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JTSjSgr WALTER. BLOOMFIELD
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OHAWKB Vlt. Ernest, yon are my cnly confidant.
Continued. ' A* yonr dlecretloa baa always ap-
Annt Gertrude made no reply to this
question; * shadow seemed to'pais
across her face, and sho was, I
thought; slightly annoyed by her hue-
band's Motor. Miss Marsh gare uncle
Bom a delightful smack on the face
■with her narrow little-hand, whereat
iio sought to capture her a second
lime; but she eluded his grasp and
fled up the stairs, her tormontor pur
suing her closely. The wondering foot
man, unused to American society, be
held this undignified reception with an
aiilonlshed gaze, add then slowly pre
ceded my aunt and me up the stairs.
Matters went smoothly enough
aftir this little Incident. There wero
several tclegrama awaiting my uncle,
1 his attention and kept
1 quiet while my hunt Introduced
to her sister, I found Miss Con-
I Marsh a charming young lady
twenty, very like her sister,
more buoyant spirit; and'before
been la
the house an hour we
conversing without restraint, my
new acquaintance proving herself n
mo«t congenial companion.
CHAPTEE Tilt
HOWS TOOK AUSTRALIA,
Time passed very quickly with mo
, In my uncle's house. Undo Sam him
self I did not seo very often, and
never for more than an hour at a time,
lie was so mnoh engaged In the city;
and when ho was at home ho seemed
to llvo In a whirlwind of Interviews
with gentlemen, varied only by an
enormous correspondence, written and
telegraphic. My uncle's devotion to
bis affairs did not much affect me, at
least not otherwise than favorably.
Aunt Gertrude bad brought with her
to- England Introductions to nearly all
tho best people, tho adjective hero em
ployed being Intended to convey the
meaning which Londoifsocloty usually
nttachos to It, and she passed a great
part of each day calling upon, or re
ceiving at her London home, a large
circle of friends of high social rank.
On such occasions her sister and I
not Infrequently accompanied her, but
non\etlmcs excused ourselves and ex-
Plotted London on foot or went for a
flrlvo In tho park Instead.
Tho favorable Impression I had at
first conceived of Miss Marsh deep
ened every day. She was quite as
beautiful and Intelligent as annt Ger
trude, while the did not appear to be
subject to thoao melancholy moods I
■ lind onco or twice observed In her sis-
tor-a circumstance which at the tlmo
X attributed to a happy union of youth
andhealth.
One of tho first results of my dally
companionship w.lth this charming
young lady was the opening of a train
of serious thought as to my prospects
in life. I reflected that I was now
nearly of full age, that I had been
trained for no trade or profession, and
that my fortunes were centred In and
bounded by ap Impoverished estate of
£700 a year, between that and tv>*lt
being tbe life of my father—a man a
little more than a couple of decades
oUer than t, and who my natural af
fection Induced me to hope might live
forever. The prospect dismayed me,
yet X could not choose but consider It
whenever I was alone. No definite
Idea of marriage had ever occurred to
me, but aomebow, to a way I cannot
explain, there formed In my mind an
opinion that It was derogatory to any
man to marry a woman whom be was
unable to keep In a etyle at least as
good as that to which she had been
accustomed’ In her maiden days, even
though that woman were herself rich.
‘And from such thoughts as these my
mind would wander to certain frag-
- mentary sentences which had novraud
again Inadvertently fallen from the
lips of Min Marsh, and from which I
had calculated that her Income was
rather mom than fifteen times as large
as my father's.
Notwithstanding inch disquieting
considerations, I was, I think, happier
than I had over been before, and In
consequence my days slipped away
with a speed which seemed perfectly
marvelous.
It was Monday morning. I had been
In London a week, and a third part of
my vint was spent My lifelong habit
of rising early bad not deserted me In
London, and I was standing alone at
one of the drawing-room window* ad
miring the celerity of a postman who
waa delivering letters at the houses
opposite. Boon the postman crossed
tho road and left a large budget of let
ters at our house. I had received hut
one letter since I left Bnffelk—a few
line* from my father expressive of fils
satisfaction at my safe arrival in
town—and I thought It was likely them
might be something for ipe by this
morning’s post Not chooelng to wait
until breakfast time to satisfy uy
mind on this point I descended to the
hall and discovered- on the table them
a large letter addressed to me In my
■ handwriting, which I took up-
i end mad as follows:
Holdenhurst Hall,
nun**,, April 10, IS-,
f—I am' truly sorry to
r slightly,* with your
but jr« know,
peered quite In advance of your years
I have no hesitation In laying before
you a matter which Is occasioning me
very great anxiety, and In doing so X
refrain from insisting upon the Impor
tance, at least for the present, bf abso
lute secrecy, for you must, X am sure,
at Mice perceive the necessity for it,
Tho enclosed letter from yonr grand
father reached me tbe day before yes
terday. Bead It carefully, and retain
it in your possession nntll you see me.
Of course, I am anxious to do any
thing in my power to help your grand
father In his trouble, but what is there
I can do that Is of any use In tbe cir
cumstances? This Is what I want yon
to. consider, and yon can either write
to me to return to Holdenhurst at
once, If only for a day. I would come
to London myself and talk the matter
over with you, but, as you know, a
large staff of workmen Is a present en
gaged about the place, and one or
other of us ought to be here. Poor lit
tle Annie! My heart bleeds for her
unfortunate father, and I fall alto
gether to understand the case, for to
me she seemed always a most affec
tionate child. I would ask the advice
of my brother how best to proceed
were It not for his former affection for
your mother, which disinclines me to
talk with him of the Wolseyss-h# Is
so mueh cleverer than I, and would be
sure to tblnk at once of wbat waa best
to be done. Don’t let this matter
worry you overmuch, for'that more
than anything would Increase the al
ready great anxiety of your affection
ate father. BOBEBT TBUMAN.
Enclosed In th%thova was a letter
which bore tbe postmark of Sydney,
N. 8. W. I recognised my grand
father's handwriting at a glance, and,
taking the letter from Its envelope,
read:
Sydney, New South Wales.
4th March, 1S-.
Dear Bobert—I hope you won't think
hardly of me for neglecting to write
to yon such a long while, but I am
nigh to being out of my mind with
trouble—a condition I have to the pres
ent done my best to conceal from
every one, especially you. My attain
are now at such a pass that not only
Is It no longer possible to conceal
from you the particulars of the anxiety
which is wearing my life away, but I
am compelled to solicit your aid In re
spect of It
Ton must know that when, a,little
more than four years ago, I placed my
only surviving child, my dear little An
nie, In the great drapery establishment
of Milllken ft Burton, Oxford street,
London, X acted In accordance with
her wishes and my own best Judgment.
Looking at the slenderness of my re
sources, tho Increasing unprofitable
ness of farming. In England, and the
insecurity of a young person depend
ent entirely upon such a life as mine,
I decided that I should do well In so
placing her, and she went to London
accordingly. All went well for a year,
and my poor girl made good progress
In her business. I received a letter
from her regularly every week, and on
three or four occasions when I was In
London I saw her for an hour or so,
and was satisfied as to her posltloa.
But one day a communication reached
me from Messrs. Milllken ft Burton In
forming me that my daughter had left
their service without notice or. as
signed . reason under circumstances
which Induced them to entertain grave
fears for her safety. The Intelligence
dismayed me, and I at once prepared
for a Journey to I-ondon that I might.
It possible, recover my daughter, but
ere I could begin my Journey I re
ceived a letter from my child, heart
breaking In Its expressions of affec
tion for me, yet begging me to forget
her as one utterly unworthy. As It
that were possible; and she the only
one living of all my children!
In London I could learn Uttlo or
nothing of my child beyond that (he
had left her situation In the manner
described, and that she appeared well
provided with money, having given
such email possessions as sho had (as
well as other present which she pur
chased) to some of the young women
employed In the seme'establlshment
You who know so well bow deeply
I loved my child—you who are also
the father of an only child—will real
ise as perhaps no third person could
how complete was my desolation. I re
solved to cease my efforts to recover
my child from the villain who hat be
trayed her only when my life shall
ceaae, and I accordingly left Holdcn-
hurst at you know. 1 have traced her
to Liverpool, hut too late to see her—
to Brighton, to Leamington, Derby
and other places In England, but was
decoyed by a clever stratagem no leu
artful. Into coming to Australia,
though I am now of opinion that my
daughter has never left her country.
Some of the circumstances attendant
on the pursuit In which I am engaged
an so very extraordinary that I am
quite baffled by them. Thongb I have
bees unable by any meant in my pow
er to discover where my daughter U,
my address, wherever I go, Is known
to her, and a letter from her, folly and
correctly addressed, reaches me regu
larly at Interval* et about alx week*.
tier letters come from all parts of the
world, but X am now satisfied that
they are sent to the place* where they
are posted merely to disguise the
whereabouts of the writer, end thlnjp
It Is probable she Is In England Id the
neighborhood of London. Last year
when I waa 111 In Wellington, Now
Zealand, tho particulars of my Illness
were known to her, and she Wrote to
tee more frequently than usual,
ttoljr once since aha went away did
she fall to write to me for three
months, and then came a long letter,
couched In terms more than usually
affectionate, informing me that she
bad been 111,' but was now recovered;
that there was nothing she desired
more than to see me again, but that It
she could not ask my forgiveness In
the character of a wife she wonld not
ask It In the character of a mother,
X am convinced that my girl is well
treated, ad .far aa Is possible under any
anch arrangement as that to which
ahelsaparty. I forgive her the step
she has taken from my very heart,
though I regret It ae keenly aa any
father could. Were I to see her or
write to her I should tell her this and
use no word of reproach.
And now for tbe aid I require from
you. I have noticed that the letter*
which reach me from Annie an en
closed In envelopes embossed at tb*
extreme edge of the opening, "Dicken
son, Maker, Blchniond, Surrey.” That
you may not fall to understand my
meaning, I enclose one of the envel
opes, From tbl* evidence I have
formed the opinion that (he live* In
Blchmond or thereabouts, and I want
you, If yon will, to Institute « secret
Inquiry—personally, If you can conve
niently do so-to ascertain this posi
tively, but you must be careful that
she does not see you, or before I could
return to England she would be gone.
Should you discover her you might
telegraph to me, but If you fail to do
so a letter will serve, addressed Bex
2S4T, Postofflce, Sydney, N. S. W. I
am anxious to avoid returning to Eng
laud unless there is a good chance of
achieving my object, and this tor sev
oral reasons, of which economy Is not
the least, for I have not found It easy
to travel as I have done on an Income
less than £200 a year—though of this
I make no complaint. If only I might
see and talk with my Annie once more
I could die content. '
With every good wish for yourself
and my grandson Ernest—who most
be almost. If not quite, a man now
and assnring you both that I have
never ceased to think of you potwlth
standing my long silence, I remain, al
ways yours faithfully,
WILLIAM WOL8BY-
Tho letter fell from my hands and X
eat for some minutes lost In thought.
.That the playmate of my childhood,
she who had alwaya been to me as. a
sister rather than tbe relation she
really was, sbbuld have fallen to low,
filled me with sadness, while I could
not but feel extreme pity tor my
grandfntherlnhlsdesolatlon. Thoughts
of tho happy Saturdays In summer
when, with little Annie for my com
panion, I bad wandered through the
Suffolk grovei In search of nuts, or
chased her among tho neglected grave
stones of Holdenhurst churchyard, of
her bright eyes, rosy cheeks and happy
smile, crowded upon my mind. And I
thought, too, of the stalwart old man
who had taught me to ride and shoot,
whom I had accompanied I know not
how many times to Bury market In.
bis village cart, picturing him now as
white-haired and bowed with car*. I
know not how long my reverie lasted,
blit when I was recalled to myself by.
a summons to breakfast I started up,
full of energy, resolved to do whatever
might lie In my-power to satisfy tbA
pathetic appeal I had Just read.
My uncle and aunt and Min Marsh
wero already seated when I entered
the breakfast room. Uiiclo Sam was
stirring his coffee vigorously, and ap
peared even more vivacious than usnal.
“What!" be exclaimed, as I entered
the door, “one week In London and
your country habit* already loatl
Why, I thought you were an early
riser. Come, Ernest, what have you
to say for yourself!”
“Only that I have been up for nearly
two hours.' 1
“Two hours!” echoed nnclt 8am In
credulously ; “why, what have you
been doing?”
I replied that I had been reading m.,
letters. Tbe declaration mystified un
cle Sam still more. He raid he had
himself sorted all the letters which
had arrived, and there appeared to be
none for me. My explanation of tbl*.
I thought; was not very pleasing to my
uncle, for after remarking that what
ever might be the nature of my corre
spondence It did not seem very beuefl
clal to me, for I looked very pale over
It, he opened the Times Its full width
and said no word more during break
fast.
"You certainly have lo*i your color
this morning,” remarked aunt Ger
trude; “are yon quite well. Ernest?”
“Yes, I think so,” I replied, and
when the next minute Miss Msrsh pro
posed that I should go with her fer a
long drive I had no further doubt of
the matter.
To be continual.
Hopatoun’a Multifarious tlUu.
The present Earl of Hopetouu baa
hud forty-one years of. life, and
twenty-eight of his present style
and title. Ho has been a good
deal In his time —a traveler, and
a whip, and a lord in waiting, miti
gated with a lord high, commlsalonei
of tbe church; a paymaster general, a
lord chamberlain of tbe household, and
a president of naval architects; a brig
adier general of archers, a captain of
yeomanry, and a lieutenant colonel of
submarine miners; a master of har
riers and eke of beagles; a governor
and a governor general. A man with
many aides, truly, whe yet scarcely
exhibit* any “sMs” at all
Why the United States
Fought Canada in 1812
By Capt. A. T, Mahan, U. S. N.
HE War of 1813 wa* very unpopular In certain sections of tbb
United State* tnd with certain parts of the community.
. _ By these particular fault *** fodnd with the invasion or
, 1 1“ 1 8 Canada. Yon have declared war, it was
I I I clpal reasons. One, tbe general policy of the British Govern-
l ? L B ment, formulated In the suceesslve Orders in CoqiMflMO th*
" unjustifiable injury and violation of American commerce, tne
other, the Impressment of seamen from American merchant
- ships. What have Canada and the Canadians to do with
either? If war yon must, carry on yonr war upon the ocean, the «*neor
yonr avowed wrongs, and the seat of yonr advereary'e prosperity, and do not
embroil those Innocent regions and people in the common ruin which, without
adequate cause, yon sre bringing upon your own countrymen, and upon tne
only nation that now upholds the freedom of mankind against that oppressor
of our race, that incarnation of all despotism—Napoleon.” So, not wltnout
some alloy of self-interest, the question presented itself to New England, and
*0 New England presented It to the Government and the southern part or
the Union! partly as * matter of honest conviction, partly aa an Incident or
the factiousness Inherent in *11 political opposition, which makesin point
wherever It can, and then magnifies the point to the uttermost possible, often
until the polnt'ltself disappears under 1U Incrustations -
Logically, there may a( first appear some reeson In these arguments, w*
are bound to believe so, for we cannot entirely Impeach the candor of our
ancestor*, who doubtless advanced them with some degree of conviction, tub
answer, of course. Is, th*t when two nations go to war, all the eitireni of on*
become Internationally the enemies of the other. This Is the accepted prin
ciple of International law, the residuum of tbe concentrated wisdom of many
generations of International legists. When war takes the place of peace It an
nihilates all natural and conventional rights, all treaties and compacts, except
.those that appertain to the state of war Itself.—From “The War of 1812, in
Scribner's. '
AMERICANS IN PORTO RICO- /
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Estimates Bun From Bl* Hundred «J
Five Thousand.
The question Is, how many Ameri
cans are there in Porto Bicot The
number ha* been variously estimated
from (WO to 6000, but all estimates ar*
mere guesses
A cenan* wa* taken ,ln 1809 at tho
dose of the year, and at that time, ac
cording to the enumeration there wero
10G9 persons on the island who were
bora te the United State*. ThI* wa*
one year after the occupation, and con-
dttlon* since then have changed so
that the figure 1* scarcely of any as-
slstanceutt all In estimating the number,
now here;’ Of the total of 1068 on tbe.-
teland born to th« tlnited States, «*?
resided to the department of Baya-
mon. which.la the district where the
capital is located. *Of those to this
district nearly all redded to San Iran,
the capital being the residence of 831
of the 080. Of the 1008 born to the
United State* and residing here, only
281 w.ere women.
Of course, these figures do not in
clude, the soldier* who were here, and
' excluding that element to the popula
tion, we believe that most -observers
will admit that the number of Amer
icans on the island ha* increased since
that date, and also that for a year or k>
the number 111 been decreasing.
Perhaps th* year 1903 was the year,
of the largest number of American*
on the Island. The population 1* •*
restless and »o constantly changing It
is difficult to get any accurate e»u-
mate.—San Joan Newt.
This is a Country of Ideals
By Or. Leighton Park*
E sre apt to take the idle, extravagant millionaire whose portrait
gets into the newspapers so often as the avenge type of the
W American rich nun. The truth is that he la the exception. We
forget the thonsands of modest rich men who work, many of
them, fourteen boars a day. and some of th* time every day
for others. I have not yet come to contact with colossal wealth,
but I know many rich men, very rich men, who are as unosten
tatious, as hard-working, as unselfish, as devont and as humble
as human nature is capable of being. Let us be fair. Tbe rich
man shou)d not be belabored because be Is rich, nor the poor
man petted because he la poor. Character la the test
If it be true that we are piling wealth op In America fasts* than It has
been piled up before to human history. If our forests, our mines, our farms
and our factories are making unprecedented private fortunes possible, I am
glad that the development belongs to this country. This 1s a country of Ideals.
The teachers In the public schools, the professors In th* colleges, and all that
multitude of men and women who are working, not for money bnt for ideals,
will continue to stamp Idealism upon the minds and hearts of trar youth; they
will convert wealth to the service of Ideals. When the power of wealth and
the power of sound Ideals are to conflict, Idealism is sure to conquer, sure to
make money Its servant. This nation waa founded on an ideal, and the moat
powerful Influence* in Its life to-day ar* working toward noble Ideals. The
moral and spiritual tone of the country la higher than ever to spite of th*
accidents of wealth and poverty. ’ ......
All that the Government can do 1* to seo that men start to life equal to
their opportunities. It cannot legislate brains, character or Industry Into men.
Some will succeed and some will fall. It 1* the business of the church to
help to equalise things—charity, advice, education—bnc above all, inspiration.
To the rich and poor alike It teaches that there are other successes besides
noncy successes.
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Distinction of Birth in
America and in England
By Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson
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NE can hardly cast so much aa a glance at tbe United State*
Senate to session, and then at tbe English.House of 1/wds to
O aeaslon. without recognising the American elective body to have
a far more Intellectual aspect than the other assemblage; or
without further observing that nine-tenth* of th* visible Intellect
to the British House Is to he seen to th# facta and forehead* of
tbe Bench of Bishop*, or the so-called law Lords, whose origin
may have been of the humblest. “Why noble Earls should be so
ugly," wrote one English observer of some note to hi* day, “la
a problem to nature:” bnt tbe question if not that of mere.beauty
or ngliness; It 1* of visible mental power.
Even so far aa a possible heredity goes, it mnat be recognised that a repub
lican life I* what make* grandparent* moat truly Interesting. Free from the
technical whims of on organised peerage, inch, for Instance, as primogeniture.
One la left free to trace for good or for evil hi* Inheritance from the various
lines of ancestry. Those line* may be drawn with especial interest from
public service or social prominence, from pursuits, or education, or even wealth.
Whittier’s Quaker Inheritance was ae important to him as Longfellow a
parentage of lodges and tended proprietors was to him. I knew an American
radical who, on going to England, paid some one at the Heralds' College to
look up bis ancestry. Coming hack to London eoms months later, he found
that the Inquirer had gone back no further, aa yet, than to reach one of hia
namo who wa* hanged a» a rebel under the Tudors. "Just as I expected,”
namo who waa hringed —
said the American, to delight; “do not foUow It any further. I am perfectly,
satisfied.”—Atlantic Monthly. * '
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li You Are Well Bred—
By O. S. Marden
OU will be kind.
^ Yon will not use slang.
O V S Yon will toy to make other* happy,
vlt you will not be thy or self-conscious.
, You will never lndnlge to ill-natured gossip.
You will never forget the respect dne to age. -
You will not swagger or boast of your achievements.
Yon will think of others before yon think of yourself.
You will not measure your ctvlUty by people’s bank accounts.
Yon will be scrnpnlons to yonr regard for the rights of others.
You will not forget engagements, promises or obligations of any kind.
In conversation yon wUl not be argumentlve or contradictory.
Yon will never make fnn of the peculiarities or ldiosyncraclea of others.
Yon will not bore people by constantly talking of yourself and yonr affairs.
You wUl never under any circumstances cause another pain If yon can
help It
Yon will not think that “good Intention*’’ compensate for rude or gruff
manners. ,
You will be aa agreeable to yonr social Inferiors a* to yonr equals and su
periors.
Yon will not sulk or feel neglected If others receive more attention than
yon do.
Yon will not have two seta of manners; one for “company” and one for
home use.
Yon will let a refined manner and superior Intelligence show that yon have
traveled, instead of constantly talking of tbe different countries yon have
visited.
' Yon will not remark, while a guest, that yon do not like the food which baa
been served to you.
Yon will not attract attention by althcr yonr lond talk «r laughter, or show
your agottaa by trytog to absorb wnvsmticnc-SncMs*.
WISE WORDS.
Hope Is the mainspring of life.—
Socrates.
If thou wert worthy,- thou conldat
have no mercy.—John Mason.
“Error and vice and Injustice follow
Inevitably a disregard of conscience.”
If sfe cannot live so as to be happy,
let ns at least live so as to deserve
happiness.—Fichte.
. “A man may become weary of dally
toll, bnt It doe* not produce as much
depression as doe* dally Idleness.”
Take, thy self-denials gayly and
cheerfully; and let the sunshine of the
gladness fall on dark things and bright
alike, like the sunshine of tbe Al-
mighty.—James Freeman Clarke.
A happy nature is sometimes a gift;
bnt It Is also a grace, and can-there
fore be cultivated and acquired; and It
should be a definite aim with those
who are training a child.—Lucy Sonia-
by-
. “The moat dangerous thing about the
path of (In la that many believe It a
short-cut to happiness. It never has
led there and never will, but its lying
fingerpost deceive* thonsands every
year Just the same.”
Degrees Infinite there must ala
be, bnt the weakest among us.V
gift, however seemingly trivial, 4_
la peculiar to him, and which, wow
lly used, will be a tlft also to his race
forever.—John Raskin.
The great consecrations of life ar*
apt to come suddenly, without warn
ing. While we are patiently and faith,
tolly keeping sheep to the wilderness,
the messenger Is Journeying toward ns
with a vial of sacred oil to make Ufi
king*.—Saxe Holm.
Kwl th. Fhrsiqu*.
The Improved physique of the Jap-
sues* to which you recently called at
tention, writes a correspondent, is un
doubtedly dne -o the more generous
diet which they have enjoyed of re- ’
cent yean. In tbd past they were veg-
etartans more from necessity than
choice, and their staple food of rice
and pickle*, though It made them tough
and wiry, stunted their growth. This
Is proved by comparing the'average
Japanese with Japanese wrestlers.
They come of the same stock, bnt they
stem to be a different race, for their
average height most be dose to six ,
feet, end (heir weight something pro
digious. They are a curious, example
of heredity, for some of them can trace
their wreetling ancestry back for cen
turies, and they have always been meat
eaters.—London Chronicle.
A GUM Hoes..
A house composed principally of
glass bottles stands to tbe town of
Tonopab, Nev., and was erected by a
miner, who used the bottles on ac
count of the scarcity of other mate- .
rial. The bottles were placed in row*
with the bottom ends outwird and ar*
hdd to place by mud Instead of plas
ter. The corners of the building ere
composed of wooden beams, also cov
ered with mud. The walls ire ebont
a foot to thlcknenand are so well con
structed that the' boose Is actually
more comfortable to winter tbar many
of the Other dwellings to Tonopab
which ar* built of other material. It
is twenty feet to length, sixteen fret
to width and contains two rooms. It
was built entirely by the owner.
Th.Fm.1l Potato Crop.
Here U something that will surprise
yon: The potato crop of France 1*
grown on 3,700,000 acre* of tend and
the annual product Is about 460,000,000
hushels, as against 284,000,000 for the
United States. Th* average yield la ‘
over 120 bushels to the acre, and the
average price 1* twenty-five and one-
half cents, a bushel. France exports
nearly 8,060,000 bushels, and consume*
442,000,000, Ar about eleven pushete
per capita.—New York Pres*.
Feeding Mtregan ArtlBcisIlj.
The chemist* of the Agricultursd De
partment have shown that ablllfy to
puiOKBi ffluuwu uiai EUiuy w v
fix the nitrogen, which Is Infinitely -V
abundant to the air, and apply It to
the wornout fields of the world, will
enable mankind to cultivate wbat la
practically virgin soil forever. A plant
at Niagara Falla is taking i"
from the air by electrolysis, -
yet in commercial quantity,
