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Or, A Strange Stipulation.
J.
ZIr Pleydo:l 'wee very uluedt gratified by
the letter. frown. Lady Ellen Creeper, lie
imld nolhiae about it at the office, but Ito
to,1 an ser-7eispottanity of calling oleo,'
Lady Ellen; and 'inhall en boar's tont
with her all his prelndiao egadnol tide
Yowl; woman "Wee eIYPetttually'dise.pa cd.
4Ie was+rlaw end vory'legnl, but he Fele
feeder Ellen at sense -of rollabililY w .eb
rIn felt now Elle had never experienced
when dealing with 111s partner,
She Auld prepared herself for the most
drastic treatment, but lir. Pleydell Fur.
prised her by his lettieut view.of the situ-
elipn.,, lie certelpby approved of her re.
tieeing,her ar�pensees• ghee he ttww no reus-
ctf, 'ho'ctohl 110e, tide Elle should regard
Itersolf•Rts a diaper absolutely; and he
thought .it would be probable by careful
errangeltent to .keep her in the little
home alt •whieh elm had grown so(ond; but
t0 roar ebe conditions of the moment be
suggested that Lady Ellen should shut up
the houee ,for a, time and to <Lemb:e gt
leapt bwo of her maids,
You ought to go away" Mr, P1074011
'a.d, "Why not go and stay with her
Grace?"
"Yes, I'll do .that," said Lady Ellen.
She was lilto a child, eager to give obed•
-
neo.
"I am side of town. I feel that I don't
want to do anything for a long, long
tato,"
Mr. Playdell smiled,
"I must go into the question of your in.
vreements Lady Ellen," he said: and 1
think I had better see wbat I can do with
that 9r0cse prc..nerty 10 Fulham which was
heavily mortgaged 'by your husband.
The value of the property has very large,
ly Increased, you know, during tate last
two or tbrte years, I think it more than
rPr twble that if ive were to sell it we
,hot.1d get not only enough to clear off
the mortgage, but leave a little surplus in
Lady Ellen felt quite relieved and light-
hearted after Mr, Plcydell had gone away.
1• :rot of all oho bad the sensation of be
`ng !'cleaned from kind of bondage, air.
Tenderten', manner the last time they
had met had given her a very disagreeable
:mnrceeion. She had no dcsite to see }rim
again, and -he reproached herself that
e.he had bees rather too hasty in admit-
ting him to her friendship.
Then she sat down and scribbled a line
to her cousin, the Duchies of Wiltshire,
and proposed Menseaf as n guest for au an•
definite period.
The du.he,-a and her family were up fu
l'cat'and, juet at th:e moment, and Lady
Ellen knew that there would be peaty of
room for her in the huge old castle which
had been in the po aeeeion of the 11911-
ebitee for generations, t
:Oho. got an answer by telegram Irani her
email, and at once began to make her
Wane for leaving. It woo, however, well
lute September before she cord arrange '
all her affairs.
toting on Mt'. Pleydell's advice, elle paid
off two of her ewe/ante, and the house was
to be left In the charge of the other two.
"No weclty bills," Lady Ellen eaid to
heroelf, "for a month of two. What a
jay,..
By each noxi that had ecme she had h
locked For a letter from Colonel Dawney,
but nothing reached her. On the very
morning of the day however, CM which
she had axed to travel to ,ecotiand, he
soddenly appeared in her dismantled
dtowiug-room.
"I am going away to -night," said Lady
Ellen. "I am not cure that T ehafl ever
come book."
"Chat 000no1s too terrible;" he answer•
ed as'he hold her little hand and pressed. y
it .warmly. "Look here, 1 want you ,0
somy�e, and have some lunch with me to-
Ithe clapped her bande. e
' Oh,- how 1ovelet 1 w:ri just wondering 6
whet I Omelet eat. My teak's one, ecu
know, and I'm so tired of boiled eggs.'. is
'Come along then; I've got a taxi watt- p
r age skipped u•petairs, put on her pretti•
vet hat, and vvas dtwn again. immediate. g
• ly..,t
You are the nicest thing I ever knew," f
eh1"said`l'e hem; and he laughed. vv
"I thought I 'letter very nasty- That is
whatyourlast leiter said,"
Q11! perhaps that ie haw I felt when I m
wrote. Are we going. to lunch alone,
Adrian?" h
Ile nodded hie head. m
' Yea: I know -of a Settle old-fashioned re. Sh
steamiest where they give very good food, d
send we can sit quietly. I want to ask
you to'do'samething for me"
"Do yon?' - said Lady Ellen eagerly,
t9hI 1 am glad! I do so want • to do
tbdpre .for people, and I am atw•ar'a 00
"A man can do -co Pelle fer a 01'011U1,
.even though life fee'?ngo for that 'weman
may be aG,soautely platotes"
'luta light flatbed bade t6 La•:y E;bee'e
Mee.
Yea, it 1t rather Billy 00'1 it?" she
said. 'and the world be o basely. Of
00ureo, 1'11 do all I eau, It is a pity Im
going away, len t it?".
Well, 1t teas' be pee:'rale .for you to in
tercet the 3uchats In Mess Sincl'alr, k'rceu.
what Move, Gresham ted me I gather that
she .is (1 very bridhaat mreic,an, and so
your (mucin may he- ab'e to give her a
real start tlnu winter. l'lhe has the power
,to do ft, anyhwt:"
"lou only have to nsk Poppy, and elite
won't refuse you,' paid Lady ilIlen, "lint
doesn't it'es Lawrie know where Mee Rin-
elair is?"
No; when she went away that morning
she practically disappeared, Wee Laurie
hall bol(cvca that oke m•ay have already
started fer Can,da; but I have a Pealing
that f311e is in Ldndon, Both Mrs, Gresham
and 1 are most enictous to get in touch
with her; and I hope to be able to write
to you in a day or two and tell you that
we have found out where she °s." Then
Colonel Dawney talked about Lady Ellen's
own nlfaire and expressed the hetu'Liest
approval of what she had done.
• "Don't have more dealings with that
fellow 'I'e•nderten than you can help," ho
said. ''I neverliked .him; I never quite
understood how he came to be a partner
with Pleydell. Ke is such a different typo
of mien, so pushing."
'Yee;' said Lady Ellen a little ruefully;
"but I (lal•eapy I shall find It rather diffi-
cult to stop him; anyhow, I wan going
away now, and I shan't have to meet him
for some time: •
Colonel 111wney drove her name and
stayed chatting a0 a little wh:le with her.
But after he had gone Lady Ellen eat.
down and shod a few taro.
"lie didn't want me,"she said; "he only
wanted to talk abort that other girl,
hope I am not ening to hate her; but 1
know I shall if Adrian gets very fond of
her.
Just at that msment her maid brought
her a large box which bad ebme from
Amer:ca. When ibis wss Opened it 4es- I
closed a number of exquisite rosea, which,
though it had travelled to far, had come
in perfect condition, so carefully had
they been peeked.
Julian Br)'ant's mud was attached m.
them, and Lady Ellen felt quite a. thrill
of ggrit teure at this remembrance.
"ire is Wee," she said to herself. "I am.
not quite sure if he isn't quite an nice
ae Adi"an; cull, if not quite a0 nice, at
leant very nearly,"
She took the roses with her when she
travelled to ficotland, and they were die•
ributcd about the beautiful old rooms
which had been specially prepared for
her. •
The duchess smiled when she was to
how far the reties had travelled .and vrh
had atilt them..
I like that young man," the said, "yes
mucid. Ile seems a tittle cut of the co
"Weil, he certainly isn't a bit like the
ordinary young man," said Lady Ellen.
Do you know. to use a slang expression,
e seems to me to be quite 'fed up' with
all his money, and he's working at some
motorsur invention, juet working you
know with his own hands, Poppy, epend-
ing hours at a time in a workshop. He
bas gone out to America, I believe, in con-
nection with this invention. I am so glad
You Like him!, When he eamee back you
must get him up here."
"Of course," eald the duchess; "you sh011
write out to America and invite him. Kaye
ou eeen Adrian lately?"
"He gave me a lunch yesterday. I was
feartully pleased to see him, and. filen
he took all my pleasure away because be
my wanted to see me to talk about some
inging glri in -whom he is suddenly in-
ereeted, very much interested, too! lis
going to get you to take her up,
00(17."
If Adrian recommends her eheemust be
cod," said the duchess in a non•e0mmital
wary.
When she left Lady Ellen's room ebe
nand herself for a few minutes adore
9th bet hesband,
".Nell is looking prettier than ever," eho
id; "and I do believe that Mr. Bryant
last have serious intentions. I rather
one he has. It would he such a good
etch."
"Nell muetll'1 be in too great a hurry,
e made one horrible mistake," said the
nke, "She mustn't repeat that mistake."
"0h! there Would be no mistake with
r. Bryant, I hove studied him very
deftly:" said the duchess. "Be is a par•
ocularly nice man. I mean to ask him
Meme, while Nell be with us; that will give
em an opportunity of seeing more of
e another."
A. Real Canadian Contingent at Salisbury Plain.
From left to right are: Mr. W. R. Oritehley, Captain A. C. Critchley, Captain 0. A. Critchley, and
Ml', J. A. Critchley, Captain 0. A, Critchley is a Canadian owning a large- ranch in Alberta who has
taken all his sons to serve Great Britain in the. war. They are now all in Strathcona's Horse in campat
Salisbury, except Mr, W, R. Critchley, who is running a machine-gun detachment in an infantry at -
talion. All are six feet or over, the father being six -feet three inches. Captain A, C. and Mr,, J. A.
Critchley are in the Canadian regulars, and have played in their regimental team Strathcona's Horse
for some time past, and this team at present holds the Western Canadian polo' oham ionshi and has
done so for the past two years: The father and ether brother ace also fine players, and the' family in eom-
bination make up a most formidable team. Y
Id far longer than he had intended to do,
0 and it was a rather plaintive aittle note
from Lady Ellen-(which"reached him after
,Y much travelling) that decided him to cut
m. short his visit and to go back.
"Poppy and 1 have been looking for you
to appear every week," Lady Ellen wrote,
"You etre rather a disappointing person,
Mr. Bryant! But perhaps you will redeem
Your character by coming up here for
Ohrietniaa? Yes, actually 0liristantsl and
do you know that it was August when I
last sane you? You don't know how glad
we ehall be to have you with us, for
Cltristmne here 10 rallies enjoyable. ley
cousin is a most delightful hoeteee and,
as she will have all her family about her.
she will be In the beet of spirits."
Bryant an,vtvered this letter with an-
other cablegram, announcing hie Imme-
diate departure for England.
The color flashed into Lady Ellen's face
tie she read this message. She was par-
ticularly well in health, and there was
nothing ostensibly In her life to make her
discontented, for Mr. Pleydell was man -
artier her affairs .and relieving her of
all immediate anxiety; moreover, she was
made so ntuch of by her cousin and the
duke that life might have been one spell
of contentment, yet the old hurt rankled
in her heart.
Adrian Downey never came to Scotland.
and he lett her so long without news of
himself that, she was quite prepared to
hear at any moment that he woe married
and lest to her for ever; but after a while
neve of him came. It appeared that he
had not been at all well and that aa•
counted for hie silence.
Re gave no definite .promiee, but he held
up a hope that he too might travel up
north and extend Christmas with the Wilt•
shires.
Lady Ellen wee disappointed, and yet in
a sense relieved that he did not mention
the matter of bhet girl about whom they
had epoken when last they had met.
She tormented herself just a little be-.
cause oho thought it probable that Col-
onel Downey might judge her a little
hardly for not having done something to
help him.
"Yet what could T do?" asked Lady
Ellen of berself. 'Ile did not know where
she was, and he could hardly expect me
to find her, espeolally tie I had to 00010
up here!"
Yet a sense of roproadh lingered. It was
the fleet thing Adrian had ever ticked her,
,and she had failed him.
She told her oouetn that she had had a
letter from Colonel Dawney,
Adrian has been seedy: but lee same
to be all right now and perhaps he rival
come up here if we aro good, in a, week
or two's time." Men Lady Ellen said
Impulsively. "Poppy, I wonder if you
would think it funny if I were to go to
London juet for about a fortnight. I think
I ought to go and see how things are at
the house, and I want to get some warm
clothes and my Cure."
"Go, by all mattes." eaid the duchess, in
her genial way. I think .it wills do you
good. It Is a bit monotonous up here,
only don't etay longer than two weeks.'
Lady Ellen travelled south with a little
excitement fluttering in her heart.
She had eent a telegram to Colonel Dam.
new announcing her movement, and she
!toped that he might perhaps take the
Mint attd be at the station to meet her.
In tbie she wile disappointed, but when
she reached. the houseelie found flowers
sent at his direction and a letter awaits
Mg her.
He told her that he was sorry that lie
could not meet her, that he had to go to
Yorkshire to attend the funeral of an
old chum, but that he hoped.to eft her
within twenty-four flours.
Although this gave her something, to
look forward to, Lady Ellen was eonooious
of deeding depreened and lonely.
The Image had a mournful, eihut.up look
and the hardly cared to take the trouble
to oe0 if any of her friende were •in town,
'There we•rn innumerable Garde, which
had collected during her absence and she
went through these listlessly enough,
Suddenly her face brightened and ebe
pinked up 000 name,•
('1'o be c01lt rued,)
t1910 th
`Tete luncheon was the most del(ghtfgl n,1
meal of .which she had ever partaken, so
Lady Ellen declared.
When the coffee was served, Colonel
Dfwiiey produced life+ e,tarette ease, rend
he headed it to her.
She looked at -him and ohook her head.
"No; I've given • up smoking. I never
really rased about it. I did it because so
many other women do it; but Poppy al•
wttye hates me to emotte, and I know you
do too, don't you?"
a *aid Yee" quietly.
ow, Adrian," said Lady Ellen, putting
her above on the table, and propping ue
her chin with her two hands, "New, 'what
do. you want me to do far you?"
I ohne you to be bind to another wo-
ma1.n.'
Th, eagerness and the light flashed out
oA Lady Ellen's Sate.
"0h1 anether woman," she catd; then
she efded, rather irrelevantly, "Isn't it
heft still? We can't say, after all .ibis
entlehine, we have no summer In England,
can we?"
Yee," said Colonel Downey, "another
woman—one wh, I am (mite sure needs
melletth,th AO wen 0s help."
Be I know her?"
no shook hls head.
"No; ,though you have just seen her."
"I understand," said Lady Ellen. "You
mean that awfully pretty girl, who was
having ,lea with you the afternoon I drove
over:'
les, I mean her,"
"Tell me scmethfng. ,bout her, Adrian."
Calonel--•Ba.wney did not answer Immo.
dia,oey' and .then he mid—
e"."-
"' i know absolutely nothing; I Imagine
a good deal,"
" S.re 7011 great. friends with her?"
"No, I avant to be her friend; but the
doecon't give me the opportunity,"
Lady Ellen tried very hardnot to feel
jeallees; .the effort was not quite sueeees-
101.
"But I suttees& you must know a little
obit about her, otherwlse yell wouldn't ash
me to heap her,'
14n•nw she 40 in trouble. So much she
eomferrsed without wortle. One only had
toe bole Into her face to realize that,'
"ettere le ghe?" was Lady Ellen's next
g1,,166�1i00,
ae gave a little sigh.
"1 don't knew. She left Mrs, Gresham's
hopes: eatnly on the ,Monday morning af-
ter, you mot .her, and except far a few
,words sent 'withoutiany address and
Posted !from a railway station, Mrs, Gre-
sham. erns heard nothing more of her."
Lady- Ellen wee silent. She had drop-
ned her arms an the table, and was play
105 with 'her ringe
"01 eaten, I shall be only too glad to
do anything I can," she said.
Yea. I awn sure Of that," Adrian Dew
rev arowereol,
"But It de rather difficult to help any -
0110 if one docdl•i'tmeet:"
Oh, I. hoot you'll meet and soon," said
1110 matt, Frgqmt whm;t ,her friend could
tell me, and w11a1, 1: have -gathered from
young .Ienmmodd' remarks, 7 am mire
Miss. Sinclair is meet unhappy,' She her.
sell tooled 1116 tint she had no friends. I
don't know ltanv,it fa Nell, but I have .the
Moline that neon me very elryngly at her
trouble. (e not of her own makings an
that then le sono story of great Wrong
Kmrrneeted with it,"
"Thought to.beeasy enough to find hen''
But he elielssgecl his eho•ulders,
The duchese said nothing about Adrian
awney; s had bolts ago guessed Lady
Ellen's €caret; bu,t eho was too fond of her
cousin and too real.! sympathetic wo•
man to dieeuae so delicate a a matter, even
•with her husband. She wee quite sincere
in her intention to foster the very evi-
dent attraction Julian Bryant had for
Lady Ellen, for she had settled in her
mind that there was no likelihood of a.
future with Dawuey. The ducheea did not
%mite understand Colonel Downey where
her cousin was concerned; undoubtedly he.
w06 fond et Lady Ellen, and took a. deep
intereet in all ebe did, but he seemed con•
tent to play a merely brotherly part in
the life of this charming young woman,
and that being the case, the duobese con-
vinced herself it was her duty to help
along a marriage with the other man, who
wag in every eenee of the word deeirabie,
For the knew that Indy Ellen was very,
very lonely, and that at timers the dark
memories mf her unhappy married life
shadowed and depreseed her; moreover,
there wet the praetioal side of the quee•
tion. Julian Bryant'a money could make
everything so nay and ,nleacant for Nell.
So it was that a letter wee written and
despatched to Mr. Bryant's ltouee with the
intimation that it was to be forwarded
on to hem.
And after a week or two there came a
telegram announcingthee on hie return a
!tittle later Julian ryant would gladly
avail himself of the Duchess of Wiltshire's
kind Invitation. The knowledge that bee
friend&hap was desired by Ellen Cropper
and those conflated with her tvas very
stimulating to Julian' vanity, it excited
him also. Be was living, as a matter of
fact, in a whirl of nervous excitement;
the eager, hustling atmosphere in which
the major part of the commercial world
of Amer:ea paecee its existence just suit•
ed h'm.
Ketch had been left behind to look after
everything in the tow motor business,
and Bryant wee only too glad to occupy
himself, to melee business, even to create
worries anything rather than to have a
spell of quietness in whicht0 let thought
grin him meet remembrance come buck to
hurt
The way in which he fought for his own
interests would have done credit to a
Ilan whose whole future clependedeon hie
exertions.
Be extended his stay in A.merfca when
he knew that Ketch could get along very
avoid .without him.
Every now and then a very smudged and
badly written letter rennet' him from hie
fellow worker. It was evident that Ketch
twee not going to let any chance escape
him of makinghie fortune!
ft
With theettere came nibele, One
tram Frank Berryman, reminding him of
ble promise tee go over to Ireland and
hunt. Two from Mr, Aleydell, and once
there arrived a curiously worded letter
from Mr. Tenderten, Which had been writ-
ten, Julian felt quite convinced, with the
full intention of being 1neolen!.
Mr. Tenderteri begi ed to :remind lir,
Bryant that there were various mallet'.,
which had to he discussed between them
and that he should expect to have an
early interview just as soon a0 Mr. Bryant
returned to England.
I1 was pel'hmpd the knowledge that he
would have to Como to tense quarters with
Tenderton that served to keep Jellan Bre,
ant in America. In feet ho wee staying
Appropriate.
A wealthy but miserly baronet
was celebrated for having a magni-
ficently decorated dining -room,
while his viands were very few. A
eelebrated wit was invited to dine
on a certain occasion, and the host
asked him if he didn't think the
room elegant.
Yes," was the reply, "but ib is
not quite to my taste."
"And what change would you
maker asked the host.
"Well," answered the wit, "if
this were my house, you know, I
would have," looking at the ceil-
ing, "less gilding and," here :he
glanced furtively at the tabic,
"more carving.i".
•
TURKEY'S WAR STRENGTH.
Little Information Ras Been So Far
Available.
The advent of Turkey into the
field of hostilities has aroused some
interest as to what she may be able
to do, but so far little information
hard been available. In the Scien-
tific American a military authority
endeavors to supply some of the
facts, as follows:
There is probably no army re-
garding which it is more difficult
to make any definite statement of
strength than that of Turkey. The
estimates of the total number of
men, fully armed and equipped,
that Turkey can put in the field
vary all the way from over'1,200,000
to 500,000, the latter being the esti-
mate of certain military men in the
United States army, whose oppor-
tunities for gathering information
on this subject are unusually favor-
able.
In 1910 there was undertaken a
revision of the whole military sys-
tem, and at that time the. teras of
service was 20 years, from the age
of 20 to the age of 40, for all Otto-
man subjects. Formerly Christian
subjects of the Ottoman Empire
were exempt, but had to pay an ex-
oneration tax; to -day, unless a
change has recently been made,
Christians are subject to service.
In 1910 the total war strength of
the infantry was given as about 1,-
500,000 .rifles, with other troops in
proportion; but it is quite unlikely
that such a force existed anywhere
but on paper.
When the war broke out, the re-
organization and re-equipping of
the Ottoman army tinder the Ger-
man general, von der Goltz, was
under way, but far from complete;
and there is no doubt that the sud-
den declaration of war by the Bal-
kan States found the Turks at a
disadvantage of unpreparedness,.
comparable to that of the French
when the German troops poured
across the neutral lands of Bel-
gium.
The crushing series of defeats of
the Turks wrought havoc in their
army, Some of the best regiments
were all but annihilated, a vast
amount of artillery and. general
equipment was captured or destroy-
ed, and, worst of all, a serious blow
was struck at the morale and pres-
tige of the whole army.
In the interval since that war, the
Government, with German assis-
tance,. has been carrying on the re-
organlzation. How far this has pro-
gressed, and just what is the effec-
tive strength, 'it is difficult to say.
•F
' Anything in That Linc.
Grateful Patient—Doctor, how
can I ever repay you for your kind-
neer to me'?
Doctor—Doesn't matter, old man,
Cheque, money order or cash.
There is plenty of counterfeit
money in circulation in spite of the
fact that it is a thing of the passed.
"Say, Pa," said little Johnny,
"what, do they mean by '1111g ar os.
tentation i,, ''Vulgar ostentation,
my sort. said his father, who had
not lived 50 years for nothing, "is
the display made by people whir
have more money to make it than
we have."
FROM ERIN'S . •
o�
S GREED IStf
NEWS II rILAIL FRO11 IItE-
LANIi'S SHORES.
Happenings in the Emerald isle of
interest to Irish-
men.
Lieut. H. F. Day, eldest son of
the Very Rev. Dean Day, Water-
ford, has been killed in action in
South Africa.
H. H. C. Knox, J.P., Creagh,
Ballinrobe, has been appointed to
be a Deputy Lieutenant for County
Mayo:
BRITISH GIVE FOE' MERCY
HUT T111 GERMANS ARE NOT
SO CONSII)JTEATE. '
Soldier Writes of Experieoeee—
fiussar rays 'Tribute to A'o'ia-
tor's Bravery.
Sheffield is hearing from her sons
at the front.
Private A. Gooderhtm, who is in.
the and Yorkshire Regiment, and
lives in Sheffield, England, writes
hgme to his Mather that he has been
wotirstded in the hand.
"The fighting is going on, all the
time," he adds, "and there is not
inueh'chance to rest. We lost our
colonel and Elea 'upset all the bat-
talion as he was a real go&d+fellow.
We, lie in the trenches and if we get
up just to have a ,look round they
get in a shot at us and they are
sending big -shells over our ' trenches
all the time. The holes these alhelle
make you could bury a horse and
cert in. It makes you very sad to
see the people leaving their homes
and the Germans destroying • the
places. When, the poor folks return
they find their homes all burnt to
the ground. :But never mind, God
is making them suffer for it now.
Enemy Losing Thousands.
"The Germans must be losing
thousands of men. By, the time you
receive this letter I expect I shall
be right well and .ready for another
pot at the Germans, They have
lots of hada about 15 years of age
and men of 50. It is a shame to
have such young ones at the front
and when you get them they shout
for mercy. The English give them
mercy, but some of the Germans
when they get our fellows don't
give them much mercy."
A awn of J. Wilson, 76 Brocco
Bank, was with the London Scot-
tish in their celebrated charge, and
says;
"We had about day and a night
of it with rather heavy losse's: The
majority, I am pleased to say, were
not very heavily wounded.• I was
glad to get away from the German
artillery fire, which was very warm
stuff. We arenow away from it
and having,: a good rest; plenty of
grub and a • comparatively good
time."
"Cannot Be a Long War."
Alfred Lucas has received an in-
teresting letter from R. Hammond,
who joined the artillery on the out-
break of the war. He writes:—
"We have been in the thick of
the fighting along the Yser llttely.
Several of my lot, myself included,
who are artillery men, are at-
tached to the R.F.A., and we had a
hot time of it. The enemy made
determined efforts to silence our
guns, but without success, and al-
though we lost heavily ourselves,
my battery especially, the slaughter
of the Germans was awful, Only
those who have witnessed the terri-
ble effects of modern warfare can
A railway servant named Law- imagine the horrible slaughter and
rence Farreld of Newfoundwell, was
knocked down by an engine and
fatally injured.
Fifty-four inmates of the Mit-
ohelletown Union have been trans-
ferred to Fermoy Workhouse- t0
make room for 'the military.
Stephen McDonagh, clerk ref Pet-
ty Sessions, and Harbor Master,
Foynes, fell down dead while walk-
ing in the town.
H. J. Chippendale, Governor of
Armagh Prison, hits been tempor-
arily appointed to the governorship
of Maryborough Convict Prison.
A ' young man named John
Kearne, of Glassloughl was fatally
wounded by the accidental dis-
charge of a gun while ferreting in
the district.
A woman named Mrs. Ferris, of
Tyrone, was seriously injured and
a little girl also hurt by two run-
naway horses at the Market Square,
Dromore,
An old man named Samuel Mc-
Chesney, Newry, was severely burn-
ed when, owing to his weak condi-
tion he fell across the fire while
preparing dinner.
The collection for the Belgium re-
fugees promulgated by his Grace,
the Most. Rev. Dr. Harty and taken
at the Cathedral gates, Tipperary,
amounted to over $500.
The S.S. Carmarthenshire, a ves-
sel of 485 feet in length, with a ton-
nage of 9,000, was successfully
launched from the yard of Messrs.
Workman & Clark, Belfast.
Gleveigh Castle, in the wildest
and most beautiful part of Done-
gal, has been offered by the owner,
Mrs, Adair, to the Belgian Minis-
ter in London to house Belgian re-
fugees:.
Mrs. Anne Hollawey, wife of a
former superintendent of polite,
was fatally burned at Ardernegh,
Ballyhaise, when her clothing be-
came ignited through the up -setting
of a lamp.
Lisburn Castle, Antrim, formerly
the residence of the late Sir Rich-
ard Wallace, Bart., has been open-
ed under the auspices of the Lisburn
Urban Council as a Technical
School, with a'1'ol1 of 400 pupils.
suffering which it entails; it was like
some. -horrifying nightmare. Dante's
Inferno at its worst is a mere noth-
ing compared to A. We have now
come down to the base to recuper-
ate for a day or so, and we welcome
the rest. The Germans are not all
alike; in their attack upon us they
advanced with great bravery and
rushed to certain death unflinching-
ly. We learn very little here of the
progress of the allies generally, as
we have had no newspapers for a
long time, but I venture the opinion
that in view of the enormous ex-
penditure and slaughter that is go-
ing on daily it cannot be a long
war,"
Hussars' !tot Time.
'Si' 'Y seems s1e'ixW'4rar`•riW •6 .
On.thc Far
ausereeeaseraeve
Bientishee on Pfenalt'e Homes,
There are many blemishes 'Int
horses that do not impair their'
usefulness, but practically render"
them unfit for the pleasure vehicle•
A horse with sprung knee can do
honest labor on the farin end he -
will do many sorts of work in the
city, but he can never add to the•
appearance of the pleasure equip-
age,
quipage,
There are blemishes to numerous.
to mention that practicalle befit a.
horse for the purposes above men-
tioned,
Cocked pasterns, capped hocks,
scraggy manes and tails, sprung:
knees, spavins, bog or bone, loss of'
one eyescarred knees (a sure sign
of the stumbler), splints, ringbone,
sweeney or atrophy of the shoulder
muscles, the natural carriage of a,
low head and interfering. -
These are some of the apparently
insignificant blemishes that too,
many horses stiffer from and any
one of them will render him unfit
for the pleasure vehicle.
Do not listen to dealers, or even•
to your best friend and buy a.
horse that has blemishes on him if
you want him for pleasure pur-
poses. `—
Notes of the Sheepfold.
Sheep feeding is a business ini
which the hope of profit and the ser- '
tainty of making the land more fer-
tile should add zest to the venture.
Sheep respond to good care. The -
better the care the more they re-
spond.
We need more small flocks ' on,
well -tilled farms. Such a combina-
tion rarely disappoints its owner.
The fairs supply a splendid op-
portunity for beginners to find out,
for themselves what constitutes•
mutton form and excellence.
The Iamb that cashes in the most.
money in the fall'is not the product:
of poverty ;'he is a delicately mod-
eled and finished' creature of af-
fluence.
Dairy Suggestions.
Cream left on the milk too long'
will get bitter and rancid.
As a' rule, churning is put off too•
bong in the winter time.
In the perfect creamery, the ani-
mal heat and odor are gotten rid- of
as soon as possible.
Milk pans and pails are all the
better for a good sun hn•tl-
sweet, airy place after having been
washed, scalded and dried.
The sooner milk is set in a cool
plaee ready for the cream to rise,
the more Bream there will be.
Use only salt that is line in qual-
ity and grain for butter.
The Real Farmer.
What is a real farmer 1 Wo use
this expression, a real farmer,
often, and desire to define what we,
mean. A real farmer is a person
who makes his living by tilling the
land and who lives on the land he
works. Men who own farm lands
and live in towns or cities, renting
their property, or leasing it on
shares, are not farmers, even when
they claim to be ,farmers, The test
is not a sentimental one, bet econo-
mic. Real farmers live by work
alone on the land,
4,
'MOTHER SI!IPTON ON T(AISLIL,
Fred Cocking, a trumpeter of the 5
2nd Dragoon Guards, whose home
is at Matlock, writes to his par-
ents:—"The 11th Hussars caught it
hot to -day.- We don't know how
many have gone under, as they aro
buried in their own trenches. The li
Germans got the range with their t
big guns and dropped shells right
into the trenches. They belong to S
our brigade and have been very •
lucky until to -day. Our airmen a
have been doing fine work lately.
They take more chances than any-
body
by flying right over the Ger- d
man trenches, and direct our artil-
lery fire by dropping differently -col- t
ored lights. My word ! Talk about tl
being under fire, They get it un- s
der, over and all around, but an 11
aer'opla'ne on the move takes some q,
hitting. If people want' to know
what it is like out here let them
join the .array and try it. It might G
surprise a few, Hell on earth isn't
in it. There has been one continued
roar of artillery and rifle fire all 'A
last night and to -day, mend it is still .T
on, Recently we had another black
clay, losing 11 killed, including our
0.0,, Major Browning, and another' JI,
officer, 49 wounded and two miss-
ing. We had 34 casualties in our
squadron,"
A
"The Lord will provide" is about
as far as manly a May man's religion ty
ever gets.
ear Foretold Three Lions fighting
with Three Others.
There have been several prophe-
ies dug up from the venerable past
which appear to apply to the pre-
ent war, but no one appears to
ave observed the peculiar applica-
ion of that of the fatuous Mother
hipton. Her fame was to great
that people flocked to her from far
nd near. Among the rest was the
Abbot of Beverley, to whom she
oretold many important future
vents, including the death of Car-
ina! Wolsey, Henry's marriage
with Anne Boleyn, and the exeou-
on of Mary Queen of Scots. On a
ubsequent visit she is said to have
ttered the following prophecy:
he time shall cone when seas of
blood
"shall mingle with a greater flood ;
reat noise shall there be beard;
great shouts and cries,
nd seas shall thunder louder than
the skies.
hen shall three lions fight with
three, and bring
oy to a people, honor to a King.
hat fiery year as anon as o'er,
eace shall there be as before ;
lenty shall everywhere be found,
nd men with swords shall plough
the ground,
(MOW. 14111ICAL
The three ]ions fighting with three
pify Rngland, France and Russia
against Germany, Auetria ,end Tur-
y. We may hope the "joy to a
ople" may be England !ling-
ua! ans-
us the only doing in thea: m-
ous is I ing George. It appears
may expect a year of dear, and
ui. thereafter great prosperity.
all abound, with an agreement
r the dirgtrmanlent',f the nations
gime Isn't; always looney to the
ap who does a credit business,
kc
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