'e fairs, yet A Visit in the Night: | OR, A SERVICE TO THE STATE D CHAPTER I. After no small amount of delib- 'eration, I have come to the conclu- Bion that it is only fit and proper I should set myself right with the world in the matter famous 18-- swindles. T have never been openly accused of complicity in those miserable af- cannot rid myself of the remembrance that it was I who introduced the man who perpetrat- ed them to London society ,and that in more than one instance I acted, innocently enough, Heaven knows, as his Deus ex machina, in bring- ing about the very results he was 80 anxious to achieve. allude, in a few words, to the year in which the crimes took place, and then proceed to describe the events that led to my receiving the confes- sion which has so strangely and of the now For, though with which His Highness has span- ned the river, and, crossing - the plain, headed towards the jungle, that rises like a green wall upon the other side. My horse was a waler of exceptional excellence, as every one who knows the Mahara- jah's stable will readily understand, and I was just in the humor for a ride. But the coolness was not destined to last long, for by the time I had left the second village behind me, the stars 'had given place to the faint grey light of dawn. A soft breeze stirred the palms and rustled the long grass, but its freshness was deceptive. the sun would be up almost before I could look round, and then nothing could save us from a scorching day. After I had been riding for near- ly an hour it struck me that, if I wished to be back in time for break- fast, I had better think of return- unexpectedly come into my hands. the subject, one thing at least is certain--it will be many years be- fore London forgets that season of festivity. The which made half the sovereigns of Europe our guests for weeks on end, kept foreign princes among us wo their faces became as familiar | off in an easterly direction, feeling eracy, rendered the houses in our fashionable quarters unobtainable for love or money, filled our hotels %o repletion, and produced daily pageants the like of which few of hardly fail to go down to poster- ity as one of the most notable in English history. therefore, that the wealth, then lo- eated in our lot of one who has always prided himself on steering clear of unde- sirable acquaintances, to introduce]! blue water. torious adventurers our capital has ever seen, seems like the irony of ing was contrived, those, who would ing. At the time I was standing in Whatever else may be said on| the centre of a small plain, sur- joyous not tell. turn by the touched up my horse and cantered rounded by jungle. Behind me was the path I had tollowed to reach : the place ; in front, and to right and occasion | left, others leading whither [ could SUMMER COOKING is made easy by the use of BOVRIL It saves time, fuel and trouble. Your Cream Soups may replace a meat course at luncheon by adding to them a little Bovril, for Bovril is concentrated beef. my presence of mind before I be- came aware that my host was stand- ing before me. Another surprise was in store for me. I had expect- ed to find a native, instead of which he proved to be an Englishman. "TY am more indebted than I can say to your Excellency for the hon- or of this visit," he began, as he extended his hand. I can only wish I were better prepared for it.'"' "You must not say that,"? I an- swered. "It is I who should-apolo- gize. I fear I am an intruder. But to tell you the truth, I had lost my way, and it is only by chance that I am here at all. I was foolish to | venture out without a guide, have {mo one to blame for what has oc- curred but myself." "In this case I must thank the Having no dasire to re- road I had come, I as those of our own artisto-| certain that even if I had to make a divergence, I should reach the city without very much trouble. By the time I had put three miles or so behind me the heat had be- Fates for their kindness to me,"' returned my host. "But don't let }me keep you standing. You must be both tired and hungry after your long ride, and breakfast, as you see, is upon the table. Shall we show ourselves sufficiently blind to the conyentionalities to sit down to it come stifling, the path being com- us have ever seen or imagined, can pletely shut in on either side by Small wonder, great metropolis, should have from all parts of the globe. the densest known. ; contrary, I might have been a hun-| White man who had conducted me jungle I have ever For all I could see to the dred miles from any habitation. "imagine my astonishment, there- attracted swindlers| fore, when, on turning a corner of | UF P L the track, I suddenly left the jungle | ~ That it should have fallen to the| behind me, and found myself stand- | : * ing on the top of a stupendous | Permitted an excellent opportunity cliff, looking down upon a lake of |°f Studying my host, who sat op- In the centre of this to his friends one of the most no-|lake was an island, and on the is- land a house. At the distance I was from it the latter appeared to be fate. Perhaps, however, if I begin} built of white marble, as indeed I by showing how cleverly our meet-, afterwards found to be the case. Anything, however, more lovely otherwise feel inclined to censure, than the effect produced by the me, will pause before passing judg-| blue water ,the white building, and ment, and will ask themselves whe-{ the jungle-clad hills upon the other ther they would not have walked] side, can scarcely be imagined. I into the snare as unsuspectedly as I] stood and gazed at it in delighted did. amazement. Of all the beautiful It was during the last year of my] places I had hitherto seen in India term of office as Viceroy. and while] this, I could honestly say, was en- I was paying a visit to the Gover-| titled to rank first. But how it was nor of Bombay, that I decided upon|to benefit me in my present situa- making a tour of the Northern] tion I could not for the life of me Pr , beginning with Pesha-[ understand. wur, and winding up with the Ma- Ten minutes later I had discov- harajah of Mala-Kadir. As the lat-j ered a guide, and also a path down ter potentate is so well known, I| the cliff to the shore, where, I was need not describe him. His forcible} assured, a boat and a man could be personality, his and the progress his state has made] palace. within the last ten years, are well|formant precede me, and enlightened rule,| obtained to transport me to the I therefore bade my in- after known to every student of the his-|some minutes' anxious scrambling tory of our magnificent Indian Em-| my horse and I reached the water's pire. edge. My stay with hin was a pleasant Once there, the boatman was finish to an otherwise monotonous| soon brought to light, and, when I business, for his hospitality has a}|had resigned: my horse to the care world-wide reputation. When I ar-| of my guide, I was rowed across to rived he placed his palace, his ser-| the mysterious residence in ques- vants, and his stables at my dis-| tion. posal to use just as I pleased. My On reaching it we drew up at time was practically my own. I| some steps leading to a broad stone sould be as solitary as a hermit if! esplanade, which, I could see, en- [ so desired; on the other hand, I circled the entire place. Out of a had but to give the order, and five} grove of trees rose the building it- hundred men would cater for my|self, a confused' jumble of Eastern amusement. more unfortunate that to this plea-| towers. sant arrangement I should have to It seems therefore the | architecture crowned with many With the exception of the vegitation and the blue sky, every- thing was of a dazling white, attribute-the calamaties which it is the purpose of this series of stories to narrate. On the third morning of my stay | When I had examin- ed my watch I discovered that it wanted' an hour of daylinght, and, "not feeling inclined to go to sleep again, I wondered how I should em- until my servant bring me my chota hazri, On proceeding | I woke early. pl y or early breakfast. to my window I found a perfect 'morning, the i though in the east they were paling before the approach of dawn. was difficult to realize that in a few hours the earth which now looked so cool and wholesome would be lying, burnt up and quivering, be- neath the blazing {Indian sun. I stood and watched the: picture - presented to me fur some minutes, anti] an overwhelming desire came over me to order a horse and go for | @ long ride before the sun should ~ make his --jungle. trees. still shining, appearance ) The temptation was more than I could resist, so I cross- pd the room and, opening the door, woke my servant, who was sleeping in the ante-chamber, den him find a groom and have a horse rousing the household, I returned and commenced my toilet. descending by a private staircase to the great courtyard, I mounted the animal I found awaiting me there, and set off. Leaving the city behind me I y way over the new bridge Having bid- against which the dark green of palms contrasted with admirable ef- fect. Springing from vhe boat I made my way up the steps, imbued with much the same feeling of curiosity as the happy Prin.e, so familiar to us in our nursery days, must have experienced when he found the en- chanted castle in the forest. As I reached the top, to my unqualified astonishment, an tnglish man-ser- vant appeared through a gateway and bowed before me. 'Breakfast is served," he said, "and my master bids me say that he waits to receive your lordship."' Though I thought he must be making a mistake, I said nothing, but followed him along the terrace, through a magnificent gateway, on the top of which a peacock was preening himself in the sunlight, through court after court, all built of the same white marble, through a garden in which a fountain was playing to the rustling accompani- ment of pipal and pomegranate leaves, to finally enter. the veran- dah of the main building itself. Drawing aside the curtain which covered the finely-varved doorway, the servant invited me to enter, and as I did so announced "His Excel- lency the Viceroy," ; The change from the vivid white- ness of the marble outside to the cool a Boreas room in which I now found myself was almost dis- concerting in its abruptness. In- deed, I had scarcely time to recover without further preliminaries?' Upon my assenting he struck a | small gong at his side, and servants, acting under the instructions of the |to his master's presence, instantly appeared in answer to it. We took laces at the table, and the meal imediately commenced. While it was iu progress I was , posite me, with such light as pene- trated the jhilmills falling directly upon his face. I doubt, however, | vividly as my memory recalls the scene, whether I can give you an adequate description of the man who has since come to be a sort of nightmare to me. In height he could not have been more than five feet two. His shoul- ders were broad, and would have jbeen evidence of considerable | strength but for one malformation, beautiful residence, the? like of which I had never seen before. "Unfortunately,'? he answered, "the place does not belong to me, but is the property of our mutual host, the Maharajah. His Highness, knowing that I am a scholar and a recluse, is kind enough to permit me the use of this portion of the palace; and the value -of such a privilege I must leave you to im- agine."' "You are a student, then?' I said, as I began to understand matters a little more clearly. "In a perfunctory sort of way," he replied. "That is to say, I have acquired knowledge to be aware of my own ignorance." (To be continued.) Ji. "EARTH RECEDES." (The last words a the late D. L. Moody.) - I know that my Redeemer lives And soon will unto me appear: To me the victory He gives; His perfect love casts out all fear. My soul to heights of bliss He leads Where I shall dwell forevermore ; For now from me the earth re- cedes, And I behold heaven's open door."' Most gladly I in Him believe Who did for all my sin atone: To Him in confidence I cleave; I stand complete in Him alone. All that my waiting spirit needs He gives from love's unbounded store ; And while from me the "earth re- cedes, My Lord presents the open door."' For all the measure of success Which in His service I have known His name I magnify and bless And render praise to Him alone. For all His own He intercedes ; He brings them to the radiant shore : He bears me, while the "earth recedes, In triumph through the open door."' My heart with grateful fervor glows To Him who led me through the strife : In grace divine He now destows Abundant entrance into life. My soul with living bread He feeds, And I His wondrous name adore: While from my sight the "earth recedes, I praise Him for the open doer." T. WATSON. Tona Station, Ont., 1911. ok Black velvet bands, one or two, {which completely spoilt his whole | ;appearance. The poor fellow suf- | |fered from curvature of the spine of | of coiffure, while the more coquet- | ithe worst sort, and the large hump | tish girl uses them finished with a | | between his shoulders produced a | | most extraordinary effect. But it} is when I endeavor to describe his | face that I find -myself confronted | with the most serious difficulty. How to make you realize it 1} hardly know. ; To begin with, I do not think I should be overstepping the mark were I to say that it was one of the) most beautiful countenances I have | ever seen in my fellow-men. Its | contour was as perfect as that of the bust of the Greek good Hermes, to whom, all things considered, it} is only fit and proper he should | bear some resemblance. The fore- |head was broad, and surmounted with a wealth of dark hair, in color {almost black. His eyes were large jand dreamy, the brows almost pen- leilled in their deticacy; the nose, ithe most prominent feature of his| | face, reminded me more of that of |the great Napoleon than any other I can recall. His mouth was small but firm, his ears as tiny as those of an Emg- llish beauty, and set in closer to his jhead than is usual with those or- gans. But it was his chin that fas- cinated me most. It was plainly that of a man accustomed to com- mand; that of a man of iron will whom no amount of opposition would deter from his purpose. His hands were small and delicate, and his fingers taper, plainly those of the artist, either a painter or a musician. Altogether he present- ed a unique appearance, and one that once seen would not be easily forgotten. During the meal I congratulated him upon the possession of such a Bald Patron--Here! I've rubbed this dope on my head for three weeks without result, yet you said it would grow hair on a billiard ball. "Well, how do you expect it to grow hair on a billiard ball when you rub it on your head ?"--Life. 'dealing with studded with gold or jeweled buckles, are for the classic style knot on each side, a spray of 6il- ver aigrette on one side, or a bunch of drooping silk rose balls. A citroen voile blouse, shown in one of the shops, had a striped ef- fect in steel beads. A yoke was outlined in silver thread over a pea- cock blue foundation. "Let us not waste our time,"' yelled the temperance lecturer. "Let us not waste our time in small saloons and beershops. Let us go to the foun- tain head. Let us go to the brew- ery, my friends.'"' "All right, boss,' chimed in an old soaker from a back seat, 'I'm with you." If the house-wife uses her preserving knowledge to best advantage, obtains the best fruit and uses none but Extra Granulated Sugar, the preserving will be done right and satisfaction will be hers. "hks™ ~Miened ape are Tug CANADA SUGAR REFINING CO., Limirep, MONTREAL Established in 1854 by Joha Redpath wer mene Sommer MEALTH EXERCISES FOR THE NECK. Tt is a fact that most people who have passed the age of child- ish sport stand in need of some form of definite exercise in order to keep their muscles from settling down into the sluggish inactivity of middle age, which brings so many physical drawbacks in its train. Normal children exercise without being told to do so, because it is their nature to play, and play is the very best form of exercise, especi- ally if it takes place outdoors. But most of those who have passed from childhood do not keep supple and limber with play, and therefore it follows that they must, or should, do it with work. There are certain special exercis- es that are not attended to nearly enough. They are the movements of the neck and throat which con- trol the head movements. Any one can test this for himself by slowly turning the chin from shoulder to shoulder and back again. perform- ercise--that is to say. forcing the head slowly round and at the same time making the opposing muscles resist the impulse. The immediate result will in most cases,be an as- tonishing lameness and stiffness, so great as to cause actual pain, but is only the measure maw waf fafw the pain is only the measure of how much the exercise is needed. The joining of the head to the | body is intended to be as supple and as comfortable as it is strong, and when it gives its uwner the feeling of being like a lot of old machinery that needs oiling, that is just what it is, and nothing will put it in shape so quickly as constantly re- peated resistant exercises. They should be not only from side to side, but also forward and backward, first pressing down until the chin almost rests on the neck, and then back until the face is al- imost horizontal. The backward ex- jercise is yery valuable, as_ the imuscles at the base of the skull can give a lot of trouble unless they are kept up to their work. The value of the exercises will be {recognized when it is remembered that exercise of the neck muscles ing what is called the resistant ex- must necessarily improve the circu- lation of the blluod through the head. Poor circulation anywhere in the body soon gives rise to pain and trouble, and it is small wonder that that should be the case in the region where the most delicate special organs are placed, to say nothing of the brain, which controls them all. The exercises should be resistant because twice as much can be done in half the time with them. They are, in fact, exercise with an ap- paratus, only the apparatus is the museles themselves, and they can be recommended for the purpose as both inexpensive and handy. ey Youth's Companion. Da MONEY WEARS QUICKLY. Wastage Through Circulation on British Coins. It is the duty of each loyal sub- ject not merely to refuse gold coin that is under a certain weight, but to break it. "Every person," the Act reads, "shall, by himself or others, cut, break, or deface such coin tender- ed to him in payment and the per- son tendering the same shal] bear the loss." But in spite of this Act it is a risky business interfering with coins which you may suspect to be under weight or spurious. Some months ago a Grimsby woman offer- ed a half sovereign in payment of goods to a local shopkeeper. The latter put the coin in a testing ma- chine, and as it broke in two, re- fused to take it. The coin, however, was pronounc- ed by experts to be perfectly genu- ine, and whey,the case was taken into a court of law the shopkeeper was ordered to refund ten shillings to the customer. Money, both gold and silver, wears' out at a startling rate. It is reckoned that there is usually a hundred million pounds in gold in England, a very large proportion of which is locked in the strong rooms of banks. Yet of that which is in active circulation the wastage is so great that during every twelve months seventy thousand pounds' worth of gold aud silver are rubbed off into fine dust.--Pearson's Week- ly. ; * Etamine is extremely popular in every degree of weave. of the contest. him to decide. > perience and advice and his plan would seem helpful. tlon of cement, or how to go use dn bags AN "Semen purposes, ED. 5-0 ISSUE 25--11 HEN you enter the Canada Cement Prize Contest, your. dealer will assist you. farm during 1911 wi Consult him in reference to conditions Refer all questions of doulbt to Confer with him when his ex- Don't hesitate about doing this. requested him to assist to the best of his ability any farmer in his locality competing in this con- test--whether it's a matter involving the applica- of the prizes offered in this contest. realize that you have as good @ chance as the next man to win one of these prizes? There are four for each Province, as follows: PRIZE "4"---$100,00 to. wen to the farmer in each 1, th test number of proving Sana. eS paizz "B'---9100.00 to. be n 25 Boao in ee ee a a: ab uses 0) eatest number ~ Si BP 100,00 to farmer in each Province who furnishes us with photograph Canada Cement Company, Lim ----] $3,600 in Cash Prizes for Farmers showing the best of a was done, knowledge of our We have warded. about winning one Do you ™ore convenient. ny particular kind of ke di a4 Th of work done on his ---$100.00 to be given to the farmer in each Province who submits the best and most complete description of how any particular piece of work shown t Contest will close on November 15th, 1911, and as soon as possible thereafter, prizes will be Be sure and get a copy of our Contest' Circular, telling all about the contest. Ask your dealer for one or use the attached coupon, if you find it In writing us, mention whether you have recoived your copy of "What the Farmer Can Do With Concrete," a profusely-illustrated 160-page book, which tells you how to build with concrete, ao that you can do much of the work yourself. It's a mighty handy and useful book, and should save you many a dollar. Farmers who have received it, say it is eplendid. Write to-night and it will be given to £ back to you with Prize Contest send Cir. 'older, by return mail, cular and Book, ° ited, Montreal Name....... NADA" Coment. PRIZE "D" y accompanying photograph, Please Address........, CWHBVGVSVCSCBVSVSFFOSG On the Farm THE DAIRY COW. There is no phase of the dairy business that needs more study or more careful management than does the breeding of the cow, writes W. M. Kelly. Upon the cow depends success or failure and we must, after selecting her, look to her care and her feed, and to the handling of her pro- ducts. The fact that dairymen have de- voted more attention to other phas- es of - their dairying than to the breeding and develop- ment of the cow is one of the reasons why so many of our dairy herds are nob capable of re- turning a profit frum their food and cost of attendance. We are 'often asked which is*the best breed of dairy cattle to select for the dairy? To such men I would say that there is no best breed. Some think because they have Jer- seys they are on the royal road to success. Others thmk that the Hol- steins will bring prosperity to the farm. This is a bad mistake, for scrubs are very common among the pure breeds, and a pure-bred scrub is bie doubt the worst scrub of all. : Select cows having individual ex- cellence as determined by the Bab- cock test and scales in starting a herd. Better and more uniform results of breeding may be secured if the animals are of one type of breed and great care should be ex- ercised in getting individuals whioh possess to a certainty the charac- teristics we desire to perpetuate in the herd, What we dairymen want is a herd of cows that will give a profit at the pail, whether pure-breds or grades. The ones that will produce a pound of butter or cheese the cheapest are the ones that we want to keep in our heres. We have a number of improved breeds of dairy cows that represent the skill of-years in their perfec- tion but in adopting any of these breeds we irocke consider the con- ditions and environments under which they have been developed in their original homes and then plan to make our care and feed and gen- eral management conform to the conditions under which the breed have been developed. If a man has Jerseys, give them Isle of Jersey care and feed for they cannot succeed on scrub fare and fodder. They were not intended for that purpose. The Jersey cow is a delicate, nerv- ous machine and requires warmth, kindness and liberal feeding to make her profitable. If Holsteins are selected do not expect them to tnrive on closely cropped, scanty pastures where they are compelled to rustle all day to gather sufficient food. Give them the care they were de- veloped under, large amounts of succulent forage and well cured hay, warm stables and kind treat- ment. You may get pure-breds if you can afford them, but all farmers are not able to buy pure-breds. How- ever, always use a pure-bred sire. The breeding bull always repre- sents half the value of the breed- ing power of the herd if it is de- sired to grow calves for the dairy. Select him from some of the well- known families of the breed and be sure that he possesses prepotency which gives promise of being a good calf-getter. A bull of this kind will give you excellent results in improving the herd. Some of the best herds in the country are high grades. that have resulted from the continued use of good sires. In érder to be successful as breed- ers we must learn some of the les- sons associated with our stock; have an ideal type of our minds and always in our selection and mating be seeking to improve the type and standard in our herd. : The best special purpose animal is none too good. Never strive to produce a general purpose animal by mixing beef aud dairy breeds. Aim to produce the animal whose special characteristic is the cheap production of a pound of butter or a gallon of milk. _ Always seek to have the crosses in harmony. Do not mate extremes. © Vigor and constitution are two es- sentials. Unless a cow possesses vigor in constitution she will make a poor breeder, Do not inbreed unless you have a definite object in view, such ag intensifying some particular good quality and then wo it by breeding the sire to some of his own get. This should not be followed up too closely. Plan to have the hei- fers drop their first calves at about 24 or 30 months of age. Their off- spring will be more vigorous and there will be better results than by forcing an bear progeny. Breed cows are large feeders. Feed them a liberal ration of milk- producing foods and give them the best of care. Keep in mind that bad qualities are more easily trans immature animal te mitted than the good onas,