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CHAPTER XV. steps, Sorely, thought the eulpsit,
•Text Sunday, when the choir had s° slveet P" body cannot harbor an
just reached the eau of the first line ,a.ediaeiiluta,uliiille°10°0111sle'dalal Ctl P11°0 wSlilteh will
G f "Blow ye the trumpet ---blow ho,
ho -ho, ho,„ the nuddeii, bines of a his heart an his eyes, and as be did
ta'unipet front the doorway struck s° she ilfted Iler bead'
telree into the hearts of the emigre- r1d1ca11y, where aro You Come
gation. Several old women, thinlc- J ly01;ece'',' isoboehienrg,icdaniflii,olni'sPherBleaeitni,y, Yeveals1
inn it was Gabriel's tramp, rolled
under their seats in fright. Barry though lie were not, to where in the
was the perpetrator and confessed as' sictulglienr\Y„, pblteti3irloit1(01 1U11111111eLttlYmigilt b
at Waes,
much afterwards to the rector,
Whom he soothed with a cheque fol; cleleiteezinsinheedhtaocLigi;110fraecthfsceavsecrYd teoxi:et‘ea
his "old women,".
Though the rack would not have him'
induced_ the rector to betray Barry,s This insult was more than he
confession, still a knowledge of the could endure, with any show of re -
profane one's name became pretty sigriati°n• It enraged him, whilst
generally known, And Dari'Y going reducing him to despair. He undid
up to The cottage, on the following the three steps; ' and found hinisailf
Wednesday, met with- an extremely 1 0000 ni°1.° beside her.
cool reception from Constantin., who "Constantia," he breathed in a
revered -the rector beyond all living sePti1°11'ral whisper, "did you ever
men, and was indignant that Danny hear of the word suicide ?"
should riot have spared . him at "Frequently. 1 have also heard of
least, when one of his wild fits was the word fool 1" iietUrned she, with
on him. mewl point -blankness.
She was in the kitchea milking a. „nu "PeilpelLel,:,f31ea,-eliliel,soIillocyeel.0yt (Leek_
their
jam -tart for dinner, NVIlen he arrived,
and I3arry, who knew the back en- 1Y'
fD1 whom the word 'fool' was coin-
ing seen her through a window,
"Quite sci.''' Those were the .people
trance as well as the front one, hav-
ed." She was looking. straight at
nearly .up to her. /leek in flour, bold- him .with'remoeseless eyes. APpar-
ly abstained from knocking, but entlY she was not of the .easily,
Made 'his way to the lower regions,' frightened Sort, a discovery that de -
via the kitehen-door: Without delaein
He made also the discovery that if lighted him.
'Are you deterrained then to drive
Constantia in every -day attire was
nie to it he said, 'in a tone spe-
chaeraing, Constantia in a big white
cially tragic..
bib, with her sleeves tucked up, and
her lovely arms exposed to view, "Go home 1" exclaimed Constan-
was 'adorable ! tia, with all the air of one who has
lost her last grain. of patience. "Go
Her eyes, however, as they, fell on home; and never -presume to - speak
him, .were implacable, and her whole
beating fell Of a fine conteinpt. to me again op snail abominable top-
ics. Suicide, indeedf ! •
The kitchen was a remarkably "Good-bye; then. I hope you will
lovely bit of color. It was growing not dive to regret this day."
towards. evening, and the dying raYs "I hope that from this day you
.of the sun could not shine into it. will learn to abstain -from 140; :and
It was, however, brilliantly lit by a that you Will put that bugle, or
roaring fire, that sent up a red glow trumpet, or whatever it is, into the,:
to the very roof, which was vaulted: fire without delay,"
The flames caught at the, bright tins ''You're a bitter Christian," said
and brasses, and Played fantastic Mr. Barry, with deep. reproach: ''Is
.tricks with the china bowls up on it bedause I dote Onyou, and you
the dresser.' The jack -towel shone know it, that, you are so haied 00
.white beneath its glance, though me ? D'ye call that generous ?. As
early' in the morning it was a dis- angry as Mr. Roche' was. --and el
tinct browncourse he had bigger cause than you
From the vaulted roof hung strings -he forgave me 1 I feel sure," said
of onions, round and golden, and Barry,playing his trunap with a re -
here and there were hams, and gams- gretfol air, "that he would be Shock -
mons, arid tidy little bags i•edoIent ed if be knew of. "year unforgiving
of sage and thyme: The fire east spirit,"
its hot glances upon all, and turned "I hope othistra truen".. said Con:.
tSe Warm tilos to a blood red.
It was a pretty, quaint picture,
that might almost have been labeled
as '`a Dutch interior," with Grin-
stantia as- a brilliant ligure in the
foreground.
She came -a step or two forward.
as Barry came in, and, as has been
said, her aspect was uncompromis-
ing.
"So you've done it at lak," she
said.
"I have," returned Barry, throw-
ing *out his chest, and trying to
look triumphant -a dismal failure.
"I've boycotted that hymn forev-
er, I take it. And a good thing,
too."
" Is that the way you intend to
brazen it out?" demanded she. Are
Y011 so lost to all sense of ,propriety
that you don't know when you are,
in fault? Garrett Barry, I am
ashained of you ! "
1 -ter eyes glowed ; she stood erect.
The dignity of her -appearance suf-
erecl no diminutioa because of the
dab of flour upon her Grecian nose.
"It's very good of you to take so
naueh trouble," said Deers-, who was
now growing indignant in t -urn.
"Faith, I didn't think you had so
sincere a regard for. me,"
"It doesn't matter what I have.
You are the one in question. To
think you should have so disgraced
yourself 1 "
What have I done. then ?" de-
maiided he.
''Bone ! Iseit notlling, 'do you
think, to blow a trumpet, in a
church -in the middle of the serviee,
bef ore--''
"Why • shouldn't I blow my own
trumpet ?" • interrupted he. He
stopped short and laughed angrily.
"If 1 didn't blow it, I don't expect
there is any one who would....blow it
for rne."
"I should hope not, indeed," said
Constantia, who was too wrathful to
notice his real meaning. "How could
yoa conceive -a -how had you the har-
dihood to carry out such- a plot?
One would think you lived/in a sav-
age land, in sonic Country where the
laws of society do not obtain. One
would think you were determined to
make your friends blush for you.
One would imagine that some innate
ecuse of kindliness would basic held
you back from insulting those two
poor old women, who—"
' "oneone, one !" cried Ile. "What
.one ? You?"
Constantia fell back amon an elo-
quent silence, t.ued, eetorning, to the
kitchen table, once more took up
the thread of her tart, and 'worked
away at the pastry with a win that
had something of 'the force of vehom
in it. To hiiii she vouchsafed ne
longen• either glence, or worcl.
lie bore this ignominious treat -
Meta 501130 ' time without protest
but presently he spoke.
"So ydu won't speak to me, Con-
stantia ?" he said, reproachfully.
"Certnily not. 11 you stood there
forever I should not a.cldvees one
Word to You," declared she with
scorn concentrated uport her lovely
lips. That she was speaking to 111111
Was a •faot that had escaped her.
"I may as well go at that rate,"
said he, gloomily.
"Par better," returned she concise -
stantia, regarding him with SOIlle
suspicion. If her patron saint had
been lenient to the sinner, why
should she withhold her pardon ?
Perhaps, too, there was something
in the reproachful es -es of the big
Limerick inan that appealed to her
gentle heart; and that touch about
the "unforgiving spieit" did a good
deal for him. • -
It's as true as that rill standing
bere," said he. Was there a double
meaning in that artful speech ? Was
O Milt €oeveyed ?
"You can sit down if you like,"
said' Constantia. coldly. But the per-
mission was a concession, and Mr.
Barry gladly availed himselfof it by
sitting -upon the edge of tlie kitchen
table. In this happy position he was
very., near her, and could look into
her eyes. IIe could also decorate his
coat-tails with flour free of charge,
and was doing it liberally, though
perhaps of this he was not aware.
"There is one thing about you,"
said Constantia.s still severely,
though there was a visible melting
of her hard anood about the corners
of her lips. "You don't seem in the
least sorry. No 1 1 don't care about
what you have said, you can gener-
ally say a great- deal mores'than
most people ; it is your exp'ression
that`I doubt."
that's all," said Barry, " it
isn't of the least consequence. ' More
than me " are belied by their Sooks.
There's you, now 1 Any one, ,to see
you would say, 'There goee-the soft-
est angel on earth,' 'and.yet you are
like a stone to me."
" Never mind me." She waived
that interesting thought to one side
with ie floury hand f.'What, I wish
to know is, are you really con-
trite ? "
"Contrite, is it ? And With you
looking coldly on me ? "What Wye
take me for.? .Faith, I'd be more
than mortal if I cared this moment
whether I 'were dead or alive; though
perhaps, after all, I wrong myself,
and there is' a leaning towards the
side of death."
''1 don't eee what I have got ' to
do with it," said Coostantia grave-
ly. The ,gravity for the most part
was due tp the fact that the tart
was now finished, and that she was
making little patterns on the 'edges
of the paste with a fork and spoon.
"What is really to be thong,ht os ie,
that you vexed Mr. IlOche,--" She
stopped abruptly tutd reddened,' feel-
ing that after all this was not the
fault for which he should feel contri-
tion. "That is, mean," ,she went
on rather lamely,' "you should be
sorry becattse--becatise-e-" -
Barry, being wise in laiS goner, -
tion, took no notice of her slip,
"Of course 1 regret it all," he
said. "One , can see that." Then
his sense of humor conquered , all
things, and his eyes brightened With
a merry fire, and he leened across
the table,towards her, "Constan-
tia," said* colificlentially, break-
ing into an irrepreseible laugh, "you
were 'those ; Yoe 'could. see. How
did theetwo old tebbies take it'? "
ly,
Barry took 0113 step toWaeds the
r
dooand then 1001(0(1 leaek. Na ve-
,lenting on the brow of bis geddesa
Two steps ; and Conetantia , Was
bending Over ' the eegleeted Paste,
heating it 'firnal,y intO '11101)0 1510'4.1,11e
help of 'a tritenlent Three'
'`As you had gee() so far, it wae
pity you couldn't have seali it out,'
she said, etill laughing., "Poor old
ladies they thousht it was the creek
of doom, Never were two so tasrio
fled at the thought that their last
hour had come. Yet why '? one
Ponsidering how soon it must come,
Tho Y had to he'taken home, and
[mete been very hysterical ever since,
Don't calla upon them, Garrett, for
the oext, twelve months, if you wish
to keep clear of assault ,ancl bat-
tery." it
"A word to the wise is eufficient
though S confess should not have
gone, even had you not spoken."
wae sorry, however, about dear
Mr. Roche," said Constantia 'ear-
nestly. •-•
"That rather cut the up, too. But
he was very good about it, and
granted me absolution rather sooner
than, I deserved."
"1 should have made you pay the
Riper, had I bean he.'"
"As 1 told you before, he 19 a bet-
ter Christian than you are. Howev-
er, I ,did pay the piper in part - I
sent him a few dra'Pence for. his be-
loved poor -and 1 think he 'was
pleased."
"P]eaeed ! You coald have given
him no keener pleaeure. It was good
of you," said she, looking at him
now with very kindly eyes. It gave
him coara.ge. He edged closer to
her
"I'm glad 'you're pleased at all
events,'' said he. •'Constrintia !"
He tried to take her hand, but she
put it deliberately- behind her and
looked at him with a little 'saucy
nod as much as to say; 'Now,
then 1''
"Well, you're a little flint," said
he. "And yet-----Constantia,' say
you like
Certainly I like you."
That's all very well -but- who
do you like better, now ?"
"Why should I like any one bet-
ter ?" demanded she, being, it must
be allowed, tent soit peu coquette.
"11 you meant that in earnest, I'd
be the happiest man above ground
to -day, said Barry. , But—and
it isn't that I distrust you at all,
Constantia, only, 'I dote yet doubt,
suspect yet strongly love.' "
It would be imeoseible to describe
the tragic fervor with which these
WOrdS Were rolled out with a true
Milesian richness that added consid-
erably to the effect. If, delighted
Constantia. She burst into a ripple
of uncontrolla.ble mirth, and tucking
her arm into his, led him through
the kitchen door and towards the
orchard. The warm June sunshine
m
sote on their faces. ,
"You shall have sone° strawber-
rias,"' cried she gayly. "We' have
them of our own now, though few
and far between, but you a.re worthy
of them. You are the most arruthing
man I know, the /oy of my life ;
what on ear.th should I do without
'you ? All the others are flat, stale,
•
mid unprofitable, vvhen compered
censtaiitin stregglecl with bereelf.
Shp fought de.sperate battle ' with
her dignity, but in tlie end digeity
sank out of, sight. S-31ie leaned her
, „ ,
hancls upon. She table, lifted her pret-
.
ty Isaac!, and linfortmuttely allowed
herself oPe glon.re at Barry, ,Tha,t
settled it, She brolte into laughter,
low Istit irreeiatible as hi5.
n g .111(1 er la I y ey laughed,
until at last Conetantin dried her
eyes in the becomthg bib and ,spoke.
with you."
She NSas excellent spirita. 'Fee-
therstOn• had sant her a charming
bunch of Dijon roses in themorning
and a pretty little message. She
treasured both : one in her oivn
room, the other ill her bosom. As
for Barry, she did not believe suffi-
ciently in the depth of his attach-
ment to be any way depressed by it.
"11 you do not mean a little of
what you sd,y, you are a wicked
girl." said Barry, regarding her
wistfully. He was very honestly in
love with her, and thought morning,
noon, and night of his chances for
and against her acceptance of him.,
"At all events, there is no doubt at
all about your being the joy of my
life. And if it is true that you can't
do without me, why---" -
"There's Mr. Stronge 1" interrupt-
ed Constantia, with an exclamation
al eager -relief. "Here he is, corning
up the walk. How d'ye do, Mr.
Strange ?" She held out her band
to Stronge, with such a beaming
smile, and such an unreserved
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SELECTED 13 .CIPES.
Rolled Oat Breads -One pint rolled
oats, scald with 1 of boiling
water, let Steriel until lukewarm.
Then add hall. compressed ye,ast
cake, 1 tablespoonful salt, 2-3 'cup
molasses, and 2 qts Haxall flour.
Make this' batter about eight o'clock
in the morning, let iiise until about
1 o'clock, and 'make into biscuits.
Lot them rise nntil supper time.
Bake about half an hour. •
Quick Loaf. -Stir into 1 pint cold
porridge 1 pt whole wheat or vvhite
flotne Add 1 leveleteaspoon se,lt, 2
teaspoons baking powder, and pt
milk. Turn out on a leoard, knead
quickly into a loaf, using sufficient
dour to prevent sticking, put into a
'greased square pan and bake in a
moderate oven for three-quarters of
an hour.
A Piquant Sauce. --Twelve medium-
sizetl tomatoes, 1 teaspoon minced
onion, a little bay leaf, a little ptu's-
ley, 1 teaspoon salt, a da.sh of cay-
enne pepper, 4. granulated Boston
crackers, 1 pt cold water and lb
butter. Stew the tomato, onion,
bay leaf, parsley (or if not conven-
ient, any pungent mint or herb used
in sauces) and rolled cracker tog,eth-
er for 10 minutes. Put through a
sieve and then add the salt, cayenne
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Bring to a boil and -it is ready to
Toanato Snap -Roll fine a lb crack-
ers, cut into irregular pieces 10 or
twelve tomatoes and season with
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suit' the taste. Into a battered bak-
ing dish place alternately a layer of
the granulated cracker and a layer
of the tomato mixture. Over the
whole chip an ample number of bits
of butter. 13ake in a slow oven 20
minutes. This is a luscious dish for
supper.
East India Sauce -For 1 plc green
tomatoes use (3 lbs brown sugar, 3
lemons and 1 oz dried ginger root
k. .
Slice the tomatoes, coountil tender
then add the sugar,
d , the lemons, slic-
ed anseeded. and the ginger, also
sliced fine. 13oil down for two hours
or until the is rich enough to
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and has none of the strong flavor tib-
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Hashed Potatoes with Minced,Pars-
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pan 1 even dessertspoon flour, 1 tea-
spoon butter, teaspoon salt, and
when hot add 1-3 cup rich milk.
Stir constantly and cook for a min-
ute, then add 2 es-eo eups thinly
sliced coati baked or boiled potatoes.
Stir lightly, add 1 tablespooa mine=
ed parsley, and do not stir again.
Salad , Dressing -Two eggs well
beaf,en, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 tea-
spobn salt -and a pinch .of cayenne
peppera Add 1 cup sweet cream and
Se cup vinegar, mix well,,and boil un-
til the fin:ire thickens.
Raisin Cake -One-half cup butter,
14 cups sugar, 2-8 cup sweet milk,
cups flour, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons corn-
starch, and S cup seeded raisins.
A CHILD'S SOCIAL LIFE.
le is at primary importance to un-
derstand that a child's social life
does not depend upon parties, public
entertainments, or any of the formal
gatherings that we are apt to asso-
ciate with the term. These only fur-
nish extra occasions for social life;
theelife itself is in the gratification
6-1 the social instinct leading one to
seek companionship.. The neighbor-
hood games, the walks to and from
school with a boon companion, the
ecstatic delight, of a big attic or a
barn loft with a few chosen friends,
CURL'S JACKET.
4 to 12 Years.
InOthCr permits her child-
ren to be without general ,utility
jimkets that Carl De worn over any
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shown is entirely practical, at the
same time that , it is essentially
smart, yet, it is not difficult to make.
The original is made of castor -color-
ed Smooth -faced cloth, but mixtures
are admirable, and tan is always in
style, while dark blue is always
good, and cheviots as well as cloths
are worn.
To cut this jacket for a girl of 8
years of age 34 yards of material 44
inches wide, or 1-.r yards 50 ,inches
wide will be required.
when excitement is at its highest,
and the self-control we seek te get
help from at its lowest ebb."
The woman who suffers, from ner-
voesness inns% try to study for her-
self her life, habits, environment,
tempeeament, in order to discover
whence the trouble eprings. Oitenest
some departure from proper ways of
living will be found at the atarting
point. It may have been unavoida-
ble when It occurred, or have been
thought so at leaste or more likely
not thought about at 011 until the
mischief was done.
Few things will more certainly in-
sure a future disastrous result upon
the character than a habit of yielding
to or cultivating to excess the ex-
pression of all the emotions. Tears
for trifling pa.ins, or loud complaints
about small annoyances, physical,
social, or what not, may at first
give momentary relief to the weeper,
but soon become a habit which weak-
ens the power -of self-control, and les-
sens the possibility of endurance in
all forms. It is not within the abil-
ity of every woman to absolutely
suppress all manifestations‘of suffer-
ing': it ie surely within the power of
every one to make up her mind -and
to teach her children -to endure the
smaller necessary woes of existence
without an outcry, and thus aid in
the acquisition of C011trOl 01,3r larg-
er forms of trouble.
FLOOR. AND FURNITURE STAINS
A durable and inexpensive dark;
stain for floors is a mixture of cum-
quat ter ounce of permanganate of
potash and a• quart of water. Ap-
ply with a m
brush immediately and do
not touch the liquid with hands or
clothing. „In drying the color turns
to a rich dark brown, but for a very
dark shade two applications are ne-
cessary. When dry, apply boiled lin-
seed oil. To stain wood to look like
0b111137, take a eolution of sulphate of
iron and wash the wood over twice,
applying when dry, two or three
coats of strong decoction of dogwood.
Wipe the wood 'dry and polish. with a
flannel wet in linseed oil.
Woodwork and Floors are now
stained with a color called forest
keen, ,which harmonizes with drap-
eries and floor coverings of almost
any color. This is but a fad of the
moment however, and the standard
stain will always be the natural
wood color.
TO CLEAN HAIR BRUSHES.
Spirits of 011111101110 is the beSt,
ir
thing to clean habi•ushes with, as
it does not soften the bristles like
soap and soda. If a teaspoonful of
ammonia is mixed with 11 quart of
water, the brush need only be dipped'
warurCh of 'welcome, that she
wane, the boy's jaunt with another'boy af- in the solution for a moment and all
within his breast a joy better grease is removed. The brush should
unknown. -"Whate has brought ,),Yeefitt e''31.c' iaillutlifeortofrotlgies-cahlilldtialesseifait'ehetylVeYa then be rinsed in cold water shaken
- - suited from form -I ' -•t t'o ' d well and dried i the • ' . .
. ri an but not in
to -day ? How did you_knowe
I'79/as" are muele moaiiie atti%Laeltliel.'a P110mo-the sun. .
here? • Mr. Barry and I have . jus`t,
ei. who leaves all such associations
comeninto the garden in a. read quest. ' th '
fcir strawberries. Will pin 59 chance and thinkshecase9 she -A CASE THAT WOULD' CALL FOR.
,carefully.Sevises, .the list fore a child- DISCRETION.
(q be co n ti lined )
she is controlling her child's social
STATES IN GREAT BRITAIN. life, deludes herself. It is the every-
ren's party Once a year, matins out
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1111'undesitable 'acquaintances', that
day associations that will tell.
Guernsey and Jersey Have Each ar(,:lialsilgreefily's dependent
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a Parliament.
hood and school life, particularly
of the neighborhood. ' So' evi-
'ale States," as the legislative that
assemblies of anernseY and Jersey idte„nits ilsn otdheis tthielattuNIVIii turning
nipaaninyt parents
0 5)41t1 es
are called, are- historically interest-, .
ing on account of thelr origin, dira- icr hiarce(itoa illteactiO,ini—i idapedn,:i saelssys.ocitItt:
ly traceable to remote Norman' times ' , e
In Guernsey you will hear a quaint loons good it- their surrouadings are
1, . d.ff bad
p, ura y 43 anguag-„e use -in x er- •
ent FrenchEnglish and oC'casionally,
a strange:esounding jargon which n. NERVOUS WOISIEN.
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really a'Ciirrupt dialect of the Noirs Before nervousness has been estab-
man-French. In Guernsey all the lished ,,and become a habit is the
members remain seated while deliver- time to attack it., Once it haa-got
ing "theniselves of their opinionsn'Pssession, more ''..severe measures'
while isn undecided member ma.y re-; nuest be taken to eject -e -it -and ad-'
main in his place ,and boldly exclaim vice will have, to wait till the war
"I do not vote," insteadof walking is over. "To read the riot act to a
out of the I-Iouse before a di -vision mob of emotions iS valpeless, and he
as ,a member of J'arliament • would who is wise .will chose, a rnore whole -
do. ' • ' smile hour for his exhortations. olle-
The States House of Jersey is 0 fore and after are the prea,clier's
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e , s rig. building
the royal court ,house of Guernsey:
As at present, constituted, the States
Of thelatter ,ishAnd consist cf to
bra,nclies, the 1.‘gislaive 'one i)cing
ca,lled Etats de Deliberation', and the
electoral one,' les Etats d'Electioo.
Tlie 'lieu Ceti ant -govern or end the
comptroller have the right to speak,
but not to vote : while the bailiff
has 'elle casting vote, but no other.
The States Of Ileliberation consists
of forty-six voting members besides.
The States of Election consists of
the bailifi, twelve jurats, the rectors
of -the twelve parishes, the prosecta-
tor-general, the whole body of "Don-
zeniers," 180 in ieuniber, end ,t,wenty
Pnroellial officers called "Constables'
,wlio are ;elected by the ratepayers
for three Scare. Almost. the -mily
functions of tins body of 224 mem-
bers are to elect ,jerats and eberiffs
when vacasielee occur, n`he purdy
legieletive powers of the States are
limi led. 111 ,JerseY the jure Is ere
elected by tlte whole body of vete-
rmyere, and ,are thas 30030 direetls-
iepreeentative° tben 131 tile sister
iSland.
ho ful ocraeions; not the moment
'
"Say, pa, itana was captured by
bandit i would you pay a big i•ansom
to get her back?"
"It would depend a little on the
size of the ransom, my son."
"Well, s'posen you could borrow
the nioney?"'
"I should use great discretion my
son. 11 would be my endeavor, to
prolong the negotiations until the
bandits were ready to give me some-
thing to take her off their hands:"
An old man would -not believe he
could hear Ins wife talk- a distance of
live miles by ,telephone. Ills better
half Was in a country shop several
miles away where there was a tele-
phone, and the keptic was also in a
place where there was a similar in-
strument, -and on being told how to
operate it, he *walked boldIyoup and
shouted: "Itelloa, Sarahr' At that
instant lightning struck the tele-
phone wire and knOcked the man
down, and as 1 --Ce scrambled to his
feet he excitedly cried: "That's
Sarali; every inch." •
,4-1-0A-ew.t.
'
eat;
j.„
*See-
'
SaLmiiy--"Trello! 'There's a sea inoilee!"
Ariel ..fulle-'"Oh. obi oli! Don't let 'ina hi
lie boat!",
es:IsSisiat'iteseiS
TffE SPIi1JOE OF OAN'ilfiAA
TIiE SUPPLY IS 'IIIQUGIIT
INEXTIATIS'I'II3LE.„
Estimate of Superintendent (at
Forest Rangers og Que-
bec.
Canada's forests are found to IX
equal to supplying the world vitt;
pulpwood alone for 840 years on th(
basis of 1,500,000 tons of manufao
tend pulp 11 year.
For each province separately, tlif
period of exhaustion would be, f...a
Ontario, 860 years ; Quebec, 1,10(
years ; New Brur,swick, 987 years
Nova Scotia, 3,255 Years ; the sM'''
of the Dominion bringing down tly,'
period, as above s"tated, to Si(
years for all Canada.
This is the estimate of J. C. Lan..
gelier, superintendent of forest rainv
ers of Quebec. Mr. Langelier takes (Z
million and a half tons of pulp yeata
lzr as his basis, that being about tlic
total production of the Unitt4
States.
AMOUNT STRIPPEI) EACH YEAlio'
, The' forest areas in the four pro-,
vince's which: would have to be doe
muted yearly to produce the requiree.
Million and a half tons of pulp are
given as follows :
'Acrese
Ontario., :••••••11.4;91.4;
Quebec
New Brunswick...
Nova Scotia... „. ............ 8,334P
The entent of the spruce forests res
maining untouched in these pro-
vinees is :
Acres.
Ontario... ... . ... . 52,818,12a'
Quebec . .. 144,363,4541
New Brunswick... 11,224,544!Nova Scotia.. . , 10,853,544f
„
For a eouple of years yet, 'that ise
until the returns for the nextsicensus
are published, the statistics, of 1891
are the °illy ones that can give cons-
plete information respecting the
consumption . for all purposes of
spruce in the four provinces. and by
making the proper distinctions and
reductioes we get the „ following
'figures, which represent approximate-
ly the quantities :
:Feet.
Sawlogs 2,958,926;,7111
Firewood 1,5(36,412,1a
Square timber... 212,582,1_34)
Lathwood... 111,889,15411
'Pulpwood... ... . .. 130 409,00.
Railway sleepers ... 98,267,801,
Shingles.. . . . 67,749 ,16el
Total. . 5,14.6,236,a87
The proportion of pulpwood is 2.53
per cent. foi• the four provinees to-
gether, 2.09 per cent. for Ontario,
3.51 pm- cerit. for Quebec,' 903 per
cent. for New Brunswick, .23 per
cent. for Nova Scotia.
It may be observed, by the way,
that I/101'0 ahan 30 per cent. of the
pulpwood got out in 1891 was for
exporta,tion to the United States.
'WHAT COULD BE PII,ODUCEI).
For. pulpwood alone the whole .
quaatitly of spruce required yearly •
would be. : •
. Vent.
Ontario . 4,399,417.80a
Quebec ----------------4,150,376,076
New Brimswicle... :..1,315,261,796
Nova Scotia... ...1,423,788,900
The area denuded yearly to get
these quantities of wood and the
nuanbei• of years requieecl to exhaust
the present extent of the forests are
shown in. the following table :
Area denud- Period of
ed yearly, exhaustion.,
acres years,
Ontario... -.879,883 0
Quel)oc. . 880,750 373
NeNv )3runswicle 269,052 41
Nova Scotia 284.757 38
But it is a well 1;.nown fact that
where operations are carried on
a wise mid provident manner a
spruce :forest renews itself in 15' or
, .
20 years at most, especially wliqn'i
the soil is good and the clineate
favorable. It is, therefore, reason-
able to infer, says Mr. Langelfer,
that the spruce forests are practi-
cally inexhaustible. e.
,
WANTED STOPPING UP.
The congregation had suffered much
discomfort from a vory perceptible
draught in chureh. The matter came
up for discussion at the vestry -meet-
ing, when various remedies were sug-
gested. After much talking the
vi -
0111 addressed himself to an elderly
pariehioner, who had hitherto been
silent:- '
"Cannot you help us in our diffi-
culty, Mr. We should be Oa
to hear your -Clews."
''Well, sir, bein' as, you've appeal=
ed to nie I can only say that agen
you're 'all -way thro' t' sermon WO
begins to feel like as thO' theer's
deal o' waste wind about"
'This was gSeeted with laueliter,
which the vicaS joined, remarking: -
"Possibly otie friend finds My (Us -
courses to be of a breezy char11cter.'4*
"Dear, dear, no, siel 'My 'Menial's
simply this. When we've -bin perc)ied
i' one spot for well-nigh. fifty minit
a-listenin' to yer, we're More'n Over
persuaded -Ulcer's -a somweer •
wants stopping up!'' ' '
33.LAME
thrust lier head ineide
the door of the family sittieg-e0om
011(1 caned out:- - a
''Mrs. Silirahng, the cookrea,cbes is
thick i11 the p,antliry do
ivid anena?'
"Cockroaches, Norah!" exclaimed '
Mrs, Strong, Much displeased, "1 -row
-does it happen that you have allowed
them to become so minierotts?"
"They kiln, here froin Sfrs. Pair-
Sins's, mem, nist door," nientiouing
.ateighbor with whole her inistrees
'Ives not 011 very good tennis.
"Came from Alva Porkies's, (BO
they?" said Airs. Strong, consider-
ably mollified. "Well, 1: don't
blatne them! They'd' starye to ilea,th
in thet house!''-
Tt costs $2 to talk for three 10111
lite.% over the London to Paris tele-
.
plit)ne. •