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HKENSIBE BV MRS. MARY J. HOLMES Aathsr f "Nrs IViat." "11m Earlkh OrVjiu " "Homn'rail m Hie Mlli'dV "Lnt Ilr " McMowkrMk," " Icaptat Saiihiat," "CmiIi Mutt," etc. CH APTER XVIII. (Continued.) How chatty and social ho was, tryinf o cheer Maddy up and make her forgei Ihat such a thirty ax death had so Intel) found entrance there; talking of Jessie rf Aikenside, of the pleasant little tim the; would have during the vacation, nix rf the next term at school, when Maddv is one of the graduating class, would not he kept in as strictly as heretofore, but allowed to see more of the city. Maddy f"lt as If she should die for the nam ti'KKinff t her heart, while she listened to him and knew that the pictures he was drawing were not for her. Her place was there; and after the breakfast was over and Mora had cleared the dishes a at. she shut the door, so that they might be alone, and then standing before (iuy. she told him of her resolution, oeg-r'-ns nf him to IipId her and not make it harder to bear by devising means for her to escape what she felt to be an im perative duty, tiuy had expected some thing like this and was prepared, as he thought, to combat all her arguments; .i when she had finished, he replied that of course he did not wish to interfere with her duty, but there might he a ques tion as to what really was her duty, and It seemed to him he was hotter able to j.ilge of that than herself. It was not right for her to bury herself there while her education was unfinished, wheu an other could do as well. Her superior talents were given to her to improve, and how could she improve them in Hone dale; besides her grandfather did uot ex pect her to stay. Guy had talked with him while she was asleep, and the matter was all arranged; a competeut woman was to be hired to take charge of the do mestic arrangements, and if it seemed de irable, two should he procured ; anything to leave Maddy free. "And grandpa consented to this will fnglyY" Maddy said, feeling a throb of pleasure at thoughts of release. But iuy could not answer that the grand 'ather consented willingly. "He thinks it best. When he comes cack you can ask him yourself," he said. At this point (?randpa Markham came ,ti, and to him Guy appealed at once to know if he were not willing for Maddy to return to school. "I said she might if she thought best," was the reply, spoken so sadly that Mad dy's arras were at once twined around the old man's neck, while she said to him : "Tell me honestly which you prefer. I'd like so much to go to school, but I am not sure I should be happy there, knowing Low lonely you were here at home. Say, grandpa, which would you rather now, honor bright V" and Maddy tried to speak playfully. though her heart-beats were almost audible as she waited for the answer. Grandpa could not deceive. He want ed his darling sorely, and he wanted her to be happy, he said. Perhaps they would get on just as well without her. When Mr. Guy was talking it looked as If they might, he made it all so plain, but the sight of Maddy was a comfort. She was all he had left. Maybe he shouldn't live long to pester her, and if he didn't wouldn't she always feel better for having stayed with her grandpa?" He looked very pale and thin, and his hair was white as snow. He could not. live many years, and turning resolutely from Guy, who, so long as he held bet eyes, controlled her, Maddy sam : "I've chosen once fr all. I'll stay with grandpa till he dies," and with a ronvulsive sob she clung tightly to his neck, as if fearful that without such hold' her resolution would give way. It was in vain that Guy strove, to rhange Maddy's resolution. She was wholly decided, and late iu the afternoon he rode back to Aikenside. a disappointed man, with, however, the feeling that Maddy had done right, and that he re spected her all the mor for withstanding 'iie temptation. CIIAPTEK XIX. It was arranged that Flora should fnr he preseut at least remain at the cottage, and Maddy accepted the kindness grate fully. She had become so much accus tomed to being cared for by Guy that she almost looked upon it as a matter of course, and did not think of what others Bight pcWMbly say, but when, in as deli cate a manner as possible, Guy suggested furnishing the cottage in better style, even proposing to modernize it entirely in the tpring, Maddy objected at once. They were already indebted to him for more than they could ever pay, she said, and she would not suffer it. So Guy submit ted, though it grated upon his sense of the beautiful aud refined terribly, to see Maddy amid o humble surroundings. Twice a week, and sometimes oftener. he rode down to Honedale, and Maddy felt that without these visits life would hard ly have been endurable. During the vacation Jessie spent a part of the time with her. but Agnes reso lutely resisted all Guy's entreaties that she would at least call once on Maddy. who had expressed a wish to see her. and who. on account of her grandfather's health, and the childishness with which Uncle Joseph clung to her, could uot well eouie up to Aikenside. Agne would not go down, neither would she give filter reason for hr obstinacy than the appar ently foolish one that she did not wish to e the crazy man. Still she did not ob ject to Jessie's going as often as she liked, and she sent by her many little delicacies from the larder at Aikenside. umif for grandpa, but most for Uncle Joseph, who prized highly everything coming from "the madam." and sent baek to her more than one strangely worded message which made the proud woman's eyes overflow when mire that no one could see her. But this kind of intercourse came to an end at last. The vacation was over. Jessie had gone back to school, and Maddy be gan in sober earnest the new life before Those were dark, wearisome days to Maddy, and when the long, cold winter irti goo from the Nsw England hilts. and the early buds of spring were coming up by the cottage door, the neighbors began to talk of the change which had come over the yotmg girl, once so full of life and health, but now so languid and pale. Still Maddy was not unhappy, nor was the discipline too severe, for by It she learned at last the great object of life; learned to take her troubles and cares to One who helped her bear them so cheer fully that those who pitied her most never dreamed how heavy was her burden, so patiently and sweetly she bore It. Occa sionally there came to her letters from the doctor, but latterly they gave her less pleasure than pain, for as sure as she read one of his kind, friendly mes sages of sympathy and remembrance, the Tempter whispered to her that though she did not 4ove him as she ought to love her hushaud, yet a- life with him was far preferable to the life she was living, and the receipt of one of his letters always gave her a pang which lasted until Guy came down to see her, when it usually disappeared. Agnes was uow at Aiken side, and thus Maddy frequently had Jes sie at the cottage, but Agnes never canie, and Maddy little guessed how often the proud woman cried herself to sleep after isteiuug to Jessie's recital of all Maddy had to do for the crazy man, and how pa tiently she did it. He had taken a fancy that Maddy must tell him stories of Sarah, describing her as she was now, not as she used to be when he knew her, but now. "What is she now? How does she look? What does. she wear? Tell me. tell me !" he would plead, until Mad dy, forced to tell him something, and having distinctly in her mind but one fashionable woman such as she fancied Sarah might be, told him of Agnes Kem- ington, and Uncle Joseph, listening with parted lips and hushed breath, would whisper softly, "Yes. that's Sarah, beau tiful Sarah ; but tell .me does she ever think of me, or of that time in the or chard when I wove the apple blossoms in her hair, where the diamonds are now? She loved me then ; she told me so. Does she know how sick, and sorry, aud foolish I am? how the aching in my poor, sim ple brain is all for her, and how you, Maddy, are doing for me what it is her place to do? Had I a voice," and the crazy man now grew excited, as, raising himself in bed, he gesticulated wildly, 'had I a voice to reach her, I'd cry shame on her, to lot you do her work, let you wear out your young life and fresh, bright beauty all away for me, whom she ruin ed." The voice he craved, or the echo of it. did reach her, for Jessie had been pres ent when the fancy first seized him to hear of Sarah, and in the shadowy twi light she told her mother all, dwelling most upon the touching sadness of his face when he said, "Does she know how sick and sorry I am?" The pillow which Agnes pressed that night was wet with tears, while in her heart was planted a germ of gratitude and respect for the young girl doing her work for her. All that she could do for Maddy without going directly to her, she did. devising many articles of comfort, sending her fruit and flowers, the last new book, or whatever else she thought mijrht please her, and always finding a willing messenger in Guy. He was mis erable, and managed when .at home to make others so around him. The sight of Maddy bearing her burden so uncomplain ingly almost maddened him. Had she fretted or complained he could bear it better, he said, but he did not see the necessity for her to lose all her spirit or interest in everything and everybody. He smothered his impatience, and determin ing to help her all he could, rode down to Honedale every day, instead of twice a wee, as he had done before. Attentions so marked could not fail to be commented upon; and while poor, unsuspecting Maddy was deriving so much comfort from his daily visits, deeming that day very long which did not bring him to her, the Honedale gossips, of whom there were many, were busy with her affairs, talking them over at their numer ous tea-drinkings, discussing them In the streets, and finally at a quilting, where thev met in solemn conclave, deciding that, "for a girl like Maddy Clyde it did not look so well to have so much to do with that young Remington, who, every body knew, was engaged to somebody in Kngland." The wife of Farmer Green, Maddy's warmest friend in Honedale, did her best to defend her against the attacks of those whose remarks she well knew were caused more by envy than any personal dislike to Maddy. who used to Ik- so much of a pet until her superior advantages separated her in a measure from them. Good Mrs. llreeu was sorely tried. Without in the least blaming Maddy. she. too, had been troubled at fhe frequency of Guy's visits to the cottage. Accordingly, next day she started for the cottage, which Guy had just left, and this, in her opinion, ac counted for the bright color in Maddy's cheeks and the sparkle in her eye. Guy had been there, bringing and leaving a world of sunshine, but, alas ! his chances for coining ever again a he had done were fearfully small, when, at the close of Mrs. Green's well-meant visit, Maddy lay on Iter bed, her white, frightened face buried in the pillows, and herself half wishing she had died before the last hour had come, with the terrible awakening it had brought : awakening to the fact that of all living beings. Guy Itemington was the one she loved the best the one with out wliiw preem-e it seemed to her she could not live, but without wnlch she now knew she must. What was life worth without Guy. and why had she been thrown so much in his way: why iermitted to love him as she knew she did. if she must lose him now? Maddy could not cry: there was a tightness about her ryes, and a keen, cut ting pain about her heart as she tried to pray for strength to do what was right strength to cast Guy Itemington from her heart, where it was a sin for him to be ; and then she asked to be forgiven for tbs wrong shs had aawittiofly done to Luc j Athertfone, who trusted her implicitly, and who, in her last letter, had said: "If I had not so much faith in Gut should be jealous of one who has so mauy opportunities for stealing his heart from me, but I trust you, Maddy Clyde. You would not do a thing to harm me, I am sure, and to lose Guy now, after theso years of cruel waiting, would kill me." GoingNto the table she opened her port folio, the gift of Guy, and with her gold pen, also his gift, wrote to him what the neighbors were saying, and that he must come there no more; at least only once in a great while, because if he did, she could not see him. Then, when this waa written, she went down to Uncle Joseph, who was calling for her, and sat by him as usual, singing to him the songs he loved so well, and which thla night pleased him especially, because the voice which sang them was so plaintive, so fall of woe. Would he never go to sleep, or the hand which held hers so firmly relax its hold? Never, it seemed to Maddy, who sat aud sang, while the night-bird on a distant tree, awakened by the low song, uttered a responsive note, and the hours crept on to t midnight. Human nature couiu enaure no more, ana wnen tne crazy a ...I uer,( ;ow a.ng ot mm wuo T . f ni 7 i. gasping cry as she fell fainting on the pjjow "It was only a nervous headache," sh said to the frightened Flora, who cama at Uncle Joseph s call, and helped her ; It might be added that there is scarce young mistress up to bed. "She would be ' ly a farming district In the United better in the morning, and she would States where more benefits canout be rather be alone." So Flora left her there, but went often to her door, until assured by the low breathing sound that Maddy was sleep ing at last. "I can't see him, Flora," Maddy said, when the latter came up with the mes- sage that Mr. Remington was there with bllitles ahead. Describing the 900 co ins buggy, and asked if a little ride would operative organizations of peasants in not do her good. "I can't see him, but ' Ireland which he was Instrumental in give him this," and she placed in Flora's nanu the note,' baptized with so many tltlon with commercial industries, fore tears and prayers, and the contents of inB. mlt middlemen coninelllnsr rall- which made Gay1 furious-not at her, but Of f h A nntnh Ksxc It a ln,iillf iiiA Antr Alia mi :kk x..a a..a ' mruujrouuic uciKUUVia. nuu uau tai cu w talk of him, or to breathe a suspicious word against Maddy Clyde. He would see ; he would make them sorry for it ; they should take back every word; and they should beg Maddy's forgiveness for the pain they had caused. All this, and much more, Guy thought, as with Maddy's note in his hand, he combined to consign In bulk and dis walked up and down the sitting room, rag-1 rplh,ltB thotr ono in tho murker Thev ing like a young lion, and threatening am r.n i t tK n XI n tn lint" BAA her; he would see her; and so for the j thelr operations. They combined to next half-hour Flora was the bearer of 3wn breeding animals. They did Just written messages to and from Maddy's . what you are doing here, brought scl room ; messages of earnest entreaty on the ence Into farming by getting it into the one hand, and of firm denial on the other, At last Maddy wrote : If you care for me in the least, or foi my respect, leave me, ana ao not come again until I send for you. I am not insensible to your kindness. I feel it all ; but the world is nearer right than you suppose. It does not look well for you to come here so much, and I prefer that you should not. Justice to Lucy re quires that you stay away. That ended it. That roused up Guy'i pride, and writing back : "You shall be obeyed. Good-by, he sprang into his buggy, and Maddy, listen ing, with head and heart throbbing alike, heard him as he drove furiously away. Those were long, dreary days which followed, and but for her grandfather's increasing feebleness Maddy would almost have died. Anxiety for him, however, kept her from dwelling too much upon herself, but the excitement and the care ' . LL; i . wore upon ner saaiy, rouoiug uer eje ut its luster and her cheek ot its remaining bloom, making even Mrs. Noah cry when she came one day with Jessie to see how they were getting on. I Maddy was glad to see her, and for a time cried softly on her bosom, while Mrs. Aoah s tears Kept company wuo tiers, ivot a wora was sum ui uuj, ex cept when Jessie told her he was in Bos ton, and it was stupid at home without him. With more than her ordinary discretion Flora kept to herself what had passed when Guy was last there, so Mrs. Noah knew nothing except what he bad told her, and what she read in Maddy's white, suffering face. This last was enough to excite all her pity, and she treated the young girl with the most motherly kind ness, staying all night, and herself tak ing care of grandpa, who was now too ill to Sit UD. There seemed to oe no aisease T'SniT nnrm him. nothinc save old age, : and the loss of one who for more than forty years bad shared all his joy and sorrow, lie coma not me wuuuui uci, and one night, three weeks after Uuys dismissal, he said to Maddy, as she wa9 about to leave him : "Sit with me, darling, for a little while, if vou are not too tired. Your grand- mother seems near me to-night, and so does Alice, yourtlmother. .Maybe I n oe with them before another day. I hope I may if God is willing, and there's much I would say to you." (To be continued.) Kneaped Two Kinds of Dealh. "If I have got to be killed, it's thb lightning route for mine, every time," ( estimate tne vaiue or me sugur ai declnres Michael (.'Iridium, who was cents jier pound, the 007,224,000 pounds knocked off a roof bv a shock from a of sugar manufactured were worth high-power wire. "Never knew what $43,525,080. Probably the assumed struck me There was a buz-z-z-z, like Prices both for beets and for sugar may you hear in a planing mill, only dreamy be a trifle below those actually receiv ed sweet like pretty music. Then I,ed. but these figures are Bufflelently seemed to Is? having a delightful 8ail. accurate to indicate the magnitude of Then I woke up in the hospital with th Industry. my burned hands done up, and they told me I had fallen off the gas house roof." Chisham had a remarkable escape from two kinds of death. He and a ! companion were sent to make repairs ! on the gas-hnuse roof In Hangor, Me. Chlsham knew that there were high-' power wires on the roof, and to keep his cwiirade out of danger took the risky end of the job. He made a slip and touched a wire carrying 12,0)0 ! volts. Instantly he. was seen to fall, roll down the roof to the other, nearly flat, and bound thence to the ground. ! He was picked up unconscious, but ral- lied In a short time, and except for bad burns on his hands was uninjured. J Spain Is the sunniest of all the Eu ropean countries. 11 -r m i lul 4"fa Value of Co-Operation Sir Horace Plunkett, member of the British house of parliament, who has been in tats country reeeutly, mild In an address to agricultural students tuat then wa(J ,.uot R slngle countY ""' Parish, In Ireland where the , ' ' . . , , . , I farmers are not completely revolutlon- I ,zln tne entlre business of farming by Introducing co-operative methods." Aud reallzed by a closer co-operatlou of the farmers. The farmers are understand ing each other better each year and are coming closer together in nil mat ters which pertain to their mutual in terests, but there are still greater possl- establishing for the purpose of compe- j roads t ,d bptter faclt,es and I dictating more favorable legislation to i , , . . . , . , 1 rinaiin m nn rl tin si , rPkrk 4 rhlni tirna ral"au'c"L' """c ' AUC . , f . 10 miroauee a system oi a8ricuiiurai ! education which extended into every branch of the industry, teaching the farmer, for Instance, to purchase every thing he requires, Implements and ma chinery, of the very best quality. They j mh,na tn rorUIno. fnr V V O tr schools. They had the sjime system of Instruction and experimentation sup nlied by your government New Varletr of Tobacco. A new variety of tobacco valuable for cigar wrapping, was first raised In Connecticut from seed brought from Florida and which originally came from Sumatra. Af ter very careful and satisfactory tests results have proved beyond a doubt the value of this vari ety for growing commercially. to gether with the fact that the seed comes true to type year THE PLANT. after veir when saved under boe. The j - unuie oiu ouwaua b"" to this variety. It is a cigar wrapper 'variety of tobacco and adapted for growing under shade in the cigar wrnp- uer Droducin2 regions. The plants rcaen an average height of about elgh feefc flt the tme of maturltyf and tney bear an average of about twenty-six leaves before topping. The cured leaves will average about sixteen . Inches in width by twenty Inches In length, al thoughHbe size varies according to field And cultural conditions. The yield of the crops of Oils variety Is high, being as much as 1,000 pounds of cured the leaf. tobacco to the acre under favorable conditions. The percentage of the best grades of wrapper iu these crops Is corresponaingiy nin- uxcunuge, Value of Beet Sugar Product. Some idea of the magnitude of the beet sugar industry In the United States can be given by estimating the vajue 0f the beets sold by the growers to the factory's and of the refined sugar placed on the market by the fac tories last year. If we assume that the average price paid for beets In 1900 was .?." per ton, the total value of the 4.2::i,112 tons of beets harvested Is ?2I.1S0,.rtiO. If we Rlpenlns Green Tomatoes. Often when frost comes there are many tomatoes on the vines that are nearly full grown, but that have not yet ripened enough to send to market, I have picked such tomatoes and put them In a cool, dark place to ripen slowly and sent them to market when the supply had run low and prices run high, says a writer In New Kngland Homestead. But for home use a bet-' ter way Is to pick the smaller ones from the vines and then hang up the branch In the cellar, darkening the windows and keeping the place cool. They will ripen slowly, and one may Indulge In ripe tomatoes In January, when those grown In a hothouse and not as large or any better flavor are selling at 25 cents a pound or more. Mry It. I Wintering Cabbaae. One of the slmnlest ways of keeping cabbage Is to store In an orchard or presses the poison glands and Injects some sheltered place, often alongside the venom through minute openings la a fence which has been made tight by tnein- In striking Its prey (for what a liberal use of straw. The cabbages ever charm the serpent may employ to are stored with their stems on and are Ret Its victim within easy reach, it re placed head down aud as dose together the venom to give the coup as possible. Two or three tiers are grace), these fangs may often be often made, the heads of the second broken, and nature has provided a foil tier being placed betw-M'n stems of tho "upply of reserve weapons, which lie lower, and so on, the piles being made" dormant in the gums, and which within of any width and length desired. The whole Is covered with leaves, salt grass hay or straw and a little soil, rails, brush or litter. Small unsalable bends when stored In this way in November will continue to develop during winter and frequently sell as well as any In Februarv. Small ouantltles may be stored by plowing out two or three fur rows ten or twelve Inches deep on a well drained site and placing the heads with their steins up as close together as possible. Some prefer to lay them but one or two thick, while others will pile them up two to two and a half feet high, bringing them to a point. The pile is then covered with straw, salt grass hay or a thin layer of straw and then several Inches of soil. They are stored before freezing, and when the soil covering them Is frozen It may be covered with strawy manure or any other litter to keep the soil frozen un til the cabbages are needed for sale. An Electrlo Incubator. Electricity has been applied to Incu bation by Otto Schultz, an electrician of Strassburg, and is the result of three years of experimentation. The appara tus is niade for 50, 100 or 200 eggs,' and is designed to obviate the difficulties connected with the ordinary form of Incubator. The manipulation of the ap paratus is very simple, and its mainte nance depends only upon an uninter rupted supply of electricity. An automatic attachment keeps the temperature within one-tenth of a de gree of the normal temperature of In cubation. The degree of saturation of the air Is kept in the same manner. Under ordinary conditions, ninety chickens can be counted on out of 100 eggs Incubated. The quantity of elec- ticlty required Is very small, for an In cubator holding fifty eggs, ten to twen ty watts being sufficient, depending upon the temperature of the outer air. For raising the chickens after they are hatched, an electric "mother" has been devised. The upper part Is de voted to the freshly hatched chickens, while the lower part Is arranged so that the chicks can run around on the ground and at the same time find heat and protection when they desire. The electric Incubator has already proven very successful. Test Seeds at Home. The Department of Agriculture in order to aid fanners to determine for themselves without much trouble she termination value of mhhU hna Issued a short bulletin on the subject. A very simple apparatus for sprouting seeds described. It consists of a shallow sis in which is placed a small flat of rous clay. The seeds, after having boen soaked, are laid between two sheets of moist blotting paper or flan nel. A pane of glass covers the dish, u-Meh fihmiUl Iwi L-eot In n tpm?writ tn r of about 70 degree-. Atmosphere of an ordinary living room Is suitable If tlia iiitTtiirntiis tw loft nenr n ufnvp nt . ... I,,, i t night. Several kinds of seeds may be "i ' tested at once at a trifling cost The bulletin cautions the farmer against extremes of heat or moisture. Fertlller Tensts with Corn. Fertilizer tests with corn in Virginia show clearly that plowing under green leguminous crops is a highly beneficial practice and that where this is fol- lowed only moderate amounts of fertll-, lty win oe necessary to give increased yields. When vegetable matter Is lack- ing. however, heavy applications of fer-'Ir tilizer Soule. seem advisable. Andrew M. Farm Cleanlna'a. There is no standard for judging tht guinea fowl. They should, however, be of uniform shape, great activity and reasonably good producers of eggs. Their entire egg crop is produced iu summer. Bitter cream conies from keeping cream too long from cows that have been milked since early last spring. It is best to churn every few days, even thouhg there Is only a small churning on band. In setting out the new fruit trees be sure and leave plenty of space between them. You must make allowance for the growth of the years. Crowded trees Interfere with one another and have their fruit bearing possibilities checked. The Kitato storeroom must be dark. cool, well ventilated and dry. There should be a double floor beneath where large quantities are plied together. There should also be opportunities for ventlatlon at the walls, and at Inter vals through the pile. A good condition powder, to be fed In limited quantities to the brood sow. Is composed of a teaspoonful each of cop- perns, sulphur and a nair cuprul of oil-' meal. Give once each day for each sow j welshing 250 pounds. It Is needless to I say that all tonics should be given only ben the animal Is out of condition. MATTLESlfAKB FALLACIES. erpent Is Vangerooi Kven After R 1 luoval of l'olaon KtnKM, Another common , misconception which Is upt to lead to serious acci dents is the belief that a rattler is ren dered perfectly harmless, so that It can be handled with Impunity, by- tho removal of Its poison fangs. These fangs, two In number, are situated In the ujiper Jaw uud lie flat, except when K A H.. m w. ...nil. ... 1 ,1. t lu omn.r, v, ueii luey uecume erect and the closing of the Jaws com- two weeks will develop and replace the 'njurea rang. ' An acquaintance who returned from a hunting trip with twenty-five full grown rattlers In a box kept them In his office for two months, confined be hind a coarse-meshed wire screen. He handled them most carelessly, aa he had extracted the poison fangs, but when shown that each of them had de veloped a perfect pair of new ones there was a sudden rise In the local snake mortality. One was preserved and sent to the Bronx Zoo, where It shortly afterward gave birth to a largo litter of young ones, which could easily have crawled through the screen be hind which the mother bad been kept. As each of them possessed the poison, apparatus In full commission and was without the power to rattle, they would have been even more dangerous than tdult snakes. Professional snakehandlers are ofteii Ignorant of this power to quickly re place fangs possessed by rattlers, and this Ignorance, Bays Outing, led to a serious accident to one of them at Bos tock's, at Coney Island, last year. He was badly bitten and narrowly escaped death, his recovery being attributed to the generous amount of whisky which was Immediately administered to him, which Illustrates another mistaken Idea. It Is a pity to shatter a pleasant Illusion, but alcohol, except In very small doses. Is harmful rather than beneficial as an antidote to snake-bite poison. As a f matter of fact, although the symptoms of rattlesnake poisoning are most painful and alarming, an adult rarely dies from the bite of the varie ty common in the North. The diamond- backs of the South attain a much larger size, and consequently Inject more ven om, and their bite Is proportionately more dangerous. THE BALM OF SILENCE. The young woman beside whom Mrs. Lamson seated herself with a Jounce smiled at the newcomer, but bad no time to speak. "My laud," said Mrs. Lamson, "if I wan't thankful when I saw you as I came Into this car! Thinks I, 'At least I'll have five min utes' peace' that's all the time I ride In this car before I make my next j "uauK- ""'s perfectly ridiculous having to change, anyway, Just to ride a few ' blocks- I,ut goodness me! I've forget 1 transfer, ana 1 couian t walk tne Htn, so I ought .not to complain, My ankles won't bear me up on the slde- walks since I took on all this extra heft. "The reason I was so glad to see you of course I'm always glad is be- cause l ye ?d'n w'tn that 1W woman and I declare I never heard such a talker in all my days! I couldn't -... i - - .i .i kA it u.- KKt i nutu nitcntsr. aiiu il bins . .,..... . . . . said anything, 'twouldn't be so bad, but she doesn't. Just maunders on about the weather nnd her rheumatism. "Now we all know the weather Isn't anything we can help; we've Just got to l)ear ,t however )nil 'tis, and. as I tell joah we've had a trial of our ia- tIence thlg yenr lf ever we h(lrt No . aml thon 1umnlnz rllrh, ,nto heat whon we were aI1 UI1,(PIMarpd. And raJn, VVelli there's no use dwell- ( ou lf fls' j sa And when TOU me to rheumatism. WB. ., chookv for i,er to tell me her symptoms that's what 'tw anybody that's endured what I have right In my own family! I wish yon could see Josiah's knuckles. I tell him I don't see what he will do lf they keep on. And he has it so In the back of his neck and his elbows. I've rubbed him and rubbed him til I've been about dead. And do you know, day before yesterday I had a sharp pain shoot right through my elbow, and I said to myself Mercy, this Is where I change! (ood-by, dear! I in really rested. Just riding this little way with you. ood by!" , Royal Fanning. On their way to Tarls recently. King Haakon and Queen Maud, of Norway, passed through CVienliRgen. They were received at the railway station by King Frederick, King Haakon's father. A. courtier who was present ells, what the monarch said. "Well, Haakon." said King Freder ick, "how do you like being a kIngT" "I would rather ask you," retorted Haakon. "I've been a king longer than you." v This was quite true. Frederic1 of Denmark succeeded to the throne upon lthe death of his father. King Christian. on January 29, lOOfi, but Haakon was elected king of Norway by the Storth. ing on November 18. 1905. We never see our way clear to pa aouwn ior ma umureua, eimec.