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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-4-2, Page 7.1L.1¢10....1*E.ev,E446,g EKKQe,.E,<<<,.4.. ,„W`at4CK„.„<<„<Cy • nt► _► licart w A Tale v • of the W T W V W j W m • 41rro1T 1, Rolling WaveAAA fir SO A ar CHAPTER IX,—Cont. There was a nice production for a tired ship -captain to receive at the erose of a rather worrying day 1 it endeal abruptly, without signature of any kind, the usual vulgar nous de guerre of anonymous letter -writers, such Os "A Friend" or "A Well- wisher," being despised by my cor- respondent. This tact, in conjunc- tion with the earnest tone of the language, which was at least that of a person of education, weighed with me in his favor, and made me disposed to credit the writer with genuine motives. At any rate the letter did not emanate from a jeal- ous or quarrelsome fellow -servant of the man attacked. We should not be MI Barcelona till late on the following night, so I de- cided to sleep on the matter before coming to a conclusion how to act. Our course, which in any case lay close to the northern Spanish port, would not have to bo altered till the last moment in the event of my wishing to run in, and there would therefore he no need for any one to know that we were going to touch there till after every one but the watch on deck had retired to rest. As to the letter itself, I recognized from the first that it would be use- less to puzzle over its origin, It was too carefully disguised to admit of the handwriting being traced, and it was not likely that the person who placed it on my table would have entered my room while any one was looking. All I had to do was to decide whether or no to heed the warning. In the morning, as often happens when one goes to bed with some knotty question in doubt, I awoke with a settled mind. I would adopt the mysterious writer's suggestion, and land Enriquez at Barcelona, and the argument that prevailed was the principal, nay, the only ono in the letter—that if there was no- thing wrong about the man he would be the last to complain. Any- how, it would be better than run- ning risks, and as we were not steaming on timo'the delay of an hour or so would harm no one. All that day we steered north- eastwards under the coast of Spain, running In near enough to give the Passengers a view of the ruined Moorish castles and nestling vil- lages among tho vine -clad slopes. Fine weather still prevailed, and Aline and her companion emerged from their brief retirement, Mrs. Brinkworth being evidently grateful for the universal kindness that ig- nored her connection with Orlebar. In looking over my private log of the voyage I find that two items pertinent to the story are entered under that day's date, though at the time they seemed of such slight im- portance that it is only by chance that 7 recorded them. One was that (lettere] Waldo was confined to his state -room with an attack of gout, and would see no one but his bed- room-steward—not even the doctor, who of course proffered his services, The other item was that the young Earl of Darranmore, while skylark- ing as usual on deck after break- fast, had another fainting -fit very like the first, except that it lasted longer, and left him much more prostrate. Zavertal was most assi- duous in his attentions to the lad, and brought him round in time to take his place at the dinner table. At eleven o'clock that night, when the ladies had all gone to their cabins, and only' a few men lingered in the smoking -room, I. calculated that we were about twenty miles south of Barcelona, steering so as to pass that port at a distance of three miles, In order to run for the harbor, the course would have to be altered in half an hour, and I went up on to the bridge to be ready for the emergency, It was Mr. McIn- tyre, the chief officer's watch, and I felt pretty sure that that impertur- able Scotchman would execute any orders I might give him, without troubling himself about reasons, It was as I expected. After a turn or two on the bridge, I said quite quietly, and with the air of having forgotten sonvething that didn't much matter,— "By the way, Mr• McIntyre, keep her off a point or two nor -west, please, and hear up for Barcelona harbor, I want to send a boat ashore with a telegratn." "Aye, aye, sir," was the uncon- cerned reply, and ho gave the re- quisite order to the man at the wheel without comment. To keep his mind front dwelling too much on the sudden order, I broached tho subject of some painting that had to be done before reaching Canon, and conversation on the bridge of a large steamer approaching a crowded port being necessarily disjointed, the topic lasted us till the ship was in the bay and within half a mile of the town. Not wisbing to disturb the passen- gers and waste time by dropping anchor, I gave orders to lay to and have nn boat manned, intimating that I would go in her myself. Not • till she was reported ready did I des - mud from the bridge, and it was only at the last moment, as I reach- ed the head of the ladder, that I paused, as though struck with an after -thought, and told the man who was minding the side to go and turn out llnrinuez. the stowaway. "1'11 take him along—as an inter- preter," I said. Waiting at the ladder -head, I was glad to see that the unexpected stoppage of the engines had caused no alarm. The ship from stem to stern was wrapped in the stillness of night, and except for a few figures— those of the watch—dimly seen for- ward, the long expanse of deck was deserted. In my own room the lamp was burning, but the windows of all the other deck -houses were dark, in - eluding that of Zavertal, who was sometimes a late sitter. In less than two minutes I saw my messenger returning alone. "Tho Spaniard is not in his bunlc, sir, or anywhere else in the steward's quar- ters," ho said. "The others know nothing of him, except that ]ie turn- ed in at the usual time and ought to be in bed." Under the circumstances this was not only startling, but embarrassing, for I had run into Barcelona for no other reason than to put the stow- away ashore, and there was the boat ready and waiting below. In addi- tion, the fellow's absence iron his bed in the middle of the night seem- ed to lend color to the vague im- putation that ho was up to no good on board. I was rapidly debating what was best to bo done, when my messenger exclaimed,— "Beg pardon, sir, but, there is the man, sir, coming out of tho sur- gery " It was true enough. Enriquez was leaving Zavertal's cabin.. On seeing us he made a motion as though to slink back again, but, changing his mind, he came boldly along the deck, 1 suppose on his way back to his bunk. "•I1! 1 you there. What aro you doing on deck at this time of night ?" 1 asked, Ile stooped with a cringing bow, and began to rub his stomach. "Steck—me very seeck, Senor Cap- itan. Go doctor," he whined. "Very well," I said, "we'll see whether your native air won't dire you, Get down into that boat. I want an interpreter." 1 forgot for the moment his limited stock bf ••1'dnglish, but . the gesture with which I accompanied the com- mand made it sufficiently clear, and he evidently understood. Yet there was: 0 certain hesitation in his man- ner of obeying. He went slowly to the ship's side, - casting furtive glances along the deck, and onto half turning as if to expostulate or refuse. However, I kept close behind him, letting hire see that ho had got to go, and he went. hollowing him down the ladder, I took the tiller, and. the boat was noon speeding The Twinging Pains of nhetu alas And SOiatioas5 b3lereeiling Headaches and Cizzlf Spells, Made Lilo Wretoilod—Costars and M dIc:n'3a Avaiiod l!othirig, but Cura Callas with the use of ©r. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills. Instead of giving you reasons why Dr. Chase's Eid;ney-Liver Pills should Mire you, we prefer to quote froni the experience of the cured ones. This Case of Mr, Haines was 'omen - ally serious because it was of twen- ty years' standing, aatcl .had resisted the efforts of two physicians and all sorts of treatment. It is merely an- other illustration of how Dr. Chase's ICttlimy-Liver Pills reach the scat of kjiscaso and cure when other means fail, Mr. William Haines, fernier, of Thorold Township, near Pe't Rob - (teen, Welland County, Ont., states: c'I have been subject to severe and distressing headaches since boyhood, and in later life this.bocamo com- plteated With riteurnatism and soi- atica, and altogether Iny 1110 Wee lnade miserable, The headaches w ere accompanied with didain rsls and vomiting, and I was for days and Often weeks unfit for anything, As deceit in flesh, and was wrecked in health and spirits. "After uutdergoing treatment by two doctors and trying many do- Inostle and patent medicines, 1 al- most gave up'in despair, as none of these did me any good. "Fortunately 1 began using Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, thinking that if I were only benefited it would he a wonder. However, I persisted in using these pills until tho time eamo when the had symptosis of nearly twenty years' standing lis- alppoared. I had gained nicely in flesh, and began once more to en-' joy life. Nor this great amigo all the credit is due to Dr, Chase's iCi!d- ney-Laver Pills, and I obeli never 000ase to recommend them Whenever the opportt+lnrity offers." Dr, Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills have attained their enornithis sale because they slune00d where others WI. One rill a dose; 25 coats a I ex; at all dealer's, er kidtnansen, the trouble educe :cad I become re- Bates & 00,,, Toronto. "I ain't got no home, lady. Kin I lay down here and sleep in the snow till morning 9" "You may sleep there provided you clean it all off in the morning," across the smooth water of the har- bor. I had prepared an envelope containing a blank sheet of paper, and as soon as we reached the land- ing steps I gave it and an English sovereign to Enriquez, who had sat silently scowling in the bows. My idea was that if I was doing the man an injustice the money would be useful In taking hint to his own place, while in the meanwhile it would help to sustain the fiction I meant to employ, "Go telegraph office. Send quick- ly. Then come back here," I said, choosing words that would bo most readily intelligible to a foreigner. 11 he had suspicions on the ship I think my manner must have allayed them now, for he pat out his hand for the envelope and the sovereign, and went up the steps on to the quay. The moment he had disap- peared I gave the word to row back to the steamer. "It's all right, my lads," I said, in answer to the honest wonder ex- pressed on the faces of the men as they bent their backs to the oars. "The stowaway is going to get left, that's all, We don't want that kind of cattle on the ship•" "Ile don't take kindly to it, Cap- tain," replied one of tho men. "Whew, look out i He's going to shoot !" We were half a dozen boats' lengths from the quay, and, glanc- ing back, I saw the dark form of Enriquez outlined at the top of the landing -step. There was a flickering gas -lamp hehind hint which showed up the glint of a pistol that ho held levelled at the boat. Even as we looked, every second expecting the crash of a bullet in our midst, he thought better of it and lowered tho weapon, to hurl after mo instead a cry of angry menace. "Next time, Forrester—next time,'1 ho shouted. "This is the worst night's work you ever did for your- self." All around was cabn and still, and his words rang sharp across the water. They were spoken in excel- lent English, and in a .voice 1 could have sworn I had heard before— where, I racked my brains all the way back to the steamer to remem- ber. CHAPTER T. When the boat reached the steam- er's side day was breaking, and I was not sorry to see Zavertal lean- ing over the rail watching our ap- proach. I had missed the point at the time, but it had since struck me as curious that there should have been no light in the doctor's cabin if the stowaway's story of having gone there for medical relief were true. The needful remedies could hardly have been found and dis- pensed in the dark, and I had be- gun to fear that the man's • "seettk- ness" was only an excuse covering some sinister design of which per- haps Zavertal himself was the vic- tim. While striving in rain to recall where I hdd previously heard the stowaway's familiar voice, I. had re-: preached myself for not ascertaining whether the doctor was all right be- fore I lest the ship, and _the sight of him there, peering ' down at' its through. the gloom, was a relief. As soon ns I had mounted to the dock he advanced to newt me with a look of undisguised inquiry, and I noticed that in the grey clawnlight his face looked singularly puckered and old• "There is nothing wrong, sir, I hope—to cause this deviation from our programme 9" lie said, rather stiffly for him. "Oh, dear no," I replied ; "I merely ran into Barcelona to send a private telegram I thought it a good opportunity, too, to get rid of the stowaway," Having found Za- vertal safe and sound, the thought flashed across me that as he was not a victim of Enriquez he might be a partner with him in something underhand, and that in any case it would be more discreet to say no- thing for the present of having seen the man leave the surgery, or of his sudden proficiency in English. I watched the doctor narrowly for any sign of satisfaction or the re- verse at the news, but he yielded none—did not .nen evince any in- terest. '"That was just as well, I darn say," was his careless reply, and then he went on to say, -- "I ani rather glad you have touched here, for it will give me an opportunity of procuring some drugs of which I have run short. I sup- pose you have no objection to my taking a boat and going ashore for an hour. I will not keep you longer." Heaven knows I am not over sharp, but I was sharp enough to see that if there was anything in my theory that there might be some mysterious bond of onion be- tween Zavertal and the stowaway, this might only be a try -on to effect a meeting, and I promptly refused the request. "It is quite out of the question," I said ; "we sail at once," and to prevent further argument I sang out to the officer on the bridge to get under weigh. The engine -room bell rang in response to his signal, and I had already begun to mount the bridge -ladder to personally con the ship out of the harbor before Za- vertal grasped that there was no appeal from my decision. Then he sprang forward and took steps up the ladder after me, his face quiver- ing as he hissed in a tone I had never heard him use before,— "You are not doing well by your- self, Captain Forrester. You have exceeded your instructions to defer to me in matters of this kind, It is you who will suffer, "Go to your cabin, sir, and be- have yourself, or I will land you at Genoa," I said sternly. "You seem to forget that I command this ship." ITe slunk away, scowling and I wont to my duty feeling that I had rather scored than otherwise by provoking this exhibition of temper on his part. The intense irritation into which my refusal had betrayed hint suggested that there was some stronger motive for his wishing, to go ashore than the replenishment of his medicine -chest, and if there was a secret motive I was glad to have thwarted him. At the same time a feeling of uneasiness that there was some mystery on the ship with which I could not cope because I was ignorant of its nature, grew upon me, and 1 longed for my un- known correspondent to reveal him- self. The indications that his ad- vice had not been altogether uncall- ed-for implanted in me a reliance in his judgment, and I should have lilt- ed to have further availed rnyself of it: (To Be Continued.) ON AN ICE -FLOE. A thrilling adventure on an ice - flee is reported from Lagersdorf, on the Danube, where a farm laborer we's recently sent by his employer with a two -horse wain for a load of wood. I•Iaving to cross the frozen Danube, ,at • a point - where several deep cracks had appeared, the weight of the load caused,,a smash, and dtiver, wain, and horses re- mained on a huge ice-floo without food for sixty hours before a strong body . of men with grapplers could draw floe to bank. Prove, to Ton thsb 1)a Chsse'e Oln6mantfaac ortaih and every f Dore far each and every form ,d itching, bloare guaranteed ar nteedi t pees, the intsbshothe ra daily pr se and ask it.rneres. bone wola in the hank prone and ask your it and pot ou rtthey think ofri You can nee la and all your money basic if not card. Ole a hoz, M all dialers or Enmaaeola,Det'aa & Co-4'orontq Dr. Chase's Ointment t Charlie — "How in the world, Gawge, do you manage to see with that single eyeglass of yours?" Gawge — "My dash fellate, I see with the other eye." apiA STOP, ThIEii'f "Mat Mal Fide's rennin' ofd with our best dlshpctnt's a: a SSZ% AI�C TC ROBOTS 1908 r,»,Rheas �I EXPEDITIONS TO EN'E 4 THel POLAR REGIONS. Norwegian Party to Seek the May retic Pole T The French Will Be Represented, ('-g ON THE FARNL Prtf1NINC1 Tirm PIAGIl ORCHARD,, The ideal peach orehaad at 12 treats of age ie an unvarying index of its care from the first setting of the trees, writes Mr. E. L. 1{eeecy. Fine orchards can bo nosily spoiled by careless handling, but run-down peach trees can never be made ideal, no natter what the treatment may be. Proper pruning must begin with the little whip or newly set tree. They should be set, leaning heavily to the southwest, and trim- med to a simple whip, with the top cut back so as to leave the tree not over 2t feet high, This is all the pruning necessary until the middle of August, when all shoots starting should he rubbed off exrenting those at the top, covering the upper six or eight inches of the stock. The best orchards are grown from No. 2 trees, the No. 1 being too large and stalky to properly form the young top. The pruning of our young orchard is now finished for the first year, and the work Iran been very simple. Now comes the second year, and with it comes a demand for study and good judgment, in which must be embodied the live requisites of successful fruit growing, namely pro- per top, thinning, picking, wind re- sistance and beauty. • The first year's growth seems to have been aimless, and i is our busi- ness now to direct it toward both profit and success, The most prao- tical tree is one with a low top and drooping branches, and to get this we must cut back two-thirds of last year's growth on top, about the same on east side, while west, south and north will remain as found. This would seen to leave tree unbalanced, but prevailing winds from the west will keep us guessing through the coining year as to hest methods for keeping major part of growth on west side. There should be not less than three nor more than five main limbs in starting top, as laterals later will more than meet the seeming defici- ency of wood growth. This prun- ing should be clone in March, when one can work with comfort. This constitutes the trimming for the sec- ond year with the exception, as in the first year, of going over the or- chard in August, rubbing all limb growth from the trunk from the ground up to the crotches. ROOTS CROPS FOR STOCK. It appears to be a well established fact that no other known feed for winter use will grow and develop the young calf, lamb, or pig so safe- ly and so well as oats judiciously fed, along with the ordinary feeds generally used. Mangels can be grown on all kinds of soil but well drained, heavy clay looms are the most suitable. Twen- ty to 25 loads of good barnyard ma- nure spread evenly and plowed under with a light furrow early in Septem- ber is the first step in the usual preparation in my locality. In early November the land is deeply cross - plowed. The following May, as early in the THE FIRST MOVE f . monthas time and condition of soil rn harvesting is to cut off the tops permits, the land is well harrowed, : with a sharpened ]too. In a low then cultivated and cross -cultivated,• days the tops wilt, so as to give but harrowed and rolled. Tho object is little trouble in gathering the roots. to secure a seedbed of 4 Cr 5 inches As a rule the harrows are used to in depth. Four :hundred pounds of drag the turnips out of the ground, common salt is applied broadcast, but some prefer using a plow with after which the double -mold platy is a wide shear, having mold board re- used to muco drills 28 inches from moved. By that every two drills center to center. By that process can be turned into a row. Tire team the salt is turned into the drills, and wagon while loading, can be h without ]raving to grow long roots whero_thplant gets the full benefitdriven over one row which is pitch - to reach it. .A. seeding machine drawn by ono horse, sows two drills at a time and places from two to five pounds per acre in the middle of the drills. The smaller or horse hoe is run through when plants are well up. That implement is put through some three or four times at intervals up to such time as the plants get too large to admit of its going BETWEJSN THE ROWS. When plants aro 4 inches high they aro thinned out to stand 12 to 15 inches apart. A light wide hoe made specially for that kind of work is used An c expert can thin out one-third to one-half an acre a day. Care is taken to cut all weeds, and leave no doubles, that is, two plants close together. As a second and sometimes third hoeing Is necessary, it is most important anal saves much labor to have first hoeing thorough- ly well dote. The crop is now left to caro for itself until clanger of frost renders the storing necessary. In this sec- tion October 1. to 15 is the time for harvesting. That is done by catch- ing tiro tops with both hands firmly end with a jerk dropping the roots to the right, placing the mangels in every four drills into rows. Snfli- cfent space to admit of wagon being driven between two rows and load- ed from both sides is left clear. Four ntenpulling in the forenoon and storing in the afternoon have frequently, put into the cellar 1,500 bushels in the ten hours. One thou- sand bushels per acre is roe -tweed a full crop. Often less and at times nrarkg: considerably more is obtained. Va- "G cargo, riches grown are Intermediate, Yet-' bird into low and Giant Long Red. ]eau), P1112 GROWING OF TURNIPS. somewhe hatuvfns o turnips snnsAst the Tho Bridgewater Cantu, which re - time of sowing is a month to six tome a staple profit, is now otvnad weeks later, the manuring may be bya the done in early May, plowed under PManchestei aat any, and acts as nShip feedCealr of Cott soon atter spreading to prevent ita ship canal opened in 1894, cennect- drying out. A little lighter manor- nag Lancashire's "cottonopolls" With ing wilt do on most soils. For this the sea. That company purchased. crop light, sandy 'mime give aural, the Bridge'ivater Canal in 1887 for returns year by year, yet if the,B1,78d,818 ($8,081,658), but the plants get wen started on the heart- property had previously in 1:878 or lands, excellent crops result. The' been sold by the Bridgewater 'Trust, difficulty on the latter soils, is the holding it in the interests of Lord getting a good uniform stand of Ellesmere, for X9$9,512 (81,049,- plants. 1050), which elmn forms the bulk of After the manure is turned under ythe new fortauo now accruing to tho tho pltrw slliould 4d disoardcd, and Earl, Cured. Mrs. Moffat Had to Talcs Hyper dormio injections to nelson° Her Pain. PERMANENTLY CURED BY M1H YCH'S RHEUMATISM CURE Only one exploring expedition has spent the past Winter in the Arctic regions all the others having roturn- ed home, It is that Of Baron Toll, greatly reduced in numbers to be slw'e, for nine members of it left the Leda at the mouth of the Lena and returned to St. Petersburg; while the fate of Baron Toll and of Astrono- . mer Seoborg, who at last accounts were supposed to be on Bennett' Is- land, and of his zoologist, Birula, who is believed to be on the Island of New Siberia, is as yet unknown. A number of new expeditions are being fitted out to engaged in Arc- tic rctic research during the coming sea- son. It is not yet known whether Robert E. Peary will renew his at- tempt to reach the North Pole. The Duke of the Abruzzi, who has just published his account of the ex- pedition of the Stella Polare when he made the highest north ever at- tained, has conte out in favor of the Smith Sound route to the Pole, ful- ly indorsing the firm conviction . of Mr. Peary that as the North Ameri- can polar archipelago extends far- ther to the north than any other land and, therefore, offers the short- est approach over the sea ice for a sledge expedition to the pole it is by far the best base from.which to at- tack the polar problem. It in not known whether this distinguished Arctic explorer himself expects to participate in any FUTURE, EXPEDITIONS. For the first time since the voy- age of the ]recherche in 1888, the French will be represented this sea- son by an expedition to the polar seas. It is being fitted out by Dr. J. 13. Charcot, who, last summer, made a short excursion on the yacht Bose Marine to the Island of Jan Mayen. He expects to leave Havre OR May 8, and his purpose is to en- gage in geological, zoological, me- teorological, hydrographic and bac- teriologicaI studies in Jan Mayen, Spitzbergen and Franz Josef Land. He contemplates being absent only during the summer months, but he will go prepared to spend the winter in the north. Up to the present time no French expedition has ever passed the winter in Arctic waters. Another expedition is that of the Norwegian, Capt. Ronald Amund- sen, who was a member of the Bel - glee expedition in South polar wa- ters. He expects to sail from Chris- tiania for Greenland on April 15 with eight companions on the little sailing vessel Cjoa, of forty-eight tons. His purpose is to enter the Arctic archipelago north of our con- tinent for the purpose of redetermin- ing the position of the north mag- netic pole, which for the first and last time was fixed on June 1, ]881, by John Ross, near Boothia Peninsula, and it is known, hassince undergone considerable variation in position. Amundsen expects to spend the next winter in Leopold Haven, on North Somerset. Ads researches will extend over a period of four or five years, and he will try, if possible to make the North- west Passage, emerging from the Arctic Ocean THROUGH BEtTRING STRAIT. If he accomplishes this feat it will be the first time that the Northwest Passage has been made by any ves- sel, though its existence was con- clusively proved during the Franklin search. The last expedition to enter the Arctic during the coming season, as far as yet known, will be a Danish party, which will go to Greenland, for the very practical purpose of studying the mineral re- sources of the land, and particular- ly the graphite deposits, The expe- dition will be commanded by the well-known Iceland explorer, Capt, D. Brunn • The plans of Mr.' Ziegler for re- ,newing his attempt to reach the North Pole by the Franz Josef Land !route have not been maid° public in ;sufficient detail to make possible any announcement concerning the work he hopes to do. Unless his enter- prise is in the hands of a loader, who has proved his competency in that arduous field the results he will ob- tain are, of course, very problemati- cal. The expeditions mentioned above are all on a small scale, but the fact that they aro in charge of men of attainments, ability and experience f warrants the confident opinion that 'good results w Till be achieved. IRONICAL "IFS." If kissing went out of fashion no girl would care to be considered fashionable. If a inan would live to a ripe old ago all he has to do is to keep on ]wing. If mon were built like pianos there would bo more square and upright people in this wicked world. If a ivonan would always write the postscript first It would save her the trouble of writing the letter. If you can't solve the problem of life go to your chemist. He can al- ways give you some kind of solu- tion. REMOVE. TIIb) TACKS, Always remove the tacks from a carpet as they are loosened from the floor, for if one is left that happens to be a little rusty it might cause a serious accident. AnyhoW, they are not pleasant to Woitt upont Then they aro dangerous to the ones who handle the carpet for the beating and e1coufng, The Ris°, straight tanks Carl be used over again, and even the rusty 01155 aro: worth gathering up, for they prove a real assistanr0. in cleaning water' bottles, preserve jar's, t'alea And suck things, Spread there out 00 a newspaper io dry atter using; them in.1ltis tray, and keep :hem in rt lit- tle Jar or hes .fear "ro. ,,,nk, when] they Will always i ' kencly. "There is no punishment too severe for those who deceive the wick."— MT'NYON. "I would have spells of rheumatism, and at times it would give me great dis- tress in my beck and side. Many a time I have load to take an injection to relieve the pain. I obtained a vial of ,ISunyoa'e Rheumatism Cure at drhe free distribution, and I am now feeling quite well. I have had no pains since, and can move around freely and naturally. 1 am very glad to give my' experience, for the .benefit of anyone who may be suff- ering in a similar manner."—Mrs. F. Mof- fatt, 128 Mutual street, Toronto. MUITYON'S RF•'Is'a;DIES, Munyon's Pile Ointment cures pies price 25c. Munyon's Eye Cure cures weak eyes price 25c. Munyon's Vitalizer restores lost pow(); to weals men. Price P.. FREE MEDICAL ADVICE. Personal letters addressed to Prof. Hun yon, Philadelphia, U.S,A., containing de tails of sickness, will be answered prompt ly and free advice as to treatment will 15 airea, t -f harrows and cultivator used freely to kill weeds, preserve moisture and procure a foe tilth, so that the tiny seed shall have a favorable location to germinate quickly, and begin at once to obtain nourishment from the soil. A rapid growth is the best preventive of fly injury, or rather beetle, which is some seasons very destructive when the plants first ap- pear above ground. The tillage for turnips is similar to that for mongols. Two hundred pounds of salt is considered a good dressing. Tho drilling is same as that for mangels, and the seed — about two pounds per acre—is sown with the same seeder which has a band on seed boxes, easily moved to open a smaller ]tole for the turnip seed. The after treatment is also much the same until storing time comes, which is nearly a month lat- er than for mangels. ed in from behind with a row close to each side as well. In storing turnips care must be taken to haul them dry, Aot frozen, with as little earth adhering as pos- sible. Unlike mangels, which aro damaged by being frozen and will not keep well after, turnips are not injured by severe frost while in the ground or moderate frost when ly- ing on the surfale. When put into the cellar, having a great deal more latent moat than mangels, they re- quire more ventilation to insure their keeping well till spring. Swedish turnips, of which we have several varieties, are mostly grown. The Jumbo, tIartly Bronze Top, Skirving and Sutton's Champion are the more popular kinds. For /titer sowing up until July 20 and early winter use, softer kinds such as Early Aberdeen and Greystone aro grown. Six to 800 bushels per aero is a good average.—John Camp- bell in American Agriculturist. 4 SUSPICIOUS, A young than, calling on a seem- ingly prim young lady of his ac- quaintance, noticed a parrot in the drawing -room, and being nt a loss for conversation, remarked on the par'rot's quietness, "Miss S.'s parrot, in an adjoining street, can irritate numerous things, can say good tnornieg and evening, and can even imitate the sound of a kiss," "Sir," replied the lady, freezing v]t at onto. 'This bird cannot irritate what he never hears." Awkward pause, in which Polly re- am*, please carry that the next room." (Tab - 4