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His Love and Hers. t
Touether they sat on a woodland rook,
When the sun tipped the Western hills;
And a i ing-dove cooed for his absent mate, p
As he sipped from the rippling rills, n
The youth with a bold, determined look, o
The girl so still by his ai1e; a
As lie told of the fame he meant to achieve, g
Biefore she could be his bride. 11
lie said he would delve in the mines or p
ramo, f
Hle would strive on the plains of life;
At last he would come with honor and -
wealth,
Aud claim her then as his wife;
The sun lell asleep behind the hills, a
T to night forgot the day; C
Awtl the new moon looked like a half- a
buried hope, t
As she silently followed her way.
The youth arose as the shadow fell, I
liut the girl still sat on the stone; a
And oft the shadows will round her fall,
Anti mark her sitting alone;
For the youth will forget those worels of i
love.
Arother will sit by his side;
But tbe maiden will wait as mailens d1o,
For the man to claim his bride. j
THE END OF A JOURNEY. e
The Hloughton landau drew up at the i
station, and Louise alighted with her d
friend, Sybil Travers. The latter young n
lady, clad in a gray Mother Hubbard, It
and wearing a pretty poke bonnet piled a
high with ostrich feathers, was the very I
picture of elegance. Louise was a lit- e
tIe, insignificant thing, and she appear- f
ed less attractive than ever as she made v
her way to the waiting-room alongside a
of her distinguished-looking friend, 1
"It is too absurd, Sybil," she said-, as v
they sat together In a remote corner, v
enjoying a last confidential chat before
Miss Travers left for the West. "The t
idea of your' posting off to San Fran- t
cisco all alone, simply because a harm- *
loss youth promises to come this way, e
and to act as your escorti" a
It is only three weeks earlier than I a
Meant to go anyhow," said Sybil, stout
ly. "You "snow why .1 prefer to go 0
alone,Loue.. You see Uncle Jerry has h
made up his mind that propinquity is
the only thing necessary to make Mr. tl
Valleau and myself fall madly in love 13
with each other. He fancies that a trip t
across the continent is especially well r
calculated to bring about that much
desired result. ' But I don't see it that c
way. I know very well that I should i
hate Mr. Valleau from the outset. I
should feel bound to do it just fQr con- a
trariety. So, you see, I prefer to go n
home a few weeks earlier, and to go 8
alone; for if I did wait for Mr. Valleau,
as Uncle Jerry wished me to, and if I P
failed to fall in love with him, you
know very well that it would be impos- n
sible for me to explain the phenomenon
satisfactorily. As it is, I can smooth
matters over easily." f
"11ow far-sighted you are, Sybil, s
1Louise said, laughing. "Mr. Valleau a
a
will be terribly disappointed, though,
I. fear. But there's your train, dear. n
Good-by. Write to me as soon as you
arrive.'
Then followed considerable girlish
(demnonstration, whicho provoked a sm ile
on the lips of a nonchalant young tray- I
eler' who reclined at his ease before one
of the windows of a parlor car, and
who had been watching Louise and0
Sybil with interest.
"A very han'dsomne girl, by Jove!" wasa
hise mental comment as. Sybil took her
seat just behind him, and the mirror at
the end of the car enabled him to com
mand a full view of her face. "I won
(der how far she is going?~"n
There was no me~ans of ascertainiiing
just Then, but when the conductor came
through the ear, and the young manl
presenated his ticket to which were at
tached.,a long string of coup)ons running
all tihe way from New York to' Sani
F?rancisco, lie noted with satisfaction
that Sybil had one like it.
"A through passenger," he observed.
"I wonder who she is? Traveling alone
-too; but evidently a lady. She must be b
a ealifornian, but she looks like a Noy
Yorker," etc.
Thei young ,man's fancy ran riot,'andl ,
all the while lie kept his eyes 1ixed on 0
the mirror in which was reflected Sybil's b
lovely face with its rich wvarm colorig,
and( its beautiful frame of rippling hair.
Ve~ry often their eyes met, as was only ~
nat.ural; but Sybil had avondlerful coin
posure for so young a girl, and the look at
of serenity.shie continuled to wear rather j
chazgrined tile lhandsome stranger, who h
hadi entertained a hope, inniocent enough
in its nature, that the long ride( over f,
the plains might be elivenled with
piquant flirtation..
"Paihis Athene," he said, regretful. n
'ly. "'Beautiftul, but susceptible of no lc
.Pdssionl that is not anliated by roen- t,
Such a conclusi6n might have been
rather hasty, but it appears that this ni
agressivo young man m1 an ulster sad* a
ravelling cap made some. pretense to
rard being a reader of character.
Meanwhile Sybil, constitutionally op
osed to "ogling," as all sensible, wo
iauly girls are, formed a pretty severe
pinion of the stranger who -took such
meain advantage of the power'of re
ection. Ut she scorned to change
er seat. Her policy was one' of com
lete oblivion, and, setting herself com
)rtably, she soon forgot all about the
andsome pair of brown eyes so deliber
tely fixed on the telltale mirror.
The other passsngers were pretty well
equainted by the time they reached
,hicago. but Sybil, naturally reserved,
nd ecoming more so through the pro
active instinct which prompted her to
ake few friends when traveling alone,
adt not joined the little toterle which
oon establishes, itself in every west
vard-bound train. Her neighbor had
een baffled in several'ttempts.to make
or acquaintanoe, but, difficulty only
red his determination.
"She's something new in the femin
ie line, by Jove she 1st" he remarked,
then one of his deepest-laid schemes
ad been over-thrown by Syb's court
ons but unapproachable dianity.
It appears this handsome stranger
ad been a "lady's man for many a
ay." He was of a peculiar tempera
aent. When he made up his mind to
nything he usually accomplished it,
nd in accomplishing it was quite will
ig to relinquish all subordinate inter
sts. He too. held himself aloof from
allow-passengers, and so it was that
then they reached Council Bluffs not
soul was on board the train who could
ave told who the gentleman and lady
rere that traveled alone and were so
cry exclusive.
Any one who has made a transcon
Inejital trip will appreciate the desire
D take a turn on terra firma that seized
ybil's peculiar vis-a-vis when he reach
d Council Bluffs. le was a little,
thletic fellow, and during the hour
nd a half that the train halted he made
pedestrian tour into the surrounding
ounty. Ujnfortunately, he prolonged
is walk beyond a desirable limit, anil
'hen he reached the station again the
rain had already begun to move slow
r. Many n time he had boarded the
:ain when it was going much more
%pidly, and, with a moment's hesita
ion, he ran for the rear platform of hi
ar, making a spring and catching at
o iron railing.
As often happens, he had not calcul
ted on the full speed of the train. le
iissed the step and fell backward,
briking his head on the platform, and
nly escaping a terrible fracture by the
resence of a pile of empty ' mail bags,
rhich broke his fall.
The train stopped, and the injured
ian was taken aboard. le was whol
r insensible, and the blood gushed
reely from the wound in his head. A
dillful surgeon who happened to be
Inong the passengers was summoned
t once, and. having seen the young
aian made comfortable in a sleeping
ar, lie examined the contusior .
"Will some one please help me with
iese bandages?" the doctor asked.
No, thanks," lie added, as a goentle
ian offered lis services. "A lady,
lease."
lie glanced around the car, and his
yes fell on Sybil's calm face, on the
im white, hands that, looked so deft
ind agile, and lie noted the composure
!ithi which she bore herselft, while the
3st of the ladies were nearly aill in a
imi-hysterical state.
"Will you hold these bandages,
ilss?" lie asked, kindly. "Do you un
erstand how to (d0 it?"
"Oh, yes, sir," said she, p)romptly.
Miy father was a doctor. I am used
> such work."
The wvound was shortly diressed, but
was a whole day before the young
ranger awoke from the stupor occa
onied by lisa fall, and then it was only
>pass into a state of delirium,
"D)o you know who lie is?" thme doc
r asked Sybil, who had been installed
y comnion consent as the sick mana's
erse.
"This dropp)ed out of his pocket,"
me repliedh, handing him a business
urd. "I think that is his name, as his
aggamge' is marked with those initials."
Tihe doctor read; "Robert Vincent
Co., commission merchants, -Now
'ork."
"He had a narrow escape," ho oh
~rvedh, handing the card back to Sybih~
little miore force wold have crushed
is skull like a nutshell."
A new interest suddenly awak ned
>r Sybil.-\
"I wonder wvhat Louise will say whemi
we hears that I have been playing
urse?"~ she ponaered on the day fol
>wing lie assumpltion of her new dui
ems. "Poor fellow! I'm .sorry for
At Cbeyenine, happily for the sick
man, the train was delayed two days by
land-side. nur.ngm nter...a of
quiet and rest the doctor succeeded.i'
brea1ing- his fever, V1noet9pe11i",h4
eyes in weak astonishment as his; rej
turniug consciousness diaerned i"i'ilg
faithful attelidant the handsome young
lady with whom he had tried' so assidu
ously to, flirt.
lIe felt too. weak from tha shook I
and from the loss of blood to ask any
questions, but Sybil divined his woni4
der, and ahe explained to him the 4ee
tails of his accident, with a gentle graco
as charming as her former reserve ha4
been admirable..
Nothing could have been prettier.
than Sybil's devotion to the un ortun+
ate Aranger, and the other passeugera
seemed to appreciate it, for they held.
aloof and were content with beinf
merely spectators. She waited on hini
with persevering d'votion. It wias
Sybil's way to do that, She rea1l to
him, or, when he wishde it, talked to
him. The presence of an invalid seem
ed.to Infuse a home feeling into the life
aboard the train, and when the week's
journey was protracted by various ob
stacles to ten days no one complained.
Before they reached San Francisco
Mr. Vincent was able to sit up. It
would take some time for the wound to
heal, but he had recovered pretty well
from the shock. In the opinion of some
of the passengers he was not altogether
anxious for immediate convalescence,
which was hardly to be wondered at;
and really I think Sybil felt a twingo of
regret as she sat the last evening beside
Mr. V'ucent's couch and listened to a
party of gentlemen warbling a Swiss
air out on the front platform. It wa4
twilight, and the porter had not yet
come in to light the lamps.
"Don't you think, Miss Sybil," Mr.
Vincent said, in a .low voice, "that
some acquaintances ripen very mudh
faster than others? I feel as though I
had known you for years, yet I cannot
tell.what your last name is. The doc
tor, calls you just Miss Sybil.
"I thought you knew," she said,
simply, ignoring his first question,
which had sent a strange thrill to her
heart. "My name is Travers."
"What?" he almost shouted. " What
did you say?"
"Travers," she repeated, looking at
him surprised.
ie sank back on the cushions help.
lessly, and turning his face toward her
he murmured, "Kismetl"
"Do you know," he continued, after
a pause which, Sybil felt to be pregnant
with,ieaning, "do you know, we have
been as badly mixed up as to our iden
tities as the people in a play. I had no
idea you were Miss Travers. Your
Uncle Jerry-"
"Do you know my Uncle Jerry?" she
cried, in surprise.
"I ought too," he replied, with an'
odd smile, "I am-Sybil, do you ever
forgive people who pr?Ctice little deceits,
upon you?"
The familiar manner of this address
ad not offend her, strange td say.
"That depends," she said. softly.
"What would you say if I were to
tell you that my name wasn't Vincent
at all?"
He had contrived to get hold of her
hand, and lie felt it flutter slightly, but
she made no response.
"I do not know what led you to be
lieve that my name was Vincent. At
first I conle not correct the impression;
and, when I was ablo' I didn't care to,
for I was so pleased wit-h our relation
that I feared to do anything that might
jar upon it. It is all the worse for me
now, for I fear this deceit may have
p)rejudiced you. I am your uncle's
friend, Sybil. I am Royal Valleau."
It was her turn to start mn astonish
menit. She snatched her hand away
from him, but lhe secured it againi.
"D)on'tl" ho pleaded, in a lowv tone.
"Forgive me! You have made me love
you and you must not be so cruel. You
wj.ll at least forget that I have deceived
you at all?"
Sybil gave no spoken reply, but her
hand was still clasped in his, and before
the porter hit the lamps she suffered
him to carry it to his lips.
ThuIs story was detailed in a let er to
Miss Louise Houghton the foldwing
wveek, with the appended commenta:'
And just think of it, Louise! I haveI
actually engaged myself to him.I
meant to hate him so, too! Uncle Jerry
is delighted, of course. For myself, I
can only say that 1 am perfectly happy,
and leave the rest to yout~ imagination.
Wasn't it funny, though! lIe left New
York three weeks before lie had intend
ed to, 1)ecause lhe didn't want to be
bothered with looking after ine; and I
ran away from him in the same un
ceremonious style. 'Yet we both got on.
the same train after all. It is quite like
a romance, isn't it, dear? IBut I must
close, as Roy is begging me to . hurry
and finish.I will write you moro again.
Your loving frind eSn.
T Iah>t tats ofoSalo 1ka---Jews ait I
r,but Turks t o the Wrld.
' days it is ioniewhat'diflicult
a>wero peoullif .eoble who t
are not ablio propeftyt abbitt the Mor- I
mQ ,.of America and the savages of I
,AfrJd i, we knolvas uch, if. i
n ore, than w4 know about our- .,
;ithat4t wLs .with cons erable v
sat aQtion th,at I came acroso a pecu- f
li D ile'vho' in many respects out- a
Mormon Mormons and have cuqtoms A
'quaint as iny to he found in Con- '
trfl. Africa.. Moreover, they live in 1i
Europe, in the ancient- city of Salonika t
ahid come Qf t ,,imost ancient stock in t
klio world-'naiSely, the Hebrew; they v
lure bound togother by ties that none i
are break, they are a doublo faced e
race, a race with two distinct religions, v
a race which leads two distinct lives, a
professing openly to be followers of c
Mohgmwed, while ia private they pro- e
fes a religion of their own, accepting tr
the old Hebrew traditions, yet boliev- 1
ing, in the first advent of their owi( N
Me$biah and living in daily expfltionl I
of fits second coming. . t
The Turks call them "Duniehs," 1;
or "renegades," their Jewish brethren l
call them "hypocrites," while they call I
themselves Maimeenim, or "true be- o
lievers." For the sake of simplicity a
we will call them Dunmehs, and we (1
may take *it for granted that they are I
disliked by both their would be co-re- e
ligionists, and in consequence they f
have been compelled to exercise secrecy I
in their acts and deeds, a fact which .t
has rendered them a mysterious people I
in the midst of a busy mercantile I
world. During a recent stay at Salon- 1
ika I set myself the task of iiivestigat- g
ing this people. t
Salonika may be termed a New Jeru- s
salem, as there are no less than 70,000 1
of the seed of Abraham within its 1
walls; almost'all the - business of the f
places .gat'ried in., by them; t.e quays 11
are gay with tiheim in their.. quaint cos- s
tumes, the men, with their long robes a
lined wita fur over a tunic of stripped o
cottoii 'or -ilk, while the women are v
decked in the gayest color possiblQ, and s
adonitlitliecls with eaps 9 p gen or I
red, closely bound over their foreheads, :
and hanging -down behind in a thick li
trail embroidered with gold thread and t
terminating in a fringe of gold, while l
around their necks hang strings . of
pearls and other Jewels. These Jews
of Salonika are perhaps the most fervid
adherents of the quaint rabbinical doc- b
trines to be found anywhere nowadays.
During the days before the Passover
you may see Jewish women at the
tombs outside the walls, in their long
red cloaks and white mantles round a
their shoulders, wailing over their dead; 1
turbaned rabbis stand at the gate of t,
Karamilla to conduct families, for a
consideration, ,to; the graves of their b
relatives, thet,e:to! excite them to freney
by reading 'portidns of Scripture, and tl
finally to driye them home again like e
sheep when the ceremony is over,'with S
lacerated arms and faces, uttering bit- t
ter wails. d
The Isales or Japaun.
The little baby is not offered its nat- 'y
ural nourishment for three days. Dur- y
ing this time the liqumor of lboiled rice u,
is fed to it! And it is not tucked daini- s
tily up in soft white blankets In its a
clean little bed, but set up in a small
tub and covered with coarse,. dark com-c
forts, The only relief it has during its e,
infancy from this uncomfortable pQsi- ti
tion is when it is put on its mother's o
or some one else's back, Inside their f,
clothes, and taken out for an airing. It c
is claimed by the more enlightened now "
that thuis constant sitting position, or o
being crowded against some one, with f,
shoulders throwvn forward and chest e
pressed in, is one reason why almost all f~
Japanese are so extremely narrow
chested. It is anything but pleasant to
see a 2-year-old strApped on the back of
a 4-year-old, with head (shaven, of
course,) thrown way over to one side,
the unhappy little .victim fast asleep
withi the hot sun streaming~ on it, and ~
flies feasting on'the dirt which Is al
thost Invariably part of a Japanese
baby'ii face. hi
p
Patron' of the Oosmeticians. V
Never dia cosmeticians flourish In t:
N. Y. as now. Alleged beautifying d
eetabhlihments are more numerous than tl
the-ills of life. Circulars which allur- p
iigly zset forth the skill of professional a
butifiers are blown r i every breeze. mp
The1r patrons are legion, as the whit,e- a
Washed and frescoed faces of many wo- k
men prove. The uiatural flesh has been p
covered as with a layer of plaster, over I
which the hideous red of the rounge- d
~ot is spread with blazig effeot. The fi
eult is a face at once vulgar and 12
hbastly, and yet the average woman V
2alls it "makinig herself attractive." fl
SENSES OF. ANIMALS.
atort:st iug Experimonts Made by Slir
John Lubbock.
At the Philosophical Institute. Edin
urgh, ir -John Lubbock delivered a
icture on "The Sense and Senses of
knimals." In the course of his re.
larks the lecturer said that every one
ould gratefully admit that the dog
ras a loyal and true : and affectionate
riend. But, when they came to con
Iler the nature of the aninuil, their
nowledge was, he said, very limited.
hat arose from the fact that people
ad tried rather to teach animals than
Sleari from them. It had .occurred
o him that some such method as that
rhich was followed in the case of deaf
iutes might prove instructive if adapt
d to the case of dogs. He had tried it
rith a black noodlb belongrint to him
elf. Ie then went, on to relate several
xiieriments he had made with pieces
f cardboard with different words
marked on them. Ile had taken two
'icces of card, one; black and the other
rtlt the word "food" marked upon it.
le had put the latter on a saucer con
iining some bread and milk, and time
lacic card on an empty saucer The
og was not allowed to eat initil,lie had
rought the proper card to him. The
xperimont was repeated over again,
lnd in about ten days the dog began to
istinguisli the card with the letters on
L, from the plain card. It took a long
r time to make the dog realize the dif
erence between the different words.
nt order to try .i.d discover whether
be dog could distinguish colors, he pre
ared six cards, making two of them
lue, two yellow and two orange. He
ut one of each on the floor and tried to
et the dog. to bring . him a card with
lie same color as the one which lie
howed the dog in his hand. After try
ug this for three months lie found that
is experiment in this direction was a
ilure. From experiments which he
ad made lie had come to the conclu
[on that aunts hand. not the power of
ddressing each other. H-is Impression
n the whole was tftat bees and ants
rere not dear, but they heard sounds
o shrill that they were beyond our
earing. There -was no doubt about
]sect$ seeing. .Ile then went on to re
tte several experiments lie had made
vith the view of discovering whether
ifferent insects could distinguish dif
3rent colors, and had any preference
)r particular colors. The colors or ob
mets must, lie said, present a very dif
)rent impression upon insects than on
uman beings.
Why the Women Flook to Europe.
It is estimated that 30.000 American
,omen were in Europe last summer
ad autumn. Twenty thousand Amer
,an men went along with the majority
> pay their 'expenses, ind those who
'ere not with this majority left hus
ands and fathers at home to keep
iem supplied with funds. They went
verywhere--the . women-except to
pain and Russia. A few even pene
ated those countries. But they
idn't affect them much. .There was
little chance to shop there. They
arried in London, P~aris, Venice. B3er
n, and they shopped continuously.
Thien. they went to any other place
here there was a chance to stop they
,t themselves at work buying things.
ightseeing was of secondary import
nee; it wvas even overlooked in thie
ursumt of this fascinating pastime.
ne ingenious Chicago woman linger
1 in the European capitals until after
me holidays. She landed upon the soil
her own country in .a noval costume
>r winter weather. Every. article ox
Spt her boots was or costliest lace.
If it hadn't been so cold I'd had those
lace, too," she declared to her
iends. 'As she personally wore It the
istomse regulations couldn't take it
'em her. The value of the mnateriatl
Swhich she was draped was' $5,000.
Do nmot let the Childreni Kiss any
cne.
A P'hysician's interdict on kisses was
mnong 1)is most emphatic directions to
is wife on leaving home sometime ago.
RWnemnber," lie said, "and do not
it the children kiss any one;" "Is It
assible," :.'uked a surprised third party
'lie was presmift, "that you consider it
ocessary to give such instructions as
[let? Where is tihe danger?" "The
anger is conipicated and certain, said
le doctoi'. "In my case, all kinds of
sople come to my house to cdnsult me,
nd they often wait hours. If one of
iy children happens to come in they
re altuost certain to talk to it, and you
now almost thme first ipulse with peo
le who notice children Is to kiss thern.
lahli it makes me shudder-tainted and
iseased breaths, lips blue with cancer,
mil and decayed teeth. Yo,u would
e tempted to kill a strafiger who Would
raylay your datughter and kiss her by
ire., but the helplesn unsectming
six-yoar-old child susceptible as a flow
er to every breath that blows, can be
saluted by' every one who chancos to
think of it. Hundreds of lovely chil
dren are kissed into their graves every
year." The physician did not dread
his childrprn coming to harm through
violence or hatred, but through a token
of affect-ion thoughtlessly given. Mor
al and spiritual- evil is often similarly
Commaunicated.
QUILL TOOTHPIC1KN
They are Imported and the Woodenr
Artieles are Supplanting them.
Everybody knows that a bunch of
quill picks can be bought at a drug
store for a mckel, and there the popu
lar knowledge pnds. A reporter start
ad out to find the fountain ,head of
quill toothpicks. The retail druggists
said that lie bought them of the whole
sale dealer in drugs and notions. The
reporter made a tour of tile wholesale
drug houses; and at every one lie was
informed that they purchased them
either in New York or imported them
frow France and Germany, and that
was all they know about it. The feath
er dealers had little or no light to throw
upon the subject. The manufactures
of feathers dusters were ignorant re
garding the quill pick industry. Fin
ally a gentleman, who is the buyer for
a large drug house, was found, who
had seen a factory where the quill plicks
were made.
When asked the question ho said:
"I do not know of any factory in this
country where quill toothpicks are
made. We buy ours from a broker in
Paris, who obtains them from a large
manufactory near that city. M. Bar
din at Joinville Le Pont, near Paris,
has the largest manufactory in the
world engaged in the quill industry.
ie has 2,000,000 geese, and produces
annually 20,000,000 quills. Formerly
this factory made quills pens, but when
these went out of general' use the quills
were used to make brushes for artists
and toothpicks. The picks are made
by machinery, and are put up in bun
des of ten each, and these are in pack
ages containing 1,000. . The price is so
low that there is very. little margin of
profit in the .business.- The wooden
toothpick has taken the place of the
quill, qnd these latters are made mostly
in the East, but there are factories in
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wiscon
sin where wooden toothpicks are made
very cheaply.
Fond du Lac, Wis., hlis a factory
that turns out millions of wooden picks
every wveek. They come 1,000 in a
box, and cost but 5 cents per box to the
consumer. The quill pick costs 5 cent
per bunch of ten, but they are far bet
ter than the wooden ones. Of course
there are a great many feathers grown
in this country but other uses have
been found foi the quills. A big fac
tory in Michigan, located at Coldwater,
makes a fetherbone for whips, corsets,
etc. Brush factories use the quills for
camels' hair pencils, but I do not be
lieve there is a factory in America
where quill picks are made. If there
was I think I wvould be as likely to
know it as any one. It would not pay
any person to make them by hand, and
the profit Is so sinall that it would not
pay a factory to purchase the simplest
machinery to make them, now that
wvoodien picks are so universally used."
Germany's Sepulchral Stoves.
The German houses are entirely
wanting in the comfortable warmth we
are accustomed to in America. Their''
sepulchral, white procelain stoves,
twelve feet or so high, dispense almost
as little heat as cheer. Solemnly erect
ed in the corners of the rooms they pre
sent an aspect that (when one is in a
homesick mood) is remarkably dispirit
mng, and often they produce the same
effect on on's spirits as would the near
neighborhood of the monuments, and
gravestones they so strongly resemble.
But the bed furnishing is as oppressive
ly warm as the heat of the white, ghost
ly stoves . is inasumecient. The great
eider down quilts that always form the
outside coverings, are as thick and
heavy as feather beds. Beside the
sweltering heat that these produce,
there cannot but be the suggestion that
very likely they may already have done
duty for several generations. But those
who have always lived in a ~country of
vulgar progregs probably do not appreci
ate the conditions of living in a land
where .aristocratic conservatism pre..
vails. It is not at all likely that houses
in Germany will be warmed by steam.
pipes or furnaces, or anything but their
colossal white stoves, for several hun
dlred years yet.
THERE.a Is no use of cleaning your
poultry e'nuses unless you burn the old
nests. Thmey will harbor moare of the
various kinds o'f poultry parahites'than
you can ever exterminate with a white
wash brush.