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CHAPTER 1 XI,
Greatly disturbed in Ills mind
about hie wife, and worried exces-
sively by troublesome inquiries as to
the accident Which bad happened to
Lady klamllton, Lord Caraven ile-
torminecl to seek refuge with his kins-
man, Sir Raoul Lauroston,
Sir Raoul looked at the earl's
haggard face.
Poor boy," ho said; "it is rather
hard for you certainly. 1 promise
you that I will mention neither
Lady Fiarnllt'on nor tho poachers."
"Poachers!" the en relented 1 t'1
i t ,
contemptuously. "Surely you—"
ale paused; he had been on the brink
of betraying the secret that he heel
sworn never to reveal
Sir Raoul laughed.
"It seems to me," ho Bald, "that
you' aro just as bad as any ono else.
You cannot keep away from the
topic."
"IVe will discuss the weather, the
last new book, politics, tete papers-
- anyttling," proposed the earl; and
then he added, "that reminds me -
somo version of this story is sure,
1 suppose, to get ubroncl. The pa-
pers will make a sensational affair of
it."
"I thought we were to avoid the
topic," said Sir Raoul, quietly.
"Now you have touched upon it
again,"
"And to make matters worse,"
renari:ed the earl, with a gesture of
weary despair, "here comes the dos
tor."
ler. Randall entered tho room un-
announced, and in great haste. The
earl sprang from his seat at the
sound of his agitated voice, his fate
grossing Palo and anxious.
"Surely," he said, "Lady Hamil-
ton is not worse?"
"No, sho seems better. ft is not
about Lady Hamilton that I want
you, Lord Caraven. I was sent for
the moment 1 left hero in behalf of
the nten who used to act as your
steward - John Blantyre."
"John Blantyre," scud the earl,
vaguely. "Is he ill?" The subject
bid not interest him very touch -
Indoed he thought it trivial amid
the excitement of his own affairs.
"No, not ill in the common accept-
ation of the term," answered the.
doctor. "Be is dying, 1 fear."
"Dying, yet not ill! You specie in
riddles, doctor.''
"It is all a riddle to me," said
the physician; "perhags you can
solve it. IIe has committed suicide
-that is, 11e has made an attempt
on his life, but he has not quite suc-
ceeded."
"11-10 was very foolish," remarked
the curl. Even the fact that his
confidentialsteward had attempted
to destroy his own life seemed to
him a matter of less moment than
the fact that his wife loved him.
Dr. IiandaIl looked uneasily at the
unconscious face,
"May I speak on a private mat-
ter?" he said.
"Certainly," was the quick reply.
"I have no secrets from my rela-
tive Sir Raoul"
"I cannot quite understand it,"
continued the dnetar. "They sent
for me, and when 1 reached the house
I found that Blantyre had attempt-
ed to take his life. I will not toll
you how - there is no need to add
to a list of hornet's. 1 fourru flim
dying, not dead; he is dying now.
Iris only cry was for you, Lord Car-
avel); he wanted to see von."
•I do not in- the loast desire to
see hires," said the earl, quickly.
"Frankly speaking, doctor, repent-
ant sinners and deathbeds are not
much in my lino. I could o1lc t d o him
110 good."
"Perhaps not - yet, he gave me no
rest until I had promised to ask you
to visit him -no rest at ail. The
strange part of the story has to
come, Lord Caraven, It was not
a poacher who fired the shot -it was
himself. We have this tine done
the poachers en injustice."
The doctor was not prepared for
tho effect of his words, 1'ha earl
sprung from ifs chair, rushed acmes
tho room, and seized him by .tiro
arm.
"Say that again," ho cried. "John
Blantyre fired that shot?"
"So he says," replied the doctor.
"Ile gasped the story out to me in
broken words. 'I always hated her,'
'hated her; and last night I shot
her by the ergo of the take. I shot
hor through the heart, and I saw her
fall, and--' "
".It is impossible!" cried the earl,
"The man must hitve been dolirlousl
I -le never saw I-t$wjy Hamilton in his
life -•how could he ]late her?'- _.•_
"That is the strangest part of the
story," said the doctor, "He per,
sines in saying that by shot Lady
Carman, 1 cnnnOt understand the
matt C1•.
"1 do," put in Sir Raoul. rated v.
"1llantere was dismissed • ' e.dy
C'anteen's desire, and he sat' _ .o
be revenged upon bor. •t en. ;e nis
revenge - he shot Lady Hanttlton,
believing her to be the countess."
"It is iinpoesible!'' reptecee the
rnrl. "'They al's sa clilierent. Lady
Hamilton is fair, the countess dark
-11e could not mistake thecal."
Suddenly he
remembered that it
was in the serili-dnrkne s of night
that the occurrence had happened,
and Lady IIamtlton was wrapped in
a silvery yell. Could he have m11' -
taken them. Tlta doctor shook his
head.
"1 do not understand -it is, as I
have said, a riddle to me. I should
eel -lel , advise you, Lord Canteen,
to see the man; that istile only way
to c'oar up the mystery."
"There is 110 mystery," said Sir
Basin. "It is as 1 say; the man
intended to nurtler Lady Caraven -
by mistrke he has shot Lady Hamil-
ton. Flaw he 'mistook then is, per-
haps, a mysteoe, and that you can
solve by going to see him. Go
Ulric."
"Yea," responded Lord Ceraven,
"I will go - I will go with you,
doctor, if you are ready. Raoul, it
would be as well not to mention
this."
"You may rely upon me," said his
friend.
The doctor and the earl quitted tho
room together. The carriage was
ordered, and they drove at once to
C ou•t Raven.
They were not long in fnrirg
Blantyre's house, and before long the
earl stood by the death Med of his
late stewai11. Thu man's dying face
was turned toward him, and his d,v-
ing eyes gleamed as they recognized
hum.
"My lord," lie said, "you were
always kind to Inc. Iter ladyship
ruined me - she turned tale corny -
and I hated her, 1 would not harm
one hair of your head; but I hare
killed her, and I am not sorry, I am
glad."
"Whom have you killed?" asked
tho ear, calmly.
The dying eyes glared.
"Whom? The Countess of Cara -
yen, the bcantifui, proud, imperious
woman, who, with ono wave of her
hand, sent me to ruin -I have killed
her."
"Row diti you kill Iter?" inquired
the earl.
A wild laugh came from the man's
lips.
"I -low? I have watched and wait-
ed many a long day. 1 have stood
in the high -road when she passed
by, but never until the other night
chid I get once chance. I could have
Mot her dead a. himrdrad times, but
I would not, lest in taking her life
1 took also the life of one who had
never harmed mc, I hated her be-
cause she ruined zee. Site drove mo
from my place, site left me branded
as a thief among my -fellow -men, she
left me without character, without
reputation; she was my bane and my
curse, so I shot her, But I am not
all bad, and I was sorry when I saw
her fail dead. 1 came home, but
;sho followed nee; she has stood near
to ale ever since -a woman with dead
;oyes, awful to look upon - awiui
see."
"Tell me," said the earl, quietly,
"how did you know that it was my
wife?"
An expression of cunning came aver
tete dying face.
"I knew her by the scarf -her alt -
ver scars' -site wore It over her arms
10 tr1'St time 1 sates her,
"You tried to take e. terrible l'e-
yonge," said Lord Caravan. -
"It has boon worse for me," re-
turned the dying man -"a thousand
times worse for me. 1. wont nee
times after five different -situations,
and on each occasion it was flung
scornfully in my face that I had
been dismissed from Ravonsmere,
When 1 found that I was ruined, I
sworn that I would kill her Ia.clyship,
and I have clothe it."
"".'hank I-Teavcn that you have
notl" said the earl, hastily. "I 0,111
thankful to say that your murderous
shot never reached my wife. The
lady you have injured is a stranger
-to you - Lacey Hamilton; she had
thrown Lady Caravel's scarf over
her shoulders -hence the (far ale) for-
tunate mistake."
The look of the dying man's face
wits terrible to see -the fiendish dis-
appointment, the bitter mitred,
"Then I stave not killed her after
all?" he cried,
"No; you hn.vo wounded an luno -
u - that
stranger to o
0 1d t
Cmt lady, a gi y
Y
is nil; any dear wife you )lave not in-
jured,,"
"And I cont for you believing that
she was dead, dreading lest an in-
nocent num should salter for eny
Beed, longing, also, three you should
know 1 had taken nee revenge."
I eon oily thunk lienee= you have.
failed," said the earl.
John Blantyre raised himself; the
hatred, the bad passions in the dy-
ing face were terrible to see.
"Toll her," Ile cried, "I ant carry I
did not kill her; tell her that she -
ruined me and that I hate herfor
it; tell her that 1 sent Iter my curse,
and that after I had cursed her I
never opened my lips again."
Ile fell hack exuttnstt'd, and ho
kept his we'd. When that last scene
'eus over, the earl, who had to-
:::pined with him to tits end, re-
, turned to liavensmere John Blun-
tyre's crime ansuicide had saddon-
ed him inexpressdibly. 110 teas not
' without plenty of scute and race -
tion. Ile saw at mice that this was
1 the result of his own folly - his itl-
at'tentfon to his duties. He lend im-
ittditIy and blindly
trusted
eetl
is man
simply because he was too idle to
, overlook him and his accounts. What
was the result? Ile had grown tock-;
less with long impunity, and, when'
his quick, intelligent wife discovered
the amount of his peculations, she
had dismissed him at once. For
what line happened there was only
;himself to blame.
"Bow I wish thnt I could live my
life over again." he thought; "I
would act dillereutly; but, as that is
impossible, 1 IUU1$t make the most
I can of the time that renins,"
1Te was more saddened and un-
happy than he ever remembered to
have been in his life before. He
sought Sir Raoul's room.
j "1 0111 quite out of spirits, to-
day," he said; "let ino talk to you,
Raoul. Tl is dreadful death of Plan -
.tyre has been tt shock to me that I
shall never get aver, I feel as
t though 1 am to blame for it, all
through my neg'igence and want of
looking after people."
i "You have amen to blame," agreed
1 Sir llooul; "1 do not deny it. But
!your indulgence ought not to have
made Min a thief."
Tne earl sat down; he laid his head
back with a tired, wearied express-
ion,
"How my life has changed,
Raoul!" he sntd. "T seem suddenly
!to have grown into a man, wiser,
sadder, then 1 had ever thought to
be. one thing above all other's
puzzles me - show could I have been
so blind or so foolish as to mis-
judge her?"
"Misjudge whom?" asked Sir
Raoul,
"Hildred. 011 I forgot I did not
tell you that! You believed, of
course, that she had bean sent for."
"Certainly I diel" replied Sir
Raoul in. amazement. "Was it not
so?"
"No - that is the worst part of
m_y trouble. There is no truth in it.
I sent her away myself."
"You sent Mildred away!" echoed
Sir Raoul, slowly. "What do you.
mean, Ulric?"
"A told her that she must never
enter my doors again. Now I find
that it is all a nmistake,"
Sir Raoul tried to be patient, but
it was very difficult,
"I do not in the least understand
what you Wrenn, Ulric. Why did you
send Mildred away, and what was a
mistake?"
"1 shrink from telling you. Upon
my honor, I am ashamed of myself.
Do you know, Raoul, 1 positively be-
lieved Hildred had done this deed-
I believed she had shot Lady 1-lam-
ilton,"
An expression of cleepest contempt
carne over Sir Raoul's face.
"Listen, Raoul -do not judge me
harshly. You do not know all. Let
oto tell you my story."
And without further discussion the
earl related the' whole history,
:fir Raoul listened in silence, -
"Great I•leaveni" he cried, at last,
"to think what a heart you have
thrown away!"
"But, Raoul!" he rejoined, "when
I found her hiding behind the trees,
and she awned she was guilty, what
was I to think?"
"(iareless as you have been of
her," said Sit' Raoul, "you might
have known her better, If I heard
iter say such a thing, I should, even
in spite of her own words, believe in
her innocence, Shame on you, Car -
even, that I, a stranger to her,
should have to take up her defence!
Shame on you that you did not un-
deretand her butter! She had learn-
ed to fore you, poor clinch I thought
site would. You drove her mild with
her slighted, wounded love and her ;
jealousy, and she followed you; that
was what she meant when she own-
ed that she was guilty She meant;
-uilty of loving you when yon I '
humbly; "doubly sorry, because, you
know, Raoul, 1 was really beginning
to iovo and ear° for her,"
'Bc innin a ' cried S t "I
g e Sir Raoul.
hopo that 1 shall keep r m tat ence.
P yl 1
Beginning to love Merl You will
have to culswer hereafLer for all these
months of neglect and unikintiness.
To ale your sin appears a terrible
oleo. You hod ono of the noblest
women in the world for your wife,
and to gratify your foolish whims
you have neglected her. Shame on
you, Ctirtivell - you are 110 men to
treat sued a. wife in sucha eashtonh"
"What can 1 do?" asked the earl,
humbly.
"Whither have you sent her?" was
tho stern inquiry.
"To her father's house," replied
the earl.
"Then I will tell you what to do,
Co as fast as steam eon carry you,
aid ask her pardon. She is a no-
ble woman, she may forgive; but,"
added the snldicr, frankly, with a
flush on his honest face, "I declare
that if 1 were in her place I lever
would."
The earl took 111e advice otlered
hint, and went straight or to town.
(To De Continued).
FOR THE TIGHT -BOOTED.
Simple Remedies in the Treatment
of Corns,
When the feet ars pressed into
tight -fitting shoes - high heels make
the pressure greater -by adding fric-
tion we have a needlelike point Seem-
ed in the skin, and the greater the
pressure the deeper tho point will
grow. Olio best preventive remedy
known is really to go barefpo?ecl, but
there are some simple remedies which
may bo of some value to the afflict-
ed:
First. -Place on the corn a piece of
cold, moist linen folded several
times, wrap it up in dry linen, then
go to bed, With this treutuent the
hard epidermis Swells up, and tater
six or eight hours the outer cover-
ing of the corn can be renewer]
with a doll knife. When this treat-
ment has been follott'ed for three or
four days, a small neeclielike growth
(the corn) can be extractod without
pain or bleeding. By wushing the
feet often in cold water, the tender
Place will I'enl rapidly. After get-
ting rid of this corns it is well to
wear shoes which are neither too
large nor too small so as to avoid
excessive pressure or friction.
Second. -In place of the linen a '
crust of bread soaked in vinegar may
be applied.
Third. - The best application is to
soak a whole onion twenty-four
hours in vinegar, -Shen apply o10 of
the layers of the onion to the corn,
and keep it in place by a bandage
through the night. After repeating
this procedure a few times, the corn
can be removed without any trouble.
Dy either of these simple applica-
tions this troublesolue agent can be
removed without any danger of
blood -poison,
SAM'S SPOONING STORY.
Samuel sought Susan steadily. Su-
san snubbed Samuel. She seemed
sure Samuel saw Sarah sometimes.
She showed such sensitiveness. Sarah
sew Susan's suspietons.
"Samuel," said Sarah, "seek Susan
secretly ; sing sweet songs ; say
soft somethings.%
"So ?" said Samuel.
"Sheep !" sneered Sarah.
Susan's swain saw sense sharpen-
ing Sarah's suggestions.
"Susan," sighed Samuel, "see sum-
mer stars shining so sweetly -soft-
ly t Sweetheart, such stellar splen-
dors spellhounds souls 1"
"Stuff I" scolded Susan, "Stop
such silly stunts, Say something
sensible."
"Susan," said Samuel, shortly,
"splice '1 "
"Sun," snapped Susan. "Soon ?"
Sequel.
Sarah satisfied. Samuel, Susan -
spoons, spasms, spouses,
Sentiment.
Such stuff 1
R. A. Vie CHASES og
Ca
CATARRH CURE . t a
is sent direct to the diseased
parts by the Improved Blower.
Heals the ulcers, clears the err
peeve stops droppings in the
throat and permanently cues
Catarrh and Hay Paver, Blower
free, A11 dealers, or Dr, A. W. Chase
Medicine Co., Toronto and Buffalo,
I12S NAME.
There is a certain small boy who
rojoices in the uan10 of Waite Pear-
sall. no commenced to attend
seinool a short time ago, and alto
teacher had quite on experience in
finding out his mune,
"What is your name?" she asked,
as Waite tools his soot.
"Waite," said the boy promptly.
Tho teacher looked rather surl:ris-
studiously neglected her - guilty of ori, but said nothing for a few me -
jealousy when there was love. I un- manes, thinking perhaps he was
derstand her words, oven if you d.ofrihat' cd; then mime?'"he asked again,
not." "What's year mime?'"
"I can very eery," said the sari, Waite, said the possessor of the
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Symptoms That Warn Vora of the Approach of This Ma,i tdy so
Painful and Fatal in its Results. Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver
Ilright's disease is In reality a
chronic inflammation of tho kidneys,
and is tho natural consequence of ne-
glecting ordinary kidney derange-
ments.
At first you may notice a slight
swelling of the feet after tho day's
work 1,9 01101, slow but ummistakable
failure of health, pallor of face, and
loss of flesh, shortness of breath when
going upstairs rapidly, and dimness
of sight.'
Soon the digestive system beconms
deranged, tho appetite impaired, and
in ninny there is n. tendency to.diarr-
hoca and formation of gas in tho in.
testings. Thom ,are frequently re-
curring headaches, attacks of dizzL'
neve, 'ands severe pains in tho back
nod Limbs.
The accumulation of watery fluid -
dropsy -continues in the cavity 01
the chest, and may at any Limo cause
death from heart failure or dropsy of
the lungs, blaitietixnes uraemia, stu-
por, convulsions slid death occur
suddenly, before rho other symptoms
have become prominent and while
the drepay is still Slight in quantity.
As Bright's disease causes a wast-
ing away of the eons anct tissues of
the kidneys themselvII, as well as
of the Who1e body, it can only be
perfectly cui'al if treatment is be-
gun In Its early stages, when the
first symptoms beeomo eotieneblo.
Because of their retnxrkably prompt
Dreadfully
Pills.
anddirect action on the kidneys, Dr.
Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills have time
and again proven their superiority
as a pnoventive and cure for Bright's
disease,
1Vhilo toning and invigorating the
kidneys, and making them active in
removing uric acid from the blood,
1N. Chase's Kidney -Livor Pills also
regulate the action of the liver and
bowels, and encourage the digestive
organs to properly perforin their du-
ties. Tbelr use will quickly stop the
dreadful feasting process, which ate.
coMilanice Bright's disease, and re-
store the deranged o•gahs to health
and activity, One pill a deem 25
cents a box, et all dealers,or laid.
lnanee11, Bates and 00.. Termite. -
After another fow minutes' silence,
the teacher becoming impatient, ex-
claimed:
x-
clairood; -
Well, I've waited plenty long en-
ough now, please tell ane your
name?"
That made the boys laugh, and fin-
ally the teacher understood.
"Yes, my hands aro soft," said a
conceited young fellow tho other
night iu a small company, as he ad-
miringly looked at those useless ap-
pendages that had never dote a
clay's work, "Bo you know how I
do it ?" he exelahned, proudly. `"I
wear gloves on my lands every night
to sleep in," "A0 you sleep with
your hat ori also ?" asked a port
,young tvaman, And the young 1111=
low replied in the negative, ned
looked wonderingly immerse the com-
pany smiled.
"You niloty no hoer in the hoose?"
"Nit; my Wife end 1 Hover drink 011y -
thing bet wino and water." "le
what proportion rho you take it?"
"I drink the wins -and my wife
bri111cs the Neatet'.t'
rON DIE FARM
wzs z 9,9
I 63
FEIIT1LIZI:RS 11011 WHEAT,
Knowledge of one's soil is, no
doubt, the greatest question, the
riser of commercial fertilizer has to
familiarize himself with to succeed is
getting the hest results from its
application, But to use a complete,
Mal grado rogardless of its con-
stituents and its adaptability to
the soil on which it is to be used
would result in failure. This is the
reason some lemma talk for and
others against the use of commercial
fertilizer, writes his. 111, 1. Brown.
We used to use the largo portion
of our stable manure on our wheat
ground, in fact wo do at the present
time ; but wo usecl to think that to
sow wheat on soil where wo did not
apply yard manure was a waste of
seed, land and labor. To -day wo
coyer our wheat fields as far as the
yard manure will go, taking care to
see that It is put on that portion
of the field roost deficient in humus,
then when seedling Lime comes, sow
200 pounds of commercial fertilizer
to the acre on the uncovered por-
tion of the held. Wo always fertilize
our wheat ground, and this insures a
good catch. When it conies to cover-
ing this field again with yard man-
tire we begin Where wo left on tho
previous 111110, and favor the other
portion of the fleld with a covering
of the commercial kind. This keeps
the held in a good state of fertility
and insures a successful crop when
other conditions are equally as favor-
able.
Our idea in using commercial fer-
tilizer is that the may bo able to
put out such crops as are suitable
to our convenience, using it in con-
nection with our 0tat,le manure to In-
sure a successful crop throughout a
field. Wo Have found from experi-
menting that no grade of commer-
cial fertilizer is equal to a covering
of yard manure, yet when ono has
not enough of one variety, other
methods have to be broug,tt into
use. Last year on our wheat ground
where we used the commercial fer-
tilizer, wo obtained 75 per cont. of a
crop. Whore we used yard manure,
00 per cent. Where no manure or
fertilizer of any kind was used not
over 15 per cent, of a crop was
barlested, and this was of poor
quality. Now the question comes to
us, whether or not we used good
judgment in covering punt of a
field with one kind and finishing
it with another. What I mean by
this is, would it not be bettor to
get a manure spreader, put what
manure we might have all oven the
field, then drill a smaller amount of
commercial fertilizer to the acre and
cover the whole field say with about
100 pounds per acre.
FEEDING TURNIPS.
Many of the cruclferous plants
have a very pungent principle that
is unfavorable when feeding -value is
considered. Still many ways can be
devised to work off a turnip or cab-
bage crop as feed wisen all have been
disposed of that can be sold for
cash. If explicit direotiots are given
out where milk is disposed of that
none will be taken when this class of
feed is used, such dire,ctions had
better bo adhered to.
Turnips can be fed so that not
0510 customer in 1,000 would detect
anything objectionable, but the
greatest caro must be taken in the
feeding so as not to overfeed. It is
necessary to feed some grain in the
case of milcll cows, but in feeding
for beef, mutton or pork the grain
need not be used exclusively till the
last three weeks prior to marketing.
For Milch• Cows, put in dry in the
bottom of a tub whatevergrain is to
be fed. -A common butter tub is
best, because it is narrow across the
bottom Place the cut turnips on
the grain, and as soon as the cow
is milked dump this tub of feed in
her manger.
The cow is obliged to oat consider-
able o." the grain before many of the
turnips are taken into the stomach,
and the theory is that the pungent
principle is absorbed by the grain to
such an extent that no harmful odor
or taste is imparted to the milk,
Occasionally• the tasto of a poison
is so acute and delicate that the
odor or flavor of the most common
and harmless feeds aro detected in
the milk, To such the odor of
turnips would be detected at once,
but these extreme eases are fare,
Considering thio cost of production
there is no more profitable crop
grown than turnips If some of them
can be turned into Money and the
rest utilized as feed`
G001) CRO3? OF WHEAT,
My yield of wheat the past season
was 000 bushels, machine: measure,
writes Mr. Henry slater. This over-
run in en -tight four pounds per
bushel, • making 1056 bushels by
weight, or 42:} bushels per acro
from "Lu acne, I have ns fine a set
of clover and timothy 014. Balite field
as I over saw grow, 1'it addition, I
have a mammoth stack of straw,
Half of this e111310 ground produced
last season 76 2-13 bushels oats per
Gere, which overrun in weight eight
punnets per bushel, or .10 bushels 00
each 76 bushels, making an average
of about 05 bushels per acre by
weight, Aa soon as the oats ryas
heeded off the field, 1 harrowed it
with spring -tooth harrow, working
tete shattered oats In the ground as
much as possible. :.`hey came up
vory thtelk. A. few days before seed-
ing to tvhoat, I crass -harrowed the
field again With spring -tooth, I thee'
classed the last haeroWiltg with the
drill destroying all the oats,
I
mod 1e bushels good, (erne send
wheat per erre, nod ,vie quarts
timothy turd 200 pounds hone fertili-
zer, .Last spring the latto' .part of
ivTarclt T put six (nails einem rood
per sere nn same ground. ".'hero is
very little wheat fn this seetinn or
!the country title season at for seed.
is on account of much con-
tinued rainy weather we had. I got
I mywheat tho barn it lite
all 10 t in a i l
shape before the rainy weather cone
mended. Tho quality is fine, 1 i111nbc
it will do for seed wheat without
cleaning', but I prefer to clean it be-
fore seeding, as I am 2110re than pnr-
tieulal' about seed of any kind.
MIXTURE .'•Olt DAIRY COWS.
Hatch experimental station Is re-
ceiving many inquiries relative to the
most economic grain mixtures for
milk produotton. All kinds of grain
are relatively high at present. Tak-
ing feeding effect and cost Into eon -
sideration, the following mixtures
are suggested ; (1), 100 pounds
bran, 100 pounds flour middlings,
100 pounds cottonseed or gluten
meal 1 mix and feed seven 10 tight
quarts daily ; (2), 100 pounds bran,
150 pounds corn and cob meal, 400
pounds cottonseed or gluten meal ;
mix and feed seven to eight quarts
daily ; (11), 100 pounds corn and
cob meal, 125 pounds gluten feed
mix and feed five to six quarts
dully, preferably mixed with corn
silage.
Very satisfactory and 00011011110re-
sults are being obtained at this
station with tho following ; 200
pounds distillers' dried grains, 150
pounds corn and cob meal; mix and
feed five to six quarts daily ; also
with 100 pounds distillers' dried
grains, 100 pounds dour• middlings ;
mix and feed six to eight quarts
daily. During these brace of - high.
feed prices it is important to study
the subject of economic feeding.
NEW WASII FOR SCALE.
The limo and sulphur treatment for
the destruction of the San Jose
scale proved more satisfactory in
our experiments than any other
remedy we tried. We used it tvltla
and without salt in the proportion'
of one pound lime and one-half
pound sulphur to the imperial gal-
lon. It was applied throughout tho
winter and early spring. Ile have
the best results from April treat-
ment, where the full proportions
were used without salt, This wash
is highly spoken of in many sections
ns noing effective in destroying the
San Joso scale, but there is general_
complete: of the difficulty or pre-,
paring it. We are utilizing ordinary
threshing engines in cooking it, and
find they will furnish the finished ma-
terial as fast as roquh•ed and there
is no danger of burning. This wash
is cheaper than any other remedy
and is more elTective in destroying
the scale. Neither trees nor crops
aro affected injuriously and with
steam cooking it is more oh.stly pro-
vided than any other. It is cheap,
effective, safe and easy to apply. -
George E. Fisher.
WATER. BEFORE STEALS.
While the general opinion or those
supposed to bo authorities on this
matter ]las been that the habit of
drinking water at meals Is a deleter-
ious one, it is now stated, according
to recent investigations, that a lit-
tle
ittle water, if not too cold, is bene-
ficial, as it assists in the digestion
of food. A too copious supply of
water dilutes tate gastric juice, and
if too cold lowers the temperature
of the stomach below normal, .thus
impairing digestion. 11, however,
water is taken in limited quantities
the peptones formed by the action
of gastric juice o1 food will be
washed aside, thereby facilitating
absorption. By this means the un-
digested food is laid bare and is
more susceptible to further action of
the gastric juice. During the period
of test phlegm, being vory tenac-
ious, prevents the free flow of gas:
trio juice for some tinlo, hence de-
lays digestion. A drink of water
before meals is recommended, be-
cause it loosens and wa'zhes away
this deposit of 311110115, thereby per-
mitting the gastric, juice to attack
the food as it enters the stomach,
CURDS FOR MANY ILLS.
In New England cobweb pills aro
supposed to cure tho ague, and 111
the south a certale knuckle bone in
a pig's foot is u sure cure for rheu-
matism, if it be carried in the poc-
ket or word suspended from a string
around the nock. Tracing the spider•
web pill, it originated i1. China,
where all species of insects have cer-
tain positive 01' negative values in
medicine, In Pekin it, Is customary
to give two of three $5011310015 or
spiders to a patient i11 of fever. In
Ireland the peasantry swallow small
spiders -alive to effect 001014, From
these the cobweb pill of the Nen'
England nativo was easy. In Flan-
ders the line spieler is fastened into
tho empty shell of a, Walnut and
worn around the Werk of the patient_
As the crcatuvo dies the fever do
creases until it is gone entirely.
ONLY 1'N P1111 PAIL,
An Irish soldier was ceoseing a
barrack square with it pail in which
he was going to got wino water.
A sergeant,' passing at: the time,
noticed thnt Pot had a very dis-
reputable pair of trousers m1, and,
tvishitg to make a' repot, stopped
the 11111» 1111d ached
"Where. fire you going 7"
"'1'o get some water."
"What I In those trousers 7"
"No, sergeant --in the pail 1"
"Now, Freddie, go and kiss your
little sweetheart and make le up,"
said 1'redldie's mother. ''Na I
won't." "Cha and tell her how lnueh
you love her and how meter you
are," "No, I won't, Pa errys he
got: into a breach of promise coati
by tellin' a girl that, tend lia.dl to
marry tie old thing. I won't run
any r'islds, I won't.'
Mr, You nglnu.band (reading from
paper) -. ".rivaneed--Blanche de
Smythe to Walter Wellington Deere.
What, old 'memories that name mean•
mei" Mas. Y. (Masbing) .. 'I.nev-
er iningined yeti know of my engage"
Ment to Walter." M1'. Y. (chJllifig-
1y)'
-- '"i wae alleding to Blanche."
MIXED THE LETTERE,
90110114 It@8x110 of n F11111 Alan Waling
toa Ramat few.
R 0.
A. well known citizen of Clay Oenteg
had been invited to an eTentrig party
He wanted to go, but hie wife declared}
that she bad no gown suitable for the
oceasion and asked bbtt to send "re;
grata" to their hostess, The men went
down to his onto and penned tide feea.
Roue note of declination:
"Wo regret that your kind Invitation
must be declined for all the convention.
al 1'eneons, but the real reason is that
half the family huts nothing to went',
Sly wire's latest dress is over three
weeks old, and her hitt is twelve hours
out of date. Yoti will appreciate the
hopelessness of the occasion and es.
01150 us,"
Ile thought this pretty good, and be
determined to write a note to bus wlfo
also explaining that be would not be at
home for nn early dinner, as she had
asked him. Lie said in this note;
"I have turned down your invitation
because I am going out to another even.
ing party where the guests aro not ex-
pected to wear anything of importance.
Sorry I won't be there to kiss you good
night "
And then tbo fool man carelessly sent
his wife's note to the hostess and the
hostess' note to his wife.
"Alereus'lnle Ssvov0).tt
When was it usual to insert running
mercury 111 the bricks of swords?
This was a comparatively common
practice among the Italian, French aqd
Spanish swot•dmrtkers of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, but It was
more of it fancy 111111 anything else, for
R never came into general use. It was
not, of course, used for rapiers or the
lighter kind of swords, but for the
heuvier cutting swords.
The method was to cast the blade
rather broader at the back thnn usual,
with a hollow running down It. Tits
was half filled with quicksleer end
sealed up. The Iden was that when a
blow was struck with such a sword
the quicksilver would fly to the point
and so Incrense the weight of the blow.
This theoretical ndvnutege, however,
did not at all counterbalance the gem
oral clumsiness of the weapon and its
unhandinoss in guarding, and so the
inercuriale swords, as they were called,
from which their ingenious inventor
hoped so much, were rather military
etu•losities then practical successes.-••
London Answers.
Sonxethintr to rte Titaniaul For.
A Scotcbman who bas n keen appre-
ciation of the strong characteristics of
his countrymen delights in the story of
a druggist known both for bis thrift
and his philosophy.
Once he was aroused from a deep
sleep by the ringing of his night bell.
He went down to his little shop and
sold a dose of rather nauseous medicine
to a distressed customer.
"What profit do you matte out o'
that?" grumbled his wife.
"A ha'penny," was the cheerful au-
9wer.
"And for that bit o' money you'll lie
awake nlitybe an hour," site said Impa-
tiently.
"Never grumble o'er that, woman,"
was hie placid answer, "The dose will
keep him awake all night. We must
thank heaven wo ha' the pt'ofit and
none o' the pain o' this t nnsaction."
A Primitive Clock.
A naturalist, while visiting Great
Bangle one of these islands of the In-
dian ocean known as the Celebes, or
Spice islrtnds, found a curious time re-
corder lodged at the house of a rnertb.
Two bottles were firmly lashed togeth-
er and fixed in a woollen frame. A
quantity al binetc sand ran front ono
bottle into the outer is just half no
hour, and when the uppor bottle was
empty the frame was reversed. Twelve
short sticks, marked with notches from
one to twelve, bene hung upon a string.
A hook was placed between the stick
bearing the number of notches cone -
spending to the hear last shuck and
the one to bo struck next, Tho sentry
001permed the time by striking the
hours on a large gong.
"Squlbob, you are still reporting for
the Doily Bread, aren't you?"
"Say, T am going to spend the even-
h1g wlttt the daughter of old Pirotessor
Noett, and he doesn't like are n bit, I
want you to help m0 through."
"Ste? What cnn I do to help you?„
"Cull on him h1 his study about 8
o'clock and ask hint this question: 'I'ro•
fessor, to what do you attribute the
decay of DarwVinisnI''
"What good will that do?"
"He'll spend the whole evening argu-
ing
rgu-ing to prove that Darwinism isn't de -
city 1ug,"
.Tohnnee A. ts'fal Pretllotiatoat.
Johnny -1 wish my folks would
agree upon one thin and notk '1 me
g upon g Ott
all the time in a worry.
Tommy --What have they been doing
now?
Johnny -Mother won't let me stand -
on my head, nod dad is all the tone
fussing because I wear Iny shoos out
so fest,
Granum, tient,
lift'. Kalov-l.'li'-beg pardon, Iltlss
Snappe, blit can 1 melee?
Miss Snappe-Vin sure I don't know,
but if you've never tried before Blease
don't begin here.
Thoth Sides.
Motor's Little lttrl-•Your paps owes
my papa money,
Lawyer's Little um—That's nothing.
Papa salol he was glad to get off with
his life.
501110 men start wrong and ere late
111 0110: ' station all ibt'otigh ill's-Atclr
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