flie Firm of
Gfrdlestone
J!..!... ' sprang on the box, and they rattled away
3 IT : as H horse would go. Lone be-
I fore rending No. ! ho had opened the
I door find was standing upon the step,
I The instant that the cab pulled up he
sprang off, mid rang loudly at the great
brass hell which flanked the heavy door
"Is Mr. Girdlestone in?" he asked, as
a maid appeared at the door.
"No, sir."
"Miss Harston, is she at home?" be
said excitedly.
"No, sir. They have both gone away."
Gone away !
"Yes. Cioue into the country, sir. And
Mr. Lzra, too, sir.'
"And when are they coming back?" he
asked, in bewilderment.
"They are not coining back."
"Impossible "' Tom cried in despair.
"Uiat is their address then?"
"They have left no address. I am sor
ry I can't help you. Good night, sir."
Tom Dimsilale stood upon the door
step looking blankly into the night. He
felt dazed and bewildered. What fresh
villainy was this? Was it a confirms
tion of the German's report, or was it a
contradiction of it? Cold beads stood
uion his forehead as he thought of the
possibility of such a thing. "I must find
her," he cried, with clenched hands, and
turned away heartsick into the turmoil
and bustle of the London streets.
B Y
A. CON AN DOYLE
CHAPTKK XI 1. (Continued.)
"Out down ! You don't mean to s.iy
j on nre paid in proportion to the rotten
ness of the ships?"
"There ain't no use makin a secret of
(i among frien.is." said Migs. "That's
jest how the land lies with us. A voy
age or two back I spoke to Mr. (Jirdle
stone, and 1 sajs to him, says I, '(rive the
fcaiji an overhauling,' says 1. 'Well and
(.oiid,' says he, 'out it will mean so much
i.ll your wage,' says he, 'and the mate's
vae as well. I put it to him straight
i! nd s'rong, but he stuck at that. So
Sandy and me, we put our heads together,
mid we Vrecd it was better to take fifteen
pounds and the risk, then come down to
twelve pounds and safety."
"I; is scandalous!" cried Tom Ditns
!ale hotly. "I could not have believed
it."
"It's done every day, and will be while
there is insurance money to be gained,"
si.id Miggs. "It's an easy thing to turn
k few thousands a year while there are
old ships to be bought, anil offices which
will insure tliem above their value. There
was D'Ar-ey Campbell, of the Silverto.vn
what a trade that man did! lie was
smart ! Collisions vas his line, and he
worked 'em well. There waru't a skip
per out of Liverpool as could get run
down as nat'ral as he could."
"Get run down?"
"Aye. He'd go lolloping about in the
Channel if there was any fog on, steer
ing for the lights o' any steamers or
headin' round for all the fog whistles if
it was too thick to see. Sooner or later,
as sure as fate, he'd get cut down to the
water's edge. It was a fine game! Half
a yard o' print about his noble conduc'
in the newspapers, and maybe a leader
about the Hritish tar and unexpected
emergencies. It once went the length o'
a subscription. Ila ! ha !" Miggs laughed
intil he choked.
"And what became of this British
star?" asked the German.
"He's still about. He's in the passen
ger trade now."
"There's many a way that it' done,
sir," the mate added. "There's loadin'
ft cranky vessel wi' grain in bulk without
usin' partition boards. If you get a little
water in, as you are bound to do with a
ship o" that kind, the grain will swell
and swell until it bursts the seams open,
and down ye go. Then there's ignition o'
coal gas aboard o steamers. That's a
afe gamp, for nobody can deny it. And
there are accidents to propellers. If the
shaft o' a propeller breaks in heavy
weather it's a bad lookout. I've known
ships leave the docks with their propel
lers half sawn through all round. There's
no end o' the tricks o' the trade."
"I cannot believe, however," said Tom
ttoutly, "that Mr. Girdlestone connives at
such things."
"lie's on the waitin' lay," the seaman
answered, "lie doesn't send 'em down,
but he just hangs on. and keeps his in
surance up. He's had some good hauls
that way. though not o' late. There was
the Belinda at Cape Talmas. That was
five thousand clear, if it was a penny.
And the Socatoo that was a bad busi
ness ! She was never heard of, nor her
new. Went down at sea, and left no
trace."
"The crew, too !" Tom cried, with hor
ror. "Hut bow about yourselves, if what
jou say is true?"
"We are paid for the risk," said both
hf- seamen, shrugging their shoulders.
"But there are government inspectors?"
"Ila! ha! I daresay you've seen the
way some of them do their work," said
Miggs.
Tom's mind was filled with consterna
tion at what he had heard. If the Af
rican merchant were capable of this, what
might he not be capable of? Was his
word to be depended on under any circum
stances? And what sort of firm must
this be, which turned so fair a side to the
world and in which he had embarked his
fortune. All these thoughts flashed
through his mind as he listened to the
gossip of the garrulous old sea dogs. A
greater shock still, however, was in store
for him.
Von Bauniser had been listening to the
conversation with an amused look upon
his good-humored face. "Ah!" said he,
suddenly striking in. "I will tell you
something of your own firm which per
haps you (j not know. Have you hearl
that Mr. Kzra Girdlestone is about to be
vuirried?"
"To be married !"
"Oh, yes ; I Lave heard it this morning
at Eckermann's office. I think it is the
talk of the city."
"Who's the gal?" Miggs asked, with
larguid intfrest.
"I disrenienibfr her name," Von Baum
wt answered. "It is a girl the major has
met the young lady who has lived in the
same Louse, and is what tbpy call a
warder."
"Not not his ward?" cried Tom,
springing to his feet and turning as white
83 a sheet. "Not Miss Harston V Yoa
don't tell rue that Le is g'jing to marrj
Miss Harston?"
"That is the name. Miss Harston it is.
CHAPTER XIII.
Rebecca, the fresh-complexioned wait
ing maid, was still standing behind the
ponderous hall door, listening, with a
smile upon her face, to young Dimsdale's
retreating footsteps, when another and a
brisker tread caught her ear coming from
the opposite direction. The smile died
away as she heard it, and her features
assumed a peculiar expression, in which
it would ie hard to say whether fear or
pleasure predominated. She passed her
hands up over her face and smoothed her
hair with a quick, nervous gesture, glanc
ing down at the same time at her snowy
apron and the bright ribbons which set
it off. Whatever her intentions may have
been, she bad no time to improve upon
her toilet before a key turned in the door
and Kzra Girdlestone stepped into the
hall. As he saw her shadowy figure, for
the gas was low, he uttered a hoarse cry
of surprise and fear, and staggered back
wards against the door post.
"Don't be afeared. Mister Ezra," she
said in a whisper; "it's only me."
"What makes you stand about like
that? You gave me quite a turn."
"I didn't mean for to do it. I've only
just been answering of the door. Why,
surely you've come in before now and
found me in the hall without making
much account of it." I
"Ah, lass," answered Ezra, "my nerves
have had a shake of late. I've felt queer
all day. Look how my hand shakes."
"Well, I'm blessed !" said the girl with
a titter, turning up the gas. 1 never
thought to see you afeard of anything.
Why, you looks as white as a sheet !"
"There, that's enough !" he answered
roughly. "Well, are they gone?"
"Yes, they are gone," she answered,
standing by the side of the couch on
which he had thrown himself. "Your
father came about three with a cab, and
took her away."
"She didn't make a fuss?"
"Make a fuss? No, why should he?
There's fuss enough made about her, in
all conscience. Ob, Ezra, before she got
between us you was kind to me at times.
I could stand harsh words from you six
days a week, if there was a chance of a
kind one on the seventh. But now
now what notice do you take of me?" She
began to whimper aud to wipe her eyes
with a little discolored pocket handker
chief. "Drop it, woman, drop it !" cried her
companion testily. "I want information,
not sniveling. She seemed reconciled to
go?"
"What nm 1 to do down nt IVd
worth?" she asked.
"I wnnt you to be Miss Ilarston'fl com
pnn'on. She'll be lonely, and will nee I
seme other woman in the house to look
after her."
"Y'ou are still thinking of her. then'.
She must have tliis ; she must have thnt !
Everything else is as dirt before her. I'll
not serve her so there! Y'ou can knock
me down if you like."
"Rebecca," said Ezra slowly, "do you
hate Kate Harston?"
"From the bottom of. my soul," she
answered.
"Well, if you hate her, I tell you that
I hate her a thousand times more. Y'ou
thought that I was fond of her. All
that is over now, and you may set your
mind nt ease.'
"Why do you want her so well cared
for then?" asked the girl suspiciously.
"I want some one who feels towards
her a.s I do to be l'y her side. If she
were never to come back from Bedsworth
it would be nothing to me."
"What makes you look at me so
strangely?" she said, shrinking away from
his intense gaze.
"Never mind. Y'ou go. You will under-
Jl'A
t,m .... w .
Improving (bo Farm Home.
W'hile most fnrin homes nre lacking
In the conveniences that make for
comfort, it Is possible for them to have
many of these conveniences nt a small
COSt. Oftttmna rim m.-.,-. tt tM hnncn
!!lndny thi"KS .t!n,c whifh does not consider how very Inconven-
lent the woman has It, so cannot see
strange to you now. At present if you
will do what I ask you will oblige mo
greatly. Will you go?"
"Yes, I will go."
"There's a good lass. Give us a kiss,
my girl. You have the right spirit iu
you. I II let you know when the tram
the necessity of putting In improve
ments In the house, while with his own
work he Is fully alive to the value of
labor-saving devices.
How many stops the housewife must
goes to-morrow, ana" 1 will write to my take In her daily tasks that might be
father to expect you. Now, off with you,
or you'll have them gossiping downstairs.
Good-night !"
Good-night, Mister Ezra," said the
girl, with her hand upon the handle of
the library door. "You've made my heart
glad this night. I live in hope ever iD
hope."
I wonder. what she hopes about," the
saved with a little rearranging of the
kitchen and other rooms of the house!
For instance, the cistern or well Is usu
ally located nt some distance from the
house and the woman is the one who
usually has to carry the water. At a
small cost a pump can bo placed In the
kitchen, so that with the same amount
young merchant said to himself as she "L l'lu"l"" sm; 11111 c luu wilu'r "u"
closed the door behind her. "Hopes I'll out walking for it. Then, too, a sink
marry her, I suppose. She must be of a conveniently located in the kitchen is
very sanguine disposition. A girl like a convenience often lacking in the farm
that might be invaluable down at Beds- house.
PHILADELPHIA TO CELEB2ATB.
(Ilr to Ohncrve (he iiSnth AnnU
vrrNitrjr of n l'ouiiilluir.
Events dear to the nation as to tho
clly where they took place nre to be re
produced In the big celebration which
will mark the two hundred and twenty
flflh anniversary of the founding of
Philadelphia. "The Cradle of Liberty,"
the capital of the nation In tho dnyH
when the founders were paving tho
p . . - lied liiv ifii ui iti mtr i ujiuiiuu, jrr
It Is always a questionable practice preparing for an unprecedented series
to crop newly broken sod in a dry year, of pageants during the week of Oct. 4.
The sod usually contains but little The kind of demonstration that In
moisture, and the process of breaking planned will call for historical resenrch
causes one to lose an appreciable por- I" order to gather data to bring to lifo
tlon of it. says a Colorado bulletin. agnla the men, the manners and tho
Suggestive plan: Plow sod land not lens happenings of more than two centuries
than three nor more than dve inches iro. In the churches where the heroes
deep, turning sod down as flat as possi- of the Revolution worshiped, In tho
ble, and thus prevent Its drying out too very buildings, and at the same desks
soon. Follow as closely with disc bar- where they sat to produce tho two
row as practicable, and this with some greatest documents In, the history of
form of packer, either single or double the New World the Declaration and
roll. This will level the sod land above, the Constitution their successors in
and firm the soil In the lower portion public life will gather to recite tho
of the furrow slice, restoring the enpil- achievements of the nation's makers,
larity where plowing has arrested It Further back, indeed, than the Revolu
Thls firmed under-surface soli Is thus tlonary period will go the exercises,
en a Hod to draw moisture from below William Penn once more will land nnd
and five good, normal root develop- meet In conclave the nlHirlginal own
ment. Follow up the packer with eith-' ers of the hind, and the famous treaty
er an acme or a good smoothing har- will be signed again near tho monii
row to produce a good earth mulch to ment that marks the site of the old elm
arrest surface capillarity and check tree. In the pageants, the pictures of
evaporation of soil moisture. Follow the early life of the State will be car
with the seeder. All small grain should rlcd back to u period antedating by
be drilled In with a press-wheeled drill, sixty years 'the coming of Penn.
worth. If we had no other need for her,
she would be an excellent spy." He lay
for some little time on the couch with
bent brow and pursed lips, musing over
the possibilities of the future.
While this dialogue had been going on
followed up with a good spike-toothed
or smoothing harrow. It is almost nec
essary that all tillage operations on
sod be with the furrows rather than
across them to avoid tearing up the sod
and drying out your seed bed. Do not
seed broadcast. Make each tillage op
eration thorough plowing, disking,
firming, harrowing aud seeding.
When the new crop is up, cross har
row to prevent the formation of a
William Penn, the founder of the State
It is now possible to arrange a wa
ter supply in the house at a compnra
tlvely small cost, so that running wa- crust, and giving the young crop a
ter, Dotn not and cold, can be had In cultivation. Follow up each rain with1
any part of the house. This makes It a good harrowing as long as character
... . rWMCCi hi A tfi rn f 1 r a hnth trwtn n 1 n v I 0 m n
in the library of Eccleston square. Tom i"" i viup win permit.
Dimsdale was still wending his way home- I ury tllat uas almost become a necessity Early In June prepare seed bed for
wards with a feeling of weight in his "ltu tne city householder. the fall and following spring's seeding.
mind and a presentiment of misfortune Jo save the wife s steps and her Try to hereafter seed only on ground
which overshadowed his whole soul. In strengtn is to save her health. Stop wh'-'i has been given "summer culture"
vain he assured hTmself that this disap
pearance of Kate's was but temporary,
and that the rumor of an engagement be
tween her and Ezra was too ridiculous to
Hire cnougM.
"It is a lie an infamous lie!" Torn
cried, hotly.
"So it may be," Von Baums"r answerer
preiey. "I do but siy what I hav
lieard, and heard more thun on?e on gd
authority."
"If it is true there is villainy in it,"
riled Tom, with wild eyes, "the blackest
viiiainy that ever was done ujwn earth.
I'll go -I'll te him to-night. I (drill
know tl.f truth!" He rushed furious'y
downstairs- and through the bar. There
was a cab near the door. "Drive into
London !" he cried ; "09 Eccleston square.
I ta m fir to b there I" Tba ctbman
"Yes, she went quiet enough," the girl
said with a furtive sob.
"Did you bear my father say anything
as to where they were going?"
"I hpard him tell the cabman to drive
to Waterloo station."
"Nothing more?"
"No."
"Well, if he wou't tell you, I will.
They have gone down to Hampshire, my
lass. Bedsworth is the name of the place,
and it is a pleasant little corner near the
sea. I want you to go down there as well
to-morrow."
"Want me to go?"
"Yes, they need some one who is smart
and handy to keep house for them. There
is some old woman already, I believe, but
she is old and useless. I warrant you
wouldn't take long getting things ship
shape. My father intends to stay down
there some little time with Miss Harston."
"And how about you?" the girl asked,
with a quick flash of suspicion In her
dark eyes.
"Don't trouble about me. I shall stay
behind and mind the business. Some one
must be on the spot. I think Cook and
Jane and William ought to be able to look
after me among them."
"And I won't see you at all?" the girl
cried, with a quivr in her voice.
"Oh, yes, you shall. I'll be down from
Saturday to Monday every week, and per
haps oftener. If business goes well I may
come down and stay for some time.
Whether I do or not may depend upon
you."
Rebecca Ta.vlforth started and uttered
an exclamation nf surprise.. "How can
it depend upon me?" she asked eagerly.
"Well," said Ezra, in a hesitating way,
"it may depend upon whether you are a
good girl, find do what you are told or
not. I am sure that you would do any
thing at all to serve m would you not?"
"You know very well that I would. Mis
ter Ezra. When yr,u want anything done
you remember it, but if you have no use
Tor me then there is rieer a kind look
n your f.i'e or a kind word from your
lips. I could stand your harshness. I
fiiild stand the blow you gave me, and
forgive you for it, from my heart, but oh!
it cut me to the very soul to be standing
by and waiting while you were making
up to another woman. It was more than
I i an Lear."
"Never mind, my eirl," said Ezra in n
soothing voic. "That's all over and done
with. See what I've brought you." He
rummaged in It'it poeket and produced a
little pan-el of tissue paper, which he
handed to her.
It was only a small silver anchor, with
Scotch pebbles inlaid in it. The woman's
eyes, however, flashed as she looked at it,
and she raised it to her lip and kissed it
puMlonatcly.
and think how many miles the house- treatment.
wire in tne ordinary farm home must Remember thnt roots of all cultivat
walk in preparing the three meals a tT0,)S make their be8t growth when
. u JuBiitc iuc hi. in u ui iigu- yon DroViUe
he helmveri for n moment Arne it si hn . . ... jvu puuuc
,, , , . ..." ... - cuiiurai improvements snouia not over- firm mpiimur
would, the same dead, horrible feelinz of ..... . A urm meilOW,
, rA: ...ui. ... l: t 'ok the welfare of the farmer s better
nossible as it was to imagine that Sate nalf' A llttle rearranging and Improv-
was false to him. it was strange that on lnS wl" e'ly "lake things more con
the very day that this rumor reached his venient and add comfort and hnppl
enrs she should disappear from London, ness for all concerned. Goodall's
How bitterly he regretted now that he Farmer.
had allowed himself to be persuaded by
A Clip for the Llnea
A warm mellow. Soli well supplied
with plant food.
A ventilated.
A moist
Methods of farming which (a) con-
r;T3'Tv;.H.l:.isa
. Mi A
' - .
WILLIAM TENN.
L.
of Pennsylvania, died in Rusr-omb, In
serve the moisture, (b) prepare a good . Berkshire, having spent all his later
seed bed, (c) reduce the evaporation years in I'ngland. He was burled In the
Many driving accidents are the re- t0 a" nmr the minimum as possible, sluinle burial grouiul attached to the
suit of the lines getting under the use vl'aI acclimated seed, Quaker meeting house at Jordans,
John Girdlestone into ceasing to communi
cate with her. He began to realize that
hi Vi a (1 hiun rtimorl nnri that nil rhace
specious promises as to a future consent horse's tail in such a manner that the (e) eniploy a crop rotation which has i whore many members of his family
to their union had been so many baits to
amuse him while the valuable present was
slipping away. What could he do now to
repair the past? His only course was to
wait for the morrow, and see whether the
senior partner would appear at the offices.
If he did so, the young man was deter
mined to have an understanding with him.
So downcast was Tom that, on arriv
ing at Phillimore Gardens he would have
slipped off to his room at once had he
not met his burly father upon the stairs.
Bed !" roared the old man upon hearing
his son's proposition. "Nothing of the
sort, sir. Come down into the parlor.
Y'our mother has been waiting for you all
the evening."
(To be continued.)
I clip ou KEI.NS.
driver Is unable to stot'k food9 prominent, contain at least j also lie both his wives his first wife.
dislodge them, and one money crop (f) and practice thor- Gulleluia Maria, In one grave, and his
In his efforts to do 0USn tillage of the ground, often- tide second wife. Hannah, with him in an-
so control of the the farmer over bad years and Insure : other and many of his children. Notli-
animal is lost. In success In good years.
some Instances this
matter IS provided Electrocuting Animal
for by a guard The slaughtering of animals for fond
ing Is more remarkable than the entire
simplicity of the tombstone which com
memorates the founder of Pennsyl
vania. It Is not more than two feet
"So Flattery Neeeswary.
built on the car- by electrocution is being experimented j high and Is of the simplest limestone,
riage or wagon by Dr. Leduc, a French scientist, who ! well worn. Projects have been mooted
which effectually has been conducting his investigations j to remove the ashes of Penn from this
maintains the lines in the French abattoirs. He has been ' simple environment to a more costly
at a point above using the Intermittent low-tension cur- i sarcophagus In Philadelphia, where
the horse out of reach of his tall. rents and sa.vs he is satisfied that tin. ' iv.m t r.i,mmoM.,,rnt,..i i.v hn.wlsi.mo
monument.
A woman is the designer and paten- system is painless, the central func:
tee of an invention of the nature of tions of perception being first destroyed
an auaenmeut ro tne Harness which un,i then those of circulation and res
accoinpnsties tins onject as well as the njration, so that there is neither suf-
"You needn't begin jollying me," said guard on tne veuicie. ana is not nearly Un-Uin nor reaction iu the animals thus
the gruff man to the man who had land so obtrusive. It is made of metal and icm,i The doctor is endeavorimr to ter
to sell. "I'm not a man that can be of such a shape as to be readily se- Ut,vise some piece of apparatus by long ago an old gentleman, who has
affected by flattery. When 1 cured to mat part oi tne narnt-ss lm- wljid, tne killing of cattle may be ac
"That's just what I said to my Doss," ( meuiaieiy uut me xiorse s nauncnes. t.m,iishel by electricity with economy
Interrupted the agent. "I told him, A pair or upturned cups noia tne lines ailj (-elerity
when he suggested your name to me, , m a position wnere it is impossible for
A Philanthropic.
An earnest worker among the poor
of New York says, according to a wri-
in Harper's Magazine, that not
that it was a relief to call on a man
who did not expect to be praised and
flattered to his face all the time. I
tell you, Mr. Grump, this city has
mighty few men such as you. Nine men
out of ten are simply dying to have
some one tell them how great they are,
but you are above such weakness. Any
one can see that at a glance. I'm glad
of it. It's helpful to me to meet a man
the horse to flirt his tall over them.
Cattle and Hide Exportn.
According to a British authority.
which contains some tables on the sub
ject, the United States has a larger
number of hogs In proportion to Its
population than Australia, New Zea
land, Canada or Argentina, but the
number of beef cattle- to the thousand
the reputation of being something of a
philanthropist, asked if he could not
accompany her on one of her rounds of
visits. Much pleased at his interest.
Feed for Homen. wor;(r .0nented. Tlie flesfitnfe.
A colt or horse will live and develop IIMlltlon (f mnnv fllInmi.s
on good hay alone. He will thrive bet- , ,rossloI13 of j,, nlthy from tno
ter upon a vwo-un.u .anon oi ,,uy anu .ntlenmn. but to h,H ,.lnp;inlon'8
the rest straw. If given a ration of j gu , f nothing more ma-
.... tit- 1. - ...ill . .4.111 .1.. I ..A.. I '
nf nonnlfltlon is smnlJst In ih& TTnIK
who rises superior to the petty tactics d gtateg IIitkg. h(nvever have been
. . . ...li..:. it.. n ...1
declining In price In this country.
Under the present revenue law goat-
oats with these he will still do better.
If this grain ration will be changed
occasionally to corn and bran, ground
barley, etc., the advantages of a mixed
ration will be strongly in evidence.
of the average solicitor. Its a real
and lasting benefit, and an Instructive
experience."
skins, calfskins, kips, horse hides nnd
Ten minutes later, after a few more tuer raw mnterlal for tannine come
such comments on tne pan or tne in free of duty, but there is a tax of
agent, the man who could not be fiat- 15 per oent on nifeg of adut ,)wf cat.
tered into signing tne contract was tle Notwithstanding this fact the ex-
asking which line his name should be ports of shoes have increased from
Ualry Jottinjf.
Stock needs plenty of light. Insuffi
cient light in the barn makes the place
unhealthy.
Calves need salt as much as oldei
ferial. Presently they en me uion a
small girl weeping bitterly.
"What is it. my dear?" the old gen
tleman Inquired.
The child raised n tear-stained face
and pointed Into a dark alleyway. "Me
mudder sent me to buy some bread,
an' I lost my dime in dere, an' I'll get
licked awful !" she sobbed.
"Poor dear!" he remarked In a ten
der voice, at the same time putting his
written upon. Success Magazine.
llrat lie Conld Do.
"Sir," said the irate parent as he
unexpectedly entered the parlor, "what
do you mean by kissing my daughter?"
"Excuse me," replied the poor but
403,027 pairs, valued at $o00..r74 in
1S9.1, to 0,.TN;.r.27 pairs, valued at $11,-
C58.323, In 1907.
cry. Here Is a match; porhnpa you
will be able to find it."
Better than Scarecrow.
According to recent experiments by
Stanilas Tetard. a widely known
otherwise honest young man, "but I do- French agriculturist, wheat and other of butter bears off from the soil less
sirf.d to show niv appreciation of vour 1 cereals can be protected against the of its valuable elements than 5 cents'
daughter's loveliness, nnd kisses are ravages of crows, which are part icu- worth of hay.
stock, and It is a mistake not to keep hand into his waistcoat pocket "Don't
it before them at all times.
If the teats of the cow have a ten
dency to be sore or dry, rub a little
pure vaseline on them.
The Iowa State Dairy Commission
has discovered that it takes from 0 to
12 cents to make a pound of butter.
One writer estimated that $100 worth
the only things I can afford to give
her at the present stage of the game."
Ilttrd to Open.
"Rich, isn't he?"
"Fabulously."
"Where did he g.-t it?"
"lie's the IiiiHi who applied the car
window principle to doors of safes and
safety deposit vaults, making them ab
solutely burglar proof." Houston
Post.
larly fond of the grain when its sprouts When confined to the
are just pushing above the ground, by should be watered at least twice a day.
treating tne seos neiore inov are
sown with a mixture of coal tar, petro
leum and phenic acid. This treatment,
which delays the growth of the seed for
a day or two, but causes no damage.
Imparts an odor which is insufferable
I to the crows, biitwhich disappears
after the sprouts have attained a larg
er growth, when they nre no longer
subject to attack.
The water should be clean and tho
chill taken from it.
Grooming does much to quiet the cow
ami gain her confidence, and experl-
In Another Voice.
Afl the pastor of the ion's Hill
Church looked down nt his parishion
er's, to whom he had been giving thirty
five minutes of sound doctrine, his face
took on a less benignant expression.
"Bredren an' sisters," he said, "I
want to warn you against one t'ing, an
dat Is finking ebery man dat don't hab
Stable COWS loo In K.nmo vloiva von i-,.f la a
.. .... ........ ... ., ... JW.. .Wfc m II. F-
'count religionist
"I don' want to hear so much talk
about 'wolves In sheep's clothing" as
I Ivecn hearing. Yon don' want to set
tle It In yo' minds dat a man's a wolf
nients show that from 2U2 to 8 per , in sheep's clothing jes' because be
la' lxperience.
Little Willie-Say, pa, what is a
scheme?
Pa A scheme, my son, Is something
Remedy ' Hrltlle Hooft.
For brittle hoofs In a horse even
when so brittle that they will not hold caused by dry clover.
cent may be gained in milk and fat
production by regular grooming.
A case is related of a valuable cow
being cured of a bad case of bloat,
produced from eating apples, by a dose
of two tablespoonfuls of gunpowder.
The same remedy also cured a bad case
don' bl'at exactly like you do."
that us-ially falls through shortly a shoe the following is reported as an It never pays to use a cheap grade
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OAejern r iinn i " c.ti i-i wu m i.n 'i. " '....... - - ..... uuuui
with one part balsam of fir, mixed nnd salt for table use, Iniy a little fine salt
applied every other night to the ex- to be used, especially In salting the but-
after you Invest money rn it
Huicit Itciiirua
Tomsm-
"s "r- ' n ireaimen . . - r. o .!, , tor Rnrrd salt Is ton oonrnA nnd l
of your rich uncle satisfactory? -1 ,n Rx we(.k9 he cureJ l,TCS too sIowly to make good buUef
., - mi nr-. ,ii -vim- ov. 1 V41UJC ftULV UiV
fortune recently.
completely a case as a bore.
salt
MnklnK I'll era.
Saueee I saw a man in a window
making faces to-day.
Symple What was lie doing that
for?
Saucee For n couple nf clocks. H
Is a Jeweler. London Fun.
A widower uses his children as an
excuse for marrying again, the same as
he does for going to the circus.
No man can think well of himself
who does not think well of others.