ing e fire. It was three Map ter Mae ‘Henchaatn tee eral; the cai the bot! va on either ‘ale of 1 Bizet, do you think much of es?” said Henchard. coe sir; often,” said she. nal “Who do you put in your paces sities and father— Nobody else }- ard Besant had looked like one bent when manera ety ‘as Newson a a ae cues into an ex-| oul pressién of stolid nanos which gr ae modulated into something nee “Sup) your real fa- ther?” be he an MWoald you have cared ‘for me as much as you cared for Rich- on Newson ?”~ can’t think it,” she said quickly. an can think of no other as my father except my father.” _Henchard’s wife was dissevered from that mother tell you about me—my histor he asked, buhat sou lqere related by auringe.” "She should have told more—before you knew me.*Then my task would not have Ween such a hard one. = - Elizabeth, it is 1 who am your father, to you while both of ’em "were alive.” hat ‘The back of Elizabeth's head remain- ae Bose is tue quae inci pasi cree cine in short, gee ba te aeitated "to be’ true, she ed, and, turning round ae ‘the table, “Tung her face up-| 7 it wee) ont cry—don’t Cras ee your mother ate ee co ‘You than he was! Tl do anything, if 3 cis Srustflly pate are could not erty eer Joseph. “og | dontt, want you, to me all f a sudden,” enentee 5 your Santheca eaten ©, don't: forget ‘twas arden] e had the chimney-| yw, Her hus! | it it were a winds pase theotgts which pute ran 1 ‘She tand ap. and confront a briny si uration them over he leai indui was is at was The ‘ing of. iis peere forte restianlishmen of ti other been contents of nis. wife's little lesk, the keys of which had been hand- x velope, she jioned eyes she had overlaid the aril nadentond oe T think will: ebough perhaps when y this, and Bliza- beth-. cee will Tare a home. curse me, situated. I can re it is. Elizabeth ae een abe cht dae ‘ms when you diea lize months after: dist and ane if you can, tan you once deeply wronged, as she "| forgives you. “Susan He popes ie sband regarded t: w for miles. ae ie seemed to His lip aie (bee, es his f1 is if to bear better. ‘compress cel uch st then, is it for me uf ging as his bass ree now through d there stormed this ee disclosure a red ite reluctance to have the “giclee name sieved Arcee. hed to Henchard 1e] casi tae in dishonesty her in other d unnerved and pi jumoed up in an impulse, Kicked ott hi slippers, ani with a candle to the door of Hilcabeth Fane's room, held it in such a manner at ae i fell slantwise on her face without not endure the sight tened away. taug! an sdetiant ‘endurance of it. recovered from ee tect ot He! dissiomere.s he reap- was. ona ee a apes "he said. the “One Eee ae oe r—hey fs bat sina joes to ne, "Ti Tis pita ee yours, you But ni Ww You ial ake ee PA wyer— Be Sisdeweate seraaly j but | he, had will you do thislet me puta bane teal ouch orta te name I must have it, e asked. it ee ie sl el usage is eens: in the poor soul's. ir ‘and ¢ “rave up iL tell ‘you. But me of paper, and ben r, wrote at bis dictation svident ane i horeelt Elizabeth- and the fi impulse ah ite ht that. she ace ie hare inet th telligence punishin him xe they had ee releped hata: ealed his past: histor we no kinship with sequence of things an | an impish trick from: sof Casterbridge lif, as the venues embodied its cheerful moods. | ‘The whole way along here was It was done, a| This missing feature, without whieh the | truth, the corse of a pa By igallows: the eiaeee buildings Be the aepoetal thought. Fiat oat tl hes that ae He ‘ Tremaine = or near a couple of hours "OIE be i analy said, “Ah—I wonder if it is ay eS; ise such words as oe ees baie ti -he } Somewhat. in recincts embodied the amie agi white frosts lingered he places while in winter it ras the seed: field - meuma ams, in the -front of the pile e Tne cut. ie Tt was like a pedestal lacking its statue. design remained incomp! “for the square mass back tl exaggeration which darkness im- parted to the glooms o} he old local an had lived ‘and eee before. that calli ingle gentleman: : vand Climbed up by a steep back For the suffering had he. yed ‘ions esd her letter this pain would hav: es ‘Tong possibly fore ow no ambition to gee es ocak secluded maiden Othe a matter what hypocrisy it But he was ill prepared for the first step in this cont him by the arm. “[ have thought and thought a night of it,” she said frankly. “And 1 rything must be as you oe mn going Mo ksok te father that you are, and not to call . Henchard any et y own way so entire i pe neh ht me. presents, ie bees "Ss bere) “was very oh, 80 inna "She spoke with tears, in her eyes) “ i the thing as Now, father breakfast is ready,” ul ais carta Henchard bent Ba kissed her cheek. The moment and the act he had con- emplated for weeks with a thrill of dust and ashes as t HAPTER XX, © Of all the enigmas which ¢ fronted ‘a. girl thebs can have been sel- dom cha: icturesque use of di ‘host terrible yiarka of the 2 pane to the truly ri ris dinner ihe ah en a ponninees Bed bide ma be a minute, fa-~ eet i Where hen other Steaming ee warmth; monopolised by | ime er wn nt for. ates dees eventually work spared him | che evér, Elizabeth- cues for the sueculative path of mat-| is | can al ishing. | In heavy crochet ‘silk the aeaes initials 5°) huge as e this On- | of sil ant ¢ like that which followed Hen- forwara blotting book, ane Serna entered of October’ brought apes s and ink, anc 1e1 oes en in more But other reign: ‘d's creed was a ta ‘pro- * hand—na; the Princess Ida,— “In such a hand as when a field of m Bows all its ears before the roaring fEast.”* nates produced a line of it,” dismissed her there Spe CHRISTMAS CUSHIONS. from barnyard fowls through unless the proper precautions are taken. An low maker says that in the faotoriad ee hold the feathers in t flatiron the wax rubbed and this spreads a thin coat- ing, peo by feathers, all over he goods. A thin white cotton is saranieily put over ti ing and then the pillow i8 ready for as Ary or as simple dressing as one oe many of the a feat pillows are cut of the prospective owner's name are em- broidered in the three Ce Be in- tead of cording the eages are carefully whipped over ah dis. sheave iest sewing sl it pons at in bon ps ge woman's ‘White gothic initial letters. ifal brown satin pillow is bro- cover fats ee contrasting oplor. tendril and fl fe eusbion with aa nth a pata fina ae ca nod bullion tne dash a few glints only outdon thelr work in ou Inrange ates ual to the best enone. ih ches embroidery. It is an odd fact that since have been so frequent and terrible these jmuiable women have plied their needles as usual, spre: veins and flow- Se sh (wo? ami Aye ai tendrils, signs and letters, that when put together and spelled out are prayers for deliverance, you be,” he ech "Good G—, aré you only fit wash to a pig-trough, that yo Singer ‘ou are,’ fa umble ¥o been inore caretul,? fe made no reply, and went out of ‘oom. ce of ““dumbledores" oy er said they walked together," b bat stat ‘ites sce of “greggles” wild Specinthot thet bah poetciepe canbe dig sect quaint ‘tell the servants next _morn- had been “hagrid,” but ‘These improvements, however, vated himself, ‘A gratuitous ordeal. was Some for bys in the matter of her fant: ow ube Mayor as tha com- of a man with whom he fans yusiness, d was not lost bin ly “suffered from fal oer ti advanee of the story, Hene of grief and of consolation and proverbs counseling resignation. But the newest pillow of them all, be it square, three cornered or round, is made of rubber, covered as ele; ir satin st sauer uittle ‘lt Single dan: jes at TO TREAT LIGHTNING STROKE. Prof. Oliver Lodge writes to warn the the vital creas he t destroys them. If uate canbe | an artificially maintained for a sufficient he ta pronounce elighuntag: strack person dead until the well, known method of in| Fesuseitation, from dr pon the apparent ioe ae horse.” Experience has ao IN AFRICA. physician says that S ley owes ie that he has survived sunless, even in summe: ete 8 in spring to sign, I am a poor tool wit! jowned, and so best inthan, : in ang! a toni saying, “Never mind tie finish and = laa PARCHED FIELDS _"| A\MISSIONARY TELLS OF THE TER- RIBLE SITUATION. For Lack of Rain the First Crops Did Not Ripen and the Second Cannot be sown. —People Breaking Into the Grauaries— Rain Brings Some Reilef to Decean fence when, instead of scribbling, like = uch as a comparatively local famine. THE COMING FAMINE seems likely to be is for nearly the whole population mth its 300,000,000 people. “Already grain re iots are common. ‘o people break open grain sho} granaries, and t] ten to kill the mer- chants if they interfere. They say, ‘We havesoon to die without grain. If you interfere with our Agen our grain and wre kill ¥ be ali t a half esis ait an era pened for over ten months. Tul suffering seems to be in may put these cattle into they will at least gel fed rest, ee eamncs he oie morning, near the gate art with grain was Water by. Mtoagry men, who held the driver till some of them had carried off the grain. For fe days: my ser, vants tried in vain to buy 50 cenis’ worth of ee for use. If they do this ne reen wet what shall BG Ane aise Ullah Vesna the: doplet- ed granary of the East the dreadful plague is added. © Hume writes fee es the ni the year. ‘This excess is due to the pre- sence of the plague, which the doctors technically call bubonic fever. | The s tee fever and vomiting, and the patient pre- sents a very noticeable sad and dement- appearance. In one case. whi death t that 60 pei hi Even experts saan of tell us wh wees the “OF course there is gréat excitement through the city, and the poor. ignorant Hindus all manner of ee rough an elt and. “fhironging. the their temple: breaking Hee anes bets Haein other raat “HERE AT LAST. An Invention to Keep One’s Nat From wing Om In a Gale. At last inventive genius has ioe during a heavy blow ‘this ‘particular inventor erate remembrance. ‘he invention is simple enough in erage plate or clip of a suitably curved shape to correspond with the the wearer is pivoted to the dee oF Gs Weitta so eee project outside. the hat come in contact grip the head lower down’ than where e hat. covers. is made of a loop on the back, hig fo eat. stamped oui teel or other al, Bee peti prongs ih are in- of the hat brim to grasp the head of Op w ire hich form th ay wi which form the it be passed through the materi’ rial and cured there in a convenient manner. HINTS ABOUT YOUR EYES BANISH BELLADONNA, POULTICES, AND ae EYESTONE. An a Specialist Talks om Some bs = Bora aS ‘hey w middle-aged. matron, the other who had experienced two seasons ciety. ‘They wanted his advice, aie gave it as follo “Well, you ino seamen are. autfer intensely with your eyes because, Le of all, you've mie against nature, ai applied a hot ve Really the care of the eyes aheula begin before the birth of one’s dies that you read about are safe by an; eans.”” “But, Doctor,” began the young wo-|t man, “I don’t see how bathing my eyes with hot water and witch hazel can Seis have hurt them.” dL don’t see why a. simple poul- tice of tea leaves applied to my eyes every night for a week should have left them in such a condition,’ put in the matron. suppose not,” ee the doctor, with a smile. “Then the idea advanced by an eminent opnthaliologt some time that series of popular lectures SIMPLE REMEDIES for aE ores should . ae in 2 gress in a city wasn’ a bad 0 Atiee a iavan it his. fellow aerials : the matron, ae just thought Fd try the ten-leaf poultice be- husband grumbled jan bad es, it cured them comptetely in she replied, enthusiastically. I should thi cheaply if the result was wnat he was after." “What are some safe remedies for} 4, that I sleep | oe advised me Bere eee: Then, ons ioe last winter when the of my e} any condition as they on glassés, heir eyes grow dul Prana constant straining, and they po ths a hardness of Reeth adembat eNotes should bok or even warm, applications , un Yess directed bya specialist, as such have a lency to inflame’ the eye. As for poulticing the eye with ca mile or tea leaves, or bread and ‘milk, t is WORSE THAN FOLLY. More ulcers of the eye are caused by this popular fallacy than by any oth- ving small foreign bodies from the eye the 2 ne or linseed is frequently resorted to. It should not a interrup Mptiet ses mene should Sit ee anaes lected,” continued the doc- tor. a ink he got off tients. if the Peta the younger o! amination “In cases of Cees safe wash is made. “neasPooNFUL oF. tte SALT most Seon) a of ae fe tid with at salty bes es ‘lammati ont Both of “these remedies should fail teaspoonful of powdered alum. in a water, a] apstie several times ing ay wil, nine times out of tem have water is of no eset nt sot that ie has, the seeele of® distilled. You say to lay a towel wet a few ad a ect, produced by its :pe ume was probably the only, good ron out Roser nil coanh: aver over vor.scaran rest that reeeived, and the Etts an excellent thing to rest. the eyes as as possible,” concluded the doctor. “Eapecally does this apply ‘The things that meet abifting variety of persons and things hat one tase to see in the city ae very ge caeishe tr mee THAMES. e Nore 10 Gravesend. fee of Trade in Gre Boe ap- oii Sauer sperts to in- ser eae dredging cm peck op- erations were expedient for improving the navigation of the river ‘Thames, between ‘Thorney Creek and the Nore of securing a navigable depth of thirty feet at low water, at least up to Grave- send. Above that point there are val- uable properties on the banks, an alone could not make and maintait channel, and that a tidal training bank the current, and prevent in the future such shiftings of a channel as have sometimes occur: But a great saa ‘was! foundi to he! the at white ere was opposition to meeting this cost by increasing the tonnage dues upon ship- ping, and it was recognized that such support of this plan it is shown that sia the four years from 1891 inclusive, the fotal number of enteri over” ees: feat, was fifty, -and of, these Tinie of ‘these w ere either elegr: or easels ot wae af the re in ro eaiieethe tenes iow ebroposed the de- jonse- eeding joing ‘near’ lay which cccurs in the incoming or these vessels will. in the ee neecly of cases, be entirely ob- being clear, therefore, that a 26- foot channel would be sufficient for at least nine-tenths of the shipping, it was decided that next January esend up the river, as rl Nes. op ae Purfl be atl a nenng m depth fer spring tide, while from icraytord Phesl to the Abe: there will be a channel al feet wide and 18 feet deep. It is believed that the entire work ear, and a half, 398. Work, mean- ‘on can be. completed in a jidsummer of 1 el He our | will be nulla. evident ee the end of the ! present by le pa investment can sect not from its application, but from the | i our A Channel ~ Feet Deep and 1,000 Wide from me Two years ago the President of the!" the Thames that drew | ¢: pon oats tec cut is made, hese as the No greater econ ticed farmer, deg. and itisabout er ith most Thi high temperature is secured by ex- nal protection and by the organic pen for the pigs, with plenty of ae and a chicken house that will be nearly vble. in a cold stable he will give Tittle milk and ae will, eS will surely cut off the supply of eggs. It requires much more food to fatten pigs. or any, other animal in cold wea- ther than in wai In cue to conserve the fat and flesh domestic animals, which is accu- make ould be an economi the: water riven to our domestic animals could be warmed, or at least t to 60 de save the expenditure of a Targe amount ‘of animal heat to raise the water usually taken, to the normal ature "ot he animal, or 98 de- sometimes of our laz’ of every person pel dent on us. Then the stock ecanld cold iter we @ chat by @ warm fire. Thoughtlessness rather than wanton unkindness in the young man on our farms is too often the cause of cruel and harsh ‘treatment, of animate. s the grows ol ‘Bowel and this. aed, be instilled {nto the minds of the: young it would add greatly to the comfort of all. THE TIME TO MAKE CUTTINGS. an others are easily raised in this way. The best oe for the purpose are mos pes a length. It is believed that when tl or part. ig etek ust ‘belo lel an te ‘ooting is cuttings, are usually ‘made in that way, | essential at the upper end buds * from bove: the highest one’is useless. After the cuttings are made place them in a cel- lar, buried up in ee (gh goreh, with length*are i oF then tops start a growth, has much to commend it, ua | pots, and ‘snails vil fenton inte rees | Yin effort to staunch the no tion, but on account of our eben a feather while be enjoyed ; im ite Ver peporetes ‘oal ashes’ are gradually geining for themselves a distinct place in ticulture: It is usually removed athe ing face soil, and yet it is doubtful ifa bet- ter materia] than coal ashes © can Wee found goal ashes is one of the best materials for covering xture Jorandi ther gone iesiaes dp blainat and more air admi probably enter most soils. "Moreover, the ing direct fi ile “to used. pacted, makes a See oer "potted. plants, and for a time snails. wi be troublesome ; WEEKS ONA ae OF WATER. Boral ice it fees Wor os lyzed—Her Only ane ey es nee case in the anna’s of medi- ca antes is that of Mrs. Taylor Young, of Moorehead, Ky., who has been for weeks confined to a bed of water. Her peculiar trouble and the remarkable treatment are attracting wide attention in the medica! world. At first the treat- ment accorded Mrs. regard- ed vie inereduious smiles by many of the older members of the profession, and the prophecy was she could not ee under the existing are now the recipients of the Soca Wations of their colleagues. On the day the accident occurred, Mr. coe had returned home from a trip ough the country, and, handing his eae to ee wife, told her to ana it a> task had orme: times before. < ite aha wmmaitt the ae of doing so the weapon was discharged, and the tree struck the unfortunate blood, cried. for help, Bee Sait ee from a score of neighbors. ‘The best medica’, skit that ‘Moorehead. land the surround: ing country cou'd furnish ms NOTHING # BUT DEAT! pambotel a the ‘om. agon: jess. facts oe white barely gs 1 (certains ‘womai . par- various organs refusi ng —— and everything to nd the Bente comaition so ven. rubber beds irri permitting a constant drainage. As a hose at buoyed up by the water, and Ses jusi enough xesistance to Sustain it lightly. ange bed, under the “con- ae os and nights nij “ap EH the ear ast August. rae a Stn appe- and on?y -mini AFFECTED THE -VERDIC’ You see, gentlemen, said the ‘counsel for the defendant paint Te Ee nice dilemma. If there, - seeing th that wa fies nator T think we ve sat him £ ere eran to forget that for many years do moned to the bedside of the in injured | t TP 1S CANADA'S BACK DOOR THE HUDSON'S BAY ROUTE AS Ay re Its Thee to ent —Could Be Used i reais ing hapolie . ae Advantage to the North. eeting at oe no t recent: Casatian: Hee Lieut-Col. Scobie ting ives aes ‘the would | of “Gateway of Canada” ce we are ae before reebaa became a British possession ac- gained to our North-West For over Eve. t] gions, from Lake Superior to the Pack fic slope, found its way to European markets by the Hudson’s Bay /route; in the days of the sailing tubs of from 20 to 300 tons burden, by ne this navigation was practically We. all of us knoe the story jot the Red riyer expedition of 1870 under Col Wolseley (now field-marshal and com- mander-i oe of the Imperial Army). r the leadership of that gal- THE DAWSON ROUTE if Red river seemed to be a formidable Years 1819 and 1827, speaking of Telative value in Be, said anything to Red stout Se ere Prete the ‘oute from York factory rather than from ae William, eat the. SAS XB. Bell, ate et Vessels ‘from gunshi passed Birgit cay a period and that on! e discaverer of # ; his name, north he ‘of 10 tons. could encounter the ‘eb detects cf Hud- son's Straits and the Bay, is subject is s pearing uestion ot Tn oa defence. The» see 3 nab to feed her res intémnal: supplies for G ata ‘Out. far: not tr utfitent at present, itis are now given ler to allay her sat suffer- ee will IT PIN Fal y,Deughter—Why ao ey oor & it aoe bett 0 hive in a cottage with one youlove © eae be with one you tay: dear) rary at} has! thes ook inary ground and one-third seasons the most by fall.