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Exeter Times, 1903-11-12, Page 6lefeeete4 4444 (tecE•eztlitt 110 et, teeeCePett<illeeet4Zet411Cee.Veeeete<Oe etr OI TIIE WATERNA.N'S 44‘s tigiz(z4selovs;ostr.coz 041 0 CHAPTER XXXI.; Time sped on apace, and in •its tram cena inany cat...urges. To the confusioa of the doctor aid despite the model -be murdezete David Boone recovered. But that brought no relief to Gorman, whoa° remorse snoreased daily, insomuch that he be- came, if not quite, very nearly in- sane, and his fear a being cflognt was so great that he never ventured near the ottarter a London in which Boone dwelt, He therefore remain- eci ineigeorance a the failure of his murderous attempt. Whatwould he not have given to have known the truth / to have bad the dreadful word removed from the light .• shone upon -it brighter and brighter every clay until it was made red- hot, ets rt weee, and became wieldn him as a consuming fire 1 Preferring darkness tea light more than ever, Gornean kept in secret places dur- ing the day, and only ventured out, with other human vulture's, at. night. The wretched ruan feared the dark- ness too, although he sought it, and what- between the darkness that be feared yet courted, and the light that he feared and fled from, and the light within that he feared but Could not fly from, he became one of the most miserable of all outcasts in London. As for his deep -laid plans, they were ail scattered to the winds. In the preoulaption of ignorance be had fancied that he knew his own. power, and so in one sense he did, but he was not aware of his own want of power. He knew, indeed, that he had the brute courage to dare and do anything desperate and dastardly, but he did not know that he lacked the moral courage to bear the con- sequences of his deeds. The insure an.ce policies, therefore, lay unclaira- ece—even uncared for 1 Another change for the worse ef- fected by time was the death of Loo Auberly. Gradually and gently her end approached. Death was so slow in corning that it was long expected, yet it was so eery slow that when it came at last it took her friends by surprise. James Auberly continued stiff and stately to the last. He re- fused to believe teat his child was dying, and spared no expense to pro- vide everythieg that money could procure to restore her health. He alto refused to be reconciled to his' son Fred who had succeeded in bis loved profession beyond' his expecta- tions, and who had sought, again and again, to propitiate his father. At last Fred resolved to go abroad and study the works of the ancient masters. He corresponded regulaily with Loci for some time, but his let- ters suddenly ceased to make their appearance, and nothing was heard of him for many months. During the long and weary illness Loo had three friends whose edeits were to her soul like gleams of sun- shine on a cloudy day --Miss Tippet, Burma Ward, and a poor artificial - flower maker named Ziza Cattley. T.hose three, so different yet so like, were almost equally agreeable to the poor invalid. Miss Tippet was "so funny but so good," and lettema's sprightly nature seemed to charm away her pain for a lime, while grave, gentle, earnest Ziza made her happy during her visits, and left a sensation of happiness af- ter she went away. All tbree were equally untiring in tallting with her about the 'told, old story"—the, love of Jesus Christ. Yes, it comes to this at last, if not at firste with all of us. Even the professed infidel, laugh as he may in the spring tide of life, usually listens to that 'told, old story" when We's tide is very low, if not with faith at least with serietteness, and with . hope that it may be true. May be true ! Why, if tbe infidel would only give one tithe of the tiette and trouble and serious inquirer to the investigation of that same old story and its credentials that he gives so freely to the study of the subtleties of his art and profession., he would and that there is no historical fact Whatever within his ken which cam boast of anything like the amount or strength of evidence in fever of its truth than exists in favor of :the truth of the story of the 1410, Death and Resurrection cif Jesus Chrise our •Lo'eVrle di.n. Leo died the Stateliness and stiffness, of dames Auberly gage way, -and the stern man leaning his head upon. the cofan, as he sat ebone au the darkened room, wept as if he had been 'a little child. There was yet another change beetled about by that great over - turner Time. But as the ehange to which we refer affects those who have yet to take a prominent part in our tale, we will suffer them ..to speak for themselves. One afternoon, lang after the occur- renee of those changes to which re- ference hae just - been made, Mrs. • Wielders, wade seated quietly at her own fireeide (although there was no i fire there, the month being June), !was interrupted in her not unusual :though innoceut occupation of darn- ing eockseby 'the- abrupe, eotrance of her son Frank, who flung his cap on the tektite2 kissed his mother on the forehead, and then flung himself on the sofa, which piece Of furniture be- 'ing old and decrepit, groaned under 'Ills weight. • "Mother," be ex.clahnecl with ani- mation, "I've got strange news to tell you. Is Willie- at home ?"' "No, but I expect him every min- ute. Ile premised to come home earlier to -day,, and ,wonet be long, for he is a boy of his word." Mrs. Welders persisted in calling bee strapping -sons "boys," despite the evidence to the contrary on their cheeks and chins. "Here he comes 1" creed Frank, as a rapid Step was heard. Next moment the door Verse open and Wilie, performing much the same ceremony that Frank had done, and in a wonderfully similar way, said he had come home ' with something strange to tell, though not alto- gether strange either, as his mother, he said, knew soniething about it already. Mrs. Willders smiled and glanced at Frank. • "Which is to begin firs't ?" she asked. "What:- do you know about it too? cried .Willie, turning to his brother. "Know about what ?" said Frank. "You have not told me what•it is; ;how can I answer you ?" I "About Mr. Auhelly," said.eVillie, IFrank said that he knew notbitg new or peculiar about him, except I that he was—no, he wouldn't stet* I anything had of him, for must be a Imiserable mane at that time. "But out with your news, Willie," he added, "mine will keep; and - -as yours is, according to yourself, part- ly known already to my mother, it's as well to fluish off .one subject ' be- fore we begin another. - "Oh, then, you have news too, have you?" said Winie. Frank nodded. "Strange coincidence !" exclaimed "Did you ever hear of a coincidence. that was not strange., lad? Go on with your news, else I'll begin before you." Thus admonished, Willie began. "Oh, mother, you're a nice deceiv- er; you're a sly old lady, ain't you? and you sit there with a face as meek and sweet and smiling as if you had never deceived. anybody in all your life, not to speak of your two sons, 0 fy 1" As Mrs. Winders still 's -railed and went an with her knitting serenely, without vouchsafing a reply, eVillie continued with an off -hand air— "Well then, I only as well tell you that I have else had an intereiew with -uncle Auberly—hello ! you ,seent surprised. Mrs. Wellclers was indeed sutprised. Her serenity of aspect fled in an in- stant. . . "Oh, Willie, how, genies it that you know? Inn sure I did not mean to tell you, I promised I never would, I must have let it out in- advertently, or when rwas asleep." • "IVIake yourself quiteasy, moth- er," said Willie; "I'll explain it all 'presently. Just go one with your LIon our Men the Liver anci Kidneys Have Faiied to Perform Their Mission and You 'Need r8 Chase's id ey-Liver Pins tosanetramantoviluernsocoomaseliszrznannkrzvanvrainersutzen If you are riot 'well there naust be life may be eured by Dr. Chase's a reason for it, Most of the cora- Kidney -Liver nue, beeause they set wen ills of life arise from poison in the liver, kidneyand bowels eight tee system. If you weuld be well and so cleanse and invigorate the you niust remove this cauee of dis- system. co se. The week of the Wood is two- fold.Have you coMe to realize the im- , , 4 It supplies nourishment to the bodypsfiance sI —e,1„etee th° 1""ct'rels rogue lar and the lever and kidneye ac - and' colieets the izepure and poison ao„, u will appreciate Dr. otts Waste matter. This poisorioes •0.base's Kidney -Liver' not only material is removed from the blood on account of their Wonderfull3r by the action of the liver and kid- promptness, but also foe their last- rms.. Wheu these organs fail the ing effect on the system.. They get poison is carried back through too system in tem, circulation or taw at the veity fottudotion of ill-botelth, blood and edueod deemed, and by ratio -eft -1g the cause bring • Where is yam- weak spot? Just tl•ro' there you May first expect to feet Dr. chhee's TeidueeteLiVer Pi1i, the the effeets of poison in the system. comfort of old age, olio pill a close, 25 mite a ben, at all clealere, or It moy he etomoch tvouble or lung trouble, kidney dieortse or' heart die- Iteentanson, Bates ee Co., Toeonto, ease, but the beginning i$ With. the TO protect you againet hutetion of, tee great filteritig or- the paetrait and signature of Dr. A. eeatee-the liver end iticeleye, W. Chase, the famette reecipt boek Nineetenthe Of the ilia of eireryday anthoe, are on eVory beiX, enittipg, ond don't put yottreelf into a state." Tele widow,, recovering herself a little' , meowed, her work, and Frank, who had listened • with an amused smile up to this poeute—suppesing that his brother ,was lesting—elon- gated his face and opened his eyes wider and wider as he Iteteeed. • "You muse know," resumed 3eel1ie, "that I received e, note from Mr. Auberly last night, asking me to call an bira same time this afternoon. So 1 weed., and, foam), him eeated in his library. Poor man, he has •a different look now from what he bad when I went last to see him. You latow I have hardly aver. seen him since that day when 1 bamboozled him so about 'another boy' that he expected to call,. But his spirit •ie not mueli improved„ 1 fear, 'Sit down, len, Weeders/ be said. 'I ask- ed you to call in reference to a mat- ter which I think it well that the parties concerned sbould 'understand thoroughly. Your brother Frank, 1 ani told, has had the presanaptima to pay his addresses to eVliss Ward, the young lady who lie -es with my rela- tive, Miss Tippet.' 'Yes, Mr. Au- berly,' I replied, 'and elites :Ward has bad the presumption to accept hira—' "It was wrong of you to answer so, :henna," iaterrepted Mrs. ecillciers shaking, her head. "Wrong, mother 1 how could I help it? Was I going to sit there and bear him talk of Frank's pro- sunapeion as if he were a chimney - sweep re "Mr. Atiberly thinks Miss Ward above him in station, and so deems 'his asphing to her hand presume. - tion,". replied the widow gently., "Besides, you have remembered the respect due to else," "Well,- but, mother," said Willie, defending himself, "it was very im- pudent of him, and I did speak very respectfully to him in tone if not in words. The fact is I felt nettled, for, after all, what is Mies :Ward? The society she mingles in is Miss Tippet's society, and that's not much to boast of; and her father, I be- lieve, was a confectioner—no doubt a rich one, that kept his carriage be- fore he failed, and left his daughter almost a beggar. But riches don't rcrake a gentleman or a lady, either mother; I'm sure you've often told me that, and explained that educa- tion, and good training, and good feelings, and polite manners, and consideration for others, were the true foundations of gentility. If that be so, mother, there are many gentlemen born who are not gentlemen bred, and many lowly born who--" "Come, Iad, don't bamboozle your mother with sophistries " interrupt- ed Frank, "but go on -eci the point, and don't be so long about it." "Well, mother," resumed Williee "Mr. Auberly gave me a harder re- buke than you have done, for he made no reply to nay • speech at all, but went on as quickly and coolly as if I had not opened my lips `Now,' said he, 'I happen to • have a particular regard for Miss Ward. I intend to make her • my heir, and I cannot consent to her union with a man who has aothing."Mr. :Amber- ly,' said 1 (and I assure you, mother I said this respectfully.), 'my brother is a man who has little money, no doubt, but he has a good heart and a good strop.. arm; an arm, too, which has savel life before now.' I stopped at that, for I saw it went home. 'Quite true,' be replied; 'I do not forget that he saved my lost lile; but—but-ethe thing is outrageous—that a penniless man should wed the lady who is to be rny beir 1. No, sir, I sent for you to esk you to say to your brother from nee, that however much I may respect him I will' not cottsent to this union, and if it goes on despite nay wishes I Shall not leave Miss Ward a shilling,' Ffe had worked hierizelf -up into a rage by this time, and as I felt I would only make mat- ters worse if I spoke, I held my ton- gue; except that I said I symild de- liver his message at once', as I ex - peeled to meet nay brother at home. He seemed sorry for having been so sharp, however, and when I was about to leave him he tried to smile, had said 'I regret to have to speak thus to you, sir, but I felt it to be my clay. You 'talk of meeting your brother to -eight at home; do you not live together?' ' `No, sire 1 replied; 'my brother lodges close to his sta- tion and I Jive with my mother in Notting , -tNotting 14,111 !' ". be cried, fall - Mg bach in his chair as if he had been struck by a 'thunderbolt. 'Your mother—' he gasped, 'Mrs. eVillder- my sister-iialrew—the wa:termants widow ?" " 'A sailor's widow, sir,' said I, 'who is proud of the. husband who rose to the top of his profession.' " `Why did you deceive me, sir?' cried Mr, Attberin with a, sudden frown. 'I would have undeceived you,' said I, 'when we first met, but you dismissed me abruptly at that time, and would not hear me ont. Since then, 1 have not thought it worth while to intrude on you in re- ference to so small a matter—for I did not know till this day that we are related.' He frowned harder than ever at this, and bit his lip, and then said : 'Weil young man, this will make no difference" I as- sure you, I desire you to convey my message to your brether. Leave me tow.' I was jest,..on the point of sa,ying good -by, trestle, but he cove tired his face With his hands, and looked so miserable that 1 wore out without te, word more.—There, you've got the whole of my story, ,What think you of it '?" . "It's a. 011riene ODC and very unexe pecteci, at leattt by me," said Frank, "though, as you erten part of it mese have, boon known to mother, who, tut deubt, had good rectscins for Concealing it from es; but 1 rather think that Jny story will eurprieo you more, and it a better Mae than yours, Willie, in this respect that, it its shoetelet' "Come then, met with Rd' gala Willie, With a laugh; "Why, this is somethieg like ol/C 01 the Arabian Nights' lentertainmento.'Y 'WO% Mabel' " said Frank, laying Mn he rid gently citt 1 he widow' ShOulden Pedal shrieh't darn any more seeks if I can help it, for I'M a man el fortune new le "Ilow, Weetak?" said Mrs. Winders with te puzzled look. "The Fara is, mother, that Mrs, Deraneee, the poor old lady whom carried (lawn" the escape, 1 forget how many years ago, is dead, and bas loft me her fortune, width I be - Love,. ameents to something like twenty thousand pounds !' "Yoe don't mean that 1'' cried Willie, starting up, "Indeed I do," said Frank' earnest - "Then loeg life to ye, my boy !" eried Willie, wringing hie brother's hand, "and success to the old—well, no, 1 doxet exactly mean ,eliat, but if "she were alive I would say my blessing en the old lady. I wieh you joy, old fellow 1 1 sey, surely the stotely. roan woret object to the pen- niless fireman neW—ha. 1 ha ! Veil, it's like rt, dream; but tell as all about it, Freak. , etThere is :very little 'to 'tell, lad. I got a very urgent meseage the day before yesterday to go to see an old lady who was very ill. I 6e -tabled leave for anhour and went at once, not knowing who it was till I got there., when 1 found it was Mrs. 'beamam She loolrecl very ill, and do assure you I felt quite unmanned when I loolced into her little • old face. 'Young man,' she said, in a lbw voice, 'you saved my life; I am dying,and have sent for you to thank You. God bless you.' She put out her thin hand and tried to shake mine, bat it was eoct feeble; she could only press her fingers on it. That was all that 'Passed, and I returned to the station feeling quite in lbw spirits, I do assire you. Well, next day a lithle man in black called, and said be wished to have a few words with me. So 1 wene, out, ond Xis introduced himself as the old lady's lawyer, told me that she was gone, and that she had, almost with her last breath made him promise to go, the moment she was dead, and see ehe firemau who had saved her life, and tell him that she lacul left her fortune to him. He congratulate ed me; said thee there were no near relations to feel aggrieved or to dis- pute nay rights..and that, as soon as the proper fegal seeps had been taken—the debts and legacies paid, etc.—he would have the pleasure of handing over the balance, which would probably amount to twenty tb.ousand pounds. ' "It's like a dream," said Willie. "So it is," replied Frank, "but it's well that it is not a deertme for if I had been the penniless man that Mr. Aaberly thinks rne, I would have been obliged in honor to give np -Emma Ward." "Give ) her up 1" exclaimed Willie in amazement, "Why ?" "Why 1 because I could not think of standing in the way of her good fortune." "Oh, Frank.! oh Blouse" said -Willie sadly, "has money told on you so fearfully alreedy ? Do you think that she would give you up for the sake of A-libel-13es dross?" "I believe not., lad; lbut—but—well a:melte nfiad, we won't be troubled with the question now, But, moth- er, you don't seem to think much of nay good fortune." • "I do think much of it, Frank; it has been sent to you by the ,Lord, and therefore 'is to be received with thanksgiving. But sudden good for- tune of this kind is very dangerous. It makes nae anxious as well as g-1 act ." At that moment there came a loud knocking at the door which,startled Mrs. Willdera and caused Willie leap up and rush to open it. Frank rose and put on his cap with the quiet promptitude of a man ace costomed to alarms, "That's a fire, mother; the kind of knock is quite familiar to mallow. Don't be alarmed; we hear that kind of thing abotet two or three times a day at the station; they knew I was here, and have sent a messenger." "A fire et cried Willie, runniOg into the room in great excitement. "Tut, led," said Frank, with a smile.„ as he nodded to his another and left the room, "you'd •never do for a fireman, you're 'too excitable. Where's the messenger ?—ah, here, you are. Well, where is it ?" "Toolcy Street," exclaimed a man, whose condition showed that he had run all the way. , Frank started, and looked very grave, as he said hurriedly, to his brother— "Good-night, lade I won't likely be alale to gat out to -morrow to talk over this matter of the fortune. Fires are usually bad in that neighborhood Look ,well after mother, Good- night." In another, merneret he was gone. And well might Frank look grave, for when a fireman is called to a fire in Tooley Street, or any pare of the docks, he knows 'thatbe is about to enter into the thickest of the Great Fight, To ordinary Bras be goes light-heartedly—asa bold trooper gallops to a skirmish, but to a fire in the neighbothood of the docks he goes with something of the feeling which must fill the breast of every brave soldier on the eve of a great battle. (To be Continued.) SLIPPERY ADVICE. Most, lawyers know the trouble some man who, having an eternal grievaeme, insists on taking hie so- licitor's advice oa &Very possible oce (fusion, Scieh a one entered 'the make of a, besy man of law a short time since, "Johnson, 01' erryt own , in - Melted anel" he announced loudly. "He has threatened to mill my neSe When.aVer he emote me. Velva.t would you advise mo to do?" The busy lawyer did ttot look up from his terithig. , "11 he really tbrecutenecl to do that," he sawl, judieially, "nee ad- vice is tbat, yeti Seal? Your nese Well; then it will slip througb his flegers, Good -day; my bill 'will come 021 ia due course!" About 'the stuly estateisimmet that an,a,kes nrolley Without ,a,dvertiang Is the Mint, , *FOR FARMERS SeaSouable slid Profitable flints for tho Huey Tillers t‘et )1( Of the Soil. eeteeIeteeeeteeeeeveleeeleeeteeileoeleeekeeet POISONS ON THE FARM, Accidents ore common, in dealing with or getting rid of poisonous drugs; and in clisposieg of allY poison no longer required, or abolat whose indentity any doubts are ea- tertabled, care should be taken that they are effectually destroyed, or they may turn, up again in uuexPeee ted fashion, and become agents for mischief. The writer remembers a case in which a stick of phosphorus was thrown out of the back door and forgotten for scene time. Later on several hens• wore found dead, and these were boiled up with tho wa,sh for the pigs. Next, two fine sows were found to be ill. Nothing could be made of their symptoms; some hap -hazard treatments for their relief failed, and both died. A post-mortem examination wee de- termined on, and as soon as the first one Was opened the cause of the death was at once apparent --it smelled like a match factory. This led to an examination of the con- tents of the 'washtub, 'the remains ot the poisoned hens were raked out, an,d finally the piece of phosphorus was found among the bushes late which, it bad been thrown. Every bottle tin or package ought to be distinctly labeled with -the name of the drug it contains,and if peisonous, with the word "Pois- on," preferably with tb,e regulation label with red letters on a black- or white ground. Labels will become defaced by, the action of time and dirty handling, and damp will cause them to drop off, so that when nec- essary they should be renewed. "A few "blank slips" and "poison" la- bels can be obtained from the chem- ist from which the farmer obtains his supply of drugs, or, if not, any slip of white paper plainly written on with the name of the drug-, anti pasted or gummed on the pacicage, is better than nothing. Ali medicines should be kept in a• special cupboard, in a dry place, and under lock and key, and the key should not leave the custody of som.e responsible person, preferably the owner or somebody who under- stands at least something about the nature of drugs. This is a useful plan, not only as a measure of pre- caution against the misuse of, or accidents with, poisons, but because nearly all medicinal agents deterior- ate itt. quality by keeping la paper packets, or in a damp place, and neatly are entirely spoiled, and be- come practically inert, by exposure to a stron,g light, to the air, or in a damp place. • 'YARDING POULTRY. e While it is desirable to keep young chickens in free range as long they are healthier and grow better as possible, owing to the fact that from the exercise tbey take, as well as from the greater variety of food, in bugs and' insects, thus obtained. yet there comes a time in their growth when it will be found more advantageous to place them .in yards. When 'the mating instinct begins to manifest itself the sexes should be separated and the females placed in one yard and the males in an- other. They will then be found to grow much more rapidly until the time collies to make a final disposi- tion of them either for the market, the table, or the selectionof stock to be kept for the ensuing. year. If they are thus confined in yards for a few days until they become accustomed to their surroundings, they can be given free range alter- nately, one yard one day and the other the next, and they will then return to their own yard and house. If the plan is followed it wili be found to avoid the trouble caused by -the chickens selecting roosting places, such as those .in trees, un- der sheds and on wagons. 11 left to themselves they become attached to these places and will return to them in all kinds of weather, thus making themselves liable to disease, through exposere,as well as causing inconvenience in some 'places by the litter they leave. After having become attached to these roosts it is hard to get them to stay in a house, and a good deal of trouble to their owner is the re- sult. If a little care is taken of their management in this regard in the beginning, it usually saves a, good deal of trouble in the end, unless' the method is followed of letting the chiekens • shift almost entirely for themselves, in which case they deter- iorate into veritable .jungle fowls, with more tendency to disease than to the laying of -eggs. DRAWBACTeS. TO DAIRYING. There, is no line of work open to a Man but what may appear very teeerarreee.e=gonete-oe attractive When the pleasant and profitable features are presented to View, but there is always te more Or leee disogreeable side, Wade there is no hue of farming that offers larger profits under suitable condi- tions, or a mere interesting 'group of problems for study than does dairying', there 'are features of the work whith are mete or less dis- agreeable to most people and to some prohibitive.. 110 one ehould start into the business without -a full realization of its disagreeale as well as its profiteble "Dairying is confining." The cows, al:est be 'Milked twice every day, rain or .shine, warm or cold. To few is it a pleasant task to milk when the thermometer is hovering around the zero mark, or up around tee 90 degree mark; when the per- spiration runs in rivulets down 0:tete face, and the cow's body seems like furnece, while her tail, is almost eolith -wally flirted in his face in an effort to dislodge a few more or less troublesome flies. If one has net sufficient liking for dairy cows, and interest in her possibilities, to put up with those things, 'keep out.' They may be lessened by warm, stables itt winter and cool, dark ones in summer, but as yet 210 ma- chine has taken the .place of luau's hand as a seccessfel milkieg device. Too often .dairying is not profi- table because it is done on such a small scale 'Cat it does not peer to haVe the conveniences to do • it right. The cowsare not properly housed, their ration is riot well se- lected because it is not worth while to bur feed for only two or three cows, the milk suffers becausa there is not.enough to warrant the build- ing of a suitable milk -room or house, . The cream is not ripened properlY, the churning is hurried, because it don't pay to spend time when the butter 'all sells for the same price anyway. BEEF CATTLE. Professor Paneel urges that live stock farming is the most printable. Ile says: • It has been demonstrated both by experience and practice that, the farmer who sells beef, pork and mutton that he has produced from the corn and grass 'faised and fed on the" farm makes more money per acre of his land and per dollar of his capital than the one who grows only wheat or corn or cotton and sells it. It is not necessary to en- tirely discontinue raising these crops, but if we are to produce a surplus to be sold in foreign mar- kets it is best to export that sur- plus in the, most condensed end mar- ketable form •as meat and animal products rather than in the orapnal crude and bulky state. ' - "In the long run the farmer will make the most money who devotes his fields to the growing for forage crops to feed steick, making use of • ell the raw products at home, there- by saving not only much of the cost of transportation, but maintaining the fertility of the soil. By doing so corn belt farmers will maintain their -pre-eminently in agricultural' lines. Experience of the past few months has shown that the men who stuck to feeding and were not temp- ted by high prices to sell their cern have made the most money,. Any- thing that 'will enhance the produc- tive capacity of our soils, for the production of forage conditions will help the farmer." HELPING TITE LAelle DOG, "I am glad your name ie Mary," Read Mr. Slowcoach to his sweet- heart, whom he had been courting for several years. "Why so?" he asked, "Because 1 was reading to -day, and came across a line which said, 'Mary is the sweetest name that woman ever bore.' "That is poetically expressed. I've heard my father say it to mother, whose name is Mary. It is from some poet, isn't it?" "I believe so." "But I've heard my father say there was e-ven a sweeter name than Mary." "I think be must have been raise talceti," said the lover, as he tender- ly pressed his 'sweetheart's hand. "No; I don't think he was MIS - taken." "What was the other name? A beautiful blush suffused the maiden's cheek, the silken lashes fell, and veiled the lovely eyes, and, in a torte as soft as the whisperinge of an Aeolic& harp, she murmured— "Wife!" • • The cards are ant. NEW USE FOR BAGPIPES. A new use for the begpipes has been fountl—by a Scotsman, too. A Highlander who owns a sheep farm in a Inountainous district of Califor- nia is ie the habit, almost daily • of playing his pipes all over the ground. rrhe skilling has had the happy effect of scaring eagles put of the locality, in, which these birds of prey had foe- merly done coreeicleroble damage by carrying off Iambs and even grown eheep. ' ..--rehonen e ee.. _ea .......e_enhete-e• neee- ne-e-- 45-ee eang Lel 1 tr, er,A. ikluttAL NAIOVTN hien d UGle LLB, ANIMALS IU 84.0E1E111E1J SLAIN TO a'rerlaNISH BviDnisroE FOR f.rnraR IgAsTERs. Pet Goat Ate Govern.ntent Stara --Prot Stole a Valuable Diamond. The eaeee on record where ehe levee of ordinals have been ear:rifted in the guilt or hinocence of euspeceed order that the necessary proofs of the guilt ox; innocence of suspected persons -might be establisbed ars more nunter-ous' perheps, 'than one would at firstsuppose.. Only the other day a pet -goat -beeonging to tee proprieter of a large public- luntse Was obliged to give up his life id prove hismaster's' innocence and his own lack - 'of eautiee. sane. _LouhileenstItioltrerr,its Pw h i c h wa;:k.cAzI:isider.edd., rather "tall" at the time, related to — five barrels oe adaisky whichedevere'da, livered to the publican by the whole- sale agent, and width remaieed for some time on 'tbe pavement 'outeide bis establishment, Aceordiag Ide statement, a pee goat which the publican .aate had for seine years came along anti, seeing- the barrels, - Went up to each one separately and, perhaps as a practical protest agaiest "Cus:toins dues ixi geoertile ete up the Governer:ma 'etatepe. Five iniautee later the inspector arrived and, finding tire stamps ndee' ing cheareda--..- fi, sahepup telitlilleicawnthisaisc7st'ire'd him te b T gone had the stanipe in els "little hese:lee" but, beinebteetoealea the Government allicial refused to swal- low so remarkable o story: As . fine would have beenconsiderable. and there was a likelihood oe his license being cancelled; the publican elecide'd that, 11 necessary, he \notild sacriace tee life of his goat to prove IlisFees.taatpepie ellall.let'd laefeee ehe eocal Mag- istrates, who after lister:leg ahem-, tiVely to els story, ordered ti e goateteree- eo be slaughtered and the contents of IIIS Sd'OMACIT ANALYZED. • This was 'done, and as three were distinct traces of mit-1,00:i rtg W might have been Revenue stamps, or blotting-paels; or pen -wipers, -the publican was given tete benefit 01 tho doubt, and his whistly u et -timed to Ile was warned, liewever, Dot to keep cogoat in future or he mii..„-lat not be, so fortunate next 11115 • arveiuliduetamp tisicaliisn.lul evince , -n taste for p A. seort time ago a ca.cs in wl l'h a servant girl ,was at -email cf itb- eing her mistreee 61 a ealtioble in - mond stud attracted eome The stud was on the dressieg-Lahle while the amid Wile dusting the rocnn and when she icrt the jeWal Wan missing. It coule not be loteni and the gill was accused el stooling it, hp1.sloo:re-sares.pi.:stareclitaecnild(ltv etci.,i,scoentil she r tliePrtolblealbtly at.ber wits' endfor son4 means of proving het innocence theere girl stated that the ;terra lent swat low -ea it, she was sure of that. though she liad not actually a ialess- ed tee avian Tobbery. The .1:ctrrot, it appeared, had been in elle feet iy for several years, and War.; CI:c,V;(;c1 to fly about *the rooms at wi 1, c lean hopping among the Lilac -is on tee 'dreseingetable of eis inietrece. The magistrate who tried the -ewe was tech ned to believe the gi • l'e t tet moat, and unimotely ,det Lied teat her accusers meet eitlier permit ,el'e bird to be slaughtered for the per - poses of evidence or, withelea.w the . charge ,After consieerabie argu- ment the lady agreed 'to eltp latter course, and the giel eyesd*teargrecl. . A bircl- doctor extsee ,,ed e 'the parrot gave it as. eis opinion that there was something of a eard and foreign nature -in thebird's stomach wide)i might possibly be the Stud, though he -.motile • not voetere • to 'affirm this" for a certainty. A few Months later, however, 1lie . parrot beearne i'l and -ultimately died: and on being dissected . TIM StleelD WAS RECOVERED. • The conscience-stricken; owner tbere- iipon cax'eh 8ous n1) ef4of fuoll:rilidi:111.1.11.neelju'a:Fe acsjda'aege dr'gesihLII:e: had brought against- her. Another case of aix animal being tut -open 'to, produce ovieleace tor* place in Scotland en:a997.An er- rand boy in a grocery stereefii Perth was, given a ben -pound nate by his employer to purchase five shillingae. worth staMps. • dem boy s1;arteel'e on his reaseion accomeanie'cl by his dog, a frisky, wirahaired :terrier., named Bob, but returned hall an hour later in great excitement .elpea-,- ing thate.the aninial snatched feeee note' out of his hand and before he could regain it had eaten the 4 nem boy was asked if he would be willing for Ids dog to be killed in order that portions of the eote might be reconered and eis own in- nocence °stela:U.410k but tine .he re- fused, saying the •little aniinal was tbe only friend he had and he wasn't "going back on him." ITO stoutIy declared his readieess to go to prison rather teau sacrifice Bob. leis master, who was a kindly Scatter/Iran, consulted eveterinary, who declared that ,he 'count examine Bob's stomach .without making eire foefeit his life, arid ween es etre aS- sured Bob's owner teat the animal would be all right itt the eourse of a few days the boy gave els consent for tee operation. The dog 'was, given an anaesthetic, hi8 storeath cut, open, and several portions of titicligeste'd paper remove& On analysis 'Leese prOveel 1.6 belong 'tobbs tan b ahly sicd-oc..{actio;ntel a n q)ititta:1,1111.3e; ' optettel,c.t cord of tee number of 'tele mite, an affeclavit was swoen and the money e SUbseqUently paid e Isy was promotern Bob wa8 soon running about as well ae ever, rote what,, laced promised to be a te agerly enclon to tylo entire satiefact +I everyone concerned. •er TRUE PIITLOSOPleele Neighbore-Ain't you ;pia' to hunt up that feller that eloped with roue wife'? • Sento...tweed—N(11; lee the C/'i me !wan; it ewe puniehmoete