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4 » i J L • • 1 TEE KSTBBIODS KEY OB, PLA^NNINCr FOR THE FUTURE. CHArTEIl XXIV.-(Cottfc'<.l) "Oh, that Ch.arlia could li.tvc lived till now!" gha raid, \\i;'i a gob, tia nhe caiisht Allison's liund' tliHoi-t.'pusiionatcl.v to her b«ai'l. "My o't^ar ! ni> <ics.r ! Can it l>o that I ha. V? found my owii at Ja'^t ( Can you open jour heart to ycur mo- ther a-i<] try to lo\e licr a little oi this lat« day'l" "1 love ytiu a great <lcal al- ready," the byautiful girl replied, as Biie lesiicd forward ai.d laid her lips against the suft chock of the woJiriu Lesido her. "How could 1 have been with yoa all t)r-'i« »•e^•,ks and not grow fond of you'i How perfectly k.\c!y it will be," she luldcJ, with a tearful little laugh, af sho threw her anus around her ne^k ar.d drew the stately head down to her. "t<» have a mother ail uiy very own :" "Aiid what an exceedingly for- tunate cir;';in!stan<;c for that same moihsr 1o have found her own daughter so opportunely," BiniliuR- ly renarked Mr. l-jtlloton. "I do not hclicve, my d.ear girl, that you half realize th;it, through this dis- covery, you will c<m'.e- into an in- c<jnie of lomc thoxisav.d'i of fxjiinds per annum, and als<j secure to your uiolher a very h-indso-nic annuity.' "Why. do you n:'can that this will •top j.U that litii^atio;! in connec- tion with Lady Crumley's proper- ty t" eritd Allison, astonished. "I d ) mean just that. We shall now wind vp that .matter very thortly, and with scry little trou- ilc," the lawyer r?plicd. "^AVell. I a:n sure 1 do not halt- roalize it yet," she haid, with a lung breath. "Gerald, " darting a rogui-.h look ao liini, "do you hear! I'm no longer 'as- poor as A chur.li niou-o.' Aren't you gladl' '•1 d.> not k.iow that I am esijeci- »Ily delighted," he wniliugly re- «poiidi>d, "but if you arc happier 1 can bo coiitcntcd." "Do you happen to have anything bcsick-i that key in yo\ir poises- tio.i to I rove jour Identity'/" Mr. Lyttktou iwra i.'xjuirod. "Ve«, indeed, 1 liave. Wait a inon;o'.it, and I will show jou,' .\l- libou replied, and stalling cagcrlj to her teet, lihe flitted from the ro<>:n licfure any <'nc could ditain her. She soon roappeared wifii ti.e iiox in her hands I'uttiiijf it into J.,i:dy Bromley's handa, she ob- wrvc 1 : "i'vu Il'.nst open it, and wiien you _«^-wifat it conialiis 1 a;u suire you will feel that the chain of evidence i^ t<i-jij>l â- '«â- " With tiv'inllins h:inds llio woman thrcv bac;k the cover, whercupun Mrs. Lryant caiuf to her fiid.->, a,.d both eagerly exiniincd its coutcvits, their tears falling thick and fiiat as they unfolded the dainty gar- Dieuts, every one of which they in- Btantly identified. Mr. Lyttlcton aho ttood by, overlook i.'i'; their iiiovcinenta, nnd whc.i at length that iKit* which hud been found by Mi-^i Na;icy Torlcr liinncd upon Allison's blanket was unf«v;d? I, he rc;;ogni/cd at th^^ first glanc'.' tlie haadwriting of his sis- ter't. f; lend, Tor ho had read many a letter wliich sho had penned dar- ing till! youthful corre&iKjndcjicc of Iha two girls. T'lis of itrclf, proved a Rrnat deal, aiid the carevvoni look whidi Ik; li.nd wurii so }-}iiu; whenever he thought *)i tho "Bromley Case" disappcdred at once and f^ rover {roiu his face. CHAPTER XXV. "}lha AlliMn Brewster Broin- Icy," !t^> jocouely reniuiked, "iu your j..y over learning that yoxi l>a\e a mother â€" that henc;:Jorth jou arc the heiress of Bronilcy C'ourLâ€"l trti.,ljou w ill not entirely overlook the f.v.t that you also have ai uncle." "iSo 1 havel" she cried delight idlv; "how my bloss^ings are inui tiplyinQS ! Unrlc Hiohard, I-I think tho ujialionship demands ratifica- tion." Tiiis was said with .such a (harm- ing flir <f nrchnes.s, accompani d I.J i'. blush, while she rog"ishly put vj) her red lips to him, that it i>icii;a;ht down the hou;c, nnd the equiiihrinm of everybody was re- «t<)re<l ]â- ) the general lauf^h that fol low-d "the ratification. " Of course, there wivs a great deal to be talked over and ma y |V)iils to be discussed i,i deta". and it was Ute in the cvenirg be- fori! til.-; company FepmiiteJ. Afterward, when Allison and her niotlur were alone togo'hcr in t'.o room of the latter, inrh pound oi't her heart, to tho other with u fi. ! i-n which neither had cxpe •.• .1, ! for years. J..idy Bromley hn'1 muo'i to toll nf h'T hiihhand nnd her homo. Al- ii. -.n ''â- ! -ninn v,ilh hio.ithless t. I;- ' i . every wftrd that flowc ' lip'^. .Ml at <i'ir.e a qucs ;,„ , :.it'.d itself to her. '•l.«dy R " i-he began. â- '.\l!ison, my d^^ar!" iTit<?rpo!ed her companion, a shadow of paiji fiit-tj'ng over hrr fa<c, "e^annot you call iv.e by tho nanio which I have so longed to hoar all my life ?" "Withall my heart, mania," caj cily replied tho fair girl, as ic.s lifted the hind she was boidiuj aiid kiEfrt-d it lyvingly. . "Ah) it will be "U'h a blessed privilege. It is ye.u 5 since I avo said it. How alino.st oppressively happy I am tu-niglit :" she concluded, with a laugh that .•funded al.most hysterical. "Hush, dear ! You must not g'vo vay ti excitement," said Iver ladj*- tliip, in a tone of gentle roprost a? s'/ie folded her arms about tiia slight form and dra.v the golden \mi/l upon her breast. 'Wo must not forget that the ''ay after to-morrow will be a \ery m- portant one in the ealcndir of your life, and we .must keep you strorg and well. But what were you go ing to 6.iy when 1 interrupted yon I" "I was going to ask you if th 8 little hey really unljcks anything < r whether it is only anornanunit V .\llison replied, as she toyed with the tiny trinket upon her neck. Lady Bromley's face grew v>ry wirrowful at tho question. Gem'y riloasing her-;elf fro::n Allison's crn- traco, chc went to a trunk and brought forth a beautiful ca>kcLof ebony, inla.d with pearls and gold. This ah", placed upon the table be side â- .. liich they had been ;~i:ting, unlocked it, and threw back tiio cove. AlIiBon uttered en exclamatio i of dc'ic;at as she saw t'le array of previous and hfiantiful jewels that were thus exposed to hor gaze. "Aln:ost all of then were given to nic by your f.ither, dear," said lier ladyship tremulously; "but I rarely wear ajiy of thsai now, for 1 am still in deep mourning for liiin. Here is a Ukenosa he gave me j'.ist before ho left me to go back to England." .She opened a beautiful locket as «ii-j spoke, and. passed it to Alli- Hdn, who found herself looking in- to frar.k, rather boyish, but alto- gether attractive face, with eyes very lik'; her own, and sniiiing lips wliic'i she felt very sure never gave utterance to aught but kindly and courteous Words. She tighcd as she softly closed the case and passed it hack to her mother. h\.e did not speak ; there were tears in her eyes, a ohokiig sensation in her throat, and she could not. Pro^<^ntly Lady Bromley found • v.hat she was seeking for, a small If'oUIen cube about an inch an<l a half square, e,n<l richly studded v.ith rubies and diamonds. She laid it in Allison's hand. "ITuliick it 1" she gently com- inaiKlcd. "You have tho key." With an expression of wonder in her groat blue eyes, tha girl de- jta.!!hed the mysterious key fro u th.-" chai I about her nock, insorte-J it in the kx'k, and turned it. Then, jwith a sirangp thrill quivcri ig ithrough all her nerves, she lifted jlh(! lifl nnd f'iw, lying within a neat Uif white velvet, a plain but heavy circlet of gold. She lifted an in- qtiiri ig liH)k at her conipanion. "There is an insciijition engraved OP itf innc» surface. Read it, dr.ir," f.aid Lady Bromley. Bomoving it with reverent touch, Allison turned it to tho light and read : "C. B. to M. L., Dec. -il, 18 ." "It, is my wcddinoiring," her ;'notlic-r explained with tremulous lips, "b.it it has ticver been upon my hand since th.nt one happy veek wiiieh my husband and I spoilt to- gether i;i Boston just after our marriage. Tiio day before ho was to leave me ho brought mo that tiny golden casket. 'My d.nrling,' ho saiil, 'it will never do for you to wt;nr that t<'llt.'ilo circlet when JOU go back to school, so I have brought you this^o keep it in until I conic liack to you. Lock it safely iiway. I have had the key fixed so that you can wear it either nn a pin •or r.,pnn a diuin, and now this sec- ret will 1)0 yours and mii-.e alone.' So I did as he w ishcd. I never t )!d even Helen about my little trea- sure chost. It seemed very strange to mo- when, ihiiiking of it nfler- w.ard, that v.hen she decided to lake jon away she sliouhl hive baen inspirv'd to siloct from nnio.ng bo •â- .nnny trinkots tho one thinr? of all »hi â- h would deprive me of the only proof in my possession of my mar rlage. I cannot be thankful en>nsh now th.it she did .%<), for the very pnculinrity of tho ornamrnt nnd Ihc f.iet that it .".lone will unlock tho golden casket helps t<i prove your identity. After my husband rrjdinfMl mc he wished to li.ivo tho casket forfod, H'r-r that I could have mv that sacred circlet. I was oppressed with a sense of guilt for even, in my weakness and despair, enter- taining for a moment the thought of sending my child from me. He told me that I was foolish and no- tional. I suppose I was. Rtill, I •:;ould not help the feeling. He in- sisted tbat I must have something in place of it, then. It would not <io for mi to be going about with- tiut any syn;bol of marriage, and he longht me this"--fhowing a simi- lar bandâ€" "which I have worn ever since, although I would not allow il t.") bo n-arkod." -Allison gently took her mother's loft, band and drew tf all the rings from the third linger. Then, holding tTio original wed- ding-ring np before her, she asked : "May I put this back now?' "Yc^, dear," saiJ Lady Bromley, hut with tcarsi in her ejes. Allison slipped it int< its place, th»n replaced her other jewels above it. after which shi> bont and left a soft caress, like a b^'ncdic- tion, upon the slender white hand. (To bo continued.) 4. F.VITHLESS LOVERS. Strange Penalties for Erench nf I'romisc. From the plaintiff's point of view, Kricland is the best country on earth for breach of promise actions. .Any girl who can bring evidence that her affections have been seri- ously trifled with will be almost certain to receive substaniial dam- ages from a sympathetic English jury. In certain parts of tho United States breach <il promise actions aro not allowed to be brought in- to court, and the man is at liberty U) become engaged and disengaged to â- \3 many maidens as ho pleases. In other parts of the States, how- ever, huge damages are son:etinies awarded on very slight evidence. In Cernany a special law has , been fra-ifd which has co'i pletcly [abolished bro;ich of promise ac- 1 tions. Should a young couple de sire to become engaged, they visit the town hall and declare their v*illii.gness t-r> marry, and sign, with witnesses, a series of docu- ments wliieh render a change of mind on the man's part practica 'y cut of the question. They arc nji ongage<l until this formality .w been carried out. Should cither party discover tb.'t thoy have made a' mistake and win t<- withdraw from tbis agroemcn-, the pair again visit the town haU, and anotlier series of documents are formally sisjned, witnessed, an'l staled. The authorities then deter mine the question of compensatijn for injured feolingH. In France broach of promise a"^ tions are extremely few. Tlie French law requires the plaintiff l< prove in court that she lias suf fered pecuniarv loss by hor fiance s fickleness. ThrouKhout Franco a bride almost invariably has a mar riago dot, largo or small, and the fact is likely to weaken her ca^? The same law has been adopted in Austria and Hollar<l. where tet number of su<.h cases is small. In most of the Oontinenlal cities the parties concerned take tho law in- to their own hands and Rot their big broilicrs or muscular friends lo adniinislcr a severe thrashing to any fukle man who breaks his promise to inarrj". Still another method is followed ;n Tt;i!y. The Law requires th' per- son suing for broach of promise, of whichever sex, to produce a writ- ten promise to marry from the de- fendant, otherwise tlie case is in- stantly thrown out of court. The difBculty of producing gnch cvf donee is, of course, practically in- surniouiituble, an<l cases are rarely fried. Many an Italian girl, there- fore, whoso affect ions have been blighto<l kIoor not hesitate to re- veriRo herself l»y means of tho stiletto. BO n LIN (J IP X FLEET. Tho German Navy Could be Shut Vp in Kiel. I'rom an article in a Danzig new.";- papor, quoted by The Navy, on tlio recent Baltic cruise of the Brit- ish armored cruiser Cornw.'ill, it appears that fears as to the bot- tling up of (loots are not entirely confiiiod to English writers on tho 0: rmaiis. The journal reports that on the occasion <if the Cornwall's visit to Kiel, a dense mist prevailed, and tbo harbor authoritie-i, who had been advised of her ponding ar- rival in tho evening, did not ex- pect hor to put in an appearance before morning. However, when day broke, there she was, moorrd at lier assigned po- sit i*)!!, and appearing t*) be quite at homo. She ha<l navig.ited the difliciilt Kiel ford in the <larkne«s and mist without a pilot on board. This performance she repeated at Danzig and Swincmunde, accord- ing to the report, in both places without a pilot. "From this performance," says the journal, "we aro compelled to ask what would happen in the event of n sudden outbreak of war with England. . . . Thoy would not have the slighfej-t difuculty in buttling up the high seas (leet in Kiel <ir 'ilEOwlioro." riiitr. But T said no. how, I folt myself unworthy to wear Even if all that glitters isn't uoU, lota of people arc satisfied with it. I The Farm! BEEF TYPE OF CATTLE. The general appcaranco of the beef animal, when of correct type shows a distinctly inoat-producing form. The animal is compact and bi-oad of back from shoulder points •o hips; ha^ a wide, deep body; short aR<i somewhat thick neck ; w ide, deep fail bosom ; rather b.oad, thick, fleshy hind quarters; and a generally deep, wide body. Viewed from one side, the top and bottom line of body run rather parallel vith the back quite level. From front or rear the outline should do rather full and broad. Cattle of this type are referred to as "blocky" indicating compactness and neatness of form. If the body ;.» inclined to be long, it may be torn.ed "rangy," while animals long of leg, showing too little depth and fullness of body, may be term- ed "leggy." The head should have a broad, strong muzzle, indicating superior grazing and feeding capacity. The nostrils, whoa somewhat promin- ent and large, with a wide nos« show ample nasal capacity to sup- ply the lungs with air. .\ Iloman nose sometimes occurs with cattle, but it is neither attractive nor de- sirable. The distaa'^c from the muzzle to the point imme<liatcly between th<> eyes is preferably short, with some curve or "dish.'' as it is termed, just below the eyes which sliould be wide apart, large and indicate a gentle temperament. A quiet eye means an easy feeder, while a nervouf, restless eye shows an animal unsatisfactory to handle ard care for. The forehead, as indicating mental capacity, should be broad and reasonably full. The face and cheeks, in a superior head are full and deep, connected with a rather brt).ad, strong lower jaw. If on tho horned type tha horns should not be coarse at the head, but should show plenty of fine tex- ture and quality, and be graceful and of harmonious proportions. An abundance of rather long hair should crown the poll or top of the head. It is very desirable that tho car should be neatly attached to tho head, without coarseness, ar.d that is sliould be of superior quali- ty and neatly pointed and covered with silky hair, with long hair at the edges or tips. Tho neck of the beef animal t'.nds to be short, thi' k and mus- cular, of n-.edium dejith, and should be neatly attaches to the head and smoothly blended to the shoulders. The bull at maturity show a neck of more length, with heavier mus- cles, some arch and a he.-ivy coat of h.air. The female will have a short- er, lighter neck, with less thickness and less depth. The steer should have a shorter, thicker, fuller, smoother lleslird neck than the cow. "When in perfect pose, with he.id up, the top line of t'"e neck should be slightly raised above the height C'f tho withers. Tho shoulders should extend v^ell into the back, lying smoothly <<;vortd with flesh, bloniling neat- '.y with the body. A hi;.;h type oT fihouUler is uniformly covered with Pesh from shoulder point to top of v.ithers. Bough angular shouldeis, unevenly covcrod, are ainou^ the i;:ost common defects of cattle. A pronunont shoulder alr.o enpha- s;ses the development behind it. The breast and chest arc most iiiiportaut. The former should bo carried well forward and be broad and full in tho boso:n. As <.iuo stands and views a beet bull in show form, a great breadth of bioast and strength of brisket rneet.4 the eye. tioraetimes the breast and chest have great (.'ejilh and the brisket comes with- in fifteen inches of the level of the foot. Viewed from one si<le it may <'uivo forward like the prow of a chip. With tho co* considerable bosom may show, but not in so great a degree, and with less breadth and feminine outline Th <hest which lies betv^â- een the sh dors and just back of them sll^ulil '50 full at the crops, showing ninch spring of rib and also well filled cut in the front flanks. The most beautiful front on the beef animal v.o matter whothor bull, cow or sieer, is a sm<iothly laid, well flcsh- o,-' shoulder, with a strong arch of rib behind, leaving little or no de- piossion. Much depression behird the shoulders or a narrow, con- ti acted, low chest indicates lack of constitution. â€" Plumb's Types and Hrccds of Farm Animals. cent, of fat will give the amount of butter fat. One test, however, will not en- able you to determine it- Some cows, espoci.''lly cows that have rot been kept for dairy use, will give a fine flow of milk for about CLEVER WOMEN. â- Soticcablo Feature at Unique Es-, hibition of Clothing. A striking feature of the ucique cxhibtion of clothing held at the four or five months in the year and '^-'d'son S4uare Garuen (writes The then go dry. Such cows aro sel- 'â- <'"«''n Chronicle's ^e.v York cor-} dom worth keeping. Others will I ''^'^P^ndent), vv'as the large number, give a good flow of miik through the season, and if this contaiis 4 per cent, of butter fat or over these are worth keeping. A 'vow mory give a smaller amount of milk, but if it contains 5 or per cent, of butter fat she ma" be worth keeping. What you are working for is to get tho largest, amount of butter per annum ard it will require a year under <irdinary circumstanc- es to determine whothvr a cow is worth keeping. New beginr.ers will probably find that one-tiiird (,i their cows are not worth keep- ing. No cow should be kont in the dairy that gives less than 160 pounds of hatter fat a j'car. A cow that gives two hundred pounds is always profitiMe" in the corn belt, and a new btKin»'er s'i<iu!d be satified with that at the first. Our oorrespondent is evidently a rew beginner, and h** has a great de-il to learn, which can be learned only by experience. If he will resolve rot to keep any cow longer than one year which does not give more than 150 p<iunds of buttT fat a year, and then k"ep striving for greater yie'ds. be vvill fiid it an exceedingly profitable business. It reouiros, ho\«evcr. cnr* and pains Thi'-h few men are willing to tike. Perhaps it is fortunate that it is so beeinse iiTitil men L'arn how to weigh- and test and feed for the purpose of prodix'in^ the m-'-xirnvra ouantity of mi'k and so'e'-t cows that give a profitable yi^-ld of b"t- tor fat the price oi but'er •T'd milk v»ill alwavt h'> hitjh enough to make n "ood livine for those who are w'll'ig to taka the pains to find out how to do it. FAPtM NOTES. Paint on the houp.es goes with prosperity. Tumbledown and wea- ther-beaten buildings are a pretty '.ure indication that things are not going as they should. It is good policy even in coun- h cf women exhibitors representing factories which as the result of: tl;cir enterprise have sprung up alii over the country within the last.fow years. . I Those v»-omen h.ave in no casci been eng.igad in the n^anufacture "f womon's clothing more than^ thres or four years. Tlw story of, their success reads like a fairy tale.' One of themâ€" the d.-n; <;-iter of Eng- lish parentsâ€" was left some ten years ago with sever il small bro-- thers and sisters to Bunoort. She entered tho business house of Mar-' «'iall Field in Chicago, and inree jcars afterwrards fourd herself ea-' tahlished in Paris as their buyer for Ldies' underclothing. Threg years ago she decided to n.cnufacture in her own behalf. She began with twenty vv< rkworacn.' Now she employs 600, i.i addition ji" nearly a hundred ar-iits travel-, j ins; in every part of the world.! Miss Loona Forster, who has built up this enterprise, i.i sti'.l in the (early thirties. She is petite and ias dainty as a roreb d. She wears Parisian gowns exqu;t,:te'.y cut and of charming- simplicity. She tells n-e that by living raiiomlly and dressing comfortably she finds her-, 'elf able to spend tho day in her factory from 7 a.m. un!il 3 p.m. in' summer and from 8 a.m. until 5' T) m. in the v\inter. Miss Forster exn'ained that her suecesi was duo t > her eiitire devotion to her busi- ness. I "English girls," she declared, "of the better class make their bu- siness a subsidiary rcatlcr to their social success. So many of them, pouring out by the hurdred from schools and colleges every j'ear, <ire see'dng some ge ;tei-l occupa-| t;on which vvill leave •hsu free to' play tennis ar.d attend unlimited n!in;bers of afternoon ten. Few of them .succeed in biisi-c s in Eng- land because their habis are not businesslike." With Miss Forster art? exhibit- ing two S"otswo-ren who i-re daugh- ters of professional men in Scot- land. They went to America to trv markets for tliose who iiave i . , , , , , - eggs of different shades of color toi^?^^'?- "r ^^ ,.C'''"/-"'"'f " â- '^'""' ^'°- keep each sort by itself. They may j '^ \' « I'^l-'j-od m b-^r^e.s. One not bring any more in every case, j . '''"^.'' J'',<^'«?\1'7-^'"' that so but they look bett-r and are n-ore ! '' ^.^ was done to fur Vr the emi- acceptablo to both do.lers H;.d ,?,?''"" tj^ ^''0^«° , °f *';•' be"" - tter There is a deia-'d for them n America, she declares, because It' is 'fortunate for many far:ncrs lifL"^,'?';"''!/^^"-^'''^ ''^<^ '"^re r'Miable than tho younr; woincn of America. consumers and in the end it will bo found to pay. (hat tho house-well somotimei goes dry, because it gives an opportun- ity for cleaning it. If it has not been cleared for t vo or threi years, pump it dry and go at it. Anyone vill bo surpris^d to sec how much S(-dimcnt a well accumulates "^vcn when its top is careful'y g-.said. d. Bad water is tho cfiuso of muc'n sickness in the family. •>â-  l-!uperphospha'e of lime contains â- i large proportion cf s.dphatc of lin'o or gypsum, in tliis way the phosphate of lir;o is mi.\cd with sulphuric a-'id ; ihi acid takes two- thirds of tho lim.> I'rom the phos- phate, leaving what is known as one lime phosphato, or superphos- phate; that is, there is three ti'res as. â- much phosphoric acid in pro- portion to tho lime in tho snpor- nhosphatc as in the phosphate SIFTING THEM OUT. A correspondent writes: "'What ii a proper way to test a cow's milk :u order to find out whether she is worth her keep?" First, get a pair of scales and hang them up in the cow stable, together with a sheet of paper and pencil. Weigh your milk morning and evening, and set down tho amount in pounds of milk. Then got a Babcock teat. A four-bottle one will be large enough. Once a week test tho milk of each cow to ascertain the per cent, of fat. The number of pounds the cow gitcs lauUipliud by tbo por These two proportions of lime bine with the sulphuric acid, nak- ing sulph.n.to of limo, or gypvum. But some of the sulnhoris acid ro- nains free in tho mixture and this is hurtful to the young plants. LIVE STOCK NOTES. An important noint in the poultry business is a good house. No mat- ter what kind of a house, whether it ,s in( dorn or not, just so it is light, dry and wind-proof. Cows calvinu in the spri g giv more milk for throe n MiiJJj uf Jf~ , â- "alving th.m llnis.". c^j^J^J j^ (;},,, fall. This situa^it(ffn^;-.ersed from the sevenUji^'foriinth months. Fail cov.'sajfrt)^ small'^r variations in n^jWflow than cows calving in the spring. For pi";s grin<l one bushel of flax- seed with oi!«hi, bushels of oats, or all the flaxseed that can be ground without sticking to tho millstones. Then mix 100 pounds of this ground oats and flaxseed with 200 ji)unds < I bran. This vvill bo the best kin<l of feed f<'r young pigs, and it vvill I good for them a!,l the tiiro up to fattoning; and besides this Ihcy will be smooth, rangy pigs, making good roasters at any time. In other words, thoy will grow and fatten every day of their live-i. In breeding sheep for wool, start with thoroughbre<l or gra<l« owes as large in size as they can be ha<l. <'f good length and thickness of wool, neither too coarse or gummy. Use for breeding none but those of strong constitutions that have not been pampered. Procure a good thoroughbred Merino ram as near perfection as yon can find, of large size, square build, long and r.". evenly woolcd as possible. Sec that the fleece is not ton gummy â-  -r wrinkly, and let tho animal show for himself that he has a strong com- *â- ' ^^'^ changed her ways- IS NO EXCUSE FDR HER. TliJ Untidy Wo-nan wj,, jg a i}|„, on Her Sex. There is no excuse for the untidy, disorderly woman â€" she vvIkj leaves odds and ends v.hcrever she goes. It is a sad fact that a great many iiusbarids aro far ncaier about their bcl(i:i,i<;i''g8 than tlieir wives, and many a man has do ided thai matrimony was a failure because the house resembled ii r^g box ra- ther than li home. Every neat man with orderly ha- bits ought to be such a reproach tc tho opposite kind of woman that she sliould retire from society un- If we are neat and neihcdical in orr ways wo are lacki g i i I'lie chief attribute of woman. She is meant to keep the world in order and so make I'fo beautiful, w! i!c man gives his wlinle time to work. Not ail the good qualities in the world can re<;,.'om tho sloppy wo- man from being a failure as a wo- man. She can be brilliant, witty and good, but r,he is a poor crentur she is slo' only ij^Jidiip*^*''''"* , ^Jfjim^l&mols one jumble of dust and thin.gs out of place. We cannot all have ri vh and beau- tiful things around us. Son.e of us must go clad in cotfon and eat from pine boards. But those boards should be scrubbed until they glisten like suovv, and the cot-' ton dress should be as trcsh as tho' morning. And, inaiden tKsro is no nc;;*.<5f your wearing cheap jewellery thaV needs repairing, cheap laces that need vva.shing and cheap feathers that won't curl, and ycin don't have to use ill .vour house spotted table- cloths, dust covered bric-a-brac and broken furniture. Better an empty room with foui bare walls. ELECTRIFYING AN ELEPHANT A very curious accident occurred in Mysore. India, recently. A Palace elephant mahout sealed on a huge tusker, happenol to pass under the main-line wires conveying current from the powei station. Thinking ho would test tho truth of anyone being killwl if tho wiro were touched, he was foolish enough to place his hand on the wiro. The effect was disastrous. Both mahout and elephant vvero knocked down instantl.y, and lay in-' sensible. The elephant, after a- short while, got up, and rushed con'titution. Oct him from some about in a dazed manner, wrecking! well-known and reliable breeder; carriages, posts, etc., in its madl never mind how long or short his career. After a most cxcilingi rotligroe is or whether he has any, chase, the semi-electrocuted cle-l if you are satisfied he is a thorough- phant was captured by nvans oil bred and vvill get good stock. 1 two other elephants. ^ - \