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,"