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"'Uhey stoodâ€"oh, yes, they stood â€"ever so much better than I’d ever expected to see them stand. I retir- ed them by attenuate half-sections. 'I‘he retiring haliâ€"soctions did its work thoroughly, and retired for all it Was worth. The covering halfâ€" flection did not seem to have its heart in its Work quite so much as the other had, but when I saw a man getting nervous I distracted his attention from the ene'm;r by attackâ€" ilng ‘him in the rear with my boot. They woufd rather face a possible bull’et than a. certain ammunition boot. The difliculty with me was to kmp in touch with the two halfâ€" sections. If I left the covering half- section it had a. tendency to be afraid of bullets, and if I left the retiring halfâ€"section it had a. ten- dcncy to keep on retiring. But I kept them up to the scratch with all the abusive terms that I had been able to pick up out of their language and filled up the gaps with a. little Tommy language at the top of my voice. It is more the noise you make than what you say. And, lanâ€" guage of all idide failed, I recollect- ed that some philosopher before me had said, ‘Actions speak louder than words} Now, I have always been a. bit of a philosopher myselfâ€"that ts with regard to other folksâ€"and I brought in the boot. When night tell the attck dropped of? bit by bit till it ceased. and we rejoined the main body. " ‘Very good, very good, indeed. sel'geant,’ said the lieutanant. " "l‘hey're all plucky, sir.’ said I, 'our niggers and the othels, too. They're very handy in a. free fight, and they enjoy it as it they were Irish members of parliament.' Slnce the kidneys are the chief means of removing the poisonous imâ€" purities from the system they must be kept healthy and active. When from any of the above causes the kidneys become deranged the first. symptom is usually backache. Then is tho time to begin the use of Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. The very thought of the usual de- velopment, oi kidney disease is enough warning to anyone to take prompt action and there is the testi- mony of thousands to point you to Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills as the most; ofiective treatment. "A wise man," said the sergeant. "willpften be a. tool, but a. tool will never be anything else. And a. few wise men are worth more than a heap of fools, or perhaps even than a heap oi wise men. And a few tools are woth more than a. heztl‘ 0! tools. As “how ? Thus. When we were at Pnrdn, up in what they 08.“ the Hinterland, beyond Bam- bon. which is on the west COBSt of Africa, the lieutenant and I, and a nor-gaunt. of the ‘Lions,’ the King's Own, and 200 of our niggel‘s Inade a. reconnaissance. When we were three days' march beyond Pia-Ida. we be- came aware of a. big crowd of nigâ€" gers, who eeomed to wish to bar our way. We judged that by the fact that no fewer than 2000 of them came up against us with all the weapons they could musterâ€" bows and arrows. spears and such L‘hings. Those of them who had trade guns, with gallant disregard of the danger to the men at, the butt ends of the old gaspipw, fired them off at us. At last the lieutenant, said : “ ‘Yaw, sergeant. But what I was sun‘pg'iscd to see was ’how well they kept, on the defensive in retiring; A roan-«guard action is trying to the best, troops.’ “ ‘1‘. was their fear for their rear that, kept them up, sir.’ " '“’0 seem to have beaten off the enemy. sir.’ " ‘No, you mustn't congratulate yourself on having done quite so much as that, sex‘g‘eant. You ought. to know by now that; black men are Exposure to cold and dampness. Cold settling on the kidneys, strainâ€" ing of the kidneys, loins or back, over eating or excessive use of al- cohol. blows or injuries to the back, result, of malaria or other fevers. Liver disorders are also a frequent, cause of kidney disease, and this helps to account fov the extraordin- ary success of Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liv- er Pills as a cure for complicated and chronic disease of the kidneys. “ "Scrgt. Handing, 0110 men, for raw blacks. have stood Very well. But. they're getting abit out of hand now, and there are at least, a. dozen down. Do you think any of yours have enough grit in them to cover theâ€"ovatetirement ?’ " ‘Well, sir. I don't feel sure of them. Their fellow-heathens have put, the fear of God into them. But, 1'11 try with t:hom.' "Oh! said the lieutenant in a puzzled way. It, would never do for an officer to acknowledge to an N. C. 0. that he didn't understand. Mr. Wiillam E. Holditch, Port Rob- inson. Ont., states: “I was for sever- al years 3 great, sufferer from kidney trouble, from which dread disease I The Sergeant’s W O An Aliment Which is Most Dreaded on Account of Its Frightfully Painful and Fatal Developments. These are Bauses of Kidney Bisease Idea [am now, happily, free. I had all the usual symptoms in an aggravat- ed degree, and at times was com- .pletely incapacitated with pains in 1the back, biliousncss and headache. I had little or no appetite: insomnia resulted, and my condition was real- ly wretched. I became emaciated and grew despondcnt and hopeless of relief. as I had taken treatman from doctors to no avail. "Finally, on the advice of a. friend, I began using Dr. Chase's Kidney- Liver Pills, and, after using a few boxes, I was again enjoying health and vigor, as the worst symptoms lhad entirely passed away. when I ithink of my present good health, in lcomparison with my miserable couâ€" idition of three years ago, I would [not, go back to my former state for lany amount of money. I may be Iconsidered enthusiastic over Dr. [Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills, but, con- ;sidering the benefit derived from lthem, I have every reason to be.” ad “I don't know, sir,’ said the Lion, steadfastly, ‘hhat I can promise you no reminiscences, because they may do Mom good. And although you are my officer, I'm always willing to do you good.’ "7"1‘1121‘t's kind 0! you, sergeant, Generally people are opposed to those over them.’ “ "I'here is u more important mat- ter for me, sir. They may do me good. There was 0. newspaper man called O'Donovan, who was always nosing about to get. information. The way he asked questions was by telling other people takes. And one tale he told me was about a. man called Skobelel'f, who made a big name in the Russo-Turkish war. It, appears that, like ourselves, a. Rusâ€" sian column was once l'etreati'ngâ€"' “Thank you, sergeant,’ Said the lieubonant. 'but I've often heard of things which remind you of wlmt happened to your relations. 'And I must, say fllxat I mavenâ€"out, of the engineers. that. isâ€"knew, in spite of the lam that, on the surface, you appear a little heavy a. more lively imagination in drawing parallels, But please get tlhat Maconochie out. of your mouth before telling us any more.’ very superstitious, and that they disiikc to do anything at, night. for fear of evil spirits. Even our own trained blacks won't do anything in the dark unless Lin-y are led by White men. These natives who at- tacked us have certainly formed a. trump for the night; you cam even see from here the firm! they have lighted to keep off evil spirits.’ " ’Yes, sir; I judge them to be about three miles oii'.’ “ "I‘hnt is about. it.’ “ ’Couldn't we push on a. bit, sir, while they are resting ?’ “"‘No; you had the best of the men, and your men were kept going by the fact that they were fighting. But the bulk of the main body are clean done, and many of them couldn't march another mile.’ “ ‘Can't we leave them behind, sir “ ‘It reminds me. sir,’ said the Lion, with his mouth full, of what happened in '57 in the mutiny 6to my father. who was then corporal in theâ€"â€"' (“If you’re admitted to meg with officers you have to pay for it.) " ‘â€"\Vell, we'll share and share alike toâ€"night,’ said the lieutenant, 'so long as we have no reminiscences} “The Lion was knocked galley- west. “ ‘Not to be killed and eaten, though it would do the enemy good and serve them right to let, them eat. some of our niggcrs. There is nothing for it. but to camp till the morning and then to carry on as beâ€" fore.’ “So the lieutenant and I and the Lion took our rations together, for when you are schooling nlggers in West Africa there is more difference between a white man and a. black man than there is between an officer and an N. C. O. " ‘Mapomchie. sir,’ said the Liom, indignatly; 'gning's only blrllly beef.’ “ ‘I’d rather you carried it out, sir,’ said he, respectfully, when he recovered his main] wind. 'lt, wants a. man who is quick at the uptake, and I never was a Skobelefi myself. Now, if it had been my uncle in the Horse Gunne1‘s-â€"â€"â€"â€"’ “V‘I must, stop with the body,’ said the lieutenant. ‘9 cut and run i! they are left. in without one of us." “ 'Then I'd like Sergt. H; Dr. Chase‘s Kidneyâ€"Liver Pills, one pill a. dose, 25¢. a box, at all dealâ€" ers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., To- ronto. To protect you against, Imi- tations the portrait and signature of Dr. A. W. Chase, the famous receipt book author, are on every box. are left. in camp Sez‘gt. Harding ‘0 main ‘They’ll with me, sir, and the black sergeant. Big Tom. and sixty good men.’ " ‘Do you think that will be enough ‘?' asked the lieutenant. " ‘I remember, it what. Mr. O'Don- ovan told me was right, sir. that Skobelefi had only 150 against 6.000.’ “ ‘Sergt. Harding, Big Tom and sixty men will be quite enough. sir, said the Lion, who was an obstinate man. "‘All right, sergeant. I don’t question your reminiscences, but what you ought. to have. As you yourself said, you are not a Skobel- cfl', so take as many as you think you want.’ L " ‘thn will you start '2' “ ‘About 12. air. 1 slmli take twenty men on the right flank. Sergt. Harding twenty men on the flel‘t flank and Big Ten] twenty men for a frontal attack. The [mn- men for a frontal attack. The tron- tle attck will be the easiest, if I judge the ground right. We shall be all in position before 1 o'clock. Alâ€" low half an hour for delay or going astray. and we shall attack at half- past 1, when 1 send up a. rocket. from the right flank. That will be at. the darkest time.’ “ 'Make it a quarter past one, scr- geant.’ said the lieutenant. 'If the others are not, up by a. quarter of an hour after time, they will either have entirely lost, their way or they will have been cut up. In either case they will be of no use to you. and though our blacks will fight when properly lcd, they won't bear waiting in the middle of the n-‘lght. Even trained white soldiers Want some numing for tliat.’ “ 'Vury good, sii‘,’ said the Lion, and at, 12 o’clock we started. 'But at last we got close on the left flank of the enemy. and there came a time of waiting which seemâ€" ed hours, I found the lieutenant had been quite right in saying that a quarter of an hour was enough. That quilter's wait in the dark as n C. 0. without anyone with whom to rub shouldem. being miles above all sympathy and advice, iseemed .a. whole long night to me. I give you my word. it's more companionable and cozier to be in the ranks than to be an officer. The only compan- ionship 1 had was the chattering be hind me of the teeth of the niggers. who were both cold and afraid, and it was all I could do to keep my own from chattering. Just when I thought I could hold on no longer, up went the Lion's rocket wi'h a whiz. It was better to me than the Crystal Palace on a Thursday, or Brock's benefit, or even the P01â€" iceman’s fete. 1 never saw a finer display of fireworks than that rockâ€" et. We fired a volley, jumped up. and ran in with the bayonet. When I met the Lion, five minutes later, in the middle of the enemy’s camp, there was not a live and unwounded adversary Who was not running for his life; for an untrained black man who wakes Up in the middle of the night to see-what he thinks is a fiery serpent in the air, and to feel what he knows is a bayonet in his stomach or the small of his back, develops running powers not to be got by training. And we let them run; we were pleased to see it. Next morn- ing, after occupying the camp all night, we marChed to our main body. The lieutenant turned out to meet With my twenty men I crept on and on through the dense bush, wherein we heard the forest beats rustling their way through the unâ€" derwood. Once for a. moment, I saw a pair of yellow eyes glare full into mine, and I brought my rifle to the charge. I was in mortal fear of treading on a snake, which is 2L thing I hate. Taking one thing with another, I think niggcns, when they object to night expeditions, are cer- tainly right. sir, a1 guns.’ b} being not to cut to pieces. but to strike terror, a small number can make as mua-h noise as a large one. A small party is less liable to Con- fusion and to killing each other. If a. small party is destroyed, the de- struction does not endanger the main body. “ "I‘hank you. sergeant. very much, said the lieutenant. But, I will not tax your moan an) further. I shall recommend you for the D. C. " ‘District c0urt, martial, sir ?’ said the Lion, with open mouth. “ ‘Not this time. sergeantâ€"Dis tinguished Conduct Medai.’ "â€"Long- man's Magazine. Mrs. Adams: “I see a. smart wo- go man has discovered a way pf preâ€" to venting her losing her hair." Mr. qu Adams: "Indeed! And what doesiof she do ?" Mrs. Adams: "Locks it in the safe." I He: “Wlnkle isn't even friends with the» girl who broke off her en- gagement with him. is he ?" She: “Oh, no. When she sent back his rlng by post, sho labelled it 'Glnss, with care." 'What did you do, sergeant, ?' ‘We buried three of the enemy and have ten prisoners and 12( 'W'hex'e arc the rest of the one- Land that is seeded to pasture should be clean of weeds and full oi plant food if possible. It. is a. good plan to seed down after a hoed crop with the best and cleanest seed that can be obtained. The hind should not be plowed, but worked up with a spring tooth cultivator and well harrowed to make a line mellow seed bed. The best catch will be obtainâ€" ed by seeding without any grain or nurse crop. but the usual custom is to sow the seed with some kind of grain crop, writes Henry Glendonâ€" hing. It may be sown on fall wheat or rye, in the early spring", just after the snow has gone ofl‘, while the ground is frozen, so that when it thaws the small seeds will sink into the soil and bury themselves, or a. light harrow may be run over the land as soon as it is dry enough for the horses to Work upon Without puddling the soil. Barley or spring wheat do very Well for spring crops, but the amount, of seed grain sown should be at least a peck per acre less than if no grass seed was sown. The small, heavy seed, such as clov- ers and timothy seed, should be sown from the grass seed box, so that the seeds will fall in front of the drill. There is no greater proof of the su- periority of an article than to see it counterlelted almost as soon as it is placed on the market, writes John C. Jodrey. The Silver Wynn- dots were admitted to the Standard in 1882 and proved of such superior merit that in a. short time another variety bearing the name Wyundot appeared, and soon another, untiliwe now have the Golden, White, Black, Bufl', Partridge. Silver Penciled and others all bearing the name of Wyâ€" andot. Do you think that if the Silâ€" vers were an inferior breed, the name “’yandot would have been given to the latter varieties? Light seeds such as blue grass, should be mixed with the grain up- on a floor before taken to the field, and the Whole sown together. Then give one stroke upon the harrows crossways. Alter harvest the young grass should not be pastured, but allowed to grow a good top. This will give good. strong plants to go into the winter with, and serve as a mulch to protect the roots by holdâ€" ing the snow, and keep the ground from alternate freezing and thawing that We are troubled with in Canada. It will be found an advantage to cut a. crop of hay the following year so as to give the plants a good root before the stock is turned on it. Alâ€" ter fields have been in pasture for a. number of years they are apt to beâ€" come what is generally termed hideâ€" bound or run out. Not only are the Silvers one of the very best general purpose fowls, but they are one of the most beauti- ful. The plumage is black and white each feather has a White centre laced with black. The low rose comb will stand the severest weather. The blocky form makes them one of the best market, breeds, being broad in back and full in breast. As layers they have no superior and will give as much money value in a year as any breed. They are very gentle in disposition, easily confined, are good sitters and mothers. If not needed for hatching, a new days’ confinement will break them up and they will go to laying again. I speak from experience when I say that the Silvers have few equals and no superiors. I have bred them :10 years and raise from 300 to 500 each year. Hens do the hatching, except in the early spring. when broody ones are scarce. The hens are con- fined in boxes or barrels and let off once each day to feed and dust. The chicks are left in the nests until all are hatched and then hens and chicks are placed in a brood coop, which have small runs to confine the hens, but the chicks have their liberty. When chicks are 30 hours old I feed bread soaked in milk, which is continued for a few days, then a v3.- riety of small gmin is fed dry. I use the dry food until the chicks are old enough to eat the mash prepared for the iowls. Grit and charcoal is alâ€" ways before them. I never set less than three hens at once and give each hen 12 to 15 chicks to raise. The Wyandot chicks are always in good flesh and Iare fit for broilers and roaster: Whenever old enough. I freâ€" quently have pulleta lay at 28 weeks of age and occasionally earlier. THE DAIRY HERD. Many men not accustomed to the proper cure of their cows, excuse themselves for allowing their cattle to wander over the bleak hills, and even search through the snow for frozen grass.. This preference is a. habit rather than a choice of tho ifEARM-Eerém “Nb, @RR@EN PERMAN ICN'I‘ PASTURI-IS SILVER WYANDOTS m. A. w. sHASE's (manna cune ls sent direct to the diseased pans by the Improved Blower. Heal: the ulcers. clears the air passageu, stops droppln s in the throat and eunanam y cures Cntan‘h and flay Fever. Blower free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chas. Medicine Co.. Toronto and Bufl'alo. i Let us read, think and act; plan {OI lyourselves; experiment and learn how deiicatc an organism we are intrust- ed with, even in the form of a. little calf. The possibilities it has hidden 1under its furry coat are more than half of them yours. We chose its parentage. It remains for us to sup- !piy the proper environment, by furâ€" jniahing the proper care and diet. Start right and make the dairy herd comfortable during the Winter. ! Dairymeu will do well to bear in mind that the cow is a delicate moâ€" ther producing milk. Cold, frosted food, ice water and everything of that sort is calculated to shock her .(lelicate organism and work ruin to .the milk business. Care should be taken of her nervous selisativcness, ino harsh words, offensive dogs, or quarrelsome members of the herd ‘ahould be allowed to disturb her. Feeding and watering should be regu- ‘Ilarly observed. The quantity _and tquality of food should be uniform. The hour for milking regular. In lfact. a good dairyman learns that .he has a. profession requiring his most careful attention and daily .study. cows. All summer long they have gotten a good living in the pasture. It is one more case where man is to have dominion; where reason and knowledge are to stop in and create for him a value all his own. On the contrary, if he allows the dumb beasts to guide his policy he will learn too late, perhaps, that they have little milk for him. At the Wisconsin experiment staâ€" tion it was found that coves given warm Water drank eight to ten pounds more per day than when supâ€" plied with cold. In one trial cows given warm water produced (3 per cent. more milk than thuse given cold, while in another trial the dif- ference was only 1 per cent. in fav. or of Warm Water‘ There is conclusive evidence to Show that in one unbroken noc- turnal flight the European bird known as the Northern "bluethroat passes from Central Africa to the German Sea, a. distance of 1,600 miles, making the journey in ninr hours. Mothers from all parts of Canada write in favor of Baby's Own Tab- lets, proving the claim that. they are the very best medicine for all the minor ills of infants and young chilâ€" dren‘ Guaranteed to contain no opi- ate. Price 125 cents a box at all druggists or direct. from the Dr. Williams’ Medicine (20., Brockvllle, Ont ’l'ho Moors are inveterate Comm drinkers. and it. is stated that their sight begins to fail at the age of forty or forty-five, and many are blind at fifty. The number of blind in the streets 0! Fez is striking, and excessive use of coffee is always giv- en as the cause. Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case for a Tune. It’s easy to understand how ordin- ary people get fooled by coflcc when doctors themselves sometimes forget the facts. Road to each pkg A physician speaks of poz'ience : I "I had used cofloe for years and really did not exactly believe it. was injuring mo;- aJLhough I had palpitmâ€" lion of the heart moi-y day. "Finally one (lay a. severe and alâ€" most fatal attack of heart, trouble frightened me and I gave up both tea. and cofl'ee, using l’ostum instead and since that limo l have had ub- solutely no heart [mipitation except. on one or tvm occasions when I tried a small quantity of coffee \vhiCh caused severe irritation and proved to me I must let it, alone. “When we began using Pnstum it seemed weakâ€"that was becausa wt did not, make it, uccnrding t0 direc- tionsâ€"but now we put, :1. Huh bit of butter in the pot. wl‘nn boiling and allow the l‘oslum to boil full 15 minutes which gives it the prnper rich flavor and the deep brown color. "I have advised a great. many ol my friends and patiean to lcnvn ofl coffee and drink Postum, in fact. 1 daily give this advice." Name glven bv Pos'tum (30., Battle Creek, Mich, “I have advised a great. many ol my friends and patiean to lenVa on coffee and drink I’ostum, in fact. 1 daily give this advice." Name given by Pos'tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, Many thousands of physicians us! Postum in place of tea. and coffee in their own homes and prescribe it. to patients. “There's a reason." l A remarkable little book “Tm Road to Weilville” can bo found in WARM WATER FOR COW COFFEE AND BLT D511 as MA RVELLOUS FLIGHT SICKLY BABIES . KNOWS NOW his own ex-