Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1896 — Page 4

LOVE AND MONEY

CHAPTER 111. Captain Wynyard secured an introduction to Lady Itooden and her daughter, and, remembering what Mr. Ashton had •aid, that the man who won her ladyship ■would be the one who flattered her most, fce fashioned his conduct on this intimation. He allowed her to see very plainly his admiration of her beauty, his astonishment that she should have n daughter so tall and well grown, and he spoke more freely on the point than most people would. Sir Charles Rooden, in his great love for his wife, had not been able to discern a single fault in her. Captain Wynyard had not talked to her for half an hour before he understood her character perfectly, and knew that selfishness and vanity formed no small part of it. Angela, generally quick in reading character, might have spent a life-time with her mother, and yet never have detected what Captain Wynyard had read in half an hour. Lady Rooden was distressed that Angela did not like him. She never appeared to enjoy his society, and always seemed anxious to escape from the room. When he tried to draw her into conversation she would make him only the very briefest of replies. Her mother could not understand this method of treating one whom she considered the most charming of men. Her wonder was that Angela was not delighted withjiiin and eager for his society, but then she consoled herself by remembering that her daughter was mot like other girls. Thus matters went on for some time, Angela herself being the last to perceive what was about to happen. It was plain enough to the rest of the world that Wynyard was doing his best to win the rich young widow; but Angela, who always thought of her mother as one with the father she lmd lost, never for one moment allowed such un idea to enter her \end. No one saw or understood less itac giic to whom it was of such vital Importance. Among the invitations which Lady Ilooden and her lovely young daughter received was one to a garden party given by Lady Avon at her beautiful villa at Richmond, the grounds of which sloped down to the River Thames. The party was one pt the most successful of the season. The guests were the creme de la creme of London society, and the weather was tnost propitious. i LaJy Rooden looked more beautiful than ever in a dress of palest bUt# velvet, elegantly trimmed with white lilac. Angela wore a dress that suited her slender, girlish beauty well—white, with a profusion pf rich carnations—a most effective costume.

•.Wherever between the trees the blue velvet and white lilac gleamed, there was to be seen also a small gathering of ardent worshipers; but Angela's happiness was unclouded until she saw jCaptain Wynyard, with a smile on his handsome face, take his place by her mother's side, when a feeling of uneasiness possessed her which she could not shake off. As Lady Avon and her young guest were strolling through the grounds, Angela's eyes were riveted on the face—darkly beautiful, yet with a shadow on it —of a young girl coming toward them. “Who is that?” she asked, in a quick, low voice, of Lady Avon. “That is Gladys Kane,” was the reply. Was it her fancy? She could not tell, but it seemed to Angela that a curious expression passed over Lady Avon’s face. It must have been fancy, for, when she looked*again, the strange expression was gone.

In a few well-chosen words Lady Avon introduced the two who were to cross each other's lives so strangely. When the dark eyes of Gladys Kane rested on Angela, something dashed into their depths, something that was like hate and despair. Miss ltooden asked herself if this was funcy also. It must have been fancy, for the next time she looked, Gladys Kane was regarding her with smiling eyes and lips. Later on in the afterneon Angela found a cool quiet nook where she hoped ahe would be nble to muse alone; it held a email wooden seat and was hidden by a clump of alder-trees. She sat down to rest and to enjoy the quiet her shady retreat offered. Not many minutes had passed before she became conscious that ehe was not alone —that some one was sobbing in deep distress, and some one else administering consolation. “You know my heart is not in it.” a man's voice said—“you know that I hate it; bnt what;can we do? I cannot help myself.” “I cannot bear it,” replied a trembling voice. “She is so beautiful, I am sure that you will love her in time.” “I never shall. I love you, and you only; but in our case love and marriage cannot go together. Marriage would mean ruin to both of us.” Then Angela, unwilling to be even an accidental listener, rose from her sent and hastened away. She had no idea who the speakers were; bnt half an hour later she saw Gladys Kane with Captain Wynyard, and a sudden suspicion darted through tier mind that the conversation she had overheard had taken place between them. It was but a suspicion; yet it was strange how deep a root it took at once in her mind. She saw them together again, and, from the expression on Miss Kane’s face, she felt sure that, whatever the Captain’s sentiments might be, the whole love of the girl’s heart was given to him. Late that evening Lady Rooden and Angela were seated in her ladyship’s cozy dressing-room, discussing the events of the day. They had doiined their dressinggowns, and their hair was flowing loosely oret their shoulders. “You have beautiful hair, Angel,” she said, caressingly. “I admire its natural ripple very much; no art could imitate it.” “I saw a girl this afternoon with hair just like mine,” angela remarked. “Did you?” questioned Lady Rooden. Angela's face brightened suddenly. “Mnuuna,” she cried, “you often say that I do not see much of what passes around me, but I did take notes this afternoon. The lady Whose hair resembles mine is named Gladys Kane. She is a perfect brunette, surpassingly beautiful,

BY CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME.

and I found out something about her.” “Did you. Angel?” asked Lady Rooden, with a careless smile. “Pray, what was it'; “She loves Captain Wynyard, and he seems to be in love with her,” replied Angela, promptly. “And I found it out in this way, mamma. When they spoke to each other, their voices had quite a tender ring, and there was a something in both faces that betrayed tbeir love. Yon see, mamma, I am improving in social note-taking. A month ago I should not have found that out.” There was no smile on Lady Rooden’s face now; it had grown pale, and a shadow had crept into her blue eyes. “I do not believe it,” she said sharply. “Who is this Gladys Rane?” “She is the niece and reputed heiress of i.ndy Kinloeh,” replied Angela: "and she is a fashionable beauty besides.” A sweet flood of jealousy seemed to course through Lady Rooden’s heart. She gasped for breath, her lips trembled, and her face quivered with passionate pain. Could it be possible that Angela was right, and that, after all. Captain Wynyard loved Gladys Rane? She had believed most earnestly that it was herself whom he loved, and no other. Angela’* words now fell upon her with painful suddenness. “I shall ask him to-morrow,” she mentally decided, “if it be true about Gladys Raue,” and she owned to herself that if it were true, life would hold uothing more for her. It was noon next day when the ex-Cap-tain called; it was an early visit, but he wanted to persuade Lady Rooden to go to a flower show. He made many apologies for his early call, but he could not help seeing that it wus welcome enough to Lady ltoodeu. "I heard some news about you last evening,” said Lady Rooden, with a bright smile —a loveless smile she tried to make it, but he was clever enough to see beneath the surface. “News of me?” he questioned. “I should hardly haTe thought there wus any news* left to be told. I should think more stories have been told of me than of any other man in London.” “The cost of popularity!” she remarked. “The news I heard surprised me just n little." “What was it, Lady Rooden?” he asked calmly. ‘I heard last evening for the first time of your .great admiration for a beautiful woman named Gladys Rane. Is it true?” Now was his opportunity—here was the chance he had waited for. He must not loaa.lt. “It is perfectly true,” he replied, “that I both admire and love the most beautiful woman in the world; but the lady I love is not named_Gladys Raij^f.” Lady Rooden’s Tace flushed, and her eyes drooped before his glance. She knew wjiat was coming; the very desire of her heart was attained. “The lady I love is far above me. She ia lovely beyond compare. She has every gift and every grace. In my eyes she is a queen and I am her most loyal knight. The name of this most sweet and gracious lady is Laura Rooden.” Her ladyship dropped her fuce upon her hands; the victory was wou.

CHAPTER IV. Lady Rooden sat that same evening in her boudoir, a brooding, tender smile on her face, a love-light shining in her eyes. She had gained her heart’s desire; she was ! going to marry the man she loved with such deep, passionate love. “Come and chat with me, Angela,” she said. “I do not want the lamps lighted yet; this soft gloaming,is the fairest light of all. How sweet the air is! Oh, Angel, I am so happy! I am so happy that words fail me.” The girl drew a footstool near her mother, and sat down at her feet. “I am so happy, Angel,” repeated her ladyship, “that words fail me.” Angela looked up, her face bright with smiles. "I know why, mamma,'” she said. “This beautiful night has made you think of the Abbey, and that has brought papa to your mind. I always think of him on these lovely nights.” If she had suddenly dashed cold water into her mother’s face, her ladyship could not have started more violently. The words came to her like a staggering blow. She remained silent. Her task was rendered doubly hard now, and she moved uneasily. She laid her white, gemmed hands on her daughter's flair. “Your papa's memory is sacred to me always, Angel,” said her ladyship; and the girl looked up in wonder, noting the constraint in her mother’s voice. “But it was not of him I was thinking just theu. but of some oue whom I hope you will learn to love as much as you did him.” “That could never be, mamma,” returned Angela. “You are jesting; for you know I could never love any one one-hun-dredth part as much as I loved papa, in life or in death.” Lady Ilooden’s lips grew stiller and colder as she continued: “Let me tell you in few words, Angel. I love with all my heart, and I have promised to marry, Captain Wynyard.” A dead silence seemed to fall over the room, a terrible chill silence that was broken only by a passionate cry from Angel—a cry so full of anguish and despair that Lady Roeden's heart was touched by it.

“It cannot be true,” the girl gasped; “it is not true! Oh, mother darling, I would rather die than believe it.” “It is true, Angel, and it makes me happier than words can tell.” With a cry even more despairing than the first the girl slipped from her mother's arms and fell to the ground. Deep, passionate sobs shook the slender figure; it was a very tempest of grief that seized the girl and rendered her helpless for the moment. At last Lady Rooden said, sadly: "Oh, Angel, do not weep so bitterly; you will break my heart. You know, my dear, that I am still young—hardly more than thirty-five—and every one says that I look quite ten years younger—that I have the prospect of a long life before me; and if I find some one who loves me, and who will make the remainder of my life happier than it is, why should I not marry again, if I choose?” She started back the next moment in real alarm, for Angela had sprung from

the gronnfl, and stood before her with flashing eyes and burning face. “Why should you not marry again?” •he cried. “Oh, mamma, how can you ask such a question? You are my father’* wife!” “I am your father’s widow, Angel,” corrected Lady Rooden. Withering scorn flashed from the girlish eyes. “There is no difference!” she. cried. “Y'ou told me yourself that my father had but gone before you. Y’ou said he would love us just the same. Y’ou told me that the boundaries which separated us were very narrow. You told me that love, true love, began iu time and lived in eternity. Oh, mother, mother,” she continued, wildly, “uhat will you say to my father when you meet him as another man's wife? It is horrible to think of!” “You speak too strongly, Angel,” said Lady Rooden, iu n trembling voice. “You could not expect that I should live all the rest of my life alone.” "You are not alone, mamma; you have me with you.” “But yon will marry some day. Angel. “We need never be parted, mamma, darling.” “That is all nonsense, Angel. You must marry, just as other girls do. Be reasonable, my dear, and we shall all be happy. I am sure that in time you will learn to like Captain Wynyard.” The name gave a new turn to Angela’s thoughts. Hitherto she had realised nothing but the horror of the fact that her mother cared for another man; now, she remembered who that man himself was, how from the first she had always mistrusted and disliked him. She sank upon the ground at her mother's feet. “Oh, mother,” she sobbed, “it is like a hideous dream to me that you are going to put the man I dislike above all others iu my father's place!” “Hush, Angel—you are going too far!” said Lady Rooden. “You forget that I love him.” “Love him! Oh, mother, how can you love one who is ignoble, who bus nothing but a handsome face—and even that is spoiled by a selfish and cruel expression! Mother!” Angela appealed, “forget him; give up all thoughts of this marriage. Let us leave England and go back to the dreamy old Italian cities, and be happy as we were before. 1 will love, you and take care of you—l will live with you always, and never leave you. I will do anything to save you from the hands of a man whom I dread and mistrust.” Lady Rooden was touched by the passionate appeal, by the misery of the beautiful young face and the pain in the entreating voice. “My dearest Angela, I do not want to be what you call ‘saved.’ I love Vance Wynyard, and I wish to marry him.” "Mother,” she urged, earnestly, “I am certain that he loves Gladys Rane. I saw love iu his face when he looked at her.” '‘And I, my dear Angel, am equally sure he does not. I asked him, and he told ij« so. He denied it most positively. He has been the spoiled darling of London society for many years, and 1 am, he assured use, the first woman he has ever loved. Y’ou musj not say that Captain Wynyardilpves Gladys Rane, anil you must nol say that he does uot love me, or that he is going to marry me for my money. I will not hear or tolerate any such disgraceful charges. If you wish to please me, you will learn to love and respect the man I am going to marry. Good-night, Angel. You had better leave me. You will be calmer tomorrow.” “Yes,” returned Angela; “I shall 1 be calmer; but I shall never be happy again. To-night I have lost all that is best and brightest in my life; to-night my hope and happiness have died.” “You will be wiser to-morrow, Angel,” said Lady Rooden, coolly. “Now, say ‘Good-night.’ ” (To be continued.)

LOSS OF HORSES IN WAR.

Napoleon Entered Russia with GO,* 000 and Returned with I,GOO. During the Prussian campaign In Bohemia the killed and wounded amounted to less than SKX), while 1,400 died of exhaustion and disease, and over 1,700 were east after the campaign. At the beginning of the siege of Plevna the Russia us had 60,000 draught horses bringing up supplies from Sistova, and at the end of it they had only 44,000, the enormous number of 22,000 having died from hard work. The difficulty of providing food Is naturally very great, and horses feel the deprivation, as well as want of rest, far more than men. They have very little reserve of fat to draw upon, and they have not the moral stimulus of the soldiers. When Murat reproached Nansouty for the spiritlessness of his cavalry charges, that general wittily replied that it was due to the horses’ waut of patriotism. The men might tight without bread, but the horses would not work without oats. So excessive Is the exhaustion sometimes that toward the close of the day at Borodino the French charged at a slow I trot. Half the horses that we landed In the Crimea never returned, and most of them owed their death to exhaustion and starvation. Five hundred artillery horses were killed under fire, 2.0Q0 died of want and disease. They fed on each other's tails, and ate the bottoms of carts and the spokes of wheels. During Wellington's arduous retreat from Salamanca the only food of the horses was twigs and the bark of trees. In our Afghan war of 1838, owing to the scarcity of food, 3,000 camels and 50 per cent of the cavalry horses were lost In three months. Napoleon crossed the Nleraen on his way to the assault on Russia with 60,000 cavalry, and recrossed it, six months later, with .1,600! He attributed his losses to the cold, but starvation had more to do with them. One can imagine the great warmaker crying, “Oh, for an automotor that does not require “oats!” Starvation and fatigue are especially destructive lu retreats. Even if there is food to give there is no time to give it. While retreating from Portugal, Messena lost more horses from starvation and fatigue in ten days than he had lost in the preceding five months’ campaign. Disease disables at least 12 per cent of the horses engaged In a campaign, and sometimes much more. As many as 40 per cent were invalided at one time in the Crimea. Of the 5,000 horses that we landed in Egypt In 1882, over 2,500 enme under veterinary treatment, and 600 were killed, 53 only being slain in action. Oue regiment is said to have had 200 horses on the sick list simultaneously—Pall Mall Gazette. According to trustworthy intelligence tlie shah of Persia has decided to visit Europe in the early spring of next year. Hj will first visit St. Petersburg, then Paris and London, and possibly also Berlin. Tile object of the , tour is merely one of pleasure.

FARM AND CARDEN NOTES.

ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE FARMERS. To Cet Fancy Prices for Mi 1k.... Bran a Valuable Food....Economising With Manure....’A Bed of Peonies. ECONOMIZING WITH MANURE). It never pays to stint the manure dressing in any crop that r< quires much ialmr to grow it. All the labor is made more effective in proportion as the soil is made more fertile. In other words, ou rich land crops that require most labor may be grown with profit, while on poor soli-the balance will be on the loss side of the account. The proper Idea of economising with manure is to apply it where it will most aid in increasing soil fertility. This is iu every case where a part of the betielit of the manure will lie soon applied to growing a large clover crop.

WHY LII.Y OF THE VALLEY FAILS t)ue of the most frequent causes of failure with lily of the valley is that the roots are too crowded. The remedy is to tliiu them out by digging out clumps here and ihere where the roots stand thickest, and manure, the bare sjmts. Another cause of failure is that the roots have been planted too deep. The crowns should be level with the surface of the ground or but very little Inflow it. It thrives best iu a shady location.-New England Homestead BRAN A VALUABLE FOOD. Bran is much more highly thought of as feed than it used to be. But it has its limitations and should not be relied upon entirely when fed alone. It is an excellent feed to give to animals that have a surfeit of corn, and should always form a part of the ration of fattening sheep. —• Fine wheat middlings hate all of the excellencies of bran, and will be eaten in greater quantities by fattening hogs. The br.-wi and wheat middlings furnish a greater proportion of albuminoids Ilian corn lias, and therefore supplement its detk-feueies. Wheat bran is an excellent alterative for horses fed on timothy hay iu winter. It will keep their digestion good and will be all the better if a tablespoonful of old process oil meal is added to each mess. Wheat middlings are not as laxative as bran, and are better therefore for horses that have to work hard, though both the bran and middlings contain much of the nutriment that builds up bone and muscle and increases strength.-Col-umn's Rural World.

ART IN AGRICULTURE. Art ip agriculture is coming to be more and more noticeable every day. With the advent of new methods, improved Implements and a wider knowledge of the field, the agriculturist is rising higher in the field useful or ornamental art as the years go by. We may say that sharp competition is no small factor in this progressive movement, says the agricultural student. Take, fpr example, the manner in which certain products are prepared for the open market. The improvement in the condition of certain dairy products and fruit on market in the last few years is truly wonderful. The reason, of course, is that people always buy that article which is put up in the most tasteful and attractive style, and are willing to pay a little more for it. With this change comes a more wholesome effect upon the article itself, and disease is much less disseminated through food at the present time than formerly. Greater precautions are taken now than ever before in preventing the spread of contagions diseases in ttds manner, and with the increase in the size of the cities and the greater liability to ill-health, these precautions cannot be observed too carefully. Thus the agriculturalist,to bo .successful. must keep right up to date in his readings and methods.—Mirror and Farmer.

A BED OF PEONIES. Peonies can bo planted cither in the fall or spring. On the whole, the fall is the better lime. Tlie hot weather often comes on so rapidly in spring, wlieii the frost is once out of the ground, that there is but a short time for planting. Roots removed and transplanted in the fall have all the fall and wjuter to heal over any wounds and be ready for starting at the opening of spring. If removal is delayed until spring, the first season's growth would be apt to be much more feeble. There is probably no way to prevent moles from any particular spot if they frequent the ground. The proper tiling is to trap, catch and destroy t hem. It is quite rt matter of taste and ground room and other conditions that will decide how many plants to set. A bed of peonies cannot make much show except for the short time tlie plants are in bloom. They are very showy while they last, but a lied devoted to them would look very sombre after the blooming season. Three or four plants of peony in a group look very well, lint if a lied of some size should he devoted to them it would become uninteresting. Our correspondent's idea of planting gladiolus among tlie plants is a good oue. Besides planting peonies in small groups of three or four, we would place them at the from of a border of shrubs. Varieties should be selected to show ns much difference as possible among the flowers. If the plants are planted in good soil and well eared for, they may bloom the second year, but not very much can he expected from them until tlie plants have become strong FEEDING PUMPKINS. Hogs and cattle will enjoy pumpkins with their corn and make better returns for the corn if they have as much pumpkin once or twice a day as they will eat up clean. We have seen pumpkins hauled to the field and dumped out by the wagonload, resulting in a gorge, disgust or disorder, and tlie feeder practising this method does not think much of pumpkins, as his stock will eat them once only. If the pumpkins are fed In Small quantities at thti 1 ‘ I

start the stock always is ready for them when offered. jWMJLUitdroppings show a more complin digestion of the com. I'umpktß* are so succulent that there 1s no lieetl of slop of bran and ■itUMlfugs to balance the ration witji coni or clover field or (trass. Some hold that the seeds otight to be removed from the pumpkins, as the seeds affect the flow iff unite, out we tTav?' never found any necessity for it. A neighbor fed two milch cows all the pumpkins they could eat twice a day,., with their usual amount of millfeed. The eow*s ran on pasture during the ■ day. To one cow lie fed pumpkins with seeds removed, and to the oilier lie fed the pumpkins with seeds,and added to ! her* mess those taken from her mate. ' This test was continued for six weeks, and the cow receiving the double portion of seeds increased in flesh and yield of milk. Fed as a part of the ration with corn, the pumpkin can be made a saving of outlay for purchased feeds and prove of great value in the feed lot or cow stable. Tompkins are too watery and weak to rely on as the main feed, but fed as an adjunct or relish with grain, we believe they are safe aud have great value.- latm.

TO GET FANCY TRICES FOR MILK Present and recent low prices for ]wrk only suggest a different method of the disposal of t'he product. The cost of production at the present time is low, and iny own experience teaches me that with this feature in their favor. farmers can arrange to make pork raising mean more to them, so far as dollars anil cents is concerned, than ever before. A poor hog is expensive at any aud all times to the feeder, and never will return in his carcass the value he has cost. Keep pigs that will be ready for slaughter any time after three months of age, aud that will make the choicest family pork. The pig ready for market, the question comes tip how to get the most dollars out of him. can be accomplished by dealing directly with the consumer, and in no other way can tills feature be gained. Well-to-do families in our large villages are only too glad to secure a supply of home-fattened pork at a price well in advance of the Western product. Like every other branch of farming, the highest success cannot bt* gained without some effort on the part of the fanr.hr to get desirable customers. The best customers desire the carcass neatly cut up ready for use. This would lie a new feature with many fanners, but it would mean a good many extra dollars for those who will persevere in working up such a trade as this. This plan, to a large extent, does away with the competition of Western pork. It is certain that wholesalers will not interest themselves iu the disposal of the homegrown product, and rarely will the smaller mnrketman pay any advance, claiming that the Western is more desirable in every respect. 'i’lie advantages of pig raising to the farm are many. Much material, containing much and desirable feeding value, can be used in the pigpen, with marked prolit, which would otherwise go to waste, aud the farmer never would appreciate a money benefit only for his pigs. Manure of the highest qualify for plowing under accumulates rapidly in the pigpen if kept supplied with the proper material, such as weeds, sod and grass in summer, and a plenty of bedding in winter. l)o not allow the business to dwindle, as has the good old-time sheep industry, but push it for all it is worth.—American Agriculturist.

HOW TO TREAT A MAX—P,Y A HOUSE. When a man drops from sheer exhaustion or illness, promptly seize au end board or a cart stake and pound him on the head and on the ribs. If this does not recuperate him, kick him violently in the belly. This treatment will restore him if persistently administered. If a man finds his load too heavy and feels ( hat it will seriously strain him to proceed, kick off a fence hoard and knock him down—and hammer him thoroughly with the botjrd. This will give him renewed energy, and he will make no more fuss. But do not on any account reduce the load. That will look too much like common sense or humanity, and he will be likely to balk again when overloaded. It' a man refuses to drink when you offer him water, don't give him any water for two days. That will "teach hint’’ to be thirsty at any time you tind it convenient to attend to him. It is a good plan to ply the whip frequently on a man who is at work. No matter if he is doing bis best, hit him now and then on "general principles” and to prevent him taking any comfort. If his load is not heavy, oblige him to go enough faster to make up for it. Work him hard enough to bring down the av crage life one-half, as is done with horses. If no whip is handy, use a club. Tie your man’s head back in au unnatural position, with his eyes toward the sun. This will give him a "tine appearance” and “prevent stumbling.” Of course lie will not be able to do as much work in this fix. but it makes him wretched, so it is all right. In winter remove his clothing "to prevent his taking cold. - ’ He will also "dry quicker” when you overwork him. You must hang a blanket on his back (hut leave his neck and limbs exposed) when he is not at work. Men thus treated are "much healthier” than when allowed winter clothing. If not: perfectly convenient to feed a man who is working for you at noou, let him go without, and by active use of the whip secure as much work as the food would have secured. Of course it wears out his vitality and distresses him, blit that is'no matter. Put tight shoes on your man -and keep them there until he is very lame with corns. To change his shoes costs money, not much, but some, and lameness and misery are of no account if you can save a dollar on shoes a year. When you hire a man do not be hampered by any humane notions. Act all you can out of him. True nobility consists in getting money, not in decency or kindness, or what some noodles term "character. * Act money, even if it is all blood-stained. These are correct principles, I am sure, for I learned them wnen a colt from my master, who treated all his horses oil this plan—and don't lie know what's j what?— Humane Journal. Wild peacocks exist in Asia and AsI ri«®

The Use of Hashish.

The Irahit of so common all oxer Kgvjit no comment wlai.-vw aino ng nativ es. Until recently veryffirrle tfibtfirt bas Ix-en given u» s tlw iufhuate jrelaßan be tween hashish-giimkhig’ mull JaganUy, but an eminent medical man, in a re* ‘be causes, of imjajauy, pu|, dow n a large number or <-ases to the habit of smoking hashish. There are several forms in which this trouble manffests itself. The imtfent n*»y be hilarious, reckless, apparently full of spirits and given to extravagant talk and actions, or he may have what is eaHetl-acute mania. He is tilled with terror, suspects everybody, is outrageous in conduct, incoherent in spoycl: and sometimes violent. Under other circumstanced there is weakness of the mental faculties which may run into Senile dementia, the 1 victim prattling about the most unimiiortaut matters, feeling no interest whatever in anything except food and smoking. Physicians say that a moderate use of this drug has no physical, mental or moral ill effect, but iu excess it injures tlie constitution, brings about difficulties of the throat and intestines, weakens ail of the mental, moral and physical forces, and not infrequently causes insanity, as demonstrated by the fact that out oi 2.>‘t ailmissions to the lunatic asylum in Cairo, nearly a hundred of the patient.-, were smokers of hashish.

Plants Eat Insects.

Francis Darwin, a sou of the great naturalist, has been investigating the effect on insectivorous plants of supplying them with aud withholding from them animal food. He grew ten of the carnivorous, plants under similar conditions. One plant of the lot he fed with roast meat (one-fiftieth of a grain licitig placed on tlie secreting glands of the plant each hour), while from the others all such food was carefully excluded. The result of this experiment was very marked iu several particulars, the greatest being in the number, weight ami vitality of its seeds. The number of seeds produced l>y the plant that was given its regular ration of animal matter was 240 to each 100 produced by plants which were unfed; while the total weight of the seeds was SSO to 100. In other words, the plants which were restricted to a diet wholly vegetable were invalids compared with the plants that were furnished with animal food. Tlie increased heaviness of tlie seeds Is another item to be noted, as it certainly implies increased vitality. At least, it is so with wheat, as any farmei will tell you, it being tlie rule that the heavier the grain the greater iis fertility.

The Alps Under Foot.

The mystery is gone from tlie Alps—none but climbers know how completely. Every mountain and point of view of ever third-rate importance lias been ascended, most by many routes. Almost every gap between two peaks hat) been traversed as a pass. The publications of some dozens mountaineering societies have recorded these countless expeditions iu rows of volumes of appalling length. Of late years vigorous attempts have been made to co-ordinate ihis mass of material iu the form of climbers’ guides, dealing with particular districts, .wherein every peak and pass is dealt with in strict geographical succession, and every different route, and all the variations of each route are set forth, with references to tlie volumes in which they have been described at length by their observers. Nearly half the Alps lias been treated in this manner, but tlie work has taken ten years, and, of course, the whole requires periodical revision.

Riding Down an Eagle.

If you wanted a live eagle, how would you try to catch it? lu Turkestan, according to the author of "The Heart of a Continent,” the natives ride eagles-down on horseback: We have seen two eagles on the ground in the distance, and as soon as the Kirghiz caught sight of them lie set oIT wildly in pursuit. They rose, of course, on seeing him, but he went galloping down the valley after one of them til! gradually it sank to the ground. It was, in fact,gorged with the llesh of the carcass it had been feeding on, and eould not longer fly. The Kirghiz dismounted, seized the bird, bound his waist-cloth round and round the body and wings till he had made it up into a neat parcel, and then tucked it under his arm, 4 nounted and rode back to me. He said that, if it turned out to be a good one for linwkiug, he might get 200 rupees for it.

Words That People Speak.

A recent experiment proves how apt our minds are to run in grooves. Twen-ty-five men and twenty-five -women students in a psychology class were bidden to write down at full speed 100 words, alt chosen at random. They did so, with tin- curious result that out of the total 5,000 words there were only 1,200 which occurred but once, 3,000 of the remainder being repetitions of 758 words. Of the 1,200 written only once, 740 were set down by the men, against 510 by the women. Of the 303 articles of dress enumerated 124 were found in (lie women’s papers, while of tile 237 articles of food they claimed 179. Clearly they were not new women, or their range would lrr.ve been wider.

French Milk in Tins.

The French industry of icing milk is an original departure in tinned commodities. The milk is frozen and placed in block form into tins, and on rite part of the purchaser requires to be melted previous to use. Bt'.ag hermetically ccaled, the commodity thus iced preserves its form until it is required, when a minute's exposure to the sun’s rays ir: to the heat of the fire is all that is necessary to reduce it to a liquid condition.

Moose Elk Nearly Extinct.

The- moose elk of Norway will soon lie extinct. The law says that no more than one shall be killed on one property in a year. But as it says nothing about the size of the property, the owner of a tract of land with moose oil it subdivides it into small plots, and then a moose can be killed on every plot without breaking the law. 'J'he pupils of tire Atlanta schools have demanded ice for drinking water.

NEW YORK’S PEANUT MONOPOLY.

A Remarkable Industry Which Has Started Up in the Metropolis. The peanut has risen from insignificance to dignity. it threatens iu become one of the staph l products of the country. some of the hailing capitalism of burg to control the peanut market. jx which will be known as the American Food and Oil Ctniipany, and iras a capital of Sbti.ooo, will open headquarters at Norfolk. Ya„ tlie centre of the peanut industry. Tlie manufacture of food products and oil out of tlie issaunf is practically an experiment in this country, although it lias been one of the great industries of Franco, and especially in Marseilles, for many years. Those interested in the present undertaking are confident of success, because of the superiority of the product ovi-r other oils aud meals, and also liei-nuse la America there Is unlimited room for the development of the peanut-raising industry in the Southern tates. The recent statement of Edward Atkinson, of Boston, tlie jiolitical economist and statistician, that in a few years tlie peanut crop will be one of the prime staples of the South, was no donlit a surprise to many. But statistics hear tlie statement out, anil it is proved that tlie industry is constantly growing. '1 he peanut oil is said to be so like olive oil that only the chemist or the expert can detect the difference. Its flavor is pleasant and bland, and it may, on account of its purity, eventually supplant olive oil iu all cullinary uses for tlie table. The refined forms of the oil are used as the basis of all pure toilet soaps which are manufactured in France. The crude oil is an excellant lubricant, being equal to sperm oil. besides being-non-oxydizing and free from gum. Its keeping qualities are superior to cotton seed oil. Other uses to which peanut oil is put nre for slab dressing by confectionersanil woolen manufacturers and in the molds of plug tobacco manufacturers. The kernel or fleshy part of the nut, in its properties as a food, closely resembles flic soja bean, which is used by tlie armies of foreign countries as a ration and lias a much higher nourishing value, le can lie manufactured into all sorts of cukes, biscuits, breads, soups, griddle cakes, etc., and is well suited to persons with impaired digestive organs. The residue of the nut, that is, the shell, is said to make a food for live stock that is much more nourishing than bran or cotton seed hull. Thus nopart of the nut is wasted, but all is turned to profit. The statement that Marseilles imports yearly $5,000,000 worth of peanuts from Africa and India gives some idea of tlie magnitude of this industry that America is so well suited to foster. No country in the world is better adapted to the raising of peanuts than the South Atlantic States. The crops have been steadily increasing during recent years, anil a great development is looked for in flic immediate future.

Stepped It Off.

It is a common-ly accepted theory that a man steps three feet, sfwl many a tract of laud has been “stepped off” instead of measured with a Chain, la the West they obviate the difficulties o-f surveys by the land being divided into sections, but in Pennsylvania much of the property, especially in the mown tad must still be descri bed by metes and bounds. In one of the counties in western Pennsylvania are two brothers, one of whom is tall and lank, rhe other short n-nd fat. Many years ago they pur-' chased a tract of morptaiu land, calling for a mile square. They divided tin* labor of measuring it. one stepping off one side, the other the o-ther side. Then they fenced it in and were i>erfeetdy satisfied until recently, when suit was brought to recover a considerable tract of land. Each brother swore t'liat -lie knew the measurement to be right and told him it had been done. Then, as the spectators saw the short legs of the one, scarcely long enough to reach the floor when he sat in .a chair, and the elongated extremities of the other, there was a general laugh, in which the judge and attorney joined. Upon surveying it was found that one line was a mile and a half long and the other only a little over half a mile.

The Story of a Poem.

One of the most tou-chiug poems on prison life ever written was from thepen of Colonel H. C. Parsons, a gifted lawyer a-ud railroad promoter, who died last June at his■lrom-e in Virginia. Previous to moving to Virginia Oolonal Pars-cpis defended a young man who was accused of murder. The evidence was seemingly entirely against the prisoner, but his counsel was firm in his ltellef of his innocence, and, thong-li the necessary evidence to make thu-t fact plain was not brought o-ut at the tidal, the Colt (tel succeeded in making the jury feel as he did, and a verdict for acquittal was rendered. The young man had been in jn.il for several weeks, and, after the congratulations at his release were over, his counsel asked hint: "Well, how does it fee-1 to be free?” What the young man’s answer was no one but the Aolc|iel knew, but he was inspired by it to write a very beautiful poem, wldeh was at the time of Its first publication very widely copied.

A Check to Diphtheria.

Dr. Dixey, in ltis pi per oa the vital statistics of diphtheria in tounion, speaking of the antitoxin treatment, asserted with confidence that the diphtheria mortality of the metropolis has received a considerable check, which it is difficult to attribute to any othercause than the introduction of the serum treatment. This conclusion of his is, of course, directly at variance with that arrived at by Dr. to-miox Browne, to which we recently referred in this column. l)r. Aordo-n Sharp contributed a valuable paper on the soil in relation to diphtheria and its' organism, in which he arrives at the conclusion that diphtheria would appear to be endemic 'ft certain districts; that soils organically laden, and with tin impervious sub-soil, may become favorable breeding grounds for the bacilli, but that deep drainage would appear to send -r such soils Innocuous. 1 .1 . :;■ I