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p- OR, THE HERITAGE OF MADAME YALTA. J CHAI'TEK II.- (Cont'd) The widow Pir-kc Ktartad Blijrht- ly whioh did not tecape the wAtoh- fu' eyes of Mnxime but ehe replied without much emba'rasBment : "The lady will not certainly come bftre. howevor great fho 'nteic tshc may feol in my jioor child ; but if i'lo did 1 should beg to be excuBed from allowing her to sec him." "She will uot come, but she has •ent mc." "I was not aware that 3'uu knew licr." "I left her an hour anro, and she begged me to see Gcorget, to have a talk with him, and even U) take him to walk." "My dear sir, madame the covin- tog? is probably ignorant that the child does uot know what ho is say- ing â€" the Nhock he received has iif- ilicted his brain â€" and tlic doctor had advised me not to let hint go out." "The countess, raedamc, foresaw th i objections joa would make, and to prove to you that she has charg<^d nic with combating them, placed thi? ring in my hands." The ancestress of the groom turn- ed pale and looked at M. Dorgercs In blank etiipor. 'What does she •xpcct of met" she asked. "Madame Yalta is bent on learn- ing the fate of a young man who dipappearcd a month ago, If. Ro- bert de Carnoel, and she wishes mc to ma!;e use of Georget in trying t) find \um." "iiin* forgets he has lost his me- â- Jory." "No, but she hopes that it will return to him; that some circum- stance â€" Bomo chance which I shall try to bring about if you will per- mit him to accompany me â€" will awaken recollections. For instance, if I carried him to my uncle's of- fices, who knows if he might nut re- call something." â-  "Uadanie Piriac reflected deeply, and Mnjciine thought be saw a hesi- tation between the necesiity for obedience to a commaod it '^as im- possible to disregard and the fear «f injuring her grandson. "Is M. Dorgeres aware of Mme. Yalta's project i" she inquired at lai^t. "No." replied Maxime quickly, "and I shall not speak of it to him. ' "Pardon me, rir. if 1 ask you one last question. Will you Dwear to IIM that whatever may be the re- sult ('<â-  your rose.arches no harm â- hail tome to Georget 1" "Madame," replied Maxime, in ail accent that left no doubt of his sincerity, "1 give you my word that flcorget shall not be compromised in any way. I will add that I am not curious as to the citcumstanccs that have led to your connexion with tho countess. If it be a Hccrtt il stialt not try to penetrate it. I hfivo but one purjjose, t<> serve a woman who inspires mc with tho liveliest and most respectful sym- pathy. It matters nothing to me »Ly she wishes to find M. de C'ar- Doel. She wishes it, that is enough to make mc desire to aid her with all my power.' "Bir," said the ancestress, "par- don me for having hesitated before trusting yoij with what is dearest to uie in the world. 1 no longer he- sitate and will call Georget." Hhe bad hardly pronounced the name when tiie child darted into the lodge, tbrtnigh a door concealed behind a tapestry curtain. Maximo was inclined to suspeet the cunning little urchin had heard tho entire, conversation and cnter- f'J jnst at the right moment, but was Boon undeceived. Georget opened his eyes wide and his face •ixpros.<<ed such unfeigned astonish- ment it wns impossible to suspect kim of ur'Jng. "M. Mr.xiniol" he exclaimed joy- fully. "Yes, little one, it is I," rejilied thr- young man, patting his cheek. "You didn't expect to see me to- day!" "Ma foi 1 no, but 1 guess, all tlie luimn, why you came. The patron eent for mc to pull my cartt. 1 didn't go to tho oflice yesteiday." tJeorget said this with the most romical air imaginable,â€" the air of It schoolboy who has been caught ii mischief aiid is nnich more in- clined to laugh thnu to npologi/c. Hi i complexion vas paler than for- merly, his face and person thinner, l)Ui. his eyes wtre as bright as <'ver, lii» mouth as laughing, and but for hi* arm, whieh he carried in n •liiiK, it would not have been sup- pt.fed lie had had ro narrow an es- cape from a dangerous accident. "Don't he afraid for your ears, f V boy. My uncle didn't send me ht^re to scold you. He knows very veil it is not your fault that you I: ive boon abscii« for a month." ' "What! has it been a month iâ€" true, I have been on my back ainee â€" since tho great snow. But if it has been a month >]ow Year has passed." "Don't be afraid; you shall have your New Year's gifts, â€" everything you want, if Madame Piriac will let you." "Good mamma, I declare the doc- tor has not forbidden me to have bon-bons." "Ho haa forbidden you to talk too much." said the nncestress so quickly that it struck Maxime she wished to prevent the child from mentioning this doctor who must be. M. Viliagos. "Yc3," continued Georget, "but ho will let me go to walk. He said yef-terday that I didn't take exer- ciso enough, and must begin to use my arm." "The out -door excrcinc would be of service to him," said Maxime. addressing Madame Piriac, "and since you agree to it, I am going out with my young friend." "Not for long, I hope, sir." "Oh, we will return before dark, and if Georget eecms fatigued, wc will take a carriage." The ancestress acqu'«bced, thanks to the all pov;crful talisman. They had hardly touched the street v.hen tho boy raised his heu.d and sniffed the air like a young horse who has long been confined t.) the stable. "It is good to be out-door."!," he cried, "and not going to the office, for wo aro not going there, are wc?" "Never while we live," replied Maxime, gayly. "Did you think 1 came to make you do penance?" "Good! If you knew how the time drags when I am shut up in four walls! Hold, M. Maxime, you wont tell thiK to good mumma, but sometimes when I get very tired, I spin away as far as tin; Madeline to play marbles â€" ten minutes in all, no moreâ€" but if M. Vignory had known itâ€"" "Bah! ho would have said no- thing; he is a good fellow." "May be so, but ho don't laugh much ; with you, now, it's like M. Robertâ€" I'm not afraid. You v/ouldn't have told the patron on me. "Is it long since you saw M. Rob- ert?" asked Maxime quickly. "Well, no â€" that is â€" wait now. The last time I saw him was-mn foi ! 1 can't think. All I remember is ho passed by me to go to the of- fice. I look off my cap, and he said good morning." "That was a month agoâ€" probab- ly the d^.y he went away, or the day before." "Ho has gone away, then? That is queer. Whore did he go?" Ma.\imo did not reply. He was thinking. "Holdl" said Georget, suddenly, "here we aro at the Boulevard Malcshcrbea, and tho booths arc up. It must be near New Year's." "It has panned, my boy," said Maxime, shaking his head sadly. "You forget I came to buy your New Year's presents." "Did jon, really?" "1 toIJ you BO awhile ago. It teems your head is not quite steady yet." "Oh, dear no ; it's in a queer way my head. I would like to tell you how it feels if I could." "You can try." "Well, you ace, M. Maximo, at times it is all night in my brain ; you niight ask my name and I couldn't tell yf>u, and then all of a sudden my ideas begin to dance the polku. It Fceins as if about thirty-six came knocking at the do- r and trying to conic in at once. Then it is like being at tho theatre when the curtain is raised. I see a crowd of things I didn't sec before. This lasts awhile, then all is mixed up and then it all disappears. Try as I may, I can rcc.ull nothing. It Eocnui as if 1 bad been dreaming, but 1 couldn't tell what." Maximo was moved as he listened to this recital. The boy's Tiiindhad been only partially eclipsed, and oven his memory which had chiefly suffered would return at timcH to vanish almost inrstantly. He must profit by one of these momentary r( turns to quostion him, but how wos it to be called forth? He could only trust to chnuee. They were a few steps from Hue Jouffroy, nnd he would pass that way to SCO if tho bo^ v^uld recog- nize it. "Have you been to the l^ink on Rue Hlanehe since fho evening I met you there?" "The lliiik! no, I never go there.'' "Really I thought ynu spent many evenings there. You told me So yourself." "If I did I was yarning; only it does seem to ire I was there once. It is where they skate on rollers, isn't it?" "Yes. Do you remomber that I came out with a lady, and that you followed me to the corner of the Avenue de Villiers and Rue Jouf- froy ? You know Rue Jouffroy well, do you not?" "As my pocket. It ia tho first t( the left." "We are just at the place where you got me a hack and the rascals who ran after me were outwitted." "Yes, they were three," murmur- ♦o*o*o^o*©*o4o*«^o>o*o On the Farm I'OULTHY KEEPING FOR BOYS. The boy who is permitted to em- bark in the poultry business is be- nefited in many ways. Not only is , ,,. ^ , ?'"* mind and time occupied, but he en t^eorgct. I knew they meant is given an outlet for the laUnt t<) stop you when you had passed' '''" ' . - . â€" th*3 street." "How did you know it?" "That I couldn't; tell you. Rut I remember I made up my wind they shouldn't do you any harm." "And the lady who was on my arm, do you rcmeml er her? A brunette with large dark eyes. Bhe told mc her name was Madame Ser- gent." "Madame Sergent? don't know. Droll sort of name, though Why not Madamo Corporal?" They were now at the corner of Rue Jouffroy, and Maxime was pre-j peopL generally paring for a stroke on the effect ofipro\e valuable t© qualities that are in him. He at once becomes a factor in the world of industry and finance. He be- comes interested in business me- thods and roeeivci a schooling that will }»elp to fit him for the duties of his later life. He studies the best methods of breeding and pro- ducing stock and by a system gets the most profit out of his invest- ment. Ho learns to write business letters, keep books, drive bargtiins, and by correspondence and person- al contact he learns the peculi- arities, whims and idiosyncrasies of All this will him in later Tea That is JUvays Fresh "SALADA" is erown in the finest tea gardens of the Island of Ceylon, picked every day and reaches you not later than fifteen 'weeks after being gather- ed. Its native purity and fine flavour are preserved in air-tight scaled "SALADA" packets. You are guaranteed tea of unvarying good quality^ Aakyour lU^ocer for a package to-day. You'll like It. inj, glass, and let him buy no clover and not much other seed until he hat examined it, and found it reas- onably clear of the weed seeds. It may be Jiard to find it perfectly pure, but there is no use in buy- ing such seed as a samp!'' sold in Vermont last year, which had 69.- which he calculated. He thought' years, when he is'-periiaps enga"g<:d eiedr'of pTantai'n" torTcT'' "^^^ pn i>vt>r, in. Im some mercantile or manufactur- - ' ''""^'• that if Georget had been even in directly involved in tho theft, ho !nust have some knowledge of the woman of the Rink and her acolyte, the Carpathian bear. If he had known them ho must have had ac- cess to the mysterious house which they occupied or pretended to oc- cupy, and the sight of the house might awaken his sleeping memory. "Do you pass this way often in going to the office?" he asked. "That depends," replied Georg ing business, or even working for some one else. When you start him out, give him full charge; have him understand that he is to keep a strict and ac- curate debit and credit account with his fowls, and further that the profits of the venture arc tc- be- long to him. It is a mistake to ex- pect a boy to do the work while others take the profits, and it is no wonder that he soon loses interest . pigweed, smartweed, curled dock and tue foxtail grass wer? the most abun- dant in this lot, and each of them might pass for clovei reed at first glance, but can be d- tected under a magnifying glass. -* â€" THE PRINCESS VlCrORIA ct; "it is shorter by the Boulerardjin the enterprire under such condi- Malesherbes, but some days I take tions. He should be taught to con- tiie longest route ; then I go by the ' duct his business along business Vvcnue de Villiers, the Boulevard , linos, keeping strict account of all dc Coure.elles, the Pare Monceaux ; I turn into the Aven>;e de Messine, where T sometimes find a party of boys ti- rilay with ; then I file alonsr Rue do Miromcsnil or the Boulevard Haussman, and briug up at Rue de Suresnes." "Then it was on somi of these streets that your accident hap- pened?" "Perhaps." "Should you recognize the place if I took you there?" "I don't believe I should. Grand- mamma says I was picked up on the Boulevard dc Courcclles, lying across the rails of tho tramway ; I didn't put myself there you may bo sure ; it follows somebody else did." "To have you crushed to death, my poor Georget. You have savage enemies, then?" Just at this moment they arrived before tho house that had shelter- ed tho problematical Mme. Sergent. "Parblcu!" said Maxime, as he slopped before it, "this is a pretty liouie; it would bo a bett?r lodging than my second floor Rue de Chat- oaudun. It appears to be for rent. The shutters are closed. Do you know whose house it is?" Georget did not reply. He ex- amined the house attentively, pass- ing his hand over his forehead â€" the usual gesture when one tries to ro- cov(!r a fleeting idea. "Ahâ€" at lastrâ€" I know it!" cried the boy. "No, no, it i;j not for rentâ€" it is shut up, but that doesn't signify. Borne one is there." "Who?" "Ladislas, parbleu ! the red horseman â€" tho man that troins horses." "What horses?" "The lady's horses." "What is tho lady's name?" "I do not know nny more." Disappointed, Maximo resumed his questioning from another point. "Yon knew this LaJislaa, did you?" "Oh, not much. I have aeon him two or three times, and that was enough." "Have you been in his house?" "No, ho shut the door in my face." "But you had some business with liiin, as you came to see him?" The boy reflected ii moment. "It is no use to ask me. My head i^ gone. It is night â€" yo\i know." (To bo continued.) receipts and expenditures, cost of production in detail, so that he can know at any time just how the busi- ness is paying. After he is once started give him to understand that it is up to him to keep it go- ing, encourage him in ev^ry way, but teach him to be self-reliant and independent Advise him when necessary at times and help him in his correspondence, but do this simply as an adviser and not as a dictator. It only takes a few dol- lars to start a boy in the poultry business. Start him in a amall way and let him expand as circumstanc- es warrant. TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE. Tuberculosis or consumption in cattle is an infectious and commu- nicable d'sease known by the forma- tion in the glands and other parts of the body of small bunches called tubercles. It is from these tuber- cles that the disease receives its name, Tuberculosis. The germs of tuberculosis enter tho body by way of the nostrils in the air breathed, ov by way of the mouth or diges- tive tract in feed. As soon as the germs enter the body they begin to multiply, slowly but surely un- til the entire body of tho animal LNMABRIED DAUGHTER KING EDWARD. OF Has Great Charm of lianner. Tact and Has a Very Kindly Disposition. General society is less familiar with the personality of tho PrinccES Victoria than with that of any other member of tho royal f.amily. The lighter aide of court-life, its gaye- ties, pleasures and amusements have never appealed to the Prin- 'Mother,' which the Princess had left in her blotter in the school- room. The letter explained that she had gone for the afternoon to the Duchess of Teck at White Lodg» where she intended to stay nntil the next day, the excuse for this abrupt departure being that she hated parties.' The letter con- ciud d with a hope that her mother, would not be angry. "As the Princess grew older (she was then enly 14) she became mora accustomed to and more tolerant of 'parties' and other social duties, but it is a matter of common know- ledge that her own desire would have been to lead a life apart fronij the court with the few who are pri- vileged to possess her friendship, and yet the Princess is extremelyv well liked. "She inherits from both her fa- ther and mother great charm of manner, t.ict and a very kindly if reserved disposition. She is one of the most accomplished women in Europe, though her many gifts are probably known only to her inti- mate friends. She is a first rate linguist, a cultivated musician and is EXTREMELY WELL READ. "Tho Princess Victoria's dislike to ceremonial, shared in a great degree with the Prince of Wales, is well known, and when she can dj so her Royal Highness delights cess, who if she had consulted her 'to escape from the trammels of rig own mchnations would not have! id etiquette. "Tnis was s'uown in a taken a very active part in the so- cial activities of the court. "Duty demanded her presence at court, however," says a writer in tho Gentlewoman, "and she did cheerfully all that her high position demanded of her. During her girl sible to stay at Sandringham when tho King and Queen, then Prince and Princess of Wales, were at Marlborough House. "A rather amusing story is re- lated of how the Priucoss once avoided a juvenile entertainment at Marlborough House, at which she with the Princess Royal and the Queen of Norway were to act as hostesses. When lunch was over ^ ^ ^ the Princess disappeared. .\ prompt becomes^ affectcdT"' such" an'imaU j search wos made for her, but was story told to me by a distinguished naval officer who accompanied the party on an informal royal visit to th3 City. "The visit was planned by the Princess Victoria on the occasion of a visit to this country some years hood she continued as far as pos- ago by the King of Greece. One FAST AND SLOW. Tho Fatherâ€" "I learn with sor- row, my son, that you are getting to bo what they term quite fast." The Sonâ€" "You shouldn't believe all your hear, dad. I'll introduce you t<j a man who will tell you an- other story." The Fatherâ€" "And who is he?" Tho Son â€" "My tailor. He says I'm the slowest chup he's got on his books." Playing the races and playing the fool are usually synonymous. Motherâ€" "Oh, Bobby, you naugh- ty boy, you've been smoking! (Pause). Poor darling, do you feel very bad?" Bobby (who has been well brought up)- "Thank you, I'm dying.*' Younglyâ€" "Did you ever notice that the matrimonial process is like that of making a call ? You go to adore, you ring a belle, and you give your name to a maid." Oldly -"Yes; and then you're takon in." spread the disease to other animals stabled with them and calves or pigs consuming milk from a tuber- culosis cow aro liable to become af- fected as are human beings. All germ diseases, and especial- ly tuberculosis, aro more liable to affect animals that are in a run- down condition, such as cows af- flicted with infectious abortion or retained after birth, than those that aro in a strong, healthy condi- tion, for the reason that tlic animal that lacks vitality acts as a hot-bed for the germs of diseases to propa- gate and multiply, while the heal- thy, strong vigorous animal may vard off tlie disease to some extent. Tuberculosis being largely a house or stable disease due to arti- ficial life such as being housed or stabled, every possible precaution should be taken to prevent disease. One tuberculous cow in a close, foul, hot, badly ventilated stable is liable to infect all other cattle in the bam. To- prevent and guard against disease, it Is necessary to maintain absolute cleanliness. â€" Dr. David Roberts. FARM NOTES. The farmer stands at the head of the list of long livers. He general- ly has to toil hard, but his work is ill the open air, and in an alto- gether healthy environment. Good digestion with him wails upon ap- petite, and he eats heartily of wholosomo food, which nourishes hi) frame and makes good red blood. Tlio dissipation and vices of cities arc unknown to him, al- though ho has his innocent plea- sures, and, above all, ho is a man wita an object in life. Wo think 100 bushels of un leached ashes enough for almost any crop, and certainly upon a light loam we would not use more, though cab- bages, potatoes and grass would not be hurt by more, and the heavy application would last longer, but 100 bushels to tho acre would show its affect for at least twelve years afterward. If the farmer desires to know how to select good clover seed he should loarn to know weed seed as soon as he looks at it. Then if his eye- sight is not good enough to dis- tinguish it when it is among the clover seed, let him 8pcn>l from 50 cents upward tor a good magnify- nowhere to bo found. Then a mos. senger was despatched to Bucking- ham Palace to see if her Royal Highness had gone, as she often did, to have A TALK WITH GRANDMA, but no D«ws was to be had of the royal truant at the palace. "For some time real alarm pre- vailed, but it was allayed by t!ie afternoon in two hansom cabs the Queen, the King of Greece, the Princess Victoria and the naval of- ficer in question drove from Buck- ingham Palace to a tea shop near tht Bank of England, where they all had tea. Her Majesty, then Princess of Wales, was thickly veil- ed and none of the party was rec- ognized, though the extent of the tip left on t!ic marble topped table foi' the attendant when tho party left must have caused her some glad surprise." discovery of a letter addressed to join ua." FIGURATIVELY. Miss Gayâ€" "I had an awful scaje the other day while out for a walk with Will." Miss Chicâ€" "How?" Miss Gayâ€" "AVhy, we met ths minister, and Will asked him to A flsvorbf e«cd the ume » lemon cr TttniHi. By dtMolvini: st&BaUtcil lugar in water lad «.Ii!;rig Wst^lcin*. a drJiriouK 5«mip is made an4 a tf~j.\} Mtec tSan ruaplc. .Mapleinc i-i Mid by CTocers. U net a«n.l 5Cc for 'i vz. tiottle nnj rec j:e book. 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