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NLY A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
By
MRS. FORRESTER.
CHAPTER XX.
Mrs. Clayton iii st ill rich woman,
although ah did Dot, of course, posses
more thin tithe of her husband's in
come. Still, that was enough to five her
every luxury that she had been accus
tomed to, and to keep her in manner
befittinc her station. She couid not pre
tend any deep sorrow for the loss of
Oil who had been cruel, neglectful and
almost brutal to her; but the time she
had been absent from him had in a nieas
ur softened the harshness of the previ
ous memories, and the sad fat which
had overtaken him forbade in her forgiv
ing heart the angry remesubrancs of past
wrongs.
"Perhaps, aunt," she said, in a low. re
gretful voice, "if I had been more for
bearing and less provoking to him he
alight have been different all the time."
Lady Marion looked np from her book.
"It is always right, dear, to think kind
ly of people who are gone, and I should
feel it wrong to speak against Francis
Clayton now; but I cannot help thiuking
that no amount of goodness or gentleness
could hart touched a heart so bitter and
cynical as his."
Mrs. Maxwell declined absolutely to be
resent at Winifred's wedding. As she
was utterly indifferent now to the favor
or disfavor of her relations, she did not
trouble to make any excuse, but content
ed herself with saying she did not feel
Inclined to be one of the party.
"I always disliked the girl, aad thought
her intriguante," she wrote to her moth
er. "It would be a perfect farce for m
t be present at her marriage. I have
not the least sympathy with her aoccess,
although I admit she has played her
cards well."
The wedding was none the less happy
or magnificent for Mrs. Maxwell's ab
sence; everyone pronounced it a very
aplendid affair; and this time the sympa
thies of all were enlisted for the bride
and bridegroom were both young aad
handsome and hsppy. Sir Howard gave
Winifred away, and her husband receiv
ed her with infinite gladness and tender
ness. AU the farmers and villagers cime
round to see Miss Eyre, "that they had
known from a child," married.
At Haxeli Court there were great fes
tivities; dinners for ail the tenants, and
games and fireworks in the ereniag, aad
real military band from London.
Captain le Marchant was best man, ef
coarse; Ada Ford roe chief bridesmaid,
nd Lord Harold Erskine was able to be
present without suffering any pangs of
Jealousy. He was to be married himself
In a month's time. Madame de Moate-
lieu had actually been persuaded to be
present at the wedding.
"When we come back yon will always
live with us, dear madame," Winifred
had said.
"Not yet, my love," the old lady an
swered. "Teuag people are best by theav
elves at first. I ahall ask Lady Grace ed to help them; she felt certain they car
ta keep me a little longer; and then, if in ed for each other, aad, besides, women
six mosths or a year'a time you care to
have me, I ahall rejoice to come to yon."
The spring had come round again, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hastings were at Haxeli
Court Mrs. Clayton was staying with
them. Sh was herself again now not
ao bright and sparkling, perhaps, is in
the old diys, but very sweet and good.
She and Winifred were sitting together
In th green morning room as the twilight
waa coming on.
"I think the old Court ia decidedly im
proved by the presence of mistress,"
said Mrs. Clayton presently. "I alwaya
thought it charming now it is perfect."
Winifred laughed a short, happy laugh.
"Oh, do yon really think so? It seems
to me the place ought to have a much
grander mistress than I. Fancy a girl
brought np to a simple country life com
ing to such state and grandeur! I feel
a if I ought to be like Lady Burleigh,
and, instead of making myself so thor
oughly at home, to pine away and die."
"It 1 I good thing Errol is not here
to bear you, or he would be very angry
at your aaylag such foolish things. If
ever anyone waa bora with a thorough
appreciation of the pomps and vanities of
the world, it is you, I think. It makes
me langh when I remember how you used
to preach to me about love in a cottage,
nd marrying the man you loved if he
had not a shilling."
; "And sa I would have married Errol if
he bad been as poor ss "
"Be thankful, ma belle, that your love
was not put to such a terrible test."
There waa silence for a few moments,
nd then Mrs. Clayton spoke again, with
a voice that betrayed some agitation:
"Winifred, did you ever know how
much I cared for Col. d'Aguilar?"
"I knew he cared great deal for you.
Fee."
- "And you thought because I could not
make up my mind to ahare poverty witi
him, that I did not love him?"
"Nay, Fee, I would not aay that"
"Well, then," cried Mrs. Clayton, Im
petuously, "I tell you I loved him both
before and after I married Francia Clay
tonbetter after, perhaps, than before.
I may as well confess the whole; I am
sot afraid of your repeating it When I
was so miserable we met again in Lon-
on, and it seemed my only comfort to
get his sympathy for my trouble. At
last we parted, with the intention of not
meeting again. I have never seen or heard
of him since. I can goes why he keeps
way."
"You think h doea not like to seek
you because yon are rich as well aa
freer' Winifred auggested.
Mrs. Clayton bent her head,
"And I want you to do something for
me, sns said, alter a pause.
"To aak him here, darliQg?" said WInl
fred, gently.
"Yes," answered Fee, simply.
"Errol shall write to him at once. I
know he likes him. I suppose ha is in
England r
"I ahould think ao," and Mrs. Clayton
rose slowly and left the room.
Presently Mr. Hastings came in.
; "Errol!" said his wife.
"Yes, my pet."
"I want you to write at once ar.d In
rite Col. d'Aguilar to come and stay."
"Do yoo, dear why?"
"Never mind. You are not to ask any
questions. I cannot tell you the reasons
at all events, not now."
H went np and kissed her.
"You seem to have an equal opinion of
your husband' powers of divination and
discretion." ne said, laugning,
"Well, Enrol, but will you?" pleaded
Winifred,
"Of course. I will do anything you
Ilka." h answered. "It is too late to
srrite to-night"
"Not if yon send the letter over to Hob
ton. Krrol."
"What! is It so important aa all thatr
"Yes, darling." she answered coaxingly,
pushing him into a chair, and bringing
the writing materiala to hint.
"Very well, little tyrant. But where
is he? what la hia address?"
"O, ErroL I can't tell you." cried Wini
fred, looking blank. "Do you not know?"
I don t. indeed. I believe hia regiment
has left Hounslow."
Well, cannot you send it to his club?"
Yes, I can do that; but you seemed In
such a terrible hurry, aad if he ia not in
town, the chances are he may not get it
for days. Perhaps Fee knows."
"Now, Errol, how should she?"
"I don't know, darling. I always
thought they were such great friends."
"Why, they have not met for months
and months."
"Perhaps they might not like to meet,
then." said Mr. Hastings, looking op at
Winifred, and smiling little malicious
ly. "Hid you not better consult Fee first?
and then Winifred fairly laughed, but
would not be induced to aay anything
more on the subject. However, the let
ter was duly written aad seat, and in
three daya' time the answer arrived. Col.
d'Aguilar would have much pleasure tn
spending a few days at the Court, and
Mr. Hastings might expect bim the fot
lowiag day.
CHAPTER XXI.
When the Colonel came there was aa
embarrassment in his manner towards
Mrs. Clayton; he was grave, kind and
courteous, as though there had been Do
more than an ordinary friendship be
tween them. He was resolved aot to
apeak a liigle word of lore to her. He
felt her wealth to be a barrier between
them, aid could not bear to say what
was ia hia heart for her, for fear
aay doubt of hia great lov should come
between them tor fear any base thought
should creep ia and aee a sordid desire
in the renewal of his passion for her.
The last few mouths had been very
painful to him. When he heard of Fran
cis Claytoa'a sudden death, a feeling that
he waa ashamed of came over him. H
waa aot glad, not actually glad nay, he
felt a kind of pity for the man who had
been cut off ia the prime of his life, self
ish and ill-spent though it had been; but
he could lot forget thit Fee was free,
He felt that she must be the first to hold
conimuaicatiea with him. Would she do
so? Did she still cire for him, ind hid
she believed truly ia the unselfishness
of his reauaciation of her?
Mrs. Hastings was by no means satis
fied with the progress of the affairs. In
stead of the first natural reserve between
CoL d'Aguilar and her friend being dissi
pated It seemed to grow stronger each
day. They avoided, above all things, be
ing left ilone together. Winifred want-
ia the first flush of a hsppy marriage ar
always inveterat match makers.
Errol, aaid hia wife one day at lunch.
"I want to drive you over to the Manor
this afteraooa. I am going to aee grand
papa, aid he haa grown ao fond of you
be never likes me to go without you."
"You forget, dear," replied Mr. Hast
lags, "w canaot be so uucourteous as to
lesve our guests.'
How itupid aid provoking men ire"
Winifred thought pettishly. She look
ed up it CoL d'Aguilar pleadingly.
Yon will excuse him, will you. not
I waa intending to aak permission to
ride over and call on Lord Lancing this
afternoon," he anawered, fabricatiag a
polite fiction for the occasion.
And I have a headache aad do not
care to go out aaid Mrs. Clayton.
"Thea we shall go over to the Manor
aa yon wish, Winifred. Have you order
ed the ponies?"
No, please ring the bell, and say 3
o clock.
I am just going round to the stables.
Will you come, d'Aguilar? What will
yon ride thia afternoon'" aad the two
gentlemen went off together.
fee, said inured, suddenly, "you
and CoL d Aguilar are very provoking.
How, Winifred
You are so strsnge snd distant to each
other. Why do you not let him see you
care for him
1 do not think be cares for me any
longer, Mrs. Clayton saswered, despond
ingly.
How can yon be so blind, Fee? You
must know whst he feels. Is it not quit
natural that he abould hesltste to remind
yon of the paat now that you are rich?"
But Winifred, a womaa cannot speak
first
"Of course you csnnot ask him to mar
ry yon, but yon can let him see that you
are not utterly indifferent to him."
Mrs. Clayton made no answer.
"It is so tiresome of him to go out'
continued Winifred, psesently.
"And defeat your intentiona, little
match maker," added Fee, looking up
When Errol and hia wife had started
Mra. Clayton took her book to the green
room and began to read. Col. d'Aguilar
came to fetch a letter he had written in
the morning. A sudden thught crossed
Fee'a mind that aent the blood rushing
aver neck and brow and made her heart
beat in great throbs,
"Col. d'Aguilar," she aaid. with a voice
almost inarticulate with nervousness,
"Yes, Mrs. Clayton."
"Are you really going out?"
"I am just starting for Holton."
"Won't yon stay with me? I ahall be
so dull all alone."
He hesitated for a moment
"If you really wish it 1 will."
"Of course I wish it or I should not
ask," Fee responded, a little petulantly.
I nen l win go aad send the groom
back to the stables." And he left the
room.
Mrs. Clayton was excessively uneasy in
her mind. She could not form the least
resolve what sh should say to him when
he returned.
"You will not thank me for spoiling
your ride," were her fa'rst words to him.
"I would much rather be here. I only
proposed riding to Holton because 1
thought Mra. Hastings was anxious for
her husband's company."
"Are they not devoted r aigbed Fee.
"I never saw a man fonder of a woman.
I do believe be fanciea there is no one
like herso graceful, so amiable, ao
clever."
"That Is as It should be, Is it not?"
asked Col. d'Aguilar, smiling.
"Of course. H Intends her to make
quite an impression this season. Hs has
taken a mansion tor three months and an
opera box, sad I know
JW to
sve her handsomest carriage and horses
in London. Fancy a woman having all
that and a handsome husband whom she
nves besides." And there were teara tit
Mrs. Clayton's eyes.
'She is very sweet mannered. thiuk
she deserves her happiness."
I am sure she does, responded Mrs.
Clayton, warmly. ."She would have mar-
ried him just the same if he had been
poor. She waa not lik me, Col. d'Agui
lar." "Yoo forget how differently you were
brought up." he exclaimed, eager to de
fend her from any imputation, even
though It cam fm her own litis. "Pov
erty would have been a terrible hardship
to yon, who had been used all your life to
luxury."
It ia very generous tn you to excuse
my selSshoess," Fee said, softly, "since
you suffered by it. Did you suffer?" she
ked, with a quick alteration of mood.
Hardly." she adJed. with the slightest
ting of bitterness, "or you would not
av been so ready to giv me up."
It was Col. d Aguilar a turn to feel hurt
nd bitter now.
"I believe women never give mei credit
or real unselfishness." h said. "A wom
an haa more faith in the passion that
sacrifices than in th lov that spare
ner.
"CoL d'Aguilar." said Mrs. Clayton,
with bright tears standing in her eyes, "I
would give the world to know if you left
m because you really loved me."
My love could bar little worth for
you, be answered, sadly, "if a doubt
of my motk could bar found room in
your heart."
There came then a long silence between
tneni, an.i botn looked straight away
from each other, as though they feared
the next words that might be spoken. At
ast Mrs. Clayton turned her face toward
the man. whom she loved and esteemed
more now than she bad iter don ia her
life before.
Ivors," she said. In I low vole, thit
trembled from the deep under-current of
emotion "Ivors, do yo not know how
bird It is for a woman to ask for a man's
loveT
lie turned quickly toward her.
"My darling! do yoo think It necessary
to ask for what I bav given yon. wholly
and entirely,- from the time I first sa
you? Do I need to tell you that I lov
yon heart and soul, and that I can never
cease to care for the little fairy who first
bewitched m until the day I die?
(The end.)
THEIR RULES OF HEALTH.
Air, Sunshine and Diet Discussed b)
Mm e. Bernhardt and ginger.
Mine. Paul's declaration that she has
always kept the wiudow of her room
open at night aud day. In order that
the air might be fresh aud that she at-,
tributes ber good health to this pruc-
tice, has brought out an answer from
Sarah Bernhardt, who bad quite a dif-
fereut, experience, and jet enjoys such
health that ber remarks ou tbe subject
are worthy of attention.
My way of life Is exactly the oppo
site of Mme. Paul's," tbe Freucb ac-
tress said, "for she deuiauds air while
I live always shut In.
I drive In a closed carriage to the
theater. Enthusiasm keeps me alive
aad weiL The fatigue of tbe theater
delights Instead of weakening me.
go to bed at 3 o'clock in the morn-
lug aud get up at 9 o'clock. I am for 13 deal of freight from points along the
hours In tbe theater without the fresh Mississippi river to New Orleaus, par
air or tbe daylight At Belle Isle, In'ticularly during th holiday season.
tbe summer, I am continually lu the
open air, for even when I am lu the
bouse tbe windows are wide open."
Most of the other celebrated women
questioned about their dally regimen !
emphasize tbe Importance of fresh air.
Jane Hading found ber greatest recre-
atlon In resting at ber Neullly villa and
in travel.
Yvette Gullbert, Who has been an In-
valld for three years, and Is, therefore,
less of an authority on the subject
than some of the others, recommends
bathing as tbe best means of keeping
In strength and health.
"Water, water, water," was ber con-
trlbullon to the symposium. "I prize
nothing so much as tbe wnrm bath In
getting np and going to bed. I drink
only water, unless It be an occasional
glass of milk.
I sleep. 10 hours and go to bed Im
mediately on my return from the thea
ter, without stopping to take supper.
The stupid pa.t of the whole thing Is
that. In spite of all these rules, I look
more than 17, but even If they don't
protect one against the ravages of the
years, tbey are at least worth trying."
Jean de Reszke s usual mode of life
resembles Mme. Earnhardt's more than
Adelina Patti s, as be rarely goes out
of tbe bouse, except when be steps Into
a tightly closed cab. He exercises In
his apartments to keep his muscles
bard, and In this way manages to con
trol bis figure and help himself from
growing too bulky.
But when be goes to Poland In th
summer bis way of life Is julte differ
ent He is rarely Indoors.
He divides bis time between bis sta
bles and bis piano, whlcb be has placed
on a piazza in tbe summer, so that be
may play and yet be In the open air.
In the evening It Is moved Into the
music room, as the tenor Is too pru
dent to sing In the open air.
Llllt Lebmann attributes ber 'One
physical condition and great ability for
work to ber almost complete abstin
ence from meat She eats Ash, vege
tables and eggs.
Her supper after an operatic per
formance or concert contents regularly
of an egg, an apple and two slices of
bread. Her other meals are almost as
frugal. New York Sun.
Influence of Fo d.
"What do you think of the theory
tbat food baa a potent influence in de
termlnlng character?" asked Sir.
Smithfleld. as be put three lumps of
sugar In bis coffee.
"I guess It's all right" replied Mr.
Wood, as be severed a portlou of bis
beefsteak. "It always seems a Utile
cannibalistic to me when you order
lobster."
"Well," retorted Mr. Smithfleld. good
humoredly, " (ought to have known It
was dangerous to lend you money urter
I discovered your fondness for beets
But seriously. If there were imylhim;
In tbe theory, wouldn't It make a man
sheepish to eat mutton?"
"It would, and prize fighters otiffht
to restrict themselves to a diet of
craps."-Pittsburg Gazette.
Haa a Thick Hide.
Tbe bide of tbe hippopotamus m
some parts Is fully two Inches thick
Bossuet was tbe most gifted orator
the Roman Church ever produced.
NURSES OF THE ARMY.
Wo Ar Resularlv Kmlojl, .'
ally with Marked Pare.
A brief account by Dr. McO.o of th
nurse corps of th army as it exists
now has recently been published in tb
Journal of the Association of Military
Surgeon of the I'nited States. A pre
vious article described the conditions
attending th appointment of trained
women nurse tor army duty, which
began In May, 1SJVS, and culminated
In September, when about 1.200 were
employed. Between then and th pres
ent time they have served In the I' lilt
ed State, Cula, Porto Uleo, Hawaii,
Japan, the Philippines, and even tn the
Chinese campaign, according to Amer
ican Modioli!. Th number is now
fixed at 100 on aotlv duty, with a
small body of "reserves" who have
seen aotlv aervlc and ar ready to
answer future calls.
Trained nurse are permanently sta
tioned at the army hospital at San
Francisco, at th on for tuberculosis
at Fort Bayard, N. M., and at th larg
est hospital in th Philippines. They
are temporarily aent to any post where
they ntayb needed. They serv un
der a section of th army reorganisa
tion law framed in 1000, which pro
vided that th medical' department
should consist f specified medical of
ficers, of the enlisted men of th hos
pital corps, aud of th mirs corps ife
tuale). A superintendent ia stationed In the
Surgeon General's office and chief
nurse is at each of th hoapltala where
uursea ar serving. Recent regulations
provide for an examination tn nurs
ing, cooking and allied subjects before
promotion from tb grade of nurse to
that of chief nurse. Women ar em
ployed with marked success a teach
era of nursing and cooking tn tb two
school maintained to glv brief pre
liminary Instruction to th hospital
corps recruit. Dr. McQc urge that
In th future th nurse corps be more
largely utilised to giving systematic
ward training to fit th hospital corps
men for their duties In th smaller ho
pltala whet they hav no trained au
pervtalon. 8h also recommends tbe
gradual formation of a large corps of
reserve, who hav received sotu post
graduat military training.
TWAIN'S ROAST CHICKENS.
Cooked la a pacalUr Way that Had
Th IXIiclon.
Recently Major John B. Downing, of
Mlddleport Ohio, was discussing army
chicken ateallng and tbe varloua ways
th boys bad of preparing them to be
served. The Major was a Mississippi
river pilot In his young days, aud stood
t tb wheel as a cub under the watch-
fal eye of "Sam" Clemens, tbe Mark
Twaln of the present day,
"Speaking of chicken stealing," said
the Major, who Is now gray and rem-
Inlscent "we had great tlmea on the
Mississippi when Mark Twain, Jake
Estep and myself were together. Jake
would have made a typical soldier. He
could locate a fat pullet in a whole
coop of half-breeds.
In those day we carried a great
At many places tbe coops were four
and flv deep on the Vvee when we
landed. Estep always bad an eye out
'for a particularly promising coop, and
usually kept In mind tbe place where
It had been stored away.
"Shortly before midnight he would
go on deck and extract several plump
fowls from the coop he had nre-
enipted. Tbe chickens were dls-
'patched without a protesting squawk,
the entrails removed, but the feathers
1 left Intact Seasonings were then In-
serted, and tbe fowls Inclosed In a
heavy casing of soft clay to th thick-
ness of two Inche. They were theu
cast among the hot embers In the ash
pan and permitted to roast to the
queen's taste. When thoroughly
cooked, they were removed, and tbe
clay casing broken from about them.
The feathers came away with tbe clay,
leaving clean, smoking hot fowls ready
for the dish of bot butter awaiting
them upstairs. Estep with a fork
stripped the flesh from the bones Into
the melted butter, while the rest of us
stood about and smacked our lips In
anticipation. Dear, dear, but they
were goodi In cooking them In that
way all the rich flavors were retained
I can almost taste them now, and I
wish I could as a matter of fact"
According to tils Polly.
A young Japanese compositor em
ployed on a Japanese journal bardly a
stone's throw from tbe Mall and Ex
press building was riding dowutown
tn a City Hall train tbe other morning.
He was engrossed In bis morning pa
per and paid little attention to the
other passengers. But a fresh-looking
young man wbo sat next to hlui, and
"no Daa oeen eyeing him au along,
suddenly said
What sort of a 'nese' are you, any
way? A Chinese or a Japanese?"
Tbe little Jap was not caught nap
ping. Quick as a wink he replied:
"What sort of a 'key' are you, any
way; a monkey, a donkey or a Yan
kee'" The fresh young man had no more to
say, and left the train quickly wlieu
City Hall station was reached. New
York Mall and Express.
Most Be Eaten.
A gentleman wbe was visiting soma
friends In New York noticed that the
little girl In the family was eating
some new sort of cereal preparation.
According to the New York Times, she
seemed to eat, as Americans are said
to take their pleasures, sadly.
"Don't you like that, my dear?" In
quired tbe friend.
"Not pertlc'ly," replied the little
maid.
"Why do you eat it, then?" persist
ed the Inquirer.
The little girl paused with her spoon
on the edge of the bowl.
"It's got to be eaten," she answered,
gravely. "Tbe groeeryman gives mam
ma a rag doll for every two packages
she buys, and it's got to be eaten every
morning."
Hhe Can't Do It
Mamma Johnny, I shall have to tell
your father what a naughty boy you
have been.
Johnny I guess dad's right when he
says a woman can't keep a thing to
herself. Boston Transcript.
PI
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ME MONROE DOCTRINE.
r aaifsls Held.
The things that mad the Murt
doctrine have disappeared. Vuder am h
circumstance It may be easy after
awhile for ua to look over the Monroe
doctrine again In the light of !be pres
ent situation of th Amerlcau continent
aud of our present ueeeasltles. will
certainly not abandon It; but w way
find, If nobody la opposing ua, tlutt per
baps Its extension quit so fur beyond
the original purpose of Mr. Monroe ami
Mr. Adams as lb fervor of our patriot
baa carried It may prove to be attended
WIIITM.AW HMD.
with wholly unnecessary ItteouYeuleiiee to ourselves.
Olilua, or at auy rale Chlua aud Russia combined, hold a
position In Asia far more commanding thau tlmt of the
Culled States lu tbe three America, lu both ease the gov
eruutcuts are as absolutely committed to the despotic as
we are to the republican idea, aud there la ua obvious proof
that the overwhelming majority of their people do not be
lleve lu their system aa much as the corresponding majority
of our people believe In ours. Suppose. China, or China
and Russia together, bad taken ground that the Asiatic eou
tlueut being eutlrely occupied by th existing govern
uicuta, willed were mostly In form aud priuclple like theli
own was no longer a field (or colonisation or conquest by
any American power, aud on that ground at th outbreak of
the Spanish-American war had warned us off Manila and
the Philippines!
If rto foreign Interference arises suddenly to affect the
untlounl judgment. It Is at least among
we may tlnd two changes Ink lug place
of the Idea grouped under the popular term of the Monro
doctrine. We mny see a considerable Increase In the
strlugeuey of their application where our Interest clearly
calls for them within the natural sphere of our liitluem-e.
We may ace them slowly moderated as to remote countries
which under changed modern condttlous are no longer ex
rluslvely within that sphere.
Toward the rest of the American continent, beyoud the
ulf of Mcxluo and the Carrlbean Sea, It may stun day
prove more convenient for ua to assume less responsibility.
A railroad through the three A inertias will draw ua more
closely together. The currents of trail will change. The
legitimate sphere of onr Intliience will thus widen through
out those ua lions with the years; aud It might lie lucreased
rather thau diminished by a moderation of our extreme
claim to Interfere now with any exercise of their own sov
ereignty as to territory, government or otherwise, to which
their cnlm judgment of their own best luterests may brlug
tluiu.
IMPORTANCE Ct PRESERVING THE rOlESTS.
Br rs-ir fteotersfr.
There Is no body of men who have It In their
power to-day to do a greater service to the coun
try thau those, engaged lu the sclentllto study
of and practical application of approved methods
of forestry for the preservation of tbe woods of
the I'ulted States.
The forest problem Is In many ways the moat
vital Internal problem lu the I'ulted Statea. The
more closely this statement Is
evhleut Its truth become, lu the arid region of the West
agriculture depends first of all upon the available water
supply. Iu such a region forest protection alone can main
tain the stream flow necessary for irrigation aud ran pre
vent the great and destructive floods so ruinous to com
munities farther down the same streams that bead In the
arid regions.
The relation between tbe forests and the whole inluertl
Industry Is an extremely Intimate one; fur, as every ninu
who has had experience In the West knows, mines cannot
be developed without tliulier usually
EXPLORING A NEW RIVER.
Another Wbit Kpsc on Cons?) Map
He tog Mile I with Ustsil.
More than twnty years ago Savor
guun de Urazza curried a little steam
launch overland between the bead
wa:ers of the large Ogowe river and
the upper put t of a river ou the other
side of the dlvld., a few tulles away.
The natives called this stmun th All
uin, and De Hiazza believed it was a
tributary to the Congo aud that be
might steam down tbe Alltna to the
upper Congo far above Stanley pool.
Ills experiment was a great success.
He descended the Alltna about 400
miles and flnully entered tbe Congo
where tbe great river Is several miles
In width. Then be floated down that
river to Stanley pool, says the New
York Sun.
Meanwhile, Stnnley bad been labor
iously ascending the Congo, dragging
bis supplies around , 2.'I5 miles of
rapids; and when be readied Stanley
pool be was much surprised to dud
tbe French flag floating on its north
ern bank. De Ilruz.a bad arrived be
fore hlui and was founding the station
of Brazzaville. Ever since that day
a large white space has existed on
tbe map between the Alltna and tbe
Congo. Explorers were too busy else
where to trace the rivers In the region.
At last the Pama river, iuppsed to be
tbe largest tributary of the A lima, has
been partly explored and a portion of
tbe blauk space an the mop has been
filled.
Captain Scbeerllnck, agent of the
Commercial and Agricultural Society
of the Alltna, has ascended Its Pama
tributary for a distance of about
eighty miles. Tbe upper part of tbe
river has uUo been explored, but no
one has visited tnc nnume portion.
The river Is about 200 miles lu length,
and Captain Scberrllnck found I hat
for a part of the way flows through
a wooded region lu which are numer
ous herds of elephants and buffaloes.
The country Is iiot densely peopled,
but there are a number of large settle
ments on Its banks, where white trad
ing stations have been established.
RISKED ALL FOR THE NEGRO.
Jonathan Walker, Known as "Tb
Man with th Branded Hand."
The twenty-fifth annlversury of the
death of Jonathan Walker, "the man
with the branded band," made famous
In song and story, was commemorated
In Evergraan Cemetery, Muskegon,
Mich., where a monument stands to
bis memory. Walker, wbo was com
memorated In verse by John Oreenleaf
Wnfttler, risked bis all for tb black
lave and weut to his grave with tbe
Utters "S. S." slave stealer branded
on bis right hand, a grim reminder of
tbe sentence of a judge.
He was bot-n at Harwich, Mass., In
1709, and became a sailor at an early
age. He remained on the ocean through
bis young manhood, and soon took a
great Interest lu the slavery question.
He believed that It was wrong to koep
men subject, and had the courage of
bis convictions. He took an active part
In several plani for helping tb black
close at baud. The very existence of lumbering, of course-,
aud lumlierltig Is the fourth great Industry uf th United
Slate - depends upon the stV. es of our work as Halloa
lu putting practical forestry Into effective operation.
As It Is with mining and lumbering, so It Is In only a
less degree ItliMiausportutloii. manufactures, coinmerc
In general. The relation of all of these Industries to for
estry la of the most Intimate aud dependent kind. It Is a
matter for congratulation that so many of Him great In
dustries are now waking up to till fact; the railroads
especially, managed as they ar by men who are com
pelled to look ahead, who are obliged by the tiatur of their
profession to posses a 'keen Insight Into th future, bav
awakened lo a clearer realisation of th vast Important
of th economic use both of timber and of forests.
The forest resources of our country are already seriously
depleted. They cau be renewed aud maintained only by
the co-operation of the forester with th practical man of
business lu all his type, but, atov all, with th lumber.
num. Aud the most striking aud encouraging fact In lb
forest situation Is that lumbermen ar realising that prac
tical Itimlicrliig and practical forestry ar allies, not rn
niles, and th.U the future of each depeinta upou th other.
The Tutted Slate Is exhausting Its forest supplies far
more rapidly than Ihey are being produced. Th situation
Is grave, aud there Is only on remedy. That remedy Is
the Introduction of practical forestry on larg seal, and
of ourse that I linpslbl without trained men, men
trained lu the closet and also by actual 1114 work under
practical conditions.
IIIEIIKSimR Or
the possibilities that
In the national view
examined the more
not without timber
man, and lu 18.13 formed a compact
with Benjamin Lutidy for the estate
llshmeiit of an escaped slave colony
In Mexico.
The men owned a small vessel, mid
with It they assisted the slaves to get
away to the pliu of refuge. They fol
lowed this practice for some years,
aud Walker had many harrowing ed-
veuturea during the time. II was
filially captured In July. 1HII. and tried
before a court at Key West, lie was
convicted of sluve stealing, aud the
Judge sentenced lilm to pay a tine of
1.200. suffer seven yeurs In prison,
stand In tbe pillory for one hour and
WA1.KF.B AND HIS UONCUKNT.
to have the letters 8. H. burned ou
the palm of his right hum!,
Wulker paid the flue, stood In the
pillory, the branding part of the sen
tence wos carried out, and the suffer
lug man conllned lu jit 11. There he re
niulned for nearly a year until re
leased. He Immediately came North
and took to the lecture platform,
where he remained for several years,
telling details of the slavery question!
in 1H03 be settled In Muskegon Coun
ty, Mich., and there died In 1878. Tlio
following year a monument waa erect
ed to hi in.
THIR8T FOR REVENQE,
Actnatsd Col. Muachln, th Leader f
tn eervinn nsvolution.
It was thirst for revenge that getti
ated Col. Mascliln, the leader of the
revolution In Servla, In which Klmr
Alexander and his
consort, Dragu, per-
umeu. Col. Mascliln
was me Que.irs
brother-in-law, his
brother, a Holiem
Ian j nun
VI died mysterlnimiv
lu Belgrade, having
been Drag', first
husband.
Col. Mnschln ami
urnga. never vi-v
COL. IfASCIIIR. . . '
iiciiuij, nan
open quarrel, and after Draga been me
Queen he began to feel her dlspleas-
ure. ne nao neen a man of mimh
j prominence la tbe state and had boon
M4.KRIID HIE.
It seem Strang that th first utoulh of mar
ried life should b termed th houeymoon. 8
far from being wholly iweet, It I often fraught
with bitter experience; lover, however devoted,
must adjust themselves to each other a hua
bund ami wife, aud tbe proces la not always
pleasant. It la th general opinion of those who
know that the rlrst year of weddvd Uf practical
ly answers the quratlou, "1 marrlag a failure f
and the honeymoon begins the teat. Any happily married
couple of a doacu years' standing will doubtles acknowl
edge that the first weeks of their wedded Uf wre tin
which were most uncomfortable. Th msn realise that
be la hound for good and all. whll th bride, rut adrift
from ber old life, la nervous aud shy, with the seuutluas
of a tat In a strange garret.- A plentiful stock of good
humor la au excellent part of th equipment fur a wed
ding Joiirm-y. Annoyance vsnUli at a laugh, and if on
i-au make merry over a mishap It ceases to ! such. Men
Ilk to te snuised, and a woman with a strong sens of
humor has an liuiuenso advaiitag over ou who I Irs
gifted. As a rule' men abhor tears; tbey either distress
them beyond measure, or they make them angry, and
neither phase of feeling la pleasant for themselves or oth
ers. When th malrlmoiilal barometer sets for rain most
ll'cti hilt, tf possible.
The honeymoon must Inevitably disclose many hitherto
utisunpectod phases of character. The lover who has seemed
free handed to a degree may rhsug Into th husband wbo
haggles over hotel bills and begrudge bis wlf a fir lo
her room upon a damp, chilly day. The girl wbo haa been
a dainty as A rosebud may lw rarelesa aud untidy when
forced to depend entirely upon herself. The man who baa
not appeared to car what he eats may l h on wbo tie
rates the waiter aud scowls at his wife when tb dinner
Is not to his tate. ,
The true secret of happiness In marriage, a In niot
relations of life. Is uiisrlltshiiesa. To be effectual this must
tie mutual, but even when It I all on on side. It enable It
p issessor to keep M-aee, which Is niueb. aud, besides. It ll
a comfort when one has not unr's self to blame. Th lov
which seeketh tier own only can scarcely b considered
genuine ntTcctlnn, and th golden text fr a young iaarrl4
pair I "lu honor preftrrlug one a nut her."
In the diplomatic scrvlc. Now through
her Itiflueiire he was atrlpped of hon r
after honor, and felt himself under
the King's displeasure. II still re
uinlticd, however, III colour I of th
Nlxtli Iteglnieut, and thus relslurd hi
standing and Influrtie lu military lr-
e. The plot being hatched by th
King and qurcu for tuaktug ("id.
I.unjevic heir to th throne gav hi in
th opportunity of organising snd di
recting the conspiracy, which not only
giatltlcd his rei-llug for revrng but
changed Hie Servian dynasty. Col.
Jliisehlu Is the minister of public
work In the new government.
NEW IN 8P00N.
evral Kind far Upcclal Parpo
ii sins? i la th fthops.
Despite th many styles of Individ
ual spoons now In us, Inventors art
continually on the alert to supply soma
particular need or convenience.
A novel housewife's assistant Is th
measuring spoon, Ilk th ordinary
teaspoon in size, hut marked in tb bot
tom of the howl with line and figure
to guide Her In proportioning Ingredi
ents for rooking mixture. Th warn
ing labels, one-half, one imarUr. one-
eighth spoonful, are affixed Just aa on
n measuring ginss, The apoon I of
sterling use lu lh making of gravies,
of puddings, cakes, salads or auy
dishes of a nature requiring exactu
In the seasoning,
The measuring spoon Is to b had
In grades lo suit all purse. ThU la
the case, too, with the nwly devised
baby's spoon, which Is a very practical
Improvement on the original.
The howl of the baby's spoon la
shaped ns usual, but th handle la
curved backward and welded to th
end of tlio bowl, forming a loop Itkt
Ihu loop In thn handle of a ring. Th
looped handle Is Just big enough for
live small lingers to grasp, and a Itttla
fellow making first attempts t fd
lilmaelf can get Hong . better
with a spoon of Ibis sort than on
of ordinary pattern.
Then there Is a new model mu
taehe spoon, a special Ice-cream spoon
nml mi egg spoon for lifting poached
or fried eggs from tlTe dish. They All
a nmnlfcKt need, showing th poaslbll.
I" for addition, to the spoon fam.
I.V, notwithstanding the euormoua var-
iciy or styles and shapes already In
HHP.
Tb Caddl and th ltrook.
Then, what a wonderful collection
of Interesting thing th. brook con-
1 One of tb. queerest Is that
llltlo bulging net of the caddis By
imoiib the pebbles. The caddl Is
truly an Insect fisherman, and Its not
chos a large variety of mlcroscoplo
nlnmls Kvery on. llke, to watch
lieni. Later our caddis leave tb
Those who work for the wage of
.n,trytopostpon.tkatt;;ko0j: