The Brussels Post, 1892-5-20, Page 66
AGRICULTURAL.
prevent the seed from beemoing covered by
i the crumbling ng sail t or 1111 early drought
t may bo fatal to the puzzle elovon Farmers
The Travelling Pair , who are familiar with the. awns will decide
y whether to adopt this mode of seeding of to
Many of onr readers who are in use a later mode of harrowing.
tereste•d in agricultural affairs Will probaCovering the seed by harrowing prevents
emendate hearing last year theworka part from growing by hnrying duo neap,
being done by the travelling dairy in varlons but the lose of seed in this way to less than
parte of the province, when Pref. Dona, of ninny suppose, It is true that clover seed
the Agrieultnrai College, Recomputed by will mot grow if buried aver an Melt with
two assistants, Meal a. Panner and 'ulnen,
having a complete anttit of but ter -making
and ulillt•tosung utensils, roads a tour
through parts of the province, with at view
to bringing pt'.actiaolly before the eyes of the
farmers the beat and utast eeouotnical
methods 0t making bettor 8111 of testing
milk ; also to it cuss matters appertaining
to de cry farming.
When the dw.,tywas first sem out in Imo.
last, it ens d,l4ls01 ui:otber it would prove
a success. However, the neat ter of art g-
ing meetiilg9 was intimated to President
U ills, of the Agrivolaual College, who
spared no peius to have everything arranged
as it shout,' be. Tho result 1RL5 tho expert.
went proved successful beyond expectation.
During J l+ly and August Prof. Dean and his
two as:detente travelled through four
counties --York, Ontario, Simcoe and Dur-
ham—and held meetings at various points
as arranged beforehand. Cream was taken
to these meetings and butter made one put
up in the neatest style passible. Samples
of milk from individual cows or front herds
were brought to bo tested, lectures wore
delivered em batter -making, the breeding,
feeding end emre of dairy crude, the come
position and handling of milk and such sub-
jects bearing OA dairying, These meetings,
with one or two exceptions, were well at-
tended, the number of people ranging from
30 up to 300. During September 10 of the
leading fall fairs were visited, and in Octo-
ber 13 meetings (including three fairs)
were held in Iieeex county.
It was not intended, when this ,fairy was
first sent out, that It should in any way
compete with the creameries and cheese
factories throughout the province. On the
other hand it was desired to favor the es•
tablishment of butter and cheese factories
as far as possible, for iG was realized that
to develop a profitable trade in dairy pro-
ducts they shnuld have to be made in face
torise, where large quantities of a fine std
uniform pro Met could be made. Tl.e ob-
ject was to assist farmers and their wives
to make gond butter for their own use, and
for the local markets ; or, supposing they
patronized a creamery or cheese factory, to
help them to improve their dairy cows and
to employ intelligence iu feeding, se that
they could produce large 111101433es of rich
milk at the least possible cost. By thea
means the factories, indirectly, would be
benefited.
Owing to the largo number of applications
for the dairy to visit certain sections of the
province, it has heel deemed advisable to
ooatintio it for another year but on en en-
larged scale. A sum or money was voted
for this purpose at the last session of the
Legislature ; it was then decided to send
out two separate deputations, one to
go east and the other west. It was also
decided to purchase two teams and waggons
with whie.h to carry the apparatus from
place to place. By this 111014115 much more
thorough work con be done.
Arrangements have already been made by
President Mills kr a large number of meet-
ings. One deputation will be in charge of W.
J, Palmer, B.S.A. Mr. Palmer, a graduate
of the Agricultural College, assisted Prof.
Dean last year in his travelling dairy work.
He has lately been attending the fatuous
dairy school at Madison, Wisconsin, and
visiting some of the large "centrifugal"
creameries in Illinois. He will be assisted
by Mr. John MoTa\•ish, of Seaforth, who
has had a large experience in practical but-
ter miming. During the last three years he
has managed the Londeshoro' creamery,
owned by Mr. John Hannah, of Seatorth.
This deputation will start from Gananogne,
in Leeds county, on May 2, with a team
and complete outfit Tire first ,noting will
be held at Seeley's Bay on Tuesday, May 0,
at 2 p.m. From there they will proceed tJ
Iligin on May 4, and so on until the county
is well covered. About 21 meetings will be
held in this county. Dr. Preston, M. P. P.,
of Newborn', and Mr. Freeman Button,
secretary of the Farmers' Institute, are
making the necessary arrangemen ts. When
meetings in this county are finished. The
deputation will move down through Gren•
ville, Dundee, Stormont, Glengarry, and
backwest through the northern counties.
About five meetings will be held per week.
The second deputation will be in charge
of Y. B. Linfield, 13.S.A. Mr. Linfinid is
also a graduate of the Agricultural College.
He attended the J4adison Dairy School dor.
ing part of the winter, and has lately been
working in Prof. Robertson's experimental
creamery near Woodstock. He will be as-
sisted by Mr. James Hume, of Ayton, but•
ter maker, who has had a large experience
in practiced work. This deputation will
start in Wentworth county with a similar
ottttit. Their first meeting will beatFreel-
ton on Wednesday, May 4, at 2p, m. ; they
will thea go to Waterdown on the 3111 Inst.
and on to other places throughout the
county, after which they will pass through
Lincoln, Welland, Monok, Halclinaud and
Oxford.
With the exception of teams and waggons
the outfit is nearly similar to that of last.
year, consisting of an eight bottle Babcock
milk tester, a No. 3 Daisy churn, a lever
butter maker, cream can, milk setting ther-
mometers and other utensils necessary to
make good butter. About three gallons of
cream and some ice will be required at each
meeting. Theee are arranged for ahuod and
are supplied by some pereon near at hand,
who, after the meeting is over, gets the
butter in return for his cream,
Everybody should attend who can possi-
bly do so. There should be no excuse now-
adays for the farmer who keeps in the old
rubs of 30 or 40 years ego. The man who is
alive and eager and grasps every opportun-
ity to gain knowledge bearing on agricul-
ture, et en supposing lie may know alt about
his business, is the man who will get on.
Not only the farmer, but the storekeeper,
the cheese factory man, the creamery man,
all are interested and all ehould attend.
Sowing Clover Seed.
Of the different modes of seeding with
clover, the mob successful one, when the
conditions are favorable, is to scatter the
seed over a surface whieh hae been finely
pulverized and not crusted, the sowing
being dote very early in tho epring. The
crumbling of the Neil after anight's freezing
partly or wholly covers the seed, none of
which are binged so docp as to prevent ger.
urination. With spring reins enough to
keep the surface moist, nearly all will
grow; and with the ground thee clothed
with the green Drop of the young plants,
the whole preeente an interesting sight to
bile farmer,
Bet in most oases all the required condi.
'liens for 8000055 with this lno40 of needing
carrot be depended on, The soil •♦veil
Jetted the previous autunm may have he.
come en crusted by an open winter as to
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A WAIF OF THE SEA ;
OR, .1, STRANGE REUNION,
The coastguard station of \\'hftenose Wan
shrended in a th{alt dark November fug,
which seemed to roll up the deep face of the
Mill's from the Channel belowao if sent Up
by tet waves tial beat with 7a sullen Pinar on
the reeky shore. Thicker and thicker
soil ut' :un iueh and n belt win h a light
loomed. the fog over the few ionises and
heavy bnlldiugo of the station, slits♦ the only
one, \I'ilhalighth;lrrow•,,rwith+tsue,utit- h;aLitnlian fnrruilesarouud.'pheconstgttattl
ung hartnty, not mare flora halt the seed ihtd all t t rned out au the anxious duty of
will be herial too deep, and ut,1 1 not more 1110ng o.1' any vessels which might bo de.
than a third; and if the surf •co 1104.3 been teeter' sailing too close to the shore.
well pnitet'ieee all flas rest wi{1 clow, ButWhiten.se is a t'oastgaard station on the
with 11' he"'Y 101,11' ;ted with 81111111Y hold Dorset coast, a little to the east of the town
0110045 151151 to he capoeed, nod here t 140 0i 1ovm n. The coast here is p
artan-
uth many other farm ,PlTuiuu.) thorough larly dangerous, the cliffs rising almost per.
ptrpnftatiou is essential pendieuinrly to a vast height from the sleep
An e•eteneto of the 1111quantityof Feel re•
eaters of the English C'Itanno. which 11110,,,qu{red may show the t' ere38dtages of harrow- ed vessele to sail along in apparent safety
{ug. A peck of clover seed will he enough until they struck with a shivering shook on
for an three, std will coat 51.50. (Inc -bolt
the cruel rucks tt'one winch escape was hope•
of it will hu lust by Dover in'r it too deep writt less. :lir. Halstead, the officer in commend
the hammy : the alter half will all draw' of the station, paced anxiously to and fro on
The whole lass is only 75 cents in seed fon Lho narrow pathway in front of the look.
the acre, and ;t is better to 0011x11010 it in out. Now and again he stopped and strafe•
this way than to risk or lose the whole atop ed his attention seawards, but as no sound
by the more uncertain method, k ac
b
e cambut the dull thud of the waves,
A light dressing with line manure after hhe 18resumed hla walk.
the last plowing fn preparing r' a ground Idella thea I is that you, Lucy ?"
will insure a more certain grow 4 and bet- palled tor. Halstead, es a slight Lugircy
ter crop, and it itis to follow wiutet' wheat
this w 11 be greatly benefited by running fig" ryes ?'°I unco'h°dwlasut. response.
over it with the elatt-tooth harrow, when
the wheat is a few inches high, and the pm- " Whatever do you want out a night like
iteration for the clover crop greatly improv- We ?" he remarked,
etl. In experiments performed Lythe writer "l can't bear to stay in all alone, uncle.
these harrowings were given the whcnt in Let me walk beside you, lin well muffled
mining, and at the last ]farrowing, when the up and I shan't catch cold,"
wheat was a foot high, the clover seed tv08 " \Vel1, well, have your own way, dear,
sown, was well and thinly covered, and as you always will. Take my arm and keep
after the harvesting of the wheat presented Your ears open. They're sharper than
a dense and copious crop, In sowing the mine."
wheat a smaller g':nntiLy of seed was creed The couple had only gone a few yards
than usual, so ae net to shade too heavily when Lucy came to dead stop and stood
the young clover pleats. This thin seeding listening.
and the harrowleg was followed with a /lis- `' '1 hero, uncle, listen 1 \V hat was that ?
fleetly increased growth of the wheat and I beard voices. They seemed to 001110 from
the lengthened heeds of grain. right under tho cliff?"
` No, no, Lucy. You're mistaken, Pm
When we Shall be Satiefi_ 1, sure," said Mr. Halstead, after listening
awhile. He was about to resume his walk
"Iona]] be satisfied when I 0,WF ke in thy when the girl cried excitedly, "Hush, bush,
likeness."—Psalms, xxxvii, 14, uncle, I'm sure I heard the sounds again.
There is a restless, eiseatistiel condition I can hoar singing—a bend playing, or some
of mind found in many men that antonnts sort of muoie—itsonnds like "Home, sweet
to the most childish peevishness, and (le- home " they're playing and singing.
serves only condemnation. Lilco certain Mr. Halstead thought he heard something
children of whom Christ spoke in ids day, this time, andnervously clutching the rail -
nothing pleases, nothing satisfies. If you ing that ran along the cliff, he listened in -
pipe they will not dance, if you mourn ;ALAI),
they will not lament. John the Baptist is " Good God I Lucy, I hear it naw, the
too stern for them and Jesus is not stern vessel's close in shore, another few minutes
enough. Itis (litlieult to do anything with and ahe'Ilbe on the Locke,
such people, and they have not much glad- Without another word he clashed off to
111100 or strength in their own hearts. Vary the look out gun room and reappeared with
mach of the restless, discontented spirit of amusket. Again he made sure of the sounds,
these days arises from pare thoughtless03. and then discharged his gun, shouting in
ingratitude. We Underestimate the com-
mon
stentorian roues ; "Alloy, ahoy there ;ship
mon good of life, we are blind to the ex- aha 1"
haustlesa sources of blessing that abound on Then he paused and listened till clear,
every hand, and we go (1 h amu all the day though milled by the fog come the answer.
about the monotony and hem -drum of life, in
asking the foolish and childish question : g eat', " Aye, 0.35-"
" Is life worth living?" This whole quos- Fainter and fainter name the sounds, and
tion is a wide and deep one. Ungrateful ?Sr. Halstead knew the vessel was bearing
discontent is unmanly, but as a natter of out to seae
fact we are ae constituted that we eau not With a breath of relief he turned to Lucy.
be satisfied very easily. A shallow vessel "Ah, my dear," he exclaimed, while a tear
may soon be filled but the deeper the triukled Clown his cheek and snowy beard,
vessel the 11101n it holds. The passing, glistening in the lamp -light of the lookout
the evanescent, the superficial may charm —" Lucy, 103 dear, my dull old ears would
for a 80000n, but a passing delight never have heard the vessel corning on until
is very different from a condition of too late. God only knows how many souls
calm, complete satisfaction Things that you've sevedfrom aterrible death to -night."
ere less time ocrselves, that are short- "Don't praise me for it, ,ucle; if you
had not been here' should have been useless
satisfy. than ourselves,(4odIra can ureally —I did not know whet the sounds meant."
satisfy. In tine, (sod Has needs us and He
only can fill up to brimming fullness the "I know only too well, my girl. The
chalice of life His own divine hand has ship's baud playing 'Homo, Sw0ee Home I'
wrought. Here, amid the limitations of hetes it must have been ono of the big
time and the limitations inseparable front liners—probably homeward bound. No
0111 mortal conditions, we oat not be sates- tvmuler they were singing the old song ; but
tied. Tho very fact that there is an undying if they had gone on these rocks, many a one
thirst of sold in ratan, a ceaseless Imngering of them would never have seen their homes
after God, is one of the surest proofs of His again'"
immortality. We ere nut sttfaied here ; The fog appeared to benow lifting sonde -
howsoever large the house we lite in, or the what, and, trembling from the reaction,
richness of the clothes we wear, or she Mr, Hel5tead returned wits Lucy to the
sumptuous fare on which we daily dine, uottage, calling one of the amen to take up
Indeed, the more we have of material things itis watch duty.
the less we are satisfied ; and, like the The kitchen looked cheerfully inviting
daughters of the horse-leeoli, forever cry- after the damp fog outside. A bright fire
ing, " Give ! Give 1" Is there any hope was burning, and its blaze lighted up the
that we shall ever be satisfied ? Israel's room with a ruddy glow, winch glinted on
glorious psalmist answers this que5Liom, many a polished surface, and showed the
We shall be satisfied when we awake with Perfect cleanliness and brightness of all
God. God only can supply the need of around. Lucy turned up the lamp and re -
those his hands have made. What a bright mated a small table near the firesicle, cover.
light David throws upon our dreams of ed with a snow-white cloth, on which was
the life to oon10 1 Waking up after the spread a frugal evening meal.
sleep of death into a life with God and a Lucy could best be described as a nice,
likeness to God. In that and in that alone sensible girl, who looked from twenty to
there will be for the soul perfect satisfaction twenty-two years of age, not handsome in
Hearse Bushnell speaks of " to soul's in. the common acceptance of the tern), but
creasing capacity for (God." We have but with a reserved and capable fare.
to carry each a thought to its legitimate After snppor, lir. Halstenr, as was his
issue, told what a glorious hope rises baler e wont reached down 1115 loug clay "church -
us 1 To awake in the lilconese of God 1 warden," and meditatively filled it, while
Tian we shall sot' and hear and know, Limy stat on a hassock at his feet and gazed
lll we ll&AIl•4d and longed below •nd every power fled sweet employ vacantly at the fire, expecting her uncle to
A
in that eternal world of joy. start the conversation. On these oocasious
he often related to her stirring stories of the
sea, which Luoy was never tired of hearing,
Precaution Against Premature Burial. " What are you going to tell ole about to -
Ie Munich the body of the deceased is night, Uncle?" she asked.
taken almost immediately to the cemetery, ' Well, I alis just thinking," he said re.
where titers is a chamber of death for its fleetively, mettle stroked his stand lovingly
reception. A row of windows loot: hi upon ver her head. "Iwai just thinking," ho
the many couches, and almost every 11011 repeated, That ib s now nigh twenty
there are anxious faces peering in through years ago since I first set eyes on you, and
those windows at the bodies that aro laid in there is a bit of a story about your coming
state side by sido until the hour of burial• to live with me,"
Eaoh body is dressed in its best, There are Do tell me all about it uncle, I should
those who ere borne to the exhibition hall like to hear about my father and mother.
in bridal robes. Some are attired tastefully ber 18 too young
who theyLucydied to rontem-
and conte gaudily, for it is thought that
their bodies may yet breathe again, and "I've kept it secret these nineteen years "Bh llwhat? Why, of course, you're Bob.
every precaution is taken to make this or so, but it's right you should know it What an old fool I'm getting not to know
awakening as agreeable as possible. These now. Nineteen years ago," continued Mr, you at first sight. Well, there," warmly
are ♦vires attached to the hands or breast, Halstead, " I was stationed at l',asttown, a grasping his brother's hand, "I've never felt
so that the least motion will communicate small place on the noreast coast and we so jolly in all my life,"
with an alarm bell, and at this strange sum. had a terrific storm one week in November. They vied to gab the most information out
mons the watchmen are prepared to rush I think it wee the Wednesday night when of eaoh other in the shortest space of time.
to the assistance of the poor soul that has the storm had reached its height, and the " Well, now Bob, you must bo hungry.
not yet escaped the trials of tine life, bet men of the neighboring village were all on Come along to my little cottage, and Lucy
is delivered up to a now suffering and a the beach watching for wrecks and wreak. will give you a hearty welcome,"
soeond death, Tradition says that once or age. It was very unlikely that any vessel "Rightyou aro, Jack. I'll go with yott,
twice rho bell has rung, and the watchers would go ashore there if it could poo- By the way, who's Luoy you mentionedjust
arrived in terror to bear away the half•cou- eihly bo helped, for the treacherous nature now? Little wife, eh1 Jack? Married?
scious body ere it had knowledge of its of the coast was well known, and always Happymaul" exclaimed Bob giving his bro.
gloomy surroundings. In Austria somewhat given a wide berth, but the villagers well then a dig ie the ribs which almost took his
similar preeaubions are adopted. In Russia know that a good deal of wreckage would breath away.
end Holland the corpse is vat buried until be washed up, and it was treasure trove "No, Bob. Worse luck, I lost etny dear
eight or ten days after death ; during this to them, Towarde morning the storm had wife nigh ton years ago; but Lnnys helped
period the priest visits it and sprinldos the abated and left the beach strewn with all me through; she's a dear lass. She passes
body with holy water, The marl is only menet, of things, either washed overboard as my niece, tough sho's not that exactly;
finally nailed down at the grave after the from passing vowels, or from others which y'soe I 'adopted her. It came about in this
relatives have satisfied themselves that the had gone to pieces in the neighborhood. way d'yesec."
person is dead. According to reeentcxperi While the people were searching they came In garrulous sailor -pinto fashion Jack
melts the microphone is likely to prove a across a little child of about a 'couple of Halstead related the story of the finding of
valuable instrument in nettling whether years old lashed to a lifebuoy, on which Leos, as they walked towards the cottage.
death has actually 000ured or not, Any was painted " S. S. Seabird." The little So absorbed wits ho in its relation that he
movement of the heart would be infallibly ale just showing signs of life, was taken to slid not notice how strangely it affected his.
detooterl, however faint, and if the wimp., the nearest house end was brought round brother. Bob was staring vacantly soawarde
Ilona could not register any heart movement almost by a miracle, it seemed to us: Lucy, and big Mare were trickling down his weath-
death must have taken place. my dear, you were that baby,, end you were or beaten cheeks,
estoken to my house. My dear' wire that's At the sight of Bob's emotion Jaelt$t:ead
If people do not respect you it is became° now dead ant gone tended you, and in •' specify' surprise, " Ah 11)ob, I: don't
you do not respect yourself, brought you up as if you were her own, a\' 4 'oryostarttllobriny-1've often thought
had tic children, and as you grow up, ye , mud it maim 1110 drop a tear myself.
It is rmnorod in Berlin that the soman were like a ray of 00118111110 in our live., I s, ' . ,t the girl's mother might be alive,
(laughter of the Duke of Edinburgh is be. 1 Yes, Lucy, that was you, and I'm not roe. nay, -c her father, anti----•"
trebled to the Urand Duke of Nesse. , uncle at all, except that I love you as I " flay no more, ,holt," bursb out Bob in a
dearly as ever an 11111114 could love a sweat husky voioe. ",dealt, my had, it's junt my
girl liIto you," story. 14)44'0 toy child, I'm euro of it, and
" cm uncle. --'•I must always fall you ec--- I've been trying to Bare her, living or dead,
how stihllge it all 00rnts. 1 dont know all Glom years. Ah 1 Jack, if we were not
what to 11111111 of it.. Bet it will make no brothers, we'd feel as beetle•e now. You've
dillbrenee iu my love for you, In fact I saved le • child lad, andyou'ved0nbly saved
shall love yon all the Irene, bemuse you my lire'1 Von sn1'ed time in the fn' fn the
have eared for nu) all Lheso years. 11')411• ; ehnnuel, nml now you've saved nm going
ever' 1 11111, 1 Will acve1' leave you." 1 sorrowing to the greet', n breketrhe teed
"God hee,e yeti, !miry 1" fervently es' loan."
claimed the 1,1,1 man, " Do yon know, I've j They sat end grasped each 01111 r'5 1:0,10,
been afraid that. if 1 lo],) you t 1 you eron1,1 too full of thankfulness to steak Brothers
gut 1.01110,11 1i, red lsnls Ilan your head, and indeed hey felt at that 1110111,01G, 1411 bonntl
tva,tt to learn nun 111 order to lindout whether , by greater tie): than evermore bleml t01tteet-
your temente a oro rich, and so on, just as ship could give thein,
they do f,t the story books." a „ «
" No, 1111 uncle ! so lenges yen live'1 re• If >..,1
w t hearts wet•( those 0 Mine Bob
Yf It and 1 0
t
main at your side \ ' '
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1 11 ti t speak o f t
this J
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In. „
1 0111 I ns
I a aha sea at
ha fireside14,1LF
la t e
Yh
a, t ,
am anlallthinktt0s t r
1 7 n t
again, u u Fye u, tan if 111)41 cottage at \\'hi4nnnx0, with Lucy be.
had never known it. You have been very, tit sun thorn, Iuul, o 0tory, fought life's bat -
very gond tooto and 1ane happy, What ties over•a tin. Bob 1falsteadtole his broth.
elae can 1 want?" e' and Lucy how, when rho "Seabit•d"
There'sonethiegthattr•oublesnhe, Lucy'. foundered in the storm, he clung to a Heat,
What if your father or mother, nr both, are in' hatchwayand ' • •I 1 1
ing trndiu' vessel ottCNartl bound v' South
still alive? llo\v they must have sorrowed 6 t r was
plc .e. up t a pass•
6 f r 11th
for you; If I could be sure they were not America, and not calling at ally English
port, he wtan 110un1 10 undertake the whole
voyage. \\'hen ho roiurnodl he would find no
trace aid hear no word of any other person
being rescued from the " Seabird" and eon.
elided that all had been lost. He then en•
ftit01 lvneld feel happy to see you for ever
at my side."
They sat mud eon'orsed together till pre-
sently the old Mall 030111i111011, "Why, blase
me, Lucy, it's nigh midnight. We've been
sitting talking and talking here, when you gaged himself on a merchantveesol, and had
ought to have been in your bed long ego, ewer since spent his life at sea, rising to his
Now turn in, and may ye have pleasant present position. Ho had saved enough
dredomed u Depend 011 1t everything will be Money to retire upon, and decided to spend
pat turn out right in the end. hie rontaisin des user his —IroLhand
Good -night! I'll just trot round and nae g Y
that all's square,'
Mr. Halstead walked over to the loolt-out
and found the fog had cleave 1 off, leaving e
LA BiI8IONES.
The Epping Sparrow Club, of which Sir
1T 141e1w111 Ibbetso , M. l'„ fs president, hue
been in eeisitnee four menthe, and during
that tion. ' 1
11111 1Ls uuhmbnrs have destraye'I (i, l0U
sparrows,
I'aulek. Fealty, a policeman, stationed at
Ifroadfe'dl, 111111 \a\t'eaatl!, \Vast of Indent"
shot bfurrelf demi rut Monday eight with
his rill', the muzzle ul which he placed to
his mouth, I/weaned lout 0(0i • I year's
service,
'rite b�'" r'- Stettin,
r•
ti u„leua,nfbnnn$tgllie•
braid), stook on 1iuruhau Fiats at silt
o'• o
tl tit 011 \Inud• ' d knocked
,t morning, tit •• at
J
11 1
over ou v e
herr beam m d+ 'IYu) cu tit ill was
saved by 1110 Iifebo1L0 Irmo the vessel's mast,
but seven of the crew were /h'owned.
'llie Rev. T, Pelham Dale, motor, Sans-
tha'opo, Lierolnsllire, died soddenly on
Tuesday fl'on heart disenee, aged 71, The
deceased gentleman (11)100,1 considerable ex.
!Amnon♦ fn London 12 years ago by his
Ritnnlistio practices, and the proceedings
which followed.
Two hundred and fifty dollars have leen
offered by the l'eaoo and Arbitration As
aociation 145 a prize for the best model ahep
ter on peace and war, suitable to be ineor
pointed in elementlevy readers,
Bel•enie Ceetle, buil4utore them a century
ago by the emend 15ar1 of Fife, hes been
Lucy, wino was as happy as a bird.
[sold for a dnsl,iliery.
The Vegetarian Federal Union, from its
headquarters in Loudon announces the dis-
A Oonfliot of Authority. covert' of the thistle its an article of food
far man as well as beast, If boiled they
aro " like delicate turnip tops, and may be
eaten like spinach on toast, with poached
or fried eggs, and with a little olive oil
or mixed with cream."
The London Poet -Office received by parcel
post from Egypt four lively young align -
tors. Their temporary hones ems m wood.
en box, ctrl of which proceeded mysterious
sounds that raised in the minds of the Post.
Unice people visions of Mental machines
and dynatnite. When the parcel was open
ed the aligators were frisky and hungry.
At present they aro detained in the Dead
Letter 011ice until their fate is decided.
beautiful moonlight nights When he got "If 310 hail a house of forty-seven rooms,
back to the cottage ho filled his pipe and , Lobelia," said Mr. eleSwat, setting down
smoked reflectively till the fire had almost his coffee -cup with ammo emphasis and pais•
died out unheeded. ing his voice, "I shouldn't kicks against
" Yes, I must do it," he muttered, as he your tilling a few of them with gewgaws
ab last rose and knocked the ashes out of and jimoracks and curios, bot I do object,
his pipe ; " it's my duty to the girl to find madam, to your making a Japanese bazaar
out whether her parents are living of
dead."
* * 44 1 4
Not many clays later, and before Mr.
Halstead had had an opportunity of carry
ing out his resolution to prnseoute enquiries
of theMcSw'at family dwelling."
" Simply because I Want to got a 81:1511
cabinet,' replied Mrs. Metwat, "to hold a
few antiques presented to mu by friends—"
"1Vhen you have two old bureau and a
hair trunk anda chest fell of Revolutionary
into Lucy's identity, a stranger appeared; relms, a mahogauy wardrobe filled with In-
aG the coastguard statism, enquiring for Mr. , dian costumes, a case of old English books
Halstead. The visitor was a tall burly' fele I that no Inail alive can read, and a box of
low, evidently a sea -faring man, whose I clrieli bugs and insects already, and no place
deeply browned face betokened a long ' to put half of them except the library 1"
mimeo of travel In tropical climes. "You seem to find room about the house
Mr. Halstead received hint as a stranger, Billingor, for a oollaction of horrid old{
yet with a vague impression that his face meerschaum pipes end rank old antoklee•
was faniler, old he thought the mac seem•' jackets, anyhow,"
"But I can't walk abort the house at
night without stumbling over a box of horn-
ed frogs or knocking down a eabi101 of
desiccated butte' -Ilius or jenining my head
into one of your priceless hornet 00818."
I3illinger MiSwat, you 4.11030 as 3)011 as
I do that you can afford to build all addi-
tion to this house if there 15(1'4 room in it
for all our things,"
•' \Vhat is the nee of building an addition
if you expect to fill it with entograph albums
and stuped lizards end things?"
" You can save a corner in it, you lcnow
for your old boots, dear. 1 can't walk
idiom the house in the dark without stumbl-
ing over a pair or two, or go down cellar
without touching something and bringing
down a shower of them on my head."
" But see here—"
"And your all hats end canes, lore; you
know yam need more room for those, They
would bo of 110 value to me as curios, but it
is not for the to question your taste in pre.
serving thorn. They may be of interest to
posterity."
Clearly this would not do, The discus•
sion was becomingirrelovact, Mr. Mc0wat
rose with dignity and put on his hat.
"Lobelia," ho said, with his hand on the
door -knob, "ms the head of this fitfully I
shall insist hereafter on my rights. If you
are going to turn this house into a World's
Columbian Exposition," he added, in the
stately manner of a great man announcing
at eltimatinm, "I shall assume the office of
director-general."
" And in the meantime, Billioger," said
his wife, sweetly, " I shell continue right
along to act as lady manager. Good-bye,
dear. Bring 50m0 porterhouse steak .for
dinner."
ed to avoid Itis sentiny.
" For the present," said the visitor, " I
cannot give you my name, bntI have some-
thing to tell you which will 5110W that I
cone as a friend. Let us sit down here on
this bench, and I will tell you all shoat
ie"
" Very well, let's hear it then," said 11Ir.
Halstead, a little petulantly, disliking the
mysterious way his visitor was approaching
the subject.
+ I'm first mato of the Australian liner
Greyhound,'" proceeded the stranger.
" We were coming tip the Channel last
week, bound frotn Melbourne to London.
We'd called at Plymouth, and were work.
ing our way along to Southampton. Foggy
weather came on, and we had to fuel our
tray along the shore. No lights had been
seen, and at about ten o'clock on Thursday
night. I suppose we'd bo somewhere near
Portland Bill. The passengers were
listening to the music of the band play-
ing
lay
ing on board, and when it struck up 'Horne,
sweet hone' we all joined in with a hearty
good will. Suddenly we heard a gun go off,
and the captain ordering the band to stop
playing, we heard iL loan's voice hailing us.
He seemed to be eat more than a hundred
yards away, and when we hailed him back
we heard him call, 'Land ahoy! Danger
ahoy! Bear away!' I guess wt' 111051 have
been as close to the cliffs as we could got,
and in another minute we should have been
on the 100)15. Anyhow, w0 reversed and
stood out to sea. When the fog cleared off
and daylight came, we were off St. Alban's
Head,'
"Goocl Lord!" gasped Mr, Halstead, " it
mast be the same. Why, mato, it happen-
ed at my station. I was on tie lookout
here, and we heard voices from a ship oloso
on shore, I ran and got my gun and fired
it. I hailed you, and you answered. Then
I heard you bearing awayl"
"Yes, I know,' calmly remarked Mr.
Halstead's oonparion; "theirs why I carte
here, I gathered as much at \Veymouth.
But now comes the pleasantest part of my
business with you. The passengers subscrib-
ed a purse of about ;125 to be given to the
man who warned the vessel off, if he could
be found. As 1 had o0oasion to come down
this way myself, I promised to make en.
quiries. The owners have the money, and
have put another £25 to it. I have only to
write to them and get the mousy sent to
you."
"I an not in want of the money," said
Mr. Halstead, bluntly; "it was only my
duty to warn the vossel ofi: I'll give the
money to Lucy, though. She heard the
vessel first, and she ought to have the re-
ward."
"Well, anyway give me your land, Mr.
Halstead. I have to thank you for saving
my own life with the rest."
Mr. Halstead wrung the extended hand
warmly, and as he looked into the man's
face again the recollection of its faniliarity
flashed morose his mind, prompting hien to
remind his visitor that he had not yet given
his name.
"Well, I'm rather surprised you havon'b
guessed it already," was the reply, an amus-
ed smile lighting up the visitor's face. "
suppose you have forgotten your long lost
brother Bob ?
"A Baby—Only."
We name it in a busy street,
Where hurried footsteps comp and go,
A long while streamer which the wind
Caught up and wafted to and fro;
1vly friend looked bn.olc, than lightly said,
11'ls only someone's baby, dead."
"A baby, only" At rho words,
Swirefronl the city's ceaseless din
My thoughts stole to that saddened home.
And to the silent guest within:
The little oidld then pltrwing by
Thought'twas no pity thus to die
I seemed to sac rho darkened room,
The 114110 w03e11 font w fair,
The little dimpled hand so sti11,
The Bort, light rings of sunny hair,
The tender month that met tho kiss •
Of Death with such a smile of bliss!
'Twat' only "501110 one's lathy," but
All, 11101 the empty, empty nest!
Alone! the longingg arms entata'etchedl
All, mol the 1011015. mother's breast,
The faded lopes, the toys now Plod
Because of "souse ones baby, deadi"
For to "soma ono" I know the world
Was for thebaby's birth;
And forr"HOMO ono" the light; went out •
W lion fled rho stainless soul from earth.
Yet these, the careless words, he said:
Tie only 00010 one's baby, deadl"
But to that baby soul itself.
If "seine one knew what bliss is given,
To take but one sweet stip or earth,
Then tail asloop to wake in I3oaven:
To come mud eo, like 0ammer s breath,
And smile alike on Life and Death!
—4.000nl Housekeeping.
How to Grow Tomatoes.
"Because the generous nature of tide to.
matoes yields bountifully with seemingly
little Dare and attention, the general inn.
pression prevails," says Mr. 0. L. Allen,
' that the plant requires but little attention.
This is e, sad m{etake, for there is not a
vegetable in the garden that is so gross a
feeder, nor one that so readily pays for all
the food and care given as the tomato. To
grow it to the greatest perfection, rho hills
should bo dug out to the depth of tem and a
half feet ; at the bottom there should be ft
half bushel of well -rotted manure; above
this let the soil bo an equal mixture of loam
and manure thoroughly mixed. Tho hills
should be at least six feet apart. Let the
situation be open, warm, airy. When the
fruit begine to set mulch witli clean straw
or very small brush, Under these conditions
six plants will furnish sufficient tomatoes
for it family of twelve Iiersons. Whatever
variety may bo planted in thio manner, the'
result will show 0pecimen5 for size, smooth.
nog, end 00o:dont proportion, unknown to
rhe variety when grown in the ordinary
manner,"
To Avoid °Mistakes,
"John, how much whisky ditf you take
for your grip last night?"
"A pint and a half."
" What
"Yes yon sea, if I had only Lakon a
pint my 0toma0h might have miatakon my.
tnctive, I wanted to impress on it rho fact)
that this was medicine,"
A gentlemen writes from Australia that
there is a groat chance for shorthand writers
111 that muntay. A while ego an examina-
tion wags held in Melbourne for shortlmaud
writers in the courts. Out of thirteen only
six
passed the test of 1344 words a minute,
and fewer 81111 the test of 110. Sir John
Thurston, who had tried to engage a steno-
grapher for correspondence, 014.11ng ;'1,000
a year and hoard, cern Mined that most of
the applicants waw unable either to write
rapidly or to rend their notes afterward.
A most. panttnl sensation was caused in
Swanage on el0ndey by a fatal boating
aemident by which three people were drown-
ed. It appen rs that a party of five persons,
eontprisilig three men, ft young woman, and
a boy, hired as boat in the alternoon, and
after being out in Swanage Bay some little
tinge the boat tens observed to turn over,
throwing the occupants into the water.
Those drowned are John Slade, a married
:nen, who leaves a wife and fun' children ;
a young man named George lastors, his
sweetheart named Alice Welsh. The body
of the latter was found floating by the side
of time boat, /'Torbert Smith and John Slade,
the latter a son of the deceased mean Slade,
were rescued and removed to time Cottage
Hospital, where they were attended to by
Dr. Delamottee
A Kirkby Stephen correspondent tele-
graphs Tho dead body of a man, wasted
to a skeleton, erns found ou Sunday at Hung
Neck, a mountain pass on the Pennine Hills,
well known to tourists. The remains are
supposed to bo those of 90010 traveller
caught in a 54,0)111 early ]est winter, mud
whose body lay buried mail the snow' .,0111-
mcn:od to thaw with the spring.
1, few weeks ago 13ritish troupe north of
Cashmere trounced severely the Henze and
Hegar tribes, freebooters of that mountain
region, whose conduct had made a severe
lesson necessary, Safder Ali Khan, the
ruler of the bandits, a fow years ago mur-
dered his father, poisoned his mother, threw
his two brothers ever precipices, and then
announced his deeds to the llaharaja of
Cashmere in thefoluwing terns : "By the
grape of God and the /decree of fate my
ether and I fell out. I took the initiative
and settled the stutter, end have placed
myself on the throne of my ancestors."
Capt. Younghusland describes this poten-
tate as a very conceited person with middle
hair and the European type of features. At
lust accounts the British invasion had caused
him to leave his country very rapidly to-
ward the north.
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TlleSirst Base snit,
The man at t110 bat Mood tip,
For the baseball season was ripe,
And ho sighted the ball the pitcher sent in
And he hit it a terrible 0101pc.
And the hall wont whizzing down
The field from that foroefsl w11440)8,
And it bored its way through the ellmrestop's
hands
And ie knookod him flat on his baolc..
And the crowd sot up a howl,
And tho players Bot 1141 a shout,
And, to pretty girl on the grand static/
asked;
"Does that pot the umpire out?"
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