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•*.. "* ♦^â- %4^-M^4>>-f-f-f-M^-H'*l»-fH-f-f-f-»-f ♦♦♦♦•♦"♦-♦-♦ -H^M^* ft [ t OR, A LOOK INTO THE PAST CHAPTER IV. "Nancy, coiiio out at oncol" â€" imporioubly. •1 c»n't." "You must!" Nancy came to the window and looked down at her sister by adop- tion, a world of love shining in her magnificent eyes. "Who dares say must to me I" •he r>oinandAd, with a Hmile. "J do," Dorothy answered, laz- ily; "you have sat over that Italian BtuS quite long enough ; I do not intend to let you hit any longer on Auch an exquisite day." 'It ia lovely," ^reed Nancy. Thu two girls we<e standing at the back of the Hall. Dorothy out^ side on the grassy lawn, and Nancy Inside her room, a delightful, pic- turesque apartment, which she •dortd. It wan summer ; the stately trees tnoved faintly in the soft breeze^ the scent of the lilies mingled with the roses, the old-fashioned sweet-wil- liam and carnations pranked the garden plots. Nancy's heart thril- led with the sense of peace and hap- pinexs that was her daily lot now. "Why on earth you work so hard I can't think. I don't bother my- self about it." "You are not me, Dolly," »n- •wered Nancy, ungrammatically. "It is too hot to puzzle that out," Dorothy laughed, and then she flung up a dewy fragrant rose to the girl l<^aning «ut of the win- dow. "Come along, darling, I am so lonely," with an artiul little wail in her voice. That was quite enough for Nancy. The next instant the was on the lawn and had slipped her hand through the other girl's arm. "Now, then, my fair one with the golden locks," she asked, play- fully, "what are we going to do?" "Get into our hammocks and go to sleep." Dorothy suited iho deed to the word by flinging herself down on the swinging net and cushions. Nancy pulled up a low chair and sat beside her, and gazed at the lovely little face, with its golden locks and sweet eyes, thoughtful- "What are you staring atT' ask- ed Miss Leicester, lazily. "How dreamy you eyes are, Nancy." "They are great goggles," ob- served our heroine, putting one hand over the orbs in question. "What are great gogglest" in- quir«'d a voice from behind. "MerefleW 1 you agajn !" exclaim- ed Dorothy. "1 onW came yesterday," Lord Mersfield said, apologetically, and looking rather hurt. "You will live here next." "Dolly, you are rude !" "Oh I it is all right. Miss Ht â-  ilton, I don't mind what she si. in fact, 1 â€" I rather like it." And Lord Mcrefield drew up an- other chair--sat down by the ham- mock, too, endeavoring to seem as if {f-lJ-^J^ot Ji^'ii/.i^iTs'^ousin's un- graci'>unneBS in iLc least, and fall- ing miserably. Nancy Hamilton leaned backhand smiled ; this was a daily occurrence, and she knew it by heart. "How is Aunt Priscillal" snap- ped Dorothy, after a pause. She always siKike of his mother in this way, although Lady Merefield was only her father's cousin. Then there was another pause. "Well, haven't you any ncus. Merefield 1 Yoii are the dullest person I know," was tho next re mark. "Oh-â€" yes. Iâ€" 1 quite forgot â€" you were asking me the other day, Dolly, if any one ever lived at the manor, that queer old place near us. It has been empty a long time, but it is let now up to next win- ter to a very rich manâ€" a Mr. Crawshaw, I think." "How delightfulâ€" we Bhall have some one worth talking to at last !" Nancy rose. "You are two silly children," she declurcd, laughing, "and I am not going to sit here aiid listen to your squabbling. The first rjf our guests arrived to-day, and I promised Sir Humphrey to help him. iSo au re- voir. and «lon't please don't come to blows." "Merefield is capable of any en- orni tv." I)(ir<jtliy t-ried, promptly. "I fully expect I shall be lilack â- nd blue when you sec me again, Na.cy." And with poor Ixjrd Mereflold's expostulations ringing in her cars, Nancy walked away. She had grown very nearly ar- cnstomed to her new anl luxuri- ous life now, and was almost be- , ginning to forget the bitterness of " the one she used to live. Contrary to all expectations, Dorothy iiad hot tired of her new compani<jn, eut socmcd to grow fomlor and fonder of her each day ; while Sir Humphrey boldly declared he could not do without his Nancy now. She had dropped into her plea- sant position both naturally and gracefully, and no two people re- joiced more over her phenomcaally good fortune than her old fri«nd Dr. Grautley and Nurse Wortloy. Both Sir Humphrey and Dorothy knew everything about lier, and tliey loved her non« the less because of hor fornier menial duties and vulgar surroundings ; and the fact that her father's relations had so cruslly deserted her only served to endear her still more strongly to them. Of course her presence at Ripstono Hall had given rise to great and much discussion, in which L*dy Merefield, the •â- â€¢Hing earl's mother, participated vigor- «u3ly, but no amount of argument •r persuasion could move either Sir Humphrey or Dorotliy from their determination to keep Nancy Hamilton with them. "She saved my darling's life, and she maketi her happy, that is enough for me," Sir Humphrey al- ways answered his cousin; '"even if she wore all you try to make out, Priscilla, I should love her still, but Nancy is just the sweetest and be«t girl in all the kingdom." "She belongs to â-  n 'v -'md sh'ill never leave v '>'>â-  ''-I'l' dc-ciar ed, pugnaciou.ily, 'and if Aunt Priiicilla can't O'xnu here without being disagreeiibi«:, »liy she can stay away, that's ail. Nancy is my own dear friend and sister, and I won't have her insulted." All this was de<.'4.red over and over again to Lord Merefield, who protested in return that Dorothy was quite right and his mother quite wrong, and that ho loved Nancy very much, as he would have protested he loved a scorpion if his cousin Dorothy had wished it, though, as a matter of fact, he did like Nancy immensely, and he was nut too simple-minded to sco that her companionship was an excellent thing for the beautiful, spoiled lit- tle heiress. With her Uncle Henry, Nancy held no communication, though she got occasional news of him from Dr. Grantley ; and gradually the past, with all its miseries, its bit- ter despair and drudgery, faded in- to oblivion. Now, as she walked back to the Hall, she was busy thinking about the guests who were to com© to- day. Dorothy had determined on having a lawn-teoois, tournament, and, of course, it was decided at once this was to take place. "It will be a good opportunity to introduce Nancy U> the county, pa- ps," she had said, and Sir HvHn- i'Hre:, 'juitc ajreed with his dar- . â- !â- . iiio SCO, one â€" two," Nancy museu '. > henicif, "Capt. and Mrs. Fairfax, four, and â€" and I wonder if he will come." "Ho" was Derrick Darnley, whom she had not seen since that mem- orable evening in Sir Humphrey's den; perhaps it was because his name was so oft«;n on Dorothy's lips that Nancy remembered him ; but most certainly he rose f" her hnd .with wonderful i r: .istcncy. r^io housekeeper was wuiting to receive all her orders, and Miss Hamilton was very busy for the next haif-hour; she found that all the serva.its waited on her with great deforsmce and respect with one exceptioi), and that exception was a footnuMi named William, whose manner sometimes had the clTcct of making the girl most un- C()rafortal)le, though she could scarcely have told why. She said nothing alwut it, nowever, for she knew that, had she complained, the man would have been dismissed at once, and she had too kind a heart to desire this ; besides, he never ventured to show any disrespect before Kir Humphrey or his young mistress; it was only whfii she hap- jinned to see him alone that she ex- perienced a disagreeable sensation in his presence, aud even then she was tcmptc-d to laugh down the feeling us being ridiculouK ami be- neath her notice. It is wonderful, however, how small things affect us; on thi.s morning, for example, as Nancy left the housekeeper's room, and, passing through the wide hall, met the footman William, she was made (luito unconifortnhlo by his in.iolent stare at her, and she resolved to bring him to task for his (offensive manner at once. "William," she said, sharply, "carry those chairs out onto the lawn." The servant took no notice, only smiled ; he was quite safe, there was no one near. Xancy refieated her command, the color mounting to Imr cheeks. "I don't take no orders 'cejit from the mistress of the house," the] man answered, in.soleiitly. Nancy stopped and looked at him for an instant, then said, slowly: "You are quite right, -I am not the mistress of this house ; but there is a master, and he shall deal with you." "Don't you go and get roe my notice," William muttered, putting himself before the girl; "don't, I say, or it will be the worse for yer. Miss Nancy Hamilton. D'yer understand 1" And with that the man put his hand lightly on the girl's arm. Before she had time to utter a word he had removed it, and was slipping quickly away, when Sir Humphrey's voice said, in a deep, determined way : "Stop!" Then looking at him sternly, he went on : "Nancy, what i/B this--did I hear that man threat- en you " Nancy hesitated ; sh* had felt very angry for a moment, but there was not a grain of malice in her na- ture. â-  "It is nothing; ho meant no harm," she answered, hurriedly. Sir Humphrey kissed her gently. "Go away, my dear, and leave roe to deal with this fellow." Nancy paused for an instant, then seeing that no word of hers would do any good now, turned and walked away. She never knew what passed be- tween Sir Humphrey and the man ; but she learned from the house- keeper, a few hours later, that Wil- liam had been summarily dismiss- ed, and had already left Ripstone Hall for ever. After a momentary sensation of regret that she should have been the unwilling cause of depriving tho man of his livelihood, she could not help feeling reieved that he was On the Farm WORD WITH DAIRY FARMERS. The outcome of every man's busi- ness, his profession and finally him- self individually, depends very much upon how he looks at himself, saye Hoard's Dairyman. What are his standards in the conduct of his work 1 How does he honor him- self and his Hfo work in his mind 1 We do not know how much conceit or vanity be may have, but rather how much honest pride does he take in the profession he follows 1 There is a most powerful influence for good or ill in this question. One of the most powerful causes for poor, shiftless farming, miserable, low-grade cattle, run down farm, and all t-e long train of evils that attend in the wake of such things is to start with a low-down stand- ard of what the farmer oughk to be. There ia the beginning of the trouble. "He takes no pride in his farming," is the verdict. €ro where you will that sort of a farmer barely exists. He never makes money in farming nor does he win credit. That is the reason why wc have to ask the question that stands ab the caption to this short article. Depend upon it, that the outcome of every farmer's lif.;- either in riches, or honor, 'or re- spect among his fellow men, will hang very largely upon the way that question is answered. Human nature is very queer. We have known some very unworthy, shift- less farmers who ta'k loudest about the rights and the honor of the far- mer. It was to be found in their ca£e in what they said, not what ^^iir6S CATARRHAL nc^HM mm. m: EPIZOOTIC DISTEMPER CHRONIC coucmi Boaklet "Dlstcaipei", Catuea. Cur« (knd Praraatlea," FBEE. AU *rtf (iatn, lutraftiw <lMkl«n. tl and Mc a >>«ttl«. II 1 and tS • down. Dtalrlt* Utoni'-ALL WHOLKSAI.K URUOUIHTH. SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Qashan. Indiana, U. 8. Sf v g» NUmiHE^ gone, it had been very absurd, of! they did. One of the surest ways to make money in farming is to take an honest pride in the conduct of the farm. uurse, but William's persistent in solence had been the only dark cloud on the horizon of her pre- sent great happiness. When her household duties â€" at Dorothy's particular request she had taken them in hand â€" were done, she returned to her old love, her studies She had shared with <iepen<Js u| Miss Leicester during the last few .^^^0 of th months all the beneftts that the - best masters could give, and with' her natural aptitdde and love of learning she had made gigantic progress. Dorothy, on the other hand, was neither clever nor desir- ous of being so. "Derry always calls me a dunce," she would say to Nancy, "his love- ly little dunce ; and you know I really don't .re to be anything else." It was an undoubted fact that Dorothy ><• pt religiously to this re- solution, and succeeded admirably. "But with such beauty, such sur- roundings as hers, what does she want more?" Nancy would think to herself, "and her nature is none the worse for her literary defects." The only thing for which Nancy was sorry was the way in which the little heiress treated her kinsman, the Karl of Merefield, for already she knew that it was tho dearest wish of Sir Humphrey's heart that his daughter and this young man should make a match of it. Nancy was only too anxious for anything that would give the genial, kind- hearted father happiness. "They are only two children, she said, as she heard their voices come toward her on the breeze- Dorothy's shrilly indignant, and McrefieWs beseechingâ€" "and wdll get wiser each day. Iâ€" I wish Mr. Darnley would come home ; I fancy he has more influence over her than any one else." (To be continued.) EXIT. "Do you know what my father would havo done if he had caught mo doing such a thing f asked an irate father of his youthful son ; and then he went on to describe tho penalties and pains that would have been inflicted The Latter <lid not consider the situation at all alarming, aud said in a jocular manner: "Tou must have had a pretty bad father." This cool, sarcastic manner net- tled tho parent all the more, and he exclaimed: "Well, sir, I want you to distinctly understand that I had a better father than you'll ever have." Then he felt that he had some- what spoiled his case, and he walk- ed out of the room. NO INTERFERENCE. "Now, children," said the tea- cher, "supiHtsing a big, fierce tiger were to seize one of your playmates in its hungry jaws and carry hi.n off, what woukl you do?" There was no reply. Half the youngsters weio wishing it was din- ner-time, and the other half wished for nothing more fervently than that such a tiger would d-evote its attention to teachi'rs who asked foolish questions. "(Jome. Thomas," she said. "Wouldn't you cry for help?" "No, inun\,*' said Thomas promptly. ''Please, mum, mother always says we shouldn't never speak at mealtimes, please, mum." SETTING MILK FOR CHEESE. The proper method of settin » tho milk after it has been ripened to the necessary degree of acid- ity depends up>>n the tem- e milk and the strength vf rennet used. Tho ideal temperature seems to he from 84 to 86 degrees, preferably the former ; too high t.einperature causes the curds to harden too quickly with loss «f fat, and low temperature requires longer time fur a proper degree of hardness or a soft cheese or curd will be th* result. It must be borne in mind that we must have a uniform tem- perature throughout the vat of milk. The amount of rennet to use de- pends upon its strength, the tem- perature and acidity of the milk, and the kipd of cheese to be made ; from 2 to 4 ounce per 1,000 lbs. of milk may be used ; it should coagu- late the milk sufficiently for cutting it from 20 to 35 minutes after add- ing. Tho rennet should be diluted with about forty times as much cold water before adding to the milk; this allowrit to be well stirred into the milk before coagulation begin. Always use a rake to stir rennet in with; a 4iipper can be used an] is preferred by many mak t^. After stirring the rennet in, °.t ir wise to keep the surface of the vat gently agitated to preveat cre«m r'sing, being sure to stop all motion be- fore coagulation begins. Whenever possible, it is wise to cover the vat to exclude cold air, flies and dust. Close watch should be kept to note the condition so that tho cutting may be begun at the proper time Great care should bo taken 1< ' stir the rennet evenly throughout tho whole vat, as unevn coagula- tion causes exoessiv© loss of vat and casein as well as imperfect tex ture and body. No maker should ever attempt to stir tho rennet in the vat when he has other work that calls his at- tention before the stirring proce-ss can be completed ; it would not cause so much loss to leavo the vat and delay the adding of tho rennet until such time as he can give the vat the necessary time and atten- tion. More loss of iat and casein is caused by the makers in thin stage of cheese making tlian any one is aware of. The temperature at which the cheese may bo cured should also be considered and the amount of rennet to use ; for a quick ripening at high temperature more rennet may be usc<l, but for ripening at about 55 degrees to 60 degrees, use not more than 2 1-4 ounces of rennet.â€" R. C. H. Fow- ler in the New York Produce Re view. WELI^KNOWN EXPRESSIONS. "Honeymoon" Came From a Loong Session of Driakiog. The honeymoon : For thirty days after a wedding the ancient T«u- tons had a custom of drinking a mead made of honey. The bridegroom : In primitive times the newly wedded man had to wait upon his bride and the guests on his wedding day. He was their groom. Sirloin of beef: King Charles I. being greatly pleased with a roast loin of beef set before Him. decl».-«»d it "good enough lo be knighted." It has ever since been called Sir Loin. A spinster: Wnnie.i were pro'rb- ited from marryir.g in the ciJon .times until th'-/ had tpiin a fidi set of bed furnishings o,» :x .â- â€¢f inning wheel; hence, till ma?riod. they were spinsters. Cabal: This worl w.<» ninexl Jii Charles II. 'e reign ana a,'»I"V,) »,» his cabinet council. It •kh^ 1 kkI. out of the initials of thei' names, which were : Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale. THE UNION BANK OF CANADA The 46th Annual Statement Best in Its History. the The 46th statement of the Union Bank of Canada, submitted at the annual general meeting of the shareholders, held oa Saturday, December 17th, was a most satis- factory one. It shows a very lib- eral margin of profit over the amount required for dividends. In fact, the bank earned at the rate of 14 per cent, on the average paid- up capital, and as a result of the satisfactory earnings increased their dividend from 7 to 8 per cent. The net profits for the year, after LIGHT UP HUMAN BOUSE. Ciaeamategraph Performances Bf Human Stomack. The human stomach in action â€" cineamat^>graph performances bj the stomachâ€" -may be classed a« about the latest and most brilliant accomplishment in the lighting up of the human house, with its most important occupant as the star ac- tor in the scenes. It is called "bionroengenogra- phy" and is the inve.ntion oC two Munich physicians, Drs. E. K.TJstle and H. Rieder, in coUaboratioa with Dr. Rosenthal, a civil engin- eer. It is the cinematograph meth- od of photography applied to the X-ray process, and gives moving pictures of the body's internal or- gans as they do their work. Th« stomach, which caa be mado resistant to the X-ray by coating its interior wall with some chemic- als- â- ox:de of zircon is what thes« Gerroa.is use â€" is the on© organ which most readily adapts itself to the X-ray processes, which is » mighty fortunate thing, because it is also the one on which the nour- ishment of everything else depends. Discoveries of the utmost im- portance in diagnosis have follow- ed, instantly, on the use of bion- roentgenography. The prevailing opinion regarding the movements of the stomach was found to bo wrong. It was taken for granted by many physicians that a portion of the stomach contracted in rhyth- mic intervas, dividing itself into six separate parts. The moving X-ray pictures show that such a separa^- tion doesn't take place, nor is there any strictly local end-piece to tho stomach. The contents are contracted and pushed forward; then, immediately before exit from the stomach, a portion of the mass in process of digestion returns to the stomach and goes through the movement again. , , ^. , 1 Of course, diagnosis of the gravet deducting expenses of manage- etonwch troubles is vastly helped by such a process ; but electricity has gouo a good deal further than IT WAS HE. "There were only three boys in school to-day who could an.swer a question that the teacher asked us," said a lad to his mother. "And I hope my boy was one of the three I" said the fond parent. "Well, I was answered the lad. "I am very glad; it makes your mother proud of you. What ques- tion did the teacher ask, Johnnie 1" "Who broke tho window?" ^iMh Cum ment, interest duo depositors, etc., etc., amounted to $451,620. During the year $800,000 of new stock waff issued at a premium of 25 per cent., amounting to $359,810. Those two sums, together with the balance at the credit of account on November 30, 1909, amounting to $28,000, made a total of $840,107 available for dis- tribution. This was apportioned aa follows : Three quarterly dividends at the rate of 1% per cent, and one at the rate of 2 per cent., a total of $500,- 000 transferred to the rest account, this sum being made up of premi- ums on new stock and $140,000 from the ordinary earnings ; the sum of 910,000, transferred to officers' pen- sion fund, leaving a balance of $80,- 000 to be carried forward. The paid-up capital now amounts to $4,000,000, being increased by $800,000 during the year and the rest account now stands at $2,400,- 000, being also largely increased during the same period. Au examination of the statement shows that the deposits not bearing interest amount to almost $15,000,- 000, having increased by over $3,- 000,000 during the year. This in- crease in the deposits not bearing intei'^st indicates an increased ca- pacity for profit earning on the part of the bank. The statement shows the mere seeing of the shadow the stomach's inner wall. of SENTENCE SERMONS, goes with A stiff neck often smooth tongue. Soap does not make saints, but saints never despise it. Some of us want to be winter wheat without fall plowing. Nursing sorrows gives the world some grownup griefs. If you wiould havo men loving your religion you must live it. Righteousness is the love of tha right rather than fear of the rod. When th© heart is frozen on© i& apt to think that the faith is firm. A little humanity helps th« preacher more than a lot of divia- Religion will never mean much until you find it in the least tilings. Ho gets little out of prayer who prays only when he would get somo- thing. One of the uses of adversity may be to teach us patience in judging others. * It is never safe to trust the man who thinks of the truth as a mattor of grammar. It's a wonderfully comforting the bank to be particularly strong ' thing to see Providence get after in cash reserves in gold and Do- our neighbors minion notes, which amount to nearly 13 per cent, of the total lia- bilities, and also that the assets immediately available, including stocks, debentures and call loani), are very nearly $15,000,000, or over 37 per cent, of the total liabilities. The net profits for the year show a gain of $44,000 over the figures of the previous year and the total as- sets of the bank an increase of $5,- 000,000 during the same period. The total assets now amount to the largo sum of $17,455,000. indicating that the Union Bank has become one of the larger of our financial institutions. That it is serving the needs of the business community is shown by tho fact that it has loans to business house.s of over $30,000,- 000. ,-\uother indication of its grow- ing importance in the country l.'t the tact that during tho year 37 branch- es or agencies of the bank have Ixfii opencMl. Altt>gctlier, the ^how- 1111; uiatie by the bank is tho best ill in histtiry and retlccts the high- est civdit upon the president, board of directors and general manager. He who fears ho will be lona- .some in heaven may find himself ia the wri>ng crowd. Some preaching seems to bo on the notion that it needs only tho fire and whirlwind to raise rich' crops. It's hard believing in the death of the dovil wheu you see men making money by depraving children. The greatest advance that child- ren could make would be to make it. plain that there could be no holi- rwss without honesty. It's always the bottom dollar that counts. •â- Ickly atap* caadhi tha tkroat •a4 laaja e»raa caMn. k«aU "But, dad," pleaded the son, "she's a nice girl. What's your ob- jections to my marrying? Yo\i were young yourself once." "Don't re- ! mind me of it," said tha father,] j overcome with emotion. "It was 'thou that I met your mother." ! NOT MUCH SURPLUS WHEAT. It is estimated that the world us- ed a little over 3,000,000,000 bu.sh- ols of wheat cacli year, on an a\<-,r- age, since 1900; that the average is now nearer 3,500,000,000, and may soon be 4,000,000,000 bushels ; that th^re is very seldom now any very large Stock in reserve, so that a bo.d harvest in any one year in sevcrai of tho large producing countries ia sure to .'!end the price skying, an4 that the average consumpti 'ii po» head of population is steadily in- creasing in bread-eating countries, while rice-eating countries are be- ginning to uso wheat. Moral-â€" Grow wheat. â- aloUy alvM caadka. cnaa «alda. kaal* ••• wroal aa4 laaaa. '. > • SA ommuf