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The Green Seal ny CHARLES BDMONDS WALK Author of "The Silver Blade," "Tho Paternoster Ruby,' "The Time Lock," etc. KEMOBSE. I killcil a squirrel. The little chnp Had ventured forth from his winter nup To nibble a Iwig am! taste the sap. I flung a stone as he chnttered there, 1 only meant to give him a scare, But off it went â€" and it hit him square. .V little quiver, â€" a little cry, Then on the ground I saw him lie, CllAl'TKU XXIX. (Cont'd.) .\artscn, he to dispose of it for the j ^\^^^ „ot ,),i„k ^^ ^y^s Roing to die. The instant Lois and I were alone ''eat price obtainable. | together she became the victim of an '" ""'" deliberations, however, we Uu^ ^g j v^-atchod him I could sec unaccountable agitation. It was man- ^'•'â- 'f'^ confronted by a peiplexity that n^. „evi.r would frisk for you and me ifesterl by a shyness and confu.sion V'.a'''-' "s any amount of trouble and: y\„y ^„,.^. „„ ^ branch of th<.! tall iir that hciRhtencd her color and mugni- menUU worry. By the early agree-, ^,.^.^,_ 1\M the .sheer loveliness of her until ment anionic my father, James Strang,] I, watching her eagerly, longingly, ^'^'Jor Hector Sylvester and Lao Wing ^^.ver more iu his tree top flight, lhrille.1 in every nerve and librc of '''". 'hf last-named was entitled to a N^ver more in the sunshine bright, mv being. (luarter interest in whatever sum s^.„t.u.iing us cheer in his wild delight. Ik-r suddenly awakened timidity "^'Kht be realize.l from a sale, and, impelled her to the performance of '"'^ to get to him, and at the same' i dreamt that night of his death-dim- some unaccountal)le. purposeless acts: 'â- '"s 'ea^'^ ourselves free from pos-[ ^^.,1 ^.y^^ as, for example, flashing at me an ^ible future complications, if he Qf the sun-warmed world he had bid inscrut;d)!e, glowing glance half- s'hould be of a mind to question our, good-bye, veiled bv her long lashes, and moving "'^^ "'' ••^mand an accounting, was. And in my dream I heaved a .«igh. toward the door, as if she were about » difficulty we wei-c imal.le satis- to depart herself, but coming back fi'ctonly to get rid of. Hut the mat- ^nd 1 think, and think every summer in.<tead and placing her chair in its t^'' was settled for us in a <iuite sur-l j^y, proper place on the opposite side of Poising fashion. \N c expeile.l the di>!- How never, never can 1 repay my table-desk. Then she started to- Po^a' ^^ ^'"''^ " »-'*''" ^^^'"''' 't^'l"'''-'! The sweet little life 1 took away, ward the door again. months if not years of pieliminary: Adaptedâ€" E.T.S. I stood up an.l called to her softly, exploiting and negotiating; for, as ^ "Lois!" Aartsen had pointed out, not n^anyj j. ^,j ^j^.^.^^ MI:KI)EK A (iOUSK.ND. She sent an arch look back at me Persons could buy such a remarkable^ across her shoulder, which was at once ^I'amond out of han.I. In a w-ay, wc „^ ,,u.,,k,„rht Speaks Out In (urman an inviution and a dare; but she did ""agined the v.-irious royalties of i.„rii-.n,..,.i i not pause until her hand was upon Eu>"Pe would have to l.e interested, larii.imtni. the knob. "''''' '""Pi'lly »"'' princely mind of the; The t'ologne Cazetic gives the fob MANY FAMOUS MEN WERE "FOOLS" HERK ARE A FEW INTERESTING EXAMPLES. "Nothing But Leaves" Not Tea Leaves ititermixed with Dusf, Dirt and Stems but all Virgin Leaves. lias the reputation of being the cleanest, and most perfect tea sold. eu? BLACK. GREEN OR MIXED, SEALED PACKETS OWLY^ Men of Brilliant Attainments Were Dullards in Private . ., .Life. A genius very often is far from im- pressive in private life. Many famous menâ€" apart from their works â€" have been hard to distinguish from fools. La Fontaine, celebrated for his witty fables; Descartes, t^e famous mathematician and philosopher; and Buffon, the naturalist, were all ex- ceedingly dull in conversation. Mar- montel, the novelist, was so boring that a friend once said, after an in- tjerview: "I must go and read his tales to re- compense myself for the weariness of hearing him." Schubert, the great composer, was in character extremely modest and retiring; hence, to some extent, his failure to obtain any permanent ap- pointment by which he might have their cows 'a Inls'hed 'productra Vood i°J "'^""^'y '^ ""' effected directly, been delivered from his sadly preeari- •.„„,!.. ,» . '^ .^ .>^v.., «, iv,v/u nut ous mode of existenc Lacher, describes him like a cabman"! Schumann's Sad End. Cleanliness at Milking Time. j to retain customers. The man supply- Twice each day dairymen draw from i"^ "'"' *" '' '^^^se factory or cream leir cowa n fi„i.,i,„j 1 » * J " creamery is not affected directly, ready fm- L^ product a food but indirectly he suffer, sooner or e. His friend, fur her m.n^,f„' , T?"}"^',^^ '^^'"^ later if poor quality milk or cream , as -looking Sff^dTrod t^ N-r t^^^^^^^^^ is delivered. The ch/ese m.nker cannot human diet L mor^;usJr^tibi;' to un- Tl ^^''^^^ :^*!!.^"^ T^ sceptible .„ _.. desirable changes, due to the delicate 'Where are you going?" I asked. asKed 'i^'hest Eastern potentatesâ€" swarthy lowing account of the turbulent scene: Then, again, the famous musician, jH^""^ >" me m and when she did not answer: "You rajahs, sultans, shahs and pashahs' which occurred in the (ierman Reich- Schumann, was subject to most curi- j..„.: "'j rally know you really do not intend going ^^'^ * Passion for jewelsâ€" until they stag recently while Dr. Karl Lieb- j ou.'^ delusions, an<l devoted himself grade milk, and the quantity of milk natnrp „f tv,^ â„¢iiT •* li- i ^ '° make a pound of cheese is in- nacure ol the milk itself and to con- creased I at allâ€" anywhere. Lois, come and sit ^^'ere set to bidding against each knecht, .Socialist, denounced the cle- j largely to the art of spirit-ualism. One down her chair, She came .«lowly and paused with' the desk between un. "You have no right to call me that," she said in a low, constrained voice, not meeting my look. "Oh, haven't I!" I retorted. "My beautiful dear, your last defence has; been swept away. You see how fr- here-- please." I pointed to "ther, and the gem thus lie made to moralizing effects of the war: I of his delusions was that the spirits fetch somewhere near its true worth. | "Dr. Liebknecht, discussing the of Schubert and Mendelssohn visited Scarcely, however, had Aartsen let educatifnial budget, said: "Education ' him. Once he even jumped up dur- it be known in the proper <iuarters' lio-day serves to strengthen militarism ' iiig the night to note down a theme that such a diamond was on the and capitalism. You act as if you , given him, as he imagined, by Schu- market, that he effected a sale at a wish to throw open to the people the , bert. Finally, he became insane, and price that exceeded our fondest ex-' road to education, but that is only spent the last two years of his life pectations. | because capitalism ie(|uires soldiers. ; in a private asylum. Who got it? I The teaching of history is system- 1 The conversation of Socrates, the Here is the answer, as nearly as I atieally distorted for the purpose of i ancient philosopher, turned generally . surrounding its pro duction and handling. Milk is read- ily affected by bacteria, found on the body of the Likewise with the creamery- manâ€" it requires good milk to pro- duce good ci-eam, and the proper care must be t«ken of the cream if the Istladtn'al""!""'?';,'"''"':'^ highest-priced butter is oh mad^ aust-iauen atmosphere fa ing into Thnro ;., ^»„ i e -e .u j freshly-drawn milk. The extent ^"^"' "^*'' ^?' " ""iform method or the freshly- of this source of contamination de- pends of caring for milk and cream in order that a uniform product may be manu- carelessness'^f't'eTilklr'and Z '""T:.' ^''*\^^'" 'T'^'^ ^''^"'â- "^•^ miiKcr ana tne ^ith the products of other countries (file it was a rope of sand. j^l can supply one. introducing certain political convic- j upon the subject of carpenters and frightene<l me like the very dickens t Several half-hearted, tentative of- tions into the schools, and also hatred , weavers and shoemakers, though, while vou were in earnest,'' '*'"'' were elicited which were not ser- against England. The militarizing of Still he eye.s were downcast but '''"^'y considered, and we had .-jettled schools convert,^ them into training her bosrjm was rising in a turbulent ' '^"'^'^ *" *'"' anticipated long period stables for war. You educate your fashion, and the slender gloved hands'"^ waiting, when there came another' children to be war machines. With were plaving aimlessly, tremulously "''^er that definitely removed all (.ther| regard to war, their ideals seem to be ^â- ompetitors from the field. | embo<lied in jioisoned gas bombs. with the papers on my desk "I am Miss Marian Sylvester," she Samuel Johnson inherited from his father "a vile melancholy," a terrible tendency to <lepression and despair, which never wholly ceased to domin- ate him. He also was prone to super- stition, anil had himself "touched" The solution begins with taking every precaution at milk- ing time.â€" Farmer's Advocate. Care of the Colt's Feet. The care of a horse's feet should One day the expert ru.shed into my " 'In the schools it should be taught for the "king's evil," being afflicted .said in a weak voice, "of of of that ""^'''^ '" " high state of excitement.! not only that the murder of Arch- ' with scrofula. All through life he Lung place in Tibet." I ^e threw down upon my desk a duke Fiianz Fenlinarnl of .Austria at , was of indolent habits, but never "Nonsen.se!" '-aid I. "You can no ''undle of parchment plastered over' Sarajevo was an incident which should learned how to control his temper, longer dismay me, you dear, glorious' ^''^ strange, fantastic seals which I inspire horror, but it should also be' "Uv has the character," we read, girl. You shall be Lois to me Lois • ''^'^''f "'^*^'' '"^^ Chinese. It proved to' taught that there were wide circles "of being a very haughtj-, ill-natured Fox-all the days of my life." ' I be a document <«>uched in flowery, I '" ^<'rmany and .Austria in which this gentleman; and that he has such a Some loose typewritten sheetsâ€" P'''*^*^ English and it bore the signa' "lurder was regarded as a veritable i way of distorting his faceâ€" which, some that she herself had prepared ' ^"''^ "*" L"** ^^''"^ '*'"'' R'esident „f tiodsend.' 1 though, he can't helpâ€" the gentlemen bforeâ€" went suddenly ^he Republic's Privy Council! j "At these words, a wild uproar think it may afTect some young lads." u ensils used. Unless the udder is on any market diseased, it is claimed that there will ^ ' be few bacteria in the milk when first drawn, but it is subject to contamina- tion from the moment it is drawn until removed from the stable to a place that is free from odors or dirt, commence when 'he Ts a colt, that is, the aim of the dairyman should be before he is weaned. Untrimmed o reduce the sources of contamina- j hoofs usually grow long and uneven, donp tl '"'""""'"• , This may be I and a crooked foot, or worse, a crook- done with a degree of success through led leg is the result. Failure to re- ^f the cnw " rr'"";. " '*'" .''i'ielpulate the length and bearing of the of the cow and the udder are wiped foot may make a straight leg crooked ha damp cloth just previous to i or a crooked leg worse, while Intel- only the day bfore- The documentâ€" nothing less formal "l'^'*'' '" "le House, the will accurately describe itâ€" is too' long to be ((uoted. The gist of Its! sliding from beneath her fingers to the floor. "Look how you are mussing up the Davies bill of exceptions!" 1 exclaimed '"?-'***'''f"^ .'*^'"<' 'hat because of c«r- inanely. j ^'" attributes of a religious nature Our eyes met, and she laughedâ€" a i '"""""•^"^ '" *he diamond, established low. rich, throaty laugh that was the ''^ centuries of observamc, there was most beautiful music in the world. ""'> ""•= I''"''^ '" 'he wh.de world Her lovely countenance was trans- ^^â- *'^'"* '' 'ightly belonged; that the figured. After a long pause she whispered: "I shall always â€" I hope â€" be Lois to you." j My desk haa been described as a' wide one; but by resting our hands upon it â€" somewhere about the center writer has been c-m powered to re- cover it and to pay a sum that would warrant those holding the stone in effecting as speedy u tran.nfer as po.s- "'''"^h struggle, the liberation sible. The writer next pointed out ^^"'king clBsses cannot conic vigorously ringing his bell knecht shouted: 'It is the is the whole truth.' The president thereupon called him to order and t-he majority of the members left the Chamber. "Dr. I.i('l)kne<ht went on: '.lust as in the thirty years' war, so the pres- ent war has a demoralizing and bane- ful ffTect on education. .As long as our eilucalional ideal centres in a f the The president' His manner was rough and savage; Dr. Lieb- he was slovenly in dress, and made truth; it , strange gesticulations. Failed As a Student. exactly realize Strang Lois and myself, were ultimately placed counts. Wherever in that land .S:M,.'.()0 each for which sums to our â€"with mine enclosing hers, and by '''"' '<'"^ *^"y "^^ l>reath. A leaning toward each other, we dis-j'""" '^*^^* *"'' enclosed as evidenc covered that we could kiss across its top without the least discomfort. EPILOGUE. If, in the minds of those who have followed the fortunes of the diamond thus far, has been kindled a cur- iosity respecting its ultimate fate, I believe I am warranted in going be- yond the logical end of my story to gratify a pardonable wish to learn more about it. Besides, the circum- stances surrounding its passing out of our lives are not altogether with- out interest in themselves. Before James Strang started on his return to Johore Bahru, we agreed imong ourselves â€" Strang, Lois and I V â€" to entrust the stone to Johannes his personal interest in the tllamond P'«''*'''«^"l f'"' 'he second time called and wound up by making an offer ""' "Peaker to order, but he con- <lrafl linued: "The workers themselves rndking the danger of bacteria get- . ligent care during the growing per- mg into the milk froni this source is ; iod can gradually improve a leg that lessened. In some stables the chores ^ is crooked at birth. When nicking up are not panned so that the stable will I a colt's foot, teach him to stand on but^u*,*; n'""" ''"? ''*.,:"'"''"^ time., three legs. an., not depend on the one but JUS previous to milking, or while holding up his foot for the fourth the mi king is being done, the feeder point of support. The handling of a banlnT <»' "j^y '•"/"/'T ^''^ «=°lf« ^^^t begins with the near fron" S,^^ fiir "Tk"'' '° ^-t" ?' ^'"^^''fo^t- Tie a rope around the postern, I^nki f t*^ â-  "V, ''l^** ,''"'* and j grasp the rope close to the foot, push mS 1„^ '^P"*"',*: t, *° .''^'^P t^^ 8:'°"y "K«inst the shoulder, and quick- m.lk clean By a little planning of,Iy lift the foot. The lifting of the the work, the stable can be kept prac-; foot must be .simultaneous with the In the year 1818 Lord .Macaulay, ' "cal'y free from dust for a short time weight shifting to the other feet essayist and historian, went into re- n»orning and evening. After the milk ; Gentle the foot and leg and let it sidence at Trinity College, but he sig- »s removed from the stable, feeds ' down. Repeat several times and then nally failed to distinguish himself as which cause a dust or strong odor : trim and level the hoof a student. Yet he twice won the ^^V \f^'^- In stables where certi- } To raise a hind foot, 'put on a rope Chancellor's medal for English verse. "«" ""'k is produced every effort is as on the front foot and draw the Another interesting example of a "laJe to keep the cows' bodies clean foot forward. To put a rope on the "famous fool" is seen in Leigh Hunt, and the air free from dust while the hind foot of a wild horse tie up a poet aivl es.sayist, and friend of niilk is being drawn. There is dan- front foot, have the assistant hold his Byron and Coleridge. His life was Ker of bacteria lodging and growing hand over the eye on the same side one of ceaseless activity, and as cease- >« cracks or crevices of pails or cans as the foot to be lifted or Uke the less embarrassment, for he "never that are difficult to wa.sh. The pail headstall in one hand the tiiil in the knew his multiplication table"! : w_ith an open seam may be the cause other, and whirl the horse until he of mystery Liebknecht tried to continue, but the '''r'-'r.' president kept on ringing and said, ^ Charles Lamb was prevented from ad.lrossing the member.-, •! beg that entering a university because of his "''all those present who still wish to >"'s"''niountable stammer. His .-^hy- hear Dr. Liebknecht will stand up.' the high-priests o'rTao.'fu hold"'fo7t'ir '^'' ""'^' •'^»''»"'''« "'""'' >'P bieb- there, doubtless, is enshrined one of '"'•'''ht ^hr forbid.len to speak fur- the world's most magnificent ,|ia-| ""''"' ^'''" """J"''"^ '"â- '""'"' '""'"y "''" monds. ' plauding this decision. Liebknecht, THE END I however, conliiuie<l in his efforts to speak, but could not make himself heard owing to the terrific commo- tion. As he was leaving the rostrum ! through the mouth of another. ; A record for the port of St. John was established one day recently when 18 steamers were in the hsrbor. â- MMMMMMHHMHHMHHMHHI â- â- Â«Â«â- â-  m m m m m m n m Why those Pains? Here i« t teatimonlil uniolicited "If I h«d my will ii would be adTcrliied on ever> Urcct corner. The man or woman thst hii rhrumalitm and faili lo keep and one Sloan'a Lini- •nent ii like a drownln^'inan refuilng a rope."- .*. ./, Ian Dykt, laktiittJ, A'. J. Sloan's Liniment ! ted with milk. I ward into a .shoeing positi'on an.l trim Besides bacteria, there are taints 1 ^he hoof. and odors which affect the quality! To handle the feet of a horse that .... , , of milk and its products. These odors i ^"^ "«* stand still, or that kicks, a ness ami impediment of speech prov- „,.e absorbed by the milk after it is i halter twitch is a great aid. 'this ed to be a great drawback to him m j^awn from the cow. If milk is ex- : twitch is easily applied and needs on- '"*• . ,. ... ., . , ,• 'posed to any strong odor, or foul air, 'V the ordinary halter and tie rope. Astotorneille, thegreat dramatist resulting from lack of ventilation in I P^^ the rope over the horse's luad of I; ranee, he was completely lost in ^^e stable at milking time, these J" "t behind the ears; raise the upper Society- so absent and embarrassed od„,.s will be taken up quite rapidly, i "P and put the rope across the gums that he wrote a witty couplet, imply- Or, if milk is being cooled by use of "hove the teeth; run the rope through ing that he was never intelligible but „„ ^^rator, it is liable to absorb any 'he loop made by passing the rope strong odor from the atmosphere. "^*'* the horse's head. The rope These "off" flavors are strongest | should be tight from the halter ring. Might Have Been Worse. sphere Taints and bacteria affect all milk, more or less, and every dairyman should endeavor to lessen the sources of contamination, by taking extra through the loop, A few good pulls on this rope should make the horse stand quietly. there were loud shouts of 'Out with His Majesty's Comment. '''â- "•'" . I Wit, on paper, .seems to be some- * '^^'^'^ '•>« .'""'^ '" .^^•••" «"'• are 'less ! o^^r the head, under the lip, ami • thing widely different from that Pronounced as milk becomes older. , play of wor.ls in conversation, "which ^^Pec'ally if subjected to some form The el.lerly Miss Charitee settled I while it sparkles, dies"; for Charles _^"""**'"" '" " ''â- ''^"' ^â- '^'"> "''"°- down among the rural inhabitants, ' H" 'he wittiest of monarchs, was so and soon made herself conspicuous by \ charmed with the humor of "Hudl- the kindly interest she manifested iii bras" that he caused himself to be their welfare. A few days ago shej introduced in the character of a pri- inet .Mrs Flanagan, whose right eye , vate gentleman to Butler, its author, was as black as it was possible for , The witty King found the author a a human fist to make it. Sympathetic , ^'''y dull companion, and was of to a degree, the lady expressed the i "Pinion, with many others, that so from the stable. The market demands ! the stability of the trunks a 1 hope that her unfortunate friend stupid a fellow could never have a high-class product, whether in the arrest further decay Huge tre th woul.l soon be able to see things in written so clever a book. | form of milk, cheese or butter. The 1 holes In their trunks large enoii^h'fn^ ght. "After all,; 'n conversation Dante was taciturn man selling milk direct to customers a man to stand upright in 3 V and satirical. Cray an.l Allieri sel- in a town or city is obliged to keep filled with cement, the cement be ng lorn talked, and never smiled. Rous- the milk up to the standard in "••â- l».- 1 "dinted the color of the barlt Saving the Trees. The cementing of holes in trees is now quite common. On old estates, ..... ,. , . 1 1 where trees have been showing holes' care at milking time and in cooling! in their trunks for years, they are y after it is removed 1 nnw hoimr oan,«„»„.i w.ii. . from the stable, 'fhe the milk properly_after it is removed j now being cemented, both to add'to SoreMusi a much better light. ".After Mrs. Flanagan," she went on, "your trouble might have liecn worse." ".Shu re, your right," answered the woman, philosophically. "I might be like yourself, miss, with no husband Ol all." That'll Do. A man was walking .iloiig the street and he saw a house afire. He rushe<l across the way and rang the bell. -After some time a la<ly, who proved to be slightly deaf, appeared at the door. "Madam your lumse in on seau was remarkably trite in conver- sation, not a word of elociuence ever passing his lips. Addison, whose works have long Vieen considered models of Knglish style, was shy and absent in society, preserving even before a single stran- ger formal and embarrassing silence. Milton was unsociable, and even ir- ritable when much jiressed by the talk of others. -London .Answers. '•What ilKI vou sav fire." up and "I ^aid ursting The man began daiuing down. He pointed above, your house is afire! Flames out! No time lo lose!" "What ilid you say?" "House afire! Quick!" The lady smilefl. "Is that all?" she .<<Hid, sweetly. "Well," replieil the man, hopeless- ly, "that's all 1 can think of just now." ' them in the ashpit. Man may fall in a dozen different lines of activity, and then succeed brilliantly in a phase wherein ho was unconscious <if any ability. A pessimist says that the surest way to avoid trouble, escape hard- ships and dodge calamities is to die young. Sussie had left the toys about the kitchen. 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