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AS GO OD AS G OLD. "Well, he's a friend ot mino, and Ir.x \ farmers which thronged about the ""'•••". „i,„t -T]arket-p:ai5» in th« weekly tx>urse of trlend of bis-or if we are not. what Uiiiiu-ss. Donald was always rf: ar* woJ 'Od fMtnd, it I've not 'leen ,.g.„|y_ j^„j py,.^, anxioua, to say a f«w tois friend, who has, I should like to friendly words; l)at the Mayor ujvari- tonowf Kdn't he come her.- without a ! ably gazed storinfully |«»sL h.m. I.ke sound shoe to his vool? Uidu'l I keep bim hereâ€" help him to a liviua* Didn't I help him to money, or whatever he trantedt 1 stuck o*it (or no ttrmsâ€" 1 Miid "Name your own prii<\" I'd Ijave «hared my last crost with that young (eClow at one lime, I liked him so well. And now he's defied rati Bui liâ€" him, I'll have a tussle with him nowâ€" at fair buying and selling, mindâ€" at fair buy- iog and sellingi And if 1 cani over- bid Bihiib a sLri[](.iiig as he, tbTB I'm not wortJi a vardeji. We'tl show that we know our business as wei.l as ou« here and there/' His friends of the Corporation did not apecialiy respond. Hfiahard was less popular DOW then h» has been when, nearly two years lieforc, lihey had vot- ed bim to thu chief magisirauy on ac- count of his auiazing energy. WhilJs they had cullfctively profiled by this quality oif ihe corn-f actor's, they had been made lo wluue iudividiui/ixy on more than one occasion. So he went out of ihe haJ aud down the street alone. Reaclhuig faume he seemed to recollect someiiiing wiih a sour salisfaciiun. Ue called Klizatx^th-Jaue. ticeliig how he jooked when she ejilered she ui>peared â- ilBrmed, "Noiiuug to find faullit wilK' he said, observing h«r concern. "Onlly 1 want to caution you, my dear. Ilhat man Farfraeâ€" it is aljout him. I've seen him talking to you two or three times â€"be danced with 'ee at the rejoicings, and came home with 'ee. Now, now, no Uame to you. But just hiarken: Have you made him any foo.iah prom- iaet Clone the least bit beyond suiff and »aaff at all?" "No. I have promised bim nothing." "Good. AU's well that ends well. I particularly wish you nut to see him •gauUt "Very weCl, air," . 'You prumiset" Khe bi'siiated for a moment and then said, " Yes, il you muvb wish it." "I do. He's an enemy to our house." When she had gone he sat down, and wrote in luavy hand to Farfrae tliuii: "Sirâ€" 1 make n.-quiest that hence- forth you and my stepdaughter Iw as strangers to each other. She on her part has promised to welcome no more addressijt Irum you; and 1 trust there- fore, yuu wiU not attempt to force theta upuo her. H. Henthard." One would almunt have supposed Ilen- obard to have had policy lo spe that no iMStter uiudus vivendi could be arriv- ed at with I'arfriae ihan by encourag- ing him to become his son-in-law. But â- iLL'h a suhcme fur buying ovt-r a rival had nothing to recommend it to the Mayor's headstrong (acultiea. With all domestic finesse of that kind he was hopelessly at varianue. Lovlug a man or hiiiiiig him, his diplomacy was as wruiigheuded as a bulla, u's, autl his Wife had not ventured lu suggest the course Which sIms for many reasons, would have welcomed gladly. Aleanwbile, Donald Karlrae had open- ed tlu' gau'^ uf euiujiiercu uii his own accoiuit at a spot on Dumiuerlord lliiii â€" aa far as (lussiljlie from Ue>m hard's •tores, and wit/h every inlention uf keeping I'.oar of hiu former friend and emfiCoyer's customers. There was, it â- ee.med lo ihi^ youaiger man, room for bol'h> of them au<l to spare. The town waa smaHl, ImU. the corn and ihay-trad<i waA proportioualci.y large, and with bis native Mtgacity he saw huue<>i oppor- tAiniiy for a nhare of it. Ho determined was he lo do nothing which sboulld tuMia like traile-antagunuim tu the Mayor tJbat he re.fuHtwi his first cudiumei â€" :i large farmer of good repul^iâ€" liecause Hencbard and this man had dealt luigtt- tJier within the preceding three luontlis. "Ue was uuce my friend," said l-'ar- frae, "and it's not for me to take biia- innaa from h.im. 1 am sorry lo di.sap- point you, but I cannot hurt the trade of a man who's been so kind lo me.." In spite of this praute.worthy uourse the Hcotcbiiian's trado increased. Whe- ther it were that bis northern energy was an overmasieriug torvn among (ih* easy-going W'essez wornblus, or whe- ther It was sheer liui-.k, the fact re- mained that whatever he touched he prospered in. l<ike Jai'.ob In Padan- aram, he wuuild no sooner buinbly lim- it hunse/.f to the riiigstrakk^d-ajid-spot- ted ezceptiuns of trade, Ihan the rlng- â- traked-aiid-spatt«d wouCd iiiuMiply and prevail. But most prttltalCy luck had little to do with il. Cliura<-.ter is Kate, said Novalia, and l''arfrae's ohnracter was Just Ihe reverse uf lleiu'liurd's, who miglit not inaptdy lie dewribed as Faust has been dusi'rilied â€" as a vebemenU gllooiny Iteing. who hud quitted the ways of vulgar men without light to guide him un a Wtter way., Farfrae duty rm»ived the request lo discontinue attentions to I'DlizaL-eth- Jane. Ills acts of thai kind bad )>een so slight that I ho re^iiu'st was almost super^Uuus., Yet he had felt a con- sideraliCt) inlerest in her, and after some oQgitatiun he decided that it would l>e •a we£J to ejiac^t no Komeo ixirt just Ihnn â€" for the young gill's own sake no less than bis own. Thus the incipient attacitanieint was stiflled down. A time came When, avoid calllsioti wilh his former friend as hu might, Karfrao was rumix-IIJeil, in (<hiier t>elf- defenne, lo cDose with Iienchard in mor- tal oanineroial combat. lie could no longer parr^ Ihe fienw attacks of t ho latter by simple avoidam«. As soon U their war A prices Utgan everybody was inlenrsted, and stkinx few guessed the end. II was, in some d4^gree, Nnr- tJberJii insight matched against Bouth- srn duggedneesâ€" IHiii dirk 'igainst the cudgeJâ€" and Henohard's weapon was one which, if it did not dea-li ruin at the first at second stroke, left him after- wardj weJ'I-night at his antagonist's mercy. . AJmost every Saturday I hey -ncouti- ttred aaob other amid the i^rowd of one who had endured ind losi on hu account, and could in no sense for- give the wrong; nor did t'arfrae'.s snul)- licd manner of perplexity at ah appease him. The llargu farmers, corn-iner- chants, millers, auotion(»H.rs, and others had each an official stall in the corn- market room, with their name (taint- ed thereon; aiid when to the fainiiliar series of "Hemc.hard," "Kverdene," "Itorton," and so on, was added one inturibed "Farfrae," in staring new letters. Hem-hard was stung into bit- terness; t.ike n-llorophun, he wandered away frnrin thei crowd, cankered in soull. From that day Donald Farfrae's name w.xs sp-ldora mein';ion»jl in Henchard's house. If at bnakfast or dinner Jdliz- abelh-Jane's molh.<r inadvertently al- tiided to he.r favorilv's movements, the girl would implore h-'-r by a look to 1 e silent; and h»>r husband would say, "Whatâ€" are you, too, my raiemy?" CHAPTHR. XVIII. There came a shock which had been fure.seea for some time by Euizalieth, as ihe box-passjnger foresees the ap- proaching jerk from some channel; across the highway.! Her mother was illâ€" too unwell to leave her room. Hencbard, who treat- ed her kindly, except in momenta of ir- ritation, sent at once for the richest, busiest doctor, whom he supposed to lie the best. Bedtime came, and they burnt a light all nigiit. In a day or two she ral.lie^I. Elizalieth, who had t)een staying up, did not appear at br»>akfast on lihe sec- ond morning, atd Ilemlhard sat down alone. He was startled to see a let- ter for him from Jersey in a writing he knew too well, ajid had expected least to )>'bold again. He took it up In his hands and llodkdd at it as a piclure, a vision a vista of past enactments; and then be read it as an unimportant finale to conjecture. The writer said that she at length Perceived bo wimpossible it would be or any further communications to pro- ceed lielween them now that his re- marriage had taken place. That such reunion bad been the only straightfor- wanl course open to him she was lH>und to admit. "On calm reflec- tion, therefore," she went on, "1 quite forgive you for landing me in such a dilemma, rememliering that you con- cealed nothing liefore our ill-advised ac- quaintance; and that you really did set l>efore mo in your ^rim waj; the fact of there lieing a certain risk in loving you. slight as it seemed to tte after eighteen years of silence on your wife's pari. I I bus look u|>on the whole as a misfortune of mine, and not a fault ot yours. "So that, Michael, I must ask you to overlook those letters with wbicn I peslere<l you day after day in the heat of my feelings. They were writ- ten whilst I thcughl your conduct to me cruel ; l>ut now I know more par- ticulars of Ihe position you were in L see how inconsiderate my reproaches were. "Now you will, I am sure, perceive that the one condition which will make any future happinens psuaible tor me, IS ibat the past connection Iwtween our lives lie kepi secret outside this "lie. ,Speak of ii I know you will not ; and I can trust you not to write of it. One safesuard more remains to be men- tionodâ€" Ibat no writings of mine, or trifling articles 1>el»nging to me, should be left in your posae.ssion through no- fie<!t i>r forgetfufness. To Ibis end may request you to return to me any such you may have, particularly the letters written in the first abandon- ment of feeling. "For the handsome sum you for- warded to me as a plaster lo the wound, 1 heartily thank you." "i am niAv on my way to llristol. lo see my only relative. She is rich, and i hope will do something for me. I shall return through Ca.slerbridge and Hud- numlh. where I shall lake the steam- boat. Can you meet me wilh the letters and other trifles? I shall l>e in the coach that changes horses at the Stag Hotel at half-past five Wednesday even- ing ; I shall lie wearing a Paisley shawl wilh a r6<l centre, and thus may eas- ily lie found. I should prefer this plan of receiving tbein to having them sent, i remain still, yours ever, "Lucetto." Hencbard breathed heavily. "Poor thingâ€" better you had not known me I lipon my heart and soul if ever I .should lie left in a (lositlon to carry out that marriage with thee, I ought to do itâ€" J ought to do it, indeed I" The contingency that he had in his ininil. was, of cour.se, the death of Mrs, Hencbard, As requested, he sealed up Kucetla's let tors, and put the parcel aside till the day she bad appointed ; this plan of re- turning them by band lieing apparently a 111 lie ruse of the young lady's for exchanging a word or two with him on paal times. He would have preferred not to see her ; but deeming that there could lie no great barm in acquiescing thus far, he went at dusk and stood opposite Ihe coach-office. 'The evening was chilly, ancf the coach was late. IIencbar<l crossed over to it while the horses was lieing changed; Init there was no T,ucetta inside or out. Concluding that something had hap- pened to modify her arrangements, he gave the matter up and went home, Dot without a sense of relief. Meanwhile Mrs. Hencbard was weak- liening vitdbly. She could -not go out of doors any more. One day, after much thinking which .seemed lo distress her, she said she wanted to write some- Ibing. A dp.sk was put upon her lied with pen and paper, and at her re- quest she was left alone. She remained wriliag for a short lime, folded her pa- per carefully, called Flizalieth-<1ane to tiring a taper and wax, and then, still rnfuiing assistance, sealed up the sheet, directed it, and locked it in her desk. She had directed it In these words : â€" "Mr. Michael Hencbard. Not to tie r>Iiened till Elizabeth-Jane's wedding- day." 'I'be latter sat up with bor mother to the utmost of her strength night af- ter night. To learn to take Ihe uni- verse seriously there is no quicker way I ban to watchâ€" to lie a "waker," as Ihe count ry-|>eople call it. Between the hiiurs at which the last toss-pot went 'V and the first sparrow shook himself. Ihe silenoe in Caslerbridgeâ€" barring Ihe rare sound of the watchmanâ€" was hriiken in Kliznlietb'a ear only by Ihe >in\c iecn in the lied-room ticking fran- tically against, the clock on the stairs; tioking harder and harder till it seemed to clang like a gong; and all Ibis while the subtle-souled girl asking her- self why she was ' l>orn, Why sitting in a room, and blinking at the candle; why things around her hnd taken the shape thejr wore in preference to every ol her possible shape. Why they stared at her art helplessly, as if waiting for the touch of some wand that should release them from terrestrial top- straint; what that charM railed con- sciousness, which spun in her at this moment like a top, tended to, and be- gan in. Her eyes fell together ; she was awake, yet .she was asleep. A word from her m-iiher roused her. \yitbout preface, and aa the continua- tion of a scone alreaJy progressing in her mind, Mrs. Hencbard said, "You remember Ihe note sent to you and Mr. Farfraeâ€" asking you to meet some one in Dummerford Barlimâ€" and that you thought it was a trick to make f(K)'s of you?" "Yes." "It was not to make fools of youâ€" it was done to bring you togeither. 'Twas I did it." "Why?" said Elizabeth, with a start. "Iâ€" wanted you to marry Mr. Far- frae." "Ob, mother!" Elizabeth-Jane bent down her head so much that she looked quite into her own lap. But as her mother did not go on, she said, "What reason ?" "Well, I had a reason. 'Twill out one day. I wish it could have lieen in my time I But there- nothing is as you wish it. Henchard hales him." "Perhaps they'll be friends again," murmured the girl. "I don't knowâ€" I don't know." After th's her mother was silent, and dozed; and she spoke on the suliject no more. Some little time later on. Karfrae wa-s passing Henchard's house on a Sunday morning, when he observed that the lilinds were all down. He rang the bell so softly that it onlv sounded a single full note and a small cme; and then he was informed that Mrs. Henchard was dead â€" Juat deadâ€" that very hour. At the town-pump there were gather- ed a few old inh.-u>itant.s. who came there for water whenever they had, as at present, spare tUoe to fetch It, lie- cause it was purer from that original fount than from their own wells. Mrs. Cuzsom. who h.id lieen standing there lor an Indefinite time with her pit- cher, was describing ihe incidents of Mrs. Henchard's death, as she had learnt them from the nurse. "And she wa.s as wh'le as marl>1e- stone." said Mrs. Cuxsom, "And like- wise such a thoughtful woman, too â€" ah, poor soulâ€" so thoughtful that a' minded every little thing that wanted ending. "Yes," says she. "when I'm ^one ,and my last breath's lilowed, look in the top drawer o' the chsst in the liack room by the ^vindow. and you'll find all my coffin clothe.s; a piece of flannel, that's to put under me, and the little piece is to put under my head ; and my new stockings for mv feet â€" they are folded aloniiside, and all my other things. And there's four ounce pennies, the heavie.st 1 could find, a-tied up In bits of linen for weights â€"two for my right eye an I two for my left," she said. "And when you've used 'em. and my eyea don't open no more, bury the penniea, gWMl souls, and don't ye go spending 'em for I shouldn't like it. And open the windows as soon as I am carried out, and make It as cheerful aa you can for my Klizalwth- Jane." "Ah. pcmr heart I" "Well, and Martha did it, and burled the ounce pennies in the garden. But if ye'll lielieve words, that man Chris- topher Coney, w-ent and iliig 'em up, and spent 'em at the Kintt o' Priuwia. "Kaith," he said, "why should death deprive life of fourpenee ? Death's not of such good rxport I hat we should respect 'en to that extent," says he." " 'Twos a cannibal <le«(d I" deprecat- ed her listeners. "Gad. then, I won't quite hae it." .said .Solomon Longways, "I say it to- day, and 'lis a .Sunday morning, and I wouldn't speak wrongfully for a silver sixpence at such a time. 1 don't .see harm in it. To respect the dead is sound doxology ; and I wouldn't sell skellintonsâ€" leastwise respectable skellintons â€" to lie varnished for 'natcv mies, except I were out o' work. Rut money is scarce, and throats get dry.. *Vhy shimld death deprive life of four- peniwf I say there waa no treason in "Well, poor soul; she's helpless to hinder that or anything now," answer- ed Mother Cuxsom. "And all her sbning keys will be took from her. and her cupboards opened ; and things a' <lidn'l^ wish seen. anyl>o<ly will see ; and her little wishes and ways will be aa nothing I" (To Be Continued.) RUSSIA WANTS DOCTORS. There In Only One Dorlur lo Every > 'x Thaanaixl Inhabltiialit Thrn. There is already some complaint in this country of many of the professions lieing overcrowded although this coun- try is comparatively young. The sup- ply ot doctors is freijuently said to be overstocked, but this may he doubted when one considers the great Weal with its small proporlion of medical men to the population. However, it such is the case, there is hope tor any struggling young physician who may have looked in vain for a profitable practice in this vicinity. liussia wanla do»!tor» and wants them badly. The iHircentago of medical iiieu to the popu- lation there is very smallâ€" aliout onii to eveiy 6,000 inhabilants. In one pro- vince there are only three meilical men to a population ot 155.0J10, It is prol-a- tdy due to this caiusH I he death rate in Russia is the highest in Kurope. Here, then, is a chance for young doc- tors who fall to find a field for their skill. Russians will V.e very glad, to have their services aud to pay well tor them. THE GREATEST ZOO. Tlie Zoological Gardens ot the South African Re|iublio are the largest in the world. They consist of about 20 farms in the Lebomlxi region, guarded by a whole tribe of Kaffirs. Within this area there is, perhaps, every spe<iies ot wild animal to Iw found in South Africa. This region is guafded by a special re- solution of the Volksraad. PREPARING THE FEAST. It is said that the very sound of these words causes our mouths to water, but it will be very necessary for the housewife to be systematic in her pre- parations for tJiLs evejit if we would have the dinner a perfect success. It is not our intention to state here the proper methods of serving an elalwrate dinner in the most approved style, but to offer suggestions to help the enthusi- astic young housekeeper to enjoy to the utmost the delightful respansibility of preparing and presiding over the din- ner which is to be served on this day. This is the day when the best that is in us and about us is brought forward and made the most of. The true Thanksgiving spirit should prevade the home atm<ephere, the family, so far as possible, in all its branches aliould be broufpht together, the treasured old bliie ohina and antique teaspoons set forth, skud the various preoious little heirlooms made to serve their different purposes. As much as possible of the dinner should be prepared before Tbanksgiv- i/ng day. The mlnoe meat should be prepared the week before it is wanted, as It becomes more thoroughly season- ed after standing several daya and it should be made into pies the day be- fore they are used ajid the pies kept in a cold place until it is time to re- beat them before serving. While mak- ing the mlnoe pies make enough crust for the pumpkim and all other pies and place this prepared crust in the cellar, and it will be ready to roll out quiok- ly the next morning, wiien every mom- ent will ooimt. Have the suet for the pudding chop- ped the day before and the hard sauce made for it and put in a oool place. The cranberry sauce and that for the pies can also be prepared and ready for use Ijeforehond. The nuts may be cracked the night before, and lodt, but by no means ^aat, the turkey should he cleaned and stuffed the day before. This win leave for Thanksgiving morning, first, the pies to be baked, but as the crust is all ready to be rolled out and the cranberries and stewed pumpkin prepared this task can be readily disposed of. Then, when the turkey is in the oven, the pudding and scalloped oysters may lie prepared for the steamer and oven respectively. Then the potatoes may be boiled and mashed for the potato oroquettes, if they are de.sired, and the other vegetables pre- pared early, so that they may be ready when it is time to oook them. A little forethought and method in preparing such a dinner wiU usually save hours of work. AN ELABORATE APRON. An apron suitable for dressy occasions may be made very elaborate. Fancy tends toward a thick, creamy satin wtiich would be quite an Irresistible ma- terial (or the apron, and its richness would make a plain style preferable to any fussy arrangement. Of satin about twenty-two inches wide you will want three-quarters of a yard for the skirt part, and another three-quarters tu cat some bands, a little V-aliaped pocket and a small, plain bodice, which, by the way, is merely a square press with the full- ness drawn into the waist, on the upper part of the band, whilst the gathers from the sldrt are stroked in beneath the lower edge of the said waist-band. For trimming, have a t»nd an inch wide, outlining the three sides of the bib. aud three others two inches in depth going right around the skirt of the apron, while a very short one across the top of the pocket should be of the same width as those on the bodice. Now then for a display of sti- tchery. Iran on these bauds a floral border, of which you can buy a trans- fer impression by the yard or packet for a few cents, and this you must work in delicate washing silks, carrying out the natural shades of the blofisums you select. Trails of Virginia creeper would make a very suitable pattern, the leaves ia hues of orinoson, green, yel- low and russet brown, with dark vein- ings, or pale pink dug roses, with tiny sprigs of blue and pink forget-me-nots meandering in and out, would make another pleasant scheme of color. As the value and beauty of this apron depend on the fineness of the work on the borders, do not adopt the outline stitch, but rather fiU up your flowers and leaves thoroughly, using much dis- cretion and taste in the Blending of your shivdes ; if, however, you deem this too troublesome a task, you can mod- ify your labor by selecting Instead of the floral design, a conveiitloual pat- tern which might be worked in coral stitch, not outline, as that would be too thin, but the coral stitch on sprays, scrolls and leaves works up very rapid- ly and effectively. Carry out the design in tones of soft and dark green. CAPABLE OR INCAPABLK Every child is certainly l>orn with an aptitude for something- a talent, as some would call It, and early in life, if circumstances are at all favorable, will in some way manifest It. When a par- ent notices such a talent it Is bis duty to educate his child In It. There la nothing harder than for a man to ksow that he Is misplacing his energies. To have longings for another art or trade and to feel that in that only could succ<>ss lie attained is not con- ducive to either bis welfare or happi- ness, it is only where there is love for the profession chosen as well aa an ambition to liecome proficient in It that success will attend ; and without success there is little satisfaction. 'I'oo many parents permit their chil- dren to grow up incapable of taking care of themselves. Of such poor inca- pables there are thousands, and whose tault is it? In other countries the trades are not looked down upon as they are here, and children, no matter how wealthy their parents may lie, are traineti (or some trade. Ill fortune is apt to ooine to any and everyone and then the knowledge of some means of support will not come amiss. It is not always that a boy i.s adapt- ed for the trade in which hie father h.is liecorae succeastul ; still, whole families of boys go blindly into tha same, sliupiy from a foolLsh careless- neisa or from the desire to earn money early in life. Unless necessity com- pels this should never happen if one's future U counted for aught. CHILDREN'S GOSSIP. Most children, unless constantly te* primanded for so doing, have a habit of carrying home all bits of gossip they may hear. Unfortunately many moth- era encourage It by permitting their children to do so, or In listening to them. If the little ones were told that mother does not care to hear what Mrs. So-and-So said disagreeaWe about Mr. Jones and Mrs. Blank and that goesiit, wae. rude and vulgar," they would not be so ready to carry information from bourse to house. Many a child who would otherwise be sweet is a perfect nulsan(^e to its mother's friends and neighlxirs. It listens to conversation which is dot meant for its ears and wh^n it finds that it has ready listen- ers in its parents' fragments of gossip, frequently augmented, alas I are repeat- ed as soon aa home is reached. A child's training reflects upon the parents, and whether ^ood or bad ia lor tb,»m to attend. Children who can- not be trusted are most disagreeable to have about. The little one is no longer a child when be listens at every door and evinces by his eager curiosity thit be must find out much that is not his business. Parents, if they must say disagreeable things about their neighbors, should not do so in the pres- ence of little ones if they care to have them well bred, and should discourage gossip on their poxt as much aa pos- sible. THE THANKSGIVING TABLE. The table should be spread with snowy napery, the gloss and silver pol- ished in the last degree of cleanlineaa and brilliancy, and every detail perfect before any edibles are served. If ther» are girls or boys in the house, get them to cut branches of red and gold leaves, if such a thing stiM exists. Chrysan- themums are usually beautiful and in* expensive at this time of year, and a low Ix^wl of them in yellow in the cen- ter of the table is very effective. And everything must be hot, piping hot.and served in a dignified mannerâ€" not haunt- ed on in the fashion which certain country maids think adds to the friend- ly feeling of a family dinner. WAY TO BRUSH THE HAIR "The proper way to brush the hair,"- says a well-known hairdresser, "is not to brush it lengthwise, but to hold the ends of the hair, if It Is long enough, and simply scrub the scadp with the brush. This process promotes the cir- culation of the blood, and excites tha oil glands to action. After the hair has beer, thoroughly brushed in this way. It should be then finished with a few vigorous strokes lengthwise of tha hair." DON'T ATTEND BARGAIN SALES. The royal family never shops. Tha Princess of Wales, for instance, and her daughters make a seleotioo of mater- ials and styles from samples and water- color drawings. From these picture* and patterns the royal' order Is given. while the fitting is done on dummied expressly made to conform to the royal figures. P0WF5 OF HABIT. Am iBlercsltag Ex»erlineal •> Tkrco ••â- Â« â€" Wkat Hnbll Keally la. By way of experiment a certain in- vestigator recently placed in seperate and specially prepared kennels a num- ber of dogs which were just old en- ough to care for them^ielves. For each dog he chuee a single occu- pation to which its entire attention was directed as often aa possible. Upon one bo placed the task of standing erect up- on its hind legs when required to do so. another he inquired to bark at com- mand, another to run around its ken- nel, and so on. No one save their in-- struotor had anything to do with tha dogs, who spent most of the time, when not receiving their " lesson," in sleep. At the end of a given number uf months the dogs were killed and their brains subjected to rigid examination. In the dog which had been trained to t>ark, that portion of the brain which controls the organs of speech had en- larged moi'e than the rest; in the dogs trained tu run, the portion controlling the muscles of the legs predominated ; in every case thut portion of the brain was found to be most developed through the agency of which the special act re- quired of the dog had beeo peirformt- ed. If for no other reason, the above ex- periment is interesting because it helps us to see what habit really is, bow it is formed, and bottei' still, how it maty be broken or at least held in check. Mechanical repetition enabled the dogs to bectime proficient in some one act. Continually working in a certain direction and dwelling upon a given line of thought will develop the brain in a correspondingly uneven manner, until little by little a strong aud almiost m- vinoible habit is formed, which casta its preilominatlng influence for good or evil over all our acts and thioughts. Of course it is possible by a supiejma effort of the will to overcome the ten- dency to certain action.s and lines of thought. For some persons this may be the best way to put an evil haliit to rout. BMt what if the will is weak and the habit deeply intrenched? If we will rcmeuvber thi« experinnMit with the dogs, we shall perceive that there is another way in which we can work, a way which prom'ses better re- sults. If the brain can be developed im one direction, it can be in anothler. So that it is possible, by continued and diligent application in another, and a« far as possible oppixsite dir;clion, to counteract the influence already estab- lished in the brain bjr a gi*«a undesir- I able habit.