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Exeter Advocate, 1903-4-9, Page 3-dd<fdde&ie&4e4e4e4deerr&&q adaec<Fgao 4a,eaaie&eeeaanannegaao you recollect the words: of my `ie ✓ threat ?,. ✓ V fb itfij-' A Tale If cdtf • :Ile o r� W 1 of the ei W , said..n he left the cabin. V Ten minutes later 1 had the satis- b t '; yv I faction of seeing him false the boat,. t, > „ + Rolling 'Wave get which I took care was not Moaned lack a b f the1 had put o t him ashore at l arcelone. The ing-room of the busiest Consulate in Europe. On any entrance, I wrote I wanted no more truck with him, my name and business, so far as it so merely nodded, was describable, on a slip, and gave "'°Then, speaking entirely without it to an attendant who vanished prejudice, you can consider those with it into another xoom,. to return words, as still in force and as almost immediately with the wel- exactly defining the position,,, het sink eft ono s that to 'element Iaterull was ushered Tato. " the presence of her Majesty's representative. My first impulse en entering was to loop around for Zavertal, but �. y any o crew w to a, glance showed that there was no O third mate went in charge, and 1 one in the private room besides the Consul himself, seated at his desk, gage kiln a hint that he had a and a. clerk writing at a side CHAPTER XII, COM-01'so with him„ for once or So h customer to deal with and table. Curbing my surprise, I pulled , , twice I caught him dyeing mo in at had better slip a pistol into his myself together in time to return the .P s to i 1 •.-.1 d s identity with the way that was almost a clzalienge, pocket, was curious to see zf' official's salutation. stowaway there was no doubt in my Indeed, it seemed as if he were' \Pinar(1 would make any protest or "you have caligd. Captain, For_ mind at all. Ria height and. build I actciaily courting recognition, so d explanatkoci before the passengers, rester, in consequence of a. gone. 'wsimilar, Haid. allowing for the obviously did he seek to meet my but, so :far as I know, he held 110 municat on from your medical ofll- differenee caused by the bushy blade ,,..,.7e. communication with any one from cer, e think," the Consul said, and • flair and whiskers which Erafiruez' As standees the saloon was cleared, the time of leaving the captains I remembered afterwards the loon bad ;corn, the features I now saw instead of joining the passengers on room to that of going over the s„le, of keen inquiry with which he eyed were the sante. In the wisdom that As the boat shot out into the dark-, deck: I went straight to my room, . comes after the event 1 won:lere4 and, tinning up any own steward, a gess towards the twinkling tights "Yes • I understood that Doctor that I had not recognized him before sent lziln to ascertain ,vhethei either of the city, he waved his hand Zogertal was here,” I replied. but it was the voice that did • it. I Doctor Zavertal or "General Waldo" jauntily to me, and I heard hien • tlo he is ; you will see kiln pre - With difficulty I forced myself to or both, had returned to the ship, laugh, sently," returned the Consul, "There :gave hien a. civil answer, having no In each case the answer was in the : In half an hour the boat returned, is n matter about widelx I want to wish in Aline's presenee to demand: negative. Without a moment's hesi- end the third officer reported that question you first. A gentleman the explanation I meant to havetatioan, for the nasal's covertly de - Vivant had given Binz no trouble ,named Viz,ard has been here to lodge from filial, and luckily he relieved ane ;tialit bearing in the saloon bad put tvhatever. Ile had - not alluded to a complaint against you, Captain, from the need for further caution by nay back up, I despatched the stew- the circuited:eces under which he for refusing to carry him on your almost immediately gain; below to F aro, with "Ca tain Poral was being put ashore, but had chat- steamer, although he has paid his tap gee the chief steward about Idshtester'a. compliments. and be would ted civilly 08 trifles, and had finish- fare, He sways You a00u00 hkin at berth, 'i be glad it he would come to the ; cd uP by gt lag the boat's eracv a having beim a stowaway from. lion: One thing was very certain whe- i captain':, room," Then I sat down' sovereign to drink his bealtlx, One don to Barcelona --or something of they . them was anything in Ken- land waited. full of righteous indii na-q the part of such a Snag this carie the laud." Nerd's graver charges or no, the tion, and . determined to sonnxand placency struck: me as ominous. "And so he WAS, sir," 1 replied. my otvn ship. Naples was our next part of call. "*thy, be as good as admitted it In less than two minutes there Was ,i and 1 determined to keep &good last night. There is no doubt be is a tap at the door, and Ward step- loafs -out for him there. the save man whom I landed. 1f an end of it. My discovery of Viz-- ped Into the cabin. Itis smile Mull For the moment, however, I was Doctor Zavertal is here, ha should nrd's peculiar conduct in coming vaniehtel, leaving Ms face very Bard rid of the undesirable passenger, and be pale to corroborate me," aboard as a stowaway after booking and stern ; but - though he looked' I was free to turn my attention to a . "Hector Zavertal has aleeady seen a Passage would, furnish inn with nd inertly expectant,he ebowed nod ?natter of more Immediate lutereet: ! Mr, Vizard," said the Consul mirt- quite legitimate excuse for raising' traces of the :surprise which a spas- This was the non -return of Zavertal. dy. "One more question. have you the question of his relations With anger suddenly sunimonc+d to the who, when I turned in at ' eleven , any accusations or charge to make duet% of Light ,Sas too .full of petty. znyster v for my liking, and I made up ma mind there and then to have ravertal, and after the rumpus that g captain's cabin in such a. high -bund- was sure to ensure 1 hotted that the' eel way would naturally have felt ii air would be cleared all round by a ignorant of the cause. This strength - o'clock, was still absent from the against the .doctor ?" a ship. ICennard, also, was still on. front. the Consul's tone and =a- shore, but froth what lie had said. 1' ner I guessed that Zavertal had disclosure of anything that was not. enol are in the accusation I w,ps "regarded this as merely a copse -'taken sides against n10, by pretend dust, from its flower to fix nitro -'mum perraartcnaey, Pelee : ; at wit -on the square. ' going to snake, and 1 spoke with (Owe of the doctors absence, And ' ing to fail in recognizing Yizard gen it abated the nuisance so 110- dru€gists, 'tiurre c I'—' °"sla a'tara poets°vele costs. Being detained over same trifle 1 confidence, !� in any case, as a passcngor•, ho tress ^ as Iiuricluc. 1 began to hat'c* an ,vl)at, but did not step it, t'l;e ofd term z ed le;+ltsestioa ,arid ste asacp MS* was a DWG late for dinner that i ''I have Fent for you, Mr, i fiord. entitled to a freedom of eaten I uneasy feeling that something lead boys, attention was called to the sal , Price, sti aright, and Blaen 1 enter ed the saloon I r ni, "becature 1 recognized you the which was bardly the privlle;e of o lava got up for 111e. and this so conditions; then a return wits madei FREE MEDICAL ADVICE. conipanv Wa5i already seated, tnelleent you carne on board this an officer paid to discharge medical , raised *uv gorge that 1 anstvered' to the, sawdust, After t. tow days, Here and there at the tables there' evening. Wl'laat do you mean by II duties. To my mind, the doctor's rashly,— the ."ia-tteixtion of all eras called y ;' ml le paras h'e"ell.cam¢ iu aafl� were a few gaps. owing to several of'rblpping as a stowaway, and. then Peonduct in spending the night on,i .'Not exactly an accusation' -at again to the condition. and all anti; le a;etz:ets. mitt eAidei5W02 4 4atarn1t; the passIngene preferring to ditto on when I land you as such. by shore without leave constituted. to least. not yet," I blurted out. "'But voted that as a purpler the ' vilest ; it and free atbeee us to tcea:a~e©c -ole a, shore. and I was somewhat disl threatening lay* crew and xny$elf With say+ the least of it, a breach at �' I bellee'e hirer to be. a scheming. was far ahead of alae °e,�peinir ' jlvom, isi tuvbed to are that both 'l,avertal's'" weal revolver ? and "General Waldo :.s" chairs Wera N "It is always open to a ratan to Vanity, ity, In view of my approaching , place his own constructions on the interview with-Vizard I was partial actions of another." was the reply.' Was clouhtful.- ularly anxious to a.n and consult hpal.ca, sneeringly. t,lurh 1 t I tl i f;' °a�.�'o',�f �ti'l✓:�,�,*0�,.'y'.'¢",Crl`Tii q,j�-�a�E� jyQn F FARMERS o Seasonable and Proflttblo •w, Mats for the Busy Tiller ., o 01 the Soaz. d,: anteelheeheeeneeainetanotteaddedidoidiedd SAWDUST' FOR THESTABLE,. It is well known' that sawdust has great absorbtive powers. Its eject when used under the -cows or horses is to absorb and retainthe liquid voidings ---that portion of the excrement of the animal that eon - tains the wast of the system, that decomposes rapidly and loads the, air with impurities. E1any years of close study have convinced arae that the fumes arising from this source have far more to do in causing en- bealthy conditions its stables than exhasiations of the animals. There- fore, we have come to consider saw- dust as a purifier ,as well as an aid in, securing the full 'value of the farina manures to return to the land, A few examples may not be amiss: The cow stable is kept sufficiently "There is no puhlislunent too severe close in winter to exclude frost come ; for these who deeaetve the siekat pletely ; dry saerdust is liberally j edUaro•yF, strewn in the trenches morning and evening after cleaning out, It rapid- ' ` s. r. 5r writes „..,..1 baso cul llr seizes upon all the 11(1"14 4214 anal terra from riasuzeatiem for fifteen pare holds it so that no gases form frown and my whole system was affeetei. ,ftp ft, thus ea that ng the s for 4` Trawl datervale I wield have ?mate ate ache rant blpuce of odors Milk drawn i)x this my �:143ering gvoa.ai be terrible. I laa.Ft�; ,lob pasteurization, (.0'VS stalidinl 1a eared a sxanpitial f '.dunven s R>en this atmosphere. though wenn, are 9 erotism care, Sind it hes re levet me ink CHRON.W R�&U�9ATISM. dreg $. Fugier ed Rheufil2tism So Lang Sha i?Id Rot Think She Would Fuer Got WO. aHE ADVISZ2. AWN '! RHEUMATISM mina,. received bceege from physl�asrs,'lair atmosphere will not Le Unproved by vnl of a temporary char, eter, perfectly free from any taint of un- the most extraordinary way. 1 bave no healthy surroundings. more pnin, a Sid 1 reel:mooed this remedy. A recent experiment in the horse to every person who desires to become . stable inay be of interest. Straw paired of raGumatiEai. It is a tronderful is used liberally fog bpacking, over a rc edy.z -Mfe. f-. F 11 er, 11I 'dcegui • good sprinkling of sawdust, 791e j street, Toronto. Dee. 12th. 1902. sawdust was omitted .for several days, until the ammonite from the T.> il`N'SfOWS Rb'?4ED=8. deconi osin urine became mite of- 'lieueca's Cold Cute prevents praencaesara4 p F, R rind. Greats up a, add le a few hours. Price fcnsive ; then gypsum was procured 24r. and used liberally in lieu of the sa-C " 4iu3you's Rtseue:atisie Cure cures Idle discipline, though whether. in they . underhand scoundrel. I cannot put Just a Word as to the mimes of peculiar organisation sanctioned by it into words, but 1 only know that using to aeeure it in tate ben pos- the owners, he would consider it So) the ship leas been. 0110012 full of MI's- sible condition. We hare little pre- teri"s and disguises and con- i femme as to the kind of wood from tain combinations, c.l.,, the pliant 14 which nnust be supplied them in cer- a almost n re morning he teas still nli : spia•tacl s ewer since she left port, which the sawdust is grade, provided will have none of them, 1F the soil lli'nnard,the mom so as the versa. took ins breath away. It was tan-, stint, atld at ten o'clock I had heard ' am1 they can all be traced to this 11 is dry and es fine as possible. 150; should fail to supply the plant with. Batton of his prophecy that I should tameunt to an admission, And his nothing Of him or his "shadow," man," have used large quantities of pine , only one of the many foods it re- Bear more of the stowaway within manner had nothing of tine practical' thou ;l, they were both aware that Ah. that about settles it'Mena."' and 110111100s sawdust with excellent quires. the plant starves. or it the forty-eight homes seemed t0 indicate joker about it. 1 felt that wllato*er the ship tuna to proceed oa her 101- said the Consul decisively ,, If you results in the stnbles and with no a food he supplied in a boom not ac - that he understood far better than hiss nxotivo had Wel, whatever his ' ago at noon. Another half-hour , «ill step in there, Captain, You harmful efiroet upon the land. 1iarel-'�j colltable to the plant. It will not I what was going on. Though he Sebe"nnes were, that they had been lyassc+d, and I was thinking of send will find that 1 have arrived. at a wood intwdust will probably decay tale it. 7 er instance, a soil that bad no knowTcdge of Vizard. leo must N conceived and carried out in grins • fn 0n shore to, the lIotol de Genes, Practical Solution of the difficulties more quickly. but by our method of contains no nitrogen. even thoitgl. bave foreseen that the stowaway teeniest. which, Zavertal had mentioned ns that are worrying you," use none of it is ever seen in the it contains every other plant food, Would come round from Ilarcelonte"Anti the constructions that I put the Schee of Meeting with his Mead." Ile pointed to a baize -covered cher 111anur0 when it Is drawn from our :cannot grow craft%, 4. soil that (Tin- to Genoa by rail and matte another upon your conduct, sir, are aitch ,*hen a shoo bout came alongside, at the opposite end of the room barn. We procure sawdust that has tains only nitrogen, combined in attempt to board the ship, that I decline to take you as aa. bringing a hitter addressed to me i)) froga that at which I had. entered. been allowed to lie and dry, when-, organic matter and provided with Without In any degree shaking my rat I replied hotly. "'1he ilia handwriting. Tearing it open. I and in my anxiety for a speedy set- oyer practicable, tlhen this dry* saw -,,e0 means of forming nitrates will be cont°lesion as to his identity. one ;-teevard,ahnll lender you every as- iced as follows :— Gement o1 the Vizard affair I madeduetcannot be obtained we d04*1- as barren as a desert. fertile eons ince with regard to Vizard filled me cir,tanee, but a boat will be ready "Brltisll? Consulate. (denote.. for it in all haste, my impressionethe green or wet in large quantities ';are soils th,t supply all kinds of with a sense of the difficulty of the to talar you and your baggage asbare "June hal. 1898.being that it would lead t+- an inner ',placing 1- g it in a compact pile. ci11)0plant foods and supply theta in the task before me. Ho seemed to be in fifteen nlim)tes:' "Dear Captain Forrester. find. where I should perhaps, under cover or not, as Is most con "form most acceptable to plants. well 'known to at least a dorern of The notice to quit was received "1 ung detained hero in an ex- find other parties to that controsersy'venient, In this condition it soon1phen the supply of anv one or morethe passengers, and from the re- with a: sarcastic how. lamely awkward dilemma, from marksmade by some of those rieAr "It has. not dawned upon You, which your presence can alone ex - vie I gathered that he was an en - tricate ale. - ormousiy .wealthy num and quite - a personage in London society. "Ibis "May I beg of you, on 00 11t of this. to conte ashore at once to the made n0. difference to 111y intention . �+ Consulate, where you will find 1110 to have it out with bine after din- h anxiouslyawalting you. The affair 1201 ; lie had pointed a pistol at any Heals b h h r larn ale will not tato long to Settle, and boat's crew, and ho had threatened d there Is no reason why the sailing of 1110 personally--eccenriaities which, a the ship should bo delayed if you so long as I commanded the ship,; .�.; free, Ali dealers, or br,A. W. chase act at Once. DR. A. W. CiiASE'( CATARRH CURE .,. Lea la sent direct tot diseased arts . The Improved Blower i e ulcers, c the passanes, stops droppings in tho throat and crmannntly Dares Catarrh and tau Eever Blower I did not mean to go unpunished, 110 Modiclan Co.. Toronto and Buffalo. matter bow powerful the perpotruto, ------ —but I foresaw that his popularity my worthy Captain, that the con- tend position night place serious struetioes which your owners may obstacles in the ,way of getting rid Iput upon your conduct, in forcibly "Yours respectfully, "LUCIUS ZAVERTAL." There was only ono thing to be of hien. If he denied Ravin come landing a passenger whom they ha, a done, and that WLLS to go Anti get g thim out of Dawn Whatever his aboard as a stowaway, peopie would contracted to carry, may cause there trouble alight be, or, failing that, be more likely to believe hien than to dispense with your. services ?" he {0 secure the services of another me while if he admitted it lightly, . said. medical officer. For a pleasure - as having been done as a practical . "Damn the owners !" 1 retorted, cruiser, with between two and three joke, I would probably be expected and I remembered afterwards the hundred people on board,. many of to pass it over. And that was just curios smile with which he heard them considering themselves in what I would rather chuck up the the expletive. "If you can settle it valids, to put to sea without a dac- conuuand than do. that way with them, do so by all tor would lie an impossibility. i. Tile During dinner I watche1 Vizard means, .1 wouldn't sail under own- boat that had brought tiler ' letter closely as he chatted easily with a ers who would back up a lnasquer- as still alongside, and I decided ng whom London h'e hadbanker procured a seat on the nolmat eri)nhatxlais position—against stowaway— go hile my gig wase manned. rence to waiting After ground of previous acquaintance. He their captain. Come, sir, you had informing the chief officer of the gave me, the impression of having best go and see about your things. contents of the ertal's letter, put an iron will, and his face in repose, The boat will be manned and ready a sum of money in my pocket in I thought, would be a cruel One, on the port side in ten minutes.' the but as it always appeared to be "`Very well, I will go," he replied, boat, ofOn�my way halo lgothe,dsdeck I met Aline and told her that I was going to fetch the doctor, who had been detained by business on shore. "I wish you would leave him be - bind then, Cyril," she said. "I can- not bear that man." "Why—what has he been doing ?" I • asked, in some surprise, for I had roticecl that Zavertal had been par- ticularly' civil and deferential to her and Mrs. Brinkworth.. "Oh, nothing very much • only be is always • pestering me to take his medicines when I am perfectly well and don't require them," she replied. This piece of information was so new, and, moreover, fitted in so compactly with the horrid thought that had crossed lay mind' as to ZavertaI's possible reasons for men- tioning the three "serious cases," that it occupied -me all the way • to the landing -place. Taken in con- junction with the doctor's strange detention at the Consulate, the only conclusion I 'could deduce from it' was that Kennard had made some important discovery ivliich had we - ranted his applying- to the author- ities, but how Zavertal could sup- pose that I should be either able or willing to liberate him under such circumstances was beyond my under- standing. The two nimble Italie boatmen made short work of. the distance, a.nd' I was soon walking across the Piazza, Oavour to. the Constelate. From my early studies of detective literature, I had half expected to see Kennard hanging about the door in his , disguise, but he was nowhere visible, Only the usual streams of shins' captains, -.seamen, and mer- chants'' clerks jostled each other going and coining, througl the ewieteedeors !ded nlg ie to the wait - covered with a stereotpyed "society' smile, I had no chance of fathoming its capacity of expression. I was glad that he sat at the other table and that I was not called upon to drawing himself 'up to his full height and turning to the door, but pausing on the threshold to say "You alleged just now that I threatened you at Barcelona. Do The Sufferin s oman. Many irregularities and Weaknesses, Much Pain and Misery Which Can be Permanently Over• co'*•ae by Using DR. CHASE'S NERVE FOOD. No won -*an can expect to have -goo•d health • unless the monthly uterine action is regular, and any breaking of this law of nature not only causes much pain and suffering but may make her an invalid for the rest of life. Nearly all derangements of the feminine organisin are due to thin, .watery blood, a poor circulation or lack of nerve force. Whether the menses are irregular, insufficient, profuse or painful the - cause of roub10 rests with the condition of r theblood and nerves, and soon dis- appears is- appears when these . are restored to. health and vigor. The dull, . aching pain in the bacdx and thighs, the cramps in the abdo- men, the distressing headaches, the irritability . and feelins. of utter weariness will disappear when. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is used to put the blood and nerves in proper con- dition. It is usually in girlhood that these irregularities have -their beginnings, and thence, mothers, the necessity of looldng to the health of your daughters during the period- of change. A Pew words of advice at this point may save thele from a life of ill- wealth - and misery. From girlhood to the change in life, for tide nursing mother and at every trying time' in woman's life, Dr. Chase's Nerve Food„is of ines- timable value, because it forms new red blood, insures good circulation and revitalizes the wasted, and de- pleted nerve cells. It gives ',health, strength and buoyancy, round's out the form, dncreases flesh and weight and builds op the system. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food is com- posed of na.ture's most powerful re- storatives a -id, cannot fail. to hone- fit you. 50 cents ' a box, at all dealers; or I:lchnanson, Bates & kat., Toronto, ill which I was now apparently in- volved. Directly I opened the door I satw, by a wall four feet in front of me. that I was mistaken. etiihe place in which I found myself eras a heats and dries out. 137 this :process of the foods becomes, from .any the fibro of the wood Is weakened, 1; cause, exhausted. the soil is called the resin of the pine and h011210ck ;' p0or or worn. which means that it disappears, and no one can tell the cannot feed growing plants. The kind of wood from which it eagle., supply of plant food in most soils is narrow passage, passing the door in Planer shavings cannot he made to 999 rarely excessive, and is often email. each iliMe(1011 to the right and left. take the Nee() of fine sawdust as an a It is an easy matter to exhaust. by Before I could note neorc, a nwnber absorbent or as a purifier. Theed improper methods of cultivation, of faces closed in upon me on either should 1)04100 be used, except to add One or more of the different foods, to the warmth of sawdust where but to renew the supply is not so easy. The two plant foods most easily exhausted and most difficult to replace are Water and nitrogen, and as they are to a certain extent dependent on each other, a loll lacking in one is aptvto be lackiuo in both. hand, I was violently seized by strong arms, a pungent 010t11 was pressed to icy nostrils, and I felt myself becoming quickiy powerless in mind and body. But as my senses left nee, the last straw cannot be obtained. EFFECTS OF reel) 011 MILK After baring looked carefully into Ole effects which food has on milk, definite objects presented to my fad-' the British Dairy Farmers' Assocla- ing sight were the features of tion 1103,0 conte to Abe following con. elusions : That when a cow is in full mill; and full flesh she will give her nor- mal quantity of milk for at least n Vizard and Zavertal standing out distinct and triumphant among the crowd of olive -skinned, unknown faces that Ilenuned me in on every side. Then I struggled hard, but limited time, even though the qual- my limbs refused to answer to my sty and quantity of food be very will, my ears buzzed and roared like deficlent. the engines of a tramp steamer, That when in good condition a darkness and silence swooped down cow will take off her body whatever upon me, and I knew no more. is deficient in food in order to give (To 13e Continued.) her normal quality of milk. MADAME PATTI'S EARNINGS. food an extra supply of nutritious food at all times increases the qual- Mr. Frederick Crowest, in his vol- ity of milk, but the percentage of umo entitled, "Musicians' Wit, Hun- fat is not in any way improved by or and Anecdote,” says: "It is no it ; if anything, the tendency being rather the other way. ' That an extra supply of nutri- tious food almost invariably very slightly increases the solids not fat of the milks a ration poor in food in - exaggeration to say that Madame Patti has earned a round million pounds with her wonderful voice. During one single year she netted £70,000, a sum much greater than many a successful lawyer or doctor earns in a lifetime. Day after day, gredients has a very slight tendency during one part of her career, • she to reduce the solids not fat in the made within two or three hours £1; mills, but has little appreciable ef- fect on. the fat. That with a poor ration a cow in full weight will lose carcass weight, while, on rick diet she will gain weight. That althnugh the percentage • of fat in a cow's milk may vary daily, we at present seem unable to control these variations or accotuit for them. That for limited periods -up to bne month or thereabouts, all or- dinary quantities and qualities of foods seem to have no .material ef- fect on the glaality of the mills: That the only food which seems to have had any material - effect on the percentage of butter in the milk is an excess of brewer's grains. That very ,succulent grass has had only a very trifling effect in altering the percentage of fat. "That most foods ,convey some flavor to the butter, but scarcely any of them will alter its percentage' in the milk. That sone foods exercise a ma- terial effect in raising the molting point of butter. 000, and was coining money at a rate which, if it could have been maintained, would have glade her a millionaire .within three seers. The highest figure ever paid ,to a singer at Covent Garden was the slum of £9,600, paid to Madame Adelina Patti in 1870 for sixteen appear- ances, or £600 for each appearance. Madame Patti has,. however, beaten this record in her American tours, when she obtained, as she did at New Orleans in the eighties, as m'ueh as £1,200 a night. 4 EX-OR.US-IATINGLY FUNNY. "What is this vessel ?" asked the visitor in search of information at the docks, indicating a magnificent ship close by. "A cruiser," was the reply of the smart .boy. "And where inay it be going 7" "On a cruise, sir." . "What makes it go ?" - "Its screw, sir." "Who are on board ?'' • "Its crew, .sir." - "`I suppose it's kept pi:etty, clean, eh ?, • "Yes ; if it wasn't rubbish Would accrue, sir!' - "What do they clean that brass - work wit11, ?" "With grease from a cruse, sir."" `You're a smart lad. Where do you come from ?" "Fro"Fromk Crewe, sir" Then a little crude wealth accrued in - the boys palm, and as he 'de- parted he . sort of "crew," sir. • HOW SOILS BECOME POOR.. The fact' that cultivated soils lose their fertility: becoming poor and producing small crops, is only too well known. But how this loss of fertility occurs is not so well -known and the answer is not easy to find. aroviing p1ints are very partic- ular about their food. They rlcptire a number of different compounds, SOME DAIRY ADVICE. The department of Agriculture of Finland has given out the following advice in regard to breeding and caring for dairy cattle. Use only pure-bred caws. Do not cross different breeding at haphazard, Do not keep more stock than you can feed well. Pair animals of similar character so you may know the kind of pro- geny to expect. Pair the animals of such families as give plenty and rich milk, so the progeny will produce plenty and rich milk. 'Do not pair too young anf+nlals— that makes both bares -its and prog- eny suffer. Make a, memorandum of the mills yield, and, if possible, its test. Only thus can a pest tivo knowledge of the cow video be secured. - Keep a record of the breeding (a herd book), by khich you may de- termine the breeding value of the animal. Visit cattle shows in order to see other animals and to show your own, so as to compare and get practice in judging animals. Join a "bull association" so as to secure the. services of a good bull at a reasonable cost. The calf should be protected against dampness and draft—it is very tender while young. The calf 'should have the milk in. small portions and as often as the cows aro milked, as only then we get the full benefit of the milk. The calf should . have new milk ex- clusively the; Hirst .fourteen to twenty . days. WONDERFUL SLEEPER. There is alive in France to -day a woman whose almost lifelong con-` clition ,of quasi -suspended animation might qualify her to rank amotrg the Seven Sleepers. Her name is Mar- guerite Boyenval, and she lives at Thenellcs, in the St. Quentin dis- trict. She has lain for twenty years in a cataleptic 'sleep without moving a nnnscle. Recently an abscess ap— peared on one arms, and this had to - be lanced. Dr. Charliou "performed the operation. The sleeper seemed to feel the 'incisioi., e.nd for the first time in twenty yea re,; observed to move making a slight tn:'::!i of s the arm.