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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1911-1-5, Page 74 a Ring out the old„ Ring in the new, Ring out the false, Ring in the true." Ani the Best of To You. w ++++++++ -t -H-4 ++++$ 4+4.40 + 4. ITHE fiGLISE THAT CHARLIE E BU L IT +++ 44++++++++++4+++++0 "Charlie Towers building a Louse—never 1" 'It'n Correct! He has bought hat `el�tle plot of land' in High street, to quote the auctioneer's voids, and the foundations are al )early down." "But what does Charlie want rith a dome?",. Cissie Manners laughed, and, noreover, flushed, and the party of ;iris picknicking on the bank grew. nterested. "Are we to congratulate—you 1" "Oh, no; certainly not!" replied Gissie. . The conversation lapsed again, )ut the house that Charlie was `uildin remained ined uppermost in the thoughts of the majority of the kiris for the, remainder of the day, nd manymore afterwards. "You might cut me some more poke, Sadie. I'm too tired for any- thing in the way of exertion.' Sadie, the girl addressed, sprang to her feet, and hastened to obey. "And, please, don't look so ab- mrdedly confused. "I `confused.' " She brushed the dead leavescarefully from her plain grey dress, and Cissie invol- untarily compared its primness and shabbiness with her own and 4er companion's spotlessly white, rummer attire. • "I'm sorry l" She bent over the rake to hide her confusion, and an awkward silence followed. The "eligible site," -the girls. suddenly remembered, was the last portion of the grounds left by Sadie's fath- er, and what the future for her and her widowed mother held, when the money raised by the sale of that went, they hesitated to surmise. The news spread rapidly, and be- fore the first row of bricks appear- ed above ppeared'above the ground level, it was an accepted fact that Charlie was going to take unto himself a wife, the house he was building being for her reception. But who was she? Although a favorite in the village, and an "eligible" in every respect, Dhariie had shown no decided pre- ference for any of tee village belles. In fact, whilst in their company, he was ill at ease, nerv- ous, and self-conscious. Ohmic met him ohe day near the half -built house, 'and something in his manner sent a nervous thrill through her. They shook hands, end he coughed. "Do you know, Cissie," he com- menced, "I wanted to see you bad y. I want to ask you a-ques- don.' She flushed prettily, "Not here, Charlie, surely !" "Wall—er," .he laughed "the louse would certainly be a better place. Do you mind?" He assisted her across the planks, d ind through the buildingmaterials scattered about, into what was 1 :ventually to be the front dining- teem. - "I have always valued your opin y on, Cissie," a "If I can be of ` any use, Char- b fie.,; p You are good. It sounds like 'cheek' on my part to ask a con- o parat.ive stranger," "Stranger !" a Well, nearly, Bit standing E hero" -he stood before the apace i eft for the window, and indicated h aid sweep of country before them t --"do you think a 'liow'. window Or me of those French affairs would se most suitable'!" "Really" -*lie choked back her narprise—"really, I don't think I am competent to advise you' pro- N�1 He followed her clear of the bricks and mortar disappoint- edly. "I really thought you would know, Coed -bye, if you are in a hurry!" HO had a dim knowledge that he had committed some error of judg- ment, and gazed after her helpless - "You wanted me? Go on I" She laughed, but for all that she flushed, and dropped her eyes. "Yes. Come in, please( I want to ask you—" Her oldie search- ing 1, quick, in Tan g g ce thrilled him, and scat- tered his self-possession. "You want to ask .me ?" He took her arm, and piloted her gently towards the rear. Suddenly he stopped. "You are a good girl in a house, Mollie, Mother says so, and she'' a judge." • She smiled and waited for Niro to continue. "Now, Mollie, candidly, would you advist me to put the kitihee. cupboard on this side of the fire- place or that?" he questioned "Certainly 1 Minnie, you had bet- ter stop where you are." "No I" Charlie stammered, "If you don't mind I'd prefer Minzaie to come with us," "As you like," She in af- ter hiui with en 'air orf oonseious pride, but before reaching the house Charlie stopped, and Indic- ated a sunny border. 'Do yen' think—may I ask you if you think geraniums would lo,ok well 'there?" Without a word, without noticing his existence, Mrs. Tomkins turned on her heel, angrily . swung her daitghter round, and marched away. For a week Charlie was moody and taciturn, Ile confided his trou- ble to his mother, of course. Slue, was, a widow, and Charlie her only son, and although he had long pass- ed the "apron -string" stage,.he did' not think it unmanly to•solieit her assistance, Curiously,, :the after effect was that Mrs, Towers became exceed- ingly friendly with Sadie's mother.. Within a month they had strength- ened d a lite -long acquaintance, g q ce, and were' almost inseparable, and Char- lie seemed to lose some of his awk- wardness in Sadie's presence. One day the two old ladies were sitting :together, obviously ill at ease. Sadie, as' usual, thoughtful and careful of their comfort, busi- ed herself to no effect. "You might go down' to the house and see if Charlie is there," said Mrs: Towers presently. And Sadie went. She proceeded slowly and con- fusedly. Rumors of Charlie's cur- ious methods of obtaining informa- earnestly, tion had reached her; and she felt "Oh!" Mollie's half -formed uncomfortably certain her going to hopes dissipated. For a second she felt annoyed and disappointed, and then the humor of the situation thrust itself upon her. She sat down on a hard board, and laughed —shrieked "Why not fix it over the fire- place I" she suggested. "Over?„ "Yes.; it. would keep the bread nice- and dry, you know. Good- bye, Charlie. You really are.too funny." Uulike' Cissie, Mollie loved a Peke, even if it was against herself, and before the night more than, half the village knew of the episode, and was laughing . at Charlie's method of obtaining first-hand ad- vice. Cissie then td'ld her tale, and poor Charlie found the presence of, smiling village, lassies leaning over his boundary teal] •somewhat dis- concerting. But when the house was complet- ed more than one 'smiling face turn- ed envious. It was really a pretty place, not too large, and, stand- ing in its own grounds, it made a very desirable residence. Rumor became busy with the question of Oharlies chbiee.. The gossips.. de- cided it' could not remain much longer in doubt, and, therefore, when Miss Mattie Prim• found her- self stopped by Charlie at the gar- den ,gate, her heart fluttered des- perately, "I want to—to ask you—" he commenced. "Certainly•!" she laughed nerv- ously. With a dim intuitive knowledge of the reason of his previous humil- iating disappointments, Charlie stammered quickly ahead. "I assure you candidly it is not about the house—that is, 'directly. Indirectly, of course, it is, and you —you alone can give. me the infor- mation I require." She followed him breathlessly. through the gate, along the passage at the aide of the house, and into. the garden beyond. Inwardly, she had.a little qualm of regret. No one for miles bred Leghorns, Black Rocks and other birds like hers. Still, they would have 1,o `go it Charlie— "Now"-1re indicated the gar - en with pride—"do you, think, Miss Mattie—do you think that is ong enough for a hen run?" "Sir 1" "Oh, I'm sorry I I do not want ou to answer if you are betraying ny of the secrets of your success; nt, really, I, do want to breed oultry like yours." "Then," she sniffed contemptu- usly, "then pay for your advice l" He followed her to the front gate, nd leaned on it very dejectedly. ven the garden, already blossom-' in out in a place of beauty under is untiring effgrts, failed , t0 at - refit hien. Twowomen approaching, how-.. ever, dispelled Isis chagrin. The elder, Mrs. Tomkins, wife of Tom Tomkins, the nurseryman and flor- ist, kept ole eye on the massive Plants she was carrying 'and alio other upon her daughter Minnie, just blossoming into a gawky, self- conscious weinanbood,, Mrs, Tom- kins.had "visions" about Minnie's future, The girl turned up het nose at household duties, and read novels, a sure indication to Mrs. 'Fouikins that she was intended for a "higher class," Therefore, when Charlie nervously stepped vet into the road and accosted them, the mother choked beck her the hopes, and Minnie grinned . and blushed painfully. "Allow me I" Charlie took the' plants,. anti laid them carefully up- on the garden, path, "May .I have, iged.t word with you, please?" he beg. the "house would be watched and commented upon. And again, her paleface flushed in turn, and her eyese big and expressive, were elo- quent of her secret. "Sadie!" ,He met her at the gate, and gasped when she turned to retrace her steps. "Won't you spare me a me•ute, please?" She hesitated, and then followed him. At the sunny border he stop- ped, and. asked her opinion. Sat- isfied with her reply, he proceeded, and gave a grunt of relief when she admired the `French" window. He led her tothe rear of the house, and asked her opinion upon the hen -run, and then conversation lagged.• Theyreturned to the house, and Charlie showed her a side entrance. "There are really two houses, al- though outwardly they appear one. This—the smaller—is for mother. She doesn't want to be far away ev- en though I am to be. married,'' "Married ?" She turned white, and clutched the door for support. "Yes. And if your mother, Sit - die, would join her I' think they .would be very coinfortable. What do you think?" • "But what about me?" "Well, , you know—you mnst know, Sadie, I built the house for you. Will you not come, love?" Half an hour Iater, Charlie, look- ing'very proud and happy, pushed Sadie, blushing, and confused, into the.presence of the two old ladies,' For a second elle • hesitated, whilst they searched her face with eager, questioning• eyes, and then she flung her:. arms around Charlie's; mother, and kissed her. A week later 'Mollie Stte rt pass- ed the hoose, aid stopped to in - Meet its progress,` She wee a pret- ty, winsome, fnerr 1y> , lass withouta care acid ti ,_ et fancy ' r out e ancy free, " Ho saint otjts` le and et4ught, eight of her, "Mollie, ' "/:CI cried delightedly, . " "lustth�tri4t I waritN/�t ROYAL FOLK LIKE FIS$. King George is Very Fond: of Smoked Saluron. Sir . James Crichton -Brown's suggestion that we should eat more fish scarcely applies to royalty, for the fish forms the favorite diet of quite a number of European Kings and .Queens. King ' George, for instance, has a distinct partiality for smoked salmon --a taste shared to a certain extent with the late King Edward, who, however, was mere fond of fresh water fish, par- ticularly bream. Queen '.Victoria, however, much preferred white- bait, although boiled turbot figur- ed largely in the Royal menu at her Majesty's request. Concerning the Kaiser's fondness for carp a story is told to the effect that during a banquet that he gave at one of the Royal palaces he ask- ed for a second helping of his fav- orite dish. lie w8,8 informed that the carp was all gone, and asked the Comptroller of the Royal. Household why he bought so little carp. The official made the aston- ishing reply that "over 400 pounds of carp had been 'bought ' for the Royal kitchen that day" "Quite a liberal allowance," . was the Em- peror's remark. "In future, how- ever, whenyou buy this kind of fish please order an extra half -pound for myself," The partiality • of the Emperor William, the present Kaiser's grandfather, for ^the humble but succulent herring caused him to bo nicknamed "the Herring King." Ile was wont to have this fish took- ed in many different ways, and was never more pleased than when his cook evolved a new method of serv- ing up a dish of herrings, President Faure onto asked the present Ozar of Bessie what na- tional fish he liked best. "Cod' cooked in olive oil,'" was the Oza,i''s reply, "/ eh �Iuld like to bat, it twice e, clay, King Tfaalron of tho, o, is very fond of boiled cod, but also shares his wife's fond - nose for gelato/1. We know and users of Royaaj. Yeast Cakes know that these aro the best gooc'' of the kind in the World. Breadimade with Royal Yeast will keep moist and fresh longer than that made with any other. Do not experiment—there is no other lust as geed." 0. W COLLETT CO. LTD. Toronto, Cnt. ,+ Winnipeg Awardedhtplhost honors at al L,posltlons. 67ontraat •- tia 77g - - WHITE PLAGUE IS CUR ED benefits of sunshine and pure air erate fire till the icing is as thick are also insisted upon, WINDOW TENTS. Window tents have been intro- duced into this city by the com- mittee, and as the value of pure WORKOi", Y• N.Y., ruB1CR TRO , - CULOSIC ASSOCIATION.. }'oor Patients Spend p Even the Win. ter Days onRoofs and Porches. The Troy, N,Y., Times 'gives an interesting story . of a campaign that is being waged against tube:,, culosis wherein people are treated at home when so situated as to be tumble to go to a sanitarium. The Times says : • The. Troy Tuberculosis • Committee is carrying on a tire work throughout the entire y It began its work-in 1907, and s then has been extending the Ing hand to. all within; its reach. aims to do an ideal work, co-op ating with all worthy enceavor wisely solving its own problems til victory has been won. C cretely, the movement in Troy aIreaily accomplished much. committee has been most forte in having. the co-operation of city Department of Ohari• which has provided milk for ne patients, and the"Department Health, which has furnished s plies and disinfected apart=vacated by tubercular families. is indebted also'to the Instruct District Nursing Association the home nursing of patients, a to many friends for donations furniture, clothing and money. BUSINESS MEN HELP. Belief less ear, ince help - It Br- and u n- on - has The nate the pies, edy for wseew�•e'�Nsgvoae0 fresh air, especially during sleeping hours, is becoming more generally understood, many residents, not only the sick, have adopted them. The committee is earnestly en- deavoring to secure medical inspec- tion of the children of the Public Schools, for tuberculosisrannot be eradicated unless we. begin with the child. Nearly all cities of the size of Troy already have it. Statistics show that the general health and educational progress of about one- third of the children are seriously impaired by physical defects which most often might be easily reme- died, and that poor deportment is usually traceable to this same cause. In a certain reform school a was ascertained that every pupil, without exception, had been hand- icapped' by imperfect vision or hearing or other physical defect. The death rate from tuberculosis has been already materially reduc- ed through the efforts of the Troy committee, and it is hoped for "No Tuberculosis in 1920." up- nts i .. ive H 0 for nd' of An fA o appeal to the Troy Chamber Commerce for co-operation re- sulted in the appointment by that body of a Committee on Health and c Sanitation "to o -operate with. the Troy Tuberculasj s Relief Commit - such to and take up work as is re- quired, includingthe consideration of housing cotions, the introduc- tion of drinking fountains, enforce- ment of the law regarding expec toration; and theestablishing of an -a annual or semi-annual cleaning -up week." a The essential facts of elle preven- tion and cure of tuberculosis have m been brought to many of Trojans by means of illustrated lee-- tures, exhibitions, moving -picture slides, anti the distribution of lit- erature. Clothing and furniture have been provided and rents paid that patients might be enabled to take the cure, aud suitable employ- ment have been secured for those apparently cured. A country hos- pital,.the Lake View Sanitarium, has been secured, fully equipped and with the provision for the car of fifty- patients, Every effort i made to find and give care to those now uncared for, and advice a treatment have been given to man patients in all stages of the disc Those too 111 to leave their home are treated there or are assisted to gain admission to sanatoria.. RELIEF STATIONS, ee> ,t .gleeta„eari •607' e DAINTY RECIPES. Powdered Horseradish. Slice the horseradish rather thin, lay in the . oven till thoroughly dry, then pound and bottle for use. Tapioca for Invalids.—Put one ounce of crushed tapioca to soak in cold water, drain dry, and then add to one pint and a half of milk, which must be sweetened and flavor- ed to taste. Horseradish Sauce.—Take the pulp from two large baked apples, let it cool, and then add h stick of horseradish, grated. Mix to a smooth paste, ane stir in vinegar and sugar to taste. An excellent way of cooking eggs is to break them into boiling milk without beating. Cook slowly, sti ring no'w and then;when done to out on to a thick slice .of highly buttered toast, seasoning with pep per and salt. Almond Cheesecake Filling—Take three ounces of powdered almonds six ounces of sugar,` one dessert spoonful of rose-water or milk, beaten egg, and some ratafia flavo es cream.Spreacl this evenly on a cake, dipping the knife occasion- ally boiling into wafer. When fin- ished, stand in a warm place to dry. Grey Pudding,—Take a heaped teacupful of fine flour, and rub into it one ounce and a half of butter or clarified dripping. Add to thin one teaspoonful of baking powder, a pinch of salt, half a teaspoonful of ground ginger, and a tablespoon- ful of caster sugar. Mix with, an egg and a gill of milk, adding more milk if necessary. Pour into a greased basin and steam for one hour and a half. Potato Pastry.—Take four ounces of cold boiled floury potato and pass through a sieve, mix with it four ounces of flour, a pinch of salt, one teaspoonful of baking powder, a k ry and rub into it two ounces and half of clarified dripping. Wor into a dough, adding, if necessa , a little cold water. This should be rolled out very thin, and is excel- lent for pies, tarts, jam puffs, and so on. Salmon Fritters.—Take a tin of salmon, remove all bits, of skin and bone, drain away the fluid, and break it up with a fork. Add two tablespoonfuls of white, bread- crumbs, one beaten egg, a teaspoon- r ul of chopped parsley, pepper an salt to taste. Put` some elarifie fat into a frying -pan, and, :a -he smoking hot, lay in the mixture pressed together in"tablespoon Eels, • Fry lightly on both sides, drain on paper, and pile on a hot • dish, garnished with parsley, and slices of Iemon, Orange Jelly Preserve.—Wash and grate off the outer rind+ of some Seville oranges, cut each in half, and squeeze the juice. Put the pulp that has ben squeezed into a pre- serving -pan, allowing a quart of water to a pound of fruit. Boil for hour, or till the water is re- duoed to half. Cool a little, add the juice, and strain all through a cloth. To every pint of liquor add one pound and a quarter of sugar. Bring. to the boil, and boil fast for twenty minutes, skimming well. This makes a firm jelly, which is appreciated instead . of marmalade. Rite Cake.—Mix together one' quarter of a ponnce of ground .zioey three ounces of fine flour, and one teaspoonful of baking -powder. D- Cream three ounces of butter with rn four ounces of caster sugar; add a _ beaten egg, yolk and white beaten separately, and two tablespoonfuls of milk. Add gradually the dry in- gredients, beating well well all the time. Bake in a greased tin for nearly an a hour, The grated rind of an orange makes 'a delicious flavoring, or a teaspoonful of essence of vanilla may be used., fN MERRY OLH' ENGLAND NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT J0II11 BULL AND 7LIS PEOPLE.. Cie 2erce ss in the Land That Reigns Supreme In the Coni. woreisl World. London's Dreadncubht, the Thunderer, will probably he launched on January 17. No fewer than 400,000 volumes are issued from the Fulham library each year, The King, the "Gazette" states, has become Colonel -le -Chief of the -. Norfolk Regiment. john Parridge was killed by n. blow ghl the stomach with a football during a game at Leeds. David Cunningham, a Stockport grocer, was fined $2.40 and costs fosellingr Dutch c b co n a Irish. a as. s . r G eat Britain's total pioduee of potatoes for 1910 is estimated at 3,478,289 tons, as against 8,674,453 tons in 1909. A Wesleyan bazaar was opened at Croydon the other day by "ab- sent frieuds." Their speeches were delivered by phonograph. Grapefruit ifbir1 • British East Africa—a ooinparetively new..,,field for this. fruit—has been received' :mice. the Imperial Institute, London. Olympia roller skating rink, Lon- don, was on-don,was recently opened. Eighty- seven miles of maple planks and 0,000,000, nails were used in making A g- of $1,000 has been received by the Council of Bedford • College for, Women from Lord Iveagh for the building and endowment fund of the college. "Timmy" Feather, the last ..f the handle= weavers, who was bap- tized by Charlotte Bronte's father, died. two weeks ago, at Green Bot- tom, Stanbury. "There . is . scarcely a pauper among the 37,000,000 inhabitants of Java, said Mr, John Ferguson in a lecture at the Royal Colonial In- d sat -eta London. d In view of the improvement in n, traffic receipts, the Great Eastern - , Railway has decided to re-establish - the annual holidays for all its mai- form staff next year. Ing. Mix smoothly together, and e use for filling pastry -cases. s Liverpool 'Pie.—Line a shallow dish with a thin layer of pastry, nd chop up some cold meat coarsely, with a boiled onion. Season with ,yam mixed herbs, pepper and salt, mix- ing all thoroughly and moistening with stock. Cover with crust, and bake till the pastry is cooked. Brown Meal Biscuits. --One pound of wheaten meal, one teaspoonful . of baking -powder, a teaspoonful of brown sugar, and a pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly into this, five ounc- es of butter, Make all into a stiff paste with a little milk. Roll out very thin and bake in rather a quick "gash Pie.—Warm a cupful of ecld mashed potatoes with a little milk and butter, add a few tablospoon- `fuls of chopped meat, seasoning, 'and a beaten egg. Make into a mound on a buttered pie -plate, seat- ter breadcrufnbs over, and hake for twenty minutes, Tea Loaves, Mix together g one pound of flour, one teaspoonful of baking -powder, and half a tea- spoonful of salt; rub into this two ounces of butter; add sufficient milk to make it iirto a stiff dough. Knead it well, then form into. loaves, brush over with milk, and bake in a quick oven, Veal Goose.—Procure a breast of veal, bone it, trim neatly, and lay on a boatel. Cover this thickly with sage and onion stuffing, Roll tip tightly, MA bind with tape to keep it in shape, Then roast in the oven or before a good fire, basting fre- quently, Send to table very hot, with a richt brown gravy, Chocolate Icing, ---Plato in a ' aucepati a gnarter of a pound of icing or caster sugar, ene :ounce of grated ehocolate, and one tablc- spoonfn.l of water, adding a little more if accessary,;,. Stir over a mod - The committee maintains two re lief siati.,.i's, at 2 Hill street and 518 Seemed avenue, where those nu - able to pay may be treated without charge. Six hundred and ninety- two visits were recorded last year. Many interesting tales could be recited of the good accomplished by these relief stations, of children anddho proved to be incipient. cases were' soon cured, of families saved from infection by being ode- oated with regard to prevention, of fathers restored td their families cured). of: indigent patients enabled to take the outdoor cure, of tho rapid gain oftentimes of those who have been .helped to the cure, of the oases where an examination for tuberculosis disclosed some other malady which was easily cured and the general health greatly improv- ed thereby, of protection to the comtnunity by alb edneating of careless patients and of showing them the consideration which they owe to ethers, of the ministrations to those who dict not come for help until they were beyond heman aid, and of the ,many comforts and kindnesses which have been brought to the afflicted, At opportunity offers, the work - CM seek 100 teach cleanliness and thrift and the simple laws of hy- giene to those who have had no op- portiinit' of learni:ug 'them and to improving housing eontlrtiotre as far ea passilble, The inestimable USEFUL HINTS. If plates or dishes are burnt in. the oven, they may be cleaned with damp salt, well rubbed in. A slice of lemon put into the cop- per when boiling clothes is said to make the garments white. Before boiling eggs which have been preserved in lime, pierce the. broad end of the shell with a pin. A cloth dipped in salt and rubbed on frosted windows will remove the thickest frost almost instantly. When peeling lemons.for cooking purposes;be sure never to cut any of the white skin, as it has a bitter flavor, When using a lemon in the kit- chen for flavoring purposes it is an excellent plan to heat it before cut- ting it in half. Some housekeepers sweeten cus- tards after they are cooked,' instead of before, claiming that this will prevent curdling. In sleeping keep the head as low. as possible that the blood may eh .- cttlate freely in the brain. The leas pillows the better, A flannel dipped in hot water sprinkled with turpentine and laid on the part affected will often re- lieve lumbago anti rhetunatisnr. Porcelain or earthenware that lies become dingy or stained is greatly improved by rubbing or scouring with salt dusted upon a cloth. For deep chaps at the tip of the fingers apply court plaster, The skin will heal beneath it, and its application immediately relieves the pain. Always sew lace with fine thread and never with silk, for the silk stitches aro very noticeable, This is true, ne matter how manse the eau ^nn tor la.;, do8 for irt'drpostis of Much delicate and valuable mit ohinery was lost in afire which de- stroyed part of Messrs. Taylor,- Tunnicliff and Co.'s porcelain elec- trical ware factory at Henley. It has been found necessary to close certain schools in Eccles, near Manchester, owing to an epidemic of 'enteric fever among children caused by eating ice cream. It is proposed that. London Coun- ty Council school attendance med- als next year shall bear the effigy of the king, and the Education Com- mittee will discuss the proposal to- morrow. A 'burst occurre pool water pipe if ed a chasm 20 feet wide. d in the Liver- ne at Cotebrook, a village seven miles 'from Norwich. The water tore up a field and form - deep and 30 feet Amy Smith, a Hull school girl, who was ordered by her teacher, Miss E. A. Martin, to poke the fire and pull out the damper, and who, in doing so, received severe burns,; was awarded $1,500 dram- • ages against Miss Martin: A white lark has been shot at North Ockendon, Essex. " A starl- ing shot at Cray's Hill, in the same county, had wings of, a cream col- or, with head and breast of dusky grey speckled with white. According to an official report presented to the Lambeth Borough Council, the new licensing duties mean an annual loss to the borongt of no less than $48,875, equal to rather more than a 1 I -4d, rate, A DOG TI;A'r SPEAKS, A Setter With the Capacity of Pitman Speech. A dog story is going round Ger ninny, and will doubtlessly gt, roundthe world, ,It is to the ef- feet that a setter has been dish ,ver - od near Hamburg with; the capa^- ity of human speech. Ile literally answers the naine of "Don, ' and has known how to talk for the last five years, .Certainly his vocabu- lary is not large, as it embraces r n- ly'six words,' but these he is said use to the point, Five years, ago, the story runs. his master, one of the raiser's for- est officers named Ebers, seeing Don, as usual, hanging about the -, table a- mealtime, le gutted, "What do you want, Don?" where- upon Don. promptly replied with the German word for have (haben), His astonished owner tot about training the 'newly-discoveyed foe - tilt, of his dog, and is said to have got so far as to have taught him the German words for hunger, cake, his owe mime, Zion, and les and no, The authenticity of the storyie vottcled fie by the owner, ana• Don has even been ""interviewed," It 18 add<d that, I at iiagenbeck, tlie;tyc.1 kneen atri;nrtl collector, hada ered lace,