The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Bukwrlbeni who do n t rec-dre their paper r will plvas notify Of atoacA. skis caBo* for kdvertUlnc rates. T1IK ADVANCE. . , 08T. Orchard and Garden. Olv* th* young orchard good cultivation ntil thu in* i ome* Into bearing. In pruning th goonnberry and currant prune '" ~ urn a spreading, open head. Powdt-red belUtbon*, either dry or ID solution. Is a sure remedy for tbe currant worm. For all lt-n." eatern the npray may bo used as soon as' the flrxt leave* appear on thu JJi-wly set strawberry plant* should not b* allowed to bear fruit; pinch off the bloMoms. To prupajrat.- black l*rries cut tbe roots into pieces two or threu inches long and plant them. There Is no advantage. In planting tb* tender varieties of vegetables until all danger of frost Is past. A little wood ashes around each straw- berry plant will b*lp In securing more and belter fruit. One of th* beet ways of destroying weed* on tbe lawn Is by cutting off does and apph in : turpentine. In nearly all coses It Is best to leav* th* muli-h on th strawberry lied until after tb* fruit baa been harveHted. With blackberrle* and raspberries It is a good plan to glv* thorough cultivation during th* early part of the MKOD. While clover ran not I* excelled for seed- lag down an orchard It should not b* don* until th* trees are In bearing. By planting all small fruits In long rows the work of giving clean cultivation eon b* done much mine i < c/n .nilcully. Curled leaf In th* peach Is a disease of a fungus character. It develop* usually after a cold spell, followed by a period of warm weather It is only In exceptional rases that it U advisable to keep * or plants mulched all the time. In i-pnng It U often best to ren ov tb* mulch and cultivate. Go* good remedy fur mildew on goose- berries is to spray wltn poUfKluin sulphld* at interval* of ten days or two weeks dur- ing tb* kt-aon CONDUCTOR II. HOGG And His Deadly Struggle With Vicious Enemy. In .>.! Wa* ..iiii, t tli. victory o..r II >n. u l.. .. H. II K BU to I . n..dd'i Hl,li.r fllli Then tli* lid. l uru.l mud H Waa ~ ,r.i Toronto. May 15. Still another member at tho Htaff of the Toronto Street Hallway coniB* forward to testify to thu unequalled rlllcAi-y of IJudd's Kidney Pills in cases of Diabetes. This time it Is Mr. H. Mow. conductor No. 907. residing at No. 81 r'uller street, who tells his u>ry. Here Is what he KHVIK "Diabetes kept m In continual misery and nightly agony for three years. My Moix! got so impure that I thought I run Id never get It restored to Its natural purity. 1 waa tortured by dizzlneiu. which grew to curb an extent that I had to quit work. I IOHI flesh and strength rapidly, and, In short, I thought it waa 'all up with me.' "I used Different remedies, but got no good from any of them, until a friend re- eommended Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I had no Idea they would help me, as I had been diitappolnuxi so often, but 1 ds elded to try them. Ths first boiKave wonderful relief. Ths dlzzintm* vanished and my head bcx-ame as steady as ever it waa. Three boxes completed my curs, and to-day I am sound and well, thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pllla." The IK-HI way to awertaln tbe real merit of Dodd's Kleiner 1'ills Is to t>t them. There ran be no d veit then. They either will cure or they will not. A trial costs very little and it will settle all doubts for all time. Dodd's Kidney Tills are sold by all druggists, at llfty remi a box. mi boxes |2.r>0, or sent, on reeeipt of price, by The IXxlds Medicine I'o . Limited, Toronto, Ont. There never wa, and never will be, a anlrrr-Hl panacea, in one remedy, for all Us to which flfili in heir the very nature of many curatives being -nrli that were tbs germs of oilier ami differently seated diM-. routed In the sv-irtn of the patieut what would relieve on* ill in turn would aggravate i ur other. We bav, however, in Cjiiuiin* Wine, when obtainable in a sound unadulterated state, a remedy for many and previous ill*. By It* Kruiluol *"d judii .i/n, n-,e. the frailexi systemi are led into convalewencs and tlrrngth, by the intliience whu h (Jui- ntne exert* on Nature's own restorative*. It relieve-, tli* drooping *piritM of th'js* with whom n chronic mule of morbid des- pondency and laik ol intercut iu life i* a disease, and, by tnUMUillslni ths nerves, dinpone* to Hound HI.. I n-frrshina: sleep InipurU vigor to the net urn of tli* blood, which, beniK slimiil.iie.l. roiirse* through- out the veins, itrenuthenini: th* healthy animal function* of lh* sr*tem, thereby making activity n neresHary result, strengthening th* frwnn, mid uivlng llfs to the digestive organs, which naturally demnnd increaMd Riil,innce renult, Im- proved appel 1 1*. Northrop & I. \inan of Toronto, have given to the public ihir superior Quinine Wine at the timirtl rate, and, gauged by the opinion ol srieiiliat*. this win* approacben nenre.i iwrfertluu ol an; In Hi* market. All drutcgisu setlil. A California l*ri. Beat thoroughly th* yolks of two egg* with on-hjilf cupful uf imga-; add on* J larf* table/Hpoanful of (lour, on* sm.ill tablwipuonful of oornotjuvh iln>*olvd In milk; pour Into on* pint of boiling milk and let r-jok about thre minute*; flavor with half a cupful of sweet orang* julo* and pour Into baked mint ; lieat ths whites to a stiff froth, add one, half cupful of sugar, flavor with extract of orange, pr*d on t/ou, put In oven and let slightly brown Uoird'i Liniment Relieves Neurilgla. T Wlnd.w P..H.I,.r. To clean chamois polishing- cloths pour six Uil.l.-|> onfuU of ammonia Into a quart of tepid water and noak therhiunols skin for about an hour. With a spoon work and pruss It to f reo in much of ths dirt a* pomlble; lift Into a Imtin of tepid water aad rub well with thu hand*. Kins* In frmb water until elivin; dry In th* hjwl* and when dry rub between th* I A GO^D GUESSER. r.... Good. ! l ... i. Far III* Woal B. I i.r nit- nn.r " I enn endure tho 11. nd who cripples my Ingers when he ph.-ik. > my hnnd," said an ouiutvur philosopher, "and I have never et murdered anybody for slapping me on fie back, but miiy I be protected from tbe Ihl-eriiiK Idiot who makes me Kueo* bis 'line! He Is my put and particular avar- v*on, and I thlrxt Incessantly for his gore. Veoterday I saw ono of the brved but 1st me tell you the story: I was reading a super In tho hotel library, and noar m* wo* a very nlcu looking old gentleman, smoking a cigar. I'mcntly up rushes a VUk, hustling Individual with mutton chi.p whiskers and grabs thu old gentle- "nan by the hand For a moment there ivu duud sllunoe, the brisk man holding 'iU victim In a vim-like grip and grinning from ear to ear. ' I'll bet you don't know me!' he chuckled at length, for all th* world as If ho hiid cnught the other In some peccadillo. Tho old gentleman stand at him miserably, and It wo* evident that be wan cudgeling his memory as hard as he could. 'You don't know me!' shouted ib Idiot triumphantly. 'St> If you can jTeas!' 'I I really yon must pardon inn, ' stammered the poor old fellow, mop- ping Ins forehiiid with bl* disengaged hand, 'but your nnme has er somehow escaped me.' 'Haw! haw I haw I' gurgled the brisk man. 'That's rich 1 Why, I'm Hirlth! 1 'Year said th* old gentleman, looking blank. 'Yep,' pctorted th* tlend, 'and I'll bet now you don't know who I am. ' I bad h-t. m-d to this same formula many a time and oft It Is a mode of tor- ture employed by all (unmlng maniacs, but I wan wnnlly unprepared l..r what fol- lowed. For oniti ths IxMlgvmJ worm turned. The old gentleman suddenly straightened up. 'You are mlirtaken, sir!' ho Mild ooolljr. 'I know perfectly well who you am. You nre s oonfounuod Im- pertinent donkey, *lr, aad I bid you good day, sir I' W, 11. the brisk mnn wilted. He fftinply stood, there spaechloiM, and be- fore be could think of a reply the old gen- tleman had vanUlixd In thu eluvator. I wantwl to shout, ynll, throw up my hat or do something eliw outlandish, mid I rushed ont and bought my boy a bicycle. It was a libation to tho gods, a token of grati- tude I 1 have I K.n (mhl. II ng over with guod humor sver since Come nml havs a olgarl" Mow Vigour and Kneri^y are soon aV tamed by I h urn of Miller's Compound Iron 1*111*. fiOdoies -j., , , MI. . There Is a quirknilver I.HHU In P*ru 170 fathom* In rln-iimfer, in and tHO feet deep. In this profound abyss are street*, sqimrns anil a chapel, where religious worship I* held. Health for th* Worm Powders. children. Miller's N Longer I ..-I. ...,. ,i.l. Chrysanthemums nra going out of fashion In England (Inc. . i,.ir for rait- ing the flowers, after having hiwl ton pros- perolis rears has been olilleeil 10 wind Up lit affair* owing to the bad busliiM* of tb* lost two yeurn Tki* HMUII of Ac.l.l.mi. It Is said Arab, first made butter. Th*y were carrying milk in nkins on th* harks of ramela, and the cteady jogging churn- ed th* fluid lulu l.uiier Bxlrmr "I'm glad you don't buy millinery la tbe oitjr." nold tho old farmer to hi* wife. "Jest hear to this sample bill fer on* spring hat: "Throe birds, |30. " 'Two plum, -. |-JO. " 'Ton yards ribbon, |5.' "Jest to think f It |AS wnth o' birds, plume* an rthlxms on n woman's bat) That montiy would buy mo n iuiil, Molll* a new dress, .Inhume n Joans hrltchea an pay the fust imto on a suuiiuor llghtuln rod." Arrrptedi. "I am sorry, " Mtid thu magazine editor i-oiirteoiisly, "but \\o nn> nut accepting any short atorlu* now. " "Hut llui iM-enn of this story," said th* confident, conlriliutor, "Is litlil In a place that iiob.nly ever heard of anil Is written In H ImiKuagu that no ono ran under- stand." "Then why didn't you say so beforef xclalmmi tli* miigit/lneDdiUir * he grasp- ed It eugnrly. Tes, It l true, I filler's I'niiip-niiid strong. rrrr weak and Iron 1'ills mods iu* Hawltt-I don't < you with that pretty girl so often a* 1 u-nl 1.1 Jswatt No; I'm married to her. ttrr in., -i ... . % ...>.., r. i Mrs < riiiiMinlie:tk I wonder what will bo tha provullliiK color of girls' waists till* awiHoii Mr. t'rliiiKonlx-nl. VV.-II, If tbey keep on lacing a* tight OH usii.ii, I think It would bo a *f gamble to nay that thoy will b* blouk and lilue. ' HwU> r, ,!-.- Ar SHIII. Swltfi-riand N the ]m<)r,'st Held fur tin- proftvudnnal rat-Ing rvi-luis. Tbe highest prise of the year, tho Oraml I'rlt, amounta to IUM), a against ID.OOO for the correspond Ingr prise lu 1'arls. Kaolug m*n can Isarn how to starve ther*. Said a loafing friend of the cigar deal er, observing an elegantly appearing man who bought a cigar and went out, "Did you know that puny had money to burnf Cigar Denier ( disgusted )- Has he - W ,-ll be. Is only burning It ID 6 cent lots. De- troit Free Pi "Do you think there Is really any us* of a pcacu cotiforuucer" said a European poli- tician "Certainly," answered the sovereign "It give* us more tlm* to get our affairs In shape for a light " N.,1,1. si-,, \>rll.r Th* Marchionena of Ix>rne, who drsw ont the plans for th* Terry inn at Ko*e- neath and occupies a portion of the boos* when visit. ug in tbe locality, is at present engaged In painting a signboard for th* hotel, after a quaint design which will further, U I* alleged, distinguish Rose- neath's old hostelry from all other hotels in the country. That hot, dry condition of the skin will disappear by the use of Miller's Compound Iron Pills. CO doscH A1 cents. When Ihr >...- I1K..U. To stop a bleeding nose, keep ths pa- tient's head thrown hark and his arms raised, llold a cold cloth or sponge to re- ceive tb* blood. Press the finger* firmly on each sld* uf tho DOM where It joins th* upper Up. A piece of ice or a cloth wrung out of ice water may b placed at tb* back of th* head. 6ENDRON A Sound Slotnacli Mean* a Clear Head. The high previire of a nerrom l:f* Walsh buiinens men of the preeut day are constrained to live makes draughts pee their vitality blarhlv detrimental to their health. It u otilv by the most care- ful treatment that they are aljj to keep themselves nl.-rt anil active in their var- IOIIH call. UK*, ninny uf them know th* value of Parmrlrea Vegetable Pill* in reKuLiting thu >.'.. r. u-h aud consequently keeping lha II.M.I d ,r U* U... I'o.l*,!. "Now. Harry." a-skiil the teacher of th* juvenile c-la*a. "what is the meal we eat in the morning called* " "Oatmeal." was tbe little fellow's prumpt reply. New life for a quarter, pound Iron Pills. Miller's Com- A Cl>ll( of Uu*lnM. D* Broker (sadly) You seem to bar* dropped nut of speculation lately. U* Ixier You*, belting on boss race* now. ' If your child is pale, peevish, and does not thrive, a dooe of Miller's Worm Pow- ders occoHliiiiully will curs. srHtr..n. tth Ana-., ISM. Mrv. c C. Kit HAH! s ft in. ii.uil.iu.il. My n. iti,i,r i tor. 4 years old. fell Intu a tab of uolliiiaT *al*r and iro s<-l<Itil fearfully A f*w davslaur Us leas swelled to tlin-f tlni'-s th.tr nstur .1 slz an I brok* out Is rU"iili.KSre.. Hil patent* cmild irn nothing n Mm till I rr inn. n.lt-,1 MIS\M., LINIMENT, whl.-h. after -a. inn tw.i boitlM. ei-ni|i|. tflv ciir.il him, and I knuw ..f sevi-ral ill I. r i a-. numid tirrr aliil(t sa remarLshli-, en . -I l. tin- I. MI 1.1 ini.nl. slid I ran truly BKV 1 nevi-r hainlli'd u ni.-dU-ine which ha* had as ajoeJ assis or ajivaa such unlvi-rtai uiisfac- u. II. HmiaT, uu. rl Merchant. Miller's Wonn 1'nvvilers ar* the brat laiutiv* inetlicliia fur children; as nlo* as aw. N .i.i.*l (Ju.ry. "My llhulons," suld she, "are all (on*." "How long hare you been married?" b* inquired, sympathetically. Known to'l'liiiUHaiida. I'armelee'* V*f> fnhl I'.ll- rejjulite th* action of tb* secretions, purify tb* blond and keep th* Hlumach and bowelt (re* from deleterious matter. Taken accordiiiK to direction they will overcome dyiipepsia, eradicate billouaaeas. anil leav* in* dlKextl re organs hialiliy and *truni{ to perform their fiinctlun*. Tlieir merits ar* well-known to thousand* who Know by experience bow benellclal they ar* la firing ton* lo tb* system. "liar* you noticed, pa, how often ma ssrys 'and so on, and so on'? ' "Yea, my son; but It n*r*r applies Is buttons." llnird's Liniment Cures Dandruff. t 11 OpportUBttr. Sh* (ooquttttthhly) I read tha other day, Cousin Charlie, that mart-lag* Is d*- ollnltiK He (Inspired) Oh. that's quit* wrong. Mutrlimo Is iux-i-|ittnK. (Soli** tb* op- portunity and pr'|Hiscn ) Punch. t'hrp*r. Ice Healer I dmi t think I shall uas thonn MK delivery wagons this year. li.Kikkeuper How will you deliver your loef lo* Ooaler By mail. New York Jour- Fully lOO.noO Inhabitant* of London or* night worker*. HERE THIS IH IT. Known l.y th< >in St. Jacobs OU RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA. SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, SPRAINS. BRUISES, SURiNESS. STIFFNESS. NATIONAL BINDER TWINE BEST EVER OFFERED. 80 Ibs. for 12 cash With valuable premium : 14 karat Gold Plated Watch for either lady orpentlemen. Only a limited qnnniity li-ft order before it is all sold National * Binder Twine is made of best selected Manila Hemp, and run- over 600 feet to the pound. Twine and Premium Guaranteed. M.'iicv refunded if purchaser is not satisfied. Remit Cash and give full shipping directions. Address NATIONAL FARMERS CO. TORONTO. J. J.Vipond & Co., FRUIT AND PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Correspondence Solicited. Advances Mud* on ConHiffnnuMits. COLD! SILVER AMD COPPER MINING STOCKS. I nm a me.nl,.-r ,,f ti,,- n.-wiy est.ihli^hed STANDARD MINING EX- CHANGE .'i n. I have -wiine attractive Gold, Silver and Ccjiper stocks on hand. I deal in British Columbia. Ontario -itvi Republic '--n-i My favorites ]-t now an- M rrison, Winnipeg, Noble Five, Derby copper .Golden Star, Republic. Lone Pine. Princess Maud, Reindeer imi Jumbo. I have rccei-.t n ! -i m. -i : 1. 1 n rel.mve t.> the last five Republic properties. Pbou*liMi C. CARTLY PARKER, Minn Broker. I! Adtl.ld.8t E.. Toroalo. PAINT Fights off the hot tun, preserves the house, beautifies it as w. 11. and gives satisfaction if you use Ramsay's HOUSE PAINT BARN PAINT ROOF PAINT All dcalcn havt H. A*k for card or tend to us and we will Ull you where to gti it. A. RAMSAY & SON, HA INT MAKER*. Montreal. PLOWS, ROLLERS & HARROWS Th II'-' Miulr **l,<\ lor < *L*|OKJ. CKtll t'TT I'I.O\V < O.. MKA NTFOKD. WCAS. STEELE & BRISTOL, {"ft J>~..^ .-..-,..,.... I..V H. F.I tract Writ* a* HAMILTON. I-.*.* H. 8ple* BINDER TWINE AND ROPE. ONTARIO IIIMU n TWISB CO.. 113 I ..Ion Si. ,1 I. .11 I rnt.lr. Toronto. ng away Watrhri. nuim> Amrrf nn m. . riiwu. ; Sol l<l (iold ninar* with real ttoti* fr\- i n.- Mnilral Instru- iiirnt* anil many olh^r vl- __^ a-^le premium* fur elllntr J4 parkaim '>' our rrnaln* IM- PERIAL ENGLISH INK POWDER if nt* i> r |>ukni;<. r.aoh nafk<i;r inakr* lo i-.nt w.-r h >.f Imr ink. H.-nd Tour naineaml ililn^u n I w* will ( iwrj y.'B. prrpaul, th* Ink Puwder ami rataluerm "i |>rrnilun with full null u. 11 nv \Vlieu ol.l *i-inl u i-ur ni.'iiar anil w will iciiil >nu tin- prrininin you trlrcl. boat lone ih i grunt! opportunity. \Vrtu for Uii> . ultlt tu-day. Mrnti.-n th.* |*ir. IXI'KKIAl. 1>K TO.. TORONTO, OST. Ther Mora I p Air. To a ivrtaln i-tii'iii .'til (tnlmnl* that live In tho . su 'i ti-> \vhiili>s, ilolphnn and por|K)lH, h.-\\,ith. I---V.T toiler up air. as ther I rmihe <>nl> at InterroU when thi-r ooiue M tin- riirfm-t- for that purpose. I It* H later. Anna Sho tars she's never beon kl*ed. Alliii- H.ilcl tiling! I'll wager her gen- HIM. i. in frimul ran't say that A 4'rnahrr. At a cafe a finni|> <( i-Mtlcmon were dliK'UMitng politics. A young fi'llow en- tered mul jnliu-d In the unnvi>n>tlt>n, but hl-< nrirument did rmt plcnse the others, ami one of tlii-m anlil to him "Be quiet) At vour agv I was an ass myself." "Von are wnnrlnrfully well preservtd. sir," was ths reply. Tit Ulta ^Investors Parties possessed of funds from which they wi>.h to secure a liberal return of interest should invest with The Investors Guar- antee Company BANKERS AND BROKERS, 14. Stack Exchange Building. St Sacra. awnt St. MONTREAL By their system of investment they can jruurantee to investors a monthly profit on funds placed with them, of Not Less Than Three Per Cent This company offers the most complete guarantee for both principal and profit, and any investor can withdraw funds and profits to date upon Giving 30 Days' Notice. Sums from $^5 upwards re- ceived and invested. HO Ml HI >F|. I' Tcrvail*. T. N. U. aOLpPLITEDaStM Ui*l will 6rwrd 'hi* wfteva. t*> f*M p* e* !*>. '.' s\ . > .-it . n It k> BD.p I* I AJ.J b*--ldMljl l*e.t ^ olid aUltl tS)*X V**d It Uxk* !*> . * THE DRUMS OF THE FORK AND AFT. By RUDTAKD EEPLUQ. , Uttto ebil I bmil kaad tbctn. The three regiments, debouching from thre separata gorx-* after duly crown- ing the heights at* ve. were to converge from the center, l-ft and right open what we will call the, Afghan army, then stationed toward the lower ex- tremity of a flat bottomed valley. Thai it will be aero that threo (idea of the valley practically Wonted to the En<- hah. while the fourth waa strictly Afghan property In the event of de- feat the Af ultima had the rocky hill* to fly to. where, the fire from the guerrilla tribes in aid would cover their retreat la the event ( victory these ame tribes would rcah duwn nr.ii l-nd their weight to the root of the Briti.-h Ths screw KUUS wire to shell the bead ft sach Afghan ni.vi that was made m I formation. auJ the cavalr.v. Uaui ...",--..1 . h . . j It . i..n /." W.i.* IB. r reserve in toe ngnt valley, were to gently stimulate the break np which would follow on the combined attack The briKadinr. sitting upon a rock overlooking the valley, would watch the battle unrolled t his feet The Fore and Aft would debouch from ibe cen- tral gorge, the Gurkhas from the left and the highlanders from the right for the reainin that the left flank of the enemy serued M though it required the most hammering It wan not every day that an Afghan force would take ground in the open, and the brigadier was resolved to make the most of it. "If we only bad a few more men. ' b said plaintively, "we could surround the creatures and crumble 'em up thor- oughly Aa it is. I'm afraid we can only cut them np a> they ran. It's a great pity ' The Fore and Aft bad enjoyed unbro- ken peace fur five day* and were begin- ning, in spite of dysentery, to recover their nerve But tliey were not happy, for thev did not know tbs work in hand and. had they known, would not have known bow to do it Throughout tbnee five days in which old soldiers might have taught them the craft of the game they discuiwed together their mis- adventures in the paat how such a one was alive at dawn and dead ere the dusk, and with what shrieks and strug- gles such another bad given up bis soul under the Afghan knife. Death waa a new and horrible thing to the sons of me- chanics who were used to die decently of ivmotic disease, and their careful conservation in barracks had done noth- ing to make them luuk upon it with lean dread. Very early in the dawn the bugle* be- gan to blow, and the Fore and Aft. filled with a misguided enthusiasm, turned out without waiting for a cup of coffee and a biscuit sod were rewarded by being kept under anna in the cold while the other regiments leisurely prepared for the fray The Fore and Aft waited, leaning upon their riflea) and listening to tbe protests of their empty stomachs. Tbe colonel did bia brat to remedy the default of lining as soon as it waa borne in upon him that tbe affair would not begin at once, and so wll did be succeed that the coffee) wa jnst ready when tbe men moved off. their band leading Even then there had been a mistake in time, and the For* and Aft came out Into the valN'T ten minutes before the proper hour Their band wheeled to the right after reaching the open and re- tiro! behind a little rocky knoll still playing, while the regiment went paat It was not a pleasant aigbt that open- ed on thai unobstructed view, for the lower end of the valley appeared to be filled by an army in position real and actual regiments attired in red coata and of this there was no doubt firing Martini-Henry ballets, which cut up the ground 11M) yards in front of the leading company over that pockmark- ed ground the regiment had to pass, and it opened the ball with a general and profound courtesy to the piping pickets, ducking in perfect time, as though it had been braced on a rod Being half capable of thinking for itself, it fired a volley by tbe simple process of pitching ita rifle into its shoulder and pulling the trigger Tbe bullets may have accounted for some of the watchers on tbe hillside, but they certainly did not affect the mass of ene- my in front, while the noise of tbe riflea drowned any orders that might have been given "Good God!" said tbe brigadier, sit- ting on the rock high above all "That regiment baa spoiled tbe whole show Hurry up tbe others, and let tbe screw guns get off. ' Bnt the screw guns, in working round the heights, had stumbled npon a wasps' neat of a small mml fort which they incontinently shelled at 800 yards, to the huge discomfort of the occnpanti>. who were unaccustomed to weapons of uch devilish |T>vi<i.'ii Tbe Fore and Aft continued to go for- ward, but with shortened stride. Where were tbe other regiments, and why did these nigjrrre u-w- M-irtiuisl They took open order instinctively, lying down and firing at rnml, m. rushing a few paces forward ami lying down again, according to the regulations. Once in Then tbe crack of bia neighbor's rifle at bis ear led him to fire as rapidly as be conld again for the sake of tbe comfort of the noise The reward was out long delayed Five volleys plunged tbe files in banked smoke impenetrable to tbe eye, snd tbe bullets began to take ground 20 or 30 yards in front of tbe firera. as the weight of the bayonet drugged down and to the right arms wearied with billing the kick of tbe levping Martini Tbe company com- manders peered helplessly through the iiu<j*e. the more nervous mechanically trying to fc.,4 it sway wlili their heaneta. ! who was sweating profuneJy. 'High and to the left!" bawled a foola ycnder. stand close order ! captain till bs was hoarse. "No good! Cease firing, and let it drift away a bit. ' Three and four times the bugles shrieked the order, and when ". was obeyed the Fore and Aft looked that their foe should be lying before them in mown swaths of men A light wind drove the smoke to leeward and show- i ed the enemy still in position and ap- parently unaffected. A quarter of a ton of lead had been buried a furlong in front of them, aa the ragged earth at- ! tested A private of the Fore and Aft spun up his company shrieking with agony, an- other was kicking the earth and gasp- ing, and a third, ripped through the lower intestines by a jagged bullet, was calling aloud on his comrade* to pat him ont of his pain. These were the casualties, and they were not soothing to hear or sea The amoks cleared to a dull haze. Then tbe foe began to about with a great shunting, and a maas a black MB detached itself from the main body and rolled over the ground at hor- rid speed It waa composed of perhaps 3uO men. who would shout and fixe aad slash if the rush of their 50 comrades who were determined to die c*rrid home. The 50 were Ghazis. half mad- dened with drugs and wholly mad with religious fanaticism. When they rnshed the British fire ceased, and in the loll the order was given to cloee ranks and meet them with the bayonet Any one who knew the business could have told the Fore and Aft that the only way of dealing with a Qbazi rush is by volleys at long ranges, because a man who means to die. who desires to die. who will gain heaven by dying, must, in nine cases ont of ten. kill a man who has a lingering prejudice in favor of life if he can close with the latter. Where they should have closed and gone for- ward, tbe Fore and Aft opened ont and skirmished, and where they should have opened out and fired, they closed and waited. A man dragged from his blankets half awake and unfed is never in a pleasant frame of mind. Nor does his happiness increase when he watches tbe whites of the eyes of 800 six foot fiends upon whose beards the foam is lying, npon whose tongues is a roar of wrath, snd in whose hands are three foot knives. The Fore and Aft beard the Gurkha bugles bringing that regiment forward at the double, while tbe neighing of tbe highland pipes came from tbe left They strove to stay where they were, though the bayonets wavered down tbe line like the oars of a ragged boat Then they felt body to body the amai- ing physical strength of their foes. A shriek of pain ended the rush, and the much enemy There would be amuse- ment. The little men bitched their ku- kris well to band and gaped expectant- ly at their officer* as terriers grin ers the stone is cast f ..r them to fetch. Tbe Gurkoas' ground sloped downward to tbe valley, and they enjoyed a fair view of the proceeding*. They (at upon tbe bowlders to watch, for their officers were not going to waste their wind in assisting to repulse, a Qbazi ruah UHT-J than half a mile away. Let the white men look to their own front "Hi. yil" said the aubadar major, "Dam This is no time for close order; it's the time for volleys. Cgh!" Horrified, amused and indignant tbe Gurkhas beheld tbe retirement let us be gentle of the Fere and Aft with a running chorus of oaths and commenta- ries. "They rnnl The white men run'. Colonel Sahib, may we also do a little running?" murmured Hunbir Thappa, tbe senior jemadar Bnt tii- colonel would have none of it "Let tbe beggars be cut np a lit- tle, said be wrathfuDy "Serves 'em right They'll be prodded into facing round in a minute. " He looked through his fieldglaasea and caught the glint of an officer's sword. "Beating 'em with tbe flat damned conscripts I How tbe Gbazis are walk- ing into them'" said be. The Fore and Aft. beading back, bore with them their officers. Th* narrow- ness of tbs pass farced the mob into solid formation, and the rear rank de- livered some sort of a wavering volley. The Gbazis drew off, for they did not know what reserves tbs gorge might hide. Moreover, it was never wise to chase whits men too far. They return- ed as wolves return to cover, satisfied with the daughter thst they bad and only stopping to slash at the wound- ed on tbe ground. A quarter of a mile bad the Fore and Aft retreated, and now. jammed in the paaa, waa quivering with pain, shaken and demoralised with fi "Get back! Get back, you cowards you women! Right about face column of companies, form you hounds!' shouted the colonel, and ths subaltern) swore aloud. But the regiment wanted to go to go any where out of the range of those merciless knives. It swayed SB sad fro irresolutely with shouts and ot- crlee. while from the right the Gurkhas j dropped volley after volley of cripple I stopper Snider bullets at long- range in I to the mob of the Gbazis returning to i their own troops. The Fore and Aft band, though pro- 1 tected from direct fire by the rock; knoll under which it had sat down, flee at the first rush. Jakin and Lew woul< have fled also, but their short legs left them 50 yards in tbe rear, and by tbe time tbe band bad mixed with the regi ment they were painfully aware tha they wou'd have to close in alone an< unsupported. "Get back to that rock." gasped Jakin. "They won't see us there, " And they returned to tbe scatters] instruments of tbe band, their heart nearly bunting their ribs. "Here's a nice show for us, " sai Jakin. throwing himself full length on tbe ground. "A bioomin fine show to British infantry ! Ob. the devils knives fell amid scenes not to * told, ! They're gone an left us alone her. Tbe men clubbed together and smote blindly as often as not fellows. at their own Their front crumpled like pa- per, and tbe 50 Gbazis passed on. their backers, now drunk with success, fight- ing as madly aa they Then the rear ranks were bidden to close up, and the subalterns dashed into tbe stew alone, for the rear rank bad heard tbe clamor in front, the yells and the howls of pain, and bad seen tbe dark, stale blood that makes afraid. They were not going to stay It was the rushing of tbe camps over again. Let their officer" go to hell if they chose. They would get away from the knives. "Come on I" shrieked the subalterns, and their men. cnrsing them, drew back, each closing in to his neighbor and wheeling round. Cbarteris and Devlin, subalterns of ths last company, faced their death alone in the belief that their men wculd follow "You've killed me, yon cowards I' sobbed Devlin and dropped, cut from the shoulder strap to tbe center of tbe chest and s fresh detachment of bis men retreating, always retreating, trampled him underfoot as they made for tbe pass whence they bad emerged 1 Haaml her IB th kttcbaa ud I Hasirt bar la DM ball. ChUd'oa. child an. follow met Ok. tolly. i<l ttw cook. U ha gwiB* to kl* a* M tlslla aallk balla halMniaai The Gurkhas were pouring through tbe left gorge and over tbe heights at tbe double to the invitation of their regi- mental quickstep. Tbe black rocks were crowned with dark green spiders as tbe bugles gave tongue jubilantly la the moralnc-ln th morning by UM bright light! Whn Oabrtol blow* hi. tramp* IB UM mom iBf! The Gurkha rear companies tripped and blundered over loose stones. Tlie front files halted for a moment to take stock of the valley and to settle stray boot laces. Then a happy little iuli of contentment soughed down tbe ranks, and it was as though the land smiled. lVE MONEY IN PORK. A Clmla* That H r vi.>r ProSt*. Eastern farmers do not begin to an , dentand tbe money there is to be mads n raiding pigs, writes E. C. Powell in The National Stockman. Tbey have the markets at their very door and many acilities for growing pork which west- ern bog raisers do not possess. Corn. lover and hogs will bring any farm up o a high state of fertility and are crops hich do not impoverish the land aa loss growing grain and bay for marm>t to money can be made where the pigs are kept in small pens snd yards and every pound of food they eat is bought st tbe m-11. Bnt given a good pantuie and plenty of water, with a piece of woodland if possible, and the pigs will run from spring to fall and make a gam at a cost of not over 3 cents per pound tor the grain consumed. Six weeks feeding on corn will make them ss fat ss the market wanta Pork raised and !att*d in this way is healthy and deli- cious snd it can be produced at from I to 4 cents per pound. Where one has a warm, dry and tight pen and every pig raiser should have rach two litters should be ruiwd and fed in a year Let tha first litter be dropped as early in March aa possible and have the second come early in Sen- down. Matters are at tbe beat when taw stock fall to graze of their own accord. On a hillside or moor a Hock of *neep at a herd of Highland cattle seems to be perfectly contented with the far* at command. One fears to disturb ths) grunp. knowing full well tb'at ones) a spell of peace is broken there cannot be rest for hours on end. In spite of long domestication our farm animals of tbe hardier varieties are never so happy an when they discover suitable feeding grounds for themselves. Ones a*rail) luey sre the creatures of very ancient custom, and have vagus frevdam. COLDS IN CHICKENS. of ik Old Fault. Mar I nave been experimenting with colds in chicks and by i penmenta have proved to my aatiafao- this formation each man felt himaelf i f iv r behold there below was tbe eneriy. desperately alone Hiid edged in toward nis fellow for comfort's sak*. and it was to meet them that tbe Gur- khas had doubled so hastily There was Lew took poreesuion of s cast off ws ter bottle, which naturally was fall canteen rum. and drank till he cougbec again. Drink!" said he shortly "They'll come back in a minute or two yon see. " Jakin drank, bet there was no sign o the regiment's return. They conld hear a dull clamor from the bead of ths va ley of retreat, and saw the Gbaxis slin back, quickening their pace as th Gurkhas fired at them. "We're all tbat s left cf the band, an we'll bs cut op as sore as death, said Jakin. "I'll die game, then," amid Lew thickly, fumbling with his tiny drum mer's sword Tbe drink was working on his brain as it was on Jakin'a. "'Old on! I know tomethin better than fightin." said Jakin. stung by ths splendor of a sudden thought das chiefly to ram. "Tip our bioomin cow- ards yonder the word to come back. The Paythan beggars are well sway. Come on. Lew! We won't get hart Take tbe fife an give me the drum. Tbe 'Old Step' for all your bioomin guts are worth ! There's s few o' our men corn- in back DOW. Stand np. yoa drunken little defaulter l By yoar right quick march l" Be slipped the dram iling over his shoulder, thrust the fife into Lew's hand, and the twu beys marched out of the cover of the r<-k into the open, making a hideous hash of the first bars of the "British Grenadiers," As Lew had said, a few of tbe Fore and Aft were coming back sullenly and shamefacedly ander the stimulus of blows snd abuse. Their red coats shone at the bead of the valley, and behind them were wavering bayonets. But be- tween this shattered line and the enemy. who with Afghan suspicion feared that the hasty retreat meant an ambush and had not moved therefore, lay half a mile of a level ground dotted only by the wounded. . [TO *<.<" -TIM v>.] Chl'e UaPeruvlaJi wunluVnoilna; *i auow " TB1V HIND SOW BOSAMOXD 23. tember By the 1st of December, or when cold weather sets in. these pig* should have uiade a good growth and be large and strung so as to receive no setback; Divide tbeiu in small lots, not over five or six in a pen. provide plenty of dry straw, and they will not crowd snd smother each other Feed plenti fully of runts or silage and give a warm slop three times a day This warm slop business may be only a notion of mine, bnt I bave always noticed that tbe pigs will take bold with a greater relish and eat more of it than when the grain is mixed op with cold water And here is another point Feed them all they will eat What we are after is growth, and the more we i-an feed them the fautsr they will gruw Tbe bru.nl sows snd boar may bs wintered cheaply and in good condition on turnip*, beets or silage and a few ears of corn a day. bat it is s foolish and very unprofitable way to carry over s lot of store bogs for tbe rake of feed ing them all summer and then getting inch heavy r-.irk tbat ths butcher pays a cent leas per pound than he would for bogs weighing aivnt 150 pounds. It is time for eastern farmers to call the bi{ and not tbe sheep, ths animal with tbe golden hoof Tbe National Stockman publishes the accompanying picture of tbe thin rind sow Rosamund - 1 .'- Tbe official bistort of the breed say;) "In color they are either listed or blacks, tbe most fash ionable of which contust of black ex- tremities with a white belt from 4 to 13 inches wide encircling tbe body, in- cluding the forelegs, which should also be white. Among other characteristics they bsvs small beads, ears medium length snd slightly inclining forward, light jowl, broad back of nearly uni- form width, slightly arched: heavy bams, standing very erect on feet with legs set well apart, active and muscular, denoting great carrying capacity, and devoid of excess of bone. jo"l and belly The thin rind men claim that 'head, jowl and flabby sow billy are cheap meat, and tbat they have bred gross- ness down to a minimum, which Aeeuia a fair claim, as thin rinds briii* from 10 to 23 cents per hundred pounds more than sny other bogs. While tbey never attain the site of 1.500 pounds, they often bounce the beam in excess of WO pounds, snd occasionally exceed 700. " ban that some of the so called pet ' ries are at fault I have especially i onstrated that common colds will not ievelop into roap, as a great many claim, bat that if a fowl has the roap it Lomss enrre.lv tram contagion. I have uad some of the worst cases of cold this av- ion to deal with I bave ever hid. aad I have placed those afflicted with those that wars well to see if they would alas take tbe disnssri bat they did not. 1 have also taken the worse cases and pat them into places where the conditions) were worse and did nothing for them ixt the way of giving them medicine aad have not had any roup from this experi- ment. Others I pat under better condi- tions and gave everything ever inended for colds and even roap. they did not get better I made up mf mind there was something wrong. I discovered ths trouble after swhilsv Previous to this snd through all my various experiments they had been cod- dling together, as chicks always do. jws* as Icng as they are allowed to do so. 8s I separated them and made them roosa and single oat and gave them good care and a good, tight bonne, so no drafts could touch them, and they at once began to improve and finally gat entirely well Therefore I reasoned that by packing together st night they tpired snd when they got up in morning they were chilled by the sod- den change and contracted cold I aaa now convinced that the best wsy i* to teach chicks to roost early, care being taken to give them a good, wide board to roost on until they are folly develop- ed, and thns avoid crooked breasts. eSe. Henry Trafford in Feather D*wm WltB tB* H<-Brl I It makes me "tired" to bear a snsm who professes to be a ponltryman advo- cating the hatchet for sick fowls, saye EL C. Aurten in The American Poultry Journal I have been raising poultry 40 years and bave had to take the hatchet to bat two birds. I have found roap and canker in its worst form. It was taw first I had ever seen, so I killed the two that showed tbe sickness first. In a few days there were 50 cases, bnt I succeed- ed in caring them, and when they were well tbey were well There was a fine Leghorn cock among them. I used him for three yean. He was nevrr again tick, nor did any uf his offspring have roap. I did not breed from him until be was well The cans* of this outbreak of roup. I believe, was my carelessness in their rouKtin;; qnarter*. During some very cold weather the wind blew through crack? in the house. Ronp in fowls is like coid in the human system If yoa neglect it. yoa will soon have a bad case. A true poultry man. when he tees his fowls have cold, will keep them up and give them a little tonic I days. As for a chicken that has once the roup being unfit to eat. that is all "bosh. " In lees than a year after a fowl is well of such complaint the disease Is) entirely ont of its system. A cored bird is as good as one tbat has never bad the roap. A house should be without cracks, without lice, and kept clean. Diaisr fectants must be ned. mapoaltlon ! Stvca. Wben hungry stock are set into a field tbey usually make the moat at what falls first to them, says the Loo- don Live Stock Journal, bnt If tbey ar* only half hungry tbe desire to roam over the pantnre is strong In a herd or flock tbe grating behavior of the bnnch aa a whole is influenced a good deal by ' bred. Breeders of th. fancy and utility. why not try them * I have bred thesa five years, and fur eggs I find the> oat- class the Barred riyinonth Rocks and Buff Legborna 30 per cent by actual teal Tbey are all year round layers. as4 lay larger eggs. They are much hard- ier than either of the above mentioned varieties, mature as quickly as tbe Ley- horns, and are a* heavy as the Minor- eas. Tbey do not bred as true to cols* SB moot varieties throwing off black and white chicks, bat you can get ss many high scoring birds from the same number hatched as from almoet any other variety. My birds have never railed to carry off a large ptT cent of premiums whrrev-r show*, with score cards from 92 to <J4. They always at- tract attention in tit* abowroooi aad certainly onght to be- more eitensively From e^iH-rience I have found the peculiarities of tbe older and more masterful menjbera. Should these lead- ers b* of a disovctenteil tarn they are apt to infect their neighbor* and to keep tbe group on tbe move A qnu-t. y going disposition on tbe part of tbe "elders" has a southing and settling effect Bnt flocks and betds ta*e vtrange fits at times. They are nnacconutably rei>tles even on a clean and ylettnant range of pasture Tbey keep moving for no apparent porpuss and refuse to set Us them prat-tically n.msetters. In the five years I have onl> had three hens to (bow the least sijfn of broodiness and I have hens 4 year-* <M R F Parsons In American IVnltry Journal Very 1 .-!. "Do TOD' the power of the hu- man eye with will heart"' asked Oab- professor, "tSs power eful to sss ths> wild Yes," said tb.- of tho eve U v.-n I OOUltDC. "