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3EEMS1I5 Rubberneck Men Havo Fun With Visitors in Washington. tVro a Great Lot of "Kldders," and Tell All Kindt of Fairy Tales Va cations of Cabinet ' Members. Washington. Thoso who attompt to eeo Washington from tho rubbornock wagons hnvo tholr own trials find trib ulations. Tho rubber nock conductors aro tho moat Imnglnatlvo cltlions loft In tho capital this summer. Ono of tholr favor I to stunts Is to Indlcato as tho homo of Senator Aldrlch tho mag nlllcont now building Just finished at DuPont circle, botweon Connecticut nvonuo and Nineteenth street. Tho Aldrlch homo Is a very modest semi colonial affair farther down In MnBsn chuBotta nvonuo, not far from tho homo of Sonntor Ixdgo. Another trick Is to rnnko suro that tho tourist boos tho houso given to Admiral Dowcy by tho Amorlcan pcoplo, whether tho car Koob nnywhoro near It or not. Tho "sight" that cannot bo produced on domand by tho modern rubbornock conductor Is not worth seeing. Thcso nro tho days when tho wnn dorlng tourist Is ablo to boo moro of tho lutorlor of tho Whlta llouso than "Rubbernecking" In Washington. at any otlior sonson. True, nil tho furniture Is nontly cororod and tho ploturot nro scroonod, but tho ontlro II ml floor Is opon to visitors and thoy knny look In ovor nook and cornor of tho most Interesting building Ik tho country. Tho bonutlful old-fnshlonod knrdon, just outsldo tho long, glass Inclosed oast corridor. Is nt Its prettl ust now, with n lino high hodgo run ning around It on throo sides. Offices Are Closed. Its npponranco Is not Improvod by tho prosonco of two grent ntnrltiir wood Mtoos nt olthor ond. Tho Whlto !Iouso ofllcoa nro closod to tho public locroUry Norton's room Is bolng longtlionod by tho uto of spneo former ly given ovor to tho tolograph opera tors. Mr. Norton is accustomed to 1;nthor his Important cnllors In his own ifflco, where ho can bonm uon them nd koop them fooling good during heir somotlmoa long waits for tho Eireeldent Itoom to stow no extra loxon will bo approclntod, and no Ooubt will koop umny distinguished men from sitting on tho secrotnry's desk. Qottlng back to tho main building ngaln, tho curiosity of visitors Is ex- cited moro than anything olso by two pf tho moat Innocent objects in tho ivliolo collection of brlc-n-brno, Thoso nro apparently n pnlr of sarcophagi, which Ho In dignified Impresslvonoss pn cither sldo tho main entrance bo fweon tho rocoptlon nal( and tho long porrldor which uxtonds oast and wust from tho oast room to tho stnto dining room. "Is that whoro presidents lie In state when thoy dlo?" inquired a busy old woman ns alio poked about wondering ly through tho spacious corridors. "No, mndam, thoso nro Jardinieres. Wo uso them for plants during tho winter," wns tho courteous rosponso. Theso Jardinieres, by tho way, nro carved In tho severest stylo and doubt less nro ropltcas of totter known art objects abroad, They aro of n texturo not unttko eoapstono, nnd from u glnnco nt their sculptured sldos might bo mistaken for plaster. They aro suld, however, to bo roado of an ox ceedlngly rare inarblo, and thoy nro so brittle that nn Kalian workman, know. Ing tholr vnluo, lied In torror nnd never returned again when ho hnppenod to push ovor and break ono of tho facos, fiomo time ago. Different Kinds of Visitors. Summer visitors to tho Whlto llouso nro of n totally different character from the throngs which swarm In nnd about tho luujontlo building during tho congressional sosbIoii. They aro chiefly men, women and children from humble homes who aro moro Interest od to lonrn "how Mrs, Tnft keeps house" than tho spot whoro tho presi dent stands nnd shakes hands with the pcoplo. Tho guards havo tho hardest kind of times keeping thoui dowu Btnlra, for tho women ospoclnlly nro crazy to go up and look ovor tho bed rooms. About ono out of every ten puts up tho argument that "I pay taxes nnd this houso Is initio and I havo a right to go all ovor It," but so far no ndmlnlBtratlou tins been nblo to see It that way. It may bo said,, however, for tho beuetlt of tho dlsappolutcd, that tho second floor of tho Whlto llouso is as spacious and beautiful as a human being could desire for a resi dence, and If all a president nnd his family cared to do In summer was to koop cool, thoy might do this on tho hottest cay without leaving tho execu tive mansion. Tho building Is now bo. Ing fitted with lightning rods, to tho open-mouthed eurprlso of hundrods of fanner visitors, who havo boon taught by costly oxporlenco that tho prom ises of tho lightning rod agent aro a idoluslon and a snare. There's Always a Cost. 1 was - Just thinking." "What?" "Why, when it is posslblo to fly from hero to Now York eotno ono will prob bly bo fool enough to do It" CABINET 18 8CATTERED. Tho nation's capital has boon such only In namu during tho hot wcathor, for nctlvlty has given wny to tho qulotudo of n country village Not a doparttnent head is to bo found in Washington. President Tnft's cabinet mombors nro scattorod from tho raid' dlo of tho Atlantic to tho middle of tho Pacific. Tho most Important ofllclal in Washington is Assistant Secretary of Stato Huntington Wilson. Assistant Socrotary of tho Treasury Charles u, Hlllos might bo ranked no tho noxt most Important P. Is interesting to noto how widoly department heads havo Boparated thomBolves, eotno Booking pleasure nnd rocrcatton nnd othors conducting In vostlgatlons In tholr departments. Presldant Taft has boon on n Boa trip with mcmbors of his Immediate and ofllclal family, coasting along tho Now Englnnd states. During this tlmo ho wns Uio guest of honor and mada tho nddrosa nt tho unvolllng of tho big monumont erected by Massachusetts In momory of Uio Pilgrim Fathors ut Provlucctown, Just lnsldo tho hook of Capo Cod. Socrotary Knox of tho stnto dopnrt raont Is nulotly cooling himself nt Vnl loy Forgo, Pn., whllo Japan, Russia, Oormony nnd Nicnrngua nro showing unusual activities In their own state doparttnentfl. Secretary of tho Treasury Mac Voagh Is scoklng rest and recreation at Dublin, N. II., In an offort to stavo off boat prostration. Socrotnry of War Dickinson has gono to tho Philippines, combining in his trip work and ploasuro. Although no nuthoritntlvo stntoment was glvon out boforo ho loft, It la gonorally un derstood his trip Is In ordor to fllvs him a porsonol knowlcdgo of fortifica tions and war conditions gonorally In tho Phlllpplno nnd Hawaiian Islands. Attornoy Qonornl Wlckorshara has dovotod llttlo of his summer to rotron- tlon. Early In tho Boason ho dodged In nnd out of Chicago, Wellington nnd Poverty, kooplng In touch continually with Uio various federal proBOCutlons which nro now undor way or about to bo startod. Thon ho nnd Socrotary of Commorco Nngol started for n month's stay in Alnskn to study tho Aliisknn sltuntton, ah It may bo tormod. Ponttnasto:' Qonornl Hitchcock has roturnod nftor n short tlmo In Europo, combining n brlof period of rest with n thorough investigation or postni sorvtcoa abroad nt first hand. Tho only mombor of tho cnblnot who la sooktng recreation by going back to nature In hor most attrncUvo form I Socrotnry of Uio Navy Von U Moyor. Up In Canada, past tho outskirts of civilization, ho Is enjoying n fishing trip with n number of frtonds nt tho Hoattgoucho Fishing club. Socrotnry of tho Intorlor Ilnlllngorts spondlng Uio summor In his homo city of Boattln, Wnsb. Socrotnry of Agriculture Wilson Is on his lown farm In Tama county. POSTAL DEFICIT 18 REDUCED. Postmaster Qonornl Hitchcock wns gratified whon ho returned from Eu ropo to loam of tin fulfillment of his prediction of n 110,000,000 reduction In tho yearly postal deficit, Tho report of tho auditor of tho department snowod tho snvlug for tho fiscal year to bo 11,673,000. Tho total amount of tl.o doflcloncy for tho 13 months end Ing Juno 30 was (5,070,000, ns against f'?,4SO,000 for tho preceding lineal yoar. Tho savings for tho year aver nged nonrly S 1,000,000 u mouth, a rec ord never before attained. Tho post- mastor general snld that during tho comtug year ho hoped to rnnko such further reductions In tho cost of tho postal sorvlco ns will wlpo out entire ly tho annual deficit nnd place tho de partment on n self-supporting basis. Tho extont or mo posim savings bank Institution which tho government will havo to build up to meet tho de mand, Is Just beginning to dnwn on the officials of tho post office department. ,vt present tho trustees havo only des ignated ft commission of subordinate post otllco department officials to do vlso rules and regulations for the now bnuka and havo chosen Chief Clork ,.oed as secretary, Tho correspond ence has reached 200 lotters a day on this ono subject and It Id bolleved that ti;o trustees will have to eeloct a soc rotary who can give his tlmo exclusive ly to this work. Smokeless Frying Pan. A frying pan said to prevent smoke and odors from emanating from the food being cookod, ovon onions bolng Included, Is described la Popular Me chanics. Ono side of tho wall of tho pan has an extra section of wall at tached. At this point tho Inner wall Is cut low, and betwoeu tho two Is an opening. With tho covor In posi tion on tho pan the natural draft of the cooking rnngo starts a circulation through tho pan and ovor tho food bo lng cooked, this circulation drawing all smoke and odors down into tho Ore chamber. Sugar for Horses, Good results aro said to havo been obtained In Franco from tho feeding of sugar to overworked horses. Ex cessive strain nnd constnnt exhaus tion as a result of slippery roads were lessoned in thoso animals which wore fod sugar dally. Somo horsos ren dered unfit for sorvlco by overwork were restored to normal strength by a liberal mixture of sugar with their - Our Dumb AnlmuU Mum1b L 8NAKF.31TE REMEDY IN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN8. Iflsk of "Mountain Dew" Considered an Indispensable Part of Man's Equipment Not Always Pos sible to Save Victim. Hcccnt oxporlmonts with a Borum to euro rattloBnako bites havo called to mind tho old-tlmo remedy used, by thoso whoso wayB Ho along tho pnths of tho mountain roptllcB. Slnco tho first mountnlnecr was bitten by tho first man-hating rattlor alcoholic stimulant has boon tho nntldoto, and tho only ono so far as Uio backwoods mnn'a knowlcdgo wns concorncd. In tho North Carolina mountains, whoro rattlers nro ns plentiful as long legged natives, tho man considers a flnak of "mountain dow" a necessary compnnlon at nil times, oven It ho Is not n habitual drlnkor. Look Into any log hut and you will And (unlosB tho owner tnlfltnkou you for n revonuo om ccr) at least ono keg of tho powerful corn whiskey Btlllcd by somo moon Bhtnor back In tho woods. It Is woll that tho whitish bovcrngo Is uncom moiily strong, slnco only n small quan tlty tins to bo carried nbout for safe guard against snnko bltos. Whon n rattlor hits you, ns tho mountnlnoor known, you must drink enough nlcohol to bocomo Intoxlcatod As soon ns you fool "lit," Uio poison has boon counteracted; it you hnvo not onough liquor to affect you tho only thing to do Is to llo down and say your prayers. Tho nmotint of whisky needed to offset tho poison doponds, nccordtng to rural boltof, upon tho spot whoro tho snako Imbods Its fang. A blto on tho body, In tho region noor tho hoart, Is considered so surely fatal that no amount of spirits can nvall, ns tho pol son has only a brlof dlstnnco to trnvol through tho veins boforo It stops Uio honrt'o beating. If tho blto Is on tho log or nrm, howover, tho whisky baa plenty of tlmo to got In Its work. For- tunatoly most bltos nro on tho limbs, Tho most frequent oncountor with n rnttlor Is bnaldo somo rotten log on tho mountnlnsldo, when tho climber unexpectedly puts his hand or foot on ono of tho creatures lying asloop. August Is tho rattler's alooptng month, nnd n majority of tho bltos nro ro- cordod thon, Tho reptllo nwnke Is llkoly to run as fast as ho can to avoid n man; ho only usos his fangs whon his onomy Is too closo to bo dodged. On account of tho rnttlosunkos trout fishing along tho North Carolina brooks is not tho leant handicapped outdoor sport In tho world. Tho nnglor who lonvoii bohlnd his whisky is ro gnrded ns positively foolhardy. That there aro fow bites rocordod by tho flshormen is largely duo to tho rat tier's fondness for high places; tho snnko doos not como down to Uio brooks I ilo for wntor unless n long drought has dried nil tho springs high up, nnd henco It Is only In tho dryvst sonson that ono has to bo cnroful when In tho bottom of n valley. Tho streams nru so rough, howovor, that It Is often nocessnry to skirt n moun tnlnsldo rather than risk ono'a neck wading or swimming through wallod crovlcos, and tho rattlers havo their dens In rocky caves half way up tho acclivity, almost overhanging tho brook, nt nn elevation of n fow bun drud foot. "Qrouch Germ" Discovered. Scientists hnvo found tho "grouch germ," nccordtng to reports from Knn sas City. This germ, It Is believed, thrives particularly In tho vicinity of phonographs nnd In neighborhoods where n groat many young porch par Ilea celebrate until tho smalt hours at tho morning. Theso "grouch germs" are groat travelers nnd nro oarrlod about from plnco to placo. They nro .spread by bill collectors, book agonts I and persons who go from house to , houso selling potato peelsrs and glass cutters. Thoso who go about with subscription lists seeking donations are also responsible for the wldo sent torlng of the llttlo microbe which pro duc peevishness In hot wonthor. With theso pointers ono may know how to nvold giving tho post a chance to carry on lis fiendish work. Odd Cures for 8easlckness. Among curious remedies tor sonslck nesa la that which Is popular among tho mariners In tho Levant tho dally swallow lin of Iron rust, which la ob tained by ho slinplo process of scrap- lug It oft Oo anchor or anchor chain. Hut this la inly part of tho treatment, for a small pouch containing roasted salt and tlov ers of thyme must bo tlod upon tho abuomen as firmly as can bo borne, this being considered to coun teract the effect of tho Internal dis turbances caused by tho rolling of tho vessel. Known to tho nnclent Oreoks as "thymtan salt," tho preparation has ut least tho authority of old ago, whllo Its olllcacy Is not without modern tes timony. And tho bolt Is hotter than tho salt, aud the faith better than tho bolt. Too Sunny. Jamos H. Scarr of tho Now YorK weather bureau said on a hot and blnxlng day; "I ovorheard a tlmoiy dialogue this morning between two women. 'Ynur husband.' said tho first, 'hns such a sunny disposition, hasn't hot' Yes, regular juiy sunny, wns mo roply. 'You've really no Idea how hot ho niakoa It for mo.'" The Age of the Weak. This is tho Ago of tho Triumph ot tho Weak; tho Jtu-Jltsu system ot wresUlng has Its equivalent In overy direction. Popular education Is tho Intellectual Jtu-Jltsu; Uio oxtonded franchlso tho political, and modorn cnllghtment tho spiritual, which en ables tho many to discern tho folly of tho attiuda of superiority assumed by tho fow. London Truth. Since She Asked. Sue Don't you know, Oeorgo kissed mo nt tho door last night twice before I could stop html Mao Gracious I What cheek! flue J)oth.---8inart Jjet ALL USE ALGOHO FLOORS FOR POULTRY HOUSE Those Mad of Lumber Ara Oie.Tted the Best Despite the Cost Cement Type Qood. rar i. 3. ooonn.) With tho constant increase tn tho prlco of lumber thero Is a growing tendency to use something else than boards In tho construction of floors ot poultry houses. There are many peo ple who consider the board floor the best. It must be agreed, however, that there is a point in the advancing cost of lumber at which tho use ot boards will havo to bo dispensed with. Most people that construct poultry houses aro not so rich that thoy can afford to pay out largo sums of money for any part of tho structures. Tho board floor Is without doubt the warmest kind of floor, nnd thnt Is why tho writer favors IL Tho Ideal wny of building such a floor Is to uso matched lumbor for tho top nnd rough boards for tho bottom with tarred popor be tween. Tho thick, heavy tnrrcd papor 1b tho kind that should bo used. Much ot tho tarred paper being UBcd In houso con otructlon Is of very llttlo vnluo. , It slmpty nnswcrB to fulfil the prom Iso of tho contractor to put tarred pa porln tho walls. Tho heavy pnpor costs more, but It la worth moro than It cocts. A floor that Is thoroughly woll put togothor will bo quite warm, provided that tho Bpaco undor it is kopt tight A floor ot wood Hhould atnnd n foot or bo nbovo tho ground, bo Uint rata can not got n chnnco to gnnw It. Tho trouble about tho spaco under tho floor Is thnt It Is qullo commonly loft opon to tho weather, nnd tho floor nbovo tho spaco bocomcs very cold In tho winter tlmo. Somo builders say thnt this spaco should bo loft open to tho nlr, bo that dry rot will not attack tho wood, but Is thoro nny reason why tho outsldos ihould not mo tight and tho open Ings for norntlon bo mado In tho floor, thus letting tho nlr from tho poultry houso pass Into tho space instead of the frigid air from out of doors? Earth floors nro becoming quite com mon, but thoy nro difficult to koop clean. Bomotlmes thoy nro too wet and sometimes too dry, and If tho lo cation of tho poultry houso Is low they bocomo damp, which Is vory rtotrl montnl to tho health of poultry. An enrth floor, to bo kept In good Bhnpo, would havo to bo kopt covered with n llttor of coal ashes. As n matter of fact, tho ordinary farmer soldom doos this; Ideal conditions for fowls nro usually found only In tho Institution that Is devoted entirely to tho raising of poultry. Idcnl enro ennnot then bo doponded on to glvo us results, and tho dirt floor will thus usually bo found In n vory untidy condition. Somotimos In winter It frcoto hard nnd Is n poor substitute for n wooden floor. Tho comont floor Is coming to bo qulto popular In some localltloa, but has tho disadvantage of being coia Also It will not entirely prevent tho entrnnco at moisture. A comont floor, llko nn earth floor, hns to bo kept covered with something In tho winter tlmo. It Is, howover, snn- Itnry and easy to clean whon It has become dirty. Wider can bo used upon it without nny Injurious results. It will not bo como tho harboring placo for lice ana rodonts do not try to gnnw through It. IS SILAGE GOOD FOR SWINE? Testimony on Its Value Conflicting, Doth Favorable and Unfavorable Reports Made, Tho testimony concerning tho valxe of sllngo ns n food for awlno la con dieting, both favnrnhlo nnd unfavor nblo reports being nt hand. Many farmers havo tried feeding It to tholr hogs, but without success. On tho other hand, a number of hog-rnlsors havo had good success with sllngo, nnd feed it regularly to tholr awlno. It Is posslblo that tho dlfforenco In the quality of tho ellnge and of tho methods of feeding prac tised explain the diversity ot oplnlonw formed concerning sllngo as hog food. Col, F. D, Curttss, tho great Amer ican authority on tho awlno Industry, states that sllngo Is valuable to add to tho wlntor rations of awlne. J. W. Pierce ot Indiana writes In regard to silage far hogs; "Wo havo fed our bows, nbout twon ty-flvo in number, for four winters, equal parts of ensilage and corn meal put Into a cooker and brought up to a steaming stnto. It has proved to be very beneficial to them. It koeps up the flow of milk of the sows that nro nursing the young, equal to whon thoy are running on clovor. We find, too, when tho pigs nro farrowed, they bo como moro robust nnd tnko to nursing more sooner nnd bettor than they did In winters when fed on an exclusively dry dlot. Wo also feed It to our sheep. To sixty head wo put out nbout six hustle! of onr"age," Systematic Spraying. Systematic spraying Is tho most ap proved method of Insuring ngalnst garden nnd fruit pests. Flower Qsrden With P's. Did you ever think what n beautiful nnd long-flowering garden ono might havo with Just tho P sT Sweet peas. popples, panslcs, petunias, phlox, por- tuiaca. with no more floworlng n ants than theso ono may havo flowers ev ery day from Juno 'till frost, all of them being easy to grow nnd continu ous producers ot brilliant flowers. Get Rid of Lice. Llco on animals sap away tholr vi tality and hence rob yoc ot money. It Is cheaper to Invest $10 or $30 In a dipping vat nnd oil than to lose many times ns much from the ravages. A good way to kill llco on hoga Is to have crude oil on posts where thoy will rub against IL Wrap tho post with rough bagging and saturate tho bagglug with olL Tho Yorkshire Hog. TeBta mado b Uio Wisconsin ex- porlment etation show that Yorkshire bogs require tho least amount of food for 100 pounds ot gala ot cither Poland Chtnoa or Dorkshlres. Commoa stock hogs made tho smallest guns aad ate do lst too,' emily My STEPHEN INNES It was Boven yearn ngo that Emily enma to our houso In Philadelphia. Emily wns nn orphan whoso fnthor, a distant friend of our family, hnd been unfortunnto enough to dlo tn South Africa without leaving anything behind him except n fow debts nnd a dnughtor of floventccn. Wo were nil on tho tip-too ot expectation, when It was decided that Emily was to llvo with us, to seo what kind ot n person sho might bo. Sho wnn n pretty nnd vlvnclous girl, yet quiet enough In her way, too, And wo know wo would llko her from tho first A fow days nftor her arrival cousin of ours, Jack Hollornn n young follow, big and broad and strong, but, according to our wny of thinking, of fnr too 'sporty' n disposl tlon, oven leaning to dissipation, enmo ovor from Ocrmnntown to call. Up to tho present tlmo ho hnd not honored our fnmlly with frequent cnlls; wo wcro too quiet for him. Hut now ho begnn to coma regularly nt least thrco times every week. And It wns evident thnt Emily wnn tho drawing card. Wo didn't enro much for Jack. Yet wo treated htm civilly, of course, when ho camo to seo us, bccnuBo ho was our cousin. And on nil occasions wo tried to make his wolcomo ns wnrra ns tho relationship would naturally do mand. llut wo didn't llko tho wny he hung around Emily. Not thnt bo wns nx ccsslvo or Imperttnout In his behavior, Ho was pollto. In fnct thnt wns tho very trouble. Ho was too polite and Jack wns oocrotly engaged to n girl In Ocrmnntown named Annabel Lee, Ho nnd Annabel wore expecting to rnnko n public announcement of tholr engngomont In n fow months. It nover occured to us nt first thnt nnythlng really sorlous with Emily was taking plnco, but llttlo by llttlo, 'All Right," He Said, "I'll Marry An nabel, Lee." scandalous to say, Jack was making an Inroad on hor Inexperienced sus ceptibilities, nnd wo thought wo ought to tell hor of his engagomcnt, to An nabel. One afternoon in particular, after talking It ovor togothor, wo couldn't holp seeing tho wnves of crimson thnt Jack's speeches nnd looks nnd acts wore frequently bringing to Emily's fnce. Wo were horrified I Wo looked daggers nt Jack, but ho continued with his pleasantries, evi dently in. lug Emily's contusion with delight, and finally something had to bo dono. "Jack Holloran," protested ray moth er In surprised alarm, "you're engaged to n girl In Gormantown. Annabel Lee!" Emily started, and Jack noticing her movement Interrupted my mothor In a moat surprising manner. "lly Heavens, It's untruol" he shout ed, and he smote the arm ot his chair with his clenched fist "It's untrue, I sayl" "Untrue?" wo repeated In astonish ment "It's untrue." he cried Ignoring the rest ot us and soemlngly only hungry and thirsty for tho love-llgh,t that he evidently Imagined ho discovered in Emily's half-shamed eyes. There was silence for half a mlnuto In tho room. "Jack Hollornn. got" commanded my mothor hotly, breaking tho silence. "Leave this houso and go) You're a disgraceful scoi'ndrel. Go!" Til go," growled Jack striding toward the door. Then ho turned. Ho quickly camo to Emily's chair. He grasped her hand which she didn't draw away. He snatched her to htm. 'Go go please go!" she urged rocked on the waves ot tumultuous feeling. 'I must speak first" bo declared al most roughly. "It's truo In a way. I've given ray promlso to marry An nabol." Emily's heart seemed to suddenly turn to Ice. Tho light went out ot her eyes, tsno arew awny irora nun. llut Jack caught hor fiercely to him self, and holding her tremblng in his giant arms, whllo sho struggled to bo free, he turned to the rest ot us. "Annabel Lee and I havo nover loved each other," he declared. "You know how It's been. I took her to theaters and dances and games, and nt last wo We never loved each other I Don't you understand? We didn't know what lovo was. Wo never loved each other, I 6aylH That a tho trouble with all of you," bo cried Impetuously, "You don't know what It Is. You don't know how It, grips and holds aud refuses to let gol" Suddenly ho turned and looked down deep Into Emily's eyes. 'I lovo you I" ho Bald. "I'll lovo you till I die. Annabel Leo will never care. I'll toll her today. Look, Emily I promlso you'll marry mo when Anna- bol says I'm freo." llut Emily's heart had bocn turned to tco by Jack's confession of his en' gngomont to Annnbo'l. Ho was prom Iscd to anothor, nnd that was enough Sho hesitated. It was n problem too dcop for her Inexperience nnd thoro wns no answering light In hor eyes whllo Bho was temporarily lost In tho Intricacies of her bowltdorment Jack noted her chango nnd put her from him. "You won't hnvo mo." ho pleaded. Again ho looked Into hor fnco. And then ho walked to tho door. "All right" ho said, "I'll marry An nabol Leo." And when he had gono Emily Bank down exhausted In n heap on hor chnlr nnd In hor ensuing Illness, which camo as a result of Jack's extraordinary behnvlor thnt nftornoon, Bho often In delirium stretched out her hnnds to Bomo kind ot phantom person, nnd begged him to forglvo her, and sobbed as If her heart would break. That had happoncd et'ven years ngo, and Jack did as ho said he would Ho mnrrled Annabel Leo, md tho union proved n lovolesft nnd ovon quar rolsonio one. Thou thoy lived npnrt and ho went down alono to mnko a fortuuo In Moxtco. Six yenrs after his mnrrlngo to An nabol, ono year boforo this tlmo, wo hoard that sho hnd suddenly sue sumbcd to somo kind of Illness nnd pnBBcd to n bettor world, nnd then followed rumors thnt Jack wns com ing home to Philadelphia on n visit Ho came to seo us, of course. Wo were In tho drawing-room ono afternoon whon ho was ntinounced Wo hardly recognized tho big, tanned, bcardod stranger until ho began to spoa"t Then wo quickly realized It was tho lamo old Jack. And when ho caught sight of Emily ho further proved his Identity, for all ho did wns to spring toward hor with n yunrnlng cry. "Emily!" ho stammered soemlngly feasting his eyes on hor pretty fnco nnd person. "You'vo como I O Jack, you'vo como I" sho cried no though tho words were forcod from hor mouth and sho couldn't holp herself. And with that the rest of us found tho nlr too honvlly charged with an unnnmcnblo electricity to allow us to remain, nnd wo got up nnd stolo from tho room nnd loft Jack and Emily to thoinsolvca. FOE OF INDIGESTION FOUND Physician Asserts That Pineapple li the Long-Looked For Friend of Human Race. Tho Into lobstor suppor has beoi. robbed of Ita torror nt last. Evon hot mince plo ovor which n welsh rarebit has been poured can bo safoly eaten nt mldnluht nnd no wild nightmare will follow. All (lint Is required of you Is (hat nftor eating c heavy, Indlgoatlhlo meal you cat for dosiort a small ploco ot fresh pineapple. For this Information Into diners, and nil othors who nro subject to ncute In digestion, nro Indobted to Dr. n. Q. It, Williams of Paris, III., who has pre pared for a recont numbor of the Medical Hccord an exceedingly Inter esting nrtlclo on tho therapeutic pos slblllttea of tho Juice of tho fresh plno- applo, "It seems to me," rs Doctor Wit Hams, "thnt tho stomach can use ptuo- apple Juice under certnln conditions, And this I would point out to bo n pre vention rnther than a relief of symp toms. Plnonpplo Juice ennnot quickly neutrallzo nn ncute Indlgostlon, but It mny prevent one. "I recnll nt least ono patient who, though sound physically In every re spect, knows thnt when he sits down to a honvy dlnnor a most poignant sick stomach Is certnln to follow. Thoro could bo no bettor nddltton to tho meal than n piece of plneapplo enten now nnd then. To be brief. I convinced myself long ago that pine- applo Is a godsend to tho one who dissipates. Tho midnight chop-suey and lobstor lose tholr torrors, and ho retires confident ot dreamless sleep, oven after mince pie or fruit cake, where once he would not have dared. "Possibly no encouragement of this kind should bo given to such habit; nevertheless, such knowledge Is of value to tho medical man In his con sulfation with the one with whom tho ordinary meal Is as much a dissi pation as tho midnight hanquot." What Can City Boys Do? City boys get no chance at all In the trades. The argument of the unions Is that they are being constantly sub jected (o tho pressure from the coun try, where the boys lenrn the trades and then, come to tho city, llut what are our city boys to do? Shall they all grow up to be cigarette-smoking clerks and loafers? I would like to see somo practical use mado of the manual training facilities In ' the schools for which the city has put out so much money. Teach the boys In tho schools the useful trades. We can't nil bo clerks or bookkeepers or lecturers. Bomto must work. Leslie's. Ennlus, Viscount read Greek, iJitln and Italian before he was four years old, while Montcalm, when a child In arms, could translate the most diffi cult Latin authors. At six ho could, read ureeK and Hebrew, and possessed considerable knowledgo of arithmetic, history, geography and metallurgy. At seven he had read all the chief poets. orators, historians, philosophers, gram marians, etc., but died before he was eight Honest Officials, What we have to demand in our selves and In our publlo servants U honesty honest? to all men- and If we condone dishonesty because we think It Is exercised in the interests of the peoplo, wo may rest assured that tho man thus showing It lacks only tho opportunity to exercise It against tho Interests of tho neonle. Theodore Roosevelt Making Home BeautlfuL "I think I will beautify my back yard a bit" "Going to plant flowers?" No, I won't go to all that trouble. But I UUak I'll arrange the Un cans la a tasteful deatga arousd Uw a& WraL" BIRDS WILL PROTECT FRUIT By Planting Early Wild Varletloa Songsters May Be Coaxed Away From Cultivated Trees. ny W. L. M'ATEE.) Dlrds play a very Important part in tho economy of nature and by their destruction of Insocts lend material aid In kooplng the balance truo. Doth, the farmer and the orchardlst aro greatly lndebtod to birds for tho de struction of InBocta and weed scod. Doth for practical and esthetic rea sons, thore Is a domand for Informa tion ob to tho best, method of In creasing the bird population In re stricted areas, particularly on tho farms and about homos. There Is a. demand also for tho provisioning ot largo preserves for both land and wa ter gamo birds nnd tho protection of crops by cultivnting Boed nnd fruit bearing plnnta moro useful to birds than to man. Vnrlous other fnctors mny bo mado to contrlbuto to tho success of efforts to nttrnct birds, such ns n supply of wntor for drinking nnd bathing, nest ing boxes, protection from onomleB, nnd winter feeding; but tho mnln pur pose Is to call nttontlon to tho plnnta which boat Borvo to provldo food for birds nnd to drnw their attention nwny from cultivated crops, Our nntlvo shrubs should bo utilized ns far as posslblo, especially ns many of thorn aro not exceeded In beauty or Intorost by foreign plants. Further more, as a rulo thoy nro more nltrnc tlvo to birds than exotics, It should bo bomo In mind also that smoothly trimmed hedges nnd tho stuff trees ot n formal garden aro not nenrly so nt trnctlve to birds ns untrnlned bushes and tangled thickets. Shrubs of Bterilo varletlos or thoso closely pruned after blooming are not sought by birds, whllo thoso nllowod to ripen fruit nro often crowded with feathered visitors. Tho best shrubs and troos for at tracting btrdB aro thoso most resorted to for food, and tho cxtcnBtvo records of bird food in tho biological survey mnko their selection nn easy task. Tho borrlos ot elders are oaten by tho largest number of species ot birds, namely, 07. Itnspborrlcs ond black berries nro known to bo enten by 00 species, mulberries by 48, dogwood fruits by 47, thoso of tho nonpolson ous sumachs by 41, tho vnrlous wild cherries by 30, nnd bluoberrles by 37. A great many other varletlos which grow In localities where thcso are not plentiful are nlso very nttrnctlvo to birds. Nothing surpasses mulborrlos for alluring birds nwny from tho enrly orchnrd frulU. Enrly bonrlng varle tlos should bo plnntod In numbers nnd somo should bo seloctod for tho longth of tho fruiting sonson. Where It Is desired to nttrnct birds nnd nfford them n snnctunry nt nil seasons, n Inrgo variety of plnnta must bo usod. For this purposo thickets ot shrubs nnd othor low growths nro hot ter than trees, slnco tnnglos of bushes nnd vines nfford u moro secure retreat from bird enomlos nnd nro tho favorlto cover of many spoclos. GREAT CROPS FOR DAIRYMEN Alfalfa and Corn Furnish Nutrients,. When Rightly Combined, That Are Excellent Whon wo find a dairyman that la growing alfalfa and corn he Is Invari ably n successful farmer, says Honrd's Dairyman. Thcso two plants furnish nutrients, when rightly combined, thnt glvo excellent results. Prof. W. J. Frnsor, In commenting upon thorn nnd tho uso ot the alio says: Tho summer silo gives tho boat and most economical protection ot all against drought One of tho vory greatest crops for tho dairyman, and ono which ts now being successfully grown on thousands ot farms In Illinois, Is nlfnlfa. Every dairyman should hnvo n patch of al falfa, and this will supply tho finest of feed when tho drought has ruln-d ordinary pastures. The alfalfa at the university yielded more than six tons ot air dry hay por ncro last year. The great ndvantngo ot corn In tho silo and alfalfa Is that they not only produce the largest yield of nutrients per acre of any crops, but aro In the best condition for feeding! at what ever date tho pasture may fall, while It la difficult to havo a constant sup ply of other soiling crops in the right stage ot maturity at nnd during the uncertain time ot the drought Never, under any conditions, allow the cowa to go hungry and suffer loss of milk during the summer drought which for several reasons is the most trying season for the dairy herd. Cultivating Phloxes, Cut the fading, bloom atalks from the phloxes, work the soil, dig somo fertilizer about tho roots, water well, and induce new growth, when they should bloom unUI frost cuts them down. Corn Fodder to Cows. The feeding of the lata corn fvM. to dairy cowa should bo continued mt as long as the corn Is at all green. It Is a splendid supplementary feed with the short autumn posture grass. Cultivation vs. Sprinkling. Don't waste much time trying to water a garden with a sprinkling pot Keep the soil fine and freo from weeds and let the watering go. It you think watering docs much good, give a bed In the garden a good watering and then dig down to find how 'deep the water went. You will be surprised to And bow much water Is required to dampen tho top inch of soli, and water never goes down in tho soil unUI the point of saturation Is reached. You can do more good in an hour with a hoe than you can in a day with a sprinkling pot The Cow In Winter. Tho cow has every chance to do her best In winter when she Is not bothered with fighting flies. At this season there is more time to give her regular attention, and mako the bust, ncss count Qood Hort Scares. cinnA horsea ara mighty scarce and very high la price. There are plenty ot plugs yet always will be we pre same. Bo losg as poor stalUoBS ara os4 aayv