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(mg: fearp. “one had given has a habit of going straight; after Besides. him almost a promise, and he knew the hounds as if he were the only man in the. affair; howeVer, he is not that; with her half a promise was ‘ H _ tnntamout to a whole one. likely to forget you, headded With 110 had run up to town the day a little bow, and he continued by her that dt‘ :1 side, talking to her with voted attention which proclaims man's admiration, The crowd watched them covertly. "She is what I call rightdown beautiful,” said a man in a. low tone to several ladies. "Oh, yes, she is good-looking enough," assented one of them. "Butâ€"who is she? All kinds of storâ€" ies are going the round." “It doesn't much matter,’ '0d the man. “She's Mrs. after Madge had seen and heard the strange visitor, and remained there until the night before the ball. His (leVotcd relatives had the pleas- ure of reading the account of several charitable meetings at which his lordship had presided or spoke; but the newspapers did not afford any information respecting his visits to the little hell off Leicester Square; and when he returned to Monk Tow- ers looking paler even than usual, and with a. restlessness in his almost 9 respondâ€" Landon colorless eyes, and a certain twitch- now, and the daughterâ€"inâ€"law of a ing of the lips. they ascribed theini 90"nt'0551 and “13L “1‘” hp“ 8'0?“ to the strain of his public work, looks Wlll carry her through. lie.â€" Madge, who sat next him at dinner, sides, if Rochester is gomg to take noticed that he. site but “gum and her Iupâ€"” he stopped and nodded that he allowed the butler to fill hiSISigniiieantly. My Lord Rochester (had been known to raise a woman glass very frequently. "I have had an exceeding hard" time of it," he said sofily to Irene. “No one knows how hard the pre- sent-day public man is worked. Dur- . ing the last fortnight I have been‘ S0011. like sheep followmg a leadâ€" slaving as hard as a. banker’s (~1erk_lcr, they gathered round Madge, and Depumtions in the daytime, meetings:before tho homms found and Started to the rank of a professional beauty with a word. Was he going to utâ€" ter that word in behalf of Mrs. Lan- don, they wondered? and the House in the evening, anditheir fox she had quite a little Boring over Reports and Blueâ€"Bool<s'c0urt about her. ' late into the night. But duty, myl They Started. (111d Royce Whisper" dutY. my dear Irene, must be tlieiedzâ€" load star of existence it we seek to “Let her have her head as I told lead a life which shall benefit our You: Madge. and don't force her at fellow-men. And surely we shaIILthe .lUIllPS-" have our reward." She nodded and settled herself in Madge saw Irene look straight, be. her seat, and went away with Royce fore her, almost as if she had notf on one side and Lord ‘Rochester on heard, and saw Seynuniz- glance authe other; and presently Madge Illn- her as if with angry resentment at, derstood the charm of fox hunting. her indifference, The color came to her face, her Somehow his presence among them heart- beat with a delicious rapidity; seemed to cast a kind of shadow she felt as thoUgh she were floating over the party, The ' vaguG look. on a. cloud, and as they neared the deepened in Irene’s eyes, the con“- first fence, and she saw it rise toss became colder and more impas_fthreatenineg before her, she felt no sive. and Royce sat. almost sileiu,lf03r but a kind of wild_exciteinent, his handsome face darkening now and; “'hiCh 1050 mm Cxultatloll as_ “‘0 again as he listened 1,3 his brother's horse rose and went over it like a soft, suave tones. bird. ‘ The fortnight had brought a harâ€" “Your first 1‘1“. did you say? ' vest; of experience to Madge. She said Lord Rochester. “Were 'you had learned two things; first. that making 'fun of us, Mrs. Landon? ' Madge shook her head and laughed â€"laughed as she had not done for-â€" how long? “Oh, don't talk!" she said. too beautiful!" the aristocracy are made of the same flesh and blood as common folk; and second, that beneath the coun- tess’ icy exterior there lay a hidden fire, a concealed disquietude and un- “It is rest which showed itself at times, The two men had some difficulty however careful the countess might; in keeping up with her as the run he to keep them buried, lproceeded, for the hounds were go- Once or twice Madge, when coming ing straight, and Madge, with her upon her suddenly, had heard her light weight and thoroughbred went sigh with a heaviness which filled at l‘acmg Speed- Madge's warm heart with pity, At “Take care of your wife, Landonl' such times she forgot that the said Lord Rochester once, as Madge haughty aristocrat held her at arm's flew over a. hedge from which many length and just tolerated her. of the field had turned aside. Madge also learnedâ€"her race are “She will take care of herself!” quick to appreciate and imitateâ€"how said Royce proudly. to enter a. room with the self-com- “Where (lid she learn to ride like posure and graceful case which she that?” said Rochester, presently, as had noticed in the countess and they rode after her. Irene: she made no further mistakesl “She has ridden Since She was a at table, and if she did not. talk girl/5 much she could speak now without. Rochester glanced at him. the doubt and hesitation which used “Anyone can see that." he sail ‘to bring the flush of misery to her courteously. "Ah I thought she was thrown that. time. She would and] have been if she hadn't the pluck of no the devâ€"I beg your pardon."- liad begged Irene to accompany “Thanks, old fellow," he said; «them. but she had declined on the “1’11 toll her. It's the biggest Cvm< score of one of her‘ headaches which, Dllment even you We!” PuiIL” to Madge'a grief, had become more There were others as much amazed frequent‘lmch day, as Lord Rochesterâ€"the few others There was a, large gathering, and who were in at the death at which Madge had felt almost frightened at Madge was among the first. the crowd of men in scarlet, and the Lord Balfal‘l‘afi. the master of the (ace. The habit had come home, Royce had taken her to a meet. mob of godly-talking, high-spirited hounds. got on‘ his horse as the fox women. She felt as if they were'WP-‘i killed all“ came up to nudge whispering to each other, f'Here “’th the bTUSh in his hand. that comes that gypsy girl poor Ruywltrophy which is as eagerly coveted Landon married,” and her faCe palediby the Sportsman as is the ,blueâ€" and her hand trembled on the reins.»ribh0n by the POlltiCian. "Keep up your heart, Madge! There: “This belongs to you, Mrs. Lanâ€" isn't a woman here better mounted,ld0n." he said. "And it was never and I'll wager not one of them will? more 1101105”! earncd- If I were .VOUI‘ ride straighter." lhusband I should be the proudest The last words saved her. Yes, atiglanbt l" #10 racidhtu'duy. as he no any rate she could do that. On IS. an t e courtly old man Presently, as they stood waitinggbo‘vt‘d. hat in hand. "My wife was for the hon-d; to find, one and umlvery sorry when you were out the. glitter {manila and ltoym iiitrodiicedi dagl twhen Isl}? h calletlt1 at1 the em 0 atge. ’ S. l we Sia are t e p eas- Tho women looked at her criticallyl rm“; 0; :lwmgs‘ Y0“ again at and coldly, but the men with an in« m - UPC-5 ' stantaneous admiration and friend- This was a long and Significant “mess; and one of them whom shclspeech from the old nobleman, and 22:2. 3:: “i. “f°‘i.“'l‘gl§§5es $5232 is an' as e raiser isi ~ ‘ l . (1 us "ll' hat. whom Royce Landon had married, “You do not remember me. I amnnd of whose antecedents no afraid, Mrs. Landon." he said. “Illf‘mW anything. was to be received itiad the [Zion'sure of being iiiti'oduce.il§11"L0 COIunty .socirclty. glint was a. 0 you a. t e Lyceum, you haven't! luppy lour in w ich adge rode forgottcn’ Irving in ‘The Corsicanih?“_m V between Royce and. Lord Baithcrs'Latd‘lgy gate? r ivociicisotg; whotlwent out of his way was or oc ester. 0 ‘ ' any 10m- Madge'i face lit. up with a AS they entered the hall in smile, which which $170 the wanting touch tollrene, the countess, and Seymour her beauty. #were at. afternoon tea, Royce, with “I have not forgotten yelp Lurdihis face flushed with pride, said: Rochester," she said in a low, clenrl “31‘”th Mimi?“ “‘13 i“ at the voice. ideatli, and Balfarras has given her “Is this your first run this seas-l “‘0 I’m-Sh", on?" he asked with the mundane Tb“ Countess lOOkOd up at Madge mixture of minhoniin and deferencelas ~13" r\Y-Ood with bushing [ace and the i one A downcast eyes, her habit splashetll with mud, the brush in her lion-l. “Will you have some tea?" she said coldly. “I knew you would be among the first, dear. I am so glad and proud" said Irene. "I wish you had been there," said Madge in her low voice. “It is you who would have had it, not I." “No, no! 1 do not think there is anyone who could ride like I’utl, Madge! And your first run, tool Aren't you briinful of pride?" Seymour looked from one to the other with a half smile on his face. “lt must. havi- seemed so strange to her," he iziurmured, fortmiately for him too low for Royce. to hear. “Gypsies as a. rule, I believe, trap f0.\'eS, not hunt them!" Ilut though Royce. did not hear the malignant sneer, Madge did, and the color fled from her face. She put. down her tea cup and rose. “I think 1 will go straight to my room," she said. He had destroyed all her innocent pleasure. Irezie put down her cup also, and followed her. The countess looked at Sey- mour; Royce had gone through the hall to see after the horses. “flow long do you intend to torâ€" ture that girl?" she asked coldly. "My dear mother, isn't: ‘torture' rather an exaggeration? People of that class do not feel very keenly, alas? Iiosides it, was a harmless pleusantry. Now, if I had said that she should have had too much .fellow- feeling with the fox to join in the hunt, because both fOXes and gypsies are partial to other people's poultry â€"I say, if I had uttered this little cpigram which came into my mind, our charming and really interesting gypsy bride might have felt a little annoyed. But I refrained." The countess regarded him sternly. “Sometimes I think you have no heart," she said grimly. “Oh, believe me. madam,’ he said with a sneer; “and, if I may ask; the question, whence this newly-born consideration for Royce's wife? If there has been any ‘torture' applied to her I should decidedly say that it has been of the freezing kind. I fancy, my dear mother, that, you have stung her with your icy looks far worse than I can have done." “What is done. is done. Spare her' ’for the future. I make it a. request." p “My dear mother, a. request from youâ€"" he said with a. sneer. She turned uponhim with a look that startled him, so intense was its scorn and hauteur. "It is a command!" she said, and rising left the hall with slow, imper- ial gait. “So madam is going to side with Royce's wife, is she? If so, I think I can pay you back, dear mother, in your own coin. There should be some fun to be got out of Madge at the ball and if so, I'll get it.“ When Madge got up to her room she found Marion on her-knees before a couple of lingo wooden boxes. “Oh, madam, pray do not come near until I. get off your riding-habit. It is dreadful to think of such mud coming near these beautiful dresses.” “lleautiful dresser!" repeated Madge, wearily. “The ball dresses, plained Marion. "I was just un- packing tliem. Lady Irene’sâ€"" Irene preferred to drop her courtesy title, and liked to be called "Miss," Liit she was as often called one as the' other. “Lady Irene ordered her box to be sent in here so that you might see them together." Irene knocked at the door as Mar- ion was getting Madge out of her habit. “I thought it would be a good time to try these dresses on, dear, if you are not too tired," she said. She thought it better not to refer to Seymour's cruel sarcasm. “Very well," said Madge, indiffer- ently. "No, I am not too tired." “And madam has had such a llal'd‘ n madam." ex- run, said Marion, gazing at Madge with affectionate admiration and i'eâ€"’ spect. “Giles told me all about it, madam, and he said it was the finest bit of riding he had ever seen; a perfect triumph, he called it, begging your pardon, ina’am.” “Yes,” said Irene quickly, "and your mistress is going to have anâ€" other triumph at the ball, Marion. Now, make haste and let us see the dresses." .rig‘lit. Marion took out the costumes tenâ€" derly, reverently, uttering little exâ€" clamations of wonder and delight. (To be Continued.) .___.‘____._ KINDNESS OF AN OSTRICH. The Rev. R. G. Pearse of St. Cyprian's Vicarage, Durban, South Africa, sends to the Durban Specta- tor an account of bird kindness which he and some friends witnessed lately in I" During an exceptionally heavy tropical rain, two ducks of the com- mon half bred native and Bombayl variety got washed in the flood down! the Umgeni River, which nowsi through the Town Gardens. The ducks both got entangled in the ibarbed wire and wire netting which from bank to bank. One ; crosses managed, by much flapping of wings, to extricate itself; the other seemed, ho\vever, to be on the point, of drowning, when a large ostrich stalk- ed out of the bush and waded into the river, lifted it bodily out of the water and carried it ashore by one I wing. l The 'duck was not badly hurt, but 'its rescuer was severely torn on its thigh muscles by the barbed wire. The incident is all the moron-markâ€" able, as the ostrich, with rare ex- ceptions, buries its head ‘ln the. sand ‘during a storm, ani will otsrve to duth zwner than more. d POTATOES AS FEED. A Subscriber writes: “Will 3'0” pleaSe answer the following quesâ€" tion: "What is the value of Duth toes as l‘eetl for hogs when live pork is selling at 5 Cents? We want. to feed the potatoes uith middlings." According to reliable experiment station tests and reports of results from practical feeders, four or four and one-half pounds of potatoes are worth one pound of grain for pig feeding. That is, it is generally con- sidered that. a bushel of oats is worth about four and one-half bush- els of potatoes for fattening pur- poses when cooked and fed with iiiiddliiigs. 'As our correspondent wishes to .eed them with middlings, which is not so valuable it fattening feed as oats this estimate of value compared with that grain may be a little low, especially if the ration/is to be used primarily for fattening animals. For gi‘mving animals the combination with iniddlings would be better than with corn meal. For feeding swine it is best. to first thoroughly cook the potatoes in as little water as possible and then af- ter mashing add the meal. This forms a thick mash and is one greatâ€" ly relished by the animals. ’l‘he poâ€" tatoes when added to the ration in this manner may even have a higher value than given above, in furnishâ€" ing the desired variety in the raâ€" Lion. While the real feeding value of poâ€" tatoes for any stock can not be said to be very high, the farmer who has a quantity of the tubers on hand when there is little or no de- mand for them on the market can usually find profit in feeding them. Their low feeding value is accounted for by the fact that they contain so small a per cent of dry matter, usâ€" ually about 21 per cent. In the matter of digestible nutrients, of course, carbohydrates form much the greater portion, the elements, protein and other extract, being de- cidedly low in comparison. J OT’I‘ING BY DATRYMEN. The best breed is the one we like the best. For a grain ration we feed these cows that are giving milk four quarts per day each of a mixture consisting of cottonseed meal one quart, bran one quart, Ajax flakes, one quact, oats and cornmeal one quart. More carefulness in breeding, bet- ter care and better feeding of the young females, and giving them more ago before they are allowed to produce milk, most certainly would lead to having better and more pro- fitable coWs. The farmer who feeds and waters twice a day, being regular as to time and quantity, is doing about We think it pays to Weigh the milk of each cow daily, If farmers would try this, while feeding liberal- ly a balanced feed, and being very particular in every detail of the dairy Work, they would be surprised, many of them, to find how the cows would hold out. It is a mistake to buy a dog, or a horse, that some one else has spoiled in the training. I-Iis old bad habits will cling to him like a burr in a cow’s tail, and you can't break him. luy young animals, and train them yourself, and then you have something really fine. “Any salt," isn’t good enough for your dairy butter, for salt has a lot to do with the quality and keep- ing properties of the butter made. Only the best quality must be used. What if it does cost a. trifle more, and a large quantity is used, a good return for good butter will soon make up the extra outlay. The warm days of spring and the appearance of green grass, are apt. to make the cows more or less uneasy; their conditions are often improved by giving a little more attention and care than was given during the regular work of winter. THE BRAN MASH. Everybody is supposed to know how to make u. bran mash, but it. is only in racing stables and large studs, as a rule, that one sees it. done properly. To make a bran mash, first wash out a bucket with boiling water, then pour in the quantity required, say three pints, and stir in three pounds of bran, cover up and leave it for a couple of hours or more if not required for immediate use. 'A mash taken hours to get cold, and is often offered to a sick horse too hot. and refused, when it would have been taken if properly prepared, and given warm instead of scalding. The addition of a tableâ€" spoonful of salt in the ordinary mash of a Saturday night can be reâ€" commended to keep down parasites and promote digestion, but should not be a part of the invalid diet, unless specially ordered. A mixture of linseed and bran is often prescrib- ed both as a food and a poultice. One part of linseed to two of bran is a desirable proportion for both‘. purposes. To get the feeding value, out of linseed, several hours should be allowed for cooking, not merely, infusing, as with a bran mash, but! gently “simmering” on the side off the stove. The vessel should he. fill-| ed, and towards the end the lid may be. left off, and evaporation permitt- ed while cooling. l AND SIINLIG HT. conceded these WHITEWASH It is generally days that comfort of the cow is a prime milk maker. Also that light and cleanliness add Wonderfully to her comfort. Now what is cheaper than these two articles after we learn their economical use? llabit makes one. clean, while sunlight fur- nislies the other. 'l‘he‘cow stable \\'lllltlllf. plenty of sunlight in it is decidedly a back number, and white- wash inside compels the. men to be cleaner in handling the cows or they will leave their marks behind them. Put in plenty of \viiidowsâ€"double if iiei‘ess-tii‘yâ€"-iiii«l have a long bundled brush to wash them with when they heroine (hill with dust. Whitewth and sunlight are a Constant reminder to the men of the iiecessity for keep- ing things clean. FARM NOTES. The cream Separator is one of the modern inventions which increases‘ the profits and lightens the labor of; the farm. The genuine cream separâ€" ator, not the tin can kind, removes practically all the cream from milk. It is a mistaken notion that the farmer cannot afl‘ord hired help. We will admit that if he is going to continue in a wasteful method of farming he cannot afford hier help. Neither could manufacturers if they rim their factories on the same ideas that prevailed 50 years ago, or the railroadâ€"men, if they ran their railroads as was done 25 years ago, But many dairy farmers all over the nation are producing milk just as extensiver as was done 50 years ago; with no better cows, no better ideas, no better methods of stubling or ideas of feeding. It has been demonstrated that clover seed can be. sown to advan< logo with all cereal crops, without lessening the. grain crop for the cur- rent year, and that after the grain is cut the clover grows luxuriantly, acting as a catch crop during the latter part of the season. Green clover is especially valuable to the land for the reason that while growing, it absorbs large quantities of nitrogen from the air, which are stored up in its tissues. 'A heavy mat of growth is produced, which, when plowed under, adds considera- bly to the available nitrogen in the soil as well as to the store of humus. The. proportion of nitrogen thus add~ ed to the land by one crop of clover has been found to be equal to that obtained from a dressing often pounds of barnyard manure to the acre. _.._+_...___.. QUIT-â€" Saying that fate is against you. Finding fault with the weather. Anticipating evils in the future. Pretending, and be your real self. Going around with a gloomy face. Faultfinding, nagging and Worry- mg. ’l‘aking offense where none is in- tended. Dwelling on fancied slights and wrongs. ' Talking big things and doing small ones. Scolding and flying into a passion over trifles. loasting of what you can do in- stead of doing it. Thinking that life is a grind, and not worth living. Talking continually about yourself and your affairs. Depreciating yourself and making light of your abilities. Saying unkind things about quaintances and friends. Exaggerating, and making monu- tains out of molehills. Lamenting the past, holding on to disagreeable experiences. Pitying yourself and bemoaning your lack of opportunities. Comparing yourself with others to your own disndVantage. Work once in a. while and take time to renew your energies. Waiting round for chances to turn up. Go and turn them up. Writing letters when the blood hot, which you may regret later. Thinking that all the good chances and opportunities are gone by. Thinking of yourself to the exclu- sion of everything and everyone else. Carpiiig and criticising. Sec Lhc best rather than the worst in others. Dreaming that you would be nap- pier in some other place or circum- stances. [10- is Belittling those whom you envy because you feel that they are su- perior to yourself. Dilating on your pains and aches and misfortunes to ei’eryone who will listen to you. Speculating as to what. you would do in some one else’s place, and do your best in your own. Gazing idly into the future and dreaming about it instead of making the most of the present. Longing for the. good thiiigsfihaf? others have instead of going to work and earning them for yourself. Looking for opportunities hundreds or thousands of miles away instead of right where you ul‘o.-â€"-Orson Swett Marden in Success. â€"- #- TOOTII S'I'AINIZRS. The trade of tooth stainers, fol~ lowed in eastern Asia, is as odd 3, The natives prefer the white kind, and with a little box calling as any. black teeth to the tooth staiiit-r, of brushes and coloring matter, calls on his ('ustoiin-rs and stains their teeth. The process is not unâ€" like that. of blacking a boot, for a fine polish is given to the teeth. The pigment, used is quite harmless. In Arabia the trade of gossiper has many i‘olloi-.'vrs. The gossiper Colâ€" lects all the news. You cannot make tracks for heaven by trampling en others.