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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-2-11, Page 2FsAeleneeteegfeag<eeneinee<eenett<geeanfe•iel.e.n.(eleleeed.if **Calf reenteneaenel A ITS I, OR, A BROTHER'S PROMISE IrBioam5iennle,nneoaaneeene.nieeneen•Vannneonienn)ne•»nlinetee,,Veeleatate. `Ln • CHAPTER VI, • People called the Orange Xing a Lucky men. Ile, himself, when he could be got to talk, declared that • Luck consisted in knowing wbon to take Tillie by the forelock and how to twist the thin grey wisp. "Do now" was his favorite 1.1009/111. it actuated his life and all his actions, whether it was a question of smash- ing a eival's line of steamehips, or so small a. matter as ordering his winter supply of household coel. Ilis second favorite maxim was "To- morrow went out wben the Tele- graph came in," There was nothing new in his creed, wilich was the old one of neime is money." Only—he lived up to it, and so came in ahead of all competitors in whatsoever dold. Bis visit to the Voice in Blooms- bury lasted exactly thirty -eve min- utes • Hector took him through Bravo's room M Chneford Street, along the corridor where the ten kept conetant guard, 911d iato the great White Tbe Orange King said noth- ing. He shregged his shoulders in a curiously un-Englisli way when he caught sight of the silver throne : that was the only sign of surprise he allowed himself to express, Den Augustin, 10 his court drew, awaited them here. In spite of Hoc- tor's warnings, Bravo, it was evi- dent, was intent on ceremony and formality. But, somehow, Smith's unruffled calm and cold eye wrought their effect; and with a sigh of re- signation Don Augustin opened the door leading into the boudoir and waved on invitation to enter. Maddalena was awaitiug them. It was a curious partie memo : Bravo, old and grey, with the wrin- kled sad Moe of disappointed age; Smith, quiet, keen, not fifty, clean shaven but for a heavy iron -gray moustache and the tiniest of tufts on the lower lip; Gimlet, tett], Mir, with a fresh young face, and a Vik- ing's head of crinkly gold hair; lend the Queen, radiant and richly young, with the bloom of a newly -opened rose. Mr. Smith spoke a single sentence of hurried compliment. Be knew something of the sort was expected of him, and he got through it as quickly as possible. This was the one moment when it could be said that he was not altogether at bis ease Maddalena blushed and bow- ed. "I suppose I may see those papers now," he said, looking towards Rector. A casket lay on the table. ela.clda- leen moved towards it, and opened It with a little gold key that hung at her chatelaine. "I have spent all the day in set- ting them In order," she eaid, "so as to save your lime." "Thank ou.yMay I sit ?'' Don augustin looked horrified, but Maddalena waved her hand to a chair. The Orange Xing sat down, and for ten minutes read document after docement, paying no attention to the others, who awaited eagerly the result or his scrutiny. "That's all right," he said short- ly, wbon be had finished. "New, the next thing is to assign to me •the promised monopoly of the orange trade I •am going to sink half a million in this venture. If the af- fair comes to nothing, T am the only one who loses enything. I/ it conies off all right, 1 must see that I don't lose. My experithee is that • kings have short memories," Ile spoke a little bitterly; for it was only a. couple of years before that a suecessful annexation of territory on • the Coego brought to a certaen grasping monarch nuich solid reven- ue, and to Thomas Smith, who had provided the major part of the cap- ital, nothing, absolutely nothing, except a Stur and a Ribbon, both al which he had returned. "Sir I" begen Don Augustin, aflame with anger, his hand ou his toasting -fork sword. "With you, madam, it is, of course different, ' went on Mr. 31211 Lb, un - hooding the iuteeruption. Maddalena smiled. "Our agreement shall be In writing, sir, I should 'voterit so. Will you write the paper ? I will sign it." Don Augustia led the way, resent- fully, to an escritoire. For a couple of minutes err. Smitai wrote. Then he rose end read the following : '"We, Maddalena., Queen of the Isle of Palma, hereby agree and promise to grant mid deliver, duly eigned and sealed, to Thomas Smith, of Orange Uouse, Duke Street, Liv- erpool, a charter of monopoly of Llie 01 • g Isle Palms, for the term of Musty -nine (90) years, in consideration of ser- vices rendered and to be rendered; aud we further agree and promise that such charter shall be .granted and defieeted within six months of the dates of our coronation." "I think that is sufficient for my side or the transaction, As a mate ter of fact, until vou are recognised by the Powers, this agreement is not worth the peeler written on. But that conies later. I hare also written MI midertaking on my part to finance this enterprise in consid- eration of meeleing the monopoly." Don Augustin took both papers with shaking hands—poor old 19991 What a moment it was for him—and having mad them. passed them to Maddalena. Without reading either she placed them on the table. "Don Augustin " she seed "you advise me to sign this document t" "Yes, madam," and ber chamber- lain bowed. Then Hector had his breath taken away by- the some question being put to hen. The blood sureed in lIl' 'C, the face of the Queen, smiling yet wistful. In a voice be did not re- cognise foe his own, he replied : "Yes, madam." So the Queen took her first official doeument and signed it clearly and boldly—' Maddalena R,e The Orange Xing signed the second paper, and an exchange was merle. 'I don't want to interfere in able: p10115 you may have made, madame he said; "but to a certain extent, the man who pays the piper has the right to call the tune. I would suggest, therefore. that err. Grant go out to Pahn Island Les soon as it Is convenient. Be can prorspect, see what the state of affairs is like, how much the Palraottos are to be relied upon, and arrange for your going there as soon as possible. I shall be glad to see you ruling over the' island, madam, Anything will be better than Hismaniolan misrule. It coste me quite £15,000 a Year." "We had decided that Mr. 011111-1 Should go out soon," said Don Atiguslen. "Good," said Mr. Smith, "I go back to Liverpool toenight. To -mor- row I shall write Mr. Grunt and tell hint Mum he ought—when I think he ought to tart. Advices from my agents in Pelmetto will await inc. If their repme is favorable, I shall at once place orders for ammunition and guns. It will be a provisional melee only, until Mr. Grant reports fully as to the neceesarn quantities. One of my steamers will take the arenuneuts from Inigland to Ant- werp, where they will be transbipped for the island; and, another steeuner X shall place ut your disposal as soon ais it is adviseble for you to leave England." Then with re swift turn to Grant, "Is there anytheng dee you think it necessary to dis- cuss now ?" "There is so much that there Is nothing," said Hector. "Then," saki Mr. Smith, rising from his chair and buttoning bis overcoat, "I shall be going, With your permission, madam," he ndeled, remembering the courtesy duo to Maddalena. "Sir," she said, "I thank you. And I hope Lo make you believe that if kings have short memories, queens have long Gees." "linedam," he replied, "may your hope be rdallsed 1 ean Wish you nothing better—nothing better for myself, either," he added, with a tangle that tried to be cynic:at Don Augustin opened the door of the noudoir, th tweet the Orange King through the maze. Hector was about to follow, but a sign from Maddniona hold hitn, The chanther- in Regard to Health? —Where Do You Tire Most Easily? What Organ Gives Out First? Most people are not eonserticied like the deacon's oue-lice se Filmy, which Was equally etrong at every point, and ehowed no sign of weak. 11098 until it all went to memo, It may be wean action of the heart Mogi; or stomach, pain and weakness o1 tha back, failure of memory, eye- sight or hearleg--some weak point of which you at times feel conacioile. Dr. Chaeo's Nerve Food is moat, valuable, because of Re strengthen- ing and building -up inattence. The tWo Mediums of the blood and norvee ore the only ones by evbith the body of man can he influthreil in • health or dieease. It id ley forming new blood anci • creaeing nrev nerve force that thie • peat food sends new strength Inn vigor to ceney organ of the • body. It searches oet the weak pots and manes them serong. Ity noting your inerease in weight ylitio wing ite you me proem thae sow, firm fleet) and tiesue aro being ler/nod, Mt's, Keeling, sr., Olen' Sound., Out„ writes 1—"It 18 q, pleesum to toll whet benefit T have derived froia Dr. filiase's Nervo mod. I ato about, fiftnefive years' old end for abeet fi'ro years my lifo was one of great suffering from ner- vousness, weal:aloes and therm° physical cehanstion. I could riot Ceti and hot flushes woul'd pass through my body from feet to head, 1 consulted -my family physician and Iwo other elector -On -Out they told me Mint about •frey time of lite I was likely to be troubled that way. I continually grow lenirse and deepaba rod 00 over being cured. Dr. Chase's Nerve Wood came to My notice and as we havo Dr. Chave's Receipt took I have confidence In the Doc- tor. I Waft so surprised al, the help I received from the first box that I bought three mom, They built me eight 01) and made me feel healthy and young again. They have proverl a greet bleeshig to me and X hope this testimonial will be of help to settle weak nervous women seffering its9 did," Dr. Chase's Verve Food, 150 emits a box, tier boxes for $2.50, at all dealers, or Echnothon, Beath ae Toronto. To Protect you agaifist imitettions the nortraii, end sinew. tore of Da A. W. Math, the Minolta rtheipt book author, aro on every late awl the millionaire paased ou and the door Mosta, Hector teamed and foxed the Queet There was silence for a moment. "What do you think of the Prang Xing ?" said be. "Think 1" she cried 1 "I do eci thiuk. I feel, I feel. And I Imo now feint I shall sit on the throi of my fathers," "I thought ho would impress yo in that way," nThert• is Buell an Mr of calin col 1,11m.et 1ene of assured lm ed success aa 1 "That's half tho batele 10 thi world." said Hectoe. poop) the impression that you're going t win and you remove half the pr bable obstaeies. They sey, 'It WOW be good to rub agaitht that limn Better to he on his side tha against him.' Yes, Thomas Smit, is a great character," "1 shell know bow to reward lei when I come to ley :nth," sat Mad•dalona. 0, there's the monopoly," tough- ed I1e0101.. "That's nothing," Ka, she, "that's all to any advantage. Do you know, I have been wondthing during these last days how I aut ever to reward you and Don Augus- tin sufficiently." "Wait until the work is done, dear lady." "0, but I can't help thinking and phuming," "9 don't think we shall want any reward. Is that ungracious ? What I mean is that to Don Augustin it will be enough to see his beloved mistress on the theone of her lath - ere, to see the people of his dear island freed from tyranny and haPPY metier your rule, to die among, the green of the palms he loves so well." "And yourself 9" "1:9— There will be some ex- citement, a trifle of fighting n trifle of plotting and planning. Lot m have my share in these, and let in see you crowned in ibe Cathedral o Palm City—surely that is rewar great enough for 1110." Yet as he spoke he knew that h was keeping back somewhat of his desire, For even as he looked at her a certain strange tremor, a di- vine shudder ran through him, stir- ring him as Spring stirs the sap. From where he sot in shadow he looked at her. Was ever woman so witching as this ? She was in the ripening prime of youth, and the mere body of her, rounded and sup- ple, seemed the sweet composite of all joyous maidenhood, A smile lin gored about tho pomegranates of her parted lips—a smile teat was, ne whispered, a butterfly, one of her kind, pure thoughts made visible. The light touched her hair. A crown would soon rest on that most queen- ly head, yet what bauble of gold and jewels coold ever match her beaute half so ',yell as that present dark ei 017 ? Ile had dallied with the daring thought before this hour, But it was always half dreantrully she Was the prineesS in a p00111, and in poems all things are possible, none more possible thon the impossible. And this Was 110 poem—this was Life, whore thins are often Still— () but lie loved her, he 101001 1101', The full rthelation shone swift, upon him, as the sun smiles the sea at dawn. Ho walked m the midst of the great epiphany. It ems Spring, and all about Min leagues of daffodils shook golden latices; the green Mils Dallied emerald; the EOM was silver at white heat; and every thicket was like his heart, a nest of singing birds, every bird singing the self -same song of "I love her, I love her." 910)' voice broke in on his moment. "You do not hope for much," Ile laughed, bewildered yet happy. "Ah 1 I may not toll you hl 1 hope; but, as the old Scots seying goes, 'She that bodes it silk goon may got the sleeve o't.' " Don Augustin returned. looked keenly et liraddelent. and then at Hector. 90100 suspicion was in his min(1, and for (1 moment a dark shadow wrinkled his brow. But the 80811011)11 and the shadow passed. "Your Mr. Smith is a terrible man, a machine," he cried. "Ah 1 if I had only met him years ago, in- stead of trusting. to your politIcians —they nee not statesreen. BO set- tles the fate of it nation with the swiftness and peocesion of the gnillo- tine." "He business is a mn—the busi- ness man of the future," sold Hec- tor, glad of relief from his lead dream. "We are begineing to feel the neeessIty for ouch 01011 1» our government. Our Secretory for the Colonies is a business man. The making of steel. 50I'0105 and the sell- ing of them was no had preparation for empire -building." "That will be our difficulty when we form a Cabinet in Palmetto," said Bravo. "We are not a, business people. We are poets and dreamers, we are fighters lovers—" "One or two of Smith'e heads of departments might be induced. to take portfolios, ' laughed Vector, "Smith himself would make no bad Royal Chancellor." "An t" sighed Bravo. "AIT that ie on the tomes of the gods; and, meanwhile, there is the relating of Hispaniola, Mr, Smith has great faith in you." "That is hopeful," rejoined Ilec- tItoo," aid Mddalena. lion X am fully armed," nrethee sa answered, ell his heart theenti»g her from Ins eyes. "He thee that you are enthusias- tic," said lArteVO.• "A.Ild enthimiasm wins more battles than the sword." Two nights later Hector received the following cliaraeteristic note "Deane 'House, Duke Street, Liverpool, "Dear See—You hen lathier start tor Paimetiti on Friday. Our beet, the s, Jebba, loaves the Mersey aa 8 p, pn, on that clay. I 0611 010- 150(10to see you on board about. (1 p. 111,rs Youtruly, TITOMA,S SMITH," Meier 001151211 9)011 Auguetin at Johnoories, brit not finding him there took hie 105,3' Charford Street. He lot himeelt quietly by month of the latelelkey Beano bed ginee The old Imes rotnes Were t, empty, Expecting, therefore, th end him with. the QuH een, ector went 1. aloug the secret oassego into tho Whito Hale and tapped at, the door e of tile boudoir. There WAS 110 'all - 011,(11*, 80 Heater opened the door t and entoved. The boudoir Was em - w 1)129', too, but it was brilliantly le lighted, and loolced as If Maddalena had lust loft it, He bad timidly ea- u tered before she returned. "Mr. Grunt," She eried, in delight- ed surprise. "You are welcome in- t deed." "The humblest of your servants, s auttlam," lie said, bowing low, She gaVe him her Mind, and ho o stooped to kiss it, but sho withdrew 0- It basti/y. (2 "No, no, that, is for the Queen. . Poe your friend, your Emelt* shako n of the haled is better." h And again she extended 1)00 hand frankly, ividle that wonderful rippl- 11 ing smile irradiated het. feature% d "You bring 1110 110109 ?" "'We are beginning, Look." And 'Hector gave her the Orange King's 10.001110 ineasagc. AS site read it she sighed joyous- ly. "Me. Smith does not waste words," she cried, ''You go to- morrow 9" "Surely—unless you bave other eonnuands." "I? What have I to do with it, my friend? You ure doing all these things for ine—eou and Don Augus- tine" On the hist occasion Illaddaleea had seed, "Don Augustin and you." Elector wandered if the transposition 100111 intentional, and if it were whether It was due to his sudden importance in the scheme of entire or to the beginning of something deeper. Be looked on her with all 0. loeer's earnestness, and for a moment he fancied that in her smile lie could read thinething of happy o augury. But he put the dream be- e hind him, for your trao 1.01'01. 19 0Ver O the first to discount alluring pros - d poets. "Yes," he said, "I shall a11 to - O morrow." "0 1 how I wish I 0.'01'0t1 man 1" she cried. "Then I could come, too —come and see my own land, my 01111 people," "Your day is not far oft" Ilector answered. "I have been making a little calculation. arid I find that, if all things go smoothly, it is pos- sible for you to he crowned on the first day of the New Year, the now century. Six months is surely little time to wain" "le does not seem long to you who aro doleg something. But when all one's doing is Just waiting, a day is a. year—a week an eternity, Why, in six months I may be deacii" Like a flash the ViSiOn came, nail like a flash was gone and for- gotten.. lao leughorl lightly, aud set it down, inwardly, to his "con- foundedly vivid imegiaation.." "You must not say things like that," ho answered her, "If you rine not hopeful mol fearless how can we have high hearts ?" "0 1 do not think that I ellen fail you in hope," sho assured hen. "Yet has not one of your poets said, 'Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at eel '? Rope has been my food all these years, and I think there is sufficient left to 021.11'Y 1110 on to the end." "Especially," said Hector, "since the end 10 so nem.. To be sure. nothing actual, nothing tangible, is done yet --beyond enlisting the syta- fin thy of the Orange ICing." "And that was your doing." "It was eothing-1'1112 the work S00102 so straightforward, so simple, that I am all continence." "Yciur [le:mature for Palmetto is sudden, and Don Augusein and I did not think it woul(1 come so quickly, yet we hare been nialcieg prepara- tions, new into the night we wrote. Sre ?" "Those are for you," "And they are—?" "Introductions to the lenders in Palmetto, lists of all our chief friends, Particulars of wbore you 111032 11.11d thell1 and how you are to make yourself 10101111 to them. Then, there is an open letter or com- miseion oppointing you my repre- sentative in the lshtnd, authorizing you to do in my neine what you deem best for the cause, and com- manding our friends to obey your orders 'in ell things as though the orders were oer own," Beater knew from 1.1ree4) that scene such commissioa woeld be giv- en to him, but he did not surmise that the fulness toed power of it would be so groat as this. He WaS touched by the extravagance of con- fidenee, and he could not help show- ing it in his face. "I am. overpoWered by your Majes- ty's trust in me." "Is it not, deserved? Can I do less than acknowledge in the only way- yet possible to me all that you have done, all that you are 11»d0r- truking, all that eou are . taking ? lt Is little more than a v .ence Don Augustin brought you • um, and said, "Phis is your SOVidtlr, thiS is the saviour of Pohnottoe Since that night bon/ much has happened; yeti ha•ee abandoned a enamor in whic11 you might have attained, who knows what ominthee; you have—" "Dray, pray," interrupted Hector. "No, you must lot me speak, you bane saerificed time Mid moreey to find the means of doing me and my country the greatest serVice we needed; and now yeu are goieg to increeso the dobt by riekieg your Ilto and enduring all porils fen- my aake and my coentry'e. Ahl my cone lidence,ie little for all this," (Te be (iontintted.) levegy ibm Station in Berlin has now been equipped With an oxygen apparatus to revive persons overcome by woke oe heat, Ordinary ailmen5 may also hove the lean of the ap- prirtttus 112 oeses of negent need, N. A. it HAS 2 CATARM1 CURE 111 tont direct to dio &Medd puts be no Improved Illoviet. Udidd the ulcer's, clone (took siowi dreennes In 1116 elgoat ited eeneetontly cents centre and fhtenevot, /newer o. 111 ,1,11011, St 01, 01, ele Clete edititiei Ck, Toterile sad Nelda r6061606906%% ON THF FARMS k6 65Zglangag, ql MOISTURE 09' Title SOIL. 911 2110000 210 dIrtOrP1/00 bow rich the soil may be hi plant food or fereility, it is impossible Mr tiny kind of plants to grow without water, writes Mr. le. J. Witterstripe. We all uog- loot the point of retaining moisture in the soil for future use, This is very essentire in humid regions dur- ing dry sh.asons, The plant needs water for 1.120 M11104191 pnrposes. First all tho plant food must be dissolved and in a liquid forni before, it in available, This is why liquid 111011111T 18 SO valuable, and then the plea mods water in its construc- tion, A huge percentage of all P1011118 is water. The lack of mots - thee causes more crop tailures than lack of fertility, It may be surprising to note how much water is required in the growth. of an acre of corn. Clinton, I be- lieve it is, estimates that. Ott acre of corn producing 50 bushels re- quires 1,500,000 potinds of water dur- ing the season. And if this subject is so important, We should give it more attention. A little candid work in this way often helps our crops wonderfully. Fro- m:eta, shallow cultivrition through- out the 5e0.5011 Will conserve the mois- ture 110 a great extent, as it destroys the capillary connection with the air, the water remaining below where the roots aro feeding, This culeivat- ing must be shallow. I know one Held of corn which surely was hurt at least ten bushels to the acre by running the cultivator too deep the last time. The corn looked woll be- fore, but after the work was done, it has looked rather sick ever since, have argued all sununer with the owner of this corn trying to show him the effect of shallow cultivation, but lie still goes deep. Tho water -holding capacity of the soil may be increased by the adding of humus, 111 the form of barnyard manure, 01' in plowing under stubble or green crops. The soil is then more open and will absorb more of the falling rain, and will retain it as what is called eepillary water. There may be a possibility of applying too, much humus to the land, but there is, • net much danger of the farmer do -1 ing it. Also the water -holding capacity! may be increased by fall plowing. This gives the frost a chance to break! up the soil in fine 'particles, leaving; It io better condition to absorb and retain the winter rains until needed; later hi tho season by the growing. crops, Plowing, whether spring or, fall, should be deep, as this Increases: the depth of the soil mulch and gives, more space Mr conserving moisture. Proper tillage is what counts in modern agriculture. Some of our experiment stations have been expel-, neenting with subsolling for the; above purpose, aud ham found it to be satisfactory. But middling and: proper cultivation aro the most preen Meal ways for the average farmer. The careful saving and applying of all the manure produced on the furin; would help us out many times. I repeat that this work needs more attention and eve can 2330014 at all times ot the year. Ain can cultivate, in summer, plow in autumn, haul uni-I num In winter, and drain in spring.i We flood to do more of this work.! The up-to-date farmer has his farm; believe in intensive cultivation when in a high state of cultivation. done in the right way, and my senti-, merits in farming are fewer acres ands bettee tillage, Then we can retain more of the moisture and greatly 1n- 0(0010 our crops. Lend COO be cultin relied too much, but this is not of- ,cri clone. A GOOD FARM: TEAM. There is much difference of opinion among farmers as to whet kind of horses make the very best farm team, writes Me, lie W. Stevens, I have tooted all kinds of horses on the, (arum, and aftee 20 years' experience I know well what suits my oonditions best. The man who is wedded to his heavy dean animals that weigh :wool or 1800 pounds is perfectly wolcomel to them so far as I am coacernect, but this sort of an animal will not on my farm and at all seasons of tho year do as much or as satisfac- tory work as a nervy 1200 pounder that has tbo gaits desired and the; staying qualities at all times and rtil places. What 1 consider a model farm horse, is an aidmal that weighe in fair flesh/ 1200 petunia 9 want him some', good, strong color, a boy or a seta/ rel prefeered. I wont hen high 110011- 0 ern nervy and a good dispoeition. The next qtaelification is a good walker. A horse naturally a good walker will cover ten miles across the field or on' the road with tta little exertion as the slow -poke will cover aix, and When night comee he will snhow less fatigue. Nerve will not only carry (1, horse through a tlay'e labor With greater oath, but Will give longer life and greater usefuMoss the end, I want my 1200 -pound horse to bo about 15 hande high, with broad, not bone, a good hazel eye, doop around the girth, tad with a goad foot. With such an animal on the farm I know that I havo something X can depend on in any nett of emer- gency or for any leied at IVOItit. Sottleone might wish to know where euch a breed of borsee can bo found. I am sorry to say that Vle heve no particular breed of beeses that eeact- ly iille the abeee roquireMents, but judicious breedleg of selected animate NOM glee us about What IVO went, The Morgan at) be IS usually foetid ie not tip io the standard in eine, bot Is perfection in beery other wo,y, The thoroughbred le Abort, in thibeenoce p end bie dieriesitien ie net alWrins juat T whet We Meet ethire 112 et Medd earm north. The etenderd trotter lacks In Mee as well as conditioli. The &eft le too slow and clemey, 01111 it takes toe ninth to feed 111111. So we know of no way of getting firsteclass farm animals but to breed them, 1.10 WO (1032 nullelous selee- Lion or nervy, rangy mares erossed with the right keel of a Morgue, coach or trotting etatlion. The time Is LA hand when sucli 1101008 90 1.111000 C10211111/ed tire In de inane at good prices, and the Memel who is lucky enough to have tie right kind of brood names will foi the next few years find horses the most valuable of anything lie cat Produce cm the farm A POI3I—..TRY WHAT WHEAT OEN MAN FACTS CALCULATED NA= THIN%,. Wheat Production Area in This Country Is Practically Wheat ie the great disLtnot4vo 00- - 11041011 crop, it belongs much 00 • this soil na does the Dollen himself, From James Bay almost, to the • United Stateborderline; from the shores of the Pacific to the coast linri .of anolent Annapolis, wheat lit - prang covers out. country with a green and fruitful mantle, There Is uot 0 province 111 011 the .1)0culaion, even to the Yukon, where wheat 38 , not an important pert of the coin- ' monwealth'e agriculture, Tido can be Raid of no other thou. Few of the men who cultivate this wonder- fully productive plant, few of those who handle it commercially, few who stake fortunes on Its _mice tincture-. tines have any conception of the sig-' nificanee to the Canadian people and to their pi•osperity. The magnitude of its atheage end volume, the uni- versality of Its distribution over the favored soil of Canada, anti its adaptability to human needs, aro lit- tle short of marvellous. No wonder it has been ealled the health and strength of all nations. The bigness of the Canadian even and the, vital relations it bears to the prosperity of the Canadian farm- er and that of the country, can only • be get:loped through the medium oi figures, but theme nefel leo neither !many nor tedious, and they should ham n peculier interes(2 for every man trbiose heart is open to that which has large significance for his wuDnIttArYW A MENTAL PICTURE of a vast ileld of wheat of over four emillion acres, end you have a view of the consolidated wheat fields of , Canada. This is the present wheat acreage. As a 001111121131011 picture, let the imagination depiet a moun- 'tan,. of wheat containing. for 1003, •cToe to one hundred million bushels • of bentailia hard grain of a. goldoe I hue. This 18 0110 yOWS 110XVOSt from the great field—an rumen crop, The immensity of those figures may well stagger tho inagination of the oUn- 003' matter-of-fact man and cause him to ask "where and how is this mon- ster harvest used?" That the demand for MINA should far exceed so prodigal a supply seems 'almost impossible, but facts shoe that the ivoriens call for wheat is feu outstripping the enormous output et this or any other country's wheat fields. How this demand has grown to a point to which it has reached and what it 11109110 to Canadians may be briefly suggested by a word of wheat history, Great Bei tain . c-ord Mg to Mr. Asquith, requires each year 208 mil- lion bushels of wheat. Now let us look brick and see what tha ocean liners carried to England and else- where from the wheat fields of Can- ada, The exports of wheat fer 1891 were 2,108,000 bushels (valued, say, at $1 a bushel at Montreal), 52,- 000,000, Tn 1890 we sent across the Water 9,000,000 bushels valued in mend egeres at s10,000,000, and this yenr up to June 1e0 the surpms crop WA exporthil coulee up to the selentlid total of 83,000,000 busbels, which hns netted us, or will, to be conservative, $80,000,000— TREBLED IN SEVIeel YEARS. Though, as we have already indi- cated, wheat is 011 Important fen, - tore of agricultUre in every province hi the Dominion, and commands a total of over 4,000,000 acres, the groat wheat belt is confined to Mani- toba, Ontario, Quebec anti the North- west 1 center kis. Manitoba, of course, is entitice to the distinction of being crowned as the great wheat 'wavelet, or double that. of Ontario. Much of the ethent raised. in Can- ada nettheally goes abroad as flour and is highly regerded. 'This year nearly 1,800,000 barrels was export- ed—Great Britain being the paticipal customer. In attempting MI adequate estimate ot the significance and tho future of Canada one of the most pertinent facts to be noted is this; The area, suitable for wheat iwoduction in this country is to -day prnetically illimit- able, or flay times more than at present 51 (11180 cultivation, Enlarge- ment or our wheat fields can go on just as fast 90 immigrants or seetlers arrive, while the demand for the pro- duct, though tremendouely large now, will increase in volume, toe, and so long as the world 1'01110111S, tUld this demand in evidence—with wheat at its eightful price—prosperity will bo far more general, and the minoring entailed from financial deprossioes much less acute. The farmer aide of the wheat gees - tion limy be Meted a eenteece: The frumees elle wheat provinces of Unmada are more prosperous, have now MOM money, lithe bettor Innen, better farms and enjoy more desirabM social conditions than the farmers in any other agriculeural bolt in the World, The ideal land for a emultry tart» is Randy loem which is eatut.ally wel drained and yet capable of producing good (imps ot grass, clover, cabbages , and numgolde for green Mod. and of , corn, wheet and ones for grain food and Canada peas, soja helms and sun flowers as partial eulistinitos fot• ani- , mal food. It should contain some I gravel, which the, fowls may usa as I grit or grindstones for their gizzard gristm(1ll. , The most f1Lr01111/19 21.01)00t 10 090 , which inclines gradually to t1111 909111, with southeast a second, and south- , Nvest a, third choice. Thereby is ether- ! ed. the full benefit of the sunshine in Iwinter and reedy surface drainage in , spring and fall, The protection of rising pn•ferably covered with forest growth to the north med ; northwest, is desirable to brean the strength of the sthong • winds in severe cold, windy and rainy • weather. Carefully constructed, com- fortable houses are most important • aids in anielioraleng the somewhat un favorable natural influences of a. rugged and changeable climate. Shade in summer as well as wIntor must be pit -tuned for, Sultry, thug - mint, superheated 01.1111111.11dings in ,Tuly and August are unquestionably more debilitating and destructive to hen health than the i•igors and sua- don thangth of winter. There is no- . thing more comforting and gratify- ' ing to hen or 11110911 111021 1110 cool- ing shade of leafy trees in the heat of midday in seunmer time. Suffici- ent trees, thee, in the yards or 00 , the range are necessary to the Mean) and liapplemss of the feathered flocks of the farm. • CAPTURING A TURTLE. 1VIethod Adopted by the Indians of South America. Turtle eoup is us welcome to trav- entire in the who have lung existed on carried beef, as to the guest of a nicteopollian hotel. Mr. Francis Cl. Nicholas, in "Arotin•d the Otteibbean and Across Poentoni," tells, of a feast which fie awl his 001115E51110ns enjoe•ed, but only aftei a severe struggle. Die party laid been following the beach, looking for tur- lies, and finally a reelly large 0110 was diecovered, venieg quietly 011 the sand. Immediately the Mfflans were upon it, says Mr. 510b1011134,110(1 for a moment. I cotan not Mil which 109.8 I113110.11 211123. Width was turtle. In the general confusion olio men wen sent rolling over anti °vet' at a blow from one of tho flippers; In an instant he was oil it again, and then Me strug- gle was over; the turele'evas turned on its back, bellied to a safe place and WO returnee triumphantly to 011111/1. Tbe next manning four Indians sain tbey would bring the turtle in with ropes if I would lend them; I thought they 111110t be very strong, and rether doubted their abilitee but I gave them such things as they wanted, and, taking my rifle, follow - Ice ou o. Alter a tramp of about three livers 100 reached tho turle, and found it Just as it had been left the night before. The .Cliclians began at 01150 tying un the turtle for tee return to cemp. I could not help admiring their ingenuity, A r0r0 W11.0 tied to much flipper; then the turtle was allowed to ceowl bock to the water, whore the Indians, holdin5 the ropes from the shore, count guide it as they 2331811011. W a 1 with some enthusiasm at the thought of the supply of fresh meat that was swimming alorig before us, Presently WO came to the mouth of a river, where WO all crowded into a small canoe, one mail holding the turtle and tbree attempting to pad- dle, But eho turtle was too strong for us, and begue at once to drag the e5,e10e9 down the dyer toward the breakers on the bar. Item was dan- ger. Deena us an evee-inereasing corapttny of eharks game, gathering closer. Some even brushed against the 001100 and rocked it violently, while the clitoris of the turtle threat.- ened to upset us ee•ery moment, and onee in that water there would have been little chance dor Wo wore now neareug she breakers, mad the canoe began to race ominously. 9 called to the mon to cut, the ropes 111/21 lot the turtio go. 0110 seized the hatchet, but at teat instant the turtle turned down the tenet instead of croesing the bar, and this gave the 'betimes a, chance to roach the othee ine soon had 'the turtle linelled up close to camp, That night he weer made into solip, it Whole turtle sewed in a great ii•on pot; and it Nees good, PLOWS IN SPAIN'. It, is oely fi1i1e0 1000 that mocloen agricultural maehinery has beea used to any extent In Spain. In many parts of that Country tho pion% no•iv in Use are of the same pattern 0,14 those Met were used whet) the Ro- mans govereed Spain. The Anclaetz- Man plow, for exaMple, is made ere, tieely, of wood, not exceptine tile colter, 'American and obiler plows rere, however, graduelly adopt. ed wherever the feigners feel rich onoUgh to buy thrum Each year nbeut 450,000 is ex., ended in ape/titling eito streets of eondon With mind to prevent horses rein slipping* 6 SITOPS OPEN 011 SUNDAY. canvas taken on a, recent Sun- day, morning in Manchester, Irma - land, revealed the fact Inuit between Cid hours of ten nncl half -past twelve 5,1208 shops wore open for busluees ptyposes. Tile canvaes WEIS 1119d0 by 010 :M11 11.0hmtor, Selfoed, 2111d Distriet Greet:ref Asor,laLjoo, the city and borough being divided into forty-six distriets for the purpose; and the manlier of trades feud in mercies were thirty-six, the Het be- ing heatierl by inleticconiel ft, ermine- tiollers, barbers, lowellei.s, and Mlle duns, She --"14 parrot sayo some Awfully elever tbings, ITO—nAnd who, taught it to trahl" ,•'1116---"tlb, I ":c do pot gay," rei1i1u'ke.g1 Atri, 110e101,, "that ,iones is a ibTer, clo gay thet if line 111110 jOhled 1111.1112) Z W01,11d 1012 irg to hoe)) elkeep,/t4 ' " .4 • re,"