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THE GIRL IN
S BLACK
By CONSTANCE D'ARCY MACKAY
Copyright, 1305, by E. C. Parcell
la n shaded spot just inside the en
trance of Central park a girl was sit
ting. She was all iu black, from the
crown of her fetching little hat to her
low1 shoes. Iler face was pale with
the paleness of a summer spent in the
city, her brown hair rippled back from
a smooth while forehead, her eyes
were deep grny, steadfast and coura
geous. "And I have need of courage!"
Cornelia Stratton murmured. For two
months she had been hunting a posi
tion and so far she had not found one,
, although she had been able to sub
stitute at a large commercial office for
a week or two, and the pay she had re
ceived for that had, by careful hoard
ing, saved her from actual want. Yet
ns time dragged on her money dwin
dled and there seemed no hope in sight.
"I shouldn't complain," she said
valiantly; "It's the lot of many another
girl who goes to a big city where she
THKY CAMP, FACE TO FACF. WITH A PICTURE
THAT HEIj1 HEU AMAZED.
has neither friends nor relatives to
help her. But, oh, I do wish I could
find something. I'm so tired of dis
appointments." From where she sat she could hear
the ceaseless hum and stir of the city.
There had been hours when it seemed
to call like a challenge, and her heart
beat In answer to it. Now It fright
ened her. It seemed so vast, so over
whelming. There were so many prob
lems to be met and mastered. One of
'thorn was clothes.
She had chosen to dress in black be
cause it was the most economical. Her
deft fingers had fashioned a chic hat
for a trifling sum, and for the rest she
wore the same suit, day in and day
out, taking such scrupulous care of it
that she looked as well groomed as
many a woman of means.
Each day, when she had searched
for work till she was too tired to
search further, she came to sit in the
park, where everything was green and
quiet, where squirrels frisked unmo
lested across the grass and where the
clear liquid notes of birds lent a sem
blance of the country. There were
moments when the scene charmed Cor
nelia, but oftener she was too dis
heartened to care. "What am I to do
if this state of affairs lasts much lon
ger?" she mused on this stifling after
noon In mid-August. She was utterly
despondent. Her hands were clasped
listlessly in her lap, and she shut her
eyes to keep back the tears. When
she opened them again, she encounter
ed the direct gaze of a man sitting on
the bench opposite her. He was a
well set up young fellow of about nine
and twenty, broad shouldered and
smooth shaven. As their eyes met the
pity that was in his look changed to
something deeper. "Take courage," the
look said. "Life Is a battle for all of
us. Fight on."
Cornelia turned away her bead, her
heart fluttering strangely. Some one
In all that vast city had seen, had
cared. "It's simply nonsense," she
told herself. "He's never seen me be
fore, nor I him." Yet already she felt
cheered. Unrolling a newspaper she
held In her hand, she went over its
want columns again. At the next office
where she applied the business man
ager noted something bright and spir
ited in her aspect that argued well for
her. "I'm the happiest girl in the
whole wide world," she laughed a few
minutes later, for she had found a po
sition at last
The winter months sped quickly and
pleasantly. There was so much to do
and so much to see the shops, the the
aters, the surging throngs on Broad
way and the great promenade on Fifth
avenue at twilight, when countless
carriages blocked the crossings and
when all the fashion and beauty of
the earth seemed to shine before Cor
delia's delighted eye. It grew to be
a custom with her In going to and
from her work to search the faces of
the passersby in the half confessed
hope that some time, somewhere, she
should again catch a glimpse of the
man whom she had seen in the park.
It was a wish, however, that seemed
destined to remain unfulfilled.
But one Saturday as she loitered In a
crowded downtown art gallery she
came face to face with a picture that
- held her amazed and spellbound, for U
was a portrait of herself. Half trem
bling and turning the leaves of her cat
alogue- with nervous fingers, she read
Its name, "The Girl In Black," by
George Heath wood.
"And certainly the best thing you've
. done, George, old man," said a boyish
looking fellow at her elbow. "If s the
hit of the exhibition, and such a simple
thing too! Just a girl with a pretty
power-like lace, sitting on a bencn In
the park. Ob, I remember! She's the
one you once told me about. Have you
found ber yet, George?"
"Not yet," said a voice that made
Cornelia's heart leap. "Not yet; but I
mean to if I have to spend all my life
In trying."
"And find her when you're at the
tender age of forty! You needn't frown
so savagely! I'm sure you've often
been near her when you haven't in the
least suspected it! Today, for instance.
Have you searched this room thorough
ly? For you know it's a true saying,"
drawled the boy over his shoulder as
he moved away, "that love makes peo
ple blind."
"What do you mean" Heathwood
began, and then, turning, caught sight
of Cornelia. "You!" he said softly be
neath his breath. "You!"
Cornelia flushed.
"I beg your pardon," he said quickly,
"but since circumstances are what they
are I am going to call a truce to con
vention and ask you to do me a favor.
Will you please stay just where you
are for two minutes? Promise me that
you will not go away." He evidently
took her reply for granted, for he did
not wait to hear It. But before half the
allotted time was up he returned with
a distinguished gray haired woman,
whom many people in the room seem
ed to know, for they bowed to her as
she passed.
"It's Mrs. Heathwood," Cornelia
heard some one whisper. "The mother
of the famous young illustrator."
Heathwood approached Cornelia.
"Mother," he said, "I want you to
meet Miss Miss"
"Stratton," Cornelia murmured.
"Stratton!" rejoiced Heathwood,
dwelling on the word.
The older woman smiled In apprecia
tion of the situation.
"Miss Stratton, may I present my
son, Mr. Heathwood?"
Cornelia bowed.
"And now that we've been properly
Introduced" George commenced.
"There is a Japanese tea room next
door," Mrs. Heathwood broke in,
"where I am very fond of going at this
hour of the day. Won't you join us.
Miss Stratton?"
Cornelia assented gladly. It was all
so sudden and bewildering that it
seemed like part of a dream a dream
that was coming true. "For now that
I've found you," declared George
Heathwood, "I never mean to lose you
again!"
As they moved slowly through the
room the young fellow who had been
Heathwood's companion half an hour
earlier looked after them with twin- '
kling eyes.
"It's easy to see," he chuckled, "that
that picture of George's wasn't prop
erly named, for the Girl in Black Is
going to be the Girl in White, with n
tulle veil and orange blossoms. So
runs the world!"
Two Intelligent Horcea. '
"I have heard many stories of the in
telligence of animals," said a close ob
server of animal life, "but the actions
of two horses the other day equaled if
not surpassed many of the tales. The
pair were fine looking beasts attached
to a farmer's wagon and had been left
outside a feed store on Kensington
avenue. Just beyond their reach were
several bales of hay. By some clever
maneuvering the white horse, which
was nearest the pavement, managed
to get hold of some of the hay. His
brown mate, not getting any of the
hay, with almost human actions made
the white horse understand that he
wished to share the feast. To satisfy
his mate the white horse took larger
mouthfuls of the -hay and turned his
head in a way so that the brown horse
could enjoy the feast. By the time
their owner reached them nearly half
the bale of hay had been consumed by
the pair. When the owner of the hay
was Informed of the unique manner in
which the horses secured their lunch
eon he said that it was a good scheme
and he would stand for the loss."
Philadelphia Kecord.
Sermons ly Time.
"I have attended church in a good
many different places," said the south
ern man, "but I had to come to New
York to see a man preach holding his
watch. In his hand. Down In our part
of the country the pulpit orator is usu
ally long winded. He has a certain
subject in mind and has certain things
to say concerning it, and he holds forth
until he has said them all if it takes
till bedtime to do it Up here the time
that can be devoted to the delivery of
a sermon appears to be limited. In or
der not to overstep the bounds several
clergymen that I have heard talked lit
erally by the watch. They did not lay
it down or stick it into a convenient
pocket to be consulted occasionally, but
held It out face up as a constant re
minder that time was fleeting and that
other pressing engagements awaited
them. That may be an excellent pre
ventive 'of weariness in the congrega
tion, but I must say It makes me un
comfortable to have spiritual advice
measured by the minute and second."
New York Press.
Bad to Concede It.
"Well," said Subbubs, "I've just
weathered a little labor trouble that's
costing me seventy-five per. week."
"What!" exclaimed Citlman. "Seventy-five
dollars a week?"
"No; "75 cents. Our cook struck for
a raise from $4.25 to $5." CathoUc
Standard and Times.
POINTS ABOUT
THE SHORTHORNS
A writer In the American Cultivator
gives the following - description of
Shorthorn cattle:
' The breed is distinguished by its
symmetrical proportions and by its
great bulk on a comparatively small
frame, the offal being very light and
the limbs small and fine. The head
is expressive, being rather broad across
the forehead, tapering gracefully be
low the eyes to an open nostril and
fine flesh colored muzzle. The eye3 are
bright, prominent and of a particularly
placid, sweet expression, the whole
countenance being remarkably gentle.
The horns (whence comes . the name)
are usually short, springing well from
the head, with a graceful downward
curl, and are of a creamy white or yel
lowish color, the ears being fine, erect
and hairy. The neck is moderately
SHORTHORN BULL.
thick (muscular in the male) and set
straight and well into the shoulders,
which, when viewed in front are wide,
showing thickness through the heart
the breast coming well forward and
the fore legs standing short and wide
apart The back among the higher
bred animals is remarkably broad and
flat, the ribs barrel-like, sprung well
out of it, and with little space between
them and the hip bones, which are
soft and well covered.
The hind quarters are long and well
filled in, the tail being set square on to
them; the thighs meet low down, form
ing the full and deep twist; the flank
should be deep, so as to partially cov
er the udder, which should not be too
large, but placed well forward, the
teats being well formed, square set
and of medium size; the hind legs
should be very short and stand wide
and quite straight to the ground. The
general appearance should show even
outlines. The whole body is covered
with long soft hair, there frequently
being a fine undercoat, and this hair
is of the most pleasing variety of col
or, from a soft creamy white to a full
deep red. Occasionally the animal is
red and white, the white being found
principally on the forehead, under the
belly and a few spots on the bind quar
ters and legs.
On touching the beef points the skin
is found to be soft and mellow, as If
lying on a soft cushion. In animals
thin in condition a kind of inner skin
Is felt, which is the "quality" or "han
dling" Indicative of those great fatten
ing propensities for which the breed
is so famous.
The subject of the illustration, from
Breeder's Gazette, Chicago, is San
qubor Conqueror, champion Shorthorn
bull at the recent Buenos Ayres live
stock show.
Shoeing the Horse.
The owner should supervise the shoe
ing of his horses, and in addition to
the use of shoes of proper weight and
form the following points should be at
tended to: The frog is to be left un
touched by knife or other instrument;
jnly that portion of the sole which is
dead and loose is to be removed; the
bars are to be left alone; the heels are
aot to be "opened" by a couple of deep
notches; the outer surface of the walls
is not to be rasped, with the exception
of a slight depression under each nail
point to allow of proper clinching; the
shoe Is to be fitted to the foot and not
the foot to the shoe; the shoe Is not
to be applied to the sole when redbot
unless a light touch is necessary to
show where the horn must be rasped
away to furnish a proper seat for the
shoe; the rasp is always to be used in
preference - to the knife or buttress;
3hoes should be reset or replaced once
a month; nails should be of the best
quality, not too large and not driven
too high or too close to the sensitive
structures within the horny box of the
foot; the feet are to be kept as truly
level as possible, and while keeping the
toes comparatively short, the heels are
not to be unnaturally lowered. A. 8.
Alexander, Pane County, Wis.
Horns Again.
Recently a cattle salesman in the
stockyards showed, us a load of steers
and said: "I bad to take 25 cents per
hundredweight less than that load of
cattle is worth simply because they
have horns. I have tried every buyer
on the market, and all of them bid be
low "their value on account of the horns.
You cant put it too strong when you
urge feeders to dehorn their cattle or
feed, hornless ones." The, load mention
ed weighed over 20,000 pounds, so It
seems that It cost this particular feed
er over $50 for his failure to have the
horns taken off. The discrimination
may not be so great as this in all cases,
but it will be on a bad market, and In
any caso It is sufficient to pay very
well for dehorning. National Stock
man and Farmer.
Clover Splendid Feed For Sheep.
Have you saved a nice lot of clover
In a place by itself in the barn, where
you can get at it this winter. for the
sheep? ' If not, can you not cut a
piece of second growth yet? Splendid
feed. Nothing better.
; MARKET THE FEATHERS.
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j Soarce of Kevenve, j
! The prices paid for hen feathers vary !
considerably, according to the market,
says Dr. P. T. Woods in Reliable Poul-1
try Journal. Hen feathers range from
Shi to 7 cents a pound, with an average
price of about 5 cents for the best!
quality. Solid white feathers bv'. '
i higher prices than- mixed or tark -o
ed feathers. Duck feathers briijg':
23 to 30 cents a pound, the white b
lng the highest price. White u .
feathers would sell for as high a p' '( i
as goose feathers were it not for the
fact that they have an odor that can
not be removed by any known meiaod.
Best white goose feathers bring from
43 to 55 cents a pound, while mixed
and colored goose feathers are quoted
at from 35 to 45 cents. Goose feathers
can usually be depended upon to aver
age about 35 cents a pound the year
round. Turkey feathers, for the ordi
nary body feathers, bring from 3 to C
cents a pound, while the stiff feathers
from the wings and tails bring from S
to 10 cents a pound when clean and
dry; ' Clear turkey tail feathers, clean
and dry, sometimes bring as high as
17 cents a pound, while mixed turkey
feathers containing wing, tail and
pointers will usually average about 6
cents a pound.
To secure a market for his feathers
the poultryman should ascertain the
names o the bedding manufacturers in
his nearest large city and write to
them for quotations. All feathers
should be dry picked and should be
kept free from blood. Tail and wing
feathers should be kept separate from
the body feathers. It is not necessary
to dry or bake the feathers; in fact, if
this is done they will not be salable.
They may, however, be spread out thin
on the floor of a clean, dry, airy loft
and turned over occasionally for a few
days to get rid of any excess of mois
ture. Feathers should be packed as
tightly as possible into clean cotton or
burlap bags, and shipments should be
of not less thap. 100 pounds at a time
In order to save freight or express
charges.
Boyer's Poultry Philosophy.
Michael K. Boyer, one of the nestors
of poultry journalism, has the follow
ing nuggets of wisdom in the Farm
Journal:
Regularity in the performance of
the work is important
System simplifies the work and
brings order out of chaos.
A reputation for honest goods and
honost dealing is bound to bring suc
cess. Close attDntion and thorough work
will prevent disaster and save time,
labor and money.
The poultry raiser who is constantly
complaining about "bad luck" is ad
vertising the fact that his methods are
at fault .
i Take "volunteered advice" with "a
grain of salt.',' Wise men do not need
to advertise their wisdom. No one
knows It all.
Some one once said, and truthfully,
too, that poultry culture is made up of
a chain of little things, one link out of
place making a bad kink in the whole
chain.
Increase In ATcrnge Esg Yield.
Twenty-five years ago the census of
the country showed the egg yield of
the country to be thirty-five eggs to
each hen per year, the last census sev
enty eggs for each hen per year. It Is
now thought that that average has
been increased to between eighty and
eighty-five eggs for each hen per year.
The number of hens has wonderfully
increased. Instead of 115,000,000
worth of poultry products of twenty
years ago $500,000,000 worth of poul
try and egg products is credited to the
country, and yet poultry and eggs nev
er sold higher than they have within
the last twelve months.
Geese on the Farm.
Geese can be kept on grass and wa
ter from spring until late fall. Nearly
every farm has some meadow which
could be utilized to very good advan
tage by devoting it to goose culture.
The only time It Is really necessary to
feed grain is in winter, and then only
enough is required to keep the geese in
good breeding condition. Feed a little
oats, cut clover and green cornstalk
leaves, oyster shell and plenty of wa
ter, with a little corn at night on very
told days, and the geese will be in the
oest condition when the breeding sea
son arrives.
Green Bone and Granulated Bone.
Green cut bone is fresh bone from a
meat shop run through a bone cutter
and cut into small particles. Granulat
ed bone Is dry bone that has been
ground up fine by the manufacturers.
It is not as good as green cut bone,
but answers the purpose very well as
carbonated lime product for the poul
try', but it lacks the meat and protein
of the cut' green bone.
Boat Force the Pallets. '
A great many make the too common
error of forcing the pullets for egg
production from their, birth on, regard
less of the fact that such forcing la
detrimental to well matured 'fowls. A
pullet that has been forced for egg pro
duction from the start invariably makes
a poor breeder.
Keep Houses Tisht and Clean.
See that houses have: tight roofs and
are clean. Given a clean house, the
roof of which does hot leak, and much
may be done with it The sides may
have several layers of newspapers
tacked on in lieu of something better.
The main thing is to avoid drafts.
Raw and Cooked-Meat For Fowls.
There is very little difference notice
able between raw and cooked meat In
growth results. .Both are good. Feed
that which Is more convea&ali
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