The Wingham Times, 1897-08-27, Page 2********************)K �}I
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eIlarnond Coterie
By LAWRENCE M. LYNCH
ane (E. M. Van Deventer)
rj1.
.i Author of "A Woman's Crime," "John Arthur's Ward," °The• Lost
".. Witness," "A Slender Clue," "Dangerous Ground,"
Sk_ `i ° Against Odds," Etc., Etc.
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presses firmness and atiength, and
nothing more.
"And so you want an able officer to
take this business in hand, Miss War -
Omar," says Clifford Heath, at length.
"If it is us you suspect, it will need a
shrewd man, and you have no clue, save
these that are now being inspected,"
with n. light laugh, "by our worthy con-
stable and his supporters."
Constance Wardour arose and came
cles-' to the table, speaking in a low voice.
"Yes, I)esrtor Heath, I will trust you,
a:ltltongh 1 intended saying nothing Of
t' -,i; until an officer arrived, 1 .leave a
roe', slight, although it may be, it is—"
;v
:he em from her pocket a small
white roil, and unfolding it, held up for
his inspection half of a fine cambric hand-
le rei.'f, d as tiny stoppered vial of
Leo* cut glees.
natter Beath glanced at the vial and
tittered on•' word.
"Cl;long. arm,"
"C''1• o erica," repeated ]ifiss Wardonr;
"when I vets awakened, by the kneels -
in;.; at my tinter, I found this," shaking
the fragment cf cambric, "lying lightly
cxacrcr g ,regega e; end tine vial, on the little
a night stand l'u'cid,' any bed. Aunt Honor
was rapping for teimittance. end when
she had Inxt:e me o,o nprehend the situ-
ation, we decidcei t14r it trees best to say
nothing of this. What seems most strange
is, that it was administered with so
much rare; I am effected by the smallest
quantity of the drug, and an ordinary
dose would have put me under medical
treatment. - I could not have left nay bed
for a week, had they given ilio as much
as would serve only to stupify Aunt
Honor there."
"No," interrupted Mrs. Allston, ones
more heli encer'ing from her window.
"It would have bt'.en w(,rr'e than that; I
think an overdose of chloroform would
kill Constance. It seems as if they knew
just how much to give."
Was le fancy, or (aid a troubled look
rest for a. rtto:pert cal the eyes of Doctor
Heath, and on his countenance a shade
of pallor?
"This is, to my mind, the most reri-
ous aspect of the affair," he said gravely.
"Mrs. Alisto;t h right; an overdose of
that drug would be intal to you. Your
life has been jeoperdi; ed. I agree with
Mrs. Ali: yen, your in:'estigrtion is iu the
hands of • bunglers; let to; hunt these fel-
lows down."
"I will see tinea- ::n officer is telegraphed
for at puce; but—shell I rend to tho
regular bur.'.:", cr—how?"
"Ther.' is one man in the city, if he is
in the city rctw, Who is qualified for the -
position he as
1.. He lea;
withdrawn
himself from the reenter fa,:•'•c, and acts
solely on bis own resg,onsiirility. He is
much sought e.fter, end pe,ssur'ses wonder-
ful abilities; sorter of his exploits have
been truly estoundin; ."
"And this roan is"
"Mr. Lautotte; Mr. Francis Lanrotte,"
announced a sternal.
"Show them in," said Constance, at
the sante time gathering op the pieco
of c anibi•ie and the little vial and putting
them in her pocket.
I3uetor Bottle aro: e, and taking up his
at, murmured an apology.
"I In... . . ,,::tient at this hour, Miss
-ardente'
and
'r .
. { t.�.r, will call "glean rearing the
--!¢laky. You will net stand 'n need of my
counsel now," smilingly. "Mr. Lanrotte
can give yr.0 all neeeful advice, and he
is sure to be right," and Dr. Heath bowed
himself out.
"The Wardour 'diamond -1," he mut-
tered,
uttered, as he mounted his hoarse. "Anal to
think that they almost cost her her life;
a skilled hand was it? Well, when the -
detective comes, I too, may have a clue
for hint."
CHAPTER III.
}rhe. Jasper Larnotte is a tall man, a
dark ran,and a stately ratan. He is grave
of spee.h, yet very suave and pleasing.
He is open>ended and charitable, and a
very popular man among the people of
.see. He will rein in his blooded horse;
to ask after the health of his factory
hands, and doff his hat to the wife of his
humblest tenant. Ile has been for ninny
years a resident of W—. Years ago he
was to great traveler, corning and going
almost incessantly, but, after a tints, h',
built the largest and newest of the W—
muills, and settled himself down to rear
his family, and attend in person to his
"Teale:: and shekels."
Frani,; Lamrt to is, what his father
n ix'en a tall dark event sallow
.tinned young man, with a Greek profile,
a profusic,n of curling dusky hair, a soft
slow voice, a sweet and utast pleasing
senile; aristocratic hands and feet, a most
affable Inanner; a very agreeable com-
panion, and a dutiful son and brother.
:3o snith W—. Such is Francis L'sanotte,
and being such, he is voted with ono
consent, the handsomest young Ivan in
W—. Francis Lunette, too, is popular
"With the people of W—; handsome and
fascinating, the son of a father whose
fortune is said to be enormous; he is
welcomed in every household circle, and
he brings pleasure anclroourtesy wherever
he enters.
"Constance, my child, what is this
that I hear?" exclaims Jasper Lanrotte,
taking the hand of Mase Wardour at; she
aadvawcaoes to meet hint. "Have they not
tesuggerated the truth? The village is 1
Rall of remora." '
Ooustaaree, good morning," breaks in
Pewees Laanottc.
"1!'ather s head is a little turned by all
tbis. Haveou had a burglar? Have
they stolen the Wardour diamonds? And
are you frightened to death? And," with
a malicious glance toward Mrs. Allston,
who had forsaken her window and was
rolling slowly towards them, serene, and
dignified, "did they bind and gag dear
Mrs. A—?" "Yes, yes! and no, no 1"says
Constance, cutting off the retort that
was rising to the lips of her aunt. "Be
seated,. Mr. Lamotto; sit down Frank. I
have 'had a burglar,' they did steal lay
diamonds. But well, they did not
frighten ate for I was not aware of their
presence, and they did not bind Aunt
Honor for they---"
t "Hadn't rope enough," interrupts that
lady, at which they all laugh,
"But seriously, Constance," resumes
Lamortc perry"this is a bad business; a
very had business; good gracious! are
we all to be robbed at the pleasure of
tlte:se rascals? plundered whenever their
pockets run dry? It's abominable! What
Nee ben done? There should be an officer
on the !Tot; now."
";+o the re is," breaks in Aunt Honor,
with su.-picious sweetness. "Constable
Ccrlies and Mayor Soames are examining
the library and dressing room."
etre l.atnorte retains his g;rasity, but
after e :char:tin ; demure glances, and in
se:1,3 of :ewe:elves, Constance and Fran-
cis Lu,o at• laugh outright.
"Than, my friends, let us await a
revel:tt•itln," Jfrant:is drawls in the most
approved 'caac(p meeting" fanhion.
"Poor Corliss!" IIr. Le notte smiles
slightly; `tat any rain he will try to do
his duty Brie, Constance, you should
Iuave an oriicer here as soon as possible; I
should n•.re WINO coxae loge venturing my
suggestions but 1 learned, accidentally,
that: you!• lawyer. O'Meara, is absent;
that is weather misfortune. O'Ai:catra has
•a lana, c' -ear head; would not stake a
bad do teetive himself. As he is away,
and you need. :tome one to act for you,
wily, I tltteo myself at your diij'osaal; if
you have: not already appointed an
agent," with another smile.
"I hase mule n'c move in the matter,
Mx. Ltnuotte; indeed, I have hardly had
time to think, as yet,' I suppose, ton,
that we have los: valuable time, and yet
we can't get a detective down here in a
moment. Pray take what measure you
deem best, and let us have the best
odicir that wo can get. I am especially
anxious to capture the thieves if possible
—and the di:unonds—of course."
"England expects every Ivan to do his
duty," quoted Francis. "Constance give
me an appointment, too."
x,
. a Z will,"retorted Constance, . i Co Stance wick-
edly.
ck
edly. "I•think you are eminently fitted
to assist Mr. Corliss." -
"Frank, be serious," says Mr. La -
motto, with a touch of severity. "Now
Constance, let us no what we can to
make up for this unavoidable loss of
tinge; first tell me, as minutely as you
can, just how this robbery f was discov-
ered."
"It's a very brief story," says Con-
stance, smiling slightly, and then sho
narrates, in n somewhat hurried manner;
as if she were weary of the subject, and
i
wanted to have done with it,the events
of the morning, omitting, owever, to
mention the finding of the chloroform
vial, and the half square of cambric.
"Mr. Seamen and the constable—and
several more, were on the spot with great
promptness," finished she, with a comi-
cal glance toward Mrs. A listen.
"We overlooked their proceedings until
we discovered that they would do no
actual damage, but would leave every-
thing exactly as they found it, and
then—"
"Yes," interrupted Francis, with a
queer smile upon his lips, "and then you
found a more agreeable occupation."
"And then," continued Constance, as
if she had not heard him, but returning
his half -malicious look with Interest,
"Dr. Heath called, and I told him all
about it. He is very clear headed and
sensible, and I was sorry his time was so
limited; he might have been of some
assistance, and—"
"Too bad," again broke in young La -
motto, with something very like a sneer
upon his handsome face. "Let are repair
the damage. I'll tell hint to call—"
"Oh, not at all, Frank; pardon my in-
torruption," said the girl, turning her
eyes full upon hint with artful nrtless-
ness. "You are very good, but it's quite
unnecessary. Dr. Heath promised to call
again during the day or evening."
Frank Tran,. Ltainatt bithisle
e but kept
lip,
silent; and the elder man canto to the
rescue.
He had been thinking, and without
seeming to have noticed the little pas-
sage at arms, he arose and said: "Well,
Constance,I don't see that talking will do
much good jest now; what the occasion
demands is action. My, first impulse was
to telegraph at once for an officer from
tit' Atty. force, but, on reliection, I th
it better ndt to use the telegraph. Un
every nrovemens lit y " lo . ay noted,
and to ren.! a, ISte:; it c x; 01• f)o t(r Sst
501110 one watching for the snivel of a
detective, and c,nit3 his tem: becomes
known, farewell to bis Prospects of sec -
Cess. It will take as 1'--w hnure fan ter to -
get hien here, but I thirst: 1. had b'rt -
visit the city in person, lay the case b: -
fore our matt, and so enable Ideate. otter
the town prepared for his work, nor! •
able to maintain his irtco nito. I have
business of any own in the city, and A:rs. •
Lttnrotte le anxious to do some Shoveller
THE WINUUAM TIMES AUGUST 27, 1897.
Women are alwitys anxious to shop, I
believe. I wilt return home at once, and
g is'.; Iter warning; it will look less like
a business trip if she r.ecotnpanies me.
Bowdo es this plan suit you:'
":any plan the't brings us a competent
officer as only as ice: sible, will shit Ino,"
replied: Consttutre. "It's very good of
you ti take all this trouble, Mr. Le-
mony."
"Nothing of the sort," expostulated
Bir, l.tuuotte, heartily. ''I am always at
the eervice of guy daughter's dearest
friend. By the by, Sybil is not yet aware
oe your less. I did not enlighten her,
for I knew she would insist upon com-
ing with me, and that," smiling it little,
"would have necessitated waiting far
toilette."
"And apropos of toilettee," cried his
-on, springing up. ""There is Mere, she
will wan;, due warning, for nothing
short of a full hour will she take. So,
sir, let's take a look: at Sonen'ss and C'or•-
lies, and hasten our departure."
"Rirrht; quite right, Frani., I will n '.
point you 'as nay rel,ie a.ntxdiee lel my
absence. You tyre to execute any and ell
of Miss Wau'dour's caiieuttnds."
"I am realty to do tient at all times,"
replied the young Iran, with suade!,
gravity, anti letting„ his dark eyes rest
for at niomeut, upon the faro of the lads
in glue: ice. 'And then, without waiting
for a:i answe ing reuutrl:, he turner'
from the room, followed by his fetlter
and the two ledies.
They found Corliss making his flr-al
sprawl, and the entire committee of
investigation ready with any quantity
of newly hetched theories, probable and
improbable. Cutting short their elcqu.ence,
however, Mr. La:notta recommended
thein to talk as little tis poseiile among'
the townspeople, and .to pursue the in-
vestigation quietly, after their own.
light. Then, after a few more words with
the fair heiress, father and son took their
leave.
Left alone, Constance perang lightly
out from the open 11biary window, and
began pacing the gl;aveled walk, with a
brow wrinkled in thought.. Hearing a
step behind ber, she turned to eeounter
once more the gaze of Francis Laruotte.
"I beg your pardon," he said, quite
humbly. "I was coni;nissioned by Ss bil
to give you this," extending .a da;nty
white note. "In the excitement of the
morning I quite forgot it. Sybil gave me
it last evening, asking inc to deliver it
this morning," and lowering his voice,
"knowing it would ire for are an exceed-
ingly delightful ruisti:oe."
Constance took gee missive, anti twist-
ing it carelessly in her lingers, said:—
Of cots;, Frank; many thanks. And
now, a8 you are under my commands, I
forbid any more flattery and nonsense,
sir. I ani not in the stood to retort."
"So neucih the better for me," nett-
tered the young man, Moodily. "Con-
stance,
"Silence, sir! Have you not received
your orders? My mind is on my losses.
If you can think of no ,way to further
our seauch, I•shall dismiss you."
"I have thought of a way, then," he
replied, with a touch of dignity. "I think
one point has been overlooked. 'Those
robbers have undoubtedly fled the town
with their tre;tsurc, but itishardly likely.
that they went by any wiry public thor-
oughfare, Now one, two or more
strangers, traveling across the country,
may have Iran seen by tome cottager,
farmer, or wood cotter; and I think it
would be a mistake to' neglect twhat
alight give us a clue. Prbbably the ras-
cals took to their heels during the bouts
of darknes, making for some small rail- •
road station. Now, I propose to go
straightway, mount my horse, and scour
the country in search of int-Imitatioia. If
I find a clue I shall follow it up; and
so, if you don't see me b;(t to -morrow
morning, Constance, you may know that
I have struck the trail."
"Why, Frank," cried Constance, in a
burst of outspoken p to ailurirabion, I didn't
think it was in you! Really, I admire
ra
you immensely; and you will really
abandon your ease and comfort far—"
"You."
"No, don't put it in that way; say for
justice."
"I don't care a fig for justice!" impa-
tiently. "My motive is purely selfish. If
I can be instrumental in recovering your
diamonds, may I not hope for some very
small reward?"
"To be—sure, Frank. I had overlooked
that; a reward of course. I Melia to have
posters out right away, and—you may
as well earn it as any one."
Francis Lawnotte turned swiftly and'
stood for a moment with bent, averted
head; then turning once more toward
her a set, white face, he said:—
"Even your cruelty shall not prevent
me from serving you to the fullest ex-
tent of nay power. And while 111111 gone
you will receive--" he brake off abruptly,
then went on, speaking huskily. "Con-
stance, at girl like you can know little of
the life led by a man who is an enigma
even to his fellow men. I wish I coul.i
teach you to distrust--"
She lifted one imnd,• warningly. "You
can teach me to distrust no one but
yourself, Frank; and please don't pei'pot
uaally talk of me ars some unsophisticated
school girl. I am twenty-one, nearly as
old as you, my child—old enough, cer •
-
thinly, to fern: m O1FIi judgment of people
y J g
and things. Don't let's quarrel, Frank;
you know I have been taught self-rell•
-
ance, and never submit to dictation."
"As the queen pleases;" he lifted his
oat with a graceful gesture. "Good
=orating, Constance," and he turned and
strode rapidly away.
"Frank."
Ile stopped and turned toward her,
but did•not retrace his stops.
"Are you really going, a In Don Quix-
ote?"
"I really arra," gravely.
Ile lifted his hat once ncore, and with-
out uttering a word, resttrncd his rapid
walk down the graveled footpath. Reach-
ing - the entrance to the grounds he
paused, leaning for a moment against
a stone pillar of ttri gateway; his hands
:were clenched until, the nails left sleep
taidentationg in t fl• esh; his face was -
ghastly and covered with great theops of
perspiration, and, whether the look that
mons, from his a ittering da els eyeai bo-
' cokened rage, er dtttexair or both, an ob-
server could not have guessed.
Meanwhile Constance stood as be l•act
left her, gazing after hint with a mire
gled expression of annoyance anti regret.
"It was very ungracious of rue," sha
thought, httif penitently, "but there's no
other way with Frank, and his love-
making annoys. me exceedingly, especi-
ally since .Aunt Donor's discovery. How
Otte detests hire, and Aunt Honor is too
easy to lavish her hate upon many."
As if conjured up by her words, Mrs.
Aliston appeared at the window,
"Ibutdsone fellow, isn't he?" that is
what her lips said, but the tone and look
said q"detestable, as plainly, detestable, abom-
ina'ihe, odious," For Mrs. Aliston be-
lieveO that she had discovered a good
rads an far disliking Frank Lanotte.
"Don't be exasperating, Aunt Honor,"
retorted Constance, re-entering the win-
dow with as slow, languid movement, as
if the events of the morning had wearied
bee vastly, "Everybody has outdone
tr'c-:'s.lvee in the disagreeable line, my-
self iuchtded. I wish the burgltu's had
carried nae off Wong with my jewels. I
ant gain. up -stairs and try ",nether dose
of btu:glaarec us chloroform. But, first,"
taa'oppiag nava the neare;t chair, and
tat•snniing. t: treele tone, "feet inc peruse
the Io`'t'r of my beloved Sybil."
Ste broke ti'e reel of theclaainty maven
ope,to find that it enetos.'d another and
still smaller one; :trill on this sha read:—
" Constance, if I laid nut tsui't you so
fulls-, I would not dee resit this: Do not
ops t 11115 orvelopts ttotil saat'c cof to-
morrow (Saturday) ; ` the contents will
enlighten you es to my lessons for this
st annntrs rhea,"
Thew was no eigentme, but the hand-
writing (if Sybil Leenotte was too familiar
to he mistaken. And, Constance Wardour
sat silent and n:nt.ionle: to gazing at the
little envelope with such, a loon of intense
gravity upon her fa:ee as had not resited
th're durino the entire morning. •
Airs. Allston, who was a woman of
tact, and understood. her niece thorough-
ly, seemed not to have noticed the un-
opened envelope, Mid asked for no news
from Sybil.
Prsently, Constance arose' and, still
wearing that weary air and solemn face,
messed the room; with her hand upon
the door, she turned her face toward Mrs.
Aliston, saying:— •
"Aauirie, }tau hear abort all that's
I going; did you ever hear that there was
' a strati: • i ra:q.nity in the Lanrotte
-blood" .And th•'n, withant waiting for
the vetordeeet.ltt' y to reply, she quietly
passed out and up the broad sttaiar.
CAPTER N.
It is almost sunset, and Constance
Wardour is rt;t d?.n„ alone at her dress-
; ing; room window, which faces the west.
It is still in con_usloe, but she cares
little for that. Her thoughts aro far
I„.
1 away from the Wardour diamonds at
l this el mient. Several things have occurrexl
to vex and annoy her to -day, ane. Con-
! stance Intosiour, heiress nod autocrat, is
�
not accustomed to being annoyed.
1 In fact, so peculiar is her naiture, that
I very fele th!•cgs have power to aanncy her;
, but, jure now, she is annoyed because
i she is annoyed.
"As the queen pleases,,' Frank La-
! matte ' ad saki; and rill her fair twenty.
1 one years of life events had been ordered
' "a; th, queen pleasee.” She had been
taught self reliance, to she told him; she
ehad inherited relf-reliance, she might
t
I have sai.i, inher:ted it along; with the
1 rich, strong, fetu'less blood, the haugltti-
I net;e, the independence, and the intoler-
1 ance of the Wardours.
1 The naughtiness was only for those
who presumed; the intolerance for those
she despised; and Miss Wardour was
gale, ' esta:blt of that stron.,g sentiment,
or feeling. The independence was an ever
pr:s:'r,t e.ement of nature.
Of medium hripht, sho was neither
slender per plump,g;rt.ce_.fu.a
curves, per-
fect outlil•es, faultless gait and gesture;
she, "slew her tons of thousands," and
bore herse"f like a princess royal .toward
all.
Without being regularly beautiful, her
face is very fair to see. Being, in spite Of
her haughtiness most kind end considerate .
toward inferiors and c:cpend':nts, and
withal exceedingly lovable, she is dis-
qualified for a novel heroine by her ex- .
cessive humanness; and, by that same
humanness, eminently qualified to he
loved by all who know her, gentle and .
simple. ,
Just now her :leen little mouth iss''
purses. up, and her brdw is wrinkled !
into a frown, such as never is seen on,
the face of any orthodox heroine; but,
her thoughts aro very orthodox, as hero-
ines go. She is wondering why Doctor •
Heath has not made his second appearance -
at Wardonr Place, when she so plaitly
signified her desire eo see him there again, •
and soon.
Not that she Masi bi&1en him come in
80 many words; but, had sho not looked?
had site not smiled? Nor that she felt any
special interest in Dr. Heath; oh, not
at all, only she was bored, and worried,
and wanted to he itemised, and enter-
tained; and Clifford Heath could be
entertaining.
Sybil Lamotte's unopened note lies on
the dressing table. She has pondered over
that half the afternoon, and has q jmder-
ed, and guessed, at its meaning; turning
over in her mind every explanation prob-
able, and possible, but. satisfied with
none. She is wonderfully lacking in cur-
iosity, for as woman, but for this she '
night not have withstood the temptation 1
to anticipate the sunset:; for sho rioter
has felt so curious about a mystery in
her life.
She turns abruptly frond the window,
and her ryes fall upon Sybil's note, her
thoughts retturn to it again. Butit is not
I
quite sunset.
Picking it up, she re-reatds for the '
twentieth time the punting lines, then I
she throws It, down impatiently.
"Dahl" she exclaims; "S!'ou wretched
little white enigma! you ate tempting •
me to forget myself. I shall flee from the 1
fascination of your mysterious face,. for i
I ant suite certain that Joshuas" chariot '
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The -Proper Manner of Milking.
Some will sneer at this little say-
ing, " What difference does it make
how one milks,providing the milking
is done?" There is jut the trouble.
hinny suppose if it CM is milked, it
mutters not how or by whom ; it is
all the sank,, Some dairymen, in
putting in their ems. send the first
cow to the further stall, the second
one nest, and so on until all are
filled. At niiiking time the first
milker on hand milks cow No,1, and
each cow is milked in turn by
which ever Milker gets to her first.
The next time the cows cone into
the stable, the cow that occupied tate
first stall yesterday may stand in the
middle of the row and be milked by
a different person.
This kind of management is con-
sidered right by ttcose who practice
it; but instead it is all wrong. A
cow will very soon learn her ()wit
stall and go to it every tine, if' not
changed, and she feels more at home
there. -A more foolish practice could
not exist in the dairy* born than to
change milkers every day. .Each
milker should nut only have his own
cows, but should milk them every
time in the same order. . Our coati's
stand in two roma, and :ie always
milk the north row first. 13y the
time We have finished this row, cer-
tain cows in the south row will be.
girl to call for thfir 'milker and will
watch that milker, paying no heed
to the others, until their turn conies.
More than once I have been called
from the milking stable, just ars I
was ready to milk some certain cow,
and she had to wait beyond her
time, and when I cape back there
would be at loss of inilk. I have
never to ted i` to determine the loss
in butter fats, but all experiments
clearly prove there its a perceptible
loss in butter fats whenever any-
thing unusual occurs to • disturb the •
cow. 'We have one cow that is nt,w
twelve Ya
r old, a remarkably
good
one, or she would not be in the herd
at her age, be is an exceedingly
nervous cow. I lave always endeav-
ored to milk her myself, but as I
cannot be always on hand, some one
else occasionally takes my place.
Invariably he fails to get the usual:
quantity of milk, and if- I milk her I
the next time I ate sure :to get morel
than het'
usual mess. Yesterday
yt
morning I was unable to go to the'
barn, and one of the other mincers
milked her, getting only a portion of t
her milk. Last night I milked her'
myself, and got fully two quarts!
more than usual.
Dairymen are very slow to .learn'
that the dairy eon, possesses strong!
individuality, and the better the
cow the "'ore pronounced is this in-
dividuality. Take, for instance, one
of your slow, .poky ;:animals that a
wliole menagerie with two elephants
could 'not frighten, and she would
not be'seriously affected by a change
of milkers, but I will guarantee she
is not the best cow in the herd.
Regularity in time of mill:ini; is
as necessary as that the cow should
have the same milker. The dairy
cow is a good tune -keeper, and
knows very well when milking time
comes. If she is- neglected and al-
lowed to go far beyond the regular
time, she begins to worry, , and loss
follows. There are some cows that
certain Milkers will n4v
cr z 't
clean
They milk out all that flows readily,
strip around once or twice end call
her Sinishefi. With some cows this
will do, but with ^tber's the milker
must reach well up under the udder, jj1
ani work it with a sort of kneading'
p1'occss: A little manipulation of
this sort will cause the whole quan-
tity to flow into the teats, whereas
without it there will bo from a gill
to a pint of the richest milk Left in i
the udder every time, which certain.
ly means a prematurely dry cow.
Gentleness rind firmness should be
the rule always,
I believe more milkers fall in the
matter of cleanliness than in any-
thing else, Some will never 1t al n
properly to blush off the udder and
as far around as they can reach, and
(TO Mb :.w.ufuuv, ik.) 1
consequently little , bits of dirt, and -
sonletitnes larger bits, lied their way
into the milk pail. A certain dairy --
ratan remarked, the best of all strain. 3.
ors was care in not allowing foreign
substances of' any kind to get into
the milk. It would seem that any
one brought up on a dairy farm
ought to know how to milk, but ex-
perience Centeses the that even among
Kull there are comparatively few ,
first elites milkers.—J. D. Smith, in
Country Gentlemen. ✓♦ ,
What Tommy Said
Uoule Jahn --`Sell, what do you mean
to bo when yoc; get to be a man ?
Little 'l'otnnty (promptly) ---A doctor,
like pa.
Uno:o John (quizzically) -•Indeed; and
which do you iutond to be, ter allopath
or a hoaiWopatth.
Little ' 'owmy--i t.on't kaaoty what
thew awful big words mer. n, Uncle John;
but that don't make nodit]'erenco,'cause
I ain't geitne to be either or them. I'tn
just gem"' to be a family doctor and give
all nay patients Hood's Sarsaparilla,
'"nese my pa Bays that if he is a doctor
he's 'bilged to own op thet Hood's Sar-
saparilla la the beet family medicine he
tater sate in hie life,
---c•--
A "Western editor znourns his sad
fate thus:—"11an born of a woman
is of ;r few days and full of trouble,"
ale is eptutkcd by the nurse, jerked
bald -heeded by the cranky master
at school. and lingers on luxury's lap
until his u'tl•eotci ancestor fires hien
t.ut,to begin his battle with the world
lie starts a. newspaper, his friends
promise to support trim, but in th
time of need he finds 1 ' � "
}ionises like
three cent lamp chimneys, easily
broken. If he refuses to associate
wits every Toni, Dick, and Barry,
they any he is stuck up; and it he
snakes intimates of everybody, he is
ca:urting; public favor. If he publish-
es all the nears, science, statistics,
foreign reports, tl;en look out, lie is
too fresh. If he docs not snake a
personal of every ene in, town, they
feel slighted, and if he does, he will
run atet'osss some one that does not
like to be personalised, and lie gets
his head punched.
Baby Was eared
Deur Sirs,—I can highly 'recommen d
Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw-
berry. It cured my baby of diarrhoea
after all other means failed, so I gave it
greet pralre. It is excellent for ala bowel
coanpleiuts, MRS. (MIAS. BO'L'T,
Haj1ow, Ont.
"I have an up -to date one for you
this nue nir:g," sniggered the Pet
A version as he strolled into the Ches-
nut Closet of the Joke Dislocator.
"Why is a hot wave like one of your
quips 2"
"Give -it up," Said the Dislocator
who used to be in the minstrel busi-
ness when he was really rich, •
"Because said the Pet Aversion as
he neared the door, 'its no joke to
host people."
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