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thiists.,+ods tetetek. eatice Na one knew of the marriage ex-
)). eitteine WW11 atid Iwwouiii
*• net worekof the thrth of the elite&
0 if lie hadoewn fiat etialteed to- IllOolt Catiternie
'it London, before the twei woollies teed
dosidt-cl siponethe eXcii141Vd of zoottka,
arid heard tient her that kllie
• 4. had a deughiter.
A Novell etttigia ,her ereatti.
Her father! Ille Itpowtalie must have
been written tee tiatihed througt& tier
maid.
thiliciford Belden seeened to divine the
thought.' '
'Yes,- the wont(' illtve
known, of coUrste but, 'unfortunatelta tie;
Contracted yellow fever al St. Kitts two
Itiolatils
tilt. 1ii reheriage, und died
ehere. The rnan.Furiong Wati with hint
wheni he died. There is the certificete,"
and he handed her another paper. '
"I have nearly Coine.to U10,end et my
.story, Mise Noratidl he geld, wiping his
lips, and eyeing flee white face With
wetchfettetteenness. "Tile plot wile not
L bad one. If the earl had only poe-
sessed • the smallest of hearts, the an-
rtouncement of his child's birth would
have !Duelled t1iI1 and brouget about
reconciliation; but the carte -well, you
knew him !Ong and intimately enough
to render it unnecessavy .for pie to tiag
anything further, fie declined to hold
any cenenuniCation witn hie wife; Ife
&Winedto receive her brick or see the
chuu. This was a startling disappoint-
ment, no doubt, and 11 it could have
been effected, you would have been re-
stored by the countess to your mother
and acknowledged as the child of the
widow of Lieutenant. Woodferto butt
you she, that could not be. Vvliat Was
done could not be undone. The countess
had presented you to the world as the
clateghter of •the Earl of Arrovvdale, and.
the daughterof •the Earl of Arrowda,te
you Mad to remain. I don't think .11 -
mattered very much to Catherine; pert
haps the consoled herself for playipg
the part of nurse instead Of miettier bY
refleeting•that her child would figure as
the daughter of a peer. That is vereelike-
ly to havebeen her feeling. Any, way,
she died keeping the secret, and it was
buried.' with ,her. Oory one men could
have revealed the tretth—the sailor,, Fur-
long; and he had disappeared, as sailors,
do. Probably she thought be was dead.
But he is alive; it Is from t him that. 1
have learned [his interesting story. ef
your birth, and -it is in •my power to
compel then to remain silent or dell, .1 ha
story in a court of law. That, the proofs
may be complete, I have got from hint
a plain statement of the easee here it L.
You will like to , have it,, I have no
doubt.'
He 'crossed over to her and placed lt
between tier unresisting fingers. Then
he, went back and leaned. against the
mantelshelf" again, and,leoked down at
her.
Norah, with the rpapers e in her hand,
sat with her •eyes fixed on. the ground.
She was scarcely conseibus Of his pre.
'settee. She Was siimply crushed Weir
overwhelmed by the revelation.. Of its
truth she diti not doubt for a menient.
Even If he had notproduced the certlia
elites and otherrdocuments, she would
have been convinced of the truth of this
story. Catherine's—her intetheree'—last
words were testimony enough. •Stie was
not the daughter of the Couotess. of
'Arrowdale, but of her companionetcathe-
rine -Weocifern. •
•And at that moment there was only
'room for one feeling in her heart; an
overflowing love 'deer the woman Who
had hidden the skoret of her tnaterntty
in her bosom -even to the gales of death!
She raised .the portrait to her lips and,
kissed it, and her tears fell upon it.
Guildford Berton accepted, the action
as her , acknowledgthent that halted
Spoken the truth. „
• "You are 'satisfied?" he saki, in .a low
voice. "I thought you would be. But I
fear you have sciireely reelized the' dif-
ference, , the change; in your circum -
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• . 'CHAPTER xNxity.
if Guildford Berten 'had expeeted his
• ominous wards to produce any effeot
,Upon Norah, he wae.mistalten.
Sho looked, at him with th.e same cairn
eintprise ated displeasure. To tier the
question sounded like fill outburst front
a• frenzied man, nothing more, and she
tried to recatien patient and reetrain her
anger.
"I don't hriderstnd you," she said,
quietly' enough. "['et -hap, yo u do not
understand yourself."
"You will soon understand," he said,
with a sinister smile; then he „seemed to
make an effort to control his temper,
and said, more softly: "Will you not
sit down, Lady Norah? I—I spoke more
• wartnlyeeprecipitately, than I Intended,
Norah declined the cheer with a ges-
ture, and stood schooling herself into
patience. She- would listen to what he
had to Say; she was, If the truth must
be told, just a tittle curious, .She glanced
at the hell agadere it was withtn,, her
reach, and she, dismiss '.hirrt • in it
moment if she chose. But she intended
to listen to all he had to say.,
Guildford Berkley laid his hand ufton
the atantetehelf, and looked down
thoughtfully for a moment; then he
commenced; • • ,
dI fear .1 shall cause you some pain.
Lady Norah. Heaver), knows I would
have avoided this revelation, but you
have forced. It upon me. If you had
listened to Me, .0 you had consented to
be my wife, the story 1 am going to 'tell
you would have -been locked within, my
bosom, and I should have remained'
silent till death.",
Norah did not speak, and he went on,
' Slowly and impressively. .
t"You 'remember your mother, Lady
Norah?"
Norah ificlined 'her head
"You are were that she and the earl
separated soon after their inateittgeTt,
North's face burned, and her eyes be-
gan to flash. •
•PPlease do not misunderstand me,"
he said. •"I ammot going to speakedis-
paragingly of. either the earl or the
countess. The separation was caused
•'.13Y no graver reason than the ensitossibil-
ity of their living happily .together: • I
do not wish to speak in or the dead, but
•• I de not Mantic ay' Women could have
• lived with the Earl of Arrowdale. Thrit
is all 1 intend to say on thattpoint. As
„you* are aware, the eountes,s Was ace
cotnpanted in her eicile. byea faithful
atervant, Catherine, Hayes: She teas de-
:voted- to- the countess; it was one of the
instances of affectionate „fidelity, which
are as ;are as they are touching.- '1(0if
were born after' thetseparation; and saw
nothing, of the, earl .until the death of
your—shall I ',say, t adopted e • mother,
caitherine 'Ilayee? 1 fear learn taxing
your ,patierree rather . sorely; you are
wondering,'why .1 should repeat all this,
which- you know. already. Bear with me
• a: little longer, please, Lady Nohah.
ant fight, arn 1 not, in stating that a very
strong 'affection existed between you
and Catherine Hayese in fact, that. after
" the countess' death; she took the place
of •a mother to you?" • •
Norah .. assented by a gesture. His
words recalled the quiet, peaceful life in
the 'cottage at Norton., and ale -the dead.
woman's devoted care.,.of her, and the
•tears were Very near,her eyes; but she
Specially desired to repress any emotion
in ' Guildford Berton's presence, and
forced.the tettris back, .
dCart you .tell me where you were
born, Lady Notah?"-hetapked. °
Norah stated slightly. 't
"No," she 'seed, enewtring her own
thoughts rather ,than his question.- '
suppressed a 'smile.
when ---the ,datd, the month?"
"No." said itkiralt, a faint surpriseasist
Ing. , . •
"Did it ever occur to you that there
was something- strange., you,
in
your ignorance of these facts?"
She shook her head. .
, "Why. do you, ask ine these—these
questions?" she replied coldly.
"My reason will be obvious directly,"
he' responded. "Did you know that
Catherirte Hayes Was a tnerfied wo-
,
man?
'I do not know," replied Norah.
• lie unbuttoned his coat, and, taking
the photograph frbm his pocket, held it
out to her.: „,
"Will You take ehatIn your hand and
look at iteerirefullyeih. ,
' Norab, took a altor a inornentte hoeita-
' tione•and looked at AL *
"Whero did you it .thiti?"'-iehe' des
mantled with se. start.
found it,", 'ho repliedequicklyd.
Norah':; esteo flashed, unbelief. •
-Pit is mine!" oho
arn very glad to betable to rcIstore
it to -you," he eidel„ euardelyo "Will you
• tell me whose portrait it is?" •
'"Vo; know Whose, it 15," she Sold ,
. ie.Catherinet...-C atherihe IlaYdat-
'do not bcdieve that you found it. it-it
has beef' etolen."
"WI)? ltioliY," Ite aseerite,d,
is oh little ,conscqUencee- you havo it
"Attain. Doubtlerts you will trerieure
far more preciously and carefully than
you have hitherto done, now that you
lamer it is tlie portrait of your mother."'
For a Moment the Words did riot con-
vey their Pre) p er eigilifiellitere to Norain
and she Iteolted et taira vaguely—she wee
thinking or Catherine; then she ceartede
and, her 4reS opened upon ltint.
"What tate that,yeti said?" she asked..
eakrithat, a is the portitlit, 'of your,
neither,' he repeated. with adelnieter
Orroile, end a gleam of triumph in his
Olt e.
, "My Inetlierf °ft& 5i kittlietine
net my Mother, riot the Coutitese tit
Arreetideler elle exclaitileet
"It iit oot the tiountesie 41r Ari- .'l::
he ;said; °but it is Canoe -hie Hayett, your
Prettier."
Norttli held die, tete-trent tightly. ande
tit hint.
"Are yew are yen mein" else gore!
He emitellt.
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"It is not an.finreaeoriable question. I
eau appreciate your estontshment, • and
I eyinpaibizewith you; indeed and,. in-
deed I do. I .allit 'not mad, and am
speaking thte•eane ondseotter truth: that
is the portrait of your mother you hold
lit your hand, Norah."
She did not' notice his intentional
omission of the "Lady" she was too
amazed, too overwhelmed. She sunk info
the chair, still Woking at hint as it she
were waiting. .
"It Is a terrible snook," he said,, in a
tone of gentle sympathy, "for one who
has alwaes regarded hereelf as of noble
birth, to find that instead of being the,
daughter . of an earl she is only the
daughter of a commonplace lady's niaid,
companion—"
Norah began to frembre.
"It is note trtted"she said; almost in-
audibly."' "Why .have you told Me this
falsehood?" ,, ' • •
is quite true, alas!" he said; Pend
it is better that you should hear it tram
me, who love you and can sylnpathize
with you, than from the lips of stran-
gers, wed would simply enjoy the
romance of your disappointment."
"I do not believe lei She faltered.
ain'• not surprised at that," be' re-
torted, in the "Same slow .voice, easy,
coot as that of one confident In the
truth Of what he asserts, "I do not aOitt.
,.you, *expect you to believe it ',militia
proofs. I 'have come -prepared for your
incredulity; though, if yoetesk yourself
what purpose I could hope" lo effect, by
telling you a String of falsehoods, you
will find it difficult to (inn an answer.
In a word or two, the facts—the lenient,
able facts!—are these:, - Just before the
Countess left the court and went into
exile,' Catherine Hays committed the
folly Of marrying,. She married a man
-e-a gentleman—Mimed Woodfern, James
Woodfern," he added, takinga paper
from his • pocket, and glancing at It.
"Catherine had 'apkeci and obtained a
holiday, and had spent 11 in Plymouth.
There ; she met this gentleman, Wo,ode
fern. He wag a lieutenant inthe navy,
on a fetv days' leave from his vessel"—
he looked at a.. paper again—"the En-
chantress, then stationed at Plymouth,
It Was a case of love at first sight. Mr.
Woodfern wooed with the ardor of a
sailor, and Catherine Hayes; being
.sumably as ' much in love as hlraself,
consented to marry -him after the short
period of courting which the exigencies'
of Her Majesty's navel service per-
mitted him. They were married—this
Lieutenant Woodfern and Catherine
Hayes—et St. Stephen's, -Plymouth.
Permit mo' to hand' you a copy of the
church -register. The original I have
seen within the last week, and 1 can
testify that this is a correct copy."
'He placed the slip of paperinNorah's
hand and waited. •
She loolcecl .down at it, and mechani-
cally read,the-formaI document. •
• "What—what has all this to do with
me, With my mother, the countess?" ehe
askeddoffith a catch ' in, her voice. '
He raised his eyebrows, as if aston-
ished at her dullness of perception.
"You wilt see presently," he replied:.
"Lieutenant d"Woondern's leave 'wasa
short one, and the husband and wife
separated. 11e went on board the -En-
chantress; she, who 'was Cathertrie
Hayes, but now Catherine WOodfern,
returned to the Court and the service of,
her _mistress, the countess. They .hai
agreed to keep, the 'marriage a secret.
Possibly the dieuten.ant wanted to pre-
pare his 2748.111re:6 tor the surprise in store
fortehem. It was riot et very good mar-
riage for. hint, and he thought that he
would break'it to themegently, and pre-
sent his wife :when 'he came back from
thee voyage on which the Ericharitre:ss,
started a few weeks after the Wedding.
It 'was a chose secret. Only one, than
W13 admitted to his confidences the first
.mate of the •veesel, a ,man named Fur-
long. You will find him duly set down
in the certificate as a witness .to the
'Marriage. They parted. Catherine
Went back to her mistress, and when
the earl and countess separated—which
they did soon afterwerd-sCatherine`ac-
conittartied the -countess. Tiley went
to London: Some months afterward
Child was born, atgirl, the, daughter of
Lieutenant Woociferrit and Catherine, ttie
wife; in fact, yourself, dear Mit.' Norah!"
and he inelined his head,g,ravely.
Norah caught the 'arm of tfte chair' and
grew deathly white. In the .epace of a
tnoment, even as he had been speaking.
the scene of Catherinedt death rose be-
fore her. She understood new whet
'those worst; of -anguished parting
Meant. She realized now the meaning
of the dying worean'e oft -breathed ques- °
tion: "Don you love me, Norali? Have I
been reality like a,mother to you?"
Her head fellsupon her hande, and her
bosom heaved with choking sObs.
"De riot cry," said Guildford Berton.
°It is all GO long ago. Shall I go our
She raised her head arid set her teeth
hard.
"Yes,' go on," he said. -
"Your Wither had very little difilettity
in winning the coturiteS3'"forgivenc.;Gq for
the eohcealtherit .sho had been guilty or,
and very soon the counteee grew astforid
of the little girl as her tram mother tvas.
Indeed, the eolitarty lady citingto the
child with it loving t6nderile3S which
seemed le surpase that of the mother;
and I can imagine t asy it wee for
the eout1tee3 to believe that if the child
had been her Own and liad been born'
before the earl .olid she, had separated,
no eepaeatitte„ vseuld have taken. place.
It must have occurred to her that if the
earl could be made to believe that the
child MIS 1tt3 61,131—yon see? Yee! So
t1143sct °Iv:6 women conepireil in all affee-
liont the little girl Wft..51 tO 13,6 regarded utt
the daughter of the !GolltiltelS of Arrow.
dale, and %Awn they left Lendon and
hetk up their abodetin the country, it
Pg yroing hole Nero& diet the
Child" et Catherine Wendfern /4'C -
to the werld. here Ma no limit
to i''Aflobritin's. ilevetion: Slot even ret-
iineureteed her child! It was very teas -
nute,
,,Physicians tell Us that all
the b 100 d in. a' healthy
'human body passes, through
the, heart once in every: two
minutes. If, this, action be-
comes *regular the whole
body suffers. „Poor health,
. follows poor blood; Scott's
Emulsion makes the blood
pure. One reason why
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SCOTT
EMULSION
is such a great aid -is because 7
it passes so quickly into
the blood. It is, partly di-
gested .before it enters the
stomach;' a double advan-
tage,ni this, Less work
for the stomach; quicker \
and more direct benefits.
To get the greatest amount
of good with the least pot..
sible Effort is the desire of
everyone in poor health.
Scott's Emulsion does:just
that. A Change for the
better takes place even be-
fore you expect k.
•We trill teed yeti a
sample. free.
)3e;sute that this
pieture'in the form
* label it on the wrap-
per ef etety bottle of
Emulsion yon buy.
SetiiT 4 li,covh.
Chernilts,
'Toronto, Ont.'
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HAN"DLING LAMBS'.
In the feeding and 'fattening Of, ItunleS
ond
riticism
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'OEY trON. NA1 U4141.. 411E 14 TEA
.for inaricet 'rather dislinet inellinde are • •
Pllitstidd hY the Enelieh feederet Thoee
evtip rear early lambs mini to grow Mein
„rapidly. so , that they will be ready for
mailed in lune or the early 'part of
-"WY- The adyentages 'eleinied for this
method are that it yields. quick ,returns.
that the larnIss are sold 'before parasites
becolite troubleeothed and 'that it . gives
an opportunity to -purchase a bunch of
sheep or lambs for fell feeding, thus, in-
creasing the sheep -carrying capacity of
the Caren -and bringing in Wirer returns.
Those who prefer late lambs believe that
they do not rehuire the same amount et
alterttion as early lambs, that lhe ewes
elos riot *need so much special feeding,
thin' Wartil sheds are not a necessite,
and that the lambs can utilize the waste
of the farm during the summer and tall,
especially that or the getable fleet,
Where late lambs are reare!' much care
is necessary during the surniner months,
and old pastures., must' not be heed as
grazing , grounds as in them parasites
are almost sure to attack the flock and
cause serious losses.
In rearing „early Iambs (he mothers
are very liberally .fed on clover, hay.
grain,. and succulent feed,. - The amount
of roots, fed is. surprising, In some in-
stances as much as twenty pounds per
ewe per day, but from len to fifteen
pounds daily is considered very liberal
feecting. Winter .rye, winter barley and
kale are utilized •• 'before nut grass
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conies. The lambs are taught to eat
grain at a very early age, 'most of them
eating well atthree or four weeks.
Special lamb pens or feeding creeps, ere
provided for this purpose. In some in-
stances , a self -feeder is used, but the
majority. of farmers . prefer such fe.ed
fresh every day. The amount (if grain
ted is gradually increased until the
lambs are eating from three-fpurths 'o
one apil one-quarter pounds, each per
day at three or three and 4 half months
of age. This method of feedineeisernain-
tallied even when the grass is abundant.
The Jambs are marketed when Ikon,
three to four months old, -weighing from
GO to 100 pounds eaela
• The more prevalent custom in feeding
late lambs is to withholdall grains and
utilize the • pastures andstubtle fields.
with perhaps 80111t green crops in
emergencies, until after weaning time,
which occurs in September.. Al , that
time lambs are generally folded on rape.
kale, cabbage ,o1 . more -often turnips.
While close folding is not deemed ad-
visabie en the case of Iambs intended
for breeding.' It is admirably suited to
fattening purposes. In addition. to the
succulent feed Supp]; 'el in the folds •[he
tarries are given a grain allowance ..f
from three-fourths to one and one-quar-
ter, pound each 'day. Cottonseed
orjin-
send cake or a .conebination of, the two
usually forms one-half to two-thirds of
the concentrated • feed. The remainder
of the -grain ration is oats, barley, beans.
peas or corn depending on Market
.As ferule ,pe4, .much roughage tt
used In fattening/lade:is during the fall,
but those who do furnish such feed ewe
either clover )hay of stravv chaff. The
chief- reliance is placed ori*the use ref
green crops arid ratite, especially tur-
nips. • ' • .
. FARM NOTES.
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Spring Is approaching, and no doubt
some farmer .readers are thinking -if
giving up the •faitm end moving off to
the city to miss Ilse rest of their life in
ease and retirement., Now, dontteyou
do it, because it frequently works. dis-
astrously., ' e •
'Iii perchashig seed that has not been
tested there piloted be suspicion of Any
seed.effered at an unusually low price.
There, is nothing deserving of more se-
vere condemnation than Offering for sale
shed that is lacking in powers of ger-
mination. And yet it is done year grief
year, and feigners buy it year after year
betatise it csati berbpught at a lovetpricre
Sach, business not only causes the loss
of the moned paid for .seed, but causes
the loss of labor and use of land, •
Evergreen sweet corn gives very large
yields. TOe growth being shorter than
that of field, corn, and the stalks moldier,
there is not so much waste in feeding.
"
stances which this discovery Must
caueie." •
Norah scercelY heard him as she wiped
het' eyes and stifled• her sobs.
"You have to realize, MISf3 Norah," ne•
went on, "that you are no longer the
Lady Norah., daughter of the, late earl;
that you are not th.e mistress ()this irn-
rnensel wealth,"
° Norah raised her head eind looked at
him, and'put her hand to her broW.
"Why have you told me thisr, otto
said. Was it for the sake of revenge?
I do not understand -4 do, not care. I
feel that you havetold met he thuth;
that t am not the daughter of the count
teas, but s that Caelierine"—her lips
quivered—"was my dear, dear mother,
But I do not se --'-1t r is all dark." Stfie,
held out her hands like one striving 10
put acrid() a "elle
"You do not comprehend that not only
are you not the daughter of the Earl ef
Arrowdele, but—pennitess, and to al'
intents and . purposes a beggar?"'he
saki; suavely.
Norah's face flushed, and she rose.
"I do not care—it Is nothing!" she
said, wearily. "But you forget that tile;
earl has left inc money -
"Pardon me," he interrupted her bro-
ken words. "tt 15 a naturalmietake in
the cconfilidon of your thoughts; lett the
late Earl of Arrowdale bus not left 0
poorly- -
"I donot,,eivre„ I do not wish to speak
pr think of It: but your revenge °linnet
go so far,' i paid, as tveerily as be-
fore; "the etteltde will -
"Left hie vast wealth to his daughter,"
lie saki, with a, sinister smile; "to II*
daughter, not to a pereori nettled or
!clown as Nereid Do you not mimeo
her the Wank in the will? • If he had
written your name there I' nth
net Attire. -yon WO1114 IVIVObetttieellre;
hut he did net. Only to hnistitughters
You tire net his daughter, mat Norah
Woodientm
cro bo Continued).
pa a, perfectly -rkqre tea :Of the
qualitys
• LeAft 'Peerters 04,04 . 400, lart ANSI ODD Id am 'Him zr
rig LB. itT AIX CHOCIttis „ OF
• highest
The yield of total. dry matter to the mire
;is far In excess of either dent or flint
eerie. and the fodder is more palatable.
If drilled thickly in rows the crop is not
' as likely to lodge under the influence af
wind and eitinrae if sown broadcast.
This inekes an excellent crop for fall
feedirige, on account of -its evergreen
nature 'retaing its suhculeece longer
than any of the other corns or sorghums,
and'inalting an excellent. fodder when
cured,
The Urine is the most valuable part f
the excreta, containing much' nitrogen
and potash in easily avallable.tforms.
The nitrogen easily escapes into the ler
unless the manure is -mixed with the
solid excrement or straw.
Salting hasa very Markedeffect on
the color of butler, tinselted-buiter'beind
01 (1 much lighter colo- 'than salted, and
hence, if the salt Is not evenly distri-
buted throughout the butter. the result
will invariably be mottled butler, and 11
mottles appear when theetrier is drawn
from the butter, you an hid good -by to
all hopes a getting' a high score with
that sample. • '
Do not plant:Or SOW' poor seeds of any
sort, just because you have them en
hand. Better ,f0ed them up, or throw
them away than to trust them for use,
in growing crops. Poor seed. as a rule,
produces poet* crops; like produces like
every time, and it is poqr economy par -
Vilely to lose, the use' of the soil in such *is
manner. Root out the. poor, yielding
sorts, and replace them with eomettung
better and something that the markets.
demand. In changing seed we general-
.
1YrAemtab:ttears ar°1)8f.ere'rit sort of a chance
for himself ,on lal d that he ownsthan
on land that 1 rents. If he owns the
land he is his own, master copcerning
.what he shell sow, and plant, how he
'shalt plow and • cultivaterrhow. he shall
fence and build. Everything, he puts on
othwenPwlatcsehss his.aand cnondvheneinenacnecasonstuolthoh‘.1194
ne:shall arrange things. He feels that
he els • independent,and no man cell
molest him. His feeling of freedern api
confidence is 'Werth more than one
would suspect. - , '
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BOOKS 'WITHOUT PAPER. -
Description of Three of the Most Iles
merkable Productions.
The three most remarkable books of
the worid were piepared without pen,
ink, type, or paper. One fis a Prayer-
eook manufactured by it firm of weavers
at Lyons, Prance. it .is woven, of the
purest silk, the letters appearing in
blacic hipoh a white background, a black
order surrounding the page; and with
such nicety is the work done that, in
Spite of the diMculty. of weaving, euch
patternthe letters are perfectly regu-
lar itt shape and clear to the eye. 'Ile
hook is .now said to be in the t3oyernt
ment library 'at Paris, „
. Another very' remarkable book,' also
said to he in Paris, is a homily or Isome.
inediteval mOriltwhose name does not
eppear on its title -page, lis pages are
oi vellum, and the letters composing the
WO rds are ..cut in the materialthe work
haVing been done either witte n 'eery
small, sharp knife.. or pair of exceedingly delivato scessors. The:vellum pages.
ere interleaved with very thick blue
peper, •so that the letters appear Wee.
11 is said new to be the property of the •
descendants' of Prince de Ligne. .
The third book which came not (eons
the •printelee hands is a Siveedish tra ns -
emote or .the four Gospels. The pages
etre parchment; 'the. letters are cut. from
„very • thick silver leer and fastened to'
the pages with a cement thathas suc-
cessfully t'vlitisloodi the test of time. The
Mittel letters are of gold leaf, -very
thickandfastened la the page in The
manner mentioned,* The age of the work
is unknownrteither does it bear the •
name of the laborious, leiler who'. _pros
bahlv during years of dinepatiently
cut letter efter letter and fastened them
In order on his pages,
,
• Jack: "I hear she .speaks every known ,
Iangita.ge:" Tom: -"Moat be Mistrikei.
Last night I. asked her to give Me it •
pith ; English, 'Ys,' and, she saidshe
couldn't"
, •
• 33' people wil,1
Around the fireside or about the well- friend' We will put dollars to your pen -
_brain than, he ever had OU the old diet.,
nies that the noon hour will find a Men.
co our breakfast huskier and with a '
It is really a most fascinating baititeorf erirmispoleyofuacrstseiwf..,111winetenreevsetropthuebrisisnentidaj,msuesrs
ceive a box centaining $100.00 let dolt': treed to be and how yoU are now. ,The
pareth,6neeessary
teilisatneyVewilioargs eaht except on permission; b t we often ten
. , the- facts in the .newsp pere and when .
in muscle ,and brain that makes the
start, in now. Then after you have been .
.made• a Move for absolutely clean health
Stronger heart-beat and clearer' working
that' pushes ,you along each, day with a
2 or. 3 weeks on the Grape -Nuts train-
sdpeing in your step and a reserve 'vigor
ing you write a. statement of how you
do-
ing of things a pleasure, you join the
arrner of "plain old common sense" and
Suppose, if you have , riev.er really
fun10ttoewtarluteiesu
evening and see how
, letter:
he added. ,..
dictionary .will- be counted, but no name experience with Grape -Nuts and write te '
Any Word authorized by eWebeter's There Is plenty of time to get personal,
sensible, truthful letter to ,be sent ."'in ;
foe ebso- -requested to give the natnes by Private
lute fair Pittg, ° . i
Of 1)OrSorto Both the singular and pier -
he same word. words, -and start in Using Grape-Nutst
tit can be used, as fox: instance "grapo',ht with the list of tvords, ae the contest
uy..-5_0--Gripo Nuts" start in OS, soon as you like to building ,
, does not elose until April 80th, 1006. So
.and "grafies." •
Webeter will be counted. . I ters Y-1---0"---Grape-Ntits before you and
Geographical names authorized by (ad this statement, out and keep -the let.
you eerite your letter you will
mate be repeated in t
ses, all ;those beginning with. •A todetlit have some reaeoh to write on the sub -
:The letters ea
with E to come ject "Why I Owe Orape-Nuts."
r I Remember 331 pereons will win prizes,
undet E, etc- -
.„ when you are writing down the words which Will be awarded in an exact and ,
' Arrange the words in alphabetical alas-. when
coltunns to fill in later as 'new woris counted after April liOth, 1006. Every
come to you, for they will spriog frao contestant will be eent a printed list 3f •
et and those beginning
prizes ate sent ait agreed', The company
leave some spaces, in the A, hl, and other hist. manner as soon as the list can be
i names and addressee of wineers on ((0.
11 every evening. i
earthed, hut Mien one rentembere the
It le almost certain that Some eontest. plication, in order to have r itt 10
depend on •receiving the prize won.
ante will tie with other;. In such wet;
a prize identical in value and eltaracter
ceity of eeeing liow namy worde etin '
le well known all over the world for alit
with thate offered in thee class shall be
ing and a ttood. netural fun and educe -
solute fidelity to its agreements and
atvaracd to cull. Each one will be eet
bon in the cempetition, •It GeeMS worth.
every eingle one of tlie 331 wintaire
Ousted to send with the list of ttvorde a
vantages "oe,Grape-Nute, but the conteet-
plainly written letter describing the ad -
the Weir there Is no cost, nothing le
Many 'mesons might feel it uselciet to
tint la not required to purchase a pkg.
of the many boxes of gold Or green.
great number' of prizered(331)--the curl.
These lettere are „not to contain poetry,
or .faney flourishee, but aim*, truthful
We;make thit prediction that Rome wha
reallydhe made up evening, after event
statemente of fact. .For illuetratione A
person may -have •threperienced SOMO iti-
win itt prize of gold or greeribricke, will
cipient or chronie ails traceable to • un -
also win baelc healtli and strength weirtit
backs.
wise seleetion of food that failed 10 1111:0
Mere to them than' ti *wagon full a
lose and it fine' opportunity to win„ one
the body' and brain the energy, health
tuul power desired. Seeking bettor cort-
money iirizes,
There are no proliminariel, cut cut
former diet. Suppose one quite the
ditions a ehange‘ in food is made and
Grape-Ntde and triatin ueed in piece of
!hie etatement end go at It, and /snd ill °
euts era the coffee. Try. say, for break..
meat, fried potatoes, starchy,;sticky Ines.
ses of halUcoolted oafs or wheat, and
tot 0,, bit of fruit, ft dtqli of nrapt-N'uts
Iwo Soft -honed eggs, a slice the list And letter before Ar' SOt
creek. mt(st., and, let your name a
19041. to Posturn Cereal .Co., Ltd., Batt
of hriett (nest end a imp of PostuM Fond
(toffee. Sento arnittesir !laws: A man
would' taint away on that," but my doer
and (*earn,
addrele, 'be plainly written,
lighted family reading table clueing .die
winter evenings the children and grown -
tips can play with their wits and • see how
many words can be Made.
20 people making the greatest num-
ber of' words - will tech. receive a. little
box containing tt, $10„Ode gold piece.
10 people Will each win onebox con-
taining a tt5.00 gold piece. •
300 people will each win a box con-
taining $1.00 in paper money and one
.erson who makes the highest. number
of words over all contestants will re-