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Prisoners and Captives By H. S. MERRIMAN CHAPTER X. Claud Tyars walked through the nar row streets, westward, without noticea ble haste. His gait was neither that of the busy city merchant nor the easy lounge of the sailor out of work. Pres ently he iseenied to recognize some famil iar landmark. He turned suddenly up a narrow passage and, pushing open a wing-glass door, climbed a flight of lead covered steps. On the second floor he - stopped before a door bearing on a small brass plate the name, "M. M. Easton." Without knocking he opened the door. and on his entrance an elderly man rose from Jiis seat at a low table, and. after a quick glance, lowered his colorless eyes, bowing gravely. Tyars returned the sal utation with a short nod. The elderly man then turned to go Into a room beyond the small, bare office. When he turned his back, this city clerk was no longer elderly. His back was that of a young man. Addressing him self to some unseen person in the inner room, he uttered two words only the name of the visitor waiting in the outer office without prefix or comment. "Come in, Tyars !" called out a cheer ful tenor voice, Immediately ; and the clerk, turning into an old man again, stepped aside to let the visitor pass through the doorway. The man who rose to greet Tars. hold ing out a thin hand across the table at which he had been seated, was singularly light. His narrow shoulders sloped at a larger angle from the lines of his sin ewy neck than is usually to be found in men of the Anglo-Saxon race. The hand held out was unsteady, very white and long. The face was narrow and extreme ly small; at school Matthew Mark Eas ton had been nicknamed "Monkey" Eas ton. Despite his youthful appearance it was some years since he had left school, and indeed men of his year at Harvard were mostly married and elderly, while Kaston still retained his youth. In addi tion to this enviable possession there was still noticeable in his appearance that Blight resemblance to a monkey by which he had acquired a nickname singularly appropriate. It was not only in the small. Intelligent face, the keen, anxious eyes and thin lips, that this resemblance made itself discernible, but in quickness of glance and movement, in that refined and nervous tension of habit, which is only found in monkeys and all the lower animals. By way of greeting this man whistled two or three bars of "See the Conquering nero comes softly through his teeth, ana pointed to-a chair. "Smith," he said, raising his voice, you may as well go to the bank now with those checks." There came no answer to this sugges tion, but presently the door of the outer office closed quietly. "I call him Smith," continued Easton In a thin and pleasant voice spiced by a distinct American accent, "because his name is Pavloski. That unfortunately luxuriant crop of gray hair standing traight up gives him a foreign appear ance, which the name of Pavloski would seem to confirm. Besides, It takes such a long time to say Pavloski." While he was speaking Easton's face had remained quite grave, and, conse quently, very sad. There was a short si lence. Both had much to say, and they appeared to be thinking and searching for a suitable beginning. Easton spoke first. "I see," he said, "that you are trim and taut, and. ready as usual. The ex ecutive keeps np to the mark." "Yes," replied Tyars, "my department Is In working order. The ship la getting on well, and I have found my first offi cer." The slight, delicate man looked at his companion's large limbs and half sup pressed a sigh. His wistful little face contracted into a grave smile, and he nodded bh head. "I dislike you," be said, in his peculiar ly humorous way, "when you talk like that. It seems to Imply an evil sense tt exultation in your physical superior ity, which, after all, is fleeting. You ire only dust, you know. But but it Is. rather poor fun staying at home and pull bg strings feebly." "It has its advantages," said Tyars, in in unconsciously thoughtful tone, which brought the restless eyes to his face at nee. Besides," he added, more lightly, "you do not pull feebly.- The tugs are pretty strong, and the strings, you must remember, reach a good distance." "Ye-e!" Mathew Mark Easton had a lingular habit of elongating the little rord Into several syllables, as if in order to gain time for thought. "Ye-es I I sup pose It has. But," he said, rousing him elf, "I have not been Idle. That Is to lay. Smith Pavloski Smith, you know. He has been working terrifically hard. Poor fellow I His wife Is out there at Kara." "Yea, I know. You told me," Inter rupted Tyara, and hia manner oncon iciously implied that a fact once Impart- rj to him was never forgotten. "Ha he eard from or of her yet?" "No, not for two years. He believes ihe Is alive still, and a report came from Riga that she had been sent to Kara." The Englishman listened without eom nent His strong, bearded face was not pleasant to look upon just then, for the Massive Jaw was thrust forward, and there waa a peculiar dull glow in his placid eye. "There was a child, you know," con tlnoed the American, watching the ef fect of hia words, "to be born in prison In a Siberian prison, where the attend in ts are the riffraff of the Russian army more brutes than men. That would probably be a year ago." He paused, bis this voice lowering to ward the end of the eentence In a way (hat rendered hia American accent singu larly impressive In ita simple narrative. "I wonder," be continued, "what has lecome of that refined lady and that help ess Infant now. It brings the thing tefore one, Tyara, in rather a bright lght, to think that that man 8m Par pskl, who cornea here at half-past nine jvery morning, goes ont to lunch In a tmall eating house next door, and goes pome to his lodging at five o'clock; that fast ma has a wife In a Siberian prison. 4. wife a woman- whom ha Jiaa lived with war day day after day j whose every fooa, erary little gesture, ever thought. is familiar to him. I surmise that It must be worse than being in a Siberian prison one's self !" It Is easy to set down the words, but to render the slight twang, the wonder ful power of expressing pathos that lay hidden in this man's tongue, Is a task be yond any pen. Tyars stopped him with a quick gesture of the head, as if to inti mate that all this was no news to him. "Why," he asked, curtly, "are you showering all this upon me? Do you think that I am the sort of fellow to turn, back?" Oh, no ! answered Easton In an alter ed tone. Then he turned in his chal and, unlocking a drawer In the pedestal of his writing table, he drew forth sev eral leather-bound books, which he set upon the table in front of him. "Oh, no : he said, turning the pages. "Only you seemed to be of opinion just now that the pastime of staying at home and pull ing strings had its advantages." "So it has," waa the cool reply: "but that in no way alters the case aa far as I am concerned." "Then I apologize," said Easton, rals ing his eyes without moving his head, thought, perhaps well, never mind !" "What do you think?" "I had a sort of notion that some other interest had sprung up that you were getting sick of all this long preparation. "And wished to back out?" suggested Tyars in his high-bred indifference. As he spoke he looked up and their eyes met. A strong contrast these two pairs of eyes. The one, large, placid; the other quick, keen and restless. Although Easton's gaze did not lower or flinch, his eyes were not still ; they seemed to search from corner to corner of the large glance that met his own. I am afraid," he said, ignoring the question, "that I am getting a trifle skep tical. I have had more than one dis appointment. Our doctor Philippi, you know has been appointed sanitary in spector of the town of Lille, or something equally exciting. He has intimated that while fully sympathizing with our noble scheme, he can only help us now with his purse and his prayers. I do not imagine that his purse will assist you materially to steer through the ice on a dark night in the Sea of Kara." "It comes, no doubt," said Tyars, half apologizing for the French doctor's treachery, "from his failure to realize the whole thing. The nation took up the qur-tim of the slave trade without a moment's hesitation, and that was one upon which there were undoubtedly argu ments upon both sides of equal weight. We are not sure now that the compara tively small proportion of the human race victimized by the slave trade has really benefited. The state of Russia and her system of government is a disgrace to the whole world yet the whole world closes its eyea to the fact. The Siberian exiles, In my estimation, call for more sympathy than those thick-skinned, dense brained negroes." Easton said nothing. His father had been a slave owner, but he fact was unknown to Tyars, and he did not think it necessary to mention It. Had the slave trade never been suppressed, Matthew Mark Easton would have been one of the richest men in America. As it was, he sat daily in this little office in the city of London conducting to all outward appearances a small and struggling com mission agent's business. It was some what characteristic of the man and his country that Claud Tyars should be. al lowed to remain in Ignorance of these matters. . . Easton now turned to the leather-bound books, and the two men sat far into the day discussing questions strictly technical and strictly confined to the fitting out of the small vessel lying in the London dock for an expedition to the Arctic seas. Even in the , discussion of these details each man retained his characteristic man ner of treating outward things. Eastan was irresponsible, gay and light, while beneath the airy touch there lurked' a truer, firmer grasp of detail than Is pos sessed by the majority of men. His queer little face was never quite grave, even while speaking of the most serious matters. His manner was, throughout, suggestive, of the forced attention of a schoolboy, ready to be led aside at the slightest interruption, while the relation of hard facta and the detailing of long statistics ran from his glib tongue with out the least sign of effort. twee'n them, both being lonely men with no sisters or cousins to admire their prowess. These slight retrogressive explanations will serve, perhaps, to make clear the po sition of Matthew Mark Easton with re gard to Claud Tyars in the events that follow. To some extent the outcome of these past Incidents was a dinner party given by the American one November evening. Of those assembled some are living to this day, but others, though young, are now dead, leaving to the sur vivors the memory of a brave example, the unanswered question of a useless life, lived and lost. There was nothing singular or remark able about the fare provided. It waa, in fact, supplied "all hot" by a neighboring confectioner, but the guests formed as unique a collection of feasters aa could well be found even in the metropolis of England. Among the first to arrive was Smith "P. Smith," as Easton playfully called him. The old young clerk of the little office in the city, Pavloski Smith, was dressed In irreproachable swallow tail coat and white tie. He shook hands with Easton, bowing his gray head in a pe culiar jerky manner, as if they had not parted at the office two hours before. After him came at Intervals three men ; the first elderly and stout, the oth er two younger, but all alike had that peculiar repose of manner which was espe cially noticeable In the man called Pav loski. They were evidently foreigners. They spoke English remarkably well, and made few mistakes in grammar. Easton received them with a few words of welcome. 'Tyars," he said to each in turn, "has found a gentleman who will serve aa first officer. He brings him to-night." "Is," Inquired the stout man, who was of a somewhat ceremonious habit, "is Mr. Tyars well?" "Quite well, thanks; at least, I sur mise so, was the answer. The two younger men heard the news without comment. Without awaiting an Invitation Pavloski drew a chair for ward to the hearth rug and sat directly in front of the fire, holding his two hands out toward the warmth. In this position It became evident that he was a contem porary of the two younger men, who presently moved toward the fire and etood talking together in their peculiar Eng lish, while Easton and the stout gentle man exchanged meaningless platitudes. The three younger men had thus grouped themselves together, and when placed in proximity there was some sub tle point of resemblance between them which could not at first sight be defined. It lay only In the eyes, for In build and complexion there was no striking like- m . . 1 1 ni'gs. Uacn 01 tnese tnree men naa a singularly slow glance. They raised their eve to one's face rather after the man ner of a whipped dog, and when looking up there was noticeable a droop of the lower lid which left a space of white be low the pupil of the eye. It may be seen in men and women who have passed through great hardship or an unspeak able sorrow. Such eyes as these apeak for themselves. One can tell at once that thty have at one time or other looked upon something very unpleasant Finally Tyara entered the room, closely followed by Oswin Grace. There were thus seven partakers of the good things provided by a neighboring confectioner four Russians, two Eng lishmen and an American. There had been no secrecy about their coming; no mystery taps at the door, no strange sounding passwords. Moreover, the con versation was of a simple, straightfor ward nature, without dramatic relief in the way of ambiguous and irrelevant re marks respecting the length of some alle gorical night and the approach of a sym bolic dawn. fTn Da eontlnned.t When clover fields are infected with the root borer, allowing tliem to stand but two years will help to subjugate the pest In any locality. Every farmer should have bis seed corn testing patch, on which competing selections from his own fields and va rieties secured elsewhere may be sub jected to a careful field test under his own eye. Effective Trap Neat. A very simple trap nest Is thus de scribed by Orange Judd Farmer : One side and part of the top on one com partment is removed to show the inte rior construction. Each compartment should be 13 inches wide, 15 Inches high and SO inches deep, while the nest box is 12 Inches1 square and 3 inches deep. Every poultry raiser knows the value of a trap nest, so it Is not nec essary to enter Into its utility. Any number of them may be constructed sldo by side, and all equipped In the same manner. The doorway at the front Is 10' Inches wide and 12 Inches high, the door is 12 Inches square and is caught at one corner with a screw. When it Is set the doorway is open, but BrnUif a Stall Kicker. The chronic stable kicker, aside from being a nuisance, causes much damage and often injures other ani mals. To break him of the habit, fill a grain sack half full of sand and swing from celling with rope, so sack will hang where heels or horse will have good play upon It. Tie him flrml in the stall with a heavy, stout rope, At the first kick the bag will swing away, often as high as the celling, If kicked squurely. It will then return and give him as good as he sent This will lead to a general mlxup between the horse and sandbag, and the sack of sand will hold Its own, returning a he sends, with considerable Interest He will soon find that he is up against a losing proposition, and, learning this, will be thoroughly cowed. Leave the sack behind him for a week or more and then remove. If he should at any time show any tendency to return to his old habit of kicking, arrange the sack as before and the cure will be final. Successful Farming. SERVICEABLE TRAP HEST. THE CACTUS CHEESE. CHAPTER XI. More conspiracies have failed from Im pecuniousiry man irom ireacnery. ir a man has money in sufficient quantity, se crecy i easily purchased. Even if he has enough money to buy a respectable coat, he is already on the high road to success, If the conspirators assemble in swallow tall coats and white ties, they are almost free from danger. Suspicion fixes herself upon the impecunious, the unfortunate, the low in station. She haunts the area steps, and flies at the luxurious sound of carriage wheels. She never enters the front door, but if she wishes to reach the upper floor, creepeth up the back stairs. Under the respectable shade of a silk hat, gloved and washed, any of as may trespass where he with but a shabby coat and forlorn boots will call down Ignominy on his head. Well dressed, we may steal horses; shabbily clad, we must not even look over walls. There waa in the temperament of Mat thew Mark Easton that small seed of ag gressive courage which makes conspira tors, agitators and rebels of sensible men. Under the influence of such men as Claud Tyars and Pavloski, he was capable of developing great energy, and there is little doubt that these two, unconsciously working together, forced the American to assume a gradually increasing weight of responsibility, to the dimensions of which he remained partially ignorant In persuading Tyars to espouse a cause of which the particulars will be hereafter narrated, Easton had, soma years previously, unwittingly cast his own lot with that cause to a greater and fuller extent than his easy going nature would ever knowingly have allowed. Ha had set the torch to a brand of which the flames soon enveloped him. Meeting Ty ars at aa international aquatic compe tition a friendship had sprung up ka Can Anr Good Come Oat of the Thorn j- Plant of the Deaertf A jiew table delicacy has come out of Mexico, and a correspondent of tho New York Evening Post says that it can be produced with equal facility nd in unlimited quantities on the hitherto practically barren plains of the Southwest The Mexicans call It queso de tuna," which, being inter preted, means cactus cheese. .The cac tus plant Is covered with sharp spines, hich protect It from cattle and other animals which would devour and ex terminate it if it were not so guarded by nature. It grows so abundantly on the plains of Mexico and our own Southwest that for two or three years scientific experts have been trying to discover some use for it, being con vlnced that nature would not have made so much of anything that was good for nothing. Their efforts have been rewarded. From the cactus, despised and rejected of men and beasts, to the cactus cheese, guaranteed to delight epicures who have learned to like It, is but a step. The corre spondent intimates that fondness for this cheese, like that for some other brands, must be be acquired, but once acquired Its indulgence will be a Joy forever. One learns that the fruit of the cac tus "looks for all the world like a fine grade of chocolate." It Is put up In packages about the size of a pound of butter, and, when wrapped In tinfoil. Is safe from deterioration. Another use to which the plant is put Is the manufacture of syrup, and a sort of Jelly can be produced which is said to resemble Scotch marmalade In the ease with which it lends Itself to pleasing combination with bread or crackers. Since the discovery that the cactus could be made to minister to human needs, the Department of Agriculture has been experimenting with a view to learning whether it might be treated so as to provide fodder for cattle. It Is found that If the plants are cut and left to "soak In their own Juice" for half a day, the spines become harm less, and cattle are very fond of the cactus In this state. An attempt Is being made to develop a smooth type of cactus, and while It It possible that, without care, a harmless plant so rel ished by several animals besides cattlo might become extinct, it Is believed that a variety without spines might be cultivated with profit when the hen hus sprung It the door falls and the opposite end to the screw catches in an iron staple which pre vents It from being moved by the cap tive hen. The top of the nests are provided with a few slats at the forward end for light and ventilation, and each compartment has a trapdoor hinged at the top so the hen can be removed from the nest The nest box is provided with two screws at each side Just for ward from the middle. These rest on blocks with a V-shapel top. The nest is balanced so the weight it a hen when she f teps on the front edge will tip It down, thereby releas ing the wire end that holds the door and allows It to fall. Two pieces of wire are used. One Is made fast to a screw eye driven In the front edge of the box and extends up nearly to the under Ride of the top, where a piece of cord Is tied to It The cord passes through a screw eye and toward the front cf the box, v.lwre, four Inches from the eye, It Is tied to the longer piece of wire that extends to the door. The wire and string are adjusted so the front ' end of the wire passing through a hole In the board will pro ject a quarter of an inch and support the door. When the hen steps on the box and drags the wire down that pulls the long wire In and the door drops. By opening the trap door at the top It Is easy to set the door again. Don't Neglect the Stablea. Many dairymen who are Inclined to be exceedingly cleanly about the sta bles during the winter give them lit tie care during the summer when the cows are largely milked In the pasture, a plan of milking many follow. There are days and nights during the summer when the cows must be housed and the milking done in the stables, hence If they have been neglected the milk Is surely to absorb any undesirable odor that may exist. We find It an excellent plan to clean the stables thoroughly Just as soon as the cows are turned out to grass, and this thoroughness consists In washing the walls with a 6trong solution of car bolic acid, then going over them thor ughly with whitewash. In this man ner all germs and odors are destroyed. This Is by no means all, for each week the stables are thoroughly purified, so that there will be no possible odor to spoil the milk. Exchange. Baser Steps for Harness Hooks. Old buggy steps make good harness hooks one gets at the stores, writes sooks one gets at the stores, writes GOOD HABNESS HOOKS. Use Good Tools In Spraying-. Those who do spraying on a consider able scale fully realize the importance of the very best outfits for the purpose. Those who have but little spraying to do will find smaller Implements which will answer the purpose, but will no tice that there is a great difference In the prices for the same capacity Imple ment This difference represents the difference between something valuable and something made to sell, the only value such latter Implements have Is for use in the small agrden where but a few trees or bushes are to be sprayed. Better pay double the price asked for the cheap sprayer and get something that may be depended upon to do the work properly and effectively and which will not be worthless the first time the metal comes in contact with the chemicals. How to Throw a Steer. Here Is a very simple but sure way to throw a large or small steer. Use rope, three-quarter Inch, about 23 feet T0 an Indiana farmer. Cut off the step at the dottel line A, and nail the book part up as shown in B. Rank of Sheep Industry. Sheep and wool are the seventh lar gest industry In the United States. The number of sheep In the world is esti mated at 000,000,000 ; of this number one-third fire classed merinos. Tho Leicester breed of sheep was founded In 1802 by Lord Polwarth, of Mer toun. The Spanish merinos were first Imported 1 11 to. England by George III In 1791 It Is said that woolen goods were manufactured In Asia 2,000 years before the Christian era. The domes ticated Rheep were first introduced in to America by the Spaniards about the year I5O0. The Robert Taylor clip of Montana, 500,000 pounds, Is the lar gest clip In the United States raised by one grower. Knlcker Few girls keep up their music after they are married. Bocktr And yet some persons say that mar riage Is a failure. New York Son. His Wife Have you had a bad day, dear? The Financier Yes, I lost over f260,000. And the worst of it Is that nearly $100 of that was my own mon ey I Life. Uncle How do you like your employ er? Tommy I think he's bigoted. Un cle In what way? Tommy Well, he tlnks dat words ougbter be spelt hi way all de time. Molly He Is a student at one of the big colleges. Polly Nonsense! He talked with us for an hour when he was here yesterday and never used a bit of slang. Somerville Journal. "This flower la strictly up-to-date," said the florist "What do you mean by that?" asked the prospective cus tomer. "Why," be explained, "rt waa obtained by grafting." Detroit Free Press. Is she pretty?" they asked of the young man who was speaking of hia fiancee. "Well, I don't want to boast," he replied, "but she always gets a seat In a crowded street car." Stray Stories. If the sweet girl graduate of last June hasn't got a school or an engage ment ring yet, It Is high time for her to study shorthand and hustle around to get a Job at typewriting. Somer ville Journal. Ferdy Really, Patrick, I'd rather ride Staggers than take a spin In the touring car. The Groom Sure, 'tis strange ye fale that way, sor, consider In' that Staggers is ownly a wan-hoss-power hoss. Puck. "He claims that he built tbe first passenger elevators used In this coun try." "Nonsense! The Mississippi steamboats were running and blowing up regularly long before he was born." Philadelphia Press. "No, my little girl, I can't lend your mother any flour or oil or butter or flatirons or lamps or potatoes or any thing else that she sent you over for, but go back and te'l her I have a lot of trouble she can borrow." Baltimore American. Mother Come now, Will, if you'll only be good I'll give you a penny. Willie No'm; I won't be good for less'n five cents. Mother Why, you were good yesterday for a penny. Wil lie I know, but yesterday was bargain day Philadelphia Press. First Girl What are you waiting for? Why don't you finish your letter to Ella? Second Girl I don't know whether to say "Ever yours, with truest love," or simply "Yours affectionately.' You see, I can't endure Ella I think she's detestable ! Tit-Bits. "See here!" snapped the landlord. who had responded to the tenant's hur ry call for a plumber, "I thought you said the water In your cellar was two feet deep. "It's only a few Inches." Well, that's as deep as my two feet," retorted the tenant, "and that's too much." Clara Did the papers notice your father at the great banquet? Johnny Yes. Clara Well, mamma said she could not see his name on tbe list Johnny No ; but the list ends up with "and others." That means papa. They always mention him that way. Illus trated Bits. Magistrate and M. P. After mature and careful consideration of your case, I have come to the conclusion that you are a lazy, good-for-nothing rogue. May I ask If you ever earned a shilling In your life? Prisoner Oh, yes, I have, yer 'onor. I voted fer yer 'onor once. The Sketch. Tom Look at that crowd of women Simmer I'ae of Grains. The feeding problem, In some sec tions, Is quite as formidable in the summer as In the winter, and this la particularly the case where the feeding trying to get In that department store. is largely done In tho barn, which, by j Dick Yes, It's a regular crush. Tom the way, Is becoming more popular . But It's so early. Why, the doors every year among dairymen. What 1 aren't open yet Dick Yes, they're the grains one shall use depends largely women who followed the line of advice upon the methods which Individual ; jn the advertisement : "Come early and FOB THHOWIItO THI 8TEXB. long, Is best passing one end of the rope around the steer, and tying In a hard knot; pass the rope back and around tbe body agahn In front of tbe hips, passing the end of tbe rope under the rope, so as to form a draw, extend ing the end of the roe straight behind the steer. By pulling 100 pounds on the end of the rope, s 1,000-pound steer can be thrown with ease. Farm Notes. Be slow to condemn an old sow that does good work. More money Is lost by feeding hogs too long than by selling too early. For making good grafting wax melt together four parts resin (by weight) ; two parts beeswax ; one part tallow. If you desire to hit the bull's eye aim high and in doing to load so aa to obtain more bushels from fewer acres. In tbe spring the muscles of a horso arc soft and they tire easily. Let them take It easy until they become accus tomed to work and then you can "push on the linen." feeders have found most profitable In the past, but corn, In the summer ra tion, must be sparingly used. The stock foods or the concentrated grains, purchased already mixed, ought alsa to be handled carefully and particu larly so when little or no pasture Is given the animals. avoid the rush." Catholic Standard and Times. The desperate man, weary of life, opened an upper window In the sky scraper and threw himself out He landed on top of a load of mattresses with which a teamster happened to be driving along at the moment "Hang the luck!" he exclaimed, as be rose to him feet, shook himself, and found that I might The Farm Garden. Do not plow the garden when the soil Is so wet as to be lumpy or It will he was practically uninjured. bother all tbe first part of the season, have known this would be the result narrow very thoroughly and lay off of Jumping from the thirteenth floor!" the space In as long rows as possible, . Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondego had Just re planting In these all vegetables except turned from her summer vacation, lettuce, radishes, etc. Rows should not My goodness!" she exclaimed, as she be less than three fee't apart so that inspected the alterations that had been the horse cultivator can be used. If ma)je in the house during her absence, the space Is limited It Is. of course, j ThiB Isn't the kind of wall paper I better to use the hand-wheel hoe and wanted. It won't harmonize with my garden-drill machine and plant more complex ion at all!" "Well," Irritably closely, but on the farm there Is usual-1 answered her husband, "you can change ly plenty of space that could be used your complexion a good deal easier to advantage In the labor saving plan than we can repaper the whole bouse.' Chicago Tribune. A clergyman who had accepted an In vitation to officiate at Sunday servlcea in a neighboring town entrusted bla of wide rows. Hea Mantra and Gaaao. Never apply unadulterated hen drop pings, or any other pure guano, direct ly on seeds or plants ; applied pure It new curate with the performance of bla will destroy the germ on most plants. 1 own duties. On returning borne he Properly prepared fowl manure may be asked bis wife what she thought of the applied with benefit "to any crop, field , curate's sermon. "It was the poorest or garden, broadcast or harrowed In, I one I ever heard," she replied, prompt- but Is more economically employed In ly "nothing In It at alL" Later In the the bill or drill. As good a plan as day the clergyman, meeting bis curate. any, probably, is to gather tbe drop- asked blm how be bad got on. "Oh, pings as often as twice a week, and ery well," waa the reply. "I dldnt mix with about twice their bulk of dry 1 bave time to prepare anything, no I atUk, preacned one of your unused sermons,"
