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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1904-12-29, Page 3,.............,.,_.,..,,,,,,...„.„„.„,,,,.„..,...........„............„ . / 1The Money Meter$ BY IIERMAN 10110011,BOCKER; Author of “Unilre of the Pince," gtc., in McClure's Magazine ilelaseva.4410111;11;ftAtieAlielswilatele,liaWaisleselasAaelbslawlisibAlesegaeves..sie.-sa..wes.se..-esseesia,lesakeemsievesso Hiram OlatheId, upon the threehold of his office, peered out into the counting - room in a manner difficult to associate with the inscriptions on the plate -glass doer half open at his back, "Private" was printed there in gilded letters and men a aedoor. But if he was sur- j "Well, we are not disposed to quarrel "President," but the tone of the presie prised to find an old companion waiting over trifles," went on Mr. Wattles, cheer - on the steps, his face did not betray the fully. "You select the child, and name dent was almost that of one who asks fact.the price—twenty, thirty, forty thou - "I thought I'd walk a little way with I sand—all in cash." you" explained the banker, with an at. I "Gwen out of this; and take your dirty tempt at carelessness that overshot the ' money wid yez!" cried Mrs. Murphy, om- inously rolling a we sock in a ball. "Of course, if you feel that way we shall not urge the matter," said Mr. Wattles, coldly. "Good evening, Mrs. Murphy. "Bad, luck to yez as a pair of thavin' vipers!" she called after their retreating figures. "If I had me strength ye'd not get far." "I ant astonished at you, Wattles," said Mr. Clatfield, ween they were safe beyond the alley. "I would not have given a dollar for the lot." "No," said Mr. Wattles, "I suppose not.° The two men walked along in silence for a time, while Mr. Clatfied occupied himself with efforts to divine the point of Mr. Wattle's ill-timed jest. More than once he would have cut short the expedition could he have thought of an excuse, and though the course was some what devious, they were headed in a general way toward his own front door, with its broad marble steps and iron lions. The people in the street were few ling crowd, and often the two men pro- and uninteresting, the louses dull and ceeded for half a block in silence. Once monotonous, each with its &awn yel- Mr. Wattles dived into a little snop to low shades and dimly lighted transom, buy tobacco for his pipe. On his re- and the banker welcomed the sight of turn he found the banker occupied with landmarks. "Didn't there use to be a grocery over there ?" asked Mr. Clatfield, ere, said Mr. Wattles. "I suppose thousand for this one here?" persisted not." Mr. Wattles, again making use of his It was a busy day at the bank, and cane. the city clocks had sounded six before I "Sure, that's me Dan," the woman cashier set the time -locks in tee most, shrieked, and another lump went vault and bade good -night to the watch- j into the tub a favor as he said: s' "Mr. Wattles, if you should happen to be disengaged, I should like to speak with you a moment," "All right," said Mr Wattles, button. Time cashier, wheeling on his lofty- leg up his serviceable coat and bestowing legged stool, gave one regretful glance a quick, chipmunk glance upon the wea- toward a regiment of figures, a march- titer. "You won't mind if I stop to get big column six abreast from which he my collars ?" . bail been casting out the nines, and re- A misty rain was failing, and the plied resignedly; es streets were filled with people hurrying "Pm disengaged at present." home from work, AS the two Men fell "Then please come in," said Mr. Chat- in with the procession the banker gavb field, accepting the untruth with grati- tude. "Come in and shut the door," an awkward, little hop to catch the „ step. The doer marked "President," Peneme "I don't suppose you take your !amn- ia quartered oak much like the state dry to the same place still," he specula apartment of a private car, containing ee. a polished desk, six elates with mo- rocco seats, a Turkish rug, and the pot- "Oh, yes,' the same old place," replied the other. "Mrs. Brennan% dead, of trait of a former president done in oil. course, but Mary Aim still carries on the Beneath the picture, upon a pedestal and business!, protected by a dome of glass, stood a "You don't mean little Mary Ann ?" small machine -which, from time to time, "Yes, she's big Mary Ann now, and emitted jerky, nervous dices, and printed has five children of her own. Her hue - mystic characters upon an endless paper band was a switchman in the yards un - tape. til he got •run over by an engine two The former president upon the wall years amp, smiled perpetually, with eyes directed Connected talk was difficult in the jest - to time plate -glass door, as though it Pleased hint to observe through it the double row g neat young men on lofty stools so well employed. Perhaps it pleased him better still to watch tee little brass -barred windows farther on, where countless faces came and went all day from ten till three— thin faces and fat, and old and young, and hands, innumerable hands, some to carry and some to fetch, but all to leave a tribute for whomever might be sitting at the polished desk. "Please read this item, Mr. Wattles," said the president, indicating with a well - kept finger nail a. paragraph in the Morning Mercury, and, putting on his glasses, Mr. Wattles read: "Conservative estimates place the for- tune of Hiram Clatfield at seven mil- lion dollars." At the same moment the small mach- ine appeared to rouse itself.( "Con-ser-vat-ive esti-mates place the for -tune of ill -ram Clat-field at—" it seemed to repeat •deirberately as for die- tation, and stepped, ma.1.1.Lan, Icele.a.re," con - eluded a typewriter in thescounting-room —"beyond the plate glues doors' and the sentence ended in the tinkle ofthe little bell which gives warning that a line is !nearly finished. Mr. Wattles, having laid the paper on the table,wiped his glasses with a pocket !handkerchief and held them to the light. "Do you pro.pose to take action in the matter?" lie inquired. "Is there any- thing I can do?" Clatfield moved to the centre of the reg and thrust both hands into his trousers pockets. "Wattles," hie mid, "is that thing true?" "Not altogether," said the other, be- traying nothing in Ms' tone beyond a wish for accuracy. "I think it would be safe to say at least—allowing for fluctu- ations—ten million dollars." "Al -low -big for flue-tua-tions—" re- peated the ticker. "Zeal d.o.1.1.e.r.s," the type- writer concluded. Between the two men on the Turkish rug there was so little to choose that, with straw cylinders t� protect his cuffs and a left coat sleeve somewhat marred by wiping pens, either might have been cashier, and without these tokens either might very well. have been president. The banker was a trifle bald and grey about the temples. The other's hair was still erect, and of a hue which had sug- gested "Chipmunk" as a fitting nickname in his 'school days. eeWarttles," said the banker, slowly, "what is ten million dollars?" "Why, it's—it's a heap of money," fal- tered the cashier. The other took a turn towards the margin of the rug and back. "That doesn't help me," he protested, "That doesn't give me an idea. You used. to be so full' fancies," he went on, somewhat pettishly; "you used te bring a book of poetry to read at lunch when we were kids outside there"—he nodded toward the counting -room. 'You used to laugh at nie for puzzling over discounts, and say I went about with blinders, like a horse, to shut out everything, that was sloe right ahead, I never could Imagine anything -1 ean't imagine ten millions now. How long would it be if it were all et dollar bills placed. end to end? How big would it be if it were in two -cent postage stamps ?" "It would take ii. little time to work that out,' replied the other man respect- fully, though not without a twinkle in his eye. can't let you have a state- ment in half an hour,' "Don't do it, then,' rejoined the bank- er. "I'm sick of figures, and you never needed them when you used to make up fairy tales as we went roaming through the streets after the bank had closed." "I often make up fairy stories still," said Mr. Wattles, 'after the bank has what appeared to be a gathering of some sort up ahead. • They had come out upon a dreary square, surrounded by tall wareheases "Yes, where the tall building now and wholesale stores, now tightly dosed stands," replied the other. "Do you re- and barred with iron shutters. A line of member the fat groceryman who used to : vans and deep without their horses sell us apples ?" occupied an open space in violation of "Oh, yes," the banker rejoined, "and the law: From one of these a man ad - they were first-rate apples, too. Strange dressed a little group of inattentive but I can't eat apples now; they don't loiterers. agree with me." "No,' said Mr. Wattles, "I suppose not." The lighted windows of a great depart- ment store made an arcade of radiance in the murky night, creating an was a young man, and his face in the illusion of protection so strong full glare of the electric light was rad - that one might well believe fast with enthusiasm for his • theme, oneself indoors. The rain was changing whatever it might be. The cashier push - into snow, which melted under foot but ed his way into the crowd and Mr. Chit - hung about the hair and beards and field followed, shoulders of the passers-by. Along the curb a row of barrows displayed cheap "I should think he would prefer to speak indoors a night like this,' remark - toys and Christmas greens for sale. ed. the banker. "Do you remember how we used to lin- The speaker's subject was an old one, gem' at the shops, and pick out presents old as the tree of Eden, but never heti and imagine we had lots of money?" The audience changed constantly as those whose passing curiosity was sat- isfide moved off to be replaced by °the ths, but the man did not appear to care how few or ninny stayed to listen. He Mr. Wattles asked. - "That was your game,' answered Mr. Clatfield. "I never could imagine any- thing. •I could see, only the things you pointed out." It seemed. to the banker that in the place of his middle-aged cashier there walked beside him an odd, alert little boy, with bristling hair Ind beady eyes, end he caught himself looking about hint in an old, vain hope of being able first to catch sight of something inter- esting. As they turned into a less fre- quented street he asked: "What became of the old WOMall who made butterscotch?" "She made the last in '81," replied the other. "The penny -in -the -slot machines broke up her business." "Really?" the banker commented. "It seems a pity." The air was growing colder and the dancing motes of snow made halos about every street -lamp. "Don't they look like swarms of May- flies?" remarked Mr. Wattles. "Ono might almost believe it was summer." "Yes, so one might," assented Mr. Clatfield, "now that you speak of it." A few steps up a' slippery alley they stopped before a shabby little house, the shabbiest of a row of little house, 'each one of which displayed the legend, "Washing Done." "Come in," said the cashier, as he pushed open the door. Within, a tall, spare woman stood with bare red arms before a washtub on a backless wooden chair. Upon the floor, amid the heap of linen waiting for the tub, a litter of small children rolled and tumbled like so many puppies. Festoons of drying shirts and handkerchiefs hung in an atmosphere of steam and suds. At sight of Mr. Wattles the woman broke into a flood of explanation and excuse. The water had been frozen all the week, the sun had refused to shine, the baby had been sick. There were a dozen reasons why lie could not have his collars, as the speaker called on Heaven to bear witness. "You'd have 'em on your neck this minute," she declared, "if work could put them there, for A's meself that needs the money for me rint." "Ahem!" said Mr. Wattles, "/ fancied that your claim against the railway had left you pretty comfortably off." "Claim, it it?" cried the laundress. "Claim against the railway? Faith, af- t me two new comer a heard a more effec- tive speech. Perhaps the setting of the Week, deserted market place created an illusion. "That man is getting rich," he cried, "who can every day add a little to the surplus in his heart---" "What interest do you pay," called out a bystander, facetiously. "None, replied' the young man. "Ours is a profit-sharing enterprise." "That don't mean anything," com- mented Mr. Wattles; "but it was a first rate answer all the same. It made the people laugh,." "I wonder, why," demanded Mr. Chat- field. The discourse ended presently and the audience dispersed, some with swinging dinner -pails and sonic with thin coati buttoned tightly at the neck. "It does a fellow good to hear the world ain't going to the dogs," remark- ed a burly laborer, "even if it is just a crank who says it." "Good evening," said the young man, jut:ming from his tray and landing with- in speaking distance of the two adven- turers. "Pm glad to see you here!' "And we are glad to be here," answer- ed Mr. Wattles. "We have been grehtly interested, especially my friend Mr. Chatfield, the banker." Mr. Clatfield drew himself erect, for he considered such an introduction unnec- essary, "I have heard of Mr. atheld, often," • said the other simply, "and lam happy now to make his acquaintance. Good - evening, gentlemen, I hope you'll come again. "One moment, please," the cashier in- terposed. "We will not detain you long, but my friend here has a proposition to make you he is about to build a large church on the heights, and he is anxious to secure a preacher who entertains the views you have expressed. so well, May I ask sir, if you are free to undertake such a charge.' The young man's face blushed red with gratified amazement. "A church ?—end on the Heights?" he stammered, 'Yes," went on Mr. Wattles, "a large churc—very large. I don't suppose you 'would be sorry to give up this sort of thing." He made a motion of his head toward the dray. "Would that be necessary?" the young ter keeping Inc waiting for two years man asked, they threw me out of court. They said "Naturally," rejoined the other. "The that Mike contributed his negligence and two could scarcely be combined, that it served. him right." "Ist that case," said the preacher, "I "That seems a little hard," commented am not free." closed." Mr. Clatfield guardedly, for he was a "The salary, I should have told you, • "Do you?" demanded the other "Do yOu still? And do you still take walks before going home to supper?" "Yes, when it does not rain." "And do you think it will be clear to - Mr. Wattles laughed.. "Tonight I shall be late in getting off," he said, "because to -morrow is a hole da " "What holiday ?" inquired mr. elate "Christmas,' said. Mr. Wattles. "I don't pretena to keep track of al the holidays,' said Mr. Clatfield. director in the railway. "Small blame to you, but you're a gen- element" exclaimed the washerwoman. "At least your husband left you quite a little family," the banker ventured to suggest. "Contributorynegligence again!" said Mr. Wattles under his breath. "It's all a body has to do to keep them fed," lamented efary Ann, "as maybe you know well yourself, sne if you've •eltilder of your own." "I have none," said the other. "God pity you!" returned big Mary Ann. "Ale that reminds me," put in Mr. Wattles, and wittiest nearer to the laun- dress, he explained; "My friend here is the banker, Mr. Clatfield," "I'm prima I am this day," she an - fevered, with a courtesy. "Ire has no children," went on Mr. Wattles, "but he is very anxious to adopt one, and knowing that you have more than you really need---" "What are eon seeing?" began Mr. Clatfiela, hitt iii voice was drowned in an outbreak from the woman. • "let it daft ,ee are?" silo cried. Mr. 'Wattles eontinutel, unheeding: "lin is willing to give you ten thou- sand dollars for such a one as this"- •- indieating with lila eon nil nitinittivil lump upon the floor. "Me 'reedy, ie it ?" cried the mother, eatelanst upthe lump and tlepoeiting it fori safety n an empty tub. "Or what would eou say to twenty will be twenty thousand !dollars." "You ought to get a first rate man for that amount," replied the preacher. "I should advise you to consult the Bishop," "Thank you," said Mr. Wattles, "and good -night." , "Wattles," cried Mr. Clatfield, who had heard time conversation with stupe- fied astonishment which deprived him of the power of speech; "Wattles, I have not the slightest idea, of building a. church either on the Ireights or any- whimelse." "No," said Mr, Wattles, "I suppose not." "I'm going home," nunouneed the ban- ker. "All right," agreed the other. "We'll strike through here to Main stri ct." At Main street they Arno delainea for eeveral minute:: at the etn.ner where the trolleysz cross, by the tented; waiting for the -ants or flotecing about the transfer agent like so many sleep for salt. They eeemed it dull, bedrageltel MI to Mr. (1st' field, just like every ether lot who wait- ed every night there for blue or red or yeleter trolley ear& tut the vas:levee eyes went wandesing frtna ewe to face, more in eeleetion I loan in smelt, and presently le imaged his companion to tall envy:lion in a eouple u ho mend apart little from the viel under tho it inat:equale umbrella, "What of them e" aeked the banker. croesly. "-Nem mpa oot leok far to nee it fellow and a gill. Rich, Delicious, Pure Cleanly Manufactured Ceylon tea Is sold only in sealed lead pacIcets to pre- serve Its goodness, Wacky Mixed or CRBEN. By all grocers. RECEIVED THE HIGHEST AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL AT $T. LOWS, The fellow in this case was tall and stoutly built, aud time fact that he wore no overcoat might have been set down to strenuous babits. But as Mr. Wat- tles noticed be was tee'enly man without an evening paper, and he wore his Derby bat reversed in order that A worn place on the rim might be less conspicuous. "I'll bet that young man Is terribly hard up," remarked Mr. Wattles. "You don't want me to adopt him, do you?" demanded Mr, Clatfield. "Oh, no; but jest see how his shoulder is getting soaked. with drippings from the wet umbrella." "That's the girl's fault," said Mr. Clatfield. "I guess he wishes she were home." She was a plain girl with freckles on her face; site carried a lunch basket and her gloves were white about the seams, but as the young man whispered sonic' Clung in her ear even Mr. Clatfield thought that lie had never seen a more attractive smile. When a blue car came along the young man helped her care- fully to mount the' step, and in shaking hands they laughed and made a little secret of the act. As the car went on its way the young maim ran for cover to the awning *beneath which stoodthe banker arid the cashier. "Good .evening ,sir," said Mr. Wattles, "I have seen you often at the bank.' "Oh, yes'indeed," replied the other, highly gratified to be recognized by one so great as Mr. Wattles. "I am there every day for may employers, Pullman & Pusbings," "An excellent firm," commented Mr. Wattles. "I understand they pay their people handsomely." "Oh ,as to that," responded the other, laughing, "it's rather handsome to pay at all in times like these." "That's true," assented Mr. Wattles, g"Tietnine-osr4se. re" dull, and more than likely to "Oh, do you think so, really?" the young man asked, rather wistfully. "Sure of it,' 'answered the cashier, "and if you've any thought of asking for a raise of salary, I should advise you not to do so." "I'm very =oh obliged for the ad- vice," rejoined the other, "because I have been thinking—" "Ahem!" coughed Mr. Wattles, inter- rupting. "I want to introduce you to our president, Mr. Clatfield," The junior clerk took off his bat and put it on again the right way by mis- take. In bis confusion he had not ob- served that Hiram Clatfield looked frig- idly above his head; he only heard the cashier's voice continuing like enchanted. music: `Mr. Outfield has for some time been looking for a. private secretary. The sal- ary would be commensurate with the re- sponsibility from the first, and should you prove the right man—but of course we would Make no promises. Do you think you would be insposed to consider such an opening?" • "Would I!" (rasped the junior clerk. "And, by time way, you are not mar- ried, are you?" "No," said the young man, "I'm not, "That's good," continued the cashier, "That's very fortunate, for Mr. Welled prefers that his confidential secretaries should be single men, In fact, he makes that an absolute condition." "The deuce he does!" replied the jun- ior clerk. "Then he can give the place to anyone but me. There comes my yel- low ear. Good night. and much obliged." "Wattles!" cried Mr. Clatfield, "have you gone crazy? I do not want a private secretary on any terms!" "No," answered Mr. 'Wattles, "I sup- pose not." The lighted trolley cars went shooting past. The wind had risen till the big um- brella of the transfer agent threatened to go sailing skyward like a yellow para- chute. Already at the corners the ground was getting white. A muffled clock some- where struck seven. "Wattles," said Mr. Clatfield, "come home and dine with me. I'd like to talk about our walk." "I can't to -night," replied the cashier, "I'm going to take dinner with a man named Briggs." Mr. Clatfield tried. to fancy what this Mr. Briggs was like and what his dinner would. be like, but in either case failed to make a picture because he never could imagine anything. "At least come with me to the door," he said. It was not far to where the iron lions crouched, and presentlythe two men stood before them shaking hands. "Good, night," said. Mr. Clatfield. "This has been like old times. I suppose you'll not be at the bank to -morrow?" "I shall be there for an hour perhaps to finish up sonic work," replied the cashier. "Is there anything I can do?" He drew a memorandum book from his pocket Holding the page in the light of a street lamp, his eyes fell on some email, neatly penciled figures. "By the way," he said, "I have figured out your problem. Ten million one -dollar bills placed end to end would reach one hundred. and ten miles, forty-eight hun- dredths and. a fraction," "Thank you," said Mr. Clatfield. "In two -cent stamps—" continued the cashier, but his employer interfered. "Never mind the stamps," he said: "To- morrow, If you have time, I should like you to draw three chews upon my pre account,?' "Three cheques—" repeated Mr. Wat- tles, preparing to make a, note. For twenty thousand each— No, make it fifty thousand each." "For fifty thousand Wats eelic—and payable to—" Mr. Clatfield hesitated an instant, then went on desperately: "One payable to big Mary Ann; one to the preaching fellow, nil one—make it out to the gal with the freckles on her nose." Time cashier paused, and for the first time in his long service ventured to dis- pute immstructions. "Hiram," he said, "what harm have they done you?" Mr. Clatfield did, not answer, but stood in silence, poking his cane into the iron lion's open mouth. *• Have you Eczema? —Have you any skin disease or eruption? Aro you subject to chafing or scalding? Dr. Agnew's Oint- ment prevents and cures any and all of these, and cures Itching. Bleeding and Blind Plies besides. One application brings relief in ten minutes, and cases cured in three to six nights. 35 cents. -71 OBJECT TO WAR. People in Russia Not in Sympathy With the War Paety, (London Times Correspondence.) It is not easy for a foreigner to gauge the real feelings of the Russian people or any section of them concerning the war. The newspapers give one, as • a rule, a very erroneous idea, of the gen- eral trend of opinion, especially those published in German or French. But it does not require a very long stay in the country, or a very deep insight into its life, to realize how very unpopular the war is among all classes save the, officials. In St. Petersburg the official world' is predominant anti largely influences public opinion, and one nears a good - nal of the chauvinist view • that gas - she is bound to conquer Manchuria and humble Japan, and that the war will be , over in a row mouths. The bulk of the Russian press is so servile that it con- I tinues to keep up the illusion, and to . repeat daily that all is for the best in : the best of all possible Hussies, Man- ' (Inlet included, but few sensible persons ! pay any attention to it. In Moscow, where the commercial world is more influential, one hears a ' very diffment story. As a general lule the war is spoken of as a misfor- une, like the plague or a famine, and as likely to go on until it encases God or the Government to • stop it. The more thoughtful regard it, and the policy which led up to it, as a mistake from the beginning' while seine go so , far as to wish thatRussia may be de- I feated as quickly as possible, so that she may at last obtain real reforms. It is extraordinary, indeed, how openly some people express themselves on the subject, even people of wealth_ and position. They cannot be compared to the British pro -Boers during the South, African war, for their views are neither based on false sentiment nor on a mor- bid lov for their country's enemies. There is no trace of pro -Japanese feel- ing in Russia, but they realize that the country's great need. is for internal re- , form front top to bottom and that de- I feats in the field will bring this fact home to the Government. The objects which time war is to achieve are regarded, as of n6 importance. Even the press I has echoed these sentiments, and has sometimes dared. to say timings which in other circumstance would have met with severe punishment. These ideas are still more strongly : expressed in private conversation, and it is not uncommon to find people se - aptly exulting over defeats, as being more likely to bring about internal changes. The present situation in Russia bears i considerable resemblance to the state of affairs at theeetime of and after the Cri- mean war. Before that event, under the iron rule of the Czar Nicholas I., Russia had been enduring for a long period. the regime of strong reaction whieh followed on the milder rule of Alexander T. But, although every one felt the weight of THE DISEASES OF POULTRY. Some Common Troubles—Prevention dad Treatment. 1 The Poultry Division, Ottawa, point* ! out that the treatment of poultry dis- eases seldom concern the farmer. If the healthiest and most vigorous fowls are kept for breeding, if the chieleene are reared under satisfactory conditions, fed on wholetenne food and not overcrowdeds there will rarely be disease amongst them. When disease does appear, it will Usually he found more eatiefectory to kill and bury time Wel; billets than to undertake to treat them, eoute of the commonest poultry diseases are catarrh, roup, gapes and leg Weohnese. Cat4raL-r-CatArrmk. in poultry closely eeszublee the common "cold be the heed." Of Man. It is accompanied. by sneezing, difficult breathing and watery discharge horn the nostrils, and is apt to develop into roup e Among the causes are lack of 'ventilation, draughts, dampness, ex- posure, anti improper care and feeding. The prevention and. treatment WV much the same as for roue). Roup.—Tbe following are some of the symptoms of the various stages of this infectious disease: Puffed or swollen eyelids, watery discharge from the eyes and nose; eyes swollen and closed by offensive cheesy matter, thick gelatinous discharge from the eyes and nose; frothy mucous in the mouth and throat, throat covered with thick, cheesy matter. In the early stages of the disease the inflammation can be reduced by bathing tIme eyesof time fowl with a mixture composed of equal parts of , sweet oil and whiskey. The fowl should .I be removed from the flock and fed on i soft food. If the disease has reached I the offensive stage the fowl should be j killed, and, the house disinfected with • sulphur fumes, or a three per cent, solu- tion &Wein to prevent the spread of the disease. If it is desired to save a valuable bird, it is a good plan to loosen the discharge in the nostrils and eyes, and immerse the head for 20 or 3.0 see: per cent. solution o permanagrmate of potash. The treat - trent should be given twice daily until all symptoms have disappeared. Temp is most prevalent in draughty, over- crowded and dirty poultry houses. The inside of the house, should be well clean- ed, amid the ventilation and lighting so arranged that the house will be perfect- ly dry and free front draughts. . Gapes.—This disease usually affects only young birds, and as its name indi- cates is characterized by the chick gap- ing—opening its month at frequ'ent in- tervals to get breath. As the disease nroeeede the breathing becomes very la- ; bored. Ganes result from the presence oesseteessin of worms in the winapipe. The windpipe becomes inflamed, and this, togsthor 'with the worms, is apt to cause Buffo - cation of the chicken. Whee the irefient- Mation extends to the lungs, death usu- ally engem The worn; may be removed by Use fumes of sulphur or coal tar,orby drop- ping one or two drops of spirits of tur- pentine or selieylate of stele into the windpipe. A fumigator Call be made from an old barrel. The sada of the barrel should be removed, and the chick. ens to be treated placed on a grating inside the barrel. The top of the bar- rel may be covered with an old, sack, mid a plate of burning sulphur placed on time ground inside the barrel. Instead. of using sulphur, the inside of the barrel may be painted with a mix- ture of coal tar and coal oil, of the same consistency as paint. The chickens should be watched while under treatment, and removed as soon as they show signs di being overcome by the fumes, Three treatments usually suffic'e; they are given night and morning. The worms are killed, lose their hold upon the in - tonna surface of the windpipe, and the chickens cough them up. Chickens contract the disease when al- lowed to run on ground which has been Infested, with the gapeworm; the worms are conveyed from one bird to another through the medium of food and. drink. When the worms have been destroyed by fumigation, it is advisable to remove the chickens to dry, uncontaminated ground, or if this is impossible, to plough or dig up the earth about the pens and to scatter air -slacked lime around. The disease is rarely present among chick- ens that are reared on well -drained Boil, and away from the dampness about the farm buildings. Leg Weakness.—Leg weakness is found among checks that are housed in badly constructed brooders, overfed with unsuitable food, or not allowed suffi- cient exercise on an earth floor. Chicks that are affected •should be placed' on ground that is covered with chaff, and animal food and small grains made the principal part of their ration. In .conclusion, it may be said that at least one-half the cases of diseases in poultry are due directly or indirectly to lice and other parasites. Chickens that have had their vitality sapped by ver- min fall an easy prey to diseases like catarrh and roup. There is not likely to be mucli profit from a flock of poul- try unless it is housed in clean and com- fortable quarters and kept free from lice and mites. Yours -very truly, W. A. CLEMONS, , Publication Clerk. . police government and groaned under it, glance shoreward and figure on the dis- I tance to the beach. j there was ft universal feeling that b ! that meats alone could the overwhelm hug and tnymeible military power o , Russia be maintained. j Hence the oppression was borne un • complainingly. But when the Crimea war opened people's eyes to the fa( that the much vaunted military move of the empire was a delusion, the de mand for reforms became imperative The reforms of Alexander IT. were th outcome of the disasters of the Cri mean war, because the former regim bad become impossible. , Even the rainVeys owe their exist ence to the same events. To -day similar change of feeling is ta.kin place. Before the war the great ma jority of educated Russians justifie the reactionary methods of the Gov ernment under Alexander IIL an Nicholas IL primarily on milieu grounds. But now that the war ha disclosed the utter rottenness of ever department of time public service, an has shown that even the great P sian army and navy are not cap:psi of coping with those of a despise Oriental race, time old question of 185 has cropped up once more. The whale began to hit up his speed, f and Capt. Haskell began to bend to the oar. Hoping to stop the fish, Capt. Has- s, Over- board, and then bent down again. He I did not watch to see whether the fish ✓ swallowed the timber or not, but . kell threw one . of his extra oars hard for the shallow water and was soon , out of danger. Former Aid. Fred W. Trowt, of Bev- erly Farms, also had an 'experience with e the monster which be does not care to Irepeat. He was out fishing off Pride's crossing when the whale suddenly ap- peared, headed directly for the tender - a • boat. The former alderman concluded g1 that discretion was the better part of e valor and emegan to hit ue a fast stroke toward the beach, lie also escaped the e fish by running into shallow water, the " I whale being unable to follow him in. Y The ',hale is a good-sized one, and •s Gloucester fishermen are talking of or - Y grmnizing a whaling party and hope to d • venture the white prize.—New York Hem' - aid. di 60 -Q peel atie+s on -he. f`st eci.—Tri the i • ordinary run of medical practice a greater number than this have treated cases of ; • chronic dyspepsia and have failed to cure 11 —but Dr. Von Stan's Pineapple Tablets (60 ; in a box at 25 cents cost) have made the ✓ cure, giving relief in one day. These little "specialists" have proven their real merit. I • —72 • _ • ' INVASION OF THE SEA. The alarming exteni to which the sea is diminishing time area of the British Isles is hardly realized. It is no longer safe to build near the cote in meaty cases, so persistent . is the encroachment of the waters. Freshwater Bay, in the Isle of Wight, is a case in .point. Here there is great danger that Freshwater end Totland will be entirely cut off front the rest of tho Isle of Wight, and a chreumstance mak- ing the matter exceptionally serious is that on the portion which would be iso- lated are all the fortifications of the western part of the isle, including the Needless Fort, with its powerful ord- nance. Time extent of the ravages of the sea, says the London Express, may be judged by the fact that the continuous cliff road which formerly went round this portion of the isle has been cut and now leads straight over the cliff into the sea, In the current issue of the Lifeboat Society's journal an astonishing state- ment is made. It is said that parts of the Holder:less coast, in Yorkshire, be- tween Bridlington and Spurn, are being swallowed up by the sea in exceptional years by as much as twenty feet a year. At Pakefield, Suffolk, in le84, the in- siatutton had two lifeboat houses on time seafront with timber slipways for launch- ieg the boats. Not only has every ves- tige of the houses and slipways disap- peared, but some of the buildingestarid- mg some distance further inland have been washed away. There are other parts of the coast, according to this journal, tvitere to erect anything of a character intended to be permanent would be simply throwing money into the sea. The difficulty of dealing with time en- croachments is that time sea is inexor- able, and, if its aavance is stopped in one place it will force its way in another. ‘1,1211fEZE ACQUiliaMaElEIMEMMP Do you want to add $320 to your income? C It will only require a few minutes of your time every day to earn $3zo a ,ear. You can earn it with tm Chatham Incubator. A No. 2 Chatham Incubator will bold front roo to 520 egg -s --according to size of eggs. Eighty chickens is a low average hatch—users of Chatham Incubators will tell you so. Chickens are always in deinand and the supply is always short, so fifty cents is the average price secured. If you only take ofr eight hatches in it year, that gives you an income of 5310.00. Wouldn't that extra amount be useful to you? If Best of all, you can buy a Chatham Incubator without one cent of cash until October. 1905 The machine pays for itself many times over before that time. There couldn't be a fairer offer than this, We Ain a Chatham Incubator to you at once, freight prepaid by us, and your first payment is not due until October, rcos. Write us toslay for full particulars. The Chatham Incubators ttnd Brooders have every new improvement worth \chile In an incubator or brooder, 'I he incubators are made with two walls, ease u ithin eat" of dry ma- terial that has i,emi geastmed in our lumber yards. 'they aro built solid as a rock and win stand any amount of usage foryears. Thesooner you accept our MAT the soon- er will the Chatham Incu- bator be earning profits for yuu. Wosolltor CAA or on tinia von desire. THE 111ANS:ON CAMPBELL CO., LuntrEu Deer, 33 CHATHAM, ONT. Ufthofachwer§ of .Chritlicon Inettluturs rata DI coacre, Camplioll 1%1011411r elate caul 'Chatham Vann Scales likt. Nacos, Warehouses at Brainloo, In , t at I.. New W.. D.C., Halifax, Ni„ ;, t' 0 Upon the working classes the war i producing effects not less marked tha upon the "intellectuals." At first, in deed, the great majority of the lowe classes seemed to take not the slightes interest in the 'war, and • even now thi is the case with the greater part o them. In St. Petersburg, as L have said the presence of the court and of the official world influences opinion to the extent of producing an outward optim- ism hiding a very widespread indiffer- ence. But in time more industrial die tricts like Moscow the working classes as well as the educated upper and mid- dle classes, are beginning to realize what the war really is. They read the paper with interest, buy the telegrams which are sold in the streets, and discuss the military On one thing all the more intelligent people are thoroughly convinced, and that is that the official news and that published by the local newspapers is absolutely unreliable. They will add up the totals fJ which subject the Russian press's so liberal, and on realizing the wonder- ful results obtained, ask themselves how it is that there are any Japanese left. An Englishman who has been many years in Russia told inc that be was ofteil requested by workingmen to tell them what IleNVR of the war the Times contained, its they believed that it k e tile spotruth. I It is, of course, in the mobilized dis- tricts that the working classes, both agricultural ' and industrial, feel the pinch most keenly. The outbreak of the war produced a very general re- crudescence of revolutionary propa- ganda, of which the chief emissaries were the university students, as .is gen- erally the case in Russia. An immense amount of forbidden literature began to be distributed broadcast. Revolutionary proclaim - tions were printed on paper similar to Clint of the war telegrams (which take the place of extra special editions of evening., papers), and distributed among the workmen as they come out of the fectorim These documents, although often of a Socialist Ow, consist chief- ' ly in attacks on the Government for exploiting and oppressing the people. , Incidentally, allosion may be made to the tyranny of capital, and to the feet that it is supported by the Govern- ment, and in some eases there are direct attacks on the war. But the main -argument is always the iniquity of the internal policy of the authorities, ---L011111)11 TiNAN correspondence. 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