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.... ~ 'f@ilftRI L.... es:::::::c__ ----~----- FRIDAY, JANU ARY, 9, 1885. =============-=-=--ni ~~. t{ ii I/' l\'I I' O S 1r. o R 'lBlfS. I' U 1..' CHAPTE R I . "You ·~ntcari,i for diamond~~' said " I t is i~lkwg u on B" IlBt:l to say that, If!oss ; you v.ant to see th<-'m on ) uur self, and th en you will know wha t diamrn1 ds ar e. Come-you eh all ti y on the Heath er bloom set ; some cJay or other they will be yours, l Sllppose.' She touched a b<1ll at her sid e aa she .!<poke ; 1mmediately a maid came Ill frum the mxt room. ' 'U1 1lnck my j 1~wel-case, Mills," sai d Laoy Heathe1 bloom, ..and bnng me the diamonds." Durmg 1\1111&' absence a silence fel upon uhe t wo ladies. T b ey w, re aittmg drmk tng tea in a little sittmg room which was L aay Heat h er bloom'a own particu lar ea.1,ctum ; 1t opened iuto her dreBBmgruom. It was small, but wonderfully prl-!tty ; the chairs were of carved ivory, th <' w..lls hnng with w hit,e aillu~mbro1dercd with flowe1s. )floss was n -it often invited there; when nhe came she looked abou t her wit h eyes of wonder. None of tho d;gmtied grandeur of the Ileathe1bloom rnans\On impre~sed her as did thrn nook all coloui and ewoet scents. Floss was Lord Heatherbloom's wad, an urphan, ~ nd ;\bsolut..ly poor. She was a distant conIJection of the family, the clutd of people of good birth, but withou t meaus. She was left alone 111 t h e world when a mere girl, but Lord Heath erbloom was her guardian; and when her mother wus on h<er death-bed, she wrote to hm1. The Earl res1,unded immediately in person , he a1nve<l however too la te to see his cousm alive; but he took F loss home wn~ him, and tl1 ld Lady H eathe1 bloom thali l:lhe wa.; to live wlLh t hem alwajs until she married. Lady Hta.t..erbloom l ooked at her, and knew· that her own beauty was eclipsed. l:Hrn received tho = rnrl very gr..ciuusly however. Floae was mten~i;ly ahy and t u nul She was fn1l of gratitude for all the kindn~ss th.it lw.d been shown her by tho Boatherblooms ; but ahe h ad no courage to express it. She underntood Lad" Heatherbloom's ~ remark about the dtamonds ,· her engagemtnt to Lotd rr~atherbloom's younuer " brother was but a month old - any reference to it brought the hot blood to Flo~s ·~ faet;. Lady Heather bloom had no child· r en; the girl kn.,w that what she ha d m~ant was that she heril(~lf mighb one day be Ladv B1;a.therbloom Laoy Htr .htn bloom. She felt strange]) shy when Mills ret urned and opened the caBe m whi'eh lay th1:1 He,otherbloom diamoflt1s. Lady 6 deck"<l Floa~ out lll all the glory of these then· engageme nt, he biibed Ken nedy to lit tle la b our T !rnre it! 1111 doubt that pro· m ,.gmficent j ewula. Then ahe turned her h bl f' th ·a.l portion ately fawer hands !I.re employed to a mirror. preser ve t e ossoms o ese espec1 ·· f i · I.,.. d d t now t h an was formerly the c>se, owmg · "-enne Y uo ero o:G ' 'Tdl me now if diamnids are not in urees or tlm. l b f ,, h very well what was wanted of }um. He to i mproved lllllthods of wo1 kmg and the1r p i·ce upon v. ea.un u1 woman, s e sent Lady ITeatherbloom boxes of flowers management h aving come mto voguo r.iaid gaily. h' h fil' d th t t h th After h avrng been sh orn t he wool is Floss crimson ed and look ed depreca.t I w 110 'ed e grea owdn· o use wi sorted , the sorter beinir rather an impor --._,_....Jil ' th fl t " b h h co our an sweetness ; an every n ow ., g1y a t>r own r e ec ion; ut w at s e and t h en he drnpatched to Mr. Geor e ta.nt personage, who 1s well p a.id. T nere sa .v su rp11sed her so much that she looked t h f f th d f g are various qua.lrnes k ree ur our o eae won er u1 roaes , and each must be · l d llP...l.lll ; f or m1 ee these sp"'r hng st;onen Fl oss was li a.pp10r wh r-n eh e wor e th em!I kep beet ~ · ,_, I · i to itself in or der to sell to the · NOT.ES. o "o.c· a br1l 1an ce to her bo<>my su~h as th.;m when ~he had tho diamonds m hei ad van tage. I ~ is becoming the custom It does not pav to k.ep P"Or sto~k of sh: had never eeen 1t. wear before. She h d h k Sb d 'd tk now m some loc ~liti.is to wash th"1 wool d b k · , <l air 1.m on er nee , e 1 no now , L a s1 1y start.e, r.ha.t they b 3camc her delicate b~auty bet alth ouih e8:per ta differ as to whether it 1s any krnd, II' every amma.l is good of i ts r ow :-0 a step ~nt1 look. l.9.dy Heather o!oom wat ched Floss s ter than any pi·ectous stones-she oPl d1:1s1nble t o do so or or.herwisci. Some k·1Hl His always aate 1ble and c·a u he turn chanimw and expressive face with much !mew that she loVPd them, and that Geo;g~ contend that it h in jured, and that cer- ed mtu money at any t ime t hat Jt, JS deam.~aement, . brought thern to her. tam valuabl e p roper ties are destroyed 111 sirable to do so, w bcreas au inferior on\l i6 1 areyou Youare halfaf11.lldofyourse.f, 'l'lie H onournble G 1eorge H aze1 was thepncess 1 but 1t would app~·ar to be ,[ways a drug on th., farmer's h ands F , A Yfassachutts cvrrt>spondent o f the E lno;, i Joss 1 i;;he said, wi~l~ 1 a smile singularly unhlrn his brother, the Earl nea.dy 1ha gHneral opmion that s uch du tlllrt. Farmers' C,ub d tstroya quack grass Nut of myself, I tlunk, t he girl reB th t· ' l b t L d H t h bl advantages are more than counterbalauc ed l d "b h I o were M ; u or ea er oom P 1e , nt ot t e stones? am suxe I v;as very shg'>t aud s t oop ed ra:,h er ; he by the rnmoval of dirt, and by the b tit te1 by 1,hl' follo wmg pn>ctoea. H.i plough· s h ould nAvo'r dare wear Jewels of such d d price which clean wool fetches at the t ne land, JUSt b ,,,for., the pla.utmg ot ar.y · "' h val ue. Fancy, if one !oat them I" , wlore a 1ong "'ta·h mg ,.,rho_whu P.ard ' an la sale~ Very txpen·1ve and elaborate crop , Lllle i U<hes ueep, which puts a.ll the 1eavy moua ac 1:1, w ic ma e p eop e · ' "Lost _them !" repe~ted Lady Hz,a.ther - fancy him scarcasric, because they could maclunery 1s in use at some stations f '.·r q uaci!'. r oots f unr inches undur grounu, bloom, g1vmg her a quick glance, What n ot see wh<'n lie la,urrhed and when h e scourrng the wool, m ore particulady lit , hen spread(! plenty of manure, a . d haran abi,urd t-.ea ! Oc courze such things did n ot. He was bu t little given to localities whern there is not a plt:nt1fu l rows thoroughly, with on., of t h ~ ill ien1 are lost, but no t every day, and not, as a sp each, though he could t alk well when supµly of wa.t.er. . But where t~ere is a "ew ha.nowa, m"kwg the surface ao m e! rule, when one i ~ weanng t hem, T ney h, chose He was a very reserved and frl·ntago to the river, and war,.,r 1s prac > 1- lo w as p ossible tor the new .eed bed. The l11mted , older and more sunpl~ or lp is cul·ivat. d v~ry r,horoughly till lt are m ore often lost from then· ca~e, if taci t u rn man as & rule- people were a i,illy ur1 lost at ail I wonder 8om0t1mes thl'l'e little mclmed 8 ,,metimes to pity his love methods . are usual. The process c1f 0 ·mpl etd y sh.~des the ground c~bbag e T trn rot.ta are not m ere robb~neii of Llia"!; krud ; 1t ly wift·. Mr. Hazel was the opprnnte of den.mug ism th e tlret ploca to woll soak or corn loddor a ua · era well wou ld r edly be r. very rnsy thmg to take all lhis. Ile Wll-S broad in proportion t · the wod .~u large vats _ with hot water aud p '"wed undtir h ave no breathm~. will rot those d1~,monds, for mstance. Mo lls his h mght; h e hved ou t-uf dooisasmucli soap unt u tlw nnpurmt a ur_ e l_oose11ed 01 rtnd enuch the soil l ·aac M .,keel, of might tell all the. servan t3 m _the h 'JUBe, as he could ; h e waM a r owm g man, 1.1 re moved, and theu to put 1t mto per!o- Ot.1-y uga c.mnty. N Y- , 11ta.ted 11t t he Lis t a.11 the burglars m L ondon, JUat wh ere cricketer, a gi eat iider. His face was rated _z,nc boxes sunk m the v,ater Ca11egrowers Convent,10n at Geneva. th~t t hey are k ept m my dressmg-1·<· om, and I cloan ahiw en and this was so much tht. S:e·e It Id agam well soaked and s tirred by ! lantmg a ten acre field every year h ..mber o .ne he had entirely i,i1ad1 ·at dori't thmk I aho~ild h ear it if II: do.,.~n better, for h e h ad a. most expreasive by men with poles, imd fin,.Jly i~ id takeI· w1 G A e draws bac.k burglars waJl,ed at:H·ut there all mght. I mouth . hrn eyea were alwaya laugh ng to the drymg g round where ii; drti;,s a .. d hll the q_·Ja ck g ~·'"" sleep th e sleep of an easy conscience ; H e 1;1~mply adored lnuss. H e sto~d clean white colour. Still it fa to be re- to the field all th<> b.tga·sade to e1ir!ch it The culfure of rye fo, grnm and s tra>< ho,.,ever I hope they won't do 1t- I don't breathlessly absorbed m wat chrn g h er mark"d that the bulk uf the wool rto11chwant ~? lo·e the Heathorbloom d1a iiow as she fastened the two roses m her mg tlus country from Australta comes iu rn gradually on tht> mcr..ase ln 187!) i he )'ldd m th<· U111tecl Sr.a l' R was a bout 17, mo~ds. . hair and a great cluster 1J.mongst tho Jae( its greasy state.- f B1 it1sh Aubtrala1m111, <;00,000 bl!oh1 J3 I n 188\J t,b"' t ..t ..l vro t:H1t1 spoke ~rrel~ssly; Fl.11m m~~mwh1le on )ier shoulder This done, she turned - - - - - ·- - -· -- - .ludt<m w.;s 24 540,d29 b us~rnl s, valued !l.t \Va;1 ti1kmg oft tho Jewels and p l. 1.cmg them away from the mirror aod met his eyes '.l'be Tootll l'a,ctory. $18,564 560. Tt1e demand for the ~tra.w tenderly back Ill tnu1r cases. Certtimly, Something 111 their l ook brought the ra.rt T he domain of the de11t1s~ ia ab out to t>y papi::r manutactu1e1s 1s n ·W ~rc.,, i;ei as thc:y lay uhere spil.1·.klrng on the vt..lvet, colou r to her cheeks - such a colour !t~u y were very beaur.1ful, even to un· when the blood r ose beneath tha t al~biste1 be disputed. A great, dii.covery h.,s been th "'n evt:r befure, e p~cia.lly m Penn-y l >wed eyss. Ii'lo S3 knew nothmg about skm, 1t was hke nothmg but th; glow made which will revol .t1ouiz, the who e va1na, wh.ere it 1s growu in the Ja.rgesL husmess, and emanc1pMe the sufforers q ·iantity for t his purpose. lt1:1 extensive !l.mon·Js ; yet she drew a long br..,ath of upon a. youn g rose-leaf t1dmiratlon as she looked at tluim. " F loss " he said u£ can never be a1 A. factory ha.a b eea established, wi rh culture is hrgely due tu the Gllrm..n ele "'fhey are fine stones," Paid Lady rest wh1l~ it 1s poa~1ble t hat anythln" caL plenty of capital to back it, for th"' pUl'- mtint m tha p opulation of that Srate 0 .Heat~erbloCJm. "Mo»t of them have part us. When we are married, I ahall pose of m <>kin!!' sets of ar1ific1al teeth by l he Gezma.ns propl r , who are th., b<st .All that auyone who 1s post1>d on rye c ulturn, a..ys 1h ..t it may b., been rn the family for a long, long t ime. nardly dare to let you out of my sight uuchi,,ery. Im gl·d you admire th<;_m, lho~s ; 1t Now, when I have to wait so many h ourt<, troubhd with h ia teeth will have to d,, cur, a t short, mtervals <lu rmg Lhe summer w.""l,d ~e dreadful want or taste if you I tremhle lest sumething sho uld happe 1· .v1ll be to have th~ m all pulled out. ' uccc.;edi og the f~ll sowmg ol it., a.ud theu Then h e can purchasi,i a b ran d 11ew, m11. mu.ture a crop of ae ..d th" ~eas»n followmg to you while we are separated " chdn t. "Oh, yes, I do mde12d l" declared Floss. ·'What can nappe1. ?" she asked, half ch~ne made stit and b a exempt lrLJm Ju t h1s case care n,u3t b e takeu to cut it toothache :1.ll the re· t, of hu life '.l'her., 111 its y uug aud succu\e 11t sta.1e, so a,g to "I d id no· _ suppose they. were really . so frightened. beau tiful 1 hardly noticed them tnat "Oh I do not know- I have no idea 1 1s, of course, uoil1·ng ne ..., m the ma.krng keep tt in vigor. A top dre·a111g of raw d , g) p '< um or .vood a ·hea would n ight you wore them ; I was t oo fdght en- Bl!t wiien you were at Heathcrland I and usmg of artificw.l teeth, bot in wi ll b nu~l me1 1t,.ctur e by Ce highly b en cfi.mal at each cutting. ed myself to look at anythrng." could not rest un til I came too · I th0ugh1 be easily seen that uhe man1 'Ftigbte1~ed 1 You, who w1~re t he ao~et1mes the Castle might b~rn do wn 111achinery presents great :1d va ntages, ---~ - -~~--~--preLtiest g1il m t he room 1 Lady T d.1d not care so much if I could be with When the making <f wa.tehes by macbrnHis lVifowas too llnsv. Hllatherbloom exclaimed, laughing. "Put you ; but if I had to live on without you ery was st arted there were many protea s "Look here, ' said a. j udgoi to a jurythat the new way woald n ever be 1tS good the diamonds away, Mills- and don'~for· - no, F losa, I couldn tdo it! How I love ess su<>ll aG- ma11, ·'I do not desno to wound your get that I wear them to mo~row mght. you I Give roe your hand a minute as the old. But the exacu1 Put out t he opals for me this e".enwg J.l , los5. I wish this glove were not upon t11med, and the convem.,nce vf hav·1· g f<e lmgs, but why don't you put on a. .ught 11.buuL clea11 shirt I ' .And you , F loss- what are. you gomg to 1 t, and yet t h e glove 1s a dear little thmg1 the parts wtercbangeable, br< ·'Becam e my wif h as b een very busy "' revolution, and the f.,ctory watch s wear to r11g:hu 1" because it ia yours." "I have an ' W dress tl!at you have not "I used to thmk you were wise now rank nbove the hanrt -mad e. The for several days, .i.nd I have had no one seen, . L·dy Hearhm_b1o?~-Dulue has George," said Floss; " in seems to m; dame advant age~ will be had mt.he fac tory t u sew on b uttun8 " ' H asn't yOlll' wife had ttme to aew on made it to1· me ; I tlunk it U1 pretty ~but, now that you are \'ery foolish !" teeth. It '-""' eet gets bi uk en, or cu m"u though I w~nted somet hmg 1nmple, it has "I have never been so sensible as since uu t, an exectly su:uilar one c .. n be otde r a bu ttLJH 'I ' " No, sir." cost a good deal " I have known ~ou Floss I have used ed from the factory at very ~mall uost. 1f "Wba"'a t he nutber- children sick 7" \Do you want some .money, Floss?" my time well, for have learned t o lovt the plate gets era.eked it can bt1 repl11.ced ··No, Slr : eh1ldre n some wh<1t dir ty, but as~. d the ~uuntess. , . you more and moie every minute of it." Lil the same way. All that "'ill b., ;,ecH1 · , No- on, no ! Lord He::i.theroloom is "Don't love me too much" cautioned aa.ry will be to g ive the number ot the iu go >'1 h ealth." · Wh< · t is)< u r wife d )ing thah keeps very krnd tu me - kinder than I have any Floss with a little world·wdrn air i1m plate, a.ud a new one, preci~t>l y Jike 1 hfl . h t, t o e:xpec; " ' the old, will be sent by return llia1l - [N. Y. h.r 2,> Cvnstan ly eiIJ.ployed 1" _,rig lated ,from Lady Heather bloom "or Mail and Exp ess. "W"1l, you"'"'" '"'veral days a go our "Nuusen~e, child !"said Lady Heather· fever may burn out." ' millloter ca.me arvu .d, a nd said thi>t by bloom l1 ghtly. "Y u are one of oorselves ··I shall love you " said Geor"e Hazel .....,.. ~u~h a i 11ne h" h ..d gut to h~ v ' t lVo huul'ray "ha.~ would G.,orge Hazel say if you very ser10usly, ··as 'iong as the~e is an; "Was this bread bak..d in the day11 of dr<-'d µairs of br<:1.,ch ·s to s dlld to ~ i.e were not dressed m accordance with your bre:\th ·n my body · and I hope even Q1etm Eliza.beth?' a~ked aa fod gna, " h ~ ..t hen, a.ml m y w1 e has been busy ever beanty and pos1twn ·1" after t hat t" ' A1 ntir1oa.n in a Lo11don restauraur. 'Nu 1>ll1~tl J uot wait, J udge, till she gt1ts " Yes, 1 u nderstand l"- Floss grew Floss shook h er sunny head. c·r 11118011 as sh·· ai awered. "And yet, rlo "That sounds very sweet" she answer- oir, lt ..w-ere not. sir,' retu1n ~ I t!rn ro1r.h tl- th1 ough, and then I' 11 uume ><rounr.l and ~ou .knc·w, Lady H oittherbloom, I can't jld; "tmt people m love al~ays say the ti c w11.1ter. "th~t air, sir, i~ Q leeu Amrn <l·zzl., thls Cuu1 t, wit ti the whlvtl\IG slurt you evor aa.w.' - (Arkan saw Traveller . help b ..,mg a,eh1tmed th!J.t I am so poor !" same tnmg, don't they 1" Ah, George, br~ad , 111r." :!~~t~~;,~~~~e~~ :ds ~~:h h!~~~~; h~~~: ri1:0~:~\:~esjb~e~~e~ :~is :~~' t;~:r :'~~:g: t:::~ z;~~~~.~~y~~~l~~~~~;nb~! Lady Heatherbloom t llrned and looked gharply at her ··You are talking nonsense, Floss I " she said, "Perhi-ps I am ," r eplie d the gitl humbly ; ..yer. I wou d lik e t o h ave s· me mon eyof my owa." · "You will have plenty one d ay!" de cl3r.,d v~d)I H eather bloom, W!Gh a laugh · Wait till you ara the Honourab le Mrs Hoztil ; tb1>t won't b.i so very long George ·ays nothmg "ill m duce him to wait for more t han a yea.i·- 1f you won't c"n sent to become his wile then, h1:1'll carry you off in a. coach l\lld four." F loes smi ed, and then f ighed "It 16 time to dress, I tlmik," sheamd, nd went a way slowly. Mills Vias at th e jewel ca~il: she h ad p ut away the diamonds, and waB tak ing out t he st one3 that were to ha wor n to nigh t . F loss stood a mom~nt m the dlJ\, 1 way a n d watched her. Lady Heater bloom turntid her head and wat ched Floss. PrMently :b,l oss awoke fro1u her abstract10n and became aware of L ady Heatherbloom's gaze. ~he looked round, laughed a little, blushed a gre.lt deal, and ran away. La.dy Be1J Jherbloom, le't alone, fell mto a r everie so profound that she re,· he went dowu t,he wide staua to the drawinp- room, where she al most expected t o fin d Lad-y Heather bloom waitmg for her- for she was a little !ate. B ut there was only one penon m the room-a gen tleman, who 8 tood opposite to the door wat chmgit. H is hands were full of r' ses As FJoss caught :nght of him she flushed and smiled; then she cl1uped her gloved hands , exclaimmg' Oh, G~orge, how beautiful I" " I sn't Kennedy a good old fellow 1" said Georg<i. "l was deli11hted when I saw thtse-will you wear them r "Oh, yes, yes!' Floss a nswered eagerly ; and she hastily unfastened her Cloak, and, throwmg it a side, began to unpin the flowers in hllr hair and dre-s. "I \\ ish I comd help y .u," said George; '·but I daren't touch, lest I should spoil something or other. How well ~ou look , 11 that drt>ss- and the roses will J ust per < · · I Fl th ' hI l «~cu Ju 0 11" no sue 1" ovc y wo. L d t ere sht m ·n m on on o·mg ns you h d an d H e s t ood , th e roses 1n hf f d h' h 1 b an s, Sh easte ls eyes on er eauty. e · ' d in · f ron t of a great nurror aooo w h ic!l waa l e t m t 0 th e panell mg o f th e wa11 ; an d , wh ens l1e h a d t a k en th e fl owers f rom h er h au, s b e t < 10k t.wo roses f rotn the c1us t er he held, and Ustened them m the soft · wavrng "Th masses. hl J · th e ere are no sue ove y roses m ld 1 I tl k l" h d 't h wor as · icse, un 2 e sat , wi a 'ttl · h f h · l1 e 81!1 o appmess. M r. K eun ed Y was the h ead -gard ener a t rr th 1 d C ti uea. er an as e, L ord H eatL uerbloom·s S co t lan d ; an d th ese especia1 roses seat m ~ were the pnde and JOY c ,f bis h~art, for he believed that no other garden· r m Great Britam could grow them to perfec· hon, L a,dy H .,a.tlierbloom liked flvwcrn but ahe c,~rad for- many other k mds more don't lool 1~t me hke that ! You k n ow if I d1dn\ beh-.vi,i you, I should bri,iak my heart I' Two tea·>< st ood m h er shiumg Pyes as she r11.ised 1hem t o his ; and ht1 t ried t o wipe t hen· away with a 1w rsel of Valu1 ciennes w liic!J, Bhe B~,id, W"S Ji.er lJOCk t· ba.ndkcrcl11d ; und th<oJ·~ thty laughed a.no forgot why the tea re. bad cm.. e , they ll er w happy-forgot that there was a <l m nero-.r ty 11nd a. dance tog·· t > to-nigh t-t or· got that, the carrrn ge h id be1;n watt.ing half an h our at th., door, aud t hat Floss 3hould have h..,r wraps on, reddy to g,1, the moment Lady Beathe1blovm C.l.m<> down. Indeed tbey were so happy ih~t they did nou ~no1v Lady Heath1nbloom W"'8 ready and standwg m the dra w1111,:-ro<>·11 dom way, until they heaul her rnfo la11gh "So you have brm_ . 6ht Fl-:.ss a"mu rose~ I ' she siud "You ai·e a great favr.r1te with Ke11nedy, G eorge, N eve r mmd, I forgive you ; for Floes l ooks l ovely when she wears them. Come, make haste with her cloak ; we are very late ! ' ('l'O BE CONTINUl:D.) I !( ·wool in New Soutlu l'falcs. 'l ' l1e north-west of t Jie colony offers special advantages for shel'p reiuing, al· though water i~ not so plentiful as lt might be. But t hat difficulty is born~~ gr.dually overcome, partly by excavating ii.mks for holdmg ram water, and partly by bor111gs on t he artesian well prmoipl e Those runs which have no rive~ or creek frontagt1, or tile back bkco.s as they art: termed, become after a drougbt h ttl!ol bet ter than desel'ts. But smce tho construcLion of t a.uks has been l!ystematica.lly undertaken a great improvement ha1< been · hown, and thrn, cuupled wtth the ben efit derived from \;odng op erat1011s, ·s expected ultrn:iately to change the opmion hitherto entertamed r0gardmg the cond1t,w11 of the~e north-west pastoral lands \Vater is now Ir.id tu the tanks b1 maans or dcams, w h1ch extend m some Cl'Ses for several miles. Sheep-sta.tt011s can m ordmary seasons be worked very cheaply after the capit al ou tlay nec essary to provtde fences and station bmldmgs and yards has b ,en made. It is tho prac t1ce nt>w to surround the run wtth wiri: fencin!!, and subd1vide lt in to paddocks, where "the sheep J'oa.m at will, a.od are s~1d to produce an a nnual increase equal to 79 per cent. of the breedmg - ewes, a ud the lambs thrive r,1p1dly. It is only when the work of d ·af11nu, brnndmg, or shearm a 0 has to be done that t he flock are d·sturbt1d by the station h ands. Th, shearmg seasons falls at the latter end of the year, and rhe payment to the sheare · · is per score of sheep shorn, good shea.re·s aes ; but the b emg able to earn high wa0 labour employed ia compa.rat1vely small, one gang of t1hea.rers t1a.v1:1llmg fxom s ta tlon to s tation, and doin g the work a1 ea.ch. Indeed, t his labour questiun is a standard complamt ag11mst pa8tornl ~tu· ·J 10 10 8 The r ooms in great h ouses m the reigns How to Dis11osc of Coal A.shes, (,f QL!een Ann wer e, as a rule, sparingly Some analyt1c.,,J ubennsts stat ed many furnish ed Th ere would be a. cent re. yearn ago, that there 1a no avaihlble plant - ta·ll<>, eome chairs, a set tee, a few pi~tur~~. 5 tood m coal :<·hes. T ha n st at tomen n h as a mirror. p o s1hl y "epmet or m usi cal 1nb~en prod uctive of u ntold dama."tl to till- strum ont of s< ·me kmd, Bf>me shelves per· , rs of ihe soil and to prachc,,.l fruit cul- h tps tor d1 sp ~y mg th;, Chmese or J apur1sts, for the r eason tb at immenee ~rkso; p orcd a1n, which every one lov ed , qu.nht1es 0£ coal ashts have been dump- 8:nd, of course, h~avy wmdo~ curt,~ms. .,d 111 the h igh way, and use d for filling "P ~ma.lier tables were used for the mc?.~saut low pl ace~ :>nd making waik s wh en eve1y t "a drikmg, La,1ge sc r~ens lu1ut oil the ' V.< ggnn·load was needed ~n cult ivuble too fr~quent draugh ts. Ha.nd~omely limd or to renov 1 te the sml ai uund fruit wrought stoves and irons stood m the tr1·e~ and bti·ry budIles and vines. If ~n - widi,i fireplaces The rooms t h .,ms.-lves ,;lytical c h em1sts have n ot b e11 u able to v.,r e l ofty 1h e walls of the bietter krnd ·h t ect lillY subMun ctB m coat ash1:s that w u n scot tod and carved, and t he ce1hngs m their j udgment growiug p:ante can pamted m al le~or.c<Ll de~1~ns Wallpa mploy for t he grow th ot the sremHar10 P· r s only can?" mto u;e wir.lnn tbe laot lew ltlaves and the d1;velopment of t h e c1011M y ea·.s of .Ann s rtiign; wm dows weie long of vegetab les or frui1;, practtcal ex p~rience, aurt n <1rrow, a1i ~ ~mall panes we re a nect>sfor many years po,st has fatrl y an d fu ll;)' sity, as g la.es m . k .,rs h ad not ~et a.ttatned d~mtonstra.t,4d th;;,,t th<> r oots of gro wmg the arruf cuttmg lat'ge sheets' f gl~ss. '£11e ; rties, vmes and fruit-bushes, will find stairs were ex veedrngly straight ; it was >c<~rterous quantit1 e1 of fartil1zrng el ements mentioned as a r ecommendi"t;un to D<;JW m coal ashes, wh en ever s uch waste ma h uses t hat t wo persons cuu ,d go upstairs t1:1r1a.l 1s phced wht1re the sprt:admg roots a bre,111t.- rJusnn M Ca.rthv. ~an lay hold of the ~..arbon~ hme, soda and - t - - - - · - -- potash that are contained m the ashes Natural Gas vs. «Joal. Growrng plants will often tiud clemente T he steadily mcreasing use of nat ural of fertlhty, m the soil, where ana.lyt1cal g..a m West.tlrn Pennaylvauia. 'vV .,.1t V1r' hem1sts are no~ able to diecover even a guu a, and Ohio, for roanufactur mg pu rsbght trace of torn or t hat substance. voses as well as for llgti1111g, su~g e~ts tl!e 1 well r ecollect of visitJng au old fnend poss1b1li ·y that its employment may soon ·n Conn. , durrn" tho season of 1860, who have a d.,pres·mg effect on the an thracite direc ted my attention to a small pl ot ,,f and biru,umuus coal busm ess over a. conluxu1rnnt olover, th<\t would yi..ld a h eavy si erable eect llln of cou rttry. A P ittsburg burden of hay, wlnle t.he clover m clo·e p<\per, referrwg to thts matter, says p:roxunity, wai; wo light to pay the ex- 'In so far as n ..turalgas has been applied per11ses ot mo .. mg. My fr10nd assurt d to the manufacture uf iron, steel, and me that t he ground where the luxuriant glass, the quah y of the prod acts is rather clover was gro ~ rng, had been dressed m its favor. FM s team rarnrng 1t is very w1th only a ~prinklmg of coal ashes In ~u penor to sohd fUfil, not meiely in the 1874, l purchased a vrag1?on load of coal lesdenmg of labor and freedom from ashes, ashes ; and the m&n who delivered t hem but m t nat the heat can be more E:>qually dumped the load at one eide of the fr uit - d1srnbuted lengthwiae and around t h e yard, where I did not wlBh such. matenat boilers, to the b.,nefit of the l atter in the t c> he ldi. After the elapse of a few mat ter of s,~fety and durab1hty. lt rn days, a watermel, n plant appeared m th., eafe to say that the use of g::is fuel in this t up ,,f the he11.p of ashes, wh ich was al locality now s up plants the use of several (Owed to grow. 1'he heap of a shes wa~ i;nous<1r,d tons of coal each week, and le rel ed down a httl1:1 ; but, the soil m that there is no d uubt t hat the use of ga& fuel particular place, was t oo poor to yirld ><tll larg.,ly mcrease m the neat future. potatoes as large as t he eggs of a r .tiri Coal proprietors who ha.ve d epended upon After the VJnes of the pla.1t beg1 m tu 1na11ufacwr1»s for thl:llr business already $pt·ea.d, a plot su\.t~en feet equ .. re was feel the local rivalry of this wonderful and ~tak1: d off, t he plant b emg at the centre valuable agent for the industries, and ot the plot. As soon as a vme had pase- t his competition b H tween coil and nat ural i:d the pre~cri ried bouna;;ry. the end was gas can only he nwasurt d by the gas det nr n ed c;1.refully around. That srngle velopments of the future." vu1e covered ><ll a1 ea of sixteen feet square ---- -·- - - - - and pr1.i duced nrnetet n w atermt luns, 1 Ji., A womftn has written a book tellin g sm llest of which w..s as la tge as the how to hve on $500 per yea~, b u t thti head of an average ad ult I am confident book that ever) body is anxtous to see id that the growmg v11.e never received any ow tellmg how to save a mtlnon out of fo1til 1zmg mMerial besides that atlor.::ed an mcome of a thousand, wit h a growing by the C)al ashes. lt ha11 b een my per· and PXO<ms1ve family ol~tent practice tV<l' si ne" I have been th e propr10tor of a pie ·e of ground, to pro(; 41 Ns(JU l"l'ION cmu;o.- .\.n old phystcian. ..:ure all the coal a~hes praci1ca ble from re11red from p1 acrice, llav m g had olaced ln his h1rnds by itn .I<;astl11d1a m1ss10nary the to1 mu 1 a my n t'ar neighb··rs, a od to use all my owu of"- ·nnpie """etable r emedv fo· t he speedy a3hes as a fert1hz w at ound fr m t-trees, and p~ r ma n <·nt c n t e ofUonsum pt1on. Bron ohLtrn \{t'<i.pe-vrnes and b eI·Y bushes. Ashes Catiu 1 h, A s 1hnu1. a n d all t h mat and Lung- Af. nl- o a p1 H11111·e and radical cuie for ha.vu often been sprti>d about gr·pe vme1> fection~ N1·1 vo 11 s Debrl1tv und all 11e1vous Cornp la m ts, ~,,,d frtiit-tt e~s, in sut h genewus a bun a f ter haHng te·t('(l i 1s wund e1flll c1uat1v e dan~e t h at all grass and · .-e , d3 we e com- p ower s i n tho118>-1 nds or caacs, h1is fe lt i t lus d ury to make it lrn '" n to hrn s ulleun ; fellows !Jletely subdued. 1~ut the potash, lime, Actu11.ted h y t Ins rnot1ve and a desn e to ' elteve ~· h· a and other mmeritl element11, that lrnm rn Rnffer1np;, l wilt se nd free of chftrg-e, to l who desire 1t. th 1q1ec1pe, 1n Ge1 ma n F rench , "'ere found by the gro ,.,mg roots, render nl o t En;:l1s h, wit h full d11 ~ct1 ons f.,r pteparmg tid the gr u .. wg t rees and vmes more and and u sing Sent hy mail by itddiessmi.: w it h nl! IJ11s paper, w. A. NuYES 14.9 more luxuriant and h ealthl u l, and pro ~tu.mp, nam1 13. duced bountiful crop5 of larger an.:1 fairer Powers B locl.Rocheste1· N. Y. frmt. GET YOUR LUMBER FOR TBE FAR liER I Great Rooms. I ~YER'S Cherry Pectoral·.' No other complaints fire so m sidiousin them attack as those atrectml( Lbe throat and lungs: none so trifled with by the maJority of sufferers. The ordinary cough or cold, resultinie perhnps from a tnfi111g or unconscious ex posme, 1s often but tho b egm niug of .1. fatal sickness. Aurn·s Cm irny l'ECIORAL has. well proven its eilicac~ m a fo1 ty years' tight with throat anu ltmg clJ>eases, and should. ba ~aken m a ll c,tses w1U1 out delay. A Ter rll>le Cou gl· Cured. " I n 18'>7 I took n seve1 e cold, wluch a ffected my 1ungB. I had a tei 11lllo eough, ~\ud passed night (tft.e1 rngh t wit hou t sl eep 'flie dQcto1s gave m o up. l t11ctl AYEIL' S CHElmY PE<:1.0llAL. w lnch rehe\ e (l 1ny luugs, induced sleep, ,1,,rnl ;it101ded n 10 tb e rest necessn.ry fo1 tlle 1ecove1y of m y st i engtli By the contmucd use of th e I' r c 10RAL a })Crmu.u ~ ut e-u1 e "~l~ ~U l'cL4jtl I "1u JtOW G:t y~a.rs old, hale aud h ea1ty, rn<l an1 sat1sued your C HEHRY P i cru1.At, s,ned m e. Hon \ C B F.Autrno:r.fI.ER." Rockrngbam, VL., July l5, 18$2. Croup - A Mother's T1·ibute. 111 the £'ouuL1 y 1,ti;Lw 111Let my htt.ls b oy, t i.nee yea1s old, was taken ill" 1 th croup; 1t seemed as 1f he would drn f101 n stra11gul.it1on . Qu e of the fami ly su ggcstc<l O·e use. of AY gu' s CuE1U?.1' l ' E CTOJtA L ~L bottle of ·wluch ,\I.LS a.lwn.ys k cpL Jn t he l1ouse. 'l'h1s was t1Jeil rn Sllhtll < tncl fr equ ent doses, and to our do>i ght rn less th,1.n half an hom th<J l ittle ptL 1Pn t11 u; bi cal111ng&tSJly 'Lhe tloetot sud that t h e C111.. n1tY PEC LOR..A I . 11nd saved my da1 l1ng's hie Can you wou clcr at H \Yh 1 l ~ ou1 gra.Ltt:.w.le' :51ncc1c ly }u u1:s , l\I t.S E ull A.. GEDNEY.'· in n1y fa.m1ly f o1 seve1 tl ~e:.u s, and do not hcs1l,ite to p1011om1co 1t t l1e uwst effectual r c111ody for couglu; aud colds "e have ever tned. · A. (.T. C L tUE..u. Lttke C1ystal, 111nm., Illaich 13, 1882. 159West 128th St., Now Yml,, M,Ly !6, 188Z. "I have nsed A YER'S CnERRY PECTORAL "I sutle1ecl f ot eight) ems f rom Bronchitis. n.nd ,1fte1 ii y 111g many 1 cmechcs \\1th llO sue.. cess, I was c1uctl l)y the uc:c of A\ lilt' s CH'Ell'.t:R Y PLC'I'Olti~ r~ . ~JOSE! u \V.ALDEN.)' Byhalia, Miss., Apu1 u, 1882. "I cannot s iy enough in pra .se o f AYER' ff OmmnY Pr-:cro1t u,, bollc,ing as I do that. but for its u oe I shoul d long smco llavo died/ fl Olll lung t10ubles J~ BRAGDON." Palcotrno, '.l'e:xas, Apnl 22, 1882. No easo of an affection of the throat 0-t' lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved by the use of AYER'S CH:ERR"ll' PECTO~ :and it '\\Ill always ciire when the disease IS not already bey9n<l, tho control of mcdicw.c. J?REPAltED BY Dr.J. C.Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Drngg1 sts. MARR IA G E LICENSE S COS1' ONLY $2.00 AT C. B. LOCKHART'S NE\IVC ASTLE· 48 l y-. STANDARD BANK OF CANADA. CIU'l'fAL, !lll, OOll,0011._,, _ __ ltES'.l', $UO, O<rll"" ·r1 11s Bmk 1s prepared to do L egitf·· ml\te Banking in all its branches. F "rm ers n otes discounted ; D eposi tB! received and Interest paid on amounts of $5 upwards in Savings Bank Department:._ DRAFTS Issued and Collection s made m Europe, U111ied States and Canada. ( I F FICJ:-~anrolocll Ut·cs. 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KHl 1H, Wor t bi ought mo fr on1 my giuvo, a.'l tt '¥\ Cl""t, a.1tc1 ! hi d lJeen gn en up by 13 best do< tm s Ill lfH,000.000 $ 100,000 OO<lepositcd with thcCana.dianGovern Are your Kidneys disordered? Det10H 1 ment for benellt of Canadw.n poltcyholders. INYflSTim SN(; l NAnA, $600,000.00. HEAD 0Fl'lCE IN M W.Dl:lf c1au"' 1 Meobu.m c,Jo11rn1 Ill1cb. &0 nlf l I WtS " K llucy Wo11; cu 1cd mof1 o m mn mn; \\ <'.'ttk n e~ not 1:xp o< tc1ltohvo ' - :?i'h.:. H .M 13 Cuo<l.wJn, Et.1. Ch-1 2~tmn. JJonilor Cleveh\u.ct, 0 Are your nerves weak? C.4-N.A.D..I. For pax t1cul.t1s refer to - MO~TREA.L ·Have iou Bright's Disease? 11~!f"1~~1:{i.. ' ti~tf ~~~;? i W ..°e 'b\\~~~lf;Y '\ ~1.t,e1 was Jvet :E'J i uk \Vd~on, E. L. Ll VINGS:l10NE, GENERAL AGEN'l', Pen.body, Ma.$. POR'l' HOPE~ "K.idit~Y \Vo1t istuemost successful1emedy I have ever used. Glve~ al1n ost unmedtu.to ichcf" Dr l>llilhp C· .Ha.llou1 ltionkton, Vt. Suffering from Diabetes? Or to agents tlnoughout the county. 48 6se. 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