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I': :ack to Life and Love OR, WAITING THROUGH WEARY YEARS. J CHAPTKR VI. -(Cont'd) "I never heard of sich a thing in all ihc days uf my life, no, not since I «as a gal !-- ss a child like you bc- iiip BO took in ! And I don't see now how it could a been. And I can't hardly believe it I Why, how old bo yel- ''You know, I shall boâ€" beâ€" six- teen, nextâ€" next Christmas," sob- Wd Marie. "Shill you, now? How time do pasK ! And 1 was thinking as yuu was about thirteen or fourteen. The villain I But it was my fau't, it warn't your'n. What did you know ? It was my fau't as should a took better care on ye. And so he promised to own you for.iiis wife from the first, did he, and kept puttin' it off i" "Yes;" sobbed Marie. "And he wanted you to follow hini to the city, and leave me, did het and he promised to own you there ! ' "Yes." "He wouldn't a kept his word, child. Them devils never keep their word with a girl who trusts them. They are liars, and sons of ibe father of lies. The comfort is tbev all go home to their daddy at last. ' "Oh, (iranny, he is not as bud as that. He is not bat at all. He i the first person she met, who hap- pened to be a countryman. The alarm was soon given, und the hut was soon filled with the [Kior neighbors. ) A physician was called, who pro- nounced the case a death from na- tural causes. Then orders were given for a cheap burial at the country's ex- pense. This was adding humilia- tion to sorrow in Marie's case, but she could not help it, for there were not two dollars in the house to meet tlie costs of interment. Two days after this the body of old Granny Thompson was buried and poor Marie was left alone in the solitary hut. She wrote to her lover in the city ; but whether he ever received that letter is doubtful: that he never answered it is certain. Three more letters were written, but they suffered the same fate as the first. Then Marie gave up writing, and sat down in despair to await her fate. CHAPTKR VII. blue and shaking with cold for there was no firo on the hearth, and the bitter winds came in at »,he cracks in the walls and windows "Oh! you wretched, wret-be] creature I how came yo\i to do this dreadful, dreadful deed." inf|ui' ed the farmer's wife, aghast at the sight. "I don't know ! I didn't mean to do it I I didn't even know wh<>,i I did it! lUit then, I must have djni it, because there was no one el jC here, not a soul but me, so of C'n.rse I must have done it ! Oh, un ! I wish I had never been born!" ex claimed Marie, between her wilJ wuilings. "Of course you did it, and the,'<;'s no use denying it ! Oh. you hoiiid creature! l)on't you know ihe^'ll hang you for it/" asked the wo- man with a shudder. "Yes, yes, I know ! But that's a trifle ! I've borne so much w -rse than that ! But my child I my 'jhild ' My tiny, helpless child!" she cri'.d, bursting into tears and sobs as she seized and pressed the little frozen body to her bosom. "I can't stand this ! I can't stay here!" said the farnior's wife, bo- ginning to feel deep pity mingle with her indignation ""and horror, and becoming half hysterical from their conflict. "Hero ! lie down an I let me cover you up, for goodness sake! And tell me, if you can, where I can find something to kindle a fire, or you will freeze and die before you can make your peace with Heaven." And without waiting for a reply she forced the feeble girl back up- Oii the pillow, and covered and tucked her up carefully. Then she took the little frozen babe and laid it out decently on a corner of the foot of the bed, and ; took her own white apron and cov- ered it over. By this time her fingers were so iH>*<>4-ofo40-fo^ofo4<»>o>o On the Farm BOVRIL THE FATTENING OF SWINE. No definite rule can be laid down ar to the best time and manner to fatten hogs or at what age. One must be governed by conditions and surroundings. Remember that the nearer we can grow what the mar- ket wants, the better our chances to sell at a higher price, and the nearer we have it to sell at the time that the market wants it the better market wo have. From an article in Kimball's Dairy Farmer, on the subject of Fattening Hogs, wo not the following: The age at which a hog should be fattened will depend more or less upon the market demands and the locality. As a general rule in this country the fat or lard hog has been the most popular. When such hogs is the case it is better to mar- ket hogs at the weight of from 300 to 400 pounds. These seem to meet with the most popular favor of the buyers. In other sections of the country the bacon type of hog is preferred over the fat or lard hog. The best weight for the bacon hog is between 160 to 200 pounds. They di) not require to be nearly as fat her should be weighed, and all milk BF the fat or large hog ; still, on the | taken from her should also be other hand the bacon hog is by no weighed, and the margin of either means a thin anim<tl. It should j profit or loss should be determine] hare a covering of about one inch j at once, of fat over the back. NEEDED IN EVERY HOME It is beef in pure, concentrated and most palatable form, and is assimilated immediately you drink it. Ordinary foods require hours fop digestion. When your brain is tired â€" when your daily duties seem too heavy â€" when your appetite is capricious â€" BOVRIL is better for you than any medicine. r«r DISTEMPER ?^.Kifr.:: Surecure and podtlTe rrerentlTe, no matter bow horse* at anr tun ar* infected or "rxpoKed." Liqaid, (iren on the tontue; acts on the Blood and GlandR, expi'ls tl'.e poisonous ffvrmsfrom the twd^. Cures Di8tcmp»?r in Doffs and Shpepand Choltrra ill Poultry. Largest sellmv livestock remedy. Cures. La Grippe amon^r human beings and is a fine Kidney remedy. 50c and $1 a bottle; f6 and $11 a down. Cut this out. Keep It. Show to jrour drugrist, who wiU get it ior you. Free Boolclet, " Distemper, Caasea and Cures.'* DISTRIBUTORSâ€" ALL WHOLESALE DHUQQI8T8 SPOHN MEDICAL CO,. Ckwisit ui B«l«rl*ls|Ub, •OSBEH, IW.. USJU Awful days and nights followed for the poor, deserted girl. The dark d*\s of December were wanted me to go with him, and 1 1 uiH>n her. Su'ni'.s of rain and wind' stiff with cold that she had to beac wouldn't leave you," wept Marie, j and snow followed e»ch other in | and blow them, before she could do 'He wanted you to go to the iwift snccession. The road to ih« anything else. Jas a general rule it will be found city with Tiim, did he, and you ' village became imp«»^ble. She b>he then turned about and found ! â€" „^ «*„ki„ *„ i..,,,. *i.« u.^„. wouldn't leave me? Well, you i was without monev and alim^t with- ; a little pile of brushwood, and a We always thought it best not to feed a hog longer than really nec- essary to get him to market pro- perly. The earlier age we can get | a hog to the market the more pro- fit we arc going to make. With ref- erence to age the article continues : Where the bacon hog is desired. shall both be suited, you and him! 'out food or fuel. You shall gu to the city and shall D"t leave me. I'll go along of you. Well go and hunt up my fine gen- tleman, and make him do ye jus- tice ! Breach o" promise it be ! And wery aggrawaled at that! 'Dancin' bears must pay for their airs.' And he hhall pay for hizzcn too. If he do acknowledge yc, you'll be a rich 'uman and uie too ! An' if he don't, it 'i\ be thousands o' dollars out'n his pocket and into you'n an' mine!' mumbled the old woman bo.K of matches with which she mali She had Dotiting left to eat but » B'"*'- Then she .searched for meal a few poiatoea. stowed in the but-! « •' fl<^ur with w'tich to prepare gruel torn of the cupboard, next the chim- , f«r the pcri.shing girl on the be J ney corner, as the wannest place ' B><1 there was nothing of the sor' to keep them from freezing. ; to be found. Nor had she anvthing to make' Is there anything in the house her fire, except the brush wootl from 1 <•»« fix you to eat I" she inquired the foot of the mountain, which she j t^"""nK t" Maries side, would go and collect whenever an' 'Nothing, nor do I want any- iutcrval of the weather permitted thing, " the girl answered feebly, her to do so. ' 'fhe farmer's wife groaned. I economical gains But oh: the days of misery and: "I don t know what to do with'yo„„gcr animal, nights of horror in that lone moun- i yo" ; l>"t I reckon I better go ai most profitable to have the hogs fattened and finished for market at about five and a half or six TWEMY-SIX MADE CANDY. But Only Twelve Girls Knew How <o Bake Bread. An interesting examination was held recently in a Massachusetts High School. Twenty-six girls, members of the same class, were given a list of thirty questions. These questions bore reference to the girl's knowledge of hou.sehold months of age. Where the fat or duties, and the answers {iroved de- lard hog is desired, the most pro- fitable age to market in order tp meet the requirements of the mar- ket would be about eight to ten eidedly entertaining. Twelve of the twenty-six said they could make bread, eighteen could make, cake, and all could make candy. Twenty- months. Hogs of this age should , two girls had built a kitchen fire, weigh in the neighborhood of COO twentv had cooked beefsteak and to 350 pounds. As a general rule, twenty asserted that thev had pre- however, it mayc be stated that the â-  p^red a full meal. It is disappoint- greatest and especmlly the _most| i^^ t„ jparn that not one girl of the entire twenty-six knew why new bread is not a healthful article of of are made on the ' ! The season of the year has some- 1 f„oj^ n„j cou^ld twenty-four Poor Marie ! She had been very tain hut. with nothing to think of j once an'' »ee if 1 can get you a doc , thing to do as to how long to hold | ^y^^^ t^jj ^.j^^j. j^ ^y^- ^^\ ^-^^^ j,, niiuh surprised and confounded bv j but her wretched past and terrible , tor, and some victuals. Now you hogs on feed. The kind of weather ' jj,e making of starch was under- hcr graiidniollier's unexpected audi future! j '*.v quiet till I come back," she! varies the gains. The writer con- , j u twentv of the class Rnd hearty sympathy; but here was the) Had it not been for the shameful, »aid. »» she hurried out of the i ,.|„tjes : | sixteen said they could iron 'th^r sad solution of the problem of her conduct -cupidity. The hope of thousands of dollars, that in either case of acknowledged marriage or breach iif promise, would come into wrongs she had suffered, she might I house and jumped into her wagon. | Generally speaking the most eco- now have been in a comfortable and | She whipped up the old horse to „oniical time to bleed bacon hogs happy position as nursery gover- ' » K*>t that made him slare. .\nl,,R the early fall of spring months, ness to some of those children she «he soon reached the x illage, when The weather is then not too cold so dearly loved. And this would j >'h<^ f?ave information of the ca»c to | nor too warm, in fact^ about right Marie's possession, and practically ' have been an earthly Heaven to ' old Dr. Barton, the only medi-.al ' for the best gains. In real cold they collars and euTfs. Twenty girls could mend their clothes â€" at least that's what they claimed, and sev- enteen had made shirt waists. Sev- en of the seventeen had made but iiito her own â€" ^and of the external decencies and comforts those thou- sands would secure to her, and which in her estimation would be FpUâ- !u|or^ and luxuries. Now, s!ie looked upon her grand- daughter as a mine of wealth, and busied herself in waiting on the girl r.-i the girl, ii vtil this night, had waited on her. Khe made Marie lie down on the bed and rest, wliih^ she hcTself pre- Ijared tea and toi..it which she per- suaded her to lake. "Now you shan't go up and sleep on that hard pallet in the cold loft. You shall sleep with mo," said the dnin<! as she replenished the fire to keep it up all night, and then closed up the cottage, previous to retir- ing. A heavy load was lifted from Ma- rif's eoliscieiKe. She had confess- ed to that one. to whom of all on earth she was only responsible. .\nd she had been forgiven. ir that hard old dame could pity and pardon her, would not the iner- <'iful Lord, imuh more '( She priiy- I'd and fell usleep, and for the first titne in many days, she slept sound- ly until luiirning. When she awoke, the sun was one shirt waist, but there was one ' ' girl in the class who had made fif- her humble and loving spirit. i ""»" *t hand. I weather a considerable amount And even now, abandoned, as! Then, after hurriedly picking up ^ feed is used for the production of l^ ^hen it came to trimming she was. bv the lover for whom she the toys she had first set out to buy, heat to supply the heat required ij^^, ^here were thirteen girls who hud staked all, even now. if she ; she purchased some food and hur.i- f,r the maintenance of the animal ,^„p^ ^ow, and thirteen who^didn't could have been pardoned and pit- i •>d hack to the hut to feed the st nv- body. , ., ' know and hadn't tried to learn '"S K";' ''"'''"".', '»''^«'^*'.'*' "''«<='"''' I Inlho real warm weather, on the ^ -f^e principal of the school .scarcely prevail upon to eat. l other hand, a cansiderable amount f.^^^j this list of questions and led, and cared for, a little while, by some good Christian woman, she Would have looked forward to her maternity with humble, chastened joy, nn<l devoted her future life to lier child. Yes, she would have been a good mother. But now, abandoned, !.corned, covered with contumely, until, driv- en to despair and madness, she be- lieved herself to be deserted Cijual- ly by God and man. Alone in her hut by day and night, for weeks and weeks, with those demoniac thoughts to tempt, and taunt, and phrensy her, who can wonder at the tragedy that ."ioon followed ? I must get over this part of my story as (piickly as I can, for it is too heart-rending for detail. It was (.'hristmas Kve, and ilic ground was covered a feet deep wi';!i hard fro/en snow. The weather was clear though very cold. A fanner's wife, driving her own little wagon, was going to the vil uncurtained I lage that morning to buy some eheaii toys to put in her children's stoekings that night. 4\s she pass<-d along the narrow road that lies between the foot of the mountain ridge niiil the edge of the river, she came in sight of the hut under the cliff, occupied by Ma- rie Serafinne. And at the same moment, sho saw that no smoke issued from tf\e chimney, even on this bitter cold day, and she heard sounds of wild weeping and wailing proceeding from the house. Mrs. IJutterfield was, "after the a bhe waited beside the patient un-| of feed may be wasWl. Where two p„„^ije„ ^he answers a fair expo- til the old doctor came, and then , htters a year are to be reared it will > ^i^j^^ „( ^y,^ j^.^^.ti^ ,,„„^,^^' „, she^ returned to her own f«"«''y.|be found best to fatten the first ^he average High School girl. He with the promise to isnd one of her | bunch and market them diiring the ..^^j ^he questions with a definite negro women to take care of Murie month of .September and October. ^uur.t in «;»» M» w-ntn,! *„ k„ legr Serafinne. Sei: The second litter should be fattened object in view. He wanted to be certain that domestic science was "'=!.'â- â-  ^. ,• • . « '"^ '«^' "'";"'"'"'â- '"'" '""""^'â- ""^^' I certain that domestic science was On seeing the condition of affv.is and ready or market some timCj^,, advisable addition to the .school at the hut Dr. Barton s iiauii-il during the latter part of March or st,,dies. After the answers to his shining throiigli the window of the hut. The old woman was, or seemed to be, still asleep. She arose very cautiously lest she should awaken the old grarulame, and quietly dressed herself, made I'p the fire and put on the kettle. The dame slept on. She made the corn griddle cake and ))iit it on to bake. Took a t.inoked herring from its stick and put it on to broil, and then set the huniblo table for two, and sat down to wait. .\nd the dainc slept on. Not to waste time, while wait- ing, Marie took up her grandmo- rnost straitest sect a (female) llier s knitting, and knitted for Pharisee," so, though she drew up about fifteen minutes. And still the her horse before the hut, she hesi dame slept on. tuted and liHlened a full minute be "She sleeps later than I ever f„ro she made up her mind to enter knew her to do," said the girl, as t|,e dwelling of tlmt "abandoned duty was clear before him first, to do what he could to save the wrc;;h- ed girl, and then to report the ca^e to the proper authorities. .And the result of his action was this--that the same day at noon, the Coroner's jury met at the hut, and after a brief examination of t'nc evidence, returned a verdict that the child, a prematurely born fe male infant, came to its death by stangulation at the hands â- >f its mother, Marie Serafinne. The little body was interred a^ the cost of the county. And a war rant was issued for the arrest of Marie Serafinne. And in a state more dead tiixii alive- indifferent also to life or the month of .\pril BLOATING. thirt.v questions were thoroughly considered he admitted that there would be no delay in establishing the new course. Perhaps it was Bloating is a very dangert>us ail- diplomatic on the part of the prin- inent but not a disease. Cattle are eipal to avoid all mention of the apt to be afflicted with bloat when ' true cause of the ignorance of the turned out on to new clover cover- class as a wholeâ€" -lack of home , ed with dew. I Bloating may be known by a ' swelling of the left flank. This swel- I ling rises above the level of the 1 backbone and when tapped with the finger sounds like a drum. I The animal shou'd be tied up and compelled to stan<l with its front parts from six to twelve inches higher than its hind parts. It should be given a laxative and training and home encouragement. death, she was taken from her bed, t^nic to prevent the fermentation plaeetl in a carriage, and drivoa ti> the count.v gaol at Pine Cliffs. For the first week of her impris onmeiit she lay lingering on ma of food and slimulatc digestion. There is great danger of the animal smothering before it can be relicv- ' ed. It is for this reason that a cat the arose and went to the bedside, luiil laid her hand softly on the fowhcad of the sle.t.-per. AVilii a scream she started back. That forehead was ieo cold in deavh ! in a few inoiiienls sdie so far over c:ciiie her terror and repugnance a! to tjike the lifeless hand in her own. ]i;it il was as rigid as marble, and roiild not l)c iiiuved from its po.si- tion. Full of wild horror, Marie ran fi'oi I the lioitSe. and up the road kw..iiijj to the \jllage, and accosted creature," as she called Marie. But tliese were Christmas times, aiwl full of all kindly inspirulions. So she got out of her enrt, and leaving her steady, old family Iicvst to stand and rest, she entercl th3 hut. A terrible sight met her eyes I Mnj-ie Serafinne sat uji in boti, raving, tearing her hair and iiccus- 'iiig herself of iiuirder ! Before her lay the small bod/ of a p«;riiiatui<ly born eliilil. The jiour little er.riise was Tr i/en stiff. The uiisciablc mother was ill brink of the grave, but by the skill i tie tracar should be kept on hand of the prison doctor she was bronchi, hut should not be used excepting as a last resort. It is advisable to prevent bloat- ing in cattle. This can bo don» ty medicating the salt and placing it where the cattle pass in going to and from the pasture. It is also advisable to keep the cattle shut up until the dew is off, providing it is fresh, young clove.-. â€"Dr. David Iloberts. safely through the crisis uf her ness. On the first day of the New Year she awoke from long unconscious- ness, and asked what day it Aas. They tidd her it was New Year'? day. She played idly with her thin fin- gers for a few moments and li» n muriimred : "Only eight months, and all Ih'.s? I was free and happy in May â€" now I am here !" No one answered her, there was indeed little pity for her. She lay in prison from the last week in December, till the first week in March, when the Criminal Court sat at I'iiin Cliff. Then she was brought out and put on trial for the murder of tier fhild. (To be continued.) LOTS ! There arc lots of people .\l)out the town Who act so upplsli, They should bo called down. THE IDEAL DAIHY COW. The dairy cow is too frequently misunderstood. Too many look up- on a daily cow as one giving a li*; tie milk. She should be looked up cii us a well-developed machine for taking the high products of the land and converting them into immecTiate reiiiuneralive returns. Farin^/a should learn that they cannot af ford to keep poor cows on land val \ied at $12? and $1,2Q U) aCl'^ It cost too niucTi to supply thfi nei- eessary feed. In order to know a good cow, no matter how large the herd, a careful record should In kept of each cow. All food given CONSIMPTION GRISADE. South Dublin People Want TiUily Aberdeen (« Slop. .\ remarkable discussion in refer- ence to Lady Aberdeen's organized movement and speeches against tu- berculosis in Ireland took place re- cently at a meeting of tlie South Dublin Board of Guardians, at which the following resolution was adopted : â€" "â- That we respectfully ask her Excellency the Countess of Aber- deen to discontinue her consump- tion crusade, as to continue such a course would have a verv serious effect on the country, as well as on the tourist traffic, on which a great number of the poor people in th« country districts have to depend for a living. "Her Excellency will at once see what an effect it may have on stran- gers when they are told that the country needs such action on the part of the Viceroy's wife." Mr. John Raymond, moving the resolution, said he desired to see consumption wiped out as much as her Excellency, but there were in- stances in the city of men being de- prived of their employment in con- sequence of all that had been said in connection with this crusade, carried on by the people who were the tools of the British Government. There was a factory in the city where, in consequence of the cru-| sade, people were losing their em-' ployment daily if it became known ' that they had the faintest taint of, consumption. Mr. Anderson, wh» seconded the resolution, said that Irish girls would not be employed as servants in England owing to the effect of this crusade. Mr. Mullett also said that such crusades were detrimental to Irish people. An Irish girl in London could not now get a situation if she had a pale face. ' The Chairman (Mr. John Scully, J. P.), said the board, instead of passing the resolution, should give Lady Aberdeen every assistance. He considered they owed her a debt of gratitude for all she had done since she came to the country. As to the tourist question, he was of opinion there was never so large an. influx of visitors as this year. Twenty-three voted for the reso- lution, and eleven against. The members who voted do not number half the membership of the board. TURTLE WORSHIP. At a place called Kotron on the French Ivory Coast the natives be- lieve that to eat or destroy a turtle would mean death to the guilty one oi- sickness among the family, says the London Globe. The fetich men, of whom there are plenty, declare that years ago a man went to sea fishing. In the night his canoe waa thrown upon the beach empty. Three days afterward a turtle came ashore at the same place with the man on its back alive and well. Since that time they have never eaten or destroyed one of that species, although they enjoy other species If one happens now to be washed ashore there is a great com- motion in the town. First the wo- men sit down and start singing and beating sticks, next a small piece of white cloth (color must be white) is placed on the turtle's back. Food is then prepared and placed on the cloth, generally i)lantains, rice and palm oil. Then amid a lot more singing, dancing and antics of the fetich people it is carried back into the sea and goes on its way rejoic- ^ Elderly Bachelorâ€" What, baldalready ?â€" Lil«. 1