The Brussels Post, 1906-8-30, Page 7e..
.i4 -x(4 t+): 4 (4114 f43f+X'f+A4-Kf4W+04-3:(4-1:0-10-#4:( +0x:f+ 4-P
66991900
, A TALE OF SOUTHERN
CHINA.
1
. x(+>+)C(+):t+:E4i:l+X-0:(+XE4:(4)C(+i`+04-0•F):(+XE+)14:f+)CE4tfi# E+:
ClIAPTE:11 XXX.
From afro' the royal palace could be
.seen in the anytime, its murble walls
•gteeming snow-white, and its tiled roof
.glowing in the light of the sun. an ob-
ject of constant Wunder, speculation
.and ewe to L110 people of 1'ekhlw whose
feel hove ne1•er defiled the streets cf
•the Sacred City.
Lord Hac:kett's ayes had moray limes
swelled along Its walls, as far as they
.could be seen from the place where he
'took his observalion, and with the our-
=fosily that seems a heritage among
Anglo-Saxons the world over. He had
.even sighed for an opportunity to tread
those forbidden lanes, to look upon the
imperial induce who'll and without, and
discover something of the quaint nle-
thtods in vogue among the mysterious
'Council of State lint met so solemnly
.at dayhreuk enCh morning in the Pal-
ace of heavenly Purity.
It was hard for Plympton to believe
that Iho wished -for opporlunily had
.come at last, when he might learn all
he had desired to discover, and possi-
bly more in the bargain, being at the
same time engaged upon an errand of
mercy that must redound to his credit
whenever ntentlonen in the presence of
those who loved liberty.
ICai Wang marched on just in ad-
vance, ready to do any talking that
!might be necessary, and cutting grate e
wide swath in his important bearing, as
though still acting the part of a man-
-darim
Probably there was not one of them
but who wished most earnestly that
the night was over, and their work ac-
. omplished.
Who would not have done so under
the same conditions, with unknown
perils in various shapes and guises sur-
rounding them, and the whole future
nn Uncertain prospect?
It is always much more pleasant, not
to mention the :solid comfort of the
thing, to look back at privations and
,dangers, and figure how close a call
this or that come near being, than Lhe
actual experience itself proves.
Devious windings, followed by Kai
Wang for a policy of his own, finally
brought thou to a certain point In the
wear of a towering building, which Lord
Ruekett at once judge't to be the iden-
tical imperial palace that was the tete
.mate object of their sojourn within the
hostile walls of the inner city.
lie surveyed the maeble,pile with In -
'Wrest.
11 had a massive look, as though cap -
,able of resisting considerable force;
though, of course, this would only ap-
ply to the regulation Chinese method of
battering rams. One ordinary modern
.gun would riddle the edifice like a sieve
and send it clattering about the startled
ems of the imperial law -maker's.
'Co our little party of adventurers the
cold surface of stone looked very for-
bidding; and, left to themselves, Larry
and the Englishman would have been
:hard pressed to discover seine modus
operand! whereby an entrance might be
•effeotod.
More than ever were they forced 10
the conviction that ICai Wang stood to
llhein in the light of the wizard whose
magic wand was to open these doors of
brass and show them the way to the
dungeon beneath.
Fortunate, indeed, might they deem
themselves who had such a height mind
at their beck and call.
Heaven knows they had need of him.
Alone in the streets of the jealously -
guarded Forbidden City, they would
necessarily soon have attracted atten-
tion, and drawn upon their heads the
fearful wrath of outraged Chinese law.
Indeed, but for the guide they could
never have crossed the barriers save by
balloon or some Ingenious flying ma-
chine.
It was with considerable interest,
coupled with natural curiosity, that
they waited to see what line of action
Kai Wang would adopt In order to solve
tho puzzle which faced them.
They never doubted itis ability for a
moment; and when he signified that
they should cluster about him so that he
could speak in a soft voice, one and all
understood t+tfoles had reached a crisis
where the guide desired a conference,
or else wished to graphically explain
just what lay beyond. -
Kai Wang had by degrees come to a
conclusion that promised to be unplea-
sant for them—at least, 11 complicated
matters considerably.
From We start many things had told
hint tluls unusual 'activity In the For-
bidden City indicated something out Of
the common rune
His suspicions were aroused by
lights in the windows of the palace
where such illumination was rarely
seen ; and. after observing these, and
many other signs that were of en omi-
nous nature to the man who understood
Chinese character and could rend back
of thein, Kat Wang solemnly dcolared
the night of nights had surely conte
when the will of the resolute Downger
Empress was about l0 be made donii-
nenl, and In ail probability a change 11
puppet emperors lance Weal.
Little cared the Chinese people.
• SoY
longas the had to
be ruled
Emperor was the same as another; one
end
such a firm hold had the Dowager Em.
press taken upon the whine', Lull she
had been able to mance them do her will,
even (e tenporerily banishing China's
great diplomat, the wealthy and power-
ful viceroy, LI Yung Chang.
Little would our bleeds have both-
ered as to who might be nominal Fen -
peter of tie vast territory and domain
'long the sea and back to the table
ands of the Pants, o1 the crest el the
-oily ilsinnlayas, had the change at
taveirigns Weltered on any nee than
this one particular night, wh1011 they
ltad selected to test lee favor of fortune.
ft really seemed very unfortunate that
two great events, well vIrlually impor-
tant In their way to those who engi-
neered them should be set down upon
t i d
the calendar as destined to come off
upon the same occasion, and Larry was
worried in the fear and belief that these
dates might in some way somehow
con Mot.
'1.1his would, of course, be to their
detriment, as they were the weaker
party.
Since their advice had not been asked
In the premises and was not desired, all
they could do was to push straight on
and trust to Providence and the saga-
cious Kai Wang to keep trouble at
arm's length.
This venerable section of old Peking
has doubtless witnessed many strange
spectacles in its day, which extends
back far into the remote past; yet it
would be safe to say that a more des-
perate and qulxolic mission was never
undertaken within those walls Than the
one that now engrossed our friends' at-
tention.
It annoyed Plympton to know that
their mission of humanity was brought
In peril because, forsooth, a woman,
despairing of accomplishing her sweet
will with the sickly and yet stubborn
monarch of the Li flung Chang party
upon the throne, chose to .take this very
night as a time most fitting for the sub-
stitution of another in the place of the
present ruler.
What fatality was there about it all
that the chosen time should so interfere
with theft' own little arrangements?
Undoubtedly the known fact that the
Emperor had signed Dr. Jack's railroad
concession, which had in some miracu-
lous manner also slipped through
'Fsung-II-Tamen, had been the main
cause of his secret deposition
The Dowager Empress would coun-
tenance no rival, and chose to side with
the Russian party in opposition to the
best -read and most thoroughly culti-
vated among (he leaders of Chinese
public opinion.
Something connected with her past,
long before sine was taken from the
common people and made the favorite
wife of the former Emperor, had caused
her to hale the British; and she never
lost an opportunity to show this miser-
able temper toward them when it was
considered safe to do so.
Kai Wang was not the man to waste
precious time in bemoaning fads that
could not be avoided.
He had simply made a plain state-
ment of the case, telling what the knew
and what he- had reason to believe, so
that his friends might understand the
difficulties they had to contend with.
This done, his duty was completed up
to the point of action, and h0 turned
philosophically to the task in hand.
China may appear to be the land of
dragons and enchantments; the popu-
lar mild may feed epee the wonderful
doings of sorcerers and magicians, and
even look upon the spirits of the dead
as coming beak to inhabit other lower
forms, whence they can keep .watch
and ward over those for whose welfare
Lhey may have been solicitous when on
earth. All the same, their methods of
accomplishing the numerous little
things that crop up in the everyday ex-
perience of most men aro based upon
the matter-of-fact ways of less fanciful
ne tions.
In a word, the Chinese, while fond -1
superstition and flowery language, are
a distinctly human race, and have to
live like otter people, •
Thus, the wise and sapient seer, ICai
Wang, instead of waving his wlzord
arms and mumbling a mystic creed be-
fore which bolts and bars must give
way, carefully produced a great 'key
from under his gown, and in (ho most
prosaic manner possible proceeded to
tit It to the brass door; just for ell the
world as though he were 111e king's
high chamberlain, and, In the ordiva'y
pursuit of his duties, intended paying
a visit to the rear and more secluded
portion of the massive pile yclept a
palace. •
And Lord Racket, who had little faith
in Uhl potency of charms, and talis-
mans, While placing sturdy dependence
upon the effect of brawn and brain tis-
sue, rejoiced to know their guide dis-
dained to avail himself of the privileges
of his race, and rose superior he the
occasion.
It was a Moment of some suspense
to then, so many chances seemed hang-
ing in the balance.
Would the key tit the lock? Might
they hope to escape observation with
the street close by and the deep moat at
the bottom of the elevation, upon which
some noisy party of voyagers seemed
La be moving in, ono or more boats?
Larry looked to the right and to the
left with not a 11H10 canteen,
Walls lowered above, walls that could
not 110 scaled, the blocks of marble be -
Ing as sm0n(h as plate glass.
l-1ow lhenktnl they should be tint
there was no silvery 1110011 hung up like
to n the henvi os
ng
real lantern n i to
betray their suspicious actions to 501110
hovering sentry
. l tl r Tarr
i a. en.o had e
In all his sen
1 Y
nothing in Chinese cities to equal these.
impeetal palaces, for, like the Japanese.
the people et the Flowery Kingdom seem
to think more of a bamboo roof,
thatched to keep off the Water, than
anything 111 the shape of a proper
domicile, se that 'a man might call lila
ate n0 his castle.
ily the time Larry hod locked to ell
dh'o0Uuna mid grasped itch' hrnringe.
to some elegrer, hn limed a loW ax•
olnma1f• • irettt l<nl \Nang, end, Ilten-
Ing,-found the n.lttle indlviclnai holding
the great brass dear open, and by 1)18
anion inciting Itis friends to accept of
the hospllal(ly afforded by the most
wonderful of all palutes within the For-
bidden Cil.y'$ walled boundaries.
CIIAt1TEl1 XXXI.
They were now well started upon the
campaign, and had reached a point
where it was about as easy to advance
as retreat.
ICal Wang stood holding open the
door, and the big Englishmen was the
first to accept the Invitation so plainly
expressed ; Indeed, 11 was only right
that he should do so, since his country-
men have Ibis long time been loudly
declaring their adherence to the "open-
door" pelioy in China.
Besides. Lord Beckett was by nature
a nuts who scorned danger.
Larry had cast that comprehensive
glance all around him em committing
himself to the gloom of the nalaco.
it was really a desire to get his bear-
ings, andnot such h a linod lmelllook
o
ok
x
as a condemned criminal might expect
to cost about hint ere taking up the
death march to the gallows.
Ile did not forget that it devolved
upon him to defend Avis, now that she
seemed no longer to have her legal
protector.
Larry had ere now proved to the
complete satisfaction of all concerned
that, in spite of his limited stature, he
could assume this ofllce with honor, and
was no foe to bo despised.
Thus, then; the little party went in,
peaceably enough, and with at least fair
hopes that their future would be safe in
the hands of the keen -wilted Kai Wang,
devoted to their cause,
What their coming out might be, the
future alone must declare.
The atmosphere and sky gave them
no warning of what awaited them be-
yond.
Unlike the sailors who plowed the
vast ocean, no barometer could tell
them when a hurricane bore down
with mighty force that called for reefed
sails.
Consequently, it was necessary for
then to be prepared at all times for an
emergency, and tins- was pretty much
of a tax and strain.
When they had entered, Kai Wang
proceeded to close and secure the brass
door again, having reasons of his own
for being so purticular; nor did any of
the others dream of questioning the
wisdom of that policy.
So long as the big key remained fast
in his girdle, they could mance their
speedy exit when the proper time for
decamping arrived.
The mere conviction that he was ac-
tually under the roof of the royal pal-
ace was quite enough to give Lord
Rackett a thrill.
Perhaps certain strange thoughts
floated athwart his mind, for the was
still in a measure connected with the
diplomatic service of Great Britain. and
U this fact ever cane out, it was apt to
cause something of a strained relation
between the two governments.
This was no new idea, however.
Flo had considered the question from
all sides at the time he determined to
embark upon the adventure, and throw
his fortunes in with Larry and Dr.
Jack's widow.
Besides, the vague dream he had
many limes indulged in was apparently
coming to pass, end his opportunity to
gaze upon the curious phases of the
mysterious Purple City had arrived.
Perhaps—who could say?—they might
be given a chance to see something ul
the astonishing event that, according
to Kai Wang, was taking place in the
royal palace this night.
Really, tt would be something of
Which he could speak boastfully in the
Mitre If he might be a witness to the
diplomacy of the Dowager Empress, and
-sec the new Emperor possibly even be-
fore the mandarins had a chance to
make his acquaintance.
Deep down in his heart Plympton
deplored the necessity of their being
compelled to labor under such addi-
tional disadvantages.
'rhe whole imperial city was un-
doubtedly under additional verde, and
as to the palace itself, he feared lest it
inust be swarming with those soldiers
devoted heart and soul to the service of
that wonderful woman whose hand
continued to hold the pulse of all
China, administering to the wants of
the empire as a doctor would to those
of his patient.
And if -'turkey was formerly and
rightfully called the Sick Man of
Europe, surely China occupies that
position in Asia to -day.
11 is fenred that the multiplicity of
doctors who have formed (heti' services
upon China, with a bill in (ho shape of
a concession, and who follow each dose
with calomel or hypodermic injection,
w111 play the deuce with the country.
Surely Mere Is much truth in that
venerable Axiom to the effect that "loo
many cooks spoil Iho broth,"
ICai Wang had evidently made his
calculations and conte prepared for
emergeneles.
Tho presence of the magic key that
had unlocked the palace door spoke
eloquently of his foresight, and other
things destined 10 follow would prove
equally as forcible in declaring the
readiness with which he could grasp
Ms opportunity.
It was all simple enough, once the
fact became known that Kai Wang.
maker of half the great and small'
images worshiped in the Joss -house
and private homes throughout the eu-
pire, was hand-in-glova with the
mighty Li Hung Chang, and had made
many secret pilgrimages into the Sacred
City and the imperial palace, unbe-
known to the keen -willed Empress.
Indeed, he 'probably knew every nook
mid cranny of Iho palace better than
the soldiers gu.nrding the secret edifice,
01 course, when the door had been
in the
0 1 themselves
osed t
he r uh d
cl Y
'k ss bu
darkness, L this
impenetrable
most
did not long 001111/100 to worry then,
• Kai Wang found a lahle'n—Just such
an ancient relic as was in common use
among the conservative natives ; good
enough for their forefathers and, con-
sequenty, good enough for thea,
Where he got -hold of .the ralle, Lord
Rockett died not know, but it had evi-
dently served his purpose on many a
previous surreptitious visit to the Pal-
ace of Golden Hopes, and lite guide
knew just where to piece a hand upon
even when darkness reigned su-
preme.
When a maoh had been applied, a
Cheerful glow prevailed,
No one can appreciate the value c1
light until he has been deprived of its
benefits for a greater or less period.
There seems to be a sense of protection
In its presence, as though the evil
spirits that haunt the dnrlmoss have
been exorcised by the yellow reqs.
At least all our friends rejoiced to
see the coming of this new factor in the
game.
Of course, there was more or less
danger that this friendly illumination
might betray them to the foe, supposed
to be vigtlapt upon this night cf
nights ; but that was a chance of war
which they had to accept, and from
which there was no escape.
Larry had seen some of his friend's
work before now, and could give n
fairly good guess as to what he might
do should they run across some of the
Chinese soldier's in the passages of the
palace.
Kai Wang had not, manufactured all
manneretof marvellous
gods during
these years without discovering the
staong fenlures in such models as ap-
pealed to tho populace.
[le had also studied the nature of his
fellow Celestials with considerable pro -
tit both to mind and pocket, and was in
a position to take advantage of his
knowledge.
Unless Larry was considerably out in
his conjecture, there would be some
surprise in store for the doughty war-
riors of the empress, should an un-
happy fortune insist upon rubbing
them up against this same unique leaf
Wang.
(To be continued).
NO MORE PETTICOAT INFLUENCE.
Secretary of War Haldane has Issued
Orders to Prevent It Altogether.
Mr. I-ialdane, the Secretary of War, for
Greet Britain, is determined that the
measures taken by the late Unionist
Covernlnent to abolish petticoat influ-
ence in the Army 'shall be enforced rig-
orously. The following instructions
have been promulgated:
1. Ofllcers are forbidden to write pri-
vate letters to officials at the War Of-
fice on personal matters, such as pro-
motion, appointment, postings, trans-
fer's, etc.
2. An officer on full pay and serving
in the United Kingdom Is forbidden to
ask for an interview With any official
al Army headquarters, unless he has
previously obtained from the general
officer under whom he is immediately
serving written permission to do so,
which will only be accorded on good end
reasonable grounds.
3. Officers temporarily at home, but
belonging to units abroad, who have no
commanding office at home, and who
are therefore allowed to correspond of-
ficially direct with the War Office, will
be permitted to ask for an interview
without a written permission.
4. Attempts to obtain favorable con-
sideration of any application by the use
of outside influence are forbidden, and,
if resorted to, will be regarded es an
admission on the part of the applicant
that his ease is not good on Its merits,
and it will be dealt with accordingly.
5. When en interview is asked for, or
a letter written on behalf of an officer
by any other person other than him-
self, such application will be deemed
to have been made at his suggestion.
CHOCOLATE MAN'S COSTLY 'COY.
M. Monier Has Bad Luck With Pulp
Making and Lobster Canning.
M. Monier, the chocolate king of An-
ticosti, is finding his Island kingdom
ire the Gulf of SI. Lawrence rather an
expensive plaything. FIe contemplated
establishing large pulp mills in the best
wooded districts of the south shore, but
in the last two weeks forest flees have
swept through these districts, leaving
only smoking tree trunks and shrivelled
up soil in their wake. Tho full extent
of the damage from these fires Is not
yet known, but it is certainly very large.
M. rMenler had a large tract anolosed
for the rearing of the more valuable
and rare species of foxes, but the best
of the stock have escaped from their
keepers.
A large revenue was expected from
the lobster canning industry initiated on
the island under M. Menier's odminis-
lration,-but this year the industry has
proved a failure because of the scarcity
ct the lobsters, the catch being less than
half what ft was last year, and the to-
tal output of the cannery on Anhwei.'
for the season was only 1,400 caacs of
four dozen pound cols each.
M. Moder is wunllhy enough to shad
the heavy loss which the possession
and minielunco of the island Involves
every year, [or there are the Governor
Of the island nml ail Ills staff and oflt-
c(al administration to be provided for:
but all expected sources of revenue seen
br have fallen off, and though there is
good hunting and fishing on Anticosti
M. Monier Is unable to visit his island
every year, and it is reported that he
is rapidly losing interest in it and may
dispose of it or desert. 1L
Others before M. Mettler have endenv-
orod to make a paying prnposltmn at
the feinted, but their efforts have etwoye
resulted in failure.
MODEL PIIILANTUROPY.
"Just before poor old Jones died he
node his wife promise (that she would
not marry again!"
"Poor old Chap -he nlvnys writs (cine
to his fellow -men."
a _r
ag�ty� $�&7��?rr�pyptam
6Y !� �!Y E.um
Those who are gaining flesh
and strength by regular treat-.
meet with
Scott's Emulsion
eh uld continue the treatment
In hot Weather1 smaller dose
an a little boot milk Wtth It will
do away With shy oblootlon
Which les attached to fatty pro-
ductsea9bh.dering the heated
a
send 1gqr'[ree t*i ph.
SCOTT t7 DOWNS., Chde,lna,
'feronio, Un u,l0.
Sot, lad {,:col ell 5 uggtete,
BE WISE
and have a Glass of ICED
CEYI-,ON T J
When you feel warm a small piece of
lemon will add to the flavor.
LEAD PACKETS ONLY 40o, 60o and 600 per Ib.
At all grocers.
DAU(YING SUCCESSFULLY.
I became interested In dairying as
soon as I was old enough to understand
the details and lake hold of the work,
writes Mr. G, A. Vandervoort, From the
first 1 was determined to have a herd
of pure-bred Holsteins. 1 was brought
up with a herd of Jerseys. my father
owning a fine lot of pure-bred cows, but
they were not my choice. When I was
old enough and had saved a little mon-
ey, 1 bought three Holstein calves, a
bull and two heifers, much against the
will of my father. This was really the
foundation of my herd. I do not tie to
cotes with great official backing, but
business cows that have proved to be
large yielders and high testers. My herd
now comprises 75 head of pure-bred
and grade Holsteins. I have stuck to
the Holsteins all these years, because f
believe they are the best all-round
dairy cows for a farm. I say this from
experience, for 1 have' owned a good
many cows of other breeds, but end
Holsteins superior to any other breeds
that have ever been on my place. Thy
are long and large milkers.
Pure-bred bull calves sell readily, but
I do not make a practice of selling my
heifers. My buil calves are sold at from
$25 upward, the prices depending on
pedigree back of them. One of my
registered Holstein cows, Nancy Par-
thenia Jewell, gave in 360 consecutive
days 18.200 pounds milk. The best
daily r'ecor'd was 76 pounds. She was
not fed especially for this record, but
was with the rest of the herd, under the
same conditions, and was milked twice
daily: I have several other cows giving
over 60 pounds milk each per clay. One
two-year-old gave 50 pounds in one day
and tested 4 per cent. butter fat. In
1005, the average test for my herd was
4.2 per cent.
The bull at the head of my herd is Sir
Pauline Paul Colenlhus, 2740. His dam
has a record of 78 pounds milk In one
day and 72 pounds butler in seven
days. The sire of this bull is the son
of Pauline Paul 2d, one of the highest
testing cows of the breed. My bull has
never been beaten in the show ring:
I do not believe in inbreeding, but when
ono has a good bull, it is better to keep
him- as long as you can without in-
breeding on the members of the herd.
Every dairyman should get the best sire
that he can buy, from a butler and
milk strain. By saving the calves from
the best cows it will not be long before
a good business herd can be built up.
CARE AND FEED OF THE CALF.
I prefer to have the largest number if
my cows freshen in the fall. I leave the
calves with the mothers _until they are
about 24 hours old. The calf is then
taken away and taught to drink out of
the pail. For the first three weeks I
feed the calf six quarts new milk per
day. I then commence to add a little
oil meal and wheat middlings scalded.
This is increased as the calf grows older
and after ten weeks the milk is grad-
ually taken away from it. As soon as
the calves are weaned I give them to
drink a mixture of oil meal which has
been scalded and water. Dry grain Is
also kept witun reach, This is com-
posed . of wheal, mixed feed, hominy
and Buffalo gluten mixed equal parts.
They are also given what hay they need
to keep them growing.
For the first two years I give my
young stock the best possible care. This
is a vital period during their livors and to
get a good dairy cow or even a good
hull, special attention must be. paid to
the animals during this time. I select
my heifers so as to hove them give as
much milk as my tallier used to get
h•otn his best aged cows. I believe in
keeping young stock growing Thriftily
end this is the secret of success in most
rases. I usually breed my heifers from
18 to 21 months old.
My mature
cattle
are kept s base-
ment 50x1.0 feet. My buildings are
shown In the accompanying Illustra-
tions. 'These aro equipped with con-
crete walls and floors. The gutters are
cleaned daily. The cows are bedded
with oat straw and sawdust. I do not
think a dairyman can be loo careful
about the sanitary conditions surround-
ing his herd. Clean cows and clean
stables are necessary for best results.
My cows are groomed daily. The ani-
mals are tet out of the stable every day
for water.
My cows are fed grain and milked at
4.30 a.m. After the milking is finished
they are given their allowance of hay.
They are watered at 11 o'clock and fed
hay. At 4 p.m. they get their grain ra-
tion and are milked at 5 o'clock and
immediately after are ted silage. My
grain ration consists of equal parts
wheat, wheat mixed feed, hominy and
Buffalo gluten. I add 25 pounds oil
meal to every 300 pounds of the mix-
ture. I feed from eight to 15 pounds to
each cow per day, according to the size
and capacity of the animal.
The bull is kept in the barn and 1s
fed about the same as the cow, but not
so much grain, Ile is exercised daily
and on being let out in the yard is tied
to a swinging pole.
I receive 8 cents per quart for my
milk. My average welly production rs
over G00 quarts.
SILAGE A SPLENDID FEED.
I have four silos with a capacity of
over 500 tons . I have found silage yery
satisfactory and would not want to run
my farm without it. 11 is a mystery to
me that farmers do not understand the
great value of silage more than they do.
A good silo, properly managed, is one
of the best paying investments a man
can have on his place, especially if he
has cattle to feed. I plant my silage
corn in drills, fertilize it well, and
usually cut It before frost. When put-
ting it into the silo it is cut In half- inch
lengtas. I usually feed 25 pounds sil-
age per cow once each day. It is my
custom to feed silage in. this manner
from the time they are put in in the fall
until they are turned out to pasture In
(he spring.
I think most farmers make a mistake
by not keeping pure-breds. There are
100 many scrubs on farms that are not
paying for their feed. IL costs less to
keep a good cow than a poor one, to
say nothing of the satisfaction of having
an animal that is kept at a profit rather
than one that is not paying for her
feed. \Vith good silos and proper equip-
ment, one-half more cows can be kept
on the same sized farm than when con-
ducted without them. In addition I find
silage insures a steady flow of milk, as
well as being a good flesh producer
when fed steadily,
STRANGE HEART -BEATS.
The hearts of cold-blooded animals will
beat for a comparatively long lima af-
ter death or removal from the body (if
kept cool or moist), because of a pow-
erful internal collection of nerves known
as ganglia, whose automatic impulses
cause the regular contractions of the
muscles. Similar ganglia exist in man
and other warm-blooded animals, but
their action Is less prolonged. A turtle's
heart, after removal, has been known
to beat thirty-six or even forty-etgbt
hours; twelve or fourteen hours is a
common record.
JAPANESE AUCTIONS.
Japanese auctions are conducted an a
plan which gives rise 10 none of the
noise and confusion which attend such
sales in this country. Each bidder
writes his name and bid upon a slip of
paper, which he places the box When
Um bidding Is over, tt b opened
by the auctioneer, end the goods declar-
ed the properly of the highest bidder.
A LARC
Customer --"Now, lot me see, 1 wa
Grocer (affably)—"We've gol some t
under our own direction at our dairy,
pleasant flavor. About how touch will
Cuslonler--"Ohre the enough to bait
is 011b1:R.
111 some ohrese—"
bat I can recommend highly.
and is of an exceptionally
you have?"
a mouse- leap with,'.
It's made
Child aid
HEALTH
44144.4410.444.4:410.
WHY YOU CAN'T SLEEP.
Sleeplessness may he merely a synlp'
tom attending some morbid condition.
If so, It will become leisassertive as the
pet:son recovers froth his ailment,
writes Dr. Joseph Celer in, Peal•SOn'd
Weekly. -
Pain, for instance, may be 60 5e\'0re
as to prevent sleep, because both sensa-
tion and will power are kept in action.
The full supply of blood 1s drawn to the
brain to support the activity of its cells.
In this case, two causes of insomnia- are
operating,
Similarly, a great rise of temperature,
as in fevers; a persistent cough, as in
consumption; a severe Headache, as In
atlh-
cerebrul tumour; or difficulty in bre.
obviously
causes
ov
r U
. lima are Y
s 'n asl
in s r ,
g,
Cf sleeplessness.
Under such conditions, insomnia is the
effect of a definite and distinct cause.
When that cause is removed, sleep is
no longer sought in vain.
Any sudden emotional shock, such
as the loss of some near and dear Ono,
involves painful thought, or sad reflec-
tion, even in bed; hence the lull quan-
tity of blood is retained in the brain Ly.
the activity of the colts concerned, and
so long as the unfortunate person con-
tinues thus thinking, sleep fails to come
to his rescue.
The prolonged mental strain in-
volved in preparing for competitive ex-
amination also sustains an increased
blood supply to the brain.
Intense anxiety about events beyond
our control, or dependent upon chance,
as hazardous speculation or financial
embarrassment, produce similar results.
From these and kindred causes Ole
anaemic brain -condition necessary to
healthy sleep is lacking, and the a un-
timely activity of the thinking app
tus prevents our becoming unconscious.
Excessive use of tobacco, especially
late at night, and excessive indulgence
in alcoholic stimulants, are common
causes of such a toxic condition of the
blood. It may also be the outcome Of
some pathological process going on
within the body, and independent of
From lite facts set forth it may be de-
duced that the treatment of insomnia
largely consists in discovering -and
eliminating its cause. et con-
tinues
a person is "over-worked," Y
to toil so that the condition is
sustained. nothing legitimate can be
done in the drugs with view oltprocu e
ould lee
resort to drug
sleep, the remedy will be more disas-
trous than the disease. Reduction in the
amount of work is Um proper remedy,
and not an illogical sort of medicine.
Work which prevents sleep is the most
dangerous of all kinds. All effort. and
all thought of work, must be dropped
entirely for an hour or so before retir-
ing to rest .
In the majority of cases it is not so
much the quantity of work as the worry,
connected with it that causes insomnia.
Fixed hours for retiring and rising
are immensely helpful. To lie in bed in
the morning is no remedy for insomnia
the previous night; rather is it a 010003
of promoting its recurrence each suc-
cessive night.
The demand of Nature regularly re-
sponded to is more likely to induce a
habit of sleeping at about tteathe s m e
hour veery day.
f
hunger, which asserts itself at regular
times, because it is accustomed to bo
satisfied al those hours, so will it be
with sleep.
Bodily exercise of a brisk nature in
the open air invariably conduces 10
natural sleep, carriage exercise certain-
ly is something, but cycling is better,
walking is better still, and riding a
horse is best of all.
The self-conscious, who are always
worrying, who exaggerate their
troubles and ailments, and who sleep
badly, must make a stern effort to for-
get self. There is nothing so excellent
for this task as adopting a hobby, and
indulging one's self in its development.
Tho bed -clothing should be adapted to
the temperature; tine sleeping apart-
ment should be well ventilated; and
the last meal of the day ought not to
approach too nearly the (hour of rest,
These apparently trifling matters are
all factors in the causation of IoaOm-
nia. When they. are properly adjusted,
and no removable cause for sleepless-
ness can be detected, it is wiser to con-
sult a physician than to dose ourselves
with injurious and dangerous drugs.
Nearly all the measures commonly
recommended le bad sleepers are as
absurd as they are useless, because
they leave the cause of the insomnia un-
touched. Some of them may draw
blood away from the brain - to sono
other active part; but beyond (Ids their
value as remedies for insomnia is ab-
solutely nth.
Suppose, for Instance, that a business
man has made an unfortunate specula -
ton, and is kept from sleep by the
thought of having to face his oreditors;
how many foot -baths will bo required,
or how many imaginary sheep must be
counted, 1n order to fall into the arms
of Morpheus?
'Pito fact is, to be reduced to such
trivialities suggests one of leo things :
either the insomnia is more imaginary
than real, or the person is so absorbed
in himself. and his personal fortunes,
that nothing short of a miracle will send
him to sleep,
For stealing pieces of silk- ribbon from
wreaths on the graves in Hammersmith
Cemetery, a woman Hamed Harriet Em-
ery las boon fined 105.
r
having found a purse in a Livepaof
auction room, containing 1060, a roan,
after inquiries, s,
discovered the owner,
,
and was rewarded with is,
The lion. Itf. Kavanagh, Judge of the
Chicago courts, has arrived in London,
and during his visit will' study the pro•
codure adopted in irnglish Courts.
Free libraries for tine bllnd,have been -
established in Birmingham, Penzance,
Plymouth and Wick.
Miss Cladia Griffiths of Dylelspach,
Hoath, by her will, has bequeathed
1040,0011 for oharttabitl purposes.
Ca-
'rho death liar-0001nrred at O g
sax, of Mrs,. Benson, aged ninety-three
Who lived, In ane hours for eighty yearn: