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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-2-27, Page 7F e A .'t 44 CON FUSION Or U Gentility OF +� (lr Sro Nobility of Soul. Ma 'F.74 4440,F40,3 CHAPTER I. „Did u d•-• ? Slut'',i am afraid II 11180(1 nyoot 4815file•—"°. Mr, '1'relit;wne was 10 his gardeax, 1.10 looked at her Week gond, and ivallting up and down beside the stoppeat beech -tree hedge. There was a pfath- "No, 310, She's gone.". Tier band- waY 113000 that 11ad be8n worn by Ills kerchief went to 1xe1' eyes. feet, for both in, winter and Summer "Poor tiling. I hope yon saw it was the spot of all hie garden that 400 1„ he loved the best ; a favorite walk, "011 yes, thank God ; me and Letty sheltered by t1aie thiels hedge from we were both with her, It was a the oast wilds, yet standing high, very happy ending, and Oriels t0 the west, and eelrlmand- `"$811, that will be a comfortto lag on that side a pleasant view you, Hissbf ., arlcham" . across a cultivated country, richin "It is, sir, it's a great comfort, meadow land and trees. She sutrered so that, if it wasn't for He wasa rescued, gentle, stud- Dotty, One would hardly have wished ions man of forty, or a 111110 under 1 to keep her, But it's hard to lose a simple in ma1111e1's and in mind ! ono mother, s11'." who (lid not 1)11020 much , of Z110 "Very hard—very.- Is Lotty your ways of the world, but lived quietly sister's child ?"• absorbed in his own world of books "lyes, el1•, and a good girl, pool' —Homer and Horace, Plato and So- thi11g." phoeles, being nearer and more far "And is she—what does she do, I miller friends to 11iin than the men moan ? Docs she go out to service?" whose living faces he saw round him, "Ail, sir, that's the difficulty. anis whose voices sounded in his She's delicate. She's not fit for a ea1's. common service. She's been helping 11 was about fifteen year's ago 1101• mother, you see, sir, with 111e since Mr, Trelawnoy had come from millinery." Oxford to this house in Shepton "Well, can she not go on with that where he now lived, and though then sort of thing ?" only three or four and twenty, he "I suppose she mast, sir—but she's had, almost at once begun to adopt young—site's only fifteen, and. a ebild the retired habits of a student, , At of that 'ago alone in London-- But I that time his motherwas alive, 0mustn't bother you with our troubles high bred and rattler cold -natured sh'," woman ; and the mother and son "You don't bother me, IlIrs. Mark.* had lived together for twelve ham. I am only sorry that T—that I years. During all these years the am so little able to give your any house, in spite of its having a mis- Help. Unless there was anything you tress at the head of it, had scarcely coned thinly of yourself ?" been a less dull, o1' quiet one than it was now. - Mrs. Trelawnoy was a woman who held herself rather above her neighbors. Such a woman of course could not be popular in a, country village, and Mrs. 1'relawncy accordingly had had few friends in Shepton who . either enjoyed her - so- ciety much while she was living, or mourned her greatly when she was dead: . Mr. Trelawney had grown accus- tomed to the life he led, and felt no desire for a keener or more exciting Happiness than what it gave him. He had been fond of his mother and said the housekeeper, and brought his mother's -company. Her refined .the interview to an end with a r•e- 1nanler andclear • calm hind haatlieved face. • been pleasant to his taste. In the It was two days after this that, years sthat they had .lived together as Mr. Trelawnoy was walking in she had become his ideal—the ° only his ,garden, his eye was caught by ono he . had—of womanhood, and he an unfamiliar sight—the. slight figure had felt her loss more than he had of a girl dressed in blade, standing ever felt the loss of any other living thing. He was thinking out spine knotty point in his work to -day no he paced up and down his favorite walk, ranging evidence in his mind, weigh- ing probabilities, hardly conscious that the sun was shining en him or the west wind blowing. It was ten keeper— o'clock in the morning of a summer "sirs. Markham, why should you day. The postman batt come up to the house a little w1111e, ago, but he had brought no .letter for 101r. Tre- lawnoy : 11e had only brought one letter for Mrs, Markham. the house- keeper, which had contained ill news apparently, for the poor soul began to cry as she read it. She was still crying, standing at the open door with her apron every few moments going up to her eyes, when, half an hour later Mr. Trc- lawney came in from his walk. She red food woman, too, Mr. Trelawnoy was waiting to intercept him as thought to himself, as she closed the re-entered the house, and withwithdoor.' He was pleased with what he liad clone, and gratified by Mrs. Markham 's appreciation of it. "With how little trouble, sometimes, one can give pleasure 1" 11e thought, and A1C Red Witch CHAPTEEIR, ZIIXIII.. On the threshold stood po..ciy ;Tu- ley, ley, and behind her S1a t ga and Carew O'Grady, They all steeds there motionless 08 if stri01(0» into Stone, gazing on the scene before them. A 211011 dead, already More calm, more placid than he bad eVeo boon 1n lifo ; a man living, yet with death upon hie face, and head bow- ed stubbornly upon his !venal', ; a womancant brokenly upon, the ground; with 1101' arms flung about the silent corpse ; 1111 bey rich red hair had eOm0 unbound, aa1(1 covered his breast as if with a shroud. It was a most piteous sight, Y0 - laude, overwhelmed by it, sank on her knees and covered her eyes with her, hands. All was swept from Iter remembrance, save the awful, un- availing grief of tide wretched wo- man, Her sudden roused Donna.a. She turned and addressed her. "You area good women,", she said in a subdued, monotonous way. "You could not understand such : as I. But I loved him and you never did h my love for grim taught 1110 that, carefully as you hid your excret. Leave flim to me 1120. Do not forbid' 1110 1 do not deny my stronger claim to him : do not grudge him this last solace. We were miserable always—let us be toge- ther now. Go 1 go away. This is no place for you. Leave me alone with my dead," She spoke incoherently. Her head sank back upon his breast. Once again her arms closed round his stiffening form. Upon the white of ber gown. a great crimson stain was spreading. It was his life -blood. Lady Varley sickened at the sight. She rose to her feet, j1 a wild, shud- dering derin + haste, and rooked helplessly around hes. .She swayed a little, but when O'Grady came quickly towards "Well, sir," with a little hesita- tion, "I almost had it in Illy mind— , , her, She shrank from him, and it was if you'd not think it a great liberty to Andrew Stronge she held out; her —1 was wanting very much to ase; hands.Willi a choking cry. you if you thought you'd mind my He caught her as she fell, and having her hero for a week or two, carried her out of the room and just till we had time to look about e1o2011 thestairs to the hall, where. m8." -ho stumbled . against a woman. It "You had better send for her at was the girl Ditty ; who, knowing once. Whore is the poor girl now 2" all, had followed her mistress faith "13811, sir, there were some kind fully, in fear and trembling. neighbors that offered her a bed for He left her in her cars, with in - a night or two, and she's gone to struetians to. rouse the servants— them. And I thank you gratefully who .now, indeed,' iverea. hurrying I tlianls you with all my heart," from all quarters, roused by the sound of the revolver. Having given hurried orders that a carriage be brought round immediately from the stables, and that Lady Varley be conveyed direct to The Cottage, be once more returned to the fatal chamber. As he drew near it, he found the with a basket on her arm gathering silence was broken. A voice shrill; peas. 'Who is this ?" was his first frelazied, was ringing through the thought as his attention was•arrest room. Sirs. Dundas had risen, and ed by tier, and Hien. "Oh, it must `yds denouncing her husband as the be Mrs. Mnrkbam'e niece," he reco murderer of her lover. She turned leered, and meeting the hbusekeepe to Strong( as he entered, and began presently as he was returning to his again her -denunciation ; she looked study he said abruptly to the house like a beautiful fury ; with her hair streaming, her face ghastly with its savage desire for vengeance. O'Grady went quickly up to Dun- das. . "Fly," he said in a hurried whis- per. "There is yet time. Soon, we may: not be able to connive at your escape. It is in our power now, it may not be so five minutes ]fence. Already I hear footsteps downstairs. Great heaven, what madness induces you to delay !" A curious smile parted Dundas' lips. He touched O'Grady lightly on the shoulder though he dice not look at him. His gaze was rivetedon the spot -where Donna stood, "Too late even if I had cared to prolong my life," he said. "Nemesis. is already on my track. Look at her ?" O'Grady followed his gaze. Donna, who had been commanding Stronge's It one dowaxwarde '3nerelflllly, and even I' ' with h a h r ible whilst they looked It o fa30inntioll that could not be call- qu0re4, the last q.uiek, trpmuloua Shudder ran through pini. As for Donna, she stood there Motionless, o 31t11atttithude,bher face livid. into 1 have flown from ha n' '1e(l meaning 38R11 bvr', face, It _}taa� a morn beautiful masts. Arad presently, oh, so Slowly, S0 sluggishly a thiel( red stream be- gan to ere* from under that hidden mutilated head, .Straight tolvards her it crept with' a dull 11as10,nt With a deadly surety. She sen a back, but it followed her. 8308 t still, clutching a ehair as rho went with stiffening fingers, and with dilated eyes fixed always on that aw- ful pursues'. I3ac1c still until 8110 touched the wall. that she Her mind was so far gone could imagine no other means of escape than that backward' one ; and slowly, but over nearer, came that crimson flood. Stealthily, an inch now, a little rush then creeping,^ crawling, until at last it caught It touchedthe limn of her . white.. gown,and reddened it. How the stain grew 1 It seemed as though his, blood, having found her, had re- solved to 'merge itself in her—his murderess 1 For a moment, as if fascinated, she stood staring et it with wide, awful eyes. Then all un- earthly . screams escaped her. Peal after peal of horrible laughter fol- lowed, and presently they bore her from the room securely pinioned—a raving maniac. (;To Be Continued.) not keep Letty here with yourself for a time ? It would be a great deal better for her, I should think, than being thrown amongst strangers. I suppose, if she were to stay, you could find something for her to do?" "011, sir, you're too good 1 It would be the making of her," replied ntrs.' Markham earnestly. "I don't know how to thank you, sit'. I think she'll be so hippy she won't know what to do with herself," "She is a grateful woman, . and • a eyes and afacc full ofgrief she ac- costed flim as he enure lits "I'm sorry'to trouble you, sir, but —but I've had a letter from my sis- ter—or at least not from my sister possibly it crossed his mind, with tiling like remorse, that the self - (poor dear, I wish it was 1) ; it's my niece that writes, and—and— with a burst of tears, "her' poor mother's dying 1" 1t was a little confusing. to Dir. Treianney, but he was very sorry. "You would like to go and see her, would you not ?" he said at once. "Yes, of course ; go as soon as you can. And whatever money you would like—" But Mrs. Markham did not want any honey. Her only two troubles were' lest she might not find her sister still alive, and lest Martha,, her help in the kitchen, should fail • during her absence in cooking chops and steaks. From one of these anxieties Mr. Trelawnoy did what he could to relieve her ; for the relief of the other he could only give her his grave good wishes. had a week ad passed after this day, when 0110 afternoon a knock came to the study door, and, on Mr. Trelawnoy calling to the knocker to enter, a black -robed. figure carne mournfully into the room mai dropped a courtesy with a, tragic face, "011, Mr•s. Markham 1" exclaimedMr. Trelawnoy, a little startled - by this apparition. "Yes, sir,, it's me," said the house- keeper fainLIy. some absorbed life he led' was not calculat- ed to encourage the growth of much loving -kindness towards his neigh- bors, But the reflection, as such re- flections generally do, only touched his conscience' for a moment ; and then he took up: his book and resum- ed the reading of it—and, forgot alike Lotty and ,betty's pleasure, his own satisfaction and his self-reproach. (To Be Continued). • OUR NEW SERIAL, CONFUSION OF CASTE. nUn READERS will weioome our new story, the first instalment of which appears in this issue. Its characters are well drawn and Its plot unusual. In It the author develops the idea that "kind hearts are more than coronets,' and simple faiththanNorman blood.• Follow It: Sound moves 1,142 feet per sec- ond, light 102,000 miles a second, electricity 288,000 miles a second. aid, was now looking towards them; suspicion lit her eyes. As though fearing to be baffled, deprived of her revenge, she " rushed forward, and dashing -O'Grady aside with super- human force, seized hold of Dundas. Iter eyes blazed, there was madness in diem. Strange caught and held her back from grim, restraining her as gently as he could. Dut restraint of any kind that Kept hor from securing the object of her vengeance infuriated her. She langhed frantically, and glared at Dundas, who was standing motionless, making no effort to, avail Himself of that chance• of escape pointed out to him by O'Grady, and which she was so fearful of his ob- taining. He came slowly up to her, and, by a little wave of the hand, put back the two who wore still holding her; "You aro not yet satisfied then ?" he said, gazing at her with that sante strange smile that now seemed frozen on his lips. "You Have taken from 11te, faith, hope, joy, yet still you crave my blood ? Take it, then 1" Before Stronge, who was nearest to hint, could interfere, he had lifted the revolver to his mouth. It was all over in a moment. He was lying __,,, +m,•elveg s ryes. 1F ?? �� i`a.�, *t t�Y. ° h e N 'ta 4 WOMAN'S SHIRT WAIST. The novelty of the season is un- doubtedly the shirt waist with plaits that run to or over the shoulders. The smart example illustrated com- bines that feature with the new deep pointed cuffs and stock and is suit- ed to all the seasons waistingsl ma- dras, Oxfords, pique, chambrays, linen batistes, silks, light weight flannels, .albatross and the like ; but in the original, is of silk, chambray in pale blue, stitched with white, and is hold by white pearl buttons. The fitted lining extends to the waist lino only, but forms the fou11- dation on which the waist is ar- ranged. The fronts and back of the Waist pepper are laid in two plaits at each side, which meet at the 1e fronts in- clude seams. The shoulder the regulation box plait and are gathered et the belt or left free and adjusted to the figure as pre- ferred, but the plaited back is smooth and without fulness. When the plain back is substituted it is drawn down in gathers at the waist lin: Ornamental stitching, abnulat- ing pointed bands, is shown on the fronts. The sleeves are in shirt style, but with deep pointed cuffs that lap over and are buttoned at the outside. At the neck is a novel pointed stock that matches the cuffs. To cut this for a woman of medium size, 4 yards of material 21 inches wide, 3i yards 27 inches wide, 3 yards 32 inches wide or 2y yards 44 inches wide will be required. FEAT OF YOUNG OFFICER.. T,i: ON THE FARM. ° #�k WATERING STOCIC, The qu08110 , of watering cattle in winter In this northern 01lmut0 is an important one with most farmers, T)isorent 0911110as prevail as to the best methods and farmers always Will differ in regard t0 the matter because of more or lose diversity of Conditions, Tho' main points of dif- ferenco•aro as to 1110 advisability of warming water for Cattle by arti- ficial means, watering more 111a11 once a day and heaving water ill ties stable for each animal, writes Mr, Alpha Messer. In regard to the first, which Is perhaps of most importance, con- ditions have somewhat to do with the matter. When water runs a long distauc0 and the stream is a small one, permitting an accumulation of anchor, ice in the tui). or tank in cold weather, it is unquestionably the better method to warns the water at least: enough to melt the ice and keep the tub 01' tangs front freezing, but when there is a hall inch stream Or More of good spring water, the warmth and motion of which keeps the ice from forming on the water in the coldest weather, it Is quite doubtful if it pays to put a heater in the tub. Stook of all kinds will drinkall of, such water that they need, AND THAT IS ENOUGH. ' Because cows for a time wlil trim( more water at 65 or 70 degrees than at 65 or 60 is no 'valid argument that .it is better for the cows, Some men will sometimes drink more than they need, but it does not. _snake any better or more efficient men of them iii the end. I have heard far- mers say that when cows had warm tions yet inborn' point the Anger at water before them they would be their want of good judgment from sipping it nearly all of the time and an evolving future. Some of those advocates were otherwise magnificent men. But this makes their mistake all the more unexplainable. But, there is another class of men who have decried, the dual purpose cote who are not thus honest. They have, it is to be feared, deliberately seated themselves in the chair of wilful misrepresentation. They are continually poring over records that give the averageproduction of cows over a state or The Action of the Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Liver and l•1idneys Depend en the Nerve Farce—Extraordinary Results from the use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. There is not a single organ of the htttlian body that can perform its functions without a liberal supply of. nerve force—the motive power of rho body, The nervous system should never bo thought of as a separate part of the body. Its branches extend from the brain and tfie spinal column to the tips of the fingers and toes. Just as the brood is carried by the ar- teries to every nook and corner of the system, so the nerve force, 11y means of nerve fibres, is distributed and nerve force is just as important to life as is good, rich: blood, When the nerve cells aro wasted, by over exertion, worry or disease, more rapidly than they are replaced, the action of the heart becomes slower, thelungs begin to weaken, the stomach fails to do its duty, the liver and kidneys falter in their work ae filters and the excretory organs get feeble and inactive. You may be a sufferer from weakness and exhaustion of the nerves, and may have been attributing the trouble to the stem- ash, kidneys or other organs. Nervous exhaustion is marked by restlessness, disturbed sleep, languid, weary feelings, headache, dyspepsia, and aodily pains, inability to concentrate the thoughts, absent-mindedness, weakened inemorj', twitching of the =Wee and :eyelids, sudden startngs and jcrkings of the limbs in sleep, dizziness, irritability and gloomy forebodings. Throughthe Medium of the new oils system Dr: Chase's Nerve Food carries new life aid energy to every organ of the body. It strengthens 110 action of the heart, invigorates 111e stomach, wakes the Kidneys, liven and bowels mote active, and builds up the entire system. I4you experience any of these symptoms of nervous exhaustion, you can rely absolutely on Dr. Chase's 1g ures by forming now, rod corpuscles in the Nerve i"ood'to cut's you. It dons not stimulate, but thoroughly c h blood and erea'ting nerve force, Dr, ChaOo's Nerve lj'ood, 50 calnts& box, 6 boxes for $2380, at 3111'doalOrs, or Edmanson, Bates Lo Co„ To- rento,a apnoea and covered with a goad yzandfinE 81(311, Gaya Prof. 2110,1103 cattle, ,Shale, Contrasted witii'beef oat , dual purp0ao Battle are : In Poem), outline lege massive, .net so even in their pr0p0rti0118 and not so (attain in size they .are sbent the same, but do not weigh quite so the e• 111 tl • 1i little longer x 1• they are 1 0 6 2001 t y a' l they ; head, neck,, limbs anti barrel; are not 00 wide fat the withers, are a little less full In the breast, should- ors, hips and twist, and are not quite so retinded or close spaced in the ribs, Sud the development of udder and milk veins is much more marked. Contrasted with dairy eat - tie dual purpoee cattle are1 In gene oral outline much larger and heav- ier as a rule, the fore and hind quar- ters aro more evenly bttlailced, 1110 angular points are ' not ea promin- ent and the form is not so spare ; THE WITHERS ARE WIDER, the spinal column lose pr0mineet and. the back straighter; the breast is more strongly developed, the erring of rib rounder, the hips and thighs heavier and the bone somewhat larger, and in general development of head, neck, body, udder and milk veins, this difference is not greatly marked, The above is the typo of cow that, through the persistent advocacy of certain dairy writers has been Stig- matized as a myth, a delusion and a snare. They Have denied her the right to dive. For a time they sue- seeded so far in nelltralizing the dual quality by the use of dairy sires by that section of the farmers who lis- tened to their much fair speech, that this magnificent type of animal was threatened with annihilation. It will take long years to undo the mis- chief, The advocates of annihila- tion as the highest end of the dual purpose cow were doubtless sincere in the line of advocacy which they; thrust upon the farmers with a per- sistency worthy of a better cause, hence, charity bids us try and cover up their mistake, lest the genera - keep "full as ticks." But would any one say • that this unnatural. condi- tion was any better • forthecon, or that in three months time she would give et greater profit than if every day she drank what her system de- manded 'of clear cool water, and no more ? Careful experiments at some of the state experiment stations have 'shown that there is no advantage in warming good running water for Stock: On Wager Drank a Bottle of Bran- dy and Died. LAYING ITG AN UCEAII .QA/MIL One Extending Mx Lefie Thaa1 St' CQD llTilea to gala Laicl, The United States ,d 4bQttt i o oro- baric 011, avllat fsclaimitlt, will be one of the greatest undertakings of the, two)}tieth century, This is the lay- ing of the trans-Paoiflc eab1e, whielx. 5 ' es r' 1 an tau i co bo will L -etch Flo n , '�' vzird ldanila, touchlYg 1}g at Honolulu, and (! 0am,' Tho cablo, Widen is now being; man- ufactured in 4nlerica, will bo the longest submarine cable 10 the world, extending; to 00 less than 8,090 miles, Indeed, the next longest is net oven baht as 10,p;. With this now addition there will be sutiieieat length of submarine cables in the world .to more than girdle the .earth night times, o1• reach two-thirds of the way to the moon. Tho pathway for the cable lute al- ready;been mapped out by the United States :steamship Nero which has made nearly a thousand sounding{s. for the pnreos0. The estimated coot of this great undertaking is 46,000,- 000; and the cable is to be in actual operation withli a couple of years. In the manufacture of this vast length of cable the following enor- mous quantity of material will be used: 1,080 tons of copper wire, 1,- 260 tons of gutta-percha, 2,300 tons of jute yarn, 9:,500 tons of compound and tar, and 12,000 tons of steel wire, When completed the weight of the cable will be equal to that of forty-eight locomotives. In the laying of the cable, four ves- sels, specially designed for the work, and comprising a staff of 1,000 elec- tricians and cable engineers, will be employed. Most of the spaee on board is, of course, taken up by cable tanks, of which each ship has three, about 40 feet in diameter, and capable of holding about a thousand miles of deep-sea, cable. WHEN BEING PAIR OTJT the cable runs over a large pulley at the stern of the ship, having to pass on its way from the tank over and under several retarding wheels and then under a`dynoneter, which indi- cates the amount of strain to which it is being subjected. From there it passes out to drop to its resting - place at the bottom of the Ocean. As soon as all the cable on board has been paid out the end is care- fully arefully sealed up and attached to a rope, the other .end of which is. at- tached to a buoy and left 111 the sea. The vessel then returns to port for more cable, with which she steams MT again to the soon of operations, where the submerged cable -end is fish- ed up, securely spliced to the new supply, and the work of cable -laying proceeded with as before. In the absence of ullforseell diffi- culties the rate of progress is some- where about seven nautical miles per hour, and in a couple of thousand fathoms of water the cable takes as long as three hours to sink to the bed of the ocean. To land the cable some interesting preparations are made. Sheaved wheels are anchored on the shore, around which a line is passed and back to the cable -Ship. '1`o this line the end or the cable to be landed is attached, and floating on largo India rubber balloons, it is thus carried ashore. It should bb mentioned that the land end of the cable is considerably larger than the submarine portion, and once on terra firma it is drawn to its proper !1 - land position by hand or by horses. 13y this time the work of the cable - ship has,. of course, practically come to an end, and the provision of an- other means of communication be- come an accomplished fact. A GREAT JOURNALIST. Something About Monsieur de Blowitz. Some years ago when the agitation 1 A PORTION OF THE SAME. for warming water was at its height, , They then look up the dairy per - I thought that perhaps it would pay I formance of some crack dairy herds. to put a heater in my water tank They assume that all 00ws not in - for cattle and sheep, but as the eluded in such, are dual purpose water never freezes over in the cold- cows. They straw comparisons ac- est weather, and the stock seemed to cordingly, which, to the uncliscern- enjoy drinking it, I delayed the:ing, appear exceedingly favorable to action. The water is still running the straight 'dairy cow and as un - and the stock drink it with " their favorable to the dual purpose cow.. accustomed relish. At the present \Vho constituted those wise ones the time I have no desire for a heater, judges as to what is a dual put - which would make more labor in do- pose new ? Is it not true that many ing chores and be a bill of expense of shoes cows aro scrub cows of the in my case, most scrubby type ? They are WITHOUT COMPENSATION. neither one thing nor another: How The question of watering more different those no purpose cows are than once a day is also subject to !from the dual purpose cow as out - changed conditions, such as feeding lined above. Another class who de - ensilage, and time of the year. It cry the dual purpose cow are found is my experience that when cattle in very different surroundings. They are fed ensilage twice a day, they have crept into some of our experi- will drink but once, and often when orient stations, and Have instituted cattle are fed on dry fodder alone comparisons between the production they will drink but once until the of these no purpose cattle and the April sunbegins to make the days highest types of dairy cattle. Such warmer: It is my practice to water comparisons are peculiarly harmful. cattle but once a day, until about If made innocently, what about the the first of April, when they are competency of the men who make turned out twice a day, as much to them ? If made intentionally, what give them fresh air and sunshine as about their honesty ? But dual pur- for the opportunity of another drink pose truth, like liberty, cannot be although the warmer atmosphere no- laid away in the grave of oblivious turally increases the demand for wa- forgetfulness. Neither grave stone ter in both man and beast. nor armored soldier can prevent the In regard to water for each aminal final resurrection of either. in stables I cannot speak from ex- perience. It was my intention to HOGS FOR QUICK RETURNS. put running water in the cattle man- It has always' been the experience gers of the new barn, but I have that there is a decided advantage become convinced that it is not the with hogs over all other stock kept best way and the water runs in a steel tank under a shed just 40 feet from the stable door. WHAT IS A DUAL PURPOSE COW? Following their custom in such, cases, the news agencies at Berlin have carefully refrained from sending out a sensational story which might reflect upon the German army. The matter in question is the death of Herr Von ,Elchol-Streiber, a young lieutenant of the Third regiment of Uhlans, which occurred during a drinking bout at the officers' mess ttt Potsdam. It is as seriously discus- sed in Berlin to -day as :wore the army duels two months ago. Tho officers of the Pi1•st Regiment of TJhlans, it appears, entertained at their quarters the officers of the. Third Regiment. Drinking was gen- eral, and young Eiehe1-Streiber had responded to each invitation to drink. He was already much intoxi- cated when an officer of the First Regiment boasted that he could drink in the space of ten minutes a decanter of brandy. Eichel-Streiber met his wager with another—that he could drink the con- tents of a bottle at one draught, In- stead of persuading him to give ftp his foolish boast, knowing that he suffered from. heart trouble, his com- panions urged the lieutenant to exe- cute the threat, which he did, Michel-Streiber lost consciousness immediately after putting; down the bottle. Ile was carried to his room and placed upon a bed without re- moving his clothing, ,The collar of his tunic was not tuibottoned, and his comrades retired and loft him there, In a few minutes the officer was dead. The lieutenant was given a grand funeral, with all military honors, and his body was taken. to the home of his parents at Eisenbacb, Emperor William has ordered a rig- id investigation of the case, Another business in which the Gor- man Government has already set us (1n example is that of coal -mining, Our Government might make and save lniili0115 by purchasing coal areas in South Wales suiilctent to silpply 1110 navy, and also,' of course, the railways, which they would con- trol, How shall we know her wnen we see her ? In answering this question. I quote from my book The study of breeds : The more important indica- tions, inportant per"ops, In the or- der named, are : Medium to large size for the breed or grade; good length and depth in the coupling, especially in the feinales; good de- velopment of udder and milk veins ; good constitution as indicated by good width through the heart, head and neck inclining to long and fine, and ribs of medium spring, open There was an incorrect report a Sew weeks ago that Monsieur de Bio- tvlt0, the Paris correspondent of the Loudon Times, was to retire from active service. Although he is sixty- nine years old, and has occupied for on the farm—the quick returnsif a generation his present position, good management is given. As with which practically makes hint the all stock, it is essential that a good source of the most important Intel - breed be had. By having well-bred animals a quids growth and. early maturity can be obtained. If a sow farrows: in early spring, say Appi1, late enough not to endanger losses from cold, in nine menthe the pigs, with good treatment, can be ready for market. By this time another lot of pigs can be growing. Thus we can sell two lots of pigs in a year from the sane sow. This gives a quick return, and at this year's prices, a good one, cm the money in- vested. No other stock will answer as well. The value of the hog to the farmer cannot bo questional. "Who tdv mo do bleak eye? 1 guy it to =welt, 'cause me lofdy fren• sale situ liked black d(as.," ligence in ilnropean politics, he does not intend yet to cease working, Although he lives in Paris and writes for an English newspaper, he was an Austrian by birth. He early left his native country and taught German. in France; later he because a naturalized Frenchunan. When ha was twenty-eight years old he 'began the study of international .polities, and wrote for two newspapers im Lyons. Ile was active in home poli- tics, and participated in the sup- presion of the commune in 1870.., Ij the sante year, after an apprentice- ship of eleven ,years, he became the Continental representative of the London Times. During the past third of a cep: tiny Ise has had the confidence'. of the rulers and statesmen of Europe,' -2T( was admitted to the presence of pre alters as an equal, and •great quos' tions of public policy were discussed with him as with a man oapablo of comprehending thein. In time lit came to be the mouthpiece of the distinguished officials when they had anything to say to the public, and Bismarck, Thiers; Gambetta, the Sultan of Turkey, Jtiies Ferry, Pop Leo XIII, and others spoke through 11in1. Ile, more completely than any 0th: er man, hes in the popular imagina- tion personified • the power of the press, Ile works • in sympathy with the policy of the Times, which is to Interpret to the people the purposes of the Government. FTe believes that 1.110 public business is the business o1 the public. As the eyes and ears 01 the nations at the seat of power ha made an honorable place for himself and holds it unchallenged. Tf he had not been a man who kept faith with statesmen, and tvho acted on the theory that honesty is the best pol- icy, he could not so' long have redlin- ed the confidence of the cabinets of 'lihlrope. Aunt Maria (at concert) "J'osi0ll, what's the next tiling to be done ?" Thiele Josiah—"They're going to sing "For a Thousand Ye,us,° Aunt lttarla.."Por goodness' sake, ,Tosiah, telegeaplethe children what'. keep- ing us I,'