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Exeter Advocate, 1904-8-11, Page 3u .uu -ttbuvuutrum., ruutrutruutiMr.:11,7.17-1,1", kruir Thc Pricc of Liberty OR, A MIDNIGHT CALL', fki110111.111111.11411 CHAPTER VI.--(Contierieff.) 011ere seems to be no way out ol it," he said. "I can see one/' Marley auggestect "OS course, it would simplify mat- ters enormously if you merely told 33110 in confidence whence came those totes. You sea as I have the num- bers, I could verify your statement beyond question, and—" Marley paused again •and shrugged his ehoulders. Despite his cold, dal maneer, be was obviously prompted by a desire to serve his eontpaaion. And yet, simple as the suggestibri seemed, it was Um very teat thing with which. Steel could earnely. The novelist turned the matter over rapidly in hie mind.- His quick perceptions flashed along the whole' logicel line instantandonsly. He was like a man who suddenly sees a mid- ylight . landscape by the glare of a dazzling flash of lightning. "I am sorry," lie said, slowly, -"very sorry, to diaappoint you. Were our situations reversed, I should take up your position exactly. But et -so happens that I cannot, daea not, tell, you where I got those notes from. 'So far as I am concerned they came honestly into my hands in 'payment for special services render- ed. It was part of my contract that I should 'reveal the secret to =body. If I told you the story you -would declineto believe it; you , would say that it was a brilliant ef- fort of a novelist's imagination. to get out of a daagerous position." "I don't know that I should," Marley replied. "I have long since •ceased to wonder at anything that happens in or couneeted with Brigh- ton." "All the sante I can't tell you, Marley," Steel said, as be rose. "My lips are absolutely sealed. The point is : what are you going to efo?' "For the present, nothing," Mar- ley replied. "So long as the man in the hospital remains unconscious can do no more than pursue what Beaconsfield called 'a policy of mas- terly inactivity,' I have told you a good deal more than I had any right to do, but I did so in the hope that you could assist me. Perhaps in a day or two you will think bettor of it. Meanwhile*" "Meanwhile I am in a tight place. Yo, 1 see that perfectly well. It is just possible that I nia.y scheme esonie way out of the difficulty, and if so' I shall be only toe pleased to let you knew. Goodnight, Marley, .and many thanks to you.", But with all his ingenuity and fer- tility of imagination. David could sec no way out of the trouble. He sat up far into the night scheming; there was no .fiavor in his tobacco; his pictures and floivers, his silver .and chime jarred upon him. He wished with all his heart now tliat he had let everything g,o. It need -only have been a temporary matter, .and there were other Cellini tan- kards, and intaglios, and line en- gravings in the world for the rams with money in his purse. Ffe could see no way out of it at all. Was it not possible that the -whole thing had been deliberately planned so as to land him and his brains into the hands of some -clever gaeg, of swindlers? Had he been tricked and foOled so that he might become the tool of others? It seem- ed hard to think so When he recalled the sweet VOiCO in the darkness and its passionate plea for help. And yet the very cigar case that he had teen told was the one ho admired at Lockhart's had proved beyond ques- tion to be one purchased from Wale en's. If lie decided' to violate his promise and tell the whole story nobody would believe him. The thittig was altogether too wild and improbable for that: And yet, he reflected, things almotit as impossible happen in Brighton every day. And what proof had he to offer? Well, there was one thing certain. At least three-quarters of ahose bank- Irlftlif111111 0 MO 11 01.0 (1 notes—the portion lie had celiac ecl at the house with the crimson bland —could not possibly be traced to the injured man. And again, it was no fault of Sted's that Marley had ob- tained possession at the numbers of the notes. II the detective chose to ferret out facts for himself no blame could attach to Steel. If those peo- ple had only 'chosen to 'leave out of the question that corifounded cigar - case! . David's train of thought was brok- en as an idea came, to him. It was net 'so long since lie had a facsimile cigar -case in his hand at Lockhart's, in North Street. Somebody connec- ted with the mystery must have seen him admiring it and reluctantly ale - dining the purchase, because the V0100 from the telephone told him that the case was a present and that it had eonie from -the famous North Street establishment. "By Jove!" David cried. "I'll go to Lockhart's to -morrow and see if the case is still them If so, I may be able to trace it." Fairly early the next morning Dav- id was in North Street. For the time being -he had put his work aside altogether. Ire could not have writ- ten a dozen consecutive lines to save the situation. The mere effort to Preserve a cheerful face before his mother was a torture. And at any time he might find himself forced ta meet a criminal charge. ' The gentlemanly assistant at Lock - hart's remembered Steel and the cigar -case perfectly well, but he Was afraid that the article had been sold. No doubt it would be Possible to ob- tain a facsimile in the course of a few days. "Only I required that particular one," Steel said. "Can you tell me when it. was sold and who purchased it ?" A junior partnet did, and could give some kind of information. Sev- eral. people had admired the case, and it had been on the point of sale several times. Finally, it had pass- ed iato the hands of an American gentleman staying at the Metropole. "Can you tell me his name?" Dav- id asked, I 'or .describe him?" "Well, I can't, sir/' the junior partner said, frankly. "I haven t the slightest recollection of the gen- tleman. He wrote from the Metro- pole on the hotel paper describing the case and its price and Inclosed the full amount in ten -dollar notes and asked to have the case sent by post to the hotel. When we ascer- tained that the notes were all right wo naturally posted the case as de- sired, and there, so far as we are concerned, was an end of the mat- ter." "You don't recollect his name'?" "Oh, yes. The name was John Snlith. If there is anything wrong---" David hastily gave the desired as- surance. He wanted to arouse no suspicion. All the same, he left Lockhart's with a plethora of sus- picione of his own. Doubless the jewellers would be well and fairly satisfied so long as the case had been paid for, but, from the stand- point of David's superior knowledge the whole transaction fairly bristled with suspicion. Not for orie moment did Steel be- lieve in the American at the Metro- pole. Sornebody etayed there doubt- less under the name of Joliu Smith, and that said somebody had paid for the cigar -ease in dollar notes the tracing of which might prove a task of yore. Nor was it the slightest use to inquire at the Metropole, where practically everybody is iden- tified by a number, and where scores come and go every day. John Smith would only have to ask for his letters and then drop quietly in- to a sea of oblivion. Well, David had got his informa- tion, and a lot of use it was likely to prove to him. As he walked thoughtfully homewards he was de- bating in his mind whether or not he night venture to call at or write to 219, Brunswick Square, and lay his difficulties before the people airmo••••••••eits0 kin inching so Bad They Wouid Tear Their Flesh—Ari Extraordinary Cure by DR. CHASE'S 08 NTMENT. 'oo many children are in agony from itching', burning skin disease. Too many mothers are worn out by anxiety and loss of sleep in watching over their little ones who ate tortur- ed by Snell ailments. Dr, Chas' Ointineet is a prompt and positive cure for revery ferin of itching skin disicaee, end has proven Ito marv(aloes power in thousands of cases, similar, to the one deseribed below, 4 Mrs. Lob MeKay, Tiverton, DigbY„, County S writes :—' My child yen were • in 'ken a it h. an itching, burning skin dieettee and tore Glair flesh until it was sore ited their shirts Would Sometimes 1)e wet w ith blood., The doctor did not seem to knoW What tiled them rind could give no relief, so I began using Dr. Chase's Oint- ment. "Wherever it was applied it did itS work well, and has entirely clued them of this boarible disease.. They suffeted so they could nob sleep nights, and I think if it had lasted much longer I would hove gone ce azy from the anxiety and loes of steep. I cannot 'find words to praise Dr, Chate's Ointment °tough fax the good it hae done my ehildren, aed hope other sufferers will try it," Dr. Chase's 0 1»tinee t, 60 cents a box, at all deplore, or Edmanson, Baton & Company, Toronto. To pro - teat sfoil against imitationsthe por- trait and signature of Da W. A, Chase, the fainous receipt hook an- ther, are 011 every. box. there. At any rate, he reflected, with grim bitterness, they wonld know that he was not reincmcifie11 - nothing turned np in the meantime he would certainly visit Bratisefiek Square. He sat in his own room puzzling thc matter out till his head tichea and the flowers before him reeled in a dazzling whirl or color, ITe looked round for inspiratiou, now desperate - 1Y. as he frequently dil when the warp of his delicate fancy tangled. The SinalleSt thing sonaltimes Sed the machine agaia—a pada. of StU1Shine, t he chip or a plate, the damaged le.edegte. elle frame. Then his eye Lell on the telephone and hni e jumped to o "What 'a. fool I am!" he exclaimed. "If I had been plotting this basinees out as a story I should have thought of that long ago. No. I don't want any enurber, at least t ot in that way, Two nights ago I was called tip by somebody' from London who held the line for fella half an hour or so, I've—l've forgotten the ad - chats' of my • correspondent, but if you can ascertain the number --yes, I shall be here if you will ring me up whea you have got it. Thanke." Half an hour passed before the bell trilled again. David listened eagerly. At the rata, now he was going to know' the number whence the mysterious message came -0017, Keneingtori, WnS the number. David muttered his thanks and flew to his big telephone directory. Yes, there it was --"0017, 446, Prince's Oats, Gilead Gates." The big volume dropped with a crash on the floor. David looked down at the crumpled volume with dim, inlay amazement. "Cl ile ad G at es, ' ' he murmured. "Quaker, millionaire, and philan- thropist. 012e Of the most highly - esteemed and popular men in Eng- land. And from his house came the message which has been the source of all the mischief. And yet there eve critics who say the plots of my novels are too fantastic!" CHAPTER VII. The emotion of surprise seemed to have left Steel altogether. After the iast discovery he was prepared to believe anything. Ilaci anybody told him that the whole Bench of Bishops was at the bottom of the Mystery; he would ha.ve responded that the sug- gestion was highly probable. "Still, it's what the inimitable Dick Swiveller would call a stagger- er," he muttered. "Gates, the mil- lionaire, the one great. capitalist who has the profound respect of the labor world. No, a man with a re- cord like.. that couldn't have any- thing to do with it. Still, it must have been from his house that the mysterious message came. The 'post office people working the telephone trunk line would know that—a fact probably escaped -the party who call, ed inc up. I'll go to Brunswick Square and see that woman. Money or no money, I'll not lie under an imputation like this." There was one thing to be done be- forehand, and that was to see Dr. Oros. From the latter's manner lee evidently knew something of the charge hanging over Steel's head. Marley was evidently keeping that close to himself and speaking to 210- bo‘c,loyh. the man is better," Cross said, cheerfully., "He hasn't been identified yet, though the Press has given us every assistance. I fancy the poor fellow is going to recover, though I am afraid it will be 13, long job." "ITe hasn't recovered consciousness, then?" "No, cue1 neither will he for some time to come. There seems to be a certain pressure on the brain which we are -unable to locate, and we dare not try the Rontgen rays yet. So on the whole you are likely to escape with a charge of aggravated assault." David smiled grimly as he went his way. Ire walked the Whole distance to Hove along North Street and the Western Boa& finally turning down, Brunswick Square instead of up it, as be had done on the night of the great ad:venture. Ire wondered vaguely why he bad been specially instructed to approach the house that way. Here it was at last, 219 13runs- wick Scpiare-220 above and, of course, 21£3 below the house. It 1o.olecal pretty well the same in the daylight, the same door, the same knocker, and the same crimson blind in Um centre of the big bay window. David knocked at the door with a vague feeling • of Uncertainty as to what he was going to do next. A very staid, old-fashioned footman answered his ring and inquired his sin ess. "Clan --can I nee your mistress?" David sthnenered. The staid footman became, if pos- sible, a little more reserved, If die gentleman would send in his card he would see if Miss Ruth was, disen- gaged. David found himsdf vaguely wondering what Miss Ruth's surname might be. The old Biblical name was a great favorite of his, "I'm afraid I haven't a card," he said. "11.'111 you say that Mr. Steel would like to see—or—Miss Ruth for a few minutes ? My .business is ex- ceedingly. pressing.''. The steicl•footanan led the way in - le the dining -room. Evidently this INMS no frivolous house, where giddy butterflies came and went; such gaudy insects would have ben chili- ad by the solemn decorum of the place. David followed into the din- ing -room in a dreamy kind of why, and with the feeling' that comes to us all at timee,' the sensation of have finroge.done and seen the saine thin' be - Nothing had been altered. The same plain, 'handsome, expensive, furniture was here, the same maho- gany and engracinp,a, the seine dull red walls. with 'the same light stain over the fire-plate—Et doll, prosperous square -toed -looking place. The elec- tric fittings looked a little different, but that might have been fane.y. It Was the identical ref= David had run hie quarry to earth, end he be- gan to feel his spirite riving, Doubt- less he could scheme emne way out of the diflicinty and spat:e hie phan- tom friends at the scixne time. "Yon. wanted to see me' ssir? W11.11 you be so good as to Stateyour basa Mess?" 'David turned with a start. He sl•EW before Win a slight, graceful figure, and a levely, refined face in a frame of the Most beautiful hair that he 1id ever own. The grey eyes were demure, with just 0, sug- gestion of mirth in them; the lips were Made for laughter. It was as if some dainty little actress were masqueratling. in Salvation garb, oee ly the dress Wes all priceless /ace that touched. David's artistic percep- tion. Ele could imagine the girl as deeply in earnest as going through fire and water for her convictione. :Also he could imagine her as Puck or Ariel—there was rippling laughter in eVery note of that voice of hers. "I—I, eh, yes," Steel stammered. "You see, 1-11 I only lcnear whom I liacl the pleasure of addressing?" "I am Miss Ruth Gates, at your service. Still, you asked for me by name." David made no reply for a mom- ent. He was tripping over sarprises again. What a fool he had been. not to look out the name of the occu- pant of 219 ini the directory. It Was Pretty evident that Gilead Gates bad a house in• Brighton as well as one in town. Not only had that telephone message emanated from the millionaire's residence, but it had brought Steel to the philanthropist's abode in Brighton. 'If Mr. Gates himself had strolled into the room singing a comic song David would have =pleased no emotion. Daughter of the famous Gilead Gates?" David asked, feebly. "No, niece, and housekeeper. This is not my uncle's owii house, he has merely taken this for a -Ulric. But, Mr. Steel -- "Ma David Steel—is my name fam- iliar to you?". David asked the question. somewhat eagerly. As yet he was only feeling his way and keenly on tne look -out for anything in the way of a clue. He saw thface of the girl grow white as the table -cover, he saw tho hieking laughter die in her eyes, and the purple black terror dilating the Pupils. "I—I know you quite well by repu- tation," the girl gasped. Her little hands were pressed to her left side as if to check some deadly pain there. "rndeed, I may say 1 have read most of yell).- stories. 14--I hope that there is noth•ing wroag," (To be Continued.) 4 WOODS INDIANS. A Constant Source of Delight to Travel With Them. The Woods Indians, as Mr. Stew- art Edward White calls the Ojibways and Woods Cress north of Lake Su- perior, are dietinctly nomadic. They search out new trapping -grounds and near fisheries, they pay visits, and seem even to enjoy travel for. the sake of exploration. This life, says the author of "The Forest," inevita- bly develops. and fosters an expert - Ira! . of woodcraft almost beyond be- Aaother phase of this almost per- fect correspondence to environment is the readiness with which an Indian. will meet at emergency, We are ac- customed to rely first of all on the skilled labor of some one we can hire; second, if we undertake the job ourselves, on the tools made for us by skilled labor; and third, on the shops to supply lie with the material we need. Hardly once in a lifetime are we thrown entirely on our own resources. Then we bunglingly im- provise a makeshift. The Woods Indian possesses his knife and his light ax. He never improvises makeshifts. No Matter what the exigency or how complicat- ed the demand, his experience answ- ers with accuracy. 'Utensils and tools he knows exactly where to find. His job is neat and workmanlike, whether it is the construction of a barkreceptacle, water-tightor not; •the making of a phir of snow -shoes the repairing of a badly smashed canoe, the building of a shelter, or the fashioning of a paddle. About neon, one day Tawabinisay broke his ax -helve square off. This to us 'would have been a serious af- fair. Probably if left to ourselves, we should have stuck in some sort of a rough handle made of a straight sapling, which would have answered well enough until we could have bought another. By the time NVO had cooked dinner that Indian bad fashioned another helve. We com- pared .it with a eatenufactUred helve. It wasl as well.shaped, as smooth., as nicely balanced. De feet, as we laid the •new and the old side by side, we could not have selected', from any evidence of the workmanship, which had been made by machine aud which bybTasavialdbinisay then burned out the woo0 from the ax, retempered the Steel, set the new helve, and wedged it neatly with ironwood wedges. The whole- affair, including the cutting of the timber, consumed perhaps half an houu,tor, travel with a Woods Indian is is constant source of delight on this account. The Indian rarely needs to hunt for the materials he requires. knows' exactly where they grow, and he turns as directly to them as a clerk would turri. to his shelves. No problem of the living of phyeleal life is too obscure to have escaped his sraricies experience. You may travel with Indians for years, fi nd learn every simmer something new and dolightfui about • how to take care of yourself. The ViSitOr We.$ showing little Oe - Wald the book of, fairy -talo. "But Woeldn't you live to have beets the two -headed giatt?" asked the vial - tor. "He had lots of funt" "No indeed! ' ' ennoaded (Iiiisra 1 d Thitik beef he must have suftered when his rciamma boxed his eaeet°' DR. A: W. CHASE'S ... CATARRH CURE AkiJu. Is sent dlrect to the diseased parts by the !reproved blower, Heals the ttlacts, clears the alr -ntssages, stops droppings let the threat and permanently curet Catarrh and Ilay 17aver. blower free. All dealers, or M.N. W. tbiae Ittedle,UntiCo., Toronto extd Bade. FEEDING S'PEERS. Interesting facts &beet feeding steers in barns and sheds hex° been recently worked out by the Penrisyl- venire experiment station ender the direction of Prof. T, I. Mairs. The xnaia points considered are coon/aletive gains in live weight, health and vigor of the animals as indicated bY the amount a food consumed and the relative ecoemay of the method so far as it relates to the amount of feed consurried per pound gained. The steers were divided into two lots of 12 each and were selected from a carload lot bought for fattening pur- Poses- Lot 1 was fed in a large pen or box stall in the basement of the col- lege bare.. Lot 2 was fed in the yard . adjoining the barn., A shed 14x40 feet was built across' one side of this yard to give shelter to the animals. It was inclosed at both ends, while one side toward the southeast was opened. This was constructed of rough boards. A self - recording thermometer was placed in the shed and one in the barn. Both lots of animals bad plenty of fresh water. The aim was to treat all es nearly alilce as possible, excepe the shelter. Shredded corn stover and clover hay were fed. The grain ration con- sisted of 12 parts corn and cob meal, and one part Cottonseed, meal. This was fecl to February 11, aftes which, to the close of the expeximont corn meal and cottonseed meal were fed in the same proportions. The steers were weighed on three conse- cutive days at the beginniag of the experiment and the average of this was taken as the correct weight. During the experiment they were weighed two consecutive days every Second week, the average of which was taken. Where there was a very great difference, a third weighing was made the following day. AU materials fed to the animals s: were weighed and recorded. The foods un- eaten were removed and weighed. The experiment began November 26 and dosed April 1. Up to December 34, grain was fed three times a day, with stover at night and hay in the morning. After. that the grain was fed twice a day, with hay at night and stover in the morning. It was thought that more stover would be eaten by this method than the other, with a considerable saving of clover hay. At the beginning of the experiment Lot 1 averaged nine pounds less than Lot 2. At the close of the experi- ment the average of La 1 was teri limeade more than the other. Lot 2 1 ate slightly more grain and stover than Lot 1. On the other head, Lot 1 ate more clover hay than Lot 2. The lot fed in the open shed pro- duced a slightly smaller gain at the 1 expense of a somewhat greater 1 amount of food. It is not clear that the lower temperature to which Lot i 2 was exposed was the cause of the j difference, as the record of the tem- perature for two weeks does not show any particular relationship be- tween temperature and gains, On the whole, while the bran -fed lot ap- pear to have given slightly better results, the difference was not very raarked. In view of the wide differ- ence observecl between individual ani- mals in each lot, it is not at all im- possible that the selection of ani- mals min conditions other than tem- perature which surrounded them had 1 quite as much to do with the differ-; ence as the exposure to cold. Expert- ' ments will be conducted by several other stations along the same line to get more definite information. Sow e carrying pinch fle,sh, made *bile confined in small pens, will prove at beet unsatisfactory breedr ers, in the summer, exercise is eaa• ily secured by the useof pasture, but winter conditione at the north are so adverse to outcloer life of the tlhet much ingenuity is cailed for on. the part of the herdsman to at - tett, the desired and. Sows will gain exereiee in winter when the weedier is not too cold if turned into ishel- Lered yards, where horses and cattle will not afiney them. If litter from the stable is thrown 18 the yard, ex- ercise NV ill be gaited while working this over in search of weste grains. Some exereise Gan also be forced by scattering grains of corn or oats very thinly over the feeding floor STORE CA.VES FOR FRUIT. Some years ago fruit growers thought that the introduction of cold storage would revolutionize the business and about do away with or- dinary cellar storage, writes G. II.• Van Houton. They believed that early applescould be kept in cold storage throughout the fall season, and thus come into competition with the winter apples. While great sue - cess has been had with, refrigeration, the average Learner will still have no cause to change from the old-fashion- ed cellar method, if he etSes common sense and ClAre in preserving his cip- , ples. I know of nothing more de- sirable than first-class Geeet apples, lsiln.ittg uried. in the ground arid kept until - In a properlyconstructed and well-managed cellae, fruit and -vege- tables should keep all winter. Fann- ers should. bear in mind that it does not hurt apples to freeze, so long as. they are buried deep enough to pre- vent thawing before springtime. it Is wise to put cm a mulch of straw or litter, after the ground is frozen, to prevent the fruit from.' thawing during a Warm spell. Generally I would say a cave is mere desirable than a cellar. A well -bricked cave arched over and nicely colligated will not cost too , much for the average fanner. The satisfaction of such a storage •house will fully repay the extra work and expense. Good results are obtained by sub - earth ventilators. In caves these are made as deep as the nature of the veinal will permit, preferably so the top of the ventilator will not be above the level of the, ground. Tiling. should be laid from some Point that . is several rods from the cave; it should enter at the bottom of the cave, and be so constructed as to act as a drain in case water should seep into the cellar. Tiling should be large enough to allow a good inflow of air, and 11 good opening should be maintained for the exclusion of foul atmosphere in the cave. By the use of this system of ventilatiori,I outside air is cooled arid circulated; ' in the cave While all impurities aro! carried off, If a fanner cannot see' his way clear to build smell a stor- age cave, his cellar should be opened in the fall, when the air is cool, and closed wben the weather is yet warm. IThe cellar should be kept tightly closed during warm and windy days 1 of the fall. My experience has been that apples' stored in a well ecni- , structed cave may be kept with less average loss than in cold storage. . and certainly at a greatly reduced cost. —+--- RULES FOR LONGEVITY. — It is a Subject That Puzzles Katy a Man. All of us when in our right minds, want to live as long as possible and if at forty we say, "I clon't care to live after 1 tun eighty," at the lat- ter age we rub out the eighty and insert a hundred; and even the cen- tenarian is quite content to keep on though he knows his doing se does not excite popular approval. But, what conducts to longevity is the question that puzzles the average man. To attempt to reason from; . specific instances involves him in of maze of glaring contradictions arid leaves him hopelessly bewildered. Here are Cassius M. Clay and Leo XII T. dying within a few days of melt other, and each in his 94th year. Could there. be a stronger CCM - treat than that between the manner of life of the rugged Kentucky fire- eater and the frain nad • abstemious athol a r of the Vn tiean? A man died in Indiana the ether day at the age et 89, who wee noted for his enormous consumption of tobacco. and .1 itcoli B. Smith, of Massada-a setts, came forth to ascribe his good health at the age Eif 04 to the fact that he never IlSaci tobacco in his 11 133cUt out of it all we niay learn theee undenia,ble facts—The human machine is like other machines; some are built to wear out early. and some to last a long time, and though the working time of the one may be increased by cave and abstinenca worry, excesses and priVa tions short- en the time for whieh the other can lie kept running, even though that period should be extended over more than the number of years generally allotted to tbe life of man. The man who died from tha excessive vse of tobacco at SO was as surely cut off before his thee az one who died at 20 from the same ca•use; and the DREEDTNG SOWS. Three things of great importance in the breeding of SNITinn are ancestry, individuality and form. In commer- cial pork production, purity Of blood in the sow is not so essential as with the boar, bub good performance in the ancestry with reference to feeding, breeding and nursing quali- ties is important. Among general inclivideal qualities, Size, strength of bone and length .of coupling are very important. The size thould be medium to large ter the breed and the bone medium to fine, but strong and finer than. in the male. The body should be rangy, but it would not be well to 'have the coupling unduly long, • In breeding SOWS of the most clo- the head,. neck and itabbs1 e arefcrixlill'edium to strong in size, but varying with the breed- neck broad and deep; varying in length and depth with the breed, even width at the shoulders, sides and hams; the top mad bottoin lines parallel', ex- cept. that the top line should be a little arched in some breeds; • the hair should be fine, especially on the neck and withers; the body should be deep and symmetrical in form, and the teats should be not less than 12 in number and they should be well placed. The selection of the sows for breed- ing, useshoeld not be made until seine time after the pigs are weaned. As they frequently change consider- ably hi font eftee dile time, the fin- al choice should be delayed as 'Ong as possible. Sows for breeding shotild be cheeen from litters of SOWS in full inaturity, rather than from young and immature sows or from those of aged sows whose breed- ing qualities have begun to Warw. They should be chosen from large sprite; 1 ittera rather than autumn litters, as they will 11811e117 be of better development and will be the right .age for breeding itt the atte team. The age at Which 10 breed sows is 1121 impoetant one. Voting sows should not he bred Hader the age of eight to tea !torahs; to beeed there earlier world Lead to arrest develop-, Meat tit the eow and ha hoe 'brood, and also teed to Weaken, the Vitality Of hall, frail life of Gioacchiiio Pecei was as surely prolonged by his abstemious habits until he died as Leo XI1T, at the age of 94. TOO SACRED TO TOUGH. It is a tradition it Corea that the imperial person is sacred, so sacred that to touch it With te steel or fret Weapon etsastitutes high treason. A formes' Traver or, Ti was on-tai-om about the end of the eighteenth co- -twee preteered to die from en 1 - nese which could have been welly cured by a slight operation rathee than submit his body to such a dose- erati on . Any man Who thinks lie le emitting angel May liVd to think dote.