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THE winds.
Whea sluggish lags my pulse, I plead
The rigorous North will rouse -; and
blow, V V X
Clearing the " far' horizon's blnr,
Starting the rune-chant of the flr,
And bringing for mine earnest need
The bracing tonic of the snow4
When I Incline to dreams, and fain ,
With half-shut lids, would lounge and
see
The boughs swing languorously
above . '
' To low, thrush litanies of lore,
And ripples goldenly the grain,
The South for me, the South for met
When melancholy suits my mood,
I long to list, 'mid lapsing leaves,
The misty East discourse of pain
In Its thin minor, and the rain,
With plaintiff sorrowing Imbued,
Make plaintive patter round the eaves.
And when the pilgrim zest is strong
For brackened pathways mounting
high
Along the hill slopes to the crest,
Then would I have the ardent West
Fling me his buoyant welcome song,
Toss me his old ecstatic cry.
So with the verring winds that sweep
The empyrean I am one;
Feeling close kinship unto each,
Soul-sympathles of spirit-speech,
Blow they or shrill, or low, or deep, :
Across the face of God's white sun!
Youth's Companion. x ' ,
UST before the game began Dun
A more rode over to the trap In
which Mrs. Porter and Gertrude
Remsen sat chatting with a group of
young men. Mrs. Porter, the soul of
discretion, scrambled from her seat
and managed to lead the young men
away.
Dunmore removed his cap and looked
smilingly at the girl, whose face dis
played the faintest trace of annoyance.
"Forgive my intrusion," said Dun
more in apology, "but I've Just heard
you are leaving us to-morrow. I
wanted just one last word. You'll
grant me that won't you?"
"I suppose I must," she said rather
ungraciously.
Dunmore's bronze face became sud
denly grave. He leaned toward her,
"THIS is good of you to come,
and, something in his eyes made her
frown deepen. "I want to ask you
once more to reconsider " he began.
"It is quite Impossible, Mr. Dun
more," said she, coldly.
"Why?" he asked. "Am I so (ter
ribly Ineligible?"
"Your life at present Is very full,"
she said. "There is no room in it for
for a wife." The color came Into her
cheeks at the last word.
"Do you think these things really
count with me?" he asked quickly,
"these horses and this polo and all the
rest of it?"
"Perhaps for the moment you think
they don't," said she. "But they do.
They have a hold on you that no worn
an ever could hope to rival. She would
be a side issue."
"You don't really believe that?" said
he.
"I do." she averred.
The whistle sounded from the Held.
"The only thing that really counts in
all the world is you," said Dunmore,
"I can't seem to make you believe it,
but it's God's truth."
, He rode out into the field, leaving
the girl strangely 111 at ease. As the
game began, Mrs. Porter returned and
climbed Into the trap. With her, came
the omninresent group of satellites
"Gertrude, I do hope " she began In
a whispered aside to the girl, but Miss
Remsen was talking to the young men
with a vivacity that, to Mrs. Porter,
seemed a trifle forced.
All during the game the girl's eyes
were seldom on the field. Although
the play was fast and furious aud she
was known to be a devotee of polo,
she seemed to prefer the platitudes of
the men grouped about th trap to the
eicitement of the play.
Once only did she follow the game,
and that was when a man beside them
said excitedly, "Just look at old
Tommy Dunmore t He's doing his best
to break his precious neckr
Mrs. Porter glanced at her niece sus
piciously.
"Mf dear" aha began, proissting-
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II
SCENE OF ATTEMPT
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THE SULTAN LEAVING THE MOSQUE WHICH WAS WRECKED.
The recent attempt on the life of the
Sultan of Turkey seems to have been
of a very determined character. His
majesty was descending the steps of
the mosque . when an explosion took
place among the crowd which wa9
gathered behind the railings, and was
heard all over Constantinople. Of the
spectators, from twenty to thirty were
killed, while nearly one hundred were
ly, but with a shrug of her shoulders
Miss Remsen resumed her gay chat
ter. A moment later, she heard a little
murmur of horror. Mrs. Porter half
rose from her seat and caught her
breath sharply. The girl turned her
eyes toward the field.
Near one goal, a group of riders -was
drawing apart, and on the ground lay
a man beneath his pony. Four men
ran into the field, drew the fallen man
from beneath the pony and bore him
to the club house. The pony scrambled
to Its feet, and was led limping away.
A substitute galloped onto the field and
the game went on.
When the momentary excitement had
subsided Mrs. Porter turned to her
niece. The girl's white face shocked
her.
"Gertrude, dear, what is the mat
ter?" she asked.
"Please take me home," said Miss
Remsen In an odd, quavering voice.
One of the young men took the cob
by the head and guided them through
the tangle of carriages. Then silently
they drove across the club grounds to
the road. , Mrs. Porter, being wise in
her day and generation, said nothing.
When they were nearly home, the
girl suddenly burst into a storm of
tears.
"Oh, auntie," she said, "I didn't
know until I saw him lying there all
white and bloody 1 Please, please drive
to the club house."
Mrs. Porter waited in the big hall,
while a gray-haired physician led Ger
trude up the stairs to a sunny room
overlooking the grounds. Then, after
he had opened the door and bowed
her In, he discreetly withdrew.
On a couch by the window lay Dun
more, his head swathed in bandages,
and one arm rigid in ungainly splints.
With the opening of the door he raised
himself on his sound arm, and beheld
the girl standing there, like a frighten
ed bird poised for flight.
"Why, hello!" he called gaily. "This
Is good of you to come."
The girl's face flushed. She was
groping darkly for words.
"I was afraid you were badly hurt,"
she faltered.
"No, indeed," said he, "The Dun-
mores are a braw lot. They don't die
easily. Just, a few scratches, that's
all."
She drew a few steps nearer, halted
Irresolutely, then went to his side.
"Tom!" she said, gently.
His eyes widened. She notlced'that
he was trembling.
"I I didn't know until until it hap
pened," she said. "And then. Oh, It
seemed as if the world had stopped-
as if the sun had been blotted out in
darkness. It's dreadful to care so
much and and to find it out!"
She knelt beside him. Her qool hand
was stroking his face.
"Ferhaps I shall be only a side is
sue," she half-sobbed. "But, Oh, Tom,
dear, let me be that much, anyway."
Indianapolis Sun.
DOCTOR COINS A NEW WORD.
Physician Uses "SmoV as Descriptive
of London's Reeking Atmosphere.
This word "smog" which was coined
in London last week and which de
scribes the condition of the atmosphere
there when laden with fog and reek
ing in smoke has surely come to stay,
It is the invention of a physician in
London who was serving as delegate
in the British Congress of Health. The
new word meets all the requirements
of the case. It is pointed. Its echo
of sound to sense is perfect It is a
better word than "fog" to describe a
London morning or, for that matter,
to describe a morning in. New York,
Brooklyn, Pittsburg or Chicago. In all
his manufacturing . cities the rmoke
ON SULTAN'S LIFE.
more or less seriously injured. The
windows of the mosque were shattered.
Fifteen carriages were blown to pieces
and over fifty horses were killed. The
windows of the mosqu, of the ambas
sador's kiosk, and of the palace were
shattered, while fragments of the bomb,
pieces of horses' and human bodies and
debris of the carriages were hurled
great distances.
mingles with the fog and produces
darkness. Can you not see that the
word is destined to live and become
"classic"? It will, we are sure.
The word "quiz" (which is a diction
ary word ' now) owes Its origin to a
wager made by an Irishman named
Daly that he could coin a word to
which the public would give the defl
nltion he intended. He is said to have
bet 100 on this original wager, which
was accepted by a friend. Then this
original word coiner set to work
marking on every dead wall that he
could find in Dublin the four letters
q-u-i-z. "What does it mean? asked
the first man who saw it. "It means
to question," answered the second.
Within twenty-four hours the public
had fastened the signification on the
new word, which was that fixed on by
the coiner himself. So he won his bet
and enriched the English language
with a sound good word which is uni
versally admitted today to the com
pany of words derived from the orig
inal Latin, Greek, Hebrew and other
tongues. ,
We are not surprised to hear that
the new word "smog" was hailed with
"applause" at its first utterance before
the health congress. The doctors were
quick to see the wide use to which
"smog" could be put. "It is a smoggy
morning." "The air is full of 'smog.' "
A few weeks ought to be sufficient to
introduce these phrases everywhere
that they are available throughout the
English-speaking world.
If the man who causes two blades
of grass to grow where but one grew
before is to be . honored how much
worthier is he who makes two words
where only one existed in the vocab
ulary before? All honor, then, to the
medical word coiner and honor, too,
to his coinage "smog!" Utica Ob
server.
Be Decided Not to Wait.
"Luclnda," said Mr. Melstrum, who
had Just returned from a visit to a
farmer friend in the country, "while
was at Longley's I ate some whole
wheat, boiled. I like it better than
anything I ever tasted. He gave me
a small paper sack of the wheat, so
we could cook some ourselves, How
long will it be before supper is
ready?"
"About half an hour," answered
Mrs. Melstrum.
"Well, we'll, have some boiled
wheat, if you please. Here's the pa
per sack."
"But Joshua, it will have to be
cooked in a double boiler, and "
"I don't care how you cook it. I'm
hungry for some more boiled wheat."
"But see here, Joshua! It will
take "
"It will take a lot of cream and
sugar; I know that liut we've got
plenty of both. Put it on right away,
will you?"
Without another word his wife
took the wheat, washed It emptied it
into the "double boiler," and set it on
the fire.
At the end of half an hour Mr. Mel
strum became impatient
"Luclnda," he called out from the
sitting-room, "isn't that wheat ready
yet?"
"Not yet" responded Mrs. Mel
strum.
"How much longer is it going to
take to cook it?"
"About eleven hours and a half.
That s what I was trying to tell you,
but you wouldn't give me a chance,
Do you want to wait for it?"
The Light that Failed.
"She told him she must not see him
any more."
"What did he dor
"Turned out the light!" New. York
Herald.
Hoins-Mmle Marker.
The marker shown is a handy tool
on any farm and while it Is especially
useful in the garden, it may be oper
ated for larger areas. The marker is
shown complete at figure three in the
cut Cut a plank twelve Inches wide
by two inches thick, the desired length.
The runners are cut from plank in the
form shown at figure one.
By cutting a groove as shown in the
runner Just wide enough to let Jn the
plank greater strength is secured than
would be possible If the runners were
simply nailed t the plank. As the
horse pulls forward the notch offers
considerable resistance which prevents
the runners from being knocked oft
should the marker strike some obstruc
tion. At figure two is shown a piece of
hoop iron whlchls designed to nail over
the top of the runner and plank thus
giving additional strength. A marker
made as directed will last for years
HOME-MADE LAND ItABKEB.
and do excellent work. It is so sim
ple in construction that any man who
can handle tools can make It. Indian
apolis News.
The Effect of Nitro-Cnltnre.
Erroneous statements which have re
cently been appearing in the public
press regarding the free and unlimited
distribution of inoculating material for
leguminous crops is likely to cause
those who apply for these cultures to
be disappointed. A circular of the de
partment of agriculture now announces
that the results obtained with pure
cultures in inoculating leguminous
plants has resulted in such a demand
for this material that the facilities of
the department have been taxed to
their utmost and for some time it has
been impossible to meet the demand.
The patent which the department
holds upon the method of growing and
distributing these organisms was taken
out in such a way that no one can
maintain a monopoly of the manufac
ture of such cultures and so as to per
mit of Its being taken up and handled
commercially. The commercial prod
uct is being handled quite generally
by seedsmen. Upon application the de
partment has furnished all necessary
information to the bacteriologists rep-
eeentlng properly equipped concerns,
but it cannot assume to make any
statement which could in any way be
regarded as a guarantee of the com
mercial product nor is it prepared to
indorse each and all of the somewhat
extravagant claims occasionally made
for this discovery. The latest of the
deDartment's authorized statements
may be found in farmers' bulletin 214.
Japanese Phoenix Fowl.
This type of long-tailed Japanese
Phoenix fowl is owned by S. G. Egger,
Lewlsvllle, 0.
Perpetnal Garden Pea.
The perpetual pea is a wonder. It
was planted at the saaje time with the
early peas, which' are all dead and
gone and other crops planted In their
place. We are now eating the second
crop from the perpetual, and It is still
growing fresh and green, and in bloom
for a third crop. We are watching
this pea with a good deal of interest.
uot only because of its productiveness
and long bearing, but on account of its
size and fine quality. We had son
friends at dinner a few days ago and
all were delighted with the quality of
thla pea. ,
7
Ulg Boned Steer Not Be.t.
There was a time, though it waa
many, years ago, when the big-boned
steer that weighed 1,800 to 2,000
pounds, was looked for by the buyer
of beeves, but now the animal that la
sought by the butchers is one that
weighs from 1,200 to 1,500 pounds.
We have long since found out that
the cheapest meat Is made on young
animals, and the money thus luvested
Is soonest ready to be turned over.
N'ot only is the money tied up longest
in old animals, but the cost of pro
ducing meat on them is so groat that
our best beef feeders are no longer
attempting to do that. The method
now is to keep the animals growing
right along from birth to the period
when they weigh what the markot de
mands. , " " ;
Steers are now ready for the market
at two years old or under. If all the
animals shipped to the stock yards
were of this kind there would not be
much complaint about poor returns In
stock breeding and beef-making. A
good many farmers are still trying to
make profitable beef on old steers. But
the young steer is the only animal that
gives us any promise of a profit Ex
change. Cow Feeding.
The food supplied to the dairy cow
is designed to , serve two purposes.
The first' and the one that always
does and always must take precedence,
Is the keeping up of the machinery of '
life. The animal heat must be main
tained, and the constant wear and
waste of the bones and tissues of the
body must be replaced. All this must
be done whether any milk Is produced
or not If suitable material then re
mains it will be utilized for the sec
ond purpose of the food, which is the
production of milk. The man who
gives his cows but little food can ob
tain but little milk from them, simply
beoause they have very little material
from which to make it This rule ap
plies Just as fully to the best cow In
the country as It does to the poorest
one,
The Coat of Making Batter.
In a recent report, published by the
Iowa State Dairy Commissioner, the
average cost of producing one pound
of butter is given as follows:
In the creamery that makes 40,000
pounds of butter per year It costs 4
cents to make one pound of butter, and
In a creamery producing 60,000 pounds
it costs 8.4 cents to make one pound,
while In creameries making 160,000
pounds per year it costs only 1.85 cents.
In some of the very central plants
that are producing over 200,000 pounds
of butter per year it costs 1.4 cent
per pound.
These figures clearly show that the
larger the creamery the cheaper but
ter can be manufactured, and they also
show that it takes about 400 cows
tributary to one factory before a profit
able creamery business can be estab
lished.
Liming Eggs.
Take one pint of lime, half a pint of
salt one and a half tablespoonsful of
cream of tartar, mix these well in a
porcelain kettle. Pour two gallons of
water over them and stir until dis
solved. When cool put in a stone Jar
(will not keep In wood), then, set away
In a cool place In basement or cellar.
Have the eggs perfectly clean and
fresh. Wash them if soiled. Put in
cool, clean water when taken from
the nest and then into the brine. Large
Jars are best I generally put up about
thirty dozen in this way in July and
August and use them through the win
ter and until next June for bread, cake,
etc. The only difference from a fresh
egg they show is that the white is a
little thinner, and tastes very slightly
of the lime. Orange Judd Farmer.
Breed of Sheep.
The question of breed should be
largely one of fancy and environment,'
says American Sheep Breeder. All
breeds have merit when kept in the
right place. If the fancier has a poor,
rough, rugged farm some of the small
er breeds would be found to do better
than the, heavier breeds. It would be
too much to expect the Lincoln, for
Instance, the product of low, fertile
lands, to do well on the bleak, sprase
ly grossed highlands of Scotland.
Immigrant Wanted on Farm.
The new Information bureau estab
lished by the New York State Depart
ment of Agriculture Is trying to solve
the problem of farm labor for New
York farmers. Said Secretary Larmon:
"New York State wants five thousand
term hands and they can command
wages of $150 to $250 a season." It
appears that the best class of immi
grants are . going through the State
West, where wages may be a trifle
higher, but other attractions less favor
able. There will be attempts to dis
tribute some of the best foreign arrlT
als among the farmers of this State.