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f I ' i "r,' s", thi ill) d In ti ll mi churn“ J.-coattimMd. She came Mud- him very slowly. to alowly indeed, that he had leisure to oboexve minutely every detail of her dress, and every outline of her form. Her head was so bent they!” could not catch n glimpse of her be. under tho uhzndow of a wide penthouse of black silk. of the kind to which our lrzgndmothcrs were addicted, and to which their deuondantl have trivers the descnplive epithet of "Pole hon- nets"; a long cloak, also of black It“. puckvred round her neck into n bili, descended then-from down to the vet! bun of he: drew, but as her arm were raised the cloak fell back trout. her me and displayed to view 3 IiBUOIovéim'r'hGJGAs GiidL new to be 'ttthp, we?“ ttll': lat',",', Ciiiii5?i?;') no further 'ddtfrl,'l1"il'n to be _. . Ion on we . " o discovered. Geoffre Dane turned ye/l, have rerderd with "" and dew away. disheartened arid dispirited, and tii,'hi,tll',wht,'"lt',', P"??? t'llt ',,re'lir,.i.i,i. .. m... we lst failure and O‘ud in rough rL'""f1'tfd'l Boyd '5i'i',))i"?i'ilh1ll,r,l “of tmmb'e ew, 2):? s . s me seems o ens n ' 2,T,t 'tt hands was . W. - not {and the October breezes more chilly. tom] . ‘rorn Messrs. Magic, not ”the trout no longer afforded him any pun...” yellow-backed cheap odi am . ., ' . l usement. and the ripple of the wa- tiun. not Lola. lotest. or the newest ter had ceased to be musical in his pip r "shilling atartier," not even the ears, 13st at the Lnureate’s lyrics - only th, H . . mile shabby brown calf volume, not (the “fumend slowly home P. his more than four inches long, dog's. " er tg Vicarage, with his hands in hit, and. tiuu-stained--an old edition Io,','),','.",,'; yt.brosyn eyes sadly “at that had been out of print for years, szn. and his mind In If"! ferment "nd Ph-cious, oh. previous exceeding- o 1'l'll',o',ade'f and perplexlty. . if ll ul anybody eVel' seen so strange 'l' Jie Fhet Itrhencts. did 1le n. mmmi in Codlisham lanes before? 'e,rl, here was the goingt Why iieofirey did not. believe it possible; in.. a e not spoken more_to her 'when dw-ll. m ingullr and unprecedented the chance was before him? ll here- "3" the appearance of this invader of fore had ly, not selzed upon. the weath- hls ueurrt-urs, revuries that he was al- l".? ttye.w.iryl, of the whirling leaves, most inclined to believe that his senses in” "Ewan" m short, .an an excuse were eitesatiug him. and that some o continue . a conversation winch he waking dream “as exerting a curious b'ld. so provxdentlally been allowed P, innumm upon bi, imagination. begin} Oh, fool: and slow of heart'. in ' lady might. h3ve stepped P" fy led out to himself in his impotent sunlight out of her tram in some an- irritation, and flung bulge." “will“? “in", family picture gallery, so uni- down upon the sofa in his father's 'tut an! so tusaevumtorned was her as- study. l peel. Her "t,rs',,"eyl,t,", were those of an’th'WNho is the lady who walks all out oi, womun, save or that glimpse o a roads in a black poke bonnet, the figure in russet brown cashmereireading a book?" he enquired of his which betrayed her to be a woman inifamily generally, when they had gath- the very prime of beauty. Only he ered around the luncheon table at a could not see her face; he became pos later hour. "My dear Geoff, hive, you an s-rl with a mad desire to look at it; been day-dreaming?" laughed his but .tppurently there was no chance father. "I know nolon in Coddisham th-l his curioAtr would be gratified. parish who answers to such a descrip- on». w is ~o absorbed in her book that tion. What is she like?" sh.» wu- absolutely unconscious of his "She is beautiful!" he replied em- t'/ICC:/'; llnhsut'h Jteyi1d"vug,t""gli' phatically. In wanna-d im o er a vent, a "I know who Geoff means," here ut nwskvnmt her to & sense ofthe proxim- in Grace, the youngest of the family, My of ') young man who stared at her aged twelve, commonly called "Grace- wlth ltrge brown eyes filled with lees Grace," from her tom-toy proclivi- um l't‘lil m. Either the mystic “up ties; “it's one of the people up at Hid- on -", but in its operanon. or else the den House, on Chalk Cliff Hill. I've s crud fluid was totally an.nulled and seen her about too, Geoff," she added, ':/y/'iTi,t,'i'l bly’tlim engrossing; "i12,tl/li,lf.1e,'i, It {him across the table. with o Lt o: l t e vo was 0 econ er mout ull of roast beef, "and she uh vi: she was studying so deeply, and wears the hideousest bonnet and eltrrk wh ch h d probably transported her I ever ttaw--it't, the most beastly mind and soul and ‘pll'il to some tar-ish---" I 'SCI" region there Coddishaul trout ( I "Grace! Grace!" cried Miss Jones. the ere m ngti ro\'.n-' ye;l young men 4temtlre governess, whose sad rtion wrr- not. Be that as it may. she had in life. it wns to look after thgoman- cm:- vi the. bridge, p;lss.-d within‘ hers "ml morals of the Vicar's young- h its dozen yards of its oeeupartt,;er dvuzhtvrs; "my dear!" ant WH', beyond him already. and .yet' "Is Hidden mure let, then?" en- n‘vu fl. glimpse of that down-bent lace b d been vouchased to him! Twopuces man of twr slow-moving footsteps, and tho mystery of that face would have I'elunn~-.1 for ever hidden from him- and this voracious history would have remxined unwritten! - tho Indy turned over a page of her book, nothing more than this; and yet, an he turned it, a urge of Geoffrey Dunn's (ate turned with it, and his life, all unknown to himself, msumed a now complexion. For, as the pxgc of the tiny solttme turned. there flutter- ed out from between its well-worn [em-- e small coloured print. which, unseen by her, tell to the ground at her side; a little breeze and an eddy of brown and orange leaves carried the Fm'“ white object yet further away le'irrl her, depositing it, with some- th.n: surely of malice prepense. at Seutfrey‘s very tent. 'lhun there occurred one of those tiny im-izents, which are so minute as to he sttrcely noted at the time, yet upon which often hang such momeno was izsucs. 7 Now. Geottrey Dane, from his Eton (Lye upnards, had never yet ben known to mini an opportunity-a rare Lenny. which poi-hum his brilliant pig, both in school and college eleven, had served to sharpen into the propor- tions of an actual talent. and " hich had already stood him in good stead in more than one after instance of his London career. At this moment, then, he was true to himself nnd to his gen- ius. He picked up the little picture that had mutered to his feet at so op- portune a moment, And in three strides was side try side with the my- sterioui lady, handing it back to her, bat in hand. "I beg your pardon; I think this hat dropped put ofgortrookt _ ____ - She started, stood still, and lifted her head; and he saw before him one of the most. beautiful aces he had ever Beheld. "Thank you," she said, simply, and took back the little picture from his hand. Even st that moment he' had time to notice that it wears little unrnmon paintingot the head of a mint. such s Roman Catholics keep in their books of prayer. Then there "18th upon him s bewildered realisa- tion ofthe loveliness which he looked xtpotr--ot the pale oval face. the curved red lips. and the eyes of divine and heavenly blue. all set inn framework of dark auburn hair that fell some- what loosely from beneath the stiff outlines of that disfiguring black bon- Something perhaps of his bewilder- mm and his admiration betrayed it- eelf in the young man's earneet face. for suddenly, yet without a shade ot embarrassment. the lady smiled and mid anew, "Thank you; I u- very Inch obliged to you." _. - _ -- Nothing more vould possibly be said on cither side. She turned may and left him with a slight bow; yet so profouni Wht' the impresaiort erected upon him by her few simple words, and by that smile so Itnngely aweret-- Mt 'wruly sad-that Geoffrey w" total- by 11mm? to resist the temptuion d wilting afar the slowly vanishing figure clong the loaf-strewn my. Put the church she went. round . can. at the road, and Geoffrey not that her. She never turned her head, trite) we. evidently quite unconscious that he was following her, so the infatuated young man continued bis award oouree. The tshui-if so trenqml and leisurely a pursuit can be called by so turbulent e name-- eune, however, very speedily and ebruptly to an end. Just beyond the churchyard a very neat hroughun, of a dark chocolate colour, stood waiting. The coach- man touched his hat, the lady turned the handle of the door and stepped 1n- eide. and then the carriage drove rapidly awwy down the road and was lost» to sight. That was all. The adventure was over. There was nothing more to he learnt; no further complication to be discovered. Geoffrey Dane turned. away disheartened and dirpirited, and with a general genie of failure and "issppointrnent about him. After .th.a.t, the sunshine seemed to be less brightol and mu October breezes more chilly.l the trout no longer afforded him anyi amusement. and the ripple of the wow ter. had ceased to be musical in his; ears. 3 He manterod slowly home to. hi! father's Vicarage. with his hands In Ins pockets, his brown eyes tsadly east down, and his mind in a very ferment of annoyance and ptnrlexitr. _ _ l Who was rhet Whence did she come? Where was the going? Why had he not spoken more to her when the chance was before him? Where- fore had he not seized upon the weath- er, the wind, or the whirling leaves, any triviality in short, as an meow to continue n. conversation which he trsd so providentially been allowed to begin? "Oh, fool. and slow of heart!" he mind out to himself in his: Impotent irritation, and flung himself wearily down upon the sofa in hi; father's study. ' "I know who Geoff means," .here put in Grace, the youngest of the family, aged twelve, commonly called "Greet- 183i Grace," from her tom-lop pl'or'llyi- ties; "it's one of the people up at Hid- den House, on Chalk Cliff Hill. I've seen her about too, Geoff," she added, nodduct at him across the table. with her mouth full of must beef, "and she wears the hideousest bonnet and clo [k I evvr teaw--it's the most beastly 'urly----" -- " I "Grace! Grace!" cried Miss Jones the {lemuro governess, whose and portion In life. it was to look after the man- Mrs "nd morals of the Vicar's young- er_d:'tt,-r,rtr3rs; "my dear!" _ " - "Furnishvd “for six months," rtr?l.ied his rldest sister. "We know ngthmg of tho people; they are half {orel'gner8. I think. and, I tear, Papiats, 'tt added much as she might have said "Pagans." "We have not, of course, culled although they have been here all the summer." "That seems a pity. Why don't you enll now? They might be nice nrimxlmurs." __ ,, "My dear Geoff! When they don't nth-ml our services!" "How should they if they do not hrlonq to our religion'" persisted her hrot Iver. "You are rath.or riarrow-mind- ed. Flo. it 392mm to me." "A cwwyman's family should not he indiserimini in choozing acqmin- (hue-s" replied Mist, Dane. senten- tiously. "It anuldn't be much good if Flo did mil," here put in Amy. the second dnnzhtvr. who was nearly fifteen. "Jon's brother works in their garden, and he say! norody ever goes in at the doors except the priest. who comes over from Lilminshr twice a. week, And MnnPinur de Bretour is always in bed. and Madame, de Brefour site in- dn_ors reading all day. except_when Rhea tukns walk; or driGs. and then she is alway% reading too; and no visitors ever get in-they say 'nut' to every- bod: who has called on them." 7 _ _ "My little Amy soem< to luvs pieked up a great deal of gossip flom Joe's brother." mid Mr. Dune, smiling " her story. and pinching her ro<y cheek. But Geoffrrsy was drinking in his young' sicter's words with avidity. - “Madame de Bxefour!" he repeated. "Ahl she is married then!" and there fell upon him unaccountahly a dull sense of disappointment and regret. CHAPTER II. The Hidden House on Chalk Cliff was. as its name denoted, buried ina sheltered hollow amongst the low range of Downs which sheltered the vilrwe of Coddisham to the north- west. The house was small inconven- ient. and oid-ttvshioned. It belonged to a bachelor of the name of Wright, who had inherited it as it stood-furniture, pictures and tut-from a widowed aunt, the last of a race of gentlemen farmers who had lived in it for many generations. Mr. Wright was a busi- ness man who lived in London; he had never visited his inheritance since the day he came down to his aunt's fun- eral. some six years ago. On that occasion he had given orders that an ‘old couple should reside in the house and take care of it, and that a board should be placed outside it, stating that it wss to be let, by the year or by the week, on loose short or long, furnished or unfurnished - after any ‘fashionl in short, which the fancy of the knee might suggut. After which he troubled his head no further about it, and the Hidden House, with rare and apaarnodie exceptions of a few [months on one or two occasions, had remained untenanted ever since. Truth to say, there wns but little to tempt anyone, however adventurous, to take it. It had never. indeed, even in its palmieet days. been more than n farm-house. There were no flowery gardens about it, no green lawns or glittering conservatories; no smooth _ __ a:mrrAmet ‘KISCHIVES TORONTO " square patch of grass was all the {garden it could boast of, and to the right some old farm buildings had Wei-n converted into very passable 'st'uhlee and tyoaeh-house. There was. however, an aspect of warmth and comfort grout. the building; the solid Igrey stone, that was so old and soven- ‘eruble, inspired one with a. certain con- fidence in its capacity for resisting wind and weather, and the veil of ‘crimson Virginian creeper flung across 'the porch supplied, at this season of {the year. just the dash of colour which was lacking to relieve the otherwise sombre solemnity of its uniform colouring. “evened epproeeh or plenum: "one --onl, 3 rough and steep road, that led up to it: grey stone gatewey tron e winding hue beneath it. It wee. moreover. seven miles from n railway station and three from the post office and villnge of Coddisham. Within the house the furniture was was" and dilapidated, the cerpets thread- bare, the curtains dropping into holes, the batterie de cuisine of n most ele- mentary character. and n whole legion of rats were wont to wonder at their own sweet wills Impressed and nnchid- ed "upstairs and downstairs end in my lady's chamber." ' And yet, with all these practical dis. cdventagee, there wen a charm about the old house which well nigh counterbalanced all else. It might be bereft of every modern comfort. and devoid of all that make: . house desirable to live in, but it we pie- tureeque - exceedingly. The grey stone walls, discoloured hr time and weather and the growth of many-tused lichens. Into a delicious mellow tone, the twisted spiral chimneys; the heavily mullioned windows, all had a special and delightful beauty of their own. As you passed through the gate- ';, wny at the top of the Iomr,tsttsep,ehaiky . rand. you entered upon a. small, shel- tered valley. choked up with trees and undergrowth. in the very centre of which the old house was so completely hidden away that you saw nothing of; it until you emerged at its vert. doors. t or view. there was none from any of tho windows of the house, save the tans!» of "hriar and brake," and of hmwh and ohertinut trees wiih their unHortzmwth of wild juniper and holly Lush-w. and yet the house stood high din-w the plain, and a five minutes' wka behind it, up the green shoulder of the Down, commanded as extencivo a prosppot as any to be found in the whole county. Thore was only one sitting-room in tho house that could boast of any pretentiorvr to comfort, and that was a long, low room with three windows to the left of the. front door. Thin, in other dayn,had been termed the draw- ine-room, but was now more aptly called the library. Across a tiny square hall a smaller room served as a dining-room, which was now, how- ever. but seldom used; for Monsieur had his meals in an upper chamber. a long room. also with three windows,, that was immediately over the lib- rnry. whilst as to Madame, well, what Mmlreme ate, was scarcely worth men- tioning, null was usually brought to her on a tray and set down on achair " hor side. so tint she need hardly "lose her book to partake of it. It is afternoon. and darkness ls com- ine on. The throw windows are still unr-urtalnml, and the bright glow of a blazing wool fire is flung far out in a warm stream upon the éomhre gloom of the trees beyond. Madame de Bre- four has rung for the lamp. and her book is open upon her lap, for it is too dark to see any longer. She lies back in a deep cause-use elrdr, her dainty feet. in buckled shoes are set. uponthe edge of the fender, and her lovely eyes are fixed dreamily upon the flames. What is she thinking oft Not of the well-worn volume of Eras- mus that lies upon her knees, for sure- ly not all the wisdom of that wise old writer could conjure up so tender a smile as that which hovers about the corners of her red curved lips. Is it not mther some memory of a pair of brown eyes that met hers with so In- tense a look of wandering admiration only yesterday rimming? only yester- day '.-is that why Madame de Brefour smiles to himself, and why her book has for once failed to absorb her " usual! _ , "This is the fourth day running that Madame has ordered eggs! Ah, but it is too much! We are not 1n Lent, I suppose! It is not always Jour l, maigre! Eggs are not enough tote.ep l, lifts in the body. It is a shame. a dis- ‘Srace, that Madame should starve iherself like this day after day!" . l Thus adjured, Rose do Brefour laid l back her head against the cushions.? her arm-chair,. and looked up wif ylmlghing eyes at the indignant old 3 woman. Pr.... I"; ”WA. - . . l "Ah, that is what it is with rout (hooks, books, books, all the d?! and _ halt the night-till you will rum PP'; pretty eyes. and muddle your brain: with them. As for me. I would like. with a comprehensive sweep of tter hand round the room, "I would like i to burn every book in the place. ever! I one of them i" l "Ah, don't any that, Martine!".'?- plied the young woman with a itgh. "'They are my only friends. W)!” should I do, where should I turn. with- out_my books!" u _ -. .. _A, 'lha maid, an ancient French wo- man in a stiff white cap with wide strings tied under her chin. brings in the lump nnd sets it down on a Low table by her mistress' side. The soft glow lights up the long cosy room that in literally lined with hooks-it was tho empty bookcases that had made Madame take Hidden House, so that sh" might bring down her great pack- ine cusps full of treasures, and set up her idols in due array. Martina stands with her arms akimbo, an atti. tude by the way that is as natural to a Front-h domestic, as the air she breathes-and gazes down severely at her mistress, ' "Eggs. Mnrlino," replies Madame briefly. She hu- taken up her book attain, and does not raise her eyes tryy [he page as she answers. J - -iifirTiGeTirsiriiii"s'nT"t'iii, spaee fi/l, few seconds, ttrm she bursts torthwi a. let, ot, rage. - _.-- "What will Madame please to for her dinner 'r' "Don't scold me so dreadfully, Mar- tine! Wtmt does it matter What eat, and what do I care! Bring me anything you like, on'y let it be segue- thing that I can eat with a fork with- out, looking at it. so that I can tro " with my book."- . ... ' - 'arei' AisGrintt Madame a little my? th let aux harimts." pleaded Martino m- w: trinuatintrlr, "or a portion of Filot do St eat Boon! nu: Truffles from the nudge: dinner. or oven u allo- frtn.n the the sigot that ta even now oookintt " hi are for the lemma. Alatr, in t l' terrible country It In over beef " mutton-mutton and beef, tad no- thing “at” _ - . -__o--r- , "nut, Martina!" cried her mistress. gazing wi'h profound surprise upon the sleek. feathered birds and touch- ing with a puzzled finger the speckled {breasts and "ginger hackle," held out triumphantly for her inspection. "Where do they come from? and who has brought them? Are you quite certain they urn meant for me, that there is not a mistake t" - mutton-mutton and beer. um -, - - thintr “m" Fomxmme racers AND cow Bots. hushed outright. Martine'! WA , 'ecr the ttteu',', niistelx. th ml, V13. It t you now ow e e , _ . . be we ore- both, my good Martino! No. tret me‘ At hue reason It" Ce, or t tante my 0888. and leave me in -. I mind our reader: mm h they m, you I am happier so--" in regard to frosts, with w. e A nound of quick wheels 'riontt tht ere no doubt more or lees familiar. but rough drive outside, the "PM “Sim" ma ibly have forgotten. There an of some vehicle to the door. and I 9088 t 11 . temperature - ue "baking clan; of the rusty bell. ere two kinds of a. In d " A.ly God in B-en, what is that!" one due to an edvanenng col we , Mamas new to the windows. and which may cease the thermometer to wite't.an ftrytiptst pf my-pretty/y! read ten, fifteen or even twenty It A iiiGi' tt"GiCi'Tii'iiri clan the - rough drive outside. the rapid dfshinl are Tele, E of some vehicle to the door. and may itrt: , _Tet.?iryr.eltyyr of the rusty bell. Bre two kim with. God In Heaven. what is that!" one due to . rune flew to the windows. and which ma. Wit? an instinct of nelt-preaervntion r.. {Mildly dashed the 'indow-ouru'tnt road ten, ft avixen)“. "A carriage. to this houseL‘I'eOl lower Sh this bony!" she cried. 'tiiiiaiiiritldar before ' tf,'"':",.','.,;.,',,',',"",)," the lips, and evident'; be tonne!) 1e Bounds. , the Gaerusstomstr, mation .bot A - . '__-..AI..-- , N Even Madame do Bretonr straighten- ed herself in her chair. and u look of apprehension came Into her blue 0109' and her colour went and came with rapid changes. “See that Jae no: goes to the door at cum. Martha," she m.n.id, range: breathless]; It wt" evident t a vis6tors, but seldom rang at the doors of Hidden House.. 7, A "Tut, tut! Jacques, Indeed I" mut- tered Martine, hurrying out. "What are men in a difficulty b-poor, weak things that lose their headl. and any out everything! Jar-queen in bat apoor creature, an imbecile." Jncnues, by tho way, was Martine's husband. 'IOt what good is a silly addlé-pate like big)? I co myself." A _ . . ' "See! see. madame!" she. cried Joy- fully, "here is enough for your din- ner for days. You who hate ihe beef had the. mutton. Here are falsanq. perdrsaux--nnd smaller birds they call here woodenelrw--enough, God he prnii- ed! to save you from eating thoe miserable eggs for a week." Thn faithful creature could not contnin her joy and delight, at this welcome addition to the, larder. Ten secondq later she burst info the -rnom again, breathless, and crim- gnn with delight and excitement. hear- mg in her both hands a great bunch of game all tied together by their legs. "No, no-nee, on this card. it is writ- ton 'Mndame (in Brefour. with Geoffrey Dana's compliments! Can anything be plainer? Eta-Piles he is here him- self. . beau jeune homme! asking hum- bly if madame will deign to accept his offering-ho io, on his way home from 'shooting-and he waits to see if there Is any anRwer. Madame might perhaps see him and thank him"? added the old woman, insinuatingly. Geoffrey's brown eyes and pleasant. smile had evidently not fallen on barren ground. "Ah, my good Martina," replied her mistrezs with a sigh. "what is a bean jeune homme to me f" then she paus- ed, debating. "No," she said decided- ly after a moment of sllnnco. " shall not see him; but you mar co and thank him in my name, and say that I gratefully accept his kind present." PACKING OFF or wmows. l A pastime which obtains among the) farm cla sees of Corea. known an the "packing off of widows," consists of a raid by some disoonsolate widower and his friends on some village known to contain a young widow, the forcible abduction of the lady in question, and her marriage to the widower. An in- stance of this kind has recently come to our notice. A widower living in one of the villages of Kangwha with eleven friends went to a. hamlet close to the walls of Kengwha City, where a widow lived. and seized and carried off, after somewhat of a battle, a young lady. It so happened, however, that they had mistaken the house, and un- fortunately trot hold of the wrong lady. Early the next morning an in- dignant poMe came in pursuit, but the men who had committed the das.. tardly deed succeeded in eludin them. The young lady. however, was rescued. and after the house of the widower and its; contents had been completely demolished she was escorted home In triumph by her husband and his friends. I Wheat does the next train that stops at McAllistersville leave bert l You'll have to wait tour hours. , I think not. I Well, maybe you know better than I do, ma'am. I Yes, air, and maybe you know bet- ter than I do whether I'm expecting [ to travel on that train myself or whe- :ther I am inquiring for a relative that's visiting at my house and wanted me to call here and ask about it and save her the trouble because she‘s park- ing up her things and expects to take that train herself, and not me, and :she will have to do the waiting and not me, and maybe you think ith, your business to stand behind there and try to instruct people about things they know as well as you do, it not better, but my idea is that you‘re put there because they couldn‘t use you in the ;swilching department, and perhaps you'll learn some day to give people civil answers when they ask you civil ,questione; young man, my opinien is you you’t I And presently the wheels of the dog- cm't were heard outside. going away from that closed door. not with the lmpetuous haste with which they had driven up, hut aluwly and linger- ingly. in though they were sad and dispirited to leave Hidden House again so quickly. - _ . . So it seemed to her as she sat on by the fire In her solitude twisting the little, card about in her fingers. To Be Continued. A sudden and serious illness attack- ed a lady in Cleveland, Ohio, immedi- ately after drinking a cup of coffee. It was discovered that In the eoffee was a fly which had eaten lone ot the poison on [lyfpgpen . . . t The verdict in a recent criminal case in North Carolina ma nulified by the dimmer] that one of the jurors we _ 66 years of use. In that St -uror must be under 65. With a gasp, Yes. ma'aln AT THE TICKET WINDOW. IIWI nvvvo. -'-- -- day before " the me hour. This on: be foreseen by a men who hos infor- mation ebout the condition of the weather 1,000 or 1.500 miles west of him, but otherwise on: be expected only as the result of eahrewd guess. _ '*‘---- in nun. only as the result of ashrewd guess. The other drop in termperature itg otMF half of the ordinary diurnal oscillation The mercury in the thermometer goes upward during the hours from ' or 4 am. to 8 or 4 pan., and after the int- ter hour it falls again. This daily change varies in extent in the same place from time to time. On some days the range will be fifteen or twenty degrees and others only five or ten. Now, the same general condition of affairs that makes a wide range in i the diurnal wave possible is likely to be the forerunner of a cold wave of the first-mentioned kind. If, for in- stance, a cold wave is coming and the situation in any locality is "vortrhle toadeeper dip than the average in the ordinary daily oscillation, the two.will' combine and make a fall of from twenty or twenty-five. possibly even thirty, degrees from early in the after- noon one day to the hours Just before dawn the next. Those are the nights ‘to look out for. But if a cold wave from the west is coming and the tsitua- ition in a certain region is not favor- lable to a good diurnal fall of temper- ature, the result will be different. When the cold wave arrives there will be cloudiness or rain, and a raw, chilly day, but no frost. That which makes this difference is the dampness of the ‘uir. Moisture in the atmosphere eer- lil"", as a sort of blanket. even though ‘it may be invisible. When the tem- lperature falls to a given limit the |moisture condenses in the form of iclouds or rain. and this operation par- |tially checks the drop. But if the air is very dry the temperature not only can, but probably will, make I much bolder tumble. Drynoes of the air can be ascertained in two ways. Some (, hint of it is given when the clouds 1 disappear and the wind swings to the northwest. Aclearing sky, with the I wind still in the south or no wind at rt all, is seldom attended with a dry air. ‘7 But the best way to tell about the) humidity of the air is by means of the i: wet-and-dry bulb thermometer. When 1 the wet bulb reads within three or four degrees of the dry bulb the air is damp. But when the interval is as great as seven or eight degrees-that is. in cool autumn weather-the air is dry and there is danger of a drop. The limit to which the temperature can fall before condensation begins is called the dew point, and it may be found in this way: Suppose the dry- bulb instrument reads fifty degrees and the wet bulb forty-seven; the ‘difference is three degrees. Hump-l Hy this by two and one-Ulf, and you» Iret seven and one-half degrees. Callit {eight for convenience. Subtract this lfrom the dry-bulb reading fifty. and you get forty-two. That is the dew lpoint. In such a case there is no {danger from frost. But suppose that 1the dry bulb stands at fifty degrees I land the wet bulb at forty-two, which' tis eight degrees difference. Multiply ithis by two and one-half and you! have twenty, and subtract the twenty- l have twenty. and subtract the twentyl from the dry-bulb reading fifty and‘ you get thirty. Thus, one discovers athat the temperature may drop: to thirty degrees without any interfer- l ence from condensation. Such a dif-I ference does not insure a frost, but it; shows that a certain protection that'; .exists at other times has been with-: ldrawn and that the situation is risky.) Complete or comparative calm is also} iiii'eC.ri'iiili to a severe frost. If there iai l, a high wind, with no indication of sub I leidence. the temperature will not fall,l (ie it wilt in a calm. A plant radi-l 'ates heat in a calm and often acquires a temperature twelve or fifteen degree ,lower than that shown by a thermo- meter hung six or eight feet above the earth. But if the air is kept circulat- ing freely no such difference will oe- cur. In a calm. with a drop in the night to thirty-five or thirty-eight ‘degrees indicated by instruments, the temperature in the plant may go down to twenty-five degrees. which means destruction to some kinds of vegeta- tion. On a calm night the coldest sir Will at first be' on the hills, but later ‘the colder air will slide gently down the slopes and sccnmulate in the hob. lows. Hence a frost is most likely to :occur in the latter localities. The temperature is sometimes five or ten i degrees lower in a valley than on the ist'lJaeent hills, for a period of a few ,hours. Here, then, is the combination .{of circumstances most favorable to treat: A clear or clearing sk ' e-b- siding northwesterly wind that dies sway almost to a calm. a “upon." , of fifty degrees or less " eighth“ .lasd e dry Mr, as shown by e wet-end- .Idry bulb hygrometer. With such a “state of affairs and e differ. relics of from seven to nine degrees in ithe readings of the two thermometer. of that instrument. the occurrence of s F tysrd frttat ll hitrNy Preheble. an if i one consults only a dry-bulb the. ‘niometer and has no clew to the lament of nature in th. "tr-ttnm' n the tti-met" to or oven twenty tle. morning than on the Iiu-odaet.rt.tttAt."c, A“ yet. if . null will wuch an ordlury thermometer closely. at! not. - - .. A..... . On A n_m-. and POULTRY RAISING FOR FAWB. A fair dud (look of good fowll. vol! attended to, will be found to be the heat paying stock . (“mar can keen especially it tho tumor In limited in his means an n writer. They will furnish him an income that in con- end not meat are ln demand. I would ’advise that member of the Leghorn family that you most admire. If both eggs and meat are wanted. then one of the Plymouth Rock or Wyandotts tamilies that have been bred long enough to breed reasonably trust will (trr a good choice. It eggs are not in demand and routers are, large (owls are then needed and the Brahma or ‘Cochin wilt supply that trade. The advantages of keeping thoroughbreds and but one kind are, your birds will be of nearly the same size and tem- perature. hence. will all require the same care and feed. If large and email varieties are kept - together, either the large hens will become too fat to be profitable., or the smaller :ones be skimped and starved until they {are unprofitable. " of the same size ‘all can be kept in about the same ‘oondition and each individual hen will ‘ydo her share toward building up your income. If you will live far enough ,north so that the winters are cold, your house should be warm. It need not he made of expensive material but _ should be so arranged that it can be t easily kept clean. It should be well I lighted and large enough so that on , stormy days all may stay within it and "yet receive exercise enough to keep them healthy. Grain scattered _ l in litter either of straw. hay or leaves {is a nice way to get towls to work L _on stormy darn when they can not get outside. In the summer time it your ' flock can run at large they will find l most of their own living. but in winter .jand summer too. it shut in yards you /riu, have to provide most or all of the .food consumed. Do not forget that s _ ,hen likes a variety in her diet fullyae , much as you do. and it she is to do r,her best muut be provided with a ,‘variety. It you are feeding for eggs ' try giving her some of the waste or ' sour milk as well as the scraps from the table. and you will be surprised at l the way she will shell out the eggs. stunt and no not like much a! hit prodnoe that bring returns but one. a your, that having him pinched kl ready money moat of the time. lf suitable ynrd: and buildings no pro vided for the (look, only . tow no of food consumed will be smaller I. proportion to returns than with my other line of live stock. Br ell mews keep thoroughbred (owls even though you do not wish breed tor tancy points. Do not keep but one breed unless you keep s no-tttatt breed sud have to keep atewot some setting vsriety to raise your young chickens. As to the breed you keep, the demands of your market and your own likes and dim. likes will have to settle that. " eggs meow time Liirii, rwil'l be malted for their care, while the actual "In. Iowa PNIOIIN' renal- Brunt In... "fur-Iona“ ol Onion-nu}. Among the names whose spelling gives no clue to their pronunciation, some ore familiar enough owing to their use " hack illustrations. Such are Cholmondeiey. pronounced Chun- ley; hLarJorittankts pronounced March- banks; Cockburn pronounced Colman; and Cowper pronounced Cooper. Again Mainwaring is Mannering; McLeod is McCloud. In Elgin and Gilot the "g" is hard. In Gifford and Nigel it. is soil. In Johnstone the "I." should not be sounded; in Molyneux the "x" is sound- ed, and the name is pronounced Moly- noox. with a very slight accent on ‘the lust syllable; in You: the 'ag" is ‘also sounded. out it is mute in Den 3 Vaux, and lukewine in Devereux. In Ker, Berkeley and Derby, the "e" has a sound of "a" in far. In Wilde- grave the second syllable. "de" should be dropped, and so should the "th" in Birth. Dillwyn is pronounced Iiilluu. and Lyveden, Livden. In Conynghum Monson. Monkton and Ponsonby. the "o" takes the sound of "u;" and Mount should be pronounced as Blunt, His “0: bolus mute. Buchan should be pronounwd Buck- an. and Beauclork or Benuclarejs Mo. clare. the accent being on the first syllable. Womyas should be pro- nounced \Veems, and D'Eushy. D‘Euby. In Montgomerien the "t" is ended. ttnd. th_e two "ow' have the sound of "u," the accent being on the second syllable.. In Hutton] I he “t" is elidod and the "e" has the sound of "u" in far. Stmchan shuuld be pronounced Strawn._; Colquehoun. Koohoon. the ac- V._., """N"""t._rr%F nxwuwu. lul' Ill" cent being on the last syllable; Beau- champ is Meacham and Coullslu Roms. Another formidable name to the un- inilaled in Dusheune. which should I! pronounced Dukarn; Bethune should be Beeton, and in Abergavenny the "av" is not sounded. Menzies is pronoumzod Myngeu; Knollys us Know“; Bundyu " Sands; Gower as Son; and Milieu an Mills. Finally Dalziel should be pro- nounced "Dean." with the accent on the first syllable; Chnrterla in Char- tern; Glad: I- Gilli”; Guinean should be pronounced Guys-n; and REM“ its Riven. The accent is frequently misplaced In pronouncing British proper nine-- In Tadenm and Mlllcle the accent is on the tirnt syllnble; in Clnnriccde and Breednlbene. on the decond; will. In Burnett. Burdett. Kemlrd. Parnell. and Tremyne. the lat and». In Bo. cented. 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