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ra of Accdontal Capsiting ot Beat Refuted. med t t youn 0 appear tough or beai RetuieC. ‘le Said tie Lofi Grip Ashore, f it Was Seen on lake. J * t Coav>» Three Versionqs of ) TTE HIH / TrSTIMONY. Ay ah of Gâ€"ace Browa. mliette & urkey Gobbler irkev gobb 1 i8 lown th und uet EV ind 2 tÂ¥ " _# W D "I say, Broding, youn‘s old Hastings and his secretary. I‘ve seen up before doon here," said the old laborer, addresâ€" First came from the Interior of the eoach an elderly gentleman, whose tall, spare and stooping figure was clothed in a suit of clerical black, and whose pale thin, long face was surrounded by hair and whiskers prematurely gray. . He was closely attended by a young man, whose Roman features, olive complexion, jetâ€"biack hair, and deep plain dress and subordinate ition could not disguise . the grace mso;ignity of his air and his | manner. In this last he was such a conâ€" ; trast to his employer that he might have i been taken for a prince of the bTood, atâ€" tended by an old gentleman in waiting. "Hoigh! Harken! Coome along wi I; here‘s the coach," suddenly interrupted the smith, starting from the archway into the street: just as the horn was hear signaling the approach of the Brisâ€" tol coach, that presently rumbled down the street, and drew up _ with great nonse before the tavern gate. "I‘ll tell‘ee all what and about it. Old . [UI4: 80!¢ heiress of all his vast posâ€" Hastings, the feyther 0‘ this young man, | L y o & was his late ludship‘s friend, and were ; The__v drove rapidly on, for yet anothâ€" left guardeen by his late ludship‘s will {er mile, along the boundary â€" of the to this young lady. Well, old Hastings | ©RB@Se, and suddenly came upon a thicket was a knowing ‘un, and made the match.!Of trees, from the midst _ of which There‘s where it is; and so they‘re to ir0)\'ned the ruins of the ancient keep, its be married toâ€"morrow." ,golnd‘ft)asonr)' now covered thickly with kive w Es sw uCOs Je s . Lis .00 ul i was & & "A good job if un never coom at all. The loikes of you comming to marry our" lady, and lonr)it over our castle. When wur it ever known that a Lord Etherâ€" / idge, of Swinburne, married wi‘ a comâ€" muner? But we‘ve ay heard tell thlt} a house is done fur when it falls to the ‘ distaff," said an old laborer, from Swinâ€" | burne Chase. | "Wull the young squoir be doon? Of course he wull! Dunnot he send down his groom to speak rooms in the house, with orders to have fires kindled? Why, mun, the young squoir wull never be late at such a time," replied the ostler, in contemptuous tones. "The coach will be late; what wull be keeping her?" inquired Broding, the village smith, as he returned, disapâ€" pointed, from one of _ these surveys. ‘"What do‘ee think; wull the bridegroom be doon for sure?" he asked, turning to an ostler, who had left the stable yard for the same purpose. By their looks and conversation, it was evident that some event of unusual importance was expected to come off. sds C enartect They were standing within the arched gateway, or leaning against the solid masonry of the side walls, that looked strong enough and old enough to have been those of some ancient keep, and which, in fact, had done good service as defences in the olden time, _ when might made right and every man‘s house was indeed his castle. l It was carly in the morning of a lovely day in June that a rather large group of idlers gathered in front of the Etheridge Arms, a quaint old tavern in the aneâ€" ient little town of Swinburne, situated in one of the most picturesque and beauâ€" tiful counties in the West of England. 1t was while clumsy sailing vessels were the only means of ocean travel and haavy stagecoaches _ lumbered slowly along everz public road in the country; it was while footpads still lurked in the shadows of the city streets, to start forth upon the belated pedestrian and highwaymen, under the veil of night, sprang out to commit their lawless deâ€" predations upon the unguarded traveler; while the spirit of romance _ hovared around old buildings ,and sugersition linâ€" ‘ gered in secluded neighborhoods, that the strange events of our story tmm-l pired. It was the first year of the nineâ€" teenth centuryâ€"ere yet steamships, railâ€" ways, gaslight, insurance companies, telâ€" egraph wires, and detective policemen had zx‘rdled nearly all possibility of viâ€" ci.slsit e, peril and adventure from ciâ€" vilized society It was wh G%GGGGGGG%G%GOGQ@GGGGG $ TRIAL FoR LurE | CO°0O000SSSSSSSSSSSSSSC0000 Something Superior icirondataititoira w i. cA d i Sold only in sealed lead packets. 1b. by all grocers. x TO THE FINEST varpan CHAPTER 1. CEYLON GREEN TEA Behind the castle arose the thick, imâ€" penetrable . woods bordering the open chase; before it lay a amiling landscape, diversified by parterres _ of flowers, groves of beautiful trees and a small, clear lake, shaded by overhandine wil. Swinburne Castle was of than the ancient keep, the ru they had just passed, and fr took its name. The building ble quadrangle, in the form ter H., and having towers extremities. They passed under and entered upon the that lay more immed castle. PP P anaiiioniari in s d h i is ivy. Young Cassinove, who felt a deep interest in all these scenes, would have paused to contemplate this venerable ruin, but again the impatience of his employer urged the postillion to greatâ€" er speed, and they drove hurriedly past. A few yards farther on they reached the south gate of the park, guarded by the ancient porter‘s lodge, Mpkicic : is2 1 & I 7 J | A drive of more than a mile brought them to Swinburne park church, an anâ€" ,(-iont, ivyâ€"covered, (Gothic edifice, coeval ( with the castle itself, and like the casâ€" | tle, celebrated in history, in story and j in song. There rested the remains and | and there lay the effigies of the _ old | barons of Swinburne, from the time of ’the Conquest down to the death of the 'llst Lord Etheridge, who had died tive years before, ‘leaving his only daughter, 'Luuru. sole heiress of all his vast posâ€" session. ‘ ' They drove rapidly on, for yet anothâ€" / And with tthis abrupt leave â€" tal the elder Hastings .attended by his retary, Cassinove, left the ohuse adn tered the post chaise to drive to S burne Castle. The landlord bowed and disappeared, and was soon succeeded by the head waiâ€" ter, who came in and laid the eloth and spread upon the board a substantial breakfast, to which the hungry travelâ€" ers did ample fjustice. They had scarcely finished the meal before the post chaise was announced. The elder Hastings arose saying : ‘ "Albert, my boy, I am sorry that etiâ€". quette does not admit ow your waiting upon your belle maitrasse toâ€"day, or retary, Cassinove, left the house and enâ€" church. But au revoir until toâ€"morrow at twelve." | e ink 0 N1 Segmera nsl chaise at the door in half an hour," was the brief order of Colonel Hastings. "Yes, your honor. What would your honor like for breakfast?" "Anything that is at hand, only be quick," "Breakfast immo&fln{ely, and the chaise at the door in half an hour,‘ the brief order of Colonel Hastinc. Colonel Hastings was immediately shown into his private parlor, where he was soon joined by his son. The landlord stood bowing at the door and waiting for orders. Next came forth a young gentloman, whose handsome person and haughty manner at once attracted general attenâ€" ,tion. His form was tall and finely proâ€" portioned, crowned by a haughty head and face, with high, aquiline features, fair and fresh complevion, light blue eyes, and very light flaxen hair. His exâ€" pression of countenance, in keeping with his whole manner, was stern almost to repellent severity, Great beauty of perâ€" son, with great dignity _ of manner, forms a combination very attractive to most young women, and perhafis it was this that fascinated the young heiress of, Swinburne Castle, for this was Albert Hastings, the bridegroomâ€"elect. He was’ followed into the house by his valet, bearing his dressing case. | sing the smith, as t issued from the coa fore the bowing aind the house. ed upon the beautiful groun:ls more immediately arounds the TEA GRown 40c, 50c and 60c per was of later â€" date , the ruins of which _and from which it i announced. | "You are Colonel Hastings‘ secretary, :'s: .::2:0“::3;;"(?"' ‘ I believe, sir. Pray sit down. You will gf am ;ony.thg;{ eti. | find the London papers on that table." mit ow your waiting | And, with a graceful bow, the lady passâ€" aitrasse toâ€"day, or | °d him, and seated herself on a sofa at eft the house and enâ€"| the extremity of the room, took up a voir until to-morrow, port folio, nm‘: ‘;'ns soon deeply engaged with its contents. ibrupt leave takingl After the profound bow with which Attended by his secâ€"; he had returned her curtesy, Ferdinand ‘ft the ohuse adn enâ€" ] Cassinove remained motionless where se to drive to Swinâ€"f she had left him. But ten minutes had {elnpsed since she had glided in among . than a mile brought | the flowers, and passed him like a vision | park church, an anâ€" | seen in some beautiful dream. But ten iothic edifice, coeval minutes, and life, the world, himself, 1f, and like the casâ€" were all changed for Ferdinand Casâ€" istory, in “{"’." and | ginoveo, Tie felt, from that moment, that ed the remains and his fate might take its charaeter for fligies of the °l4 ! good or evil from the will of that royalâ€" ¢, from the tmle of looking woman, ‘ to‘the denth' €! .t.l:e Who was she? What was she? l a ‘;).ho h?d g:’d hIt"e He had heard that Lady Etheridge had ;f :{710&5 \'aa:;g ::_’ a young friend, Miss Dornton, staying °°5~ | with her, to sct as her first attendant at the approaching marriage. This, then,|â€" poundaey "* B A5â€"| was..Mics Doshton. ind who was Ferâ€"| boundary â€" of. the | dinand Cassinove, that he dared to|â€" mmgdlltpon ? th'lc]f‘e]: occupy his thoughts with Miss Dornton? th':la:cientoke:' "icts A young man of obscure origin, left to overed thickly p‘;'ith the benevolent gnardianship of Colonel ‘, who felt a deep Hastings, who had defrayed the expenses seenes, would have|Of his education at school and college, ite this venerable | 204 afterwards taken him into his famâ€" impatience of his | UÂ¥ as his private secretary. Yet all| postillion to great. | Of Italy‘s genius, passion and poetry : ove hurriedly past,! smouldered in the heart of the young ° on they reached | secretary, and these were kindled into a|P : park, guarded by |sudden blaze by the alaatria ... * the lofty archway overhanding wilâ€" s these two travellers coach, and passed beâ€" smirking host into at was a dou of the let the four ’ They crossed the great hall to the lib rary, which was situated on the same floor. It was a great, antique apartâ€" ment, richly furnished, and stored with the literature of all lands and ages, and adorned with the portraits of such oi the old barons of Swinburne as had been distinguished in the councils or the batâ€" tles of their nation. At a writing table near the centre sat Colonel Hastings, who arose with the stately courtesy..of the Lady Etheridge passed on with stately step and gracious smile, and young Casâ€" sinove followed like a man in a state of painful somnambulency. "You, also, sir, are wanted." and left the room to precede his lady into the library. & eotemesstio Adus us on nsc ie s n n e t e M ’ This queenly woman, then, was Laura, Baroness Etheride of Swinburne! _ Forâ€" ever and forever unattainable by him! Oh, despair! His castle in the air tumâ€" bied all about him, and buried all his kopes and aspirations in its fall. While still stunned by the discovery he had made, the old servant approached him and said: post "Very well, William. Go Colonel Hastings that I will imlr_xgdiately,” answered the i BP P00 4 io s Bs )c the greyâ€"haired servant whom Ferdinand had seen in the hall entered softly, and stepping across the room to where the lady sat, and speaking in the low, subâ€" dued tone in which royal personages are addressed, said: "My lady, Colonel Hastings‘ respects, and he awaits your ladyship in the library." 1 In the midst of th this loveâ€" dream, the the rrevâ€"haired sorvan sudden blaze by the electric spark â€" of love. ’ Miss Dorton! a lady of rank, and, perâ€" haps, of fortune! Oh, if she were not nlready wooed and won! Give him time, and, under the inspiration of his love for her, he would win wealth, distinction, a glorious name, and lay them all at her feet. If this passion was sudden as it was ardent, remember that Ferdinand Cassinove was of the Celtic race. Yes; he would win the world and lay it at" her feet. E7 Ubh»AiietaAn AB â€"Lesiubaiics | _ The impression made upon the enthusâ€" ‘instic heart of Ferdinand Cassinove was at once vivid, deep and strongâ€"quick as sunâ€"painting, permanent as sculpture. ’He saw this goddess of intellectual brow _and stately step open the window and advance into the room, and as she apâ€" proached him he felt his whole frame thrill with a strange emotion of blended pain and delight. He dreaded to move, yet, as the needle turns to the magnet, he felt himself turning from the reâ€" flected image to frce the original. Hol stood before that queenly form, and met those _ large, luminious, dark eyes fixed upon him in royal graciousness, as she said. j j ___ * 2C rerected the whole of the landscape commanded by the window. While Cassinove stood before the mirâ€" ror, enjoying the reflected landscape, suddenly among the trees glided a purple draped female figure, that immediately riveted his attention. It was a woman . in the earliest bloom of youth. Her form | was above the medium height, and well | rounded. Her head was finely formed, and covered with a profusion of jet black glittering hair, that was plainly parted over her expansive foehead, and swept around the temples, and wound into a rich and massive knot at the back of her head. Her cyes were large, luminous, dark grey orbs, that seemed, whenever the long veil of lashes was lifted, to throw a light wherever they glanced. n c oal 05 & D n opiges e in oeey A the wall, and reflected the whole landscape commanded by the wir yav m k . Ssn L 0n °_ _ _â€"nen going onk attanded by thg footman, to the library. The apartment into which young Casâ€" sinove had beén shown was a pleasant, cheerful morning room, simply but eleâ€" gantly furnished. The great front winâ€" dow, reaching from ceiling to floor, and from side to side, commanded an extenâ€" sive view of the lawn, with its groves of trees, its shaded lake, and its parterres of flowers. A rosery outside the window adorned the frame, without obstructing the view of this grand picture. At the opposite end of this room was a spacious mirror, that filled up all that part of the wall. and raflantaA k. _3 _, EHECAS & | tows and adorned by a flock | white swans, i "An exolamatinn ®r xi xz Two ; mediate] onel _ H followed They drew up before sept that connected the of the castle, 1 grooms, in waiting gfl came forward to Sfillgl, who _ al; | closely by "p f the ‘grooms dis the pleasing pain of he door opened, and ._"_â€" forward to attend Colâ€" ings, _ who alighted first, losely _ by _ hig secretary. the grooms dismissed â€" the while the other knocked at rich was immediately opened 1 in the grey and white livery heridfe, of Swinburne. _into the library, Willisms,l ladyship know that I await . Go and say to I will attend him d the lady, rising. , then, was Laura, 1 the two lon;wvil;é_l wuiting without, imâ€" of graceful by \fl'"’ Most hotel accommodations are inn conveniences. A printing office is usually consiier xi ~ rather touch place and the newsniner worker a mighty bad man. Statistics, however, do not bear out that idee,. Of 3,800 in the Texas penitentiary, there is not a printer or a newsaper man, while there are ministers, lawyers, music teachâ€" ers, doctors, bankers, cooks, photorraphâ€" ers, barbers and members of other rruE #â€". sions and callings. The printer gets a bad name because the nature of his Lusâ€" iness teaches him to detect shams an d scorn hypocrites. ‘ "wNow, thop, Lady Etheridge," exclaimâ€" ed Oolonel Hastings, spreading out the ldocument before hber. And the business of signing and witâ€" nessing the deed was completed. Colonel Haetings and his secretary then took leave, nnd}eft the Castle to return to the Etheri ge Arms, whither we must precede them by a few hours. (To be continued.) |. Young Cassinove started. He had heard all that had passed; thinkingâ€" feelingâ€"Oh, Heavens! how this woman can loveâ€"this woman, whom I could worship, nay, whom I do and shall worâ€" ship as the guiding star of my life, as long as I shall live, Oh, that the man who is blessed with her love may be worthy of | hor! And oh, that I had the old pagay privilege of opening the gates of life and escaping its tortures! He obeyed | Colonc Hastings‘ summons, and went up to the stable. where he was presented to Lady Ethoridge, as He barely touched the white hand as he bent before ber. His own turned cold as ice, y mt _"-\:0.W, thep, Lady Etheridge." exclaim hand *"My secretary, Mr. Cassinove, your ladyship." "I have seen Mr. Cassinove before," Aaid‘ the lady, kindly holding out her Newspaper Men Are h (Phoenix.) 0 watith â€"antacis. ; Aosciclit /b "Lady Etheridge, are you _ resolved upon this transfer ?" "Immutably." f "Then you must have your will. Casâ€" sinove, come hither, if you please, Your signature is wanted, as witness to a deed." _ "He is not of your blood." . _ "He is more. He is of my heart, and soul, and spirit, as I am of his. _ Oh, Colonel Hastings! there can be no quesâ€" tion of mine and thine between me and Albert. ‘The deed of gift that transfers all my possessions to my future husband is made out; let it be executed. He shall then never be jealous of his wife‘s riches, for she will come to him as poor as a cottage girl," exclaimed Lady Ethe« ridge, with a pure devetion â€" of love flushing her cheek and lighting her eves. l an on ue Bd P Raet "But, Lady Etheridge, I do not know that you, the last baroness of the anâ€" cient house of Swinburne, have the right to transfer the Castle of Swinburne, with its vast dependence, to an alien." "An alien! Do you call my husband prex C Nt .09 _ | central table, s} There they sat, the guardian and his t | ward, in close discussion. The guardian, | | with his tall, spare figure, and thin, pale | face, in marked contrast with his solemn suit of black, sat examining a document | that lay before him. Lady Etheridge, | in the purple satin robe that so well beâ€" |came her superb figure, sat opposite, | with her arm carelessly resting upon the table, and her fine face raised, with an expression of joy irradiating her counâ€" tenance. l "But, my dear Laura," said Colonel Hatings, with a look componded of pleasâ€" ure and perplexity, "this noble liberalâ€" ity, I must say, places us in a very delicate position. I am your guardian; your intended husband is my son. The calumnious world already charges me with having made the match between my son and my wealthy ward. And 'now. Lady Etheridge. should you persist in your generous confidence, and execute | the deed of gift of this whole magnifiâ€" _cent estate to your intended husband, and he should accept it, what, then, would the world say ?" * "Just what it likes, my dear guardian. | I am of age, and have the right to do | ; what I please with my own, I please | to bestow it all, not only in effect, but in reality, upon my husband," she reâ€" q plied, with a beaming smile. & Ferdinand Cassinove withdrew to a distant Gothic window of stained glass, and stood apparently studying its scripâ€" tural subjects, but really, with senses preternaturally sharpened by the exciteâ€" ment of his heart and brain, compelled to hear and see all that passed at that oltnd u-;:e:{‘:;u -;t E'oo?”:k : ::!hi'.bt:?, A CRIPP!.f_ CURED, : mfii._om servant retired. i Beipless and Bent With alien ?" BABY‘S HEALTH. Not So Bad. d his secretary ft the Castle to e Arms, whither y a few hours. § Acornâ€" ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO 12. Aggie Westwood (5,324) at 2y. 5m. 64. of age; milk 247.71 lbs.; butter fat 8.987 lbs.; equivalent to 10.33 lbs, of butter. Owner, Thos, Hartiey. GC. w. CLEMONXNS, Secretary. 11. Rosie (5,123) at ly. 10m age; milk 269.75 lbs.; butter Ibs.; equivalent to 10.50 lbs Owner, W. W. Brown, Jeanotte Pictertie (5,550) at 2y. bm. 14d. of age; milk 276.56 lbs.; butter fat 9.57 lbs.; equivalent to 11.16 lbs. butâ€" ter. Owner, Thos, Hartley, 10. Beesie Tensen De Kol (5,064) at 27. 8m. 16d. of age; milk 250.43 lbs.; butter fat 9.12 ls.; equivalent to 10.65 lbe. butter. Owner, Thomas Hartiey, Twelve cows and heifers have been admitted to the Record of Merit since my last report. These tosts were all made under the supervision of Prof. Dean and are for a period of seven days, The amounts of milk and butter fat are actual, and the amount of butter is estimated by the rule adopted by the Agricultural Colleges, o Piie <viee Mr § _ 1. Bella Mercests (3063) at Oy. Om. 3d. of age; milk 395.41 lbs.; butier fat 15.57 lbs.; equivaient to 18.17 lbs. butâ€" ter. _ Owner, Thos, Hartley, Downsview, Ont. 2. Betty Waldorf (4023), at 4y. Om. 30d. of age; milk 564.38 Ibs.; butter fat 14.86 lbs.; equivalent to 17.34 lbs. butâ€" ter. Owner, W, W. Brown, Lyn, Ont. GIVE RAZORBACK HIS DUE. Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills cure Rheumaâ€" tism by going straight to the root of the trouble in the blood. They make new rich blood that sweeps out the poisonous acid and soothes the jangled nerves. ‘That is how they cure all trouâ€" bles rooted in the blood, such as anaeâ€" mia, indigestion, neuralgia, St. Vitus‘ dance, general weakness and the special ailments that only girls and women folk know. Sold by all medicine dealers or | by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from the Dr. Williams‘ Mediâ€" lcine Co., Brockville, Ont. Apes BARDEN ?fi\.@ PC 0 FICAL Tists OF HoLsTEN FRIESIANS. Fed Hog of the South Makes the Best Ham, Experts Say. , 1 0 PE OW PPCCOT TV wl RIRGE ; of weather, just the condition to set the ; |Theumatic poinson in the blood at work. T Mr. Schaw adds: "It is impossible to overrate the severity of the attack. The ~| trouble was located in my back and right l hip. I had to quit work and was mostly indoors. ‘There was a time when I never ‘fexpected to stand erect again, but Dr. |Williams‘ Pink Pills straightened me up: ‘|again; not only that, but they made me |the strong, hearty man you see me toâ€" jday. I can never describe the awful pain | I suffered before I used these pills. I | tried many medicines and had treatment |from several doctors,, but to no avail My legs became so stiff that in order to move at all I had to use crutches. Finally the doctors decided that I was incurable, and told me they could render no further assistance. I continued to suffer day and night, and then came the turning point of my life. A friend from a disâ€" tance came to see me, and it was from him I learned that Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills were a great cure for rheumatism. At once I got a supply and began to use them. The first indication that they were helping me was when the pain grew less severe. In a few weeks more the swelling in my legs and hips began to leave, then my joints seemed to loosen ‘up. and then it was not lonz until my erutches were thrown aside and I could . straighten up. ‘Then I began to go out | doors and soon was able to resume my work as well as ever. Since that time T/ have never been troubled with rheumaâ€"|| tism or lame back. I can tell you my | neighbors _ were all astonished at my | cure; they had all thought I would alâ€"|. ways be a cripple. ] phere ""”’*@\i@& ", °7+ M‘ Short Beach, N. S., made the above almost startling statement to a reporter a few days ago. Mr. Schaw is now a wellâ€"built man, strong and broad shouldered. _ Like thousands of other Nova Scotians, he is a fishermen, l::d is consequently exposed to all kinds _ °1 was a helpless cripple. I was bent in form and could not straighten up. Crutches were my enly means of moving about, I tried many medicines, but they all failed until I began using Dr. Wilâ€" liams‘ Pink Pillsâ€"the cured me." Geo. S‘chaw, of Short Buc{, N. S.. made the: Cured by Dr. Williams‘ ly. 10m. 234. of ; butter fat 9.00 butter, is about $13,250,000. for they reclaimable?â€" i _ ___"Tne 0} eril parents or hare they soucht their own ruin in drink and Cissipation? _ Are they a symptom ot social disintegration or the scum of soâ€" clal settlement? . Are they doomed to t{:e almhouse and potter‘s field, or are 7/ Pvapaen i mave e d / > L Frost is a filler of the penitentiaries. | A® far as the Thousands of men who have been saunâ€" â€" »* late Russell tering along the country roads, begging He left l'“_" t and stealing from the farmers, find the â€"P"* or charitable simple life aggravating after the middie _ {0 bis wife, B of October and cither seek the town to . *@24° by her sh sell a vote or two or else get themselves that his money arrested as vagrants and sent to a mu. itb it, should nicipal hotel for three months, where no _ P°%®#*â€" I‘of;ibly work is asked of them and where the @ better judge meals, if not rich, are regular,. Whence it‘ might be giv come these degenerates, whither are solf, and preferr they going and what is to be their ultiâ€" her hands. In d mate relation to the public® Are they _ have made no ; Khe oflsnrine \nt / _3 f °_V Ane & g EBP IPIT PX PPE tion of the chemical manufactory at Floersheim that was tried on April 30 gave a better result. The production of a comparatively large volume of dense smoke during one hour required only two kilograms. These experiments are being continued. To Save Trees From Frost. Vice Consul Risdorf writes that the Exâ€" perimental Gardening Association, Frankâ€" fort Buchscrhaugen, has made some trials with fumigation against night frost, which in the present season is frequentâ€" ly very injurious. In April ne.rlynal the trees in the orchard were in full bloom. In expectation of night frost an experiâ€" ment was made by fumigation _ with naphthalene. It was a success and . the trees were soon enveloped in dense smoke but it was a very expensive proceeding, seven flames having consumed fifty kiloâ€" grams of n-phth‘ll.no in one hour,. To envelop all the trees in smoke two hunâ€" dred and fifty kilograms would have been barely sufficient. A new preparaâ€" tion of the chemical manufactory at Floersheim that was tried on Am~1 an The increase in Canada‘s foreign trade ie N Vn o Prts. cmd hind leg of a hen to break it of its deâ€" sire to set. The presence of the bit of gaudy cloth has the effect of distracting the fow!‘s attention from every other ambition than that of getting rid of it. The fundamental principle upon whach Professor Slocum‘s work is based inâ€" cludes the fact that there is in the heart of every creature a desire to excel, He holds that if he can train one hen to lay without interruption other hens will be stirred to equal her accomplishment. Thus, in ael(r‘mrt time, the entire comâ€" munity of hens will be engaged in a laudable eggâ€"laying contest, Heredity 19 looked to to care for the rest, 4 9C\vaiiivied C . . : s wl It has been shown by experiments that the hen can lay many more eags than it does. The stumbling block has been the propensity to hatch which asserts itself in the henly breast. This results in Joge of time and a falling off in the erg supâ€" fly. Individnal efforts t9 wean the hen om ter desire to set have been freâ€" ?mnt and of a varied character. Dvrery armer‘s boy knows the trick of tying a piecec of red flanme} around the right ll'illd leg of a hen to break it of its Aa. pee e y o V "m. The necessity for a school for the education of the hen in the fowl ast of hying eggs arises from the failure of the bird to keep abreast of this progresâ€" sive age. ‘The hen has ignored the presâ€" ence of the incubator among . civilized peoples and persists in both laying ana hatching eggs. ‘The mission of Profesâ€" sor Slocum and his able faculty is to persuade the hen that man is perfectly capable of attending to the hatching if she will devote her time and energies to the production of the cags. Ne C C & B _ _ The particular line of â€"‘s-t-l-xdy to which the institution is to devote its energies is in association with the laying of eggs. _"O ol PM Wi brand new educational institution at the little «ettlement near Baitimoreâ€"ana almost as near Washington, for it lies between the two citiesâ€"of St. Denis. St. Denis will hold undixuted sway as the premier educator of the hen. shows there are certain shortcomings which can only be obliterated by a thorâ€" ough course under a painstaking tutor. It is for this reason that the United States Government has just opened . a brand new educational institution a+ th.a vncie Sam Has a College to Give Them Culture. No wthat the success of seed corn seâ€" lection has been demonstrated beyona dispute, the vulnerability of the boll weevil clearly proven, the relative merit of shorthorn and longhorn cattle estabâ€" lished, and simplified spelling vindicated, this land has turned to the longâ€"neglectâ€" ed duty of educating the American hen. As an abstract proposition the American hen is as cultured an animal as thrives on the face of the globe, but examinaâ€" tion of her characteristios at close range shows there are certain shortonmines TEACHING HENS TO LAY Uncle Sam Has .?Jnm to Give thl Problem of the life of th' ”“n"'“'-â€"â€" i;‘- â€"-Tl“. months ending October 31 ve no riches, say oo * * nc U â€"â€" i ty were aniei Brookivn ppe , jf, _ _ 3, 1°°°0r snew at the Lime, he late Russell Sage died as he had lived, He left little or no muney to philanthroâ€" pic or charitable objects. His wealth went to his wife. But the recent statemont made by her shows that he was desirous that his money, now that he was done with it, should be devoted to good purâ€" poses. Possibly he thought Mrs, Bage a better judge of the objects to which it‘ might be given to than be was himâ€" celt,ndmuhnvo&omhru her hands. In doing this he appears to have made no mistake, b'fllc manner of its disposal, as outlined y her, is very sensible, we think. Neither he nor sho has any lwb:)y to serve. The in to go to help needy, worth y whom tzgr'. buu‘ befriend r. Bage to y gling churches and institutions to the of the"sick -&.&-'w who. have no PP TURP * Wows, Al Dr, Gee, addressing the Church Conâ€" gress recently held in England, comâ€" plained that the intellectual qualificaâ€" tions of candidates for holy orders were steadily declining. In 1896, 89 per cent, were university graduates, â€" With the growth of theological colleges this perâ€" centage has fallen to 57. He contrasted this with the percentage of university graduates in the Scottish Presbyterian ehurches, which is 90. He blamed this state of affairs on the high cost of eduâ€" cation at Oxford and Cambridge, as comâ€" pared with the Seottish universit;.. T7 373 ; °3 THV° HTedadHy THed The Ukar, and his death removed the most trust. worthy of the props of the Imperial famâ€" ’ Mr. Gompers does not seem to have made much out of his war on Congressâ€" ’ men whom he could not command, Litchâ€" field was elected in spite of him, and , Speaker Cannon also won in the face of his bitterest opposition. The Republicâ€" 'm lost 48 of their majority in Congress, but not one of the defeated was opposâ€" 'nd by Gompers. _ Is it worth while for the labor organizations to support . a i leader in such wars of revenge? is said to have virtually ruled the and his death removed the most _ The father of the late Gen, Trepoff was a foundling, and the name given hinr is a modification of "treppâ€"hoff," meanâ€" ing doorstep. _ When he grew up be enâ€" tered the Third Section of Police, and, under Alexander JL rapidly rose to be an officer entrusted with the disposal of plotters. _ HMe was despotic and cruetl and his son inherited his disposition. He â€" . 3. G _ Gen sanncbes, which‘ the gproâ€" :pooeh to "smash." He is going to abolish debt in Zion, and make all of equal .lu.nding. Perhaps when he gets to work lat that task he may become impressed with the wisdom of deferrine his pose of fighting the billâ€"4 St. Paul, Minn., has also fight. There is a feeling . the other side that the n the proper mediums of J that the walls and houses should not be disfigured D per. The street car advert come in for condemnation debtors 1° d C COg>+ wGvery man who contribute: to production, whether by hand or brai: â€"everybody who adds to the sum of hu man good by his effortsâ€""labors," as ; "laborer" in the true sense of the word The Judge of a Missouri Court ruled that conviction of membership a criminal combine defined under laws of Missouri as "a conspira« makes a St, Louis manufacturing c pany incapable of availing itsel{ of processes of the courts for suin~ A great deal of misconception is to the application of the term "J: as indicating a ~class apart from masses of the people. This is a gros propriety. Every man who contril to production, whether by hand ar 3 Anna Gould has obtained a from her precious Count, and t! deeuu.ummw;nym year for his support. _ Anna pail dearly for her title and her exp Many a girl would rather have â€" a real man. you draw trigger horse. Shooting men "in mista a comparatively cheap an It is mow expected that a balance to the good who Bank‘s assets and liabilitic of sufficient to pay about the delizr to the sharch, Bank of Montreal is actin> The Reformed Bpelling Boa ternal "trubble," and there is a "fite" among its members. J Starr Jordan says there is â€" Brander Matthews in it! If people in heaven know what ing on among those left here, wh be Russell Sage‘s feelings when 10 of his widow giving away all tho, lions! incinnati has CURRENT â€" COMMENT ) as outlined by her, is ; _think. Neither ‘he nor bby to serve. The mone public knew at the _ *2C Ditâ€"Dboard _ has also take & f&lllg .bo.' organized f universit ; the Ilewsp.pon are _ of publicity, and houses of the cities ured by M.M paâ€" advertisements also nt Mrs, b.p jects to which i be was himâ€" the matter in he appears to sure it Anna paid pre pay #50,000 u n t M’l“.n w\ there n 1Â¥ Xperienco, e married m i8an dan up on divo labor f i Bef not pur the t will thinks i 18