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The Brussels Post, 1904-4-21, Page 2[�+[�� Q44e£'dc�`F�f�fCtFQ'�7ot�4F@tFi'dle�Q'�H�20.''Ea!Qfl'q'Eg1,!�FrefiE �'eCr�®�f� 6 i s 1 z OR, A BROTHER'S PROMISE } .3.14*TIa.Hopia, 343+'HD'Siad D.A*4,9b'911o4. 4,o 3't.9IDinivttf CHAPTER, SIV, The shadows of the Monte sent long ]inert across the valley, weaving with their slim brethren of the pelms a mesh -work that caught and seemed, to Matt the fent of the my- riad nearcha te for dead and wounded who went elev.le- up and dawn the hollows, c.n er„in hero from the green of an or:alga' grove with a (bear burden for burial, disappear- ing there into a farmhouse with a sagging stretcher. Beyond the vaI- ley, tho eastern end of Patin City sloped to the shore, darkening with a thousand mysteries of tender dim coloring. And then again, beyond the City, illy' the brood carpet of tho ocean, rich with ineffable depths of all tints front gold crud glorious blue to mauve and royailest purple. High above the water hung the sky, Magnificent in its unlocked purity, tvonderftel as the blue of the Virgin's kh'tlo--nay, it was the very raiment of the divine Mary. This was the background that filled the frame of Rector's tent door. To complete the picture ulpkin,r it in- evitable, her heed clear against the serene azure, Maddalena. stood, a figure at once splendid and pathetic. The mad fleece words had been a blow In the face : all expected, they smitten brutally. And then, an ten:pensive blood hurries in surprise to every pinpoint of tho stricken cheek, their full - meaning hastened nggl'eosivele. info every cranny of her being. Tine pain of the strange intelligence stung, and summoned tears to trorahle. ITector saw them and had the momentary fear that she was about to break down, But dignity. pride, love, and that pug- nacity which harbors in even the most Peaceful nature, joined hands and net a girdle of strength about her, With au unconscious toss of the head, she shook the drops from her lushes, and looked on Asunta with undimmed gaze. The men were dumb at the mali- cious vulgarity of the attack. Sud- den, gross, offensive, it stunned them, too, into blrtnk enurement. Their oyes turned first to the victim, and in suspense they waited for Maddalena to move. They had been powerless to prevent the attack ' while the Queen was there they were equally powerless to retaliate. Only Alasdair, who knew no word ,of what was passing, understood frm attitude and gesture that ill events were toward : he moved from his sentinel post by the doorway, so that at hint of eye he might come between tho Queen and the enraged Asunta. It was hector, then, What did Asunta know ? What part had Asun- ta in his life ? Why did Asunta cry out against her thus ? For love of Palmetto, for love of him ? From question and doubt to doubt and question she swung for an eternity. And how to deal with this mad wo- man who, having spoken a thousand daggers, looked a deadlier thou- sand ? What to say -she could meet her gaze calmly -but 0 I what to say Her eyes took an impulse. She looked to Hector. It was the un- spoken appeal for help. Inc protec- tion. She read both to his eyes -in the love he put in her hands was a shield invulnerable. Now she was strong, she was armed at all points, "Dona Asunta. 1 ane unused to scenes of violence. You forget what is due to me, you forget what is duo to yourself. I am at a loss to un- derstand this extremity of passion. But at least 1 understand that you accuse me—" "0f being his lover -yes I" And a quivering hand marked hector, "If by that you mean that I' -that I' love Senor Grant -it is my happi- ness to love him, as it is my un- happiness. And If so I choose to do, bow have you gained the right lo ask why, how 9" "Because I love Palmetto." "Better than you love me ?" "Perhaps— yes, better than I love you." "Ts that the only reason ?" "No, I'Ie insulted me with his love --his love -the adventurer who tomes whence no otic knows. You siert not be deceived," "Strange. I was his guarantee. FTe bore my commission. You roe eeivcd Win an my representative," "Until 1 han k1n wed hl sru L Ud1 rac- e u ter.." "How did he show it 9" "Ily besieging me, pestering me with his professions of love; and now ho has got you in his toils," Maddalena smiled ou Rector. "You hear Dona Asuntn, senor, I shall not ask you to reply to her," Slo thanked her with rt look that drew the bonds of trust and confi- dence the closer, "Ah ! but lot me reply," cried Bravo, "I have no- mercy for this lady who conspires to draw your Majesty into fuer net of revenge." "Don Augustin I Don Augustin 1" pleaded Hector. "Give me leave, your Majesty," went on Bravo, unheeding, "to tell the truth of this sordid affair." For te moment Maddalena hesitated but little by little ber reseutment against Asunta had been swelling, resentment against the women who had compelled her to tear aside the veil that his her darling young sec- ret, her darling young Joy, ber rare sweet sorrow. Why should she spare her who did not spare? And if Bravo knew the truth— She nodded; and in swift phrases Tion Augustin recounted all that. Hector had told him of his stay at Friganeta, omitting nothing, exten- uating nothing. Maddalena kept her eye's fixed on Asunta, and strove to read confirmation or denial in the waves of emotion that chased each other over her countenance. "It's all a lie 1 ft's all a lie I" "Her position near ,your Majesty's person gavo her opportunities for spying which she did not neglect, She watched you, she watched Senor Grant, Revenge on him she would have, revenge on you also, if it were possible. There was no need to seek revs 1" enge : Fate had anticipated her - "It's all a lie!" came again hoar- sely from. Asunta. Maddalena heaved a sigh of oppres- sion. Her endurance was nearly exhausted. Sho felt her heart sink- ing within her, the blood flowing feebly along her veins, her eyes growing blind. This unseemly brawl, in which she felt her inmost soul laid bare and torn by coarse fingers, was degrading to her and her love, and she rebelled bitterly against the weakness it bred in her. It must end, it must end. "Let Don Miguel be summoned," she said. "Don Augustin, see to it I" "Your Majesty does not know yet that Don Miguel is a prisoner," said Bravo. "A prisoner? Heaven save hind To Stanipa ?" "No your Majesty. Ho is a prison - or in his own tont-a prisoner of Palmetto. What the daughter said; the father has repeated." And briefly he recounted events. "0 1 this is monstrous 1 Lot film be brought forthwith 1" She stood still for a moment or two after Dravo left tho tent, and then her strength and valorous will- power seemed to leave her.. She looked on the scowling Asunta, who cast furtive glances at the open door as if to make a dash for her liberty, but Alasdair barred the way. Sho looked at the great Highlandman. but he had all his wits in the one eye that fixed Asunta. Then, as if she had delayed too long, yet feared her own eagerness, she turned to Bettor, and with a little cry that hold all love, all pity, all sorrow, rho ran to where he lay, and taking his hand pressed it. to the warn sol- icitude of her breast. Itis eyes an- swered to the full the .unpremediated caress. Neither had thought for Asunta, to whose raging soul every movement, every whisper, was worm- wood end gall "Fate takes even our ono hour from us," she whispered. "',Fate cannot," ho answered. "Aad you-:voundod-for loo." "I am glad." "Alt 1" The sigh was not now of oppression; it was charged with ex- cess of delight. "If I were not wounded, would you be hero ?" Ka �' ' j�Al>1Y,� et ..M. eel :. E9, ng ou e and Col "You might have boars killed."• "1 had your cr•uotifs _ "- 1 y i I t nil a n a fn u y 'And your rose," "My heart welt with both.". "So I Was safe, "0 ! hector, Hector,I love you!' "Maddalena 1" "!tetter to -night :Ilan last nig ht.-• better "Is that. pnssll)lr �" "7 verythhlg fs possible to the wo- man who loves," Iron a little space eyes made close speech, lest even the faintest echo might reach thieving ears. And then each longed for sound of the other's voice, 'Ileotor, T stns sorry for her,'! "Per Asunta?" "She loves you." "She hates us both." "She may well hate me who stole you." "Stole me ? I gave myself to you Jong ago." "I think I, too, must have Ioved you from long ago. I seem to have loved you always " "You were my dream when I was a boy," 'And then not to know until yes- terday " "Your eyes used to come between me and my books when I tens at: school." "0 ! but I was a little girl 1 How could they, then ?" "No, 1 cannot think of you as a little girl : you were always the Queen. Just as you will never grow old : you -will bo the Queen always - the sante, as you are now 1" "Always the same to you, my heart." "Maddalena 1 you levo me too well I em not worthy." "You are worthy. You win have bled for me, who have risked life for me 1" "Not worthy though I risk life again to -morrow, and every morrow until the end !" "It Is I that am not worthy, for I can give nothing but my love." "And that -that makes me a king who am content to be your meanest slave I" 'Elector I My King I" "bfy Queen 1 Maddalena 1" "I love my own name now, since I have heard it from your lips 1" "A Queen's, and you the only Queen worthy of it, Maddalena 1" His eyes closed as if he were drun- ken with the very melody of her name, His hand was still pressed hard to her breast, and through the frail texture of her robe he could feel the happy pulse tions of her heart -her heart that could thus for- get In its moment of joy the sharp sword -points that sought to pierce it. Her hands covered his in, and held it with tenderness of comfort that only swimming warmth of her eyes could equal. From the ineffable lambent depths the peace of lova gleaned up, as a. pearl might gleam through shining waters the winds never stir nor the tides trouble. The touch of her cased every ache, and feeling her loop upon him was all cordials and elixirs; and when he ex- changed the happiness of shut eyes for that of open, his gaze came to rest on Lha delighsomeness of her mouth, where little quivering ripples ran about the curves and spread and spread until the over -new wonder of her smile broke upon him, "Your Majesty 1" At Bravo's voice she turned and found Don Miguel at her feet, his head bowed abjectly, and so remain- ing. I have acquainted Don Miguel with your commands, madame, and I have, perhaps injudiciously, further acquainted him with what has pass- ed to -night between your Majesty and Dona Asuntn. "1 hnt'o sent for you, sir, that you may hoar my will I do not wish to listen to any explanations, any excuses. If you see aught in my conduct to sennsore or to grieve over, aught of prejudice to Palmetto, aught unworthy of your Queen -come to me and come at once. Do not speak behind my back, sir; and do not believe without. proof, Though I am a woman 1 airs strung enough not to flinch from the criticism or the censure of a friend; but 1 resent thoughtless interference, and I will not brook secret discussion of my, acts, "1 trust I am wise in believing • that when you repeated your daugh- ter's insinuations you wore actuated by the best motives : 1 ani nt least content to believe that. I demand now an apology, not only for the utterance of the calumny, but for the suspieinn itself You will also apologize to Senor Grant," Don Miguel, still kneeling, looked up. The sight of his Queen, e alslld almost in years yet full of true. ctig- keenly. 'At another time yon will make amends to Senor Grant, Dona Asunta awaits you. Adios 1" All but AluscilL r averted i av n d h• c e their Woe 9 AS humbled father and still haughty daughter passed from the tont, As Asuntn, silent and seornfut, swept under the great Highlander's keen eye, his hand closed involuntarily on the haft of his dirk, The impulse was of him to strike to her black heart, but the steel teas for another breast, alis fingers unclosed roluc- tsuutly, (To bo Continued,) THE JAPANESE SOLDIER LITTLE MEN TH:AY FIGHT FOR TETE MIKADO. Can Go Long Distances and. Carry Heavy Loads Without Fatigue. Pini go yo wa chiyoni Vachlyo o rd. sazare Ishi no iwaoto narrate liokeno musuburnado, -Japanese War Song. The Japanese "Booby," as the Brit- ish Tommy Atkins calls the little fishting man of the Mikado, is a great singer after his fashion. Whe- ther he is tugging at the trail ropes , of a 8.2 -inch Hotchkiss on a rooky slippery, frozen mountain path or hiking along thirty miles a flay with fifty pounds of weight on him, he re- lieves the .monotony of the business with a burst of song, and his favor- ite ballad is the ono quoted above, of which a free translation is as fol- lows: pity; the vision of her unprotected youth and beauty; the words he had spoken, 00 just, so direct, se sim- ple; all these moved him as no royal angor could --all doubt of her and all petty annoyance fell from him, and he saw that she was indeed, even in her outward seeming, above rc- proach. She looked truth and in - Children EspfeakeI.ily a,iwj E:n",C Beef u01 th teirOg.t D a.l'A' eon nocence, as She WAS truth and inno- n dht € situzii9, cence, '''here was no stop for W. CHASE'S SYRUP OP LINSEED MID TURPENTINE. Whereis there a boy who does not delight to test the thinnest ice and to splasb In the water which re- sults from the spring thaws 1 There will bo more coughs and colds among children during the next few weeks than at any other season of the year as a result of wet feet and expestire to cold and dampness. It seems scarcely necessary to sug- gest .the e.dvisabllity of keeping Dr. 0haoe's Syrup of Linseed and Tur- pontine at hand for use in cuss of emergency, Yen never know . what night your Child may awake a, victim of croup frantically gasping 'fol breath and by having this great medleine seedy fen ialsntdiate use you can afford cjiielc relief and cure. Ilronchitis, whooping cough, aeth- ria, bad coughs and severe chest eolde, sore throat, throat irritation and all 1o1'44 of throat, bronchial and lung troubles are readily cured by, title treatment, which hen become did 'popular thtoagheut Canadae. Mrs, J. Provost, Renfrew, Ont., states :-" Doty fourteen -year-old boy had .a very severe cold in the chest Met winter and 1 really thought he h was going to die. Ho coughed near- d ly all the time and sometimes would spit up blood, We had about given up all hopes of his recovery when 1 e heard of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Lin- seed and Turpont.ino. 'After using one bottle there was n. great change in his condition, and 1 can positively say that he was completely et:red by two bottles and he !ran not been troubled sh}ce, 1 never sa.w medicine take such quint effect and can sine cerely recem.msnd ft," thought : he seized her band and kissed it., while his eyes brimmed with tears of contrition that would not he stayed, "Madame--madame-1 nen the One - est -0 t madame, do you fo'give, do you forgive 9" The words were choked in bind. Glad to end a scene. so painful to er, to Don Miguel, to Hector, Mad - alone. bowed bet' heat', "I forgive you 1" Again and again the old man kis-- her hands. "Rise, sir," He obeyed. ''Tt ie impossil'lo Inc duo ice retain Dona Annan. neat' my per'non. I can - nae havn about me one who neither loves ran nor wives t:.'e fniiheilly. 1 desire you to recwive her et my hands. Let, inc never see her again." Madame 1 ms,dnttln 1" woe ell the Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed mid Turpentine, !155 cents a bottle, family Size (three times as much) tit) renis, ll dealers If risen n D ata or 1d a6 , ate9 lrL Co„ - Toronto. weeping men (time stammer. "Daft Augustin, y'nu w;11 i' f•lrrn ;'ennral T1orinh'os of my will ;hot, nn Itlignel's sword he, r,,;+t,•nes 1,, im. It is also my viii reel U,-' vho know of this it cul.;n 1, read s:,, 'Malt of it, new or orcr." - t 1",nava bowed, Jon Miguel, y nt are euffering Ti To protect you against Mallatians the portrait and signature of .lir, A, s W. ',beet), the famous receipt book autltto, e,i'0 en every, bottle,, If Our gracious sovereign Shall reign a thousand years Until the little pebble Crows into a mighty rock Covered with ancient moss, Bobby is the most cheerful and wil- ling. marcher '.hut ever carried a knapsack and a gun. Away back in the dim past there must have been a Good Roads Association in Japan which did its work well. With good roads everywhere it is only natural that the Japanese should have taken to pedestrianisnn. Generation after generation of long distance walkers in Japan have evolved the Japanese soldier of the twentieth century, who astounds the European experts by his marching, If you have over carried a ten pound rifle, a twenty pound knap- sacls and a cartridge belt full of am- munition, haversack and canteen, -ag- gregating a total of fifty pounds, on a long march, you know what it is - and if you have not had the experi- ence words cannot give a proper idea Of it to you. t THE FIRST FIVE. MILES, are comparatively easy. The next eve are hard, the next distressing, and then it becomes torture, but not to Bobby. His pedestrian ancestors have bequeathed him a pair of su- perb legs with muscles like steel and the most marvellous wind. Infantry companies travel stretches of five miles at the double quick Just for 'fun. In all campaigns of European annd American arnifes it Inas been impos- sible to make the infantry soldier caery his knapsack when it tires him. on a forced march. The line of march of European troops is always strown with knapsacks discarded by exhausted infantry soldiers. Such is not the case with the Jap- anese artily. 'lobby never throws his knapsack away. No matter how, fast 110 has Lo travel, nor how far, it stays on his back until he goes into camp. Bobby has no little contempt for his brother the cavalryman. He knows that after a month or two of campaigning he will be able to out - march the cavalryman and leave him far behind. The cavalry may clatter bravely forward for the first few weeks, but that is all. Then the horses begin to go lame, get, sore backs and break down. The Japanese Bobby laughs nt the troubles of the cavalryman, for he knows no troubles of any kind him- self, then hie foot do not givo hfm any serious trouble. If his shoes become painful or wear out, he puts on a pair of straw sandals and then ho is comfortable and able to march oven better than before, COMMISSARY CARPS with several weeks supply of rations acenmpreny each bata.11on. These carts ore drawn by ponies, but there aro a number of coolies with every cart and if the horses break down tho coolies aro able to pull the carts quite as well. The coolie is the man behind the mall behind the gun in the Japanese army, and always insures a good dinner when -clomp is reached. F'l'telter tents aro carried by the men for emergency purposes, hut are seldom used, as the commissary carts aro generally at hailcl with the large Mate, oath of which louses some twenty men, rho diet of the Japart- eisa soldier is -a simple nun, consisting largely a( rice, beans, dried fish and salt vegetable pickles, washed down with .tea and llhitoln. It is surprising how cheerful the Japanese Bobby 1 nepa tea kr tho mo- r1oionnus coneitioae or eampaignieg, He Is, in common a ,'' • II Japanese people, the p0Ss s- wonderful inborn philosoph+ '1 quality nt mind which n.. 'tot. Andy tr meat tiny crh ...inners and pewee.. int to e ,.,r„ With patient res'c;.r'stinn, find 5.1'.11 dhnrrftilnnss, III fu l:1 j''rintei of watching and t W ,... t.:; ri mimes and fortified '.laces ON T FARM ITANAGLMENT. Waste of energy forms a problem w1lcln may well engage the attention el the Progressive farmer, writes By- ron G. Parker, I know a man who owns two farms. Ono is a beautitul level piece of land while the other is rough, hilly and rocky. He conceived the idea of putting the cows consti- tuting the dairies of the two farms into one herd, wintering all of them at the level home farm, and summer- ing ttreni on the !nilly, outlying farm seven miles away, In other words, words, one WAS to be a meadow farm anti the otht:r a pasture farm. Tho practical farmer knows that many details must bo figured out be- fore this plain will yield its best re- sults, Without attempting to enum- erate them, I will describe the plan of management. During the foddering season ho has the cattle at his home tarn, He gives them his time and personal attention during the season when intelligent and interested super- vision is imperatively necessary to the well-being of the cows and economy of food. The owner manages to have the critical period of calving over while they am under his eye. With comfortable stabling, good care and food; the dairy pays expenses through the winter. It is in condition to make a profit as soon as grass is ready. ABOUT THE MIDDLE OI! MAY, the time varying as the season is early or late, the cows, followed by a load of shotes and calves, are taken to the Outlying farm and turned over to the tenant for the sununer. tie has lived at tho farm during the win- ter, getting hie fuel and house runt free, and incidentally keoping insu•- ance on buildings in force. His work through the summer consists in car- ing for the cows, milking them, de- livering :milk to a nearby creamery, returning skimmilk and feeding it to the calves and frogs. He also fits ground for and raises upon the farm sufficient corn fodder to keep the cows up to their flow of milk from the time pastime begins to fail In the latter part of the summer until they return home at the approach of win- ter. the milking, but his 'duties upon the farm do not require all his time With the whole winter to himself and his ) through l i ammo time th of g t Ulu summer, which with the prevailing scarcity of faun help he nesdily turns Into cash in addition to hie income !rant tho dairy, he makes a very good living indeed, At tiro ease time, the plan by which !ie receives his remunera- tion makes it practically impossible for him to work against lits employ--- er's interest without sacrificing his owe, This plan was tried no an experi- ment five years ago. It hue not been changed in any material detail since. The proprietor of the 1arrne, anti the originator of the idea, duce not for a moment imagine that, it cannot be improved upon, However, he is got - ting a higher rate of interest on his investment than when the two farms were run separately, at a emaller ex- pense with larger returns, Both he and Iris tenant are getting' MOM pay for less hard work, nest of all, both farms are gaining in productiveness each year. CARL; OF DAIRY 13:1 11D. Perhaps the most critical time of the year for handling a dairy herd is during the owing months. If the cows have been properly eared for during the winter, the old hair will begin to shed la March, and the now growth starting causes additional drains on the system, requiring extra feed to support and maintain the animal. During this period cows giving milk should be well rubbed or curried once each clay to get rid of the old hair, dirt and the excretions from the body, writes Mr. L. P, Bai- ley. The grain fed during the spring mouths should be the most palatable and nutritious obtainable at a cost within the bounds of profit. The past winter I have used largely 200 pounds quaker dairy feed, 100 pounds each gluten food and dried distillers' grains; giving each cow six to twelve pounds of the mixture per day, with all the good silage she will eat up clean. I do not turn on grass until about May 10-15, pro- vided my silage holds out; if short of silage, I am comfielled to turn on grass moiler, to the detriment of the future growth of the grass. My cows get their full grain ration when first turned out and until the grass has sufficient body to te.ke the place of the nutrients in the grain, then the grain is reduced very gradually, but The proprietor furnishes seed ' anti never oitogether dispensed with. fertilizer for the purposes On the I do not believe the grain will add land which raised corn the previous materially to the mills produced wben year, the tenant spread's whatever cows are on good pasture, as there mormre is made on the farm, Sits and has never yet been a grain ration sows it to oats. He removes loose compounded equal for rail& produc- stones and stocks it down, tion to the best green grasses, such Tho tenant is given the crop and as blue -grass, white clover and tim- the hay growing on the piece he stocked the year before, provided ho othy. A very little wheat bran or other palatable food will aid much feeds it •on the place. 'rills makes in getting the cows to come into the it possible for him to winter a cow stable and make them more contented and team for his own use. He also and they will like yon better by giv- bas free pasturage for the team on ing thein those little knickknacks. the farm during the summer, besides ICind treatment of the cow during all the use of an acre of tarsal on which seasons of the year adds vory much to raise his potatoes and garden to her milk production, more so in truck. In addition ho rote one-fifth quality than qugntity, My former treatment of cows dur- ing the spring months was some- what different than described above. I did not depend so much on silage, Bence was compelled to turn out to grass sooner in .the spring, rye immediately after taking the sil- age corn off the land, and usually by April 1-10 it had made sufficient growth to give the cows a good feed. I kept them on this rye posture for the more strenuous forms of sport he a few hours each day when weather is most given to fencing and wrest- and ground were favorable. In bad ling.weather and when the ground was wet THE FENCING PRACTICP, they were kept in tho stable and fed more silage. This with silage and in the Japanese army is dono with rye pasture it is not a difficult mat - bamboo staves, which aro wielded ter to keep up a fall flow of mills with ,both hands. The combatants until May 10-1.5, when the young wear wadded armor and masks for grass should have a good growth and protection. The system of attack neither the cow nor pail will hardly and defence is eleborato and much indicate the change from winter feed training is required to attain pro- to pasture. Proficiency, European experts de- 1 have practiced to a limited extent cutting the green eye and feeding it in the stable; this 1 admit is bettor for the lance, but the extra cost with my conditions will not justify this practice. By retaining sufficient sil- age, and having rya pasture, the herd is carried over this period, giv- ing as good or better returns 'than the soiling system. I consider silage the essential feed for successful dairying. In the event of a shortage, supple- ment it with clover hay first; next, cut or shredded corn fodder, and as a last resort timothy hay. I prefer to feed some silage every day during the winter season, oven if only a few pounds. Do hot fail to keep enough for a full ration during the spring months if you have not rye or some other early pasturage to take the place of the silage, �.¢ of the proceeds of the milk in the creamery end one-fifth of the growth of the hogs and calves, as a remun- eration for his labor, The tenant is, of necessity, a man with a family capable of helping with thot aro tiio most trying experiences of a soldier in warfare. To while away the time Bobby has a variety of sports and pastimes Of dare that the Japanese fencer is the most formidable adversary in the world. Wrestling is a favorite sport and ono in which all soldiers exhibit wonderful skill. Wrestling matches between the champions of different regiments aro tho great sporting events of the year in the Japanese army. Tile most popular pastime of the soldier in the field is playing "henna- awase," a Japanese game of cards not unlike whist. The cards are forty-eight in number. It is more complicated than whist and more difficult to _master. The mune of "go," of Japanese do- intnoes, is also dear to the heart of the Japanese Bobby, Go is played or a board ruled oft into a hundred little sgtlarns, Small black and white stones, cut into little disks, aro used to 1511 the. squares. The rules of the game appear quite- com- plicated to the foreigner. "Shoji," or Japanese theme, also Is a popular game. The Japanese camps impress the foreigner as being very clean ,and orderly. There ie a marked absence of. the drtunitonnees and boisterous conduct so common in the camps of European armies, Yet the Japanese !lobby is fond of his sake. Tho dis- cipline is en strict that Bobby doer not dare to indulge his taste for PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, Mrs. Newed (a bride of six weeks) -And liow long will you be away, dearest? Newed-About 10 'days, Mrs. Nowed-Welt, I think I'll learn to cools while yea ar'e absjnt, Nerved -That's a good idea. And Y'll take the dog over and leave lihn with one of the neighbors, WHY SIXC; WORS! MOURNING, . "Who is thee attractive -looking (lake except on rare occasions, woman tri black?" Ian the evening, when eirelemstances' "tem mean the once in mourning? permit and the weather is pleasant', Why, that's leIrs. Jenkins." the men gather around the campfire "You don't omen to say Jenkins is and sing the quaint monotonous Jap dead, do you?" 1lneee folbsougs, Perhaps scone man "Net at all, You see, side married in the company has a samisen, if so Jenkins' money, and he's failed. the iustrnment le brought forth, and a its 'twanging accompaniment they "Heroism. does not Consent of mere- chant the old songs, Which toll of ly rushing to the frena in battle and the deeds of heroes of old Japan and shooting at the enemy," remarked the of the beauties of maitre. Philosopher. "No," agreed.' the Wise As there is no profn.iiity in tho Jap- Guy; "just thhlk of the courage alis- anew lainguago, the Jit.panese soldier plotyod by the ltulslitins and Jape who. stay at home now and road: the year news aloud to then' families.'" ''Ito von admire Bet tltoven ''s n woIlEs9". "T. never er v.edind :'.ern r" en - Steered !Mfr. Viiim 0x, ltllnaasstrinteef dly, "liihat dao bo reatnitateistre7'• t-Iev r« m;r T cv e to via that 1St L,• :)' e , T.•re _a; Oe una.,l inemertaln 11. i I an. , >t. .'«alae: Garro inn oat,, n.v,y fd^rt of itrl9uti, . i ail trotrwling''51au, •' ole,1 it,>t3ee f'o :.").i r-1^ VAnrnolkh' s , ^'.159,''5 anti 1 ,r71 n+L. "IA frog, A r rss... ,.o.r2brtititer, I �,a....3•.. t.i cel .lei 1.1 l Cir del t C. is hot profane, in which respect he difTers !role almost every other Sol- dier in the ivorld, The dear cry of the Japanese sol- dier when he charges the enmity Is "Mime, Nodal," which means "Jet, pan .forOVOr,'1 • AN IMPORTANT I. DUSTRY FROG CATCHING I IS X Xtflati2TABLE OISE, IIfen in the Business Make Good Living -•Methods o2 Capture. 5t, Paul and 7Mi1nneagalte are the largest frog market's in the world. The total receipts for tiro past year from tho frog catchers of the State exceeded 500,000 dozen, requiring the slaughter of no less then five million frogs, Five years ago no frogs wore shipped out of Minnesota. Now tho business amounts to upwards of $100,000 a year, A novel industry 11as grown up in SL. Paul and Min- neapolis in supplying the United States with frog legs, Frogs aro found in other Status, of course. In the South the supply will probably never become exhausted, but there are no hogs like the Minnesota product for the epicure, This is attributed to the clear, cool water which le found in Minnesota's 10,000 lakes, In 'which the frogs live and have their nests. Frog Legs aro purchased all through the Stator by shippers from the two cities, and this occupation gives em- ployment to more than one hundred families, who =alto a good living the year round, Minnesota -caught frogs are in great demand in Now Yorlt, Cincinnati, in all the Atlantic States, in California, and in fact in every State north of St. Louis, and the demand is een- sLuntly increasing. THE GREATEST DEMAND for frog legs exists in the larger citi- es and comes largely Mona hotels and restaurants but throughout the coal g and. iron districts a good demand for them is growing. In St. Paul and Minneapolis frog legs are to bo found on the bill of fare of nearly -every hotel and restaui'an.t•. Hero they cost from 85 to 40 cents per dozen. The frog catchers are located near the smaller lakes, throughout the State. They know all tho character- istics of tho frog, where to find him, how to catch him and where he nests. The heaviest catches aro in the Fall and Spring. The frogs breed very fast, and as it only requires a couple '. of months for them to attain full size it is almost impossible to ex- haust the supply. Unlike oysters, there is a good de- mand for frog legs all the year �. round, and it is necessary to hunt them in the Winter time when the ground is frozen, the ice covers the ponds to the thickness of from twen- ty-four to thirty-six inches. But with all these drawbacks it is not difficult to gather in $10 a day at this occupation. When the frogs take to the water in the Fen the profes- sional frog -catcher watches them and learns where they nest. Ile waits un- til the prices are higher in the Win- ter, and cuts the ice over tbis nest, scooping out groat nests full of frogs. As many as 500 to 1,000 can be se- cured in one of these nests in good 'o seasons, This keeps up the supply 1"yi.°' tho year round, and makes the mar- L' kat a steady one, comparatively. Tho frog -catcher kills the frogs with a stick, and gathers them up in his hag as he walks around the various lakes and ponds. He has no capital invested and realizes from $8 TO $10 PER DAY for the time he is employed in the oc- cupation. Tho average price obtain- ed for frog legs in this market nt wholesale is from five to eight cents per dozen during the Summer, but they go as high as fifteen' cents during the winter months. Tic demand for frog legs is steady from certain cus- tomers of the St. Paul shippers. Onc of the loading New Yorlc hotels has a standing order for fifty dozen 951 day. Cincinnati and Chicago else have a number of houses which lav standing orders for from thirty-five to fifty dozen daily, and the orders are being gradually increasod as the public taste is educated to appreciate this delicacy. They are all shipped by exliress, packed in ice. 'lin the cold storage houses hero there aro now about 200, frog legs held as reserve for emergency,. the dealer's o ton being called upon to supply a unusually largo amount for banquet or other entertainments. Many ire legs are sold during the summer tourists fishing in the Minneso Lakes. Tho large Southern bullfrog 'con in competition with the Minimso frog in the Southern States and States bordering on the South, b: the Southern product is not regard as highly by 'those with diacrimina lag palates as the Northern pr'odu Tho meat 155 coarse, the theta is n as sweet or as delicate,. Tess -"OP that's your new lie eh?" Jess -"Yes; and such. a bit gain; only $18. 'What do you think I dropped In to lot Miss Orumley so it Just now, and she pretended sh wasn't interested, Didn't oven' how much I paid for it," Toss "No, drat', she didn't have to. You'v forgotten to take off that tag markt $"1,c98, Mrs. Itnpcck-'''hat new maid' ,,of ours has no sense of reverence what- ever. Enpeck-flow se? Mrs, En- peoro;-Why rho put. the angel food' On that plate with the old nick .in the odgo of it. "Sonny.,." mini the goat! old man, "I'm surprised that you should tease that cat in that way," "Wiry," re- plied the bud boy, pausing in his inn human well, "do yet' know any bet- ter way?" ts: "To -day," said' the minister, "1 tliinlc you'd better take up Ude 'col- lection before I preach My sermon," "•'\Why so?" asked -the vestryman, goieg to preach on '11011 ray," „ Mr. Por well --"Now, look alter the dixnner, yourself, my dear, You know the G4uttoltons are coming," Ms's, ,, Potwolh- Iltrt if 1 dh, they') fee effete'' , tai Wstiit to COtno fpL11Y„"