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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1915-06-10, Page 3The Laxly of; Lancaster Or, Leonora West's Love. CHAPTER XXX. (Cott'd.) Lady Lancaster was purple with rageand dismay. She had sallied upon the field ready to drive the in trader from her grounds, and she, Lady Lancaster, the great rich lady, had been vanquished by the siuurp little tongue of a low -born girl who had Co innocent and candid an air that :she did not at this moment quite realize that the girl herself knew the enormity of the offense she had committed, Elise, full of silent, -demure laughter, waited for her mistress to speak. It was several minutes before she rallied from her fit of rage enough to epealt clearly. When she did, she said sharply: "nn} me into a chair, Elise, and tiring Mrs. West to me." I better take you back to your room first? Perhaps some one may come in here, And you have _pushed your wig awry, and the powder is all off your -face, my lady," said Elise, 'demurely; and her mistress groaned; Take me back to my room, then, -and tell West to come at once—at. once, do you hear?" And when she had regained the ,:privacy other own room she sunk down exhausted upon her bed to await -the housekeeper's arridal. Leonora had already gone to Mrs, West's room and related her ad- venture. "And oh! Aunt West, she was so :proud and scornful and overbearing that I was vexed at her; and I'm .afraid that I was just a Tittle bit .saucy to her. What will she do, do ,.yon think? Will she send me away from Lancaster Park?" "She will have to send me too if she does!" Cried Mrs: West. "Ole, Aunt West, would you really . go? Would you give 'up the home of sixteen years for my sake?" oiled the girl, "Yes, dear, I would go. You have :no one but me, and S mean to do the best I can for your happiness. If Lady Lancaster is unreasonable about this matter, l shall leave her," said Mn. West, decidedly. "But; oh, aunt, you will be sorry that 1,camne to you—sorry that poor papa alt me on your hands," anxiously. "I shall regret nothing, dear, if I -can only do my duty by you," was the reassuring reply that brought a look of relief into Leonora's beautiful :,face. Then Elise carne with Lady Lan- -caster's message. She looked cur- iously at the calm, unruffled face of • Leonora. "Oh, Miss West, you nave seriously • offended my mistress! she exclaimed, "Have I?" Leonora answered, dem- urely; and Elise knew by the gleam under the girl's long lashes that she , did not Caro. She delivered her mos- -sage and departed, I do not know what to make of that Miss West; but site is decidedly too proud andtoo pretty for her pc- 1'ition," Elise said to herself, when :she was going slowly back upstairs to her mistress, "I'm afraid she Will cause Mrs. West to lose her place:' Mrs. West went upstairs• to the great lady, and Leonora waited in the ;sitting -room for her return, which oc- curred in about fifteen minutes. The :usekeeper was somewhat red in the face, and her lips were curved rather sternly, - "Well, aunt, have you promised to ,send me away?" the young girl asked, demurely.. "She would have liked to have me do iso," said Mrs. West, indignantly. "She was very arrogant and presuming. She. seems- to be quite angry because poor Dick's daughter is as pretty and ac- •oomplished as the young ladies in a higher rank of life." Leonora smiled, and her aunt con- tinued: "I gave warning that I would leave her in a month, If it were not for Lord Lancaster, I would go to -day; but he has always been so kind that I shall stay a few weeks longer for his - sake. Can you endure it that much longer, my child?" 'Oh,' yes," said Leonora, "I will try to be very good that long. And, Aunt West, when we leave here we are , going back to New York. You need hot shakeycu-r head so solemnly. I am a willful child, arid I mean to have my own way," • CHAPTER XXXI, Lord, Lancaster, received a message from his, aunt that evening, She wished to `see bion privately for ten minutes. "I hope she isn't going to tease me about Lady' Adele, again," he said to himself, and he looked rather sullen when lie went to her. , He was :ex- ceedingly impatient of the rule she tried to exercise over him. "Clive, why didn't you, tell me about that girl?" she began, dashing into the subject without preamble. He was honestly bewildered cerci by the suddenness of the inquiry. He did not think of connecting Leonora West with "I do not -know what you are talking about, Aunt Lydia," he answered. She gave him keen glance to. see If he was trying to deceive her; but his fair, handsome face expressed only the most honest surprise, "I mean that West 'girl—the housekeeper's niece," she said. "Why didn't you tell me about her when you came home?" He reflected a moment and then s answered: ' I did, Aunt Lydia, You asked if 1 had brought Leonora West to the t housekeeper, and I told you that I had -aistie so, Then you asked me if she were troublesome,. and I told you that she was. Do you not remember?" "Yes, but you should have told me More about her. It is very strange that you kept it all to yourself," she said; regarding him suspiciously, and nowise pleased when site saw the deep; 0 flush that reddened his face, "What was It you wished mato tell you?" he inquired coldly. a "Why, that she was grown up in - Stead of a child, as I thought, and= and—that she was, pretty—rather— a and accomplished beyond her station," wrathfully said Lady Lancaster.' pie "I supposed you would find that out Ii for yourself in due time;" ho replied, Is with a half smile that nettled tier, for she was decidedly 'uneasy over . the discovery she had mane, She was by ea means blind to the distracting beauty of Leonora, and it had not s taken her five minutes to find out p that bar mind was cultured and her accomplislmments " of a high order. When she reflected that her nephew had crossed the ocean in this danger - one society, site was frightened for her plans conderning loin. What if they- should "gang aglee?" "Did you have any selSsh motives in 'keeping the fact to yourself so long?" she inquired, sneeringly, "i do net .understand you," he re- filled, coldly, "You do not? Yet you must have known that I.would be surprised,•You knew..I expected a child. You must have, supposed that I would not care to have such a girl,—an adventuress, perhaps—or, May be, a low concert or saloon singer:—whocan tell?—here at Lancaster Park." - • The angry flash of lois eyes did not escape her keen gaze. She had spoken with a deliberate purpose: "Lady Lancaster, I do not think any one but yourself would date say such things of Miss West," he said, hotly. "Dare? ' Why - not? What do you know to the contrary?" sneered .the evil old woman. "I know Miss West herself; no one who knows her would believe, her to be au adventuress. She is a pure, simple, and true -hearted maiden," he answered, steadily, "Ah! so you. are interested in her? I thought as numb.," declared Lady Lancaster, violently. "This, then, is the secret of your indifference to Lady Adela. You have conceived a prefer- ence for this low -born, impertinent girl. But beware, sir, how you trifle with -me. Remember my conditiotts." Flushing to the roots of his hair, Lancaster neither affirmed icor denied her accusations. He sat gazing at her in proud silence. Anawer the one thing,",site stormed. "Do you intend to marry Lady Adele?" "I have not made up my mind yet," he answered, coldly. "Do you ever expect to do so?" she sneered. "You have been acquainted with Lady Adele long enough, I think, to tell whether you are pleased with her or not." "It is scarcely a week," he said. "Do you want more time?" she asked. "Yes," he replied. "How much?" she inquired. "The utmost limit your liberality will allow me." Lady Lancaster reflected for' a mo- ment, with,her head on one side, like some brooding bird of evil omen. "Very well," she said, "You shall not say I was impatient with . you. Lady Adela will stay with us a month yet. You shall have the whole of that time to snake up your mind, and then you must give me your answer. I can not believe that you are fool enough to let it be an unfavorable one," "Thank you," he replied, with a bow. "You need not thank me for no- thing," sharply. "OP course I know you will have more sense than to re- fuse twenty thousand a year, unless," sneering, "you mean 20 become a suitor for the hand of that West creature" Stung to retaliation, he answered; "Miss West can boast a suitor more eligible than myself in point of that 'filthy lucre' you hold so clear." She started and gave him a keen glance. Whom?' ' iutenant De 1 ere." i slie cried. "1 as," he answered. "Why should you look so surprised? Ike was our compagnon du voyage. 1 h admired Miss West very much, and he confided to ave his intention of winning her, If possible for his wife." "His family will not allow him to throw himself away on that girl," she cried. - "I3e is quite independent of his fam- ily, and he will not be slow to avail himself of the advantage." "Happy mortal! You would like to exchange places with Mimi, no doubt?" she sneered. could wish, certainly, that I were as fortunate - as my friend," he re- plied. She glared at him a moment, and then asked, curiously: "Is the girl in love with De Vere? Pshaw! what would love have to do with it? . I mean, will she accept her wealthy suitor?" "Ste will if she is worldly wise," slowly. "But I can hot telt. I do not know Miss Wes,: well enough to decide what she would do in a given case:" "Of course she will accept him, She is Sharp enough,. and such a girl as she is -poor and lowly born—would not be slow to jump as such a chance," said the dowager, coarsely. "If I had known. that Lieutenant De Vere was so silly, I should not have invited him here. I would have had nothing to do with him. But he will be here to -night." "He is here now, He went to his dressing -room an Hour ago," Lancas- ter said, -coolly. "I think he will ex- press a desire for a private interview with you this evening.- It is rather embarassing to him to have to ask your permission to woo his lady -love in the housekeeper's rooms, yet such is his avowed intention. paused and bit his lip to keep back the impatient avowal, • "If you—what? Go on, tity lord— let Inc hear what wonderful' thought was prefaced by .that 'if,' " "Only this—if I were master in my own house, instead' of a guest, ft hould :be otherwise, My friend hould not be insulted:" "You would bring that creature into, he drawing -room to receive lits,ad dresses?" site hissed,, "Yee," he replied,' "Then you will not do so :while I am rhe mistress of Lancaster. If ho chooses to,have such low tastes, it is of for me. to indulge him in them. If. !'0 must, woo the, housekeeper's niece, lie may woo her in her proper place," tied Lady Lancaster, indignant at leis defense of his .,friend's misplaced admiration, and secretly jealous oP he beautiful girl's influence What if Lancaster, too, had been bewitched: by that fair, piquant face nd luring smile? " A sudden thought :came to her, After all, perhaps, it were best for er plans that De- Vere should have is way. Wlso could tell what folly might get into Lancaster's -head? She.looked at'him thoughtfully, "Perhaps I .Was hasty,"' She said. I But had a shock to -day When I first aw the girl; and—she was very im- ertinent to me, Is it your wish, 0 aft ; �'{u°i.'"+s'a�� ^.-r•, More than half a Century of Quality is behind every package of Alweys order by the name BENSON'S' in order to get whatyou want; Practically every grocer In -Canada has BENSON'S. Tee 710 MOM the way of Lieutenant' De Vere's 'de- signs?" ' He bowed silently. A swift, sharp, cruel pang of jealousy tore though his heart as hedidso, "To see her another's— 011, it would be harder than death!" he said to himself, and yet there Was no hope for him. Why should he stand in another's light? Her, keen eyes detected the shadow on his face, and she interpreted it aright. She was frightened at the dan- ger that had been so near Tier, un- known -and unsuspected all this while, "I must remove the temptation from hint as soon as I can," site thought anxiously. (To be continued:) i� 0i CAN SEE THROUGH WALLS THE D[ VICE AT PRESENT RE- SEM REES A CAM ERA. The IVuard Marconi Invents Ma-' chine Which Makes Solid Sub- stances Penetrable by Eye. Guglielnmo Marconi, inventor bI wireless, sailed recently for Liver poo], whence he will travel through France to Italy, He returns to his native country at, the outset of Italy's participation in the war at the personal request of King Vic- tor Emmanuel, Just as lie sailed Ise told of shaving almost perfected an invention by which a person may st•e through a solid wall. The device in its present state outwardly -resembles a camera, Sig- nor Marconi said. When placed against a wall or floor it [makes the solid wood or metal transparent— in this respect -it resembles the K ray. "It is mot finished," exclaimed. the inventor, "Persons cen be seen in time'next room if they are chose enough tt the wall, but the image is blurred if they are a little distance away," Marconi saw tests of the new and powerful wireless apparatus at Sayville, L.I., in connection with the Marconi Company's patent suit. There was an experiment with the wireless telephone, but the weather was not favorable +and! nothing 'startling was accomplish- ed. Some of the enthusiasts about the wireless telephone believed that with proper conditions it would have been possible to; converse with the tower at Nauen, Germany. Bet the visible telephone — whee persons talking Can See Each Other —is coming successfully, although I myself am not working on it," observed -the inventor. Marconi will stop long enough in England to see inns family. It is expected that he will take charge• of the Italian wireless service. He is a commissioned officer of the ,Italian navy, but expects to remain ashore most of the wlam. Marconi delayed the sailing of the Italian liner Stampalia, which left for - Naples. The wait was to enable the inventor to finish ar- rangements fee 'chipping wireless and otihee supplies to Italy, The Staimpalie eves closely guard- ed at her pier at the foot of West Thirty-fourth street lest some newly made enemy- of Italy try to harm her. There weee more than ninety Italian reservists -in the first cabin. In the other classes there were up- ward of 100 r'ese'rvists, many in uniformm, 3 Strangled With Red Tape. The late Mr, H. B. Cilaflin, who was one of ;the greatmerohanits of the last • generation, :lived, for tmaluy years at Kings Bridge, one of the suburbia of New York. It was hie whim to have 'eaclh morning before 'breakfast a drink of cold water fresh from a spr'i•ng near the house. O.n,e veiny veiny morning the pit- cher was not inits usual place, ,tired he asked the waitress, why lib was missing. "Why, Mr. Claflin," she said, "it was raining .so.bard and is so muddy that 1 was afraid if. I went after the water 1 should be toe soiled to wait on the table. I asked Michael to get it for me, but he said it wets his business to book after the horses and carriages, not to run errands." "Oh!" uric Mr, Clafii'n, thought- fully. "Perhaps Ise is right, Dila. Please timet! him I want the Vi,e- tordia," 'Ilea minutes later, with mud) trampling of hoofs easel champing 'of bits, the cair',ifagc drew up at the. 'door, with Michael on the box in his rubber coat and hat 'covey. "Come, P1Ia," isaict Mr. Malin, "get' your pi—teller" ; and taking heir by the arm, the walked down the fronmft 'steps and ieilped her into the carriage. "Michael," said he,�-"da:eve Villa to the epriing ,and, back, so she can get me ,seine water 'without muddy- ing her'eeilf,'' Ever after Michael wised to fill the itclmer on rainy mornings without eylsn evauting to, bo naked',', • live, -that I should put no obstacle in Skull Cap with horse Hair Brushes -Latest from Paris. A very -ethic -looking toque is tihis gluten nap of straw by Coca,Marsan of Barris. . Shadow checked taffeta' runs" through vertical bands of straw, and surmounting the brim ase two horse hair brushes set in ornate cups. About the Household Useful Reeipes. For Ohl Potatoes. -put a Self - cup of milk or even .atablespoonful , if more cannot be •spanned, into time potato kettle this time of year and it will prevent the boiled potatoes from turning black. Watoh them carefully that they do not boil ever if you put in milk, Spice Pie,—Ouse cup thick sour talk or crsam, one cu sugar, one cut raisins seed of yolks p (seeded), 3 1 a of two eggs, einnamon and cloves to taste, pinch of salt. Bake as yon would pumpkin pie. When set add mer- ingue of two Whites and brown, This is delicious. Soft least,—In nto,rning soak two cakes yeast. Scald one pint of flour. When flour is sufficiently cool and yeast cakes sufficiently soft -.stir together, Set in a warm place till noon. At noon nook 12 large potatoes in plenty of water, drain, ,save water, mash potatoes very fine, then add potato water. Potatoes can be put' an a •tierce-ga]- Jon crock and when cool add spongia to them. It will be ready for use by next day. It ho mad be kept in the, c•elllar. Corn Mush.—Make a porridge oaf' the ureal, cooking it for some time as corn mead requires slow and steady cooking. Add a little more stilt. Beat up an egg or two, ac- cording to the .amount you have and stir into the porridge. Pwalm to the bake of the stove. Have ready a hot well greased• pan•oako griddle. From a •tablespoon, drop the conn meal porridge onto the griddle ,in spoonfuls, Let brown nicely be- fore turning over. From three to five minutes is required. Turn it over and pugh the griddle to the back of the stove wthet'e it can fry slowly. With butter 'almd syrup, it makes a splendid sapper disci, Devil's Food •With Whipped Cream.—Into -a double boiler or in a pail which fits irto'the top of a teakettle, pit ane -hall cup sweet milk, one-half cup sager, one well - beaten egg, and two squares cho- colate 'broken deto small pieces'. Stir and .let 'tithes cook until it is .thick and smooth, stirring it all the wthile, When it has tlhiokened, remove from the fire, and let cool. In a mixing bowl ore= oneehalf eisp 'sugar with one-quarter cup butter,':add two well beaten). one-half cop milk, one teasipoon soda dissolved in a very little -hot water, ,and 'scant one and three- quarters cups Sour, Flavor with vanilla. • Lastly add the chocolate mixture, stir ail well together and bake for abo•ut.three-quarters earn hour ins a moderate oven. Bake in two .layers and put together with whipped cream filling. Hclnful Dints. Iron Rest -=A quick 'and easy w•ey to •re:nuove iron mist from clothes is to put a teaspoon of cream of tartar on the spot, tic up the el -0th around it into a little hag and boil the garment. Han ilktre'hie6 Dresser Scarf: — Take three :ladies' b,emseitdhed handkerchiefs, biose with. an em- broidered design inside of the hem axe p,r,etbieet. Use the same Size and pattern. lialce into a mstrip with e row of` lace insertion be- tween eaeh. Ptut a row of the in- sertion all (around the edge and,. then a lace to march the insertion.. This, is very pretty when wasliecl, roti expensive rand •easily ;launder - .I Use a strip of cambric or sa teen of any preferred color under- neath. Cmu'taln $haile . lllelp.—If ydur. roller curtains .are tao wide for the window it is not necessary to Quit. off the sealer, but 'you can nail Iwo small bdoeles of wood on either side of the window, and on these ,eastern owrtaliim - br�acluets unci the Cuetain' god auportars, After the 'thee cur beirels (hung, the eextra, width of the Shade is not not'ieoazble. If abso- lutely necessary to nut off roller, out off .at the solid rend. This tie for the benefit of those who moue fre- quently and have trouble fitting their-ts'hadee. Stretching Curtain. — Not all housewives have curtain stiietohers and the following substitute, which is messily as good, niay prove of value. After washing your lace curtains in the usual way, select a nice sunny place, on the outside of your hoose,. Wa:s:h off carefully. Have a box of &l arad tinned tacks (as they will nob inlet) and a clean hammer. Let itthe edge of the clap- board be your •guide•. Take each scallop, and'etnetch well, By put- tiesg them up early in the morning, do two pairs at a :time .and take down before sundown. No ironing is necessary and 'they look like new, For the Housekeeper. Shoes will Rest much longer if occasionally rubbed with vaseddno wlhen they are new. Put 1)=p -bows on pumps with anap fasteners—it is much easier than sewing them on. Potatoes will be more mealy if a cloth is .put over the' saucepan be- fore putting on the lid. When fryeng meat or fish sprinkle a little ,salt over the bottom of the pan before putting in the Eat; Thio prevents any spattering on the wall or Furst on the stove. Cold water soothes the pain of any midden infl'ammetien of the eye; hot waiter will help a dull pain and a, weak ,solution of harks aescl is always good for the eye. If possible have a outside door in your kitchen; it will make ib so nmudh cooler in summer, and if it has a light in it you will have a glimpse of the outside world and Seel happier, Suet 'and lard are best kept in tan vessels. Salt park, (however, ehouild be kept in glazed earthen- ware, Blackberries •can be preserved with a smaller quantity of sugar than other fruit. • To take all of the color out o,f a faded cotton garment, -boil it in oreanm of tartar eater, and it will be white, With salt . boiled codfish, serve parsnips; with 'boiled salt mnokenel corn ,bread • or -fried coiinmae'al nmu•slh. If you boil hooks and eyes in strong soda 'water, before sewing therm on garments, it will prevent ,their iron molding in the wash, When making tomato bisque nae bbs water in which rice. has been boiled instead of milk, It weld not curdle ,and is much' cheaper to use than milk, besides being fully as good. rN From 4,000 to 7,000 men foram a brigade of infantry; with cavalry the number is from 1,000 to 2,000, __.. o•. bushels More than , 800,000� f Tasmanian applies 'have been ship- ped to Great Britain ins one year. SPEED IN FLIGiHHT. Alt Birds Are Sprinters and Take Wing Like a Bullet. Falcone aria said to be the most rapid flyers; some varieties fly two hxinclaed fact a second, according to the best ,estimate. Waterfowl, too, heave gieeeb pow- eris of-fiiight The oanvialsback circle covers from 130 to 160 feet a second. Thle blue•iw'inged teal gond the green -winged 'teal, the bl'uebill and the redheads 'are 'slow- er. Mallards, pintails, wood (bolos, blaok ducks, lancl others can easily fly faster than a •anile a minute. Even' such large birdis -e,s cranes, swans, pelicans, land geese cam fly at a speed of more than a hundred. feet a second. The speed of waIemfowl has often been measured with great accuracy. Two mien take positional on la ,duck pass a measured distance apart. The first man carries a ,stop awaateh and a g'nn, the iseseand a guar onliy. As the fowl pass the first blind the tifiner,ahoots in order to fta.gghbee the birds into full ispfed, amid starts his watedm. As the ducks pass a sec- ond blind :the mean there fires a shot, and the timt:ea••stops his watch, The usual length of the course ius,a quarter of an mils, :although a mile "track" is ,sometimes used. Birds with short, tu s are wings, like the leingbsrd, quail, and ruffed grouse, ane .sprinters ; those with a wide stretch of wing are "distance runners," Birds of the first class attain their sudden bursts of ap'eed through their very rapid ' wing stroke ; birdis of the :second ekes have sn'staitved powers of flight, but get under way rnome eliowly. A11 th:e gallinaoeouis fowl .are sprinters, They take wing Sika a bullion; their wings make a kited whirring sound. The quail or the ruffed grouse can gain full m'onren- tum within sixty feet of rising; the wings beat from five to seven times a .second. alhe quail covers from forty-five to fifty feet tide first sec- ond away from the ,gun ; his wings flash like a "'avidly revolving whe,e1, The wings of the ruffed grouse roar until It:he sound can be heard two hundred yards away. Heavy fowl, like swans ,and Caes- ada geese, :have long wings and cleliberata stroke; they transit in- variably rise against the wind. As the goose rises from the water he seems to be both paddling and flap- ping, and he kereps that up far twenty or thirty yairds before he fairly launches into the air; the swan needs fifty yiu'dis to "get his wings under Ihim, Flamingos, oranges, and (herons rise against the wind *leo, brut their long 'legs en- able them to •spring ten feet into 'the air at one bound. These large birds make only a couple of wing strokes o seoonel mvhgn fi?pLtalang tq thghb, blit when ince,' full mioeiieustuni ilia strokes become more limpid. The prigoiplfe is the same as that which ,almplies'to an oarsman in starting has boat: the quicker the er'aft is moving, the less resistance there is to the oar and the faster is the stroke. A swain cannot roach mnastmum speed in less them 150 yards after springing from the water ; a goose requires nearly one hundred yards, and a duck, about 50 yards. The jaeksnipe.Ihas a very peculiar flight. When he first springs, if he endeavors to travel uteross'the wind it gets under This, long, curved wings, unbalances him, and forces him to tach about in order to 1re- gai•n his balance. Ilith;eln the jack - snipe goes obraaght upwind, or flies :at full speed, the zigzag move- ment is not noticeable. The wings of a jaoksnipe are very bang and strong camper ed with the weight of bus t.body, and he simply lacks"bal.- - A Spring Poem. 'Twits in the gloomy Autumn when I walked about the Zoo, ., The creatures had the blues, -ex- cept the leaping kangaroo. "How can you be so cheerful at this dismal time 1" I cried, "Ws always Spring with me, my friend, the kangaroo replied. "Look (here, you're the fellow wino took my ovdfico:at from the club time other day," "All a This-. take, of course. ,Besides, I left . ,a, much. better one," "I know you dad—but it was too small." Ooou!pisrs of houses in London are liable to a, penalty of twenty shillings'a day if theyalblow a chim- ney to catch fire. - A `WOO do THE STANDARD ARTICLE SOLD EVERYWHERE REFUSE SUBSTITUTES DOWN DY THE 500 1111 SEA WITS OF NEWS FROM THE MARITIME PROVINCES. Items of Interest From Places Lapped By Waves of the Atlantic. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bronvn, of St. John, N.B, both over 70 years of age, died within a few home of eu? ether, - Alarm of 100 acres at Baok Dur- ham, Ygfrk Oounty, N.B, was' sold at public ancbion under nior'tgage and bid in for $220. Oliver T. Events, of St. John, has bean cenvioted of working 'as a de- tectie e in Halifax without a license, and remaabcl d on charges of false pretences, A. J. Maclean, of Halifax, wale presented with a goldpinby officers and men of the 25t1l1 Bitbailion in --- appreciation of the hospitality ex- tended by loan to them. The -largest 'cargo ever taken from Yarmouth, N.S„ to Boston, went out on the Prince George re- eently. It was valued at $51,561,- 50, and consisted principally of fish. Robert Colpibts, an 8-ysar-old boy of Moncton, N.B., was acciden- tally short by bis 13 -year-old brother Fred, while the latter was showing a revolver to a companion, While 'swinging in a hammock on 'the roof of her home at. St, John, N.B., Miss Belle Tufts fell through a skylight, a distance of about 12 feet, sustaining bruises about the head and body. At Digby, 1T,S„ I4iss Emsna Mc- Giaire, an attractive young wonnan of 23, otat'ted out on a fishing trip eiptl did not return, After an al might search she was fo'end at s neighbor's house. 1, The ldrewfounzl:lancl spying seal fishery is practically a'total failure, ,owners of 'ships standing to lose a quarter of a million dalliers in this year's venture., The total output is 46,796 seals, old .and young. The ire t value is $93,094.33, of which one-third, $31,031,44 went to the - orewe, leaving $62,062.89 for the outfitbeos, Fred Baudet holds the reeord far Wast Pi'imoe, P.E.h, dm having a litter of four healthy lambs from one sheep. The mother Sae Inc the last three years successfully reared two and three lambs oath spring. Police Sergi. Thos. Caples, of St, John, N.B.., was on duty when he saw he had forgotten his ' badge. He went home to get it and found his wife suddenly and severely •i11, Ten :minutes later ,she died in his arms. - William Ramsey and Frank Mc- Donald, miners in No. 16 colliery, New Waterford, C.B., were in- stantly killed by •a fall of coal which buried them oomnpietelly, Both men were aged about forty, and mar- ried, leaving families. At St. John, le,B,, instructions have been received from the Fed- eral authorities that all ferryboats and passenger - carrying , motor boats 'nest be fterhashed with life - rafts of sufficient capacity to carry their -maximum number of passe'n- gens. The Government of Nova Scotia has appointed a commission to con- sider -tlhie question : Whether the present'syastem for the registration , of titles to land should b.a changed in regard to the City of Halifax, and if so - in what cespeet, or wihait other system, should 'lee adopted. FURISTERIP EIR ezerre sssCATARRHAL N RrEVEROT C, ECATA RAL FEVER. Sure cure and positive preventive, no matter how horsoa-' at any age are infected or "exposed." Liquid, given on Lbe . tongue, acts on theBloodand Glands, expels the poisonous germs front the body, Cures Distemper in Dogs anis Sheep, and Cholera in 'Poultry. Largest selling live stock reined,. Cures Le Grippe among human beings and is a•flne I:.fdney. remedy, Cut this out. aCcep It. 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