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ONLY A MONTH; OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY EXPLAINED. CHAPTKR XXXI. <Coet'd) By and by, when h had done all that he '.-oiild to help, he went back to his own room, leaving Sigrui null with lh poor widow. The scene had made a deep im- pression <>u him, he had nevr be- PT from th<i businsst, but that i* your nffnir 'As you have brew<d, so you tmist drink.' " "It may put me to 8om slight in- onvenieiico," said Mr. Boniface. "But, at far as I am concerned, 1 shall gladly on bin it to that rather fore Men any one die, and the' than 8 against my conscience with ibought of poor Hallifield's pathetic Jf B ar .<J to Falck. What do you say, confession that he had had im time : for anything but the toil of living eame to him again and again. Three days later, poor Halli- *. "I am quite at one with you, fa- ther," replied Iloy, with a keen she too had her full share of the THE HOPE OF BISfllA. n *? nal J >rid -!,- The distressing illness of the little When Bigrid returned in a few Twirpvitch gave r ; 8e fo the grMtest minutes, she found him pacing the Bnxirty in R usg ; ft . This charming room as restlewly as any wild beast boy ig the hope o( hig oouatr y i an g at the Zoo. ,.,-. he to .die grave complications "tritliwf, she said. what is wou!< j undoubtedly arise in Russia, the matter with you? Have you The Tuarevilch is a great-grnnd- and Herr Sivertsen had a quarrel 1 ^ a O f Q uee n Victoria. The great- "The matter is this," he sa:d, C8 t rejoicing prevailed in Russia at hoarsely, checking his restlessness his birth, for the Royal couple were with an effort and leaning against beginning to despair of a son. It is the mantel-piece as he talked to related that when the first baby her. "I came back just now a.:d proved to be a girl the Tsarina *- found Swanhiid reading the news- calimed : "Oh, I am glad it is a paper reading the Konuaux Di- girl. Now it belongs to us. Had it vorce Cue thoroughly fascinated been a boy it would have belonged Why use Teas of uncertain quality and value, when delicious Tea can be had on demand. by it too." "I had no idea it h.id b?gun," said fiigrid. "\Ve so se'.dom see an English paper. How did this one happen to be lying about?" "Roy gave it to me to look at An account of Norway; I didn't know, this was in it too. However, I gave to Russia." But th u- vt three chil- dren proved to be girls, alsw, so that when a boy was born the joy sense of enjoyment in the thought j Swanhiid a scolding that she'll not, field's "handsome funeral" sot outjof so quietly baffling James Hor- j soon forget." from the duor of the model lodg ings, and t'rithiof, who had given ner's malicious schemes. "This designing fellow has made up his hnlf holiday to go down to you both his dupes." said Mr. Hor th cemetery, listened to the words ner, furiously. "Some day you'll of the bountiful service, thinking repent of this and see that I was to himself how improbable it was right." No^one replied, and with an ex- thut the tram-conductor had ever bad the clnnce of hearing St. Paul'* ,'clamation of teaching oo the resurrection. CHAPTER XXXII. impatient disgust, Sigrid looked up anxiously, ask- 1 ing what he had said, and listening with great dissatisfaction to his reply. "You did very wrong indeed." she said, warmly. "You forget that Swanhiid is perfectly innocent | and ignorant: you have wrong d . James Horner took up his hut and her very cruelly, and she will feel left the room effectually checkmat- , that, though she won't understand ed. Frithiof. happening to glance J t-" One December day another oon- up from his dek as the angry man 1 Now Frithiof, although he was clave was held in Mr. Boniface'* strode through the shop, received proud and hasty, was neither un- private room. Mr Boniface him- so furious a glance that he at once generous nor cenceited ; as soon as elf sat with his arm-chair turned realized what must have passrd in h had cooled down and looked at toward the fir.-, and on his pleas- the private room. It was not. how- 1 the question from this point of lit, goni.il face there was a slight ever, until closing time that he cloud, fur he much disliked the pros- could spcnk alone with Rov. but the pect of the discussion before him. j moment they were out on the street Mr. Horner stood with h.- buck to !' turned to him with an eager the mantel -piece, looking even more question. pompous and conceited than usual, nd Roy sat at the writing-table, "What happened to Mr. Horner to-dnyt" view, he saw at onoe that he had been wrong. "I will go to her and beg her listening attentively to what "He heard a discourse on the parsed, and relieving his feelings .Norwegian character whi'.'h hap-. ;( by savagely digging his peo into pened to be in the 'Daily News' by' "nwanhild, the blotting-pad to the great detri- 1 good luck," said Roy, smiling. "By .crying 7 -. I .u_ i ji :n _ _ !i pardon," he said at length. "No, no, not just yet," said Sig- rid. "I^eave her to me." She rapped softly at the bedroom door, and after a minute's pause heard the key turned in the lock. he said, "you are The TsureviCttu of the nation knew no bounds. The Tuamvitch is guarded with the ffient of its point. "It is high time we came to an j home." understanding on this matter," air. I And drawing I the bye, it will amuse you ; take it the folded paper i greatest care, and the future of this "No." said the child, driving hands f me . ">' !*"} boy is far ,,1, ,,. n, ,l r,i! from bein an enviable one. back the tears that started ag.:in to her eves at this direct assertion. | Black, Green or Mixed. , Sealed Packets Only. FREE Sample Packet on Enquiry. AJdr* : " 8AIADA." Toronto Horner was saying. "Do you fully from his coat-pocket, he handed it understand that when I have once > to Frithiof. aid a thing I keep to itt Either I "He gave me such a furious that Norwegian must go, or when glance as he passed by, that I wns ' lhlnk he made r * %al mistake in the day conies for renewing our sure something had annoyed him," >'>ng you Uon't think any But Sigrid put her arm round her waist and drew her close. "Frithiof told me all about it; and renewing our partnership I leave this place never to re-enter it." "I do not wish to have any quar- rel with you about the matter," said Frithiof. "Never mind, it is the lait you will have from him," said Roy, rub- Ptotisly. 1'iiig his hands ith satisfaction. " r 8A more about it." Rut she clung to Sigrid, sobbing On the Farm \ aid Mr. Boniface. "But I shall | "He has vowed that he will never of mv l'' said I ought to be ashamed certainly not part with Falck. To darken our doors again eend him away now would be most cruel and unjustifiable." "It would be nothing of the Think what a reign of peace will set in." really "That I kno' was Ins know great mistake," Feet of Hi, lit Dorses. A draft horse does most of his hard work at the walking gait. It . _ .... , .., ._. _ >. therefore, important that he "He has really retired then t" ""' Sl 8rid. quietly. "Now, if he should be able to walk four miles an said Frithiof. "I was afraid it must had found me rending that report hour with a load. If his feet arej ort," retorted Mr. Horner, hotly, j be so. I can't stand it, Roy; 1 he might justly have reproached me, deformed in any way. whether itj "It would be merely following the 'can't let you make such a sacrifice for J am 1<J enough to know bet- be by disease or hereditary, he dictates of common sense and fair- 1 for me." j tpr Yo " . P^ r Blanche has cannot do his best work. "Sacrifice! stuff and nonsease I" ' done what is very wrong: ahe has The soles of the feet should turn said Roy cheerfully "1 have not roken her promise to her husband U P a"^ show the shoes plainly asj felt so free and comfortable for an nd brought misery and disgrace * borse^morfl* away from the;>b-i age. W shall be well rid of the on a!1 wno belong to her. But to SOME GIFTED SLEEPERS. Many Record* of People Who Slept Almost Continually. Mr. Warde's fat boy, who may paradoxically be i%:d to enliven several pages of "Pickwick Pa- pers," has a modern counterpart, says the London Daily News. This boy wan charged with vagrancy in the Willsden police court, and was fcaid by the officers to be in the hab- it of sleeping night and day about the streets and vacant lots of the neighborhood. Before the magistrate, he ap- peared to be dozing, and only re- plied to the questions put to him by a nod. He was remanded in | order than a place on board ship i might be found for him, presumably | in the hope that a life on the oce.an wave might succeed in waking him up. It may be that the boy will j develop into one of the remarkable sleepers of whom many records re- main. Margaret Lyall of Denniland, in the parish of Maryton, throe miles from Montross, went to sleep on Wednesday, June 10, 1812, and did not wake up for two days. She went to sleep again on July 1st, and slept until August 8th. When fdlly awake she complained of giddiness, but h)>d no recol'.ction' o? having been blistered, bled, and immersed in cold water. She merely thought she had had a long night. There is also the case of Elizabeth Art. MI, of St. GuilUin, near Mons. in France, who in 1738, when thirty-six years of age, fell asleep for four days, and shortly after waking went off to sleep again for eighteen days. For the succeeding five years she slept regularly every day from five o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock at night. In 1748 she was prevented by th ague from sleeping for three weeks. la one of her periodical fits of sleep- ins, needles were thrust into her flesh, pieces of burning rag applied to her nose, and pins. places under her finger-nails; she was even whipped, but nothing could woken her. Simiiel Chilton of Tinsbury, near Bath, a robust, stout laboring man, twenty-five years of age, on May 13, 16S4. fell into a profound sleep from which he could not be awakened for a month, when he suddenly rose and went on with his work. He did not, however, regain the power of sppe-ch until another month had passed. On April 19, 1696, he had another sleeping 6t. An apothe- cary bled, blistered, and applied a number of external irritants, but to no purpose. He was artificially fed for ten weeks, when his jaws became set, and could not be opened even with instruments. He slept for seven- teen wr>ks, then he suddenly awoke, dressed and walked about the room under the : mpression that he had slept for only one niaht. His next attack lasted from August 17 to November 19. 1697. He went to sleep again almost immediately after waking, and did not wake up again until the beginning of the- fol- lowing February. Doctor "Do you talk in your sleep 7" Patient "No; I talk in other people'i. I'm a clergyman." Boys Send Post Card to- day for, how to make "Easy Pocket Girls Money " Sfld II nr. Bo If**. !. r I.... - S-v .". AJdm* P.O. it precisely the point on which yon and 1 do not agree," said Mr. Boniface, with dignity. "It is not only his dishonesty thnt has set me against him," continued Mr. Horner. "It is his impertin- ent indifference, hi insufferable manner when I order him to do anything." "1 have never myself found him anything but a perfect gentleman," aid Mr Boniface. "Gentleman ! Oh! I've no pati- ence with all that torn-foolery I I want none of your gentlemen; I want a shopman who knows h's "' rb old bore.' "But his capital t" "Goes away with him," said Roy ; "it will only be a slight inconveni- ence ; probably he will hurt himself far more than he hurts us. and serve him right too If there's a man 6n earth 1 detest it is my worthy cousin James Horner." Later in the evening, when sup- was over, Frilhiof went round per to IUI III , .IIIM JK' V*J U IJ..\ I' I ~ told that. I nm sure you wit) never 80nrK '' want to road thorn again." t.T.i be continued.) _ __ _ f*et should be lifted pry into all the details of such s*d <I' e krv and evenly, au<( be setj stories does outsiders a great deal down *!& and firmly, of harm; and now vou have been The noof houW oe ample in sue. sound, smooth and symmetrical in shape. The hoof is a continuation of the skin of the parts above. The color of the skin decides the color of the hoof. Color counts for lit- tle, however, if th? hoofs are of; poor shape and texture. The horn T;ik!njr Eskimo Census. The "work" ahead was to find fihould be smooth, wnxy looking -- Ollt how many Eskimo* and other and free from cracks or ridges, and, H<-rr Sivertson about some | human being! lived along the bar- the coronets should be open, prom-! rork. and on returning to rpn coast of Hudson Bny. between inent and wide at the heel*. The' and can answer with proper j the model lodgings found Swanhiid fort Churchill arid Chesterfield In ' sole should be slightly clipped, not nco." i alone. . ' It was only one srnnll end of flat or bulging; the frog large, elas-l the gigantic task of making an offi tic, healthy and without a deep cleft ; deference." "You do not Norse nature," nnderstand the l?nv. "Now here in the newspaper this very day is a (.foiKl uunpie of it." He unfolded the niornjng paper eagerly and rend them the follow- "Where is Rifrrid?" he asked. "She has gone in to see the Halli- fields." replied the little girl, gUno Syrup and Sugar Makers have Chance to Win Gold Cash Prizes of SS.oo to SIOO.OO in Our ssoo oo Contest In ordr to tlma!at lulrrtrt In your ijrnp and Mg*r Bitkinr w* hr* d diled to hold prlct oomeit for the bom utmpl** of tyron nd tuiar t*nl In by -n of oar CHAMPION IVAPORATOR. Pull MMMHM a< ooatMl tnrolrtn* !h urn of SXW 00 will S m.-iVd Co jam on r<"in*l. Kvi-ry uier of th CHAMPION EVAPORATOR h-i ao equal oknc of wl*. nine prli*. We aim at qnalttr. and If you pride youraolr oo th exc*Il*no* of roar syrup nnd miB-.Tr. now U TOUT <-h" > <>e to b-flt fl-nnclally Nrm uiert of Ih. CHAMPION EVAPORATOR had brtt*r f*t In lint to enter tl> ooritegt by purohattinf o*>e. Write ttlnf number of treei you tmp and w trill quote you price on r- nuirrd outfit. Conttal clout on April nth, 1S1I. Eji-'Mt f nnmplr* from every on^npetltlre tucr of the CHAMPrON EVAPO*. t will b* d j pl*rd (by -ourrey of the Star tnansfcmmt) in th -lr trnlf(r>nt show window*. Uontr--r1. rtiirin the l*t two wc*k In April. Una?"! Word.OeiMl at onoe for ""rile ContMt Circular," Blriiie f\Ul la- formation roncernlnj thli oompetition. THE GRIMIVI MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 58 \A,ell|nijrkon St., Montrl, Qua. V ^'U '11 tr ing up from the newspa|>er which rmlps . r *"** l t and lolrtr hnr cial Government eensns of all hu- I the bars prominent. Poor fore feet runn life in tlie BOO.OOO square she was reading. "You look like ing lines, taking a wi< - kcd dulicht ! Mother Hubbard's dog that Lnce I ren between Mudsun Bay and the- picture of , Grp . ILt . r ' e . a . r - on tl.e east 'and the \n the thought of h<.w it would strike is so fond of." he said, smiling. "Your Fnglish miiHt be getting on or you wouldn't care for the 'Dai'y News.'" Are yon railing the praises home : ' 'Thoix noble simplicity an<l free- dom of manners be,ar witness that they have never submitted to the : <>f the Norie character t" yoke of a conqueror, or to the rod ! As he spoke ho Ironed over hor of a petty feudal lord; a peasantry [shoulder to look nt the letter which at once to kind hearted, so truly Roy hnd mentioned ; but Swnnlii'd humble, and religious, and yet so had turned to the inner sheet a*id nobly proud, where pride is vir- w * deep in whnt seemed to her and the fifty-eighth degree and the Arctic Oooan on The work the was north and boTiin more are one of the commonest and most serious faults in draft horses. That May Help. How is it, are your cow better than they were last year? If not, you haven't realized what you thun two year* ago. but it isn't <-om- phould from the seauJn'a dairying' pletetl .vet. except in the 100 000. Get ahead every year. in.-ni- miles along tho west shore of the. great bay. ,Fnr the Sh'p-rnl*rr. Feed fvme dry roughage during the full anil get the ewes gradual- Some men have educated their tastes until they nay that they can tell whether a hen has had good food, just by the flavor of trie egg she lavs. Thnt is. getting it down may be wine tu, who resent any- wanton affront 'strangely interesting question* and l.v acoustomeci to the change be- 2SS^e*\t *B^il.t that* 1 '^^ to their honor or dignity. As an 'answers continued down three col- f r e they are put on their winter . . . , i * i J* * ^j uii r\va iii r u"ll"l "iilZS Instance of this, it may be men- | urnns. A hurri.d glance at the bo- . t h n t which is half rotten ami tioned that a naturalist, on Gnd.ng Kir-ninic showed Frithiof in large , lake J v r y precaution to gain | The ha j , ' t , ,. . tlint his hired peasant companions type the word*: "" *"* f th. ., .r,-., had not done their work of dredg- ing to his Satisfaction, seoldnd thorn in violent and abusive langu- age. Tho men did not seem U> tak THK ROM I MIX DIVORCE CASE." Hfc tore the paper away from her, it in hi. hands, and threw ' Mn ^V, me *;_ b .", t - t ? O .! re n q "f. nl , ch L anB : the slightest notice of his scolding. ! it straight into th.- fire. Bwanhi'd "How can you stand there so tu- j looked up in sudden panic, terrified pidly and apathetically, as though beyond measure by his white fare the matter did not concern youfjand flashing eyes, terrified still aid h. still more irritated. "It niore by the unnatural tone in his Is because we think, sir, that siifh voice when he spoke. language h ortly a sign of had breed- "Yon are never to read "rh ing," replied an unawed son of the .things." he said, vehemently. "Dr mountains, tin 1 confidence of the ewes after 1 they are put in tlie barn for the , good place to build for success is k i ki ir k. ' at tn e market-place A change of blood is all right; i. . . . v... . -u_. Lay in a good stuck of THE CURSE OF FARM LIFE Tlie oiitside closet that abnmin- aMe accuinutatiun of disease-laden filth is the curse of I'atm life whom even p<^verty 'you understand? I am your guard- oould not strip of tho consci^iniK'ss ; in, nd 1 forbid yon." of his dignity.' " "It wns <mlv that I wanted to "You insu]t me (.-,- rending uch kn<>w about Rlanoho," said Swun- rah," said Mr. Hornrr. rtut if hild. you like to keep this thief in your I Put unluckily the mention of employ " Ttlnnche's nnmr was just the one "Kxeuse me, but I can not letl'ninff thnt Frithiof oould no( b-ar; that expreesiou pass," said Mr. he lost his self-control. "Don't be- Boniface. "No one having the gin to nrgue." he said, fleror'y. lightest knowle<lgo of Frilhiof "Yon ought to have known hotter Falok could behove him guilty of than to rend thnt poisonous stuff I dishonesty." You ought to be ashamed of your- "Well, then, this lunatic with a mania for taking money that be- longs to other people this son of a self! This was more eotild endure ; with . . , nene of intol- bankrupt, this designing foreigner ernhle injury she left the parlor, if you insist on keeping him, I locked herself into her beHri>m. withdraw my capital and retire. I and cried if her heart would am aware that It M a particularly break twkintr ir>od care, however, Incouvmiiunt time to withdraw mon- 1 to stifle her aobs in *i pillow, tine* WHY KEEP ON COUGHING? He.t It A Remei'f Thai Will !op H Do you realize the dauger in a uei Irctrd coii^li f Then why don't you get rlil of It? Yes, you can shake it off, even though it has stuck to you (or a long time, if you go about It ti^-tii Keep out In the frrsli air a* innch M jrim i-an, build up your strength wiih plenty of wholesome I o<l, and takt N.i-lJru-Co Synip of l.insrtd, Licorice and Chlomdyns Thi ' 'fUtile hoimrhold remedy lias iitukrti p Uiousttiula of harking, prr- sistrnt -m-ln. which were just M u.iul.Ir ' me a youri, and what It has done i. M ii iu.ii, T >. hers it will do for you. Na-Dni-CoSyrupnf T.lneeU, Ucoricc anil i lil.iMxl.nc contains aluolutrly ne hrinfii1 <lrnri. and ao ran he givra than Swanhi'd i ?'''? . lo Children, as well at ailntu. drngKiat can coouroi We \'f rf il y to rnl i romplrt* t'i'l of all ilir ingredient*. I*ut up in 5c. ami sne. x>ttk-Hi by the National Drag and Chemical ". of Limited. M dust while got up One- louse on a man's head will turn him into a raving maniac. What must it be to have seven mil- ion of the pests round on one's bodv ' Rid the chickens of these insects. Notes of the Peultry Yard. Green bone is very rich, so is phosphate of lime. Rub the window panes with old newspapers it will let in the sun- shine. Overgrown fowls are no better in any particular than those of normal size The breeding, care and se- lection designed for increasing size hnd better be devoted to the de- velopment of laying qualities and table qimlit'- instead of quantity. Careful breeding, proper feeding and the right kind of care will pro- duce heavy laving in any breed. Sudden freight and excitement at once tells on the egg crop Never allow strange doga about wnei me hens are. directly responsible t\>r nine-tenths of the diseases existing in the rural districts. There Can Be No Doubt About This Just consider. Here within a few step* of your home poison- ing every breath of air you breathe you have built a peat house a foul-amelliug sink which must be us.-d by you and your family. And you willingly subject your wife, daughters and sons to this rik of disease, publicity and discomfort in all weathers winter and summer. Probably you never thought of the outside closet in thir light before. Now you know. Make up your mind to blot if off .your farm at once. Install a Good Health Sanitary Cloeet it doesn't cost much and you can have it right in .your home. Think of the convenience, com- fort and protection from ill health. Make up yourTmind lo have one without another d.iv| delay. Let us tll you more about the Good Health Closet. Mail This Coupon to Us RIGHT V J) W THE GOOD HEALTH COMPANY Brockville Ontario COUPON I he OooJ Health Co. ..._.. .*nd m ;trratur* ".'n fiU i,a-i k ,,|, r , 9 | tfc. Goo Nam*