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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-5-9, Page 7nnetisttniflIthgnttelfhen 1GiChqr4figglira5r1fr4 THE WHITE P-41 i =i 1P4iC W=i1"-i5iVeittlit=41=7=10C4 SY11'QPSIS QA' IoRLCl1lING CHAP- \earth I" The name seemed to ease his TERS,--Tha story opens in the earth u - d of a f- h- o- h- s- sc a r a s, d y y y g r qL mg and at white CH, the res Once of Sgnire Chordee, Ifs .ypeo lotions have fallen and he le a rut cd man, Ho is old, and OS ea'ushea by the diene{ of the lover -house. Lor alliyslvortla, the wealthy motorDeeping Murat, at this point makes proposal of marriage to I?oloree Qlie den. The Squire urges hie chug ter to aooept the offer and thus pr vide for her aged and penniless fat er. Dolores gives Lord R,liyswort a tcmporiving answer as his procto al awakenrf her to t.be fact that sh loves Sir Karl Allaemoro of Scar dale -a love of which she was not be lore fully aware,. Lola de •Ferra,s, French refugee and a playmate o Dolores' childhood -days, also loves 111 debonair Sir Karl, and oonfesses t Dolores that elle has made up be mind to twin him. Dolores and Lol are known as the white and red rose Both aro strikingly beautiful -Dol erns, gentle, modest and lovable, I at the fair type; Lola brilliant an passionate is of the dark type. Be tween the two epringd up a Krell.Krell.for the affections of Sir Karl, Dolorcs' modest and withdrawing eonstantl imagines that Sir Karl shows a pre ferenoe ger Lola. At tasr, misled b ^-rlvfal 000urrenae into thinkln that he has finally oho5en betwee them, and that he prefers Lola, sh singe hila a pathetic farewell whicl he is at a hogs. to understand, and ac- oepts Lord Rhygworth's offer. It is only wben, betrothed to Lord Libya - worth, she ho received•a dower of land which places her father in af- fluence, that she Marne that Sir Karl loves her. . The truth ie bitter to both. Dolores, with awcet resigna- tlon decide.% to be a true wife to her betrothed. Sir Karl determines to • travel in France in an endeavor to tor - get h s dIsappointmont. Lola goes to Scarsdale to upbraid him for not calling at Beaulieu; her mother's residence, to say good-bye. He does not wish to give her groundd for thinking that he cares for her and is brusque, Sho asks him to be friends. Sir Karl consents and leaves; Dolores is married. Two years Pass ; she has a daughter, and her husband dies. Sir Karl returns and immedi- ately visits Lola according to a prom- ise. The next day he goes to peeping Iturst to see Dolores. ¢H .prER SVII. What Sir Karl saw when the door opened was a picture that he never" • forgot, Dolores had gained so :nob in beauty. He bad left her a slender; girt, with the promise of magnificent: womanhood, which was DOW fulfilled.! There was a deeper sheen on the gal den hair, a deeper light in the lovely 1 violet eyes; the face wore an expr•es-' sion of sweet content -not the con tent of indifference, but of thought -aud the graceful figure was fully developed. She stood for a few eon ands in irresolute sitenoe, not recog nixing in the bronzed, bearded man before her handsome Sir Karl. Then : into bar eyes came a sudden soft light, { as of recognition, over the face spread :' a faint beautiful blush, and the next;* moment the two little white bands'; were Hastily extended in earnest greet- ing. Sir Karl," she cried -and the Bound of her voice was as sweetest music to 0 him, "I am pleased to see you. We]- come home I" To him, who had thirsted and hun- gered for a sight of her toe, it was, like reaching the gates of Paradise, a He could not speak, his face, bronzed n as it was, grew colorless; his heart t beat so fast and loud that be was r afraid she must hear It; his breath, 13' oamme in hoick gasps, and he held the t ,white hands as though he would neva e er let them go. to "Do you know -what a shipwrecked is mariner fools when he safely reaches m land 1" he said at last in a low hoarse n polae. "I can imagine," she replied; "but I have never been shipwrecked." " I have been," he cried, "I and my lips with ditflouity, "I believe you have grown -.you Baena to be taller' than you woo, and are more beeu- titul than ever." Sho drew one hand from his clasp, and hold up a pretty white finger 10 warning. " You must not flatter me, nil. Karl,' she said, smillug, " It is plot flattery, it L'e truth," h0 answered, looking .at her tenderly.: "Since, 1 loft yon, I have seen no ono half so fair. fn my dreams, I have gone over Ulla meeting a hundred times. I have dreamed that I should meet you out of doors, by the river, in the old Church, everywhere and any- where ; but ono thing is quite ocr- tain-since the moment I parted from. you in madness and despair, I have thought pf nothing but the hour of my return•" If You have called to pay me asen- sible visit, Sir Karl," she said laugh- ingly, "you must talk: to ate, in a sensible manner. I am afraid neither Prance nor Italy tthas improved you. You never talked such nonsense as this to me before." " hey dearest Lady Rhysworth, I nev- • or had the chance. If ever a roan wished to talk what you kindly call 'nonsense,' but did not dere to do so, I was that man. I have suffered more than any one can tell from conhtant cruel repression." " You must admit that ryou are mak- ing up far It now" she said, with a, smite; "and you have not lost much time in beginning. Did you return last evening 1" " Yes ; it was late in the after- noon." " And I am the first old friend whom you have seen 1" she inquired. The question was asked without any special reason; but she saw a dark flush pass swiftly over his face, a gleam almost of anger darkened his oyes. "No," he answered, frankly: ed at Beaulieu. 1l was an old prom- ise made, but 1 am sorry to say, al- most forgotten by ere, that I would mage ray first call there on my r turn to England; and having been re- minded of my promise, I was compell- ed to keep. it," There was an almost imperceptible change in Lady Rhysworth's'manne . 1 it the mention of Beaulieu all that 'Lola had paid of Sir Karl returns to her mind. She had called h' "mine;" and the fact that he lead gone first to Beaulieu secured to give he the r%'rht. He felt rather than sate the change. Her sweet face grew paler,. and she quietly withdrew her other band from his clasp. "" You did well to keep 'your prom- ise," she said, ealmly. "1' have the greatest horror of a broken pito- Me," lie took one of the white hands bask into his own. ' Dolores," he said,- "1' may call you sof-you gave me permission when I was leaving you, and you must award me the same privilege in the first happiness of my return -there have been misunderstandings enough -be- ween us ' there dealt be no more. I did not i.n'tend, when I first saw you, o speak of myself, but it must 'be o. Do you remember what took ince between us when I went 'away?" " Yes," she replied. m e- 1 - r d him r "I have not changed," he said. 'Since i left you, £ have never giv- e a thought to any other woman; ad, if you had never bean free, I hould, for love of you, have gone un- arricd to my grave." • She shrank from him, pointing to the crape on her dress. " I know," he cried eagerly, " Do ot think that I °would pain you, Do of suppose that I would presume an he kindness you' have shown me. I ould not, Dolores, speak to you fa his fashion but that I see so plain - there will be nothing but nate - akin unless we understand each otte- r. Believe me, I have had no other ve but you, and never shall bave. may be an unhappy love, I cannot 11, but it will be the only one of y life. I went away because I could ot boar to see you the wife of an - her man. I have come back, know - g that you were free, to tell you at I will try my best to win you; ut not yet -not yet, Dolores! /have o much respect for this ;' and lie 0o touched the black crape gently." Abell be hear you to befriend you; t I will not obtrude my love on u until I have paid all the reePect ot in th b to whole life were wrecked when Ileft t you. Now Itouch land once morel How bu well you are looking, Lady Rhys- yo Crean Sickness or ChIrosis1 Just at the threshold of womanhood. that trying period when the whole system is undergoing a complete change, many a girl falls. a victim tl m of Chlorosis sis or Green Sickness, S ss He disposition on c ltan es and nd she P g becomes morose, despondent and melancholy. The appetite is change- able, digestion imperfect and weariness and fatigue are experienced on the slightest exertion. Blondes become pallid, waxy and puffy, brunettes become muddy and grayish in color, with bluish black rings under the eyes. itis, 1 Examination shows a reinarltable decrease in the quality of the blood, Iron and such other restoratives as are admirably combined in Dr. Chase's Nerve Food are demanded by the system. 'Tha regular and persistent use of Dr. Chase's -Nerve Food cannot fail to benefit any girl 'or young woman suffering. from chlorosis, feminine irregularitiesor weaknesses resulting from poor blood and exhausted neryIt recon- structs wasted tissue, gives color to the cheeks and heW vitality to every organ of the body. »ad=�+,yk;, :rtv.�- r dost ways re a .n se w .'.ah%, a -: ::. 1'aWO'S' Lit _ :-.. She len `� ._ `._ - testivit Y �� Chase's Nerve �sI 'tai ® ,p� sho felt ®11,3 worth w to cents a tor„ 6 boxes for a, o; at all dealer orable to Agents wetted fors 'S ' s, > Receipt poles AnCo„ Toronto. l,aw i rp Dr. VbAse a Last and 4otupleta Receipt Iiobk anal household herr mit 1(2hysiclII1l that oven you could desire me to 1 for talkiirg ; some of the young pee - pay to the lneznery of your husband I pie bad proposes tt dame, and 110' was say this," lie went on,- "at as Mop -Ana of the first to join In it, HeOmpor'tun0 unto; 1101 I speak bmaause I Miee Field= for bis first partner; and am afraid aid ofi ' m n en dGrata nd Az s. Yoe u th e arming in Lola's d are not angry with me, Dolores 1" in thee, a ark eyes ed her " No,Why 1•Ibonld I no 1" Mho re- I to Join lire Duti dulring he the danea' plied. "Since you have spoken frank there was no opportunity for =werelY to Me,I will do the same to you. I nation :When it wee over, Aro you euro that In Saying this p > andad kola, y g you tlixshen with excitement, looking know your own mind 1" mast lovely; stead fanning be'rself, she In what way 1" he asked wonder- Raid to him- i.gIda hot wish to speak of myself I "" Have you been to Doping Burst Y enol seen Lady llhyslvorth yet, Sir cm of love," answered Lady Rhys- Karl 1" worth. "I want you to be sure that ." I have been three ttmes, and have looknow your mind, You imagine i been foi'tunnte enough to see her t you like me better than any- each time," he replied, ' one cine ; are frou certain of it 1" "Do you find her meek changed?" " Quito," its answered earnestly. "1 asked Lola. could not be more certain, I know "Yas, she appears -taller, and Is ale my own illoart if any one ever did, together a fur more boautiful woman and have Suffered most grievously that when I left England," from (he ptnowledge. I understand A sudden'terror seized her. Dat she it parfeetly, Dolores. Would to Ileav- would attach no importance to his en 1 had underateod It years ago I You woa'da; sho felt that if she did she think that I here hesitated between should despair or die. you and Lola de Torras 1 I will tell ,> Aid you you the plain truth, When You were y see the little one 1" she both comparative strangers to me,I asked presently- Iiathloen 1 sail6 a did hesitate as to which hiked bes- lovely child she Is! But what eyes oven as you Irnorving tiro men of a dif- she has I Did you notice the Pathe- Lerent type, might wonder which you ti"Yo ,Asof zdit b iv- proforred; but wben I name to know 142;her pomen wondtriederfultozspel delis"Ise un- my own heart and understand myself, swored. I found that I loved you with the love " Had you thought so much of her B that comas only once in a lifetime. aS to bring toys purposely for her 1" efore I had time to tell you so, Trow- quired Lola. ever, I heard that you were engaged " Certainly I had; ruby not/ I to Lord Rhysworth ; then it was too late. Dolores, tat *hare be 0,o more have thought of the little one continu- ally since she was born, mistakes, no more playing at arose-' The flush deepened. With the bit- pnrposes. Believe me; I love no other ternese 02 loath in her heart, a care - woman but p•ou,' less smile on her lips, she said - TO time was not far distant when "That is because you thought so every word of this interview was to mob of the little one's mother, Isup- come back to bee with sharpest pain, pose." when she remembered how earnestly " That is the precise reason," he an- each was spoken, how the very ring Cwered. " That was a shrewd guess of truth and sincerity way in his of yours" volce. Bonne one interrupted them {ben ; " I know," he saki, "of whom you ' but Lola %tad made up her mind; as to are thinking. It is Lola de Ferras. 1 what she would do. She could not You believe that I am hesitating be-: say to him, "Tell me at once whether tween you, my beautiful queen, and you are really in love with Dolores or her. Lola is nothing to me but a plea- I not." She would have given much sant friend!' for courage to do so. She had said Lady Rhysworth thought of the just. as much as she dared -as it e :mho -en Lola had laid on the word, was prudent for her to say to him. " mincer. and fait puzzled. She had resolved upon a plan of ao- I am almost ashamed to speak as' tion. I do," he continued, "but in such a I Before this, when she had felt that case as this there is nothing like t she wanted a change, Dolores had frankness ; even that friendship was pressed her to remain a week at Deep - more of Ther seeking than my giving, I Ing Hurst; she would so manage that She is very beautiful and aocomplisb- i Dolores should repeat the, invitation, ed; she is slaver beyond the teener- I and once there, she could see for her- ality of women ; I have spent some golf if there was any truth in this pleasant hours with her ; but she is rumor. the very last person in the world, 1 The next morning she want over I should ever fall in love with or, to Deeping Hurst and complained to marry. Now, promise me, Dolores,: Dolores of langur and weakness. that there shall never during the whelp course of our lives be any fur- ther misunderstanding between us concerning Lola." A few, days with you, Dolores, always set me right," she began. Lady Rhysworth interrupted her. Sho promised ; and in rafter years she , hen, by all means come, Lola," she "Stnow that remembered that promise in an agony' you are Isere. Yoaid u. do not look well. of grief that was inexpressible. I Send one of the grooms; with a note " it is true I went to Beaulieu last � to madam°, and let him bring what evening," he paid ; "but any heart was you require back with him." with you all the time. Dolores, I have " you aro very kind," answered Lola, promised, out of respect to your dead with a smile; but bar heart smote her husband and your own sorrow, not for entering that hospitable house as to intrude my love on you. I have a spy upon its mistt'ess. Then she waited fifteen months before I would kissed the fair face, wondering a]it- return at all. I will wait three tle at the increased beauty and bright months longer before I try to per- ness of it. Was it Sir Karl that had suede you to share your life with me. brought the delicate flush there and I Will leave the future entirely in your the radiant expression?' /standee If you wish me to wait one She could not let the matter rest. year or two, I will do so to please When she had sent off her note and you; but promise me' that during that was sitting with Lady Rhysworth in time I may come over to see you or the morning room, she said - write to you. My exile rhas been hard " Sir Karl waa at Lady Fielden's enough, and it was the harder be- dinner -party Last evening. It was giv- oause it seemed to be without hope, en in honor of his return. I am sor- And now," he add:eti, in a lighter lane, ry you were hot there. It was very "let me see your little girl. I have enjoyable, Sim Karl told me that he brought some avondetfut dellafor had beol to see you several times- her,"three times, I think he said." ''I have not counted the number CHAPTER XVIII. ' ! of his visits," laughed Lady Rhys - !What first dict* Loin's attention to worth. Doping Burst is not very far from Scarsdale." the fact that something unusual was passing was the significant smile on �" He gloms to be very fond of your Lady Fielder's lace when Sir Karl's little one. That surprised me; I should name was mentioned. Her ladyship had hardly have imagined ;hint to be a given a dinner party, limited in num- man fond of children. I suppose it ber, in honor of his return, and dur- is' because Kathleen belongs to you." Mg the after-dinner chat come of the Mosl likelp," *vas the laughing an - matrons present remarked how well nivel he leaked, and that it was to' be hoped Lady Rhysworth's heart was at rest he would settle down. Lola listening, act`. (What Sir Karl bad told her bad blushed and looked conscious; but reassured her. No matter what Lola there was a strange smile on Lady said or what impression she tried to ]Pioldear's face as though site knew convey to ter, nothing would destroy something, but would not speak• her faith in Sir Karl again. "I do hope," said Mrs. Marabout, "I should not be surprised," she one of the most noted matob-makers added, " at hiss riding over this morn - In the ooitihborhood. "that Sir Karl nag. Ile spoke of it ; but 1 nm not will marry from his own county." sore if be decided to do so or not." Arid again Lola watched the quiet St would naive been amusing, had smile that spread over the face of it not been so pitiful, to see how her hostess as, in a quiet voice, she often Lola made uomo pretext for go- answered- ing to ber room, now to fasten an 'I do' not thiuk (here oan be -any amber rose in her hair, now to put doubt of it. I speak from my own onodrossin. the bodice of her morning - observation." " I wonder If elle means me 1" 4o Be (Continued, thought Lola. "She must wean me ;—.-0--..... elthol•os ' cannot possibly be any one : e BOW WELLINGTON WAS WHIPPED. She wondered if Lady ridden would any ;elevens, to her, and she inn her Received a Sound Drubbing at the (lands best to ingratiate herself with her or a Silt. hostess. Bet, although, Sir Karl's Many a military hero would dread name was frequently moutinned, no to bare told the story of how he was one seemed to think had the ]east interest foe ler. It was evident that taught to win bis battles. ;Especial]y Malden olden must have had some one }would he dislike the reminder it tha in her thoughts ; and Lola reflected lesson had come in the form of a sound long and earnestly on the subject. It could not be Dolores' that wos ut- drubbieg at the hands of a girl. A terly impossible. She scouted the recent English visitor to Wales pick- idea;fate could have nothing in store ed up the following story of Arthur for her one halt eo cruel. But her Wellesley at the Trevor homestead, 0 e were a saddest y chosen' for 1 Lady y rr 1 e Glenupon the � speaking Vel h frontier, skis Mier , o :n p g a low tone t 0 Mrs. Marabout, said-- Memories of the groat Duke of *•Vel - "I felt sure -I knew he liked her lington hang about the place, for before tier marriage." his grandmother was a Trevor, Lady There was' the usual raising of cyte Dungannon, anal hero the future con - and uplifting of hands ; but the words went like a sword ,through qucror of Napoleon, was wont to spend Lola's heart. It was ot Dolores then his holidays when a boy at Eton. that Lady h'leiden wag speaking ; and Hera, too, be experienced the most the ahachew that had hung over her serious defeat of Lis memorable ca- nto was deepening instead of passing rear; for falling role a quarrel with away. a farmer's eon over a game of mar - Lady Rhysworth had received an in- bies, he beeamo engaged in a hand- vitation tq the dinner, but had deolin- to -hand fight. The future duke was cd it. She did not care to go into doing well, and was about to hoist the society et present. Lola had been frog of victory, when the fanner anxious that elle should 'go; she was boy's big sister came running out with rain that Dolores donna put 1 Wet tawoi. a last reelable of niournieg, The advent of the Prussians at Wa- ged to sec the 014 times of terloo was homely more tortunato back at Deeping Hurst. Now for the duke and .his friends than the thankful that Lady I1llys- arrival of this Stalwart girl was for 0,e not there. She would be hie boyish enemy. Nor, according to cold sisal epealt to Sir •Inat'l without all accounts, was the defeat of the using 4o tion, and find gut for herself I ienoh more crushing than the ut- teens mei tte:rs bioed:. ter discomfiture of prolog Welioaley practical r Karl was not In the mood 'upon thin, occasion. dons, !I But Si 4,70sepoz%uA 111 THE FARWII WnrcAWS a960 stabl ♦!w a must be kept uniform. Iuserl to think that a temporaturo of 60 deg, was about right, but now Ikeep my stables from n G4 to 00 deg, I of i+, g kn v tide �./ hs results'tkaani teetuioavowe lowergst tempetor rra- ea the nigher tee ceiling, tinn a te more to dif o' Licult to keep the barn wrtrm and to keen the cows from taking cold, L have figured out that 600 ou. ft, of air clout. NIy own stable or 04011 60 f, animal tsat- it wide and about 00 ft, long. It contains stalls 81-2 ft wide placed so thatthe heads of the oattle are toward the wall, This makes elcariing less lab- orious and in every way I like this arrangement better than having the heads toward the middle of the build - lag. In uild-inln making floors for cow stables I like u cement floor. The objections to cement are that it is old and slip- pery. The way to get around the firet objection is to bed the cattle liberal- ly aud the second to roughen the last coat of cement before it has set. This will prevent slipping, Provide three or four box staple in every barn, Ventllati:an of the stable Should be sufficient to carry out all moisture. The tube suggested by Prof, Ktag is undoubtedly I.be most practical, These tubes must be tight, else they will not cause circulation of air. They should be no arranged that the air will Dome in just below the eaves, be oarried up into the rafters and al- lowed to settle• toward the bottom, becoming partially warm before it reaches the cows. The in -take tubes should be pufficlently numerous to provide a 6 -inch tube for each cow, PLAYED OUT LANDS, There are lands in this country that are already regarded, and with mncb show of truth, as played oat. But is this really the fact 1 Tlzpse same lands ]t subjeoted to chemical analysis would show lots 02 dormant plant food,and when our farming skill le equal to. the skill of that chemist wo will be able to, bring that dormant food in- to active nee as fast as wo need it.. Our business is to cultivate so that plant food eau be made available just when the plant needs it, not before or after, lay skilled cultivation, what is called the mechanical condition 01 tthe on can be greatly improved, and that in combination with intell,lgent manuring will fit the soil for all the duty we on properly lay upon it, Cut and run farming is frowned on by nature, and that is only another name for nature's God. MIXING CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS. Chemioala can be mixed together and used without any material for dilu- tion, writes Mr, .J, W. Sanborn, In years of their use for all crops and under all eonditions I have he no case used any dilutant. It is not advisable to use them !n large amounts in the hill unless they are thinly spread. The praatieee of using large quantities in the hill in any anent is one not to be commended, eo that little danger exists in their use alone when wisely ole lightly used. Nitrate of code and muriate of potashe are not safe mate - trials to use in the bill, as it is found that these materials in the early stages of plant growth, when in ex- oesa, tend to retard growth. It is my custom to use half and rhaif quantities of (yard manure, and chemicals, and far corn to spread the chemicals broadcast when used to the amount of 600 lbs to the acre. This system may not give the corn so quick a start, but it calls the roots out and feeds them well for the final Drop and succeeds. GET OUT OF RUTS, This subject when applied to agri- culture is an important one and needs to be well oonsidered by farmers at the present day, writes a correspond- ent. Too many aro still following the same old paths th-t their grandfath- ers trod. Perhaps the most common of these ruts is the neglect of taking agricultural papers. We Have known many farmers to say that they can- not afford to take an agricultural pa- per, and should they already have such a paper and feel a little poor, tbey invariably stop it as the first stop toward economy, fully believing that they can net along better without the paper than any other thing. Let me say to all Bach farmers that this is the greatest mistake that is possible for you to make. Do we not find all of our beat farmers, merohants, me- chanics; manufacturers and trades- people of all kinds patronize papers that advocate their interests, while we find far too many farmers who pass by our best agricultural papers and patronize the story papers that are not livorth the ink and paper upon which they are printed. Dickens once said that the portion of the farmer's estate which pays the best for cultivation in that which lies between the ring fence of his ,own skull ; and we fully believe that many of us do desire in the endr the great- est profit'from the oultivation of our minds, and if we are to succeed ag- riculturally we must post ourselves an best we can in those branches re- laf]ng to business farming. Anotherrueis this: Thinking that children do not need education. Some think that if their boys anal girls are to become farmers and farmers' wives they will not need to be educated above their parents. Another rut is the desire to possess all the land that joins then' domain. They oft spend all of the best. of their ii in the struggle for •more land, and thus deny themselves comforts only to find themselves land poor after all these years of toil and strife, and when old aud lettere they are burden- edi' tv ih cares S as taxes. ayes. ' o is ' Itf Dand y t to s0, that we like herd work and Plain living, for, if we do, it is cer- tain proof that we cannot do better. Our children do not like it, end will not stand the treatment if they cau do any better. There is, 0,'o belle that will ever get me outtzof these ut ono rold ruts, and that is the levet' of knowl- edge. 1We should be schooled to that point whereby we may be induced to leave these old ruts behind as things of the past, and adopt newer and mora practical methods. .We do not odvo- oate farming by books wholly, But I us have tense se e AOU ht0 6 hold fast t thord oo . Also iso tot ' ' Balt ro that thi is au age of improvement in agricnt ture as well as in other trades an professions, and to this end let us ever be masking for better methods GLASS HOUSES MAY COMM Among Other New Uses Glass May Be Used for Bricks, Glass, which is commonly a synonym for fragility, is in some forms one of tho strongest and most resisting of materials. (Jstil a generation ago, it was used principally and almoet solely for windows Rad household utensils. Since that time is has been put to many new uses. It has been used as a substitate for copper sheath- ing on ships, the advantage claimed being freedom from oxidation and wear, and the absence of accumulat- ing substances, such as barnacles, etc. About ten years ago a method was devised for replacing lithographio stones by plates of glass from which proofs of extraordinary fineness wore obtained, In 1860 a patent was taken out for glass casks. It was found that they were too fragile for trans- portation purposes; although they were neat, easy to clean, and trans- parent, advantages which the crdin- ary wooden cask has not. Glass is also used as a bearing for machinery of small power, and has, in awitzerland, replaced brass weights for kitchen use. It ie of prime importance when used in connection with electricity. While commonly employed as an in- sulator, electrostatic machines, moane descent bulbs, condenser plates, elec- Iric rheostats, etc., are made from glass. It is used also to replace wood as railroad ties. Glass window panes are being somewhat modified. Perfor- ated panes, which ventilate the room without making a draft, are the lat- est improvement. The holes, whiob are conical, are about six inches apart, with the little end to the outside, eo that the air enters the room in div- erging currents, In public buildings and for the roofs of glazed courts, protected glass is now often used, This is prepared by pressing a metal network between two plates of semi - molten glass, which, when bard, can- not bo cut by a diamond, making it n valuable protection against thieves, Although nearly as transparent as or- dinary glass, it has an immense re- sisting power to shook pressure or fire. Prismatic glass has been devised to throw light into apartments on lower floors, in narrow streets. It is 001 improbable that houses may in the near future be built en- tirely of glass. A glass -stone or oer- amecryatal obtained by devitrifying glass debris and then agglomerating it by pressure and heat has the first rank among constructing materials for the resistance to crushing, shock, us- age, cold and chemical action. Hollow glass bricks, hermetically sealed t en Prevent the access of dust to their vest interior, have also been tested and used with excellent results. READY FOR GENCIES. The A Meer or Afi;bnnitlan Ie A!•,varx Ready tar War. It is always best to be prepared far anything that may happen. This seems to be the creed at the Amor of .Af 'h o ' nista g n, far in' hta book, "The Life of Abdul Rahman, Amir of At- ghanistan," he says: "I am always as ready as a soldler on the march to a battle, in such a manner that I could start without de- lay in case of emergency. The pockets of ray coats and trousers are 0 always filled with loaded revolvers s and one or two loaves of bread -d for d I ono day's food. This bread is chang- ed every day. "Several guns and swords are al- ways lying by the side of hey bed, or the chair on which I are seated, with- in reach of my band, and saddled horses are always kept ready in front of my office, not only fur myself but far all my courtiers and personal at- tendants, "I have also ordered that a can- sidcrable number of gold coins should be sewn into the saddles of my horses when required for a journey, andon both sides of the saddles are two et volyert. I think It is 11e0es- sary in each a warlike etatutry that the sovereign, and cspeelally a sove- reign who 18 a soldier himself, should always be 0,9 well prepared for nn emergency as a soldier on the field I of battle. Although my country is, perhaps, more peaceful and safe than matey other countries ,bee Ran nen be too cautious o1' too wall prtparod.' . possible. STABLE SANITATION, The three eesealtials in building a cow stable aro light, temperature and ventilation, says a ,writer. Stables built north and south and provided with plenty of windows will receive sun nearly all day, This is important, as sunlight is the best germicide knirwn, Build 'the barns so that the direct rays can get in. Otherwise it wilt be, impossible to keep the stable in best condition. Of course a large amount of window surface means a rte. This can be avoided by able windows or hanging me- at the single windows, whaeh ly amounts to double win - he t6mporature of the cow ssesenteinsnanineseemehth 1 " THIS OTITER ITALY INTERESTING NEWS QE TRANS,. ATLANTIC Srl1NG3. dIlLr rtt dn lxA0,d11J 1* o e oc e ecsu r ta r! a Dere, There azul Everywhere. *.elle paleoe of the Imperial Chan- eellor at il3erlin fa to bo repaired et a cost of £16,000. 'The Vienna Pharmaceutical Dost says that Dir, Ilrugir'e gl•andfath was an apothecary In Odorf, Thur- ingia, X. Adolph Spulher, a .well-knewp naturalist, has been killed on Mont Nero, near Ventimiglia, by an acct., dent an a glacier. It is officially announced that no DIMS of bubonic plague having 00 - purred since March 7, Singapore' has been proclaimed free from plague, The German steamship companies did a record year's business in 1900. The China expedition brought them a net gain of thirteen millions. of marks. It appears that there is no foun- dation for the report that Baron ,Schott von Sehottenstein, the Wier- temberg Ivfinlater of State, has com- mitted suicide. Recent census statistics in Italy slpow that the proportion of popula- tion not able to read or write has decreased to 89 per cent. In 1881 it was 66 per cent. The Bank of England corner can claim to be the busiest spot in Lon- don. Brio other spot oan claim an average of over 700 vehioles Passing it eaningan hour, with nearly 10,000 'pas,- ore. Serlaus trouble is brewing at Cgpe Town owing to the Moslems prevent ta ofgthe removal of then. faith, on religious grounds. Tha authorities are preparing for nex- treme measures. Notice is given by the Imperial Ottoman Embassy in London to warn manufacturers in England that the transit through Turkish territory of arms for the Persian Government is strictly and absolutely prohibited. The Vbssisohe Zeitung states that the Cro'un i'rince will on April 24 enter at Bonn University, where he will Study law, history, .literature, na- turalents, science, and languages, at- tending lectures dvith the other stud - Although four and a half menthe have clapeed since the Paris Deposi- tion olosed, several of the foreign, pavilions in the Rue do Nations are still standing. It seems that there 1S a slump in building materials,. and no one will buy them. iA Mr. and Mils. Martin, of Turin, recently starved themselves to death, pretending to be too poor to buy food. It was afterwards discovered that they Iliad left behind them 6,000,- 000ir. For sixty years they had lived in the utmost penury, without even a servant. Captain Arnold and Lieutenant Costa have arrived at Lisbon with the two Indena ohicfs from Macomba, on behalf of whom the chiefs present- ed to the King pf Portugal four beau- tiful ivory tusks. It was remark- ed that they Seemed lost in admira- tion of the Queen. The Berlin semi official Nord - deutsche Allegeime Zeitung denies that the Triple Alliance is, in danger of being weakened by the withdrawal of Italy on account of the financial difficulties of that country being con- nected with military obligations .im- posed on per by the alliance. to Cape Town correspondent tele- graphs that tho Cape Government, with the view of affording practical information to intending English ag- ricultural Battlers in Cape Colony, ie sending a delegation of loading of- ficers of the Agricultural Depart- ment to establish a bureau in Lon- don. The Shah's' son and hair is to be taught by a Jew, a fact which is • the best illustration of the enlarged liberty wbiah has within recent months been enjoyed by the follow - ere of the :ancient faith in Persia. - r ONE ON THE BISHOP.' The Protestant Bishop of Noiwlcll, England, tells a rather goodstory against g0, st Ui �s m elf.. He was walking one day tb,roagh a pleasant suburb of the city, when his thoughts were inter- rupted by a pleading voice saying: Oh, please, Or: will you open this gate for mel l.00kin d a4Vll, the h little a Bishop sate a 'cherubic rface efram framed in sunny with and he hastened to comply with the request, He held back the .gate for the little maiden topass through end as she thanked him with a smile, he asked if she wan not big enongle to open the garden gate herself. Oh, ens, sur, she replied, p d swea tl y. but you neo he paint 29 wet, und r should have dirtied my heads, WODTII RE -.ENGAGING. Employer -Well, Sam, I am sorry to have been obliged to discharge you, but here is your recommendation. I baro said bete that you wero wide. awake, industrious and a first -rale servant. Sam -Yes, &eh; thankee, suh. Yet' don't think, does 3'er, dot yer count gimme a job yerself on dal recto - mend, could yer stain' NOT A LOVER OF BREAD. iirirat Bobo, looking at passing freight {rain, -Grunt borons/ Dkl yer leave dot hull toot uv broad in de CAS'1 Sec mad Hobe -Sur el First Bubo-W'ot did yer do dat fort Secindllobo-I promised de t'rifty lady got t frum da • I'd husband it oMrefully an'' make pa as far as'