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