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The Brussels Post, 1912-9-12, Page 2ON .� IN A t N H OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED. CHAPTER, XV.—(Cont'd) "I feel' sorry for him," she ad- ded. "He always bows very polite- ly when 1 meet him, and he is re- markably good-looking, though with a disagreeable expression." "When one is hungry one seldom looks agreeable," said Miss Char- lott]e, "I wish I had noticed him before," �. "Suppose," she said, timidly suppose I were to take him a lit tee of the stewed beef we shall haw for supper." "Send it up by the girl," said Miss Tumour, "she is still in the kitchen. Don't take it yourself; it would be awkward for both of you." So Miss Charlotte meekly obey- ed, and sent up by the shabby ser- vant girl a most savory little sap - .per. Unluckily the girl was a pert eockney, and her loud, abrupt knock at the door in itself irritated Frithiof. "Come in," he said, in a surly tone. Look here," said the girl, "here's something to put you in a better temper. Missus's compli- ments, and she begs you'lI accept it," and she'thrust the tray at him with a derisive grin. "Have the goodness to take that down again," said Frithiof, in a fit of .unreasoning anger. "I'll not be treated like your mistress's pet dog." Something in his manner cowed the girl. She beat a hasty retreat, anti was planning how ebe could manage to eat the despised supper herself, when at the foot of the stairs she met Miss Charlotte, and her project was nipped in the bud. "It ain't no use, miss, 'e won't torch it," she explained; "'e was as angry as could be, and says 'e, 'Take it away ! I'll not be treated like your mistress's pet dog,' says 'e. So, bein' frightened, I ran down -stairs agen." Miss Charlotte looked troubled, and later onwhen as usual she jug tip the of hot water, she felt nervous and uncomfortable, and her knock was more timid than ever. However, she had scarcely set down the jug on the floor when there came sounds of hasty foot- steps in the room, and Frithiof flung open the door, "I beg your pardon," he said. "You meant to be kind. I'm sure, bat the girl was rude, and I lost my temper. I ask your forgive- ness." "I am so sorry the girl was rude," Miss Charlotte said. "I wish I had brought it myself. You see, it was in this way : we all thought you looking so poorly, and • we were having the beef for supper, and we thought perhaps you might fancy some, and—and—" "It was very good of you," he said, touched by the kindness. "I regret what I said, but you must make allowance for a bad-temper- ed man with a splitting headache." "Is that the reason you tie it rup'1" asked Miss Charlotte. 'It keeps it cooler," he said, "and I can get through more work." She glanced at the table, and saw that it was covered with papers and books. "Are you wise to do so much work after being busy all day?" she said, "It seems to me that you are not looking well," "It is nothing but headache," ho said. "And the work is the only pleasure I have in the world." "I was afraid from your looks that you had a hard life,' she said, hesitatingly. "It is not hard outwardly. As far as work goes it is easy enough, but there is a deal of monotony about it." And as he glanced out at the sunny street and heard the sound of horses' hoofs in the road, a wi d longing used to seize him for the freedom and variety of his life yn Norway, and the old fierce rebel lion against his fate woke one more in his heart, and made him ready to fly into a rage on the smallest. provocation. One day he was sent for to Mr Bonifaee's private room; he was quite well aware that his manner, , even to Roy himself, whom he liked, - had been disagreeable in the ex- e treme, and the thought crossed his mince that he was going to receive notice to leave, Mr. Boniface was sitting at his writing -table, the sunlight fell on his quiet, refined face, lighted up his white hair and trim beard, and made his kindly gray eyes brighter than ever. "I wanted a few words with you, Falck," he said. "Sit down. It seems to me that you have not been looking well lately, and I thought perhaps you had better take your holiday at once instead of the third week in August, I have spoken to Darnell, and he would be willing to give you his turn and take the latex time. What do you think?" "You are very good, sir," said Frithiof, "but I shall do very well with the August holiday, and, as a matter of fact, it will only mean that I shall do more translating." "Would you not do well to go home Come, think of it, I would give you three weeks if you want to go to Bergen." "Thank you," he said, with an effort; "but I can not go back to Norway," "Now, tell me candidly, is it the question of expense that hinders you'i" said Mr. Boniface. "Because if it is merely that, I would gladly lend you the money. You must re- member that you have had a great deal to bear lately, and I think you ought to give yourself a good rest." Thank you," replied Frithiof, "but it is not exactly the expense. I have money enough in hand to pay for my passage, but I have made up my mind not to go back till I can clear off the last of the debts of—of our firm," he conclud- ed, with a slight quiver in his voice. "It is a noble resolution," said Mr. Boniface, "and I would not for a moment discourage you. Still you must remember that it is a great undertaking, and that with- out good health you can never hope for success. I don't think you get enough exercise. Now, why don't you join oux cricket club 1" "I don't play," said Frithiof. "In Norway we are not great at those games, or indeed at any kind of exercise for the mere sake of exercise. That is an idea that one only finds among Englishmen," "Possibly; but living in our cli- mate, you would do well to follow our habits. Come, let me persuade you to join the club, You look to me as if you needed greater vari- ety," "I will think about it for next year; but just now I have work for Herr Sivertsen on hand which I can't put aside," said Frithiof. "Well, then, things meet go on as they are for the present," said Mr. Boniface ; "but at least you can bring your translating clown to Rowan Tree House, and spend your holiday with us." "You are very kind," said Fri- thiof, "I shall be only too delight- edf." And the interview seemed some• how to have done him good, for during the next few days he was less irritable, and found his work in consequence less irksome. CHAPTER XVI. But the change for the better did net last long, for Frithiof was with - nut the motive which "makes drudgery divine." And there was no cteyning that the work he h to do was real drudgery, About the middle of July th Bonifaces went dawn to 1)evonahir fur their usual summer holiday, an Frithiof found that, as Hely ha predicted, Mr. Horner made hie self most disagreeable, .and neve lost a chance of interfering. miserable -looking dog unluckily made its way into the shop ono morning and disturbed Mr. Horne in his sanctum, "What is the meaning of this?' he exclaimed, bearing clown upon Frithjof, "Can you not keep stray e curs off the premises? Just now too, with hydrophobia raging!' And he drove and kicked the do to the door, Now there is one thing which n Norseman can tolerate los a mo went, and that is any sort of cruel ty to animals. Frithiof, in his fury did not measure his words, or spea as the employed to the employer and from that time Mr. Horner' hatred of him increased tenfold. He was sitting at his desk on morning adding up a column Nellie had been twice interrupted, and which had three times come to different result, when once again the swing -door was pushed open and a shadow falling across his ac count -book warned him that th customer had come to the song counter. The customer was evidently an Italian. He was young and strik- ingly haudsome. Beside him was a bright-eyed boy w'bo looked up curiously at the Norseman, as though wondering how on such a sunny day any one could wear such a clouded face. Now Frithiof was quite in the humor to dislike any one, more especially a man who was young, handsome, well dressed, and pros- perous looking; but some subtle influence crept over him the instant he heard the Italian's voice, his hard eyes softened a little, and without being able to explain it he felt a strong desire to help this man in fiinding the song which he had come to inquire about, know- ing only the words and the air, not the name of the composer. Frithiof, who would ordinarily have been in- clined to grumble at the trouble which the search involved, now threw himself into it heart and soul, and was as pleased as his cus- tomer when after some little time he chanced to find the song. "A thousand thanks," said the Italian, warmly. "I am delighted to get hold of this; it is for a friend who has long wanted to hear it again, but who was only able to write down the first part of the air." And he compared with the print-, ed song the little bit of manuscript which he had shown to Frithiof, "Now, was it only a happy fluke that made you think of Knight's name?" "I know another of his songs, and 1 thought this bore a sort of likeness! to it," said Frithiof, "You know much more of English, music than I do, most likely," said the Italian, "yet surely you, too, 1 are •a foreigner." 1 "Yes," replied Frithiof; "I am' Norwegian. I have only been here' for nine months, but to try and learn a little about the music is the only interesting part of this work." The stranger's sympathetic in- sight showed him much of the weariness, and discontent, and Heim•weh which lay beneath these words. ` Ah, yes," he said, "I suppose both work and country seem flat and dull after your life among the fjords and mountains. I know well enough the depression of one's first year in a new climate. But cour- age! the worst will pass. I have grown to love this England which once I detested." "It is the airlessness of London which depresses one," said poor Frithiof, rolling up the song. "Yes, it is certainly very oppres- sive to -day," said the :Italian; "I am sorry to have given you so much trouble in hunting up this song for me, We may as well take it with us, Gigi, as we are going ' home." DEAFNESS PREVENTABLE.DoctorUrges Treatment of Spivs toms in Children. Dr, MacLeod Yearsley, recently at the British Health Conference, eontribrtted a valuable paper on "The Prevention of Deafness in Children," in which he stated that most of the case's of deafness which occurred after birth were preventable, He enntnnerated the common causes of deafness in adults which were traceable to ne- t gladof the same in their childhood; and urged that if the eavly symp- toms of defective hearing were checked there would he far fewer enses of deafness among adults. This is kriowledge that cannot be too widely diffused. seeing that deafness i' said to he vertu preva- lent just now among schoolboys, ad 1 �+w I.rosl►e s eaves► w e e vv�•r. Onhear. v ci 1- .a•wv.a.�w•a.sr• A r SOAP FOR THE LETTUCE. Newlywed—"Good gracious, Clotilda 1 Eaven't you washed that lettuce yet? And your master ready for his luncheon I Here, give it to tee 1 Where's the soap t" ECONOMY IN BUILDie Does every fanner realize that a square building can bo built cheap- er than one in the shape of en ob- long, although the Boor apace is the same? To understand this, observe a particular example, writes Mr. L, Edie. In a square building that mea- , sures 40x40 feet, there will be 1,- 600 square feet of floor space, the g distance around the building will be 160 feet, or there will be sides • to the equivalent of 160 feet wide. But if, as is often the case, the buildings were made 100x16 feet, f this distance around the building k on the total width of the four sides , would be 232 feet, while the floor s space would be 1,600 square feet, Although these two buildings will e have the same floor space, yet the h man will have to pay for building 72 feet more of sides in the oblong a building. There will be a similar ` waste in the construction of the roof of the oblong barn. -1 Supposing that 1,000 square feet e of lumber would need to be bought, the lumber alone would cost about $30 at least. When the extra labor ' used in the building, the cost of re-. • pairs and the interest on this sum are considered, anyone can under- stand that it is an expense to be avoided. Probably this matter is of the most importance in the construc- tion of poultry houses and dairy buildings; although even in such buildings the form cannot always be made square, yet the arrange- ! went can be made in such a way !that there will be no needless i Waste. i In arranging fields the same points should be observed. In two ton -acre fields, one 40x40 rods, the other 80x20 rods, the former will require 1,600 rods of fence, the lat- ter 2,000 rods. This extra 40 rods 'of fence would cost about $10 and 1 the annual repairs about $2. I This may seem a simple matter and yet a Title forethought in this ' way would save many farmers no small amount of money. WATERING COWS. (To be continued.) m^-- Inasmuch as it has been proved by actual experiment that the av- erage cow will drink 1,600 pounds of water a month, great care should be exercised to provide her with water. That is true enough, but there are two other points that need to be also included. One—This water should be pure. Impure water is just as hurtful to the health and vigor of a cow as it is to a human being, It produces disease just the same. It reduces the amount of milk the cow would naturally give. Two—The water should be easy of access for the cow, both in the pas- ture and the barnyard. With a large herd of cows, say 30 to 50, it is a good plan to have two or three watering tanks in the yard, where the cows are watered out of doors. It is worth while also to have a man remain in the yard while they are drinking, to drive the master cows away from the tanks as soon as they have drunk their fill. In turning cows out to drink, it is a good plan to first turn out the underlings and the most timid ones, giving them plenty of time to get what water they want undisturbed. Lots of money can be lost with a herd of cows by being indifferent or oar•eless on this water question. ECONOMICAL FEEDING. Itis not always the heaviest feed- ers who get the best result. Every animal requires certain nutrients, that enable it to perform its best work. If these nutrients are not supplied 10 the proper proportion, it means that the animal must con- sume and adjust larger amounts of some of the elements that it can use, in order to get enough of the others. Economical feeding requires that nutrients be supplied to ani- mals in the proportion needed, As a rule, farm Feeds are lacking in protein. If one is feeding corn- stalks or wild hay, the farm grains will supply enough protein to meet the animals' needs for best work. This is especially true of dairy cows -and young stock. When this form of roughage must be fed, some such feed as bran, middlings or oil- meal must form a reasonable pro- portion of the grain ration, in order that the protein supply may be maintained, FACT AND FANCY. Ib was the eve of their wedding - day, and he was bidding her good- night. "To -morrow, my darling," he vhispered softly in her ear, "we bo - in our Tourney as bride and bride. room ---pilgrims of life together. Hand in hand will we journey down life' rugged road. We shall need to set eta with a glorious equipment of faith and hope and courage that neither of us may faint or fall by the wayside before the journey is ended. Will we not, darling?" "I --I------ Oh, yes ; to be sure !" she replied. "Only I stn really worried about the train of my dimes. It didn't hang a bit nice when I tried it on to -day. What Were you saying, dear?" It is said that there arc people who have money and do• not know how to enjoy it, oi' &th 1 few -find efte �mgsen THE LIKING FOR JEWELLERY ORNAMENTS FO1I,N.1D..IN OUT- OF-THE-WAY PLACES. The Trielcs of Trade to Take Ad- vantage of Inexperienced Buyers. The love of jewellery is very deeply rooted in human nature. It is, perhaps, difficult to decide whe- ther it is its ornamental side or its symbolical character which has usu- ally made the more direct appeal. Nowadays it is generally frankly worn for its beauty, except such things as medals and orders, civic chains and Masonic and ecclesiasti- cal jewels. In farmer times, however, a very large proportion of personal orna- ments had also the element of meaning. Sometimes they were charms toward off ill hick, or amu- lets endowed with magic powers. Often they were insignia of rank, or had a religious significance. But whether they were worn simply -as ornaments or as possessed of mystic powers, in almost every age some of the best decorative art of the day has been Iavished on them. Often when household furniture and other things that we now deem necessities of existence had sunk to a very low standard, says the London Chroni- cle, the jewellery ancl metal work were still of the most exquisite character. MacIver Percival has written a fascinating volume which he dedi- cated to minor collectors, those who love old things, but can not afford to pay large prices for them. The field is a wide one wherein we may search, he tells us. CURIOUS FINDS. Sometimes a find is made among the oddments of a provincial jewel- ler, put aside to be broken up for the gold which they eontain. A pawnbroker's in Edinburgh has yielded a very fine Flemish pen- dant; and in. a London West End shop a charming eighteenth century buckle has been bought for a few shillings. Even of more splendid things the collector must not despair (though being over -sanguine may lead him into the toils of the forger), and he should keep his eyes open, and know all -he can of all aides of his subject, so as to be ready for any chance that may come }ds way, Was not the "Tara" brooch, now the pride of the Dublin Museum, offer- ed to a metal dealer for eighteen pence—and refused? The Romans had an enthttsieten for precious stones amounting al- most to madness. Many instances of this love of gorgeousness occur in This 5-P and Saged Package Ask your Oro r bo t it CANADA SUGAR REFINING Co LIMITED. MONTREAL Roman history. Servilia, the moth- er of Brutus, received as a gift from Julius Caesar a pearl valued at £50,000. Cleopatra's earrings alone were valued at £161,000. Lolli Paulina, the wife of the Emperor Caligula, adorned herself for an or- dinary betrothal feast with emer- alds and pearls worth nearly £360,- 000. This extraordinary extrava- gance is noted again and again, and we find that nearly a quarter of a million was given for a single piece of jewellery. AN ANCIENT ORNAMENT. The ring, Mr, Percival points out, is not only one of the most ancient of personal ornaments but also at various times it has been endowed with all kinds of mystical and em- blematic qualities. It has been as- sociated with religion, with law, with love, with death; in one form or another, in fact, it seems to be bound up with most of the Eases of life•. During the Middle Ages, rings were made in a very high bezel, the sides often ornamented with fine filigree work and enamels, and a small stone set in the top. During the seventeenth century faceted stones of mixed colors were very much used for ornamentation, and with the eighteenth the diamond be- gan its reign and has been the ring stone ever since. Of artificial stones, practicaIIy all are soft and can be scratched with a file except some -of the scientific gems; they are, in fact, glass, vari- ously colored. Old glass pastes that have seen mach wear are often scratched and dimmed, and if they do not show any trace of this even at the angles, an examination with a magnifier often shows little bub- bles and lines, which prove they have been melted. These are quite different from the flaws in real stones, which show the crystalline character of the gem. TO DISCOVER FRAUDS. One way of distinguishing them is to hold them to the lips (they must not be warmed by having been worn);, the real stones .feel cold, while the paste feels soft and warm. Doublets are more deceitful than paste and harder to detect, espe- cially with colored stones. If a pale .stone has a rich colored glass ease it not only makes 0 large stone out of a small one, but improves the color immensely. This, how- ever, may be easily detected by ap- plying a •test for hardness under- neath. An even more sophisticated form has been invented which has e. thin layer of stone cemented to the base as well. These triplets, as they are called; are very likely to betray the unwary. Suspected stones should be removed from their settings and soaked in hot water or chloroform, which dissolves the cement and the whole thing falls to pieces. Take A handful 01 "St. Lawrence" Sugar Out To The Store Door --out where the light can fall cu it•'—and see the brilliant, diamond. like sparkle the pure white color, of every grain, 'Pleat's the way to test any sugar — that's the way wellnpa you will test •ATAIN.L.1.6411...0.0 311912021.011.4.44:' rc � 1� l/gar Compare if with any other sugar—compare its pure, white sparkle—its even grain—its matchless sweetness, Better still, get a 20 pound or too pound bag at yeas grocer's and test "St. Lawrence Sugar" in your home. S'r- LAWRENCE SUGAR meersOGsns enerrete. MONTRt.A5. A E THE WOMEN aU 1LLTRE WORK IN 'TILE MOST UNCIVILIZED KAb'FIR TRIBE. Possess Cent amine tine Inflnenoo 'yi,t5h Only Hard Labor Can Dissipa tc. Sex in occupation is not limited to civilized society. It is much more 001070011 among primitive peo- ple. The reason for this is not that men believe women are linable to do the heavier work for they aro usually allowed these tasks, but it is because they think the women mar and even defile their work. Among certain Indian tribes there is an unwritten law which says wo- men must keep away from every- thing that belongs to the men's sphere of action. Most of the Afri- can tribes will not allow woman to come near anything that can eon- taminato their animals. The Be- chunaa are extremely lazy. They will allow their women to lift the heaviest loads without coming to their rescue. The Kaffirs have such strong feeling in this matter that they will not even allow their wo- men to come into their kraals for fear of contaminating the cattle. In the Marquesas Islands the wo- men do most of the work while the men spend their time making ca- noes. The women never touch them, nor are they allowed to ride in them far fear of casting an evil spell. On the other hand, in Nicaragua the, men clo most of the work about the house, while the women do most of the training. They have a, reputa- tion for driving far better bargtiina than the men do. All the market- ing is clone by the women. If a. man even enters a market he rune the risk of getting a good beating. In New Caledonia it is considered unmanly for men to do any work. They believe that is WOMAN'S NATURAL SPHERE. The women do the housework, care for the children, raise the crops, build their primitive houses,. and make the household furnish- ings. The men spend their time lounging and smoking, and when they get tired of that they go out. for a few week's hunt. After they return they gorge themselves with food, of which the women are not expected to partake until the men have finished. The Samoans are somewhat more energetic. They at- tend to the farming and hunting,. but leave all other work to the wo- men. However large the family,. and however much they need clothes a Samoan would rather see his chil- dren suffer from the cold than to help his wife do the weaving. It is considered a degradation for a man to engage in any such work. ' The men of British Guiana con- sider their work limited to hunting and war. They consider the groat - est humiliation any man can suffer is to help his wife with her work. The story is told that on one occa- sion there was a shortage of bread. The men had to help the women bake, but they were only forced to, this when starvation stared them in, the face and those who consented: were ever after called old women,. The Motes believed that if they see the women while starting out to• fish or hunt, their work is sure to, remit in failure. In some South American tribes the men believe that if the women even look on their weapons THEY LOSE THEIR STRENGTH. The Zulus only allow women who, have passed middle age to accom- pany them to war, for they say they have become like men, This fueling of sex in occupation is carried into the political and religious rites, The Australian tribes and Fijians drive their women away and beat them if they•see then near any of their pub- lic demonstrations. In the Marquesas Islands, con - eludes John Trainor, the political and 'religious meetings are held on, what is known as hoolah-hoolale ground, and the women never are allowed near them. On the other hand, they let their women carry the logs and water and toil from morning until night without ever- offering them any assistance. This shows that the division of labor is not based on the idea that the, heavier work naturally belongs to man, for in moat primitive lands, these tasks are usually handed over- to the women, HOW TO DEVELOP POWER. Part of every day spent alone, in which yen can make your own deci- sions, is absolutely necessary to you ,r you wish to develop power, High temper is a drawback. You can ',ewe yourself haek Tunny times by !eels tember, an ill-natured and ctis- rrgreeuhle manner. After character. nothing counts for success more than geed manners. A gracioue. manner lasts all your life and is the manic teat that opens every door. !lever lee. your temper, or, if gim do, hold your tnngnc, The cool head and quiet tongue always win, Keep your own secrets, If yen ran 1,0I: ke•01) them you minn01 expect. +hers to In 'n them,De lief her too • itnn in vnnr otnlem4)1,0. iron •ng, no matter how sure- een army feel,