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TEE RUSSELL LEADER Russell, Ontar Thurs lay, March 29 D - PC -------------------- ~-- Sp -- - a-------- ----ete ------ 3D ~ 1 he ttered, touching the nearest ser- i wT Hs : You lazy bound, you have been sleep- he muttered, touching the ne y SISSSSISSSSSS SIS " i 4 vant on the arm. ST . PPP PPro" SSSSISISSSO3, [108 re man vowed he had not, and MM, "Monsieur de Vidoche," the man an- [ # ® Q) Lie vidocho listened to his protesta- swered. 3 ; 3 4 ] 3 S i 3 p 3 : A 3 4 y 4 4 3 TI c |E & L{) "He sent me after you--with a mes- Touchet; amd he was only years old, and knew nowhere else to sage," Jehan; answered. and Fame. Vy eSDD fa | twelve | Madam started, and her hand went | o, Byi_Hpwever, that is all that to the packet. "Do you mean Mon- | can be seid. He did follow them. sieur Notredame?' she murmured. The boy nodded. '"He--he said he had forgotten one thing," he continu- ed, halting between his sentences and He gaused at the head of the stairs, and stood shivering under the great Jamp. In front of him hung a pair of heavy curtains. After a moment's shivering. "He--he said you were to | hesitation he crept between them alter one thing, madame." "Oh!" madam answered, frigidly, her heart sinking her pride roused by this intervention of the boy who seem- sd to know all. "What thing, if you please?" Jehan looked quickly and fearfully "vor his shoulder. But all was quiet. bo had forgotten that your - » he stammered. fered, in as- a A 1 and found himself in a splendid apart- meni, spacious, though sparely furni- shed, lighted from the roof, and In character half hall, half parlor. A high marble chimmey-piece in the new; Italiam mode faced him, and on either hamd were two lofty door-ways screened by curiains. The floor was of parquet, the walls were paneled in chestnut wood. Ou each side of the fire, which smoldered low between the dogs, and was nearly out, a long bench, velvet covered, ran along the ra]. A posset-cup stood on a tripod tions as i. he heard them. In reality his thoughts were busy with other | things. Would it be to-night or to- | morrow, or 'he next day? he was won- dering, darkly. And how would it-- {ake hor? Would he be there, or would they come and tell him? Would she sicken and iade slowly, and die of some common illness, to all appear- ance, with the priest by her side? Or would he awake in the night to hear her screaming, and be summoned to see her writhing in torture, gasping, choking, praying them to save -- to save her rom this horrible pain? God! The perspiration broke out on his brow. He shivered. "&ive me that!" he muttered, hoarsely, holding out a shiking hand. "Give it me, I say!" The man was warming the posset, but he rose hastily and handed it. "Put lights in my room. And, hark you--you will sleep there to- night. 1 am not well. Go and get your straw, and be quick about it." Vidoche listened with the cup in his hand while the man went down and fetched a taper and some coverings sir." "Is he dead?" The man cringed before him. 'Dead, or as good," he whispered. "Yes, "Then he is not dead?' "I do not know, sir." t "Then why the devil are you all standing like mutes at a funeral?" the soldier answered, with an oath. "Leav- ing madame alone, too. Poison, eh? Oh!" and he whistled so'tly. "So that is why you are all looking on as; if the man had got the plague, is it? A pretty set of curs you are! But here is the doctor. Out of the way now!" he he added, contemptuously, "and let no one leave the room." To be Continued. I EE ff PP PROGRESSIVE ~~ FARMERS. 0-0p erative Experiments in Agri- culture--How to Get the Best in Seeds and Fertilizers--Good Seed Means Big Crops--A Useful THE STORY OF A BRIGHT YOUNG GIRL'S RECOVERY, a She Was First Attacked With La Grippe, the After Effects Rosulting in At, Vitus' Dance--Friends Despaired of Her Re. covery, The mails from Wolfville to Gase pereau are: carried every day by an official who 'is noted, for his willing- ness to accommodate and the puno- tuality with which he discharges his duties. His name is Mr. Merrinen Cleveiand and his home 18 jn Gasper=- eau, where he resides with his wife and grand-dpughter, Miss Lizzie May Cleveland, a bright girl of fifteen years. A few months ago the health of their grand-daughter was a source of very great anxiety to Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, and the neighbors who (earned, of the physical condition of the little girl gravely shook their heads and said to themselves that the fears: of the fond grand-parents were by no means groundless. When the news reached the ears of an Aca- Y. : : Ti dds irom the hall, and coming up again, Institution ) the e per _-o hearth, and in the widdly of opened one og he doors on the right titution. 7 Jon pen, a short > at the the charm yourse ; Ri bore sake --not the onligainst which the boy | The annual report of the Ontario- th of 4 o Madame's eyes flashed with anger. of sweetmean 24 oe a Slo dc wenl into thy ural and. Hoa ou af ii "Oh," she said, "indeed! And is that all?" "But to give it to him, without tell- ing him," the boy rejoined with sud- den spirit and firmness. Madame started ard drew a deep breath. 'Are you sure you have made no mistaks?' she said, trying to read the boy's face. But it was too dark for that. Quite sure," he answered, hardily. "Oh," madame said, slowly and thoughtfully; "very well. Is that all?" "That is all," he replied, drawing back a step, but reluctantly, as it seeméd. Margot, who had been all the time moving a little nearer and a little nearer, came right up at this. "Now, my lady, she said. sharply, "I beg you will have done. This is no place for us at this Aime of night,and this lit- tle imp of Satan ought to be about his business. I am sure I am perish- ing with cold, and the sound o¥ those creaking boats on the river makes me think of nothing but gibbets and corp- ses, till I have got the creeps all down my back! And the watch will be here presently." "Very well, Margot," madame an- swered; "Iam coming. But still she looked at the boy and lingered. "You are sure there is nothing else?' she murmured. "Nothing," he answered. She thought his manner odd, and wondered why he lingered; why he did | not hurry off, since the night was cold and he was bareheaded. But Margot pressed her again, and she turned, saying, ~reluctantly: "Very well, I am coming." } and glasses. In UN ple dined at eleven am six, it was customary to tako Ics oF et le vim du coucher before retiring at nine. The boy stood cowering and listen- 1ng--a strange, pale-faced little figure, reflected in a narrow mirrow which decked one wall. It was very cold even here; outside he must die of cold. He heard the two women moving and talking in one of the rooms on the left; otherwise the house was still, He tooked about, hesitated, and at last stole om tiptoe across the floor to bne of the:doors oa his right. The cur- tain which hid it trailed a yard on the ground. He sat down between Lt anid the door, and, winding one corner of the thick heavy stuff around his frozen limbs, uttered a sigh of re- lief. He had, found a refuge of a kind. He meant to sleep, but he could, not, for all his merves were tense with' ex- citememt. Not a sound in the house escaped him. He heard the soft ashes sink on the hearth; he heard one of the men who: slept in the hall turm and moan in his sleep. At last, quite close to him, a door opened. Jeham moved a little and peered from his ambush. The moise had come from madame's room. He was not surprised when he saw her face thrust out. Presently she put the curtain quite aside and came out, and stood a little way from him, listening. She wore a loose robe of some soft stuff, and he fancied she was barefoot, for she moved without noise. She stood listening a full minute, with her hand to her 'bosom. Then she nodded, as if assured that all was i uw Well, amd going to the table, looked of x, 5 ¥ : " : : , sown: ¢ ino iE : Ay, and so is Christmas!' the wou a ey I 4 . 4 4 ' wiv iimse ¥ aster sat crouching a nking, with a gloomy face. § to turn his thoughts to vua Farindeart, and to what would happen aiterward, and to a dozen things with which. his mind had been only too ready to occupy itself of late, But now his thoughts would not be ordered; They returned again and again to the door on his leit. = He caught hi;nsel. listening, waiting, glancing "at it askance, _And this might go on for days. Dieu! the house would be: a hell! He would go cway. He would make some excuse to ieave until--until a.ter Christmas, He shivered, cursed himsel. under his breath ior a fool, and drank half the mulled wine at a draught. As he took the cup from his lips, his ear caught a slight sound behind him, and, starting, he peered hastily over his shoulder. But the noise came ap- parently irom the next room, where the servant was moving about; and, set it down on the table. He had scarcely done so when he drew himseli suddenly upright, and remained in that position or a mom- ent, his mouth half open, his eyes glaring. A kind of spasm seized him. His teeth shut with a click. He staggered and clutched at the table, His .ace grew red--purple. His brain seemed Lo be bursting, his eyes filied with blood. He tried to cry, to give tha alarm, to get breath, but his throat was held in.an iron vise. = He was choking and reeling on his feet, when the man came by chance out of {the bedroom. | By a tremendous effort Vidoche spoke. " Who---made~--this?"' he mutter- ed, in a hissing voice. { The ser ant started, scared by his PLC LILO Rian sued by the Provincial Departmen of Agricul- ture and contains a good deal of mat- ter of practical value to the farm- ing community. The work of the Union in 'the encouragement of co- operative agricultural experiments is increasing in extent and popularity as is evidenced by the fact that last year 3484 farmers took part in the experi- ment, carried on under its auspices. In 1886, when the plan was first put into operation, the experiments were limited to 60 plots of land on 12 farms, but the merits of the system soon | made themselves apparent, and the |extent of the work rapidly increas- ed so that in 1898, 12,357 plots of land on 3,028 farms were in requisition for these tests. The committee on co-operative ex- periments appointed by the Union distributes free the material for ex- | periments, consisting of fertilizers, {seeds and roots of the staple agricul- {tural products, with instructions for sowing and cultivation, so that a uni- form system may be followed. The seeds, etc., sent out are selected from the great variety of crops which | have "been tested for five consecu- | partment of the Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph, including many foreign kinds. The 'applicant' in return is expected to conauct the experiment strictly in accordance with the in- structions and to forward a complete and detailed report as to the results obtained from the test. The ma- terial is sent in good time for spring ++Careful nursing, however, Cleveland as to the When he explained his Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland ap ly too eager to give him t ation sought andit is in accorumfce with their wishes that we give. td the public the facts. of this remark- able cure. Early in December, 1898, Miss Cleveland was taken ill with a severe attack of la grippe and fear. of her recovery were a brought her through this malady, but it left her system in a completely run-down condition, This showed itself prin- cipally in a weakness of the nerves. In January symptoms of St. Vitus dance began to show themselves. At firsi these were nof. very prominent, but it was not long before she was rendered altogether helpless by this terribly malady. In a short time she lost all control over the movements of her hands and feet. For weeks sha had to be carried from room to room and was unable to feed herself. Her grand-parents naturally became very much alarmed and having tried other i remedies without effect, determined tg give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. Developments showed that their con- fidence was not displaced. When threa boxes had been used the condition of the patient had improved consider< ably. Then Mr. Cleveland bought six boxes. more and continued their usa as before. The sufferer rapidly bega to. recover. When she. had consumed the fifth box Mrs. Cleveland reduce the dose to one pill a day and by the time the sixth box was gone a coms plete cure was effected. Miss Cleveland is now as vigorous and healthy as could be desired.* Her grand-parents are persuaded that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are alone responsible for her cura rr E " ; | sowing if the app.ications are made in man grumbled. And this time she flaccid softly. Chor : NSBR Ppeara $ ie answered, neverthe- | ooo4 tine, and are devoutly thankful for the ree fairly took her by the arm and hur- ed softly, there was a shy sparkle less, thd nae miRed it himself. The adv¥ntages ot¥the plan pursued | sults which, ander Providence, they ried her away. "That is not a good retort, Mar- got," madame said presently, when they had gone afew paces, and were flitting hand in hand across the Greve, with, head bent to the wind, "for it wants only four days to Christmas. You had forgotten that." in her eyes. The lamp seemed to lend her new loveliness. Apparently she did not find what she wamted on the table, for, in a mo- ment she turned and went to the fire- place. She took, the posset from the trivet, and lifting the lid of the cup, looked in, What she saw appeared to i "Look at--the bottom oi--the cup!" | Vidoche replied in a terrible voice. He 'was swaying to and tro, and kept himsel! up only by his grip on the table. "Is there--anything there?" ! The servant was terribly frightened, 'but he had the sense to obey. He took up the cup and looked in it. "Is {are obvious. Those who take part | obtain pure seed of varieties = whose | excellence has already been proved to | i test on their own land, enabling them to judge in a practical manner as to { their locality. la vast amount of labor and cost that By ascertaining this the particular kinds most suitable to | | said to be 'just as good." have produted. \ (%} y Sold by all dealers or sent post paid at 50c. a box or six boxes for $2.50, by addressing the Dr. Williams" Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Do not be persuaded to try something else ----m "I think you gre fey, my lady," the Saiwiy her, for with a quick movement there--a powder--in it?" Vidoche ask- | might otherwise have been wun- DINNER-TABLE NOVELTIES. oman teplied: WH il "Cup | he carried the cup to the table and ed, a (rightful spasm distorting his profitably bestowed on inferior woman replied, in an ill-temper. set it down: open. She had her back features. kinds is saved and the returns One mmong the new touches that have not seen you so gay these twelve months; and what with the oold, and fear of the watch and monsieur, I am ready to sink. You must have heard fine news down there." But madame did not answer. She was thinking of last Christmas. Her husband had gone to the revels ai the Palais Cardinal, which was then in building. She had offered to go with him, and he had to'd her, withan oath, that if she, did she should re- member it. So she had stopped at home alone--her first Christmas in Paris. She had gone to mass, and then had sat all day in thei cold, gplendid house and cried. Half the servants had played truant, and her woman had been cross, and for hours together no one had gone near her. This Christmas it was to be dif- ferent. . Madame's eyes began to shine again anid her heart to beat| a pleasant mea- sure. If she had her will, they would go to no pageants or merry-makings. to Jehan, now, and he could not see what she was doingy though he watch- ed her every motion and partly gues- sed. When she had finished what- ever it was, she raised the cup to her lips, and the boy's heart stood still. Ay, stood stilll He half rose, his face white. But he was in error. Sheonly kissed the wine and covered it, and took it back to the trivet, murmur- ing something over it as she set it down, The boy lay still, like one fascinut- ed, while madame, clasping two lit- tle silk bags to her bosom, stole back to her door. As she raised the cur- tain. with one hand, she turned on a sudden impulse and kissed the other toward the hearth. Slowly the cur- tan fell amd hid her shining eyes. CHAPTER VIL She; had barely disappeared when the! boy, listening eagerly, heard the great door below flung open, and n- I wer, There is -- something," the man |answered, his teeth chattering. "But let me ieteh help, my lord. You are 'nol well." You are--" I "A dead man?' the baffled murder- er cried, his voice rising in a scream of indescribable despair and horror, "A dead man! I am poisoned! My | {wiiel" He reeled with that word. He lost his hold of the table. "Ha, mon Dieu! Mercy! Mercy!" he cried. In a moment he was down, writhing on the tloor, and uttering shriek on shriek--cries so dreadiul that on the instant doors flew open and sleepers awbdke, and in a twinkling the room-- though the lamp lay quenched, over- turned in his struggles--was full of lights and {rightened faces and 'hud- led forms, and women who stopped their ears and wept. The door-ways framed more faces, the staircase rang with sounds of alarm. Everywh re was turmoil and a madness o. hurry- ing ieet.. One ran for the doctor, an- other for the priest, a third for 'the |of "the farm largely increased. {One test made in a neighborhood ex- lercises an important influence over the {surrounding farmers, and by exciting an interest in the matter off securing seed helps materially to improve the general standard of agriculture. The number of district experiments jundertaken in 1899 was 23, the con- clusions arrived at by comparing the various returns received {rom 739 farmers b2ing given in the Report. Among the experiments were: testing {various fertilizers with corn and mangels; testing 6 varieties of corn for grain, fodder or silage; 4 varieties each of millet, grasses, clovers, barley oats and peas; three varieties each of spring wheat, buckwheat, field beans and Japanese beans and several tests for root crops. Another experiment consisted in sowing peas at di ferent {dates to determine whether the early or late sown were most subject to ithe attacks of the pea weevil. A { number of the experimenters express have been lately observed in well-serv- ed dinners is that various condiments are no longer separately passed with raw oysters. Instead, in the middle of the plate on which they are handed is seen a lemon. It is open at the top, and its contents have been en- tirely removed. It has then been fill- ed with a sauce made of tomato cats- up, horseradish and similar things to those used in an oyster cocktail. Be- fore eating them each oyster is tak- en up on the fork and dipped in the sauce within the lemon. It renders them very testy, and the service is much more agreeable than the old way. One trip around the table is also saved in its service and this 18 not a matter of small consideration. The carving now, even at small home: dinners, is generally done at a side table by the maid or butler. The dish should, however, first be pre- sented to the hostess' that she, and in fact all at the table, may see that it is in perfect condition. BY a slight But then, he liked such things. and |stinotively sunk, down agam. A Walch. The house seemed on a sud: htheir: hearty appreciation. of the { movement of the head she indicates showed to advantage in them Yes, i breath of colt air rose fron, bolow - 4. dep.alive; nay, them A a Td practical benefits of the system and |to the butler that it is to be carved. * 2% ea ts i Ys b . oir 7 ' i ' » {he increase td ir | Thi % th A on they would go, and she wou'd sit quiet { harsh voice--a, voice he knew--ours-| here be increased productiveness of their | This custom seems to be an American as a mouse; and listening while they ed some ore or something in the hall, Le porte b posd sason of the experience thus one, and it would there be con aii praised him, would feed all the time |a heavy step came stumbling up the 'Y other instruc pad fx » ve > "on the sweet knowledge that now he | stairs, and in a moment M. dé Videdtl i addrosses on . Where a was hers--her own. | oche, followed by a sleepy died 1 he sidebod] tt 1s not observed. She had not done dreaming when they reached the house. The porter | was drowsing in his flodge, the gate was ajar. They slipped into the dark silent court-yard, and, flitting a-' cross it, entered the house. Two ser- meaning: and, though he railed sav- lit pushed his way through thy Het was flushed with drin ' , was mot drunk, for as he dressed 'the floor he shot a swift sidelong glance ! at his wife's door--a glance of dark Soe d gon® up the stairs so full ped all but dead. They h ' mL Ue Vv idoche's. - But! already 'the man of h and evil purpose lay dying, ad: | | |oasion was an account of the Guelph | Agricultural College by Dr. James The idea of ing set places at the home table appears! to be vanishing; and, with the exception of the hos- toss, members of the family stroll in and sit just about whereves they Nr ------ons a! the annual meeking of the union on te 8th December fist. Among 'the papei® read on that oc- | | Mills, which is reproduced, with por- | please. Often the heads of the house ~ ants lay stretched ac i : y - BTV { i 2 : 3 : . GRAND: ai ite to each other on oc- vores I Y Sreiched lee a jhe hall agely at the servant for letting the {one d im on to a pallet which some | {raits of some prominent men associ- | only sit opposite to anol and In a litle room to the left - of, fire goout,he Hud ihe air of hstesing {800 4 irom a meighboring room | ated with the institution. CEBions o. large t the ultra-fash the door they could hear others talk- 'while he spoke, and swore, to show ©0f he irst there had been no lack | White is at present the ultra-lash- img. but no one looked out. 'Fortune ' himself at ense | tied I pers or tony bands. One un ionable color for table Jecorasions. It ; ; Se. ady hands ) - _. ----, A CO Li av aide a Ja aR Sir ag a : I g Hots of AY : dea ISS i owers, the lamp shades could mot have aided them betler.] The man muttered some excuse, and, let, is cravat. and another his doub is seen in the flowers, t i { With a little laugh of relief and thank-- kneeling, began to blow the embers, held nd two or three of the coolest AN EXERCISER. and in almost all places where bright fulness madame tripped up the grand ; while Vidhoce looked on moodily mt ; : : lors formerly reigned. This feature Ba H hr : ~ i 4 dily. He 2 him in his paroxysms. But the! atta a Oro ata yut | CO J 3 : GES staircase and: under the great lamp ' had mot takem off his hat 'and cloak, | and A oI yams That's a great heater you had j was noticed to be prominent at a din- which lighted it and the hall. had » word "Poison!" was whispered, in for us, remarked the tenant en-| b { "Has madame been out this even- ne by one, all, even the man who national] | ner recently given at one ol the now | Margot followed, but neither she |ing?" he said, suddenly. | wom Seon' with hit aver madaime's PSI ly Tie a 1 warm, | fashionable New York houses. 8 nor her mistress saw who followed | "No, my lord." i alo hee +d t s my ave > nas nes Keeps the family goo) a Zo, | plates and every piece of china that BA ' . 1 an « 01 b: nos 7 C x it 2 Sry a o y : - 1 7 y BR fireme-vivs had followed them across | "Her woman is lying with her?" let, 2 ' The livid body lay on he pal does 17 querise ihe dshighier la | was used had been especially made t 3 : ? >, >. iv y lay e pal- § : AV Wo : thet windy Greve, through street and | "Yes, my lord." 15 'nd madanie stunned snd HOTEOL lord. "WwW ; I + sot |i England, and they were of 2 fine, 3 tane and by-way, even, after amo-i{ A moment's silence. Then: "Trum Yn Virani None ower its ht the Sori) Warm! by, pi) hen " Lo t ge pure white ware with a high luster ment's hesitation, over the threshold | the lamp, curse youl Don't you see | and : Rod ne In' a douse Gitte. thong Taking hg ha OS ei The only bit of color about them was , . Ad: ini : Nat 4 hi Dae X Ls 8 away 1 t | fait rymng to ma S0 | TRS { family, done in green. of thei court amd into the house. A jt is going out? Do you want to} Df ; 4 ; ordinary in 11) ; : the arms of the family, do g * Wo } - J { ing Ww gloc and fear rofhor : ¢ pi e J nratod tel servant who heard the stairs creak ' (eave me m the dark? Sacre! This! 18 Joking . nian averheated. that : fe gative amily | The table was profusely decorate d with as they went up. and looked out, might be a pig-sty from the way it | aD 2 sotue Will grasping the a adjourns fo the yard $9 200) 9.4 | white roses and maiden-hair fern; and tancied, he saw a small dark figure ' 5 kept!" 3 X {| whi Foden a Ser by Tall fo ae | quite a sensation was created by its : : - : i Dasins ine v BAIT e, | . The Ty glide out of sight above; but as there! The mam was used to being kicked | { ispered that word again and again, | | pure, refreshing aspect. The ou: were no children in the house, and | and abused, but it seemed to him fhat | ab i sernod as if the 2 tell-tale Syl [ PARLORS. | sweets that were seen U m™ ore this was achild, if anything, he' his master's i avai halring Loe pa : Bs | | deep green and glistening. They con- > ' 1) ; K L: ) calprices were taking les passed t valls - a 51 = " : ' | deep g 8S ) 5 thomght his eyes deceived him--he a fresh An It was ot W nl onssad the 3 q 5 on he fist 40 | Yes, saud the barber's wife, my hus- |. ined a creme de mint cordial. In war half asleep--and. crossu Im his busi ; inh ow; O12 Yep, Deiore ths A0CLor Or he priest, band has just opened his new tonsoril es they were oval, and not very - x ; ossing him- his business to think, Howz " "3s Khe captain of the watch. He shape e Ei 17 good 1 self, went back, yawning. ever. He trimmed the lamp and took "wg. Yupstairs, his sword - clanking, "3 riers, : latge.: "They ave extremely goad lo The boy could never quite explain {pq clodk and hat 6d was on LON th ant: a > DE ide A) That sof exclaimed the farriers bet~! (1. {4ste, but much caution is cosg- : : ey 3104 a e € as H B 3 rus C curt: 3 aside, stoc . ? ing BE 3 * DE yy - A . --though oft sked i fter years - id, : : going, (ne HArusting the curialns aside, SLood |... pu)f, My husband's getiing pro- | gary when biting into them ; for, un- | ong en asked In after years: whan Vidoche called him back again. king at the strange scene, which , i Ary a i { es --what led him to run this risk. 1t 18 «"pu{ on a log." he said "and iv he da gan b Te I" i ts ld d sperous, too. He's having extensive ndled judiciously, the fluid es- » sald, I £ e e any lights, irregular eld anc 4 . gy' i a : all ¢ il he true he dared not return to the Rue (pat drink. Nom du diabl 8 ld a HADY. sigan ITroguiariy hy nd | Horseshoeing Parlors' built where hi ind is apt to fall and soil the that drink. om du diaole, it 18 cold! sirvibuted, lighted up as if it had been | Id blacksmith shop stood i 1 alr YAY TRAE) facksm & JE . gown. ; pageant on the Stage. Who is it?