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DOOMED. By WILLARD MacKENZIE CHAPTER XV. (Continued.) Arthur drew back In astonishment at the sight of her flashing cyos, her quiver Ing Una. But In an instant tho mood passed away, the eyes melted again into dove-like softness, and the Hps wreathed themselves Into smiles. "What will you think of me for such words as those?" she cried. "When you Jnow thoroughly the strange, capricious creature I am, never In tho same mood for two hours together, you will cease to dove me." "Perhaps It will make mo love you the more," he said, smilingly. "And is your Siatred, your dread of poverty so very In 'surmountable? Suppose that I were over tto become poor; would you cease to love me?" "You ever become poor!" she echoed, opening her eyes very wid; "you, who have a great estate, and who will one day be Sir Arthur? How can you ever be poor?" "Such things have been," he said, smll Sng. "Great lords have been reduced to 3eggary, much less simple sirs." "Why do you wish to torture me by such thoughts?" she cried, petulantly, "Have I not told you that the name of poverty makes me shudder? There was a cloud of sadness upon his face, but the shadows of night were too deep for her to perceive It. Arthur was greatly astonished at this tmdden outburst, but he attached no weight to it, Imputing it to morbid petu lance. So he spoke to her soothing words. and caressed her out of her sullen humor, and she began to repeat of having spok cn so freely. "You must not notice my foolish words." she said: "at times. I do not know what I say, and to hear me talk, you would fancy that I was a perfect monster ; but promise that you will never heed such humors." Hours after Arthur had departed, and . ttftcr all else in the house was asleep, she sat In the solitude of her own chamber, her hair hanging loosely about her shoul ders, a prey to conflicting emotions. ""What could possess me to speak such words?" she murmured. "In a less gen erous man I mighf have aroused suspi cions that I should never again be able to set at rest. But he is too noble, too frank, to suspect where he loves. I would that I were more worthy of him," she went on, with a sigh; "he Is the very soul of honor so different from all other men that I have met. I wish he did not love 'me half so well, or that I did not love him at all. I spoke truly when I told him that I never knew I had a tieart until he crossed my path. What made "him harp so strangely upon pov erty to-night? Surely there is nothing wrong; things do go wrong, even with -dukes occasionally as he nimself said and great people are sometimes even sold tip like little ones. I shall pay Mr. Wy Iie a visit in the morning and question Ihim about Arthur's affairs." CHAPTER XVI. "Mr. Wylie had returned from his Cor nish trip, and had resumed business as usual. He had been more than satisfied with the Burvey of the estate that he al ready grasped in imagination. He had given Mrs. Wylie a most glowing descrip tion of its picturesque grandeur, and of 'the fine old Castle ; and he told her of (he strange legend that was so near upon ibeing verified. "I have heard something of it before from Arabella," said that lady, "but nev er the name of the family. It Is certainly very strange." In only one plot had he received a check that for the marriage of Stafford and Constance; but he felt pretty well assured of Its ultimate success. "Tht beggarly upstart!" was his thought. "I would give a thousand pounds to foil him ;ln that quarter; but I never allow pri vate feelings to interfere "vith business. "It suits my purpose that he should marry tier, and so I shall do all that lies in may power to promote the match." C JShcu were some of the thoughts that passed through Mr. Wylie's mind as he sat at his desk. In the midst of his cogi tations, Mrs. Castleton was announced. He rose to receive her wkh his usual adulatory politeness, and handed her a chair. , "So you have returned from your Cor nlBh expedition," she said; "and the mar erfage is broken off." "And how does the little love-making iprogress?" he asked, with a sardonic grin. "Has the bait taken? Is the fish Ihooked? Is it to be Lady Penrhyddyn?" f -"Wylie," she said, in a quiet, grave lone, "we have concocted between us a vile, despicable scheme to entrap this young man. If I had strength of mind enough to sacrifice my own selfish ambi tion for another's happiness, he should never see me again; but I have not, and therefore I go on. But you will not jeer and sneer at least, to my face. Let me try and forget the part I am playing, and deceive myself Into the belief that I am :all that I pretend to be." Mr. Wylie regarded her for a moment iln unfeigned amazement. "What!" he cried, after a pause; "do you mean to .say that it Is a real caBe of spoons upon both sides?" "Never mind what It is!" she cried, fiercely. "H It be, so much the better for your plots and plans. All I ask of you Is to answer me one or two questions. The first Ib this Is Mr. Penrhyddyn, or, rather, bis father, a rich or a poor man?" A quick glance shot from beneath his yel!ds ; but he spoke In the same tone of voice that be bad used throughout tho conversation. "How should I know? I am not his banker. A man of bis estate cannot be very poor. His lawyer, If he would give .It, would be the best person to go to for uch Information." She could euduro this bantering sar--casm no longer; and with flashing eyes, and face all aglow, she sprang up like a beautiful tigress, as though she would leap upon him and reud him with her fulls. Air. yno urow Dack ana turned n shade paler, for he feared this woman when she was In these tigerish moods, And she spoke In n low, hissing tone, more deadly than would have been a shriek of passion. "'Cease this mocking, or I will clutch you by tho neck, and never loore my hold until I have strangled the mlscrablo life out of your body ! Don't let me think of all the debt of hatred I owe you don't make me think of It, or there will be mur der ! I -have served you In many schemes, and do not try to cast mo off the Instant I have become useless to you, cr to play me false; for if you do I'll have your life, If you fly to the furthest extremity 'of the world !" Mr. Wylie was more frightened than he would have cared to admit, even to him self. Ebullitions of passion wero of fre quent occurrence; Indeed, nn interview between these two seldom passed off with out such; but he had never before wit nessed in her such appalling ferocity. "Well," ho said, trying to laugh off his palpable uneasiness, "perhaps wo shall be able to talk more rensonablv. You nro like a barrel of gunpowder. I was only jesting. You wish to know whether Sir Launce Penrhyddyn Is a rich man; he is not. But his son will inherit enough to keep you like a lady. What made you suppose him to be poor?" "Because last night he kept harping upon poverty; asked me if I could love him as much If,, he were poor." "A mere lover's ruse to try you, depend upon it; and if you fall into the trap, you have lost him. It Is true that the estates of Penrhyddyn are heavily mort gaged, and that the principal will be call ed in within a few weeks, but Sir Launce will be able to meet the demand. I can show you Indisputable proof of the truth of my words," he cried, taking a paper out of the inner lining of his pocketbook. "Come here and read this." She came to the table, and looking over his shoulder, read these words: "To Arthur Penrhyddyn, Esq.: Sir Should all other means fail, your father, Sir Launce, may obtain the sura Tcquircd by him on a certain date, by showing this letter to Messrs. Groom and Fry, Solicitors, Bedford Row." When Mrs. Castleton returned to her carriage she immediately drove away to the offices of Messrs. Groom and Fry, Bedford Row. She requested to see one of the princi pals, and was shown into a private room where Mr. Fry received her. She had come, she said, with her mo?t fascinating smile, to make inquiries respecting a cer tain sum which she understood they were instructed to pay over to Sir Launce Penrhyddyn upon a certain date. The lawyer was very cautious in his reply. He had received certain instructions, but be was not at liberty to- divulge them to any person except Sir Launce Pcnrhydryn. Mrs. Castleton having learned all that she wished to know, made some trivial excuse and took her leave. "It is all right, then," she thought; "they have instructions, and of course they must be those mentioned in the paper." On that same morning, as Arthur was turning the corner of Arundel street Into the Strand, he felt a hand laid upon bis shoulder, and heard a familiar voice pro nounce his name. Upon looking round he recognized Stafford. "When did you arrive in town?" In quired Arthur. Only the day before yesterday, an swered the artist. "And how did you leave my father?" "Very unwell. Had his health permit ted, he would have been in London some days back. There is no danger. I have to thank you very much for your intro duction, old fellow; the kindness I met at Penrhyddyn Castle was more than I can describe. Your father is the truest. noblest gentleman I ever met." Arthur pressed his friend's hand grate fully, nad added, "How did he take the news of the break with the Griersons?" 'Very philosophically; indeed, I may say, with much satisfaction. Mr. Wylie's visit put him out of all conceit 'with tho connection. By-the-bye, I have a Becret to tell you about Constance Grierson. You remember that she spoke of a prior attachment to some one else? Well, I am that some one else." 'But why did you not tell me so- when I first spoke to you upon the subject?" cried Arthur. "Under such circumstances I should never have thought of paying my addresses to the lady." At that moment their conversation was interrupted by a light pony carriage draw ing up close to tho pavement on which they were walking, and by a lady's voice pronouncing the name of "Mr. Penrhyd dyn." The lady was Mrs. Castleton, Just re turning home from her visit to Bedford Row, by way of the Strand. With a heightened color, Arthur raised his hat and hastened to tho side of the carriage. After a few words wtlh uer and Mrs. Freeman, he Introduced Stafford, who had been regarding Mrs. Castleton with the most curious interest. With a fasci nating smile, she extended her band, which Stafford, with a low bow, just touched. "I do not like that man," was her thought It was a caso of mutual distrust. "Who Is that lady?" inquired Stafford, following her with his eres until she was out of sight. "Oh, a widow lady, to whom I have re cently been Introduced," replied Arthur, somewhat confusedly. A widow I Tuko care of tho widows. Pennrhyddyn, I should Bay that she was a very Syren of widows, and wltb a tem per of her own, too." Ho spoke half seriously, half Jestingly, watching, mean while, tho effect of his words. "Your estimate of that lady Is utterly mistaken," answered Arthur, coldly; "a more frank and artless creature docs not exist" Stafford could perceive that to dilate further unon UU view of the lady, would be to offend his friend. "Well, I am go ing eastward," ho said, coming to n halt, "to tho aristocratic neighborhood of tho Curtain Road. I shall go to work ngaln on Monday morning, so you will be sura to find mo nt the studio any day next week. Now bo suro to give mo an early call." Stafford Jumped Into a hansom, and de sired tho driver to set him down nt the foot of the Curtain Road. lie beguiled the tedium of tho way by opening tho portfolio he carried, and taking out the two portrait sketches he had made In tho gallery nt Penrhyddyn. As ho examined them, 'a new Idea seemed to suddenly strlko him. He scrutinized and compared tho sketches with the most eager inter est, and fell Into a deep train of thought, from which ho was only nrousi-d by tho stopping of the cab nt Its destination. Stafford's object in visltiug such a re mote neighborhood was to endeavor to find the shop at which Sir Launce had bought the picture of Circe. The circum stance happened In this wise. The last tlmo Sir Launce visited London busi ness took him Into Essex. While stand ing upon the platform of tho Great East ern Railway terminus, his pocket was picked. The thief was caught, and Sir Launce was bound over to nppenr next morning nt tho police court, lie did so; and upon leaving tho court took a turning which led him Into the Curtain Road. Passing a broker's shop, he was attracted by the picture so often mentioned, which was standing just inside the door, and ho stepped in and bought It. The direction Stafford had received was pretty exact a broker's shop, about half way up tho road on the left-hand side, going uorthward. About .hat situation he discovered the kind of shop he hnd pictured to himself a grimy shop, upon whose smnll-pancd windows the dirt hung in flakes. "This must be tho place," thought Staf ford, ns he entered the shop. Ills knock upon the counter brought forth from nn Inner den a sharp, weazened-face old man. btaftord came to the point at once by showing the sketch he hnd made, and asking him if ho remembered selling such a picture a few weeks ago -to a middlc- nged gentleman. "Well, I had It by mo so long that I scarcely- remember how I got it," answer ed the old man. "If five shillings would ntsist your memory, it is at your disposal," said Stafford. The old man grinned and held out his dirty hand. And the silver key unlocked the rusty portals of his memory. Some time back, he said, he couldn't exactly remember bow long, it might bo four, or It might be five years, one even ing, after dark, a young girl brought It into the shop nnd asked him to buy It. It had been painted, she said, by a young artist who used to live in her mother's house. It was her own portrnit nnd he bad given It to her; but her mother had met with misfortunes, and they were very poor, and she wanted to sell the picture for bread. "Well, I saw thnt It was a decent painting, so I gavo her fifteen shil lings for it. My son took a fancy to it, so I gave it to him, and when he died a few months ngo it came back into my hands, nnd one day the gentteman you spoke of enme in nnd bought it." "And did you buy the picture npon the simple faith of the girl's story?" In quired Stafford, "without endeavoring to learn her name or address? "Well, you see, It doesn't do to be over particular In our business," replied tho old man, with a knowing grin. She was the prettiest little creature you ever saw, the very image of the picture, and she had her story so glib that I didn't put much faith in it. So I got her to give me a receipt for the money, and put her name and address upon it." "Have you that receipt still?" Inquired Stafford, eagerly. "Well, I believe I have it somewhere," answered the old man. . It was a long search before the requir ed document could be found. Upon a dirty scrap of paper was written, In a peculiarly small, neat lady's hand n re ceipt for the fifteen shillings. The sig nature was "M. Millicent, 19, Great Tichfield street." Stafford took possession of the paper and left the shop. He resolved to go to No. 10 Tichfield street, and make in quiries. Hailing a cab, he drove there at once. But, as he expected, his Journey was useless ; tho people of the house knew nothing of such a person. The one important result of the Inves tigation was to dismiss from bis mind every suspicion of Constance Grierson be ing implicated in the mystery. And away he went to Harley street, quite indiffer ent to the reception he -night meet at the hands of her guardian. Balked again. Miss Grierson had left town that morning on a visit, and would not return for a fortnight. (To be continued.) Flndw n Itoyul Iloniniice. Whlle-ut St. Petersburg Prince Bis marck' saw a sentry on guard In nn un frequented part of the grounds of tho royal palace. He was guarding a Kinull plot of grass. It was not near any en trance to the royal ubode; It led no where; It possessed no apparent Im portance. Yet there was the man on patrol. When the time enme for tho The Mnnnre Heap. Though by fermentation nnd by fork ing over the manure Is mndo flno nnd soluble, It must not be overlooked that tho process Is n gradual one, and henco every rnln that snturatcs tho heap car ries downward tho soluble parts as soon ns the mnmiro Is dcconiiwsed. The Jet-black , liquid thnt flows off from the heap' Is the richest of tho farm, and as It passes awny tho ready plant food which 13 dissolved In It Is lost, leaving behind a mass of matter, often supposed to be the most vnluablo because of Its bulk, but which really Is not worth the labor of hauling to the Held. Unless the manure, therefore, be carefully preserved. It will be value less. It should be protected from drenching rnlns nnd tho Influence of hent from the direct rays of the sun. Plenty of nbsorlioiit material should be added to absorb the volntllo matter, nntl water Is also beneficial to tho heap, provided thnt It does not drench or How off. The manure heap should be- worked over occasionally. In order to prevent "flre-fanglng." This may require ndtlltlonnl labor, but tho sav ing of the essential elements of tho manure will be moro thnn a compen sation for the tlmo well expended. Tho principal rules to bo observed aro to prevent loss by rain, preservation of volatile matter with molsturo and ab sorbents, hnve the manure fine, and nlso to endeavor to hnvo It thoroughly decomposed. Dtalnfectlon of Stnblen. In (II seas sing the Importance of the disinfection of Btnbles nnd tho dnnger of neglecting It Dr. Hnrlng of Califor nia points out that "negllgenco lti prop erly disinfecting stalls nnd stables where animals affected with contagious diseases have lieon Is frequently tho cause of a renpjwaranco of tho dis ease." The germs of glanders, for ex ample, mny remnln alive In stables for several months after tho diseased ani mals have been removed, nnd If thor ough disinfection Is not resorted to nil aulmnls housed In tho stnblo nro sub ject to Infection from this source. "Many failures to eradlcato tuberculosis from dairy herds by the repeated appli cation of the tuberculosis test and the prompt removnl of all reacting animals nre duo to the fact that tho stnblos were not disinfected." Tuberculosis spreads rapidly among cnttlo closely herded together. To prevent this sta bles should be thoroughly disinfected at least onco a year. Simple Tent for ttinnl! Scnln. The gravity method of seed separa tion here Illustrated Is the old time practice of "brining" wheat, barley, oats, etc., before sowing, but applied to seeds of much smaller size, such as to mato and eggplant seeds. As used at the New Jersey experiment station, tho bottle at A In the cut contains puro water, upon which many seeds aro seen as floating and a larger number at tho bottom. These light floating seeds are to be rejected. In the bottle at B Is a 20 per cent solution of com mon salt (a very thin sirup would have done as well), In which eggplant seeds SEED BEi'AIUTIO.T. that sank In pure water wero placed, with tho result that many remain nt the top and thereby may be easily sep arated and thrown away. Cnre of Ileea, Bees should bo kept at a tcmpernturo ranging from 42 to 45 degrees above guard to be changed another took thla i during cold weather, nnd tho hives man's place nnd here day and night a!Bll0Uldi ' dry' ,Tll Hbt Bl,ou'l l man did sentry go. None of the offl-, ec,uded n,Vmic possible, and tho cers quite knew why the practice was ' ,1,,vcs sho"ld not bo exPBed to "uMn followed, except that In their tlmo It cfan" of temPerture. An ample sup always had been customary to place a vl? " ,10ney 8lluld bo left at end man there. Bismarck, scenting a se- ff Ul? T"! for, 1 10 BUPPrt of cret romance, did not rest until ho had 2" ,ng ' "Inter. It Is not neo solved tho mystery. Ho at last .lis- FjZSL n ro "nd.f 8hoUor covered that In the time of Catherine "f" ZZ, 1' bUt K BhUld tho Great a pretty flower had been dl- j JjJ TJnoul V" "T?"' th covered growing there, and the em-' nf07b " f " ' 1 not w, nress seeing It desired that It sf.nnl,! 1 f bUt 1,ttl5 Berv,co mtU It Increases press, seeing It, desired thnt It should ,n number. Too much wnrrath , , not be destroyed. A soldier ' was placed ter ,8 I10t conduc,vo w,n there to pro.tcct It Tho flower died. l "' It was not succeeded by others, but IndlBn CorB rJOd from that time forward a man was The digestibility of cornmeal pro deputized to guard the spot whore tho pnrod ,n different ways nnd of horn. Uower hnd bccn' Iny was studied by tho Maine station. A Club for mriwiiter- in London. In 8011,0 caSOS U,e 00,11 Products wero Those who have no friends In Lon- eftten w,th flU&ar' mllk md sometimes don nnd complain of its great lonell-! nutter, nnd in others the dlot was more ness now havo a club nil to themselves, varied, .though tho corn product was Its Tho new organization Is called tho principal constituent Wheat broad Eligible Social Club. Its object Is to was only studied for purposes of com bring together men nnd women who parlson. In every caso tho digestion aro lonely. A vocalist and a playwright experiments wero made with healthy have aDDllcd for membership. ubJocts, Do Ilcea Think f Maurice Mntorllnek, the Belgian writer, ndducos a mi in bo r of Interest ing facts, In nn article In Harper's Mngnzlno, to show thnt bees hnvo tho power of thinking. Transported to Cal ifornia, ho says, our black boo com pletely alters Iter habits. After ono or two yearn, finding that summor Is per potual and flowers forovor abundant, sho wltl llvo from day to day, content to gather tho honey nnd pollen Indis pensable for tho dny's consumption; nnd her recent nnd thoughtful observa tion triumphing over hereditary expe rience, sho will censo to uuiko provis ion for her winter. Kuchnor meutlonn nn analogous fact: In Barbados, the bee whoso hives nro In tho midst of the refineries, where they find suger dur ing tho wholo year, entirely abandon their visits to tho flowers. A Ilnrb Wire He I. Here Is a barb wire reel thnt one can wind barb wire on Instead of nn old barret, which Is slow worn. Wo present a llttlo drawing of one thnt can bo easily made by nu Ingenious farmer. It Is mounted on whevls. and can bo drawn along by a man. whllo a boy steadies the linndlo to keep tho HtXL roU 1UH1I WIRE. wire from unwinding too rapidly and kinking. For wludlng up wire that Is taken off of a fence, the machine can either bo pushed or pulled, going Just fnHt enough to keep up with the wire as It Is bolng wound on the reel. A llttlo rack llko this, says Tho Farmer, would bo of consldcrnhlo vnluo to any ono who has any amount of barb wlro fencing to wind. The Stolon ApMs. Tho melon aphis (Aphis gossypll) Is generally distributed throughout tho United States, but Is especially Injuri ous In Uie Southwest, according to n bul letin Issued by the United States De partment of Agriculture. It attacks a great variety of economic plants belong ing to different families. Tho natural enemies of tho pest nro ordinarily not sumcient to noiii it in control, it may Iw destroyed by fumigation with car bon blsulphld or by tho uso of pyruth rum, tobacco fumes, or kerosene emul sion. Treatment with kerosene emul sion has tho advantage that It Is also destructive to a considerable variety of other Insects which attack cultivated plants hi conjunction with tho ciolon aphis. Value of i:illKKe. Ensilage Is valunblo ns a means of dieting stock In winter, affording them green, succulent food at that season, when nothing but the dry material can bo had. For that reason, If for no other, It Is n valuable adjunct to tho crops used for food. Tho farmer who has no ensilage, but who stores In a crop of sugar beets, mangels, turnips, carrots or potatoes, will find himself fortunato In having a variety. There Is no difficulty In feeding roots If they are properly stored. Roots aro Injured more by heat than by cold. Freezing Is not Injurious If roots nro not thawed out too suddenly. By keeping them at an even temperaturo they will last until tho summer opens. - 4.111 and m ? "'Iph n . ""will f J.... " a tho period lsno-lnai ,,'"" from 17,135,780,228 iotZl ITrnm a ' 10 ln7,lfH.lfii decades mndo public by hJ""011 KiAn years i,,i,. nu II IHlfl flAV -""Ill nnnfw i . ..'-,"i"w ro taa vvUiVW Llllllllfll 11. TAJJl cronso was , f In 1870 there wore two l, iinuons, ono of Jnn? l," rency d 0o c TZZ", KoUI. then nt a nr.-If-,'000.00000 , . . "linn, Civil War , : T ? to emancipation of n ZZT te create of wealth tWMltv vnnM IMn . " W' 'Or from Vo6 to ,'Sh, 8f' m ei property mid inm vlt ..wimm ior n tr iln . ...... mu iiniiniini m.i.i. . . iHiiiwutin HUH Iflftll Itemized at tlljnrT - " w ul. in iitiir & i .iiui . titrur eiAnA ... VWi fncturlng mnchlm.rv ti. V:' S.ow,vw,WU : ClOt 1111? nn.l . mtlit-iion (DOlnnnni... 'wlir Tf tlllM 1 ii.ai.-i7 iiirnnu inwr Mm. ifuiiu nri ..u .LKiuuu iwiwccn tar cvIm weaitn lias not boon PPtinMn i CU- By tables tnimii i.. i report It Is shown thnt in '' to uie cnieulntod tax i uaiti upon uie census estimate of i Vlllllit I tmciwiuiul t i . unij luiux (in si III Mill flrVnl Tlftrl,il1 AA.. .t . . UOnuI LtU) nnd tniinlMtiil "... ;.' VM1 uji'iivn Muru, L'XCItWIVO Of UUpIICtttlol 9i9iw,i.u.B-iu; mo correspond!!))? t)j mii:uia iur uxiHwcwurcg were IU liUI. HHI. I III fl t'fiifl ffn et...ll. -1 1- ft I tftHW JIUUiJC UC'fAj xim nauonni government, State, ted nil minor civil divisions, u cities. 1001!! tier pnnlfn di.M iV'J i liruinrni- wixea lonii niiuui iu per special property nnd business taxw try ictvo In the decade l&"0-jO, wuen wealth moro than doubled, thus mn nt mln Vntv York World PHHASES TOO OFTEN USED. IlorseHeoh In Ioil. It would be, perhaps, Itinccnrnto to sny that horsellesh Is becoming appre ciated In France to nn Increasing de gree. Necessity may be ns potent a factor In the caso as choice. Hut what ever tho explanation, thero can bo no dpubt thnt tho consumption of horso flesh Is Increasing In Paris to an enor mous extent In 180!) the year's con sumption was about 5,000 tons, n totnl which one would scarcely exjwet to Beo largely augmented within n brief per iod. This, however, Is what has hap pened. Tho consumption at tlio end of KKX had more than doubled. It stnnds for 1000 at 11,000 tons. Tho number of horses was 40,000. A Flue Hlinclo Tree. Tho tulip tree, one of tho most orna mental of our slmdo trees, succeeds woll when transplanted, nfter tho loaf buds begin to appear, but It Is pretty suro to fall If removed earlier. Such, at least, Is tho reported experience of one who planted a row of them a inllo long, tho trees being six to eight foot high, of which hardly ono In a hundred was lost Possibly, howevor, there was something In tho soli or situation which gave him success, and the rule mny not work In nil cases. Tho tulip Is woll worth experimenting with, for when grown It Is a hnndsomo, symmetrical tree, with a peculiar loaf and a beau tiful blossom. Melons In the Corn Sboek, If, when cutting com, you will place in ono of your largest shocks about fl. dozen of your choicest watermelons, at ' Christmas, when the snow Is on the ground and the frost Is on the plane, you can sit by the roaring Are and eat one of your melons, which has kept all that time In the shock of corn. tfarin . Journal. of Overworked Word. prlxo for tho best contribution lmrkiieved terms used lu writing speaking, and here is tho winning nJl Ik tii - tin. nso of wornout expression: IIu It enacted by the kins' most ii..... 1..... 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