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The Exeter Advocate, 1896-5-14, Page 6• LIFTED BV LOVE; Off, .How the Wharf Waif Became a Princess. PUUBt,ISliED BY SPECIAL ABaANaEAtaNT. W e passed tnrougn The .house in which the cluysanthemuns were exhibited, but I saw nobeauty in them—nothing but patches of red here and there in varying shades—the color of blood in all. We went out into the garden. It was the last day in October. The clouds that had overspread the sky' for some days had broken that morning, and it seemed as if summer had returned. The sun was sinking in glory behind the deep red mist, but that hateful color was reflected in the ripples of the river -- blood everywhere. 1 could see but that. •'We can talk safely here," said Kava- nagh, stopping before a vacant seat- -if there la anything to say," he added despondently. "eau we do nothing?" I asked in des- peration. He hesitated as if he were weighing alternatives. "The simplest thing perhaps is to warn him of his danger. It may not save his life for a single hour longer. It is scarcely probable that it will en- able him to ward off the blow, but if we c'an do nothing else" -- •'I thought you had some idea when you went away." -Oh, a hundred schemes have run through my mind since then—all mad, impossible or impracticable," "Can't you tell me what they are?" I asked quickly, eager to grasp at the merest shadow of a straw floating on the overwhelming waters. He shrugged his shoulders. "One must seem more hopeful than the rest," I urged. 'That's true, but— Well, to confess truth, I am ashamed to tell you of the only idea whioh seems to have any pos- sibility of a practical income. You can imagine how repulsive it is to my feelings by the fact that the risk of death seems preferable now to realizing my idea." "I don't understand you. Tell me more plainly what you mean." "I mean this," he answered firmly, "I see no acceptable option but to release you from your promise of secrecy and bolt for my life." "What good is that?" I exclaimed im- patiently. "What does it niatter=what you do if it cannot save Taras?" "Warned of his danger he might es- cape." "Never! Taras fly from danger. You don't know Taras." Even in that time of dread lay bosom was stirred with pride in my hero's strength. "I thought perhaps„ knowing how great his affection and consideration are for yon, that your influence"— "I would not say it word nor let him :dee a tear that might influence him against his principles. It would be use- less if I diel," • •Then what is to be done?" "That's what we must find out. What is that other scheme?" "I don't care to tell it." "And yet you would risk your life and all that! That's nonsense, You seem to be thinking more of yourself than of Taras. Why should you be as- hamed of anything that might save him? 1 should be proud of it. Go on." "It is true. I am thinking more of my own feelings than of his welfare." He was silent for a minute.. Then after glancing to the right and left to :see that we were alone he continued in a tentative tone: "Yon have noticed the curious resem- blance that exists between Taras and— and Gordon`!" Taras was such a god to me, so far above all c ther men, that this intima- tion took me by surpriie. "I mean in physical appearance," he pursued. "Gordon would answer in al- -every particular to a written desciption of Taras—tall, robust, light hair, about 3o, careless in dress"--- "Bttt their features are not alike in form or expression," "Pardon me, there is an expression of amiability common to both. For the rest, then, no merely verbal description •could depict one man's face so exactly as to defy error." "I daresay you are right. Never mind that. Go on. "As I told you, Rndersdorf has never seen Taras. He has only the written de- scription issued by the police to lead him. Besides that, he will be guided by arta," "What then?" "Supposing I should misguide him?" "Misguide him! How could you do that?" "Nothing easier. I have simply to point out Gordon and say, That is Ta- res.' He would believe it without question." My courage and resolution quailed be- fore the possibilities this hint revealed. "Then he would kill poor Gordon," I faltered. "God. forbid! Even to save Taras I would not beinstrumental to the death eif Gordon. Both are my friends. No. The letter I read to you shows that while Rudersdorf is under my direction he will be held responsible for the life of his prisoner, He values his own in- terest too keenly to disregard the order of his chief." "What would happen then?" "Gordon would be seized and takento Russia in place of Taras," "But the moment he seizes Gordon he will discover his mistake," „How?» "Gordon does not speak Russian, He knows only a little french. He would say at once in English that he was not Taras.'' "Rndersdorf would laugh in his face. 'Nearly every prisoner tries to get of by pretending he is not the real man, but somebody else. They would ask .Iiim for his papers to prove his identity. An Englishman never carries papers, :and Gordon's inability to produce them would convict him at once in the eyes of a Russian, official unacquainted with. -our customs." For a moment I ceased to think of 'Taras, and I saw only Gordon, my gen- -1aI, kind hearted friend, torn away from his friends and the occupation which had given hien: a new zest for life, ' `Poor Gordon!" I murmured. Seeing That opposition served better than persuasion to stintzlate my reso- lution, Kavanagh shifted his ground. 'Poor Gordon!" he echoed. "A man who nover;injured any living creature." " What of that?" 1 fired ups "He has done nothing for mankind that others have not done. There are thousands of men as goose as he. There is not an- other iu the world like Taras." "That is true. But it seems a cruel, an lawful shame to make him stiffer for no fault of his. It's a villainous thing to do. No, hang it! I can't bring my- self to play this treacherous part, I must think of it. I"-- "But you are certaiu that his life will' not be taken." a "As certain as I am that the sun, will rise to -morrow. But to him free- dom" --- "They will not keep him prisoner for- ever," I interrupted again. "No," he said, with a senile. "But," he added gravely, "he may be kept a prisoner for months;" "Months!" I exclaimed, astonished by the lightness of the penalty. "Possibly." He seemed to niisinter• pret any surprise. "On the other hand, he may be set at liberty in a few weeks. It all depends upon the. length of time he has to wait for official, examination,, The minister of police of course knows Taras, and the moment he sees Gordon the mistake will be discovered," •'A few weeks—a few months—that is nothing!" . • • "To you." "Or to him. A man with half his kindness would undergo that cheerfully to save his friend. Gordon will agree to it himself t know," "I believe he would if ave could make him a party to the scheme. Unfor- tunatelywe cannot. He is the worse actor in the world, The slightest evid- ence of complicity on his part would arouse Rudersdorf's suspicions, and the thing would fall through. I nodded assent to this, knowing how awkward poor Gordon was. Bet Ka- vanagh's hesitation to act still mystified me•A short period of captivity seems to you a trifle in comparison with the life of a friend," he observed. "Yes, it is, and I cannot understand why you hold back," "There are a good many things that women do not understand, and honor between friends is one of them, I fear. And it is not only this breach of honor which I have to considef," he added in a less resentful tone, seeing that my perplexity had not been removed. "You have lost sight of the fact that this af- , fair dooms me to perpetual exile, if not to death." "Yes, I forgot that. I understand • Ileft tlieln talking about books of travel, and runningup to my room dressed quickly to go out. Buttoning my gloves. I returned to the living room and told Taras that I was going into the Kennington road. • "May I offer you a seat in my , brougham?" Kavanagh asked, rising, I accepted, and we presently went out together, "Rudersdorf has arrived," Kavanagh said gravely when we had started. I had to close my teeth to prevent them from chattering with the excite- ment that shook me. I "I saw hila this morning," he con• tinned in the sante somber tone. "Have you settled what you' will do?" I asked, stammering at each. word. "Oh, I had decided that question be- fore I saw hint. It must be done. There is no other way out of the difficulty," He laughed bitterly as some expres- sion of thankfulness and gratitude es- caped me "Youdo not regret it? It is a good thing to be able to save a friend," I said, "Yes, but one, may be exoused for feeling badly used in having to escape even the lesser of two evils. However," ' he added in a lighter tone, "if it is to be done, it is well to do it with a good grace. Still, it's a big wrench—tearing one's self away forever from friends an everything that has made life pleasant." "Yes," said 1, putting myself in his place, "It is a terrible sacrifice to faive up all you love like that. I'm afraid I have not thought enough 0f your loss." "Never mind that, my dear girl. For heaven's sake, don't cry 1" A. tear of sympathy bad 'started to my eyes as I thought of the grief it would be to leave Tax as even to save him. "Come.: There's no time for senti- ment, We have to act, You' will have to help me in this affair." "I ant glad of that, What am I to do?" At present the sole object you have to regard is to keep Taras entirely ig- norant of what is going on." "Is that all?" I asked, with disappoint- ment, "For the present, yes. The time to do more will come soon enough—soon enough, you will find." CHAPTER XXV. THE. LAST CHANCE. "We must take every precaution to prevent the possibility of failure," said Kavanagh. "It is our last chance." now. But surely the society will for- "Have you thought out how it is to be , give you everything for having saved done?" I asked. Taras," , Overcoming the hesitation which kept 1 He shook his head mournfully. ' him silent for a few moments, be said: ' "I think "I,may safely trust you. You are not likely to be imprudent or care- less." "Careless! How can I be? Isn't the life of Taras at stake?" "Indeed it is. The slightest rumor of suspicion would ruin our hopes, and remember it is not more important to deceive Rudersdorf than it is to keep Taras in the dark. If he dreamed of our intention to get Gordon seized in his place, he would be the first to tele- graph to the minister of police and warn hint against the deception that might possibly be put upon Rudersdorf." "Yes, he would, or never stiffer Gor- don to take his place, He shall learn nothing from lie," so cont0unctedty bad at, French that in S PROTECTING TREE doubtful ;0 1 ou I< ud explain ltt1I1- it - just t as 1 -UH L GARDLI1 want to, you know, in that language." 1 I agreed to this propos .1, and he, after pulling his beard In silent meditation for a minute, said with an uneasy laugh: , "To tell yon the truth, mademoiselle, now that 1 toe the line, so to speak, 1 find it's not such an easy clatter to tell ouy in. English as 1 thoughtit wouldibe, Well, the long and short of it,is, 1heai`,1 something last night winch has mads' me feel deucedly anxious and uncoil], fortable, and though I should be awfully sorry to alarm you I think you ought to be wade acquainted with the facts of the case. That is Harry Kavanagh's opinion also, and he's a man of the world, you know, and a deuced long headed fellow," el`e1 1111 CONTINUED( • • FROM DEAD EYES. Can the Photograph of a Murderer be Ob '„>tained From the Retina or the Corpse? Once more we are confronted with th • legendary belief that the eye of a niurdere person may retain a permanent image o es lives than the traditional cat. Every no and then it bobs up, is sot upon by set elitists and left mangled, Mauled and ap parently dead, but always reawakes t 1 new life and vigor when the cycle i (111 CO 1nor0 run. It Can be Done Cheaply Without Distress lug the Eye. Trees Need Moisture in Winter. It is an almost universal mistake to think that trees require no water, or but very little in winter. There is evapora- tion and a great deal, of it all through the winter, and if moisture is not close at eland the tree will dip. Keeping this mind it will be seen why. there Is great benefit in mulching newly planted trees. ' It keeps the frost from the roots if placed on the ground thick enough,' which it should be, and in this way it is easier for the roots to sustain the calls the tree makes for moisture to Inept the 1 loss by evaporation.—.New England , Fanner. Shade trees along a village or city`' street are liable to damage from the guawing of horses that aro stopped near them, and sometimes even hitched to them. A high protection of stakes and wooden slats is not attractive. ,The illus- tration shows how shade trees can be Transplanting Largo Trees. In transplanting large trees, I have - found the best plan to be the digging of a trench wholly about the trunk, at a o greater er less distance according to the d size of the tree, then the using of long. den •levers on two sides, as shown e in Fig. 2. In this way quite large.trees ✓ can . remove with clinging to their roots, which being so S his d ti•oyer. It is a belief that has mor bo d a good ball of earth Here is the theory on which the belie rests. 'Tile human eye is it camera ob scum. During life the retina acts exactl as the camera acts. It presents au coeur 1 ate picture of whatever is in front of th eyes for the cognition of the brain Bu in life picture succeeds picture, an nothing is definitely retained. In death however, the last picture that is ins pressed on the eye remains there as long 1 as the retina endures. The picture, if re produced, will show the last object upon 1 which the eyes of the dead rested, Of Bourse, if the murderer happens t be out of focus, the eye would retain only 1 a picture of the room or the enviromnen ! in a hieh the murder was committed I But if the murderer were directly in fron y• e tie.cavat"%cm For tree d little disturbed will keep right on grow- ing in their new habitation. Fig. 1 gives an object lesson on the 'nature of the soil into which most trees are transplanted. ! The excavation usually made is shown. This outs through the richer loam at the top, then through a soil that alas some o richness, perhaps, in it. Below this is a hardpan, or a soil that is packed hard t and has in it little to fertilize a tree. If the tree is planted into such an exoava- t of tho victim, and if he were the last ob- ject on zz;hich the victim's eye was fast- ened, an indelible picture would remain, and the lineaments of the criminal could 1 be reproduced lass photography. Facts are brought up to buttress this theory. It is said that nine times out of tcu iu the ease of a calf in the slaughter horse the retina of its eye will yield a photographic reproduction of the butcher ev110 put it to death, because the butcher, as a rule, stands in the direct line of vis- ion, The imagination is appealed to as well as the reason. The story is told of how a young girl was found dead in the streets of Paris, how there was no clue to the mystery, and how, .finally, a young medi- cal student bethought hila to take a pho- tographic reproduction of the retina of the. eye, when lo! impressed visibly upon it was the blurred likeness of a man in the uniform of a French sailor. This clew led to the discovery of the mur- derer. There is an oft quoted experiment that is said to have been tried in Vienna same years ago, Arrangements were made in the case of a criminal ,condemned to be hanged that after death his eyes should be removed and handed over to a num- ber of doctors for egaznination All. the necessary conditions were arranged for. The man was kept in darkness for a short time before being led out to the scaffold. He then looked fixedly at a certain build- ing until the black cap shut out all the light, The drop was sprung, and when the man was dead a microscopical exam- ination was made of his eyes. In each of .them was found an image of the build- ing, inrerted, of course, and uncertain hi formation because of the irregularity of the retina on which the image was impressed. What are we to say to all this.reason- ing and to the facts which appear to sup- port it? First, that the reasoning is false; second, that the facts are not facts —they are pure inventions. Nothing is more easy than to assert that such a cir- otunstance happened in Paris, in London or in Borrioboola Glut. But if you want experienced men of the world to be taken in you must have the names and dates and authorities. There is absolutely no case ever known or ever recorded of the photograph of a murderer having been taken from the eye of the murdered. True, such cases have been reported. But on examination the report has proved false. A test was made in the case of Mamie Sullivan only a week ago, and everybody is now agreed that it was a ridiculous failure. A more circumstan- tial case, because it occurred in a remote rural district, was that related in conneo- tinn with the murder of Mrs. Shea"iman, in Jamestown, N. Y., about a year and a half ago. A photograph was taken of ono of the murdered woman's eyes. The telegraphic report at the time said that "the form of a man was found there, a big burly man, wearing a long overcoat, with the cloth of his trousers badly wrinkled The face of the 'man was not obtained. His position was such, according to those who made the examination, that the body was shown only from the breast down to the feet" All this looked pretty enough upon pa- per. The newspapers were full of the story. But whenthe photographer was merited to produce his pictures,before unbiased witnesses no one could see anything in thele save an indistinct blur. The clew was worthless. The man with the baggy trousers was never discovered, and Mrs Shearman's death is still =avenged. The error in the theory is that it is based on a wrong use -a misunderstanding —of the real sense of words. That the eye is a camera' obscura; or,, 321:. etre trill= cated vernacular, a mamas undoi].b edly true. But it is not a photographic camera. It is a camera such as; may be seen in slimmer at Coney island, wherein produced on a nat ,surface• the picture or reflection of the life and scenery of the place. ` But that reflection has no more fixity than a reflection ilia a stream or in a mirror. Remove or change the object; the reflection is removed or changed. In a photographic camera obscura the im- portant addiiton is made of a 'sensitized plate, ,which' binds upon itself forever the scene which it reflects for a moment, There is no such sensitized plate in the human camera It Would be a very awk- ward thing if there were : If images were left upon the eye after the objects are re- moved there would be no end- of 'con- fusion The retina would have to . be taken outand cleaned off, like a slate "The society is governed by hard and fast rules and permits no member to do harm for the sake of the good it may produce, Besides," he added quickly to avoid criticism of this very antinihilstic principle, "they wi]1 certainly regard as an expedient to escape the penalty of previous acts. It is useless to cheat my- self with false hopes. If we carry out this scheme. I must prepare to fly the county the day that Gordon returns." We both sat silent for a little time, I feelingthat the sacrifice could only be mae by free will, "One thing," said Kavanagh at length in alighter tone—"one thing that pleases ' me in this idea is that it would com- pletely crush the enemy. When Gordon came back and made his experiences public, there would be such a blaze up in the papers that the Russian govern- ment would not dare to make any fur- ther attempt to kidnap Taras; Ruders- dorf, for permitting himself to be cheat- ed, would probably be awarded a life- long post at Archangel as a reward for his services, and Taras would be suffer- ed to live in peace:" said. "That is worth a great sacrifice," I "Yes, I will think of it. Come, it is i time to return." On our way back he said: "I am glad I jiave talked it out with you. One sees things so much more clearly by the light another mind throws on them." And as the brougham stopped before the door he said: "I shall have made up my mind by to -morrow, and you shall know the re- sult." Fervently I prayed that he might de- cide to carry out this design. and this probably was the wish lie had taken so much pains to inspire. CHAPTER XXIV. KLV'ANAGH's SACRIFICE. Kavanagh, whose comprehensive fore- thought nothing seemed to escape, went into the house with me. and in an easy, chatty way gave Taras an exhaustive description of the show we had been to. He must have observed my incapacity to form any idea upon the affair and thought it prudent to relieve me from the embarrassment of answering the questions which Taras would probably put to lie. "I, too, have been looking at chrys- anthemums," said Taras when Kavan- I agh came to the end of his account, anal he pointed to the book he had been read- ing. "`The Land of theChrysanthemums,'" Kavanagh said, reading the title. Then opening the book and glancing at a page. he continued: "Its charms are not overrated, I suppose. It must be a de lightful haven for the man who seeks refuge from the storms of life." They talked upon this subject until Kavanagh rose to go. "I should like to read this book when you have done with it," he said. "Take it with you. It's like a volume of poems—pleasant to dip into now and then rather than to wade through, and I shall be quite as happy to take my next dip in a couple of weeks as in a couple of days," I had Listened to this conversation with especial interest, conceiving thp Kavanagh had a particular purpose in making : inquiries about this distant country. "Where is that land you were speak- ing about to Mr. Kavanagh?" I asked Taras when we were at dinner. "Japan? Oh, right on the other side of the world." "Then it must be very difficult to get at," "One must travel for weeks continu- ously to reach there," he said, and then he went on to gossip about the country and the ways ansa customs of the people with their simple. sweet and peaceful disposition. The next morning, just after lunch Kavanagh brought back the book. He had read it through. "When I take up a thing, I am bound to go through it to the end, "she said in reply to Taras' exclamation of surprise, but a significant glance at me as ho raised his eyes gave a .double' meaning to his words. "My plan is a simple one. It is mere- ly to lure Gordon to the Mariner's Joy and serve him as Taras was served—of course employing other teen than those who made Taras prisoner. The less complicated the scheme is, the better," he pursued, seeing possibly the reluc- tance I felt. "If you can suggest any- thing simpler, I shall be only too happy to adopt it, providing, of course, that it is equally practicable." "Wouldn't it be easier to give him a sleeping draft and carry hien off in the same way as you did Taras?" He shook his head dubitatively and said "It might be easier, simpler and better in one respect, but we must look beyond the mere act of getting Gordon away. I Now, what would the consequences bei Gordon would be missed and inquiries made. It would be found that the same accident had befallen him which; overcame Taras a short time before and that he had last been seen with me.1 What account could I. give that 'would' satisfy his friends and Taras? Slow I as Taras is to suspect, his doubts must be raised by the peculiar coin-' cidence, and"-- • "No, no, that wouldn't do," I said, in- terrupting him, "Your plan is better— the first; how are you goii to get George Gordon to the Joy?" 1 "When the time comes, youmust take him there on pretense that T-aras has been seized and may be found in the cellar where he was confined before. There is nothing to fear," he said, again noticing my hesitation. 'I myself shall come as seldom as pos. . sible to Lambeth in order to avoid any suspicion of collusion. If any simpler scheme presents itself, I will let you. know, and of coarse you shall have timely and definite instructions when the moment comes for action." "That won't be long, will it?'' "No longer than is absolutely neces• sary. 'You must have patience mean- while. .A. single false step would ruin everything, Undue haste would awake Rudersdorf's suspicion, and then," he added, with a sigh, "there are my own affairs to wind up—property to be real -1 ized, belongings to dispose of, friends to be hunted up for the last time possibly.", He was silent awhile, and then breaking away from refteotions that seemedto shake his purpose he concluded: "I shall bolt the very day that Gordon is taken on board the Volga. It will be thought- then that he and;I have simply'. run away together for a holiday—till . the With is known:" This reference t� the'" sacrifice he wail about to make silenced me and preclu- ded flatting discussion. I felt great confidence iI1 the success of Kavanagh's scheme. It was evident that he would' have succeeded before but for my inter -1 vention. Now every effort that I made' would be to carry out his designs My only fear was that consideration of his poseown interests would change his par - An unusual expression of gravity in Gordon's face when he called the next morning told me that he had already received some intimatiofe of Taras' dan- ger. "Mademoiselle," said he almost as soon as Mere Lucas had closed the floor on us, "do you think you could understand inc if I spoke in English?" '•I dare say I can," I, replied. "You can answer in Franck, you know, which is a lot easier to under- stand than to speak. 1f you can't fol. low me, 1'11 give it up and Iry the other way. But the fact is I have something of a delicate nature to tell you. and ire • • • Those edges soonest turn that are most keen; a sober moderation stands sure, no violent extremes endure Stern duties need not speak sternly. He who stood firm before the thunder wor- sh iped the "still small voice," Flattery, is. often a' traffic of mutual meanness, where, although both parties intend deception, neither is deceived. dray orrtcansp1 ri1- rig tion, a large part of the roots must push out, if they • grow at all, in this hard, infertile soil, The thing to be done is to excavate much deeper and larger, and then to fill in the bottom of the ex- eavation with good, rich soil, firming it well about the roots when the opening is filled up to the point where the roots will be placed.—Webb Donnell. NEW PROPELLER FOR BOATS. Experiments With a tour -Bladed Screw on the Thames. Some astonishing results have been ob- tained this week at the trials of a new propeller, which has been under test for some tifne on tugs and small craft in the Thames It is what is known as the Armstrong screw, and if the demonstra- tion of its qualities given before a large company of naval and shipping men at the mouth of the Thames on Wednesday is a fair test we may expect some radi- cal improvements in safety, speed and economy of marine locomotion in the near future The General Steam Naviga- tion Company's steamship Hirondelle, a vessel of 2,650 tons and nearly 300 feet long, was fitted with the new screw and with the critics above named on board . was put to a series of severe tests It was found that fifty-one revolutions per min- ute of the .Armstrong propeller yielded the same speed that sixty-six to seventy revolutions of the old-fashioned screw had produced The backing power was so muoh improved that, whereas under the old conditions it had been impossible to stop the Hirondelle under three times her length, she could now be brought from full speed ahead to a standstill in only 300 feet Moreover, her handiness of helm had iunproved much She turned in a cir- cle almost on her own axis with as much faciliity as a twin-screw ship Vibration also had almost disappeared It was as- serted that the economy in fuel effected by the new invention amounted to fully 10 per cent The representatives of the British Admiralty on board and other ex- ports expressed . great .satisfaction with the resultof the trials The new propeller is four bladed in- stead of three and the one on the Hir- oudelle is a foot smallerin diameter than the screw she formerly orirried The novelty in design consists inthe reversely curved form of the after portion of the blade, which is of the shape of segments of a cylinder placed reversely Tho greatest gain is said to consist in the fact that an equal power of water pressure is ob- tained whether the screw is run forward or backward. This is the feature which will most commend itself to the traveling public, for if it is possible to stop the ship within her own length the danger of collision at sea isreatl g y reduced. On the Hirondelle an ordinary screw frame is used and the propeller is fixed on the boss at an angle of 45 degrees. The lines of the Hirondelle are not adapted to ex- traordinary speed, so that we do not know yet what the new invention is capable of in that respect.—London Cor- respondence New York Sun. An Unpleasant Quality. The professional politician looked wor- ried and the manof millions looked weary. "You don't mean ' to say, " ex- claimed the former, "that you are going to quit the fight now?" "Yes, I've had enough," "l3ut thiuk of what you have in• vested." ' "I can't quit.thinking of it," "Don't you want power? Don't you Want to be a, great man with influence? Don't you want a political pull?" "No. That's what I'm trying to get rid of. It's too much inclined to concentrate itself on the leg."—Washington Star. Common Case. The Scotchman's disposition to regard his own judgment as the best that can 'be found is well illustrated in a story once told of the moderator of a Scotch Presbytery. This man's opinion . differed widely on a certain question relating to church dis- cipline from that of the associates with whom he was ostensibly consulting. At last he said he would lay the 'natter be- fore the Lord in ' prayer, and then wait for His guidance, "O. Lord," said the moderator,fervent- ly and with perfect sincerity of purpose, "O Lord, grant that we may be right in this matter, . for Thou knowest"that we ar, very decide', Youth's 'Companion. wound with the narrow lengths of wire netting, and thus protected at little ex- pense of money or labor, while the result is not distressing to the eye, Very narrow wire netting is now to be had, and this is capable of such strotohing as to make it lee very flat and close to the bark of a tree. The upper end of the strip should be beveled when in place, so as to leave the top of the wire even all the way around. —Orange Judd. Farmer, How Camphor is Cultivated in Formosa. One of the principal products of the territory which has come under Japanese administration as a result of the war with Ohina is camphor. In the Scottish Geographical Magazine Mr. John Dodd, writing on Formosa, tells us how this product is cultivated. "Shall shanties are scattered over the hills where the camphor -trees grow, and in all directions the clearing of the woods is going on at a rapid rate. Some trees are cut up for camphor -making, others are sawn into planks and knees for the building of junks and boats of all de- scriptions. On the hillsides are built dis- tilleries consisting of oblong-shaped struc- tures principally of mud bricks, and about ten or twelve feet long, sit feet broad and four high. On each side are five to ten fire -holes about a foot apart and the same distance above the ground. On each fire -hole is/placed an earthen pot full of water, and above it a cylindrical tube, about a foot in diameter and two feet high, passes up through tho Az -na- ture and appears above it. The tube is capped by a large inverted jar, with a packing of damp hemp between" the jar and cylinder ,to prevent the escape of steam. The cylinder is filled with chips of wood about the size of the little finger, which rest on a perforated lid covering the jar of water, so . that when the steam rises it passes up to the in- verted jar, or condenser, absorbing cer- tain resinous matter from the wood on its way, While distillation is going on an essential 011 is produced and is found mixed with the water on the inside of the jar. When the jar is removed the beady drops solidfy, crystalization com- mences, and camphor in a crude form, looking like newly farmed snow, is de- tached by the hand, placed in baskets lined with plantain leaves, and hurried off to the nearest border town for sale. "With regard to camphor, as in other commercial matters, the Chinese Govern- ment has acted very foolishly. For over thirty years to my knowledge there has been a constant demand for camphor, and yet the Administration has done nothing to prevent the reckless waste of the forests and taken no steps to provide for the reafforestation of uninhabited. tracts useless for cultivation. True, as far as I have explored the mountains of the interior, camphor -trees seem to be exceedingly numerous, and there is at present no fear that the supply will run short for many years to come. But the increased demand for camphor in these days of smokeless powder may hasten the destruction of the trees, and therefore it is to be hoped that the Japanese will as- sure the supply in the future by planting saplings on waste lands. I planted a lot in my garden in 1869, and when I left in 1890 they were trees thirty to forty feet high and upward. From this experiment I conclude that trees fifty years old would be large enough for all purposes to which the timber is applied." Rust in Wheat. One of the farmers' bulletins issued by the American Department of Agriculture recommends the copper sulphate treat- ment as the best for preventing rust in wheat The wheat should be steeped for twelve hours in a solution made by dis- solving one pound of commercial sulphate of copper, or "bluestone," in twenty-four gallons of water, and then putting the seed for five or ten minutes into lime water made by slacking one pound of good lane in ten gallons of water The lime preserves the seed from injury The grain should be spread out to dry imme- diately, and stirred frequently to keep it from spoiling The seed should be handled only with clean toolsand put into sacks which have been disinfected by being boiled for fifteen minutes. Otherwise the grain may catch infection again. It it is to he sown broadcast, it need not be so dry as in the case of drilling. Unsyinpathetre- Of course no man worthy the name was ever guilty of trying to tease his wife; but now and again one may be ob- served who does it without trying. Such a man was Harry Perry, of Pem- broke. One day he was in the kitchen when his wife broke an egg of uncertain quality into her mixing -bowl. It was her second experience of the kind that day, and she exclaimed:- "There's another! I b'lieve Joe Nash keeps all the bad eggs he takes into his old store for me!" "Wall, now, Lizzie, you shouldn't fly out so," said her husband, - soberly "You'd oughter hey more sympathy" "Sympathy!" she echoed "What do you mean, Harry Perry?. Sympathy for Joe Nash?" "No, for them eggs," her husband re- plied "Think how long they must have be'u trying to be good!" Too Much Luxury, A Lewiston woman who felt, the: dangers of the cold snap put four hot bricks in the bed Wednesday, and then opening the sheets, introduced the perish- able provisions, such as potatoes, onions, apples, etc. The bricks were too hot, set the bed afire, roasted the potatoes, stewed the onions, baked the apples, called out the fire Department and frizzled the feathers. 1