Exeter Times, 1915-10-28, Page 14GOLD.4:-:4N
Or "Tile 1,1 dLnCII`tietit'os of oc!!4„4,lt.
By tho Author of "leeifeet !•ies Cost, Hoe."
CHAPTER XXL—(Cont'd).
"You haven't any ;Friends,,' she said ,
softly, "nor any education, but you're
a millionaire! T. tt is quite sof-
i?cient, You area veru; ole Caesar
With undiscovered worlde before you."
"I with I knew what you meant,"
he said with some hesitation. •
She laughed softly.
"Don't you understand," she said,
"that you are the fashion'? Last year
it was Indian Potentates, the year
before it was actors, ,this year it is
millionaires. You, have only to an-
nounce yourself and you may take
any place you choose in society. You +
have arrived at the most autrpieious
moment, I can assure you that be-
fore many months are past you will
know more people ti'an ever you have
spoken to in your life before ---man '
whose names have been household
words to you and nothing else will be '
calling you 'old chap'•, and wanting to
sell you horses, and women, who last
week would look at you through lorg-
nettes as though you were a denizen
of some unknown works, will be lav-
ishing upon you their ehoicest smiles
and whispering in your' ear their 'not
at home' afternoon. Oh, it's lucky I'm
able to prepare you a little' for it, or
you would be taken quite by storm."
He was unmoved. He looked down
at her with a grim tightening of the
lips.
I want to ask you this," he said,
"What should I be the better for it
all? What use have I for friends
who only gather round me because I
am rich? Shouldn't I be better off
to have nothing to do with them, to
live ni.y own life, and make my own
pleasures?"
She shrugged her shoulders.
"These people," she said, "of whom
I have been speaking are masters of
the situation. You can't enjoy money
alone! You want to race, hunt, en-
tertain, sheet, join in the revels of
courtry houses! You must be one of
therm, or you can enjoy nothing."
Monty's words were ringing back in
his cars. After all, pleasures could be
bought—but happiness!
"And you," he said, "you too think
that these things you have mentioned
are the things most to be desired in
life?"
A certain restraint crept into her
manner.
"Yes," she answered simply.
"I have been told,," he raid, "that
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1 t;' t f`I. le.ri .`ren, ' During
11 i v. -elegem are to be keit how much truth there was in th
going i lit r.tl t --,y at hie wonderful story you told me. I am going to s
going
r i in P ); Lane, wh:; h he hopes' old Monty if he is alive."
to fx ad 1 e iy fc r occt!ltatlon on his Da Souza groaned.
return. n. M Trent's long list of fin- "It is cruel madness," he said, "a
ar .l su c o se: aro too well known you are such an obstinate man! 0
to be' crit cn here, but who will grudge + dear! oh dear!„
wealth to a man who is capable of ""I prefer," Trent said, "a tris
spending it in such a lordly fashion? now, to ruin in the future. Beside
't�� e wish Mr. Trent a safe voyage and I have the remnants of a conscience
a sreedy retern."
WAR AND BU'xTFI FLIES.
What Fashionable Women Are Doing
in the Great Ware
Centuries ago a chronicler of the
crusades recorded quaintly of a cer-
tain vain and valorous knight:
"Three wounds he received in this
— . battle, whereat he laughed; but the
it. Paynim who shore hie tall plunge he
is cursed deeply, and :rested not till 11e
b- had, with his good sword, shorn off
tho
his head."
ne That was in the day when every
o gentleman who was not a priest must
m- ; be a fighter, fund could be a dandy
to only by the tray. It was many Years
nd later that another type arose, dandy
od ; first and fighter: afterward; the grace-
y ful idler, the society fops suddenly
y, ? transformed by patriotism, at kis
e, f country's call, into a hero.: History
1. proved him, fiction adopted It ' ; he
i became one of the mora popular fig -
at I ures in drama, story, and romance.
ee But until now neither fact nor fiction
has supplied a corresponding type of
"al
!heroine
h ! Tlio great war of to -day, although
it demands of many of the noble wo-
is I inen who have answered the call
Sl i
paper s'..i�red from his fingers I. You will rum yourself, and you
thewill ruin me," Da Souza moaned.
and he looked t'rorghttully out sea- "How am I to have a quarter share 1
ward. It was oil -y one paragraph of if Monty is to come in for half, and !
many, and the tone of • all was the , how are you to repay him all that
same. Ernestine's words had come ; you would owe on a partnership ac-
true—he was already a man of note. ! count? You couldn't do it, Trent.
A few months had changed his life in I've heard of your four-in-hand and
the most amazing way—when he look -I your yacht, and your racers, and that
ed back upon it now it was with a beautiful house-. in Park Lane. I tell
sense of unreality—surely all these , you that to part with half your for -
things which had happened were part tune would ruin you, and the Bek- 1
of a chimerical dream. It was bare-? wando Company could never be float- 3
ly possible for him to believe that it' ed."
was he, Scarlett Trent, who had de- "I don't anticipate parting wit
veined day by day into what he was half," Trent said coolly. "Mon
at that mc.m: nt. For the man was hasn't long to live—and he ought no
changed in a hundred. ways. His grey to be hard to make terms with."
flannel clothes was cut by the Saville ; Da Souza beat his hands upon th
Row tailor of the moment, his hands handles of his deck -chair.
and hair, his planner of speech .and ' "But Why do you go to him at all?
carriage were all altered. He recall- He thinks that you are dead. He has
ed the inen he had met, the clubs he no idea that you are in England. Why
had joined, his stud of horses at New- I should he know? Why do you risk
market, the country houses at which ruin like this?"
he had visited. His most clear im- 1 "There are three reasons," Trent
pression of the whole thing was how answered. "First, he may find his
easy everything had been made for way to England and upset the apple
him. His oddness of speech, his cart; secondly, I've only the shreds o
gaucheries, his ignorance and nervi- i a conscience, but I can't leave a man
ousness had all been so lightly treat- , whom I'm robbing of a fortune in a
ed that they had been brushed away . state of semi -slavery, as I daresay he
almost insensibly. He had been able is, and the third reason -is perhaps the
to do so little that was wrong—his strongest of all; but I'm not going to
mistakes were ignored or admired as tell it you."
originality, and yet in some delicate Da Souza blinked his little eyes and
way the right thing had been made looked up with a cunning smile.
clear to him. Ernestine had 'stood by ! "Your first reason," he said,. leis a
his side, always laughing at this swift ' poor sort of' one. Do you suppose I
fulfilment of her prophecy, always en- don't have him looked after a bit?—
c
you have given up these things to live
your life differently. That you choose s
to be a worker. You have rich rela-
tions—you could be rich yourself!" h
She looked hien steadily in the face. - s
"You are wrong," she said. "I • h
have no money. I have not chosen a
profession willingly—only because I f
am noor!"
""Ah1"
The monosyllable was mysterious o
to her. But for the wild improbability a
of the thing she would have wondered
whether indeed he knew her secret.
She brushed the idea away. It was p
impossible. gl
""A t "east," he said, "you belong to a
then people." i s
"Yes, she answered, "I am one -of
the poor young women of society."
"And you would like," he continued, .
"to be one of the rich ones—to take
your place aiuengst them on equal
terms. That is what you are looking o
forward to in life!"
She laughed gaily. la
"Of course I am! If there was the
least chance of it I should be delight- o
ed. You mustn't think I'rn dif- f
ferent from other girls in that respect v
because I'm more independent. In e
this country there's only one way of
enjoying life thoroughly, and that n
you will find out for yourself very
soon." S
He rose and held out his hand.
"Thank you very much," he said, e
"for letting me come. May
"You may come," she said quietly, H
"as often as you like." b
of• hisgreat Company afforded all the You were e afraid of me once D
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greater ability, responsibility, and
▪ thoroughness of training than has
ever been demanded of women before,
has also offered opportunities of ser-
vice to .others, hitherto merely women
of fashion and the gay world, which
many have eagerly accepted. Women
used only to organizing balls toil on
committees; women who have shone should be received for it. By cari foreign capitals interpret for hap- ing out the following conditions a
less refugees; women who have play -methods a very much better grade
ed with petted children in charming butter should be produced:
nurseries establish, orphanages, care Hand separator cream produces bet -
for destitute mothers, or adopt war i ter butter than that separated by any
11 ! babies. Other women, of the modern t other method. The deep can surround-.
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f
ouraging him, always enigmatic, no chance of his getting back to Eng -
Yet at the thought of her a vague land, I can tell you. As for the sec-
ense of trouble crept into his heart. and, he's only half-witted, and if he
Ile took a worn photograph from ' was better off he wouldn't know it."
is pocket and looked at it long and "Even if I gave way to you in this,"
earchingly, and when he put it away Trent answered, "the third reason is
e sighed. It made no difference, of strong enough."
ccurse, but he would rather have : Da Souza's face was gloomy. "I
ound her like that, the child with know it's no use trying to move you,"
weet, trustful eyes and a laughing he said, "but you're on a silly, danger -
mouth. Was there no life at all, then, ous, wildgoose chase."
utside this little vortex into which "And what about yourself," Trent
t her bidding he had plunged? Would asked. "I imagine you have some
she never have been content with any- , other purpose in taking this voyage
thing else? He looked across the than just to argue with me."
lacid, blue sea to where the sun 1 "I am going to see," Da Souza said,
earned like silver on a white sail, "that you clo as little mischief as pos-
nd sighed again. He must make him- sible."
elf what she would have him. There Trent walked the length of the deck
was no life for him without her. land back.
The captain came up for his morn-' "Da Souza," he said, stopping in
Ing chat, and some of the passengers,' front of him, "you're a fool to take
dho eyed him with obvious respect, this voyage. You know me well
lingered for a moment about his chair ; enough to be perfectly assured that
n their promenade. Trent lit a cigar nothing you could say would ever in-
nd presently began to stroll up and fluence me. There's more behind it.
own himself. The salt sea -air was a You've a game of your own to play
wonderful tonic to him after the nerv-' over there. Now listen! If I catch
us life of the last few months. He' you interfering with me in any way,
ound his spirits rapidly rising. This we shall meet on more equal terms
oyage had been undertaken in obedi- than when you laughed at my revol-
nee to a sudden but overpowering ver at Walton Lodge! I never was
Impulse. It had come to him one over -scrupulous in those old days, Da
ight that he must know for himself Souza, you know that, and I have a
how much truth there was in Da fancy thkt when I find myself on
ouza's story. He could not live with African soil again I may find some -
he thought that a thunderbolt was thing of the old man in me yet. So
ver in the skies, that at any moment , look out, my friend, I've no mind to
is Iife might lie wrecked about him.' be trifled with, and, mark me—if
e was going out by one steamer and , harm comes to that old man, it will be
ack by the next, the impending issue ' your life for his, as I'm a living man.
res
excuse that was necessary. If Da Souza. I haven't changed so much a
ouza's story was true—well, there you may think, and the Gold Coas
were many things which might be isn't exactly the centre of civilization
done, short of a complete disclosure. i There! I've said my say. The less
Monty might be satisfied, if plenty of ; see of you now till we land the bette
money were forthcoming, to abandon I shall be pleased."
• his partnership and release the situ- I He walked away and was challeng
ation from its otherwise endless corn- ed by the Doctor to a game of shuffle
plications. Trent smoked his cigar board. Da Souza remained in his chair
placidly and, taking off his cap, bared his eyes blinking as though with the
his head to the sweeping sea -wind, # sun, and his hands gripping nervous
' which seemed laden with life and ly the sides of his chair.
buoyancy. Suddenly as he swung! (To be continued.)
' round by the companion -way he found f �A
' himself confronted by a new -comer BIG GIFT FOR WOUNDED.
i who came staggering out from the !
l gangway. There was a moment's re-! New Zealand Woman Gives Mining
coil and a sharp exclamation. Trent
1 stood quite still and a heavy frown ; Land Worth $75,000,000.
darkened his face. 1 It is announced by the Government
"Da Souza!" he exclaimed. "`flow on that a wealth woman rest
Fine Flavour! Teas
are used t i product the 2a ous
h1e dso Every leaf 1s fresh g t�t,
fell o its n turas deliciousness.
old
in sealed packets only. B 107
aking Better Farm Butter.
Nearly all butter sold by the far
er is of poorer quality than it she
be. By more careful handling
better methods there is no reas
why this product should not only
improved in quality, but a betterpri
from the churn. If the butter is some-
m- what soft when taken out, it can be
old salted and set away for a few hours
and until it gets hard enough to finish.
on Butter is usually worked enough when
he the water has been removed so that
ce, it will bend without breaking. Too
athletic type, untrained in nursing', i ed by cold water is second best; pans
ry_ much working will spoil its grain and
nd make it salvy, while leaving too much
of water in it will spoil its keeping qual-
ities.
devote their nerve and muscle to slav-
ing in hospitals,—hastily improvised,
ill equipped, overcrowded, under-
manned hospitals,—where they fag
for the real nurses, and turn their
hands to anything from writing wills
and messages for dying men to men-
ial and often horrible tasks of wash-
ing, scrubbing and disinfecting.
Others give themselves, with their
automobiles, to the Red Cross, and
drive their own cars, filled with churning. Let it stand at this tem -
wounded, over war-torn roads and;perature for an hour or so before
half -wrecked bridges with skill and churning, if possible. This will cause 1
daring. Often they run them under the butter to conte in better condition.
fire, and not one of them has flinched. Cream that is being ripened should be
"If ever this terrible time, which thoroughly stirred several times be -
seems an endless nightmare, does fore it is ready for churning.
really end,"the American wife of an It is often advisable to save some
Englishman of high social position, I
who has been loyally working with of the buttermilk of one churning to
the rest, wrote home recently, "and if be used as starter (the same as yeast'
I wake up to peace and pretty clothes in bread making) for the next batch
and gay doings, and life as it used to of cream. Add a small amount of this
be—sometimes I wonder who it will buttermilk to the sweet cream when
be that will wake ? Not 1, as I am enough has been gathered for a
now, or it wouldn't be waking, and churning; thoroughly stir it, and it
not I, the old I of before the war; will ripen very much more rapidly.
that I, my dear, is as dead as if she Care should be exercised to keep this
had been shot. I want to be happy
and jolly again, yet when I think of
the old life it seems no more possible
to take it up and live it than to go
back and be a little girl. I have died,
or grown up, or been born again since
then—I don't quite know which! I
only know that I am, and must be,
different, and that I cannot even wish
and crocks are third best, and the
water -dilution method conies last.
The cream should be kept in as
nearly a sweet condition as possible
until enough has been gathered for a
churning. This should then be soured
or ripened. To ripen the cream warm
it to a temperature of 75 to 80 de-
grees, until it is sour enough; then
cool down to a temperature of from
55 to GO degrees, which is right for
old buttermilk in as good condition as
possible.
Strain all cream into the churn,
This will remove all clots and
particles of curd, and there will be no
danger of white specks in the butter. t
Do not fill the churn over one third to
one half full. Give the cream room
for agitation, which insures quick
to be the same again." churning. Turn the churn just fast
Sometimes to lose a self is to find enough to give the cream the greatest
a soul. amount of agitation.
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MISSILE FOUND BY X-RAYS.
Bullet Taken Froin Heart and Soldier
Still Lives.
The opening of a chamber of the
heart and extracting a bullet is re-
ported by Professor Freund and Doc -
The butter should be gathered until
the grains become about one half the
size of wheat. Then draw off the but-
termilk through a strainer and wash
the butter in cold water two or three
times or until the wash water is re-
moved practically clear. In washing,
care should be exercised not to bring
the grains together in one mass, but
for Caspersen in the Munich Medical rather keep it in the granular coudi-
Weekly. The patient was a young tion. The washing of the butter re -
soldier who had recovered from a but- moves the buttermilk and makes the
let wound through the liver. Upon butter keep for a longer time. It also
X-ray examination preceding his dis puts it in better condition for salting.
charge from the hospital a foreign ob- The butter should be taken from
ject was discerned in the heart. It
the churn in the granular condition
moved synchronously with the heart's and the salt sprinkled over it before
a pulsations, and the physicians decided it has been worked together. Usually
S
`• g'e'h
and
Indigestion, biliousness, head-
aches, flatulence, pains after
eating, constipation, are all com-
mon symptoms of stomach and
liver troubles. kind the more
you neglect them the more you
snfier. Take Mother Seigel's
Syrup if your stomach, liver, or
bowels are slightly deranged or
MOTHER
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have lost tone. Mother Seigel's
Syrup is' made from the curative
extracts of certain.°roots, barks,
and leases, which have a re-
markable tonic and strengthen-
ing effect on all the organs of
digestion, The distressing symp-
toms ry£ indigestion or liver
troubles soon disappear under
its beneliieial: action. Buy a
bo,tle to day, but be sure you
get the genuine Mother Seigel's
Syrup. '.Cklere arc many imxta-
tions, but not one that gives the
smite health benefits. 7015
is the
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s that it was a shrapnel bullet,a scant ounce of salt is added for each
To prevent possible dangerous cone- p o • u tics.
I plications it was determined to re- One working, at the time of salt-
, move the bullet. The breast was ing is usually sufficient, providing the
opened, the pericardium slit sufficient- butter is hard enough when removed
- ly to permit the heart to be brought
forward, a quick incision was made in
the right ventricle, and the bullet was
immediately found and removed.
- Much blood was lost, but the bleed-
ing stopped after a prompt stitching
and the patient made a complete re-
covery.
The bullet, which weighed 12
rams, had taken a most erratic and
xtraordinary course. It struck the
oldier on the -left shoulder from
above, as he was storming forward,
nflicting only a flesh wound. It pass -
d down and diagonally across the
ody, barely marking the skin, was
effected by a cartridge box and en-
Bred the liver, passing completely
through it into the vena cava, one of
the two trunk veins that empty into
the heart. The bloodstream convey-
ed it thence into the right ventricle
of the heart.
t• ound f b tt
earth came you: on board ?" y tient of
Da Souza's face was yellower than ; New Zealand has offered to make the e
ever, and he wore an ulster buttoned ' colony a free gift of one of the most b
up to his chin. Yet there was a flash valuable pieces of mining land in the d
of malice in his eyes as he answered: island, the only condition being that t
"I came by late tender at South- all profits from the sale of minerals
ampton," he said. "It cost me a spe-
tial from London, and the agents told
me I couldn't do it; but here I am, you
sees"
i "And a poor -looking object you are,'
Trent said contemptuously. "If
you've life enough in you to talk, be
so good as to tell me what you mean
by following me like this!"
"I came," Da Souza answered, "in
both our interests—chieflyin
own!" my
"I can believe that," Trent answer-
ed shortly; "now speak up. Tell me
• what you want,"
Da Souza groaned and sank down
upon a vacant deck -chair,
"I will sit down," he said, "1 am not
well! The sen disagrees with me hor-
ribly. Well, well, you: want to know
why I came here! I can answer that
question by another. What are . you
doing here? Why are you going to
Africa?"
"I am going,". Trent said, "to see
g
e
s
shall be used for the support of
wounded soldiers.
The land offered contains principal-
ly an ore called scheelite, yielding
tungsten which is used principally in
hardening steel. The deposit, ac-
cording to mining engineers, should
yield 30,000 tons of the metal, worth
about $75,000,000.
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Taking No Chances.
"Lem.rne get those umbrellas "hid-
den before you let them in!" Binks
hastily interposed as Mrs. Bulks mov-
ed toward the door in response -to the
ubell.
"Do you think our guests will steal
mbrellas?" Mrs. Birks demanded
contemptuously.
"Maybe not --but they might re-
cognize 'em l" Binks replied.
Sure Ile Would.
Did you ever have a cold you
Could ' not get rid of ?
No --If 'I did rd still have it now, . .
Pack or print the butter as soon as
it has been worked sufficiently and
put it in a cool place until it is taken
to the market. Remember that the
appearance . of the package, as well
as the way the butter is packed, has
a great deal to do with the selling
price..
In order to make a uniform colored
butter for the entire year, some color
may be used. Very little will be re-
quired during the spring and summer
months, when the cows are getting
green feed. Colored butter is not
only more appetizing, but can be sold
on the market for a very much better
price than that which is not colored.
The color should be added to the
churn before starting to churn.
Just a Scratch
BUT it needs looking after.
"Vaseline" Carbolated will
help it to heal quickly and pre-
vent risk of infection. First aid
treatment with
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rain is a visitor to every hone and
usually it comes quite unexpectedly. But
you are prepared for every emergency if
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Simply laid on the skin—
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Odds and Ends About the Styles.
Dr. Thomas It Norton says: "One
way to solve the scarcity of dyestufl'ti-
is to.odueate the people to wear white
hosiery."
This would mean that pounds and
pounds of valuable dyes could bo
used for fabrics, ete,
With the high shoe the white
stocking is the sane thing, anyway,
It is cleaner, because it can be boil-
ed in the washing; and, without doubt,
the white stocking makes for eom-
fort. Many women who hobble about
en aching, twinging feet could secure
comfort by avoiding dyed hosiery
and wearing white.
Many woolen fabrics have wide
borders of embroidery in heavy cord-
ing and Persian lamb effects, or gold
and silver threads . with openwork.
There are many striped patterns,
principally in Agnella, which re-
sembles the old-fashioned ,Scotch
homespun. Trimmings are chiefly of
metal embroidery , and fur, though
some odd sill: and wool embroidery is
used on afternoon and street gowns.
Many of the .new materials are so
elaborate as, to. make the use of any
trimming unnecessary.
A very charming dancing frock has
a skirt of pink taffeta. Over the taf-
feta is a skirt of white net. Over the
white net skirt and the pink silk shirt
is a skirt of pink net. And the pink
net has bands of soft pink satin and
silver ribbon. The bodice is entirely
of ribbon, mitred at the arm scyes,
forming short sleeves and crossing,
surplice fashion, at the back. The
mitred corners are finished with tiny
blue velvet bows. Falling, rippling
and tumbling down one side of the
skirt is a trail of delicate fairy-like
flowers of silver tissue.
Handbags are much more conspicu-
ously elegant than they have ever
been. Even the severe shopping bag
of leather has a clasp of semi-precious
cabochon stones. As for the after-
noon arm bags, head embroidery is
the last word in style. If there is •
frame—and quite as often there is
not—it is hidden. Faille and velvet
are the favorite materials for the up-
to-date bag. Small beads are sewn
on by hand in modern style designs.
While steel and jet beads are seen on
popular models there are charming
combinations of colored beads ming-
led with those of gold and silver.
Spangles, too, are used in the same
fashion as the beads.
The inside laced boot has certainly
gained a victory over the back lace.
1 One sees every well -gowned woman
wearing them. The truth is that the
back lace boots are very hard to make
fit in ready-made shoes and not near- ..
ly as easy to lace and fit as the inside
lace. Satin ones are promised for
some elaborate frocks, but those - of
soft white kid are delicate enough to
be worn with almost any gown. The
careless way that some of them are
laced is a pity, for it makes the ankles
look heavy to see kid wrinkling about
them. -
Low shoes ai'e very slipper -like in
shape.
THE MONGOOSE IN JAMAICA.
They Have Become the Bane of the
Island.
The introduction of the mongoose
into the West Indies some 40 years
ago has upset the order of nature
there much as it has in the Hawaiian
Islands. Just as in Hawaii, these fer-
ret -like animals from India not only
destroyed snakes and rats in the su-
gar cane fields, the object for which
they were imported, but proceeded to
clean out the wild birds ofd the island,
as well as poultry yards, pigs, kids,
lambs, new-born calves, puppies and
kittens. In the West Indies they have
also consumed the lizards, with the
result that insects have increased to
an alarming extent.
It was less than 20 years after four
male and five female mongoose were
turned Ioose in Jamaica that the Gov-
ernment had to appoint a commission
to investigate. This body drew, up a
severe indictment against the animal,
adding to his diet not only all birds
nesting on or near the ground and the
young of the farmyard, butt turtles,
landcrabs, bananas, pineapples, sweet
potatoes, cacao and even fish, which
he catches with his paws. Worst of
all was the charge that while protect-
ing the- sugar cane from its enemy,
the rat, he even bit and drank the
juice of young cane.
In late years outcries against the •
mongoose have come from other is-
lands. In Trinidad the 'Government
offered a reward for the body or tail
of each ni,ongoose, but instead of re-
ducing the pest, it only set some of
the natives to mongoose breeding for
the reward.
Prizes have been offered byr an
agricultural society for an efi'octi-,r1
but cheap mongoose trap.
It Depended.
Mrs, Iliram Offen—Are _I � n you .very
carefall with the china and glassware?
New Girl -•-Depends on whether or
not I lilke the place, mum.
There ra rlo fewer than 50,000 pos
office's in t;ermany.-