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NLY A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
FORRESTER.
CHAPTER XV. (Continued.)
Within ;a few weeks of the close of the
season a v.ery beautiful ' Frenchwoman
came to London, and was received at
once into the best society. Her story was
a strange one, and one that excited a
' greaf:tieal of interest. .'. She had been
married at fifteen to a Russian prince.
. . many years older than herself, and of
dissolute character. At first he had loved
her, passionately;-, then, as he found it
impossible to overcome, her coldness and
indifference, he had come to dislike and
treat her with harshness. He had taken
.her a-way to Russia very- young, very
friendless,' and intensely unhappy. There
he had neglected her. She had two .chil
dren boys; and all her love seemed
bound up in them. Then they died; the
cold of Russia killed them, and she al
most died of the grief.
. ? 5 The physician at St. Petersburg insist
"'; ;; d tbatsha should return -at once to
Paris. If is the only 'way to save her
life," he said to her husband. So after
three years' ' weary absence, she return
-ed to he? birthplace, and there, after a
. time, she recovered. ' At ' the French
court she-was greatly admired and sought
for. A young man of high rank con
ceived a wild passion, for her. He was
so handsome, so distinguished, no one be
. lieved she' could resist the devotion he
constantly -.and so openly offered Vr. It
could scarcely be affirmed that she was
utterly unmoved by his' passion, but all
the world said that she never . gave him
V any undue encouragement. Still, Prince
Zelikoff became jealous. One evening the
princess dropped her bouquet; Monsieur
. de Ligny picked it up, bowed over it, and
returned it to her. Prince Zelikoff chose
to imagine the accident was prearranged,
and that De Ligny had taken the oppor
tunity of concealing a note among the
flowers. He snatched- the bouquet vio
lently from nis wife's hands. In her sur
prise she made some resistance; he grasp
ed her arm and pressed the sharp-pointed
diamond bracelet unintentionally into the
. , flesh. A little jet of blood spurted forth.
The enraged De Ligny beheld it, and in
a moment Prince Zelikoff lay stunned and
1 bleeding on the ground. A crowd closed
round them at -once; with some difficulty
- the angry njpn were separated, but, of
course, only blood could wipe out such a
- stain. A meeting was arranged; the sec
onds made the customary formal at
tempts at a reconciliation without suc
cess. . .
Valerie de Zelikoff knew well enough
., s what the end of such a quarrel must nat
urally be. -She knew her husband's fierce,
indomitable temper, and she guessed the
rage that had filled De Ligny's heart at
seeing her treated "with violence and in
dignity. Her heart was torn in very
truth she cared more for the handsome
accomplished man who loved her so des
perately, than for her dissolute," gray
, haired, indifferent husban. But her re-.
ligion had taught her faithfully the duty
. of sacrificing everything to right.
- The morning of the duel arrived, no one
was on the ground but the seconds, a
doctor and his assistant. The doctor
' stood near De Ligny. Prince Zelikoff
was known as a deadly. shot. One, two,
three, two flashes, two reports, a wild
shriek, and a fall. And yet neither of
the duelists was' harmed or scathed. At
the moment of firing the doctor's assist
nt had flung himself in-front of. the
prince, had turned op t,he" hand which
held his pistol, arifli'.-receired -De Ligny's"
shot through his shoulder. De Ligny,
the seconds, and the doctor rushed to
ward him; the prince tad already raised
his head, and recognized Valerie de Zeli
koff, his wife. The doctor explained it.
;, He was an old friend of the family; she
had gone to him and besought him to al
low her to be present . at the duel, urg-
, ing that she believed herself able to pre
vent it, and after much hesitation he had
yielded. The wound was- not a serious
one; many a woman would have been
glad to purchase the reputation for hero-
ism that came undesired -to-Valerie de
Zelikoff at so small a price of paia. : ; '
The action was thoroughly French, and ;
as such intensely apjU-edated :, by all
Paris. It was a crown of glory to her
husband, and flattered his vanity to a de
gree that made him love her again as in
the olden days. Great as. the triumph
was to Zelikoff, was ''lie defeat to De
Ligny. His amour propVe 'could : not
recover from such a terrible' blow; he
had been prepared to risk his life to a
well-known deadly shot to avenge an in
sult on the woman he loved, and she had
received his bullet in her" own tender
flesh to save the husband who had so
grossly wronged her. He went away un-,
til the affair had blown over, and then re
turned to Paris with a very young, fair
wife, who had' been taken from a convent
to marry him. She adored him; he was
cold and indifferent to her; nay, he al
most hated her, when, six 'months later,
Prince Zelikoff died of a fever, Vand the,
beautiful Valerie was left' a widow at
twenty-two. She passed a year in seclu
sion, then she again went into, society,
and, as has been said, came to London
a few weeks before the close of the sea
son. , She was staying in the house of
Lady Dora Annesly, Mr. Hastings cous
in, and her greatest friend. 7
Mr. Hastings saw a great, deal of the
beautiful Frenchwoman, and - admired,
her exceedingly. She was not like any
Frenchwoman he had met before she
did not talk much, or gesticulate, or sem
to desire admiration. She was pale, large
eyed, essentially spirituelle. The chief
fascination she possessed for him Was the
low, musical tone of her voice.
"I wish yon would come more often to
us,. Errol," his cousin said; "we see so
little of you. I am so anxious that Ma
dame Zelikoff's visit to us should be a
pleasant one, and she always, seems hap
pier, brighter, when yon are there."
"You do me too much' honor,"; Mr.
Hastings said, mockingly.
"It is no empty compliment, indeed,
Errol," returned .Lady Dora. "I am sure
she likes you much better than any one
else who comes here. You ought to feel
flattered; the Princess de ZelikofFs cold
ness and indifference to men's attention
has almost become a proverb in Paris
I am surprised you do not prefer a high
bred, graceful woman of the world, to
an uninformed, simple country girl like
that Miss Eyre. You see I have discov
ered your secret.""
"Some men are foolish enough to prefer
innocence in women to a knowledge of
the world, Dora," Mr. Hastings an
sw.ered coldly.
i "Some men are foolish enough for any
thing," retorted Lady Dora, pettishly.
CHAPTER XVI.
More than once Sir Howard Champion
had met his granddaughter, Winifred
Eyre, in society. He had spoken very
little; and the result of his quiet scru
tiny was that he felt unfeignedly pleased
with her. She was graceful, natural and
ladylike, and possessed a certain frank
ness of manner which could not fail to
win for her liking and admiration.
One day he called on Lady Grace Far
quhar. She and Winifred were sitting
alone together in the. drawing room. -
"My dear," he said to Winifred, "we
must not be strangers any longer. My
other granddaughters are coming to stay
with me in Hurstshire after the "season is
over, and I want Lady Grace to spare
you. You will not refuse?"
"I think you would like to so, dear,
weCuld you not?" Lady Grace said, quick
ly. Winifred answered a little hesitating
ly in the affirmative. She would rather
not have gone; but she could not bear to
seem stubborn, or as if she bore malice.
The London season was over, the park
deserted, the handsome carriages gone
from the streets. Winifred was staying
at Hurst Manor with all her cousins
Flora and Reginald Champion, and
Laura and Ada Fordyce, Lady Valan-
ton s daughters. She had met the two
latter constantly in town, and been on
speaking terms with them; but nothing
more. . The elder was rather plain, but
aristocratic looking, and very proud. Ada,
the younger, was paetty, good-tempered
and unaffected. She took to Winifred at
once, and soon became very fond of her;
but her sister joined with1 Flora in be
ing disdainful and cold to the farmer's
daughter. There were two or three young
men, friends of Reginald's, staving in the
house, and Mr. Maxwell, to whom Miss
Champion was now formally engaged.
l nave news for you. Laura." said
Reginald one day, entering the room in
which were his sisters and cousins: "in
deed, news for you all. Hastings is not
going to Norway in his yacht, but is com
ing down to the 3ourt, and has invited
several people with him, so we shall all
be enlivened a little, I hope, in this dull
hole. Lady Dora Annesly is to play
hostess, so there is sure to be plenty of
fun." ,
She said she could study her. part best
there."
Mr. Hastings left the room and turned
his steps in the direction of the picture
gallery. It was an intensely hot after
noon, and all the doors were thrown wide
open. He looked into the long, uncarpet
ed room, and saw there a new picture
in a new frame. He stood and gazed at
it longer and with deeper feelings than he
had ever gazed at any other picture
there; it was the only one that was not
his it was the only one he cared for or
.desired ardently. Framed in the dark
oak of the window setting was a lithe,
graceful figure,' half reclined, and a fair,
upturned face. Errol half feared to break
the spell that he stood watching. Pres
ently impatience overcame the fascina
tion. He went toward her, and the noise
of his footsteps aroused her.
Were you studying or thinking, Miss
Eyre?" he asked.
"I hardly know, Mr. Hastings. Think
ing, perhaps."
"It is too warm to study or think, eith
er. Have you ever seen the Hazell por
trait gallery?"
"Never."
"Should you like to see it?"
"I should, indeed."
"Come with me and 1 will show It to
you. W ait a moment, though; I must get
the key; I always keep that room locked."
She waited, looking out of the window
into the rose garden.'' In a minute he re
turned. She followed him and heard the
echo as he turned the massive key in the
lock. He stood aside a moment for her
to pass, and then she heard the heavy
door dose behind them.. A feeling half
of fear crept into her heart. She dared
not turn; a dim consciousness of what
was passing in his mind seemed to over
shadow her. One by one she gazed at the
portraits on the wall, at . the beautiful,
gracious-looking women and the stalwart
men, to some of whom the present Mr.
Hastings bore such a striking likeness.
Presently she dropped her eyes from the
wall and turned to him. She. began a
sentence and then paused abruptly blood-
red with confusion at the intensity of his
gaze. He put his hand on hers and es
sayed to draw her-toward, him, - but she
turned sharply away, trembling and
frightened. .
My love, my darling!" he cried, In a
deep, strong voice, "do not let us misun
derstand each other any longer. You Iov-
Marlcer from an Old Cultivator.
The illustration shows a corn marker
without a fault.; '-All cultivators are
not alike, as Some have straight
tongues, and some have a seat at
tached, but theyv can , all be used by
simply removing the wheels and shovel
beams. ".1
No 1 A shows a- hole where a clevis
attaches the whiffletreas. This brines
the draft on the ? sled instead of the
frame, D shows a plank spiked on be
hind, making a place for the driver to
stand, thus leaving a clear vision be
tween his horses and straight ahead.
shows where the. wheel spindles are se-
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No I. A
HOME-MADE CO KM KABKEB.
cured to the marker plank with a yoke,
secured on the underside of the plank
by burs.- At B is an upright pin. This
is to receive B ofNo. 2. This pole is
Just eight feet long, and F is a runner
made rounding at each end. This is
2 feet long, 8 inches wide and 1 inch
thick. It is made of hard wood and is
wedge-shaped on the bottom. G is a
wire attached with a ring on it To
the ring Is attached al good stout string,
and to this string-is fastened a com
mon snap, H. Place B. No. 2 on B No,
1, snap H on same ring, and your high
est ideal of a perfect corn marker will
Some days after Lady Dora Annesly
arrived at the Court with her husband, a
young, good-tempered man, very fond of
her, and not in the least inclined to be
jealous.
There had been a very decided flirta
tion between Mr. Hastings and Lady
Dora some years ago, before she was
married or engaged; they sometimes re
vived it even now. He let her have her
own wayward will in the matter of com
ing to stay at the Court and inviting
guests and turning the old house upside
down for private theatricals, and in re
turn she was very bright and kind to
him and .consulted his pleasure in every
possible way.
Lady Dora made all her plans and Er
rol carried them out. He called on Mrs.
Champion, gave her some hints about the
tableaus and a desire for her co-operation.
' She responded immediately by
calling on Lady Dora, and two days af
terward Dora appeared at Hurst Manor.
The ladies, especially the young ones,
were charmed with her, she was so
bright, so fascinating. '
There were a great many calls, conver
sations, hints, proposals and suggestions,
and finally everything was arranged pre-,
cisely as the mistress of the ceremonies
had intended it should be. Then, of
course, there were rehearsals at the
Court; lunches, dinner parties', all man
ner" of pretexts for getting the young I
peopie togetner to perfect their parts.
be realized. I use E for handles when
ed me once; you do love me still, a little, turning at the . end of the field. Cor.
believe. Why should there be mistrust Orange Judd Farmer,
and constraint between us?".
His words were very sweet in her ears.
but the false pride that had tormented
her so long would not let her be happy
even now, at the crisis of her life. She
drew herself away.
"You have seen the wives that all the
former Hastings have chosen some no
ble, all fair. I swear before heaven none
of them have been loved and revered as
you shall be if you will be the last of the
race! O, my darling! do not let a false
pride make all our lives one long bitter
ness." ' . . ,
Tears came .into her eyes large tears
that gathered and brimmed over,runnihg
down the fair face and making it sad.
"I loved you once," she half sobbed
'loved you with all my heart, as I could
never love again. I was only a poor, lit
tle country girl- then; you were a hero
and a god to me, something different from
any one I had seen before, and because
I was simple and ignorant, and loving,
you despised me, and you treated Miss
Champion with honor and courtesy be
cause she was a fine lady, and and you
thought I was only a farmer's daughter."
And Wimfred sobbed with passionate
indignation at the remembrance of "her.
wrongs, air. Hastings was fairly angry.
Her tears moved him to impatience.
Will you never cease upbraiding me?'
he exclaimed.
The Ubc of Sweat Pads.
The use of sweat pads under some
circumstances may be justified, espe
cially when horses; have started "work
in the spring "in good form and are re
duced in flesh during the summer. One
of the principal objections to the sweat
pad is that it tends to become soggy,
and consequently increases the friction
between the surface of the pad and the
shoulder. It sometimes happens that
by the use of 'the ad one can fit a col
lar that could ; otherwise not be worn.
In this mstariee prSceof a-collar
may be saved. . Bj the use of the pad
the draft is often thrown on the outer
edge of the jShoulders, while it should
oe as ciose m as possible. When an
animal gets 'a sore spot on some prt
of his shoulder it Is sometimes possible
to cut a hole in the pad and thus re
lieve the pressure on this place until it
becomes healed. The main thing is to
thing a pig will eat is good for him. J
He has really no greater need, nor
does his system call for food Btrong
ly acid, than a man would have for
pickles at every meat. There is no
more active agent In promoting indi
gestion in pigs of all ages and In
checking rapid and profitable growth
than sour swill. It keeps young pigs
thin in flesh and ailing, and for older
ones;, and brood sows in particular, it
commonly, puts them off their feed.
While everything coming from the
kitchen should be made use of, its re
ceptacle should be kept clean. : Take
It all down to the pens while fresh
and feed at once; nothing can be
gained by delay, and much may be
lost. American Agriculturist
The Uncle 8am Potato.
A heavy yielding variety of more
than average quality is something
growers of potatoes have long desired,
and the tests of the new variety. Un
cle bam, shown in the cut. Indicate
that it nils the bill. So large are the
yields of this variety under ordinary
culture, expert growers claim that It
has no equal. The tubers are uniform
in size, with comparatively few very
small specimens, and the quality Is of
the very best. In season the variety
is medium to late. Unfortunately, re
sults are not all that can be desired
on heavy soils or clay, but on sandy
or loamy soils it has no equal. In
form the Uncle Sam is oval, pure
white, with russet skin and shallow
eyes near the surface. Continued
tests may prove that the variety will
do better on heavy soils after the first
season, which is frequently the case
with sorts that have been grown from
the beginning in lighter soils. At all
events, the variety has too" many good
points to throw it aside for culture on !
neavy sous alter a single season of
testing.
i doings or wo
r ..ffc-rrro &t$3g$.- v, , . '
"Wom-n in Church Government.
The question of the eligibility of j
women to serve on vestries is a good
deal discussed nowadays in, the coun
cils and conventions of the Episcopal
church. The vestrymen are the civil
officers of their churches, and, unlike
the wardens, do not necessarily incur
the Imputation of piety by holding
office. Their most Important duty is to
see to it, with the warden's help, that
the temporal- affairs of the church are
prudently conducted and the bills paid.
There are plenty of others who have
been., deprived of educational advant
ages who know a whole lot. v
It Isn't how much you study, but
how much your brain accepts, Just as
it is not how much you eat, but how
much the stomach assimilates that
does you good. ,, r .. .
For lofty thoughts read Mrs.
Browning's sonnets. They are delight
ful. You will find in Poe's-works a
vast amount of general Information
on all subjects, and they are written
Profit in. Early Tnrnipa.
Market gardeners who -are situated
so as to command a good trade direct
with consumers will find the growing
of turnips, and especially of the early
Stmntr Chtirfho in nlHau
0 vuujiuvuij I ill H vein OF mratin am H wnmnTiin
have no trouble in getting suitable ves- that is strikingly splendid
trymen, but weak churches are often Robert Louis Stevenson, , George
hard put to It to fill out decently their Eliot Tennvson Tht.,. t-
tale of officers, because while they may aulay are also good ones to know
have fit women enough to manage Of course every student should read
their concerns, there are sometimes not the Bible and -Shjikwmoaro Toa
enough men who are decently available History of English Literature reads
even as ngureneaas. it is not a ques- like a romance, and those who seek
tlon who shall have the power, for that mental brilliancy and brain beauty
is commonly determined not by office, can well afford to go through these
UU1 uj posaiion, energy ana interesting volumes nver inri
character. Women have voice enough again. Philadelphia Inquirer.
m cuurcnes. it is only a question in- . , - . -
whether they shall act directly or In- YIrAirr.""-
directly.. In most of the older church- tant rTrt i.Tx" tTJr"
es tradition and conservative sentiment a reclnt ZJZ , A , . . U
favor the employment of men to pass nal "aa "ftZtZ r10" 1 I
rh nintA .ni nrfnm, v- nal calla attention to the number of
comparatively youthful women who
over
J - . TWO EABtY TURHXFS. , , J
varieties, profitable. The illustration
shows specimens of Early Milan, one
of the best turnips grown. It is the
earliest white turnip in cultivation, and
of splendid quality, just suited to
housekeepers who object to the pun
gent taste of most varieties of tur
nips. The flesh is fine grained, tender
and pulled up tightly each time they
are put on. It never pays to work
ttbva t r,nf .t away "with a collar that does not fit
enough? Have I not humbled myself be- because ai animal that constantly ex-
fore you as I believe in truth none of our Pences pain through ill-fitting har-
Ati i j 1 ""'" oam 10 ttiou Willie
Whir, ThuT r and very attractive. The top is small
Where this is the case there is seldom &Dd tie tumi with a single tap
any danger of irrtation. providing the root h suited tocultlva
hames are properly fitted to the collar tlon on grUd where space mS be
economized. It is well worth a trial,
and should be grown by every farmer
for his own table, even though not for
race ever humbled himself before? - Once
for. all, Winifred, will you take the love
I offer you or do you reject me now and
forever?"
"I reject you!"
He was gone even before the better im
pulse," surging quickly into her heart
moved her to call him back, erying:
"I did not mean it!"
She felt then she had thrown away her
own life, her own happiness, and she
crouched down by the window uttering
great gasping sobs of remorse and an
guish. From that time Mr. Hastings manner
to her was changed. He was courteous
but in 'no wise different in his behavior
to her than to the other ladies who visit
ed ,t the Court And when she thought
he no longer cared for her, her love for
him revived ten-fold and she almost
broke her heart for him. ',
(To be continued.)
ness cannot do the same amount of
work, nor do it as willingly, as would
be the case if all parts of the harness
are adjusted to its form. Iowa Homestead.
Bear Was at Home.
A woman traveling abroad narrates
the following experience: 1 She had oc
casion to go to the British embassy at a
certain spot, which shall be nameless.
Scenery and dresses came down from to see the ambassador, whoi however, lon tard cannot get into the box and
F'"cu iu uk: ttivaj' wim uis wile al a
elf-Feedinu Salt Box.
Even so simple a thing as a salt box
is a source of ' much satisfaction if
made a little better than others of the
1 kind. The one illustrated
was first suggested to me
some time ago and has been
improved till it fills . the
bilL The board at the back
is 10 inches wide and about
4 feet long. : The sides of
the box are nailed directly
salt box. onto thls ooawVand the top
or tne dox is joined to the
boarjd by strap iron hinges, . which are
better than leather. The end piece in
side the box, and next to the board
does not quite reach, the board, and the
bottom of the box, being nailed to the
end piece, also does not reach the
board. Thus rain running down the
the plate and perform the other official
acts, but inthe newest church of ail
that of, the Christian Scientists the
power and the glory seem to have gravi
Ltated so overwhelmingly to womenklnd
that it may be no need is felt to prefer entered her teens
man no 4-1, j i.1 . a i i I vcua,
uicu aa mc icyieoeiiuni ve 01 cnurcu
government.
have achieved notable thines in their
different callings. Joan of Arc at 19
led the army of victorious France;
Pattl sang in public before she had
At 22 Mme. De
The question is curious fiM1I. r"0 X "ttJ""u ?.us-
rather than important, and, however iework at Tnd TT f
th. PhurPh .nthnriHoc u "rework at 42, and all of the Bronte
aisiers aiea . Derore they were 40.
When Uncle Tom's Cabin . appeared
.Harriet iseecher Stowe was onlv 39
and George Eliot gave Adam Bede to
the world at "38. Miss Grace Lathron
-,omn and Onoto Watanna, two of the
most successful of contemporary nov-
An observer who has kept count eusts, are both considerably under 30,
both through the newspapers and by
dispensable support of pious women
will not fail them, nor will the wishes
of the churches' indispensable support
ers fail to be respected. Harper's
Weekly.
Fall to the Nurse's Charm.
private statistics says that the trained
nurse stands head on the list of wom
en who make good marriages through
their business associations; that the
private secretary comes next with the
Health and Beauty Hints.
A bran bath, especially , in the sum
mer time, is delightful, softening and
cleansing the skint To prepare the
bath, stir the bran into a tubful of
warm water or sew up a bag of thin
market Inditnapolis News.
A Place for Milk Pant.
When a dairyman has a number of
cows necessitating the use of a great
many cans, it is not always easy to
keep the cans clean and placed so
that they will take up but little room.
The device illustrated shows a method
professional housekeeper a little in her mateHa n.r'L ?
wake;, that governesses and school the braa' anagTor Z
- " """ cloth.
fhflTP(. n Ti rl thai- tha ca 7 onm m ot-i nnH I
wnnun nMii i-n onmmviii sv,iitr.ra I "UL eep m -a room where the
hrinar un the nl nf th ravuvmcinn . uSht from a window shines directly
regards the converting of employers ej,eB' 11 room Iaces the east
into husbands. ; I a uevy green snaae wm.keep out the
Occasions llv an nrtlst mnrriea hi mornInS "ght and during 'moonlight
model, a chemist "weds the assistant in "s8 smuia aiso.be kept down, as
his laboratory, or a dentist takes for moon"ght railing directly on the eyes
his life partner the young woman who narmrut
helps him to keep office. But till now Red. and rough hands can be helped
the trained nurse has made' more and entirely cured bv carefnf treat.
havoc with the single blessedness of ment. Do not wash them 'in either.
her employers than has any other order very hot or very ' cold water:' after
or working women. Whatever the se- washing apply some v soothing - lotion
cret, the trained nurse continues her that has been found to agrieewith the
conquests, transforming her, patients skin. Sleep in loose gloves at night
ana ner patients' uncles and fathers ana wear gloves when out of doors. '
ana Drotners into bridegrooms with The tartar that coilects on the teeth
amazing racuity. jj,ven the nurse who can be prevented by careful brushing
is a professed man-hater, and who de- with a good tooth brush and powder
Clares that the only advantage in after each meal. ttmini n.rt.
nursing men patients is that they pay clpitated chalk and powdered, orris
London. Mr. Hastings spared neither
trouble nor expense, and the Court ball
room was transformed into an elegant
theater. All the country round was in
vited; there, were to be two hundred
guests.
Winifred's heart beat fast for the first
time she visited Hazel Court. She re
membered how in the olden days that
stately gray mansion into which she had
never hoped to enter had been invested
in her childlike dreams with all the ro
mance which she had read of or fancied.
Afterward it had been dearer still as the
home of the man who had beenVto her
a hero, a demigod. The time came to her
when she had been the simple farmer's
daughter, so proud, so haDnv to he no
ticed by the handsome master of Hazell
Court. How her heart had sunk within
her as she saw him paying court to the
beautifnl, aristocratic women who seem
ed then so far above her; and how little
she had dreamed of the advent of a time
when she should be a more honored, more
longed-for guest than thev? .
. Mr. Hastings came out to meet the par
ty of ladies who had, ridden over to the
Court. He went up to Winifred first,
and took her in his strong arms and lifted
her from the saddle. .
"Welcome!" he whispered; "this is a
time I have often longed for."
One day she "had ridden over to the
Court to rehearse with Lady Dora. Mr.
Hastings came in from a drive and found
his cousin alone in the morning room. ,'
"Pray, don't come in,. Errol,'?, she ex
claimed; "I must not be interrupted, or
Winifred will be ready first."
; "Is Miss Eyre here, then?" he asked.
, "Yes in the picture gallery, I think.
neighboring health resort. The visitor
asked for the first secretary, who, un
fortunately, was. on leave in England.
The woman said that second secretary
would do as well, but he happened to
be in attendance upon his wife, who
was in a hospital. Was the third secre
tary there? Nohe was on leave, too.
The bottle washer' might be in, per
chance? No, he. was shooting in En
gland. The second bottle washer? He,
unfortunately, was an invalid, and
rarely came to the embassy. The mil
itary attache? He was on leave,
soak the salt. The board is nailed to
a building, tree or fence Wherever
wanted. The support in front is
stake driven into the ground and fas
tened with a nail to the projecting bot-
jom of the box, Animals soon learn
to open the cover and help themselves.
The cover closes by gravitation. H. EL
Hershey, In Farm and Home.'
archivist? He was fishing in Scotland.
The visitor had heard of two Junior sec
retaries, whose custom it was to trans
act their duties in company with a pet
bear. Did they happen to be in? Un
fortunately, they were away playing
polo. And the bear? Yes, the bear was
at home. The visitor, however, did
not feel equal to interviewing the bear
single-handed, and left
Not for any consideration, says a
writer in the London Truth, would I
reveal the name of the embassy where
this incident is stated to have occurred.
I may remark, however, that a bear is
quite the last animal to which British
Interests ought to be confided at this
paraticular spot
.Whole or Ground Corn.
At the West Virginia station hogs
fed four weeks on ground corn gained
about 28 per cent more than similar
hogs fed on whole corn. It is explained
The that the hogs bad been previously get-
. Goes Shabby HimselC
, "They say he makes little more than
a bare living for himself." r ' : - v
"No wonder. Look at the clothe hii
wife has." Philadelphia B"Uetx
ting ground corn, and the change to
whole corn was not relished. The re
sults of twelve experiments at eight
different stations along this line show
an average of 505 pounds of whole
corn, or 472.9 pounds of ground corn
for 100 pounds of gain that Is, It re
quires ibout 6 per cent less ground
corn to make a pound of gain than
whole corn. It is generally concluded
from these experiments that unleu a
farmer is located near a mill it will
not pay to have the corn ground, the
extra cost of grinding more than coun
terbalancing the extra feed value of
the corn.
Sour Swill Bad for Swine.
One of the chief reasons why. some
pig raisers fail to secure the success
which their neighbors enjoy is because
the kitchen refuse is allowed to be
come fermented before being fed. It
is a mistake to imagine that every-1
which has the merit of being cheap rK "n, " " "IT ,l root make a good tooth powder and,
and at the same time keeping the cans T ST? Uelng Iree Ir any-hard or gritty sub-
in a position so that they will drain n u stance, will not Injure the enamel,
SfSet twr8tS iQ de" Thppar confirmed bachelor or
f" .e"Shapart ? - the widower whom his relatives b
S Thtfr' Jl " to leave all his property to
for. the cans; to. these posts nail sev
eral boards, and on the boards fasten
at intervals several hooks of iron or
wood to catch the handle of the can
over as shown in the cut The can is
held in position by loops of rope as
indicated.
them will succumb to the magic of the
trained nurse before the interested
have time to object
Whjr the College Girl fa So Strenuona.
Raw eggs have been added to thf
The side of any building menu of the fragile, nervous woman I broaden.
For developing ' and Increasing the '
breadth of the chest practice the exer
cise called "squaring- the chest,"' stand
with the weight on the balls of the
feet; raise the arms to the front at .
shoulder level,, palms down, then
swing to side shoulder level, forcing
the shoulders back:' reoeat pvri ;
times and the chest" will graduallv
can, of course, be utilized for the pur
pose when convenient, and save the
cost of building a special structure.
St Paul Dispatch.
l Churning Hints.
Should you use the old-fashioned
dasher churn you are annoyed by the
cream, milk and butter splashing out
at the top, where the dasher handle
goes through. . This may be avoided by
melting the bottom off a small fruit
or baking powder can and placing it
over the handle of the dasher. It rests
on the lid of the churn and catches all
the '-splash" and conducts it back into
the churn. If you only have one Dound
of butter per week to sell, don't take It on8 livinS-
wnose love or "norns' thinra' la nn v t
0 v,t . xiiiii u yy inn liaim can ne rtniniA&aiv to.
yroponion xo ner strength or endur- lieved by the .following treatment
ance. Brown bread, oranges, milk and Paint the Intruding portion of mill
with a 40 per cent solution of caustic
potash warmed. In a few seconds the
upper horny layer will be so softened'
that it can be scraped away, with a
bit of glass; repeat the painting ' and '
scraping till nothing but a thin layer '
of the nail remains, which can be asi- '
ly cut away with the points of a pair1 '
of manicure scissors. . -
olive oil, singly and combined, have
been recommended for nervous women,
and now comes a college girl who sings
the praises of raw eggs not raw eggs
m sherry or raw eggs beaten up . in
milk, but raw eggs "straight" without
any frills or accessories. "
This college girl went 'through
course of studies with basket ball, ten
nis, golf and gymnastic side issues,;
when the family physician had warned
ner family that she was not strong
enough to stand a year of such rigor
The girl confessed to keep
to market in a shapeless mass. A mold lng eggS m ner room aU the time,
is cheap and pays for itself in a short breaking and swallowing one at odd
time. People like to buy attractive but- times throughout the day, growing
ter and will pay extra for it Midland
Farmer.
' How to Handle the Hoe.
Some men will use the hoe so that
the top layer of soil is cut off clean
and gathered up with the weeds that
may have ' been the chief object of
rona or inem ana consuming some
times five and six without thinking
singly, of course. They had the effect
of a tonic.
Another gin m her last year at
school is kept up to working condition
by a tri-dally dose of raw egg. At
breakfast she swallows one, directly
she returns from school another, and
the hoeing. The surface remalnlnz
will be hard and . smooth a uite thn . h.i. t- .
- ' i ujii"ci wiic io uiuacu iulu ii er mup.
The iron In the egg bolsters her up
reverse of what It should be. Culti
vatlon should . mean a stirring of the
surface, making it fine. If this be
done in loamy soil shortly after a rain
It will not break Into large lumps
Putnpklas Eaailr Grown. '
Modern methods of corn growing do
finely, and she no more complains of
a weak back or enervation. The treat
ment is recommended to other growing
girls. Philadelphia Enquirer.
How to Acquire Knowledge.
Any young woman who can take a
J. ,4. j-1 1 1 . ! .
not peiwit. me.oiu piau or growing university course should do so. But
pumpkins among the corn. The Yines if that advantage Is Impossible do not
Interfere with the constant use of the fancy for a moment that you cannot
horse implements. , But pumpkins are get a first-class Al education by other
worth growing and cost but little labor means. : By reading eood . books von
planted in a patch by themselves in
hills six feet each way, well manured
and cultivated until the vines inter-
may Inform yourself pretty well.
- There are plenty of young men and
women who have gone through college
who do not know enough, to hurt them.
. Concerning: Women.? '
Mme. Loubet, wife of the French
President, believes in coeducation.. Be-'
cently at a society of French mothers
she brought down upon herself severe
criticism by advocatimr.
methods of training girls.
The "Mothers'-Birthday Club of Ger
many" has Just been formed in Berlin.
Its object is to prevent. race suicide
and each member on .'the birth of '
child will receive from $200 to $600.
There is an entrance fee of $5 and a
quarterly subscription of $1. : : - - . .
J. Pierpont Morgan's great rival' in
the. Irpn world is Miss Antoinette- Ber
tha Krupp, heiress to the great Krupp
gun and iron works in Germany. M.iss '
Krupp probably is the richest ybunir
woman In Europe. She is the elder of
the two daughters of the late Baron'
Alfred Krupp. His last will and testa
ment made her heiress to all his miL
lions, including the gun works at Es- 1
sen, the ship works and wharves 'at
Kiel and all his iron ore and coal,
mines In Westphalia and in Spain
Conservative ' estimates' . make the
value of this great property at least-
$75,000,000. ; ; When Miss . Krupp be -comes
of age all this wealth .will be-
come hers absolutely.' h i 13 'years
old. . - " I - t -