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And a few while they are resting ?’ fools are worth more than a heap "‘“No; you had the best of ‘the of fools. As how ‘1 Thus. When men, and your men were kept going we were at Parda, up in-what they call the Hinterland, beyond Bam- hoa. which is [on the west coast of Africa. the lieutenant and I. and'a sergeant of the ‘Lions,’ the King's Own. and 200 of our niggens made a reconnoismance. When we were three days’ march beyond Pan‘da we be- came aware of a big crowd of nig- gers' Who 930mg“ to ‘ViSh '90 b5” eat some of our niggers. There 'is our way. We judged that by the nothing for it, but, to camp till the fact that no fewer‘ than 2000 of 5 morning and than to carry on as be_ them came up against us with al fore] ’ by the fact that they were fighting. But the bulk of the main body are clean done, and many of them couldn't march another mile.‘ “ ‘Can't we sir ?' . “ ‘Not to be killed and eaten, though it would do the enemy- good and serve them right to let leave them behind, the weapons they could musterâ€" “So the lieutenant and I and the bows and arrows. spears and smell Lion took our rations together, for ,UhiY‘S‘S- ThOSC_ 0f them,“’h.° . had when you are schooling niggers in trade guns: With gallant disregard West Africa there is more difference of the danger to the men at the butt between a white man and a .black ends 05 the 01d gaSPiPGS» fitted ’0th man than there is between an officer off at us. At last the lieutenant and an N, c, 0, said : . g, “ ‘It “ 'Sergt. Handing, the men, for Lion, with his mouth full, of, what raw blacks, have stood very well. happened in '57 int’he mutiny (no But they‘re getting a bit out of my father, who was then corporal hand now, and there are at least a in theâ€"' ' dozen down. Do you think any of “Thank you, sergeant,’ said the yours have enough grit in them to lieutenant, ‘but I've often heard of cover theâ€"emi‘etirement ?' . things thich remind you of what “Well, sir, I don’t feel sure of happened to Your l'eiations- And I them. Their fellow-heathens ‘havo mwsjt say W134? I {leverâ€"Out of the put the fear of God into them. But engineers. that 19â€"kneW. in spite I’ll try with them} of the fact_that, on the surface, you “Cfllrcy stoodâ€"oh, yes, they stood Z‘Lppmf'r 3'. I‘m-‘1‘? hany 9 more lively “ever so much better than I’d ever imagination in d1 awmg parallels. expected to see them stand. I retirâ€" But please g'et that Maconocme out ed dhem by altennate half-sections. Of yo'ilr mouth before telling us any The retiring halfâ€"sections did its moffi‘f r . d .u l t ‘ .m work thoroughly, and retired for all ( 5°” re 5‘ m1 '0‘ 0 “1195‘s W1 1 . , . flioers v-ou have to par for it.) i w ~ - . . . h uâ€" 0 ~ . . 5. . stanza gigltlgt coiflfigve aim “ ‘Maconochie, S‘Ll‘,’ said. the Lidn, ( , . . H ._ ‘ I indignatly; ‘mine’s only bully beef.‘ tfigmofilefs Xg'éh stlfeon xiugfitvaz “ ‘Well, we'll share and share aiike man getting nervous I distracted his {O'mg‘ht- , 51”} the, l‘?“l9“ant’ .50 attentioa from the enemy by attack- 053% 3‘5 ‘t‘terlme 119,1,emligsgfincis.‘ ing him in the rear with my boot. ' on ‘now' 51" 5"“ e lon’ They woufd rather face a possible ‘ . . ~ , _ bunch no reminiscences, because they may boot. The difficulty with me was to do you gOOd' And although you are my of‘ficer, I'm always willing to do you good.’ “ ‘That's kind or you, sergeant, Generally people are opposed to those over them.’ ” ‘Tfliere is a more important mat- ter for me, sir. They may do me good. There was a newspaper man called O'Donovan, who was always nosing about to get information. The way he asked questions wasnby telling other people takes. 'And one tale he told me was aboutpa. man called Skobelef‘f, who made a big name in the Russoâ€"Turkish war. It appears that, like ourselves, a Rusâ€" sian column was once retreatingâ€"' “The lieu tenant frowned. I gave the Lion a juidicimis kick, 'while the lieutenamt pretended not to see. The Lion looked a little flabbergasted; then he understood, and went on I “ ‘A Russian column was strateâ€" gically retiring unlder Gen. Trotsky from Nainangan, because it number- ed only 800 men. Skobelel‘i‘ pl‘ODOSr- ed a night attack on the 6000 Kho- "0ur nigger$ and the Others. 600. kandiaus who were in purskiit. He They're Very handy in a free fight, . carried it out with 150 Cossacks, and they enjoy “I as if they WI" and it was quite succeSSful.’ keep in touch with the two half- sections. If I left the covering half- section it had a tendency to be afraid of bullets, and if I left the retiring halfâ€"section it had a’ tenâ€" dency to keep on retiring. But I kept them up to the scratch with all the abusive terms that I had been able to pick up out of their language and filled up the gaps with a little Tommy language at the top of my voice. It is more the noise you make than what you say. And, lan- guage of all kinds failed, I recollect- ed that. some philosopher before me had said, ‘Actions speak louder than wronds.’ .Now, I have always been a bit of a philosopher myselfâ€"«that 1.9 with regard to other folksâ€"and I brought in the boot. When night fell the at'tck dropped off bit by bit till it ceased, and we rejoined the main body. . ~ "‘ ‘Vory good, very good, indeed, sorgeant.’ said the li‘outanant. “ ‘They're all plucky, sir,’ said I, than a certain anmunto nigh mam-bells 0E Parliament" “ ‘Sergeant,’ said the lieutenant, " ‘YeS, sergeant. But what I was like a flash, ’that's your idea, and surprised to see was 'how well they you shall carry it out toâ€"niglrt. 'IIow kept on the defensive in retiring. A maany men do you want ‘2’ rear-guard action is trying to the “The best troops.’ west. " "It was their fear for their rear “ ‘I'd rather you carried it out, that kept them up, sir.’ sir,’ said he, respectfully, when he “Oh! said the lieutenant in a. recovered his moral wind. 'It wants pumied way. It would never do for a. man who is quick at the uptake, an officer to acknowledge to an N.’ and I never was a Skobeleff myself. C. O. that he didn't understand. Now, if it had been my uncle in the " ‘We seem to have beaten off the enemy, sir.’ “ ‘No, you mustn't congratulate youu‘solf on having done quite so much as that, sergeant. You ought. to know by now that black men are Lion was knocked galley- Hors‘e Gunnersâ€"â€" “ ‘I must stop with the main body,’ said the lieutenant. ‘They’ll cut and run if they are left in camp without one of us." " ‘Then I'd like Sergt. Harding l~_.-_‘._ .__. _..__ T see are @395 of Kidney isease An ailment Which Is Most Dreaded on Account of Its Frightfully Painful and Fatal Developments. Exposrlre to cold and dampnesslam now, happily, free. I had all Cold settling on the kidneys, strainâ€" the usual symptoms in an aggravatâ€" ing of the kidneys, loins or back, 0d degree, and at times was comâ€" over eating or excessive use of alâ€" pletely incapacitated with pains in cohol, blows or injuries to the back, the back, biliousness and headache. result of malaria or other fevers. I had little or no appetite; insomnia Livoi. disorders are also a frequent resulted. and my condition was realâ€" cause of kidney disease, and this ly wretched. I became emaciated helps to account for the extraordinâ€" 51“? STOW despondent and 1101301085 Of My success of Dr. Chase-S Kidney_L1v_ relief, as I had taken treatment or Pills as a cure for complicated and "om doom“ ‘0 no avail- chronic disease of the kidneys. ' “Finally. on the advice of a friend. Since the kidneys are the chief IPegan using Dr. Chase’s Kidney- mcans of removing the poisonous imâ€" Liver PHI-‘1' and: after “Sing a few purities from the system they must boxes'. I was strain enjoying health be kept. healthy and active. and Vlgorn as the WOI‘St Symptoms When from any of the above causes had entirely passed away“ When I .- . , think of my present good health i the lldno 5 become deian ed the . . , t n first layingtom is usually bgackache. ’mmpanson Wlth my mlscrabh 00n- _ . dition of three years ago I would Then is the time to be in the use of ' Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€"Liv: Pills. “Ot 3° 135* ‘50 my former state for ‘ any amount of mono . I ma {the Very thought 0f the “mm! d?‘ Considered enthusiastic over y D28 .volopmont of kidney disease is ' Ch 50': K d -L‘ . enough warning to anyone to take a i may Iver Puls' but' can _ siderin the benefit d- ' ' . ’ prompt action and there is the testi- them, ghave every reasoglxdbe {1.0m ony of thousands to. point you to ' ’ Dr. Chase's Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills, one 1'. Chases Kidney-Liver Pills as pm a dose, 250_ a box, at an death the most effective treatment. ers, or Edmanson, Bates dc 00., Toâ€" Mr. William E. Holditch, Port Rob- ronto. To protect you against imi- on, Ont., states: “I was for oeverâ€" cations the portrait and signature of .1 year! a great sufferer from kidney Dr. A. W. Chase, the famous receipt trouble, from which dread disease I book author. are on every box. , them' reminds me, sir,’ said the the charge. steadfastly, ‘Uhat I can promise y0u' with me, sir, arid- tIXé-_:fila.0k sergeant I Big Tom} and sixtyfgood, .men.’ , ""Do you think (that will be enough ?’ asked the lieutenant. -.“ ‘I remember, if What Mr. O'Donâ€"- ovan told me was right. sir, that Skobelefi had only 150 against 6,000.’ . “ ‘Ali right, sergeant. I don’t question your reminiscences, but what you ought to have. As you yourself said, you are not a. Skobel- off, so take as many as you think you want.’ L - ” ‘Ser-gt. Harding, Big Tom and sixty men will be quite enough, sir, said the Lion, who was an obstinate man. " ‘When will you start ?’ " ’About 12, sir. I shall take twenty men on the right flank. Se’rgt. Harding twenty men on the fleft flank and Big Tom twenty men for a frontal attack. The fron- tal attck ivill be the easiest, if I judge the ground right. , We shall be all in position before 1 o’clock. Alâ€" low half an hour for delay or going astray, and we shall attack at halfâ€" past 1, when 1 send up ,a rocket from the right flank. That will be at the darkest tim-c.’ “ "Make it a quarter past one, ser- geant,’ saicl the lieutenant. ‘If the others are not up by a qualifier of an hour after time, they will either have entirely lost their way or they will have been cut up. In either case they will be of no use to you, and though our blacks will fight when properly led, they won’t bear waiting in the middle of the night. Even trained white soldiers Want some nursing for that.’ ’ “ ‘Vea‘y good, sir,’ said the Lion, and at 12 o’clock we started. With my twenty men I crept on and on through the dense bush, wherein we heard the forest beats rustling their way through the unâ€" derwood. Once for a moment, I saw a pair of yellow eyes glare full into mine, and I brought my rifle to I was in mortal fear of treading on a snake,'whicli is a thing I hate. Taking one thing with another, I think nigger-s, when they object to night expeditions, are cer- tainly right. 'But at last we got close on the left flank of the enemy, and came a time of waiting which seem- ed‘hours, I found the lieutenant had been quite right in saying that a quarter of an hour was enough. That quarter’s wait in the dark as a C. 0. Without anyone with whom to rub shouldens, being miles above all sympathy and advice, iseemed a whole long night to me. I give you my word, it's more companionable and cozier to' be in the ranks than to be an officer. The only compan- ionship I had was the chattering be- hind me of the teeth of the niggers, who were both cold and afraid, and it was all I~* could do to keep my own from chattering. Just when I thought I could hold on no longer, up went the Lion's rocket with a whiz. It was better to me than the Crystal Palace on a Thursday, or Brook's benefit, or even the P01â€" iceman‘s fete. ' I never saw a. finer display of fireworks than that rockâ€" et. We fired a volley, jumped up. and ran in with the bayonet. When I met the Lion, five minutes later, in the middle of the enemy's camp, there was not a live and unwoundcd adversary who was not running for his life; for an untrained black man who wakes up in the middle of the night to seenvhat he thinks is a fiery serpent in the air, and to feel what he knows is a bayonet in his stomach or the small of 'his back, develops running powers not to be got by training. And we let them run; we were pleased to see'it. Next morn- ing, after occupying the camp all night, we marched to our main body. 'I‘he'lieutcnant turned out to meet us. “ ’What did you do, sergeant ?' “ ‘We buried three of the enemy, sir, and have ten prisoners and 120 guns.’ “ ‘W’hei‘c are the rest of the cue- my ?" ‘ " ‘I'don’t know, sir,’ said the Lion, ‘but 1' should think they are about in Zanzibar by now.’ “ 'I'm proud of you, sergeant,’ said the lieutenant. ‘It was a very ticklisli operation with so few men.’ ” ‘No, sir,’ said the Lion, with a blush; ‘it reminds me of what Mr. O’Donovan said Skebeleff 'said.. Ir- regular- troops even of the very bravest, are subject to panics. 'A night attack is the most nerve shaking of lights; for irregular troops, if their lines are penetrated, it means destruction. The object being not to cut to pieces, but to strike terror, a small number can make as much noise as a large one. A small party is less liable to conâ€" fusion and to- killing each other. If a small party is destroyed, the dc; struction does not endanger the main body. “ ‘Thank you, sergeant, very much, Said the lieutenant. But I will not tax your memory any further. I shall recommend you for the D. C. M.’ ' " ‘District court martial, sir ?' said the Lion, with open mouth. “ ‘Not this time,‘ sergeantâ€"Disâ€" tinguished Conduct Medal.‘ "â€"Longâ€" man’s Magazine. ' -...____.....___. Mrs. Adams: "I see a. smart woâ€" man has discovered a, way pf re- venting her losing her hair." In. Aid 9: “Indeed! ‘And what does she ' o ?" Mrs. Adams: “Locks it in the safe.” He: "Winkle isn't even friends with the girl who broke off her anâ€" gagement with him, is he ?" "Oh, no. ring by with care,“- there $5 :41‘1'5Nr GREEN PE RMANENT PASTURES. Land that is seeded to pasture should be clean of weeds and full of plant food if possible. It is a good plan to seed down after a hood crop with the best and cleanest seed that can be obtained. The land should not be plowed, but Worked up with a spring tooth cultivator and well harrowed to make a fine mellow seed bed. The best catch will be obtainâ€" ed by seeding without any grain or . nurse crop, but the usual custom is to sow the seed with some kind of grain crop, ning. It may be sown o_n fall wheat or rye, in the early spring, just after the snow has gone ofl‘, while the ground is frozen, so that when it thaWS the small seeds will sink into the soil and bury themselves, or a light harrow may be run over the landas soon as it is dry enough for the horses to work upon without puddling the soil. Barle or spring wheat do very well for spring crops, but the amount of seed grain sowu shouldbe at least a peck per acre less than if no grass seed was sown. The small, heavy seed, such as clov- crs and timothy seed, should be sown from the grass seed box, so that the seeds will fall ‘in5"front of the drill. , '5 Light seeds ' such as blue grass. should be mixed with the grain upâ€" on a. floor before taken to the field. and the whole sewn together. give one stroke crossways. grass should not be pastured, but allowed to grow a good top. This will give good, strong plants to go into the winter with, and serve as a mulch to‘ protect the roots by hold- ing the snow, and keep the ground upon the barrows from alternate freezing and thawing quality that we are troubled with in Canada. The It will be found an advantage to cut a crop of hay the following year so as to give the plants a goo-d root After harvest the young the milk business. 1 ‘ “SIRCHKLY I:ApIEs..-i great 2-“ â€"- K 0E -’ “rcak' Sickly babies am ‘1 ~ . -. trial to [noun-PS. They need (mm stant Care both night and day and soon wear the mother out. Baby's little stomach is the cause of most of the trouble; it is very weak, and in consequence very onsin upset. Baby's Own Tablets will cure all baby troubles. They are mildly lax- ative and give prompt relief. Con- cerning them Mrs. R. J. Balfour, Oineiiiee, Ont., says: “I have used Baby's OWn Tablets for stomach troubles and constipation from which my little girl suffered and they en~ tirer Cured her. They produced sound, refreshing sleep, and I regard them‘ as indispensiblo many home wherarthcre are little ones." Mothers from all parts of Canada write in favor of Baby’s Own Tab- “Titcs Hcm'y Glendcn‘ lets, proving the claininhat they are the very best medicine for all the minor ills of infants and young chil- dren. Guaranteed to contain no opiâ€" ate. Price 2-5 cents a box at all druggists or direct from the Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., -Br0ckvill‘e, Ont. cows. All summer long they have gotten a good living in the pasture. It is one more case where man is to have dominion; where reason and knowledge are to step in and create for him a value all his own. On the contrary, if he allows the dumb beasts to guide his policy he will learn too late, perhaps, that they have little milk for him. Dairyan will do well to bear in mind that the cow is a delicate mo- ther producing milk. Cold, frosted food, ice water and everything of Then that sort is calculated to shock her delicate organism and work ruin-to _ Care should be taken of her -nervous sensativeness, no harsh words, Offensive dogs, or quarrelsome members of the herd should be allowed to disturb her. Feeding and watering should be regu- larly observed. - The quantity and of food should be uniform. hour for milking regular. In fact. a good dairyman learns that he has a profession requiring his most careful attention and daily before the stock is turned on it. Afâ€" lstudy. ter fields have been in pasture for a Let us read, think and act: plan fox number of years they are apt to beâ€",y01.irselvcs; experiment and learn how come what is generally termed hide- delicate an organism We are intrust- bound or run out. ‘ SILVER WYANDOTS. There is nb greater proof of the su- periority of an article than to see it counterfelted almost as soon as it is placed on the market, Writes John C. Jo-drey. ‘The Silver Wyan- (lots Were admitted to the Standard in 1882 and proved of such superior merit that in a short time another variety bearing the name Wyandot appeared, and soon another, until “,0 tion it was found that cows now have the Golden, White, Black, warm ed with. even in the form of a little ,calf. The possibilities it has hidden under its furry coat are more than half of them yours. We chose its parentage. It remains for 'us to sup- ply the proper environment by fur- nishing the proper care and diet. Start right and make the dairy herd comfortable during the winter. WARM WATER FOR COWS. At the Wisconsin experiment sta- given 'water drank eight to ten Buff, Partridge, Silver Penciled and pounds more per day than when sup- others all bearing the name ‘of andot. vers were an inferior breed, the name 1 cent' ,_ , _ , , to cold, while lll another trial the dif- Wyan-dot would have been given the latter varieties? 'Not only are the Silvers. one of the verybest general purpose fowls, but they are one of the most beautiâ€" ful. The plumage is black and white each feather has a white centre laced . Baas. tHASE’S GATAHRH emu 259- is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heals the. ulcers, clears the air passages, stops droppin s in the throat and pei'mananty cures Ciztarrh and Ha Fever. Blower free. All dealers. or {)r. A. W. Chase Medicine C0,, Toronto and Buffalo. with black. The low rosc comb will stand the severest weather. The blocky form makes them one of the best market breeds, being broad in back and full in breast. As layers they have no superior and will give as much money value in a year as any breed. They are very gentle in disposition, easily confined, are good sitters and mothers. If not needed for hatching, a few days’ confinement will break them up and they will go to laying again. I speak from experience when I say that the Silvers have few equals and no superiors. I have bred them 20 years and raise from 300 to 500 each year. Hens do the hatching, except in the early spring, when broody ones are scarce. The hens are conâ€" fined in boxes or barrels ancf let off once each day to feed and dust. The chicks are left in the nests until all are hatched and then hens and chicks are placed in a brood' coop, which lhave small runs to confine the lions, but the chicks have their liberty. When chicks are 30 hours old I feed bread soaked in milk, which is continued for a few days, then a vaâ€" riety of small grain is fed dry. I use the dry food until the chicks are old enough to eat the mash prepared for the fowls. Grit and charcoal is al- ways before them. I nevcr set less than three hens at. once and give each hen 12 to 15 chicks to raise. The Wyandot chicks are always in good flesh and .are fit for broilers and roaster: whenever old enough. I fre- quently have pulleta lay at 28 weeks of age and occasionally earlier. THE DAIRY HERD. Many men not accustomed to the proper care of their'cows, excuse themselves for allowing their cattle She; to wander over the bleak hills, and Wh n she sent back his cvenâ€" search through the snow for post, 5 o labelled it ’Gluss, |fl‘ozcn grass. This preference is a. habit rather than a choice of the wy_ plied with cold. Do you think that if the Si1_ [given warm water produced 6 per In one trial cows more milk than those given ference was only 1 per cent. in favv or of warm water. .â€"â€"â€".~.+â€"_â€" MARVELLOUFS FLIG II'I‘. There is conclusive evidence to Show that in one unbroken noc- turnal flight .the European bird known as the Northern 'bluethroat passes from Central Africa to the lerinan Sea, a distance of 1,600 miles, making the journey in llllll hours. _____.._+___ COFFEE AND BLIINDNESS. The Moors are inveterate coffee drinkers, and it is stated that their sight begins to fail at the age of forty or forty-five, and many are blind at fifty. The number of blind in the streets of Ié‘oz is striking, and excessive use inf coffee is always givâ€" on as the cause. . _____+_____ KNOWS NOW. â€"â€" "Was Fooled by His Own Case for a Time.’ Doctor It’s easy to understand how ordin- any people get fooled by coffee when doctors themselves sometimes forth the facts: A physician speaks of his 0an ex- perience : “I had used cofl‘ce for years and really did not exactly believe it was injuring me although I had palpita- tion of the heart every day. “Finally one day a severe and alâ€" most fatal attack of heart trouble frightened me and I gave, up both tea and coffee, using Postum instead and since that time'l have had ab- solutely no heart paipiiation except on one or two occasions when I tried a small quantity of coffee which caused severe irritation and proved. to me I must let it alone. “When we began using Postuni it seemed weakâ€"that was becausa W1 did not make it according to direc- tionsâ€"but now we put a little bit of butter in the pot when boiling and allow the Postum to boil full 15 minutes which gives it the proper. rich flavor and the deep browa color. “I have advised a great many of my friends and patients to leavn off coffee and drink I’ostum, in fact I def] give this advice." Name given by gostum 00., Battle Creek, Mich. Many thousands of pliyslclanaunuSl Postum in place of tea and cofleo in their own homes and prescribe it to patients. "There’s a reason.” A remarkable little book “Thf Road to Wellville" can be found I: each pkg. l i _~..-...~V~.A....c.,-~. ,v n. 5.4-4. m. *cv‘efimmiiflbtawt wâ€"V‘rmww "Ive-2 *' t