimately to his death at the hands of the public execu- tioner. 4 SI[EAP-S IIEA.JUN G. Wages Paid fo.r the Work lis the States of Australia. In New South: Wales, South Au- stralia, and Queensland sheep- shearers now earn $0 for every hundred sheep shorn; the rate is $6.50 per hundred in Victoria. In the last-named State pastoral pro- perties are generally tench smeller than those in other States, and, as they have better railway facilities, shearers lose less time in travel- ling. ravelling, Hence the lower rate of wages, These rates were -fixed by the Federal Government Arbilea.- tion ,Court iu 1007. An ordinary shearer deals with from. 300 to 350 per week,' which, at $0 per hnndeed, means something between $13 and $21 for a weekly .wake. But experienced pion can do much better. Oni the Yaneannia Station, in the Brnlcen Hill District of New South Wales, twenty competent melt, working as a co-operative company and using machine -shears, sheared in five days no fewer than 10,8332 sheep, or 108 sheep per mail per day, This was in 1000, and,' at the rate then obtainings -$5 --tate ave,. age onarnings of each man for 11%e days works out at $40; isfetisiehleflothieletleinselailellsteil "1f Fashion ' £edits. fi+•3••irhtr,i,.l»l..p.p..p., aieletei„p, SEEN IN PARIS SI:I01'S, Wide velvet ribbon will decorate Many of the best hats. (lords are to be one of the ehiel novelties of the new gowns. - Culored embroidery will bo much used in the newest nookweer, Ribbone have boon <mining grade - ally into fashion again as trimming, The new coat collars ar° odd and attractive and cut on decidedly novel lines.- The most popular tunic is one that is draped rather low. Linens and ginghams are the moab comfortable wear for little girls in Khasi'. • The newest skirts have a deep hip -yoke effect that fits the Agit 'o closely, Large collars and deep closings are among the most notable fea- tures of autumn coats. The waist for afternoon wear cao be made with Dutch rqund neck or with the high collar. A hat of greenish blue moire has its crown encircled with a wreath of brown leather leaves. One of the most popular waists for dressy wear this season is the model with the bib effect. The star belt is made of dull gold covered with tiny silver sequins in the shape of stars. Velvet belts, cut in the design of flowers; • each blossom holding a gem, will be a pretty. fashion. Tho latest whirr of the Parisian is carrying the evening gloves in the hand instead of wearing them. The French tailors are malting a' great effort to give the back of the new coat a small contracted 7ogk.' For evening wear elaborate gold and silver belts, hand painted, jeweled or embroidered will be po- pular. While the plain nets are popular, those with the dot and the vermi- celli design are more in first style. For evening wear there are huge turbans of white marabout, .trim- med with white aigrettes and a rhinestone buckle. Hatpins of mammoth dragonflies, huge beetles, and ether terrible things are reproduced in iridescent glass. Cloth of silver gives a most ef- fective touch to a turban of black velvet designed for a middle aged woman.. Tulle is worn not only as a foun- dation material for many dresses, but as the trimming and decoration of many others. The transparent effects are in full sway among the silks, gray over nattier• blue, green or black over Sevres blue being lovely. The semi -princess dresses have been in close competition with the princess models since their first in troduetion, but so far neither has gained the upper hand ; both styles are perfectly suitable for dressr gowns. 6•. SREDNI XOLYM Sli: PRISON. Another Prilnson of Horror Diseov- • eyed in Siberia. The story of an isolated Arctic district in Siberia where a few po- litical exiles are detained was told by. Harry de Windt in a lecture at the Travel Exhibition at Olympia., Landon. The place is Sredni Koly- msk, and its existence is probably known in Russia only to the Rus- sian secret police, who have sole charge of it. "At Sredni IColymsk," says Mr. de Windt, "1 witnessed such scenes of indescribable horror and misery. that I cannot even recall them without a shudder. I doubt whe- ther the existenceof such a place is known to the Czar. When Mr. de Windt visited the place he and his companions were the only white people not exiles who had ever been there with the exception of a couple of shipwreok- rd sailors. At Sredni 1Colymsk there have been ten suicides in sev- en years, although no more than a score of political prisoners are there at is time, It is situated well within the A retie region, at the ex- treme end of Siberia. 9,000 miles from St. Petersburg. It takes the exiles three years to make the jour- ney, and owing to the swamps sur- rounding it the place can oily be approached in sinter. The last part of the journey is done by the exiles in reindeer sleighs, with shelter huts every 2u0 miles. The nearest settlement to this forlorn prison is:4.70 miles, and' the neare.st town is thousands of miles away. Wife --"Am T, then to have say etvn way,?" husband—''C;r.yftvislj; - my- Bovey. When we,.l{re both agreed you earn have yor{r way, and when wo differ I'llhstvi' Peine,"` Init school tlt,e children asltecl to come prepared with the meaning of the word ' baclr-ln ,, fen• Ihi' next lest -.nn, ]hl= was one little girl's confident c'c lloilion : "A lorcheler is 'a vere harps• man," The barber wanted to know u c 1-lo+v diel Ilio . ri]1d keew t hi 11 "Father told-i'te so I"