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!i Money Makes Money ; Or, A Strange Stipulation. M'H. "to briiiK Nt»il a- <1 AJr: in f Xi-iiher; but I don't iiuitu .-leo how it in going to b» done: and piTli-xps, after all. oih- might bluiidir! Bnt the in t h> roa'ly i wpst to hi> wa-tcd ;ill her life. I am only nf'iwl Adriin will rt'aliEo what he has loi^v when hi> fli'dc* that seine other man ha« com*? into Nello life.' CHAPTEK XV.â€" (Continued). Wie ranK the bell and questioned the servant . •When did Miee Pow:b call. Mary?' "One day last week, my Hdy I told her V'^u w.'B in S<(itlaiid and she said she â- Kould -write." "1 w.sh I could »ee her." naiU Lady El- i«ii. in her imiJulHiTe way. To think wa,i to act Mary rang up for a taxi and «he drove over to ««â-  if phe cou'd Rnd Mitw Powin. If any one calls, " sjie had naid to the maid, -you can say that I am In town for « fortii.ght." The waiiiari rdie was going to ee<' w:ih a con.in of Iut late hu«bands, a middle- ngisl. cap.Tble, kind w man, one whom I'ridy Ellen loved m«t tincert-ly. .Mies Pon.s -w-aK a t.-ain<-d nurto but. having a . - - . ,.- i . â-  i.>.,ij <-ertain amount of inoney, ehe had taken 1 "'•'r' .?"1 "an k.n.lnew. ituel ; but hnld CHAPTER XVI ' It liarl bee-i hoi, nullry Auau«t whon Knid had taken up hei- life in the old i-oi nis where oho and Julian had once been po happy Tliere wjl exQUi««ite pleanure and p-iin combined for her to find hertself in thcea weil-kn'jwn .^inrrouiulingis ; and jnct for a fow dayn sh • did nothing but :(«t and let .Mrn. ( hai»Iin t.ike care of her. Her Iruidlady .va« goiin.nely worry for Up the dutK* of nureing almost entirely by way of ihar ty. and tdie genorally worked in Ih,- p-)orer quartern of the city. The taxi wa., carrying Lady Ellen now lo a ftreet in Holloway. The pretty liltJe wcman nhivered once , , , or iwiee ae «he rolled through the cold of ""'â- >' weJIforher to te.l Mr.-, ihaplin the afternoon that she did not wi.^h to talk about tier uuiekly realized that the kindne«« was <-ontiniHl to Uiv. Chaplin: alto ehe din- covered in a very littlo while that cshe had mad." a great mjvitake in going back lo where «lie had Ix-en known. Pe-jile were naturally cuiiouti iboul her. It w:in all "1 wiph I had Nor.iijii spirit: but 1 be lif>v.< 1 rdiould die if 1 had to live in these kind of plac<« husband: but other people di«:us»i"d him The ktiow-ledge ca.me «uddenly to Enid one ajcrniiig that the story of Juliana Yet when .-hi. got to Miirt Powisc rooms! Kreat fortune had penetrated even Ui Ui « lihey were not only cheery and comfort- •""»" .world: and with this Btory a eer- able, but aetnallv pretty; and the neat •â- "" <'lement of doubt, if not actual bum- lu'stret*! P'<"io". *«" born for herself. i .^Irll. Chaplin, bringing in her break- fust, brought in also an old, discolored and torn copy of an illustrated paper. '.Mrs. Kogers saw that and uhe brought it alon" of her when she come to have a chat with mo lust night. She says as there ia a picture in it of your poor hus- band, and. what'B que4*r, he has (jot *lie same iiaiue. 1 told her as it couldn't be 'im, and must be a relation: but you know what she iel She will have it as it is the Mr. Bryant a.i used to live here." ,^^,„,^ .,„. ,._,., „.. Enid opened the paper and just for an he k:rsed L.i'dy" KilVn'"'"i llioiigiit "'you ! '"•"""' her heart contracted and her eye« were going to stay in Heollaiid all the I «''°'-*'<'- The eight of Julian's pictured liu-<' was like torture to her. It was a photograph taken before their Kid informed her tJiat he wouUI be back about tea time. 'Ill wait," said Lady Ellen: and sho t.-f'i-d «iff her fu:s and walked round the room, picking up the photographs and makiiis herself quite at h ue. In a vfry Utile while Miis Powis came .11. She -^ore her nurse's uniform. There war so!uelhii»g siimulaliiig about her. One felt cnewlf -n the presence of a strong. resourceful, yet tender-hearted woman 'Well, this Is a pleasure," she oaid, as Oo tbc Farm i. UIgb l»ri«'st of .>lu.s.sulnian Faith Urclaring a Holy War. This photo which has just been received from Constatitinople, shows Islan prociairning the Holy War in front of the Mosque of Faith. Th shown reading the declaration of war, surrounded by Mussuloiian dign the Turkish High Priest Sheik-Ul- e head of the Mussulman faith is itaries. winter. I'm onOy down here f« a little while," sa'd Lady Ellen; "and oben 1 eaw your curd I thought I must rush off and 8e<^ you, Norah yon dear thing! How gocd .t ut to b*- -with you."" "Sii down: well have some tea. and y'lu shall tell me all about yourself," said MiM Powis. â- Ivo ncthing to tell," Lady EUen an- swered. Yniir's 's the interesting life, Norah. She laugh<-d, with just a touch of b:tterne»i in her laugh. "I'm nothing | voice, but a stupid, -.-scless butterfly. ' i Prevarication untruths, wei-e not easy "Well, butterfliis mean sunshine and I to her. She looked ho uncomfortable that flowert, you iinow.'" ! Mrs. C-haplin tuid nothing more, picked up Miss Powis sm'led o« the t<is«ed off hor the paper, and went aw.iy. marriage, when he had been a soldier. It was younger, hut oh! it was so like. I "Vou see, '" she said with pale and not very steady lips, "Mrs. Rogers has made a great iiii-itaKe. This this is a soldier' I "So it is," said Mrs. ("haplin. peering I down at the page. Then she look(>d at her lodger a little furtively. "But didnt you tell me as once he'd been in the army." "I don t remember, " said Enid, in a low bonnet and long cloak, and pu'. tibc kettle on the spirit laiuji. Uidy KUen chatted away for a little while, but she wan evidently rrstle«e. Sud- denly she said 'Ci.i't you help me to do something, No- Several da.vs later Enid made another discovery. She realiied that Mis. Chap- lin's kindness was no longer spontaiieous- By tliis time the rush of bio ^d to her face an<l pain at her heart wa.s eaey to underi<t.and. She was dii.credited ! The rah.* muki is «u<-h a <-otitrast between ue, "VcH," agreed the other wom.an, "con- siderinc that I am old enoug^h lo be your mother, there is mokt certainly a con- trast- " 1 didn't mean that. I mean, one feels when one is with you that there <i no thing wasted in your life, that ea<-h hour, for theniselvrs, " said .Mrs. ("haplin. 1 each iDinutc, you are doing something for I'm sorry to feel you must go. but per- s'imeb<x1y r Ise. " j haps you are wise." Miss Pow 's loivked across al the pretty] "VVill you tell me what you mean by f.iee. whi-h had a pathetic toueh iu its that?" iiske<l Enid a little coldly, exprfssion Mrp. Cliaplin funibk-d with her apron. "I have always want«*d to see you in i and <lid not answer imine<liate!y, and then y/iur own home, Nell. I mean in a proper â-  nhi- said in ;in abrupt way - fcnse. Ood forgive me for saying hard I "1 didnt mean to say anything to you. I love seeing you. but yoii aTwiiys : story of her widowhood, which had been m" a little uiitiappy, because there | sugt?e«ted by Mrs. Chaplin, it is true, but tacitly a4-4'epted by her, was disbelieved. She resolve<l at opce on making a move. ""1 have had un offer of some work,"" she â- aid to Mrs. Chaplin. "It will take me right over the other side. 1 am awfully Borr.v to leave you. but - "" Well, my dear, everyliody must think tilings <»f the dead, but Harvey was cruel nan. he had no right lo have mar. riwl you. no riirht to have treated you in thi* way he dni. Vou woiildn t <-/>me ask- ing me to help you if your life wuc what it oucht to have be<*n. Now. there"s a nice cup of tea. and the.se are i-ouie of mv favorite ucoks. <". me and tell me all oh.iiit S<-otland. O.i! by the way. Nell, Hi«>> Powis rull<'<l up her chair and sat doivn to th" i-cy table, "can you give me Adrian I) iwiiev's new addrei^s?" Lady Ellen's heirt thrilled, us it always did. at the mere mention of this man's nami'. "lie is down in Kont: living in a farm- hui;i i». you know.'" "But doesn't he ever come lo Lf>ndon ?" "Yes: ni a matter of fact 1 believe he will be in town tomorro-w. I had a note fruni him today. Can I givo him a niess- ««e?"" I should like to see him for a few ini-i- iile«. There is a little matter of businesa I want t^> diiciiss with him." , "I ihoucht you always corresponded.' raid L.idy Ellen. U\-t* Powis sliruggi-ii her shoulders. 'Oh! my dear." she said, "really 1 am ihoi'king where letters are eon<-errn*d. I b<-lieve Adrian did write to me last, but it's ages ago. I think about him a great deal. He :s a fine man. Ni-ll." ""Vis, he IS nice,"' said Lady Klleii. and the drink her lea liurriedly. Then she sdded : "rt^-ribbie him a line. TU see that he get-i it." Though nhe loved to talk tlioiit him, ill a seih <> she was atnioU sorry that lii« name had cropped up Just no* Kor, in truth. Lady Ellen hardly un- dert-t<j<<l her own feelings with r<'gard to A'litin I>ewiiey; at least slie knew iier- fet-tly W4-II that he was the <le:ircst and the bcril. the only man in all the world lor luT. but having <'onciMve<l <'ertain id(':iH about him (imagining that she held onlv a si-<'ond iry place in hii* thoughts) •he was .-ohooliiig lierself to grow, if not sxocllv iiidilfereiil. at leawi ricon<'ile<l lo t4ie f;!<-t that hIu" would havi» to live out her fiiliin- without the joy of clotwr inter- eitirs)* with this man whom she loved. Horei ver. she was honestly trying to train her ihougihtu to turn lo Julian Bry- ant. She liki-<l him sincerely. The t:ui thii her <-ousin. the duelii-ss. liked him I (j,„p. and ai, proved of him wuh also a great Apparently there was not such a com thing: and slio did not disgiiinK frirtn her- | „„Hlity in the neighborhood, but in th" tell the fact ;hal Mr. Hiyiint admired herl^i„d(.w o.f one of the hical stores she and w:is drawn t'war<l^ her, I cauirht sight of niutic, and enlering bold- Hhe quile saw the truth of what Norah j ly glie made her way to this de»ii:'i-|,tnenl PI.-W1!' said She was a woman born to lieUind asked to ujienk to the niaiiag(>r. the centre of a home; »lic loved little With feverish nervousness she detailed children. Wie was not really al heart a I i,er various nualilhalions. She could copy wOTiJ.'" 'rciture, one wiho lived only for ' ,„„„i<., transpose, she could play, »he sKilemenr .'"' "'";"^">eiil : she -was t<io ' ,.^,„i,i King, she could teach. AU she want- • imple-hearleVl mi,,. "'"â-  I""*â„¢ ><"" all , ,^ was to earn a little inoney. these beautiful yet ordinal,' ""^^ which | nhc did not receive much encourage because, after all, its your business, but tbevie talking alxiut you r<mnd alK>ut here, and that's the honest truth. They say Mr. Bryant isn't dead. One or two d«<'lare as they've seen liim swelling round alioiit in motor-cai"u, and -well I'll leave you to gue>s what they say about you." 'I'll go a-way at once," said Enid ho.irse- ly. "at once! Will you help me pack my thiiigsP" "Nay! There is no eu<-h hurry as all that," said Mrs. (Miaplin a little ashamed, as it vere. Hut Enid was row in a fever lo escapo from these old surroundings. She was horribly hurt: the suggestion was so ugly, so humiliating, yet not e\nn for this would the speak the truth. 'J'o put herself ri^ht in the eyes of these peo- icle would be to degrade him, and Julian's honor was still a treasure to her. M<ire. over, if she -Acre to have told the truth, w'ho would have believiHl her? Some hours later she was (e;ite<t in a four-wheeler with her ni<Hlest luggage on the s<*:il in front tft her, arul as she drovo down the stri-^t she felt that everyone was ksiking 'U her, and everyone was passing harsh remarks about her. She told the man to go lo some lodgings, the ;iddr<vis of which, by mere chance, had Iwen given her by the baritone of the little touring party. Literally she did not know where »he woiil 1 fl id the money to pay for the lo<lg. ings at the we<'k's end, for all she had left w -re a few shillings, and these the cab fare woul<l (iructically exhaust, yot the relief at le^ing Mrs, lliaplin's houie was so great that, though she was ill, she felt almis't happy as she drove away. When the now Imlgings were reached, she had the good forliiiie to llnd one, and only one, room vacant. She gave the nam" of the singer who had recoinmeiul- i>d her and the landlady spoke of this on« room depre»'atingly : but when Enid hud <'linibed up and had lookeil al it, she dti'idiMl to take il, "I shall he out all day at my work," she said; "and this will do splendidly." The price wis very modest, and after she had niiiiacki'<l her few thiiigo. she I went out and walked in searoh of a niiisic flH the llve^ of mo>.t women. Inieiit, The manager told lier that the Hhoiild she go on^hii^Kinff to l^er^'hef iJlO ) tfr.tj"''»i'""" "'"' '""''"*"'*^'"' ins'rumeiits had |i ,......, «.. •• ut-ao even in her grasp, or should she turn and And her prop4>r nlnce in a second marriage wiUi Julian Bryant? This was really al l.he root of hor re«t- lawneaa, and at timeu made her almost untappy, flh» «at for a long lime with Miss Powis, • lid felt ii'llogelher (-heered an<l ilielped, ilthough they exchanged no eonfldeiK-es '-t-lieii she lo<ik her departure. i ady Ellen had told her cab lo come I 'ck for her in an liour's time, and -was f.y II driving back to the West End. J i, e Pirwis cave a goml deal of thought l4 ' 9T after Lady Ellen had gone. "Vh# is u dear soul! " she said lo herself, 'Til-/ d<Msn I Adrian make her happy?" 'flio iruid. when she i-aine in, brought a mes »e lo tell her that .*he wa» wanted by -ertain <Mise; but before she went out U *<i Powis sat down and s<-ribbliM| a few 1 ri* lo Colonel Uawney, She ad- dri'- "-i Ih's care of Lady Ellen. 'I)i». Adrian," she wrote, "I hear from Nell :hiit you are in town for a day or liwo. fii) make it convenient to c<wne and se^' "I •, I nm afraid I can't get West, as I am very prrssed with work, I want to si'i ik to you a-bout a certain mailer in â- Biliiifh t am »try inlerc8le<l. Could you nianitre to riui up here to-morrow about S'l :l'ckM:k?"' (the ported the letter herself, and -walk- <l\ 'iriskly nIonK, after «he hud done so, ill he- .llriNsl.'bni of the rather shabby, Itlcmij .iotitinu lho«»e where her patient ma- -i.r'.-itiiig rtiw. "Id tiv 'I good daal," «tie tald to h«r- -^*s«.ii' wi'iMl out the value of pianists serviciw; â-  name and ad<li-<>««, and promised mat . he lu-ard of anything he would let her know: and after «he had gone he said to one of his asslstunts, with a shrug of his shoulders, "More tit for the hospital than for anything else."' As a matter of fool, as she walked through to another deniartment, scarcely knowing where sihe wuni, a son of hliiid. ness came over Enid. Suddenly she sliig- gnred lo a se.it. and as she dropped on lo the chair sho lost coneciousness for a few «e<'ond«. A young woman who was shopping close by noliceil her, and went at once to her as^istai ce. She eii'luimed when she saw Enid. Why, its Enid Sinclair!" she said, •"Don't you remoniher Jiie? I was Mary Poatwin. Iict's go and sit over there. I'll get you some water. You d<i look 111." She was very kind, and little by little Enid came back lo the knowledge of what wan passing with her. • Tve often thought of you, " snld tho />ther. "You were going to do such won- dors Hi the Academy, do you remember? And then, of cotii-fle, lilie usual story yoai married, didn't you? and everything was ended. Are you living up in their neigh- liorhfHxlP ' "Ye»."' said Enid feebly. 'Ive I've liwl oomo rear here, I'm all alone now. and I must work lo keep myself, I came to th!* shop lo see If they (-ouUl put me in the way of anything. I don't care what I do." "Where are you staying," Enid gave her address. She spoke of hav- ing toured, and she said that Miss Mauon Laurie would be a reference for her if such were necessary, "I know Manon Laurie," said the young woman. '"I don't want any reference. You muiii let me help you. Im married lo a doctor, and he is doing very well. My name is Hughes now, 1 always liked you, Enid; you were such a pretty oreal- uie, and so jolly. I can"t bear to see you as you are now. Look here, my dear, for- give me if I am very plain, but do you want a little money?" Enid grew- critnson, and then said in a low voice: "Yes." "I'm going to drive you home," said Mis. Hughes and you must let my hus- band come and see you." â- "Oh. no: oh, no." Enid answered hurried- ly. "Thank you very, Tery much. Im not really ill, only worried, and it ban been so h jt."" "Oh ray dear, you've got to be taken care of." the other young woman said earnestly, ""Y'ou're simply not fit even to be out alone, Doni you reallie that?" "I shall be all right if I can get work Help roe to get some work,"' said Enid. feveriihly. "'I must earn aomelhing. It if I can only get through this winter, then III go back to Canada." Mrs. Hughes did not answer or preas her views any further. She saw that Enid was re,ally UI ; In fact she half supported her friend as they walk<-d out of Ihesihop. Outside she hailed a cab, and when they were driving away ehe said to Enid: ""You are married, are you not, dear? I heard that was why you left the Academy: but I never heard your new name."" Enid paused just an instant, and then she said in a very low voice - "Please call me Mrs. Sinclair."' Mary Hughes said nothing, but a little mist came over her eyes. She was an im- pulsive kind-hearted young woman, and something about Enid touchod her very painfully. The landlady at the lodgings was open- ly impressMl by the fact that Mrs. Hughes was a friend of her now lodger. The doctor's wife insisted on helping Enid to climb the stairs to that one little room, and when they w-ere there she open- ed her purse and poured all the money In it on to tho table, "Ijook here, this is all I have with me. Enid: but Im going to take care of you. Y«s: III Iry and get you some work; but, first of all, '-ou have to gel a little better; and 11 you won't s<>e my husband- well, you shall see someone else who la qu'te as good a doctor. She ia a great friend of mine; such a nice woman! She does a goo4l deal of nursing in this neighborhaad. My husband finds her invaluable. I think I shall ask her to come und lee you thia evening. Her name is Norah Powis, and I know you and ahe will be great >frienl«." Mrs. Hughes did not leave until she had seen ll at Enid had varioua litllo com- forts. Kurt.her. she insisted that her friend should undress and get into bed. m send you -ound soime Isxiks and a few flowers, and I'll call on my way home and ull Miss Powis to come and see you this afternoon," Words were impossible to Enid, She was overwhelmed with thia kindness: also her physical weakness, her sense of ex- haustion, was so great that she <>ould do nothing but lie still, and seomiiiglr ac- cept all that was lone for her In silence. Mr-i, Hughes was as good as her word. An hour or so later she caMtKl again, with ilowers and hooka an<l fruit. She had given her husband a little account of Enid. "I liad su<-h a shock when I was In Cox's Stores this morning. I saw a wo- man very ill, and I went lo help her, and it was one of the old Academy girls, a Ciuiadian. I don't know what has hap- pele<l to her. hut «he is very changed, and I am afraid she is in great, great trouble Jack, one thing is sure, she ifl very ill." "Where is she living? IU go and fle<- her," said Dr. Hiighi's. Hut his wife duK-ked him. "No; she beugisl me not lo send you, so I Bcr'bbUil a few lines to Miss Powis, and a-ki-il her to go in late lo-<liiy instead. I cant tell you how upset 1 feel about Ibis. Why, 1 believe you must have met Enid Sinclair, Don't you remc«nber when I sang at oiio of the A<Mul4*niy concer's I lntroduce<l you to an itwlully pretty fair girl, quite beautiful, In fact?" "'Y."n of <ourse, I remember her quite v..'ll. Voa must look after her, Mary." "Yes. Ini going to," sai<I Mrs. Hughes. "She won't talk about her hui«band: in fact, I'm Im half afraid, Jiuik, that there is aoinelihing wrong, but that doesn't make any dilTerenee, She was brilliant, Ja<-k: the student of the numient, when I left. Now she wants to work, to leach; iiut slio won't be fit to do anything for a long while." That same evoiing Norah Powis climbed Itin iinany stJiro to llie liltle mom where *'-.>i.,i» \t,r, iiud In tho first, meet- Mis. n.... â-  â€" * 4o Jiff. Hha ing Enids heart went o.„ .^.r-boja WHS kind and womanly, as ""- *"»^' ,7â„¢ had been, but there was more that! this â- ibout her. «ho had strcngtJi, she had I'lympathv. Life had given her an under- standing' which made an liietant and mag- netic bond between them, and in tihc day« Hat followo<l when Enid was very, very ill' il was extraordinary how this fragile and unhappy creature crept Into the very heart of Norah Powis. Tho doctor's wife was iprnclieal. woman- ly thought.ful; I'Ut it was really Nornh Powis who ticluaily fought for the life of this young creature. Klie driigge^l Enid back from tho graveuhe and Dr. Hughee between thein; and on this late December aifternooii, after Lady Ellen had left hor, she iwas making her -way to that little room at the top of tilie tail ItVdging-houae. Aa she walked her thoughts slipped quick- ly away from Ellen Oroopor and her ^l- ture. Lady Ellen at least had frJonda; she Tvias safe in a material sense, but tho future which mretched beifore Enid Sin- clair was one that had grown to bo A great trouble to Mlea Powis, and gt)» (Hd not know honv phe could beat i\<A>' ', nia girl whom ahe rc-ii.'iiy ;iOTed. (To be co'.'.tinued.) ^"fosperity is a fcleesinR to the igcod but a cuiAe to the «vil. MO>AP( ns H.VVK -M.VSCOTS. Rulers Said to Ucliovo in the Powor of **Lufk BringiTs." Many readers are probably famil- iar with the story of the Kaiser's toadstone ring, with which is said to be associated the prosperity of the house of Hohenzollern. Accord- ing to the legend, implicitly believ- ed in by all connected with the royal German house, tho stone of this ring was dropped by a toad upon the bed of Elector John of Brandenburg, father of Frederick the Great, and hae been worn by successive heads of the Hohenzollern family. And at his death, in accordance with the Hohenzollern tradition the ring will be handed, enclosed in a sealed casket, to his son, the crown prince. The czar, too, believes implicitly in the supernatural powers of the ring which is said to contain a tiny piece of the erue crosa. The story goes that it wan presented to a Rus- sian autocrat by the 'Vatican, who handed it to a former czar, and it has remained the talisman of the Russian royal family ever since. It might be mentioned, too, that the czar attaches marvelous protective powers to a unique collection of Oriental coins which were presewted to Alexander 111. by a Jew, who taid that he had dreamt that they would have great influence on the wellbeing of the Russian royal fam- ily. King Alfonso places great faith in a ring, one of the most famous 'n history, which is known as the Spanish opal and which was given to his father by the notorious ad- venturess, the Comtesse de Cast iglione, as a love token. Alfonso XII. believed that it had a great effect on the destinies of Spain, and gave orders that it should always be regarded as the mascot of his coun- try, a desire which the present king religiously observes. This ring is kept securely safe- guarded in the royal treasury, but Alfonso XIII, always wears on his watch chain a gold sequin given him by a gyspy woman, wiiom, according to the story told, he met one day near Madrid and offered her alms. The old woman indignantly refused them and then told how she really belonged to one of Spain's most ancient families and insisted upon giving his majesty a rare sequin which had been the treasured pos- session of her family for several centuries. Probably few people are aware that the popularity of the copper and aluminum bracelet worn by so many ladies at the present time is really due to tho fact tliat the late King Edward regarded as his mas- cot a similar bracelet, which was' presented to him by on© of his friends shortly before the serious illness which resulted in the post- ponement of his coronation. His late "majesty, who wn* more than usually superstitious, regarded the bracelet as having a direct bearing on his ultimate recovery, and when he died it was placed among the personal belongings which he be- queathed to King George. rilE MON.\U(irS CROWN. Fran7. Josof of AllMria Again Storm Centre in Old Age. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria came to the' throne at a time when tlie imperial authority appeared to be crumbling before the assaults of deonccracy. Apparently he is going out when the Empire Is in peril aS a consequence of ft too ambitious imperialism. It is often the case with nations ns with men that the rapid attainment of power, wealth dud territory entails certain ele- ments of weakness as well as of „trer>j»J\ After twenty-thret' years of war the Congress of Vienna in lf*l;i parcelled out l^'uropean territory with a view of undoing the work of NapolevD and to restoring a sort of balance of power that would in- sure peace. Out of the territorial grab bag .-Vustrias allotment was the provinces oi Lombardy and Venetia to the crown and the grand duchies of Modena, Parma and Pla- centia to Hapsburg princes. Aus- tria was also awarded the lllyrian provinces, Venetian Daimatia. the Tyrol, Vorariburg, Salzburg, the Inviertel and Hausrucksviertel. Her possession of part of Galicia was also confirmed. The yoke of Austrian domination fell heavily upon the Italian pro- vinces and the result was the be- ginning of the United Ital.y agita- tion which kept the Empire in a fer- ment for half a century. The Hun- garian and Slavonic people also chafed under German domination, and by 1848 the partition which had been designed to insure peace and undisturbed exercise of absolutism, came very near e.xploding all Eu- rope and substituting democracy for imperialism. Metternich, the master spirit of imperialism, fled for his life. Em- peror Ferdinand did likewise, hid- ing himself in the mountains of T>"- rol. He abdicated the throne in a state of mental panic. His brother, to whom the crown naturally fell, dared not accept it, but passed it on to his son Franz Josef, a fiery youth of more courage than discretion. By a supreme effort the imperial party managed to suppress thi" gen- eral uprising, and the young Em- peror held fast to his crown, but his ltalia,n provinces gradually es- caped from him. In the last days of Franz Josef's reign Austrian aggressions and ter- ritorial seizures again fired the Sla- vic people to a pitch of frenzy. The popular hatred led to a conspiracy of assassination. Austria was de- termined to punish the Servian na- tion as a whole for the crime of a few individuals because that con- spiracy had developed out of the general slate of the public mind in Servia. Opportunity was offered for a peaceful settlement by refer- ring the matter to a congress of dis- interested Powers, but Austria, backed by Germany, obstinately re- fused any sort of interventi-iii and proceeded to a war with Servia. That war promises, before it is fin- ished, to <irag into the melee all of the European States. So the aged Emjieror's reign, which began in a perUHl of national peril, seems des- tined to close in a peritui of far greater peril. Farm Notes. It wiU take a few hundred feet of tiling, some grading and a littla elbow grease to make the feed lot dry during the winter, but it will pay big in the added comfort to the animals, which always means added iiesh. There is a right way and a wrong way to prune any fruit tree. Eaoh kind requires a different method of pruning, and it is important that the requirements of each kind be understood. See that all weeds, grass and leaves are removed from around the apple trees. This sort of trash makes a good home for mice, and they like the green bark of apple trees. The silo is a good investment for the rich farmer and a great bless- ing for the average dairyman who is striving to decrease the cost of the milk production. Have plans been made for better plantings around the home next spring ( Now is the time to study these things and decide what plants to use. No man deserves sympatliy when he is compelled to sell his slock in a half finishod condition because they are not doing well in a muddy feed- lot. Good layers are great eaters. .\ bird must have capacity to eat and digest a great amount of food if she is to lay a great amount of eggs. Do not plant trees too deep. Two inches lower than they grew in the nursery is plenty, and will allow tor the ground to settle. While spraying is not a panacea for all the ills of the orchard, it ia absolutely necessary for the produc- tion of fine fruit. If the salt is not well mixed through the butter it will crystalize on the outside and probably make the butter streaked. We may look at the silage ques- tion from any angle and we are forced to accept it as the cheapest food known for stock. Alfalfa seed is expensive, and the heavier yields of hay are not usual- ly secured until the second or thiid year or later. Wherever alfalfa can be succese- fully established it results almosi immediately in doubling tlie value of tlie land. Arsenate of lead is growing in populai-ity as an insecticide, as it ie superiiir in many respects to paria green. The woodpile ought to be grow- ing daily now. Sawing wood in the summer time is a tough and usclese job. A good remedy for bruises is a mixture made from equal parts of camphor, water and aminoiria. The hens must be fed and fed liberally if one expects eggs in large quantities, especially winter eggs. Separate the breeding stock from the fattening hogs, also separate the larger frotn the smaller ones. Steady, everyday feeding is wh»t counts most in the final summing up of the year's business. The business that expects big pro- fits gets big profitsâ€" and small pro- fits if it expect.s them. No man can make money feeding 80 per cent, corn and $30 mill feed to mongrel hogs. Hens lay a few more eggs whNi males are not used in the pens with them. We can save a lot of time and work next summer by carefully planning now. Never expose fowls in weather. Never feed wet alfalfa horses. blustery hay to There's a lot of dead timber in most family trees. THE ALLIES h-ii*"*"* . *'"' ""' "oreemen, Kor twenty-one yeare they ea^ "'nlVL!' •"<^e«.fnl campaign «»aiii,it the «?my of ml aX^^.'',.l'"/ef "* ''-Vi'i'^;?'"' Al^ohiiely «af? for «ll Spohn Medical Co., Goshen, Ind., U.S.A. $500 FOR A NAIVIE niiiti is the beautiful new cerfume. made in Canada, endorsed and used exdunively bv Mde fauliiie Donalda. the fomouB ('auadimi Priur* l\)iina. ' We want a euitable name for it. and so will live. tSN IN CASH PRIZES ar. foUo-wB:â€" STO.OO for tho beet name. 60,00 for the beet deBiription of the perfume. 25.00 for Ihe eeeond be«t name. 10.00 for the eeeond best deneription. 5.00 for the third beet deseriptioti. and ten SI. 00 vritee for the next best deoerip- tione. The winner of tihe eonteet -will be derided by a committee of Montreal's leadiiK adverlisinjc men and their decieion will be llnal. Should two or more conlestante aend iu the winninu uaine the orite will bo equally divided, and an additional priio lo the vaJue of 16.00 will be Riven each euc- ceadful contestant. No employee or member of thia tlrra shall enter the coiite.Ht. Tho con- test oloaes at midnight. March 31sl. 1915. HOW 'IK) KNTKR; To enable every eonteBt-mt to try the new perfume before eubmittinif their BUif«eetion ft>r a name, we mtvke the following SpMlal Otftr»-For one dime, ten oentn. we will Fend 01.6 of our Hpnolal Souvenir Bottlea of Vhe Perfumeâ€" regular 25 e*ntg wiie- together wiUi Free Oonteet Slip, and One Premium Cotvpon. All for 10 c«nte. It la ntoereary lo have the Free â- '' Conteel SUd ito ente . -m' Write t-o-day. You will be delighted -with the „ pertume. and have a chance to win the big vrii'-v RODQERS, GRAY & STEWART, PERFUMERS Dtpl. W.I. Ui ILEURY ST., MONTREAL.