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Exeter Times, 1908-09-24, Page 6z• •++++++•t +4*+ ♦♦+�++♦♦�♦411♦+i♦♦♦i♦++♦i♦♦♦+�•i z A Broken Vow • —OR 4. + THAN REVENGE. + BETTER '•• +++4+44+4++++ +444 ++444 tt+ i+ +++++++++++4++++++ CHAPTER XXIX. Reclined to be forgetful, Mr. Martin Blake's tone was so ex- Phipps; and it shall be my duty to see that you do not suffer in that t:einoly courteous, and yet at the way again. You forget that once same time there was in his voice sem were rich, you know, and you such a curious suggestion of pow- dismissed Mrs. Phipps somewhat ei , that Mr. Julius Phipps was curtl;-, and left her to shift for her- M►uzzled. For the truth was that self. May I ask how it is you know artin had been so staggered by, that she has been squandering the advent of this man, that the money on her nephew ?" mere shock of it had cleared his ''A gentleman I met abroad — a mind of a host of doubts and sus- Mr. Kolrnan " arises and conjectures that hal loeg "I thought so," said Martin. "I been in it. He had been startled applaud your decision to look after enough at his first discoveries re- Mrs. Phipps; it night have been garding Aunt Phipps. and he was, better had you done so at an ear - in a sense, prepaid for anything. lier time. You left her in Paris, Even in the very moment of re- with very little money, and with no straining Olive from speaking, he prospect of ever getting any again. recognized how reasonable it was She came weeping to London, to that the feeble old woman who had tell the story to her nephew, whom died should have been deceive 1 by she had never seen." this pian ---and should, perhaps, `Yes—I know her," exclaimed have been glad to believe that he Phipps, with a shrug of the shoul- was dead. He began to see also d ,rs. 'That's about the kind of that Mr. Julius Phipps, for some thing she would do when she was Unexplained reason, had actually g p left alone." walked straight into the trap with "She came to London—and was his eyes open, and that he evident- afraid to go near him. She was IV knew nothing concerning the death of his wife. There was, too, that amusing ele- ment in the business: that Mr. Ju- lius Phipps should be demanding Mrs. Phipps, while that lady, as everyone supposed, sat watelsing himself together, and came towards him. Martin determined to make Martin with a blustering roll of his the most of that circumstance; but Rayne a hundred pounds when ho wants it, and bees him nicely and comfortably settled is life—and all for love." "It is perfectly true," said Mar- tin. "That is the mystery I have been endeavoring to explain to you. The Mrs. Phipps you knew—poor, patient old woman—is dead----' "She died in my arms," said Olive, speaking for the first tinto. "That's true enough," said Vic- tor. "'There's not the slightest All adult fowls moult once a year, doubt that the dear old lady is and time process may take place at dead ; at the salve time, my dear any time between Juno and Novem- Phipps, I thought it only right to 1►er. The exact time at which it oc- introduce you to her successor. She's a charming woman, and has really taken to her duties nobly." "But why 1" asked Phipps, less blusteringly. "Why does this lady —a stranger to Inc --masquerade in this fashion 1" "The explanation is a long one, year older the process is frequently deferred until August or Septem- I er ; and hens which are four or live years old frequently run into October and November before they cast their feathers. Late moulting is undesirable, because hens will not lay steadily during the period of moulting, and if they lay at all during that time it is exceptional ; and it has also been observed that hens which start to moult late in the season are in bad or indifferent health, and the process with them is tedious and difficult, and, more- over, they do not produce any eggs during the winter months. Early moulting, on the other hand, is distinctly advantageous, because, if ing lady has been dipping her hand hens can get rid of their old fca- iir her pocket in the most self-sacri- thers during the warm weather of !icing fashion—and declaring her- .July and August, they assume their self to be Aunt Phipps—and gen- nevi garb with great rapidly, and are in excellent condition for the following winter's laying. The duration of the moult varies greatly with different fowls, but it is in all cases a trying process, and ,Martin. poultry -keepers should study ways "No --he knows nothing," replied and means of getting it over as rap - Martin. idly as possible, and with the mini - "Then I'll see to it that he does,'' mum inconvenience to the fowls. said Phipps, with a grins laugh. "If Hens which are young and in good other people care to take my re- health will cast some of their fes- are easily distinguished by being of spousibilities on their shoulders in thers, perhaps, in June or July, but a large size. In the third year two Corundum is a simple stuff this fashion, they'd better play the in the early stages of the moult other small teeth, one froin each enough. It is merely oxide of game out to a finish. l'pi really side, b aluminum. A cheap substance by Nery much obliged to you, ma'am, f } tl the pound, it is the most precious although I don't know your name; profusely that the strain on the sys-now four large teeth in the middle and valuable of all known things you've taken quite a load off my tem is sufficient ti cause cessation and four pointed ones on each side. when it happens to be found in mired. The real Mrs. Phipps whom of egg production. 15ith hens of In the fourth year t)Se large teeth transparent red crystals. In this you have so kindly personated was this class the actual moult may take are six in number, and only two shape, indeed, it is worth several never much of a %% omen at the best scmething over two months from email ones remain. In the fifth times as much per carat as the fin- cf times; but she seems to have the dropping of the first feathers veer the remaining small teeth aro est white diamonds. No wonder, blundered rather wellat the time until a new as- lost and all of the ce i are then, that ingenuity should have been well-nigh exhausted in trying tc discover some means whereby the crude material might be converted into gem , crystals. [, (; Most of the crystalline corundum CREATES GEMS ternt stuffIis of spoorr eand nuninalerk t RADIUMs able quality. It is the real thing, but unmarketable because, while transparent, it is not clear enough. ]Material of this kind, being cheap, has been utilized to a considerable extent in experimental efforts to manufacture rubies and emeralds. But it is found that ordinary cor- dying soon after. undone preferably colorless, may It is proposed that the general Lc employed to greater advantage, line of the roadway at Ayr Auld admixture the same co - Brig is, as far as possible, to fol- low the line of the old roadway, the new general line to be slightly vari- ed to suit the stonework of the! bridge. The trustees of Burns's Cottage The Farm THE MOULTING OF FOWLS. curs is governed by many things, such as the age of the fowl, the way is which it is housed, the food it re- ceives, and its state of health. As a general rule, fowls which are under thio years old, healthy and well fed, Login to moult in June, but when a and you would not clearly under- stand it," replied Martin Blake. "It began with a mere accident; it was continued for a purpose. Mrs. Phipps was afraid to go to her nephew with the news that his fortune had disappeared ; this lady took her place, and is believed by Christopher to be his aunt. For a reason of her own, she has ex- tended her own money to keep him going—making hurl believe that that (money was his by right, and that it really cause from you." "Is that true?" asked Phipps roughly, turning to Victor Kelman. "Absolutely," replied Victor, with a laugh. '"Phis most charm - Mak• Your Stomach Happy with SHREDDED WHEAT and fresh fruits. An ideal summer food, wholesome, nourishing, delicious. CONTAINS MOltl: REAL Writ/MINT Tt1AN MEAT OR LOOS 1054 SciLi) UV ALL GROCERS very poor, and very lonely, save for ;rally playing the part of the one good friend she found. She guardian angel. And the fun of the went to an obscure lodging in a thing is that the boy doesn't know poor part of this great London — it—at least., 1 don't think he knows and there she died." it," he added, turning quickly to Julius Phipps started ; then drew he had first to discover how it was that Mr. Phipps had risen, in such an unexpected fashion, from his unknown grave. "'I think there must be some mis- take," said Martin. `'I said that as all that—and the little ones are 1 ha.d been longing to see you, and generally tough. Como, my good I believe a great many other pee- nir," he went on, forcing a smile pie share that longing. But I have as he saw that Martin said nothing, been led to believe that you were but merely watched him steadily— ;iced. You informed Mrs. Phipps ,,`•oti and I are men of the world, et that — told her that you wore about to make away with yourself." and we might as well come to a pro - "What I tell niy wife is my af- p said fair ; if she was such a fool as to believe it, that's not my fault, I suppose," said Phipps blusteringly. "I'll have you understand that I culty by persuading the poor dear am not the inan to stand any non- old lady that I was going away, and sense; I have been directed to you, that she—she wouldn't see nee as one most likely to know, for some unexplained reason, where Mrs. Phipps is; and I demand that you shall tell mo. There appears to be a plot—a conspiracy—afoot, and I very fond of her, and it's no use mean to crush that conspiracy. your attempting to hide her from me. Sooner or later I shall find out where she is, and you'll only give yourself a great deal of trou- ble for nothing. Come now—drop this nonsense, and lot me know where site is." "I have told you. She is dead and buried—more than four months ago," said Martin quietly. .'And yet I am assured by this pian Kelman and by you that she is going about London, and spend- ing money on this boy," said Phipps triumphantly. ' `My dear sir—don't you see that the two statements don't quite go together?" "I see that—but it is neverthe- less true that Mrs. Phipps, your wife, is dead and buried, and yet she goes shout London, and she has enriched your nephew in the man - nor you suggest. `\'hat do you make of that ?" Before Mr. Julius Phipps could reply to such an astounding asser- tion there carne a knock at the Audio door ; Martin crossed the room and opened it. The smiling face of Mr. Victor Kotula!' peered round, and then the body of Mr. Victor Kelman came in. He took efi' his hat with something of the olci flourish, and bowed to Olive; c'i eased up his face in that wide grin of his, and looked at Phipps. "Well, clear people—is it kiss - and ?be -friends?" he asked. "How are you getting on 1" shoulders. "I don't believe it; you can't get over Inc with such a story as that. Dead? She was well enough when I saw her last—never strong, of course, but still, well enough. People don't die as easily ly determined by the indications of 1 stood, is nature's favorite gem sub - failure to produce remunerative stance. It is a material not at all crops. As a rule, drainage is as uncommon, being mined chiefly for beneficial to grass lands as to tilled use as an abrasive. In North Caro - lands. Tho selection of grasses de- line and in Massachusetts there are pends upon soil, drainage, habits extensive deposits of it, contained in crystalise rocks, out of which it is separated by simple mechanical processes. Some of it is taken out in lumps, and the balance is separ- ated from the broker- rock by wash- ing, its greater weight causing it to sink in water to the bottom of the troughs used for the purpose. Corundum varies very much in color. Sometimes it is white, some- times gray, sometimes blue or green. But, whatever its hue, it is worthless as gem material unless it possesses two qualities—namely, crystalline form and transparency. Crystals of corundum are plentiful enough, but they are rarely trans- parent. When they have this qua - lite, they are recognized as gem stuff. If they are colorless, they are called white sapphires. If they are blue, they are called blue sapphires. If they are green, they aro called Oriental emerald. If they are yel- low, they aro called Oriental topaz. If they aro red, they are called rubies. of growth, etc. New grasses should be introduced but cautiously. LIVE STOCK NOTES. The reason why oats aro prefer- red to bran for driving horses is that bran -fed horses sweat more under fast driving. Poultry intended for market should be kept in good condition from the time it is hatched. Then if it be somewhat confined and al- lowed double rations for two or throe weeks before it is killed the addition weight and price per pound will more than pay for the extra trouble and expense. The nearer a bird approaches maturity, the .rnore readily it will fatten. Tho age of sheep may be known by examining the front teeth. They are eight in number, and appear during the first year ; all are small. In the second year the two griddle ones fall out, and their place is supplied by two new teeth, which FROM BONNIE SORDID NOTES O1' INT} :Ith 4l' l Ittl11 1i1R BANKS AND BRAES. What is Going on iu the Highland, and Lom►Iands of Auld Scotia. they will not cease laying; it is not until thd new feathers are growing dropout and are replaced y two larger ones, so thatsere are Per understanding." all thecoat hasbeen' "I think So," Martin. frontteeth "Very well then. In the first of her death. mimed, yet laying may be continu- large. In the sixth year all begin place, I am quite willing to admit "1 think so," said Olive quietly. epi all the time until the moult has to be worn, and in the seventh, that I did get out of a little dish- "I'm glad you agree with me," been practically completed, and it sometimes sooner, some fall out. went on the man, with another is only then that a rust is taken. - A Glasgow boy of 11 has caught an 18 pound salmon Stith a trourf cast at Kildonan. At the Laminas lamb sales a1 Newton St. Boswells recently, 30,. 000 lambs were presented. Recently Gatehouse water supply got poisoned by dead trout in the dam, and gave the folk a scare. During the fair week 634 drunks were dealt with in Glasgow ---con- siderably fewer than usual. Lord Curzon is to deliver the next inaugural address of the Ed- inburgh Philosophical knstitutioit un 20th October. The mortality in Edinburgh dur- ing the week ending 1st inst., was t'u, equal to an .annual death rate of 12.74 per 1,000. Showers of snow fell on Ben Nevis on Aug. 10th, and the upper reaches of the mountain were fresh- ly coated next day. Tho Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Naas received 25,000 more from tiro estate of the late Miss J. M. Ar- nett of Chapel, fife. Recruiting for the Kirkcudbright battery of Royal Field Artillery has been carried on very steadily, and the strength is exactly 100. Miss Main, aged 15, while cycling down a steep thoroughfare at Banff, lost control of her machine, collided with a wall, and was killed. William Nicol, flesher, Thurso, has to pay for a cow bought in open market, killed same night, and the carcase condemned next day fur tuberculosis. A large and richly -carved Ine- tncria' cross in silver-grey granite to the memory of the late Lochiel, twenty-fourth chief of the clan, has just been completed at Inverness. At a hotel in Aberdeenshire all boots put out to be cleaned aro blackened; even yellow or tan boots return blackened if their wearers don't keop them inside their bed- rooms over night. Nairn games, now the principal athletic event of the north, were held in glorious weather, when a record crowd, estimated at over 2t►,000, was present, including many notable personages. A cow belonging to Mr. Parker, Meiklelaught Farm, Saltcoats, gave biith to a still -born calf, which had eight legs, four ears, two tails and one eye, but had neither mouth nor nese. While Kate Laing, aged 10, Glen- dymill, Glenfarg, was standing in front of the kitchen fire, her pinat fore became ignited, and site was immediately enveloped in flames, again. Nothing its that—hundreds of men do it, although perhaps not so successfully. But I'm really Come, sir ---where is Mrs. Phipps 1 Do you know—or don't you ?" `•1 de know—and I will answer M•our question presently," said artin. "As it happens, however, that I urn very deeply interested lin the lady, and as she has been acting, if I may say so, under my guidance i "Confound your guidance, sir '" stormed Mr. Phipps. "My wife requires no guidance from anyone but me." "The man who deserted her, and left her to shift for herself ; the itiaa who never would have comp back at all, but that he probably thought suicide was not worth while, or that there might bo adme- thing further to be got out of a credulous old woman who once had brought hila phoney." "I don't know who you are, sir," .uaid Phipps, somewhat red in the face : -but I will not allow you to bully ire. Let the tell you, sir, that the only thing that has brought me back to my wife is my affection for 'ter. I have a love for that wo- man that passes belief. More than that, let me tell you something else ; I ani a very rich man, and if my wife ever imagined that I was not she was very greatly mistaken. 1 certainly have heard that she has recently been expending money_. probably my money—at the rate of l.undreds of pounds, on a worthless it, phew of mine in London." Martin glanced for a moment ai (ilii e with a smile; she gave a lit- tle quick laugh in reply. "Oh—so ynu have beard that - have you?" asked Martin. "It happens to be true ; Mrs. Phipps — or 'Aunt Phipps,' as we call her"—ho tight- ened his grip fel. ai moment en Olive's shoulder --"bas been pacing to your nephew some part of that money which you should have paid hili: years ago. It is satisfactory to know that you are so rich a "When I said rich, I did not mean to convey---- began Phipps stutteringly, but Martin went on. "Because, you see', it is so reliev- ing to the minds of everyone. Aunt Phipps need no longer trouble her• self : Uncle Phipps—if I may take the liberty --Will he able to do all that. I told you, Mr. Phipps, that "Wo are not getting on at all," exclaimed Phipps, frowning and tugging at one whisker. "You told ale that this man could give me the information I required—could in - been me where my dear wife was to be found. He calmly tells me sire's dead." "Curious mistakes people snake in this world," said Victor, grin- ning. "four eyes are not as good as they used to be, Phipps, I'm afraid. Look in front of you ; what do you see?" "I don't understand you," said Phipps, glancing at ()live. and then at the two men. "Why don't you speak plainly ?" "Come closer, my dear friend— she'll hear inspection," said Vic- tor. "Permit me to re -unite you dear people ; allow me to introduce you to Mrs. Phipps --ordinarily and affectionately known as --- Aunt laugh. "As you have taken over her duties, by all means continue them; it's no concern of mine. My dear Aunt Phipps"—he bowed iron- ically to her and winked quickly at Kelman—"I wish you joy of the business—and I wish you good ev- ening." ening. "Not so fast—not so fast," said Martin, getting between Phipps and Hens of three or four years old will, on the other hand, cease lay- ing when they drop their first fea- thers, and will not resume for a month or more after the last new feather has grown to its full length. This means that too long a part of each year is spent in complete idle- ness by the older birds of a flock, and that at a period when eggs are the door. "'There aro certain re- in greatest demand, and are fctch- sponsibilities that cannot be lifted i11K high prices. Consequently, the from your shoulders in quite so easy a fashion. This lady has done her share, up to a point ; now we trust depend upon you." ' `I think not," said Phipps, with an air of triumph. "'There has been misrepresentation hero — and fraud—indictable offences." "I quite agree with you," said Martin. "There has been misrep- resentation—and fraud. A certain sum of money that was to be hand- ed to .young Christopher 1)ayne on Iris coming of ago has never been received by high; you, his trustee, are responsible. There has been misrepresentation, Mr. Phipps, be- cause you led the world to believe that you were about to commit sui- cide, and that the money was gone. You told us just now that you were a rich man." "That was a mistake --I was only boasting," said Phipps quickly. "I'm afraid you'll have to pay fur the boast, Mr. Phipps," said Mar- tin. "At all events, now that we know you are alive, we can at least set the law to work." "The law 1" asked Phipps, in a low voice. '' 1)o you dare to threat- en. me?" "Certainly ; it is the only way to deal with a plan of your stamp. Your nephew has friends, who only wanted to know that you were alive in order that they might set to work at once. The game is up, Mr. Phipps, and I'm afraid I must say ou aro trapped." (To be Continued.) I had been longing to see you ; now Phipps." you understand the rea- n." "You're mad. like the rest of "C'onfoun(1 you, sir." exclaimed 'cm," exclaimed l'hipps impatien I J'hippe angrily.—"I'll thank y011 to IN. "This is not 11rs. Phipps ; '.•t me manage lay own affairs and 'never tnet this lady before in all 1 hose of my wife. Whatever money my life." owe shall be paid to the utter. ''probably not --but she's Mrs. most flailing; that's the sort of Phipps all the same," replied Vic - man I nm." tor. Zlake here. This+her ` ask is theour ladyrlwh� I re/ finite convinced of it, eir,'' ss id M trtin Blake, with a smile• • line been squandering money ; this ''Only. like :11 great men, yen are is the :\unt Phipps who sive, young 4, wisdom of getting rid of the of hens at a certain time every year and replacing them with pullets, v. ill commend itself to all who keep faros poultry for profitable egg pro- duction.—Poultry Journal. LOSSES IN BUTThit. MAKING. Moro or less loss of the solid ma- terial ensues in handling milk for the making of butter. This is (:OR1'NDUM CONVERTED INTO HUBBIES AND SAI'PIllItE. Production of Precious Stones the Laboratory Will Become an Important Industry. with an of tl' of ing matters as are ilsed by na- If, as announced by the news dis- taro. In the ease of the ruby. chro- patches, a means has ben found gurus the "uigment" which na- wherel►y ordinary corundum can be (tire supplies. converted into gem stuff, such as ruby and sapphire, it is only a the question of a short time when the market value of the natural pre- cious stones will drop enormously, artificial ones taking their place in in shown by the fact that the sum of the market, writes Robert Frank the hottest part of the electric arc the solid ingredients found in the ].n in the Technical 11 orld Maga- the temperature is about 7,200 de - products (butter, skim and butter gine. glees Fahrenheit — sufficient to milk and slops) does not equal the In a paper read but recently be- make any known substance run like SNIPS AND SNAPS. amount in the whole milk used. fore the French Academy of Scien- water. Hence, though corundum is This loss falls almost entirely on CCS Professor ltordass said that he a refractory stuff, it is by this Few things are as good as we ex - the fat. The casein and albumen, had obtained some very remarkable means eaxily liquefied, and, on pect them to he. milk sugar and rash in the products results by placing crystals of cot.- cc►oling, tissunleR a crystalline form. An ignorant man owns a deep check fairly well with those in the undiim in contact with radium for Special methods have to bo employ_ well of happiness. original milk, but the fat docs not. periods varying from thirty to sixty ed however, in order that the cry- I)aine ltumur usua111y has a large This loss of fat is inverselyproper- 'steel to circle of friends. p days The idea was sugKe. stela obtained tna� be clear ; and to tional to the amount of milk used hitn by the recent discovery that introduce exactly the right amount Matrimony is a good school in and to the care taken in its hand- glass in which radium is enclosed c•f coloring matter is an important which to learn meekness. 1;ng, decreasing relatively with in- creased n- acquires after a while a beautiful element of the problem. Skilful men usuulls know how to c reused volume of milk handled and blue tint. \\'hen thus treated, col- 'though some of the details are disguise their skill. with greater care. The loss is a carless corundum became yellow -- as yet secret, it is known that the For a row, one weak girl and as i►urely mechanical one, due to the being converted, in effect, into Ori- artificial rubies, sapphires, and em- piano take sonic beating. 1st eater viscosity of cream as Com- ental topaz. Blue corundum was Neither a song nor a sermon is eralds recently placed on the Al r- ar, appetizing as a loaf of bread. pared to skim -milk. if the cause transformed into Oriental emerald, kct are products of the electric fur - were chemical or biological as great and violet colored corundum be- nace. Certain perceptible mark - out, a little more in than you talo proportional destruction would en- came blue sapphire. c•ut, and your purse' will soon fill. ings on some of the rubies appear A thingis not valuable to some sue with large as with small lots of The amount of corundum used in to indicate that the receptacle con- milk. The mechanical losses in 22 these experiments, according to the taining the i1uic1 corundum was men unless they pay a big price or clays' survey of the operation of a statement of Professor Bordass, re- kept revolving while the process of i` A spice of danger is a w: ming small creamery approximated t).9 presented a value of forty cents. In kept crystallization was going on — in p per cent. fact, hepaid that much for it to a to render the re- t' some folk, and ora i►►. station to order, perhaps,others. jeweler in Paris, who afterwards suiting crystal as symtnet ricsal as Being good may be monotonous, FARM NO'r]?S• appraised the same material, when possible. However, it is undeniable K that in respect of brilliancy, luster, but eo are most profitable employ - If the ground needs manure and it had undergone the transforms- p nsents. s-ou dei not have the cash for it, ti, ns described, at prices running and color these artificial gems may $160 a enrat—the latter Motor -cars aren't in it with gos- n►akr. up the deficit by frequent from +�0 to be fairly considered to rival the na- when it comes to running Imo- cultivation; that is, cultivate six value being set Upon certain cry- tural ones. sips down. times instead of two or three. This stals which had been ntetamor- The Oriental ansethy�t is another Tile. man who docs his best and will give you a good crop and keep phosecl into rubies. It was found corundum gem, not hitherto men - says little aibout it is the Haan to you out of debt. that neither heat nor electricity nf- tioned. It is entirely different f►•om he friends with. The butter of the best cow needs Peeled the artificial gems, which the true amethyst, which is a violet- Al„stie of us talk better when a o no coloring. Anything which makes were in no way distinguishable colored quartz crystal. The Orien- tai amethy.,t has been produced ac- nre complaining than when we aro the white butter of the inferior cow from those of natural origin. praisinganything. to appear choice seems a little Now, assuming that there is no eidentally in pottery furnaces -- a fradulent. It has the tendency to mistake about this discovery, its fact which strikingly illustrates the remove the distinction which used importance is hardly to be over -es- practicability of obtaining gem to make the one so much more valu• timated. Artificial rubies, sap- crystals of corundum by artificial able than the other. phires, and Oriental emeralds, means. Already, it, may be Pard, How long land should be allowed made in France, have recently ap- the thing is being actually (0110 nn tr, continue in pasture or meadow peered nn the market in coneider- a commercial i al scnle, and the prc►due- will depend much upon circumstan- able quantities, at very moderate tion of precious stones in the lab - ccs. Unquestionably the hest plan prices. they are true genas, menu- oratory will inevitably become an for farming is the practice of mix- fractured in the laboratory from the important industry in the not-dis- cd husbandry—raising grain and same mate'risls that nature uses, tent future -possibly finding in ra- fattening domestic animals. By this and are hardly inferior in he'tlty diem rt powerful auxiliary. where method a rotation is necessary, and to those of natural origin. )tut the m•tna►f^ctured rubies, sapphire', this increases the productiveness of processes employed in their produo end Oriental emeralds are concern - the land, and crop failures are rare. tan are difficult nncl proportionally cc1 In the practice of most fanners esstly, though the prices racked for meadow lands are seldom continued them are relatively small. and a -.. -- . more than three or four years specimen over three carats in without Amigo. Pastures are lin- weight is a rarity. Some tach are so slew that they disturbed for a longer time, usual Corundum, it should be under atop on the:: own heels. The manufacture acture of corundum gems its laboratory up to now at Alloway have just added by pu([ has depended upon the use of 'en- chase to their memorials of the poc!1k- ' ormotisly h � p hieh temperatures, which •a splendid copy of "The Brigs of are obtainable only through the Ayr” in his own handwriting. It agency of the electric furnace. In is on eight pages of foolscap, and is in beautiful condition. NEW ZEALAND LUMI3ERMEN. The leturi timber industry is one of the most important in north New ''Zealand. in the districts north of Auckland almost one-half of the population are in some way con- nected 's ith the industry, and look te• it as their mainstay of existence. First must be reckoned the van- guard of the army of workers -- some 40,000 hardy bushruen whose province it is to penetrate into the forests and the wild mountain re- gions where the knurl grows and with axe and saw to "fall" and lop the great trees. Next come the haulers, bullock drivers, wagoners, sailors, sawmill hands, engine driv- ers, clerks, cooks "saw doctors" and a host of others too numerous to mention. 4• • It would be much easier to con- vince they average man that honesty is the hest policy if the dividends were larger. The colonel, who had an eye for ►neatness, but not much of an e.ir for music, took occasion one day to compliment his bandmaster o:r the appearance of his men. "Th •ir ua►ivrsees are neet," said the coleu- el, "and their in:.trntnects are ni:'.C- ly polished and kept in order ; but there is one imprnvetilent that 1 trust insist upon." "What is it, colonel 1" "You must train your men when they perform to lift their fingers all at exactly the salve turn, and at regular in+.oval:+ en their ipttruments, ler--the. two ; uee, ," two.