Prisoners and Captives
By H. S. MERRIMAN
CH AFTER XIII.
Enst on laughed reassuringly. He was
nor rfriii.l of clever women. Miss Win
ter must almost have hoard the laugh,
while there was still a smile on his face
as he bowed before her.
"I have never," he said, as he seated
himself, "been at an entertainment of
this description before. I am only a be
ginner. In our country we manage things
differently ; and I cannot yet understand
how much talking and so little action can
btnefit any cause."
"But," said Miss Winter, "you are not
new to England. There is nothing about
jou to lead one to that conclusion."
"Thank you," he replied, gravely. "My
claw-hammer coat was made in Piccadil
ly, so 1 suppose it is all right."
He looked down at the garment in
question, and dusted the sleeves lightly
with a perfectly gloved hand.
"Do you like it V" he inquired simply.
Miss Winter was becoming interested.
She therefore quelled a sudden desire to
laugh, and answered :
"Yes; it is a very nice coat."
,-I am not," he said, after a pause, "new
to England, but I have not moved much
In Ixindon society. I suppose the men
do all the moving in your society? th,v
seem to. The women sit mostly still and
wait till the men come to them. With us
it is different."
"The women," replied this womanly
lady, "are beginning to move with us, and
from what I have seen of the result, I
rather incline toward the old policy of
Bitting still." .
He turned and looked at her with a
little nod. There was in his queer, rest
less eyes a distinct glance of approval.
"Yes," he said, "yes. So I should sur
mise. Our ladies are very fascinating,
and very clever, and all that, but but
the young men do not seem to make such
a pretty show of loving them as we read
of in olden times. At all events, they do
not continue to show them that regard
which. I remember, my father showed
toward my mother."
"I myself am an humble admirer of
the womanlv school."
"And I,"' added Easton. "Now," he
continued, after a pause, "do tell rue,
what do all these good people think they
are doing here to-nightV"
"They think firstly," replied Miss Win
ter, "that they are getting their names
into the fashionable society papers. Sec
ondly, that their natural or arificial
adornment is creating a distinct impres
sion. Thirdly, and lastly, that they are
assisting in some indefinite way toward
the solution of a problem of which the
rudiments are entirely unknown."
"Then in England, as well as in my
own country, charity is a recognized play
thing of society," suggested Easton.
"Yes. We take it up in late autumn
and winter, when there are no races, no
regattas, nor lawn tennis parties."
"Ah! then," said the American, "so
ciety is very much the same here as else
where." At this moment Oswin Grace passed
within earshot of them. He heard the
remark, and recognized the voice. When
he turned, his surprise at seeing Miss
Winter and EaRton together was so mark
ed as to cause a little frown to pass
across the queer, wistful face of the
American. He returned the young Eng
lishman's comprehensive bow, however,
with perfect equanimity.
""ou know Oswin Grace?" inquired
Miss Winter.
"Oh, yes," was the cool reply ; "Tyars
brought him to my rooms one evening."
Miss Winter skillfully concealed eager
ness. "They are great friends," she said,
lightly.
"Y"e-es, Yes, Tyars constantly talks
of him."
"I suppose," continued Miss Winter, in
th same indifferently conversational way.
"that they have many interests in com
mon ; both being sailors. At least, I be
lieve Claud Tyars considers himself a
sailor now."
This was clever, and the wary little
man paused. He felt convinced that Miss
Winter knew less of the past life of Tyars
than she would have him believe. More
over, he suspected that she had never
hitherto calh'd him Claud Tyars. The
Implied familiarity was a trap, womanly,
clever and subtle; but Easton avoided it
with pquul skill. He maintained an easy
silence. Immediately afterward, how
ever, he made a blunder.
"Oswin," said Miss Winter, "is a great
friend of mine, and I think Helen is my
greatest friend."
"A sister?" inquired Easton, rashly.
"Y'es. Mr. Tyars has not spoken of
hr, then?"
"No. Tyars did not tell me that Grace
bad a sister."
There was a short pause. Perhaps the
American heard the little sigh of relief
given by his companion, marking, as it
were, the relaxation of an effort; such
a sigh as an athlete gives when he has
scored a success and his wa ry muscles
fall into repose. He became Instantly
conscious of his blunder. He had been
outwitted by this pleasant woman. He
Matthew Mark Easton a born In
triguer, a man with real genius for con
spiracy. "Ah l" reflected Miss Winter, "why has
Mr. Tyars omitted to make mention of
Helen's existence?" And with feminine
Intuition she made a hasty mental note of
this important item.
"So," mused Easton, during the same
Iause, "there is a Miss Grace, and Tyam
liever mentioned her. I must be very
careful. Se-ms to me that there are two
men at stake here, not one; and I cannot
afford to lose two sailors su'-h as these."
Miss Winter was now drawn into a
vortex of light hearted idlers bent upon
a systematic inspection of the pictures,
and from their ranks Easton took the first
opportunity of dropping away unobserved.
They did not speak again during the even
ing; but the little seed was sown the
little seed of mutual esteem or mutual
dislike, as tin; case may be, which under
either circumstance seems to draw aome
j-eople together here in life to spread
Its subtle tendrils. Intertwined and knit
together, until their nnlted strength is a
thing undreamed of.
-I seem," reflected Easton, subsequent
ly, "to have met that littls English lad
somewhere before. Her ways of speaking,
and aar saatLod at ainr in baraalf in
a cheery way, as if nothing mattered very
much, are familiar to me. I certainly
have not seen her before in this vale of
sorrow, as the lady writers call it. I
wonder where I have met her."
It happened to fall to the lot of Claud
Tyars to shut the door of Miss Winter's
comfortable brougham ; while Grace, who
had helped her in, stood back and nodded
a good-night.
The lady leaned back against the soft
cushions, and drew her cloak more snug
ly round her. The flashing light of street
lamp or carriage showed her face to be
grave and thoughtful. She was realizing
that Claud Tyars was something more
than a mere lover of intrigue, making a
mystery out of a very ordinary love affair.
She was recognizing now that matters
were more serious than she had at first
considered them.
CHAPTER XIV.
Miss Winter sometimes fell a victim to
a longing for labor. She sometimes felt
useless, and looked beyond the work that
lay at hand for heavier labor. When she
heard of good works done by women, she
longed to do something also.
But it was only at times that Miss
Winter gave way to this weakness, and
she was very quiet about it. When the
paroxysm was upon her, she put on a
thick veil, her quietest dress, and took
the omnibus to Tower Hill.
She was too well acquainted with the
world to go empty-handed and to make
those trivial mistakes by which many
well-meaning women reduce charity to
the ludicrous. She had an old bag spe
cially devoted to this secret vice, for one
cannot carry half pounds of butter, pack
ets of tea, and pounds of raw sausages in
one's best handbag.
The recipients of her charity were a
race of men overlooked by charity or
ganizations, ignored by those bland dis
tributors of leaflet literature who call
themselves the Sailors' Friend. Very few
people find themselves by accident in the
London Dock or the St. Katherine's
Dock : in fact, both these basins are rath
er difficult to find.
The shipkeeper is a strange, amphibi
ous creature. His calling is afloat, his
business on the waters, and yet he is no
sailor. In busier times he rarelv snent
more than two months on board of one
ship; now there are men living week
after week, month after month, year after
year on the same vessel. Many of them
never set foot outside the dock gates ;
some there are who remain afloat always.
Miss Winter had heard of these ships,
and from different sources she gradually
learned that there were men living on
board of them ; men w-hose lives were al
most as solitary as that of a sailor cast
upon some desert island. It seems strange
that within the roar of city life, almost
within stone's throw of the crowded
streets, there should be men living day
after day without speaking a word to
their fellow creatures. For if they do
not choose to come ashore, certainly no
one will trouble to go on board and see
them.
In course of time she evolved the Idea
of going to the docks to see if it was
difficult to get on board these ships, and
there she discovered that there was noth
ing easier. It was merely a matter of
paying, as it is in every other part of the
world.
At first her advances caused consterna
tion, but, woman like, she gradually made
her way, never being guilty of one retro
grade step. A few distrusted her motives,
some thought she was merely a fool, oth
ers concluded she had "got religion."
These latter were the first to welcome
her. The explanation was so simple,
and it had served to account for stranger
conduct than this.
One and all appreciated the butter and
the sausages. Some made use of the soap,
and a few read the newspapers she
brought them
Soon Miss Winter round that her ad
vent was looked for. The responsibilities
of beneficence began to make themselves
felt. She commenced to know personally
these quaint old hermits, and found that
there were sincere and insincere shipkeep-
ers sbipkeppers who were interesting and
othrs who were mere nonentities. On
the whole, she gave preference to those
who took the butter anil the sausages and
left the soap. These latter were old fel
lows who had never washed, and did not
see the good of changing their habits in
old age. This conservatism indicated a
character worthy of admiration, and supe
rior to that of such as asked for more
soap and hinted at tracts.
She became more and more interested
in this work, and Japsed into the habit
of going to the docks once a week, at
least. As Claud Tyars frequented the
same sHt with an equal regularity, their
meeting was only a question of time.
They had missed each other several
tunes by the merest chance, but at last
they came face to face in a most unde
niable manner. The morning was rather
foggy, and in consequence the dock was
more silent and sleepier than usual. Miss
Winter having just left a boat, was
mounting the steep wet steps from the
edge of the slimy water, when a tall
man, emerging from the fog, came to
the top of the stairs and hailed the boat.
"Wait a minute," he said ; "I want
you."
He came down a step or two and stood
to one side to let Miss Winter pass.
In doing so, he looked at her, and she,
glancing up to thank him, gave a little
start.
"Ah '.' she exclaimed. "You h"re
Mr. Tyars?"
He raised his hat without betraying
any surprise.
"Yes," he answered, "of course. The
dock have a natural attraction for me
a sailor."
"I forgot," she said, looking calmly
at him, "that you were a sailor."
She had been betrayed Into surprise,
but in a moment her usual alertness re
turned to her. She passed on, and ha
followed her.
"Are you alone?" he Inquired.
"Oh, yes," Bhe replied, lightly. "I am
quite at home here. I come nearly every
week and Interrupt the meditations of
the ship keepers. I look after their tem
poral welfare. It Is quit my own idea,
I assure you, that I hava no connection
with any philanthropic society."
Tracts r ha laaulrad, shortly.
"No; no tracts,"vshe replied. "San
sages, butter and sonp essentially of this
world."
lie was -walking beside her, suiting his
step with an implied sense of protection,
almost of approbation, which annoyed
her.
"There may be," he suggested, half
ironically, "u hidden motive in the soap."
"But there is not," she replied, sharply.
"I advocate cleanliness only. Personally,
I prefer the dirty ones."
"Probably." he said, "you do a great
deal of good. These poor fellows lead a
very lonely life. Y'ou must seem to them
like a being from another world."
"So I am, Mr. Tyars," she said, still
upholding her work. "Quite another
world."
Then she suddenly laid aside her grav
ity with that strange inconseauenee which
is one of the many important differences
between the male and female mind.
"You speak feelingly," she continued,
in thinly veiled mockery. "Perhaps you
have been a ship keeper yourself. You
seem to have been a good many things."
"Y'es," was the calm reply. "I have.
I was once a ship keeper in the Southern
Atlantic."
She was silenced. The details of his
terrible experience on board the fever
stricken merchantman had never been
vouchsafed, but it was not difficult to
imagine them from the official account he
had been forced to publish.
Suddenly this cheerful little lady had
realized the pettiness of her own exist
ence, the futility of her own small ca
price. She glanced up at him, almost
meditating an apology. . Observant and
analytical as she was, she had not yet no
ticed a fact of which Tyars was fully
aware; she had not noticed that in her
intercourse with Claud Tyars she inva
riably began in an antagonistic vein, and
that with equal monotony this - antagon
ism melted after a few moments.
In one respect Tyars was a common
place man. He possessed the genius of
command, which is the genius most 'often
encountered in the world. It is merely a
genius of adaptation, not of creation. Its
chief characteristic is a close but un
conscious observation of human nature.
He understood all who came in contact
with him much better than any one of
them understood him. Miss Winter was
conscious of a reserve in this man's
mind which was irrevocably closed to
aaasa
KJfnVft J
Prevent Mad Around Tank.
To prevent a mud bole forming
around a watering tank a structure
like this can be built A hole or pit
is dug the size of the tanlc to a depth
of six feet and is filled with broken
stone. The tank is then mounted ou
whatever kind of foundation desirable
which can be made of brick or stone,
The overflow pipe is placed In the ceu
ter of the tank instead of at the sides
which is usually the manner of attach
lng it When the wind blows the water
Instead of slopping out of the sides and
PLAN FOB THE WATEtt TANK.
making a mud hole runs over the top
of the waste pipe in the center of the
her. He casually glanced into her char-tani and runs down to seep away in
acter in passing; if there was an inner the broken rock and porous sub-soil
motive beyond his fathom, he remained
indifferent to its presence. When their
paths crossed he was pleased to meet her,
but she never flattered herself that he
would go far out of his way to hear her
opinion upon any subject..
'If, she said, 'I cared for horfOrs, I
The accompanying illustration will in
dicate how it is constructed and the
manner of disposing of the overflow
of water from a stock tank. It will
be better to have the water line a few
Inches lower than the top edge of the
should ask you some day to tell me about j tank so as to preclude the possibility
about those days your ship-keeping of any water escaping and making a
days; but I hate horrors." mud hole.
I am glad, he said, with evident re
lief. "I hate horrors, too, and should not
make a picturesque story of it,"
They walked on in silence, feeling rath
er more friendly toward each other every
moment. It was necessary to pass be
neath a crane of which the greasy chain
hung loosely right across their path. Ty
Crop Following C'otv Pea.
One ought not to get the Idea that a
worn out piece of ground cau be plant
ed to cow poas one year and be sown
to seed so as to raise a paying croo the
following year. Cow peas renovate the
ars stepped forward, and with a quick 8011 al"1 mvl'ly nitropn- but tll0' ('an
turn of ,the winch-handle, drew the chain
taut, and consequently out of her way.
It was a mere incident, trivial in its way ;
not and do not entirely rebuild it in a
short period. If one has a worn out
strip of soil, he must expect to spend
but women note these trivialities nad some time and energy on it to get it in
piece them together with a skill and se-1 proper condition. A plan somewhat af-
quence wnien men cannot rival or even ter the following would work well : Sow
mate knowledge with the smallest details
of the calling he had chosen to follow.
(To be continued.)
POVERTY AND PAUPERISM.
five pecks of cow peas per acre broad
cast and with them four or five hun
dred pounds of some good fertilizer, us
ing a fertilizer more heavily endowed
with potash and phosphoric acid than
with nitrogen, although it should con
tain some nitrogen. About the middle
of the summer plow the cow peas un
der, lime the soil heavily, five hundred
pounds or more to the acre, harrow in
and sow to a mixture of crimson clover
and raie. This, plowed under the fol
lowing spring, would give one a soil
fairly good for some cultivated crop
upon which a liberal quantity of fer
tilizer should be used. Exchange.
Marker for Corn nnd Ileana.
The runners of this marker for corn,
beans, etc., are of ash, with pieces of
oak 1x4 nailed on top. The erosspieces
are of spruce, 1x0. Can mark rows
Vi, 3, 3'-i or 4 feet, with guide pole to
swing either way. What makes this
Destitute in America Said to ' am
ber Ten Millions.
Poverty and pauperism have been
studied by a hose of sociologists and
there Is an immense literature upon the
subject. The most recent book, and,
in many respects, the most noteworthy,
is the one written by Robert Hunter,
who for many years has been a practi
cal worker among the submerged tenth,
says American Medicine. He defines
poverty as the condition in which It Is
not possible to obtain those necessaries
which will permit the maintenance of
a state of physical efficiency.
He also makes the astounding state
ment that there are IOmiO.ooo people
in poverty in the United States alone
one In every eight. Charles Booth cal
culates that 30 per cent of London's
population, or 1,3'H.i.Wm) people, are In
poverty, and that the rate in smaller
towns is nearly the same ("Life and
Labor in London"), so that the phe
nomenon Is apparently universal, the
lower the civilization the greater the
percentage of the poor.
For many reasons the whole matter
Is of vital Interest to the medical pro
fession. In the first place, such a con
dition of affairs Is a serious objection
to the new Idea that our national diet
ary Is too big one-eighth of us never
get enough. The racial deterioration
and Individual degeneration which
must result In such condition of growth marker all the more valuable aud real
of children Is a matter for serious ly a short cut, are the cultivator teeth
thought. In the next place, when any ' to the rear of each runner. These teeth
of the poor people become ill, the bur- are set one inch below the iron shoe
den of work falls on the doctor, who, of the runner and bolted fast to the
more than any other person In the 1x4 oak; they make a good, soft seed
world. Is expected to give assistance . bed.
without money and without price.
I ', . '
Theory TVot to Be Scorned.
It Is safe to say that hi no other pro
fession, for farming is a profession if
properly carried on, are there so few
practitioners who' understand the fun
damental principles of their work as
among fanners.
We call in a physician, and feel that
if he can not tell us pretty nearly what
the trouble is with the patient that he
does not understand his business. We
give a ease to a lawyer, and if he makes
a mess of It we feel, and rightly, that
he is not up In his profession. We of
the farm have a poor crop under nor
mal weather conditions, and guess at
the cause.
If we plow and sow we hope the soil
will bring a certain return. If it does
not, how many of us can tell why? The
truth of the matter is, we plow aud sow
without much regard to why we do it,
and with even less regard of what our
soil needs are and whether we have
supplied them.
If every soil worker in the country
could take a course of one year in prac
tical soil chemistry, there would be
such a change in farming operations
and results as would startle the world.
We read and see many agricultural suc
cesses, and in each and every case we
would find, if we investigated, that the
owner of the farm was well acquaint
eil with It as well acuualnted with the
case as the successful lawyer is who
wins a case before the bar. W1k not
begin to study the farm? It surely will
pay. Indianapolis News.
Alfalfa in Connecticut.
I took three and one-half acres of the
very highest, driest nnd poorest section
of my field, 100 feet above the water
line, and intensely cultivated it to the
depth of six inches or more. Then 1
sowed twenty-five pounds of alfalfa
seed to the acre on the 3d of June and
S00 pounds of high grade fertilizer tc
each acre. On July 24, fifty-two days
after seeding, I cut and cured M.Tt'iC
pounds of dry hay, and on Sept. 13 I
cut and cured JO.SoO pounds more of
dry hay, or 21,010 pounds, almost elev
en tons, In 103 days from time of seed
ing It is safe to say three tons to the
acre of dry alfalfa hay. I would not
idvise others to go into the cultivation
of alfalfa very extensively at first, yet
i tinnk that there are many high and
lry fields in New England that could
be utilized in the production of alfalfa.
eorge M. Clark in Farm and Uanch.
Trap for Kuicllah Spnrrovm.
In many localities the English spar
row has become a great nuisance. To
ENGLISH SFAKUOW TKAP.
Son Father, why do men get bald
sooner than women? Father Becausa
they don't wear their hair so long.
Him I see your social rival, Miss
Budd, has her picture In to-day's paper.
Her Indeed! What was she cured of I
Scissors.
Rodney Do you have trouble with
"shall" aud "will"? Dickey Nope;
my wife says "you shad," and 1 say
"I wilL" Fuck.
"Is your little brother In the house,
Jimmy?" "Sure he Is. Don't yer see
dat shirt of his hangin' on the line?"
Cleveland Lender.
Mary They Issued a hundred and
fifty wedding Invitations. J tine Did
they get many valuable ;reset.ts? Jane
No; they barely made exnenses.
Guest (facetiously) Mtere are two
spoons in my tea cup. What Is that
a sigu of? Hostess' Litt'e Son That's
a sign that someone else hasn't got any
spoon.
Gramercy Why not take out of
Bridget's wages enough to pay lor the
things she breaks? Mr. Gramercy
But, my dear, how could si get her
to pay us the balance each month?
"Compulsory education," remarked
the uiorallzer, "is contrary tc. the laws
of nature." "Oh, I don't know," re
joined the demoralizer. "Even the
fishes are to be found in schools, you
know."
"Why does all the world love a
lover?" "Because," auswe-uJ Miss
Cayenne, "it Hatters our vanity to ob
serve people .who are in love and think
how much more sensible wj are by
comparison."
"No truer words were ever spoken
than these: 'A fool nnd his money are
soon parted,'" said the iteturer. "Sure
thing," piped a voice f-oni tht rear of
the hall; "we all gave up fifty cents
apiece to get in here!"
"I can't decide," she s;i id. "whether
to take the hat or not. Buf It Is just
the dearest thing I have sen this sea
son." "The dearest?" asked the hus
band, with a sardonic 'auTh "Then
it's certain that you'll take it."
"I am afraid you are one of those
people who look down on toil." "Not
it all," answered the luxurious youth.
"My great great-grandfather worked
hard and invested his money, and we
are quite pleased with him for doing
so." Tit Bits.
Lady (engaging cook) Why did you
leave your last place? Bridget Ma
loney Whoi, mum, the mistress said
she didn't do wldout me, so Oi canio
to the conclusion that OI was worth
more than she was glvln' me, and Oi
lift at wanst! lMck-Mc-Cp.
"I tell you, man was not meant to
live alone. The young man In business
who is not married is sj'-iously handi
capped." "That's what! Not bring able
to put his property in his wife's name,
he's at the mercy of lis creditors."
Catholic Standard and Times.
Teacher If I gave you 15 cents, and
you had spent 8 cents ior candy, - for
marbles, and 1 cent for an apple, what
would you have left? T-Minuj 1'it'teen
cents. Teacher Now, how cm you
give such a silly answer? Tommy I
would. I'd charge the stuff to pa.
"Mr. Buggins," said the attending
poison them is dangerous. To make an
ffective trap, buy wire screenini: and
nake a box cage. Cover the top with physician gravely, "I am afraid your
thin boards; make a large, round hole wife's mind Is gone. Well, 1 in not
in center, inserting a wire funnel just 'Urprlsoil," replied Mr. B. "She's been
small enough for the bird to dmss ' ?ivlng me a piece of it every day for
through at lower end. Bait well. The
bird lighting on the cnge and seeing
bait through the funnel will readily
pass in.
twenty-three years, and she didn't have
1 whole lot to start on!" Washington
Life.
"This is the first time you have been
to prayer meeting in a long time," said
the pastor of a colored congregation.
"I had to come," replied Erastus 1'ink-
loy ; "I needs strength' nln l'se got u
job whitewnsliin' a chicken coop nn'
liuildin' a fence around a watermelon
itatch." Washington Star.
"That barber seems to be doing a
rushing business." "Yes. He has in
vented a hair tonic that smells exactly
like gasoline." "But er I don't see
HEW STYLE OF MARKCB.
Care of Old Orchard.
The man who starts out with
Hunter makes a great distinction be
tween these poor and the nauners who
expect and depend ui.n more or less young and vigorous orchard is quite
assistance even when thev are well ikely t0 8,ve 11 reasonauie goon care,
He estimates that there are 4 000 000 'or he believes that. In time. It will
pauisrs In the countrv; 2.000 000 men brinS h,nl returns- n the ot,'pr
are unemployed four to six months ev- hand man wit" an oIJ ocn,,,1
ery year and cannot get work; over that ,s Bn n,h,,t orc,,ard' to "Pnk,
1.700.000 children must work t hoin generally believes that its days of use
support the family, nnd about 5 000,- fulness are over and gives It little or
000 women must work, of whom Z000 - no care an1, as a resuIt- u "mount" to
000 are emnloved in fnct.,rta rJ, but little. Experienced orchnrdist
one-fourth of New York's people get wn( baTe Kne ,nto the ,nattr exte"
some kind of public or private relief Blve,y tnlnk that the orrnard wh,,u
every year, and yet It Is often Impos- ,s not t0 old ,9 wel1 worth carln for
Nble to get domestics for lovt or and many of tbem haTe made t,,em
money. ipay handsomely by the simple process
: of cultivation of the soil, pruning and
"Being a multimillionaire Is too mo
notonous. If you have too much money
jroo can't enjoy frivolous psstlmea."
DJ,ihj.
Horae-Eatlaar la Germany.
Germany ate 00,834 horses In 1905.
"Oh, I don't know. Mr. Rockefeller which was 15,522 more than In 1904.
playa the children's game quite often." Also 407 more dogs were eaten, not
-Children's game? What kind to counting, the careful statistician adds,
that? I those dogs which were slaughtered pri-
-Hlde and seek. ratelj for table uses.
Curlnif Hiiko of Worm.
According to Doctor I'eters, a well
nown veterinarian, nothing is better
r worms in' the lungs of hogs than
reosote. It cleans out the Intestinal
tract. It can be administered In the
following manner with the best suc-
ess: Coal creosote, one ounce; water,
ninety-nine ounces. One pint of water
weighs sixteen ounces. One ounce of the toint." "It tickles the vanity of
the mixture is the dose for a full-grown his patrons. They go around smelling
animal, and Is the dose administered f gasoline, and this gives the Impres-
wlth the morning feed. If it is neces- ,on ttlat t,u'y tnvn automobiles.
irv to drench tlm nulmnl ., Lxchniige.
drenching tube made by taking an or-1 Absentminded. It Is reirted that
dinary tin funnel and a rubier tube, n,v' A C ' ot 1?osto"' l,'"t' a wvr
place the rublier tube into the animal's u,,,Tlone Introduced aud hs became
mouth and allow it to bite on it, and 80 fa'lliaU'd wlth lc 'I'Jring the week
pour the drench into the funnel. It tl,at " tlle ,1(xt s,,,",-iy morning lie
Is letter to place a piece. of metal on Btartl,ld nls congregation by announc
the end of the rubber tube so that the ,,,K: "Glve U9 hynm I-le 0"e O
animal may bite on It continually with- fx Three!"
out stopping the flow by pinching the I'ives tnpre a mnn wlw hns not said,
rubber tube.
To-morrow I'll get out of be!
At 0 o'clock nnd get things done
Bffore the setting of the sun"'
laves there a man who has noc Raid,
Heavy Draft Animal.
ji u. reevm .Missouri Assoc at fin t ... -n i .. i
w a in. iiww " mj ill 13 I
meeting, 1'rof. Kennedy spoke as fol- I- feel," and snores ti l af:er S,
lows about the heavy draft horse: i Then wondered how he slept so late?
"The heavy draft horse weighs from race G. Bostwick, in Womd'h Hums
l.iiOO to 2.UJU M)unds, and Is worth, nt i Companion.
a minimum, $l'(to. Each of the first 1 Au 1'mkeeper once had the good for
two additions of a hundn-d pounds t11"1 entertain his Sovereign, who
above l,iiiO increases the value of the consumed, among other things, a couple
horse flT, after which every addition in of eKS" fr w hich he was charged a
weight means $50 a hundred ikuhhIs. guinea apiece. "Kggs must be very
So a draft horse of 2.UI0 pounds is scarce here, remarked h.s Uoyal High
worth $500. Light draft horses, weigh- ness, as he scanned the u.il. "No, sire,'"
Ing from 1,300 to l,0n pounds, are used was the answer, "but Kings are."
for express wagons, fire engines and Argonaut
other heavy but quick work. These! "And you're not married after all
bring about fI25 to $200. The high- these years?" "No," replied the old
acting carriage or coach horse is worth bachelor friend whom he had not seen
from $200 to $2,000. The roadster or for a long time. "I don't seem to hv
gentleman's driving horse, and the gait- any luck. Hut I've started en a new
ed saddle horse vary from $200 to $300 plan. I bought an aid to courtship yes
respectlvely up to $1.000. i the last terday." "You don't mean t3 tell nm
ten years there has been an advance you'd follow one of those absnr.i
of 25 per cent In the draft horses of books " "Hook, nothing. Mine's an
Iowa and Missouri I automobile "Mil wmiu. Jmim.i