POPULARITY OF
BASE BALL
ed almost hostilely on th« gorg«ous
marquis« tn h«r red gown Ho fait
that ah« was glad to hav« hliu go Ila
wantad to «ay: "I shall com« back.
how«v«r, I shall ooms bach and whan
I raturn” . . . but ha hn«w that
Ra«e ball hae grown Io glgnntlr pn.por-
such a boast, or «van such a hopa was lion« within th« laet decade •»»<! th« eel
entlflc work of th« Iwini han been th«
fruit lass
delight of mlllloiig «»f «v«cUtore
There
His colonol had told him only tha ar«
many thing« lu admit* In th« gum«
day before that Miss Redmond was that It la ImixMMlbl* to daaarlbe them
OM of tha richest American heiresses, (Hi I dour «tri» I*« la «»»»• **f Nature’* beat
sud there was a question of a duke or aide In |»r«»m«»tliitf health end a(r«ngth
a prince and heaveu only knew what and keeping the M imm I rl« h and pure, but,
pr*hup« you are one of the many who
In lhe way of titles As tha marquis« «•«
denied that privilege
You lead a
moved away her progress was mine erilentary life which alwaye ha« a ten
thing like th« rolling of an elegant «lency to make (he 11%er iaty, (he bowel«
velvet chair, sud while hla feelings clogged and dlgee(l<>n p»*<»r Oftentlmr«
were still disturbed Miss Redmond you mi « itervoua. «lerple»«. have no app«*
(lie «fid feel run down.
l think he will cere for lhe music. hut
synopsis .
crossed
tha room to him Before Hab
I'nder the«« t’pndlihine ynu will greatly
afterward perhai» he will run with us a*
we walk to the gate My aunt wlsh-s me ron quite knew how thsy had been appreciate lhe m «« i « i « h < e to I»« derived
!« Comt« d« Subroii. captain of French la eay that shs has learned from the col
abl« to escape the others or leave the from a trial uf lluat«tt«r’a Hl<»ma< h Hit*
rmulry. takfa to hl« quarter« to ml»« by
It help« »Nature by tolling and
hand a mother!*«» Irish trrrlar pup. and onel that you have been ordered Io Al room, he was standing with her In tha ter«
Bantea it Pitchoune
Ilf dines with th* giers. In thia way she says that we ahalt winter garden where th«
sunlight «1r«ngt heiiing the Ht«»tna«h, Liver and
Marquia* d'KiRlIfnir and meet« Ml«» have an opportunity of wishing you bon
llttwel«. and with th««« mgun« In a nor*
Julia Redmond, American h<lr**» who voyage, end I say 1 hope I'ltchoune will camo In through trainees and th« mal «yndltlun your system 1« well forti
•tn«» for him an Rngllah ballad (hat bo a comfort to you.
perfumo
of
tha
warmed
plants
was
fied against an atta< k of Ml«k lleada« he.
llncm In hla memory
Trying to aava
heavy and sweet Befora them flowed Heartburn, Indigration. Cramp«, Consti
Pttchoune*» life he dec It nee a second la
Th« letter ended In the usual formal tha Rhone, golden tn the winter's light. pation. itl||uu«iie«a or Malaria, Fever or
vttatlon to dinner
auae of a ’ vary tick
friend
No more imitations come from French fashion.
Habron, turning th« Th« blua river swept Ita wav«a around Ague
the
«.'bateau
d
ligna.-
Pttehoun«.
Alwaye take g«M>d rare of y«»ur health
though lame from hla accident, thrive« letter sad rereading it. found that it old Tarascón and the battlemeuts of
end y»U Will be Well lepald. while car«-
and la devoted to Ida master Sabron and completed th« work that had been go
Irasne««
only bring« eufpriiig and dls-
King Rene's towers.
Pttchoune meet the Marquise and Mia a
tfeaa
Let Hoetettet'« HliillUill |lllt«tg
Brown Thrasher— Above. Bright Reddish Brown; Below. White; Breast and ReAlmond and after (he atory of Pttchoune ing on In his lonely heart lie stood
"You are going to Algiers tomorrow, help you to maintain your health
la tohl Matron la forgiven and Invited to long, musing
Flanks Spotted With Brown.
Monsieur de Habron**' Miss Redmond
dinner again
Babrun 1» ordered to Al
I’ltchoune laid himself down on the smiled, and how waa Sabron to real
giers.
(Prepared by the United S ates Depart ally visits the garden or orchard, but
rug. his bright little head between lit» tee that she could not very well have
Bslsac's Hatred of Tobacoo.
ment of Agriculture >
paws his affectionate eyes on his mas
CHAPTER VI—Continued.
Perhaps
no cslobralod author was
nests in swamps or in groves standing
wept there and then, had ah« wished
According to a new bulletin issued upon low ground The thrasher’s fa
ter The firelight shone on them both,
more hostile toward tobacco than
to do so?
by the department of agriculture, en vorite time for singing is In early
Pttchoune, whose eyes had followed the musing young officer and the al
"Yes," ha said ”1 adore my regi Baltao It la true that laxmarttn«
titled "Some Common Birds Useful to morning, when, perched on the top the cat out of sight, sprang upon his most human hearted little beast
So
I have al speaks of (hr novelist's I a* th as black-
the Farmer” (fanners' bulletin No. of a tall bush or low tree, it gives master and seemed quite ready for Brunet found them when he cam« tn ment. I love my work
ways wanted to see colonial service" enod by cigar snio|re but l^martlti«
<30», the wren, brown thrasher and
with the lamp shortly, and as he set
an exhibition of vocal powers which lhe new departure
"Have you* It la delightful to find was not Intimate -Hth Bahar Gau
catbird are three very useful neigh would do credit to a mocking bird.
"I shall at least have you," Sabron It down on the table and Ita light one's ambitions and desires satisfied.'* tier on the other hand knew him well
bors to the grower of crops or fruits. Indeed, tn the South, where the latter said "It will be your first campaign. shone on him. Habron. glancing at lhe
and wrot« eloquently about bls hatred
The diminutive house wren fre- bird is abundant, the thrasher is We shall have some famous runs and ordonnance, saw that his eyes were said Mias Redmond *T have always
of tobacco
llalsac's ruling passion
longed
to
see
the
desert.
It
must
be
qwents barns and gardens, and particu known as the sandy mocker
I shall introduce you to a camel and red, and liked him none lhe less for it
beautiful Of course you are going to wan coffoe. which Injured him and
larly old orchards in which the trees
perhaps killed hltn In some of bls
The food of the brown thrasher make you acquainted with several
take Pitchoune?"
are partially decayed. He makes his
CHAPTER VII.
donkeys, not to speak of the historic
novels bo anathematizes tobacco.
consists
of
both
fruit
and
insects.
An
"Ah!
”
exclaimed
Habron.
"that
Is
Best in a hollow where perhaps a
Arab steeds You will see. my friend,
Wbon ho allows some of bls characters
just what I am not going to do"
woodpecker had a domicile the year examination of 636 stomachs showed that there are other animals besides
A Soldier's Dog.
36 per cent of vegetable and 64 of
’ What!" she cried You are never to smoko there tn vailed contempt "As
before, but he is a pugnacious char
"It is Just as I thought." he told
yourself in creation ”
going to leave that darling dog be tor De Mareay. ho «as busied Io
acter. and ft he happens to fancy one animal food, practically all Insects,
“ A telegram for mon capltaine." Pttchoune. "1 took you Into my life,
smoking hla clears "
and
mostly
taken
in
spring
before
hind
you?"
of the boxes put up for bluebirds
fruit was ripe. Half the insects were Brunet came in with the blue envelope you little rascal, against my will, and
”
1
must,
unfortunately
My
superior
be does not hesitate to take It. He is
which Sabron (ore open.
now. although It’s not your fault. you
Dr. Pierce’s i'elleta, small, sugar-
officers do not allow me to lake horses
■eually not slow to avail himself of beetles and the remainder chiefly
are making me regret it. I shall end.
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
grasshoppers,
caterpillars,
bugs
and
boxes, gourds, tin cans, or empty jars
Tou «rill tak* with you neither horres i’ltchoune. by being a cynic and mis- or dogs, or even my servant.”
and invigorate stomach liver and bow
spiders. A few predacious beetles nor dogs
"Heavens'" she exclaimed "What els. Do not gnt>e.
placed for his accommodation.
ogynlst. and learn to make idols of
were
eaten,
but
on
the
whole
the
work
brutes
they
are'
Why.
Pttchoune
will
In food habits the house wren is en
— 1
It was an order from the minister of my career and my troops alone Aft«y die of a broken heart." Then sh«
of the species as an insect destroyer
tirely beneficial He may be said to
Wouldn't Havo Bletsr Hurt.
war. just such a one as was sent to all. they may be tiresome, but they said: "You are leaving him with your
may
be
considered
beneficial.
live upon animal food alone, for an
When Walter was a tiny fellow h«
Eight per cent of its food is made some half-dozen other young officers, don't hurt as you do. and some other man servant?”
accompanied hla older slater to th«
things as well."
up of fruits like raspberries or currants all of whom, no doubt, felt more or
Habron shook hla head
dentist's Hhe was to have a tooth ex
I’ltchoune. being Invited to the
which are or may be cultivated, but less discomfited
"Brunet would not be able to keep tracted and an lhe dentist commenced
musical«
at
the
Chateau
d'Esclignac.
Sabron
twisted
the
telegram,
put
It
the raspberries at least are as likely
him.”
to pull Helen began to acream. In
• <
to belong to wild as to cultivated va tn the fireplace and lighted his clga- j went along with hla master, running be
“Ah!” she breathed "He 1s looking atantly, face afire. Walter scrambled
hind
the
captain's
horse.
It
was
a
nette
with
it,
watching
Pitchoune
who.
rieties. Grain, made up mostly of
for a home* Is he? If so. would you from hla chair and grabbed the dentist
scattered kernels of oats and corn, is finding himself a comfortable corner i heavenly January day. soft and mild,
. . might I take care of I’ll- by the leg
Tugging with all hla
merely a trifle, amounting to only 3 in the armchair, had settled down for full of snnllght and delicious odors, chounc?”
might, he shouted fiercely "You bes-
and
over
the
towers
of
King
Rene's
a
nap
i per cent. Though some of the corn
The Frenchman Impulsively put out
"So.” nodded the young man aloud. castle the sky banners were made of bls hand, and sho laid her own In It. ser atop dut If you know what's dood
may be taken from newly planted
tor you.”
celestial blue
fields, it Is amply paid for by the de "I shall not even have Pitchoune."
"You are too good," he murmured
He
smoked,
musing
In
the
rigid
dis
The
officer
found
the
house
full
of
struction of May beetles which are
"Thank you. Pitchoune will thank
If Arms Are Too Fat.
eaten at the same time. The rest of cipline of his soldier's life he was used people He thought It hard that he you.“
If the arm le tro fat, vigorous mit»
the food consists of wild fruit or to obedience, His softened eyes, how- might not have had one tnoie Intimate
lie kissed her hand That was all
sage will help to reduce: but should
seeds. Taken all in all, the brow-n ever, and his nervous fingers as they picture to add to his collection When
From within the salon camo the !>« aupplrm< Bird by active exercises.
pulled
at
his
mustache,
showed
that
he entered the room a young man was noise of voices, and the bow of the
thrasher is a useful bird, and prob
playing u violoncello There was a violoncellist was beginning a new con To ma»»ag« the arm. grasp with the
ably does as good work in s se- i the command had touched him.
"What
shall
1
do
with
you.
old
fel
group
at the piano, and among the |>eo- certo. They stood looking at each Open hand, n* nr the shoulder; and.
eluded retreats as it would about the ■
low?
”
ple the only ones he clearly saw were other. No condition could havo pre treating II an If it were a wet sheet
garden, for the swamps and grooves !
Although
Sabron's
voice
was
low.
the
hostess, Madame d Escltgnac In vented It although the Marquise lifted from the wa-htub, twist th«
are no doubt the breeding grounds I
Go
the
dog.
whose
head
was
down
upon
a
gorgeous
velvet frock, then Miss d Escllgnac was rolling toward them flesh with a wringing motion
' of many insects that migrate thence '
over
lb«
entire
arm
In
this
way
sev
his
paws,
turned
his
bright
brown
Redmond, who stood by the window, across the polished floor of the music eral times
to attack the crops of the farmer.
House Wren—Above. Reddish Brown;
eyes on his master with so much con listening to the music. She saw him
The catbird, like the thrasher, is a ;
room. As though Habron realised that
Below, Soiled White Wings and Tail
lover of swamps and delights to make j fidence and affection that it completed come in and smiled to him. and from he might never see this lovely young
V m < •« <„i Anew» .'««<-rav, rurr.
Barred.
the
work.
Sabron
walked
across
the
that moment his eyes hardly left her. woman again, probably never would
Writ" a - I. - <>.
t t !■... :. -, t„r»
its home in a tangle of wild grape- i
A
. t . ., . . |t ,
floor, smoking, the spurs on his heels
What the music was that afternoon see her. and wanted before he left to »»rating, hot • >«<>:
•lamination of 8S stomachs thowed vines, greenbriers, and shrubs, where I clanking, the light shining on his bril-
.-II. a. !..!!» I . t II
the Count do Habron could not have have something made clear, he asked Hf .t <»r t-art*«
■ • * « ¡»«y. a f* rt» n
i<»r
that 98 per.cent of the contents »as it is safe from attack and can find its
inns. Iiitf cwing nail« anti
,ti». All drug-
iiant boots and on his uniform. He
quickly:
made up of insects or their allies, and favorite food in abundance. It Is I was a splendid-looking man with
|l«u
II. — m *
«r«M*pt mo »uliamut«.
race
"Could you. Mademoiselle, In a word
only 2 per cent was vegetable food. found throughout the United States , and breeding.
and
he
combined
with
Atonement.
or two tell me the meaning of the Eng
Including bits of grass and similar wrest to the Rocky mountains, and ex : his masculine
force the gentleness of
"I hate the smell of mothballs and
lish song you sang?”
matter, evidently taken by accident tends also from Washington. Idaho a woman
there's th« woman next door hanging
She flushed and laughed slightly.
with the insects. Half of this food and Utah northward into the prov
"They want me to be lonely.” he
Up the clothes she has hod put away
consisted of grasshoppers and beetles; inces of Canada. It winters in the I thought "All that the
"Well.
It
Is
not
very
easy
to
put
It
chiefs consider
the remainder of caterpillars, bugs and southern states, Cuba, Mexico and
In pros«," »he hesitated. "Things with them." "Why object to that?
la the soldier—not the man—even the
Hhn's doing you a neighborly kindness
•piders. As the wren is a prolific Central America.
sound
so differently In music and
companionship of my dog is denied
•n airing your grievances."
breeder, frequently r aring In a season
Reports from the Mississippi valley me What do they think 1 am gotog
poetry; but It means.” she said in
from 12 to 16 young, a family of these indicate that the catbird is sometimes
French, bravely, "why, It Is a sort of
Hla Preference.
- to do out there in the long eastern
birds must cause considerable reduc a serious annoyance to fruit growers. ; evenings?” He reflected "What does
prayer that someone you love very
Hhn (fond of mgtlmel— "Now that
tion in the number of insects in a The reason for such reports may pos
much should be kept safe night and you hnvo looked over my music what
garden. Wrens are industrious for sibly be found in the fact that on the the world expect an uncompanioned
day.
That's about all There Is a lit would you Ulin to hnvn me play?" Ha
wanderer to do?” There are many
agers. searching every tree, shrub and prairies fruit-bearing shrubs, which
tie sadness in It. as though," and her —"Whist or casino.”—Boston Tran
things and the less thought about
vine for caterpillars, and examining afford so large a part of this bird’s
Cheeks glowed, "as If there was a sort script.
them, the better.
•very post and rail of the fence and food, are conspicuously absent. With
of separation. It means . . ."
"A letter for Monsieur le Capltaine "
•very cranny in the wall for insects the settlement of this region comes an
"Ah!” breathed the officer deeply,
Brunet
returned
with
a
note
which
he
or spiders.
extensive planting of orchards, vine presented stiffly, and Pitchoune. who
"I understand. Thank you ”
The house wren is only one of a yards and small-fruit gardens, which
And just then Madame d'Esclignac
numerous group of small birds of simi furnish shelter and nesting sites for chose in his little brain to imagine
rolled up between them and with tut
Brunet
an
Intruder,
sprang
from
the
lar habits. There are within the limits the catbird as well as for other spe-
unmistakable satisfaction presented to
chair like lightning, rushed at the
her niece the gentleman she bad se
servant, seized the leg of his panta
cured.
loons and began to worry them, growl
(TO BK CONTINUED.)
ing, Brunet regarding him with adora
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tion. Sabron had not thought aloud
Your Own Home.
A
Weak,
Nervous
Sufferer
the last words of the telegram, which
William L. Brice In "The Hous« of
be had used to light Ms cigarette.
Restored to Health by Ly
the Democrat,” gave us a description
of his Ideal dwelling In words so ge
. . . Nor will It be necessary to take
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
* person»! servant.
The Indigenes are
nial and simple, and full of such pic
capable ordonnance».
etable Compound.
turesque feeling, that they seem a fit
ting preface to an article on the plan
As he took the letter from Brunet's
ning of a home. "The rooms," he
He 8tood Long Muting.
salver he sa’d curtly:
Kasota, Minn.— ‘‘I am glad to say
said, "shall be ample and low; wide- that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
“I am ordered to Algiers and I shall
told
very
intelligently.
Much
of
it
was
windowed. deep-seated, spncloua, cool
not take horses nor Pitchoune.”
Compound has dona
sweet, all of It wan touching, but when by reason of shadows In summer,
The dog, at mention of his name, Miss Redmond
moro for me than
stood to alng and chose warmed by the ruddy glow of fire
anything «dec, and I
set Brunet's leg free and stood quiet. the little song of which he had made
sides In winter: open to wlatful sum
had the beat physi
Ills head lifted
a lullaby, and sang it divinely. Sab-
cian here. I was so
"Nor you either, mon brave Bru ron, ids hands clasped behind his back mer airs, tight flowed against the win
weak and nervous
net.” Sabron put his hand on his and his head a little bent, still looking try blasts; a house, a home, a shrine."
Ono cannot but wish that every
that I could not do
servant's shoulder, the first familiarity at her, thought that his heart wr
my work and suf
he had ever shown a man who served break, It was horrible to go away v- i homebuilder and architect would
fered with pains low
him with devotion, and who would not toll her. It was cowardly to feel learn these words by heart, and hold
down in my right
have given his life to save his mas- so much and not be-able,to apeak It. them as a constant reminder—for In
side for a year or
ter's. "Those." said the officer curtly, And he felt that he might be equal that one prophetic sentence seems to
more. I took Lydia
"are the orders from head'iuartera, and to some wild deed, such as crossing be condensed the very spirit of
E. Pinkham's Vege
the least said about them the better.” the room violently, puttgig his band borne.
The atmosphere of com’ort and rest table Compound, and now I feel like a
The ruddy cheek of the servant over her slender one and saying:
fulness cannot be attained, however, different pcraon. I believe there ia
turned pale. He mechanically touched
"I am a soldier; I have nothing but a without much wise and thoughtful nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege-
his
forehead.
Catbird—Slate Color, Pale Below; Under Rump Chestnut
soldier's life. I am going to Africa planning. Its roots are In the prac talde Compound for weak women and
"Bien, mon Capltaine," he mur
of the United States 34 species and cfes. There Is in consequence a large mured, with a little catch in his volee tomorrow. Come with me; 1 want you. tical, the seemingly commonplace— young girls, and I would be glad if I
which, rightly treated, results In last could influence anyone to try the medi
■ubspeclet of wrens, occupying more increase In the numbers of the birds, He stood at attention, then wheeled come!”
ing
homelike charm.—The Craftsman. cine, for I know it will do all and much
All
of
which,
slightly
Impossible
and
or less completely the whole country but no corresponding gain In the sup-* and without being dismissed, stalked
more than it ia claimed to do. ” — Mrs.
quite out of the question, nevertheless
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With ply of native fruits upon which they out of the room.
C lara F ranks , R. F. D. No. 1, Maplo-
Chlnece Currency.
the exception of the marsh wrens, they were accustomed to feed. Under
Pitchoune did not follow. He re charmed and soothed him. The words
crest Farm, Kasota, Minn.
all appear to prefer some cozy nook these circumstances what is more mained immovable like a little dog cut of her English song, almost barbaric
Currency In China has had all sorts
to
him
because
Incomprehensible,
fell
Women who suffer from those dis
Cor a nesting site, and, as it happens, natural than for the birds to turn to from bronze; he understood—who
of surprises for the layman, but the
the farm buildings afford just the place cultivated fruits for their food? The shall say how triYffh of the conversa on his ears Its melody was already present altuatlun 1s simply extraor tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
desired. This has led several of the remedy Is obvious: Cultivated fruits tion? Habron threw away bls ciga part of him.
dinary. There Is now found to be an be convinced of the ability of Lydia E.
"Monsieur de Sabron," said Madame actual plethora of dollars and small Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to re-
wrens to seek out the habitations of can be protected by the simple expedi rette, then read his letter by the man-
man, and he Is benefited by their de ent of planting the wild species which tl«piece, leaning his arm upon It. He d’Esclignac, "you are going away to coins, and since last August the Chi atore their health by the many genuine
struction of noxious insects. No spe are preferred by the birds. Some ex read slowly. He had broken the teal morrow?”
nese have been melting them and con and truthful testimonials we are con
"Yes, Madame.”
verting them Into sycee. The reason stantly publishing in the newspapers. ’
cies of wren has been accused of harm, periments with catbirds In captivity slowly. It was the first letter he had
"I expect you will be engaged In why dollars are being melted Is that
and their presence should be encour show that the Russian mulberry is ever seen in this handwriting. It wat
If you liavo tlio sllglitesl doubt
e some awful native sklrmlahes. Per large leauee of the provincial mints that L yd in E. 1‘lnklinni'a Vegeta«
aged about every farih, ranch, village preferred to any cultivated fruit
written in French and ran thus:
haps you will even be able to send have found no use In the market, and ble (.'out pound w 111 help you, wr I to
or suburban residence.
Monsieur—My aunt wishes me to ask back a tiger skin.”
as all Chinese accounts are In taels to Lytlin E.PinklmmMedicinrCo.
The brown thrasher breeds through
Feed for Balancing Ration.
you If you will coma to us I for a little
"There are no tigers In that part of the present prlc« of th« dollar Is not (confhlcnliiil) Lynn, Mass., fo-a<l-
out the United States east of the
Every locality in the country can musical« tomorrow afternoon, Wo hop«
very conducive to its exlstcne« and vlce. Your letter will be opened«
great plains, and winters In the South produce a kind of feed capable of you will be free, and I hop«, she added, Africa, Madame.”
road and answered by a woman*
•bat you will bring Pitchoun«
Net that
The young soldier’s dark eyes rest- circulation.
Atlantic and Gulf states. It occasion- balancing up th« corn ration.
and held in strict confidence.
CATBIRD, BROWN THRASHER AND WREN
flB LOT TOY
MADIE VAN VODST
ILLUSTRATIONS^ RAY WALTERS
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FARMER’S WIFE
TOO ILLTO WORK