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Or, Married to a I iry,
CITAI plat Rolf.--(Conthreed).
"No: At least," I ridded hastily, ',I.
have eertalnly drawn her several. times.'
"She is not a professional model,
then?" Ssladge inquired, in - the ,same
earelea8 tones.
"No."
"It seems almost a less to art for she
is really very pretty is she not?'
very;'
"Is she—a lady""
Semething In her tone vexed me great-
ly,
„she is not highly educated or so
Well-born as you" I began,
"Uh, my dear Adrian, Madge exdntln-
ett with a little shrug of Thor shoulders,
"pray don't drag mo into, the d,scussioe!
1 am.. not 111 the least well educated. 1
never ran tell what eight times eight
are, and only last week 1: thought Neat -
what and Droitwich were in Holland.
And as to birth --well, beer and candles
aren't exactly Norman, are they? No,
leave me out of it, 1f you please, while
we are discussing this pretty little
dancing- person, whose face by the way.
seems oddly familiar to me. Perhaps
she is in the ballet of some theatre, and
I baro. soon hot• there'"
The light. ley insolence of her tone,
and something extra staccato in her ine-
thodof speaking, taught me that she
was putting a strong curb on herself,
and 11 flashed upon me that Charlie
13roolston had probably told her of his
passing me and•Llllth in Northumber-
land Avenue a fortnight ago. It was far
better, as I instantly decided, to. talk the
subject out, as -Madge had evidently
formed an altogether wrong idea of the
character - of L• pith
"I want to Speak to you about this
very girl." I' said "Will you sit down
and listen to me?'
"With
"w:itll pleasure, if you really twist It.
But, pardon ole for asking the question.
do you think. it is wise?"
"Do'T think what Is wise?"
1i'estood close together; facing each
other. Both, 1 know, were Pale, both
excited, and beneath our apparently col-
lectedmauner lay an undercurrent of
fierce excitement,
"I mean," she said, looking Straight
into my eyes, if 1 ask you no questions
about this Little dancing model person,
1'P I merely request you to destroy her
photographs and to promise me never to
hold any communication with her agaln,
and to en my side I promise never to re-
fer to tier, will not that be the beet and
wisest .end to the business?"
"No!" 1 exclaimed energetically. "It
will not! You have to bear the whole
1011111. about 1.ilith Faxon, and 1 ant sorry
that you should so far misunderstand
me as to sunpoee that it is truth of
o'hiell I reueon to be ashamed:'
-1 suppose nothing." she began, and
then '.1111,11113', to Sly great astonish -
menthe Iro:te down.
I wren :te tears streamed down her
Awe, and for a few seconds her frame
wee shaken with subs Hut as. in be-
wilderment and distress, t advanced
with the idea of consoling her, she wav-
ed me impatiently awns.
"I am only overtired with the ,fottr-
hey,".she said: she whose flawless health
and energy were proverbial. "1—don't
look at me while 1 am crying in til
stupid way! It ma1.e8 1.8 look hide-
ous.'
lde-
o1i .'
• I' retreated to the fur end 1f the room.
and pretended to be occupied with my
• brushes abet rotors, Gradually Madge's
quiet: vebe ceased, and, taking a. bottle
ofc1 de Cologne I fetched her from my
dressing -roam, - she threw some o1' the
cera on her handkerchief. and applied
it to her cheeks and eyelids. Then, af-
ter a prolonged powdering of her face
and to:ranging her hair before an an-
tique mirror which hung nn the wall.
she went back to the armchair.
You can go on with your story now,'
she said, "if yon really want to tell 1t.
Though T warn you it. is a mistake,"
'She did not look hideous at all after
her tears. She wasunusually pale and
a little overpowdeled, but I had never
sent her look gentler or more attractive.
11 isn't a 1olg story," I said, "but it
1s most neressaf3' that you should know
it. Last summer 1 went away for a
few days to -a place that fellow Collas
told me about. I meant 1.0 stay for a
week -end only, 'hut I did not return un-
til the following' Wednesday. Ito you
retmeanber?"
I remember very well indeed!"
'At this place, Lythinge, In Kent, near
'Sattdlrythe, I put up at an inn, the 'Rase
and Crown,' tete only one la the village.
The first night I was there there came
to the inn a child called Lllith Saxon."
"A' Ohild?".
"She was not .quite sixteen, and lank -
ed much younger. She was half-starved
and ill-used. The landlady, ars. Nokes,
knew o11 about her history, and can con-
. fu•m what I. say. Horatio Saxon. t11e fa-
ther, was a lazy, drunken brute, who
had.ance been anunsuccessful actor. Ile
• had -married :a' lady, the daughter of a
city curate. the Reverend James Prit-
chard."
I paused, and glanced at Badge. The
softened expression had left her feat-
ures, and her n1°uth looked hard and set.
"I found the child practising denying
' hh'en empty room. Her mother had
week'erl herself to death in this man
Saxon s service. and her little sister
}genie, 11101 died of cold caught front'
s ragtag at night in the streets. This
I01'ely child was being dragged by this
old repr'nbatc nhout the marsh villages,
and made in dance in tavern: to earn
-rq)ipers i,o keep hiin in beer, and tobacr
co, and laziness. The child's story touch-
• ed rite: -I got her some food, and when,
after T supposed she had gone to bed. I
Strolled out to smoke and think in the
moonlight by the the rcltyard that over-
hang the marshes, t 11th crept .after me
to• tell ` 0le that her father had net re-
• turned; As 1 wet' leading her home, we
teat. him, Ile was dt'unk, and tried t0
striitce het'. 1'. llltervened, and he turned
(1fte Ame,tfellson alin struck-at0(1 stonetliri
the road. The fall killed lhim."
Madge was watching 1110 elosefy tin-
der frowning brows: She did not np-
near dakr;the least touched,. het she never
0n'e owed her eyes from my face as I
continued teneaktog:
Can'.tt you see that 1' felt in som0 way
1:C401151We for I:he tragedy which alb -
the. child of her only protector. 1.11e
',and degraded though 11e was? T had to
stay at Lethingo for the inquest .and
the .funeral. Immediately after, T sought
Mut her grandfather, and may succeeded
1(1 11iltlfng his to1nl>, enj sip ted her
father a'enusin, a C;fertain Jain 5axbti, a
,,ge,0l1list -shoemaker. of ye,, he
It
• tin d riot agree to fake her, and finally'
Vetted 1,illt1 in the caro of a Mrs,
Stabliope i'lorland, who ,keeps a finishing
0111001 'for kirk of neglected edueatlen
e00'tIle' Cliflon Suspension .Bridge.
Mere TABU, has remained. ever rinr.e,
of hove 1 seen her for morethan a
year int til I cane aeregs-hon Most unex-
pectedly, 8hopl1ttg 10 Regent Stl'eet, nne
Water»Oon aboutfortlright ago. Site
ill ho etgbfeen next )•ea',. and will then
d having Bristol, More than onne I
have thought ttbout cone/1011g you as
t4 iter
Hittite, •
Mt •waq silent. bladge's mouth grew
1110(e erel•1l111.
"It'lvas almost e. pity that .you have.
never. Mentioned 1180 before,". she ob-
served, The relations 171 wbieh yeti
stand toward hen a0 n guardian of
tun i
ty-eght toward a ward of soven-
188r1'a1+eall likely t0 be fnisunderstood,
yen heel"
of 1-1.v Any (1118 0110 k'nOwa and trnate
T sal]. controlling my temper as
• beet t 1001d, •
' OKnowlna ace ant always hvsling,"
oaesevetla,Mfldge; .sourttfaily.
yf ,oitraalr'(front any were
', elf sit. (10 v013 Merin? T enact. '"Til
tvh ;"rir'Btlan 110 1711. these sneering
,011115't>rtt11 11111,1 9)O ti111,1 1uph°e8I p -n1
"it vilfakn anti iliftf t stn lchtg to yon?'
Ohm :4!01',81 uj>, 1108 tliult Pecs a17la.ee
with Mt 'el',
"1 mean,-" she said, hissing out the
words at a white heat of passion, "that
this low-brect ,creature with wham you
are infatuated is not a rhlld at all, but
a woman. 1 meant thin You are in lore
With her: that you mallet speak of 11er.
without changing color like a girl; that
a!1e has been. 800(1 here breakfasting
with you; that you have been r•ecogalzed
Mating about London at night in han-
soms with her plead un your shoulder;
and that yeti actually flaunt your folly
in tile eyes of the world by surrounding
yourself with her (10rirmts. I mean
that 1 1un01v all this, and that 1 would
have forgivenit, for 1 know something
of the world and of the arts whi1h 011011
creatures as she exercise to ensnare
then. But this attempt to hoodwink me
and to Interest me in her behalf by a
series of paltry Iles—that I will not
au] cannot iorgi00. is it to prepare the
way for making me receive Your m15-
tress after 1. have become your wife?'
"By Heaven!" 1 ;teed, moved out of
myself by rage at her taunts, "!f you
Were a mat You should not stand there
and say such words to me!"
"I3ut being •t woman, and a woman
who 1.05 foolish enough to give her
whole heart to you years ago, I shall
speak the truth without fear of your
violence. Aman," sue cried, suddenly tereu.
•
8110111 in all 110 restless eeeltemont, the
unceetltitltyl the Mingled heves andfent',, witleh go to mane 4t lover' a mis-
erable` 141111, generellyd0-b0 0onlurlserated.
creature. Not until now dltl i, thurough-
1y realize the hold tills passion 1,10 Lll-
11(1 possessed over 111e. Ile1 po1'tlaltn,
my own sketches from memory of her,
late the little 1Tamed drawing by Niched -
as Wray of her and 11aladlu, 100(8 ma.
only vonsolations. 1 could not remain
in the house. I WAS etl'engly' inclined
to repair at once to 1lfeacolnbs and tinct
1,11111, myself'. and only 1ny Breed of
missing her restrained .1(1e. 'That night
L could not sleep, and beefed myselfwith
plans for an immediate marriage, There
was no scene lu long-engatgementt%, I
told myself. As Lllith !had herself
pointed out site was too old. to be kept
at School lllce a child. 1 should do no
more art work now until 1 clad marriedher, for 1 retina it quite Impossible to
settle -clown to any serious work, with:
141y' pulse .throbbing and my brain burn-
ing witlt.exeltemeut at the there theaglit
that 1,111th would Income my wife,
Of touro4; I should encounter the
strongest itppoettlon and 'disapproval ort
the part of 111y relatives, from m3'tTntle
Carel:eater downward. 1 eifould be 80-
ceedingiy sorry to offend 111th, foe' 1
cilerlshad for hilna warm and grateful
affection. Ile was In falllug health, and
fur many years It had been the dearest
wish of Ilia heat that his beloved Step
daughter should, Marry Ills favorite ne-
phew. I think 11 soothed hien, poor, deal'
geutieman, to remember that 1110 for -
Hine for whlhlt he had sacrificed so many.
years of peace and freedom in his Mid-
dle age would remain is his family. He
was 00 fond of Madge that, of course,
ho would consider that I had treated
her badly. And yet, had she not first
insulted me cruelly and then given mo
11,1' feeedem, T would never have taken
it, 11411tng firmly resolved to teat' up the
crazy passion by the roots, and. to ful-
fil the contract intotvhieit 1Acdg8 and I,
when little mare than chlkben, had en -
changing her tone, "how could )'OU try
to deceive me? This fancy' of yours will
pass away, dear: it is wholly unworthy
of you. Go back to your work and for-
get that you evermetthis meoture. I
have often heard of such entanglements
before, and 1 know quite well hos, loath
1 you are to see the evil, sordid side of
people, especially 0t winner). But dear,
dear Adrian, it is not fur toy own salve
only-, but for yours, that 1 beg and im-
plore y-00 to break off this intimacy with
this impudent aid ehamelees vagrant.
Such a connection will be a miserable
drag upon you long, after its chains have
galled you, and—"
"Stela" I cried, "I won't listen to a11 -
other word! 1,111111 Saxon is as good
anyl pure as you are!"
"Adrian!" she ;Beet aguin. "How can
you be so deceived? Listen, dear: if
you will only break with her non', -d
will never reproach you; • 1 tvi11 never
even mention her name. -But I warn
you you must choose betweenherand
1110."
",Badge," I said, turning upon her
with sudden sternness, "we are be-
trothed, and 1n six months you will be
my wife. But I feel no love for you
either before or atter marriage unless
you retract the ac't'toatiens you have
made against me and'Liltth."
She fell back a step, staring at me
with dilated eyes.
Fou love her so much!" she whisper-
ed hoarsely. "If 1 set you free ---what
would you do"."
"I should marry Lillth."
There was a long p0use, Then she
drew a quick breath that sounded like a
sob.
Fou are free, -Adrian," she said; and
passed out of my preseece without an-
other word.
CHAPTER XVIII.
At the risk of appearing 11 Heartless
brute, 1 will admit exactly what 1 did
after the door had closed upon Madge,
and I knew myself to be a free man.
T
was sorry, genuinely sorry, that I
had quarreled with her. I was extreme-
ly.fond of her. I hail never met no0
have I encountered since, ott cleverer or
inure eharming n•cnluh or .c more amus-
ing and, when she chore.' sympathetic
companion. Few !nen admired her. more
than 7. She leas both beautiful and
fast:Muting, and had a1 absolute genius
for dress. With all that, site was gener-
ous. brave, and unselfish, loyal in her
friendship, and exceedingly kind-heart-
ed, although it was very difficult to de-
ceive her by. any tale of distress not
wholly genuine.
And ynt my feeling when she thus'
broke an engagement which had grown
up 11'1111 us for at least ten -years wa6
W holly 01,0 of gladness and relief.
-Madge, as 1 knew well, would. speedily
be able to console herself among the
well-filled Tanks of her admirers, Five
Years ago, when 1. had suggested, by
My uncle's wish, that she should marry
ole, she had been altogether opposed to
the idea. She had often expressed her
distaste Tor the notion of being 'tied up
for lire," and for several years past she
had never missed an opportunity of try -
lug to make me jealous of her string of
suitors, each of whom was a much bet-
ter match for her from a worldly point
of view than I.
And now we were free, Madge could
carry her wealth and her wit to the
needy family of her grand dunce; and I—
well, I could, as I did, Seize a time-
table and turn otter the pages In Pro-
digious hurry to findthe next train for
Rristnl.
It was eleven o'clock, and there was
a .train In half an hour, which would
suit me perfectly. My hand was on the
bell -rope to 50011n0n Wrenahaw to pack
my bag, for T proposed to stay the
night In Bristol, when T remembered
my 111 -luck on the occasion of my last
✓ isit, and Mrs. Mm'land's earnest request
that I would let her know in advance
whenever T purposed calling at Morland
House.
Clearly, it was not a too well -kept es-
tablishment, In spite of Mrs. aforland's
admirable manners, and since Litith was
in the habit of visiting other pupils at
their homes, it might be as well to
snake sure that ,ales was at Clifton before
undertaking the journey.
Much as 1 chafed at the delay, I -could
not bear the thought of 'Hissing her; so,
as I did 1101 wish W1'enshaw to be too
conversant with my -affair's, especially
now, when I etrongly suspected that lie
had been'teIling tales about Lillth to,
Madge I hurried off to the nearest tele-
graph office, and despatched the follow-
ing message reply pald, to Mrs, Stan-
hope Morland;
"From Adrian Hervey, Room 6, The
Studios Rlvormead Street, Chelsea: Am
venting (10101, to 000 you anti L11111 this:
afternoon. Please reply immediately."
Back to 111y rooms T went; and fidget-
ed about impatiently until - Mrs, Tvlor-
lancl's answer should speed me on my
journey. Ana in little more than an
hour it came. I hurried to the .doer
when T heard the telegraph boy's knock,
and tore open the fateful brown envoi -
000.
"Pray Nome to -morrow n.tterman), LB-
W] et Ilfraconhe to -day with friends,
"Katherine Stanhope Mariana."
I was more than vexed, as I will own
at once; T' was downright. angry, What
was Mrs, 1Torland thinking of to allow
a lovely young girl Of' seventeen to go
about visiting promlecunuttly her school-
fellows' homes at Ilfre.cotnhe 01. al
Weaton-super-Mare? Schoolfellows fre-
quently possessed brothers, coualna,and
mnl0 friends generally. There was no
1110.wi1g the undesirable .entanglement
int° which my Ltltll might be drawn' by
the relatives end ae0uatnten,ea of the
'young: ladies of neglected ,ednca.tiofi,"
with whomshe was eecefving her in-
e trt10110n, For she was thy Lillth now,
of soon would be, I could think of her
ea mine, and with011 any ritlicuioue
•va.nity T c'outd imagine her assenting
with composure, if not with sa.tlefer-
tnn, to the .su(1 gestion that she should
he>orne my wife.. If she had not retain-
ed something of her ohl feeling for me,
elle weld ,lordly Have stolen from Mrs.
,Tn.°ltar,l'a 1101185'M; midnight emery fm'
the pleasure of ,walltng up and clown in
front of my Stadia; ao that slie might
feel herscif near 1115..
That pa'tng,icfss: of hers, too. 11104'711
a'greet deal to tole. T could reran the
fluttering of her cleft tips Myon (11y eit881c
now. if aha had Slit loved ma at least
a little, Wotlhl elle have taken leave or
me gime?
The neXt tw'en ty-four: !mete were
That 111' uncle would exonerate me
from blame was, however, not to be
hoped; nor did 1 try • to altogether ex-
onerate myself. I .:had loved Lilitil
from the first moment when I met her,
and even 11y romantl0 affection for her
0.8 a child of barely sixteen years had
been of so spontaneous and absorbing a
nature that In itself it was disloyal to
Madge, lneenslbly to myself, my con-
duct toward r (' fiance had become cold-
er during the past fourteen months; and,
in spite of her full and varied social
life and her many -flirtations, site had
noticed and resented this,
But all deception was over note. I
had burned my ships when, goaded by
Madge's taunts,. 1 had confessed that.
were I free. 1 -should marry Lllith. In
the future my wife and 1 would stand
together 111th the world's- opinion all
against us. tip to this point, through
all my artistic aaroer, I had had to en-
dure hundreds of more or less covert
sneers concerning the influence of my
aristocratic connections, aidmy mar-
velous luck in drawing an allowance up -
011 W111011 I could at least live in ease
and comfort, with the immediate pro-
spect .of wedding one of the wealthiest
heiresses in London. '
Now, all these conditions would be
changed. and inthe small hours of the
morning. walking restlessly up and
down ray studio, I faced all this as one
does face things in the early grayness
before Ole dawn with cold. uphopeful
mind. It would be an uphill fight, no
doubt,: but I must throw myself into it
heart and soul, for the ealce of the wo-
man I loved: and what more precious
ine.entive could 1 have to Stir me into
winning wealth and fame? •
fTo be continued.)
'l•
PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA..
Who Enjoys the Complete Confi-
dence of hing George.
Amongst the numerous foreign
descendants of queen Victoria
there is only one to whom King
George accords, his entire confi-
dence and friendship.. That Prince
is Henry of Prussia, brother of the
German Emperor. King George
and Prince Henry bear to each
other certain close affinities. They
are, for one thing, first cousins.
Prince Henry's mother was Bing
Edward's eldest sister, our Prin-
cess Royal, afterwards wife of the
German Emperor Frederick, Also
the facial resemblance of King
George and Prince Henry is moat
marked. Moreover, they are both
sailors.
There are no two brothers in the
world, perhaps, who are more un-
like in eharaeter and disposition
than the' Kaiser and his only bro-
ther. The Kaiser is it Prussian to
the life, and all the affectations
and impulses of a thousand years.
of Hohenzollerns may be said to be
personified in him. His brother, on
the other hand, has from infancy
been his gentle "mother's son."
In the days when the Kaiser and
his brother were boys it was al-
ways Prince Henry who stood up
for his mother, and whatever was
English in the Prus,si•an Court.
With the Kaiser it was always the
Hohenzollerns who were. to be
championed. Qne•en Vic11oria
quickly developed a strong affec-
tion for Prince Henry, who, though
a lively lad, was very kind-hearted
and studious, and always got along
well with his English relations:
Queen Viotoria as easily conceived
something al•inost amounting to-dls-
like of the heir to the Prussian
crown, And the time came when
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As second sons of future Emper-
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And if ally circumstances were
wanting 'to complete the bonds of
foal affection which existed from
youth between. Prince George of
\Faroe and Prilnoo Henry of Prussia
it came with the Strange quarrel
that asctse between the new Ger-
man Ka1100,1' Wilhelm 'II. and his
mother, the Empress Frederick.
The latter lady, unable to bear in
her widowhood, 118 she had as a
wife, the acorn and malice, of old
Primo Bismarck, spoke out in her
own defesioo, and found her eldosb
son arrayed against her as the
champion of the venomous Prus-
sian diplomat. Most people know
how angry Queen Viotoria. was at
the insults offered to her eldest
daughter after twenty-five years of
loyal residence in. Prussia, and,
'needless to say, the then Prince of
Wales (King Edward) and his two
sons were equally amazed and mor-
tified at tho IKaiser's treatment of
his mother.
However, the time had come
when Prince Harry himself had
good cause to Irate the objection-
able Bismarck. Looking round for
a `bride who should" become chate
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Berlin, Prince Henry one day en-
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Empress Frederick, in Berlin, a
charming Princess who was as Eng-
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Buckingham Pekoe could well be.
She was the Princess Irene of
Hesse, and her mother had been
King Edward's ill-fated sister, the
popular Princess Alice.
The happy pair, however, found
themselves embi-ttered once again
by the unfeeling Bismarck. This
hateful old man had become the
bugbear of the German Royalties,
and they seemed incapable of doing
anything without his emotion. He
was not quite powerful enough to
frustrate the love -match of Prince
Henry and Princess Irene of Hesse,
but he gave them some very un-
pleasant doubts and fears. Their
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and no Royal union of. our •day 'has
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West Caldor dressmakers have
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isfaction with the increase of wages
given which was 24 cents a week.
The death has occurred in Aber-
deen of Mi'. George Falconer, ad-
vocate, one of the most prominent
law agents in the city.
It is expected that the telephone
system to Blair Atho11 will be in
full working order in the course of
a month.
Plans have been passed by the
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Dalhousie and extends to about
2,330 acnes, with a rental of over
$11,000 per 11131111¢11.
Lady Ijtirn of Rankeilloin has
offered to give a permanent home
for the Victoria nurses of Kirk-
caldy. •
Mr. James Fairweather, an Ayr.-
shireschoolmaster, committed stu-
cide.after a walk of thirty miles by
shooting himself on the suspension
bridge at Glasgow.
On the cairn on the battlefield of
Culloden a large wreath of ivy sent
by Lieut, D. P. Menzies of Menzies -
ton, has been placed by clansman
Alexander D. Menzies, C.L., in-
IASI'1CT INGEIICITY.
Insects are now making their ap-
pearance in the garden, and there
is no better ,piraoe than a garden to
study these wonderful creatures, At
present a dark -colored beetle --the
oil-beetle—may he obeervedy and
as soon' ars the bees come the Larva
of this beetle contribee to get upon
a bee's body, 8,0 as to be earried
away to the bee's home, where it
feede upon the food 4711;005, 'and
eventually leaves as a perfect bene
Ile. Other kinds of beetles act as
grave'digger's; certain ants keep a
dairy; and there are. masons, e'ai•-,
penters ,r and .upholsterers among
the bees. The mason -bee constructs
its cell of mentor. By dropping ea'
lova on bits of earth and mixing
both together, it pounds the mix-
ture ia1t9 a sort of cement. It then
works this into the shape of a
mould, inside which the female de-
posits her egg. Several such mor-
tar cells may often be found lying
olose together. The earpentc•r-bee
makes its home on decayed wood,
and lines it, with piece's of leaves,
which it outs off in the form of a cir-
ole and.adjiisots so skilfully that its
nest is made water -tight, without
any coating. A very, ingeniously
constructed home also is that of the
upholsterer -bee, which dexterously
cuts out the petals of the half -ex-
pended flowers of a poppy, It then
strengthens the folds,. and fits ural'
so that a Splen tl:id tapestry t tler-
hangs the walla of lit holne-•'im•.
which the honey is deposited, •
verness, in memory ,of the men of
the clan who fell there.
A woman who was c11.013ed with
stealing a large aunt of money,
when examined by X-rays Iib Glas-
gow Royal Infirmary, was found
to have swallowed fifteen sover-
eigns and five half sovereigns.
A Dow which broke away from. an
attendant caused great excitement
in Perth. It attacked a number of
persons and rushed at number of
soldier's in Barracks Square, who
were drilling. The animal was
eventually driven into the barracks
coal yard, where it was secured.
About 500 men will be affected
by the deeision of the Olmskirk
master builders to grant an in-
crease of two cents per hour to all
men in their employ.
At the annual meeting of Glas-
gow Choral and Orchestral Union
reference was made to the need for
a large concert hall in the city.
The financial statement for the past
season showed e. :surplus of $5,780.
While' lighting a paraffin lamp at
her resiclenee, Parliamentary
Street, Glasgow, Margaret Britton,
55 years of age, was so seriously
burned• that she had to be convey-
ed to the Royal ['nfirmary.
On the advice' of •the committee
of management, the Clyde Naviga-
tion Tru teens will oppose the Glas-
gow Corporation provisional order
for oos'sy}' to construct a bridge.
over the Clyde at Oswald Street.
Sir John Stirling -Maxwell, Bart,,
chairman of the ex'eoutive commit-
tee which has been formed to obtain
a supply of radium for use in Glas-
gow, has issued an appeal to sup-
port tate movement:
Mile the motor oar of the Glee-
gow Fire Department was proceed-
ing to a fire it collided with a taxi
at the corner of Buchanan Street.
The passenger of the taxi was badly
injured.
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Poultry Pointers,
('lean and disinfect the brooders
often.
Goal clean runs area delight to
the 'hens.
'See that the hens are shut out of
the nest boee at night.
In breaking Up the brood;; liens
do not; treat them harshly.
Most of the diseases' that attack
poultry are 1.110 result of neglect.
There is money in poultry, but ib
is nut everyone that can get It out.
Learn how to feed and what to
feed and get acquainted with the
needs of the hen.
Better results are obtained by
feeding the little chicles dry feed."
Never feed them sloppy mashes.
It is important that fowls be pro-
perly housed. Expensive houses '
are not necessary, but comfortable
ones are.
Make haste slowly. Start at the
bottom and work up as experience
is gained, Success is quicker and
more lasting by, patience.
Pure bred aback aids success and
profits. Mongrel stock can, per-
haps, be made profitable, but pure
bred stock can be made much more
so.
If ,you wou▪ ld achieve the r-reat-
est success, -study poultry etllture.
Take each branch and thoroilghly.
familiarize yourself with it, point
by point.
The effectiveness of the dust bath
for ridding poultry of lice cannot
be too highly estimated. If some
good insect powder is mixed with
the dust, so mach the better,
During June and July ,you might
try letting the broody heals on goose
and turkey eggs. The rest will do
them good and if given proper tare
will prove more satisfactory than
the goose or turkey hen.
It depends largely upon the mer-
its of the methods whether one oan
successfully inbreed or no't. Birds
diseased or -leaking in vigor should
never see the inside of the breeding
pen. Proper selection 'avill build
up any breed or strain.
Protection from the summer sun
is very essential to the health and
comfort of the flock. Many differ"
eat kinds of shade trees may be us-
ed, but fruit trees can be made to
provide both protection and re-
venue. Plum trees grow more rap-
idly than apples or pears, but
should not be planted so thickly as
to produce crampness.
Shut the door of the chicks' 'quar-
ters •a.t night. Do not allow boards,'
weecly,and other rubbish to remain
near them where rats, cats �hcl
other enemies can hide. Make a
trip to the chicks' quarters before
retiring. Often chicks will huddle
in some out-of-the-way corner and
if not changed will suffer from coli
or rain or be caught by some night
�v the Farm
prowler, •
Judging a (Dairy Cow.
When it comes to judging a cow
for continuity in milk; there is a.
certain structural form in continu-
ous milkers which should if pro-
perly understood rarely mislead,
Let 'us take the cow and examine
her point by point. What are they 1
A continuous milking cow will al-
most always have a largo jaw in-
di'ca•tive of good feeding .qualities;
a long slim ewe neck accompanied
by a thin sharp wither. As you
passdown her back you will find
the, clo able' chine ; her ribs will
spring from her back 'so that they
ferns a -wedge viewed from the front
on both sides: Next you 'will find
high hip bones, the -higher the bet-
ter—if you can hang ,your hat on
them all the better. Her thighs
will be fiat and •she will have a large
peach, the more the better. What
is the value of the last indication 7
The greatest bulk of feed is cern-
posed of roughage; The cow can-
not make something out of nothing;
to produce a large flow of mill; she
must be a big eater. If She and ]ler
ancestor's are and have been good
feeders, and have had the. 8truetu
ral form described they will be big
producers. In addition the cow
must 'be loaee-jointed and she must
have a wedge -shape viewed, onboth
sides as well as from the top and
under lines. Such a cow sur built•
cannot pttt the feed on her back but
will utilize it to pat in the pail,
A. Stinger. ,
He --"When I ryas a boy, they
used to tell me if 1 didn't stop
slnctk.irig, it would drive ole crazy.
She— "Well, why didn't yon!"
a
1)im.
"What do you think' ea my mus.
tache I"
"1 hadn't .noticed it. 111'0 rather
ti Clark day."
t :write a salti•f o
The. way o a rwtory
love letter is to forget that, ,you
have any common ,Sense,
„Iso '1 Deeds, the. lawyer, n ra-
ther extravagaet, Man 7'' "ily no
means, 'I've known 111111 to ' malt°
one suit last for several ye'a'rs."
Hubby My dear,I .floe (1011 are
having Grime, clothes made for your
mooches iil7.fie -i'o$; it is the latest
fad. I Cubby -.-til all,. 111 : tell y9u
now that t won't button any dogs
down .the back. ,r