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Exeter Times, 1909-07-15, Page 6111 Unexpected CoIIfoNNioo; 1 Or, The Story of Miss Percival's Early Life. CHAPTER XIII. The voice of the newcomer, who Inquired at Mrs. ('ushman's door for Esther, was startlingly familiar to the young girl, and, with her face suffused with blushes, her heart beating like a frightened bird's, she stepped forth from be - bind the door—which had effectual- ly concealed her as it swung open —and confronted Donald Lancas- ter. The young man regarded the rosy maiden with some surprise. "Why 1 I—excuse me I Is there not some mistake?" he questioned, with unusual embarrassment, as bo studied Esther's face with puzzled eyes. Then his countenance suddenly cleared as the familiarity, of her fea- tures grew upon him. "Ah ! no; it is Miss Esther, after 111 !" he exclaimed, grasping and :ordially shaking her hand. "But what has changed you so, my little friend 1" lie continued, as he re- garded her more closely. "I scarce- ly knew you." Esther laughed out brightly, and lashed up prettily again. She was strangely happy to find that he had toot forgotten her, and taken the trouble to seek her out. How fortunate that he had hap- pened to come just then, or she might have missed him altogether, Cud never have known of his call, the thought. She had supposed him to bo still in Europe, whither ho had gone immediately after his re- turn from California. "A number of things have con- spired to change me, Mr. Lancas- ter," she smilingly replied, to his luestion ; "I have been ill, I have lost my (lair, and some of my teeth, and--" "And have grown almost a beauty by the process," the young roan playfully supplemented, as she cut her sentence short, just in time to prevent herself from adding, "and so I hope I am not quite the fright I used to be." But his compliment, although he was perfectly sincere in what he raid, offended her, for it told her that he also remembered his for- mer criticism of her looks, and ec.uld not quite reconcile the change. in her. She drew herself a trifle more erect, and the act called his atten- tion to the fact that her form had also developed and bade fair to im- prove still more in the future. "That I shall never be," she re- marked, with some coldness, in re- ply to his observation. "But, Mr. Lancaster, will you not conte into the reception room and sit down 1" and she half turned as if to lead the way. "I am afraid I ought not—you were just going out," he observed, in adoubtful tone. "That does not matter in the Mast," Esther smilingly returned thus revealing a line of dazzling teeth, that caused him to wonder afresh, remembering, as he did what an unsightly mouthful she had when lie saw her. "I am about to change my residence," she went on to explain, "and Is as on my way out in search of an expressman to remove my trunk—but that can wait indefinitely." Again she made a move toward the reception room, and Donald turned to follow her, when Mrs. Cushman came swiftly sweeping down the stairs, a smile on her lips for the son of the millionaire, but with an ugly gleam in her eyes as they rested upon Est her, for she had been leaning over the banisters, and had heard all that had passed between the two young people. ".1h, Mr. Lancaster," she ex- claimed. affably, and extending her hent ily jeweled hand to hint, "this is a delightful surprise ! I did not know that you had returned. When did yon arrive 1" "Orr Saturday last." said Donald Lowing in courteous salutation. "And Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster' 1" "('acne with ate,. and are both well, thank you." "I suppose you have all enje•ycd your trip immensely; but why aro we standutg here 1 Conte with nae Into the drawing room and tell me something about your travels. 1 Rill send the maid for Madge. x110 •)•ill also be very glad to welcome pm back." t he nrefill woman rat- tled tau, and would have swept him unceremoniously away with her. "Thaid. . Mrs. Cushman. but -" Tleo,ald began. with spine embar- rassment, as Ito glanced at Esther. ' t)h '" quickly interposed his compani.r;. bendircg a would -bo $rr- t.iliilatiag glance upon the girt, 'haven't you gone yet, Esthcr1 Al hat are you waiting for 1 You had better stet the expressman and have year t r es taken away before dark.'' "Pardon nie." said Donald, now flushing with indit nation at the wo- man's overfararing tone and man- anr, "but my call this afternoon 1 shy glance, "I have never yetta year younger than herself --much- +++++++++•++++4++++4++ clover) passes to some degree thanked you for this; yt n did not (needed employment, and she hired ` through the pigs undigested, and then it falls un ro kind, rich soil, ♦ gruws and flourishes exrecdi:igly. arm 1 send me your adare,s, and r could her to do the machine stitching, not ; but it is lovely and it was very while she attended to the finish - kind of you to remember me when you were so far away. "Oh," said the young man, flush- i:ig slightly in turn, and thinking that his young friend had acquired sante very attractive ways since he last saw her, "the ring is hut a tritlo—I simply wanted you to know that I had not forgotten how geed you had been to me—.I shall never forget that, Esther." est.seeis The pink cheeks grew pinker as, intended for Miss Wellington, for the second time, ho thus !emit - mho was ashas just informed me that she Carly addressed her, and the name is about, to leave you. Miss Esther, fto►u his lips sounded very sweet to permit me to attend to this express 1 ' business for you ; and"—with a dis- tant bow to the lady of the house— "it will give oto pleasure, Mrs. Cushman, to tell you about my trip at some other time. I am glad to find you so well. Present my re- gards to Miss Cushman, if you please," and stepping quickly to the door, he opened it and held it thus for Esther to pass out, when, with another bow to the astonished matron, he also disappeared. "Well, this caps the climax!" wrathfully exclaimed the enraged woman, as she stood, spellbound, and watched the young couple pass out of the vestibule; "his 'call this afternoon was intended for Miss Wellington' 1 What on earth does he want with her? And the way he took 'French leave' was, to say the very least, not flattering to the other members of my family." With a frowning brow and a very disagreeable sense of having been snubbed by one whom she was ex- tremely anxious to propitiate for the sake of Madge, she remounted the stairs and sought her daughter, to whom she related what had just occurred. Meanwhile, Esther and her chiv- alrous attendant went their way, Cho heart of the former beating with worshipful gratitude toward the man who had nobly espoused her cause and so unmistakably re- sented the indignity offered by a haughty and overbearing woman. "And so you are about to leave Mrs. Cushman," young Lancaster remarked, as they stepped upon the sidewalk and moved with a brisk step away from the house; while as he observed her more closely, now that they were out in a better light, he was almost. startled to find himself aetunlle• ed-'•;.•ing her. "Lounds!" he said to himself, " never saw such a cn.ttige. If she had a little more flesh, with that complexion and those magnificent eyes, she would comp near being handsome." have left her," Esther briefly responded. "But I thought you were to re- main with the family until your edu- cation was finished." Esther's lips curled. "Mrs. Cushman considers my ed- ucation already finished—at least, sufficiently for 'a girl in toy posi- tion,' " she said, with a tinge of bit- terness. Then she added : "My fa- ther requested Mr. Cushman to act as my guardian until my studies were completed, but I never saw hits—perhaps you know that he died abroad." "Yes, that was very sad— but you have been with tho family ever since 1" "Yes, until I was sent to the hos- pital." "Sent to the hospital!" repeat - cd the young ratan, amazed. "Yes, it was a case of typhoid, and Mrs. Cushman was afraid of it," Esther explained. Then, look- ing straight into her companion's eyes, she continued : "Frankly, Mr. Lancaster, I do not wish to injure the family in the estimation of any- one, and so, if you please, I would rather not talk about them. I was in the hospital nearly three months --I was discharged only this week, and now all the reason I ant going to give fur the change I non mak- ing is that 1 was net happy in my position and so have decided to take my fate into my own hands." "I understand you, Esther," said the young roan, gravely, but with a note of anxiety in his tune; "where are you going?" "To live with some poor people en Dominick Street. I)r. Melrose fennel the place. for mc. and I ata going to make aprons for a div ing- 1 am going to become a business woman," she concluded, with a smile and pretty little air of import- ance. "What kind of aprons 1" inquir- ed her companion. "All kinds—kitchen. nurse, sew- ing, fancy and children's. I will take orders for anything in that, line." "Oh, you are going upon the or- der plan." "Tea, you seg I haven't the capi- tal necessary to keep a stock on hand." Mr. Lanenster smiled to see how readily she had ncqu ,red a busi- ness way of talking. Then, taking out n set of tablets, he remarked: "Well. you must give me your ad- dress, so i inny know where to find you. I shall be interested in the success of your undertaking, and perhaps give you a call now and then." "Thank you," said Esther, with gleaming eye., and glowing cheeks. Then drawing off her mitten, she held up her left hand, upon which she worn tho pretty ring he had sent to her from Paris. "And. Mr. Lancaster," tit tug. Among her orders during this time there came one from the Lan - casters, through Donald, for a doz- en aprons fur waitresses and chain- bermaids, and the young man wrote that his -mother would take pains to recommend her to her acquaint- ances and thus help her to extend her ibusiness. area a machine and his breeder Anddso three months or more t is a mistake to feed the hens corn, slopped by, and her orders cuntinul- should treat hint as such. Methods ?day after day, without any change. ing to increase, Esther and her as- v'hlc6 may be accepted as estub- !f we want to do the right thing sistant, Jennie Burt, had all they Iished have been worked out in by the hens, we shall have to study could possibly do swing breeding, but adherence to the food problem a little. Successfully to raise the best and most profitable fowl the farmer must plan and follow out a syste- matic course. Never breed from the entire flock, but select the choicest specimens, which must Ise i t:Th e LIVE STOCK NOTES. It is not always wise to feed the saute amount of grain to both hors- s♦♦♦m♦♦nto +♦reit+++t es in one team. One may need more thee the other to keep it in good THE HOG ON TO -DAY. health and working condition. Mauy.flocks of hens are not well Tho hog is more of an individual fed. Corn is a valuable food, but all �of theta cannot, for many prac- • • Her business being done upon a ► "It is no trifle to me," she said strictly cash Vbasis, our enterpris- tical reasons, be rigid. The breeder in a low tone, her eyes lingering ing heroine soon found the money himself, his breeding stock, enyir-' more fondly upon the ring than she flowing in upon her- so freely that eminent, feed resources, climate and she was enabled to establish u bank other factors are so largely involy- was aware of. d I , Donald laughed softly at her earnestness and told himself that "really he believed he should be- come quite fond of the girl—in a friendly way—if ho should see much of her." "Well, how about this express business 1" ho remarked after they had walked a moment or two in silence; "here is a local office, and we may as well give the order for the removal of your trunk." "Why!" exclaimed Esther, naive- ly, and with a start, "I had for- gotten all about the trunk," and then she blushed vividly as she met the amused look in Donald's eyes. solely by rewards in money. The They entered the office. where he homelike roost where she pursued solely by trew of swine raisingyaro gave the order and paid the charge, her chosen avocation. eample for the man swine whto after which he saw Esther safely up- Twice Donald Lancaster had ample e hisftheork a profession, desirest hto on the car that was to take her to n - her new home, bade her a friendly good-bye, and went his way with a thoughtful air, but with an indig- nant light blazing in his fine eyes. account; thus lite gradually took a c t rat one mans success may sm. brighter hue, and the outlook for another s failure. A common-sense carefully separated f•tun the more the future seemed very promisingtype of hog in the hands of a coneor less defective birds, and from mon-sense breeder constitutes a these alone, should the eggs for hatching be obtained. Cows should never bo permitted to get hungry for salt in summer c•) at any other season of the year, for that matter. But in summer, especially, so much fresn and suc- culent grass calls for salt, and cows require it in considerable quanti- ties—for be it understood that atm - mon salt is one of the constituents of milk. It may not be in the soil, and consequently not in the grass grown from it, to any consid- erable extent. Then how is the cow to get it if it is not fed to her 1 How can it enter into the composition of the milk unless it is drawn from what is already stored up in the blood and tissues of her system'? The system must contain a proper amount in order to maintain health. So there can bo no serious depriva- tion of salt without injury to both the cow and her product. ♦ AUTO t'SED BY ELOPERS. Spaniard's Fiancee Was About to be Taken From Rim. —at least, in comparison with what had been. Meantime, she had also boon steadily gaining in strength and combination best calculated fur sat- isfaction and 'profit during asuc- cession of years. flesh; her health had become per - a Live Cycle ofck usoast uctivrepresents resents feet. Her face began to loco the and swine breeding offers as much lines of care and gravity which it satisfaction and gain as any other had so long worn and to take on a branch. It may profitably engage sunny expression and rosy hue, the attention of the man who raises which for many years had been hogs merely frons financial mot:,es, strangers there; while her merry laugh and gay repartee, with but a breeder who attains afore - snatches from songs and popular most place in his calling has an in operas were often h eird in her terest in his business not inspired called upon her, and each. tiro he had gone away feeling more strong- ly attracted than ever toward his little Western friend, whom once lie had regarded as a "perfect lit- tle; fright." Ono afternoon Esther had occa- sion to take some samples to a wealthy family who lived a long ways uptown. Having made her call, and secur- ed a generous order, she was on her nay home when some one, who had hoarded the street car she was in, teok a vacant seat beside her. She turned. casually, to glance at her 'wieldier, when a violent shock went thrilling through her from head to foot. The man was none other than the seeker of the "twin ruby," whom she had seen the previous summer at Lake (George. (To be continued.) "What a heartless woman Mrs. Cushman must bo, to ill-treat a girl like that to such an extent that she would prefer to battle her way alone with the world to living with her," he muttered. "And her over- bearing manner to her in my pres- ence was insufferable! Will rich people never learn that it is vulgar, as well as cruel, to oppress and browbeat the poor? What a trans- formation there has been in the child!" he continued, his eyes sof- tening; "she has become downright fascinating, too—there is an inex- plicable charm about her that many a society belle would be glad to pos- sess. Poor little waif ! She has the instincts of a real lady, and it is too bad she cannot have a better chance in the world. I'll keep an eye upon her --at any rate, I'I1 get mother and Marjorie to give a gen- erous order fur some of those aprons." Esther, after leaving her friend, proceeded to her humble lodging in a very happy frame of mind. Donald Lancaster, to whom she had irrevocably given her girlish heart, while nursing hint through his dangerous illness the year pre- vious, had sought her out! Ilnd taken the trouble to call upon her to ascertain how the world was using her ! He had even snubbed the ham/lily Mrs. Cushman for her sake. She had seen his handsome eyes flash with indignant fire at the woman's insolence to her. and she adored him a hundredfold for such brave championship in her cause. How handsome and noble he had looked when he had said that his "call was intended for Miss Wel- lington" ! How truly good and kind he must be to stand up so fearless- ly for a poor and friendless girl and brave the displeasure of a proud and aristocratic woman of the world ! Her face was radiant when sho reached her new home, and, with a lighter heart than she had known for many months, she sat down and began to work upon some aprons for which some of the nurses at the hospital had given her orders, a I.i ight little song rippling over her lips as she sewed. When her trunk arrived, she un- packed it, arranging her clothing in an orderly manner in her closet and bureau, and tastefully distri- buting some pictures and ornaments —which she had brought from the West.—to make her room look more homelike. After this was done she made herself a cup of ten and ate her simple supper, for she had arranged to provide her own breakfast and tea and take her dinner with the widow of whom she had hired her room. dreds who have a just pride in their achievements can testify. Intelligence used in his breeding and care has raised the hogs from the plane of the veriest savage, un- sought execept when hunted like any other wild beast) to that of a benefactor, contributing a wide va- riety of meats, among them the most toothsome known to the epi- cure, and other products essential to the best tables, to commerce and the trades. Tho hog's disposition has yielded to the influence of good breeding and changed from that of the outlaw, ready for conflict with man or beast, to the peaceable tem- perament belonging, with proprie- ty, to the barnyard resident. His conformation has been molded by skillful methods from bony, angu- lar uncouthness into a structure of massive width, depth and thickness, affording a marvelous yield of pork and lard. Incidentally, by domes- ilt: REMEMBERED SO`IETiiINC. tication and generations of breed- ing hits for early maturity and this Dor ilad Not Forgotten Sonic- quick fattening, the length of his taring of the fast. intestines has been increased, it is "Loon" is the name of a dog of claimed cent,.scientists, more than tho hound variety that makes his 130 per cearc as susceptible as other home at a small settlement in Nova Scotia. In "Tho Tent Dwellers,'' animals to the influences of envir- Mr. Albert Bigelow Paine says that oninent, and three or four genera - his companion on a fishing trip had tions cover a period long enough to often spoken of Loon as a dear and 1.ring about, great changes in then. faithful friend, so that Mr. Paine Experiments made nt the Wiscon- lcoked forward to witnessing a sin station in crossing the wild or touching reunion. Razor -Back hogs and their crosses Eddie bad met Loon on it former with the improved and approved visit, and had recorded the meet- breeds showed that n marked im- ing in his diary, wherein Loon had provement in appearance and gua- 1•een set down as "a most intelli- hty in the wild hog. progeny was gent and affectionate young dog.,. possible, o ffeshtnth constitutiondid not He produced the diary now as evi gainsy deuce, and I could see that our compare with pure breds, and when guides were impressed by this me- cholera struck tho station herds thod of systematic and absolute re- these supposedly hardier bogs were cc,rd which no one could dispute. the first to succumb. Their feed - He proceeded to tell all he knew ing habits were irregular ; on one about Loon, and how glad Loon day they would gorge themselves so would bo to see him again, Intil that they would be found fasting wo were all jealous that no intelli- for the next clay or more. These gent dog was waiting for us at compelling forces of heredity made Maitland to sound the joy of wel- plain that both right breeding and come and to speed us with his part- r ght el"irourncnt are essential to ing bark. the attainment of right results. At Then all at once we were at the same time environment may he, Maitland and before Leon's home, iii some case's, RS destructive in its and sure enough there in the front results as in other cases it is hem - yard, wagging both body and tail, tficinl. Swing typical of the hest stood Loon. breeding require but two or three It took but ono glance for Eddie generations of wrong environment to recognize hiin. Perhaps it took to degenerate to the level of the u:, more than that for Loon to re most unapproved types. Much, cc gnize Eddie. I don't know ; but therefore. depends upon the breed - hat he did was this. ile lift(i up ''r and his provisions for and care his voice as one mourning for a lust t'i handling. — Froin Coburn's soul, and uttered such a series of "Swine in America." -wails and lamentations as only a hound in the deepest sorrow can SHELTER FROM THE SUN. make manifest. Once more be broke out into a burst of long -drawn misery, then suddenly took off under the house RS if he had that moment remem- bered nn appointment there, and feared he would be late. But pre- sently he looked out, fearfully enough. and with his eyes fixed And now began the real business straight on Eddie. set up still an - et life. She had orders enough other of those heart -breaking pro - ahead to keep her busy for a fort- tests. night and promise of more K her As for Eddie, I could see that work proved satisfactory. he was hurt. Ho clinlbed miserably She hired a first-class mnchinr' for Clown from the wng•,n and crept sewing seams, although n grent deal gently toward the sorrowing hound of her work was to he done by hand. "Ni••e Loon ; nice, good Loon 1 The wholesale dealer in trim- Don't you remember ale 1" urines. to whom Dr. Melrose intro- "Wow-ow-oo-ow-wow-oo-o:" fel- (limed her, supplied her needs id lowed by another disappearance that line upon very moderate terms, tinder the house. and directed her to another who "Come, Loon, come nut and see c!ealt in fine cambric and lawns, your old friend, that's a good thus enabling her to greatly reduce dog'." the cost of her garments. It was no use. Loon's sorrow At the end of the first week she would not be allayed. and far be - had completed the six aprons for yond Maitland wo still beard him Mrs. Melrose. clearing three d01- wailing it down the wind. lars and a half. over and above all Of course it was but natural that expenses, and had also received or- we should discuss the matter with dors for a dozen more from some of Peddie. ITe had assured lis that dogs that lady's friends. never forgot, and we pressed him These hrought her still ethers, now to confess what extreme cruel - and she 504111 found that she had more work on hand than she could complete in the time allotted to her, nod thus she was enabled to give Too often about the only shelter (ho hogs have is the shady side of a rail fence. If you really dc,n't care fur the comfort of the animals, nor the re- sults they produce for you, this uiay answer the purpose, but you should Lave it very clear in your mind that this is one of the reasons that "hogs don't pay." How could they 1 How on earth could they 1 Just so that you will know how they feel, suppose you put your win- ter overcoat on some sunny harvest day, and load oats all day long. \Vo guarantee the !togs will have shelter tern that on. It's only a question of a few min- utes at best. PIGS IMPROVE PASTURES. Where pigs are grazed pretty heavily they improve the pasture, providing the land is sound, or the animals are net allowed to trample it when too s .ft from heavy down- pours of rnin. There is a tendency for clover to tilt ken where the pigs graze the sward, as the bottom grASSCQ. too, thicken up all the bet- ter. This is partly caused by the evacuations enriching the soil, part- ty or deceit ho had praatised upon ly from the tall grasses not being Loon in his puppyhood, that the allowed to monopolize the situation, grown dug had remembered. and for your hogs graze low, and, in a reproached hint ter to -day. But for measure, 1st -valise the %cry small =c1, with a the daughter of her landlady—a girl Most part Eddie remained silent. aced (*specially the minute whits A romantic elopment, the central figure of which is the daughter of wealthy parents, of Madrid, Spain, who were spending the summer at Pontevedra, took place the other clay. The fancily was about to re- turn shortly to the capital, where the young girl was to be married to a Cast.iilian noble. During her stay here, however, she fell in love with a young man of Pontevedra and they planned to elope. The parents of the young woman learned of their prepara- tions and determined to prevent it, and for that purpose hastened their departure for Madrid. Three au- tomobiles were on hand in the morning for that purpose. The girl's sweetheart, turned these preparations to his own ad- vantage. however. In the garb of a chauffeur he appeared at the hcuse and helped the young woman into one of the machines. Then Lo jumped on the scat and pulled the lever and the angry father, on trying to use the remaining auto- mobiles for the purpose of pursuit. found that they had been rendered useless. the motors refusing to work. It is supposed the runaways made fir the Portuguese frontier. The police have been informed and asked to aid in recapturing them. Vienna Sausage Is distinctly different from any other sausage you ever tasted. Just try one can and it is sure to become a meal -time necessity, to be served at frequent intervals, Libby's Vienna Saw, sego just suits for breakfast, is fine for luncheon and satisfies at dinner or supper, Like all of Libby's Fond Prodnrts it is care• fully cooked and prepared, ready to -serve, in Libby's Groat White Kitchen- tl,e cleanest, most scientific kitchen in the world. 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Now, through some peculiar drifting of the ice, steam- boats can enter the channel and go near the right wind and after cauti- ously pushing their way get a glimpse of the left face. In the nine years, away from the sight of man, this glacier has shown remarkable changes. \Viten Profc•s• sor John Muir, after whom it was named, visited it, it had -a-- so 'd face, two miles long, about two hue : dred and fifty feet high above the water line. It was a live glacier, and great ice masses toppled into the sea with reverberations like thunder. Water would splash fifty feet high, and the sight was FEARSOME AND FASCINATING To -day, the glacier assumes a dif- ferent, aspect. Erosion has worked out a new bay which will soon be charted and the glacier itself seems to have two parts, the live part, from which icebergs break and fall with a tremendous noise, and a dead arm, or ono with land forming between it and the sea. This change is due to a hill which pro- jected through the top of the ice when Professor Muir was there. Now that hill top is a large moun- tain, dividing the ice fields. The ice has also receded nt least four miles in the nine years. No won- der the intrepid cajin of the first steamboat piloted firrfront of this glacier in recent yeawas present- ed with a silver ser marked in large letters "Muir C, acier." This is without doubt the most remarkable known glacier on this continent, though Alaska has other wonderful glaciers which occupy clefts high up betweentains and some of which have a e ems_ tion of six thousand feet. Among these are the Taku, Davidson, Win - dein and Le Conte. But Muir Glacier has three hundred and fifty- four square miles o'f ice, and pre- sents such an imposing sight that it is considered the crowning glory of Alaska's stupendous scenery- 1.HH SIGIIT OF A LIF ETI No one knows how it happens that Glacier Bay can be entered now where it could not before, but it is thought that, favorable winds and tnild weather caused the ice to drift away. An interesting fact about Alas- kan glaciers is that some are "dead" and others are "alive." Davidson (,lacier, which is really a tongue of the Muir Glacier, has been aseencdt'd by travelers for a number of years. it is a "dead" glacier, having a moraine of se% ern! miles between it and the sea. Looked at from the boat it presents a kaleidoscopic appearance as the sun shines on it, and the surface seems scratched with tiny pin lines. These are in reality deep cre+i(es) which roust be appro�hed cauti- ously, for they are sur ng pitfair- for the unwary. To rieh David son Glacier the boat Stops some utiles from the shore, and those de- sirous of ascending are taken ashore in small boats. Sometimes the water is so shallow that the last of the trip is aeer.mplished on the sailors' backs. The trail to the glacier is across a moraine two .,r three miles deep. A hay field, stretch of ground filled_ w i Alaska's showy fire weed, and a strip of gravel are paseecl. It is well worth while to climb hack on this glacier and to behold from it the continuous panorama of mountains thes stretch to view. .11:_1.11, 1'1,1:.1 Shift: 1'.tt'll'1'. Itesident% of Merlin wit ike 'Trip in Firs( later But It is announced that st .eras rs s'dents of Berlin have ordered an .a )ship of the Parseval type. to b' -d for a pleasure trip. This re -el will be the first aerial pleaSllr ' acht ever built. The airship. eiJ be completed in seven months, and, according to the contract, must l,o delivered to the purchasers before the end of July. (:rent interest is taken in military circles in the new t •. pe of airship invented by Herr \'eech, of Elberfield. The Kaiser has given orders for the complete plans to be laid bef•,re him. and several experts have been delega- ted by the Ministry of War to in• vestigate the possibilities of the r.ew ie%ention. + '. giraffe's tongue aveleees tat - f. •.s n lengt.,t. 1116