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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1911-1-19, Page 2n1:!••F # :-0'it++++++.4 ref-f-ef i+ ++++'+•1•4.4 -f -e+4• -f -+i +..+.+41 fOETU FVOR8 TH BRRVL OR, A LOOK I11TO THE 'PAST y .+ re Aµ1..; q�l.e-feee-oefe•-en..N+. •.e44-e•f.e.+yl.•{..N ee.. ..�.+..e f eefee f e..} T T T CHAPTER IV, fonder of her each day; while S r come out at once !"= Humphrey boldly declared' he cou d "Nano Y. not co, without his Nancy now, imperiously. She had dropped into her plea - "I cant. �� sant position both naturally and "Yee must I gracefully, and nc,. two people re- Nanoy . came to the window and joined more over her phenomenally, looked down at her sister by adop-good fortune than her old friend tion, a world of love shining in her Dr. Grantley and Nurse Wortley. magnificent eyes.„ Both Sir Humphrey and Dorothy Who demi say must to me? knew everything about her, and she demanded, with a smile. they loved her none the less because "1 de)” Dorothy answered, laz- of her, former menial duties and ily; "you have sat over that Italian vulgar surroundings; and 'the fact stuff quite long enough; I do not that her father's relations had so intend to let you sit any longer on cruelly deserted her only served to such an exquisite day. endear her still more strongly to "It is lovely," .greed. N anoy.at them. Of course her presence at The two girls wee standing Ripstone Hell bed given rise to the back of the Hall. Dorothy out- great and much " discussion, in side on the grassy lawn, and Nancy which Lady Merefield, the young inside her room, a delightful, pic- turesque con's mother, participated vigor - adored. apartment, which she ously, but no amount of argument dore or persuasion could move either It was summer; the stately trees sir Humphrey or Dorothy from moved faintly in the soft breeze, the their determination to keep Nancy scent of the lilies mingled with the Hamilton with them. roses, the old-fashioned sweet-wil- She saved my darling's life, and Liam and carnations pranked the sworthy, shift - he makes her happy, that is Hall for ever. nature is very queer. We have garden plots. Nancy's heart thiel- enough for me," Sir Humphrey al After that she should omentary sensation been lessknown iarme s who very loudest about led with the sense -of peace and hap -ways answered his cousin; "even regret piness that was her daily lot now. the unwilling cause of clepri`ving the rights and the honor of.. fa. "Why on earth you work so hard I can't think. I don't bother my- self about it." "You are not me, Dolly," en- swered Nancy, ungrammatically. "It is too hot to puzzle that out," Dorothy laughed, and then she flung up a dewy 'fragrant rose to the girl leaning out of the win- dow. ""Come along, darling, I am so lonely," with an artful little wail in her voice. That was quite enough for Nancy. The next instant she was on the lawn and had slipped her hand through the other girl's arm. "`Now, then, my fair one with the golden locks," she asked, play- fully, "what are we going to do?" "`Get into our hammocks and go to sleep." Dorothy suited she deed to the word by flinging herself down on the swinging net and cushions. Nancy pulled up a low chair and sat beside her, and gazed at the lovely little face, with its golden locks and sweet eyes, thoughtful- ly"What are you staring at?" ask- ed Miss Leicester, lazily. "How dreamy you eyes are,•Nancy." "They are great goggles," ab - 'served our heroine, putting one hand over the orbs in question. "What are great goggles?" in- quired a voice from behind. Mei efield ! you again exclaim- ed Dorothy. "I only came yesterday," Lord Merefield said, apologetically, and looking rather hurt. "You will live here next." "Dolly, you are rude!" "Oh I it is all right, Miss Ham - Ilton, I don't mind what she says; In fact, I—I rather like it." And Lord Merefield drew up an- other chair—sat down by the ham- ' mock, too,:endeavoring to seem as If he did not mind his cousin's un- graciousness in the least, and fail- ing miserably., Nancy Hamilton leaned back and smiled; this was a daily occurrence, and the knew it by heart. `"How is Aunt Priscilla?" snap- ped Dorothy, after a' pause. She always spoke of his mother in this way, although Lady Merefield was only her father's cousin. Then there was another pause. "Well, haven't you any Haws, Merefield? You are' the dullest person I know," was the next re mark. ""Oh—yes. I—I 'quite forgot — you were asking me the other day, Dolly, if any one ever lived at the manor, that queer old place near us. It has been empty a long time, but it is let now up to next win- ter to a very rich man—a Mr. Crawshaw, I think." "How delightful—we shall have some one worth talking to at lasts" Nancy rose. "You are two silly children," she declared, laughing, "and I am not going to sit here and listen to your squabbling. The first of our guests arrived to -day, and I promised Sir Humphrey to help him. So au re- voir, and don't—please don't come to blows." ""Merefield is capable of any en ermity," Dorothy .tried, promptly. "I fully expect I shall be black and blue :when you sec, me again, Nancy. And with poor Lard Merefield's expostulations ringing in her ears, Nancy walked away. • She had grown very nearly ac- customed to her new and Minori- ties life now, and was almost be- ginning to forget the bitterness of the one she used to live. Contrary to all expectations, Pierothy had not tired of her new 'omiianian but same() to grow binder and from the mistress of the house," the man anawcred, insolently. Nancy stopped and looked at hien for an instant, then said, slowly : "You are quite right, I am not the mistress of this Boise; but there is a master,: and he shall deal with you,,, "Don't you go and get mo lay notice,," William muttered, putting himself before the girl; "'don't, I say, or it will bo the worse for yer, Miss Nancy Hamilton, Dyer understand 1" And with that the man put his hand lightly on the girl's arm. Before she heel time to utter a word he had removed it, and was slipping quickly away, when Sir Humphrey's voiee said,'in a deep, determined way: Stop! Then looking at him sternly;: he went on: "Nancy, what is this—did I hear that man threat- en you " Nancy hesitated; she had felt very angry for a moment, but there was not a grain of malice in her na- ture. "It is nothing; he meant no harm," she answered, hurriedly. Sir Humphrey kissed her gently. "Go away, my dear, and leave me to deal with this fellow." Nancy paused for an instant, then seeing that no word of hers would do any good now, turned and walked away. She never knew what passed be- tween Sir Humphrey and the man; but she learned from the house- keeper a few Leers later, that Wil- liam had been summarily dismiss- ed, and had already left Ripstone Oii he Farm eveseseseetesetieeesivieeevieesesesseie WORD WITH DAIRY FARMERS. Tho outcome of every man's busi- ness, his profession and finally him- self individually, depends very much upon hew lie looks at himself, says Hoard's Dairyman. What are his standards in the conduct of his work? How duos he honor 'him- self and his life work in his mind? Wo de not know how much • conceit or vanity he may have, but rather how much honest pride does he take in the profession he follows? There is a most powerful influence for good er ill' in . this question. One of the most powerful causes for poor, shiftless farming, miserable, low-grade cattle, run down farm, and all t --e long train of evils that attend in the wake of such things is to start with a low-down stand- ard of what the farmer ought to be. There is the beginnipg'of the trouble. "He takes no pride in his farming," is the verdict. Go where you will that sort of a farmer barely exists, He never makes money in farming nor does he win credit. That is the reason why we have to ask the question that stands as the caption to this short article. Depend upon' it, that the outcome of every farmer's life either in riches, or honor, or re- spect among his fellow men, will hang very largely upon the way that question is answered. Human if she were all you try to make out, Priscilla., I should love her still3 but Nancy is just the sweetest and best girl in all the kingdom." "She belongs to us now and shall never leave us!" Dorothy declar- ed,. pugnaciously, "and if Aunt Priscilla can't come here without being disagreeab1i, why she can stay away; that's all. Nancy is my own dear friend and sister, and I won't have her insulted." All this was declared over and over again to Lord Merefield, who protested in return that Dorothy was quite right and his mother quite wrong, and that he loved Nancy very much, as he would have protested he loved a scorpion if his cousin Dorothy had wished it, though, as a matter of fact, he did like Nancy immensely, and he was not too simple-minded to see that her companionship was an excellent thing fur the beautiful, spoiled lit- tle heiress. With her Uncle Henry, Nancy held no communication, though she got occasional news of him from Dr. Grantley; and gradually the past, with all its miseries, its bit- ter despair and drudgery, 1nded.in- to oblivion. Now, as she walked back to the Hall, she. was busy thinking about the guests who were to come to- day. Dorothy had determined on having a lawn -tennis tournament, and, of course, it was decided at once this was to take place. "It will be a gond opportunity to introduce Nancy to the county, pa- pa," she had said, and Sir Hum- phrey quite agreed with his dar- ling. "Let nee see, one—two," Nancy mused to herself, ""Capt. and Mrs. Fairfax, four, and—and I wonder if he will come." ""He" was Derrick Darnley, whom she had not seen since that mem- orable evening in Sir Humphrey's den; perhaps it was because his name was so often on Dorothy's lips that Nancy remembered him; but most certainly he rose to her mind with wonderful persistency. The housekeeper was waiting to receive all her orders, and Miss Hamilton was very busy for the next half-hour; she found that all the servants waited on her with great deference and respect with one exception, and that exception was a footman named William, whose manner sometimes had the effect of making the girl most un- comfortable, though she- could scarcely have told why. She said nothing about it, however, for she knew that, had she complained, the man would have been dismissed at once, and she had too kind a heart to desire this; besides, he never ventured to show any disrespect before Sir Humphrey or his young mistress; it was only when she hap pened to see him alone that she ex- perienced a disagreeable sensation in his presence, and even then she was tempted to laugh down the feeling as being ridiculous and be- neath her notice. It is wonderful, however, how small things affect us; on this morning, for example, as Nancy ,left the housekeeper's room, and, passing through the wide hall, met the footman William, she was made quite uncomfortable by his insolent stare at her, and she resolved to bring him to task for his offensive manner at once. "William," she said, sharply, "carry those chairs out onto the lawn." The servant took no notice, only smiled; ho was quite safe, there was no one near, Nancy repeated her command, the color mounting to her cheeks. "I don't take no orders 'eerie the man of his livelihood, she could mar. It was to be found in' their not help feeling reieved that he was case in what they said, not what gone. It had been very absurd, of they did. One of the surest ways course, but William's persistent in- to make money in farmingis to solence had been the only dark cloud on the horizon of her pre- sent great happiness. When her household duties — at Dorothy's particular request she had taken them in hand — were done, she returned to her old love,the necessary degree of acid - her studies. She had shared with ity depends upon the tem - Miss Leicester during the last few i perature of the milk and months all the benefits that the the strength of rennet used. best masters could give, and with The ideal temperature seems to he her natural aptitude and love of frons 84 to 86 degrees,preferably learning she had made gigantic the former; too high temperature progress. Dorothy, on the other causes the curds to harden too hand, was neither clever nor desir- quickly with loss of fat, and kw ous of being so.,temperature requires longer time "Derry always calls mea dunce,for a proper degree of hardness or she would say to Nancy, "his love- ly little dunce; and you know I really don't care to be anything else." It was an undoubted fact that Dorothy kept religiously to this re- solution, and succeeded admirably. "But with such beauty, such stir- roundings as hers, what does she want more?" Nancy would think to herself, "and her nature is none the worse for her literary defects." The only thing for which Nancy was sorry was the way in which the little heiress treated her kinsman, the Earl of Merefield, for already she knew that it was the dearest wish of Sir Humphrey's heart that his daughter and this young man should make a match of it. ' Nancy was only too anxious for anythi'ng that would give the genial, kind- hearted father happiness. "They are only two children," she said, as she heard their voices come toward her on the breeze— Dorothy's shrilly indignant, and Merefueldl's beseeching—"and will get wiser each day. I—I wish Mr. Darnley would come home; I fancy he has more influence over her than any one else." (To be continued.) take an honest pride in the conduct of the farm. SETTING MILK FOR CHEESE. The proper method of setting the milk after it has been ripened to EXIT. "Do you knew what my father would have done if he had caught me doing such a thing?" asked an irate father of his :youthful son; and then he went on to describe the Penalties and pains that would have been inflicted. The latter did not consider the situation at all alarming, and said in a jocular manner: "You must have had a pretty bad father." This cool, sarcastic manner net- tled' the parent all the more, and he exclaimed : "Well, sir, I want you to distinctly understand that I had a better father than you'll ever have." Then he felt that he had some- what spoiled his case, and he walk- ed out of the room. NO INTERFERENCE. "Now, children," said the tea- cher, "supposing a big, fierce tiger were to seize one of your playmates in its hungry jaws and carry him off, what would you dol" There was no reply. Half the youngsters were wishing it was din- ner -time,. and the other half wished for nothing more fervently than that such a tiger would devote its attention toteachers who asked foolish questions. "Come, Thomas," she said, "Wouldn't you cry for help?" "Nei memo" said Thomas promptly. "Please, mum, mother �u) always says we shouldn't nave,Wee, Mooe "or h•, cita,cola• 23 ss. boob/ speak at mealtimes, please, mum. ase &mat and Wein 1NFLi1ENZA cA'r4111304L 1"EVER I'INII £YE I:PIZQOTIC DISTEMPER CHRONIC CQUGIiS nooSlci "'X stemper: 9auoas, Coro nue Pip, entlon," ?noon• 411 • utore-UAI,O Wliorxsa,8 Davow tie ill uadS5 a dozen. Piaui, 6PQHN MEpIOAL. e0., Cannon, Indiana, U. 6.14. A d grins n.1;a1te 'roe p, len os or •repo. f eolylp ts, a d ?ted eutlgr It} viiter cud: *Sens H1e Idea, • della(q•e 747.4) a tnM4 I •rr,vp Detre then,,,,.'., ilepalp, Isy)I46 rodeo. I. tCiof eew9 for Co.,e . 6aa((Pe recipe Door. Cr•... l g. . :hotel's, n: WELL-KNOWN EXPRESSIONS. "Honeymoon" Caine From a Leong Session of Drinking The honeymoon :For thirty days after a wedding the ancient Teu- tons had a custom. of drinking a mead made of honey. The bridegroom : In primitive times the newly wedded man had to wait upon his bride and the guests on his wedding day. He was their groom. Sirloin of beef : King Charles I, being greatly pleased with a roast loin of beef set before him, declared it "good enough to be knighted." 11 has•ever since bean called Sir Loin. A spinster : Woniea were prohib- ited from marrying in the' olden times until they had span a full set of bed furnishings on • :t spinning wheel; hence, till married, they were spinsters. Cabal: This wore was coined in Charles IL's reign and applied to his cabinet council. It waS male out of the initials of the?' names, which wore: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale. THE UNION BANK OF CANADA Tho 40th Annual Statement the Best in Its history. The 4611 statement of the Union Bank of Canada, submitted at the annual general meeting of 'the shareholders, held on Saturday, December 17th, was a most satis- factory one. It shows a very lib- eral margin of profit over the amount required' for dividends. In fat, the bank, earned at the rate. of 14 per cent. on the average paid- up capital,' and as a result of the satisfactory earnings increased their dividend from 7 to 8 per cent. The net profits for the year, after a soft cheese or curd will be the deducting expenses of manage-. result. It most be barna in mind ment, interest due depositors, etc., that we must have a uniform tem- perature throughout the vat of etc., amounted to $451,620. During milk. The amount of rennet to use de- pends upon its strength, the tem- perature and acidity of the milk, and the kind of cheese to be made; thecredit of account on November from 2 to 4 ounce per 1,000 lbs. of 30 1900, amounting to $28,000, made milk may be used; it should coagu- a total of $840,107 available for dis- late the milk sufficiently for cutting tribution. This was apportioned as it from 20 to -35 minutes after add- follows • ing. The rennet should be diluted Three quarterly dividends at the with about forty times as much cold rate. of 1% per cent and one at the water before adding to the milk, rate of 2 per cent., a total of $500,- this allows it to be well stirred into 000 transferred to 'therestaccount, the milk before coagulation begiie. this sum being made up of premi- Ahvays use a rake to stir rennet in ums on new stock and $140,000 from with; a dipper can be used and is the ordinary earnings; the sum of preferred by many mak <i. i Afro $10,000, transferred to officers' pen - stirring the rennet in, x. t+ Se seen fund, leaving a balance of $80,- keep the surface of the vat gently 000 to be carried forward. The agitated to prevent cream rising, paid-up capital now amounts to being sure to stop all motion be- $4,000;.000, being increased by fore coagulation begins. Whenever possible, it is wise to cover the vat $800,000 during the year and the to exclude cold air, flies and dust• rest account now stands at $2,400,- Close watch should be kept to note 000; being also largely increased the condition so that the cutting may be begun at the proper time. Great care should be taken to stir the rennet evenly throughout the whole vat, as uneven coagula- tion causes excessive less of vat and casein as well as imperfect tex- ture and body. ' No maker should ever attempt to stir the rennet in the vat when he has other work that calls his at• tention before the stirring process can be completed; it would not cause so much loss to leave the vat and delay the adding of the, rennet until such time as he can give the vat the necessary time dud' atten- tion. More loss of fat and casein is caused by the makersin this stage of cheese making than any one is aware' of. The, temperature at which the cheese may be cured should also be considered and the amount of rennet to use; for a quick ripening at high temperature more rennet may be used, but for ripening at about 55 degrees to 60 degrees, use not more than 2 1-4 ounces of rennet.—R. C. H. Fow- ler in the New 'York Produce Re view. the year $800,000 of new stock was issued at a premium of 25 per cent., amounting to $359,810. Those two sums, together with the balance at IT WAS HE. "There were only three boys in school to -day who could answer a question that the teacher asked us," said a lad to his mother. "And I hope my boy was one'of the three?" said the fond parent. "Well, I was answered the lad. "I am very glad; it makes your mother proud of you. What ques- tion did the teacher ask, Johnniel" "Who broke the window?" LIGHT UP HUMAN HOUS r. Cineamatograpb Perf'or'mances By Human Stomaeb. The human' stomach in action— cineametograph performances by the stomach—may be classed as about the latest and most brilliant accomplishment in the lighting up of the human -house, with its most important' occupant as the star ac- tor in the seenes. It is called "bionroengenogra- phy" and is the invention of two Munich physicians, Drs, E, Kaestle and H. Rieder, in collaboration with Dr. Rosenthal, a civil engin- eer. It is the cinematograph meth- od of photography applied to the X-ray process, and gives moving pictures of the body's internal or- gans as they do their work. The stomach, which can be made resistant to the X-ray by coating its interior wall with some chemic- als—oxide of zircon is what these Germans use—is the one organ which most readily adapts itself. to the X-ray processes, which is a mighty fortunate thing, because' it is also the one on which the nour- ishment of everything else depends. Discoveries of the utmost im- portance in diagnosis have follow- ed, instantly, on the use of bion- roentgenography. The prevailing opinion regarding the movements of the stomach was found to be wrong. . It was taken for granted, by ninny physicians that a portion of the stomach contracted in rhyth- mic intervas, dividing itself into six separate parts. The moving X-ray pictures show that such a separa- tion doesn't take place, nor is there any strictly local end-piece to the stomach. The contents are contracted and pushed forward; then, immediately before exit from the stomach, - a portion of the mass in process of digestion returns to the stomach and goes through the movement again. Of course, diagnosis of the graver stomach troubles is 'vastly helped by such a process; but electricity. has gone a good deal further than the mere seeing of the s'eadow of the stomach's inner wall. SENTENCE SERMONS. A stiff nock often goes with ,a smooth tongue. Soap does not make saints, but saints never despise it. Some of us wantto be winter wheat without fall plowing. Nursing sorrows gives the world some grownup griefs, If •yob would -have men loving your religion you must live it. Righteousness is the love of the right rather than fear of the rod. When the heart is frozen one is. apt to think that the faith is firm. A little humanity, helps the preacher more than a lot of divin- ity. Religion will never mean much until you find it in the least tiengs. during the same period. He gets littler out of prayer who An examination of the statement shows that the deposits not bearing interest amount to almost $15,000,- 000, having increased by over $3,- 000,000 during the year. This in- crease in the deposits not bearing interest indicates an .increased ca- pacity for profit earning on the part of the bank. The statement shows the bank to be particularly strong in cash reserves in gold and Do- minion notes, which amount to nearly 13 per cent. of the total lia- bilities, and also that the assets immediately available, including stocks, debentures and call loans, are very nearly $15,000,000, or over 37 per cent. of the total liabilities. The net profits' for the year show a gain of $44,000 over the figures of the previous year and the total as- sets of the bank an increase of $5,- 000,000 during the same period. The total assets now amount to the large sum of $47,455,000. indicating that the Union Bank has become one of the larger of our financial institutions. That it is serving the needs of the business community is shown by the fact that it has loans to business houses of over $30,000,- 000. Another indication of its grow- ing importance in the country is the fact that during the year 37 branch- es or agencies of the bank have been opened. Altogether, the show- ing made by the bank is the best in its history and reflects the high- est credit upon the president, board of directors and general manager, It's always the bottom dollar that counts. "But, dad," pleaded the son, "she's a nice girl, What's your ob- jections to my marrying? • You were young yourself once." "Don't re- mind' me of it," said the father, overcome with emotion. "It was then that T treat your mother." prays only when he would get some- thing. One of the uses of adversity may be to teach us patience in judging others. It is never safe to trust the man who thinks of the truth as a matter of grammar. It's a wonderfully comforting. thing to see Providence get after our neighbors. He who fears he wail he lone- some in heaven may find himaelf in the-wreug crowd. Some preaching seems to. be on the notion that it needs only the fire and whirlwind to raise rich crops. It's hard believing in the death of the devil when you see men making money by depraving children. The greatest advance that child- ren could make would be to make it plain that there could be no holi- ness without honesty, y:. NOT MUCH SURPLUS WHEAT, It is estimated that the world us- ed a little over 3,000,000,000 bush- els of wheat each year, on an aver- age, since 1900; that the average is now nearer 3,500,000,000, and may soon he. 4,000,000,000 bushels; that there is very seldom now any very largo stock in reserve, so that a bad; harvest in any one year in several of the large producing countries is sure to send the prize slaying, and that the average consumption per bead of population is steadily in- oreasing in hreacl-eating reentries, while rice-cating countriesearo be- ginning to use wheat, Moral— Grow wheat 1761k, rr,, �[. L G rlourh. r stupe oo•ccuresgeoidsa , heals fl ood and Winn. a. 08 acres.. FROM ERIN'S tiFfEN ISLE' 'AT MS'S RE MAIL PROM IRE. SHORES. 1'Iaplleliinge In the iiacrala Isle of Interest to Irish- Men.. The historieal old ohereh of Men- reagh, which underwent consider= able renovation, was re -opened November 18. The village of Sixmilebridge is now lighted throughout' by e eke- tricky, the current being supplied by the local woollen mills. Belfast Port Sanitary Medical Officer is about to appoint a pro- fessional rat-catcher with.a view t prevent the importation of plague, A big grazing ranch of 324 stat- • ate acres, and Knockadoo inensioxe situated within five miles of Boyle,. was sold by auction for $16,000. Two haudred inmates of the Bel- fast County Gaol enjoyed a variety entertainment, and listened to or- gan solos played by the prison gov- ernor. Ex -town Com:millor Tenn Lovett,.' of Neath, was found hanging in an: ' out -building: Ho was seventy yeara• old, and fought in the America0' Civil War. There was recently an ,outbreak: of scarlatina in Naas, during which. 120 cases were attended, and only- two nlytwo deaths, those of infants under• twelve months. Rathkeale District Council is pro- moting a scheme, under the Labor-• ers' Acts and have arranged to file• an application with the Local Gov- ernment Board for a loan:of $10,000. Thomas Hunt, who has .just- re- tired as principal teacher of Coro- pin schools after forty-six years' service, has been presented with an address and presentation by his friends and old pupils. Damage estimated at over $508 was caused at a fire r cently at the premises of Peter MuGeough, Hill street, Newry. It occurred in the paper -bag storeroom, and is cover, ed by insurance. Belfast is one of the most orderly and law abiding cities of the -British Empire, except perhaps on one par- ticular day in. the year, when usual- ly the inhabitants have in their judgment cause to be otherwise. A shocking accident occurred in Brookfield weaving factory, Ban- bridge, resulting in a young • 'girl named Hannah Johnston receiving such injuries to her left arm as necessitated the amputation of; the limb. In a recent report issued by the Department of Agriculture, it is stated that the total area of land in Carlow under timber is 2,783 acres, the least, in proportion, of any county in the province of Leinster. Wicklow beads the list with 18,930' acres. A manifesto has been issued by the Ulster Unionist Council, repre- senting all sections of the Union- ists of the Northern province, de- claring that they "will not have Home Rule," and giving their rea- sons for offering uncompromising opposition to it. William Adams, jr., Sandys street, Newry, while cleaning up• premises need until recently as the Sugar Island post office, career across some fifty lette s and post- cards lying in a crevice beneath the letter box in the window. Many, of them had been there for years. A blue book dealing with the vit- al statistics of ,Ireland shows that during 1909 the excess of births ov- er deaths was 27,786, and that the loss by emigration amounted tai 28,676, which was greater by 5,381. than in 1908, but less than the aver- age number-37,141—for the prev- ious' ten years. OLD AGI OUR FAULT. So Says Dr. 'Loraud, of Carlsbad,. In New York. That we die before ninety or a. hundred or have disease is mainly our own fault, we are told by a new work of Dr, A, Loraud, - of Carls- bad, who shows that old age does not begin with failure of the arter- ies, but with.degencretian of one or all of the ductless glands—espee- Tally the liver, the• kidneys, the thyroid, or the adrenals. These glands govern tete processes of the metabolism and nutrition of the tissues, and remove the poisonous products introduced with food and air or formed as waste.- After their degeneration, the processes of met- abolism, as cell building and cl 's- tructien, are diminished, and there°" is an increase of fibrous tissue at the expense of the more highly de- veloped structures. Degeneration way result from .various causes.. (nese include the use of alcohol and tobadco in excess, , overwork and too little exereise and mental emotions, especially sorrow, grief and anxiety, Following ordinary hygenic rules lessens the burdene on these glands, tending to prevent premature old age and early death. ...•..-v—tet,- t When e man boast, that 1o iv honest Item a stare Sign 'that he ex. pcct>r Tonit inc to sal ha isn't.