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THE nSTERMS KEY OR, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. , CHAFfER XXIâ€" (Cont'd) ♦Accordingly, that very evening, iWlison and Lady Bromley were consulted as to the plan, and both heartily seconded it, greatly to the young lover's gratification, where- i^on there followed an earnest consultation rt-gardiug ways and Hieans and timf. , "How long will it take you ladies to make the necessary arrange- lients?" the young man inquired. "That will depend somewhat up- OU your own and Allison's wishes regarding the matter." Lady Brom- ley smilingly observed. "L)o you which told him more plainly than words how grateful she was to liavii everything so delightfully arraag d for her. Mrs. Pollard was advertised tor the very uext day, and on the sec- ond morning afteiward present°'l herself in Lady Bromley's apart- ments, where she wa.* almost ever- come upon meeting Alliso i ard learning what was wanted of ner In a week's time the house was in perfect order and everything running as smoothly and methodi- cally as when Mr. Brewster was liv- ing, the only thing lacking to make the home life complete being his h«r features; then, with a shriek that froze the blo<xl of every listen- ei, she threw up her hands and fell senseless into the arms of Gerald, who sprang forward to catch her. The whole company was thrown 'iato the greatest excitement by this unexpected and alarming oo currence. Lady Bromlev fell upou her knees beside her friend, her face betraying great anxiety and distress. "What could have caused such an attack?" she murmured appra- h^nsively. "Open the windows, vjmebody, so toat she may have plenty of air." Mr. Lyttleton sprang to obey her, and throwing open a sash, the co >. evening air swept refreshingly into the aparttrent, and the unci.nsciouj woman began to revive almost im- mediately. Sne soon sat up, and looked around the room in search of Allison. he had not heard in them since her girlhood, "the secret of mo.e than twenty years ia a secret no lon^cf, for this dear girl is my daughter '" "Mabel, are you crazy 'I ' ciicd the startled man, and regardlu.j; her as if he really feared that her rea- son had suddenly been detu'injd "No. It ia apparent that you Vire thunderstruck at the revela- tion," she returned, with !i nei-v- ous laugh, "but what I hava tcld you is true, and Helen can I'ruve the statement." "But, Mabel, you have always said that you had no childrea," l."^r brother sternly replied. "And I spoke no falsehool, for fate and my own unpardi r.able rashness cons,pired to rob me of the only treasure that I ever ha-ii,'' said the agitated woman, in a tuue ot anguish. "Eplain yourself, if you plc.ase,'' commanded Mr. Lj'ttleton. "H^ra take this chair," he adc'ed ni. re The girl was sitting at the foot j ^j ^s he rolled one to her side. which I have been caught napping and had to bear the brunt of the loss. The first instance occurred in my days of pupilage, when I was a spectator rather than a sufferer. There was sad loss of ewes and lambs under able management, the cause being eventually traced to „.„„. ^..^ „^. food. It happened in early spring j 5,^^^-'^p^"7o*;^pa„y""J3 7jfj;j'y\j^;;_ PITTSBURQ BREAD KINGS. And while Mr. Patten has been busy in the Chicago wheat "pit," Messrs. Ward and Evans, th» bread kings of Pittsburg, have beea inaugurating a new company, capi- talized at $8,000,000, which will pro- bably "corner" the bakery trade. n mild weather, which caused the turnip greens to sho<jt and flower, and the cause was, no doubt, too succulent food, containing crude nitrogenous matter (omides). which acted injuriously upon the sheep, upsetting their digestion and poi- soning the blood. The second case occurred to myself, and it is note- worthy that it happened during my first year of farming. The pre- vious tenant had allowed his hay to stand till it was too old, prob- acquired large wheat areas in the West, and will be able to obtain its supplies without the intervention ot the middleman. In fact, the new combination from the wheat-fields ti the bake-house, will make a strong fight to control the wholo Eastern market. Whether they will succeed or not is another matter, for these at- tempts at "cornering" are often at- tended with disastrous results. w antl * w.^ding-i 'mean a" sociVty I pni^l prosence. Lady Bromley affair!" [however, brightened the home with „ ,, , ] i All- u ' ber charming personality, and, .^,"f 'l..»h"f '.^„ ?*..'^i^'*?^',.*^° ' throwing herself vigorously into the 1 - \ i f work before her, soon had the sat- isfaction of seeing Allison absorbed iu matters pertaining to her trous- j seau, to the exclusion of all that was sad or depressing. Gerald established himself in handsome Uxlgings nearby, where he could drop in upon them when- I ever he fslt inclined, and every â-  passing day only served to make ! life seem brighter to them all. am^ed, flushed, and then shook her fretty head with a somewhat doubt- ul'air. He understood her. She was not quite sure whether she ought to wiah for a brilliant wedding, such as young ladies in her circle usu- al^- aspired to. She was no long- er Miss Brewster, the heiress, al- though practically her position was ifnchauged. Then, Mr. Brewster h jd been dead only a little over a j ^^ ^^^ ^^^ -^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^.^^ ,^^re jear, and she was not out of niourn- .^^^^ announcing the approaching jrfg, although gradually I'ghtemng ^ ^^^^,^^^^ ^^^ i^.i^i ^ i„ng n^t tke sombre hues which she had hith- i ^.^ j^;^^^,^ j,, ^^ present at the nap- *\,^M*'"'- I \ ""'"^ ^^-^^^.^'^f "f tials and reception following, wnat he read in ber e.x.pressive face atid hesitation of manner. But kjiowing how all the fondest hopes oJF the banker had been centred in this beautiful girl, knowing that He had never denied her a wish from her infancy up, and that he â- would have spared no effort or ex- pense to make her marriage the one ynportant event in her life, Ger- ald felt that due respect ought to Bt paid to what he believed he Would have desired, as well as to the expectations of society in gen- eral. "It is customary for the bride to have her say upon a question of â- that nature, I believe," he smiling- •ly observed, after considering for Ji few moments; "but if I may be allowed, I would like to express "myself freely, and then you can do ad you like." "Certainly you may be allowed, and I am sure that .illison will be glad to know your preference in the matter," said Lady Bromley. "Indeed, I would," asserted the fair bride-elect eagerly. "I should be glad to shift the responsibility of the whole affair upon his shoul- <Jers." "Well then," returned her lov- er, his fond eyes fastened upon tier face, that he might catch its every varying expression, "I think â- ^icre ought to bo a wedding â€" not â- too elaborate an affair, perhaps, because of him whom we lost last year, but as near an approach to fi. society function, such as he would have desired, as mav be consist- ent." "Gerald, how thoughtful you are! You always say and do just the nicest and most appropriate 'things," Allison exclaimed, her â-  face glowing with pleasure, yet with a thrill of emotion in her tones, as . her thoughts reverted to her father . and how she would miss him in the . coming festivities. "And Allison," he continued, "I want you to be married from your old home, just the same as if ev- erything had remained unchanged. Mr. Lyttleton thinks we must sail about the middle of Aprilâ€" that will give you fully two months, which ought to be time enough, with sufficient help, to dc every- thing in a proper and becoming manner. My plan is thisâ€" to have the old house opened, and you, with Lady Bromley to matronize you, take up your abode there at once. I will advertise for your old housekeeper. Mrs. Pollard, and if phc can be found I know that she -will be delighted to resume her former position, and will soon have everything in apple-pie order for What do you say, dear?" But .Mlison could not reply to this. The thought of going back to the dear old home, which she tiad l.elieve<l lost to her forever â€" of planning for her marriage beneath itc friendly shelter, and surrc iiid- •eo by familiar and well-^bclove.' < b- jects, around whieh clustered lo many tender memories, aroused emotions which she found it difficult to master. Lady Bromley, seeing how near she was to breakiugdown, hastened to fill the gap. "It will be just the nicest ar- rangement in the world!" she said brightly, "and it is so like you to think of it. Gerald. I am sure, too, that your suggestion with reference to a wedding is th? right and pro- iper thing to doâ€" just what your father would have wished, Alli'iOn, and I know you will be happy t<.i be at home once more." "Indee<l, yes," was all that the agitated girl could say ; but she slipppd her hand into Gerald s, at of the sofa, and was regarding ner guest with an expression of fear and anxiety. It seemed to her that she could not bear to have her wed- ding marre-J by a single untoward event "Oh, was it all a dream?" cried "Sit down, everybody, while wt have this remarKable den luii' •;- ment elucidated; for"" â€" stra'gliten ing himself with an energetic move- ment, a swift look of triumph sweeping over his features â€" "upon the proof of my sister's ai^ertion Mrs. Bryant, trying to rise U:, her ! ^1^^^^ h^^gg j^ fortune. feet as her glance fell upon the young girl. "Was what a dream, Helen?" in- quired Lady Bromley. "What was 't that shocked you so?" Why did j'ou faint?" Gerald started violently at his words, and comprehended at «-nco that if it could be proved tba. .Al- lison was the daughter ot Sir Charles and Lady Bromley, t'ttre would be no further difficult/ abrut hours. LOSSES AND GAINS. It is true that Mr. E. P. Hutch- inson, familiarly known as "Old Mrs. Bryant did not reply. Her settling the long-contested an 1 com attention seemed all concentrated pij^jj^tpj "Bromley Case. ' The upon Allison, toward whom she tot- 1 appearance of a direct heir was all terc-d wea,kl.v, and. bending over|that was needed to bring it to a her, clutched eagerly at something | speedy issue. you. CHAPTER XXII. Mrs. Manning and her children, with whom .Allison had exchanged fiequent visits before leaving Bos- ton, were to spend this last month with herâ€" Mr. Manning coining lat- er in season for the wedding â€" and Mrs. Bryant was to be the guest of Lady Bromley during the week pre- ceding the event. Thus time flew, and two days previous to the wedding the house was full of happy, congenial peo- ple, all deeply interested in the af- fairs ot the lovely bride-elect, es- pecially in the elegant gifts which had been pouring in thick and fast tor more than a week, and in the trousseau, which Gerald had pri- vately instructed Lady Bromley must be the daintiest and nicest which her. exquisite taste could suggest. On this particular after- noon, the Lyttletons. with Mr. and Mrs. Lyman, had ben invited to dine with the family, and after din- ner they were all gathered in the drawing-room, a jolly, happy com- pany of twelve, when a maid en- tered, and, going to Allison, in- formed her that Mademoiselle Fro- monte, the modiste, had arrived with a special reception-dress which bad been sent home once before, but had to be taken away again for some alterations. Mademoi- selle now wished to try it on, to bo sure that it was all right before letting it go out of her hands. "Ah!" said Lady Bromley, who had overheard the message- "I am glad it has comeâ€" now every- thing is complete. Helen, it is that lovely pearl-gray brocade with the rose trimmings that 1 was telling you about," she added to Mrs. Bryant. "Oh, .-Mlison, let me go up with you and see it tried on," said that lady, turning eagerly to her. "I've seen all the rest, you know, but this will have to be packed ininirdi- ately, and I shall miss it other- wise." "Why cannot we other ladies have the same privilege?" smiling- ly inquired Mrs. Lyttleton. "We all love pretty things." "So do the gentlemen, also," Mr. Lyman hero piped up, whereupon there was a general laugh at his expense. "Well, well! Mr. Lyman. I am surprised to find a man of your age so fond ot girlish finery," merrily crieel Lady Bromley, who was ex- cessively amused. ".Vllison"â€" turn- ing gaily to her â€" "there is but one thing tor you to do ; go up and let Mademoiselle Fromonte put on the robe, then come down and give us all a look at it. "And make a show-figure of my- self!" protested Allison, blushing. "Oh, we are all friends, and you arc an object ot special interest just now. Hun along, dear, and let us have our way," said Mrs- Lyman coaxingly. The fair girl trippe<l away with- out more ado, but twenty minutes Uter the portieres parted again, t-c reveal a vision ot loveliness which broi:ght an exclamation of delight to every lip, a loe^k ot fond admiration to every eye. Mrs. Bryant sprang forward to meet her, clasped her by the hand, and drew her forward to the cen- tre ot the room, directly beneath the chandelier, her delighted eyes feasting themselves upon the beauty before her. , . . But suddenly she stopped short, her figure grew rigid as marble, pale as death, a I upon her neck. I "No, no! I did not dream if" j she cried, si ivering from head to jfuot. "Mabel! Mabel! Look! l(X)k!" and holding up the objoct [ â- Â« hieh she had seized with one hand, i she nointed at it with the other to attract Lady Bromley's attention. It was the goklon key which was Allison's only heritage, save that of love. Around her throat was clasped the delicate chain with the key su- spended from it. Lady Bromley went quickly to (To be continued.) ♦-(^♦-©-♦^^♦O^O^O^O-f-O^O-t-O -fK) On the Farm ^^O'T O V O ♦ O'T'O'^O V O ♦ O ♦ O â-¼ O'^'^ EFFECT OF DIET ON SHEEP. - L L J i Everyone who has kept a large Allison to ascertain what had -o , Q^^^k of sheep must have experieuc- excited her friend. The effect pr-. \ ,.^ ^.^at are called strokes of bad duced upon her as she caught sig'U luck. These misfortunes mav occur at any time, but mostly happen at transitional periods of the year or in connection witn some crisis in the annual history, c*- which lambing is the best ex- ample. The mysterious nature of these attacks has always been a aheep well, of the golden key was scarcely ie-s remarkable than that exhibited by her friend. "Heavens!" she exclaimed wild- â-  Ij and with ashen lips, while she I grasped Allison by the ara^. ["Where did you get it?" I The startled heart ot the g'll puVzle to flockmasters/ for . leaped into her throat at the que- < are hardv creatures when |tion, and she could make no re^ly land the appearance of the flock j She turned a troubled, appea'":g may well warrant confidence in 1 look upon Gerald, who instantly | their well being. Suddenly a death jcame to her side, an eager expres- ig reported, which causes no parti- sion on his face, for he believed t!i.\v | cular surprise or alarm. If, how- were on the verge ot a wond-.rfi-.r ever, such a casualty is succeeded revelation. ! by others of a similar nature, a "Lady Bromley," he obse'vod different feeling is aroused, and gravely, ''I have told you, and w- the owner and the shepherd are all know, that Allison was adop;:cd | found in close consultation in order ibv Mrr and Mrs. Brewster *'' s V to find a cause. Meanwhile the I she was an infant. Since w^ are ; mischief continues, aud each |Fiaetica!!y a family-party, I mny niorning, or seldoiner, fresh deaths safely mention the fact that si e washer cases are reported, and it soon i 8 deserted babe, found by Mrs i appears that for some reason or I Brewster's sister. Tliat goldet' kiy ; [,tijer^ the flock has been upset. I was pinned upin her dress, d.nl" j Inquiries are instituted, perhaps I Gerald was suddenly cut short : jn these columns, intestines are I at this point by the strange liuhav- : jgut „p to experts, veterinary as- I ior ot Lady Bromley, who fell upon â-  sistance is called in, all too often 1 1 I ;j~ .\li;,«., „nA n-,n<.< I . i-..! r»>i - 1- » ably with the wish to secure as headers may remember how Mr. big a block ot hay for valuation as â-  f^^^^P^ ^eiter endeavored to estab- possible. In the succeeding spring ''^^^ '"^ . '^''"* /j"""", ^" ^'^^" the turnips ran. and the conse- "f'?: miffa'cujated, and on account ouences w»re innutritions hay, '^^d'^'^^X'^rA^ Tl^^^^T l''"]"^ imperfectly developed green food. , J^^^V^'T' . . *f ^^ ni"^ f'"' The result was a rapid falling off j {:^°1: ''^^ ^«^^ $1,500,000 in a tew iu condition of the flock, which un- fcrtunately was hidden from me ky an accident, which kept me on niy back. The result was the death ; inson. familiarly known as cf about si-xty ewes and all their Hutch," got complete control of th« lambs, and it was long before the wheat market in 1H88 ; and, by buy- survivors recovered their normal , ing at 75 cents a bushel and selling strength. The serious misfortune ', m §2.50. made an enormous for- was entirely due to errors in feed- ; tune ; but when, two years later, ing, and I will pass on to another. I those very shrewd men, Mr. Mac- Some years ago my ewes were af-jiray and Mr. Flood, cornered 9,- Itected with sore teeth, â- which com-'ooo.OOO bushels, thev were glad to : municated itself to the lips of the escape with a loss of" $2,500,000. Ia lambs, and the consequence was the seventies Messrs. Lyon and Co. 'that the lambs could only suck with <iropped .^tlO.OO.OfW over their "cor- ipain, and the ewes crouched and r.er" in wheat; while in 1S37 Ed- stamped when the lambs attempted ,vard Harper, in a wheat deal on to approach them. This proved fa- ,he Chicago E.xchange, lost $3,500,- I tal to many ewes and lambs, and qqq , V. as difficult to account for. It, j An American svndica:3 some time I however gradually become appar- ,.jg„ created a "corner " in biscuits cnt that it was caused by a heat- ; __c.ipital $.i5,000,000 ! Between Salt I ed state ot blood, brought about by i Lake Citv on the west, Portland on jdiet ot clover hay. with an allow- the ea.st."St. Paul on the north, and I ance of cotton cakeâ€" too albumin- y^w Orleans on the southâ€" an area I ous in Its character. There was „r several thousand square milesâ€" r o roots that year, and clover hay, ' ^^ person was able to eat a bis- I cotton cake and water were too cuit without paying tribute to this I heating. .-Ml went en tor some ' commercial octupus. weeks, but the heated condition of roTTOv '-rnRViTRS! " I the hUjod seemed to fly to the teats j COriJ>< CORNEKb. I and spread to the udders, affect- ; In 1S81 an attempt was made in ' ing the lambs as well. Both ewes Liverpool to "corner" cotton, tho and lambs, being above ordinary looms in Lancashire being stopped I value, made this a serious matter, by way of counter-action. The and was a great trial to the shep- ^ "corner" came to an end in a few ^ herd, who was in excellent spirits days, Mr- Morris Ranger, a great ; during the lambing time, and had cott^Jia speculator, failing two years I a capital "breed" ot lambs. On an- later and causing much disaster. I other occasion, when roots were This was the first of several cotton scarce and hay and water was al- ; "corners" attempted in Liverpool ternative. the ewes became con- during the "eighties, all ot which stipated, and when lambing time ' proved unsuccer-sful. ! came many ewes were affected , About the time that Mr. Leiter with hemorrahago and several tried to "corner" the world's wheat died. This al.so was attributed to a heated condition of blood, owing to eating much clover hay (i.e.. supply, a gigantic milk trust, with <. capital of 812.000,000, furnished chiefly by British speculators, was rai.xed clover and baets), without projected in New York City, whila roots. It they had received mea- dow hay and a few white turnips the mischief would not have hap- about the same time a British-Am- erican Corporation obtained practi- cal control ot the fisheries of the her knees beside Allison, and. wnd ling h;-r arms around her slent'f, I graceful form, bowed her head up- I on her neck and sobbed brokenly "Found! Oh, my darling, I have I found you at last ! What a bles.'-id ', release from tho cruel bondage in which I have lived all my life! Fo- years I have carried a crush'.id and bleeding heart in mj breast , for almost a quarter oi a century I have struggled and fought v. iih a guilty conscience." 1 She paused, utterly ov3r; m.', ! her tears flowing like rain, while Mrs. Bryant betrayed almost eq i:il tmotion. Allison, however, was strangely calm, and her far-e, though pale, was illumined by some intense inward joy. "Gerald." she said as she "ttwl to little purpose. The mischief continues, until it appears to ex- haust itself, confidence is gr<adually restored, and the matter is attri- buted to those misfortunes which appear to be inseparably connected with the maintenance of a large herd ot live stock. I write entirely from personal experience, with some knowledge ot sheep and science ; but ' • such cases neither the one nor the other appears sufficient to stop the mortality, which, be it remarked, is not due to any specific outbreak such as rot, lung trouble, or gid, but seems to be due to a geueral upset ot the digestive system. It 's accompauied by diarrhoea, con- stipation, iinpactior ; and death is followed by frothing ot the mouth her shining eyes to hi-n, at the sat.-e j and enormous distension of the ab- tinie throwing her riglit arm aro i k' j domen. It may attack lambs, tegs, pened. In this connection it may great Canadian lakes, thanks to a he remarked that the same course trust with a capital of $5,000,000. ' ot feeding might easily have prov- The countless millions of fish dis- ed harmless, for these strokes of porting in the waters ot these inigh- bad luck appear to be due to a ! ty lakes can only do so by permis- combination <if circumstances. If ; sion of these monopolists.. however, a sheep farmer has once i r.r-T>i<->i-o .</ v-wnx'mo >• experienced a loss, and traced it to j CLRIOL S CORNERS. such causes as have been mention- 1 The modern history ot steel and ed. nothing will persuade him to ! < il, of course, provides some of the repeat it. He will hear of others most striking e.:-ainples of tho pow- doing the same thing without evil • er of trusts and combines, and such consequence, but his mind is made ; men as Jlr. Rockefeller and Mr. up- I have known a flockmaster say j Andrew Carnegie owe their milli- that he would not allow his flock ous practically to the "cornering" i t<- walk over a field ot swedes be-: of the marktts. fore lambing, and, doubtless, ne There are some amusing features had got reason for his vow. Still, in the history of "corners." and I others do so, and think nothing of some curious cammereial entcrpris- I il, because they have not been bit- j es have been suggested of late ten- but once bitten, twice shy. ' years. It is only two years ago Food, no doubt, is a very principal that a group of New York finan- : item in sheep amanagenient, and is cicrs thought out a scheme for I so important that it cannot be dis- j "cornering'' the output of the ' missed in one short article I there- 1 world's Bibles. They arranged ihafc : fore, shall hope to give a few more all the great printing and distri- ' cases at a future time, bearing up- buting hou.ses should combine, thus on the vast importance <if judici- 1 reducing the cos'' of production, ad- <uis feeding.â€" J. W., in Live Stock ministration, aud distril)ution to a â-  Journal. minimum. Xn all-round increas-e of I ♦ I 40 per cent, in prices was to be io- troduced. an enormous profits were FORTUNES IN "CORNERS ., _ „ _.,her face grew _ tha sain9 tim« lifting to him a look wild, frightened look sweeping over the form of the kneeling, wcc.ji ii; woman, "she is my mother!" Before tlie young man coula re- spond, Mr. Lyttleton came t. his sister's side, his countenan -o vv.ar- I ing a somewhat stern, but w'ool.y puzzletl expression. "Mabel!' he e.xclairaed scne- what sharply. "What in the na" c of all that's mysterious is the u'.-'an- ing of this strange scene and your wild utterances? Y'ou are co'dutt- ing yourself in the most unaccount- able manner, wh-'le there appears to be some important secret wh'^h jou and Mrs. Bryant share, but which is not apparent to the rest of us. I think you would do ac'1 to calm yourself and give us an ex- planation." His tone did more toward produc- ing tlris result than any oth'-J treatment could have done. Latly Bromley immediately a-o.^^e and turned to confront her brother, but with an air of dignity «hich at on!>e assure<l him that waitevM- the nature ot her secret, she hnd it in her power to explain evir..,thing to his entire satisfaction. She did not move from Allison's side, however. She h.id clapped one of her hamis i:i hers, an I n.v.i sto-M? tb-re clin'3'ir'' to it whie s''e rpi'il'p 1 t-o Mr. Lvtlleton. "Pi-?hard.'" she «.aid. iiio*-!p3 I:!S trlijne*" r'-'i»»>'v. wSj'p there w.-"* a ' ring of g'.r.u.u-«s la hsr tea.'; wla. b cr evves, and appears to be at- tributable to errors of diet. In some cases death is sudden, a iwe falling down dead at the hay-crib. More often a shepherd leaves an- imals apparently in good health at night, and finds one or two stiu and blown up in the morning. The master becomes almost afraid to visit his flock or to ask after them and is daily worried by bad news. Now the best thing he can do, un- der such difficult circumstances, is t.-j shift his sheep on to entirely new ground and new food, and this measure is often eminently successful, so that tho plague is stayed almost immediately. The problem is, however, by no means solved, for in the first instance it was not suspected that anything was wrong in the general manage- ment- Hay, roots, cake, and daily outrun are all in aecordance with good feeding ; but for some reason, more or loss occult, the particular food and situation appears to have upset the flock. The difficulty lies in foretelling tho mischief, for nei- ther shepherd nor master antici- pated it, and it is scarcely likely that anything will be done till some- thing has happened. When, how- ever, the toscin sounds it is time to act promptly, and the treat- ment must be in the direction of "hangp of food and situation. I will uext give a few cases ia MILLIONS WON AND LOST IN A SINGLE DAY. .i Great Many .Vmcrieans are Never Happy 1'nlcs.s They arc Gambling. "Corner" is merely another name for a trust or mon<poly. One man. a firm, or a syndicate of firms ar- cstimated. But people in England refused to have anything to do with the idea, and thus an amazing .\m- erican scheme was brought to an end â€" at least, so far as interna- tional business was concerned. PARROT AND MONKEY TRUST It was reported in 190G that the waters of the Jordan had been "cornered," a certain .\nierican colonel havii'g obtained from the "Turki-sh Government the exclusive concession to export the water of this famous river- Indeed, there stems no limit to "cornering" pro- ^, . ... ...., pensities ot the .\merican financi- range their speculations with a view . [,^. . ^^^ amazing though it may seem a combine was actually formed two to controlling the whole ot a cer tain commodity, such as meat, wheat, or cotton, for instance- If they succeed in obtaining this mo- nopoly, then they can create a scarcity which causes the prices to rise, and enables them to ultimate- ly sell out at huge profits. It is by this means that Mr. J. A. Patten, the celebrated Chicago financier, made profit at tho rate of $500,000 a day recently, through "cornering'' many million bushels of wheat. The consequence was that the "man in the street " had tc pay more for his bread, although Mr. Patten maintains that it was the shortage of the crop and unfav- orable weather conditions which made the prices of flour and wheat go up. and that he was simply shrewd enough to take advantage ot that circumstance. three years ago. with a capital of $500,000, to "corner" monkeys, parrots, and all cage pets. Kneeling on the floor a married woman named Mileham was found dead at Yarmouth, with her head- in a zinc washing bath containing two or three gallons of water. .\ddington Palace, near Croydon, ^ a Georgian structure which vvast f<.rnierly one of the homes of thej .-Vrchbishop ot Canterbury, andj practically tho whole Addington VU-, lage is for sale. Some Saxon painting on an oldi Saxon wall and part of .a Norman piscina have been discovered during repairs at Stoki I)'.\bernoii Church, Surrey, while the sexton has unearthed the top of a censer O* 1,000 .\.l). ia the churchyai-*-