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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1914-8-13, Page 2"Old House" Or, Dulcie's Confession CHAPTER,- I.. 'flho 1uae sun blazed overhead, yet in tidreenuoueulciwtedegweesec1tw tend Delete ly coal, and the deavee of the 'trete afford ed du eel% yen:dant seret,'l1. Everything was eaten art' neaeefu1.to the eye. The words which ea from the rosy lips of bliss Dul- <ie, however, were anything hut aeeteu't. "It le eimtrly abominabler" .she sald, with cont ot,able heat. "Abominable that now eve are of age we have to dive like nun - eerie w'hil'e our .father eauanders on books avid euriceities the money th'a't belonged to OUT 'mother, and which should be outs by rigbt! It is mole tame, abominable, et is tniuuttouc.!" The speaker quivered with indignation. Dulric!" preteeted the other Kiri, „Please do not go over tho ol'd ground again,tlte're'e tt dear! I have agreed with you hemdi:eda of times that -we are rather badly treated. Itis certainly veiny aggro., vatting to know that the money which ought to have been ours! and -thigh would, have enabled - us to enjoy oua'sely es lora ether•g't'r".s do, is being t'hr'own away, evhttetwe have, literally, to go without cllothes. wL The sleeker gazed sadly en cad watched ehoo which protruded from be- th Beath the Thew of a cotton 11'ec"s, o blue, beet from which ell semblance to any itdlor wba'terer• had been •washed. Dnlcie Wag eilent, for u, few minutes. and thee woke more dellberatele. I can father a thief," she said, Iter leder e.• 'ter showed no signs of be. Ing sboekoI at such an nnlliait. remark. Why?" was bar placid innutey. 'Why? Because I am certain be only 'married our mother because he knew she would be a rich woman some day, and then when aha died, a few 'years sifter in. iteriten'g our gi.andfwtberl, money, and when we were too young to know anything aahout 5t•. he got it a':1 tato les own heads and told everyone that our another bed heft it ail -every penny -to trim!' "Perliwns she did," -:laid Primrose. "I don't believe at!" 'Bust our mothers Well," "He made ,her sign it, of eouree," Delete declared sharply. "You know ebe was afraid of Trim. I ekatd never believe eche meant him to have everything, and us, 11ar dheldren, of whom she was so Seed, no - taring." "pantie; said Primrnee quietly, "what is the use of recalling Fuld this? You know we have agreed that there is nothing for us to do but to grin and bear it" "I nen not going to do either rally long- er." eaid Dutcie. Dear 'zee! What is your alternative?" "To get out of it," wee the energetic re• pay, Primrose Socked at her teeter with eadeetuly increased interest; elle was used to Dutcie's outbursts, and although they invantitbty ended in wards• yet they caused mune eliebt diversion at the time, "How, my dear?" she asked. "I mean to marry the man who is con- . ing to Old House," was the greedy. "The idea °emerged to ane the other day when our dear father .said, Ia future yon are not :to go into the woods or fields belong. ing 'to Old Houee, tor the Chancery .wit In connection awfth 'them was eetred memo mout155 ago, and the owner is shortly com- ing to take 'possession. You will keep to owe own grounds in •future; ' Dnlcie mimicked the haaoh voice of herr .. father with great success, and her etiter lauthed meerlay. So." continued the nndmic, "when I betted the owner was a man, and what is vaatiy.more important, a bachelor, I mm made up e :mind to marry Ulan." It ie indeed a b'niiMant idea,' said Prinrroee unmoved, but I do not gulose see Blow 'you are going tomake a man who does not know you, awry sen•" "0h, he wilt soon know alar" was the conlleeewt retrty, •I mean to sit in tlheee woods from Morning tee night. Ile wn'l c0111e alone •a0nle' day and And ane, and then I slrah•4 apologise sweetly for tree. Passing, Gad, of course, he wilt beg me to eame whenever I :like; and that is Blow 0t well begin. The end will be tthowere of rem and a wreath of orange hiessome.' First catch your fish,' " murmured Pa']mnrese. If the sisters had not been so engrossed in their conversation, they might have betted a taint :masculine oktakle, coming aninarently Brom the 'thick undergrowth behind '.item. • '0h, I shall catch him all right if only I can meet him!" averred Dnlcie. "What is the matter with me? Any man ought to be ohly too geed to have the honor of marrying. me." She tweed her pretty head; and if she was readily vain, the had annmle excuse. Both the oarw'ardine gidla ,nos.essett youth and beauty, Tall, rant maidens, etraaght as young !arches, their emelt heads were crowned with maesee of bright fair hair, which waved and mulled most elitarmingly. Delicate regttaar features, and largge egos set beneath very distinctly merited eyebrows made them more then ordinarily 'pretty. Duacie'e eyes were blue as -forget-Inc-note; three of Primrose were .gray. Slender and fair, the:gine Wereetirnrisin I - alike to strangest. Primrose, vita avec the elder by a year, end had .inst passed her twenty-second birthday, eoneiler d et necessary, on ac. couwt of her sen ority, to offer _a rebuke, "Little, girls dinned wait till they are reeked," she tad. "1 eboll,•" re -tidied Delete, "Bud I don't intend to "wait n nteiuent .longer than is etbeeleteiy Ileo£ 911.y," Again if the eltieao C erwtrdiato .bad net been eo deeply ormerietl with their own aleaere they might bave hent' peculiar sounds cornier. from the dtreetion of the undergrowth. "Pt 1s like tbPa," Dine° vent on grave - 17. "Halm one of as 01 tomes. there le ne ee0050 for either of u+, nett I amt sure nothing could be more pitiful than our ereeent-etate." "Humph!" said Pr'nn'rse doubtfully. "A biesband might he weeee than father." Imnoselbae! Anyhow, t mean to marry Aelhui Belturbet if bee .a0 ugly es stn and at wicked et--vou lenow whom.' Ifosv. on earth dill you find nut His natno?' asked Primrose en aaton.iahmen4,. 1 walled James the gardener, and he showed ane a Meer of an old newspaper he had been treasuring, whieb said that err. Arthur Beilt11A'hot would- shortly take up rleidence tit Old House. 3001154 has 'teepee c1P' being emeatett by the new owner It seems, to he con:eiders lie is underpaid hemp:" - - 7 mos rs a1 r :.o n, ! t ur Brat fat old man! Ile dote nraolleadav .nothing, end .tie paid ten - dealings a. week and has a cottage to live the same. They shook out thele• tust'bled. skirts, and side by rade sauntered down au eleneet obliterated path through the !lord. It had been 00 long nntt'odden ex. eept by tee sisters, that they ,had to slush asidethe ennt'ee:e ing bushes as they w elkeii,. Their retreating forms were closely ,rati•n!zed by to Pair o£ keen eyee, belong. ing to the man whose chuckles had come from tate thicket beeinnd 'the old oak tree aga'inet which the .M,iseea Oaewamdlne herd rested as they talked. When they were out of eight and their voices no longer audible, he emerged feem the undergrowth tato which he had been 'lured by 'the faint trace of a path, and sauntered un to the old oak tree. If 1 could have seen their 'faces!" he mnaunured, "I .might have been able to guess which of the two le bunt on marry. ing me. As their appearance from the back and tho sound of their voices ale st:eoieo, ly the .swag, it wi11 be rather difficult. b'tif.4, life well have an additional zeot for sue too this eluameel" He lit his pine, which had gone out be. fore he found himself eavesdropping,,and which he had net dared to relight for fees of being discovered. Thee lie seated himself at the foot of the oak tree and awaked peacefully. "Listeners certainly never leer any good of themeelves," he etililoquisedi, "but 1 will be hanged 1f I expected to hear any- thing as alarming as this! Here I am,. Arthur Belturbet. lately a briefless bars:. Mee. wham careful mothees !have, I know, labelled 'extremely ineligible' on account of my lank of 'worldly goods, suddenly and unexpectedly become n'articularly well off. At the very moment when I am cangratuts'ting attyeelf that nolo I atoll be able to enjoy life to its uttermore, and ee where I like and do what I like, I find that any fate is already sealed. A lady, pp aarently young, for I swear by her recce that she is under twenty:4s , and certainly of a resolute and daring disitost. t: He hm toed. ct utiro ime nk to smoke Dem' ,I .suppose," he. rammed. "that when I heard voices I aught intmeddately :to have buret through the true and announced :myself, or else stormed my angers in my earns: •as it happened, however, when I heard a voice say: 'I ,Intend marrying the man who ie eceniug to Old House,' I felt it TOY duty 10 myself to romu'in et all haz- ards, and 'hear more of the plot, 'erne 011. Aculty wild be to tied out which of the two means to leave ane. It requ•Lree to be care- fully thought out. Now, didn't she say the was going to come here every day and then anologizo sweetly for trespass. lag, 'whereupon I, of course, would beg her to come whenever she diked, and 0t woied end Sn orange-bleesome and cheerers of rice." Tbe young man chuckled .with much delight, Now I have you, me deur young lady. As soon as you apologize sweetly. I •shall know you. Arthur, my boy, this took as If it would be rzrtber amusing! I wonder who the minx is, by IPhilip Snowden, M.P. for Black - Stteaway. I levo say I can soon and out. burn,England, who has been spend- alstead is not so thickly populated that g , ttva young duties are so remarkably alike, ing a few days in Toronto with his and who uossees an Irascible Lather, Clever wife, is one of the heroes and sdton.lel be unknown to any household." He continued and to smoke dor some time, leaders of the Socialist movement then rose and stmetehed ouncee011, Ito was in Britain, His election in Black- slight nb'without ulder but with Au• y g burn seven ears ago was the first stoop. Evidently he was devoid of big election win. for the Socialists. Personal vanity. for his ing. t were say thing bust new w' becoming, His areae, Mr. Snowden, now in iris fiftieth Pale complexion showed that he had not year, is an apostle of 1'evolittlOi.n led an nut-oedoar life. His thin, clean. shaven face was certainly not handsome, rather than reform. He has the re- set those who liked Arthur 13010a -bet g found much that was agreeable in it, The eyes were dark and deep set, the eyebrows Strongly marked, dhe mouth targe and the shin firm, Hoe .hail excellent teeth, which were remarkably good. even and white, .and his menele was muticularly pleasant, Yes, It .will be very interesting," he nee deed, "and I feel anxious to meet any fate. I think however, ft wee do .her good to wait a little while. An affair of this kind eltould not be hurried." Seel smiling, he turned to walls in tele direction of Old House, of which be 'was naw the sone and 'undisputed possessor, 11 took him -Pearly a quarter of en hour to reach hie elestinatton, at the Path through the little wood wound in and out but at length he came to a sow stone wall and ,a gate swinging on rutty cringes. If this Mace had been ownerless much longer It would have fallen to piecesr' ex. Claimed the yelling man. There is hardy a mate that hag decent hinget, and certnen• ly net Otte that wild fasten properly. I will get the: work of renovation started, ant •.hon—Heigho, for ear traveler' He tweaked quickly towards the ]toast and •maxed at It with aitection. 01 wee a uceseesion of wbi h any man might have been proud. A tong, two -,torted house, 'with really gables, covered with ivy to its chimney tons, it was eat on tate very 11]g'1b- est point of the land, and approached on font b; a series of terraces and old memo aliens. whilst at. earring() &cove of nearly dmdf a ,mile circled the terraces,. Arthur Belturbet stood .steel for a few moments looking at tt. A place like this certainly needs a mis- tress," lit said whimeiea�lly, "hut 00 I go with the hoarse I mean to have et v01e0 iu the selection of one. 4o, perhaps, eny dear r ely asdyoul�antic oaten Iiowever, I mean extremely grateful to you, for -70u have nut me on my gutted." Bebturbet's dark elve0 met, her gray ones "Adjtisting his eyeglass and con - le a rather long look, and tie he raised his Balt die thought 'So ,you nee the 4C• sultin„ his notes he begall: eit'ntng minx"' "Ladies and gentlemen - oh 1 thank ntrrIsnoo vou are;" lir i.lnlled. Atte 1 hope you wn do so no often ire you (that s Pasliamentat'y) Ido trot be- Ilke; ' You ate v o'y kind,' saki Prima:me. "Olt: House ]las been unoeettpled for so lona :that We have grown into the habit of coming into floe woods without realiz- lee that we had iso right to;' Please don't ,henitate to came here. whenever you wish" responded Brelnrbet,. nteaoentdy. 'Please vee the iroeds .bust ae you have done before. Do not let the fact of not' exietenee make any d.tlretencee Dulete, having somewliat recovered, look. ed nt hint with innocent blue eieo. 'It et excoclingdy kind of you!' erre mgr. enured. 'We do dove' the woods, but_. are -- you sure you don't mind our coming here?" I shagl be only too happy If you will come as often as yon .please," Belturbet wars looking at both the girl:, with Kerne- thing susnitiouely like et twinkle in hie eyes, slay 1 ietnoduce myself -I ata Ar• thus Beltulbet" And w< aro Dulete and Primrose Car. Wnldino, exnleincd Pri,nrcee. "The Misses Carwnrdine of Blue Posts?" reeked Beltnrbet. 'Yes," replied Dulele gaily. "Ie it not an idiotic name for a Minn?" "It ie an uncommon one," he admtttec. Then., as .the trespassers were bosh young and pretty, and although -Or perhaps be. cause -lee knew of the plot against him, he added: "I wonder, as I am a stranger In Ulte land. If I might sit down and you would tell ata w•ho •my neighbors are, and something about. everything generally?" He sat on the mound at it little distance from the eounv laaifee in a position from wbieh he could nee theme both. The grim• son roam in DuIoie's cheek.: had faded! to a faint blush, and no man thee' belie no• tieing the delicate therm of the two ets- tems. It struck Belturbet immediately. Yet;' ate thought, "doss .;ray -Eves line an exceedingly keen inslistct for plunder! .4'augh! Is there such a thing ze a aria• terelted person to be found I wonder?" Nevertheless, he made himself very aga'eeable, and ktetened attentively to the deem'tntion of hie neighbors. 'And ave are Nobodies+." concluded Dul- ete. 'Ole go nowhere, becanee no one asks ns—we are without the Hale of Sealetead society. We are neer and ehabbv and im- nert:nent to our elders, and will not be Patronized: so lerlturose and I are con- signed to oblivion," Yon do not sound as if you minded much" remarked Belturbet. ' We don't," was the meanie reply. "Only it is rather' dull at times. Even a garden• Harty at the vicarage is better then no. thing," R'hen. my house is in order', will vou Dame to a garden -party if I give elle?" he asked. Tee, Wank you;' replied Dnlcie prompt- ly. "But do not ask our father if you want us to come.' Thou, as Belturbet looked a little surprised, she explained: ' If yen send a farmsl invitation for lir. and ,the .lficseo Canwardine, it will be re. fused. but if you ask us lu •a felend]y way, as you hate .!test done, Primrose and I will come,•' (oro he continued). PHILIP SNOWDEN. M.P. Socialist iLP. Is :lir Implacable Fighter for the Cause. CIIAPTER 1f, Tran to her word, Delete f`arwtardine at, or rambled, daily -weather wrinkling •in Beltprbet's woods, tomettmee by her- ein, but more often accom»anied by het ester.- For three weeks, however, her per. cverance went unrewarded.; the owner f 01d House remained unencountered, "Why doesn't the *fetch ,lake it into hie cad to emit and explore this part of .the meetly?" she demanded irritably one t nitre a'ftern000, "I'm ,urn if I had not dee patience of a eatat I ,Mould Shave giv- e hem un weeks ago!" "Don't Benue uhout it!" said Primrose, iut.hittg, "He :night come upon tai un• .wars, and eon don't look a. bit nice hen you frewn," enlclessmoot smoothed. Herpretty '0heeep "I wish ho would hurry np;' rohn:rtplitdl ieeeneolately, ' I am tired of waiting She :nauted is the sound of a man's whistle came faintly to their ears, and sat aright, her cheeks erlmeoning with. ex- itcment, It le he!" She whitnered. "Oh, I with e were not hero! 0 feel so dreadfully el'vouo -1 know shall never be able to nologlee »r'onerie, Prim.eoee, you must n it, and say how terry we are .for tree ar&ng I r'an't -I'm Mutating ell over 1th fttglot" "Dnkiel" oak( Prltnrase reereae'hfully. "It is ton had of you to bring no into a dserene like this, And lenvo me to do the isagreeable work of wriggling out." Th whistle canna nearer, .fMet thin once mv>I vowt17twill nev r ask au eo alo anything for me again: Look t ante look! I ata lethally trembling ith 'fright!" 1lnmrotd's clear gray eve 'looked nst- m»'atheticelly nt her sister. 6 a ill » a w It 1v a In. Ilsulee, I nen 'quite 15'rt•etn no one n wiio wenfe a gardener, would tape 3ame0." •rr' Cllr, baffles' James1" 10ot'teI TSnlcie, "Whitt lc a. gardener'e ingratitude am. nursed with any marriage to Aruba's Bei - 'tui' at;' You meet remember." one' Prlmrcee Pereegetic•elly, 'that ! breve known Jame. foe yea. s, anti only tees urinate •heart! et Arthur Belturbet. - .v i,ott will beam marc ti 1,0111 him is ,'e a' lot}g•." Said Duthie uertty, "Wrangle I .n• w tend to marry hien." sv '"It is your guilty conscience," elle said. wm se coot se one of deed ea:me5 6 nnhumt. era Do mull yourself together need for.. L all lee nonemtee von have talked. Dulcin,gieg4cti feebly, "X can't "' she Auld, "Beside , T 'am in Caddy varneet, Dore See is;' Arthur Beltstbo„'e tall niters came in Keel. 11oth gkmte sett motionless :Itntii he ee within a few eaa'de of talon" Dutoie 'th glowing cheeks and nnedastly down- tt eves, Pritnrosn. enuerentt•v unruffled, tut dfetinotly conscious of a faotrbcating art. She waited a few ,momenta, ltoytitig t Dulete would ettoalc,<but .bl at Writhing ung nersbn 'wad .too tttilateil, to do any Prlarmoslo aaughed. 'I. wish Tau luck in tire. task you have ,;1 sept yourself,''' she olikl "hat <lop't ask and t� !rein you, that's :all,4'• bt 'I hoop to hg tubld to oa hone it entire, rte l0 unaided,'' - "qunnese lee rdtould emefer .me to you?" d sea est1d1 Pri�teerosd. • oha`n't siva lrim time to," Was Dna' el e rrs a .e egrty. "Anti ae we are ae mturlr alike w 1!' follows that if lie admires you, he aritI lvi admire me also, Didn't sortebo<ly em t, 1.11441' ity that any woman coltid get any' b tt ra ei lekt4 •i1 rhe only took etougll rte ",011•env dal, it; vom. na1r1 a zest t0 life yds 0blddtf; aSittnanearc" Rgatti Primrose' reit Ate th ttddldd, wi6lt n ehnngd of loner tiA tinge B. for us to go, tlrtieln, 11 ,051 to late for toy ten liliert wind 1t t11e usual £nae. Come eR alto s»rama 'to Sror feet, and I}uleie .1111 ing' tot keen tier.eye t fixed ilImlyn� en pltnr otos beetle, 0A. Primrose Mew her OS and week* amologetleadly he :a eoft, ear aerate I am a,frpkl avd 'ern' :trtolittarAir,1C;' Oho hats was a blrrlosue of Anstcn Clra,rn- galil, berlsin, This is how she told fit putation of beingsuch a thorough Socialist that he would willingly go to the stake for the cause. Snowden cares nothing for himself, his per- sonal success and political rewards, He •is a zealot. Lloyd George's Liberalism is no more pleasing to him than the Conservatism of Bon- ar Law and Austen Chamberlain. Lloyd George aims to reform abuses and readjust a deranged system of social life. Snowden wants i'evolu- Mr, Philip Snowden, M.P. tion -bloodless, but nevertheless radical and absolute. Efforts to reform society, he deems, were hurtful trifling; he would ant under the whole fabric of society as it is and send it tottering into collapse. Liberalism he regards as more dangerous to his cause than Con- servatism—the latter holds out no hope of a change and in a sense just- ifies revolt, but Liberalists, with its forms, lessens the strength of So- cialism and kills its nerve.. Like An Accuser. Snowden is numbered with the Labor members, but he is not of them. They are too yielding for him. His voico is shrill, and as he speaks in the House -,f Commons he points a long lean finger, accuser - like, ab the man he attacking, and that man is .frequently Lloyd George, Mrs. Snowden is an ardent suff- ragist --but not a militant. She does not agree with the Pankhurst methods, but she speaks sympath- etically of the militants and defines them as being more sinned against by the Government than sinning. Mrs, Snowden is a clever little woman, with a voice as clear as.,n bell and a pronounced turn for log lei! BI'gttment and sarcasm. 'roron- tonians will remember that she spoke in Massey Hall some year's ago just after Mrs, Pankhurst had been here, She has the sewing 1011011 of humor that keeles her audience in 'good spirits, and when she spoko here, one of lies mast pronalinsed (leve in votes for women. I -all- do not believe in votes for -ah- women, Mel?--ah-are men. Man are men. Anel--alt-woman are women, Nature made them-ah- differeut, An Act of Parliament cannot make them -ah -the same. "In the face of this astonishing piece of information how ehold they Fe on 1'." ended Mrs, Snowden amid 100010al cheers and laughter, Satire on Mrs. . Wt11'll. Her satire on the attitude of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the noted novel- ist, toward the suffrage movement was also very funny. She said that Mrs. Ward was not in favor of votes for women, and then folding her hands and turning her eyes clown - ward she said in prayerful tones "for which we may be truly grate- ful. Amen." She had no patience with any specimen of arrested development. "Havelock Ellis has described the womanly woman as a cross between an angel and an idiot," says Mrs.. Snowden. "Mu'. Ellis knew what he was writing about. It is the anti - suffragist that world make women coarse, never permitting her to for- get her sex." "If the suffrage movement means one thing more than another, it if.t's. Philip Snowden. means less of sex and more of hu- manity. That does not mean any defection from the sacredness of motherhood—her noblest work." "The average noble woman looks for a home, desires a home, but it does not follow that the woman who never goes beyond her own fotur walls will make the best wife and mother." SWINDLERS ON OCEAN LiNERS. Detectives Keep Close Watch on All Suspicious Characters. The discovery of live gamblers aboard the Lueitania on her latest westbound trip reminded a detective of an experience he had this summer. A woman travelling second class on one of the Dnglish tines had played poker with four men during the pas- sage and loaned money to one of them. In port the borrower . com- plained that the woman had robbed hien, and it became the duty of the de- tective to tale the woman, an Ameri- can, into the smoking -room of the second-class and lock the door and search her, tie found on her a roll of $2,300. "Where did thiscome from?" asked the sleuth. You look like a nice fellow and I'll tell you," said the woman. "It's the proceeds of a robbery, and the. man who's kicking was in on it and got msshare. Twices e ofmyshare, lie'ato gambler, a parasite and a thief," "The crooked gamblers are travel- ling second-class now. That's where the rich pickings are. The first-class. is panned out. Among the second-class are suckers who have saved their earnings for the gamblers. The pros- perous farmers from the West are very wise in their 01511 conceit. In fast, they're easy marks." The crooked gamblers cross and re- cross so frequently. that the women adventurers, known as "white slaves of the Atlantic," know them. These women are known to the detectives, but to few of their fellow passengers, On the L,uaitania's Last trip extra warnings weredis layed The lines now have a warning printed in red ink, which is hung up as soon as a gambler is discovered. Sometimes when the smoking -room steward goes to breakfast the gambler teals down this red card. When the steward re- turns he hangs up another. Solne- tilnes, but not often, a •steward be- comes too friendly with the pirates; Hien he's transferred and occasionally given a reduced rating. It is now the custom of steamships as soon as a professional gambler, is discovered aboard to send a wireless to the detectives ashore on each side of the Ocean informing thorn of the fact, so that he may be spotted as soon as he goes ashore. The detec- tives meet and cheek up together on the gamblers. Each gambler has a :`foundation" name, generally his real name, and by this he is Itnowi to the detectives. One gambler has been going out on one of the German lines and return- ing regularly from Liverpool on a big Erltish line. The 'bite Stat' line, according to the detectives, as soon as a gambler is spotted displays a red sign reading: "We !lave aboard .hie 51111) 10 gambler and swindler." 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But some people are not strong enough to undertake much active exercise; their cases must be dealt with in a different way, A frail and delicate girl in tennis and basket ball or gymnasium work will do well to try massage until she gains strength enough kr other ex- ercise. As she feels her strength in-' creasing, she should let exercise gradually take the place of massage 1s as to substitute for muscular act- ivity when that is impossible or unwise, it is not nearly so efficaci- ous for healthy persons as actual exercise. If massage seems to cost more than the patient can afford, remem- ber that some member of your fam- ily can often learn in a few lessons how to give Very successful massage Romember, however, that when you use massage in order to keep up a good blood supply to an injured part of the body, such as,a sprain- ed ankle or a strained muscle, it is very important to find out just What inovements should be made, or you may do harm instead of goad. For persons in good health there is nothing like the cold morning bath, followed by vigorous rubbing with a rough towel, to keep the cir- culation in good order. But that is too harsh for frail people, and they will be wiser to temper the bath, and trust to the rough towel, to bring the blood to the surface of the body. Even if you must some. times omit the bath, do not omit the "rubdown,"—Youth's Compan- ion. Cure of Sleeplessness. In mild cases of insomnia change of scene, a sea voyage, moderate exercise in the open air, tempor- ary withdrawal from the ordinary activities of life are, each and all of them, minor measures nob to be neglected. It must arse be remem- bered that in those who sleep light, ly, trival discomforts may be enough to produce sleepless nights. Cold feet, an unwise evening meal, an absorbing game, a heated dis- cussion, a postponed hour of retire- ment• and a hundred other small departures from the accustomed routine may be responsible for a bad night. It is quite remarkable how this is exemplified in the com- mon experience of a sleepless night on Sunday, when the usual activi- ties of the week are interrupted by comparative freedom from care, more than the usual amount of re- pose, and frequently also more than the allowance of food and drink. Massage, especially when practiced thoroughly and rapidly over the ab- domen, a hot bath, a mustar'd foot bath, a wet -pack applied to the trunk of the body, a hot drink for- tified by 'alcohol are all homely measures which, by provoking a, temporary anaemia of the brain, are conducive to the acquisition of refreshing sleep, Many forms of electricity have also been requisi- tioned with varying degrees of sue - cess. -Dr. Guthrie Rankine. His Answer. A Scotch minister had been away on a vacation, and on his return asked the sexton how all had gone in his absence. "Very well, in- deed," was the cheering response. "They do say that most meenisters leave some one worse than them- selves to fill the pulpit when they go away, but you never do that, sir." j Concrete Fence Posts Last Forever C°HEY never rot away i n the ground. They stand he hardest knocks and o ks ttd neve r have to be rejrlaced for they e Y arepractically cverlastinq. They arc easily and cheaply made and are the most tatis- 1 factory of all fence posts. { Concrete Drain Tile Cannot Decay r v rz'ro Concrete drains do not decay and «.. are cheaper, because they do not crumble and stop up drains, hence t they need no digging up or relaying, '11' Let us send you this free book What ii.A the Farmer can do with Concrete." It shows you how to make concrete fence. posts and will sere you many dollars when tloipg other building 'round 111e farm. Farme'r's Information Bureau Cement Com i Canada parry Limited 554 Herald Buildings Nonuse! eo••s,.•m.•O aril► 4Y•1'Yi•i�•',9�'AatsO On rbc Farm i'1'hat the Separator Melons. While the man who has learned the real value of the separator is usually emphatic in his praise, it is rarely on the feminine side..tf the house t']iat ninny of elle advantages are most signally apparent. It concentrates the time of work into definite flours of the day, and these are short, There are ilo Heavy milk cans coming home near the noon hoer, rank with the acidity of their contents. All milk utensils may be taken care of during the morning h turn and while thorough scalding is ne- cessary to keep them in order they are sweet to begin with, thereby rendering the work less 'tedious. Then the sun scalding which puts on the finishing touches may be giv- en through the entire day, It is a great time saver in skim- ming and saves much handling and rehandling of the milk. This may seem like a small matter, yet it is really a very large one, and much of the old-time labor in caring for milk has been abolished, proven by the separator wholly useless. The cream is in much better con- dition for churning and of uniform quality. One of the prime recom- mendations for the batter maker is that het' product always may be of the same grade, Few can attain this and only with the best facilitieh. The cream gauge fixed the thickness of the cream ab- solutely. The rule for salting may thus bs as rigid as for bread, The cream can easily be kept at the same tem- perature every time by the use of the ice or cold water. And thus the 'butter is always alike, conse- quently is in demand at fanny prlces- Cream for the table uses is al- ways available in the very; best form. The, most delicious deserts can be extemporized on short no- tice and time saved from the onco laborious work of making pastry, Notes of the Sheepfold. Whenever a farmer can be in- duced to take a pride' in the ani - male he produces he is on the right road. When the lambs ,are weaned the ewes should be kept on nutritious raltdons in order to prepare them for the next breeding season. Somme farmers follow the practice of allowing the ewes to shift for themselves after they have weaned their lambs. This results in per- turbation at breeding time, Two weeks of neglect will mean a decided loss of flesh and loss of time and feed in recovering it. Con's Freshen Twice a Fear. For cows to ,freshen twice a ,year really sounds like nature -faking, but that is just what happens to cows that freshen in the fall, writes Mr, W. F. Fechoff, Good feedirng and careful atten- tion keep up a large Dow of milk all winter; then in the spring when the green herbage comes the rude ag'tin the manufacture of milk r�» ceives ah imttln. 1'bns by fresfall stfreshinsg the Milk flow is not only kept up for at longer period of time than would other- wise be the case, but the most milk is prodececl during the season of highest prices. In this 'lies the chief superiority of winter over summer dairying, Cows that freshen in the spring dry up quickly in the fall when the grass is no longer present; few farmers take good care of a dry colo during the winter, so that the next .year the animal will be still less useful, Seth deterioration in tp sow is often greater than the en- tire value of her milk products, Then, again, the cows need most protection . during the 'summer months, when labor may ;be used to better advantage in the fields, while during the winter months no labor can find employment. Sum- mer dairying has absolutely nothing to commend it. Food is pboub the same price in the summer as in the winter, while winter labor is cheaper;, this with the increased prize for winter pr0- duets, makes winter dairying by, far the more profitable. John's Necklace. A man purchased some red flan' - nal shirts .guaranteed not to shrink: Re reminded the salesman forcibly of the gnaranteosome weeks later, "Have you had any difficulty with them f" the latter asked, "No," replied the customer, "on- ly the other morning, when 1 was dressing, my wife said to me, 'John, necklace where di2el" you get that pink coral His Foolish rover, "Would you marry a man whose income was antler *0,000 a ,year I" he asked, "How much under I" she replied, a'Well, quite a'bit," "IS it between *3,000 and :455,000 2" ".I might pub ib that way." '''l;learetst 1 Why slid Von 'think 1 would let money stand iar the rev 'P0.