Exeter Times, 1906-03-01, Page 31
der Guardian's Secret;
OR_
FREED BY DEATH.
CHAP v ft as thought placed 1
` road fur a long time, so tihat : "It's mine—you've broken it," cyte
dark when she reached mond but he did not heed her, and
already Rosamond, y
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Mr.r Granby depot.hWishing W surprise on I gathering up the pieces he burled
Browning,leaishe started for home of an ,into rho grate; then, pale as ashes, sank
foot, leaving her trunks in charge of thepanting into the nearest chair.
taggage master. All around the house I Rosamond was thunderstruck. ►e She
r into the hall she ase he hard had lin
was atilt, and stepping did not suppose was about passing up the stairs, when read the note, and never dreaming there
the parlor door suddenly opened, was any connection between that and
tram o conduct she believed hiiito
LEit VII. finger, and glanced at the name—then,
swift It upon the
ideal had occurred to the down -i
marble hearth and crushed it with his
in, and Itusunond was detained { heel. d
throwing a glare of light upon her face.
The same instant someone caught her
round the neck, and kissing her twice,
only released her when she exclaimed,
"Mr. Browning. 1 ant surprised at youl"
"Mr. Browning! 'Thunder! Just as
though uncle'" cried a fannl-
eaker
itis s g
Lo raving mad, and- her first impulse
was to fly. Her second thought, how-
ever, was, "1 will not leave him. He
has these fits often. now 1 know, and
that is why he sent for Inc. Ile knew
Id quiet him. and 1 will." •
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to revoke her decision and think again.' 1441.444+10444
Mr. Brownig turned as white as
marble, but his sister was too much ab-
scrbed in her own matters to heed his
emotions, and she continued:
"Of course it will be minifying to us
all to have her to the family, and may•
► h l was my
Desmond recognized Ben Van Vnt the
d • p Previ l coo
far voice, and looking So Rosamond slab • succeeding so tar
•
revil lit soothing him that his eyes lost their
es
Ile had come to Racist
ous, he said, and hearing she was ex -
peeled, had wafted at the depot four
model hours, and then returned in dis-
gust.
6 you how did know me?" she
asked, and he replied, "By your dagu-
errotype, of course. There Is In my
opinion, but one such beautitul face in
the whole world."
Ile was disposed to be complimentary,
and Rosamond was not sorry when his
mother appeared, for in his presence ho
was tolerably reserved. Mrs.1l VanVech-
ten
e h
ten greeted Rosamond politely, b
old hauteur was "Ifthere are
ar dher educatednner
and
seemed to say
refined, I can't forget that you were once
my waiting -maid."
"Where is Mr. Browning?' asked Rosa-
mond, and Ben replied, ' Oh, up in his
den having the shakes. Ile mopes there
el: the time. Can't you break him of
the blues?"
"I'll go and try," answered Rosamond,
and site started up the stairs, followed
by Ben, whose mother called htm back,
bidding him, in a low voice, "slay where
he was, and not make a fool of him-
self."
She could trust Iter brother, but not
her son, and she thus did the former
the greatest favor she could have done—
she let him meet young Rosamond Le-
roy alone. The evening was quite chil-
ly for July, and as, since the receipt
of Miss Porter's note, Mr. Browning had
seemed rather aguelsh, there was a fire
turning in the grate, and it cast its
shadows upon him as he sat in his ac-
customed chair, His back was toward
'jiL(hj 'door, and ho knew nothing of Rosa-
rn►end's return until two soft, white
hands were placed before his eyes, and
ti voice which tried to be unnatural,
said, "Guess who I am."
"Rosamond—darling—have you come
back to me again?" he exclaimed, and
starting up he wound his arm about
Iver, and looked into her taco momen-
tarily to hear her say, "Yes, 1 know it
alt."
But Rosamond did not say so. She
merely told him how glad sho was to
bt: at home once more, In her delight
forgetting that Marie Porter had said
she loved the man who held her closely
to his side and smoothed her wavy hair,
even while his heart throbbed painful-
ly with memnrtes of the past and trem-
bled for the future. He longed to speak
of her roommate. but he dared not be-
tray his knowledge of her existence,
and he sat there waiting, yet dreading.
to hear the hated name.
"Did you room alone?" he asked at
last, and now remembering the words,
"You do love him," Rosamond moved
quickly from his side. "She does
know.' he thought, and a silent moan
of anguish died upon his lips. But Rosa-
mond did not know --the movement was
act un led by mere maidenly reserve,
and sitting down oposite she told him
of Miss Porter, whom she said she liked
so well.
"How much of an invalid is she?" ask-
e.l Mr. Browning. when he could trust
his voice to speak.
"Iter health is miserable," returned
Rosamond. "Sho has the heart disease,
and her waiting -maid told me she was
liable to the at any time it unusually
excited.
It might have been because Rosamond
wa3 there 'het Mr. Browning thought
the roo►n was brighter than It had been
tefore, and quite calmly ho listened
while she told him more of her new
friend.
"She seemed so Interested in you end
In Riverside." said Rosamond. "and even
proposed coining home with me—"
Mr. Browning started suddenly, and
as suddenly a coal snapped out upon
the carpet. This was an excuse for his
movement. and Rosamond continued,
"She thought. though, you might not
care to see her. being a stranger, but
she sent her love. and--- You are cold.
aitil you. Mr. Browning? Von shiver
like a feat. Ben said you'd hid the
chin."
Iloseinond closed the door and conn•
�+•- rnen'ri1 neaht. "Where was 1? Oh. 1
know. She said If you were not a con-
firmed letehelnr she would fry her pow -
ere on von. 'She was irresistible to her
dlomoielee she bade fie tell von. But
have you en ague chill. really? or what
ninke: your teeth chatter eo' Shall
1 rine: for mere eclat?'
"\n. lioeain nd. no. Fire does not
w,,rrn tie; 1 shall be teller soon."
J( . i nand pitted him. he looked so
tthfte and eeemevl to he suffering so
ntneh. aid she remained silent for a
time. Then remembering the note, she
handed It to him. and earning toward
the fire stooped down le tlx n bit et
coal whtell was In danger of dropping
from the grate. \\'title In this attitude
e er)• between a howl of rage and a
moan of anguteh fell upon her ear—her
ahnulder< were grasped by powerful
hints. and looktng up, ohs saw Mr.
Browning. his face distorted telth pass
elfin and hie Ihahing eyes riveted upon
Ile ring glftterinaj M NO "relight. Me-
aty her had.. he wreltelted N 11111111 her
be Ben will get over 1t; but they inusl
be engaged somehow, or he'll go away•
11. send her up to you t►uniadtutely,"
end she hurriedly left the room in que,l
et Rosamond. For a moment Mr.
Browning sat like one stupelted; then,
covering his face with his hands, be
moaned, "Must this come upon ane too?
Must i, who love her so madly, bid her
marry another? And yet what does it
!natter? She can never be mine—and
If she marries Ben 1 can keep theta
with me always, and that vile woman
will have no cause for annoying me.
She said Rosamond loved me, but I
!.ray Ileaven that may not be so.'
A light tread echoed in the hall, and
with each fail of those little feet Ralph
Browning's heart throbbed painfully.
a
Another moment and
liosamond was
there with hits, her cheeks flushed, her
eyelashes wet with tears, and her whole
manner betrayed an unusual degree of
excitement.
"1 understand from your sister,' said
she, "that you wish me to niarry Ben
or leave your house. 1 will do the latter,
but the former—never! Shall 1 consider
our interview at an end?"
She turned to leave the room, but Mr.
Browning caught her dress, exclaiming,
"Stay, Rosamond, and hear me. 1 never
uttered such words to Mrs. Von Vechten.
1 do not wish you to marry Ben, un-
less you love him. Do you love him,
Rosamond? Do you love anybody?
This was not what he intended to
say—but he had said 1t, and now he
waited for her answer. To the first
question it came in a decided "No, I do
not love him," and to the last it came
in burning blushes. stealing over her
cheek—her forehead—her neck, and
and speaking in her downcast eye. Sho
had never believed that she did love her
guardian. until told that he wished her
tc` marry another, when It burst upon
her in all its force, and she could no
more conceal it now than she could
slop the rapid beatings of her heart.
Ile saw it all in her tell-tale face, and
forgetting everything he wound his
arms around her. and drawing her to
his side whispered in her ear, "Darling
Rosamond. say that you love me. Let
me hear that assurance once, and I
shalt be almost willing to die.'
(To be Continued.)
look of unnaturaleam l tenderwere ness whensuffused
with
they
rested on her face. He did not ask her
how she carne by the ring, for he knew
it andad hebeen felt aent as glow of satisfaction him,
satisfactionin
knowing that it was blackening on the
grate. Ben's voice was now heard in
the hall, asking if they intended Stay-
ing there all night, and in a whisper
Mr. Browning bade Rosamond go down
and apologize for him. She accordigly
ascended to the parlor, telling Mrs. Van
Vechten that iter brother was too much
indisposed to come down, and wished
to be excused. Mrs. Van Vechten bow-
ed coolly. and taking a book of prints,
busied herself for a while in examining
them; then the book dropped from her
band, her head fell back, her mouth
tell open, and Ben, who anxiously
watching her, knew by unmistakable
sounds that she was fast asleep. It was
now his time, and faithfully did he im-
prove it, devoting himself so assiduous-
ly to Rosamond that she was glad when
a snore, louder and more prolonged
titan any which had preceded it, start-
ed the lady herself, and produced symp-
lems of returning consciousness.
The next day, and the next, 11 was the
sane, and at the expiration of a week
Ben had determined either to marry
itosamond Leyton or go to the Crimean
war, this last being the bugbear with
which he intended frightening his mo-
ther into a consent. Ile hardly dared
disobey her openly for fear of disinheri-
tance, ani he would rather she should
xpress Jeer willingness to receive :lass
Ceylon as her daughter. He accordingly
startled her one day by asking her to
sanction his intended proposal to the
young girl. Nothing could exceed Mrs.
Van \'echten's amazement and con-
tempt. She would never consent, and it
Ben persisted in snaking so disgraceful
an alliance she would disinherit him at
nnd was in earnest,
once. Bon vshe
so fell backupon the Crimean war
as a last resort. "Ile would go Immedi-
ately—would start that very day for
New York—he had money enough to
carry him there," and he painted so
vividly "death on a distant battlefield,
with a ferocious Russian rifling his trou-
sers' pocket," that his mother began to
cry. though she still refused to relent.
"Choose, mother. choose," said he. "It's ,,
almost car time—Ilosamond or the war,"
and he drew on !cls heavy boots.
"Oh, Benjamin. you will kill me dead."
"i know it. I mean to. Rosamond
or the war!" and he buttoned up his
coat preparatory to start.
"Do, Bon, listen to reason."
"1 won't --I won't; Rosamond or the
wart 1 shall rush into the thickest of
the fight, and be killed the first fire, of
course, and black is so unbecoming to
you."
"Stop, I entreat. You know you are
efrald of cannons!" This was said be-
seechingly.
"Thunder, mother! No, i aint! Rosa-
mond or the war --choose quick. i hear
the whistle et East Granby."
He left the room, went down stairs.
out at the door, through the yard, and
cut into the avenue, while his distracted
mother looked atter him through blind -
Ing tears. She knew how determined
he was %viten once his mind was made
up, and she feared his present excite-
ment would last until he was fairly
shipped. and It was too late to return.
Ile would never tight. she was sure, end
et the first battle -sound he would fly.
and he hinged es n deserter, no doubt!
This touched her pride. She would ra-
ther people should say of her boy that
he married a milliner's daughter than
r berrying -to
1 and hu r
that he was hanged, R
the window just ns Ben lociTed hack.
hoping for a signal. she waved her hand
for him to return. ceiling out et the top
r' her voice, "i relent, i relent!"
"1 knew the Crimea would fetch her,"
sold lien; "lucky i thought of that," and
without ►t going to his mother et all, he
sought out Rosamond. Half 1111 hour
later he astonished the former by rush-
ing into her presence, and exclaiming,
"She's refused ine, mother; and she
ineant it, too. Oh, i shall die—I know
I shall. Oh, oh. ohl" and Ben rolled en
the floor In his frantic grief. As nearly
a< she could. ears. Van Vechlen learned
the particulars of hie interview %Rh
Rosamond. and. though al first secret-
ly pleased that he had been refused. she
felt a very 11itle piqued ibat her eon
should Rule be thele -norm,. and when
she saw how stretched it had made hits
her feelings were enlisted in itis behalf.
and she tried to soothe him by saying
thnt her brother had a great deal of itt-
fluen•e with Rosamond, and they world
refer the matter to him.
"Co now. mother. Don't watt a min-
ute," pleaded Ben, and \ire. Van Vette
tan started for her brother's iibrarv.
She found him alone. and disclosed
the object of her visit at (ince, Rosa-
mond had refused her son, who. in eon-
nquenoe, was nearly dlstracted. and
threatened going to the Crimean war --
a threat she imesv hi would execute un-
less het brother persuaded Rosamond
he Farm
SCAR MILK PIGS.
Sour milk is good for pigs and will
produce growth and is relished by them.
In a recent test it was shown that there
was even a superiority in sour milk over
sweet milk for feeding pigs. The food
chemists at the experiment station are
unable to explain the reason why, and
state in their report that an explanation
is yet to come from investigators.
It seems that the surall arnount of acid
in the sour milk is suitable for best pur-
poses in the stomach of the hog, and the
results of feeding sour milk are equal
in the tests, and sometimes superior ;o
that of sweet milk.
A great many years ago, before the
introduction of separators, the dairyman
soured all his milk before skimming, as
it caused the cream to rise better and
quicker, and pigs fed this milk were
made to grow rapidly. It -Is better for
pig feeding purposes than separator
milk, the skimming is not so clean, and
the butter fat is not so fully token out
as by the separator process.
You will find the milk termed sour
rnilk is a first class pig feed. Especially
is this so when mixed with either shorts
or cornmeal, as this balancing improves
the value of both.
JUST THINK1FIGLJRING OUT A BIG WAR
All Japan teas ars adulterated, wh11e (LATEST 1IFANS of INDUCING attic•
MtNli '1O 11111D MORE SHIPS.
SAVE THE GOOD SOWS.
Too many farmers, and breeders of
pedigreed hogs as well, delay selecting
the brood sows for their next year's pig
crop until almost (fine to breed thein.
There is no better time to select the
brood sow than right now before the
pigs aro weaned. This applies to both
old sows and young ones. in the case
of the old sows, mark those which have
good sized litters this spring and take
care of them. Breeding has a lot to do
with the size of the litter and the man-
ner in whictrit is raised as well. Some
sows farrow good sized litters of strong
pigs, but are naturally cross or nervous
and kill a large percentage of the litter
during the first week or ten days. These
are good sows to got rid of, and the
sooner they are pushed for market the
better. Other sows seem to be maternal
mothers, good milkers, and raise their
litters with practically no loss. These
are the ones to keep, and the thing to
do is to mark them right now before the
pigs are weaned.
In selecting the young sows select
those from large fine litters. It
you let it go until fall or winter, you are
pretty sure to select the young sows
which look nice without regard to the
sort of litters from which they came.
Careful selection over a period of years
will, we feel confident, have a marked
influence both on the size of the litter
and the milk yield as well as the mother-
ly qualities of the sow.
( WITHIN ITIS RiGIITS.
The Naggsbys were entertaining, and
to be entertained by the Naggsbys is a
liberal education in the art of bickering,
and making things generally uncomfor-
table for everyone present.
One of the guests was engaged In a
gentle and alluring amusement of crlti-
cising an absent friend.
"Well," he said, "he's the meanest,
stingiest man I ever knew; In fact I
don't think there's another man in the
world who is half so mean—"
"Oh, i don't know," Interrupted Naggs-
by; "Utat'se a pretty tall order, you
know. 1 think I know a stingier man.
There's my father-in-law, for instance."
This acted like a red (lag on Mrs.
Naggsby.
"Look here," she snapped, "you're al-
ways backbiting your father-in-law! I
simply won't stand ill"
"Oh, pooh, pooh!" rejoined Naggsby.
"Ile's my tether -in-law, not yours. Just
you wait until 1 say something about
yours before you begin to talk!"
That was at eight o'clock. and at elev-
en -thirty they were still at it, and going
stronger titan ever.
Ceylon Natural GREEN Tea Is
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
Sold Only in Sealed Lead Packets et 40c, Sec and 60c per pound. By all
Grocers. I11liHESf k WARD, ST. LOUIS, 1904.
BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED
DREADNAUGHT, PEER OF 71111
WORLD'S WARSHIPS.
One Discharge of !ler Guns Will '1'ltrow
Twice as Much Metal as Any
Foreign Man of War.
Tho launch of the monster battleship,
the Dreadnought, at Portsmouth, Eng -
Land, recently, the largest and most pow-
erful battleship of the world's navies,
marks the first stnye in which the Brit-
ish Admiralty claim as the greatest
achiven►ent in naval construction. On
October 2nd, 1905, work was commenced
et Portsmouth on the vessel, the first ct
what is to be known as the Dreadnought
class. Tho promise was made then
that she would be launched within six
months. The Admiralty has more than
made good their boast, and Britishers
have another cause for pride in their
navy. Another twelve months, all going
W011, the Dreadnought will be commis-
sioned and join the Atlantic fleet, thus
Leafing all previous records in battle-
ship building by six months.
LESSONS FROM 'THE JAPANESE.
• Any man whose will power is all In
his wife's name Is to be pitied.
He: "Yon are the only one i ever
loved." She: "I know; but how many
experiments have you made?"
Want the Earth ?
If so, wend 8S cents and receive " The Perth "
every mouth fur one year. An 'Unstinted month.
V
ly journal, that taus the truth about the na$
Southwes. tells it in au interesting way—tells
what the farmer wishes to know about the Land
of Op minify --tells young men how they can
better themselves - fells the story of those who
have ventured and won new homes la Kansas,
Oklahoma, Teias, New Mexico, and beyond.
Write to day to Till EARTH, ttao Railway
Daca4Dge. Chicago.
Are You DEAF?
I was deaf myself for 25 years. 1 per-
fected and patented a small, invisible
ear drum in order to
help my own hearing.
It is called "Tho Way
Ear Drum," and by
the use of these drums
1 can NO\V HEAR
WHISPERS. 1 want
all deaf people to
write me. -1 do not
claim to "euro" all
cases of deafness, nei-
ther can 1 benefit
those who were born
deaf. But I CAN
IIELP 90 per cent. of those whose hear-
ing is defective.
W'on't you take the trouble to write
and find out ail about rile and my in-
vention? Tell me the cause of your
deafness. Geo. P. \Vay, 1511 Majestic
Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
Thera are two reasons why work is
teing rushed on the Dreadnought. Ono
13 the great saving in cost, but the chief
reason is that the ship is to some extent
an experitnent, and it is desired to give
her a good tial before commencing con-
struction of any more of her class. Great
Britain, it will be remembered, was the
only power having attaches or observers
or. Japanese ships during the Russo-
Japanese war, while expert British con-
structors were given every opportunity
ct learning wherein the ships of Japan
proved weak or strong as the case might
lie. These men are busy from start to
finish of the war, and immediately after
the bathe of the Sea of Japan cane home
with teir data, which was submitted with
suggestions to a special committee, on
which sat not only the most experienced
naval experts, but the director of naval
con, Lrd Kelvin and a num-
bersof then leading private sh pbttitders.
POINTS ON STOCK •FEEDING.
Farm animals must possess qualities
before they can be fed and reared with
marked success.
Moro food is required to make a given
gain as the birth period is receded from.
When periods of stagnation occur be-
fore maturity, the food of maintenance,
fed during such periods, bring little or
no return.
When development is seriously ar-
rested at any period before its co►nple-
tfbn, the feeding quality of the animal
Is affected adversely.
When development Is unduly forced
by stimulating foods while the animal
is young, its feeding qualities are in-
jured.
In the fattening process, when ani-
mals aro so ripened that they cease to
make good gains, further feeding can
only be done at a loss.
In selecting a ration for feeding, a
duo regard must be had to the chemical
constituents of the food or foods which
compose it.
In nearly all instances a mixed diet is
superior to ono composed of any one
food.
In fattening animals the profit or loss
resulting is largely influenced by the
cost of the animals up to the time when
ithe fattening begins.
Pregnant animals should be main -
;
(aired in a good condition of flesh.
\\'hen animals are exposed to temper-
atures below what Is normal, additional
food proportioned to the degree of the
exposure, will be necessary to restore
animal heal.
1 Discomfort from any sort arrests de-
' velopment and consequently produces
less in proportion of the degree and
continuity of the same.
German Naval Officer 'Tries to Shoat
That Britain Could Not Crush
t:erntuay.
Another book describing an imaginary
war between Great Britain and Germany
will be published here within the next
few days, says the Billet correspondent
of The London Standard. Its author is
a high naval officer, who conceals hie
identity under the pseudonym "Beowulf"
Ile traces the beginning of the Anglo -
German war in it general rebellion of the
nulives in British South Africa.
During the campaign between the
British troops and the rebel blacks.
Bechuana and Matabele chieftains take
flight across the frontier into German
Southwest Africa, whereupon the Bri-
tish Government demands that the (r -
mans shall extradite them for punish-
ment.
s
cant. The British Government claims
that the chieftain shall be regarded as
criminals guilty of high treason. Ger-
many persists in regarding them as
combatants and refusese extradition.
1 Britain regards this action as a casue
belli and begins operations without a
formal declaration of war, which follows
two days after the British fleet has
tiated the campaign.
Meanwhile this fleet attempts two bold
strokes against Germany. A squadron
of ruisers makes a dash for Heligoland.
lands bluejackets and marines under
cover of darkness and attempts to take
possession of tltti Island. This plan Is
frustrated by the vigilance of the gar-
rison, which
REPULSES THE BRITISH
TREMENDOUS GUN POWER.
The Dreadnought is the outcome c•f
their deliberations, an embodiment of
fire lessons of the late war in the far
cast, a ship apparently invincible, cap-
able at one discharge of her guns of
throwing with unparrelled force twice
ee much metal as any foreign man-of-
war now afloat, while her armor will
render her immune from attacks ey
any enemy's guns, and, some claim,
even against torpedoes, fired at the usu-
1 battle range. The details of the Dread -
POULTRY DOTS.
Savo the bones from the kitchen and
_... - grind (hent up for your fowls.
HE above of the Clean fresh water should be supplied
pictures• morning. sn
titan and fish is the trade- ewerferry
f thio poultry standKoopit out aroundof the Its
llesst.
mark oiSott•SEmulsion,
and droopy,
there is something wrong
I.
ith them.
and is the EiClle)11yIll fon 1 with cannot ncnnnge to make a suc-
strength and purity. It is sold! eelsI1 ofou poultry keeping do_ not blame
1 t 1111 tile ciwjji'ed court -1 any bods' but yourself.
• 'es of the globe. ►e, road that leads to success in any
1 j, are the
If the cod fiat became extinct business.
it would be it world-wide calam-
ity, because the oil that conies
from its liver surpasses all other
fats in nourishing and life-giving
properties. Thirty Sears ago
the proprietors of Scott's Emul-
sion found a Wray of preparing
coil liver oil so that. everyone can
take it and get the full value of
the oil without the object ionablo
trete. Scott's Emrll$irnl is rho
best thing in the' world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions of
wasting and lost strength.
Seed for free sample.
SCOTT & DOWNY., Cunst1ATe
TORONTO. ORT.
Ne aed Ii.N. All drogelete.
her the fastest ship of her class afloat.
Another advantage efo mancesot turbines,thens
Ger-
show n by
mania, Is that the gunners will have a
steadier deck from which to handle the
guns. The guns, armor, machinery,
boilers, etc., are ready to be placed In
the Dreadnought, so there should be no
difficulty in having her ready for sea in
twelve months, when she will join the
Atlantic fleet, based on Gibraltar, thus
being placed midway, between the chan-
nel and the Mediterranean fleets. As
trouble threatens on the one side or rho
other, the ships of the Atlantic fleet are
rnoved, making them of the greatest use
in the time of war, no matter who the
enemy might be.
invaders with a heavy loss. During the
same night a British merchant steam-
ship, loaded with cement and manned
by officers and seamen of the navy,
steams toward the western mouth of the
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, which connects
the North Sea with rho Baltic. The Bri-
tish plan is 10 sink a steamship at the
mouth of the canal, thereby blocking the
passage.
This move likewise fails, owing to the
vigilance of the garrisons of the forts
erected to defend the canal. The failure
of these two preliminary strokes prove
disastrous to Great Britain. Heligoland
proves to bo a most valuable basis for
the German fleet, and the Kaiser Wilhelm
Canal is extremely useful for the speedy
passage of the German warships from
the North Sea to the Baltic and vice
versa, according to the necessities of
naval warfare.
After a formal declaration of war
Great Britain begins a blockade of the
German North Sea coast with a fleet
consisting of twenty battleships and a
corresponding number of cruisers and
smaller craft. The Germans carefully
avoid open engagements with the block-
ading fleet and confine themselves to
harrying the British fleet with torpedo
boats. In this work submarines play an
important part. After suffering the loss
of numerous torpedo boats the Germans
succeed ono night in sinking one battle-
ship and damaging three others so
severely that they are compelled to
DESTRUCTION CONCENTRATED.
Writing on this fleet as it will be when
the Dreadnought joins, a naval expert
said: "Nothing as devastating as this
concentrated destruction has ever been
conceived in the brain of man. It is
impossible to picture the result of one
minute's well -directed fire at an enemy's
ships, and when one minute is followed
by others, the effect would be too tre-
rible for words, presuming the gunners
got the range and flre as at target prac-
tice. To this length has the contest for
sea power gone, and this Is not the end,
for the time Is not far distant when the
nought's construction, remain a secret, British ensign will fly over fleets an
so well has the Admiralty guarded tho squadrons of Dreadnoughts, vessels
plans. Efforts of naval attaches to costing a million and a half sterling -r
Rather information for their govern-
ments have been fruitless. No informa-
tion is forthcoming the answer to all in-
quiries being the candid one that Great
Britain intends to maintain secrecy as
to what her experts learned ns a result
01 Japan's experiences for one year and,
by rushing to completion, the Dread-
nought, will gain a year, it not more,
in naval construction over all other
Ula mos ► no not neglect the little things; they
tries l l
The eggs from old hens usually pro-
duce stronger chicks than do the eggs
from pullets.
Care should be taken to not over -feed
young chickens. Feed them sparingly
and often.
Always have feel and water where a
sitting hen can get them when she
crimes oft the nest.
Chicks are often raised more satisfac-
torily in small. dein yards than when
alinwed free range.
Do not forget that charcoal is a good
bowel regulator, and should be fed oc-
casionally to the young chicks.
Cold and dampness are fatal to young
chicks. More young chicks die from be-
ing chilled than any other cause.
Charcoal is a good medicine for poul-
try indigestion, and a good preventive
as well.
There are thousands of beginners in
the poultry business this veer it is
well for such to remember that a hun-
dred hens cost less than a thousand, and
the experience gained is just as valuable.
while the losse3 are sere to be Imo.
i
powers, except her ally.
EVERY DETAIL A PROFOUND SECRET
Usually when ships -are building a
Loard is placed at the head of the ship,
giving her name, displacement, princi-
pal dimensions, horse power and speed.
In the case of the Dreadnought, not an
item of the design Is revealed, the
hoard containing the simplest sentence,
"Ilis Majesty's ship Dreadnought, com-
menced October 2nd, 1905." \\'lien ready
for sea, the ship will displace 18,4'10
tons,
but acs is the least her, for bestdes remarkable
thing bout as
introduced as n result of the far eastern
war, Britain is placing on her new fight-
ing machine the heaviest armament ever
carried by a ship. in the past British
vessels have carried four 1: -inch gong,
throwing MO -pound shells; the Dread-
nought will carry ten of these weapons
el a new type, with a muzzle energy rt
49,563, as compared with the 32.628 et
the guns carried in as recent battleships
oz the Majestic class, an increase In
power of 50 per cent.
more, each with len or twelve 12-inc
guns, which will engage an antagonist ado ceases to be effective, and is aban-
when three or tour miles distant, and done d as a hopeless enterprise. Tha
will pour in a succession of shells, each, British fleet returns home. Battleships
weighing 850 pounds, carrying wholesale play a small part in the actual warfare.
destruction In their wake' During the remainder of the campaign
the British fleet remains on the east
coast of England, awaiting the move.
menta of the German fleet. The latter
likewise remains under cover of its own
coast, awaiting a renewal of offensive
tactics by the British. Meanwhile the
cruisers on both sides wage a destruc-
tive warfare on tho respective mercan-
tile marines. The German cruisers lay
hundreds of subtnarino mines at the
mouths of tho Thames, Humber and Firth
of Forth, and numerous British merchant
ships are captured, blown up or sent as
prizes to Germany.
On tho other hand, the Genian mer-
cantile marine absolutely disaRpears from
the high seas. Ruin overtakes ilamburg
and firemen; all German industries de-
pending on the export trade are likewise
ruined, and hundreds of thousands at
unemployed workmen suffer great dis-
tress. The disturbance of International
trade affects England similarly, so that
a grave financial and industrial crisis
produces a disastrous effect on
RETURN HOME FOR REPAIRS.
The British Admiral thereupon with-
draws itis battleships to a considerable .
distance from the coast, and continues
to blockade with his cruisers, which are,
however, unable to perform the service
required of them. Tho Germans now be-
gin to harry the blockaders with more
success. Their torpedo boats dash fur-
ther out to sea and inflict more losses on
the British fleet. Finally the latter re-
tires so far from the coast that tho block -
SENTENCE SERMONS.
Loglo may illumine, but love leads.
Only heaven's scales can weigh rho
heart.
You du not make lite sacred by took -
Ing sad.
'the ideal is the mold in which the real
is cast.
Heaven leaves the heart when hatred
enters.
Money makes the mare go, but it can-
not say where.
The tight fisted preacher gets tho poor
grip on the church.
The damning doubts are those that
deter us from good deeds.
You cannot tell much about your
crown by the size of your hat.
The way to heavenly mansions may
lie through mean tenements.
Man, in the making, can only be
measured by the Master Workman.
Nothing you can do pleases the devil
more than your attempt to do nothing.
Some men think that they are weary
in welldoing because their jaws ache.
Be patient; eardhouses are built in an
hour, cathedrals take the centuries.
it takes more than willingness to be
nothing to make you amount to some-
thing.
The hot headed min does not derive
his temperature from his illuminating
powers.
The fret that a man is all puffed up
with pride will not mitigate the jar
when he falls.
There is always an odor of heaven in
the homes where kindly deeds and words
binasom.
it's no use laking testimonials to your
religion. when you look es though it
were killing you.
No man has any right to slay In the
church baby carriage when he, might
I e pushing its bread wagon.
A good many sermons are like up-fo-
crate crackers—mighty little nourishment
done tip to much flourlshment.
A RANGE OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES.
In n 'trent sea flghl (bit Dreadnotsght
will be able to discharge every minute
ten projectiles weighing altogether about
i,5(M pounds with sufllcient velocity to
send them twenty -flue miles. or to pene-
trate about sixteen inches of the herd -
est nrmor at a range nt about two
mites. Unlike all Britieli and foreign
hnttleships built in the pest thirty years.
the new nddition to the fleet will carry
no weapon smaller than the great
twelve -Inch piece, except eighteen three-
inch quick firers for repelling attacks
by torpedo craft. She will mount nei-
ther 9.2 Inch. 7.5 inch, nor 6 -inch guns.
and she will be the biggest warship
afloat. met she will have only the biggest
and most powerful guns. The secrets
which will he incorporated in the huge
bull are still hidden. but it is known
Hint they tend to eeenerny ns well as
eMeieney,
1'\lr it'i, 1N FA Fite' i'OINT.
The lirrn,ii, ;elt •.ttli cost len per
rent. per tr•n irs8 teen recent l.attie-
Ships Rrihzt► 1 utlt, although she wilt
represent the last were In all details if
her construt ,n. in another respect the
Dreadnought will Le unique; she will he
the first battleship in the world to be
driven by lurhines. These engine. will
supply the power for four propeller.,
Iwo more than any previously bunt
British battleship. which should make
Bli1T.\IX'S PROSPERITY.
Great Britain seizes all the Gentian
colonies except Klauchou, but she de-
rives few advantages from lhetn, since
the conditions of war prevent the com-
mercial development n of e t
these
new r
nar-
t•e
cue
kels. The United States seizes the favor-
nblo opportunity of securing a Ilona
share of the trade of the captured Ger-
man colonies. Britain continues the war
with splendid determination, but without
decisive results. A number of German
cruisers aro captured or destroyed, but
the effects of the war continue 10 exer-
cise a disastrous influence on British
commerce.
Finally, after Britain gains a slight
naval success, the two countries agree
to terminate a useless war, and conclude
peace on the terms of the restoration 01
the, status quo ante. The German colo-
nies, which represent Great Britain's
sole tangible Bain, are returned to Ger-
tnny. Roth countries stiffer immense
losses without any compensating profit.
Meanwhile America has succeeded in
securing the greater part of the export
trade formerly pos•e,oect by Englnni
and oan.
Thi ermauthor Ilius claims that thy, Ger-
the
byalready so strong That In
the event el a naval war Germany
would be far superior. and the Rritistt
fleet would tie. unable to gain a decisive
victory. 111s account of this Imaginary
war is interspersed with elaborate ergv-
rnents and sltopg appeals for a more
r eld increase of the ,moan fleet, whiolit
�a11 render an angio -German war end
wore hopeless tot. Britain
.K1Nei 11 GENTLY.
"I hew come to tell yes. Mrs Malone,
that yer husband mot with an a,^..ident."
"An' what is It nowt" wailed Mrs•
Malone.
He was ovcrome by th' heat, mum."
"Overcome by th' heal, was he? All'
how did 1l ttappent"
"He tell In the flosses over et We
foundry, ratrm't