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STORIES FROM THE 2 A DOCTOR'S DILEMMA. Pinel: I answered ; in of great importance, Now, iI can | Wited to North to tell him of our proposed ¥ Visit, ‘begged of ‘him to at obi North's address av Monte Carlo, T iallay ain ergy Feverdl, and to say nothing of the fact that k my business here will be over, Ee 1 f possible, to catch the mi night train to town.” “What in the world do you mean?” “Jam scarcely in a position to explain myself at the present moment,” I answered. “Will you oklige me by sending a note round to North at once,asking his brother’s address «Why, yous T will do that, cotalaly rh: Here we are, at home—you answer to my note while we are x ees i Russell was as good as his word ; he sent ‘a messenger to North’s house asking him for the name of his brother's hotel at Monte train, the thought which had suddenly darted through my mind Peveral had ordered North to seek change young man was exactly the reverse of what he would nave given had his mind been in ita normal healthy state. If in a hasty moment he \had ordered North to seek change of scene in the very place where he would be moat exposed to ter tation, was there not a possibility that he might himself seek the same relief? The fact of his having a horror of gambling ie his sane moments would make ij the morning I reached town, and, driving straight to an office which was open all following manner “ Dr, Beveral is ill, and has disappeared | from home—look out for him at Monte If he arrives, telegraph to me without delay. Having sent off this message, there was nothing wsatever to do but to wait, Until I heard either from Hudson, the detectiver steps. legram from ncaa ea aa fetisisctory, and contained the. simple words :— _ # Nonewa; The pa ie morning 1 received his letter. « Dear Sir,”—it ran—" I am completely i foiled'in my efforts to trace Dr. Feveral’s known potient ; beyond the fact that ung man in some respects answerin give continue to make vestigations, and will let you know iiamedie ately anything turns uj Fete “Yours toepoatially, es Hupson.” I baad éoaccely read this letter before Mrs, oved to altel sare by, wed her the letter. 2. “Can nothin done ?” she oried, 4 Have you no plan to propése, Dr. Hali. fax?” ‘Thave the gaost of a hope,” I answer- is really no slight ‘that I have not dared to tell i © Oh, d thadow of hope, she answered ; n't Restoar wa my despair is and what i fears are.” that moment Harris entered the room, ‘There is no answe e man. He withdrew. I glanced again at the words of the telegram, then placed it in hhis will explain itself,” She almost snatched it from me, devour: is rda with her eyes, They were as the F Hotel des Toglat dda ib recoga tan ited the tables after diuner—lost he ao Heaven he ie found {” exclaimed Mra, Fev m her eyes—she let the litle pink aiset at akin paper flutter to “He i is alive,” she gasped, ‘with a choking noise in her throat. “How Show did you guess that he might beat Monte Carlo, doctor rds my reasons for brights look of determination ancl coarse obliga 78 Santi papal lh es you mean to do 1 eoiradt i Paris withonuady adveatarsand “your informs: | ranean his witeand 1 be ae to area ake the: following morning. "poke se obey Te aanlionly, I Leaee “You think Monte Cai “te on hearing that | n that bt should’ not arrivi a ting wit case,” replied Mra. Feveral. 1 | . ‘or from North, I could take no further i in the evening of that day I received al f. 4] rate, 0 lo not deprive qaaetake slightest B yo TARY OF A DOCTOR. following Pe Rees aaa d Marseilles at it. Dur- sudden! ial? pilrpast vip iasecoosak ie os aaa E in id. “«Yes, of course, anything,”.she said with Isao bh. heavy sig! give me time. “T want you to be guided by me—I want | 8m anxious me my wife abov of course ; but surely there ong Tae wate ae 4 must go straight to your uaband 2? I “NGertainly ; that is why Iam Visiting ee to say ‘no’ to sald, *Moa¥'T aia axiclon see Feveral on our val, ~All shia fature depends) upon ns me fixedly. A curious begets ne quite frank aod unironbled when “Brat he Express at the Gare de Lyon. I) exp! of a said, “Will h {down a He pointed to reach Monte Carlo eS you quite .wel about. The whole thing is perfectly fair, | he lose. entiment that hi this areal a “How do you fe stopped pati ee ie and looked over | ce Ba face ; his eyes, which hi Ww me,assumed a secretive and almost sly immediately en he turned abruptly an: 8 detective officer from the said. “I ki at you have ra and | have not a wor all ial largely either this afternoom or the gaming-tables are ight, T am at your service, i sesipheD He paused, but I did not eupply any “1: will wait on you this eed at the adden! in the I firmly yk Alana ae husband’s “As you pices “ne replied, 7 ‘but don’t tillate—I ‘a temporary. character, “There is little Hal that such is the no means sure on that point. I ave asked Hudson, the the Casing « Hae vanisl be 5 hard for me to obey Eo but I) din vill aarwared the poor wife, with ent slowly up the ed from view. TI evidently playing with invélligenoe each deal toa shhdy avenue of eucaly- | he tered min sai “That aie ph has been he last Feveral put his hand to bewildered look crossed bis Then ice is bnecaie of heaton aL doing bere 2” he exclaimed, and looked with bewilderment s forehead —a of the cards he placed his golden dain division aad see oe 2d ib The piles of gold which he had won lay close to him, but he did not toueh them. < Wat am T doing here2" he repeated “How did ie .geeiate this place lose English tongus hisoyes, Yond be eae me, In} Spire ater and ‘Tea her I told i you Tshould win tonight,” He grap anped quickly out ot the Casino, I followed the you have come a litte cat, Ie is all right—quite right but North atayed behind to gather up but you nae give me rie reveral’s winnings. success went on he began todouble| The rext day, Then I vislted him, Fev- and quadruple “hir stakes—never once id |eral was a received me with who was standing near me | a loo fe can't Tagine bi w I came to this aids eve ‘not’ the’ loast fe bere—in foot, T recall nothin, i since the evening T inter- viewed you, J farley Street.” “Well, ow, and a very forthe | place te fit for wor! Toke geod, long ie while you are ‘am not yet spectators | about it,” 1 answered. ‘is moment, fee North an h the d at Feveral’s with « a sense of relief, that Fever- e wo evening’s reckle e Tge ret ty You know sat althow mp ited lors | h Oo pet ene soride founinaite® y advice, Mrs, Feveral persuaded T padded wad be lke wie own her husband to leave Monte Carlo that he has taken the * a nel and wal i atternoon, They spent the next six months fummer, be was cox pletely restored to his te of hea im shortly not allude to phir tod ret dete isnever like- Feveral—he shook his head as he listened. ee worn out by aer journey, a1 did ‘not notice ‘the expressive action ‘Well Tam glad you've come,” said the young fellow, eT nave had am awful time ever since Feveral’s arrival, He is as mi asa man can be—spends every moment of nis time at the tables, eats nothing, drinks but, from the manner of his pi he loses or wins.” ‘And where is he staying ?” I asked. iat the at ie ‘Anglais, “Ho has first floor, and evidently ‘ was notrich, A little more of this reckless sort of, thing, and his young wife would be beg- his actions at the present m eis as mad os aid Nortbs wash “Well I trust Hi eae anak ase e is suffering at the ope he are,” present moment. “What doyou mean ?” said Nort then told i what shad Sole tee West! telegram from Bt detective, my arrival. I desired it to be sent to this Pp bar i oat ‘i tar rit to One falze step now would confirm Heeaial insanity.” “Will you not let him know that his wife has afrived 2 ibtermpted North. artaget oe by hiearsisthecea, It wi your business and mine, North, not sy iS ight of him. Ifby any chance he leaves Monte Carlo, he must be ionfodiately fol- lowed.” Shortly afterwards North left me, oe a sky Ww: ranean. T. was” standin a large bed of "mignonetie | when ed. by. | He was drow lockeY likes" what he within arn’s length the and was about to when I cor zi a ‘The poor fellow is not responsible for aid, | ne on | were crowding infor their evening's amuse- th jadi ust be guided lea to intensified in the deep blue at Mediter- = F Feveral walk- i and face,showed no gia - recognition, He heanswered, “and asked me how I acquired you don’ ace “Don’t do what ?” I asl “Don’t use your a obey and take the poor fellow back to Engiai et Surely make the case hopeless,” ynswered. ‘I am inclined to use the most cautious meas- ‘ures until we really know the fate of his unlucky patient.” An i ou intend to follow him to 6 Casino ae 2” anid North. ised to be there—I shall ny “Gertaaly 3 pee re ike you to do 80. “What about bc Feveral 2” with a ghastly smile, AsT was leaving the room she enlled after mi ment. entlemen were in full evening dress, and the 5: 2 bre ur rows deep, were crowd of spectators, some merely watching the play, Avs playing themselves over the heads ore forcanate neighbors, others a au the tables, “The roulétte tables, abies were eight in number, were all crowded, but as we walk through the soon North I turned away tense, of diagust, and followed | North tes on ns card her | for, Sto pass, “Any forcible step of that hind ayes Hi ly to remember (ro BE fee ) and whatever hap yes wife is provided him, for God’s sake, doctor, ee Among the Salmon. A correspondence of the Victoria Col- onist has been visiting Steveston, the headquarters of the salmon industry, He writes :—Steveston is 4 live fishing town + y: sort the season there is none livelier, e sights are so uniquethat it is w Asie miles to see, Every ni unde wun is seen on the street, in the “Pardon me it 1 ask you to allow me to ‘That gentleman sitting there is my pend—T have eee Tyish t morning dress. Her fa the fairer because of the deep mourning which she wore.’ pr, |them and breathed them. ‘Your ER as come at last, Dr. sion the dyke for two miles on the w: me. I have taken | front you pass in Ri aakeaiage the Japanese village, and the log cabius ies | where the Indi 3 See $s oe ag g his. crowded room, coe thee spec: tators, were aathing! Saree cahe aay her husband. Tada “Come away, darling,” ehesaid 5 “oome| 9 away at one 4 He started up when she touched him, and stared at her more in impatience than |g “Poor soul, t have an interview surpri he said, «ey | 00 houre, with her before bp »T answered. Don't interrupt me,Ingrid,” he said, “I will be 350, fa Shins Shaed tote orsie Mig ude tokchdew wikiege pont young will come presently. Leave me now; Iam Dap Sakeg tuakaa ve neebabte wite was full of pain. I told her that 1] busy. of the province for 1805 reach 499,- Mee ee atte tbo Howindiotcume is seat, but she clung | bles, and would bring her word of the| to him, holding one of his hands in both of Pee SESE 5 speration. Feauls_ before B oneplietl bo) Hats with & Honk ot cempereyerd Suggestion In Crime. It is a notable fact that Suggestion plays eases saa gram at, the “I don’t know m!" be i ansae Hosa Hstronel from Mr. Hudson ?” she hat kind, mm here because my |suicide for example, is generally followed in their na- ge comes while you } a tl i Roivida that case it must wait until I re-{ taken a man’s life, Iam about to pay the ‘ae made by the National Medical turn,” I ep! ibd forfeit of my crime. This detective,” here “Will you commission Be be ae it to} he pointed at me, ‘‘will arrest me in a you, if it does come ?” she moment or two. Before I go, I wish to “I would rather you did Eyes wie ERE rat rms eesti i eet 1 replied j “itis mot a ft place for | Sie shed her from. nee he made no answer, but I noticed a| Were Wide i ashe a i pea. determined look creeping into her) eee eee ene ae him will a ons/wak rapide late sini sud) Loree, opens the. cesar barned their |p. North and hastened to the Casino, We heads for fe “Go iol » Ingrid,” said her husband. 1 likely that they. will leave out news of such @ character. ————_— Kept House in a Chimney. ‘A curious case of desertion is just report- ing to double my is blood on my h to his whereabouts having been obtained, 2 was baa that he had lelt the coun- of the men were inspecting the barra so the other day they perceiv- ina chimney, SY further calaet as peewealsd Lovie tiene Aaa and reduced d to desert, t daring to leave | to have ben fBestrvehnine was supposed | tne barracks, he had installed himeelt in the Tepes Eevcabl “Vook aitéectintas ¢ he | chimney, goi 0 the court-yard in Teal te UdearsHgt Don eeody the refuse Filed up in s comer. ‘The man een removed to the Miltary hospital in & vary precarious condit: ttle by mistake, he must bave poured it bacl t that Norris had to Mra. these truth—he may be saved even yet.” i to flash over the words—she took in ey ina ot of second A New Illuminant. Some day we shall, perhaps, settle ona universal domestic illuminant. Will it are not innocent of any crime, ou pave he e to is alive pees Ais ey nary th d this.” of She "thrust the telegram before his eyes. gered to his feet, turned | h A acetylene ean mnid form, and youhavi in the rough. id, turning and ates true : sit has just episa: Thaaikesba pa veaiemelclia td 3s well, quite wel. hit were fortunate enough tocatch the Mediter- not help speakag tonim. which was placed in front of bim, and was jine ou tead_ of killing him ; you shall see him aan when you return to England.” | ¢ QUEER THINGS IN EUROPE) ¢ ODD HAPPENINGS THAT HAVE 0 CURRED IN THE OLD LAND. Queer Post OMice Names, ete. Lately, near Berlin, a young from an train while endeavoring to close ® window. | She. will probably die. Achapel measaring O12 feet will shortly be erected ries above the sea cars Blane, 10,000 fee ast year te hen persons in London the explosion of coal-oil amps Toa their lives by the i lady fell | it led ic Ni all these are lying ai sei ince and the Kingdom. lately. Aa titteiditeaacy pe a tone iha olden times the o for brantiing nud alive for whipping a malefactor, etc. A DESPOT’S WILL. nts under one by written prescription signed by. legall qualified medic oi n. ieeuss he Mahometan clergy denounce electri- city as a dam: servant re at Vienon attempted to mmit suicide by a novel method. She | p the motive force for twenty-four how suspended from a woman’s hair, P r L'Independence Belge says that a young 18 | Hungarian military docter named service, 1 newspapers in Liseabon, Porta gal, Nein malice ai Jesuits of ‘stealing children. " Since then, very vigorous prevent the assassination of all clericalm A son of Geheimrath Julius Schwabach, Bari of the fin irm ot Bleichroeder, of eter | instan y elled and di Ys You cannot at 0 expose uselessly | letter was posted, from which he could ning—it becam: taphed to his tailor at Berlin to come. to| the lives of s0 man} men.” easily calculate the exact time of ite arri~ | tionalized—and then on forth +" “Morte im by special train to nstant, the first valet de ‘chambre of | val in Yokio, B; nce to the register Talis nelae 19 (Death t nom under guardians at headquarters he found that there were 1; Moe heeantes ‘he B is hi 1d to. eae ae as ry, ep Pe Ih Hy nal “ iller in the cit da, head by the among the Chinese the ‘mihi te pia fs to the sky at that very | although their initials were different and " the most.-delicious. dish, Tt. nobricec ot| moment folly: juetioed he: fe ars of the |they lived far apart. The postmen -who | freed dswe oh bel ot ylerene des w-born mice, till bind. ‘They are|&dmiral; but Napoleo: fon rved the district in which they lived were| was to come after this carnival of blood,and wipeeds iu oil and then connoisseurs swal- | ‘?ritated tees to Fearon eared, tad of A remembered | j geance of the Freno low them very slowly, Atthe marnage|,. “Sire,” he said, ‘I have given orders, | delivering a to the house of the/ nati 3 a not {2268 more, why ‘have you not executed | wrong Miller on the date named, Several | aclyea inte seoret’ erie erie ee a them? Obey!” members of the family reealled that auch «| Password and al Ghd apeloy uae it N A late official report ree Ba contrary to common belief cases of religions mania are rare in the British isles, It also di physicians and druggists aa next, Hsinctlapreva natn Trelan “eine 6, ina lion cage is the latest rae eva usd Tt has been introduced = li od. ee opener ki sh rg, ‘Hoga pronodadedia(sigtaan faskem ne Tie y Deaste sre said to be very ‘appreciative, and particularly partial to Chopin's airs, Custom is tyrarnical. the English servant maid, Ralel gets te motes: rac rate. ‘An “only original”. circus is now giving performances at Christiania, Norway. The Vienese peg rate we Grat Nicholas IL is a meri in the hands o us nishable offense for ‘al | Lives of hi weight which furnishes forethought, accused the| him, At fi ence of these calumniations,many | foot and ordered ee neue his awe -| bidden, ‘I'he ter Hence it is that | ‘Adi id at th @ sIxpence ® # | and govern shemales esapriline in seventy-five rt | 2nd ahalf, ete. The expression “in season” afi g Their Lives. lish JA obeyed it. personage than Napoleon I. parade, At such a time, surely, a on ot | subordinate must be justified in saving the en, even at the cost of techni— cal disobedience, sorry, but th state of the weather would not permit the review to take place. ue til tall followed, and Sad wedged a HIE about hi “Sir “Admiral,” said Napoleon in an angry voles, “why ave you not obeyed red the admiral, with re ‘Sire, Laball aot obey.” jat_ word the emperor advanced, viding whip in hand, as if to strike. The admiral recoiled a step and laid bis han “Sire,” he said, turning pale, ‘take care!” e two me faced leash 0 hip,and the admiral withdrew his grasp from the handle of his swor ruix, “you” will @ Boulogne within owenty-four hours and retire into Holland. Gi \dmiral did as the emperor had mpest broke as the admiral had predicted, and more than two hundred ‘renchmen rowned before the emperor's eyes, ———— The Advance of Cholera. dread pestilence had reached Hawaii is not The Philadelphia Record ia quite right in saying:—“T! ing intercourse peteen our Pacific thorities should remember that ‘early and provident fea mother of baste ee | Fruit Ripened Under Electric Light. By lighting his hot-houses at night with electric lights 5,000 candle power, all told, Dr. Werner de Siemens nes raspberrie days, grapes in two month8 ided pe pe here the trip ‘was cut skort has cortitea voter fact on the ticket. n | by th since by the application brains fruite and vegetables can be had y time the year, it chus “pro duced remarkable iad brilliant color and fin aroma,but are weet as those ripened Test for Insane Persons. physician, « ere is one infallible cae Enna whether a person is pot. Let a person ‘Some of the*post-offices in the Provinee ! ultra-German The executioner of Paris, Mons, Deibler,| hho mifican' ‘rench executioner was Legian pias Legit ‘ause of Two Hundred should be noted, occurred not in battle but | ment, While Napeleon was at Boulogne, in Reports of the advance of cholera across | °™' ee ieate female piano teacher who an is, | and showed a card upon whic free git Repent of | followed. | tive corps while Mr. Foster was in J h Buston Watd, the celebrated English | G at ‘| JAPANESE DETECTIVES, | ADMIRABLE SYSTEM OF DETECTION | .3.cr OF CRIME IN JAPAN. ti ate S74 ave a a Fan of Finding Things out y Knows —Cla ne | “ey a Aware “ fever me es \s Going fety w pire—! nderful ps tes ces, Sauieede ee Work, letective service of Japan is admir. in |@ble snd is inherited from the days of the despotism, when it was neo Shogun to know Series that was going on among the subjects w: ent, There are two nine detective »s | AR! encies under the Government, o: prevention and punishment of crime, and the other fala Political, under the De. partment of the Interior, the late war, for the Japanese knew more Itie paw a see years since many Eng- ont the Chinese army, its fortresses, its lors were drowned because an | ar, admiral gave a wrong order, and another fal ary than Li Hung Chang himself. Th Officer, who knew the order to be wrong, | agents of the intelligence department were Admiral Bruix, of the French | not only ingenious and indefatigable, but a English officer’s | m; and equipments, aud the condition of ase of valuable information was recei The intelligence department hes so com- plete a system that it claims to be sree everything that is going on in the e1 and Ipresumethat this is ibacucaling a yee ‘The criminal department of the oli wally industrious and Pee Fuilenripueeeas citizen—man, an, and child—in Japan is registered a Peatee iedarcn with his residence, his oo- cupation, and even the ma He Theta) if he is a workm: When- ia . eae ae the a -y hotel tee | admiral’s_ response was communicated to | 47iteq,t0, report the tere ES BRE Sa Tee ee Sean ee mea eeatG: che plpoga din baene tray, ee eee att B reposted he stamped bis| take, and their destination. ‘The ioe Pavbialinee tis cae is easy for the police to ascertain the whe ‘he admiral came at o1 but even 80| feces coat poten ok Sty toes sheen ie sone quick fot ‘for ve satiate a a ie perilen tex see iinauiciog, who met wa} mperor’s | N, na singos for SHaakrabion, Mr, ie a he United Si id Oa Fesetee a ietiae ieten k peighboring city with a draft aad nd hi NOTIFIED THE POLICE. le, official interpreter o lay and hour when ws Feceived, and one of the servants reporte that she had handed Rua miehiietee bakit collection in the regular course of business, ‘These 7 ' ef ur year's imprisonment thin a week, after Mr. Miller made his complaint to the police, Mr, James R, Moree of Yokobama hap- ned to be spending the night with bis feet; Mel Dedwou in BAG phen e sneak thief entered the house and stole pe ars’ imprisonmentat Isnikawa, tl @ national penitentiar: @ process of bie detection was very promptandsimple. The crime was report td'at, Polico Headquarters at 8 e'clock ia the poe the theft and descrip- | during the afternoon 3 5, ie name was engrave correspond with saloons in thie country, ie and the policemen watch them waiter gicle are called, OFTEN AID THEM Hat beat to tell the nesans the story of t 1 bery, it ly so for this nesan to report to the policeman about M e ofr nough to justif before night antes ftation a6 Tokio. | He hed the ie eoeetiate and all t] of the remainder during a drunken stupor that I saw a good deal of the Japanese detec- b> ie 4 . 8 4 Hg 8 8 3 on a. ee ae 5 a £ e 8 well he public through freque pearance in the il papareidiniastonren lest some fanati soshi_ migh| ck 4 overnmen: consul Foster, instructed the Police him under constant surveillance lite sweets Tks Al i legations are constantly w: police rat ane i witl ways on duty opposit meer of the paiplemstic. yeorps wherever Mee Boatee was sometimes attended by connected with the ordinary police for the | 8° 7 a he case began Hae ie ian’ a his person, but had | only a Dew whi The latter showed its efficiency during | hotel unobserved, five detectives. Police at Kol Ky. be enn he Ky aa nd Yokohi ay Mr. Fe eceeded in clog his shadows, ahah Thé Superintendent of with him as baby: fectscsamali FARMING. ark of res} une How. they ‘aioe our whereabouts is. mystery, for no ere we were ORIGIN OF ale MAFIA. Onme- nalicd as it is to-day, ly with, Sprang Into Retna 3 From an Inspiration | goo, a triotism, res} Butter may be washed until most of the a one | ti going, and we left the and ghast- Washing and Working Butter. flavor has been washed out, Much of the their ede t they very Cat eer ed by many buttermakers, others—princip- ed the fs badd outwithed ehem ascer- cticed it—urged chat for the ined oiled ea ay ne Aah butver possessed a peculiar rivh,.atty out of the hotel by the | #¥or Which was lacking in washed butter. eorrespond- | back door to cal friend, and managed | One of the strongest points against the ach his residence without being over-|unwarhed butter was that overworking was almost a necessity, as the buttermilk had to be worked out if it was not washed out, Nowadays: the practice is to wash ni but its very birth was heralded by a liba- | forty pounds of butter after the buttermilk tion of blood. ‘The * Mafia” sae is! over eix hundred yea origin at the revolt of Palabing: which took place during an Easter Ceremonial in the suburbs of that city in the year 1282, beautifol girl and her eg of accor* dance wit! turned t canght in the and she stant the returning lover's eyesfell ei it th the quaint and primitive cus- toms of that people, approached ay Church eye tas bts fell, 8 prostrate form, an correction is | strode up behind her, Lire his arm abont; then her waist and kissed her. Avirh aory of | the savage fury of | corp A WIELD peast ee he threw himself upon Draet, bore him to| be the earth, and drove his suilletto. to the tots honehcrvine ss as been aad y mene hey water at j the last washing harm gai having its’ need follow, ‘Aiter it haa pe alte! and drained, very little moisture will left, and this soon runs. off when the butter is placed oi Alter an experience of ten years in upon the following method of operation ached ag above faved sea eeiler poll ate cburn, it but none too mucl uustomers, like their butter quite salt. After the salt has been sprinkled in as evenly as possible, estas re Prepared, when the ivand presed carefully with to slide over the the grain alvey. Iv is impossible te vell y of brit Swill be:yory. ana (“Death SNAKE IN HIS STOMACH. Willie Hetherington, a sixteen-year-old bell-boy at the Grand Cloud, to the French.”) 1 poor has of the Robe Head forged ae endorse: seinen the hideous cloak of the assassin It Was Fifty-eight Feet Long Green. Minn., was recontly relieved of a nake fifty-eight feet in length, which has * | been causing him oak pain for many years There was a at and downtrodden. Light Central Hotel, St, around then, soft ins lodgin: ve he does, miss ; he owes m i bored bill. Waa You Drinkum’s Plan. t the doctor tell rele) to take a thimbleful of whisk ple but Drinkum had a * slmble made to a ite Seotch b the docks, fell i: wat with great difficulty, Bi by a bystand- er: Birr Het ver lad I was ne Gpreeia haem is » Iam, Si @ got me out, from my mither if I'd oon ni lace in the ometbing that even young Hetharbgtoh himself does not kno’ led che lender garden snake, a it resembles, being marked in riety the same pay and of practically the same co One of the octors of he clty chbe thie snake ind the bo time raising its hen forked toi bf ce in alcohol, a lead pen ane The saakesn be es ABad Debt. | You need not speak so onkindly of Hen- ag debts, papa ; he doesn’ owe you tl st. Escaped. oer neraaper has a item about bey, whey ie playing on uy What lor—a light green, arting ont its 1 low it obtained a boy’s_ stomach i er and was n’ I'm so glad iia wad wot] ‘The butter when fimished shod present a smooth, mn broken apart should show the pe itelee rian a am not an advocate of twi king, al. ner renders it impracticable for those whose butter must be salted more than an ounce the pound, Vii ment—bacteria cultures,” for imparting any desired flavor Patronize Your Fair. “T haven’t been to a fair for five ye. said a certain farmer recently, “ wouldn't give a cent toseeone,” Suppose all farmers were like this one, what would become of the fairs? Do you want to see them dis- continued? Do you think they are of no value? Do: they not stimulate the pro- duction of better things on the farm? Are they not practical schools through which farmers gain much valuable information in regards to breeds and feeding, seeds an’ cultivation, improvements in farm ma- chinery, implements, etc? You know that agriculture wonld not have advanced bility, ae any one else, You ‘Dhoy don'ifa Weodetiey aap enti fault isit? Yours, or the men ra have up somel the way ee en Operate, < to one o} ent agencies for the promotion of sgrionlare “Get a move oa you” this year, and ‘place rouse with © active, enterprising, Jnalligs nt men sees a who are doin i can to bring abot a better condition ore things. Shpshod Poultry. gn Farmers, as u rule, pay but little atten- tion to poultry. Mos of them, howeve! eggs there are and raise a few HE ee, but they don’t pa: y.” No, of