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DARE HE? OR, A SAD LIFE STORY CHAFIER XXXVIII.--Conlinu«d). The porter, having drawn tho naluml inference that as soon us thi> Iniv.'llor h;is rofreslieil Iiis body ho will wisli to retire to rest, lias put out lht> ligtils in tiic t!iiokinf>-rooMi ; Uie salle a mani-'er U ttierefore tlv.» only rcHjiii in tlw liol<^l where lamps still bum, and iji it the two men speivl the dreary n'tnaiiiing lioui's -ot tho niyht. Byng walking up and down like a captive tieiist. [ix\]u<Milly Koing to tlie door, opening it, puttiufz his Iwad out into the darluiess, and listening mi.s- piciously if, perciiance, he may hour tlie fo«jltalI of Elizabeth lleelnj; away from him even tlirouj-h the liurrieane. As tlie t:ine goes on. liis resllrr>sn«4>s increases Now I Oh, poor fellow ! we must not ke<?p him waiting; and yet"â€" strelciiirig out hor hand in tM.nlion â€" "teli nil- before ho conies in â€" tell uie, is he changed? Is he? Is he Ike same as he wus â- / ' Jim lH?sitates, and tl» painful jierplex- ilv written on his brow is misread by hiM-. "Vou are vexed with me for leasing you with so niaiiy tiresome qiat^tions. Oh, forgive me ! l" ought not to take ad- vantage of your kindness : but w<? have grown to depend upon you so : and I v.ill prouii.se not to worry you witli any oilier, if you will answer me this one. b' he changed â€" much changed '.' replies Jim, with the .... ..... , , , 1 am afraid. .., 1'!.' - f'! "".'^â„¢'"'^''.*?:.. •'."." !"'^^"!" -^'I sl« «ness of one who is Iryuig to convey unple^isiuit tidings in the least unplea trietl to distract his Ihouglils by puttin (jucstions Uj him as to hi.-, pursuits and c<.mpanions since their liu^t paitiiigâ€" by inquiries as to the extent and direction of liis travels. Ditl he get as far as falesliiie? How Icii^ ki it sine*? he left f.aii-o ? etc. Hut lo all his interrogations Byng gives brief and unsatisfactory answci-s. put- ting a final stop to them by breaking out excitedly : "Why do you go on qui\>lioning mo as to where I have be<''ii. and wlial I ha\e done? I tell you I have Ixhmi ivo- wliere, and d.3iio nothing : I Lielieve that my body has been hei-e and there, but if.y soul has Iwen nowhere: it has been ' l- quite himself, that is all. He looks as lying dead I Would you oxptx;t a man wtio lias btXTi lying siv nKMiths in his coflin to give you a catalogue of liii* ad- vent.iiri's? My soul has U-en dead. I tell yenâ€" dead aiwl putrescent. What is the n.>«- of putting m-e through a catechism about its doings ?" Before the long-delaying dawn .shows it.-> pale protile ujwn ttie dtn-p oliscurity, it .stvms to Jim as if six midwinter iiighLs niiist tiave pieced them.selves iiid <o end. But it comf« at lost; and at liust also, by dint of strenuou.s ivpresen- tutions t») his companion as to how un- fi; he is. in his pa^vciil travel-slaiiu-d tind dlsonlered condil!«)n, to offer liini- Pflf to Eli/alK'th eyes, he induces him to let himself be led to the be<lW)oni pre- panul over night for him. and lo ivfresh him.s4Mf wili a biith and a change of cWiUk*. l-^^n thU c<pnfe.s,siou he ob- tains only in exchange for «ii exacUxl promise to .-itvk out lllizats'Ui at the earliest poswible hour at which .she may be pi\sume<l accessible, aiui urgently t," entreat of her an instant interview Willi his friend. Jim fivls that he is ki-eping his word liand.somely when, not a minute later than nine o'clock, he lini-fci hinuself knocking at the door of the I.e Mar- Chniit's apartmentâ€" that thxir with wliieh of late his knuckks have grown s-.i pleasantly and friendly familiar. 11 is ot>eiud to liiiu by Klizahelh hersi^lf. and he follows her silently thnaigli the anle- ri'om in(>) the little .salon. .\rrived theiv. Ive looks moumfully ani)un<t with « siirt of feeling as of taking farewell of i^i: faniiliar objects. . It is im|X)ssible that Elizabeth can have stent the just past stoniiy inglil in giilhering Ikiwers, and yet the flowers have a freslieiied air. ."slie must liave iH-en carefully i-e-arranging them. 'I'lie bits of brocade, too, tlie 'lurkirih em- troideries. the haiks, and the pniying carpets, \\ear a more festal ap(>e«ranee than usual. The little ixiom looks ileekitl as if f<ir a gala. His j»\ilons fnncy can- not but admit that Elizal>etli hereelf is dressed in her urdinary morning gown, but even over it s<.)nie liolitluy tninsniu- tation has p)\s.s«\|. lie cannot trust him- s«'!! to verify whether that holiday look i? on her face too , "He has come ; vou kiKiw thai, I sup- po.se?" "Yes." W hat a calMi in her ii«mth '. He musl Steal a glance at her. She will think it unnatural if he does not; and [XMhaps hi.' eye may not W offended by so much radiance as he feaiwl. In her voiii' there was sonielhing not very dislant fixim a .sob. The ivsult of his glance efiows itself in what sounds like a re- proach. "1 do not believe that vou wcnl to Ktl at all." "Yes, I did ! yes. I did !" hurrying away ea^>rly from the .subject of lier- self. as Troin siniething iivVcvant and ImiKirtunate ; "and-heâ€" how is he? How ik>*>s he l«Npk? Had not he a dread- ftl cro.ssing? IVies he want k> stv me? to see me stxin ? to-<lay ?" Ttiere is such a luvalhless pa.->s;<in in her tone, coupled willi sonietliing so aiKilogelic for putting her (Illes^^(1Ils to him. that his In-art liillierlo half Uucticd. half angered by the p«tli<i,s of her little preparations, metis wholly to- wards tier. "Of course he wants to see y<uiâ€" wants It very, very much," reolit^s he; and. to his civdil replies without any linish- ness marring ttx^ coixlial knvlness of liis kuie. ".\s iniK-h as"â€" with a rather niel- uncholy .smile â€" "you witnl to siv him. No. di> not be aiigry. Why .slnnild not you wisti t<i Kt'e eaih olhei .*" "(Hi. tlieiv is every iva.vm !" cries she niiseriibtyâ€" "tlK- same ren«;)n that tlieiv always was. But"â€" willi rising ngita- li<in-"\\[ieiv is it lo U"? How soon' \\ lien (Uh^ lie \\ i.<ih it f "He is waiting ouli^tde now.' She starts t>uiiiful^. tinnt temus, "that you mast be prepared '.<â-  nnd Imn a good' deal alteK?d. ' "Altered: How?' "1 do not quite know how to describe it â€" ui:e«sily â€" "but you iiuisl not be slvocked if you liiid him a good deal changed in li»ks ; and he is â€" Iw seems, 11! a vwy excited state.'' .Slie makes a clutch at his hand. "Do you mean " â€" her voi;e has siuik to a horixir-stinick whisper â€" "thai he is â€" mad ?" ".Mad I Oh. of course not. " willi a slraimd laugh: "you must not jump to such conclusions. But I d<i not tliJiik he thi: eye alighting upon somi" such â€" but it comes back to liim now with terrifying vividness. What security is there that such tragedies may be confined to gixxinis and kitchen-maids? Huw does he know tlial Byng has not a revolver hidden in his breutt-pocket ? How can he tell that he is not at this very mo- ment drawing it out? He tjinij ought k> have made sure, before e.xposing l»er to such a peril, that the dunger was mini- mized by Byng's being weafxinless. Is it too late to make sure of that even now ? Ho takes one step toward the .salon- door, then hxstily retracts it. Pooh ! he is growing ar; mad .is Byng. They will ccme out and find him eavesdropping. He retreats to the table, which is at tlie greatest distance alkJwed by Uie iTom's nan-ow enceinte fniiii the scene of tlie dnima whose denoument he is e.\pecting. and, sitting down, takes up a book, it happens to be Elizabeth's Italian exercLse-book. and the sight of it fNinjures up Ix'foro Ills meiiior)- her for- kirn figure el.ioping disconsolately over the page, wrapped in her brown furs, a- lie hail seen it on that rainy night tlwt .seems now so distant. lie had pithHl her for being lonely then. Well, whatever else she may be, she is not lonely now. He catcRes his breath. It is quite a quarter of an hour sin-je he began his watch. How quiet they are I There is a murmur of voices, but there is nothing that in the least indicates violence. Be- fore his eyes th<MV flashes in gi-otesque i-ecollection the liiilooiLs pictuiv in the I'cliee News which illustrat<'s tlie higli wotds with whKli the catastroplie of the groom ami kitchen-maid had been her- alded. He luT-s been making a mountain out of a mole-hill ; has been exaggerat- ing his friend's emotional lempei-unicnt, naturally further heiglilen.Hl by f^leei)- le^sness and waul of food, into incipient insanity. If he were mad. ur at all tend- ini.' that way. would lie be talking in the i kiw rational key winch lie obvkiusly j musl be? It is evident that her presence. | hc'- eye, herâ€" yes. what more hkely ?â€" tier touch, have so.:ithed and conjureil awuy what of ex-essive or [x-rilous then> was in his emotion. They have b«vn together half an h^iur ru'w. ' .\ll danger is ctTtainly over Why should he any hiuger continue his oflicious and i^'edless watch?â€" suixn'- fli:ouslv .spying uiwn them ? Relievetl as to w hat he hail thought his w.irsl fear, and yet w:ih an uncom- j That is.al! right. We have had an acci- dent, you see. lie has fallen down m a faint and given himself a bit of a knock. That is all ; do not be fnghtened. it k'fiks worse than !t i«â€" Oh, .M. Cipriani, vous voila ! Envoyw chorcl»er un m«de- cm lout do suiln ! liy a un .M. Crump," catching in his destitution at the thought ot even .Sybilla's olTjectwnable friend. Bui hereupon half a dozen voicesâ€" for by this time e\en more than that num-_ her of inmates of the Iiotd have thronged into the hitk* roomâ€" raise themselves lo proiviunce anotlier name â€"the name of one wlio both stands higher in medical fame and is more qi.ickly procurable. In search of him /ameth. tlie porter, is in.stantly de- spatched, and meanwhile about tiie in- animate body .sympathiisers stand three deep, until reluctantly dispersed by a lunt of a natuiv so broad as not to" be miBimdersto.}d fixjiu Jim. lo Uie effect that Uie palieiU would have a better chance of coming to himself if he were allowed lo have a breath of air. By the t.-me the doctor arrivesâ€" Uwnj is some small delay before he app«'ar.s â€" all are gt.'. rid of. and, .Mrs. Le .Vlarchant Hav- ing gone to give direclkins tor liavmg Jim's room arninge>J for the sick man. both becaase it is on the ground-flocr nnd also of a better size than tliot a!- Ii'tte^l to him. Jim and Elizabeth are once again left lete-a-lele. 'Fo be conlinuivl). ."•â- M IMirâ€"gU aniinal from t^e amount .f foovJ ooj*. Slimed. Jujw being the ideal m^tjlh of ll;e year for the pro4uclion of milk. v»« should get as near tlwse conditwhs iis po4S!bl«. Warm, comfortable, well- vtnliiated stables with plenty yf ligjil ajij a constant iiupply of pure water, with a daily apiplicatkin of curry 4»mb« and brusli are neces.'wry to keep th« animals Ui the best of health. The hair should be oUpped from liie taU, hips, udder and aking ttie abdomen. This wil' pr<-vent stiasv and other refuse from slicking to the body and wUl make t easy f.r llie milker to clean off bWore milking. The stable lor the winter .â- :lH-,uld Ih:' warm and comfortable, well lighted, the whole whiUnvasiied, wluch wilt add very much to the light and sanitary cond;l;-;n. men bilterncss about his liewt. he tunis to withdraw, and his hajKl Is already on the kx'k of the door which kade into the c irridor, when suddenly, witlsout any warning. IIm'iv reaches his ear the noise of a loud, ci-ashing fall, followedâ€" ucoonipunied, rather â€" by a piercing .sereuin. In uilinitely less than a second he j lii.ds himself on lus kiiivs Ix'side the w!;o. with blooil second thei-.? llashe> upon him, ludicitius and dreadful, llw memory of the Police .News. This .-^-eiie has a gro te-que lilxeness to the Hnul one of the gruoin and kilchni-iiiaid s<>Hcs, only that in the present case the lieroine. iu- .sloi'id of s!a4^gcring buckwaid with IIk' if he had ivit eaten or slept for a fort- niglit ; and if you play such tricks as that with youi-self, yuu mast expect to get a little off your balance." She is stilt terriHedly clutching his hajkl, though with no coniseiousness of d«:iiig .so, nor that the lingers .s<i tightly g''ipp;'d bv her are not mad<? of dry stick. "You must not look so frightened." he says, soothingly. "I would not have said aiiylliing to \ou. only that 1 thought it better you sh.uild be prepai-eilâ€" that it should not take you quite by surprise : and also be- cuaso I wanted to give you a hint, that you might bo a hitle careful what you i pioslmte body of Byng say to him, or, at all evenls. how • . -• say it." u[ .s;till slio does not speak, and there is iuj.s sv'ar(>ely any diminution of the Iwrair of lie-- l.xik. "II you do iK)t niinil. I think it would In.' as well to have .â- mimvne within cull, i: h«»â€" lie â€" becameâ€" unreasonable. ' "IVi yiu Hunk," slw asks, willi a sort • if Moni. "that I am afraid of him .' â€" afraid for myseif?" ".No, that 1 am sure you are not ; but I cannot shake off the idea thatâ€" poor fellow I â€" he may be on the verge of si.ine grave illiKSs : and in that sort of ca.se oiK^ never knows wliat may, liap- p«Mi. S). if you do not mind " ".\s you please.' slie aii-^wers. docile e\en imw. "1)o as you Ihuik bcsl ; and wi.' you tell him that I am reiidv to see him ?'â-  The misgivings with which Jim com- plies with this i-efjih^st ai-e not much al- layeil by the maniK^r and v«iiee of him wiio receives it, and who has Ihhii rag- ing up and down ttie narrow corriikir. "She will not see me, 1 siipjiose?" "On the contrary, she will jk^e you ! yoii got anv cJilts? No now. Btit slay ! " catching him by the j "head "â€"seeing that slv arm as he springs past him. "One nio- ment I Kor Ood's s;ike contitil ymii-self ! l^-tiave like a gentleman. LVi not make her a svno; she is nut up to it.' Byng's answer is lo fling re.sentfully away the detaining haml of his mentor, wtiilo he says, with a furious look Com- ing into his bloiHlshot eji's : What do you mean by kee|>iiig me heiv. preachhig to me, while slie Is waiting for me?" The rudenetss of both wonis and ac- tions is so unlike the ival Byng. that it A FIlti5T-CL.\i?S MAN AND FABMEB. A wise as wet; as wiJtv old Irialiman once gave ils the following descnptioii of a farmer:â€" "He's a iirst class man and farmer. str. Failh. he's all that wherever you put lUin. Ills word and everything among his neighlxirs is Hi-st class; his live St jck is Iirst class. It he sells you a bit of butter or a load of \vood if:? J sure 1 3 be up lo the mark. His fanu- lut is Iirst cla.^s and so he goes, sor. iu the first class at; around. Troth he's worth a dozen ot conimou men for lli«: example he sets." We hav^ thought of tliat "first class mau and a taruK-r" aiid the Iirst class tiibu'e the kindly old Irishm.ui pa.d hill, many limes since. This man occupies n large place in ttie esteem of the oom- t.iumty in wli:ch he lived. He came f:vjm c»smiu«}n slock, and when a young man he wa.> given a \xh_\k which con- t:.iucd the niixims of Benjamin Frank- lin, in his lV)or Itichard's .Vlmanae. These ma.xims full of splendid advice you ! i,,uruig from" hU f'oixHiea.l, is islrelclied 1 to do everything In a thorough busines.- uroii tlie tkjor of Uie sa'..ii. Even at way. matU; a strong iu4)ression on his id. He was a tuivd iiiun kir ten years; then he commenced fanning for himself. Every year he Kiid aside a ^Jual! sum of money. .â- JJ'). fir good books and pai>ers. lie saw the value of svK-h I iiH-ding of the mind and what effect i' j had on other lirst-clH.ss men. These I iv( of her head living up lo the c«Mliiig, ! things gave him constantly, as he once I I.- hanging unhanneil ovii- her fallen ; said lo us, "a high standard to w-.jrk lover. "Are vou hurt?" cries Jim |Ij;'* there was the .secivl. He would in frantic | not turn off a poor animal, or pojr anxietv. looking at her acpo.ss tlie pixis- j butter, or tmything Itml was not fir.sl trato ligiiie. and unable to eradicate i class. He was vigilant all tlie tune :n fixmi his mind tiK' iwolver idea. "Did everything he did lo .-^e.-ure high qua- ho hit vou? I did not hoar a shot." lily. What effe.-t did the jwlicy have "Oh. no. r.,1 : but he." fetching her on hb tinanciu! condition? When lie breulh in terrible gasps. ;uid hanging died at the age of seventy-six liis es- over the bleeding man with that utter tale was valued at Stih.iMX), ard yet alMJidonnient ot all disguise, in which a ' le hul bei-n a gen. rous man to tlie gii>at nakt\l grief sw»<e|>s away our f~<or and to the community all his lite. s<:phistic«t!Oi!6â€" "he is dead !" .\- tin old Irishman said, the exitnpie "Oh, n<\ he is not. " answets Jim has- he set was wortli that of a dozen m -n. lily, leanng oixNi Byng's waistcoat and Wc n<H!d lots moiv of these "Iirst claas lavug liis hand u|)on his lieart. "He lias : I'leii and farmeiV who set up a lii+[i; oiilv fainlotl. itel some water! Have j .standard of quality in all tlie thing.- do not lifl hisjlliey do. Farming has been run to<i iis agonizedly • l..ng on tSie low grade. There is iiciltier Irving to raise liis pixuie henit and P"sl ! irolit or reputatwn in it. T.x» many .I'upon tier kneesâ€" "he had b.?tter be as j ie.en have lived and died without pro- tla' as he enii. (Jiiick. .s<ime water T' '' lit <ir reputation. Wliat a blessing ii .<hetk)es th>l iKi'd to Ix' twice told. In â-  was to that tirsl cla.ss man that lie fel' an in.stant she has sprung to thi» table, j i:i with the good book in early life. Let ami brought tlieu'e the china jug out of : u> rv«iu'nil>er these things. which slu> is wont to water her llow-! oi«. and also the big cut-glass bidlle oil poiNTS IN n.VlBY M.VNAf.EMENT. sni^'lling-salUs with which Ji.n has ofkni | ^.^, . ^^.^^,„ ,HM,r Mi-s. l.e .M«n-hant *-''^''">.« I ,h, "..l^.^.^^-ment of the dairy herd >. reiluce.l to a miniiniim. Ivspecially 's till- true in June, wlicii the cows are .sis'll (Hxir Mi-s. l.e .Marehant solaeing herself when nickeil with Ihat neuiiilgic l.eiiilache which means worry. He splaMK-s water out of the oik> m.on is with an even nioiv sinking spirit than , ihngs a.sliv face, and holds the other to tx'fore llial Jim follows him with his eyes [ i,i. pak» no»*U-ils ; while Elizahi4h, once as he pas.<es out of sight into the salon. 1 more Hinging herself upon h.r kinvs. As .s<Kin as Ihe dimr is shut Ix-tiiiid liim, | wiix-s the blo.nl Ii>im his tt^npU^ with he limi.self tak.-s up the po.siti<.in lie had her litlle useless gos-viiiier inch of hand- ' keivhiM. - "How dkl it happen?" a.sks Jim. ra- pidly. "What did iie ik> to hrm.self ? " The heads of the Iwh ministranis are vciy do.se lo eacll other as they liend to- gellier ove«" Ihe swixmi-d .v<iulh. Jim can see a litlle smear of Myiigs bkKid CH.vrTEB X.\X1X, Tliere an> few tilings more trying lo an active-muidiNl j>ers.ui than to sit mvii- I>ationless, v;igue!y waiting. -M Ill's!, it In tlie kivniii-ss of Jims iilaiiii piv- 1 uiKHi one of her white cheeks. The vents his fLvling the cnmii which woiil* b' the niitural result of his situation. I'l ignanlty aiixwus questions succeed each other in his miiul. Iliis lu- had any rigid lo permit Iho interview at all ; How fiu- is Uyiij; Hceounlable fur his at'lion.^? What chance Is llj<>4V that hi«~ already rocking rea.son will stand shock ot a nuvting which, even in his s;itu>st moments, would have so wildly excitiNl him ? .\nd it not. what may l/e the coiiscqueii'.'es ? Orisly headings of iK'WS|)«per paragraphs write them.--elvt's iu llii) air iH^fore him â€" "Homicidal Miinia,' ".Muixler and Suici(.h\" The detai!b of a tragic story which, itliistratixl by .sensalkinal wtxHk'Ut.s. he liad idly read a d:iy or two ago in a venerabie Police News, left tying on the .smokiiig-riKim table, recur lo his mem ory. 11 \\as a tale of a groom who, in «n Hi" e\c«-ss of jealous iiia<liiess. had shot a | l-.;iv .scullion swivv.heart tin. nigh Ihe head, and tlien bkiwn Iti-i own brauis out. The liiU- liad made tail little iiiifrdssloii on I'lin ill the lime- miliappily. it i.N .semxvly pessiblo to take up a jourtial willKiiil siglil gi\es turn a shudder. Byng .sivms b: have made her more his nvvii by that g< ry biiplisiii than by all his frenzied Vows iiiid tears. "Oh, 1 do not know,' she an.swers, still fetching Ivilli breatli jind words w ith dilllcully. "He was slaiiiliiig up, and he tux'iiied quite right ; and liien, all of a sudilen. ill a iiiiiiule. In* went <liiwii like ii l<ig. and hit liis forehead against he sharp coniec of tlie table"â€" willi a con- vulsive shivei" at Itie rccolk'ctinn. "1 ought to liave .-.aved him ! I ought ; but I Wiis not quick cniugti. 1 sl^md sUvck- slill. and now he is dead '. You .-iay Ihat h • is not ; but 1 am sure he is dead !" "lUi iKi. iiicusense I he is iiol.'' replies Jim. brusquely, thinking a certain harsh- ness of maliiiiM' Ihe bi'st ly-cipe far h.'r. "He is alive sur* cnoiifili ', ami as for cut <iii hs tna>heii.l. ii,iw lliat you â-  wi(H'd his blood away, you ran see h<v vourself that it' is jkiI al all n dc. <ine. It is merely « big s<i-iilcli. I li!i\e often had ;i w.irse trtd hunting fwm :i j turih'd •ml to pasture with plenty «f j swcv I. nutritious grass, a rumii'ig .>lreiim • f pure water m tlie lieUI. They are ! battled in siiastiine, have pU-nlv vf fresh ; air, ;ind an <(i4>in'tunily of pawmg the l*.<.il <iver their buck.v..-whlPfr"rTiis"lTieni of vermin. Then, t-.io. t'.ie whole lody IS wa>liv\l oc'asi.uially With w.iuiii show- er.- of rain tliat clean the oUI hair oft nnd k'iive the skin healttiy. Inder tlie>e omdilkms there U vei-y little la- tor re«iuired. But such, faxoruble con- «liti,:'ii.s do nv>t hist longâ€" al;out one tuonlh or six wioks in the year is all that we have. The first dini'-nUy wliicli presenls t- .Mlf is b.ow t<i deal with the Hies wtiid' i^re such a miisaiice. We liave foinid a spray of crude iH'Iroleum Ihe best tic- c.'iusc it U the che.ipe.-t. It is applied .»> a spray wilh o spiayiuolor oil piuiip. line iiKiii works the handle iiiid tin oilier the lo>e. The Ircatmeiil is lound Ui Ix" verv eriivlive. The next dilllcully i^ Ihe Shortage f the pastures. This slwuld be ircl Iw having .-come soiling cixip near the sfahVs Ihat can be cut and fevi. I.u- ceriK" clover, mixed oiits and peas lli-i' I'i.ve been sovvn al difleient dviles .iiake g< od soiling cisips. but peihaiis l.h. clicapest and mo>t eonveiiieiit <if ail â- > i-irii sihige gi'tiwn Ihe previ<ius year, w ith the iiddilion of a coiipk^ of i-viuiuN \ \ riin. Ill tlie aulumii. wl'cn Ihe weather l^e- c<.ine.> cold, Ihe cows should le kepi III the .s'alOe over night. The winter KEEPING CBE.\.\I W rfHOLT ICE. "For two years,"' says a practical dairyniiui in an exchange. "I liav« kept the cream fn)m ten cows in first- class condition wtt.'iout ice. hi tiie oor- ttt-r of my tyjuse cellai". near t.>ie drain • iLtlet I buiit a platform atxiul three feet (Ugh and three feet square. I nailed lo the sides burlap sacks so as to hang iO the giound. On the platform f placed I half barrel with both heads in. Iu 'he lop head 1 Iroivd a hole to take in a host! pipe, which I ran lo a pail in :h-,' sink where wo pump water from i.V well, and hit the half barrel wHb water. 1 placed the cream cajis under th.- platform, and by several large gim- ei iioles let the water onto the top cl 'tb cans. Ths fornvi a cold-storage chanifter and I think it Is equal t.j the 'ank of water with ice in it Ij keep tlje .•ream. The cream-galherers say my C'oum has been iu as j<ood order as Hm best." OlEElt IHNDOO CEHEMONY. llow an Aijfd \\oman Oinibed lo Ii»- iiiurtaNty. .\ piclui-esque cei-enwny marked the advent of tlK' fiflii geiK-ralMii of .Shri- mali Jwaladevi. a Hindu lady of noble laniily, at .^Knirilsar. writes an Indian 'orrespondent of Uie Qvil and Mdilary Gazelle. .V cording lo Hindu scriptures, the oki lady by the birth of a son lo her grealf grandson attained salvation, and on death will go lo Uie region of the god» iind dwell ani.^n{jt them. flie event was celebrated by a cere- mony called Svarga .-^ipanorclianum, v.liich means i-lsing to lieoven by nieaiui of u laiWer. .-\fter a bath m the Gongfl* the okl lady to<jk her seat on a platform arranged by tlie family priest, whilo & thanksgiving »ervi<'e was held. Then a heap of rk-e, on which was placed a .small ladder of gold, was laid befoi-o hei'. and as the new-born child was plac.'-J ui her lap. she put her right f.^l on the lU-sl rung of Ihe lafhler. The assomhted parly tliereupon cher-red In-r and sh<nvcred rici* and Itow- eis alviut tier, wliile bra.-.s iiislrumeiite wore played and hymns were sung. briinible, in jumping lltnmgh a hoU'e. | eiiPe «;f ilie cows icqi.iies the ci'> alc.>l Oil, Mi». l-e .â- ar.'hanl, heiv you are.! sk II U" gel ll>e 1 csl results tivui the .SENTENtE .SERMONS. I.<)ve IS heaven's light. Hating repriiof is k>viiig i-uiii. .Saeriflce demoiv^lnilos sincerity. Tliere is no actiieving without belic*- in '*. 'The Word of life U a kd more Ui«n w'rds. The smooth man has a hard r>iad ahead of him. No S.U1I was ever yet caught by a steel trap smile. No one needs lo sit still while waihng 01 the Uird. The mai'lyr's crown was never found by l<X!king for it. Tlie people will go to Uie ehurvli Ihat gives itself to tluMii. The givate.-.! miracle is the casting out oi the devil of .self. l.ove niiiy b<' misunderstood but It iKwer iiiisiinderstands. Tlie love of the lord never yet led ii'rti lo hale one uivther. .V iiuiii may be solkl on the time card •ind slill miss the train. Miiny a sister spoils her tesUmony irt iiii: cliurcli by her longu<* in the kitchen. There is .something wwng with Ihe tx.ine that is not the happiest place oa earth. It is the giving in lii.< naiin> that tnm.1 th<' cup of cold water into the wine of ':\Ve. Smie iv>>ple never enjoy lh«in.selve» unless they are gelling out an injunc- ti^ni on amitlKTs happiness. \iaiiy nil average man has I'lecn s; -oiled tiy having to live wilh a man \vh.i thought he was way above the ;iverage. 'I'liis is not Ihe only world that »< cat- k.us lo Uie man who giH>s iiround Uxik- ing for a chance I i put his f».vlings un- de.' the oUier fellow s feel. .-J. WORK OF SKIN Ml Sl'.U'>l. ^ . I*iolo«t Uinti Ironi (.'old aiul .Suilden t'JUIII|}t'S, "I'lH' muscles of the skin nee»l train- ng hi ciluciile Ih.-m lo contract vigor- iu.-.l>; on the .â- .lighl<'s| c >ld." .says a nu-di- •.il writer, "to .shut Itie blood out of the skin su quickly that tb.e i i-i kius Kuly heal will not "ijt lo.sl. You notice Ihat when the skin is c^ild IlK-re is a 'gixvie â- ikiii' appuirunee. This is due to the •i.iilracli'in of the lilll<> mu.M-les of the -Kin. The conlniclinii of Uie must'les >jnipressi>i Ui.' oxlernal bloixl vos>.sel.'» and drive> awav the bio ul fwim the sur- 'aee. hanleiing and Ihickcniiig the skin, which Iherely luvonn's a belter iioii- â- omhicUir. flius the body teniiH>ruturc is mainliiined. . "II Is I ecause of Ihe eonshinl evi>osuro I'l cold Ihat ttie Indian's liody is 'bM face.' The skifi jf his wlxile body, not only that of Ihe i.ice, hits karoed *«; 'rake eurc of iLscU '