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CHAPTER VI,
The earl was at tonne expecting
Sir Raoul, He Was shown into the
library, andthere in a few moments
he was found ley his kinsman. They
met with outstretched hands and
warm words of greeting,, but the.
earl looked sorrowfully into his
kinsman's face.
"You have suffered very much,
Raoul," he said, quietly,
"Yes, and never thought to see
you again. You aro changed too,
Ulric—I Seel inclined to ask where
•ie the wunny faced boy , whom I lov-
ed so dearly ?"
Lord Caraven laughed a little bit-
ter laugh.
The truth is, Raoul, I have not
turned out very well. I may have
been a good boy, but I have'scarce-
ly made a good man,"
"A fault acknowledged is often
half amended," said Sir Raoul,
"Yes," admitted the earl, careless-
ly ; "but I feel no great desire to
amend—I half wish that I did."
I hoar wondrous news, Ulric—that
you areanarried. Is it true 9"
The earl's face darkened, as it
generally did when any mention was
made of his wife,
"Yes," he replied, gloomily. "I
am. married. The fact is, I `eel
quitecertain that you will not like
my wife, and it annoys mo,"
Like her 9" echoed Sir Raoul.
"How strangely you speak ! Cer-
tainly I shall do more than like
her, your wife and my cousin. 1 tell
you that the thought of seeing her
is a positive pleasure to me."
With hasty steps Lord Caraven
walked up and down the room, He
seemed as though about to speak,
but then stopped abruptly. Ile
stood at last in front of his cousin.
"Raoul," he said, "I am not good
at keeping a secret. The truth is,
I do not dike my wife."
"You were compelled to marry
her, then ?" said Sir Raoul.
"It was either that or ruin—such
ruin as would have left me penni-
less. 1 did hesitate, for some time,
whether I should purchase a revol-
ver or marry Miss ttansome."
"Was it as bad as that ?" asked
Raoul,
"Yes, it could not have been
worse. Do not let me be a hypo-
crite, Raoul. That lesson would have
lasted some men their lives—it has
not been sufficient for me. I do not
think, honestly speaking, that I am
one whit a wiser man than I was.
The only thing is that Fortune has
been with instead of against me."
"Poor boy/' said Sir Raoul, pity-
ingly; "we must hope for better
things. Shall I see your wife to-
night 9"
No, I think not. Lady Caraven
has gone to Covent Garden—a favor-
ite opera of hers is being played.
She will not be home until late.
You look very tired, Raoul—I should
advise you to go to bed."
"I am rather disappointed." he
said, at last. "I hoped that I
should see my new kinswoman to-
night."
Ile was disappointed. He fancied,
that Lord Caraven would never have
spoken of her as he did if she had
been what he had hoped to find her.
Farewell to his idea of the sweet
companionship of a delicate, refined
woman 1 Farewell to his idea of
passing long, pleasant hours with
the earl's young wife 1 He remem-
bered that as a boy Ulric had been
devoted to the fair sex; he had often
rallied him on it. Fie remembered a
thousand and one -scrapes into
which the boy had fallen from his
propensity to flirtation. He knew
that his cousin had been called "the
handsome earl," and' the only satis-
factory conclusion at which he could
arrive was that the girl -wife must
be displeasing in appearance,
Sir Raoul retired to his room,
slightly disappointed and disen-
chanted. Ire could not sleep; bygone
scenes in his own life rose before
him. It was log after midnight
when he heard the roll of a carriage
and then the soft rustle of a silken
dress, as light footsteps passed his
door.
"That is the young countess," he
said to himself— 'my new cousin."
What was she like ? After being
at the opera she would not rise until
late, he felt suro. He himself event
down -stairs early. Sfr Raoul liked
the fresh morning air.
The first sound that fell upon his
ears Was the singing of a bird, and
the next the falling spray of a
fountain. He looked around. He
saw then what improvements had
been made in Halby House. A con-
servatory had been built out from
the breakfast -room, long and wide
re
—a conservatory that was almost
an aviary, so full was it of bright-
plumaged birds; a fountain stood in.
the midst,.masees of brilliant bloom'.
glowed upon the wails,
"This was a welcome for the
bride," thought Sir Raoul, "Pere
haps, 'however, oho has not much
taste for. flowers."
No one seemed to be about; the
breakfast -table was prepared, but.
there was no one to preside, Sir
Raoul looked found; be thought he
would go through the conservatory,
and perhaps by that time there
would be some news of breakfast.
He opened the glass door, and walk-
ed through a fairy -land of sweet
blossoms; the" spray of the fountain
fell with .melodious music into the
clear basin below,
"How beautiful 1" thought the
simple soldier.
He walkeu on until he saw a
vision that suddenly struck him
dumb. At the end of the conserva-
tory was a large vine -wreathed door;
the green leaves formed a perfect
screen, and against then stood a
figure such as Sit' Raoul had never
seen before and never afterward for-
got a tall, graceful, girlish figure
—a figure that was ail symmetry,
with a slender, graceful neck, white
as snow, lovely shoulders, round,
white arms, draped in an elegant
morning dress,
The lady was standing with her
face averted, so that he could
not at first see it. ire beheld a
queenly head, covered with masses
of black, shining hair, He stood for
some few minutes lost in admira-
tion; and then with a deep sigh she
turned slowly round.
If he had thought the figure beau-
tiful, he was even moreenchanted
with the face. That it was the mo-
ney -lender's daughter never for a
moment entered his mind—that he
saw before him his cousin's wife
never occurred to him. This beauti-
ful girl was, of course, a visitor,
like himself—one of Lady Caraven•s
friends, ho thought to himself half
sadly. It was not to be wondered
at, with this glorious young beauty
near to distract him, that the earl
did not care for his wife.
He went forward to speak to her,
and then for the first time she was
conscious of his presence. She rais-
ed her dark eyes and looked at
him. There are moments in life not
to be forgotten—this was one. The
dark eyes appeared to look right
into his heart, and he seemed to re-
cognize the soul that shone through
them. She walked up to him, still
looking at him, as though drawn by
magic to him, his eyes half smiling
into the depths of hers. He bowed
at her approach.
She looked for one half -minute
into the worn, scarred. noble face.
"I cannot be mistaken," she said,
bolding out both ber hands in wel-
come. •'Ion must be Sit Raoul
Laur•eston 9"
"I am," he replied. "And you 9"
"And I 9" she said, with a charm-
ing smile and a look of pretty as-
tonishment, •'I am Lady Caraven."
The fair face was smiling at him,
the lovely eyes were full of wel-
come, the ruby lips smiling kindly.
It seemed to him that her whole
heart wee in the greeting she gave
him. And Lord Caraven had said
that he did not- like this most
charming and lovely girl !
"You are looking very 111, Sir
Raoul," she said ; "you will want
nursing and taking care of. You are
going to remain here, to make your
home with us ?"
"I hope so," he responded, heart-
ily. "I have no other home. This
would indeed he one."
She had drawn nearer to him—so
near that the delicate lace on her
dress touched him.
"I am soglad," she said, in ber
soft, caressing tones ; "and you will
really let me take care of you, just
as though you were my own brother
come home from the wars ?"
"Ewe you a brother 9" he asked,
"No," site replied; "I ani an only
child,"
And I have no sister. I have al-
ways wished for one. When I was a
strong man who did not know what
aches and pains meant, I used to
wish that I had a woman's gentle
mind and heart to guide me ; when
health and strength left nae, when I
became athwart helpless, I longed for
the gentle hands of a woman near
me ; but my longing was never
grat ifled."
"You must let me take a sister's
place," she said, gently. "You do
not know what your coming means
to me. It will gave me what t need
so sorely—an occupation. You will
"Do you know," he Paid, I' til
inc e
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as
un rinaess
though same fair young p g
were olip}•i11g• to take ellargc of me.
How can I thank you 7 It seams to
heart is
me that t130 desire of my 1e.
gratified.
ra iiet•d. have a kinswoman to
lovShe laid her hand on Iiia azen and
walked with him into the breakfast
"You ought not to have risen oe
early," she said ; and now you
must atone for that by taking some
of my tea. I pride myself on being
a good tea -maker."
Lookingat her the thought that,
if she prided herself on her exquisite
grace and her giriislh loveliness, it
would be only natural, Ile was per-
fectly charmed with her; she was.
modest and unaffected; there was a
certain grace in nor frank, kindly
manner which made it impossible not
to feel at home with her.
Ile was entirely so ; and he smil-
ed to himself. They were seated at
the table as though they had renown
oach other for years.
"13ut surely," he said, "we are
remiss. We am not waiting for
Ulric,"
Her expression changed slightly,
as it always slid at the mention of
her husband's name.
"Lord Caraven never takes break-
fast here," ehe said, slowly. "Our
hours are not the same."
"Then he is a bad judge," remark-
ed Sir Raoul. "x would far rather
take breakfast here than anywhere
else in the world."
She made him no answer, but the
dark eyes drooped sadly. If he knew,
if he only knew, the secret history
of her life I
That day passed so quickly and
so pleasantly to Sir Raoul that he
could not realize his new existence.
She brought him books and photo-
graphs ; she talked to flim and
amused him ; she made the time
pass so quickly that he marveled at
her quick intelligence, her womanly
wit. There was a touch even of
genius in her noble, keen apprecia-
tion of art, in her passionate love
of music. Then a dainty little lun-
cheon was brought to him,. after
which she insisted on his driving out
with her,
Sir Raoul laughed.
"1 shall begin to think that 1 am
a carpet knight," he said.
"The Hard work went before it,"
rejoined Hildred, "You will enjoy a
drive, Sim Raoul—the sun is warm
and the air is mild."
He sat by the side of the 'beauti-
ful, tenter -hearted, graceful girl, and
they found a hundred objects of con-
versation. The fragrant air, the
'warm sunbeams, the beautiful face,
the sweet, caressing voice, all great-
ly affected Sir Rauut, Then, when
they returned, she bade him adieu
until dinner -time.
He thought long and anxio'3sly
after she hp.d gone. How strange it
was that Caraven, always delighted
1n beautiful women, could not . care
for her 1 What a sad thing 1 Both
so young, with every fair gift of life
before them, every gift the world
could bestow lavished on them, yet
miserable because they did not love
each other—husband and wife, sworn
to love and honor each other, yet
further apart than strangers—even
disliking each other 1 It seemed to
him pitiful.
"I wonder," he thought, "if I
could do anything ? If 1 could only
restore peace and harmony to them.
I should not have lived in vain."
The first dinner -bell had rung
when the •earl returned, and Sir
Raoul did not see him until dinner-
time. Lady Caraven was the first
to enter the drawing -room, where
Sir Raoul awaited her. She looked
very lovely in her evening dress. It
was of white—white that shone and
gleamed—with picturesque patches of
scarlet. She wore scarlet and white
flowers,, with a suit of opals: He
had thought her beautiful before, but
now, with her white neck and
shoulders and rounded arms all
shown, she looked, 11e thought, mag-
nificent.
Then the earl came in. He passed
shown, she looked, he thought, mag
his wife with a silent bow, never
once looking at her, and she drew.
aside the Skirts of her robe to let
llfm go by. Sir Raoul could not.
help noticing that she seemed to
dread lest they should even touch
him. 'There was not much hope of
love or reconciliation there. Lord
Caraven went over to him at once,
shook hands with him warmly, and
asked him how he had spent the
day.
"Very happily, thanks to Lady
Caraven," lie replied—"she has been
all kindness to me.
Tho earl looked bothpleased and
impatient.
"Ulric," said Sir Raoul. in a low
voice, "What induced you totell me
that your wife was tall and dark—
nothing more 9"
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woman time your wife."
1f she be not fair to. nae, what
care I. bow fail' she lee T" " quoted
the earl, "1 nun glad you think 00,
I do not admire her style of beauty.
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of the dinner -bell hoe a greater
charm for me than the discussion 01
a lady's beauty 9"
'1'hell he apt to work resolutely to
watch her, to 800 if 111 any respect
sire was leficiolrt. 13e could pot d1ae
cover' anything. 590 took her place
with consummate grace. She was
well versed in ail the etiquette of
the table ; she Was a charming
hostess. He saw, too, that, with all
her wealth and all her beauty, she
was an excellent mistress of they
household ; her sei'valits Were well
trained' and obedient.
"1 do, not see myself," thought Sir
Raoul, "what . more 1J1r•io can de -
He could detect no fault 121 her
but he did stop to wonder what
their dinners meet be like when they
were quite alone.
The earl might have guessed the
nature of 111s thoughts, for : he said
suddenly ;
"We had some friends coining to-
night, but I postponed ,their visit,
thinking that you world be tired,
Raoul. We never dine alone,
The young countess made no re-
mark. Sir Raoul saw that she had
plenty of self-control; no matter how
sarcastic or bitter her husband was,
she was never provoked to reply. - !
"She has that virtue," he said to
himself, 'self -Control -and it is a
sure foundation for many others.
(To Be Continued).
DEADLY COD TRAPS.
Fisheries Said to Be in Danger of
Serious Injury.
Some anxiety is felt concerning the
future of the fisheries of Newfound-
land, in which more than five -sixths
of the adult male population of the
island are employed in one way or
another. Tho danger is altogether
due to the system of cod traps which
is allowed along the shores,
It is said by those who have studi-
ed the problem scientifically that
these traps should never have been
allowed and that the great destruc-
tion of young fish which results from
their use will kill the industry before
many years have elapsed. It is now
some fifteen years since the traps
were introduced and they have al-
most entirely superseded the old me-
thod of hook and line in taking cod.
The law requires the meshes of
these traps to be four inches in di-
ameter, but they are often much
smaller and as a consequence kill a
large quantity of email fish, many
of which are unmarketable. It is
this destruction of immense numbors
of immature fish that is 'the prin-
cipal objection to the traps.
They are also utterly destroying
the salmon fishery. The salmon: nets
have e. mesh of from five to six
Inches, which easily lets through the
small salmon of about four pounds
that abound upon these coasts, while
the cod traps scoop them all up,
sometimes as many as 800 salmon
being caught at one sweep of a cod
trap.
it is declared that the only way to
save the colony is to return it to
hook -and -line fishing for cod and to
abolish the traps, and also the bul-
toes, or lines which lie on the bot-
tom and kill the mother fish.
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DAIRY CLT(,ANL9NESS,
If a man 'goof, into the stable and
zns but a
e and then
t iut s
1pinafew' � n n
t •' 1
8008 into trip house, the women Irl
tell hila where he ha'e been ; ills
elotaliug has rtibeerbed the staible
'oor,
Milk will absorb odor's se readily
as clothing, and if milking le done
in a filthy or illy vontilated stable,
or if milk is exposed to objpotionable
.!odors, it must eud'or• in quality, For
this reason, and because cows.
should breathe pure air, it'seem0 ab-
solutely necessary that stables be
kept comparatively clean and that
a ',vet= of practical ventilation be
Iconxnected with oath one.
The mills of a large prepol'tio13 of
patrons- luxe a block sediment at tine
I holtoni T111e indicates 'that the
dirt and dung on the udder are al-
lowed to drop into the pail. This
filth Carries with it Injurious germs,
To produce Milk requires a big in-
vestment—a, farm, buildings, cows,
utensils, etc. ; the colds must be fed
365 .days in the year; they must be
milked twice a day.' ,Look at the in-
vestment of money and labor ' re-
quired to produce the mills then, be-
muse of a little carelessness in the
last act of production, we allow the
quality to suffer. We foolishly tear
down with one band.what we have
' built up with the other; we produce
an impure article of food where with
the same expense eve could produce a
superior article. .
The cost of milk lies in the food
and labor ; it costs nothing to keep
filth and impurities out of it, yet I
believe that more than SO Per cent.
of the patrons of creameries are, as
a rule, furnishing milk that con-
tains filth and 'stable odors. Thus
the paramount duty of the patrons
is almost entirely neglected,
The duty of patrons (next in im-
portance is to see to It that their
facto y is so complete as to permit
of economical, high grade work.
They should study the epnstruction,
equipment and sanitation necessary
for thorough work; they should be
willing to pay for such work, and
insist on having it,
A set of patrons can have any
kind of factory they desire if they
will work together intelligently; they
have it right to insist on- their de-
mands if they aro willing to pay for
what they demand.
To. prove -o you, that Dr.
Chnec'e Olntmontis acortain
and absolute euro for each
and every form oC iCot! 11eo,
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the mannfnothe da ly have ss and as yo r�ne tes-
igh-
ber wba t the daily press and ask your 11 000
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Dr."Chase's Citntment
PRINCE O1"' WALES 'DIADEM.
Perhaps 111e most remarkable head-
gear which the coronation prePara-, crease the amount used per acre
tory brought forth is not the Xing's'
crown, but that of the Prince of accordingly. For instance, if 10 per
Wales. The existence of this diadem cent, of the i11010010 fail to germinate
has been generally ignored. which is sow one-tenth more seed ser acre,
excusable, as it has never figured lay far rho best method this year
among" the regalia at the ''ower, is to secure sped that was not rain
and was only once worn by Hing cd upon, or to use seed from last
Edward, and then in Lndia on the year's crop. There is still some old
occasion of his great Durbar • at wheat in tic country and the wise
Delhi: It resembles an ordinary farmer will use every endeavor to
coronet, but its appcx bears a tuft! get hold el es much of this as pos-
of feathers tipped with gold. These ` siblo.
are the tail feathers of the feriwah,
which is the rarest member of the
family of the bird of paradise. As
the feriwah is not only uncommon It. does not.appear to n10 that
but also frequents the haunts of tig- there can• he any good argument ad-
ers, its capture is a matter of the vancod against painting the outside.
greatest danger and difficulty. More- of silos. The arguments in favor of.
over, it must be caught alive and it are the same as in the case of
the feather plucked from the tail of any wooden structure, in saying
the living bird, as instantly after this I have in mind especially fram
death the plumage loses its lustre. ed ssilbs, writes ear. P. Brooks.
Hence it is not remarkable that the
EXAMINE SEED WHEAT.
The matter of securing good seed
wheat is doubly finportant this
season because of the fact that in
many places the grain Wets damaged
is. the shock. Some of the kernels
sprouted and others Were injured by
heating beceas0 of being placed in
the bin while damp. Wheat threshed
early and put into the granary be-
fore the heavy rains came, will pro-
bably germinate readily. It w111 be
advisable, however, to run it through
a fanning mill and remove all light,
shrunken and small kernels. This
should always be done, but the pre-
sent season a special effort should
lbe made to get rid of 'the kernels
that might not germinate.
Where wheat was rained on in the
shock or stack, and where some of
;the kernels sprouted, the problem is
a very serious one. Careful ex-
amination shows that occasionally
a kernel whichhas started to grow
will upon being placed in proper
conditions develop a stool of wheat.
However, if the eprout has been.
rubbed off in threshing, or in fan-
ning, the germinative power is de-
stroyed. Then, too, if the sprouts
attain any considerable length, say
- inch, there is very little hope of
getting any growth at all. In other
words seed wheat that was injured
in the shock by rain or in the bin
from heating, is a very unreliable
seed. In no case should it be used
if any other kind can be secured. :If
it must be sowed, fan very carefully,
test the germinating power and in -
PAINTING SILOS.
Prince of Wales' feathers took 20
years to collect, cost the lives of a
dozen hunters and are worth 1110,
000.
Ti1E LOVE OF MOTHERS.
Among the lower animals the mo-
ther's love for her offspring lasts
only until the offspring are able to
shift for themselves. The hen will
fret and fight for her downy chicks,
but when they become feathered and
commence to do their own foraging
1,110 mother hen beeomos indifferent
to them and thinks only of hatching
another brood, -''he mare loves her
foal and the Cow her calf only dur-
ing the suckling period. Canine
dams' cease to shoW affection to their
progeny after the puppy ago. So
through the ,entire animal kingdom
below the human species; .the mater-
nal instinct endures only while the
young ones are'120101ess and ceases
when they have grown up. Ilow dif-
1 rent 18 tbe'love of a human lu0ther
for her children. That love never
dies, and seems t0 grow more in -
tenet) according as the children he
come less and less worthy of it.,T110
black sheep is often the best be-
loved.
In the case of stave silos there
to poesibly a question as to the ex -
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ua, ito r
ing the ie
Painting will O011tributo materially
to the life of the silo. There would
Seem to be no doubt that if the ln-
terier'Mee of the silo Gan be covered
with eolnothing which will exaludo
ttaoii•tu}o it
Will add materially to
its life, but the eovez•ing must be a
good one, If the work is imperfect-
ly della, if there are. creeks and im-
perfections in the ln 0teethe cover-
ing which allow silage juices to soak
into 'the woodwork, then the inside
paint may oven lewd to decay more
rapidly than would take place with-
out anything whatever, for 010 reit-
son that the lumber Melee' out less
quickly when the silo is emptied.
I think the principle here is the
same as in the 1580 of painting a
shingled roof. 31 the 8'hingles are
Perfectly covered of both sides and
edges, and then .laid, they last long-
er than unpainted shingles, but if
the shingles bo Iirst laid and then
Painted on the surface the' roof ' is
more perishable than a roof of un-
painted shingles.
THE GAMBLING DAIRYMAN,
First be sure of your cows and
then there will be no gambling with
them, Don't guess about your notes,.
but study them and learn why one
does better than another. ,Raise
your own calves from the best ones.
If you go ,at it right, there . is no
gamble in raising the calves. Get a
good ball to start with anis don't
let him run with the cows, for you
never.ki'low when you will salvo and
When to dry them off. Take pains
with the calves. lCoop the milia pails
from which they drink and their
stables clean and you will have lit-
tle or no trouble with scours.
Too many farmers start their
calves in the spring and by fall.
they have a runt calf. Then it is
put in a .cold stable and fed onthe
poorest 'hay, Two years of this
feed and care and you have a poor
cow to start with and one that nev-
er will be :a good one. The calf
should have the hest kind of food
and caroand then there will be no
gambling about'tlie cow.
Feed the cows regularly, and give
plenty of pure to drink. Don't
milk one day at 6 p.rn., the next day
at 5 and the day after at 8,in order
to get off somewhere for a meeting.
Don't leave the cows out of doors
over night in the. storms of October,
It will chill them and they will not
do, so well. Don't let them 'get at
apples in the fall so they will get
drunk. Beep the fences up so they
will stay in the pastures and not
cut their teats getting through wire
fences.
HENS wPAY FOR GROCERIES.
During 26 years the proceeds from
the eggs have supplied almost all
the groceries for o, large family on
a farm of about 100 acres, writes
Jas. A. Patterson. I have maid out
in cash during that time only 5200,
or on average of 57.69 a year. Be-
sides, all the linen and toweling
were provided for the household.
Can anyone beat that 7 We never
sold a broiler during all that time,
but had the good of them ourselves,
while many of the neighbors sold
their•'s and had scanty board.
ANCIENT BRACELETS FOUND..
Four magnificent bracelets belong;
ing to the Queen' of Xing Zer, who
reigned nearly 5000 33,C., were
among the discoveries made by.
Prof. Petrie while excavating at
Aby'dos, Egypt, last year. The
workmanship of these is most in-
genious and delicate. The finest
bracelet is formed of alternating
plaques of gold and turquoise, oath
surmounted with the royal hawk slid
paneled to imitate the front of the
tomb or palace. This bracelet con-
sists of thirteen gold and fourteen
turquoise plaques in the form of a
facade, whereupon was inscribed the
name of the queen..: The gold Was.
worked by chisel and burnishing The
second bracelet bad a centerpiece of
gold, withamethyst and turquoise
beads and bands of braided gold
wire. The fastening of the bracelet
was by loops and button of a hollow
ball of gold, with a shank of gold
wire fastened in it. The third brace-
let is of spiral beads of gold and
lazuli, in three groups. Making the
fokr•th bracelet are four groups of
hourglass beads, amethyst between
gold, with connections of gold and
turquoise,
Iiotti —"Now that you have Melt -
en your engagement with Fred, shall
you return to hint the diamond ring
not. it would beeruct10 ggive a.
thing that would bo a constant re-
minder of the Happiness he had miss-
ed,,
Missionary—Ts the cannibal rhirf fond of 01iildren ?
iV,u,uivc•-No, lie prefabs' 1011-grewn adultu. .
MISS HELEN GLADSTONE
WHOVO ISS A9CNG
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The. Austin ahpd
Daughterhtor
of
ingland's Great States"
Man.
Helen Gladstone, the brilliant
daughter of England's great Prime
M'inieter, "la devotingher life to
f
the 30" a
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charitable work among 0 4 }
a r m1 g l
o-
Londan. She is warden of the Wo-
men's
men's Univeeeity Settlement in that
poor 1 tri't of
'tri' ds..V.
listeria but brt 0
l
YP
the metropolis ' bnown aa "South-
wark,,' and is applying to her -Work
among the side and suffering there
the sumo sturdy ability that Won
het so distinguished a, place in
Newnilatn College, Cambridge.
albs )101en Gladstone 1$ distinctly
what is k'noWu as "a}} interesting
Wo1111u1." She 10 a "Woman with a
purpose," and yet not so aggress-
ively purposoiut as to intimidate,
Those who know this daughter of
the famous statesman, and who
stood a little in awe of her when
she was Nownham's vice-1rineipal,
speak 11020 of the gentleness in her
nature which contact With the needy
folk of Nelson Square, where the
settlement le located, 'seems to have
magnified. Miss Gladstone has been
a much more lovable woman, indeed,
ever since the great sorrow • of her.
life—Mr. Gladstone's death --resulted
in her retirement from all public
affairs for a period of several years.
From this retirement Miss Glad-
stone emerged to enter on
THE .1IIIPORTANT SE11V10E
wilier. now claims her attention. The
first anniversary- of her wardership
has not yet come around.
Oddly silough, there is a striking
lilceness between Miss. Gladstone and
another woman whose name is as-
sociated with philanthropy in the
East End of London. Two faces -
could scarcely have more silnilai'it'y
than the rugged countenance 'of
Helen Gladstone and Mrs: Bramwell
Booth, of Salvation. Army fame.
Their eharacters, moreover,' are' not
dissimilar, although Miss Gladstone
brings to her "soul -saving" more
intellectual methods and an un-
orthodoxy which proves that her
spiritual life is sustained by beliefs
different from airs. Booth's.
Bliss Gladstone gave up her posi-
tion as vice-principal of Newnbam,
the woman's college in Cambridge
University, to spend what proved to
be her father's last year of life with.
him. The gifted woman devoted her-
self to her father's correspondence,
was, really,, his unofficialsecretary,'
and scarcely left him for a day.
Throughout her life Miss Gladstone
was the Grand Old Mali's compan-
ion oa his travels, she was his con-
fidante, and his closest friend.' She
is said to have been even morecone
genial to him than •was his wile,
her mother. Of a certainty she is
more intelligent than was tile late
lamented Mrs. Gladstone. No one
who has laid eyes on Kiss Helen
would even in his wildest imagin-
ings think her capable of some of
MRS, GLADSTONE'S BLUNDERS.
Fancy the daughter letting herself
be elected president of a political
organization before she knew what
its politics were 1 Mrs. Gladstone
did this, and thereby plunged the
family into all sorts of complica-
tions. They had. to have the elec.. .
tion canceled, wisely thinking it
wouldn't look well to have a Glad-
stone presiding over Tory meetings.
Mrs. Gladstone simply misunderstood
the discussions of a, local body whose
meeLings she attended, and to the
astonislltnent of the members naively
intimated • her willingness to stand.
for office. The organization probably
supposed Mr. Gladstone had "flop -
pod." But he hadn't, and the good
lady was not permitted to pursue
her interest in the society.
Miss Helen Gladstone's career at
Cambridge was notable for a good
many reasons. Jt was there she was
intimately associated with that bril-
liant sister of Arthur Hugh Clough,
principal of Newnham. The two
women did much more than merely
manage Nownham College during
those years they worked together.
Miss Gladstone was president of the
Cambridge' Women's -Association,
and both she and A'ii::s. Clough are
keenly bent on raising the general
standards for the education of wo-
men in England. They arc two of
the people responsible for the con-
dition now most flattering to the
women of England. The secondary
education of English girls (that
leading up to college work) is con-
sidered at the present time superior
to the opportunities given boys.
A PERSIAN DINNER.
A traveler•. in Persia thus describes
a, dinner served in the household of
a wealthy Persian : "The chief dish
consists of a fowl boiled to rags,
surrounded by a toothsome mass of
rice, Bard -boiled eggs, fried onions,
almonds and raisins. There is a
Shiraz wine, clear, golden -red liquid
that has traveled over the mountain
passes on muleback in a huge glass
carboy. Among the ' dessert mamla
has 11 conspicuous .place. This deli-
cacy is somewhat akin to nougat ; It
is studded with walnuts and almonds
and is jaw -sticking to the last de-
gree. Like the mnaigo, it is best
cacti in private, for 1t renders the
masticator speechless. It is made
of gum that exudes from a tree and
is ;add to beengendered by a worm,'
110W H312 SAVED HIS MONEY,
A story comes from South Africa
of show an elderly English nattier
saved his little fortune from the
hands of the Boers. Wben :the war
•
was on the verge of breasting out,
ho made up his hind to leave the
Transvaal for Natal, He had to
early all his money with 111111, ritrd
knew that the Boers would .certain-
ly take Vary 00)111y they could find
from him. .S0'Ile hammered hie geld
into clasps atl1t'clamps for hie box,
rallod them on and gave diens a
good coating of paint. , As he ex-
pected, he tell into the hands of
the enemy, and this box Was thor-
oughly searched, Bu, the trick ryas
never susfeeted, and, he 'got his
-$1.,500 Worth of gold in sofety to
British territory.