Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1900 — Page 6

'Twixt Life and Death

BY FRANK BARRETT

CHAPTER XXVIr. Noses wii sijttihg by the, window, opposite her husband, when Cummings sud Ini; exclaimed, “Hexham!” At the sound of that name, Mrs. Redmond, who MS speaking to her, stopped abruptly, turned her head sharply toward the wicket, and the next moment hurried sway in the opposite direction with Cumnaings. Am Hexham rushed up to the door, her husband flew to the other end of the com•artment with the bag in his hand. There ■a stood for a moment, looking at Hexham, as if in the last extremity of fear; ttea seizing the one opportunity offered by the delay in unfastening the door, he tore open the bag and snatched at the rasor lying inside. Under the impression that he intended to commit suicide, Nesaa, with a scream, sprang to her feet and Carted forward to arrest his hand. He grasped her by the shoulder with his left sand, and, putting the razor to his month, tpeaed the blade with bis teeth, and she saw by the rand fury in his eyes that it waa her life and not his own that he intended to take. But before be could use tire hideous thing, Hexham was upon him, and he was thrown back in the gadded corner of the carriage, his arms tightly pinned to his side, nod the razor Ml from his unnerved fingers. So much was impressed distinctly on her mind; what followed was vague and Creamlike until, recovering from the ahock, ahe found herself on the platform, aupported by a couple of railway offldaW, surrounded by a few curious spectators, and saw the train, which was to ba ve taken her, gliding away in the distance. There was no one on the platform beyond the gapiug group about her. Where were her husband and Hexham, and Mrs. Redmond and Cummings? The two latter bad made their escape in the outgoing train; Hexham, intent only on avoiding unpleasant consequences of his ratlent’s murderous attack, had whisked la man off the platform, bundled him lota the first hansom available, nnd was uow clear of the station. He had hardly eaat a glance on Nessa; certainly he had uot recognized her. In reply to her faltering questions, the officials, after looktog about, could tell her no more than waa patent to her own observation, and (hat was summed up in the policeman’s brief announcement—“the parties are all ] gone, seemingly.” The poor girl was utterly bewildered, and when asked if she would take a cab. ahe accepted the suggestion eagerly, with uuthing but the vague idea of finding her husband, by whose side it was now her duty to stand. There whs no doubt hi her mind at>out that. She bad known, from the very beginning, that his miud waa unsound, nnd it wns the consideration that, by devoting her life to making hla a little happier nnd better than she found.it, which had finally decided her upon becoming his wife. She said, unsparingly to herself, that she had married him for her own selfish ends to escape the temptation of yielding, as she •aeritahl v must, /to the influence of Cweya Meredith—to pscape deutitution, to provide herself luxuries, which aanaed essential to happiness, sud ahe was bound by her bargain to fulfill the iatlea of her position. And she reasoned —it a young, unworldly girl in such a desperate P9sition can be said to reason that bej- duty wan not lessened by the fact that his condition was worse than triie had been led to believe it, but the aaoee Imperative because he stood in greater need of love aud tender eare. But how wns she to find him? That guewtion was brought home to her by the cabasan touching bis hat, aud asking, -Where to, mlsa?” Bhe was completely Igaoraut ns to her husband's address. It aceurred to her, however, that Mrs. Redasond might know, and so she told the asaa to take her to Mabel Grove. “How much? 1 ' she asked, when she got sot at Fulham. “Three shillings, miss, is my fare.” Keans, looking in her purse, found that she had no more than two shillings and Hxpeuce. and this the obliging cabman eoosented to take.

Mr*. Redmond bad not returned; Nexsn derided to wait until she oame in. wondering what bad detained her, perplexed •tilt more b.r the recollection of her •trange behavior, Doubtless she would explain ail when the; met. In the meantime Nessa saw that ahe must try to be Client and reuaonahle, and think out r poaition clearly.'- There waa no alternative but to wait; ahe had no money to pay for a room at a hotel. She walk «d about the room, trying to overcome a •rawing suspicion of foul play and treachery that hud sprung up in her mind, until the lengthening hour* increasing the tojatery of Mra. Kedmond'a absence, she Mad down on a couch, aud, from sheer aafcaaaiioa. fell asleep. The woman of fee fcause brought her some breakfast iu Mw morning. Nessa waited until ten «f«tock, and then, leaving word that she araaU return in the course of the morning, she went out to hud the registry ofSee where she had been married the day hafert. The registrar recognixed her at once, •ad, seeing the trouble in her face, led lar Into ,fcis inner office aud gave her a to air before inquiring what business bad hreaght her there. “Will you tell ihe if you know where Lard Carickbalrn Uvea?" Nesna asked. “Toar husband?" “Tea.** “Tto address he gave Is 2t) Eaton Pf W “la that near here?" *'Qalte close—the second turning ou the Wt.” “Tbaak yon very much." “Bat.” said the isgstrar. as Nessa was did ta riae. “he does not live there." I%e disappointment that suddenly foltowed the expression of satisfaction in toe young wife's face lold'h talc,-and be cdhtiaaed: “Barnething uunuaual in the look of yaar has hand and yonr friends led me to rail at Hktnn street this morning, mid I Varaed there that the apartments were

let to a gentleman who, T presume, la Mr. Cummings, for a month, and the rent paid In advance, but that since that day neither he nor anyone else had taken possession of them. t tried to discover where the gentleman lived, but the people of the house knew nothing whatever about him; they had neglected to ask his name. It Is probable that the rooms were taken only to comply withjhe regulations of the Marriage Act.” "And—and that Is all,” faltered Nessa. “Well ” The registrar hesitated. "IMense tell me all you know—anything,” Nessa pleaded. “It Is rather a delicate question; but may I ask, Mrs .Anderson, if you are aware that ‘Lord Carickbairn’ is an assumed title?” Nessa shook her head deprived of speech by the dread of some terrible revelation. "It is. I have examined the Directory and the Peerage-, there is no such name ns Richard Anderson, Lord Carickbairn, in either.” Nessa was stupefied. “What am I to do?” she murmured, “With a view to helping you if I can, may I ask what has happened?” “They are gone—gone!” she replied, wildly. “And you want to know how to find them. Well, we can, perhaps, find one. Maud Raymond,” he said, opening the register, “lives in Mabel Grove. John Cummings gives the same address as your husband-” “She is not there -she has not returned. I have been at her house all night.” ”1 am afraid I can give you no further information. But if, as lam led to suppose by your youth and these grave circumstances, you have contracted this marriage without the sanction of your friends, and have now reason to suspect the good faith of those who induced you to marry—if I am right in those suppositions, I think I may venture to offer you advice.” “Oh, pray do. I am quite helpless—quite unable to guide myself,” “Then let your friends guide you. Go hack to them.” “My friends?” she said, in a tone of despair that told him she had no hope in that direction. “If ttiat is out of tlic question, there is still one other resource—consult a solicitor.” “What can he do? Will he find my husband?'' “Ah, that may be a matter for the police to take up. I cannot say. Rut yon may rely on this—that if you put your case in the hands of a first-class solicitor he will take whatever steps are advisable to secure your interests.” “Would It he very expensive?” Nessa asked, timidly. “That depends on the nature of the case. If it involved a lawsuit, it might be more expensive. Of course, you can do nothing without some outlay—l may say, considerable outlay.” “I am penniless—l can do nothing,” Nessa said to herself, rising in despair, with the feeling that it was useless to continue the discussion. The registrar rose also. “I think I may say, with certainty,” he said, going toward the door, “that you ought to do nothing without legal advice. I mean that you ought to take the opinion of a competent adviser before you put. yourself again in communication with your husband and the persons who have led you to marry him.” "Oh, surely, my first duty is to find my husband,” said Nessa, with conviction in her tone. "I nra not sure of that.” He stopped, with his hand on the door, and, facing her, repeated gravely: “I nm not sure of that. Your solicitor may find that you have been led into this marriage by unscrupulous persons with some view to their own advantage. You mistrust no one concerned —you do not see how this marriage may tend to their advantage at present uuseen by you. That is because you are ignorant of evil. I can imagine a case in which a marriage and desertion would affect a wife’s fortune. Suppose, for example, the wife's estate were entailed, the succession would be naturally diverted by her dying without family, aud this could be effected by the husband abandoning her on the day of her marriage. Ido uot say that this is your case; 1 only suggest it ns one example of a hundred combinations that might be devised with the same motive. Certain fact* lead me to suspect that you are the victim of some combination, nnd I have spoken, perhaps unwisely, because I feel it would be ungenerous to he silent. I can see that you nre a lady by birth and education: your dress leads me to believe that you have wealth. Your husband is already proved to Ik- an imposter. You were deeply agitated when you came here yesterday, and you signed your name binding you to that mnn with evident reluctnuce. The woman who came with you was ill-bred aud coarse; the man Cummiugs looked ns if he were staking his fortune on the cast of n die—they were both eager to get the business done, and when it is done all three disappear in a manner which seems to me you cannot explain.”

"No, it is all a mystery to me.” "Weil, l think I have shown you where you may look for a clew to the mystery, at least I have tried to. show that it is not your first duty to find your husband. Tt Is, on the contrary—for a certain reason which a solicitor would have less diffidence-in pointing out than I find—your duty to avoid correspondence or communication of any kind with him until you are assured that this marriage has not been contracted-with a sinister purpose. You have asked m.v advice," he added, turning the handle of the door; •it is summed up in a dozen words: Be •ore you find your bnshnnd or his friends, ir they find you, see a solicitor.” Hg opened the door and bowed, and Nessa, axpressing her gratitude in • few incoherent and confused phrases, went out. For the next few weeks Nessa’s lot waa a very sad one. ’She had to ael)

what little trinket* ahe had for bread, and In her search for employment met nothing but refusals everywhere. Finally, when almost despairing, she saw an advertisement- in the papers of'a Mr. Mulloch, who kept an art pottery shop in Oxford street, and presenting herself to .him was engaged to take charge of an art show in one of the conrts of the Crystal Palace at a salary of one pound a week. After the novelty of her new position position had worn off N'essa’s life became one of unvarying regularity, and, except that she gave up the lodgings she had taken in Lambeth and took a couple of rooms near the palace, no event occurred for two months worth writing, about. Then something happened which was to be written on her mind and never after effaced. One evening, when ’she turned from locking the door of her court, she found a man standing before her, and that man was Sweyn Meredith. She stopped with a faint exclamation that tneant joy—pain —hope, fear—anything, everything! He took her hand without a word; only when he had led her on a few steps in the leafy shade of the deserted colonnade, he mrmured: “Found at last, my love!” She was trembling and weak from this sudden shock, but she found strength to stop and draw her hand from his on hearing these words. “Oh, you must not speak to me like that,” she faltered; “we jnust not be together.” “Must not be together!" he exclaimed, passionately; “do you think I have hunted for you day and night for three months to give you up now that you are found?” He laughed derisively, but suddenly checked himself, as if confronted by a terrible doubt, he said: “One moment. Look me in the face, Nessa.” He spoke sternly. His command was not to be disobeyed. Nessa looked up into his face, which was absolutely fierce with this sudden suspicion that she had given her heart to another. But it did not terrify her; its manly strength was admirable in her eyes; the haggard cheek, the sunken eye, the line that told of weary anxiety moved her heart with pity. And as she still looked up to this, her lord, the hard lines melted away from his face, the brows unbent, and the firm lips quivered. “You love me still, darling,” he murmured; “You love me as you did the morbing that we parted, and nothing in the world shall keep us asunder.” “Grace! Grace!” was all that Nessa could say in remonstrance. “No, that name shall not bar me. Nor shall that name be your plea again for leaving me. You nre mine now—inevitably mine!” He took her hand and pressed it fervently between his big palms as he led her onward. "Sweyn oh, my friend,” she pleaded, striving to free herself from the meshes of this love that seemed to tangle all her faculties. “Grace sent me here to find you; Grace, whose heart you think clings to the man who loves you as he never did and never could love her!" “How did she know I was here?” “She was here yesterday. You passed her in the evening. There was a fete, the Palace wns crowded, nnd before she could overtake you, you were lost. She imagined you had some occupation in the building by your manner; you walked qußsy; you were alone, and took no notice of the things and people about you. More than that; she believed by your expression that you were not happy —that you had not forgotten me. She came this morning to tell me—herself suggesting that if you had an engagement here, I, too, might find you. But without that probability T should have come. I have looked for you all over I/ondon. I heard that you had been seen in Kensington, and for a month I have hunted the streets about there.” “Oh, she is generous!” said Nessa, feeling that she could not have done so much. (To be continued.)

BOY WAS A TRUE HERO.

Hit Four Times, bat He Completed His Task of Fixing the Gun. There was blood every where—on men, oars, thwarts, guns. Still, those of us who survived, and who were able to handle a rifle, managed to return the enemy’s fire. The worst was we could not see the smoke from the insurgents’ rifles, so warily did they cling to their ambush in the thick undergrowth. I remember most vividly the fierce desire l had at that moment to get back at the foe—to see some of them fall and bite the dust and writhe in pain, as our men were doing. For a short time the lighting instinct crowded out of my mind pity aud fear. Having no other weapon than a revolver, useless at that range, I reached for a rifle dropped by one of the dead. It had been hit iu the lock, and the clip was jammed in. Venville, one of our apprentice boys/ ntempted to flx It. A bullet went through I lie flesh on his neck. "Mr. Gillmore, 1 am lilt," lie said. But lie continued working at the rifle. A second shot plowed through the boy’a breast and came out In ills armpit. “I am hit again. Mr. Gillmore!" He was still trying to puli out tha Jammer! clip when a hall cut a furrow Iu the left side of his head. "Mr. Gillmore, they have hit me again!" He wiped the blood from his brow and eyes with his coat sleeve, and then returned to his task as calmly as if it were only a mosquito that had stung him. It was not three minutes till a ball crashed Into his ankle, Inflicting a painful hurt. There was just a slight quiver in the lad's voice as he looked up to me and said; "Mr. Gillmore, I am lilt once more. But 1 have fixed the gun, sir." This beardless boy of 17 had never been under Are before.—From “A Prisoner Among the Filipinos." •

Friendly Advice.

Friend—All you need is patience. Young Doctor—Yes, If you spell It In the way I spell It.—Syracuse Herald. Russia 'ln Europe has a forest area of about 500,000,000 acres One third <f the country la foreat.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

ITEMS OF INTEREST ON ACmeUL** TURAL TOPICS. Burning Over Strawberry Beds-A Cheap Mode of Marketing—Cood for Fertilizing Crops —Wintering Idle Farm Horses- Etc., Etc. Burning Over Strawberry Beds. As soon as the ground Is frozen burn the old strawberry beds over. It will do no harm to the plants,'’ while weeds and weed seeds will be consumed to ashes and returned to the soil, so far as their mineral elements are concerned. In the spring the strawberry plant will shoot out with better foliage and grow more rapidly By reason of the burning over of the rows. 4) A Cheap Mods of Marketing. Feeding the products on the farm is the cheapest mode of marketing the ( bulky materials. A hundred dozens of eggs will bring more money than a ton of hay, yet more ground will be required to produce the hay, to say nothing of plowing, harrowing and seeding the land and mowing, curing, J stacking and hauling the hay. Wheu com is fed to pigs it will bring near ly twice as much as when sold by the bushel. Nothing should be sold off the farm that caa be turned into something more valuable, or which can be marketed in a more concentrated form. It is transportation charges that largely reduce the profit.

Cood for Fertilizing Crop). Many farmers sell their wood ashes regularly. Perhaps they receive on the average between three and four cents per bushel, and in some cases even less. Could they only be made to realize it, these ashes are worth more for fertilizing crops. It is said on good authority that the average bushel of ashes contains fifteen cents’ worth of potash, and this very potash is one of the elements that the advanced farmers are trying to get into tlleir soil, j We have not sold a particle of ashes for a great many years. Most of them i are put around trees. Occasionally we use sifted ashes mixed with paris green on potato vines. Such plants j as onions, cabbage, or any kihrl of a plant that is grown for its foliage, j heeds a great deal of nitrogen. This is what gives the depth of green to the foliage. Plants like wheat, oats, rye, and similar seed producing plants, require a greater abundance of phosphorus in some form. This is the main reason why it is so hard on the soil to bring a crop of grain to ma-j turity. For all kinds of fruit a great j deal of potash is required. This is undoubtedly the reason why it is often recommended that wood ashes be placed around fruit trees from the fact that the ashes hold an abundance of the clement the fruit requires for development.—C. P. Reynolds, in tbe Epitomist.

Wintering Idle Farm Horses Iu this country, where a great deal of horse power is required to get the farm work done quickly in the summer time, and where there is little or no work during the long winter months, there is apt to be an excessive and unnecessary mortality among farm horses from lack of proper feeding and care. The stable should be warm, well lighted, clean and comfortable, with good ventilation, but free from drafts. If the horses at the time of quitting work in the fall are In an average healthy condition, fed on a grain ration composed of two parts oats and one part bran, and of this mixture given one gallon per head daily, divided into two feeds (any animal low In condition to be allowed a little extra), with the usual roughage, fodders, hay, oat straw or an occasional oat sheaf (a few carrots will be found very beneficial, as they are very fond of variety), watered twice a day, with access to salt at all times, groomad once a day and given a liberal amount of exercise dally out in the Fard or some other sheltered spot, prodded It is not too stormy, by the time jpring comes they will be in good eonlltion for spring work. When It does itart, be merciful to your beasts nnd aee that the collars fit nicely, as well as the other parts of the harness, and lave a lot of suffering to your horses from sore shoulders. etc.—Allan Strothers, In Farmer's Advocate.

A New Chick Food. Rolled oats have long beeu a staple) ilet iu the progressive poultryman's | yard, especially for small chicks. The! greediness with which the chicks de- ! vour it when moistened and swelled, 1 and the speedy growth aud sturdy j building which it shows, should com- ) mend it to nil who believe that there is nothing too good for baby chicks., A new foodstuff has boon put on the market Iu the form of loose shredded wheat, the crumbs presumably from the biscuit. It is sold in bulk and the cost is a little less than the rolled oats, | while it has the advantage of being fully cooked. It should pe moistened J the same as oatmeal, aud its swelling capacity is really marvelous. If milk Is obtainable it induces a wonderful growth. , Now that the necessity of laying a good foundation is so largely realized, It is by no means extravagant to feed these rather costly stuffs for at least the first six weeks. Instead of sloppy dough I feed crumbled cake in the morning and at noon, using shredded

wheat for the morning lunch and rolled oats at noon, with the best of clean, white whole wheat for supper. My chicks number over 200 aud are raised strictly for profit, which invariably means a good start, followed by good food and good care all the way along.—Annie L. Rogers. In New England Homestead. Causs of Suckers, on Corn We are asked to give the cause, of suckers on corn, and to say whether corn is more liable to sucker when drilled than when It is cheeked, gome varieties of corn- especially of sweet corn -will sucker badly, because the habit bas been bred Into them. All such peculiarities can be bred into corn, and that Is an important truth that Is not well recognized. Earless stalks will poTlenlze other stalks and they may be earless. It Is another Instance of like producing like. (The best explanation that we can give of ; the cause, when it is not a fixed habit, 1 Is that the roots take up more uutri- | ment than the stalk can use in its legitimate growth, aud this additional growth is the result, states the Agricultural Epitomist. Tobacco will sucker more on low lajid. where there Is more moisture, than it will on a hillside that drains on the low land. Moist land, if It Is not too wet, will contain more soluble plant food than dry land will. In town gardens, where I water from water works Is available I and applied freely, corn will almost always suckei* badly. Close planting may favor suekering. If our theory is \ correct, because the corn does not have ! the proper conditions for utilizing all the plant food that the roots take up., It is'a mooted question as to whether it Is profitable to remove the suckers from corn. Some growers remove them, and some do not. There cau be uo doubt that the stalk Is better off without them, and the only thing to settle is whether it is enough better off to pay for the labor of removing them. If they are numerous, we believe that their removal will pay for the trouble. Experiment by Bees. The following shows the value of experiment, whether it is made by bees or men aud women: “A begin-; tier hears the feeding of oatmeal liigh-i ly recoin mended as a substitute for; pollen. He places some near the en-| trances of the hives, but not a bee touches It. He is told again to wait 1 till <*arly spring, before the bees have access to natural pollen, and then they will take it. He does so, but, as l>e- j fore, not a bee notices it. He is next told to put a heap of It in the sun. a ’ few rods distant from the hives. This time he may succeed; but it would not be strange if he should once more report that his bees would have nothing 1 to do w ith it. Finally he is directed I to take a piece of honey and get some bees feeding on it. then to set it on the heap of meal. The bees soon gather over it in great numbers; those that go home loaded start out many v more searching all about the vicinity, to see where the treasure comes from. The hum of the busy ones on the honey soon attracts them, and. in snuffing about the pile of meal, some bee discovers that it can be used as a substitute for pollen; the others soon follow suit, and in a little time, both the l»ees and their owner are happy, and the pile of meal quickly disappears. After this be never has any more trouble in | getting the bees to work ou meal, for he knows bow. The bees and their owner have both learned a valuable lesson about pollen. Is there any very great difference in the way both have been taught? Did they not both learn by practical experiment?” Yes. and that is the only way to definitely ! and fully learn anything. We can tell | people how to do things, but tlie hand • as well as the head mnst be educated. \ Bees and people have learned by ex-j perinient. Some of tbe articles of diet j that are familiar to us all have been found to be good almost within the recollection of people now living.

Extending the Flower Season. The amateur gardener, the real lover of flowers, will And that with very little labor and expense the season of the enjoyment of flowers may be extended, often for several weeks. It Is a peculiarity of this season- at least in the Northern States-that the first) frosts severe enough to injure tender plnnts come in October or November. In the vegetable garden, tomatoes, Lima beans and other tropical plants are killed if not protected; and the suiue happens in the flower garden if petunias, salvias and similarly tender flowers are not eared for. There are usuully three mornings of these sharp; frosts in succession, ns if to make) sure that the work of destruction was. thoroughly done. These days are usually followed by several days, oven j weeks, of weather so jierfect that the) term "heavenly" can only adequately | describe It. We have It only at this • season and In no other land Is seen such fullness of beauty, such richuess of leaf, flower and every surrounding. If we could protect our tender plants during these first days of frost, bridge them over, as It were, into these days of perfect weuther, what a glory of bloom would our garden show! This Is just what can be accomplished, and with but little labor and expense. When frosty nights threaten, make light frames of slats or poles over the beds and cover with some,light material, matting, sheets, or even a few layers of large newspapers, fastened so that the wind will not blow them

off. But the protecting material muss not lie directly upon the plants; therefore, the frame has to be a few inches higher than the top. Some years since! we preserved a large circular bed of canons, salvias and geraniums in this manner up to the day before Thanks* giving day.—American Agriculturist. , :—r ■ 1 „ ■ . The Swineherd. Scotch swine-growers give pig eating sow T s flower of sulphur to break them of their cauuiba! habit. A few spoonfuls of the sulphur are fed to the sows In swill several days.before .and . after furrowing. It Is claimed to be & sure eorreetive of the pig-eating habit. The sow r that eats her pigs will, sometimes eat them after they are three or four weeks old. Every swine-breeder should have ample pasture for' the pigs, with abundant clean wator. Salt and ashes aid digestion in swine. Cholera will be prevented if sulphur be mixed with the salt and ashes. The sulphur may be mixed with slops also. Lice rarely infest hogs that* have plenty of sulphur. A clean feeding place for swine is a prime necessity. - *. All sleeping places of swine* should be cleaned often aud 'thoroughly, especially lu the hot weather. Rusty oat straw is one of,tie very worst materials for" bedding foY swine. Green corn fed to hogs will cause them to have worms. Every hog showing any sign of sickness should be at once taken out of the herd and Isolated for treatment. Cholera in the herD travels swiftly from one animal to another. When a pig refuses to. eat, and thumps, and has bis hair turned the wrong way, trot him out aud give him a dose of ax. Make the dose a big one. Let the pigs ask for their feed occasionally, just to put an edge ou their appetite. As soon as they squeal for something to eat. let them have It. The healthy hog's stomach is ns regular as clockwork in demanding food. When feeding for fattening, always watch for signs of indigestion. Obey the first sign by reducing rations. Remember that stuffing and cramming and jamming food into a pig to fatten it In a short time is a wholly abnormal, unnatural performance. Large herds in small quarters are liable to disease.

Subtleness of Rheumatism.

It has lieen known for many years that the most fertile cause of heart disease is rheumatism. Only recently has It been realized, however, that many (.uses of rheumatism which give rise to heart complications really run so mild a course that they are not suspected of being serious and are neglected. This is especially tme in eases which attack the very young. In children rheumatism often masquerades under tbe name of “growing pains.” In infants it often fails completely of recognition. It has become the custom to a lamentable degree to give for it the coal tar derivatives, the various antipyretic drugs, anti -pyriue, pbenacetine and the like, besides various derivatives of salicylic ateid. Those drugs alleviate the rheumatic pain by benumbing the nerves: they also lessen fever. The result of their use is that patients are enabled to move about much sooner tbau they otherwise would, and this throws extra work on the heart, and leads to post -rheumatic heart complications Which may cripple the organ for life. The recent increase in the number of refusals of risks by life insurance companies is thought to l»c due to this cause. Doctors here from many parts of the world depieeate the present excessive use of these drugs. Pain is aatnre's demand for rest. To allay It without reaching Its cause is to drug the sentinel who watches over the citadel of health because bis footsteps disturb our sleep. —New Y'ork Post.

Dogs Is Pain.

A foxhound, as eTory sportsman knows, if-caught In a trap or suffering pain from an Injury, is most dangerous to appronch, even if you assist him out of a difficulty-—say, from a pit or hole where, bnt for .von, lie would probably be drowned—lie will show his gratitude by biting you. Pointers, setters and spaniels, though not quite so ready with their teeth, will, under similar circumstances, bite not only strangers bnt their own masters without scruple. The flntcoated retriever is totally dissimilar in this respect, and can be handled without the slightest risk. I have got them out of all sorts of difficulties, and never once met with injury. In doing so you may fearlessly let their head rest ou your shoulder or lie against your face. Quite recently a valuable dog of mine got hung up In a wire fence, and a dislocation of Ihe stifle or some serious Injury seemed Imminent. Running up. ! lifted him bodily, struggling ami terrified us he was; yet the Idea of biting occurred neither to the helper nor the helped.— Black wood. Consul Wannaii, at Munich, is of the opinion that ail excellent market exists In South Germany American folding beds, which, however, must be single beds and without oriu* mentation, particularly without ctrit lng, which is heavily taxed. A mahogany with a gold monogram on the Jid, is a pledge in tha window* ©f a. Cardiff pawnbroker.