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^•Oi»>-O4-'O>O-fO>«4C^4-O>O-»-O-fO-fO^O-»-0t>«-»-«-f<J>«>»4g>-Og A MAN'S REVENGE; OR, THE CONVICT'S DAUGHTER. .'♦»+«+o,fiOff<H«-»o4o-fo-^o-»^o>oi)Ck-fo^o.+jat»>a-f»t«-f»>tt* (.IIAI'IKH \-.-((yinliiiu.\l). "lllK<'t or no, it's kepi you nitrli <iii junclcca yi'nrs. As ycu'vi' bofjiiii you may lis well j>,, „i|_ y^u „\vi> me nuuli liiori' lliiiii you ciiri pny by (kiiii' wimt I ilsk, llini Xdii'd be free It") (ollow y<,ur «\vii will. Itiit (irsl iiiiiK- must lu' ubey- C<l. Will you ito Ihis lliiiit.', yi's or no?'' Siiiihciiiii siniinlilcri,',! hcisclf und looked bnivi'lj into his face. '"^'oii iiicim iiic lo Ciller bouses fio ns to r«'|H)rl on tlicni, w, us lo .sliow v'mi the way iiUiiil tlic'iu? Is Ihut yuur" iiieaii- iri«V lie noddod. "Vou re sharp enoiinli. I'm jjlml you'i-e grin' l<< cuiioii I,, ii." A quiver nm lliiout'li her. Her fiiee grt'W )i;ile ii.s ticiilli. "Then, fulher. I'm ymy, bul I niii't. Ask tw niiythiiit,' hul Unit. Ill woiU iiiv lii'pT.s lo Iho bene, but that 1 eaii.-.o't <lo." His fn?<? dnrkenod (ij,'iiiii. A l<i\v (ui-.se bioke hoiii his !ij)s. .she drew biiek Ireriiblmt,' before Iho gluro of his litlle ryes. "You enii'l 1 Well, y<iu uiu-.l. 1 give y<itl lill l<j-iiij;hl. If ymi still ^ay iio I'll then Icll yiiu Ikiw I piiuish iiii uml'Mili- Iiil. iiMUinlerul doiittlilcr \\<,t iUm'smI lliiiik o' her falher'.s eoinf<irLs. I lict Ihen you'll wish yoii'd .seil ye.sâ€" Let nio pn.ss. .My hand ilehes Ui tijuiiik you. Hi.l I'll wail lill lo-iiiylil. V.,u II ^rive me Jf'ur answer llnii. ' "II uill always be the same,'' mur- ll:i:re(l lill- yirl. liiil he lii.d ban^'id the door in her fji'i and was ain'ady <iuliside. Wilh n iry, like thai of a wounded I'ird, Siinleam Hew lu her au'd'.s arms and soIjIiiiI . ut hor disli-ei,>. "I lh'ili(.'lil he Uived nii', auntli', and yet ho wants me lo <lo what I earnint d«i ! " Hhe exelainii'd. "My durl,. ni> duck. Trv lo eorne lo Ihinkin', it will be best. Oh, ni.nlie. I ean- die. VIMI Why make I vou l.,vr nm.st Ills wav 1 Orâ€" -'• "\\ hal. you also? n<if. I w<jiild rather rear nie? Why did you .oo? I laiiiiol ,U, this Ihiiij.'." "And yet ynii'ii- his ehild. Vou obey one oi' lolher. Hill iis a lenlble man if juiisi'd. .-Viid Ihis is the lirsl I. me y<'U Iwo eiitije l<i k.jip'i heads. I might liiiM- kiK.wn he'd sDiuelhint' like Ihis up his .sk>c\e." "Ib-'s ni'vei' asked il W'fore I'' iii'iancd the nirl. "I ini>;hl Inve jiue.' ;ed he would,'' soiii the woman slroUinji her hair lov- Injjly. "IJul yoii musl be brave, darling, «n<i Iry to j^ive in oi- ihiniAs will ]'»â-  worse." "Nolliing <-nn be wirse." exrlaimed the gi'l liollv. "lie has mnnagi'd ahine .so long. Why fhouUI hi' wniil iiie ii<.w'.' I.tl nic L'o iiwav ami earn my liviiiL", not " "â- ^'ou fiwc liini Mifuelliin},', jiiy dirk. lie's iK'en a gooil fallur lo y<iu. working iind risking hiiiisill. whilst you had all tie? Coiilfi)ils lie eiaild gel. .\iid he kni's y<.u. Yes, vuu owe him some- thing. Sunleam." "Hul not my self-i'especl. nunlle. Oh, 1k\v ean ycin urge me lo gnr in'.''' "HeeaiLse I IIimiU il's wi'-ot now. M\ (ipur. I <inee htiil to help him. It's Ukt if-rrlble. I've been lady'-, maid many a tiiiie to lielp him." Sunbiarri looked willi lirirrilled eyes Into I he romely lace. "Oh. annlle. you!' she exrUiinied, feel- ing -'IS ihieigli indeed the pr<,um,i had given I.en.'alli hi r feil. "Ye.s, nie. .\iu\ il hnsnl made me so Imd. has il'.' .\o(l I mdn I lia\e a high (â- ('(li'iillon lo britie me lo it. I dul il, Ihiits nil." ".And I ean'l," mmnnned SuiiIkmuii, Ihri lenr-i lllling her I'ves again. "Well, Worse awail- v<iii to-iiiglil," n- j.lled llie woman, sadlv. "W Iml run be worse.' IValli? Not in lliv evus! Will he kill me'.' I slnmld pie- fi'r It!' "I.or. no! Ill's nevei' nirnmilied mur- dt r .\el. Ihit he mums lu make y. u marry (ienllemaii Man. You'll remem- ber Iiini. Ilie man wllh the bUiek I'yes wIm> used Id fi-lglilrn you .so " 'I'lie girl's slight llgure swa.ved fioni (iido lo .-^lile. .SIk' ehmg lo her uunt as llu.iigli for suiipoil. ".sso y<iu'd leili'i- di llir '..Ihci- Ihing. After nil. Where's lb' harm'.' Nuu ought (e lie rieh imd riding in your earriage. 'I'hein whnl has Iheu; ain'l a p.il-h nri y< u. .'^ime tkin't know how to -piiid liiiir nuuiey right. S^i there's llllle haiiii ill ihiing isueh a .siiii|ile lliing as show- ing llie ways «,f a big Inns,'. Thnt isn't sli'aling yourself." "I e.inl. I enn'l,' rejleraled Sunbiam. flapping her hands despairingly. "I'lii'M, Ciiid help .Mill, for I ean'l. I'm lieil invsidf. And onee (leiilleman lian lir.s you for a wife he " "Hul lie won't. 'I'liey ran'! foiee me lo jiinrr.x liiiii. My fnllur loves me. Ih' Went be .so eriiel."' Ilell.\' shook her luad dolefully. "When the devil's In your faiher nn- ll'.ing ean turn him. 1 know; I.. ir how I know ! He's .set on Ihis. >ou'll ha\i' In bi'iid one way or t'other. 1 read that in hi> eye. Thai's what ho Imd in view all tlif'se .\eqrs." "f enn dinouneo rionlleman Dan,' nmrmnred Sunbeam In a l<iw ^(liel'. "And >our lather will) him'.' Not if I ki.owa yiiii. my diiek. Il's iH-cause he otuU ruin }oin' father Hint one cf these Iwii Ihings iniisl be done. ^ our falhrr's In his pdwci', and wauls lo shako him ofi. \o iloiibt Ihe ii;gue is sly and has asked for you. I'erhaps ilV; Ihe Ui\e your faiher l>ears you that makes him give }<.u au'dlier chance. Not thai I know anylhing. Its just ns niuih ii shuck to nn- as il is lo you. .And yel il'.s nalural llial he should want ls> make u.se of y<iu. ii makes his work less dangeiou<s lo have .someone ho kiuiws in Ih.' houses." "Is there nothing I ean <k. '.'' pleaded Ihe girl, lifting a j-alo f.iee in which de- spair had olreudy begun to work. ".\<jtliing, I'm aCiaid,' replied Ilelfy. llie riady tears rushing lcLher<-yes al the sighl <if .s<i imieh mis<'ry. Only the night lefurc she had swcrr. that I5ill would kill anyine who chased Ihe joy from his ehiUi's face. .\iid yel ho had been Ihe one l<i ik thai. Ilei- ire rose against him. She wuul 1 have given worlds lo be a man herself, and thus mci'l him oil his own gixiimd. Sunbeam's head drooped. She threw eii: ditspairing hands. "Oh, (Jod!' siie eriiMl. sibs •bi-enking liff voice, "help me. for 1 am jxiwer- lutis !" CHAI'lIlIt VI. Duncan. C'Cniing homo after n niorn- liig's hard wurk. brushe<l up againsi .sunlvcain in the narrow passagr. 'I'lii' misery in lirr eyes apjialli'd him. Had sill' already <liscovered her father's uii- worlliini'ss of such affi'elimi as she had ftlioweriHl on him in his abseiro'.' He smiled kindly at her. an I stopiied hC' as she was aboul lo run away. "How's the ini|ipy to-day?" he asked, noliiig how the cf^iU.r ebbed and llowi'd ill lur (lale lilllc face. ".Vs happy as Ihough ho had never known 11 day's trouble.' she replied in n spirille.<i<; voice. "W<iuld yiju like lo S0'> him'.' He is in Ihe garden." "Ciilainlyl'' i\ciaiiii(<l llimcan trying lo meet her eyo-^, and ' foll-nving her through Ihe kilelien as lie sinke. Hilly, Inisy at Ihe table, glnnced up at them and smili'<l. lie iioliced Ihal she had bren crying. Al-o Ihal Uill was ."oiisiiiriioiis by his nl-seiire. His bUjod boiled. Had Ihe rngiio been liullying Ihenr; .And yel he had sworn 111 ling whoevi'r c-au.-itl a sha.inw on Sniibeiim's face. Wiial could h.ivr liap- pcned'.' Out in the neat back garden where Hit csaiiie love <if vcgclalidii slK.W'd itself a,- iii Ihe fionl. his v.oiidi'r put il.self inio wards. I'or he felt liial his inliri ^1 in llie (Uig was nil, ill .â- ^i.nlieani inli'iisc, more intense lliim il (iiigiil In 1>«\ "What is the mailer wilh .vou, child"?" !â- ,â-  a.sked gently, hiking Ihe puppy from lli'l as she pi.'kcd it up. ".S'olliing." sill' slanunered, tiie color rushing lo her face. "Nolhliig,' exctalmed Tlimcan, "and ye' Ihe liglil has gone out <it y<iiir eyes, lillli' .Simlieiiin. \oiir aunt also lo'.iks Ihe iiicliire of iniseiy. Is it Hnylliing I can help yoi, wilh "."' She shook her head. "No, Ihank you. There is nnlly no Ihing the innlter,' she replied in a kivv VCici'. nimcan iml Ihi' d ig on Ihe groinid and followed il lo lill' end of llie llllle gar- din. .\ huge cuirant bush hid him frnm 111' house, lie ap|ieaii'd als<.ilird in Ihe iiiiinuirs frilies, and sluud isilciil until sh>' had c<iiiie up lo him. Then he fa.ed tier. Her eyes iiiel his I<i'.' liie llr.sl lime, ami llie UKik of diniib apiieal in their velvcly depMis made inm frel more lliaii oxer Ihal llieic was siiine- Ihiiig lerrilily w rong. "Simbciim, I wish y<iu wi.iild lei me help y<ii.. I wish yiiu would .see in me a friend." ho pleadid in a hurried whis- ["•r. sU.iijiing liver llie dog as lie ispoke. I'or. fmm oilier gnrdens not hir nff, Ihov miglil be observed, and for her sake ho wished hi be eaulious. "Al(h<iiigli vou liiiM' iiol known mo vei-y kuig, a few days simply, can'l you trust me? I Would d<. an.\ Ihing lu bring the smiles ba<k l<i your face. " Sunbeam sighed. Her auiils words crepi inIo lii'r mind, pulling a •.â- iiib <in lli'i somewlial willing Iniigiic. I'cihaiks he was only a {leli'clive. like Ihe l.idg.r llu'> had years ago. Any word against I'll' faiher would 111' ii.scd by him. She daird nol speak. And yet The blue eyes were s<, hiinesl, lhc fare .s<i g<KHl. .'She k.iigrd for Ihe cniiihirt of tolling her trouble. Ho was .-.Imng and wniild lell I'l 1 what 111 (i<i. wliilher diil.\ lo n jmr- eiit deniaiidi'<l Ihe Micrilice of' hoiuir and .self-respcil, wlii-ilier il were boiler hi obey, or accept the puriMiment await- In,.' tier. She shliddi'ii'il a lillle as she Ihoughl. The ri'iiieniliraiK'o <.f (ii'nlle- inan Daii. Iho tall lilaek-eyod man she liiid si'on so <iflen in her ehildliniid in her lalher's compnny, Ihrilled iior wilh hor- ror. How Could .she marry him? And .\i'l how could she do Ihat" nlher Ihing? l'"or a uKunenl she «I<kiiI in slleni c<,ii- lliel, her houd drooped lo lii<le Iho lenrs ill her eyes. Through Ihein Iho blurred vision of Iho gay garden, and Iho Ihoiighlless ro^lless piipjiy playing at her ftM't, made a pieluro Ihat imprinled itself v:\ldly on her memory. In later <lays, when aflir much. Iribiilnlion sho found pcuie again, Ihe reuiembranc* of 11 was agonizing. Her short life had been sc. niiiiny. .so free from cni-o, so fraught w ilh I'.ive. Ihal Iho shadow Hint had now lalli'n upon il ovorwhclnjed her wllh il* d '.rkness, .Sho had never imnginod iKiiible so hnrd to Ix'ur. .siu; had never fell .so utterly ulonc. Nevoilheless she roiilize<l l|i?i slie musl .suffer in secrecy, and nol run Ihe ri.sk o( ji'opardiy.ing her lather's wnfoly by c<,ii- tiding in Ihis handsome slrunger, wilh lie' kiiul voice and hiill kinder face. .So she swBllov/ed her Ipurs bravely, and, rnising her head, suiU, in a tremu- lous voice : "Heally, il is nnlhing! I havo had my own way so long Ihut 1 lind il diirieuil lo obey. That is all. My faiher wislic<l me U) do is</uieUiing. and I refused." "l/'ndinilul ehild!" ho exclaimed play fully, Ihough iin inkling <.f the trulli Hashed tlirongh his brain. "The obsli- riale. .Sunbeam nfiises lo pi 'ree a ' l<iud. and sheds darkness ai^ound her, nruighly girl !' .She smiled. A lone of bnnlor was cor- Uiinly easier lo pul up wilh llian one o' .sympulhy, since .symiialliy wnis <laiigei- (•us and awkward lo evade. "Is it wr<itig lo disagr'o wilh a pni enl '.'" she asked, a touch of uu.xicly in her voice. "Vou have learnt your rjilocliisui und ask 1110 Ihal? Will, we are supivised lo oU'y, but on some [wiinU ono caiuml tiolf) having uno'.s «iwii opinion, such us [Kiiils of luiiior. A ihing Ihal aiipoars right hi u parent may seem wicked lu his offspring. T caniiol explain my-ell mf.ri' freely, for I do nol know whal lhc thing is Ihat you refused to do. Hut youi- father loves yen. .And love, us a rule, is nciiher a hard nor a cruel taskina^- ler." "If Iwo Ihings are wrong, which it worse: l<i sacrilico oneself und one's lik- ings ur one's conscicnc.' '.' ' Ho spread <iut his hands expressively. "One's con.scicneo, onc'ti honor, sIkiuUI 10 saved at all c<.sls. little .si.nbcain. liut you raise my turlosily. This roipicsi must be a lerriblo one lo cniiso such Itioughls. As I said U'loro. y<iiir faiher lovcis you. He will never give you such an enigma lo .'~olve, I am sure. In a way you must alUiw him to k'ad .vou : y< u are slill an infani, lliercfore still un- der his cinlr<il. Try to «ibi'y willioul iiulrago lo your bdUr ferlings. I feel sure .vou will never do aii\ ihing wrung. " ".•\h, bul .Vou forget,'" ••he iiiiirimnv<l. riiuUon lessening. "My f'lllieis idias<if light and wrong w<.i.ld i:o! le \<iiiis. \oii heard whal tlioso village ctiildioii .said. Viii know il's true. I nerefore he mighl Iry lo make me .sec Ihings in hi-s own light- he iniglii, I say. And I-- â€" " ".And .vol! would be true to yourself my child," he inlorrufilcl in a l<iw voice as llie .s<iund of an <.|.Hiiiiig door fell on his oar. "1 feci sure of it. On.' souls .IP' our own. lo sink <jr raise. No par- enl can loiicli Ihcni. " Ho tK'iil (kiwn and callid Ihe dog lo him,, as Holly (Iroen came hiuryiiig down the palli. She glancid (pnckly fruiii one 1<. liioolh.r. .A suspicious look shot iiiki her face. ".Sunbeam. I want yiu lo gi into ihe \ illage, " she said. ".And, sir. your lunch is ready. What n .silly child you are, Siinbeam, l<i be owl in iho .-iin wilh no ha' on. and .vour head .s,i bi.d! Hesides, V. hal (l<,is .\ir. .Sinclair care alsiut that ligly WnAT' "ileaps, Mis^ Cireen; he's going lo l)C 11 line dog. And I'm most gruioful to Si'iibcam for kwiking ;itler him." She sniffed inciedulou-'ly. "Vou know you only Ivnighl il out of slipor exlravagaiico, sir, <.r kindiiess. 'e<is ytiil saw Ihis child liglil ing fir ils lil(. " Nnlhing will iimkc me bchcve Ihal you like Ihe lillle wretch, though Sun- beam always has Uwik lo ^^iich weakly Ihings. Now. my ciiild, folcii your hal. end make hash'." she coiiliiuieii, as Ihey iccnlei-i'd till' liousc. "The fact is, llie (hild has a headie'hoâ€" excili-inenl al having her ihiir faiher home; aiul I mean lui lo lake a walk In gtl rid «.f il," she »M?t\ in an aside lo Sinclair. He nodded .sympalliclically. nipeling lur inquiring cvi s with an in-iiiihible sniilc. Kol- ho <<iiw Ihal sin- was Iwilf suspicious of him, and perhaps afraid Ihal Sunbcaiii had iMHiicd <iiil her grir\- aiic<' iiilo Ills willing ear. Had ho lioaiil the auiirs ckisc ralechiz iiig when .suiiIh am came downsiairs. he would liiivc srcii Ihal he was i.ol far from Ihe mark, for slic was dreadfully afraid llial lhc girl had lold o.iii of Ihal morning's ficcno. Much as she liked him. she slill had her diiibls utxuil him. "I'or all we know, ho may be a loc, a-mas(picriiding as an arlisl," slie inul- lori'd. as Siiiihiam assured In-r Ihal she laid said iiolliing llial could <l<i any iii- jurv lo Ihi'ir isimior. ".\ii' linn, il Ihiough you his duiighlcr- your faiher got eaiiglil il would le lerriblo! Or iiinlleiiian Dim.' flic added eiii|>hiili- cally; "if he's nabbed, you may give up all iK.po tor .vour falheri Nol bul what as lick's against Hill; prisuii ami llie I'csl place for him. Al all eveiils hc'.s safe llierc! Hul ho iniisint be pul llure through careli'ssni'ss of his own Ik'sh and likKid. Hi'inemher thai, .Sunbeam. Vou may Ihiiik him nngiily liaid. but Uiok al all he's done for yiii. and hold your tongue. N<iw, there's the b.sl of whal I want, und Iry lo walk back .v<iur smiles and lo make up .v^nir mind Ui iki what y<iur dad wants, lill be bellor llian marrying (Icnlleman Dan, for all he's such a swell, und il'll bo simple onoiigh, you hcl, Vou'll run no dan- ger!" She kissed the pale cheeks hcnriily. If only Iho girl wore ikiI .s<. go<id. W hat hiirm was lliere in Hill's . i-KpiesI? Where, indeed, would Ihey be now if she herself had been s<i siiueuuiish years ago? Hul Iho Ihoughl of niiirrying Sun- lieum lo lh(> smart member of ihe gang Hill had belonged to is<i long lillwl her wilh misgivings. It was a terrible llireal. .Surely lur brolhcr (X.uld n<it nieun il ? isurely he would never carry il out. As was hor wonl. .she wnlchod .'Jun- l>cnm go d<ivvii llie <lazzling road. Hut this lime with an nchint; heart. Tor the gill did not turn buck oneo, and she felt that sho blamed her for her coun.sel. Had she not loll her shrink as «he ki.s.sod li«r7 Hill had killed the child's love and liust in them. Wilh a choking tigh sho V went back tc the kilelien and burst Into lenrs. Duncan from his window had vvilnes*- i'd .Sunbeams rie)iarturo. He f^iiw the iluer woman s saddened face IIII with ycarnifig and anguish, and all his doubls rovfvod. There was something sirious afoot, el.se why should both wo- men look so wrelchetIT lli« certainly as lo Holly Oreeii'.s dis- liust of him incrca.sed n.-i Ihe day li'itglhened. For she seemed conliiuially il his way, and llie many lillle meet- ings belwcen Sunbeam and himself, Ihal liud briglilened Ihe past week luid re- lieved the monoUiiiy of his present life, 'vero marred by her pres«'nce. ()iily once had lie a chance of .speaking lo Ihe girl akine. .And then was when, on flailing <iul afh r an early tea. he found t.u sNxiping over a bed of nasliii limns, gathering the flowers lo decoiale his (able. "Sunbeam," ho murmured, pausing by ner side, "I wnnl you lo rotnenibcr ihal if ever y<ii. are in iiecil of help I will give it I nm your friend." "Thank you," she brealhotl, raising graleful eyo.s to h/i lluslu-d face, "I will icmem'Dor." And then he pa.i-.sed on up Ihe path, way. his iiuLscs healing wildly. The kxik •Il the hazel eyes had pieree<l lo his s<iul. And. f<ir no reason whatever, he fell hmiself ready lo sacrilieo his lilc ami soul for Ihe swcel-fueed girl. Hul Hie sight of hep father, grinning u|xiii him fioni Iho d.Kirway, gave him a shock. What a .soiilimentiil f'jol he was lo allow a preily face lo gain such a h<ild on him! "What would Kilccn say?" he niuso<l. siiiling. as a vision of Ihal young lady arose before his menial eyes. (To be continued). IVVWV^MW^^^ ^^ ^^A^^/V ^ »^^^^^ ^ ,^^^^^^^^AA^^^ KiiuiT THKt-: phu.nim;. IVir .>«mc time pa.st several ICnglish t.oi luiillural journals have furnished ii.lcie.sling mailer as to Ihe ix'speclive ir.orils of the pruning and non-priiiiing of fruil-lrres. The evidence in some 1 as. s dis.kses strong proofs Ihat llio e i.mon cu.sUim of annual priii^ng, and llial often of a severe nature, is ai- Uigclher a misUiko. A cinlriljulor lo Ihe "Oardeners' (ihixmicio," a grower of fruit lii'O.s. 1 !iecially apples of Iho U'.st Knglish, l-'ieuili and Hii.ssiaii varielics. shiles Ihal king since he has arrived ut H'e e, nclusiiin Ihat if quunlily combmed wilh quaiily are Ihe desired <ihjeils. iigular pruning as prucli.'*<'d by iiiosi gariieneis is a mistake. Ho admlls Ihit lliinning is neces;-ary every few years, Ihal U.ng blanches should be sIk rleiied, and llial cr<"ss, awkward gi-owths sliould bo taken oul, bul the aiimial lirimin;; Ihal ono sees in most gardens IS wrong. Time s)>cnt in el.'iinsing ihe liees f'.<;in American blight. i>-iinir- ing, <lc.. is niiicli more prolilabiy eiii- I'ioyel. Many sorts havo nol hiiied to cuip for at It asl tweiily year-, and some seasons very lieavily. Mr. J. lidale retHirts on e.xporimciils ti; pruning and iion-i>ruiiiiig, lliv- dif- ference, he snys, helween pruned and uiipiuiii'd plum lr<es being nearly li):l per ceil I. Williams' H m (ihiolion penis also sh-.wcd a great ditloreiieo. Lane's I'lince .Albert apidcs showi-d the leasl difference, bul slill it was clearly de- lined. 'Iho Iroes of each kind <if friiil < idv slightly pninod exhibited iiilei- iiicdiale elb els. These experiineiils au- nuiilly Inci'iase in value and inb'icsl. Some ileiails are as foMows: Kleveii trees <if apidos. I'rinco AIIh'iI. nie giiivving under eipial condilioiu in al respeels ex'-ept in reg!ir<l lo pnin- iiig. Kive Ir.'cs in one I'iiw have been annually and carefully pruned. Three I'o's in Iho iio.xl iviw have been nmni- ally and belly (or wiuglily) pruned, and Ihreo lices in the saino row have not l<en priiie.!. .All Ihe Irco.s came from the .same .vmice, aiul from Ihe same par- 111 of liMS, and were planted on the .siiuie day. Kaeli Iree has pixaluccd m<ne 1 r l.s-i friiil every year since IfS'.KI lo r.'lMi. inclusive, and Ihe average weiglii per tree fur Ihe whole of Ihat period is; Thiee badly-pruiiiil l;-ees yielded I'.i'.i.h (Kiuids tit fruil per lr<'e; lliree ii-oi-piimed Irces. ISit.ii p<innds of friiil 1 01 li<c; live well-pruned trees, lilo p<.iiiiil.« of fruil per Ireo. Ill Older Ihal renders may utidirslnnd the siw? and niarkil vnUic, as well us Ihe oconomio value <if Iho fruil, ?S [Hunds of Iho largesl apples "wore se- Irclod from each stored sample, aiul till f<illowing. after careful c<iunling. \vas llie result: Seventy np(ile.s from II." well-primed trees weighed 2S jKiimds. h'lv apples fiiiin the badly pruit- ed Iris's weighed '..'8 iKiimds. W'la'n s-dd, the Iruil fivnn Ihe well-priiiiol trees realized fivmi $?.!(• lo $•,'., ID |ier cwt.. Ihal from Ihe badly-pruned lioes ijl.iS per cwl., and fruil fwun iion- pinned trees ^X.^O per cwt. II is thus sliovvn that the non-pruned and bndly-pri.iied trees havo iip-lo-dale I'loduced nearly double Ihe luianlily of fruil pryidiicod by Ihe \voll-pi'uneil; it !S also shown Ihal Ihe laller havo pix.i- dueeil fruil Jioarly twice the value of lhc loiMiier, which makes them nli-iul eijual ill value commercially) up lo the end of lOIK). The fiiliire will pixivc which sysleni of mnnngeiiioiif is the best <if the throe; hul hi predict fuluro events by the past Is not very dinUull. and. Judging by Ihe pivigiess made by lh( well-iiruiied lives, Ihe rcsiilt In IIk' Tuar fuliire is ahinxsl a foreg«ine con- cluskin In favor of g-iod |irunlng. Much more may lie said nlxnil Ihis .niuch-dispulod quoslion of the bcnelils arising from good pruning na against slight or non-pnining. The groat bulk' will agree that go-xl jjruniiig is l!:e 1 eJil,- l.'iil Iherc are al.so other fruit gr<iwors. who say that regular annual pruniiigs; are a liiLslaKe. FOR.M WITHOUT I'l-RFOllMANliE IS HU.MHLG. In tiiis shrewd businos.s age, wc in- sist on bri'iHiing dairy co'ws for milk. f/.lor of hair and skin, graceful turn; or horn, wrfoctiou of syniniclrical con- lour, and Iho nunierou-s other fancy lyiiisiJerafion.s wh;c!i, in Iho past, bre "il- eis have <'tl(!ii sacrinced ulilily lo attain^ art all very well in Ih.'ir way. but Ihey d<; nol pay wages, inlcresl <w rent for lhc every. lay commercial farmer, into wln.se hands the animals or Ihoir pro- geny m;i-t finally pass. Orndually Hi* roiivielioi has forced iU^lf on unwil- ling iiilmls Ihal piir<'-brcd dairy caltlo, ur.k's. ji â- rsislently seloclod and bred for coiuslilull III and perf.irniiince. are Ixmnd i<i <lolerioralo lo Ihe point where Ihoir average j=^efuUiess will be no liiglun-v and <illoii aclually lower than that cf grades <'r scrubs. .A higher level •• f lit 1 ly. vvhicli is prolllableiioss, ^.-un be dfVeloped and mniiduinod only by con- sUinl rutional selecliou und breeding: .,j Ihal end. Moriovor. every wide-awake dairy- ij;an ikvv knows that appearance, or s '-ealle 1 outward eviden.-os, of dairy 11". tiihioss. ihv.ugh perhaps of some sig- niflcanco In ii general way, are often as deceiving as sin. G«x)d judges < f dairy cattle may pick oul some good lows. bill Iho best of Ihem cannot be de- [K tided on II discern all the besi c<3ws of a herd, much less to rate I heir sc- iiciions in order of proportionate value. This can bo done only by cnrofitl, cxin- siieiitiou.s testing with the milk scales- :iiid Hnbc ck lest. api)lii>d for several successive milking periods; und until breed assoeialions commence olllcial lesting on this Ihorougli und exhaus- live husis. wo shall never bo able to- l.M.N'd dairy cattle s.i intelligently as wi should. Hut while this is Ihe case, much g<i<id has been done by lestinj for shorter | oriods. Kvon u week's or .1 month's list is heller llian none, al- Ihougli very liable to exalt one's i>|»i- inall HI of llie Covv Ihat milks well wWn fivJi and then drops off, as contrasted with the steady, persi.stcnt milkei;. Much can bo done lo guard ugiilii.st sucli injustice by roleslbig eight months- ntler fieslioning, and luking the two lists in e- injunction. Besl of all, how- ever, and by far the simplest nielliod, IS llie caiv.fiil keeping of a milk record ll.rouglioul t!ie year, and year after .Vear. wiHi »j>casi<!nal imHiiiuniiiei'd vis- ils from an oliioial inspector, wlio will vvatch several inilkings, and c'lmparo lhc woiglil.s of milk wilh those roc^iid- ed for previous days, lo see wlie'lier ll.ey corrcs)ond. and wilW then lake samples fir Habcock lesls, Ui delermino •111 uveiago peroenlng<> of fat. II is such woik as Ihis Ihat the D<niiiuioii rie.oarliiioiit of Agriciilluro is carrying en." free <'f cimrgc. U<c Ihe Canadian ihdry-breo I assoclalioiLs, and no bettor lino "of effort was ever imderkiken by a Depnijiii'iil of .\griciillure. II will n iw lo up lo duirymcn lo acquaint I hoi!, selves wilh the Hccords of Pcr- f,!rmancc of Ihe breeds in which they ,Tie individually inlercsled, and, wlien buying heifer ealvos or young bulls, !o insist on knowing llie oHieiul mi!k iind buthr-rul records of their dams ard grandanis. l-'orlunalcly, there will soon ! o )i!only of breeders of blooded slock ready and anxious lo •'^uiiply Ihem. F».rm in dairy c-nws is all right, so far i.s il goes, but \villioul performance il is a humbug. PIIOKNIX I'AKK IIOMF. iSe.iulUul Irish Home ot Lord and Lady Alicrdecn. While there are two resid<>iiccs for Iho Lord I.ioulonant of Ireland, Dublin finstle and I'hoonix I'ark Lodge, the Vbordoeiis prefer the home in Phoenix I'ark. and ' nly live at the (insUo dur- ing Iho six weeks' s'icial season pre- ceding -St- Patrick's Day. The view Iroin lhc windows of I.ndy Abodoen's study is superb, for il ovorl-ooks Iho valley in which Diildin lies, wllh a gliniiise of the lovely hills on the oilier sitie. wriU.i! a conespondonl. It wns at llio lodge thai Queen Vio- b-ria made her visit in inoo. I wii.s si.<i\vn iiiUi Ihe small drawing rwiiis ai the end of Ihe suilo of Iho recoollon r-,Kims which Itio late (Jueen used M her privale ilining ro-.iiii. Oiiening off Ihis iMJin is a hrg-.' drawing-roo;u witn iTisii marble in <ilil design, over one ot Iw wide llre-)lacoH of exquisite white which hang^ a life-size pninling <if lhc lale Ouoeii. and over Ihe olhor ono of her coii.sort. rriuee .Mbert. The m-. si inleresling MOm of all H Lady .\hcrdions Ixnidoir. It is surely the iMom Ihal a voman whoso happi- ness consists in work would possess. There are great desks lUled wi'h loi- ters and tuipers and Kiok cases full o? reports and N oks dealing wilh Ih.^ movements in which she is inlorested. The general c\ilor lone of Ihe nsmi is gieoii. Willi carpels and hnngiM.'-e, In ihat resltul eokir. There are n-i pic- lures ,111 llio walls, but a shelf ruiw iilrout alsivo a while dado on whieh are ninneiMiis 'wnler color dnuvings. niosllv all of which have been Njught ui Irish oxhibilioiis by Iho Vicoriene.. One of the few oxeo)ilioiis is a sketch <.f liroiiiar. llie Aberdeen's ScoltLsli re- treat in l)ee>ido, done by lhc rxumt- tss' nioee. Miss ("irace Hidtey. whom I bImi met and who is a delighlfiil .v<iung girl who h.i-s nnide her homo with Iho fioimlc.s:; since the dealii <f her parents. I