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The Brussels Post, 1904-10-20, Page 2Thc 1. ricc of Libcrty OR, A MIDNIGIIT CALL CHAPTER XV] With a sigh M unutterable relief Enid heard Williams returing. Regin- ald Henson had not come down yet. and the rest of the servants had re- tired some time. Williams came .up with a request as to whether he could do anything more before he WO t to bed. "Just one thing," said Enid. "The good dogs have don their work well to -night, but they Wee not quite finished. Find Rollo for me, and bring him here quiet, Then you can shut up the house, and I will see that Mr. Henson is made comfort- able after his fright." The big dog came presently and fol- lowed Enid timidly upstairs. Appar- ently the great blackintizzled brute had been there before, as evidently he knew ho was doing wrong. Pfe craw- led along the corridor till he came to the room where the sick girl lay, and here he followed Enid. The lamp was turned down low as Enid glanc- ed at the bed. Then she smiled faint- ly, yet hopefully. There was nobody in the room. Tile patient's bed was empty! "It works well," Enid murmured. "May it go on as it Has been start- ed. Lie down, Rollo; lie there, good dog. And If anybody comes in tear him to pieces." The great brute crouched down obe- diently, thumping his tail on the floor as an indication that he under- stood. As if a load has been taken from her mind Enid crept down the stairs. She had hardly reached the hall before Hens= followed her. His big face was white with passion; he was trembling from head to foot from fright and poen. There was a red rash on his forehead that by no means tended to improve his appear- ance. "What is the meaning of this?" he demanded, hoarsely. Enid looked at him, coolly. She could afford to do so now. All the Ranger was past, and she felt cer- rein that the events of the evening l'ere unknown to him "I might. ask you the same ques- tion," she said. "You look white and shaken; you might have been thrown violently into a heap of stones. But please don't make a noise. It is not fitting now. Chris Enid hesitated; the prevaricatian did not come so easily as she had ex- pected. "Chris has gone," she said. "She Passed away an hour ago." Henson muttered something that sounded like consolation. 51e could be polite and suave enough on occa- sions, but not to -night. Even phil- anthropists are selfish at times. Moreover, his nerves were badly Sha- ken and he wanted a stimulant bad- ly. "I am going to bed," Enid said, wearily, "0 ood-night." She went noiselessly upstairs and Henson passed into the library. Be was puzzled over this sudden end of Christiana Henson. He was ball inclined to believe -that she was not dead at all; he belonged to the class of man who believes nothing with- out proof. Well, he could easily ascertain that for himself. Thero would be quite time enough in the morning. For a long time Henson sat there thinking and smoking is was his us- ual custom, Like other great men, ho had his worries and troubles, and that they were mainly of his own making did not render them any lighter. So long as Margaret Hone son was under the pressure of his thumb, money was no great object. But there were other situations where money was utterly powerless. Henson was about to give it up as a bad job. for to -night at any rate. He wondered bitterly what las ad- mirers would say if they knew every- thing. He wondered—what was that? Somebody creeping about the house somebody talking in soft, though dis- tinct, whispers. His quick ears de- tected that sound instantly. He slip- ped into tho hall; Margaret Hendon was there, with the remains of what had once been a magnificent opera - cloak over her shoulders. • "I -Tow you startled me!" Henson said, irritably, "Why don't you go to bed?" Enid looking over the talustrade from tho landing, wonaered so also, but she kept herself prudently hidden. The first words that she heard drove all the blood from her heart. "I cannot," the feeble, moaning voice said, "The house is full of ghosts; they haunt and follow me everywhere. 'And Chris is dead, and I have seen her spirit." "So I'm told," Henson said, with brutal callousness. "What was the ghost like?" "Like Chris. All pale and white, with a frightened look on her face. And she was all dressed in white, too, with a cloak about her should- ers. And just whoa I was going to speak to her she turned and disap- peared into E'nid's bedroom. And there are other ghosts—" "One at a time, please," Henson said, grimly. "So Christiana's ghost passed into her sister's bed- room. You come and sit quietly in the libarary whilst I investigate rant - tars." Margaret Henson complied in her dull, mechanical way, and Enid flew like a flash of light to her room. An- other girl was there—a girl exceed- ingly like her, but looking wonder- fully pale and drawn. "That fiend suspects," Enid said. "How unfortunate it was that you should meet aunt like that. Chris, you must go back again. Fly to your own room and compose your- self. Only let him see you lying white and still there, and he must be satisfied." Chris rose with a shudder. "And if tho wretch offers to touch me," she moaned. "If he does—" "He will not. Be dare not. Heav- en help him if he tries any experi- ment oe that kind. If he does, Rol- lo will kill him, to a certainty." "Ah, I had forgotten the faithful dog. Those dogs aro more useful to us than a score of men. I will step by the back way and through my dressing -room. Oh, Enid, how glad I shall be to find myself outside the walls of this dreadful house!" She flew along the corridor and gained her room in safety. It was an instant's work to throw off her cloak and compose herself rigidly un- der the single white sheet. But though she lay still her heart was beating to sulTocatipn as she heard the creak and thud of 0. heavy step coming up the stairs. Then the door was opened in a stealthy way and Henson came in, Ho could see the outline of the ecebite figure, and a sigh of satisfaction escaped him. A lose suspicious roan would have re- tired at once; a man less engaged upon his task would have seen two great amber eyes close to the floor. "An old woman's fancy," he mut- tered. "Still, as I am here, I'll make sure that—" He stretched out his hand to touch the marble forehead, there was a snarl and a gurgle, and Henson came to the ground with a hideous crash that carried him staggering beyond the door into the corridor. Rollo had the intruder by the throat; a thousand crimson and blue stars danced before the wretched man's eyes: he grappled with his foe with ono last despairing effort, and than there came over him a vague, warm uncorteciousness. When he came to himself he was lying on his bed, with Williams and Enid bending over nine. "How did it happen?" Enid asked, with simulated anxiety. "I—I was walking along the corri- dor," Henson gasped, "going—going to bed, you see; and one of those diabolical dogs must, have got into the house. Before I knew what I was doing the creature flew at my throat and dragged me to the floor: Telepl/one for Walker at once. I am dying. Williams." ew Vi r For th •„, e 8 r New Power and Strength for Every of the Body in the Use of D a CHASE'S E Geed digestion, mid complexion, splendid circulation , elver brain, slowly nerves, sound, restful sleep, better health and greater strength of mind and body is what you may ex - pea from the use of Dr, Chase's Nerve Food. Not in any mysterious way, but from the hard face tle t Dr, Clittee's Nerve Food is composed of the ole - meets of nature whicIt go to form new, red eorpuecles in the blood, or, in other words, make the blood rich in the nutritive principle which cre- ates nerve force—the power which rune the Machinery of the body, WITH THE "VITALITY OP THE BODY TletTS BROUGHT TO HIGH WATER MARX WEAKNESS AND DISEASE GIVE PLA CE TO HEALTH AND aAppIarnss. Impaired digeelion, leregullar ac- tion of the feminine organiete, weak - nese of haat, rungs or other bodily Organe, pales and aeries and all the tethering consequences r't Week nerves and bleed di:Sapper because es rgan VE FOOa the cause of their existence is re- moved, J3y noting your increase in weight you can prove that new, firm flesh and tissue are being added by this great restorative. MRS. 11. A. LOYNES, Nurse, Phil - !Oben, Quo., writes :—"I was all rtin down and could not do any own work. Everything 1 ato made ene sick. In nursing others 1 had seen the good results of Dr. Chases Nerve Food and resolved to try It. As a result of this treatment I have gain- ed ten poem% do rnY own work alone and feel like an entirely differ- ent person. I have received so much benefit from this medicine that 1 am glad to recommend it to others. I have a Wily of Dr, Cbasee Receipt Book and would net part with it for $50 if 1 could not get another." Test the exteaordinsOy upbuilding POWar tei Dr, Chase's Nerve Z'Ood, SO Conte a box, at all dealare, or Ed - =neon, Beteg; Ze Toronto, The portraib and signature of Dr., A. W. Chase, the famons receipt book att- then, are on Mee box. Ile fell back onemoro utterly lost to his surroutulings. There was a great gaping, raw wound at the side sludcler, thetbr°4t that caused Enid to "Do you think he is—deed, Wil- liams?" she asked. "No such luck as that," Williams Staid, with the air of a, confirinocl Perish:411st. "i hope you locked that there bedroom door and put the key in your pocket, miss, I suppose we'll better send for the doctor. unless you and ine puts hios out of his misery. There's one comfort, however, Mr. Henson will be in bed for the next fortnight, at any rate, so he'll bo powerless to do any prying about the house. The funeral will be over long before he's about again. * • * 0 * * The first grey streaks of dawn were in the air as Enid stood outside the lodge -gates, She was not alone, for a neat figure in grey, marvellously like her, was by her side. The figure in grey was dressed for travolliug and she carried a bag in her hand, "Good-bye, deer, and good luck to dyeolua,y':,,she said. "It is dangerous to "Yo Shave absolutely everything that you require?" Enid asked. "Everything. By the time you are at breakfast I shall be in London. And once I am there the search for the secret will begin in earnest." "You are sure that Regalia Flen son suspected nothing?" am perfectly certain that he was satisfied; indeed, I heard him say so. Still, if it had not been for the dogs! Wo are going to succeed, Enid, soma - thing at my Heart tells me so. Seo how the su.n shines on your face. and in your dear eyes. Au levee., an omen—an omen of a glorious fu- ture," CHAPTER XVII. Steel lay sleepily back ia the cab, not quite sure whether his cigarette was alight or not, They were wee into the main road again. before Bell spoke. "It is pretty evident that you and I are an the same track," he said. "/ am certain that I am on thm right one," David replied; "but, when I come to consider the thing calmly, it seems more by good luck than anything else. I come out with you to -night seeking adventure, and I am bound to admit that I found it. Also, I found the lady who in- terviewed me in the darkness, which is more to the point." "As a matter of fact, you did noth- ing of the kind," said Bell, with the suggestion of a laugh. "Oh! Case of the wrong room over again. I was ready to swear it. Whom did I speak to? Whose voice was it that was so very much like hers?" "The lady's sister. Enid Henson was not at 218, Brunswick Square, on the night in question, Of that you may be certain. But it's a queer business altogether. Rascelity. I can understand. I am beginning to com- prehend the plot of which I auu the victim. But I don't mind admitting that up to the present I fail to com- prehend why those girls evoled the grotesque scheme for getting aesis- tance at your. hands. The whole thing savors of madness." "I don't think so," David said, thoughtfully. "The girls aro roman- tic as well as clever. They aro bound together by the common ties of a. common enmity towards a cunning and utterly unscrupulbus scoundrel. By the merest accident in the world they discovered that I am in a pos- ition to afford them valuable advice and assistance. At the same time, they don't want mo to be brought into the business for two reasons— the that, because the family secret is a sacred one; the second, because any disclosures would land me in great physical danger. Therefore they put their heads together and evolve this scheme. Call it a mad venture if you like, but if you consiaer te.e his- tory of your own country you can find wilder schemes misled and car- ried out by men who have had brains enough to be trusted with the for- tune.s of the nation. If these girls hail been less considerate for my safety—" "But," Bell broke in. eagerly, "they failed in that respect at the very outset. You must have been spot- ted instantly by the foe who has cunningly placed you in e. dangerous position, perhaps as a warning to mind your own business in futuee. And if those girls come forward to save you—and to do so they must appear in public mind you—they are bound to give away the whole thing. Mark the beautiful cunning of it. lily word, we have a foe worthy or our steel to meet," "We? Do you mean to say that your enemy and mine is a common one?" "Certainly, When I found my foe found yours." "And who may ho bo, by the same token?" "Reginald Henson, Mind you, I had no more idest of it than tho dead when I went to Longdean Grange to -night. I went there be - cease I had begun to suspect who oc- cupied the place and to try and as- certain how the Rembrandt engrav- ing got into 218 Brunswick SqUare, Miss Gates must have heard us talk- ing over the matter, and that Was why she wont to Longdean Grange to -night." "I hope she got home safe," said David. "The cabman says ho put her down >opposite the Lawns." "I hope so. "ell, I found out who the foe was. And I have a pretty good idea why he played that trick upon me. Ilo know that Enid Hon - soh and myself were engaged: he could 000 what a danger to his schemes it would be to have a man like myself in the family. Then the second Rembrandt turned up, and there Was his cliance for wiping nie off the slate. After that came the terrible family scandal between Lord Littilner and bis wife. I cannot toll yeti anything of that, beeleuse I 'Om- elet .0peak With definite authority. flat yeti could judge of the effect of it on Lady Littimer to -night." "1 ha,veeft; the faintest recollection of geeing Lady Littimer "My dear fellow, the poor lady whom yoU met as Mrs. Henson Is really Lady Latimer. Meilen is (ter Midden Mcrae, and those gide are 110 nieces. Trouble has turned the poo wonlan'e Mein. And at the bottom of the whole> mystery is Reginald Heneon, who is not only nephew on his mother's side, but is also next heir but 000 to the Littimer title At the present inoutent be Is black mailing that unhappy creature, and is manoeuvring to get the whole of her largo fortune in his llamas. Reg- inald liaison Is the man those ghee want to circumvent, and for that reason they came to you, And Ilea - son line rolled it out to a certain ex- tenteand placed you in an awkward position," "Witnese my involuntary guest and the notes and the cigar -case," David said. "I3ut does he know what I advised one of the girls—my princess of the dark room—to do?" "I don't few ho does. You see, that advice was convoyed by word of mouth, The girls dared not trust themselves to correspondence, other- wise tbey night have approactieci you in a more prosaic manner. But I confess you startled me to-nignt." "What do you mean?" "When you sent me that note. What you virtually asked me to do was to countenance murder. When I went into the sick room I .saw that Chrietiath Henson was dying. The first idea that flas.,ed across my mind was that Reginald Henson was get- ting the girl out of the way for his own purposes. My dear fellow, the whole atraoseefere literally spoke of albumen. Walker must have been blindnot to see how he was being deceived, I was about to give ins opinion pretty plainly ween your note came up to me. And there was Enid, with her whole soul in her large eyes, pleading for my silence. Lf the girl died X was accessory after and before the fact, You will ad- mit that that was a pretty fight place to put e doctor' in." "That's because you didn't ketow the facts of the case, my dear Bell." "Then perhaps you'll be so good as to enlighten me," Bell said, drily. "Certainly. That was part of my scheme. In that synopsis of the story obtained by the girls by some more or less mecnanical means, the repute death of a patient forms the crux of the tale. The idea occurred to me after reading a charge against a medical student some time ago in the 'Standard.' The man wanted to get himself out of the way; he want- ed to be considered as dead, in fact. Ily tho artful use of albumen in cer- tain doses he produced symptoms of disease which will bo quite familiar to you. He made himself so ill that his doctor naturally concluded that ho was dying. As a matter of fact, he . was dying. Had he gone on in the same way another day he would have been dead. Instead of this be drops the dosing and, going to his doctor in disguise, says that he is dead. He gets a certificate of his own demise, ansi there you are. I am not telling you fiction, but hard fact recorded in a high-class paper. The doctor gave the certificate with- out viewing the body. Well, it struck me that we had here the mak- ing of a. good story, and I vaguely outlined it for a certain editor. in may synopsis I suggested .that it was a woraare who propcised to pretend to die thus so ite to 1011 the suspicions of a villain to sleep, and thus possess herself of certain vital doe/i- ntents. My synopsis falls into cor- tain hands. The owner of those halide asks me how the thing was done. I tell her. In other words, the so-called murder that you imag- ined you had discovered to -night was the result of design. Walker will give his certificate, Reginald Henson will regard Miss Christiana as dead and buried, and she will be free to act for the honoe of the family." "But they might have employed somebody elso." "Who would have had to be told tho history of the family dishonor. So far 1 fancy I have mane the, ground quite clear. But the mystery of the eigar-case awl the notes and the poor fellow in the hospital Is still as much a mystery as ever. Wo are like two erne forces working to- gether, but at the same time under the disadvantage of working in the dark.' You can see, of course, that Don't think you are justi- fied in being laid up with a cold half the winter merely because it's the season when everybody is supposed to have colds. At first a cold may not amount to much but it is likely to hang on long enough to give you trouble if it is not stopped with Scott's Nng These colds that hang on weaken the throat and lungs and make the way easy for pneumonia, and perhaps con- sumption. It is just as well to reduce the chance as much as possible. Scott's Emulsion soothes, heals and cures a cold and does it quickly -- that's a good point to re. member, IMIVAIWWWIM 8.1th and xtwy kmhed1 CEYLON N.A.TITRAL GREEN TEA is so pure it can be drunk with impunity by confirmed dyspeptics, and to their benefit. It will displace japan tea just as "SALADA" Black is displacing all other black teas. Lead packets only. 25c and 40e per Ib. By all grocers. :90119;b19%06SWORI ON THE FARM ZSZSZ %.990ZZ9 BY PRODUCTS OF THE DAIRY. As farmers we are only upon the skirmish line of careful saving and husbanding by-products, writes Mr, 11, E. Cook, President of the NeW York Dairymen's Association, It may be because the aggregate to the irglevidual is comparatively small, and not assuming the magnitude of the large nutnufacturing. establish- ments, dues not receive the attention. The waste of manure is something startling. It is Stilt considered upon many farms a nuisance, to be hand- led and treated not as a part of the assets of the business. No man will ever reach the zenith of his farm pos- sibility untilhe sacredly guards r'- ery ounce of animal excreta as ho would the grain from the threshing floor. The waste portion of every crop lias a commercial value to the soil. Fortunately the roots and stubble cannot bo wasted—remaining to rot and furnish: organic matter and plant food for the succeeding crop. The skinenilk, buttermilk and whey from our dairy goods come in for their share of loss. Farmers seem willing to part with the full milk at a very small premium above net pric- es for butter and dices°, and fre- quently at a price not. above manufac- turing values, and so to all the by- products. Some very carefully con- ducted experiments at the "Utah ex- periment station gave the value of 100 pounds skimruilk, when fed with grain at the rate of one pound grain to three pounds skimmilk, as equal in feeding, value to 2° pounds ski - milk, as equal in feeding value to 23 pounds berley corn and middlings mixed, and when fed alone equal to 14 pounds grebe This means that skimmilk liad 08 per cent. greater feeding value when fed with grain then when fed alone. The time required to make 100 pounds gain upon Milk alone was 147 days; upon grain alone 116 days and 'mien Milk and grain combined 79 days. The Relate's did not do well or show the•tarifly condition de- sirable upon milk alone. If one will take the time to compare tho sellers of skin:milk with gluten meal, ono of the most digestible of the con- centrates, it will show a value of 17 CENTS PER 100 POUNDS when gluten meal is worth $80 per ton. Sklminilk in each 100 pounds will contain 2.9 pounds digestible 'protein and 5.9 pounds digestible carbohydrates, while the gluten meal will contain 20.8 pounds protein and 65.6 pounds carbohydrates to each 1.00 pounds; and this comparison for feeding mature aniinals that are able to digest solid food. We are able, therefore, to expect far greater value from slthrunilk when fed to young growing animals With weaker assimi- lation, This is of course saying no- thing about its manurial value, which is, to figure at its minimum wortli, 81.50 per ton, or 74 cents per 100 pounds, after Me animal has tolled it. Now let us see why farm- ers aro so slow to credit these figures. It is always what a man gets for an article that be figures on, and not whet its inherent value may be. In the first: place, skimmilk has been so oft en delivered to the patron in a condition not containing, per- haps, over half Its actual feeding value by reason of decomposing fer- ments, through contact with tanks not cleaned and receptacles at the farm which aro thoroughly coated with rt. Whi to, slimy bacterial growth dangerous to health as well as to feeding value of the milk. Again, few farmers aro so situated Vint the voiclings of pip anti calves aro all saved. All through thio oast there is a general lack of absorbents. Straw im very frequent- ly fed to cows seemingly at the time as a necessity, but really if straw was used as bedding, and the whole mess applied at once to the field, the farm would soon grow enough extra clover and the straw would not be needed, Begin, farmers, at the other end; see to it that skimmilk is fed miss sweet, and all ilin voiding saved and prices for milk foe shipment will soon be higher end the farmer who sells milk will not need to organize to fix prices. VALUE Ole WiTTE,V, Probably no farm peectuct receives the ritliculis and abuse that is heaped the awful clangor 1 stand in is as ter- eible for those poor girls." "0/ course I do. Still, we hoVe a key to moue trouble. It is a dread- fully rusty ono and will want a deal of ailing before it's -Used, but there 11 is. "Where, my dear fellow, where?" David asked, "Why, in the flue= County Hos- NULL of course. The Man may die, in wbleli Cass everything Meet be sacrificed le order to SAVO your good name, On the other hand, he may get "bettor, and than he sli1 tell Ale all abollE it," en) be Continued.); upon whey. Analysis, shows ti pounds milk sugar, 0.6 pound each of albu- mon and ash, 0.26 pound fat, and about 0.2 pound casein to each 100 pounds, under careful treatment and good, clean, pure milk to start with, When milk is out of condition the loss of fat and casein will be mater- ially Mere:led. These solids have a nutritive ratio of 1 to 6.5, merle a balanced foad. Of course, the amount of water is large, and the animal must dispose of it in order to utilize these solids. It means, therefore, a combination with grain foods for best results. Serious loss follows very rapidly after the whey leaves the vat, on account of its high sugar content, which very quickly breaks down and forms lactic acid. This change them place under the most favorable surrounding's. What must be the loss when it runs daily into a vat lined with fermentation and containing a quantity of whey from the previous day. A. clean, scalded tank will many times pay in the increased value of the food, saying nothing about the former tlanger to health. Then, again, the barrels or tanks at the farm are frequently disease breeders, and should have the same degree of cleanliness and sanitation provided at the factory. Somo recent experi- ments feeding pigs gave a net ,value to sweet whey of 10 cents per 100 pounds, and our results when pork was sold at 6 cents per pound dress- ed weight gave a net value of 7 cents pc r 100 pounds. Every- farmer who has ever fed whey will always tell of some remarkable growth upon whey, but if a second question is asked it will always be learned that it was foci soon after formation and not allowed to ferment. I expect soon to have some experience relative to pasteurization, which no doubt will be the method soon adopted to positively kill all fermentation geten.s- and so save thousands of dollars an- nually in the clioesemaking sections. Let us guard carefully the by-products of our farms, particularly those from the dairy. TO smoun,i3 wiNT:n, EGGS. To secure eggs in winter we must have for our fowls a .warm, snug house, easily kept clean, witli pro- vision for dusting; feed, water ' and exercise, writes Mrs. J. B. Williams, Fowls suffer most from cold at night. A poultry house to be warm must be close and tightly made, yet - with good ventilation, for if warm and illy ventilate, Hie fowls may be sua faceted. Ivly building for 50 fowls is 12x24 feet, divided in two parts. Ono part is used for laying and roosting; the floor in this part is of cement. The O Wei. part is used for feeding. In this part are two windows 8x5 feet, which reach from roof to floor. Those windows face the south, and provide plenty of light, and sun to warm the fowls. Tho floor is earth. We put in fecal earth every fall, which pro- vides plenty of dust for the fowls. The floor is kept covered with straw end chaff and the oftener put in clean the bettor. The whole building is cleaned every week, which keeps it free from vermin. Winter is the very time when eggs are worth the most, when liens want to ley as Much or More then at any time, and whets they are not allowed to do so by most poultry keepers. Folks think there is a great ruyster,y 'about malting liens lay in winter, There is none; anybody can do it. 'The hens will lay if you will let tfolitc.mftill and winter laying, and pul- Pullets>, not old liens, must be kept lets which. are mature enotiglil,o be - Ott laying before cold weather be- gins. To got sucli pullets, tee chicks muse be hatched in April for the huge and medium breeds. They must be kept growing right through the summer, for if they cannot be induced to lay by November goodbye to, any great profit for the :vow. My chicks hatched under hens during April, 'began laying November 18. THIe Fmn..) IS IMPORTANT. Having secured the early pullets, and Nevi -Lig placed them in wenn, light dry houses they incest be Pro- perly fed. On Very cold morittngs feed at 7 o'clock ono quart wheat to get the fowls up and to work so they will warm theinselveg. About 9 o'clock feed a warm mash of one quint been and two quarts meal, sometimes adding a little poultry food, end twice a week hotted small potatoes and meat scraps. For green toed I use apples, cabbage, In feet any vegetables 1 have on hand. At noon feed scraps from tpblo or ono quart wheat and froth meat :Scraps once a week; ab night feed three quints corn or wheat lieeted in oVen, Do not feed Much corn to lay- ing hens; it Makes eitem too fat end they tvill not lay. The grain IS ell scattered on straw and chaff in feed Mem, to keep them busy, / also give thee' a bushel Of clover hay or theft 10 intoning, they Will oat all the hoitele and leavoe. If you have never fed this ,yotl will be surprised to gee how Gm lithe like it. "Married yet, mild MIMI" "No, bUt Ibm onga.ged, and that'e as good aS Mewled. "DA beanie, if yea only Ittow 11," HT SO STIFF AS OF OLD KING EDWARD'S °QUILT CEItHe MONIES 'RELAX. Great Chenges Have Come Over Royalty's Attitude to Society. There is to be observed a distinct diminution of many of the eeserice times and formalities which were mica so strictly, observed in all social in- tercourse which the sovereign and the royal family had with the rest of the people of all wanks and classes says a London letter, In spite of the extreme simplicity, almost, it may be said, homeliness of court life in the earlier part of the Victorianreign, the sovereign &toed far more aloof from tho vai'i- 0058 classes than is the ease to -day, Foe many years only the leading monitors of the comparative-' ly small aristocracy were admitted to Anything like intimacy. The Dukes of Sutherland, Argyll, Beaufort, Rutland and a few other territorially influential peers of time realm were tho only frosts whom the sovereign and princes visited, Or INFERIOR RANII. It is within tho memory of the M- isting generation that the late Duc- hess of Cambridge felt herself unable to accept the invitation of an im- portant pear, who was also an in, timate friend, because his rank was then below that of an Earl. On the other band, tho right of. e Duke or Duchess to claim an audience M the sovereign was frequently exercised. With the enlargement of society, the code of etiquette has been sensi- bly relaxed. In former years, foe Instance, not only royal invitation% but private invitations to meet mem- bers of the royal family ranked as commands, the only invitation which was allowed to excuse and even to override teat of any royal personage being ono from the Speaker of the House of Commons issued to a member of Parliament at an enter- tainment to meet a prince or princess of the blood. FINGER BOWL CEREMONY. No one would think of leaving the party until the principal guest had retired. If a. member of the Home of Hanover were present at a dinner party, no guest would be supplied with a finger bowl in case any ar- dent Jacobite might observe the tra- dition of holding Ills glass over the bowl, as a sign of "drinking to tho King across the water." 'A, lady honored by a call from a royal personage would at once deny herself to any other caller during the visit, and anyone pitying a visit to a member of the Royal Family would not dream of rising to take leave until a, sign of gracious die - missal was given. At any hall "to meet" the heir to the throne and his consort, unless by special request, dancing would net commence until their arrival, and if any Princess took part in a round. dance no ather couple attempted to occupy the door at tho same time.' . JEWELLERY NOT ACCEPTED. Should an occasion arise for any private individual tooffer a present to any prhicess of the blood, it would be considered the height of in- decorum for the gift to take the form of any jewellery. At the opera or theatre no well-bred poem would direct an opera, glass toward tho royal box, or, however intimate, ven- ture to ask to be received during an entea, t unless specially. suirmathed. Even the envoy or reprosentatiye or royalty was forinerly treated with more ceremony than obtains to -day; at a funeral service, for instance, the court official representing the sov- ereign would invariably occupy a pow, abericsochritina:tisieleInf. into abeyance, In former military traditions have years even the junior princes and princesses were escorted to drawing - rooms and levees by detachments of Household Cavaliw. 71 is only recently that two M tho Household regiments have adopted the practice of drinking the Xing's health -at nioss, which .tlie,y elweye studiously eefraineti from tieing, as a sign that their loyalty was beyond suspicion and required no outward confirmation. It was alsoconsidered irregular for, any officer of whatever rank outside tiro royal family to lilt b,ls het in returning the salute of a guard or individual soldier; while any armed Party meeting a royal eqvippage would be ordered to form up and allot salute the Occupant. That changes in "the old order", should by some be regarded with re- gret as marking a growing laxityin the reverence paid to 1;110 throne, is only natiteal. Yet the value and sig- eificance of particular outward forint is, after till, purely relative to the ideas they are meant to convoy. A $50,000 DESK. Ono of the exhibits in the 0 Louie World's Fair is a. rolleiattie desk, on which alt American cabinet- maker hos labored daily for fOur years and three months. It is ins laid with thousands of dollars' worth Of pearl button Weeks, which . wore all shaped and polished by hand. All sizes of Weeks W0.1'0 U.S6d, and they cover the desk, both inside and out. It Is 601n. long, 30in. deep, 541n. heel>, and has fifty -throe LIM% ors. The wood used in tho Con, etructioo of the desk and chair wince accompanies it is black walnut, ane/ with the pearl tletheations ofTeee striking contraet. , 71 bolt more than two years to find a hell that would inalto the keyhole piece. Tito maker velum the desk et 550,000, NOBODY.' Who is wise? Ito that letiells frore ovary one, Who is powerful? kle that geverna his paosions. • Who Is rich? He that le tottthebe Who is lata0 Nobody,--Renjamld trrankliit. Ile—"ITer !inert id it peril it glum, She—"Try a diamond Oa it.4. a 5.