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The Brussels Post, 1907-4-11, Page 7e1 ° +o+o•+o-e-o •o 0404 -0+0+02c>4 -o4.0-4.0 •04-C•+o+ RE OR, A SAD LIFE STORY +040+04 o-0•o$0.+o40+0+0+0.0+o+o"4o d o 0 o$•o t>+0+0 CIIAPTEN XXV. A new day has swat:meta, and Firenze, (yeah -washed after yesterday's rain, smelling through all her Ands of lilies, laughs up, wistnrla-Ining, to a fleckless sky. 1f poor Aumlia-had but deferred her treat for twenty -foul" hours, what a different Venolnbrosa would she and her companions have carried Boole iu their memories 1 Amelia's trout I "I shall not forget Aineta's treats In a hurry I" llurgoync says to himself, as hl aids ai etll less aver his solitaryar Y breakfast. "t had Deter go and lell her 1110 resutl of 11," As ho makes this reflection, he rises %M11 00111e alacrity, and leaving his scarcely tasted coffee and his not -at -all - tasted omelette walks out of 1110 sane a ring er, 111s motive for so early a visit (` the Anglo-Amerlcain is less anexces- sive eagerness to proclaim his piece of news than the thought that by so doing he Will, at least for a tete hours, escape the necessity of being in his young friend's compnny. As to where That young friend at present is, whether, after having wandered about the town all night, lie is now sleeping late, or whe- ther 11e Is already off to persecute pool. Mrs, Le Marchant for that maternal blle;sing which sho has so title Melina- on give, 1im is ignorant, All he knows is that such another dose of Byn 's erotic eloquence its he had to swallow last night will leave him (Bur- goyne) either n murderar or a suicide. Owing to his molten at the Anglo- Americain so much sooner than usual, ho finds himself comingin for the cere- mony of Sybilla's installation for the day In the drawing -rood. There is always a- little pomp of fussy bustle "about, 'this rite. Sybilla totters in (grave aoubts have ocensio ally crossed the minds of her family es to vhelher she does not in reality passers a pale of exceient and• thoroughly dependable legs), supported on one side by Amelia and on the other Ly her maid. Cec]lia goes on before with au 0ir-cushion, and Ah', Wilson follows, when he does not turn restive -which is sometimes the case -•wilt a duvet, To- day, as 1 have said, this rite is in full celebration when .1lin arrives, but is be - ng performed jvth mutilated glories, o is going forward, but Ilhe high priest is absent. 'Pleat ministrant, upon whose arm tlla sufferer is wont to lean for the roost heavily ; she upon whom devolves the whole responsibility of ar- ranging the three cushions behind the long, Imp back ; the properly covering the languid feet; the nice administering of the reviving cordial drops that are to repair the fatigue of the transit from bedroom to Sitting -room -that most im- portant and unfailing ministrant is no- where to be seen. No artist wishes his picture to be viewed in an inchoate, un- finished stage, nor is Sybilla at all anxious to have the public admitted to Iho sight of that eminent work of art herself until she is stretched in faint, moribund, graceful completeness on bee Free Hair Remedy Quickly Removes Dandruff, Stops Fall- ing hale and Itching Scalp, Changes Gray or Faded flair to its Natural Color. Grows New Hair. TRY A FREE PACKAGE AT ONCE. ,,r'.. Nothing Quite So Nice 115 a Beautiful (lead of flair, itemenber, T;oso nclunlly grows hair, stops hairfalling out, reinovas dandruff; insures a now growth of eyebrows and eyelashes, and changes gray or ceded hale to its natural cOkn. 1'don't ask you to lake my word for it, Mout, tree cou- pon.below and mail tic -day. • PRIen PACKAnn COUPON, 01)1 1,1 your Immo and o'tdress an dotted linea balmy ,toil mail It to, d F. :odium, Mgr, 7100 11'0so7311l1111tl(, (seethe:at, Oita, met by rotnrn mrili you will r000ivo prop I Id a trot 10 eons trial /mango 'duty tr¢a that win dollghi you, (ileo' Il int n.- ito ,lainlY r:, duy-bed, AL the becoming point, where sho is sating sideways on her sofa, be- fore her wasted limbs -Burgoyne is One of (hose lovelies who 'lave never lie - limed that they are wasted--havo been carefully lifted into their final posture of extension upon the Austrian blanket, It Is, ot all moments, the one at which Iulerruptfon le least welcome; nor is the Inlrucier tit all surprised at being greeted` hy the Invalid with a more than 501)71010 accent. "Sly dear a'andY1 Why you u he - en e more matin le every dny 1 you are the early bird indeed I You do not"- wlth 011 annoyed laugh -"give us poo' 0 8)1110 a chance of being beforehand with you." "1 am very sorry if I am loo soon," re- plies he, his eyes wandering away from the fretful features before 11101 in search or others upon which he knows he shall and written no complaint of premature ness-" but 1 came' , to— Where's Amelia ?" "You may well ask," replies Sybilla, with a sort of hysterical laugh. "It is pretty evident that she is not here I My dear Cls, would you mind remembering Unit my. head Is not made of mahogany? You gave it such .a bang with that cushion. 1 nm verysorry to trouble you, The heaviest load a sick person bas to bear is the feeling that she is such a bur- den to those around her; and ceetainly, my dear, you do not help me to forget it." "Where is .she?" repeals Burgoyne hastily, both because he wants to know, and because he 1s anxious to strangle in its infancy one of those ignoble family bieicerings, to assist at many of which ties been the privilege or penalty of his stale of intimacy. "She is not well," replies Cecina short- ly, her rosy face rosier than usual, either with the joy of imminent, battle or with the exertion of swaddling, under protest, the invalid's now elevated legs. "Not well t Amend not well," echoes 115, in a tone of Incredulity, During all the years of their acquain- tance not once has he heard his patient sweetheart complain of ache or pain. Alunlike, he has therefore concluded that she can never have fell either. "It, is very thoughtless of her," says Cecilia, with a not altogether amiable laugh, and giving a final irritated slap to Sybilla's coverlet - "considering flow much illness we already have in the house; hal hal but it is hue all 1110 stone, she is not well, not at all well; she Is in bed." "In bed 1" ' "Stile must have caught a chill yester- clay on that disgusting excursion; chid- ing hone that long distance in wet shoes and stockings." "But I thought, I hoped that -T asked her to change therm." "She )hod (item dried in a sort of way ; but I could see when she post them on again that they were really wringing wet still, I told her so, but she only answered that even If they wore, what natter? she never caught cold. You know that Amelia never thinks (that any- thing matters that concerns herself." This would be an even )handsomer tri- bute to Amelia than it is, if 11 did not suggest a secondary intention of admin. ic ening a back -hander to some one else. "In Iho case of my clnldren-" says ?,lr. Wilson, making his voice beard for the first time from the window, where he is discontentedly peering up and down the sheets of a journal -through his spec- tacles, "(here seems to be no mean pos- sible between senseless rashness and preposterous self-indulgence." Mr. Wilson likes his eldest daughter. Ile is ' uneasy and upset, and rather angmy at her, indisposition, and this is his way of showing his paternal tender- ness. "In bed 1" Tho human animal is the most Map - live of created beings ; but even it re- quires some pito lino to adjust itself to entering new conditions of existence, "Amelia," continues Mr. Wilson, fan- ning the ilame of his ire with the bellows of his own rhetoric, "Is the one among you whom I creat with the possession of a head upon her shoulders, and now here she is wantonly laying (herself up 1" "You talk as if she dkl at on' purpose, father," says Cecina with an indignant laugh -"as if she enjoyed it. I do not think that any one, even Sybilla"-with 0 resentful skip glnnoe at the sofa- t,ould enjoy having her teeth chattering with cold, Iter head es heavy as lead, and her knees knocking together under her," "Good heavens I" cries ,aim, his be- wildered surprise swallowed up In genu- ine alarm ; "you do not mean to say that she is as bad as that ?" Sybilla laughs, and oven in the midst of his real anxiety, 13nrgoyno has time for the reflection 11nat the Wilson family 405n1 this mos -deg to have se donne le snot to show in how many different styles it is possible to he cherry .without the least tinge of genuine 11111'111 101 eny. "MY dear Jinn, have. not you known Cis long enough not to (oke her nu pied de le 'tense? Do not you know of old what e magnillcent colorist she is 1 ---Il perfect ri ne:met 1 Of course Amelia is not quite (lie (hang, poor dear -she has no one but 11 rselt to blame for that1-but equally of course, to n colossally healthy person such ns she, any title ailment splicers a 1'noi)nl01n," 11110 speech is uttered with the accent of such entire bonvIcllon lust it ought to covey renssurnnce into the heart of the person to whom It is addressed. Sybilia really and honestly disbelieves In 1110 reality al any claims but Iter Own to sincere sickness, 1381 Jim unreasonably neither is nor feigns to be reassured, "You Iievo hna advice for her? You have sent for De. Coldstronin1" lie asks rnpklly of -the two sound members of the fnmily;•lurnInghis back Unceremonious - upon tit a levant]. set W1181 nb In setd oi�lii3 r at once,". " The Federal Life Assurance Company Of Canada The statement of iho Federal Life pre- seilled to tile -shareholders at the 25th annual meeting, Tuesday 19111 1051,, lhdicakb a condition of prosperity highly gratifying to the shareholders and friends of 'this progressive Cantonal) institution, The Company has now at risk insurance to the amount of 517,884,- 073,01, of which 5x,908,024,33 was writ- len during the year just closed, its as- sets aro $2,710,702,05, and guarantee ollpitul 5870,000. The receipts of the year wore 5725,581.27, of 11'111111) 5004,350.01 was premium and annuity income. The surplus to policyholders al the Close of 111( yearoexchisive of uncalled guarantee capital, was 5224,573.32. The report shows that the ratio of 081511500 to pre- tniurn income has decreased nearly 3 per cent, as compared with the, preceding year. The Company has good reason to feel pleased with the progress made and Lo look . forward to a continuation of popular favor. The magnificent 'new home of the Company, corner of James and Main streets, Hamilton, is one of the finest Insurance headquarters in the Dominion, and is a credit to the management and anornament to the city, 1t is well worth any citizen's time to (trop in and take a look through this fine steel structure, fitted with all the model -n conveniences, and finished In the style of lihe up-to-date New York once buildings, Nothing has been neglected which could add to the contort of those doing business in i1, 11 is a work al once solid and artistic, TI speaks of prosperity, confidence In the future, and that enterprise which com- mands respect and success. That 11 w111 prove as profitable as an investment as it is elegant and Imposing architectural- ly, we confldently believe. The future looks rosy for the Federal Lite, which under the management of Mr. David Dexter has attained to such prcninence among the successful Inslu'anee compan- ies of the Dominion, quickened by the evident alarm of her Interlocutor, "but Sybilla saidit was needless, ns in any case he was coming to see her this afternoon," "I think he wishes to change fay rnecii. c]ne,," puts In Sybilla in a piano voice, that shows an evident desire to assert her threatened position of prime and only genuine invalld, a sort of "beware of imitations" tone; .'he is Dot quite, satisfied with the effect of the last, I think ; it has not brought up the pulse and quickened the appetite in the way he hoped. I thought that he might run up and loots at Amelia at the end of his visit t, me. "And is it -possible," inquires Jim, with Sonne heat, "that you are going to let half a day goby without doing anything for her? I suppose you have not exaggel'. aled, have you ?" turning with an earnest appeal. in bis -eyes to Ceclila ; "but in any case I am very sure that nothing shop( of being really and gravely ill would have kept her in bed -she who is always wait- ing hand and fool upon us all, whom we all allow to spend her life in hewing wood and drawing water for us,:' "Send for Dr. Coldstream al once," says film: 'Wilson irritably; "at once, I tell you ; he is so very seldom out of the house that I have often thought. of sug- gesting to him to take a room here; and now, on the only occasion 'on which lie is really needed, he is not at hand." "-lt you will write the note," says Jinn, a shade relieved at having at last suc- ceeded in rousing Amelia's relations to prompt action, and feeling a feverish de- sire to be doing sonoelhing, "I will take it at once ; It w111 bo the quickest way I may catch him before tie goes out and bring him back with me." "Do you really think it, is necessary?" asks Sybilla, as Jim hustles Cecina lo her writing -table, and stands nervously fid- geting beside her us she writes; "clo you think if it is only a common cold, as I suspect, that it is quite fair to worry a man who is so run off his legs nlreacly? Ho will probably laugh in your face; still, 11 you are so set upon 11, it is per- haps mOro satisfactory." "You need not go into details -just it dine -make haste 1" cries Jim, hanging llresonely over Ceoilia, rather impeding her than the revehrse'by his impatience, and leaving entirely unnoticed Sybilla's obseevalton, which indeed has been ut- tered move to preserve her own self- respect 1111111 with much hope that in the ]present wrong-headed stale of mind of her itunily any members will pay much heed to it. In five mtnules more, slim, with Ceeil- ia's note in his pocket, is being borne vapidly in a•finere through the sweet gay streets. But, drive 00 rapidly as he fifty, 118 is not quick enough to intercept the popular English doelor, who, although, os his seevnnt tnnlallzhngly informs 3110, h) is allt15151 ahvays at hone at (hat hour, has, on this 011010)011, been sent. for to an urgent case of sudden illness out of Fluence, at the village of Pere - Lola, 111)1 has to content himself with the assurance that immediately on his re- turn the 11010 will be given him ; alci with this unsatisfactory intelligence hili.. Burgoyne reappears at the Anglo-Amerk MIL Ile finds the three 1)0180ns whom ire had .left notch as The had quitted them -•-110c0sy, cross, and Unemployed. 'ea, is the taunt at that odious 08pedt- '(ion yeeterelny;" says Cecilia, (laking beefs to her old cry. "Why we set out at all, I can't imagine; on such a day, It w08 madness, and•- e "It is not touch Ilse thinking of flint 1101)1,' interrupts Burgoyne Impetienily, end winding at_ these philippics against Ins poem treat; as if they poo Y "Weil, 11 is an il14lnd 11101 blows no- body good," pursues tho'young !tidy. "I suppose that two of 00 enjoyed 1t enough 1') otitr toinako ut)tip'.' for the wretchedness of the Hu' large prominent eyes nee Used upon Jim es she speaks with a sort of knowingness overlying their former lugubt'lous expression, "Do you Mean Ail: Ilyng end Miss Lo Merchant ?" inquires he, pronouncing beth mimes with a labored distinctness, while his voice sounds to himself loud and wooden. "You are perfectly right in your conjeohn'e; no doubt they enjoyed Ineluselves. liyng wished me to Telt you lltut they are .engaged to 11e ,named," 1f the essence of a good piece of news is to surprise, Jim can certainly net Willer himself that his comes uncles. that bend, "It did not require a conjurer, to pro- phesy that," is Ceeilht'l crnnnenl. "1 never saw levo people who troubled themselves less to disguise their feel• Digs, 1 saw that they neither of them knew whether they were on their heads or on (11010 heels, when they emerged dripping from that horrld pine wood [tear me l"--w,th a good-sized sigh - "how smoothly lhlngs run for some people 1, how easily some, of these affairs 501010 off, without a hitch anywhere from beginning o g t end i" She pauses, and It is plain to those ac• qualified with her heart history that her thoughts are coursing mournfully back to the all -along reluctant and ultimately entirely faithless clergyman who had lust possessed her young affections, "Without a hitch from beginning to end' 1" cried Jim hotly, jarred more than its would like to own to himself by this phrase. "HoW eon you possibly tell? These are early days to;•asserl, that so dogmatically, "'There's many a slip 'Twixt the cup and the Up.'" "Do you mean to say that you think it will not come oft T" asks Cecilia; a slight- ly pleasurable light coining into her eyes as she asks -not that she has any fl]will towards Elizabeth, nor any distinct de- sign of her own upon Byng; but there is something not absolutely disagreeable 11 her in the idea of his being s1111 among the ranks of the possible. "I am sure he would make a delight Ns husband," puts in Sybilla, her praise given emphasis by her demo to employ it as a weapon of offence against one who Is at present more deeply than usual in her black books; "he has such gentle, feminine ways; he comes into a room so quietly, and when be asks ono how one is really listens for 1110 answer." "Perhaps you are right and 1t will fall through, says Cecilia thoughtfully ; "many engagements do 1" -(sighing again). "She Is a sweet, pretty creature, and looks as if bolter would not melt in her mouth, but she Is evidently older than lie." "1101 will not allow that to be an ob- jection," cries Sybilia with a fain laugh, "will you, Jim? How much older than you Is Amelia? I always forget." "1 never can help thinking that she has n history," resumes Cecilia, in a medita- tive voice, "and that Air. Greenock knows IL 11 ever her nano is men- tioned he always begins to look wise, as if there were something that 11e was longing to tell one about cher; it is con- tinually on the tip of his tongue -some clay it will tumble over the tip. "I do not think that there is any use in my staying all this while 1" cries Jim, jumping up. "Dr. Coldstream cannot be here al soonest for another (hour; and I do not think that we are, any of us, very good company for each older to- day, so I will look in again later." (To be continued). __sense RICKED MAN LILTED WIDOW. But First Ile Got (fold of 050,000 of (ler Money. Though tradition teaches man to be- ware of widows, the rule has worked backwards in the case of Mme. Toudeau, who Invested a shell fortune in a bachelor suitor, only to have him run away and marry a pretty young girl on the proceeds. The way 11 cane about was this: Gil- bert Leblond, an enter'pri'sing foreign engineer, turned up In Paris a year ago finis spring, and, es becomes that ex- pansive season of the year, Mond him- self sin a marrying nhood. IIe looked About for a suitable better halt anti chanced upon Mmo Toudeau, a weal- thy widow, the sister of a Spanish field olltcer. Accordingly, he laid violent 'siege to her heart, and soon became, her accepted suitor. Then rho couple Inid extensive plans foe a luxurious home. The widow WOS to fn'nish funds, while the engineer would see to all the work, and when the home was finished, lie should lead her to it triunhphantly. Appropriations for the future Jnnnston were' iiberally made hy the unsuspect- ing widow until they reached the snug little stun of $50,0110. All at once there was a slump in lite love minket, in which Mine, Toudeau had invested n good portion of her fortne. The en- gideer's affections dropped several paints and he 00011 disappeared alto- gether. Later he had the courtesy to inform Iho widow by post ihnl pressing business had obliged him to abandon his pinto of marrying her, however content Mme. Toudeau might bo lo lose her prospective husband site keenly regretted the loss of her money, and determined to recover as much of 11 no possible. A lawsuit was insti- tuted, and it disclosed 1110 Met that the engineer had 'harried a very fait' and pretty little girl -ever so 11111011 young- er than the widow -end that the bridal ceunle actually had the oudncity to be Irving in the house which heel been bought with the jilted widow's 'money. Restitution ot the 8500,000, a Inc Of 5200 end imprisonment toy four years was the r.0urls sentence for Silnll gross trifling with a widow's affection end funds. HIS CUTE SCHEME. "Of course," said Newll;Ved, "when- ever my wife worries herself it worries me." "My wife never worries ' new," said Elders. "You're iuolsy." "No ; merely foxy. 1 just let her see that when sbo worried horsetf 11 dfdn'1 worry me at alit all .so she stoplyed fl." lea Ether Wes used 301 sur i al 0 `Clh. � e rrm- r s � n n,rifSevarpecliin, hoe. iti'1'1 lateen 111+day., Itad':bebff threeted against berseU. , • bions In 1$40, THE RIGHT PAINT ro PAINT RIGHT 1444 •1 .anksay' Paintg .-arcade right - -pa>•tt right ,+-Dover right -look light --wear right --A. right Our 00 years experience In. (nixing paints to the best guarantee of the quality of Riuusay'n Paints. Write for our Post Card Series "C," show- ing how some houses are painted. L IIAMSAY & SON CO.,Pain! Make MONTREAL Maker; NTO I. • listabl)alud 1842. 47 :i',7(551181155 1irtitAth,t, 310,304,04,14,6„0 x:Bu,W.r. •k< !•"" sM :Ess51 ONTHEFAij SYSTEMS OF I1f1NTING FAI1MS. The renting of farms is on the in- crease. This arises usually from the fact that many of (he young men of the farm leave it for other lines of work. When they do and the'Ya•mer grows old, he moves into the adjacent town. Ho must rho so, or sell the farm. The tatter step is not always possible, hence he must of necessity fall back on some system of renting, says Pnof. Thomas S,taw. There are two "ways of doing this, as of doing everything else. The first of these is dual in its nature. It consists in renting from year to year for a cash rent, or 001 the share system, and with- out stipulating as to ]seeping up the land, or it consists in renting for long periods with the understanding that due regard is to be had for tile maintenance of fertility In iho t, inl nearly all instansofces the renting is for one year, whether a cash rent is paid or not. There is a class of men known as renters. They are not forehanded. They generally begin the season's work by obligating themselves moreorless for seed, or implements, or both, with which to begin the season's work. Theirs= is to grow a cash crop, that is, a grain crop. If the season Is good they may make fairly well and may remain ano- ther year, but should the season be ad- verse they are undone. They end up by tihe crop going into the hands of their creditors, and they 1110\'e away to repeat the same experience another season. This plan is more frequently adopted by the owners of farms that are tar rent than the other system. It is 111e safer plan for the renter. The farmer in many instances furnishos seed, and, it may be, some other things, and takes.a shore of the products, The exact share is depen- dent on the nature of the content made, end is largely influenced by what one or the other furnishes for the production of the season's work. In such instances both share proportionately or otherwise in prosperity or adversity. Sucll a system of renting is hard on (bo fertility of the land. It does not In- clude the growing of live stock products AS an appreciable factor in the system of farming. This means that the produc- tion grows gradually less. The farms' become gradually more Impoverished and weeds inorease in them every year. These results tend to depreciation in land values. For instance, when such a pest as quack gets large possession of a Tarn its value is lessened by several dollars per acre. The influence on the renter Is also not good. He makes no progress. He lays nothing by. His 1110 is liise that of a nomad. He goes from place to place from year to year, and 0E the end of a life -lime of such farming,. is about as well off as when he begen- To a' certain extent it may be, and doubtless Is, his own lault. Ile is natenergetia-or'thrltty in his ways,: but there Is nothing in the system to make him so- . Could farms be rented to another and a _better class of men and, for a term of years, the results would be better. Espe- cially would this be true with stipula- tions regarding the maintenance of fer- tility. Such a system would mean' that rotation would he practicable. 11 would also mean that live stock could he intro- duced, and that in this way rte growing of postures could be increased, 'These form a very important adjunct usually i1'1 any system of /nixed farming. The sys- tem would also react favorably with re- ference to maintaining the necessary fences and the necessary repairs on (11e farm. The dillicuities in the way of intro- ducing the system are many, as things nre. They are so 111011y that they are in some localities insuperable et the present time. This class of renters, it is claimed, can't be found, Men capable of doing suet) work and who are wnichful to manse, the most of their oppo'tunilies do inot tang remain renters 'Phis objection may be valid, and in Iho meantime it may be difficult to find a remedy, \Vhethee it can be found there i0 no doubt whatever of the disease, and it is a serious one. Ii means that if no remedy is found, the things complained of will go from bad to.ivarse. Some remedy must be found, lhouglh 11 may be n 1110 future rather than in the present. In some countries nearly all the farms are managed on the renting system, let Great Britain such is the case, ft is in some of the continental countries. But Li these instances leases are tnade cover- ing a term of years. The renter must follow a certain rotation. o Oturs would e it w ld nob be correct to say that no money is made by the sys- tem of handling farms so general in the west, but it would be correct to say that it is fur less than it ought to be. More- over, It would also be correct to say that it is a diminishing quantity aih11 that it will be more and more so, until some change is made in the system. REDUCING COST OF DMIIY P110 - DUCTS. Dairying has become recognized as a science, and those who succeed aro the ones who devote their whole thought and attention to their business. If su0cess- hil general farming requires study and attention, how much more important is 11 that the mean who keeps cows should makom study 01 dairying. i -l0)0 1110 cow is the direct producer, and so many things enter in to influence. the cost of producing the article which her owner expects to realize a profit on. The individuoliy of the coy, Ilio feed she gets and the care accorded her, all combine to determine what shall be the cost of producing a pound of butter fat or gallon of wholesome milk. Goal care and good feed will be wasted on a poor cow, and a good cow cannot perform satisfactorily without the good feed and care. The combination must be then in order That the cow shall prove a success, and the returns will be in proportion to the degree in which these influences are combined. IL will undoubtedly pay us along with- out feed investigation and production of butler to masse careful selection of our dairy herd. We should test our cows at difleveal intervals so that when 805 are convinced that WO have unprnlilable cows, we may turn them toward chan- nels otter than dairying. Howev,er, there would no doubt be much more profit in dairying with our sane coves in the mid- dle West if we world study noire closely and prepare more carefully our winter feeds. Cows respond best on the fresh, suc- culent grasses of June. In order for us Io manse our dairy the most successful we must store our feed in such sihape as to get as near June conditions as is pos- sible. This we believe 111us far can be accomplished by 1118 1)017 of corn silos. As the silo is no longer an experiment we aro able to put up the greatest amount of food in storage for winter at the lowest possible cost. -- -d EMPIRE'S NATURAL WEALTH. Immense Quantities o1 Minerals Stiehl - ed in a Decade. Remarkable figures which enable one to realize 111e immense wealth which ns every year produced from the 11,314,- 003 square miles which comprise the British Empire are contained In the "Statsticol Abstract of the British Em- pire," just issuced in the loan or a Yel- 1 beets Calculations from the figures contained therein shtily that 'within, the past, len years the Empire has yielded to its'in-• habitants the following Cosi ,,,, ,,,, ,...0970,000,000 Diamonds ,,,, ,,,, 53.000,008 Gold ,..,',:.. .... 288,000,000 Silver ... ..,. ,.., ... 1.0,000;000 Copper 28.000,000 Tin , . 04.000,000 In addition to these Heine, which re- present'a total wealtih of X1.415,000,000, (lie Empire has also prnvitiled wislln the ten years the following valuable prod; Ironuctsor (tons) . , , , , , , 115,000,000 Pig iron (Ions) „ „ 05,000,000 Wheat Onieliel8) „ . 4,1150,0110,000 Marley (hushels) .. „ 070,000,000 Oats ihushels) ,, „ ,,. 3,400,000,000 Maize (bushels) „ „ „ 370,000,000 Wine (gallons) .. ,. .. 110,000,000 Tea (pounds) „ ,,, 3.600,000.000 Coffee (pnds) .. „ 420,000000 Raw 5)1551ou' (rwls.) , 1118/000 001) Rubber OPmuulej , , , . 103,0000,000 ("ellen (u0unds) .1;,000,000,000 'Phis by no means exhausts the wealth Ilial is pladneed from and on the lend of the Empire, Among lis other po5se40lons ere: Horses .... .. .... .... 7,000,000 Horned cattle ,,,. ,,, , 710,400,000 Sheep . , , , , . , . 1:52.000,000 It is inlererting to note ihal lite sheep prodeeecl between then( 812,000,000 Its. c' wool every year, Every 111511 1115 a right lo keep opinion to himself, 1,95.91;t999 99901,9,999q19 HEALTH Moee.13,oaryerar+s HANDY MEDICINE CABINET. A medicine ease, with remedies for 111) ordintny diseases, burns, bruises and. cuts, la almost a necessity in every fell(. ily. Usually, a high shelf to sumo closed or cupboard Is devoted to that use; Ina that, at best is unhandy and hard 10 gillti at when one is in a )furry. The nicest one we ever saw was ono made at home. As the molter is the mo- ther of a large fa 01117. and lives several miles from a doctor, It is quite Mee -vary for her to have tie simpler remedies at hand, and to be able to use them intern. gently when they, are needed. The case Itself was the caseof an 014 clock, 0110 of the !rind In general us0 twenty -live years ago. It was perhaps fifteen by thirty Itches in size. Tim worn-out works were removed, and broth! 11151(8 and outside of the case stained with cherry stain. The lop had only a plain moulding around ft, so o ne of the boys of the family sawed out, a fret- work design for e edge. This was about two inches high, and when ft was placed across the. front and sides it left a (follow place, which was afterwards utilized" for part of the outfit. The doom ryas all of glass, and had originally been, decorated on the lower part with. a floral design In comm. Tills was scraped and cleaned off, and the whole of the glass was frosted in 1111) following way "Dissolve a quarter of a pound of gum arable in a pint of boiling water, and add whiting, until it is of the consistency, of stiff paint." The inside of the glass was painted, a= coarse brush having been used to make 11 ]oolc as smooth as possible. When the work was completed, but before it had: lime to dry, straight lines were made en all tour sides of the glass an inch from. the edges. These lines crossed at the corners and made a pleasant change In the appearance of the door. A ruler and pointed stick were used for the purpose. The diets scraped off the gum, leaving the glass clear on the lines. Two shelves were placed 111 the case, one twelve inches from the bottom and the other halt way between that 0118 and the top of iho case. In the botlonh were placed all the large bottles, sweet oil, camphor, alcohol, blackberry cordial, vaseline, liniment for sprains, careen oil for burns, witch hazel, lime water, etc. Smaller bottles and bgxes were con- signed :onsigned to the next shelf, nothing bub ordinary remedies being , placed there, and all being plainly labelled so there could be no mistake when using them. Most of them had the printed directions for use on the label. ipecac, rhubarb, paregoric. ammonia, nitre, iodine, cough syrup, carbolic acid, potash, sulphur, etc„ were always to be found. The top shelf held a general assort- ment ssortment of things useful in siekncsS-a flintily syringe, medicine dropper, china goose for use in giving medicine when the patient cannot have the head raised, roll of absorbent cotton, flaxseed for ppoiastulticeser., ready-made mustard blasters, and a good supply of home-made court Of the latter two articles we must speak further. The mustard plasters which can now be obtained at most drug stores are a cwlveolenee long needed, 'limy only need to bo dipped into water to moisten. the mustard, and they are ready for use. lit ease of severe pain it saves so much time to have theta in the house ready for instant use. It may be of interest to some to know how 8110 court plaster is made at home. Take a four -ounce bottle and break up enough isinglass to half 1111 it, then fill the bottle with the best whiskey. Let it stand four day's, shaking occasionally, when it will be ready for use. Use old Innen for the foundation, and 71 itis quite thin so much the better. Put on two or three eoats of Ole liquid with 'a Ano brush, allowing it to dry a few Minutes between the applications, 11 black plas- ie: is desired, use thin blacks sins or cafit- brie. Put it away In a dry place, and it. is always ready for Use. On the top of the ease in the space before mentioned, was a shallow box bidden by the fret -work railing. In it were placed rolls of soft cotton and linen cloth; some bandages of different widths and lengths rolled ready for use, and a wr bag. Inside1101 of lie5tedoor, fastened to one sldo of the case, is a list of printed directions for h'eatment 101 case of poisoning; remedies being given for every (mown poison, and rules of treatment when iho ]rind Of poison is not known. The case rests on a substantial bracket in the dining -room, and under 1t, on a Iuney shelf, rests a tray containing an Individual tea set of dainty clhina for use In sickness. The tiny tea pot, sugar bowl and creamer would tempt the in- valid to take a Cup of tea whether he wattled It or riot. Then, too, the cup and saucer are so small and dainty that the amount they hold will not (ire one of the sight of it bei1 5101 dools. Thefore whom, ouihoflt r15ornomentol as (yell as useful, end is not beyond Me reach o1 all. KISSING iN CHURCH. Ruthenian Peasants Sent to Prison for Hissing 10 Church. 111,1 If Twen•y Ruthenian peasants beiong- nil to tapas, 11) Galicia, have been sen• raced 10 various terms of bnprls0m0ent .L (cast n i, Pn Yil a Vl to 011 t1 for kissing each ih:1cr feuin chtli'ch, d and 0 r]sn n i a n I clvvicen two 11511. 111,11 In tbo lawn, mid the priest preach - r,1 is sermon fn which he urged 111e pea - ants to make iriends before they tame o chosen again, They !colt hint at his word, end on the tollowing 11111)3107 11)0 ta (\vo 11401110: pm'lies rnarclrecl up lino church side by side, and kissed the a1. Ines They then solemnly' shook hands, ,,��fl,,�-... , _ aa��..- ,",��Eq}, , ,fir ,, Mf'.�°11r'a� is r "'`"ti"0c'0`h"°`<e 02 ' That hacking cough continues �° Because your system is exhausted and your powers of resistance weakened. Take . Saot-AfiFZ�4te Y and kissed one 0.n3lher (o seal pm le. 0. It builds up and strengthens your entire system. 1 c 0 It contains Cod Liver Cil and Hypophospl ices prepared that it is easy to take and easy to diget. All. DRUGGISTS: son. AND SI,Do . 04 00 0044 4404 440. 'The fisting acme excited loud 111t)gh• , lel mining the lnembees of the c4hgre- ,5nt,n, 8)1(1 the oiesl prosecuted the presents tor nflsreeoly 0onclue1 in rissole ,This :x-1111 Ind) (het n c'hmrlt so es ulnen faedkissiee: end round the 13e1510110•guilty.