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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1906)
Between Two Fires By ANTHONY HOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francis Hacon. rltAPTKIt VI. iCon'tnuod., '1 1 11 Il.. Johnny Why n-t it the House 7" said I t.i l.im. "You'll want ev ery vote to night. 1!.' niT Mini help ttu ministry, and take iVmn.i An'.oni.i with jou. They're eating up the minister of lin.niiv." "All right ! I'm coins ah soon had tino:hcr mutSin." said Johnny, wli ii's ihi row about V "Well, they want their money. I've "Put 1 re pinM ; and Imh Antonio wont give It them. HelliV had feeling." "Tell yon what it i." said Johnny hasn't goi ft " ll-re li.nina Antonia struck in. rather suddenly. I thought. "lo slop tho gentlemen talking poli tics, Madame IVvarges. Thoy'll spoil our ton party." "Your won! is law," I said; "hut 1 ahou! I like to know wh.it I Km Antonio liasn't eot." "Now do bo quiet." she rejoined : isn't i' quite enough that he has got a charm ing il ins'irer';' "And a most valuable -vie." I replied xcith h bow. for 1 a v tin: for som rea son or other I lonn i Antoni.i iliii not mean 1o lot m. pump Johnny I'.irr, and 1 want Oil lo pump hi;n. "1 u't say ati t h-r she said, with a li'igli e-d. Mr. Carr." 'You know yon !on'i know anvtliimr." Meanwhile Madame IVvarges was giv Ins uie a nip of tea. As she h.inilod it to mo, sho sail in a low voice : "If I were his frio:i;l I should take en rv Johnny didn't know anything, Mr. Martin." "If I woro his frion.l I should take care lio told mo what ho know, Madame IV-vari-"s." I replied. "Perhaps that's what the Colonol thinks," she s.iiil. "Johnny has just lnvn telling us how very attentive he has he com '. And the Signorina. too. I hoar." "You don't mean that'" I exclaimed. "Pur. after all. pure kindness, no doubt !"' "You have reivivel many attentions from those quarters," she said. "No douht you are a poo l jn !,. of th? motives." "Don't, now, d :i't U disagreeable," laid I. "I oatne h-'.-e for pe.ioe." 'Poor young man ! Have you lost nil jour money? Is i- possible that you, like lion Anronio. b-iven'r rror :i V "What is going to happen?' I asked, for Madame IVvarges often had iufor niation. "I don't know." she said. "Hut if I owned national bonds, I should sell." "I'ardon me, in.il.iuie ; you would offer to s-11." I did not see any need to enlighten her further. So I passed on to Ponna Au tonia. who had sat somewhat sulkily since her outburst. I sat down by her and said : "Surely I haven't offended you?" "You know you wouldn't care if you had," she said, with a reproachful, but not unkind fclanee. "You will not let your real friends save you, Mr. Martin. You know you want help. Why don't you consider the state of your affairs?" "In that, at least, my friends in Whit tlnsham are very ready to help me," I answered, with some annoyance. ''If yo-.i take it in that way." she re plied sadly, "I ran do nothing." I was rather touched. Clearly she wished to be of some use to me, and for a moment I thought I might do better to tear myself free from ray chains, and turn to the refuge opened to me. Hut I could not do this; and, thinking it would be rather mean to take'advantage of her Interest in me only to use it for my own purposes, I yielded to conscience and said: "Ponna Antonia. I will be straightfor ward with you. You can only help me if I accept your guidance? I can't do that. I am too deep in." "Y'os. you are deep in. and eager to be deeper," she said. "Well, so be it. If that is so I cannot help you." "Thank you for your kind attempt," said I. "I shall very likely be sorry some day that I repulse it. I shall always be glad to remember that you made it." She looked at me a moment, and said: "We have ruined you amongst us." "Mind, body and estate?" She made no reply, and I saw my re turn to flippancy wounded her. So I rose and took my leave. Johnny Carr went with nie. "Things look queer, eh, old man?" said he. "Hut the President will pull through In spite of the Colonel and his Rignor Ins." "Johnny," said I. you hurt my feel ings ; but still I will give you a piece of advii-e. Marry ponna Antonia. She's a good girl and a clever girl." "That's not a bad idea." said he. "Why don't you do it yourself?" 'Heeause I'm like you. Johnny an J. Hot," I replied, and left him wondering why, if he was an idiot, and I was an Idiot, one idiot should marry Ponna An tonia, and not both or neither. As' I went along I bought the Gazette, the government organ, and read therein: "At a Cabinet council this afternoon, presided over by his excellency, we un derstand that the arrangements connected with the national debt formed the sub ject of discussion. The resolutions arriv ed at are at present strictly confidential, but we have the best authority for stat ing that the measures' to be adopted will have the effect of materially alleviating the present tension, and will afford un mixed satisfaction to the immense ma jority of the citizens of Aureataland. The President will one at'ai'' l" hailed as the savior of his country." "I wonder if the Immense majority will Include me?" said I. "I think I will go and see his excellency." CI I A PTE It VII. The next uioruing I took my way to the fiolden House, where I learned that the President was at the ministry of finance. Arriving there, I sent In my card, writing thereon an humble request for a private interview. I was ushered into Don An tonio's room, where I found the minister himself, the President and Johnny Carr. As I entered snd the servant, on a sign from his excellency, placed a chair for um, the Utter said rather stiffly: "As I presume this is a business visit, Mr. Martin, it is more regular that I should reivive yon in the presence of one of inv constitutional advisors. Mr. Carr is acting as my secretary, and you can speak freely lefon him." I was annoyed at failing in my at tempt to see the President alone, but not wishing to show it, I merely bowed and said : "I venture to intrude on your excellen cy, in consequence of a letter from my directors. They inform me that, to use their words, 'disquieting rumors' are afloat on the exchanges in regard to the Aureataland loan, and they direct me to submit to your ex.vllonoy he expediency of giving some public not ilicnt ion rela tive to the payment of the interest falling due next month. It appears from their communication that it is apprehended that some difiiculty may occur in the mat ter." "Would not this application, if luw sary at nil, have bivn more properly made to the mini-try of finaiiiv in the first instance.' said the President. I hose details hardly fall within my provin.v." "I can only follow my ins; met ions, your excellency," I replied. "Have v oi any objection, Mr. Martin." said the President, "to allowing myself and my advisers to see this letter?" "I am empowered to submit it only to your exivllincy 's own eye." 'Oh, only to my eye," said he, with an amused expression. "That was why the interview was to be private?" "Kxactly, sir," I replied. "I Intend no disrespect to the minister of finamv or to your secretary, sir, but I am bound by my orders." "Yon are an exemplary servant, Mr. Martin, l'ut I don't think I m-ed trou ble you about it further. Is it a cable?" He smiled so wickedly at this question that 1 saw he had penetrated my little fiction. However, I only said: "A letter, sir." "Well, gentlemen," said he to the oth ers. "I think we may reassure Mr. Mar tin. Tell your directors this, Mr. Mar tin. The government docs not see any tiis'd of a public notification, and none will made. I think we agree, gentle men, that to acknowledge the necessity of any sin h action would be highly deroga tory. 1 1 u r assure them that the President has stated to yon. Mr. Martin, personally, with the concurrence of his advisers, that he anticipates no difficulties in your be ing in a position to remit the full amount of interest to them on the proper day." "I may assure them, sir. that the inter est will be punctually paid?" "Surely I expressed myself in a manner you could understand," said he, with the slightest empha sis on the "you." "Au reataland will meet her obligations. ou will receive all your due, Mr. Martin. That is so, gentlemen?" Pon Antonio ainiuiesi-ed at once. John ny Carr, I noticed, said nothing and fidgeted rather uneasily in his chair. I knew what the President meant. He meant, "If we don't pay. pay it out of your reserve fund." Alas, the reserve fund was considerably dim'.iished ; I had enough, and just enough left, to pay the next installment if I paid none of my own debts. I felt very vicious as I saw his excellency taking keen pleasure in the consciousness of my difficulties, but of course I could say nothing. So I rose an I bowed myself out, feeling I had gain ed nothing, except a very clear convic tion thut I should not see the color of the President's money on the next interest day. True, I could just pay myself. Hut what would happen next time? And if be wouldn't pay, and I couldn't pay, the game would be up. As to the original loan, it is true I had no responsibility; but then, if no interest were paid, the fact that I had applied a second loan, my loan, in a manner different from that which my instructions authorized and my own reports represented, would bo inevit ably discovered. And my acceptance of the bonus, my dealings with the reserve fund, all this would, I knew, look rather qiii-er to people who didn't know the cir cumstances. When I went back to the bank, revolv ing these things in my mind, I found Jones employed in arranging the corre spondence. It was part of his duty to see to the preservation and filing of all letters arriving from I'urope, and, strange to say, he delighted in the task. It was part of my duty to see he did this; so I sat down and began to turn over the pile of letters and messages which he had put on my desk ; they dated back two years; this sur prised me, and I said : "Kather behindhand, aren't you, Jones?" "Yes, sir, rather. Fact Is, I've done 'em before, but as you've never initialed 'em, I thought I ought to bring 'em to your notice." "(juite right very neglectful of me. I suppose they're all right?" "Yes, sir, all right." "Then I won't trouble to go through them." "They're all there, sir, except, of course, the cable about the second loan, sir." "Kxeept what?" I said. "The cable about the second loan," he repeated. I was glad to be reminded of this, for of course I wished to remove that docu ment before the bundle finally took its place among the archives. Indeed, I thought I had done so. Hut why had Jones removed it? Surely Jones was not as skeptical as that? "Ah. and where have you put that?" "Why, sir, his excelleucy took that." "What !" 1 cried. "Yes, sir. Didn't I mention it? Why, the day after you and the President were here that night, his excellency came down in the afternoon, when you'd gone out to the Piazza, and said he wanted it. He said, sir, that you'd said it was to go to the mlulstry of finance. He was very af fable, sir, snd told me that It was neces sary the original should be submitted to the minister for his inspection; and as he was passing by he'd take it up himself. Hasn't he given It back to you, sir? II said be would." "Slipped hli memory, no doubt, AM light, Jones." "May I go now, sir?" said Jones. "Mrs. Jones wanted me (o go with her." I saw nil now. That old villain hid stolen ihi cable. And his vxivllency's words came hack to my memory, "1 make the most of my opportunities," CHAPTI'U VIII. The next week was n busy one for me. I spent it in scraping together every bit of cash I could lay my hands on. If I could get together enough to pay the in terest on the JltiKI.IHKt supposed to be in vested in approved securities really dis posed of in a manner only known to his oxivlleney--1 should have six months to look about mo. Now remaining out of my "bonus" was nil, out of my "reserie fund" $i.ikn. This was enough. Hut, nlas, how happened it ttiat this sum was In my hands? Heeause I had borrowed $o,INHt from the bank! If they wouldn't let their own manager overdraw, whom would they? So I overdrew. Hut if this money wasn't back N-foro the monthly balancing, Jones would know! And 1 dared not rely on Isong able to stop his mouth again. When I said Johnny Carr was the only honest man in Aureataland I forgot Jones. Jones also was honest, Hiid Jones would consider it his duty to let the directors know of my overdraft. If on.v they knew. I was lost, for an over draft effected privately from the safe by the manager is, I do not deny it, decidedly irregular. Cnless I could add Jo.iMHt to my Jlil.UHl before the end of the month 1 should have to default ! This melancholy conclusion was re-en-fonvd and rendered demonstrable by : letter which arrived, to crown my w s-s, from my resctod father, informing mo that he had unhappily become indebted to our chairman in the sum of fli,NN, tlm result of a deal between them, that he had seen the chairman, that the chairman was urgent for payment, that he used most violent language against our family in general, ending by declaring his in tention of stopping my salary to pay the parental debt. "If he doesn't like it he may go, and small loss." This was a most unjustifiable proceeding, but I was hardly in a position to take up a high moral attitude toward the chairman, and in the result I saw myself confronted with the ivrtainty of beggary and the probability of jail. Hut for this unto ward reverse of fortune 1 might have tak en courage and made a clean breast of my misdoings, relying on the chairman's ob ligations to my father to puli me through. Hut now, where was I? I was, as ponna Antonia put it, very deep in indeed. So overwhelmed was I by my position, an I so occupied by my fran'ie e (Torts to im prove it. that I did not even find time to go and s.s the Signorina. much as I need ed comfort ; and. as the Jys went on, I fell into such desniir that I went no- iiliere I, of -it I 1 1 v if. n, i- ,,.i. r..oms looking at my port manteau. 'and wonder- ing how soon I must pack and liy, if not for lifo, at least for liberty. At last the crash came. I w is sitting in my office one morning, engaged in the difficult task f trying to make ten into fifteen, when I hear dthe.i latter of hoofs. A moment later the d or was opened, and Jones ushered in Colonel Mct'regor. I nodded to the Colonel, who came in w ith his usual leisurely stfp, sat himself down, and took off his gloves. I roused myself to say: "What can I do for you. Colonel?" He waited till the door closed behind Jones, and then said: "I've got to the bottom of it at last. Martin. That old son nip's villainy," said he, jerking his thumb toward the Piazza and the statue of the Lilierator. "He's very cute, but he's made a mistake at last." "Po come to the point. Colonel. What's it all about?" "Would you ls surprised to hear." said the Colonel, adopting a famous mode of speech, "that the interest on the debt would not be paid on the '1st?" "No, I shouldn't," said I. resignedly. "Would you be surprised to hoar that no more interest would ever be paid?" "What do you mean, man?" I cried, leaping up. "The President," said he, calmly, "will, on the 31st instant, repudiate the national debt !" , (To be continued.) She Knew llrr Dualnraa. He hnd been sweet on her for some tlm.; ami one evening lie dropped lu on iiis way home from the oflic. "I hope you will excuse me for call ing; In my business unit," lie said, "but " "Oh, that's nil right," Interrupted tlm fair imihl, "that is, if you mean busi ness." A id the next day n d iw ntovvii Jew eler separated him from n month's sal ury iu ext liaiij;e for the r'u'. Another Version. Jack wim Just ulsjut to build his fa mous house. "Why don't you get some men to help you?" usked u curious friend. "No, sir," replied Jack, "they would cull u strike on me before the house WHS fjliished. I'll build it myself." j Thus we know why the house wus called "the house that Jack bill It." Well, Vr. Antmlnta (exhibiting the herjbl Is there uiiything. family sweeter than a baby? Young Spooiiall Why, ! sometimes think it baby's lS-ycur-old sister Is Just u Utile ei- " Wllllntr Marlr. Merchant I would be glad to give voti the position, oung man, hut 1 i. it ii rule to milov married meu'nnt Item In estimating his value for olly Applicant peg pardon, sir, but have you un unmarried daughter? life. IPs Wife I'm awfully tired. 1 spent the afternoon nt my dressmaker's trying to get a fit. Her Husband I'm tired too. I met my tailor on the street und he gave me nts. WbUt. Kva Yes, It was a long, long quar rel, but they made up w hei- they ui ut Uie curd table the other night. F.dwln Ah, they hastened "brldgo" over tho dlffereue eh) fresled White Itncka. Hullolltl No. til of the peiuHtnent of Agriculture says of the Crested Whit,, duck : The Crested White duck Is what may be- culled nil uninuiciit il duck. Hindi H'f same ns Polish chickens. They are not bred to any grout extent In tliM country, Mini they nro wry seldom seen In the showrooms. Tbcy lui v ii' '"' poclnl value to the fanner, as better and more easily bred birds mo to be found In tin Peklii niiil Aylesbury. Those duc.s have n medium size I head: nioilluni slod bill, a hirgc. well balanced crest upon the i row n of the head; a rather long neck; a niisllmn length back; breast, round and full; b sly, round nud of medium Tength; ( KKMmi WIIITK tU'l'K. medium length wings that smoothly fold; hard, stiff tall feathers, with well onrhM feathers In the tall of drake; and short ami stout thighs nud shanks. Their eyes nro largo and bright nud of a deep leaden blue or gray color. The shanks, toes ami webs are of n light orange color. The standard weight nf the adult drake Is seven pounds ; adult duck, six pounds; young drake. lx pounds, and joiing duck, five pounds. Thp M oil lt- r CoV. Tw" r""s ,,,,-t " -v",r f"r j 1 ! ( ""' "t l'"ii yields ihi quarts 't mill; a year, that bring $si',. The other yields 1,'JIIU quarts, that bring .,; -fi an,.r ,)M.s about $11 ami ,.,!,.,, .i, ..,, ,, ,,, f.,r.P fr..ni SI'! to $.;o Why do you keof that l.-'iMt-quart cow? You would be better off with the one that clears $ii, for yu would have only half the Investment, half the work ami half the feeding, and you would gain $ 14 each year. There would be no surplus butter on the market for years to come- nud prices would rule strong If nil the cows were eliminated which are kept at n loss, pairy fanners have not yet half waked up to an understanding of the great practical Importance of wissl- Ing out the unprolltab! ws from their herds. Many a liinn would make a fair profit, th.lt now faces constant loss. If he would keep only such cows as pay a profit on their keep. Water eeiletl li Corn. Much Interest has lately been mani fested In determining the exact amount of water required for the grosvth of plants. This Is Just its tiiNirtaut In the east as In the Irrigated region, for we often have droughts which made necessary the most careful cultivation to prevent plants from MifTerlng. Pro fessor Clothier has found that after corn becomes two feet high each stalk uses up three pounds of water a day until the ears mature. This Is equiva lent to an inch of rain a week. In regions where the average rainfall Is lower, and where a good, milky quality of sweet corn Is desired lu the garden during August ntld September, It Is ob viously necessary to have the soli In the most perfect state of cultivation so as to retain us much moisture as Is needed. I'atteulnv Stock. Weight Is the main object of the farmer In fattening stock for market, and this weight Is easiest obtained by feeding corn In order to produce fat. Farmers have long been taught by ex perience that fat is a desirable quality, nud that It adds to the attractiveness of a carcass on the stall. It litis been demonstrated at the experiment sta tions, however, that the weight can he secured at less cost, with a greater pro portion of lean Interspersed with the fat, by feeding a nitrogenous ration, which means that, In addition to n lib eral supply of corn, an animal should receive a variety of fisid that Is not so rich In oil, starch and sugar ns Is corn. This fact Is worthy of consideration. Heavy Horse. 1 The weight of a horso Is an Import j draft purposes, for the fine Ismed horse, with well-developed muscles, may do ns "'" work as the heavy-boned one for n short time, nud Is even better for road purpose. Hut In plowing, or other heavy, steady drawing, the light horse Is less useful. Then, In price, the weight Is an Important Item, If a good horse weighs over 2,000 pounds he may ' possibly sell for as much ns $1 per pound, and from 1,800 to 2,000 pounds, for less, the prlea rapidly declining, 1,200 to 1,500 pound horses selling at t ' from 10 to 30 cents per pound, though It Is considerably more than any other grade of stock on the farm will bring It the borset are well bred. A 1 1 - - i.l. II ..til I II . BIMI'I.K HlKI KIM.IV0 THAI'. slons are 4 feet Ini-ln-s long, f,.,.'t "1 Inches high and 1 foot ; Inches wide. There Is a sliding do-.r nt the hack end. When the hog puts bis head through tho hole In front, Jam the lever against his neck. The Farm Tool house. No building on the farm pays better than a good toolhouse. It should be so convenient of access that there need 1 no excuse for leaving farm Implements excised to the weather when not In use. Properly cared for, many 1,,,,,.,.. nients that now last only u few years ought to be serviceable as long as the fanner lives to i d them. Ilesldes, a tool that has not b. rusted, wiirjled and cracked by exosure will work as well the second and third year of use as the first. On many farms the tools are so much Injured by being ,.ft ollt of doors that after the first season they oot moro for repairs than they buve In labor. Olllnir Harness, To Klvo harness a good finish satu rate the leather with as much 0 ns It will take, and then sponge the harness with n thick lather made of .. ,, . , inuiu soap. When dry, wipe gently with a solution or gum tragacanth, which. made by hulling half nu ounco 0f the gum In two quarts of water, boiling down to three pints, stirring whllo it is on the fire. When cool nm.lv II. III,IV M.r. I. ...!.. "H'ly ib iig"ij i" iiiiviivr How About 1 1 f The coreless apple Has been born, Hut who would a ill For IVkblaaa m-w Nsw Xork Sua. Vrnii or ' In large i Mos are chaiv d . In Hie 'ksters and rroooM. ' tv th lorly - sfor a fn con.a ,g m t hwMl.v to ;' p,,,..,..: other fruits and leg-W'-J proportion. I. ' M 1- 71'' farmers fo Know I'"" much of .l is Is I Led as pro.l.s. Mariners ( I prices; In fad they ..re In. K " (lleV gel one third of I In- prices now pro'val.lng In Chicago. Illll-.r class of handlers Is maUng exo.-bnani profits or there Is an un r,' penso atl.iehed o tho business of trlbutlon. It costs v to handle produce. If requires slot ig-'. hoi so and men. and n, f those things are cheap in tho city, but there Is no g 1 reason win t ousu.iier -hmihl t".V throe hundred per -vut profit on w Hn the farmers sell 1 nri.i. Held and I'lresldo. A .Ii-ii.II.I he 'rp. The annual crop and business report of tho Commercial National Hank "f Chicago, covering the Mississippi lev. and a few ..f the more liiq.ort.int Slates of the Pin-Ill-' eoast. says, In part : The wheat cr-p of I'""' ,"' among the largest and best eer pro ducsl. The yield not only " ''' great, bill the weight and quality will bo far beyond V rdlna-v. In the-" respects It may I .nl-lored nearly perf.s-t. The period "f uncertainty Is closing rapidly and the n-.p may now bo called practically out of dinger. The yield of s..fl winter wheat Is large, quality the finest and in-oeinctd free Inasmuch as this in oeiuetit has begun early and all grains an w Hourly or quite on an e.r basis (with the ten dency of prices downward l. n largo ex port business may In expected." ueu in her. I raise live crops Instead of om nti the same ground, and on the same lines with hardly any evlra work. Plant lu the usual way. When a cucumber is taken from the !ne let If be cut with a knife, leai lug about an eighth of uu Inch of the cliou'iiher oil the stem. Then slit the stein with a knife from It, end to the line twice, le.UMig n mill p,.r tloii of the cucumber on e.i. h division On each separate fill there will be a cucumber as large as the first. I ty tills method V"" will only need oneftflti the ground that oli Wolll l Heed If glow Ing cucumbers In tie- old w ay.--Walter Strosnlder lu Ppilomlst. MarLrllnu l arin Produce. A small fanner who has made a "lie cess of market. ng his produce gives sound and Ingenious advice In a recent inaga.lne. Ills preliminary work sug gests lliiin.il lilasse's fatuous preface to her Instructions for cooking hare: "First Hud a lady en-tomer," Is his ad vice. To her sell nothing but the choicest of fruit and produce. It will not he long Is-fore sho will acquaint her frletuR nud they In turn will pass stung the word to others. f pays to sell nothing but the host; the Inferior produce can he fed to stock, and In n short time the fanner will find ho has a good market and a good price, with no leakage of profit to the middleman. Ilou-llliiulnii Trail. The frame for this hog ringing trap should be made ,,t Uxllnch lumber bolted together nt corners. The dltnen THE VEEKLY MI5T0RIAI 5 JfiJT, "7-7 I t, .".l lldwurd I. ell"d ,.i f,. yvt. laud on penally of d i'Ii t'.ii.' Spo ii i 1 1 -Is. under lio -n,..,. landed al Hi. A ugusi in.-. I.Vl.'l llllgllsll force lllldcl III llie ) ll.iukm sillbd I'll 'Vl'.-li'i I.' I not Siiniill net I 1 1 III-1 1 1 ill I',.- . , . lies. liUi.l II. 1. 1. .hi .i. ov. r.-d h liii:-'.,v I'i.'1' I .llgllsll pilgt bus 1 1 1. I f I'll) I 'I i in.. id Ii In M a v tl" .v r IT, I . 'I le ill of p. Let n -. I 1 1 1 1 I III I . 'lollies ,1 1. N I It'll. 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'.i mi. i:n cV-r ( !; tin r , I i vd .r- of captured I oil A. bill,' i. 1 S.', Mill! I 'lit ll till I, IJoeeM r 1 1 .- Si' tt.-d from idn l ! . . . i w rat h of I he ope. lSi Stleel r.lllHllVl first lll'r ill lillglllllll. IsT, I It .iiib.ir.liiii-iif nn, I . - i . 1 1 r forts I l it cr and I 'I nk, . I ' IS-'J t ' tl lull for.-f defeat. I III utt'S near Itli hlllolid, K). lS"- 'il pit ul.lt loll of Sedan I'V tin I 'l ell. ll. 1SS Sieatner II. Iiuollt cnpn.- l .a lli;, nver; l.'i In.- lo.t. IVm; ltritih boiiiliiirded palace tan of .rtiimhitr. 1SH7 Itostoll mlbw.l) opened. ls'.is CI. Henry, who f.i.-d . (Ik'-iuisI l're)fus, commit ....Ciar propose) nu int.-:: Sub : .-!l" II' I'I ' ,-'11.11 pi'llcn . ullf. reli.e, l'J Volcanic eruption of M-mni I'. !r r.Hi.'l 4 '.deb PoWel'4 found It'l.i'V f coniplli ity in I'ov. lix bel murder in Kent in k v . I'.kiI I chi.-!., iii ntliick of J.ip.m t I.i.loy.llig repulsed by the It 111 in. l'.si:, lldwiii I. Holmes, Jr., nidi. -ted in the gov eminent inltoii report . niUI . . . . J.ipsiiest. and Itussiiiu envies It Portsmouth reached peace iigreeiin'iil. 'I he Colleue llreit l-armer. Prof. I.. II. Ilailcy. director ..r Hi- '" lull university college of agriculture, in the third of his series of article for Th I'elllliry, gives the result of hi i'l'l'lir among Ins sin. . -nt as to what prnti.nl us., the) ex.cled to put iheir '-, In, .il i' HI. Ilf I he 1711 replies reis-ived. seven!) eiglt were those of stud. -nt reared mi the f irm. f these, sixly-eiglll doircd to " practical fanning and I lien t i.liin and e i un. hi. il work. Of ihe ii.v iii" students reared in town or cit.v. loit) four wish to go into practical farniinif. fourteen into leaching, eight into lui'b scape gardening and the rest undecided. Of ihe fourtis-n women students, tw.) w mil lo Is me practical farmers aii'l twelve teachers of nature st inly und agri culture. Of the eighlis'ii foreign student'', fifteen wish to return to the farm i""l three to enter experimental work. l,'l" Hniley says Hint the agricultural rollers is now touching from the farm nil her tluin from Ihe HCiideiuic point of view. A New A III to the IIIIikI. I)r. Oeorge XI. Could, the Philadelplils eye sieciiilist, writing lo the New Vers Heieinv f Ihe recently Improved Hoiils sell device for the rcprisluct ion of speech, known lis the tologuphone, suggests that this ls employed to take the place of lh- cuiiilsTsoine, expensive, slow and w','iir)'" ing embossed letters and )Mlnts through which books are now made available to Hie blind. In this way a lunik i.uld ! read to Ihe sightless or to the iiivali'l while Ihe patient lies in bed, and lectures, enmvrts, recitations, etc., may b' hiul ' will. Letters may Is. dictated or sHiken lilion the thin sheets of sloel, and tlie'i lifter Is-ing sent by mail lo a distant friend, will rcpriMlum I he voice of tho sender exaotly as to Inflection, pitch and emphasis. The record may bo used again und again. New Volcanic Islund 1 lalled. Oflioers of the revenue culler servic were able to explore on July tl"' volcanic Island lu tlm Iiogoslof gruii u" the Iterlng sou, although it was still very hot from tho action of the volcano wlii j threw it up ten days prior to thai. great column of sinoko and steam contin ued to riss over this new-born isle. At tha northern end tho laud rises abruptly to -tiMI feet, and on tho west to a li-iJ of 700 feet. Notwithstanding th''. ,hd surfaou was still wann and soft the plorors ascended to tho summit.