THE AMERICAN BEE KEEPER. 



August 



gone. 



He searched for the path and regain- 

 ed it. He resolved to walk rapidly, but 

 as he approached the village he slack- 

 ened his pace, and it took him over an 

 hour to get to his lodgings and ten 

 minutes more to mount the stairs. Be- 

 fore the door his heart beat strangely. 



At last he entered. 



Alas! What would she say, if she 

 deigned to speak at all? He awaited a 

 Bad discourse or a sadder silence. 



But no! She spoke, and very sweet- 

 ly, with her soft voice. 



"Ah! 'Tisyou,"she said, and, smil- 

 ing, she raised her forehead for a kiss. 



What! She was not angry? She was 

 not sad? He did not see that her eyes 

 were a little red, as though she had 

 been weeping. Perhaps, be thought, she 

 did not read the name upon the stone. 



Another surprise awaited him. 



Upon the table, in great perfumed 

 bunches, were lilies and white roses. 

 One would have said that they were for 

 a fete day, and that the florist had just 

 left them. 



"These flowers, Cecile?" he asked 

 hesitatingly. 



"What!" she said, and her voice grew 

 Btill sweeter. "Did you not see that it 

 was all bare and so gloomy — the little 

 grave iu the cemetery? Here are some 

 flowers, Roger. Take them to Denise. " 



"Ah, dear one," he said, falling up- 

 on bis knees, "how merciful you are to 

 me and how kind to the poor little one 

 who fell asleep so young. Yes, I will 

 carry the flowers to her, or rather we 

 will take them together." 



But Cecile said: 



"No, no! Not that." And she smiled 

 a little sadly. " 'Tis the same with 

 children, 'tis the same with the dead. 

 We are all a little jealous. Look you, 

 dear one. Should I accompany you to 

 the graveyard Denise would be less 

 pleased to have flowers upon her tomb." 

 — !?xom the French For Short Stories. 



were defea.cJ in the heart ot FraiivO 

 and driven Lack to the banks of the 

 Danube. 



The Huns. 



The first mention of the Huns in his- 

 tory is in China, B. C. 210. They con- 

 quered that country and were afterward 

 driven out by the Celestials and march- 

 ed clear across Asia, penetrating the 

 country now known as Hungary in 376 

 A. D. For a time they threatened to 

 werrun the whole of the continent, but 



To make good butter one must have 

 good milk, ami this comes only from 

 healthy cous, fed on pood, sweet pas- 

 ture or on good, sweet grain and other 

 forape, aun which have pure water to 

 drink and \ i:re cir 1o breathe. Certain 

 obnoxious v,ect-E — leeks, wild cnic'js, 

 ragweed a?Kl others — give the milk and 

 the butter n.ade Irom it a decidedly bad 

 flavor; so also do damaged, rotten 

 silage, moldy corn fodder or hay and 

 musty, damaged grain. Impure wtitei 

 has its effect both on the health of the 

 animals and the quality of the milk. In 

 many pastures are seen small pools in 

 which the cows stand during the heal 

 of the day to rid themselves of flies. 

 The water in these becomes filthy ano 

 is kept stirred up by the movements ol 

 tiie cattle, and v.here, as is often the 

 case, it is the only water obtainab-k 

 the cows are compelled to drink it. 

 This can usually be avoided by fencing 

 the pond and keeping the cattle out. I( 

 this water is needed for the cattle it cnn 

 be drawn out by a pipe laid on the low- 

 er side in a trough from which the cows 

 can drink. 



In a c]c?e, crowded and ill ventilated 

 stable, where there is too little airspace 

 for each animal, the air becomes foul 

 from the esbalations, and this affects 

 the milk as well as the health of the 

 animals. The remedy in this case is to 

 provide more room for the stock and 

 better ventilation. 



The stable should be kept as clean as 

 possible and the cows well bedded and 

 clean. The utmost cleanliness should 

 be observed iu milking. All dirt should 

 be brushed from the cow before begin- 

 ning to milk, and it is best to dampen 

 the udder and flank of the cow, so as to 

 prevent the dust and fine dirt from fall- 

 ing into the milk. The milk should be 

 strained immediately after milking and 

 not allowed to stand in the cow stable 

 any longer than is absolutely necessary. 

 — Bulletin United States Department 

 of Agriculture. • 



Since 18.51, it is estimated, 48,219 

 ineu have i •( ru killed in mining acci- 

 dents in (Jreiit Britain. 



