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That tula Pa par baa I af Corraapa*4tata, all 1 lag represented; that Ma tba aawalaat awl Ha i obaloaat. la »vary way a * fatally payer. Vaa aboaM I For à ÿfi U & s -------- ? W r FIREPLACE8 IN SUMMER. T h e R e s u lt s G a in e d s t t h e t’ e u u .y lv a n t s S ta ts C o l l a r « K x p o r lu ie u t N ta tioa. and one thing is certain no one will remain a dyspeptic who will I t w ill correct A cid ity o f the Stom ach, E xpel fo u l £a*ei», A lla y Irrita tio n , Assist D igestion YARD, LOT AND FARM ENCLOSURE a sm s Ever seen in the northwestern market. Manuf ictured by the rod or mile and delivered at all point« within reasonable distance C ill on or address A . *&n«l at the same time Start the TArer working ana all hoilily ailments will disappear . O H M A R T , In rear of (Took’« hob 1 ¿sale:*) Oregon. "F o r more than three years 1 suffered with D yspepsia in its worst form. 1 tried several doctors, but they afforded no relief. At last I tried Simmons Liver Regulator, which cured me in a short time. It is a good medicine. I would not be without i t . " — J a m b s A . R o a n h , Philad’a, Pa. J. L. COLLINS, See th a t you get the G en u in e , with red tornsy and Counselor at Law, on front o f wrapper. FRBFAKED ONLY BY J. H. a .llc iw r in I haaerrr. i been hi practice u! bis profession In thia place i about thirty years, ami w ill atteiiri to aS ousmesa jtru*ted to bis euro. Office, corner and Court li, Dallas, Polk Co, Or ZKIL1N A C O .. P h ila d e lp h ia , Pa M «fl BEHIND THE FOOTLIGHTS. Albert Bruuing is to produce a romantic .L . B utler , play next season. J. H . T o w n s e n d , B U T L E R & TO W N BEN D , A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W . t . a m - - j I These leading merchants of the county now have in stock a fine assortment and beatiful array of the very latest and nobbiest pat terns in dress goods for spring and summer wear. They are al so well stocked in all other lines. Office upstairs in Odd Fellows’ lie* block. O R E G O N PLASTERING! HE • Setting — OF A L L K IN D S.— A ll work guumnteeil firstclass. I. A . B A R K E R , Dallas Prompt. Progressive. Popular m 13 Sortait En d M m I N S U R A N H ead C E C O . O ffl.c e : . U WABIIIXUTUN HTKKCT, H O K iL A N D , OK. '¿he Leading Hume Company. .1 a . . . . 3 EOIAL..Y or ......... .. < ‘.«>1.» »I.d r.non.f.a, {JwtlHngi .ad Hoa.ehoH Qoodit Hcbo.li .ftd .ther Pablie Baildiagi* i'xra: Balldiagi .ad Farm Property —DIRECKOU8:- J ItoCKAKKN, r. K. ARNOLD, D. D. OLirHANT H. L. PITTOCK, J . K. UILL. 1 LOKWKNBEKO • F. ÏGOEKT, F. M. WARRKN, J. 8. COOPF.R. 8. E. ÏOUNQ, E. P. McCOHNACK. I. LOWKN1ERG. H. M. GRANT. PrM tdtnt. d . b . S«c™ U lJ .lid M.neir.r GR EAT SPEAR O M c D onald , C O N TES T. H B W TRUCKM AN, D ia LI u h : O regon s ? e A R ., H e * o S A V E J . T H E T A C S . M iV M /r ilV , On Hundred and StwitpTlim Thousand Tm Hundred and Fitly Onllan, I* A I N T E R , H b o n n , s ig n a n d o m a n r e n U l , g r a in $ 1 7 3 ,2 5 0 .0 0 i n g , k a ls o m in g a n d p n p e r h a n g in g . D allas , - - O regon In valuable Presents to be Given Away In Return for W IL S O N 3 l C O . , Snggists t IpoMs. Dealer in Jng*, chettnc !■ %nd ]»erfumery stationery. toilet article«, ineerchauni tigarA. tobacco. etc , etc. Pure liquors for «•dicinal parvoee« "«ly. Hi v id e— l**“ seriptimis compounded la y or ni^bt. Mam street, opposite court houee, Dallas, Or. PEHRYDALE DRUG - STORE SPEAR HEAD TAGS. 1 ,1 S B STEM W IN D IN G ELGIN GOLD W A T C H E S ............................................» M W OO S . 7 7 5 F IN E IMPORTED FRENCH OPERA GLASSES, MOROCCO BODY, BLACK E N A M E L TRIMMINGS, GU A RA N TE ED AC H R O M A T IC ... » ¿ I S 00 2 3 . 1 0 0 IMPORTED GERM AN BUCKHORN HAND LE, FOUR BLADED 1 1 B 6 0 0 ROLLED GOLD W ATCH CH AR M R OTARY TELESCOPE T O O T H _____ 1 1 6 BOO L A RG E PICTURES (M x 28 Inches) IN E L EV E N COLORS, fo r frmmln«, ■ ■ c . o w n o ^ iT e rtln ln g o n t h e m ...................................................................................... » A t » 00 2 6 1 , 0 3 0 N N l i e S , AMOUNTING T O ................................................ e i 7 S .2 B 0 OO The .bom « article, will he distributed, h r ewnm tlea, .m o n e part)«, who ebew S P E A R H E AD P Io« Tobacco, and return to * . the T IN T A G S taken tbrr.fr>Itn. W e will dletrlhute * M o f theee prlsee in t h i s e o n . t y u follow s: To TH E PA RTY tending u. the (reateet Dumber o f S P E A R H E AD , , „ TAOS from tk la e e e a l y we w ill f l e e ....................................................1 GOLD W ATC H . to the F IV E PA RTIE S .en d in g u . the next ureatert number o f ______ .. . ■P E A R H E A D TAGS, we will f l e e to each, 1 OPERA G L A S S ... J O PE R A GLASSES. To the TW EN TY PARTIES aendloc u . the next zre«t»et number at S P E A R H E A D T A G S we w ill *1ee to each I P O C K E T _______ ____ k n i f e .....................T7T77................ ............................................ * to to — TH F. PROPRIETOR.1*— pocket k n iv e s t h . ONE HUNDRED PA RTIE S «cndlna na the next sraateet num ber o f W K A R H E AD TAGS, we w ill e fre to each 1 ROLLED GOLD W ATCH CH ARM TOOTH P I C K ............................MO TOOTH P IC K S the ONE H U N DRED PA RT IE S v o d ln a na the next freateet mrunber o f W E A R H E AD TAOS, we will glee to each 1 ______ L A R G E PICTURE IN ELEV E N C O LO R S...................................................MO PICTURES Y a t a l N u m b e r e f P r l e ea Par t h i s C a w n ty . I M . BARTEL S VIG G ER S, D**’ in JrnjfH paint«, off«, gl*«* *!onre an iy, nut*, toln cco .ind no tki nwtfsurwrmsr e A u n a iv m u s . — a t r ia l CAUTION.—N o Tact will he received he fe e . January 1st ISM. n or after February let, MOL liecti pack lure containing taint moot be marked plainly with Name o f Sender. Town, ConntT Stale, and N um ber ■ >T TMta In each package A ll charrea o n packa«M moat ba B > X R - ( I S A R H E AD poaacaaea m ore qnalltlca o f Intrlnelc vain* than any other O m S bcoo erodueed. It ta the -weetcet, the tour beet, the rtcheet. 8 F I L 1 H E A D la BaStwWty. tmaltieely and d fa t lw e t lv e ly ,||fibrert in flavor f r o m a n y e t h e r p lu « tobacco, a wtai will M O vlnce the rnnet akeptleal o f thle fact. It 1« the t.rreet acller o f any almllnr ahaoa and atyla on earth, which p rov e, that It haa ea n rb t the popular taate and nleaaea tba aaaaia, Try It, amd parti■"p lie in the contact for p rice.. See that a T IN T I O la on every b e a a t piece ad S P E A R H E AD yon b oy Send In the laca, no m atter b ow email the n m U tf. Very elu-ereiy, - - ' THE V. I. 8 0 RG COMPANY, MlDDLETOWS, OHIO, A llal o f tba people obtalnlnc them prir.ee la thla connty w ill ba pnMlahad U> this paper taanaedletely aftor February M . ISM M TT SCIO M l IK S KFOIIE JifiiUfiT I. « 4 . The problem of how to treat the grates when fires are no more needed is one that yearly besets the housekeeper’s mind. Try as you will to cover the fireplace out of sight, it never looks so well as when the logs are laid ready to light and the equipment for a blaze is ready at a moment's notice to drive away the chill p e-c-ç-S H 1 » GOOD T A 8 T U of a damp day or of such evenings as come even at the summer’s height. In addition to this scheme, if you are in the country, where big branches of flower ing trees or of fine ornamental leaves can easily be found, you cannot do better than stand a large, deep vase upon the hearth and keep it constantly well filled If the branches are ample and you keep the vase niieu up with h .U u , they will not require too frequent change. A box fitted to the hearth to contain ferns and other growing things that love the shade Is an excellent scheme. If these are not available, a low folding screen of simple make may be stood upon the hearth, or the Japanese folding fan screens are also effective. Japanese nmbrellas, the New York Recorder says, are used by many people, if we may judge by the number sold, and make about as good decoration as any thing o f the sort. Select a combination of colors in harmony with your mantel drapery, cut t’ ie handle off short and then simply arrfenge it so that the black ened bricks and the unused grate are hidden behind its rich colors and circular shape. Or, better than all and more ar tistic than anything to be found in the shope, follow in the footsteps of an artist o f repute. Have a board like an old time Are board fitted to the open space. Then etch upon it with a “ poker,'' or more iroperly a pyrographer’s tool, some ef- ective and appropriate design. The rich, warm, brown tints that you will obtain harmonize with every sheen of color, and the solidity of the panel gives a hue that no bizarre arrangemeut o f umbrellas or paper fans can possibly attain. i Cleaning Gliding. A reliable mixture for <• leaning gild ing is made iu the following manner Sprinkle a little hot water on an ounce of quicklime to B lake it and gradually add a pint of boiling water to form a milk. Dissolve 2 ounce« of pearl ash in 1^ pint of boiling water, mix the two soln CURIOUS CULLINQ6. tions, cover, agitate occasionally for an A young Ohio girl has suffered so severely hour« let the preparation settle, decant from Deuralgia that her hair has turned the clear portion and cork securely in perfectly white. flat half pint bottle«. Apply with u soft Potato K x p .r lm .u t a In Durmah it is rather a suspicious thing sponge and then wash the surface with At the West Virginia station trials to give money for a charitable object. It clear water were made with potatoes on 10 plots of is supposed to mean that the donor has j wornout land with the object of deter- been very wicked and is desirous to make Improving Starch. Arnolds. ; mining the effect of kainit used alone For starching muslins, ginghams and and in combination with phosphoric acid Out of 100 men whom you will meet in calicoes dissolve a piece o f alum the Bize Tobasco. Mexico, scarcely 10 are able to And nitrogen and to test the effects on of a hickory nut for every pint of starch. read, aud 2 out of every 3 are held by their the yield of using different amounts o f This will keep the colors bright for a creditors as slaves for debt. There are seed cut to halves, quarters and single long time. about 600,000 Mexicans in this form of slav eyes. Early Rose, Wliite Star and Beau ery Lawn T .n n l. I la e k .t ( I n i ty of Hebron were the varieties planted. A drawing of Charles I’s head in St. In each case whole potatoes, halves, Decorative cases for lawn tennis rac | John’s college, Oxford, presents at a short quarters and single eyes were planted. quets have lately lieen added to the j distance the appearance of engraved lines, Where superphosphate was used with many email articles which are popular but on close inspection these lines are ! the kainit there was a marked increase for the display of fancy work. In the found to contain the psalms, creed and the Parrot—Honeaty am de beat policy. in the yield. The increase with nitrate I sketch both sides o f the racket case are Lord’s Prayer. of soda was very small. The smallest j given. A woman without arms has been mar Bee?—Truth. profits were where kainit was used alone ried at Christ church, New Zealand. The There are many materials which could I ring was placed upon the fourth toe of her “ A H igh L iv e r ." and the largest on the plots where kainit be used, but perhaps the three most suit . left foot. A similar marriage was per was combined witli superphosphate, in able would be cloth, art serge or a coarse form ed at St. James’ church, Bury St. Ed- the case o f the White Star and Beauty kind o f colored linen, as all these are munds’ , in 1832. The ring waa placed on of Hebron the halves, quarters anil sin eminently strong and serviceable and one of the bride’s toes, between which she gle eyes produced decidedly more than would stand the wear ami tear which grasped the pen and signed the marriage the whole potatoes. With Early Rose a case o f this kind must o f necessity be | register.- _________________ the results were variable. W ith regard to exposed to. i ; FIN, FEATHER AND FUR. the number and vigor of the stalks from If cloth or art serge is selected, the em different sized seed the director of tho broidered designs should be worked in The fish known as the horned ray or station says: skate is 25 feet in length by 30 in width. W e find that in all varieties the whole [ A single polypus has been cut into 124 potato produces a greater number and j parts, and each in time became a perfect | more vigorous stalks titan either the ' animal. ’ halves, quarters or single eyes, and that Teething is an important crisis in the life the general rule is a gradual diminution of lion cubs, and a large number of the o f the nnmber and vigor of the stalks as young die daring that period. the size of the pieces planted diminishes The most quarrelsome creature in the until we reach those ent to one eye iu world is the scorpion. Two placed In the each piece, when we find that th« num same box will always sting each other to ber of the stalk* is materially increased. death Of those ent to single eye« nearly all ger In the five or six months of the year dur minated. We further find that the in- i ing which th « aard.'ua Sober? lanta Kiiue- crear d yield is not in proportion to the ! thing lik . aon.ono.ouu o.‘ thne llttl. fl»b i n increase of the number of stalks. From caught off the coat of Brittany «lone. these facta we infer that in the prepara T h . beMitlful i.htllfi.h c*l!«l murex, con tain mg i purple Ayr, wh . fimt discovered tion and planting of the seed to secure about ‘¿NO B C. by th» Pho-nlcton». They the best results the potato should be so —Lif*. had lir a , tubing colonic. Mid b«c,m . world cut as to secure one strong, vigorous renownrd for the dye. RACKET CABER stalk from each piece and planted so as Pure, fresh air !.« necnasry for CMutrle, to secure from three to four stalks to flloeelle. A chestnut brown cloth em- m for their forfeit friend. CigeenreueuiJ boidered with several shades of salmon each bill. ________ ly hung no n n r the ceiling the bird, .offer pink would be useful and effective, or a from h u t end ■ vitiated atmoephere. Give On t h . Country Rood. rifle green art serge would look well if them a hath of fresh sir st lesst s* often ss New England Farmer advisee, in addi worked with gold colored silk. one of water tion to the regular crops grown, that you tow peat aud oat* and atop buying Orangfi Salad. THE BRITISH NAVY. bran and cotton seed. According to an India recipe oranges The Msssacliusetts Plowman says that are often served with a dressing of oil. Thirteen torpsdr, host destroyers are to bs peas and oats sown together make excel vinegar anu pepper. Another way is to added to tbs British navy lent fodder to teed green. They also are sprinkle lemon juice over the slices and A new w in quick firing 0-inch gun has among tbs bast ot crops for winter feed Liberally spread over all powdered sugar. just been adopted for the British naval verv 1er. ing. D m Shorten lug Skirt. Tbs Largest turret ship Is the world, tbs When preparing the ground for pota Hood at tbs British nary, •ucee-Mfully pass There is one encouraging fact to be toes. see that yon have the soil fine and ed the official trial of her machinery. noted on the promenade, and that is the mellow down where the seed goes. Tba British navy Is rapidly gaining In perceptible shortening of skirts. Many A correspondent, writing to Him them strength During l*B the tonnage of V as costumes have skirts that clear the Cultivator, says that he finds there is a ari. launched for IU eerrlc. was HI.300 ground easily, permitting their wearers great demand in the early spring (or to o . ThU year It will be greater. to walk without holding up their gowns. green onions, using top ami bulb, before There U a gun In the British naey, a » The short skirts have so much *he ad unions with bulbs come in, and for tlii too Armstrong, which hurl, a wdld .hot a •a vantage o f the others in appearance that purpose the best variety is the Egyptian. distance of 11 miles, the htgbart point la there is hope for the future in this re tba are described by the ih u 'riaa 11,000 Gladys—I hop», dearest, that yon will In the treatment of plant diseases, the spect. f The full skirt when long enough feet above the earth's enrface. The dis never contract any debts. copper sprays gain in favor. to lie an inch or tw o on the ground or charge of tba gun cannot ba beard at th e Jack—Never! Forty-six states aud territories now even to touch and touch again ss th# place where the hall atrikaa Gladys—Jack, a n yon »ore? posers* an agricultural college and ex wearer walks is oos o f the most abomi “ A panic expo-ted never roman," aayi Jack— Punitive! I always expand my periment station. nably ugly skirts e v e r sssa on the street. R. O. Don * 0o. a waakly trade revteer debts,- S. ft G .'t Monthly. I A (a ir s h a re o f p a t r o n a g e s o licite d a n d a ll o id e r e p r o m p t l y tilled . A . In an article on “ Tnigetly’’ Robert Down ing notes the decay of rant. Toni Karl says the climate of southern California has restored his vocal organs to their normal condition. Clay Clement has added to his successful personations the dual role of I^esurquesund Dubose in “ The Courier of Lyons.” Colonel A 1 friend, the dramatist, and Henrietta Lander, the handsome leading lady of “ Across the Potomac,” are to be married iu J uue. Clement St. Martin, stage manager for James O’Neill, bus completed a 8-act com edy drama from the French entitled “ Old Tompkins’ Millions.” Oscar Wilde has cabled to Charles Froh- man of the success of his new play, “ A Woman of No Importance,” the American rights to which Mr. Frotnn&n owns. Lulu Glaser, whose illness has kept her off the stage much of this season, has now recovered. She has been engaged as Javot in 'Francis Wilsou’s pnxluotion of “ Er- minie.” 1 Josephine Plows-Day, recently with Richard Mansfield’s company, has been engaged by James O’ Neill to play the leading ferua e roles iu “ Monte Cristo” and “ Fontenelle.” The list of principals engaged by Max Hirschfeld .for L. Arthur O’ Neill’s grand and comic opera company is as follows Nina Bertini, Agnes Delaporte, Helen von Doenlioff, Richie Llngg, Arthur Seaton, William H. Hamilton and Charles Bigelow The land on which tho following cul tural experiments were tried is a rather compact limestone cla.' soil. The differ ence between the soil anil subsoil is not very marked except in the supply o f or ganic matter in the surface soil, which U amplt. The coil is naturally wadi drained. It is the usual practice to plow this soil seven or eight inches deep. The con dens, d statement here given is of re sult, obtained one suusuu only and there fore might not apply to all seasons aud conditions. There was during the six months of the experiments about the normal quantity of rainfall, with a de ficiency in April aud May and an excess in August. Plowing land six incites deep, which “ Jee whiz! Only one hunter in two had been in timothy and c lover one year, weeks. 1 believe HI join a menagerie.** gave better results with corn than shal —Life. __________________ lower or deeper preparation of tho eeed bed, both in the quantity of grain and Kuch P arrot. stover. Corn from a plot which had no stir ring of the eoil after the corn was plant ed, bat merely had the weeds removed by scraping the surface with a hoe, yielded 47 bushels of shelled corn per acre, while six plots cultivated with the ordinary cultivator, three, two inches dee, and three, four inches deep, yielded about 68 bushels per acre. Cultivating, as nearly as an ordinary riding cultivator could be made to do it, two or four inches deep did not materi ally affect the yield. Cultivating five timet gave better re sults tiiau c u ili vaitug eight tliuC-S, and rr W M cultivating once after the usual time did “ W a l k r ig h t h i, Mr. J o h n s in g . A m not materially affect the yield. a ll ready to’ de g a m e .” Planting the ordinary medium matur ing dent corn at the rate of one kernel every six inches in rows 42 inches apart gave a larger yield of grain than thicker or thinner planting. Planting at the rate of one kernel every three inches gave 2,500 pounds mure stover and 1,850 pounds less ears. The yield, when plant ed at the rate of one kernel every 0 or 12 inches, was considerably less of stover and somewhat less o f grain from a much less number of ears. The quantity of stover produced decreased with the thicknesB o f planting. The method o f distribution, whether one, two, three or four kernels were planted per hill, did not affect the yield so long as the thickness of planting re “ Yo* doan’ seem to have de right mained the same. kyards at de right time, does yer?” Topping the corn decreased the yield Parrot—Get on ter de mirror behind o f grain as compared with allowing yer. corn to ripen on the standing stalks without mutilation. The weight of ears was decreased 540 pounds per acre, while the total weight of tops was 1,050 pounds per acre. The tops were from one-fourth to one-third the total stover and about one-eighth the plant above ground. When the whole plaut was cut and shocked, the yield of ear corn was 188 pounds per acre less than when the corn was merely topped. The total stover or whole stalks weighed abont 1,900 pounds per acre more than the tops alone. In this case cutting up the whole plant was better practice than merely topping the corn. Removing the tassels on every other row before they sited their pollen had no effect on the yield o f corn. Direction« For Covering Up or B e a a liiy in f the Grate W hen Unaned. BALDWIN’S MADNESS. Thqy were hammering pipes of some tort or rails perhaps down in the street. Th* noise was tryiog to his net vs*. At last ha went over to one of the windows and pull ing aside the lace ourtaln tried to look out. Then he taw that the window was very dirty, what with all the lata raiaa and the soot from the great railway depot eloee by. She was not a very good housekeeper either. She had been rather helplee* there in the tiny apartment without maid or cook. Now and then she had tried to do little things—oook special dish**, and al ways her failure, had been notable failures. She hod burned th* teakettle dry and melted tbs spout from tbs French ooffee pot through forgetfulness. She always for got directly she had put the chafing dish over th. gas stove ana left it to the flame. Nol Once—once she had succeeded In mak ing a custard—something with patches of whipped whites of eggs over the top that the called floating islands. It was extreme ly good for once. But one cannot always subsist on white* of eggs three times a day. There was only one thing in the world that the knew—music! She played divine ly. That was her profession. She had been s professional pianists when he had first met her and persuaded her into the msdnart of s union with him. He was a wall connected young n a s and in time would Inherit a large fortum« from an uncle. He would have married h licly, but «be would not consent, uncle ba« other plans for you«** «he «aid. “If you marry against his will, you will bn cut off. And I, too, would be cut off by a public ceremony from going bock to my rofession, a« would then be necessary, ou nee I cannot marry you thua.” , So «he had repelled all hi« advance«. IV Uffilljr UUO V V t 34 k 1 ttg, BU«, UNrisag n^Giuwud Zawa'T ou«, he persuaded—more, almoat coerced— her into a “ marriage by contract,” ss he called it. Au old Ruooian woman who could not read English, a fellow boarder at Horteu«e’s boarding house, witnessed the paper. Baldwin took his wife to his bach- elor apart ment, and their curious life began. She was a queer creature, moody, reti cent. Sometime« he was afraid of her si lence«. When «he played the piano in the long eveuings, he idolized her. Today «he was dying. He could hardly realize it. The hammering in the street continued and became intolerable. He could not think clearly. He felt himself in a horrible dream. She had been ill for six days and would not al low him to summon a doctor until too late. That had been the night before. The hard cold had developed into pneu monia. She was not restless now. She hardly stirred except when he tried to arouse her. Once she spoke of getting better and ris ing. She wanted to make dessert far him —^ “ floating islands.” A spasm caught him in the throat. He felt pierced with remorse for a thousand little things. He felt himself to blame. He had not tAken care of her. He had taken her away from a life of hope and ambition and doomed her to poverty and solitude. Now she was dying. Yes, it had been only madness—his mad ness. By and by s h e called him to her aide. “ Did I dream—or did a doctor oomef” “ You did not dream, my darling. He was' here.” “ And what did he say?” Baldwin could not speak. “ He said I should not recover?” Again he could utter no word. After waiting a little she said: “ It is too bad. I meant to—learn to cook something. You liked that dessert so much. No mat ter. Please go to the conservatory for me aud see if there are any letters.” “ I cannot leave you, Hortense.” “ The woman will come from next door.” Baldwin went out into the sharp spring air like one struggling with nightmare. “ My madness—my madness!” he kept repeating half aloud as he walked or rode iu car. People looked at his haggard, un shaven face with curiosity. “ She is going to die,” he kept on. “To die, to die!” A hand organ began toqplay a tune t h a t she often played, a simple song. He felt himself choking. From the conservatory he brought hev back several letters—one a thick, impor tant looking communication. bhe roused from her drowsiness sad opened it. After reading it she lay silent, thinking. Suddenly: “ My feet are very cold,” she said. He felt them, and they were icy. He begmi to chafe them with his hands, a wild pain tm his heart meanwhile. They were long feet, very thin, not what a sculptor would lik*, Yet they were shapely, if only there had been more flesh. All this passed through his mind aa a minor accompaniment to the horrible certainty that she was leaving hiss. When he turned at her faint whisper oC his name, «he motioned to the important looking letter. He took and read it through. It was a lawyer’s notification that she had inherited a fortune. He put it carefully away in a desk drawer and returned to chafe her hands. Bhe smiled up at him and fell swiftly into ' a stupor. A t dusk she was dead. In her desk drawer he found a sealed psn per. It was her will, duly signed and wit* neased. “ 1 give and bequeath all that I am possessed of to my husband, Gerald Baldwin.” Another paper, small and folded, caught bis eye. It was only a housekeeper’s copied recipe: Floating islands: Three egg», one quart of milk. • • • With a buret of soba he pressed the writing to his lips. But with that burst of sobs he was saved from the spell of madne«s that had op- preened him.—Harry Townsend in New York Mercury. A Sfifiga’ s S ftT ftt o f a H a l« O ld A go. M. Jules Simon has discovered the ssersti of old age, and he has formulated th# recipe iu two words—intellectual work. Nothing, he decb.res, helps so materially to conserve physical strength as mental sm- ployment, and in proof of thia theory ba points out that the French institute Is a perfect congregation of hale and heartT os-, togenaHans. In the Academy of Moral' Sciences alone there are Bartheiemy. Baint* HI Hairs, Vacherct, f ’ranck, Duruy, Laron»-! biere, Ravais«on and Bouillier, all living their eighth decade through laborious and I productive daya—8t. Jamas Gasatta --------------------------- Tourist* rlsiting tbs M I m end B m rivers In ire e*teeieb*d end omu of lbs a «tart, ta »bo«* * (tab i r t w tob*IrtS F sta and arc taa»o«* f arm. They leap from tbs woSsr, or bmr tart Ibsough tbs sir. sorts ops sod leap *wtas as tar and keep on r bolf a dosca l«*ps, rtef * other Now sod then a I of IS oi-30 feet and dtsnppssn. h i not Infrequentlytbatnl Into* |