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The Brussels Post, 1896-12-11, Page 2ASTBURY'S TUE BARGAIN. j3Y AnM'RLES 1311313QN. OrIAPTSR Vi, now, go and do what you oan to make w The Overton Park carriage . as at irlracetiittfe folks 1Dappy, and lot me h and the foot- The wife ver re' iuetently left him the gats of Cedar Oottage, at the door repectfuily await- to return Ca Ilei duties ae.beetese; but man was she found it diffieul+t Co smile, although Ing the command been of nts, rSoM then, The the worry shouts of laughter filled tido carriage had been sant frown the Pa atmosphsra with a sense of unclouded by Mrs, Dacon t0 bring her mother joy, and cousin to the grand juvenile Sete 'Phe twilight was fading into dark- whI b was to celebrate the fifth birth- gess when ,,he fireworks were start, ad, and throe 9iutgo roekets ending, In bjxthday of 1Dir. and Mrs• Daoon'a only vaxiegatod sprays of blue and red M- ental, little Betty. %lie widow liked to alegurated the programme. Before ;the page the Overton carrega with its two first stick fell, a tootenan foundDaisy, f' bays standing in front of her house and informed her that efa e larreeen desir d t her. me a e • see and to bane the footman in :hi$ quiet She immediate)�y followed the man in s ndin art the dire tion of th Dose, but had only her conspicuous livery to g one about a soore of paces when she per door; and whenever slit+ was sent $ w a gentleman advaecing towards for, crantreved to keep the equipage her. She felt her liand grasped with a waiting some time, On tine occasion forams' which sent a thrill of pleasure there sea- an extra delay, which was through n into - S and brought Thee tee i eGil- bert's het not Mrs. Silvextum's fault; but Daisy's: b lrt s grasp; but the sensation it fsom When ready to start, the postman cod was somehow diiferen pad delivered a letter (roan Gilbert.It what it used to be. In bygone times informed hex that he had arrived in 14g. to hand, with becathe sd delight belif tou t Liverpool, and was just starting for coud never be her own. Now it seemed London, of course travelling under the as if by some occult influence he had name by which he was not known.He conveyed to her mind the impression intended to melee. his way at once to: that the hand wss her own andbrought ed affection. the Cottage, and begged her, if she wityou arit a e notnsor y todsee me here should be going out, to leave a nes- agai?" bre said, sage appointing an early hour for a alw aam eery. gla but tisyouhattI have ve meeting. Certain information had ermatened meet' reached him which explained Dawn's Let us cross the lawn to the beeches. strange illness, and he was most anx- We can talk there without interruption. taus to talk to her about it. —Will you take my arm?" Daisy had not concealed from Aunb The acquiescing action was his an- swer; and they passed quietJly into the Silverton the correspondence with Gil- shadow of the trees, where the glaring beet; but as any communicationbe lights of the fireworks, now in full pro tween Cedar Cottage and 'that young gross, could not discover them to the man' was entirely' disapproved of, she guests, even if Mao guests bad not been too muoh preoccupied by the brilliant did not te'Jl her much, Consequently, display to thane' of peering into shady she seas ata Imes how to act in the Pres- nooks,, , ant .juncture, being excited by the Vine for1wdtat I Lac© Low o st°'prepare 9U U expected- intimation of Gilbert's speedy gag while he tried to nea e her face in the arrival. His sudden return plainly in- shadow. 1 bad a•ietter from De- dicated that some calamity was about .eon, which, read beside your last, tell - to befall the master of Overton Park. ing me of lois strange illness and of" here was the briefest hesitation be - She determined to say nothing to leer fore lie pronounced the name -"and of aunt until she had seen Gilbert, and Mrs. Date's anxiety, determined me to simply left a note with the housemaid get back to London as quickly as steam- ersfor "Mr. Harrison" telling hem where and trains could carry me,!' Daisy observed with satisfaction that a message would: find her. he spoke of "Mrs. Dacon," not Hetty, "I never knew you take so long to as it used to be; and of course it was 'dress before, Daisy," exclaimed Mrs. right that hoe should do so- But she riage with a delightful sense of her own grandeur and importance; "and yet it' is only a ohildren's party," The fete wan to be a very grand one. ass pretended not to observe tsie change, Silverton as she lay back in the car- • What did he tellt you that could al- ter your resolution so suddenly? Hetty is only unhappy on his account, and is in no need of your help.+' 'It eves much my thought of you that brought ane back as my concern 'Por Dacan'i— "For Meal" she interrupted. "Then it was not for Hefty?" Oh, yes, for her too, and T fear what may happen to her. Dacon'a Setter told me that he was absolutely ruined." He ruined!" abe exclaimed, utterly unable to grasp the possibility of such a thing. Yes; fere bankruptcy of the great house of Ellicott & Oo., will be an- nounced in a few days.. I do not understand. How can he have lost such en enormous fortune'!" 'That is easily done by a man who confesses himself to have been a mad gambler from the moment when he first had the power to jnlgigle with stooks and shares, and worth such desperate ventures as no one in lois senses who had anything to lose would touch. Ile says be was insane, and now realizes it when too late to retrieve himself. I have his permission to tali you ev- erything, or I woued not tell even you Daisy, that it was this mad passion that ted him to perpetrate the frauds, from the consequences of which he was first screened by my flight, and then saved by the sudden death of his uncle, which gave him the means to take tip all the forged bills. But even that terrible lessor did not cure him. As soon as his hands wore free, with the whole capital of the firm under his con- trol, he lost every glimmer of reason and business knowledge he ever pos- sessed, and now be says nothing can save Iimll And Hetty—poor Hetty—what is to become of iter?a . Dube had attended to every detail himself, determined to produce for his child a scene of fairy wonders which should transcend all the pictures in the Arabian Nights. The autunen tints of the foliage on the Park trees were to lend their aid to the affects produced by the thousands of Chinese lanterns which were cunningly hung throughout the grounds; and a grand display of fireworks was to )rose the amusements of the young people after they were tired of dancing and feasting, and the home -bearing carriages were arriving. Five-year-old Hetty was at the top of the lawn, receiving her numerous tiny guests and their growl -up guard- ians with as much comprsure as if she load bean a guasn accustomed to levees. Her father bad. made so much a com- panion of her that she was old-fashion- ed and self-possessed without being rude or obtrusive—a rare combination in a chid. The may impatience she displayed vas when she turned to her mother with the repeated. question:. "But where is papa? He promised to be here early, and. he always comes at the time he says he wale' t nd- "He is late,"said Mrs. Dacon, stand- ing a ing.behind her daughter and looking anxiously down the avenue. "But, my dear, he cannot always leave the office at a fixed hour, and he is very busy just now." bands the fun commenced; and the --‘sea'-'' bands of merry youngsters ware con- ducted through the shrubbery to the tennis -ground, which had been trans- formed into a miniature fair. There were swings and merry-go-rounds, a Punch and Judy show, a marionnette show, a conjurer's and a fortune-te51- er's tents, and a fancy fair of toys of every description,, to be distributed ace cording to the number taken from a wheel -of -fortune at the entrance for every passer to dig in and draw out a ticket. Besides all this, there was a brass band playing with brassy loud- ness all sorts of merry tunes to make hearts glad and feet patter rhirpingly on the smooth grass. And so, when the fun was at its 'height, papa came home looking very weary and haggard. He did not go out into the midst of the merry throng, but went straight up to his bedroom, and sent for dos wife. "Don't make. tiny fuss, clear," he said, when she came; " but I am too ell for anything except going to bed. I want to get a sleep. Maybe I will waken up refreshed enough to join the party. Go on with our arrangements as if there was noth- ing the matter. Promise me that." "Of course, Henry; but look so ill that "Of course, Henry; but you look so ill that I must send for the doctor." "Nonsense, my dear; I shall be all right after a nap." Papa, papa!'; cried 'ittle Hefty, who had somehow discovered his arrival and rushed into the room, her bright amber bair tonobed by the rays of the setting sun and looking like gold. I am so glad you are here. Do come end see how the beautiful, dollies are moving about just like real people.' He took het up inbis arras and d kki el her—be seemed to gasp as her to his breast. "Yes, daring, I will see tbo dollies by-and-by." The child kissed hon, wondering tbat he should refuse to ,join her immediate- ly in the .play as she had: requested. He bad never done so before. You wont be long, papa," she said, moving hesitatingly away; "the dol- lies are so beautiful ante look so reales No, not long, pet. But you . must go uo v—I am so tired." He Itiesed her again and again, seeming to gasp far breath as be did so• The child, with a pretty tine of the head and a merry laugh, skipped away to mingle with her blithe companions in the pleasures so lavishly provided for them. "I want to -have a sleep, Hefty," ha said very tenderly to his wife; " you know 'I have not had any for many nights; but I feel drowsy now. So as the doctors say, I must sleep if there is to be any chance of recovery, you will not on any account try to waken me if you should find me a doze,—There "She will not be poor so far as mon- ey is concerned.. He tells zee Haat the one consolation he finds in the midst of tlhe wreck he has made is the assur- ance, that, no matter what happens to him, bis wife and daughter aro provid- ed for. ale marriage settlements were made when he was perfectly sol- vent, and they ive to her Overton Park, with a sufficient income for Its maintenance. The creditors cannot touch the settlements,' 'But .you, Gilbert—how will this af- fect you?" was her next eager inquiry. 'Will you be safe? Will you be cleared of all blame?" "I do not know. However, it seems that he has toad everything to Mr. Ardwick, who has promised to pro- tect me from any °barge in connec- tion with the forgeries, and I well see him to -morrow. Daoon's chief object in tilling me this was to persuade me to yield to his prayer that the knowl- edge of his crime might be kept from his wife and daughter, if possihde. 1 mean to try to keep them in ignorance of it, and I want you to heap me." I will do whatever you think should be donee, "ABM, then-- Daisyl—you will come back with me to Rio.'+ She had no desire to resist the pres- sure of this hand as he drew her diose to film and kissed ber. She had no time to wonder then how it camp to be that she was not more surprised at finding terseef lifted in a moment from the ranks of the "unattached," to the blissful heights of the Betrothed; she had no time then to wonder how it all eaine to be settled in such a simple way and everything understood be- tween them with so few words—no time, for they were startled by the fur- ious, cutter of a horse's hoofs passing at full gallop down the avenue, from which they were screened by the beech- es and shrubbery. The band was playing one of Strauss'$ gayest melodies and the children were shouting in wild glee at every new marvel of the firework display, and yet Daisy and Gilbert ;heard that horse's hoofs as distinctly as if there bad been perfect stillness .around them, and ev- ery stamp was like a loud bugle -note of alarm in their tiara. "Thera is something Wrong at the bailee!" cried Daisy, with instinctive dread. 'That man is gong for the doctor, Come, Gilbert; we roust help her." He knew that. she meant hor cousin and .taaey were speedily convinced that she stood in sore need, of heap. The anxious wife had at intervals stolen away from her guests to see hoW her husband fared. He seemed to be z3$1U8 I QST, Sleeping eo soundly t'ha't she feared' every ;fresh outburst of Merriment, test it al;oulid awaken hem. :Seeand-by' aha was xsndeted upeesy by ;hS etallnese, fox be did not. seam to.breathe, She 4slielsvnleP edetediiderly in his"Hon- 41"i out be made uta response. Three, become ing u+iarreed,she raised his arm,,relees- ed it, and it fall lifeless by his side.. She uttered a shriek of horror and c3tiglaSb as she fell upon the bed beside a eoe nomoblea of, sheThe lovedany ana'tdtracbelievedte'datoserbe - vont, wire at epp�ee brought Mrs, Silver- ton, 'that tatiy's dismay did not pre- vent liar arm promptly taking the practical measures necessaryunder the oireumetamces. She sant tor the deo. tor, and had her insensible daughter, re- moved to another room, where Daisy presently came to assist fn waiting up- on ser. On the arrival of the doctor, be said he could be of no seryl-- to Mr, Dacon, who had been dead for two hones at least; the cause of death wee prusen, acid. So Henry Dacon was consistent to the last, and sought aseape from the consequences of his follies at any cost save that of manfully' enduring them. In Dacon s private dock was found a packet addressed to Gilbey Ay, containing two documents. '.Che fire was a Italie acknowledgment of his guilt, and a full explanation of how the frauds for which Gilbert had been blamed were perpetrated. As a part- ner in the firm, Dacon lead the right of endorsing biles, and lee bad forged the names of the correspondents who ware supposed to have drawn them. In the ordinary course of business, Gil- bert had got the bills discounted . and received the money, which he handed to Dacon. Then it stated why Gil- bert had agreed to screen him at the sacrifice of his own good name. "But his sacrifice bas been a torture to me," the confession et the miserable man went on. I did hope to retrieve ev- erything by my daring speculations. and to restore Astbury to his right position. I failed, Great as was the teatime left to me, I Save lost it all." The second paper was a letter to Gil- bert, in which the writer stated that he had now made the only reparation in his power,and left him free to make any use ofit that might best satisfy DAstbury's bargain him. He only expressed the wish of a dying man that some way might be found to keep his wife and csruld m ig- norance of the. past. Gilbert showed the papers to Daisy; and before he told her what he intend- ed to . do, she said in her calm, wise Iveyy: "We will put these things out of siPht, and say nothing about them, Gelbert. You are safe, and that is enough for me. l:ietty is we21 off, thanks to the marriage settlements, and that'shouJd satisfy"—she was going to say "vou," but arrested herself and said us alll: But do you think you can for- give me for being wicked and spite - full about something?? "I don't know," he answered, smiling as he looked into those clear blue ayes, —"What are you spiteful about?" "I cannot help wishing Hetty to know that all the time whilst she was abusing you for blaming,Dacon, you were tearing up and burning tela proofs of dais guilt and, your innocence." "Yes, Daisy, that was a bard time far me. But wihalst doing it and suffer- ing her scorn, I was preparing the way for winning you --my own better self." There could not have been a more satisfactory answer than that, They were not, s'owever, comlaa'lled to return to Rio—although they did so for a time —or to retain the pseudonym of Harri- son. Dacon's attempt at reparation had been as complete as could be; and the information ha bad given to Mr. Ardwick enabled that gentleman in tba course of the winding up of Ellicott & Co.'s affairs to satisfy every one that Astbury had not perpetrated the frauds which had beenlaced to his account. Mrs. Dacon and her child still remain in the blissful faith that Henry Dacon was a paragon of manhood; and Hetty is sure that Gilbert is innocent be- cause "Henry had always said so." Mrs. Silverton carefully concealed the indig- nation she felt in regard to her de- ceased son-in-law for so recklessly squandering her daughter's great for- tune, as she considered it. She always took a lenient view of the sins of the rich; and success so completely restored Gilbert to herood graces, that even without the public announcement of bis innocence, she would have been pleased to distinguish him as "her dear friend and relative,+•' (Tile End.) FA1IULY RECORDS. One of the most peculiar bridal or marriage customs known is one that has prevailed for centuries in what is called the "cheese regions" of Switzer- land. In that portion of the Alpine country, when a pair join in wedlock, it is the fashion for their intimate friends to buy a "register cheese," for the young couple. This is presented to the newly wedded people on the even- ing of the wedding day, and it is ever after retained by them and used as a family register. On these +heirloom cheeses the whole history of the fame fly is carved, such as births, marriages. deaths, and other incidents which it may be desired to make matters of re- cord. Some of these old Swiss family cheese records are said to date back to the middle of the seventeenth cen t At the agricultural fair annually held at Gesseney e. great many •cheese registers have been exhibited which were lnown to be from 180 to 200 years old. The 'eldest that has yet been dis- played belongs to a country Squire Hy - mg near Gessenay, who shows his fam- ily record carved on a cheese made in 1080. SCIENOE AND GREAT CITIES. Professor Brewer, of Yafe University in a recent address called atteasl:ion to the interesting fact that at the begin- ning of this century not a single city in Christendom had so many es a mil- lion inhabitants, In 1800 Paris had 848,000, and in 1801 London had 884,000. Great cities could not exist then as the advance of science has enabled them to exist to -day. Solan) has be:p- eti the cities not only by conquering pestilence, and teaching the leas of health, but by enabling them to draw their supplies from the remotest quar- ters el the earth instead of being de- pendent for food as was the case at the opening of the century, upon ,the region of. country immediately sur - BETTER TITAN 'ALL. See here, young pooplel ' Not all can gain high positions, or great wealth or social Influence, or wide reputation. Bok all—all may have that which is better than position and wealtb and so- cial influence and reputation—all may possess a pure heart and a clean lite. An upright, unselfish life spent amid poverty and obscurity ie a larger life than Haat lived by e king or queen who knows not God and seglsteousnese, Au Ce Purpose CRA.PTR h I. A,. cutting Marcie wind, driving before it a small rain, wisioh a ltttl0 ox - tea sharpness would have converted in- to ,pail or sleet, swept Byerley Street pretty clear of passengers, and furnish- ed a good manse, if one were sought, for two men, who walked on the more sheltered side 01 the road, seeking re' fug) in the Byerley Arms, a tavern which steed at an ang:a just where the wind and rain were coldest, This was not a 'swell' hotel, or indeed, a bigb- olass place at all, Byerley Street was a h'w street, and the Arms,' as it was usually called, Ives a low house; bat a good fire was burning in its Pub- lic room, and save' for one man, who sat moodily in a corner with folded arms and 'hell asleep, the friends bad. the piece to themselves, They were friends, or had bean so until lately, and pertne orsin business; but divers matters bad arisen, which need not here be detailed, causing mueh irritation, with many Mae pleasant arguments between Messrs. Spate and Otterson, the two persons of Whom we have been speaking, and some of this unpleasantness was still ferment- ing in their minds. The hot gin and water, which should have been cheering and soothing, fail- ed. in its effect, and, indeed, after a second !tumbler, their conversation, which had been carried on in guarded tones, grew a little louder, and some personal remarks which were also defi- cient in cheering and soothing qualities; were exchanged, it was evident that business transactions, and especially those of finance, were at the base of all this dispute, which increased in ac- erbity, until Otterson esolaimeda "I want' leave it, Jack 1—and tbat, is all about it. Pay me out, and I'll go..I will go cheap. As for all the stook, horse, van, and everything, I don't want them. ,Give me a fifty -pound note and you shale keep the lot. Only let us have a settlement soon." "It is very wall to talk like that, Steeve," returned the other; "and 1 don't say I wilt not settle with you on, your owe terms; but what would you have said if 1' had the chucked the affair up as suddenly as this, and left you to find a partner where you could8" "I leave you with all the best of it, don't i " retorted' Otterson. "What is fifty pounds to the value of the things I am giving up? You will find a part- ner soon enough; perhaps you have got one ready. I don't know a likelier man than Jack Sparle for such a dodge." You know a good lea& batter than that, Steeve," said Sparle, who was the elder of the pair. "You want to quar- rel; but we can part without that. I do not know where to find a man; I wish I did. Men who .will stick to the business, and can put in some money— although it is not much—are not to be met with every day. I would give something to hear of one." "Wou:+d you?" exclaimed the third person present. The interruption startled both the others, who each ut- tered nn angry ejaculation; Otterson following this with an oath. "Yon had better mind your own busi- ness, sir," said Sparle; "and leave ours alone." I am attending to my own• business, and I mean what I say," continued the stranger. "I have not listened purpose- ly; but it was impossible to avoid hear- tug your arguments. I want something to do. Your trade,, wtih its going about the country, will suit me'— "We should avant some money first," interrupted Sparle, eyeing the shabby slovenly figure of the speaker, a young man of somewhat dissolute appearance, with no great favour. T understand that well enough,' re- turned the other. "I can find some I can pay a deposit at this moment, and find the rest easily, if your terms are moderate. Do mot be set against me on account of my looks. You may have known before to -day others who were under a cloud . and glad to be out of the way; that is my case." Each of his hearers gave a sardonic laugh, and Otterson said: "Most of our pale have been like that at some time or another—ii is a little in my way at present. But if you reallymean busi- ness, we don't care abouthe 'cloud,' and now is your chance." An animated conversation followed; the first two men appearing in much better temper, and preliminaries were tolerably well adjusted at once. The business m which the partners had been engaged was merely the trav- elling in the western provinces with a large vain, fitted up for the the sale of goods; attending fairs and races and doing a little betting at some of the latter meetings, where they were known. "Always on the square, you under- stand, explained Mr. Sparle; Mr. Otter - son emphasizing this with an oaten or. two,, as seemed leis custom. Ithe young man was in earnest— thus proceeded Mr. Sparle—and liked to do business sharp, he could go and see the borse and van at once, and see people, too who would satisfy him that all was correct. He could then Pay his fifty pounds if he liked; but he was not a-eoming in for any such money, although Steeve Otterson, who has a oasty temper—I don't mind saying so' afore him—may protand he is wilting to go out for that. Ow1y that a second par't'y was necessary, nobody should coma im at Nil. As it was, the party would have to put down a seeond fifty, or perhaps a little more according to: valuation for his share; and even that would not include the betting for which separate funds must be provided. This is a brief summary of the lengthy ex- panation, given by Mr. Sparle, with divers interpolations by his late part- ner. The stranger gave some proofof his business -like intentions by exhibiting a couple of five -pound notes. "These are all I have," he said; "and I know too well that no more can be got where they came from," His tone changed as he said this, perbaps involuntarily; but Iris bearers, who wee- among the most cunning of their cease, each glanced surely et him, and each felt added con- fidence from that moment, that ho did 'mean business.' The stranger went on: "I have 'a friend who will help me at once, ee far las your price goes ; 81510 i£ t loin will do my best for you in the work," "What is your name?" demanded Sparle. "I mean, what are we to call • you? I can tell well enough that ' whatever you give us will not be right; but we steel riot argue cheat that. Names don't count for much with us, to. 1P9 and all our agreements are by word of month,' A curie ss smifo, ap erent1 in *Ito0 lhlmsel�f, ]Dad moved the ape of the Young an while Stir, Sparle Wes ap>eait Ing. "1. rather bice your free and easy stye)," visioned the stranger, after .a brief pause, "Your name, 1: learn, ie Sperde; mine will be Prank Modbury, Mere aro the tan pounds, Late as it is, I am reads to go on with the bu'ainess to -night. z will see what you ban to offer; and I am quite sure my friend will not mind a call from me, at any hour,. '[Nell you go on ee (To Be Continued), AGRICULTURAL .BREEDING LIVE STOOK. Breeding is governed by laws, some of which arc fainly well understood, and same are only recognized as such by their constancy and uniformity, writes Thomas Shaw, Of the former class is the law that like produces like, and of the latter the law which controls or determines tlae sex,' By the fmin- er we are enabled to make improve- ments practically.; The latter we Can- not turn 'to any praetieal aeeount in the present state of our knowledge, and Yet from the balance or equilibrium that is preserved in the sexes, we can believe that the law which controls or determines the sex is just as muoh a law as that which determines the form of the animal. But we understand en- ough about the latter to enable us to turn it to good account in our prac- tice, while a knowledge of the form- er has hitherto eluded the grasp of the prafoundest intellect as to the influ- ences whieh nflu-ences'whioh control it. Other influences sometimes opera- tive, but not always, and which do not appear to be uniform in their action, may be °classed as laws or otherwise, according to the standpoint fromwhicia We view them. These include the in- fluenco of a previous impregnation on progeny from the same mother and by a different male, and the influence or supposed influence of the imaginatiod upon embryological development. The rank which these and similar influen- ces should hold in the laws or influ- ences which govern breeding has not as yet been assigned to them, ger is it likely to be until there is more of agree¢nent as to the measure of the influence which they exert upon breed- ing. It may be claimed, and perhaps with some degree of correctness, that three laws stand out prominently so as to influence in a greater or lass degree the practical work of the breeder. These are, first, the law that "like produces like;" second, the law tbat like does not always produce like, or as it is. sometimes termed the law of "varia- tion;" and third, "atavism" or the pro- duction of progeny bearing some points of resemblance to remote ancestry. These three laws cover much ground, hence a close examination of all or even much that they embrace cannot be thought of at present. It may be mentioned, however, that the first is understood much better than either of the others, and it iswell that it is so, for the knowledge of this and its workings is the great sheet an- chor of the breeder's hope, the rock up- on' which he must base his hopes of im- provement.The second and third of these laws oftener thwart the efforts of the breeder than they help him, and yet it would not be correct to say that he has mot in any sense profited by them, for he has. Through the influ- ence of the second, new types have been evolved and these in turn have been rendered permanent by the aid of man, and through the operation of the law that "like produces like." When thus made permanent, these new types have in instances not a Low been elevated into the dignity of breeds. The .third law, though it may frequently have proved a thorn in the side of the breed- er, has not been an unmixed evil, for wliile it may Save been, yea has been, the, medium of the transmission of un- desirable characters possessed by a re- mota ancestry, we can believe tbat it has been the medium, also, of the trans- mission of desirable characters that may . have been possessed by these, as for. instance, stamina and prolificacy, and even good milking properties. So long as these laws are operative, just so long will breeding, have in et many .elements of uncertainty, unless indeed, that time should come when all tzoverning laws appertaining to the subject come to be well understood. But notwithstanding these uncertain elements, a judicious and faithful ap- plication of what is known of the prin- aeplan appertaining to the Bret law, will insure success in practice that may be regarded as at last fairly uniform and unvarying. A knowledge then of all that is known of the workings of the first law is greatly essential to mark- ed. degree of success on the part of those engaged in breeding. Some of the influences that modify the action of these laws we know, while many of them are yet hidden .from us. 0f these influences, selection is one of the more important. It bears most direct- ly on the first .law, and it may later directlyalso on the second and third. A second influence is the care giv- en and the food provided, This com- bined influence, like the, former, is greatly important,. No matter what the line of breeding, its benefits may be easily more than counteracted by the ono or the ether of these influences,. and counteracted in a manner 50 eon- plete as to frustrate all possibility of improvement, Cross breediag,is a third influence, and so important as it in its bearing upon breeding, that without a fair knowledge of the probable re- sults to be expected tram crossing, it Is hazardous to engage in it. To do so blindly would be. to run much hazard. It is peculiarly, strong in the influence which it exercises upon' the tendencies to ate,vie transmission,, From what bas been said, it will be abundantly appereat that the subject of the breeding of live stook is ono of the. deepest Haat can engage the at- tention of men; In fact, it is so deep that the foremast minds can soon reach the domain of haze and dimness when they pry into the many earners of the unknown in reference to this ;great thaw). And yet what may be known in reference to it hasso important a bearing upon the practice of breeding, that it may be pursued with not a lit tie certainty, so far es the general re- sults to be iooleed for are concerned, While the lens of patient thought is now mein than ever being turned upon the subject of breeding we are not to conclude that all that is known in ree. gard to it bee beet- the )moor-- of mode ern reseoreb, Breeding had zuctIa emend, arable pD'ogrese as an ere before 'the lareelitielu seamen m Egypt, The pa- triarclr &woe Wes evidently a suli- ful breeder, Seeeral of t'be b eedetime we now bene, more especially Ibose that are borniesa could net have been es, tablisll d without a fair knowledge of the far teciples of breeding, more espe- cially base breeds among cattle that, are now hornless., But muoh more Progress has been made in recent times than formerly, and every stag that is made in undoubted - Is, hoWith he getlieriwg acoumulatlons, We may sooax+ bone t0 know very much more with reference to this subjeet, and we also live in a time when this knowledge will be distributed in a degree nob hitherto thought of, eo that the future ae full of hope with reference to Sate great question, DEEP PLOWING. The important subject of deep plough- ing is thus treated of by a correspon- dent of the New England Farmer: It is believed that shallow, ploughing le the causo of the failure of success in farming so generally seen all over the country. One of the great losses caused by the practice of shallow Ploughing is that of fertility, experiene,' ed after grain cropping for a few years and which is so generally com- Plained of from one end of the coin,. " try to the other; In the New ting - land states many of the farms have been wholly abandoned, and in . the West where' a few years ago it was Maimed that thesoil was so very rich, deep down that it was impossible thee the fertility should ever give out, but experience with shallow Ploughing has proved that the loss of fertility is gen- eral after fifteen or twenty years of crop growing. Now this es an unna- tural result. No such result ought to follow, but it is nevertheless a result everywhere seen and felt to the great loss of agriculture. The true policy of crop production will avoid. this loss. The soil should be opened up to a good depth so that the moisture of rains and melting snows may be readily and quickly carried down into the earth deep down into the subsoil, before time is given for its loss to the soil by the evaporating influences of the sun and air, so that it may be safely stored deep in the earth until needed at the surface where it will be brought by the capillary action of the earth and air to be used by the grow- ing plants. The plougbing should also be deep en order that excessive moisture may read- ily pass down into the earth away from the roots of plants that no in- jury may be done to the plants by the presence of mare water than can be us Great loss is often experienced in wet times by the presence of too much immediately surrounding the grow- ing plants, and as deep ploughing loos- ens the soil, a great deal of the loss occasioned in times of exreeeive rains may be avoided altogether, while growth is promoted by the supply of enough moisture to be taken up and used by the growing crop. HORSE NOTES. —If you raise the right kind of horses the buyer will hunt you up. —See that the sheer fits the shoe to the foot, and not the foot to the shoe. —The cause of a vicious disposition in a horse is often rough treatment in grooming. —Too much feed is as bad as too lit- tle, especially when the horses have but little to do. — The weight of a good draft horse should be in the bone and muscle, and not in the superabundance of fat. —Finely bred, intelligent horses are usually very nervous. They are quick to notice, quick to take alarm and quick to do. —Never allow anyone to tickle or tease your horse in the stable. The an- imal only feels the torment, and does not understand the joke, —The farmer who has the care of young colts should pease up his mind not to let them lose a. pound of Heals at weaning time, The colt should pass bis first winter in the best of con- dition and without a hitch in his growth. — A veteran broncbo breaker gives the following as a sure way to cure a horse of kicking: "Tie one of leis forelegs with a rope to his hind leg on the other side. As soon as ha starts to kick, he jerks his front leg off the ground and he goes down en it, heap. Two or three doses of that kind will cure the worst case you can find," QUEEN VICTORIA'S SUNDALS. now 11cr 11ajeily Spends the Sabbath 6Day. • Queen Victoria's Sunday is described in a recent number of the Quiver: "After breakfast Her Majesty takes a turn round the grounds in bar famous donkey chaise, and then goes to morn- ing service. There it is customary for the preacher to wear a black gown and to read from a manuscript; that is, in England, for in Scotland the rule is not so strict. No personal reference to her Majesty in the preacher's dis- course is admitted, a pure Gospel dis- course, delivered as if the Queen were not present,' being de riguour, Many have tried to evade. these rules, but commands to preach have not in these cases been repeated. The Queen likes and enjoys a plain, practical discourse, aeleeted from the lessons or Gospelof the day, to occupy about twenty min - an utesd en deliaboveverall, y, Questipoletiesons,musof t be the day -an, - tfrely excluded. The Queen, when in residence at .Windsor, was wont to at- tend service al' the beautiful St. George's Chapel, but for some years, past divine service has been hold in the private chapel which communicates with her apartments. The suite and ser- vants sit in the body of the chapel' hi order ofprecedence. 'The Sunday ser - vita is at, 12 o'clock,and consists of morning prayer, ane -communion, and sermon. The Queen's seat is slightly en advance oe the: others, and is still more marked by the presence of a small table to carry lien books.: On thee is carved a radiant sun, with the Words, "Heaven's light our guide" -••the motto of flee Order of the Star of la- dle. At Balmoral the releases Beatrice or a lady-in-waiting plays the organ, the singing being led by some of 1 h servants of the castle."