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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-4-11, Page 7ry� �• CTL d l c d Z 'SC'wg =" ?S t"'4=n-4,.zt w5 rm 7 THE WHITE ROSE. SYNOPSIS OF PREOJ DING CTHAP- THRs,.—The story °pond in the north L► r repeat,' he sold; „that you. aro T of m fan White very good to me. You know what the g d at 1V to 0 liffo, the rest- poot calls friondsbip—'love without donee of Sgntz'e OlIefden. His apeou- wings;' Your offer of it may bo lationa have 'failed and he id a ruin- doubly valuable to me for this reason ori man. Ho is old, and ire crushed —T am not what la tolled a marry- by the dread of the poor -house. Lord trig man. I 101 tell you in all oon- Rlhyswortb, the wealthy master of fideneelthat I loved ono, and meet Deeping Hurst, al. this point makes a unhappily,. I have i o heart to give; proposal of marriage to Dolores Cliee and, knowing this, I ought to value den, Tho Squire urges bie: dough- doubly the friendship of a woman." ter to accept the offer and thus pro-. Iler face paled at first as she Be- side for her aged and penniless Fath- tened ; then a gleam of proud defi- er. Dolores gives Lord fihysworth ane0 came into her eyes, which, If he a temporizing newer ad his propos- had seen it, would have put him on al awakens her to the foot that she his guard. loves Sir Karl Allanneare of Soar*. " You aro right," she sold, "if you ,Tale—a lova of which she was not be- are never to knowthe love of woman 2ere fully aware. Lola de rorras, a friendship is the next best thing, French refugee and a playmate of I should not have believed, Sir Karl, Dolores' childhood -days, also loves the that you were one to love In vain." debonair Sir Karl, and confesses to " I did not love in vain," he answer - Dolores that mho has made up her edsadly. mind to win him. Dolores and Lola "Perhaps," she said, " some day are known as the white and red roses. when the know each other better, yo Both are strikingly beautiful—Dol- will toll me the story." ores, gentle, modest and lovable, is "I think not," he replied, au hi of the fair type; Lola brilliant and former distrust returning. "The pas pasatoriatc is of the dark type. Be- is buried." '.ween the two springs) up a rivalry The gleam of defiance 'deepened in for the affections of. Sir Karl. Dolores', the dark eyes. modest and withdrawing constantly "Perhaps you are right. I shall a imagines that Sir Karl dhows a pre- ways respect your confidence, and nee fcrence for Lola. At last, misled by er ask any (questions. I am glad you a trivial occurrence into thinking have told me this -1 shall understand that he has finally chosen between you better. (And from now we are them, and that he prefers Lola, she to be friends, Sir Karl—from this day sings him a pathetic farewell which constant and faithful friends, loyal to he is at a los to understand, and ao- i each other at alt times and In alls. ID oepts Lord Rhyswvorth's offer. It is pieces you cunsent to this 1" only when, betrothed to Lord Rhys- I How could he resist the su•eet.thrlll- warth, she had received a dower of' land which places her father in ing voice? fluence, that she learns that Sir , ,, Yes. You honor me," he replied, Karl loves her. The truth is bitter Hary can I help sealing such a com- well. I shall alwaya be :so glad that I came.' She looked so happy that he could not find it in his heart to reproachleer. ' How long will you, he away from England 1" else asked. His heart turned with loyal allegi- ance to Dolores, for whose sweet sake and for love of whore he was going into. exile, -Ile would dome back when he had ceased to love her, but not un- til then. I cannot tell exactly:' he replied. With undisturbed good humor she meitod— "You will think of me very apron while you are away ? I wonder whe- ther it will make you any happier to know that one faithful heart will go with you everywhere. Will it com- fort you to know that ?" "Yee," ho replied, almost hating himself because he could not feel more grateful for all this (kindness. I must say good -by," she said, with lingering regret,' ' It is hard as death. I have found you only to lose you. Good -by, Sir Karl. Say to mesome kind word which will keep my heart warm while you are away." " The kindest words' I have for you," , he answered, " are the title you have u given yourself—my true friend Lo- s " When you return will you prom- s ise to come and see me before you sec any one else, Sir Karl ?" ' Yes, I will Lola ; I can easily pro- mise that." 1- ' And now it must indeed bo good- - by," she said. " Good -by I" Her hand lingered in his ; the beau- tiful face was upraised to his ; the dark eyes and fresh sweet lips invited a caress ; but he was resolved that there should never be anything more than friendship between them. Ide did not touch with hia lips either the. whits brow or the white hand. Good -by, Lola," be said. "I evil! see you safely into your . carriage." But as the girl still held his hands tightly clasped in her own, be saw w that teems were falling down her face. "I1 is no pain fpr you to part with me," she said. "To me it is more bit- ter than death.' " Nay, not that, Lola" " Yes, and more than that. You do not know, you do not understand 1 Do you think if the pain, had not been more than I could bear, that I should have come here to see you, have ricked so much and dared so i much to spend these last minutes with you? If I could tell you all that is passing in my 'heart now, you } would not go away." "I must go in any case, Lola," he said firmly. " Now let me see you to your carriage. I am afraid it will be dark before you reach home" She lingered with him, as long as she could; the arrangement of the rugs and wrappers afforded an excuse for keeping him by her side. It was so sweat and pleasant to her that he should interest himself in her com- fort. Then the groom took his plane, and there was no further excuse for delay. Good -by once more," she said. The little ponies started off, and she bad seen the last of ham. " He will be mina get," she solilo- quized. "I shall win him. How many a heart is caught in the rebound 1 Whp was it that he loved, and loved in vain ? I wish I had been in that woman's place. }low I love him and how foolish I am I Yet I will win him, if love and patience can do it. People laugh at love, and think it weakness or a girl's sentimental fol- ly. Why it is the strongest of .Ru- men passions." When she came to think over her intervieww with him, she was not dis- satisfied. Sha felt a certain hope that when ho returnedit would be to her. She smiled at .her own beautiful image in the glass. "I must not repine or 'be dull while he is away," she said to herself. "When he returns he must find my beauty fresh and undilnmed. When he re- turns I Ah, Heaven is good, and he will not be long away ifrom me!" to both. Dolores, with sweet resigns_ pact gladly? Sho placed her hands in his. tion decides to be a true wife to her swear to ma that co long as we betrothed. Sir Karl determines to both live you will bo my tree friend." travel in France in an endeavor to for- swear it," he replied. get his disappointment. Lola goes „ T to Scarsdale to upbraid him for not „ That in your sorrow you will come to mc, and in your jay you will oak calling at Beaulieu, her mother's me" residence, to say good-bye. He does '•I promise," he said, carried awn not wish to give her grounds for be her beauty and her enthusiasm thinking that he cares for her and •• You will not think of me an is brusque. .Site asks him to be more as Miss de Ferrns, bet ns y friends. r true friend, Lola ? Will .you say those avnwh i•n ' CHAPTER X.—Continued.' " My true friend Lola," he said,smil- She dark brilliant eyes seemed to ing ; and the lovely face was almost tend his thoughts; they were watch- transfred with happiness. ing now with ball -laughing scorn in this ?fou igumust promise mn that from their liquid depths. There Came to very lout I shall take partin your life ; that you will think of mo him as he stood there the memory of often ; that you will toll nisi your the words Dolores had sung— tastes, your likes and dislikes ; that, " Good-bye, lost friend 1 when you are absent you will write The time will come when thou wilt to me frequently. and that you will stand, provide me regularly with your ad - stand, dress, so that I may write to you. Where I am standing now, j Promise to do this, holding any hands Thinking of our friendship and its in yours." " I promise," he. replied, thinking end, i that her ideas of friendship were very With a strange yearning sorrow on elastic, and then reproaching himself, thy brow. for the thought. 1 Too late, too late i' I say, with tear- "-INow 1 ani nappy," murmured Lola. loss eye, 1 "Let Inc tell y,--aound do not be Good -by, Good -by 1" shocked at my sayiug it—that (would y, y far rather have your friendship all Would it be svith Lola, as it had my life than the love of any other bean with Dolores? Must he refuse man.' this friendship proffered to him in " But," be said, quickly perceiving all sincerity, and afterward regret it? the danger at once," my friendship velli not supply e plane of love.' " You are thinking, Sir Karl," she You do not know," she rejoined ; said, " whether you will accept my "your friendship is worth more to proffered friendship. You are undecid- me than the love of any other man ed between inclination to aacapt and can ever be. It makes me the happiest woman on earth, and it makes earth the prudence of refusal. Let ineltn- heaven to me" ation, not prudence, win the day, "But Lola, how am I ever to repay Prudence is an adorable virtue, out 7011 or to thank you? What am I between us it is just now out of to do in return for this wealth of addeeiion that you lavish upon me 1" place. Let inalinatien win." 1 ' You must pay me in Idnd. You It was against his better judgment have trusted me; I will trust you. that he yielded to her wishes ; yet I, like yourself, have loved some ono how could be refuse n friendship so so well that, it that some ono never loves nee I shall go unmarried to eo what we can mye strongly pressed, so kindly offered? grave. Sgiv It would be unmanly and churlish. to each other 1 This is the happiest Dat he had no intention of over mak- day of my life, Sir Karl." Mg, her his wife or felting any sen- "1'ou are very good, Lola, to say timental friendship grow up between e0• If i have added to your happiness, I am well pleased." them. The one love of his life was " You have not added to ,it ; you ciready :given ; and, even had it not have made it," she declared. " And bean, Lola had no groat attraction now, Sir Karl, with the fear of all fejthim, bite teas not the type of wo- the offended proprieties. I must leo." Still she held his hand fondly clasped man be admired. Stili it was hardly in her own. "I am glad' I came" she CIIAPT.EE cM. I. .Sir Karl Allmmnore had gone, leav- ing Scarsdale to the, care of servants; and the one topic of conversation in the 0ounty now was the wadding at White Cliffe Lord Rhysworth had oracle great preparations at Deeping Hurst. A. beautiful suite of rooms had been redecorated and refurnished or his young wife, containing every. hing that taste could suggest and money purchase. The day fixed for the wedding ante at last—a fine bright day near he close of autumn. The little church at Deeping was prettily decorated for he occasion, and the school-ohildren were there with flowers to throw be - ore the bride, The Squire, in the rids of his (heart, had invited almost ore guests than. White Cliffe could coomrnodate. The elite et the eoun- y wore present at the ceremony. Tho ridemaids wore costumes of cream olor and pale. blue, and were remark - hie for their beauty. The Squire, great and handsome, seemed to have Town twenty years younger—so all eolaved ; the bridegroom's appear - neo was highbred and aristocratic; ut• the bride attracted most atton- on, Dolores had never looked so vely. The fair flower-like face was ot rosy with binehos; it was pale, ills a calm, steadfast expression ; the lolet eyes did not droop; nor did er voice falter when the solemn eerie were uttered which bound her cart, life and love to another, Many present never forgot the tall, ender, graceful girl, robed in white tin, trimmed with priceless lace, a agnificent veil covering her from ad to foot, whilst a wreath of ange-blossoms and white lilies rest - on her golden ]lair. All agreed at Miss Clicfclen was a partedt ide, faultless in face, figure, dress d manner. They talked about the amends she wore; they were struck tth the great ;devotion of the bride - cam; but amougat them not one yid man epoko of the happiness of the 21 a said, "How, food she ms of.l" "How dearly She ' loves g m1" iter the Wedding breakfast. Lord d Lady Rhysworth departed for erhurst Mance for their honey- on. oney on. Lady Fielden kindly bonsout- to remain at 'White Cliffe to sup- hitend the ball which the Squire es, ended to giro is honor of the n t, in human nature to see a beautiful added. "I hesitated long about it. It f was I who persuaded mamma that t those books must he of importance to you. She said the servants could' take them ; but I told her that I was 0 was passing tho lodge I might leave t them; and then I did not think that there would be any harm in seeing t you for a few minutes to say fare - f p m a b n d a b 11 10 n v h w h al sa m be or el th br an tit w' gr wo br nee bi� an De mo std er tat eve woman, pleading with sighs, tears,and smiles for friendship, and refuse it, for no reason, but the fear that she should lova too much. He said to him- self that he might accept it; but there must be a clear understanding upon what footing they wore to meet. A Common Form Indigestion Which cannot be cured Pay ©rd,inaary, aat©iriach rneelAc"ines--The kidneys, liver' anal bowels be- cerne deranged—Dr. O ease's C'ticney-Liver Pills. By far the most important part of recommend them for stomach trou- digestion takes place in the intestines, as had been repeatedly shown in coos tvthere the stomach had been removed and the patient has lived and digest- ed tool without the aid, of: the ito she'll. It frequently happens that people who continually dose the stomach tor indigestion and use pepsin and Carious kinder of digestive tablets and powders can obtain no relief front such treatment, beeaiute the real tnouble is in the intestines, the liver and the kidneys. There 1,0 fullness and Pains after Meals, mated tongue, headaoho, loss of appetite, paha in the linabd and in the hank and shoulder -J, flatulency and orrnalipatlon, frequently alter- nating with diarrhoea, In eases tel intestinal indigestion the liver and kidneys usually become elog- ged and sluggish In action, and Poie- nnons impurities aro left in Oho bleed, which should be removed by those filtering organa. • Mr. Joseph Blackwell, •Holrssviile, Ont„ eeye; "I derived inure brnofit Prem the use of Dr. Cllase's. Kidney Liver fills than from any other me - Caine I ever took, and caps highly bles. I was in a terrible state and could hardly work at my tract'. I tried most every Irimdl of medicine and cloe- tors, uotil I wee tired of doctoring, and before I used one bo of Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, I could see that they )were helping me, «rid af- ter taking a box and a half, found that I was Mired." There liar yet to be a remedy dis- covered that is so prompt and thee- ough in boring .intestinal Indigestion as Dr. Chase's Kidney-Llvoe Pills. And 05 this is the most common and sev- ere form of indigestion, it can well be claimed that !Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver P:dls are the most suoccssful treat- ment extant for indigestion and dye - pepsin. 1 St is not unusual for per,sous who have long been suffering from obrou- is indi$estion, biliousness and con- etipatton to be ;'thorortgiily mired by Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills which blare by far the largest sale of any similar remedy. You may be akep- tioal, as others have, been before you, but a single ;trial of Dr. Chase's Kicl- ncy-Liver Phis will convince you of their unusual medicinal value. (inc pill n close, 21 beats a 'box, at all dealers,. or Ldmansoa, Beteg & Co., Toronto, Lola bad acted as 0ltief brldsmaid, and on her dark face there was a look 01 triumph. All Slifka safe now that Dolores was married ; there would be no likelihood that Sir Karl would let hie thoughts wander in that direc- tion again. She had spoken a few words to Dolores before else started for Deerburst. It has been a pretty wedding, Doloree," elle said, as elle followed her to her room to bid her farewell. Indeed, I may say more than that, I have never sou a more beautiful one. I shall tell Sir Karl all about it when I write." She wished to let Lady Rhyeworth know that ells mar- greatly on responded with Sir Karl. "lie will be greatly interested In it," she con- tinned, But no drijnson flush' of pain or embarrassment rose to her friend's fade—only a calm sweet smile ; and Dolores'a fervent response disarmed Lola— I am sure he Will.' Still Lola was not quite satisfied. She kissed the fair face and said— " I hope you will be happy, Dolores. I never thought you would be married first. It is stealing a march on mo; but I will forgive you. You must not be surprised if you hear of a mar- riage when Sir Karl returns." She had the satisfaction then of seeing the sweet face grow •pale; and with a kiss, Lola withdrew. fro the day of her death Dolores re- membered the close of hen wedding— the chiming of the bells at Deeping, the cheers of the crowd, the hall of the old house lined with friends and servants, the pretty group of bride - maids, with Lola prominent among them, the white head of her father, the shower of old slippers and rice, the dear happy home she was leaving for- ever. She recalled it all through a mint of tears—tears which her hus- band kissed away. " You shall never regret it, Dolores, my darling," he said. " This shall be the beginning of a new and happy 1Lfe." And it was a happy life. When the honeymoon was over, Lady Rhysworth declined to go abroad, as her husband suggested, and they came back to Deeping Hurst. There was a series of brilliant -wedding festivities, to whjoh half the county were invited; and -Lord Rhysworth in his anxiety to please his young wife pressed her to invite Lola do Ferro to remain at Deeping Hurst until they were ended, "You would like a young compan- ion, Dolores," he said ; "and I was much struck with the high spirit and vivacity of Miss de Ferrns.' He little e•cessed how his young wife in her heart longed for rest and peace —nothing more. Her husband's wi was however law with her, and s never, even in thought, rebell against it. He wished ;her to Inv Lola ; she did so at once, and the ben tiful French girl was only too plea ori to accept the invitation. " May and December," she said bersolf. "May finds herself lonely, a December would rather have me the to ammo her than intrust that to to a fine jeune homme. I go to De ing Hurst in a kind of missionary ca acity." But even Lala, with her critical eyes, could not find fault with the pleas- ant life at Deeping Faust. Lord Maya - worth was a perfect husband, kind, attentive, gentle, living only to pro- mote the happiness of his young wife, lavishing costly presents en her and carrying out every wish that she ex- pressed. It was, in fact, a model household ; and Dolores was a model hostess. She had been admired and liked as Miss Cliefden ; but, as Lady Rhysworth, she was almost worship- ed. People were enthusiastic in praise of her fair loveliness,: her gentle grac- ious manner, her great kindness and attention to all her visitors, her warm sympathy, the earnest manner in which she entered into the sorrows and joys of others, In all the coun- tythere was no one so popular as the young Lady Rhyeworth. And Zola could fiad nothing to criticise. Dolores never looked sad or discon- tented ; she was always cheerful, al - CHILDREN'S N'S comm. ' PUZZLE TOYS, t'wo Good Ones That a ;ay Virlglct Sloy Cha Araks Out of wire. Provided wltb a pair of stout vetting pliers and a piece of rather heavy tinned wire any boy can matte two of the most Interesting of toy puzzles, They ore fae- olnating bemuse they are eztrotnely easy of eolntlen when you upderetaud the trick nod extremely difficult when you don't, These little puzzles are shown in the is ture. Tbo first (X) 1s called the skillet pezzlc and the second (7) tho hourglass puzzle, Having procured your wire, which can be lead at any hardware More for n few cents, bend the end of It Into a small din. mond shaped loop, as shown at A (X), and then continue to bend It until you have the general form shown In the body of the skillet. Then out 15 off. Mer.sure a plcoe of wire about the right length in propor- tion to the body for the handle of the skillet, double 11 onao and loop 1t over the } body, as shown at B. Now give it a twist at the end and leave flaring flanges, Care • should be taken to preserve the propor- Itions, as shown in the platens. The trick 4s to remove the handle from i the skillet and put 15 book again without tieing fordo and without bending the wire, With a little practtee you can do it with the greatest apse, lunch to the astonish. merit of your friends. The hourglass (7) is made of three pieces, A and B being of the same size end shape and hooked together at CO, so that they will work easily back and forth. The ring D is made of such a size that it will not slip ori the ends of the hourglass ;it A or B. Tlie trick, of course, Is to got the ring off tiie hourglass without bending the Iwire or using force. This Is quite as sim- ple as the other if you know how, I Try these little puzzles and see if -you don't find them interesting,—Chlcago mord. a Doll at the hospital. sh Chief Steward Bnaher of the Receiving he hospital, San Francisco, performed a re- ad markable surgical operation. Ho restored rte to its place the accidentally amputated left foot of Tootsy, the 4 -year-old dell of Brine u- Newman, a little girl who resides at 1231 e"1 hlorket street. to Edna is 9 years of age, On the day in citation she was playing with Tootsy, her rid •doll, and °Winced to let it fall. When she re picked it up, it was minus a foot. Not sk eP_ aUJi (/ 1L ways ready to do anything that woul amuse her visitors. As for any sue fanciful notion as having been dis appointed in love, ,who could look a her and even dream of such a thing 'Lola could find no trace of discontent IP atoms bad any heart -pain it was well concealed. If at times, in the early morning, unable to rest, Dol- ores would rise from her pillow and wander into the park, and there- wringing her hands and with weeping eyes, give vent to her sorrow, no one knew it ; if at night sleep fled from her, because a pair of blue eyes and tho.sound of a manly voice in accents of despair haunted her, no 'one knew it; nor did any ono know that under the calm sweet face there was buried a passion of regret. Lola never heard a worn of dis- agreement between husband and wife. There was never the least cool - nese. On ono side were devoted at- tention and lavish love; on the other was cheerful obedience. "It is not my notion of a married life," thought Lola. "I should feel compelled to quarrel with my hus- band at times, just for the pleasure of making it up." Lola thoroughly enjoyed her visit to Deeping Hurst; and perhaps what she enjoyed most was having the op- portunity of talking to Lady Rhys - worth about Sir Keel. She reveled in it. Sha liked to .watch the lovely face as ale recounted all the different in - meioses she had had with him, and all that she was pleased to call his protestations to her. Lady Rhys - worth listened in silence ; the three waa coming when she would know all. To 13e Continued. 1113 1VAS WORTH IT. Jack—That's a fine dog you bane, Jim, Do you want to sell him? Jim—I'll sell him for ,$ SO. J ack—Is he intelligent? Jim, with emphasis}—Intelligent? Vhy that dog knows a5 much as Jack—You don't any go; Well, P1l Vie you OS for' him, Jim. . . • knowing how to repair the injury, she do- h termioed to take Tootsy to the Receiving hospital for the reason, as she told Stew- _ and Bucher when he asked her how she ? knew that dolls were treated at thee !neti- tutlon, that the hospital was the plana where everybody got patched up. The child's sincerity won Buchor's heart, and be set about repairing the maimed foot. HIS STATUS. He—Look here, my clear, I cannot Hoed to entertain 011 such a scale s you have indulged In of late, She--. Jolm, I really believe you ere st Sho kind ot a matt who would,hel p rteetly happy if you lived within your income. First Losomotivo Whistles. We ere acoustotned to regard the whistle as a very important part of the locomotive engine, but within the memory of some of the older engineers the bell gave the only warning of the approach of a train, The first whistles wore intended as a warning In more ways than one. In the early days of the railroads the trains were much in- terrupted by cattle, sheep and pigs on the right of way, and in order to frighten then off a small hole was bored in front of the engine boiler and fitted with a tube. When the train came rattling along and the engineer saw a cow on the traek, ho opened this hole end out spurted the steam and hot water with a tremendous cracking and hissing, filling the air with a eland of mist. Presently some logenieus workman fit- ted up n reed and drove it into the steam hole and the seraeehing and whistling that it rondo not 01117 frightened the cotes, but terrified every ono who lived along tbe rend, but ltdidits work so well that the whistle was finally removed from the front of the engine and pieced on top, whore it is used today.--Exohnnge, THE SAME FISH. A gentleman once visited a res- taurant and was served with a plate of fish, Being very well pleased with the fare, he returned three or four days after and asked far a similar dish. This, however, hn did not like nearly SO wall ay the last, and calling the waiter told him so, when that wor- thy replied:— That a very strange, sir, for it's part of the same flail. F3IjT eNDLY SUGGESTION. Rusher—I can write a novel in a month, but I ccli't sell it in fivc- yeats. Digbeed--Perhaps if you reversed the pi'oocss yon Wright succeed, If you wrote it novel in five years you might be able to sell it in a rue tit Agricultural etWea , FARM irOPICS. There is 00 one thing so conclueive to comfort and pleasure in a farm- er's family as a well regulated garden, and with the exception of a few months in the spring nothing about the far is so neglected. The gar- den, together with the small things of the farm, R well managel, should afford half the living of the farmer's family, and at by far less than the cost of the other half: Where commeroial fertilizers are in- telligently used, they may not ex- haust the soil. If, however, one ap- plies a single element, as phosphoric acid; to the boll, and takos off a large crop, it must be evident to anyone who gives the subject a serious thought that a system which Supplies one thing and removes a dozen anust result in a condition of affairs un- der which profitable crops cannot be produced. The proper care and management of poultry, so as to get most out of them, is a very great problem. In the first place, 'unless the poultry boost are warmly built, it is next to impossible to get eggs in winter, and it is winter eggs that pay, It is not necessary to have the houses Up to summer 'heat, but just warm enough to be frost proof. But warm houses will not ,,lo everything. The hens must be fed properly and regu- larly, and be made to exercise not elated around periodically with a whip, but that they must take the ne- cessary exercise of their own accord. The various sehemes of tormenting a broody hen until she forgets her motherly instinct, by starving, dip- ping in cold water, or putting her in a' barrel, where she has to sit in three inches of water, may be well calcul- ated for the main purpose of breaking up her broody inclination, but they are not often a success in getting her back to egg production again. Nine times out of ten a young, well-fed ,hen will hatch out her nest of eggs, care for the chickens until large enough to care for themselves, and get back to profitable laying sooner than she would if she bad been broken up by any of these harsh methods. She is literally broken up physically. We care not whether it is dairy COWS, beef cattle, sheep, swine or poultry, the secret of improving the stock is first in procuring better blood to produce what is wanted, and then feeding with the name object in view. Blood alone will not do it, and tho longest pedigree is not proof against short feeding or improper feeding. The old farmer tvho said he liked to have his cow "half Jersey and the other half cornmeal," was on the right track, although he night now, with the knowledge of results, by some of our best dairymen, and the many grain feeds to choose from, find abet- ter feed for butter making than flay and cornmeal. But lie spoke from the knowledge of his day. The calf or lamb of better breed than its mother deserves better feed and better care to bring it up to the full capabilities of its better blood. COOKING FEED lOR COWS AND .TOGS. Seven years ago I bought a feed cooker that I have used since for cooking feed for hogs and scalding feed for cows, writes bit, E, Sl. Van Dyne. For the hogs I take six bush. small potatoes, apples or pumpkins, run them througli a root cutter so they will cook quickly, and when they are done mis in one bushel corn meal and one bushel bran. This makes 100 gallons of feed. When it is all mix- ed well together links the feed out of the cooker and put it in barrels that are packed in sawdust, whioh keeps the feed warm until it is fed up. 2 feed the (bogs all they will eat of this three times a day, having never weighed the hogs for a test I cannot tell exactly how much gain there is from cooking the feed over feeding it uncooked, but should think oboe t one-fourth. Cap bushel cobs and an armful of old rails split tip for wood will cook the 100 gallons feed. For caws 'put ono peck barley sprouts in a'galvan- ized bushel basket, heat neater in the cooker to the noaldiug point, fill up the basket with water at night, and in the morning I have a basketful of nice, thick, lukewarm feed. I give four quarts to each cow ,in milk,whioh I think increases the flow of milk at the least ono -quarter, Another ad- vantage in cooked feed is that all the foul seeds aro destroyed so that none goes back on the land to sprout and grow weeds. GieIOUs Te011IGALITY. Wigg—\Vhy'TSPdid yr lose 01,11I uposi- tion in the bank—playing the races? 1llagg—Nope, Wigg—Strong drink? Wagg--Never drank a drop in my life., Wigg—Poker, maybe? lVagg—Never play. Wigg—Well, Domeout with it. 11'agg—Tho President caught me eating a plate of strart-barric5 with my breakfast the other clay, and they called in the bank examiner. A GENTLE DISPOSITION: - It is a little annoying to have to get up in ill middle of the night and look for bnrg1;n;c, eitid :lir.- tlIeeirton, l si Itenrctta reams to enjoy having m0tl o •o . 1\'hmast rvoul1 you de if you really found a human'? Weil, int sn kind -5 mrteti that Pm afraid 1 would ba too leo lent. 1 titbit; 1'd open ilia door and tell Trim that if 11i•didn't gat : melt guieily Henri,•tta woull coma down and at- tend to his na,3m. NEW ERA FOR ITA-Ert NEW PREMIER AND NEW KING PLAN', NING NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE. l' 5omo rifg DI1041 t Events.- (Point f4' coalition with France and Aosta; Zanardclll, 'Wke 85 at ills need oe Italy's Cabinet. Signor Giuseppe Zaaardelli, the new Italian premier, will not fad his post a sinecure by any means, for the govern- ment has some momentous undertakings in view, notebiy the formation of a new. triple' alliance, which is to include Rue. si0, France and Italy. The details of the proposed combine. Son are nearly completed, The new Icing, 'Victor Emmanuel, even before his accession to the throne regarded former Premier Criepi's policy as injurious to the country's welfare. Crispi, however, bad great Influence with Ping Humbert,. who had misgivings concerning the wis- dom of allowing Italy to follow in the wake of Germany and Austria, but who lacked energy to act for himself, and was alweys willing to plead a constitutional monarch's .irresponsibility: Humbert, moreover, dreaded the spreading of republican ideas among his People, and such ideas he felt must be the outcome of the friendship of the Italians and the French. So he per- mitted Crispi and bis disciples to pur- sue their policy of estrangement from France and try by every means to con- vince the Italians that the nation would profit by an alliance with the German empire as shaped by Bismarck. The re- sults have proved disastrous, economical- ly and politically, to Italy, which has been sacrificed until her prosperity has been absolutely destroyed and her pa lilt al c Prestige greatly reduced: For some time past everything has pointed to the formation of a new al- liance. An Italian squadron is soon to pay a visit to French waters for naval maneuvers. A number of Russian men- of-war will be assembled at the same place, and there will doubtless be a significant exchange of international courtesies, accompanied by the burning of much powder. Victor Emmanuel, on his accession to the throne, lost no time in making over- tures to France, his personal sympathies and judgment demanding the friendship of the republic, while the public senti- ment of the peninsula clamored for a speedy bringing together of the two Latin nations. The question 0f including Rue. GIUSEPPE% ZA\SAD0LLI. sin in the alliance came up at once. Rus- sia '>ave her assent under conditions which aro now being discussed. The re- cent demonstrations of friendliness be- tween England and Germany hastened the negotiations. )France and Russia felt that the Anstro-Hungarian empire was threatened with disruption and that if hall• were detached from Germany even an Anglo -German combination could easily be checkmated. A significant incident is the recent re- moval by France of prohibitive duties against Italian products. Another is the newspaper campaign in Italy, evidently instigated by the government, the aim being to show how closely related the two races ere. how similar their political end commercial interests Cud to recall the part taken by French armies in ef- fecting Ttaliau unification. As a statesmen Zanardelli towers head and shoulders above every other Itelian politician with the exception of Crispi and bas for the Inst quarter of a century distinguished himself by his republican affiliations. This is not the first time he has herd oleo. Tt was while minister of justice in the Crispi administration that he gave to Italy her present remarkable criminal code fwd secured the enactment of 0 law whereby the state obtained metro) of an immense amount of ecclesiastical proper- ty known as the "Opere Pie," intrusted and bequentbed to tiro church for chttrita- bie purposes, bat which had failed to ac- complish the purpose for which It was intended. Zanandelli was included in former cab- inets solely for the purpose of winning the support of the l:tndlen's ln parlia- ment, and Inasmuch as the majority of his calleagaes were invariably imbued with reactionary sentiments and were far from being in true sympathy with him, looking upon his presenec as a sop to the extreme left, be was greatly hampered by the obstacles which they placed in his way nod which Invariably resulted in the ultimate downfall of the government, IIitherto when in office he has affrays been obliged to temporize with his col- Iengu0s in order to echleve his elm. Nosy he IS master. While not actually the leader of the So- cialists and Republicans, Zanardelll nee. ertheless enjoys their sympathy and good will to such an extent that be rant rely not bnerely on their refrainlog from any attack upon the throne while he is prime minister, but even upon their wiper's, The new premier was born tit Brescia 4i 1320 nod has taken an netit`0 pert 10 entities for over f0 years. Ile fought un. ler Garibaldi Is, itnly's revolutionary 01', Among his mealy achleveineuts as elnlosmnn was the extens1e of the •affrago of hely, Tbrnuglt his efforts the `allot wee einem) in the handsel 2,000,- 40 additional voters,