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Exeter Times, 1908-04-02, Page 2++++++++++++ +4444+44+4 4+4-44444++++++++++++++ !any boy or young man; it concerns a girl." "1 thin!: you might help rite," said Aunt Phipps heeltatingly, "Alter all, it is only to take u mtessage--W kit quietly >otr!etlaimg that t should blun- Ider over, and cry about, and upset everybody in telling. I like your face," circ added, looking at Olive with a fleet - : lug emiie--"there has been sorrow there --arid not much brightness; but it's n good face. Yes -1'11 let you heti) rue." "And so help myself at the same tate," said O1ts a gui:y. pleas d at hav- i ing gained her pannt. "Now -tell me +++ -+++++++++++++++++♦+♦+++♦i+++++♦♦♦+++++++ what I am to do." A Broken Vow -OR BETTER THAN REVENGE. CHAI'TCIt V. Something definite vas shnping in the meld of (Iwo Varney; she began at last to see the way. if only by the aid of this old w•tantun she could get tutu thut house; it oily she von(' le smuggled in. or taken 'it under false pruten•ees, the freest would be easy. 1f no ether fashion occurred to tier for declaring herself, she might do it in a dramatic way, and bring Olive Varney back (rem the grave. Best of all, how- ever, if she could get Into the place as a stranger, [roe to apy out the lend. Aunt Phipps, a.s she had called how se'f, wata certainly the feeble, tirti- Id old creature imaginable. That she had been shaken by aome disaster MLA evident; .the eecrned quite glad to cling to the aria of this stranger, and to sub- mit to being led away by hor. She said nothing aloud as they walked; she ort!y whimpered, and dabbed at tier eyes with a black -bordered handker- chief, and muttered softly to herself. When they were well away from the house, and when Olive Varney had had 4m to think deeply about the mat- ter in hand, and to think, most of all, of how she could use this old c:oature, she, stopp.•d awl locked elowu upe)n the oleo woman, and spoke. "You are living in London, I suppo-e? Anywhere near here?" "I have a poor moat in Westminster. Clean. but quiet; something like a room 1 hail once, not so long ago. in Paris.' "Then you have lived abroad?' asked Olive, quickly. "That gives us some• thtng in common; 1 have but just come from abroad myself." "How very delightful," said Aunt t'Iupp;, brightening up at once, and dabbing at her eyes. "I've liver abroad for years -with my husband. This Ls fur may husband," --she held up the black -bordered handkerchief -"ail !was able to get .n the way of mourning Ter tum. Lipsky for me I always dressed in black, wasn't it? 1f you don't mind corning to my lodging we could talk there; you've no, idoa how I long for so,tueone to talk to, after this dread- ful London. I dont seem to have a friend in the world --except Tagg -and tine clocks." After this remarkable speech she walkee1 on at a greater rate than ever. Olive Varney. striding along beside her, began to think; that she was in alt pro- bability a little mad, and would there- fore be the better fitted for any plan for which she was to bo used. Look- ing at her more closely, Olive saw that Aunt Phipps was not quite so old as she had at first appeared; it was oniy her curious fashion of shrinking that gave her that aptpenrance o[ feebleness aid of age. She . eemol nlmest like a creature used to hard or unkind treat- ment ---quite like one expecting a blow. For that reason, perhaps, she yielded the more rapidly 10 the gentle voice of this strange woman whe, lied stet her in the street; she quite expander1 As they went along, and began to laugh a little, and even to boast about herself. "Yes. I've been abroad, nay dear. ter years," said Aunt Phipp i. "Lived In the best hotels and never knew what 11 teas 4, earl! for anything. A car- riage here and a carriage there, and wine for all meals. except, of course, at tea -time. Oh. n fiery Iife, my dear, I can assure fou; you can do such a kit with money." "Aro jou rich. then,''' asked Olive. looking nt the shabby figure sne_redu- ously, "I was---M'iinI in money." said the little old wornett, with another laugh, and Then a quvlk sigh. "I Ilreight there tt i. never dying le be any end to it, but 1 was wrong, you see." She field up it linger and thumb a.s though she held there the last of her fortune, and made a su(lden quick putt at it wilft her lips. "All gone --just just like that," she said, and began to cry again ns though there had never been a laugh in lior. After walking quite a king way they came into the poorer part of Westmin- ster. into narrow ol.l•fashione'+1 streets of a loon and shnbby nspect. In one of these streets. which seemed it little narrower even Than its fellowe, Aunt Ph Des stopped before a i ieLse. the Ims•er front idem of which 11ndl been converted into a shop. and which had painteedl over its window the name "Terra," The doer beside that window yielded le her touch. and Olive folow•- ed her in. in the improvised shop was it !ems, narrow wooden counter ant behind this Counter was a tall, thin, spars) old man with n long grey heard. And on the wall,. and on the co)trnter, and even on the (leer, it; a multitude of clocks of every shape. s.ze and condition, and al! seemingly al work. The weir.( part of it was that no single eine of the',n all appeared to be set to the entre. . t,me as its 1e'kows. with the result flint ch'afe's were conslaanlly r.ng ng nut from uno't s 'e••t places in varying notes, and rt• t ) l,' sir:k'ng np Au:it Phipps waited for a moment sir over the place. And in the midst of two. as though putting her .story to - the rein, and of the ticking and etrik- getter in her own mind; sighed a rice lir int.;. the ukl man worked esu inipet tut- tit is e; dubbed at ise,,,..,-es with the Klacl:- abiy at another click. buttered handkerchief; and began. `''This is my friend -Tagg,' said Aunt "The toy in that house is u Mr. (:Irris- ['h:l►p5, extend:ng a hand towards hire; topper 1)uyiu'---and I believe lie is the and, turning to Olive: "Great mun.nic•esl lx)y in the world. I've never Tagg; knows snore about clocks and seen ham-- and I've never been in ttie thing: of Haat kind than ar,jono else. Crouse in my We; but 1 am his unlit." 11 Ire could afford it hod '►ever part "MW yet have newer seen tun." said front at:y ,Jf 'tont-and I think he'd steal Olive steadily. "I'le,a,e go on." those 1 eought to hint to mend, wouldn't "Ilis uncle ---Mr- Julius Phipps -mar - you. 'Tagg?' tied me rather late in life," went on "Net quite ttiat," replied the old man, tho ol.l lady -"and treated me rather looking up at her, and inc.dentully telt. all things considered. 1 was very, scanning the tall \ver in .eller had very rich-- and we travelled about a brought with her. "Only, 1 think that great deal. Ile was one of the [inest- a clock, once started, is like a mon, looking men I've ever seen -and he born; it's never quite the same again. Invented the mast Leauliful pet -names Al first it's a mere thirst; of wheel, and for me you can imagine; 1 never knew parts and springs; once wind it up and in the morn:ng what new name he was start it with life and it becomes a going to call me for the day -and 1 thing of moods and fancies and little didn't deserve any one of them. Gra- tentI:ers--just like ourselves. You don't dually, however, as the money went, hesieve that, eft?' he asked Olive, the pet -naps grew less; they had to sharply. last for a week sometimes before he "It net er occurred to me, replied could find a new one. And when there Olive Vnrn•y, was nothing lett at all, and wo were "It's true," he went on. "They're just in .iesperate_ sirens, he called me like men; some of 'ens big and flashy 'Anne' only. Ile was like 801110 of and loud, and never to be depended Tugg's cloeks--all moods. But I was upon; and others den►ure•looking and very, very fond of him." pkdding and humble, ani never losing Stie fell to weeping again in her o minute, and always cotts:'ientlous• hopeless, helpless w•ak, After n little Some that go in a dull, ordiiortfashion, tine Olive venture to remindd her as if they weren't a bit pleased at hav- afield the boy. and the message that Ing to work at all; ethers with it dash toy wad to revive. Aunt Phipps dried and a sparkle. as if they were quite her eyes, and sat up, and :aid she was proud of themselves. Just like meet- sorry to have given way; aro laughed and women." tier queer little laugh, and went on Aunt Phipps led the way up a stair- with her story. case to the second floor. 'There she ell always thought Phipps was it rich took [porn a little bracket outside a faun -but Ice wasn't. From the first d• or a candlestick -lighted it -rind open- element 1 knew him he WAS always ed the door. Olive saw that there were crafting a figure -and buying; horses - more clocks even here, to say nothing nerd making bets -and doing everything of a tail grandfather clock nn lite land- that was dashing and fine and gentle- ing itself. The little old woman spoke manly. l was quite proud to be seen 01 them after she had closed the door ss•ith stint. It was only titter he mar- --anal she spoke in a hustteel voice. rled Inc that 1 discovered tie was deep "1 don t like therm," she whispered' to delft, and that I must pay a great le) •k ng all round about her."I've deal to set hien right. But 1 paid it - stopped these; but 1 hear the others and he was quite happy and affection - when 1 wake al night. They say things ate about it, and saki he wag glad he --they call to me with their chimes had married rue and that no other wo- like old voces. And they never-never man would probably have suited him -never cease ticking. Do you know so well. tie was always saying nice what 1 think? 1 T'eliese they'll tick my things like that." quick- "Ile hod reason to be grateful tel you, rife away -oh, yes, they will -far or thnn if there was only one of 'ern. 1 should think," said Olive, with some I can't get my breath sometimes, try- bitterness, Ing to keep pace with them. it doesn't "After a little time I found that let - matter." she eddied, with her tureens ters were corning for him troin Lolls little laugh that swns halt a sigh -"but don -letters which annoyed him. i 1 shouldn't have liked it when 1 had managed to ilud out at Inst that they money; 1 wag more particular then; more to live for, you know."sere from this voting man -Christopher "Bol surely }•,u have something M 1)ayne; and 1 dii'cd•tercd they referred to a large sum of money which belong - live icer now," suggested011ie.. "\\'hat cd to the boy. Pl,ipns was his uncle, ,r.i this y:oungt t,enm is het ins, at rho and land been entrrwted w eh the for - douse where 1 sew' you to-ngh-whnl e,l hint?" Shewas anxious, if possible, tune for investment by the hogs mo - too bring the old woman back to that firer 1 hippy sister.Me d the fortune Heist vital subjee't. was prone," "I'm afraid of him," said Aunt Phipps' ,osc?-k "Gone? Olive in Mester. 11squandered. sup- untying her bonnet and shaking her p "Yea, rte). dear -squandered. 'the toy fretfully to ed herself of it. "leen was W have had it when he wars one- we)u!dn 1 like to go to anyone if 30)1 anal -twenty; he's teem wearing for it for wore Carr; ing hart news, would you!" three years --and, God help me!"- "Rut I suppx►se it must be told at • stunt Phipps covered her face with her some time or other." said Olis•e Var.hands end ahudiderei-"there'd nothing ne'y- "Won't yell leer me help you? to wait for. Christopher nrtyne is a What is it? -a matter . t death, or some- beggar, and yet he expects are to walk thing loess?" into that bo.i. e, and tell him that his "Death -and sa.m''Ihtnz w•ots�'." said Pantile is ready for him, and that he 'tont Phipps, the randy tear.; springing never need want for money again!" t+, her oyes. "1'd give anything it 1 „ . ' �ou afraid , Lei could even get the re,ttrnge to erne it. it?' a.)skedIhnts Olivewhat Vaty'neyre e,t sktwl:. "Toil flul I cull din that; my pen stops when dare trot taco the boy and tell pini that (eve goon as far as -Ton will be dread fully sorry to hear.' -and then the Wars favi se fast that ihey simply spoil the paper. And if 1 (cold my hnndkerehlef against my eyes I can't see to write." "Why not let me be your messenger?" asked Olive gently. "1 lent you that 1 wanted to get Intie the imine. Thn, and that 1 ale.) was afraid. And 'el i do not beer any evil tiding:. Only 1t happens that my errand is n gel -kale one. anal 1 should like to do it tinder cover. as it were. At all events. it you Have bad rew•s why not let me pavo the way for you -break it gont1y? Does !hie boy of whom you speak know that peer.) in London?" "No," replied the ole( tv' nien, ss•ittt it shake of the head. "Anil yet In a way he is expecting me -h'• has been esperling m,' for years past." "1'o bring him had news?" asked Olive. "No-te take him gond new.'.•" said Aunt Phipps, beginning to weep ngain. ".%n.1 1 simply dare not tell him that there is no good newt for him of alt, but only haat. Oh, dear! oh, deur!- what ewer shall i do?"' "it may nil he so had as you think." said) Olive \'erne; . "Conte -since 3.011 have told me so rnueh. why not go turlhe'r and tell me all. \\'e have this in common nt least --that we end) \rant to get Inn) ilei; mysler:olts eerie`, and that each is a little nfrnid of the busi- nese. Rut 1 am stronger, and nllhough i nm nh'aid. 1 mean to terry mit what 1 hrtve stat ted to do. it .i!esn't concern 0000.440000.46000 The effect of Scott's Emulsion on thin, pale children is magical. It makes them plump, rosy, active, happy. It contains Cod Liver Oil, Hypophosphites and Glycerine, to make fat, blood and bone, and so put together that it is easily digested by little folk. ALL DRUGOISTB; 50c. AND *1.00. It Ls kind of you to ant eith the way for me." "Remember that l,roniise'," said Olive firmly. "You are to wait here until route for you; you are 1-, rely absolute- ly on mc. I shall come s wn, and shall let you know all he says. Good -night." The way wa-, found at last. Olive Varney heel set her tent firmly upon the road stto meant to travel. \\'ith grrun, set mouth, and with eyes .taring Weight before her in one d,re- tion, she (wept on through the silent streets. stratglit towards Chelsea. l'u t.0 Continued.) -4' MOST FAMOUS SWINDLER IUE1TH EUS A REN altli ABLE (' 111E1�:11 OF CRIME. Ilobberies on Extensive Scale-- \larr?' ;tach and Duels figured in His Ute: The death is announced at Milan of one of the most famous swindlers in Europe, George Masolescu, Duke of Ot- ranto, and Prince Lahovray, both ti- tles being self-oonferred on tum. Ile was a man of extraordinary good looks, a_.perfect figure, a bright, amiable dis- position and all tho necessary equip- ment for the Chevalier 1' Industrie. Ile was born in Roumania forty years ago, the son of an array officer. leo ran IN MERRY OLD ENGLAND NEWS BY MAIL .AtUOUT JOHN l3IlL AM) 1114 PEOPLE. Occurrences in the Land that Reigns Supreme in the Commercial World. 1'►tteig'-e birth rate for the past fort- 11171g. ort- riigl,t is ay 3'3.74 per 1,e.k0f), i uguittat 1 .'/•i at Cl iphartm. I l,t:kiiey relieved on the average 1, In lessens u week, at a total test of £1:1,777, during lu.;t year. During service at a Baptist clone; at Ctaeshant, Bucks, a tr•ember of the congregation reamed Thomas Dill fell dead. A woman who was admitted to the Essex Asylum in 109 from the '1 'ttcl- ring Union Trus cost the ratepayers u:.ero than £1,31x). Agricultural eduoutein in Fi, z1and an•1 Wales eeests about $i tM).000 a year, and between 30,001) and 40,000 people receive instruction. (au'$tiuni, sold the Rev. R. J. Camp- bell, recently, would have to talk less Wait going to heaven and set to work w ntnke heaven hero. By taking up his abed in a boat moored in tho river, a (aterkran '\Vale•) resident has contrived to escape pay- ing any rates. It is proposed to erect a memorial in away fens it military academy nt Gal- Exeter to Agnes Pres(, a martyr tel the 317 and went to (on-stantinoplo. lie, Protestant faith, who was publicly .noon absconded with the pocketbook 1 burned in Exeter 3.50 years ago. and the prise beauty of the Pasha's harem. He was arretstea across the Greek frontier and attempted suicide. Ile was taken to a hospital, where t'.ie thirty your, work to the borough, lianlsenne youth attracted the attention The Fulham Borough Olunch pro- poses to grant a pension of 7s. at week to, an old road sweeper, who has given rho head constable of the Liverpool of Queen Olga, who was visiting the police force reports that drunkenness seek. Site procured his release, and is diminishing. \Vomen, ha says, are gave hila money enough W take hien' slower to give up their liquor than home. tie left Roumania the second 111011. ,sllishment of the Rat - e8 Since the a5t ) . l�t a rain steam. 11n as a stowaway on ow g Rat- er, and reached Paris. Ile soon stole for sea municipal milk dopot, Infantile enough to set up a large villa in the ►,tort:ditty in the borough has been re- frishionable quarter. Ile drove his own duc'd lean 175 W 65 case; per thou - carriage on the Bois de Boulogne and sand. raced his horses at i.ongchamps. Pre -1 The English Primitive Meth ietiasts, neatly justice overtook tum and ne who have .spent $?5,000.(») its building; 'was sent to jail. and carrying on char•;hew, are now When he was released from prison, erecting new ones at the rato of one four or five years later, he visited Ion- tt week. don and Monte Carlo, and went to Cnn• I Ruskin's honeo on Denmark Bill, oda as the Duke of Otranto. In San which it had Leen feared would Lo de- Franciscto ho was the nephew of the snolished, has now been taken 4)11 a Spanish Minister at Washington. Thence lcng lease, and is to be converted into he went to Japan, and afterwards to' r school. Honolulu, where he Ileeoed, a rich wi- d�w. FLEECED A MILLIONAIRE. From Honolulu he went to Chicago, A Swedish seaman, now at 111111. has received news that tie h e e wen $0.000 1a a French ('Government lottery, 111 Which he bought a cheep ticket some' where he became engaged to the dauglt- time ager. ter of a millionaire. Ile returned to A destructive fire occurred at Hurd -- London and got eight months at hard der.sfiola, gutting the work; of W. C. labor for stealing jewelry (Porn hotels., 11'elin surtel & Co. Patterns ,and ma - Atter this he went to Brussels. where e'hinery velure.) at about £'+).000 were h9 rescued a rich Brazilian from a ging destroyed. ot ruffians and escorted triter to a tier General itetette in a message dealing lel, picking his pockets of $10,001) while with the (lei -lining birth rat.. to Eng - or the way. A short visit to Monte Hand end Wales. says all bachelor, Carlo as the Duke of Otranto netted should be taxed, it not nle,;oluteIy coin - him l J,000 crowns out of a rich kuru tented 1.) marry. gartan widow. After serving another The Kaiser has e•ons'nteel In become sentence in fall for a hotel robbery at pntron for a new eot in the British Nice, tie visited Italy, where he stet the and F�ereign Sailers' Se►eiety's instilu- (altnless Angelica von Konigsbruck, o tion at Tendon. Ile tins also pieesente•d member of one of the most distinguish• $i'i0 to the funds of the society. ee.1 Saxon famtliea. Posing as a weal- Wealth i9 unoiainll)• dislrlbuted its thy Roumanian landowner, he married (Britain. About 700.000 people die every tier In Genoa. year, of whom 616,000 die who ie''ve The marriage was celebrated before nu►thing, white over 50,000 die leaving o fenhlonabte audience by, the Arch- an average of only £200 each. f'ishop of Genoa. Tho bride's largo A resolution approving a minimum d•'wry wags exheultfed during the ton- wage of 30s. per week for all unskilled 4es•117'e1n. s .ti" + •••ng born to the (;)� couple In Switzerland. VUis'1'Ilt:lt .el)VI:NTURES. After a duel with the brother of an- other lady, this adventurer went to for 3,000 typewriters from Messrs. lover fie the analn, and returned n farts Bios., of Port Sunlight. Thi, is the hi Iho Prince Lahovarv, bringing with Inrge. order of the kindlight ,.ever ohlain•e,t. him the pmceedrs of a jewel robbery in Philadelphia. Subsequently he went to Inas s►tK acci.lentall r shot and ki11e'et Berlin and proposed to an American Et»tly \\'piife'1e'v, a .V•114101 -girl eat i)el.l ilaady. Incidentally he ransacked the. ss"'elft, near Rnrnle'y, 1.awren''a Do'1- hotel bedrooms, When the relatives or: f , fd rn, a farm hanei, ran in sseae'h of he 1.5 a beggar, eh?' n doctor, arid has not since boon heard '\Yo. I dare not, 1 believe ire's a rico tier' lady demanded financial guaran- boy, and n hard-working boy, who t`es' the Prince watt arrested for a rob- °I' hopes In make a imine for himself in fiery at t'ienoe. Ile was tried in Bar the world. Ile wrote again and again lin• Ile shammed Insanity and decely• to Phipps, and Phipps always pill him ns the experts completely, so that lies off ss.1T, ex�tisc's. Only the last letter was .tient do an esylem, Ile escaped that he ant to Phipps demanding seine from this institution after gagging an" binding the warden. ile next visited lite Klondike, atter which he returned to Maly, rnarrie'I 3 rich French w'otnan an.t settles' down to write his memoirs. Ile was suffer- ing, he wrote, from an incurable die. vise. and only regretted that tin had to leave his "angel of a wife' and two pearls of children." The Countess von Konigsl►ret�'k nl►• taineel a divorce from him In bite Ba- varian courts. ve rnment laborers In the London distr et was adopted by the conterenee of Government worriers at \Voolwie•h. The firm of Geoe►rge Sealer & r'o.. of West Bromwich. has received an order account of the money suggested that the boy was in love and wanted tho money more thnn ever. RcauIRul things he wrote, toe. about Lucy." "Lucy? '1•Ieat is the girl eh.) lives there, is it nett?" "Yes; and he say., that when he has his forl,ine ho'., going to nsk her to niarry him. And there's; no fortune --- and 1 don't know what I'm 10 do." Thus Aunt Phipps. with deep dejection, and w•itti ttte black -borders," handkerchief at her e3 es. "Where your ['hipepe?" a,l:ed Olive, a rocs the table. "Dead," wailed Aunt Phipps. "When he found That all the fortune was krone, end slant we were pennile3.5, he hied it was leo much for him. Ile .rent out and never carne back; and leo left it iet- ler saying-" Aunt Phipps sobbed, and looked carefully ter n dry pinro en the handkerchief -"raying; he was going to to:eke away with himself. And he was niways a man of his word, poor dear, 1 wailed fee Iwo days in Paris, nn.1 he never came back; Then i rushed) across to i,nndon, intending to tell the boy; and 1 haven't had the courage." Olive Vnrney got to her feet, and threw up her head with a new look of resolution. She hal found the way al Inst. and this feeble, weeping old wo- man ons to help her. "i.isten to ane," she said. "You shall stay here, without a foul knnw•ing whore yeti are er whnt has happened to you. 1 svi11 go to se !hie Mr. (hrls- te)pher Dr}'ne; 1 will break the reel gently to him: 1 will make him see it In the right light; he shall forgive you. Don't worry; i will put everything right for yet." "You are very wonderful -ani ver}' strong." said Aunt Phipps. .frying her eyes i will t+top here until t -nu tell me !hot 1iae hey doesn't think ilia my fi :'1, end won't sperik hardly of me. husband. 3tr;. leaning forward f itch T1111 Bl'itNE1t. ('.lesrr Ineendiar3 Matkhtn Trouble in Merlin. (:erntsny. It• r,an is being cenrrhel high end 1.0".' fe,r a mysterious "Jack the Bur. neer. who has been silting haulelint;s n tier in various (1t tt 01.5 of the cat; (luring the past fortnight. 'thirteen fires, involving considerable yeses and danger M life, rano attributed lo his incendiary habits. The entire fire brigade is kept in "double alarm," arta tinny firemen rind horses are stated k be on the verge of exhaustion. The latest outbreak necurrr,d on Thursday al noon, exactly twenty-four hours after the preceding ane. Although incendi- arism in every case has been found to be rho cause, the guilty person or per - Fens have .set aiicce.sfully covered up their tracks that both police and fire authorities; confess themselves complete- ly hailed. The hunt for the incendiary is render- ed (Wruit because the fire; persist in breaking out In altogether diff, rent parts of the city. As soon ns the nt- tentMn of the pollee Is turned In one direction a fire breaks out in sonic place miles sway. 1 levee to still a teorse, even when turned Into a pasture. --- -4. T111: T \1.1, .o1.1►Il:lt. 7•h•' 1'rnl,e'ror .Nieholate Liked About I)I.Auht'd. iia "7 area s of \ly Father' Mrs. Tells tette of an reivente:ro expeeriene "l by pean elate visiting it friend in \\ r,rsaw•, Ilan bad been walking with the, prince rind had stepped into n small cafe, .At the next tulle sat a tell Maslen sol'iier with one or loo ceniprtnione. The 5 1,Iier took out n hos ref dominoes and challenged one of la friends to a ganie. The prince sail to my lather: "Go ask hint to play with you. 1 know trim, and he Ls an interesting man h talk to." My father crossed over to the table with the prince, who /laid something in Polite. The soldier immediately in- vited my father to sit down anei play. Al the end of a game the soldier re- marked: "My regiment is quartered nt at. Peet• ereburg. if you ever go there call at the barracks mid ask for Sergeant 11.' "if you ever go to London, call of the Life Guards Barracks and ase: for Captain 11.. returned my fattier. The Russian rose, saying it was not for him to ssit in the preee)1106 of tits superior otiicer, saluted, and left the cnf•e. "Whoever your friend 1s, ho Ls a tall man," remarked my father. "My frien.l with whom you have been finking and playing elomine„ le the great 'Isar--tho Emperor Nicholas. IIe has been her.' for a tv.o,k. It is his habil to go about disguised, end to rote among tiro people. Those who know hien would not lift a finger to harm him. Ho trusts himself to us end cnrrie.s his life In hie hand. ile 13 safer in these cafes than In they gilded to Go 1)ll'l 1I- LI.TICn TO BI' OVERCOMIE, First and forettto,t in Ili* pre duction of a first-claes Cheese, is tho raw ma- 1._ri,t1; wo must have a 'lx4(or quality u! milk, as all depends up►n the flavor ,,1 tiro cheese for no true value. The 11.11k pu•u,lucer ntu.. t mate improvements the quality of our dairy products is t. bo of the finest. A poor flavor is atleays to be traced back to lite patrons r1 factories. Although people often .send very tnfe'rlor equality of milk to the fuctories, they expect the tanker to turn out a Hirst-ela.ss cheese. If the maker is foetid] enough 10 ae•d'ept steer milk he is teamed for everything. Second W flavor comes the texture, her which we can hold the produts e'r r.' pons:b!e 1 a greater extent, espe*:i• ally if his milk :s elver rink'. 'l'h15 ever - ripening is due to, the fau'ty method of caring and handling of lire' null. A'e cannot hobi tho vitro** responsible atone, Weever. The maker comes into the game. \\'e cannot laop o for any great improvement until wo haves tnak:era who havo the backbone to return had flavored, over ripe, or any milk that is not suitable to snake the most and the bait article out of. Many makers have not the courage: to return bud tlrilk. Some will not for feel. of vex- ing their patrons so haat they may leave retain and gel 1.) a ncightofactor that La wailing with opera arrt:sring t.) rey- relvo them. Fortunately, defd)Cts in milk are not general, they ate nearly a;wtyc eon - fined to a few patrons. The oil ("feels Vie whole, however. One or two defec- tive cans of intik in a vat of about 5,- 001) pounds will contaminates tiro whole lot The quantity will be reiuced to the extent of from 5 to 13 pounds in 1.00) or about :5 to 65 pounds on the whole vat. The resultant inferior qua- lity may amount to (nom y to 2 cente a pound. Allowing 11 cents to be the price of the eee, the total reduction Juic- ing 10 pounds cheese a 100 pounds of milk) wouki be $9.63, striking an av- erage on both plrico and number of pounds lost. in taking in such milk. therefore, a Mss of about :t limes a ntaker''s salary is incurred. Despite this fact, the majority of offender., refuse to do any better. If the maker wishes to run the resit o[ ntanutactlit•ing th's sort of r.tw ma- terial; and the buyer will accept the inferior pneduct, it would be a stoop for- went if we Could plat* a ponalt•; up- on the maker for accepting such milk We should hold the patron responsible ter bad flavor and the maker for bad texture. Many makers depend nearly altogether upon the inspe'teors t') keep their patrons to line. This is all very well, but 1t is just yi ranch energy ex- pended for nothing. 1f the maker.; will net back the Inspector and carry out hes iristruetionz, no weed will be ac- conlptislted.-N. J. Kunietr+rtn, cheese factory lrtstrttetor, in an address to \landeb% dairymen. hoists nt the white Palace at 81. Pat- 1•he; next div my father saw the Rm pernr leave \Warsaw, followed by the stuttered cttrielos et the people. \with wonderful r0memhranre of fees0, he recognised my father !n the crowd, end le•s•ed to him ienitter. Busy. S1IIPSAS FAST AS TRAINS 11.3tR11'it' tIN1:D parr 011. lett... Great Ads anlages Secured Th, ough Ness Method, in rho hriti,h The fact that the Ba 114.3 destroyer Tartar, recently built Ky ...,re. Tlor- neeroft, has steamed Hurl}-esys•n knots for a run of one fila on her oficial ', trials with turbine engines, driven by steam produced by oil fuel. calls atten- tion to the greatly increase,' spd'ed xt hi+:h i.; obtained in the modern war- r,hip by using oil. Alt the new oe:esta tieing cles� of efa- stroyers, to e h:ch the 'Tartar beton oil lit shear fu nates at►d carry wriburt.st I he st etgt it thus sated enables (hent to run at a prodigious sp• ed. Four of the c!ais have alraaiy been tried, and all have dine front 33 to 35s, ltn. is on an official run of sit hours, ni conditions which aro practically those ';t war and with a strictly lineite.] con- sumption 4/1 oil. The advantages of nil as a feel are innumerable, ttie only disadvantage from the British point of view bein that there are no largo oIl-fields Li tit British isles, so that in war our navy would have to rely for its supply of motive force upon F'tIUt1 NOTES. 71x1 he 1 changing into winter and alit-the>`}•..ar .dairying must avoid all un- ron.'.s.iat'. .»hrinkage, eaf IF:.' tniik yield. .'tbun•danl 1 ►e41, a gold ~table , and Or•l- teetion (nun chilly winds and beating sb'r-tns will prevent Flu inkege of milk, and often show nbioalute gain in slob'. it Is not leek that count:, ball deliber- ate, etle'n:1rtng iudgntctit. 11 is be be remembered that if nit- rogen be applied in they fern' -ef nut - manure. c•'ttons'er.i meal d,'• other or - monis, dried( blood, fish scrapme stable genic form, it rwee first Le converted into nitrate before the plant can use it and this is cwt e1011e until tiro !worn':, ivarm, and then this notion goat on rail through the season till au- tumn, and has the saran% eff.s'1 as if nitrate of .oda were sowed every day. tl,e planta: tieing kept In v g'retie grits th without giving the fru t any chane.' le ripen or we>od W nial,it•e. The coeurso which 1 have adopted for tinny veers is to provide meal and domfortn:,l.e lab,rrrs' cottog;-s, place in them ntnrri.ed sten who welt, for are, and givee thorn all the «int.•,• work 1 d'an prey el -e, write; n corie•p on.toent. some of t:es work would li.' pr'onnunc- ol rather unpr.,fitattle for ate. but 1 am reimbursed far any deli' •enry of this kind Ky the superior he'p I obtain through the summer. 1 p►ay thein in cash whenever they want it: and do not impose on them tinsarleab'o farm pr.►duce 111 high rale,. They ap►pre'ci- atc the difference. If i pay 25 per cent. antro than the average wag•eee i get n:en who are worth double the average amount of work. by securing the pick of laborers. it saves w e a greet .Iell et care and trouble to secure nen iiho will go right ahead with whatever work may be allotted to them. n \IRS':NC' VS. (MAIN 1111-INtl. Wi:en you sell 'butter fat you are gel- ling sunshine, \Alien ce,u sell grain you are selling the f•'rti'ity of Sour soil. You harvest wheat and corn once a soar. You harvest milk twice a da;. Tho dairy fainter raiae!s more grain and better grain and gets a higher price than anybody. The atiirytnnn leaves his family a beet - ter farm than he gYet. The grain rais- er don't. A ten of wheat lakee $7 we,rth e,f fertility from the t,nil. T ton of Ml- le • takes 54 cents. The wheat Is worth $r) and tho but'er Sate). Which silo you raise? A carload of grain is worth $?50. A cadent of butter is worth $'),rile). Convert your grain int:) butter and save the freight on nine•!.•cn cars. AN IMPORTED PRODUCT. Tho first and greatest advantage is the elimination of the waste weight in coal. Coal when It is burnt leave.; at re main amount of ash and clinker, which rept' seats useless weight, and lvhioh has from tune to time to be re• moved from tho stokehotd. With oil there is no such w•aete material the has to be removed. A second point is the re:iuctron o labor with oil fuel. hewer stoker.; are needed, for all that is required.( i.3 to turn on the valve which sprays the, oil 'nt the furnaces. Thirdly. oil can be pumped from ship W ship, and can thus be easily transforred at sea lit any but rough weather, whereas coaling at sea is ex- tremely diincult and dangerous in any- thing but a perfect calm. The one di.sedvanlage of oil is that it does not offer ony resistance to a projectile. Coal, when tate bunkers are •full, will protre,t the ship's vitals, ane This oil fuel never can do. The way in which the oil burnt is Hie following: The oil, which Ls a heavy treacly looking sluff, is sprayed with .tp( ctlrretlt of air through burners so \ placed that the Jet.; of Ilarne front there impinge upon fire -bricks In the furnaces o the boilers. 011. FUEL AND TORPEDO BOATS. All that the stoker has to do is 14 manipulate his feet and burner valves, and the pressure of steam can be mai tallied with, perfect steadiness amen ease. Oil fuel alone ie. burnt in all the thin• ty-six torpedo boats which have bee' recently built. or which are now heed. Ins, for the ilrittsh navy. Ttti'falrese ves- eels it gives excellent results. In larger ships it has been slowly in- troduced during the past eight year:;, /Ind all modern British battleships mil armored cruiser; carry a supply of oil, in addition to coal. The oil is usually conveyed in the double -bottoms of tiro ships. treat( h there is some risk from fire should it ship run aground ant have her double- bot'ortis pierced. as in that case the ed alight he carr'i' I up to the furnaces in the boiler rooms, which happened in the German battleship Friedrich i11. The Dreadnought carries several hun- dred tons ct oil fuel, and all the K+111; Edward class of battleships 400 ton.; apiece, while the largo new armored crui.;ers have from 100 to 700 tons cacti. TO IN('lEASE SPEED. tt it is desired suddenly to increase sl ee.l in one of those battleships or icruLser3. the oil fuel is brought into (.lay and sprayed on the furnaces through special burner.;. In the mn- ttneuvre; of 19u6. the ICing i:.iward class of battleships at once drew away trent their pursuers when they turned on Weir oil fuel. hi the same maenceut•res tete big crate - tier Dirko of Edinburgh turned o,) her eft jets and made a s peel of Q:t knots against a head sea. The smoke .sl►e made was dense, but there was not migteking the almost tta:raculous clf•'e't of the oil. Tanks for 11►e storage of o(1 are now being installed el all important itrilLsh naval Kase';. and there is every indica- lion that in the near fulut' ell will be more and more used. nn,1 will gradual- ly supplant coat as the main fuel for war;hipe. Alnst iereign nnvhes. nnlnbly the French. German. Russian and Italian, nlreii4y make large use of it to ~`!ilia' trent enal. None of the I'r 1 chips current 11, for in dais , .eess \,n• erica is behind other progr•es.,t•' 11tt' vies. Wide, trr,vr'ang through n funnel near Slepton. iitoi:aid POW »1 put his head out of a ra ,way ear -rive win - dew and suet/ere,' 't it t" ir•' of the liken. from which he died In the Leeds Infirmary. Sin It:1'. %IItIlLN 111 ' T 1,100-1. 1:r)j,t3(41 n011011 (':11.11 Lilo• :,n•1 1010 Adsrulntr. The (.e,unne,e d,f S •;t• n.. s•1►) ly shit her (nisi win in by no mans the onsee :1y tris ncc•,mp;l stied tt, ly isnfe►ni;.i Alan (,miner, n�cemnpnnt her tate husband. explored not itedin but the st• Wed and most r pea- of Attire. in 10.4 sown; in search of big greee. rated is o the very few women Brings who hunted both lion; and tiger;. Another adventur ere cpenrlsw•'"fn, society is the D tetae..s of S'an,ers•'t, has not only hun'ed bears In the \ ewilds of Arrer:cn. but (.c, fe'c1/y ��rn s in the rough lite rap camp an1 nr, exportin carne eooka'ry. i.ody Oelomere 801 Lady Ilinellip who are equal:y daring �it�,ts. r; ttfi their honeymoons among the big gamma in East Ahlcs.