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Exeter Times, 1908-01-09, Page 2f 110+0+O na+0+Q+t +0+0+ 0+0+0+0+0+0+0.+-040+04.0+ 040+0I 0 THE SACRIFICE; OR iCE • FOR HER FAMILY'S SAKE. -D+0iI0+0+01+0+O+0+0+ +30E+O1o4o+o♦o+o+o+o+oro+{* C}IAPTEll XXVi. On Monte Paricio! Ind the sun set- ting over Rome. A sunset in Use; city Ls d flerent from any other in the work'. ticwher•o else does he Lind it so hated to heave the earth, and nowhere else does ho leave behind ham such a mel- low, golden light. Even tho atnos- ehere seems filled with millions of par- ticles of gold dust, and behind St. Peter's hnmcense donne names up a crown of ray, braliant, majestic, in- describably magnv:ncent—enveloping the city below with a halo of glory. The nates of a bundred bells quiver in the air; a soft teed is blowing 'frotn the distant mountains and playing about the luxuriate feliage, and 4heso ever- green walks are filled with thousands of vlsilor.i, walking up and down. lee crowd .sways mid surges; hero are shin- ing eyes in proud fid Roman faces; (here, the thrill/ant blonde face's of lovely y English women, and the rosy complex- iens of the Ger•nauns. Briefht, gleam- ing dresses, elegant equipages; among others, the scat of liveries of the queen. There, long trains of young priests In !heir green ,blue, and red robes. Now the music begins, and mingles with the sound of the belts and the plashing of the silver waterfalls, with Abe chatter and laughter of the throng, who are talking in all the languages of 4he ccvillzed world; and opprosite, ris- Jng sharply against the yellow even. ng tatty, the solemn pine woods of the Vit - la Borghese. In ono of the lonely nild:lle paths, an old gentleman in a light spring suit, with a black bund on hts arra, was telt tee free Lo -day, as light as a bird escaped from tri cage; like a (lour wlicn a feels the (hut sureshine, alter a long period of rain; as only a young heart ran fuel when flattered by delicious here, after a time of heavy Forivw. When the general had gone to his room, atter tea, she rtteppee out upon Lhc tiny balcony, which hung, like a swallow's nest, over the little court. And involuntarily the eeveet dercan9 came hack, as she listened to the plasfi- ing of the fountain below. Far, far away from Rome, in her distant home, het thoughts were busy; she could see it so plainly, the house with the clear gable window. And ho would pardon tier, he mould be sure to, when she told him what had separated them be- fore. She was certain of it, perfectly certain. He could not forget her any more 4han she could forget him, for their love was too true, too real. Ah, happy future, what will you bring? Gemnna's soft voice called her back to the present. She was excusing herself, she had quite forgotten, she said, that a letter had come for the signora; here 1t w•es, ani she also .wished to know if the signora would wish to go to bed at once. She, Gemma, wished to know, for she wanted to go to the theatre— she had had a ticket given her by the Signor inglelse on the first Boor—and "if the s+:gnora does not wish for any- thing mora this evening—" "Oh. to be sure; you can go." re- plied Lora pleasantly, going toward the lamp with the letter. The girl quickly cleared tho table, giving stolen glances at the lovely taco walking; by his side a slender, youtin of the fctr woman who held the letter .ty (lguro in a simple walking costume, thoughtfully in her hand, end thought ,but in deep mourning. The delicate it i1114 be from the distant sposo. It tint of health rested on her cheek, and was a pity that they were going away se soon, the old eccellenza, they were such quiet lodgers, giving so little trou- ble—not half so troublesome as the Ing- losi, downstairs. Sho loft the room with a pleasant felioo-none. Lora shut the door behind her, then carne back to the table, nestled down in the sofa, and opened her letter. Mb at once she turned deathly pale, and eat bolt upright. She sat motion- less 'for awhile, her eyes fixed on va- cancy, her hands pressed tightly to- gether on her lap. The letter lay on the table; It con- tained only a few hurriei lines. lorata face (witched convulsively. A smile still lingered about her mouth, tut in terrible contrast were the need lips. and the eyes, which sceemel ab- solutely sunken for the moment. Cfle got up at length. slowly and heavily, like an old %vonu'n, crept •to her room, and shut the door behind hor. The lamp ie The deserted room flickered in the cool night wind, which streamed in Iron) the baloony. It blew off the table - cover, and swept down the letter, which had brought the news of Knte 1. engagement. It fluttered across to the door, Lel►ind which Lora had disap- penroa, as if it would penetrate even here with its massage. It toms still es death; only once there sounded something like a cry of pain from the next room. "Gond heavens, child, how you leek!" cried the general the next day, as he entered the salafo, nt the usual hour. Sho k'okcd leyond Min as stn+ gave him her hand, and asked how he had slept. "Tent would ---Lf you should g'1t the fever! For llenven's sake—Gemma shall gore for the (footer--" "Thank you, uncle, but 1 am quite well." "Nay. nay," muttered the old gentle - nein suspiciously; "don't try to make youreelf out stronger Wan you ere. and, 1 beg of you, don't go home sick." "Before 'that 1 shell be quite well, uncle." "'s dear;but wevery c m n cane 1 , ygo 3 soon. Flow•.., The okt gcnerol usnniled slyly. end took a letter out of his prekel. "Leolit Thal 1 found, last night. on the table by my heed. it 's the not of divorce. You are free, Lor- rhen " She rwelded 'lightly. "1 nm glad. uncle,' elle` sell wearily. "I thank volt very murk: you have .taken so mtrh troishk for me.' What should she do with her free - .tom? The genual turned red. 110 was sexed nt Mt; indifference. Yes'ertlay ,he c611141 hardly watt for the document le come which shriek! retense 1•.er from ihe• tondo of her haled marringe. "Then we will go nwny at once. • he grumble). "i have stayed here tenger than i t►Ieendese We will gio Satur- day, and thrn 1 shell be In Berlin In a week. so 1 can go to the flint bow• ling-mnkh et my club." Lora Nunn! out the ten. 'Diet as you like, uncle; we shall go then,"' "11 i only knew wheel Is the mutt e titth you. [fora?" "With ree?" She laughed shnrlly and threw hack her head. " \\'lint is the matter with me? where Ann we go iteelay, uncle?' "\\'e will Co io the Palatine again and to the Co!lseutn, if you like." "Oh, certainly." She drank her tea in little s'�s, 'Inst crumble) up her bread with her fin - "not nrc•n't you glad In the kaat•be- cause the ronfounded thing b over?" he nsk4i at length. "Oh. Immensely. wrote: and t Was gr -!ng to tell your," Rho eonttnucd. ris- ing rind opening( the tbsb ony deer. "Katie is engngrd." The old general stared At her with Ina mouth open, "That little snip! Ry Levee, who to?" he stammered fit length. fora arranged the cheap curtains he - kr the door, which were plated aside. though the manner in which she was .gazing at the magnif Bence of the spring sunset was not exactly gay, there was in th.• glance of the liquid eyes a quiet, ,int4nee joy in the beauty around her. 'Uncle, how bard It will be to go away," she was just saying. "Yes, I.orchen, that may well be; but roe shall donne again.' She laughed out gayly. "Oh, uncle, .1? You have always called me povec- ettal" "1!'11! Lora, shall I try to get some- thing for you out of Gnat ei•devant hus- band ueband of yours?" She looked at him with a smile. "Yes, you are jug the soK of man to get 1t ,out of him. and 1 am the sort of per- son to take it." "You are right, i.orchen." "As always. uncle,"- she said gayly; "and now, please don'4 say any more about It. Only leek, how wonderful! j assure you, uncle, it is good for the ►health to look et such a sight every tiny.' And she pointed to the picture ppresd out before them—ito►no in the golden light of the sunset. nhe took his arm and they walked on in alence. Now and then be cast a admiring glance at her, when ndm 6 eyes rested on his beautiful anthem - eon. They sauntered comfortably along, oast tlx: French academy, down to the Ttn,zn del itopolo, and along the Cor- er, Lora w•ns in a waking dream, in which her gaol old untie gave place h, her thoughts to another, who was sneerer to her than any one in the ve rht. That would he happiness indeed, to float through this charmed atrnotepherc with him, to lel henget! le taught by hen. to edrrtro and enjoy everylhi►Ig edema with hen in this wonderful land, 'where not a er.il knew them. She started violently wh'n the gener- al .a1d. "1 wonder it we shall find any lettere?" As he spoke he pinched the oar of a saucy little, dark -eyed creature. write toil been following Them offering vto- 7.•c to doll, and Al last halput (t bunch Deo hLs coat -pocket, and tens now, clamorously demanding payment for it. Igeathen!sh sit," he troolded, as ho put two gtldi into the chills basket, and offered the vatted+ to lora. "1 wonder ttheeher there w:11 he ony kIters?' he repeated. "1 hope so, uncle; I am sure 1 hope so. 1 havo nol wean! from minima for a week, and 1 and always anxious best she shoull be ill." "It wenddnn be idrange If she were. Rut you true( net fret Mout It, child. J:eeldn4, that ►renkev. Katie, has got 'o pass her exnlninatlen at this time. If s!..• gefe through all right, i will give her teem -thing. \ 'orrid you like to ?!rive home, term. It Is n good way I:4111e yet. ores 1 (1111 sure yenur Nate feet ars ns tiro I a; my big onus.' Ile herkorei to a linen , and they shove host' through the crowded street. In tho little sitting -nom. 'proudly Celled re xah)!'o. (lemma. the dark -eyed. led be ;s•, mentos •h4•sutiful dauebter of the hol=e. hail Iie+hte t in fire, to kelt re the et•enenga ehill. On the coverer' ten. e even wet burning. Anil the 4te•re_ stela futile{ 1 under thie telt-kettle ter, trek .•ff her not end jnckol. rind the eerier)] '• ok the paper he hal Wight. on the way home out of lits 't. and sealing himself comfortab- y en thee rota. he eats: "Dei yell knew. Lent. that 1 never sealt co travelling nrein w'thout you? Rt Tete. that is eo ov_ A ('ern!en tea - in the hen.! of norms.' She to—eked nlimeanlly nt hhn. sal e, on ennn`nt. hire. Ann mekieg a de. l c c,lvl r'- h',t rainy: "t' , 1 Ike it. 1 nm mete reale!. "V•et• '--'1 anrtb.1 raven ►ve dw•llreng welt ti's' k4." he lsugP eft. "Nn. nnv rn "NMlfr e, Lora. or ycu would be i;raal,, were word." Tho &mete lingered en heft bee. She ▪ Tame is t)ootor Schonberg; he is e teacher in the Academy at Westen- berg," was the reply. "What :ort of a fellow is he? Do you know him?' "Yoe; he he Is like all the rest, urtr:le." '1 •eel I" She turned away; etre looked alnr.e.'t a-. baby as she had done tine day be- fore the rows cane. "AL :tail,' said the general, who was bu9ily stirr.ng his lea, "1 hope ho has sane fortune." "No,' said lora. "It seems to bo a Tollen peculiarity to plunge headlong into marriage with• out regard to the consequences, grumbled the general. 'They never shut the stablo do or till nftcr the home is stolen, and then it is kto late.' She had never heard her uncle slk'tak so croseely. Sho felt that the reproach was intended for her, for whom he had leken so much trouble, but sire did not cure to -day; everything was so indif- ferent to her. Site got ready to go out. anti then walked with him through the crowded streets, flooded with the horn- ing light. They entered et length the huge am• ptlheutre of the Coliseum. They had not spoken a word on the way. Here they separated; the old gentleman, ac- conrpanied by a guide, went up the steps, 4o get the view !torn this height Lora walked along the arena, on the sunny side, with c,rooping head, 111141 as one of tho great blocksofstone tl nt lay eratterel about offered a conveni- ent seat, she sat down one looked at the old wall be'ore her. No ono was here at this early hour, and tiro mos was was impressive. Only a flock of screaming birds were lying ever her head, in the deed blue rky, and before her were the rows of seals, f;sour which, formerly, a hundrot thousand men had looked upon the games below. (fere, for the amusement of these hundred thousand, numberless men and ani- mals had teen satin in a horrible man- ner. She exi:erlenccd, even. to -day, a great horror of this post, end she felt so small, co exrc(vtingly snrail, tn this world, not greater Than A grain of dust whirled about by the wind. What was her small grief, her poor, little, feeble destiny? Some su_h thtng happens to every one et times, perhaps even worse. She would livo out her lite, end she would be swept away, as miliions be- fore her had been, in the stream of time. And she would live! Ifow' \Voll, that was her Affair. Sho lifted her head proudly. She felt a wonderful courage, es if she had drunk strong wine which had excited her nerves, and yet had made her ill. She felt bold 44) face the fu- ture, and yet trembled before the hor- rible desert which this future appeared tr. her. 'Avanti!" she said aloud, as she got up. The general, who looked like a mere dot alove her, waved his handkerchief. She returned the greeting, and walked slowly itoward the entrance, to wait for him. "Avantil" he alio salt, ns he came ui• 14) her, evidently in better humor, and offered her his ann. "I can walk alone," she replied. 'I must get ncrrrstonred to that, tmcle,* and her yoke sounded bard. As she was packing her Trunk the next morning, the general came In tv'th a kiter. "It seems to be epidemic wills you, • he said, inying a paper of bonbons drwn tettur inFeer here is Rudolph h s announcement of his engagement; haven't you heard?' "Yes," she replied, pointing to an un- opened letter, "from mamma." "You terve not rend it yetr' "No. uncle.' "And whet do you say to the news? Your mrolher Is in luck ter once. eh? Cr course she has money, this Maikat o" Katz, or wluutever the future Frau von Totten may be cnlle:J?" iora nodded. "It Is to be hoped so." "Then you will won be alone to- gtether, you and your tether, Lor- chen?' "Yess," she replied huskily. "Won't you read your letter, child?" "Ry and by. uncle. Yoe see 1 want le finish packing flrtsl." "1 say. lnr•tten, you (Mn't take of- fence at the stupid thing i tied yester- day, that you nil get married at !rip- t•.azard. 1 dict net noon anything by lL. 1 only thought. Kntle—.lon't Lc ot- fenieJ, chili—was not very well suite,( lo be the wife of a Teacher—you under- stand? The girl stems to me sea wild, so—eo—welt, In a word, I can better fancy her on horseback than in the kitchen or the nursery. it It bad been you. Lem now. 1 imI l—" She looked fit him with an eepree• skin like thnt of a wounded doer. Ile Moppet in dismay and took her trend in loth his hands. "1 did not mean to offend you. real- ly, my dear child. It is all right, I suppose. Beller a gooks husband than for the ma•kap 4e go out a4 a gover- nees. Oh. It will all conte out right in the end, ch?' And he stroked her pale face. Sho nodded pleasantly and continued bee packing; then he took her mother's letter and stent to her mom with it. reel she Mayetl there a long time. in the mennl'me the genrral went len sle p. 11.' (1 (1 nol tt al c op till Gemma conte to set etre tulle; t'Pvn t,o;' t.t<•' rsme Wk. "What ui.l your mother suite?" he nskel. She flushed steeply. "animism ' end t her lone." sethe seld. tut the truth w•a; sire 1111d not yet roma courage to real The letter. (To be Continued.) e. WISDOM OF THE SEER. Yc,ung Lady --"\\'ill the young plan 1 am engagni to make a good httse band?" Fortune Teiler--"It's up to you to n•.ako a good husband of like, All Lad h sbsnds are self made." -- '*- fk?'i'6 tell a men )tea aro as geed as ho %; show Win that you uv t'otke'. 011.1.41444401140.0 Mfi"ttt iThe Hum SHEEP ['AY !BIG PROFIT. A correspondent says :--A well -feet flock of sheep is the most profitable property a farmer can own. It is sotne- tirree said that the dairy cow Le this. 11 that be true tt•hy is it that the manlier of sheep has in^rtnsed over 3,000,000 in Great Britain in the Inst few years, until now there aro over 300 sump to every snuure mile? Sheep raising is looked upon by many as a primitive industry suited only to poor lands and undo- vek.pled agriculture. It sheep were suited roily to rough and waste lands, why is it that in Great Britain the tenant leeks upon his sheep as the surest rent - payer on land that is tt•olt11 from $300 to 5500 per acre. Wo have always advocated that any fainter can keep a small Iku`k with satis- factory success. Fuilt.res in the keeping of ehoep invariably happen Ur having ton large a flock to begin with, for if one k able to keep successfully a small fleck, vttich any person with good judg- ment may do, there is no reason that he can keep a thousand with the sante suc- cors, for in all arts appertaining to a e thereso . i no branch rel' l► �.. d'ur . t to become proficient in as the shep- herd's art. This does not apply to shoe) alone. Let any man overstock the capa- city of his farm with hogs or cattle, and disaster is suer to follow. in my thirty years of experience in the sheep business 1 have always found that my sheep have always made mo more profit for the feed consumed and the stock. I have made 150 per cent. pro- fit on grade ewes raising early lambs for the Easter market. Sheep, in fact. turn into money in aureate; ways: Firs6 is the meat, who- ther nuns hot -house lambs, rib wethers .n fat cares that have raised several lots of lambs; then there is the wool, which Is commanding a good price and which is harvested in the spring of the year, ;;.3 to speak, when the fanner has the least to sell from any other source.. And last, but not least, is the oonstant im- provement of tho land, which sheep with the grold4l hoofs and rich manure never fail to bring to the tired and wornout cultivated field. Sheep aro the 100 per cent. profit animal, whether they bo grazing on (to Ozarks or on the rich and rolling fields of the prairie. 1! you have never ..ad any experience in the business, let me warn you 10 go easy and buy a few ewes and figure on Improving 1n the future. One of the principles of success is to raise each year lambs that are better Individuals than their !leathers. Have your ideal. You know the ones that answer to the ac- cepted type and your ileal. Study your fleck. Yon know the ones that raise the Lest lambs and shear the heaviest fleece, yon learn to discard the coarse hoed, the heavy ear. the loiig leg, the cloudy wool and dark skin. Hold on to the ones that eonform the nearest to your Ideal, and t►e most es- sential and important part is good care. As someone has said : A wise shepherd feeds his Iambs a month before he sees them and the foolish shepherd a month afterward. I emit to Impress upon the minds of all that in my experience the one essen- tial and most importanti arlafit thing to ren lem- ler to make the sheep profitable is care. Care will make constitution, cam w•Ibl ward off disease, care will make size, caro will save feed, care will make fag, and fat makes more) and better wool. Caro will convince any man that tJhe sheep Is the 100 per cent. profit animal. Inti should be done at periods as near as 12 lomat apart tie practicable, and at the same time each day. 4T.tIIV.tTION IN ENGLAND. Butcher Found Family Devouring Raw Carcass of Sheep. A few %vesks ngo a butcher in iDept- ki•d, the old harking -class district of Stu derland, England, killed it sheep, says the London Express. Ile threw part of the body 011 it trolley outside his yard, and when ho went to leek for it a few minutes after it was gone. Ile celled in a policeman, who tracked the steps of the thief by means of the drops of blood dripping from the flesh. This track led him to a house in a peer street, and to a roorn on an upper !symptoms as lanae hack, pairs in the 'Icor. A smear of blood en a door(, ndesir• to urinate, xpt• pointed to the end of the trail. The laitsidey at frequenight;t painful and discoeloredec policeman opened the door, but he .urination, are readily overcome. Here uredo no arrest. ('is the recipe; try it: Ile sow them a conn, a vornan, and • Fluid Extract Dnnde!ion, one -waif fur children all eagerly eanhng the raw. •ounce; Compound Knrgon, one ounce; meat. 'l'hey had been tt•ithoe`l lewd for Compound Syrup Stnsaper lra, three days. The policeman gave the man , ounces. Take a teaspoonful after each hill a crown, and the butcher, whenmeal and at bedtime. he heard the story, made up a parcel' A well-known physician Ls author- of uthor of groceries for the family. filly that these ingredients are all When interviewed, the mayor of the : harmtess end easily mixed at home district said: i1by shaking well In a bottle. This mix - "There are to -day not for short of lure has a peculiar healing and sooth- e0,000 persons in distress in this blr- 1 Ing effect upon the entire Kidney and MAKE THIS YOURSELF MIS RECIPE FOR SIMPLE HOME- MADE KIDNEY CORE. laexpenslve Mixture of Vegetable In gredients Said to Overcome Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Here is a simple home-made mixture as given by 811 eminent authority on K dney diseases, who makes the state mens in a 'Toronto daily newspaper. that it will relieve almost any case el Kidney trouble, if taken before the stage ;c! Bright's disease. Ile states that such Hl'\tfrlt 'un-: COW. So far as possible the same person should milk the same kit of oows. No greater nonsense was ever promulgated than that all talking and whistling shoed.] be prohiltld in The stable. The cow should he familiar with the voice of leer aUendant and she should never hear t' !u any other than kindly toners. She shoukl be called by name and talked to Individually when ho has occasion to speak to her. Whistling need singing In a moderate degree are not objectionable i•► the stable. 11. R. Gorier says that the rows Invar- iably fell off in yield under the care of n certain attendant. The man was kind reare as the enc .•eenMtb 10 give the : nmo rn ethe r.e. dill he could not keep up the flow of cows under his charge, It was noticed tweet two rarely rpoke in the stable, and still more rarefy to rho caws milked. Ills attention was called to the tact and he was asked to chnngo 1414 !nett:oils and funniliarize the nuts with the tones of his voice. Ile did so and the problem was solved. The cows had never tecome acquainted with him. Cows like to hear the voice of nn atten- dant, especinlly when in a kindly man• n"r he speaks their runnel. Milking should be done quickly. kind- ly and cleanly. If a port of the flow is left in the t.dder each Uwe the cow rem Iearnc to secrete just that amount Zees, rind there will be a ceorrensponding falling eft in the flow. The sane sequence of T.rilking should 10 followed each clay, Si. That each cow will knew when her turn comes. Attendants have prebahly noticed flint when they sit down to milk one rote the under of the next one will often begin to flow from the lent before they get to her. 11 she is not milke•l in order s'ic will :manifest her displeaerire e; ,,er nervers e^t',ns Cii8ep poinIment. The first fete streams et milk from each tent should not he put in the pail. Bacteria gather In the end '.1 1110 teats between milking's. These in the milk will Increase with gram rapkt- ily. often seriously injuring its quality for butter and cheese. As soon es drawn the milk st»uld ito renewed item the odors of the stable. 'there is nothing that will tnoro readily ubsi rb noxious Weirs than cooling milk. The cow Ls o creature of habit. 11 reg'slarly fret before milking she will when this n;•der ks changed l e re less and often refuse to give down her milk. 11 sila„o at ail defective be fed before milking the odor Is likely to nppear In the milk. Od rs from food reseh the milk In en incredible short spnee of time. Two minutes will reeve to tale the odors 41 tones to the ;elder and milk pall. 11 1.1 nf'.•r milking, sliago will 'Into unless very bad, taint Mw milk. Milk -1 ough and parliamentary division. 'There are about 8,000 filen out of stork. For every'Ian out we must allow Mora. dependents—wives and children. In one works alone in eery own district 4.300 mien were employed six months ago; to -day the sante works has lees than 500 men. "It requires sysksm to discover some of the cases. For instance, yesterday morning 1 was at a children's break- fast at Deptford. A pother carries! leo of Icor children there. She earnest them because she had no clothes for walking. These children had been kept from school by lack of clothes. We have to be careful not to miss such eases." •F WIIERE CIDER OUTRANKS BEER. Nine, Too, In Large Regions of Ger- muny, France, Spain and England. A German enthusiast has been making a study of the history avid present sta- ts of cider, and he comes to the con- clusion that !L and not beer is the ori- ginal popular beverage of those parts of Europe where win; is not naturally. cheaper. ile considers that while it was prob- ably of Gothic origin and still has its strongholds in Celtic regions, its use in Cermany gods back into the night of time. In South Germany beer has pretty well superseded cider in Bavaria. In Baden wine is cheap and plentiful and cider La neglected, but in \Vurtemburg it is tuadc 'Intl used in great quantities. In north Germany there are three great chier regions, the Sachsenhausen fir Frankfort, the Taunus \fountain district in Prussia and the middle ithine. Tire Frankfort cider is a strong brand. It cct,tains G per cent. of pure alcohol. Tho lett bank of the !Thine in the neigh- Ixerhood of Mx -la -Chapelle need Treves Is the classic land of cider. The superior brand is called vtetz, and this shares with the Taunus brand the reputation of being the best cider in the world. In Moth the speierling cr sorb apple or ser- vice apple, a s ❑fill sweet fruit peculiar to Europe. is used. The juice contains considerable tannin besides being rich in sugar and ilavor'ing essences. The juice clarifies beautifully. after fermentation and rho perfected drink is delicious in flavor and of health- ful quality. It is an adrnirable fruit tine. WIIERE SiGNS ARE TAXi:D. Ilio do Janeiro Planes n Revenue Stomp Upon Them. There oto several notable cases in which taxes havo been placed on out- cf-the-way commodities, and boards, windows, and chimneys have nil suf- fered in this respect at one limo or an- other. The latest example, however, conies [rem Rio do Janeiro, where every innkeeper or cafe proprietor is com- pelled by law to place a revenue -stamp upon his sign. special ". . " n nein n e.hal �orvck cit h t- 1 In g P a or ice, In serve, makes a pincers( and hang.s it to a door -post, or to one of the palm -trees in tubs which are goner• ally to be found Adorning the extorters of such estabtislunents, This notice must have a tovenue-stamp attached. So, too, it is waw announcements the( "This Iiouse is '1'o Let," and with board - Ings temporary or otherwise --upon which adterBeemenls are placed. Herein this tax bear; a resemblance to that in Belgium, under which each sep- arate ndverllsement wets another mite lu the eoffe•rs of the country. !Urinary structure, and often overcomes tlhc worst forms of Rheumatism in just a little while. This mixture is said to remove all Llocd disorders and cure the Rheumatism b forcingthe Kidneys to v u filter and strain from the blood and 'system all uric acid and foul, dee entened waste matter, which cause these a(ilio- tions. Try it it you aren't well. Savo the prescription. itOM.AN('E OF A FORTUNE. "IEW L1GiiT ON HEREDITY A London's Ex -Waiter's .Bequest of 1598,0011 to His bookkeeper. After the death of Mr. Oscar Philippe, who began life as a wailer at the Ca- vern' Restaurant in Leicester square, London, and some years later purchased the place out of his "tips," there was cxarsiderable speculation as to the dis- posal of his fortune. The secret is now out, for the will has been prow -d. it is a very brier document, es there is one legatee only. This is Miss Julia Fomonds (now Mrs. George Dale) the testators bookkeeper at the Cavour, to tshorn the whole estate, valued for pro. Late at £98,873, !s bequealhed. IL is forty-five years since Mr. Phil- ippe came to London from the Mid dis- trict of France in s arch of work. be found it at tine Cavour, That was his first and last engagement. iL was a shabby little restaurant in those days, but its frequenters were liberal lin their "Ups" and it was not long Lefore (he genial French waiter became sole pro- prietor. Soon the house became fam- ous for its taro -shilling dinners (wine excluded), and Philippe began to amass a fortune. Iiow much he made no one can say, for although a single man and of most frugal habits he gavo very largely to charity. Some tine ago he was offered £120,- 000 for the freehold of the Leicester - square restaurant, but the offer mel with a courteous but firm refusal. Tho ex -waiter prized the Cavour above ev- erything, and would not have parted with it for double fro price ofh ref, rendezvous o theatrical va nf the It t s profession, and Philippa numbered among his regular patrons Sir Charles Wyndham. Mr. Arthur Collins, Mr. George Edwardes, Mr. Oscar Asche, Mr. Frank Curzon and Mr. Gerald Du Ntaurier, BALI. DRESS OF STAMPS. At a ball 1n Bermuda a wonderful drays was worn. and in the making of it over 30,000 stamps were used, says the London Daily Mail. Years were spent in collecting the stamps and three weeks in the making of the e!ress, which was of the finest muslin. The woman called upon her friends to help her, and the, dress was covered with the stamps of all nations. They tv re not put on anyhow, but in etab- crate design. On the front of the bo- dice was an eagle trade entirely of l:rown Columbian stamps. Suspended from the birds talons wain Mb made e o r very old blue revenue. , tienps. On each side of the glebe was an American nog, having stripes of red and blue .stamps. On the back of the bodice was a collection of foreign stamps In the k,rm 4)1 a shield, in the centre of which was a portrait cut front ol.l revenue t;inmps. A picture hat covered with reel and blue stamps was worn with the d ress. 1l is far better for n num to he rill/red d'wn by ills wife than to Ile shown tip by his neighbor. 00404.40104000000440000041, Most people know that if they have been sick they need Scott's Emu/— J./on to being back health and strength. Rut the strongest point aI,otit Scott's Emulsion is that you don't have to b),— sick to get results from it. It keeps up the athlete's strength, puts fat on thin people, makes a fretful baby happy, brings color to a pale girl's cheeks, and pry vents coughs, colds and consumption. Food in concentrated form for sick and well, young and old, rich and poor. And it contains no drugs and no alcohol. ALL DRUCr)IST3I 60o. AND *1.00. 11I1'01C1'ANT DISCOVERIES SOON TO Ll: ANNOUNCED. temarkable Results •of the Study of Plants and Animals a: Caw - bridge, England. It Ls claimed for the School of Al ul- cral Selene° al Cambridge that It $ tetxmtplishe'd greater man els in ree years than the famous uchiev 'rents et Burbank in California. A revert will s&oui be issued which is expected to make a greater sensation in the world of science than any other recent discovery. 'l'he line of investigation has been the 't.dy of what is known as Mendell's law of trendily, and its application i3 to tee demonstrated not only in vegetnhle life Lut with regard to animals us welt, 'Lha principle is Lost shown in a simple illus. (ration. It is found that it dwarf peas ane tall peas are crossed lee resulting crop the next year will all be tall teas. The second year's crop, however, will lo in (out proportion one-quarter dwarf peas. three-quarters tall peas. 01 these tall peso just oce-quarter will pyt pure tail and never again show signs of dwarfness. The remaining two -quar- ters will be impure, but again when crossed with their like will give pure tails, pure dwarf and mongrels 1n due proportion.. So we find in all grandchildren, so to speak, of pure strains that the proper tion 1:2:1 has A MYSTIC APPLICATION— that is, one-quarter of those grand- children will be exact or pure reproduce tions in cno quality of their grund- mother, one-quarter will be pure repro- ductions of their grandfather, and two- gtrartens, though resembling one grand- parent, will hare latent in them the qualities of both. it Is affirmed that all qualifies trans- missible by heredity in vegetable and animal life are guvernesl by this law. in regard to animals. the simplest and best known case in common experience is perhaps that of the blue Andalusian fowl. If the pure black and speckled white varieties bo mated together, all tha chickens will fm blue Andalusians. But mate two of the blue Andalusiaru and ti always happens that the chickens aro of three sorts--eenne black, some speck- led while, some of the eonnp.•o3ite color known as blue Andalusian; and the most inexplicable fact in thio family picture of inherited qualities as that both the blacks and the whiles and also hall of the descendants of the blues in the next generation may bo called pure bred— that is, in certain definite respects no trace of the cross will again appear is their progeny. This issue, though it has a rather dif- ferent appearance, Is theoretically much flit same as in the case of the peas, and proves the existence of a deep -tooled law that will revolutionize the science o DEVELOPING VARIETIES. Though the physical secret is obs the mune of this strange behavi the fowls and the peas may be sbuered for practical purposes certain. After vast numbers of experiments. chief- ly with plants, but also web poultry, mice, and other animals, a number of characteristics --such as the shape of the comb in fowls, certain colors in the peas, beurdiness in wheat, perhaps eye ou'•or in man—have been marked down es lawswhich tt e can fixed � an_c wcring to control. The Mendell law Is of course by no means free from complications, and the experiments are still in their infancy. Still, the Cambridge biologists have turned out a wheat which combines the strength of the Manitoba hard grain with the yield of the softer English wheats. it is maint..ined that the value of til. English wheat crop will be Ln - creased by this means to the extent of fully 82.50 an ncre. This is only one of the practical features of the investiga- tion which will shortly be anuounccd- The problem of the application of the Mendell law to the breeding of animals and hunhnn beings is much more curn- plicated, but it l3 believed that impor- tant discoveries in the breeding of sheep. cattle, and perhaps horses, aro already avafiable. �� 'AFD TUB. WITH POLE IT An Englishman's Attempt to Eec•apo Flooded District. Torrential rains have fallen in many parts of Englund during the pest jew wreck days, and serious hoods tore re. ported in counties so far apart as Lin- celnsl►ire and Monrnouthshirie Lanca- shire and Warviechsl►ire. Violent ga:es were also expet•icnee'sl. In Manmouthshire, where many riv- ers overflowed. enormous tracts of Iow- tying land are deeply tkoodel. In some uarLs of the county n Ire •e-in'•tu fall of rain in twenty-four hours was record - (d Al l.ianwenl, near Newport, sev- eral residents had to retreat in attempl- ing to reach the railway stetson Ly the ordinary roads. Me Edwards, ttla Ise; in the village. found nearly two fret of water not far from his heiee. Having lie toll. he got into n dorne•tio tub find tied la make his way to the I station with the aid of n look±, but ha.( !., •(bandon the stt•'mpl. In . one p,} Ice • togs of the L'edg e a were on';• •esti/Meet vies! . � ty'grr ,lay west of ile•w•pe . '.i u1;: miles of land in S'nrn r water. The Avon Ott tn. b:enks between Path and itr- Ir ony meadows were subnnert depth of several feet, In Warwickshire many pie been lemporearily thrown •,'fit through the heeding of (net Trills en the banks et riven. A whirlwind with rain and fled Lancashire. in the Celt lrict n pony and trap were tk int) a ditch nil n::.ny farm t were damaged. Guest (wbo hears a frtttfui the passage: "There! That's th with my dinner, 11et." int k sir, but leo reel to Mg; 10 lag up the sits of pot11')." 1� -1