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CHAPTER V. mammas, and champion nap -player
'Hector's liehteaseart no eook him of the Cloakeroom (what King's
to "Ba1p:waffle's bleak wo.' I" Ha man has ever forgotten the Cloak-
room, when ell wits Mee with bogie
leaned an the mtrapot and seat his
smoke ?)—Chmeron was a Free
MeanorY bark to the by -gone. In the
()Mirth minister in Skye, terror of
black WatOE'S he sought rememarance
of the time Mau he was an wider- -doer tnid meet notable of
graduate at Ki!WS, aelog greatly oatempore Casale prettehers. Was
with Poets mid romaucere in a cette Romance with them, or had they
pie of sine 1 I rooms off LI allege ieorrowfulty seen her luring skirts
Dwaine; and Mang the hours spared trail away into the grey distance?
from them and necessary lectures And himself ? Well, he had just
mita matchless wanderings over the waked. He looked down lath the
couetry roads, rare rambles on the black pool of the on, and thole
sea -blown lints. and the levels of he paw tas future stretch befoxe him
Seotstown Muir, and midnight fare- like a road, now Weight, now
gatherings with theme mei-wades, curving, .up hill aud clown dela,
Little by Retie, on the mirror of through green passes and davit de
tho pool grew ono saver night of ales—on and on, ehieing and glitter
-
dear frost and cold samshine, when ing, until it came to a greet coati°
with a, half a dozen brethren of the whose battlements blazed with a
red gown, he had come Imre, to the. thoustand cressets. The brazen gates
Brig, end rang the Gaucleamus, that swung wide, and he entered the
great song of unconquerable youth courtyard, There, at the threshold
and sound philoeopby, over the low- of the hall, stood Queen Maddalena,
or renehes ref the Doncrowned and in royal raiment, with
What a. night that was ! They a settle all sunshine, and an out-
ima been. to the piny. As they had stretched hand of snow. If only this
cometo the Spitel, on the home- were true I By God I he would
ward road, gong and laughter arose. make it true; for, surely, be loved
They wero 'outside the iron Palo of Inc, this Queen without a crown.
' tho New Toon laws; be It remember- He threw his heed back and laugh-
ed, this wee before the eeil day ed; and, leaning oe the parapet, he
when the '"greater" natuiciped spirit sang the old march of victorious
seized New Toon nnd AuP Toon and youth—
resod them lato oue'. Song and
laughter arose marbtily in the Spit -
sl, echoing from Xing's Orescent to
Powis. Gray, that melenceoly-mad
merry -mad felloW, threw off his
black mood, engentlered by tho
penneatireadful performatme at the
little -theatre in Guild etreet, and
began to wake ths lieges with
•"Balin 1 Gilea.d" and "When John-
nie comes Marching home." Hen -
demon, sedatest of the sedate, flung
pebbles at certain windows, and re-
"fittedeaanus latter juvenes dum
sumus,"
"I didn't know you wore a. singer,
Bar. Grant."
Hector 'burned shexply,
He raised his hat to the speaker,
thia little lady who might be any
age from forty to sixty. She was
attired in a plain black costume,
:somewhat the worse for time, but
caeofully brushed and neatly kept, as
if the wearer bad not too many
dresses. On her greying hair sat
quesiteel "grinders,'' who anla
C .7. dowdily the inevitable strew hat of
proachfully to the call, to doclara working .British spinsterhood, and in
they did not thiuk it was high time
her hand she held au osteneatiously
she wore going home. What would serviceable umbrella. Her face was
maxima say? AfacIan, tvdd Aly -
pale; her mouth a. little hard yet a
ylishire cateran, albeit he carne from.
ee little wietrul; her nose not unpleas-
a manse, spouted Ossian in the ora
ginal with ecstaeic lilt and safe
flailing of arms. Who that saw him
would eve' that he was a "deeveen-
ityw ? And so on by Powis and
. For a moment they halted by the
Crown, lifted magically int the
silver shine, and then, in spite 01
the awe that seemed to fall on them
from the grey-white 'majesty of it,
there broke spontaneously from the
young throats, the well -loved chant
of "Glory, glory to the Universityl"
(0 I the rich heart of youth 1 that
has a song for every hour of the
day atid night—every song gladder
and more rousing than the last.)
By Stables' (happy hostel l—closed,
alas 1 at that hour), by the Toon
House, by Olti Machar Cathedral,
they took the road to the Brig, the
old grey Dry o' Balgownie.
And there, on the highest rise of
the single arch, at one of a morning
white with glittering frost aad div-
inely silver, with such a moon as
surely nover shone since Werdymoin
was struck—there they stood in a
sudden hush. There was no sound
but the unceasing, soothing ripple of
the water, now and eget!) hardened
1,0 a crystal tinkle.
Gam:lean:we igniter
Juvenes dem sumus.
Post juctindum juventettern,
Post inolestam senectutem
Nos habebit humus.
Now, on this morning, he Hector
Cillsholm Grant, would rejoice—by
all the gods ! ho would rejoice while
he was yet young. Tie could hardly
forgive himself Inc the paet three
yeers of tat dulness and inanition in
London. They had really been busy
yeers, but-- His life had not been
true to the traditions of his fathers:
it bad not even been true to the morning for the Happy Home. She
ideal of taut gay comeadethip of wrote to Melleson, inquiring in -
gownsman. .tot how had tbe others elignantey why ohs had been omitted
fared? Had they gained their from the series of 'Model Dttehossese
heares' desires? Gray, the dream- Erverybody is out of town, that's
et', was a solicitor in Glasgow; Rem how the task fell to ano, If it
derson was tho low comedian of a weren't August some of the younger
travelling melodrama company; generation would Ileac been sent,"
wben lest heard of Maelan was trial- "Irave you enjoyed tho smear-
ing in Java; Stuart, who declared intim( ?"
that the blood of 'Prince Charlie "Wait a minute I She wrote Mal -
warmed his.heatt, was a Solloolmas- leson a secant:I thno, offering to do
ter; Somerled Cameron, terror of the article herself for a guinea 1
away sharp, and her eyes were of a.
curious soft hurerry blue.
"You, Miss Frere
"Even I, dutlith There, woman
eournaltst and—at, the moment, any-
way—usunitlgeted bore."
"You couldn't be a bore, Miss
arere,"
"Don't perjure yourself, Mr. Grant
You were enjoying yourself, you
were happy with your own thoughts.
I intrude -1 must be a bore. An
angel from heaven would be a nuis-
ance under the eirmunstances." She
placed both hands on the knob 'of
her umbreal.la, and leaned heavily
on it.
"What strange current has 'drifted
you to this Ultima. Thule ?"
"The desire of a much talked -
about woman to be more talked
about. You know the Duchess or
Kincardine ?"
"Everybody knows her. The Band
of Beauty, the Society for Supprcas-
thg the Association for
the Rescue of Destitute Dukes, the
League of the Lord knows what—do
they not ell ackeowled.ge her as
their founder ? President of the
Dolly Dimple Lodge of little Helpers,
Vico-President of the Simple Siraon
Society of Satt3ents. of Bacon's
Plays, Captaia of the Kincardine
Fire Drigade, Patroness of tdl the
guinea -a -year learid societies—is
not all this written in the book of
Adam and Charles Blaelc ?"
"Even so, and more also," laugh-
ed Misa Fiera a little bitterly, it
must be confessed. "She is a clever
woman, Mr. Grant, and" More elle
looked round cautiously) "a damned
mean one. Hume I scared you? I
don't often use language, but some-
times I am driven to it. I have
been interviewing her Grace this
Has Its lace
Nearly Ev ry m
oman.,--arrenrtaaanamern;sUats.wmore.reeeariaiapiaram•
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Being composed of the simple, yet
potent elements which Nature floozie(
to have inteuded as a. cure for throat
and lung troubles, Dr. Chaee's Syrup
of Linseed and Turpentine has Won
the confidence of thinking people.
On account of its eimple composi-
tion and pleasant taste it is pecu-
liarly suited to the needs of child-
hood.
Because or its extraordinary con-
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bronchial tubes and lungs it can be
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Nothing ebort of unmeant merit
cotild place Dr. Chase's Syrup of
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Orme), bronchitis, whooping cough,
threat irritation, coughs, cattle, as-
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Roved aud cured by Mae tretttinent,
Consumption end other tireatiful lung
trouble, tiro prevented.
Mr. H. Graham, 433 0.111011(W
Street, Torento, Santee:— "My boy,
eget' Six ;were, watt, deeteloping 831
the symptoms of pneumonia when we
commenced giving Wut this valuable
remedy, It very quickly checked the
advance or the diecase and in a few
days be wee 0.0 Well as ever and at
school again,"
Mrs, A, A; Vanbuskirk, Robinson
Street, Moncton, N. D., writhe:—
"ter years 3 ha,ve ueed Dr. Chano's
Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for
fey children when they have wale in
the Winter. I. first used it with my
daughter Who suffered from a, gavot.°
form of ostiane. The Mast exposure
to eold would lay lier up stud she
wotad nearly euNocate for want of
breath. I must say I found it to be
a moist satisfactory trestle -tient and it
has entirely cured hee. It seemed to
go direct to the diseased parts and
being the desired relief."
Dr, Chases' Syrup of Lineeed and
Turpentine 25 cereal a bottle; fanday
size (three Mines as meth) 50 dents,
stt all ,dealere, 01' Egartattetni, Dates
& Co., Taranto.
To protect you ageing imitations,
the portrait and synatUre of DV.
A. W, Chase, the famous recelBt
Nisig author, are on etery bath',
tiewever, I 'tact beett commissioned
before her offer reached him. And
that's why for the last hour I hew.
been notleg down here" (she topped
lier peeket-book. "how tttiel 0 or -
thin elevated pereoungo esteems liele
what the deer Primes remarked whea
a bundle of her treats arrived in his
eick-room; how President Loubet
wth:unikaed her for aa illtuninatod
Beeipturaed
e text; the erea-
ter° never asked me if /
sit 'avowal, altheagi
1 told her I had walked out from
.Aiberdecm, ift's three miles to Dou
Vale, and I couldn't afford a. cab."
"So altogether you hayo been
gathering experiences."
"Mr. Gestalt, at fifty a W01111111
doeen't want to gather experiences—
ho is ready to sell them; stud at
that age a; woman ought to have
enough experiences to keep her in
comfort for the rest of her life
But 111 take any revemdm on het
armee by writing an extre. sweet,
read -between -the -lines sort of arti-
cle. Sbe'll squirm if ehe can see
any farther than tho end of her
nose."
"Vimdictiveness is vulgar," said
Hector, half mockingly.
'Not half so vulgar as Rome Mich-
eeses. Listen 1 Silo entered the
'room. I bowed. 'YOU ar0 1.110 in-
terviewer person ?"I tun the inter-
viewer person."You aro a Chris-
tian, I hope' ? '1 hope I am.' 'I
make it a rule only to be interview-
ed by Christians."May I mention
that, your Grath ?"Yes, YOU may
mention that; in fact, I shoula like
it perticularlye I could have kill-
ed her,"
"Hasn't long custom blunted your
feelings to that kind of thing ?"
"It; hasn't, clad it never will. 0
journalism is detestable. Yet I
can't do anything else.. .Ct's vile and
It's ill -paid. What do you think
Malleson gives me for ocnaing all
this distance to be patronistel by
that female 7"
"First -de -es expenses mud six
W11/.110913 7"
ClaSS t And thirty shill-
ings for a three -pogo article ! I
have to pay all expenses over any
traia faro."
"I call that tweeting, 'downright
swtNe`ating.;:tdeed, not. TVs nice,
clean, up-to-date, wholesome jour-
nalism; and I trust there is a. nice,
clean, up-toalate, wholesome fur-
nace, with forced datught and pa-
tent telescopic pokers, waiting ready
for a few of my editors. I often
wonder why I go on doimg work for
them. I suppose I've got to tee—
the groat argument, though some-
times I don't see the absolute ne-
cessity for living. 0 I my deav Mr,
Grant, I'm afraid 1 am like most
women, after all : 1 want pretty
frooks, I want diamonds, I want sil-
ver toilet ornaments, I want good
dinners and good wine, I want a
carving°. 1 had them all once, aad
I believe I shall have them again.
Cal d,o anything short of murder to
be rid of this scrape and struggle—
it's all so ugly, so demorttlising,"
The little woman paused for a
moment almost out of breath, while
Hector wondered at her vehemence.
"Ab. 1 well 1" Wm sighed, "here
I've been renting like a Democeatic
Federationist. Please forget what
171113 been saying; You're on holi-
day, I suppose ?'
"No, l'm on business."
"That's all right. The Week Mus-
t/tilted does things in style."
"This is privete business."
"Pardon."
"In fact, Miss From, I've left The
Week Illustrated."
"You've left 1 Why, you are the
paper."
"0 1 dear me, no 1 There's none
of us indispensable. Besides, I've
got soanething Inc snore congenial in
prospect."
"Congratulations I You'll tell
me, won't you ? You're big enough
for a. couple of paragraphs."
Hector was moved by an impulse
of pity for this old maid, sieving
day and night Inc a sore -wrung pit-
tance, Re tvould let her into the
seoret, and she could make it known
when the time came. Some of tbe
evening pepers, ever on the hunt
scoops," would give hor it
small fortune for the news,
he said, "I'll tell You,
you mustn't use it until I give you
tho word."
They lied been walking towards the
town during Ole conversation, and
now they 1 mead themselves in the
Cantlegate, the old square where
cuinther Duthests had raised a regi-
ment with tho King's shilling be-
tween her teeth. The sign of a, res-
taurant caught Hector's eye. The
elm.% steppes' of his Tertian year had
been held there : that was another
famous night. He had tho whim
to revisit the piece.
"If you will honor me at lunch-
eon, Miss Frere," ho said, ''I'll give
you the story,"
"I'll pay any own share, then,"
ehe said sharply. Even if sha was
poor, she was not going to bo pa-
tronised.
"As you will," Hector anewered
laughingly. "But if mtt insist on
that, I obeli not pak"
Sho gave In.
Luncheon was over, and the story
was finished as the coffee CAMS.
MISS Frere leaned forward with spar-
kling eyes teed whispered, "I Should
like to meet youe Queen."
"And so you elude" laughed Hee-
tor. "And so you.shall, You shall
interview her, if you Bko, but you
must not publish it until the glor-
lees end. Thee you can make a
litt4ofr
grtrtlert.','how pen 1 thank you,
hew— 2"
"By not saying another word,"
Hector looked at his watch.
"I must huiew, I'm afraid,
lust half an hoer to catcb ma train,
Hector paid the bill, sent a word
of compliment to the proprietcw on
Ilia excellence Of the luttcheen, atid
MOO good-bye tO Mee Fret°whore
he loft to Wok het. cella) et 'leisure.
A0 he walked Up Union Street Ito
still bummed the Gaudeanues. nala
projeet was prosperity, he bed doe°
esectil turn to a tired, woman, he
bed luriohoti well. 'Ahd eote-"Let it
rejoice, Menefee% while We are
gating."
(Tes be Ceetlateelat
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DAIRY METHODS 1N EUROPE,
The climate of Groat Ilititain and
tho chief dairy countries of Europe
is somewhat different from that or
aoeuire, being much moro uni-
form writes a correspondent. The
extreme temperatures to which two
aro teccustoined aro unknown, Their
winters are 1101(111 wanner and sum-
mers cooler. The use of ice, which
is so essential in this ceuntry, is
prectically unknown there in the
ordinary oporaeions of the creamery
or Mary. The large concerns are
usually equipped with 10 refrigerating
plant whore cold storage is desira-
ble, but for the dairies and creamer-
ies, cold water and e room built
partly below tbe surface or the
ground on the shady side of the
building answer every purpose.
In the eonetruction of their dtaries
and creameries our European friends
aro somewhat in the lead. This may
be due in part to the fact that there
Is little or no wood available for
budding purposes, making tho use of
braes or stone quite necessary. I
found this true in every oountry
visited, and usually the inside of
these atone buiidings is cool and
airy. Some of the private dairies
aro finely furnished and are models
of neatness and order.
The thearaeries of Denmark and
Sweden are usually arranged after a
eimilar Men and consist of a largo
room for the weight can, milk tanks,
separators, etc; a smaller room for
the boiler and engine. The milk is
brought to the creamery in wagons
holding a largo number of cans.
These caes are square, so that they
pack closely together, and their cap-
acity is about ten gallons. 'Phe
milk is bought and paid for accord-
ing to the per cent, of fae it con-
tains, the test system being In al-
most universal use. Alt milk is
pasteurized by heating to about
165 degrees, separated while hot and
the cream immediately cooled to the
ripening temperature. A starter is
used in ripening cream, and a good
quality of butter is usually produc-
ed. Europeans demand a butter
with less salt than is required by
Americans, 8 p.c. or even less being
the amount usually used.
In Ireland there are about 500
creameries, ami through the efforts
of the Irish co-operative society
these creameries have been establish-
ed on a paying basis. The largest
concern in tho Island is owned and
managed by the Cleaves Brothers,
with headquarters at Limerick. They
employ o.bout 400 people in the var-
ious departments of their business,
toed receive milk from a very large
territory, Some of it is brought in
by the donkey teame everywhere eo
00111111011 1 11 Ireland. Two-horso
teams also collect a part of it. The
most tip -to -date arrangement em-
ployed is several steam motor cars,
of about 40 , horse power, each of
wbich run through the cpuntry and
1111 overy big, galvanized milk traatts
at tth farmer's door later, returning
to the .main point, A feature
of dairying in Great Britain and Ire-
land, which ys zot found either on
the continent or in A11:19110ELE is the
use of large quantities of preserva-
tives in butter in order that it may
keep for a /anger tinte.
RAISING SPRING LAMBS.
Tho practice of raising winter
lambs is coming to the front by the
most successful sheep raisers writes
Mr. E. M. tray. I little been meet-
ing with very satisfactory results
for the past ilve or six ;years. In the
first place the owes should be in
good condition before mating, in
order to prolluce a strong lamb.
Sheep mon in former years did not
think of letting their lambs come
until the latter part of April or the
feet of Maw At this lame of the
year, spring worlc is upon us and
the same care cannot bo given to
the lambs that could 130 given the
latter part of Febraary or early
March. In the late winter, farmers
as a rule ean 'devote nearly all of
their time in caring for the flock,
which is 'very, essential Inc toe best
results.
We must have a good, warm place
for the early lamb, but I do not
think it necessary to havo a hot-
house. All that is required is a
good bath close enough so that the
alining winds do not strike the
lamb until it is well dried. After a
lamb is well dried and gets a little
nourishment it will stand consider-
able cold. I very seldom have to
take a lamb to the stove to warm.
I make it a prectice to be with my
fieek as much as I can through the
day and see that the tow born lamb
gets up and gets a little milk as
soon as it will take it. Just to lit-
tle milk at this tine) is all that is
required to start them. If possible,
the mother's milk should always be
given trio lamb lirst; after they are
once started, a fresh cow's milk may
be given, but in small quantities.
Semotenes the ewe will not give
enough inilk to keep the Muth going,
eepeolally if she is you've. I remedy,
title by having a, bottle with a rub-
ber nipple and givo them a start. I
arn, very seldombottetrod with owes
not giving a suffleleet amoent of
milk, 11 they are fed plenty of
geed Clover hay with a little corn
fodder once in awhile for rough feed,
and corn exid oats mixed with wheat
bran of about equal parts /or the
mein retions, the kat' of milk will
be all right. Sometimes it paye to
grfne the cora end oats for 1t change
Seine are 'ashy gluten Meal with
satisfactory results, but 1 bate nev-
er tried it.
One eerly lamb is worth as math
ea ateo late ones, They will eat
better sad can be Pitt off earlier. I
bete been wiising the /Me wended
Jambe allegother, While th'oy do
not got quite 00 large Sus the coarse
wools, it takest less feed and we get
more W001. It le beet, however, to
shear the Mai Weel Meth and tem
Ott 51640 for a few weeke. Elarly
ea a 'Selo are hot nearly' Ito
1 apt to become affected with whet is
commonly Melted tho "paper skin"
an ta10 latO lamb, and as tile)" aro
large enough to learn to eat before
they aro turned on grams, they are
no trouble at weaning time and their
growth Is ttever chocked. 11 15 good
prectice to (Mange the nook from
tote pasture to another when it can
be done, espeohdly through the hot,
aed. dry summer mouths.
FLAI'Oft. 01' 01101011 BUTTER.
The meter aroma of butter is a
very important matter for study. It
as not duo to the volatile eced-e, es
was formerly sup,pesed, for the but-
ter arum, has beon found to be
produced In solutions containing no
butter rat. lavidently this aroma, is
in some wee. connected with the nest
products or decomposition wbIch aro
set op in the cream as the moult of
bacteria growth. But these *decant -
Position prodriets aro very nemerous
and not all desirable. Tho becteria
which grow in ripened cream tate
been found to modem ail sorts of
disagreeable flavors aid tastes in
lnibk tencl creamt if allowed to net 011 -
hindered..
It seems to be only the first pro-
ducts of the decomposition that
have the pleasant flavor, the later
stages of the decomposition giving
rho to products of a very different
tho,racter. Too long a, ripening re-
sults in the Production of a butter
containing too strong flevors, and
ono of the alfiloulties of butter mak-
ers is to determine the right length
of time for proper ripening, Indeed,
trio greatest difficulty waich the but-
ter maker has to meet is in obtain-
ing a uniform product. Proceeding
according to rulee whieh his exper-
ience bas taught ldm, he can usually
obtain a good product, but oven the
best butter makers will sometimes
fail from causes not explained,
KAFFIR SUPERSTITION.
Strange Story c,f Tragedy and
Comedy From South Africa.
One of tho strangest casos ever in-
vestigated in South Africa is that
now being inquired into by the Jo-
hannesburg , Criminal investigation
Department. Somo time ago two
Nears stole a sum of $4,000 in mon-
ey, They were brought before tho
Ootat and sentenced to eighteen
months' imprisonment with hard
labor, but the 11101103' \VIM not ro-
of their sentence, one of the prisoners
died in the gao,. The other underwent
his full term, and on leaving the
gaol proceeded to the spot where the
money was buried, in order to teke
his half. He dug up the ground, got
kraal
Later
out, and wont off to his
Later On he thought, prestunably,
that, seeing his confederate was
dead, he would also get the other
half. He travelled again to the
Place, and was proceeding to unearth
the concealed gold when Ito suddenly
fell forward, struck with paralysis,
and when discovered 7015 ill a 'criti-
cal condition, his whole body boing
ParalYzra'
lfes taken to the hospital,
whore ho lay for a long time seri-
ously ill. On recovering sufficiently
bo told a remarkable take While iu
the gaol undergoing his nunishmant,
he said, his friend was taken danger-
ously ill, staid, it being thought that
tho man might die, he (tho narrator)
wee sent for.
His friend then said to him: "I tun
going to die. When you get out of
Prison go to the place where wo hid
the stolen money and take your half,
leaving my hall for my brothers,
whom you twist toll of my death.
But don't take my hall,"
This interesting story-toller securecl.
his half, but did not tell the
deceased's brothers of the other half,
and afterwards resolved he would get
for himself, with the reatat that in
the very act of taking It he was
seized with a stroke of paralysis,
. The remainder of the money is
still concealed, but the Criminal Iti-
vestienlion Department cannot dis-
cover where, owing to the supersti.
tion of the surviving Nair, Though
now quite well ho will not take tho
detectives to the spot, on the
grounds that his illness was duo to
the vengeance of his dead friend's
spirit., and that if he went to the
spot again the spirit would kill him.
The Criminal Investigation Depart -
wont have the man well in head, and
hope to get the concealed Monet'
shortly. This remarkable story is
perhaps unique. It illustrates not
only a strange toincitlence, but the
accentuated superstition of lacialte,
WHY WE SAY "PUSS."
A great many years ago the People
of Egypt, had many idole, worship-
ped the cat, among others. They
thought she was like the moon, be-
cause sho was more active at nigtht,
end because her eyes changes like
the moon, is sometimes full, and at
other times only a light crescent, or,
as we say, a half-moon, So they
made en idol with a cat's head-,
and named it Pasha The same
name they gave to the moon, for the
word means "the face of the moon,"
The word has been charged to "Pas'
and "Pus," and has come it last to
be calMd "Puss," the name the most
of us give to the eat. Puss anti
pussy -eat are pet items for kitty
anawhere now. Who ever thinks of
the name as given to her thousaads
of mite ago and the people who
then bowed down and prayed to
her
—*—
The Laily—t gave you a, piece of
pie !net week, and you've been send-
ing your friends hero over wince, The
Tramp—You're mistaken, lady; them
wee ley enemies'.
Pi lesR.q`ciNtte_s;161's tp„,6,15,4
encl'ewashite ear: ice @soli
' bwIldtgalittgttratill1111111
11,0 manefeetarsits hale sriveresiteedife gee tea
aniseeds th the suety press awl ask pew neeel
tiers whet they Wee We You taikagee
lt n
*11 dealers or NostAmoteneette CiLitit010e.
ise steer moor base a eist oared, wee Mee a
Or Chose.* Ointriletint
THE OAUSE TEE
PRICE OP PEPPER. taI THE
LONDON MARKETS.
Taste at the Table MO Toad to
Vast Increase ef the British
7mpire.
Row many British citizens, whon
limy ere melding the usual seasoning
to their poached or boiled eggs at
the breakfast table m to their vege-
tables at dinner, have (my idea of
tho vast potentialities which have
arisen ma of the common or d011109-
110 pepper -box ?
(1mighr auzlisd shpalre(Sialsoni5:jollfg otitr 71n1d1Lahlet
Empire wore primarily duo tho
ictILtio.tidiorow,1,oltf pteiltpisopeor_101ixtipailltineeni.nitslooin,livItIoxlvteltlit13:1
1107e1' in the history of Empire, did
such a great 01'0111 spring from such
a trilling cause.
]early t tho fifteenth century Eur-
ope was emerging Mom tho semi-
barbed:1m of the Middle Agee, and
as it became a little mere delicate
in its feeding it began to cultivate
a test(' in Oriental condiments,
At that time ,all trade with tba
Eaet OVOl'Ialld, and its European
market was Venice. Towards the
end of the century, the I'ortugeso
doublet] the Cape of alood Hope,
and found another road to the 'East,
whotoupon Pope Alexander VI., by
way of settling any future disputes,
calmly divided the world outside
Europe between Spain and Portugal,
giving the former the West and the
latter tbo East,
'EWE FIRST SHIPAIL'NT
of pepper and spices tyllich came
back round the Cape marked tho be-
ginning of tho commercial ruin and
Political decay of the 01100 proud
and mighty, Repablic of Venice, and
11'0111 tilat timo the lattetern 11101101)-
aly of Portugal became enormously
valuable.
Unfortunately for Pope Alexander,
the stiranecked heretics of the North
did not see ehe force of his condort-
aale little arrangement, and so the
doughty Dutch mariners went pepper
and spice hunting on their own ac-
count. After a little fighting, most-
ly of a piratical nature, the Dutch
won and promptly set up a. mono-
poly of their 011'11.
This was recognized and submitted
to in England until, in 1590, the
Dutch, as is their wont in business,
Immune rather too greedy, ,and rlksed
the price of pepper in the London
from 7f1 cents to $2 a pound. That
extra, 31.25 was the primary cause
of the Indian Mullny and the consol-
idation -or BritAsh rule OTOV the rea-
m ta4and 11 'elands
•
n t he 2 e: ()Member, 1500, WaS
held what WaS perhaps the most im-
portant meeting that, 01,took place
in Wm City of London. It was held
in 'defence of tho leritish pepper -pot
against the exactions of
THE DITT011 hlONOPOL1STS.
The next year good Queen Bess
signed the Charter of the Honorable
East India Company, wiles° first
members had convened that historic
meeting, and 'three months later
John Compauy's first fleet cif armed
Incliamee sot sail for the Land of
Spices. That fleet practically began
or, at aey rate, made possible the
long series of &inflicts and triumphs
which has made the nemes of' Olive,
Warren, Hastings, 'Arthur Wellesley,
and Remy Clowelocle for over glories
in our annals. In fact, it Is rio ex-
eggeration to say that, but for that
extra $1.25 tax on the Ilritash Pela
per -pot, the Britieh Indian Empire
or to -day might eithee Imve been a
35I1981E01 PrO-Villee or remained what
it was before John Company went
there, a battle -ground for the ever-
lasting strife of native despots.
The humble salt -collar, too, has
pleyell no inconspicteme part in the
struggles of men for Empire. To
take India again, the crushing :tax
which the native rulers imposed on
Ole necessary of life realty made the
path of British commercial and mil-
itary coequeet
MUCH SHOOTHEll.
11. ist just the same in Egypt cvliere
;the salt tex, next to the covea or
forced labor, wee the most grievous
burden that their former tyrants
IMCI on the shoulders of the fele,heee.
To -day, under, of course, very modi-
lied conditions, the stone tax is ono
of the most fruitful sources of re-
venue in both countries.
Tea is not 00 tondianent, but, like
condimente, it was once a luxury
which has become a neceselty, and,
iik0 them, too, it has produced
ver,y. striking effectsoti the develop-
ment of Empire. The taxed tea
that was sent to Boston might woll
have been gunpowder tea. Anyhow
it started the explosion of the Amer-
Reeolution, laereover, that
war prochteed such very disestrous
effects on the Gahm too, trade that
millions of acres of Indian forest
and jungle afterwards became plant-
ed with tea to the immense profit of
India and the Elamite, for then ten
first became a British product which
at present eonao $20,000,000 a year
into the Inpeeial lexchequer It was
tea, too, that saved one of our most
impo taunt and bcautifui Eastern
possessions from utter ruin.
When disease and to chaege of pub-
lic taste colebined to destroy the
coffee inauery of (Won, the reen-
ters got tea -plants from :India, and
China, mid before very long the fra-
grant little leaves Mal clammed a
deseet or disaster into te garden of
Dr°17N°.[QitU;V
ia WEDDING
A. short thrte ago'a wedding took
plate at St. Luke's Ohurch, Hoddall
Hill, Cradley Heath, Illegleml, at,
which a man narned John. Hill was
inarriod to a yomer wotnaa whose
name was also MIL The lances of
the bride and bridegrooioo were each
named John Hill, the witnesses wore
all named Hal, and both the bride-
groom arid btide resided at Old
33111.
"Another sleep fartvard lo the fed -
meanie of tilO liations," suggests the
'Paris Figaro, Would be Made by the
asloption ef 0 utiVersttl postage
stamp, Such a eter,m, with the
title of "the Pe0tailee atalTIP at.
eeade," ie te be proposed at next
year's Internatioxial ,rtvikt CAttlittaiss,
SOME HINTS FOR BRIBES
HOW TO 'MEP A l.W.A.15 AT 1103103
07 415 Lynn -ix%
Let a Woman Do llor Duty as a
Wife—Lieltealltter4131weayas.Sweet-
Many it young wife, all too soon
after marriage, is taxed by 11. diffi-
culty—she has ly put the vest:ion to
herself, "How cat I keep Willie inr-
doors of an, evening
Now it is a ;ay when this goes -
don has to be feced, for lt allows
that there is a flaw somewhere.
Perhaps, if yoang wives only knew
it, the men are aot so ratioh to
blame after ell; in the majority of
eases the wives have tbeniselves
greatly to blame, for it, Is Baia 11110
ft 1111111balld is pretty mud) what his
wIln° althitekeilsrs11110pliace, a woman, after
getting a husband, often does not
trouble hereelf any further; she hes
atbained her ambitiou; she has secur-
ed a husband anti a home of her
own, neva that is juat what she de-
sired. But this won't do by a long
if n 5111 bas to struggle to secure
a man's love before matrimony can
be thought of, sho bas to struggle
ali the more to retain it after mar-
riage.
Of course, if a woman is content
to lot things go after marriage, she
cannot be surprised if her husband
becomes eoniewbat neglectful; she
cannot complain 11 he teles to going
out of nights.
A emu requires chemedl, amiable
socieey, as it rule, after the business
of the day is over, and that cbeerful
amiable society his wife ought to
endeavor to eupply herself; if she
fails to do so, see falls in me of
the chief things in married life,
namely, to bo a real
COMPANION TO ITER 11US33AND.
Surely a wife tam have a clean,
epotless house when a. man comes
home, perhaps titod out.; surely elle
can have a nice llttlo dinner ready,
11101 3111•015, she eau sit opposite him
mid chat iu a cheery way.
Then, after the dinner dishes are
removed, surely she can pall in hie
armchair, and by her porssonee
charms entice hint to sit down and
enjoy a pipe 11.1111St hc sits and sowe
or knits, This may seem a pal:Wale
and 1101. altogether up-to-date pio.
ture, but if old-ragaioned lt is a
sign that peace and happiness pr0.
'0,11 111 the family circle.
Row different if, after dinner, tau
husband puts on hat and coat awl
departs—whither ? But how' ead 11
the wife heeds eot whether he de.
parts or not, or takes no interest in
his object in going out. Yet this
latter is all too conunon, and the
husband is not to blame under the
circumatances.
If a wife will not stretch out a
hand to koop a husband at home
in the evening she deserves to be
loft alone; the man is laboring all
day to keep her and tho household
in comfort, so surely he is entitled
to 00 little consideration alter meth-
ingt il°mhe
iis twifo's ri uty to treat lam
in a correct 'manner, and not adopt
the same style towards him which
she might towards an automaton..
Too many, Inusbands are mare au-
tornatone, mere moneyentalcing
=whim's; so long as they bring in,
a certain SUM weekly or monthly
that is all the wives thee for.
One might think leutt, little love
had existed before marriage, on the
woman's side, wbon this kind of
thing follows in 'rumpled life, but
but that is by no means the case;
the woman perhaps loved the man
terY sincerely, but in SO1TOW be it
amid, 90910 W0111011, inunetliately after
marriage,
DROP ALL LOVE) MAKING.
They 'stovetop iato cereless, heed -
lees women, unmindful ol their hue -
bands' comfort; tawdry in their
dress—and that is often the begin -
a1115 of the enn.
A woman in order to keep her
husband at home 111 the evening
must be neat and tidy herself, end
keep her home 111 the same condi-
Men. The morning and• evening
kiss, when the huthand loaxes home
and returns, aro very important,
and must not be omieted.
Tho comforts of the breadwinner
must be etiolated to; no man can
keep on working and improving his
position without a little entherage-
meet.
Lot a wife not trouble her lambent(
With it recital of 0,11 Inc worries
antl petty tenn,oyances of the tiny
wbon he eettles dotvn in 1)114 chair
miter dinner. If he. speaks of bugle
ness worries, however, let her listen
patiently, and if necessary spline,-
thise, and if the occasion seems to
demand it, give advice.
The secret of how to keep a lam -
band at home in the evening is: Let
a woman but do Inc duty as a wife;
Int her bo a weetheaelalways—
there is 'meting in matrimony to
prevent that surely—let her be con-
ercierole aria landly let her think of
her husband, now and again, before
her self; lot 1101', 1» faCt. be meal-
asite
Let her mit anew love to fade;
rather let ber fan the flruee by per-
forming those ads wtich charm
mreher make hint see that her ono
ahn and object ift to ploso 1111111 lot
110P in every Way enelea.vOut to show
him that his house 10 a wall home
in every .senee of tho word ani sIto
will have little difficulty in keeping
him indoors ih the everting mean sha
50 no.eirest.--realer_is
_,
Otatt BOYS SHOULD LEARN.
Te leach, to aim to Milt, to
eal•VO, to be neat, to make a tiro,
to be punctual, to do an errand, to
ept kindlier.", to eing (if they met)
to help their mothers, to bong up
their hats, to respec1 their teachers,
to hold their hones theca -to sew
on their own buttons, to Wipe their
boots on the Mat, to meek Male -
witty to older persons, to jett ()raw
gement, in its proper PISMO, to re-
MOVO thOit 1.111tS 'upon entering 0,
lame,' to be as kind mid 1011110 to
theft Sillter0 as to other 1)035 f sea
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