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Thc Pricc of Liberty
OR, A MIDNIGHT CALL',
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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-
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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.
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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.