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Exeter Times, 1909-03-11, Page 2+Ii itN X11+lOf+)01+30f I+3010:40 t 0 ♦ lC + 0+10f t ICs t ON 00) +*+)2 40+0 UNCLE DICK; Or, The Result of Diolonlaey and Tact. "I made a mistake, Dick; that's 4i+N♦+++♦♦++++♦i♦+-I+44 all. 1 suppose all of us do; the world seems so full of thein. . . jTheFrrn1 nd let this bo the last of tt, dear old man, will you- Dunt recur s it ever again ; please. The sora is fresh, and---and—I don't mind own Cf ing to you, it hurts. Please dent let us talk about it—ever again-- please." +4 f+++++++++++++++++++ Dick grasped the hand extended to him; held it in a long, tight THE RAISING OF HOGS. grip. Put his other hand on his Swine breeding appeals strongly companion's shoulder, and was to men of limited means, kr it re - about to speak. Then felt that quires much less capital to start Speech would be a failure ; simply and bring quicker returns than any a saki gruffly— other branch of animal husbandry. "I'll see you in the morning, old The buildings required are ine:c man ; I'll walk round. Good -night." pensive. While warm dry bu�lc! Not another word passer! between ing:; are necessary, they may be them; a tight hand -grip and they very simple and cheap in senate ie parted. Masters to his room*, tion. And as to the herd itself, a Lick homeward Lound– a)ourne Y ratan may invest $25 or $30 in a he made with the blood coursing brood sow, and in six or eight through his veins at boiling point' months thereafter place on '.ho Ho had more than a little of his market from six to ten pigs weigh sister's temper. ing 200 pounds each. And if for Dick was simply furious at tho any reason he desires to rotiuc manner in which Mabel had treated from business, he can sell his en - Masters. Ile dared not, trust hint fire herd to the first butcher be self to more folk that night. Just meets, for they are, or should be, looked into tho drawing -roost at always ready for the market. the bungalow, professed weariness, Toy succeed with swine as with said a hurried good night and re -other animals we must start with gtired to his room. other stock, not high-priced, fancy In tho morning, Gracie offered stock, for they often are sadly ala strong evidence that she had a appointing, but animals bred on tongue in her head; was full of the such lines as to be able to repro return of Prince Charlie. She had duce themselves with fidelity. Ono heard of his arrival with delight; of the requisites of success is that was running over with anxiety to brood sows should be tame and clo- set!. him. Lhstinctively she felt that cile. A sow that will show signs Uncle Dick was the ways and of fear or hostility at the approach means. When she heard that he of a man is generally unprofitable. was going to call on Masters that ,She is naturally a moot timid and morning, she emulated the limpet; sensitive animal. If you have her he could not have shaken her off confidence sho will follow you any - had ho tried. where without fear or hesitatisn, "Gut your things on, Puss," said as no other annual save the dog Dick, as tho breakfast things were being cleared away, "and I'll take can be taught to do. If sho rega As you round to see htm.,, you with suspicion, and you at - Miss ('h to se to professed the' tempt to drive her, she quickly ex - most acute astonishment. Not so hibits stubbornness. los. A daily visit preced- much by what sho said, but tho way to her quarters for a time she acted. Wasn't Mr. Masters ing the ad. ent of the expected litter coming in to lunch t ..Nor to din and a few moments spent scratch- coming they were inn-Carr noway losing. accordnee l Not at all that day? ing 'her back or stroking her ears inhthe penton of Mastersour ap- dulness. Those carefully combed eyebrows 11ro'ialch!iwithigrunts of satll welcome. isfaction, of the sea voyage had not improved hers almost disappeared under P him. Society was not tho thing he her fringe.—sho was so surprised! is time well employed. And when .shone in; in fact, sho had found , those visits Gracia had scampered off and yo - should bo continued; he little ones when the tim- him rather depressing; was glad he turned in full war paint: best hat, id little pigs Bee your welcome and lief so early. Lies! Liea—each and best shoes, best coat and, crown- their m tl►ger gives no sign of fear ,every one of the opinions she, ex- ing glory, new muff ! She did Lupo or hostility,they will soon gather Pt ince Charlie would notice it and preseed. t the ask her all about it. But if he did about you and nibble at your bungalowhe along men who Mthe lfaraale ou can not, she could tell him. That is 1handle themoes and their rd ,exhibi� fur a time without speaking. Each one of tho advantages of being ing the least sign of fear, and they was full of emotion. Dick's found very young. will ever after look uponyou as When Gracie and Dick had gond went first; he blurted out— out, Miss Chautrello improved tho their friend unless you commit "I'in—I'm awfully sorry, old opportunity with her hostess. \car- some overt act to forfeit their 'man ! °pdrove that lady to tho brink of friendship. A pig started in life in Tousness wasere. n111faints'inge of nerv- responding lyaadness by her anxiety to Know otvcris iononer has a that regards m :aeat aasats laugh; if "they had quarrelled "What y. late pitye very s nwell, ot a mann to his best it rneant;" "why he wasn't cora- natural thatcan be grown to mar - friends'. Throwing away tho cigar, inMfabel did not know; really, the ketable weight in tho quickest time which had Bono out, ho lighted his matter was of little interest to her, and on the least food is sho most pipe; the match betrayed a shak- His presence made very little dif- profitable. They must bo taught ing hand.femme(); she wondered Amy could to eat. And sho careful, painstak- "Thanks. Cloudless night; Luther about biro. ing man may provide a small trough looks like being a fine day to -mor- That was what she was able to so situated that the mother can row, doesn't it?" bring herself to say. But tho ef- not have access to it, and there The effort to change the subject fort was a big one; she was not a give them inilk in small quantities. proved futile; Dick spoke buyout -conspicuous success in lies of the But unless tho trough be teroevery time it is used, this had better be Matters continued in this way. Things are not always what they omitted, and instead they may be given a small quantity of dry mid - seem ; it was by no means a pleas- ant little art at, Iv Cottage. dlings, which they will soon learn When at home} which was a very to eat. Pigs for the September or rare thing, for he spent most of October market must be born in his time at Masters' lodgings — early March when the weather is Dick was sulky to the extreme of cold, and they must be closely sullenness. housed. The littlo fellows have Affairs wore a different complex- nothing to do but nurse and sloop, ion a littlo later. When the rosy finger heralded the dawn of t i ' day before Christmas, it was the pre- cursor of brightness of another kind. Two incidents happened which changed the current of things. Miss Chantrello had tho watch- ful, veiled eyes of the domestic cat. On the principle of striking the iron whilst hot, she urged her brother to propose marriage to their hostess forthwith. Thought that delays were dangerous. She took him out for a walk to discuss tho pros and cons of tho proposal. Was a. wise little wo- man, and a firm believer in the theory that walls have ears. Know- ing what she knew, sho mapped out the route her brother was to travel in his journey to Mrs. Seton- ('arr's heart. But there is such a thing as be- ing too clever ; so sharp that ono cuts oneself. Tho averagea e brain has a direct way of working; sees no by-paths, so wastes no time on them; goes straight to the point. Arny's cleverness led to her un- doing. itleCt+00:(itt' t 11♦#t)Ji+tt+0ft:RtA♦irttta+OftEtcft1,1):f01♦tl CHAPTER XX1X.—(('ont'd). more. merriment in him than has a saute at a funeral. Tho Cha.itrelles went on with In the drawing room Masters was It was ar in the Ivy Cottage.been to 1ec Dickhad to Ubl as h Ye us mis+'ra 'ranged that Masters should tura dining and smoke-roons. Turned 'up these in the evening for dinner. over photographs; sought in vain! Ho had been a. trifle reluctant to for something to make hint look accept the invitation at Dick's less of a fool than ho felt. At last band, but did so. Ho could have came to the end of his endurance kicked him:ytslf, later, for doing so. 'tether ; under a plea of Sortie work As for Dick, the nearer they drew he ha] to post to a publisher by to the point where separation must the early morning's mail, excused tome, the more full of admiration himself. aril real affection he became. He "It's a glorious night, old chap" rested uneasily whenever his friend Dick; speaking hoarsely, and get.- Masters impatiently ticked off 'ting into his great coot. "1'll wa was out of hi, sight• lk home with you. We will smoke a cigar together." Masters said good -night; shook .hands. Noticed the burning heat Oils heart to her. He was willing of Mrs. Seton -Carr's; as for a mo- te ask her forgiveness on his knees anent her hand rested in his—but t.o ad she not knelt to him I Had d.d not accord the true reason for itShe was even laughing with e heart aching, a tongue -itching, Chantrello at the very moment she Ito t.11 her that sho was tho one said good night.; was a natural ac - woman in the world for him. ,;rasa: a woman. Things aro not always disposed • "How quiet Mr. Mestere is." as man proposes; he did not tell Tho cat purring: Amy speaking, Cher that. The quiet ten minutes as the door closed. "But I sup - did not come. When he entered Pose, socially, authors are as dull ivy Cottage befur3 dinner it was as ditch water. Keep all their 'with a light heart, the happiest clever thoughts for their books. It man in Wivernsea. Ho left it after, is selfish of them in tho extreme." with a heart of ]asci, the most mss- Amy laughed gaily; continued in arable of men. that strain. Laughter is the allot - Beneath the surface, the dinner ,went of thoeo who win; the Chanty party was nota sacoess ; yet it can- relies felt justified in the belief Chant - not be said to have flagged. Al most every one was in good spirits, In too good spirits, apparently, to trouble about the quiet man who eat next. to Dick. Dick was thunderstruck at. his fimend's reticence. Thought at rst that he must be, ridiculous as it seemed, suffering from shyness. Sirs. Soton-Carr thought sho was getting a little of her own back! She got more; more than all. Common decency prevented her .cutting Masters dead. But, as nearly as was consistent with com- mon politeness, that was what happened. As fuel to fire was the open and violent flirtation of tho hostess with Percy Chantrelle. Exultant as sho was of her suc- ooss, flushed as was her cheek with triumph—she knew Masters was smarting—sho feared that sho al- most overdid it. But the pulsa- tions of Percy's heart wore acceler- ated ; beat fast with hope ; so did ' his sister's. It was impossible to avoid seeing Mrs. S°t,.n-Carr's flushed excite- ment. Masters noted too the soft glances she shot across the table ercy Chantrello's way; noticed them with a feeling at his heart twhich was nsoro than painful. The author was in possession of were than his usual keenness. Per- 'fwips it out -balanced his power of cool observation. Anyway, he saw 'not beneath the surface. Tho eoundness of his deductions suffer- ed by reason thereof. They wore happy enough, the brother and sister ; the only real happiness ther3 was around the tahlo. Mabel was playing a part: •playing it well; wore her mask with ;access. Her laugh rang out mer- rily at each of Chantrelle's jokes. But just as hull as her face and Ivoioe were of mirth, so was her ihon.rt full of ache and pain. Mrs. Solon -Carr would have given worlds just then to be able to rine from the. table ; sho needed as greatly to go to her roont for a good cry. But a Lucifer -like pride upheld her. Laugh, and the Murkl laughs with you ; weep, and e•ou weep alone. Sho knew that. Tho men did not remain long in union after the retirement of the ladies. Te two-thirds of the trin- ity the cigars seemed flavorless. As matter of fact, their respective elements lacked tho power of com- bination. to was The thirdfactor,Chantrel T o happy enough; triumph made hint `so. But there was no infection in or' his merriment. :\s a smoking -room raconteur he was usually a big suc- cess. But to -night his best stories fizzled out to lame and itnpotont conclusions. The laugh of approval was con- spicuously absent. tbo hours till the arrival of dinner- time. Ho wanted so to see tho wo- wan he loved. Wanted a quiet ten minutes, that ho might pour out CHAPTER XXX. The men left, the smoke -room; 'there was no calumet of peace 'there. All I'ercy's efforts to t,e entertaining ended in -- perhaps tippropriatoly--smoke. They joined the ladies, to find harmony and concord; music was under way. Masters was hill of thought.; deep misery kind. Whatever charm music may have to soothe a savage 'beast, it had none for hies. He was ever a failure at social tune - tions : w•it% ('.)rlSpiCit ,nsly S.) hl - 'night; deteattd them, in fact, with k whole -settled (14estation. d♦ to Dick, the gloom which had °fallen on him during `inner seemed ku,. t•hi,,'k fur genet rati„n. Murry sivoly— "Hang the weather r You don't think I knew anything of this, de.ar old chap—” "No I No 1" - "—Or you know I should have—" "Yes, yos. I know." "Mab has always professed to positively loathe Percy ; tolerated him because she liked his sister. He is a bit of a, bounder, you you.,, "Your sister does not seem to share in that opinion of yours." Ho could not quite keep the bit- terness out of the way in which ho said that. "No 1" The brother admitted it; spoke just as bitterly. When they reached his lodgings Masters saki— "Como round, will you?" "You --you won't come on to the cottage to--" "Oh, no! No!" "No. I didn't expect you would. I had counted on things being so different!! Counted on a merry Christmas." Dick laughed as he said, thought, of, a merry Christmas: tho unplea- sant ironic laugh of a disappointed man. Just, then he was as full (d disappointment as ho could well hold. "I had gone in for a certain amount of accountant • too. o y Masters made the response with a littlo catch in his voice, which the assumed laugh could not dis- guise. Ho had stopped and was standing with his band on Dick's shoulder. "Do you remember that last time I held you like this, dear boy 1 1 was so full of joy then, so blinded by it, to what I was doing, that you accused me of squeezing you to hurting point." A sigh punctu- ated his speech. "I don't feel like hurting you now." "Squeeze the life out of me, if it will he any relief to your feel- ings." Dick spoke gruffly. "It's your life. 1 shouldn't be living at all if it were not fur you." He was a good boy was Dick, with a heart in hint; a heart in the right place. It grieved him to see even the suspicion of a tear in the eye of the friend he loved so well. His own brown eyes looked into the author's with silent, dog -like fidelity and sympathy. Masters was not insensible to it. It was an elo- quent silence; expressed far snore Dick belied h a nick -name; had no to flim than words could have done. a (To be continued.) PAID TO SEE ROYALTY. In the eighteenth century the Londoner could look at royalty on Sunday for a modest. fee. In a guide to London, published in 1767, it was said : "At St. James' chapel royal by knocking at the gide door and slipping a shilling for each person into the hand of the verger who opens it., you may have admittance and stand dur- ing divine service in presence of their majesties; and for ono shil- ling each person more you may sit in their royal presence, not in pews, but in turn -up seats on the side of them." 41. Manipulating a snow shovel de. tracts from the icturesqueness of the winter lands R. r'l "After taking three bottles of your wonderful medicine, our baby was entirely well and needed no more medicine. At six- teen months of age she weighed thirty pounds. She had cried eight months, night and day, and nothing did her good until we tried Scoff's Emulsion. "—M RS. E. C. SMITH, Villa Rica, Ga. Scott's Emulsion probably saved this child's life. Four doctors had been tried. 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A full illustrated description, together with the above mentioned letters, repro- duced in fac simile, will be sent post free to all applicants to r' .X111 The Daimler Motor Co., (1904) Ltd. COVENTRY, ENGLAND. In our next advertisement a full list of pricss will be included. get a little exercise, and Ito of us have seen our fattest and most promising die with what w•o call thumps. A little care on tho part of the owner will entirely dispel all danger from this source. A .slatted partition across tho pen, so arranged that it will swing or slide up and down, will permit the little ones to bo placed on ono side, when they will run up and down in an effort to get to their mother, giving thein needed exercise and causing them to grow and lengthen out as they will in no other way. Tho partition is slid up at noon to enable them to nurse, and they aro then separated, but generally per- mitted to remain together over night. ..GOOD EVE ADVICE. Do Not Persist in Reading When Overcome with Sleep. It is a mistake to persist in read- ing when overcome with sleep, as the constant tendency of the eyes is to diverge, and they have to be forced bac$c by a supreme effort of tho will. This often results in congestion of the blood vessels of the mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids. No macweary matter how a girl mr-y be with study or with pleasure sho should never go to bed without first washing her eyes in order to remove any dust which may have gathered on their lids during the day. The sleeping room should be kept dark, as 'crows' tracks' will form under any sort of artificial light, particularly that of gas, which also consumes oxygen. "The eyes should not be expos- ed to a bright light immediately after awakening in the morning. For a few moments after arising it is better to get about the room by the aid of whatever light may penetrate the drawn blinds, mean- while bathing the eyes in pure, cool water. On no account should the lids he rubbed, as that process will wrinkle them as quickly as will weeping. But if such an expres- sion of grief is unavoidable be sure to gently massage the cuticle be- neath the eyes with a little cold cream, as that is where lines first of all form, and if the skin is thin they are quite as likely to arrive at sixteen as at sixty." AN UNEXPECTED Poor Woman's Kindness itewarded by historic Legacy. A poor woman's act of kindness has brought her an unexpected re- ward under a romantic legacy which a King of England granted to a subject over 250 years ago. The story of the legacy's origin is famous. Flying from the Battle of Worchester, in 1651, King Char- les II. was hidden from the pursu- ing soldiers amid the foliage of an oak tree by a farmer named Rich- ard I'endorel. 'rho King's gratitude took the form of six perpetual legacies, granted to Richard Penderal and other members of his famil. Two wore of $500 a year, the others of slightly over $250. These legacies have come down through many generations. links being lost here and there, heirs occasionally dis appearing. Some time ago Mrs. ('assin, the wife of a London cab driver, ap- peared at the office of Messrs. Petch AG Co., solicitors, hating read of a Penderal legacy last July. Nino years ago, sho said, her brother. John Penderel, a fruit porter, died, leaving a little daughter of four years old quite unprovided for. Although she had no children of her own, and it was a struggle to make both ends meet, Mrs. ('assin adopted the little girl to Save her ' } o Fe. Her brother, the works u from she said, had Spoken of an annuity which had come down to him from King ('harlea II., but her impres- sion was that the pension ceased at his death. Application to the courts and to trustees followed, and recently the dead man's little daughter was held to be legal successor to her father's pension, which amounts to nearly $S s wi ek. Mrs. ('assin's kindness to her lit- tle neico waa rewerdcd by a sum of over $1,000, which has accrued in the hands of the trustees. In ad- dition she was created the guardian of the child. REWARD. THE BEST RIDING %ULERS LING EDWtltl1 iS ON! .1' .A FAIR Eq t lit t Emperor Willis a of Germany Has Dern Eighteen flours hi the Saddle. It is a peculiar fact Olio though royal 1.• rsonages are calls upon to spend. so much of their tune on horseback---tdlp steed be- ing, indeed, so to speak, one of the attributes of authority, since the man, ''a clonal," is always more iu►piessite and :alculatt•d to inspire respect than anyonenc on oo th e y do not as a rule ride particularly well, the worst horseman of the lot being King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who, in spite oft his having been lieutenant of .t crack Austrian Hussar regiment, when elected to his Balkan throne, is prevented by infirmity from remaining on horse- back for more than an hour at a time, and is restricted to the most tarne, sober-gaitcvd chargers. The Kings of Greece, of Swede of Norway, and of Denmark prof walking to either riding or drivin and are rarely seen on horseback. Neither Alexander I1I. of Russia, nor yet the present Czar, can be described as fine horseman, while King Edward, who, like his broth- ers, was taught to ride by a Ger- man riding master selected by his father, the late Prince Consort, is not nearly as accomplished an equestrian as his son, the late Duke of Clarence, who was aa bold and enthusiastic a steeplechase rider as his first cousin, the present Ger- man Crown Prince. The latter, in fact, has all sorts of daring feats to his credit, and is a splendid horseman, like his godfather, the older Emperor of Austria, who still, in spite of his great age, rides with grace and ease, difficult horses, tiring nut men much younger than himself by his astonishing endurance in the saddle. KAISER A GOOD RIDER. Emperor William rides like an Englishman, and is never soppy hir= euvers ti. be 'tours v after "And the name is to be—" asked the suave minister, as he approach- ed the front with the precious arm- ful of tat and flounces. "Augustus Philip Ferdinand Codrington Ches- terfield Livingstone finooks." "Dear me I" (Turning to the sex- ton)—"A little) more water, Kr. Perkins, if you please." as when in the hunting fiel ing the grand annual mai of the German army he u sixteen and even eighte in the *medic at a stretch, c day, but last summer made use of his automobile, in order to be able to travel from one point of the scene of o;,eration to the other with a greater degree of celerity. Vic- tor Emmanuel III. likewise affect the automobile, although he is a much better horseman than his father. Humbert was passionately fond of horses, did not hestitato to ply his riding whip vigorously on the head and shoulders of any of his stablemen whom ho found neglecting or ill-treating his equine favorites, but had a bad scat, and sustained more tumbles than any other of the anointed of the Lord. King Leopold used formerly to bo very fond of riding, and looked well in the saddle. And the late King Christian of Denmark rode super- bly, taking his horse over the most wonderful jumps, even long after his eightieth birthday. Sultan Abdul Hammel has never during all the thirty odd years of his reign, made use of the magni- ficently caparisoned Arab, which is always led in the procession every Friday when he visits the mosque in state, and which is held in read- iness in the event of his preferring to return on horseback instead of in his carriage. King Alfonso is the only crowned head to have won laurels at polo. But King Pe Servia, in spite of his being a ate of the great French college of St. ('yr, rides abolni - presenting a pitiable figure horseback ; not quite as bad though as Prince Victor Napoleon, the Bonapartist pretender, whose in- numerable equestrian mishaps have been of such ignominious character as to sadly handicap his prospects of !,ringing about a restoration of the moire in France. FRENCH PRESIDENTS "DASSN'T." The French are so alive to tIio ark antages and disadvantages of equestrianism in politics that they will not allow their President to figure on horseback at any of the great military reviews and outdoor pageants. On the other hand, f fear that if be presents a gr and gallant figure on hor:e he will captivate popular favor, arouse the enthusiasm of the was to an extent calculated to endanger the safety of the republic. 11 was the startling figure which the ill- fated General Boulanger presented on horseback that contributed more than anything else to his extraor- dinary vogue, blinding the populace to his weakness, and endowing hien for a time with a power that almost wrecked the republic. People aro always afraid in France lest some one man or another should become too great a popular favorite, and avail himself thereof to seize the powers of a dictator. (1n the other hand, if the Preeident rides badly, and present an ungraceful figure nn herteback, he impairs the pres- tige and the dignity of the r -public, by the dicuSe etch be excites.