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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1910-11-17, Page 2�s. 4.44 -7;r" -t-++++++++++++++++4-4-444-144-4-++4-4-++4 8fAff Of FM 1)OWN• tf Or, A TRUTH NEVER OLD. »» +++++4+4+4-+++++++++++}+++++4444+4+++++-F+++++ GILAPTER X.-(Oont'd) be of great use to any Englishmen ooeupying 'a great position. "We shall all of us have to live abroad before long," she refierts, with visions of Hodge clisppMg down her palms for fire -wood, and Sally smashing the porcelain in icor model daisy. No doubt the re1%t os t.1 her cousin and her guest have not bc:'i always what they ought to have been; but she does not w. (Si to think of this, and she will not thunk of it; bygones aro always best buried. The people who manage to be hap- py are those who understand the art of burying them, :Ind use plen- ty of quicklime. During' the twenty years which have elapsed since her presentttion Dolly Usk has had a very seri acl experience of men and women and has continually been solicit- ed to interfere in their love a£ - fairs, or has even interfered with- out being solicited. She likes the feeling of being a diva ex machine to her friends, and though she has so decidedly refused Gervase her assistance to discover the state of Xenia Sabaroff s feelings toward him she begins in ,ter own mind immediately to east about for some indirect means of learning it, and arranges in her own fancy the whole story as it will zoned pret- tiest and most proper, if she be ever called on to relate it to the world. She has a talent at putting such stories so nicely in order that any- thing which may be objectionable in thein is altogether invisible, as a clever gaisure will so arrange old (laces on a court train teat the darns and stains in then are whol- ly hidden away. one likes exer- cising her ingenuity in this way, and although the narrative given her by Gervase has certainly seem ed to her objectionable, and one which places the hero of it in an unpleasant Iight, it may wire tact be turned so as to show nothing but what is interesting. And to this end she also begins to drop little hints, little phrases sugges- tive of that virtue of blameless and long constancy with which it is necessary to invest her cousin Al- an, if he is to bemade a creature Forget-me-nots of fifty years ago; of romance. She even essays these she has always about her the faint very delicately on the ear of Xenia old-fashioned perfume of attar of Sabaroff, but they are met with roses, and she wears her soft, fair so absolute a lack of response, so hair in P„aphaelite bands. which in discouraging and cold an absence any other woman would look ab- of all understanding, that she can - surd ; but her experience has told not continue to try them in that her that, despite all change in direction. modes and manners, the surest weapons.to subdue strong men are still those old-fashioned charms of fragility and, of apparent helpless- ness which niade Othello weep when Isis bridal moon was young above the Venetian waters. Only if she Color of romance which have always had over spoken candidly all she marked his interest in any woman., ]caowa, wheels . she never by any y - tsitnee does, she would say that I o succeed thus with Othello, or i niyether male creature, you must he, under all your apparent weak- nese, tenacious as a magnet and eold as steel. Therein lies the sec- ret of all power; the velvet glove and the -iron hand may be an old saving. but it is a truth never old. Thee conclusion which she has drawn from Gervase and: his frag- mentary story has seriously annoy- ed nnoyed and shocked his cousin, bet on reflection, she decides to adhere to her invariable rule of 'ignoring, all that is equivocal in it, and treat it accordingly. No one has ever heard Lady Usk admit that there is the slightest im- propriety in the relations of any of her guests; it is one of those fictions like the convenient fictions of the law, which aro so useful that every ono agrees not tc dispute their acceptance. She will never know a person who is really coni - promised. Therefore if there be any soil ort the wings of her doves, sic shuts her eyes to it, so long as those of the wdrld aro shut. She line the agreeable' power of never seeing but what she wishes to see; so, although for the moment she has been uncomfortably shocked, she reeevers her composure rap- idly, and persuades herself that Gervase merely spoke of a passing attachment, perfectly pure. Why -amulet Ise flat malty the object of it? To the mind of Dorothy Mile that week' rpake everything right. Things may have been wrong case, but that is nobody's bu5.ness. Xenia Sabaroff is a charming, and beautiful woman, and the silver .nine beyond the Urals is ave :'y 1oa; thing. Lady tisk is not a trier - smeary, else is even a generous wo- seen ; but when English fortunes w±'e stn embarassed as they are in ?this day, with socialists at the events, and e yaogtie;tit; tearing at +he fruits of them any' eu,tisl for -""Its sittlfVel Met eh iq'gland wonW If any one. were to tell Dorothy tisk that .she had been making up fibs on this occasion she would, be mortally offended and surprised. She would reply that she heel only been brodant un pee; putting the thing as it ought to be put, as it must be put, if Gervase is to ob- tain the hand of Xenia Sabarolf, and if nobeely is to know anything whieh ought not to be known. In- deed, she has pondered so much on this manner of putting it. that she has almost ended in believing that her vision of the story is the true one, "Blanford's feelings, indeed !" she thinks, with great contempt., "As if any pain he might feel -if he did feel any -would not be due and fitting retribution upon him for the horrid life he . has led and the -way he has played fast and loose with women. He can go back' to his Hindoos, whose figures are so superior to any European's I But George is always so absurd about his friends." Whereupon, being in•. an irritat- ed and unkind mood, she desires the servant, who just then announces the visit of the rector of the par- ish, to show that reverend per- son into the small library, where she knows that Dulcia rvaverlev is trying to get rid of her headache. It i s very Beldon, that she is un- wise enough to indulge in this kind of domestic vengeance; but at this moment it seems sweet to her. The unfortunate end innocent ree- tor finds the lord of Surrenden monosyllabic and impolite, but Lady Waverley, womanlikeis wholly equal to the: occasion, and in her sweet, low voice discourses of vil- lage choirs and village readings and village medicines and morals with such divine patience and feminine adaptability that the good man dis- misses from his mind as impossible what he had certainly fancied he saw in the moment when the lib- rary door opened before him. If ever there was purity incar- nate, Dulcia iv awerley looks it, with. her white gown, her madonna -like hair, her dewy, pensive eyes, and her appealing smile. She suggests the portraits in the Keepsakes and "If that odious Blanford were not here!" she thinks, irritably. The attentions of :Blanford are very marked to tee Princess Sab- aroff, and are characterized by that carelessness of comment and He is not a rival a pleasanter, sne. knows; but then she knows, too, that he never is serious in .these matters. When she first hears the story of Gervase she hearttily wishes that there were any pretense to get rid of Xenia Sabaroff, and hastily wonders what excuse she could make to break up her Sur- renden circle. But on reflection she• desires as strongly to retain her there; and, as there is to be a child's costume ball on the occa- sion of the Babe's birthday a fort- night hence, she makes the chil- dren entreat their friend to stay for it, and adds her own solicitation to theirs. Mme. 'Sabaroff hesitates, is inclined to refuse, but at lenge, acquiesces. Unfortunately Usk, who always to his wife's mind represents the bull in the china -shop with regard to any of her delicate and intri- cate combinations. insists that Blanford shall not leave either. oo the situation remains unchanged, though many guests come and go, some staying two days, some three or four. - Xenia Sabaroff has seen and suf- fered enough to make her not light- ly won or easily impressed. She knows enough of the world to know her own value in it, and she has measured the brutality and incon- stancy which mayy lie under the most polished. exterior. "I am not old yet in years," she says once,"but I am very old in some things. ,I have no illusions." "When there is a frost in spring the field flowers die," says Blan- ford, softly, "but they dome again." "In the fields, perhaps," replies Xenia Sabaroff, "And in the human heart:" says Blanford. Ile longs to ask her what have been the relations between her and Gervase which people eeenl so sure have existed once ; bo lenge to know whether it was the brutaiit•• of her husband or the infidelity of env lover which has taught her so e^rly iITHE DEAD HAS COME TO LIFE" A "FRUIT -A -TIMES" MIRACLE MRB• JSSIES RENWiC14 • Enterprise, Ont., October rat, rgo8. "I suffered tortures for seven' long years from a. Water Tumor, I `vee forced to take morphia constantly to relieve the awful pains, and I wanted to die to get relief. The doctors gave me up andrny friends hourly expected my death, Then 1 was induced to take "Fnit-a-tines" and this wonderfulfrnit medicine has -completely cured me. When 1 appeared on the street again my friends exclaimed 'The dead has come to fife.' The cure was a positive miracle." MRS. JAIt2ESP NWICI{. 5oc a box -6 for $2.50 -or trial box, es. At dealers or from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa., the instability of human happi- ness.' But he hesitates before any de- mand however veiled or delicate, upon her confidence. He has known her such a little while, a£td he is conscious that she is not a femme facile. It is her greatest fascina- tion for him,; though he is credited with holding women lightly, he is a man whose theories of what they ought to ho a.re high and difficult to realize. Each de-- than he sees her at Surrenden tends to con- vince hint more and more that she aloes realize . them, despite the calumnies which are set floating round her name. One day, among several new ar- rivals, a countryman of hers comes down fromisondon, where, being momentarily charge de'affairs of the Russian legation. he has been cursing the heat. the dust, the de- serted squares, the empty clubs, the ugly parks, and rushing out of town whenever he can for twenty- four hours, as he now comes to Surrenden from Saturday to Mon- day. "Come un cahoot! Canute un calicot!" he says, piteously. Such are the miseries of the diplo- matic service. He kissed the hands of Mme. Sabaroff with ardor and reverence; he has known her in her own cowl- tn., A gleam of amusement comes into his half -shut gray eyes, as he recognizes Gervase. The next morni,ig was Sunday; Usk and Duloiae Waverle» are at church with the children and Lady Usk and Nina Curzon. Blanford strays into the small library, takes down a book-. and stretches himself on a couch. He half expects that Mine. Sabaroff will come down before luncheon and also seek a book, as she did last Sunday. He lights a cigarette and waits, lazily watching the peacocks drawing their trains over the vel- vet- turf without. It is a lovely, dewy morning, very fresh and fra- grant after rains ,n the night. He thinks he will persuade her to go for a walk; there is a ehnsming walk near, under deep trees by s little brown .brook, full of forget- me-nots. He hears a step, and looks up; he does not see her, but the Rus- Sian secretary, Gregor Litroff, al- ways called "Toffy" by his female friends in ,England. "Dieu de Dieu! What an institu- tion your English Sunday is!" says Litroff, with a yaw, "I looked out of my window an hour ago and be- held Usk in a tall hat, with his. little boy on one side and Lady Waverley on the other, solemnly going to church. How droll! He would not do it in London." "It is no more ,•ridieulous to go to church in a tall hat than to prostrate yourself and kiss a wsod- en cross, as you would do- if you were at home," Gays Blanford,' contemptuously, eyeing the intrudes with irritation- "That may be," says the geese• Lary, good-humoredly. "We do it from habit, to set an example, not to make a fuss. So I suppose does he." "Precisely," says Blenfor.d won- dering how he shall get rid of this man. "Anel he takes Lady Waverley for an example, too?" asks Litroff with a laugh. "Religion enjoins us, replies Blanford, curtly "to offer what we have most precious to the leerd." The secretary laughs again. Mr. Wootton comes in at that in - slant He has been aweyy but hate returned; the cocks at. Surrenden are admirable, Blanford •sees his hopes of a tete-a-tete and a walk in the hone wood fatting farther and farther from view, Mr. Wet- ton 1ses several telegram papers in Ms hand. Cure rrulr•,'os ,.,onri-eesl>Fhrlr: aures veldt, 6esla terr ,,,:u., +...J t,. ee. - - • !a5 CCM'. "All bad news, from all the sic- liartreents,"? ho remarks. "There is nothing but bard news," says Blanford, "It is painful to die by driblets, We shall all be glial when we have got the thing over; seen 1liirelsor. burned, Lon- don sacked, Ireland admitted to the American union, end Mr, and Mrs, Gladstone crowned at West- minster," (To be continued,) THE GEMENT INDUSTRY. One of the Greatest Factors in the Growth of Canada. Constructional development and improvement is and will continuo to be in Canada for some years lienee, one of the greatest factors in our growth. Cement has become an indiapensable in structural work of every character and type, as are the hands of the laborer who .does the work and an ambitious country will never tolerate a monopoly in a material so universally used in both public work and private' en- terprise. When the cement, Merger was formed last year, the news was re- ceived by consumers and indepen- dent manufacturers alike with some misgivings. The consumer thought he foresaw greatly increas- ed firices, and a serious set -back to the work of constructional develop- ment. Some of the independent manufacturers thought they saw in the hazy distance a "Standard Oil Oetupes" in the cement industry in Canada and that trust methods would be employed to whip them into submission or crush them out of existence. The ;incorporators declared emphatically, tha'Cs there was absolutely no ground for ally such alarm, but that the merger had been formed only for the pur- pose of effecting economies. In addition to this, they frankly de- clared that they proposed to bring to an end the ruinous competition, that was eating the very vitals out of the industry. It is gratifying to note that the merger has made good its promises and kept faith with both consum- er and independent manufacturer alike. The consumer gate his ce- ment for 1910 at an average price of $1.25 per barrel at the mill -a price lower than has heretofore prevailed in Canada, with the ex- eeption of the short interval during 1909, when cement was being sold below actual cost of production. The following average price per bbl., for cement during the past five years, according to the report issued by the Department of Mines, is interesting: 1904, $1.41; 1905, 01.42; 1906, 01.49; 1907, $1,55; 19118, $1.39; 1909, $1.39. Thus it may be seen that the present conditions under which cement is sold in Can- ada, have by no means raised pric- es. The independent mills very wise- ly came to an understanding where- by they pointly appointed a sales agent, who has so thoroughly or- ganized his sales and delivery sys- tems that consent may be deliver- ed to any point, from the closest mill, in accordance with the natur- al laws of commerce, thus eliminat- ing long hauls, and bringi the cost of delivery to a minimum. Both the merger and the inde-- pendent companies (through their sales agent) have launched out in- to great 'educational campaigns w th the purpose of increasing the consumption of cement by the farm- ing community and the lay public. AXLE NA'e*"11-1 7 A �-t!��"' Is the earning point. M economy he J, 4G 1i, in wear and tear of waves. Try a box. Every dealer everywhere, 11 t The trporlal O11 Co,, l td. taiverr lased s sibia 1We tvs sus Ontario Agents: The lneen Clly 011 CA., Ltd INBREEDING. thworixfmod tee :torso no spl,onioree�oatve� n ni aygpagnpnaAa flt Th wmat an aaru14ter,d renpn �srcen.Utqa nueea,e GENEROUS GEORGE, Washington's Tips and Compliments to Patty and Polly, Those who take tipping lathe some- what solemn spirit of the social inves- tigator may find their minds entiveued by the perusal o1 an excerpt from the writings of our first president, which shows what a graceful turn apprecia- tion and courtesy may give to the ens - tom. In 11'80, on his return from his 'New England progress, Washington lodged at 'raft's inn, at Uxbridge, Mass.; where the domestic serviee---as at many inns in the country -was per- fortned by the landlord's daughters, Somewhat later Washington wrote to Mr, Taft: Hartford, 8 November. 1758. SIT—Being informed that you have given My name to one of your sons and caped another after Sirs. Washington's family, and being, moreover, very much pleased with the modest and Innocent looks of your two daughters, Patty and. 'Polly, L do for these reasons send each of these girls -a piece of chintz, and to Pattywho beare the name of Mrs. Washington and who wafted upon us more than Polly did, 1 send 6 guineas, with which she may buy herself any Little ornaments She may Want, or she may dispose of them In any Other manner more agreeable to .herself. As 1 do not give these things with a View to.. have 1t� talked of oreven to Its being known, theless there Is said about It the better you` w111 please mo, but that 1 may be euro the chintz and money have got safe to hand let Patty, who 1 dare say is aqua! to It, write me a tine informing me thereof, directed to "The' President of the ()lilted States at New York." 1 wish you and your family well and am your humble servant, GO. WASHINGTON. -He Was Engaged. An Irishman being prosecuted for a breach of the• -peace, a witness tor the accused was told by the magis- trate that he might have stopped the fight. Indade, no, your honor," said Pad- dy. "I. was too busy fighting a frieui of my own." A Double Purpose. "They say that melody; will make cows yield mere milk." "Then the installation of a sextette of operatic milkmaids might increase the dairy output and also keep the boys on the farm." An Exception. "Politeness always pays," said the old gentleman. "Always practice po-• 'Aeneas. You never lose anything by it." . "Yes, sometimes you do, dad," in. terpolafed his son. "For instance, I lost a comfortable seat coming home in a crowded train to -night through that very cause." WHY THEY LINGERED. Parker -"Were you on the jury in the Parkman easel" Harker -"Yes." Parker -"Why did it taice you so long to reach a verdict?" Harker -"It didn't? The jury was out a week,' Harker -"Yes, but not for reach- ing a verdict. We found Parkinan guilty in a few minutes. What kept ter; 1 f us out was the fact that none of r/'- as d't �1 . s ie us had any work, and we wanted anfekiy .taps conpha, cures cola., heals to earn a little extra money. ' l rho throat end Janis. 2a casts. Nome 55 DYEING Is the way to Best 1!t orioy p end nbreSS `IPI,fG1f Try 0 I Simple as Weehino with JUST THINK OF IT! 00rgt Wont C tt 90, or Mhoed Goods rs,lectty s. th. 6AMI t pia dw ce of , I,Iolcca. 5 ,5 ',r noqu9: IG 1 ie cents, fm eu, 1% 1�5;lst or 'ahoeq ,ba.on Riee1,sSlaGou Co d$I..kWled,rNldoit. 74 A Latham Incident. An Italian paper has a_good story of Latham. whose accomplishments in- clude prowess with the gun.., The aviator made a long stay in Ahyssiria, and indulged in big -game shooting. One day he -brought . down two ele, phants, male rind female. The law of Abyssinia required Latham to pay for his authorization two ie the tusks. He sent those of the female, the smaller ones. The authorities demanded the larger, but the aviator flatly refused.. Then began Fort Chabrol anew. La- thane barricaded himself in itis house, which the s.oldiery _surrounded, Ile was well armed and well provisioned. The siege lasted a month, and it'veas brought to an end by Menelik learn- ing of the incident. The Negus order- bd the forces to retire, and returned the trophies to the heir-at-law of Nim- tod and Icarus. Base Canard. Spring chickens were scarce, and they had killed the ancient gamecock for Sunday dinner. "Ah," said the old farmer reverent- ly, "this certainly was a game chick- en. In fact, he was the bravest in two states." The star boarder glared at the car- cass of the deceased fowl. "If I only had an arse." he mum- bled. "And what would you do with an axes" demanded the fanner curiously. "I'd assassinate the man that started that expression, 'The bravest are the tenderest'." e'ardine Fishing. Ok sardine fishing there are many uncertainties. There is a twenty-eight foot rise and call of tide in the bay of Fundy, and especially constructed wooden picket inclosnres are staked out In the water to gather In the fish. Last season a men erected,au Melo- sure In what he supposed to be excel- lent fishing territory, but got nothing. He deplored Ms loss and for a time failed to go near It. "Why don't you seine it again?" sour@body naked. "What's the use?" he replied. "Let me try it," the other persisted. "Yes, and you may have all the fish you get." The other man pulled out 51,700 worth at one hnul.-I-'rautt are sightly, strong, permanent, ' Concrete is, in many localities, cheaper than wood, for fence posts, and more durable than stone, brick or iron. Our book, " What The Farmer Can Do With Concrete" is sent FREE. It tells how to make, not only fence posts, but walks, curbs, horse blocks, barn foundations, feeding floors, well curbs, drinking troughs, silos, dairies, and many other farm utilities where. cleanliness, strength and durability are required. Many of these things are simple and inexpen- sive to make, and may easily be put together in CANADA CEMENT CO., Limited 3o•3a National Bank Building s s Like These your spare time. The book carefully and simply Fr tells alt The regular pike of the book is 50e. i We are distributing free, a limited number, how Ih ever, and charging : up the cost fo advertising, That's why you get your copy free, if you sign the coupon and send it to -day, Do it now. You may send me a copy of "What the - Farmer Can Do With Concrete." Name Address MONTREAL All:.great breeders of domestic animals have used inbreeding with, great success in fsxthg the type u the animals they wtyhr it to pro- duce. Here is the way one of the. great families of Shorthorns was bred by Chas. Collings of England, in the early part of tht i71:11 cent. ury. The bull, Feer :ite Bell„ was. the produce i£ liolint3oroit3 h8 find: his sister Phoenix, Favorite was one of the most fa.n Ola fihorthorn. bulls of history, `,pont: n,; of hitsy, Prof. Chas, Plumb, in his"Type, Breeds of Farm Animals," says t "Favorite was dropped in 1793. and died in 1908. He was mated to• his nearest relatives in the herd of Chas. Collings and bred to his dans, sired the heifer Young Phoenix which he was in turn bred to, re- sulting in the bull Comet, .This. last bull was very beautiful and: reached such public favor that at. the dispersion sale of Chas. Col- lingo in 1810 he brought one thous- and guineaa ($5000) which was the. highest price paid up to that time, The average farmer has altoge- ther too much prejudice against in breeding. 1Vbere a farmtr has a,., fine, strongly prepotent bull, it is• always well to breed his daughter to him, providing they are strong and vigorous. This kind of breed- ing creates a powerful prepotency in the body of all females so bred so that when mated with good bulls they give progeny of very decided character. E TOGETHER. THEM GET TOGnTHE Hoard's Dairyman thinks that much of the discontent that patrons of creameries and cheese factories feel could be done away with if the creamery owner and operator would improve the advantages they have, to get the patron to sec where he can make more money with what he has. Very often the farmer dons not get more than half what he should out of his skimmilk. ' No effort is made to get the patrons to see that there is a big l advantage in their combining to- gether to buyregistered bulls. A 'live, up-to-date creamery owner or operator can do a great deal to gat his patrons to improve their stook of cattle and hogs, and thus get more out of the skimmilk. It makes a big difference whether the skimmilk is fed to a $b scrub calf or a 026 grade calf. Every creamery community is in splendid shape for a lot of co-oper- ative work of this kind, if only it has some one to take the lead. Machinery, binding twine, phos- phate, ground limestone and a lot of the things that are needed in im- proved farming can be bought at better advantage by the carload. Why should not the creamery own- er or operator go ahead and help the farmers about him to reap good results from such oombinations1 CREAM FROM BUTTER. It is impossible, says E. H. Far- rington, of the Wisconsin Daisy School, to calculate the exact test of the cream from the pounds of butter obtained from churning it. In order to get an approximate idea, it will be necessary to assume that the butter, contains a certain percentage of fat. For instance, if the 9.5 lbs. butter contain 88 per Dent. fat there will be 7.9 lbs. of fat in this butter. and' if this. 7.9 lbs. is contained in 16 lbs. of cream, the test of the cream may be, calcu- lating the percentage which 7.9 is of 1.8, This is about 50 per cent,, as 8 lbs. of fat in 16 lbs of cream would be just 50 per cent., so that according to these figures the , cream may have tested 50 per emit. fat. ' I doubt if such is the case, however, and think that probably the ' butter contained much less than 83 per cent.' fat. This is a question, however, which' no one can determine without testing the butter, except by assuming the percentage of water in the butter and substraeting this from 100; the result will be approximately the percentage of fat in the unsalted better, OBLIGING. Prins Maiden Lady -"Is this a smoking carriage 1" Excursionist --"No, ma'am,' but my pal 'ere"ll give.year a chew." Often a housekeeper is troubled in trying to take cakes out of tint in which they have been baked. A sure way out of the trouble is to turn the pan upside down and lay on the bottom of it a cloth wrung out in water, After about five minutes the cake can be removed tvi;-hout erumhling to pieces. (,1d magazines Can be used, its the kitchen in various ways One can be placed on the table to receive pots or pans taken off the stove. When one sheet is soiled it ca,u be torn off. On ironing dyys place an old meslestine near the table and ink it for testing the heat *1 thr iron.