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Where upon the am, of the earth in the woman who would not have rejoiced with " exceeding great glednese' It in so rare that a men is capable of so great e love. so few and far between are tho-e to whom self " pelt-intereet does not And then there was a moment or two of silence between them. A ail- ence so absolute that it flashed across her mind to wonder if those wild heart-throw that leapt up tumultuous- ly within her could possibly be audible in the stillness to the ears of the man who sat opposite her. For the great gush of joy that shook her trom head to foot at his words rendered her phy- sical!) incapahle of words. "It were better to came to the point at once. You will scarcely. I imagine, have the courage to deny what I no- case you of, wheat I tell you that but a few days ago I stated my wishes to my nephew, and that he definitely and Ibsolutely declined to marry Miss Halliday. giving me as his reason for doing so that he loved another woman, an: that that woman was your- 001 l" She “as angry, with a vague Jealous angel! that betrayed itself in a certain uncontrollable asperity. There came back to her memory that scene upon the riser. The boat flashing by in the sunshine, the girls in their cool cotton frocks and srsilor-hats, and the man she loved reclining at their feet, happy no doubt in the presence ot the worn-m who had taken him from her. She remembered-would she ever for- get t--the sick pain that was almost physical that struck her through at the sight. Theh upon her ears there tell once may: the cqol voice of her tormentor: "ir--good Heavens, Mr. Dane, for a clever mun you are really exceedingly wide of the mark in your surmises. I have uni seen your nephew for some tnonihs-ttse slight acquaintance, or frivndship, if you like it better, that existed at one time between us is now entirely at an end, and I know nothing whatever of his plans or of the young ladies amongst whom he no doubt distributes his attentions” "Oh, yes! I see it very wett Indeed. Mr. Dane," she answered, with a ring " scorn in her voice. "A capital thing for all concerned, for the bride and bridegroom no doubt, and also to the ambition of the bridegroom's un- cie. Why then, in lhe name of for- (uma does not your nephew hasten to eorwlutle so advantageous an alli- ance t" "Because, Madame, you stand in the way!" he answered quickly, levelling a heavy torefinger at her to emphasize his accusation. “I may as well explain to you " once that I demo my nephew to marry a young lady of great personal attractions and of unexutanionat char- acter. This lady is the daughter of my partner, Mr. Halliday, with whom l have cums to an arrangement on the subject. On his marriage with Miss Halliday, Gssotfrey will be taken im- rntuliately into partnership, and will also become my heir personally, as Wall as step into a position which for a max. of his age will be without its equal in the commercial world. So you sec how good a thing for your yuung favorite this marriage would be." b'ttr. bowed her head in silence. It was impossible for her to speak. Of what avail would have been "In denials of that which she had been en- trapped into betraying? Her inner sanctumry had been invaded, tho sac- red veil had been rent in rage from before the altar of her heart, and she wad too proud nuw to persist in die- owning the idol that had been con- oealed within. He waited tor a few moments, and than finding she said nothing, he be- gun once more: "Ah, now we com to common ground, my dear friend," he answered soothmgly. "I felt sure that your kind heart and good feeling would be louvhNL that your very love for that vharruing young fellow-you object t? the word love t--well, let me call it your regard then, your isterlr-per- hav." it is a motherly regard. eh? Any way your affectionate interest in the dear boy will soon lead you to do all you can to help instead of to impede his future interests. Is it not so?” actvanrmment-with" “Kasai plans, Ma'- darm, de Brefour, you have chosen to interfere." "You. have no right--" she began tremblimrlr. "Pardon me. It seems to me that I have every right. Geoffrey is not only my nephew-he is, or may be, the centre and object of my future. and tAttte future of my house orbusinysa, I have plans to.rrieatFr.iGiis {hat cqucern his welfare and his woriAiir "it" she cried angrily. "I interfere with Granny's advantage or prosper- ityt Ah, how little you know me-- howevil must be the bent of PPr own mind if you imagine such a ttting." "You love my nephew, Geoffrey," he mid with cool deliberation, looking at her with a cruel remorselessnesa. It was a revelation, u delightful discov- ery to him, but he made no Sign that It was so; he made as though he had Itoym it for a long time. I imlgine.” he added with' veiled ind wienco. "Mr Dane, "tGiVotritroy.trht Pf here to insult met" also and with loge indi.ryrtion. - A A It CHAPTER xxu.-Continaod. _ Then there was poor old Bibbins, _ who died of drink at last, as Florence Dane had always said he would, and was straightway interred with the usual pomp and ceremony, "in sure and certain hope of lite tsverlatsting"-- as our truly sanguine Burial Service hath it. After that, Mrs. Meeks had twins, the second time she had com- mitted the same offence, and the pailsh' bag had to be called into re- quisition. and there was a great com- motion of sympathy and excitement amongst the lustrous at the village; and, finally, "that there brute," Daniel Steel, kicked his wife again one night that he came home very late from the "George;" and upon the active inter- ference of the local policeman, sum- moned in haste by the attrighted neighbors, stated it as his opinion that he "wur quite in 'is right to kick 'er; and what do a. man 'ave a wife for, t should like to know. it he mayn't lar-, CHAPTER XXIII. In the far-away parish of Coddish- am the summer months, meanwhile, had succeeded each other with that eventful tranquility which con- stitures the chiehsst charm of " abso- lutely rural district. Events ot a certain kind had, it is true, taken place, events which had set the church bells ringing or tolling as the case might be, and which had, no doubt, been of supreme importance to the principal persons concerned; as, for in- stance, the marriage of Timothy Green farmer Stubbs' head man, to poor lit- tle Jenny Bainbridge. whom nobody at Coddisham set any store br-bas- cause, she was so meek, and small. and down-troddon. having no home ot her own, but. being only allowed on suffer- ance, as it were, to exist in her ill-con- ditioned uncle. the baker's house-that wedding, no doubt, created quite a disturbance in the district, much as though a new King Cophetuu had plighted his troth to a poor beggar- maid, for Tim earned full Wages. and had a cottage and a back garden of hi? own, whereas Jenny was nobody at a . t "Yes, Mr. Dane, I agree," she an- swered, in a cold mechanical voice, "and l will perform the task you have set mu to do." And then she rose and left bun. "Do you agree to my little terms, Madame de Bretourt" enquired Mr, Dane with a charming suavenesu of voice and manner, with that little smile upon his lips which he could as- sume when it suited him to be sweet- ly gracious, and with his head just a little on one side as he looked at her from between his half-closed eye- lids. and who had drugged ddivrtCt- tinge into the mire of an eternal ignuminy. For how refuse the relPaqe of the un- happy man to whom she. was tied by all rigour of , Faith that allows of no divorce? or how free herself from his hated presence without forsaking the old man who leant upon hot for the support of his daily exlstence? Surely no punishment for her sin and weakness could have been devised by her enemy more unspeakably cruel and relentless than ttsis-that she should live once more under the same root with the man whose name she bore, It pleased him to enlarge upon this subject, he could see how her eyes en- larged with horror and dismay, with what an unutteruble loathing she Ils- toned to his description of the domestic reunion to which he was condemning her, and to which she now saw herself irrevocably doomed. a written promise to condone thepast. and as it were to blot it out entire”?- It will be then no longer necessgry for you to keep the unhappy man In cox}- cealment. He can return to hits father's house, and you will be 0908 more a united and happy family cir- cle." "By this sensible and praiseworthy course of action you will, you see. be able to perform a two-fold duty. You will bring ease and peace of mind to the aged relative whose declining days you have hitherto so devotedly watched over, and you will be instru- mental in forwarding the worldly prosperity of a young man in whose future I am sure that you take a most affectionate interest. I, on my part, will undertake to take no further ac- tion of any sort or kind against your husband. On the day of my nephew's marriage to Miss Halliday, I will sign She understood him now; and 3110 knew that there was no escape tor her. It was upon her love for Geoffrey, as welt as upon her affection for her fath- in-law, that Mr. Dane had reckoned In ortitr to bend her to his will. "li will be desirable then that you should see him, that he should pay you a visit far once, in order that you {may persuade him to give his immediate consent to the plans which I have made for him and which are so enor- mously to his advantage. This, Ma- dame do Brefour, is your in”. of our little contract. I told Goof ray that of which he appeared to be in ignorance. that he was somewhnt wastini hm time and his affections " you were a married woman. He did not seem to believe me. I shall leave it for Fou to_ttonvinee him." "You do not seem t5 have hoard me Bar, Mr. Dane, that l have not seen your nephew for months? He does no.t_evety.lrryow my present address." "Of course, you will see that this is a most ridiculous position for my nep- hew to take up. It is absolutely un- possible that he can be permitted. to sacrifice his future to av. claims which a woman in your position may imagine she has upon him-ttpst sons of entanglements are never desirable, but at any rate there should be no so_rt of difficulty in breaking _th_em off where a woman" of the wofld is con‘ corned." - _ "iieirdreaming was at an end, Pi! cruel and damaging words came like I {gm of icy water upo_n her: . __, Meanwhile, all unconscious pf the rapture of happiness into winch he had translated her, Mr. Dane was tell- ine out his tale. 7 _ 7 .. . . heart" is the chieteot at earth's good gifts. When such a man is given to a woman, is it to be wondered at that she looks upon him as a god, and that it almost seems to her as though n mirae'e had been wrought in her tav- curl Many Roman remains, including I cologaal head of Marcus Aurelius, have been dug up at Carthage by M. Gauck- let, Director ot Antiquities in Tunisia. Be seems to have reached the Roman Carthage founded by Graeehua, but not to have struck the Phoenician city as yet. The daily consumption of wutar in New York City is greater than that of any nthr-r oiiy in the world in pro- portion to the pupulation. "JAG" SNAKES. The next time you see snakes, after a three days/celebration etawhsyourselt with the reflection that they are all in your eye, They are due, says an 9min- ent oculist, to the presence, in certain veins of the eye, of dark, pulsating blood, as a result of atcholi.un, making them resemble snakes in appearance and motion. Hitherto it has been sup- posed that the "snakes” which men ro- ported having Been in their alchulic dew lirium were simply creatures of the imagination. Now we are told that these hallucinations have an actual basis. Statistics on this subject col- lected by the oculist show that 95 per cent of the visual hallucinations ex- perienced in delirium tremens consist of serpents in one form or another. ' For Florence, too, the snmmerm n'hs wore away with nothing much to mark their flight There was for her the some amount of bustling about on deeds of mercy, the same visiting rounds of inspection, advice. and re- proof to the cottages of her poor 1liii'iisroi1,"re, which some of them were ungrateful enough to look upon as in- trusion on her part. " What do she want a-pryin' and a-pokin‘ 'er nose into other people's concerns?“ might have been heard upon the lips of more than one vintage dame as she looked after the sturdy, figure, in its short skirts and strong-made boots tramp- ing away down the little street. "It's more 'arm than good she does with all 'er talking, Pm thinking." Which in- dubitably proves the. black nature of 1 some, of the hearts she had to deal with. Luckily Florence was unconscious of lheir distracting remarks; their faces were always wreathed in smiles when She Came to them full-handed, and they never failed to gether in troops at het "mothers' teas" and her school feasts, where they swallowed her ad- nmnitions, seemingly with as good a grace as they did her cake and buns: and with as pleasing an affectation oft meek and thankful joy. For a long time, indeed, the school treat was the only event of any magnitude which occurred in Miss Dane’s life, for the neighbourhood was a bad one for so- rial gatherings, the great Downs eut- ting off one side of the country en- tirely from the other, so that those who dwelt beyond the hills held no communicatto‘n with theinhabitants ot the plains, whilst these latter, owmg to deaths and absences and sundryl other incidental causes, were, as far as social purposes went, almost entire- ly useless, the birds of passage, all the hunting world, having long ago tak- en themselves away for the summer months. To Florence. with her parish work and power of throwing herself heart and soul into all that she took up, this was, perhaps, but a small loss, and a tennis party more or less Bc'rtree- ly occasional her a passing regret. She went about her daily work with unabated energy, burning with zeal and eagerness, and quite undaunted by the many rebuffs and failures which. not unnaturally to one who desired to reform and remodel everybody and ev- erything. again and again threw back her splendid intentions unappreriated in her face. All this time Hidden House, up in the hollow of the chalk hills, lay silent and empty. (To Be Continued.) Then he pottered out on his daily rounds visited a. few old and sick peo- ple, gossiped a. little with farmer Stuhbs, gave his little orders to the old clerk, patted the heads of the ur- chins who came in his way, and wish- ed a. cheery "Good day I" to their mothers at their cottage doors; after which he came back to his five otloek ten and hie Quarterly Review upon his own lawn with a satisfied convic- tion of having fulfilled every item of his daily duty. Sometimes the village history required a. little more " tum, sometimes a. little less, but whatever it was, he always did what was neces- smilk-and surely no man ran do more. roses bloomed and faded upon the cot- tage walls, the labourers went out to their labour until the evening, and the trotts stream rustled on btb- .neath, the bridge, much " In other years, whilst scarcely an tsch, from the great world without stirred so much as an answerinz nut- te, in the tranquil minds of those who were. born, married and buried, gen- eration after generation, under the square shadow of the ivy-covered church tower that looked down so un- changeably upon the little cottage set- tlement at its base. In the Vicaraga there were no more changes than in the village. Mr. Dane wrote his weekly sermon each time with a little less of enthusiasm for his subject. with a lit- tle more of hopelessness for its ulti- mate success. such as a country cler- lyman, conscious of a certain amount of originality and talent, who preaches Sudany after Sunday to an illiterate audience, is bound for all his zeal, to feel creeping over him as the years go by and old age is well nigh upon him All the s,driiriiG' hay was eat and garnered, and the yellow fields "stood ready unto the harvest." The little red rup 'y hover, timo 'e 'aa : mind to." ly trpite of which sensible view of the rights and privileges of husbands, " T". conveyed to the lock-up. and cgrngd off the next morning to L}lm1nat_er Jail, there to await his . trial, without the smallest t.'omtilertstion for his admirable theor- ies. Ever since which, needless to say. Mrs Steel had with tears and Bobs besieged the authorities daily for lug release. For it really is a fa.it.whseh " as incontrovertible u it is incom- Prehensible that the women of that clas do, in sober earnest, carry out the truth of the old saw, that " the more they are beaten, the better they lik, it." All these things presumably convulsed the village society momen- tarily to its very core, but left no outward or lasting trace uppn tia Peaceful existence. They were quite.!"'- customed to this kind of little exone- "ulrl! at Coddieham. " ROMAN REMAINS, Several of the replies advocate the appointment of Government inspemors of cheese. and others urge Lhe estab- lishment of an official Board of Arbi- tration to decide disputes between cheeese makers and buyers. It is Cum- plained by cheese-makers that the buy- Replres were received from 409, or about Iii per cent. From Ontario 218 replies were received, 158 being for the bill and 65 against. Of 175 replies re- ceived from Quebec. 150 were in favour of and 25 against the bill. Ot 21 re- plies from the Muritime Provinces, 18 were for and 8 against the bill. Twenty cheese and butter boards or associa- tions were heard from, 18 of them tav- ouring and T opposing the proposed measure. Last session Mr. Parmulee, of Sher. ford, introduced a bill "to prevent speeulatron in butter and cheese." It was referred to the Standing Committee of the House an Agri- culture, with the result that it was decided to send copies of the bill to all persons interested in the sale and man- ufacture of those products, with a re- quest that replies be returned stating whether the pawns addressed were in favour of such a measure or not, Dur- ing the recess Mr. Macleod. the secre- tary to the committee, sent out 2,591 of these circulars to cheese and butter dealers and manufacturers throughout Ontario and Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. lion. Mr. Wallace read the clause of tho act requiring the prv.senration of the report wuhiu a specified time. and complained that the law had not been observed. The Premier-The keeping of the not of Parliament is in the hands of the Auditor-General. yiPECULATIoN iN DAIRY PRODUCTS ‘l he Premier r, pcated the explanation which he gave the House a tew days ago, when the leader of the Opposition called attention to the same matter, trom which it appeared that the Audi- tor-General had reported that he had forwarded Cup)! to the Queen's Printer on the 23rd of February, and that all the cupy was new inthe hands of the printer, and that the report, with the exception of the Mounted Police and Trade and Commerce branches, would he brought down on lhursaay. 'lhe Queen's Printer, however, challenges the accuracy of the statement by the Auditor-General, and there is a conflict as to who is at fault in the case. A UUII'OR GENERAL'S REPORT. Bexore proceeding “ilh the orders of the day Mr. IVA). Wallace dtregted the attention of the Prime Minister to a Pact to which tra, Clraile, Tapper had previouxly nailed attention, via., the fact that the Auditor-General'ts report had not been anancd to the Home within one ween of the commencement of the session, as required by the act, Parliament had now been in session nineteen or twenty days, and the House was not in possession of the report. A bill introduced by Mr. McInnea to restrict imm'gualion is framed on the lines of that adopted a few years ago by the colony oi Natal, and to which Mr. Chamberlain called attention in tt recent despatch. L. provides tor pre- venting the immigration of painpers, idiots, criminnls, pawns sutiexing from disease, and other elasaes. Any person coming within this category entering Canada may be sent to goal fur a term not exceeding six months, and any tranwortation company, whe- ther steamship or railway, shah be held responsible for them and take thrm out of the Country again. Immi- gation owners and Customs oiTiicals are, to be charged with carrying out the provisions of the measure. Mr Maxwell's mu to amend the Chiuesc Immigration Act prupuaes 10 increase the poll tax from 3510 Lo 8500. It will exempt Chinese clergyman, as well as diplomatic reprerentatives, from coming within the operation of the Act. '16chfoth the Commissioner of Patents certain powers for the relief ot Thomas Bobertson.--Mr. Robertson: ill‘espeét'mg the Quebec Steamship Co. --Mr. Malouin. V htrijGiiir ar “this; Tommissiouer In! Fuentes certain powers tor the relief of_tltwrtre, L. Wiyiayys.-W.. _Mc_Caru_:y. Respeaung the Home Life Associa- tion of" Canada.-Mr. Cowan. Respecting the Ottawa and Gatineau Railway Co.- Mr. phampagpe. _ a .. Respécting the 0mm; Elcoxric Rail- way Co.-9ir. Belcourt.d __ - To -irfcorGrraiis the Northern Tele- grgxph Co.-aLI Bostock.. . .. _. "itesiselsruu" in; Canada Accident Ate alliance C'ompaur-W. Monk: m ' To'ihcdrpiifata' the Canada Plato Glass Co.-Mr. Monk. itisiGGhir"this' Calvin co.," Limited. -.au Britton. . Respecting the Jinnah Columbia SOlglhern Railway Compann- Mr. Prior. ltespecting the Atlas Company-Mf- Ingram. 1'0 amend the Winding-up Act, B. S. 0., chap. Ige--Mr. h‘ortin. To amend the Act respecting the sale of railway immense: ticketts--Mr. Beat- tie. Mr. Beanie explained that the bill introduced by him was intended to Bury the practice oi seaming tickets on the [any between Windsor and De- troit The following private bills were read the second time:-- Rospécting La Banana du Peupits-- Mr. Prefontaine. A, - -iapaGiirtss Nesbit Academy, ot Prince Atbert.--Mr. Davis. - "ii"aiclinrtLritiGtie and North- West Railway f'o.rMt. Mpcpkleg'sqn. What the Legislators of the Country are Doing " Ottawa» BILLS INTRODUCED. V To confirm the agreement between the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- Pany and the Hull Electric Company .-Mr. Poupote. Respecting the Columbia and West.- ern Railway Company, of London, Ont. n--Mr. Sproule To isiioriGulru Ataala-Yalrun Railway fhr.--#r._Lugan. . -- . To amend the charter of the Huron and Erie Savings and Loan Society- Mr Beattie. Respecting the Richelieu and Ontario Non igacion Company-air. Praton- nine. u, mcorporate the Northern Colon- izeion 1uulwisy--Mr. h'ortin. -.,, DUMINIUN PARLIAMENT. The Britvtt's drink bill, published re- cently shows, a yearly expenditure on intoxicants of " for every mm, wry man and child in the United Kingdom Irishman and tkotehman. lt seem have been much maligned in this con- nection, for while the En lishman drinks 2.41 gallons of alcoho‘lg yearly, the Scott-11min manages with 1.66 and the Irishman with l.lit. The English man spends 020.59, the Srtnchmm' 815.25 and the Irishman 018.25. The Paris papers are telling an in- teresting story of a newly elected member of the French Senate. M. Bassinet. like many of his ettllnngues. is a self-made man, and began life as a Journeyman mason. In that capacity he was employed to renovate the turulp- tural facade of the Luxemborg Palace, when the “china. noting his skill and industry, said to him by way of encouragement: "Why, you couldn't be making a. better jolt of it if it were Four own house." The young work- man smiled. and is said to haw answered: "One never knows what the future may bring forth." He had at the time no political aspirations. but all the same he now sits an Senator In the building he helped to adorn. The discovery of the Yukon gold fields has had an indirect as well a» a direct influence on Canada's pru- greus. One of th:. subsidiary benefits is indicated in the report of the Mar- ine Department, which Sir Louis Dar- ies laid on the table. The total num- ber of steamboats reported in the sw- eral districts in the litvminion is 1.417, If, which 117 are new vessels since last year, and the gross tonnage is 240,314. The fees from inspection and engineers' certificate and two barges were $31,525, and inrrease of £56,410 on last year. Canada's export trade in live stat-k suffered a certain diminu- tion, the existence of the British em- bargo on our cattle and the great in- crease in the Australian frozen meat traffie probably being the mums of the falling off. The total numlwr of cattle shipped from Montreal during 1898 was MUM), a deererme of lt/JG-' from 1897. The total number of all "l' shipped during the name time was 31.- 941. a deereane of 25,697 from the ship- ment of 1897. The. number of homes‘ shipped from Montreal was 5.827, being) 4,221 leis than in tho prereulimz year.I United States cattle in bond to tho number of 5.719 were shipped from Can- ada. From Quebee were shipped 2.997 rattle and 1,427 sheep, From St. John the shipments were 7,r4t rattle. 4.5113 sheep and 891 horses. while Halifax sent a solitary quartette of horses. The total number of cattle shipped from all these. parts was 109,930; sheep 41,26l ; horses, 6,222. i The Auditor-Generals report was ‘laid on the table. In the preface the Auditor-General stsrtc-"it will be noticed that. several of the standing points of difference between the Pub- "its Works Departemnt and this office have been removed. it is hoped that the vigor and t'learness of the Min- ister who brought about this result 1will be early applied to the unsettled tquestions." The summary of esti- mates under statute for the fiscal year 1897-98 was $19,429,579, and the expen- diture $20,882,263, the excess being 81,- 452,683. Mr. McDougall suggests the passage of an audit not, to consolidate the acts respecting the revenue, the raising of loans authorized by Parlia- ‘ment and the auditing of the public. accounts. It is provided in the draft bill that an officer be appointed to be known as the Controller and Auditor- Generttl. who sh tll be the custodian of the gross revenues of their depart- ments. The prceeedintrs as to mom-y votes are to be thr"sec--Upon receipt of the Governor-Genera/ts wtttrnnt tht' Minister of Finance shill issue credits in favor of the dtqrirlmertt cancerned. The Controller shall are that no checks are issued forthe pay- ment of any public money" for which 1here is no direct Parliamentary "pplo- priation. Mr. McInnes also gives notice of a bill to provide tor the speedy eppeal to court trom any official act of the Gold Commissioner or any other min- ing officer. CIVIL SERVANTS AND THEIR DEBTS. The bill by Mr. Richardson to at- tach civil urvants' salaries in very el- aborate and complete. It provides that "in future, all money and salaries due, or accruing due, by the Government of Canada, to any public officer. or other person in the employ of the said Gov- ernment, shall be liable to be seized by way of attachment in each and every province of the Dominion of Canada in Inch proportion as may be determined according to the laws in force in such province." Complete mach- inery is provided for carrying this into effect. AUDITOR-GENERAL‘S REPORT. Mr. Melanes gives notice of a reso- lution faVuuiing the establishment of e mint in Canede. TO PREVENT Lh"rihHDATioN. Mr. McInnes has given notice of a bill to amend the Criminal Code. He wants to make it an offence tor any spiritual adviser to attempt to influ- ence electors. Re also desires to make it so offense for an employer, within . certain time before or after an elec- tion to dilutes en employs because of course pursued in regard to the election. Prat. Prince qnd the members at the Lobster Comnusaiun, who have been holding mamas in the Maritime Pro. vinces for several weeks, haw reach- ed Ottawa, and will Immediately pro- ceed to drew up their remnmendzv- tions. 7 V Mr. Taylor wil! mun: for several ro- turus 1n connecu'un with the St. Law- tence canals contracts. Col. Gibson. of Hamilton, says. that he had heard there is our: likelihood of the Governing“ proposing to tn- creose the militia appropriations for the coming year by halt a million dul- lara, gaging It 82.009.000. on frequently refuse to accept cheese " the price contracted for, alleging detective quality " an “can. when, as the mnasufttstarars chin], no such than“ exist. BHITON’S DRINK BILL. FOR THE MINING MEN. PROP“ ETH? \VORI)S THE MARINE It H‘URT NOTES. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO This method of pruning peach treee has so many advantages that the loee at this meson'e crop will really prove to be a Meaning to those who take tub. vantage of the present optrurtunity to get their treee into proper shape. I. "use at young trees. one or two yearn old, it may he found that the injury "xtends to the trunk and possibly to near the ground. it there is life above :he bud the best ttfrttt to do is to cut fhe entire top away. To prevent snacking tho ond should be covered with war, or same material that will prevent the “rape of moisture. Am- irimn and Japanese varieties of piutne abouid be treated in the same 'tttut- ner u peach trees, and poseibly sweet berries also. Apple and pear tree- rifl probably need no pruning at tho In! m-‘ntioned. The quantity of wood lo be removed will be determined in most t‘alv“ by the extent of the injury. Peach twee " lticlt one from thine to five year» old and have never been pruned to any extent need special attention. In case the injury to such trees does not extend beyond the twigs and small branettets, the best thing that can be done is to cut off all the branches to within one to three feet of the body of the tree. A tree five years old mu have long, slender branches 6 to 'd feet in length, with most of the fruit.. bearing wood near the extremitiee. Sud: a tree need! topping, even if e crop has to be sacrificed in order to get it into props!" shape. Thus the pruning ia to be done not merely to remove dead wood, but to get the tree- into shape for future usetuinese. They are to be so pruned that the) can carry the next crop of fruit without break- in; down. Of course it wid be neces- sary to cut off Lmbe of considerable size in many cases. and it will not be poseible to avoid naked stubs, yet this} can be remedied the next eeueon. The recent Cold weather killed some truit weal vompietely and injured many others. S me nf the tender var- ieties were killed back to the min trunk, while with varieties a little more hardy only the tips of the branch- eu were destroyed. in calling atten- tion to this the Ohio Ex. Sta. mate- that the beat thing that on be done is to remove all part: that are serious- ly affected. It is well to wait until it is possible to determine about how much injury has been done, as shown by the discolored wood Ind ehriveled bark; usually one warm spell in sub. ficieul. It is pos~llile to deter the work too long, as the frozen wood seem: to have a deleterious effect up on the wand parts it not removed he- tore growth commences. During Match, and in norm cases even as late “UAP'H- the pruning should be done. Few farmers and “can“ no " mum! to supply the vu'ioul not! of their ntock as they rhould In. They think it they furniuh than animals enough to out at all moon ot lb. year they are doing their whole duty, little thinking that a regular Ind gen- erous suppiy of pure water is full, as necessary at feed its”. Water [om u it in being continually embed and purified by exposure to the nun-bile. For domestic use. I spring or deep well in the beat source of pure enter. The nail act. In 1 filter and the m 00“ the water must pass through in reach- ing the subterranean stream the more thorough the “iteration. A tubular W“ ia much siter and . more reliable source of supply than a dug well. since no water can enter a tubular well except at the bottom. In A dug welt there in alwayl danger at surtwe drainage tietding its way into it. A dug well my De pure when first dug, even though shadow, and later be con- taminated from surface drainage or other causes. ho cranium! or vault Should be alluwed new a well, eithel deep or mallow. unit-SS every precnuo tion is taken to make the basin of such pools or vault: pelfeclly wausr-tighU to prevent the all: rounding lurlaoe tron: becoming tual, ' Where it in "alums, run-inc WI- ter, either springs or creeks. in pro- tumble to any other tor stock. to it I: pun and need- no pumping. Ulla-I contaminated by surface Iva-hint- " sewerage. creek wateria good quality, from 85 to 68 per cent at tho total weight of the body and eaten into tho composition of ever) bone, mulch and tissue. Food can only to “In“ when in a soluble auto. henoo Into: is an indispensable aid to duration. The weter from different source. bu bequently been tested and the numb“ of meme contained in each oubie we timeter, about halt a thimbleful. he. been found to vary from tunr m e hun- dred foot tubular well, to nearly three hundred thousand in a clean-looking pond, and tour bundled thuuund in a dug well receiving surt'ace drain- age. A dug well at ght be very much improved by cementtng the inside od the wall down to the. water line. Thin would keep the :‘urt‘ace water troll seeping in. In a dug well every Pro- caution should be used to prevent any vermin from entering " tne top. It is well to lay the upper tout or two of the wall in cement. If wooden sill- :tre used an a foundation fur the floor. let the. to be tht cvun with the top of the waif, then CII the aptll'e between the wall and sills with cement, and it the Coor in tight, nut even an earth- “will can find Its nu) tuwusls. Every null should lr. wnt lsted. liven wa- ter in a well will in: tune mum or les, wvll should be wuLlned. liven tob-. ter in a well will lmome more or lea. Magnum witliout it. A ouuple of tubes should exten.d from the (up of the pump downward a few int-hes un- der the Loan The Lop of these who. should be closed with (me wue net- Iing, lo exclude flies and insects. The air will descend in one tube and ascend in the other, prewuzing the accumu- lation of foul gases. TREATMENT or' FROZEN FRUIT TREES. HEWITT OF PU” BTWK WATER. tht the Farm. P!