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Exeter Advocate, 1904-12-8, Page 3The Pri.cc of Liberty UR, A MIDNIGHT CALL CHAPTER XXIX. Chris gave Henson one swift searching glance before . her eyes dropped demurely to the ground. Lord Littimer appeared to be taking no heed of anything but his own an- noyance. But quick as Chris had been, Henson was quicker. He was smiling the slow, sad smile of the man who turns the other cheek be- cause it is his duty to do so. 'And when does Dr. Bell arrive?':. he asked, , "iia won't arrive at al]," Littimer. said, irritably. "Do you suppose I am going to .allow that scoundrel wi- der my roof again? The amazing impudence of the fellow is beyond everything. He will probably reach Moreton Station by the ten o'clock }✓rain, The drive will; takes hire an hour,.if 1; choose to permit -the drive; which' I ,don't, , I'll send a groom to meet the .train with a: -letter;,, When Bell has read that letter he`'will, riot eonth here," "I don't think I slieuld do fiat,'_' Henson said, respectfully:;:. • "'Indeed! Yi)u are really a clever fel ew. And what would you do?" "1 should suffer Bollto come. As a Christman I 'should deem it my duty to do so. It pains me to -say so, but I am afraid that I cannot •contravert your suggestion that • Bell is a scoundrel. It grieves me to prove any man that. And.in the present instance the proofs were over' powering. But there is always a chance -a chance that we have mis- judged a man on false evidence." • "False evidence! Why, the Rem- brandt was actually, found in Bell's portmanteau." "Dear friend, I know it," Henson said, with the same slow, forgiving smile. "Ieeit there have been cases. of black treachery, dark conspiracies that one abhors. And Bell might have made some stupendous discov- ery regarding his character. I should see him, my lord; oh, yes, I should most undoubtedly see him." "And so should I," Cbris put in, swiftly. Littimer smiled, with all'traces of his ill -temper gone. Ile seamed to be contemplating Henson with his head on one side, as it to fathom that gentleman's intentions. There was just the suspicion of contempt in his glance. "In the presence of so much good ness and beauty 1 feel quite lost," he said. ' .Very well, Henson, I'll see Bell. I may find the interview di- verting." Benson strolled away with a sigh of gentle pleasure. Once out of sight he flew to the library, where he scribbled a couple of telegrams. They were carefully worded and re- fated to some apocryphal parcel re- quired without delay and calculated to convey nothing to the lay mind. A servant was dispatched to the vil- lage with them. Henson would have been anything but pleased had he known that the fascinating little American had waylaid his messenger anti read his telegrams . under the. plea of verifying one of the address- es. A moment or two later and those• addresses were carefully noted down in a pocket -book. It was past five before Chris found herself with a little time on her hands again. Littimer had kept her pretty busy all the afternoon, partly, because there was to much to do, but partly from the pleasure that he derived from his secretary's society. Ile .was„more. free with_ her than he hard been with any of her sex for ,y'dears, It, Was satisfactory,' too, to learn that 'Littimer regarded Henson as a; smug and oily, hypocrite, and that the latter was only going to. be 'left •Littu er .Castle to -spite` the. owner's other relations. '. • dhow you •run into the garden and get a •blood,",, Littimer. said at length. "I am telling you a lot too much.' I am afraid you are a most insinuating young person. Chris rant out into the garden gaily Despite the crushing burden on her shoulders she felt an elation and a flow of spirits she bad not been con- scious of for years. The invigorating air of the, place seemed to have got into her veins, the cruel depression of the ,House of the Silent Sorrow was passing away. Again, she had hope and youth on her side, and everything was falling out beautiful- ly. It was a pleasanter world than Ohris had anticipated. Sho went along more quietly after a time. There was a tiny arbour on a terrace overlooking the sea to which Chris had taken a particular fancy. ' She picked her way daintily along the grass paths between the rosos until she suddenly emerged up- on the terrace, She hacl popped out of the roses swiftly as a squirrel peeps from a tree. Somebody was :in the arbour, two people talking •earnestly. -• O'nm_ man stood up with hiss •back to. Chris, one hand gripping the outside ragged bark, of the arbour fraino '•with a peculiarly nervous; restleee force. Chris could•, see the hand tui and back distinctly: A piece Of „bark was be- ` ing'' crumbled under .a strong 'thumb. Such a thumb! Chris had seen noth- ing like it before: It was as if at soma time it had been smashed flatwith a hammier, a broad, strong, cruel -looking thumb, flat and sinister -looking as the head of a snake. In the centre, like a pink pearl dropped in a filthy gutter, was one tiny, perfectly -formed nail. The owner of the thumb stepped back the better to give way to a fit of hoarse laughter. He turned slightly, aside and his eyes met those of Chris. They were small eyes set in a course, brutal face, the face of a criminal, Chri ; thought, if she were a judge of such matters. It came quite as a shock to see that the stranger was in clerical garb. "I—I beg your pardon,". Chris stammered. "But I—” Henson emerged from the arbour. For once in a way be appeared con- fused, there was a flush on his face that told of annoyance ill suppress- ed. "Please :don't go away;" he said. "Mr. - Merritt will think that he has alarmed you. Miss Lee, this is my very good friend and co -'worker in the field, the Reverend James Mer- ritt." "Is Mr. Merritt a, friend of Lord Littimer's?"- Chris asked, demurely. "Littimer hates 'the cloth," Hen- son replied. "Innleed, ho has no sympathy whatever with my work. 1 met my good friend quite by acci- dent in the village just now, and I brought him here for a chat. Mr. Merritt is taking a well-earned holi- day." Chris replied graciously that she didn't doubt it. She did not deem it necessary to }xdd that she knew that one of Mr. Henson's mystic tel- egrams had been addressed to one James Merritt at an address in Moreton Wells, a town some fifteen miles away. That the scoundrel was up to no good she know perfectly, well. "Your work must be very interest- ing," she said. "Have you been in the Church' long, Mr. Merritt?" • Merritt said hoarsely that he had not been in the Church very long. Vie dreadful grin and fog voice sug- gested that he was a brand plucked from the burning, and that he had only recently come over to the side of the angels. The whole time he spoke he never met Chris's glance once. .The chaplain of a • convict prison would have. tur»ed from him in disgust. .Henson was obviously* ill at ease: re .his shave, diploma ticsway he contrived to manoeuvre. .Merritt Off the ground at length. ';An excellent e„fellow;f.' he. said, with exaggerated en. ehusiesm. " 1t was a"great'lay for us when We wen over James Merritt, He can reach- a class which hitherto we have not touched." "He looks as if he had been in gaol," Chris -said. "Oh, he has." Henson admitted, candidly. "Many a time."' • Do You Choose Your Medicine with Care and Insist on Having DR. CHASE'S SYRUP OF LINSEED AND TURPENTINE 'You Cannot be too particular in buying medicine. It may be a question of life or,'dath. There are so malty cough and cold remedies that there is a tendency to be careless in the selection of treat- ment, and yet what is more danger- ous than a cold? You would not think of taking any medicine that night be offered for heart trouble or kidney disease, and yet Par more people We from tufo re- sults of neglected colds than from tho,'e ailments. INSIST ON HAVING A 1171 CIN.t OP RELIABILITY AND .R PUPATION, STICH AS DR. CHASE'S SYRUP OIC' LINsnroD AND TURPENTINE'. This great family medicine has stool the test of years, and hover disappointed those who, pat their ti eet ir. it as 'mire for cram}. bron- chitis, Whooping cough, ketlitna,. coughs, colds reel throat troubles. Pc, not be satisfied with st>Ibstitutts tine imitations,• for they lack the curative powers 'which have given ])r. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pentine its world-wide reputation. MRS.. GEO. GOOD, Tichborne, Al diegton Co., Ont., writes:-= :Lt is with pleasure that I certify to the wonderful success of. Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a etre for colds. It is the !gest . and surest treatment for couglis anti colds that we have ever been able to fund.—Mrs Geri. Good, Tichborne, .Adidingi:on Co., Ont," MRS, A. A. VAN BU,STL IRT , Rob- inson,street, Moncton, N. B., writes: "For years I Have used Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for my ciiilcaran when they have colds in the winter. I first used it with my 'daughter, folio Metered from a severe form of asthma. The least exposure to cold would lay her up and elie Would nearly suelocete for want of breath. I must spy I found it to ho a most satisfactory treatment, and it has entirely cured' her. .It seems to go direct to the 'diseased parts andbring the desired relief." Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and turpentine, 25 cents a bottle, at all dealers, or Elclniafison, Bates & Co„ Toronto, Chris doomed it just possible that the unpleasant experience rraight bo endured again, but she only smiled and expressed herself to be deeply in- terested. The uneasiness in Hen - son's manner gradually disappeared.. Evidently the girl suspected nothing. She would have liked to have ask%) a question or twi about Mr; i'111or•- ritt's thumb, but she deemed it pru- dent not to do so. Dinner cane at length, dinner serv- ed. in the great hall in honor of the recently, arrived guest, and set up in all the panoply and splendor 'that Littimer affected at tunes. The bust plate was laid out on the long table. There were banks and coppices of flowers at either corner, a huge palm nodded over silver and glass and priceless china. The softly shaded electric lights made pools of amber flame on fruit and flowers and gleam- ing crystal. Half-aldozen Uig foot- men went . about their work with noiseless tread, 'Henson shook his head playfully at 'all this show and splendor. His good humor was of the, elephantine order, and: belied the drawn anxiety of his. eyes. Luxurious and peaceful as the scene was, there seemed to Chris to be a touch of electricity in the air, the suggestion of something about to happen. Littimer, , glanced. at her admiringly. She was dress- ed in white satin, and she had in` her hair a single diamond star of price. "Of course, Henson pretends to condemn all' this kind of thing," Lit- tinier said, "Ile would have.' y2n. believe that when '• he comes into his own the plate and wine will be ` sold- for old 1or'the lioneilt of the Poor, and the seats of the mighty., filled •with.:clecay- ed governesses and antiquated' shop- walkers." I hope. that tlitie may long b>; de- ferred," Henson murmured. "And so do I," Littimer said, drily, "which is one of the disad- vantages- of being conservative... By the way, who was that truculent - looking scoundrel I saw with you this afternoon?" Henson .hastened to explain. Lit - timer was .emphatically of opinion that such visitors were better kept at a distance for the present. When all the rare plate and treasures of Littimer Castle had been disposed of for philanthropic purposes it would not matter. "There was a time when the enter- prising burglar got his knowledge of the domestic and physical geog- raphy of a . house from the servants. Now he reforms, with -the great ad- vantage that he can lay his plan of campaign from personal observation. It is a muck more admirable: method, and. tends tit avert suspicion 'frons. the actual criminal." "You would not speak thus if you knew Merritt," said Heuson. "All the same, I don't want the privilege," -Littimer smiled. "A man with a -face like that couldn't reform; nature would -resent such an enormity. And yet you 'can . never tell. Physically speaking, my' quota- dam friend Hatherly Bell has a per- fect face:'•' ' "I confess ' I 'am anxious to see him," Chris said. "1=I heard him lecture in America. ' He had the most interesting theory about dogs. Mr. Henson hates dogs." "Yes," Henson said, shortly, "I do and they hate me, but that does not prevent my being interested in the coming of Dr. Bell. And nobody hopes more sincerely than myself that he willsucceed fn.: clearly vindicating his character. Littimer smiled sarcastically as he trifled with his claret glass. In his cynical way he was looking forward to an. interview with a certain sense of amusement. And there was a time when be had enjoyed Bell's so- ciety immensely. "Well, you will not have long to wait now," he said. "It is long past ten, and Bell• is due 'at . any moment after eleven. Coffee in the balcony, please." It was a gloriously warm night, with just a faint suspicion of a breeze on the air. Down below the sea beat with a gentle sway against the cliffs; on the grassy slopes. a :belated x lamb Was bleating for- its clam. Ohris strolled quietly down the garden ; with .her -Mind at peace for a timeShe had almost: forgot- ten.'hei. mission for the moi'aient. . A figri e slipped gently past her on the gras`s; but she .utterly failed . to no- tice it. "An exceedingly nice girl, that," Littimer was saying, "and distinctly amusing. Excuse me if I leave yon here—a tendency to ague and Eng- lish night air don't blend together." • CHAPTER XXX. It was the very moment that Hin- son had been waiting for. 1111 his listlessness had vanished. He sprang to his feet and made his way hur- riedly across the- lawn. Dark as it was, he slipped along with the ease of one who is familiar with every inch of' -the ground. A man half his weight and *half his age could have been no more •active. I3e advanced to What seemed to be the very edge of the cliff and dis- appeared. There were rocks and grassy knolls which: served as land - Meeks to 'him. A slip of the foot might have resulted in. a serious ac- cident; Above the gloone a head appeared, "That you, Merritt?" Henson ask- ed, hoarsely:. "Oh, it's me right enough," came the muttered reply. "Good job as I'm used to a seafaring' life or I should never have got up those cliffs. Where's the girl?" e • "Oh, thegi.ri's right enough, She's standing.where she can near the cry of the suffering in clistross, You esti leave that part of the drama to pre, She's a smart girl with plenty of pluck, but all the same 1 atm go- ing to make tiro of her. Have you got the: things?" "Got everything, pardner. Got a proper wipe over the skull, too." "How on, earth did you manage to, de that?" ':''"Meddling with Bell, of course. 1Vrhy didn't you let him conic etnd produce hie T)icture, in pence? fire. slioulcl have brrn all ready to flab- bergaster him when he olid comae," ''My good bretr°itt, :C have pot:, the filightest doubt about it, My plans • are too carefully, laid far them to g astray, But, at the same time, drn ]y belietre in having more tha ono plan of attack and more the two ways: of escape. If we cool have despoiled Bell of his pieturo would have bean utterly useless i hirri to have come here. He iuoul have gond 1*olc preferring• to scoop defeat to arriving with t4 cock -an bull story to the effect that he h been robbed of his treasure on tl way. And so ho got the best you, eh?". "Ratlrert I fancied that I URI pretty . strong, but -well, it doesn matter. Here I am with the ' tool and I ain't going te, fail this tim Before Bell comes the little trap wi be ready, and you will be able t Provo an alibi," Houson chuckled: hoarsely. He love dramatic effect, and here was ono hand. He almost fancied that h could see the white outline of Chris figure from where he stood. "Get along," he said. "There i no time to lose," Merritt nodded and began, to mak his way, upward. Some way abov him Chris was looking down He quick ear . had detected some su picious sound. She watched eagerl Just below her the big electric Ugh on the castle tower cast a band o flame athwart the cliff. Chris ]ooke down steadily at this. Presently sh saw a hand uplifted into the belt o satire, a hated grasping for a lec]•g of rock, and -a quickly 'stifled cry ros to her.lips. The thureb„_,on the hon ;was' smashed flat, there was, a ti pink nail in the centre. • Chris's heart gave one .quick leap then her sense carne -back to her 'She needed .hobodv toetell her eeth the owner of tho ;hand, was Jame 1rerritt. Nor did" she 'require 'a fine discrimination " to perceive tui' he was up to no good. That it ha something to do with the plo against Berl she felt 'certain-. Bu tho man was coming now, he coul only reach the top of the cliffs jus under the wall where she was start ing. Chris peered eagerly do wn to the path of light until the inti der looked up. Then she jerke hack, forgetting that she was in th darkness and • absolutely invisible The action was disastrous, however for it shook Chris's diamond sta her head, and it fell gently al most at the feet of the climber. A instant later and his eyes.had fall upon it. "What luck," •he cried hearse ly. "I suppose that girl yonder mus have dropped it over: Well, it is a good as a couple of hundred pound to me, anyway. Little niissie, you' better take a tearful farewell of you lumps of sugar, as you'll : never see them again." To Chris's quivor'ieg indignation he slipped the star ,' into his breast - pocket. Just for the moment the girl was. on the point of crying out. She was glad' she had refrained a second after, for a really brilliant thought occurred to her. She had never evolved anything more clever in her life; .; but she did not quite realize that.as yet. Nearer and nearer the man with the maimed thumb came. Chris • stepped back into 'the shadow. She waited till the intruder had slipped past her in the direction of the castle and prepaeed to follow at a discreet dis- tance. Whatever he was after, she felt sure he was being ordered and abetted by Reginald Henson. Two minutes, five minutes, elapsed before she moved. What was that? Surely a voice somewhere near her moaning' for help. Chris stood perfectly still listening for the next cry, Her sense of humanity had been touched, she had forgotten Merritt entirely. Again the stifled cry for help came. "Who are you?" Chris shouted. "And where are you?" "Henson," came the totally unex- pected reply. "I'm down below on a ledge of rock. No, I'm not parti- cularly badly hurt, but I dare not move." Chris paused for a moment, utterly bewildered. Henson must have been on the look -out for his accomplice, she thought and had missed his foot nig and fallen. .: Pity, he had not fallen a little'farther, she muruiurld, bitterly, and broken his peck,. But this teas onlyifor a moment, and her,. sense of justice and humanity speed=• .ily' returned.. " • "I cermet see anything of you,':'; she said. • "All the same I can see your out lino," Henson said, dismally. "I don't feel quite so frightened now. I can hang on a bit longer., especial- ly now, I know assistance is at hand. At first I began to be afraid that I was a prisoner for the night. No; don't go. If 1 bad a rope I should have the proper confidence to swarm up again. And there is a coil of rope in the arbour close by you; Hang it straight down over that middle boulder and fasten your end round enc of those iron pilasters." The:rope was there as Henson stat- ed; indeed, he had placed it there himself. • With the utmost coolness end courage Chris 'clad as she was de- sired, But it took some little tine to coax the rope to go over in the proper direction' There was a lit- tle mutter of triumph from below, and presently Henson, with.every a,p pearanco • of utter exhaustion, climb- ed over the lodge to the terrace. At the same moment an owl hooted twice' from: the long belt of trees at the bottom of the garden.' "I hope you are none the woese for your advonture?" Chris asked, pol- itely, Henson said sententiously that lie fancied not. His familiarity with the cliff's had led him, too far. If he had, fallen on a ledge of rock good- ness only knows what might have happened. -Would Chris be so good as to ]encu hien the benefit of her arm back to the castle? Chris was grac- iously willing, but she was full of 0,uriosity at the same time. Rad Henson really been in danger; or was the whole thing some part o.f an.ela- borate an d rtuinintg� plot?T-Tonson knew perfectly well, that she h:ad.. taken a ;great Taney to the upper ter- -Mee, aitcl he aright Really it was Wilk:tilt to know what to thiel Phev passed along slowly till the lights here ane there from the castle Shone on their faces. 0 1 le d it er d t d- a ie of s s, 0. 11 0 d t 0 's s e s- Y. t f d e f e e d tin at s an at d t t d t d_ u- d e. en t s d r w Keep on Telling You about the vast superiority of CEYLON UNCOLORED GREEN tea to Japans. What we claim is- true, 3true, You can prove it speedily by a tea pot infusion. ' Will vein do so, See that you dor Sold in the same form as the fanioile "SALADA" Black tea, 25e and 40c per I. By all grocers. APPLYING LIME. Lune may be applied to the land in three different conditions, either as the ground, fresh -burned lime, hy- drated or dry -water -slaked lime, and the air -slaked lime. The effect of lime in the soil may, 'also be con- sidered as of two general classes.: First, in correcting acidity of- the soil, and 'second M. bringing about certain chemical and ' physical dhanges that aro"' desirable such as stimulating the decomposition of or- ganic matter•and aiding in the,gran- ulaf.ion of f ericulation of 'the soil. • • Suppose we 'start with -one ton of freshly burued lump lime. In one case we grind this so that it may, be applied to the land by means of a drill or sown broadcast like any other fertilizer. In another case we water -slake it. For agricultural purposes the best method of doing this is to scrape back the .surface of the soil in the fieldand throw down about . a barrel of , fresh lime in a place at convenient intervals. If the soil is quite dry,- throw a pail of: water over this lime and cover it with soil. The lime will begin to slake by the absorption of water from the soil, and as it slakes it will swell and cause cracks to ap- pear'in the covering of earth. These should occasionally be filled to ex- clude the atmosphere. After three or four days the lime will have faI- len to a fine powder and may he dis- tributed over the land. The earth with which it was covered, nixing with the lime, aids in its distribu- tion: This is what we call the hydrated lime. Iii the .next case we At the same. time 'a carriage had driven up to• the hall door and a visitor was getting out. With. a strange sense of eagerness and pleas- ure Chris . eocognised the handsome features find misshapen shape of Batherly Delf: "The expected guest has` arrived," Henson said. There was such a queer mixture of snarling anger and exulting triumph in his voice that Chris looked up. Just for • an instant Henson had dropped the mask. A ray of light from the open door streamed fully across his face. • The malignant pleasure of it startled Chris. Like a flash she began to see how she had been used by those miscreants. "Ile is very handsome," she con- trived to say, steadily. " '1-T ndsome is that handsome. does,' " Henson quoted, "Let us hope that Dr. Bell will succeed in his mission. He has my best wish- es." Chris turned away and walked slowly as possible up the stairs. An- other minute with that slimy hypo - elite and she felt she must betray herself. Once out of sight she flew along the corridor and snapped up the electric light. She fell back with a stifled cry of dismay, 'but she was more sorrowful than surprised. "I expected it," she said. "I knew that this was the thing ccthej' were after." ' Ther. '.precious copy•'of Rembrandt was n.o longer there! •'.Po bd. Comic fed.;• oIIiei' Bobe Sick mother—sick child ! That's the way it works when a mother e is nursinginfant. her e Scott's Emulsion is an ideal. medicine for nursing mothers. It has a direct effect on the milk. Sometimes the mother is weak; her thin milk does not make the baby grow. Scott's Emulsion changes all that. The rich cod. inScott's oil Emulsion feeds the mother and gives a flow of rich, nourishing milk for the baby. The medicine in Scott's Emulsion not only strengthens thens the mother butoes naturally Y through the milk and strength - g g ens the child. Nothing to laarim—all for ood—Scott's Emulsion. • iire'il send,on a little to tryif lfkli: • Y,our� SCOTT &IIOWNli, Toronto. (law simply expose the lime to the action of the atmosphere. Sometimes it is thrown in piles on the ground where it receives rain and dews, and ab- sorbs Sonic water from the -soil, but most of the change that takes place in it is the result of the action of the atmosphere; the lime absorbing carbon .dioxide as well as water, If this action is allowed to progress long enough, or if the lime is pro- tected from rains, the mass will be come, after a time THOROUGHLY AIR-SLAI.CFD. If ivo were to weigh the resulting product 'after these actions have taken place, we would find that the 2000 pounds with which wo started � had` been, increased to about 2640 or, 26.0' pounds lit the case of the hydrated lime, and to 8600 :pounds ; in the case of the thoroughly air- slaked lime, . however•, as lime is usually prepared ' for agricultural uses, we have a mixture of hydrated and air -slaked lime rather than either of them separate. As to the effect of using these var- ious forms, so far as neutralizing Acidity in the soil is concerned, there is little difference. The 2640 pounds of hydrated or the 8600 of air -slaked lime produce practically the same effect as the 2000 pounds of ground, freshly -burned lime. So far as its -stimulation of the decomposition of organic matter in the soil or of the flocculation of the clay and the bringing about of a granular condi. tion of the soil, 2640 pounds of pure hydrated lime produce practically; the same effect as the 2000 pounds of ground lime. But the 8600 pounds of thoroughly air -slaked lime would probably produce only about 70 p.c. of the effect of the ground lime, If, then, the object of applying lime to the land is simply to neutra- lize the acidity of the soil, it will make little difference whether the lime is spread upon the frozen ground and allowed to lie there un- til spring, when it will be worked into the oil, or whether it 'tie applied at the time the soil is worked, in either of the three forms. If the' soil is a heavy one and needs to have its physical condition improv- ed, or if the . object is to stimulate decomposition of organic matter in the soil and to assist in liberating plant food the 3600 pounds of air - slaked lime is not nearly so effective as the 2000 pounds of freshly - ground lime or the 2640 pounds of hydrated lime. The so-called agricul- tural lime that is usually offered in the market is not only air -slaked to a considerable degree, but frequently; has mixed with it a good deal of the refuse material, as ashes and the more impure portions of the lime.; It is, therefore, probable that ' a dressing of 1000 pounds of: freshly burned, ground lime of good qual- ity would be at least equal to a dressing of 2000 pounds of agricul- tural lima, SHEEP IN WINTER, A cheap shelter will do very nicely, for sheep if it has a tight roof, which will not leak every time it rains or the snow melts on it. Have the shed well boarded and battened on the north, west and east. It maybe left open onrthesouth. ]\Tail" a board across the front to keep the cows and calves • out, i rites a car.- respii. ' • The clean snow' or -ground is ate... good. placendbrittd feed' sheep • corn fad - der, bean pods or. hay.' I ani not so Sure that sh.eep • lack sense,, They are pretty good timekeepers for one thing. They know when it is time to be fed, and what they like to cat,; and there is no peace until they get it. And if one finds a good thing it will call all the flock. I do not agree about the snow for drink in- stead of water. My sheep go to a stream of spring -water to drink, In winter it gets slippery at the edge and'some are afraid to drink there, so I dip the water into a pail or. tub. I have known them to travel to the stream half a dozen tunes or, stand around and wait until I dip- ped in the water, And they had plenty of snow, too. I have three fine lambs, at the present, Februrary 10; one tipped the scale at 12 pounds. When the lambs come so early and the weath- -er is cold, I feed then a little warm milk, sometimes before they are on their feet, using a bottle with a rubber nipple, .If they seem chilled, I roll then up in a blanket, and put in a basket by the kitchen stove un- til they are warm and lively. No legacy is so rich as honesty: Patience gives a big push to any purpose. A. little sin may, be the seed of a large sorrow, Every yuan is a volume, if you know how to read him, Don't think 'because a man isn't in gaol that he is necessarily hottest. Character is the one thing without limit in its development. The man who revolves around hini- er:1f will never get anywhere. Some things are .pretty bail, but • the worst has never happea,e•,l, Sone people never go ahead, be- causo they are never sure they V ar. right. A. 'tiroubled mind is oftnn relieved by: maintaining a cheerful demeanor. Men who are oarryin i3 • to wiorrow's burdens are net counting• to,-etset blessings, i1.