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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-2-6, Page 7...... i .4%+.;4;®ro tp 3 f>; ;9ix.gs*6 4aKtirciw lowm1E7'30E ;'x.)4 Il3N e Or Re(I Witch' :tla. UfC. ,3R4 ;03(404 t.WO gym?{fes?£®i 4.is®))i034)tEoi Cgcgo)gott=4,4w d#O CIIAPTp3R; 718X, I at . 5trouge`e ' rapidly retreating She felt very lonely, vory up- figure, Did he mean to go ? And if utruug. -This parting with Eeatller- ito went now, would It bo forever ? Eton, which was or course the final Site 11e8itated for a full minute, until 'touch .of all so far a's, they two wore ho had almost reached the corner, •concerned, had affected tier more and then nature grew too.stroreg for than she knew, and bad saddened hoe her She took a step forward ; ' a inexpressibly. There was almost sudden desperate resolve fired ,her .aversion . in her . regard now for eyes.; she threw -out her hands im- T'eatherston, yet she cotljd not : all pulsivcly. eat ono forgot that :she had believed "Andrew 1" she cried, in him, and that'llo Sad proved hint- He started as the swim,/ reached Self unworthier than mast• hint, and turnedto look at her, And Mr, reSronge 1 .A. pang ' ehot "You called mo ?" leo said, when through her heart. Was he, too, un- he had returned to a proper speaking worthy 0distance, .but 110 fur ther, fI3o , reit She sighed again+as though her passionately self-contempt ons, : as heartwas full, and 'Lilted her •heavy ho knew how his voice must betray eyes to leis, He had not answered •to her. the intensity of the emotion her, as if he deemed the questTon un- .he Wes feeling. - • ,deserving a response, But she com- "Yes , because—" Her face was pelted hint to speech of some sort. we .white no snow. "You say you "Was it you who brought hint 0" love me still," she 00.111 at last very sho persisted, fixing two aggrieved faintly. .dyes an leis. IIe came nearer to her, "No ; it was lie brought me, I "I see no one as sweet, as beauti-. was on 1ny way here when Barry and foie as lovable," he replied, simply. he snot ale. They asked me to ac- "Why then should I ever cease to company them," love you?" ' "I cannot imagine your coming," .she said coldly, •'1f you will let 1110 tell you about that," he said, She r_•nrve him an unspoken' permission. and loe told her the whole story of his meeting with them; of how ho feared a quarrel between the two men, and how he - +had gone with them into the wood to be ready to separate then should they, as he tcared, come to blows,. '11 was just then you camp on the :scene," 11e wouIhl up briefly. "It was the first Limo In my life -I was not glad . to see you,. I remained there at your request; because I do not trust Featherston, and because I knew that, however you might still regard kiln; OU .would not now con- sent to be his. wile." Something in ' his tone surprised send annoyed her. "I regard him as a hypoceite," she said coldly. "In no other light. Do not make any mistake aoout that," Ho flushed warmly. HOW tune was rusbing away --not gliding peacefully, as it -often did, het hurrying, tie though to sop eon•• sulnntated tilts hateful prune I And what, was to be bone 0 To speak to Yolande, to disclose all to her. That would be the kindest, the wisest, the cruelest course ; and she felt she gould not be the one to do it, Strongo had put big earnest quote - bolt to her, and was waiting in a strange silence for her atlsiver. I'IOW long it was in oohing 1 A little c11i11 seized upon his heart at last and, unable to endure the suspense, he repeated his words, more slowly, more fearfully: this time, , "C'onnio, ansWUr Ste, Axe you ha.pPy ?„ It was too much. Happy 1 She ? With Yuletide on the brink of sueh a horrible pit ? She drew a quick breath, and all suddenly burst . into te"haars. ppy ? No 1 I am wretched," 'she cried, forgetful oe all save Lady Varloy just then—oven of trim. • '.' Wrotchocl I Constantin, what a thing to say to me ! Are you now going to tali 1110," grooving very pale, "that all lay hope is—" "No, no/' clinging to him, "you are everything to 1110 it is not that : how could you think it But I have heard such dreadful news: Olo, what a comfort it is to have you to consult with 1" she said, with a sigh of deepest relief, iayieg her cheeks against his grin, Was then; any man 10 art the world, then, so proud as Andrew "Once -you' asked me to marry Strong» ? 1Te clrew her closer to his heart and 110101 her there, "1 never thought T Should live to be as, happy as I am this minute," he said, in alow 'tone. "Now go on, my sweetheart, cunt toll me all about it." As yet he was in the dark as "And you refuseci." "I ]snow slowly. "But if you still loveln0--" • "Connie ! Connie 1 What is it you aro going to say to mo 2" cried he, 111 an agony of doubt. Dut a moment later he forgot everything, to her exact meaniing, but she trust- oven hisdoubt, and caught, her in ed hien, she leanecl`upon him, he was his arms. not Ignorant of that. "Why don't you ask me again 0" He was, too. when all the sad whiseere'.1 she, half -laughing, hal,- story was laid before him, as con - crying. ✓ corned, as 'astonished, by her intent- Stlonge, with a hardihood he genre, as she could possibly desire. would not an hour ago have be- But hope he could not give her: It lieved himself capable of, actually was .plain to her from the beginning put het' away from hila for a 1110- that Ile believed the miserable affair merit, to look into her face. , It was to bo not only possible but cord bable. pro- -the shortest moment on record, yet it satisfied him. It was all true, "Good heavens 1 what is to be 1 done 7" 10 said at hist. .then 1 She had yielded to his embrace. "At all risks Lady Varley rley must be Thero MILS no anger, there was only . Prevented from hearing it," said love in the upraised eyes. He held i Constentia eagerly ; "it would kill her unrebuked within his arms, this :her, coining so soon on' that last swept, dear girl, whose hattcl he: sad grief. You remember 0 That "There was a time, . however," 11e would not have dared to kiss only 1 little child—she will never forgot. said, "when ,you—you—thought very yesterday, Who was' he, that such Oh, no, she must not bear of this kindly of him." happiness should Tall' to this lot 7 ' I thing. We must manage it so that She made no answer to this. Her "I never hoped for this. I never tit never comes to her ears." -eyes wero lowered, and she was believed in it," he said at last."But is that a very wise arrange busy blinking back tears out of "Nor I," She was now loo illg at I menu, do you think ?" asked'Stronge them. ' him•in a sort of strange, if glad gently. "Why should she, whom it "You tell me now that Feather- surprise: "I never knew, until five most concerns, be the last to hear. .stop is no toupee of any account in minutes ago, that 1 loved you." !of It 0 Connie, do you know I often .your 'sight,"" he went eon presently. "But ho.w did you know it five think that half the fatal mistakes in "Of course 1 know nothing of that, minutes ago 7" I the world are caused by keeping back or, why it should be so." IIe paused, "Well, 1 think it must have been a the tiath from those who snoutd be He did not aslc for an explanation, little more than that—perhaps even the first to learn of it ? Why -should but site knew he was hoping for ten minutes. 'It just deserted upon 1 Lady Varloy be left in ignorance, one, • me when I knew that Mr. Feather -1 darling, of what is of such vital int.- "It, m-"It was a mere trifle ; a matter of ston had come .here to—to ask me to portance to her, whilst you and I, every -day occurrence," she said, marry hum --and when I thought you 1 to whom it is a mere outside sor- -,. With a, curious smile and in a low him come to advise 1110 to—" low, are acquainted with it 7 Surely voice. "1 happened to find out that "To what, denting 0" she, being one of the chief actors in he ' was making love to—to another "Oh, I don't know it was absurd, 1 this evil drama, should be the best woman, whilst pretending an affec- of course. 7 know that now, with judge of how to bring the play to a then for tae. 1 have a great deal to a little happy laugh "out I wan successful conclusion. It would not thank trim for, however. If he had stupid enough to think then that be so painful to her as it might be not, by a fortunate chance, betrayed you were going to befriend him in to others.' There is always this saes himself, I migh11 perhaps have per- lis suit. Oh, if you had 1" she 1113' clause, that she is not to love milted hint to—make m0 wretched." said. She looked quite angrily eel with her husband." The smile was tremulous, and hint, but this anger was inexpres-i "Ah 1 you have seen that ?" said Stronge told himself that she still silly sweet to the Innocent culprit, Constantin cnlickiy. regretted J!eathel•stuu, though to her i "Nonsense." said he, so indignant -I "I was glad to see it, because it sc:f she would not -acknowledge its • le, that they both laughed. helps nee to believo she will not feel But in this he was wrong. I •"1. was unjust to you," site said so much—that she will bear the "That was a hateful night," she reinor:sef1111y, j news .better. She may even, if told Wel, after a rather lengthened pause .•l auk glad of it you wouldn't in time, be able so to manage ns to that leo had not sought. to break. have been unjust if you hadn't lov- lift the man to a sense of decency. She alluded to Donna's 'ball. i ed int." He started a little as he At all events, 1 know she should be ••I'or malty reasons." He was said that. as if at the presumption told." studying her as he spoke. '"You am of it. "You, do love ume, ' ho said, 1 hitt who is to toil her ?` asked greatly changed since then, in some : di'awing her into his arms once more Constantin faintly. ways.'. I •, "So aro you," she responded'I with a gentle, tender, protecting "You she loves," he said simply. touch ; atld then : "to think I of all, Ile felt she was trembling. "Have quickly, "., every way." I men, should be able to say then 1 ; yeti the courage, darling 2" he said ; Not In one, at all events. Far , Connie, say that you are hap ?y, ! 'or, is it too nurclt for you ? Yes, I that, I am the same 11ow as I then, and as I shall be al ays." 'was too," he said. I see it is. Come, then, tet us decide j Her color deserted her, and they All at once, (te the word fell of on upon r some other plan." flowers she Held in her hand, and her oars, there rose before her. the 1 0. I shall go, There is no which hoc eyes were bent, itt, began scene that had. takenplace oh this , outer," said the girl sadly, with a to tremble• very spot last evening, 'Happy !— title catch in. her breath, "If you "How in earnest you can bo 1" t , I was she really permitting hacself clunk• she should be warned, who elle said. "It Is a great charm now- such happiness as excluded from, her 1should warn ,her save the ? I ,un mind all remembrance of Lady Ver, her friend. le bat right have I to adhys. I wonder, however, 11 yew• ! 8110101/ irons it 0" ono way—ls worth it," key's impending trouble 7 Even now time was Pressing. If anything were I Tears rose in her eyes again, and "I am gape sure of that."' to be :dorso to help herit should bo' somehow this tine she lost her 1101d "Is it a sdcret 7" said site , with ! done at once. To -morrow would bo upon them, and they rustled over her an air so indifferent that it roused l 100 late, and nlreacly it ens draw-�.licis, and ran triumphantly down her tum to angel. I ing towards everting. Slee had pro- cheeks, They cut Strouge to the "Not from you, certainly," he • nosed the gee ltitty to Interfere ill.,heart•. calci, with badly subdued indigl a- some wise for the defence of her ads -To think you should be crying in tion. "What dons it advantage you tress and the over'thr'ow of icor en- this our first hour together 1" he to know me still your lover 0 What,mutes, but as yet, even atter a sleep- said, with deep remorse. Was it not purpose do you gain by Staking me less night, inspiration had not come all his fault ? again declare that I cannot drive:to her. "In this my very happiest hour," you from my heart ?" I 011, if this 'terrible thing should' replied she sweetly. Indeed, it seem - Ho turned aside impatiently, and , happen 1 If Lady Varley'were to be ed to her just then that all her own moved towards the distant stile, as , crushed, and rendered even more lois fears and difficulties had passed away if determined ou leaving her thus 1arable than sho now was throughfrom her forever, and only peace 10' abruptly, without so much ns the Donna Dundas—through her, Cott- method. He was so good, so true, courtesy of au adieu. He walked stnlltla's cousi11—she felt as though so honest I Such it sense of rest, dr quickly, led by Itis thoughts, whichshe could never again look at Yo- comfort, stole over: leer as she garecl were note feverish. 1Io cast no loop land° ,with honest eyes, 0r clasp into his gentle, kindly eyes, that but behind. 1101' gland, Dishonor would tomo to Cotnstantia loft in this way alone, her through her friend's kinswomen, let the flowers site had fall to her and surety 801110 of that taint would feet, emit Iool10d with troubled eye fall upon the "friend,". . for this disgrace that threatened her friend, and the tcirroi' of having to face and tell her of it, she would have counted herself only too hap- py. ollderilli Four Oyer Serious isease `lee Cure of People flight In Our Midst Stands as Irrefutable Evidence of the Superior Medicinal 'Values of 313 Pp. 4012.6E1163149'03 itigre!MvIresto 374ztootosa. ,Of all the 'ailments which afflict human lend there are none so obstinate and none so difficult to euro as diseases of the nerves. There may be some disorders ,of individual organs that are more painful and excite more sympathy from friends, but diseases of the nervous system affect the mind as well as the body and bring discouragement, de- sponcfency and gloom. Thoy unfit men for business and women for the household carves devolving upon them. tiueh afflictions as paralyses, locomotor ataxia, epilepsy and even insanity itself are the common result of nervous exhaustion, • Nervous headache, nervous dyspopsia, sleeplessness, musoular-weakness, ilizsibess anti irregularity bodily functions aro merely the evartsiag symptosis which tell 01 thea roach of these inose serious of the pp un eore Time and time agarol Dl', Chase's Nerve Food has proven to tie, the 'most effective creator of nerve o f[ore 0 that medical scleuco aiTords, .It, is not claimed that o>ao box will caroscl'lous and chronic, disease, This great food curd is not claimed tb lie a miracle worker nor a cure-all, but When tho system is rue demon a G1 the nerves exhausted it is certain to produce beneficial results.. Itis bound to do 90 becausb it is cornposed of the most potent nerve restoratives that are to be found in all nature's realm, You will soarcll the medicinal World in vain for a more effective clown restorative - n1 a11t system builder than Dr, Chase's Nerve Food. The evidences of your friends and neighbors attest this fact, Dr. Chase's Nerve Food 50 pts;, a box; 8 boxes for $2460; at all dealers, or IGdmansou, Bat es de Co., Toronto. ROBERT ARTIIURll'ALBOT GASCOYNE CECIL, Oki' SALISBURY. "A Prime Minister whose ancestors were similarly employed, to the great benefit of England, ten generations ago."—Gladstone. THIRD MARQUIS have no right to lay this bu den upon you,"he said earnestly "Will you hate me for it, Connie Will you"—wistfully—"always I o o back with distaste upon thisda p n because of it ? And yet I could no counsel you otherwise. I feel"—lift ing her hand, and kissing- the pal of it -"it is only what my bt'av girl should do. It has been a sad engagement day, There were tears and surely they should not hay been in it. Perhaps"—he looked a her nervously, with all a true lover' super stitious dread—"perhaps it i unlucky." "Olt, no." She smiled at him very prettily. "There is no ill luck where you are." "No 7 You think not ? Th only proves how awfully common place I ani. I never cared about. it before, but I wish, for your sake Connie, that 1 waS less prosaic, less —you know what I .mean -that. is, I wish I was better looking, at all events," he blurted out shamefaced- ly. "What folly 1" indignantly. "Now I shall tell you something. Do you know that the very first day I saw you I thought to myself that you had the very dearest face, so kind, so earnest ; not"—hesitating as if still a little uncertain—"`not hand- some, exactly, but—" Strougo gave way to unlimited mirth. "Well, no, not handsome," Ire said. "I'll commit myself so far. 011, Connie, what a humbug you are I And—what a darling girl I" (To Be Continued), FIOW THEY BID ADIEU. r- otsi:.e'".2',a"'la zai`r % �,tt^'tl a® I1E FAR1. I, ON SIO%6L96e-6392 FAMILY ANI) STOCK. e The children on the farm have the t best opportunity for good physical s development of any in the world, s They are so situated they can have the three most important things which tend to this end, wholesome food, pure air and plenty of out- door exercise ; but in spite of their at 'natural advantages, they do not, as - a rule, possess the bodily superiority over city children we ltat'e a right to , expect, writes Ale, A. 1e. Dyer. Country children have so extensive a playground they are likely to be f tempted to 'take too much exercise. Their territory is too large for their strength, and unless they are checked they overdo, and the result Airs. Grabbler (rising to depart after a calf on Mrs. Wearysome)— "Well, I really must go. I've stayed now later than—" Mrs. Wcarysome—"011, no, you haven't. You come so seldom and—" "So ' eeldoiio. ? Why, I call here oftener than almost any other place, and--" "Well, I'm always delighted to see you and—" "0h, thanks. But I must go now. You'll come to see me soon, won't you, dear 2" 'Yes, indeed, and—" "Well, do now, and—oh, were you at the concert last night ?" „Yes, and— Lovely little affair, wasn't it 7 How charmingly Mr. Toulnerson sang. But I really must go now. Good- bye, dear." „Good-bye." "Mind that I expect to see you very soon." "011, yes but 'don't wait for me., You have more time than I. you know, anti—" "What 1 I have more time than , you ? 111y dear child, 1 i fairly; rushed to death all the year round," "So and I," "I really don't see where the time goes, Oood-bye, dear." ' "Good-bye.' "11 you don't come and see 1,1.1.3 soon I'll—ole 1 where did you get that lovely antimacassar—slid you work it yourself ? It's a perfect beauty I I wish I—but, oh. my, dear, i1 I didn't nearly ferg et to toll You about Mario Do Vero's woddlug, and that's just what 1 came for, I must sit down and tell you all about it I" ,• Two lours later she departs, niter' a prolongation of the good-bye busi- ness for .fifteen minutes oft the stops. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Tho appropi'iation for public in- stitutions and maintenances is $370,217 compared With $3h:L,108 last year. The asylum for female patients at. Oobourg gets $30,858. Special grants for ugriczl;tural t purposes aro cut .$),000, tho total being voted tinder .the head of agri- culture $122,17(1, and for inunig•ra- tio11 $4,825. '1'itet•e is a grant. , of $1,600 for till experimental c01t) storage station, The first lettoi'-Post was establish- ed among tho Maim towns of Ger- many about the year 11170. Posts were first heard of in England in Lho reign of tidward 1', le tile fiefthe ds , teeming 1118 iral'na are, o] oughtu r u to he,s bso v gtent to It OWe. ,tap 1 ars, that thmother is mere Valuable than the brood mare, that the do velopment of the sen and daughter is a hatter of more importance than that of sone long -pedigreed inmate of the stable. All this, it May be said, is a self-evident truth, and hardly worth the trouble of writing, yet any unprejudiced obseprer• will allow there are eases in which It is ignored, and farmers—they 0110 the exception and dilninislting in nunlbee I am glad to say --who persist in raising prize stock and scrub fens -It Utes. It Is true It is not farmers alone who forget that the possessor should always be superior to the thing pos- sessed. It is often forgotten] in this Money worshipping ago, but the unaster of the farm should not be the Most overworked and poorly groom- ed creature on it, or 1110 children the only young reared without thought or regulation. A. FARMER'S SUCCESS should bo measured, not by the con- dition of his stock and crops, his acres or his„ bank account, but by the excellence and happiness of llim- self and family. A well appointed stable cannot counterbalance a poor- ly appointed home, or a Prize-win- ning Horse or a cow atone for the mistake of a neglected., over-worked wife. Tho wise farmer remembers that the house and not the barn shelters his dearest possession. Not that the children are to be brought up in pampered Idleness, a mistake which may occur on the farm as woll as elsewhere, but that they shall be given the mental and physical train- ing which will prepare them to suc- ceed in their particular caning in after 'years. The majority of farmers are pro- perty owners and their own masters. They are in business for themselves and under just laws, and with good management on their part they should be the most comfortable and independent class in the world, but the dignity and profit of agriculture depend upon the character of the men engaged in it. Give the -children as good a cbance for moral, mental and physical development as the progres- siva tannerives his stock and g the country wi11 no longer furnish sub- jects for the city caricaturist, but will be accorded the respect and con- sideration which is its due. INEXPENSIVE ICE 1d0USE. A plan tor constructing a cheap ice douse which will Hold from 85 to 40 tons is given by a good author- ity as follows :--The sills to be bed- ded in the ground, 2x12, and the in- ner studs, 2x0, sheathed on both sides with common boards, the out- side to bo covered with felt Paper, the space formed by sheathing to be filled compactly as possible with dry sawdust or tlulbark. The outer studding to be 2x4, spiked to out- side of sheathing and covered with common sidiug, leaving a space under rieze, and above base, of 8 in. The foundation to be of porous, sandy soil, or if of soil that will not admit of the ready escape of water, to be is the same as overwork in any underdrained evith tile. The floor to form. The demand on their strength 11e constructed by spreading from constantly exceeds the supply, and 0 to 8 in, of sawdust or tanbark, and the effect is a weakened constitutionboafter leveling it, cover with common and stunted growth. ards, leaving about 1 inch of Country parents are, also, tempted space between each for the water to to neglect the physical defects in escape. The plates to be the same their children because they aro re- mote from hospitals and medical ad- vice, and so little imperfections which could be easily overcome, are allowed to grow into incurable de- formities. This is an irreparable in- jury which no parent leas a right to inflict up011 his children. Fathers and mothers owe their offspring the best physical development they can give them, and this is a fact that is being more and _ more eml:haSized overt' 31101, Any farmer should be careful not to Have his children the only scrub stock on the farm, for when a thor- oughbred colt or heifer is led out for exhibition by rt shambling, ROUND-SHOULDERED SON of the proprietor, the picture formed is not a pleasing one to a thought- ful observer. The farmer who knows a remedy for all diseases to which the stock are liable and who would nevef• stint in money to cure a de- fect in a promising animal should not bo blind to his daughter's bald kcal development. 11 a good stock paper is taken to keep Ilial posted on the proper treatment of animals, his sons sboulcl not be allowed to stunt their growth with tobacco, improper food, or overwork, I do not mean that the average farmer is blind to the interest of his own offspring, or that pl ystcnl de- iecta among lunates of rho ftlrm are tho rule and not tlic exception ; but they are more common thou with 0 little thought on the subject they need to be. Parents should remember Unit colts aro not the only things that hero gaits or need training. The child who is taught to hold itself meet and walk properly' will never forgot the lesson. My g:randumothier, who ens 1V1Se1• then her generalion•-brought up five sons to 111an110011, and the nevernt1 OWedih i U n to slouch 1 ouch along 01 walk a with their hands in • Meir pockets, a 'habit which tends to draw the shoulders forward and 'Smelt en the muscles of the chest. The boy who disobeyed tIlo latter law lost his pockets,/0/11011 were sewed up to remove further temptation. The result of this truinilrg was fine, well -formed, good -gaited men, and one of them 110117 at 8.1 walks as erect as a youth of 20, and he has been a hard-working,farmer all his life. ANOTHER MOTII'Elt as studs, 2x3.2, rafters 2x4. The roof should be shingled. Ventilators in the top of the roof 2 feet 0 inches square, to bo surmounted by it small! cupola with open slats. Doors dou- ble and filled with sawdust. The full bill of lumber for the above is given cls follows 1—Eight pieces, 2x12x14 feet, for sills and plates; 30 pieces, 2x6x12 feet, for inner studs; five pieces, 2x0x12 feet, for hip -rafters and collar -beans; 33 piece, 2x4x12 feet, for outer studs; 20 pieces, 2x4x13 feet, for rafters and the 'ventilator; 750 feet sicking, 14 feet long, 2,000 feet coalition boards Lor sheathing floor, roof, etc; 24 pieces fencing, surfaced, 12 feet long, for corner bo.tl•da, etc; 50 yds t building paper;..11000 00111lon e shingles. An elaborate structure is not ne- cossary in nyder to preserve a good 3 supply of ice. Oue of rough boards, and so simple in its construction s that any farmer who is in the least 1 skilled in the 1180 of tools can make it, will answer the purpose, provide teeth, contracted chest, or pool' phy-1 lug the essential rules previously given for its successful construction be observed. POLL TI).Y N0'rES. Hay generates versu_ie more readily than straw. Especially from this time on if the hens are crowded, disease is almost certain to appear. Eggs in process of incubation in hot, dry weather, shouldbe sprinkled with tepid water occasionally. .don't harbor that lot of cockerels and cull 110118 any longer. Corral them some fine clay and sell them at the butcher's. That will give you the cash to use, stop the expense of keeping thecal, and, more 22111311 all, it will give the. remaining fowls more room and more attention. Your neighbors may not be will- ing to invest their money in thor- oughbred lor- ou h r l fowls but they will be willfl rg,n113, even enxious, to ex 011011lye some of (Mae dunghill eggs for yours when the time conies. You can do as you please about eccanl- moclat!ng tllenl. Between late-ltatched pullets and 11101ti11g hells egg's can be indulged in only by those who are cradled in the lap of lexury, if you were fortunate enough to secure only a very few pul- lets front your first hatch last spring they are rewarding you richly just new, while eggs are scarce end high- priced. Clover is also rich he lime, end when a mess 0.0 cut clever mud bran is given the fowls they will need Ito oyster shells or other mineral mat- ter, Do not forget that ie summer, however, all kinds of feeds should be used with judgment. If the bens have a free range, give no food at all ns long as they are laying; but if they begin to fall off let bran bo t11e. leading ingredient of the foods al- lowed. In winter tho bran and clover are even more essential, as the fowls cannot then eeeu10 green food on the ranges, It is grotty,defin1tery. settled that If u 1' yo would raise chicks that have. no mixed Colors and Mate feathers yeti must allow them t0 roil, It fa next to impossible to keep the white focethors out of breWn I,OOha%chiel15 when they aro kept in ctos0 1311arte15., 0111010 li'oin the same breeding pen will demonstrate Urfa fact to any- body W110 will give the matter a fair trial. 13rat1 is excellent for poultry, and 0110 point in fever of bran is : that it contains e. nluoh larger proportion of lime than any other cheap food derived franc grain, and, as the shells of eggs are composed of 111110, it is essential that food rich 111 lune be provided, It limy bo urged that the use of oyster shells will provide lune, but it will be found that it is the lime in the feed that is moat ser- eaceablo, because it is in a form tllat can be bettor digested and as- similated than carbonate of lime.. THE REVENGE Or. ANIIVIALS. The Sentiment Is Well Developed in Soma of Them. A number of authentic anecdotes have been collected by Lo Tour du Monde to illustrate the fact that the sentiment of revenge is very well de- veloped in 501110 animals livery - body knows that elephants, for ex- ample, have long inemotties when they aro subjected to treatment that hurts their feelings. Captai11,.Ship- pe of the French army discovered this fact to his sorrow six weeks after lie had given an elephant a smear/ cit sprinkled with cayenne pepper. The captain had almost forgotten tho 'in- cident when he next saw the animal and attempted to caress hint, but the elephant, recognizing the practi- cal joker, suddenly absorbed a quan- tity of dirty water from a puddle near by and diffused it over the ofli- cer's uniform. Griffith, the historian, tells a story of two Indian elephants at the siege of 13urtpore. Water was scarce and In great demand which gave unosual value to a well •that had not dried up. Ono day just as a small ele- phant and its driver were leaving the well, the animal carrylug a ,pail of water, a very large and strong ele- phant seized the pail and drank the water. Tile smaller elephant, con- scious of his inferior strength, show- ed no resentment but bided his time. One day he saw .his enemy standing broadside by a well. The little fel- low suddenly rushed forward with all the energy at his command, butted the big one on the side and tumbled him over into the well. An Indian missionary tells of an indiscreet person whom he saw teas- ing an elephant by pricking• his trunk with a pin and then feeding him with lettuce salad which no ele- phant has any use for. The animal was rather slow in anger and he had not fully decided to be read till a half hour hall elapsed, when he sud- denly seized the man's hat from his head, tore it into shreds and flung the fragments into the face of his tormentor. A British magazine told, a while ago, of a milkman's dog that was the terror of all small canines, as he was -8 fighter and never missed a chance to mix up in a row. Most of the dogs in the neighborhood bore sears as evidence of his ferocity and prowess. None of them could match hiin in a fight. The. idea finally oc- curred to them, however, that there is strength in union, tiled so one night about a dozen of them went to the home of the tormentor and thrashed him within an inch of his life. The milkman found next morn- ing orning that his dog was nearly dead from the wounds inflicted. When he recovered from the scrimmage he was a changed dog, having wholly lost his taste for fighting._ Sir Andrew Smith, a zoologist, told Darwin that one day he saw a tame baboon in Soutll Africa be- spatter with mud nn oOTcor, elle, all spick, and span, was on his way to parade. The officer had frequently eased the animal, which took this ''nctive means, of retenge.. Parrots 1.1.50 are among the animals that do 101 soon forget persons who tease or naltreat them. They usually find onto- way to give some unpleasant noments to those who are nnlcind to them. who Toyed her children Metas well, allowed It daughter to grow round- shouldered to the point of deformity, lecausc it was too much trouble to have the defect remedied. Still an- other) Who Would make any sacrifice for bet' children, allowed iter only dttughter to grow up o. hopeless crip- ple because the child elick not want to go to the neighboring hospital, at a7110lt- the (loctiu' assured her the trouble could be easily overcome. I wish ail farmers could bo made to understand that 1110 01001 Pre - 0.01.15 thing on the Perm is the fam• - ly, that the blooded stock, the fer- R'O:CURE THE STAMMERER. It i.; said that stammerers rarely, if ever, show any impediment of sl e: cli when speaking in whispers, On this fact a new method of treat- ment has been advocated, which is as follows :-1 or the first ten days speaking is prohibited. This will al. low rest to the voice, coal constitute the peelimin,nry stage of treatnune, During tlto luxe ten days speaking fg j er•miesihle in the whisperiug"voice r m t. in the couree of the next fifteen (hues, the ordinary conversational tune may be gradually employed. T00 STARTLING, "Too bad about Shelby, wasn't it?" "What's the matter with bins?" "ITo had a terrible shock the day before yesterday, and may 1101 t•ccov' er. Hadn't t sof htali an thin8 about it?" "No. Trow did it happen?" "Well, he had an engagement to meet Itis wife at a certain place in town at 12:20 o'clock." "Yes," "Anti ho ]curried up whet his work and started for the rentlpv0us s' "Yes." "ire got there at exactly the aP' pointed time." T see. Well?" "Itis wife had ,peel. there twelve ee0ll,id5." WOMEN VOTERS, In Franco the wcimen teachers elect membelrs on all Boards of Edema - lion. n Sweden women vole for all elective ofllcors except ropresenlzt- tivas ; else, indirectly, for ineni.ere cf the Upper House. In Ireland the women vote foe the TTuubor Smartie and 1'o0r Law Guardians, 'and to Belfast for enunlripa1 0111 118.' tit il.ttssia v'0nmu 110u1t:holdl'1•s tole ioit ill 0lcfuve alllcoa•:a anti urn lot' lila tel'sy