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"Old House" Or, Dulcie's Confession Sugar THE BELL AT LLOYD'S. CHAPTKK III. (Continued). "They are not coming." =aid llerriott with ohviouw disappointment. -Arthur, this ia a sell! Let UK havo tea to make up for it." "We tiaid tea at four o'clock." replied j Bttlturbat. "and it in only a quarter to. You DIIMI -wait a bit, Jim." They waited until half-past four, when Philippa paid she must either have her ta or go home, and the kettle wa steam- ing before Ihe Miseu Carwardino came In night. Belturbot hurried to meet them. "Better Ute than never!" said Herriott. with a twinkle in his eyes. Dulcie laughed, the ice was broken, and the neceseary introductions were made. "The reason we are BO late." explained Dulcie, "in owing to ft domestic earth- quake. In other wards, father has gon to London, a thing be has not done to our kuowledge for three yearn. He did not leave home before half-past three, and we had to wait till he had goue." "I mippoee you went to the elation to see him off?" queried llerriott. Dulcie flashed him a look out of her for- gft-me-not b'ue eye*. "No." -li<- replied, in a tone that left no doubt in the mindfl of any of her audience M to the degree of affection that existed between Mr. farwardine and his daughter. Philippa talked pleasantly to Primrose, whilst Belturbet watched the kettle, and Herriott exchanged notweniie with Dulcie. Pbilippa'a critical eyen had taken in at glance the bome-uiade mUHlin dreonex, thick hoet>. and cheap little hatu of the vivilora. "Prettily. but badly dres#ed," the thought. "Country mice one a tomboy, | and the other quiet. Whk-h ha. gray eyce? The thy one?' Hue gaied sharply | art ber hont. who r wu*, however, listen injf ' to Dulcieti nhatter with Jim, putting in ' a. word tier* and Uieie. "len't the ketUe boiling ye',?" .-u< ak- id. 'We have bceu wailiulg to long for ' I am afraid i: ii our fault,' said Dul- j tie. "We are awfully uorry. areu t we. , Prim? "Very, taid Prliuro-e politely. "I wish < foa had not wailed lor iw." Not waited for you!" cried .Tim in mock ' horror. Why, don't you understand, j Uim Carward'iie. you two ladies are thn bicnic! Without you the day was u fail- ure! We have been looking forward to i tbj tea ever muce we got up thin morn- I in*." 'Then 1 hope your expectations are real- ; in-tl. " t>aid Dn'ciu "To the fullest possible extent." replied j Herriott. "If you will come for a walk after tea 1 will tell you exactly what Bel- , lurbet led UK to expect." Unleie looked from Be-'turbut to Philip- < pa. who .-I. talking to liim. and a sudden . uxpicion awoko in h*r. "What if thin j fatinioiiably-drc-Med girl, too, had " Hlio did not flninh the Kenlence. "Mr. Belturbet." h aked gaily, "do ', you ca.ll Mr. Herriott your friend? Well. . be ; not!" Belturbet laughed, and came over lo JJul- ! rie. "Why In n't he?" he inquired. "He is going to lell me CTarrthtnc you | lo>'d him about n-, ' HUid Dulcio. "Let him i>ay it in my hearing, then." I retorted Belturbet. "Jim. if you don t bo- have yoiir'-elf, tint, in the laet picnic you! ii.iii come to." Philippa rota tfdfi the l r'-e trunk on JTltlch *n> JHUl llcell ...11.11*. "What aru you three Blotting?" j ucked " Arthur'* downfall." replied her brother. ; "After lea I am going to tell Mi*H Car- wardiiie exactly what lie told 119 about JUT. and then she will never apeak to him again. "You are alarming Mi- 1 ** Carwardine un- nwc^iiril v . -aid Plulippa. "becauee. aa ;i matter of fact, Mr Belturbet w:m mi- nt) le to tell i: anything whatever about you. He roimcd onr curioity, and then when we iiuivt loned him all that h could recollect was that oti of you had gray "Oh. Arthur told me a lot more than that!" declared .Jim. I hope you were not very hard on us," said Dulcie. and looked appeulingly at, her h'.-'. or unkind, bocauee we have no , MI n : dn"*** and only cluni*y nhoex." Hhe exU'inled her foot, r ither th!<-kly 1-ln.d it in true, but the ankle tthown w:i very neat, and the foot undeniably Kuinll. "There i not very inuc-Ji in it." said .Inn pointedly. "No," agreed Dnlcie, "all tbe Carward- ri> H have :nall handi and feet and iiowes." Hhe had noticed that Mi llerriott's -.brice. allhough <xcoediii(f'.v tmiurt and ligJit. were very long, and a'.ijo that Jicr IK** wan rather a prominent feature PhHippa riv.)gnied that the little coun- try ni'Hi-i- did not mean lo bo snubbed. a lid wan apparent!/ quite able to hold her own. "And the Jlerriottii have all long, ("len- der feet, and good flguicB," she said, laughingly. "Y<, look nt mine! <sain her brother. I have got a much tlner tigurn than Bel- iin-liot. You've got the bookworms toop, old man Now I am here I will drill you fur hair-an-liour every day. and unarten von up a bit!" Belturbet shrugged h MMIMMi anil - i.. ..I hi head. "When you have n-ll finished ti, he innounced. "I wilt Hike you for a really m-<! nalk." They anntered UtfOBffa Ihe woods Hft.- I in-bet :ind Philippa led tho way. wh.lli; .Inn followed with Primroae arid Dulcie. I be merry lu lighter of the latter gr.il ed on Philippa, and when itu-y bad arrived at the pool to which Bolturbet bad li-cl them Dnlcie effected a change of partners. Hhe lingered behind with neltiirbct. and PniinroHe. in ob<Mlit'iici 10 a ifhince from Dul.-ie. walked on with Philippa and .Jim. Philippu wai ratln-r nilent. but Prim- roe* and Herriott hud plenty to ny to < Ii niher, f<ir .10 there wan no embargo lanced on her frlbildlhip with thrill Indi- vidual, I'riruroRe wa her natural light- h-arU'd self. Not quite no trrc*ponnible ..ii. I \iv:i-M>nn a Du'cie. hut still a girl who hud i fund of rliei-rf ill. c:li.y convcr- f.:it un. 1'bilippa appeareil to liflten. but Jij-r tbri'iifht- were already occupied. Which of thc< country mice was the in- -i d.initi in ? WB it the tfirl at her Bido who M-i-iiM-d in have nothing to say to her, but a gic-.it deal to .Jim; or was it the younger gi-1. who Hirte<l openly with .Jim, nnd then calmly called Beltin-bei l,. lier fMl ind kept him there. She harden- ed her Jicai-i .igain^t both, and congrntu- lAted hernolf with Hie reflection that ns pjie wa (ttarmtr at <>!d Jlmi^e. be fionld have far iimn* opportantty of IH-IIHT with Belturbet than eitber uf tb" i':irwardlne. Jim H ncd to like Iheir siv-iety nnd if he emliarki-d on .1 flirtation with one of (horn. a lie ^I'l-iui-d extremely likely t.) d.>, Hbe , Oioiiglit nlic i-onld manaifo to keep Bol- tnrJiet rut of the eliitcln-e of Die other (tirl. I'll iiiiii.i wan nut accustomed to re- TTiain in HI*- bftckf/roundi :ind Hhe bolieve<l eho wi'n. in ordinary clpoumtnoB, far nmre i.s in match for a couple of coun- try maldern When they returned to I lie eecne of the nicmc, Primrcon miid they must .iy good- bye, nolturhol invited tliem to coma to Old fluii.-e nnd nee the improveinenls that had been inndc "Another time." rnplled PrimriwB. "But not ni/w. tliiink you. 1 He-..'i'.tt (suggested they ehou'd all ?e tbe Mi-wen Carwnnline liome. but a J'hillin'i profceed to be tired. Belturhet j wnllied back to Old IIowo with Iior. whllo Jim noooiBpanliOd Dulcio and Primrono to the g^le of nlun Poi. "we cmi'l. iiiTlte you in." Haiti T)iilcie "We nr not allowed to :i1( any on* in- "lf:inl linen <m tho other ufiple." said Harriott nyinpathelii-iilly. Bn'. I tbought Mr. C'r.v-rdine lind K<me away?" OM MM-thn. our <-Mk and g-n.-r-i! fac- loti m. iei'.< lalui," explained Dulcie, h rut:.!. m,' I.er ulioiilders. I'rimroi,- <-.m(lit eight of .in adventur- 0im ben Hi. -it had utrayed from the fowl -..! xJU** 'iu garden. "Ixwk at that wretched fowl!" *he cried, "(iood-bye. Mr. Herriott. 1 uiuut <-has> it away." She ran off to the flower-bed in whudi the lion wa ecratchiug busily. Herriott and Dulcie stood talking for quite ten minute., after ho loft them, and when Dulcie returmxl to the houue her eyes wepo i-parkling, and her cheeku pinker than iwual. As they gat at their evening men.', which wan Iruga-i iu the extreme. Dulcie waa very cheerful. "Isn't it lovely to be alone, without fa- ther to glower at t?" she aeked. Then added, with a c<implete change of tone "Mii<9 Herriott does not like us I wonder why? At least, I don't wonder I know." "I dou't eee why the should dislike u." eaid Primroae thoughtfully. "Don't you? I do. Hhe is afraid we may trespass on what she look., upon a her preserves. But I am perfectly eur Mr. BeUurbet doesn't care a bit for her." "Dulcie." aid Primrose. "I wish you would give up that idea. You know what I mean it in HO un-worthy of you.". "I cannot oee it like that at all. He in sure to marry ?ome one. and why not me?" Primrose shook her head. "It ie unworthy of you." the repeated. "I dou't agree with you." retorted Dul- cie. and her forget-me-not blue eyen look- ed defiant. "Don't you think I shall make as good a miotrese of the Old Houiiii as PhiHppa. Uerriott?" "It wn't that. It is the thought that you should deliberately set out to entrap a man. Have you no pride or self- respect?" "I suppose you wiJl be more upeet when I !. !l you that, aiuce I caunot nek him into the house, I am going to meet Mr. Herriott outeide our gate at half-pafft eight, and go for u walk!" Primroae looked aghast. "Dulcif! I " she cried protentingly, but her mster would not allow tier to nn- ish her sentence. "Nothing you wi-11 say will make any difference. Prim." she said. "1 am going. Why should I never have any fun? You need not be in the least a'.armed. I told him 1 would not utay out for more than half an hour." "But." said Primrose ae a forlorn hope. "suppose Mr. Belturbet hears that you go out for evening walks with hi^ friend?" "He won't hear," replied Dulcie con- fidently. "1 shall take particular care about that. Primrose i< gbed. Dnlcie had- alwayn been wilful, and iu her present mood it was useless to say anything to her. Hho waited restlessly iu the shabby dining- room while Dulcie kept her tryst with Jlni Herriott. After dinner at Old Houfc. when Her- riott said he thought that a walk would do him gixjd. Belturbet looked doubtfully from brother to sister, and wondered if he ought to stay with Philippa or go with him Ho i. tired, and lookid it, a fact which Philippa's keen eyex had noted. I believe our host is tired." she eaid "Can't you go for a stroM by yourself. Jim, and I will give Mr. Belturbct some music? " "That* fust what I should Jik:'!' said Belturbet. Philippa, went to the drawing-room ac- cordingly, followed by Beluirbet, and Her- riott hurried away through the grounds. Phi'lippo, wae a good musician, and she plaved and sang melodious little songfe for ha.' f an liour. while Belturbet sat idly in u big chair, tometimcn litening and somet.imcs inattentive I'rcH-iitly the. girl roue from the piano, and ^at where Belturhet could sec her. Bhe knew he made a charming picturo in lier evening dnri of palest green, with it wreath of leaven in her chestnut hair. AH Belturbet thanked her for tho ongH he thought what a gracr-ful, accomplislied woman bia friend's sister was, but felt not the faintest B| in ings of any deeper sentiment. I'hilippa set her lips firmly, for she real- ized that s<> far she had not been able t" move him to any interest except a paosing friendly "lie. Hhe did lier best to direct conversation into personal channel*, but Belturbet was not in ii responsive mood, and at length I m In making | jams and jellies the least expensive itemisthesugar YET the sugar is the most important ingredient because if its quality is not right, your confedlions will ferment, spoil, not be sufficiently sweet or be flavourless. With St. Lawrence Sugar results are always satisfactory. St. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar is told in 2 Ib. and 5 Ib. sealed cartons, and in bugs of 10 H.v. 20 Ib, . 25 Ibi.. SO Tbi., and 100 Ib*. Order baff of Si. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar Blue Tag the Medium Size Grain This size suito most people beA ; good grocer* everywhere can supply you. St. Lawrence Sugar RefuKriei, Limited, Montreal. MED. GRAIN (d the Liitino, \\ t-i ( lied in October, 1799. One of the most interesting uf bells is the one at Lloyd's, the great London marine insurance exchange. HH ringing ban more Hijrnificance than the sound of most bells, for it is rung only when a vessel is re- ported lost, or when n ehip long overdue and considered lost unex- pectedly reaches port. It was not very long ago, says a writer in Tit-Bit, that its clanging announced the safe return of the Snowdon Range, which arrived in a battered condition at Queenstown fifty-two days out from Philadel- phia, and long believed lost. Her JOBS would have cost Lloyd's some- thing like 100,000, and it is little wonder, therefore, that the under- writers cheered when they heard the news. The- bell now used at Lloyd's be- longed to the Lutine, which was wrecked near the Zuider Zee- in | October, 1799, while taking specie i from English merchants to Hara- , kurg- There is a room at Lloyd's known j as the Chamber of Horrors, and here are posted the telegrams that report casualties at sea. Unim- portant accidents are not entered in the Joes book, but the most seri- ous are not only entered there, but are cried aloud by an official who stands in gorgeous uniform be- neath the sounding board. When, after a week's disappearance, it is feared that a vessel has gone down, the owners make an application bo the committee at Lloyd's to have the ship posted. That is done .by posting up a notice in the Chamber of Horrors, which says that the au- thorities would be glad of informa- tion concerning the boat. A week elapses, and then a se- cond notice is put up, saying that the boat has not since been heard of. When you read that a ship has been "posted" ae missing, you may know that declaration is upon the notice board at Lloyd's ; on that day the insurance money is pay- able, and all who were upon her are legally considered dead. When a ship is posted, the old Lutine bell is tolled once. In the very unusual event of a vessel arriving in port after being posted, the bell is struck twice, and the caller makes his announcement from the ros-trum amid a breathless silence. On the Far mi "Shall wo go and meet Jim?" Ii- ask- ed. "I believe 1 can ee thn end of hi (iitur thn other wide of the lawn." Tliey stepped out of 1 1m French window*, acros* the terraces, and met llerriott. "You ought to have come with me, Ar- thur.' he said cooUy. "I liavu liad a de- lightful stroill." 'I will, another night, o'd chap, replied llelturbet. "And I'll like jolly good care you don't!" thought .Jim. He had enjoyed hi* tete-a-tete with Dulcie tremendously, and had planned another. Nho will tell father, and it will all come out. Dulcie. I wish you hud not done it!" "Don't be willy! J have arranged every- thing. We hall dart from here iu our nju'lin frocks, but drc< -. properly at Old HOIIHI- we are going to lunch there, and o'd Martha vill never we them. We can Mininvle them hack one dy, and keep tlii-m i.cro in case of an emergency. Now, tun I not clover?" "Too clever! Dulcie. you have made a mistake. W'hiil dor it matter if we are badly drriwrd? We are nohodiex. You know liow terrible father m when he i really upsot !" "It matter* a great deal to me how wo are dressed!' retorted Dulcie. 'I am go- ing to be an well-drrwr<l a.i Phit.inn:i ller- riott for once. 1 hate that red -haired girl, 1'rimroHe." "You don't hate her lirother," t*aid Prim- rone, .ui.l Uulrie laughed und colored. "No. Hi 'A not a bit like I'hilippa." ho admitted. 'It i* a pity lie to HO poor, be- cause he iii so much nicer than Mr. Bel- turbi t. " two iii' n .I...!.' They chatted and uuioked until midnight, and then Herriott utuoil up. "I am off now. Arthur," he aid "flood night." lie whistled eoftly ae he went to his room. "The nice*t girl 1 have met for yearn! he murmured. And an pretty nu a pic- ture! ' llellitrbet was tired, yet rest.le<<. Ho wished Miss Gray Kyee would make Jier tlint move. He, wanted to talk to her. Hho wan o uiia<-coiintabl.v Blow that he wu beginning U> feol annoyed. Before he fell asleep he determined to open the campaign himeeJf by talking to her, and walking with her, at the earlient opportunity. Thin "affair," he decided, would afford him even more amusement thin In- hud anticipated. CHAPTUR IV. A week before the garden party Prim- rofu pensively examined her old white drew. She waa thinking that no matter what nho did with th.i it would ntill look hopelenrly old-fahioned, when Dulcie opened the door. "Don't waste time looking at that old rug!" hn said. "You are not going to wear it at the garden-party. I have u surprise for you." "A surprine, perhaps, but not a new .liivri. replied Primnwe, wtill lingering the despised garment "Prim, you ore a nice girl, Jnit hope- Imvly antiquated in your ideas," said Duli-ie. "As It happenu. my mirnriBO is that we uro going to Heluinford this very day lo get nmv d.rcK. We will go to (larth's for them." (larth's was a hhop beloved by every Indy in tho county, for the mont delight- ful olothen cou.ld bo purchased there, sec- ond only, in tbe general opinion, to thoHO obtainable in Regent Street. "Don't talk nonsentw, Duloie!" wan Prim- rroe'fl sisterly rebuke, an whe turned the muslin dreee round to look at it from ii not lier point of viow. "Primrose," eaid Dulcie emphatically, "we nro both of ufl to have new drcaues, liatn, and nboes at (larth'e. I havo got fifteen pounds to buy them with I" Prlmrouo looked at her aister in midden alarm. "You have not borrowed It from any- body?" h akod. "Oartaimy not. I am not. quite aa bad as that. I have sold aouio old book*. That's all." Prunroee's expression of alarm deepened. "Dulcie, if father llndn nut lie. won't. He can neu-r find out who took them iinlnw you tell him." Hut who did you get to buy thorn?" asked Primrof". "Don't ask any oneitioiM, I^t it, bo i>uf. flcii-nt for you \-i know that I have three nVO-DOUTO noten, and we rr. 1 going to (l.ii lb i tbtl :iftfirilonn." "How?" Mr. Harriot! 1 going in di!vi ir." I'rimroHe reflected for n minute. lint if Martha ares ti in new dreit-c*', the will wi-niler where we, goi them from. l! "What do you mean?" " You may play with edged tools." "Oh. don't preach! Mr. llerriott and I 1 understand each other perfectly : beidea, he i? leaving Old House in a week'e time, I and I can then devote inynelf entirely to | Mr. Helturbet the wonderful Arthur! " I She laughed mockingly, and danced i lightly from the room. PriinrcHe Milled n elgh. Dti'lcie wae very wilful. Although behind lleltiirbet's back he flirted with Herriott, and met him se- cretly, yet nho had not swerved from her determination lo be mixtreex of Old Iloiiec. Hbe was so charming, so gay. and alto- gether delightful, that it seemed to Prim- rose that Arthur Belturbet could not fail to appreciate her many attraction**. Hhe did not know that -when Helturbet , was listening to Diilcie's nonsense he was ' UHiiaMy watcliing Primrose. The elder girl puiiled him. Once, he bad asked him self if lie could havo been mistaken, and whether it won blue-eyed Dulcie who had marked him for her prey? Hut he divided that pretty, guy. sunny tempered Dulcie wnw not tJie kind of girl to have a fixed liiirpiwe at heart; she wan a frolicsome I ittlo minx. (|iiilo ready to flirt with him I >r with llerriott, but. with no thought tor anything beyond the present moment! He waited patiently, keeping his keen j brown eyen on Primrose, and his ears ; open to lier voice, while all the time Prim- rose felt rather than naw that she was under observation. GofMolotlf of being weighed in some bal- ance, she unite failed to guess for what reason. Hut it niudo her ill-at-ease, and she seldom spoke to Helturbet unless he aildre**ied her. "One dny. I suppose." thoujrht Hellurbet. "she will find me. alone, buitit into tears, (ling her arms around my neck, and tell mo she cannot live without me, and all that kind of tiling. 'My dear Mis Prim- rose,' I hhall way, 'you are a sweet little girl and a good actrcs*. only I happened to hear a oertain conyernation between you nnd your sister in the woods, and then-fore I cannot help feeling that your affection is nnt altogether <li .interested.' I wonder what she will do then? Faint, I suppose, or have hysteric." Tin- young man bud been pondcrinp this matter on t.bo day preccdinu the irarden- pnrty, before Philippa asked him to walk tbroiifth the grounds to KOO it' r-u'i-ything wu In i e.-iiliiKv*. Prtoctroce, Dulcic, and llerriott were playing croquet. It had hecomo an everyday <K-cui-ren for the. (-'arwnrdine sisters to spen<l the afternoon lit Old llon-e. Philippa had done her best to prevent thin, but llerriott. bud declar- ed it would bo a HIII to leave two charm- ing gii-ls wandering about the woods when he w.-ifl dying to talk tn them. Yon ne-dii't trouble youiticlf with them, Philippa," lie had aiklivl. "1 expect they nro n Jtit too UMOphlttkiated for you nnd Arthur, but 1 like them, ami they'like mo blew them!" ".Mv dear Jim, I think they are per- fectly charming, only I thought their fa- thei- might become trouhleome," Philip- nn hiul replied, deurniinod to m.nke the best of it. (To be continued.) Homo Doublo Crops. While two crops a season on a piece of ground will bring double profit, there is, of course, a porre- Bpondiing double amount of vitality eapped from the soil and the fre- quent application of a good fertil- izer is imperative, lest the ground soon become thin and unproductive, writes Mr. M. Cove. In the garden one may utilize for second and even third crops the beds in which early peas, beans, ra- dishes and lettuce were grown. The same is true of the early sweet corn. It is advisable not to plant the same article twice in the same spot in succession, but rotate the products, the same as in field rotation of crops. A well prepared seed bed at each planting is almost essential, and a sprinkling of fine, rich manure will prove very beneficial to the growing plants and in maintaining eoil fer- tility. Bow oatB as early as possible iu the spring, mow them for just a few days in advance of the time they would be reaped for the grain : remove them from the field as oon & they are ufficiently cured and etack well for future feeding pur- poses. Then put as many teams in the field ae can be spared. Stir the ground quickly and thoroughly im- mediately sowing it to millet. Usually, the millet may be mown and stacked early in September and the field hurriedly cultivated and sown to rye, which will make excel- lent pasturage at a time when it is most needed. The wheat or rye fields may be utilized in the same manner, and being somewhat earlier, is better adapted to growing double crops than the oats stubble. The potato patch may be made to double its profits bv sowing it to millet, cane or kaffir earn after it has been laid by. Sowing the ground to some other product also wields the beneficial influence of keeping down the weed pests which always bob up after you stop plow- ing the potato vines and which, where unmolested, furnish millions of seeds for propagating a rank and troublesome growth of weeds the next season, beside helping to drain the soil of its fertility. Or if one will dig the potatoes from the early patch they will bring a high price at that season and the ground mn . be sown to rape for hog pasture. \Ve have seen fine corn growing between the rows of early potatoes after they had been laid by. Late tomatoes, cabbages and tur- nips also may be raised among the potato vines as successfully as though they occupied a plot by themselves. Yitiing Shah. Sultan Ahmed Mirza, the youth- ful Shah of Persia, was crowned at Teheran, Persia, July 21, on be- coming 10 years old, his official majority. The youngster took the constitutional oath of office in the palace of the National Council. The Imperial crown was so large that the liMle Shalt, who placed it on his own head, was compelled to hold it in position while the Chief Mullah was making a brief ad- dress. Ahmed Mirza succeeded to the throne in 1905, on the <leath of his father. Not Quiti- Fair. At an agricultural show held each year in a small town in Ireland prizes are given for the best turn- out donkey and cart. The prize for this was usually won by a loea.1 doc- tor or a local solicitor. After the show one year the farmers and la- borers protested' that it waa not quite fair to expect them to compete .successfully with the well cared for and well groomed animals of those who generally won the prize. In consequence of this protest the fol- lowing proviso appeared in the schedule for the following year "All legal and medical dmikeys ex- cluded." A mean man Isn't always a man of means. No man can talk quite so elo- quently as his money. Tent Caterpillar. If the tent caterpillar pitches its home in your orchard, remember that its flock is gathered together in the home at night the members go- ing forth by day to look for food. A torch applied to the home evenings or early mornings catches the worm in quantities. If in midsummer you find a bunch of brown worms with red markings clustered on the trunk ui a walnut or apple tree do not be alarmed, but get busy. Like I the swarm of bees they will not hang there many hours for they are-only molting. By the next day the old ekins alone will be left to tell the story, while the larvae, each in a bright, new coat, will be scattered over the tree, rapidly denuding it of its leaves. Thus is the handmaid moth easily kept in check by taking advantage of its peculiar habits. Alfalfa. Ordinarily no treatment is need- ed after the crop has been started, as kmg as the alfalfa shows a good stand and there is no tendency to run to weeds. If the weeds begin to prove troublesome, it is advis- able to give the ground a thorough harrowing, after cutting, with th teeth of the harrow get at * con- siderable angle. Tills kills tn weeds and ia decidedly beneficial to the alfalfa, because of the lodl- \ en ing of tb.6 soil, and the barf^W^ does not Injure the root* of th crop. There has 'been considerable! objection to disking the alfalfa flK with the ordinary disc-harrow. b- ' cause it i* claimed that the plant* ; are injured by splitting uf> th crowns. _jft ,_ PREPARING FOR FIVE YEARS. Every Belgian Trained to Wlth- tand German Aggression. Belgium, with a German peril vry much like that under which Britain has ben laboring, has grad- ually been preparing for the great struggle that has now arrived, ac- cording to Mr. Isidore Freedman, of Antwerp, who is in Toronto a-t present. "Up to five years ago," said Mr. Freedman, ''it was only the poor man the peasant who becama a soldier, and the Belgian army at that time numbered only 30,000. Then the military laws were chang- ed and every family had to give a son. Last year there waa a further change and now every man has to serve. In this wav the Belgian reg- ular army has been increased to 100,000. "Besides these, however, there is a strong militia body. In times of war we can place in the field 250 000 men, every ore of whom is conver- sant with the use of the military rifle." Mr. Freedman has been in a state of considerable anxiety concerning his parents, but this morning his fears were set at rest by the receipt of a cable announcing their safe ar- rival in England. Of six brothers, three are naturalized Englishmen and two of the other three are serv- ing in the Belgian army. The third, a lad of seventeen, is about to en- list. One brother is in- the 7ih Bel- gian Regiment of the line, and an- other left Toronto three months ago to enlist. "Belgium has been training for thia conflict for years." declared Mr. Freedman. "Otherwise, why should she have paid so much atten- tion to the aggrandizement of her army ?" "Germany," he said, "threatea- ed to take away the Congo from us if we did not at once allow her troops to devastate our country. The stand that Belgium has taken, will long be remembered, no matter what happens to her. "If the invaders succeed in tak- ing Liege immediately, it will be only if they are five to our one. We are fighting for a cause, and the Germans know they are fighting j.ust because the Kaiser is a war lord and wants tu be another !-'ied- erick the Great. If Liege falls the Belgians will put up an even .--liniter resistance at Namttr and Huy. One has to live in Belgium to under- stand the proud spirit <>f the Htl- gian. "I believe that Germany will be beaten, but only in the long run. There is no use deceiving ourselves. 1 think the Get-man fleet will avoid battle as long as possible, because so much depends on its success or failure. "England was wise in n"t waiting until Germany had got France an<l Belgium out of th? way. Germany wanted to have Antwerp, Ostend and Flushing with which to menace Britain at close range. We Bel- gians didn't have to fight, but we weren't going to see Germany be- come a greater menace to us than ever. \Ve have always loved France and England and wo have always had reason to fear Germany." The trouble with some people is they have their work in one place and their thoughts in another. "Didn't you find it ratht'r cold as the thieves were making off with your clothes!'' "Oh. no. They kept me well covered with their re- volvers." does make the bread and butter taste good !" IT is when you spread it out on bread or pancakes, fruit or porridge, that you notice most the sweetness and perfect purity of REDPATH Extra Granulated Sugar. Buy it in the 2 and 5-lb. Seekd Cartons, or in the 10, 20, 50 or 100-lb. Cloth Bags, and you'll get the genuine <$%Jga$>i absolutely clean, just as it left the refinery. 83 CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED, MONTREAL. c A