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S tr a ig h t F l u h M . <’ "H o w y o u r carouses tire m e, G risel d a!" TLtt in d ifferen t toue In w hich th e In co n sid erate w o rd s w ere spoken w as so d iffe re n t to th o se w ith w hich b e had resp o n d ed to h e r ten d ern ess a few lu o u th s before. H e d id n o t ev en look n t h e r a s sh e aro se fro m b is knee, w h ere s h e b a d beeu sittin g , an d p assed to th e o th e r sid e o f th e room a n d gazed In to th e g lo w ing coals. She could find no ex cu se fo r th e In differen ce h e had sh o w n for h e r g en tle c aresses In the last few m o n th s. I t could not b e ho w a s g ro w in g tire d of w h a t be had so u g h t so h a rd fo r. W hen th e y w ere first m arried , th ey w e re so h ap p y . E ach c a re s s o f liers w a s tr e a s u red , uud he w a s Jealo u s ev en o f her v ery w o rd s a n d look. S he h a d been slow In g iv in g to him h e r m a id e n 's love, an d his difficulty In w in n in g It hud seem ed to m ak e h e r a h u n d re d tim e s m ore d e a r. (irls e ld a sig h ed a s sh e h u d d led d ow n am o n g th e p illo w s o f th e so fa a n d In a d ro w sy w uy b eg an to m e d ita te a s she gazed a t th e g lo w in g coals In th e open g ra te . A t la s t h e r d re a m s w e re d is pelled b y n h a lf form ed Idea. C ould It b e done, sh e w o ndered, ns s h e s a t up stra ig h t a n d p ale a m o n g h er pillow s. GKNERAL LORD KIlTfTKN ER. A sh o rt tim e a f t e r th e tin y allver clock on M rs. L a tim e r’s m a n te l had stood a p re tty y o ung D utch girl, h e r chim ed 10 th e n e x t m o rn in g th e re cam e h a n d s c lasp in g th e d o o rp o sts an d h e r a knock a t th e door of h e r d a in ty bou ey es flashing tire fro m b en eath h e r doir. In a n s w e r to h e r resp o n se th e re d a in ty su n b o n n et. T h e Iris h s e rg e a n t in ch a rg e of th e en tered a tall, m th e r d a rk looklug girl, w ho, a f te r a q u e stio n in g look a t Mrs. p a rty of d e stru c tio n w as v ain ly e n d e a v o rin g to p e rsu a d e her to le t th em L atim er, g ay ly sa n k Into a la rg e a rm p a ss in, but. to all his b la n d ish m e n ts c h a ir by h e r side. F o r h a lf r n h o u r th e re w a s m uch th e m aiden tu rn e d a d e a f ear, a n d a ta lk in g , w ith n few te a r s fro m Mrs. dead lo ck prev ailed . K itc h e n e r’s s h a rp I jitlm e r an d a g ro a t d eal o f la u g h te r “ W h a t’s th a t? " p u t n clim ax to th e from both. T h e n th e girl a ro se to go scene. T h e girl ev id e n tly guessed t h a t an d a f t e r k issin g M rs. L a tim e r se v era l th is w as th e d re a d e d ch ie f o f staff, a n d h e r lips trem b le d In sp ite of h erself. tim e s ga.vly le ft th e room. K itc h e n e r gazed sourly a t her. s ta n d I t w a s sn o w in g h ard a s P a u l L a tim e r s p ra n g from h is cab an d ra n up th e ing b rav ely tho u g h te a rfu lly th ere, an d ste p s o f h is bo u se I d tim e to m eet In tu rn e d to his m ilita ry se c re ta ry . “ P u t th e h all h is w ife In e a rn e s t c o n v e rsa d o w n ," he grow led, “ th a t th e com tion w ith a tall, lig h t h a ire d young m ander* g o rd e rs w ith refe ren ce to th e m an. H e w a s te n d e rly h elp in g h e r off d e stru c tio n of K lg h ttu a n ’s fa rm could not he ca rrie d o ut o w ing to u n ex p ected w ith h e r sn o w y fu rs an d w rap s. So th is w a s th e fello w h is w ife had opposition. F o rw a rd , g en tlem en ." been seen so m ucb w ith a t th e o p era E d itio n ’ll F e l l o w W o r k e r . a n d m an y o th e r p laces, he th o u g h t, a s P re sid e n t Ile n ry M orton o f S tev en s h e p assed th em w ith a nod to h is w ife in s titu te is fitted fo r his place In th e o n his w ay u p to h is room . P au l fe lt th e blood b e a tin g In his H a ll of F am e com m ittee by h is w ide tem p les a s he e n te re d his room an d p erso n al a c q u a in ta n c e w ith fam o u s closed th e door. H e trie d to an aly ze men. As a w o rk e r an d an e x p e rt in th e feelin g he had w hen he th o u g h t of electrical science P re sid e n t M orton th e look G riseld a had w hen s h e w as fo u g h t sh o u ld e r to sh o u ld e r w ith sm ilin g so ra d ia n tly Into t h a t fellow ’a T h o m a s A. E d iso n in e le c tric ity ’s face. H o w p re tty sh e looked w ith her in arch o f progress. H e w as a n a s so c ia te and cow o rk er h ead on o n e sid e an d th e lig h t fallin g on th e sh een y m asses of h e r golden w ith th e S tev en ses o f H oboken, w ho g ave to th e w orld th e S tev en s b a tte ry , h air! A s P a u l cro ssed th e room fo r a glass I th e o rig in a l ironclad th a t h as found its o f sh e rry he could n o t help th in k in g 1 ev olution in th e m odern b a ttle sh ip , an d t h a t p e rh a p s sh e w as n ot q u ite so j th e y a c h t M aria th a t d efe a te d th e fa- m u ch Ills ow n a s he had th o u g h t. An i m ous A m erica in N ew York w a te rs be- o th e r m ig h t w in h e r fro m him even | fo re sh e sailed th e first of th e in te rn a now . I l ls v e ry th o u g h ts seem ed to tio n a l cu p races. P re sid e n t M orton is proud of h is m a k e him fu rio u s, fo r he w a lk e d a b o u t t h e room w ith long, a n g ry s tr id e s a n d “b o y s " —S tev en s In s titu te stu d e n ts p a s t In a fe w m in u te s sn a tc h e d u p his h a t an d p r e s e n t P e rh a p s th6 ch ie f so u rce a n d d a sh e d fro m th e house Into th e o f th a t p rid e Is th e f a c t th a t fo u r-fifth s of th e g re u t ele c tric a l a n d m ining In sti w in d an d snow . H e w alk ed fo r m an y h o u rs th ro u g h tu tio n s in nil p a r ts of th e w orld h av e th e fa llin g snow , an d w hen he a t la s t j his fo rm er pupils a t th e ir head. B esides being an electrical an d engi- re tu rn e d he w a s w h ite w ith th e d am p snow a n d q u ite n u m b ed w ith th e cold. | n eerin g e n th u s ia st P re sid e n t M orton Is W ith in th e d o o rw ay of M rs. L a tim e r's an a r t i s t of a b ility a n d possesses an ex- b o udoir stood P au l g azin g a t his w ife I cellen t collection of m odern p ain tin g s. w ith in th e a rm s of a n o th e r m an. H er A ndrew C a rn eg ie is a g re a t a d m ire r of arm w as th ro w n ab o u t his neck, and | p r e s id e n t M orton, tills being th e re a so n w ith one tin y Jew eled h an d sh e w as for th e several g if ts th a t the in s titu te ruffling u p his lig h t cu rly h a ir a s he 1ms received from him .—N ew York held h e r e x q u is ite form close to his W orld. ow n a n d sh o w ered in to x ic a tin g c a re s s W i l l Hi* Y e t B e S e n a t o r? e s on h e r Hushed face an d sn o w y neck. W illiam A. C la rk ’s am b itio n to be S he w a s r a d ia n t w ith h a p p in ess a s she U nited S ta te s se n a to r from M ontana re ste d In h is arm s. h as produced a co m b in atio n o f s itu a A b e a u tifu l p ic tu re sh e m ad e In her tio n s q u ite unique. Mr. C lark w as clin g in g gow n o f w h ite silk a n d lace. chosen by th e M o n ta n a le g isla tu re a f t B u t a ll th is w ag lo st on th e m a n In tLe er a h a rd tig h t it: w hich his ch ief oppo d o o rw ay . H is face w as w h ite an d n e n t w a s M arcus D aly. C h a rg es of d ra w n , an d h is h an d s clin ched a n d un- b rib e ry w ere p re fe rre d a g a in s t C lark clin ch cd a s he ad v an ce d Into th e room. “G riseld a, w h a t 1s th e m e a n in g of th is ? ” B oth m an a n d w om an tu r n e d about. G riseld a s p ra n g to P a u l’s side, b u t lie ro u g h ly p u sh ed h e r a sid e a s be con fro n te d th e m an. "S co u n d rel, leav e th is house b efo re I th ro w you o u t!" he ex claim ed a s he a d v an ced to w a rd him. G riseld a s p ra n g fo rw a rd a n d th re w h e r a rm s a b o u t P au l, a s If to k eep hint back, a s sh e sa id : " P a u l, 1 w a s only tr y in g you. to sde If you loved m o still o r if you w ere u tte rly In d ifferen t to me. See. d ear, th is Is y o u r s is te r E d ita In som e o f y o u r ow n clo th es.” W ith one h a n d still on P a u l's arm sh e leaned fo rw a rd an d s n a tc h e d th e w ig fro m th e head o f P a u l's la u g h in g sister. T h a t n ig h t G riseld a p u t h e r a rm s a ro u n d h e r h u sb a n d 's Deck a n d said, " P a u l, I feel s u re now o f y o u r forgive n ess." "D arlin g , you h av e ta u g h t m e n ot to b e to o s u r e o f you. fo r you m ay b e sto WILLIAM A. CIARK. len fro m m e sho u ld 1 n e t love an d b e fo re th e s e n a te com m ittee on p riv i g u a rd you m o re.” P au l a n sw e re d . And leges a n d elections. T h e com m ittee h e d re w h e r close to him an d b u ried his w a s u n an im o u s In fa v o r of u n se atin g fa c e in h er p re tty c u rls.—S t. L ouis C lark , b a t liefore actio n w as ta k e n on S tar. th e re p o rt of th e co m m ittee Mr. C lark resig n ed bis se a t in th e senate. L a te r, F l a t t l a * Q n a ils . C h in am en tra in q u u ils to fig h t each d u rin g th e ab se n c e o f G overnor S m ith Other. T h e a tta c k is m ade w ith w ings, from th e sta te . L ie u te n a n t G overnor b eak an d claw s. T h e beak Is sh a rp e n S p rig g s of M o n ta n a ap p o in ted Mr. ed to a razo r p oint, th e w in gs a r e ca re C lark to All th e vacancy In th e U nited fu lly trim m e d an d th e cla w s a r e sh a rp S ta te s s e n a te occasioned by his ow n ened. T h e tw o s ta n d up to each o th er, resig n atio n . G o v ern o r Sm ith p ro tested peck, strik e an d dodge, an d a su ccess th e ap p o in tm en t, an d once m ore Mr. fu l blow fro m th e trim m ed w in g tem C la rk 's toga w ns h u n g up In a se n a te p o ra rily b lin d s th e enem y, an d the co m m ittee room. | Pow der B o n n In S h o o tin g C ases. “ P o w d er b u rn s h av e p lay ed a c u ri o usly Im p o rtan t p a r t b efo re th e co u rts," rem ark e d a N ew O rlean s la w y e r w ho h a s a la rg e crim in a l p ractice. “T h e ir presence o r a b s e n c e Is o fte n dep en d ed upon to d e te rm in e p ro x im ity in m y ste rio u s shootings, a n d th e y h a v e fre q u en tly se ttled th e q u estio n of su icid e o r m u rd er w h e re th e fa c t w a s in doubt. “ I w as in te re ste d in a ca se of th a t kind in th e ea rly d a y s of my p ra c tic e a n d p rev ailed upon a p ro m in e n t s u r geon of th is city w ho is now d ead to a s c e rta in for m e by p ra c tic a l e x p e ri m e n t upon a body in th e d isse c tin g room ex a c tly how f a r a w a y th e ex plosion of a pistol w ould p ro d u ce b u rn s a n d p ow der m a rk s. H e used a .32 c a l ib e r rev o lv er a n d found t h a t th e flam e o f th e d isc h a rg e m ade a d is tin c t b u rn n t a d ista n c e o f 2% fe e t, a n d p o w d er m a rk s w ere le ft a t a d ista n c e o f m ore th a n tw o y ard s. “ O f co u rse th e g ra in s w ere n o t a c tu a lly d riv en Into th e sk in , a s th e y a r e a t sh o rte r ran g e, b u t th e m a rk s w ere c le a rly d isc ern ib le an d could n ot be e asily rem oved. I w a s su rp rise d a t th e re su lt, an d it satisfied m e t h a t m any erro n e o u s co nclusions h a d been d ra w n from such evid en ce in th e p ast. It is g en erally sup p o sed th a t th e w eapon m u s t be held alm o st a g a in s t th e sk in to leav e tra c e s of flam e a n d p o w d e r."— N ew O rlean s T im es-D em o crat. YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT. H u a l r a l B t o d i l a S o o t h A f r ic a —D o s S a w C he J o k e —A L o t o t X oueeaee. A few mile* B outhw cst o f a little tow u w b i.b h a s Leconte fam ous th ro u g h tLe Bov.* w ar. Mut'i-klng, lies a m o u n tain o f w h ile sa n d . F erh ap a I should say s ta n d s a m o u n tain of w h ite sand, b u t th a t w ould n o t be true. T h e sdud rises, fa lls a n d s h if ts about an d io so doing m ak es m u sic o r sounds w hich i seem like m u sic a m o n g su rroundings so d eso late a s a S o o th A frican d esert. i T h e hig h est hill of sa n d In th is locality is a b o u t 7U0 feet, u ud th e re are many hillocks ro u n d a b o u t. T h e w hole neigh borhood Is, h o w ev er, co n sta n tly chang ing It» appeuraDCO, a n d w here there m ay be u c o n sid e ra b le hill today there m ay lie a tla t p lain o r ev en a hollow to m orrow . T h e re seem to he periodic sund floods lik e th o se In th e A rabian d esert. . ' M any e x p la n a tio n s Of th e cause of | tile m usic In th e sa n d s h av e been g iv en, h u t th e m o st sa tis fa c to ry Is th a t of i fric tio n of th e llitle p a rtic le s of sand upou one a n o th e r. As th e sand rolls dow n a bum cornea from th e ru b b in g o f th e p a rtic le s togefiier. One can see ! th e san d c o n s ta n tly rolling dow n th e i ste ep banka. A t first th e sound Is lik e a s tr a in o f d is ta n t fffn\uslc co m in g th ro u g h one o f th e cliff* n ear by. T h en it seem s lik e t continuous c a th e d ra l j chord, very m uch like a solem n catb e- 1 d r s l ch a n t. At tim e s If you nr? sta n d in g on one o f th e little h illo ck s file souuds seem to com e from a b u ried dohster u n d e r y o u r feet. T h e re a r e m ystery a u d e n c h a n t m en t a b o u t It all, a (lead silence sav e fo r th e m u sic o f th e rolling san d Is e v ery w h ere. I t seem s a lm o st lik e sa c ri lege to b re a k th e spell th a t su ch condi tions bring. O ne s tra n g e th in g about th e sh iftin g an d fa llin g o f th e sand Is th a t It can go on fo r y e a rs a s It does. In a sh o rt tim e th e fallin g o f th e stu d sho u ld red u ce the hills to a level. No w lu d s could h eap up th e sa n d In tlie fo rm s In w hich th ey ex ist, an d th e re seem s to lie no , volcanic actio n . Yet these hills o f san d sh ift a b o u t, rise a n d fall an d m a k e m u sic a n acco m p an im en t o f th e ir q u eer o p eratio n s. W e a r e not y e t ab le to pluck o u t th e h e a rt o f tlielr m y stery . T w o W id o w s u d a S a l t e d M im a . A good sto ry Is told a b o u t how tw o p rospectors h ad sa lte d a m in e la th e G alena d is tric t In o rd er to ro b a cou ple o f rich w idow s, w hich re su lte d In th e a fo re sa id w id o w s Iteeom lng m uch w ealthier. T h e p ro sp ecto rs h ad sp e n t th e ir last cent In d ig g in g a hole In th e g ro u n d to th e e x te n t of tio fe e t w ith o u t strik in g a n y th in g b u t yellow clay . B u t one of them k n ew o f tw o rleh w id o w s who w ere Ju st spoiling to h a r e tlie lr m oney •unk In a m ine. A ccordingly th ey (p en t tw o n ig h ts in s a ltin g th e ir m ine, '.'hey h a d u 't sufficient m oney to buy som e p ay in g d irt, b u t th e y sto le th is from a n eig h b o rin g m ine a u d h au led a lot of it o v er to d u m p Into th e ir m ine. W hen se v e ra l to n s o f th is “p a y in g d ir t” h ad ac c u m u la te d In th e bo tto m of th e ir m ine, th e w id o w s w ere se n t for, and While one w a s ta ik ln g a b o u t tlie In cre a sin g v a lu e o f th e d is tric t th e o th e r w a s d u m p in g o u t a ll k in d s of lead uud sin e ore b e fo re th e ir a sto n ish e d eyes. T h e w id o w s bought a hall' In terest In th a t hole I d th e ground fo r $1,500. T h e n e x t d a y th e re w a s no m ore ore In th e s h a ft, e n d th e fellow s d eclared th ey w o u ld d ig no longer. T h en th e w idow s b o u g h t th e o th e r h a lf In te re st a t a to ta l co st o f $—000, a n d th e m en h iked o u t fo r M issouri, la u g h in g In tb e lr sleeves. B u t th e w om en, b lin d ly b eliev in g th a t , th e re m u s t b e m ore ore, co n tin u ed i w ith th e d ig g in g a n d a t a d e p th o f te n a d d itio n a l feet s tru c k th e ric h e st vein o f th e w h o le belt, realizin g $75,000 In loss th a n o n e y e a r 's tim e.—K a n s a s C ity Jo u rn a l. W h en w e sp eak o i v .n e g a r . th e m ind tu rn s n a tu ra lly to v in eg ar m ade from th e h ard eid e r o f ap p les, or, sin ce w e are told th a t m ost o f th e com m ercial v in eg ar Is m a n u fa c tu re d from v ario u s • e ld s In th e c h e m is t’s lab o rato ry , w s th in k o f th is d ilu ted , u n h e a lth fu l artl- vie. B u t sc ie n tists tell us now th a t v in e g a r ca n he m ad e from n early ail fru lta an d th a t It Is h e a lth fu l a s w ell s s a p iq u a n t an d d e lig h tfu l sa u c e to a dinner. V in eg ar Is m ad e from o rd in a ry p ep p erm in t leav es w ash ed an d p u t In a b o ttle fo r a m o n th w ith good e ld e r vinegar. W hen stra in e d , th is m ak es a d elig h tfu l flav o rin g fu r c e rta in k in d s of m eats. H o rse ra d ish Is g ro u n d an d a tab lesp o o n fu l o f g ra u la te d s u g a r ad d ed b efo re II is m ixed w ith th e a p p le vine g ar. A b o ttle tilled w ith n a s tu rtiu m seed pods uud v in e g a r will he re a d y to r use In a m o n th 's tim e. G reen p ep p ers m ak e a n o th e r p iq u a n t flavoring vine g ar. P each p its c ra c k e d open u nd th e , m eat p u t In a b o ttle w ltb v ery stro n g v in eg ar Im p a rt a decid ed peach flavor to th e m ix tu re. W a ln u ts can he su b s titu te d fo r th e p each pits. R ipe goose 1 b e rrie s m ak e a d e lig h tfu l v in e g a r sa u ce w hich som e ep icu res co n sid er su p e rio r to th e b e s t w h ite vin eg ar. M an'* flrs t hom e on th ia p la n e t w as, acco rd in g to a ll tra d itio n . In u g ard e n o f d elig h ts th a t in o u r Bible Is called th e g ard e n o f E den, sa y s A m erican C u ltiv ato r. A fte r n n ex p erien ce of m o st v aried so rt la s tin g m an y thou- *and y ears, m an Is n g alu le a rn in g th a t to !>e a g a rd e n e r a n d In close touch w ith n a tu r e Is bis h ap p iest a u d sa fe s t position. M uch o f th e c u ltiv a tio n of th e e a rth In f u tu re will lie u n d e r glass. I t Is so a lre a d y In th e v icin ity o f B os to n au d o th e r larg e cities, w h e re g re e n houses b rin g th e d e lig h ts o f th e su m m er seaso n Into th e tim e w h en all n a tu re Is w ra p p e d In th e cold o f w in ter. W e learn fro m o n r frie n d s In F lo rid a th a t ev en th e re th ey a r e p re p a rin g to grow o ra n g e s an d L am inas u n d e r som e p ro tectio n a s b eing c h eap e r an d sa fe r th a n b u ild in g Urcs fo r th a t purp o se. I t U p ro b a b ly tlie New E n g la n d e rs !n F lo rid a, w ho know how larg ely g la ss Is used fo r th e g ro w in g o f flow ers an d v eg etab les, w ho in tro d u ced th is to th e people o f F lo rid a . I f It Is su c cessfu l th e re , w h y can n o t thin m eth o d b e used In m any o th e r p laces w ith eq u al a d v a n ta g e ? A s th e h o th o u ses In a n y n eig h borhood a r e Increased th e y help to m o d erate tj:e se v e rity o f cold in wlD ter In th e ir v icin ity . Bo th e g e n e ra l b u ild in g o f g reen h o u se s h elp s th o se w ho do n o t use th e m d irectly . A G ir l* . W a r d r o b e . D u tie s o f a M is s io n a ry l a A fr ic a . A larg e n u m b e r o f h a t boxes a re H e is a teach er, b u t h e m u st also be a cu m b erso m e tilin g s In a bedroom am i b u ild er, fo r houses, c a ttle pens, sto re s a re e ith e r p ro b ab ly p u sh e d b en eath th e E x p e r i m e n t s In S p r a y i n g . an d o u th o u se s h av e to be c o n stru c te d bed, w h ere th ey h a rb o r d u st, o r raised A c o rre sp o n d en t o f T h e F a r m e rs ' A d by th e m issio n ary . H e m u st also be a a lo ft on th e to p o f a cu p b o ard , w h ere It v o cate g iv es tlie cost of sp ra y in g last d o cto r of m edicine an d a d en tist. l i e Is a n effo rt to reach them . ) u r live a c re s o f a p p le o rch ard , 250 m u st dose th e sick n ativ es, w ho will I t Is c e rta in th a t lin ts re q u ire special trees th a t h av e been 20 y e a rs p lan ted tr u s t him im p licitly to cu re th em o f p laces to l>e reserv ed fo r th em If th ey a .'d a re w ell grow n. l i e sp ra y e d them even leprosy, au d he m u st be ab le to are to re ta in tlie lr sh a p e and fresh n esa. th ro e tim es, u sin g each tim e 11 b a rre ls d ra w th e m o st solidly rooted m o lar Very o ften fo r lack o f a p ro p er lm t Itox of 4 1 g allo n s each o f b o rd eau x m ix tu re th a t ev e r g re w in th e sk u ll o f a black they a r e laid one on th e o th e r In a n o t an d (-m is preen . In tlie 33 b a rre ls he m an. More th an th is, he m u st be his to m an box, an d In co n seq u en ce plum es need 132 p o u n d s o f co p p er su lp h a te a t ow n cobbler, a n d w h en h is boots w ear are broken an d b o w s au d flow ers a re 7 ce u is a pound. $9.24: tw o b u sh els of o u t h e m u st lie ab le to resole them cru sh ed . lim e. 40 c e n ts : 8% p o u u d s p a rís green w ith good u n d e rsta n d in g s an d m u st be A w ard ro b e could be a rra n g e d to ru n a t 25 c e n ts a pound, $2.07; a co st for co n ten t so m etim es w ith n o th in g b u t a stra ig h t alo n g th e w all o r to All n n a n m aterial o f $11.71, n e a rly 4-?i c e n ts o er few F re n c h n ails an d a piece of co w gle of th e room . It eo nalsts o f a top tree. I t took th re e d a y s’ lab o r of a h id e w ith v.'blch to acco m p lish it. H is m an a n d boy n t caeb sp ra y in g , w hich ow n soch.s h e m u st d a rn a n d keep his U n o t a s q u ic k w ork a s niuity claim to te m p e r w h ile h e d o es it. H e m u st be do, b u t w c th in k w ould be likely to re h is ow n c a rp e n te r a n d ho u se d eco rato r s u lt In th o ro u g h w ork. l i e sa y s th e a s w ell a s fu rn itu re m aker. T h e D oor S a w th e J o k e . o u tla y w a s sm nll co m p ared to th e p e r B u t he m u st also be h is ow n law y er, S hep h erd d o g s a r e noted fo r tlie lr in cen tag e o f clean fru it o b tain ed . H e a c c o u n ta n t an d bookkeeper, an d w h en ad v ises th e use of a b ra ss p u m p o r one telligence. an d m an y in stan ces a r e giv th e cu rre n cy ta k e s th e fo rm o f cow rie en of th e ir u n d e rsta n d in g o rd in a ry con In w h ich u ll p a rts th a t com e In c o n ta c t shells, a s it does In U ganda, w h ere 300 v ersatio n a s w ell a s the fa m ilia r com w ith th e liq u id a re of b ra ss, a s th e liq tin y cow ries m ak e a sh illing, it is not u id c o rro d e s Iron so th a t it will be m an d s th a t a re ad d ressed d ire c tly to easy to keen th e acco u n ts rig h t. H e w o rth le ss a f te r one o r tw o y e a rs' use. them . m u st m a rry an d divorce, give Ju d g A sto ry Is told o f a sh e p h e rd w ho m en ts an d b ap tise . H e m u st b e g a r P n . t n r e a n d M ilk . once said to h is dog, which w a s lying den er, cook a n d d a iry m aid, grow ills T h e Jo u rn a l o f th e B ritish D airy in a c o rn e r b y th e fire. “ I am th in k in g , ow n food an d look a f te r h is liv e stock. F a r m e rs ’ asso ciatio n p rin ts nn In te re s t sir, th e cow is In th e co rn ." T h o u g h In a d d itio n to all th is he is th e p a rish ing a rtic le on th e Influence o f th e p a s he purposely laid no stre s s on th e I m in iste r to help an d c o m fo rt all w ho tu re lau d on m ilk. T h e w r ite r claim s w ords, th e dog. w h ich had a p p e a re d to j c o n e to him .—F ro m “ In D w a rf L an d th a t th e con d itio n an d h erb ag e o f tlie be asleep, g o t q u ick ly up an d , leaping an d C a n n ib a l C o u n try .” A. B. Lloyd. M a g n e t i c C la y . p a s tu re g re a tly Influence bo th th e th ro u g h nn open window, sc ram b led M ost k in d s of clay co n tain a c o n sid up th e t u r f roof o f the house, w hence q u a n tity u u d q u n llty o f th e m ilk fro m TIXK COMI1IN A VION WAHDROIiK. A H i n t to L e t t e r W r i t e r s . era b le pro p o rtio n o f iron. T h e red col he could overlo o k the field B u t th e j l i e sa y s th a t T h e p ra c tic e o f w ritin g p riv a te le t sh e lf o r roof J u s t a s long a n d w ide os cow s g ra z in g th ere. o r of b rick s, fo r exam ple, is d u e to the cow w as n ot in sig h t, as th e sh e p h erd you please, tw o sid e w ings, a bo tto m : w hile s c ie n tis ts o ften claim t h a t th e p resen c e o f oxides o f iron. W h en ev e r knew , an d tlie dog, descending, r a n in te r s from th e flrs t to th e th ird p ag e o f food w ill not affect th e q u a lity o f th e a n ob ject m olded of clay is b ak ed a t to th e fa rm y a rd to m ake su re o f th e a le tte r sh e e t a n d th e n g oing b ack to sh e lf (th is m ig h t b e d isp e n sed w ith ), a m ilk p ra c tic a l d airy m en a s s e r t th a t It th e te m p e ra tu re o f th e p o tte r’s fu rn a c e a n im a l’s w h e re a b o u ts. F in d in g th e tlie second p ag e Is a m u tte r of ta s te , se t o f u e s ts a t th e le f t fo r b a ts au d does a n d m ore p e rh a p s w h en th e cow s b u t It w ill n o t do to follow t h a t co u rse \ shoes an d a fro n t c u rta in . As th e re Is In th e p resen c e of a m ag n etic field or ; cow th e re , h e tro tte d back to th e ho u se o f p ro ced u re in w ritin g leg al docu a f a ir a m o u n t o f w a s te sp a c e a t th e a r e in p a s tu re th a n w h en on d ry food. influence, th e o th e rw ise hom ogeneous 1 a n d resu m ed his place by the fire, bottom of th e w a rd ro b e th e Idea Is th a t 1 T h o se en g ag ed In ch eese m ak in g sa y m en ts. clay sh o w s w hen cooled tra c e s of m ag i A fte r a w h ile ih e “a -quiet > T h e N ew Y ork c o u rts h a v e disallow - th e sm a lle r u e s ts fo r boots an d shoes th a t m o re ca re Is needed In m a n u fa c netism in a d efinite direction. T h is In | to n e rep e a te d w h a t h e had said before, cd th e p ro v isio n s o f a w ill w ritte n In sho u ld be co n tin u ed th e e n tire w id th ' tu rin g ch eese fro m th e m ilk o f c a ttle la h e re n t m ag n etism is sufficient to show an d ag ain , w ith re a d y obedience, th e th is w ay. T h e te s ta to r w ro te th e will of th e w a rd ro b e from rig h t to left. rleh p a s tu re s th a n In p o o r p a stu re s. th e d irectio n an d give an Idea a s to th e dog w en t o u t to seek th e cow. W hen on th re e sid es of a folded p ap er, 'com T h is In ten tio n h a s uot been Indicated in ten sity of th e m ag n etizin g fo rce tlin t be h ad once m ore stre tc h e d him self be-1 m en cin g o n th e flrst p ag e a n d c o n tin u by o u r a r tis t, b u t It w ould be usefu l. S o rr e l V e rs u s G ra ss, acted w h ile th e clay w a s in th e f u r fo re th e flit», th e sh e p h erd u ttered th e in g on th e th ird page, a t th e to p o f j An e x tr a w in g o f wood w ith fixed T h e R h o d e Islan d e x p e rim e n t rta tlo n nace. w o rd s fo r th e th ird tim e, b u t th e dog w h ich w a s w ritte n “second page.” an d | sh e lv es a t In te rv a ls ru n n in g th e e n tire g iv es so m e in te re stin g o b se rv a tio n s In T h is p e c u lia r p ro p erty h a s been used th e n a p p e a re d to u n d e rsta n d th e joke, co m p letin g an d sig n in g th e In stru m e n t h e ig h t of th e w a rd ro b e p o rtio n s off the co n n ectio n w ith g ra sse s. U pon lim ed to solve som e q u estio n s of g re a t in te r for he got up. w ag g ed his tail an d look- o n a p ag e m ark ed “th ird p ag e.” w hich, n ecessary sp ace fo r lm ts. lan d th e m o re d e sira b le g ra ss e s te n d to est to scientific people in g en eral. An ed a t th e sh e p h e rd w ith a gleam of h u -j in fa c t, w a s th e second p ag e o f th e Upon u n lim ed acid soil T h e re need be no w ooden b ack to th e j d o m in ate. a c c u ra te k now ledge of th e d irectio n of m or in his ey es a s if to say. “My m a s sh e et. w ard ro b e , b u t tlie In terio r m u s t be K e n tu c k y blu e g rass, tim o th y a n d c e r th e e a r th ’s m ag n etic force in e a rly his T h e c o u rt held th a t th e w ill w ns not h u n g w ith ch in tz, a n d n t tlie b ack an d ta in o th e r g ra ss e s a s w ell a s clo v er te n d torical tim es h as been d educed by sev ter, you’re m e rry !" N or did lie offer to eral Ita lia n p h y sic ists from stu d y of go out. b u t w h en his m a s te r anti a v is sig n e d a t th e p h y sical end, a s req u ired a t one sid e th e re should be ro w s of to ru n o u t q u ick ly o r to u tte rly fail, th e tra c e s o f m ag n etism show n by E tr u itor laughed be g a v e a grow l of sa tis b y th e sta tu te . T h e law does not con pegs screw ed to a ledge o f wood fixed w hile th e g re a te r Its a c id ity th e b e tte r tb o so rre l seem s to th riv e . T h e con te m p la te g oing b ack w a rd In o rd er to to tlie w all.—P h ila d e lp h ia L edger. rian vases a n d o th e r o b je c ts o f clay faction an d re tu rn e d to h is corner. tin u ed u se o f n itro g e n in su lp h a te of g e t fo rw a rd , a n d th e w ill w ns refu sed exhum ed from old tom bs. T lie con A Lot o f N onsense. am m o n ia g ra d u a lly increase» th e acid p ro b ate. T h e New York c o u rt of a p clusion reach ed is tiia t th e d irectio n of P re p a rin g A *p a rn «ii«. “ I t ’s very h o t." th e dorm ouse said; ity o f u n lim ed lan d to su ch a n e x te n t peals su s ta in e d th e decision th ro w in g th e e a rth ’s m ag n etic field h a s varied F o r one w ay of d ealin g w ith a s p a ra “ I th in k i t w ould be nice th a t It m a y b e alm o st w holly occupied o u t th is fo rm o f w ill.—B oston Ilc rn IJ. v ery g re a tly In th e 5.000 o r 0.000 y e a rs To tak e a w alk to see Miss Stork g u s p u t n b u n ch of a s p a ra g u s o v e r th e b y com m on so rrel, w h ile th e em ploy And buy a pound of rice. re p re se n te d by th e ag e o f th e o b jects fire to boll a u d lu th e m e a n tim e pre I ’ll fret a pound of sugar, too. A D is c o u r a g in g E n try . m en t o f n itro g e n In n itr a te o f so d a h as exam ined. And half a p in t of m ilk T h e p e rfo rm a n c e o f th e S h ak esp eare p a re a sa u c e n s fo llow s: ‘M olt a tea- i th e o p p o site tendency. And m ake m yself a w aistcoat spoonful of b u tte r lu a sa u cep an and T h » S t r a i n « T h e y S u ffe re d . a n d ra m a o f “ H am let" w a s d rag g in g it W hich w ill be as soft as silk. w hen It is m elted s tir In a teasp o o n fu l i F op ex ercise In ex p ressio n th e te a c h se lf slow ly along. C alves F o r M arket. “ My h a t is ra th e r shabby. e r daily a s k s h e r sc h o la rs to d escrib e T h e tim e had com e fo r th e a p p e a r of flour. Cook fo r a few m o m en ts, lie- | I t la n o t u n p ro fitab le w o rk to ra ise I ’ll g e t som e C heshire cheese lag ca re fu l t h a t it does n o t scorch. Add | som e o f th e h ap p en in g s o f th e d ay a t a n c e o f th e ghost. calv es f o r m a rk e t In localities w h ere And pound it in a m ortar home. T h e re w n s a slig h t d elay o w in g to a th ird c u p fu l o f cream an d th e sam e m ilk a n d cream a r e not easily sold a t And m ix it well w ith grease. L ittle M innie, lo q u lto r: “ W hen my Throw in a lit tl e pepper, th e ta rd in e ss of th e g h o st In resp o n d q u a n tity o f veal stock. Season w ith re m u n e ra tiv e p rices, an d If one goes In pepper, sa lt an d a g ra tin g of u u tm eg . | Some flakes of 'honey d e w / papa w en t to go dow n in to th e w ood in g to Its cuo. Then rub my h a t well w ith it A dd th e well b e a te n yolk o f nn egg. fo r t b i , o b je c t he can w ith a little shed th e o th e r evening, w here it w as T lie pro fo u n d stilln ess th a t follow ed stu d y find co n sid erab le to In crease his To m ake it look like new. d ark , he slip p ed on the s ta ir an d s tr a in w a s b ro k en by a loud voice in th e fro n t L ay th e cooked a s p a ra g u s on a b u tte r lucorae. O f co u rse In d n lry in g d istric t! ed b ak in g d ish an d sp read th e sau ce “ My sto ck ings m ust he m ended ed his foot, a u d now he c a n ’t w alk ." row of th e m ain balcony: w h ere th e r e Is n good m a rk e t fo r b u t W ith a clothesline long and th ic k ; H ere a n o th e r little girl w as ev id en tly “ M am m a, th ere a re 37 m en down o v e r tlie u p p er h a lf of th e sto c k s th ic k te r an ti m ilk th is w ork m ig h t n o t prove I m ust iron my best knickers rem inded o f som ething, au d sh e raised th e re w ith round w h ite sp o ts cn to p of ly. S p rin k le w ith g ra te d cheese, cover very p ro fitab le, b u t th e re a r e m any W ith tra in oil m ixed w ith brick. w ith b read c ru m b s an d dot w ith b its My sh irt is alm ost perfect. h e r hand an d flu ttered It to g e t tlie th e ir h ead s." fa rm e rs so situ a te d tlm t It Is Im possi But I th in k I ’ll oil it well te a c h e r’s a tte n tio n . A nd no sta g e g h o st e v e r m ad e its a p o f b u tte r. C o v e r p a r t of tlie b ak in g b le to m n k e m ucb from th e m ilk and And p u t it in tlie sunshine “ W ell?" su g g e sted th e teach er. p ro ran ee u n d er m ore d isc o u rag in g a u s d ish so th a t o nly th e sa u c e covered cream . T h e re Is very little ex p en se In And l«ave i t th ere to swell. “ P lease, m a’am , vvheri o u r cow cam e pices th a n the a rm o r clad phan to m p o rtio n m ay b ro w o lu th e oven. feed in g th e young ca lv e s If k ep t only “ I th in k I’ll m ake a new coat hom e from p a s tu re la s t n ig h t sh e slip t h a t cam e sta lk in g upon th e sta g e n t u n til th e y a r e 7 to 10 m o n th s old an d W ith leaves of apple squash; ped in th e m ud rig h t in fro n t of the th is m o m en t.—C hicago T rib u n e. One W a y o f P r e p n r ln s K s s a . T hey’re fashionable now. and th en sold. house an d stra in e d h e r m ilk, b u t sh e Is I do believe th e y ’ll wash. A ny one w h o lias ev e r been ill h as a Then, as soon as I am dressed. F n rrofj» NntarnI G y m n n «t«. ab le to w alk ju s t th e sa m e ."—L ew iston B e e t f lu a e r I n d u s t r y . keen n u d re alizin g sense of how w e a ri I ’ll sit o u t in the park T h e cu rio u s g y m n astic fe a ts w hich so m e tlie I'tiru n l d iet o f b ro th s uud l T h e re Is no occasion fo r d isco u rag e Jo u rn a l. And v a ie h the fishes w alking b7 p a rro ts so m etim es p erfo rm In th e ir t-ggs m ay becom e an d bow n ecessa ry It m en t o v e r th e b eet su g a r proposition Aud listen to tlie la rk ." P o in t o f V ie w . cag es h av e been ascrib ed to tlie d esire is th a t e v e ry th in g sh o u ld b e p rep ared b ecau se tb e p io n eer fa c to ry In New T h e b e a u tifu l O rlseld a d ep recated his o f th e b ird s to v ary th e m onotony of T V hnt B e c o m e s o f O i l B ir d * ' f l c s t a f In a s a p p e tiz in g a m a n n er a s iiosslble. Y’ork s t a te h as failed. In v estig atio n p assio n ate praise. H u n d re d s o f th o u sa n d s of n e s ts a re th e ir life in c a p tiv ity . T h a t w as th e “ I am b u t a w orm , a f t e r a ll," she b u ilt every y e a r in tre e s an d hedges. o pinion o f Mr». M a n d a te ^ th e w ife of O ne good w ay o f p re p a rin g tin egg Is ' i m de b y A m erican A g ric u ltu rist show s sighed, th e tra d itio n s of h e r P u rita n W h a t becom e« o f all th ese hom es a f te r th e C e n tra l A m erican ex p lo rer, u n til to se p a ra te th e w h ite from th e yolk, th a t a t le a s t tw o co n d itio n s serv ed to k eep in g th e la t t e r u n broken. Add s p rev en t sncccsa w ith th is facto ry . T he a n c e stry being stro n g upon her. th e b ird s h a v e flitted from th em a t sh e lived In th e fo re st region n ear “ B u t you look nice enough to e a t!” ! sommer*« e n d ? M ost of th em a re lined C opan. w h o re sh e sa w th e p a rro ts In a p in ch o f s a lt t s th e w h ite an d b e a t It p la n t w a s too sm nll In cap a c ity for to a stiff fro th . F u t It in a very sm all p ro fitab le o p eratio n , a n d tb e f a r m e r , p ro tested th e youth. w ith sh e ep ’s wool, w ith fe a th e rs an d s ta te o f p e rfe c t freedom Indulging In b a k in g dish a u d d ro p th e yolk lu th e w ere so m e w h a t a p a th e tic In ta k in g up “Oh. you’re a bird!*’ th e shy girl f a l o th e r m a te ria ls th a t hind th em to g e th a ll th e f e a ts p racticed by tlie lr caged cen ter. IMnce th e d ish In a h o t oven t l * w o rk o f fu n tla h ln g nn a d e q u a te tered. a s if to Indicate th a t sh e deem ed er. Now, It h ap p en s t h a t b eetles an d cousins. fo r n few m o m en ts. Add a b it o f b u t ru p p ly o f beets. M ean w h ile advices Ills a ttitu d e of m ind larg ely a m a tte r m o th s an d o th e r insects d e v o u r th ese G r a t it u d e . com e to u a fro m all d ire c tio n s of con te r an d sa lt u u d p ep p er. 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She—Yon st-e so peculiar! pound o f oleom ar. n rie e or poor h a tte r • soldier, h e Is presum e*. Io r a r e noth o rig in a l. M iss C la m b a k e ? "—C leveland cago P ost. He—In w h st w s r? You tell r e th a t I tin t of tb e o rn a m e n t. conld b e sold a s th e g en u in e clean in g fo r life .—K a n s a s C ity In d n -c n d e n t P la in D ealer. am faith fu l sitd manly ,n d »tea ir ¡u my p ro d u ct o f th e cow .- Je rse y B ulletin. H m l. T r la r a e r U a s s t S t . Its hits. and you know my lore I * you Is R o w T f c e y L o s « H e r . RAILW AY RUM BLES. “So you Anally pro p o sed ?” said bis u n s w e r v in g . V a c a n t C h a ir« . “W h y d id y o u r cook leav e so «addon- B e t w e e « G a lla n t« . Bln— Ye*. bat there are ttm is when I ehttm. A s p h a lt P a v e m e u t. "A ttention ?’* repeated the heavy t r a In 24 hours d o se upon 700 traina pasa 1 j r r “ I t vexed me horribly, I tell you." would 'ike yon to appear o th e rs lee tliau “ W ell. 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B., le t m e a d v is e you- to be e n e r w as eugagod In su p p re ssin g th e carefu l. I sh a ll see you fo r an y a m o u n t P it isk a rebellion he o rd ere d th e d e an d ra ise you. T h e lim it Is off. 1 su p s tru c tio n of a c e rta in farm h o u se. Not pose?" se ein g a n y sig n s o f his o rd e rs ln.hu 4 She said It w a s an d c a s t a check ca rrie d o u t. he rode o v e r w ith h is s ta if for $500 in th e pot. an d found an In te re s tin g situ atio n . In “ B efore 1 see th a t m ay I ask a q u es i th e d oorw ay o f th e doom ed fa rm h o u s e tion?" he sa id to th e assem b led p lay ers. “ I w a n t to know th is—in ease th e re a re tw o s tr a ig h t flushes, ea c h ace high, w hich s u it w in s?" “ D iam onds," w a s th e u n an im o u s re- ply. H e h an d ed to M rs. B. her check an d . lay in g d o w n a ten. Jack, queen, k in g an d ace o f diam onds, re m a rk e d tL at sh e w as a very b ra v e w om an. B ut sh e a ssu red him th a t h e r h a n d w as w orth $500 a n d exposed a ten , ja c k , queen, k in g a n d ace of clubs. “ H ow f a r w ould you h a v e gone?" som e one a sk e d her, to w hich sh e m ad e an sw e r: " I sh o u ld n 't h a v e th o u g h t of sto p p in g n n d er $5,000, a n d 1 am h a lf a n g ry th a t he d id n ’t g iv e m e a ch a n c e to b e t It's such g lo rio u s fu n ." —N ew Y ork P ress. PEOPLE OF THE DAY.