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x$ * y \\( 4: And, first, a few suggestions about the class of cattle to be selected, will be in order. The breeder, who â€"raises his own calves, will, as a rule, select his best animals for feeding for exâ€" port, but a very large number are dcvendent on others for their supply of _ stockers. of course, all feeders, â€" who â€" have been in the busiâ€" ness long enough recognize the mecersity of getting hold of the best animals they can, but some, especially beginuers at the business, havo yet much to learn in that direction. Aim to buy thick, lowâ€"set thrifty animals, with their upper asd:â€"lower lines as nearly parallel as possible, taking care that they are good handlers, that is to way, that they have a nice, soft skin, with a fine but thuck coat of mossy hatr. A haresh skin indicates stow cirâ€" eulation and poour digestive powers. As regards weight, from 1,000 to 1,100 lbs, is a good average, and the younger they are at those weights the ways receive that attention that it should, that is, the proper feeding of such cattle, when we have _ proâ€" cured them. The rations given must be such as to produce a firm flesh that will not shrink much in shipâ€" ment. _A soft, flabby flesh can only result in loss to the shipper, and, on that account, he is ready to _ pay a little more when he knows _ that the animals have been fed so as to stand the long journey rto the Old Country satisfactorily, and not to shrink more than is usual. FEEDâ€"PAYING CATTLE. "I have not seen a decent bullock from Montreal this season." The above startling statemsnt of an English cattle buyer, quoted in the October 17th issue of "Farming." While the raising of good stock is vital to our success in the export cattle trade, there is another very important feature that does not alâ€" lbs, is a good average, and the | younger they are at those weights the better. A good, placid eye in a bea.sti is a proof of contentment and ability to do well. _ An animal with coarse | boues should be rejected. The demand j at present is for quality and finish. All these points should be considered, because their presence or absence may | make all the difference in making n! profit or scoring a loss when the aniâ€" | mal comes to be sold, and in these | days, when we have the close compo-i tition of other countries to meet in the British markets, one or more defiâ€" ciencies in an animal may serve to reâ€" duce the seller‘s profits, or even exâ€" tinguish them altogether. Another imâ€" portant poliat is to select animals as | nearly of a kind as possible. Euyers | will pay a little more when they can | purchase a good, even bunch of fat cattle in one stable, because they are sated trouble afterwards in sorting and selocting for shipment. STALLâ€"FEEDING. There are two methods of feeding | now practiced in this country, stull-‘. feeding and feeding debhorned animals | loose in sheds. Of these the first is ; that most generally practiced, having | been in vocue for years The other | system, however, is being used byl some large feeders, who speak _ very highly of it, an: who claim that their profits are larger in this way and that the animals do better. aePe M mds 2 ca The causes that bave led to this deterioration in our beef cattle are well known. First and foremost was the discouraging price of beef for a lengthy period, which caused numâ€" bers ol faormers to give up breeding and feeding boeef cattle entirely, while others became careless and bred their cvattle to poor and indifferent slres, hoping foolishly to save money in serâ€" vice fees, while they shut their eyes to the fact that the produce . must necessarily be so inferior as to be a drug on the market that was at that time none too satisfactory even for the best. Then, again, the attractive prices obtained _ for dairy . produce caused many farmers, who had forâ€" merly handled beef cattle. to try their luck at dairying, and, finding the results satisfactory, they decided to remain dairymen. Such are the two principal causes that have not only lessened the stock of beef cattle in this country, but have brought deterioration in them as well. â€" Now, however, the _ penâ€" dulum hbas swung to the other gide, beef is fetching good prices, and once again breeders are replenishing their stocks and buying the _ best they can buy. There will soon be a great improvement visible in our beef cattle, and the reproach against our foundation stock will be _ reâ€" moved. hrlngrahometouslnnmo!tstrik- ing manner the deplorable and farâ€" reaching results brought about by the lick of care and attention, as regards breeding for beef, that prevailed so generally among the farming comâ€" munity in this Dominion for a conâ€" siderable poriod previous to the recent improvement in trade. The statement itself is certainly exaggerated, but it is at least half true, as can easily be verilied by anyone who takes the trouble to visit any of the stock .y;ard's. In stallâ€"fe«ling the animais should be put into the stable towards the end of November, or a little earlier, if the weather is cold and rough. Many now dehorn their stockers beâ€" fore stabling them, and find that they feed botter. KFor the first fow days feed grain lightly, unless they have been getting some before being finally tied up for the winter. As regards the rations to be fed, it is impossible to give a single ration that will not only be the best, but that will bring the highest returns and be the most economical for every feedâ€" er to use. So much depends on the tocality, the crops in the barn, the powibility of being able to sell cerâ€" tain grains and buy others that are cheaper. Then,. again, animals‘ digesâ€" tive powers vary so that the feeder will have to carefully watch, and, if an animal is not doing its best on one kind of food,. he must try someâ€" thing else, and thus cater to its apâ€" petite. All that can be done here is to enumerate rations that have been found suitable by certain big feeders, in our big citie where "exporters are brought for sale. d 4 EXxPORT CATTLE FEEDING. xt i. When the hay, straw or cornsthlks are cut, it is voery advantageous to mix them with the grain and cut root at least hall a day ahead, and let the mess heat a little before it is fed, or @lsc uampen It, Wuich answers ncul'ly as well. The animals seem to relish it more than when it is fed dry, and, as quick gains in live weight are necessary in feeding cattle, in order to secure as much profit as possible, anything that tends to encourage the appetites of the animals should ve emâ€" ployed, providing that the labor is not too great. For the same reason mixâ€" tures of grain are far better than fecding one single variety all the time. '\'\'hile. moreover, good gains may be made from feeding one kind alone, ‘ much better results, as regards Loth economy and gains in live weight, are obtained from the use of mixtures. {For instance, while one pound of inâ€" crease in live weight can be obtained from feeding eight pounds of bean or ol pea meal, or five pounds of linseed | meal, the same result has been proâ€" ‘ duced from four and a half pounds uh l‘ingeed meal or peag, or from _ three andia hall pounds ol jnse>d cake and beans in equal proportions. The sayâ€" ing here is manifest. RATIONS. As stated above, no castâ€"iron ration can be laid down for each feeder. He ; must utilize his feeding stuff as best _hbe can. Hay, straw, stalks, ensilage, roots, and the various coarse grains ‘ can all be used. We have not, unfortâ€" unately, in this country, a bounteous supply of cheap corn such as the feedâ€" ers in the western States have, and which they use to such good advantâ€" age, for, in our opinion, that is the sole cause of the higher prices realized | by American cattle in competition | with ours in the old country markâ€" ets. Many of these American cattle . came from this cowntry, being sold in i Buffalo as stockers aml shipped to | the corn districts to be fed. _ The | freight, eto., prevent our feeders imâ€" | port.@g the western corn largely and ( so they have to utilize what coarse | grains they have on hand. p There are some rations that have been used with good effects : Cut corn staiks anmd straw _ dampened, with three pounds of meal added for each animal. This is given every morning and evening, and hay at noon. When roots are given, the grain mixture is lessened. During the last two months the grain ration is increased. Caerebeme uM OOR eneie‘y mdene c oavea t o too great a distance from the chopâ€" ping mill, the feeder has not found it profitable to cut his hay, straw, or cornstalks, or have his grain chopped, but these cases are rare. ENSILAGE FOR FATTENING. Ensilage has hitherto been generâ€" ally considered as suitable only for dairy farming, and it has not been much used in feeding for beef. It is, however, used by some feeders, more especially during the earlier part of the fattening period, with excelient results. It is cooling to the system, while corn ensilage that contains much grain goes far in supplying a large part of the food materlals reâ€" quired, when beef cattle are first stakied. It is true that the carâ€" cases of animals fed ensilage are more or less watery, like those of animals fed on gruss, but it is casy later on by giving more dry food and by increasing the grain to bring the flesh up to a firm and dry condition. In experiments at the Guelph station steers getting sllage and grain made better gains thiun those fed on roots, hay and grain. which will give others a pretty good idea of what amounts and combinaâ€" tions of feed are generally used. BY studying these, and making alterq; rp d dn 4sl ~ MB 14008 i es sns dn c on as P Eo rae tions here and there, so as to avail themselves of certain food products, which they may have on hand, and which, perhaps, can profitably be brought into the rations, feeders can easily derive a satisfactory one for themselves. Experience only, however, will prove whether such &A ration will be profitable. Some years it might be, and in others not. _ _ Ensilage, oat straw, corn stalks and some meal, the latter being increasâ€" ed as the finishing period approaches, is the rat‘on employed by another who feeds for the British market. This feeder considers ensilage extremely valuable not only as a food, but as a medicine, enabling the animals to assimilate a greater quantity of food than when dry feed is given. Its value is also discovered when it is given to cattle during the winter, which are to be finished off on grass. In a late issue of Farming Simpson Rennic gave his daily ration for steers In the first place, most feeders find it profitable to cut up their long feed and crush their grain. Isoâ€" lated cases may be found, where, through lack of the necessary maâ€" chines, or of help, or by reason of as twelve pounds of clover hay, thirty pounds of roots, and ten pounds of oats, peas, and corn, in equal bulk, with ten per cent. of oil meal added. He does not cut his bulky feed or pulp the roots, but he feeds this ration threo times a day. The routs are first put in, and the meal on top, together with some wheat chaif. The hay is fed long in the rack. Salt is given in a sma«ll box. This ration certainly resultâ€" pd successfully, as the cattle that left these barns for England last May were a splendidly finished lot. _ _ The rations given by Geo. Murdie in a paper reaa at a Farmer‘s Institute meeting, and printed in the October 10th issue of Farming, are very inâ€" tercsting, because they show a variaâ€" tion of the various constituents, withâ€" out altering the cost to any extent. It will be unnecessary to refer to these again, because any reader of Farming can easily look them up. FEEDING LOOSE. Wheére a feeder has a barn or a shed that can be made weatherproof, he can easily test this method of fattenâ€" in@ sieers. Of course, the animals must be dehorned, and they should be put into the shed not later than such as are stabled. A feeding rack is necesâ€" sary in the centre, and the animals should not be too crowded. The rations MIXING THE RATIONS given will be similar to those given to stallâ€"fed cattle. In mild weather the animals can rur in the barnyard for part of the day at least. ‘They can also be watered outside if no arâ€" rangements have been made for supâ€" plying the water in the shed. More bedding is required in feeding loose, but there is the compensating advanâ€" tage of less labor in cleaning and hauling out the manure. Among other advantages are less work in feeding, the bâ€"tter gains mad2, and the greater health of the animals owing to the exercise they get. They also keep cleaner if properly bedded. soOME IMPORTANT POINTS. It should be remembered by All that cattle must be fed regularly if they are to make the best gains. They soon learn to know the hour for feeding and get restless if the time has passed. They also must have plenty of water and be kept quiet. A bad tempered attendant, a snapâ€" ping cur or noilsy children â€" should not be permitted to enter the staâ€" ble. ‘Then a sharp lookâ€"out must be kept for lice, and as soon as one is seen. commence clipping the hair in a narrow strip along the back from the tail right up to the head, and dress with black oil and a little spirits of turpentine, or with oil to which a little coal oil has been addâ€" ed, care being taken not to put more than a fourth part of the latter in the mixture. Keep the curryâ€"comb and brush going _ freâ€" quently, because cattle enjoy the process and will rest quietly and 'diâ€" curried. JEWEL s UE INDIAN PRINCES. Fabulous Wealth of Some of the Native Cuiettains of i« That India, after a foreign occuâ€" pation of some centuries, and in spite of the apparent poverty of the great bulk of the people, is still probably the greatest treasure house on carth is due to the fact that for ages it was, with Ceylon and Burmah, the field which supâ€" plied the rest of the world not only with gold, costly fabrics and spices, but with precious stones, the finest specimens of which, however, were ever retained by the Hindoo and Moâ€" gul princes for their own personal adornment. One of the jewel treasures of the Indian princes, that of the Gashwar of Baroda, is perhaps the most reâ€" markable, boeing appraised by exâ€" perts a few years ago at the imâ€" mense sum of three hrors of rupees, or $15,000,000. _ Among his collecâ€" tion, his â€" chief â€" diamond necklace, worn on â€" state occasions, contains the "Star of the South," a Brazilâ€" ian stone weighing 254 carats, for which $1400,000 was paid, the whole necklace being valued at forty lacks of rupees, or $1,000,000. The masterâ€" piece in his possession, however, is a wonderful shawl, composed â€" entirely of inwrought â€" pearls and _ precious stones workal in the most harmoniâ€" ous and artistic arabesque patterns, and which actually cost the extraâ€" ordinary price of $5,000,000. This shawl was intended as a preâ€" sent to cover the tomb of Mohammed, but when it was finished the gashwar thought twice of the idea and kept it himself. While it is true that the native jeowelers as a rule care less for the purity and commercial value of the stones than for the general efâ€" fect produced, yet their artistic fee‘â€" ing and skill in setting gems, often but poor‘y cut and polished, cannot be surpassed. As an evidence of this, a comb of matchless workmanship was presented to the Prince of Wales by the rajih of Jaipur. Another present which the Prince of Wales received on his visit to India in 1875 was a sword from the maharajah of Kashâ€" mir, set with diamonds and emeralds valued at $25,000, in addition to which there was a solitaire diamond in the belt worth $10,000. Probably one of the most expensive hats ever worn by any person apart from an actual crown was that of Sir Jung Bahadur, Prime Minister to the King of Pepal, when he paid his forâ€" mal respects to the Prince of Wales on the latter entering the dominions of Sir Jung‘s master, for in addition to a magnificent headdress of diaâ€" monds worth over $100,000, he wore in an aigrette a sing‘e ruby the size of a marble, presented to him by the Emperor of China, and of inestimable value. Tho Maharajih Holhar, for _ inâ€" stance, presumably as a small item in respoect to the rest of his attire, wore a certain pair of gloves made of delicate gold flcxible seale work, incrusted with diamonds, having in the centre of each back an emerald. At the grand darbar, held at Delhi, the ancient capital of the Mogul emâ€" pire, when Queen Victoria was proâ€" claimed Kaisarâ€"Tâ€"Hind (Empress: of India), the costumes of some of the native princes appeared to have begâ€" gered description. § Of single stones the late King of Visapur owned two fine rubies, one of which weighed 530 3â€"4 carats, and th> other a porfect, flawless stone, 17 1â€"2, both being valued respective ly at $12,000 and $15,000. These stones mysteriously disappeared, but should anyone chance to â€" rediscover them, they ‘would, at the present valuo of rubles be worth at least ten times thoir former price. Among several stones not accountâ€" ed of tho first value in the west, the cat‘sâ€"eye is a great favorite with orâ€" ientals, a very fine specimen ‘being in the possession of ‘the nizam of Byderabad, which cost $25,000. Pearls are much prized by all th> native princes, the Rajah of Trayâ€" ancore having an embroidered cap or turban of these gems worth $70,â€" COO, while the largest pearl known, the size of a pear, and practically unappraisabl@ is in the possess‘on of the«hahof Pcogsia.â€"St. Louis Glok. How the Lover Felt. Extract from a love story in a popular magazine : "He had no sooner glued his eyes to hers, which were of a deep violet color, than his heart began to beat with rapidity. A choking sensation pervaded his enâ€" tire being, and but for the presence of an armchair he would have fallen semiconscious at her feet. _ Kousing nimeolf with an effort, he possessed himself of her hand and apprised her of his affection, to which she respondâ€" ed in excelient French." Martin Johnson was run over by a C. P. R. freight train at Roche Perâ€" cee, Man., on Saturday. Both legs were cut off and he died two hours later at Estevan. Mr. Max Murdoch has been elected President of the Dominion Commerâ€" cial lTravellers' Association at Monâ€" treal. ?hc‘:‘fru fo&l i);:â€"titex:' after being ‘rat. 8 @eRrE2PPPC) vepenrbmrmkLLFkfk Lk fLS FFs | 111 OM 18. 1i id Ahnaicted "And that explains why love‘s red ensign is hoisted on your cheeks, eh, bien, and in an age when even woâ€" men have lost their _ capacity for blushing. Yes, this trille pleases me so mueh that I shall insst on keeping it as a souvenir of our friendship, You have caught the exact hue of her hair and something of the pose of her shapely â€" head. Your only failure is about the eyes ; but what artist could palit Anme Livingston‘s glor.ous eyes? i1 verily believe, ayne, you do incdeed love this girl." "Have I not already told you that? And it were happier, far happier for me if we had never met." It was a portralt in pastel of a frail beauty that caught Dr. Walshâ€" ingham‘s attention as he turned over the leaves of a portfolio in the studio of his friend, Basil Bayne. "Yes, there is evidence of talent here," he remarked, "but somebody has said that ‘prostituted genius is but splendid gu.lt." You should beâ€" ware, my friend, how you help to make vice fascinating by brush or pencil. Dumas fils set tae ‘{ashion when he threw the halo of romance around the â€"consumptive â€" Camulle. Is this fairâ€"haired frailty â€" with attractive eyes a portrait, may I ask ?" "No, no. It was but an artist‘s passing fancy. . Chuck the _ thing away if you so wish it, and close that portioli0o."‘ "Not till I have seen that othor portrait."‘ "Ana you will not find it there." A flush of color warmed the artist‘s olive cheeks as he turned from the window and approached an escritoire in a corner of the room. "This trifle wil not pleas» you, 1 know, Walshingâ€" ham. WThe fair original has just passed the wingow, andâ€"*" m‘v'A-x-ui")“‘ofiiéiufli say this, sir, knowing full wellt that she reciprocates your passion.‘" . ELCC ""Walshingham, you alone know my recret, and 1 ask you is it an evidence of friendship to try to fool me with that mad suggestion ?" "You doubt that Miss Livingston cares for you, then ? I‘shaw ! none are so blind as those who will stubbornly keep their eyos shut. Cannot you kerew your courage to the sticking point, and ask her? As an artist of the school of Turner and Holman Hunt and the rest, I suppose you have read every line that the apostle of preâ€"Raphaelitism, John Ruskin, â€" bhas written. Do you remember this senâ€" tence: *When a youth is fully in love with a girl, and feels that he is wise in loving her, he should at once tell her so plainly and take his chances bravely with other suitors.‘ In your case, fortunately, there is no rival to be feared." : EDWTE MECC "And, therefore, it would seem that one of the penalties of being an heirâ€" ess, when she loves a poor, proud man, is that she must forget her sex and become the wooer. Miss Livingston is‘ never likely to do that, sir. She is not the girl to ‘wear her heart upon her sleeve for daws to peck at.‘ Get those silly fancies out of your head, my friend. You have youth, health, talâ€" ent, and if Miss Livingston had not a cent in the world you might not fear for the future in asking her to be your wife." "If Miss Livingston had not a cent in the world I would tempt my fate by asking her to be my wife within 24 hours," the artist answered carâ€" nestly. "But Miss Livingston is an heiress, and, with Heaven‘s help, 1 shall never sink into that most conâ€" temptible of cads, a pensioner on a wife‘s bounty." "Basil Bayne, you are an Assâ€"A most egregious ass. Upon my soul, I have no patience with such Quixotic nonsense," and Dr.Walshingham seized his hat and left the room before the artist could detain him. "A most ogres gious ass," he repeated, as he briskly walked down the village street, ‘"but he is not a bad sort of chap, after all, and, as they love each other, I shall speak to Anne on my way home." He foumd _ that _ young lady in the garden of the Livingston homeâ€" stead busy among her rose bushes, and as she heard his footstep on the gravel walk she raised her head and greeted him with her brightest smile. WE a & . & & & on C eR "Dr. Walshingham, poor man and Miss heiress." 1 cmd dut allice is ced hn t Actnet w " "How fresh and fair you look this morning, Anneâ€"truly, _a ‘queen of the rosebud garden of girls, rose and lly in one‘." 3 "T3* 145 "A flattery from Dr. Walshingâ€" ham," she exclaimed, with a deprecaâ€" tory gesture of her upraised hands, "and couched in Tennysonian verse, to." "A folly, young woman, that I‘m not often guilty of Now, you would not be astonished if the flattery had escaped from the lips pf Basil Bayne." The faintest touch of criimson stole into Mss Livingston‘s face, and Dr. Walshingham remarked, with a smile, " Ab, this tellâ€"tale blood which the heart will surge up to the cheeks when the namse of one we love is menâ€" tioned. Poor fellow, I left him‘in a most melancholy mood half an hour ago." h2 is "Mr. Bayne must find our village intolerably dull, or it may be he is suffering from _ what the Germans call heimweb," Miss Livingston said, very demurely. | _=~ |,} _ us "No, we have never quarreled," she answered. " When a gentleman feels only goodâ€"humored toleration for a girl, he is not likely to think it worth his while to quarrel with her, Did Mr. Bayne send you here as his amâ€" bassador t" o x t an open book. And now I must say goodâ€"bye, but, little one, I shall send a welcomer guest to you toâ€"morrow." Two days later Basil Bayne bursts into the bachelor apartment of Dr. Waishingham. his face radiant with a newâ€"found happiness. Brie{â€" ly told, he had asked Miss Livingâ€" ston to marry him, and she did not say him nay. Walshingham conâ€" "No, it is not homesickness. You know Basil Bayne loves you just as well as you know you love him in reâ€" turn." "Dr. Walshingham !" " You are not angry with me, child. You and I have never approached a quarrel." _ Cl _ "*Truthfully, I cannot say he did. You see I have developed an old woâ€" man‘s aptitude for matchâ€"making, for I would make you two young people happy. Basil Bayne sincerely loves you, and even as purblind a mortal as mysolf can read your heart like BLIND TO HIS LUCK.% you know I am a Livingston is an ONTARIO ARCHIV TORONTO |\ . _ "When I marry," he seaid, "it will | ke to a really smart upâ€"toâ€"date girl." ‘â€" _"If that is your ambition," she re plied, "you would better employ someâ€" ‘ one to do your lovemaking." But her only answer was a pasâ€" sionate outburst of tears, and then her quivering form was gathered to his breast, and, as the village church Rbell rang in the Christmas morn, he kissed the lips he had not kissed since she was a little child. gratulated | ~bdnedudrct menventmi@it samdatnieincnant T #ame breath announced hlse inten> tion of taking a month‘s vacation. Before the expiration of that time, however, an outbreak of 1+typhus fever in the village summoned him to the post of duty. and his days and nights were given to the sufâ€" forers with all the gelfâ€"sacrifice that distinguishes a noble profession, uD: til ho was stricken down himsel{. For days it was & question of life or death for him, but & natural roâ€" bust constitution in the end pre: ol veaturast wise ues PPA qstX ©: d or death for him, but &A N&b!!IM bust constitution in the end vailed; and when he was out danger Livingston l'uzre lnsm?d . w E2 rvarm Ts ue n@er . AL CCE CCC ks carrying him _ to his own house, where he could be properly cared for, the kindâ€"hearted old gentieman explained. it was Christmas eve and Dr. Walshingham sits creamily watrtchâ€" ing the sparks Tly upward from the burning Yule log in the open grate. Presently â€" Aunne Livingston enters the room. the white snowflakes clinging to her garments. There is a warm glow on het usually pale cheeks, a strange brilllancy in her dark bluo eyes, and as Waishingham looks up suddenly there is a ring of admiration in his voice. "How love can beautify a woâ€" man‘s face, Anne; you have _ just parted from Basl, I know." She does not answer him. It is with almost feverish impatience she turns away. _ And then, throwing hat and sacque aside, she . ap proaches his chair. "I have been reading a veritable " And ske, this girl whom pride had made a traitor to fiance and friend, was she, too, happy ?" "It matters not, for soon affliction‘s hand was laid upon the man _ she loved and who was not her lover. He was sick unto death and she helped to nurse him through his liness. And it was there she learned, it matters not how. that this man over whose pillow the angel of death still hovâ€" ered had loved her all along. She was not learned in any sciences. Khe was only a simple girl, but she read a human heart rather more correctly than the savant and scholar. Does the story cease to interest you, Dr. Walshingham ?" The reciprocity treaty with Great Britain, which covers the dependenâ€" cles of Jamaica, Bermuda, Barbaâ€" does, British Guiana and Turks and Caricos Islands, will be discussed by the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, The treaty with France will also come before the s#same committee. East Hastings Conservatives have nominated Mr. W. B. Northrup, exâ€" M. P., for the Commons, and Mr. Richâ€" ardson, of Deseronto, for the Legisâ€" latire Assembiy. "There is little more to tell. Humâ€" ble and repentant, this girl went to the man she had most cruelly wrongâ€" ed and, telling him the truth, begged release from her engagement. He was a noble and chivalrous soul and, pitying her, pardoned her." Miss Livâ€" ingston arose and resting her arms on the mantel shelf, looked down oz the glowing embers in the grate. "But what was the conclusion of the stery ?" he asked, with a tremâ€" bling huskiness of voice. "Can you not guess it?" she askâ€" ed, almost fiercely, as she turned and looked straight in the eyes of Waishâ€" ingham, who had also risen _ from his chair. "Forgetful of all _ woâ€" manly pride, trampling all maidenly modesty under foot, the girl sought one Christmas eve this other lover, andâ€"andâ€"the shame ard ignominy of this confession is my punishment ; James Walshingham, the victory is yours at last." on "My love, my love, my life‘s _ only love, tell me this is not a dream, for the awakening would result to me in madness." â€""I have been reading a verité love &tory toâ€"day. Shall I tell it you, Dr. Walshingham ?" f ind y ME en uen ceve e "Bhvass: uce TA ds Psnyb MA it ccadols c eaiis sds + " A love story from your lips, child, could not fail to be interesting," he tells her, with a smile. _ _ 4 Child, child, for heaven‘s sake, go hig friena, and in The New England woman _ had been telling how much money _ she had made during the summer in eggs«. Fomeone expressed his surprise that she could do that and have a housefu} of summer boarders besides. _ "How did you manage?" he said. "That was easy enough," she replied. _ "I just put all those fresh eggs away and sold them at 35 cents a dozen _ and then went to the store and bought limered eggs at 25 cents. The um REAUTIES OF BORDIGHEARA WILL SPEND HER HOLIDAYS. In deciding to spend her holidays in Italy Queen victoria â€" certainly pleases her subjects, who are naturâ€" ally aggrieved at the manner in which France is encouraging the Many Charms â€"of the PI _ Where Queen Victoria Boers, and it is yvery probable also that she is pleasing herself, since it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find in the entire Riviera a more delightful spot than the one which she has selected for her temporary residence. Having determined to go to Italy instead of France, she quickâ€" ly made up her mind that no place would suit her so well as Bordighera, and so she has ordered that apartâ€" ments be rented there for her _ and her suite in the Hotel Angst next while hunting in Georgia, collected considerable accident insurance monty, and then shot off the other arm in the same way. _ The insurance comâ€" panies refused payment on the second claim, but the case was compromised. It developed fater that while he had one arm Fowler had forged his broâ€" therâ€"inâ€"law‘s name for £1,000, and he was sent to the penitentiary. Whiae there he learned to use a pen fastened to the stump of his right arm, a td he has written a history of his ll'it' under the title "From Pulpit to Peniâ€" tentiary." Now that he has been parâ€" doned Fowler hopes to regain the conâ€" :ldence of his flock and resume preachâ€" ng. _ Two other features of the hotel are specially worthy of mention. It bas a bridge from the first floor directly into the garnden, so that the Queen can at any time walk out among flowers without being observed by any oze, and it has a splendid assembly room, decorated with some of the most suâ€" perb frescoes to be found in Italy. CC The bedroom occupied by Empress Frederick will probably be used by Her Majasty. It opens into her priâ€" vate salon, and its turniture is of rosewood and ebony. The Queen will sleep here in her own bed, which, according to custom, will be transâ€" ported from England. Now, Bordighera has two great ad. vantages over many other vowns of the Riviera. In the first place, it is remarkably free from dust, and in the second place it is notable for its numerous _ easlly | accessible | drives and lovely country walks. Furthorâ€" more, it has been greatly improved during the past few _ years. _ The Strada Romana, on the line of the old Roman road, so many interesting portions of which still remain to at test the greatness of Uld Rome, is here a broad, modern avenue, which is flanked with hotels and villas as far as the gates of the old walled town. On this spacious thorough{are may be seen during the season many English men and women. Indecd, one of the centres of social functions in Bordighera has long been the hoeâ€" pitable residence of the Rev. George Macdonald, the well known â€" author, whose afternoon readings have atâ€" tracted the attention o the whole English colony. The most conspicuous ornaments of this room are two portraits in massive gold frames, one of the late Emperor Frederick and the other of the Empress Frederick, which were presented to Mr. Angst by Empress Frederick as a mark of her esteem. The room is upholstered in old gold damask. and the walls are decoratâ€" ed with a tulip pattern in gol4 and buff. On handsome pedestais of Valâ€" auris ware stand elegant vases of the same material, filled with paims and other semiâ€"tropcal plants. From the ceiling hang bronze pendants for electric lights and movable electric lamps are at hand in all convenient places. The room is not yet ready for the Queen, but, when it is, she will find in it some tables similar to those at Balmoral, which Mr. Angst . has ordered from London. Empress Frederick of Germany and Princess Beatrice stayed at the Hotel Angst some months ago, and this is probably the main reason why Queen Victoria has decided to make her soâ€" journ at the same place. A delightful resort this hotel is, with its 150 rooms and its fine garden of palms and semiâ€" tropical foliage. Masses of roses add a wonderful beauty to &his garden, especially in one spot, where they Nlower in such profusion round an oid olive tree that they partly hide it. From the hotcl the blue Meditorrancean stretches away to an undefined horiâ€" zon beyond, while on the right is first a sea of blueâ€"grey olives and next a picturesque view of towering rocks and broken coast extending over Venâ€" timiglia, Monaco, Moute Carlo and Villefranche, far away to Golfe Juan. A view this is which, onece seen, is not easily forgotten. . Indeed, those who have seen eay that for varied and exâ€" quisite beauty it is unsurpassed on the Mediterranean seaboard. HER MAJE8STY‘S APARTMENTsS. The Queen‘s apartments are on the first floor qf the hotel, and are enâ€" tirely shut off from the other parts of the building. From several rooms a splendid _ view of the Meditertancan and of the conspicuous points on the Riviera can be obtained. The principal room is the spacious private sajon. It has four windows, twoof which open on the balcony, which runs along the entire front of the building. Here, sheltered under sun awnings, the Queen can enjoy the soft air in which she so much delights. New England Thrift. that and have a housefu} boarders besides. _ "How age?" he said. "That was ." she replied. _ "I _ just se fresh eggs away and t 35 cents a dozen _ and to the store and bought $ at 25 cents. The sumâ€" ?F’Wfiw apigs B o ol T K*" ons‘ & know the differâ€" yb y3 y M C n 8 y} 1¢ NN /A 1 11 »ot m