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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-05-14, Page 2rhe Lady o Lancaster Or, Leonora West's Love. - ,wP.... CHAPTER XX. "Not too hiele" repeated Lady Lancae- ear, sagely, "Tho lords of Lanotwter have married eerie' daughters before to- day.' Yea, in their palmy dace," said Clive Lancaster; "but not now, when their patrimony ie wasted, their lands encum- bered with taxes, and their tater descend- ant earning a paltry laving in her tua• iesty's service." Lady Adele is as poor as you are," said the withered old woman, aigniflcaut- 1." ''Nor "Yea." "But I thought that the Earl of East - \'rood was very rich" He was once;' but he and his spend- thrift sons have xtiade ducks and drakes of the money at the gaming -table Lady Adele will have no portion at all. She will be compelled to marry a fortune:" "So you have placed yours at her die - meal?" he said, with hardly repressed scorn. Yes," coolly, 'if she takes my nephew with it. But, seriously, 'Clive, it is the best match for you both, You will have money she has beauty and exalted sta- tion, Married to each other, you two will be a power in the social world; apart, neither of you will .count for much. You will have rank, but that will be a mere incumbrance to you without the ability to sustain ite dignity pro- perly. wit you only knew how little I care- for t,ocial power," ha said, "The life of a soldier suite me. I have no great ambi- tion for wealth and power." "You are no true Lancaster if you are willing to let the old name and the old place run down!" she broke out, indig- nantly. "Alt, I wish that I might have borne a son to any husband! Then this degenerate scion of a noble race need never have been roused from his doles far niente to enatain its ancient glory„' His lip curled in cold disdain of her wild ranting. At least the old name will never be dishonored by me," he said. "I have led a life that no one can cry shame upon. My record is pure." Glancing at hie flushed face and proud eyes, she saw that she had gone too far. She did not want to rouse that .defiant •'ood inherent in all the Lancastere. She as afraid of it. I was hasty," she said. "Forgive me, live. But I ani so anxious to have you all in with nay plane. I leave no kin of y own, and I am anxious to leave my oney to you,: the heir to my late-hus- and's title. If you fall in -with, my iewe T shall give you from the day of our marriage ten thousand a year, and fter my death the whole income shall .e yours. If you cross me, if you decline o marry as I wlah you to do, I shall unt up other Lancastere—there are dis- ant connections in Loudon, I think—and shall leave everything to them instead f to you." , Her black eyes glittered with menace, nd there was an evil, triumphant smile n her thin, cruel lips. She knew the xtent of her power, and was bent on eing it to the full. "Money is a good thing to have, Aunt ydia. I should like to have yours when en are done• with it, I don't deny that," e said. "There may be some thinge bet - then money. if," slowly, "one could ave thole, but—" 'Better than money?" _she interrupted, ngry and sarcastic, and frightened all. t once, for fear that he was about to fuse -laxer:•- "Pray tell nae what diose de- rable things may be." "You slid not hear mo out," he answer- . calmly• "I was about to say there ight be, but I was not sure. We will of discuss that unknown quantity.' "1 think not," she answered, dryly. "It fight be more pertinent to discuss Lady' •dela. now. What do you say, Clive? hall you pay your court to her?" A deep red flushed all over his fair, andsome face. -'She might decline the honor," he said. "Psbaw! elle might be a. fool, but she n't," said my lady, sharply. 'She will of decline. She has an inkling of what mean to do .I have talked with the •arl; He thinks it would be a pleasant nd pertinent arrangement for the house f Lancaster. You know you have to hink of your heirs, "Clive, and todo the est you can for their future." "Yes," he said, sarcastically. "Well, now I have told' you all any open and plans, Clive, I want to know •.hat you are going to do. There- is no se beating about the .bush," said xny adv, sbarply. "1 am troing. t , make Lady Adela's . as= naintance before I make up my mind," e answered,. undauntedly. "Yes will foil in love with .her. She is great beauty," my lady said, confident - y, as he bowed himself out. CII ATERR XXL That evening when 'sober -suited twl fight' had begun to fall over -all things, Viten the •stars began to sparkle in the ky, when the air began to be heavy vith odors of rove and mignonette and !asinine and the odorous, heavy -scented oneysuckle., Mrs. West came into the sit - ling -room, where Leonora was .leaning Yes leaning front the window, drinking n the peaceful •sweetness of the summer .ve. "Are you lonely here In the dark, my pear? I will bring a lamp," she said. ;eV- Wee ai>'AW;K, ielePd,;..: le: alear Faire,, Liahthiaind Rus and Storm Fz'oof Durable and Or iamellta1 Let IA know the flaw of any roof you are thinking of covering and we WI! male you an Interesting offer. �n G• !Roofhtg Co. •{y �1.� {pLlaylltod pais L','41.y`4C.7-w1RER TORONTO and WINNIPEGI ,?Was! itses "Not yet, please, Aunt West," said the girl, "1 love this twilight dimness. I love to sit in the darkuees and thiuic." "About your pow paps, dear?" asked the good woman. Tell me about him, Leonora, What did he *lie of?" "It was a fever, Aunt West. Some day I will tell you all about him, but not juee yet, ;:lease, I -•-can not bear it yet. It has been se little a while -select I lost him—barely two mouths!" ;said Leonora, with the sound of teary in her voice, "Well, well, dear, I did not think, Yon ehail tell me when 'you please. But that was not -what I came in for. You know I promised you a peep at the fine 'Dike when they dined. Well, it is time now. In a minute they will assemble. Come with me; I have found a snug place for Leonora rose and followed her aunt. They went along some 'dark eon -Worts, hand in hand, e;lontly, and then Mrs. '{West taut a key softly into a lock and turned it. A doer opened, A close, musty scent of dust and disuse breathed on their facets. Nie. West drew Leonora in and shut the door.. "Do not be afraid of the dark, dear," she whispered, "It is only a d:suaod china -closet opening on the dining -hall. There ts Broken panel. Thio way, Leo- nora. . Now, look." There was a broken panel, indeed, that made an aperture as wide us your hand. Through it there otreanicd a ber of light. making visible the cobwebbed corners of the narrow •pantry, with pikes of cracke;i and: old-fashioned china arranged upon the ehelvee, where the dust of years lay thick and dark and musty. Leonora laughed a little at the novelty of her position. "Aunty, I feel like a naughty little girl who has hid in the closet to oteal pre- serves," she whispered. Mrs. West laughed softly too, "You will bare something nicer titan preserves," ehe whispered, reassuringly, as if Leonora had indeed been a little girl. "Now, dear, look, look!" Leonora looked out through the narrow aperture, half dazzled by the radiant light for a moment, and saw a magni- iiceut dining -hall, long and lofty, with carved oak paneling, and a tiled fire, place, a tapestried wall, and some glori- ous Iaintinge by the old mestere, all lighted by a magnificent chandelier of wax -lights, whose .eoft, luminous blaze lighted up a table glittering with gold and silver plate, costly crystal, and !mag- nificent flowere. As she gazed upon the brilliant scene there was a rustle., a murmur, the echo of aristocratic laugh- ter, and a gay party entered the room. Mn,. West, leaning over her niece's shoulder, whispered, softly, "There is my lady—in front, on that ta11 gentleman's arm, dear." Leonora saw a little, wizened figure in a glistening brocade, with rubies pend- ent from the thin ears, a lace cap on the thin white hair, a locket of diamonds and rubies on the breast, and glittering bracelets that mocked the yellow, bony wrists they encircled, and the -sour, wrinkled face, rendered even more ugly and aged by the attem,pts that had been madeyte render it youthful. "That hideous old lady in paint . and powder—do you say that she is Lady Lan- caster?" Leonora asked; and :when Mrs. West answered "Yee." she said, irrever- ently, "She looks like a witch, auntie, dear. ,I &hall be expecting every minute to see her gold -headed stick turned into a broom, and herself flying away on it 'into the sky, to sweep the'cobwebs from on high, " "0h, fy, my dear! cried the house' keeper disappointed Shat Leonora, had not been more impressed with the splen- dor of the scene and Lady Lancaster's dignity. "But, look at Lord .Laneaster— is henot grand in his .blaok .suit?" "Where?" asked Leonora, carelessly, as if she were not gazing at that moment on the tall, superb figure. looking courtly in ite elegant evening-drees. Ile was walk- ing by the side of . a lady whose white- gloved hand rested lightly' op his arm. Leonora looked admiringly at the dark, brilliant face and 'stately figure . of this woman who, clothed in ruby silk and rich black lace, Joked queenly as eho sunk into her -chair behind a beautiful epergne of fragrant flowere. "Oh, I see him now!" she said, after a minute. 'Ile ie with that lady . in ruby silk. Aunt West, who is she?" "The Earl of Eastwood'.s daughter, Lady Adei'.. She le a great beauty and a very grand lady."" "She is very handsome, certainly," Leo- nora said. Her gaze lingered on the dark, brilliant face behind the .flowers. The dark eyes and red lips made a pretty pic- ture. ' She wondered if Captain Lances - ter thought so. 'Tee. she is very handsome, and she will' be the neat mistress .of Lancaster Park," Mits. West said, "She le engaged to Captain—to Lord Lancaster, then?" said' Leonora. She looked at the earl's daughter with- a new interest. No, but every one , knows what is in Lady Lancaster's mind," said Mrs. West, signiflcantly. "It is dreadfully close here in this closet. One can scarcely breathe," said Leonora. "Oh, Lady Lancaster, you said. What has she to do with Lord Lancaster and the earl's daughter? It seems to' me she is a very meddlesomeold lady," "She wants 'her nephew to marry Lady Adele.' Every ono knows it. She invitecl her here just to throw them together and, make the match." "But perhaps he will not marry her juet to please his aunt!" spiritedly. He will be apt to do just what my lady telly bim," said Mrs. West. "If he does not, she will leave her money away front him. He can not afford that." "And will he really soli himself for money?" Leonora epbke in a stags whis- per. "Hush, my dear; not quite se 'latter. As do selling himself, I don't know that you could_ call it that exactly. Many people here marry for wealth and position. Yet, whyshouldn't these two' young , people fall in love with each other'f Lady Adela lies everything in the world that Ise de• aira,blo except money, and so had he. Their fortune is made if they marry each other." "Happy pair!" raid Leonora, in a ear clastic voieo, in the darknese, 'Isn't it stifling in this hole, Aunt West? Let us go.' They went back quietly to the little s't- ting'room again. "Well, how did you enjoy it, Leonora?" asked her aunt. "Ohl very much," said the girl. "I'm glad, Somehow, I thought .you didn't," vaguely. "They are going to deuce dire seening, I can manage for you to -see it, if you like to do so. Should Aron, Leonora?'' "Ohl very .mush, said the girl again.. 0f1Al'Tl1lt XX/I, It was a beautiful night, bright with moonlight and starlight, and sweet with balmy air and the breath of fragrant floweret. Looatoya• sat at the window and A Side -Tragedy of the War in Serbia. A. wounded Serbian .soldier attacked by typhus• fever and unable to proceed further an his journey. This is not an unusual sight under the existing carcu2nstanc,es iiia Serbia, silently drank in the sweet, influences elf the balmy night. She would have liked to go out, but she did not suggest it, for fear of shocking her aunt, "Aro there any old ruins about here, *Aunt West, and any pretty scenery?" she inquired, presently. "Oh, yee; there are the old .Abbey ruins about two miles from. here. 'They are very pretty and picturesque. Artists go there to eketch, and picnic parties to frolic. Devonshire is a eery•prettq place, anyhow. A great many' people come here to make pictures?' , "So I have heard," said Leonora. "Ditty I go there soma dace to ,.;the Abbey, ,1 mean—and make a pictures Aunt West?" "You, child? Can you sketch?" , "A little," demurely. `Indeed I; hare some talent for it. I have drawn some little things good enough to sell." "Oen you, really?" cried the house. keeper, in surprise. "Yee indeed," said Leonora, sniffing. "To-morrpw I will unpack my trunks and show yon some pictures I did last year- some in California, some in New. York State, some in Virginia, and some ren \Test Virginia" "Ail those p,laces? said Mrs, west, "W-hy, my dear, you must have traveled a great', deal," "I have," Leonora answered, carelesely. "But could poor Dick—could 'yourpapa afford it?" inquired Mrs. West, bewilder- ed 'Sometimes --whenever be .found a Marge gold nugget he could, said Leonora. We always had a little trip somewhere. then. Papa was very fond of traveling," "It must have cost a great deal of money and -weren't you afraid, dear? I have heard—at leant I leave read —that there are many Indians in Viz, "Oh,' my dear aunt!" cried Leonora, amazed at such lamentable ignorance; then, in a moment, she added, kindly; "That was a great many years ergo, aunt when Christopher Columbus discovered America, There are not any Indiana there now." "Ohl" said Mrs. West, relieved, and with a sudden overwhelming feeling of dense ignorance, whioh Leonora saw so !Mainly that she turned the conversation kindly back to its &rat channel. 'But you haven't told me yet, aunt, if I may go and -sketch the Abbey ruins, I suppose they are out of Lady Lancaster's jurisdiction," disdainfully, "They aro not, child, for they belong to Lord Lancaster; but I don't think there can be any objection. She never goes there herself," said Mre. West. "Then I -shall go there some day and get a picture. Perhaps it may be good enough to sell. I'm going to try to help support myself, Aunt West." You need not, my dear, for I have savings enough for us both, and you are welcome to your share," said , the good soul, Jtinclly. 1 shall .not touch a penny. I shall Bell pictures enough to buy my dresses,'. said Leonora, with s, confident air. "They will have to :be very good -ones, dear," dubiously. "I -shall try to make them so," laugh- ing. At tbat'monient a burst of etude swell- ed upon the air—one of Strauss's most intoxicating waltzes. Leonora's heart thrilled to the sound. "How delioioeel" she cried. "It is the band. The dance has begun," cried Mrd:. West. "Come, Leonora, you 'shall have a peep at it." "Not from the shelter of another hot china -closet, I hope," said the girl, laugh. the. "I am afraid of the' cobwebs and spiders." "We will find a better place thea time. Pet something over your head, Leonora; we shall have to go out -doors, and the dew ie heavy." Leonora wound a dark veil turban fashion about her head. Now?" she said. "Yes that will do; come tam"- Mrs. West replied. They went on a little balcony shroud- ed in vines, from which they would peep unobaeiwed through an .undraped win- dow into 'the brightly lighted ball -room. Perhaps'thio will not do any better than the china -closet, afterall," said ldrs, West, dubiously. "These vines are so thiol, there may be buge and spiders in them, too." Leonora, shuddering exclaimed; "Ugh! I tan feel them creeping nowt" and then declared that ehe would Stay ten min- utes, anyhow. "Isn't it a-pretty'sight? Did you ever see anything so pretty, my love?" ex- claimed Mrs. ,West, proudly. CHAPTER XXIIL, It was a pretty scene, The long ball• xoom was draped in roseate colors and decorated with flowers, The walls were exquisitely painted in appropriate jig• urea, and the waxed oaken floor hoe 'so' bright that it reflected the figures of the men and women who whirled .around it in the soneuous measures of the gay waltz, "Did you ever see anything' so pretty?" repeated Mars. Wast, with a certain pride ainblyr thisgrand old family whom She eery- ed; ery ed; and her niece answered, lmpertur•;, "You have? Where?" whiepored the good soul, incredulously. "In New York," replied the girl. "I was at a ball there last winter. It was very grand—much grander than this." Neverthelese, she continued to 'gaze with a great deal of interest at the anim- ated scene. There were more than a dozen couples upon the floor, the beauti- ful, richly dressed women and - black coated men ehowing to their greatest ad- vantage in the gay audience. Leonora saw Lord Lancaster's tall, splendid figure among them. He had Lady Adele East- wood for a partner. Hie arm was clasp- ed lightly 'about her tall, slender form; her dark, brilliant face drooped toward his shoulder with rather a languishing air. Lady Adele is Lord Lancaster's part- ner," whispered the housekeeper, "Aren't they a well -matched pair? He is so fair, she is so dark, they go well together." "Very well," said Leonora. She watch- ed the two figures 'admiringly, and thought how exquisitely the tight of the lamps shone down on Lady Adela's ruby silk and her flashing' diamondet The black hair bound into a .braided coronet on the top of the graceful head oontrast- ed well with the fair locks that crowned Lord Lancaster's brow. "Yes, they go well together," • she said to herself. "Will expediency and inolin anon go hand in hand? Will he marry her a" "Cady Adele has superb diamonds," said the housekeeper, in her shrill whis- per. Yes, :they are very epee," said Leonora. "But T have a friend who has much finer ones. Her father gave them to her for a birthday present. They coet fifty thousand doll:are." "What an odd girl! She is not one bit astonished at the splendor of anything she seeShe has seen a great deal of the world, really, and America must be a ,much, finer place than I . ever thought it,' mused Mrs. West to herself. 'fThero, the waltz is over, Aunt West," whispered the girl, clinging to her arm. ' Hadn't we better o now? Some one may Dome out here.' "Yes, if you have seen enough have you?" ars. West replied, and Leonora: answer "Yee, quite enough, thank you, I 'do not like to look at such gayety, and my dear papa so lately dead. Oh, . Aunt West, please let us walk out in the air awhile. It is so warm here, and 'these vines are full of spiders aiid cobwebs, lust like that china -closet." /To be continued.) Fulfilling a Wish. • Do you wish the world were better? Let me tell you what to do. ,. Set a watch upon your actions,, keep them always straight and true; Rid your mind of selfish notion+s, let your thoughts be clean and high. You can make a little Eden nE the sphere you occupy. Do you wish the world were wiser ? Well, suppose you make a start Dy accumulating wisdom in the scrap -!book of your heart. Do not waste one ,page on folly ; live to learn and learn to live. If you Want' to give men knowledge. you must ;get it ore you give. Do yon wish the world were happy Then remember day by day Just to scatter seeds, of kindness as you pass along the way; For the pleasure of the many may be oft -times traced to one. As the hand that .plants the acorn shelters armies from the sun. Elia Wheeler Wilcox ,1c rix—Does your wife ever go to the club for you when you are out late ? Dir No ; but she gees for me when I get home. • itbeeeleetbeeellittaiteettegeeteeSeelbeeelbetialte* More than half a Century of Quality is behind every pack,;! ge of . 3ENS Ilkixsolem tW,.IC P.4...11.10,1. Ica rr.D P17 iueP„ IupD ro�PP,suPP APP o.rrai �%io . tio,u Starch Always order bythe name BENSON 'S in order to get what you want Practically every grocer in Canada has BENSON'S. Alfalfa Hay for Hogs. A. trial in feeding !hogs an alfalfa hay was carried on at the North Dakota Experiment 'Station by W. H. Peters, Animal Husbandman. The alfalfa hay was but into half- inch lengths and was fed both dry and steamed. The hogs were also fed a,.grain ration of barley shorts and tankage. One lot wasfed only the grain feed, while with other lots the grain ration was reduced. and alfalfa supplied in its place, the aim being to make the alfalfa - fed hogs to gain as much as the a11 - grain lot. With young" pigs the •saving in cost due; to the alfalfa, was 50c per 100 pounds (gain on the dry alfalfa, and 40c when the alfal- fa was.,steamed. With the fatten- ing hogs, the saving was $1.70 per 100 pounds gain for lot fed the dry alfalfa, and $2.70 when the alfalfa was .steamed. Brood sows were also fed altfil.1a hay. When the alfalfa was fed the grain ration (barley and oats) could be reduced one-third to one- fourth, and the sows did well on it. No difference was noticeable* between 'their litters and those from the sows fed all grain. The growing pigs were' fed one- fifth to one-sixth as much alfalfa as grain, this being the amount that they would readily eat and keep making as .good gains as the all -grain lot. Of the dry alfalfa' the flattening. hogs eat one-sevenh as much as of. grain ration, and of the steamed .al- falfa, one-sixth as much. The hogs did not eat.a,s large a proportion of the alfalfa as was expelled. It, however, reduced the cost of mak- ing the gains so that it was wall worth while. The price put on the feeds was one cent per pound for. the grains, two cents for tankage, and the alfalfa $10 per ton. The oibservations of the trial in- dicate : First, that in coder to get hogs started to eating alfalfa hay in winter it is necessary to limit the grain to such an extent that the hogs must eat hay or go hun- gry. Second, that; when handled in this way, they,will very readily take to the hay, and a limited amount of hay can be fed very sat- isfactorily, securing just as good results, just as good gains, and ..at less cost than where grain alone fed. Third, that the greatest ad- vantage to be gained in feeding hay in the winter is the saving of grain and lowering o'f the cost of feeding, Bad Luck. A third marriage is _considere•d unlucky incertain parts of India. A fourth marriage is not. So when a man wishes to become a besuedict after two previous trials and still evade superstition he evokes a very clever scheme. Mr. Man of India goes through a 'ceremonial with a bird or animal or flower as the bride in order that his next wife will be the fourth and not the tlhir•d venture. Though £his may sound ridiculous to many of our American people is it any more so than the lengths to which per- sons in this country will go to avoid the number 1$ or "unlueky days" and other household bogies ' s•, The middle verse of the 13i'ble is the eighth verse of Psalm cxviii. Another na•nle for tomato is "love apple," "wormy," tltat'e whore the en -meter of 'am. Stomaalt end l,utestival wonune. Nearly ae lead a& distemper. Least you 100 , Well to feed 'e1u, Look had•-,ai'o bad, Eon"It physio 'gni to death: Stohn's Cure will remove the worms, lmlpeeve tibe appetite, and 'tone 'en; up; all round, and don't"pbyelc," Acts on Viands and 'bloocl; Full directions ',jltth each betiWe, and tolyl 1M all dru .nts, SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Cltemista "Coghook end, U.S.A now to Prevent 'Hold in Butter.. The important fosses in butter through 'the growth of mold upon the tub lining, wrapper, or in the butter itself, which injures the saleability of the proclaee, have led experts to investigate this subject, Mold in butter is usually found i.0 three fomes ; (1) Orange -yellow areas with $ome growth of myce- lium • under the . surface, (2) Smudge or dirty green areas, either entirely inside the 'butter or with some surface growth. . (3) Green -surface colonies, either upon the butter, causing •decomposition, or upon the container or wrappings which will injure the appearance of the butter. Experiments in producing molds artificially in samples of butter in- dicate that a growth of mold in or about butter is favored by exces- sive curd, by "leaky" butter, or by wet surfaces, wet wrappings ' or highly moist air. If butter ,molds xeadily, it is an indication of in- sufficient salting, as salt up to 2,5 to 3 per cent. le sufficient to pre- vent mold mold or reduce it to a negli gible amount. The growth of molds. moreover, is largely reduced by keeping the butter at low tempera- tures. Improper storage tempera- tures, accompanied as they fre- quently are with moist conditions, are favorable to mold' in butter. Unsalted :butter is more subject' to deterioration from microorganisms than salted butter. S`uacessful storage of such 'butter is therefore dependent upon scrupulously clean, dry refrigeration. Cellars • and ice refrigeration rarely furnish conditions which will prevent mold iii unsalted or slightly salted but- ter, although it may be delayed or reduced. Butter properly made and normally salted (up to 2.5 to 3 per cent., equivalent to the use of u. 7.2 to 1.5 per Dent. brine)., will not show mold under reasonably careful handling. Investigators in summarizing re - suite emphasize the fact that well- — washed butter is less subject to mold than that with an excess -of curd, but the essential factor molding seems to be water, not. protein. "Leaky" . butter from which milky water exudes and collects its the wrapper or container furnishes. the best conditions for the begin- ning of .mold growth. From these. wet areas colonies may spread to the abutter itself. Mold, the investigators find, will not grow upon the surface of a piece of butter exposed to air at ordinary humidities. The water in the butter is not sufficiently avail- able to the mold to support the de- velopment of a colony unless evap- oration is reduced by a1 high -mois- ture content of the surrounding air. In closed' packages, wet or damp cellars, or carelessly packed masses with cracks or fissures in which moisture collects, mold may seriously injure the appearance of the packages or acually induce great changes in the butter itself. Green molds may damage nor- mally .i4alted 'butter if cracks and open spaces are left by bad pack- ing. Other investigators have found that paraffining the tubs or boxes prevents mold on tlie' con- .. tainer and the liner by preventing the escape -of water which would not leave the air . space Necessary for mold growth. Very moderate salting prevents the appearance of the orange -yel- low patches and the smudges, The green molds affect normally salted butter only when it is held under condition's o'f temperature or moist- ure that are favorable to mold. growth; You Mayn Not Know. The largest cyanide factory in the world ms located isi Glasgow, A wine made from the juice of bananas is being im,ade by two 1+renohmeln living in Cochin China. The use of an electrib soldering iron as a surgical cautery has been demonstrated by a St. Louis, physi- cila,n, Tie production of gold in Aus- tralia, has declined steadily since l893, the output last year being , 155,160' ounces less than, -tile year before. No more eavesdropping on tele- phone lienee if a new °invention works out as .planned. .A novel re- ceiver ;shuts out the would -bo lis-;. teTn'h•e,erbest-lighted cities'in Europe,. in proportion to population, • are Petrogra,ri, .Vienna,- Paris and Lon- don, in the order named, .An Austrian 'scientist has invent- ed ;a method of eterilizin'g against insect, germ 'arid fungua life the. ground into which posts are to be set.