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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1902-10-2, Page 2M i P»Y�'I•>IwlMi-i P 3� i P#' The Power of POFSUaSlQfl Or Lady Caraven's Labor of Love. 4 .t« , ,I�* M w2.�}. 3 �1+1444.144444+++.144444ii r Il } are i when o " nurse 411 Y e z lot m y watt upon you, read to yon -tend d you ri'1 0,11 w s 7" a Y "I and afraid that you will spoil izapa ^av t pn " o fly i.7a Na, eel, I will try to make you. Well and eeaeng again. Do you really promise ise ine that l may do • this ?" His pale face flushes. 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 Yeareallya 411 BmbarrAs 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" a Doctor Wanted to Burn the Was Cured by kin With a Red Hot 1r r. Chase's Ointment s n—Patient "My experience with Dr. Chase's .the first appliea- good than did and it has made me as Well and as free from piles as . any man. Since being cured I work-.' ed during the winter in the lumber. i woods and experienced no return of my old trouble, 1 ani not putting it too strong when 1 say that Dr, Chase`s Ointment Was worth 0100 e; box -to me. You are free to use my testimonial for the benefit of others, as 1 feel it my duty to make known this great ointment., Dr. Chase's Ointment, 60 cents a box, at all dealers, or Ibdmausa:o, Itmeo 8s. Co,t Toronto, Consult a doe -1 Ointment is that me, and gold tion did inc more minion Coal Company's Railroad -the piles would have to be burned the two doctoris, hal havered at N.S. and during that time was ex- thought of burning the flesh, and Mr, Area. McLean, Tabbot Vale, the excruciating pains. 8,S,. wrftei :—For two years 1: "Again 1 decided to worked as seCtionman on the Do- tor. !This ono stripped Glace lay.1tyvith d hot fro between Sydney and n I a posed toall sorts of weather. Gra•;told bice I could not think of under - dually my health failed, and I be- rgoing such an operation, $o he gave came a victim of protruding piles. :me some salve, for which he charged, At first I did not know what my Mme two dollars, but it did not do 011)00111 was, but consulted a doctor, ma any good, and thotigh he treated me for piles, "I was in a desperate condition they only grew Worse. and ' had given up hope of ever "1 Ivo _forced to 0110 up work and -being freed from this dreadful 001Te1'- return to my Home. My seeming •rng when a friend told me about Could .scarcely be described. I could lir .C'hase's Ointment, He said he. not weak 00 lit down, but 'While the had 01) se many caste that it had rest of the family was sleeping 1 ' aired that he would pay for it ban- al(' h' roaniu and aching franc I dell if it failed to uurp. r ro li d, Sa sl s ho p ei P U ' t ca. ledges -- they",S' 1 1 a 10 t d odors ar 1 1 they 5(0tbe women of many Made - 1 ,o 1 . SAY that ha bo levo ale IPIIe t } >• Y More t if never met or figpU. a mD a besot 111 e ! } t 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. If any one else does, so much the r the a. h t et tr-•-x do no ab better -4 a.J bell. Isrt'it dreadful df111 tha t the Wind 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. icleAmaqatnOOP THUARM] 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, blhave guar nteerudfu ,Piles, the mannfnothe da ly have ss and as yo r�ne tes- igh- ber wba t the daily press and ask your 11 000 bots what they think o fit. You.can use it and all dealers er Eane era, ii ss do CO. Toronto 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 - 1 Painting, tl } i } as 10 staves t f a} ad ane o 7 g• P y will 'inevitably acvoli and shrink with earyiz Smtq 014011 cafe nt that the pxi>t' Gannet be ex oote a e r lead This c t sans a e T.1 e- ta keep he b wf th ' SO 6 doubtful 7 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 Tula O , P LONDON, N O O 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 03 V 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.