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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-5-2, Page 71,,opocgioa.4,1?)4FT,IIM t THE g"HITE ROSE PeatrateaaMt1M4 SINOIreta DE PRECEDING CRAP - :VERS. -The (story °pole in the eorth ef Enaland et White Cliff°, the reel, dance of Squiee Cliefden. 1L peote- lations Meg% felled :tea he let a rele- ed man. Re la eld, end lie crushed, by the dreeet of the poor-bouse, Lord leihysworth, the wealthy mastex of Moping Hurst, at that point mekee a PreNoestl a marriage to Doloree °liege dere Tbe Squire urgee hig dauglee ter to wept the offer tied thus Pro. vide for leer aged and pennlleset iath- er Doloree game Lord reby,sworth a teMPerteing answer asi bis propos- al arvaknala ber t.the feet that she loves Sir Karl Allariraoro ot Soars- dttle-a love of rehieh Jte wee eot be- fore fully aware. Lola de Farm, ti Itrencli refugee and a Playmete of Doloree' childboocl-deeet, ale° loves the debonair Sir Karl, and ceefesees to Dolores that ahe ba$ made up her „ inteet to yen him. Dolores and Lola, are kno rye ag the Winn and red thews. Both aro atrikingly beautiful -Dol- ores, gentle, Modest and lovable, is of the fair type; Lola brilliant and paseionate is of the <lark type. Pe- tween the two spriege up a rivalry or the affections of Sir Karl. Dolorea, • Modest and withdrawing thestantly imagines that Sir Karl ehows a pre- ference for Lola. At teat, misled by a trivial othurrence into thinking that he has finally chosen between them, and that he prefers Lola, sho singe hira a pathetio farewell which Ile L at a loSs to understand, and ac- cepts Lord Rhyewortlea offer, It 1.9• " see that Str Earl 414 not pare ter her exempt es 0. friena ; mut lt deWeed upon her that up unfortimate love affair would be the one thing in thie wield weich wetild be meet baneful to Lola, They had a pleasant (linnet/. Ma- dame orderea elonee Of ter choieetzt: wince to be brought; the elands Were nee/aerobe, the fruit Wile etaloioes. Af- terward all three repeired to the drawlugaroora. The long windows opened cin to the lawn, the terf of wbieli was emooth as velvet. The room itself wait filled with the per- fume cif odoroua flowers, and sweet with the breath of the summer wind. Madame went to her couch. Sim was sure Sir Karl would exouse her; but the day ead been warm, and the was ttred. The fact eves her heart ached for lier daughter; and if a tete-a-tete after a long absence eihould be use- ful to Lola Elbe elmuld have it. " If I should forget myself, Sir Karl and fell asleep," she said, "you will forgive me, Assure me before- hand of your pardon, and I shall be satiatiode' " I can have 11 D greater pleasure than to see madame comfortable," re- turned Sir Karl; and in a few rain- utea he paw by the <dosed eyelids that virtually he woe alone with Lola. She made some liatf-laughing apol- ogy for her mother; but. Sir Karl ivould not allow that S' he bare remind a dower one was need- °II'when, barc'th‘''"° l'Avra Rh"- ut rt LE warm here," sbe said. Let worth, go on to the lawn. I should like 'sot land whichto talk to you alter your long ab - places her father in af- fluence, that she learne that Sir "nee*" Karl loves her. The truth le bitter That wagjuea what he did not want to both. Dolores, with sweet resigna. her to do, but bee did not like to tion decides to be a true wife to her tell her so. There wae nothing for betrothed. Sir Karl deterraines to it but for him to follow her on to travel in France in an endeavor to for- tile lawn. Then be wished that he get his dieappointment. Lola goes had taken a cigar; for, as though the to Scarsdale to upbraid hhc for not action was quite natural to her, she calling at Beaulieu, her mother's bald out ber hand for his arm. He residence, to tlay good-bye. He does" gave it to her with a low bow, and not wish to give her ground a tor they went off together toward the thinking that he oarea for her and , lime -trees. All around was still; is brusque. She asks him to be / there was no sound save the sweet friends. Sir Karl consents and leaves; one of falling water. it was the very Dolores is married. Two years pass ; night for poetry and love. ehe has a daughter. and her husband "Sir Karl," said Lola, "tell me who - dies. Sir Karl returns. • CHAPTER XV. -Continued. eller you think our friendship bas prospered. Are you pleased with the results of it ?" " I cannot but be well pleased, and Little by /ittle the color came to grateful, too," be replied. "Your let- Lola's face again and words to her ters have been a great opera° of plea- , suse to me. I must thank you eur lips. e i there. Owing th them," teal aa though "r cannot tell emu how pleased I am I had pot been far away from home - to see you, Sir Karl," she replied. "You you lave kept me so constantly au must stay far dinner -it will be reedy courant with all that has happened," in ten minutes." • 1 "I am "very glad that you are pleas- ed with them. Tell me one thing " Yes, do, Sir Karl," said madame. more. Do you care more for my It will be like old times to have you 'friendship than tyou did*? Would you with us again." • , feel reluctant to lose it now 1" • Moat certainly I :should," be ma- llet be bad eutenclea to-- - ire ever - severed. "I should be more than re - to Deoping Hurst that night; and he luotant-I should he grieved. But besitated. IL Was atill broad daylight why should there be any fear of such yet. If he remained here be would a thing ?" a not have time to g9. I "I hope there is not," she aaid. "I Lola looked at bun imploringly. f was merely wondering, if you were • "Surely," she said, "you could nev- to hilef my. friendship, whether you ee er think of leaving us to -night; it . " We may be friends always," he would be too unkind," l'responded. "Ida not see anything to • "I did not come prepared to stay," Prevent IL" 1 sa.i'dYEilel, egisIrgonlferiablIgehtragrUtti- he answered, 01111 half hesitatingly. o -"I have been traveling all night and ful face. "You anticipated finding me ° all day, and my dress is unsuited for married on your return. See how true -ladies' company." 'I have been to our friendship." Your marriage 'need not have im- We will excuse all thee" return- • paired it," ha replied. "11 however ed Lola, quickly. "There is no need you had married some one who ob- even to mention It. Let me ring and vested to it, your clear duty would order your horses to be taken to the have been to put an end to it," stables. Yon will not refuse me, I/ His thoughts hardly went with his am sure." weeds. He was wondering bow Dol - 1 ores looked with a evidow's caa on her " It is very kind ot you, but-" 'fair hair, whether she would be pleas- "' But me no buts l'" laughed Lola,l ed to woe him, eow she would greet him, what her first words would bo; "Now you must consent. I have beard and the emotion 01 1110 girl by hie side you say that a line from Shakeepeare escaped me,. would reconcile you to anything." She walked on in silence. At length He laughed, and with the laugh she spoke, This was to have been it• yielded. It was pleasant to be wee- 1 day of supreme happiness to her, and I t (111. not r to her ae though -it teemed so warmly by these two grace-. tut u e Ttaut . ful women, to he niade to feel that "is ''' pea ave o say to promise. , he had brought brightness and hap -1 me ?" she asked, slowly. 1n ss with bine to know that their He looked down at her with a smile. " delight at oeding bine was perfectly , - ., Have r left anuneaid ;which tinything ''e , t ought to have sant?' genuine. It was more like coming i "Zoll must be the best judge of home than going to Scaredalo would , that, Sir Karl," she replied. "I inn be; so aue yielded to the temptation Pleaeed indeed to see gou, and hope or the impulse, and remained. 1 you are equally delighted"I have assured you of that," he to see um." Madame, noting baa' daughter's de- said, . 1gravely. light, fSh elt her heart sink. e could I " You seem dietratt and preoccupied, Pale, naemic Young Women. Anaemia, or thin, watery blood, is increasing to an alarming extent among the school girls and young women of our land. Palo gums, tongue, and eyelids, muscular weak- ness inability for exertion, deficient appetite, impaired diges- tion, short breath, palpitation of the heart, attacks of vomit- ing, swooning, hysteria, and irregularities of the feminine organs are' amcv onthe =mistakable symptdms of anaemia or poor quality of blood. Anaein3c Persons are frequently Said to be going into a decline, and fIS a fact do usually contract oonsuinption or some fatal constitutional disease if they neglect to restore normal,yigor. Fresh air, sunlight, moderate exercise, and the regular use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food after each meal will restore new' vitality to the body and new color to the cheek of any anaemic person. Gradually and thoroughly it forms new rod corpuscles in the blood and wins back perfect health and strength. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food Loenttra bceti,,eboxree tor 42,5o, at all deelers, or postpaid from Ed:nate:ore Bates Agents Wanted fee Ohafteasi le.ait and Compiteeze fateneillge 0106k pawl elcesnattenta Pheretinlien4 thOtlq11 teougbte were noedly here,' "Then 1 ara ashen:tea of Myseita be answered, "that woeld be 1,10Parelea- eble• The feet le," he saaea ite a low- er tone, "ray Mind ie tell of otte great Imps, and I am aerate, that I 194041g, aela in thleking of la" Her tleaet gave Me peaslonate throb; no doubt earae to bar as to wbat the great hope that filled his raind was. et must eie the winning of her love; the vele, fact of ble mentioning it Preyed it. Sim bowed nor bead in sil- ence; the words Wefe unetterably; a'weet to her. Why die be not Say more ? 6ere1y he would 1 But he also Was Intent: for some tainnenta, "Soma day," be eald thee, "1 will tell yen, as we are friends, more of this great bope I nalue, Nowt mut go, for it ie growing late; and Scars- dale is Some little diatomic) from berm', "Must me go?" elm asked, with the least presswre of Ler hand on ats erten "I Wish wou could remain one hour longer. Unite is, above all otle ere, the night for i beautiful walk. Who knew its beauty and its don- gera better than he did ? • "Do not wake madame," he said; Itor ,;)od-by for Me." '4" Shall I edit that you will soon come again?" tshe inquired. " Yes. I will be busily engaged for the next few days; but r will ride over as soon as lean." "I shall miss the plearture of writ- ing ti you," she said; and the way in width ehe olung to hie arm was almost caressing. '1 shall be hero to listen to allyour pleasant little gossip," he replied " Speaking le better than writing." " I could write more than can say," she said, a flush on her face, her eyes averred. He made no reply to that, but said ."Good -night" to bier gravely. • When the Moon rose an hour late er, ite beams eell upon a beautiful figure, lying with its robe$ of am- ber silk and black laoe, upon the dry, (lawless turf, and upon a white de- spairing faceraised to the sky, while the,silence of the night was broken by the bobs of a woman who erica : " Give me hie love, 0 Heaven, or I shall die . --- CHAPTER XVL Sir Karl gave a deep sigh of relief when he found himself driving home in the bright moonlight to Scarsdale. He had dreaded the interview with Lola, and now It was over. He had forgotten all about his promise to go to Beaulieu first on his return to Eng- land ; he would never bave remember- ed it but for the. coaxing little letter which brought it all to his mind. Then he kneev, that he must keep his promise, and guard himself from peril as welt ae he could. However it was over none and he thought he had done a Wise and diplomatic thing in tell- ing Lola of his "one great hope." That she should imagine that hope applied to 'herself never occurred to him; he thought he had let bet see that his affeations were fixed elsewhere. Now, all would be plain sailing, and there would be no More mistakes. As a friend, this beautiftte .bewitching French girl was certainly not to be equated; as a woman to love, she would not suit bine at all. Ile was highly pleased iwith the result of bis visit. How well she bad received that allusion to his hope I He had been al- most afraid that there would here been a "scene." He was delighted that she had listened in such sweet, sympathetic silence to Rvha t he had to say. It was a good omen that she should be so complaisant. NOW he could visit Lady Rhysworth with a light heaxt ; by noon to -morrow he should see ber. ' That one thought was enough for hun-"y noon to -morrow." He did not know what Le should say to her, or what theresult would be -whether she would be pleased or not to me him, whether he should ultimately win her; he thought only of those few words -he stipule be with her "by noon to -morrow." Early the next morning, he start - ad for Deeptng Hurst. Ile had not forgotten that Dolores had a little , daughter, and he took with him some ' home for the child. Ho felt sure that marvelous toys Which he had brought the way to Dolores's heart now would rough her hale daughter. So he rode on, his heart filled with happy thoughts, until he reached his deseel tination. He asked the aervant who enervated his summons if Lady Rhyse worth was at home. He remembered that he hiid never zeen her as Lady RbysevOrth; nor had ha seen her in ' her new home. He recalled bis part-) ing from her. What would his meet- in5 with her be like The domestics at Deeping Hurst had forgotten Lim; ho had seldom been them When the servant asked what name he should give, Sir Karl replied that he, shouLd prefer not to ' give his name, as Lady Rieysworte did not expect him. Ile was shown ainto the drawing -room, whore he saw many traoes of her ladyship's pres- 3.1 enee. The piano- !was opene)d, and one i of her favorite songs stood on it ; o dainty lace handkerchief was on the e table, and a little white glove in a r filigree basket; a book lay' open as n though she had just pui it down, anti 1 a jeweled fan neat it, They were lite tle tokens, all of theni, but they meant t eo much to hirci. Re took the little white glove; iL should never go back to the ifiligree basket again. a That rebid) &ruck him most in the d X004 Was a life -like portrait of Lord h Rbygworth, painted by one of the r greatest of living artists. Sir Karl m atom( for pine little time looking r it ; he felt Merry tor his rival's death, 1 so Berry that if any wish of Ins (meld have brieught him back to life be b would have uttexed it. He felt only 1 xieverenee and pity for the man who had enjoyed bie happiness so short a time, " If ever the wisli ot lily heart i$ realized," he 8018. "His child shall be as! dear to me as my own." In the meantixae the eervatit' who had gone in search of Lady Rive - worth could tiot find her. She was not ha lier own auito of impale or in the Mire:Dry. The child was absent too so that it nas evident to those who knew her ladyellitee habit e that they had tfAno oitt together. 'I had better tell the gentleman," th'e tnan thought, "that be must please Wait while I go Into the gar- dens," When the drawing -roma, door op.. ed omd the Servant came in, Sit Karl looked up With a sudden, se rtied gizmo% Theugh binged to este Dole erg), hie emotion, woe so great that it wati elinteet e eeepite to fine thet ili WitS not the win, entered. Re trete- bled for the moraent When hl el era ehoule first fall epee the face he Wye ed. se well, " Peereeps," he eaid to the man, half liesitatingla, "Lady Raysevarth 18 en- gaged; le eo, 7 will gall Neale." "1118 not that, eir ; ray leely 15 501110'. Wbere with 111188 Hateleen, and ICanael to nek if eme would wait while Igo into tee gerdene le) leek for her." Sir Karl thought that he would have. liked to wo himself in quest et her ladethip ; but be only said- " I will wait," and the servant went off to Agnew hie elearola • A rit ef sweet musing ead seized Dolores that fine morning. As little Kathleen wanted to go out on the gress and fili her fat little handle with daietes) sho meet indelge her; beeides width, the wanted to know what theese eiweet =singe ef hers meant, So away she went, her dress of Week orapo trailing on the grass, with little, Kathleee trotting by her Side, When they reached the foun- tain, Dolores eat down. Her mind and heart were quite full •of Lola's words tient Sir Karl would soon be home. She thought that she knew what be would say when he oame to Deeping Hurst, She had been unflinchingly true to her husband while he lived, she had allowed no thought uf hers to wander from him. She had been unswervingly feithful to his memory since. his death; but, now that she knew Sir Karl was coming home, Sure- ly there could be no harm in let- ting her thoughts stray to him I She would be pleased to see him; and, if he oared for her now as he had oared before, why, there was nothing -- But there --she Would not think of lime It was Some Tears since she had seen him; would be be much al- tered? she wondered. She hardly realized the fact that O servant was speaking to her, Loll- ing hes that she was wanted in the drawing room; she hardly oompre- handed tlee weeds. Her thoughts so completely engrossed her that she did not ask who the visitor was. She rose slowly, never dreaming that it was Sir Karl, half impatient that she could not have it few moments of rest and rearre, -a few moments to dream, "Good -by, baby," she said, half sad- ly; "(hay will not give mamma one moment's peace," " Take me 1" begged the little mee. "I will tome back again in a few minutes," answered Dolores. "I will not be long, dear." "It must be soine man on businees about the farm," she thought es she moved toward the house. ''I shallnot be sorry when I am free from the whole responsibility " If she had known that it was Sir Karl who had sent to rouse her from dreams of himself, she would surely have gone more quickly; while he stood with a beating Smart In • the drawing -room waiting for what he should see when the door was open- ed. To Be Continued, ROYALTY ON DRESS. *Nava Mull Kleg, nud !Emperors Ilayo to Say About Samaria! Atl• Following are the opinions of some of Europe's potentatein the matter of masculine dress. The Prince of Wales once said to the Emperor of Germany, "No man has aright to be slovenly in his dress, and no man who can possibly afford it bas a right to be glaringly 'out of fashion,' as re - garde his attire. A well dressed man, even as a tastefully dressed woman, ism, pleasing sight; a slovenly dress- ed woman is an eyesore. For in- stanoe,"-and his Royal Highness laughed good-nateredly-"what right has any man wbo possesses more than one suit of clothes to appear in pub- lic with a light coat and vest and black trousers 1' Or what rigbt bas any individual to make life abomin- able for those around him by wear- ing a frock- coat and a little traw bat f To dresa well is an art, and an art that ought to be studied by both men and evotnen THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. on his last unofficial visit to England, said to the Duke of Cambridge, "When I am' in my own country Item al- ways distinguish an Englishman in two ways -firstly,- by les abominable French; secondly, by his charming style of dressing," "Tour Majesty," replied the Duke, "we can always tell a Belgian in this country -firstly, by his charming style of addressing; seectedly, by his villainous style of dressing i" The Empeabe of Germany once aaid to his great friend and admirer, the Earl of Lansdale; "When I see a nan careless about Ills dress, dressed n ill fitting, ' out-of-the-fathion ' lothes, I say to myself : You are ither deeply in love and have been efused ; careless about life; or else o tailor will give you further ored- 7' The venerable Emperor of Austria hough vary far from being perfectly orreot bimeolf in hie style of dtess- leg, is, nevertheless, very partioular bout the correctness of this courtiere' ress, end those who daily surround tm. A certain even known eount, eoognized in Vienna, as one of the ost learned Men in Austria is also othgnized as one of the most ocire- eas and s1eve:11y as regards his ta- rn). Once, at Court, he appeared &tore the !Emperor, even more un- idy than usual. "Sir," Sato the out- spoken Emperor, "math etude/ has, I have. no doebt, cousiderably adorned your rated; but I should take it eel tee greatest favour if you would ele low som0 tailor to adorn your body al well." 4•••••••••••••• TEST FOR DEAFNESS, A novel mid curious test for deaf- nees or approaching deafness has just beet desceibed by n Paris spooialitt, If the beadle of a vibrating tuning Cork be applied to the knee or other bony portion nf the human frame, the sewed cannot be heard by the person who pesseeses 511 enimpaired ear, but If 1,1)0 ear be attacked by dieease, theb tbe note can be heard clietirictly. 2/V"'*"^ `'440114bibetqletellbel 'r$ On the Farm. 10,4_ ellieetleattategetwee. SIMPLIFYING a'Illa °REESE AUK* I XNG raocuss. Profeesore Babcock and Russell 01 tee Wheeenalte Experimental station have given Out the eoeulte of Anir yore' beveatagetiens emmorning the preparation aed Miring of elteeee, About two treare ago they found Mutt eertealmulk eontains e digesting fluid thriller to that secreted by the pane create They uamed 11 tealacthse. The question then arose; To whet possible tent oen gelaetage be put? Solentists bays for lyeara claimed that green cheese was eendered edible through the influenth of beeteria, which were said to ripen it. After much etuey Babcock and Russell conducted that the bacterial theory was not tenahle; that ripeming rvazi brouglat About by se/act:Ise instead, They found that when milk was made up into cheese the gateaux) wont with the turd and thus was a part of the cheese, Tbey further found that galriotase would aot at low temperatures, althougb net eo rapidly. This led them to experiments In which cheese made in the usual roan - net. was placed in cold storage rooms and bald at temperatures ranging from 50 deg. clownivard- to freezing. To the surpriacz and delight ot the investigators the cheese went on rip- ening at a very low temperature. ln ono instance cheese kept below the freezing point from the day it was mode cured perfectly, At a dairy men's raeeting °bees was exhibited cur ad at 40 deg. and lower. Thea cheeses did not have a single hole or opening 18 them, and were entirely solid. At the same time they were eo thorough- ly beoken down that they could be slimed on bread like butter. The flavor does not tome at the low tem- perature. This must be given by holding at a hjgher temperature. Any cheese man will see the great practical bearing of these atudies if further investigations shall substan- tiate what is already done. The cheese maker will be relieved et our - ng and taring for tbe cheese, his ef- fort stopping with the produotion at the press. The cheese can be remov- ed, direot from the press to col4 stor- age warehouses at central shipping points. ithere the expert can handle them in quantities, holding them at lower or higher temperatures and rip- ening them ulowly ar rapidly, accord- ing to market demands. .144:trlig, botrusplYrwiliar is4t4040aSitsratcmir 71 ill: 001 experiment worthy of trial, It is *temper ana Ali eaeily tried ati the beialpidde of eaebein treatment, and we think ketillel not 'entre the grain aoe Need or any other purpeees, The gran doee not absorb the elan:, het it stande as a tepee exound it to repel tbe weevil,• , i-e-ee A LIVING IN POULTRY, Taexe are soothe of peeple who are making a goad, comfoeteble Bybee' keeping 200 or 300 hens, producing ogee for Thereat, raising the pullets each year and dressing and selling the cookerele, 11 aces not require much capital for a start, but one, ehould have enough to get through the eummee and fall in easy deem, etanoes and take into consideration that 000 or 700 claolcans Will eat a good many dollars' wierth of grain while growing. --- SHOULD 13.0 KEPT DRY, Under no eireurastanoes should spreng calvee, or fall calves for that matter, be allowed to stay out dur- ing rainy weather. They should be kept In a barn or stable and previa - ea with plenty of dry bedding. If they are allowed to gel, vet, their feed will bave to be Increased, their emits be- come rough and they rairree to grow. They must be kept he a thrilty, heal- thy condition at all Hume. DISOOVERIES AT liABYLON, - THE SITE OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S PALACE FOUND. RAISING ECGIH-CLASS HOGS. I do tot clain that there is any- thing Yery new in my method of tak- ing core of hogs, writes Geo. W. ans- sop. The my pigs are farrowed it is neyintention alway$ to give them plenty of exercise and to feed the sows a balanced ration of milk -pro- ducing food. As soon as the pigs are largo enough to eat, a email Pen Is provided into Which they .oan go at will. A slop made of wheat middlings and milk is given them. Tbe pigs soon learn to ea.t and when ready to wean, ,whith should be in 10 to 12 weeks, they will hardly miss the milk from the sows. They should be kept grow- ing as rapidly as possible, and if in- tended for the butcher I would ad- vise feeding a larger percentage of fat -producing food than lt intended for breeeteg purposes. My pigs to be kept for breeders are fed for growth, bone and mus- cle rather tban for fat. Teenier] in this way tbey have given much bat - tar results than when fed a tnore fat- tening ration. I do not think e.xclue sive corn diet gives the best results and would advise reeding some slop made from wbeat middlings, ground oats or some similar feed. A run on clover, blue grass or other pasture is benefielal. I always give my hogs pure water, clean quarters and plenty of exercise. The eleeping plaoes are disinfected regularly and I always try to ke,ep the hogs and pens free from vermin. My herd has never been trou- bled with choleraor contagious. clis- casee of any kind and is always in' excellent condition. SOIL DEPLE- TION. If it is true, as it is without doubt, that the Great Creator has endowed the earth and the air with the most unexhausted supplies of tertility,then no precautiona against soil exhaus- tion need be adopted, by the...farmer. It is true that under the Prevailing systems of agriculturethe lanes af- ter several VOE).1.4 of cropping become depleted of their forttlity to such an extent that dittanishe,d eyield of farm crops is the general result. A. true 'system of agriculture will not only prevent thtsi disastrous re- sult, but will threw n constanily in- creasing fertility and an increased yield and iMproved quality of alt farm productions. The truth of this claim Ls clearly demonstrated in the heaL- thy growth of timber forests whith produce each season an inereased growth over the former season,whieb requirea' an inoreased supply of fee - Wily which is always afforded by the inexhaustible stores in the earth and air. The netneal laws of production have. only to be (understood and foe keyed, to bring about time valuable and desirable results. The farmer by conforming to nat- ural demands may improve the pro - digitise capacity of bis lauds eath aenson while increimea yields with Ma - proved quality of erops will reward his intelligence end ' GRAM WEEVILS. , It is eald that the grain weevil haa O nethral dielike to salt, and that wheat or other grab) Stored 18 salt seeks was not touthedby them, while teat in other sacks in the same pile wits badly infeeted and virtually ruin - eel by weevils. If this is teue it wined be a simple Matter to dip all grain, eatake111 breve and dry them berme.) G....entailer Explorers Elope to See Ilse very Wan on ilrblelt Ilte Illandsrrttitig Ap. nimrad - Tito flanging Gardens Also Thouglit to no rdentIlled. The plan of the anolent city of Babylon is hanging in the work -shop of Dr. Friedrich Delitzsch, at the As- syrian Museum at Berlin. It ia only a small chart, a foot square or so, with three great mounds marked on it, a longish open Space to represent a board promenade, and the ground plan of an antique temple. To the left runs the Euphrates River, and all in between are carthbeaps, sand - hills, potsherds and the desolation of a tem -scorched panorama, But what landmarks to the im- agination are shown thereon! The mounds are Habil-the Gate oa God; Kasr-the Palace; Amran-ibn-Ali-the Hill of Amman, son of All. Beneath the first, it la believed and almost ascertained, lie covered the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis; beneath the second lie the ruins oI Nebuchadnez- ear's palace and the very wall where tee handwriting oame forth; be - math the third, and now partially excavated froze it, is the once fam- ous TEMPLE OF MERODACEC, . the Great God of the Babylonians, type of the sun and symbol of spring. Work at Habil, Dr. Delitzsch says, has been temporarily arrested owing to the greater interest Of the excava- tions elsewhere, but the work going on at Kase and at Araran-ibn-Ali has amply compensated for the stoppage. At Misr they have laid bare the fam- ous Street of Processions, broad and long, whicie ran along the outside of the king's palaor, and at Amrandbie- Ali they have identified Merodach's temple and cleared out several ef its chambers. Four important landmarks of an- cient Babylon are now fixed points - the temple ot the Goddess Nie - mach, the Goddess of Feoundity and mythical mother of Nebuchadnez- zar; the Street of Processions, 'te- tt is a good deal to have poitited ut the place along which atreamed he tribes of the oaptivite, and the ributary kings bearing their offer- ngs to Nebuchadnezzar, but bow much greater will the interest be eaten there are laid bare to the eyes of twentieth-century travellers the very halls Where the most renowned of all the Kings of Babylon sat to ad- minister the reathe that extended as fax as Egypt, where atm:hire King of Judo., and Zedekialt, , descendant: of David, in turn held sway; where pass- ed that terrible night of the 10th of October, 38.8 years before Christ, on which, in the midst of the banquet, Lhe Persine suddenly appeared in ful- filment of the mystic warning, and ,where, 200 years later, 0yrite and Alexander of Macedon made their en- tranee! For this, eowever, we Meet be Oen- tent to mit, Meantime only Amara- ing to the persevering explorers the praise and encoutagemetit they eloble merle and to the German pea - 1:10.111e credit they deserve for their generous support of the enterprise, gur-Bel, or the Great Wall of Baby- lon; and the temple of the Sun God Merodach, or Marduk. Inseriptiots on stones found izi situ put these identities beyond question. Ono in- sceptic:re will serve as au example of all. On a stone of the pavement of the Street of Processions we read: "Nebuchadnezzae, King of Babylon, son of Nabopolassar, King of Babylon am I. This street of Babylon was built with art by Inc for the proces- sions in honor of God Marduk, the Great Lord, with stone (wired from the mountains. 0, Lord Marduk, live forever I" Certainly this is great progress to bave made in two short years, and Dr. Kohleevey and his assistant, the Assyriologist Dr. Weisbach, must be congratulated on their so fruitful lebor. They have greatly added, and will add, to the TNTEREST OT THE 131137.11. Mexico has signed tbe convention of The Hague Pence Confeeence, Chime Luxembitrg and Turkey are the only eountriee Which have not yet gene& TREY MAT NT GERffig, ximmixoN mum( bonE Bgat tgAN THEY DO, Think Statleglve er Coonolva or flito World Cempureelerineee gee elo Meat 412 Moe coneempiten. The laleat Perlielnentary reture re. latleg to the production, end Done gumption 07 (4001101e: beveragee show e that the oonsumer of eleoleol in the United Kinedom (=tributes a far larger seare to the mainteemecie a the state thee the oonsuraer of any °tiler oountry, says the London Daily Mail.' He otietributes, in face no less than thirty-six per cent, of theto euer in the United States comee next ,tvailthnattlyloenuatyl_legzu,veor :- neFrame Le contributes -only nineteen per cent., and the Germans eighteell per oent. epirits oontribute mot to the re- venue of Om United Kingdom, as in- deed they da in A.mexioa, Featice, and Germany. Noewithstanding tb0, beer, is the staple drink of the United Kingdom.siatse aroGerzaanttolook onh yanldthuepUnIttede Germane as great beer drinkers, yet the yearly consumption in the Fath- erland ie only 27.1 gallons per head, as emneared to ihe 31.9 per head con- sumed in the United Kingdom. The consumption in America is 38.0 per head, while in Fraace it is only 5.5 per head. France makes up for this in spirits, the annual consumption being 2.07 gallons per head. The Milted King- dom and Germany Dome next with 1.03 and 1.85 gallons per head, while America, the home of the cocktail, only registers 0.92 gallon per head. FRENCH DRINK LOTS OF WINE. Itetbe consumption of wine France has no rival. The statistics show 24. 01 gallons per head, while in the Unit- ed Kingdom, Germany and America the percentage is 0.41, 0.77 and 0.23 respectively. Fiance manufactures at home 80 per cent. et the whole of the wine she consumes. The United States pro - 00 much as 55 per oent. at home, Germany no less than 08.2 per ciente while no wine whatever is pro- duced in the United Kingdom. Beer seems to be universally manu- factured at home. La the United Kingdom 99.9 per cent, is homemade, in France 98,8, in Germany 99.2, and in the ITniterl States 99.8. Tete Unit- ed States manufaztures 93.3 per oent of its spirits, white we only make 80.0 of ours. France and Germany manu- feature 92.5 and 97.9 per cent resPeo- tiveoloYk Ling further afield, it is inter- esting to note that, though in Aus- tralasia 94.0 per cent of the wine is produced in the colonies only 1.05 gal- lons per head, is the average (museum - tion for the last three years. Austra- lasia seems to be very temperate, tlee annual beer consumption being only MG gallons per head, and the spirit consumption 0.76. Canada's figures are even more remarkable, the an- nual oonsumption per head being only 0.08, 8.6, and 0.61 gallons in wine, beer, and spirits respectively. IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND, I ---- NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE, • neeord of Orearrecers in the Laud Thm. Irricti4 Supreme 18 the Comuterella World. The late life Robert Artheaston, the "raiser millionaire" of Leeds', Sin- bequeaehed £2,000 to the Free Church of Scotland for Ind:an raessions. Twenty-six per mut. of the entire poptilation a the world lives under the Uneori Jack, nine per cent. under Russizin rule, six wider French, and nearly six entice American. There is, perhapeeno royal farrely in the world the members of whach are so elerretable, so genuine and die.. or0mbacting in their charity as the members of bhe royal family of Brie tate. late annual eeport of Vickers, Son & Max:re, shirebuildere, officially statee that the &meters have never had any intention or proposing anian ea:nation eritli certain Amerierin firms. Heaton Park, Manchester, the seat of the Earl of Wilton, hae been purchased by the London syndicate for £240,000. It is proposed to con - vest a portion of the demesne into a residential part, and to des' -at ether poirtioes to tenements, • Ser William Huggins, who sue:weds Loird Lister as president of the Royal Societe, shame with Sir Joseph Hooker, a pest president, the record ote dennieg ereeived three of the so- elety's gold weals -the Copley, whioh la the higheet the society oat give, the Reatteed and the Woyal. The Queen placed Lady Lockhart, Lbm wedow of the late conetnandezein- chief in Inden, among that limited bode- 01 distieguished ladies who wear the Grose of bidet. The Quern's sent - teethe, meth Lady Lockhart in her gr!lar NIAS VC‘re melted, and it unused the greatesi saiesfactio.n in India. The greatest deptb at wh:ch minhig operatione are reveled on in Great Medal is 3,500 Stagat tee 'Pendleton Oolliory pes aantletesi,r. ee the thas itaptli been greatly exceeded, the Calumet. and Dacia coppee mene eaving a heel: of, 4,90.0 ft. At Wiens, in 1l tele .e 0 enMerY is being gorkel at a deple of nearly 4,000 ft. Lord Roberts hire said or ili, 10015 peentnee movement that et hae edited whet was equal to twe battarone of ebe effeetiee tee ength of the Indian aro 1' 5 8.11 01 .140 '03 •Yettle