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Exeter Times, 1908-04-16, Page 6f+++4++41+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A Broken Vow -OR--- 1 BETTER THAN REVENGE. 1++++++-1.1++++++++.!+ff•44+++++++41+++++++++4+-+ •ll.\I'TGit When (1. t. Varney had set cul for t:hetsca that determination t' get into the (rouse wherein Lucy Ee nig lived, she had net really contemplated the filial fraud site afler1cariS cunanil- ted. All that was in her mind was that at Ne. 3, Gtee-nways' Gardens teed a a shin \Ir. 1:hristopher Dayne who was expo:Sing news of a certain Uncle Phipps. She had been fortunate enough 10 meet the wife of that mysterious article and to toeless herself of certain news w Eich vitally concerned the young reran; in scmo indefinite fashion she tenant to trade upon that knowledge and s., gain her purpose. It was only When .,he reached the house and stood Ihi the inconlight before it that she un- derstood how great her difficulty really was. She had designed, in thnt Indefinite lushion, le go to the place as the mes- senger of Aura Phipps, hist nt the last Moment she saw she could gain nothing ley that. whatever message she might give. she must (hinny yield up the ad- dress of Aunt Phipps, and so pass out at the business. She might get into the ticuse, It is true, but there Could be nothing to detain her there after her message was delivered. As a stranger she would enter it; as a Stranger she must inevitably leave it. Some other way must be found; some other toe must be made of Ihts extraordinary op- portun'ty that had come to her. ('.ertain words used by the feeble Aunt Phipfs that night occurred to her while the paced about impatiently before the !louse, longing only to get a footing in the place Itself. Sho remembered Trow Aunt Phipps had said that the boy had never seen her; she remembered that Aunt Phipps had refused to go near the house, in dread of the mes- sage she must carry. It suddenly oc- ct.rre.l to her that in all probability Aunt Phipps never would sum up cou- rage enough lo face the young man whose fortune she had innocently help- ed to dissipate. In other words, no Aunt Phipps would ever knock at the &or and demand to sce Mr. Christo- pher Dayne. But suppose another Aunt Phipps step;rd into the breach? Suppose a woman, striting to fluid her way, under false pretences or under any pretence, into that herse, declared herself to Le Aunt Phipps, and so gained the right to remain there? Suppose, Indeed, that 011e Varney -alive, and full of a dread- ful purpou'. and yet supposed to Le hidden away safely In the grave -sup- pose that she, primed with the know- ledge the innocent old woman had poured into her cars, stepped - in -tme I took the old woman's place? She thought about that aspect of the case very carefully. Discovery must f.lkiw sooner or later; but what did that matter? Once fulfil That which her dead father had laid down for her, end she was utterly reckless of what night follow. Suppose she pretended t• r the time That she was Aunt Phipps; suppose she came in that fashion di- ncc1ly Into the lives of these young people? That would bo a power in- deed, because she would arrive as a long -expected friend, and yet as an enemy. Willi a recklessness ben of that great purpose in her mind, she de- termined on the instant to do il. The chances were all in her favor. In a sense she had Aunt Phipps hid- den away; no one knew of her exist- ence even. 1t word,' le quite passible for her to be kept quiet by any tale Hint suggested itself; quite possible, in fact, to tell her that this wronged ne- phew of hers was so Indignant and so threatening that she must not thunk of tieing hien. The only point to Lo de- eded upon ons what message she must give to Christopher Dayne when she should meet him. \Vtu10 she sat in that lithe room into which she had leen shown and await - the advent of her supposed nephew, a whimsical thought came to her that sec might after all be somewhat young A r nn aunt. More than that, she won- dered hi a careless fashion whether it would be necessary that she should show him any particular affection. Such thoughts, however, only grew up in her mint as unimportant matters, to be tJ9�m sed in a moment; the main Wing was (hat she hat} gained her point, end that by a sei'h's of extraordinary events she ons actually under the same reef with her enemy, and with the right , 1.i remain there. "in such a cause as this 1 can sink everything --forget everything." she thought bitterly. "1 rnlght have conte Ern and met her face to face. and seen her shrink from ene in dread; end what could I have d.,ne ofrrwards? Now I come in Another charaeler, end the poor little fool helieves herself free from prnsecutien. As for the boy, he deern't (emir!: he's merely a peen in the game. ee t:nt 1 shall do rifler this first meeting 1 don't knew; I have linen Fate led thrci, h it all-- 1 will be Fnle- 1.•.! In tee erne. \t• eause is eel and righlcou . or I elicited not have sue. seeded even 10 this extent; 1 shall net he new:. !lfean %?Ike, at the door of that upper Mom Christopher liay,1' fl!1,1 j.ucy ai;;; !engem!. As a matter of fact Ire watt hall eft: d to pe .town; new That the 'aenelerful event had happened at Iasi. he dill n. -t know how 10 tnco I1. 110 had gel In that point when mulling r tght e'.'ir nllhtn the next few nen- 1111 bad leen in dire ctrnito tar tt:efteet t1? ?.tt d:crkest hour this rnvstern nee nernee had soddenly fermi! limn, 1 • the best of tees. . ! count; there was no question ed that. That had Leen lho dream of his life; that tome Gay Uncle Phipps was to step forward. and apologize for any delay there might hate been, and hand to him that which properly belonged to him. Il was only a question of time. and to -eight all the wailing was ended. Yet, as this +►vas le- change his life SO sx,nrpletciyp he was half afraid c it. Ile had struggled on so bravely In Greenways' 1;atdens; and yet it had not all Leen struggle. Fneen that first mo- ment when the face of Lucy Ewing looked out at hien from the window of No 3. something new had centered into hi.'. life -something which made the struggle seem worth while. .Precious moments like this present one, when he touched her hands and was assured eel her sympathy; bright days. when her vcioe and her leeks had assured him that he was some day to be great and forneus, and she very proud of lura. "You're quite sure" -he hesitated, rine held her hands, and looked deep into her eyes -"absolutely certain that this won't make any difference?" "Difference? t don't understand, Mr. Deane," she faltered. "\Vhat differ. cisco can it make -except to you?'' "1 don't mean that," he replied hur- riedly. "Only, 1 saw the shadow of this woman -this Aunt Phipps -just now; and it seemed to fall across the place where I first saw you. 'Yon know you brought me to this house; but for you. I should never have come here nt all." "\Ir. Dayne-you were looking for apartments; she reminded him. "And some good chance brought nee herr. Why, there are thousands of places in London where apartments are leo bo lel; and I might have gone to (Highgate or Brixton. or anywhere, you know. Instead of that, something in- side me said -'Go to Chelsea' and to Chelsea I came." "How very remarkable." "Nov you're laughing at me; but 1t isn't a laughing matter. But for Fate, why should 1 have come here al all? \\ by should 1 have turned into Green- ways' Gardens and stopped right in front of this house? What 1 want you b understand is that even if this Aunt Phipps has brought rile any fortunc- it won't make any difference; even if I'm rich you'll still let me live here - and be your friend." "Odlcy will want to increase the rent," she observed slyly. "You won't be serious; 11I buy the heuso if Odley likes, rather than go away from you," he retorted. "Won't you tell me that nothing will make any difference, Lucy?" "You are keeping Aunt Phipps wait- ing," she said, striving to withdraw her hand. "Do you think so little of my friendship, that any change of for- tune coukl change That? This is only an accldent-somelhing that might have happened to anyone. Come -you must ge down." ile had to be satisfied with that. When he looked back, at the bottom of the first flight. he saw That she had a hand resting lightly against ler lips, but that, was nothing. 1t was only his misfortune That 1►a had not Iswked n ntcment earlier and seen her kiss her fingers in iris direction. Even then he fell inclined to dash back for a moment to get a more direct answer to his quo'. lion; but he remembered that Aunt Phipps was wailing, and that people who bring good news must le treated politely: So he went down stnirs three a: n time, in a mighty hurry. A disconcerting aunt, this; one who sat in the shadows of • the room, and held herself so upright, and so looked al him so intently. A youngish aunt, len, of n good figure, so nearly ns . he acid(' judge, and with n calm, grave, somewhat sad face, which aright have been handsome. but torn certain sha- dow which reeled upon if. Christopher stood just within the door of the icom and bowed a little awkwardly. "You are -Aunt Phipps?" he ventured. She nodded slowly; she felt she had to guard every word and every ges- ture, and to Le on the alert. This boy ons but nn instrument towards the end she was seeking; behind him, as It were, was the figure of the girl she hail taken such pains tee mach. She could use titan now kr her purpose; present- ly he could le swept aside and left out of the business. For the moment only lie was useful. "I am your Aunt Phipps -wife of your uncle,' she said eleadily. "1 have conic n long way to find you. Won't you sil down?" Ile sat down en the other side of the table near which ehc efts sealed, and drummed nervously and impatiently upon it with his fingers. A shaded lamp sto-,d upon the table. ani she moved the shade n little. so that the light was thrown fully upon him, whilst her ot.n face remained in the rhnmlowc. Ile felt rather than saw that she was booking at him intently. "les very kind of you." he murmur- ed nerverely. "dhow is -Low is Uncle 1'h i pps?" "Bead." She en:mee t that one word n' him. and was silent again. "(lel 1 heavens! l rj ne Idea of that -- Aunt,' he replied, in an Awed voice. "l'rn sure I'ni dreadfully sorry; lie wasp t the sort of man you'd expect to dee like That. Wien did it happen?" "Ole- eenl° time ego." she replied. "Ill tell you all Aleut that. if you'll hate weenie, and IS len. First -about yourself. Yin are expecting that I shall bring yeti certain news. are von not? r.r.l writ br1ng`ne Elm news of owe Neva of a fortune thnt your uncle has SCA. Deming tike that, It could only had 1) trued fol; you.' 'Yes. You see, Aunt Phipps." be went s 44.1,4,44.40„.„.40.644,4 cn, evcrwmurg his awe of this strange woman, and edging a little nearer to her over the table, "the eki bey-1'ia sure I beg your pardon, l mean Uncle I'h.pps-has had a let est money of one for some years past. Ile was to tieve let me hate it wht-n 1 cattle of r'o'e; but he -he seemed to let it slip his rnc•mery But its better late than never, Loft il?" "Your uncle has been unfortunates' said Olive, tracing a pattern with tier gloved finger on the table -sever. "Ile never told me of his business, but ! believe that ho hail smut idea he might increase your fortune; and so he specu- l..t d w.th it. The speculation turned cul wrong; :he fortune gradually went, unt l new--" lie started to his feet, and cried out huekily: "Don't say it.Aunt Phipps -(tor God's sake don't say (here's nothing left!" lie exclaimed. "1 want money now more than 1 ever wanted it in my life; I'm young, and 1 know how much 1 could do if I only End the chanco-it only had something to begin with. Don't say there's nothing )eft!" "1 can only tell you the truth," re- plied o-plical Olive, feeling a little sorry in her own mind for this good-looking boy, although he was merely a stranger to her. "Your uncle has lost not only y<ur money. but his own and mine too. 1 am absolutely penniless. \\'hat have you to complain about. You are young, and can work.' "I beg your pardon." he said humbly. "I did not know that you were in that position; it's hard for a woman. But still," he added, with some cheerfulness, as he rose to his feet again and threw Lack his shoulders -"it might be worse -and after all, as you say, 1 can work. \\'e'll pull through somehow, Aunt Phipps -never Ica r." "\\'c?" .'he, too, End risen to her feet. and was looking at him over the lamp. "les -we. If the old man bas got rid of all the money, it isn't likely 1 can leave you to starve,. is it iI isn't quite what 1 d expected," tin went on, moving restlessly about the roorn- "Lut we can't help that. God only knows what we shall do, or hew we shall manage; but we'll pull ttu+ough somehow, len sure." Olive Varney steed bewildered; this was a new aspect of the case indeed. Sho had thought to coin° in, and 'de- liver a message, and so gain adna- lance to ttho house; but to be coolly told 'by this young man that he was prepared to support her; to watch his brave young face when he said it, and to guess at what he renounced in say- ing i1; this was a new experience, and a new lesson. Olive Varney was a lit- tle humbled by it all. "Why were you so anxious to have this money?" she asked, in a slow mice. "\\'hy so anxious now, 1 mean?' Ile glanced at the door for a moment, and then came across and stood at the other side of the table and looked at bier across the lamp. As she looked straight into his eyes, she thought of tho feeble old woman lying in that up- per room in Westminster; and was not surprised that the real Aunt Phipps had not found courage to Ince this boy, on the very threshold of life, and to tell him of the wrong that had been done him. But for that grim purpose in her mind, she would have been ready !o rush out of the house and to get away and hide her face. 'There was nothing for it, however, but to stand and listen. "Well, Aunt Phipps -I don't mind ten ling you, becousc you've been very good to me in coming so far just to break Ilio news,' said Christopher. "[tut 1 - len in love." She remembered then, and hardened at the remembrance. So the bey was to be useful In her. after all; in thus she saw a chance to strike at the girl. Ile had spoken re- gretfully" of that lost fortune; had even suggested that it would spoil his plans. The game was beginning well indeed. "In love? And who is the Jody?" she asked, a little coolly. "She lives here: her name is Lucy Ewing. Oh, Aunt Phipps -Aural Phipps ---if you only knew the dreams you've broken up ternighll If you only knew how I've got to ix•gin again, with no- thing to begin on -you wouldn't stand FO calmly there and think so lightly et 11. No -no -i don't mean (lint," he a:lded, tempestuously, "1 don t seem to know what I'm saying. But I'm nw- tnlly fond of her -and 1 think she's fond of me; and now. of course. it's all over. 1 hat isn't your fault. either; you coukln't help old Phipps losing my money, could you? And only In think that you're pe nnile.Ns, and That I've got to look after you, 1 roust see about that at "\e -hal are yon going to do?" she ask- ed. as he was striding towards the door. "Do? 1 nm going 10 see Odtcy and nnnnge for a room for you, of course. That is, unless you happen to have a kriging hnywher' Sho remembered that she had not; she said so. She was swept oft her het, in n sense, by the impetuous fash- ion in which ho had taken possession of her. Assuring her that it would be al! right, he rushed out of the room. Olive Varney eat in the room that had Been tinsley got ready for her that night nt No. 3, Greenways Gardens, rind [••,well her head on her clasped hand, end saw that everything was corning her way. "Father -1 have not forgotten -1 have not filled," she whispered. "i touch the life of Ibis child when it seems tnost fair end gracious to her; it is in Inv power to wreck it-nna 1 will. 1 hold her and her lover in the hollow of my hand. Give ene strength; 1 noel nothing mere." (To Le Ce ct:r:lic 1.) THE OLDEST OF PROFE`SIONe. An old friend cd Ile family had drep- fed in to ace a young lawyer whose father was still paying his (thee rent. "se sill lire new practising law," the eel teem) -aid. genially. '•\o. sees see' the outlet youth. '1 appear 1.. l.•. but 1 ata really practis- ing uu. n 'my'," he arm 144 ItA151\1; D:\IItY CAL\'L'.. Among dairy eo,ws the best practice e to remove the calf from the cow within 24 hours eller its birth and at onoo leash it to drink. 'Chis separation may bo delayei until the dam's milk assumes the norrnal condition, but as a rule, the earlier the calf is taken in Land and its feeding regulated Iho bet- ter for the calf. The younger it is the c•as:or it learns to drink. It is also bet- ter for the dairy cow to be regularly milked ey hand than to suckle a calf. The milk of good cows is often too rich VI' (heir calves and the latter are apt to take leo much if left to help them- selves. There Ls no truer thing in my experience, and I believe in that of hun- dreds of others, than that allowing a calf to suck is an Injury to the cow. This injury is more or kss permanent, according to how long it is continued. No rule can be given for quantity in feeding calves, they differ so niuclr In size and food requirements. Judgment must be used, the feeding effects ob- served and the calf given enough to thrive and be active, but not too much. Moro calves suffer from over keeling then from scant diet. Keep the calf a little hungry and eager for more ra- ther than (ill it to dullness. The en- deavor should be to prevent the Legin, ping of indigestion which leads to so.n:r- int; and perhaps fatal diarrhoea. No- thing eau>es indigestion sooner than overfeed:rig ex Irregu'arity in the quan- tily, tune and temperature of the milk ospecially while the calf is young, and atsotute cleanliness about feeding ves- 101.5 is essential, with frequent sealJ- ing. If it can with certainty he kept equally clean, some feeding device which compels the calf to suck its milk instead of swallowing rapidly is r r: f: r - able to tho open pail. Tho practice of (ceding- calves by means of w!:at is termed a calf feeder is growing in po- pularity amiang the dairymen, writes Mr. J. Fletcher. This is a pail arranged with a loose fitting top and a ruble* tent upon the lop of it which is con- nected with a tube having a simple valve at the lower end which lies in the bottom of the pail. The objection of a calf drinking from the pail is that by (his means no saliva of any account is mixed with the milk. The effect or This fluid in aiding digestion is well known, and it is a fact also well known that calves fallen much more rapidly and better, as it rule, upon the cow than upon the pail, even if they .get a pail full of new milk fresh and waren from (heir dams morning and night. A good many calves lecorne pot-bellied by drinking too rapidly. I nm certain that skimmed milk taken slowly by the operation of sucking will prove of more real benefit to calf than to drink it rap- idly. The increased use of milk eepnr'a- tors in the dairy sections of the country has resulted in greater attention being raid to raising calves on skimmed milk. It is well settled at this time that prat licnlly as large, strong and vigorous calves can bo grown on skimmed milk, supplemented by some suitable grain feed as on whole milk providing they are properly fel and cared for. 'There is no question but that whole milk 1s the normal fool for calves, and when the cream or butter -fat is removed it becomes necessary to replace it in the calf ration w`th some equivalent but cheaper Peen of feed. The calf here referred to is not sup- posed to be for veal, but to be raised for a dairy cow. The foregoing treatment should be nccompan:ed ty early krse•ns inducing it to eat sweet hay and a little grain. The sooner it learns to eat hay and the more it eats, the better, but keep up milk feeding as long as possible, of only once a day. Grain should bo used, oatti, bran and a little linseed to jull- ciously supplement the other food. Do not turn it on to grass too soon. A fate calf will be in gond shape to get its livirg from pasture the first sum- mer. Fall calves ere generally better cared for, thrive letter and make Lee ter ca'ves than those dropped in the spring. Our nim should lee to produce n cow with n large capacity for con- senting and digesting rough Udders. Clover and alfalfa Ls the best food known of for this purpose and we cannot get the calves to eat it too young. From this point to the breeding Urne we sl:oukl aim to make (he animal grow rapidly without putting on too much Int. It is well to breed the heifer so she will drop her first calf at from two to two and n holt years of age. During the, first milking period feed tete heifer veli. Iknxvulx'r she is not Through growing yet, and part of her food must go to building up her frame. The heifer may not give a paying quantity of rr.ilk the first year, but this should not eller us from milking her for another year. We must remember that we aro establishing character to the heifer, and whatever wo leech her to do dur- ing the first year el her milking life she will be likely to do the remainder of her life. Long milking is a hubit. WATCII TIIE COWS. A recent bulletin of the Wiscons'n Experiment Station warns dairymen to carefully watch their cows for tubercu- kesis and says: If dairy farmers will dM three things they •miry keep their herds from the sco1erge:- 1. Find out the actunl condition of their herds by applying the tubercu- lin 1.51. 4. it found free, buy in the future only tested stock et` test Ihern Wore admitting same to herd. 3. For young stock and hegs use skim milk fepnraled at home, ex pns- te urized properly at creamery or fae- 1 ory. 1i d ,ease is found, marten! (inmate Ahnulel be acr.ernled and disposed of pro; et ly, and the barns adequately des- IUfeeled. In the case of valuable ant. mats, healthy calves may generally be secured from reacting Bows, tf calves are separated at birth and foil on boiled milk of mother or milk from ton -1v acting animals. liernembcr tho eon - g. r horn tuberculosis Ties in its hidden s.urse of development, and for the sake of the herd itself, as well as for human lei ngs consuming the products of the 1. is, tire cannot afford to neglect (ak- in), such stet's as aro necessary to find cut positively the oondieen of their held. ALFALFA Olt 1.117I•:It\I?. Bulletin Written by Prof. C. A. Zatitt, of the Agricultural College. A bulletin on alfalfa, also known as I.ucerne, has been written by Pr if. C. A %avitz of the Ontario Agricultural Ce:llegou and prinkd by tho Ontario De- partment of Agriculture. It is now being distributed and cops can be ob- laincrl on application to C. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Parlia- ment Buildings, Toronto. The bulletin g'vcs the results of experiments con- drieted with alfalfa for ten years at the Agricultural College, and should be in the hands et all farmers who intend sewing alfalfa. The bulletin elves with the following p0rngraphs: Alfalfa should bo very carefully test- ed un many farms throughout Ontario. IL; large yields of nutritious feed for farm stock, its perennial character of growth, and its beneficial influence on the soil, are all features which com- mend it very highly for those farms on which it can be grown successfully. There are different ways of laying e!oa-n a plot or a field of alfalfa, and we would suggest the following method as ene w•h'ch is likely to give very excel- Icnt result=. Select land having a clean, inel:ow, fertile surface soil overlying a deeply drained subsoil having no acidity. Uss, large, plump seed, free from im- punities and strong in germinating power. lnocu'ate the seed with the proper kind of bacteria. pr,vid ng al- t 110 has not been grown Sucaesfully on the land in recent years. As early in the spring as the land is dry enough and worm enough to be worked to good advantage, make a suitable seed -Led and immediately sow about twenty rounds of alfal:a seed per acre from the glass seed box placed in front of the grain drill, and about one bushel of string wheat or of barley per acre from the tubes of the drill. Smooth the band with a light harrow or with a w•ee:b•r, and if it is very loose and rather dry, else roll it and again go over it with tate )narrow or the weeder. As soon as ripe, cut the grain and avoid leaving i1 one tho land longer than necessary. Give the Alfalfa plants every opportun- ity to get a good start in the autumn it, preparation for the winter. I1 foe hay,cut each crop of Alfalfa in the fol- lowing year ns soon as it starts to bloom. In curing. try to retain as many of the leaves on Iho stems as possible, and to .protect the crop from rain. Never cut or pasture Alfalfa sufficient- ly close to the ground to remove the crowns of the roots. and thus injure or poeseily kill the plants. If these dine - Fens are followed, the alfalfa may be expected to protium large and valunbl" crops for a number of years without re- seeding. A VAPID COL'\TLR. it is not every one who proves the ivelfcctualness of insomnia cures at seven years of age; that is why u youngster's experience seems remark - el -le enough to quote. The father of the lad, who was about seven years old, was a phys:cion, and when tho child found difficulty in get- ting to sleep, was ready with advice. "Ill tell you something that will soon put you to sleep," he said. "You begin and count slowly up to one hundred, rind then another hundred, and so on, and Lefore you know it you'll be sleep- ing. Try it to -night when you go leo bed." Everything remained quiet that night until the father went to retire. As he passed the boy's bed a little voico pipol: "Papa!'' "Yes, my boy." "What comes after trillions?" But tete wakeful youngster's query was not answered; 1}sr�- la�ther had van- ished Into his own tl> pIn. • 110\V 11,: KNli\\'. A lady who was perfectly well, but fancied she was suffering from fever, called on an old and experienced phy- sicion to consult him. She described her rymploms at Some length, and he ls'eneil patiently. At last he said: "1 think 1 understnnd your case. ma- dam. Sit perfectly still ti few tnomenLs, and lel nie look at you." She complied, and ho eyed her at- tentively for nearly a minute, glancing at his watch once or twice in the mean- time. 'There is nothing the matter with you. madam," he said. "You haven't the erghletst indicallon of fever. Your heart-beat is perfectly normal." "Why, how do you know, doctor?" she asked, in surprise. "You didn't feel of my pulse." "1 didn't need to," he rnswered. "1 counted the vibrations of the ostrich - feather on your hat." And he bowed her cut. IS A MARTYR OF SGIEHL WI1 INtill %NI DOCTOR STUDIED X-RAY EFFECTS. 110 loses an Aim as the result of an Uwcsineition Into a Cure fur Dermatitis. Defying the age,ny of can_eruus ul- cers developed e n h s lianas and skin 1.y X-ray experiments to benefit human- !. Dr. Ilull-Edwards, L.l.C.P.. Ilir- ui:nghain (Englund) General IIeepital, ce•ntinued his work with the disease ever spreading, until recently he had to bate Ins lett arm amputated. 11e) is doing well, and it is hoped the disease has Leen arrested. Ile is one of the X-ray pioneers, and Piet noticed signs of the disease inow calle1 "dermatitis") In 1896, after ex- posing his hands to the rays for sev- eral hours. Soon ulcers, nearly half an inch large, broke out on the back of his hands, and ate steadily into the flesh and bone, gradually spreading ever the body. The pain was eecru- c:at ng. Dr. Iiall-Edwards, however. continued, not only his X-ray inteeti- gatiun, but to study the disease wh:ch they produced, with a view to saving fellow investigators, and on the day before his operation was at work in h:c laboratery. PREVENTIVE DiSCO\-EIII:D. Dr. hall-isiwards believes he has dis- ccvered a treatment by which ho can cure the growth of the cancerous ul- cers which have fornncst on his right hand. Tho treatment, it it prove suc- cessful, wet bo fully published in a work on X-rays which he hopes to pub- lish shortly. ile shows how immunity from tho disease can be obtained by the use of steel gauntlets lined with tublcr, and an apron coated with lead. The fear Ihnt he may not complete this lr;ok on which his heart is set, is the only thing that daunts the doctors spirit. in spae of ceaseless agony he Le quite cheerful. 11e deeinies most positively that the I:rief period during which patients neo subject to X-ray's can have no preju- d'eial effect upon them. Victims e;f X- ray dere stets have been: OTIiER VICTIMS. Mr. Clarence Daily, Mr. Edison's la- boratory assistant, died October, 1905, after seven years' suffering; had an arra amputated in 1903. \Ir. Edison himself had the focus of one eye disturbed and had luinps on (tie skin. Dr. M. Radiguet had two fingers am- putated, and died in December, 1905. after nlnnths of agony. Mr. Wilson and another investigator cf the radiograph department of. the London Hospital suffered in 1903 from tnfammntion of the hands. Dr. Blacker, of SI. Thomas' Hospital, die! I in 1901, and operators at Guys, St. Themes', King's College, the Mid- dlesex and London Hospitals were af- fected. Mr. Harry fox and Mr. Cencsor, mak- ers of X-ray apparatus, suffered from lacerated hands. TiIE PEANUT DiET. Four Ounces of Goobers and One Fruit Meal a Day itccommended. Dr. Thomas J. Allen, the man who lived sixty days on peanuts, declares that the peanut Ls "a sate, substantial and valuable article of diel." Yet iie docs not advise every ono to cling to goobers alone. "The exclusive peanut dict," he says in lho Vegetarian, "rnny do much harm. Tho peanut is loadel. it is a highly concentrates diet. 1t contains 23 per cent. albumen, which is at least twice as much as one doing vigorous mental work should cat. "'the first week 1 lest ten pounds ns a result of the sudden change, even though 1 had tested- foods before by exclusive dieting of three or four days. "The news was heralded that lie pea- nut man was losing flesh rapidly, but was as well physically and mentally !is ever. Immediately letters began to pour in. 'flow do you eat peanuts to reduce your weight; raw or roaslca?' "Four ounces of unroasted peanuts hon con learn to like Them that way. le.: ft's natural) doily Is a good ration fee the aterngo en'e. The best time to eat them. generally, is the fore part of the day, the substantial fruit meal being taken in the evening. It requires an Iwur nt least to eat thein properly, but this nerd not interfere with business or plcnsurs'. "The peanut is a natural narcotic. If you are troubled with insoirnnin end consequent nervous exhaustion (for sleep is nature's sweet restorer), eat n few peanuts an hour before retiring - pulverizing them thoroughly." TIIE VICTIM. Everyb,.ly Berks poor father, Bess pats hien on the cheek And she says she'll need a beano now tint Before another week. Brother he wants a in nate Anl so dors si'.ter Nen. Every one dc,wn to baby Works that poor man. Scott's Emulsion strengthens enfeebled nursing mothers by increasing their flesh and nerve force. It provides baby with the necessary fat and mineral food for healthy growth. ALL DRUGGISTS; 50c. AND $1.00. 0.00000.004.* IN FIRE W!•I'II COMRADES SCl:\I 4 Al ' nt II\I\l: tee I.II Ile IK 1:\4.1 %\tr. eplc:ndid Heroism of teletislnurrl et tempts toIte'i ue lturtiiu.,l sl iuW [s. \\•ti.!e tw.rite-!"o inlpr.soned inners hearted neer,\ ., to death in the \Iain- alcad iolliery, near Birmingham, se el - lodes with grandest heroism net ei y counted Iho.r own lives as naught z)1 the. attempt et rescue, but oomplaanetl bitterly whmpl dtsL Alk r ttie alarenC<mnwast•litsgiventoe,eabout six o'clock on the evening of \lar•_h 4, Mr- \\ aterhouse, the manager of the eel - Eery, was sent tor, and iuirncchutely formed a rescue party. Through the anxious crowd which surrounded Iho pit head, the eight men hurried in the dense smoke, but found themselves un- cblo to reach the bottom of NI. 1 Minn, and returned, seteral being in a state of collapse. DESOLATE SCENE. About half -past reap a second de- scent was made by the rescue party, who succeeded this time in reaching the bottom of the shaft, but could hear no sound from the entombed miners. A little later another attempt was trade but the rescuers were driven back by the spoke. At half -past oto in the morning a final effort was made with the sante result, Messrs. Wright and Ow•bridgo being drawn out of the cage in a fainting condition. Slowhnh, grey' liglyhttofe horigningt slopassedwed a and desaothe- ln'e scene -tow upon row of men, with strained, eager faces, the muscles of. their mouths twitching with the long vigil and the agony of their emotions. The men who had waited all night had to be held back almost by force, so eager were they to join in the work of fescue. There was not a miner who would not have risked his life tie sawn those below. "WAITING FOR DADDY." At three o'clock, his tear -stained face. 111 up by the glare of a tire which had Leen built on a mound, a small eight or nine-year-old boy stood sobbing his - heart out. Ile was "waiting for daddy, • h.' said. But "daddy" had gone down- into owninto the pit to seek another relative, and the poor little chap was led away to spent his vigil in more contfortabie• surroundings. Women waited all night through:. DOCTORS STOOD iREADY. Beginning at four o'clock in the morning on Thursday wonderfully e:nr ing but fruitless attempts, in one of which Foor \\'elby lost his life, wero- made to get le the miners. At nine o clock Friday four men went. down. the shaft. A code of lapping signal had been agreed upon, and the grimy ,men at the top listened intently end called for "Silence!" ns the daring quer- tette were slowly lowered. The attempt was as futile as the others. They did' not even reach the bottom. Whilst they were still fifteen yards away they gave the signal to be drawn up. Canvas was unrolled on the earth, and the doctors stood reedy with their- phials heirphials and their instruments. The four queer figures stepped ottt of Iho cage, end it was seen at once that all of thorn were suffering severely from Iho stee\\ds of their descent. 'heno (hey went down they took with. them a frightened linnet. \Vhen they returned the bird was dead. \VAS RAGING FURNACE. Another fruitless descent was soon made, and one of the men who canto up said that there wc_s a raging fur- nace at the bottom, and that the hiss and crackling of the wood could be- llow(' ehonest distinctly. Later in Iho day alt available hands were set to work at the pithead giving effeot to a scheme nor reversing Iho ventilation, which scheme had been formed by mining experts called to the scene. The instant the decision of the con- ference was made, fifty men flung off (heir coats, and, seizing pick and spade. worked mightily, digging a Trench ter new pipes to the engine room. Little they rocker) of the rain and the cok3 1 their efforts could save their com- rades. .1111110 '1Ilittai Ml:N OVERCO\IE. When \Vclby, tho Yorkshire man. went to hies death, groping, stumbling, dying, in the trades of heat and srlrike, throe other men went with him. %e hen he was overcome they tried to get Line tr the cage, but on the way back two more collapses,. The fourth man. Thorne. acted with tremendous hero- ism. Ile carried rind dragged one man for nearly a quarter of a mile to the bottom of shaft No. 2, and brought hien to the surface. Then he went down again and brought up nnether of his comrades. At last he tees overcome. Pcopk+ twee horror-stricken, and am other rescue party (prickly stepped In- to the cage, and set out in search for 'cy, o hpm left uet. 1'hr, c\\arneloup at 10.30ad having failedblto fln1 hue, and alt hope of saving his 11e was gone whfrom IlireM tour, ns he tin') evidently wandered a long way Int* the working=. DEVOTION OF MINE OFFICIALS. The courage and devotion of the nine olrcial, was beyond all prniv. For bitty hours Mr. Insley, the hecheck- - weiglimin, did not close s ryes. ani - David flees, the surveyor. during ail' Thee Irrrible 40)4 of anxiety, seorcely ic(1 the pit's mouth. Five rescue parties were headed by Mr. Wnlerhouse, Iho manager, wheee noble efforts will not soon be forgotten by the English pe pte. 10- TIIE TIIE r -\P OF JusTIc:E. Old Sixsnntte--"Why 410 you feel that yc ur client will lose hie ease? (lase fou exhausted every meepe at your do -pewee to-" Young Btu (y --"No, but 1 /..4‘e ex- hausted el! the meats el hts s,sdx.esi."