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IFLD. 37 "TI could not exvnect you to come, 4ear Miss Fimer, Dr. Clark, who attended me in my ilness, told meâ€" ish, T fear," said Lavra Elmer, as her heart smote her for the neglect of this gentle friend. The lady threw aside her veil, and disâ€" closed the sweet face of a friend. "My dearest Rose!" cried Laura El mer. rising to embrace her. "The Duchess of Ber sleigh!" exclaimâ€" ed Mr. Cassinove. in surprise, "Yes, it is I, my friends, come t3 see u_ once more. Indeed, I should have five come sooner, but I have been i!}; and, oh! in so much trouble. You have heerd about it, Miss Elmer®" "Yen, sweet Rose! I heard, and I should have gone to you, but sorrowsâ€" auch dark sorrows as oursâ€"make us self. Thus they conversed together until} their conference was interrupted by the | opening of the cell door, and the appearâ€" | ance of the warden who ushered in n’ lady closely veiled, and retired. 1 fer 2* Wiingâ€"on, yesâ€"as willing to share your sorrows as ever I should have been to share your joys," said Laura, sitting down beside him. "Oh!" groaned Cassinove, "If my guiltiness is no plea to heaven or earth in my behalf, surely this woman‘s goodâ€" ness must be! Surely, for her sake, God will bring light out of this great darkâ€" zfis.! Heaven will not leave her to sufâ€" as willingâ€"oh, yes your sorrows as ey to share your joys down beside him. _And are you, my beautiful preserver, i)r('pared for the sacrifice which, indeed, fear it is doing a great wrong to ask of you?" "It will be no sactrifice on my part. It is the only possible way to save yourâ€" self from an unjustlyâ€"inflicted death, and, me from a fatal remorse." "Alas, Laura! when I first met and worshipped youâ€"when I first dared to dream of the poy of making you my own â€"this was not the sort of bridal 1 picâ€" tured to myself!" said Cassinove, with a deep groan. "No, my own; you thought of conâ€" vering fortune, and laying it at my ?eet and of lifting me to a position highâ€" er, if possible than that from which I fell. This is what you planned for me. And because you planned it, and because it pleased Heaven to disappoint â€"your generous plan, here am I at your side, "That Miss Elmer was performing the t P 0 0 t PcC ae PEEee comet EU say it," replied Laura Elmer, with noble truthfuiness, as she placed both her hands in his. P P epramtatiin..anellth dnc‘ allith i dscz fied, consented to go and perform the ceremony, In the meantime Laura Elmer had passed into the cell of her betrothed, Cassinove was gitting just where the doctor had left him on the side of his mattress, with his hands clasped togeâ€" ther and his head sunk wpon his breast, He looked up as Laura entered, and, risâ€" ing, extended his hands to her, saying: "Oh, Laura! oh, my guardian spirit, fain you surmise what Dr. Clark has been saying to me this morning?" "Yes, yes, mine own, for I sent him +m 1770. Hrenry W He found the g and in a privat him the service simove, saw he to procure th ealed upon C Rev, Henry 1 He found the Cassinove at first demurred, but the good doctor easily persuaded him that it would be for the best. And then he took his leave for a short time to make the arrangements for the strange marriage, First he ealled at the lodgings of Miss Eimer, whom he found dressed as if for w usn mew with Cassin pointed out to hir to En'vent Laura make her his wife He also arose. Ho looked at herâ€" beautiful, pale statue that she seemeadâ€" and, taking her hand, replied : "I will, my child, I will; and may the Lond guide my thoughts and direct and comfort you, Goodâ€"night." And ha raised her hand to dirac,; _ __ [NCTCY. Fray to the Lord for direction ; and toâ€"morrow, when you visit Cassinove, you will know what to say and do," replied Laura Elmer, with sweet r'“‘it f, and abre arose as if to close the ntwv-iew. ‘"Doctor, you ate a Christian gentieâ€" manâ€"you "believe in efiectual prayer and in 'govidential guidance. (Go home and reflect on all that I have told you. Put away all worldly thoughts and conâ€" ventional ideas. Think only of justice faith and mercy, Pray to the Lord for direction ; and toâ€"morrow, when you visit Cassinove. you wil kn.w .. 7 °I Tt The next I CHAPTER XXXx1. _next day Dr. Clark had with Cassinove in the p TRIAL FOR LIFE $ to him that e is at the door, my ‘ going to visit our pr & 1 will gladly take he doctor, artfully. u; I was just going; f me to & position high an that from which | t you planned for me planned it, and becaus | giving ""+ °Ine $£000G _ man in Dr. Clark and in ugh greatly mystiâ€" o and perform the his lif;s, and to the cell of Casâ€" ind then withdrew license. Then he s old pastor, the of St. Matthew‘s, man in his study. the I °K had an interâ€" the prison and the only course evidence was to getain you an joining him. n, through ali sent him to )r, my child, our prisoner rood direct and And he | departed, ©900088828200080e | The next morning, while she was preâ€" | paring to come out, a sheriff‘s officer ! was shown into her room, who served | her with a document that proved to be ‘ a subpoena, addressed to Laura Elmer, "pinnter, and ordering her, under peril of certain pains and penalties, to appear | upon a certain day _ at the Criminal : Court, Old Bailey, as a witness on the lput of the prosecution in the case of ; "The Crown versus Ferdinand Cassinove, : charged with the wilful murder of Sir i Vincent Lester, baronet." Laura read it, and returned it, saying: ’ "This does not concern me. My name ; is not Elmer, neither am I a single woâ€" ) man.‘ vYOu "Nowhere, I presume; I; Vzv);)mc;t.lce bore that name, have now another." "Then will you be good enough to tell me where I can find Miss Laura Elmer?® At the usual hour for closing, Laura took leave of Cassinove, and returned to her lodgings. She had soon good reaâ€" son to know that her marriage had not taken place one hour too soon. After the cordial clasping of hands, and earnestly breathed _ good wishes, their friends departed, leaving the newâ€" lyâ€" married pair together. The marriage ceremony was commencâ€" ed with the usual formulas. When they came to the question, "Who giveth this woman to be married to this man?" Dr. Clark took his place beside Cassinâ€" ive, and the young duchess stood by Laura Elmer. him "Yes, sir, it is well considered," anâ€" swered Laura Elmer, gravely and firmly. "In the name of heaven, then, I must proceed. Stand up, if you please," said the minister, opening his book. "Young lady," said the minister, apâ€" proaching Miss Elmer, and speaking in a low voice, ‘is this step that you are about to take well considered ?" The little party quite filled up the narâ€" row cell. "The officers of the prison seem to think that you are holding a levee this morning, Cassinove, and are probably wondering what it is about. T did not think proper to voluntter an explanaâ€" tion," said Dr. Clark, cheerfully. Dr. Clark recognized the Duchess of Beresleigh with surprise and pleasure, bowed, and presented the Rev. Mr. Watâ€" Once more they were interrupted by the opening of the cell door and the enâ€" trance of Dr. Clark and Mr. Watson, who were ushered in by the turnkey, who imâ€" mediately withdrew. "And I am very pleased that I hapâ€" pen to be here to support you, dear Laura! You required a woman‘s presâ€" ence, now, did you not? Say so, to please me, dear Laura." "I can say with great sincerity, sweet Rose, _ I did, indeed, need the presence of some woman friend, and I am most happy to have 3'ours,’;'fébi}e;l 'l'\‘luis;‘]":‘iv mer. earnestly. "I am me, dear, "You are right, dear Laura; 1 feel that you are quite right, although not one in a hundred would think it right, and not one in a thousand dare to do it even if they thought so," said Rose, "Miss Elmer d_es not wish to be callâ€" ed as a witness on my approaching trial. To prevent this, she is about to bestow upon me her hand. Tell me, madam, for you are a disinterested judge, am I not doing a great wrong to accept so vast a sacrifice?" said Cassinove. "But I do not understand," said Rose. "She would immolate herself for the bare chance of saving my life," began Cassinove; but Laura gently placed ber hand before his lips to stop his further speech, and turning to the duchess, briefly, and in a low voice, explained the urgent necessity for the immediate marâ€" riage, jpart of a Sister of Charity to a lonely ; prisoner so zealously as to leaye her no Itime to bestow upon her friends," sard Cassinove, regretfully. The young duchess looked: from one to the other for an explanation. You are here involuntarily to witâ€" ness a marriage," said Laura Elmer. Rose looked more p;q;lo;;d than be fore lighten as much as‘possible these dreary prison hours. But I am here toâ€"day for an especial purpose. _ Therefore, I am pleased that toâ€"day, of all days, you should be present," said Laura Elmer, gravely ©888°088°88 "Something like that, indeed. But I consider such duties as srcred as fuily to exoncrate Miss Elmer. I fully expectâ€" ed to find her here, and I am glad to have found her." assinove arose and led Laura before pieased that you agree woth ‘ replied Miss Elmer, am very pleased that I hapâ€" here every day, dear Rose, to § what Lady Lester would have to testify in regard to the murder, when they knew that her ladyship has slept soundâ€" gm oi in Eoag | After having the oath duly adminisâ€" tered to her, she was requested to look at the prisoner, and turned to meet the full, dark eyes of Cassinove fixed with a look of anxious integrity upon her. This was the first time lie had seen him since the night of the murder, and his expression of countenance evidently surprised her. Cassinove and Laura both wondered The attorneyâ€"general proceeded _ to open the case for the Crown by stating at large the facts attending the murâ€" der for which the prisoner at the bar had been indicted, commented severely as he progressed upuon the atrocious natâ€" ure of homicide in general, and of this murder in particular, wherein he said were all the vices of ingratitude, hypoâ€" crisy and cowardice, Wherein the prisonâ€" er, young in years, but old in crime, had heninously murdered his own benefactor â€"not in broad daylight. face to face with: his intended victimâ€"no! but ";n the | dead waste and middle of the night," j when all the household save himself,l had sunk to innocent repose, the cowardâ€" ! ly assassin stole to the bedchamber of Sir Vincent Lester, and there, in thi, scene of stillness, in that hour of darkâ€" ness, while the victim lay helpless in sleepâ€""innocent sleep"â€"plunged _ the | dagger into the heart of his benefactor The clerk then called the name of _ "Clara, Lady Lester," | And there was a general rising and | craning of necks to catch a glimpse of j the baronet‘s widow, as she move from her seat amovrg the witnesses and went forward to take the stand, where her stout, blackâ€"robed, deeplyâ€"veiled form stood revlulod to all eyes. L 4w ! ww F __"The death of his son? Mr. Albert Hastings? When did he die?" inquired Cassinove, in surprise. "About a month ago." "Was he long ill?" "In body, not an hour. In mind, always I fear. He blew out his brains after losâ€" ing fifty thousand pounds at a card table in Badenâ€"Baden. It has broken his fathâ€" er‘s heart. as you may see. The old man was ill for many adys after the casâ€" tastrophe, and has only just arrived in England, to serve you, if he can, he‘ says." Wearily, despairingly, Cassinove turnâ€" ed from this black array to look upon the group of witnesses forâ€"the defense, who were seated on his right hand. They were very few in numberâ€"consisting of his vencerable pastor, his old schoolmasâ€" ter, and his old nurse, all come to tesâ€" tify to the excellence of his character from his childhood up. With these Casâ€" sinove was astonished to see old Colonel Hastings, dressed in deep mourning, and looking worn and wasted as though from illness, Cassinove beckoned Mr. Fulmer, his junior counsel ,and inquired: 1 "How came Colonel Hastings hither?" "He presented himself this morning as a voluntary witness for the defence, He has just arrived from Bnden-Baden,l where his constitution received a terrible shock in the death of his only and ido-l lized son." And Ferdinand Cassinove was ushered into the prisoner‘s dock. _ He looked around himself, over the sea of faces upturned to his; no friendly look among them; the hundreds of eyes fixed upon him; no kindly glance from them. Curâ€" iosity, horror and vindictiveness was the expression of the multitude. Dr. Clark unwillingly took his place among the witnesses on the part of the Crown. Behind him walked Laura, clothed in deep mourning, and leaning on the arm of the vencwable Dr. Clark. Laura was accommodated with a seat near Mr. Cassinove‘s counsel. And in a few minutes Ferdinand Casâ€" sinove made his appearance, walking beâ€" tween two police officers. His step was firm, his carriage erect, his glance keen, and his bearing proud. His face was pale only in contrast to the darkness of the ebon locks that waved around his lofty brow, and the sable suit of clerical cloth that formed his usual costume. All eyes were now turned in the direc tion of the door through which the pri soner was expected to enter. And soon after the order was given to bring in the prisoner. At ten o‘clock the judges entered the courtroom and took their places on the bench. As soon as the doors were thrown open this crowd pressed into the courtâ€" room as into a playhouse, to witness the agonizing spectacle of a fellow creaâ€" ture on trial for his life, as if it it had been a play got up for their entertainâ€" ment. At an unusually early hour, a crowd, composed in part of the most respecâ€" table citizens of London, _ collected in front of the Old Bailey to await the opening of the doors. All London was talking of it. It formâ€" ed the subject of conversation at every breakfast table, every office and every shop in the city as well as at the chamâ€" ers of Mesars. Clagett and Fulmer, counâ€" sel for the prisoner, and at the cell at Newgate, where Ferdinand Cassinove awaited his summons to the courtroom. It was the morning of the day of the trialâ€"the trial, par excellence, of the sessionâ€"the trial of the tutor, Ferdinand Cassinove, for the murder of his employâ€" er, Sir Vincent Lester, one of the oldest baronets of England. * ‘When does the trial come on, quired Laura of the lawyer. "Toâ€"morrow, madam." "If anything can save him in such exâ€" tremity," murmured Cassinove, under his breath. MuP? â€"Patnhdihicte Biniihe. $ Pss bics â€" 4 "My client h:s just xtold me of the ceremony that took place here yesterday morning. I had already learned that a subpoena was out for you this mornâ€" ini, one day too late. You have achieved a great stroke of diplomacy, madam, and saved my client." The officer looked at her in surprise, and then muttering that he would see about it, departed. And Laura Elmer went on her way to the prison, where she found Ferdinand Cassinove in close consultation with his counsel. The latter arose with a smile to greet the lady, saying: "You need not give yourself that trouble. I am the wife of Ferdinand Cassinove, and therefore incapacitated from giving evidence on his trial," said Laura, gently. "Then, madam, will you be so good as to tell me your new name, that I may have the mistake corrected?" said the officer, taking out his tablets. _ wicow, as she m?we:f tg the witnesses and ake the stand, where robed, deeplyâ€"veiled CHAPTER XXXIL ‘25 own dbenciaetor ht. face to faeo with â€"noil but "in the ldle of the night," hold save himself, repose, the cowardâ€" the bedchamber of and there, in thar sir?" ‘‘Hold on there, though!‘‘ shouted the un gentlemanly ‘barkeep. ‘‘You don‘t want on bath right on top of another one.‘" for drinking From "The Call of the Westâ€"America ond Elizabethan England," by Sidney Lee in the May Scribner. j Sir Walter Raleigh, the virtual founâ€" _der of Virginia, is the presiding genius of the embryonic English empire on Amâ€" erican shores. Politically, he was Spain‘s relentless foe. He was ambitious for his own country to share, if not to crush, Spanish dominion of the New World. The indiffeernce of his fellowâ€"countryâ€" men to the opportunities which Amesiéca offered them roused in him an angry disdain. Raleigh‘s nature was a mingled yarn. Intellectual strength was inter twined with lawless passion. A genuine love of learning and speculation kept his powerful prejudices within bounds. Jealâ€" ousy of Spanish power and of Spanish wealth never blinded him to the signitiâ€" cance of Spanish methods in the sphere of exploration and colonization.â€" | in | Sir Walter Raleigh caught the enthusâ€" jiasm, and he ormanizged the costly series | of expeditions to that section of the | Spaniards vaguely â€" bounded "Nowery land" which he christened Virginia. For a time there was a likelihood that the Elizabethans whom Raleigh sent thither might plant their the seeds of an Engâ€" lish empire. But the settlers were unâ€" able to hold their own. ‘Those who voyâ€" aged forth to dwell there disappeared and elyded all efforts to rescue them, Thus far the Spanish lesson had been imâ€" perfectly learned. Yet the Virginian scheme was never completely abandoned, and there issued from it, after many %ilures, the final triumph of Jamestown. eer at length, in lfi(fi. arose an Engâ€" lish settlement which bore lasting fruit. But as often as that fact is recalled, the philosopher should remember that the courage which enabled the Elizabethans to persevere in the Virginian design was fostered by close study in Spanish books of the reports and experiences of the Spanish explorers of Florida. In orâ€" _der to maintain the spirit of his counâ€" trymen in their Virginian endeavors, Hakluyt rendered into English a Spanish volume which he significantly named "Virginia richly valued, by the descripâ€" tion of the mainland of Florida, her next neighbor." ‘The book was a full descripâ€" tion of the Spanish discovery of Florida and of "the commodities of the said country" according to Spanish testimony, Poured With Lavish Hand. ((Washington Herald.) "I need a little liquor after coming from e bath," said the man who finds excuses Sir Walter Raleigh the Founder of Virâ€" ginia. Sir Ruthven Lester was now called to the stand, and duly sworn. After which he corroborated the testimony of his mother, but added nothing new. (To be continued.) This question was also objected to and ruled out. And after a close erossâ€"exâ€" amination, that elicited nothing more than a reiteration of the first testimony, Lady Lester was permitted to withdraw. "But what then does suppose to have been the "I can testify with certainty only to the enmity; the knowledge of its cause belongs only to Him who seeth the secret heart of man." "What was the cause of this hatred between the prisoner and the deceased *" Here, even the cold, calm Lady Lester reddened, as she replied: The counsel put it in another form and inquired: "What motive do you suppose the ceased had for this course of cont to!_a_rd the prisoner?" This question was challenged, objected to, and ruled out. "By throwing every obstacle he could in the way of Mr. Cassinoves conversaâ€" tion with the governess." the Here a titter ran through the crowd, mingled with murmurs of "Very natuâ€" ral_,'_’ "Quite right," etc. "In the first place, Sir Vincent Lester very much disliked the attentions paid by Mr. Cassinove to a young â€" person residing in the capacity of governess in our family. And though Mr. Cassinove was well aware of Sir Vincent‘s disâ€" approbation, he not only persisted in those attentions, but augmented them "Your ladyship will please be specific and instance some of these stated acts of mutual annovance." "In many daily acts of mutual anâ€" noyance; in many looks, words and deeds of hatred." "At first the deceased and the prisoner seemed to entertain for each other as cordial a friendship as could possibly exist between persons of unequal rank and age. Gradually, but evidently, that friendship cooled, until, at length, it changed to a bitter enmity." "Will your ladyship tell the court how this enmity exhibited itself ?" "Can your ladyship inform the jury what seemed to be the state of feeling between the deceased and prisoner t" inquired the counsel for the crown. know the priibilve}"at-.tl;: the situation of tutor of MoneP udiant /ok son, and resided in our house for twelve months." ly through the whole of the tragic scenes of that fatal first of October. It was known when she began to speak. "I am tbe_widow of the deceased. I at the bar; he filled a New World. follow-count.ry- which Amesica him an angry was a mingled your ladyship cause ?" objected to and close erossâ€"exâ€" nothing more o i e c c Cl h ts oo . . i oraks TORONTO ‘ the deâ€" conduct How the Traffic is Regulated Under the Samlag System, The Samlag system in Norway gives power to municipalities to grant all the retail spirit licenses which it deems necessary to & company which would bind itself to carry on the traffic in the interests of the community with a fixed 'annual return of not more than 5 per cent. on its paidâ€"up capital. In estabâ€" lihsing the system the question of comâ€" pensation does ot appear to have preâ€" lag was introduced two kinds of licenses ly or for a term not exceeding five the first no compensation whatever was paid to those dispossessed of their annuity equal to the average yearly profits for the three years preceding the suppression of the license. This proviâ€" sion is still in force. m sn e DULW NALS are alw2ys en reg! With these provisions the aims ami strawberry shortcake is de trop. "I was fishing on the spring of 1903 with rheumatism. aleep, and the pai able. My case bee NORWAY AND LIQUOR TRADE carry trees to supply two men planting. The number of plants per acre will deâ€" pend on the spacing. Planting four feet by four feet, 2,725 trees will be necesâ€" sary; for planting five feet by five feet, 1,750 trees, and for planting six feet q2 Oe P id T V by six feet, i,’éio'{r'ee; The rate of planting will vary a great deal. _ In easily worked soil six men ought, after some practice, to be able to plant about five thousand trees per day. It is best to have some men do the acâ€" tual planting, while others carry trees to them. _ One man or boy can often carry trees to supply two men planting. npg 2 C s e 4 Rome prefer to plough furrows as far apart as the rows of trees are intended to stand. Then the planters go along the furrows and at the required disâ€" tances put down the tree, hold it in posiâ€" tion and throw some loose earth about the roots, then tramp this earth down thoroughly, and then on to the next tree. The earth may be thrown back into place by another furrow ploughed alongside of the first one. and in the hole thus made a tree taken from the basket or pail is placed. The roots of this tree shovld be well spread out. Then the earth is put back and well tramped down. The tree should be placed in the earth about an inch deeper than it was in the nursery bed, in order to allow for heaving of the soil by frost, ete. 1f the ground is soft and easily workâ€" ed, the planting may be done with a spade. A spadeful of earth is taken out, a longer time, on account ()}V{fiefi:né;; of injury to the roots when they are finally moved If the trees arrive at a time when they cannot be planted immediately, they shoudl be "heeled in." For this purpose select a shaded spot which the sun and the wind cannot get at, and here dig a Vâ€"shaped trench, with the sides sloping at quite an angle. Now take a pail or other vessel and in it put water and earth, so as to form a thin mud; or simply dig a hole in the ground and pour some water in it. Take the seedlings and dip them in this thin mud, then place them in the trench, crowding them pretty closely (but not too close), throw the earth back over the seedlings and tramp it down thoroughly; then put down another row of seedlings, and so on. ‘The seedlings will keep all right in this condition for two weeks or more ; but it is not wise to keep them thus for In planting trees in a forest plantaâ€" tion, three things nbeolutex necessary to attend to are: 1. Keep the roots of the trees moist. 2. Spread the roots well when placing the trees in the ground. 3. Tramp the earth firmly around the roots. In order to keep the roots of the trees from drying, they are carried in baskets and covered over with wet moss; or they can be carried in pails, partly filled with water, or, better still, very thin mud. ON EASILY WORKED SOILâ€""HEELâ€" ING IN"â€"HOW TO DO IT. A RHEUMATIC WRECK. PLANTING A FOREST. 1 d When pa and ma should change their work an‘ pa should stay to hum, I wouldn‘t like to be a boy, but jest a little mouse To hear what things pa would say if he was eleanin‘ house. +â€"Wiliam Futhey Gibbons fo Woman‘s Heme Companion for April. _ A woman is glad if she doesn‘t look her age; a man if he doesn‘t feel it, %w hats are always en regie when So me an‘ Jim was sayin‘, if the time should An‘ when that night the kids is sick an‘ has to have a drink, An‘ ma she can‘t get up because her back‘s in such & kink, If pa should bang the furniture whilst gropâ€" in‘ fer the cup, You can feel him getting mad enough to fairly eat her up. But he always leaves us orders, *Help to S m.::4 tt.lhem Mmh. down." adt) ‘ at night, w gets home u‘d think to bear him groan y 9 About the hardship of it, that he‘d done the job aloue. Poor ma! She has it awful bard, she‘ll work until she drops, An‘ pound her thumb nails half wey off, an‘ wet her feet with slops; She‘ll get so hoarse that she can‘t speak, un‘ sore at every bone; But pa, be says if it was him hbe‘d lot the house alone. When we‘d planned to go aâ€"fishin‘ fer the suckers in the run; But while pa takes his noonip‘ an‘ the hosses eat their snacks, Us boys can beat them carpet» while we‘re restin‘ up our backs. An‘ then next day pa‘s certain sure to have to go to town; But he When the April sun‘s aâ€"shining hot an‘ things is nice an‘ fresh, When the willer‘s droppin‘ tossels an‘ the blackbird‘s in the bresh, An‘ pa comes in fer noomin‘ an‘ the floors is wet as souse, Then it‘s ‘"Lawsâ€"aâ€"massy om us! Your ma‘s cleanin‘ house!‘" E P ol eE sttne ETE 20; yield 36 bush., 40 lbs. s 1906â€"Sown April 10, ripened August 17; yield 35 bush., 20 lbs. Reeding at the Experimental Farm did not begin till May in the years 1896 and 1899, and in these years the harvest yielded 26 bushels 40 pounds, and 38 bushels 30 pounds respectively per acre. In the other cases early seedâ€" ing did not invariably mean an early harvest. Seeding operations in some portions of the Northwest have been delayed by ecold weather. From private sources it is learned that some of the farmers can only sow in the afternoon when the sun has thawed the ground. The frost at night and during the forepart of the day is too severe to permit of sowing. Howâ€" ever, a good deal of sowing has been done in the afternoons, and the prosâ€" pects are that the crop will be all right. The following table, taken from the official figures at the Experimetnal Farm, at Brandon, Man., gives the date of the beginning of seeding and harvestâ€" ing, and the yield per acre in the several years of the period 1895â€"1906: ___1895â€"Sown April 16, ripened August 27; yield 49 bushels. 1898â€"Sown May 8, ripemed Septemâ€" ber 4; yield 26 bushels, 40 lbs. 18907â€"Sown April 26, ripened August 19; yield 35 bushels, 20 lbs. 1898â€"Sown April 20, ripened August 25; yield 35 bush., 20 lbs. 1890â€"Sown May 1, ripened August 28; yield 38 bush., 30 lbs. 1900â€"Sown April 10, ripened August 21; yield 21 bush., 20 lbs. 1901â€"Sown March 2, ripened August 22; yield 36 bush., 40 lbs. 1902â€"Sown March 4, ripened August 28; yield 31 bush. | 1003â€"Sown April 24, ripened August | 22; yield 24 bush., 20 lbs. 1904â€"Sown March 4, ripened Sept. i; yield 36 bush., 40 lbs. 1905â€"Sown April 10. rinened Amouat IT IS SOMETIMES LATE, BUT ALWAYS HAVE HARVEST. ments of children . I always keep the Tablets in the house." Sold by medicine dealers, or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams‘ Medicine Comâ€" pany, Brockville, Ont. _ All soâ€"called "soothing" syrups and mogt of the powders advertised to cure childhood elements contain poisonous opiates, and an overdose may kill the child. When the mother uses Baby‘s Own Tablets she has the guarantee otf a Government analyst that this medicine contains no opiate or narcotic. They can be given with absolute safety to a newâ€" born baby. They cure indigestion, conâ€" stipation, colic, diarrhoea, and the other minor ailments of children. Mrs. G. Colâ€" lins, Hirkella, Man., says: "Baby‘s Own Tablets are the most satisfactory mediâ€" cine I have ever used for the minor ailâ€" The most remarkable fact in the hisâ€" tory of Norway sobriety is that while the population increased by about 60 per cent. during the ceriod 1851â€"1906 and the imports per inhabitant by about 300 per cent. and the exports by about 200 per cent., the consumption of alcoho! per inbabitant decreased by about 4 Sper cent. The decrease in the consumption of alcohol per inhabitant was most marked between the years 1871 and 1905, during the Samlag period. The combined capital of all the Samâ€" lags in Norway in 1904 amounted to $155,000, ad it has never been more than $190,000. The profits of the trade even under these restrictions have contributed since the establishment of the system $7,000,000 for objects of public interest. During the past eight years the proporâ€" tion accruing to the state has been inâ€" creased and set apart till 1910 to form the nucleus of an old age pension fund, which now amouts to $2,500,000. 'ny of Li?uon sold; reduction of the number of licenses; the easy enforcement of the law; the destruction of the power of the spirit trade, and the furtherance of all progressive measures of reform. The allotment of the profits in Norway at present are as follows: To the state, 65 per cent.; to the municipality in lieu of larger license duties now abolihsed, 15 per cent., and to objects of public utility not being chargeable on the rates but operating as counter attractions to the public houses in towns, 10 per cent., and in the surrounding districts, 10 per cent. fit and securing the monopoly value g:tho gublic; insuring the ::ast qualâ€" ity of liquors sold; redu of the m:n'J!muaurotoflnln‘m PA‘S HOUSECLEANIN®‘ DRUGGING CHILDREN. es of the Samlag are summarized ' ws: The elimination of private ; SEED TIME. April 10, i ripened August a certain spiritnc! satisfaction that comes from rightâ€"ainking and rightdivâ€" ing. The man who strives to do his whole duty to me=> «haill in no wise miss his reward, even though he does not think of God. The man who thinks of God, but thinks of Him as if He were afar off, who obeys but does not pray and does not love, will also receive the reward that is due his small measure of piety ; but it is infinitely better to be a son than a servant. The son loves to abide always in his father‘s house. He loves to be sure of his father‘s companâ€" ionship and approval. Te loves to pray, as he begins his task: "O Father, grant that all my labors this day may be beâ€" gun and completed under Thy approval and blessing. Grant that of the poor material I bring this day something may find a place in Thy eternal house. Grant that for this day‘s labor I may reccive my daily bread, the portion of this world‘s goods that I need; and that I may receive the bread that endureth, the fellowship of God this day."â€"Chrisâ€" tian Advocate. Grateful for the Refusal. (Milwaukee Sentinel.) "I would like to get off early this afterâ€" moon,"" said the clerk, ‘as my wife wants me uw.-fi If we should pray for material bread, much more should we pray for the bread of life. It comes by labor too. There is needs us. Our work is a p;.rt of His work, and He is interested in its perâ€" formance. Of the first thirty years of the life of Christ we know almost nothâ€" ing but that He was always about His Father‘s business and that He worked with Joseph at the carpenter‘s trade. He spent the gerater part of his short lif in showing the world that even common labor may be business that God is interâ€" ested in, and that to work without referâ€" ence to God, to work for bread for bread‘s sake alone, or to live by brezd alone and not by hearing and constantly obeying the word of God is to live a life that is less than human. Christ taught us to pray every day for our daily bread. It comes to us so regularly as a reward of our daily labor that we almost forget to pray for it at all, or even to return thanks when we reecive it. How many Christians hasten every day to the shop or the field withâ€" out taking time to breathe one short prayer for God‘s help in the day‘s Jaâ€" bor? Yet we need His help, and He needs us. Our work is a part of His work, and He is interested in its perâ€" {‘Oan‘t possibly do it," said the employer. should be taken out of politi was the bane of the service. It specially trained menâ€"not poli Both yellow fever and malaria are nov within the reach of the strong arm o preventive medicine and are the direc outgrowth of pathological research,. T is especially in this line that there is & most striking difference between Eng Bpeaking of the prevention . before the Pathological Society delphia the other day, Dr. Wil said they do these things bett« land. He said: to shame the « national system . And there are n criticise than owur u The New York Journal of pays a high tribute to Canad: system, and its advantages t its security, and its elasticity figures are instru« in 1898 .... 4 In 1900 .... 669 in 1901 *.,., 1,476 In 1902 .... 2852 There is a constantly of emigration of Scots land to Canada, and Scotsman computes t about 50,000 of them g Of 881 samples of butter examined by the Inland Revenue analysts 868 were found to be pure, 5 doubtful and 8 conâ€" tained foreign fat. _ The adulterated samples were collected in Quebec and Montreal. The arbitrators have milk in Toronto at $1 crease of 2 1â€"4 cents a asked $1.30 and dealer The United States drag combine has been enjoined by decree of the United States court, and the scheme to kill comâ€" petition throughout the republic is now illegal. In France state officiais and school teachers are forbidden to form unions or to join any orgamizations which interâ€" fere with Government control and disci« pline, The Irish Council bill will pass the Common$. If the House of Lords reâ€" jects it, so much the worse for the Lords. 10 cost « CURRENT | COMMENT Daily Bread 10°~ Journail of Commerce tribute to Canada‘s banking its advantages to business, and its elasticity. It says: ankers and financial writers , to congratulate themselves uperiority of their banking ich is more nearly perfect her in the world, and puts the clumsy and disordered tem of the United States." ire non better qualified to fever and malaria are now ich of the strong arm of dicine and are the direct nd dealers offered #1 arbitration was $22 2,852 »rlogical Society of Philaâ€" r day, Dr. William Osler se things better in Engâ€" prevention of discase tive y increasing stream temen from the uid d _ the Edinburgh that we have got ntemporaiy m since 1899 In In In In ) polntics, as it vice. Tt required not politicians. 1906 19803 1904 :od the price of per can, an inâ€" on. â€"Producers wise miss does not thinks of He were 10,552 11 744 158416 The It