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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-1-15, Page 2`+ " ''+4"s1"Hs »ieti-S 3:-44 4+ '-++--+±x+++++..+ Ille Fower of Persuasion ?"Fr Or Lady Caraven's Labor of Love, HP.;»4.3'3.. „?»i +,;4.;.:1.4 "1+•: a«: 44.1 4.4•4+444++4+.4.4.4-4,4.1.4440 gt 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 _.. naive ld 1. l it'.' f th 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 oL1CrP.Igif ,.•: