The Roupell Mystery
By Austyn Granville 1
l'rcp-I'vc lost my ap-
CHAPTKR XIX. (Continued.)
"But It Is quite likely thnt she would
give us any clew to the whereabouts of
one who was nlniost a son to her. Be
fililcs, I thought you said you couldn't
llnd Madame La Seur."
I had some difficult v at first: but I
have had one of my men on the track for The woman burst Into tnnr.
the center of tho lawn, and I had bettor
bo quick about It," lie said.
Itelylng upon his general knowledge of
tho construction of n Parisian, garden, M.
Cassngno walked rapidly forward, struck
his foot against some unforeseen obsta
cle, tripped, stumbled, nnd tho next mo
ment found himself struggling In tho
water. Ho had overlooked tho fact that
somo gardens havo fountains.
"Where havo you como from, and what
liave you been doing?" was the astonish-
Here, little girl
petite."
"Give It to me." cried the taunt worn- ed. inquiry of Charles D'Auburon.
on. "I will divide it fairly." He bad been aroused from his bed at
"No, let tho children have that," re- midnight by a thunderous knocking at
plied the man with the bag. "Out an- "Is door, nnd on going to see what all
me noise was about, had discovered Cas-
Even sagno, standing, tho picture of misery,
me paBt two days. He now renorts her ttm uu .. nn.w i, im 1 .1 1
1 ., . , ,, ... , : :, " " tup uuu apron was "- i" iuuuiub,
as residing In Belleville. I shall move affected; but It was at tho generosity of Dripping yet with the moisture which
up Into that neighborhood to-ulght. and the man with the bag. ran from nil his garments ; minus his hat,
commence my Investigations. In the Tt wns getting late. The Ilue Ban- nd shivering like nn aspen, tho famous
Meantime I want you to continue to quiere was becoming deserted. The huck- detective presented a picture well calcu-
watcn .Monsieur Chnbot and report what outside hn.1 rvtrnrrfwl itrt ttmlx nn I luted to rxdt thn Utmost mmmlnprnflnn
steps our deluded friend the prefect of Bnd were beginning to take their depart- but a gleam of triumph was In his tin
police is taking." ure. " dimmed eye; nnd ho woro the air of a
in , ' l8?e 10 nls ,oaf: man with tho bag, however, still
ngs to assume such a dress as would iottered in the s, U(J ha(J d
harmonize with the humble quarters of a few purchn8es. nnd had chatted pleas-
his investigations, D Auburon to his club, on the ,atest oca, Knntiont n tJdlag
where he had an appointment with M. whlch had wuIted Jn the death of
Jules Chnbot, and in whoso company he officers.
Zn . VT . .v 1 7 "Xot blrt what ""ves them right,"
rooms of the icomte and icomtcsse de remarked the man with tho bag. "Why
i V.f u u . . . d011'4 these swells of the police let Belle-
At about half past eight tho next even- vjne f0ifes alone?"
ng anyone who had taken the trouble AnU th mURt ,mve fc fc k,nd
to look might havo seen enter the Hue of place into whlch tn , ..
BnnqV, ere by its western end a man added madame spcakl fop the fir8t tirae
m.r iT. 1 7 ,; .! " The man with tho bag applauded her
like a well-to-do workman, with his heavy .tim,i, nr ,.. .ii.i xr-t
shoes nnd lime-bespattered corduroys. He wns a WOJnnn of m(vl Ronao Tf
Ton llnrvralltlK.
- r inn n 11 1 11 ....... .
B nls thnt nro to bo marketed should
ho , nod ton day., before klllhiff n.i.l
el fed. Wltbliold nil food for twenty.
I. 1 ..rovlmm to killing, but glvo
Z, ; ;.,. water. Full crop. In-
tint tho nppcnrmico nnd nro llnblo to
sour, nnd when this docs occur corre
spondingly Unvor prices must le nocept
cd thnii obtainable for cliolco stock.
Kill by bleeding In tho mouth, linn),
i. i.ir.i i.v thn foot until properly bled.
in., ...... . , .
Leuvo hentl nnd feet on mm i 1
. . M jjtti it hi m'liiiiniu imvih iinn iiimiu uiiriiwt -rib .
....tn lllfnur II1HH III Wl'i nillVMllM!!-
' i...i,i i, ns nenr tJio tlio oonfltruetlon of n .11.1-1.. to'
' ... ...Ill . I In. Ilun.1 Im .. ....i . . " :
13
I Tho HIkhmI corps or tho warIW
ment linn imulo public ne(.ii ...
, I co llnrvpslltiR.
Everv venr tho nso of Ico Incrcnscs.
. " . . . . nn nt nn nnssimo wiuiuui wjh- "vw 11 minus or ti.
not merely 11 JJvJ" " 1,.,T(! I7fl degrees Knl.renheU ; Myer oxt spring. IW
n nccess.iy as soon ' c"k to legs dry before scnldlng,! hoM nlal.lng tho balloon wll bo '1'
known by ex perlenco. Ico "'jjj ' tho neml nnd legs nnd Innnorso a..l , thS dumrtnivnt on J11(
Is almost liullspensnblo for hoiuing nj uio num Mi , , m,ii00I1 iH p,,,.-... JU wit K
milk nnd cream at n proper ten.porn- lift up nnd down . On 0 r .lx n y . J i 0 "5'' a n J-
tho head Is ImnierHed It turns tho color flllk, to bo covered with nn u!!
of tho comb and gives tho cyea n preparation. Tli, ,,,, 'JN
wore no collar on his check cotton shirt,
but around his throat was loosely tied a
red pocket handkerchief. A bag contain
ing n few tools was slung over his shoul
der. Presently he stopped, ostensibly to pur
chase some fruit, which a hawker in one
of the barrows in the middle of the street
was vociferously offering for sale. As
he stood there chatting in a friendly way
with the peddler, however, his gaze in
reality fixed upon a scene before him
unique even among the curious phases of
life to be encountered iu the Rue Ban
quiere. In a shop which In point of size was
double at least that of either of its ad
joining neighbors, a crowd of the very
poorest of Belleville had gathered. There
must have been thirty or forty men, worn
en and children inside the doors, at the
had her way, perhaps, she would have
the police let the people of Belleville
alone altogether, and never come near
them. Madame was emphatic that she
would, "for some of the worst of them
were her best customers," she remarked,
laughing.
"I am in the door and window busi
ness," replied the man with the bag, sig
nificantly. "I thought you were not in a straight
line when I first saw you." said the cook.
"Your hands ain't rough enough, and you
look altogether too fat. Workmen don't
live ns you've lived."
"Oh! they feed us well enough where
I've just come from," replied the work
man; nnd he kept his eyes steadily fixed
on madam's face. "I've just spent five
years in the prisons of Toulon why,
whats the matter, madame? You never
snfer to use for lifting tho cakes from
tho water and hoisting Into the wag-
conqueror rather than of a man who had
met with a humiliating accident.
Cassagne entered Into a circumstantial
relation of his adventures. When he ar
rived at what he facetiously termed tho
"frog-pond Incident," D'Auburon could
not restrain his mirth, and It was so con
tngious that Cassagne, though the joko
was against himself, could not refrain
from joining him. Tho two men roared
until the room shook again. When their
merriment had somewhat subsided M.
Cassagne took up tho thread of his narra
tive in this wise :
"I had hardly got my head out of
water, and cleared my ears and eyes, be
fore I heard a door open and shut, iu
the back part of the house. I crept softly
out of tho fountain and lay extended at
full length jipon the grass. Straining my
eyes in the direction of the house, I per
ceived the figure of a woman coming to
ward me. She was a woman daintily
drPKsoil In full lull I pnafinnn 1 linil nn
,i:ffii,- i fiw.i.. ), .,i ,n. .on or sleigh box. Use two strong
Ded unnercelved from the' ball room, and white onk poles to nmko the derrick
no doubt believed herself to be entirely, nnd sweep. The upright. B, may bo
free frnm surveillance. I crept along on ait from any strong piece of ltunber,
my hands and knees and got close to her or made up by spiking together two
as she came around the bend in the gravel pieces of 2x4 studding. It should be
walk. As she neared me the moon, which 12 to 15 feet long and well braced at
had hitherto been concealed by passing the b ng shown ,n ,ho 8kctdh The
ciouus, snone out a nine anu gieameu
upon her soft silk dress and her white
ture.
T . i . .1 1. n ami tfltn
. . . .... ...m .tiriinkPii notion miice, which cnuw
oiocks oc regular siae, ho mm im-v , .. .M, -,.-,,1. 1
pack solidly Into tho Ice house without dealers to look on the n III 1 u p ,
leaving spaces between them. A regit- clon; tno iroim- 'V. V
lar cross-cut saw with 0..0 handle re- should then bo ro.ntned ; J
moved will answer the mimose. Willie the IHXiy in war., . .
Thn u ,W.-Irk Is ronvenle.it and and without breaking tho win, men
h ami tho hydrogen wlUi which u IT
,1- intlnted will bo furnlshe,! U J""'
tho feathers nnd pin fenthem eminent. Tho dimensions nndiw'l
tno img will bo left to ti.o m"""
cept thnt tho length must J
120 feet. It miiHt bo di", ..,,fJ
two iwrmns Imvlng comblncj V2
of 3T,) iH)und; nlso nt leant 100 25
of bnllaHt. A Mtw..wi , ' 1WPWH
ICE DERRICK.
ninnm" hv dinning ten seconds In vn
ter. nenrly or quite boiling, nnd then
Immediately Into Ice-cold water. Tho
shaping of poultry Is a very Important
point and well worth the extra trou
ble. The bird should bo lnld 011 Ita
back on n table; tho legs are drawn
up against the Hides of tho breast, n
though the bird were roosting; tho
wings nro also folded against tno
body. Then, while In this position, n
damp cloth Is wrapped tightly about
the carcass and fastened. Unvo on n
board to drain until tho nuliual heat
Is nil out of the liody. I'nck In boxen
holding nbout 100 wunds nnd lined
with tunnlla or straw paper. Be sure
to pack snugly, so as to precent mov
ing about In any wny.
Turkeys should Im handled In tho
same wny. except thnt they should al
ways lc dry-picked. K. 1C. P.. In Coun
try Gentleman.
very least, and as many more waiting out- I had anyone there, did you no friend of
ide on the pavement. yours?"
Over this shop swung a sign-board, on But madame was deadly white, and
both sides of which was painted the figure clutching spasmodically at the greasy
or a man-cook, in a white cap and apron, counter.
industriously carving an unnaturally red
round beef; 'and underneath, apparently
unharmed by the steam and the gravy,
for It was plainly to be read, was the
democratic legend, "I carve for the peo
ple." Inside the shop a gentleman similarly
habited, but a trifle less corpulent and
dignified than his counterfeit presentment
on the sign, was at that moment actually
engaged in the very occupation which the
legend advertised. He was engaged in
carving for the people.
In place, however, of operating upon
a round of beef, he was engaged in slic
ing, with great rapidity, a meat pudding.
This pudding itself, apart from the hun
gry crowd waiting to devour it, was an
object worth looking at. It .was at least
five feet long and as thick as a ship's
cable. As tho cook cut off a slice, a
stout woman of about fifty-five years of
age would seize it, wrap it up in a piece
of newspaper, and hand it to someone In
the crowd, not letting go of the appetiz
ing morsel, however, until she had re
ceived In exchange therefor two coins in
copper, a great heap of which lay in a
drawer beside her.
"It is nothing." she gasped at length.
"It Is the heat it is I am not well.
Monsieur will call again. I hope he will
be a good customer. We have many like
him."
"And I'm all right, you know," said
the man with the bag. "The police can't
touch me, for I've served my time."
He slung his bag over his shoulder,
picked up his parcels, and wishing the
pair good night, passed out on to the
nearly deserted street, with the hang-dog
look of a man who had been hunted often,
and dreaded to be hunted again. He
trudged on to the top of the Rue Ban
qulere, and gained a broader thorough
fare. Immediately around the corner
there was a cab in waiting. The man
with the bag entered it, and raising the
trap door in the roof, said to the sleepy
driver :
"Home !" And as he rattled along on
tbe pavement, he said to himself: "Mcn
dotti was right- The woman is undoubt
edly Madame La Seur. Of course she
would change, per name when she mar
ried again. How she blanched when I
spoke of Toulon.- And another thing I'm
sure of : she never bought that house and
bottom should be smooth in order to
slide freely over the Ice.
The sweep, C, should lie about 10
feet long, or over, with n rope attach
ed to each end. Tho sweep Is pivoted
on top of the upright, B, from one-
qunrter to oue-thlril projecting over,
where the Ice tongs nre nttached. The
remaining portion, with the rope, I),
attached gives plenty of leverage for
shoulders. In that brief moment I saw
and recognized her."
"Who was she?" exclaimed D'Auburon
in n tone of almost breathless Interest.
"She wns the woman I expected. She
was Madame Colbert-Bemplin, the bank
er's wife."
"You are joking," exclaimed D'Au
buron. "Both Mendottl and yourself must
I t..tl.n TLa Itnl.f im.
uutc uvnu una. unit.. aiic . iii . ,
certain, you say. It was some young lady llft'f tu cakes.
of the household going to meet her lover." After a "season" of cutting ice, tho
"It was nothing of the kind. It wtw two Icemen proceed to lift out nnd
Madame Colbert-Bemplin, going to meet.Iond up. Ono seizes the tongs nnd
Madame Mechant, nee La Seur, who ha catches onto the floating cakes, while
learned some secret of hers and is trading the pthcr man presides at the rope, D.
upon it to her own advantage." The sleigh should be In the handiest
impossiDic: 'position to swing the sween n round
and land the cake of Ice Into the box.
The combination style of Ice-house
represented In the Illustration Is not
In a recent address at Nf
City TrnnclH 13. Uupp, (winmlwIoJJ
Indian affairs, took occasion tor(,b
Homo of tho criticisms that hiri U
made regarding the treatment ot ft,
Indians by Jiln bureau. H0 eotliw
tho present policy of tho goveronW
ll.nl -1.1 ... . - ..
mm. ui minunuiig uio inaiao Into tk 1
.. Lll- ... - ..I. .Ill .1 .. "I
iiuiv uiciun in muuion, tnui rtTWai"
..... .v v.. maiBlllJK UllQ IB H
ardent desire of keeping at ttptnfc'
from the white man an h
could. He expressed tho opinion U,
the Html mlutlon of tho problea wetf j
lui niAMinjl nv ml M.t ! . .
0 ... . I... A ' "v v...v V MV4tlUi-(-tRrc, 111 rk
I II Until 11r n niin i iiiuj irv wuu .n . At "
, , 1.. r,.tii. -rllMHl Uk success of tho torn
ni im; wn 111 nmu .i.-i.viv.ii. .1. iu.h,- , ,n,i in.il ... . I
Ity or plant food. Such land should
have com,Ktcd manure n,,,llwl nnd 1 T !, c,fl
turned under nnd top dreHS. Ashes " 3.ti. . IS ..."
-1 1.1 ..i. i. i,r,.,i,w.-t.-i 1 ..(!,.... , .vU vj ncu a pan.
MM, ,.r...w.,i t , Nununliwloner iwld It was trw U
n litli I W w .w h a At.. T I u I
soli. Plow deeply nnd harrow until , . '" lv"v "l ,luu W
tine. light nnd mellow. Again. U.ere U ! to, ,"J,nn Mcb M 0
n ioor crop when varieties are planted , lM an; othcn'' nml wpn
tlrrry Cull arcs
An nuthorlty sajn thnt on nn ner.
of rich, cultivated Innd $500 worth of
berries may l grown, and thnt nn ncre
should produce ut Uic rnto of 200 bush
els.
Iwiur !n Htlll nlr Is ,i,.ir 7""
K'hcnio of ncendlng, desccndlniS
iniilntnlulnff pqtilllbrlum muitu J
on shifting weights, movable thmA
H.IUIO inetlKMl which will ,,nt .T'll
tate Imlnnclng or changing of 1
by tho neronnut. Tho bali;..
havo nil the tlttlng necewinrv
cesaful nnd continuous fliKhu. uZ"
be newpted only nfter n tn.i (.,r1
w held nt Kort Myr next .prlnT
"It is a fact. I can understand now
how Madame Mechant is able to become a
property owner by selling meat pud-
lln, In hn Ifllo lln nnlliprp. Kile Is O.
blackmailer. I myself heard money pass tho best for nil purposes, yet has some
between them. The chink of gold pieces, features to recommend It. The sides
It is a sound which I cannot be deceived of the building are nine feet above the
in.'
'ground nnd the height of tho dairy
The workman at theiuckster's barrow 't be owns by cutting up puddings In
finished his apple and bought another.
The intent gaze which he kept fixed upon
the cook shop at length attracted the at
tention of the vender
"You seem to be ' amused," he said.
"Have you never seen a pudding cut be
fore?" "Not such a pudding as that," replied
the man with the bag. "It's quite a sight,
ain't it? Why, there's another."
"That's nothing. They'll keep that
thing up for an hour yet. Old Mother
Merchant's puddings have a reputation,
I tell you, In the Itue Banquiere."
'The shop, then, belongs to Madame
Merchant, who, I suppose, is that old
lady?"
"Yes, and not only tbe shop, but the
house as well. She has not been cutting
puddings all these years for nothing.
She's a pretty good-hearted woman,
though, and nobody begrudges her her
money. In the winter time she lets me
sell hot pies right In front of her shop
here, though it's against her own trade."
The glare of the petroleum lamps flick
ered up less brightly. The night crept on
apace. The fierce glare of the street
changed to a dingy twilight. It was as
If the footlights had been turned half-way
down iu some realistic melodrama. The
crowd melted away at last.
Only tho stub end of one of the pud
dings remained on the greasy counter.
Tho drawer wan piled full of coins. A
wretched woman, gaunt with famine, was
the only customer left. She was bargain
ing for a bone with which to make soup.
Her two starving children, clinging to
her tattered gown, eyed with wistful looks
the remnant of the pudding; but it was
a luxury beyond their mother's means.
The workman took up his( bag, and
nodding good-night to the huckster, cross
ed over into the shop. The man In the
cap and apron was resting from his la
bors. Tho workman called to blm and he
ramo up to the counter.
"A slice of pudding," said tit work
Man. The man in the cap and apron cut it
"There's no more paper," ho said.
"You'll have to take It in your hands.
It's nearly cold now, anyway. Why didn't
you come In when It was hot? It was
grand then, I tell you."
The wretched mltea clinging to the tat
tered skirts of their mother, moved re
luctantly toward the door. Tho woman
had secured her bone. Soup In the Imme
diate future wns of course excellent; but
bore was meat pudding being eaten under
their very eyes, They would have liked
to stay a while. Perhaps the workman
would have dropped some.
"You are right," said the man with
ths b. "Tliero puddings are better hot.
Belleville. She must be
followed night and day."
watched and
CHAPTER XX.
"The woman you want went in there !"
It was Mendottl, one of Cassagne's men.
who spoke to his employer, as both stood
in the deep shadow of a tree, whose fur
thest branches spread over the narrow
street and beyond a high brick wall op
posite. "She went in there, not twenty minutes
ago," repeated Mendotti. pointing with
his finger to a wooden door, which was
let into the wall. "I at once sent you a
message. I have not moved from hero
except to do that. She's in there yet. I
don't know whose house it is."
"But I do. It is the residence of Col-
bert-Hemplin, the rich banker of the
Place de 1'Opera. That door
his garden. Tell me how she got
she have a key?"
"No, a woman admitted her,
"What kind of a woman was she?"
"An elderjy woman. She looked as
though she might be a housekpeper, or an
upper servant. I crept up near enough
to hear her say, 3Iy mistress is busy
now, but she will see you in a few min
utes. Go into the, summer house.'"
Cassagne thought deeply for a minute
or two. At last he said :
"Run around in front of the house and
see what Is going on. The house is well
lit up. The Colbert-Rempiins are not
They are weather boarded on the out-
D'Auburon knew the nlraost marvelous seven feet. The outside walls of the
gift which his friend had received from Ce-bouse are made of two-Inch plnnks,
nature in the matter of hearing. No stag ten Inches wide, set upright, with Inch
,u u.e u - and a hnlf planks nailed on the Inside.
PUUUU lllllll UI3 ulUljr ..u.i.vu ,m..u -
quisite organ.
"You are probably correct," he said.
"Were you able to glean any particular
of their secret?"
" was not. Tlie Interview wns very
brief, and what little conversation there
was was carried on in a very low tone.
In fact, only once or twice did I catch
a broken sentence. Once tlipy spoke
louder than usunl. Madame Mechant
was threatening the banker's wife; and
Madame Colbert-Remplin was begging thf
other not to expose her."
"She has her thoroughly in her power?"
asked D'Auburon.
"Undoubtedly, and that her secret Is
In some way connected with Philip Gra
ham. I feel convinced."
"Why?"
CO Mil I. NED DAIRY AND ICE HOUSE.
side and filled with spent tan bark or
ather dry non-conducting material. The
"There was one other sentence I heard, partition wall between the dairy ami
if you have no mprcy lor me, no not ti10 jee-housc nnd between the cool
LIU 1 1 . . A t,n ff.rtf- I
rum my cnnu. hui rey,yi mo .cur roo,n aml t, co-house Is half thn
ings of his unhappy mother.' "
(To be continued.)
(TurniiifC Wnnle to Ue.
Skimming a river for n living may bo
said to be one of the most striking ex-
thickness, and not filled, thus forming
closed air spaces between the studs.
Montreal Stur.
leads Into ample of the utilization of wnste. This of thc,r k mn u
tot In. Did Is done In Paris There Is one l.idl- sunner? Th'l8 wouI(.
vldual, at least. In the b rencb capital Umn matktsttng tho
ProHta In Turk.
Why do not the farmers put up more
und sell It in tho
uld bring more profit
hog to tlio butcher.
, U f.l,. I...!.w.itr. Mrl.v. I
V10 , V V ' 7 "r. ' I Tlje American Agriculturist has made
we aume. ' '"'"" n careful estimate of the waste in
in an o, 1 .. -.,...,..... .,. ,Inng,lterIllK ,10J;fl ,u ,10mL. ahoW(J
vmui a wMiniiiiiK i. facts that will be profitable to Uie pork
Hklms off the surface of the river tne rn,Ber Tflko fl h wm,kIiw at , omu
grease which collects there during tho 2(X) m ft blJH flf n
night, nnd which he disposes of to a kct ve H vahj0 )(j
toap factory. Generally he makes a fnt( the hog loses about 20 per cent, or
quarter or so by his mornings work, 1KJIIIldBi envs u',0 pounds edible
which enables him to live. I portion. Approximately tho dressing
In Paris also there nre a number of wll, ,M.. Tw0 ,,,.. ,.
All UUt A lV JVIUCi b-AkClJJ jllIID fllC . Iff A A " HIV
people who entertain much; but there people who miike n lh iiig out of Maste 8ljoul(k.rH 24 pounds; four strips Im-
must be something on to-night. Do I rks, which they ttnh from the Seine. Q8 pouiidH; sparo ribs, head, feet
not hear Uie sound of music? Whoever They collect on' the river bank at day- and tuc-lclono, .15 pounds, leaving about
is to meet the woman," continued the de- break, each with a short pole, at tho pounds for sausage and lard The
tectivc, "is to meet her In the summer end of which Is n small Improvised net'mcatH to ,,e fini0kcl will Increase nbout
liAiicn nil ti tin rittln tr ufala Mm 11? all .... . 1. a a 1 I.. ii.n 41 A ' nint
Tiiey set 10 worn iu Kiiuii.-r in mo num. J0 I)0r cent , W0Ilit In the pickle
lllg WVKti, nuiinuijui.-iii.ij i-i.ii.s t.i-iu vj lmt j0B0 HWut tllC Mlino 118 tllO dross
. i ... i .. ii. i ..i. i ' Lntl
tne corK merciiiuiis iu iuu iiuijjiiuuc , ng weight.
hood.
house. Oh, to be able to scale that wall,
and get Into those grounds!"
Looking around him his quick eye fell
upon the tree immediately over their
heads, along the branches of which he
thought he might possibly work his way
and so drop into the garden. '
The night was tolerably dark. But
few people were passing In that fashion
able quarter. After a moment's hesita
tion he determined to attempt it. After
first instructing Mendottl to await his re
turn, he then climbed upon his assistant's
shoulders, and was just able to reach the
lower limb of tbe cedar.
"I am all right," he whispered, and he
commenced to work his way very cau
tiously along oue of the branches. It
bent tremendously with his weight; but
he put up his hand and drew down an
upper bough. Thus distributing the bur
den, he managed to pass the wall, and
continued to creep along the branches
until, they gradually bending with their
load, lie was enabled to drop noiselessly
into the garden.
I will go and wait for my lsdy In
AVIieu lie Proponed.
He had Just proposed.
She
poor,
"But,
to support a wife on your salary?'
"Well,' he replied, "I didn't propose
to do anything like thnt."
Tho following nre very
conservative prices for u country-dressed
hog; Thirty pounds ham, at 14
cems, .'u; m pounds imcon, nt 15
le wns nn heiress, while he wafc ce,lt. H-'0; 24 pounds shoulder, nt 0
, but otherwise honest ' ceatH' ,0i 4r wm& lard or sausage,
Jut," she protested, "do you expect at con,B $r,m Pu"ds back-
I bone, hiiaro ribs, etc., at 0 cents, $1.50;
Soap fat, nbout 25 cents; total, $17.01;
osi oi nog, $iu; pront, $7.1)1.
Not the Home. i-nnncr nnoum A.lverlUe,
Merchnnt I thought you told me ho ' uvorago runner jH too backward
was a man of very good character. ,4out advertising ins products. Ono's
Quibble I guess you misunderstood county paper ought to bo used more ns
me. I Bald M was a man of good rep- adverting medium. It helps tho
utation. Philadelphia Press. .editor and publisher to make a better
I paper, nnd this In Itself Is good for n
Ladoga Ib the largest frcBh-wator community, wlillo tho advertising If
lake la Europe. Its nrea Is 7,000 square one hna good stock or seeds or anything
miles. Seventy rivers run Into Ink of the kind to offer, will certainly pay.
LadoBf 1
reservations sooner or later rtTt4
the blanket Hut their children rxtl
nvny ahead of wJiero tltelr parati4l('
so that tho schooling was by booms
vastod. "
An unusual view of tbe srmj U,
lately been presented In a coopltsl
over tho decrease In strength of tV
coast artillery regiments. Tho Tttft
Company, for Instance, which mtutcd
n hundretl and one men In 1000, w
able to get out only fonrtfea tats
ranks In October. Tho cxplsnitktf
ferrd Is thnt tho men In the rout in
lery receive training In some breads'
mechanics, nnd can get emplopsi
nates (male) S4?t with tlinn to Insurn outside nt good wages. One offlc!
good crops. Cultivation must not be structcd Ills company In tho urt of
neglected. The ground nt nil times ephono repairing, and made tbi as
must Ik fine, mellow nnd free from w etllclent thnt tho telephone ccffipuf
weeds. I n iho nelizhlKirlnir cltv offcrei Ua
Both frost and drought nro enemies sixty and seventy dollnrs n month, ui
of a good rrop, and the most difficult In somo cases bought the dlb4rpsl
to overcome. Berry fields well cultl- the men. so thnt they might bcjIawB
vnted are several degrees warmer than , Iwfore their enlistment expired. Utk
uncultivated fields, thcrcforo less ila- army can train Its men ns effects
blc to damage by frost. Retain mulch- ns this, It ought to be a pretty H,
!.. ii I. . .
ihh un imu un iKnnww on siruwuerries . K.'IIOOI.
In spring.
that are not adapted to that particular
kind of soli and climate. 'Ill Is can lx
determined either by the success of
neighboring fanners of thnt locality,
or by testing a limited number of
plants. Failure often comes from set
ting ioor plnnts; only hardy, rigorous
plants sliould Ik purvlinsetl. Cnrclefli
ly setting out plants will also cause a
shortage. They should not bo extiosed
to tho sun or wind before setting.
When put out the roots should be well
spread and tine dirt firmed urouud
them.
I'slng Imperfect fertilizers Is anoth
er cause. 'I here Is a sex In plants.
Pistillate (female) must have staml
NrlrrlliiK Dnlry Cotra.
While there may be no Infallible nile
by which u man can Iks governed In so
lectlng a high-class dairy cow, there
are many points that will assist and If
carefully considered will prevent dls
apiMjIntment as a rule. IKvneiubvr that
u cfjw Is u machine and Is Intended to
change tho different products on which
she Is fed Into something of more value.
There nre two distinct types of these
machines. One manufactures or con
verts feed Into beef; tho other into
milk. There Is n very decided and pro
nounced difference In tho tyjie of the
anlmul that makes Ix-ef nnd tho onu
which manufactures milk. In tho dairy
tyio we have an animal that Is angu
lar, thin, somewhat loose-Jointed nnd
with prominent bones. -She Is wedge
shaH.'d from the front, with a lean
If thero nro not forty-eljht X
on Uie flnfl within n year of two 8
will not lw for luck of effort en w
part of Arlr.onn nnd New MtxIcA i
mnvptitlnn nf delegates from tWJ
part' of New Mexico adopted rwM
Hons the other day dcinniullns U ,
uiinuinii nf Mm territory ai s bu
Tho governor of Arizona hni rpw
tim thn Htiitnliood sentiment la l i
inritnrv i. uimiiKnr than ever W
Bills were Introduced In tho 8cmUiJ
tho first worklng-dny of the
Congress, providing for the crt
of two now States out of the t?
rlcs. As tho effort to psst J
HtntchooI bill hns been nDaIldof'
Is now necessary for tho two tern
... ... I fl...niH lllflt tMj",
rius io eonviiicij vin,'" , .
worthy to bo admitted to the ftuw".
Mtnles.
. .i . 'v'lZn, V. Poirdl)'
rtlT-OnilllK HI vtv..- - ....I
ml master or tno .
head, nuxlerntely long face slightly
dished and n general contented 'oxnn-H.
.1.- .. ... .... ..!. .....
niuu ui iiiv leauires. 'j no muzzle a , ,,i with t
llirLX. inniitd In-.,,. n I flf Llllior 1111(1 HOW COIIUOCtfO w lu
- - - n"i "'"hi iiwnii un wiiiit fi mi i"- - .... -
open, a clear, full bright eye, a broad,
full and high forehead, enrs medium
size, line texture, covered with (lno
hair and orange yellow Inside. Tho neck
Is thin, iiKMlerntely long, with Ilttlo or
no dcwlnp, and tho throat Is clerin.
Mine space oeiween the Jaws, the
withers lean and sharp, Uio shoulders
Koverninent Burent. of Inu. to
tenslvo ntiiroiid minmi's , ;:a.m
approach of tho presidential fl
ami senro iieniinn.n :iyi
.. . ..... .1 ,.i,ii i nrrr.
nsiiio ironi win hihihv W
.,rannt exodm 0i lB'
'S0 I',
i,h la IX
V- L.1M
ciuiHes for tho present exodm
from tho United States,
need bo felt becaimo of the
constltutlon.PIeld and Fanu.
lean nnd obllqun and the cheat drop ' ""y"' 1 UcTt Zte
nnd wide, which Indicates vigor and!0 ' ' ,1,lH country than .u
wns before; uiere is t h
men nnd women to do It, nm i
months or tno next """"', fll to m
- ., ...i. ...III in ttbW "
turn or niiens, w" ,hliW
.,.-,.H.f.i nmrilovlliellt U tl"! wn
try."
Aiillirnx nml Kurlli U'orina,
From recent experiments It Is fori
tain that earth worms nro remonslblfl
for conveying the spores and anthrax
from various hurled ciirciiHHes to ih
Hurfaco of the earth and thus bringing
ilium u M-iiiieeuoii. 'j nis process of
reinfection wuh urged by M. ix,UH Pas
teur, but without success,
'ni Itoliiilim,
There nro some crops thnt win
follow each other, nor will thov fnii.
certain other crops, while, on too oth
or hand, thero are some thnt will grow
yonr after year on the siuno land and
mu tunuw any otnor srop,
IMia U'iiKnnnrtmeilt liag
a hi-nu"l win.- - .i,AaeBP".
Ing every Held olllcer to '1,k0JtW
priivtlro innrchw of three cojj
(lays of not Ichh thnn tWrly "JJ
In his order tlm I'l(,'!";olW
iimv no 11111X11 ' ..in inaio!
"to pursue micli Iinblts as j '
s iiiivsle.il condition U tr A.c" :.(k'i
elco ns to cultivate tiielr '3'V
UHellet'liml uutieu i oi
fesslon."