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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-12-24, Page 2'kZ•ientatalfteellelieet0.41<<e2<<41<<<<<<le 19 MA < elliefe<ele<1.1<<<<<ileell <<ei OR, A BROTHER'S PROMSE "What le there to Say ? 1 I n canot be calm. Illeprodola grinds my brethren like so numb corn, She bleeds thent titter hard -wrung earn- ings. tello taliete their 0(0)0 (011(1 Fends them to deuth in her woetorn colon- ies, She racks them with mtaxes in- numerable: leehts 1111.1(011. duties on evees imaginable article of etwessite• that the bleed Men not produce; in a, word, millets the light to live a lit.iii.ego. leffst<eeentleineaDae4eaeee/Or)et.DietnetenDreellieItO•IS>Meenlalen4eieDieeeetetWeAl "I lo 'cell wuni 011 inetanee 7 .11 11 l'ultnet e wIS: es o len oe t ho leltuld in - ally, cm this there is stamp duty of two ((1'. 't((1, But teem e ell the 1111'- 1ltIllolon official puttee nee olive -- 0001 1 ho I 0 veinor- fe clown t broil epos:alien' and orderlies', to t gate portege—foity /emeriti Emelt :at not cover the cosi. Few I.' Mottos leave I.eir prison on th el 01F, end the world menet Lear eir truublen. • • CHAPTER I.—(Continued. Thoy loanerl on the 010 ).11) pan pet. Tho night had Oared, arid t memo WOS rieing. A. misty rerlian lung ffier the housetops, and t black bulk of the 1110111.10 wee houses took 031 0111001 magnetron.° stature. The stem of 131acletie Illidge Was a dream, airy ns goes mete Peale( master of t: e Foe roared his dente into the elearil sky, suineme and absolute. And tl river, dark and wee:tot:nee swept o in (111011 cerves of Had 1 difference that 'lector was stirreci t dreams of the sett, ot stately sill of white sails undue the stars, roving to strange ports and i-lan groat with palms. "The 1s10 of Inalms Is far away, seed th old er of John Company; 11 cty gate 0„.. their blood, their all, fer Poland; he end his father—eo mew 0.}) I the wine( in 0 Man, of glory et It e Orin tie 0, when I lee/ er was wailing O.- Otto it. This was Heeter's resaie. of all 1.1141(15 of glotious (Internee. Ilim ts head ? Was it possible to add one? a- ecerce half an loom ego he had t, beat grumbling crier himself, lamitte- 1(4 ing his absorption into the drab 18 Niet.-000 habic and daily r0t1 110. 11 Ills 1111,011 was growine rusty tool his ra blood clewdlod like a Lowland efietion ta Ile was rlowly drifting Itito a state ps of carenteseces, ween 10 town/ Ise ct of mere walking emptiness, a galvanito ds ed corpse, a machine, and not a 1)0101,111 beieg full of the riot of blood " and the joy of lie Leg. Tlis line, 111,e the Appian leas, wmild end in a Illire, he himself anotl-er Calloway, o Still—the lust of life mai cloieg was +bidden eway eornewhere In 11111, 'For there woe hours ween he craved a !madly for excitement --the stir of 1 dighting, adventuring, peril of the land and pool of the Sea, jeopardy and thrill of the open road, foray in strange country and battle la the night. Ah 1 lf oely tee hour came 1 A thought leaped in his brain. This Man was old and he 1011.8 young. Herter etarted as If he had bee stabbed : Ids very. thought had take words, 'The Isle of Palms is far awaY, the old 1nan repealed. "Like green jewel 11 lien under the 81111 01 0..): an all night under the stats like a sleeping maid. Blue waters ring its shores, white clouds kiss its Mlle, green covers it like a robe. Bin the jewel sparkles in a tyrant's crown, and the steeping maid is a slave. The white clouds awe 111 curses, the green hides the graves o hie victims, Your river—ah 1 you river—I follow It, round even,' bend over every reach; down, cone th sea. Then I go we11.e4. d with the San, anti southward with the brave wind—days and days I go, and as the seventh night falls I come to m Isle of Palms, The lights glinune net the shore; tbe thrum of the gni tar comes over the waters; I mei 'tlme smell of 1111/ 01011 land, my oue hills; I hear a lover singing in th soft Palmetto speech—I am home." Hector count find 110 word break the silence. The roar of Lon Oen was 1111 about them; but th ence that, (el when the old ma) ceased to speak could be felt; hush like that of the moment be- tween a dream and the waking, 11 looked at his companion Nebo stood bands fofdod on the parapet, gaziu out over the liver EtS if he ottani se the green. islands riving out of th dark. waters of the Thames. At laet Beano turned and too Hector's erne "Come away 2" he said abruptly. They Walked Stranclevards. "The sight et your Thames altvays fills Ine with impossible dreams. Al day I grieve that Palmetto lies un der the iron heel of Hispaniola, all 3211/ waffing thoughts are of her mis- ty and despair. But, sometimes— levith night and elle Over—the hopes of years, the long desiree, 001130 back to nee, and I see my Palmetto de- livered from the oppressor. For a IltIle le I live in a fool's pare - disc. Yet I can never forgot that nay hopes aro impoesible." "Why impossible 7" erlecl Hectare moved out of himself. "First becanse I am no longer young. Second, because there is lacking the great solvent of all difla alleles, the key to open all doors— gold, always gold." Grant's emelt went out to the old man who, though his beir was al - :latest white, preeerved still the fair fancies of youth; who, though crushed by the hand of Fate, yet had divine moments of rebellion; who, though knowing Well that his hope was forlorn, clung to it, with all the tenacity of a. lover, Hector had heard the olcl- 1nan speak in this strain -before, but his words, 90 earnest yet so resignod, had »ever la moved him as they did now, Forlorn borne appealed ever to the heart of Hector Grant. He came of stoek whose hopes were all for- lorn. His ancestors—witness the fetidly tree—were out with Montrose they lost life in the '15; they lost lands aud life in the '45; they died penuilers and lonely ender 1,110 ban- • INith this 01(1 Man's know- - ledge. and his own strength (all tho ; 'stronger bezenso long aeleep), it raighe be possible to do something • the dream might be hammered into reality, and he, Hector Chisholm Crain have his fill of fighting. Was it poseible The blood boiled in his throat with the heat of the impulse. There was 1 no loo,sonieg over it; instiuct, long O hereditary instinct, clamored and urged and battered—and be found, on o a sudden, to his no small amaze, - that he had come to a resolutiom e ,So a man wonders who finds hi 1 !sword in his hand, and cannot re - a member havieg drawn it, lie spoko before he knew. "8e1)00 Bravo," said he, in a volce , that was new to himself. They g Were passing tho Lyceum Theatre, e ()rant a.11 obiivious Unit his way e lay eastward. The grizzled Palmetto looked up k from under his broad sombrero, aucl his grey moustache and imperial blest led. "Yes '?" he said inquiringly. "I know something of your ls- I land's history. We have talked- - rather you hale) talked to me about it, bow often? I have thought—" Ho hesitated, for 110W that he came to speak the words, they seemed eo feeble, he was so helpless—it, was so ridiculous, here, in Londoe's heart, to propose so mad a thing. But in To pens to you thee De e 8 ITtrels?elirchutrie0 /OrrC:(1Cil and erne, form of itching, bleedingand entrusting piles, the manufacturers by guaranteed& seetee thnonials in the daily press and ask vier neigh. bore what they think of it, Yon can use it and got Our mono back if net cured. taloa hex at all do1ers or DatANEON,HATICsiaCO,TOrontO, Cor. Chase's Ointment spite of les boyieh blush of shame the thought rushed into words. "I want to help—I must help, Can't I?" Bravo drew a deep breath. Ffe was excited, but kept himself in fine con- trol. Ile had been waiting for this, he had been expecting it. "Before I say a word of answer to yom. question, let us go over the ground. again. You will not inter- rupt until 1 am finished. That is understood ?" "It is understood." For a. few moments there Web sil- ence, and Hector made an assump- tioll of calmness by lighting a cigar- ette. "To beget at the beginning," said the old Mall lo an even voiee "For three centuries Palmetto was a pros- perous kingdom under the. rule of the Ribeiros, a royal family arnoeg royal families. Cloes on ninety years ago Hispaniola, by a knave's trick—all the world knows of it— claimed sovereignty, deposed Eman- uele XIX, and took posses- sion by force, The Powers were too busy to pay any at- tention : Napoleon had his back to tee wall, and the nations wore at his throat. In the di11 and scuffle, the theft of Palmetto went practical. ly utiuolleede The royal family WAS exiled, and since then Hispaetiolo has held what eho stole. POSSOSSiOn is all the points of modern law t ao none has questioned her right "So much for the position histori- al, "Now—the position acteal R is the Poison that Causes am The Poisonous Waste Matter is Removed by the Kidneys, Liver ano Bowels when These are kept Healthy by Dr. Chase's Rldney-liver Pills. Tee kidneye, liver lane bowels are known as excretory orgees, becauee it is their mission to cast out of the body the pots:mous waste mater- ial which would othereviee poison the system, cause pains and aches and give riso to deadly dieease. Bemuse of their direct and speciee itetem on each of those organs, Dr. eleree's Kitipmelente Pile are W0(1» derfuliy succeesful in overcoming pain and ie thoroughly eradicating from the system 11:0 vney Cameo of /C1'19115 end paint +1 &lunette. 010e the bowels are ',rigidity end the kiielnees• and lir)))' active in (Mew- ing the waete material from the blood good berate and a proper Working of the bodily organs are 1010' 80(10(1, ft !moms neelefas to expen- Mont With Low -Pringle(' medic. 1 nes, width ere only intended to ateord re - Hee when emit con be thoroughly an, eil, awl the cause of your troublee lettleted by Dr. Chase's Eidneyeleiver Mr. .1, G. Kirby, head miller ie tbe large flour mille of Munro et lloantree, Thorold, etinee "1 tan eettreely say too leech in pollee el • Ohafte's Eichley-Lieer Inns, Some plats age 1Wax /aid up by It teeere ateack of elbow dianeee which eves later complicated with other bad symptoute such as head- ache, lumbago, baceache, constima tion, indigestion rend insomnia. 1 be- came reduced In flesh and was very 011 1152. 00 raged. Professi on al medical treatment was of 00 avail other temedles wore vomited to with 1142 purpme, My appetite diminish- ed and I was losing hope of recon - my. "ken tunately my attention was cared to De. Chwe's Kldny-Liver Pills and 3 clorivad much benefit from the nest box. By the time 1 bad ineed foul' boxes I W105 again onJoying lny fertner geed health and vigor as tee bad symptoms all Darned away end 2 wee 1.31010 14310 te resume work. That Was in 1800, I have welted now for about foto. :Isere to eee if tee cure will be Permanent and now am eonvitirect 11)0.1 11. reed feel has - tilled in giving this teetintonial for lho helmet of othees," Dr. Cheee's Xiderneeleiver Pille, one 0, dose; 25 cents a box, at ell dealare, or lednitt»eme natte Co,, Throttle. nrotect ;you against imitations, the portrait and regret - Wit of lir, A. We Chase, the fano:me receipt beek author, art 011 eeery Ile must. obtffin pitesporte Nom of fleawort( evith it mirror, a, wavh- hantletencl, coutie of clears, a largo wooden tome, aryl the Mottle able “Dete alt. from ti'Cep; s"—a den to Make eileep thieg dread. lerat o 0014 1110 chest Or drawers away from the well. A. 1aw door WOS alselesel, Mew out the canelit. "Plai e your 1111111:ta 1111 nly S1101.1.1^ era, ticne, 110 11.1t. Weak. W1,01 1 go 1011V11111, 10111W . not tote. timele We go down throe eteps —itotte" II:tope counted three recipe. Te en 110 heard 110 door eloati legend -dem. HeicTriTult'Utafilt" touch. As he walked gh e felt owe a hot Ineuth on Itie he cheek and he heard a 1'. '11 ee by Leo click of a 11 igger—or tv am it a_ the sibilant swish of steel 1 The es, sounes are ithsol,aely (1 (.0(011101', yet of I now he could not 1.1,tieguish between " Can t hey 110 1. wri t 1 yett Fay. Yee, they can wale, but teen' let - tors nee und they are promptly al reeled on some trumpery chin ge, ane linger in goals without trial for months rout yews. You have tuner been in an Hispaniolan prieon '? Ale 2 well— eitiserielolan spies are eve:ywhete. Why, no o-elights a eigneillo In the Mersa, 01 I aim City without look- ing round twice. • •When you al e boot you ore ton- ed: when you are mictrial you are taxed; when you die, you cannot be hurled until -your relatives pay the huitiol-tax. 'This is outside. Every one knows this. Your British toutist knows it, but it is no concern of his. The Melee is hnown or le to those who bat seine ed. We hot e to 174span- iolan, for he is a thief and a liar (old a nue derer, "We would cast off his yak but alas 1 we are not etroe enough, We have men willing t dn., but there are no guns beams we have no 11101 Cy, "All the people are hungry fo rellef from oppression, and they a ever faithful; hoping, alumet agains vhueleier—, fey.. the return of their rightft "There is, them a descendant o the Ribeiros 7" interrupted ITeeto forgetful of his promise. "For the return of her Majesty Queen Maddalena 2" continued th old man, with 0. touch of that lov for thematic climax pornessed by al Southern peoples. "Queen Maddalena 1" cried Hector. "Tee lent alai the best aed fairest of her rare 2" Hector's impulee leaped in him, again, stronger aed more madly than ever. "Can't I help, Senor Bravo ?" The old men smiled. "But I have not finished. When have told you everything, when I 110,110 ShOW11 1/00 my last argument— you may ask me them" Time- were come to a dingy door, one of the hundred and twenty-five dingy doors of Ohm -fore Street, Rue - sell Square. "You will come into my lodgings and smoke a cigarette," said Bravo, Inserting his latcheey, They Lettered a 'room scantily far- n el,herl in the early Victorian man ner, the classic mode. in all Bloom- sbury lodging bouses, On a table In the middle of the room 'were a lamp, a little tray with cigarettes and matches, ami another tray with a bottle of wine and a crimple of glasses. S11 here, said the old man, pushing forward the oim eaey chair, "and pray help yourself to re glass of wine and a. cigarette. Both tvine and tobacco are from leahnetto. Yolt will excuse me for a moment?" "Cortaiely." Bravo lett the roono Hector glanced about Idle; Ile had seen it all before. Indeed, in his early days in London he had lived in a. similar dungeon. A well-worn orsehair sofa occupied the side of he room opposite the fireplace. On le right inintl or the lhoplace was a, ielcety side -board, and on tl:c left a est of crabbed book -shelves. By the indow stood a writing -table, and ppoeito the window were folding orns, obviously opeeing 11110 a elroora. 11 few uncomfot table hales gaudily antinmetesaied, rend ttlf dozen execrahle prints in antes of mildewed gile, completed le furniture. Hector was not left, long to his hi eling (1,1110 or thoughts, Teo lieing doot st rattled their movrte. Hector rose to his feet. ith mimeo et the figure that 811" (0(1, It was Senor Bravo, indeed,' it Senor Bravo transit:wined mid ansfigured, Gone were sombrero and volumin- Is cloak, gone wore the stooped ()indent., gone was the slouching it. lere was a .gentleman of middle e, dignified, with a preeenre. The etlgY eYebrows and well -trimmed oustache and imperial Hector knew; did not know the close-croppee ir above a broad, heavily - inkier' forehead, 3ut it WaS Seller Bravo's dress at riveted his gaze a costume of ack velvet and silver : black velvet at with 8110ce buttous, and with envoi. "R" on each lapel; black tile breeches, While eilk stockinjzs, ci shoes wit.h sliver heekles; ruffles White lase at the wrists, a jabot white lace at the throat, ahd at left I ip a rapier, eilveiehilted, d .elleathed in bleak eneenel. ‘1)1' a moment Hector thought that host wits of a, stlesty gone crazed. leave Seemed to divine what was ssing in Hector's mind. Ile weeved withered hand courteously, as to "Your thought Is natural. 'No, my friend, I am not reach I have spffiren to you of Palme- 0, and you hats responded in an wormllt of yam, young heart. 1 , who am seepiciOtis of' every ha- t trust tae 'lector pelted Iffirieelf together and noolidel.ng, I trust nolo Wfil nou T8h1fart?9f.o./low me. And whaleeit Ste Or her—above all, whatever feeleatio not fear." Te hal the way into the becleoont, bedroom it W. A. single cart - oiled light. Hector looked abotee 1. 31 Wei of the stereotyped t omelette: patter)); a here -a chest t "Stop 1" There wee a nood of tient. They Were Standing at the end of a mu-- paesage, beetle a, littlee-eoveted door. Bravo tooled with 1.1, 5)11110 "Faith is goorl," he male. "Look!" Hector looted him, lie counted fen , men, in unifors o ecoz-4v; oa.0toTie.Hs vEa.elFA7l;RoMazt.. lfle ON Plain, common ))\o.1119 winter6c b1iez9&oci.ta ets" . Moro than ((111 be moil, heed il 1110 winter d 1(1(1113 at an on hand when it is wroth (1101'0 than ((10)09vy to Minit, in the hot velment., Thiit now of ia eel ia d amerge to stm e a supply 01' 1113 next 1101(11110' It will alletinto pain mid 1111.1111.18)1 te- e(019 111 (1.11011)); Presere 0 ueel sus.- lain health by making 1)', illable a g1 eater 1.111 1(13' end abundance of,food at eae coet in rime and money, add to 1,11(1 81011)1 (131101)11105 of life ly pro% (((111(4e ('0118)5210(4re41ing cool drink and delicioue lie eremie, ices end other 0107011 delights of t;e e184o. Wley not Mne no7 No pond, lake or 81,1011111 Lear where you live Well, what of that 7 You Can 11111 13 a tee grade i front 11 o Water in ('0112' Wel], Either turtle apond toolmfcut the lie from 2(8 0108(11) surfacewhite and purPe, wl 0 :need l -In or, hotter rein, proti -0 20 boxet, statues, with (Waive swords against their shoulda s. A /id Me tor, , tubs, 11111108 1111(101, or any other le- thougle Mt (naive the superior smile e‘e (smacks with flaring sides that rue 1110 111101,1(40(3)1311)1(2 taste exacted, Yet strong and water tight and about 1. eli felt a queor tonne), run d(11)210 foot capacity. 'After thorough - 1(00(0 Bravo opened the door. n Ins spinal content. "Conte," he said. 'Any pansed theough into a great room hung' with curtains of (lit er tissue and lit by a buge chaneeller of hundred lights, Thei e feet rested on a carpet like velvet, soft and thiele and weite, Mails of white velvet with arms of silo', lined each • eide of the hall. At one ore on a dals, stood a high throne, seemingly g all of silver. Behind the thome fell O re cuitain of purple, in the ('0:1530 of which shone a gigantic :elver "R" e surmounted by a (elver er0W11. Grant seized .the old malt's arm. re ".in God's, name, what sorcery is a this ?" Bravo's eyes glittered and he drew f hineelf up to his fall height. r"My laet argument. You are in , the palace of—" 0118 of the white curtains parted „ and there appeared the slim figure of - a young woman robed in unrelieved 1 black. A blood -red roee flamed In her hair. 13ravo advanced a pnce 011t1 raised hie voice : "Her Majesty Queen Maddalena, 0110111 God preserve I" (To be Continued.) TRAP BEASTS TO S.170W. Business of Catching - Animals fer Menageries. Animal dealers keep expert animal cateheis in all parts of tee world. Ti.e nTagenbaelcs have eetablished two collecting stations 111 charge of sta- tionary representatinee—one in Cal- cutta and the other at, Aden. To these • Me:tribe-dm points the travel- ing representettees ship their catchen, and when a sullIcient number of. ani- mals has been gathered they are transported to Hamburg, whence they aro Soot to all couotries of the 080(111, One arm has twenty-two re- pretentatives abroad, all of the experienced in. trapping and shippe the wil:est mint forocio beasts, ligers and occasionally lions 0,1,e caught in pits, and leopaeds, panth- ers, jaguars, and tho like in traps. Zebras are oxtraorclinarily hard to secure, and aro ,proportionately val- uable. The emu is taken in Pata- gonia by the natives, who use the South American laiiat. A 1 ippopo- tames, a crocodile, or a rhieoceros is (lot caught by the agents; of ani- mal firma, but is usually found in the possession at the rajahs and other provineial rulets 111 Cochiu 0112110., Nora, and Siam. They keep them jest as people in this country keen a kennel, end they love to show theol off to visitors. A11 animals are cowaiels, accoeding to the agents. Unless a tiger or a lion, or indee(l any wild beast, has tweed human blood, he is quite ready to let you go vow. way if vo(0 win let 111111 go Ids. In captivity, til agents sey, you May enter any cag provided you have your whip with - lead bullet on the end in your hand and provided also that you knot how to len it effectively. 4 But th lease lack of vigilance 37100.118 de truction. You might tend an 1.18 mai for years and have him kno you well, hut that wo1)11 not insti1. you against an attack from 1.1111 th first chance that offered. WESTERN illelTIGRANTS, Satisfactory Account Given b Canadian Superintendent. ly clonnang, ftl, the tube with pure water aid let 110111)0 do the rest. The 20 tubs well :mutate about intlf 0, toll of ice whim frozen eolite. To mnpter the tubs heat a awl:Iron of water and dip teem into the 1101 water for a minute or two, when the Oe cake can be Slid 0111. 111 this way a viture of live tons of ice can b0 had in ten clays' time, The use of more tubs will accumulate a larger quantity in the same time, e or ten tons of ice will serve for 1010119 use all summer and allow a liberni supple at all times, llow can the ice be kept? Readily enough. An inelosuro textlieeS feet in- side of a barn Or a shed, on the north side away from direct rays of the sun, will hold nem tons with the 1)0.08110)7 Imo ect ing envelope, An baloney:a 10101.0x10 feet will bold ten tons. Suit the dimeneions to the 01/10 of the ice caltee, cal (dating ono foot, space top, bottom read sides to be filled le with sawdust. Tiles inclosin o may 130 inade of common rough hoards with straight edges, and lined irelee with two or three-ply waterproof paper to make it air -tight. SPI•ead one foot of dry sawdust over the floor and set in the ice effiee, fitting them (lose together. Leave ono foot space between Ice and side walls and fill it in with dry' sawrIttet, packed snug, as the ice is Placed. Break joint( as ore layer oe calces is placed above another. Coveroe-er top with rye strow cer elough hay. The only openitig into the incicsure should be in the top, which can be closed after leo in placed. R sawdust is not available, ere straw or slough hay. Run it through a feed chopper for filling in bottom and side walls, but use lottg fibers on top. Ice frozen from good drinking (80.' Id' is always wholesome. When ft oe.. en Of manner described above, it may not be clear blue ice. The air and 10 gases in the water often cause the liI1 110 10 be ((101033', or to contain email " air rens. The same water, freely agita,ted for some time before freez- ing while at a low temperature, would frame clear. So lie essurol that your ire is as good or better than the water und etow attay a good supply for next summer's me, The materials for a. ten -ton heti s- ure may cost $10 to $25, but as they wilt last about 20 years, if well put together, their average cost or year will be about $2, inelueing in- terest. RATION FOR DAIRY COWS, The following rations furnieh the mate .1411 tege(sery to produce milk in abetit tte right proportione. Ily the terni ration is meant the feed for 21 110105. If a COW Will not give a good flaw of milk in the catty part of the minting period, whon fed a liberal aanount of One of these ra- 0 tains. it Indicates that sho is not 0 aeapted by naeure to be a dairy ani - a lent and she should bffiedisposed of. • The amounts given are comitlered v about right for a COW giving from O 20 to 25 pounds of milk a day, For s- heavy milkers those rations are to 1- be increcteed, and redueed for lighter w mileers. In making 11/1 thase rattans e it is deeigned that the cow he given 0 practically all of tee roughness she will eat, end then sufficient grain is added to furnish tho noceeenry rount of eigestible 1(301.0(1(01,over hay ...... ...... 20 Fowles el Bran ... e• ... .- 5 Coi, ..... ..... n ,. 6 to 8 , Clover bay „.„, ...,„ 20 to 5 e Corn O Clover hay - G.1111.120toolli or cottonseed - 0:ley ..,..,...,,. Aletifte, or cotypea Corn and col) meld 6 to 10 ... 4 6 to 8 20 2 ...15 to 20 00111 9 to 12 Alfalfa oi cowpect A despatch from Ottawa says': Mr W. ,T. lehite, superintondent of immi gration agencies, has returned 1.0 th oity from the Western 54001.014 11 says that during the month of Oc Leber 927 persona left North Dakota and settled in the Canadian North- west. They brought along with them 109 cars of settlers' efTects. During the Meath of November 567 people settled in the "Won from Notth enakota, twinging with them 80 carlosehe The value of settlers of feets brought itito the country rear fng these two months from this one State of the Union was over $250,- 000, This 110(15 1101 inelude the mon- ey which the newriomers Med, The department established this year agencies in Washington and Motnatta. The arrivals in tho West from the other States are very satis- factory, but on account of the late 8009011 many were prevented from moving, Tbe Swan district mid between that and the Quell Plains are favorite spots for settlers at the present time, Antericees are watching the develophmet and cone streetion of raileoads In Canada, Mr. White flays teat the recent ae- rangenenit betWeen the Crenedian Notthern, rodueing the thee by aboet Mee hote(1 between St. Paul and Winnipeg, meane tnoro thee oeipeato oe the (enlace. It shows that both coMpenies ere 'Working togetnee, hereby giving better facilities fee 114 moveleent, of immigrants. CO CI 11 10 " Corn atovor ,..e, , ..... 10 8 to 10 Bran ..... .,.. ....., 2 Corn silage ..... ..., „. 80 Clover hay ,,,... 1(1 Corti .. .. .4: to 6 4. Corn Falage ...,. 4.0 Alfal%a. or cowpea hay .., ., 1.0 Corn ....., ...... 6 ne(17) . , . ... 1 Cottoneeed moal,..„, 1 Corn silage „.... 20 Alfelfa, or cowpoa hay no. —8 to 10 Corn fodder ..... 5 Timothy hay „...... 15 00101 .„ „,„. ,,,,,, 11 Bran t„, .„ .„ ... 5 Cottonseed Meal .„, 9 44 11 .poteteplele VOle THE MAIIKET. The femme grows a good nines equippee with Wenn muscles, and eeehaps by erettre, feeding of teen 'he hes green them what, he conatioth .a po fort linieb—a, yeilow elder under. IakL with thyme of fat otal 1.110 in- ternal orgaete coaled With la A smell percentage of tee birds fennel 011 the markets onewer this cleserip, time tee remain:ea Melee 11111 and scrawny. Neither of (Men two 11141112doli I11t111111 dointenti( of the (('1 111111 buyer or the ita 1 lire. tei et o fahoeld be no layere of fat dep0(11 muter the inte, and as corn p1012 1(11')) n 11 rely fat 111311 it Imaily all 11 11,teb) in ('0011 (1g it, unilitelinble. A bird proinely fed end finlebeif for tee table ie made up of white, ten•• der, juicy meat, What 01 fet 11 coutruns iS tiopo(•ited glohulee throughout the Cisme whi 11 renders it teethe. itml juicy. Tee moat Is an tory otarly white tie tee breast, 111- 00 tee irsult of proper Pee 5, Tee flavor of the meat, is not to be com- pared with the Ramrod bird, The 3110,1(1e1e of the( country are now 11110 1)10)1)1(1(4 matt of this eine. Tee oely way to get poultry of the Lied wanted Is to shet the fowle up 1'11 . E101103111 031 1:t05 1 es 11:11111!fOir(171,1.1 11111111g1,1 11110Ple'e1t11 0 1 Iarg01,y a 100511 food, consisting of fit al ilarts by weight of ground bar - 121Y 01' weee, roarte wheat middling% end corn meal mixed up with 51.1111. 1111211). To get tut extra fetish, give teem two weals bolo( o Inning a trifle beef :mot weth the ration, If y011 11000 it, givo skilmnilk to drink and green cut bore, no1 over ore ounce per head per clay. Thin feed and ronenement will ((101380 the 101018 to take, on fleell rapidly. 1(111 11131 '('11,4'!' lee Y. Profit depend upon riecumetances. The hen that lase the largest =n- eer of eggs does not alwaes give tho greatest prolit. (Inc clor,en eggs in winter, at thitty rents a dozen, per- mits of a greater p10111 than two d0Z011 When eggs one lifteen cents a cloven. The S1.1331 thriVed IS 1,110 same but it costs less to produce ore dose al eggs than it, does to producs two dozen., and although the same amount of money is received ht both castle, yet the profit 15 erre what is dmived in the geese stun, but, that which is produced above the cost; hence a Manes profitable according to the meson during whieh she lays the greatest munber and the prieee tee- the eggs may cost othing if the hens are on a range. AS TO NICENAMES. Given Often for Absurd Reasons, and Generally Stick. "Wonclet•ful how Intones stiek to ti person," Feld the olnervant man, "There were two nice little women in 0111' village who crone to call on ue one eveffing, and wo °leered them 'popcorn which the children hadjust brought in from the kitchen. They refused, but not so emphatecolly 0.13 to keep us from giving them two heaping plates of the corn. We liege refilling tho plates and they Rept crunching all tee evenirg. Teere was something so funny about it that I called them 'the popcore ladies', and the name has stea1(1 to them so that the whole village know them by it. "I once finew a man who talker' incessantly in a high piteheil voice, rend a bright girl dubbed him 'the chirpere The eanae was eptickly passed areund among the yoting peo- ple, and 31011/ the greater part of his frienes know eim by that mune. A dignilied youeg wcnnan of iny ac- motintanee goes by tho name of `Whont' 1,0 this day bemuse (vi)en sho was a, little gill she used to call her- self 'Mrs, Whont' when she played grown-up lattice, and the family pick- ed it tip. 811e eimply can't elegke the abetted name. "More than ono red-baired man is knotint by Lite name of "Pink" and philosophically accepts the title. I breve ,an acquainteace who holds a, responsible position who is known by the name of 'Dotty,' It seems that one day a mischievous girl dis- covered that, Ye had three prominent dimples. She promptly dubbed him 'Dotty Dimple,' and now he is known to all his associates as 'Dotty.' An- other man of say acquffintance is al- ways called `Bluebeard' because ho has such u white and thin Skin that if 110 does not shave daily his beard shows blue. through St. Three 11111fl0, t00, Caine through a woman's quick wit. 'An old lady'flielid of mine is still called 'Peachy' because \Olen she was a young girl she Inicl a complex- ion like peaches and 02e0111. Her brother promptly dubbed her 'Peachy,' and 'Peaehee she will le - Mein tO the end of her days. :in a certain household a very feminine little woman is still called 'The Boy,' because when she was 11, yoong girl she wont through a nations ill- ness Which made it neeeseary to cut hat holt short. Her younger sietee Said She was 'the boy' of the family, and tee dainty lady is 81,111 called by that nestled name. "An effeminate man was once eon - ed 'Viola' by one of the boys in the office, and now 100 a 110W him by notheng else. Another oue of the boys in the office is elways called 'Chesty,' and though he got angry at 111.141, Ile has cheerfully accepted the new name now. "Our bookkeepat 51 alwaye putting in his oar when it. 18 bet at all 2(011- e895a1Y, and i 01111111 now Ile will be enowe, tietil the end of time rof '000e084 'Butts.' A Mend 01 mine who is always called 'Olnierfol' done not enow whether he is railed that became:1 les Mends believe he Has a cheered disposition or beetume they temeitler 111 (1) a, cheerhil idiot, Teen et ano rate, he can't shake the /1111110." A GOOD MOTTO, 1 Would be. 111 (12081.1 to find fit the tame: of Sir Vienne Stanley's adorn - tierce; fi life it trio 0 1 11(1(101 :tenni it trait of the men then the (melee). Im gin0 to his fleet employer when oolitic) what 1 0 coule do, "Anything" came the prompt rine remedy:11 ('10' 3(19, "that boy of my rtge mul Strength amid be Nene:god to 410," Thin Rohg alight nell bale benn adopted an 11 OX rile, ern( .11111 motto DOUNdil LIVES cl...4vElt RASCALS wzio P0114 AS WORTHY CITIZENS. -- A Sneak Thief Who Lived in Splendid Style and Drove His Carriage. 11 will invariably be found, a wen - known ex-cleleetilli intorined the Writor 1'')1,'l( 1.1(1', that the doedS of the successful echidna/ are charne- torreal by except daring and audaeilY• 110 %till "(toyer" his bur - glares, riwindleat, or forgeries, 1113 t110 eaSe he, by living in a tonsil- borhood where a policeman is mete- ticelly only 118veSSOry 1.0 Chaff the ptomain girls, and (1111 V41111 go to the extent of attending 14110 local church or ceapol, and win great pe- pularity amongst: leo congregation hy oilmen to improve the minds and lives of his fellow -creatures, says Landoll Ti 1,-13 ite. Take the catie of Arthur Brook, aline Robert 112.011am, for instants, who a short time ago WaS sentenced to a, term of imprisonment for a el theft at Cardiff. Graham lived in splendid style at Brighton for a considerable time, asel frequently drove his 0W11 carriage on the front, Ile teas regarded as a man of con- sieerable means, and the news of his arrest for a series of thefts which the magistrate described an "deliberate and cruel" fell InIce 0 tburiderbolt up- on an extensivecirclo of aristocratic. acqvaintances. Graham was in 1110 bable of making periodical Journeys to Loadon, and on these occasions, after engaging 1001115 in feehlneable quartere, would ransack the bedrooms of the estab- lishments, afterwards pledging the stolen articles and returnieg to Brighton, where he stayed WWI it became necessary to B.EPLENISII HIS ,oxcumuriat. A few years ago the worthy peo- ple of Norwich were astounded at the unrest of a man who ems rogru-ded eie one of their most worthy citizens 031 the charge of comtnitting a burglary. This man, whose mune eas more, posed before the public as a retired merchant, mut his charitable work gttined for him much. popular- ity, But it WaS 1311110 the people at Norwich were asleep that Fennitnore came ou1 in his tree character and appropriated their money- and port- able goods. For some thee lie escaped the po- lice, until a clever detective was sue - mare] in tracing him ae the perpe- trator of numerous burglaries, in- cluding a jurelk robbery, by which Fennimore netted abant 610,000. With pare of the money which Os thus obtained he actually founded a. private heliometer, which he superin- teederl personally and paid for the maintenance of Six ale and infirm people. In addition to this, how- ever, he 1.0115 110008 known to turn a deaf ear to the cry of the needy, and diseribeted gifts of money and food with a lavish hand. The career of George, Dickinson, a, notorious American burglar, 08110 was sentenced a few months ago to flf- teen years' iMprisonment for burg- lary mai attempted murder, furnish- es another remarkable example of crimival AUDACITY AND DAR1NG. Dickinson had' previously earned env- oral.nerms of imprisonment in differ- ent States, and two years ago set- tled in Philadelphia, whore, treating his criminal (tercel. a se)2ret, he be - Cattle a member of a prosperous lain of shirt manufacturers, jeering the day he was a respectable merchant, with u. reputation foe generosi ly 111111 good-heartedness, while at midnight he plied his vo- cation as a burglar. 37e always W0110 evening dress while engaged in his »ciarious work, and conducted his operations in Lee meet stylish 4 and ge211.le1111111 ly manner. Dickinson was, in fact, a -veritable "Jekyll and Hyde" of real life, oc- cupying fashionable apartments antl indulging in all the pleasures of the morlern aristocrat. Dming a few months previous to his azenst over one hundred mysterious burglaries occurred in Philadelphia, for many of which Dieltiesoe was believed to be responeible. Skoog', the skilful American (man- torfeiter, who lived for several years 111 Brooklyn under an assented name, was also re crimitml who evidently believed in makin(4 reparation for hls wrong doing by giving sip part of the proccede of his illegal WOrIC tO Charity. 1Te was much respected in the neighborhood In which he re- sided, Mainly 011 40E101111 11 of hie Sun- day -school and other religibus work. No one was 11101'e ell th IISIOStIC 111 Or- ganizing, entertainments and outing's for the children—often at hie sole expense—reed he Was ever ready to contriente liberally towards any deserving cause brought under Ms notice, 'I'he pence, however, at last interfered, end Skoog's pinned:Iwo& atul coining works C0800 tO an cud. KAISER AND HIS SONS. So koon is no aernlan 0111130r01' on hiS 3,011111)e3' sons obtaluing a thee - °Ugh knowledge of warfare that he iiisiets that some portion of tiveir clay eliffil be devoted to playitee at 1st:11'1201 Witea, 1 ilitneiTencliPuttn°tot°bStilltiverSca!tvi6- fleations oi earth and mod, and the remelt of their labors 1:1 0141.1cl:eel by O military expert. Tito crown Mince, by tee way, is shined ni§ earl antoP, WWI° the kaiser lilmsolt, h 1144 been taught to dmegn (1uihll- 11(78 05 re youth, is espolls of 101- '111g the profession of Ms architect, -4-- *Friend (In lady emeteit10—"1 fen"- • Pose you'll give up painting Wiles d!iiiimIlla:?:;':1111:e'lililltl'tilY,11111.7)01L''Ll':w0101'111111:'r‘'.c4‘Ar'11i10 rl'av'aft(1:!(:\r—a '1'1'0(1er 013-1.! 21 Jo