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CIL1t'nut XIV.
L imehcol le over; it had proved in
the beginning rather a trial to Diana
who could not forget that other
luncheon, in which Hilary bad play-
ed such a leading part. But Clif-
fOrd had said something about it, to
whist( tier had responded with an
"Fancied then)?" She looks mnce,-
tain,
"Well, yes, liked them—in a way. '
"Once'?"
This is too much fol' Kee, He
smiles.
"Oh, Half -a -doyen times," says he.
"That's better," says Hilary gray -
utterly unetnbnrassed air, and then ely, unmoved outwardly by his
they had all laughed. So it had mirth, if secretly a little annoyed
elided, by it; "I prefer that."
After luncheon Iter had asked llsl- "On the idea that there's safety
(dry to show him the pretty garden in n m rltitude." ire is still wall -
outside, a glimpse of which could he ing,. '
"Yes," a little coldly. "But :fly-
way you have got the best of this
bargain, as I have never been fn love
at all!"
"Well, but neither have I," says
her "Yeti remember 1 told you
that."
"Still you have 'fancied' people.
1," slowly, "hive never fancied any-
body!"
vewsation that up to this has been Ker takes a step towards her, and
carried an between them. lifting oue of her hands, raises it
"About—" Her tone is a little lightly. to his lips.
faint. Her pretence at ignorance Then, perhaps there is a chance
Poor indeed. •for me?" says he, not ungracefully,
"1 ]snow it is hard for e'en," stays "Will you give nie my chance?"
he hurriedly, "but it has to be dune, Hilary takes her handl out of his.
you Sae, and—you must only try and '"Tile whole tiling is so absurd,"
forgive die. Of course, you have says she ruefully, "I want to marry
only to say 0110 word, and I'm 011 You, and you want to marry me,
to India again to -morrow, and that lust because we shah be rich people
blessed £18,000 a year may go any- if we die, and poor people if we
where yeti like for all I care. If only don't. But once married, if we
your refusal of me would give it to found we did not like each other—
Ton, 1 should feel contented. But how would it be, then?"
as it is ---o. It is a risk certainly," say's Ker,
' r," says she slowly, looking on very gravely. Ire pauses; then he
the ground,- "if your refusal to near- looks at her. "I am content to ac-
cept it, says he.
Hilary flushes faintly. Her eyes barest liking, cannide'ing haw little
are -downcast, her lovely face is look- the has seen of him—would that be
ing a little sad, a little thoughtful. strong enough to enable her to live
All at once Iter knows that to him, out her whole life with him? Would
at all events, it is the one beautiful it entitle her to accept him? He
must be cinnide'ed as well as she.
And would it be justice io him or
to herself to thus embark on a voy-
age that would last all time—all
time for them certainly—without
caught from the dining -room win-
dows, and she had put on a, big
straw hat, picturesque to the last de-
gree, and brought him out—here.
"After all," says iter, "I suppose
we had better talk about it."
Tliey are sitting in tato little ar-
bor by this time (all overgrown by
trailing roses), and a slight pause
had comp in the rather hurried con
ry me----'
"Well, I haven't refused," says he,
tracing a pattern in the gravel with
his stick.
"Well, neither have T," says she
with a queer little laugh,
"Now, what do you mean by face fn the world.
tit it?" 'ITe gets up aid stands loot:- In an impulsive fashion he takes
in at her. her hand again, now holding it close -
"Oh, I dou't know what I mean. 13'•
Don't stand there staring at ate." "Will you risk it?" asks he,
She tan gets up, and, turning from It is a proposal. He feels her ]sand some sure thing to go upon?
begins to pull a few buds from tremble within his. Will she? Will It is a most vexed question. And
a. long-suffering ruse -tree near. she? She raises her eyes to his. there are so few days given in which
"Was ever 01y girl placed in so "There would be some time before to think of it. That miserable will
horrid a position?" says she at last, —before--'
has rushed then into a corner. Only
in a very distressed tone, "Never, I "Some little time—a month. You a month in which to (1101(10 the woo
think: And,what snakes it worse for know the will is very stern," or the welfare of two lives! Does
inn is, that I feel as if I was in "Well—yes," says she with a sigh. she linin him well enough'? As usual,
Tho sigh is hardly complimentca;y, the first thought comes back again
And he—does he like her? ITe had
hesitated about coiling early to -mor-
row.
When plc wakes, tomorrow is here,
christened by another nave. A very
lovely to -morrow too. All blue my
and tender warmth, mellowed by the
singing of innumerable birds.
Three o'clock has come and gale,
The clock now strikes four. Hilary,
who had put on her prettiest frock
au hour ago, for evidently no pur-
pose whatever, 1$ now reeling a lit-
tle angry. A little, Lo the outsider's.
Inwardly she is raging.
Presently she comes down really
droned for a walk.
"You nee going out, Hilary?" says
Diana, in dismay. "UUut--l'redenic?"
"Well, what of him?" says the girl,
turning upon her sharply. "After
all, Di, I feel T have laid myself open
to this sort of thing. So put an
end to it, once and for au.. Please
tell Jim I would not marry lars lie•,
if he were to go on his knees to
Lie."
"Is this quite wise?" falters Diana.
"Oh! wise! IIe is (vise if you like."
"You mean. darling ---"
''That the detests me!"
"Hilary!
But Hilary is gone.
KIP—up the hill slio runs, delight-
ing in the energy that eases her of
half the angry pain that is desolat-
ing her heart, In this fresh place,
the air is full of twittering of birds—
of new -blown breezes. She is feeling
so low down in the world—so deject-
ed—that this evidence of joy and
Hope in Nature comes to her as a
tome, She is not in touch with Na-
ture nt this moment, it is true, and
yet the sweetness of it restores ]ler
in. a remeasure to hov usual state of
newt,
Sho had reached an outstanding
bowider on the hill, and resting
there for a moment, looks first to
the lovely sky, old then behind her.
Ilehitul her is Ken— clvaneing to-
ward her with rapid strides.
"1.'113 afraid," exclaims he, as 110
comma up with hors "I'm awfully
late. "So"—breathlessly—"sorry."
"I'm sorry to see you so dread-
fully out of breath," says Pilary
courteously—icily. "It scally tt•oulcl
1101 have mattered," with a distinct-
ly hostile senile, "if you hall not
come,—" she Hesitates—she would
have given anything to say" at all,"
but the rudeness is too much for her
—"until a little later,"
Kee stares at her.
"I tried my best," says ho—tho
first waren friendliness of his tone
gone—a friendliness so near to love
-_"brit---"
''ft s5 Sorectin10s so bract to get
ae1n3.'' 1Te• lip curls involuntarily.
40100t.11008! Especially when--,
1Te bars been shout toanathematize
the lime, which lead been fifteen
luitwte,into, but, She interrupts
rim.
"I quite utderstend. You renally
must eat 1polo+ize to ate, 'There as
no 101tson why you should,"
"Certainly there is a. rEembe," says
he, 8'111) 11111 01 determination. 'I
told you I should Ua with you by
throe, end ii, is - u1w considerably
that. T owe later than a you a1
apology—so Mr,"
'1' let', you off," retains she,
II
001mty. "A pent 111 often Heil
nl'nne or less,"
'Ito on -Moore 1lowevcr', 8005
"Nate D .: y
nit the case of my 'being late,v'
"No?" Tho dlshe1101 coln•eymt in
this word is very faint and hardly
reaches iter, who hos gone sir elk
a11O111or itelulin11 of 2?elS rslyste•,y, .
,hise J e•has e sats
is r of •'t the satire.
c 1 E he
;taction of seeing that it touches her,
She grows indeed, crimson. She
w 1 from 111I1 if istrue,
dna s bees f ui 1
.slur t
with a lithe offended gesture, but in
doing so sho lets him see her eyes.
TM'S ore full of leers and a Mlle
quid. eat -prise and htd150111 on, and
a new sweet suspicion of shrine, but
nothing at all of horror, or shrink -
Ing or dislike.
11e leaves her, well satisfied. 1Te
goes with it light awl cheerful step
Op the road. How beautiful she is;
how full of strong: young life, No
silly' fool: 1le co111)1 not hove imam"
ed a silly fool, however pretty. For
the 10''t. time 01 his life 110 knows
11iw,rlf to he honestly in lova. And
she—she will 10(11 to love him in
time, Ile will be so.gu0d to her,
Ills ilio sin!]. be he's, lay -lire -(lye,
why can't he get out of this luncheon
0t the Dyson -Moores' to -morrow?
If he started by the morning train
he could get to Cork be 11.80, and
could there buy hen n ,'ing--all girls
like to rink, and he would like to
give her something*. Of course, that
would prevent his teeing with her at
three- o'clock as he had arranged.
He could not possible: he there be-
fore foto', but he could explain to
her; and of all girls he has ever met,
Site seems tho most rcasanahle as
well Os the most beautiful, and the
most—etc., etc. -
CIIAPTI•.'R XV.
Half through the night ITilery lies
awoke, thinking—thinking always of
this 11080 momentous step site 'is
about to take. Asking herself shall
(she take it? Is it advisable? Is
!it too late to withdraw?
Does she like Wm? Liko hien, that
10, well enough to marry hint? That
is the question.
Of course, love is out of the ques-
tion. -
Here tier thoughts wander a little
—wander e1ieltl indeed, and lose
then1olvos in a recollection of his
lyes—$o dark and earnest; his month
—so Wen, so kind, his hair—how well
it nits upon his head, and what a
goodly head it lots to sit upon!
She recovers herself here, with an
angry start, and conies back. to her
question. The bare liking 5•t'( has for
Fre—Mr, Ker+ -it must be the very
fault."
"No, no; yon mustn't think that.
Surely neither of us is in 01111t."
"Of course," pulling off another
yet Her accepts it with an excellent
grace.
"You are too good," says he with
offensive bud, "I could say that 'one quiet earnestness.
word' you spoke of a moment ago, She breaks away from him impa-
but," she now turns and looks fccsr)•y
at tum, "it seems such a great deal
of money to throw away. '
"It does of course."
"To absolutely- sacrifice it as Dia-
nn says,"—hesitatingly. "Still, I
can't bear 1110 idea of your marrying
tienty.
"I ant not. :and I Irate myself.
To consent to 111001y a perfect stran-
ger, one of whom] I know nothing?"
"You know-, at all events, that I
like beer." •
"Oh, you aro too bad," she frowns
me only because I am worth—so but after a struggle with herself,
much."• she breaks into merry if unwilling
"That applies equally to both of laughter. "There,, go away," say's
us," returns lie gravely, she petulantly. 'I want to be
"Yes, I know; yes, of course," bur- 010ne."
riedly. "But it is always worse for "I may conic to -morrow, how-
--the woman, 11101k," ever?'-'
"1 don't see that; I don't indeed, "Ye—s. Yes, of course. To 1uu-
You put 1t rather unfairly," 0lien?"
"2(b marry, just for position?" "I'm afraid not so early as that.
"Yes, I know, it sounds beastly, 11Trs, Dyson -Moore has something on
but--"
"I3ut what?" She has gone bock
to her destruction of the innocent
buds by this 111210,
"Look here," says he earnestly,
"If T found, on meeting you, that I
—welt, hated you for example, I
'wouldn't marry you if I were to igs0
too times the money by my refusal,
But I can't help thinking that as
we are both free—Dy-the-bye," break-
ing elf, "you are free?"
"Oh, yes; as air," breaking into 0.
little, shy laugh.
"Well, then," Says lie, with an evi-
dent, sigh of relief, "there is not so
much to fear."
She glances at him.
"For you," says she. "Rut," she
lea a toward him. "Rut how for me?
Have you," ler clerk, blue eyes
mirth his 1111xi0u811', "never. been in
love?"
"In love?" Ile colors slightly.
"Not in love; I may have fancied
for to -morrow; I forget what. Some
people to luncheon, anyway, but if
I may comm at tlu'ee?"
"Yon may.
ITer tone is a little low. Some-
how, she had not liked his refusal to
lunch with her. However little she
may he to him, she certaiuly ought
to b0 mare than Mrs, Dyson-Mooro,
"That is settled then," says Ser,
"Good -by," says Hilary,
"Good -by." He takes her proffer-
ed hand and holds it. "This is
mine?" questions he, tightening ]lis
fingers over it.
Tillery makes a little affirmative
gesture. A most unsatisfactory one.
"You will he my wife?" asks
Ker, more decisively this time. He
had disliked that silent assent.
"I will." Her answer 110te is dis-
tinct ?Hough, anyway, if ideally
cold.
Ker, after a second's examination
of her face, stoops and presses his
lips to her cheek. It is the calmest
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"Another case was that of a lady'
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t
Patna on the taco: 7"110 doctor was
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doing 110 good. In this vaso 'dITo
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Airs, 1I, A. Loynos, nurse, Philips-
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I have used it myself and as a 1121050
have recommended it in a good] many
eases for itching piles. 11 cllways
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Would not think of being without it
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Dr, (iharte's OTntmoni, (30 Ce11ts a
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flood Heavens! Fancy
her being so
riled over tt mere trifle like this,
i•11•en supposing he had been late,
without going' to tor k at all,
needd
8110 have token it like this? A fu
1-
1088 has lots of things to keep him
vometiniess Only yesterday he had
told himself She 882(5 the most reus-
onallle girl in the world, and 110W --
They are etaniag' down the 11111
ngniu, end he thins after getting out
of his disagreeable• revery that site
Is saying something.
"01 course IlO's, Dyson -Moore
would oat be the (mime of anything Ells
agreeable, She is altogether charm-
ing, 1've--beeu told,"
!ho meaning in the emphasis is
clear,
"Is sho?" tier a mu rtl '
I. sats 1
1 3,
"You should hardly be the one to
ask ;hat question. You are in a
peel:ion to know—you, who ere stay-
ing with her—whether she comes un
del' that, name of Slot."
"Ton utv word I haven't, thought
about it," sacs )for impatiently,
Hilary throws up her head. Con-
tempt takes possession of her. Was
ever prevarication clearer? She is
preparing another topic of conversa-
tion—the ani ebsorhing Home. Ilulo
111110 of ahoiee---that will f.l„0 her as
fnr as the hall -door (still a good.
half -mile awn;)), where slit hopes the
good oak door will close against
him, and bar him out of her life for-
ever, when suddenly he takes tho ini-
ti11t100.
"What's the mutter with you?”
asks ho.
The question Is so blunt, so unex-
pected, timt it leaves her without
screech for a h oetent, but with a
considerably 'heightened color.
"Wit 11 me?"
"What's the goon of fencing?" says
he. "I can see how changed you
me since—since last we mot." His
pause has somehow brought back Lo
het' the garden --his words—the pres-
sure of his lips against bei check.
Het' lovely color (110s and she grows
very pale! Oh! what a fool she
tend been 1
"I 0111 changed," says she hl a
low, but clear voice, "I—have been
Lhilddug. Y011"—wild a swift
glance at hlm—"have given me time
to think."
"1f you wenn that beonuse I was
a little late to -day—"
"Well, ,you were n little late!"
She has stepped. She is tracing
something on the ground at her feet.
"Tho fact is, I have come to the
conolu5i0n that we have made a mis-
take,"
"We?"
"Well, then, I if y'ol will have it
50, 1' an - willing' to bear all tho
blame."
"You prefer some 0110 else?"
"No,'' witch n trams)), "Ih0re is
no1h015 of that in it. Bat the mis-
take is there all the same."
"I wish you would place it."
Sho hesitates For a moment, and
then, e8 though compelling herself,
80 :
"00I thinomk you wish to marry me,
only because you cannot get this
money unless you clo."
There is a long silence—then :
"Except, that I ant 5111') tint 00141C1
not mean deliberately to hurt any
ono," says he coldly, "I should
take that as a direct insult. I may
say, however, that you aro making
a great mistake. I would not merry
you unless I liked you, if you had
the mines of Golconda."
"You aro not, however, prepared
Lo say you love me?" says Bilary,
whose faro is now quite colorless.
"I hardly know how I feel toward
you," says Tier, which at this mom-
ent is perhaps as honest a thing as
ever he said in his life. His anger
leaves his judgment blind.
"Don't you?" Hilary smiles a 1•a-
t.hei' fugitive smile. "Then I'll
tell you. You hate mo!"
At this astonishing declaration,
11,0x, after a moment's angry pause,
bursts out laughing. It is a very
ironical laugh, . and drives Hilary
to the very limits of her temper.
"Any ono can laugh," says she.
"But for all that I tell you the
truth. I will ask you one question.
Would you choose me as your wife,
if you suddenly fouled that I had not
a penny in into world?"
"Certainly," says Ser. But he Is
so angry, now that his voice denies
his assertion.
Hilary shrugs her shoulders.
The r,lu'ug maddens hint,
"Well, is that what you didn't
want 1110 to say?"
"I don't know that I wanted you
to say anything."
"Look heft," says Ker slowly,
calmly, and full of the grand know-
ledge that he is now Proving him-
self a thoroughly equitable creature,
who has the power at any moment
to put his temper beneath his feet,
even when most incensed. "Let us
talk this over calmly."
Hilary turns upon him,
"Ono would think," says she, her
lovely Saco lighted up by the fire of
a most just indignation, "it wes I
who was not calla."
"Of course, what i desire is that
We should both be calm."
It is plain to earth and sly 1.088
Lint he, at all events, is anything
but calm!
"What 3 want," say's 3t1iss Bur-
roughs with dignity, "15 that you
should keep your temper!"
"I? Seep lily toupet? I assure you
it (11)88 never better uncle)• my cont -
tial than at this present moment."
"'Then all I can say in, I'm 5oriy
for tato other moments!"
This, of course, maks an end of
all things.
Slowly, in dogged silence, they,
walk beck to the house. Just be-
fore they roach it, Kee addresses her
ante more—"tar the last tine" is
writ largo on every word he utters.
1s settled thou?"
"1 s inimse so,"
"T shall go back to India' next
week," -
"\o great hardship, is it? Most
melt 1il:e India,"
"No wonder; it's about ti;;, best
piece going, Lots of fun and smit-
ing, I have only one thleg to re-
gret, elle tint is that I ever left
it," '.]'his is diStlnoi.ly redo, but he
8
tic6s to it,
" TL docs mein n 4)113.1" says Miss
Burroughs 0.1)11111', If he had hoped
to take n rise out at leer ho has ra!l-
cd11110
sign llV9tara,
ns- t.a Tam pres011113'.
"I should like you to take back
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.1 i6m FARM.
vitl9' eCZtin wlatc.li'atA`tl NI
:STALLS N' ti
AND TIES FOR CU W,. .
Thor° arc numberless ways of fas-
tening; with neck (hales, straps, hal-
ters, stanchions, etc'., but none of
these is satisfactory from the para-
lIloUnt feature of 0011001'( and clean-
liness, to say nothing of the eeon0m3r
of little and heckling, I Itato visited
sons) of the best herds in this coun-
try and from what I have seen, must
say that there is a great and need-
less expenditure of time and money
in the efforts to keep heeds of cattle
in presentable shape, writes Air. 1),
W. l'oxvi
'Po brush off n clean 0010 is not a
difllcult nor unpleasant task, but
to performs the same labor on. a 0010
1011080 I1anlcs and 11001(5 are reeking
with wet manure is another matter
not quite so pleasant: especially
when 0110 has the same job to look
forward to day after cia.y.
There are many patented devices
wad del will keep a cow c0nlfortalble
and clean with very little exertion
on the part of the owner. The 111011
5)110 manufacture these stalls have
certainly- done an itllstfrllable amotnnt
of good for the cause of dairyiug,
and incidentally, I hope have helped
le mance a good living for them-
selves.
We have in our barn a stall got-
ten up bythe writer anti not paten-
ted, which is most satisfactory and
has stood the test for eight years.
Each row stands fn a stall by her-
self and is kept in by a short chain,
which 11o01ts into a clip fastened to
each partition. These clips are. bolt-
cr1 to the partition so that the chain
passes behind the cow just about
w+acre the udder joins tho body. At
the head of the stall is an adjust-
able hanging gate which may be set
forward or back according to
TT'111 LENGTH OF '173'11 C'OW.
By menus of this goto any cow, no
matter tyhnt length, can be made
to stand so that tho droppings all
fall into a gutter, six inches deep
by twenty-four incises wide.
The bedding is always clean and
dry and of COurse will go much fur-
ther than if half of it has 1,0 be
thrown out. every day. Throe good
forkfuls of straw. is sufficient to bed
sixteen c0tvs.
The cows are kept in position by
1(1e chain behind and the gate in
front, and are not otherwise fasten-
ed; they can lie down with the same
freedom that they would have in
the pasture.
The stalls aro throe feet three inch •
-
es wide from. centre to centre and
seven feet foul' Mulles long. 'rho
forward part of the partetion, two
feet eight inches, is stationary and
is boarded up four feet from the
(leer.
7'ho back part is a swinging gate
four feet six inches by two feet six
inches, hung with gate hinges --one
foot off the floc.. At each end of
the row at the gutter is a four-by-
four,
our by -
four, spiked to floor and ceiling to
tvhich the two' end partitions are
fastened.
When all of the chains are hook-
ed up the stei11g partitions aro as
rigid as stationary stalls; when un-
hooked the partitions can be Folded
back and the cotes turn half way
round on the platform and walk out,
stop]•ing over the gutter instead of,
backing through it and tracking ma-
nure all over the walk. -
TI10 platforms aro four feet eight
inches long and eacli cow has a sep-
arate manger one toot high, resting
on the floor, which can be adjusted
with the gate which hangs directly
over it.. T have kept a 1,500 pound
Shorthorn 0010 and a (300 pound
Jersey heifer tide by side in the sante
stall and kept then). both clean and
comfortable.
EFFECTS 0r FOOD ON MILK.
After having looked cdrelully in-
to the effects which food has on milk
the British Dairy Farmer's Associa-
tion has come to the following con-
clusions:
That when a cola 15 in full milk
and full flesh she will give her norm-
al quality of milk for at least a
limited time, oven though the quality
and quantity of food be very dehdi-
ent.
That when in food conditions a
cow will take off her body whatev-
er• is deficient in food in teeter to
give her normal quality of milli.
That an extra supply of nutriti-
ous food at e11 times increases the
quality of milk, but the percentage
of fat is not in any way improved
by it; anything, the tendency being
rather the other 8vay.
That an extra supply of nutritious
food almost invariably very slightly
increases the solids, not fat, of the
m.ille.
That a ration poor in food ingre-
dients has a very slight tendency to
reduce the solids, not fat, in the
milk, but has little appreciable of -
feet on the fat.
That: with a poor ration a dew in
full weight will loso carcass weight
while on a rich diet sho will gain
weight.
That although the percentage of
this," ant's she, holding out her habil
with the florin in it, "1(1 wins such
a stupid affair all through, was it
not?"
"More (.hal thnL?" coldly,
"Criminal!" with a rattle." mock-
ing smile, "Well, I don't wish to bo
reminded of it then,"
"Neither do I,"
Taking the coin, ho dings 11. into a
1111911 on his right hand. All 5001115
at an enol, indeed,
They ctl" ya}thltt two yr:Ms of the
hall -door Srowv, anti as Ililary turns
to 11(1 him an everlasting adieu Brid-
get 0t0 1 17 o.
.osis doter) s and t t
aL l s t n
1
ft 1
tilnf'y,
(To ItiO Coh(aitnateti,)
fat in acav's
milk may vary
Y
the at present seem unable to (me-
tro]. these variations or to account
for them
Tl f, for e ' n to
to limited peltcal5 up
one month or thereabout all ordin-
ary quantities of roods,eeeui to have
no material effect ou the quality of
the milli,
That the only food which seem
t0 have had any material effect on
the percentageorbather in the milk
15 all 05(088 of brewers' grates.
That very succulent grass Ams had
tatty a vory trifling effect 111 altering
the percentage of fat.
That most foods 0003gy some fla-
vor to the butte', but scarcely any
its pt'rCeutage 1C1
exercise a mated -
the melting point
nil producers of
milk, h011er of cheese should 110
to feed what will give quantity in
moderato amount and of a mixed
nature, and the produce will be Lho
best that the 0018 can give.
That the variations in the per-
centage of fat in a cow's milk are
caused by something, but what that
something is we at present do not
know, though if we ilial we might be
a111e to influence the quality,
INJItIISTO FOWLS,
of theta will alter
tho 1(11110,
That some foods
al effect in raising
of butter,
That the aim of
Fowls become injured in many
ways, and it is difficult to ascertain
the cause at times, as the farmer
cannot find time 1.0 give daily obser-
vation and note the peculiarities of
the individuals. Lameness is caused
mostly by alighting from high
roosts. When the roosts are high,
the fowls will crowd together, each
endeavoring to get. to the highest
point possible, instinct prompting
them to do so in order to avoid
angel. 1'f they have a long sweep
to fly down, they are seldom injured;
but where they are compelled to
jump down almost under the roost,
the result is a bruise, which becomes
hard and callous, being known as
bumblefoot. H1hen roosting on
treelimbs, young turkeys frequently
become lame because of daily flying
to the ground, sometimes partly fal-
ling. Warfare among the males, 1130
attacks on the weaker fowls by
domineering mens, and accidental in-
juries aro liable to occur among all
flocks et any time.
FARMERS AS BUSINESS MEN.
Successful farmers must be business
Hien. There is no more reason why
they should succeed with careless
methods than should the manufac-
turer. It is just as important that
the farmer know how much it cost
to raise a hog or to care for a horse
or to produce a bushel of corn or
oafs ns it is for the wagon -maker to
know what it costs to manufacture
a wagon. When this part of the
business is loo'ked after more care-
fully, there will be less foundation.
for complaints of unprofitable sea-
sons, mortgaged farms and the on -
profitableness of agriculture in gen-
eral.
A WARNING.
♦1. t, 1 /4M 114 ,4 1JY /4 44441.11 ♦ 4.4.1 ♦44414"4
of
FAITH
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E APPL11,
So far 05"(1.1 e effnr15 of John T.
Stenson, director of iennol0 3' at.
the present World's Asir in St,
Louis, are concerned, the apple shall
lose notrsng of its prestige ns
show factor compered with the ex-
•hibits of art, machinery, textile fab-
rics and other Incidentals that are
Pieced before the public,
,
It 10 11fr. Stetson's contention that
apples are a sure care for the drink
habil., the tobacco habit and sundry,
ills that beset humanity. 11 is as-
serted that pamphlets are to bo dis-
tributed oe .the particular calendar
day of the apple, calling attention to
its efficacy 111 ailments that afflict
mankind.
't'ho method of working a cure, as
it appears plausible to Mr. Stenson,
15 to cat an apple in piece of taking
a. drink of intoxicating 1101110)' or
smoking whenever the craving for
either becomes so strong that, it seem
Impossible to resist. Should there
bo a tendency to do something des-
perate, T'Ir• Stenson suggests that it
is advisable to sit clown, quietly
munch an apple and reflect. While
not slaking a direct statement as to
after results, the director of penolo-
gy leaves the inference that the seda-
tive properties of the apple will
restore to rho
in a feeling of am -
lability and good fellowship that
will destroy all antagonistic
tghts,
Mr, Stenson is not aloud in his
goodhouopinion of the apple. There
was a time when this delicious fruit
was not ]geld In the same esteem that
it is at present, but time works
changes. The apple to -day is re-
garded in many sections of the world
es the king of fruit, -
High authority advises that it be
eaten morning, noon and night. It
possesses properties, so its advo-
cates maintain, that result, in a. Clens
mind, a more joyous theory of exis-
tence, tl ]sappier and more grateful
way of looking upon the changes of
the universe and a spirit of good
fellowship that is contagious and
lusting. T y
IBTREAT.IIING AND DIGESTION.
It is perhaps not genoraLly Jknornn
that one of the mast important offi-
ces of the lungs is to promote the
movement of the blood and lymph
currents throughout the body. Each
insph'ntory movement acts upon the
blood and lymph vessels as a, power-
ful aspirating pump, drawing the
blood and Lymph toward the chest,
from which it is again propelled out-
ward by the heart. The large lym-
phatic ducts which return tato lymph
to the blood vessels empty ihlt,o the
veins in tho upper part of the chest,
where they receive the full fordo of
the suction power of the lungs dur-
ing inspiration. The lymph is gath-
ered, first from the tissues, every
individual cell being bathed in the
lymph, from which it draws its nu-
trient material; secondly, from the
serous cavities of '.h0 body the ab-
domen, or peritoneal cavity, the
chest, or pleural cavity, the cranial
cavity, the joints, al(1 011rioat8
pouches and cavities largo and smolt
throughout the body; thirdly, the in-
testines and lymphatics or chyle
ducts gather certain fond] elements
through absorbing surfaces with
which they are connected. Active
respiration assists all forms 0!
lymph absorption, but gives special
aid to the absorption of food sub-
stances front the stomach and intes-
tines, for the renson that thee° ves-
sels aro situated so close to the
chest cavity, that they are more dir-
ectly under the influence of tho suc-
tion action of the chest.
A few minutes spent in vigorous
breathing exercises after each meal
18 0110 of the best means of remedy-
ing t11e sense of heaviness and weight
of which so many complain atter
eating. The digestive processes may
be promoted by this siniplo measure,
and, if habitually practised, many
chronic digestive ails lents maybe
radically curod by the systematic
and persistent practiceof deep, 18111
bruathiug.
Testimonial Fakirs Are at World
Throughout the Country.
Messrs. Edmanson, Batts 4 Co.,
proprietors of Dr. Chase's family
meiicines, desire to warn tlic readers
of this paper against ]raving any-
thing to do with these fakirs, as
they positively rofuso to accept any
tcstimonials.OScept directly from per-
sons who have actually used their
medicines.
This warning in made 110(0)sery on
account of recent disclosures in To-
ronto and other cities where these
parties are at work. Though the
police authorities ma.do an effort to
put a stop to this fraud some days
ago, it is still going on, ood
thoughtless persons cue being induc-
ed, by Lite offer of a dozen free
photographs, to sign fraudulent
statements about medicines almost,
if not 011tlr0ly 11111111ow•11 to them.
Eve') testimonial and every photo-
graph 4 used in reference to Dr.
Chase's remedies is backed by a
$500.00 guarantee that it is genuine.
Tho original, signed letters of per-
sons recommending Dr. Chase's medi-
cines aro kept on file at the ollices
of T(11nanSon, Bates tb 0o., tinct will
bo cheerfully shown to anyone who
doubts the tt'utlrfuhlos8 and accuracy
of any published testimonial. -You,
are also invited to call on tho per -1
8011 wh0S0 0lumo appears in the testi-1
menial whenever possible.
As a matter of fact, so many peo-
ple aro re0d,y and willing to certify
to the merits of- Dr. Chase's nnedle
Once that fL is quite utnlece58ary to
employ persons to solicit testimon-
ials.
Day by, day letters are pouring in
direct from persons who have been
freed front sickness, disease (Incl sof-)
feting, and who, as a result, tvrito
With a heart full of gratitude for tho
benefits obtained from these great
medicines,
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DOCTORS' AILt14EN'1'q,
Soule statistics ,just published in
Austria throw an interesting light
ontheailments Seem which doctors
suffer. Ono fact is very in-
structive. The medical profession
cont.rihutes only 7 p0r cent, to the
mortality from tuberculosis, which
speaks volumes for the &JTleec,y of bl-
telllg'ert precaution, On the other
held, fear some reason not very ap-
ptu'cnt 40 per cent, of (lectors die
front diseases of t1ae heart ni' of the
nervous system, while oleo 40
per cent, of Austrian victims of
the morphia habit aro 10a0)01)1 mon:
The nvorugo ago of Austrian doctor's
is sixty..
6ri
To proveto you West Ile
Chase's Oin,mentfeaeortairl
and absolute euro for tank
and ovary form 'bf ltehlntG
bleed ingendpro trail ins 1x1110,
the menafacturers have guarani bed. it. Soo as.
)menials in the daily grass nn(1 askkvomiter el:
,0118LliSStLllSY 11118k o4 21 You inn use lb anti
let your money
bt(ciE bet •-•o
r.
'lidbalors brlGinntemsos i3A1't S Nc Co.,'t'ilivnta
HOT WATER CUBE.
(lot water 18 not only a relief for
many, ills, but from its quick appli-
cation many cures are affected. It Is
80 easy to obtainhot water '311 these
days of gas ranges that many a ne-
vere illness may be averted it' tato
application is only given in time.
There is nothing that so promptly
cuts short congestion of the lungs
or 50x0 throat as (tot water. The
great thing is Lo apply it in time,
and then to bo thorough 111 the «11511 -
dation.
For a toothache, 01' neuralgia, hot
water will usually aSord proulpt re-
lief. A towel folded several tincts
and dipped into scalding hot water,
and then wrung out, 5110014 be laid
open the painful part, Tho same
treatment acts like magic/ in applying
the heated towel to the stomach for
colic.
Headaches almost always yield to
the simultaneous application of hot
water to the moot and ba.ck of the
neck,
A soft pack is the nest effective
method known foe alleviating in-
flnnhnlatioll and gutting rid of irrita-
tion in shoanevile gosh. To afford
relief, every 111511 a piece of llannol
should be applied. '1'1115 flannel
Should be sal mated hi brine and
then Wrapped lu'Onnd the effected
joint o1' joints, The flannel 51101101
then bo covered With a rubber or
oil -silk bandage. Both should be
kept o1 a.11 night, '
DIVORCE IN JAPAN.
A Japanese 815tie'dicill pamphlet
f;tates that a 3(1!hlnlene 'May (11 Varve
his (vire fol' tu1141n5 too much, Tho 't,
"n with
hawkannthul. figures ...low that., « t
tea' -'
than /1110,000 41'n1talt0:b
fewer
rs re nJl thea
year, there
Ointfrporri morel tla'i
(Ixt,fNtT divorces.