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1 "What are your innuendoes worth to
Red Witch
Or
The
U
Wooing
Corista- ntja. •
CHAPTER XX VIII.
Tho noxa morning broke so clear
and bright that ono might readily
believe such a story
have nothingto do as 1 i n ea could
with an earth 130
beauteous as that which it illumined,
The sun shone brilliant! its to marry
rays darting from glad. to glade.
The oefu a g d
p t ma of tho flowers burdens
the air, There was a touch, of light,
hetioted gayety,sweet g
vont as it, was inno-
cent, in all great Nature's works,.
It was Woo° on noon --it Sinter de-
licious noon—a
•down thosat leadto n walked t-
toad that lead to Tho Cot-
tage, Ilio brows were bent and
Moro was a settled look .of determin-
ation on. his well-bred face, kits
ndsotit.
o naso was fold of purpose,
d his mouth, a feature rather dif-
fault to read, .its a rule, was cora
Pressed, "' Throe times of late Con-
tantia had 'denied herself to Min—
im felt as sure she was in the house
those three occasions as though
he had soon hor—bpi to -day he told
himself he was not to be battled by
any subterfuge of girl's invention.
See hor he would. He believed so far
is himself that he felt he Was capable
- sioa res-
ho�m de upoln heth r on .thate bad mluck-
liess evening at' Ballyinore. Dy -the -
bye, ho was in Mrs, lluudas' debt for
that, and ho thought ho now saw a
means of 'repaying her.. Iso laughed
quite gayly to himself, as he walked
i along whisking tho pretty !wads off
the 1411 marguerites that lined tho
roadway, as ho called to mind a lit
tie conveesation he had•yesterday
with Dinny Murphy, groom at Bally -
more, whose father was a tenant of
leis., liven the memory of the saver-
signs wasted on that occasion did,
sot take tho edge elf his mirth,
Wasted? --nal
But as for Constantin, he hardly
know till lately now' nis ver soul
-Was sot oil the y'
gaining of that girl.
Hoz' coldness, her studied avoidance you beguile
on
g e tho way! To a rackety
} heated
ly h[s desire for or her a fellow -Lilco me you can't think what
thousandfold, That absurd infaturoe au amount of moral good it does to
tion of a moiinent for that red-haired bo permitted
-'' traitoress—what wasP tied to listen to the words
it compared of wisdom that drop from the lips of
with . the lasting passion. Ito enter- a really earnest, conscientious liver
rained for this girl who of late had such as you. So many of your so- i
seemed to flout him? The eyes that called honest Christians are such
�IR once smiled on shim were averted now hypo -ernes; but you! There is some -1
< i t the lips no longer laughed. The hap- thin delightful In rho knowledge
g g chow edge
gy, girlish voice was Bravo and con- that there is no sham about you."
strained when by chance ,she met Air. Peatheroton cast a swift glance
with him. But all this surely told at his companion out of the corner
buil tko ono tale: that she still loved of his eye, but Barry looked so mild, -'
'him! A cloud had ;ration upon :hor. so harmless that he believed in him.
.affection and saddened it, but it, ou=i "Al s
remained woU, you mustna rate too too
ly d Cor
him —
to s
t -
speak
—to
ighighly,"
"he said,
w1• a benignant,
with not
au
1t t Lo plead with her in those mono,
1
Low, seductive tones that.were wont Barry burst out laughing. Really.
to fill her lovely face with gentle Joy, the fellow was too iMUClo for any -
and
once again oho would be his in body. There was derision M the
heart, in mind, • laugh and Featherston's face Chang•• 1
ITIS atop grew eager. Ifo abomin ed, t
aced the dusty road, -but be,had had. "I won't," said Barry, with a1
to attend a small committee of Blue meaning nod. "I'll oblige you there.
lttbboniteq iu the Parochial hall" Perhaps it would be impossible, eh?"
of the village, as the aborigines cal- llo laughed mom. 'Well, a truce c
led it, delighting to honor tt :n this to personalities,' ho said, "It is s
Fisc, though in truth it was tho din- occasionally pleasanter to talk of a s
gieSt of draw lhts rushing
;tone houses, with third person. Honor bright, now,
g ng wildly through rte what's taking you to The Cottage'
by reason of tho fact that rho little to -day?"
boys in the town above could -not re- He asked this crudo question with s
Hist making "cock -shots" of the win- such astounding assurance that for a I'
down whenever the police (who wore second Featherston was a little talc- P
ewniablo) worn out of the way. Iron -
en aback. Then ho rallied, it
therston had walked from this palace) "An odd question(" ho said. "And t
of delight on tho straight and stony you will permit mo to tray that f
road that lad to the dwelling of Miss cannot see that it is any affair of
up. Ile would today bring himself I s
face to face with Constantin., no "Your sight wants mending, -then. e
matter what dlmculties beset his 'Tis all my own affair, every bit of r
Path, and lay at hor foot his name, it, Tho fact is, I don't want your w
his fortune, and—himself! The last company at The Cottago to-day.I sa,
in capitals. . havo something to say to—to—Miss n
Re began to picture to himself her 'Oonstantla that doesn't require an
joy, her pride, when he at last owned audieuco."
hinlself captivo to her spear. How' "What?" 'exclaimed Featherston
'
her lovely eyes would dilate,, then involuntarily. Ho flushed a dark
sower 1,ltemselvea; her color:,: come and red,'and a heavy. frown settled -o0 in
,gol Sho would Iay'hesehand conk?, his eforehead. Lover@' ears are f
ingly in his, and secretly promiae'to sharp to hear and to comprehend,: w
her own heart•elto love, honor, and and Barry's weeds conveyed their
olemr"--oboyl good, wise, ,censored- correct meaning to him. Was this'w
•tivt old word—until her life's end. great blundering brute,- then, bound se
Pretty Constant's,' A Nile to rule, on tho same errand as himself? Good
to manage to -to blind occasionally; Heavens, what an astonishing piece of
le fact, the ono woman in the world impertinence!' It almost tools the n
for him. A dear, unsophicated little flavor out of tho anticipated pleasure.sh
• a,J thing; a voritablo rustic maiden, of Constautia's blushing acceptance C
with, however, good blood in her of his own proposal. lin
vofn, who would believe all things' "What can you havo to say to Miss g
where ho was concerned, and only McGillicuddy that all the world
call her soul her own whon it agreed might not hear?" ho said, with. ill- es
in thought with his. Ho could al- concealed contempt. Ito most: eco her, Its told himself --1n a j "What you can't say for' me, any
Rar. fanciful vision that was perfect in way, returned Barrygood-humotod- at
a�+ every detail -as sho would surely ly (ho had, plenty of reason for his to
i+•a?k Look when ho took her in his arms, good hiitnor); "though perhaps you;
1`r alnd told hor that, after long dotibor- hnight"havo no objection to say it for be
'Won, it was really—really site, and yourself, ell?" Ho peered into tho
ao. other, ho had elected to take as other's taw, which was growing{
his companion and comforter from red to crimson. " 'Pon my de
through life. !soul, I'vo hit its" ho cried, bringing w
Dear little Constantine }Tow his largo hand down upon Feather- the
pleased showould bol All remain ston's back with a:rosounding bang. ba
bronco of that absurd fiasco on tho "So that's your gamo, 10 it? Well, hi
{ night of the masked ball (which was if I woro you, old man, I think I'd to
an invention of the evil one and Mrs.: turn home again," ;nil
Dundas combined) would be obl£tet•-"Let mo;pass, sir!" said Feather -1 •
ate(' froth her mind in one sweep, as
!t wero, when this happy arrange-
meat of leis was made known to •leer,
To be his, wife! Yes; that would
square overyttiing;,
IIe was full of these modest mus.
Ings whoa he was rudgty startled by
the quick springing of a tall figuro
from the wall on his right -hand on
to the road,
"Whither away, old chap?" do,
mended Garrott Barry blithely, as ho
reached his side. Titero was a touch
of something that might bo termed
contempt In the gayety of his man-
ner. - He'lauglhed' as his eyes caught
Featherston's, as if at some hidden
recollection, mirthful, but, hardly
croditablo1 and altogether there was
a want of respect in his bearing, the
respect that ono honest man always
owes to another.
"I am going to The Cottage to see
Arise McGillicuddy," returned Fea-
therston, in his starchiest tone,
"Ahs and aro you now?" said Dar-
ry lightly, too lightly, "To with
hor the top of the morning, eh?"
"I always think it such an extreme
pity, my dear Barry," returned Mr.
Feathorstou,you :persist in
trying to'make 4people believe you
are the terrible Irishman whom Eng-
land has created, .It has quite died
out now, I asoure you, and you will
ihterest nobodj'r"in that rola''—"or
in any other," ho, would have dearly
liked to say, but the .Limerick man,
ho was aware, cbuld mako himself
(
unpleasant at times. "The typical
icaal l
Irishman, I think, 1s what tneypcall
a lit. English novels have prouuced
good many of thein. ..They are ox -I
t!'emoly strange beings, and one
wonders who first invented thoni,
Dut the illustrious author's name has
not transpired."
"To hear you talk is a liberal edu-
cation," said Barry, glancing at him
with undisguised admiration. "How 1
mo? An unsuccessful rival fs neves-
1 n
a 1 -talYl r' 0
parity u r tk
1 ll o td ap ur ma
1 P013 (wet'.p lYflss Al4Crillicuddy'a
taste is too ratted to permit of her
over acknowledging you as a suitor.
Savo yourself, 1 entreat you, an an-
noying half -tour with her,and go
, back to where you canto from,"
"It wasn't from a temperance
meeting, . consisting -, of a few old
women, at. all events," said Barry,
with a scornful laugh. "Go back, lo
it ? To leave the course clear for
you ? Not likely, dear boy i Where
thou goest, 1 will go ; for this after-
noon, at all events, Not that I
stand a chanco next to you I" Hero
again that curious suspicion of dis-
respectful hilarity came into full
play, and enlarged the corners of
his mouth. The good young man
hoe always the pull over the others ;
but the good young man with an
azure ribbon glued to his coat
smashes up the lot. Constantin will
think a good deal about that blue
ribbon," he said, "13o sure you put
it prominently forward."
There was something about :his
manner that Featherston found
strange, and not altogether satisfar
tory, It was a trouble to him,, be-
cause a puzzle.
"I shiill not seek to purchase Miss
McGillicuddy's favor," he said
loftily, "I .shall trust to XV' own
merits.
"You adroit, then, that you are
about to seek hor favor." said Barry,
"Well, I should be tho last to won-
der at that, It is tho best gift tho.
world holds, in my opinion • and ho
who wins it will be a king above his
fellows. You\see I am candid with
you. To make her my wife is the
dearest wish of my heart. That he
More than you dare to say openly bo-
tchy' making trial of your skill,"
"You aro wrong there," said
Featherston quickly, goaded by the
other into a spoken declaration of
his errand, I have quite decided
upon making Miss bfeGillicuddy my
wife. I, of course, regret the tact
that you should have had the folly
to sot your heart upon her, but I
cannot, for that reason, resign my
purpose."
You feel no fear, no misgiving ?"
said Barry.
True lovealways,
Mars," returned
Featherston sententiously, with an
attempt at sentiment . that made
Barry long to kick him ; "but there
are circumstances—there are, in fact
—ahem—reasons—why I dare hope all
things, so far. as Miss McGillicuddy
s concerned. Not that I deservo any-
thing at her hands."
The affectation of humility that
marked that last remark drove Barry
to the very limit of his patience. He
had, however, a certain knowledgo
that enabledhim to restrain him-
self.
"Don't 'run yourself down," he
aid. "You are really - too Food.
Such. modesty is vel y -unusual.'
"As ` matters stand thus between
MIss McGillicuddy and me," west
on Featherston, in his smooth, un-
moved tones, "I should advise you to
et me proceed alone to The Cottage
o -clay,"' -
And wile, now 9" said Barry.
'If you aro so confident of sucreoo
as you declare yourself, what harm
an it do you it 1, too, throw my-
elf at her feet ? Indeed, as you are
o sura you may as well let me try
y tortoni, first." '
No ; I shall not submit to that,"
exclaimed Featherston hastily, A
udden fear took possession of him.
hat if Constant£a in a moment of
iquo, remembering the wrong he.
ad done her, and thinkieg perhaps
tat,ho ha.d no intention of coming
orward and declaring himself . de-
irous.of making her his wife, should
oollehly give way and engage her -
elf to Barry 1 There was madness
n this thought. No ; he would not
isk it. "I left home this morning
ith a fixed determination, ho
Id. "I see no reason why I should
ow abandon' it."
''You mean to be first in the field?'
said Barry hotly.
"Certainly."
"In spite of your 'reasons' for be-
g sure of a kindly hoaring, and the
het that the foe is so weak as you
ouid make -mo out to be ?"
"I doclino to discuss the .mattet
ith you," said Featherston wisely,
eing Barry's oyes ablaze.
"You'll have to, yet, let mo tell
you," said Barry grimly, "though
of at the present moment, as I
paid like to present myself to
onstantta, on this day of all others
decorous clothing." Thorp was a
pod deal of meaning in this speech,
and Featherston began to wish hon-
tly that he had not met him. " I,
o, am determined to be first."
"We both can't be," said Feather -
on. "Ono of us, therefore, had bet -
r give in."
"For ouco wo agree. Let that ono
you."
"Novor,"
"Never for me, too," said llarry
fiantly. Hey turned, and began to
alk stviftly in tho direction • of The
ttago, Featherston, after a sharp
tto with his dignity, turned after
m ; and then commenced a walking
etch that lasted for a good half -
le.
"Ting is absurd," cried Feathor-
McCeilllcudely. Ills iniad was made yours," f
Colds t 'at will _ . i, Cured
Aro being Contraotod Evory pay—Tho Treatment Proeorlbod by an Eminent Radical Author 'and Physician—Timely
Aotlon tho All important Paint. to Treating Colds.
"Colds that will beVer bo mired." A startling x001,00 e, but you kno w It to bo true. Scarcely to day
passes but -some death from consumption, pneumonia or similar• aihnent emphasizes the truth of this state-
ment. It is well to remombor that a newly -contracted cold can, in almost every case, be cured. It is the
.nogfocted cold that leads to death -the Cold that runs on and on—tho cold that is added to by froth colds
from time to 'time.
. llutevltat treatment is to bo chosen from tho great running of remedies that are rocommondod? Yon caa
usecommonsunse in braving medicine, just as you can in tho purchase of a piano, a bicycle oil a Sowing ma-
chine. kind out what treatment has (lid boot rocord in the past, apply tho test of time and. get the opinion
of people who kuow from axperienee,
If you apply this -test to medicines for coughs, colds and similar ailments, you will select Dr. Chase's
Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine, bocausc of rho extraordinary merits which it Osmoses, and which have be-
come} known to the public gohet ally through years of trial, The sales of this remedy aro far in excess .of any
similar praharation, and have stover boon so largo as during the prosent Neeson. Those two facts are, We be-
lieve tho"strongast cvidonc0411ot mn. bo Produced in verifying the Merits of any remedy that law hunt thor-
oughty tested for yeisrs.
Dr. Chase's Syrup of 'Armco(' and Turpentine is prized ospoclally because of its far4'eaclting enacts, oven in
the most serious .caltas Of hratichilds, 'whooping cough, croup and asthma, It is not a moro relief for coughs,
but acts on the wholo system thoroughly, curing tho cold and removing chest ,'pales, soreness of tho lungs
and bronchial tubes, and all .inflammation of the respiratory organs.
.fust a word of warning, Thorn are other premien tions or tnrpentina•coot !Mooed put up in imitation of
Br, Maori's Syrup of Linseed and. 'l'urpcntluo. To ho sato you, aro getting the genuine, soo portrait and slg
nature of Dr. A, W, Chase en the wrapper, 'i'Wruti•-five; coni+i Et bottio, family size, t11100 times as much, 60
aunts, At all donlero, or 11lmnnsou, Plates & Company, Toronto,
sten at Iasi, "Wo 00000t both rush
Into Mlss ]lfet7111ieuddy's . presence
and duelero Merselves,'1
1
E'ortatnly not ; but 000 of us
Can,"
retorted
eaof nga1s'vrytellorga4n to3 ion
w
pended on his opaed,
"You must' be mad to behave like
this I cried Feathnrston furiously,
„Not a bit of It, returned Barry,
still pounding along the road at
about twenty'knots an hour,
Featherston laid his hand on itis
arm and swung him sharply t'ouod.
"Dofi't be a fool," be stud, "Don't
you sea you will only damage your
au.use—if cause there bo. I shall pre-
vent, your speaking to hor with any
otrect this evening, and tomorrow
will be mine."
"No," said Barry. "Mine. 1T,I sit
np all night on the garden wall' of
lionstentia's house, you shan't see
her alone,"
"That's good 'enough for one :mor-
row, but how for the rest ?. Can
you keep watch and ward forever ?"
"I'm an idle mans" said Barry
tranquilly. "it will give quito a zest
Lo my lifo to become your guardian.
And, believe mo, I'll keep you as rho
apple of my eye."
"Let us comp to some arrange-
ment," acid I''eatherston impatient-
ly.
At title moment the sound of•foot-
stops behind them became audible,
(To Be Continued),
QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
Peculiar Privileges of the Queen
Cons ort.
Many people suppose that Queen
Alexandra has unique powurs in her
own right, by reason of her being
Consort of the occupant of the
throne. This, however, is quite an
erroneous idea, for although sho has
•
many privileges she is in reality the
Ding's subject, and amenable to the
tiatlonal laws.
It is1
on y since the reign of Diary
that the Consort has been given any
privilegos at all, aa act thou being
Passed to render any ono plotting
against Philip of Spain guilty of
high treason. To -day therefore,
Queen Alexandra is protected by
this law, but should the LCing dip
anyone who plotted against her
could not be dealt with upon a
charge of high treason., for her pre-
vious 'protection would bo annulled
by her husband's demise. Neither
could she marry again without the
consent of the new monarch, which
in• this caso would, of courso, bo hor
son.'
The King can do no wrong, but
the Queen Consort can, Tho British
laws would permit her creditors to
sue her if thoy wished. Just as she
could sup the . humblest subject in
the 'realm, She could' engage in
.business, though all dooumeatory
transactions must be signed by her
as Queen of Britain, In a business
transaction the Consort is not re-
cognized as tho spouse of the Icing,
but as a person capable of conduct-
ing hor own affairs without the in-
terferonce •of tho reigning monarch,
nor can she command his interference
but would have to settle a dispute
in
TIM ORDINARY WAY.
All State documents are signed by
the Icing, but not by the Qucon Con-
sort, forshe has no authority to
tako an active part in State matters
at all. Should the King be ill, hoev-
evor, he can appoint her as his
prosy and, by a special license,
grant her powers equivalent to his
own. In this Baso her signature at
the foot of official documents would
be as effectual as if they worn signed
by the Ring himself. Ono peculiar
priviioge of Queen Alexandra's is
that she is not.amenablo to tho Mar-
ried Woman's Property Act, though
she is bound by every other law.
The Ring Is in no way responsible
for his wife's dobts as any other
husband would be. To doline this
law more clearly, it was decided dur-
ing the reign of William IV. that the
Queen Consort should havo a separ-
ate revenue. Formerly it was cus-
tomary for her to shave ono-tcath of
her husband's income, which was
called "Queen's Money," until the
act was passed authorizing a grant
apart from the Ring's to be made to
her annually. Sho is exempt from
all taxes as •being the wifo of• the
Bing, though she is recognized as a
public person and is.ropresented in
tho Courts by her own attorney and
solicitor -general.
Although, in the oyo of the law,
sho is a subjoct of the IChrg,' she is.
entitled to all tho King's honors 09
long as he lives, but upon his death
all" her. former privileges vanish. Sho
can at no time interfel'o in ecclesias-
tical matters, or can slue reprieve a
prisoner or sign a death -warrant,
TUE DEADLY DROOzH .
ticientists.hold that the duster and
brom are a thottoonctfotl Moro dan-
go1ous than gunpowder, and cost the
world thousands of lives to ono of
the latter. Tho constant stirring up
of dust in :i. house is a menace to
ltea:th and a direct destroyer of life,
1 he time twill comp tthen such n
thing as a carpet will not be por-
n:ilted fn a cirili.ocl household, and
when the floor brush and broom will
baso disappeared for over. Vow
people, roills0 that they may bring
inifrom tho street on their shoes or
seirts every form of disease that
flesh is hoar to, This is ground. off
into the carpet, inc warzutn of the
apartment helps on the process 'of
development, tho housemaid delibor-
ate'y sets tho germs in motion with
h r broom, and tlto air is filled with
them. Thoy settle on the furniture
and ornaments, cued with rho dust
brush she tthfales thein off again on
to rho carpet, whore they remain,
possibly` to propagate, certainly to
live, until by tho next stirring 01)'
thoy may float Into somebody's
throat or lungs,,
INCOME OF TRADES UNIONS,
Tho income of a hundrod principal
trades 1n1i0ne in England last Year
Was 41,075,000 and their accumulat-
ed funds :08,767,000, During rho
last !tine years these unions have
spent over 48,000,000 -'tilt friendly
boats and about 412,750,030 on
disputa pay.
ttY`'✓ti����.i1'fdi� q,��'(ldlilt'V(
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ONTHEFARM5
rP,)
SISWASOMPWS4
SOIL FERTILITY,
in a 1Cetut'e on ag'tieultttro reCOn
ly a eollogo professor Made the stat
Mout that there is enough fertility f
the nine incites of surface soil t
Produce ciao hundred crops of whoa
or . oats in succession. 'I'itooreticall
this is probably trio of the bos
sotto, but practically its productive -
nese, would have exhausted its
long beforo half the experiment w
completed. Tluat a soil could 1i
cropped with partial euecess for n
indefinite number of yoaz'e withqu
adding any ntannre is also quit
possible as long as a proper rot
thin is obsorvod, but, lb that rota
tion fertility is added, the soli ba
opportunities of restoring the con
stituents accessary for the mala
teoance of plant life, and les vitals
is preserved. But to produce suedes
fully it 1s necessary to add manure
By manure we 'do not mean ,any o
the commercial fertilizers. Thos
may have their uses, Eke for tnstanc
when analysis shows that the soi
is deficient in some particular in
gradient. In that case a special for
tilizer may be made to supply th
particular want and £'t will have th
desired effect for a season possibl
for two
'BUT SELDOM LONGER.
Anger affects a cow in a good deal
the 5am0 way, When the system 11,
thus disturbed It cannot wail pro-
Moto the !low of Inept, It pays to
treat cow. kindly, at all times, but
Moro especially
AT . MILKING TIlylpl',
Fog18 alht to anger, producing
b
similar bad °fleets and should be
avoided as much as possible. Tho
t• dairy type of cows corresponds to
e., the mental or nervous temperament
a in the hootem race. Dairy cows are
o especlalfy zzeryous and euseeptiblo to
t fear. The utmost :care and patience
o are required to overcome this sense
t of fear and replace it with a bovine
cense of confidence and trust, but it
ttq mi
orf payslk t'ineceivadthe, increased amount of
O ,Excitement and disturbances of all
a kinds should be avoided at milking
t time. This should be the quiet Mout',
e a onto when the cows aro entirely at
ao rest, satisfied and contented, Any
_ mental or physical disturbance will
s..deilktractliow,
just that much from the
- m
-1 Hunger is something which the
ty. cow should not feel at milking time,
s for hunger causes uneasiness and
anxiety, Nor should' cows be fed
before Wog milked. A cow's mind
e will be on her food instead of her
e milk, rthe gastronomic nerves will be
active and the blood will flow to the
muscles used in chewing and somal-
-
_ lowing. After the cow has oaten her
e fill, and has been made as comfort-
, able and gglet as possible is the
y time to secure the greatest possible
Sow of the lacteal fluid.
Ono of the causes for exhaustion in
soils is the removal of humus. This
commercial fertilizers cannot supply
It cannot be bought and although
supplied largely by the decayed
leaves, stoups and roots of plants yet
thoso do not accumulate sufficiently
to afford rho plant food required.
No substituto has yet Been found to
entirely take the placo of barnyard
manure. Ono ton of barnyard man-
ure contatns ave hundred pounds of
humus or decayed vegetable matter.
In addition to this it contains nitro-
gen, phosphoric acid and potash in
quantities varying according to
quality, but in every caro where the
manure has beenro r
containinP Pc cared for
g'.atl tho ingredients neces-
sary to the growth of the plants and
in a form that is readily available.
The barnyard or the manure shed
is the farmer's gold mine. Thls
cared,for and utilized to the best ad-
vantage will onrich the farm as no
other fertilizer can. Tho better fed
tbo animals are the richer will the
farm become. Ho was an oxperienced
farmer who said that the man who
soils hay and grain off his farm will
soon become a Gideonite-a ,hewer of,
wood and n drawer of water, and al-;
though taking an extreme view
preached a"good doctrine. The best
farmers in our province to-iloy feed
all the grain and hay they ralsa and
many of . them buy more. Selling
grain and hay is selling the raw
material to some one who is going
to manufttcturo it and real' the pro-
fit.
TO GET TELE MOST A2ILI£.
COLORING AND PACKING WIN-
TER BUTTER.
All winter butter should be colored
a trifle. This is because the makers
of the choicest grades do color, and
unless you work up to special mat.'ket
you will lose two or three cents a
pound just because you fail to please
the eye. Here and there a creamery
is selling at throe -fourths of a cant
a pound higher for leaving the but-
ter unsalted and uncolored, but this
£s only for a special market, either
for some foreign market or for what
is known as the Jaw market at
home. Don't try to color with car-
rots or with any homemade color.
Get ono of the standard commercial
colors on the market. I am now us-
ing about a teaspoonful of color to
60 pounds of butter, writes Mr. C.
1:. Bennett. Avoid red, A light
straw color is all right.
Churn at as low a temperature as
will bring the butter In half to
three-quarters of an hour. Draw oil
the buttermilk when thee butter is in
granules about rho size of wheat
'kernels, rinse the granular butter
in the churn with pure water of the
right temperature to make it of the
right consistency for working. It'
must not be hard or crumbly on one
hand, nor soft and mushy on the
other. 11 it comes soft, it was churn-
ed too warm. Don't do that again.
Make it into pound prints, pack in
ten -pound spruce tuba, or in ton -
pound ash tubs, according to your
market requirements. Suit the de -
wand. Don't try to force the public
to accept your peculiar tastes. It is
fatal to success. Kopp the milk
clean. Don't oversour the cream.
Don't overehurn it. Don't overwork
the butter. Don't overeolor, nor
oversalt. Take special pains to ex-
amine the butter which sells at top
prices in market. Take that as your
ideal and work to it, throwing in-
herited ideals and ideas to the winds.
Nothing succeeds, 11ke success. Emu-
late the successful buttermakez' re-
gardless of previously formed con-
victions. Ideal butter is that which
sells for the highest price. 'fake that
for your ideal.
One of the primary problems or the
dairyman and all who milk is how
to get tho most milk out of a cow.
It is not enough that she be of good
milk stock, be housed.in a warm
stable and fed a balanced ration.
The time and matter of feeding and
milking aro also important.
To caro for a dairy cow intelli-
gently it is necessary to undorstand
something of tho physiology of lacta-
tion. The udder is filled with milk
cavities and milk ducts or glands.
These glands bavo the power of
making milk put of certain pro-
porties in the blood. Part of the
milk is elaboratod during the pro-
cess of milking, which accounts for
the difference in the capacity of the
udder and the amount of milk drawn
from it. Moreover, the mIik glands
and cavities aro controlled by
nervus, and a cow must bo in a pro-
per frame of mind, if it may bo call-
od that, before sho will "give down"
satisfactorily.
Those facts explain why It is ine-
portant that a cove—should bo in a
proper physical and mental state at
milking time. A cow that is both
hungry and angry is in'tilo poorest
possible 'gondition for milking, lVlten
a person is angry the heart beats
with redoubled energy, sending the
blood to the surface of the body
Tho faco is flushed, the nerves quiver-
ing and tho entire body, ai1ec'tod.
DRIVING A MILL BY SOUND -
WAVES.
.An interesting scieutilic toy, the
action of which is oxplaiued by the
thoory of sout,d-waves, has recently
attracted attention in England, Mr.
L`ergen Davis, having observed that
a small cylinder, closed at and end,
if placed in a sound-tc•av0 W11t ear
rua;;e itself perpendicular 'to =the
wave, and tonin to moire in rho 11 -
rection of its own axis, arranged
four such cylinders' on a rotating
mill, the closed and of each follow-
ing the open end of its predecessor,
1110 the cups of an anemometer, and
then placed the mill in front of an
organ-pipo with its axis of rotation.
larpcndirular to the sound -wave M-
ooing from the pipe. When the or-
gan was played the little mill rotat-
ed at a high velocity.
Tina ll'1AJBSTY QUEEI�i A,LDRANDBA AND r1XNCE IIENitYc 01'
WALES.,
W1T$QUT ATMS AND LEGS
SOME D>JoDx,E �AR.lN' A� s9N*
EST I,IVk1I41109I1,
A u ima 1 1
R ss n I, mb a Wo de •
so n z art
9.
Ac0olnplish bzany Wonderful
Yeats,
Na persons, perhaps, are noore de-
serving of praise than those who, In
spite of being deprived by nature or
accident of both arms and legs, man-
ago by great otzongth 0f will and
fiorsevorance to overcome their physi•,
ml infirmities and earn an hottest
livelihood. One of the most etriking
examples of this kind,is furnished in
Lilo case of a !Russian named Kobel-
kola, living la Moscow, who was born
without either legs or arms,' And
yet Roboikoli is far from being holp.
less. 13y.fixing a pen or penoil bo -
tweak his "teeth and the stump of hes
right azzn ho taught, himself to write
a good, clear commercial hand. IIe'
can quickly thread a ndodlo by stick-
ing it in his coat with his mouth,
and taking the thread between .his
lips pass it through tho eye. He al-
so manages to feed himself by hold-
ing a fork or spoon between his
check and shoulder. This limbless
wonder can accomplish many otlioo
seemingly impossible feats and when
ho visited .England some two or
three years ago tho cleverness and
skill with which ho ovorcame 1113
great physical infirmities were a
source of astonishment to overyhody,
A more notable ease, perhaps, of x
person born without arms or logs
winning name and fame wasthat of
Miss Sarah 13111in, who died to 1850,
in England, at the age of sixty-six.
This lady won the
SOCIETY OF ARTS A'LEDAL
and other honors on account of her
wonderful talent as a miniature
painter, although she was, in addi-
tion to being quite limbless, only
87 inches in height. Her paintings
were done by holding the brush in
the mouth. At one time of her car-
eer she had a studio in the Strand
and gave lossons in palnting. Her
work became known on account of its
great artistic merit, and through the
endeavors of the Earl of . Morton
Miss Dillon secured the patronage of
Royalty. It is Interesting to record
that many of her miniatures and
paintings still exist and command
exceptional prices. Recently one of
Miss BMWs water color sketches
u as sold in a London auction -room
and fetched a big price.
Antwerp can boast of an armless
artist whose pictures often fetch
higher prices on account of their ar-
tistic merit than those of artists
who are not physically handicapped
'like himself:' All his ,work ;,ts done
.ley meansof ald
in
g the broth ah)n his
toes, and some of his copies of the
masterpieces of Rubens aro wonder-
ful examples of artistic skill.
Living in Birmingham, N. Y., is a
little boy name" lc Russell Drown, who
had the misfortune to be born with-
out arms and'•hands. But, although
only eleven years of ,age, he has al-
ready managed to overcome his phy-
sical infirmity by training his legs
and feet. As a matter of fast he is
far more accomplished than the ma-
joily of penplu, for he can play se-
veral musical instruments, including
the violin, guitar, mandolins, and
harp, with his feet, as well as tide a
specially constructed bicycle. This
wonderful little fellow attends school
in the ordinary manner, and is quite
capable of holding his own with rho
other scholars as regards lessons and
even sports. He is a
CAPITAL FOOTBALL PLAYER,
and participates in all the other
games carried on by his school -fel-
lows, Embroidery and noodle -work
are amongst his othor accomplish-
ments,
ccomplishments, while photograplby constitutes
his chief hobby, Ilo is particularly
skilful with the camera, and not on-
ly takds rim pictures, but devolops
and prints his own negatives.
.Au exceptionally clover armless
youth is often to bo seen in a pro-
minent thoroughfare in the North of
London. His method of earning a
livelihood is by making pictures of
colored wool, using Iris toes in the
placo of hands and arms. So skilful o, •
has he becomo at his work that he. is. one.,
capable of turning out some most
1oautiful designs, which aro oh£oily
of floral aracter.
He usuchally has a number of thaw
pictures displayed on tho pavement
whilo Working at others which ho has
been commissioned to do by thofan-
cy shops a.nct warollouses, amongst
which he has worked up a good con-
nection. D,y the money ho obtains
through selling his woollen pieties,
and that given him by sympathetic
passers-by, he is able to Darn a good
livelihood and keep himself in com-
fort.—London Tit -Bits.
IIISLIIADING.
"A. great many common express
Bions aro decidedly wrong,"
' "As to which, for instance?'
"The one that. says that boys will
he boys, for example. Everybody
knows that they will be men when
they grow up," •
PUTTING lfll3 FOO1,' la
Many diffident p0rsa115 find the be-
ginning of a convorsation awkward,
especially on cit oitzouious occasions
and with strangers, Sometimes,
however, the beigimiiug is not half
so awkward as what comes after..
wards.
A bashful young uuau on being in-
troduced to a lady at a dinner - party
said: -•
"I've got to tako you in to dinner,
Miss Travers, and I'm rather afraid
of you, ,you know, Everyone telis
nee yOtt't'e very clever."
Tho young lady Wits naturally
antused by this display of simpiiaity.
"How absurd!" she exclaimed.
"I'm not. a bit rievar."
Tho young 111111 heaved it sigh of
relief, and auswcred:--
"Wel 1, 110 on 'mow, I thought yo,
1'1)tkiim--' 1 11111 it nletgnifortit too
noun Ca"tiltiy'.- wife is." 'Harkins -
Ii s; but, then. hr's t1 fellow tvhn
nlwnya gels rho hest of everything,
Pare 1'ut h, 1'11 het yon, toy
boy, 111)11 he doesn't got (be best ttf
hor.".