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The Brussels Post, 1905-5-4, Page 2.f 'tri W eta .lire ,u rrrrr M, uuu 44.tre,,e,,, mniiw!u!+:L,f7'..itii?ili,:", The Pricc of Liberty O12, A MIDNIGHT CALL. C13APTER LII,—(Contlnuod.) "A trick," ho gasped, "Tho light was put out. icor Heavens sake, leritage, don't get brooding over those fancies of yours now. 1 tel Sou the thing was done deliberately Here, if you are too weak or feeble, give the knife to nm," The request had a sting is it. With an effort Heritage pulled himself to - anther,. "No," ho said, firmly, "111 do it. It was a cruel, dastardly trick to play upon me, but I quite see now that it was a trick. Only it's going to make a man of me instead." Dell nodded. His ayes were blaz- ing, but he said nothing. IIe watch- ed Heritage at work with stern ap- proval. Nothing could have been more sciontitio, more skilful. It seemed a long time to David, look- ing on, but it was a mere platter of minutes, "Finished," Heritage said, with a triumphant thrill. "And successful" "-And another second would have seen an end of our lean," 13011 said. Ho's coming round again. Get those bandages on, Heritage. I"11 look af- ter the mess. Give him the drug. I Want him to sleep for a good long time," "Will he be sensible to -morrow?" David asked. "I'll 'pledge my reputation upon it," hell said. "Hadn't you better telephone down to your electrician to come and see to those lights? I see the fuse in the meter is intact; it is only on the ono oir•duit that they have gone," Van Speck opened his ares and staredlanguidly about him_ In a clear, weak, yet wholly sensible voice he asked where he was, and then lapsed into slumber, iA little later . and ho lay snug and still in hod. There was a look of the deepest pleasure in the eyes of Heritage. "I've saved him and he's saved me," h said. "But t it was touch and go for both of us when that light failed. But for Doll I fancied that I should have fainted. And then it came to me that it was some trick, and my nerve returned." "Never to leave again," Bell said. "It tried you high, and found you • not wanting." "Heaven be praised," Heritage murmured. ".But how was it done?" Dell's face was stern as ho took the kitchen candlestick from the table and went in the direction of the dining -room, "Come with me, and I'll explain," he said, curtly. The dining -room was in pitchy darkness, for the lights there had been on the short circuit; indeed, the lighls on the geound-floor had all failed with the exception of the hall, which fortunately had been on an- other circuit. The fact had saved Van Speck's life, for if Bell had not speedily used that one live wire the patient must have perished. Henson. looked up from his sofa with a start and a smile, "I ant afraid I must have been asleep," he said, languidly. "Liar," Bell thundered. "You have boon plotting murder. And but for a mere accident the plot would have been successful. You have work- ed out the whole thing in your mind; you came hero on purpose. You camp here to stifle the light at tho very moment when we were operating on Van Sneck. You thought. that all the lights on the floor would he on the same circuit; you have been horn before." "Are you mad?" Henson gasped. "When have I been here before—" "Tho night that you lured Van Streets here by a forged letter and left him for dead," Sar= 3 ' t.. r s 3othor Press your hand hard enough over your mouth and you can smother a cough, but you can't cure it that way. The outside is the wrong end to work on. S U9 1 thoroughly cures coughs be• cause it strikes at the root of the trouble. The throat and lungs need a regular system of educe. tion to cure an old cough. The point of value about Scott's Emulsion and coughs is that while Scott's Emulsion does soothe the raw throat and lungs, it also nourishes and heals the inflamed parts. It replaces inflamed d tissue with healthy tissue—the only real cure for an old cough: Sand tar me SoepYo, 8CO'1`1" & $OlyllTt, Chamiata, ttoyoate i?al , Menson gasped, his lips moved, tut no words dame from then, "You have a little knowledge of electricity," Bell went on, `And you saw your way pretty clear to spoil our operation to -night. You got that 1,1ea 0r0rn yonder wall -plug into which goes that plunger of the reading lamp on the cabinet yonder, At the critical moment all you had to do was to clip your fingers in water and press the tips of then against the lie wire inthe tvall- g o plug. You did so, and immediately the wires fired all over the circuit and plunged us in darkness, liut the hall light remained sound, and Van Sneck was saved. 11 it is any consolation to you, ho will bo as sensible as any of ,us to -morrow." Henson had risen to his feet, pale and trembling. He protested, but it was all In vain. Bell approached the china wall -plug and pointed to it. "Bold the caudle down," he said, "There! You can see that the ser- rate is still wet, there is water in the holes now, and some of it has trickled clown the distemper on the wall. You o'tgltt to bo shot whore you stand, murderous dog." Henson protested, with some dig- nity. it was all so much Greek to him, he said. He had been sleeping so quietly that ho had not seen the light fail Bell cut him short. "Get out," he cried. "Go away; you poison the air that honest neon breathe, and you are as lit and well as I am, Why don't you pitch him into tho street, Steel? Why don't you telephone to Marley at the police -station and say that the Hud- dersfield swindler is here? Oh, it you only knew what an effort it is to keep my hands off himl" Henson made for the door with alacrity. A moment later and he was in the street dazed, confused, and baffled, and with the conviction strong upon him that he had failed in his great coup. Van Snack would be sensible to-morrow—ho would speak. And then— But he dared not think of that at present. He wanted all his nerve and courage now. He had just one last chance, one single opportunity of making money, and then ho must get out of the country without delay. He almost wished now that he had not been quite so precipitate in the matter of James Merritt. That humble tool might have been of great advantage to hint at this moment. But Merritt had threatened to be troublesome and must be got out of the way. But, then, tho police had. not picked Merritt up yet, Was it possible that Merritt had Pound out that— But Henson did not caro to think of that, either. He would go back to the quiet lodgings he had taken in Kemp Town for a day or two, he would change his clothes and walk over to Longclean Grange, and it would go hard if ho failed to get a cheque from the misguided lady there. If ha were quick bo could bo there by eleven o`clock. Ho passed into his little room. He started back to see a man sleep- ing in his arm -chair. Then the man, disturbed by the noise of the now - comer, opened his eyes. And those eyes were gleaming with a glow that filled Henson's heart with horrible dread. It was Merritt who sat op- posite him, and it was Merritt whosd eyes told Ha,son that he knew of the latter's black treachery, Henson was face to face with' death, and he knew it. He turned and fled for his life; he scudded along the streets, past the hospital and up towards the downs, with Merritt after hiin. Tho start was not 'long, but it was sufficient. Merritt took the wrong turn, and, with a heart beating fast and hard. Henson climbed upwards. � s. It was a long time befere his ncour courageo came o back to hine lie did not Enol really easy in his mind until he had passed the lodge -gates at Longdean Grange, where ho was fortunate enough, after a call or two, to rouse up Williams. The latter' carne with more alacrity than usual. Thyro was a -queer grin On his face and a suggestion of laughter in his eyes. "There seems to be a lot of light about," Henson cried.. "Take me up to the Neese and don't let anybody know I am hero. Your mistress gone to bed?" "She's in the drawing -room," Wil- liams :said, "singing. And Miss Enid's there. I ane sure they will bo glad to see you, air." , Henson doubted it, but made no reply. There was a clatter of voices in the drawing -room, a chatter of a llghtsomenoss that Henson had never heard before. Well, ho would soon settle all that, Ile passed quietly into the room, then stood in puzzled fear and amazement. "Our dear nephew," said a cool, Aarcastia voice. "Colne in, sir, come in. This is quito charming. Well, my sweet philanthropist and most engaging gentleman, and what may we have the pleasure of doing for you to -night?" "Lord Latimer?" max? ITonson gasped. "Lord Littimor here?" CHAPTER LIII, 13011 gave a gesture of relief as the oor Mewl upon Henson. heritage looked like a man who does not quite un elerstancl. "I haven't u' a t runt e got 1 1the A of it yet,'! he avid, 'Was that hang for my benefit?" "Of Bourse it wes," Bell replied. ""Menson found Out that Van Snook was here, as ho was certain to do sooner or later, Ho comes here to make inquir'ies and Ands you; also he cornea' to Spy out tho rand, Now, without being much of a gamble 1 111 trilling to stake a Merge MU that he introd'nced tho subject 0 your old trouble?” "He invariably diel that," )7or•ltag admitted t e (1(9660 411„, �ON I HE FARM re Naturally. That 0.00 part of th game, And you Lold hint the t yo Wed got over ;Your illness and the ,vou wore gnbtg to do 0110 nperat}o1 Anel Lt•ou told 11111 how, Where tvc= you when the little conversation be- tween Hopson end yot,rself took place?' "'110 was asked into the dining - room." "And then you told him everything Directly Menson fell upon the wall. -plug he knew hoer to act, 11 remade ftp his mind that tho oleetri light should fail at a critical mom eat. Melee tho dramatic 'accident with the cycle. Once Henson ha got into the house the rest was easy Ho had only to wet his fingers an press them herd against the tw wires in the wan -plug and out pep the light,.iu consequence of the fuse blowing out. 1 don't know wiser Henson loa"at the trick, but I d know that I was a fool not to thin or it. You see, the hall light bcin dropped through the floor above wa on another circuit. If it hadn't boot we should have had our trouble wit Van Sneck for nothing," "Ile would have died?" David ask- ed. Tho two doctors nodded eignillcant- ly. "What a poisonous scoundrel ho is!" David cried. "Miss Chris Ven- n av does not hesitate u a to Say that he was more or less instrumental in re- moving two people who helped her and her sister to defeat Henson, and now he makes two attacks on Van Sneck's life. Really, we ought to inform the police what has happen and have hint arrested before he can do any further mischief. Penal servi- tude for Ole would about fit the case,'"' Van Sneck was jealously guarded by Heritage and Bell for the nest few hours. iro awoke the next morning little the worse for the cp- eration. His eyes were clear new; the restless, eager look had gone from them. "Where am I?" bo demanded, "What has happened?" Dell explained briefly. As 11e spoke his anxiety passed away. Ho saw that Van Snook wan following quite intelligently and rationally. "I remember coaling here," the Dutchman said. "I can't recall the rest just now. I fee} like a man who is trying topiece the fragments yp g of a dream together," "You'll have it all right in an hour or two " Bell said with an encour- aging smile. "Meanwhile your break- fast is ready. los, you can smoke afterwards 0 you like. And then you shall tell 11,e all about Reginald Hen- son. As a matter of fact, we know all about it now." • "Oh," Van Sneck said, blankly. "You do, ch?" "Yes, even to the history of the second Rembrandt, and the reason why Henson stabbed you and gave you that crack over the head. 1f you tell m0 the truth you are sale; if you don't—why, you stand a chance of joining Henson in the duck," )tell went off, leaving Van Sneck to digest this speech at his leisure. Van Sneck lay beck on his bed prop- ped up with pillows, and smoked many cigarettes before he exproused a desire to see )loll again. Tho latter came in with Steel; Heritage had gone elsewhere. "This gentleman f0 Mr, Steel?" Van Sneck suggested. Dell responded somewhat drily that It was. 'But I see you are going to tell us evorythinr," he went on. "That being so, suppose you hogin at the beginning. When you solei that copy of the 'Crimson Blind' to Lord Littimer had you the other copy?" "Ach, you have got to the bot- tom of things, it seems," Van Sneck gurgled. "Yes, and I have saved your life, foolish as it might seem," Bell re- plied. "You came very near to los- ing it the 81001)1111 attempt last night at Henson's hands. Henson is done for, played out, burst ,nee Wo can arrest him on half -a -dozen charges when we please. Wo can have you arrested any time on a charge of 13 GIVER THAT WILL KEEP. The fust step In making good but- ter on the farm is cleanly methods 111 n11111(ig marl handling the milk and create until the butter' is manu- factured, Often too little care is taken In clean the udder mei sur- e rounding parts of the cow before e milking. Particles of manure or o, other dirt hanging to those rams - 1111(1 their way into the milk pail 'land at once sot about fermentations d which destroy the possibility of mak- ing good cutter, Another difllculty cis' in the way of making good butter is O that many fanners have so little s cream that they hold it fur too.great s a length of time before churning, in o order to get sufficient bulk or quen- O tlty for churning. The earlier milk- leings become rancid or stale, and of (0011150 spoil the whole s. realest fur s churning. Another point that is ]s frequently not understood by makers on the Caren is that the cream 031i0u1(1 bo properly ripened for a good flav- ored product. Where a considerable quantity of cream is secured each day it is often cburnod practically sweet, which gives a butter lacking in flavor, and one which will not keep es well as butter from PROPERLY RIPENED CREAM. Briefly stated, a process which would give good results under host condi- tions would be something as id - d lows; After giving careful attention to the details of milking, to secure a clean product, the cream should be separated as quickly as posgi'ble from the milk and kept as cool as possi- ble, Where ice is available the cream can be quickly cooled to 50 or 60 degrees. Where the only source of cooling is well water, the process will .be a little slower, hut if proper facilities are provided the cream can be cooled to within a de- gree or two of the temperature of the water fresh from the Well, with- in a very few minutes. If there is sufficient cream for churning every • day, a little sour milk, about 10 per cent., should be added to the ,cream at once after separating-. The i test as to whether this sour milk is fof the right quality is a smatter of one's judgment in taste and smell. If it is t1 , a te. (mite 1 tKt nn , to. th ta. a it can 110 adjudged a good gnolity to add to the cream, and it will brims about o proper ripening within 18 to ..4 hours. Tf there is not enough cream for churning every day, a small per- centage of the sour milk should bo added to the first lot of ,ream se- cured to insuro proper souring, and it should be held at as low a tem- perature as the circumstances will permit. Each fresh hatch of cream should bo added to this and thor- omghly stirred together, until enough is secured for churning, and three or four hours should elapse after the addition of the last lot of cream bo - fore churning, so es to insuro UNI11'OIIM SOURNESS of the whole product. It is better to churn small quantities even, than to hold create too long, to get tbo best results. The churning process should be carried on until the butter granules aro about the size of grains of corn, or beans, tho buttermilk carefully drained, and the butter washed with pure, cold water until tho water which will drain away from the butter is perfectly free of buttermilk. 'rho matter of salt and color is a question of taste, SuDicieut 'quanti- tiee should be used to suit the par- ties who are to consume the butter. It is difficult in warm climates to keep the butter at cool enough tem- poratere to insure long keeping. It is posaible that the butter could be placed in veseela covered in such a way that they could be entirely sub- merged in a tank of water, provided this water can be renewed frequent- ly from a reasonable cold well or spring. The submerging would cut off the influences of outside air, and sh !lid insure e temperaturer aoffom 55 to 65 degrees, w ' ,g ees, filch would koop the butter Arm, and in these temper- atures it ought to keep for a number of days and not lose its original freshness and sweetness, Let it bo emphasized again that the main fea- ture of making good butter is thorough cleanliness from start to finish of the process, and tho proper ripening of the cream before it is churned, conspiracy over these pictures--" "0f which I am innocent; I swear it," Van Sneck said, solemnly. na Y 'T1stwoRantbrandts—they fell Doy into my hands by what, you call a slice of good luck: I ant working hand in glove with Henson at the time, and shote him them. I suggest Lord Littimor as a purchaser. Ile would, perhaps, buy tho two, which would be a little fortune for me. Then Henson, he says, `Don't you be a foul, Van Snack, Suppress the other: say nothing about it, You get as much from Littimer for the one as you got for the two,' because Lord Littimer thinks it unique." "That idea commended itself to a ctn•io dealer?" Bell s,agge_sted drily, "But yes," Van Sneck said eagerly. "Later on we disclose the other and get a second big price. And Lord Littim01' he buy the first copy for a long price." "After which you discreetly disap- pear," said Steel. "Did you stoat those pictures?" "No," Ven Sneak said, indignant- ly, "'They came to leo fu tho way of honest business—a poor workmen who knows nothing of their value, and takes 111'10011 marks for theur," "Honest merchant," David inur- met"ed. "Pray go ost.'" "I had to go away. Somo youth- ful foolishneee over some garnets 1.01(011 up after many ,-oars, The po- 110o calve dawn upon me so suddenly that I got away with the skin of my teeth. f leave the other Rembrandt, over, thing, behind too. 1 do not know that 1Tenson ho give me away so thin he can steal the other Rem- brandt," "So you have fouled that out?" Said hell. "Who told you?"' "I Learn that not leo long ago, I learn it from a scoundrel caned Mer- ritt, a tool of JIcnsr,n. Ile tolls me to go to Lfl.i.inle' Cttstlo Lo etoal the llolnbranclt for' iinl»;on, because lir. 71011, ho find n1y Rembrandt. Then I what you call pump Merritt, and. he tells use all about the euppos0(1 1•ob- bery at AleeLerdaln and i?hail was FARM NOTES. It is the duty of everyone to ac- quire a1111 maintain. Ino owes it to himself, his family, his country. Bo - fore there can be a high type of en- joyment there must be means to pur- nhas0 the means of enjoyment, Tho thin for the farmer near td g do is to nave a 'lino growth of clover. This can be easily got by using the pro- per amounts of potash and phoasphcyr- to acid, In clover, as in all rout crops, potash is the most needed element; therefore, potash fertilizers a1• fumed he o to be the hast for them. The almost universal praotico of potato growers is to cut seed po- tatoes down 1.o two or three eves, thus decreasing the cost of planting, which is always heavy in growing potatoes, unless you do as aalne peo- ple hhvn been known to do, attempt to grew a shall patch from the po- round in the. portmanteau of good Dr, 13c11 yonder. Then .I go to Heti- Son and !alt him what 1 find out, and ho laughs. Minto you, that was after 1 came here from Paris on business for Henson,', "About tho time you Nought that dlnmoad-mounted cigar•Casa', David asked; gt,L6Lly, Van ,''8"tt ell nodded. Ito was evi- (lrntly impressed by the ihaotelodge possessed by his gene anrs. (To be Continued.) to b t C ,1 Th tis od - e- ta rt • de fi- ll of earl 0 t "moor - n nt ai.- of rl t is u s n Y 0 e en patterns. Another novelty is gauze velours Pekin, which shows velvet flowers on satin stripes. Anything more luxurious than the new parasols it is Impossible to rle- dire. A wealth of imagination has been lavishes on their desigv)ing, and. of course, they aro the perfection, of style. all cone' run on. Neck chains of the llnest gold lluks connecting tiny stones, are displayo(L overyehere note and aro really mar— vels of daintiness, Then there are chains which come under the class of barbaa•ic jowelery, from which de- pend large turquoise matrices, ame- thysts or pearls. Among the stocks to ho worn with white shirt waists is a jaunty remodel, with a white duck collar and colored silk stock, 1101c1 by tiny buttons, so it may be removed when the while collar must go to the laundry. One neckpiece after this fashion has the stock of bright Roman plaid sill(, made in a four-in-hand, and another Lias a black bow tie fastened to the white linen by two narrow linen bands atitclied with black. 444^44.4441.-1.+4,44.417114.1, i; c ;,•(,( t 1 ( i'i( K I 'tt ^&� y;'fin �• kai'n4' S"&•d �•a'�"r E"1r 3 ro''s4 t l.ixlr. threw,' hosiery ix ilio heat seller !n sprbrg', fur Lho reason thnt 1 it is as 11(0 as and leis expensive u than sill!. Clockwork and embroid- ery r ury are the favorite decorations. t Long green leaves, called palm by Y the nrhliuur, hitt shaped more like t reicher plant leaves, are used in + placer of wings on spring lints. r shad - White llnel bolls, to complete the t sununor girl's white outfit, come I q both plain and embroidered. Tho i q undecorated belts aro finished with anther in gilt or gun metal buckle � d and the embroidered bolts which aro 1 L 110.11!1 worked for the most part iu r some riowgr^ design, have morn Blah- orate buckles of gilded silver often c ornamented with steles. e Most heautiltrl n! the inexpensive _ lingerie waists arra those of omhroid- i Bred batiste trimmed with Inco, Those - are go shyer 011111 thin that they aro usually made, over a silk slip. i i•'or,wltitn suunuer dresses the shad- ed silk and ender girdles will of a 1 certainty have a steady anise al spring. The six-inch belt Is the fay ori to width and clusters of shirrin are the principal mode of trimming Glass he0rlad tacks, with long needle points, whish aro easily inverted i a wall of any texture, cost ten wads for a card of six, They aro used on the backs of pictures to hold the lower edges from the !valla and t support small pictures and kaiak knncka. Turnover collar and cuff sots o butcher's ]turn pique or duck Co Crdti �' • ' spring tailored suits are in vogue. One of the new blues is called Sa and is very altractiva, being softer than corn • • ti „I: Fashion flower and less metals than turquoise. It is ono of t few light blurs which tomo well wit blue. navy 111 large pins for the hair, tasliio is going back to a period ten year. or more ago. when women who woe their hair high stuck In one scroll pari, adorned at the, top with gala or silver 1Lligreq work. Jaunty litho coats of white serge and of w'hita Panama, made in req- tr, sa v e e or close fitting form and q g a strictly tailored, are valuable adds- tions to the summer girls' wardrobe, and a tailored linen coat of the sumo description is a desirable thing with thin morning frocks. Chine d'or is one of the cliai•miug new fabriee. It is a wonderful gold tissue. embroidered with colored silk- Gong 1 d t W the wall, ft the patient be too ill t sit up wltila Lia process is accom- phshed. over to one edge of the bed 1111(1 th soiled sheet folded back leugthwi w rd the invalid. One-half of th to a clean lower sheet should than he put, c p !n place, leaving plenty to tuck ! se0uroly at the top as far as can b conveniently ranched, It will not bo possible to teak in tho entire hell. The clean sheet must then be folded 1pni Lhwiso in the middle (or as hoar tho invalid as convenient) and th patient rolled gently back to the other edge, a trashly covered pillow l:av;ng been placed in readiness to receive the h,oad. 11 w111 then frit but the work of a few m:omont•s to draw away the soiled sheet, pull out smooth and suture the remainder of ,.Uv clone sheet, and right the rest of the covers. things must bo observed; the patient moat be moved as tittle 0s possible, r not ]l. must be uncove act a and It will be necessary, therefore, be- fore the patient is disturbed, to have everything in readiness, the fres}f pillow and extra cover at ]land, so Chat file whole process may be coni- plotccl as quickly as possible. Deft, rapid, noiseless treatment is ab- solutely essential in treating Clic 111, and most especially is this the case in changing the bpd. 4 tilling Of horses, donkeys 00110 mules have been inarxbur•atod with much pomp and ceremony. The handsome building, which is situated in the Ituo Brailcion, cyst p'f2p,000. '1'lio stables, will hold 800 ltar•sos, The following Statistics will strew to what extent, Parishans note eat, hove. os, Before the siege perhaps 1,000 horses n, ,year Wore slaughtered; but rt 187N". fila figures rose LO 11,081, and hi 1888 to 1�rr7(i. Ten years ago Paris aro annually 23,Jfiti.hors, l Mack, Mixed or f atural Green. Sealed Fipckets Only HiGHE8T AWARD ST. LOUIS 1904. tato parings, Potato growers in Europe who have made this e ;mat- ter or special study apparently all avoid tbfs method. They plant what they call 1315 seed, usually from 1,- 500 to 2,00(1 pounds per acre. This seems extravagant. A little clover or alfalfa should he seeded with every combination of grasses, whether for meadow or pas- ture. Tho true grasses, so far as science has discovered, must take all of their plant food from the soil; but the legumes, such as clover and el:el e, are enabled by means of t.hu 'bacteria which work on the roots of these plants, to utilize the free nit- rogen of the air, and, instead of ee- l -meeting the nitrogen of the soil, the legumes tend to increa.'re the sup- ply, and act as host plants or feed- ers to the nitrogen exhausting gramm- es. It is very important, therefore, that every pasture or meadow should contain some perennial legume, be- cause the prosonce of these nitrogen gatherers Nil not only cause a greater production from the other grasses, but it will make the pasture or meadow more enduring and leave the soil more fertile than would otherwise 1,e the cane when the sod is finally broken for the. growing' of other crops, LIVE STOCK NOTES. If steady, continued perseverance will not cure a balky horse, neither whip nor lighted straw with Sueli rebels should be relegated to hard work in a double team and all lick- tngs dispensed with. The eiTect of salt on the health of sheep is not generally understood. Its effect is to give tone to the organ- ism e an ismP. 'The ash of the blood of a healthy sheep contains about 60 per cent. salt a the 38 per cent. The scarcity of such an important constituent in the blood means a relaxation of vital energy. There is no secret process that brings success with hens. Those who do the best with their'- lions en win- ter and summer are they who apply everyday common sense in poultry keeping, Having comfortable winter quarters for their hens, guarding against dampness and unusual cold, feeding for eggs, and keeping the hens busy all winter, providing a good sound grain of the proper kind for egg production, and seeing to it that their hens have a ration of grain, grit, greens and some animal food, IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS OLD TIMES "BEES," "DANC- ING" AND "KISSING PLAYS.' Sweet Distant Memories of Those Delightful Years of Long Ago, Who now grown to man or woman- hood but can recall with pleasant memories the old time "bees"? There Wore. 'quilling bees ' "husking bees','" "paring bees," "logging' bees and "chopping bees," Quilting bees were the favorites for married ladies. These would meet hi the afternoons, gather around the frame, eaoh working her little row of quarter circles until finished. Meantime a steaming cup of tea would haveiboen passed around, while the news and the neighbors and everything within range of thought would v o d h e boon discuss i all a cd u kindness. dllo;,v. Towards t time O ea th liege -lords, the husbands of the good ladies would cone in and, supper over. their logic would be added to that of their wives, A favorite topic besides taxes, crops, politics, tho weather and current events would be reviews of old times, early settlers and settlement. The rcdord and whereabouts of this and that family would ho traced, who such and such a ono married? what became of a,n- other? where this or that family came from? etc. Many a profitable and pleasant hour was occasionally passed in the old days at the time honored quilt- ing hoes. Of course now and again the venowed tongue would wag and show A RELISH 16011 S0AND•AL,, but the better sense of the great ma- jority almost invariably kept sudh well checked, Logging and chopping hoes were in many respects akin to the quilting bees, Frequently ail would be held on the same day, the men chopping or. logging while thegood ladies served and gperformed he necessary eookiug for such largo gath- cringe, Then old and young joined in the sport. After supper dishes were washed and laid away, the eld- ers would colegregate in tho parlor while the junior's would clear the kite Ghon, or barn floor', and to tha tune of a squaking "riddle" would ,dance the incurs away. But young folks parties wore spec- ially the 00tH husking and paring bees. 'rho dried unhusiced corn piled on one aide of the barn would bo at- cic 1 the lads to et by n a and lassos, and it wan 011 ill planned Isco that had an odd young lady or gentleman. Tho husks piled over the feet pralorvett a Warmth enam'paseed by buffalo robes, While the husked Bern was thrown tp thin opposite side. Whoever' totted a rod oar of Corn,. if a lady )vita prjvir'ogod 10 steal e kiss from the rev lass by his sit and, if a lass, was subject to kissed by the lad, Oh, those we the good old dugs, Fervent 0er0 the prayers for red ears of corn; a1 many the devices of the young nt to keep the lucky cobs in circulation. THE PARING DEE, like the husking party, also too place in fall and winter weather, T machines, or in more primitive lod, itles well sharpened knives, prepay the apples for those coring and qua tering. 'Then the stringing and hang ing up near the kitchen coiling o gaged 1110 attention of others. in both the paring and 11 husking boos, the regal spo succeeded the labors of the evening "Money -Musk," "Scotch reels, "eight. hand reels" "Sir Roger Ooverloy," "cotillions," "schotti ches," 'polkas," and ' waltzs," w'i bring back to many a staid senior Lo -day pleasant memories of ear old thee honest evenings long ago, 'ethers; dancing was not counte aneed, resort svc,s find to the Over t be ramernbered "hissing plat's. "Walling the cedar swamps." "put- ting letters in the post ollice," ' me sluing off so many yards of tape, and other kindred plans to render i discriminate kissing legitimate, eve yet cause many a righteous stradgl 1,itced old grandad or grandma to have a fluttering of the heart. Then, in the shade of the prllnev' forests there wore no terrors "bacilli." Lipa met lips in the goo old fashioned way—a smack the maclo the candle snuff fly, ANli TSIFN TIIE GOING HOME. It mattered not if a young man' Inas resided over hills and dales miles away in the opposite direction, lee surely sawher home; and the Lhe kissing was not so promiseeonl or done "on tho fly," as earlier i the evening. Then, the tender words of love 0111 promises of constant and truth and trust were honestly poured forth, even if the silken cords of affection might be broken or April showers wenta fall. Some- times, too, one of the young folk would have a "crow to pick" with the other for devoting or•,yooeiving too much attention to or from an- other during the evening. But, the spirit of manly chivalry actuated the g1•eat majority of the young men of the early days, while honest womanhood was tbo character of the ladies. Then stand-up collars worn not in vogue, and the girls in the full blush of health and natural hon- esty of heart needed not the paint pot and powder mug to develop true loveliness. Now, all seems changed. But of that more anon. One would scarenly think to see the staid old lads and lasses, the grand- fathers and grandmothers of to -day, ay, the fathers and mothers as well, that they had ever taken pert in such "doings" in their young days. But, they did, just tho sante, and it is useless ,c ess for !hent to lectern the youngsters of to -day. There were young folks in those days who would Hover husk corn, or pare apples, or dance ."money husk" or that lest of all,. THE OLD "SCOTCH REEL," or take part in kissing playa— though the lads used to say that somehow or other such folk diel know how to kiss when 110 one was around or when the light waa out. Dancing and kissing plays wore not "digni- fied" or "aristocratic" or "re1igiwts they said. A review of the old days and the old faces gives sad contra- diction to tho theory that those pro- fessing od n mesa andfin failing s g to di 1 th r a a e cha acterdstit P y 5 of healthy, hearty', honest humanity grew up oven as good citizens as the vast majority Of the true -heart- ed, clear headed noble young neon and women of the land. If dancing and kissing plays are not favored, those are other amuse- ments that should bo countenanced, even in the strictest family, 11y all moans, let the young, and also'the old, revive the good old ]Honest cots- toms of by, gong clays of occasionally gathering together during winter evenings, and the result is sure to bo 'bene[icial. Spoiling matches, readings, recitations, vocal and in- strumental music, games of various kinds, puzzles, all present themselves for an evening's enjoyment, "Ah," says ono, in her youth a high-flyer, "but I send my children, I insist on their spending their spare hours at prayer meeting, 1,11(1 ohris- tiatl endeavor, and Y.M.0.A,, and temeerattae meetings." header,. those' are all right in their place; but inane me you never knew a noble man or woman brought up in that atmos - phare alone. They need the social, intellectual, heart and head develop- ment and experience. And in getting that they aro sure to get the spiri- tual if ordinary eeimnon sense bo ob- served by parents, Spiritual develop - moat alone, without social, physical. and intellectual, ahvays produces weak and extremely dangerous esti- zone, just as does any of the other single needs of mankind if alone given peoln1nenee. A proper hcu'in011y of all is essential to inatt's bust and noblest development,. ANCIENT °LOOK. The oldcs£ working clock iu Groat Britain is that of Peterborough Cathedral, which dates from 1850, and is conceded to have been made by a monastic clock maker. It is the only one now known that Is wound 1.111 fiver, an old ?YOOdon svhggi; BED -MAKING Ii'OR THE SICK, This differs greatly from that f0 The patient must be gently rollec in makinga. 'bed for an invalid two TAS'Tl4 IN IIOIBSLI+LESH. The new Paris slaughter -houses for. 1 i Os, whim the returns for last .year. ,Xi1aorytl 1;110 11U1n"rye. at 86%001.