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1lt,TisI' orthe (and. beod KITCHEN. --rto _ imp "er CIDE. no for ‘eaehed be far norm stea m- you?!) I. was vessels " " -tor m. When the be twice aeir. lot. 7:;an at "n Trn n tio) l" Ahie a ice on Jul " m " Pass - will) ar ue or.the >3 Breton 'tttttt en. I mum. main de- the Cape '. no she When the " mm le Hail; {Mot dill wa, or TI" tor Canada use who ll! he W W on ca me, bl! to tro m he " t'0t - "Hits. getting better '." the cried. "l run see Ms up. move!" . . Tm-y rmlonbled their efforts. and pr“may the pale lips parted. Felix ga'", him a little more brandy. They " nothing undone that they could do. the' tour who stood no anxiously by him-Ms wlfo, Felix. the butler. aha. My. Wardley. At last the bar.. oy". gar" a deep sigh and opened 11:4 .-y.-s. His wire bent over him. ' Ire you better, Owen '" she ask- ed qr'ntly. u- lowkn‘ll up at her. 'i',ertcr'."' he repeated. "I am all caud mme--tlMteqt ll some color coming bm‘k to his UPS: Lady Chunk. ypwuk to him again." "owen," she traid-"mr dear, on you speak to me?” And this tune tiu'H' was no mistake; one of his eye- “. moved, and his lips trembled t:dr,1ly. _ _ A 7 "my tom hi tentlvely. m' and he listened at- _ 351ml ma what In the matter?" "I mu! a nasty (all. I remember It now." said Sir Owen. "It stunned me. I P,o not remember ttowil came home tirturur,h.", - _ --rs, Plantagenet ten on me," he an 'l. "i wonder that he did not mu IW' u it is. I am not hurt. lam icur:mNi--dazed a little. Very likely I fell upon my head; but it is wonder- tul that I am not hurt." --I am very thankful.” put In Lady C'::evvni.X. "it might have been so mil‘li worse." Yrs. it might. I own now that my mmluct was very foolish. Violet, y... will gives all those poor fellows wzzn lwlpml to bring me home a hullnieumiz reward, Wil- you not'? LszL‘ii", I lam glad that you are 'lil mp. You will stay, will you no " l shall be all right to-mor Tltr asknnl him if ho had any pain. H" mm "No." There was a strange . ans< in hls head, and a “range murmur“ of numbness in his body; but, mm for that. he felt all right. Tho oil butler, when he heard that, turned and quittod tho room. He felt Burt' as to what was coming. Ar Owen lay perfectly mu. The lamps were all lighted, and their Noar brilliant tight tell on the com- wisdom!!!) taco or Felix Lonsdale and on the troubled one ot Sir Dwar- vale. [OW Flow t.r'.r.ht and pleasant every- thing looks '." said the hmnat. "HOW tithing" it seems to be Ulq my"! I slIull got up ttr.tnorrow.' Yet, Who-n ho tried to- more, there was a sense of hvlplessnens that he could not understand. “It is strange." he Sari to Felix, "that Ihave neither Wu'lnvl not bruise. I was quite m-mzwd. bat that in all. This numb- Ir'ss wAl an away after " tew hours' rest. i am so glad you are here, Lousdarp. You will not leave me to- fir-gilt, will you? 1 teel strangely sum-{u}. and it is dreadful to lie unuko through the long hours ot th" night.’ "of rourse. I will nay." he re- p'..wl. "and Lady Chevenlx. tod." "How strange it was. Manila. 1.2m run and I should have been ttlkmL': about death this morning.' it must have been a foreboding of I...» nrc‘ulvnt. I have had a. won- tlwrlril est-ape. I shall never forget 2.1. l 1'.bn not think howiit was that br'm- clul not kill me. Violet,come nr'it,'tt' to me, and let me hold your hand. what a strange sensa- tun it is to be frightened at noth- tnz,, as I am'." >11" mime nearer to him and Lek his hand. in herl;. he looked (it her. "I have had a narrow escape." hr said, again, with a shuddering l'l'V-"u narrow escape. Violet. thin W " do what no lecturing and no sv-rznon could do. It will make me " hum-r man. I will be a better mun, mv Uear--1 will. indeed. I'm I: to Ill brandy. and I will be hinder tr run: I will, Violet. I will look. ”TY-r things better than I have 'lotiv. I will help the poor and go Ur Church" Tnvre was a brief silence. and the” h" started mddenly. "l was asleep." he said - “nuleep and dreaming. 110W. strung;- .' I shall be better to-morrow. t Wish this feeling of numbness would Bo. It is nothing. but it in uncomrortatnr-1 cannot 3m. l shall be a better man after till-l. Violet. We shall be hamlet lint” we have ever been yet. I will! to-morrow were here, that I night tret Up. Frtix, you need not nod for uni» 'l‘A'tors. l shall not want any. M:, head is dizzy; it will soon be all rrzhL" . They sont tor doctors as Boon " .vst wwr~ ('arricJ home," remarked luv , chevenix. "Ilhoy neet nut see me, it they 1'omc.' lu, mi... "You can tell them I have no yum, nu Wouuu. IN Bruise. 1 do not. bke doctors, and l aha“ be all rzaht to-morrow." Ten o'clrmk and eleven o’clock Ktrtrek. He talked to them the whole tum», but at eleven he eomptained mop" of the terrible numbness and ti. inability to movo. I lie lure Jim a log," he will. "1 (Purl! be glad when to-morrow “mpg." Ho [mks-d haggard and rest- lvh tto' tho ttmo won: ou. " I will Dr: ml; for brandy," he remarked, ”.5011qu I would like some; but 1 mam: to give it utr-I do, Indeed. Dru ml! Foo, Violet, how happy we shun in when lam well.". It was nearly midnight when the doctors cume--Dr. Brown. the old cstablisltcU practitioner, and pr. Rrenv, the clever young ptmsieian trom London, who had bought a practice in [Alford My lacked in wonder at the tNNsne--tiMt mtpertt room. the pale. lovely woman In her dress ot blue velvet and poor“. “I. mannlying on this bed. - - Felix" 'trpiainelrrairidir Wavem‘ _ "f am 1111 right." said Blr Owen. "Ther need not have troubled you. gentlunen. I have no pain, no bruise, no wound. The tall stunned 'my-ttsat in all." The doctor/Guard at each other Mid Uten naked Lady Chevenix It no has‘awallowod It." he and: w hat had 7.- uv-VU uncut "It" lief husband, 'Ther, la no need." he sold. im- patiently. "Lonsdale, never mind what they say; do not go." .“I Will not be long away," said Felix. He did not llke the look that Had passed between the doctors; it was not a. hopeful one. He toueh- ed Lady Chtvenix gently on the arm. "Let us retire tor a. few minutes," We salt]; and. kisslng her husband's lace. Violet rose and quitted the room. They did not go far. Through the orlel window at the end orlel window at the end of the corridor. the sum- mer moon was shining, and they both walked thither. She looked up at Felix. and he saw mush.) trembled. II perfect silence they stood at the window watching the moonlight on the gardens. They had bevn there quite twenty minutes, when the door of Sir Owen's room was slowly op- end, and Dr. Brena came to them. " am frightened.” she said. "It seems 89 1trthnge." She trembled so much that the doctor brought a chair and placed her in it. He asked Felix to get ner some wine. "I have bad new: toe you," he said, In his grave, lull Boise. "Lady Chor- enix, you must be brave. I have very bad news." She could grow no paler. She stood. white, calm, and eelt-poeaetried, before him; but her heart was beat- Ing paintulty,ami every nerve was strained to the utmost. "What ity It P' she asked. " do not understand. Tell me about my husband." "So much tho worse. Any pain would be better than none. The truth is-now promise me to be calm, Lady Cherenix-the truth is that Sir Owen has injured his spine, and that there Is no chance for his lite." “Try," he said, "to bear up for a few hours. Your husband cannot live longer, and you must be with him. You must comfort him to the lust. Trr to bear ups: "I will” qtle réplled. "My poor Owen! And he does not know?" "But," she cried, "he has no pain--. he has no wound P' "No. He knows nothing of it yet," ho answered. "Drink this wine and come back to him. It is midnight now, and he cannot live until sun- rise. Come at once, Lady Chevenix; you must tell him, it you can, that he has to die." l "Yoa must promise to listen nu'.- etly to what I have to say. Tell mm nrst, whether Sir Owen has any worldly affairs to settle." "He Is very ill, Lady Chevenix-. very ill indeed." ' "HE cannot Gh%dcif io BO," he said. “His will was made and argued 803m. months since." "I canon-:3" trhe and. "I know it Is my place - my duty-but I cannot do it. In some things I am weaker than a. woman; this is one of them." She seemed to hhderstund neither question nor answer. She looked at the doctor. ' Lady' Chevenix looked at Felix as thetyrh ghe hamly understood. - _ "Felix." she said. "I have never seen anyone die. I know nothing ot death. I am terrified at the thought of it. Do help me." _ ”They went back to the room, and Sir Owen looked up as they entered, "Why did you let ma be tortured with doctors T' he cried. "I wax; got- tlng better quickly, and they have frightened me with their long Incas. They 'rar-oh, listen, Violet-they any that I am going to die '." Felix left the room at once and sent Martin ott for his father. He asked " the carriage had returned with Mrs. Hare, and was told that it had not. Ho went back to the room and found Violet knee ling by " husband’s side. Her head, with the golden hair all unfnstened. was on the pillow, and she was trying to reason with him. At one o‘clock in the morning Darcy Lonsdale reached Gurswood. He had no words in which to express his surprise and dismay on hearing of Sir Owen’s accident. He had return- ed home on the previous trvenintg from London. and " low noun afterward received the summons to Gurnwood. Ho went direct to Sir Owen's room, and was startled by the loud cry with which the dying man reccived h m. ' "Then I must tell him myself." re- turned tho doctor. as he moved away slowly; “but that ls not as it should be." “I will," hd answered-"ail that I can." "It ls all nonsense." he continued. "My back is hurt with the tull-that is all; It is nothing more-nothing more. I unsure you. l.omdale.send tor your (other. I want to see him; he has always been kind to me, in his way. He will see at once that there ls_no_thlng}he matter; send tor him.‘: "Come here, Darcy." said Sir Owen. "You have more sense than all the doctors put together. Do I look like a dying man I'". , Wile uiteEed ttii, list word with a scream they never forgot. ""--'i:3u"'n33£ better than I expected to nnd you," answered Mr. Lonsdnle. 'Wet they say I am dying. They say my spine ls injured. 1 am HUR- iug to you now; yet they any. when the sun rises 1 shall be dead. It is trtmut'd--say it is absurd. Lous- dale." Mr. Lonsdale looked down with in- tiiute pity on the lace that was ai-, moat convulsed with ten-on. _ "I am arrow," he sold. 't‘hat you have heard the truth. It would be cruel to give you one false hope. it ls time for you to make Four peace with heaven." sir van turned his agonized face to ttritxite. T ' , 'O.'.. Must. they are all uga'nst me, my dear, but you! You do not believe it. do you? You are trind- er. and you care more tor me. What Is my life to them? Tell me-do you believe that I am going to die t" ' WONG leave them CHAPTER hum. with her Ehu whispered her answer: No one heard it But lumen. and with a wild cry he turned away with his lace. “They are all alike.' They want me to die! They will not let me the!" he exclaimed. Dr. Brown stopped his wild raving by telling him that the quieter he Wan the longer he would live. The presence of the two doctors, how- ever, irritated Sir Owen so greatly that they were compelled to go down Stairs. Felix followed them. The night had grown cold and chlll. A storm was brewing; the wind was wailing round the house, bending the tal [trees and robbing them of leaves. The servants were all up. and a fire had been lighted in the library. Felix ordered hot coffee and sent 'PPO to his father and Lady Chev- enix. “This Is a terrible state of things." said one doctor to the other. "There seems to he no sense or what should b? done. We ought to send tor the near." "Yes, It would he better.'" agreed the other. "It would save appear- ances. But I am no believer myself in deathbed conversions.” "You forget," regoiiGi his friend, "that mercy may be extended even at tho last moment." "No: I do not forget that. But I think the best preparation for death is a good lite. I would not change places with Sir Owen." Felix sent at once for the Vicar of Lllford, and then returned to the baronet's room, leaving the doe- tors together. Sir Owen had grown very quiet now. He lay with Tiolet'tr hands _ciasped in his, as though cling- ing to her. he could not die. Darcy Lonsdale sat at the oth-. er side. his kind sensible tace full ot Compassion. He had seen nothing in all his life that affected him as this death-bed scene did. The dying man looked up as Fel- ix entered the room. and, taking one hand from Violet, held it out to him. The baronet growled; and shortly afterward Mrs. Hays arrived from Lllford. Lady Chevenix never moved; she still knelt by her husband‘s side, and Darcy Ijonsdale kept hls sta- tion opposite. Sir Owen smllcd when Mrs. Haro camo in. He had always liked her. T "I am no worse." he Bald, but this voice was changed and faint. "Have you sent the doctors home t" Felix bent mar nun without re- plying; and there was such kind, Iy sorrow and anxiety in his face that Sir Owen mid: "You are a good friend-what I. call a. true friend. My dealings with! you was not fair as regards Violet, here. But you forgive me I" With a woman's weakness, Felix bent lower over the face that a few hours since had seemed to him re- pulsive, so that Sir Owen should not see the tears which filled his eyes. "Do not be angry with me," he traid-.. "I dare not say [Non 'l _ ‘_ The darkness ot the night passed --thero was a. faint gleam ot eariy dawn In tho eastern sky. The dying man’s quick cars detected the ilrst notes ot tho birds. "Hush! rtarits. no cried. “The birds are aim-ping! Now who is vigut? They said that I should be dead before the dawn! Drsw thaw hang ings, Violet, and put out the 13mm It is dawn now; I see the red light in the sky. I am right, and the doc- tors are wrong." . "Now look at me," whispered the faint voiee-" look Well at me. I feel week, but that is through ly- lng here no long, and being tright- ened. Tell me. do I seem like a. dy- Intrmant l _ __ "Did ther send for you also," he said. "What folly! You must not ’be- lieve one word thfttray.'/ _ - "Yes," tuiswereu" Felix, you." - They drew the hangings and put out tho lamps, and the dawn came flushing Into the room. The great window faced the east, so that the first rays ot the sun shone direct- ly Into the room. How gray and hag- gard Sir Owen’s face looked as those beams touched It! la wish," he said. "that I had thought of all that before. It In too late now ---much too late." _ _ Darcy Lonsdule discerned what Violet could not--the speedy coming ot death. He knelt t,'J1l by. the dy- ing man's side, and 1e spoke to him as no one would have thought he could speak. He dwelt so much upon the mercy ot Heaven and the good- ness of God that Stir Owen's pale lips trembled. They carried her away; tor the horror ot the scene proved too much tor her. She was so overwhelmed as to cause alarm among those who [med her. It was bright morning then. The doctors took some break- last, and each went oft to his duties. Lady Chttvenis lay in her room, with Mrs. Haye keeping anxious watch by her. Felix went home, and Darcy Lonsdalo remained, to take charge ot everything. _ . - _ l The vicar came ; but when he stood by the baronet'a death-bed it was perceptible to all that Sir Owen nel- ther heard nor understood. He roused himself soon afterward. however. -riteet very) iii, Violet," he said - "very ill _lndeed. I, hare. noyitrenst.tl; They were brought back, and such an hour passed then as they hoped never to see again. Fir Owen's ter- rible cries. his screams of fear -tor he was afraid to die --horribly afraid of the unknown future-dis- tressed them. It was such a scene that thoae present were long in for- getting It. Then. when the bright sun came forth in his wiendor. and and the birds chirped loudly, the bar- onct turned his face to his wife, sigh- ed, softly, and_his spirit fled. . He had been dead some minutes he.. tore tho doctors found it oat; and the same sunbenms gilded the dead face ot the husband and the white, beautiful living face or the wife. . I can not more. Can it be true what they. said , Call the doctors back. and tell them they must do something for me." __ _ The gloom of tho next few day: was great. Into tho darkened house there came no sunlight. People kvpt gozng and coming, all intent on the mine melancholy business-prepare tions for the funeral. Dull, gloomy days they were, Into which came no griottrn_trt hope. . a, .. Fir Owen’s death caused great dis.. may; still no one was very much surprised at his untimely end; and, curiously enough, the tiuddtutneutt ot it excited great pity. Pe0ple who had spoken unkindly to him, and condemned his faults most vig- orously. now grieved most tor him. His sins and errors seemed to be Mow. ered by the great. dark thick veil ot death. - -hiiiiriiiir, of his funeral came and halt tho County. attended. at Owen Ithk' a "I forgive ,ih'tikiE' -_.__- an.-- .e_-.q9fHi'.rr' Then came the reading ot the will. The lawyers and trustees assembled in the library, and Lady Chevenix. in her widow% dress. entered noon at- terward. accompanied by Mrs. Haye. There was some little commotion at her entrance. One gentleman brought a chair, another a mot-tstool. She looked so delicately lovely. in her widow's dress. her golden hair halt hidden by: a pretty; Parisian cap. the heavy folds of rich crape sweeping the ground. Lord Arlington hasten- ed to meet her, and. after a few kindly words. took his station by her side. It was well known that he and Captain Hill were the two executors of the will. He spoke some few words to her in a low voice, and then both “imposed themselves to listen. ' was Buried in the church-13rd at Liuord. where the oak-trees ‘seemed to murmur among themselves _that they had foneseen what would hap- Pen. in the early days. when he walked under the spreading shade of It was a good and Just will, evi- dently the product of a thoughtful mind. Mr. Lonsdale had, In fact. sug- gested almost every clause in it. Every Old servant In tho house had a handsome legacy ; the trustees, all Sir Owen's old friends-every one was remembered. The bulk of his fortune, with Garswood, was left to hls "dearly beloved wife." There was a very handsome bequest to Francis Have, and one to tho vicar: there was tt, large sum left to each char- ity in the neighborhood. There was a murmur when the reading ceased. Every one was pleased. Lady ('hevenix bowed as she quitted the room, and the gem tlemen stood in little groups to talk about her _ tlrrie great branchés " What a fate!" said Lord Arling- ton. "Bo young and so beautiful! She will have an income ot over thirty thousand pounds per annum, too. What n. strange fate!" _ CDtt In Continued.) J, t ' In “my Cases They Are “only Signs of the Ailments of Women. A woman's face plainly indicated the state of dtett health. Wrinkles. which every woman dreads, are not necessarily a sign of age. Palor of face. wrinkles and 'ti, prematurely aged appearance are the outward indication of those ailments that " flict womankind alone, and from which she too often suffers in un- complaining silence. rather than con- sult a doctor, In this condition Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are women's best friend. whey actually make new. rich, red blood, and this blood acting upon the, nerves and all the organs of the body, bring new health and happiness to weak, Weary and despondent women. Mrs. John Me- Kerr, Chickney. N.W.T., tells for the benefit of other suffering women how she found new health through the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. "For some years," says Mrs. McKerr. “I was greatly afflicted with the all- ments that make the lives of so many of my sex miserable. The suf- fering I endured can only be under- stood by those who are similarly af- flicted. I tried many medicines but found none that helped me until I began the use of Dr. Williams‘ Pink Pills. These have actually made me feel like a new person, and the suf- fering I had endured almost con- tinually has passed away, and lite is no longer the burden it once seemed. I think these pills worth their weight in gold to all who suffer from female complaints or general esros:tratiom" . , Seven-Al Kinds foi- Speclal Purposes Selling In theShopi. Despite the many. styles ot indi- ‘ldual spoons now in use, inven- tors are continually on the alert to supply scum particular need or con- vgnlence. A - . . . ”This bowl of the baby’s spoon [a shaped as usual. but the handle ls curved backward {1nd ,t'ldtsd.to Ithe ‘A novel housewiie's assistant is inn measuring spoon. like the or'i- nary ten spoon in size, but mary. ul in the bottom of the bowl with lines and figures to guide her in proportioning ingredients for cook- ing mixtures. The warning labels. one-half. one-quarter. one-eighth spoonful. are aitixed just as on a measuring glass. The spoon is of sterling use in the making of grav- lea. of puddings. cakes. mind-a. or anv dishes of a nature requiring ex- actness in the seasoning. _ . Tr.rGirLanrrinkupoon via to be had In grades to suit-lgllnpursea. Thte Then thore is a now model mous- tache spoon. a special ice cream- apoon and an ctrw spoon tor lifting pom-lug} pr fried Eggs from the dish. We ask every suffering Woman to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a. fair trial. They will not disappoint yOu. and the benefit they give is not for and they benefit they will give Is not tor an hour or a day--it is perman- ent. You can get these pills trom any dealer in medicine or by 'mail from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville. Ont., at GO cents a box or six boxes for $2.50. Bee that the full name, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pill- ror Pale People" is on the wrapper around every box. ' t ' M. is the case. too. with the newly de- vised baby‘s spoon. which is a very practical improvement on the or- Iginnl._ - . . . (and of the bowl, forming a loopllke the loopl in tho handle of a. ring. The 1oopmi handle is Just big enough for the small fingers to grasp. and the little fellow making first attempts to food himself, can got along much better with a spoon ot this sort than one ot ordinary, pattern. Tho); rm " ‘nmnifoat need. showing tho poseiblhties for addltlons to the spoon family, notwithstanding the NIOX'IIOUH vtsrietr ot styles and 'rr/apett ahead: In use. Lovely Liverpool Lasses. (St. James' Gazette.) Can you or your readers give any ex- planation of the remarkably heavy per- centage of splendidly handsome ladies to be seen in Liverpoo1's city thorough- fares? When I say handsome I refer not only to facial beauty, but also to symmetry of form and perfect phy- sique. Walk from the Central Station via Lord street to. my. the Landing Stage, any (lav in the week, and you will behold a phalanx of superb womanhood. I am a Massachusetts man by birth and sentiment, but I must confess our city can produce nothing to compare with Liverpool'. battalions of tall, lovely girls. BANISH IHE WRINKLES. NEW IN SPOONS. if: As' Cve :55; t m. How to Kill and Gut Up Cattle Sheep. Etc. Department ot Agriculture. Commis- mner‘l Breach. Much valuable information re- garding the butchering. curing and keeping ot meat is given in Farmero‘ Bulletin No. 138. ot the U. B. Depart- ment of Agriculture. entitled 'Wetrt on the Farm." Tho many illustration. enable any one to follow closely the directional for killing and cutting up cattle. sheep and amine. The general advice glvenjs worthy ot close at- tentlon by all farmers who do not depend on their butcher (or their Selection of tutittta1ir-'Bhe authro ot tho bulletin points out that in the selection of animals tor meat health should be given first consideration. No matter how fat an animal may bear hdm good its form, It it is not in perfect health the best quality ot meat cannot be obtained ar sullerlng from (ever. or any serious derange- ment of tho system. the tiegh will not be wholesome food. Flesh ot animals that have recovered trom the ravages of disease before slaugh- tor, is not likely to cure well and is very dullcult to keep after curing. Bruises. broken limbs. or like acci- ents all have the same effect on the meat as Ill-health, and, unless the anlmal can be killed and dressed im- mediately after such accident it is not best to use tho meat for food. A rise of two degrees or more in the animal‘s temperature at or just pre- vious to slaughtering is almost sure to result in stringy, gluey meat and to create a tendency to sour in cur- lng. condition.-Ftrst class meat can- not be obtained from animals that are poor in flesh. l reasonable amount ot flesh must be present to give juicineas and flavor to the flesh, and the fatter an animal is. within leaaonable limits, the better will be he meat. The presence of large amounts of tat is not essential. how, ever, to wholesome meat. and it is far mom Important that an animal be in good health than that it be ex- treneiy tat. It is not wise to kill an animal that is losing flesh. as the muscle fibres are shrinking in volume and contain correspondingly less water. As a consequence the meat is tougher and dryer. When an animal is gaining in flesh the op- posite condition obtains and a bet- ter quality of meat is the result. Breeding and quality-Quality in, meat is largely dependent on the health and conditions or tho ani- male slaughtered. and yet the best quality ot meat is rarely. It ever, ob- tained from poorly bred stock. The desired 'marbiing," or admixture of tat and lean is never ot the best in scrub stock, nor do the over fed show ring animals furnish the ideal in quunlity ot meat. There seems to be a. connection between a smooth, awn and deeply fleshed animal and nicely marbled meat that is not nas- lly explained. Fine bones. soft lux- uriunt hair, and mellow, flesh are " ways desirable in an animal to be used for meet. as hey are indications of small waste and good quality of meat. Age for killing. -hge affects the flavor and texture of the meat to quite an extent. It la a well-known fact that meat from old animals in more likely to be tough than that from young ones .The flash from very Young animals lacks flavor and is watery. An old animal properly fattoned and In good health would be preferred to a younger one in poor condition. Cattle are fit for beef at eighteen to twenty months. if pro- perly ted, though moat from such perly ted, though meat from such animals, lacks in flavor. The beat bed will be obtained from animals from twenty, to forty months old. A calf should not be weed for yea] u.n.der six weeks of age. Md is at its best when about ten The care at animals previous'to slaughter, haw a considerable or.. feet on the keeping qualities of the meat. In no instance dilould an an- iaral he killed immediately after a. long drive or alter a. rapid run about the pnsture. The tie% of an animal W has been overheated is us:- ually' of a. pale color. and very ot- ten develops a. your or putrid odor within three or tour was after be- ing dressed. Bruiaes cause blood to settle in that portion ot the body affected. presenting an uninviting appearance. and olten ‘cauae the logs of a. considerable portion ot the corona. Therefore. a thirty-six hour fast, plenty! ot water, mre‘lul hand- ling, and rest wore slaughter are all important in securing meat in tho best condition for use. . , Y_qura very truly. _ weeks old, and raised on "thé "eow. Hogs mam be u9ed at any age after six weeks, but the most profitable ago at which to slaughter ie eight to twelve months. Sheep may be used when two to three months old, and at any time thereafter. They will be at their best previous to reaching two years ot age. usually at eight to twelve months. 7 Pramation ot animals tor slaugh- ter.-An animal intended tor slaugh- ter, should be kept off teed from twontg-tour to thirty-dz hours otherwise it is Impossible to thor- oughly drain out tho veins when the animal is bled. and a. reddish colored unattractive carcass will be the re- sult. Water should he given freely up to tho time ot slaughter, in it keeps the tomperaiture normal tfnd helps to wash the diets matter out ot ti. ayldtem. resulting in a n'ice- ly'golored cur-cm. 7 A Animals That Dwell on Animus All animals both great and small. trutter ns severely as mammals in the matter of parasites. The para- site of the ostrich is a. formidable- looking example. The most inter- esting ot the pigeon’s parasites is the one known as the slender pig- eon-louse. which is supposed to do good service to the bird by thin- ning its body plumage as the weath- " grows hot. Fish also have mm- sites. The legs of one variety which inhabits the carp and pike are at- tached to the posterior part ir-rs anatomy: and tsohsti- tnte paddles by means of which tho organism can change Ita but and MEAT ON THE FARM. B, Publlcaxlori Clerk ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO Wk' deport to m it. “teeth“ to an- other fish. inwo dark .0“ In the torepart ot the creature repreoent the nut pair of lea. whleh have been converted into lockers. by mean ot which the organism ro- taine hold ot in hoot. There in good reaeon to believe that thin "pike-louse" in not a parasitic tor.. ment, but rather a delired attend- ant. In all probability it derive- ltl nourishment from the mucoue products secreted by the skin of the fish. And when it has uthtam torliy arranged the toilet ot one fish " abandon. it for another which needs its help.--From "The Parts.. eite." in Leslie‘s Monthly, tor June. NATURE’S WARNING SIGNAL. . Theory otababnle naturxN warn- we duel that there ll oomethlng wrong. It a little one I. (maul. nervous or Ileepleu. the cafe thin to do lo to admlnleter a done ot Baby'- Ow.n 'Ihblete. The: queeduy cure all the llttle llll ot childhood. and trivo sound. natural sleep. becaule they re- move the cause of the wakefulnen and croeeneee. In. 'r. L. McCormick. Pelee leland. 0nt.. new; "t I“ never worried about baby"! health when I have the hole“ In the house; they always give prompt INF lie! tor all little ailments." We Tablets are good tor chlldnen ot " ages, and are guaranteed to contain no opiate. If you do not find the 'Ilablets at Four medlclno dealers sent! 25 cents to The Dr. Willleme‘ It’d- icine Co., Brockville, Ont.. and a box will‘be sent you try mail, post paid, Their Great Nocturnal I Ittrat ion- and Their Strange Powru. Tho season is at hand when lit- tle song binds, warm, timid creat- ures that live close to the ground, seldom rising more than 100 feet tmm the surface of the earth, come with wonderful quickneau from the borders ot the tropics to netting places. a thousand miles, or more from their winter haunts. any» the Cleveland Leader. Under normal con- ditiona they} do not leave their nests or perches at night, and they show, marked tear of the dark. In the great spring migration they are banned by the but scientific authorities to travel mainly between sunset and sunrise. This animal flight is one at the marvels of nature. Careful ob- servations indicate that may. of the binds musing in mu'riads from the twinge: to their feeding places in tho north tempenate none rise to u. great altitude, utterly out ot keepingwiti; their habits at all other times,and then rush toward their summer home at a speed worthy of the carrier pigeons or. frigate birds. Many; species which ne\er make more than short flights, close to the earth, dur- lag 50 weeks of the year. and then (mu by day, drive forward through the blackeat nights, at express train I speed or more, rushing straight to- ward their destination with an in- stinctive accuracy; implying pmverl at which man hue no conception. ' Ul wuwn Luau - uv wuutytnuu. I In this great spring migration: which Seems to he tar more swift and impetuous than the southward more- meat of the Gama birds in late sum- mer or autumn, the ordinary song- and calla of the wonderful traveler. are seldom heard. Naturalists Very, familiar with bird notes. are usually. unable to identify the cries of the hurrying voyagors ot the air, pau- ing far overhead, in spring nights. It has been thought by some students ot this phase of iblnd lite that there must be a general language of the migrating period, something like a mum of vocal signs understood by, all birds. [ i . inn-ll at will. and lie jun as mo- tionless. completely submerged. ex- cept its .head. When wotchlng tor prey approaching an the surface ot a. pond or stream. 'the bird la much [safer than the whine of water which its body displaces. Yet It can remain under the water as long a. it pica-sea without swunmlng down- wmu or allowing any snort mt- ever, as may be lean when a tank wlth glam aides, ll used tor the study or its habits. . $3: irroraiiG"Criipt ot buzmrrtl. vultures and ce'itnin hawks and angle", without fhppjng}helr winga. may ha explainable in the main, no the use balancing ot kite-like sur- faces against tho wind, but that theory don. not cover all thine bird. do. What moves them in any desired direction whrn there is no wind? How do they cirrlv. rim: or descend. or glide swiftly forward in a straight line when the air is still? And by what means do they make study progress against half a gala. without flapping them Wings? Ot Cate the study of br‘il has be- come a veritable tad. It has been 3. favorite ttnnutrment, as Will an . “All of scientific inquiry. The com- eru has trntyn 1:8in with remarkable isms in portraying wild birds in their native .hmnits. lint all that has boon done and at', tin- knowledge gained leave as unsolvrd rr'.d as son. of t:.e innrvih of bed life. Muea that in understood is wonderful, but mint in beyond human comprehen- Mon In tar mom astonishing. But speculation about the mar? rel; of nocturnal migration is not l'kwly to solve such mysteries while science remains baffled by powers wAqh birds manifest by day. under close tNerrtulon. No. pm: can tell how the carrier pigeons cheese Sf', trackless way they take to the homes when released so tar tram familiar surroundings that it they rosea mile from the earth instead of 200 feet more or lea. and had vision of truly telescopic range. they, would still be prevented, by the curve at the surlace of the globe from seeing any building. tree or hill which had ever come within their sight. It is beyond hum power to imagine a. sense such as that which guides these birds. .. . And how can a cormorant. which oasait, floats with a large part of body out of water, neither swim- ming nor moylng a. mun-I". immerse Betting the Evil. ( Bystander.) It is naked. what is the use of nut ing pool-rooms in Toronto if you a. to bare at Woodbine I betting [it thronged with high company, and vi fair ladies hovering round.' In u - race itself there can be no gin. BIRD MARVELS. U tri'