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Se ~ ag Boi ished 72 Shia pan sc Sl GR in pln tot Ll es sr pi is ML EL ay et Ly i a ~ Had 'been that with care I hed won-- I ueh. if Jag true--but it: was bel » leaving one's money to swe the lividen ds, : "The system," he said, tossing off his 31 glass of curacod al one gulp, "is not at alb a complicated one. If you study th: Jerianetices <f any. table--yow can | t from te Gazette Rose--you'll nd that each day the largest number limes either color comes up in suc- cession is nine. Now, all you have 43 is to go fo a table at the openin rl | tha play, and taking one color, red or n- | lack, it makes no difference, stake up- on it, and allow your money ta accumu Hate until it is sweat away. H the color You slake upon comes up eight times An succession, and 'yeu have originally 'Slaked twenty franes, your gains lying on the table will amount to two thou- sand five hundred and sixly francs. Even then,-don't foueh it. 'The color Try a Seasonable Diet and Give Your Stomach a Chance. Shredded Wheat with Strawberries will be found wholesome, appetizing and much more nutritious than 'meat ;-also with raspberries, peaches and other fresh fruits. It 'Will Tone Up Your Liver and Stomach. in England RRA en Sold by all grocers. The Jrrilating Woman spake of going foithe Riviera in December, whercupon Mabel remarked-- 7 . the resiembrance of me and of all the events of that within hope mother will go (00, Tm 13 advenlure was ever my | ing to pcrsuede her. - London is sy dull GM met | Out thatithad not been his cab which | nd that a Any ailifely 1m black, but elegancy that was surpris- ig 1 never known before . that how smart and chic a woman could ear in: & gown. of -almost- fimereal hy Jmarer fowarde me rotain- ) 5H previous suspicion; was bright and merry, without that of unhappiness 'that had s1 ly overshadowed her on the last : we had been together. She S a clever 'wit, and gossiped joked amusingly as we went from 10 shop, ordering fruit for cessert, flowers for iable-decoration. That other 'was wealthy appeared: cer- m the extravagant prices which ave for -srutls out of Season and . hol-house flowers, She bought best she could Pour, and seemed ly 'regardless of expense. remarked: how dear were some which she ordered, but sha only and gave her shoulders a little 18 recklessness was not done to im- ess me, for I was quick lo detect that 6 8 Bpers. her as a good cus~ El brought Jorward Weir most wares as a maller of course. hough 'at fitst she declined my in- oe hough she Sided it a ach vi 'the convenances, | at length © persuaded "her '1o "take some fea. with ab Blanchard's, and we continued Bossip as 'we sal together ai one the Title tables 'surrounded by other 'out shopping with their. male en. T bad, rata isel, : 3 rather unwisely, perhaps, pass: a critical remark regarding a lady 0 had enfered in an unusually strik- « tolleite, 'nv. which she looked, very and extremely uncomfortable, and hing a! what I had said, she re- x ur clothes. ht collar to tight shoe, and not a' needlessly be-feathered Jake unto - ourselves burdens should be very much happier entirely," 1 said, smilifig at . "Some "blatant rk und. nii-ornamenta) . Just think how muéh als would at once slip-off.a ms : i 'make ifs elucidation thy chief chject t | kept his eyes open in search of Edna; it mind, and | hed long ago deerm 'ned ot my py 'had placed myself Zeneath thrall 'of some person unknown, an meant to extricate nl on become ; a free agent at all costs. % © On: several occasions 1 had seen the cahman West on {he rank at Hyd» Park Corner, but a'though he had constantly h's efforts had all been in vain... F-had scen also the old cardriver who Yore the nickname "Deoughy," but it turned my myslerious protectress had taken afier parting from me, One point, hows ever, 'I seilled salisfactorily, On one of our walks together I contrived that ihe man West should sae Mabel, bud he aflerwends declared that the woman of whom he was in search did not in the least resemble her. Therefore; it was certain that Mabel and Edna were not, as 1 had onoe vaguely suspected, ome and the same person. : Sometimes 1 would meet my idol after her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, and accompany her across the. Park; at others we would stroll together in the unfrequented of Kensing- tn Gardens, or I wou ax with her shopping and carry her parcals, all our m:et.ngs being, of cdurse, clandcstine ones. ' © One morning in the miidle of Novem- ber I was overjoyed. at receiving an in- vitation from Mrs. Anson to dine at The Boltans, 'and a.couple of days later the sun of my )piness was rendered ¢om- plete by g mysell sealed beside 'Mabel in Her own home, 2 The house postessed an air of mag- nificance and -luxury which 1 scarcely expected. It was furnished with great elegance and: teste; while the servants were of an even more superior charac: ter. than the house itself. Among the homes of my friends in the West End {his was ceptainly the most luxurious, far money seamed lo have been literally squandered upon its appointments. and yet withal there was riothing what ver garish nor any {race of. a' plebian taste. There was a ined richness and quietness about 'the whole place which | impressed one with an-air of severity, while the foolman who ushered me in 'was fall, almost 4 'g'ant in stature, and solemn ag a funeral mujg, Mrs, Amson rose and greed me plea- sasntly, while' Mabel, in a pretty gown of caral-pink, also shook my 'h snd raised her fine dark eyes to' mis with & glance of. pleasurs and triumph. It was, no doubt, due to her that 1 had been bidden there as guest. A red- hecded, ugly-faced 'man named Hick- man, and a thin, angular, irritating wo- man, introduczd to me as Miss Wells, were my only fellow-guests, The man | regarded me with some suspicion as | <nt vd, and from fhe first I took a vio- ni dislike to b'm, H may have been 's * forbidding personal appearance which caused my d'sirust, 'Now that | reflect, 1 think it was. His face was bloated and deeply Turowed, his eyes large; his lips thick and flabby, W's red: d'st beard was fll-trimmed and scanty. He 'was thick-necked; 'h's face was tur: ther by: & curious dark-blue scar upon the left jaw, and I could not help remarking within myseld, that: if "same-faces: resembled: those of ~animals; and miserable in wintor Cannes or Nee" poset" 1.inquired of her, fi "Oh; very well," she respond-d, "Mo-| then 'ther and I have spent four win'ers in the south. ' There's no place in Europe in winter lke the Cite Azur--as the French call it," chmod in Mss Wel's's high-p'iched vice, 'Sha made it a jo nt of h noe 0 differ with & QOespedalelli, San Remo, and Alas io you have much belter air, the seme warmth, and ab aboul half the price. ~The ho tels in. 'Nica and _ Cannes are smply' ruinous," Then, turning to Mrs, Anson, she added, "Yi said last year." answer.d. Mis. Anon. "It is dear, ter tainly, bul not exaggeratedly so in com: Tat vit, the other large hotels." gradual rse in prices all al viera," remarked Hickman. perienced it- personally. Ten or twelve years ago I ¥ved in Nice for the scason for about half what it costs me now." + "That exactly tears out my argument," exclaimed the Irritating Woman, in tri umph. "The fact is thet the French Riviera hes bcoome far {oo dear, end English people are, forfunately for them- selves, tiny' \ m"les teyond Nice they can cbtain just as oo brea purer air, and not be eternal ly worrié@ by thoss 'called Carnivals, cv insane attempts at hilarly 'miscalled Batiles of Flowers." Mabel, "surely you won't co Baitks of Ficwers at N'c.! 'Why, fteyve acknowledged to bs among the most picturesque spectacles in the world)" mere rubb'shy ruses on tha part of the N:0ois to cituse people to buy their flow- .ers and throw them into the roadway. I¢s only a trick to improve thelr trade." msn, much amused. ful exhibit'on of a town's lawlessness. A miserable pageant got up merely to altract' the the web spread for him by extortionale hotel-keepers. = All {he so-called fun is ons are not on always some us" thair character, while which take place at the masked balls ay the Casino are absolutely disgrace- ful, vi with this sweeping condemnation, while Mabel declared that she always enjoy- wd the fun of the ballles of flowers and paper confetlf, 'although she admitted fon those days when the péllets of lime, er "hard. confetti," are permitted. Both Hickman 'and myselt 'supported Mabel "in defence of the annual fetes at Nice 'ax being unique in all-the world. be convinced that "ther "Ri-formed or dn the least distorted. compar.d with: ""You know tha. Rivicra well, I. sup- "I much prefer. the Italian Riviera; verybody. "Al Bordighera, 'ow kriow, dear, what you "We go othe Grand, at N.o¢, always," seems of late {o-have been a the Ri- "I've ex- ning to see that by cone ther journey an extra iwenty accommodation, live better, udy tinsel-shows "Oh, cme, Mss Wells," protested n the "I consider, my dear, that they are We'all laughed. "And the Carnivany inquired Higk- | "Carnivall" she snorted." "A disgrace ting foreigner into |' performed by paid mountebanks; the inartistic, but there 's extremely offensive the orgies The 'whole thing is artificial, and Serves no support at all from winter islors." wr "Mrs. Anson, for once, did not agree al she never had he courage to go out But 'the Irritating Woman was not to opinions were ei- and thought, never hud ted, lamps, from in thy For hal explaining the results of the geme with the air of a practised gambler. In theses I became at once in- fercstod--as 'every man ts who b-Yevas hd has found the the right side of the bank; but we were at length compelled to pul down, our cigars, and he led the way into the drawing-room, where the ladies awaited S. must, in the law of averages, come up fine 1mas in sueession each ing the woek th.ough., Yowlh win five thcusand drancs for the louls you en-at ace Tot come up nine times again (hat day.' Qi course, opening of play, or not Lill the table is near closing, Uierefore it requires greal patience and consant attendance, To- day it may not come up nine ¥'mes, but it wily probably come up nine limes on two occasions to-morrow, and so the average always righ's i!self." Hs (hory was certainly a novel one, mpresced me. day, tak- If "comes up. and twenly staked, and leave th2 table, for it will this may occur almost at the There might, 1 be something in ét. He had patience to try it, he admit but he had gone through a whole -Yeer's "rermanences," and found that doy on three or four occasions had i 8 . . f an hour or so ie sat lucidly his studies ol secret of how to get The room was a large, handsome one, elegantly furnished, and Jit by {wo great which shed a soft, subdued light beneath their huge shades of silk and lace. Mabel was tting at (he oven grand piano, the shadod candlelight caus ng the beautiful damond star in the cols of her dark brown har to flash wilh a dazzling irridescence, and as | entered she turned and gave me a sweet smile of we.ccme, A sxond time I glanced around that I couks sLac.ous aparlment, then next instant stood breathless--iransfixed. not believe my own eyes. ll seemed abcolulely incredible. Yet the truth was reyond all doubt. In the dispos tion of the furniture, and general handsome salon, the home of the woman I so dearly loved, 1 recognized the very ream which I had once explored with my keen sense of touch--the room in which had been committed that ghastly, mys'erious, midnight crimel appointments of that (Fo te Continued.) -- HEP 4444040440044 40094 : About the Farm R444 bros es 14442 THE BACON TRADE AND THE FARMER 3 + + + } The export bacon trade has reached a somewhat critical period in its history. For several years hog-raising has been one of the most profitable sources of revenue the Canadian farmer has had. Prices have averaged up well, and, where care-has been exercised in the manage- ment of the business, it has furnished profitable returns. danger now. -of this.-important trade pe- But there is grave there were 57.000 Making a records Dur- ing 1907 the average Danish killings were about 35.000 weekly as compared with about 22,000 in 1900. In 1900 Canada's weekly killings for export ran about 24,- 000, as compared with about 17.000 in 1907, and about 13,000 during the first three months of 1908, In some respects the Danish farmer has an advantage over his Canadian competi- lor. He is near the market. Packing- hcuses are small, and within driving dis- tance. The farmer delivers his own hegs at the packing-house. and is paid according to how they kill out--first, seconds, and so on. He has some dis- advantages, however, as compared with the Canadian farmer. He has lo buy more feed for his hogs. He has not the competition among packers for hogs to keep (heir establishments running that our farmers are supposed to have. The price for bacon is arranged by a central commiltee, and the value of hogs Is fixed accordingly. This may be an advantage in that prices are more regular than in Canada. But there is no scramble for hogs, as In Canada,when prices go be- yend what the market will warrant pay- ing. The packing-houses are run partly by private individuals, and partly by co- operative concerns owned by the farmers, On April 27th last, these privale concerns were prodncing bacon lo sell at 52s., and the co-operatives lo sell at 50s. In the case of the latler, a cerlain amount is reserved ill the close of the season to cover ccntingencies, which will account [or the difference in price. On the same date, Canadian packers were producing bacon to sell at 53s. 6d., and let them oul even. On lhat date, also, the Danish farmer was paid for his hogs on a basis of 40s. to 41s. by the co-operatives. and 43s. by the privale concerns. For the week of the big run, as above, the Dan- ish farmer was paid on a basis of 37s. far his hogs. The price there varies as here, according to the market. This is a brief summary of (he silua- tion, as shown by the experiences of the past few years. The phase of the ques- tion that is of prime importance to the Canadian farmer is that the Danish far- mer is gradually bul surely laking his export bacon ma' ket from him. Can he aftord to let him do so? Is Canada's ex- port bacon trade of so little moment that we can afford to let it go by default, and the country be none the worse for it? Will a cessation of this trade altogether lessen materially the profits which our people make oul of their farming operations? Is this branch of trade worth catering to? Is it worth making a sacrifice to retain? A sacrifice will certainly have to be made tu regain the ground we have lost dur- the past year or two. Denmark has, dur- ing the past six months, been flooding the British market with her bacon and dis- placing Canadian. Is it worth while to keep in the game and regain and retain our_hold on the export trade? These are some of the problems in connection with this industry that confront the Canadian farmer at the present time. 1 have tried to be fair in the facts, as presented, and to judge of the situation from a purely export-markel standpoint. Tu many farmers, the packer is the fel- low who is preventing progress and who 15 to blame for jhe condition in which this fmportant trade finds itself at the present. tried a few years ago, and with wha success everyone knows. If the busin is to be continued, the packer, as we hav him to-day, becomes necessary to ils suc cess. He claims that he has lost money in the export bacon trade, and has had to add other branches to his business in order lo make it profitable. But as to that, the farmer is not concerned. packer has equipment for handling al least three times as many hogs as he now getting. So long as these candi: tions remain, there will be more or less, c!' a scramble lo gel hogs, and the fare mer will get all the market will allow, and in some cases, perhaps, a little more. the business solely from the low-price] periods, as many do, is not treating the| industry fairly. For several years pre- and, averaged up with those of the past fal! and winter, will afford a margin on, the right side of the ledger. Judged from this standpoint, will it not pay farmers lo produce hogs in suflicien numbers, at least, to consume the coa grains grown on the farm? The troubl in the past has been that too many fare mers have gone into hog-raising on too| large a scale, and have sacrificed som other branch of farming in order to do sc. When a slump in price has come, these have been hard hit. The farmer, who has made most out of hogs, and who will continue lo do so. is the on who has had to buy as little feed as pos-| sible for them. He is not hard hit when a slump in prices comes, and makes Lig profit when prices are high. If every, farmer would do this, the supply could b kept up to a steady quantily year in and year oul. The {rade would be firmly es- tablished, and the market for Canadian bacon in Great Britain relained. ! -- NOTHING THERE. The girl had got th2 young man's! purse, and was about to look into it, "Don't open il," he said warningly. "Why not?" she asked. "Is there any-y thing in here 1 should nol see?" "There might be." "That's just why I want to open it.™ "Yes; but you mustn't." "I will," and she began to open it slow-, ly. "You ought to be alpaid lo do thatl,™ he said reprovingly. ** She tossed her head. "I am afraid of nothing." she exclaimed defiantly, "lI know it," he sighed, "and when you see il inside thal purse, you'll be seared) worg neither colar nor tie--=| dress ; trograding to a pretty small compass, if ow ry it is not extinguished altogether, says a writer inthe Farmer's Advocate. -| To gel al the facts, let us go back a little in its. history. In 1900 Canada ex- | ported fo Great Britain 194,996 boxes of bacon. . Allowing six hogs to a box, this is equivalent to 1,169,976 hogs killed in |Cunadg. for export, | During the same | MA N u FA CTU 1 E RS year, extent of the Danish killings |' INTENDING TO LOCATE IN TORONTO WiLL FIND Goring 1900 wane 10.500 bags. Seven Ideal Manufacturing Premises IN TRUTH BUILDING Flats 2,000 to 10,000 Square Feet Each has materially changed. Canada's exports N LOWEST RENTALS, INCLUDING of bacon fell off to 133,990 boxes, or the Steam Power, Heat, Electric Light equivalent of 803,040 hogs; Irish killings advanced to. 482,656 hogs. But the most striking: feature of that year's trade wpe Fire Sprinkler System, Lowest Insurance, Most Central Location." Four Large Freight Elevators, §. Frank Wilson & Sons, 73-81 Adelaide St., West which reached the total of 1,767,970 hogs. his was closely allicd 10 that of a-sav- 19 death." age bulldog, "Indecd, 1.had never tare seen 'sacl an enifiently She 'had never Meen present at a Car- al ball, she admitted, but it had been describid to. her by two cstimable ladies ho_had, and. that-was,; for ber It is not our mission to defend him or ocndone his offences in any way. He is a faetor in the Canadian trade who can- not very well be dispensed with just now. Co-operative packing establishments were Recent Admiralty experiments prove; thal coal keeps best under water, partie. uiarly sea-water. "the ay. o ie len; 'of a lie. Dinner:over, 'the ladies retved, and Hickman. and-miysell wege. left lo smoke =| and gossip. He 'was certainly a very ugly man, and at limes ascerled an over- "bee - Sriority in conversation; but Oh aepive ah Bho. <omucion tht 1 ed; at: conclusion thal ¥ his. natural manner, and was not: intended to:be offensive. Indeed, | ® that first moment when 1 had Been _ introduced, he had 'These Ii show a yiarkeg change oa ' in condi and in- Canada's relation loot: aaa #0. Inter | 10 (he export bacon trade. In. 1900 Can- ako at ry nt | ade was: the largest exporter of bacon exbgting } ment |," Great her exports exceeding yh I" hie laughed, after Ler views up- | iy. c from Danmark by 82,976 hogs. In -1 1907 Der had incr: her exports 10gs, and Canada had de- 366,036 hogs, her exports ping considerably 1éss than otal. exports 'from Den- the face of these figures, ¢ liable sources, | -.